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1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
2026-10-18T17:46:54.000Z
...https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine> On 10/18/26, 1:45 PM, "Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz) via VANAGON...
Re: dim "High beam" indicator light
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 00:33:28 -0500
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</bigger> <bigger>Subject: Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?</bigger> <bigger>Listers:</bigger> <bigger> I have a...
1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
2026-10-18T18:26:34.000Z
...michaelbarbine>> On 10/18/26, 1:45 PM, "Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz) via VANAGON" <listserv@lists-test.ja1.io <mailto:listserv@lists-test.ja1...
Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:45:46 -0500
...exposed coolant in this area indicates a leak, right? It</bigger> <bigger>isn't SUPPOSED to do that, right?</bigger> <bigger>.</bigger> size=2...
Re: Leaking Clutch Master Cylinder Help Needed
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Wed, 26 Nov 1997 18:18:40 -0500
...It appears that the clutch master cylinder is leaking quite a lot and needs a new cylinder or new seals.</bigger> <bigger>[Late news...
Re: California law (smog)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 23:57:13 EST
...where not > to get close to the Kyoto Protocol with those big big big vehicles!!!!! > think big :-)))) > > the big 3 pays off big brother...
Re: warning to those considering Buses by the Bridge! brain-eating amoeba...
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 07:18:20 -0700
Big, big, big lakes in Texas. Many with big, big, big alligators! Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: Are...
Re: California law (smog)
Historical mailing list - W Peabody
Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:33:26 -0800
...where > > not > > >to get close to the Kyoto Protocol with those big big big vehicles!!!!! > > >think big :-)))) > > > > > >Ben > > >
price diff. between 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:11:37 EDT
why is there a $200+ price difference between the 2wd and 4wd SA big brake kits? the few vendors which still carry them (2...
Any 5 speeds out there?
Historical mailing list - R J Bellanca
Thu, 03 Jul 1997 09:32:26 -0700
Volks, Anybody out there with a 5 speed box lying around, wanting to part with it? (cheep) <italic><bigger><bigger>Bob Bellanca </bigger></bigger...
Re: warning to those considering Buses by the Bridge! brain-eating amoeba...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:50:33 -0400
...Many with big, big, big alligators! > > Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > Geza Polony <gezapolony@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: Are there lakes in Texas? > > > > --------------------------------- > Boardwalk for...
Big state.. (Texas Campout thread)
Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
Wed, 23 May 2001 13:18:57 -0500
On Tue, 22 May 2001 20:46:08 Brian McClure wrote: ....Big Big Big dang state!! Yep and very diverse.! Don & Sue Welch 91...
Re: Big Bend NP
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:59:02 -0500
The best time to visit Big Bend NP is in the springtime, especially after a good rain, when the flowers are out. The best...
Re: Putting a "Complete Westy interior" in a '90 Syncro
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:03:40 -0300
...malcolm s <FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param><bigger>Fitz-Randolph, wrote: <FontFamily><param>Arial</param><smaller><smaller> I've got a '90 Syncro...
Re: Big Sur resident vanishes during trek into wilderness
Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:46:13 -0700
Yellow Westy owner lost in Big Sur...... On Aug 18, 2014 9:27 PM, "Claire Steffen" <claire@stratofex.com> wrote: > Big Sur resident vanishes...
'Noher Newbie-'86 Westy - near tragedy on shakedown cruise - FIRE!
Historical mailing list - Aurora Farm
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:16:12 -0700
...another journey, </big></big><big><big> 1,500 miles</big></big><big><big> through Washington...
Re: Hi-torque starter installation
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:30:19 -0800
...Then, I asssumed, the threaded/bolt connector next to it is > for the big red wire from the alternator, right? > > So what happens to...
whats the biggest spare you've crammed into the spare tire hanger?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 11 Aug 2001 22:26:38 EDT
for those of you running 15' + wheels...that is the biggest spare tire youve crammed into the front spare tire hanger? i got a...
Re: California law (smog)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Feb 2007 21:50:42 -0500
...where > > not > > >to get close to the Kyoto Protocol with those big big big vehicles!!!!! > > >think big :-)))) > > > > > >Ben > > >
Re: big badge grille
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:43:47 EST
...Looking to "upgrade" the grill on my '86 to > a "big badge." What year did they make the emblem bigger, and will a later...
Re: Trip Report:Out of Austin, into the frying pan...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jul 1996 21:35:05 -0400
rnic> > Texas is big. I mean really big. I mean so vast that you can rnic> drive for > hours and still be there(apologies...
Big battery installed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 25 May 2015 08:36:59 -0700
Finally installed my big 200 AHr AGM battery. Location may raise eyebrows. https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/vanagon-big-battery-installed/ More...
big badge grille
Historical mailing list - Gregory Johnson
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:49:06 -0500
...Looking to "upgrade" the grill on my '86 to a "big badge." What year did they make the emblem bigger, and will a later...
Re: This may sound stupid, but... can a 1.9 be set up as a 2.1?
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 3 Jun 2003 07:37:29 EDT
You can have your 1.9L crank welded and off set ground to make it a bigger stroke and add bigger pistons 95/96...
Re: Axle Shaft bolt tool
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:11:42 -0500
...Frank Miller At 08:48 AM 10/31/98 -0700, you wrote: >>>> <excerpt><bigger>Good morning everyone,</bigger> <bigger>Clutch replacement on hold until...
Re: Big Bend NP
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:43:26 -0500
...mcneely (comments like this may help keep the rif raf out). ---- Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski <kupcinski@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The best time to visit Big...
Re: Big Brake maintenance (II)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 00:22:55 -0400
While I do have one of the Audi Big Brake kits (on my SilverBeast), the Big Brakes I was working on were the South...
Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:34:52 -0700
On 06/04/2012 11:05 AM, Ken Wilford wrote: > Yes we have been selling the big brake kits for many, many years and...
Re: GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ?
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:07:49 -0400
I have Audi based big brakes on my Syncro and it's one of the best upgrades I've ever made. Buy in if...
Subject: Re: Big Brake + Steel Wheel ?
Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
Thu, 6 May 2004 18:16:49 -0400
I had the problem with Go-Westy steel wheels not working with the big brake kit. The Go-Westy steel wheels are actually 14...
Re: Texas Campout
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Tue, 22 May 2001 20:46:08 EDT
...of Texas than it does to drive from Chicago to New York! Big Big Big dang state!! Brian 83 Urabus former traveller in Texas
Re: Big package. Real big.
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:16:22 -0800
...Real big. Forward Air 1-800-726-6654 They take items without a pallet. Airport to airport.
FOR SALE: SA Goodies!
Historical mailing list - James Cohen
Wed, 25 Nov 1998 13:04:01 -0500
...Thank you James All these are on hand: <color><param>0000,0000,FFFF</param><bigger>Quad Grilles w/ Lights $195 </bigger></color>This includes...
Inbox lost!
Historical mailing list - ron 'coyote' lussier
Sat, 30 Oct 2004 21:30:22 -0700
...To everyone else, sorry for the interruption! coyote --- ron lussier bigtribe corporation rlussier@bigtribe.com se�or software engineer AIM coyote@mac.com http...
What's the biggest 15" the front spare carrier can hold?
Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:46:23 -0800
I would like to increase my 15" tire size a bit and was wondering which size is the biggest to fit in the spare...
Re: Drilled Rotors vs. Big Brake Kit - related Q
Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 10:33:10 -0800
...Are you talking about vented rotors or big brakes? I didn't think the big brakes fit the syncro. Brian
Re: Has anyone heard about Overland's Audi big brakes for Vanagons 2wd & Syncro? I have this set....
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:12:23 -0500
...When I got the SA big brake kits, one came with the shims. The other didn't (note that I got two kits). Overland...
Re: California law (smog)
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:01:02 -0500
...where not to get close to the Kyoto Protocol with those big big big vehicles!!!!! think big :-)))) Ben
Re: Re; Undercoating, and Bed Liner etc.
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:14:50 EDT
...It's kinda like sitting in a bathtub with non slip material and big wheels. Big wheels for big kids. Big Ben = ) don't...
Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:36:07 -0400
...http://volkscafe.com/bigbumpers.html Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:34:58 -0400 >From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@vanagon...
Re: More Friday Blabbering
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:53:56 +0000
...Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> (my wife is > a big napper....or, rather, she is big on naps. There, that's better.)
Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDEyour van
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Wed, 9 May 2001 10:19:01 -0500
...What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDEyour van The biggest, and heaviest thing? John Holmes !! :>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74 Campmobile (Clementine) 85 GL...
Re: big badge grille
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:21:44 -0500
...Looking to "upgrade" the grill on my '86 to > > a "big badge." What year did they make the emblem bigger, and will a later...
What's the big deal with this sticker thing any way ? give it a brake
Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 13:55:37 -1000
What's the big deal with this sticker thing any way ? Can you use the sticker to repair the Van? Anybody have a dig...
Re: Tiico conversion
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:55:07 -0700
...Yes, they are big and sturdy... but the ocean is bigger... the most powerful force in the world.... and when it gets whipped up...
Re: GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 19:18:14 -0700
...GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ? I have Audi based big brakes on my Syncro and it's one of the best upgrades...
16" Trailing Arms / BIG 15" Tires
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:01:31 -0500
I understand to mount REALLY big tires on your syncro you need to upgrade rear trailing arms to 16" type. Where do I get...
Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:47:34 -0400
...Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts > got > loose > > Big sockets from Sears with the Craftsman guarantee > http...
Where do the Big Wires Go?
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Mon, 8 Nov 2004 01:31:14 -0500
Can anyone tell me from memory the routing of the big + wire that comes off the battery? I want to put in some lights...
Re: Trip Report:Out of Austin, into the frying pan...
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 20:12:09 -0300
In article <960703180306_348055101@emout19.mail.aol.com> Eddiehintz@aol.com writes: > Texas is big. I mean really big. I mean so vast that...
Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:09:20 -0400
...Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose Big sockets from Sears with the Craftsman guarantee http...
Big package. Real big.
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 14:02:17 -0800
Any advice on shipping a BIG parcel from Bellingham Wa to Ohio? I'm talking 58" by 132" by 12" Not too heavy but...
bigger steel wheels
Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
Sun, 10 May 1998 13:49:24 -0400
Looking for bigger steel rims. Would like 15x6. Is this size a factory option?
big bore w/boxers?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 13:21:17 EDT
Hi List Im new to the list and would like to know if any listmembers have had good/bad luck with the big bore...
Re: Big battery installed
Historical mailing list - Mudd 'Not Jack' Sparrow
Mon, 25 May 2015 10:32:07 -0700
...Location may raise eyebrows. > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/vanagon-big-battery-installed/ > > More on the electrical connection part of the install...
Worth of Big Brake Kit
Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
Tue, 11 May 2004 11:27:05 -0400
Can someone tell me if the Big Brake Upgrade worth it ? Thanks Denis
Who Wants To Be A $ Millionare
Historical mailing list - Steve
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 03:10:37 -0500
<center>$1,000,000.00 <big> A ONE TIME <big>FREE...
Re: AC Drip Drop..absolution NVC...
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:47:51 EDT
...What the Big Guy Wants, the Big Guy Gets !!! Big Guy Help us All !!! . JC...
Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 17:03:01 -0400
Your not going to fit bigger brakes under the 14" wheels. 15" or bigger if you want the 228mm brakes. They happen to be...
GW Bigger Brakes
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:35:22 -0700
Anyone have any experience with the latest version of the GoWesty Bigger Brakes? They went off the market for a while but are back...