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• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 11:58:16 -0700
  I have used both BFG and General Grabber... to me BFG have stiffer sidewall than General Grabber meaning General Grabber give smoother ride... if...
• Re: Starting a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 02:42:35 -0500
  Ticking? Grab the kids, Grab the wife, Grab the dog, Get the hell out of there!! The ticking is the timer on the BOMB...
• Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 6 May 1999 10:28:55 -0500
  The archives weren't any help so does anyone know if the pillar and door grab handles on an '87 Westfalia are the same...
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 6 May 1999 12:34:46 EDT
  In a message dated 99-05-06 11:39:40 EDT, you write: > I'm hoping to find a grab handle from another model...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 19:21:24 +0000
  ...tires I have used both BFG and General Grabber... to me BFG have stiffer sidewall than General Grabber meaning General Grabber give smoother ride...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:18:45 -0700
  "I have a newly healing broken ankle�and could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van." � Speaking as...
• Tire cover for AT Grabber
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Sat, 2 Jul 2022 18:06:00 -0700
  Anyone found a nice fitting spare tire cover, all black, for the General Grabber ATX 27 8.50 R14 ? thx stan
• Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:32:21 -0600
  ...In the event of a fire contained within the confines of your Vanagon, (1) Grab the wife (or girl friend) (2) Grab the kids...
• Re: Starting a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 03:17:00 -0500
  ...Works like a champ! At 2:42 AM -0500 6/15/01, Terry Kay wrote: >Ticking? >Grab the kids, >Grab the wife, >Grab the...
• Re: Fires, Extinguishers, & Reality, According to Terry
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 08:45:28 -0800
  > New thought process. > In the event of a fire contained within the confines of your Vanagon, > (1) Grab the wife (or girl friend) or...
• wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 00:24:20 EDT
  I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy like in some of the passenger busses. This...
• Re: Starting a Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 07:23:38 -0700
  ...Starting a Vanagon. > Ticking? > Grab the kids, > Grab the wife, > Grab the dog, > > Get the hell out of there!! > > The ticking is the timer...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:41:04 -0700
  Mine ('85) doesn't have one; I've always figured the driver had the steering wheel to use as a grab handle. Karl Wolz...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:21:35 -0700
  ...AM, Dan N wrote: > > > it has a god grab but it takes very long to grab about at the end of the > pedal travel...
• FS: General Grabber AT2 tires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Mon, 21 Jan 2019 09:47:03 -0800
  ...Pick up in Portland, OR https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/wto/d/portland-general-grabber-at2-all/6799717368.html
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:13:56 -0600
  On 9 Jun , 2019, at 8:46 AM, Dan N wrote: > it has a god grab but it takes very long to grab about...
• Black Grab Handle Needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:38:28 -0400
  Hi, Anyone have a spare black grab handle (the type that is on the passenger side of the windshield pillar) they want to get...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:01:11 -0600
  Good description Dan & That scenario is about as Perfect as it gets for Clutch Release & Engage("Grab") durring Pedal Stroke ~ & if Your Other Van...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:15:37 -0400
  ...new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and > stuck > speedo needle > > David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:40:10 -0700
  ...AM, Dan N wrote: >> >> > it has a god grab but it takes very long to grab about at the end of >> the pedal travel...
• tires
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 18:49:37 +0000
  ...I searched the list and saw recommendations for General Tire Grabber, and also watched a Youtube video that compared the Grabber with BFG and...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:45:41 -0400
  ...new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper...
• new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:45:02 EDT
  ...Any tricks to fixing this without replacing the entire instrument cluster? Also, why did these vans NOT come with a grab handle like the...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:38:31 -0500
  Karl, Have you got a death wish "GRAB A COOKING POT". That's grounds for divorce in Louisiana! Or at the very least a...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:03:25 -0400
  David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper (Westphalia), look at the grab handle installation on the driver's side...
• Re: Re '91 Westy value
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 07:37:41 -0500
  ...Grab the kids, ( if any have lived) Grab the dog, Grab the television Grab the air conditioner Get in the Bus, or Van And...
• Grab handle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 07:05:40 -0500
  Looking for a single grab handle for the driver side of my van. One like what comes stock on the right side. I think...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:26:37 -0500
  ...new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and >> stuck >> speedo needle >> >> David, if you can get to look at a Vanagon GL camper...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:07:57 -0700
  ...AM, Dan N wrote: >>> >>> > it has a god grab but it takes very long to grab about at the end of >>> the pedal travel...
• Re: garber bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 00:04:58 EDT
  Is the name Garber or Graber? If it is Graber, I've have good luck with one of their units that would adjust to...
• new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:26:07 -0700
  "I have a newly healing broken ankle�and could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van." � Speaking as...
• Grab handle base pads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 17 May 2008 12:37:24 -0700
  I've got an extra grab handle to install on the drivers side A pillar but I don't have the little wedge-shapes...
• Re: problems w/ braking hard?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:10:00 +0000
  ...van rattles) and the brakes feels like they grab then slip, grab then slip, grab then slip ... I get a rapid whop whop whop...
• DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 May 2021 01:48:41 -0500
  Has anyone installed a grab handle on the driver side door post, like the on the passenger side? Or do you have a link...
• Database designer?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 8 May 2009 08:08:33 -0400
  ...when whomever is doing the stats grabs the email, a little perl script could parse the email and grab the relevant information, and insert...
• Failing clutch master or slave?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 8 May 2021 20:55:48 -0400
  > All, > Clutch pedal action feels “rubbery” like its grabbing rubber when I press it slowly. It also makes a noise like it’s grabbing...
• Re: Main Seal (Clutch Grabbing)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:04:57 -0700
  ...how much did > you pay? Is the clutch grabbing during engagement, or just grabbing without warning with the pedal still depressed? If the latter...
• Re: OK now on to the tires wheels ASAP ANY folks with 14 inch tires they are really happy with ???????
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:55:00 -0800
  ...I do some logger roads, sand and gravel... > > https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+A%2FTX&sidewall=Raised%20White...
• problems w/ braking hard?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:05:20 -0500
  ...van rattles) and the brakes feels like they grab then slip, grab then slip, grab then slip ... I get a rapid whop whop whop...
• passenger side grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Deon Reynolds
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:01:13 -0700
  My passenger side grab handle falls off about every other year. The only part that breaks is the clip inside the pillar. I only...
• Re: clutch pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:28:33 -0600
  ...AM, Dan N wrote: >> >> > it has a god grab but it takes very long to grab about at the end of the pedal travel...
• Fw: Re: costly mistake II, the sequal
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:02:01 -0500
  Bill, Does the grab handle intrude upon the driver's vision through the windshield? The additional grab handle is on my list of upgrades...
• Grab Handles (no, not those things around your waist!)
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 7 May 1999 09:24:47 -0500
  Thanks to all who responded to my query regarding grab handles. The gods must love to make fools of us mortals because just the...
• Re: Soft brake
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 15:00:54 -0800
  ...No leeks around > the master cylinder. > The rears just aint grabing. If you're able to bleed the rear wheel cylinders but they don...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 12:39:46 -0700
  ...I searched the list and saw recommendations for General Tire Grabber, > and also watched a Youtube video that compared the Grabber with BFG and...
• Re: wires?installing sliding door grab handle
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:24:22 -0700
  >I'm installing a grab handle in the doorway of the sliding door of my Westy >like in some of the passenger busses. This...
• Re: attaching grab handles
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:09:54 -0500
  ...Below is a link that Joel Walker sent me, (thanks again Joel)! that shows the location of these grab handles. > >www.mts.net/~rrh...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:16:50 -0500
  ...I bought > an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as the passenger side. Any tricks or > drill bit size to install this handle on...
• Main Seal (Clutch Grabbing)
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 13:16:29 -0500
  ...I have been having trouble with my clutch grabbing when the van is cold, and I wanted to replace the clutch and the main...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:00:10 -0600
  ...this way-----if your van is on fire, grab the dog, grab the kids, grab the beer, and get the hell out of there...
• Re: anybody got the thread count for a shock bolt handy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:33:57 -0400
  ...12mm * 1.5 pitch * 60mm length Grab a spare, these are difficult to come up with at most FLAPS. Not even the dealers here...
• attaching grab handles
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:24:12 -0900
  After looking at some pics of Westy modifications, I decided to purchase a couple grab handles as I think they would be a nice...
• Re: new vanagon owner questions, drivers side grab handle and stuck speedo needle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:01:41 -0500
  ...could really use the grab handle to get in and out of the van. �I �bought an > extra grab handle with mounts, same as...
• "A" Pillar Grab Handle was Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 02:35:57 -0500
  ...Reattach the B pillar grabit and then >attach the A pillar grabit. Al, Those are good tips with respect to installing a grab handle...
• Re: Transmission Woes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 05:52:10 -0800
  ...When the bearing is failing it can grab the shaft which causes the input shaft of the tranny to spin with the flywheel even...
• Re: Grab Handles
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Thu, 6 May 1999 10:51:52 -0700
  >Ergo, I'm hoping to find a grab handle from another model VW to mount >on the driver's side pillar. May 6, 1999...
• Clutch Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Sat, 4 May 2002 06:16:54 -0700
  ...There is a grab, slip, then grab sensation I've experienced when letting out the clutch. Just asking for recomendations on types of clutches...
• Re: Database designer?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 8 May 2009 08:18:34 -0400
  ...two > valid (not in a quoted text block) signatures in one e-mail ~ maybe > grab the last valid found) > > Sudhir Desai > /****************************** >  * Baltimore, MD >  * 1984...
• Re: Inner tie rod
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 15:01:52 -0500
  ...The key is to grab it where if you do make some gouges in the surface. It's on a sections that doesn't...
• Re: Brown Window Handles??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:16:17 -0400
  ...The grab handles on a VW Fox work as pretty good replacements for the grab handles on Vanagons. A little slimmer in appearence and...