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• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 3 Aug 2020 22:41:23 -0500
  ...Just slide door >>>> slowly to the front and pull the handle in to engage the latch rather than >>>> slamming it. From the outside you...
• Re: Sound insulation info and tips
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:27:44 -0500
  ...The hatch now slams with authority. Sounds like the other doors , which have expensive sound proofing material inside. This pad allows for water drainage...
• Re: New Poptop Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:04:55 -0100
  ...I'm not really slamming the cheaper one, but the heavier grade canvas just looked better. I have no idea which one will hold...
• Re: /f
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 19:00:54 -0500 (EST)
  ...with copies > of press releases all over the windows slamming the "no bumper", "bad gas-tank > placement", and many other "unsafe" items about the...
• Re: klez
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 20:12:39 -0600
  ...My virus protection caught >> it >> and slammed the brakes on the system until it was quarantined. >> >> Dave B >> 83 Tiico Westy >> 83 WBX Westy...
• Re: Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:34:24 -0700
  ...even though they only draw 70 watts, they need a > >momentary "slam" of 600 or so watts to start the compressor. for the record...
• Re: NOTICE about "REPRO jailbars" some new parts vendors are selling
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 23:44:36 EST
  ...I don't know > how I can state this any more plainly. > > I don't think you have to resort to slamming other products...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:11:51 -0600
  ...you DON'T have to SLAM the door like on other vehicles. John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL...
• Re: High idle at stops
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 13:51:54 -0700
  ...Tapping the gas will sometimes let it slam shut. It doesn't sound like this is your problem, since the idle goes back up...
• RE: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 13:10:11 CDT
  ...wow, i didn't know something slamming shut could be that loud!! luckily, it did NOT do any damage to the regulator NOR the...
• Re: Wife backed my van into a guard rail :-(
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:55:48 -0700
  ...Yesterday my wife backed my 86 Westfalia out of the > > dirveway and slammed into the guard rail accross the street. Bent the hell out...
• Re: Sign Off
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:45:45 -0800
  ...May go webmail at some point, but don't want to > get slammed with a bunch of e-mails. �I have been on the...
• Manual Tranny/Linkage Woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:59:22 -0700
  ...Found I could "force" (as in slam) the lever into 3rd and fourth(!), but then it didn't want to come out so well...
• Re: Leak Down Test at TDC instead of BDC
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 19:29:44 EST
  ...at the bottom of its stroke .// all extremy heat,bang and sLAM TIS CREATED AT de top DC not the bdc // thusss creatin the...
• Re: Bearing wear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 08:53:08 EDT
  ...is bad for rod bearings especially due to the pistons being slammed with early ignition of the fuel mixture as it is traveling up...
• Re: VW camping season started?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 2019 17:25:12 +0000
  It is amazing how much snow has fallen on the West and mid country.  In New England, the northern part has gotten slammed a...
• Re: Need Jumpseat
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:55:14 -0500
  ...forces and other weirdness, and animals break their necks when then slam into some part of the interior of the car. Nothing conclusive, just...
• Re: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 18:19:30 -0800
  ...the decellerative g-forces are greater than when a NASCAR driver slams on the brakes.. So vanagons have something in common with F1 cars...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:19:18 -0400
  ...closes (light goes out) when you *slowly* let the throttle close. Slamming it shut doesn't count. Alternatively unplug the harness connector and use...
• Re: Brake
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:32:43 -0800
  ...If Bay side brakes allowed too far out of adjustment, slamming on the brakes would cause the rear end to swerve. (one "foot pinned...
• Re: Brake
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:59:52 -0500
  ...If Bay side brakes allowed too far out of adjustment, >slamming on the brakes would cause the rear end to swerve. The brake system...
• Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 2 May 2004 05:02:26 +0000
  ...I lost control and skidded >across the road spinning around and slamming head-on into an embankment >with the cow still on the hood...
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:19:54 -0800
  ...that it is a pain to get the door closed without slamming it.� If you roll the window down an inch, the door closes...
• Re: [Re: Don't race Beetles!!!!]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:23:36 MDT
  ...I was doing pretty good for awhile > > (downhill grade) untill I went to slam it into 4th but alas there was > > none. I had...
• Re: [Fwd: [VB] Stolen '66 bug!!!]
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 18:42:38 -0800
  ...but man! I thought the thieves were all stupid > guys driving slammed civics...didn;t ralize people still > stole the cool old vintage iron...
• Re: Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:10:41 -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...
• /f Road hazards
  Historical mailing list - Clark Langstraat
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 13:52:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I had time to swerve slightly but it hit the right front corner of the hood, tilted down and slammed the right front corner...
• Re: Jiffy Lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:25:30 -0800
  ...They slammed the hood=bonnet > down so hard {I could hear it} that one headlamp died. Two days later my > garage floor was awash...
• Re: Transmission fluid change - 1991 4 spd
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Fri, 2 Sep 2016 12:44:49 -0700
  ...Looking on theSamba, it's evident that the valve body sealing plate suffers from the impact of the ball bearing seals slamming into the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Jul 2002 - Special issue (#2002-866)
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 21:56:44 -0500
  ...but never had to just slam his foot on the floor and steer ;-) Was asking 22.5 for the vehicle. Had an offer by...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-621)
  Historical mailing list - pete
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:50:08 -0700
  ...Hwy 4 Ebbetts Pass and Pacific Summit are no slam dunks either. In the very early 60s I put smaller jets and a leftover...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:05:38 -0800
  ...theory was the timing advance mechanism in the distributor was getting >slammed into a fully advanced position when the engine was stalled. WOT >caused...
• Re: rear air vents for Westfalias? Possible to install?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 02:03:54 EST
  ...the immediate pressure out ot the bus when the door is slammed with all the windows closed. I do not think they serve any...
• Re: Propane tubing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 May 2015 09:37:02 -0400
  ...I wonder if it would resist damage from vibration/pothole slams. It's not as rigid. Don't know where that fine line of...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:13:56 -0500
  ...if anyone remembers old land line dial phones.....ever notice how indestructible that plastic was ? You could slam one of those to the floor...
• Re: Sign Off
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:44:57 -0600
  ...May go webmail at some point, but don't want to > >> get slammed with a bunch of e-mails. I have been on the...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:51:15 -0600
  ...I'm certainly pro-Corvair but I just didn't want the Corvair to get slammed on the Vanagon list with all the old...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:26:51 -0800
  ...Some of > > them > > > slam up against the rear hatch and desposits a certain percentage of > > their > > > profits on the back window. Result -- vannihilation of...
• Brake Adjustment, Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 14:14:30 -0400
  ...Swing the wheel a few times to slam the chain out taut and the wheel walks right off. In answer to the direct question...
• Re: My Westy is totaled!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:59:01 -0500
  ...The tree flattened the Vanagon like a pancake and even > >>> partiially sunk it into the gravel, but with all that sudden weight > >>> slamming down...
• Re: Tail lights 'n gators (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 18:24:24 -0600
  ...In a more powerful vehicle, you could have tried the old slam on the brakes then hit the gas before he hit you routine...
• Re: Quality Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:40:27 -0300
  ...even though they only draw 70 watts, they need a > >momentary "slam" of 600 or so watts to start the compressor. for the > record...
• Re: Sliding Door won't latch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:20:16 -0600
  ...to lock onto the post mounted on the body. > > > > If I slam it hard and push inward at the rear of the door at...
• another funny
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 00:01:57 -0600
  ...Panda slams his paw down on the counter and demands some bamboo! Bartender steps back amazed at how mad the Panda is and says...
• Re: gurgel, nvc
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 May 2005 15:41:54 -0700
  ...That > loop hole in the law has long since been slammed shut. > > jimt > Jim, I took my response offlist since this is not Vanagon...
• Re: stereo question
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:17:13 -0800
  ...The only problem was when my kid was doing the stairsteps - he had it so loud he didn't hear when he slammed the...
• Re: should i register before i sell?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:21:26 -0500
  ...Rabbit Diesel & a '88 Fox there back in '89, I was slammed with close to $1500 in fees! Alan Bosch Formerly of Rutland, VT...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:52:03 -0700
  ...I'm the > original poster > > When I slam the pedal to the floor I can't get my > wheels to lock up. That > the...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:08:03 -0400
  ...Ideas, comments, slams?? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver.
• Re: clutch issue or hydraulics issue
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 10:26:15 -0700
  ...I had to slam the sucker in there, > if that makes sense. Additionally, I've been getting some clutch chatter... > > I can shift through...
• Re: SLIDING DOOR
  Historical mailing list - "Small, Eric (Y2K).SDWARREN/SOPORTLAND/EricS at M ERICS - SDWCMAIL"
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:58:33 EDT
  ...I realized that it started shortly after -while in a fit of rage- I had slammed the door. After fiddling with the latch pin...
• Re: Slam! that slider....can you not?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 11:22:17 -0800
  On Sat, Mar 5, 2011 at 4:44 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > You need to hear more and newer Vanagon...
• Tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 08:32:38 EDT
  ...Later on, there was the horrific grinding and slamming, followed by no power at all. the van currently is in the street, engine runs...
• Re: A Note To The Kid In The Cherry Red 'Tuner'
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:08:48 -0500
  ...Right? And as the > light turned green you peeled out and shot down the road only to have to > slam on the brakes at...
• Re: Driving with LP appliances on
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:25:54 -0700
  ...Also,if you were to say, have a pot of water boiling on it and > had to > slam on the brakes, the thought of...
• Big rigs / no van content
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 21:01:58 -0500
  ...His rig tipped over on its right side and slammed into the cab of CJ's truck. The combination of the evasive maneuvers was...
• Re: Putting a water cooled engine in an 82?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 22:59:00 EST
  ...Not slamming folks who drive Aircooled VWs (I am getting my '74 Bus ready for the road), just pointing out why I like watercooled...
• Re: 84 Hatch Openers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:54:43 -0700
  ...understand are gas openers with >the longest warranty? Seems like a slam dunk unless someone got burned. I just bought a pair of the...
• Admin/List Fees???
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Diggler
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 12:27:08 -0400
  This is just a question and/or suggestion so please don't slam me if this has been discussed to death in my "pre...
• Re: [Re: Why wont VW TRENDS show Vanagons!?/Comment!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 18:35:11 EDT
  ...Curtains pulled, previously opened doors slammed and windows secured. Despite half hearted attempts at contact we never saw the individuals through the evening. In...