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• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:09:05 -0500
  ...I bled the system with the nose raised and all the air seemed to come out. There is no coolant leakage out of the...
• LiMBO stuff for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 02 Jun 95 14:17:26 CDT
  ...VT) type II, roofrack, tools, literature, engines, transaxles for type II. NOS front axle assy. (complete w/ drums) for late '60's bus... will...
• Re: 85 Westy Temp Guage - what's 'normal'? *(2 Newfs)*
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:17:01 -0400
  ...The front windshield is always full of nose prints:) Well, its great to hear that their are other Westy/Newfy owners. I was sure...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 08:21:36 -0700
  ...When I remove the dash to replace the heater blower I put > > >> FatMat sound deadener on the nose panel, I reseal all the fresh...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 May 2016 22:17:17 +0000
  ...com> wrote: > the diesel starter uses a bushing mounted in the nose of the starter > itself. > There should be no movement of this bushing...
• Re: Mystery Mouse
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 07:35:02 -0700
  ...Somewhere in this van a mouse has taken residence >>> and is noshing on crumbs. No real food is rodent-accessible, only cans and >>> bottles...
• Re: Electric mayhem part 2
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:55:44 -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...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:56:28 -0500
  ...I have found > that the most likely spot for these to fail is in the rear where the > line dips down around the nose...
• Re: Diff Locking Questions and Trip Report
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Sep 1995 13:22:45 -0300
  ...One Syncroite on the list (Derek Drew) bought a The centre lock is 4 small pieces inside the nose of the trans next to...
• Re: Inner CV Boot Replacement: Okie Redneck Style...
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:00:01 -0500
  ...I re-seated the retaining clip with a set of needle-nose > > vicegrips, some pliers and a lot of F-bombs. > > So I actually...
• WIN! a 1969 VW Bus with JBL Loudspeaker System!
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 22:09:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Pushing Back The Darkness at http://www.armory.com/~y21cvb/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the...
• Re: Noisy Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 03:05:32 -0700
  ...The nose was > > pulled > > > out by the dealer body shop and the radiator was replaced, but not the > > fan > > > or cowling. Another shop took...
• re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 09:13:24 -0500
  ...CHASSIS NOs October 1952 20-035 112 1952 20-041 712 March 1953 20-047 102 January 1954 20-069 409 1954 20-069...
• Northwest Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 22:02:38 PDT
  ...Oh well, at least they were nose out so the Ranger's pickup could get to them. From there we drove to Castle Rock...
• Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Jun 2017 21:01:13 -0400
  ...even the nose sounds more solid even though I couldn’t reach everything. I still need to do behind the cabinets and such but...
• MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 18 May 2008 20:40:44 -0700
  ...run. >> Mirrors on?...Lose about 15mph. Windows down? at least 25mph. Nose of >> car set too low? 10mph.. One size wider tires? 10mph..It...
• BGT: Unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi T3 Syncro 16"
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:11:53 -0800
  ...For the nosy among you, I paid 11,000 Euros for the van, about $13,280 USD and about $15,640 CAD plus a...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 20:14:52 -0700
  ...With the van raised in the rear the regulator > > kicks even even further as it thinks the van is nose diving. It works > > both...
• Re: 1988 Rebuilt Engine Stumbling at various RPM levels2100-2300, 3400- 4000r...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 18:03:14 -0700
  ...Every one has one you know .......just like they have a nose, or another body part - it's a famous saying if you've...
• Drive-In Nite In Atlanta
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 17:03:34 -0400
  ...MEN who drive them! Fay Spain is simply deadly in her nose-cone bra and platinum-blonde hair as she takes John Ashley, a...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:46:53 -0400
  ...Then perhaps I'll find a spade > connector on each wire, if I pull carefully with needle nose. this is what > I did when...
• Bostig Installation (so far) Report
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 06:44:05 -0500
  ...That being said, there is a part of me that grew nostalgic as I was removing bits and pieces from the engine. It IS...
• Re: Bellingham environs
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:26:58 -0400
  ...dry airborne > particles. > >They certainly sell a pretty picture but the nose will tell you it's a > lie. > > > >Stan Wilder > >Engine Ceramics > >214...
• Re: VW says it (yawn) again...the bus
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:08:58 +0000
  ...Trump) #NOTTHESAME Bad really > bad-- > > > > anyway I digress - > > > > Putting a badge on a vehicle and placing the smile lines under the nose > > > > like graphics...
• Re: A / C M e l t d o w n in C a p e H a t t e r a s !
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:57:05 -0400
  ...not *this* bus!...." The smell was now so >strong that my eyes were burning, my nose was burning, and I couldn't >breathe. > >OK...
• FS Lots-o-stuff!! [SVC]
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:37:30 +0000
  ...late model body kit 100$ 4 flares, 2 skirts front A2 Nospeed sway bar, complete, 70$ Vanagon power steering pump, doesnt leak, 45$ MKI...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:05:05 -0700
  ...I zoomed through it for the cameras, > sending up a sheet of water higher than the van as the nose plowed > in, and the...
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Bertarelli
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:55:56 -0700
  ...The momentum bent the front transmission > > mount moving the trans nose about 1/2" to the right. It ruined the tire, > > but it put...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:27:03 -0400
  ...Make > > sure the cables to the starter are shiny as a rain deers nose. I > > have also run a ground cable to the starter...
• Re: Ever have one van job that leads to another?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:10:16 -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: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:03:12 -0700
  ...Either a bad ground strap on the transmission (at > nose of trans to frame) or the wiring from the battery to the starter is...
• Vanagon Production discontinued in South Africa
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 6 May 2002 09:02:39 +0200
  ...presents a pinnacle opportunity to muster those Volkswagen emotions and > evoke nostalgia as we celebrate the memories of this legendary Peoples > Car. > In so...
• Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:22:47 -0800
  ...vw transaxles is 'their thing' > and they don't have their nose buried in vanagons exclusively like we do. > > For example, when I bought...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:44:32 -0500
  ...I would > take and pull the nose up on a curb somewhere. Stick a dime holding > the throttle open > and try to add some...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:31:09 -0800
  ...CV > joint, and wheel lug bolts. > > Still no change in the nosie. If anything, its getting louder. What can I > check next? > > Walter > > > > On...
• Re: Boston Bobs tale of an engine stripper or .19 Main bearing info was Flickerin oil light on 85 auto
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:47:13 -0500
  ...First the nose bearing is the same on all flat 4 vw > engines > since 1961 right threw to the 91 WBX engine. The size...
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  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:12:59 -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: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 12:51:17 -0400
  ...When I remove the dash to replace the heater blower I put >>>>> FatMat sound deadener on the nose panel, I reseal all the fresh...
• For Lisa, re '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Landis
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:29:00 -0600
  ...You can also use your nose...take the van for a good long drive, an hour or more, then just go round the back...
• Re: Gerry is ill - suggestions for a server upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 21 May 1999 07:58:22 -8
  ...time to time our beloved server we call Gerry takes a > nosedive and crashes with an "Out of virtual memory" error. We have also...
• SOTO/Classic Weekend (Part 3 Camping with Box on Wheels)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 09:14:10 -0700
  ...stereos. (Nice!) These guys must have had Rexall treats up their noses because they drank, talked, and BOOMED **ALL** night long. "Wus zup!?, Wus...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:29:08 -0800
  ...Oh, don't go up ramps when the clearance is really tight--the nose of the bus lifts when the engine pulls or the...
• Re: LVC Searching for a project
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 04:07:13 -0700
  ...true. >>> >>> if it's the kind with a driveshaft to the nose to run the AC, alternator, >>> and PS pump .. >>> google accesory drive driveshaft...
• (long, condescending) Re: Jump Seats & Seat Belts
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 15:23:55 -0500
  ...driving around with their children standing on the floor with their noses 2 inches away from the highpowered American-Spec airbags! :-( I can look...
• Re: No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 May 2000 21:45:32 -0700
  ...I can't > imagine this happening, but... > > Both your original and your replacement oil pumps have the wrong depth to > the pump 'nose (which...
• Re: propane explosion sleep with one nostral open
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 11 May 2007 12:05:42 -0700
  The regulator regulates pressure. When a regulator fails it leaks from the regulator housing,to the outside, not to the interior of the vehicle...
• Re: Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:11:28 -0500
  Poppie, Check out the forums here: http://www.vwdieselparts.com/forum/ there is a Vanagon section where you should find some help.. Also, have...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:01:04 -0600
  ...nicer to be able to diagnose and repair using one's nose, ears, eyes, and a screwdriver than to use up another call to...
• The only ten tools needed
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 13:53:02 -0500
  ...Bop nosy know-it-all types on the noodle. Scientists have yet to develop a hammer that packs the raw banging power of granite...
• Re: Cleaning the water holding tank?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 00:36:10 -0500
  ...May cause irritation of the respiratory tract with burning pain in the nose and throat, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and pulmonary edema. Causes...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:08:51 -0600
  ...Always point the nose of your car against a building, out of the wind. Winter gas formulations, expansion/contraction of gas � I imagine that...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Thomas
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:41:10 -0500
  ...really like the way the sheet >> metal goes together on the nose, but objectively I can't say it's >> pretty (the way a...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 08:31:38 -0800
  ...He broke his nose > - and his wallet. Not enough insurance. FAA investigators concluded that > engine oil was not sufficiently fluid in the oil pan...
• Re: Another dumb newbie request
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 05:47:36 -0700
  ...don't want to, >what's that saying? Cut off my nose to spite my face? Something like that. If you want to save...
• Re: Ultimate Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 15:57:46 -0500
  ...heat exchanger (this can be done >with >a > > pair of needle nose vise grips - just be careful, you only want to stop >the > > flow...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 10 May 2013 15:26:39 -0500
  ...Like I almost have to make the nose dive > for the pull to happen. My new Nokians http://tinyurl.com/cklr86y have > less than...
• GNATT: Vancouver Pizza lunch report
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 21:40:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Then it's time to pay up and move back to the parking lot to stick our noses in everyone else's buses. I...
• Re: Conversion Commotion
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 21:24:54 -0500
  ...As an owner of a conversion vanagon (diesel to gas) I cannot look down my nose at anyone who wishes to do the same...
• Re: Coolant hose wearing due to AC belt
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:11:13 -0700
  ...FYI, there's a guy on Ebay who will sell you a NOS Bosch fuel pump for $90 i think it was. thanks all...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:27:54 -0700
  dear alll with tires carry a small compressor and a radial tire plug kit as well as a pair of strong needle nose pliers...