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• Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 10:20:00 PST
  ...I tried to open it from the outside, and the handle felt and sounded like I disengaged the door mechanism (ya know what I...
• Mc Donald's
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 11:22:12 -0500
  ...They don't serve beer here, you moron!" The German fellow felt embarrassed, however he turned to the New Yorker with a surprised look...
• Transmission/Clutch problem?
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 07:31:35 -0800
  ...Second, when stopped at a light, clutch fully depressed, I noticed an occassion "surging"--kind of felt like the van moved an inch or...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:53:54 -0500
  ...The material of this type Rick, the Vanagon blower motor has a felt-pad oil reservoir spring-loaded to the inner face of each...
• Re: Dragging front brakes...why? how?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:25:56 -0700
  ...it's also possible that the rubber > brake > lines have deteriorated and are restricting the normal flow of fluid. > > Have you felt the wheels...
• Shift linkage is out.
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Wilma Quan
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 01:43:23 -0700
  Hello collective list wisdom, Driving my '91 Syncro Westy tonight and while shifting from second to third I felt a snap and suddenly the...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)/Bad Vibes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 01:51:21 EST
  ...I felt it once at a VW dealer when I took a Syncro in for an alignment and the mechanic said, "Gee! I didn...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:25:21 -0700
  ...Makes > sense. > > Since shifter drags in all gears, silly question, but when 3-4 hub is > failing, is anything felt in 1-2 ? > > Descriptions...
• Re: New Tiico engine Overheating HELP!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 21:28:53 -0800
  ...So I parked and went down to feel the radiator and it felt cold. I felt the upper radiator feed hose its luke-warm...
• Re: Question on Waterboxer Power vs transplants.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:28:47 -0700
  ...The subaru felt better matched as far as powerband, and had more power. The Audis felt and sounded better matched than the subaru, and...
• Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 19:54:54 -0500
  ...when I remove the felt scrapers some of the clips came with the scrapers... I just take a long needle plier and put them...
• Re: Coil boil
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:16:47 -0700
  ...On other cars I >have owned I can't recall the coil getting as hot as I felt on my syncro. > >Alistair
• Re: NO CLUTCH!!
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 07:01:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...went straight to the floor > with no resistance at all! It felt OK prior to starting. > > What gives? > > Looked at the Bentley and made...
• OOOPs! Transmission Leaking after clutch kit installation
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 15:12:53 -0700
  ...flywheel main seal, flywheel "O" ring, new pilot bearing, pilot bearing felt seal and washer, new starter...3.5 litres of Redline MT 90...
• bodega bay stealth camping?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:21:38 -0700
  ...bill kasper felton, ca still got the pink hat on the dash...
• Speedometer is off
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 15:34:36 -0400
  ...When I picked up my van yesterday, something felt very wrong to me. I felt like I was pushing the van really hard to...
• Oil Cooler Orientation;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:30:56 -0600
  ...Any help certainly appreciated !! Now I know how Neo felt .... *http://tinyurl.com/cw4rtd* -- Keep On Thinking Free !!!!
• Best cars: was Re: worst cars
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:39:26 -0800
  ...One of the judges felt pretty certain that the T would be #1. Hats off to Dr. Porsche for two finalists. Cheers, Tom Neal
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 16:50:38 -0500
  ...Never even felt the difference in pickup going up and down the steep hills..a truly amazing vehicle. Tracey & Oscar Estevez Visit us at...
• Re: Power window lube
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:55:50 -0400
  ...windows; I'm looking for a suggested lubricant for the vertical felt slider rails. My driver's and especially my Passenger side window is...
• Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:23:43 -0800
  ...I camp alone and no pets but really felt uncomfortable with it on. I wouldn't even consider the portables with kids and pets...
• Re: Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:51:17 -0500
  ...Also, I've > always felt that if you take your car in for service, mechanics will > do a better job (or at least be...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:24:25 -0500
  ...Having vanagons as daily drivers for over 12 years, I've never felt they were unsafe. None of them ever felt "tippy". The only...
• Re: anybody done the brakes on 1982 gas westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 15:42:04 -1000
  ...at Thousand Oaks. > > The brake pedal felt tall in the morning when we started out. 50 miles into > the drive, I felt the pedal...
• Re: Questions on clutch kit install, 87 Wolfy
  Historical mailing list - Daivd Janzen
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:54:00 EDT
  ...And don't forget the felt seal for pilot bearing. It's been two weeks now and it works great. I used Luk because...
• Re: Cold Weather Camping Question (Dave's disertation on cold weather issues)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:12:43 -0500
  ...moisture absorption (my old down bag from the 70's always felt flat and 'wet')...all the "hat on when sleeping and fat loading...
• Re: rights
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 06:36:56 -0500
  ...couple of incorrectly chosen words to describe how I actually really felt about you, but now you have gone way too far, with this...
• Re: Jackstands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:20:25 -0500
  ...Surely overkill, but it felt good anyway. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• tempting subie conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Wed, 5 May 2004 15:25:47 -0600
  ...It runs great, they just don't need 2 cars anymore and felt bad that both our VWs are in the garage in non...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 01:15:14 +0000
  ...The rough and steep roads felt much better. The slight gearing hit with the oversized tires was not, and I was surprised, felt on...
• the cat did it
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 2 May 1998 22:29:37 -0400
  ...At first, it just felt as if we got a fill of poor gas. A week or two later, it felt as if we...
• Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:50:37 -0700
  ...It turned out that the felt channel (where the top and back > edge of the glass rest when the window is up) was missing...
• How Do I ......
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 16 May 2011 14:31:00 -0500
  Remove the scrapers and seals and felts around the driver and passenger door windows? I need to replace these, but looking at the Bentley...
• Squeaks/grinds
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 22:29:57 -0700
  ...in that Star Trek where they saved whales....can be heard/felt only when rounding a corner at decent speed....CV joints? Well, thanks...
• Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:05:07 EST
  In a message dated 3/14/99 4:54:26 PM, fmiller01@SPRYNET.COM writes: << first hit the streets the press said it felt...
• afm adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 20:46:22 -0800
  ...I notice by adjusting counter clock wise i actually increased power (accelleration) i could actually keep up with traffic and the engine felt much...
• Re: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:59:39 -0700
  I KNEW I felt richer driving my Van lately. Ron do you have the new Bentley stickers for the back of the bus?? tim...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:24:32 -0500
  ...You will need the felt grease seal that keeps the grease in the pilot bearing. This felt seal is just a felt washer but...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:30:11 -0500
  ...The main benefit of option #2 is that the felt > > seal and the un-available metal sleeve in the flywheel center are no > > longer...
• Re: Speakin' of brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:45:01 EST
  ...My brake pedal felt a little... weird. I wouldn't hae noticed it if things were different, i.e. radio on or anything. But...
• Re: Carfax useful in Canada?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:02:25 -0700
  ...listees who have used Carfax for Canadian > vehicles, and whether they felt the info was worth it? One vehicle I > checked > said there were...
• Re: [Fwd: bosch digifant] Warm lug nuts.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 02:47:40 EDT
  ...After a 2 hour trip I felt the lug nuts to be warm to touch, where as the rears were cool. Thanks. >> That is...
• Re: 82 transmission advice please
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:06:11 -0500
  ...The PO had changed fluid last year, but didn't do the screen It shifts smoothly, no weird noises, I've always felt that...
• Re: VW Van Bunk Bed and Playhouse - Friday Fun
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:25:46 -1000
  What an awesome gift! I just felt jealous looking at that. And quite frankly, if my queen size bed wasn't already built into...
• piltot bearing... and what else?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:15:23 -0700
  ...i was going to do the pilot bearing, felt washer and then tranny main seal. What else? (of course if clutch stuff is hosed...
• Window weatherstrip replace
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:03:35 -0800
  Does anyone know if the forward vertical felt channel that lays in the rear of the wing window frame can be replaced without removing...
• Re: Clutch - revisited - Shim question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:37:26 -0700
  ...Maybe it was already as there was no felt washer nor o ring. Question is - do I need that shim? " are you talking about...
• Re: Vandals last night ... can the Huns be far behind
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:14:27 -0700
  ...my disappointment was confirmed as i felt the last bit of worried metal complete the fatigue ... there i was on the street with my...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:12:26 -0500
  ...The pilot bearing had also partially seized, perhaps because the felt seal had disintegrated, allowing crud into the bearing. The van, with 174k miles...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 12:57:43 -1000
  ...the felt washer being inplace to keep dirt and grit > out and having the brass ring inside the flywheel to keep the felt washer...
• Re: hard to start in the morning
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 5 Nov 2016 11:11:02 -0700
  ...I used QD electronics cleaner spray to thoroughly flush the distributor, then added a few drops of light oil to the little felt under...
• Re: Pedal foolery
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:31:54 -0300
  ...It just never felt wide enough. The left side of my foot would be hangin off the side of the pedal. No room to...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:42:35 -0500
  ...From the day I put it up and tugged on it I thought that > it felt too stretchy to last for long. Lacking the...
• Re: Manual or AT?
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 06:54:36 -0700
  ...ALWAYS STUCK! One thing that I did not like about driving the vanagon is that I really felt like the front end was lighter...
• How to remove the inside middle rear view mirror?
  Historical mailing list - Zach Hale
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:05:37 -0700
  ...It feels like I'd just slide it up and it'd pop out somehow but I felt like I was trying too hard...
• VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:50:30 -0500
  ...it felt like a jackhammer. Sergio VANAGON 1991
• Re: thanks, update, and more questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:10:36 -0500
  ...I took off the cap and rotor, and put a few drops of engine oil onto the felt pad down in the shaft. Squeaking...
• Re: '98 Bug/Addition markup
  Historical mailing list - John R. Jetty
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 16:09:59 -0800
  ...Thursday, March 12, 1998 13:48 PM > > $2000???? That's out rageous...VWUS had requested dealers NOT mark up the > cars, they felt that...
• linkage conquered, sort of
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 01:18:46 -0400
  ...First still felt a little weird on this evening's shakedown run, but the other throws feel much better. I'm going to head...
• Vibration
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 19:31:31 -0600
  ...The vibration is felt in the steering wheel. I have just done checks of everything under the front but nothing is sticking out. My...