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• More Van Rollover news
  Historical mailing list - Steven Schwenk
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:12:08 -0700
  According to NHTSA study, increasing load weight dramatically increases risk of roll over. For example, on 15 pass. vans, moderate load = 13% of accidents...
• Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:54:06 -0500
  ...Rear roller broke in two piece. Axually there are three rollers at the rear of a 1986 and newer vanagon. The roller that broke...
• Re: More Van Rollover news
  Historical mailing list - Steven Schwenk
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:28:22 -0700
  Stupidity by another driver can force you into evasive move that can lead to roll over, too. It's good to at least know...
• Runaway digital clock
  Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:09:41 -0700
  ...I went to reset my digital clock and the "Hours" startedo rolling over without stopping. I can occasionally get them to stop rolling over...
• Re: HELP - The Volkswagen Lawyers are after me! - HELP
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:23:01 +0100
  ...But I say that I will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters." > > Robert Baugniet, vice president of Rolls Plc's Rolls...
• Re: Runaway digital clock
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:56:38 -0400
  ...I went to reset my digital > clock and the "Hours" startedo rolling over without stopping. I can > occasionally get them to stop rolling over...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:18:26 -0700
  "marginal roll protection"?? I've seen several Vanagons that have been rolled, crunched, even endo'd and I always been impressed by how intact...
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:04:15 -0800
  Yeah, that's a good idea a Troll Roll. Keep track of them guys... oops, nevermind. I see. Tool Roll. ;-) BenT Sent from my...
• Re: Vanagon weights was [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 9 Dec 2011 20:11:16 -0800
  ...Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them vans a-rollin', Raw-hi-i-i-ide! Gary On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:53 PM, <mcneely4...
• reincarnation
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 22:32:06 -0600
  To the tune of "John Brown's Body", also the same tune as "Battle Hymn of the Republic": "The Parts Go Rollin On" My...
• Re: Runaway digital clock
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:40:42 -0700
  ...I went to reset my digital clock and > the "Hours" startedo rolling over without stopping. I can occasionally get > them to stop rolling over...
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:49:56 -0400
  When you roll , try using a slight twist on the handle to make the roller apply a tiny bit more pressure to one side...
• Re: Late Late Friday but fit's a thread from last week: Volkswagen/Rolls?
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 04:00:06 -0400
  Actually pulled up to a Rolls at a gas station by my house the other day... Wish I woulda heard this sooner! Seriously tho...
• Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:02:19 -0600
  On Jul 2, 2008, at 11:49 AM, Roger Sisler wrote: > When you roll , try using a slight twist on the handle to make...
• One More on Rollover Fatalities...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 22:00:26 -0700
  ...The Times's analysis found that a vehicle rollover was the first thing that went wrong in 4,125 of the 10,657 rollover...
• Re: Rolling Stone VWUS/Jerry Garcia Ad
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:58:28 -0400
  >While at the Lawrence, MA VW show Sunday, I overheard a conversation >regarding an ad in the next issue of the Rolling Stone from...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 07:45:05 -0400
  has anyone with a hi-po engine swap or otherwise thought about fabricating a full on rollcage for their vanagon above and beyond the...
• Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:28:58 +1300
  Can't spell Volkswagen but... >This man in a Volkswagon Beetle pulls up next to a guy in a Rolls >Royce at a stop...
• Late Late Friday but fit's a thread from last week: Volkswagen/Rolls?
  Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 23:26:12 -0600
  This man in a Volkswagen pulls up next to a guy in a Rolls Royce at a stop sign. Their windows are open and...
• Re: Our VW Van rolled
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 May 1999 09:13:11 -0400
  > Granted, it wasn't a Vanagon, but our 1972 Van rolled in Mingo, > Iowa after an "evasive" maneuver. Leaned the roof way over to...
• Re: Having window trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 09:58:43 -0700
  When the switch starts going bad it get stuck and start rolling the window up continuously after it's been rolled up. You have...
• FW: The VW & the Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:47:07 -0500
  A man from Texas, driving a Volkswagen Vanagon, pulls up next to a guy in a Rolls-Royce at a stop sign. Their windows...
• Not Friday but....
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 12:33:28 -0800
  So this kid is driving along in his VW bug and pulls up beside a Rolls Royce at a red light. He looks the...
• Re: some poor dude Macon, GA down
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 00:54:01 -0400
  > HK as obviously had some big plaintiffs' verdicts to afford that Rolls You sure it's not one of those Southern Rolls.....the Rolls...
• Re: wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:13:49 -0700
  re Is it possible to put the roller bearing back together? Normally the center of the roller bearing will just slide back into the...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:18:37 -0800
  I used a foam roller, worked on small sections (1-2 sq ft) at a time and "tipped" off the rolled areas with 2...
• sliding side door rebuild
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:39:10 -0800
  ...My 87 syncro on the other hand rolls like its on gravel. I have cleaned all the tracks and wiped down the rollers so...
• sliding side door rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:54:53 -0800
  ...My 87 syncro on the other hand rolls like its on gravel. I have cleaned all the tracks and wiped down the rollers so...
• Fender Rolling
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 20:35:56 -0400
  Has anyone rolled or had their front fenders rolled? I don't want to cut mine out, they only rub a little when in...
• Re: Bentley cost?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 13 Jun 95 12:31:45 CDT
  ...as i was taught, the primary difference between a Bentley automobile and a Rolls Royce automobile is that One Simply does not drive a...
• Re: Anti-Roll bar or stabilizing bar popping out of bushing
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:19:13 -0600
  I noticed that the roll bar was popped out of the top rubber bushing on the drivers side. After some effort, I managed to...
• weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:58:34 -0400
  has anyone with a hi-po engine swap or otherwise thought about fabricating a full on rollcage for their vanagon above and beyond the...
• Re: One More on Rollover Fatalities...
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:38:20 -0400
  ...One More on Rollover Fatalities... > Date: Thursday, September 21, 2000 1:00 AM > > Here's some more good info from Thus. NYT on > rollovers...
• Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:21:02 -0500
  ...Sliding door roller > > >> Syncros sliding door tryed to >> get away last night. Rear roller broke in >> two piece. Axually there are three rollers >> at...
• Re: VW to Buy Rolls Royce
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Thu, 7 May 1998 14:15:54 -0400
  Better yet, I can't wait to see people under their Rolls hammering the starter! Nate El Great -----Original Message----- From: Steven X. Schwenk...
• Re: How to access exterior slider track
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:26:02 -0700
  dear all rolls royce (Model Vanagon) owners it has occured to me that the new plant discussed for Tennessee will indeed produce the latest...
• Re: Skylight flex arm
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 06:18:52 EST
  ...I have a flex arm on which the rollers are worn off and it keeps coming off the rails in the skylight. I have...
• Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 17:25:35 -0700
  ...Sliding door roller >> >> >>> Syncros sliding door tryed to >>> get away last night. Rear roller broke in >>> two piece. Axually there are three rollers >>> at...
• Re: Removing front vent windows & hardware
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:26:27 -0800
  ...inside there is a roll pin. It's a pin made of flat metal which is rolled into a shape of a pin. It...
• vanagons in a rollover accident?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 31 May 2002 13:15:38 -0700
  how well do our rigs hold up to a rollover? i don't THINK there is a 'jeep' like roll bar is there? Having...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:45:53 -0400
  ...Drive the van up onto the rollers, the tires spin the > rollers, and the rollers are hooked to the margarita mixer.
• sliding door roller replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 16:53:26 -0700
  catching up on my blog postings, first one I got done is about making some delrin rollers to replace the steel ones on the...
• Re: roller on bus door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 02:41:36 -0500
  ...The top roller is adjustable, and if yours rattles with the door closed, it probably needs to be adjusted out, that is, its nut...
• Re: Better MPG - wheels and tires ?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:10:27 -0700
  I believe another important factor here is rolling resistance due to wheel bearing and brake adjustment along with wheel alignment. My '89 Carat is...
• Roller Rockers: Was: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 13:27:04 -0500
  Derek Drew wrote: > In fact, many cars (stock) that still use rockers are going to > roller rockers to solve the valve side loading problem...
• Roll of leftover insulation
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:37:14 -0500
  I have a roll of the JC Whitney insulation that Bulley uses in his insulating of vans. I do not need it and it...
• Re: best lube for sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:46:53 -0400
  ...the roller under the door rolls on the metal track. There shouldn't really be slipping/sliding friction between those 2 pieces. I agree...
• Re: Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:38:58 -0000
  ...VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS > Can't spell Volkswagen but... > > > >This man in a Volkswagon Beetle pulls up next to a guy in a Rolls > >Royce...
• FFriday: yet another short take ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 May 95 10:53:58 CDT
  ...I is weary, sick of driving, My legs are aching and my eyes are crying, but Ole Man Highway keeps right on rollin' along...
• Re: Mattress Toppers Memory Foam
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:31:21 -0500
  ...I usually stand at the open hatch to roll the lower one and stand inside on our folding stool to roll the upper one...
• FYI/Roll Call list
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:48:44 -0600
  The Roll Call list over on www.westfalia.org was lost when they changed software....!
• Re: Thermal insulation for inside doors/panels
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 6 Feb 2017 10:39:05 -0800
  ...in-x-25-ft-Aluminum-Roll-Flashing/1018733 for body panel I combine them with fiber glass roll http://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens...
• Re: Spare tire storage
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 26 May 2009 20:04:56 -0400
  At 07:06 PM 5/26/2009, Brenton Tait wrote... >How can I calculate the rolling radius? Most tire manufacturer's show the number...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:10:26 -0700
  I'd like to share my experiences regarding the sliding door - on some of my vans I use Delrin rollers, on some I use...
• Re: Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 May 1999 19:21:03 -0700
  ...so if the Vanagon has a high rollover TENDENCY, why don't we see more of them in the junkyard as rollovers? in 19...
• Door Roller
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:49:35 -0400
  ...Today I think I figured it out! I think the roller on the top of the sliding door has too much play. The door...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:13:15 EDT
  ...otherwise thought about fabricating > a > full on rollcage for their vanagon above and beyond the marginal roll > protection that is in place? Look at...
• Re: How to access exterior slider track
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:25:27 -0700
  ...BMW does not own the rights to produce any pre-2003 Rolls-Royce or Bentley engines. The current Rolls-Royce Phantom and its derivatives...
• Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:05:34 -0700
  ...Their windows are open and he yells at the guy in the Rolls, "Hey, you got a telephone in that Rolls?" The guy in...
• Re: A&E 2500 awnings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:53:51, -0500
  ...It had begun to tear off the roller at a seam. We both hung on to the thing for about in hour in 35...