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• vanagon springs - Take II
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 13:33:22 -0800
  ...There was a time on this list where he almost got permanently booted because of his business ethics. That was back when he was...
• Re: front shock replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:02:44 -0800
  ...When I went to do the fronts I took that little boot of the nut > and tried to loosen it but it would twist...
• Re: Cold start 3 cylinder stalling and bucking idle insanity!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 14:15:07 -0500
  ...back!!! Can you try/swap other plugs wire..., are the intake boot (the S one) sealed, no air leak...Fuel pressure OK... Just for...
• Re: Driveline Problem Diagnosis, Please
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:54:18 -0400
  ...with the driveshaft > removed? > > > Item #2: > I have a turn outer boot on one CV joint on the front axle (the > joint is > not...
• Re: Friday quiz
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 12:19:06 -0500
  It is a new CV joint that is designed so that you can replace the CV boot without removing the axil or the joint...
• Re: Passenger door woes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 May 2017 12:26:14 +0000
  ...Asheville, NC last week, a car sideswiped me > at a toll booth in New York and took out my front passenger door. It got...
• Re: RE: ODD Squeaking sound
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 01:04:09 -0500
  ...The o clamps were the big ones for replacimg the trans boots. Okay, so i go back to the bug and the mose runs...
• RE: Re(2): Rubber Floor Mats for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:53:14 -0800
  ...My only beef is this; the mats are not left/right they are booth exactly alike. Not a big deal as the only real...
• Re: CV joint repair?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:17:35 EST
  ...The new CV boot kit came with "cap bolts" that had twelve point bolts. Sears did not have anything that looked like that. Where...
• Syncro shifter rattle
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 17:15:29 -0700
  ...I've looked at the ball under the shift boot, and it _looks_ fine, but that's about as far as I've got...
• Re: Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:16:17 -0400
  ...Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops with Nikwax Cotton Proof? I've used Nixwax products on leather boots...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Harness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:27:10 -0700
  ...I've still got the cap under the rubber boot of the wire harness by the afm plug, but it's not in any...
• Emergency - Mystery Part Identifcation Needed!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:58:30 +0200
  ...I cannot get a socket onto it, as this "Mystery Part" is in teh way! It seems to be a hard plastic boot, of...
• Re: Electric Front Seat Heater
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:42:14 -0500
  ...List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf >Of S.E. Booth >Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:38 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• last nights fun.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:30:46 -0700
  ...Its dripping from the bottom of the slave near the rubber boot * BTW new one should be here Sat. I pour fuild in and...
• Re: Slow power windows
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:52:46 -0400
  ...The best way to find this problem is to pull the rubber boot back that is between the door and the body. Doing this...
• Re: Sounds Like a Bad CV joint?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:15:48 -0500
  ...described from Friday. > > I had not seen any rips on the boots. > > 1) ANY chance a brake pad could cause the same? > 2) Does...
• Re: GOOP
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:56:02 -0500
  ...wrote: > >> i have used this stuff to fix cracked air intake boots, rubber >> hoses, etc.. >> its called "GOOP" Automotive sealant should be availably at...
• Re: Hijacked thread..Your 2.3 GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:23:12 -0500
  ...dahn van <bootlvr@HOTMAIL.COM> > > Subject: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace? > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Date: Monday, February 15, 2010, 5:37...
• Temp sensors
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:11:49 -0500
  ...If I didn't have to fix it, I'd go kick every body panel on that thing with my steel toe work boots...
• Re: Stickers (v slim VW content)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 10:19:41 -0800 (PST)
  ...Ooop! This is kind of embarrassing for a red-blooded cork-boot-wearing cut-down-trees-for-the-woodstove hockey fan Canadian, but I...
• VW Shower. A thought.
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Sun, 04 May 1997 21:34:58 -0500
  ...I guess you could use it for a shower of to wash the mud off you boots or water the dog who knows. I...
• Buses by the Trail
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 10 Sep 1998 17:30:48 -0500
  ...I'm not sure about swap booths, etc. No preregistration required. For more info, call John at 610-967-4438. Regards, -Karl Karl and...
• Re: CV Joint Bolts - Why are they 12 point? ARRGH!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 17:58:44 -0400
  ...after dealer service just before I bought the van (All >new boots! But they didn't tell me it would take hours to remove...
• Westfaila Tent Question ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 05:48:26 -0400
  ...Good news is that I got the whole enchilada for 100 bucks, CND to boot ! So the tent needed three mouse holes patched but...
• Stella's little games
  Historical mailing list - Kate McLaughlin
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 07:52:13 -0400
  ...Well as fate would deem I was driving south on the NJ Turnpike and right after I paid at the toll booth, I put...
• Re: Double sided tape for moisture barrier
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 06:19:43 EDT
  ...I did all the prep and my buddy, Charlie, who had a spray booth and years of experience, shot the top coat. I had...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:26:30 -0500
  ...By shifter boot is loose which > >> makes it > >> easy to lube from inside.
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:07:21 -0800
  ...I'm planning to use the AFM, air boot, water pump, and thermostat from the 1.9. It also looks like I'll have...
• Re: weeping tranny seal at cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:07:11 EST
  ...Only difference is the seal that was talked about earlier this week will lead to oil leaking into the CV boot and the O...
• FS 82 westy (maybe)
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:54:10 -0500
  ...30k on rebuilt engine, all suspension from ball joints to shocks including steering arm boots, etc. etc. ad infinitum, motor mounts, fuel line, complete...
• Re: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:19:10 -0700
  ...Magee Kemah TX USA 90 Carat 95K �Das Boot� ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- I am just a Pilgrim Passing through this world, doing His work as He directs...
• Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 11:51:01 -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...
• Re: Rear hatch (boot) release
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:22:19 -0300
  see here... http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp018/index.htm Not mine, but I bookmarked/stole it :) Tom On 7/22/07, Pensioner...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:24:06 -0800
  ...Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I wanted to > have boots. I did not use any lubrication on the Teflon bushings...
• Re: Air Flow Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Fri, 8 May 2020 21:45:14 -0700
  Have you checked the intake boot for any tears that open up while you floor it? This torques the engine and opens up the...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:59:32 -0500
  ...help protect your vehicle from road debris (and look great, to boot!). > > For more information on the black texture treatment take a look at...
• Re: corrugated plastic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 07:37:57 -0500
  ...use them for shingles to cover the vanagon paint booth that is being discussed in Ed's other thread. Just hope your neighborhood association...
• Re: Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Jun 1995 10:15:29 -0400
  I have a number for reference purposes as my 90 A/C has just been repaired and recharged with a new compressor to boot...
• Bosch Platinums, another theroy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 09:57:02 -0400
  It may be that the erratic reports on the quality of platiums, may be that a bootleg version is being produced. IMHO the plugs...
• Re: Mysterous puddle....wheres the leak?!!!
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Sun, 10 May 1998 21:44:11 -0400
  ...Are there any holes or obvious ways that the water could be getting in near the shift booty of pedals? Now you got me...
• Re: Fuel Mileage Gone to Hell!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:08:34 -0400
  ...Mechanic #1 Checked for vacuum leaks and found that the rubber boot from > the AFM to throttle housing was cracked > I replaced it along...
• Re: Loose coil wire
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:40:09 -0800
  ...tell on just sight is the quality of the rubber/plastic > boots that cover the spark plug holes. > Cheap floppy plastic - cheap wireset. > > Stan...
• Re: ready to re-install cylinders/heads, but...problems..
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:15:38 -0500
  ...teh two > damaged places...had a three angle valve job to boot... > Now gettng ready to reinstall, I slipped off the cylinders > and honed...
• Re: still searchin for my trusty ride!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:26:57 -0500
  ...They go for about $800.00 at note lots and are tougher than a boot. I looked at a 47,000 mile 73 Bus...
• Re: Center Console....Want One?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Sun, 2 Nov 2003 07:07:22 -0700
  ...Mostly likely a shift suround with a Golf/Jetta/Scirocco boot. > > I'd also like to know what finsih would be most desireable excluding...
• Re: Wiring harness problem
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:18:26 -0700
  ...std harness take the split loom conduit right upto the rubber boots on the fi's the 2 on left above the exhaust you...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:02:55 -0700
  ...OR > > > Brendan, > > Have you tried adjusting the plate beneath the shifter boot? There are > two nuts holding the plate. Put marks on the plate...
• Engine Rebuild - week 3
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 20:01:46 -0800
  ...Drained and filled the tranny while It was lowered, replaced the rear selector arm, boots and bushing. Both the boots were hashed, and there...
• thread on CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jul 1994 10:43:04 -0400
  ...When i did find a cracked boot i immedaitely dealt with it; either a new one or wrapping in plastic and duct tape until...
• Re: [WetWesties] Living In Vanagon Land?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 17 May 2010 17:48:51 -0400
  ...I think they are more common in Michigan than Indiana to boot. Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "JoesVan" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com On Mon...
• Re: SF Bay Area CV Joint for Sale?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:45:00 -0700
  ...I've never had a loose joint lose grease to any great amount; it tends to stay inside the boots, assuming they are uncompromised...
• Engine Rebuild Grief...Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 23:20:21 -0700
  ...ignition?), and the vacuum leak was from one of the intake boots. He fixed all of it, it runs great now! Good power, still...
• Re: stranded
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 14:19:56 CDT
  ...5379 > > ...and in today's megalopolises (megalopoly?), a dangerous process to boot. Joachim beekj@smd6.jsc.nasa.gov -- I'm not an engineer, but...
• VW Shower, a thought
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Sun, 04 May 1997 21:48:03 -0500
  ...I guess you could use it for a shower of to wash the mud off you boots or water the dog who knows. I...
• Re: Das Boot still won't crank--latest update
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 17:24:11 -0500
  Scott, Make sure you have voltage on the + side of the coil. If not run a wire from the + on the alt. to coil...
• Someone's Knocking in the back???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 15:12:24 -0400
  ...Any ideas? CV joints? At least that's what they look like...They have a boot and a shaft to take power to the...
• Re: Broken Ground?
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 07:46:23 -0600
  On my 81 (aircooled) there was a random wire with a boot over a spade connector. Found just laying on top of the engine...
• WOT switch and digitool O2 decipher Qs
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 21:10:48 -0800
  ...right), sanded the ground plugs on the switches, inspected the AFM boot (medium sized crack, not a tear all the way through) and replaced...
• Re: 1st Gear
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:20:29 -0600
  ...If so, replace them with new and be sure to also replace any rubber boots, etc. Ken Wilford at Vanagain.com had a kit...