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• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:03:27 -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: 91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:04:27 -0700
  ...The boot on top was falling apart and the insides were corroded. I took it apart and cleaned the contacts and it works fine...
• Re: 89 Syncro Westy - Finally running right - Thank you
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:20:34 -0700
  ...Vanagon Syndrome capacitor soldered into the AFM plug) 6.     Air intake boot – swap - sucks plenty of air just fine 7.     Throttle body cleaning and...
• Re: major oil leak concern
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 10:26:05 -0500
  ...i pulled off the breather hose going from the > tower to the afm boot and oil in there as well. i have spoken to...
• Re: Why the Delete Key is not enough!! PLEASE READ
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:59:26 -0400
  ...up with .edu; .org; .gov; and a few .com's to boot....bottom line not only were we vanagon owners, but we were techies...
• Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 29 May 2001 13:19:51 EDT
  ...s like it's permanently on 'full throttle enrichment' so it boots right along, smoothly once you get some decent RPM's up and...
• Re: Bumper Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 20 May 2002 23:51:00 -0500
  ...Oh Boy---- this is going to be a good one to respond to---- Jeff it may be your house, your phone booth, which you...
• Re: CV joint theory: long
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 09:39:23 -0700
  ...Replace the blasted things with new Lobros, grease, >and boots and have done with it. No more worries and aggravations. >One thing!. Be sure...
• Moderator Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 20:35:36 -0400
  ...By now my >>Westy, >>while looking new outside has every boot everywhere rotted, falling apart, >>including the shifter ball boot. Both rear door grommets...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:27:27 -0400
  ...I cut off the brittle parts of the tubing (it seems to stiffen in the boot, perhaps an incompatibility with the rubber) square, there...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 13 May 2010 10:51:53 -0700
  ...to put a third belt in the > rear > unless you just bootlegged one for a pre-teen or very small adult, > and even > that...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9L seized
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 20:24:02 +0000
  ...tubes >> flywheel crankshaft seal >> muffler and clamp >> exhaust pipe >> C.V. boot >> brake shoes >> right and left rear hatch struts >> passenger side mirror >> >> Should...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 20:13:52 -0500
  ...12/96 168K-New factory exaust (heads to cat) and throttle body boot 12/96 168K-New throttle switch O2 sensor, coolant flush & fill...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:46:07 -0700
  ...Saw my son graduate boot camp in Great Lakes and last daughter graduates wednesday! Now if only she moves out soon. Looking to traveling...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:49:17 -0600
  ...McNeely ---- David Vickery <david_vickery@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Al, If someone shows up with a list like that, they would get the boot. I...
• CV or Trans noise while decelerating
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 19:28:25 -0700
  ...The CV boots don't seem to have clamps on the small end - should they? (they seem in good shape otherwise, although one is...
• Make Fuel Line message a regular for newbies.
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:40:32 -0700
  ...Check >shift linkages, CV boots, muffler hangers, radiator hoses, tire pressure, >propane fittings (use sudsy water). Look for the start of rust. >Beyond all...
• Re: [DIESEL] High Idle Problem Fixed! (I hope)
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 18:08:42 -0400
  ...The camper now >accelerates and decelerates smoothly, and runs much quieter to >boot! I think there should probably be some kind of lock washer...
• Re: Lowering Gasoline Prices
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:39:15 -0700
  ...bed, and their family would be gunned down at the toll booths........ Here in Utah, we extract the crude from out own land, refine...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:05:44 -0500
  ...a good vehicle for us, with low maintenance and 4wd to boot. Andy Y. Lakewood, CO -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:12:37 -0800
  ...It does not take much wear in the races to cause them to go bad.New > rubber boots.Do get new bolts , as the...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:58:23 -0500
  ...It goes from the black plastic crank case vent tower that is to the left of the alternator, over to the intake air boot...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Mon, 20 May 2002 00:02:33 -0500
  ...Depress the piston in the rubber boot with a screwdriver and pour a little fluid into the intake - it will only take a little...
• Re: 82 auto cv/differential help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 12:10:47 -0700
  ...But, it only did this 2x and I drove the van > 300 miles last week. > > Last night I checked all 4 boots and made...
• religious affiliation
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 17 May 2005 11:52:25 -0700
  ...of work and corrected a lot of hose, ball=20 joint, boot issues, and misc. work that needed attention.=20 He has a young...
• Re: CIS Joys! :)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:28:33 -0800
  ...Finally I noticed that a tube that attaches to >the bottom of the air boot had come unhooked. After I plugged it back in...
• Re: volkswagen vanagon 88
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 10:25:07 -0500
  ...Make sure the upper boot is installed, it helps keep rain water out of the switch. 8. Replace switch in door. Test before Replacing...
• Broken axle stub on '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Daniel J Burgos
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:05:58 -0400
  ...I'm planning on replacing the CV boots, wheel bearings, and grease seals since I have this whole thing taken apart. Is there anything...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:38:56 EST
  ...I did take care of a squeak in the steering >>>boot and I tightened up the belts. :> >> >>________________________________________________________________ >>YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE...
• Re: T3 syncro production
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:33:36 +1000
  ...T3 > Double Cab let alone a Syncro and a 16" to boot. > > My 16" has a Puch emblem on it's right side flank...
• Re: drilling out axle bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 09:38:02 -0600
  ...it possible to do this drilling without damaging the cv's boot? >my new cv joints didn't come with retaining rings, how bad...
• Re: diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:19:17 -0400
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
• Re: not much humor in viruses some info (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 06:01:26 -0700
  ...things that you have, so when you run your computer it boots with it, sends itself out onto your network (if your networked), and...
• Re: leaking power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:49:43 -0400
  ...found drops of a red fluid on > both of the rubber boots on the front axle, and 2 small puddles on the ground. > I...
• Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:11:40 -0500
  ...Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot" (former listee, longtime lurker and archive hound now blowing ballast tanks to run on the surface) ----- Original...
• Re: grooves in outer part of cv joint--replace?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:55:11 -0700
  ...including extra in the boot.. and definetly fill the 'bowl' of the flange with black moly-graph grease ( the stock specified grease is not...
• Re: Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 28 May 2011 01:59:06 -0700
  ...even WD40 (WD40 safer to > >> use?) on suspect vacuum hoses, intake boot can be revealing. Idle is > >> affected if the spray is sucked into...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:16:13 -0800
  ...Wedged fork thing - it destroys the boot though. > Pullers - sure .....but pulling on a taperd thing ..........or pushing .I > mean ...... > just isn't the...
• Re: help. noise from the rear :)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 09:40:21 -0500
  ...So unless you need to have the CV's pulled, cleaned and greased, and new boots installed, you would be ahead of the game...
• Low Bank Account
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:16:51 -0700
  ...quarter inches between the bumps where the small end of the boots go. $20 for the pair? Heavy and dirty... Buy 'em and I...
• Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:31:37 -0500
  ...I did that through the boot for the > radiator wires behind the driver side headlight. > > Other idea on vans without AC is to use...
• Re: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 13:06:32 -1000
  ...the slave is not that hard to inspect visually for signs of fluid, or fluid in the boot. Clutch hyd. fluid should be changed...
• Re: new windshield from Safelite Autoglass
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Sun, 17 May 2009 11:10:41 -0700
  ...badly (it flew off a semi on 87E at a toll booth). I had > Safelite come to my home with their repair van in...
• Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:56:35 -0600
  ...But another lady, at a different booth, spoke up, saying that it is a motor home. The two disagreed, so they called someone else...
• Re: Would like some advice, re: clutch release bearing
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:12:14 -0700
  ...over the top with a new clutch slave cylinder and CV boot on top > of the head replacement. > > If I have my way, I...
• Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:44:47 -0400
  ...and adjusted throttle switch Replaced AFM (NOT new) Replaced throttle body boot Replaced distributor cap, rotor, spark plugs and wires Checked timing somewhere along...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 18:48:22 -0700
  ...It was leaking at the intake runner rubber boots, at the throttle body rubber seal, at the screws that secure the fuel pressure regulator...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 08:49:46 CDT
  ...joint boots dry out and crack and get cut. need replacing eventually. 5. flipping/reversing should extend the life of the joint for a...
• Re: Change the sssstats Joel.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 21:58:11 -0500
  ...I need a diesel Vanagon like I need a size 11 boot up my butt, these >vehicles are the easiest of all to put...
• Re: A Soldiers Christmas (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:23:45 -0500
  ...NO PRESENTS, > NOT EVEN A TREE. > > NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, > JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, > ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES > OF FAR DISTANT LANDS...
• If you lose the gas key...
  Historical mailing list - J. C.
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 19:12:06 -0700
  ...show in Ennis, TX on > May 7, please stop by my > booth and say hi. If you need something, remind me > that you're...
• Re: What is the best grease for CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:57:40 -0500
  ...adhesive/sealer for use sealing the pinhole left in neoprine cv boots after using a needle to inject grease (yes, a no no, but...
• Re: Dimensionally challenged - How big is that Westy in the window?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 09:57:42 -0300
  ...commute of either vehicle who are sufficiently competent to be my boots and photographer on the ground. >> >> I have RORO quotes to ship either...
• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question [RESULTS]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 17:15:40 -0700
  ...driving with a fused ankle is like wearing a downhill ski boot on your right foot when operating the gas pedal. Well . . . it's...
• Syncronicity Achieved! (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Fri, 06 Oct 95 00:17:26 -0700
  ...I test-drove a couple of weeks ago) * Old cracked CV boots in the rear (4 fronts already replaced) * Major tranny/clutch work done...
• Re: Vanagon keys--the answers
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:03:38 -0400
  ...show in Ennis, TX on May 7, please stop by my > booth and say hi. If you need something, remind me that you're...
• Re: My I-Opener finally arrived!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 May 2000 02:07:34 -0500
  ...step by step directions for adding a HD, and making it boot everybodies "favorite" OS. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" >Put in my...
• Busses by the Trail update/schedule
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:13:07 -0400
  ...Then strap on your boots and take in some nice foliage scenery up on a portion of the Appalachian Trail. -Karl Karl & Kristina Bloss...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:57:59 -0700
  ...We'd the prep in the driveway and book a rental paint booth for a day and do the main shooting there. Beat the...
• Re: Bus Depot Shipping?...Was "order line?"
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:25:59 -0700
  ...Bus Depot Shipping?...Was "order line?" > Today is May 3rd and I just got my SA Radiator, ball > joint, CV boot kit and window...