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• Coil Spring for 88 weekender....
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 16:19:36 EST
  ...My 88 Weekender sags like a Tower of Pisa... Need to buy front and rear set...Any coil spring location or referral? Thanks. James...
• 2.1 wbx oil tower, vent, function
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:59:23 -0700
  ...thru the tower and then into the intake manifold when there is not sufficient intake manifold vacuum to overcome the spring pressure and pull...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 May 2008 20:39:17 -0400
  ...and inspect the > diaphragm and spring inside and then re-glue the top back on without ruining > the tower. Thanks, Jonathan. I'm not...
• '84 Vanagon black tower
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:00:52 -0500
  ...the black tower, located to the left front of the alternator. Underneath the cap appears to be a diaphram with a spring beneath it...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sat, 17 May 2008 18:30:34 -0400
  ...down against the spring and thus close the passage off. When this happens no air will pass through the tower/elbow until you release...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:23:12 -0500
  ...This gained several inches to let the top of the spring clear the spring tower. With the spring clear of the tower, pull it...
• '86 Syncro front shocks/rotors - Replacement Report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 14:58:57 -0500
  ...This gained several inches to let the top of the spring clear the spring tower. With the spring clear of the tower, pull it...
• Making a Zeer Pot (low tech refrigeration)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:49:49 -0500
  ...http://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/30-days-preparing-spring-storms-stinging-hea t-summer-day-29-refrigeration-power-out-make-zeer-pot/?utm_source=newsletter...
• Re: What s inside the oil breather tower???
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:14:18 -0500
  ...have had only one come apart without cracking the tower, and with the spring pushing against this cover its not likely that it can...
• Re: Making a Zeer Pot (low tech refrigeration)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:56:31 -0500
  ...http://goo.gl/8Te6R3 Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com...
• [Syncro] Gas Gauge Sender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 15:20:49 -0300 (ADT)
  ...can it be snuck out around the spring tower or.... do I drop the skid rails, to drop the trans, to drop the tank...
• Maine call
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 07:10:25 -0400
  ...find Springfield! The horse pulling is heavy with horses coming from such places as Wittepitlock to show off. There is a fire tower on...
• Re: Oil leaks!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 08:15:49 EDT
  ...Finally I would check the tube that goes from your crankcase ventilation tower (that black tower looking thing on top of the motor) to...
• Re: Fuel Filter 86 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:47:15 -0700
  ...It's behind the 'spring tower' you could call it, inboard of the left rear wheel, and up in there some. Remove the left...
• RoadHaus - WY & SD East Bound Travel suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:35:27 -0600
  ...If the good weather holds I plan on stopping at Thermopolis Hot Springs / WY, Devils Tower Nat Mt / WY, Custer State Prk / SD & Mt...
• Trouble with Shifter bearing
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:02:05 -0500
  ...only item? Will it ever be spring? Jonathan R. Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal LLC 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@MBQ.com...
• Fwd: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Sep 2019 14:37:16 -0400
  ...T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower To: Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 12:54:00 -0400
  ...You'll need a set >> of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the >> factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: Dimensions/Measurements of Breather Tower and rear heater core o-rings
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 21:33:56 -0400
  Springhill, Tom. Thanks for the feedback, guys. And I didn't forget about you Frank; just wanted to see if I might be able...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:30:58 -0400
  ...You'll need a set > of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the > factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:59:05 +0100
  ...Or the miniature nuts behind the rear spring tower to get the gas gauge sender out from a Syncro fuel tank. I had to...
• Re: RoadHaus - WY & SD East Bound Travel suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 08:47:22 -0500
  ...If the good weather holds I plan on stopping at Thermopolis Hot Springs / WY, Devils Tower Nat Mt / WY, Custer State Prk / SD & Mt...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:24 -0300
  ...You'll need a set >>> of hose clamp pliers intended for flat band spring clamps to work with the >>> factory clamps. Some people like...
• Re: Gabriel Air Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 14:02:31 -0700
  ...springs integral within the total shock absorber casing? Sort of like the non-air versions with an additional spring attached to the shock tower...
• Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
  Historical mailing list - john
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 23:38:30 -0500
  Thank you, Dennis. � Where do I get the helper springs? � I checked websites of my usual list vendors and could not find. John On...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:14:17 -0500
  ...Sans that availability, I suggest that you find a flexible spring or two that fits inside your soft OE hose to prevent the collapsing...
• Re: disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:31:29 -0800
  ...like the springs and shock tower etc. Yau-Man Chan 87 GL >>> Jeffrey R <Oxroad@AOL.COM> 11/17 12:03 AM >>> I need...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:39:30 -0400
  ...vent the distribution tower (because the bend is too tight for the supplied hose); -used ordinary vice grips for the spring clamps (in spite...
• sprung canyon at cleft mountain: the allurious white syncro misting floats by while I gaze and walk
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:25:00 -0700
  ...it was just so nice looking the way it sits higher and the wheels and tires under this towering ship of sheet metal . . . really...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:17:37 -0700
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right > anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase > breather > tower, temp fix with duct...
• Re: Fuel filter location on 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 14:24:18 -0700
  Guess no one has answered this yet - It's cleverly hidden behind the 'spring tower' in the left rear wheel well. Remove RR wheel...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:36:19 -0400
  I installed a thin-wire spring that I found at Lowes into the hose between the breather tower and the intake. So there's...
• Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Mar 2016 22:46:08 -0500
  The top piece on the shock is known as a helper spring. Yes the guts wear and sometimes it needs to be replaced. It...
• Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:06:05 -0400
  ...I think they're pretty cool and plan to get one when I decide which rack to spring for. Cheers, Doug "Mark Tuovinen" <mst...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:36:28 -0400
  ...I installed a thin-wire spring that I found at Lowes into the hose > between the breather tower and the intake. So there's...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 15 May 2012 07:49:40 -0400
  ...If you are not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
• Re: Blue pressure cap, 1 valve or 2?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:05:28 -0400
  ...I fixed the symptom when I found a weak spring clamp at the coolant distribution tower. Now I can fix the cause. Every week...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:02:48 -0700
  ...Irish Spring soap has actually seemingly worked for me, but who knows? Perhaps the mice have stayed away for other reasons, though they made...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:55:52 -0400
  ...Sans that > availability, I suggest that you find a flexible spring or two that > fits inside your soft OE hose to prevent the collapsing...
• roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:38:12 -0500
  ...Also plan to see Devils Tower since we just did not have time when we were in SD last time. Spring break we will...
• Re: Summer Trip
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:08:50 GMT
  ...If you can get out of Canada for a while, drop into Wyoming to see Devils Tower. Awesome volcanic remnant of another age. Beautiful...
• Re: Whats it called??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:02:06 -0400
  ...If you took >the little canister apart, their is a spring in it and I think a little >plunger. Anyway the other end goes...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:37:41 -0400
  ...I installed a thin-wire spring that I found at Lowes into the hose > between the breather tower and the intake. So there's...
• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 29 May 2011 22:11:44 -0500
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:10:34 -0400
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right > anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase > breather > tower, temp fix with duct...
• Winter is a coming in...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 12:12:14 PST
  ...Drahzal Rational Software Corporation One Tower Bridge, Suite 225 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610)940-2105 E-mail: mattd@rational.com Date: 11/17...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:01:11 +1200
  ...train..One tower shaft driven gear > between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close > each valve...no springs.. Yep. Imagine...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:00:59 -0500
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com - Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com - Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:31:04 -0500
  ...1 passenger scared to death :-) 2nd- Carb icing - spring 2001 - carb heat is dead - lower altitude, no result - 30% power - forced landing on remote...
• Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:58:14 -0700
  ...train..One tower shaft driven gear between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close each valve...no springs.. And the...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:45:38 -0400
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right >> anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase >> breather >> tower, temp fix with duct...
• Re: Gear driven, timing belts, chains, etc. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:46:58 -0400
  ...train..One tower shaft driven gear >> between the cylinders with some kinda linkage to both open and close >> each valve...no springs.. > >Yep. Imagine...
• Re: Off topic update
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:26:02 -0500
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
• Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 14:09:26 -1000
  ...I doubt a springy metal spring clamp changes diameter much in respsone to changing temps .. perhaps .00001 inches.. and of course...we've seen...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:14:28 -0400
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right > anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase > breather > tower, temp fix with duct...
• Re: The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:02:41 -0500
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right > >> anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase > >> breather > >> tower, temp fix with duct...
• Re: can you put 17 inch wheels on a 84 vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:27:31 -0600
  ...1) Buy a used Porsche 965 shifter tower at horrendous cost and a new shortshift kit at a rather less horrendous price, then modify...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 May 2012 12:10:49 -0700
  ...If you are > not going to use the engine for a while, just leave them off to relieve > pressure on the springs and hydraulic...
• Re: Pulling up to Border Patrol checkpoint on Highway 111 in Southern California
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:41:34 -0600
  ...Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Bernie Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011...
• The Value Of a Mechanic That Knows the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:30:31 -0700
  ...by repositioning a spring to the right anchor point. And the hard running problem was a cracked crankcase breather tower, temp fix with duct...