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Syncro tire size questions
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 22:42:12 -0700
...The spare tire is the factory Continental 225R60 16" and the distance between the frame rails where the spare tire goes is about 27...
Checked your spare tire recently?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 25 Feb 2012 13:22:58 -0800
...brand new spare again, just the way it goes for the "insurance".� Very embarrassed to admit I hadn't checked the spare in 3...
Re: Spare tire location
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:47:03 -0700
This one seemed to get lost in the ruckus about the spare, but isn’t this another myth long since debunked? I think past...
Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 24 May 2002 08:40:17 -0400
...Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro?? > Can someone tell me the size of the bolt that holds > the spare tire carrier on an...
Re: ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE ALT. BELT!!!!
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:17:55 -0800
At 11:30 PM 12/11/2004, you wrote: >A plan I like is to INSTALL the spare (new) belt. Keep the used one...
Spare 15 or 16" tire solutions?
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:07:10 -0600
...with the big break kit I'd be SOL since my spare 14" wheel under the front wouldn't fit over the brakes. I...
Re: donut spare
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:59:41 -0800
...donut spare Hi Volks, Has anyone here ever tried mounting a donut spare from a 5x112 equipped vehicle like a passat, audi or mercedes...
Re: looking for a front reciever
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:21:18 +0000
How big is the spare? Mine would not fit either, its a 195 14 size tire on a 14" VW alloy. I was able...
Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:32 -0700
Having just installed a Subaru motor, I'm going to reduce my spare parts to one (1) fuel pump and the usual assortment of...
Re: Conti tire pressure?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 20 Jul 94 13:42:02 ADT
...The "identical" SPARE tire will only go to 40 psi. I did exactly what you were talking about, mounted my spare, checked the pressure...
Re: List status - from spare vanagon admin
Historical mailing list - Lee F. Schelin
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 14:40:32 -0700
...When this happens, we fall back on the Spare Vanagon server. When > Gerry is locked up, messages to vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com asking "is...
Administrivia - Vanagon@ONElist subscription shortcut
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:23:56 -0700
...I response to this message I posted a long involved set of instructions to subscribe to the Spare Vanagon list (vanagon@onelist.com). For...
westy owners, wanna carry an extra spare tire, but lack the space?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:45:04 EST
i have a super RARE inflatable/collapsable spare tire..for the vanagon/bus.. it will fit in your overhead poptop luggage rack!! its never...
Re: swing away tire carrier
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:12:14 EDT
...With the switch to 15" wheels, and 215/75 tires, my spare simply will NOT fit in the stock location. Since the GoldBrick is...
Re: Oversize Spare tire fitment in clamshell holder question
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:52:19 -0700
besides using the oversize tire carrier, deflate the spare to make an easy fit... and always a 12V air pump... some of the battery...
Re: 15" wheels - what about spare?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 19:36:47 EDT
...i have 15" wheels on my van and a stock 14" spare with 205-75-14 on it, and have been running that way...
WTB: Need ECU for 85
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:50:28 -0500
Anyone have a spare known good ECU for a 1985 w/1.9? My spare/primary for Goldy has gone MIA (long story)... Help...
Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:59:17 -0700
...I carry certain spares in all my Vanagons but the > ones I take to far flung places have a lot more spares on board...
Re: Spare wheel carrier for a 15" or 16" wheel
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:59:45 -0800
...Failing that, Yakima makes a spare tire mount for their roof-top basket. Though I can tell you from first hand experience that putting...
Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:08:56 -0600
I have RA08 185/14 on mine and a Yokohama Y356 as a brand new spare and fits fine. I bet the salvage yard...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay failure points
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 23:15:41 -0800
...Your spare tire rim still has paint on it! Yeah, that tire is toast as Karl's reply exposed� I still have my OEM...
Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:07:11 -0700
I'm embarrassed to say I carry nearly the same parts. �The spare alternator not listed but in the van saved my butt a...
Re: Spare tire
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 20:16:05 -0400
...Spare tire Hi I am running 215-60-16 and carrying a stock tire 14''as a spare. Could I still be able to...
Re: Spare on nose
Historical mailing list - Jim Kirk
Thu, 9 Nov 1995 07:47:19 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, Michael Wagner wrote: > Any advice on mounting the spare on the nose? Should I paint > the insides of the...
Re: Spare Tire Gas Tank?
Historical mailing list - coyote
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:21:38 -0700
...Doughnut Gas Tank, item # A2900 - $70, >11470 Main Road little metal spare gas tank that fits into >Clarence, NY 14031 the spare tire (1...
got a spare tachometer?
Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 14:10:05 -0700
...anyone got a spare vanagon tach out of a parts vehicle I could barter for? thanks! aircooled chris/.
Re: Clam shell question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:21:51 -0500
...The 215 width is about the limit for > the spare carrier even after the late tray, no hold downs. For highway > travel a 225...
Re: Old Spare Tire
Historical mailing list - Skarloken, Donna S.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:16:15 -0800
...Old Spare Tire I backed over a piece of angle iron in my mom's driveway last night and flattened my right front tire...
Re: How to get spare tire out??? Urgent!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 5 Mar 2011 13:41:35 -0600
...Nut is very tight has not been removed in over 10 years but I desperately need to get my spare tire out and mounted...
Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:10:33 -0400
...spare tire compartment gas can????? >To: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> > >Where did you get your spare tire gas can and how much...
Re: Rear spare wheel, swing
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:55:05 -0700
...Rear spare wheel, swing Who does a really great, spare wheel and gas tank, rear swing? Adam Austin, TX Sent from my iPad
Re: Tire lug nut question..
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 17 Oct 2000 18:15:56 -0400
> Today, I found I had a flat tire, and chose to change it in my driveway. > When I dropped the spare, I found a...
Re: Spare tire storage and protection
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 6 Apr 2021 11:15:11 -0700
...They have rubber or vinyl cover for the spare tire on any size. On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 11:08 AM Eric Caron...
Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:11:58 -0500
...GO out to the shed and get rid of that spare wheel bearing and see how fast your current wheel bearings fail. From historic...
Re: spare tire window wash
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Dec 1995 19:28:14 -0600
...I have heard of one solution >that involved connecting the spare tire air valve to the resivoir. I >assumed the spare tire was on...
Re: Spare Tire Question
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 21:26:43 -0500
My 87 has 205R70 14" tires on alloy rims (std VW), and they fit in the spare carrier just fine (only one at a...
Re: Clam shell question
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:20:09 -0600
...The 215 width is about the limit for >> the spare carrier even after the late tray, no hold downs. For highway >> travel a 225...
Re: SALVAGE YARD SPARE TIRE CARRIER
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:58 -0700
...SALVAGE YARD SPARE TIRE CARRIER > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008, 1:37 PM > Sorry I missed making a timely...
Spare Tire Matching
Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
Tue, 30 Nov 2004 06:30:05 -0800
...I need 4 new tires but I want to avoid buying a 5th tire for my spare if possible. I read somewhere that 185R14...
Spare Tire Hatch ?'s
Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
Thu, 10 Sep 1998 10:58:47 -0500
Can anyone tell me how the spare tire hatch attaches to the underside of a 91 Westy Syncro? Why don't I just go...
Re: Friday Follies - SACRIFICIAL OFFERING!
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:31:13 -0500
John - Nope, I managed to get $399.95 for the spare tire from an environmental group in Dusseldorf(?). Last I heard from them, that...
Re: rear spare site
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 11:44:02 -0500
http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm >thought i bookmarked (gary's?) site that sold the rear mount spare setup he >sells...
Re: How to get that (bleep) spare tire out (Part 3)
Historical mailing list - David M
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:25:02 -0800
...The spare tire (215/70-14) which was brand new with 0 miles when stowed has four deep gouges in the sideall that faced...
Storing gasoline-a don't
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:18:56 +0000
A while back I caught some list chatter about where to store spare gasoline in and around the van. Here's a story about...
Re: Clam shell question
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:47:26 -0600
...Many vehicles now don't even come with > spares. Use your tires. Damage one, use the spare. When needed then > consider > other options. Just...
Spare Gas Container - My Solution
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 17:22:18 EDT
Sometime back, there was a thread on the storage of spare gas cans and the inadvisability of storing such in the spare tire area...
re: Extra Gas
Historical mailing list - Redwood
Tue, 08 Apr 1997 09:43:01 -0700
...Doughnut Gas Tank, item # A2900 - $70, >11470 Main Road little metal spare gas tank that fits into >Clarence, NY 14031 the spare tire (1...
Re: Rear spare wheel, swing
Historical mailing list - Jon VO
Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:27:30 -0600
...Rear spare wheel, swing > > Who does a really great, spare wheel and gas tank, rear swing? > Adam > Austin, TX > Sent from my iPad
re: Extra Gas
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 07:51:42 -0800
...Doughnut Gas Tank, item # A2900 - $70, >11470 Main Road little metal spare gas tank that fits into >Clarence, NY 14031 the spare tire (1...
Re: Extra Gas?
Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 20:32:44 -0500
...fits into the spare tire > nicely. Just drop the spare, and flip tire over if needed, then put the can > in on its side...
Re: spare parts to carry
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 4 Aug 2001 23:21:05 -0400
...spare parts to carry > all, > > does anyone carry any spare parts in van?? ecu's etc.. as my van gets > mailes i look for...
Spare Tire Gas Tank?
Historical mailing list - Louis Rumanes
Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:51:25 -0400
Hi, Does anyone know where I an get one of the emergency gas tanks that fits in your spare tire, like the ones described...
spare tire wanted: MXL
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:25:19 -0400
HI All, I'm looking for a original spare. A Michelin MXL 205/70-14. Any of you with 15" wheels want to make...
Those bars over the spare tire carrier
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Wed, 22 May 2002 20:19:59 -0400
I have a 15" spare that is too big for the stock carrier, partly due to the bars that hold it in place from...
Re: Spare ECU
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:26:22 -0500
At 12:07 PM 2/26/2011, Paul wrote: >So I take it that most of you care a spare ECU, right? I have...
Re: Spare ECU
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:32:20 -0800
...leave it home when I travel, to make room for other spare items that are known to be more likely to fail... Don Hanson...
Re: Spare Tire Bolt Size Req'd
Historical mailing list
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 16:57:57 EDT
...of bolt for the Spare Tire > Cover, under the front of the Car on an '86 Vanagon. > > My spare tire fell down on the...
Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:08:52 +0000
...Running 16 inch rims/tires but carrying a 14 inch spare. What is the difference in diameter between the 16's and the spare...
Re: Donut spare�the tuner� s art (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:15:36 -0800
...the rear wheels too? who knows.. > > > I've seen people run their slammed VW Jettas on donut spares to bring them > lower to the...
Re: Directional tires - was 16" wheel in front spare location?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:15:57 -0500
...Hundreds of miles? Wouldn't it be wiser to get the flat fixed? Why would one choose a directional tire for a spare? mcneely...