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Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:19 -0700
...If the DZ nose mount is original (and obviously the linkage works), with the exception of having to swap transmission input shafts (or cut...
Re: How the dickens? (Pickle of the day)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 10 May 2011 15:45:58 -0700
...and a needle nose vice grips to hold the small too-strong spring back to get the clip in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J...
Re: safety/liability questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
...For instance, has anyone ever noticed > > that a VW bus has a short nose? How do you compensate for this when you > > drive? Or...
87Syncro Overhead Fan/AC Fuses Melted
Historical mailing list - Chris Wright
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:28:31 EDT
...So I took a pair of small needle nose pliers and tried to get them out....nothing, they are melted and shot and just...
Re: Friday Foolishness
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:33:04 -0700
...The Retriever went right to work, > checking the poor dead dog out thoroughly with his nose. After a > considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever...
Re: I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:53:19 -0500
...big in there, but one doesn't usually complain about too much room in > a car either. > > Opinions are like noses, everyone has one.
Re: Headlight Operation
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 06:32:24 -0700
...The truck being passed flashes his/her headlights when the passing truck's last trailer is far enough past his nose to allow the...
Fwd: Afternoon of progress
Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:17:22 -0700
...is the front cabin headliner area and the part of the nose that is up behind the dash. �I notice a lot of wind...
Re: Anyone here with a Nissan Maxima Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:57:30 -0800
...so nicely that I wanted to graft the whole nose of that Quest van onto the front of a Vanagon. Nissan engines are usually...
Re: Tires in Canada
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 13 May 2010 11:44:11 -0400
...If you thumb your nose at the experts, you are playing Russian Roulette with the your own life and those of your passengers. It...
Re: minimal tools - was things you should have with you on a long trip
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:49:20 -0700
...8 drive > vicegrip assortment > screw driver assortment > duck bill pliers > needle nose pliers > regular pliers > multimeter > wire cutters > wire cut-strip-crimp pliers > electrical...
Re: Driving legal
Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
Thu, 17 May 2001 16:29:38 EDT
...I had problems with the transmission when I bought it, and it needed a nose cone replacement. When it was fixed, it could do...
Re: Reaching skylight knob
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:33:43 -0700
...There's nosebleeds, too. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer...
Re: Home Made version of "the easy-bleed" for de-airing your van's rad.
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:04:12 -0700
...I do this when the motor is off, usually after driving my van and > with the nose up a bit. It would probably be...
Re: Back Hatch Emblems
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 12:13:37 -0700
...I once bought a NOS lower cargo door for my Doka for £25. Seller mislabeled as a 'T2' treasurechest door vs. a 'Type 2...
Thursday's Fryedaye Follies .... Part Deux
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 23 Dec 1999 21:38:13 -0600
more wintery slop. :) Otto the Automatic (to the tune of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) Otto the Automatic Shifted gears without a clutch, And...
Re: Beer and poetic license
Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:25:10 -0500
...No salt on the road but wall paper peeling off the walls, nose bleeds from the dry temps, dry skin but balmy, absolutely beautiful...
future is looking bleak..
Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
Fri, 19 Jul 2002 03:11:43 -0400
...the engine temp guage is about a third of the way up but my nose tells me somethings really wrong. not to mention the...
: Alternate fuel. (fwd)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:40:27 -0400
...These are not my nos., and I did misread - This amount of energy is estimated to supply (at today's use rate) one years...
Re: From the vw news rumor mill
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:46:12 +1300
...Along with the late-60s Toyota Corona, it was before its time stylingwise, as both had shovel-noses not otherwise to be seen until...
Re: Front end ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 12 May 2007 07:51:14 -0400
...And yet, when it gets gusty, the nose of the van gets >blown off course...Not nearly as bad as before, when I had...
Re: best method/chemical/tool to remove very old pinstripe material
Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:55:45 -0500
...that dust WILL get > up your nose and in your lungs. :( > > good luck! > joel > -- Bobby Brown
Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:07:57 -0500
...I am still figuring out how to get the nose bolt out of a diesel crankshaft thanks to that stuff. Jim On Fri, Oct...
Re: Sob!! $ob!!
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:00:23 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: Cargo Hauls
Historical mailing list
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 00:06:48 -0500
...top, with a Santa hat on and holding Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein-Moose's reins... bcnu - Grungy jgladu@bcm.tmc.edu '61 dddPanel...
Re: Can transmisson be rebuilt?
Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:15:59 -0700
...http://www.calweb.com/~thom/barndoor.html You can also swap nose cones to mount a newer trans. Both Wolfburg West and BusBoys have...
Joel, add it to the stats....
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jul 1995 09:56:50 -0500
...some rust in floors and rockers, front bumper mangled and the nose a little mushed from an encounter with a trailer - but the interior...
unknown buses - i'm after you again! :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 29 Nov 94 10:31:38 CST
...if you'd rather me keep my big nose out of your business, and you'd rather just sit and lurk, that's ok...
a tip to keep you rolling
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:46:45 -0500
...compression leak, I pulled my coolant pressure cap and with long nose pliers and a screwdriver I removed the pressure valve mechanism which then...
a tip to keep you rolling
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:18:04 -0500
...compression > leak, I pulled my coolant pressure cap and with long nose pliers and a > screwdriver I removed the pressure valve mechanism which then...
Re: Heater cable connects to valve... how?
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:05:15 CST6CDT
...i'd also tried a needle nose and a channel lock pliers. that clip will be the hardest part of the entire job. drop...
Re: instrument light bulbs
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
19 May 1997 15:54:51 -0600
...It's not hard to retrieve it, a long needle nose or a magnetic screw driver does the trick. Sorry I don't know...
Re: adjust parking brake?
Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
Thu, 7 May 1998 13:35:43 -0600
...Bus depot was super helpful with all drum parts. -- remove NOSPAM to reply
Re: engine conversion
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 22:59:54 -0500
...seat, and a funky looking plastic radiator grill on a > Baywindow nose... > > One of these days I'll get some pics of this thing...
Re: Transaxle mount, possible source A1 chassis?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:05:37 -0700
...They fail gradually, resulting in clunking as the nose bounces around. I'm thinking of trying two inserts next time, as I think they...
Re: Thanks, on the Oil Cooler Seal;
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:30:47 EDT
...I liked the lister who recommended the needle nose pliers to stop the flow of coolant. Good Idea ! I only wished that I hadn...
repost:should I Buy a '73 for parts?
Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
Mon, 15 Apr 1996 21:08:22 -0400 (EDT)
...smell in the engine compartment and some collision damage to the nose. I > have a '72 and it sure would be nice to have...
NOS Parts BARGAINS! (& more Syncro air filters)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 16:27:05 -0500
I just got in a shipment of some new-old-stock Volkswagen parts for Vanagons. These are generally at least 50% off the regular...
ARCHIVES: Propane fill valve repair
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 08:53:50 CST6CDT
...we > say in the woods) everything up-- don't wipe yer nose and lose the > grease... there's enough to do the job, period...
Re: Another project?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 13 Mar 2001 15:03:09 -0500
...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Arlen wrote: > My Vanagon has always felt 'nose heavy' to me. What I recently did was > move my spare tire...
Why I like my Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
Mon, 23 Apr 2001 22:01:07 -0400
...Well if the turn thier nose up at my Vanagon, thier not usually good folks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Besides that there is...
Re: stickers a new view
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 1 Oct 2006 20:47:34 -0700
...Maybe I'll put them >>> on EBAY and get rich off the nostalgia craze!!! >>> >>> Jeff Olson >>> Martin, SD >> >>
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 20:56:06 -0600
...so he reaches through the slit of the window that was open (maybe two inches or so and smacks me in the nose with...
Re: Thermostats especially in colder weather
Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
Wed, 24 Jan 2018 23:37:39 -0700
...Even an NOS VW thermostat did not curing the issue, but this > Mahle thermostat did. Now I have full heat...as it should be...
Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 8 Jun 2015 00:36:41 +0000
...That can bring back nostalgic memories of over chlorinated swimming > pools. > > > > My memory fails me right now, but I believe there is a less...
Re: camping amidst bears, safety question - Friday Joke
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:33:25 -0800
...is encountered. > Spraying the pepper will irritate the bear's sensitive nose and it will run > away. > > It is also a good idea to...
FS: busses in New England
Historical mailing list
18 Jun 95 18:22:37 EDT
...1965 VW 21 Window Deluxe Bus, sunrf, runs and drives super, body needs restoration [tho no visible decay on the nose and left sides...
Re: Synthetic oils
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Thu, 18 Aug 94 16:37:09 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...) =============================================================================
Caravelle VR6 & TDI
Historical mailing list - Tore Vefferstad
Wed, 27 Mar 96 10:41:12 +0100 (MET)
...The new Caravelle will have new headlights and the nose is 12 cm longer to accomodate the bigger engine. New gear ratios, new exhaustsystem...
Re: Vanagon parking misfourtunes and a Syncro question...
Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 16:02:44 -0400
...So there it sat, rear wheels on the driveway, nose > I would appreciate any advice for dealing with collision repair folks, as > I have...
Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again! - Note from the List Admin!
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 16:09:41 -0500
...Unfortunately most of you don't realize how it "used to be," nostalgic BS I know but if we had nipped this in the...
Re: Redline MTL / Tranny update.
Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 18:52:59 -0800
...I filled it up with shockproof heavy (to the bottom of the fill plug on a aircooled nose cone) and have had absolutly no...
fuel leak / starting problem
Historical mailing list - James Ballen
Sun, 14 Dec 2003 13:17:54 -0800
...It is large enough for me to clearly smell gas if i stick my nose near the rear wheels. I did locate it last...
Re: WAS: lower rad grill size. NOW: D-OH! and question (PIC included!)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:03:54 -0800
...lower grills for different years? > > > > Is there a difference in the nose of the Vanagon between the > > "Transporter" model and the Westy? > > > > If so...
Re: Leaky rear heater---Autozone Loan-a-Tool program
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 21 May 2020 23:30:26 +0000
...away...you'll never see it, just as Alex describes. Your nose is a good detective tool as well....smelling something sweet. So I...
Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Sat, 1 Oct 94 12:37:35 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: Floormats for Diesel Vanagon -- OH YES!
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Sat, 30 Dec 2000 00:23:41 -0500
...Diesel flows in my blood, and the smell is like a breath of fresh air to my nostrils. I bought an extra OEM set...
Re: Need help, I can't get transmission back into vanagon.
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:55:57 -0500
...I can't make room for the bolts because then the nose of >the tranny hits. Has anyone done this job before, and if...
Radiator removal question
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:33:04 -0700
...C model)? Should I park the van on a steep driveway (nose up) to help keep the coolant from draining out the front? Am...
Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:30:40 -0700
...PM Eastern Daylight Time, > daniel.bates@COMCAST.NET writes: > > > > > VW Part Nos. > > > 255-941-105 > > > 255-941-106 > > > Euro-spec Headlights - > > > > > > I just checked...