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• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:18:10 -0500
  ...Makes access to nuts/bolts better (especially at cat - mine had these three support straps from the flange to the body, making fastener access...
• Re: Tiico and Diesel Bent Frame Rails
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:57:16 -0400
  ...mount | | > > > |___| strap |___| > > > > > > As I said, poor art. But the two mounts have things that drop down a > > > little > > > and the strap bolts to the...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Sun, 2 May 2004 23:30:36 -0700
  ...Regards, Craig Craig Oda wrote: > I'm considering strapping a long surfboard to the top of my westfalia > roof and am wondering about the...
• Re: front door check rod strap assembly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 17 Sep 2017 08:59:44 -0700
  ...I replaced with spare I had, pics etc here https://shufti.blog/2012/02/01/vanagon-front-door-check-strap/ Hope this helps Alistair...
• Strap a raft to the roof?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:51:17 -0700
  ...there, I'm tempted to just figure out some way to strap the thing on the roof. How could that be done? OR, do...
• battery removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 04:49:46 -0700
  ...You could get one of those fancy battery straps, but they never seem high on the priority list. You could only batterys that have...
• Re: Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 1 Oct 2019 14:18:35 -0700
  ...I loop a nylon strap under it to help lower and raise it, leaving the strap in place at all times. The first 3...
• Re: [NVC] Beefier Scrunchies?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 09:33:49 -0400
  the kinds of velcro straps that are used to secure bundles of wires (like for computer set-ups) should work. Might be slippery? Or...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:14:30 -0800
  ...Ever wonder why you can't connect a copper water pipe to a steel water pipe? So my adding a ground strap, you are...
• Re: Shocking seats!!
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:53:47 -0500
  ...Have you thought of trying one of those ground straps that drag on the ground from the rear bumper? Pascal '84 Westy
• Re: Never Under Estimate Your Ground Straps!
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 16:40:40 -0500
  Similar probs fixed on a kindred Porsche 914 by cleaning/replacing ground straps. Developing business and guiding change since 1996, G. Matthew Bulley Bulley...
• cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 11:10:59 EDT
  ...on the 93 up Eurovans there is a large assist strap tha hangs down from the hatch panel, right underneath the rear glass..this...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:37:04 -0800
  ...Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 9:34 AM Lots of hatch/trunk racks available, but I like the ones with six straps and hooks and...
• Re: Battery ground
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 10:29:09 -0400
  ...Be sure to remove the ground strap from the chasse and clean well with a wire brush, and use Di-Electric grease before reconnecting...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 09:41:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Is the transaxle strap in good condition? I don't _have_ a trans strap - I'm using a solid trans mount. Solid meaning all...
• Re: Subject: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sat, 26 May 2018 11:21:56 +0000
  check the ground strap in the battery compartment where it connects to the body. Take it off and run a tap through it as...
• Wanted: muffler support bracket
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:17:45 -0500
  Hi, Anyone parting out or have on hand the muffler support bracket and retaining strap to fit a 2.1l exhaust (Digifant)? Please p...
• Re: Of Vanagon Demons and other Ailments...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:02:11 -0400
  ...that was a factory crimp gone bad, and would have made the ground strap essentially useless. test was conducted with strap off the vehicle...
• Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:30:08 -0700
  ...I put a strap in because....... I upgraded to a long bungee for curtain "rod". One end of a bungee hooks intp new strap...
• Instructions for reinstalling gas tank in 84 Camper
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:39:33 -0500
  ...It goes through a strap which screws into the floor of the van under the front seats. The dealer has tried twice to replace...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:15:29 -0500
  Not that Daryl needed my help "showing" where the ground strap is located but...... ;) WBX transmission, looking toward rear https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Ehcz...
• Re: roof rack for 84 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 12:22:01 -0500
  Don't forget the lateral tie down straps as well. In mnay respects, they are more important than the bow and stern ties. Buy...
• Child seat in Double Cab possible?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 18:54:57 -0800
  ...The front seats are #$@% Ford Aerostar seats that have no seperate head rests that one could put a strap through to fasten to the...
• Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Fri, 11 May 2018 11:44:35 -0700
  A rooftop, pelican-case box with metal locking straps like the gowesty one is exactly what inspired the only break-in attempts we’ve...
• Re: 84 Engine hesitatation while cruising
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 15:59:44 EDT
  I would suggest you check your grounds and grounding straps as I had a similar probelm and one of my grounding staps was broken...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:06:56 +0000
  Go Westy has them. Just r&r'red the cat and muffler on mine a few weeks ago. They sent all the parts out...
• Re: Where can I get a new cap for the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:10:51 -0700
  ...When putting the cap back on the outlet under the tank (in front of the left rear tire)" This cap has no strap, at...
• Muffler Strap/Engine Tin Wanted.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:13:48 -0400
  ...Technically, I don't need the "support rods" as mine are good, but the strap and the bracket the strap connects to.....this item...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:17:58 +0000
  ...I plugged my voltmeter between the ground strap terminal going to the transmission front mounting and the engine (any points) and I found -0...
• Re: battery removal
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 12:04:43 -0700
  ...The mechanic explained to me that while they sell the straps inside the store they were instructed not to use them due to liability...
• Re: The Dying 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:24:09 -0400
  Carl, Have you checked the oxygen sensor for function and proper ground? Have you checked the integrity of the engine bay ground points/straps...
• Re: battery removal
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:35:41 -0700
  Should be able to find a battery carrier that mounts to the posts--mine is a vinyl strap with interference-fit connectors at both...
• Wanted: muffler brackets for 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 11:59:36 -0400
  Hi Folks, I am looking for a solid pair of muffler brackets -- the two that the muffler rests on and the straps hook onto...
• plastic hose clamps W/prong?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sun, 9 May 2004 14:44:16 EDT
  ...supplies the adjustable plastic hose clamps, with the prong insert, that goes into the frame? (for strapping hoses to the frame) thanks, John C....
• Muffler Straps
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Wed, 18 May 2005 11:18:47 -0400
  I cant seem to figure out how to get these off. One is broke and one is not...but is about to...Any help...
• Re: Child safety seats in the back
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:03:29 -0600
  ...The back strap will squash down into the cushion on the car seat. This will put tension on the back strap, keeping it from...
• Re: E-Ticket ride
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:54:47 -0700
  ...i am amazed almost every place i have lived in canada has outlawed strap and/or chain towing due to numerous deaths indeed fixed...
• Re: ideas for bus depot ez awning and roof rails
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 3 Aug 2014 21:34:17 -0400
  ...We sell Velcro straps that can wrap around your roof rack and the awning's rain gutter pole, holding the awning against the roof...
• Most misunderstood this Re: Battery clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:26:31 -0700
  ...Than I got replies back, like how to lift it out with a strap, or how to spread the terminals to make them loose...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:32:27 -0700
  ...A brand > new OE muffler is way more expensive especially when you add the cost of > the tail pipe, tail pipe gasket, and straps...
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:23 -0400
  ...Tied straps to each end of the engine carrier and > wrapped the straps > a few times around the pipe. Each helper slowly releases the...
• Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Aug 1996 19:41:25 CST6CDT
  ...I am going to check the connection at the starter terminal and > ground straps just to make sure there are no I squared R...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:15:08 -0700
  Karl, in that photo, what's the keyed thingie? And where is the battery strap grounded when in use? On 6/9/2021 1...
• Re: Pulsing Engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 11:49:03 EST
  Check the grounds to the engine (ground strap on driver's side head to firewall and the other is on the tranny). That is...
• Re: Instrument cluster screws
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:26:51 -0700
  ...a few for sale (NOS) for $75.00 each ; ) And for you horeseman out thee I have a few genuine hyperbolic cinch straps also....
• Re: INFO needed: Anybody have one of those SA 85 liter tanks? These are the longer version of our 2wd tanks.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:46:10 +0000
  ...They do come with longer straps and a new rear mounting bar that you must attach since you cut away the original rear mounting...
• Re: Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:21:55 -0800
  ...This wire was held to the sensor with a small type of cable strap. image of repair showing similar: http://tinyurl.com/lq2zqtw If...
• Re: Therein, lies a tale.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:44:11 -0500
  ...Loosen ground strap. Unlock doors, remove > >ground strap. Go add oil to engine. > > Sounds like your most important datum right now is the location...
• Re: Fuel tank install tip
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:28:00 -0700
  ...You will have > to loosen the strap a notch or two as you raise the tank into position, but > that's all you have...
• Re: Gary Lee curtain rod?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:45:10 -0700
  ...I put a strap > > in because....... > > > > I upgraded to a long bungee for curtain "rod". > > > > One end of a bungee hooks intp new strap...
• Fuel for Thought - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 16:02:34 -0400
  ...The cause of the leak was not the gasket, however, but a broken gas tank strap on the RHS. The tank had dropped about...
• curtain straps
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 08:02:17 -0500
  ...However in my enthusiasm to paint the inside walls I took the curtain straps off the very last panel on the passenger side by...
• exhaust clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 11:00:59 -0500
  Does anyone know if the muffler brackets on a 87 vanagon are availiable? I dont need the whole thing, just the top straps, and...
• Re: inside the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:10:00 GMT
  >what's the funniest or wierdest thing done inside your vanagon? > Crocheted 2,000 Bra's and jock straps into a statue for international...
• cargo net
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:51:45 -0500
  Anyone ever seen a cargo net that would strap in nicely in the recessed rack area over the cab of the westy? Would sure...
• Re: Friday Trvia Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:22:35 -0500
  ...but I seem to remember that (on my '85 full Westy) the curtain on the driver's side has a double strap just to...
• Re: Bag for Westy Roof Rack
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 08:43:02 -0400
  ...Very heavy vinyl, and with lots of straps, heavy zippers and over-cover. Stuff inside has never gotten wet, even in driving rain (pun...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:02:26 -0700
  ...Thanks for all the great advice guys. > >make sure the trans ground strap is good. > I've located a braided ground strap from the...
• Re: New Gas Tank Install on '85
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Tue, 2 Sep 2008 18:15:49 -0700
  ...Place the front of both straps in postiton and start the bolts a few > threads just to hold them in place. > > 3. Lift the...
• Re: Decent grab loop?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:25:12 -0700
  I should-a saved the strap so I could photo it. It simply pulled apart on both sides of the hole, where the strap...