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• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:20:12 -0700
  ...It must sell well too since I notice that our local Shell and BP gas stations carries this additive ..in it's original Chevron...
• Re: stud size on ignition coil?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:59:46 -0400
  ...Eh? All the ones I've seen have Faston male spade terminals in pairs, and the connector shells hold two females each. If you...
• Re: [Bulk] Re: Secret tune-up / service item on 1.9 waterboxer engines.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:50 -0700
  Not easy to find the Shell rotella. Only places I've found are oil change places that have it in bulk. And other sources...
• Re: Sticker
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 12:44:43 -0600
  ...My brother made shirts last year in his studio class with a VW emblem on the front, and a picture of a bus shell...
• CRUISE BLUES (BAD) NEWS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 14:41:57 -0400
  Help! I broke down and shelled out $275 for a "proffessionally" installed "electric" cruise for my 87 Westie. It's a SCS/FRIGETTE which...
• new high
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:40:15 -0700
  ...By The oil company..shell/texaco/standard/chevron/ brand... In my inline 4 VW powered van with abbreviated westy interior and no poptop, I...
• Re: Diesel Oil?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 19:34:59 -0500
  ...And I have run Shell Rotella-T 15W-40 in all of them. I have tried Mobil-1 and although Mobil-1 great oil...
• Re: [f] Re: Kid w/73 Thing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 10:32:43 -0700
  ...Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ /// '57 Oval Window (73,900 miles) \\\ /// \\\ //\ /// '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later)/// \\\ //A\\ /// '67 PopTop Westy (Ground up resto) \\\ /// \\\/// \\/// '83...
• Re: Westyize it??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:04:54 -0500
  ...How hard is this to do?? Has anyone done > this anywhere near Montana? Is $ 500.00 a good price for a westy shell? > Rob...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 15:03:38 EDT
  ...You could mount a metal plate Inside and outside of the camper shell, longer/wider than the fake gutter with a few extra holes...
• 2.1L Main Bearing Problem
  Historical mailing list - Walter E Stephens
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 21:10:03 -0700
  ...Has anyone found an alternate source of supply? Can the bearing shells be rebuilt by plating or flame spraying a new babbit layer on...
• tails from the underground.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 10:33:08 -0800
  ...took a drive the the instrument shell off and i got it to work. my fingers are still all with me. LOL had to...
• 84 westy shell
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:55:31 -0800
  I have the bones of my 84 westy almost ready to send to the crushers. There are a few parts left, but it has...
• Re[2]: Drivability issue revisited-intermittent stalling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 07:52:51 -0500
  ...If I had had the whole scoop on the harness, I wouldn't have shelled out the $115 for it. It was obviously not...
• digijet tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:40:05 -0500
  ...It has LEDs, LCD, rotary switch , and a 25 pin d shell connector mounted on top of the box. The LCD reads voltages from...
• Re: Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 17:08:01 -0500
  ...Is there an alternative to spot welding the bushing shell to keep it from spinning? Maybe drill and tap in a short small machine...
• Re: Removal of cat converter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:46:38 -0500
  ...That way you can still use the shell, saves the cost of the replacement pipe. Bye, Mark Ingalls 85 GL 75 Beetle >From: Jermide...
• Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:10:45 -0600
  ...on the VIN tell us more? Yes. > I've thought about shelling out the $15 or > so to run the VIN, but wasn't...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:37:01 -0400
  ...run SM rated oils because of the >lack of zinc additive? Shell Rotella T "Synthetic" (actually, a Group III, hydrocracked petroleum basestock) 15W-40...
• Re: While we are onthe topic....
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 14:44:56 -0600
  ...and you can't count on Shell gasoline actually being > "Shell" ... i've seen Exxon and Amoco and Texaco trucks filling up the Shell...
• Re: Oil Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2009 10:20:14 -0700
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > I can't help with a synthetic but Shell Rotella T 15W-40 is perfect for > Vancouver. � The diesel Synthetic just...
• Pulling a boat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:34:30 -0800
  ...The boat is a 1960 Dorset fibreglass runabout foamed between the shells and refitted for scuba diving with a 50 hp Johnson (70s vintage...
• Re: [Re: Towing a Vanagon]
  Historical mailing list - t ob
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:36:47 PDT
  ...A/C 81 Westy shell ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
• Re: microbus is dead / VW sales NVC
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 19 May 2004 11:47:16 -0700
  ...s > and early 90's either. > > Thankfully some people decided to shell out the cash then - or else where > would we all be now? > >
• Re: Turning vanagons into Westies???
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:50:41 -0400
  ...You have to pull the body off the frame and get a westy shell. Just kidding- this has been done many times and was...
• Re: westy insulation
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 20:39:03 PDT
  I read somewhere that shellac is a good vapour barrier --- don't know about its compatibility with other materials though... nor how long it...
• testing idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 14:21:36 -0400
  ...is getting flaky but would like to know for sure before shelling out for a new one. I have tried unplugging the electrical connector...
• Re: Local gas prices
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:29:06 -0600
  ...Local gas prices? > > Robert Fisher wrote: >> Regular is $3.01 here (southern California, high desert) today at >> the brand name places- Chevron, Shell etc...
• Re: WTB: Nice Westy w/ blown motor... '90 Subaru w/ EJ22 For Sale
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 17:56:49 -0500
  ...the engine and components and would > like to find a nice shell for all his new parts. > > Thanks. > > jobepilgrim@yahoo.com ... I'll pass...
• Fuel Shortage in the Soutland Spreading Fast
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:33:41 -0500
  ...Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and one of two BP stations. And the one BP with gas had only regular unleaded. Price was $3.87.9...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 21:32:29 -0500
  ...Clam shell question >> >> Hi Volks! I am making the step to 15" wheels. My size decision is between >> 205/75/15 or 215/75...
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 05:47:26 -0600
  ...For the time > being, that tire can be delivered through online ordering to any Walmart. > I tried to modify the clam shell to accommodate...
• Re: F.S. 1.9L engine and auto trans
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:24:45 -0500
  ...I'm glad to hear you've successfully parted out your vanagon and that you'll be getting rid of the shell soon. Thats...
• Re: Larger tire front storage was fixing the missing posts
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2020 17:29:42 -0800
  ...BenT > On Jan 5, 2020, Eric Caron wrote: > <snip> >> But, When I put back the shell and used Ben’s front catch the original...
• Re: 1st/reverse brake plate assembly (resolved)
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Tue, 7 Jun 2016 15:06:26 -0700
  ...So, the Bentley book resolves this on 38.13, saying this has been deleted (and the apply shell lengthened), and instead uses the ball...
• Vanagon fiberglass high roof for sale $950
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 20:16:34 -0800
  I have a brand new 24" fiberglass high roof for a Vanagon, insulated and has fiberglass inner shell as well. Gloss white, included is...
• Re: Too many vehicles?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:02:03 -0400
  ...A Bulldog, a fiberglass(!) 356 Porsche shell (no engine, and not much else to it either). Lotus Esprits, MGs and a few Jags. It...
• Re: VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 6 Jan 95 14:45:22 PST
  ...lines attached at 850 RPM and around 48 > degrees of dwell (gas is always Shell Super Unleaded). > If you are setting the timing at...
• Re: 2.1L engine FS
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 22:46:21 -0800
  ...TIA, R ��� o Antaki Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells. -Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) [Sand and Foam] > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: more on the doublecabs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 22:29:26 EST
  ...strip them down, then sell the shell and all the parts to one person, then re-assemble it :<) hey, not much different than a...
• Not sure what this is, but it's pretty
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:42:07 -0700
  ...a fiberglass body shell which appeared to be the illegitimate offspring of a carnal union between a late-70's Corvette and a 1969...
• GoWesty cabinet laminate
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:10:57 -0600
  ...It is an oil-based egg-shell finish paint. It matches the grey (and the gray, too) perfectly. The GoWesty laminate is just a...
• More FREE Vanagon Stuff. Vancouver BC, Canada
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 27 May 2013 15:37:31 -0700
  ...No known dirt in it, ) spare tire clam shell + "springs" pics here: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/FreeVanagonStuff You pick up. Will not ship...
• Re: Ethanol free gas
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:19:48 -0700
  As one can see on their site, there are only two stations shown in California selling ethanol free gasoline - one at a racetrack/shell...
• There once was a dog...
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:35:25 -0700
  ...cable) side of jump seat seat belt assembly.� He chewed the shell off the release mechanism & I have an exposed orange release button now...
• Help: What is the best tire for Vanagons? (F)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 19 May 2000 23:20:59 -0400
  ...for my van at Discount Tire? What tread design will eject shell casings better than others? Also, there is an awesome violin case spare...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 12:20:40 -0500
  ...In the past I would got to LukOil, Amoco, BP, Citgo or Shell. Never seen a difference in the last few decades. On Feb...
• EV eng. temp.
  Historical mailing list
  26 Dec 1995 07:46:52 GMT
  Hi, all I was driving around today after filling the tank w/ Chevron Supreme (I usually put in Shell reg. unl.) and I noticed...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:40:42 -0700
  The ground wire is for a steel shell that drops over the distributor cap. Suppose it is for screening of radio interference. Stan On...
• Re: Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:52:17 -0500
  ...Stanhope wrote: > I remember someone was going to build a fiberglass > shell to go over the bottom of the van, covering up > all the...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:45:14 -0600
  ...and what they'll be this summer > > Lets at least use some judgement here. > We'll all boycott Shell Oil, a Dutch Company so...
• Re: [NVC] Coffee brewing and cleanup
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:05:53 -0600
  ...Dropping that temp a few degrees, whether adding water or egg shells, creates that change immediately, stops the boiling/percing process, and when you...
• Re: Another Vanagon world
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 15 May 2007 22:19:26 -0700
  ...It shows the vanagon after the fire, as a burnt-out shell. Wasserboxer. All the right details were there, with kids climbing all over...
• Group buy for new Adventurewagen tops
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 9 May 2011 13:50:57 -0700
  ...At the moment I am looking at about $1200 each outer shell. This is just a guesstimate until the vendor has inspected the actual...
• Re: Wart injection. (Anti-shellac fuel additive)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 15:22:59 -0600
  ...until it wears off. :) >Perhaps if you added it to your gas, it would keep the Shellac in the gas >tank from clogging your...
• Vanagon Pop-Top Conversion Experiences
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 19:46:45 PDT
  Hello everyone, I recently bought a "shell" of a '91 Vanagon MultiVan and I am considering using the interior and pop-top to convert...
• RE: dealing with wierd noises...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 09:36:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...go to the dealer; shell out $500. May I suggest: step 3a: Try the other hood. ;-) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '80 V6anagon w...
• WANTED: 86 - 91 Headlight covers
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 09:44:12 -0800
  ...I want to put the covers on before I install my new European H4 shells. I have seen the plastic ones, but I find...
• Re: Need name of big VW wrecking yark in OK
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 11:45:37 -0600
  ...Reportedly 3000 VW shells. Max At 06:58 AM 12/31/2002 -0500, Vanagon man wrote: >Recently it was posted.their phone number if...
• loud clicking
  Historical mailing list - Steve Pott
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 12:42:54 -0700
  ...Also, how do I get the listserv DIGEST feature? Steve Pott Flash - '87 vanagon sunroof with Adventurewagon shell. --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to...