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• Parting Out '82 Westy in PA
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 23:25:37 +0000
  ...I'll be getting my two-tone brown '82 diesel westy back from the paint booth in a couple weeks. Brad State College, PA
• Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/ insulation
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 11:26:39 EDT
  ...receive. > > I have been looking for any ideas on a "cold boot" for the top and here Robin is over in Germany buying a...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 13 May 1999 17:41:59 -0500
  ...Well, there are lockwashers, and the bolts go right through the Boot's flange, and through holes in the CV's outer race and...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted-replacement option.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 00:58:07 -0400
  ...spary wd-40 under the edge of the rubber boot .helps it come off nicely. 2. when assebling the unit back onto the van...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 08:31:11 -0800
  ...7" rounds, two OSRAM 60/55W HI/LO and two > >weather boots, all for $89.99 CDN - code HCK7 > >Fits beautifully into your original...
• Re: rough idle, gas guzzling, oil dripping van
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:37:05 -0500
  ...hose clamp that attaches the throttle body with the rubber boot.The rubber boot may be cracked. use weather stripping cement to fix this...
• CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 00:44:12 -0800
  Hello Vanapeeps, Took off one of the rear axles on my '87 Syncro to replace the inner CV boot. Inspected the outer CV joint...
• Re: Fuel expansion tank float valve
  Historical mailing list - raymond markett
  Sun, 7 Sep 2014 23:30:25 -0700
  ...The float valve is available from several sources, but I see no mention of the rubber gasket/grommet/boot in which it sits. The...
• Re: No Power Under Load - '85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 May 2014 09:13:13 -0700
  ...fire when I was firing her up so it's possible something came off that boot. Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '78 Bus (Melissa)
• wasserbus clutch info
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:25:34 -0400
  ...The pedal is getting closer to the floor and there is a little oil on the steering boot below the pedal. The brake however...
• Re: missing Syncro differential! WTF?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:43:36 -0500
  ...attaches in the front the 3 big bolts >and the rubber boots came off it stayed attached to the rear end the right >front...
• Circle Yer Wagons Photos
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 14:36:04 EDT
  ...I was busy sewing custom hats all weekend in my booth, buy my son managed to take some photos with my new digital camera...
• Vanagon Syncro snorkel and dirt trap
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:59:03 -0500
  ...rubber boot, dirt trap, baffle, isolated intake hose, intake end. I have one in my 88 Vanagon I-4 conversion.I am asking 75...
• Thnings that go "Squish" in the night
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 05:49:05 EST
  ...It will make a squish when it leaks fluid into the rubber boot at the plunger. Easy job to install. Two mounting bolts; a...
• Re: CV Joint packing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 16:59:53 -0500
  ...The cleanest is to pack the mounting flange and the boot, but now you end up with a dry joint until the grease gets...
• Re: This is the real deal-----US Government surplus auction---NVC
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:51:50 +1200
  ...Lots of >other not so interesting stuff is also avaliable right near your >home, and mine.From generators to combat boots.Only your >imagination...
• Re: SVX Conversion List?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 6 May 2006 09:28:15 -0700
  ...I'd probably be booted >within the first week by asking about porsche transaxles anyways. :D > >j/k j/k > >but seriously... is there...
• CV click??
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:11:59 -0400
  ...front wheel. Can't see anything obviously wrong with CV's. Boots look ok. No bolts loose. Can't feel any play, except for...
• Re: CV Joint ?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:25:41 +0000
  ...I buy separate GERMAN joints and boot kits and put them on the axles. The boot kits come with grease and new 12 point...
• Re: A pesky air leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:45:13 -0400
  ...However, the impetus for changing out the intake runner gaskets and boots is due to a bad stumble when the engine is under load...
• Re: Was cv joint question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 07:13:40 -0500
  ...You can over grease them and it will lead to shorter > life, especially of the boot. > I believe each joint is to receive 4oz...
• Re: CV joints - anyone tried these?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:16:25 -0500
  ...Even a little grit from a cracked or torn boot is a death knell. Also - absolutely use a troque wrench - and use the correct...
• Re: CV joints..What to look at, how to tell...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:39:46 -0700
  ...I have read that one can sneak in some lube under small end of boot using a needle of some kind. Some kind of...
• Re: winter handling / driving
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:55:02 -0500
  ...I don't carry boots beside the one I wear but I have some spare gloves if the other one get wet and have...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:45:30 -0400
  ...The boot covers the exposed end of the clip - to start I just lift the clip up and press it onto the alternator B...
• Re: Thread hijacking not Hijacking thread
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:37:43 -0700
  ...So like if you're crossing a border, say to Canada, as you approach the booth do your kids ever chant "smuggler, smuggler, smuggler...
• Question about Clutch Slave
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 19:55:19 EDT
  ...feels like I could pull the piston right out of the boot. I don't remember the slave on my '85 feeling like this...
• Re: Sticker printing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:52:42 EDT
  ...Soooooooo, don't pack those winter boots away just yet kiddies ! Cheers Frank Condelli '87 Westy & Lionel Trains STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems...
• Re: Wheel Knocking?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 21:53:52 -0500
  ...Replaced it and repacked the inner with a new boot and > bolts.. No more sound. I would look into the CV that is what...
• Upper Bushings squeak
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 00:14:51 EDT
  ...Thus far I have only been able find anti-sway bar bushes, end link bushes, shock tower bushes, tie rod and ball joint boots...
• Re: 2 questions on 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:54:49 -0800
  ...but,with them there is a little tab under the shift boot, to the left of the shifter handle. There is a little arm...
• Re: Things to do at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:36:01 -0600
  Yes, as Jim Rhome would say,"Laying a Growler" in a changing booth would definitely smell of a disgruntled K-mart employee getting back...
• Re: Vanagons for Peace
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:29:22 -0600
  ...KICK BOOTIE!! and let graves registration take names. jimt On Friday, September 13, 2002, at 11:02 PM, Andy Mahler wrote: > > TO STOP THIS...
• Re: 2.1 idle adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Brooks
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:09:03 EDT
  ...The air intake boot can crack along the seam on the back side, so be sure to check there first;) C.B.
• Westfalia box for luggage rack (allegedly) on ebay (K.I.S.S.)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:51:52 -0700
  ...http://www.vanthology.com/1Layout/Gallery/GN6.html With only one large compartment, it can accommodate everything from hiking boots to bulky camping chairs...
• Re: Gibbs oil for seams
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 12:38:59 -0500
  ...It keeps water and salt from soaking into metal and iron oxide, and is paintable to boot. It also makes quick work of ancient...
• popping noise over bumps
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:02:34 -0500
  ...While I was down there, I noticed I have some cv boots with slight holes in them, so now I've got that job...
• need input on confusing CV joints...
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 23:16:02 -0500
  ...12point) Anyways, I took apart the offending axle and found perfect boots, perfect grease and good looking metal every where! Actually these axle was...
• Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:58:28 -0500
  ...Not them crappy, name brand, made in China Uggs(r), but jan- > u-wine made in Oz Clobber tall classic ugg boots. > > And thanks...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 11:21:20 -0400
  ...Needed tires - Bridgestone Ecotopia LLR Minor maintenance repairs, rubber mounts, CV boots, a brake mount pin.... Total cost $13K so far. A must for...
• '89 Wolfsburg wind whistle, front left
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 21:21:30 -0400
  ...I checked all the wiring boots where the wiring enters behind and above the headlight. I checked the door seal by closing it on...
• Power Steering parts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 11:51:26 -0400
  ...The pump is groaning and the rack leaks from a torn boot on the driver's side. I pulled the belt off the pump...
• Re: CV Service and Repair Rates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 8 May 2009 02:42:44 -0500
  ...The thing about Vanagon CV" is if you keep the boots in good shape and never let them crack, and clean - and that's...
• Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:44:00 -0500
  ...differently in that I used the 2.1 snorkel, AFM, S > boot, throttle body, plenum and runners. > > I kept the 1.9 exhaust and...
• Re: CV Joints 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 14:53:47 -0600 (MDT)
  ...cheeses@arn.net (Cheese) writes: > > When I was shopping for CV boots, I asked for German - this FLforeignAPS guy > said "these are Brazilian. They...
• Re: Slow throttle response on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0600
  ...Also look at the air intake boot at it's connection to the air flow meter. At speed, you don't see the effects...
• Tire Report
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 06:03:30 -0400
  ...It's kinda crummy, its really slow, and "bombed to boot", probably has the flu or something; and the layout was confusing. It recommend...
• Re: "Coyote" = "Dumb Ass"
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 17:31:50 -0400
  ...Give-em the boot Ron! -- _________________________ Erik O Akron, Oh '82 GTI Powered Westfalia West.of.Wolfsburg http://ebyte.com/wow Greatlakes.Camping.Info http...
• Re: paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:06:54 -0800
  ...that is illegal now, so I will be renting a spray booth this summer. Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800-909-8244 ext 208...
• V'gon upper respiratory difficulties
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 10:24:42 EST
  ...Those with problems might also want to check all vaccuum lines and the rubber boot on the AFM. Mine had a split that was...
• Re: wtb: Air Intake Boot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:11:39 -0400
  On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 Shawn.Luft@Completions.Bombardier.com wrote: > > I'm not sure we're all talking about the same ducting here...
• FS 85 GL 7 Pass. van
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:52:58 -0400
  ...new intake boots fairly new muffler, Y pipe ane tailpipe new plugs could use a tune up but I know anyone would do this...
• Re: rear brake renewal
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 14:17:24 -0500
  ...Might as well check the bearings, drive shaft boot for cracks. I sprayed wd40 on the outside of the hub to fight rust. I...
• This is the real deal-----US Government surplus auction---NVC
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:08:51 -0700
  ...Lots of other not so interesting stuff is also avaliable right near your home, and mine.From generators to combat boots.Only your imagination...
• FW: [VANAGON] help! power doorlock problem (2nd try)
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:49:12 -0600
  ...Since the existing accordion boots/bellows were crumbling, I also fashioned a new boot using a mt. bike inner tube, zip ties and some...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Aug 2022 20:17:30 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >> I check under both vans and find all for CV boots are still intact. >> Barely any miles on them but still makes a...
• Re: Used CV joints - recycle 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 09:23:00 -0400
  ...Chinese Lobro and eventually got my OEM axel back and CV boots replaced. All my issues went away. The replacement axel has a different...
• Re: Five years on homemade tyvek Westy cover--here's how it had done
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 15:41:08 -0500
  Why not make some "painting" boots for the wheels to prevent the splatter. GregM. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:07 -0400
  ...above front transaxle, strapped to underside of van, is a > rubber booted 2 prong electrical connection, not connected to > anything. Any ideas? > > > thanks, > > Alistair
• Clunking in the Rear
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:23:08 -0700
  ...problem?� I changed out the shocks last week and the cv boots all looked intact and in good shape.� Any thoughts before I crawl...