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• Electric Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:21:45 -0700
  ...1980 with fork lift motor in it and 4 big golf car batts. He is a retired engineer from one of the dams nearby...
• Re: Custom Bike Mount PICTURE - For Sale??
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:18:42 -0700
  ...How do you attach the fork mount? To the hatch or the roof? Would that work with a pop-top? I like the fact...
• Re: clunking from CV????
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:22:08 -0700
  ...Broken throw out bearing fork? If you haven't already, it is best to specify year, model, and drivetrain when asking these sort of...
• Re: Internal Debate
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:23:48 -0400
  ...are good, then the cause could be the clutch throwout bearing fork. You can either replace it (and its bushings) or dress it up...
• Welding and Alignment Question
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 09:43:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...rails (up to the point where they open up) and trannny fork and the tube that goes underneath the tranny. The parts I actually...
• Re: Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:51:18 -0400
  ...on body or seams. > > sliding door big dent.  (probably from PNP forklift driver)  All good > fiberglass is gone. > > front doors, hatch, tranny, speedo, steering...
• Re: '79 Westy AC??
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  20 Sep 96 14:03:44 EDT
  ...Needless to say, I decided to move to Wisconsin rather than fork out the bucks for AC. I'm curious what kind of evaporator...
• Re: Front end bushings
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 16:53:31 -0700
  ...Don't use a pickle fork if you intend to re-use your tie rod ends. Use the appropriate rental/loaner tool to break...
• Re: Manual tranny clutch adjustment,
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:24:17 -0400
  ...If not then either you have a failing clutch master cylinder, your clutch is worn out, the fork that engages the throw out bearing...
• Re: 67 generator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Jun 1996 01:18:00 -0400
  ...to use your new generator cut off the old connectors and attach one wire to a fork, the other to a circle type electric...
• Re: Trip Report: Akron, OH to Outer Banks NC
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 07:27:41 EDT
  ...The dreaded brake fade! I experienced it also on a long twisty downhill two lane road that ends up in the Big South Fork...
• Re: Clutch Play
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 May 1999 14:11:54 -0700
  ...EMZ wrote: > > My guess is that the fork from the pedal to the master cylinder > is warnout. I've seen this on many Vanagons...
• Just a click on turning ignition key
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:55:20 -0400
  ...Have I just forked over $350 for nothing? Anyone know of a good VW mechanic in Cleveland who's name doesn't start with...
• Part numbers for '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 14:08:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...I doubt I could get friendly enough with them to get them to fork over their fiche. Thanks, Jim -- James A. Brill Jr. \\ // jbrill...
• Re: How to check motor mounts, second request.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:30:50 -0400
  ...Vanagon clutch forks are a known cause of clutch chater. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On...
• Re: Door Lock in handle Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 09:35:31 -0500
  ...thanks Jonce >On the front door handles, there is a small drift pin that holds the "Fork" >to the square shaft. If you hold...
• Re: BIke rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 24 May 2007 11:14:34 -0700
  ...The other issue I have it that I cant carry any of those weird Cannondale Lefty Mtn Bikes with my fork skewer setup. -tim...
• on the road again (was jammed fuel pump)
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:39:18 -0400
  ...I really couldn't fork out $200 beans for a new one, but found a used one at a scrap yard; it set me...
• Re: no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 17:12:01 -0700
  ...Maybe one of these days I'll be able to fork out the money on it. That's if I don't have to...
• Re: sport racks on Westys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 15:11:00 -0500
  ...With the thule fork mount system I should still be able to till pop the top with the bikes on. The height is no...
• Re: interior panels
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 17:30:09 EST
  ...In an ideal world, they just pop off (I use a common salad fork to carefully pry them out). But, usually over time, the...
• Re: (Diesel) transmission / stuck in gear
  Historical mailing list - Joel
  Tue, 6 May 2003 20:11:40 -0500
  ...shifter rod goes into the tranny, and found that both shifting forks were engaged at the same time. It was in two gears at...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 14:55:11 -0700
  ...wire stripper (nicer to use than the big clunky one) pickle fork, extra CV. (really 1 spare is enough) Bring on the minimal lists...
• Re: 83 westy where to place bikes?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 09 Mar 1996 18:45:50 -0600 (CST)
  ...The bikes attach at the forks and sit vertically. It works pretty good. Jamie Bishop On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, Miller - James W. wrote...
• $ for Rebuilt vs Used Trannys
  Historical mailing list - Geroge A Lehman
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 19:06:05 -0500
  ...Am still looking for a used trans for about 200 plus shipping or will fork out for a rebuild when I am in greater...
• Pianos
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 1995 12:13:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...This thing came with 3 tuning hammers (I know what they are) tuning forks, various little do-dads I've never seen before, and...
• Re: Westy Owners' Manuals etc...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:42:56 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Re: Can I put cheap tires on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:28:25 -0600
  ...to a > newer model) so I really don't want to fork out $400 for tires. Can anyone > recommend tires that will be ok...
• Re: Upcoming Road Trip!! Need nice routes through OR and WA
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 16:25:00 -0700
  ...The campsites were practically deserted, but heavily wooded and along one of the many forks of the Willamette River. Here's a link to...
• Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:21:41 -0700
  While running errands last weekend I found a Clark Cortez motorhome (built by the Clark Equipment Co.) parked near a shabby-looking used car...
• Westy Refrigerator Relay +12 wiring [For da Archives]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:17:07 -0700
  ...I assume it's still for the rad fan, maybe they do the red > red/black fork farther downstream. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
• Wiring diagram no-longer needed for 67 Rusty! [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 23:46:42 -0400
  ...Jim, you are the man!!! The wiring for my lighting system was a total cluster-fork to say the least. My tailights were running...
• Re: Clutch Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:04:44 -0500
  ...You should be able to push the release bearing/fork back in but the spring in the slave cylinder will slowly push it back...
• Shifter buzzing; hard to get into gear
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Fri, 9 May 2008 12:26:47 -0400
  ...Shift fork worn? Bushings? Argh. Thanks, Blake Sartin Moderator, Bus-Life List http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/bus-life '69 Westy '84 Vanagon...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 17:00:08 -0700
  ...The other helo blade tape I read about recently is supposedly some sort of plastic material usable to make repairs on naked shiftrod forks...
• Re: synthetic oil (switching teams)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 18:03:11 EST
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• Tires Batt isolators bike racks etc.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 07:18:07 -0700
  ...Mount fork mounts on that. Mount the tandem on that. Let the rear wheel touch the bumper and secure it with your choice of...
• Re: How to remove upper ball joint???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 09:32:01 EDT
  ...No need for a pickle fork. It would not work for me. I hammered away and it would not come loose. I then got...
• Re: Front shift rod installation help needed
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 16:19:19 -0400
  ...the Gear >> Shift Lever and has the plastic tabs on the fork. >> >> I was able to remove this from the front to replace the...
• Re: Shipping van to Europe
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
  Fri, 20 Jun 1997 10:08:10 +0200
  ...When I got the van it > had been forklifted under the belly, gas heater dead and exhaust > broken. Rear bumper flattened to the body...
• Towing a Pop-Up Camper with a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 09:38:29 EST
  ...I don't want to turn the Wasserboxer into a Wasserspewer! Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL w/120,000 miles
• Re: Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 24 May 2007 21:19:33 -0400
  ...you take off the> front > tire off and clamp the front forks into the mount and the rear tires> rest > against the bottom of...
• Re: Keys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 18:38:04 -0500
  ...88 and found the a 4 digit number on the little > fork that attaches to the end of the tumbler. That's the only...
• Re: How to remove front door lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:22 +0300
  ...Got to hit out that tiny pin that holds the little fork, then it can slide > out. �Keep an eye for the little parts...
• Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:22 EDT
  ...Sam Bateman Fork Union, VA '87 Vanagon GL
• tire question and expansion tank question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 14:04:33 EDT
  ...And who has the parts/tanks? Gerry did not want to fork over any info on the archive search! I may have to bribe...
• High Country Bus Festival July 24-27
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:12 -0400
  ...Just north of the campground is where the North Fork of the New River and the South Fork of the New River confluence. At...
• Re: rear wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:42:42 -0600
  ...it looks like a fork, but with only two tines, and a large gap between the two tines. the button is shaped like a...
• Re: Emergency in South Dakota
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:15:09 -0700
  ...Transmission seems fine >in all other gears. > >Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? > >Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City...
• Re: OT - other project picture/Brit bike
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:38:27 -0700
  Probably because it's leaning back a bit on the center stand, wouldn't you think? Looks like the forks are decompressed. I would...
• Re: Window motor saga
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 02:04:17 EST
  ...You might be surprised and the worst case is that you will still have to fork over that $141 which you have already spent...
• Re: How long on the list?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 11:40:39 -0800
  ...Vintagebus ran independently for some time before the official > type2/vintagebus fork, not sure when Thom dates "official inception". IIRC, I joined the list...
• Re: [WetWesties] Making a Living....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:47:46 -0400
  ...Sorry to hear it. > > I saw a fellow who sold custom bent "Fork Art". He would pull up in > his Vanagon, set up displays...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michuax
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:10:06 -0000
  ...To these load bars were attached two thule fork mount bicycle carriers facing backwards, that is with the rear wheel of the bicycles facing...
• Re: Did you hear the one about the forklift company that built an RV?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:36:04 -0700
  I remember looking at these at with my dad at an RV show in the Anaheim Convention Center around 1972. There's a somewhat...
• Re: Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 12:39:56 EDT
  ...Todd and everyone, I just use a balljoint/tie rod end fork. You can buy them at any flaps. Also they can be pressed...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:17:45 -0500
  ...If got 65 MPG I wouldn't even >>mention >> > it. >> > >> > -- Gnarlie Pagosa or South Fork side?
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:34:22 -0800
  ...wider part of fork facing outboard, or inboard. Regardless of that, it took a few trys to get all installed correctly. It wouldn't...
• Re: Considering scrapping my project van after forking out over $26 grand
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 23:22:58 -0500
  It sounds like your experience was from the receiving end. What did the seller have to go through? Mike Allan Streib wrote: > Have you...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 14:11:31 -0400
  ...Also, the fork connection of the adjuster was not joined, but instead ... (how can I explain this?) the fork was resting against its tips...