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  • I'm in the Digest!
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:35:05 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
  • Transporter designations
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Martin
    Tue, 26 May 1998 23:48:58 -0700
    ...With the advent of the fourth generation, VW dropped the Type II designation in favor of T4, or fourth generation Transporter. In keeping with...
  • Re: Techron
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 19 Jun 2010 15:27:36 -0400
    At 06:26 PM 6/18/2010, Karl Ploessl wrote: >another contender is/was Marvel Mystery oil (some might still remember The Atomic Four...
  • AW: Update on my engine swap (very long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 20 Oct 2002 23:05:10 -0700
    ...I learned this from another local conversionist who put a inline -four into a Vanagon with auto trans, and bought a pair of the...
  • Friday / some old airplane pics
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 27 Jul 2017 20:01:28 -0700
    Found four pics of old warplanes. I made a guess at identification but would love some corrections or additions. https://shufti.blog/ Thanks Alistair
  • Need four Mercedes steel 14" wheels
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:49:21 -0700
    I need a full set of steel wheels for a Mercedes 450SL. Any leads out there? Closer to Phoenix, the better. Karl Wolz
  • Re: What is an Audi Quattro......?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 03:56:08 EST
    An << Audi Quattro >> is an expensive VW with a four-wheel drive system that is less fluid than a Syncro. BenT San Francisco
  • FS '88 Vanagon mags
    Historical mailing list - Fred Johnson
    Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:39:48 -0400
    ...Freshly painted 14" Vanagon Mags. Ten Lug Nuts. Ten Lug Bolts. Four Center Caps. Make me a reasonable offer. johnsonfm@MSN.com Providence,RI
  • Re: 2.1 Wasserboxer
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:28:07 EST
    ...He is the " on star " of the flat fours. jeff 87' Westy "weekender"
  • Re: Fiat (no vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:14:18 -0700
    ...A nice inline four water-cooled engine would really make it great. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Thu, 19 Mar 1998 09:46:31 -0800
    ...To carry four bikes you need a bumper support (available from Paulchen dealer). I purchased only the frame with the bumper support and I...
  • Re: Tristar
    Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 22:07:38 -0600
    ...Also the fourth door is available from a Canadian VW dealer parts department if you really wanted the fourth door. Cheers Glen ----- Original Message...
  • Re: Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Sun, 23 Feb 2025 13:23:52 -0800
    ...left in a garage for 20 plus years. > > He has the four piece Bus Depot pipes and is a bit uncertain of the orientation...
  • tires versus sleeping bags !!!camping ..
    Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
    Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:46:24 -0500
    tires are exactly like sleeping bags ??? there are no true four season tires, as there are no four season sleeping bags... but for the...
  • Feedback on gearing options, TDI converted vans
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:45:35 -0500
    ...The rebuild was done with 1.14 third and .77 fourth ratios, stock 4.86 R&P. Since, I've been driving around on...
  • syncro fender flares
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Wed, 3 May 2017 07:21:29 -0700
    ...bolted on to the rear ten inches or so of all four fenders. Replacements have long been unobtainable but there is now a reproduction...
  • Re: Why VW's + T&A?
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Tue, 7 Nov 1995 13:55:19 -0600 (CST)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ---------------------------------------------------------- "All journeys end when we...
  • Re: SA headlights from Tiico
    Historical mailing list - andrewbell
    Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:49:49 -0500
    ...Cheers! AB Kitzmann wrote: > Hey does anybody have the SA four light grill sold by Tiico? I'm in need > of a new grill...
  • Re: W pretour trip report
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Jan 1995 23:39:32 -0800
    ...flat-four floozie
  • Re: No tix by age 22
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Thu, 28 Sep 1995 23:04:13 +0000
    ...I had mounted an extractor with a four-bolt muffler flange and some doofus stole it off the car right in the driveway (just...
  • Weird No start solved
    Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:32:12 -0500
    ...Bought a five dollar hydrometer - it think its a hydrometer - and four of 6 cells were well below the "take action" mark. The battery...
  • Re: 2.5 Liter 5 Cylinder "Volksie Bus"
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 2 Sep 2007 16:36:39 +1200
    ...power than its Toyota Hiace riva's 2.5 TD four (though the four may put out more torque, with its bigger pots). No...
  • Re: How do you hook up a stereo in a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Thu, 15 Apr 1999 10:05:33 -0700
    ...I have unraveled this mess > and would > now like to hook up a new stereo. > > I have a four speaker stereo and there are...
  • Flywheel and orientation...
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:26:58 -0700
    Owning both a Porsche 914 and a Vanagon, I feel qualified to comment on the orientations the VW flat-four engine has assumed over...
  • Re: where we're from?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:21:54 GMT
    Moscow, Idaho - Home of the University of Idaho An hour north of Hell's Canyon, seven hours east of Powell's Books, four hours...
  • Re: Where NOT to take your Volkswagen in SE MI
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:57:44 -0500
    jeff you have to understand that he is here in the detroit area where if it is more than four years old the dealer...
  • Re: Stripping a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:40:51 -0700
    ...My '84 is missing all four. I've also been looking for a hatch curtain rod.
  • Nanko Tires
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:55:30 -0500
    Anybody ever heard of this one? Any comments? I found a set of four new ones, and they are 8 ply LT's. Thanks...
  • Re: Engine Swappers - Look at this!
    Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 19:08:48 -0500
    John - Sounds good to me! I think a four-bladed prop on the rear of a Vanagon would be great to discourage tail-gaters...
  • Re: don't you mean "�" as in 22 �f capicitor?...lol
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 23:13:20 EST
    <alt> 248 for degrees � <alt> 171 for half � <alt> 172 for one fourth � for those who care to know. BenT
  • NVC Fifth Horseman
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Fri, 8 Dec 2006 18:44:06 -0800
    We know the other four Pestilence, Death, Famine, and War. However like the other reindeer there is one more...Karaoke. Of course the other...
  • Bike rack suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
    Thu, 24 May 2007 07:30:13 -0400
    Hi Volks,, Can anyone suggest a bike rack set up for my '89 Westy? I need to carry four bikes when the family goes...
  • Clearing out parts today only in San Francisco area
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 11 Apr 2010 05:00:56 -0700
    ...Hummer H2 alloys near zero miles take offs -- $200 set of four. Set of four Audi 80/90 4-lug 14" wheels NOS $200...
  • FS: 15" and 16" alloys for vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:34:24 EST
    ...priced between $375 for set of four, to $600 for a set of four, have several styles. some have tires, some dont. some are...
  • intermittant part II
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Thu, 2 May 96 21:04:46 EDT
    ...This switch has the fourth position (when you pull back) that the one on my '78 does not have. Here's what the '79...
  • Re: 4 Bike carriers
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:05:05 -0500
    ...I do have a 3 bike carrier for my ball hitch but we are now four so … that increases the cost of the endeavour...
  • Fw: Hey, did I miss something?
    Historical mailing list - LEM
    Tue, 5 Jul 2016 02:52:02 +0000
    July 4, 2016 Happy Fourth Of July from California! Best wishes to all : ) , Linda And one happy 1981 Vanagon (The 1982 Version of ASI...
  • Need info on dismantling speedometer
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:35:30 -0700
    ...I mean, four screws taken out. Questions: 1) What is holding it together? There's a brass fitting of some sort holding it on...
  • Re: Type 2 Engine Mount
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Thu, 6 Jun 1996 09:40:02 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
  • Eurovan paint finish rust
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 24 Apr 1997 14:14:53 -0500
    I purchased a 1993 Eurovan almost four years ago. Recently I noticed rust developing in all four wheel wells and along the vertical edge...
  • eurovan paint finish rust
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:34:56 -0500
    I purchased a 1993 Eurovan almost four years ago. Recently I noticed rust developing in all four wheel wells and along the vertical edge...
  • Of the four licensed vehicles in the household...
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:53:58 -0700
    Two are out of commission for legal or mechanical reasons, leaving only the Civic and the '87 Westy as reliable transportation. �Imagine that! Stephen
  • Wanted: left muffler holding bracket for '87 syncro
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Mon, 3 May 1999 21:03:13 -0700
    Per earlier heads-up post (thanks)....anyone have a left syncro muffler bracket? Has four holes for sideways bolts. Thanks, Tom Neal '87 syncro
  • '89 westfalia for sale 86k miles in memphis photos attached - mvc-457f.jpg (0/1)
    Historical mailing list - Herbert Phillips
    Mon, 3 Jan 2000 07:33:47 GMT
    86 k Miles, excellent full GL, four speed, new heads last month, $9500/OBO 901-550-1706
  • CD player + Speakers
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
    Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:12:31 -0500
    What brand of CD player installs nicely in the dash of an 89 Westy...same for replacing the four original speakers...need some recommendations...
  • 14" steele rims (no tires) pickup free in NorCal
    Historical mailing list - Jurgen E. Pichler
    Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:37:47 -0800
    Subject says it all, just upgraded to 15" wheels with bigger brakes...these four rims are taking up space in my garage. --Jurgen
  • listee help in/around Fletcher NC
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:57:04 -0700
    Anybody will to look at some stuff for me in Fletcher NC? email me for details thanks Matt "may the four winds blow you...
  • Re: Paulchen (and other) racks
    Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
    Wed, 18 Mar 1998 10:20:36 -0800
    ...To carry four bikes you need a bumper support (available from Paulchen dealer). I purchased only the frame with the bumper support and I...
  • FS: 15" and 16" alloys for the vanagon...CHEAP..$150 for all four
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:58:04 EDT
    price lowered... $150 for all four.. i have 4 sets of these wheels they are a bolt on deal for the syncro.. no spacers...
  • Re: Relay PICS (18, 53, 167, Generic)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 7 Feb 2013 01:56:45 -0500
    ...US and Japanese general-use film resistors normally have beige epoxy overdip and a four-band code where the fourth is gold for 5...
  • Re: Developing New Web Page - Need Input!
    Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
    Sun, 3 Mar 1996 20:19:02 -0600 (CST)
    ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
  • Re: Camping out Veggy style. Any vegetarians on this list?
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:59:15 -0800
    ...butane burner, a cup of bacon grease, 20 lbs of sausage, > four chickens, a ton of red pepper, black pepper, salt, garlic, green and...
  • Re: Engine/Compressor
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 04 Jun 1996 23:52:28 -0700
    ...Each crank rotation on the compressor cylinders produces one output charge, whereas, except for Detroit Diesel and the like two cycles, the four cycles...
  • Re: Ramona Rests (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 10:49:03 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Pop off the back bumper...does yours still have one? Then remove the four bolts that hold the rear engine compartment section in place...
  • Re: Caravelle Futura
    Historical mailing list - Darren \"DeJaWu\" Wu
    Thu, 14 Nov 1996 10:13:17 +1000 (EST)
    ...It had 6 seats, all individual captain's chairs, the front four swivelled too. So, in the back you could have a four person...
  • Power-door luck
    Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
    Mon, 27 Apr 1998 00:55:26 -0700
    ...On my van, there are four pins/ connectors but 3 wires only...(no red wire). Is it normal ? How many wires do you have...
  • leaking head gasket?
    Historical mailing list - aj
    Sun, 29 Dec 2002 17:25:55 -0500
    ...of the fourth piston or 2} an expansion plug ? (wishful thinking} between the two rearmost push rod tubes,again at the fourth piston. Any...
  • Re: Power Window Failure Diagnosis
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Sun, 18 May 2003 23:25:54 -0700
    ...As of yesterday I have my left door to do, this is the fourth one in four years, so about 18 months and they...
  • Re: Check out this Westy
    Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
    Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:43:27 -0600
    FWIW: Four wheel drive IS listed as an option under the FAQ page.... http://www.gtrv.com/faqs.html Richard A. Jones Boulder, Colorado...
  • 4 new 14" wheelcovers, from Jetta 3, fit vanagon also
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 19 Aug 2000 02:41:04 EDT
    friend of mine w/ '97 jetta just upgraded to alloys.. selling the four 14" wheelcovers.. OEM vw. perfect cond. fit vanagon also. chris