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• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:31:06 -0600
  ...I would > take and pull the nose up on a curb somewhere. Stick a dime holding the > throttle open > and try to add some...
• Friday Funnies
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:03:34 -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...
• Breadloaf Rear Wiring Harness replacement procedure (long)
  Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:31:48 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Rear Wiring Harness Replacement Procedure The tools you need are screwdriver, needle-nose pliers, string, tape, *BENTLEY MANUAL*, and VOM. Start at the front...
• Re: [WetWesties] Who waves at whom ? ?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:38:02 -0400
  ...we all wave to the Splitties and they should wave back, assuming that is their nose is lowered enough to see us. However, they...
• Re: Belly pans for speed /mpg
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 18 May 2008 17:40:48 -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...
• New Jump Seats & Other NOS Stuff
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:05:56 -0500
  I got a shipment of some wierd Vanagon odds & ends that may be of interest to some... One item is the front heater system...
• Re: Conclusion on 235/75-15s--Thumbs Down on 4th
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 22:47:45 EST
  ...Starting up from a dead stop would readily raise the nose, and I was flying (simile) up and down the local hillsides. But I...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:48:40 -0400
  ...light started.We were > parked on a steep hill with the nose facing downward. > > > > > > Got off the ferry and onto this island (no more...
• LiMBO Want Ads ... FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 19 Jun 96 20:30:42 CDT
  ...for details and photos, call Brian (314) 772-8197 (MO) 1965 Singlecab, velvet green, has side gates, needs tailgate, straight nose, new windshield seals...
• Fwd: Vanagon Tool Box (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:10:35 -0600
  ...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: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:25 -0400
  ...3 sheets on the inner skin of the slider, 2 > sheets in each front door, 2 in the nose passenger side and 3 in...
• Re: demographics
  Historical mailing list - Martha
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:31:31 -0700
  ...but when I was 4, I stuck a pebble up my nose, and I have never told anyone...until now: does anyone know if...
• Re: V-8 Engine/List Banter
  Historical mailing list - Hieu Q
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 01:27:37 -0800
  ...to experience life at all-- with most of our limbs, a nose to find good food, some eyes to enjoy colors (and beautiful VW...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:42:04 -0700
  ...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: Roadside service
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:34:42 +0800
  ...this on their 89 LeSharo (think Rialta with a Renault >>> Traffic nose). I am sure you can get this insurance on a full Westy...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 15:32:24 -0400
  ...Either a bad ground strap on the transmission (at nose of trans to frame) or the wiring from the battery to the starter is...
• Another factor about mounting tires youself to consider
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:03:16 -0700
  ...that is not something to take for granted, or turn our noses up at. It's becoming rare almost. ever hear this one ? ............'the...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:39:01 -0700
  ...a regular set and a set or two of various > needle > nose sizes. I've also gotten a lot of use out of locking...
• Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:36:54 +0200
  ...the 90° turn into horizontal, it created a leak (hope its nose froze off!). > > Unfortunately, rain etc exactly hit that hole and set the...
• OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:02:12 -0700
  ...The one I bought was a one owner vehicle that seems to have been exceptionally well maintained, so I held my nose (I prefer...
• Re: Syncro Westy FS, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 21:14:25 EST
  ...and you want wipershafts I've got a BOX full of NOS one..I hear that some places get $65 each...Mine are on...
• Re: Update on starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 10:05:34 -0400
  ...Either a bad ground strap on the transmission (at nose of trans to frame) or the wiring from the battery to the starter is...
• Re: sources for bus parts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 09 Aug 94 20:26:35 CDT
  ...M-F 0830-1830, Sat 0900-1600 (810) 373-5950 FAX Wolf Automotive Products Nose bra for vanagons 121 N. Sullivan Street ("Custom Auto...
• Re: clutch chatter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:32:37 -0500
  ...Being in Canada and > > > paying through the nose for shipping really sucks. van-cafe shipped it > > on > > > the cheaper option and it arrived a...
• Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 113, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:07:11 -0800
  ...We nosed up into the rocks and killed the motor. We both jumped out and pulled the boat up till it was wedged in...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:50:11 -0600
  ...extra weight, and the necessity of towing a trailer carrying the nose and tail sections. * I'll be driving up into the high Nevada...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:27:32 -0700
  ...a Launch Party and break a beer over your van's nose! :) On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:49 AM, neil N <musomuso...
• FW: FS '66 SO-44 Dormobile (Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:54:47 -0700
  ...headlights are H4 unsealed with a 115 watt fog/spot light. NOS front and rear bumpers since we've had it. New tires 195...
• Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:42:59 -0700
  ...we could get the trans lowered enough for access to its nose to remove the oil cooler because as the transmission lowered the accel...
• Re: Travel Report: Oregon to California Via I-5 mostly (long post)
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:39:37 +0000
  ...amaze me how fast California drivers go, especially > when they are nose to tail on the freeway, rapping on cell phones, doing > make up...
• Re: Florida lemons
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 8:37:24 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: FS 1991 Westfalia Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 07:02:03 -0700
  ...system > Wired for 2nd battery but not installed > New O2 sensor > Nose Bra > No dents or dings in the body anywhere (rear > fibreglass bumper...
• Re: Old Cars and engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:26:59 -0800
  ...After all they do have to compensate for the anchor babies in the emergency rooms with runny noses and the translators to tell the...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:41:48 -0500
  ...I would today!! Secretly switched out the US made vise grip needle nose pliers my wife had in her tool box for a shiny...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 17:27:14 -0800
  ...nicer to be able to diagnose and repair using one's nose, ears, > eyes, and a screwdriver than to use up another call to...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:54:30 -0400
  ...Not hard to do as valves specifically for R12 don't exist anymore-except for NOS parts(and you don't want one of...
• Re: [Syncro] 83 Syncro Turbo Diesel Project- progress report, long
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 07:39:02 -0400
  ...and > linkage, mounted the rear gas tank, and built the tranny nose mount > adapter. This thing may run yet. > > Remaining to do is the...
• Re: 1700CC reinstall
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 8:51:40 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: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:28:56 -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: Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 113, long
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 21:32:14 -0700
  ...I pointed to > the best path I could see through the boulders and gunned the motor > toward the shore. > > We nosed up into the...
• Fw: Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:59:21 -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: Leaky gas tank fix?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 15:25:33 +0100
  ...It looks to >be >leaking from the seam on the side parallel with the nose of the van. What >course of action should I...
• (F)The Drag Race (long) no vw content
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 02:25:31 EST
  ...He nosed ahead as we passed 30 miles an hour, then eased in front of me, taunting, as we shifted into fourth. I was...
• here's who's what: 1968-1979
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 15:59:30 CST
  ...DU.EDU 73 Bus Camper Safare Custom David Schwarze SCHWARZE@IO.NOSC.MIL 73 Bus Kombi Carl Waite ETCLWE@ETLXDMX.ERICSSON.SE 73 Bus...
• Re: 85 VANAGON starters (lo
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:24:00 -0600
  ...I seem to recall that my SyncroBeast has one strap on the tranny nose going to the body. After a lot of years, I...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:43:26 -0600
  ...jumper >>> any >>> 2 pins of the wiring plug with small needle nose pliers. 2 combinations >>> should run the fan, 1 at low and another...
• Re: [WetWesties] sudden glitch
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:07:32 -0700
  ...I pulled onto > a berm and put the nose in the air, burped the radiator and let it cycle > through the fan a couple...
• More vanagons and VW stuff............the saga continues!
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 21:50:32 EST
  ...All this stuff is brand new OEM, in VW/Audi packaging for the most part, a lot of it is NOS and hard-to...
• Re: deisel schmeisel- I go electric (from digest) Not much van content.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Mon, 26 May 2008 09:40:30 -0700
  ...If it smells like ----, and looks like it, then someone rubs my nose in it..I don't need to taste it, too. I...
• Re: syncro rollover angle
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:41:32 -0700
  ...top of the window. >>Visions on standing it on it's nose. Be nice to traverse a bit every now >>and then but I...
• '67 Westy Resto Update (VL) (F)
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Thu, 9 May 1996 20:58:15 -0700 (MST)
  ...Matt H reported a NOS set of "lefts" (left outer and right inner) at the Irvine show for a totally obsurd price. It looks...
• Re: BGT: Unique! 1989 Dehler-Profi T3 Syncro 16"
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:01:30 -0800
  ...to it being shipped to me here in Halifax. > > For the nosy among you, I paid 11,000 Euros for the van, about $13...
• Re: How To Disable Steering Wheel Lock
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:18:46 -0800
  ...passenger side wiper was still swiping, but the one under my nose was stuck outside the A pillar.....I was able to just turn...
• Her nose is painted pepper-sunlight - BusQuinox07
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:12:08 -0400
  Forwarded from the type2 list. Vanagons are quite welcome! > Just a reminder, > This weekend coming is BusQuinox07! > > Pasted below are the usual details that...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 26 May 2013 16:24:29 -0500
  ...Like I almost have to make the nose dive >> for the pull to happen. > >> A shop checked the brakes, steering-front end components before...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 15:10:16 EDT
  ...The 2 flat ground braids, one on the left side head and one on the nose of the tranny are the 2 major ground...
• Re: Dictionary ... part II
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 19 Jun 1995 19:16:01 -0700 (PDT)
  ...schwarze@nosc.mil '93 Weber WG-50 (Da Piano) ============================================================================
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 May 2016 16:05:19 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 01:35:44 +0000
  ...light started.We were > > parked on a steep hill with the nose facing downward. > > > > > > > > > Got off the ferry and onto this island (no more...
• Re: wondering out loud (several questions) in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 21:05:12 +0000
  ...The pre '80 gearbox shifter connects through the nose of the transaxle like VW's have done since 1939. The post-'79 gearbox has...