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• Alko shocks - feedback?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:32:13 -0500
  ...I want something fairly firm with good cornering but I'm afraid the Bilsteins are a little out of my league. I guess I...
• Optima yellow top install
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:30:48 -0800
  ...I broke out the angle grinder and gently cut the rearward corners away and removed the partition so I could install my battery. It...
• Re: Empi axle shafts are cool!
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:32:00 -0500
  ...The only differences noted were a little less cornering grip (2wd compared to 4wd) and possibly a smidge better gas mileage. No ill effects...
• Cutting board spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 27 Jan 2020 01:25:54 +0000
  ...The result?  Raised that corner from 15 1/2" to 17" (measured from the hub center up to the bottom of the wheel arch...
• Re: Better handling in windy conditions?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:07:32 +1200
  ...So the vehicle is far more stable in cornering and direction-changes. Absolute grip is far better too, for cornering and braking. >Not tread...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 15:47:33 -0600
  ...I find myself avoiding any kind of > acceleration > around corners, or even cornering with the clutch pushed in - it > makes > me wince otherwise!! > I...
• 88 Westy Luggage Rack drainage
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 09:54:34 PDT
  ...I was thinking of cutting a small slot in the rubber seal (just the rubber, not the whole strip) at each front corner. Anyone...
• Re: water leak underneath dash when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:34:09 +0000
  Look at the windshield around the lower left corner (drivers side bottom corner). There will probably be a big gaping area where the rubber...
• Re: Blind Spot Mirrors.....Where do you put yours?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:31:29 -0500
  My 84 Westy's Blind-spot mirror has always been located in the lower inside corner. See photo by following link http://www.flickr...
• VW Vanagon -CHEAP
  Historical mailing list - Nina Groman
  14 APR 1995 19:21:41 GMT
  ...Also the back left hand corner is slightly dented...someone hit it while it was parked. Low blue book is $3175 Asking $2200 OBO...
• Looking for Front seats and Bench/bed
  Historical mailing list - Brandt Milczewski
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 15:56:08 +0000
  ...I'm also looking for a new bench/bed seat full width (no fridge, etc.) as my dog has chewed the corner off of...
• Re: Vegemite/Marmite/Promite weenies on the barbie
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 21:38:15 +0600
  But couldn't I just go to my corner brewery, scrape the sludge off the bottom of the brewing vat, add lots of salt...
• Re: Vanagon Weekender table info needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 May 2003 21:43:54 EDT
  ...latch mechanism > and let me know where the latch is and how bang on the right bottom corner..push in, then pull out.. chris
• 2wd Syncro Traction
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:44:55 -0600
  ...Is your van a Syncro? Do you have the Nokian tires on all four corners? Just curious. George '85 Westfalia
• Re: new pop top canvas installed
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:41:22 -0700
  ...Take the damned pop-top off the camper and screw in four screws per >> corner. The corners are the tightest part of the canvas...
• Re: 91Gl Fiberglass Bumper Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:18:22 -0400
  ...I may have the left corner piece available. Let me look. Jim On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 11:51 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead...
• Re: Window Removal
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 20:50:08 -0500
  ...If you want to reuse the gasket start from the inside in a corner, place screwdriver between frame and gasket pry away, then place...
• Re: Grinding sound when rounding corners
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:10:41 -0800
  ...It would only be audible when > cornering. > > Tony >
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 01:04:11 -0500
  ...Just another way after market parts cut corners. I found this out the hard way. My syncro, when aquired had several other problems in...
• Dormobile camp stove
  Historical mailing list - Pat Wheaton
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 11:13:14 -0700
  At the San Jose VW show this last weekend (which I ran out of gas turning the corner into - did you see the 59...
• Sliding door handle needed!
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 13:00:11 -0500
  ...off in my hand yesterday, and with Christmas right around the corner, I can't really afford the $60-$90 that the vendors are...
• Oil buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:19:55 -0400
  ...Travel 150 miles NP, but coming home same thing at right corner & braking. Engine tight, no valve clatter, no oil leaking. All runs fine...
• reinforcing fiberglass bumpers..Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 12:08:39 EST
  ...on the outer edges of the bumper brackets to support the corners. this is all hidden behind the fiberglass bumper, and not visible at...
• FS: Bench seat
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 02:47:10 -0500
  ...reasonable condition with wear on the arm rest corner. P-mail me at: marokus at voyager dot net. I also have the tracks, but...
• No, not the silver socket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:20:38 -0700
  But the little capped electrical connector bolted to the right rear corner of the alternator. Pop off the cap and there are two prongs...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting - NMDOT Web site Banner
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:40:26 -0700
  ...Seems to have a bumper sticker above the lower left corner of the back window, and something in the middle of the luggage rack...
• Re: More Woe is me ! !
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:57:37 +1000
  ...Bogging the corner after an attempt to pull it out with a slide hammer is never satisfactory and cutting the corner out of a...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 20:01:02 -0600
  ...spread the load on the good side to the > corners and jack something right on the point on the bad side. A wide > triangle...
• Re: Which awning is best
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:10:39 -0600
  ...It's stable >> and solid in wind. >> >> In heavy rain, the outer corners can be lowered by tightening the >> corner >> lines, allowing water to...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:23:29 -0700
  ...So I'm > guessing it takes very little to lift a wheel or at least greatly > diminish > the weight on a rear corner... > I...
• Short Tires, Tall Vans
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 11:56:21 -0700
  ...how much more cornering ability can a Vanagon handle? I've always felt like the van was getting ready to roll over *before* my...
• Vanagon suspension service-Weigh your Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 21:16:09 +0000
  ...I know have 4 corner weighing capability. For those on or Long Island if interested please let me know. Thank you, Dennis
• Re: Power window switch frame replacement, '91 GL.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:08:08 -0400
  ...would probably not hold the Very pretty but I think you'll want to radius the corners and round over the edges. Yours, David
• /fffffriday (around corner)
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  22 Jun 1995 14:58:37 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ > just me (Alistair, are you listening??), so let's not forget that tomorrow > is FFFriday. and it is tradition (started by that slacker, Bill...
• Re: HELP WANTED at Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 21:50:52 -0700
  The Bus Depot wrote: <<<...>>> > > We are located in the northwest corner of Montgomery County, >Pennsylvania (about 1/2 hour from Allentown or Pottstown, 40...
• Autoforeign-repair shop Cincinnati
  Historical mailing list - Matt Stegman
  Wed, 30 May 2001 20:58:27 -0000
  Hello, Anybody here from the Cincinnati area? Anyone have any experience with the Autoforeign shop that's on the corner of Dana and Montgomery...
• Re: urban stealth camping..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:42:58 EDT
  ...Park in a normal spot, not in the back corner -- don't look like you are trying to hide. And, you can snake some...
• FS: 1986 Owners Manual
  Historical mailing list - Rich Barker
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:26:42 -0700
  ...is brand new, but has a crease in the lower left corner. $5 plus shipping; please p-mail me if interested. Thanks, Richard Barker...
• Re: Dripping sunroof on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 12:57:19 -0700
  Alan, These sunroofs are drained by flexible tubes attached at the corners of the sunroof bay. Perhaps these tubes are clogged, or even kinked...
• Re: 88 Vanagon auto transmission indicator lamps - how to change?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 21:25:37 -0800
  There are two screw to the floor, to the corners of the console, and two more towards the upper front corners. You need to...
• "step protector" project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:53:37 -0700
  a bit of angle to protect carpet corner at rear end of walkthrough between front seats. what a crazy project, everything that could have...
• Re: List Bumper Sticker?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 Mar 1995 06:56:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...of the four generations of Type 2s on each of the corner, and the list name in the center. hey, what do you want...
• brake goop
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 95 19:24:44 MST
  ...A cursory inspection of the FLAPS around the corner turns up nothing. Could someone suggest a brand name and actual tag for this goop...
• Re: Windshield Gasket Glue
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 17:47:12 -0500
  ...Only problems is that they tend to leak from the corners for a few months until window 'sets' (bad news for rust) Both windshields...
• Update on oil pressure problem around corners
  Historical mailing list - michael schiesser
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:58:54 -0400
  Thanks all of you who helped me out on this one. It appears the problem was related to an incorrect filter. My mechanic (who...
• Re: PICTURES of pop-top transplant
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:01:29 -0700
  ...Ya, I wonder how they get it to corner like that? Bob _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months...
• Re: fixing peeling interior
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:39:06 -0400
  ...On mine the peeling was occurring at the front corners of the headliner, and I just pulled it back a bit, sprayed in the...
• Re: Westy Bed hardware
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:21:57 -0800
  ...I live in a place where there >are vanagons from corner to corner. Some folks here in Northern Utah come >across some, but I...
• EuroVan Accessories..or lack thereof
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 05 Dec 1995 11:40:09 -0400 (EDT)
  ...One of the things I want to get is a rear fog light which fits into the corner of the back bumper. Last time...
• Re: Very dangerous braking problem
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 23:26:45 -0700
  ...Start at the back wheel, on the corner farthest from the master cylinder and then the other back corner. Next front side away from...
• Re: Grinding While cornering, now cv joints,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:50:01 -0500
  ...improperly greased/assembled could it make a grinding >type sound while cornering cause it's loaded up van tilting puting more >stress on one...
• Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 May 2008 21:29:06 -0700
  ...To get clean and cool intake air, I ran a brake duct hose up into the right hand corner engine bay vent hole. You...
• Re: Buses by the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:03:58 -0800
  ...don't rise! > Melissa, look for the Vanagon 'enclave' in the far corner of the field, over by the beach, when you get there.
• Re: Fri, analogies humor
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 21:55:58 CST6CDT
  Joel writes: > > His bus was as rusty as the inside of a 20-year old can of Spam. > > > The Vanagon cornered on the icy...
• 12 V interior fans, thanks for help
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:33:44 EDT
  ...There is a West Marine store right around the corner from me, si I will look there tomorrow. I guess that the Go-Westy...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:47:44 +1200
  ...Fun if you like tirescrubbing howling when trying (unsuccessfully) to corner hard. >I have had no experience with the other recent German-made vehicles...
• Re: tire switch, impressions. Long.
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:51:00 -0600
  " When you 'turn-in' on a corner, the front goes, and after what seems like a second, then the rear kinda 'sashshays' around, too...
• Re: ventilators in front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:20:42 -0400
  Woody Halsey wrote: > Where does the air that allegedly flows through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 13:50:27 -0600
  ...40 front/rear much better cornering, much more stable on freeway compared to nankang 185r14 tire in correct load rating if you are concerned...
• Re: Opinion regarding new lowered 88 2wd Doublecab w/ Porsche/Pirelli 17's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:50:37 -0700
  ...For now, the cornering is improved over the old set-up. It's just the ride that suffered. BenT