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  • Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:47:56 -0800
    ...and >> you'd want them on there. >> Your 1.9 intake boot will fit right on the throttle body >> too......how convenient ! >> - pretty sure...
  • Re: Transmission Woes
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:58:32 -0800
    ...Look for a wet slave boot .. if it's wet, the slave is leaking. You can even put a big crescent wrench on the...
  • SSWMDAA Trip Report (Unabridged)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    05 Sep 1995 15:16:15 EST
    ...has the tool to inject grease between the axle and the boot, add 6 or 8 oz, and you'll be OK till you...
  • Ramblings of a Vanagon type of guy
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 23:24:49 -0400
    ...Heck, they'll even do your windows (side as well as front and back.) Curiously, Canada has a lot of phone booths. Even though...
  • Memphis or Bust...
    Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
    Mon, 11 Mar 1996 19:08:05 -0500
    ...Steel toe work boots set it off every time. Thankfully there was a flight delay and I did make my flight. There are still...
  • Re: engine dying while driving
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:38:47 -0700
    ...those four 'pathways' ... >> or even intermittant sealing of the main air boot at the throttle body . >> extremely unlikely .. >> but when engine movement or throttle...
  • Re: Speaking of modifications...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:31:34 -0600
    ...i put one-half tube of Valvoline Moly EP wheel bearing/joint grease into each joint/boot. after doing this, i haven't had...
  • Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:07:29 -0500
    ...Start with the cheap stuff first. > >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was actually my final solution...
  • Re: Clutch shutter, vibation, shaking - why?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:13:31 -0800
    ...from fiction as EVERTHING is in the arcives. >> >> FWIW:Under the boot the slave is wet- some weeping. I also have a weep >coming...
  • Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:45:30 -0800
    ...Start with the cheap stuff first. > > > >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was > actually my final solution...
  • (long) VW-Winnebago Rialta 20' magazine test
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:20:55 CDT
    ...Inside, the biggest space is a wardrobe that can accomodate hanging clothes with a little room at the bottom for some shoes and boots...
  • Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Mon, 5 Sep 2022 14:21:16 -0400
    ...then strange sounds from the brakes, not to mention constant CV boot rips. . In all my years of bus ownership this beloved 85 has...
  • Re: Moral qestion--Now diagnostics
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:10:02 -0500
    ...Start with the cheap stuff first. >> > >> >Make sure the intake boot is well attached and in good condition. (This was >> actually my final solution...
  • Re: has anyone seen July 2003 VWT?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 18 May 2003 12:00:55 -0700
    ...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. ******* Setting engine bearings on the pins...
  • Fwd: Safety Tips for Women
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Fri, 6 Jul 2001 09:10:27 -0700
    ...If you don't have a cell phone: (shame on you) > keep a blanket, warm > clothes, a pair of boots, and a flashlight in...
  • Frydaye Phollies: a bigger long road trip - part A
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:42:26 -0600
    ...dust thrown by the slewing Ford coupes favored by generations of bootleggers. A flash of lightning bashes overhead. We leave the top down but...
  • Re: really... how tough IS a full engine rebuild?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:26:22 -0600
    ...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. ******* Setting engine bearings on the pins...
  • Re: 81 Westy Dead Engine - Long
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 16 Sep 2002 00:11:03 -0500
    ...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. ******* Absolutely ***** Double check the retaining rings...
  • Re: Thom: Bye for Now
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I'm at a phone booth at the corner of Walk and Don't Walk If money doesn't grow on trees, why do...
  • Engine Case and bearings
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:28:48 -0500
    ...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. ******* Setting engine bearings on the pins...
  • Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
    Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:17:34 -0700
    ...old/dried up so i greased the teeth and installed new boots. So ive got a spare A-arm that im going to take...
  • Re: Manual Steering Rack Rebuilder?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
    Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:38:47 -0700
    ...old/dried up so i greased the teeth and installed new boots. So ive got a spare A-arm that im going to take...
  • AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
    Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 13:50:44 -0700
    ...and 20 mpg, a comfortable bed with a top bunk to boot, a stove sink and running water and heater. All these can be...
  • Trip Report (Long!) LVC
    Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
    Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:51:46 -0600
    ...The gentleman who came to the counter to pay was well, but casually dressed in a polished pair of boots, clean pressed jeans and...
  • Re: What to replace in a rebuild?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:24:18 -0500
    ...While you've got the engine out go ahead and repack your CV joints and replace the boots. ******* Setting engine bearings on the pins...
  • Re: How To Install Your New VC
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:40:21 -0700
    ...And as long as you are > regreasing the inner front cv joints, you might as > well do the outers too, and inspect the boots...
  • Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
    ...The rear suspension is independent using 4 CV joints, and is very good, though you have to watch the boots closely for tears (true...
  • Re: [Syncro] Re: How To Install Your New VC
    Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
    Thu, 12 Jul 2001 20:17:47 -0700
    ...And as long as you are > > regreasing the inner front cv joints, you might as > > well do the outers too, and inspect the boots...
  • Cairo Report: Desert Oasis trip (long)
    Historical mailing list - Stebbins
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:04:06 +0200
    ...Also as with the Sinai trip, however, we were pleasantly surprised by what we found, and had a few �adventures� to boot. However, as...
  • Re: AW: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:16:17 -0400
    ...and 20 mpg, a comfortable bed with a top bunk to boot, a stove sink and running water and heater. All these can be...
  • remove
    Historical mailing list - Les Ross
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:38:29 -0600
    ...Might help with clearing the boot but then again it >might not provide enough bite on the bolt and you end up rounding >out...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 14:34:17 -0800
    ...Toll Booths too .. toll collection that involves stopping, and accelerating ..those alone waste jillions of gallons of fuel per day ... and time waiting in...
  • Red Rock Trip Report Part 3 - Shake, Rattle & Roll
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Mon, 3 Apr 1995 19:17:41 -0700 (PDT)
    ...the little general store that was the reason for the phone booths existence in the first place. I was greeted by several shelves of...
  • for allistair: unimog field test (long)
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Mon, 03 Oct 94 23:14:31 CDT
    ...Wear your double-clutching boots, though ... the synchros may not save a ham-fisted driver from the occassional embarrassing graunch. On our first suburban...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:45:27 -0600
    ...time is. > What a horrible waste of time and fuel. > Toll Booths too .. > toll collection that involves stopping, and accelerating ..those alone > waste jillions...
  • Trip Report: Europe (Long)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:10:08 -0500
    ...The full-service rest areas in Germany and the UK were generally as clean as my house is, and had free showers to boot...
  • Re: e15. Tolls
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:52:38 -0500
    ...time is. > What a horrible waste of time and fuel. > Toll Booths too .. > toll collection that involves stopping, and accelerating ..those alone > waste jillions...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list
    12/10/95 10:27 PM
    ...OK Not-OK Constant velocity joints and boots OK? ___ _____ Anything dented? Bent? Welded? Why? ___ _____ Camber? Caster? Tire wear even? ___ _____ Any underbody/floor pan/trunk...
  • Re: e15
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:38:48 -0600
    ...time is. > What a horrible waste of time and fuel. > Toll Booths too .. > toll collection that involves stopping, and accelerating ..those alone > waste jillions...
  • NVC: A trip trip to Vermont with my brother-REPORT
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:02:09 -0500
    ...This is where Phish started out and i have bootlegs of some of their early shows here. We were told to get the Gravy...
  • Trip to Buringing Man Part 5
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 9 Sep 2004 12:23:28 EDT
    ...The English style telephone booth on a Segway is one I enjoyed. We find the BMR, "Burning Man Radio" station has 24 hour coverage...
  • How To Install Your New VC
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Thu, 5 Jul 2001 18:21:31 -0400
    ...you might as well do the outers too, and inspect the boots, and then why not the rears and HEY lets not loose focus...
  • Big Trip Report: Last one! (part 13, long)
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:01:27 -0700 (PDT)
    ...2 1) Split CV joint boot, P. Escondido, Mex. 2) Starter solenoid, New Brunswick, Canada Fuel cost: About $900.00 US Avg. mileage: Around...
  • Big Trip Report [part 9, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 15 Sep 1995 13:15:51 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Finally, we approached the toll booths for the George Washington Bridge. Christa's navigation had been flawless. At many points along this section we...
  • Big Trip Report [Part 2, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 28 Jul 1995 07:46:57 -0700 (PDT)
    ...There's a booth at the entrance where a guy collects $10.00 a night per vehicle. We gave him a buck, telling him...
  • Eberspacher BA6 heater article (long)
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
    Thu, 27 Jul 1995 17:24:34 -0600 (MDT)
    ...Check your work as you go and replace anything that looks borderline like rubber boots or fuel lines. If you have the room and...
  • BA6 Heater Information - long
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Wed, 6 Oct 1999 02:46:18 -0500
    ...Check your work as you >go and replace anything that looks borderline like rubber boots or fuel >lines. If you have the room and...
  • Big Trip Report [part 10, long]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Fri, 22 Sep 1995 18:02:56 -0700 (PDT)
    ...When we walked around, the mud threatened to slop in over the top of our hiking boots if we didn't watch where we...
  • Re: BA6 heater install and ... (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 14:42:04 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Check your work as you go and replace anything that looks borderline like rubber boots or fuel lines. If you have the room and...