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• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:57:59 -0700
  ...The extension should just > slide right out into position, allowing spill free oiling. When done > oiling, just push it back in. > > Good luck and...
• Re: Westy Front Seatbelt Extension/Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:38:00 -0700
  ...to reach the foot controls > and shifter lever. > > Are there *safe* extensions for the belt, outboard anchor point, or > receiver end of the buckles...
• Re: Shore Power Cord Reel?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 3 Aug 2013 14:34:13 -0700
  Harry Hoffman wrote: >I realize that you are looking for a reel but for that price you >could by 3x 50' of 20a extension...
• Re: Road trip
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:25:55 +0000
  Hi David, We will expect you to stop on your return trip! Can you estimate a date? The extension cord awaits you...and clean...
• Re: Anybody up for the UK quick shift kit at about $55 plus shipping?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:52:20 -0500
  ...The fabricator does not currently offer an extension though. > > BenT
• Re: Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 29 Dec 2016 19:58:04 -0600
  ...The extension so that you can put it on your gun. You can also use the extension without the socket for other work, but...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 May 2016 20:41:14 +0000
  ...or star washers help keep the two nuts from turning? > Wobble extensions might also help here? > > Are you certain there's no bolt remnants...
• 87 Westy fridge wireing question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:47:35 -0600
  ...Simply go to a supplier of propane or a good hardware store and you can buy a flexible gas extension hose. Screw it into...
• Re: Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:31:39 -0600
  Not sure if I'm understanding correctly, but I use a snap-on universal 13mm socket and 18" extension with a 1/4" drive...
• Re: Removing carat body trim-front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:04:41 -0400
  ...long 10mm extension from underneath, loosen nuts and swing out away from body at bottom. do NOT try to pull off from the top.
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:21:26 EDT
  ...THAT is the same size as the bushing and put an extension on and tapp it into the tranny. the tape will peel back...
• Hella Light Source
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:29:46 -0600
  ...This is the fog lamp used in the Pzwo lower grill extensions. I have never been able to find a substitute for this lamp...
• virus?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 18:26:48 -0800
  ...I've got a MAC and it didn't recognize the file extension so couldn't open it.
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 02:24:24 EDT
  ...how large are the sliding door extensions > you can get to clear larger rear tires? Would these work? > > your middle windows are longer than...
• Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:36:38 -0800
  ...What is the best way to route an extension cord from the refrigerator to outside power while camping? Slamming it in the door does...
• Re: Adding windshield fluid? Where?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Sat, 24 Dec 2005 14:23:02 -0600
  ...Oil filler extension... John, quit rubbing it in. I drove a Vanagon for over ten years before I found out about the oil filler...
• Re: Bed Extension Tool Cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:28:43 -0700
  > > RE: > Get one of those vacuum storage bags that you use with the vacuum cleaner. > Keeps it 'fresh' and makes it really small to...
• Re: Oil pressure sender
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 15:54:29 -0800
  ...Mine isn't deep , but I can still use a half inch extension or ratchet .. it doesn't plug in all the way to...
• 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Richard & Anita O'Halloran
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:57:28 -0800
  ...It also has the extension cylinder that goes right down the mounting hole so that the thing is much more secure just like my...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 21:19:30 -0700
  ...thinking a small extension in the front could make it a bed. (Or swirvel the seat and make an extension towards the rear) > > Something...
• Re: (F) Looking for a Vanagon kind of wife
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:54:11 -0700
  ...get me the 3/8 torque > wrench with the 2" wobble extension and a size 13 socket") > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:08:04 -0500
  ...Mount behind the license plate, or somewhere underneath the van, and you wouldn't even need to have an extension cord with you--just...
• Re: rear hatch lock extension
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:15:40 -0700
  ...rear hatch lock extension > > Bad link. > > All I get is a page of advertising for coaches and other types of buses, > bus routes, etc...
• Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:27:37 -0500
  ...I had seen some sites where they had " plastic wheel arch extensions" & > ROO > > >Bars. Now I am searching for where I can find these...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 21:48:42 -0500
  Sorry I meant aftermarket Chris On 12/11/05, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > Huh?? > > OEM means Original Equipment Manufacturer. > > Mike > > > Christopher Gronski...
• Electric sender, oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:18:25 -0400
  Does anyone have photos of their oil pressure sender installation along with info as to what length of extension tube you used? I've...
• Re: Pass front seat bed or other 3rd bed ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 20:10:07 -0700
  ...thinking a small extension in the front could make it a bed. (Or > swirvel the seat and make an extension towards the rear) > > Something...
• 02 Wire Resistance Questions
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:42 -0600
  ...since I had to solder and heat shrink extensions on the original, I cut those wires off the old sensor in hopes of having...
• "Favorite Vanagon Features"
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:35:25 -0600
  ...location of the brake/clutch reservoir, washer bottle refill, oil tube extension, there must be other "Quirks" or design features that are unique to...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:54:28 -0800
  ...Finding a power source ? Have a nice long, heavy-duty extension cord (on a cheap cord reel to keep it from getting tangled when...
• Re: CV Boot replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:27:45 -0800
  ...trailing arm using an extension so that I don't > have to unbolt the hub assembly first? Use 6" extension with socket wrench and...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:29:11 -0500
  ...This would allow for simply plugging in an extension > cable at the rear of the vehicle, eliminating all that other hassle. > > Just wondering if...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
  ...Removal and tightening to the proper torque with a pipe extension and body weight works so smoothly. Using a proper socket is so much...
• Goodtms4u & Vanagon discoveries
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Sun, 3 May 1998 17:23:09 -0400
  ...Just reach in, apply a little sideways pressue and extract a hidden extension that the list showed me....100000 kms too late and at...
• RV: Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:32:32 -0500
  ...who didn't know that there's a nifty slide out extension inside the oil fill tube (on the 84 at least). Makes adding...
• Re: Vanagons in the news...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:56:08 -0500
  ...registering. (If you use Mozilla/Firefox, you can even download an extension that does this automatically when you right-click on the password field...
• Re: Need "MUST-HAVE" Tool List
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 Jan 2018 11:34:00 -0800
  ...5 tons bottle jack - 3 feet steel tube (use as an extension) - 2 screw drivers with full set of tips - 2 pieces of 2x4...
• Uh-oh: is this going to be a problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:48:14 -0600
  ...I did not notice that the front wheel picked up an extension cord plugged into the electrical outlet, and the stress broke of the...
• Re: New Dash Pod/Dynamic Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 08:07:53 -0800
  I have to source a SS hose (or extension) with a "tee" connection to >do this because of the limited space between the pushrod...
• Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:35:19 -0500
  I will echo Derek's comments. The Tristar (14") flares >DO< restrict the tires you can use. On my Tristar the 215/75R15 tires...
• Oil filler tube extension pulled out.-- Well shiver me timbers
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:30:20 -0700
  And I did set sail for the archives,looking for the burried treasure that would tell me how to fix me ship.Arrrrrrrr, Got...
• Re: Great Video of 60th Anniverary Bus Gathering
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:23:14 -0700
  If you're running FireFox you can get an excellent extension app called "Download Helper" at the Firefox Page. On 10/27/07, Loren...
• Re: Cabin Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 2 May 2012 12:08:49 -0700
  ...With the extension bar in place while driving with the windows > open, the air flow through the van was smooth and laminar, far superior...
• Re: Mass Airflow Meter Bad - says dealer.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 25 May 2000 15:03:04 -0700
  ...I had a difficult time with mine this time around, and finally passed when I asked the tester to not use the funnel extension...
• Re: Slider Extension
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 3 Mar 2013 10:55:12 -0800
  ...fatter tires on my Syncro and looking for that Sliding >> Door extension. Anyone know of a good source? Is there more than one choice...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:44:17 -0600
  ...It might take some time but we could then customize the extension width of >the arch. > >I manage a team of craftsman, with 2...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Gauges and BusBoys
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 10:59:18 -0400
  I bought my VDO dual gauge and extension hose from BusBoys and I had no problems at all. Laurence Smith Hamilton, ON 90 Westy...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:04:08 -0800
  ...Paint the plastic bumper extensions? In a message dated 1/28/08 4:09:17 AM Eastern Standard Time, scottdaniel@turbovans.com writes: Sorry...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 07:31:09 -0500
  ...We bought a US electrical plug, cut the "Canadian cord" and rewired it to accept a "US extension cord".... Ric
• Re: EV Jumpseat Question
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:41:03 -0500 (EST)
  ...It appears that the two (2) > extensions that stick into the floor have to enter the floor behind (toward > the rear of the vehicle...
• Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jul 1996 14:26:30 -0400
  ...74-79's had an "elbow" shaped filler extension (211-201-135H) coming down from the upper filler elbow (211-201-139 or 139A...
• Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:00:08 -0500
  ...Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!! > > > Yeh, well, I have been driving Vanagons since 1990 and just this > year > discovered the oil filler tube extension!!! I just...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list
  6 Feb 95 13:20
  ...My set is made in the US by Buffalo! 1/2" drive extensions 3",6",12",24" and an angle drive. 1/2" T...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:43:39 -0500
  ...This would allow for simply plugging in an extension > cable at the rear of the vehicle, eliminating all that other hassle. > > Just wondering if...
• Re: rear hatch lock extension
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:11:44 -0600
  One end is bent at an angle and that hooks around the > existing striker. The other end is bent at a right-angle and...
• Re: 15" BBS wheels for the vanagon.Fwd: Audi wheels for sale (200tq...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:22:38 EDT
  ...Then you're going to say, "DOH!" Anything wider than 7" is reported to need a sliding door hinge extension. I sell these from...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:25:13 -0800
  ...You can hold it in place with pressure on your ratchet drive using a short extension. It is the best way to get proper...
• Re: Planning for the big trip
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:24:00 -0700
  ...a 19 mm socket, a 3" extension (to permit the force to be applied parallel with the face of the tire), and a 15...
• Re: AT internals: governor seal
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:42:22 -0700
  ...Using a 3/8 drive, 13mm socket attached to a extension, tap the seal into the final drive cavity. To install the new seal...
• Re: Subject: Re: Design of a New Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:53:49 -0500
  I figured the extension poles were similar to recessing radio antennas. Perhaps with the further sections being made of carbon fiber, or fiberglass, while...