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• Hello and looking for some parts
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 13:09:27 -0400
  ...Last week I tried to make a sudden stop behind an adolescent in a Nissan Pathfinder at a stop light. Front left caliper blew...
• Re: Leak Free Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 12:24:24 +0600
  ...implies but >the cases do have six individual circular bumps. Certainly >the ticket for stopping battery related rust problems forever. >I though the university...
• Re: Tow Bar for Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 02:59:35 -0600
  ...bumper (which must be removed first). Additionally, heed Dennis' cautions about safety. Remember that the main problem with towing is lack of stopping power...
• Re: Can Someone Please Shed Some Light....
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:26:05 -0700
  ...heavy duty front bumpers to my order-with deer season starting up again here in Virginia (actually it never STOPS) I sure would like...
• Bilstein HD shock report
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 2 May 2010 13:48:47 -0700
  ...I am also surprised how soft they appear to be at a stop - I can now bounce the front bumper much easier than I...
• Re: Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:30:44 -0500
  ...Do you use a bumper jack from a 1962 Buick? No - I use the 61 model - is there a 62? >OK, question two. If...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 11:18:16 EDT
  ...H&R also recommends removing about 1" of the bump stop to restore wheel travel. It can be done in the rear, the front...
• Re: Looking fer trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 17:00:32 -0500
  ...Trailer >weighs 990 lbs empty with a GVW of 1300, so I think if I am careful, I can stop >with that attached...... > >Anyway...
• Friday humor. no vanagon content whatsoever.
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:24:25 -0800
  Extreme Bumper Stickers Who lit the fuse on your tampon? Support Cannibalism-EAT ME! God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my...
• Re: Sliding door popping open
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:05:07 -0400
  ...The back of the slider will pop open every so often when I hit a bump. I tried adjusting the striker and thought I...
• Re: The Kong Edition
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:45:47 +0000
  ...The VW Bus bump stop had a distinctive conical shape: wider at the bottom to distribute impact force over a larger area, then tapering...
• Re: Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:02:25 -0700
  ...I do not trust other motorists to keep their bumpers off my bikes, since the bikes are worth more than the van. Yes, with...
• Re: Vanagon stops and won't start
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 18:22:15 -0700
  ...May happen when driving over a bump or making a sharp turn or at a certain rpm or seemingly at random. Mark Myron Lind...
• To Hit or Not To Hit (Was Hit 4 Deer)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:07:54 -0700
  ...If he hadn't stopped and could be identified, I'd have been SOL. Now I have Volkscafe bumpers and the next little mini...
• Buying a Used Van
  Historical mailing list - Pilgrim
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:58:10 -0800
  ...in a farmer's field "extensive re-chroming" front bumper buffed "a real show-stopper won't start and blocks traffic "ran when stored...
• Re: Slippin' and slidin' in a Syncro - Mr. Lucky!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 00:34:35 -1000
  ...Actually my car was stopped, so technically it was not my fault and I was not ticketed, but actually, it was my fault. Scared...
• trip Rep. PDX to So. Cal (longer)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:12:18 -0800
  ...For a quick over-night stopping spot, I chose an auto parts store lot in a very small town in eastern California...I'd...
• DPO caused damage on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:24:09 -0800
  ...What I did not plan on was the empty trailer porpoising upwards and missing the bumper altogether. I did have enough mass to stop...
• Re: '88 Vanagon poor idle when engine is first started
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:36:00 -0500
  ...My > first stoplight is about a half mile from my house and by the time I reach > that point, the engine will idle - though...
• Re: syncro sighting..White Salmon, Wa.
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:11 -0800
  ...Big tube > front bumper, custom looking rear hatch rack, driving lights, alloy wheels > and big brakes, looked lifted up, awning. and a 3.3...
• Airlift spring supports
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:10:30 +0000
  ...there was a massive leak right where the seam hits the bump-stop in the spring. I called Airlift's warranty line and got...
• Steering/front end "Clack!" (shorter version!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:25:48 -0800
  ...Steered ok, but on highway, straight no bumps, steering feels like it has *intermittent* ~ 1/4 - 1/2" play. With hands on wheels: Driver...
• various Vanagon tales�
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 22:06:12 -0500
  ...the crash, I got caught in one of those bumper car events on the freeway in St. Louis today in my '91 GL. You...
• 1990 vanagon EBay is not weekender but out of shape imposter...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:04:04 -0700
  ...There is a small dent on the right rear corner just above the bumper. Will need some brake work to make it stop. Has...
• Air Cooled Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - bill harris
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:50:55 -0700
  ...Pepper those heads > I've seen stop leak plug the vent in the cap, causing the rad hoses to > collapse when the engine cools...
• FW: rear rack type stuff
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:37:05 -0400
  ...who knows some day these may be classics and worth more with a cheesy crome bumper that couldn't stop a red flyer wagon...
• '57 or '59 Panel for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 14:12:58 -0800
  Hello all, A guy stopped me in the parking lot the other day apparently because of my '67 (why does it only attract "male...
• [F]riday! Woo-hoo!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 11:20:03 MST
  ...When the Pioneer is cold something in the front just squeaks like crazy when you hit bumps. It sounds like it is coming from...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 00:06:19 -0800
  ...way..be great for picnic'ing, but you might have to stop someplace closer if you got stuck in traffic. :oD Tromper 1982 Dieselfant...
• Re: LVC: Baby overdue - Vanagons induce labor!?!?!?!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:26:57 -0800
  ...Maybe its my driving style....maybe its crappy Florida roads....but whenever my wife gets in the Vanagon its non stop contractions...not enough...
• knocking from rear springs
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:51:00 EDT
  ...I will check out visually items such as the bump stop and listen closely for noises from the rear trailing arm bushings, engine cross...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Dec 2022 11:38:59 -0800
  ...Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about! > >>>> > >>>> So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them > in...
• still looking
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 10:24:17 -0500
  ...I bumped into a guy Saturday morning who is selling his '87 Westfalia. I drove/inspected it, and here's the scoop: The good...
• Re: SURVEY - FRont carrier for WBX
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:44:50 +0100
  ...project > Which brings to mind another idea; A FRONT bumper storage platform/rack. > I see heaps of these on the BACK of SUV's...
• Re: Seafoam for Squeaks?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 12:19:38 -0800
  ...lot on bumps, > and we drove in rain a lot on that trip, and my friend mentioned that the > squeaking had stopped after we...
• Re: roller on bus door
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 15:29:44 -0600 (CST)
  ...You might get some cheap weatherstripping and apply it strategically (on the corners to see if that stops the rattle. Just a thought. 8...
• oil falls out of vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - l p
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:34:55 -0700
  It's true! It all fell out a little hole in the back!! Anyway, recently stopped & noticed large pool of oil under car (several...
• Re: Bumper Stickers (a bit of a rant)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Thu, 16 May 2002 21:40:44 -0500
  ...My vote for a bumpersticker is this: "How much faster than the car in front of my do YOU think I should be going...
• Re: Syncro shocks-group purchase
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 10:05:44 -0800
  ...need to ask you, what have you done with the upper bump stops on >your Syncro when raising it as much as you have...
• Jetta parts FS (no Vanagon content).
  Historical mailing list - VWRuss
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 07:27:12 -0500
  ...The car is not running, and had a bit over 300,000 miles when it stopped. I am keeping the fuel system from the...
• Re: Brakes completely died.
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:47:41 -0400
  ...Luckily I was > > traveling up hill and stopped inches from bumper in front of me. Luckily > I > > just had to do a U turn...
• Front eng clunk - miraculous cure!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 19:03:13 -0400
  ...On older vans (which all of our are), it may also be that the rubber of the bump-stop/shock cover piece that fits...
• Move Complete
  Historical mailing list - James Sperl
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:08:02 -0600
  ...Only Vanagon story to report relates to its ability to stop a new beetle with just the corner of the bumper and which quickly...
• Re: Quit worrying-go camping!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:42:01 -0600
  ...But I�m going to die someday too, so you have to stop worrying at some point and get on with it. Stuart From...
• Re: odometer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:14:52 -0700
  ...The widening of the gap between the gears makes the gear to bump into the worm gear and stop working. You would need to...
• Re: Friday New Beetle Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:05:40 -0400
  ...Suspension struts along with the top bearing mounts and bump stops/dust covers. Front wheel bearings Brakes-calipers especially with rear parking brake. Manual...
• Re: eberspacher furnace for Westy Q?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 01:27:42 -0800
  ...The bumpers are >painted black, no chrome like on most in the USA, and the Joker has the >chin >spoiler also known as the...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:01:54 -0800
  ...I run my work van up and down steep hills in bumper to bumper LA traffic in 100 degree heat with a regular 500...
• Favorite repair shop in the SF Bay Area?
  Historical mailing list - Kriss De Jong
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 22:55:38 -0700
  ...I was in an accident in July (80E just off the bridge (highway), we were at a stop and the small sedan that rear...
• Dead Transmission in 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Wed, 2 May 2001 18:29:35 -0400
  ...from dead stop in first gear barely start creeping forward and.... BAM! There'd be a sharp noise, the tranny would pop out of...
• Re: The red or the blue
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 12:11:33 -0700
  ...The front ones don't seem to have rebound bump stops but it's not too bad topping out. They were a bit jarring...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:36:38 -0400
  ...I bump started for months. Not that big a deal. -Craig On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Bill Shawley <easywind1975@hotmail...
• Re: Fuel guage & speedo problems
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Nov 94 23:00:06 CST
  ...in spurts, and then it hangs at 20mph when I am stopped. >Probably getting gummed up somehow -- I sprayed WD40 in it that last...
• Westy Racks Available
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 16:59:38 -0700
  ...Rusty VanBondo (Bumper Sticker: Stop the Violins) Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ /// '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ /// '67 PopTop...
• Deer Syncro direct hit
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:56:04 -0700
  ...the bumper was cracked in half, about $300.00 in driving and fogs were trashed, both plastic grills were bashed in,the radiator was...
• Re: Snow in DC
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:15:37 -0500
  ...I slewed around it, clipped the jersey barrier on my driver rear corner, which broke the plastic bumper end, but otherwise I was able...
• New to List
  Historical mailing list - Ed L Lloyd
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:16:14 -0800
  ...It�s amazing to find discussions of things I have dealt with over the years � flashing oil light, dripping heads, stopped odometer, parking garage...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:27:25 -0500
  ...at 10:36 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > >>> If one has melted bumpers, the best KISS solution I've read of, is a >>> dish towel...
• Re: Engine died after a mysterious "BOOM!"
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:55:29 -0400
  ...Odd. > I rolled to a stop and got out to look around. Nothing in the road. > No popped tire. Tried to turn her over...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 7 Dec 2022 16:56:23 -0800
  ...Now I understand what plastic bumpers we are talking about! >>>> >>>> So, looking at those rubber and plastic stops, how do I adjust them in...