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• Re: Hooking up trailer lights.. 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 28 May 2003 09:54:23 -0700
  ...Depending on your trailer, it might be easier to add seperate turn lamps than to wire in the box. <http://www.brickboard.com/ARCHIVES...
• Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 07:39:44 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• UJ's Numbers again ...
  Historical mailing list
  19 Jul 94 17:26:16 GMT
  ...speaking of which, I'll see if I can get my bunker burner back on the road for the "bricks across America" tour.... I...
• Re: removing brake drums
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 15 Jul 94 16:58:00 cdt
  ...a couple of weeks) should block the wheels with chokes or bricks or whatever and leave the parking brake off. This may not be...
• Re: Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 23 May 1997 17:21:45 -0700
  ...I recently received plans for under chassis protection for transporters (splits, loafs and bricks.) I would like to hear from anyone interested in adding...
• Re: Tires for Westy??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:29:26 EDT
  ...on the next set (the 195's were the tires that were on my Gold Brick when I bought it a few weeks ago.)
• apg for your wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 23:03:20 EST
  ...Maybe one of you ambitious swimmers could take a look into this? Just a thought for my watercoolers in our "Brotherhood of the Brick...
• Re: Finally got a westy!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 23:03:50 -0500
  ...I can't sell mine, I'm using it for a Westy cruise control brick on my Air Cooled. Stan On Sun, 26 May...
• Re: AW: AW: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:54:40 EDT
  ...Turbo is the optimal solution for an outsized brick if you want performance on demand and fuel economy too. Runs as 1.8L (or...
• Anyone out there install a Busboys oil cooler on a WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 08:50:46 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: ATTN: 80-83 Owners
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 08:41:12 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 18:35:21 -0700
  ...You can't really foul up a brick. Mike On 7/23/03 3:26 PM, "Fin Beven" <FinBeven@MSN.COM> wrote: > On my...
• How to disable oil warning buzzer?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 13 May 2004 14:15:34 -0400
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Winter storage and humidity
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:07:55 -0400
  ...The floor is cement. (it's a brick building), isolation is so so. But I think the humidity is not that low (we have...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:42:40 -0800
  ...http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/u/aumb39/brickwerks/products/T3/brakes/braids/braids.htm > > so since i am in the...
• slightVC: TDI vs hybrid (was: Re: TDI conversion thoughts)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:38:05 -0400
  ...giving relatively the same fuel economy (you cannnot truly compare a brick to a needle). I say this because after the batteries die, you...
• drag coefficient
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:09:48 -0700
  ...A drag coefficient of 1 means the object has the same drag, *per square whatever*, as the proverbial brick wall. 0.35 is a...
• Re: looking for water-cooled Vanagon with sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 17:23:27 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• I need 2 Vanagon vent wings(trade or reasonable)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 29 Jun 2002 05:24:41 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Painting/new flocking INTERIOR of pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 05:44:10 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 23:49:35 -0800
  Yes, it's a pretty decent engine...but it should never have been installed in these bricks. At just 52HP, it can't be...
• Re: Buying parts in England?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:48:00 -0500
  ...Where would this person start?? I know brickwerks is in West Yorkshire, but that is almost 4 hours away. I there a shop near...
• Syncro Gas Tank Capacity ('Mileage')
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:03:28 PST
  ...I >usually get about 295 miles to the tank full, 16 gal. > > Sorry no armrests.:0 > >Colin Moran >86' Synro GL "The Bronze Brick...
• Re: luggage rack storage chest
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 18 May 2000 17:03:32 -0400
  ...So it sticks up a bit, but it's not like we're disturbing delicate airflow patterns over a brick here. :-) I drove around...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 01:56:28 EDT
  ...4 in the Gold Brick (Syncro) 4 in the Westy (Syncro) 4 in the VW Fox (death by rodents.) 1 in the Polaris Ranger...
• Re: valve hanging up
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 07:19:25 -0400
  Adjust the lifters per www.bostonengine.com Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL...
• Speedo cable knuckle seal problem
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:47:53 -0700
  ...not if I have to disassemble the steering knuckle! Bretts 1983 1.9 WBX Ivory Westfalia "Cunegonde" 1979/81 Volvo Brown 244 "The Brick"
• Re: bricks across America (was vanagon.list group tour)
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 22:57:01 -0400 (EDT)
  On Tue, 19 Jul 1994, martha rubin wrote: > OK, I've heard from at least 15 of you who are > interested in this tour...
• Re: Plugs, what does the colour say?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 24 May 1998 07:27:29 -0700
  ...The old ones (NGK BP6ET) are a nice > brick-brown colour. What can this tell me about the state of the > engine? My > repair...
• fuel tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Matt Brickell
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 05:00:42 -0500
  ...Matt Brickell 84 Westy WB 83 Jetta TD 86 Jetta D Olathe, KS
• Campsites near Raleigh NC directions needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 13:46:42 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint...
• Re: Spring replacement site needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:51:24 -0500
  ...springs....... > > Anyone got a link? > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: 130Mph, or even 90 -- you're still nuts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 18:59:03 -0500
  Without the "you're in a brick" statement, I completely agree with everything you have said. However, most of the people (myself included) who...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 21:15:37 -0800
  If you used limestone floor tile for your van, you just night have yourself a "brick" oven. BenT sent from my ceramic tooth > On...
• Re: The Clock is always troublesome
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 08:04:44 -0500
  ...http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/fix-your-analogue-clock_topic72774.html or http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4871181...
• Ron Salmon and Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Matt Brickell
  Sat, 18 Sep 1999 20:15:41 -0500
  ...Matt Brickell Olathe, KS
• Circle yer Wagons parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 07:55:17 -0400
  ...flanges) Pmail off list please! Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• 2L core heads for sale 2 sets
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 05:52:19 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: looking for a good one!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:36:19 -0500
  ...Somewhere between prepping it for the trip, > and day one in mid-Pennsylvania, I bonded with the brick. Shortly after the > trip, someone asked...
• Re: OT-VW bug Hum V kit
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 01:59:44 EST
  ...My last jab is at the qualkity of the Bricklin. Malcolm Bricklin later made infamous for the Yugo imports ooriginally wanted this can to...
• Re: Cardiac Event
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:31:44 -0500
  ...Glad the Red Brick > didn't lose it's driver. > > BenT > > > On 3/31/08, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > >> Vanagon content: I...
• Rear Seatbelts - 89>syncro<GL
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Oxbrow Water Cooled
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 11:47:40 -0400
  ...USA had standard shoulder belts all over....;-() Adrian Oxbrow 89>syncro<GL " red brick" 2 x young (6 & 9) kids v.safety minded SO
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:48:52 EDT
  ...a bus is a Type 2 (T1=splitty, T2=loaf, T3=brick, T4=Eurovan) my .02 Matt >> Most aftermarket parts listings in Germany refer...
• Does your A/c leak in the back of your car?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 18:21:03 -0500
  ...pan and into your car! Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller...
• Looking for piece of florescent light fixture;late model vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:47:53 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint...
• Re: Anyone parting out an aircooled vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:46:40 -0700
  ...you exact location and part number......... > > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Wierd a/c problem help needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 12:56:58 -0400
  ...What gives with that? Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: Vanagon on ice?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:51:31 -0700
  ...vw/iced%20vanagon.jpg > >> Now THAT'S what I call a "brick"! > > > > Now wouldn't that be a rude awakening after a night of...
• camper tops vs the weather
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 23:15:18 -0800
  ...I'm not sure yet, but I found that placing a few bricks on the top effectively sealed it up - last nights rain did...
• Re: fastest vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Brian Steel
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 22:13:48 -0700
  ...The brick effect of course. I honestly feel little need to find out the maximum velocity but it is a barrel of fun standing...
• Re: Squealing brakes! Where to find missing shims?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Oct 2014 21:53:44 -0400
  ...These are newly made stainless steel ones for ATE from Brickwerks, a British VW Transporter site. I don't know whether they ship internationally...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:52:32 -0500
  This is good! I've got to re-do both front doors on the Red Brick. But here's a question. Does anyone have...
• Re: Passenger side electric mirror not working advice needed.....
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 12:44:54 -0800
  ...Passenger side electric mirror not working advice needed..... > Anyone know a troubleshooting procedure for this? > > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single...
• Digitool readings.what is proper range?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:20:18 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Head gasket swap WBX..stuck cylinder help needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:36:41 -0500
  ...Who has been here and can take me the rest of the way? Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70...
• Re: Mobil 1 oil change interval
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 May 2004 21:41:31 -0700
  ...The engine has now been pushing the brick 10 years and 115K + miles. Alistair http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/ On 31-May-04...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 15:05:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...Asking 5500$. > > Tom Ervolina > -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709 | |_|_\ on \/ huff@dg-rtp.dg.com (919)248-6277 `0...
• Syncro Parts Costs FYI
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Jan 95 17:41:24 PST
  Having a little preventive maintenance done just now on the red brick. VWOA PN Description Amount ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 094 409 433 Viscous coupling 1788.00 025...
• Re: Radiator/Condensor fan resistor - VW # 251-971-284-H
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 14:10:18 -0400 (EDT)
  89>syncro<GL "Red Brick" $33.33 Did the trick ! (Dealer with 3's on his mind) Now the radiator fan comes on at...
• Phone number for great dealer
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 08:51:17 -0500
  ...1-866-981-8845 Lowcounty VW in Mt Pleasant, SC Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the...