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• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 10:47:02 -0500
  ...I spent last evening and this morning replacing steering rack boots that were put on one year ago. It's really a shame that...
• Re: Leaking Clutch Master Cylinder Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 04:12:29 UT
  ...it - then work by feel to guide the pushrod into the boot of the new master cylinder, as you work it into place after...
• Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:24:05 -0600
  ...With computers and video along with tail pipe sniffers at toll booths it has become a very impersonal law enforcement scenario. Makes me want...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 16 May 2006 02:03:21 -0400
  ...on the outboards to remove them aside from > cutting off the boot, putting the shaft in a vice > and giving the the edge of...
• Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 14:32:45 -0700
  ...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: cv joint/boot and idle/ac questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 19:18:26 -0400
  Hello, there is a seal in there too. This is ez to do. You best get a snap ring type plyer (sears)and a...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 18:22:21 +1200
  ...Because as you say, they uphold the rights of someone who deserves NO rights, and tread with hobnailed boots (sharpened nails!) over the victims...
• Re: Which Vanagon to get?
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:34:35 -0500
  ...At a higher purchase price to boot. I have no complaint's about my van's reliability. John Flaherty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kasper...
• Re: vanagon springs - my only response
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 17:58:31 -0500
  ...It's in the archives; see for yourself. > There was a time on this list where he almost got permanently booted > because of his...
• Re: Seeing Red
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 13:41:51 -0700
  ...as I immediately began working on replacing the manifold intake > hose / boots. This included repainting the manifold, cleaning the top of > the block, inspecting...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:53:01 -0700
  ...Tighten to 6ft.lbs and the belt is properly > tensioned. > Van café also offers silicone intake boots. > https://www.vancafe.com/Vanagon-Intake-Manifold...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 12:09:19 -0700
  ...remains of what appears to be an ancient >> >Pre-Columbian rubber boot on the switch. After than crumbled off, the >> >the brass push-on...
• Re: Manual Transmission Leaking at CV Joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:08:53 -0700
  ...going on; let's hope it's just a worn seal. Boots are definitely good all around, as are CV joints. Taking it in...
• Re: Choked starting?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:23:11 -0700
  ...You could have a big split in your air boot for example..doesn't happen very often, but is the kind of thingthat can...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:43:37 -0400
  ...grease the bearings are immeshed in, the cv joint, the flexible boot on the cv, and on and on. Your last statement is correct...
• It's Friday -Boy..I am full of it today
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:40:18 -0800
  ...For instance, the warm re-boot for a Mac II computer involves simultaneously pressing the Control key, the Command key, the Return key and...
• Re: Reliability over one year
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Jan 2004 12:17:44 -0600
  ...Cleaned all grounds > Set timing > New drive belts > New rear CV boots > Changed transmission fluid to Redline (much easier shifting, especially > when very cold...
• Re: FRONT TIRE MOUNT
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:31:57 +1100
  ...access to the rear hatch of a van or even the boot (trunk to most of you) of a sedan. Some even lift right...
• Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:19:43 -0800
  ...2 final drive flanges, 4 CV joints, 4 chromoly boot flanges, 4 boots, 2 drive axles, 24 high grade bolts, 2 stub axles. We...
• Re: 85 cuts out/dies when hot - HELP! stranded in Pueblo, CO
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:05:19 -0700
  ...When I looked at the engine after it died the first > time, the hose from the crankcase breather to the air intake boot > (about...
• Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:54:00 -0700
  ...outdoor stuff, like binoculars, >>> magnifiers (for identifying insects and plants), hiking boots >>> ............. . I do take books, though most are nature guides or >>> identification manuals...
• Re: [Syncro] All Aftermarket Springs Sagg Lower Over Time, Germans Find
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:28:09 -0700
  ...If you make the springs longer then 3 cm against the original the problems with the cv-joints and special with the boots are...
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:50:54 -0500
  You could always trade the whole lot plus booty in for a Vanagon. Your problem of a multipurpose vehicle would then be solved!! :-) Of...
• Sheri not in California.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 21:41:14 -0700
  ...new bolts, a tool, some moly grease, and one spare (used) boot. > > It's been years since I fiddled with CV joints and I...
• Re: Auto tranny advice and more
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:27:10 -0700
  ...I think Neil did that to his Westy (air cooled to water cooled, plus an engine conversion to boot), you might want to pick...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:42:59 -0800
  ...The AFM was worn and faulty. ) Also....back to the 'it's a blockage of fluids or electrons' - check your air intake boot. Those...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 26 May 2015 07:42:57 -0600
  ...processors >>> alive so it does not take a long time to boot up when YOU turn it on. >>>> >>>>> On May 7, 2015, at 3...
• Re: CIS Puzzler (Jetta content only)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 18:20:24 -0800
  ...No holes in intake boots or vacuum hoses. > > >Any ideas and suggestions would be appreciated, >Ken Wilford >http://www.vanagain.com >John 3:16...
• Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:06:21 -0800
  ...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 Collum
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:34:41 -0500
  ...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: Tests with eliminator/shumacher 2/8/12A charger.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:35:46 -0800
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the > boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch...
• Ongoing engine build, it starts! part 4
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 May 1995 08:35:18 -0700
  ...These were tough, they are the fancy aftermarket ones with thick boots and were very hard to push down over the plug. My friend...
• 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:42:13 PST
  ...clutch fork, urethane shaft bushing, shortened front engine mount, new CV boots New: Clutch Master and slave cylinders, Brake Master cylinder, rebuild calipers, Rotors...
• Re: 85 cuts out/dies when hot - HELP! stranded in Pueblo, CO
  Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:06:46 -0700
  ...When I looked at the engine after it died the first time, the hose from the crankcase breather to the air intake boot (about...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:26:22 -0800
  ...I have kept a rear CV joint with a shot boot alive perfectly on the back of my 1970 Mercedes, just spraying mc chain...
• Re: List Stickers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 14:08:53 -0500
  ...I have known many who never even attended a show, and yet enjoyed the music of the Dead via 'bootleg' cassettes, and were drug...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 17:47:09 -0500
  ...But each incident yields varied results. > Since the engine case itself never ignited, but the components above it did, > the rubber intake boot for...
• Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:15:29 -0800
  ...ago I posted about finding oil in a rear, inside CV boot on my Syncro. I had also bought two rebuilt rear shafts I...
• Re: Subject: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:02:30 -0500
  ...80HP) > Non-Interference engine design. > Modern electronics with OBDII. > Parts are available literally everywhere off the shelf (and usually on the > cheap to boot...
• Re: 4th gear finally died (far from home)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 07:13:34 -0300
  ...She struggled with clutch action, and timed it badly twice. > After passing a toll booth, I took the controls back, and it seemed okay...
• Re: Auto maintenance software recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Jul 2012 23:45:56 -0700
  ...But for simple stuff that only I need for myself, it's usually much easier to boot up the pencil and paper than it...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:11:50 -0800
  ...will >> generally come loose without hurting either the joint of the boot. Keep >> the >> nut on so it wont go flyin away. >> Hope this...
• Re: Subject: Re: sorry, (I-4 conversion reply from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:24:23 -0400
  ...You > have shown this. > > More power is fun and useful, and at first it was really fun to boot > around in my conversion. Still...
• Re: Minimum spares kit. Was: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:34:14 -0700
  ...Air intake boot ..if I have one of those ...I carry that. and a box of misc hoses, hose junctions, and hose clamps. Scott...
• Re: last minute checks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 10:02:08 -0700
  ...and the attendant forgets spare half axles with CV's and boots (read the trans australia article in ftp, Tobin take note, if anyone...
• Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:02:23 -0800
  ...FWIW:Under the boot the slave is wet- some weeping. I also have a weep coming from the dash end of things but cannot...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:20:31 -0500
  ...I didn't say it would ever >> work again- we are creatures of habit and comfort hounds to boot >> >> On Aug 15, 2008, at...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:14:20 -0700
  ...Tighten to 6ft.lbs and the belt is properly > tensioned. > Van café also offers silicone intake boots. > https://www.vancafe.com/Vanagon-Intake-Manifold...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:27:16 -0400
  ...Good hiking boots are similarly waterproof and breathable. We have a ShadyBoy awning which gives us a dry space to sit outside. I long...
• Just when I thought it was safe to trust my Westy...another long story
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 21:55:20 -0500
  ...Out of frustration and the need to have a vehicle running today, I plugged one end of that heater device into the rubber boot...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 26 May 2016 11:49:31 -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: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 17:52:52 -0400
  ...new bolts, a tool, some moly grease, and one spare (used) > > boot. > > > > It's been years since I fiddled with CV joints and I...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon GL tintop
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:27:12 -0600
  ...One upper control arm bearing had a torn boot. Beyond that, nothing. I'm suspicious of the squeaks! John On Feb 14, 2016 20...
• Planning Trip--Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 23:00:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It's a 76, and aside from some rust in the wheel wells, etc, a coupla split boots (cross yer fingers for the CVs...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:23:42 -0600
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:59:16 -0500
  ...my westy's removable seat track covers >� reupholstery of a kitchen booth seat >� a padded cover for my bulkhead-mounted Olympian Wave III in...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:16:11 -0500
  ...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: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:17:27 -0700
  ...What else...? I got some help from JonR replacing the CV's and boots one cold New Hampshire day. That was interesting and fun...
• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 11:46:35 -0600
  ...the end of March and I'll bve giving them the boot > too. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > The towing plan for the RV which also includes...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Wed, 9 Oct 1996 21:47:19 -0400
  ...I'm going broke quickly and getting depressed to boot. ---------- > From: Jeff & Jean-Marie Diebolt <jdiebolt@up.net> > To: Multiple recipients of list <vanagon...