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• Re: Suggestions for installing Home Stereo in '73 Bus
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 4 Apr 1995 09:29:26 -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 =============================================================================
• Ever have one van job that leads to another?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 17:59:16 -0700
  ...the injector rubber. All of them were cracked and somewhat hard. Nosing around the engine I saw a “tell” on the metal coolant line...
• Re: To bleed or not to bleed
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2011 02:14:53 -0400
  ...Run the engine, then park it on a hill, nose up. Take the grill off and take the bleeder screw off completely once it...
• should I Buy a '73 for parts?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 19:28:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...smell in the engine compartment and some collision damage to the nose. I have a '72 and it sure would be nice to have...
• Re: Mystery Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 09:37:05 -0700
  ...It also sat nose down. > > The mystery part is that the vanagon was going over 70 mph up hill. Every > time a car moved...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...I have an Aussie ad for the Sprinter in front of me, and it ain't the low-roof nose that I see. I...
• Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:24:22 -0400
  I have stumbled across some NOS 50 Watt lightbulbs. They are suitable for all the rear lights in the Vanagon and they are an...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:32:36 -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...
• Re: Bilstein b6 Syncro front shock perch spacers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Apr 2020 22:50:30 -0700
  ...Looking at the radius rod, when it is no longer level you will experience increased nose dive under braking as those forces will want...
• Re: Non-locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:55:59 -0500
  I think i have some NOS locking ones if anyone is interested.... Jason On 2011-02-19 7:43 PM, "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@cox...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:22:35 -0700
  ...8 drive vicegrip assortment screw driver assortment duck bill pliers needle nose pliers regular pliers multimeter wire cutters wire cut-strip-crimp pliers electrical...
• Re: CA Smog Stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Oct 94 19:41:14 EDT
  ...SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) > schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) > ============================================================================= > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School...
• Re: Oil Pressure Guage, Kohl-Weiss, TDC sender
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Sep 94 16:59:39 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: bicycle racks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 15:56:56 -0300
  ...The bottom of the rack just sits on the lip behind the bumper, top rests against the nose, under the wipers. On the '78...
• Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:44:13 -0500
  ...shifter, and then into second to slide the shifter off the nose, right? 3) An exhaust crossover pipe overlaps the tranny by about 3...
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:59:21 -0700
  ...We were approaching an intersection and the car was on the other side, nose end in the driveway of a gas station. Flames were...
• Re: Driver and Passenger door window screens - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:14:34 -0700
  ...I'd be grateful for any better ideas ... (D'ya' know? I used a curved needle to sew noseeum netting a third of the...
• Re: New to list and to Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:23:05 -0800
  ...It did come with front nose side markers and chevron pattern red stripes in back and green ones in front. No glovebox, no carpet...
• Boudreaux's Butt Paste!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:16:59 -0600
  ...Boudreaux's Butt Paste can be used for all kinds of minor irritations, sunburn on the nose, etc. Good stuff. Keep some in your...
• Lenti.med.umn.edu stickers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Sat, 30 Sep 2006 23:28:43 -0600
  ...Maybe I'll put them on EBAY and get rich off the nostalgia craze!!! Jeff Olson Martin, SD Jim Arnott wrote: > Do I really...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:48:27 -0700
  ...VW Part Nos. 255-941-105 255-941-106 Euro-spec Headlights - I just checked with Camelback VW/Suburu in Phoenix (800-876-5199...
• Cool Syncro Air Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 08:30:38 EST
  ...These are NOS dealer items and when they are gone, that could be it. Just thought I would share. If you don't have...
• Re: [window strips]
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:04:42 -0400
  ...htm= >l> > > ><br> ><br><pre>VW addict</pre> ><br> ><BR> ><HR noshade width=3D"90%"> >Get free email and a permanent address at <a...
• Re: New on the group
  Historical mailing list - Manolo Rolan
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 17:17:17 +0100
  ...Also you would need to shorten the mount on the nose of > the tranny for the longer 5-speed tranny. > > to put a 5spd...
• Re: The Vanagon wave!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:49:28 -0600
  ...a 'Go For Broke' stock offering for a company that manufactured nose hair trimmers. And in reality the list is lots more fun than...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:25:21 -0600
  ...The aged canvas offered recently as NOS didn't excite me since just sitting around for ten to fifteen years does as much damage...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 16:22:57 -0700
  ...An example is I picked up a NOS 1.9 Thermostat Housing to stash away a couple of months ago at Bug In 33...
• Re: How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:17:01 -0400
  ...They love to go back near the nose of the transmission in my experience. It is usually the really long one that goes from...
• Re: Save the Bus in D.C. - Freedom of expression - Save the Peace Mobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 08:41:41 -0500
  ...The fact that it is a brand that folks on this list favor, or that it has "nostalgic value" for those of who led...
• Parts Source
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Mon, 01 Aug 94 13:58:00 cdt
  ...Extensive listing on FI parts as well as lots of body and interior parts.(They even list full nose panels for 68-72 Buses...
• camper resurection et al.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Jul 1996 17:44:57 -0400
  my drive's been on a nose dive, so i haven't signed on in about a week, and boy, what i missed! it...
• Re: Engine stops running at red lights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 08:52:11 EST
  ...Just use a pair of needle nosed pliers and tweak the little arm on the switch a little so that when the throttle is...
• Re: Gas in Oil fill
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:41:56 -0800
  ...Needless to say, he had to have the truck towed back to the dealer for a thorough clean-out and paid through the nose...
• Re: My Cat is empty
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:18:23 -0500
  ...Some might judge this type of activity as anti-social, as it really is just secretly thumbing one's nose at the rest of...
• Re: ADVENTUREWAGEN HIGH ROOF MOLDS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:05:49 -0800
  ...If there is a market save em, but it's hard to justify storage of these things for nostagila. Mark Keller 91 Carat. Date...
• Re: '56 Kombi Progress Update
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 22 Sep 94 9:09:13 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: Florida lemons
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 9:25:27 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: My Volkswagens-an EPA Danger (a response)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 01:18:15 -0400
  ...I for one, as a supplier of replacement emission parts would be happy without having to pay thru the nose for such items originally...
• Re: terrorist van explained
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Mitch Daughtry
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:47:09 -0500
  ...When you put these things on, all you can see are your nose, eyes and fingers. Two of us were dressed up like this...
• Re: Bus Depot email?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 15 May 2000 08:48:20 -0700
  ...He's a nose to the grindstone type and serious about his bidnezz. He's got a fire exstinguisher hanging on his belt to...
• Re: Conversions and common sense observations
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 13:18:23 -0700
  ...2.1 won't pass anyone that fast > anyway, unless the nose is pointed downhill or it suddenly becomes more > aerodynamic. Unless you mean...
• Re: Mini's (was VW vs Rolls)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:44:11 -0500
  ...and says I should wear big floppy shoes and a red nose when I drive them. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234...
• FS: 1985 Silver Sunroof 7-Passenger (pics)
  Historical mailing list - John Harvey
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 10:32:12 -0700
  ...The body is totally rust free but has numerous minor flaws and a dent on the nose (see pics). The radiator fan only operates...
• Re: Removing Silicone sealant??
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:20:27 -0400
  ...of some silicone > that accidentally transfered from my coveralls to the nose of my van > when I was installing my adventurewagen top. > > Chris > > On...
• Re: looking at an older bus
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 13:06:16 -0700
  ...There's little rust (for the NE) but it's got a big dent on the nose and it's going to need new...
• Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:38:27 -0500
  Hi Volks, A couple of times in the past two months I've had stutters at highway speed that remind me of the time...
• SingleCab for Sale/trade 3000.00 obo
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:55:03 -0400
  ...straight with the exception of a spare tire divit on the nose where I imagine someone nuzzled a rock or a hard place.... I...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 08:35:30 -0800
  ...ip-solutions.net> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > NVC here but applicable to our rigs anyway: > > > > > > > > https://imgur.com/a/CSPME/noscript > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Tom Buese > > > > > >
• Re: Smart car opinions
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 4 May 2012 08:35:49 -0500
  My old Garrelli 2 speed automatic Moped got 180 MPG....until a little $hit stole it right under my nose while jogging at the...
• anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:36:59 -0000
  ...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers installed anti-tailgater. This is a small...
• My '91 Carat Vanagon FS $5500
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 22:16:11 EST
  ...Has a ding in the nose that probably could be popped out and a crack on top of the front bumper. Also a scrape...
• Grounded Rear Spare Tire Carriers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:25:08 -0700
  ...ensure NO ground loop, right OR left, and also help offset "nose dive", when stopping, due to the additional rear weight bias. When you...
• Re: Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van( or completed van) ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:28:41 +1300
  ...Couldn't figure out how to pass the engine >under the Federal emission noses. > >BenT Oettinger made the six in two capacities (2.7...
• (solution)Re: Instrument cluster speedometer needle break. #%@#%@#$%@!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:33:39 -0800
  ...your best bet is to use something to pry it of with as much even pressure as possible(needle nose pliers under-neath to...
• exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:32:45 -0400
  So today my day at work started as any would (except discovering the trash truck put a sizeable dent in the nose of the...
• Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC included!)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:52:39 -0800
  ...lower grills for different years? > > Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the > "Transporter" model and the Westy?" > > Until this...
• Re: Just interesting observation & More Questions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:41:53 -0800
  ...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: A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:24:33 +0000
  ...I built a short plenum out of ABS to spread the airflow to 5 4" round ducts (http://nostalgicac.com/duct-hose-vents/dash...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel oil pan drain plug needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:43:01 -0400
  ...was collecting parts for my engine conversion I lucked upon an > NOS diesel oil pan, and snapped it up. Unfortunately, it did not include...
• Re: overheating 82
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 19:28:51 EDT
  ...SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) > schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) > ============================================================================= > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School...