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• Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a Net Project
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:24:34 -0400
  ...distributor $2586 AT rear axles (R & L).No CV joints or boots $40SmallCar muffler for 86 Vanagon (excellent condition, used only 1 year, not...
• Re: A.I.R.S Rescue, Sort of. (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 15:21:30 -1000
  ...Then I noticed that the idle air bypass valve supply hose from the air intake boot to the valve had a cracked and broken...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:50:26 -0600
  ...check all > rubber boots on the intake, make sure gaskets are there and intact, > clamps are tight, etc. Check all vacuum hoses, especially any...
• NVC: Audi poster, was: Re: [Syncro] Glossary of Tool Functions
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:36:50 -0700
  ...another hydraulic > floor jack. > > TROUBLE LIGHT: > The mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called drop light, it is a > > good source of vitamin D...
• Re: Vanagon Investments
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:34:29 -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: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:27:35 -0800
  ...I didnt have the hollow hex needed to replace the one, secondary, boot but figured there was enough new rubber with everything else that...
• Re: Vanagon Anonymous 12 Steps (F)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 08:40:05 -0500
  ...does this mean we have to stand in those booths in the airports and hand out flowers to passers-by? do we have to...
• Re: Your Comments, complaints, etc. (O.T.S.)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 12:19:46 -0500
  ...else servicing the Vanagon community, and at much better prices to boot. As fast as we're growing, we're still pretty new at...
• 5cyl conversion vs 4cyl conversions???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 18:50:12 -0800
  ...NO ITS NOT A DIESEL - the 5cyl diesel was given the boot from >the US market in '83) >so , people...as Ken would say...
• Re: Trailer Fishtailing...
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:03:34 -0400
  ...Cab with a (get this) 302CID engine- and > an automatic to boot! Yikes! We found out later that the trailer brakes > were not working...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:45:29 -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...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Gawzner
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 19:08:31 -0500
  ...me, shell jacket, fleece jacket, fleece hat, large sun hat, down booties to keep feet warm in case, rear hatch screen, windshield curtain plus...
• Re: Vintage machines
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 22 Jan 2023 03:19:56 +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...
• Re: Work Estimate -- Oil Leak Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:35:29 -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...
• Re: Buying a Van - New Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:21:59 -0500
  ...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: [Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation]
  Historical mailing list - greg rich
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:00:54 MDT
  ...the case of '86-91 get a stainless-bodied muffler to boot). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot�, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW...
• Re: FLAPS? not in my experience (No Van Content)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 16 May 2007 12:50:10 -0700
  ...can pay somewhere else that's a better working environment to boot. I figure it's better to make sure I know what I...
• Re: Master cylinder question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 26 May 2008 22:41:34 -0700
  ...the rubber boot you see is just a dust seal, not the hydrualic seal. peel back the edge of the dust boot with a...
• Re: 4th gear finally died (far from home)
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 09:29:12 -0400
  ...She struggled with clutch action, and timed it badly twice. > > After passing a toll booth, I took the controls back, and it seemed okay...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...Transmission Vanagon ALL 34-89-02 Manual Position of Boot on Shift w/ 091/1 Trans. Rod Bushing Transmission Vanagon ALL 34-89-03...
• Re: Porsche power
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 22:01:06 +1200
  ...probably better reliability than Porsche, and WAY cheaper, with more power to boot. Have your cake and eat it too! >So the [auto] SVX...
• FS Lots-o-stuff!! [SVC]
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:37:30 +0000
  ...Engine (80k on clock), ECU wiring harness, fuel rail, airbox, intake boot etc. 1980 Scirocco, runs, drives, stops, goes. Factory s/r 800$ Nds...
• Re: unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 28 Sep 2024 13:23:34 -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: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 14:32:11 -0700
  ...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: An engine transplant: ? (subie alterntaive) long post.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 09:54:32 -0700
  ...musomuso1963@hotmail.com On 9/8/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Fill your boots Don. > > There are as many different Subie...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:20:36 -0800
  ...etc? Which is not visually connected in the diagram? And to boot there > is a track reference number of 69 at the end of...
• Re: Help...CV's were fine, but symptoms persist
  Historical mailing list - Sean Cole
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 00:10:26 PST
  ...All the boots are fine and both axles have extremely fluid movement when moved by hand. After I performed this inspection, I drove the...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:55:00 -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...
• Re: [Fwd: ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Ubuntu]
  Historical mailing list - Mary Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 20:25:52 -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: 87 2.1 loss power
  Historical mailing list - Amy Miner
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:20:14 -0400
  ...out. > Looked over the engine and all > vacumn lines are intact. Boot between throttle body/afm appears intact. > I did check the o2 connector...
• Free limited slip differential. Was: Locking differential..?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 21:45:42 -0700
  ...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: Roadhaus - Oil Leak diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 09:58:19 -0800
  ...observed firsthand by plugging the breather fitting in the intake air boot and monitoring any outflow from the breather pipe at differing engine rpm...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:46:56 -0800
  ...you selling the vehicle?" is something to give the >> buyer the boot for? Good grief .............. . The buyer doesn't know >> if you are a...
• Re: Has anyone saved a burnt engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 22:20:56 -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: hard turning after replacing power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Nov 2006 20:56:31 -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: moving to brooklyn or elsewhere in the city...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 01:40:15 EDT
  ...Most are working a minimum of two jobs and asome classes to boot. Maybe, BTW, life is easier out in Brooklyn? I'd be...
• Re: [Syncro] Help needed with engine running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:40:29 -0500
  ...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: Odd sound from rear end...(not Friday and no smart 'subject' remarks please)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:21:35 -0800
  ...They looked >> good >> with plenty of grease and no damage to the boots. The sound did not >> change >> after having all that apart' multiple...
• generators vs. camping (long and tiresome)
  Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 19:19:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...discussion is way off VW topic and is long-winded to boot, two list-serve faux pas in one. Sorry about that, and I...
• Re: What do I need to do about this mirror!!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan R. Hall
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:30:07 -0500
  ...Dan Hall '86 Westy Weekender "Das Boot" ----- Original Message ----- From: tom ring To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:48...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:05:35 -0800
  ...In VA they'll fail > >> you for torn boots or worn bushings or a pit in the windshield. > >> > >> > >> john > >> > > > > > -- > 1991 Vanagon GL >
• Re: Vintage machines
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 22 Jan 2023 02:40:21 +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...
• Re: stumped
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:20:16 -0800
  ...every time things don't make sense............go back and check the basics, timing belt alignment, compression, intake leaks, intake air boot, wiring and...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:33:54 -0800
  ...the heating deflector and push your wire > down through the rubber > > >boot which holds your heater hoses. Zip tie it > along the bottom of...
• SUCCESS: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Sep 2022 22:05:06 +0000
  ...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: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:44:00 -0500
  ...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: Ellis- coming out party! Attn: Coyote
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:15:40 -0500
  ...with pride! Flannel shirts, wide mens leather writhst watch bands, hiking boots and if necessary act BUTCH at Denny's! (oh my goodness) I...
• Clutch not letting me shift into reverse
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:38:06 -0400
  ...I also replaced all the bushing,boots,front shifter plastic bits,universa;l ect...from front to back. I had everything including the two...
• Re: IT LIVES! 84 Westy 2.1 Conversion Finally Completed!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jun 1997 18:31:08 EDT
  ...The reason is the boot/sleeves for the 1.9 Plenum to Intake Runners are just a hair too small for the 2.1...
• Inside the Air Flow Meter / AFM
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:54:24 -0800
  ...the auxiliary air regulator, and even a well tightened air intake boot shaking loose on occasion. So keeping that idle smooth and your engine...
• Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 May 2015 18:15:55 -0700
  ...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: Factory Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 16:38:21 -0500
  ...using them on fuel lines I suppose, and on CV joint boots , but > otherwise ...ain't nuthin' wrong with a high quality screw hose...
• Re: Interesting VW Article on Future Technology The Company May Use - Hopefully it will reach a new Vanagon Soon
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:51:52 -0500
  ...fossible fuel though. > Heck ..just commuting is a shame. > and Toll Booths ! ..what a collasal waste of fuel and time ...while the > toll takers...
• Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:31:46 -0700
  ...of the centre console covering on the floor, and the > > shifter boot. There may be other spots they pop in and out, but I...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:07:32 -0700
  ...This would enable me to use the stock air intake > boot..... if my plan works that is! > > I've never seen brake ducting before...
• Re: More new parts for your winter projects!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 2024 17:49:22 +0000
  ...just know that we have you covered. | | | | | | This is a rubber boot that has been discontinued for a while.  It is for the 80...
• Re: unexpected ending to Vanagon adventure
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:44:59 -0700
  ...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: Faintly disturbing noises beginning behind...('84 inline gas VW with 5sp)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:58:52 -0700
  ...besides me thinks that the amount of grease > suppled with a boot or cv kit is enough. I have seen MANY cv joints after...
• Re: Seeing Red
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 12:01:36 -0600
  ...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: Inuvik and Alaska
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 08:45:55 -0700
  ...Also, after I got into Canada, I switched my desert hiking/driving boots for ones that were waterproofed. Radio stations are only located in...