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• Front Door window detail
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Feb 2017 09:26:00 -0800
  ...This foam helps to guide and support the window as its rolled up and down. My door was missing this foam and after using...
• Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:17:19 -0700
  Eric, Take seat out, slip the plastic guide in one of the tracks on the van, split facing to the rear. Push in all...
• Euro-Drive: 84 Volkswagen VANAGON, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Charles Barnes (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 5 May 1999 12:58:55 -0400
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• Euro-Drive: 90 Volkswagen VANAGON, Emissions/Poor-mileage
  Historical mailing list - "Bela Zabajnik (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 02:26:03 -0400
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• 85 shifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 21 Jul 1996 08:01:31 -0700 (PDT)
  Help! Just had my 85 Westy worked on and my mechanic cleaned and greased the shift assembly, but he said the guides were too...
• Re: Sloppy Gear Change
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:58:58 +0300
  ...The parts you must check and/or change are inside the rubber guide..upper and lower ball halves and splitted shell. Springs are usually...
• Re: Spare Tyre too big?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Thu, 16 May 2002 21:26:26 -0400
  ...ll see that there is also a different pan and wire guide 'things' for the 205 tires. This is in addition to the different...
• Vangon Haynes Manual (1990s ?)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Chasse
  Wed, 21 May 2003 12:23:46 -0400
  Working on a Vanagon 90 Carat Waterboxer Have the Bentley guide on order with Amazon, but have heard mention of the Haynes's Manaul...
• How can I remove the dashboard?
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 21:24:36 -0700
  ...removed a bunch of bolts but I like their removal/installation guides because they tell you exactly what you need to do. Thx, FT...
• window scraper - is it easy to replace?
  Historical mailing list - karen d
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 17:36:39 -0700
  ...thanks _________________________________________________________________ Get ready for school! Find articles, homework help and more in the Back to School Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04backtoschool.armx
• Re: Too big to ship UPS.
  Historical mailing list - OregonSites
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:41:13 -0800
  ...I got out their guide book and read the words again. > Nothing about pretending an unboxed object was in a box when it was...
• Re: Advice needed on 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 20:44:57 -0500
  ...as for the valve guides a company called new way sells a tappered pin to check the slop in the valve guide. they cost...
• Re: Power window regulator broke: floating black part, maybe cable guide.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 6 May 2010 06:08:42 EDT
  ...That corner guide piece and its sister or brother at the other corner are held to the track with plastic rivets. I "presume" plastic...
• Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:57:33 -0400
  Jim, I just looked and the Kickstarter is actually for a book they are writing - so that's within the guidelines. I mean it...
• Re: what tire spec for westie in the boonies
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 1 Jul 2011 02:13:32 -0700
  ...http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html and http://www.roadhaus.com/tires.html >________________________________ >From: al sinclair <alvanagon@GMAIL.COM> > >'81 Westie burst tire...
• (Help!) Idiots guide to Metric...
  Historical mailing list - Robin Davies
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:43:42 -0600
  Folks, Got this great torque wrench made by Mercedes. One problem, it's metric. Found a bunch of conversion info on the web, but...
• Re: organizing the wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:51:58 -0500
  ...Not only a trouble-shooting guide for common problems, but also articles that pull together and summarize all the research on topics such as...
• Re: NEED H20 PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:21:30 -0700
  ...NEED H20 PUMP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES > Dear list members, > Is there a website with step by step water pump replacement guidelines > available??? > > John Wallace > 88...
• Re: Sliding window glass removal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 May 2015 09:50:08 -0700
  ...I have new window guides and felt to replace. Also, I'm gonna tint the glass. Now the window guides and the tint can...
• Re: Shifter clik
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:15:13 -0700
  ...They hold a shift guide in place. The guide is aluminum and subject to wear so it is replaceable. Mark David Bjorkman wrote: > I...
• Re: Fwd: Van stories.
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 22:16:27 -0400
  ...how many people are interested and then come up with > some guidelines. > > The PIF is Pay it Forward fund. I guess it should be...
• Re: Middle swivel captain's chair to front of Westy.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:42:34 -0800
  ...You can add the headrest post guides by driving them in the appropriate spot. > > I've done a few of these before. It's...
• Re: Camping in Vermont???
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:15:28 -0400
  ...I advise ordering online the printed version of this guide and putting it in your Van: http://www.campvermont.com/images/navigation/mi/mi...
• Re: Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 20:59:37 -0800
  ...The two plastic guide pieces that you >> found in the >>> junkyard are also frequently found inside the door of the van on >> the >>> bottommost...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:46:01 -0600
  ...http://www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html bob
• "Empty" Warning Lights in dash...any uses???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:53:54 -0700
  ...Now over 17,000 guides! http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide
• FS VW campmobile needs motor work!
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jul 1995 16:49:58 GMT
  ...I think I droped a valve guide! She will need a new motor - I found one for $1500 rebuilt! The top is in good...
• Re: RE: HELP, 78 westy,...VW troublshoot
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 18:19:21, -0500
  Eric Rainey asked about the "official" Troubleshooting Guide for AFC Fuel Injection- I have a manual for Type 1 (1976), VW 42-00-5954...
• campsite web guide.no vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Mon, 8 May 2000 14:41:51 -0400
  I have found this link to be extremely helpful in finding campsites.It has links to all federal and state camping facilities as well...
• Re: My first day with my new ride / questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:45:20 -0500
  ...24:50 AM, wayout@IX.NETCOM.COM writes: > > << Theres no "Idiots guide to Vanagons" right? >> > > Jason, > > What kind of idiot would buy a Vanagon...
• Re: Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:26:53 -0400
  ...I�ll check tomorrow."""" That is a EX valve guide... yes, it does get very hot, but that is normal! Ben
• Re: seat "guide pieces"
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:47:14 EST
  In a message dated 2/21/08 7:11:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM writes: > Does anyone have a pic of...
• Re: Planning Alaska Trip in 96
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 13:17:57 GMT
  ...Another book I would recommend is Ron Dalby's "Alaska Highway Insider's Guide". I found it to be the best guide of any...
• Re: Truckstops : Complete Guide,5,000 Truck Stops in the U.S. &Canada"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 21:27:43 -0500
  ...Complete Guide,5,000 Truck Stops in the U.S. &Canada" Malcolm: I too have seen my share of sleazy truckstops, and would avoid...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 17:30:08 -0700
  ...It stated in > the application guide that you needed to modify your lid. Did you? > > >Yes, either the Weber DFAV or the DFEV. I...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:50:05 -0400
  ...If the valve guides are worn it is likely time for new heads. These are a heat the head to 400 and cool the...
• air cooled alternator not charging
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:54:04 EDT
  ...Any ideas? Jim Morgan 80 "stink bomb" **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel Guides. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united...
• Some shift linkage mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2021 17:12:43 -0700
  ...But nothing quite as good as this one :-) And a guide bushing just forward of that cup thing. https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08...
• Tire rotation etc.
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:44:03 -0500
  ...http://www.vulcantire.com/guide.htm click on 'tire rotation'.
• Power window question
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 27 May 1999 21:56:53 -0500
  I have a window motor on an '87 Westy that's good but the plastic cable guide at the bottom of the window regulator...
• Re: value of 87 Vanagon (non-camper) ?
  Historical mailing list - Uncle Traveling Eric
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:48:59 -0500
  ...enough value in the passenger vans to buy this and do some repairs ? The online car price guides seem to say yes. Dave L
• coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Mon, 6 May 2002 15:02:53 -0700
  ...Shaggy ===== Shaggy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
• Rebuilding the 2.1L...compared to other water-cooled.. (opinions?)
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:07:16 -0700
  ...Years ago I rebuilt a 1972 air-cooled van engine (via John Muirs' Guide), but never a water-cooled. I've often wondered, compared...
• Ratio rockers
  Historical mailing list - pronks
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 07:10:49 +1200
  ...with coil binding or possibly the spring retainers hitting the valve guide AFTER I have shelled out the cash for them! Are they a...
• Euro-Drive: 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, Surge
  Historical mailing list - "Robert Philp III (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 12:20:48 -0500
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html To configure or cancel your iATN account see: http://members.iatn...
• Re: AMC heads------bad valves, replace when you buy the new head
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:09:31 -0800
  ...surfacing > $32 install all new 1.9L valve guides > $28 to install new exhaust guides > $30 to weld faces > > total $210 for the pair...
• Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:51:41 -0600
  On Apr 2, 2007, at 9:47 PM, Jim Arnott wrote: > I have found that the NADA price guides <http://www.nada.com> are...
• Re: Cooling System Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 24 Sep 2015 06:50:00 -0700
  ...On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 6:49 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net> wrote: > Just found Jim Arnott's bleeding guide in...
• Re: Contacts for VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:29:08 -0500
  ...Greenwood Ave. >Montebello, CA 90640 >(213) 724-2600 > >The catalog and price list gives "The VDO Story", a guide to I don't know...
• Re: Bentley manual in SA
  Historical mailing list - Jess Lopatynski
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 00:16:54 -0500
  ...the late John Muir's 'Compleat Idiots Guide to Volkswagens'. I've been driving and working on them for 30 years. tho this book...
• Re: Fuel Pump won't turn on.
  Historical mailing list - sudhir desai
  Fri, 3 May 2002 13:28:45 -0700
  ...sudhir "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com
• Call for Camping recipes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:08:13 -0700
  ...adventure, good life, larry chase www.roadhaus.com www.roadhaus.com/shops.html www.roadhaus.com/tires.html www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html
• Re: Patron Saints for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:26:07 -0700
  ...I guess John Muir (of the Idiot's Guide fame) is not a Saint.
• Syncro Safari 2000 Registration is now OPEN!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 13:49:12 EST
  ...The package contains: --------------------------------- Mammoth Self-Guided Tours Guide Visitor Guide Mammoth Lakes Area Newspaper Mammoth 1999 Summer Vacation Planner Magazine Mammoth California Summer Adventure...
• Re: Transmission Guide Pin: Should be Straight?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:07:06 -0800
  ...I also have the guide > bushing and boot in stock as well for $9 and $19 respectively. > > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > www.vanagain...
• Re: ..... Can't get first or second gear.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:00:13 -0500
  ...All new guides. I will do a plate wiggle. Now I recall some "fooling" after we replaced the nylon guides. Thank you Peter Marsh...
• Re: Blue smoke at start-up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:06:51 -0500
  ...Since it is occurring during acceleration, it may be due to a bad intake valve guide or missing valve stem seal. Are there any...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 08:22:36 EST
  ...Anyway, for those so inclined, you can read the BAR guidelines on engine swaps below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Engine Replacement and Rebuilding Guidelines Overview Engine changes continue...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:27:41 -0600
  ...Sounds like a valve stuck in a >>>>> guide >>>>> to me. >>>>> >>>>> Any body else ever had this problem or got an educated opinion? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> John...
• Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:44:06 -0700
  ...I've done the head once, when I built this motor it got valve guide seals Only... the guides were within spec. Sparkplugs looked...