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• Re: gas pedal > accelerator linkage question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 23 May 2011 21:47:54 -0700
  I was driving with a mobility boot, or lack of mobility, due to a ruptured achilles last year. Left side, but I can imagine...
• Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:33:25 -0700
  ...Hmm, how do I transplant most of my Westy into the bed of that monster? 4wd to boot and plenty of clearance. Oh well...
• Re: Boat On Bus
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:30:26 -0700
  LOL! I believe its actually the 'Bootle-Bumtrinket'! ;) Jake On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote...
• Winkler Vanagon Parts Order
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 22:26:40 EST
  ...gauges and tape holders Center console with gauge holes and shifter boot Please let me know what you are interested in and I will...
• Re: Gerry is ill - suggestions for a server upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:05:47 -0700
  ...I have to re-boot my NT machine every week or so. It can't hurt to try. What would speed up the archive...
• Re: Vanagon.com is Hacked!!!
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Hardy
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:21:49 -0500
  ...Anyone clear the site and boot up a back up copy? Tom? Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3:16 New Phone...
• Re: New headlights and low battery
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:25:47 -0500
  ...Sorry, can't resist -- your mother wears army boots, and I *wish* she'd stop talking about them. <g,d&r> :) david -- David Beierl...
• for sale: 2 person westy middle seat w/ belts..add to any westy or pass van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 11:12:06 EST
  ...also can be installed backwards to make like "booth" seating when dining at rear table. instantly make your westy into a 6 or 7...
• Re: FS: '84 camper in VA
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:10:48 -0400
  ...Did you camp and First Landing, over off General Booth or down towards Sandbridge? Hope you weren't here for surf as Sat was...
• Re: Searched. Steering rack grease substitute? + questions PIC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:17:22 -0500
  ...With the old boots removed (they were torn anyway) and before installing new ones, I turned the steering wheel fully to the left and...
• Re: CV Joint Experts?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:17:39 -0600
  ...Pull the CV and replace it with a new one, including new boots, new grease and new bolts. Replacement is an easy, if time...
• Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 May 2013 22:19:39 -0400
  ...The other side of the > barbed fitting plugs into the second hole in the air intake boot coming from > the air cleaner to the...
• rust breaker?
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:09:43 -0600
  ...I pulled the rubber boot off the large connection at the starter and rust flew everywhere. Apparently the purpose of that boot is to...
• Meals on the road, was: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 14:49:29 -0500
  ...your boots off to eat them...your toes curl so hard, they are so good, you can bust the bottoms outta your boots... G...
• Re: Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 20:33:15 -0600
  ...They are the two that have rubber accordion boots over them. If you do not keep these lubricated with caliper grease, or if the...
• Craigslist 72 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 07:48:50 -0800
  ...carb on it when I got it, I changed the intake boots & cleaned the carb Paint job (not perfect, but it looks nice and...
• Re: Christmas Stoty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:46:06 -0800
  ...I cleaned off the crappy CV boot and it was fine, so no need to know the best vendor for them. Now I wonder...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 21 May 2011 09:12:09 -0700
  ...It > sat in a paint booth since Halloween. It was started occasionally (so > I've been told). > > Most years, I drive the van 12...
• Shift problem train
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 18:01:09 -0700
  ...While I was at it, I got a guide ring and a boot for the other end. When I got everything apart, I discovered...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Greg S
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 17:48:30 -0400
  ...I just found the missing fluid in the > passenger side boot of the power steering rack. Can someone tell me if this > is repairable...
• Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 17:02:15, -0500
  This is for Steve Dolan's question on using silicone on gas tank connecting boots: I once posted that I did this for the...
• Redline:CV-2 High temp. CV grease
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:42:17 -0600
  ...I jar will probably do two joints.(also have in tubes)So when I replace by OEM VW boots that rotted in less than...
• Re: CV lube helper
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 08:17:12 -0600
  ...There is also the chance that a thinner tie wrap could cut the rubber boot. You would need to find a black tie wrap...
• FS 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Lee Brewer
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:18:58 -0700
  ...correct tires front ball joints and tierods boots are torn (need new) front upper control arms squeak. (need new) back bumper is bent on...
• Re: Aussie replacement for the Westie!!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 20:51:47 -0700
  ...It has the PERFECT (simple and > reliable) powerplant, loads of headroom for the camper section and > BETTER traction than a 16" Syncro to boot...
• Bad day here at the Depot
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 21:13:50 -0400
  ...who offered to overnight us replacements for the damaged parts (under warranty, no less, and at no freight charge to boot!). Our fax line...
• Re: A Fantastic Find at Canadian Tire!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:11:29 EST
  ...Two lamp reflectors/enclosures (178 mm), 2 H4 bulbs, 2 high quality boots. Instructions. The price: 89.00 CDN! Aprox $55.00 US!>> I...
• Re: No stalling @ idle/low rpms
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 23:32:07 -0400
  ...Am I wrong? -Jeff > on 4/8/00 14:59, Gina at GG811@SENTRYMICRO.COM wrote: > **snip** > > Check the angled connecting boot (appx 3...
• Re: 2-cab FS
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 07:33:59 -0600
  ...Maybe that's waht "%100 origiOnal" >means. = ) > >BenT And, to boot, he has it listed twice on Ebay...first time for 8,000 and...
• Ball Joints??????
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:50:02 -0500
  ...I don't hear any noise coming from any of them, but the boots are tore on 3 out of the 4. Anybody hear...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 18:10:04 -0600
  ...The BMWs performed flawlessly for many years other than the carb drip that caught my boot on fire about once every three years. Stan...
• Friday - Recall
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:54:07 -0700
  ...agency that the quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones and other coin operated devices. We believe the...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:43:17 -0800
  ...especially if we could easily add an RV style vent to boot. Mark Drillock wrote: > I am very interested in an add-on bubble...
• The Subtle Joys of Busdom
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 09:03:45 -0800
  ...Especially the tattooed, pierced type with sh*t kicker boots. *Yow* Are VW buses really such chick magnets (pardon the expression, ladies) ? Sigh. Some...
• 83 Westy update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:18:53 -0400
  ...Bypass heater core, coolant flush & fill, brake/clutch fluid replacement, 4 new CV boots. All of the above for $295. Very reasonable. Also, 4...
• Re: Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:17:51 -0700
  ...No other clicking noises, torn boots, > grinding noises, wobbling wheels etc are present. > > I took the LH front axle off. According to the book...
• Re: Local dealer's tiki makeover
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:49:45 -0800
  ...its annual inspection (failed, by the way, for torn steering rack boot) that the place was totally redone in a tiki theme.� Best thing...
• Re: Why would it not accelerate?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:45:15 -0500
  ...Also, how is your intake boot? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Mar 6, 2012 o godz. 19:13 HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> napisał...
• Re: Thread hijacking not Hijacking thread
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:41:38 -0700
  ...My kids >> call it the smuggler. > > > So like if you're crossing a border, say to Canada, as you approach > the booth do your...
• Re: politically correct
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 07:51:37 +0800
  ...may add long underwear under the flannel shirt, plus some hiking boots). Anyway, vag-north-hemispherians have so much going on in their heads...
• Re: D'oh! Accelerator cable woes...
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 21:11:22 -0400
  ...It was >totally frayed and the boot was intact. I had to pull over and rig >something by cutting a chunk of guy wire...
• Re: Rear fog lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:41:43 +0200
  ...I found this wire on my previous Syncro (88), it was just laying inside the rubber boot at the left tail light connection plug...
• Re: Costco's Hot Dogs
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:51:44 -0400
  And it's a magnificent "Hebrew National" to boot!!! "Tube Steak" INDEED!!! -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On...
• Re: Engine Tin needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 May 2001 20:31:00 -0400
  ...Plus 15% taxes to boot. Cheers Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada BusFusion a VW Camper event in Almonte, June 7-10 '87 Westy & Lionel...
• Parts still available from '87 GL pass van
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 15:42:39 -0500
  ...brackets=$5, oil fill tube=$5, throttle body=$30, rubber intake boot=$15. Condition described based on visual inspection and running condition of van...
• Re: CV joint repair
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 07:59:35 -0600
  ...makes a big mess, usually accompanied by the failure of the CV boot. Obviously, the transmission runs low on fluid at the same time. > > > >
• Etka favor!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:56:46 -0500
  ...Anyways, there is a rubber boot that encloses the u-joints between the steering rack and the firewall of the car that I need...
• c.v. joint removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:41:40 EST
  ...I have a 80 ail cooled / manuel trans that the driver side out board boot is torn. I noticed this when I removed the...
• Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:43:08 -0700
  ...I replaced all my fuel lines and all my vacuum lines and all four little intake boots. The van ran and idled perfectly before...
• Re: 1.9 engine HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:14:21 -0800
  ...Thursday, January 7, 2010, 1:26 PM > > > my 'snap thoughts' go to Air Intake Boot ( make sure it's not split or > cracked, doesn...
• Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:23:40 -0500
  ...They're quiet. >> You hardly > notice them there in booth with you. >> With names like > Smith, Jones, Brown, Gonzales, Nakamoto, Chan, Begay, >> and others...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:06:08 -0600
  ...They aren't making noise or anything, but a couple > of the boots are torn, so I want to clean and repack them. > > I...
• Vacuum leak sources
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 10:33:59 EDT
  ...Intake gasket- head to air runner Small injector seals Rubber boots around runners and center plenum Leaks where the tube is pressed into the...
• Re: ETKA
  Historical mailing list - john
  Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:59:22 -0400
  ...that does not run on anything else. � These PCs are dual-boot with Ubuntu 15.10 as we Linux-based software for most our...
• Re: CV Joint position
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 5 Aug 2014 16:19:21 -0700
  ...Hi all, > I'm getting ready to re-lubricate and re-boot my 105,000 mile CV Joints on > my 1990 WB Westy. I...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 17:50:52 -0400
  ...There's enough slack in the wires for the boot to come off completely. But now your troubles are beginning. If you have good...
• Re(2): wasserboxer oil buzzer warning = Fram
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 96 11:21:19 EST
  ...When you start to slow down, as for a toll booth, it will go off. I depress the clutch, tap the accelerator adn it...
• Re: The rubber tape w/ which to rebuild boots...
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 3 Dec 1996 19:15:07 -0800 (PST)
  On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, David Raistrick wrote: > Remember the guy in sweden who has this mail order compandy, and all? > well..i contactd...
• Re: VW Super Jam XII - Maple Grove Raceway
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:17:27 -0400
  ...time? place? bus depot booth? say noon? mike 87 westy Caston/Payne wrote: > > >How many people are planing on going to the VW Super...
• Re: Free clutch slave cylinder - for rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 19:14:15 -0500
  ...Cylinder, plunger, 2 rubber boots APPEAR > ok but are 10 years old. The plastic collar (on the > plunger) that fits over the tranny lever...