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• Re: oil leak above the oil filter.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:53:09 -0400
  ...You need to remove the coolant lines to get the oil > cooler off, I used needle nose vice grips with hose on the metal...
• Re: Optima Battery position
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:53:07 -0800
  ...of the pedestal for their front feet as they stick their noses out of the passenger window. I just took off the front vented...
• Re: Problem with lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:00:00 -0700
  ...I have a bunch of NOS locks and cylinders for Vanagons. BenT
• Re: Nomenclature rant-...........Rant ? who ranted ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:40:33 -0700
  ...those that went to the shop to become Westfalia conversions, round nosed or flat, are Westies period. my 'shoe box/cinder block on wheels...
• Re: Air Deflector Cardboards
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 9 May 2012 13:52:58 -0700
  ...They usually > break down because of UV issues and will be will protected inside the nose of our vans. I have also run several...
• Re: (long) VW-Winnebago Rialta 20' magazine test
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:09:24 CDT
  ...the ass-ends and can them, or do they buy >EV "noses"? what i had read in other magazines, was that VW was shipping...
• Re: Re[2]: New beetle name
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 11 May 1998 11:39:23 -0400
  ...then? I'm glad VW waited to "cash in" on the nostalgia craze with the New Beetle in 1998...they have produced a car...
• Re: '87 vanagon - new heads or new engine? help!
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 17 May 1999 20:53:56 -0400
  ...One of them is looking out for your interests, while the other is so shortsighted he probably can't see past his nose. If...
• Re: german vanagons accessories
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:59:22 -0400
  ...It looked just a touch custom and gave the nose of the van that sleepy modified look (note the heavier top border "hanging" over...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:13:12 -0700
  ...If you could fabricate a long nose like an airplane and attach it to the Vanagon it might help, but you still need to...
• Re: Just interesting observation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:54:31 -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: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:07:45 -0700
  ...I plan > to open both heater cores wide (they are partially shutdown at the moment), > park with the nose in the air, run it...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:44:50 -0700
  ...an rear upright mounted inline four gasser, >> and >> rad on the nose ..... >> but Brizillian Vanagons ? >> >> scott >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 22:30:47 AST
  ...of the radiator >even though I've run it with the nose in the air for 15 minutes. Is this >not enough? If you...
• Got the single cab, yeah
  Historical mailing list
  25 Mar 96 24:54
  ...It has NOS tilt and canvas which I put up yesterday and it looks cool. I went round the bus and oiled just about...
• Re: VWs in Need for Speed
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 19:34:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Pushing Back The Darkness at http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:47:11 -0400
  ...VW PARTS, for Beetle, Thing, Karmann Ghia, early Bus, many NOS & used. (860) 482-6860. Torrington 81 VW VANAGON FOR PARTS, no engine or...
• Re: intermittent nostart/stalling disease
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Fri, 22 May 1998 02:57:32 -0400
  Frank Terhaar-Yonkers wrote: > Rant, rant, rant - > > Now *both* my Vans ('86 GL & '88 Westy) have flaky FI/ignition systems. > > The symptom (when running...
• Re: front wheel snowies
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 15:27:05 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if a guy could remove the "nose piece" of the tranny and replace it with another one , or is it an...
• Surprise!!!! The Vanagon Mouse
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:19:18 -0600
  ...I need a nose count on how many of you want this little guy to go along with the List Sticker, so if you...
• Re: later model vanagon parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Fri, 14 May 2004 08:09:12 -0400
  ...Most of the time the water drips out, but if I park 'nose down' the water drips out of the crack. Is this a...
• Re: Vanagon name Liteace Images 1
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:38:32 +1300
  ...The version seen in the US got a completely different nose later, and for 88-9x a totally new skin again. I have images...
• FW: Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:55:19 -0700
  ...some other dunderhead on the list like me, driving around with a 15+ year old tire under the nose. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 21:05:55 -0400
  ...perfectly well what they doing (not driving badly but thumbing their nose at the law). I was traveling down a two lane highway last...
• GNATT update
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 17:13:07 -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 =============================================================================
• moving sale - cleaning garage
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 18:20:55 -0500
  ...large lot of NOS Buick parts from dealer storeroom. mostly goofy fuel system parts, a few trim pieces and emblems. (mostly 70's-80...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:02:18 -0500
  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywor ds=noids Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• What is this part/piece?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:34:58 -0600
  ...mast, which claps the antenna securely to the slope of the nose of the Vanagon. If I recall correctly, this is accessed by reaching...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:01:59 +1200
  ...I zoomed through it for the cameras, sending up a sheet of water higher than the van as the nose plowed in, and the...
• Re: wisdom of strapping surfboard to westy roof, no rack
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 3 May 2004 00:50:43 -0400
  ...Anything smaller can just rest with it's nose on the floor. john > I'm considering strapping a long surfboard to the top of...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:33:22 -0700
  ...Measure from the shift lever pivot > to the nose mounting face with the 4 studs. > > The tranny code stamped on the lower edge can...
• Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:54:11 -0800
  ...Opinions are like noses, everyone has one. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Karl Mullendore [mailto:groups@westyventures.com] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:37...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 16:47:16 -0700
  ...when the O2 >> sensor is disconnected. Not very well at all. Nossir, it's pretty, pretty >> poor. >> > > BINGO! > > A Vanagon *in proper working order...
• Re: Syncro vs 2WD dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 1 Sep 2020 08:18:32 -0700
  ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/VW-T25-Vanagon-Oil-dipstick-NOS-Part-070115611B-Genuine-NOS-/402189353976 and this one is for Syncro https://www...
• Re: (NVC) Any other LT owners on the List?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:29:38 -0800
  ...LT35. > Who would have guessed that someone was still keeping a NOS 30+ year > old carb for one of these beasts? > > Someone did and...
• Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 21 May 2009 13:08:03 -0700
  ...the valve is rather unsophisticated so that when > there is little pressure (like when I had the nose in the air and > gravity let...
• Re: Westy faucet changing
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 15:16:37 -0700
  ...like it there, not a lot of room to get needle nosed pliers in there. > > I used two philips head screwdrivers (one was a...
• Re: Vanadogs
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 09:23:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We'd crank the window to within 3" of closed, and he'd stick his nose out for hours on end as we whizzed...
• Re: BURNING Plant??/Antidote
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 24 May 1999 09:31:01 -0700
  Randolph Feuerriegel said: >Nettles are said to have many medicinal qualities, too many to list, but >a few are: >Relief from asthma, nosebleeds. Used...
• Re: Grind down! replacing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 12:44:25 -0700
  ...quickly -- and kept judging my progress by holding it against the nose of the van by the antenna hole until I couldn't see...
• <UPDATE>Struck Transmission -84
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Clark
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:00:57 -0600
  ...Is this the infamous 3/4 slider problem? I remember hearing about the ole aircooleds breaking inside the nosecone causing similar problems. I'd...
• Re: 84 head job update and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 12:51:02 -0300
  ...removed with snap ring pliers or a small set of needle nose pliers. It is >> >a > >>really good idea to shove rags around the...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 11:24:49 EST
  ...I have an Aussie ad for the Sprinter in front of > me, and it ain't the low-roof nose that I see. I...
• Re: current LT..not microbus. was Re: Picture of 2008 VW Microbus
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:53:58 +0000
  ...VW LT, built by mercedes..aka the Sprinter with a vw >nose. > >thats not the "microbus".. there is no "microbus"... > >and for 2008, the...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:29:38 -0500
  I didn't know it would fit -- thanks for the tip --- I can accept looking wierd as long as it works --- as anyone who...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:33:53 -0800
  ...You will need the 2wd Transmission and the > mount > at the nose of it and four bolts to bolt it to the frame. The...
• State of the Gerry (list server hardware)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:22:48 -0400
  ...months ago, and no one has passed a basket under my nose. > > I know Gerry was down for a while, and the repair may...
• Re: UH-Oh!
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 08:05:59 -0800
  I once managed to get a tranny that was stuck in 3rd gear to free up by going through the nose cone as you...
• Re: VW foxes (no van content)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 01:01:29 EST
  ...not popular with tuners and enthusiasts a like because tey are nose heavy. most of the engines weight is hung past the afront axle...
• Re: Not all Vanagon Heat Exchangers are created equal
  Historical mailing list - Dion Cooze
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:45:09 -0700
  ...I have heard that NOS is better than the Danish OEM is this true? Anyone experimented with high temperature coatings on these? If I...
• Re: Head re-installation: two questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:56:51 -0400
  ...bent into a "U", clamped sideways in a pair of needle-nose vice grips to turn the tensioner. Some people use a small piece...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 17:21:01 -0700
  ...I run a BRAND NEW Gauge (Actually Clock/Coolant/Fuel Pod - a NOS one I found awhile back), BRAND NEW Voltage Stabilizer and a...
• Re: Weaning a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:04:43 -0700
  ...The last time it > took a nosedive despite my trick. I never really believed it was out of > fuel because the fuel gauge indicator...
• NOS for horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 12:04:28 -0400
  Just a thought, not to undermine the vendors, but a NOS fogger kit for a vanagon application would run about 300-400 dollars. You...
• Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:59:59 -1000
  ...so he reaches through the slit of the window that was open (maybe two inches or so and smacks me in the nose with...
• LiMBO Want Ads ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
  ...Michael (603) 563-8969 (6-9pm EST) Dublin (NH) **** new & used parts for all models of VW; NOS bumpers (FT&R) 59-67; 73...
• Re: Go Westy sale item question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 2 Jan 2017 09:55:59 -0500
  ...20 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Windshield nosel both standard and dual are on sale. I’ve heard complaints from...
• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 10:15:22 -0700
  ...Somewhere in this van a mouse has taken residence and is > noshing on crumbs. No real food is rodent-accessible, only cans and bottles...
• Broken ODO, was: Re: WTB: 87 Vgon Speedo (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Wed, 27 May 1998 22:43:34 -0600
  ...The speedo part > works fine but the odometer stopped working. > > Thanks, > Dan -- remove NOSPAM to reply
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:38:42 +0900
  ...In USA that > is called "excess-flow POL fitting" -- POL is the name of the round-nosed > fitting with left-hand thread that couples...