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• Re: Heat for camping
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 13:46:06 -0700
  ...often a big, big, no-no. If the salt has the same properties as a rock, then you could throw the rock on the...
• 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...
• Big Bumper/brush guards from Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:19:52 -0700
  Anyone have first hand experience with Rocky Mountain Westy and their bumpers? Please p-mail me. Andrew Bainbridge Island WA campahvan@earthlink.net
• Re: Ratio Rockers with swivel/roller tips?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:42:19 EDT
  ...Easy as unbolting the old rockers, change the studs to the ones provided, add some shims, bolt on new rockers, Adjust to one turn...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:40:22 -0700
  Maybe hole too big. How big hole? Regulator has limited ability to keep pressure up if, say, gas line broken. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Towing and Rock Damage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Feb 2018 23:20:04 -0800
  ...Towing and Rock Damage No personal experience here. But a close friend tows her CRV behind a 23' RV. And has a big 'rock...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:08:57 -0700
  ...The only >> caveat is >> that you need to have 15" rims or larger to use the big brake >> kit. >> >> >> Do any big brakes kits...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:22:39 -0700
  Thanks! I'll hang and see if anyone else chimes in with info. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 20:55:18 -0700
  ...PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > On 06/04/2012 02:03 PM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote: >> Your not going to fit bigger brakes under...
• Re: Heat for camping
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:03:07 -0700
  ...often a > big, big, no-no. > > If the salt has the same properties as a rock, then you could throw the > rock on the...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:34:52 -0800
  I'm a friend of Big Blue. On Nov 10, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > <http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012...
• Re: Heat for camping
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 14:20:01 -0700
  ...often a >big, big, no-no. > >If the salt has the same properties as a rock, then you could throw the >rock on the...
• Re: Are ratio rockers really worth it
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 21:28:11 -0500
  ...a set of ratio rockers I had originally lined up dyno time to fine tune and compare the big valve engine in my 84...
• Re: ECU Chip 2.1 Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 15:39:43 -0500
  ...too rich with the stock FI and bigger valves (and I assume same for ratio rockers) How does the power chip address this? Dave...
• Fwd: Questions for the Engine Builders Re: high lift rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:55:20 EDT
  ...rockers only have a small effect on performance, The engine is > NOT made for HIGH PERFORMANCE. > > The Wasserboxer is a high performance engine (Bigger...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 11:46:32 -0700
  "Okay, I'll bite.� Were you wearing a big sign saying "I'm Rocket J. Squirrel"?� How did Vern recognize you? Or is Vern...
• Re: Rust not want not
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 20:51:46 -0500
  ...They did in the big cities, but where I lived the roads got plowed and then they spread kind of coal-rock - it's...
• ECU/Ratio Rocker Info
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:14:36 -0700
  ...In a nutshell, the big advantage to a ratio rocker is you get a larger movement out of the valve with a minimum amount...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:14:49 -0400
  ...PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > On 06/04/2012 02:03 PM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Your not going to fit bigger brakes under...
• Re: Big Bumper/brush guards from Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:57:29 -0700
  ...Big Bumper/brush guards from Rocky Mountain Westy To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 11:19 AM Anyone have first...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 14:55:17 -0400
  ...The only caveat is >> that you need to have 15" rims or larger to use the big brake kit. >> > > Do any big brakes kits...
• Re: rebuilt head and rocker arm clearance
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:33:55 EDT
  You need to add some shims under the rocker stands. You mught need to go to a longer rocker arm stud. Many VW performance...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:19:54 -0700
  ...Were you wearing a big sign saying "I'm Rocket J. Squirrel"? How did Vern recognize you? Or is Vern telepathic and we didn...
• Push rod alignment
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 23:24:01 -0700
  ...How the (#*$%#@ to I hold the rods in place while tightening the rocker? I've considered a big wad of grease on the end...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:25:28 -0700
  ...stock. > > > Okay, I'll bite.� Were you wearing a big sign saying "I'm Rocket J. > Squirrel"?� How did Vern recognize you? Or is...
• Re: red rock canyon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 22:40:23 -0800
  ...went to the Big Sur trip. :) >In fact, I think I will stage an ugly bus contest at the Red Rock campout. >Entry fee...
• Hi!
  Historical mailing list - David Valois
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 18:27:03 -0700
  Hi, I just joined the list and wanted to say a big HI to all of the other vanagon owners out there. Anyone in...
• Chip &1.4 Rockers Install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:16:03 -0500
  Anybody have any detailed directions for installing the chip and 1.4 rockers? I bought a set some time ago and either didn't...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2011 13:19:29 -0500
  ...AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com > wrote: > Is there a central locking kit for the '84 Vanagon? Is it a big deal...
• Re: Space Shuttle- longish
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 Apr 96 12:30:19 CDT
  of course, ALL of you realize that the Space Shuttle is nothing but a sunroof-VW-bus-with-wings-and-a-bigass-rocket-stuck...
• Re: Central Locking -- questions
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 5 May 2011 11:43:50 -0700
  ...AM, Rocket J Squirrel > <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is there a central locking kit for the '84 Vanagon? Is it a > big deal...
• An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:07:05 -0800
  <http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012/11/blog-post.html> It has Vanagon content. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore.
• Re: Bumpers and years
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 17:16:23 EST
  ...89 didnt have rocker skirts, and all westys came without rocker skirts. 90-91 non-GL had black steel bumpers. ************** Biggest Grammy Award surprises...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:55:00 -0800
  ...Thinkin' about a desert Vanagon trip this winter ? On 11/10/2012 8:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > <http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012...
• Re: Replacing Rad -- how big a bucket...
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 6 May 2012 17:54:47 -0600
  Yup get them all while your in there!! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On May 6, 2012 6:45 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel...
• Re: Space Shuttle- longish
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 13:42:00 -0700 (PDT)
  > of course, ALL of you realize that the Space Shuttle is nothing but a > sunroof-VW-bus-with-wings-and-a-bigass-rocket-stuck...
• 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...
• Part Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:11:00 +0000
  Volks, I'm in need of a Rocker Arm for a 2.1 L. wasserboxer engine. If I have to get a complete rocker...
• Re: Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:21:19 -0800
  ...that type of seller and if I understand it right now offers dollar incentive for Free Shipping to the big sellers with eBay stores. > > >
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 06:07:43 -0700
  On 06/04/2012 08:55 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > Hey Rocky, > > From where are you getting these? I can't get any info...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:39:10 -0800
  ...2012 8:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://www.bigbluevw.com/**2012/11/blog-post.html<http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012/11/blog...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 May 2010 14:59:54 -0700
  ...Sudhir "Fumbles" Desai, Big Nose Tony, Eddie "The > Fish" Montega, Manny No-Name, "Chewbacca" Garcia . . . the options are > endless. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >
• Re: Eurospec Conversion, Kyle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 02:18:15 EDT
  ...I'm real curious what a chip, rocker, filter, heads with bigger valves and exhaust upgrade will do horsepower wise for the waterboxers. I...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2015 - Special issue (#2015-165)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:40:08 -0600
  ...http://koolatrononline.stores.yahoo.net/p9-traveller.html As I and others mentioned, big RVs and houses all over the world have gas fridges...
• Re: [Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE your van?]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Tue, 8 May 2001 15:02:06 EST
  jesus christ, that's a lot a rock! Tom Goff <vanagon@tgoff2.gsfc.nasa.gov> wrote: > A pallet containing 4014 pounds of rock about...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:53:26 -0700
  ...On 9/2/10, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 16:50 -0400, David Beierl wrote...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:36:42 -0700
  ...2012 8:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> <http://www.bigbluevw.com/**2012/11/blog-post.html<http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012/11/blog...
• Re: Vernagon Sighting in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:23:15 -0700
  ...too. >> > > >> Okay, I'll bite.� Were you wearing a big sign saying "I'm Rocket J. >> Squirrel"?� How did Vern recognize you? Or is...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:41:48 -0700
  On Thu, 2010-09-02 at 16:50 -0400, David Beierl wrote: > At 12:51 PM 9/2/2010 -0700, Rocket J Squirrel wrote...
• Re: rocker arms. Interchangeable?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:45:06 -0400
  ...rockers max lift 440 with 90 more crank decrees at 366ths lift I have not gotten around to installing them on my big valve...
• Re: (NVC) Scion xB
  Historical mailing list - Tanja Bomb
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:38:11 -0800
  ...It appears that the Honda Element is bigger, but I'd check the specs. Love and Rockets, DaBomb
• Re: vw dealer prices for fiberglass bumpers and body mouldings NEW
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:59:30 -0600
  ...new 69 LTD Ford off a rock levy one time wiping out the sign that had a big left arrow on it. Put that...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:51:57 -0800
  ...07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> <http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012/11/blog-post.html> >> >> It has Vanagon content. >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott...
• Re: subject Issue with door lock
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:13:23 -0700
  ...Is this a big deal to fix? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company...
• Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:35:08 -0700
  ...How big hole? Regulator has limited ability to keep > pressure up if, say, gas line broken. > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2...
• Re: Inverter/Aux Battery question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:49:23 -0700
  ...Zip Lock Bags On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com > wrote: > Works great until I...
• Re: Space Shuttle- longish
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 15:10:03 CST6CDT
  ...is nothing but a > sunroof-VW-bus-with-wings-and-a-bigass-rocket-stuck-on-its-rump. :) but what the heck is the Silver...
• New windshield
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:22:14 +0000
  Finally got around to installing my new Rock Auto windshield. Seeing the world through that big clear picture window takes me back to the...
• Re: An antidote to any early-winter blahs you might have
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:18:46 -0800
  ...2012 8:07 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >>>> >>>>> <http://www.bigbluevw.com/**2012/11/blog-post.html<http://www.bigbluevw.com/2012/11/blog...
• FriFun: Shuttle=Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 30 Jun 95 10:28:11 EDT
  ...no aerodynamics to speak of, chipped brick styling, big door in the middle, engine in the rear, needs rocket assist on a hard uphill...