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• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:27:00 -0400
  ...William Monk, especially about the quality of > Redline grease taking a nose dive. It used to be great, but it's no longer > reliable...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:42:13 -0500
  ...Optional equipmennt nos. Vehicle data 2 to 7 are also found in your Maintenance booklet." My label, located as described, contains all that information...
• Preliminary Tools List
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Feb 1995 10:19:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...WRENCHES Open-end/Box-end 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,17,19,21 PLIERS Needle nose, circlip, wire crimping, channel...
• Re: Help! Need VW diesel shop in San Francisco
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 20:11:33 -0800
  ...the purpose-made VW tool or a pair of bent long-nose pliers > with small tips. The idea is to get two pins into...
• Re: Trouble Fitting I-4 Engine Into '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:58:12 -0800
  ...You can use an air cooled tranny with the 82 engine bars if you get it with nose mount and the rear half of...
• Re: Intermittent smoke after stop signal wait...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:24:34 -0700
  ...slight > leak at my homemade filler when I park with the nose up on a steep > incline...a quarter sized puddle below maybe. > > I...
• Re: Winters in the van
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 20:23:57 -0600
  ...for fuel find parts, elec > draw requires second > bat > > carverp4 $500 NOS just the right not made anymore, > size for vanagon hard to find...
• Re: Distributor Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 11:11:24 -0700
  ...His > explanation was that the only way to fix this was to buy a NOS (New Old > Stock) distributor. I have used this mechanic...
• Re: 82 Diesel Timing Belt
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:06 -0600
  ...There > isn't much subsitute for the tensioner adjuster, although the first time I > did it I used some smallish bent nosed needlenose pliers...
• Re: Troubleshooting a noise
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 27 May 2010 15:36:26 -0500
  ...BUT - if I > start from a dead stop and proceed at a normal accelerating speed, the nose > starts immediately after the tranny shifts to...
• Re: Move the Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:42:29 -0400
  ...Even then with the nose elevated the front transmission bearings can run dry and do some damage. <br> <br> Dennis <br> <br> Sent from...
• Re: back from summer trip.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:45:41 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: tools question;
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 17:13:38 +0000
  ...Philips Screw Drivers > Small & Large Crescent (sp?) wrenches > Regular Pliers & Needle nose Pliers > Large Channel Licks > Wire strippers, crimpers, 12v tester, electrical tape, assorted...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:50:05 -0400
  ...I've done quite a bit of googling but can't find much on valve maintenance, bar the adjustment and nosiy lifter discussions. My...
• Re: holy smokes (melted the instrument circuit)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 6 May 2005 11:43:00 -0700
  ...Just about the first email I got was the thread about how if you > park nose-up in the rain you get to hear...
• Re: Hit a deer today in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 7 Sep 2013 11:06:54 -0500
  Not trying to be nosy but what's your cost difference between full coverage and liability. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 23:40:18 -0500
  ...I turned down one of those god awful looking Dodge Daytonas with the extended nose and high rear spoiler because I didn't have...
• Re: Troubleshooting a noise
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 27 May 2010 17:25:17 -0400
  ...BUT - if > I > start from a dead stop and proceed at a normal accelerating speed, the > nose > starts immediately after the tranny shifts to...
• Re: New Propane tank and Regulator Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 5 May 2006 21:31:42 -0700
  ...Not a cheap > tool, but it is better than your nose at smelling leaks in propane > lines. After I trimmed my lines and reflanged...
• Fwd: [T2] A few VW's for sale... (long)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:34 -0500
  ...Front nose looks nice. >Cargo floors look great and I believe un-repaired original! Very >nice original dash with only a small hole for...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:42:07 -0700
  ...Maybe some nostalgia > > > and some hope that not everyone will convert their vans > > > and some will see the value in keeping them stock. > > > BTW...
• No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 9 May 2000 20:37:21 -0400
  ...Both your original and your replacement oil pumps have the wrong depth to the pump 'nose (which picks up torque). I know the type1...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:53:16 -0600
  ...5" |needle nose and 7" curved jaw with cutter. Screw drivers? | How do you turn the bolts on your CV joints? | |Larry A. | |On...
• Re: "Wolf" bras, roof racks, bike racks, cupholders...
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:15:36 -0400
  ...I'd also like to put a bike rack on the nose of my Westy (over a > "Wolf" > > bra). What brands of bike carriers...
• Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:32:12 -0800
  Typing "Diesel" into the search box there doesn't seem to have been any Diesel posts since Sept! Are we Diesel owners so few...
• Re: Electric mayhem part 2
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 13:03:38 -0400
  ...or at least blow a fuse. -You can also use your nose to find a short by sniffing around for that expensive burnt electronics...
• EV vs. Vanagon vs. Caravan....Just the Facts M'am...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 1994 13:33:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...minivan" What make it different from the Vanagon is the nose. That >engine takes up precious passenger and cargo space. The competition for >the...
• HANG UP AND DRIVE
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 23:18:06 -0500
  ...too, and scratched up the aluminium trim on the front right nose, and right door on the bushes and barbed wire. The muffler was...
• Re: Hi Speed Vanagoning
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 08 Jun 97 00:02:24 CDT
  ...he didn't care if i got really close, so i nosed up behind him. on my trip computer, i was getting 37 mpg...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 04:46:06 -0700
  ...silent coolant loss, Keep it topped off; follow your nose. Smile. lite-switch blow-out Keep a spare. You know what to do by...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 14:38:49 -0500
  ...I found that parking the van with the nose pointing into the wind actually helps - the storms always come in out of the SSW...
• FFFrydaye Foibles (sort like Follies) .. Part C
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:40:57 -0500
  ...He was "Van! Van! Van! "You can make it, yes, you can! "Just slip the clutch, "And stick it into Low!! "You blunt-nosed...
• Re: Electrical Mods
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:18:12 PDT
  ...Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?) ===============================================================================
• Re: What to buy? Many "buying guide" questions
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 22:46:30 -0500
  ...Cooled or > throw a rod in A WaserBoxer. Newer is better. Nostalgia is for parked > cars. After you've done your first few lengthy...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:05 -0700
  ...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: Humid Air - More Comments and a bit of theory
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 00:46:21 +0100
  ...static pressure - the nose, but also often just below the windshield on a hooded car, where the cold air inlets often are). 5) create...
• Re: Sportsvans: the saga continues ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 19:57:21 -0600 (CDT)
  ...this lack of nose also contributes to the 'unsafe' opinion ] about Vanagons. after some of the wrecks i've seen involving american iron ] in...
• Re: Blower Fan troubles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:24:33 -0800
  ...Some vendors may have NOS. I ended up mounting my resistor pack outside the box up by the rad. (for future servicing. Reasoning being...
• It's a Keeper! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 12:43:09 -0500 (CDT)
  ...There was a beautiful splitty nose, red & grey, chrome emblem glinting in the afternoon sun. Trying to compose myself I walked into the barn...
• Re: I are mades it
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:33:43 -0700
  ...Of course, being a low > camping chair the desk is about at the same level as my nose, giving me > a Kilroy look while...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:52:28 -0400
  ...Closer in size to the > stock ABA box. > > If you have to, it's possible to flip the nose mount on tranny > allowing engine...
• Re: Ever have one van job that leads to another?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:08:31 -0700
  ...All of them were cracked and somewhat hard. >>>>>> >>>>>> Nosing around the engine I saw a “tell” on the metal coolant line , the lower one...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 5 May 2016 12:10:33 -1000
  the diesel starter uses a bushing mounted in the nose of the starter itself. There should be no movement of this bushing in the...
• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:14:54 -0500
  ...Somewhere in this van a mouse has taken residence > > and is noshing on crumbs. No real food is rodent-accessible, only cans and > > bottles...
• udpate speaker - hammer works
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 18:22:09 -0700
  ...Once tight, I returned to the front of the speaker and carefully used a pair of large needle nose pliers opened wide to turn...
• Re: CV joints/Axle options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:43:25 +0000
  ...That said, I do agree with William Monk, especially about the quality of Redline grease taking a nose dive. It used to be great...
• Re: It's back together and it runs.
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 20:41:51 -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...
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  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:38:15 -0700
  ...If someone in here swaps the wiper jet, be extra > >>> careful NOT to drop the hoses in the nose cavity... It will be a...
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  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:22:43 -0700
  ...If someone in here swaps the wiper jet, be extra >>> careful NOT to drop the hoses in the nose cavity... It will be a...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 11:37:15 -0700
  ...Then perhaps I'll find a spade connector on each wire, if I pull carefully with needle nose. this is what I did when...
• V6anagon/ Route 66, Day 3, part B /L
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Dec 1995 16:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Out in the middle of a farmer's field, are ten '50s - '70s Cadillacs, buried nose down in the ground, with just the back...
• Fw: Santa's New Contract
  Historical mailing list - Jason M Yasment
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 17:43:30 -0500
  ...And finally, lovely Christmas songs have been sung about me like > > "Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer" and Bing Crosby's "Santa Claus Is > Coming...
• Thursday's Fryedaye Follies (well, it's Friday for me!). :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 21:36:48 -0600
  ...some plumber, the jerk! Then putting his finger aside of his nose, With a wink and a nod, up the chimney he rose. He...
• /f The Thermostat Sketch
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 09:42:00 CST6CDT
  ...SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT! YOUR TYPE MAKES ME PUKE! YOU VACUOUS STUFFY-NOSED MALODOROUS PERVERT!!! Customer: Yes, but I came here for...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:40:24 -0700
  ...So I'm > wrong, a 13/64" is about right. > > Alternatively you can start the hole with a small (Nos 0-2, say) > center...
• [Fwd: America](no Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 08:05:33 -0500
  ...And when they do, they are entitled > to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating > over their present troubles. I hope Canada...
• OddBall Vanagon Items FS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 03:40:25 EST
  ...Replace 'em once and forget 'em!) 231-9403 NOS Interior Light Assembly (3 Bulb Style), 68-73 $30.00 231-9405 Used Interior Light...
• Nutshelling WIZBANG
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 13 May 2000 11:30:44 -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: project 2: fuel lines done, now on to fan
  Historical mailing list - Brian W.
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 15:16:39 -0700
  ...I used a pair of insulated, needle nose pliers. One combination will (should) make the high speed energize. Another combination should make the low...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:53:47 -0700
  ...3 sheets on the inner skin of the slider, 2 sheets in each front door, 2 in the nose passenger side and 3 in...