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• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:19:51 -0700
  ...It's all the whirling, heavy and noisy stuff in the engine compartment and those obscure huge bits of cast metal on the underside...
• Re: Drive thru puddle, engine quits.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:59:04 +0100
  ...This continues until something dries out. > > I'm not submerging the van here, but this will happen if the underside gets > a good soaking...
• Re: Bed Extension Anyone??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 01:45:36 EST
  ...then hinge it , screwing it to the front underside of the seatbottom. this way it flips up under the sofabed when not in use...
• Re: What is kept in my van..
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:50:53 -0700
  ...Only don't forget to retrieve it after attaching it to the underside of the van to do some exhaust work. Also, I never...
• Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:56:07 -0700
  When I was getting into the van in a parking lot yesterday, the door swung wider than it should have and briefly touched the...
• Re: Water tank drain cap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:11:23 PDT
  ...the flap is moved and this could be used form the underside, they come in different sizes. But be careful not to fit it...
• Re: 82' antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:05:32 -0500
  ...I did have to remove the fuse box and contort my hand/wrist some to get to the underside of the antenna fitting but...
• Re: Radio Install
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:03:00 -0700
  ...Pull that plastic >cover off the underside of the steering column (assuming yours isn't >already broken like so many of ours). Test for...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:18:43 -0500
  ...I would pull on the attached thread to hold it firmly against the underside of the panel. If I had very many or was...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:56:25 -0700
  ...More worrisome on underside inspection is wetness on one of my power steering hoses. Thanks for response, Peter On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at...
• Magnets to capture rust particles in Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 6 Sep 2019 22:15:32 +0000
  ...Got me thinking though.  What about the idea of sticking about 12 neodymium (rare earth) magnets on the underside of the fuel tank?  Spread...
• Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a86Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 19:20:30 -0800
  ...about 2-3" of free space between > my amps and the underside of the seats. If they > become too hot, just put in some...
• Re: Bring a trailer--$3500!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:16:57 -0700
  ...The body might look ok (nice, in the case of mine) > but at least get some photos of the underside before you buy that...
• Re: pop top painting finished
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 12:34:20 -0400
  ...S wrote: > >> Looks great! >> >> I'm looking forward to seeing the underside insulation. >> >> Chris. >> >> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >> Dnia Jun 6, 2011 o godz...
• 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Whittington
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 21:00:42 -0500
  ...I am not just talking about salt, I mean all I can really do about that is get the underside rust treated and keep...
• Re: Accessing the B pillar from under the van
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:51:46 -0400
  ...I'd like to cut into it from the underside of the van > but I didn't know if this is even possible. The...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:54:50 -0400
  ...also glued some of that non skid rubber stuff on the underside of the top. It has held up for over 12 years and...
• Re: Folllow-up on head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:01:58 -0500
  ...I don't know that it can migrate down to the underside of the engine. As for Bars, I just used one bottle when...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:19:20 -0700
  ...Didn't > touch the residue of the adhesive that originally held the three bumpers > in place on the countertop underside. Goof Be-gone (or...
• Re: Mobil 1 Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 11:44:03 -0500
  ...The crankcase will have ten times this amount of buildup and the underside of your pistons will be holding a good bit of pure...
• Re: Replacement Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:43:15 EST
  ...It's blue courdaroy, > full width, and has a westfalia patch on the underside of the trunk pad. The > base is made of wood...
• Rear table leg holding bracket
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 17 May 2007 14:19:49 -0800
  ...there were differences in terms of how they mounted to the underside of the table, but what about the lower bracket? I thought that...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:51:53 -0700
  ...Remember, I can't > always reach the underside so I can't just > tape below and putty above. I tried JB Weld because I...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:11:13 -0400
  ...http://tinyurl.com/2aqfz4h It wouldn't hurt to put some duct tape on the underside of the metal lid if desired, or if...
• Re: Moo is leaking Big Time!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Dec 1996 21:47:26 -0800
  ...The hose coming off the front of the cylinders going to the distribution pipe had rotted on the underside and split. $70 to the...
• Re: Cleaning flocked ceiling?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Sat, 14 May 2005 13:43:30 -0700
  ...s yellow and brown color >combo) has smudges all over the underside of the poptop. What's a good >method to try to clean...
• Re: Bumper Paint Code for Black - does it exist?
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:48:38 -0700
  ...black - any North American body shop knows the colour from painting undersides/suspension parts. On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:34 AM, M...
• Re: Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 06:06:13 -0700
  ...Yesterday I pulled the top and hot glued reinforced window screen over > holes on the underside. Will let you know how it goes. > > > > Jim > > > > > > >
• Re: Vanagon with Nissan v6
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 10:54:13 -0600
  ...ShoeHorn ThatMonster in there ~ & I would be interested in what the UnderSide looks like for Clearance ~ The '92Maxima had 2 Diff' Eng's, 1...
• Re: RUST HOLE
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:14:16 -0400
  ...comments on the efficacy of spraying old motor oil on the underside > of your van in the winter. A bit lo tech but this...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 May 2008 09:24:06 -0400
  ...With 82hp every bit helps while going 75 > mph. > > Here are pics of the underside to help visualize: > > http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7...
• Re: speedo/odo off
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:44:24 +0000
  ...Filed the nose of the plier so it was thin enough to slide between the underside center piece of the needle and the gauge...
• Fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:48:43 -0700
  ...again, check the CVs and all the other stuff on the underside, as wall as pull the plugs for a looksee, check the hoses...
• Re: 82 westy rear Brake Leak
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:17:16 -0800
  ...A dental mirror may help to see the underside. Removing pads may be required. DON'T push on the brake pedal with pads out...
• Re: Need help with Westy Tent
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:34:55 -0700
  ...The clamps have a rubber pad that protects the underside of the gutter. At least that's how mine works. I don't have...
• Re: Drive thru puddle, engine quits.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 21:31:52 -0500
  ...This continues until something dries out. > > I'm not submerging the van here, but this will happen if the underside gets > a good soaking...
• Re: 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:39:03 -0700
  ...If I need to get to the underside of the stove I can't quite > figure out how to pull the stove easily. > > -- > Mike...
• Since it's in the shop anyway . . .
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 7 May 2005 15:47:59 -0700
  ...Check the water pump pulley shaft for bearing play and check for leaks at the vent hole on the underside of the pump. If...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:11:46 -0700
  ...Inspection revealed drip directly above the coolant bottle bracket. (Underside of bottle ) I could not flip the bottle over or enough to see under...
• SYNCRO QUESTION?)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Sep 1998 13:00:41 EDT
  ...i HAD IT up on a lift and I was checking the underside, so I also checked the play on the front diff and...
• Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 09:53:43 -0600
  ...Turned out there was a crack on the underside of one of the hoses connected to the intake. Watch out for those vacuum leaks...
• Re: Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:20:56 +0000
  ...How about installing a sheet metal cover over the bottom of the Vanagon so that the underside is smooth? You could also use it...
• Re: interior trim - where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 14:29:28 -0800
  ...Westy. > Specifically, when I open the hatch, the trim on the underside of the > shelf is all warped and dried up and just icky...
• Re: interior trim - where to get?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 18:55:10 -0500
  ...Westy. >Specifically, when I open the hatch, the trim on the underside of the >shelf is all warped and dried up and just icky...
• Re: Swapping '86 front end onto '82
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:54:21 -0700
  ...Manager > Shawnigan Lake School > > Not sure exactly what you will run into but 1985 was a major year of changes to the undersides of...
• Re: What is the "end all and be all" answer to rust?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 06:08:34 EDT
  ...what is the end all and be all answer for combating seam rust? The underside of the van is fine, there are some nose...
• Water inlet checkvalve followup
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:14 -0600
  ...This is due to a crack in the underside of the knob, and I am attempting to fix that with my newly-acquired tube...
• Fuel hose #2
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:32:59 EDT
  ...a BIG puddle of fuel and it was dripping from the underside of the vehicle. The small hose that comes in from the plastic...
• Buying a Syncro - concerns
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:10:29 -0400
  ...Is this normal??? The van has black tar like coating in the wheel wells and shock assembly (is this factory?), but underside is clean...
• Re: POR 15 vs. Corrolless
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Wed, 19 Sep 2001 07:28:48 -0700
  ...I did the whole underside of my 57 23 Window and it came out excellent. One advantage there is that it is almost the...
• Engine lids
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:19:44 +1200
  ...into the top of the crate, and is screwed to the underside of a plywood door. Is this the normal Doka lid... steel with...
• Help with small coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:02:56 -0700
  ...feeling around down on the underside of the hard metal pipe on the driver's side of this connection, there seems to be a...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:09:07 -0500
  ...Often this will rot from exposure to oil fumes and will get a tiny hole in it on the underside that is not obvious...
• Re: Horn ring replacement...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:10:40 -0400
  At 13:30 7/27/2004, Grungy wrote: >The horn ring on the underside of the steering wheel has worn out. >I can get...
• Re: High altitude starting problem, aircooled
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 18:45:14 -0600
  ...On the boot remove it carefully and look for cracks on the underside of it in the ribs. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember...
• Re: Adjusting linkage problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:39:51 -0500
  ...Briefly, I removed the box covering the underside > of the > shifter(below the floor.) I had hoped to clean out layers of grease > but...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:41:54 -0800
  ...plate-style contact heaters which must be somehow adhered to the underside of the oil pan. > > Anyone know of a simpler, more effective solution...
• Re: Pillow Support for Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Sat, 07 Jun 1997 13:00:55 +0000
  ...bar stock, vise, visegrips, hammer, drill) and screwed them into the underside of the wooden fold-out bed board. The sawed-off base bars...
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!! How to get to winshield washer pump.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:55:56 +0100
  ...nut under the carpet, and two sheet metal screws on the underside. Then the tank will drop, and the pump will appear. PerL 87...
• Leaking Oil like the Exxon Valdez
  Historical mailing list - Micheal Finn
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:14:10 PST
  ...The oil leaks started when I had a bolt on heater attached to the underside of block. The tech pulled the bolts that hold...