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• Re: Vanagon Seams, Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 11:10:35 -0500
  Don, Try your FLABS (friendly local auto body supply :-) Don't give the Car Talk guys too hard a time, they're entertainers these...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:59:36 -0400
  ...throttle body rebuild > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > My throttle body is pretty much shot and I'm tired of messing with the TPS...
• Re: Welders in Denver
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:46:47 EST
  ...the swival base is welded to the BODY.. not the seat.. :<) kinda hard to weld the base to the body "outside" of the van...
• 3L Polo
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 22:03:25 +0200
  <html> <body> And then again, with these specs;<br><br> <div align="center">The 1.2-liter TDI has an output of 61hp and...
• Make your own mamometer
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:55:56 -0700
  ...text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="sans-serif" size="2">Cool article...
• filler neck R&R Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:25:07 EDT
  ...the trim piece and body both have "teeth" and you have to turn it to "unlock" them.. chris
• Re: WTB Alloy Center Caps;
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:18:49 -0800
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• TJ Hannink does it again! Throttle Switch Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:24:26 -0500
  ...The issue was the throttle body and how to adjust the throttle switch. After overhauling my AC system, and resetting the idle speed, the...
• Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:47:09 -0600
  ...There are important developments in autobody technology that make it much simpler to do body repairs. Local Listees Jeff Palmer and I are attending...
• Re: Body insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:44:11 -0700
  ...No gluing so you can whip them out for any body work etc. Alistair > On Sep 12, 2014, at 11:39 AM, Neil N...
• Fair prices?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 20:06 AST
  ...1.- 1986 Vanagon GL Recently rebuilt engine, imported from U.S.A., Automatic, A/C, good solid body, nice interiors. Price $5,800 2...
• Free 83 Westy body,pop top and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:32:26 EDT
  Hi, I have an 83 Westfalia body, top and canvas that I have to have moved within the next couple of days. The body...
• Walker Quiet Flow VS Ernst Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Apr 2011 11:10:13 -0700
  ...no braces between inlet pipe/body and outlet/body. (Ernst has 3 at inlet and 2 or 3 at outlet) 2. Possibly lesser quality...
• Re: Body work question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 19:33:08 -0600
  My advice is to find a good body shop and have them do the work. They have the expertise and the tools to do...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:20:39 -0600
  ...Simpler Alternative to welding body panels > Hi Volks: > > There are important developments in autobody technology that make it much > simpler to do body repairs...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:27:47 -0400
  I second that on the expanding foam; it holds water and will rot your body faster than you can say swiss cheese. I'm...
• Re: Throttle Body Problems
  Historical mailing list - David Greenland
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:38:13 -0800
  I just replaced mine on my '91 2.1 The problem was that in my old throttle body the butterfly is hinged on some...
• Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 12:10:56 EDT
  ...The throttle-body housing was making too much contact with the fuel rail, which put pressure on it and made it leak. I took...
• Common spot that rusts out.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:45:43 -0500
  I'm working on the body of a 1984 now. I took over a year to replace the engine with a 2.1 from...
• Re: Preliminary...Headlight weirdness? (long) Solved!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 14:42:17 -0700
  ...There is a center screw to hold it to the body but a circle of projections on the back bite into the body as...
• Re: Vanamania, anyone have experience with this vendor
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:32:10 -0500
  ...mail to >> + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON >> + in the body of the message. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Re: Heating van at night
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:52:36 -0800
  ...mail to > > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > + in the body of the message. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Fwd: VW trailer if you don't have a Westie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:32:14 -0500
  <html> <body> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><br> <font size=2>Want to camp with your VW but don't own a Westie...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:38:11 -0700
  ...the t-body. >> This is a 91 engine, did they have one? >> > > Yes, the single switch is beneath the throttle body. You absolutely need...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 13:40:47 -0700
  ...The shim lifts the body and increases the distance between swing arm and the rubber stop on the body. Then the spring must be...
• Rough idle on cold start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 21:36:03 -0600
  <html><head></head><body>In this cold weather we are having, my engine runs really rough on a cold start. Sounds like running on...
• Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:59:59 EST
  ...had been painted to match the body by the PO. > > 87 up poptops were painted to match body color.. bronze/gold westys got beige...
• Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:02:08 -0400
  ...This is not the plastic "Grommet to Body" I ordered what I thought was the part from Bus Depot and got a plastic "Grommet...
• Re: Body lift kits;
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 18:45:37 -0400
  ...jonathan On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, John Carpenter wrote: > Hi All, > Anyone come up with or used a body lift kit? > thanks, > JC... >
• Re: Verdier Solar Powered Bus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 29 May 2007 08:55:30 -0700
  ...http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/01/ford_announces_.html One flat, thin universal drive train, put whatever body you want on it. Even better...
• Re: Body work question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:05:14 -0500
  The body shop i worked at would try to avoid like the plague "reshaping" things. We always said "when in doubt, it's better...
• Re: More Vacuum leak Qs 83 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 07:10:01 EDT
  Jeff - I recently swapped my Throttle Body onto a 2.1 Center Air Plenum when I did my 2.1 conversion. My only advice...
• Re: Puddles inside the bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 20:54:39 -0600
  ...I need to get all the window >>seal replaced (and some body work done) on my '66 bus. >>Sigh, I know it's gonna...
• Re: Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:01:20 -0500
  ...Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh? Does anyone have a recommendation for a body shop in or near Raleigh, NC. I, like...
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:06:14 -0500
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Re: Body Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 10:41:13 -0400
  Markus Benne wrote: > > I've got a few areas that have minor body seam rust and two areas that > have significant body seam rust...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - al sinclair
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:17:24 -0800
  ...Remove and replace filter in > housing. > Reattach with the 3 screws.Take note of the bolts on the bottom of the > valve body. More...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 16:37:38 -0500
  ...Reattach with the 3 screws.Take note of the bolts on the bottom of the valve body. More bolts then there are stars in...
• Body Panel Seams Cracked?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:22:03 -0400
  While doing some minor body work on my 85GL over the weekend, I spotted cracks in the seams where the body panels meet. I...
• Re: Cleaning and polishing exterior body plastic parts??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 20:35:01 -0400
  ...dim-I'm > not sure..) > Anyway- the body looks great! BUT i started to put the body > plastics back > on-mirrors bumper ends, engine...
• Re: VW van nomenclature
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:58:36 +1300
  >There is a t shirt available on ebay, item #3943414885, which shows a >pre-80 air-cooled type body / bus camper and labels it...
• Re: Removing carat body trim-front doors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:04:41 -0400
  ...long 10mm extension from underneath, loosen nuts and swing out away from body at bottom. do NOT try to pull off from the top.
• Re: Fiberglass body parts, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 12:32:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Actually, in the area of add-on body panels Zenders used to sell a really nice kit of ground effects for the vanagon. It...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:59:00 PST
  >3.) reset the switches on the throttle body. I recently had the tranny >out for a rebuild, and I had not adjusted the accelerator...
• Looking for some Carat/Wolfsburg Stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 11:55:53 EST
  ...Fiberglass body panel behind rear sliding door Fiberglass body panel on sliding door Both Plastic Trays that go between the front seats and the...
• Re: Body Seam Filler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 17:55:54 EDT
  ...Okay, so its clean and smooth, is it nice looking in appearance? Aesthetically speaking...>> The body seam sealer company rep went out with the...
• Body shop recommendations in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A Abian
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 00:48:40 -0800
  ...Can anyone recommend a good (reasonable, if possible) body shop in Seattle? Preferably South of the Ship Canal. Thanks, Andrew 1986 Weekender __________________________________________________ Do You...
• WTB Fiberglass Body Molding that goes under the Gas Cap behind the passenger door
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:55:46 -0400
  Hello everyone, I am looking for the Fiberglass Body Molding that goes under the Gas Cap behind the passenger door. It has a hole...
• Recommend Body work /shop in Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 17:00:17 -0700
  Dear List, Can anyone recommend a body shop in the Greater Vancouver area. I've got some rust issues starting to take hold including...
• Re: Seams
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:03:53 -0400
  ...BTW, I could not find a body shop that would sandblast the rust off. They all said they just use a grinder on it...
• Re: Fiberglass body parts, anyone? (I don't THINK so!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 21:16:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...companies have produced and crash tested composites for body panel usage, backyard manufacture of body panels would be a highly-risky business to be...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:39:12 EDT
  ...Check the throttle body. The butterfly in the throttle body wears itself a groove into the throat of the body. I just posted a...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:26:25 -0500
  ...You guys are just running them for more miles & time than the Bosch Engineers considered when they designed the throttle body. The shaft is...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:02:46 -0400
  ...can drop further into the lifter > body is if some of the oil located in the valve body, but below the > piston, is removed...
• Re: Auction Time! (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Oct 1995 22:27:28 -0400
  ...DH. >1968 VW Cargo Van, new tires, rust free body, runs great. DH. >1969 VW Karmann Ghia, perfect body, excellent front end, no motor...
• Re: Almost rear-ended by inattentive drive
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 20 Aug 2018 18:09:29 -0500
  ...And whatever impact is not absorbed by the bumper or the body is absorbed by your neck. Jim On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 07:49:19 -0400
  ...Or you could use a hose clamp to clamp a wire to the sender body. I would not recommend soldering to the body as...
• Rescue App on Blackberry 10
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Aug 2014 11:43:46 -0700
  <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/plain;"><style> body { font-family: "Calibri","Slate Pro","sans-serif"; color:#262626 }</style> </head> <body...
• engine cooling fans
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:47:03 -0400
  ...space between the hinged license plate and the rear of the body. Something along the lines of a rectangular top with holes and two...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 06:31:45 -0700
  So you machine out the wear in the tb body caused by the butterfly? Alistair On 2013-08-19, at 2:45 AM, Frank...