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• Re: Newbie question
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 5 May 1995 11:55:06 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Sullivan Street ("Custom Auto Nose Bra") Santa Ana, CA 92703 $?? (714) 835-2126 Rocky Mountain Motorworks vw bus parts, 1949-1967, 1968-1979 Bus...
• road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
  ...And most people don't like sitting right up there in the van's nose, where, if they have a bad accident, THEY will...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:21:52 -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: What a real VW mech @ the dealer has to says about a vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:22:19 -0700
  ...For sure, you'll often pay through the nose with them, and they are to be avoided usually. Dealers are independent businesses of course...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:48:13 -0600
  ...I got a NOS kit for $150. Used ones (rusty and dirty) can be had for half that but may lack crucial nit bits...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:29:45 -0800
  ...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: Oil Viscosity Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - M Williams
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:15:03 EDT
  ...If I can document that this VWoA revised recommendation for 10W-40 oil is bogus, I intend to rub the Dealer's nose in...
• Re: Starter Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:10:05 -0800
  ...though without a bushing to support the nose of the starter shaft.....you shouldn't really do that. if you want to look inside...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:57:03 -0800
  ...Bad Juju? Butt, who nose? We have spoken before about our venerable road-divas-in-decline and the cost of entertaining such demanding old...
• Re: Starter Testing @ FLAPS WAS: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:03:40 -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: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:15:17 -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: Diesel Exapansion Tank Problem Solution
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:23:24 -0800
  ...These are > no longer > > > > made and any that you may come across would be > NOS only. > This has been > > > > a problem for a while...
• Syncro Story (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Schiebel
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 11:47:57 -0700 (MST)
  ...I lined up with the nose pointing down the road. I locked the Differential (just in case!) and headed across 20 feet of plowed...
• Familienfest report <long>
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 22:00:50 -0700 (MST)
  ...he and his honey did to the red bus with the NOS drive away tent. Paul Espinosa of the Strictly Vintage had a set...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:51:39 -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...
• Pure Happy Friday. Read carefully. Slim VW content.
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 22 May 1998 15:31:28 EDT
  ...in his head, then with a smile that wrinkled his pierced nostril, he said, "Sure, pal, anything you like." I asked "How much?" He...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 09:13:28 -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: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:55:02 -0700
  ...tire plug kit > as well as a pair of strong needle nose pliers to remove object - > most tire repairs can be done on a...
• corporate holiday:just for fun
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Dec 95 00:04:29 PST
  ...Management denies, in the strongest possible language, the earlier leak that Rudolph's nose got that way, not from the cold, but from substance...
• Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:21:41 -0500
  ...class=misspelled>Vanagon</SPAN>? Some of it was <SPAN class=misspelled>nostalgia</SPAN>, but a big part of it was because of the openness...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:26:16 -0800
  ...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: [Syncro] People uniting
  Historical mailing list - G. Jetson
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 18:29:44 -0700
  ...And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada...
• Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:35:31 -0700
  ...Today I did another short test drive after purging at a nose down slope and > I still have the same problem that had already...
• Re-engineering program/F
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Dec 1999 09:42:46 -0800
  ...Tradition still counts for something at the North Pole. >Management denies, in the strongest possible language, the earlier >leak that Rudolph's nose got...
• Re: windshield wiper repair redux
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:44:55 -0500
  ...So I'm > wrong, a 13/64" is about right. > > Alternatively you can start the hole with a small (Nos 0-2, say) > center...
• Friday - Geo Metro Race
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mikkelson
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:02:17 -0800
  ...He nosed ahead as we passed 30 miles an hour, >>> >>> then eased in front of me, taunting, as we shifted into fourth. I was...
• Re: Head leak again.... What next?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 23:53:57 -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...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:52:16 -0800
  ...one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the > perspective of a bear's nose. > > so i put the food in...
• Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Thu, 14 May 1998 10:11:25 -0600
  ...a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you > look at it right" > > Hunter/Garcia -- remove NOSPAM to reply
• Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:04:25 -0400
  ...Loosen the motor to tranny bolts slightly, the transmission (nose) mount bolt [about 4 turns loosened] and the mount-to-frame bolts slightly. 8...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 16:18:24 -0700
  ...of a rare part. >> And they break easily ...that small bleed nose nipple, those love to >> break off. > > > Funny you should mention that. Last...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:04:37 -0400
  ...Optional equipmennt nos. Vehicle data 2 to 7 are also found in your Maintenance booklet." My label, located as described, contains all that information...
• Re: Engine Oil Seal (and similar) vs Axle Bearing Grease Seal, Install
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:23:47 -1000
  ...in the american car world, you can buy a smooth sleeve to slip over the nose of say a Chevy crankshaft..so there is...
• Re: [NVC] Need alignment sight to help with backing trailer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:28:34 -0700
  ...or fiberglass > rod that I can raise from the trailer's nose or rear as a visibility > marker. Rear would be better because alignment...
• update:another gremlin (throttle position switch)
  Historical mailing list - matt greenwell
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:41:33 -0500
  ...I used some needle nosed pliers to get it back to functioning. > Bentley has an elaborate method for checking spacing, but I didn't...
• Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 14:45:21 -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...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:03:32 -0700
  ...Buy some bright colored plaid polyester pants that go up to your armpits, let your nose and ear hair grow out and toss out...
• Re: Well so far it's beat me. >:-(
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 20:19:16 -0700
  ...I would today!! Secretly switched out the US made vise grip > needle nose pliers my wife had in her tool box for a shiny...
• Bunker Burner Bait
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  15 Sep 1996 20:05:30 -0700
  ...needle nose pliers, one of those extended reach claw "pick up" tools for dropped small parts, standard flat bladed screwdriver to nudge and position...
• Re: A minimal tool kit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:50:28 -0500
  ...12v tester Pocket knife Utility tape Needle nose pliers Slip joint pliers stubby 3/4 ratchet You can do every belt, water hose, and...
• Re: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:20:08 -0700
  ...Didn't peak in the license plate door, didn't walk over an put his nose near the intake grill........just got in and...
• FW: Air conditioning keep it or leave it?
  Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 18:11:00 -0500
  ...hang them from the pop-top support bars and pointing the noses into the cabinet (door down half way). Oh yeah, and with no...
• Re: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:38:58 -0400
  ...On the way down, lifting the van off the rack, until the van was almost standing on it's nose. Suddenly the hatch let...
• Re: [Syncro] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Fri, 23 May 2008 15:22:40 -0400
  ...run. >>> Mirrors on?...Lose about 15mph. Windows down? at least 25mph. Nose of >>> car set too low? 10mph.. One size wider tires? 10mph..It...
• Re: [Fwd: America](no Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - B Logan
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 07:20:56 -0700
  ...And when they do, they are entitled > > to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating > > over their present troubles. I hope Canada...
• SOTO/Classic Weekend (Part 2~Saturday-2L)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 19:04:56 -0700
  ...I negotiated a set of NOS "mystery" tail lights for the '57 single cab at a screamingly cheap price. Similar to the early bubble...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 17:36:30 -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...
• LVC also going in for surgery tomorrow..Maybe TMI for some
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 13:25:42 -0500
  ...I mean sneezing, coughing, clearing your throat, hiccups, hard blowing of the nose,hard bowel movements, and forced farting. 4. Surgery was at 8AM...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 14:19:59 -0800
  So I stuck my nose into the developer section and it was different than I expected. I assumed that the project was more of...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:36:56 -0800
  ...Bad Juju? Butt, who nose? > > We have spoken before about our venerable road-divas-in-decline and the > cost of entertaining such demanding old...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 May 2013 18:52:41 -0700
  ...maybe time for an Appliance type car. > then you'll wax nostalgic when you see a vanagon go by. > > > > On 5/12/2013 5...
• Re: F/ White Salmon River damn "burst"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Nov 2011 19:36:15 -0700
  ...the common expression of that saying uses another anotomical part rather than 'nose.' I'm sad to hear there was any 'blaming' ..........or 'complained...
• Re: Re; Bus Depot Problems
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:56:35 -0400
  ...I have even bought parts from local dealers knowing full well I > was paying through the nose, and swallowed the extra cost with a...
• Buses Of The Corn 2006... T-Shirt info now available.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 22:51:34 -0400
  ...We keep coming back to this location because it's a nice quiet campsite well away from main roads, trains, airports and nosy neighbours...
• F++
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:01:12 -0700 (PDT)
  ...shiftless bastard." 58. "A bird in hand makes hard to blow nose." 57. "Find old man in dark, not hard!" 56. "Man who scratch...
• W pretour trip report
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jan 1995 17:58:30 -0800
  ...David Schwarze schwarze@nosc.mil Steve Johnson sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com Tobin Copley tobin@unixg.ubc.ca Bill Abbott wabbott@townshend.corp.megatest.com...
• Re: Syncro buyers love rust?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:02:38 -0500
  ...rear lid and slider both rusted out on the inner >>shells, >>nose like swiss cheese...nah, this one ain't restorable unless someone has...
• Re: FS 1991 Westfalia Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:21:12 -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: CV joints. Adding new grease.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 15:07:36 -0800
  ...The archives mentions a "reverse needle nose pliers tool." Can this tool be > > used to remove the clamp on the small end of the...
• Re: small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:47:10 -0800
  If the hose is at the top of the engine, you could probably part the van pointing nose down (a little slope - just enough...