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• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 05:12:39 -0700
  ...posted? I haven't seen it until today. >> >> Basically a Vanagon chassis with splitty sheet metal and a turbo Porsche >> motor, carbon fiber roof...
• Re: Update on Anti Sway bar T3. Rattle solved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Jul 2021 08:41:33 -0400
  ...All you need is to loosen the bolts holding the bar to the chassis, insert a flat washer (or any other piece of metal...
• Re: Heidelberg Radio Install Problem
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:31:02 -0700
  I have a JVC "DIN" chassis sterio and it tended to want to slide out and not fit flush. I pushed it in flush...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] Re: Mexican Diesel Prices
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 12:27:36 -0700
  ...We > build van bodies for installation onto their chassis. > > We would get Ford LCF (low cab forward) chassis that were made in > Mexico, V6...
• Re: Name that engine...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 13:42:07 CST
  ...here's the stuff (in boring detail again) about your chassis number ... Explanation of Chassis number: for model years 1968-1979 218-000-001...
• Re: Roof top Air conditioners
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:15:17 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > They...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:32:56 -0600
  ...only a few millivolts (and it's the > only voltage in the van that's deliberately negative to chassis ground). > > Yrs, > d -- David McNeely
• Re: Craiglist 1990 Wolfsburg Carat in Virginia for $6,500
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 20:02:56 -0400
  ...A end of life engine in a chassis that has at least a quarter of a million miles. It may look good but some...
• FS: 86 Vanagon $700 needs work, PA
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:40:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...94 thousand miles on the chassis, the transmission was replaced 4 years ago and has 20,000 miles on it. The body is in...
• Re: FS 85 vw camper 6-cyl diesel 5-spee
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 09 Jul 1997 08:49:05 -0700
  ...I may be wrong and have to check the > leaflets. > The LT chassis based Westfalia SvenHedin I brought to the US back in the...
• Re: Dimly Glowing Alternator Light...Suggestions? Help??
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 19:49:13 -0500
  ...There are also large grounds on the transmission and left head that connect to the chassis that deteriorate. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:12:58 -0700
  ...there suppose to be a strap grounding the engine to the chassis ? > On Friday, July 23, 2004, at 12:53 PM, mark drillock wrote:
• Re: Engine quit at freeway speed, no re-start
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 07:12:57 -0700
  ...still in the van. (The ECU does not depend on the chassis for it's ground). If another ECU doesn't run your van...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans - ANSWER
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:04:56 -0800
  ...I actually touched the > chassis of that car at Mr. Cunningham's Museum in Costa Mesa. Why > just the chassis? The car was in...
• Re: Making holes in metal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 10:35:44 -0700
  ...More appropriate is what's called a "Chassis Punch" used in elect- ronics and electrical industry. The small ones that most of us have...
• Re: Why no 5cly transplants to Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 12:06:11 EST
  ...chassis different and the engine wouldn't fit other chassis types? I would assume that the VW of S.A. would have all the...
• Re: early or late 81? (looking for starter)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:58:03 -0700
  ...When I called the busdepot line the lady I asked the same question to said that based on my vin and chassis # that it...
• Re: Sliding Windows Left & Right Side Complete needed for my 1982 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 3 Sep 2014 07:54:28 -0700
  ...I had them removed due to getting chassis restored. If anyone has them fully complete ready to install, I am interested. Thank you, Scott...
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:37:19 -0300
  Buddy if that got under your skin you're gonna have a rough time around here. On Mar 23, 2014 1:37 PM, "Scott...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 14:21:22 -0700
  ...It seems a PO owner > put different bolts in when securing the bumper top to the chassis. The > bumper is now loose and in...
• Re: WTB: Owners Manual for '66 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 15:17:29 -0400
  ...Sorry, don't have the chassis number handy.. just a >> standard Bus.. not a deluxe, panel, or westy.. >> > > >Hi John > >I get all my...
• Re: yes, another proposed new van from VW
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:06:15 -0500
  ...Atacama" (Chilean desert) based on the short wheel based > Crafter van chassis (does it look to you like it has a live rear axle...
• Re: Negative Terminal (Stupid Question)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:19:05 -0400
  ...more dangerous that the +? The terminal that's earthed to the chassis is the one to disconnect first. That way when your wrench slips...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:23:11 -0500
  ...With the engine running and a lot of electrical consumers on measure the voltage between the engine case and the chassis. If you see...
• Tiico Emissions in CA and elsewhere...
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 12:09:18 -0700
  ...engine and chassis. Peter provides his customers with receipts stating the engine's year as the same as your van's chassis. This makes...
• Re: Bucking, hesitation between 1500 and 2500 RPM when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 20:45:55 -0600
  ...Where does the brown >> wire ground from the oxygen sensor(chassis harness). The Bentley indicates >> a ground at #12 ground in engine compartment(left...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:49:17 -0700
  ...The same motor in the same chassis would produce > varied numbers on different brand dynos, also. > So, when we hear figures for all these...
• Re: Transaxle mount, possible source A1 chassis?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 07:05:37 -0700
  ...It looks to me like the right > side motor mount from an A1 chassis VW will fit; they both are 75mm in > dia, not...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:38:15 -0800
  ...If the chassis' battery is lower than > the > auxiliary battery bank, the BATTERY SEPARATOR will engage allowing the > auxiliary battery bank to aid in...
• Re: 4wd Breadloaves
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 08:57:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I know of at least one person that took a Unimaug chassis and put it under a (insert generic American car maker, I don...
• Re: Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 11:20:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...anchor, through the carpet, and into the welded nut on the chassis. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------
• For Sale 82 Full Westy $650 no motor
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:08:13 -0600
  ...at http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/index.mv?photo+200310022256388109 Thanks --- Joel Lane --- 1982 Westy Rolling Chassis --- 1986 Westy (soon to be diesel)
• Re: VW Part application guide needed LVC
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:32:40 -0500
  ...611-051A is audi 100 from 4/72 chassis # 21 289 628 to 1/73 >>Chassis # 21 073 217 >> >>827-611-057 is actually...
• Cannot remove steering arm! Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 1995 14:23:04 +0100
  I'm trying to remove the steering box on my 1973 type 2 so that I can do some welding on the chassis, but...
• Re: other vans
  Historical mailing list - dk spence
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:59:26 -0700
  ...a good start is the Dodge/Plymount mini-van. > This had to be ordered with an extended chassis. > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:10:39 -0700
  ...Stock rims from an early model W210 chassis ('96-'97 E320) On 6/15/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > You left...
• More for Neil
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 3 May 2008 22:35:13 -0700
  ...Another good source of chassis motor mount and running gear...cachassisworks.com or google Chris Alston racing(?) They have tons of springs, shocks, shims...
• Re: 60 years ago this week
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:02:18 +1200
  ...The first one was on a bug chassis >which bent in half under the weight. The new reinforced version was a hit >all over...
• Re: Van picture
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 14:01:38 -1000
  ...but man ..put the older chassis onto the more modern, safer, better handling one, not the other way around. On 9/1/2015 11...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 8:56:12 -0500 (EST)
  ...Did you look underneath the van and the chassis? When our clutch master cylinder leaked it was so bad that it left a puddle...
• Re: Trailer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:35:08 -0700
  ...The bottom is Harbor Freight 40''x 48'' > trailer chassis and the top is custom iron frame with birch > plywood siding finished with Helmsman...
• Re: Conductive grease for connections???
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 11:56:31 -0700
  ...Conductive grease for connections??? Is there an optimal way to put together ground wires to the chassis, that delays corrosion? What about the engine...
• Re: Star Trek VW "bus"
  Historical mailing list - mike twombley
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:18:13 -0800
  ...And indeed a bus chassis. Also had 2 2" square steel tubing rollover structures in the inside. The Boonie Box was on a shortened...
• Re: [vanagon] Know a good mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:22:12 -0400
  ...T Scenario A can often be resolved by removing and cleaning the wires from battery to starter, from ignition-starter, from battery to chassis...
• Re: ground straps
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:36:25 +0200
  ...I replaced my engine to chassis ground with a length of 1/2 inch MONSTER CABLE. It is sold at steroe shops as a...
• Sound mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:41:44 -0700
  ...of how the motor, transmission and exhaust are connecting with the chassis. It's not widely understood, even by exhaust pros, how a little...
• Starter Ground Strap?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 09:31:54 -0400
  ...It looks like I could run a braid or wire (10 AWG?) from the starter bolt to the chassis. Is this the best place...
• Re: A good triler hitch needed...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:57:12 -0800
  ...One that bolts > to the > chassis and not the tow hooks. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ >
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:55:46 EDT
  ...Thanks David ! >>>>>>A clarification here -- the "live" terminal from the thermocouple to the LED/meter actually goes a few hundred millivolts negative to chassis...
• Re: Roof top Air conditioners
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 16:39:51 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@juno.com> wrote: > http...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question - Timkein's recommendation on how much
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:02:08 -0700
  ...surface protection >>> 540 F drop point >>> NLGI Automotive wheel bearing and chassis lubricant GL-LB >>> >>> OR .. >>> Valvoline Crimson Heavy-Duty Grease Applications ....for >>> trucking...
• Clean Power - was: cycling idle with accessory load
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 20:56:23 -0800
  ...Causes: - Too much demand. - Drain or short somewhere. - Poor contacts in the wire to chassis to battery Dept. Possible Fixes: - Reduce demand OR better...
• Re: Syncro front-end into RWD bus
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 15:39:00 +1300
  ...The 2wd steering rack mounting member must be >removed from the chassis. A substitute mount must be attached to the >chassis in the proper...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:43:46 -0600
  ...The stuff wears like iron, mine is original, 170K miles on the chassis, cleans up to look like new. mcneely > > the 83-84 westys...
• EV Camper Question, plus new EV site
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:27:12 -0400
  ...This looks great! On the short wheelbase chassis; page features a nice cut-away drawing converted into an image map which leads you more...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 12:39:13 -0800
  ...Syncro 112i > > Suggest you could also find a donor Type II chassis and make a trailer out of it for pulling up grades in...
• front mudflap installation tip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:17:22 -0700
  ...1/8" wire, 1/4 chassis (ie the hole in the grommet is 1/8", the hole that it fits into is 1/4...
• Re: Engineering a LCD screen for my camper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 08:55:16 -0400
  ...din chassis. Then all you would need is to add a monitor somewhere. I was looking at one of there drop down monitors. I...
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:33:38 -0500
  ...Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed! For the record, Scott G. has been with since 2009. I'm not pointing the finger...
• Re: Number Detective Work (was RE: Splitty Chassis/dating)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 16:29:37 -0400
  ...I do have chassis number information that I have not formatted yet to go on the NEATO Technical Data Page (along with a ton...