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• Re: wearing down my westy
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:11:59 -0700
  ...pull up the rubber boot at the base of the shifter, put the shifter in 2nd gear (if you can), loosen the screws on...
• Re: EKTA info request
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:01:31 -0700
  ...Technically speaking, the copies floating around these days are actually "bootlegged" from an original copy from a dealership, hence illegal. So they are not...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:09:34 -0400
  ...75,000 miles and 12 > years without any service at all! All of the boots were good and there was > plenty of grease inside...
• Re: Syncro Front Axle Removal
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:13:39 -0700
  ...If using after market outer boot kits, get the correct nuts from the dealer. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: CV joint replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 13 May 1999 15:50:52 -0500
  ...and checking the rubber boots, too, for any cracks, tears, cracks, etc. boots are cheap: like $15 each. > 1. I believe there are two...
• Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 26 Jul 2015 09:38:08 -0700
  ...new bolts, a tool, some moly grease, and one spare (used) boot. It's been years since I fiddled with CV joints and I...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 May 2011 10:11:17 -0500
  ...It > >> sat in a paint booth since Halloween. It was started occasionally (so > >> I've been told). > >> > >> Most years, I drive the van 12...
• trying to locate VW automatic transmission seals
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:19:50 -0500
  ...threaded, differential case to engine, N 900 044 02 1.81 Boot, shift cable end at tranny, 211 713 269 B 19.73 Mount...
• Re: How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:55:32 -0700
  ...I was told the Black/Blue wire > leading into the rubber boot of the rear light assembly is the correct > wire to tap for...
• Re: 80 Vanagon gremlin update
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:36:55 -0800
  ...Although, a number of various parts improved things (such as air intake boot, vacuum lines, spark wires, etc), this sensor was the final cure...
• Re: Fan switches
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:55:50 -0800
  ...Nelson Hogg > > Stefan Weir wrote: > > In a message dated 1/17/00 7:14:53 PM !!!First Boot!!!, > William.Greenamyer@WEST.BOEING.COM writes...
• Re: From guy stuck in Florida STILL NO LUCK
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:17:33 -0700
  Also the boot between the AFM and the throttle body. If you have a major air leak there, you'll get the same symptoms...
• Re: Removing CV from axle shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 11:28:07 -0700
  ...on the trans mount issue, I tackled the torn outer > CV boot. Pulled the axle, removed the circlip, and went to whack the CV...
• Merry Christmas + Power Steering Issues
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Fri, 24 Dec 2004 08:03:54 -0600
  ...I had noticed a small leak up near the boot on the front passenger side before I left Oklahoma and had put in a...
• Re: bad hall control unit = no spark?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:50:05 -0500
  ...also remove the rubber boots from all connectors and examine the condition of the wires and the crimps right before the go into the...
• '76 westy (sniff!) FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Richard Copley
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 12:18:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Lower ball joint boots are split. Were when I bought it, haven't replaced them but have kept grease packed in there, still no...
• Re: Friday question... Walking shoes
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 25 May 2014 12:05:53 -0400
  ...I resort to good > hiking boots when I go off pavement for long treks, but for walking about > town, or even on unpaved trails...
• Re: Idle Surge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 18:08:09 -0400
  ...You can try squirting contact cleaner around the switch actuating pin and then exercising the switch, may have to peel back the rubber boot...
• Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:35:35 -0700
  ...Bad steering boots, funky shift linkage. New canvas and poptop seal, but I got to install them. Tires are shot. The price was $2600...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:49:04 -0500
  ...fuel hose crimping tool I do soemtimes worry (particularly on fuel clamps) about using my regular end cutting nippers.� On CV boot clamps (the...
• VW Trends On 10 percent HP Increase With New Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 14:00:20 -0400
  ...boost in performance, is easy to install, and is inexpensive to boot. We paid a visit to the guys at Fast German Auto to...
• Re: your ideas please on painting vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:44:24 -0500
  ...I will paint it myself in an >outdoor booth on a warm day. > I mean what really works with a Vanagon?I have searched...
• Re: Hot water tip came in handy, second squirter repair
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 1 Sep 2024 17:06:48 -0400
  ...to Jim and others that recommended hot water for softening a boot or other item. > > I had fixed my window squirters, but a day...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
  ...and is between the intake air filter >> and the rubber "S" boot that attaches to the throttle body. >> >> Yes ... a bad ignition switch will...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:15:37 -0400
  ...the drivers head or not intake boots are cheap and might look good but pick up some boots and intake gaskets and remove reseal...
• Question about Transmission Stutter
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 20 Mar 2017 14:32:54 +0000
  ...Well, I now have a new GW 2.2 with new AFM, ECU and CVs repacked and booted and new clutch 2-3 years...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:53:23 -0700
  ...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: type of connector?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:48 -0400
  ...From the nature of the connector > shell they all have to be female. > > I can't tell which of the listed rubber boots is...
• Re: Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 27 May 2011 10:08:07 -0700
  ...I've read that spraying starter fluid or even WD40 (WD40 safer to use?) on suspect vacuum hoses, intake boot can be revealing. Idle...
• While replacing steering rack.....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:07:54 +0000
  ...I also plan to replace upper ball joints (ripped boots, tight joint so far), and the tie rod ends (ripped rubber), I already have...
• Re: Metal shavings under valve covers
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 17:51:42 -0500
  ...It was a half hour later that I stopped at a toll booth and heard the noise when I rolled down the window. It...
• Re: Loose front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 05:02:51 -0000
  ...I would pay more attention to the torn ball joint boot. From my experience I would say you need either new shocks or ball...
• Re: starter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:45:05 -0500
  ...I wanted to. > > There is a large nut with a rubber boot that is connected to the > battery. Should I cross that and the...
• Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:39:37 -0400
  ...i am sure this goes with out saying but, i would replace any boots that look worn as this is what keeps the dirt...
• New A-arm bushings and strange noises
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 17:55:29 -0700
  ...specialist" Hey Thanks for reading this far, also the lower balljoint boot is rotted an split open and Ive got a new ball joint...
• Trade? Westy for Golf
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 14:32:23 -0500
  ...Within last 2 years - battery, tune up, coil, all filters, master cylinder, head replaced, clutch, CV's repacked, steeing boot, coolant flush and fill...
• B Bobs weekend report
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:43:11 -0800
  ...their favorite Bobisms and the stories were uplifting and humerous to boot. I was able to have a private chat with Karen and she...
• Re: Engine cut out.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:55:37 -0700
  ...I have seen such things as a 2.1 Air Intake Boot used on a 1.9 engine throttle body with a piece of...
• Re: Mis-firing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 13:31:43 -0400
  Look for the massive vacuum leak such as a cracked or disconected intake boot or the hose connection for the brake booster or auxilary...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 19 Nov 2016 17:19:53 -0800
  ...A little WD40 makes it easy to slide back the rubber boot at the connector. Neil. On 11/19/16, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal...
• titling and registering camper in Washington
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 15:08:38 -0600
  ...But another lady, at a different booth, spoke up, saying that it is a motor home. The two disagreed, so they called someone else...
• Re: No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:46:23 -0800
  ...was a failed clutch slave cylinder.� If you pull the rubber boot back and it's full of fluid, there's your problem.� Was...
• Re: Remove AC
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:31:02 -0500
  ...from his non-AC Westy --- and gave me $300 bucks to boot. We love the extra storage space and don't miss the AC...
• Sorry.....and brief trip report
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:58:15 -0400
  ...is a vanagon guru and a really nice, helpful guy to boot. Hopefully we'll be hearing from him on the list soon!!! Incidentally...
• Re: Yet another 2 Liter Question
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:49:41 -0400
  The fuel lines are sometimes the culprit, but I've found many times that the big rubber boot between the AFM and the manifold...
• Re: weight distribution was:Some Clarifications
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 19:31:43 +1200
  ...Wearing decent-but-not-performance Japanese boots, it never skated the front tires, though when pushed in bends it understeered badly due to the...
• Re: What the hell is going on ...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 06:58:32 -0700
  ...Did you carefully check the wiring? Usually the door lock/mirror wiring gets severed in the door jam rubber boots. Unplug the power lock...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:29:03 -0400
  ...I would also replace the boot at the same time. We have them for $8. The part number for the tie rod assembly is...
• Re: AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:25:14 -0700
  ...As a side note, all CV Joint and related stuff (such as boots) are now being manufactured there and at VWG we have been...
• Re: Parts List for Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:46:49 -0500
  ...Air Flow Meter/Sensor Part # 0-280-200-030 with Air Filter Box (alternate Air Flow Meter with Air Filter Box 1976-1979) Boot...
• Re: Ball Joints
  Historical mailing list
  20 Nov 95 17:56
  ...The replacement joints are relatively cheap (at about 15 UKP each) for German ones, and yes they come with the rubber boot and a...
• syncro driveline universal joints
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 10:18:37 -0700
  ...a cv? Two forks and a cross linking them? Or rubber boots and a ring full of big ball bearings? If its a Hooke...
• Re: 75 ail cooled bus
  Historical mailing list - PATT
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 20:04:15 -0400
  Just turned down a 78, hardly no rust but bad motor installed and replacement motor sitting in the boot waiting for installation. The guy...
• New German Side Screens was: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 18:38:34 EDT
  In a message dated 09/07/2000 8:24:22 PM !!!First Boot!!!, hotlava@INTERPAC.NET writes: << Any of you guys recently put in...
• Re: heat (will this thread continue til next april?)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 11:36:45 -0400
  ...The pedal >spacing is large enough for winter boots; the windshield defroster blasts >on both front and back windows; the front wheel drive (they...
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 08:52:12 -0400
  ...Those little rubber ones around the spark plug boots are kind of critical, too, and tend to deteriorate badly from the heat. > Oil is...
• Selling '73 THING to aid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 16:45:03 +0000
  ...A 1973 VW Thing, its in fair to good shape, New clutch (ALL COMPONETS THEREIN ARE NEW!) Sachs kit, CV boots are new, CV...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 10:39:37 -0700
  ...It is a > mystery where the grease goes, > as the boots were not torn. The grease wasn't just no longer on the > joint...
• aircooled intake elbow
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Foust
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:05:57 -0500
  Looking for the intake elbow (boot) for a 1980 air-cooled vanagon. Part# 071 129 967 (afm to throttle body) The elbow has been...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:05:56 -0600
  ...It sits snugly just inside the rubber boot around the vent so it does not allow anything to penetrate into the flu when in...