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  • Re: nuts/bolts
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:42:17 -0500
    > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out > the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having > trouble finding...
  • the term "barndoor" bus..(was:Re: Sheryl Crow in a Bus
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 May 2002 11:32:17 EDT
    In a message dated 5/9/02 8:56:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, wvveedub@NETSCAPE.NET writes: > I liked the bus, too. Early...
  • Re: [vanagon] BusFusion News
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 24 Jun 2007 08:57:24 -0700
    ...On 6/24/07, RAlanen@aol.com <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote: > > > Volks, the _BusFusion 2007 Report & Pics_ > (http://members.aol.com/busfusion/bf07rept.htm...
  • Re: Yet Another Great Bus Article
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:19:55 -0400
    ...Thanks for sharing. > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > -- Sent from Gmail for...
  • Swiss Bus & Bug Meet
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:30:13 -0400
    High in the Swiss Alps, a Summit for Vintage Bugs and Buses. T3s are welcome too, I told you it's a bus. <EG...
  • Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"
    Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
    Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:42:18 EST
    well...a bus to me is what I drive at work, my 90 psgr 40' tandem Crown Coach... BUT.... my Vanagon is my little...
  • Re: Online vendors
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 11 Oct 2002 13:57:44 -0300
    ...http://www.partsvw.com/ > concur 100% on that > my list has > > bus depot > bus boys > vanagain > aircooled net > go westy > motorworks > busted bus > are...
  • Re: BusDepot.Com Beta Test - STILL TESTING - 10,9,8,7 . . . and Counting
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 11 Jun 2003 14:32:57 -0400
    > I don't care if Ron makes twenty million > with his upgraded website I do. :-) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...
  • Roger Daltry of the Who loves Buses!
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:59:56 -0400
    ...Did you know the song "Going Mobile" was about a VW Bus? http://www.classicrallies.com/blog/index.php?/archives/740-The-Who-to...
  • replace radius rod bushings
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:10:59 -0500
    Anyone have a how-to on replacing the radius rod bushings? On my '91 Vanagon GL, the outer bushing is completely missing on the...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit Pics
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 22 May 2008 09:39:31 -0500
    ...This means I can sleep soundly at the next campouts :) -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa...
  • Fwd: Buses By the Beach Presents - Bus Boo! 2007
    Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
    Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:01:24 -0400
    ...Buses by the Beach-dot-com <volksfolks@busesbythebeach.com> Date: 28 Aug 2007 11:16:34 -0700 Subject: Buses By the Beach Presents - Bus...
  • Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 11 May 2012 09:56:06 -0700
    ...It sounds like the bushing is getting started slightly cockeyed and is jamming. Lube bushing OD? On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 9:33...
  • Re: Starter :bushing support
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 14:31:59 -0700
    Mark, Years ago I replaced the bushing on my old 72 westy. Like you I was puzzled as to how it can be removed...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit this weekend - Wooooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Wed, 19 May 2010 06:17:34 -0400
    ...Can't wait to see our bus family!! I also hope to meet some new > comers. > > Looks to be another awesome event this year...
  • BusFusion News
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 2 May 2004 13:09:24 EDT
    ...See the _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) website for complete up to date details. Hoping for good weather and lots of...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit 2010 Pictures & Short Trip Report
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 29 May 2010 06:49:43 -0700
    ...Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit 2010 Pictures & Short Trip Report <snip> �Last shots are of the blessing of the buses at Townsend Park...
  • How do I put a Vanagon mtr in a late Bus?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 02 Jun 1996 01:48:23
    I am in the process of trying to put an '82 Vanagon 2L motor in a '76 bus. I expected to do a lot...
  • Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"
    Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
    Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:46:13 -0800
    ...Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van" I dislike referring to my '88 Westie as a "van" - I prefer to call it a "bus". For some...
  • 81' Shift Linkage Bushings
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Price
    Wed, 9 Jul 2003 09:08:14 -0600
    I need help finding replacement Shift Linkage bushings for 1980-85 vanagon. These bushings are at the swivel point on the front parts of...
  • suspension bushings
    Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
    Mon, 25 Oct 1999 02:27:29 EDT
    I was wondering, have any of you ever had to replace the front suspension bushings? I'm begining to think that maybe mine might...
  • FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:56:46 -0500
    Does any of our great list or non-list vendors have the Poly front suspension bushings (w/SS sleeves would be ideal) similiar to...
  • Re: Sources for VW Video, books, toys & "Herbie" stuff
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Sun, 11 Sep 1994 13:07:01 -0500 (CDT)
    ...1974-1979-Bus-2-Fuel-Injection-Data 1980-1983-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection-Data 1983-1985-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection-Data 1986-1991-Vanagon-Fuel-Injection...
  • Busfest 2021...
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 22 Nov 2020 16:01:39 -0800
    ...https://www.busfest.org/busfest/ I'm sure there is plenty to see over there between the Isle of Mann motorcycle races and Busfest...
  • Starting to worry
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Stout
    Thu, 27 Jul 95 17:48:31 PDT
    A few days ago I put in a new starter for my 65 bus and it started just great. Then yesterday I tried to...
  • Re: Haynes Manual
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:10:35 -0500
    ...http://busdepot.com/ASP/SearchProdId.cfm?ProdId=2948 - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders...
  • mixing urethane and rubber bushings
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
    Mon, 8 Sep 2014 11:55:11 -0400
    ...I will complete my bushing collection with the urethane bushings I didn't have yet. And thanks for the steering rack bushing recommendations, I...
  • Re: Replacing roll up window scrapers & channels
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 3 May 2013 13:13:13 -0400
    ...http://www.busdepot.com/details/vanagonrubber/ - Ron Salmon � The Bus Depot, Inc. � www.busdepot.com � (215)� 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART...
  • 66 Bus-E-Brake Cables
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 03 Mar 1995 12:29:19 -0500 (EST)
    Hey Guys, does anyone know where i can get a set of E-Brake cables for my 66 BUs. The Bus Stop catalog has...
  • Bus Depot Now Hiring (again)!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 18 Jan 2003 19:00:11 -0500
    ...Please pmail if interested. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234-VWVW www.busdepot.com _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by Part # 1-866...
  • RoadHaus - Busses By The Bridge VIII at Lake Havasu City, AZ / Event Report
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Fri, 30 Jan 2004 18:43:36 -0700
    Volks, Recently returned from the <file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/RoadHaus/My%20Documents/My%20Webs /Roadhaus/Busses%20By%20The%20Bridge%202004.html> Busses By...
  • Favorite stickers
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Dec 2019 22:30:00 +0000
    ...Vanagon Christmas Presents? Hi Dave,         Yes, it is crazy how much bus things are out there.  People seem to love them, even non bus...
  • Re: WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event)
    Historical mailing list - TODD OLSON
    Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:05:38 +0000
    ...WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event) Have you listed Bus BRRR on VW Camper Family? This site...
  • Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 13 May 2012 13:25:37 -0700
    what model is it ? maybe it's a diesel ..they don't have a starter bushing in the bell housing. maybe it's a...
  • buncha buses for sale ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 08 May 96 20:00:28 CDT
    ...VW Buses forsale!!! Summer camper bus heaven! 1971-78 >>I'M POSTING FOR A FRIEND, PLEASE CALL HIM RATHER THAN REPLY HERE -thanks! 1978...
  • Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 20 Nov 1998 13:50:28 CST
    ...You? to me, it's a bus or a Vanagon ... not a van. sometimes "my truck", but mostly "The Bus". when i don't...
  • Re: Squeaking bushings upfront ??
    Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
    Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:18:38 +0200
    I just replaced the upper control arm bushings, that's the best thing to do. I wished I had done it earlier. But working...
  • Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:22:46 -0400
    ...I have seen other people post similar frustrating experiences with > > these bushings (including some who had problems with the Febi bushings). > > > > Does anyone know...
  • Re: New VW Bulli Bus at Geneva Auto Show
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Tue, 1 Mar 2011 14:12:51 -0800
    ...bulli-concept/ > > > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "JoesVan" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://www.busesbythebeach.org/> < > http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com <http://www.busesbythebeach.com/>> >
  • Re: Cheese Bus
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:57:36 -0500
    ...Hate to see a bus chopped up. Check out this sad little vanagon: http://pics.rofl.to/pic/small-vw-bus Pete '79 Westy...
  • Re: '68 front-end into '59 Bus? Disc brakes?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 12 May 1996 14:21:49 -0500 (EST)
    My 66 bus came with a 68 fornt end on it but it did not have disc brakes, however, i have been told it...
  • Starter bushing removal
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Tue, 20 Jun 1995 15:35:10 CST6CDT
    Bosch rebuilt starters are being shipped with a new bushing for the bell-housing end. Here's a tip the dealer gave me for...
  • Re: My dream bus...or bus dream...
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 31 Jul 1996 16:01:16 -0500
    >I'm dreaming about old buses now, isn't that odd? > >Last night I dreamed I was pursuing a '69 red van in MINT...
  • Re: Urethane suspension bushes?
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Wed, 11 Sep 2002 12:37:49 -0700
    In this case bushing IS is serving as bearing. It's function that counts not the name. Racing cars are very light and have...
  • Re: replace starter and bushing at some time?
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:06:33 -0400
    Jake, I replaced the starter once without the bushing. The next week I replaced the starter and the busing. Ken" there's never time...
  • 3rd Annual Buses by the Beach Bus BRR!! Feb 10-11th at Pokagon State Park!
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Mon, 1 Jan 2007 21:19:51 -0500
    Happy New Year Bus Volk! It's time to start the official countdown to the 3rd annual Buses by the Beach Bus BRR at...
  • Re: "It's not a Van... it's a Bus."
    Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
    Fri, 20 Nov 1998 17:44:41 -0330
    Philip Hanson (Volt Computer) wrote: > > I dislike referring to my '88 Westie as a "van" - I prefer to call it a > "bus". For some...
  • Re: Bus Depot Radiators
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 25 May 2001 13:50:05 -0700
    ...The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> >Reply-To: The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Bus Depot Radiators...
  • Re: Starter Bushing Blues
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:52:41 -0700
    re the best way I ever found was to tap some threads on the bushing and then run the corresponding bolt or allthread onto...
  • Re: Exhaust pipe
    Historical mailing list - ghamburg
    Fri, 27 Mar 1998 08:53:01 -0800
    ...The Bus Depot <list@BUSDEPOT.COM> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Thursday, March 26, 1998 11:11 AM Subject: NEW BOOKS...
  • Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:14:35 -0400
    ...I have seen other people post similar frustrating experiences with > > these bushings (including some who had problems with the Febi bushings). > > > > Does anyone know...
  • Re: The Volkswagen Space Up Blue concept is designed as a throwback to the VW Samba Bus introduced in the 50s and popularized as a hippie symbol in the 60s. ...
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:55:11 -0500
    ...There are few enough buses available as it is... a "New Bus" on the market will NOT help our hobby in the least. Happy...
  • Re: WANTED 1984 Vanagon sliding door, outside door handle
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:24:04 -0700
    ...Spendy a bit, but well worth it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Bus Depot" <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, June...
  • Looking for Vanagon parts delivery to Buses of the Corn
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:45:47 EDT
    I'm looking for someone coming to _Buses Of the Corn_ (http://www.geocities.com/busesofthecorn/) who can pick up some items from Chris...
  • Re: Fuel pump noise?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 22 Jul 2013 21:17:35 -0400
    ...http://www.busdepot.com/113142355b - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1...
  • BusFusion !
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 11 May 2001 06:39:28 EDT
    <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm">BusFusion</A> pre registration deadline, Tuesday May 15, for the first Canadian annual all Volkswagen...
  • NEW BOOKS!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 26 Mar 1998 13:11:59 -0500
    ...VW Bus by Malcolm Bobbitt covers the history, evolution, and various versions of the bus, Vanagon, and even Eurovan (although the slant is more...
  • Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:09:27 -0700
    ...We used to also have a bus, an '88. Come to think of it, I used to have another bus, a '62; 27 mph...
  • Re: Sad news
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:12:26 -0500
    ...Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '78 Bus (Melissa) On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:05 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote...
  • Re: my 83.5 Vanagon gets no power
    Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
    Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:32:05 -0600
    ...Priceless. :-) http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=22918 http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=11027 - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...