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• Re: too much propane?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:48:17 -0500
  ...My nose says it is less now, but not sure. Edward
• cooling system repairs
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:43:16 -0400
  ...I had the van nose up in the driveway, and ran it for about 30mins, burping the expansion tank as I went, and the...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:48:41 -0400
  ...it loose...If all else fails, get a set of "parrot nose" channel locks they have kind os a rounded inside to the jaws...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 22:11:21 -0500
  ...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: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 May 2011 15:56:52 -0500
  Doesn't take a very steep, or even a modestly steep driveway to bring about this situation. Several years ago I came home to...
• Re: Engine stutters, tach nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:06:53 -0600
  ...Engine stutters, tach >nosedives. Then, just as suddenly, it's normal again. Hi Ken, The >Hall sensor definitely has potential to be a culprit...
• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:00:54 -0500
  ...Somewhere in this van a mouse has taken residence and is noshing on crumbs. No real food is rodent-accessible, only cans and bottles...
• Selling the Fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 15 Oct 94 8:10:28 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...) =============================================================================
• Red Rock Roster
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Feb 1995 11:21:01 -0800
  ...out -martha Thom Fitzpatrick tfitzpatrick@tim.com David Schwarze schwarze@superc.nosc.mil Steve & Linda Johnson sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com Dyer Lytle lytle@noao...
• Re: Comet Camper Cafe
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 25 Mar 97 8:59:58 EST
  ...There is no pop-top, it's like one of those Ford RVs that looks like a Ford van from the nose to the...
• 1990 Vanagon Westfalia for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 22:43:58 -0700
  ...o Clear crystal blumenvasen (bus vase) o All original parts & accessories (i.e., 2 tables, rear hatch screen, etc.) o Nose bra. I'm...
• Re: how can you tell 4-speed vs. 5-speed apart outside of the van
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:52:20 -0700
  ...pair of vice-grips on the shift shaft going into the nose cone. You could pretty easily make out the change in RPM of...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together? Speaking of jacks or jack accessories
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:51:27 +0000
  ...itself or engine/transmission to the ground, then drop the transmission nose with any old jack. Doesn't matter if the car is running...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:12:04 -0500
  ...Really really had to pee. > > Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator > > "nose" > > not as long as original, nor is it tapered...
• Re: 86 Westy Camper w/automatic : list of emergency gear
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:45:55 -0700
  ...sockets, 8,10,13,17mm wrenches, metric allens, vice grips, needle-nose, cheap multimeter,etc. Cell phone w/internet, for sure. I like to...
• Re: Swap Entire '85 Shift Linkage into '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:25:59 -0800
  ...front trans mount. > the front mount brackets that bolt to the nose of the trannies �are > different - the early mounts with 3 bolts, the...
• Leichtenstein /f
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 21:43:44 CST6CDT
  ...They maintain a phenomenal > government supported parts network and supply NOS OE parts > free of charge to its citizens. And to think Gerry just...
• UK Bug Freeze - update
  Historical mailing list
  23 Feb 95 14:07
  ...He also got some NOS, vent wing latches, door window latches and popout catches. Next meeting for me is the VW Enthusiasts meeting near...
• Re: "OUR LIST"-Civil War
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 12:36:20 -0700
  ...That was five years old, and the Rottweiler still bears the cars on its nose! Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Reynolds" <kayakjr@juno.com...
• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 17:47:43 -1000
  Maybe you should be you hit it right on the nose. Aloha, Ed On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:38:46 -0600 Simon Reinhardt...
• Re: Can I carry a motorcycle on a Type III carrier?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:37:54 -0600
  ...causing raising nose and dropping rear to a point of possibly loosing steering and braking control. (this is not to much of a problem...
• Re: Springs, Syncro into 2WD swap?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 08:28:30 -0700
  ...I'm thinking of >upgrading to Bilsteins in the front to help with nosedive, the rear are ok for >now. > > >
• Re: Another Vanagon world
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 15 May 2007 12:34:36 -0700
  ...The sun is > behind the photographer's right shoulder, at about the 2:00 position > judging by the shadow of the boy's nose...
• Re: The two kinds of Vanagon owner..
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:55:04 -0400
  ...of books, and someone had parked the same year, model nose to nose with my > Westy. Adam exclaimed loudly, "Geesus! They're mating?" > > ----- Original...
• Re: Search for tires
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:20:05 -0800
  ...unless I go via eBay from Italy and pay through the nose, but Nokian has a similar winter tire that is available. Not the...
• Fwd: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual), Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:56:40 -0400
  ...Your nose > can help here. A really hot engine smells REALLY hot. What you do > not want to see is oil temps going to...
• Re: Autotranny
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Wed, 11 May 2016 12:19:57 -1000
  ...only thing that pops to mind is the ATF Cooler/Heat exchange mounted on the nose of the auto trans .. engine coolant goes through...
• Netsurfnugen...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 00:07:21 -0800
  ...How about using the classic T1 nose as the basis of a design, available on flannel at extra charge, in red and white (and...
• Re: orange buses (and bumper stickers!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 7:54:49 PDT
  ...a different shade of orange, as is a spot on his nose. It DOES look better than green, but if it's daylight you...
• Parts Source
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Tue, 02 Aug 94 12:49:00 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...
• Another Convert to 20-50 wt Oil
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 19:42:18 -0700
  ...I was temped at times to turn on the AC, but was afraid to do it! Only once did the needle ever nose beyond...
• Re: Need help to find leak...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:04:39 -0600
  ...I think it's because I park on a hill (nose up) and the water accumulates in the back of the door, away from...
• Re: syncro guts in aircooled vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:27:37 -0400
  ...WHY DID THEY HAVE TO GO AND DO AWAY WITH THE NOSE SHIFT.. *GRUMBLES I'm planning on making a set of plans for...
• Re: Accessing Rear Brake Lines above Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:08:16 EDT
  ...For every inch the forward end of the engine is lowered, the nose of the transaxle will drop more than two inches. I would...
• Re: Time to think about winter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:54:47 -0600
  On Jul 29, 2007, at 2:20 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote: > I have a Eberspacher B1L (NOS still in shrink wrap) that I plan...
• Re: More Semaphore Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:21:24 -0700
  ...No nose cones are on the front of the bus. I also, long ago, purchased a set of Type I semaphores with out knowing...
• Re: 133 mph WB?? BUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 22:19:39 -0600
  ...Not long ago, one of the List members (David Marshall?) mentioned that he had inherited something like "nose extending sheet metal" or something like...
• Re: Leaking diesel injector pump... Please help
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 06:03:29 -0500
  ...At least one of the 'minds' for there, Martin Jagersand also pokes hi nose into our turf here. They should be able to help...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 14:03:12 -0800
  ...They solved a lot of the > body roll and nose dive > problem but they are some pretty stiff SOB's. If > money is not...
• Re: Deheler-Profi hightop in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 14:01:54 -0700
  ...It had badges that said "Profi" on the nose > and rear. No obvious engine/drivetrain mods though. It also > had some kind of Buck...
• '73 Safare Update - Synthetics and shifting
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 00:56:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Sleeper) http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
• Re: Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 22 Aug 94 9:35:39 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: Selling EIGHT Corvairs, cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
  Wed, 15 May 1996 20:35:37 -0700
  ...This was my first car and it has some nostalagic value to me, as such I wouldn't want to butcher it. Just wondering...
• Re: Re. List Vendors, Ken Flaming
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:06:46 -0600
  ...I wonder if they ever get sand in their eyes and noses.) I've owned businesses, and averaged 90 hours per week for years...
• Re: New T5 (Next generation Eurovan) pics posted!!!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 05:12:29 -0800
  the remodeled nose is a nice improvement....but its STILL a Eurovan, dont they know Americans like BIG vans?:) If I had the money...
• Re: 80 to 84 parts swap.What will work?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 08:25:37 -0500
  ...long. > Thank's for your help, > Stephen > 84 vanagon GL > "the nosferatu" > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access...
• Re: still can't pull CIS injectors!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 17:09:08 -0800
  ...Then, I could pull the injector out with a pair of needle-nosed pliers. But I'm worried about pieces dropping down. Any more...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 01:48:07 -0400
  ...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: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Sep 2015 11:15:40 -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: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:18:03 -0800
  I have 10mm, 13mm, VW screwdriver and bent needle nose Vise Grips in my driver's door pocket, along with my tyre pressure gauge...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 08:44:30 -0400
  ...East Hampton 93 VW EUROVAN, lt nose hit pop up roof camper, 103K mi, stock #11191, $4900, call Alpine Motor Cars at (718) 991...
• Re: Interior noise, how much is normal
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:50:47 -0500
  ...It has improve a lot my sense of hearing even under highway running (NOS 75MPH) which is not so long in Puerto Rico, maybe...
• Friday Foolishness
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 22:28:41 -0500
  ...The Retriever went right to work, checking the poor dead dog out thoroughly with his nose. After a considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever...
• temp 2 sensor "for the novice eyes only"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 09:51:47 -0700
  ...Remove the larger metal clip from underneath the vanagon with a pair of needle nose. Note how the clip is positioned. Do not confuse...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 15:23:09 +0000
  ...whatever you do, dont ask Stan for any tips on the > > above... > > ;<) > > But Stan's Long Nosed Texas cat love to ride.... > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best...
• Misc Vanagon things for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:03:12 -0400
  ...Even a NOS 1.9L Crank if you want to be silly. I collected way more then I should have during that time. 1...
• Re: Old Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:50:17 -0800
  ...me, driving around with a 15+ year old tire under the nose. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" -- No virus found in this incoming message...
• Re: Friday: Worst Vanagon/Westy "For Sale" you've seen?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:01:39 EDT
  ...get. > > The first people who looked at it turned up their noses, evidently > deciding it was filthy. They didn't ask any questions, nor...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:01:23 -0800
  ...I'm wondering if >>>>> it matter which direction I park the van, ie, nose up/nose down? Or is >>>>> there nothing in it? Surely...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:27:33 -0700
  ...I haven't seen any replies on how to get the nose piece under the grille with the emblem. Mine is pretty smashed in...