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• Re: 3 in a van
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 8 May 2002 09:57:52 -0400
  ...Its only 15 feet long, and barely 6 feet wide........ John
• paper vans
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 14:44:16 -0600
  ...would seem to be barrels but the rectangle portions aren't wide enough to form a circle with the diameter of the round pieces...
• Clarion ProAudio DXZ545MP Dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:11:11 -0800
  ...They are 7" Wide x 2" High x 6 1/8th" Deep. Does anyone know off hand if this will fit? Thanks! Matt
• Re: vanagon alloys, question re
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 17:06:12 -0500
  ...the > steel wheels? Probably not, although IIRC the alloys can take wider tires (205 compared to 185) than the steels. For me, I had...
• Re: How do I check the archives?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 23 Jan 2016 17:15:37 +0000
  ...How do I check the archives? I need recommendations on whether to buy taller and/or wider tires for my '83 Vanagon Westy, but...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:06:43 -0700
  ...I personally find >> those wide-open spaces of nothing quite enjoyable, but I suppose to AK >> dwellers used to wide open spaces full of...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:50:47 -0500
  Any reasonable fabric store will sell a wide range of lightweight canvas and heavy cotton that would do. It's not expensive, and the...
• Re: Old school Rain/Wind deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:05:41 -0400
  Hi Donna, If they are wider (longer?) then I can cut them. Rather then taking two and trying to make one to fit the...
• Fuel Injection tuning - wide band O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:04:06 -0400
  I've been contemplating the purchase of a wideband O2 sensor and data logger for use in tuning the injection on my van conversion...
• Re: power steering V-belt falls off
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:55:57 -0700
  yes, I think that's the problem very likely - too wide a belt. shouldn't be too hard to find a 9.5 mm...
• Re: WANTED: Front child's cot
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 6 May 2014 17:43:54 -0700
  ...Me, for example; I'm barely taller than the front dash is wide. Hmm, If I made a front support pole that cleared the...
• Re: Dead Yellowtop house battery
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:42:23 -0400
  ...Kraiker NextChapter.KraikerPhoto.com On 2012-06-28, at 1:31 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > I thought those yellowtop batteries were widely available.
• Looking for mirror 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Grateful Dead
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 23:34:13 -0700
  ...18 wheeler w/a wide load took it off while the van was parked in downtown Lamar CO..... bummer!!!! Having no luck in finding...
• Re: Kids cots
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 May 1999 03:04:20 EDT
  ...Has anyone tried fitting one for a vanagon westy? >> the vanagon is wider than the bus. chris
• Rear Window Parcel grid
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 21:10:21 -0500
  ...s for the one I have seem to be a bit wide, not wanting to fit on the edge of the hatch too good...
• Re: new kombi anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 14:03:55 -0300
  Awesome :) (lvc) I'm in Argentina and it's amazing at the much wider variety of VWs down here. (/lvc) On Tue, Jun 5...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:22:15 -0500
  ...If the threads are OK I'm going to find a proper oil plug that has the smaller hex head but wide base for...
• Re: A4 wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:29:33 -0700
  ...spoke, 16". > >they are both ET 45, but 7" wide, instead of 6" wide like the 5000 turbo 15". > >the 5000 turbo wheels can...
• Re: wheelbase size
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 13:05:44 -0500
  Dear Lee, I "think" the deeper wheel in the back is 'cause sometimes people put WIDER wheels in the back and SKINNIER wheels in...
• Re: removing stock lighter socket
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:09:50 -0700
  ...You will see a set of parallel slots about 1/16" wide and 3/8" long with a rectangular slot behind it about 3...
• Re: At long last finally and looking at lots of little problems to come
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 19 Dec 2016 09:18:50 -0800
  ...I am looking for the gray tape running all around the van - it's about 2.25" (55mm) wide anyone know where to get...
• Re: GoWesty cabinet laminate
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:15:24 -0400
  ...to acquire? Lowes has the laminate in the smallest roll, 30" wide x 8-feet long, for $8 more than this 2'x4' piece...
• Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:30:37 -0400
  ...If you were camping with the 120V hook-up, you wouldn't want the fridge running wide-open. The 12V DC is just to...
• Re: Are Vanagons more trouble than they're worth?(long but worth it)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:20:48 EST
  ...training their technicians in Vanagon technology and consequently today guesswork is wide-spread. >> Or, perhaps the ones that were trained have long since retired.
• Re: wheel question.. why is width and diameter in inches but offset is in MM??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 19:14:13 -0500
  205 is inches? Bloody wide tire..... On Mar 14, 2005, at 1:38 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > here is stupid question i always...
• front license plates
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 18:25:25 -0500
  the requirement for a front plate is pretty widely enforced in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area and the rest of Minnesota- pretty sure...
• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 01:54:33 -0400
  ...The body is 6" longer, 3" taller and 3" wider. The wheelbase is 2.3" longer and about 8" wider. Horsepower and torque are...
• Re: 16" wheel kit
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:24:53 -0800
  ...The 16" CV 9000 is 6.5" wide and ET 30. That would stick out 3/4" less than your current wheels (16 x7...
• Re: PhryDai New Camper
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:24:07 -0400
  ...filling! If Ford could shorten the nose, make it a tad wider, and lengthen the back a bit I'd really love it. -- Thanks...
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:20:39 EST
  ...They had 5 people, all their stuff, 5 kayaks on top and the van was wide enough for a 6' bed. They had a...
• Who Sells Vanagon Batteries??
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Jones
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:43:06 EDT
  ...just had NAPA special order a battery, but it was too wide to fit in the battery hole. thanks, Bryan Jones '91 Westy '98...
• Re: "Steel Wheels" (Rolling Stones, road music content ??)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 22:10:25 -0800
  Kim Brennan wrote: > I believe there were a few (probably not US) 14" steel wheels made in > 6" wide rims. Tiico sells them. > > http...
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise? NOx
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:38:08 -0400
  ...I got a cheap AFM off eBay years ago that had been horribly maladjusted and got it to work with my wideband O2 meter...
• Re:Engine seals
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 15:47:00 -0500
  ...It is about 1" thick, and 2" wide by around 4' long. It has an fat H, or I cross section, where the body...
• Re: Spoiler?-wind problems
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 23:06:17 -0500
  When I changed from a Michelin LT tire with stiff sidewalls to Kelly brand copies of the aquatread in a lower wider format the...
• Re: Some good info about E-code headlamps & "City Lights"
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:54:42 -0500
  > Beam patterns are better (wider, longer-reaching) on low and high beam with > Cibies. The main difference, though, is that 7" round and 200mm...
• Re: need tires for 90 westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 17:06:17 -0500
  ...The 205/70R14 is about 2/5 of an inch wider, and roughly the same height, as the 185R14. So it's not a...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 10:56:05 -0700
  ...hi David, I will measure the voltage at the wide/white instrument cluster connector on pin #6 and ground.... what voltage should I expect...
• Help find JRP
  Historical mailing list - Werner Kenneth Hellmer
  Tue, 19 Apr 1994 14:02:20 -0500 (CDT)
  Hello all, I'm trying to find out more about the high power alternators jrp@widcat.widener spoke of. I tried to send mail...
• Re: New Person Saying Hello To All
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 95 13:23:56 CST
  Tom, Welcome to the wide world of Type IIs on the net. It's good to hear from a fellow NEATO member. Thank you...
• Re: Tire recommendations wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 21:47:32 -0500
  ...the nice little groove fills with snow and you ride on a 1" wide "tread" of snow... Redesigned Aquatread is different....
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 15:54:17 CST
  On Tue, 15 Nov 94 15:10:25 CST <jrp@widcat.widener.edu> said: >I understand Proposition 187 requires you to not count busses...
• Re: HEY!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 19:44:56 -0400
  ...At a ci wide as the atlantic. John vwbus@mindspring.com (hey I had a few stat classes 7-8 years ago, and agree...
• Re: water pump advice / Murphy's law
  Historical mailing list - Richie Chunda
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:01:28 EDT
  ...Any other bit and pieces that I'll need? >> A tube of triple antibiotic cream and a box of 1-inch wide BandAids. Rich
• Re: Sleeping dimensions of the Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 11:00:09 -0600
  ...the non-Westy no-cabinet bed is 5 1/2 feet wide & 6 feet >long. plenty of room for 2 adults and 2 large...
• Re: 27X8.5X14 spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:46:48 -0600
  ...The tire is 8 1/2" wide and 26.7" dia. Bob Stevens http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk...
• Re: Ebay:90 Syncro Crew Cab
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:11:19 EST
  ...gives u more of a wide angle view. chris
• Re: WBX-6 - Xmas wishlist
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 05:22:33 -0700
  ...WBX-6 - Xmas wishlist > >http://www.oettinger.de/bilder/3814.jpeg > >Dream, dream, dream.... > >Gotta get a wider chimney for Santa Claus this year...
• Re: heater cointrol lever differences by year?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:29:54 -0400
  ...One was sort of square, the other sort of pie-slice shaped (and wider/softer). I have 2 of each, don't remember which...
• Engine Swappers - Look at this!
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:30:24 -0700
  ...It measures only 40" long x 31" wide x 15" high, excluding induction system. This engine is built from new parts which are mostly...
• Re: Windwing Noise
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:36:44 -0600
  ...so you can still see with the normal mirrors, but you get a wider view with the fisheyes. they've been on one of...
• Re: whats the lowest profile tire youve run on 15" rims on the vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:39:12 +1100
  ...If you went to significantly wider tyres (and still cleared the sliding door) I guess you could get down to 50s. I didn't...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Tom Olsen
  6/7/96 4:33 PM
  ...Message from DOD follows: > > URGENT! URGENT! URGENT! URGENT! URGENT! URGENT! > > WHAT IS THE PROBLEM -- A hostile Java applet is stalking the World > Wide Web...
• Re: OK to use an 11mm wide WP/alternator belt on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:55:09 -0500
  ...I went to a FLAPS >> for WP belts for convenience, and find that they spec'd 11 mm wide >> belts for a vanagon. The...
• CD Ignition
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 22:15:51 EST
  ...Bob also notes that the spark plugs can be gapped much wider, does anyone know how much wider? I'll post this to v...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:08:04 -0600
  ...If its too narrow I assume its > fairly easy to widen it with a flat head or something. Gotta check mine out > now - I...
• Re: Monday?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Aug 94 11:30:32 -0400
  ...Poulson, Widener University Department of Computing Services
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:21:09 -0700
  David wrote: "August (?) Fresnel was famous for building wonderful light-house lenses using this general principle in ?early 19th c.?" http://www.lanternroom.com...
• Re: Anyone widened a VW van? Yes, they did...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 06:49:12 +1200
  >It has been done long time ago with many of them. VW done it themselves. >It is called the LT28, LT31, etc. Ach nein...
• Re: Yakima rack install directions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:26:59 -0500
  Thanks to those of you who made comments about my Web page on how to install a Yakima rack setup using Wide Body brackets...