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Re: Power Steering issue...
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 15 Apr 2006 21:07:34 -0400
...from lock to lock and has the larger steering wheel to >>boot. One set up for manual steering isn't all that bad, but...
Re: Unidentifiable sound
Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 15:55:52 -0500
...Check the boots for tears, especially the outers. They are harder to see. Better protected from road hazards, but harder to see. Grease slung...
Re: Tie Rod end removal/Control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 22:49:59 -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: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:22:11 +0000
...So you get your fuel economy, and an actual car that is fun to drive to boot! I would much rather drive a Jetta...
Re: Starter related question.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:51:50 -0400
No need to remove the throttle body, but removing the boot helps to reach that nut. The GW starter is also a great option...
Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:00:46 -0400
...No clutch action, bled it and drove some but this A.M., I checked in theslave's rubber boot and it was full of...
Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :( (9)
Historical mailing list - James Eaton
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 20:54:24 -0400
...Once they're a few years old, they can develop microscopic cracks in the insulation, and where the wire meets the boot, sufficient to...
Re: roof rack vs. trailer
Historical mailing list - John C...
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 07:53:17 -0800
...pay a toll.. > and the people that work in the toll booths.. > breathing all that exhaust .. > now that is DUMB and very Dysfunctional ! > > you...
Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:33:03 -0400
...Is this condition indicative or a short to ground somewhere? Any advice on how to locate it? thanks, Dan Hall "Das Boot" Then I...
Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:44:35 -0700
...The boot covers the exposed end of the clip - >> to start I just lift the clip up and press it onto the alternator B...
FS: '85 Westy in SE Idaho (Victor)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 29 May 1997 16:58:00 -0700
...cons that I saw were; *that two of the four CV boots (the outer two, in their protective ski plates) were detached from the...
Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
Historical mailing list - S.E. Booth
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:08:51 -0800
...http://www.mercedes-benz.com/com/e/home/products/campervans/index.html http://www.mercedes-benz.com/com/e/home/index.html Susan Booth...
Re: Transmission Noise ?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:39:44 -0800
...Both CV boots were found to have torn into pieces. I jumped into a conclusion that my CV joints were shot. All were wrong...
Updated for sale list
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:12:47 -0400
...is dry no leaks),brackets for power pump,s shaped air boot,ect.. Two 87 ECU's one is known good working other was...
Stealth camping: pre-van
Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 12:31:07 -0800
...It needs some work to get it ready for Alaska (remember my CV boot question yesterday-there are more questions coming), but it's...
Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:57:23 -0400
...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: Seized Engine?
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Mon, 22 May 2006 10:07:01 -0700
...mostly not) at his convenience after the second offense and to boot the offender after the third offense. While this doesn't result in...
Bottom of the Top of the World Tour Returns (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Glen & Caron
Sat, 27 Jul 1996 09:23:41 -0800
...In the morning there was nobody in the booth so we waited the obligatory 2.34 seconds and then drove away with big grins...
Re: [Syncro] Re:87 syncro
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 08:33:24 -0700
...Re: [Syncro] Re:87 syncro does anyone have tips on replacing the front outer cv boot??short cuts etc. or watchouts!! do you just...
Re: Timing Mark
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:03:53 -0400
...So I kinda do need > the timing mark before I use the timing light. > > but, I now have a new problem to boot : > > I...
Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:27:49 -0500
...We make the guide pin, I have the bushing for that and the boot. We also have the double ball shift levers new and...
Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:53:36 -0500
...I don't have a paint booth or >>>>>> sprayer. I do have chewing gum, though. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please see >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott...
Opinions on purchase
Historical mailing list - Katy
Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:32:01 -0600
...Well, I don't sell anything and farmers don't complain about my jeans or if there happened to be manure on my boots...
unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:05:40 -0600
...Systems that have been overhauled include all fuel lines, all cooling hoses, water pump, radiator, front suspension bushings, CV boots, motor mounts, and more...
Re: O2 sensor trouble
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:18:26 -0700
...Pulled back the rubber boot on end and it looks like the day it left > the factory. Outside wires safe distance from spade connector...
Rear brakes resend due to reply getting blocked.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 17 Jul 2021 13:51:47 +0000
...Pull the outer boots back, if there is fluid there they are starting the leak. They travel over some area and once disturbed as...
Re: '88 lurching at 2500-3000 rpm
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 19:57:19 PDT
...on the rubber > boot that goes from the air flow meter to this silver spider, there is a > smaller rubber hose that runs off...
Re: Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list
Thu, 26 Dec 1996 22:44:23 -0500
...Also, visually check all the CV joint boots. Don't get me wrong, I don't want to discourage you from buying a Vanagon...
Re: Parts Place - Dear Vanagon List Subscribers
Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 22:53:32 -0400
...shields, the plastic bushings on my shift linkage and the rubber boot on the steering rack last much longer. I've even managed to...
Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:02:27 -0900
David, Are the CV's bad because of boot failure, or did they fail from lack of lubrication, metal fatigue, or???? Does your manual...
Re: Vintage machines
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:27:45 -0800
...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: Weird lighting issue
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:13:37 -0800
...2) The black plastic boot is supposed to be rubber. If it feels like hard plastic, it's aged a bit. It is the...
Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
Historical mailing list - Scott
Mon, 9 May 2016 14:19:15 -1000
...ends where they join the heads...or work over the intake boot sealing very carefully too. Had idle change from 'only sort of will...
Re: Magical cast iron suspension?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:56:30 -0700
...I had it pretty close, and she's driving fine. ..............and then went in to replace a steering rack boot on the left side...
Re: CV drive axle, 89 auto
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:15:25 -0700
...Check out�Benny Boy's�web page on CVs http://www.benplace.com/cv_boot_anatomy.htm and Tom Carrington's http://volksweb.relitech...
Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:58:32 -0700
...going into the hose that routes fumes to the air intake boot, via that hose with the little heater thingey one it. on running...
Re: Re Cary Chiang
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:08:56 -0700
...If we can't boot him off the list, > we most certainly can ignore him. All in favor? > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick...
Re: [Fwd: ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Ubuntu]
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:11:17 -0800
...unless of course we are discussing how to install the latest bootleg of the ETKA/ETOS software. 2.) It's not Friday anywhere on...
Re: Brake Caliper Bolt Saga
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:18:54 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: '86 Westy cranking trouble
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:45:15 -0700
...Any advice on how to locate it? > > thanks, > Dan Hall > "Das Boot" > > > > > > Then I tested the black wire for battery voltage with the ignition...
Re: Aux battery hookup
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Tue, 26 May 2015 18:35:52 -0400
...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: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 11:29:01 -1000
...No clutch > action, bled it and drove some but this A.M., I checked in theslave's > rubber boot and it was full of...
Re: What I'd like to see in a Vanagon...
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 5 Feb 2005 05:53:04 -0600
...guess it gets all the water out of the tank to boot! >-Hans > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "No Name Available" <Trvlr2001@AOL.COM> >To: <vanagon...
Re: long-distance Vanagon buying (I did it)
Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:53:10 -0700
...I could only max out at 40 mph, but made it to the next town, bought a flashlight and saw the boot that went...
Re: Vintage machines
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 22 Jan 2023 02:31:09 +0000
...starters that folks report are good. >> >> Fingers crossed for good CV boots. >> >> Though. I may have a lead on some good ones. I’ll...
Darn -- a propane leak
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:05:51 -0700
...So there I was, on crutches, one foot in an immobilization boot, no weight-bearing permitted, clambering down on my stomach to see WTH...
Re: temp sensors?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:09:01 -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: Aircooled Westy - fuel problems?
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 15:58:45 -0500
...To boot, he has the bottom cooling tins removed (I already scolded him on that one). I suspect a vacuum leak combined with overheating...
Re: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
Historical mailing list - -------------------------
Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:01:28 -0500
...metal >>> on metal where it mounted and there was stress to boot (loosening the >>> bolts relieved it). Maybe (I don't know for sure...
Re: 28.8 MPG
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:08:27 -0700
...My intake boot "big one" that connects the air filter and the throttle bottle might also need replacing, but it costs over $70, so...
Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:39:48 +0000
...I would also replace the boot at the same time. We > > have them for $8. The part number for the tie rod assembly is...
Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:05:26 -0700
...Then I noticed something dripping from around the passenger side rear axle boot. I can't tell whether it's oil or gas. It...
Re: Battery question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 2 Feb 2001 09:22:51 -0500
...the dumb automotive regulator will simply undercharge them, and slowly to boot. This is irrelevant for a starting battery where you only use a...
Fwd: Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:53:40 -0500
...If you >can take a syringe and poke it through the Boot to the CV Joints and >fill it up with grease as well...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:46:30 -0700
...on it's own. �I > think it might be the rubber boot pulling it back. �It goes slowly > but ends up with a pretty...
Re: 68: What is this damnable noise???
Historical mailing list
Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:15:29 -0700
...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: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 22:19:41 -0600
...metal handle, no finger grips; also, it = > > has a molded elastomer boot with corrugations. (I've seen pictures of later= > > model setups....no, that...
Re: Coach Net roadside services
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 1 Mar 2015 17:10:48 +0000
...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 - banigng your head and other irrelevant babbling
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:14:01 -0500
...But of course if I did that, I'd hit my head again jumping up and down, and probably break the skylight to boot...
Re: Tranny end shift lever issue and fix
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 19 May 2017 11:06:39 -0500
...Maybe use a different material than aluminum and maybe make >> the >> design better at holding the rubber boot. >> >> Alistair >>