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• FW: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:05:32 -0600
  ...What do Vanagon drivers ride? All right How about a little of both. Let's see human powered Racing bikes Colnago Ovalmaster full campy...
• Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:42:32 -0500
  ...Finally, in the final years of the Vanagon, the OE tires were, guess what, 205/70R14 97R. Your "you need 99's" contradicts what...
• Re: Vanagon tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Oct 2022 11:08:30 -0500
  ...The bad day > is when a ring/pinion set is needed, or the final drive housing is > worn/damaged. Also, there are no cores...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:28:40 -0700
  ...Easier and quicker would be to just stand at the > stove and level it through some means yet to be finalized. Actually not. Park...
• Re: lifter noise?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:50:27 -0700
  ...at 8:20 AM, Susie Ingham <dingham605@aol.com> wrote: > > > We finally got the exhaust put back on without any leaks :) Now we have...
• [F] You might be a list member if ....
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 12:20:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...worse, but you still prefer it anyway; 5.) When everything is finally fixed/complete/shiny/running/done on your bus, you find yourself at...
• Re: Hello from OKC
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 17:01:06 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, it has the dreaded #3 dropped valve seat that must be repaired before I use it as a daily driver. I need to...
• High and low pressure zones on a Vanagon - ideas for my intercooler anyone!?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:17:40 -0700
  We finally have our 1.6 TD engine out of the Jetta and are prepping it for installation into our 1984 Camper. I am...
• Re: total seal ring end gap on 95mm pistons?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 21:43:12 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Damon Campbell wrote: >Hello list, > >I'm currently gapping the rings on the engine i am >building, and...
• Re: Headlights wont shut off, even with key out... suggestions ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 10:20:04 -0800
  ...when the stalk is pulled back ? well finally got back to fix this (not a daily driver) its the old story of the PO...
• selling Matilda whole (was Re: Matilda is on her way out
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 07:45:57 -0230
  ...drive her, and Matilda is being > retired. Going to the happy hunting grounds for old and infirm vanagons. > > I was about to (finally) register...
• Re: Oldest
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 15:48:54 -0500
  ...The two '88's are on the road. >> >> John >> >> John Rodgers >> Clayartist and Moldmaker >> 88'GL VW Bus Driver >> Chelsea, AL >> Http://www.moldhaus...
• Help - Power loss above 2500 RPM once engine warms up
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:09:09 -0800
  ...2.1l engine) and I can drive about 5 miles. At about that distance, the engine finally gets to normal operating temp. with the...
• Re: rollover accident in a 1971 VAN
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 15:05:00 -0800
  ...1971 > Westfalia. > Drunk Driver hit us on I-5 in Washington. We slid all over, knocking > out > concrete barriers, and finally tipping. Every window...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 23:51:33 -0600
  ...driver's. Then I started reading websites documenting the fixes for these problems. I found this list and my confidence grew. I finally found...
• Re: '71 With High Brake Effort Fixed!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 1996 08:13:58 +0000
  ...The car hasn't been driven regularly for about four years so I pulled of the wheels and calipers and cleaned everything up, including...
• No More Pancake Syrup!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 11:51:25 -0500
  Yeah, I finally replaced the rear heater core in my '90 Carat. (The old one had a very slight leak, and it was dated...
• Re: Diesel Westy oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 11:10:32 -0800
  ...Since it has the lower final drive ratio the top speed should be 65mph. The van will go a small amount over that so...
• Re: Funny clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 22:46:11 -0700
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL driver andrewbell wrote: > Hey List - > > I've had a bad CV joint(s) for almost two years. It's almost...
• Re: Final Oil pressure result-expected coolant losses.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 00:27:14 -0500
  ...they helped in diagnosing the problem. >>> >>> One almost final note is that during my test drive of yesterday I noticed that the thermostat now...
• Buzzing from Fuse/Relay area after getting A/C fixed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:23:40 +0000
  ...I took it to a premier A/C shop here in San Diego to finally get the A/C working.  Yeah, they found several...
• Re: westfalia conversion van idea (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:05:11 -0400
  ...american van. > >You might want to test drive a few American vans, before you make a final >decision on this idea. They are durable...
• Bleeding the clutch.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:03:51 -0600
  ...drive the fluid back up through the system? I'm just trying to understand it, and Bentleys is worthless in this regard. Finally, isn...
• Re: Shippers
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 20 Jun 2020 10:03:42 -0400
  ...driver > bites. I dealt with shipwit.com twice and my gut feeling is that this is > how he operates. That being said, the final...
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:11:06 -0500
  ...Fought hard to get the lug nuts off but finally got all but one. That one would not budge. A fellow came across from...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:13:01 -0700
  ...21, Gregg Carlen <gregg.carlen@gmail.com> wrote: | |> Hey list, |> |> I finally got my new (to me) van earlier this week. Picked up a...
• VW's Problems was: Re:EV Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 19:36:58 -0500
  ...Admittedly after they got their foothold the content is changing but I'd bet that the final VW's off the US lines were...
• Auto Trans Leak Location
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:05:35 -0700
  ...And no,�it was not going into the final drive. Despair. I finally gave in, and was going to go for the dreaded coolant...
• Woody's wiring problems solved, he hopes
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:14:39 -0500
  ...post re exhaust) I think I have finally got the engine running the way it used to and should. Unfortunately, since I have replaced...
• Westy rear driver side cupholder solution
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 15:49:52 +0000
  ...Anyway I got some good suggestions but finally settled for the one at the link above on ebay. It combines a double cup holder...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:34:36 -0800
  ...It is driven by a "worm cable" running in the track. There's nothing mysterious about it, but it is kind of a PIA...
• Need Reassurance on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - cesar quiros
  Thu, 13 May 2010 07:31:18 -0700
  ...Figured I was finally able to afford my Popo Top and will be keeping it for life to take teh family camping, with a...
• Re: Manual Transmission fluid fill
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:30:43 -0700
  or about 9/16" below the plug hole! Don't put in too much!!! or it will leak out of the final drive seals...
• Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:10:42 -0700
  ...Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity > I'm finally getting around to posting this, though it has always been a > mystery to me... > > (I'm working...
• Re: duel fuel westy, LPG/propane or gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 01:55:37 PDT
  ...My propane/gas Jetta has >10,000 km since I converted it to propane, I've only driven less than 50 km >of that...
• Trip report and website
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:55:41 -0700
  Hello all- I've found some spots with net access quite easily on my drive so far, so I have been able to whip...
• Re: transmission jacking up tips?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 19:19:44 -0400
  ...The final drive and AT together are right at 150 lbs, btw. I recently have been doing some transaxle removal and installation on my...
• Re: Syncro de Mayo Este - emerging plans and other important information
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 17 May 2006 08:18:06 -0400
  ...Sam if possible I would like to be > kept in > the loop as to what the final decision is to where you will be...
• Re: Dometic insulation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 11:27:44 -0400
  ...insulation, and finally a product called inswool ( $7 per sq ft ). All gave off so much smell that it would drive you OUT in...
• Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:00:02 -0700
  ...This is Appalachia and the other driver > didn't even slow down... Just barreled through and sped away... no > Operator's License, no insurance...
• CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:57:07 -0700
  It finally happened. My spotless, accident-free record demolished - along with Blackbeard's front end. I was heading home from work tonight when I...
• Re: losing traction
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 24 May 1996 10:53:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >>The problem with front drive, and one reason I haven't owned another front >>driver, is that when you lose traction you lose steering...
• Re: Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:40:17 -0400
  ...get the brake drums off) and finally gave up and rented a 3/4 drive electric impact driver. Still took several seconds of impacting...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:30:51 -0700
  ...Haven't noticed anything, but I also don't drive it as my daily driver either, or much anyway. I think I saw, somewhere...
• Re: "Vanagon" Or "Westfalia" Toques? (aka cap or hat)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:24:45 -0800
  ...cafepress.com/item/evil-mutant-bus-driver-trucker-hat/8212746 > > > > > http://www.zazzle.com/warning_bus_driver_in_bad_mood_hat-148128317931904828 > > > > but the...
• Clacking Noise while braking
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 22:50:25 -0700
  ...Any chance this could cause a flutter-like feeling in the drive train? Didn't think so. Finally....the archives are down. I have...
• Re: Help... need portland, OR shop recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 06:28:29 -0800
  ...need portland, OR shop recommendation > So on my drive up from california to portland, OR, the (guess what) cooling system started giving me problems...
• Re: Speaking of horrible squealing noises...
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:01:03 -0800
  ...I suspect CV joints or a rear wheel bearing, but I'm worried it might be the gearbox or final drive. Any suggestions? Niall...
• Re: Alternate Syncro Ratios and Configurations #2
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 11:02:41 -0500
  ...As for changing the final drive to get lower speeds for creeping, the final result will be disappointing. Going from a 4.86 to...
• Re: new '97 ev camper q's
  Historical mailing list - Phil Blais
  Mon, 11 May 1998 16:49:41 -0700
  ...I have my wife drive it over semi-rough pavement and I go a listening. So far the major offender has been the sink...
• Re: My AT Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:23:19 -0400
  ...I noticed what looked like black or gray RTV or other goop >>in the joint between AT and Final drive. Is that OK? Before...
• Illinois emission test foolisness( semi long)
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 11:46:39 EDT
  ...Boy what a screwed up mess! First off- they tried to test it as a front wheel drive! I resisted temptation to not tell...
• Re: Subie Conversion Mystery ll
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:52:45 -0600
  ...I tend to agree since I found excess movement in the > final drive axles coming out of the transaxle. I can get that fixed...
• Re: aircooled transaxle with 1.6NA diesel
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 13:07:59 -0800
  ...of the (front-side) filler hole..ya gotta fill up the final > drive (low) area. > > I'm gunna put a headgasket hex on somebody...
• Re: Front heater core
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:15:37 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Chris Hawkins wrote: >Howdy, >Just returned to the list after a long absence. Family matters took me from...
• Vanagon Science Degree
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:05:05 -0500
  ...So > read, read, read. > > The final exam is a practical test that will take place on a dark and > rainy night on a back...
• Fw: VW stories
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:56:01 -0500
  ...What I ended up finding was a '69 van that someone had tried to modify by putting a telephone pole between the driver and...
• Re: Cost of AT rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:32:50 -0400
  ...I've done it on the driveway with jacks, etc. Also, GT will go through your final drive as well, and my local guy...
• Re: toothpaste
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:36:06 -0500
  ...After a couple of weeks of of not seeing the competition, he finally left and didn't come back. I expect his hormones changed...
• Re: Engine break in
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 11:28:01 -0800
  ...Drive it at full-throttle for 10 minutes, then slow down, then 15 minutes full-throttle, the way they drive on the autobahn. Bring...