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Vanagon Shenanagons!
Historical mailing list - J B
Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:46:42 -0500
Sorry for the cheesy subject, just updated my blog with our latest camping t= rip which will most likely be our last one before...
Fixing Coolant Leak
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Thu, 15 Aug 96 02:28:22 UT
After doing a pressure check on my newly rebuilt 83.2 westy, I found coolant to be leaking around the thermostat housing. This does...
Oil Pump Replacement
Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 13:44:48 EST
I am replacing the oil pump on my 87 GL with a new high volume unit from Bus Depot. To my surprise a new...
Double cab questions
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 15:20:47 EDT
Hello List, I am considering getting a double cab when my lease expires on my GMC truck next year. My question is, is there...
Re: Vanagon Mania
Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:07:45 +0000
...It is my philosophy to spend my freetime with my kids rather than under my vans.</P> <P><BR>Here are several  things...
Re: Weird going-ons!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 6 Sep 2023 18:20:48 -0600
...I checked my reservoir and it > looked okay. > Braking feels normal, > I last did my brakes 2016, but my van doesn’t get 3...
Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:17:41 -0600
Well, I didn't see anyone use my tool. I went to sears and bought a 17mm hex wrench. Probably cost $6. I then...
Re: Back lock to hatch
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:36:35 -0500
...Jeff > On Aug 11, 2015, at 12:45 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote: > > 90* on my '85. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my...
OE Audi wheels specs
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:08:35 -0400
...http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/wheels/15-16-audi-wheels-5x112.htm http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/wheels/17-audi-wheels-oem-5x112.htm...
Strange diesel question
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 08:21:33 -0600
Hi all Im still learning about my first vw/westy. Most of my engine builds have been domestics, I know that most small block...
Viscous Coupling, when it goes out, what signs.
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Mon, 11 May 1998 02:12:08 EDT
I've have noticed that my syncro doesn't grind its tires like other syncros do when making sharp turns in parking lots. I...
It's Friday (no vanagon content)
Historical mailing list - Mark Robert Drovdahl
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:36:09 -0800
Are my higher-education dollars really worth it? Can anyone explain to me how statistics will help me put a 2.0 L motor...
Where is *your* O2 Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Sat, 18 May 2002 10:07:50 -0500
Folks, On my '89 Westy, my O2 sensor is screwed into my catalytic converter. It's attached just beyond where the exhaust pipe connects...
'95 EuroVan Camper For Sale
Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
Wed, 7 May 2003 04:56:56 -0500
I've returned to this list after a long absence since 1996 when I sold my 1982 diesel Vanagon to a nice gentleman from...
Re: Cup Holders
Historical mailing list - Erik Simes
Fri, 9 Jul 1999 09:57:09 +0000
I got my replacements at Kmart for $3.00, an exact match with adjustibility. > In a message dated 7/8/99 5:34:05...
Re: State Your Age
Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
Thu, 13 May 2004 23:06:19 -0400
Hi, my name is Dave, I am 49 and I'm a Volksaholic . In order of there appearance, 64 Beetle my Dad bought new...
Clutch Master Cylinder Removal?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:52:21 -0800
...Seems my clutch master on my 86 Vanagon is leaking like a sieve. I have a spare on my 84, which I assume will...
fixed my A/C
Historical mailing list - Wade & Rachel Ortego
Thu, 12 Sep 2002 21:13:58 -0400
I fixed my A/C. I know you probably don't care. But I did it by myself and thought I would let you...
Re: black tailpipe
Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
Mon, 13 Oct 1997 02:40:00 -0400
...When I was first driving, (late 70s) my grandad, a former mechanic, said if my car was properly tuned, after a long trip on...
Syncro speedo is different?
Historical mailing list - Doug in CA
Fri, 9 Apr 2004 20:04:32 -0700
My 87 speedo in my syncro is also kaput. I was planning on using the one from a 90 or my 87 parts van...
Re: Anybody know if this Type rear hatch is stock?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:52:08 -0700
...After celebrating the 30th anniversary of my divorce acouple of weeks ago (she took me for almost everything except my 73 K Ghia I...
Re: Porta potty go boom
Historical mailing list - Bernard
Mon, 16 May 2005 21:30:36 -0700
...I shut my eyes but did I do so in time? I splashed water over my eyes and looked in mirror. My eyes were...
Re: Friday - Geo Metro Race
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:26:20 -0800
...As the Metro throbbed its throaty idle > >>> >>> around me, I sipped my bold beverage and wiped the white froth my > >>> >>> stiff upper lip. I...
Newbie Ball Joint Question
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:10:53 -0500
...While swapping my spare onto each corner to eliminiate my thumping problem, I had the occasion to inspect my upper ball joints. It seems...
Re: New windshield
Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:22:50 -0600
...To pass the cheesy Mississippi inspection, I needed new windshields for both my vehicles, a 93 Ford Ranger and my 87 Vanagon. The Ranger...
Putting FI on carburated ACVW
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 06:19:14 -0400
Volks, I am swapping a working FI system to my carbureted 2 liter. I know about the gas tank and fuel pump....... My question...
Vanagon woes.
Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:36:32 -0400
Well, thanks you everyone for their input on my numerous problems. Yet again I'm frustrated with my mechanical abilities. My engine is running...
autobahn society praises
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:27:54 -0400
I need to praise Steve at Autobahn Society, I had problems with my van, NOT RELATED to the conversion that he performed on my...
Re: 1st successful road trip report (longish)!
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 15:42:59 -0700
...Wish my van ran as well. ;-) > cruising along at a blistering 58mph according to my GPS (though the > speedo was happily lying to me...
serious vanagon security issues
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:01:47 -0700
well i have always been the first to say that car alarms are annoying and useless, but i have just changed my mind. last...
FS in Santa Ana Commonwealth VW
Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
Thu, 4 Sep 1997 00:10:10 -0500
...I could take out the little single seats; have my bed in back and put my laptop on the table & play games.(my Vannygon...
Re: ideal vanagon camp chair ideas wanted
Historical mailing list - Kenneth O'Connor
Sat, 9 Sep 2017 11:10:03 -0700
...Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 9, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Bruno Walser <bruno.walser@MULTAVISTA.COM> wrote: > > Hi Eric, > > We like the...
Re: Do You Love Your Bus? (VL, very soppy, paean of praise to my dead bus)
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 May 1996 14:30:42 -0400
Do I love my Bus? Kinda tough right now, as I'm just a wannabus, but when I had one I did. And I...
Re: Synthetic Tranny Oil?
Historical mailing list - andrewbell
Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:13:44 -0600
I've used synthetic for the past four years in my '84's tranny. I thought it important in Minnesota as the Van is...
Two birds with one stone
Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 08:14:17 -0700
Just had my Westy serviced at my usual (and truly excellent) mechanic. He did an oil change and tune up (new fuel and air...
Re: scratch on heads mating surface for cylinders - update
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:53 -0300
...And I don't want to get my experience the hard way, by learning from my mistakes after the motor is back in my...
Brake Pedal Travel
Historical mailing list - Cold Noses
Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:42:51 +0000
Hi all, My brake pedal has begun to travel a lot before engaging. My rear brakes are tight, fronts are in good shape, yet...
Re: A Current Question
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:42:43 -0800
Perhaps best expressed as "the way I like my woman", as there is a Mrs. Squirrel (singular). :-) Cheers! On Nov 13, 2009, at 8...
best manual for my '78?
Historical mailing list - Janet Martinson
Fri, 8 Apr 1994 09:55:36 -0700 (PDT)
Hi everyone - What's the best manual for my '78 Bus? I have the Bentley's one but I'd love one that only...
Gas on empty or not?
Historical mailing list - Erlaz
Tue, 24 Mar 1998 10:27:15 EST
My fuel gauge on my 91 GL is off by quite a bit. Empty is now at around 1/4. I now must use...
Parts CD - Help!
Historical mailing list - Richard OHalloran
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 19:51:32 -0700
Alan, My filesort.exe file is on my D: drive on the CD ROM itself and is not on my hard drive. The path...
4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 19:40:55 -0400
My 1990 (180k miles) GL automatic just had it's 4th rear heater core burst in 12 months! It also has burst two (metal...
COIL SPRINGS (samoore)
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sat, 4 May 2002 10:19:56 EDT
Mark and Steve, Thanks for replying to my coil spring question. My old springs measured 15 3/4", and my new springs measured 14...
Fridge cleaning
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:27:56 -0700
...A few days ago while re-installing my windows XP program I made a mistake and wiped out all my saved email keepers for...
Re: MPG
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 01:42:14 -0400
...I often used it to check my > speedometer. > I have found my speedometers of all my cars just about dead on > accurate.
Re: Pictures (Cell Phone) OT.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:07:48 -0500
Don, I have AT&T cell service (Yes I absolutley hate AT&T but I'm stuck with it - I'm on my son...
Bus Depo Head Lamp upgrade
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Mon, 4 Aug 2014 23:15:37 -0700
Today I installed the vision kit for my 84 van. Wow what a difference. Just made a huge improvement in my head lamp performance...
looking for folding rear beds for 84 van
Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 08:47:41 EST
Hi- I am looking for a fold down (weekender?) bed set up for my 84. I want both the rear and middle seats. BUT...
Gears shifted
Historical mailing list - peter hargreave
Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:09:16 +0000
...I had lost my reverse gear.  In fact all my gears have shifted - my 1st gear is now where my reverse gear was...
30>50 timed runs
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:04:12 -0700
...Just remembered yesterday on my way home and tried a couple of preliminaries without a way to time them. With my 5speed and my...
flashing oil light
Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 10:14:27 -0500
...Voila, I had a working digital clock, but then I also noticed that my oil light would flash when starting my van and not...
Re: clutch shudder
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:31:39 -0700
Yep, I do all my own work. And my mechanic is so damned lazy, I'ld fire him if he wasn't so good...
Re: middle seats as living room furniture
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:33:41 -0800
...chairs with armrests surrounding my kitchen table. i cook my meals on a westy galley hooked up to my kitchen range... i even sleep...
Re: Camping In My Westy!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:46:07 -0700
The next best thing is being a grandparent! My kids are in their mid 30's and I have one granddaughter. They started camping...
Re: Lend the bus; who to say yes or no to?
Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
Tue, 3 Mar 2009 01:12:36 -0500
...I lent my van to my brother-in-law and family, and they came from Pennsylvania for an unaffordable dream vacation touring California before...
What does GL mean?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 30 Mar 1996 15:41:20 GMT
...I have owned my bus since 1988 and dearly love it (it is the first VW I have owned). Now a question... My Vanagon...
Re: generation span
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Mon, 14 Jan 2002 07:16:59 -0700
I bought my first '85 GL the day after the timing belt broke on my '86 Scirocco 16V in 1998. My first car was...
1984 dash pad
Historical mailing list - Keith Dwyer
Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:13:09 -0500
Going to be taking my brown 1984 dash out, and want to replace my cracked dash pad at the same time. Anyone have one...
ac for my 82
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Mon, 10 Aug 1998 15:51:31 -0500
well here is my question can i install a factory type ac in my 82 westy it sure would be nice. And does anyone...
RE: good news?
Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrigg (Rho)
Thu, 10 Nov 94 14:57:38 PST
> I am thinking that I have pretty much made up my mind >just to break down and get a GEX rebuild for my bus...