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Another Hitch Question
Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:40:45 -0400
...receive type hitch and I am looking for some kind of adapter that would allow using a receiver bike rack. I've googled and...
Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Fri, 23 May 2014 14:33:29 -0400
...and after a massive struggle to swap out the oil cooler adapter on the filter boss, I find the exhaust is blocking the filter...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:12:53 -0400
This one? http://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/products/1072/BBM_8V_Fuel_Rail_Kit Do you need any adapters to fit it? Let...
Subaru engine swaps
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 00:31:49 -0700
...Rare, takes the same basic adapter kit as the 4-cyl. Avoid the '88-'89 6-cyl as it makes only 145hp from 2672cc...
Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 11:49:28 -0800
...She > literally melted the lighter jack in there because she had a 3-way > adapter with all her electronic goodies plugged into. I was...
Re: ps Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:32:33 -0500
...I found the adapter that plugs > into > that port and terminates in little 3.5mm audio plug that goes into my MP3 > player, the...
Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:44:21 -0700
...the forces acting an SVX engine adapter with a rear mount system .. about 5 seperate forces.. rotational, the sheer weight being supported at the...
Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:33:50 -0400
...I found a pic of my adapter when new: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k60/pdooley/KEP.jpg No way is the flywheel fitting...
Zamboni engines at Boston Bob's
Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:22:06 -0800
...Anyone bolted one of these to a KEP adapter or Diesel flywheel? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Find a job, post your resume. http://careers.yahoo...
Re: AC issues
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:01:03 -0400
...You may try a a/c supply shop and see if they have any adapter that will help your access to the ports. Maybe...
Fry Day: VW bus makes list of 25 memorable boomer childhood objects...
Historical mailing list - Roland
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 12:32:32 -0800
Transistor Radio 45 Adapter .... Wood-Paneled Station Wagon .... Metal Lunch Box .... etc. https://medium.com/midcentury-modern/a-boomer-childhood-in-25-objects-27a1cbe3d020...
Re: The Clutch Eater/and what is a pilot bearing
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Apr 1996 06:14:21 -0500
...The Kennedy people who >designed the adapter, say it can handle it, but now I wonder. Also, for >several months I've been hearing...
Good fuel filter arrangement?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:51:22 -0700
...VW determined that the flow was restrictive and upgraded to the larger capacity metal fuel filter for later years." And they sell adapter kits...
FOUND raingutter clamps for Dometic A&E Awnings (Catalina and Trans-Awn)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 8 Nov 2006 13:44:48 EST
...the new Dometic A&E part number is 930035 for the vanagon raingutter adapter kit.. its not cheap though.. $89 for the kit.. :<( CampingWorld...
Re: Head Aches[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
Historical mailing list - L-Soft list server at vanagon (1.8c)
Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:27:43 -0800
...Try HELP. > Engineered Products and they make the adapter kits that include adapter Unknown command - "ENGINEERED". Try HELP. > plate, adapted flywheel, and all the...
David Marshal. Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Mon, 27 Mar 2000 23:42:22 EST
...See ya, Michael 87 quattro 87 syncro PS, David, is there an adapter plate for TDI engine to mate up to an Audi Quattro...
Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:06:52 -0500
...Re: [VANAGON] Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas > > The pictured sandwich adapter looks pretty low-rent. That hole IS > pretty small, and a bi...
Re: Seat Options (f)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Nov 2013 12:29:40 -0500
...Buy the adapters and they bolt right in . There is a price to be comfortable . Recall seats? LOL not sure id want to sit...
Wasserboxer into a T1?
Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:19:09 EDT
...Anyone with any experience on this matter? Will the engine bolt up to a T1 trans, or will adapters be necessary? Just kicking it...
Oil Presssure Sender Thread Pitch
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:54:55 -0500
...For future reference (and searches) it's (drumroll) M10 X 1.0 Now to find an adapter to get to NPT... --tabe johnson xtabe...
Re: Other Audio source into Stock Westy Radio
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 19:42:25 -0500
...Does your stock head unit have a tape deck? If so, use a tape adapter. There are also FM radio adapters; they work too...
Re: Favorite Penetrating Oil?
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:01:10 -0800
...Includes four dies: > 4.75, 6, 8, and 10mm > > adapters. Forged steel yoke, flaring bar, and all > the adapters needed > > for ISO bubble flaring...
Re: Adding rear disc brakes
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:55:12 -0400
I think the talk about adapters is cool and all, but I would like to remind anyone who is making an adapter, please remember...
Re: CB Antennas and stuff
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 May 1995 09:56:24 -0400
I don't remember where i saw it but, there is an adapter that allows the AM/Fm antenna to be used for both...
Porshe Alloy Wheels on a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Victor Valenti
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 09:31:23 -0800
...several years back and we were wondering if extensive machining o adapters were needed or if this could have been a bolt up operation...
Re: Mazda V6 Engine Swap
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 29 Mar 2003 21:41:06 +1200
>Yet another motor swap question... > >Does anybody make an engine adapter for the 2.5 liter Mazda V6 engine? > >It's a small, yet...
Re: Mazda V6 Engine Swap
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 5 Apr 2003 20:42:11 +1200
>Yet another motor swap question... > >Does anybody make an engine adapter for the 2.5 liter Mazda V6 engine? > >It's a small, yet...
NVC Looking for trailer hitch
Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 19:40:29 -0500
Does anyone know of a source to find an adapter that connects a fifth wheel trailer (kingpin) to a gooseneck (ball) hitch? I have...
Re: trailer wiring
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 15 May 2006 09:01:45 -0400
...Mike Tom Rowsell wrote: > A few years back, when those adapters were more expensive, I elected to > just > add 2 "99 cent" beehive amber...
Re: Will these wheels fit my 91GL?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:56:59 -0800
Not without expensive adapters..........some Mercedes wheels fit very well. 2009/1/27 Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com> > http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/pts/1009135257...
Re: Get yourself a hydraulic press!
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Sun, 28 Nov 1999 10:02:16 -0700
The thing about dealing with the lower ball joint in the ball-joint adapter is that the surface you press against is at a...
Re: Favorite Penetrating Oil?
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:14:43 +0000
...4.75, 6, 8, and 10mm > > adapters. Forged steel yoke, flaring bar, and all the adapters needed > > for ISO bubble flaring. The most economical...
Re: Radio Install
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:16:38 -0500
...All I had to do was get an adapter for the antenna. Just putting it out there. Michael. On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at...
Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:07:13 -0600
KEP (Kennedy Engineered Products, maker of the original Subaru-to-VW adapter plate among many other things) also sells a gear reduction starter which...
Re: Seat Options
Historical mailing list - Ben
Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:26:30 -0800
...Buy the adapters and they bolt right in . > There is a price to be comfortable . > > Sent from my iPhone > >>>>
SVX conversion
Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:41:58 -0700
...a 2.2 conversion? What other parts need replacing and are all adapters, exhaust parts etc. available to buy or do they need to...
Re: Propane Hose Adapter (Useful Westy Accessory on Closeout)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:31:57 -0400
...If you specifically needed a QCC1 fitting, they make a relatively inexpensive POL-to-QCC1 adapter (which you could get from any RV supply...
Re: Has This Happened to You
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Jan 97 08:57:32 -0800
An alternative if you don't want to buy the adapter is to find a tire place or gas station with a old fashioned...
Water Filler Adapters (was Faucet replacement)
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:57:24 -0800
...Camping World (and I'm sure other RV supply sources) sells a screw on adapter that goes onto the end of a garden hose...
Re: Another Reason For Hard Starting -- Cracked Bellhousing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:51:01 -0800
I'd say the fundamental issue is poor system of attachment trans-to-adapter-to-engine in the case of tiico. it's considerably...
Re: Just got my KEP adapter plate!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 18 Mar 1998 21:45:19 -0800
...Just got my KEP adapter plate! > > >>I just got my K.E.P. adapter plate and flyweel on Monday! I must say it is...
Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:21:10 -0700
...Depending on your laptop, there may be a 12VDC cigarette adapter/charger available that would be more efficient than going the inverter route. Check...
JackAll/HiLift Jack mod
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 21:52:42 -0700
Today I finally did something I have been meaning to do for years, and that is make an adapter for my JackAll so that...
Possible Ready made jack adapter
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:33:30 -0500
https://picasaweb.google.com/115422652541922031140/RecentlyUpdated?authkey=Gv1sRgCM629JiXqYCYGg#5645681720518766146 Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' Saw this at Habitat for...
Westy & Type 3 catalogs?
Historical mailing list - Angela&Will
Thu, 09 May 1996 21:50:09 -0400
...Why don't some of the engine stands in J.C.Whitney work with VW engines? Can an adapter be made from a transmission...
Anyone own a Nissan repowered Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:11:58 -0700
...that was converted a few years back using the Kennedy Nissan adapter and thought it would be great to collaborate with others regarding this...
Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
Wed, 10 Mar 2004 21:54:33 -0500
...I ended up using the AC adapter from my Powerbook (24V @ 1.8 AMPs) with some alligator clips to charge it up (only took...
Re: hiedelburg radio antenna adaptor
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:50:50 -0500
...They've got adapters for a lot of stock radios. On Jan 24, 2008, at 11:32 PM, mat christensen wrote: > Does anyone know...
Re: [NVC] Engineers: quick and cheerful vibration analysis?
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 18:16:33 -0700
...someone just needs to make a DigiJet to iPhone adapter and we're all set :)
Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:02:08 -0400
...Plus it also includes a tee adapter and extension hose for connecting additional propane-fueled appliances to your Westy (either onboard or outboard). So...
reccomendation for fuel pressure gauge
Historical mailing list - Ben S
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 12:20:38 -0700
...however, i am hoping to complete this job tonight or tomorrow and would not like to wait for some little adapter fitting to be...
Re: rear disc brakes project
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:48 -0400
...Oh, and the adapters can be made of steel, should be cheaper than aluminum. Hector On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM...
Re: Wheel spacing Question II
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:52:04 +0000
...You could buy adapter/spacers >(google > >wheel adapters) but I think other people would say pass on these wheels >and > >find something more suitable...
pressure testing cooling system
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Dec 1995 23:15:00 -0800
...I came across one today for $89 + $30 for VW/Audi adapter. Seems like it could be useful in the long run, but it...
Re: westy water tank
Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:13:37 -0800
...Also, you can get a hose adapter that has a bent pipe on it from JC Whitney or the hardware store that allows you...
Propane? (was RE: Hello, a short intro...)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:27:04 -0400
...an RV vendor / service centre because often they've got the proper adapters. I've never paid over 5$USD for the fillup. - Shawn.
Re: torque wrench
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:04:11 -0500
Sears has an adapter that goes between the ratchet and socket to measure torque: <<http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do? BV_UseBVCookie...
Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 16 Sep 2013 08:55:13 -0700
...In this case he also needs an adapter because he is putting it in an automatic van. The diesel Vanagons were manual tranny only...
Re: Replacing copper propane lines
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -0400
...This because, apart from my longer regulator, I also have a solenoid shutoff valve between the regulator and the t-adapter which is connected...
Re: Jalousie/louvres
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:17:04 -0700
...What about manufacturing an adapter piece of metal/plexi/wood to take an older Westy louvre? Use vanagon rubber to hold/seal in the...