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• Replacement key blanks
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sheerin
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:44:06 EDT
  I believe someone was having trouble finding a key blank to fit a Vanagon. Two replacement keys came with my 88 Westy. They are...
• Subject: Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 23:10:16 -0700
  ...the oven door would > seem to be a simpler solution than finding a suitable location > below sea level... Putting the dish in the oven...
• Re: Legacy Turbo (whole car) F/S
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 May 2002 20:42:48 +1200
  ...I ALMOST bought one when I was having trouble finding an SVX engine. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 18:14:16 EST
  ...I've been finding that many Syncro folks are trying to get additional height this way as well. BenT
• vanagon sunshield
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:08:51 -0500
  ...Has anyone had experience with these? I've often had trouble finding a front sunshield which actually fits correctly but these are not inexpensive...
• Re: Agilis on Alloy
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:51:37 -0400
  ...they sold the agilis in the US anymore Where are people finding them and whats the deal with the rebate? Cory Sammons 84 Westy...
• place to overhaul auto tranny ... for a passat
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:03:35 -0700
  ...i am having difficulties finding a place that will overhaul the tranny. not interested in a junker, but overhaul mine, or getting a good...
• Re: starting to wonder if
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:10:55 -0700
  ...video of my own that finding suitable royalty free music > that matches the mood -- > is very challenging ... finding or creating 3 minutes or 5...
• Re: Moving our aging bodies on from Vanagon (sniff!)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 5 Aug 2019 22:03:44 -0400
  ...Thinking about selling and >> finding one with AC - if it actually works? And is AC the same in every >> year? >> >> So does Westfalia AC...
• Re: dometic frig from ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 6 Jun 2024 03:40:45 -0400
  ...The trouble is finding a vendor that will ship to the USA, since currently they are not available in the USA. They offer a...
• Who has that yellow interior covering for an early 80s Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:16:54 -0500
  When I have done this job in the past, I have relied on finding high-quality upholstery fabric that came very close to matching...
• cheap source for 12V SAE connectors for solar panels?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:54:04 -0500
  ...I've googled and even bing'd the internet but I'm only finding retail type pricing on them. Anybody BTDT on this? Edward
• source for no see um screen material
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:09:00 -0400
  ...I'm looking for a source to buy the material and not finding a good one. Local outfitters don't have it in raw...
• Re: Got transmission?('84 091 4 spd.)-reply
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Sun, 17 May 1998 17:50:14 EDT
  ...I am more than willing to work with you on this but strongly recommend finding someone local to do this for you. I'm...
• Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:46:41 -0400
  Easily done. The BA6 was optional on '76-79's as well. It went under the floor between the heater boxes and the ventwork...
• Used Parts Search
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:38:26 -0500
  I've been off the Vanagon list since April, but a friend with an 1989 Vanagon GL has asked me about finding some used...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:46:11 -0500
  ...I have not yet seen it proved that they limit it *enough* -- but your finding that #10 wire requires a 20-amp fuse is...
• 1990 vanagon anti freeze
  Historical mailing list - Reggie Rainard
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:24:10 -0700
  ...i have been taking off hoses so that i could re-do the heads and i have been finding what looks like saw dust...
• Re: finding value of a canadian VW TRUCK
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:31:52 EST
  In a message dated 3/6/03 1:33:18 PM Pacific Standard Time, vwghost@TRIAD.RR.COM writes: << Does anyone knoe how I...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:32:47 -0400
  ...the Digifant portion, but AFC and Digijet have been left out. > Finding > the dead tree version is already nearly impossible... > > John, Try this link...
• Fw: Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list - easoars
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:21:39 -0800
  ...COM> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Finding a slow battery drain > Some mechanics that my brother took his '92...
• exhaust
  Historical mailing list - jed batchelder
  Tue, 2 Aug 2016 23:55:24 +0000
  ...to get the full set for less than 700 i have not had luck finding a whole set with the catalytic converter for under?
• Re: 86 cabinet cad
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:37:34 -0500
  ...my cabinet I'm looking to add the cushion tee trim to and it's > tough finding the right shade. > > Just curious. Thanks. > Abel.
• [F} Dwile Flonking
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 07:01:44 -0400
  ...Some time later the BBC(?), in what can only be described as an act of desperation at not finding anything noteworthy in the entire...
• Re: Dead in Wash
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 08:44:31 MST
  ...old type 2 bumpers are pretty flimsy, and prone to dinging. finding a good clean rear bumper is a sweet find! - Mike White [Mail...
• 82 Vanagon Rear Seat - Lowering
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. Rissman
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 08:52:12 -0800
  ...Is this correct? I have looked in the owner's manual, Bently shop manual, and Haynes manual without finding any information or pictures. Mark...
• Choosing a VW mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 20:40:49 -0000
  ...am talking about not only the annual service but also fault finding and things like clutch, steering/suspension stuff, starting stuff etc. Lionel Tun...
• wind noise
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 11:31:30 EST
  Can anyone else corroborate my "findings"? I recently swapped the stock mirrors on my early Vanagon for little Tornado mirrors. This weekend's 2...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:01:07 -0800
  Whoop...sorry, I had yet another mental lapse and forgot we were talking about the diesel and the injector pump being where the alternator...
• > thermostat housing question...
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:32:41 -0600
  ...a GL? i recently put an '86 syncro engine in my '90 GL and am finding that the elbow coolant hose from the thermostat...
• Make of Propane furnace (was Overseas Travel Questions)
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:51:16 -0700
  ...I finally got around to finding the literature that came with the furnace (the unit was installed by one of the previous owners, and...
• Re: Random Instant Shutdown
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:44:19 -0700
  ...I have seen and fixed numerous intermittent and solidly dead waterboxer vans by finding a bad wire that kills power to the ECU. Often...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:37:16 -0700
  ...anyone have a reasonably cheap source for these? Everything I'm >> finding online now is $60 for a single tube! >> >> --t >> > > > > -- > Thanks, > Ken Wilford...
• Re: vehicle shipping (trucking) company search
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 09:49:20 -0500
  ...usually will give a much better > deal than you find on the internet but finding the companies can be tough. > > Thanks, > > TJ -- David McNeely
• Fuel lines to replace, Seattle area
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:05:07 -0700
  ...I'm finding too many of them still not changed and probably most of the guys reading this have not gotten them change either...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 20:05:15 -0700
  ...I had no trouble > finding a replacement for one of them at a local old-school > electronics shop. You won't have to look...
• Bus Names
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Foley
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 12:04:04 PDT
  ...Don't know what year or condition but I'm finding out next week. Stuart, Stu's Inventory... ************************* 55 Beetle Sedan (restoration in progress...
• Vantastics
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 13:01:57 CDT
  ...cooled (1977-83) and later buses, but likes a challenge at finding wierd parts. so he's not just vanagons only. also, for you...
• Re: Sink cabinet for 71 Westy-how to find
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 17:39:58 -0700
  ...and does anyone have advice on how I'd go about finding one? Anyone seen them >anywhere, other than the obvious luck of stumbling...
• Vanaru / Subagon XT6...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 13:05:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...feasable way to put a waterboxer 6 into the Vanagon, as finding a wrecked Porsche Boxter in the local junkyard ain't gonna happen...
• VAN: RE: List ettiquette (subject titles)
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Sun, 24 May 1998 16:49:17 -0700
  Would it help if each subject line started with "VAN:"? Coyote >-----Original Message----- >I'm finding that I'm deleting quite a few mailings...
• Re: Looking for Places To Sell Vehicles.....
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 04:20:32 EDT
  ...COM writes: << I am looking to the list for help on finding free web sites to sell my MOTORCYCLE (1991 CBR1000F) since military move...
• Re: GAS FOR TIICO...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:47:51 EDT
  ...Europeans use a different formula for finding octane. We use the R+M/2 method, which makes it 87 american = 91 european. Read your...
• WTB: pop-top from a late model Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 15:02:08 -0700
  I am looking for help in finding a Pop-Top from a later model Westy (camper cabinets too, maybe). I want it to be...
• Re: Sprinter Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 11:56:23 -0700
  ...for the low, low price of $83,000!! I actually considered > finding a way to convert this vehicle until I saw this, but $83k...
• 84 WESTFALIA for sale nj 3800.00
  Historical mailing list - mat christensen
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 18:36:26 -0800
  ...ve put at least 3k into this camper since last year. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites...
• Re: I asked the AI program ChatGPT to write a sonnet about finding parts for Volkswagen campers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 1 Mar 2023 11:51:00 -0600
  ...Tue, Feb 28, 2023 7:33 pm > Subject: [VANAGON] I asked the AI program ChatGPT to write a sonnet about > finding parts for Volkswagen...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 06:02:57 EDT
  ...I have been all over camping with the Quebec Club and have very rarely encountered a problem finding a place to refill the propane...
• Need help locating lock code on rear hatch with central locking system
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:56:03 -0700
  ...Still no luck finding the code. Can anyone help? TIA, -- BenT
• Re: Dash Cluster Substitute + Reproduce It ?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:19:20 -0500
  ...Nowadays, the problem is finding one that's intact. And, of course, the dodgy printed circuit is another weak link. I really didn't...
• Shocked at prices of head-rests
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 17:51:09 -0400
  I am finding that many of the vanagons I encounter at are missing the 3 rear headrests. People seem to take them off and...
• Just my luck :-(
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:37:18 -0700
  ...I'm sure I'll be finding 1/4 inch drive sockets through out the van for the rest of my life. Jere 90...
• Re: Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:03:30 -0400
  On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Marc Perdue wrote: > GO Tracy!!!! Having just gotten back from lunch with two of my male > colleagues, I'm...
• Help finding source for Yokohama Tires
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 19:59:22 -0400
  I had been getting the Yokohama Super Van 356 185 75 R14 very easily from a local supplier. I used to order them one...
• Re: Volkswagen Vanagon/Type II Fuel Systems Pro Manual
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 11:20:03 -0700
  ...the Digifant portion, but AFC and Digijet have been left out. > Finding > the dead tree version is already nearly impossible... John, I sending them...
• ADMINISTRIVIA - Oil, Conservation, Carter & Reagan
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 May 2008 07:27:10 -0700
  I am out of town and only periodically finding time to read e-mail. At best this is a Frydaye post and at worst...
• Re: interchangeable parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 22:13:55 -0500
  ...valve covers etc. etc. Finding a VW Rabbit part that fits a Vanagon doesn't get you any discounts. Finding some good Audi 5000...
• Re: Vanagon Stalls Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:44:14 +0000
  ...Keep plugging along.  You still have time before camping/play time comes.  You're going along well and finding/fixing things that could be...
• Re: de-rating tires? - Vanagon weight?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:53:59 -0700
  ...Things are easier to figure out if you know what you are working with, I would suggest finding what your van weighs (how pounds...
• Alt & O2 lights on, Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 08:40:02 -0500
  ...The hard part of the job was finding a dealer with one in stock, then paying $56 for this small 'lectrical component. Sheesh, this...