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• Re: WTB curtain strap for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:00:29 -0400
  That's the same as the straps on my '85 Westy. Sorry, I don't have any extras. Mike > That's a cool strap...
• muffler strap, 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 09:57:34 -0500
  ...muffler strap, 85 westy Its seems my local shop can't get a strap that fits my muffler. The part number that the shop...
• Re: WTB curtain strap for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 19:39:36 -0500
  That's a cool strap ........... most Westy just come with plastic straps. Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: "BajaLeo" <bajaleo@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:54:58 -0600
  ...muffler strap Hi Steve As I was replacing a noisy muffler I noticed that my muffler strap was rusted through and the old muffler...
• Muffler strap Q 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 15:23:27 EST
  VW and list vendors show the correct muffler strap fro my 83.5 Water cooled bus as 025-251-521. This strap is approx...
• Re: help-gas tank straps
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 21:44:06 -0500
  At 10:45 AM 6/9/96, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote: >The front sections of the straps are brazed/welded on. A local junkyard was...
• Re: help-gas tank straps
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 07:28:23 -0700
  ...But those straps won't move! The front sections of the straps are brazed/welded on. Thom Fitzpatrick thom@calweb.com - http://www.calweb...
• Re: muffler strap, 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:36:21 -0500
  ...025 251 521 > Is there a trick to getting the strap around the muffler? > > Are there different length straps for different diameter > mufflers? What...
• help-gas tank straps
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:03:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...This morning, I removed the bolts holding the gas tank straps down. That went fine. But, now the straps won't come out. There...
• Straps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:56:37 -0400
  So, on one of my visits to the FLAPS, I discovered what I think to be the perfect straps for Westy folk. ROK Straps...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:54:45 -0700
  I just pulled up my invoice from BD, and I paid $14.95 each for the straps. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Thornton...
• front door check strap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:07:32 -0800
  some pics etc of replacing broken door check strap http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/vanagon-front-door-check-strap/ alistair
• Re: muffler strap, 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:15:52 -0500
  ...muffler strap, 85 westy > > Date: 11/18/1999 09:57 am (Thursday) From: John Hurley > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > Subject: muffler strap, 85...
• Glove box strap GW product review
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 22 Sep 2019 10:31:33 -0400
  Hi listers, My glove box has been held on by one strap for years. When I first got the bus I found a plastic...
• Re: Where to get 1 1/4" "P" strap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Apr 2007 21:43:53 -0400
  A "P" strap can be seen right next to the oil pressure sender in this link: http://volkscafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip&ip...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 17:10:39 -0700
  I cut out the strap part, but reused the still good ends. Found a piece of stainless in my junk box, cut a strap...
• WTB curtain strap for Westy
  Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:14:20 -0700
  Hi List, I'm missing a brown curtain strap like this one. Anybody got a spare they'd like to spare? Thanks, Leo http...
• Re: Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 06:54:40 -0800
  On an '81 there is no ground strap in the engine compartment. There's a ground strap that runs from the transmission to the...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:22:30 -0700
  Karl, That is true ($40 vs $50 or $60), but it is still expensive for a strap of metal. The funny thing is, when...
• Re: Glove box strap GW product review
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 22 Sep 2019 12:57:36 -0500
  ...I purchased the straps. > > Well, I can’t read the instructions so I was confused as the right strap was way longer then the...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:09:55 -0700
  the hand grab loop type straps... found in loafs and carried through into vanagons. Westies have them, in the rear, on the walls. alistair...
• Re: battery removal/strap
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:27:49 -0700
  Of course for about $3.00 you could have done away with the prying and wedging and the nylon strap... The battery removal tools...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:42:46 -0500
  What straps are you guys talking about? Where? DMc ---- Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: > you mean the foot straps :) > > > push the vinyl up...
• Re: Glove box strap GW product review
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:53:48 -0400
  ...I purchased the straps. >> >> Well, I can’t read the instructions so I was confused as the right strap was way longer then the...
• Re: Handle Straps
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:47:00 EDT
  In a message dated 98-04-29 11:45:51 EDT, smanning@EXECPC.COM writes: > Anyone have the handle straps for the rear bench...
• Re: Source for Camper Snaps and Straps
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 08:48:25 -0700
  ...Source for Camper Snaps and Straps I'd like a parts source for the snaps and straps that hold the curtains in place on...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 16:27:08 -0600
  ...Ron > doesn't include one in his kit because OEM straps are NLA. I got an > aftermarket strap from California Import Parts... and it...
• Re: Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 21:46:12 EDT
  In a message dated 9/20/01 2:43:24 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << > I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for...
• Syncro fuel tank strap removal
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 11:48:52 -0500
  Replacing the fuel tank straps on my 87 Syncro -- front and back. Am I missing something or do you have to remove the fuel...
• bought a rack
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 20:44:07 EST
  ...The rack comes with two straps that have those plastic "ratcheting" clippies on 'em, to hold the straps where you set 'em. Those are...
• Exhaust brackets and muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 15 May 2006 06:04:40 -0700
  ...Seems that this strap holders the muffler fine but there is rubbing against the header pipe which causes the strap to wear and break...
• RE: Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:46:26 -0500 (CDT)
  >The ground strap normally connects to a boss on the left cylinder head near >the hose connector at the top back of the head...
• RE: Non OEM VW Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 19:44:11 EST
  Mike Plickys seeks tight muffler straps. I solved my latest muffler strap problem with a $6 "fuel tank mounting kit" from FLAPS. Only problem...
• muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 11:36:35 -0700
  My muffler strap rusted out and a new one is expensive, around $50. Has anyone done a fix for this with metal strapping or...
• Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Frayed1003
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 09:18:05 EST
  I read a listmembers post about the difficulties he was having concerning the ground strap. He was even kind enough, once he found the...
• Re: $70 muffler strap? 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Fri, 11 Apr 97 09:23:18 CDT
  > >In any event, the aftermarket strap is $18.50, which is a far cry from $70. >For the 1984, I can get the actual...
• Re: Glove box strap GW product review
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 23 Sep 2019 07:41:54 -0500
  ...I purchased the straps. > >> > >> Well, I can’t read the instructions so I was confused as the right strap was way longer then the...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:36:56 -0700
  you mean the foot straps :) push the vinyl up sonny, then the metal bracket and screws are visible ab On 23-Jun-10, at...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Mon, 31 May 2004 10:22:55 +0100
  Hi Shannon, I think you have a cliassic case of corroded Vanagon ground strap connection syndrome <g>. There are two straps that need checking...
• Re: Engine ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 20:43:24 -0700
  Hi Shawn Shawn Wright wrote: > > Today I started cleaning up and checking ground straps in the > engine compartment, and found that the right side...
• Re: Gas tank removal question.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:08:04 -0400
  ...I'm worried about metal fatigue, since the strap is pretty thick sheetmetal, I think I will need to heat it up to bend...
• Re: Muffler Strap...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:15:01 -0600
  I used a piece of galvanized strap and riveted it to the thick flange pieces that were still good. Mark Ingalls 85 GL >From...
• Re: Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 17:04:22 -0700
  ...Tiico install - muffler straps for 88 > > I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for an 88 model. Two > > of them. > > > If these are...
• Glove box door nose-dives
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:54:49 -0700
  The little strap (or straps, maybe there are two of them) which support the door on the glove box when it is open have...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:01:39 -0500
  ...I had one on my '81 and it worked thru 3 mufflers. -s- > > My muffler strap rusted out and a new one is > expensive...
• Re: Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 13:36:59 -0400
  > I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for an 88 model. Two > of them. If these are the same as the stock '86...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:50:56 -0400
  ...Ron > > doesn't include one in his kit because OEM straps are NLA. I got an > > aftermarket strap from California Import Parts... and it...
• Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:24:45 -0700
  . . . do you remove them? I have a replacement strap I'd like to install but the existing strap goes into a molded rubber or...
• Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - digest Herbie Dave
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:11:14 EST
  ...I wonder if this broken strap could be the cause of any problems? Dave
• Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:16:10 -0600
  ...Grounds ~ If the Ground Strap @ the Front of the Trany is in Good Condition then Your Broken Ground Strap is not Essential to Crank...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 14:39:15 -0500
  ...for a strap of > metal. > > The funny thing is, when I called bus depot, they told me that the muffler > strap is a dealer...
• Re: Megger was Re: Trouble shooting tip? Fouled plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:54:12 -0400
  At 04:15 PM 10/27/2009, Peter DiFalco wrote: >A grounded wrist strap is a great way to avoid that problem. Let it...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:56:49 -0500
  That is said of the body bolt for the battery ground strap, too. That may have been good advice during the first 5 or...
• engine ground strap
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:22:50 -0800
  replacing the ground strap from engine to body. which is better? braided strap like OE? or cable type insulated? i got a 4ga cable...
• Re: Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:24:12 -0800
  ...Strange broken ground strap on 86 Vanagon Hi folks. Today I was changing my cap and rotor when I looked over on the driver...
• Re: Ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 03:11:28 +0000
  ...Ground straps I read, perhaps on the samba, that the bolts for ground straps tend to sheer. True? I want to fuss with all...
• RE: Non OEM VW Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 9:02:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...The original strap rusted out on our 85 several years ago. We fixed it using a steel strap used for packaging cargo. It has...
• Starter Ground Strap?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:31:54 -0400
  ...I cleaned up the tranny ground strap. I would like to add a ground strap to the starter motor. It looks like I could...
• CANCEL:help-gas tank straps
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jun 1996 11:33:33 -0500 (EST)
  Sorry, Please disregard my last message about not being able to remove the gas tank straps in my 79 bus. Paul
• FW: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 7 May 2012 06:23:34 -0400
  I believe that ground strap to be original. My 91 has that same strap. No a good ground will not have any negative consequences...