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• Goodbye Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:17:31 CDT
  ...First it costs u an arm and a leg for the thing, then you have to pay through the nose for parts/repairs. I...
• Fuel lines and another warning, was: VW Fires
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:02:08 EDT
  ...It could easily have gone bang right under my nose. Do it now. Check your fuel pipes or even better change them there is...
• Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:26:23 -0500
  ...Then flip the assembly over and use a needle nose pliers to insert your washers into the metal recess around the screw you installed...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:06:52 -0800
  ...VW found that rounding the nose of the original bus, 30% drag reduction was realized! (This from a professor at engineering school) Bruce Carmichael...
• NEW Springs for Vgn (incl Syncro) - Lowered, Taller, & Stock
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:50:00 -0400
  ...We sell lowered spring kits for the Vanagon, which also stiffen the suspension somewhat for better handling (less nose dive when braking and more...
• Re: a big THANK YOU!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 04:53:38 -0800
  ...Back in the day i remeber the hard nosed VW shop, aka OL'DUDE totaly burned out to the crisp, would get POSTAL on...
• Re: Friday Curiousity
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 14:08:26 -0800
  ...about The Wonderland of Rocks? > > http://www.nps.gov/chir/ > > http://nostalgia.esmartkid.com/chiricahuacard.html > > My father used to live in Bisbee, which...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 12:50:54 -0500
  ...Hoses can be clamped without much stress by using small needle-nosed >> > vise >> > > grips with pieces of hose on the jaws. >> > > >> > > Larry A. >> > > did...
• Re: stove grill rattles
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:30:08 -0700
  ...If truth be told, I like the nose of the van a degree or two higher than the rear as we sleep on the...
• Re: Friday: than Vanagon smell?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:45:16 -0700
  ...As a test, I had my wife come out and give it the > test as my nose is unpredictable. She said she couldn't...
• Re: [vanagon] Shipping a Vanagon tow hitch - a saga
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:10:43 -0500
  ...package I had the misfortune several years ago to buy some NOS parts from an individual in CA.on this list, who took the...
• Re: 88GL Tranny Swap - from manual to automatic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:29:03 -0700
  ...of course. >> Add hoses to accomodate oil cooler/heat exchange at nose of the trans.. >> or use an air type oil cooler plumbed in...
• Galvanic rust protection, rust repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 12:57:15 -0700
  ...enough to put hefty supports under the rear wheels! 30 degrees nose down! I still haven't seen the battery tray repair part from...
• Re: ETKA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 07:15:42 EST
  ...Check the price of the output shaft nose cone seal on your Syncro tranny folks, $100 CND my friends, for a SEAL ! That's...
• Re: Noisy Lifter Solution, nothing great, just FYI
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 08:43:48 -0500
  ...it > sits with a slight list to port, and a bit nose up, rather than totally > level. Not a lot, but noticeable. I found...
• Re: Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:26:48 -0800
  ...There is also a huge amount of noise coming from the > nose > > and and floor area. > > > > > > On 12/31/06 2:08 PM, "Jake...
• Fw: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
  Historical mailing list - suunytoday7
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:55:11 -0800
  ...tank a good going over with my nose to try to smell any leaks. So far I've had no problems. I realize sooner...
• Re: 88 Vanagon FS: Last Update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:06 -0700
  ...A nosy city goon had previously > warned > him they'd tow it for being unregistered after he left it in the driveway > uncovered. They...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:19:03 -0700
  ...mcneely > > > > > > ---- J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET <javascript:;>> wrote: > > >> I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was > > a piece...
• Re: Broken CV Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:53:38 -0600
  ...So, the 3 bolt ends had to be backed out by using needle nose pliers to rotate them, which was done. The CV itself...
• Re: *Sigh* Leaky Wheel Cylinder (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 19:07:50 -0400
  ...If the Varga brand has been problematic, (or NOS of Varga?) please advise. I will, in turn, let my parts guy know. Not a...
• Re: SOTO big meet?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 May 1995 13:15:11 -0700
  ...Look for a good looking gal hanging out with a fossil in a '83 Westy or a ratty '57 Single cab ;) The nose cones...
• Re: It's back together and it runs.COM
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 20:39:14 -0800
  ...rear of > the van up on wooden ramps in an already nose-down position > in the sloping driveway, I simply removed the bleeder bolt...
• Re: driving without sway bar? (was: Re: stabilizer link hitting coil? (WAS: Re: sway bar wiggling))
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 23:00:08 -0800
  ...on the passenger side, and that's what's > > causing my nose. How do I reposition the stabilizer link? The lower > > bushing is certainly...
• Re: "Family Pictures" CD (ETKA) on XP laptop
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:10:44 -0400
  ...other side effects may include brief > moments of nostalgia and other difficulties reconciling reality with > current outlook ... > Computer will most likely continue to run...
• Re: fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 1 May 1998 20:00:58 -0700
  ...Code of Practice, Volkswagen > > advises that your Transporter identified above, Model Year 1990 - 1991, may have > > fuel injectors > -- > remove NOSPAM to reply [text/html]
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:04:17 -0400
  ...For those of you unfamiliar with the term, NOS parts are original parts that have NOT BEEN INSTALLED but have been sitting in inventory...
• Re: overheating, radiators, water pumps, whatever
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 21:06:03 -0400
  ...The downhill idea is actually intrigueing and I'd thought about it but you'd have to sit the van on its nose to...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 19 May 2004 22:54:30 +1200
  ...These have drilled holes to take a fat bolt, which by fluke just fits through the towing eyes under the nose of 80s-90s...
• Re: ADVENTUREWAGEN HIGH ROOF MOLDS
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:40:47 -0600
  ...If there is a market save em, but it's hard to justify storage of these things for nostagila. > > Mark Keller > 91 Carat. > > Date...
• Re: Radio Noise Problem on AM
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 18:29:23 -0500
  ...Other than bad grounding, what could be >causing this strange nosie. If it were bad ground, wouldn't it also >affect FM performance too...
• Re: Won't Sell 91Gl
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:17:11 -0500
  ...91GL that I originally thought that I was! > I guess the nostalgia of an old bus was making me lean in another > direction. > I...
• Omerville Westfalia rally report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:43:40 EDT
  ...To see all of them parked with tents touching tents and awnings overlaping others and nose to nose and nose to tail and tail...
• Little Martha running, but not driving yet (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 18:02:48 -0800
  ...plate light New wires for right side rear side marker Under-nose pedal and control cover Adjust: Accel cable Clutch cable Shifter? Troubleshoot: Resistive...
• Re: Poor MPG, '81 Westy -- Injector Problems?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:50:16 +0000
  ...far off. <P>To recap, if your wheels are straight, and nose isn't high, your weight is within tolerance, and engine is actually...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:31:38 EST
  ...I bled the system with the nose raised and all the air seemed to come out. There is no coolant leakage out of the...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:16 -0700
  ...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: Driving a splittie... NVC
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 08:46:48 -0800
  ...on it, but really tight bends needed caution to > avoid plowing nose-first off the road (it wasn't actually as bad as > that...
• Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:45:11 -0400
  ...oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>> >>>> $200, eh......Now I know what the NOS 1.9 assembly in my spare stash >>>> must be worth: �And no...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:26:15 -0800
  ...Buy some bright colored plaid polyester pants that go up to your armpits, let your nose and ear hair grow out and toss out...
• Re: Heater Box refurb
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:48:38 -0700
  ...wiring left by PO and added lots of soundproofing in > the nose area. > Amazingly, everything worked perfectly when reassembled. What a huge job.... > BUT...
• Introduction
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 16:02:51 GMT
  ...Repaint the nose as it is starting to look bad. Spring cleaning - inside and out. Replace the boots on the rack-and-pinion steering...
• (f) The Night before Y2K (f) (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Diana Broome
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:22:38 EST
  ...With a twitch of his nose, And a quick little wink, All things electronic Soon went on the blink. He zoomed from my system...
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  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:57:13 -0800
  ...escribe en perfecto > > espa�ol. > > Adelante con tus preguntas, y si nos joden mucho creamos una lista accesoria > > en onelist para vanagon en espa...
• Re: Looking for a project?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 10:51:34 -0800
  ...Looking for a project? Ive read that some air to water swappers found that leaving the nose as is allows for enough air flow...
• Re: Cleaning engine compartment/Grounding Points - 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:45:00 -0700
  ...You might want to remove and clean that ground and the ground strap from the nose of the transaxle to the body. When I...
• Re: Tranny noise: 1st and 2nd. (Short AUDIO Clip)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:28:47 -0800
  ...A clip or something came out of place in the shift cover on the nose of it .......affecting shifting. and I have another trans...
• Oil Leak solved .9 bar pressure switch sender R&R oil on hatch for the archives
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:22:11 +0000
  ...way (loosened AC belt) 3) remove wire to sender w/ long nosed pliers, cleaned area w/ rag 4) put run of the mill 24mm...
• Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:18:56 -0800
  ...Propane is odorless, although there is a nasty smelling chemical added to it, so let your nose be your guide as well. I had...
• Re: Sportsvans: the saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Wed, 13 Apr 94 16:56:56 GMT
  ...On the "no-nose" topic: I have been driving TIIs so long that I never think about this but it does make me smile...
• Re: '88 lurching at 2500-3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 08:48:07 PDT
  ...it up beyond recognition, then went at it with some needle nose pliers. Amazingly, a quick twist on each side of the copper arm...
• Re: About Oetiker Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:45:10 -0700
  ...Only it takes months to get an appointment. > >>> > >>> Keep a nose and eye on those gas sources! > >>> > >>> Eric Caron > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Aug 24, 2023, at...
• Re: interesting looking kayak loader
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:51:30 -0600
  ...I pick up the nose and heave it on to the back of the poptop (I think every time I do this how I...
• Keeping List to Vanagon content!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:26:35 -0500
  ...the WHOLE damn Double Cab! > > Front to rear mods when I bought it. > > - Ford Areostar bumper -> still there > - Extended nose with lights 3" lower...
• Re: fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 16:36:08 +0000
  ...should hold; if it doesn't position a pair of needle nose pliers on the hose leaving the pressure regulator, turn the key and...
• Re: Open letter to Larry Chase:
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 23:15:08 -1000
  ...pizza > box > right on the finger I use to pick my nose. > I felt so strongly about warning you about the potentials of > wearing...
• Re: safety/liability questions
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 00:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...For instance, has anyone ever noticed > that a VW bus has a short nose? How do you compensate for this when you > drive? Or...
• Re: Sprinter James Cook
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 11:51:44 -0500
  ...Driving one of these, I might as well just wear big floppy red shoes and a red ball on the end of my nose...
• tank 403b or 403A
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:16:57 -0800
  ...Is it possible that this part is slated to be discontinued? Is the new tank with the 403 A nos that is very old...
• Re: Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:24:09 -0600
  ...His > explanation was that the only way to fix this was to buy a NOS (New Old > Stock) distributor. I have used this mechanic...