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• Re: How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:01:30 -0700
  ...tim o'brien PSavage wrote: > > Evening Listees, > All four CV joints & boots replaced today & the fuel lines to the gas tank, > including the crossover...
• Re: worth of late model Vanagons/eBay
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 19:51:49 -0500
  ...She bought this van, had enough change to have it shipped to the Pacific Northwest and gained many miles too boot. Who says Vanagons...
• Would like some advice, re: clutch release bearing
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:45:01 -0600
  ...over the top with a new clutch slave cylinder and CV boot on top of the head replacement. If I have my way, I...
• Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 16:25:03 -0800
  ...It appears to be coming from the top, as the "piston" and boot are soaked in fluid. The rubber accordion boot is connected at...
• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 10:52:16 -0600
  ...My AAA membership is up the end of March and I'll bve giving them the boot too. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > The towing plan for...
• Re: Friday question... Walking shoes
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Sun, 25 May 2014 12:23:34 -0400
  ...I resort to > good > > hiking boots when I go off pavement for long treks, but for walking about > > town, or even on unpaved trails...
• Re: Spark plug wire order
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:18 -0700
  ...Bought new spark plugs at a local supplier, it turned out they did not fit snugly in the boots of the spark plug wires...
• FS: Panasonic CD changer and Thule roof bars for Jetta/Golf ('92 or '93 to '99)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Fri, 11 May 2001 07:18:37 -0500
  ...brake work, $350 worth of exhaust work (Midas quote), one CV boot and a condenser for the air condition, and you will have a...
• Re: 85 Westy Utility Covers and spring
  Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:45:04 -1000
  ...We could have them anodized in three or four colors to boot. >> Having them made out of high tensile strength aluminum >> might be the...
• Re: Vanagon burned to the ground ( long reply)
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 09:06:21 -0400
  ...front engine wall (right above the starter and behind the AFM boot) that connects the main fuel line from the front body with the...
• Re: Upper trailing arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:53:34 -0400
  ...Everything came out pretty easily, however while taking things apart I noticed that my upper ball joint boot was shredded and there was rusty...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:03:03 -0500
  ...if the CV boots look too new to be original, CV bolts could be loose! -- John Bange
• Ranting and Raving
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:44:50 -0600
  ...I checked the boots on the CV joints while I was under the van, they look ok. What else should I check at this...
• Re: Parts for sale - cleaning garage
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:12 -0500
  ...Syncro intake boot. Nice condition. Please email me privately. Make an offer. First money takes it. I'm willing to ship and will give...
• RE:'83.5 wasserboxer idling strange
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 20:00:40 -0500
  ...I checked and changed all of the vacumme lines and put new boots on the air intake runners. Then I found the Aux air...
• Re: I'm giving up!
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:38:42 -0500
  ...Check your intake boots etc? You could have looked at your plugs to see if they are fouling or if they are brown instead...
• Re: alternate front heater core options?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 14:39:49 -0700
  ...that trouble but I'm cheap and I was broke to boot. People have since told me that JB softens up in hot antifreeze...
• Re: Those Free Email Accounts - Editorial - NVC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:48:18 -0700
  ...And it has VC to boot! --- :^) I post it here because for me, a free service actually works. I paid good money for my...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:39:30 -0400
  ...wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I check under both vans and find all for CV boots are still intact. >>>>> Barely any miles on them but still makes a...
• Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 22:17:07 +0000
  ...vin, as a passenger car.  But another lady, at a different booth, spoke up, saying that it is a motor home. The two disagreed...
• Road trip
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:53:38 -0700
  ...In CA we stopped at Gaviota State Park on hwy 101, where the girl in the booth didn't know about the camp sites...
• 79 Bus -- running at last!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 18:37:28 -0700
  ...line 25.00 oil 8.00 oil filter 7.95 dipstick boot 4.95 (was broken) valve gaskets 2.50 throttle cable 4.95...
• Re: vanagon springs - Take II
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:10:44 -0600
  ...There was a time on this list where he almost got permanently booted because of his business ethics. That was back when he was...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:57:21 -0600
  ...Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. > E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 01 Jul 94 10:57:00 cdt
  ...the bus >stuff: >1 rear axle, complete with CV's and boots, $65 >1 Bilstein bus jack, $20 >1 Bosch doulbe relay (for AFC...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find! Sold ONLY in canada
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 18:46:59 -0500
  ...lead me to believe it would put any holes in the boot that would not be self sealing and no trouble at all. For...
• Re: help with brakes in SF
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 13:40:51 -0700
  ...you might give that step a pass - yours looked great (dust boots intact, no sign of leakage). Please don't hesitate, even for a...
• 9 People in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ed L Lloyd
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 09:22:17 -0500
  ...No kids, all adult size wearing caving outfits, with boots, helmets, backpacks, 150 feet of caving rope, and assorted gear. We put 3 across...
• spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:57:23 -0500
  ...On the spark plug wire issue, I changed out a set that was two piece (wire connecting to a right angle wire and boot...
• Reliability over one year
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:54:00 -0700
  ...New plugs, distributor cap, rotor, and wires New O2 sensor Cleaned all grounds Set timing New drive belts New rear CV boots Changed transmission...
• Re: Driving Lights - If not Project Twzo, what's the answer?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:05:32 -0800
  ...The rubber boots on the back didn't fit the H4 bulbs and the reflectors rattled loosely in the frames. I paid $20 extra...
• late friday goofieness
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 08:39:40 +0930
  ...Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD...
• Automotive humor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 08:46:25 -0500
  ...Theoretically useful as a sandwich tool for spreading mayonnaise; used mainly for getting dog-doo off your boot. E-Z OUT BOLT AND STUD...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:23:50 -0700
  ...Since installing it, ive noticed that a little oil ends up in the intake boot, my theory is that oil is getting out the...
• Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:42:06 -0700
  ...While in there, check quality of boots on plugs, oil switch etc. These need to be in good shape and "seal" to engine tin...
• About to buy an 84 Westie - I have questions!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 2 May 1999 10:16:33 -0700
  ...pump, starter that doesn't always want to grab, torn CV boot (no clicking), broken and welded exhaust manifold (will replace engine), one stove...
• Re: For Sale? Ghia
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sun, 2 May 1999 21:11:47 -0700
  ...850 Miles on head Job. =) Running great! >I got the Air Boot fised too!! Runnin Fine! Which makes me happy as if I >dont...
• Re: Anyone ever try a Westy "Chrome Dome"
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:42:05 -0700
  ...to contemplate I spent a sultry > summer going through Marine Corps boot camp in South Carolina. On days when > the sun really beat down...
• FW: [VB] RE: Volunteer Bug Jam
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:53:00 -0400
  ...Maybe a listmember will win the camper! > >If you stop by the NVWSA booth (where the camper is, I believe), you can >pick up...
• Re: Steering "clunk" noise solved??
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:12:46 -0500
  ...Replaced upper BJ's. (driver side >had a torn boot). Lubed steering rack. Noise seemed to go away. >Replaced all rubber steering couplers. (cracks...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 18:43:45 -0800
  Al, If someone shows up with a list like that, they would get the boot. I am the kind of person you want to...
• More trip talk
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 15:00:20 PDT
  ...We will need at least 6 to push "Da Boat" (Das Boot, auf Deutsch, heh heh) when it breaks down! I am going to...
• Re: Steering work advice?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 23:16:47 -0800
  ...1200-1600 Shop Manual" which appears to be some sort of bootleg copy of an old English manual. There is no copyright info in...
• Re: Does anyone travel with a small cargo trailer?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 16:37:26 -0600
  ...around here when you're not sure if > you need snow boots or sunscreen, it's nuts. > > > > Just kicking around the idea, so I...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 2 Oct 2019 12:58:17 -0300
  You can have both your boxer-styling and a diesel … and even a 6-speed tranny to boot … but it won’t come cheap...
• Re: [WetWesties] Living In Vanagon Land?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 18 May 2010 16:27:17 -0500
  ...Also, rarely see > > one in Winter months. > > > > I think they are more common in Michigan than Indiana to boot. > > > > > > Pete > > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > > '87...
• Dream: Lost my Vanagon; a new muffler, and other news
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:55:38 -0800
  ...A couple torn boots were found on the steering tackle up front. There's no avoiding getting those replaced. Will need to get the...
• Re: rebuild or 5 cyl?
  Historical mailing list - jimkim
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 08:56:15 -0700
  ...which runs form the top of the crankcase to the intake > boot was air hose instead of oil hose and had swelled up internally...
• Fwd: Begging for advice(semi OT)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:29:05 -0600
  ...Also >had the air plenum off so maybe a vacuum line is dangling somewhere, but >as tight as the spark plug boots are fitting...
• Re: Are there any list members in the Southeast?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 10:44:14 -0500
  ...A pleasant vehicle to commute in if I keep the speed around 65 mph and I get around 20 MPG to boot. If you...
• Re: Auto vs manual axle length?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 5 May 2006 07:11:04 -0700
  ...a set for > > > sale, they are reman'd CVs with new boots, greased & installed on the axles, > > > ready to go. Let me know if...
• Re: Got dem ole lousy idle blues again,mama
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:53:09 -0700
  ...I put goop on the hoses that attach to the rubber boot at the afm/throttle.I tried many different timing positions.The auxillery...
• Re: leaking fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 11:46:37 -0800
  ...It's kinda hidden by the air intake boot too. Scott www.turbovans.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:02:56 -0500
  ...help protect your vehicle from road debris (and look great, to boot!). > > For more information on the black texture treatment take a look at...
• Re: cheap caliper
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:06:59 -0600
  ...It even included the pins and rubber > boots to hold the caliper on (maybe the all do, I don't know). > > Oddly enough, I...
• 84 Westy Stumbles - Update includes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:57:06 +0000
  ...install). ' The throttle switches are fine, the air flow meter intake boot is fine, the plugs are good, leads are fine, the rest of...
• Re: Copyright free for all
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 01:08:17 -0500
  ...aluminium Baseball bat? (check one) [ ] Copyright holder having just learned about bootleg photocopies of their written material. [ ] VW owner clutching broken safety-glass in...
• Re: Cool table idea (bad link)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 06:59:38 -0700
  ...Cool table idea (bad link) > This link take me to a boot waterproof treatment, a search of their site for > a roll up table...
• Re: creaky steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 22:07:14 -0500
  ...the tape wrapped around it, which then rubbed on the little > boot at the floor where it goes under the car. Couldn't find...
• Re: Retractable luggage cover
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 3 May 2000 03:19:29 +0200
  ...rom. > > The part numbers are: > > 253 867 769 blind for luggage boot (satin black, satin brown) > 253 867 777 channel left (satin black, satin...