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• Re: Anyone running a Oettinger powered Van( or completed van) ?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 07:53:55 -0500
  ...Couldn't figure out how to pass the engine >>under the Federal emission noses. >> >>BenT >> >> > > > This communication is for use by the intended recipient...
• Re: Bostig Installation (so far) Report
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:49:59 -0400
  ...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: Search for tires
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 13 Feb 2021 10:56:29 -0800
  ...unless I go via eBay from Italy > and pay through the nose, but Nokian has a similar winter tire that is > available. Not the...
• Pt2: So what went wrong with Sharkey's "Todd Hill" tranny? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 18 May 2000 10:12:44 -0700
  ...Perhaps you can't see beyond the end of your nose to read what I wrote immediately after that last statement. I gave him...
• 87 SYNCRO WESTY ROJECT PIX AND STORY LONG
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 11:44:05 -0500
  ...In addition, he under coated wheel wells, and applied a thick vinyl to nose of van and headlights to prevent rock chips. you can...
• Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:40:45 -0700
  ...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: Conversion Commotion
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 21:58:53 -0800
  ...a conversion vanagon (diesel to gas) I cannot look down >my nose at anyone who wishes to do the same. However, the one thing...
• Re: bashing was: vanagon engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:09:40 -0800
  ...they considered normal ( that was right before ford started the round nose, high cowl first F-150's ...they had a strangley high hood...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:41:41 -0700
  ...seems to have been exceptionally well maintained, so I held my nose (I prefer less fancy vehicles) and paid $2k for it.� Leather seating...
• Re: It's back together and it runs.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 21:21:28 -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...
• Re: Ever have one van job that leads to another?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 13:20:52 -0400
  ...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: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 06:54:11 -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: I are mades it
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:15:15 -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...
• Long Life for your engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 14:23:46 -0400
  ...This means that if you were to saw off the nose of the vehicle so that you've exposed the largest possible cross section...
• The Tool List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:11:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...PLIERS Needle nose, circlip, wire crimping, channel lock, regular, side cutters, sheet metal sheers, if you can find 'em cheap medical hemostats are nice...
• Scary Halloween VW Bus Story
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:19:40 -0800
  ...The smell of decay clung to my nose and the ring of darkness enveloped me as much as the fear. Slowly I bent over...
• 80 - 83? GAS TANK REPAIRS [longish
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:33:20 -0400
  ...I ended up paying out the nose/butt ($225) for the Allsmal= l used one. AVOID THAT PLACE EXCEPT LAST RESORT. It has worked...
• Re: FAG or SKF wheel bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:31:09 -0700
  ...A good read > here: > http://www2.cal-look.com/nostalgia/risefall.html > I was using EMPI parts in the '60's and I can...
• Re: Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 May 2013 14:08:15 -0700
  ...Like I almost have to make the nose dive >> for the pull to happen. My new Nokians http://tinyurl.com/cklr86y have >> less than...
• Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:45:19 -0500
  ...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: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:55:58 -0700
  ...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: DISASTER AT JIFFY LUBE!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 06:58:01 -0700
  ...On the way down, lifting the van off the rack, > until the van was almost standing on it's nose. Suddenly the hatch > let...
• Shamelessly stolen from Matthew Bulley
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 15:30:13 -0800
  ...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:locking diffs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 10:42:49 -0400
  ...guard >at the junction between front and rear subframes protecting the nose of the >trans. Oh yea. I have that. A little cross piece...
• Re: Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 22:21:48 -0800
  ...I think it needs higher-pressure air, like is available at the nose of the van. I tried a Mazda cooler in rear locations...
• How not to Change your Oil - All better now! [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 21 May 1996 09:37:31 MST
  ...I found the busted capnut where I threw it after I bashed my glasses and nose when it broke. I decide "what the heck...
• Removing arm rests for repair of arm rest posts and to install perfect fit seat covers
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 19:55:55 -0800
  ...home made tool to line up the holes and a needle nose pliers to insert the pin-- then the home made tool again to...
• Re: Troubleshooting a noise
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 27 May 2010 20:02:20 -0700
  ...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: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:07:02 -0400
  ...Wear protective stuff to not get the dust up your nose. The fluid is Baked and you may have to replace the rear wheel...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 18:39:36 -0500
  ...Park the van so the nose is on a light up hill, remove the grille, get a partner to rev the engine to about...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:42:39 -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...
• Re: battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:36:53 EST
  ...which technically falls into the "up to 750 CCA." The snot nosed "mechanic" at Sears will explain to you, in the requisite condescending tone...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 11:23:51 -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: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:30:26 -0700
  My Westy has been parked, unused, in the Phoenix summer sun for months with that fan merrily running every afternoon (parked nose north). Started...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:41:27 -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...
• Teen-mail
  Historical mailing list - Teen-Mail
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:15:21 -0700
  ...http://www.cashcount.com/cgi-bin/hits/log.cgi?213593&Z&NOSCRIPT]-' ></center> </TD> <TD width="2" bgcolor="yellow"><IMG SRC="http://208.224...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Starter ?
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Thu, 5 May 2016 13:33:18 -1000
  ...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: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:35:31 -0500
  ...years for the part I had and cant believe it was NOS OEM. But this guy was great for parts. I of course have...
• Original post GEO Drag Race
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:50:18 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...
• Check your grounds
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 09:41:00 -0700
  ...The right hand fan is likely in 'NOS' condition since I doubt it has ever been run! Each of the blowers by themselves pack...
• Re: ECU optimization -- one quick question
  Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:05:38 -0700
  ...absent-minded considion when I sometimes get that way with my nose over the > engine -- I did not succomb to it becasue I had...
• Re: Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:59:57 -0800
  ...don't have available at the moment. " I just had my nose and hands 'way into' 82 DV linkage..( and just looked again to...
• Re: LVC also going in for surgery tomorrow..Maybe TMI for some
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 11:41:17 -0700
  ...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: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:42:54 -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: On being a Vanaslob (was: sad decline)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 12:30:28 -0800
  ...And lest some of you are tempted to look down your > long patrician noses, remember you share 97% of your DNA with a banana...
• Re: Recent Transmission and Pilot Bearing Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 16:33:17 -0800
  ...Lifted nose and drained fluid hoping piece would slide down to drain hole but no luck here... Abandoned futile attempts to fish from drain...
• Re: Ever have one van job that leads to another? Oil pressure and pumps.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 08:56:07 -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: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:14:04 -0700
  ...The cone-shaped nose of the drain 'plug' seats against a beveled face at the bottom of the drain plug bore in the cast...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 01:41:47 +0100
  ...However the greedy, self-serving VW > > "Royal executives" simply thumb their noses at the working proletariat using > > thier products and demand higher parts prices...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 00:15:54 -0500
  ...For topics that I have tried to discuss at length, particularly > those that > might elongate the nose of conventional wisdom here, I frankly don...
• The Americans by Gordon Sinclair
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:19:41 -0400
  ...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: LVC also going in for surgery tomorrow..Maybe TMI for some
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 14:00:15 -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 / Audi / Porsche SUV? AutoWeek Article
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Fri, 8 Aug 97 06:40:35 UT
  ...I wonder if VW has the inclination to poke it's nose into two completely different ends of the SUV market at the same...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:58:22 -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: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 13:02:53 -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: [Syncro] Re: Battery to starter cable
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:51:38 -0700
  ...get adapt at slipping one up there with a long needle nose > pliers, and a short section of more "rigid" wire to plug into...
• Re: Oil Viscosity Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 15:46:37 -0700
  ...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: question for an engineer
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 01:50:54 -0600
  ...to find out if it's accurate, without paying through the nose? > (it only cost me $10) > > Can foot-lbs be converted to inch...
• Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
  ...I have a pair of needle nose vice grip pliers that I used to squeeze the circlip back into place. Finally, put your new...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:41:55 -0500
  ...The "oldest trick in the book" surely must be pretending to pull your > kid's nose off by showing him your pinched thumb protruding...