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• Re: Audi 5000 and Vanagon auto trans are the same???
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 02:02:54 -0800
  ...four cyl, four speed except UK GLE models 014/11: four cyl, four speed, UK GLE models 013: four cyl, five speed 093: five...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 00:22:25 -0400
  >Don't you need some kind of rail for each bike? Did you buy a fourth rail? I purchased my Paulchen rack used via...
• For Sale: set of FOUR vanagon hubcaps/wheelcovers '85 up style (fit all vans)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 May 2003 08:44:07 EDT
  ...set of four vanagon plastic silver disc style wheelcovers/hubcaps, '85 up disc style, but fit ALL '80-91 vanagons/westys. $60 for all...
• Guidance wanted on 5 speed transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:50:39 -0500
  ...If I attempt fourth gear, I get an extreme grinding noise. If I'm stopped I can slip into fourth, but it seems to...
• Re: Front four ways working, rear four ways dead
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:10:07 -0400
  My flashers (bboth on signal and on four way) work in the front but not the rear. But other normal functions (brake lights, reverse...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:41:34 EDT
  ...The current takes the easiest path to ground and four electrodes means longer life. Four paths to ground are better than three, right? Robert
• Can I use a three prong flasher relay?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Sun, 25 Jun 95 18:18:00 EDT
  My 69 has a four prong flasher relay that I just burned out trying to hook up some new gauges. The 68-70 used...
• Front four ways working, rear four ways dead
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:55:02 -0400
  Where should I start? Bulbs, relay, or wiring? Chris
• Monroe Magnum Gas Shock Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rissman
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 17:50:01 -0800
  Anybody used the Monroe Magnum Gas Shocks on all four corners of their Vanagon? My local Kragen has them for $26.99 each with...
• Re: Subie Vulchers
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 2 May 2008 12:28:37 -0400
  And don't forget the simplest vulchers of all...The Inline Four VW vultures. While having the same "type" of motor, the across the...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:02:09 -0700
  ...Mark John Rodgers wrote: > Good Volks, > > Are there any of the VW four bangers that are commonly put into a > Vanagon that ever came...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:37:10 -0500
  ...Pour off the dirty thinner every day or so and re-cover with fresh, flipping all four every morning. In three or four days...
• turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:06:12 -0800
  ...I honestly can't recall if before the failure the bulb did actually work for the four-ways, but it does now in addition...
• Re: in praise of VW inline fours
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:27:57 -0600
  ...One of the best engines VW designed was the four cylinder overhead cam inline-four .
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:24:02 -0700
  ...It was one of those four. I'd look up which four and give part numbers but my Syncro is at the mechanic's...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:49:21 -0500
  dear hose 4 fail please repost with the four hoses named so those with out subbie repower may plan for thank you On Fri...
• FW: Snip your replies...now...The Tale of Two Snips
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 01:02:20 -0500
  ...the divorce! Four years later married again. Four years later unsnip. ( Many trips to the doc in my second van.) Hard, EXPENSIVE and questionable...
• Re: Four Bicycle Carrier VW T2 Trotter in Reimo 2000 Catalogue
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 16:56:27 -0400
  Don't you need some kind of rail for each bike? Did you buy a fourth rail? Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:25:25 -0500
  First PRODUCTION flat four diesel. :-) http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/ws_aug-sept-2003/diesel-beetle.html Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > As...
• Bargain on 1.9L GERMAN mufflers! (4 only)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 00:29:09 -0400
  I have four German made 1.9L ('83.5 to '85) Vanagon mufflers. Normally these are too expensive compared to the Belgian ones I...
• Wheel Alignments
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:40:13 -0500
  ...They want to know if I wanted a four wheel alignment on my two wheel drive Vanagon. I didn't know about this so...
• Re: .457 SA five speed tranny for an overdrive 5th gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:05:44 EDT
  ...The ring and pinion gear is .457 NOT .483 as in stock four speeds. The fifth gear is .815 and the fourth gear on...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 23:35:02 EDT
  DONT DO IT YOU WILL ONLY REGRET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS INLINE FOUR BUSINESS IS SUCH A BAD IDEA. Check out the bigger flat fours at...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:27:18 -0500
  Chris - Amen! Are you close to shipping me those four one-bend exhaust pipes fitted with the four Harley mufflers, yet? BOB - WA4RRN '85GL...
• four wire O2 sensor.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:38:40 -0500
  I would like to try a four wire O2 sensor. Anybody have a part # for a generic unit that has worked for them? TIA...
• No more list stickers here
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 13:10:05 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Front four ways working, rear four ways dead
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:12:15 -0400
  Did you even check to see if the rears are working using the turn signal? Mikel Christopher Gronski wrote: > Where should I start? Bulbs...
• Re: shocks/ alignment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 04:41:41 -0800
  >> And are our wheels four wheel aligned??? ... or is it just the front??? >> >> >> > By the book, the Vanagon does get all four wheels aligned...
• For Sale: 15" ALLOY wheels for vanagon $100 for all four
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 14:46:45 EDT
  ...15" alloy wheels for vanagon, $100 for all four. p-mail for PICS and more info. chris wheels are in southeast PA for pickup...
• RE: all the vent questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 13:23 PDT
  What's the deal w/ the FOUR levers? My '81 only has three. The manual has reference to four, everyone on this list has...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:51:05 -0700
  > dear hose 4 fail > please repost with the four hoses named so those with out subbie repower may > plan for > thank you >> I asked...
• Re: Happy Fourth!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 10:47:44 -0700
  ...Happy Fourth! 0� 13' 35" N / 93� 13' 2" W� � As per my GPS, so its 30 feet give or take a foot or...
• RE: weakly stats
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 17:33:38 CDT
  Hmmm, the weakly list shows FOUR Eurvan Campers! Would these be MV Weekenders, or are there four Winnebago Campers on the net already? Or...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:27:41 EDT
  ...I`m guessing that fifth gear is still taller than four speed fourth? Thanks, JC [text/html]
• Four O.E.M. star aoy wheels/tires for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Shinosky
  Mon, 9 May 2005 18:26:46 EDT
  Hi Vanagonians, Just let you all know I put my four completed O.E.M. star alloy wheels/tires up for sale on ebay...
• Re: FS: Mercedes CLK forged alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:56:45 -0800
  One set of four (4) is no longer available. One more set of four (4) is available. This set is in South San Francisco...
• Re: Eurospec question
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 18:46:41 -0600
  ...Any in line 2000cc four cylinder engine is going to vibrate ... ...except those with balancer shafts (not VW). Boxer, i.e. horizontally opposed fours...
• Re: Guidance wanted on 5 speed transmission problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 06:36:03 -0400
  ...If I attempt fourth gear, I get an extreme grinding noise. If I'm stopped I can slip into fourth, but it seems to...
• [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:17:42 -0600
  ...On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 four-tip spark plugs Three-window canvas Two used heads and...
• improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:27:05 -0500
  ...This lasted for many months, The "death of fourth" happened leaving WVA going though the mountains. Saw a lot of people waving as they...
• Re: FOUR full size headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:51:55 +0000
  ...FOUR full size headlights? At 03:35 PM 1/13/2012, ANTONY MARSH wrote: >My 87 Syncro has a different upper grill with four...
• Re: Metric bolts for CMORAN
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 19:06:32 -0500
  ...Have a great holiday, I'll be traveling back to Topeka Kansas, for the fourth, so I won't be online for a few...
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:36:18 -0500
  ...Hardly ever fail except by violence. > However, over the weekend I had occasion to use the four-way > flashers and the bulb for the...
• Hookup for vacuum advance
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 09:46:41 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ---------------------------------------------------------- | "If a thing worth having...
• Re: Need Car CD Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Jul 2005 21:39:11 -0500
  <<FOUR TRACK?!!! You mean they now have four track tape players? Go-o-o-olly, what they won't think of next. Thanks, Mr...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:27:57 -0700
  ...VW inline four-bangers > My old Rabbit/Scirocco Bentley indicates that carb engines were used in > at least some of the 75/76 models...
• Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:20:26 -0400
  ...But, all these examples are for cars with one manifold connected to at least four cylinders. I am trying to diagnose a flat four...
• Re: Rust treatment, or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 09:55:22 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> 1971 \/ campmobile -------------------------------------------\/\/-----------
• Re: [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 15:21:34 -0600
  ...On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me > 4 four-tip spark plugs > Three-window canvas > Two used heads > and...
• Re: Westfalia features!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 17:33:34 +0200
  ...Maybe I have to tell that second to fifth are equal to first to fourth of a four speed box. Helmut '80 Camper
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 May 2010 12:24:52 -0500
  ...I like having the ramps instead of four jack stands - just more stable that way. Of course four ramps would be even more stable...
• FREE TIRES: Four Yokohama Radial 370 LT195/75R14 (Vancouver BC)
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:26:58 +0000
  I am tired (get it? tired?) of storing four matched Yokohama LT tires. They have between 25-50% tread remaining. They are near 16th...
• Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:30:45 -0700
  ...I am trying to diagnose a flat four > with four venturis and individual intake manifolds. Then I guess you'll have to put a...
• Re: 5 Speed Tranny or taller 4th???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 18:23:24 EDT
  ...While you can do this with a four speed the five speed puts a gear between the third and fourth to give you a...
• RE: Finally, my '52 barndoor parts want list
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 12:28:47 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
• ARINC 628
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:06:44 -0700
  ...Hypertonics http://www.hypertronics.com/PDFs/ARINC%20628.pdf makes the four pin type. Apple's adaptor is for the four pin type.
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 08:44:00 -0800 (PST)
  >If the old buses have this four-position stalk (I'm not sure if my '78 does >or not, I've never tried it...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 08:41:33 -0600
  ...Pour off the dirty thinner every day or so and re-cover with fresh, flipping all four every morning. In three or four days...
• Re: FOUR full size headlights?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:46:41 -0500
  At 03:35 PM 1/13/2012, ANTONY MARSH wrote: >My 87 Syncro has a different upper grill with four full sized >rectangular headlights...
• Question about key lock tabs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:13:33 -0500
  ...When I shared a few with a list member he said "you sent me 1 through four. Do you have four through eight?" I...