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  • Re: Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 4 Aug 2006 18:48:42 -0700
    Roger, I'm still waiting for a price on the Westy Weekender Stainless Steel screw set. And I'd like to hear the current...
  • scrap prices
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:58:43 -0400
    ...i think it would be helpful to have some discusssion of experiences selling vanagons or other autos for scrap - in particular, recent price data...
  • Re: map pocket repair
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:48:53 EDT
    ...i run the screws into beeswax then put the screws into the JB weld. that way the screws dont stick to the JB weld...
  • Re: How do I remove lower grill on my '84?
    Historical mailing list - se7en
    Mon, 29 Nov 1999 13:13:34 -0800
    ...These clips are meant to expand when the screws are installed to give a more secure 'bite'. With the screws removed you should be...
  • Re: Get GPS system ditch these Atlas was ..Re: For the Newbies - Vanago
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 07:51:05 -0500
    ...The GPS screen is small but nearly always visible, Garmins (and maybe others, don't know) have a night mode. PC screens are seldom...
  • Re: Sliding door snap in screen
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:51:11 -0500
    I got detailed instructions with my screen purchased from GoWesty a few years ago. I could not have properly installed it without instructions. I...
  • Re: Sliding Door Screen Removal
    Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
    Thu, 7 Apr 2005 10:04:30 -0600
    ...Sliding Door Screen Removal > Another method to remove the screen is to open the sliding window and push > down and inward (towards the inside...
  • Re: side door window knob tightening
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 8 Oct 2016 20:22:19 -0700
    ...Just unscrew the screw, and the sliding part will come off. It will be a great help to have a sighted helper. The metal...
  • Re: screens for front doors
    Historical mailing list - John Welsh
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 12:54:14 +0000
    ...Listees, Triad Magnetic Van Screens, 4155 Friendship-Ledford Road, Winston-Salem NC 27107, 336-769-2427, makes Vanagon front window screens with flexible magnetic...
  • Re: Screen for the slideing door...
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 04:18:16 -0700
    <snip>Does anyone make a screen for the sliding door. I believe I could make one but I just don't have the time...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
    Wed, 10 May 2006 13:08:04 +0000
    ...screens Does anyone know where to get screens for the sliding windows? The plastic frames of both of my screens are broken and they...
  • Re: Screen for non-camper
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:52:19 -0600
    "The screens are nice to have and the original screens look good, but the black powder coated reproductions we make look even better." I...
  • power steering pump
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 12 Apr 1997 10:16:36 -0700
    Bought a 89 vanagon and on the head where the screws go in to hold the powersteering pump, the casting broke off the head...
  • Re: Westy/Screen in pop top
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:47:24 EDT
    ...there a way to replace the > screen? (Its sewn in to the canvas at the bottom) > Home Depot...nylon screening.. BTDT works well chris
  • Re: Door screen removal and repair question
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 26 May 2014 13:47:00 -0500
    ...Do both, then pull out and lift up and the screen will be free. Scrape the old screen out with the scraper. Replace it...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Mon, 31 Oct 94 20:09:33 CST
    On Mon, 31 Oct 94 17:52:33 CST Harold Longley said: >What creative contraptions have people made to put screens in the >sliding...
  • Re: inside door panel materials?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:32:28 -0600
    ...You can set a screw with just one quick push. The pros could put in a dozen screws before I could put in 6...
  • Re: OT: Window Glass
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:50:19 -0800
    naw on my bug I rubbed it lighty and it did'nt scratch the glass at all. guess its all in the way you...
  • '89 SYNCRO AT U-PULL IT YARD IN SCRANTON PA..cheep parts
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:21:43 EST
    ...is at a U- pull it junkyard in scranton pa... apparently this was a cash 4 clunkers scrapout so it should be in great...
  • VW Screen supplier
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 23 Feb 1997 19:23:04 -0500 (EST)
    ...SCREENS >I'm sure screens can be made from stock components. The frames are simply >hollow aluminum strips connected with L-fittings. I've...
  • Re: Skylight Screen
    Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
    Wed, 2 Jun 1999 08:13:03 -8
    ...Skylight Screen > My 84 Westy does not have the skylight screen that I have seen in others. > While I am sure that Anne and...
  • Re: Westi window screens
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:54:24 +0200
    >For Plastic screens: just push them out, start at one >corner. Easy work if rubber sealing and plastic are >not glued together. >Why don...
  • New screen savers are available
    Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
    Fri, 7 Jul 2000 11:46:42 -0700
    Everyone - I've finally recovered enough from buying a house and changing jobs to update the Vanagon screen saver and create screen savers for...
  • Re: GOOD LUCK AMERICA!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Sat, 9 Jun 2001 12:02:06 -1000
    > << AAnd he only screwed those who wanted to get screwed! >> > > Like everyone that voted for him? Could we save the political debate for a...
  • Re: needed: source for *tiny* screws
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:32:32 -0500
    At 10:16 AM 2/23/2008, John Runberg wrote... >I'm missing most of the tiny screws that hold the aluminum curtain >track...
  • Re: Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 5 Jul 2015 20:32:30 -0400
    Hi Jack, Sadly, one caution this replacement assumes the zipper is intact but that the screen itself has failed, or is damaged. It glues...
  • Re: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:19:59 -0400
    ...I read archives a while ago and discovered that this is likely due to the 2 screws under there scraping along the brass ring...
  • Lost the Idle adjust screw! ('84)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
    Mon, 12 May 1997 21:21:14 -0400
    I was trying to adjust the idle on my '84 yesterday, and apparently unscrewed the adjustment screw too far, since it is now missing...
  • Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
    Historical mailing list - DB
    Sun, 16 Nov 2003 20:35:13 -0500
    Hi Gang, I know metal screens are stock on the sliding side windows on Westy full campers, but are they available for the Weekender...
  • Re: looking 4 bug screens front pass/driver window cheap
    Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 11:08:22 -0400
    ...looking 4 bug screens front pass/driver window cheap I am looking for some bug screens that ARE NOT $70.00 plus shipping. Would...
  • sliding door panel screw
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
    Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:58:39 -0500
    ...This screw was missing on my door, so I went to Home Depot and got some sheet metal screw / washer combos in a number...
  • Re: Holy Auction site, Batman
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Fri, 8 Dec 2006 19:53:37 -0500
    ...shhhiiipppppinnnngng iss sdrrraaamamamticallly cuttt ttoooo !!!11!!!!!!! 17 screws for the utility boxes and firg vent FREEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!!!!!!! These 12 utility box screws have been imported...
  • Exhaust Screw back in place
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 1 Oct 96 17:40:45 EDT
    hey now, i borrowed a screwdriver and was able to get the exhaust screw back in. running fine now. my worry now is what...
  • Re: Skylight Bug Screen?
    Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
    Thu, 15 May 97 14:13:00 PDT
    ...Skylight Bug Screen? Author: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu at SMTPGATE Date: 5/14/97 6:00 AM Was there a factory screen for...
  • FS: vanagon screened side windows, louvered or sliding
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 12:42:02 EDT
    ...vanagon side windows w/ screens, sliding westy style. have pair. fit all vanagons, westy or pass van. also have louvered jalousie side windows w...
  • Re: Propane fill valve rebuild
    Historical mailing list - John Jensen
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 19:41:50 -0500
    The bleeder valve has a rubber tip that can be replaced by screwing the whole adjustment screw out. You can get replacements for the...
  • Re: drilling through sheet metal? - Pilot holes
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 14 May 2004 21:02:42 EDT
    ...I have twisted off several screw heads >> Your pilot hole was not sized properly. George
  • Re: Westi window screens
    Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
    Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:08:49 -0700
    A message sent said - I have found a set of Westi side windows with the screens but no screen material in them, so: 1...
  • Installing Sliding Mosquito Slider
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:03:15 -0700
    Morning List, Since I've had dozens more requests for info on how to install a sliding mosquito screen, here goes again. ********************************************** First, buy...
  • Re: Sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Tue, 8 Jul 2003 06:53:19 -0400
    ...Sliding door screen >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Vanites, > >I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy. It's meant...
  • Re: Window Seal / Scraper options?
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 16 Mar 2015 08:16:48 -0400
    We have them for $29 each for the lower scraper seal and I have them in stock right now. The inners are the same...
  • Re: Full-Size SLIDING DOOR SCREENS
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 3 May 1999 23:35:13 -0400
    ...I have > screens for both the Vanagon and EuroVan. > > The screens are black with black trim. The black color adds privacy. > <A HREF="http...
  • Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Wed, 9 Mar 2016 20:03:09 -0500
    ...Pop-Top Screen Repair > >I sewed in a new screen with a hand needle and dental floss. Still >great after 7 years. > >Jim > > > On...
  • Re: Radiator bleed screws
    Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
    Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:26:50 -0400
    ...Radiator bleed screws >At 07:30 PM 10/16/98 -0700, Earl Smith wrote: >>The Hayes manual refers to a bleed screw on the...
  • Re: Beach Vanagons and a window slider question
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:24:21 +0000
    > there's a screw or two inside those buggers, but I can't figure out > how they disassemble. Do they "fall" apart when the...
  • for sale: sliding window w/ screen fits Westy, van or Adventurewagen
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Feb 2004 20:31:37 EST
    ...side sliding window w/ screen. fits all 80-84 vanagons and Westfalias for the sliding door..... OR .... it will fit all '80-'91 Adventurewagens...
  • Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM - Need Throttle Body Idle Screw
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:18:03 -0700
    if you won't find the screw then some options: - tape or put a glob of silicon sealer on the top of the screw...
  • Re: Replacement Westy Screen Pics
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:28:27 EST
    ...We will offer > them in sets or individually. > > If you have a standard Vanagon that did not come with screens, we have an > option...
  • Re: screens
    Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
    Wed, 10 May 2006 06:42:41 -0400
    ...screens >Does anyone know where to get screens for the sliding windows? The plastic frames of both of my screens are >broken and they...
  • Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:20:46 -0700
    ...He looked at the screw. > > "You're not going to find a metric sheet metal screw." > > "Someone did -- you're holding it," I pointed...
  • NaSTy CV joint removal
    Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
    Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:10:34 -0500
    ...what sizes of triple point screws are people seeing? (The tool that is, the screws themselves of course are all the same size) B...
  • Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:25:37 -0700
    ...I handed him the screw. "That's just a sheet metal screw," he said. I told him I had reason to believe it's...
  • Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 26 Nov 2014 13:41:39 -0500
    ...screws and attach the door pocket from the other side of the > door panel. > - do not force on the screws because the screws bosses...
  • Re: Screen ring a necessity ?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:02:43 +0200
    This screen ring keeps down the electric field outside of the distributor. It allows to listen the radio without interference. Other reasons, why this...
  • Re: screen repair
    Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
    Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:23:53 -0400
    ...Does anyone have a good and easy remedy for replacing >the bug screen in the pop top. My pop top canvas was in excellent...
  • Eric! Door handle screw size, the big one
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 6 Jan 2024 14:16:37 -0800
    ...I only use the big screw in that handle. The smaller outboard screws eliminated. The big screw, I’ll give you it in inch...
  • 1800cc type 4 carb adjustment...
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
    Mon, 24 Jun 1996 11:31:09 -0800 (PST)
    Dear list, Does anyone know which way to turn the idle speed adjustment screw in the central idle unit of the 1800cc\twin carbs...
  • Re: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
    Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
    Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:25:52 EDT
    Mick- As I recall, there is a screw on the top left of the sliding door frame that is to be removed and replaced...
  • Re: poptop screen repair
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 07:16:34 -0500
    Coleman makes an iron-on tent screen repair stuff. See you local FLOSS (Favorite Local Outdoor Supply Store). Chris. It's not Friday yet...
  • Re: Easier way to fix worn tracks in AFM - Method 2
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:36:25 -0400
    At 07:24 AM 6/17/2002, Marshall wrote: >IMHO, A properly sized new phillips screwdriver - of good quality . >A good quality SD is...