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• Re: shuddering clutch
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:26:14 -0700
  ...Check the boots carefully before starting, if any show cracks, replace now to avoid hassle later. Clean CV bolt heads thoroughly before trying to...
• carbon monoxide leaking through the head gasket into the cooling system test.
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:43:38 -0700
  ...And a serious one to boot. I once followed a charity auction that sold about 1200 vehickes a week, and found that many , many...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 19:28:43 -0500
  ...Also, if there is no obvious cause of failure (ie damaged boot) of the > bad > >CV joint, can the others be expected to last...
• Re: Struck Oil, Rebuilt CV's and a Tense Trip Home
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:56:04 -0600
  ...Salicos wrote: >A few weeks ago I posted about finding oil in a rear, inside CV boot on my Syncro. I had also bought...
• Re: Tires, Parts, Etc.
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Thu, 25 May 2017 16:19:49 -0400
  ...the >> mechanic says passenger tires are 4 ply and i need 6 ply >> >> The rubber boot on the tie rod is also falling off...
• Re: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:39:29 -0700
  ...Last year the axles were taken off to replace broken CV joint boots. I had been paying attention to the rear wheels. The noise...
• Re: 81 Vanagon needs restoration looking for ideas
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:57:02 -0400
  ...I will be happy to commit to a delivery date certain and would depend upon scheduling the paint booth, but would be from 30...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:37:37 -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...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 19:35:59 -0800
  ...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: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:38:45 -0500
  ...get 11.5 volts to headlights and lousy battery charging to boot. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• '89 Wolfsburg edition for sale . . . I think.
  Historical mailing list - Peter J Buehler
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 16:14:22 -0500
  ...And I'll throw in the Bentley manual to boot. This van is a prime candidate for restoration to mint condition because all of...
• Re: Installed new clutch, "used-in-good-condition,recently-rebuilt transmission, and, now, "no start."
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:38:43 -0500
  ...guide, new pilot bearing, felt > > > seal, > > > > spacer, and new CV joint boots and the grease involved.. The > > > > "recently-rebuilt" (according to the PO) 091...
• Re: The Otter Has (CRASH) Landed!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:25:22 -0800
  ...Upper and lower ball joints all have split boots. >>> >>> I wasn't at a VW garage since, of course, this inspection was only going...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 07:33:15 -0800
  ...A stand alone EMS would probably make one of their "smog referees" pull out his parking boot and lock down your vehicle right there...
• Re: Optima aux battery fitment
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Wed, 12 May 1999 10:29:48 -0700
  ...My concern was the cable end rubber boots seemed kinda thin for something so close to the rear wall of the aux battery compartment...
• Re: drool...drool
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 12:21:42 -0600
  ...the rubber boot on the parking light easily covers the new wire and connector. at the switch, i connected that wire to the 83a...
• I surrender. '80 Westy needs new home
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:08:59 -0600
  ...The passenger side rack and pinion boot is also shredded, and will need replaced. The parking brake handle won't stay set, but I...
• Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:01:42 -0500
  ...James '91 Vanagon Westfalia Weekender (automatic to boot!) Ottawa, ON > ------------------------------ > > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:48:24 -0800 > From: Brett Ne <brettn777@GMAIL...
• Re: Two Tranny Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Snyder
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:33:06 -0700
  ...It looks like the multipoint we use on CV boot bolts but it is a 5mm. Does anyone know where I can get one...
• Re: Dr. Diesel meets Mr. Harley
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:54:34 -0700
  ...The > big > engineering boots and lack of helmet told me that > he, > perhaps quite rightly, placed more value on his > yellowed toenails then the...
• To All Tiico Owners: Tiico Conversion fiction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 16:49:42 -0800
  ...thing takes a long time to boot up"! he exclaimed , hacking away on a cigar. "I'll boot it up, right out into the...
• Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 8 Aug 2019 20:42:17 -0400
  ...to repair it? > > Leaks about 2 tbs of oil into a boot tray after the van comes to a stop. > Elsewhere in Bentley I...
• Fwd: A Redneck Valentine <f>
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:54:03 -0600
  ...I say. > > Some men buy fine diamonds > from a flea market booth. > "Diamonds are forever," > they explain, suave and couth. > > But for this man...
• Re: everybody knows them to be high maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 10:16:35 -0500
  ...cylinder, new right half shaft > assembly (Honda doesn't replace CV boots or individual joints they do entire > half shaft assemblies), a/c overhaul...
• Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:51:13 -0600
  ...on the van. > >The only joints I have ever had fail while the boots were intact were on >cheap FLAPS re-built axles. > >Bill > > > >
• Re: Vanagon Investments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:15:04 -0700
  ...It's also a whole lot easier to repair, > and needs less repairs to boot than the 90, with its complex > electronics and power...
• Re: Vanagon Snydrome?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 01:30:54 -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...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:36:12 -0400
  ...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: Trouble with '85 1.9l wasserboxer in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 16:56:47 -0400
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail --------------------------------- Now with a new friend-happy design...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:17:22 -0700
  ...The little rubber boot at the > end of the housing rots away after a time, and the cable rusts into its > housing. Or, it...
• Re: vanagon camper seating capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:39:44 -0500
  ...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: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:37:30 -0500
  ...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: leaking power steering rack pinion shaft seal
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 25 May 2010 15:18:33 -0700
  ...this seal, possibly > without > removing the steering rack? > One of the boots was always a bit wet so its likely that the rack is...
• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:36:23 -0500
  ...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: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:21:30 -0800
  ...Check the boots for tears, especially the outers. They are harder to see. Better protected from road hazards, but harder to see. Grease slung...
• Cold Start/haltech Update
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:36:06 -0500
  ...The cause was low/erratic voltage to the ECU resulting in multiple re-boots during the starting cycle causing confusion in the electronics. I...
• Re: Rear Wheel Bearing Nightmare!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 07:15:13 -0700
  I just went through the rear assemblies myself including doing the rear brakes and wheel cylinders and new CV joints and boots and rear...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:38:17 -0500
  ...with a cold chisel and did the job from inside the "boot." Merdre! C'est la guerre. Jim On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at...
• Re: Why do we all love our "bricks" so much?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Fri, 29 Dec 95 15:33 CDT
  ...For Christmas, my pop got me some of those there LaCrosse Iceman boots. Good down to -80 degrees F. My feet still got cold...
• Re: Faintly disturbing noises beginning behind...('84 inline gas VW with 5sp)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:29:31 -0700
  ...I just asked today if anyone besides me thinks that the amount of grease suppled with a boot or cv kit is enough. I...
• Re: Camper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:16:55 -0400
  ...Steve Lashley <ThingGuy@AOL.COM> > > > >In a message dated 08/29/2000 3:33:46 PM !!!First Boot!!!, > >pokey@VANAGON.ORG > >writes: > > > ><< Also, http...
• Re: titling and registering camper in Washington
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:46:54 -0800
  ...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: Gas Tank Fitment; Subframe Crooked?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:16:36 -0800
  ...so where the metal pipe, heavy duty bronze-like collar and rubber boot cost say ... 30 dollars in production, the plastic pipe probably costs...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:06:39 -0700
  ...loose at the bottom of the stick shift (under the rubber boot). As a result, it's nearly impossible to shift - they guy says...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:06:30 -0500
  ...I've > been > there enough to establish a relationship and it's paying off in this > case. > He also recently changed the CV boot...
• Re: Buses by the Depot sat Oct 14th - current tally ....Re: green lane park, PA
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Hawkins
  Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:45:45 -0400
  ...Seems to > me that > :::> hiking boots or a mt. bike, horse or fishing gear are the > things to > :::> have. > :::> I went into the camping...
• Re: Bread Loaf citing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:02:19 -0700
  ...plural of tooth is teeth, > why isn't the plural of booth beeth? > * One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? > * One index...
• Re: Crutchfield- lots o Vanagon speakers, any fit?
  Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 17:20:25 -0700
  ...After I installed the speakers, I ran the wire through the original black rubber boot 9one piece of wire at a time- and YES...
• Re: '90 westy 15000
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:27:52 -0400
  ...If it is power steering (probably), check to make sure the boot is in good condition and not torn. Bring a 10mm and 13...
• Re: Timing 2.1l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:21:50 -0800
  ...You don't have a cracked intake boot at the throttle body do you ? I almost never see those, but I ran into one...
• '75 in CV hell (epic - part 2) pieces & parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 12:21:51 -0500
  ...leaky boots, black globs of goo everywhere; amazing what you find under the encrusted grease... anyway, the "problem" cv not only had a sheard...
• Re: Heads/GEX SAGA
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 23:01:00 -0900
  ...power of the Internet has Larry and others shaking in their boots. However, why should I go out of my way to tell seven...
• Re: acci/insur: put cheap camera in g. box.
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 09:17:37 -0800
  ...appointment, I offered her a quarter and pointed to the phone booth. You > can still agree to allow a direct settlement instead of going...
• Engine power loss
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 06:50:44 EDT
  ...compartment yesterday, all of a sudden I notice that the rubber boot between the throttle valve and the air filter housing is collapsing when...
• GoWesty Hotwire/AFM replacement (Update)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Wed, 9 May 2007 07:47:27 -0700
  ...Lucas and I replaced the shift linkage at the rear (boot was torn.. erratic 4th gear behaviour) I had wanted to try one of...
• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:51:47 -0400
  ...no a/c and a bad heater shut off > > valve to boot! > > > > > > -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:20:39 -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: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!! What Model?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:18:24 -0700
  ...I like the way the grey van looks with his wide black boots on though, all race car... On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Dec 1995 13:06:50 -0600
  ...and a tie-dye w/past shoulder length pony-tail to boot. so he stops me and tells me I'm quite the road...
• Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:28:06 -0800
  ...They might ask me to replace the two ball joints that have broken boots. That's not very urgent and I would have an...