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• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:20:38 -0700
  ...I've done quite a bit of googling but can't find much on valve maintenance, bar the adjustment and nosiy lifter discussions. My...
• Friday-NVC Dogs
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:15:59 -0400
  ...Exactly whose walk is this anyway? '4' Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it! '5' Any haircut that involves bows...
• Re: Cruise Control - Stock vs. Aftermarket
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:32:57 -0700
  ...I (and many others on the list) have installed the Audiovox CSS100 like this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00029WQTW/ref=nosim...
• Re: 009 and carb leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:45:34 -0800
  ...I've used a lot of screws, pencils, and once a oscilloscope nose-cone (on a fuel hose). Good luck! Bill
• Re: Interesting ads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 15:49:04 -0600 (CST)
  ...fax (619)244-2218 <-- no e-mail address??? > I guess he thinks fax is kinda like e-mail? > me too NOS motherload stock kinda...
• re: your Score!
  Historical mailing list
  2 Nov 95 21:42:00 +1800
  ...window danced in my head, along with visions of boxes of NOS bus parts (He's an X-VW Junkie) Turns out its an...
• Re: (f) no content: End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 14:47:51 +1000
  ...This Sunday is the day Nostradomus (sp) >predicted the world will end. Well, it's been real. It's been fun. But it >hasn...
• Re: 91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:00:55 -0800
  ...My nose knows. : ) > >This smell is driving me batty (more so than I already am, so they say). >Hope this odor is not DANGERous...
• Re: A/C vent question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 May 2000 13:36:37 -0700
  ...deal with...(umm, what did I > just pay you through the nose for??). > On the drive home I thought- gee, I'm really not...
• '56 kombi - transmission: day 3/?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 21:26:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...B) Incorrectly installed nose cone, resulting in the tranny being in 2 gears at once. Possible, but I was concious of the potential problems...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:42:04 -0700
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's > > nose, if the cow was the size of a house. > > > > There is a tube...
• Re: Selling EIGHT Corvairs, cheap!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 96 22:54 CDT
  ...This was my first car and it has some >nostalagic value to me, as such I wouldn't want to butcher it. Just wondering...
• [Fwd: Re: question about Macs and VW relation]
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 23:22:35 -0800
  ...That's a face with a black eye > > and a bent nose. > > > > Happy Friday > > > > Gary Thaxter > > 74 transporter (panel) > > 85 transporter (kombi?) > > looking at...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:52:39 -0600
  I try not to stick my nose into Waser Boxer trouble shooting but it sounds like you could have a stopped up or empty...
• Re: Leaking gas tank on a 2.1L...suggestions, etc?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 24 Jul 2004 15:38:46 EDT
  ...the Rust Belt!)After a fill up...or parked with the nose uphill I've got a leak up under there. Assuming it is...
• Re: Advice on doing TD Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 May 2015 09:44:09 -0700
  ...The Eurospec puts the transaxle further forward? (to OEM diesel engine position) Or does the shorter nose mount compensate for clutch housing length difference...
• Cable shifter for Porsche trans?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 May 2006 20:08:42 +1200
  ...front of the shifter rod protruding straight forward from the trans nose; the other cable would have to come in from one side, just...
• Re: Instrument lamp replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:22:27 -0700
  ...6mm maybe? On 5/17/07, Dave Vickery <davevickery@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Ditto, I used needle nose plyers because the grip is lousy and...
• Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:38:19 -0700
  ...a mile" behind the van, so back to the "Entry" the nose...the splitter.. Raking back the front windshield would be rather effective also...
• Re: in bear country - food in the van or not?
  Historical mailing list - W Peabody
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:36:38 -0700
  ...Left huge > noseprints on the glass, and paw prints on the door and front hood. J > winced, when the bear bounced against the van...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:10:43 -0700
  ...my nose etc - when i think no > one > > else is watching - she could now see that - > > Sadly - i keep picking my nose - > > > > To be...
• A change of pace .........Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:32:25 -0700
  ...sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwig0I_w-7roAhXUoFsKHcZZDMEQ5t4CMAB6BAgDEAs> Volkswagen Just Unveiled an Uber Nostalgic All-Electric ...www.dwell.com › article › e-bulli-electric-t1-samba-microbus...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:54:20 -0700
  ...more work > > today, if leaving the van overnight, nose-up at about 20• slope and open > > for siphon didn't work. > > > > On Fri, Oct...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:45:36 -0700
  ...The door itself >> is undamaged; the damage appears to be confined to the front nose sheet >> metal. >> >> The van is a high-miler (over...
• Re: Westy tent for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Feb 1995 10:53:13 -0500
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) >San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) >schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze >=============================================================================
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:41:08 -0700
  ...215/65/16s - SUV tire load rated for 102 and 98 and are 27” diameter on the nose. I had the WRG 4s on...
• Re: Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:37:43 -0400
  ...cost nearly 3x as much as AAA. > > I do pinch my nose though when I write the check to AAA each year though. > > On...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:25:29 -0700
  ...3 sheets on the inner skin of the slider, 2 sheets in each front door, 2 in the nose passenger side�and 3 in...
• Re: 2.0 litre vacuum conections
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 14 Oct 94 9:49:36 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: Should I buy this 66 Deluxe / Old Volks Home
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sun, 23 Jul 1995 20:17:13 -0500 (CDT)
  ...back to life (we found it in the woods with its nose in the dirt [another beam donated to a buggy] gave $100 for...
• safety/liability questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 14:35:10 -0500
  ...For instance, has anyone ever noticed that a VW bus has a short nose? How do you compensate for this when you drive? Or...
• Whalies!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 1996 20:22:30 -0700
  ...proportion surfaced, squirted, waved their flippers about, and even stuck their noses in the air....and there we were, safe from the chill Pacific...
• Re: VW 4WD Transporter 2001 new renderings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:56:36 EDT
  ...This van has the nose that looks similar to the new Passat or Beetle. This is fine for a car but not a van...
• Re: [window strips]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:59:55 MDT
  ...p></html> <br> <br><pre>VW addict</pre> <br> <BR> <HR noshade width="90%"> Get free email and a permanent address at <a href...
• Re: SUV Bashing) was Think Positive to start your new year
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 11:18:12 -0800
  ...talking on > the cell phone, putting on makeup (or picking his nose) > while changing > the radio station that makes them such wiley drivers. > Ever...
• Re: Gear Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:38:29 -0400
  Since it only leaked after a high spedd run, I would check to make sure the breather in the front nose cone is not...
• Re: UPS is VERY expensive...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:19:22 -0900
  ...Fed Ex, they will take it, but you pay through the nose. Just today I shipped an inner quarter panel for a Odyssey van...
• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:07:30 EDT
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Radio Noise Problem on AM
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:19:01 -0500
  ...Other than bad grounding, what could be causing this strange nosie. If it were bad ground, wouldn't it also affect FM performance too...
• Update--Diesel Westy FS in Denver
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:49:08 +0000
  ...The 4-speed transmission is leaking from both axles and from the nose, somehow. The tires are wrong and flat. The hatch is dented...
• Frydaye's visit with the Bards
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:35:41 -0500
  ...Service-Advisor tend to bring on a bit of nostalgia, and remembrances of "Roads Less Traveled By". A few of us, in an earlier...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:34:34 -0500
  ...six >>>weeks outside, on a very slight incline in the driveway, nose up. Not a >>>lot of hill, but its enough of an incline...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 11 Mar 2017 13:27:51 -0600
  ...R-1-Foam-Insulation-Tape-TAP18230/100539553 > > - sound deadening the front nose wall using this tape - > http://www.homedepot.com/p/USEAL-USA-4...
• NoStart to Remember
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 23:56:42 -0700
  Been struggling, LongDistance, for a couple of weeks with helping a Fellow Vanagonaut in SantaFe NM to get His 87Westy to Start ~ It died...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:31:27 -0400
  ...This compressor is probably new old stock (NOS). Ester or PAG are the oil choices for R-134A. I occasionally have memory lapses so...
• Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:49:35 -0800
  ...There is a similar but curved part used to mount the nose of a tranny in > some aircooled VWs. I have used them in...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 4 Aug 2010 17:12:25 -0400
  ...carefully straighten out the bent temp control cable with a > needle nose > pliers .. > and spray lube the cable and levers generously. > > for the deluxe...
• Re: re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 20:53:37 -0500
  ...Also found rubber for the safari windows, got new glass cut, bought an NOS safari wiper pivot at an excessive price, yay - working original...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 09:32:24 -0400
  ...van body to be able to do without caving in the nose. Had to be kph. (FLAME BAIT ALERT) Too bad he didn't...
• Re: Dont blink your lights! *GANG DANGER*
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:51:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If I can help keep you and your family >NOS then all the better.Peace, (please) >>
• Flea market finds
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Sun, 6 Sep 1998 12:17:56 -0400
  ...found 10 different V-dub toys including 4 matchbox dunebuggies from early '70s (found a NOS box for one of the them at another...
• Re: Prueba: �Alg�n espa�ol en la lista?
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 16:06:34 -0800
  ...escribe en perfecto > espa�ol. > Adelante con tus preguntas, y si nos joden mucho creamos una lista accesoria > en onelist para vanagon en espa...
• Re: double door sunroof vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:04:01 -0700
  ...gawd auful sprayers for the windscreen that came out of the nose of the vehicle for the high pressure spay affect. David Marshall Fast...
• Re: Ben's guessing competition {was AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)}
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:32:11 -0600
  ...i know where there's a container load of vintage Type 1, 2, & > 3 NOS parts form a defunct VW holding company. Even found...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 17:45:29 -0400
  ...I stick my nose down by the dash air vent so I'm just smelling outside air. No smell. I open the vent window...
• Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:56:14 -0800
  ...But a WBX is not a bus. > > If its idling and you close your eyes, and take it it with your nose and > your...
• Re: What is the "end all and be all" answer to rust?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:13:37 +1300
  ...what is the end all and be all >answer for combating seam rust? The underside of the van is fine, there are >some nose...
• Re: Aircooled vs. WBX manual transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:37:33 -0700
  ...The nose mounts are >> different as well so more customizing would be needed there. >> >> > > not to mention that the aircooled auto trannys dont have...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 16:52:08 -0700
  ...That can bring back nostalgic memories of over chlorinated swimming pools. My memory fails me right now, but I believe there is a less...
• Re: '72 engine
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 13:14:46 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================