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Re: T34 Ghias For Sale
Historical mailing list - BRIAN NMN REYNOLDS
Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:01:31 -0700
...There is a small amount of bondo on the nose. All of the glass is complete and German. The interior is in fair shape...
Re: bastard model 235
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Apr 1996 11:55:53 -0400
...I also know someone who has some NOS tin for same motor.
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:16:15 -0500
...socket set > >screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) > >needle nose pliers > >adjustable wrench > > > >What about parts? > >hose clips > >oil > >coolant > >belts - Anyone...
Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:34:24 -0600
...Ready? :) Smiley face :-) Smiley face w/ a nose :D Person laughing ;-) Winking :-P Sticking out tongue :-> Just being sarcastic :'-) Tears of joy :*) Clowning around...
Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:35:10 -0700
...to securely (I mean > *really* securely) hold licence plates to the nose of my van so that > they > don't get knocked or damaged...
Re: Weaning a Westy
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 5 Jun 2008 09:51:32 -0400
...The last time > it > took a nosedive despite my trick. I never really believed it was out of > fuel because the fuel gauge indicator...
Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 29 May 2012 08:19:23 -0700
...My nose and my electronic propane > sniffer confirmed it was propane, so I shut the valve and decided to > wait until I can find...
Extra air pipe outlet? Secret battery door?
Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
Tue, 14 May 1996 09:14:00 -0400
...The right one goes to the air intake 'Nose', and I am assuming this has a thermostatically controlled flap to draw in warmed air...
"PAPERS PLEASE"!!!/off topic/Friday/Rambling
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:25:31 -0500
...I tend to sic my 85# Killer Chihuahua OR my pet Coral snake on anybody who, uninvited, tends to stick their nose into MY...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 06:56:54 -0500
...Any suggestions what tools to bring on a trip? 3/8" metric socket set screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) needle nose...
Re: headlight bulb question...
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 16:59:23 -0800
...FWIW the last set of Marchal Ampilux as fitted to Ferrari GP cars of the 70s I saw NOS sold for more than $500USD...
Re: Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van( or completed van) ?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 2 Feb 2004 16:27:52 -0600
...Couldn't figure out how to pass the engine under the Federal emission noses. BenT
Re: auxiliary gas tank - did I dream this?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:36:20 -0500
...I used to be as sharp as a cows nose. Now > I am as blunt as a boxcar. Is there such a thing as...
Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC included!)
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:49:27 -0800
...lower grills for different years? > > Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the > "Transporter" model and the Westy? > > If so...
Re: Cheapest way to ship a transmisison
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:03:51 -0800
...Put extra cardbord at fnt and rear to keepit from damaging the input shaft and nose studs. Its all on the FAQ page of...
Re: Dash Frustration -- A Friday Vent
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:32:22 -0800
...I have some really long needle nose pliers that I can sometimes fish up in there and straighten out the stupid kink that developes...
Re: Overheating
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Wed, 24 Aug 94 6:23:06 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: Dont blink your lights! *GANG DANGER*
Historical mailing list - Hotch
Wed, 23 Apr 1997 18:00:02 -0400
...If I can help keep you and your family > >NOS then all the better. > > Ellis, > > I hate to shoot you down, but this is...
Re: Another project?
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 11:30:02 -0800
...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Arlen wrote: > My Vanagon has always felt 'nose heavy' to me. What I recently did was > move my spare tire...
Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 9 Apr 2005 12:46:49 -0600
...rest of the way onto > my floor > creeper, then lowered the nose cose down, and it balanced on the creeper just > fine. I > then...
Re: Spectators Welcome - Zetec Conversion in Dallas
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:05:51 +0000
...She almost snarfed tea out of her nose, then continued to laugh (that deep, fulfilling, chuckling laugh) all the way out to her car...
Re: Syncro front sticker placement
Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:50:15 -0500
...Syncro front sticker placement > > Hi All, > > I had the nose of my van repainted, so I need to put a new syncro > sticker on...
Re: vanagon sized/shape/style vehicles
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:12:31 -0400
...I mean Hummer. >anyway, i guess my point is, they ain't >making no more no-nose >vans ... <br...
Fixed my speedometer! (long but poss. useful info)
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:29:05 -0400
...I got needle nose vice grips and carefully closed the jaws on shaft so as to mark it up. This didn't help much...
Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 12 Oct 2013 05:52:39 -0700
...Hoses can be clamped without much stress by using small needle-nosed vise > grips with pieces of hose on the jaws. > > Larry A. > did...
Re: Vanagon-less for a week
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:16:08 -0700
...And a NOS rear marker light lens, the old one got cracked. In the meantime, I'm cadging rides from my wife and using...
Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:18:02 -0800
...really like the way the sheet > metal goes together on the nose, but objectively I can't say it's > pretty (the way a...
Re: Vanagon Panels Available?
Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
Thu, 7 May 2009 15:19:53 -0700
...When I was searching for a nose panel, the only person who could provide one (cut from a donor) was absolute german up here...
Re: Bled the Clutch and parts source for everyone
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 3 Jan 1995 10:17:08 -0800 (PST)
...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
Caravan - Bug Nationals - 7/21/96
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Jul 1996 16:38:09 -0700 (PDT)
...mail - jjones@wolfenet.com PS We'd like to get a nose count, so please call/e:mail and let us know you're...
So long everyone.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 27 Jun 95 20:51:52 EDT
...Anyone travelling through WV, if you see an all white '71 Westy with large primer spot on the nose covering deer damage, please wave...
[T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Mar 96 22:36 CST
...discourage you, maybe his baby needs shoes, maybe he's into nose candy, maybe it's true. I'd probably go look. But beware...
Re: '93 Eurovan Engine/Tranny Replacement
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 11:29:59 EST
...The '96 and up models have them, but they made the nose longer to fit it in. You may be able to stick a...
Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Jan 2001 - Special issue (#2001-26)
Historical mailing list - John
Sun, 7 Jan 2001 04:25:31 -0500
...of these "bread & butter" markets due to their Teutonic-cultural, classic nose-in-the-air attitude. Then the "shit head" execs who approved these...
Re: Dog stories
Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
Fri, 1 Feb 2002 19:21:36 -0800
...One of the dogs favorite things to do is jam his nose into the rear-most vent above the sliding door (vanagon content!!) and...
Re: "0 to 55 in 11 minutes"
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:48:16 -0700
I've seen "NOSPEED" on the windscreens of a few vans (ala NEUSPEED as seen on the Golfs and Jettas). David Marshall Fast Forward...
Re: ebay item: 4647412033 NISSAN POWERED westy!
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Fri, 9 Jun 2006 16:52:22 +0000
...Be sure >>to >>not be drinking anything while you read, otherwise it will surely come >>snarfing out of your nose from laughter: >> >>http://www...
GNATT: Yosemite reservations and trip route
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:16:15 -0700 (PDT)
...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
Fwd: Re: Sound systems (yet again)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 16:19:56 -0500
...drivers in the front doors, each rated for that >power (old NOS driveer JBLs I had), and then pick a different amp to >drive...
Re: What's that? - a single woman's view/Plus a single man's
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:01:34 -0700
...to do with what I have said or am >> discussing. >> My nose tells me >> every bit as much, as it did in this case...
Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
Historical mailing list - Alo Robinson
Mon, 3 Mar 1997 15:43:10 +0000
...this conversion ran pipes up starboard side to >radiator on or in the nose (couldn't see the mounting specifics, was >covered with a...
Re: Mystery Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 08:42:19 -0400
...It also sat nose down. > > The mystery part is that the vanagon was going over 70 mph up hill. Every > time a car moved...
For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 13:54:49 -0800
...Tapered nose on the test chamber fits the radiator neck of most gasoline, diesel and LPG powered engines. Included Blue test fluid turns yellow...
Re: Vanagon Springs (Bus Depot Mis leads again!)
Historical mailing list - S Stones
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:01:42 -0500
At 12:19 PM 2/21/02 -0800, One of the damn salesmen wrote: >Leave it to Ron to nose and try to take...
Re: Uh oh, new Bus a go!
Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:38:16 -0700
...center VW emblem that acts as a grille, and a sloping nose that resembles a 1960s era bus. Frankly, VW's design is poor...
Towing a Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 May 2003 23:33:59 -0400
...With the nose raised, the front bearings on the pinion shaft may not have adequate lubrication. The towing connection should not be done to...
unclas [VANAGON] Heater lever removal question
Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
Fri, 26 Mar 2004 08:15:11 -0500
...I used needle nosed pliers to tug the levers off. The plate is held on by two push-in plugs. Use a wide screwdriver...
auxilary fuel tanks.
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:46:38 -0400
...tires and know I can't mount my spare under the nose, but looking at my vintage rabbit auxillary tank ( the ones that go...
Re: Speedo needle removal
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:51:28 -0600
...I slid needle nose pliers under the base of the needle, between the needle and gauge face. Pried the needle up and off, VERY...
Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:48:03 -0500
At 08:38 PM 2/27/2009, Greg Potts wrote: >I suspect the coil or the hall sensor; though Mark Dearing at Salem >Import...
Re: Propane bleeder valve gloves..
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:02:46 -0800
...Or how bout some needle nose vise grips? > > One tool that does everything for me...the needle nose vise grip..Don't > leave home...
Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:17:32 -0800
...But have a needle nose plier or something similar for yanking the grommet out ready if it doesn't do so. Steven 91 Westy...
ps Re: Trimming
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 20 May 2012 20:32:13 -0400
...However since recent mail systems have defaulted so overwhelmingly to HTML mail (Mama, Get the Hammer, There's a Fly on Baby's Nose...
Re: Heater Box refurb
Historical mailing list - James V
Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:20:33 -0700
...wiring left by PO and added lots of soundproofing in > the nose area. > Amazingly, everything worked perfectly when reassembled. What a huge job.... > BUT...
AC advice
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:52:19 -0400
I have an 88 Westy that was hit pretty hard in the nose. I bought it wrecked because I knew the van and it...
Re: doublecab oddity
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 17 Mar 1998 18:19:51 -0800
...Here is a list of mods done by the PO: - Lower and extend the nose of the truck - Ford Areostar Front Bumper - Larger Side...
Re: Exploded diagrams and Value of Microfiche Vanagon Manuals
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:29:06 -0500
...Why pollute your Mac with Windoze? Why cut off your nose to spite your face? Windows *isn't* a religion -- no, really -- it's...
Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions - thermoswitch
Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:58:21 -0400
...One tip - jack your van up at the nose about 4" so that gravity wi= ll do some of the work for you. =20...
Re: TECH: Automatic transmission at cold idle...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 21 May 2003 18:14:46 -0700
...It's a standard, and I know the mount on the nose of the trans is gone, so I'm assuming the noise is...
Re: Shocking Thread
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 10 May 2004 19:28:44 -0400
...This will improve cornering and nose dive when braking, but will also make the ride a bit harder (less forgiving of potholes, road surfaces...