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• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:45:58 -0400
  ...off and clean out the little teeth in there so that it can get a better grab on the post when re- tighten. M
• Re: WTB: Dash Metal Panel for below windshield...1990 2.1
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:30:29 EDT
  ...Everything was in short supply, so you had to grab whatever you could get your hands on. Anything I bought which said Craftsman on...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 08:40:49 -0800
  ...Mark Sean Garrett wrote: > I have some questions about Grabbers not meeting the C rating (or D).... That extra sidewall reinforcement is important. > No...
• Re: WTB: BFG A/T KO 14" tires
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 08:10:39 -0600
  ...I''ve replaced my ball joints and am I'm thinking of picking up two General Grabbers for the front. They come in 27x8...
• Re: report on Limited Slip Differential
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Dec 2009 18:23:56 -0800
  ...it is a 'limited slip or grab device" between front and rear axles and differentials. people get nutty when I say the VC is...
• a trick to share... window..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:00:42 -0800
  ...zip tie down till you can grab the vertical felt at the bottom with your hand - grab it and pull it down till the...
• Re: Stripping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:48:06 -0600
  ...On my parts '85, at first I thought I'd just grab >> the obvious parts, but Scott advised me to take as much as...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:54:59 -0700
  ...Something to grab when climbing in and out. - Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer...
• Re: Heart vs. Head/Shuttle Buses
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:45:41 -0700
  ...Diego), and the path takes me through Whole Foods, > where I grab a banana. If I don't feel like walking, a free shuttle...
• Re: Exceptional Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 6 May 2015 13:28:21 -0400
  ...Still, I had to grab the paper towels too . . . Marc Perdue On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 1:06 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail...
• Had to pass on a 91 white westy for 12K
  Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 20:41:42 EDT
  ...I would have grabbed this one in a heartbeat! It's a one owner. Thanks to all who helped me in my frustrating search...
• Re: To Chris Delong
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 22:12:54 -0400
  ...His just happened to be the address that it grabbed, could have been anyone on the list. See my previous post to sympatico.ca...
• Re: Seams
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:17:30 -0800
  ...The seam rust will return and then the silicone caulk will have nothing to grab to. M __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney...
• Re: no power
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 09:31:39 -0700
  ...There is very strange clutch action, it starts grabbing when clutch pedal is still almost all the way down. Is it possible that malfunctioning...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:14:15 -0400
  My left driver's armrest has the opposite problem... it wont' go up. Is it supposed to? Is there a known fix? Thanks, Wes...
• Re: full width blue Zbed in Oakland PNP
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:16:52 -0800
  ...Hope you grabbed them. Mark Paul Guzyk wrote: > this was at the Oakland, CA pick N pull on Saturday. Needs a good shampoo but...
• Re: joining plastic and rubber fuel vent line
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:54:11 -0400
  ...Actually found that a 5/16 compression fitting looks just about perfect to grab on to the cut plastic line. Since it is only...
• Re: My first "Westy" Question!!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Angrisani
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:05:34 EDT
  ...This metal clamp grabs the fiberglass and holds the seal in place. When it rusts, it doesn't grab onto the fiberglass anymore. You...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:18:48 -0500
  > If you are using 185R14 tires then YES they must be Load C or more to be > rated to carry the weight. > If you...
• Re: Report on Sears (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stewart
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:32:17 -0800
  ...Ironically, part of that space will soon be occupied by Amazon (their upcoming "grab and go" grocery stores). I say "ironically" given that Sears...
• specific tire pressure question...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 10:49:33 -0700
  ...I have 14" OEM alloy on my Carat with General Grabber AT2 - 27x8.5R14LT... anyone has the same set up and what pressure do...
• Re: Gas Tank Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 19:17:05 -0700 (PDT)
  >Thom, do you know what bus year you grabbed the tank >from? I ran out of gas, AGAIN (fifth time, 2nd this month), I...
• Re: Bus Boys Stole From me Saga....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 07:18:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...my saying "if I didn't own a Volkswagen, I'd grab a gun and kill my neighbors..." obviously an impossibility on my part...
• Trip report and MPG Record.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:45:41 EDT
  ...Anybody on the list want to grab a beer in SD? By the way we got 25mpg up from Idaho Falls and down to...
• Re: Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 00:00:39 AST
  ...Use a pencil sharpener/knife to taper it down a bit until the threads grab. Run this up and into the bottom of a...
• Re: Engine teardown - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 20:29:39 -1000
  ...there are exanadable internal grabber tools .( like to grab and extract a oil pressure relief piston say ) A good machine shop that does whole...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 21:50:26 -0700
  ...11:15 AM, Vanagon <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > The OEM grab loop inside my '84's sliding door finally came apart last year...
• Re: Strange problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 00:33:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The heat of the engine is causing it to grab the input shaft! This is not an uncommon problem in the early Vanagons.
• Re: Should I buy this bus?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:36:19 -0700
  ...So for all who are contemplating the purchase of a Type2, it might pay to grab a copy before you venture out into the...
• Re: Counterweighted Crank
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 May 1999 18:16:49 +0200
  ...Who does? I just grabbed the first copy of VWTrends I could reah for, and v�ila! On page 3, issue #3, march 1999...
• Re: Normal Transmission "Problems"? Speedo Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 05:47:41 EST
  ...real fussing to remove the bad boy..it will start to "grab" and then go <bang> and seem to clear up ..except then you...
• Now on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 22:48:00 -0500
  ...here's you chance to grab one cheap. Regards, -jspeer '89 Westy, "Mystery Machine"
• Re: Anyone Using Netscape 4.7?
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:16:20 -0700
  ...I sent you a screen grab of the Netscape display. Good >Luck, HC >
• Re: so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:10:26 +1200
  ...If it says "SUBARU" anywhere on the engine, grab it. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell...
• Re: Odometer problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:33:50 -0400
  ...I remember that a small white drive gear had a radial split, allowing the shaft to turn without enough grab to turn the gear...
• There are 2 different brown velour interiors in 84-85 Westys?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:45:15 -0700
  Wait...where there two different brown velour fabric patterns on the 84-85 Westfalias? Upgrading my interior I grabbed one brown/tan velour captain...
• Re: Maxwell House prepackaged coffee
  Historical mailing list - Neil Stuart
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 22:19:33 -0600
  I grabbed them one day when on the road and that was all the store had ...found them easy to use but ya they...
• Re: Brake Drum Removal
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 10:10:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...The only way I could imagine a true drum puller would be some sort of device that could grab the outer circumference of the...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 30 Jan 2021 09:50:35 -0800
  ...this is what I have now *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, Rear 46 psi* *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Re: Non-locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:05:15 -0600
  ...I'll grab one next time I visit a junkyard. I have the keyed one but it is a bit stiff to turn and...
• 6" hubcaps & bentley book
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 09:13:53 EST
  went to flea market near atlanta on saturday and grabbed two chrome vw hubcaps for $1. they are only 6" diameter but set up...
• Bend/LaPine mechanics? vw in distress
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:31:49 -0700
  grabbed this off the wetwesties list. See below. -mp ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 15:14:54 -0700 From: bjbeam@pocketmail.com...
• WATER PUMP SUCCESS! Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Thu, 31 May 2001 18:22:37 EDT
  ...I just opened the tank from the top, as suggested, and reached in and grabbed the pump. With it turned on, (no, didn't...
• Steering Column "Flex"
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 15:42:20 -0700
  ...Is this normal? I often grab the wheel when climbing in and don't remember it doing this... But I never paid attention. Just...
• Re: There are 2 different brown velour interiors in 84-85 Westys?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 20:48:11 -0700
  ...grabbed one brown/tan velour captain's chair which > I > thought came out of an 84 or 85 GL Westfalia. > Today I grabbed another...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:15:02 -0600
  ...you may be able to grab the rim of the inner tube. If you will look really, really closely, you will see what looks...
• Spotted ~ DarkGrayWesty
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 10:15:56 -0600
  ...makeout the details ~ looks as if it has an empty bikerack on the BackHatch ~ I grabbed a screenshot if anybody is interested ORR ~ DeanB
• Clunk goes the rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Sondergaard, Arlene
  Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:13:22 -0800
  ...Pressure around 45 tire, looks normal, grab and shake-no give. The belts look o.k. Drive the backroad the rest of the way...
• Re: Wheel weight .
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Feb 2013 11:56:25 -0800
  I have at least 8 bare 14 inch steel vanagonwheels( plus two kinds of scales at least, ) that I could grab and weigh in...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:46:03 -0700
  ...but .....should have a bit more play there than 'grabs on the first click.' at least check rear brake temps after 'just driving' . Might...
• Small boneyard score, and pics of an A/C unit I haven't seen before.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:59:20 -0700
  I got two grab handles, two sets of front footwell rubber pads, an interior light and the top of the steering column for ten...
• armrest fix for idiots
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 09:19:24 -0400
  ...I simply grabbed the loose flathead screw by its threads, turned it a number of times- and now have a functioning armrest!!! Tally-ho...
• Re: Euro vs US tailights / 9 pass 3 person front seat!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:47:04 EDT
  ...the "bulkhead" behind the front seats (split, regular drivers, double passenger) >> grab that front bench seat!!!! 9 passenger van front seats are hard to...
• 91 Vanagon Antenna replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Mitch
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 21:47:00 -0500
  ...stop and the next thing I see is a low branch grab my antenna and snap it off at the base!! It was like...
• clutch problem
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 11:58:45 -0700
  ...The clutch disc was nice & thick but you could see where it had been grabbing. Thanks to all again. Pat Callaghan 82 Westy Portland...
• S-H-U-D-D-E-R....
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 14:38:59 -0600
  ...Doesn't slip on hills, good grab. I'm new to hydraulic clutches if that plays a role. Should i be putting extra $$ aside...
• Re: how to fix floppy armrests (was Re: Looking for Grab handle packing ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:54:14 EDT
  In a message dated 4/10/06 9:06:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU writes: > actually, I got it backwards...
• Re: Powersteering Rack - using synthetic Auto trans fluid
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 10:52:56 -0800
  ...the van (parked in the garage) and "pretend" she was driving, grabbing the steering wheel and rocking back & forth... Ouch! A few months later...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:49:58 -0700
  ...As Mark said, it is a Vanagon grab handle > from the passenger door. The handle is slightly geared towards the > inside (follows the top...
• Re: Hatch lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 13:39:44 -0500
  ...Many will immediately grab an X9 blank which looks similar but has different grooves on the side and is not correct. We stock the...