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  • Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:54:06 -0500
    ...The roller that broke is vertical and looks like a belt could run in it. Anyone have a source for this roller? ERic
  • 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...
  • Re: HELP - The Volkswagen Lawyers are after me! - HELP
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:23:01 +0100
    ...from using the Rolls > name, its intertwined RR trademark, the designs for the Flying Lady hood ornament and the radiator grille, > and the "spirit...
  • Re: Tool roll
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:04:15 -0800
    ...highly praised the tool > roll that Duluth Trading Post sell. I foolishly believed him and got > one, and it's GREAT! Photos at > http...
  • reincarnation
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Jul 94 22:32:06 -0600
    ...Glory glory hallelujah, Glory glory hallelujah, Glory glory hallelujah, Its parts go rollin on. My old Volkswagen came a-grindin to the ground, It...
  • Re: Runaway digital clock
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:40:42 -0700
    ...anyone?????? > > Roll on roll on little clock..... > > Rod > Critter 85 SubyWesty Rod, Get a small pin and manipulate the setting button. It sounds like...
  • Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 2 Jul 2008 13:49:56 -0400
    ...the roller.and get a smooth, unblemished finish. Professional painters use this method on houses, and I don't see why it won't...
  • 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
    ...He finally finds it parked alongside the road so he pulls his Rolls up next to it. The windows on the Volkswagen are all...
  • Re: Painting Van Tip's needed
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:02:19 -0600
    ...the roller.and get a smooth, unblemished finish. > Professional > painters use this method on houses, and I don't see why it won't...
  • One More on Rollover Fatalities...
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Wed, 20 Sep 2000 22:00:26 -0700
    ...surface that slows it down, like a muddy shoulder of the road. The Times's analysis found that a vehicle rollover was the first...
  • Re: Rolling Stone VWUS/Jerry Garcia Ad
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:58:28 -0400
    ...with a tear >rolling out of one side windshield ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ actually i think it was rolling out of the headlight if it really matters michael
  • Re: weld-in roll cage?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
    Fri, 4 Jul 2003 07:45:05 -0400
    ...and it has a roll cage as well. Jeff
  • Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:28:58 +1300
    ...the Volkswagon. > >He finally finds it parked alongside the road so he pulls his Rolls >up next to it. The windows on the Volkswagon...
  • 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
    ...He finally finds it parked alongside the road so he pulls his Rolls up next to it. The windows on the Volkswagen are all...
  • 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
    ...Finally, he finds it parked alongside the road, so he pulls his Rolls up next to it. The windows on the Volkswagen are all...
  • Not Friday but....
    Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
    Tue, 12 Mar 1996 12:33:28 -0800
    ...The Rolls driver uses the power window button to roll it down. "Hey do you got a TV in there?" the kid asks. "Of...
  • 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 did not work the rolled areas much at all with brush, the paint levelled off by itself after a few minutes. alistair On...
  • sliding side door rebuild
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:39:10 -0800
    ...Anybody done their side door and got it to roll like new? What things should I look for to make sure its rolling its...
  • sliding side door rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
    Sun, 28 Mar 2004 19:54:53 -0800
    ...Anybody done their side door and got it to roll like new? What things should I look for to make sure its rolling its...
  • Re: Anti-Roll bar or stabilizing bar popping out of bushing
    Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
    Thu, 2 Aug 2007 11:19:13 -0600
    ...After some effort, I managed to get it back in but when reinstalling the arm, the roll bar keeps popping out again. It seems...
  • Re: One More on Rollover Fatalities...
    Historical mailing list - John Koloski
    Thu, 21 Sep 2000 18:38:20 -0400
    ...surface that slows it down, like a muddy shoulder of > the road. > > The Times's analysis found that a vehicle rollover was > the first...
  • Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:21:02 -0500
    ...vanagon. >> The roller that broke is vertical and >> looks like a belt could run in it. Anyone >> have a source for this roller? >> >> ERic > > > >
  • Re: VW to Buy Rolls Royce
    Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
    Thu, 7 May 1998 14:15:54 -0400
    ...VW to Buy Rolls Royce The BMW-Rolls Royce deal fell through and VW came up with an even better offer....and it is...
  • 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
    ...The roller that broke is vertical and >>> looks like a belt could run in it. Anyone >>> have a source for this roller? >>> >>> ERic Chevy...
  • 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...
  • 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
    ...My '89 Carat is the easiest rolling Vanagon I've driven, and it delivers a consistent 21-22 mpg (US) @ 65mph. Best ever when...
  • 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
    ...Yes, it requires taking everything > apart to get in there but just putting grease between the roller and the > metal track it rides on...
  • Re: Fwd: VOLKSWAGON vs ROLLS
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 10:38:58 -0000
    ...the Volkswagon. > > > >He finally finds it parked alongside the road so he pulls his Rolls > >up next to it. The windows on the Volkswagon...
  • Re: Mattress Toppers Memory Foam
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Thu, 11 Mar 2021 10:31:21 -0500
    ...Stephen Mobile > On Mar 10, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@ICLOUD.COM> wrote: > > How hard is it to roll...
  • Re: Sliding door question
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 7 Jun 2018 08:10:26 -0700
    ...the vans with OEM metal rollers, on some it's almost as quiet as the one with Delrin rollers. - I'd think a well...
  • 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: How to access exterior slider track
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:25:27 -0700
    ...The current Rolls-Royce Phantom and its derivatives use a naturally-aspirated BMW V12 engine. Though it also displaces 6.75 L, it has...
  • Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:05:34 -0700
    Okay, you asked for it. An oldie... A man from Texas, driving a Volkswagen Vanagon, pulls up next to a guy in a Rolls...
  • Re: A&E 2500 awnings
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Jun 1996 08:53:51, -0500
    ...So I installed it, used it, and when arriving at Camping World, prepared to remove it, which requires rolling it out all the way...
  • Re: How to access exterior slider track
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:01:55 -0700
    ...The current Rolls-Royce Phantom and its derivatives use a > naturally-aspirated BMW V12 engine. Though it also displaces 6.75 L, it has...
  • Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:42:33 -0800
    Eric, Nope, that part is the upper roller. The one you need is 251843361B, and it's $48. See attached image for details. On...
  • Re: Paper towel roll keeper pictures
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:22:12 -0700
    ...thread, it's a big deal if > you have a camper... opening the window while driving is to invite the > entire roll to unspool...
  • Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:40:30 EST
    ...The roller that broke is vertical and looks like a belt could run in it. Anyone have a source for this roller? VW Parts...
  • Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:23:39 -0800
    ...I did not work the rolled areas much at all with brush, the paint levelled off by itself after a few minutes. > > alistair > > > On...
  • Re: Rolled Vw's
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 19 Nov 2004 22:58:10 +1300
    ...It rolled somewhat like a >>jelly bean. Handles somewhat like one too... possibly why you crashed... safe?? -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
  • first clue your mechanic doesn't have a clue
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:09:02 -0400
    ...It could save you from a seized engine! Roll the yellow die when you have no power Is the ignition coil damaged, or it...
  • Re: Parts wanted: Sliding door roller
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:47:08 EST
    ...The roller that broke is vertical and looks like a belt could run in it. Anyone have a source for this roller? One more...
  • Re: Fender Rolling
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:34:15 -0700
    ...fender, then roll the car backwards, making the tire roll the bat around the fender opening. Sounds pretty cave-man, eh? It worked though...
  • Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Fri, 31 May 2002 17:50:37 -0400
    I think it would be a lot more likely to fall on its side and stay there. Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick...
  • Paper towel roll keeper pictures
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:13:30 -0500
    ...thread, it's a big deal if you have a camper... opening the window while driving is to invite the entire roll to unspool...
  • Re: best lube for sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:08:01 -0700
    ...They goal was to quiet it down, since it appears the metal of the roller rides on the metal of the track. So what...
  • Re: Fuel pump mechanism question
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:43:33 -0400
    ...The innards are completely full of fuel when operated, it cools the pump motor. Here's a diagram of a roller vane pump. Sorry...
  • Re: Who has the highest mileage?
    Historical mailing list - Will Stiefel
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:13:09 -0800
    speedo on my 87 weekender reads 670,102 It was 270K when I got it, as I was rolling over 300K the 100K digit...
  • Re: Sliding door question
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 7 Jun 2018 13:07:34 -0400
    ...the vans with OEM metal rollers, on some it's almost as quiet as the one with Delrin rollers. - I'd think a well...
  • Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
    Fri, 31 May 2002 21:28:36 -0400
    I've never seen a rolled Vanagon, but while Westfaliaizing my Transporter/Vanagon I had to cut a hole in the roof of course...
  • Re: tire rolling resistance
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:21:27 -0700
    ...I would think a tire like that would have low rolling resistance for its size. Tire pressure is a major factor of course, higher...
  • Troubleshooting and Paulchen Bike Racks (roller option)
    Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
    Tue, 16 Dec 1997 23:55:34 -0800
    ...Bike Rack in order to roll the boat or surfing board on the roof ? I've seen it on Owasco Web Site " paulchen htm...