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• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 2 May 2010 22:44:50 -0700
  ...I thought that seemed >> > > That was Mike Collum, talking about the roll I gave him. It's been > around in the marine world for...
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 19:07:42 -0800
  ...If it's original it will be stamped "Made in Japan". > > > > > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > > > www.kegkits.com <http://www.kegkits.com/> > > > > www.stir-plate...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:22:19 -0500
  ...Cooking the Roll---- No, but it sounds a lot like the heater box from a beetle to me!! Maybe *that's* why VW did...
• Front Door window detail
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 09:26:00 -0800
  ...This foam helps to guide and support the window as its rolled up and down. My door was missing this foam and after using...
• Re: how long does a refer run?
  Historical mailing list - clerkin
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:45:36 -0500
  I'm pretty sure it depends on how tight you roll it. peace, Patrick
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:21:29 -0400
  Take your time, and use a narrow roller. It's not a Syncro, is it?
• Outside mirrors
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:56:14 -0700
  How do you tighten the outside mirror? I lubricated the rotating ball and it.s Rolling around like crazy
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Wed, 20 May 2009 02:16:37 +0000
  ...I didn't think much of it at first...until I tried it. One guy was a motorcycle guy, the other Porsche guy. I...
• Re: GoWesty cabinet laminate
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 20:10:52 -0600
  ...roll, 30" wide x 8-feet long, for $8 more than > this > 2'x4' piece. Item #: 239114 | Model #: 927-58-30X096-000 > Larger rolls...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 19:07:10 -0700
  ...I have one of them thar Rollscanhardly Special edition Vanagons.... Rolls down hill really, really fast... DI I mention though.. it can hardly get...
• Re: Sliding door handles mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:15:25 -0400
  ...I found that removing that roller and cleaning/greasing it made a big difference on my sliding door. You may need to remove the...
• Re: cheap syncro sunroof FS on samba...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:12:00 -0800
  ...Plus Seward just flooded last week and with a leaking sunroof it could be a rolling fish bowl now. Mark in AK 87 Westy...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:21:01 -0500
  Correcting a Splitty..Boy, someone would sure have their work cut out putting my old 57 S-african back into 'factory' condition...If it...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 09:09:28 -0500
  ...Now it can stay nice and dry > and let the roller do its job as it was designed to do. > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte...
• Re: Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 May 1999 16:15:05 +0200
  ...It is probably easier to get a Golf to a roll (You can get ESP on the Golf, too) than the A-class, not...
• Re: Awning Recomendations?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:30:34 -0400
  ...No, it's not in the same class as the fancy $300-$600 awnings Mike listed above, but it's functional and inexpensive. Details...
• help....84 starting problems
  Historical mailing list - A. B. Czerny
  Fri, 5 May 2006 13:02:40 -0700
  ...The only way to get it started is to roll start it. If I do roll start it, it runs just fine. If I...
• Re: Proud (long (i.e., boundless) semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:54:58 EST
  ...a few Rolls' over in '44 to show you how they work for free! >> For free? Please show some gratitude. If it were not...
• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:12:37 -0400
  ...Why not push in the > clutch and take off the brake and roll start the van in reverse? > Tried it and it works great...
• Re: Requesting ideas for replacement of VW and Vanagon logos on rear of van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 15:15:23 -0400
  ...Spray your roller with the silver paint to load it up. Only takes a small amount.Next, carefully and softly roll the logo with...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 21:44:28 -0700
  ...How much does that stuff weigh per roll or for all 6 rolls you >> put in? >> >> Edward >> >> >> At 06:10 PM 4/23/2010...
• Re: Sheesh? Duct Tape? BTDT
  Historical mailing list - Ryan McGee
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 10:55:10 -0700
  ...Plus it's black and the >exterior is clothlike so you can paint it... But at $7 a 100 yard roll (I >think they...
• Re: Internet Message
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 10:29:39 -0700
  ...Ya let it >roll on it own so the brakes can cool off. This works well for manual transmission buy I find that our...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:26:17 -0800
  >"If you're also used to cheap electrical tape, while you're at Home Depot drop five bucks on a roll of Scotch 33...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 07:38:04 EDT
  ...cap to keep it from wearing. With the swivel tips the tip and adjusting screw wear is greatly diminished. The roller style further reduces...
• Re: Roll call list
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:24:09 -0700
  ...Roll call list I've learned from reading Westfalia.org....their RCL has been lost....NOW...we could start our own....I'd be...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:38:59 -0800
  ...It is entirely > possible to have two wheel sets, same rolling diameter, with significantly > different rotation mass. How far the mass is from the...
• Re: How much weight can I carry?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:16:24 -0700
  ...If I could ever get my Vanagon moving like a racecar..and it did roll....wow, it would be a hazardous place inside, indeed...
• Re: help fitting van in garage
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:00:53 -0400
  ...Installing a roll-up door isn't too expensive, and maybe you can split the cost with the landlord. It would be better to...
• Re: Removing seat arms
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 15:49:29 -0600
  ...The arm and its steel sleeve is held onto the steel bracket by a roll pin. One end of the roll pin is swaged...
• Re: Sliding door repair
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 13:39:20 -0800
  ...Now it can stay nice and dry and let the roller do its job as it was designed to do. > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli > Almonte...
• Re: The Elusive Koni Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:04:47 +1200
  ...Most people probably wouldn't like such stiffness, but it did cut down the rate at which the body rolled (it won't stop...
• old style slider door cheesball way to get it quieter.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:27:06 -0700
  ...it - turns out it is a perfect fit (raises rear of door by about 1 millimeter). - just enough to lift slider metal roller buried...
• a/t problem
  Historical mailing list - Hee Sul
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:32:50 -0700
  ...As soon as the engine starts, the van stops rolling. When I put it in drive - no problem. Then is I put it in...
• Re: The best awning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:15:27 -0400
  Yes, well that's the way it came from the manufacturer, but I've found that it is a lot easier to roll the...
• Re: some poor dude Macon, GA down
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:30:03 -0400
  ...Who was it?? It was empty or I would have stopped. Not that I could have towed it with my Rolls, though. horace
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 16:17:41 EDT
  ...joetu@PACBELL.NET writes: << If it was a factory option is it still possible to get the factory roll bar from somewhere? What model...
• Millenium Falcon III Rolls over the 200k
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:58:46 -0600
  ...My daughter posed for a picture beside it(my son posed beside my old 79 Bus when it rolled 200k several years ago) complete...
• Re: Driver's side fuel expansion tank rollover valve nipple orientation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:14:00 -0700
  ...it is in the 4:00 - 4:30 range ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 11 Nov , 2017, at 3:09 PM, Mike South wrote: > My rollover...
• Re: Why my van is named Pokey, why is you van named what it is? (Wa...
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 15:25:10 EST
  In a message dated 3/18/01 1:09:18 PM Mountain Standard Time, maxjoyce@IPA.NET writes: << That should be a Rolls-Canardly...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:20:23 -0600
  ...had the stuff on for about 10 years. It' still blacker than black. Came in rolls enough to cover several dozen stretch Vanagons from...
• Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more), in your Wasserboxer" CD-ROM
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 01:37:24 EDT
  let' get it rollin. I am all for it
• Re: Early-Late Vanagon Westy interior dimension difference?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 8 May 2007 21:23:13 -0500
  In my 83, the cabinet covers 2/3 of the seatbelt roller. Jim On May 8, 2007, at 12:56 PM, Martin Jagersand wrote...
• Re: Burning Bus Crashes Into House
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 09:49:22 -0500
  ...Facing uphill, turn the front wheels from the curb, which will make the car roll toward the curb when it rolls back. In fact...
• Re: On the Road Again....
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 21 Mar 2014 05:32:38 -0700
  ...Rolling, Rolling, Rolling, Keep those Wagons Rolling, After all the van and tire issues I've had of late - I finally got Ol' Red...
• Re: Vanagon Cabrio
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 13 Aug 2011 04:29:09 -0700
  Saw a bay version being driven in Norfolk VA many years ago.� It was much more practical in that it had a rollbar behind...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:22:43 -0800
  ...And when I rolled and totalled my '85 (that's why I was looking at the Syncro to replace it) a wallet my step...
• VW want to buy Bugatti
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 01:19:17 -0700
  ...that VW is planning to buy italian luxury car maker Bugatti, just two weeks after they snatched Rolls-Royce right under the nose of...
• Re: You won't believe this one!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 16:26:46 EDT
  ...In Cincinnati, one of the eCheck goobers left a car running in gear when he shut the rollers off. He was very surprised, as...
• Re: Anti Rolling Reminder for Automatics when parked
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:28:22 -0800
  ...ve had to thrown it into park > after jumping out of the vanagon only to notice it starting to roll. One > time in particular...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 10:49:06 -0700
  I lubed all the rollers and tracks with Fluid Film and installed peel and stick roofing membrane to the inside of the slider cover...
• How to Remove '69 bus window
  Historical mailing list - John Grunkemeier
  Mon, 8 Aug 1994 16:59:47 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There may be a way to get the window and roller mechanism out without removing the wing window; but it is fairly easy with...
• Re: lubricating window regulators?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:49:36 -0500
  ...I don't like idling while I wait for the windows to roll up... and when I shut it off and turn the key...
• Re: Friday: Best + Stupid=Oxymoron
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:40 +1300
  ...Let enough air out >>of a tire and it creeps toward having the rolling diameter of the rim. >> >>Bob Bob's right. As the...
• Re: broken skylight lifter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 05:54:32 EDT
  ...it hit the roof overhang. Bent the flexible part of the arms, which can be straightened, but worst of all, the little roller thingies...
• Re: Working on Gravel
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:23:05 -0600
  ...Keep it rolled up in a corner of the garage. Roll it out and lay on it. Soft smooth dry etc. Stores easily and...
• Leakdown, Compression & Light wiring
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:59:03 -0600
  ...Flat tire, rolling on the already spare & I lost my, near A-frame bottom shock holding bolt, causing the flat. I found amazing guys...
• Re: White Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:36:13 -0800
  very very nice Jason... I love it I got the rubber carpet set and a full set of sliding doors rollers... :-)
• Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:01:08 +0000
  ...only when its full and rolling the windows down no longer "clears the air" d. you mean they have to be emptied?? Thank you...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Aug 2020 11:23:30 -0400
  ...This little bumper not only dampens the hit of the roller hinge, it also effects the alignment of the hinge where the door swings...