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• Q.about Front Syncro Axle Removal (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:34:05 -0800
  ...I did get one torn boot replace at a local shop and they charged me about $150 to do one booty. If this is...
• Trans info for repowered vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 21:02:45 +1300
  ...McKenzie Performance Products jekkhotmail.com -930 CVs $54ea, 930 cages $40ea, 930 boot holders $17.95ea, 930 boots $8ea, 930 axles $199pr, 930 stubs...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 08:58:32 -0800
  ...1 Fuzzy hat with ear flaps. > 1 Pair Hiking Boots. > 1 Pair Walking Boots. > 2 Pair Dr, Sholes shoe liners. > 1 Case Jack Daniels...
• Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 19 Mar 2005 04:35:07 EST
  ...for the future (other than the stock rubber boot). >> Don't discount the original rubber boot. After all, it did provide strain relief for...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:25:25 -0700
  I cant remember if the injector grounding is in pairs per side on the drivers head or not intake boots are cheap and might...
• Re: power steering rack leaking
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:17:21 -0400
  ...The Maval racks come with tie rods and boots already installed. The ZF rack is just a bare rack with nothing on it so...
• Re: Idle gremlins still at play
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:04:39 -0700
  ...I also disconnected the ICU and of course plugged the hole at intake boot and ICV hose. Even in colder months (west coast cold...
• Front CV's on a syncro
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:49:19 -0400
  ...The Lobro front outer CV boots are crazy thick, almost plasticy. They're a bit of a struggle to get on, but should last...
• Re: Dollar value of Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 13:24:16 -0400
  ...a full kitchen and the little emblem on the front to boot. Does anyone know if in fact they did produce the Westfalia Wolfsburg...
• Re: Need hoses, dont know what they are called, help needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:19:47 -0700
  ...hoses in >>engine compartment going between crank case breather and in boot of >>air flow meter. One is kind of horse-shoe shaped, the...
• Re: [F} Dwile Flonking
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 10:47:32 -0700
  ...and forcing the rear legs of a sheep into a wellington boot. alistair On 2011-07-08, at 10:26 AM, Loren Busch wrote...
• Roof Racks
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 16:31:32 PST
  ...Ski Box which has up to 100 lbs of assorted skis, boots, poles, czechs etc inside. No problems yet. The devices this fellow wants...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Accelerator Cable Sticking
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:35:50 -0800 (PST)
  ...I think there's also a rubber boot at this point which you may find has deteriorated. Push the cable back in, greasing it...
• Re: Syncro water proofing
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 17:57:20 -0400
  ...209A Screening Ring (is what it's called in the fiche). Boot looks really funky in the fiche diagram. The coil also used one...
• FS 85' in NC
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:52:02 -0500
  ...She is complete, has new tires (<2000miles), recent CV boots, clutch pilot bearing, etc. Nice SONY am/fm cassette stereo. Miles are approx 200k...
• Re: Things to do at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 22:45:50 -0700
  ...Things to do at Wal-Mart > Yes, as Jim Rhome would say,"Laying a Growler" in a changing booth would > definitely smell of a...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:26:57 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL driver Randy Huyck wrote: > Re-greased and put new boots on the CV's today - took me about 4 hours...
• Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 12:44:48 -0700
  ...Thoughts? Be Cool, Doug Fayne 87 dove blue (hot) syncro with no a/c and a bad heater shut off valve to boot!
• Re: How to change a starter?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:56:02 -0400
  ...See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail
• Re: What could have gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Mon, 5 May 2008 20:17:27 -0700
  ...Pull back the rubber boot on the connector and check the contacts. Graft on a new connector to your engine bay wiring harness if...
• Re: CV joints - PS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:48:40 -0500
  ...I do not use the grease that comes in the boot kits. It tends to dry up and turn to tar. When I did...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings - (another long thesis!)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:25:06 -0700
  ...The silicon ski boot spray used to help skiers slip on ski boots worked wonders on my GT6's rubber bushings. Just spray the...
• Re: Frydaye ~ What's this part?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:09:35 -0700
  ...It's the Front Door Check Rod Boot, Left or Right. Fits Left or Right Door, Late 83-91 (From VIN 25-D-130001...
• Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 11:34:46 -0700
  ...The rubber boot of the lead had coolant up inside it, a few drops even flowed out when I turned the thing toward the...
• Re: shifting
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:13:55 -0700
  ...If that doesn't do it, you may need to move the shift plate inside the bus (under the rubber boot where the shifter...
• gear oil cv lube
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:04:42 -0500
  ...and making a little reservoir in the joint/outboard side of boot when the vehicle is at rest. i have used gl5 in place...
• Re: contemporary VW antennas on Vanagons???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:54:07 +1300
  ...If on the tailgate, run it through the stock wiper/demister boot. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac...
• Re: Front suspension and steering parts suggestions - 87 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 19:48:54 +0000
  ...ball joints > Upper control arm bushing > tie rod assembly > Steering rack boots > Steering rack bushings > > Can anyone else give insight to what else I...
• Other VW resources
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 07:03:51 -0400
  ...covers, probably hiding something unattractive, and top replacement (I'm assuming boot as well). Body seems straight and I don't know what may...
• Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:13:10 -0700
  ...By now my Westy, while looking new outside has every boot everywhere rotted, falling apart, including the shifter ball boot. Both rear door grommets...
• Re: Craigslist 72 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:58:25 -0600
  ...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: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 07:01:36 -0400
  ...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: The Stanley Cup and the westy skylight
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 08:20:57 -0700
  ...That just might be better than my bathtub stopper in the boot to the > AFM > fix. It sure looks a lot better too :) > > -- > Thanks...
• Re: Hesitation again
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 12:59:52 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The problem appeared to be heat related, probably due to expansion/contraction of the boot around the plug. Pushed the connector back into place...
• Re: Coolant Bleeding Blunders
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Jan 1997 18:36:11 PST
  ...Dangling htr hose gets a hole while rubbing on a CV boot. >10. Attempt to bleed & coolant conduit near gas tank ruptures!!! >12. Attempt...
• Re: CV Joint Frustrations
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 2 Oct 1997 23:50:10 -0400
  ...to replace two of the CV joints and four of the boots on the > rear axle of my '86 Syncro Westfalia. > How do I...
• Deals on Bentley manuals and other Vanagon parts!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:40:33 -0500
  ...head, w/sealant, waterboxers, $37.99 (30) CV boot kit, all Vanagon, $7.88 (80) Ignition wire set, waterboxer,$25.99 (10) Clutch kit...
• Re: CV 12 pt tool
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:09:32 EST
  ...Might help with clearing the boot but then again it might not provide enough bite on the bolt and you end up rounding out...
• Re: Mister D. Marshall!!!! forced to list again...help!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 10 May 1999 07:12:41 -0400
  ...Marshall!!!! forced to list again...help! > Hi gang, > > I got booted from the list again! > I was forced to Re-list again... > I have...
• Re: Anyone ever try a Westy "Chrome Dome"
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Tue, 16 May 2000 12:10:58 PDT
  ...tim o'brien > A whole lot longer ago than I really care to contemplate I spent a >sultry >summer going through Marine Corps boot...
• Re: CV joint failure while on a trip, what next?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 2 May 2003 16:05:47 -0700
  ...The drive shaft is movable quite a bit inside the cv > boot. > I have a decoupler and the bus drives ok. > Need to drive...
• Re: Vanagon Archives, the DVD Edition?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 09:58:21 -0400
  ...done with one of the LIVE Linux distributions where the OS boots from the CD and fires up the database engine. Great Concept. Thanks...
• Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:20:48 -0500
  ...I had not seen any rips on the boots. 1) ANY chance a brake pad could cause the same? 2) Does it sound to...
• Re: Injectors not firing ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:07:06 EST
  ...Aging grounds, loose terminals, split rubber boots, baked wire insulation, cracked wire strands, loose crimps, loose connectors (at the injector), salt/ water getting onto...
• Re: Snow Tires - any other options except C2 or Comtrac
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:08:49 -0800
  ...Ca area dec-jan > so > I want to get some dedicated boots > I am not sure these Hankooks RA08 will be up to real...
• Mobil Delvac ATF or Brand of Dexron Automatic Trans oil best suited for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 10:01:37 -0800
  ...To boot the van is parked on a 7 degree grade, and before on cold start up I noted that the xsmn needed a...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 14:47:09 -0800
  ...Maybe I'll just hang out at the Santa Cruz booth (as usual!) and not buy a ticket this year..... On Dec 9, 2007...
• Re: Stuck Bolt, Removed, CV's '80
  Historical mailing list
  05 Nov 96 07:03:20 PST
  ...I have already removed the rubber boot to verify it's really a hex I'm messing with and cleaned it well with dental...
• Re: Painting bumpers/grilles/mirrors with a spray can. wasRe:Fiberglass Bumper Color
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:09:32 -0600
  ...awesome > results. > > of course if you want to do it this time of year you will need a climate > controlled paint booth or garage :) >
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:10:34 -0400
  ...The kids given some rain gear and boots end up having more fun than if the sun is out. I have yet to go...
• Serious problems with CV reinstall -HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 1 May 1999 18:28:13 -0500
  ...get one pressed off by shop hydralics to slide the replacement boot on. So, should I buy a gear puller, to remove said inner...
• Re: Newbie Ball Joint Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 11:30:35 -0400
  ...It seems that the boot or rubber guards around both of them are torn, and badly. Joints are still nice and tight - to my...
• Re: V Boot Replacement Tips and Caveats request
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:36:58 -0800
  on 18/11/99 7:09 AM, Thomas D. Hanlon at hanran@EARTHLINK.NET wrote: > > I have the four manuals, Bentley, Haynes, Russek and...
• Re: FS: 1993 EV Westfalia DIESEL - Edmonton, AB, LT 28D westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:18:16 EDT
  In a message dated 08/17/2000 2:35:30 AM !!!First Boot!!!, glee@ultralink.com writes: << Its a 2.? liter 5 cylinder non...
• Re: third rear tail light?
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:52:50 -0400
  ...Treaded the wire in the rubber boot going from the post to the rear hatch an finally drill a small hole almost under the...
• Re: Emer Brake Cover
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:21:37 -0800
  ...to remove it all again only > to discover my original rubber booty works better than the hard plastic one > or the newer one won...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:13:44 -0700
  ...My VW was in his paint booth inside his very-locked shop. Rarely did a vehicle move on the lot. >> So, I now have...
• 89 vanagon pwr mirror troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:14:42 -0900
  ...Later discovered the previous owner cut all five or six wires inside the boot at the driver side door. Got all those hooked back...
• Re: Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:15:55 -0500
  ...However, rather than pay a pro, I will be renting a professional spray booth for my painting next summer. The lowest bid I have...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:43:02 -0700
  ...This would enable me to use the stock air intake boot..... if my plan works that is! I've never seen brake ducting before...