hey gang, going out to do my front CV's. guess I dont have the right size socket to remove the axle nut. does anyone know off hand what size it is--then off to...
Volks, Had some down time while waiting for the RoadHaus to get out of the shop in Los Osos, CA. So I scouted out a couple of local State Campgrounds. Although...
Its 30mm. Don't know if you know what is store for you, but you have to loosen a few things to get the cv joint out. I have found the best and least painful...
I was very saddened by a radar image of the debris field as picked up by a National Weather Service radar at Shreveport LA. I pulled radar images from a few...
Tom Forhan
fourwdvw@...
Feb 2, 2003 12:26 am
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Dear Vanagon friends. Thank you all for your suggestions and help in diagnosing my Vanagon problems. I resolved the problem by taking the suggestion of a...
Now--- Here is one item that Larry totally forgot--and so did Stosh--and me--- Ole Lar could be taking his heat exchanger shower at the back end of his Van and...
Demand for the Columbia Radar images I put togeter caused the Yahoo group to exceed traffic limits - sorry. It has now been moved to http://www.bridger.us/ Tom...
I stand corrected if the oil pan clears the skid plates. Dennis ... From: Matthew Pollard [mailto:poll7356@...] Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:25 AM...
Dennis Haynes
dhaynes@...
Feb 2, 2003 4:27 pm
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At 07:49 AM 1/31/2003 -0800, you wrote: Derek, are you aware of the weakness in the Vanagon shifter that sometimes leads to them snapping off inside the shift...
... telluride snowstorm, bummer. was able to grab enough with a pair of vice grips and get home. next time(??) i'll use the vanagain kit while i'm at it....
Space Shuttle Columbia Flight STS 107 Astronauts Rick Husband Willie McCool Michael Anderson Kalpana Chawla David Brown Laurel Clark Ilan Ramon You where our...
I am debating between the BFG A/T and the Dunlop Radial Rover in size 27 x 8.50 14. The overall height for both tires is 26.5". However the revs/mile on the...
The difference between the 2 specs is less than 2%. Your seat of the pants will not know the difference. The Dunlop will tend to wear unevenly and become very...
Dennis Haynes
dhaynes@...
Feb 2, 2003 8:05 pm
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Well I gotta tell you that going from the Nokian C2 185R14 @ 806 revs/mile to the BFG A/T's @ 782, was a *very* noticible difference to me. And that is less...
Denver / Boulder / Louisville Area .... Colorado Volks >>>> VW Van get together! RoadHaus Launch Celebration. If you are anywhere around Louisville, CO on...
For torque, my understanding is it's just pounds applied multiplied by the distance in feet from the axle. I weigh 200 pounds, so I always figured if I step...
Cory, I run the Radial Rovers on my '90 Syncro Westie and like them a lot. They're grippy, cheap, and available, but they are noisy at speed - just look at the...
Cory, When I bought my syncro this past Sept ... She had the 27 x 8.50 14 Dunlop's you Are inquiring about. I have since switched to Michelin 215/75r/15 LTX ...
Volks, Recently got the sound system installed in the RoadHaus, but not happy with the woofer setup. Sounds fine but takes up too much room. The just did a...
Hello everyone, As I dive deeper and deeper into the previous owners problems, I'm finding some amazing things. So in an effort to fix a leak in the six bolt...
Denver Area List Members, Sorry ... but need to move the get together date out by one day. Details: Date/Day: Feb 11th / Tueday Place: Ben McCafferty's Home...
This is not all that bad of a problem once the tranny or engine is out. The drain plug is in the bell housing and this comes off readily and you might want to...
cut a slot in it or tack weld a nut to it Mark J Lortie PhD Division of Nephrology and Hypertension UCSD School of Medicine VA medical Center, V151 3350 La...
mark lortie
mlortie@...
Feb 4, 2003 1:40 am
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These will come out easily by heating with an O2/acetaline (sp) torch. AKA Blue wrench. Worth its weight in gold. Bring it over, I'll help you out. Eric...
Hi folks, Anybody have any ideas on the weight capacity of the rear hatch? I've been looking at Gary Lee's racks and am wondering if anyone out there has used...
Is it a standard 10" sub box or did they use a "truck" box? The truck box will be narrower and wider than a standard box. Still a bit space consuming, but...
Hey Listees - I got a new set of S&S headers for my Syncro last year, and love them. Effortless installation and great performance. Anyway. I have another Van,...