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• Shifting is difficult after driving a distance
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 16:42:05 -0700
  My '87 Syncro has about 5K miles on a AA Transaxle rebuild. When cold, you can plop it into gear with two fingers. But...
• Re: bURNINGvAN 07
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 21:52:21 -0800
  ...We were at a respectful distance -- with sunglasses. BenT
• Walmart Batteries
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:34:23 -0500
  ...In my flying days I bought a King DME abox - Distance Measuring Equipment - used in flight to check ground speed and distance from navigational...
• Re: For Sale by Owner
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 1 Jan 2014 15:05:05 -0500
  ...van who realize that they might have to travel quite some distance for the "right" van. Marc P. On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at...
• Re: double thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 07:56:20 -0400
  ...traffic, where people don't have the sense to keep >> >> >a > > >>distance behind you >> >> > >The Vanagon cooling system, in a good operating condition, is...
• Re: safe speeds, underpowered engines, Vanagon diesel mortality (LVC, some Friday content)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 May 2004 21:24:44 -0500
  ...The Corvette could stop in a much shorter distance for example, not to mention corner more capably. It also had an airbag and ABS...
• Re: Syncro automatic for sale
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 07:19:12 -0700
  ...Keep your distance... Eric But the truth seems to be: Looks perfectly fine to me. No mention of an automatic syncro in the ad...
• Re: Count the Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:01:49 -0800
  ...i dont think they are vanagons..none of them have rear air scoops. . > there are japanese vans that have similar bodylines from a distance..
• Vanagon envy?
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:31:37 -0400
  ...I need this because it just fits me and makes me look good." I kept my distance, and DID NOT sell him my DoKa...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 12:49:42 -0800
  ...I shut down and parked as soon as I > realized what happened, but did limp home once the engine had cooled > (short distance and...
• 80-82 vanagon shift linkage adjusting.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 11:28:02 -0500
  ...1,3) or rear shift(2,4) gears if it's either too long or too short of an overall distance? dan in syracuse.
• Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:40:44 -0800
  ...Most of the distance is on the freeway, I-90. And I always notice how nice the ride is and also how quiet because...
• Details of Used 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon, Redwood City, CA - Yahoo! Autos
  Historical mailing list - Charles Nighbor
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:22:02 -0800
  ...Walnut+Creek%2C+CA+94597&listingtype=used&model=vanagon&make=volkswagen&distance=50> Isn't this price a bit high???????????? Not seller Charles Nighbor...
• Parting out two 87 VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Norm Swanson
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 12:24:14 -0400
  ...John Koyle 1-760-743-1796 or you can pmail me and I will pass on information to save you the long distance phone...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon undented
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 23:06:04 EDT
  ...and the appearance needs an upgrade otherwise pay for something that will go the distance for you. I speak from 18 yrs Autobody experience.
• Re: Gas in Oil fill
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:10:47 -0600
  ...any other damage---if the van wasn't driven any big distance--which we don't know right now---- Later, ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0400
  From a distance, the single front grille is the biggest tip off that it is air cooled. The water cooled models have an upper...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxxer value... interest?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:08:40 -0400
  ...With enough following distance I can simply stop (even with the brakes in the 83!) rather than acellerating my way out of a situation...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:31:08 -0400
  ...Not for long distance, or > high speeds or big hills. Just for rattling around town at very low > cost. Diesel is not a great...
• Re: I'm about to give up...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:21:01 -0800
  ...From neutral the first and third have enough travel, but the second and fourth have only half the distance. > What is wrong here? How...
• Re: Towing with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 15:23:23 -0700
  ...Long hitch-to-trailer CG distance Low load CG Wide trailer wheelbase Short distance from van rear axle centerline to ball center. If you...
• Re: What ever happened to Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:49:46 -0500
  ...The ones that are avaliable are not the same as far as the distance between the two bolt holes go. That makes them all...
• Sounds like fireworks!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:51:36 -0500
  ...at 2k-3krpm, it almost sounds like sporadic fireworks in the distance. I can hear a faint "boom", if that's what you call...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:46:03 -0700
  ...on the parking brake 'distance the handle will pull up' thing ... there is some 'free play' built in before the first click... but .....should...
• Double Cab
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 13:53:49 -0400
  ...Must be drivable (long distance) from day one. I am not looking for a major project. If it needs paint and/or upholstery to...
• Re: VW bus safety (was: back from the dead)
  Historical mailing list - Bob R. Kenyon
  Tue, 2 May 1995 16:12:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I am a >>LOT<< more conscience of > my surroundings, particularly stopping distances! :) I think this is the key. You just need to stay out...
• CV advice thanks and kudos
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 08:22:11 -0700
  ...The distance diagnosis winner (again) is Mr. Bulley, who said "Don't worry." He was right. Being a sceptic, I cleaned out another joint...
• Re: Gray Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 12:36:20 EDT
  ...Would be interested in hearing from anyone with a gray jumpseat and table for sale, especially within driving distance of >> if u put the...
• filling the seat track gap-1990 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Deanna Scoggin Torra
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:11:13 -0800
  ...This will not suffice once long-distance travel and daily rearrangement of stuff begins...Bandaid/ Mickey Mouse solutions welcome! _________________________________________________________________ �nete al mayor servicio mundial...
• Re: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:47:08 -0700
  --- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > Driving like this long distance will melt the plastic > bumper end. It will also melt/burn off the...
• Re: What ever happened to Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 17:23:46 -0800
  ...What's the center-to-center distance between the two holes? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Instrument cluster repair completed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 6 Mar 2023 11:33:46 -0600
  ...Measuring the horizontal distance--the distance between the holes on the left and the holes on the right--is trickier since the brake fluid...
• Re: AC etc for AUDI Swap/H4+lens/reflectors
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:44:06 -0500
  ...Then, turn them all on and blind the hell out 'em, at a distance sufficient to assure you that they'll run off the...
• Auto trans problem 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:53:28 -0600
  ...When he drives even a short distance, trans fluid backs up out of the fill tube! My suggestion to him was to check the...
• Re: Halon - Good or Bad
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 14:53:12 EST
  ...view from a discreet distance. > I have also seen hundreds of car fires, sometimes where there was not much > more than shell left when...
• Re: Attention California Vanagonites
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 22:16:35 EDT
  ...writes: > Whilst risking all your wraths from a far and safe distance, it does need > pointing out that the US with 4% of the...
• Re: FS RARE 86 SUNROOF vanagon $500
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:52:56 EDT
  ...within towing distance (?) of St. > Paul/Minneapolis, MN. :) > '86-'87 sunroof vans are rare! ps, i have a good 70k mi 2.1L wbx...
• Re: Busses in the Driveway<F>
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 00:50:08 -0400
  ...how do we determine the "long distance" award winner?
• Front seat swap?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Sat, 17 May 2003 17:26:46 EDT
  ...I can get them rebuilt but new cushy seats for long distances might be nice. Anyone have a tip on an easy swap for...
• Re: Transporting a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:10:29 -0700
  ...Tow van for unlimited speed | for unlimited distance. | ================================================ | (Yes, unlimited speed. Seems to me that could be awfully fast!) OK, but flat-towing for...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:43:37 -0400
  ...One rotation's worth of energy is proportional to the distance traveled, which is the circumference of the wheel. Now increase the diameter of...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 31 May 2015 to 1 Jun 2015 - Special issue (#2015-100)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 05:59:29 -0400
  ...The bearing races, spacer and hub make up a fixed distance, if this distance is too small due to wear on any of the...
• Re: Vanagon speedo marked '1000'?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 03:51:19 -0700
  ...On Syncros the speedo cable is driven by gears inside > the front differential. > > The numbers represent the cable revolutions per unit of distance the...
• Recommended Body Shop in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Richard OHalloran
  Mon, 21 May 2012 00:27:29 -0700
  Can anyone recommend a good auto body shop in Vancouver BC or Lower Mainland area??? I don't mind driving a distance for a...
• Westfalia Rental in or near Colorado Springs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 6 May 2011 09:45:23 -0400
  ...Due to distance and time constraints I will not be driving my '84 Westy from Atlanta. If you'd consider it, we are clean...
• Bulli Brigade meet Tampa FL 11/11
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 22:12:34 +0000
  ...Camper Passenger Working Vintage Custom Long Distance Nostalgic Display More Info: Mike 813/733-4318 Norm 813/962-4438 Todd 904/336-4889 Caravan...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list - Gregg William Bryden
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 19:29:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This bizzare fix worked for me, I can now drive long distance all day and she always starts. Good luck. gbryden@teleport.com
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - Peter Carrie
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 15:23:35 -0700
  ...You can tell the difference visually, since variable-rate springs have different distances between the coils: smaller at one end, larger at the other...
• Re: Oversize wheels for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:26:02 -0700
  ...How is the reduced effectiveness of braking from larger diameter tires realized? Increased stopping distance? Increased wear on pads and rotors? More pedal pressure...
• WTB interior door panels
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:47:42 -0500
  ...Will also pick up within a reasonable distance. Thanks, Gary in NH
• Re: The Cool Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 18:45:36 -0400
  Black Bear adolescent males travel incredible amounts of distance (as has been suprisingly discovered when they were tagged). Hundreds of miles is not at...
• CA Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:10:06 -0700
  ...Please indicate how many days you're available and the distance from home that you can travel.....and....any special interest you have OR...
• Re: Cruising Speed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:54:43 -0500
  ...I route myself around (some distance when possible) big cities, and travel interstate highways only when there is no reasonable alternative. On the open...
• Anyone ever carry a Vespa INSIDE a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:15:49 +0000
  ...It is currently 65 miles from my home and I don't want to drive it home at that distance....it looks like that...
• Re: Correct Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 10:27:41 EDT
  ...Goes up to 20+ for long distance cruising at 65 to 70. Frank Grunthaner
• Cabinets out anyone? Need measurement...
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 00:34:48 -0500
  I need to know the measurement of the distance from the front of the Westy cabinet face to the exterior sheet metal at the...
• Re: 3.4liter v6 to 1.9liter turbo4 conversion in progress.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:22:45 -0400
  ...Would the turbo not stress the engine too > >much? > >Whatever happens, I would like to see it. > > ...from a safe distance! especially if it...
• WiFi booster antenna (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:51:49 -0400
  This high gain antenna allows you to obtain wi-fi signals at a greater distance than any card built into your laptop. Externally mounted...
• Re: [NVC] Best Internet Telephony
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:21:05 -0500
  ...Long > distance is one example of their archaic thinking. All the non-traditional > phone companies include unlimited long distance and unless the Bells, etc...
• Re: Knocking noise from lifters
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:59:57 +1100
  ...Mine never happens like that.It occurs after those rare occasions when I've had to drive the van a short distance only then...