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• Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:49:52 EDT
  ...I would think that if a roll start is hard on a CC gear and its associated counter gears then the same would hold...
• Re: CV joint grease on tapered roller bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:25 -0700
  ...or benefits of using > molybdenum disulfide (CV joint) grease on tapered roller bearings such as > those found in the front end of 2wd vanagons...
• Embarassing moments/My rear wheel ...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 11:33:25 PDT
  ...Just as the traffic light changed, a wheel rolled through the intersection at about 5mph. Everyone around was dumbstruck. This is the kind of...
• Carrying a kayak on the roof of a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:25:05 -0800
  ...This roller tilt feature is invaluable for the high roof of the Westy. Once you get the kayak started, the rollers just guide it...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:23:53 -0700
  ...I >buy a roll of generic cork type gasket material and lay the pan on top of it >tracing the pan outside diameter, then...
• Re: Speedo Calibration
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 17:59:41 -0700
  ...And, I agree after thinking it through that in fact 2* the rolling raduis (center to pavement) is more accurate. Also well aware that...
• Re: Isenglas Windows [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:13:05 -0400
  ...Most common mistake is that Roll clear plastic is called isenglass when in fact it is standard roll plastic and a fair amount of...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:00:35 -0600
  ...in all the junkyards i've frequented in that past 25 years, i've seen ONE vanagon rollover. it had dents all over the...
• Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 17 May 2005 13:51:57 -0700
  ...that groove is to get > some regular screen wire seal - its a roll of plastic or rubber or some > polymer, about 1/8 in...
• Re: EV Screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 21:39:19 -0500 (EST)
  ...It took about 1.5 hours to do it. RIc
• Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 2 May 2010 23:31:19 -0700
  ...er ... >each get a roll >ppppplleeeeeaaaassseeeeeee :) >yours You can find silicone tape at a lot of places, I think I've seen it at...
• Re: Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 09:03:32 -0800
  on 20/12/03 4:21 pm, Gurjeet Saund wrote: > I have a flex arm on which the rollers are worn off and it...
• TDI transplant?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:01:11 -0700
  ...It rolled somewhat like a jelly bean. TIA Fred 98 Beetle (dead) 89 Westy (comatose) 78 Rabbit Diesel C (primo)
• Re: Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:37:57 -0500
  ...Ever looked at the fuel economy of a Rolls? It's not so hot. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "I thought...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:51:43 EST
  ...it for me to have my windows done professionally. What takes him 30 minutes to do would probably take me a whole roll of...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:33:28 PDT
  ...if it is better of all three??? >From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@AOL.COM> > ><<So there's a swivel tip and a roller tip available...
• Re: UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 10:22:49 -0700
  Hmm -- I ordered a roll of this UHMW tape from McMaster <http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/3431/=nt0hh8> and can't get it...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 10:21:53 EST
  ...I have it out and > rolled up in my storage van. frank.. if its rolled up, expecially in subzero Ontario temperatures..im afraid to...
• Re: Vent window noise
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:24:46 -0800
  ...After you get the roll pin out, wiggle the latch into a position so it will close the window tighter. Pop the pin back...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 2 Sep 2018 14:02:28 -0700
  ...limiting it to the > part in question? > > On a related question, I know the upper part can be replaced by just > rolling down the...
• Rear anti-roll bar installed!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 31 May 2002 09:12:21 -0400
  ...end loose as a result of too much roll stiffness at the rear, and it hasn't tried to lift or spin the inside...
• Re: Friday! Song Time!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 12:28:56 CDT
  ...our ass, as the cassions go rolling along. ... and i can't remember any more of it. :) but will seems to have captured the...
• Re: towing boat
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 17 May 1996 15:16:32 CST6CDT
  ...buy a "roller" trailer so you do not have to back in very far to launch or load the boat-- it just pushes off...
• Re: Idling downhill? (Was: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?)
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:11:03 -0500
  ...If you're rolling downhill, which > is more > economical, assuming your TPS is working correctly: to put it in > neutral and > idle, or to...
• Re: rebuilding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:19:24 -0600
  Sure, it can be done. You have to remove the tailpiece from the 2 locks, then the plugs will slide out the front. You...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:25:38 -0600
  You can make it at slow speed and save your buns or roll that tire down the side of the interstate............. You know! Considering...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 00:44:53 -0400
  ...The outer roller bearing is not tapered and the rollers will actually move back and forth on its inner race. The inner bearing is...
• Re: Thinking about adding Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:09:10 EDT
  ...Thinking about adding Ratio rockers > > ><<So there's a swivel tip and a roller tip available to choose from??? >How >would you choose between...
• Re: bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 22:52:14 -0400
  ...It is very easy to >> apply....you first rough up the surface with a coarse pad then paint in >> areas inaccessible with roller then...
• Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:50:43 EDT
  ...Suzy's van now >includes: > >Five packages of Evercoat "Q-Pads", (adhesive 1/4" thick asphalt/rubber >sound-killer pads >A fifty foot roll...
• 1991 Vanagon intermittent no start
  Historical mailing list - Karen
  Thu, 8 Mar 2007 14:43:25 -0500
  ...This morning, it wouldn't start, she tried to roll start, no go. It's still sitting there, not starting. There's no grinding...
• (f) Recipe for "Bus Roll" (long)
  Historical mailing list
  06 Sep 96 08:13:45 PDT
  ...I have done some real stunts > but never rolled.... Obviously your going to try this again? That I actually rolled a bus? No it...
• Re: Window-Driver side door
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:06:22 -0700
  ...speaking of front door windows ..... > Mine will "tilt" and klunk forward/aft in the rail if rolled down about > half way, otherwise fits well...
• calculating speed from rpm
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 May 1998 00:32:29 CDT
  ...this table was compiled from tire-industry standards for the rolling circumference of new tires at 50 km/h (31 mph); the rolling circumference...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:27:43 -0700
  ...the noise >>> and that roller bears the weight of the sliding door... >>> >>> I've used the Delrin roller and it's quieter than the...
• Re: Part needed: Sliding door roller bearing
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:21:23 -0400
  ...a) remove the broken VW roller from the axle that it revolves on. b) go to my local friendly machine shop and buy a...
• Re: Sound Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:00:38 -0800
  ...gen_info_roof_overview.htm > > it seems to me that a roll of B-Quiet is half a > roll of Emco Progard. > > > > Alistair, you...
• Re: Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:27:41 -0500
  ...only when its full and rolling the windows down no longer "clears > the air" > d. you mean they have to be emptied?? Depends. No...
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:48:57 -0800
  ...I can see this roll pin, but that leads me to > another question. How hard is it to get that roll pin back in...
• Re: Need help locating lock code on rear hatch with central locking system
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:40:10 -0700
  ...Some people suggested it's on the end of the lock cylinder. The problem was the power lock assembly bolcked the rollpin. If you...
• tom forhan's christmas bash?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:10:10 -0500
  Just curious timing etc, since I hadn't seen any posts roll by about it. any info would be good. :) thanks sudhir
• Re: Fiberglass Paint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 3 Jan 2012 19:54:32 -0700
  If you look thru the archives here, a series of posts by Alistair Bell, describes him using a roller to paint his luggage rack...
• Re: I need left door power window mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 27 May 1999 12:41:14 +0200
  ...If it now rolls down rather smoothly, roll it up and down a few times until you are satisfied, then roll it up until...
• Re: Broken down in Orlando, except I'm in Pasadena
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 17:45:02 -0800
  ...My wife said it wasn't rolling even though it was on an incline, in neutral without the e-brake on.:>( Thats not a...
• FW: Mysterious Vanagon Problem - Will not move.
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:30:00 -0700
  ...When attempting to back out of my parking space this morning, the van would roll about 5 feet, then stop. It felt as if...
• Re: Revs per mile , was: 15" VS. 16' WHEELS
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:18:44 -0400
  ...diameter. > it's hard to take them completely seriously. I suspect they might > use the largest possible diameter, and the smallest possible rolling > radius...
• Smog checks, how do you dyno smog a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 20:38:45 -0700
  ...I have an AWD Jimmy; it has an underhood sticker specifically stating that it is to never be tested on a dyno: static test...
• Re: Stuck Parking Brake
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Mar 1997 00:31:25
  ...Kind of like putting an automatic in park and letting it roll >forward with a jolt. > Having seen a bus that went over an...
• Re: Plastic ring on sliding door roller where?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 19:00:15 -0400
  ...Can someone tell me where it came from and what it does? I can't see where it came from. Any harm with it...
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:22:51 -0800
  ...Didn't dare try to put my large Snap-On roll cabinet in a Vanagon, not only would it hang out the door, but...
• Re: Groove in lower sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Jul 2023 19:03:38 -0400
  ...roller, but it still doesn't roll particularly nicely due to the rusty and rough groove in the metal there. Plus, eventually, it will...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:57:22 -0700
  ...Now that I think about it I believe there was a rattling noise going on that I had attributed to something else. It’s...
• Re: Automatic car washing?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 20:42:11 -0500
  ...The brush that does the top was guided by a roller. Somehow the roller got caught on one of the roof "ribs" and flipped...
• Internet Message
  Historical mailing list - MS GINA GODAT
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 12:32:49 -0500
  ...Ya let it roll on it own so the brakes can cool off. ____ The Buslady & "Bessie" 1989 Vanagon GL "What's the point of...
• Re: --- where are you living??? ---
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 26 Oct 96 20:17:47 CDT
  ...Rawhide ("rollin', rollin', rollin' ....). Waterboy. >Age? 50+. physically. mentally? 13. philosophically? 342. >Suggestions? explain to me again why we're doing this?? buy treasury...
• Re: Save your ball joints!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 96 16:43:09 EST
  ...tape..i found it at a local > > rubber products supply house..<here in KC..forgot the name..> > > > > Its in rolls, 1 inch widde, by...
• FS: Magnetic window screens
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:39:44 -0400
  ...You just slap them on the outside and roll the windows down. If it rains you can either roll the window up without removing...
• Re: Here's something you don't see every day
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:30:40 -0500
  ...Here it >> is again! check out the custom woodwork inside and that beefy roll >> cage. >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:07:03 -0500
  Hell why not helium for lower rolling resistance? Or hydrogen, even lighter. This is my Vanagon, I've named it Hindenberg... George/ATL
• Re: Middle seat removal
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:21:19 -0800
  ...Roll it. If you can't roll it, SLIDE > it. > If you can't SLIDE it, lift it. > > Rich >