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• Re: trans mount
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 12:02:14 EDT
  ...The plate next to the > transmission is not fixed to the rubber. I think it should be. When I > lower the trans. the plate...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 13:29:23 -0700
  auto trans, no clutch plate. I'm with drivetrain as the main suspect. any check that the CV joint screws are all tight ? or...
• ENGINE SWAP: Got the I4 installed today!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:37:14 -0800
  ...to keep my factory skid plate! The Audi Fox fuel distributor fits between the intake manifold and drive side wall, all I have to...
• Re: Here's my problem with Insurance! Too many vehicles.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 15:11:26 -0500
  ...I think I'd have to give up the plates and re-register them if I wanted to drive them. I do get to...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:06:41 -0700
  ...I did not have a chance to open the hatch and check the driver's side coolant tank; I'll do that when I...
• RE: Coolant Fill Crisis Resolved, how about sagging doors?
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 06 Dec 1994 10:25:03 EST
  I'm not sure I'd do it to a car as young as Donald Baxter's 85, but my drive- way cure for...
• Re: Westy camping in Europe, home now, part 1
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 11:34:46 -0400
  ...The only > other vehicle we saw with US plates was an aircooled Westy, with > European plates in the normal spots but a couple of...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:36:47 -0500
  ...There used to be a dude on the list whose van plates said "PASS ME". I thought that was brilliant............. Cheers, Doug On Mon...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 13 May 2007 22:06:53 -0400
  ...If the seat > mounting > plate wont' turn you can loosen the four nuts holding it down. I > mention > this because the drivers seat rarely...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 20:12:09 -0600
  ...It appears that only three of the seven plates are active or possibly the oil has cooled in this three plate process enough that...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 19 May 2004 03:08:31 EDT
  ...who has seen them?) 255 887 225 retaining plate left outer 255 887 225A retaining plate right outer 225 887 225C retaining plate inner...
• FS; 87 Syncro 4WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Lancaster
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:56:39 -0600
  All wheel drive, skid plated, granny geared van. Includes weekender package with great bed. PS PB PC PM PS AM/FM/CASS A/C...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 07:31:34 EDT
  ...I tried to use the diesel pump and found that the drive shaft for it was not the same length (I forget whether it...
• weight of 87 wolfsburg edition????
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 17:29:56 EDT
  Hi list, I have looked in the owners manual and tried to look at the plate on the drivers door but i still can...
• engine swap from auto to manual tranny
  Historical mailing list - John Morris
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 22:56:41 -0500
  ...After looking over the Bentley, it appears to be a matter of removing converter drive plate and installing flywheel along with checking/shimming for...
• 85 VanagonGL price?
  Historical mailing list - Jill Foco
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 08:36:08 -0500
  ...Now I can't drive my stickshift 85 Vanagon GL. And probably never. Jack can't drive at all. We need transportation now, so...
• Re: VW Van Profiling-plates
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:08:21 -0600
  ...I have known people who dislike VW drivers in general because, like Prius drivers now, they were looked upon with the special scorn that...
• Re: Tolls- roof rack vs. trailer
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:25:38 -0800
  ...have a SunPass account and drive on the MDX roads, a > > photo will be taken of your license plate at each tolling point > > (where...
• Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:29:31 -0700
  ...NOT use the lock plate to hold the cam for loosening this fastener! I use a 12" 3/8 drive extension through the cam...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:32:56 +0000
  ...to do to a vanagon! That is need to drive it using a skid plate to get through. Eric > On Apr 18, 2021, at...
• Campmobile back on line....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 9:14:42 MST
  ...The drive to work this morning was enlivened by the driver hanging his nose out the window trying to determine whether that burning smell...
• Re: convex glass in mirror
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:48:47 -0800
  You would need the mounting plate as well. Other then that they go straight across. > On Nov 23, 2019, at 9:48 AM, Chris...
• Missing van
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 18:51:11 -0800
  ...a vanagon 80ish no front window drivers door off, parts all over inside with Nevada lic plates.. I need some parts and didn't...
• Re: E-Vanagon :-)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 25 May 2004 15:48:05 -0400
  ...Interesting that there is a syncro skid plate underneath the motor. They could have put a lot of batteries in the space left empty...
• Re: First Time Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:16:01 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Tim, Thanks for the input. > > There is one thing. My back plates don't have holes...
• Re: 85 westy brake or wheel bearing noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:05:55 -0400
  Might be as simple as the drum hitting the backing plate due to a rust ridge or brake dust maybe loose parts inside. It...
• Early Engine Governors Figgered Out
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 07:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The plate opens upward. From what I can tell, when flow reaches a certain point, it pulls the plate down, thus restricting it further...
• clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - l p
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:19:00 -0700
  ...The definitive cause didn't seem to have been identified, but possible causes include oil on clutch plate, problems with the throwout bearing and...
• Re: Drive side swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 14:04:13 -0800
  The bottom plate for your seat swivel is welded to the stock tracks. If you're careful, you can cut out the swivel bottom...
• Re: Removing door panel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 21:08:48 -0400
  Ed, I'm sending you a .gif image, which the list won't be able to see, that shows the finger plate that must...
• Veedo Speedo Workin's
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 3 Jan 95 15:33:19 PST
  ...A gear driven accumulator that counts the number of cable rotations and through the infamous little red end shaft gear displays these rotations as...
• Fw: Re: tire jack + extra lighting
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 13:53:19 -0500
  Bill, is it really necessary to pull the headliner? Can you not simply run the extra wire from the driver's side courtesy light...
• Re: Lug replacement procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:41:45 -0800
  ...These studs are pressed into the flange, and if you have enough clearance behind it you can drive it out, stick in a new...
• Rust on center driver side panel
  Historical mailing list - Chris Donaldson
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 22:50:55 -0600
  ...The two bottom screws for the city-water cover plate are screwed through the rust. (they still hold it on though) Can anyone suggest...
• Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:36:51 -0700
  ...CA and we want to drive it to AK. � Wife and I need to drive a California plated, titled vehicle from California to AK...
• door hinge plates(long)SUCCESS
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Tue, 05 Sep 95 08:53:38 EST
  ...this would be the end that would save the plate if it fell down the door rail 7) removed the top screws of each...
• Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:29:55 -0400
  ...drive. I >want to turn on the propane and forget about it. > >here's a picture of my vent with all the plates and...
• Re: newbie - where is the gas???
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:05:12 -0700
  ...I learned to drive on a manual transmission and have driven various manual transmission cars over my lifetime. For 8 years I drove a...
• Re: Registering in Oregon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 May 2008 19:09:59 -0700
  ...my old mercedes with Wa plates- they said > 'do you live in oregon?" > do you have an Oregon drivers's license?" > 'is the car...
• Big Thanks and Brake Wear PICS
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 12 May 2016 23:38:07 -0700
  ...new axle seals, nuts/pins, new backing plates, e-brake cables, upgraded to newer style e-brake lever, new shoes drums and hardware except...
• Re: Tail lights 'n gators (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 02:29:01 -0300
  ...There is nothing quite so startling as a pair of Vivitar 283's and the license plate they illuminate firing off on a black...
• Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 21:59:57 -0800
  My drivers side front door has a little bit of sag. It feels like it comes off resting n the latch when opened. I...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut Socket Source?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 17:34:03 -0400
  ...Bus Depot and no doubt others sell a stamped plate with a 46-mm hole in one end and a half-inch drive hole...
• 1981 Westy project fun continued (doors)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 09:19:59 -0700
  ...My front drivers door seems to "bounce" back to the second notch when I close it so it does not fully close. It takes...
• Re: very interesting siting
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Feb 1997 10:12:41 -0500
  ...American market, it did have German plates, obviously, since it was an official vehicle. Unfortunately, the driver wasn't that impressed with it, even...
• Re: 2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:06:58 -0800
  ...My solution is > to replace the cover > plate on the front of the head on the drivers side > with a plate from a > 2...
• '66 progress, On the Road a-gin...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 10:21:48 -0700
  ...When I got the engine in, the first time I depressed the clutch, they fell out of the pressure plate into the bell-housing...
• Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 17:18:13 -0700
  ...Two more > pins in each one to keep the plate in place and the steel ramps from > skidding. *Now* when you drive down onto...
• Re: Transmission leak
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:49:07 -0600
  > What is the purpose/function of the circular metal plate next to the > driver's side CV joint, towards the front of the van...
• Electric Windows - WTB regulator cable/lift bracket .
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:42:24 -0400
  ...gear drive, cable, and lift bracket, must be replaced. It's all one piece. Mine is stripped where the lift bracket (plate??) that lifts...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:58:25 -0600
  You need to get the oil hot enough to drive off moisture. If you don't, excessive acids will form and you will have...
• Re: Vanagon owner again
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Fri, 17 May 2019 22:35:42 -0400
  ...Fortunately was in my driveway, and I could get van up to the level part of driveway and turned off engine while it was...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:03:42 -0800
  ...The hinge plates attach to the forward side of the body flange. So to raise the rear of my door I would add shim...
• Re: Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:14:20 -0700
  ...Wife and I need to drive a California plated, titled vehicle from California to AK, across the border from WA to Canada then Canada...
• buying out of state
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 12:29:49 -0400
  ...long as it is in your name, with or without plates. Letting someone drive home on your insurance is also potential for nightmare troubles...
• more about a little green golf
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 15:21:47 -0700
  ...It was located in up near Lake Tahoe in California and I believe it had California plates (though I wasn't thinking that it...
• Re: Rear Brakes: E-brake lever lube, E-brake spring function (purpose)
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Fri, 6 May 2016 15:43:28 -1000
  ...a backing plate to flex a little like that.. > like if you lever a little with a screw driver between backing > plate and drum...
• Power Lock Cycling
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 08:34:37 -0600
  This weekend I installed a new wiring harness in my driver side door (Thanks Kyle). This fixed my power windows, power mirrors and driver...
• Re: Insurance for multiple-Vanagon households ?
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:18:17 -0500
  ...The best so far has been to have antique or depending on your area collector car plates. By having these plates (or tags) the...
• Re: 2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 18:09:35 -0500
  ...My solution is > to replace the cover > plate on the front of the head on the drivers side > with a plate from a > 2...