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• Re: removing Westy stove face plate
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 01:26:58 +0000
  ...Dave B -----Original Message----- From: Richard A Jones <jones@COLORADO.EDU> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tue, Sep 5, 2017 4:58...
• Re: pulling engine
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 2 May 2001 09:14:37 -0600
  You should disconnect the torque converter from the drive plate. I believe it is three bolts, and there is an access hole on the...
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 18:06:14 -0800
  ...If it's original it will be stamped "Made in Japan". > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com <http://www.kegkits.com/> > > www.stir-plate...
• Re: Just when you think you have seen it all....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:41:36 EDT
  ...the back seat should be plus the original sink, gray-water tank... From the license plate I'm thinking coffee, but why a triple...
• Re: gold plated trans mounts ????
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:41:27 -0600
  ...I believe he had to cut the original bracket and weld up the Vanagon bits, but if I recall properly, he had less than...
• Re: Name that part...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 15:57:28 +0000
  ...They plate is different for each side. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: BJ Feddish Date: Saturday, March 3, 2007 9:48 am Subject: Name that...
• Re: AC advice, keep or remove?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 06:10:21 -0500
  ...As a side note, these are not brass or CAD plated. They are plated with Yellow irradide. Someone correct my spelling.. Eric Robert Fisher...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:22:52 -0700
  ...Backing plates are pricey > but > again they get bent, twisted worn, etc. There is nothing like brand new > rear > brake plates to get the...
• Re: Hung in the middle - Bumper drawings
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Fri, 24 May 2002 10:42:02 -0500
  Folks, Sbdy mentioned the diamond plate. The Volkscafe bumpers don't have it. The Projektzwo bumpers do, and I've seen them for sale...
• Re: [T2] Preasure Plate New $35.00
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 23:23:23 -0400
  > This is a new German made Sachs clutch pressure plate to fit a Volkswagen > Van it is in the original box. > Perfect condition still...
• Re: Tiico and Diesel Bent Frame Rails
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:38:19 -0700
  ...t insisted that > the three-bolt reinforcing plate be welded to the body as VW originally did. > > Karl Mullendore > Westy Ventures > 1987 Westfalia Syncro...
• Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 10:02:20 -0800
  ...In doing so I don't think all components have been replaced on the base plate,once the swivel and seat were re-installed...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 May 2018 16:27:36 -0400
  FAS in Maine has a TDI starter and adapter plate that not only gives you a new starter (a couple of options), but takes...
• Re: remove engine
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:40:32 -0500
  ...and pressure plate on the transaxle. I will check for a bell housing access hole and let you know. Darrell ----- Original Message ----- From: Jay...
• Re: Weekender Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 20:29:13 EST
  ...Instead of welding the piece in, I simply kept it welded to the original plate from the donor van. I then cleaned up that...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes! removing rear drums
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:58:36 -0500
  ...Any way to drive it off with a drift through the backing plate? Make a mullandore port? Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
• South Carolina
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:04:55 EDT
  ...If you see a gold Vanagon GL Syncro around with Minnesota plates and the ORIGINAL Vanagon list (vanagon@lenti.umn.edu) sticker, it's...
• Circuit breaker for 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:42:23 -0700
  ...Zoltan It is not the original replacement but a little better and no one will step on that little reset pin again. Ken Hunter...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:07:05 -0500
  ...Could this just be a matter of taking off the plate and sealing it with Permatex or will removing that plate open a Pandora...
• Re: Free Small Stuff in San Antonio
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:54:08 -0700
  you definitely want the spare license plate light. as for CV joint screws. the only way is upgrade to the newer better 12 point...
• Re: speakers for stock enclosures
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:38:59 -0500
  ...original faceplates. Anyone recommend a small but might speaker > that will fit in there? > > > > > > SONY XS-W4021 fits perfectly. They come without face plates...
• Re: FS: Kennedy Adapter plate, new clutch, and TDI starter
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ewing
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:17:00 -0400
  ...The kit sold for $540 originally. Add the new clutch (Bus depot > > lists @ $130) and a used starter $50. ($720 total) I waited 3...
• Re: roof rack vs. trailer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:17:19 -0500
  ...From what I have heard the toll collection is completely automatic based on cameras shooting your license plate and sending you a bill in...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:43:43 -0500
  ...I replaced one of the original bolts with the :::> bolt for the gas spring. This allows for the whole carrier rack plate :::> to support...
• Re: K&N filter revisited with Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 11:59:54 -0700
  ...There is some bits of > sand on the inside on the plates, but not dirty. The top & > bottom plates over & under the filter are...
• Re: Tail lights 'n gators (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 23:15:15 -0700
  ...the license plate. This would have the added benefit, if hooded to a slave, of defeating photo-radar. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: Sean...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:10:26 -0600
  ...I am looking for >>something flat and square about 48X52 inches. >> >>Sean >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Matthew [mailto:poll7356@uidaho.edu] >>> Sent: Monday, February 02...
• Re: Unusual lube places
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:14:26 -0800
  ...Who lubes the backing plate spots where the brake shoes slide on the rear braking plates ? Part of normal break work. And sometimes I...
• Re: security
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 00:41:48 -0800
  I wouldn't like it either if Mad Max lived in my neighborhood -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Vehicle Names
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 08:06:13 -0500
  > > The one bus name that equally bugs me is "Magic Bus", c'mon, think of > something original I have to agree with this. Magic...
• Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 May 1999 21:51:32 -0400
  ...First, someone has suggested that the hitch mounting (which replaces the original bumper mounts) is not as sturdy as the originals. I don't...
• Re: how to put out engine fire?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Knight
  Fri, 14 May 1999 16:23:39 -0700
  Most are electrical in origin>disconnect the battery---FAST ----- Original Message ----- From: Pollard, Matthew <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 08:02:49 -0700
  ...The internal plates don't actually contact adjacent plates, and with no >metal to metal wear you get that long service life for these...
• Vanagonginity lost...
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:15 -0400
  ...the front bumper doesn't have any holes for licence plates (and in Ontario we need front plates). I hope to get a playful...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:04:37 -0400
  ...Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon. ---- Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on...
• Re: roof rack vs. trailer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:09:21 -0500
  If you travel to other states that require any trailer to have plate you have to have the plate. Some states will also require...
• Magnets - was table won't open
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:27:58 -0700
  ...Some just don't have film! > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf >> Of Lawrence Johnson >> Sent: Wednesday...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Thu, 5 May 2011 12:02:55 -0700
  ...It's probably the original sensor from the factory. I think the problem began bcse Cunegonde is usually parked pointing forward steeply downhill. If...
• FW: tranny question possibly answered
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 19:27:59 -0600
  ...The synthetic redlijne w90 will help, but you are > probably causing further damage to your intermediate plate and shift > fork.....I had a similar...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 18:40:59 -0800
  ...This is not an original idea I have seen some euro installs with side plate. But then after making one with a side plate...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:40:20 -0800
  'clutch plate' is not the best term. the two 'biggest' or most important wear item parts of a regular clutch are the 'pressure plate...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:02:26 -0600
  ...www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.andyshotsauce.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of...
• Re: Clutch pedal pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:12:28 -0800
  ...Jere -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Gary McEachern Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 4:46...
• Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:46:44 -0500
  ...damn, now I live in a yankee state that requires front plates!). -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Starter spins, engine doesn't
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:07:29 -0500
  Greg I have a nice torque plate in stock if you need one Bob Donalds Boston Engine 1508 358 6264 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg...
• Re: Suggestions on new paint
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:30:13 -0500
  Repaint it the original colors. Nobody every does a good job on door iambs, door sills, kick plates, hatch openings when you change colors...
• Re: clutch chatter fixed, thanks
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:23:24 -1000
  ...The van, with 174k miles, had the original clutch, at least >> the clutch plate and the pressure plate had VW/Audi marks on them...
• Fw: paint code
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 26 May 2019 13:47:31 +0000
  I don't think so as the code on my metal plate is b6/b614 and the code for ivory is "Color Code: L567...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 19 May 2001 09:48:24 -0700
  ...The idle adjustment screw allows some air to get by, and on the 1.9l TBs, there is a hole in the plate to...
• Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 12 May 2009 00:50:37 -0400
  ...The two 5/8" hoses to the original cooler can be bypassed with this mender or can be rerouted to bypass the area entirely...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:42:13 -0500
  ...Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon. > > > ---- Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on...
• Re: Adventurwagon and Syncro info needed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 25 May 1999 19:02:40 EDT
  ...And there is also the extra labor of removing the skid plate for that job. I mentioned it because the original poster said Syncro...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 09:43:24 -0800
  ...I have the proper shims, thrust washer etc which I > would use from the original "manual" controlled engine. Please advise if > not. > Thanks > Rick
• Re: Vanagon spotted: Half Dome Village Yosemite.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 2019 13:53:18 +0000
  ...Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Jim. Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Mon, Oct 7, 2019 4:51...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 3 May 2012 19:29:27 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Daughter Broken Down Just West Of Salt Lake City
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:06:13 -0700
  ...you could also make that little plate by hand out of plate steel if you had to. If the bleed rail around the top...
• Re: Gas prices
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:46:06 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Chris S. [mailto:szpejankowski@gmail.com] Sent: Friday...
• Re: Rear license plate light removal?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 06:36:55 -0600
  ...dimwitted moose and Flying Squirrel -----Original Message----- From: BenTbtstr8@aol.com <BenTbtstr8@aol.com> To: maxjoyce@ipa.net <maxjoyce@ipa.net>; vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Passenger seat swivel base is loose
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:16:13 -0500
  ...That's a pretty offensive comment... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > kenneth wilford (Van-Again...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:09:03 -0400
  ...Backing plates are pricey but again they get bent, twisted worn, etc. There is nothing like brand new rear brake plates to get the...