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• FS: 70 Panel Double-sliding door - $300.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:41:51 CDT
  ...looks like easy fix. - nose skin almost perfect. someone mounted a spare tire carrier that got kinda pushed back into the body metal. not...
• Re: VW Rep visits my Eurovan....
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 09:09:23 -0400
  ...lot...jokingly I asked if it was >> possible to cut the nose off of the 2000 and weld it on to mine! The VW...
• Re: 91 Westy rear heater core smell - no leak!
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 13:34:21 -0700
  ...My nose knows. : ) > > This smell is driving me batty (more so than I already am, so they say). > Hope this odor is not DANGERous...
• Re: Lots of talk about Rust...
  Historical mailing list - zzIML-VANAGON
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:01:19 -0700
  ...If the area is easy to access (like a rocker panel, rear corner, front nose, etc.): Find a friend with an air compressor and...
• Re: Upper front grille
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 May 2018 15:15:41 -0400
  ...It must have been extensive to lose those 2 outer connect points on the upper nose panel. Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Edward Maglott...
• Re: Coolant Leak - 2.1L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Sep 2015 20:26:33 -0500
  ...Good time to replace its gasket too. > > There is a weep hole in the nose of the pump, if the drip is coming from...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 07:54:03 -0600
  ...With a loud roar that bear snorted pure steam from nose and > mouth, then took off violently shaking his head, bouncing, and crashing > through...
• Re: Is it me or is it my Westy? (long)
  Historical mailing list - moon
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:46:11 -0500
  ...yes sir' or 'no sir' makes things worse - anything - but yessir nossir seems to make most cops happy, and carry on to bug someone...
• Re: Amphibious vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:09:08 -0800
  ...Oh , I see the text says "The Waterbug using stock VW wheels and tires, is supposed to float in a slightly nose high attitude...
• VC MISSION ACCOMPLISHED...almost
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 23:44:28 -0800
  ...It's heavy! bye, Tim" It's a little tight getting the nose casing, or whatever it's called, pulled all the way off...
• [Re: I thought I said Synergy]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:24:44 EST
  ...figure 300 miles on about > 5 gallons of fuel. > > them's my predictions and i'm sticking with 'em. > :) > > unca Nostradamus :) ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email...
• Re: Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:07:28 -0700
  ...it�s better for almost any society to just keep the nose above water > > and then go out and beg once things get seriously...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:32:42 +1300
  ...you're better off with a >turbo, I was offered a NOS Whipple-made Lysholm for $1580US, WITH intercooler (not that an intercooler is...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:23:12 EDT
  ...So today my day at work started as any would (except discovering the trash truck put a sizeable dent in the nose of the...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:09:12 -0400
  ...I moved > the > van off the driveway and parked it on a hill, with its nose high to stop > blocking the driveway. An hour...
• Re: Got a new Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:43:31 -0700
  ...cables and wiper mechanism and put sound deadener at the front nose panel. have fun with your new van... On Tue, Jul 28, 2020...
• Re: Oil Pump Questions - Bottom "gear post" creep?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 18:15:42 -0400
  ...https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=VW+oil+pump+puller Using the slide hammer...
• Re: Faint coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:47:03 -0400
  ...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: Vanagon-less for a week
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:01:38 -0800
  ...And a NOS > rear marker light lens, the old one got cracked. > > In the meantime, I'm cadging rides from my wife and using...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:48:24 -0800
  ...socket set >>screwdriver set (2 x flathead, 2 x philips) >>needle nose pliers >>adjustable wrench >> >>What about parts? >>hose clips >>oil >>coolant >>belts - Anyone...
• Re: Nutshelling WIZBANG
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sat, 13 May 2000 16:30:13 -0700
  ...And the people that put nose to the grindstone and succeed in > accomplishing objective goals creating earned value are a lesser form of > life...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:13:53 -0600
  ...one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the > perspective of a bear's nose. > > so i put the food in...
• Re: Weaning a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:16:47 -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...
• Still Running like Crap: Episode IV - A New Hope
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:11:33 -0400
  ...Vous devez vous d�placer ici en Pennsylvanie ainsi vous pouvez travailler � nos Vanagons ici ! Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 04:32:18 -0400
  ...tab thingey that the cam pushes on. >Like with a needle nose pliers. That's the operating arm of the switch. It presses on...
• Re: Westy sold, sanity returns
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:42:43 -0800
  ...upright inline four gasser in the rear, and radiator on the nose. Probably a pretty cool vehicle, especially in Mexico. there are no Subaru...
• Re: anti-tailgater
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:33:38 -0600
  ...I felt also a realy nose eating smell. What was >>>> that? I found that some "ingenious" drivers >>>> >>>> >>> I'd guess some sulfur compound. Or...
• Re: Adjust Battery LED Pot
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 14:08:16 EST
  ...SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) > schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) > ============================================================================= > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School...
• Re: LP-less Westy Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 06:55:28 -0700 (PDT)
  ...use it for that purpose since our camper has a button nose (spare mounted on the front of the van, with a white cover...
• Starter Bushing report...longish....ugh!
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:12:59 -0600
  ...After much prayer and working at it, I managed to get it out (blindly) with a pair of dollar store needle nose pliers�.I...
• Re: Looking for VW-to-NAPA hose link
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:59:14 -0500
  ...I had much better success by > nosing around > the pre-formed hose selection stocked at an auto parts house than by > using the > ones...
• 182b thermal mastic
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:44:39 -0800
  ...Looks like it can be used on your nose at the beach too.Has thremal conductivity of 18.48 X 10 to the negative...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 5 Jun 2021 07:15:23 -0700
  ...https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Volkswagen-Connecting-Rod-Right-NOS-Vanagon-syncro-24-25-251862163-/192872427970 Steven 91 Westy <https://www.avast.com...
• Re: Towing and Rock Damage
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:38:21 -0600
  ...I used a 4x8 foot sheet of plywood, some 2x4's and sheetrock screws to make a 45 degree deflector over the nose of...
• Re: In defense of Subaru...
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. White
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 10:07:50 MST
  ...it was nosiy, ugly inside and out, and rusted through all over. Today's Nissan's are much better. So personally, I wouldn't...
• Re: Removing Stickers, Decals
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 May 1999 16:13:31 -0700
  ...looks like someone blew their nose on your car. :( yuk. but leave it on the old adhesive for a while then wipe it off...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 17:09:19 -0500
  ...However the greedy, self-serving VW > > "Royal executives" simply thumb their noses at the working proletariat >using > > thier products and demand higher parts prices...
• Re: Want an Easy Rear Light Upgrade? Bulbs Available.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:09:57 -0400
  ...I have stumbled across some NOS 50 Watt lightbulbs. They are suitable for all the rear lights in the Vanagon and they are an...
• Re: auxiliary gas tank - did I dream this?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:59:24 -0500
  ...I used to be as sharp as a cows nose. Now > > I am as blunt as a boxcar. Is there such a thing as...
• Re: was Friday content Volt GM, etc..Now: SUV is really_____.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:03 -0700
  Actually, I think Mazda used this on the redesigned (longer nose) AWD version of its '90s MPV to help combat the "minivan" stigma. � Stephen...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 04:32:48 -0700
  ...Any common places where I should look first before > going from nose to stern looking for it? > > > > Also failed on the emissions. Previous owner...
• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:26:46 -0400
  ...Any common places where I should look first before going from nose to stern looking for it? Also failed on the emissions. Previous owner...
• nattybus 2010
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:43:52 EDT
  ...The engine needs rebuilding and body work including installing a front nose that darrell sent with the bus, pop top canvas , seat covers etc...
• Re: Propane Tank Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 May 1996 22:42:35 -0400
  ...and why Volkswagen & Westfalia chose this particular one (I'm a nosy guy and a stickler for as good or better quality than VW...
• DRL & Air bags
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:40:16 -0400
  ...wonder if that drives GM crazy...not being able to make those folks pay out the nose for their extras... It's funny but...
• Re: Removing rear brake drums?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:15:13 EST
  ...I like to use a pair of "Vise-Grip" TM needle nose pliers to unhook and hook those springs that are harder to get...
• Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:13:21 -0400
  ...One tip - jack your van up at the nose about 4" so that gravity will do some of the work for you. If any...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 12:16:38 -0700
  ...A hungry bear will follow his nose wherever it leads and if the canvas is where it smells like food he's gonna get...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2014 11:06:11 -0700
  ...year I was able to get a beautiful set > of near NOS coolant pipes from GW ,Looked as good as new with no rust...
• Re: request for information, please
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:12:20 -0500
  ...servicing a 2.0 air cooled. > > Or maybe I just get nostalgic for the sound of an air cooled motor � Ah, I do fondly...
• Re: More HP Stories?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 9:16:56 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: WTB: Stove face
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:51:07 -0500
  ...Assuming this type of thing is still available I can remember many of these official military designations and personal, anything goes, "Nose Art" decals...
• Re: The lid is *NOT* Plastic!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 13:37:30 -0600
  ...Don't know about a fuel-induced fire's effect on fiberglass, but I once caught the nose of a very expensive Olympic slalom...
• Re: Stoned pizza
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:44:00 -0700
  ...other than that it's up to your nose and experience. You have to get used to handling the pot hot anyway as it...
• Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:13:56 -0500
  ...High on the list of no-nos is peanut butter. We looked across the creek to see a grizzly wending its way in our...
• Re: Grounded Rear Spare Tire Carriers
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 13:38:59 PDT
  ...ensure NO ground loop, right OR left, and also help >offset "nose dive", when stopping, due to the additional rear weight bias. > >When you...
• Re: crash information
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:41:29 -1000
  ...Bus was still drivable, but damage to the nose was severe. Insurance company wanted to total it... repairs were just over half the "alleged...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:32:18 -0700
  ...However the greedy, self-serving VW > "Royal executives" simply thumb their noses at the working proletariat using > thier products and demand higher parts prices...
• Re: The power we really need!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:20:35 -0700
  When I was a kid, backpacking was "real" camping and I turned my nose up at RVs and the campgrounds they camped in. Now...
• Re: High Idle on 87
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 May 1997 06:44:40 -0400
  ...With the guage attached use a pair of needle >nose pliers to one by one momentarily crimp the major branchs of the >vacuum system...