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• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 07:01:40 -0700
  ...from under the fridge, hence the space and grill at the booting the fridge, and pumping that heat up and out into the van...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 May 2013 13:44:41 -0700
  ...If ever there was an engine with a joke head gasket system, anda converted air-cooled design to boot ... it's the waterboxer. Sure...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:05:41 +0000
  ...The wind noise was very unpleasant and got a flapping noise to boot. I liked the BusDepot seals and they were easy to put...
• Re: Maintenance Intervals
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 16 Oct 95 13:17:37 CDT
  ...naturally, his rubber boots have rotted and had to be replaced several times. but the point being that if you'll clean and regrease...
• Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 07:18:34 -0700
  ...on the trans mount issue, I tackled the torn outer > >CV boot. Pulled the axle, removed the circlip, and went to whack the CV...
• Re: Death Valley Preparations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:59:46 -0800
  ...Location is very important, a booth will not have > the same beneficial effect. Sip or slurp reverently. Do not anger > the spirits by using...
• Re: Recent Maintenance Accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 6 May 2009 12:05:10 -0600
  ...I also inspect the boots on the CV's regularly and > replace any that are damaged. . If any gets a tear, the least bit...
• Re: Syncro linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 09:06:34 -0700
  ...The only ones I have seen with the problem are ones with the rubber accordian boots still intact. The rubber gets compressed adn tries...
• Only in America (friday)
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:59:50 -0400
  ...On Boot's Children's Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or operate machinery after taking =this medication. [We could do a lot...
• Re: Advice on 82' GL
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 07:24:55 -0600
  ...Check the underside rubber (mine is about half shredded, so I will be replacing a lot of boots there). After you drive it, check...
• Re: electrical testing proceedure question..Not van specific, but..
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:58:19 -0700
  ...There are two smaller wires leading to a double spade plug in a rubber boot. I get a low voltage reading across those like...
• Syncromog for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:21:40 EDT
  ...I have front Factory CV boot protectors that were never installed. I have the factory belt/pebble guards that were never installed. Pictures and...
• Re: All the gears but second
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 22:09:08 -0600
  ...Then I bought a new boot for the ball-and-cup assembly in the back and greased that up well, again with the cv...
• Subject: Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:31:25 -0700
  ...already had recent new boots, re torqued bolts. #10) removed all wheels, inspected brake pads, lines and greased the front wheel bearings. #11) cleaned...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 26 May 2016 09:55:59 -0400
  ...But many >>> don't >>> use it. >>> >>> The other possible solution is to slide the CV boot as far towards the >>> wheel as possible, and...
• Re: CV reversibility?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 16:32:37 -0400
  ...Whenever you have the axles pulled for CV cleaning or boot swapping. G. Matthew Bulley Bulley-Hewlett Corporate Communications Counselors www.bulley-hewlett.com...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:16:56 -0500
  ...Plan to get new boots. Then it is just hoses, tin, whatever, remove the rocker and unbolt the head. Hopefully it will come off...
• re: brakes on EV and other EV stuff
  Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 19:24:07 -0500
  ...I took the van in to get the tie rod end boot replaced($8.00 part and $120.00 labor) and have them check...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 21:50:39 -0400
  ...and you get to play the "Ginsu knife" marketing angle to boot). The cost of "rebuilding" to this standard can be so cheap that...
• Re: Vintage machines
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 20:43:39 -0500
  ...Even metal evaporation tanks and now even replacement alternators and starters that folks report are good. >> >> Fingers crossed for good CV boots. >> >> Though. I...
• Re: 1.9L starts but wont run long
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 00:22:33 -0800
  ...the Owner did install a new OEM AFM and the boots and > hoses all look >> good. air cleaner is also new. >> >> I need to...
• Re: Vanagon Snydrome?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:33:32 -0400
  ...was literally filled with water and the terminal had corroded- the boot showed no indication of a breach, but it got in there some...
• Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:32:50 -0400
  ...cap and wires <1K miles and capacitor wired across AFM in boot of connector for a few years now. I have disconnected the O2...
• Re: Help--Stuck in Mammoth Lakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:50:23 -0800
  ...rear corner, be real careful getting under there !!! I use ski boots for wheel cocks in an emergency. Have someone turn the key to...
• 4th gear finally died (far from home)
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 00:06:31 -0400
  ...After passing a toll booth, I took the controls back, and it seemed okay for a few miles, and then popped out of 4th...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:48:18 -0700
  ...if the CV boots look too new to be > original, CV bolts could be loose! > > -- > John Bange > >
• Re: idle surge diagnosis?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 18:15:36 EDT
  ...Now reconnect the plug and pull back the rubber boot. The adjustment is accessible, while the engine is running, with a 2.5mm allen...
• LIST ADMIN. please help!!!
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sat, 8 May 1999 06:27:07 -0700
  ...p-mail comes through My server will not accept CAPS!!! Some how I'm automatically getting booted from the list (?? from someone else using...
• Fw: re:Temperature Sensor Light/Difficulty Starting
  Historical mailing list - Alexander Dallas
  Mon, 13 Dec 1999 20:39:32 -0500
  ...I was able to start it several times by taking the intake boot >of the air regulator then that didn't work. The only...
• Warm Off Idle Stumble Part Two -- Some Improvement
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:57:13 EST
  ...The reason for guessing #2 is when I looked at the AFM the bottom of the throat where it attaches to the rubber boot...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:47:41 -0700
  ...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: Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:58 -0800
  ...Air intake boot � swap - sucks plenty of air just fine > 7. Throttle body cleaning and new seal > 8. New vacuum rubber hoses > 9. Air...
• Re: axles r off...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 11:50:40 EST
  ...Loosen boots and axle tube retainer (axle flange). Remove circlip and rotate circlip and thrust washer from side gear and slide down the axle...
• Re: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Thu, 22 May 2008 11:50:25 -0700
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the > boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail >
• Re: Notes on my Van
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Tue, 1 Aug 2017 13:07:13 +0000
  ...My rig is the California Air Resources Board (CARB)-approved Kennedy (KEP) Subaru conversion (obd1/pre-1995/2.2L) + must have KEP intake boot...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sun, 27 Apr 2014 17:43:50 -0400
  ...My experience in servicing CV joints began 42 years ago with my 1972 BMW 2002tii which split a boot after two years and has...
• Re: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:51:04 -0500
  ...Must be >> replaced. >> 7.      Sway bar bushings are cracked - all 4. >> 8.      Upper and lower ball joints all have split boots. >> >> I wasn't...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:23:41 -0500
  ...never ignited, but the components above it did, > the rubber intake boot for example, then this air layer would be even > greater, much like...
• Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:31:04 -0700
  ...Wash and > spray the underside, backing plates, tranny case and CV boots several times > a week until I get them very clean. This isn...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 13:48:29 -0600
  ...And >>> I >>> cannot think of any way that the smooth flat plastic bottom of this >>> stability boot, the sole of which is a rectangle...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 29 May 2022 19:50:29 -0400
  ...away and got a new throttle cable, and a new intake boot for good measure. And what the heck, a replacement rear view mirror...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:59:54 -0400
  ...nope, sorry, from now on I will be calling it "The Bootle Bumtrinket" >> >> >> You sir need another gadget, namely a portable dolly. I recall...
• Offering receiver mount 20" by 60" 500# rated steel platform
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 12:42:09 -0600
  ...It says, "Like a trailer without wheels." So every the toll booth can't collect for one more axle, which in Florida can be...
• Re: Brake Caliper Question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:41:56 -0400
  ...The corrosion can > be from moisture and road stuff getting in from the dust boot and the brake > fluid absorbing enough moisture to rust...
• 68: What is this damnable noise???
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 96 22:02 CST
  ...grease. Took five hours. The noise perseveres. The CVs seem fine. Boots tight, no clicking in corners. Today I had the trans oil changed...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:23:39 -0700
  ...more$, > > harder to get plus I will be purchasing affordable CV > > boot kit available from vendor of Bosch filter) > > > > Is this the correct filter...
• Sliding Door button cheap and plenty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:17:01 -0500
  ...As I recall, there is some >> "bootsrap" issue in removing the panel where the door must open to >> get the panel off in the...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:07:44 -0400
  ...With the AFM off he cranked some more and I happened to put > my hand over the intake boot. I was surprised how little...
• Re: Fuel lines, one more time, was: Congrats! Check it out...was: NEW OWNER!!
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 23:19:47 -0400
  ...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: Huh? was: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 15:03:32 -0500
  ...Arcane boot I was sure would be >NLA was $20, and other rubber jeeber $2 both available "tomorrow". > >Maybe VW dealer costs a little...
• Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:05:26 -0400
  ...after my first long trip on a rainy day, I opened the passenger door and got a boot full of water. The footwell was...
• Re: 87 Help AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 15:29:02 -0800
  ...coolant sensor for FI, > O2 sensor, air intake sensor, air intake boot, ignition coil, rotor, > distributor cap, plug wires, vacuum lines, fuel pump, fuel...
• New waterboxer heads, looking for.
  Historical mailing list - Ed Cain, jr.
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:24:19 -0700
  ...After I added lots of corrosion to the head(s) around the water boot, not to mention gaping holes on the sealing surfaces where...
• Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 13:34:16 CST
  ...Also lifted the rubber boot for the brake cylinder and fliud squirted out. So I ordered pads and linings and cylinders from BD. Ordered...
• Re: Leaking PS fluid, replace rack or just seals?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:10:33 -0800
  ...This is a rack with tie > >rods > >(inner and outter), and boots. I think someone told us recently of a rack > >like this for...
• Re: Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:19:03 -0400
  ...the reman rack in the garage now, it came with new boots and inner tie rods from my local CarQuest. Slightly better price than...
• Re: heat in VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 10:25:57 -0700
  ...Well, I live in Manitoba and >I'll tell you that it takes a hardy soul wearing a parka and warm >boots to drive...
• Re: major oil leak concern
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 09:18:11 -0600
  ...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: wearing down my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 08:00:05 -0700
  ...i checked out the boots and they all look intact. do you guys think these symptoms sound like a cv joint, or something else...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:09:40 -0700
  ...replaced all ball joints in front end (while doing a tie rod end myself I noticed a torn boot on one of the upper...