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• More Weddle Wisdom--Gearbox rebuilding
  Historical mailing list - "Chris Weddle (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 10:01:37 -0500
  ...Front mainshaft bearing retaining key.<br> If the gear carrier housing (intermediate housing) is tight, the stock key will work fine. It's only...
• Re: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:37:29 -0500
  ...Thermostat housing > >> > >> > >>> Well my thermostat housing is cracked and I'm changing it as soon as I > get my new one from Van Cafe...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:00:51 -0500
  ...It is plug and play for the 9004 (DOT) housings. The low beam is Xenon, and the high beam is halogen. It is seems...
• Need help in Chicago area..thermostat hosuing blown.
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 13:50:42 -0500
  ...Bad stuff happened when I was cruising down I-88 and the new hose snapped a nozzle off the thermostat housing. I need a...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 17:49:59 -0800
  ...the housing (the WHOLE pump) is the part that wears. It's the BACK of the pump, the aluminum part on the block, NOT...
• Re: Thermostat Replacement (1.9 L)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Mon, 14 May 2001 11:21:36 -0400
  ...Then you can use a punch to knock the bolts back through the housing. TomC -----Original Message----- From: Donald Baxter [mailto:onanov@mindspring.com...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 20:49:23 -0700
  ...I have sprayed stuck gaskets with > carb/brake cleaner before, and used a sharp putty knife, to drive between > the housing. Very carefully taped...
• Re: 85 T-STAT HOUSING HELP...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:26:41 -0800
  ...My 1.9L Upper Thermostat > housing has a cracked flange! P/N 025 121 117. Can someone please tell me > how to get one...
• Torque Converter Oil Seal
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 21:37:33 -0400
  ...I am installing the torque converter oil seal in the final drive housing. Since it has been over 24 house\rs since I removed...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:43:55 -0700
  ...On mine, I used the hole in it to put bolt/nut through so it would hold to plastic housing. -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
• Re: rear speakers 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:32:52 EDT
  ...I've been looking at the plastic housings that the speakers are in and wondering if/how they can be removed. There are three...
• License plate light fix/solution: Progress report
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:17:52 -0800
  Thanks to several list members I figured out how to remove the black license plate housing. I discovered it helps to have the hatch...
• Re: Rear Fog Light (was:Backup light switch)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 09:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Empty socket in tail light housing is for the near-standard equipment European rear FOG light (judging from the rental cars I've used...
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:07:51 -0700
  Ha! Do you mean the blue Temp II sensor next to the thermostat housing? If so, I replaced that one about 1.5k miles...
• Generator fixed for now,but how to do the brushes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:26:43 -0500
  ...hands!!! Can you rotate the generator in its housing without taking off the fan housing?? Has anyone replaced brushes in situ and how did...
• bell housing
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:45:21 -0800
  ...aluminum Bell Housing from South Africa that mates a Vanagon manual transaxle to an in-line 5 cylinder Audi block. Put an Audi five...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:08:01 -0400
  ...How do you remove the thermostat housing from the drivers side head? Also do I need to remove the hard coolant line from the...
• Oil pump sealing questions...
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:52:25 -0700
  ...Do I put one gasket between the block and oil pump housing and the other between the oil pump housing and the oil pump...
• Re: Westy Speaker and other sound items
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:50:26 -0400
  I did the same thing about three months ago installing the 3.5" infinity's in place of the stock speakers inside the housing...
• Re: Temp2 removal, best way to get at it??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 May 2010 14:33:42 -0700
  do you have the 2.1 plastic thermostat housing where the Temp II sensor is located ? If so, no hoses need to be removed...
• Overheating; I4 Jetta conv; water pump ( a bit long)
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 16:38:29 -0700
  ...Pulled the pump and housing apart. Housing has corroded/worn/disintegrated from the inside and there is a pin hole in the housing allowing...
• Re: RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 96 11:46:02 -0800
  ...RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values Hi All, To convert from Nm (Newton-meter) to ft-lb (foot-pound) multiply the Nm value by...
• Re: Auto shifter cable: Ideas on making it longer?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:52:40 -0800
  ...They may have a close > enough size cable/housing. If they don't have the housing fittings, they may > be able to re-use...
• Re: need power mirror help
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 11:11:41 -0400
  ...On the back of a mirror is a lever >which would seem to permit locking the mirror to the housing once the >tracks are...
• Re: thermostat housings now being made
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:17 -0800
  ...The top part of the housing is still plastic. Mark Kenneth Lewis wrote: > A SYNCRO has a cast thermostat housing? and it can be...
• Re: Golf/Jetta engine in gas Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 23:05:42 -0700
  The reason for gas conversions to diesels is that the bell housing, oil pan, et. from the diesel will fit on a rabbit engine...
• Thermostat Housing Gasket??
  Historical mailing list - vasili agate
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:22:08 -0500
  I recently took my thermostat housing to a machine shop to have some sheared bolts extracted. I also took the thermostat out prior to...
• Re: Fuse for light for gear identification?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:20:30 -0800
  Removing housing: Never Mind, just saw the answer.
• Re: WTB: Upper and Lower thermostat housing for '85
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Wed, 16 May 2012 06:14:07 -0400
  Hi Zoran, I just received the housing. It looks great! Thanks for your help! Cecil On May 11, 2012, at 7:21 PM, Zoran...
• Rear Wheel Bearings again.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 21:58:20 GMT
  ...As usual the Bentley is lacking details but it would appear it wants me to remove the bearing housing from the trailing arm and...
• Re: throttle body housing
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 22:58:15 -0400
  ...throttle body housing > Greetings everyone, > > I need a new throttle body housing, complete. Mine is worn inside and the butterfly valve is sticking. > The...
• Re: 85 1.9 Thermostat Housing Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:16:51 -0400
  ...The t'stat housing came out OK with the water pump in place. I recall heeding this list's advice 4 1/2 years...
• Speakers in rear AC housing.
  Historical mailing list - Adam Culp
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 10:15:13 -0700
  ...I was just curious as to what the deal is with the rear speakers mounted on the AC housing. How much space is behind...
• Re: Clutch slave bracket - diesel and boxer
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:53:52 -0800
  ...I have the clutch slave >>cylinder mounting bracket from the boxer bell housing mounted on the >>diesel >>bell housing and the slave cylinder is...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:38:39 -0700
  ...both tubes up and into the evap housing cabinet.� Then while > supporting the evaporator and fan housing, remove the cabinet.� This is a > PITA...
• Re: Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:11:38 -0800
  Pretty sure this is the bell housing I referred to http://www.rjes.com/ Neil. On 3/20/10, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net...
• Re: 91 Westy - Mysterious Clutch/Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 May 2015 19:00:28 -0700
  ...The clutch slave carrier that’s connected to the bell housing may be moving because where it connects to the bell housing has corroded...
• Re: AMV 188 000 02
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Jul 2016 10:48:48 -0700
  I've never used any sealant on starter and clutch housing surfaces. Oh I see. P. 27.13b. Syncro only? On 7/23/16...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:20:03 -0800
  ...35 watts aux + 2 (what are they ?) 20 watts in the housings would be adequate. GW LEDs in the housings might not need�aux...
• Re: '82 Westy 5 cyl TD conversion project for sale]
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 02:37:10 EDT
  ...I haven't gone through the SA bell housing details (mount angle/clearance) but the engine itself is quite impressive. Drove one in an...
• Re: Fox clutch housing bolt up to Vanagon tranny? (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:12:12 -0700
  ...Mark neil N wrote: > Hi all. > > Forgive me if this is totally ignorant, but will a Fox clutch housing > bolt onto a Vanagon tranny...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 08:41:50 -0700
  thanks Steven, it's in my cart along with the shifter housing guide
• Re: help with '83.5 Westy thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:37:00 -0500
  Why do you need it? What's wrong?
• Transmission housing corrosion and (separate question) asbestos ;~(
  Historical mailing list - Herr Wibo Fichten
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 23:54:22 -0400
  ...I have a project 1988 Syncro and have discovered to my dismay rather severe corrosion of certain areas of the transaxle housing. There are...
• Re: Lube for heater control cable?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:43:22 -0800
  ...a seal around the end of the cable housing, forcing lube through the entire housing. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott...
• Re: Speakers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 21:27:05 -0400
  ...The van > has A/C housing in the back, all the speakers are now 5.25". > > is 6.5" speaker will fit without cutting...
• Question: Bolt Size
  Historical mailing list - Robert S. Williams, MD (laptop)
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 04:05:55 -0600
  ...As I was reassembling my rear brakes, I realized I had lost the top bolt that holds the bearing housing, backing plate and wheel...
• SOS - Vanagon ignition switch R & R
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:53:20 -0500
  ...Here's what it says..... -#7 - remove blinker/wiper arm assembly......done, OK.... -#8 - *Pull ignition switch housing off the streering column......the allen...
• Re: Parts availability
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 20:38:08 -0400
  ...Plastic housing (and clear lens and screws) looked like new. Must have been replaced at some point in their life. On the other housing...
• Re: Sticky Throttle...
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:10:17 -0700
  ...The cable can be removed so it and the housing can be greased. I lube the moving parts of the throttle linkage and the...
• Re: Clutch housing rebuild questions (searched archicve) + small report
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:46:15 -0400
  ...New bolt would replace stock 11mm pivot bolt, and attach to (screw into) new brass bearing but not to tranny housing. Stock plastic parts...
• Re: Changing thermostat on 2.1L - Question?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:27:46 -0700
  Just swap the housing with a new one, put antiseize compound on each bolt thread, and put it back together. You won't break...
• Re: OEM Grease Colour: Rear Axle Shaft, Bearings
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 9 May 2016 20:03:28 -1000
  ...all seals like to go into their housing dry , generally speaking. usually flush with the onside face of the housing. scott On 05/09...
• Re: New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:36:33 -0400
  ...If the wear marks are on the top right side of the OEM housing then I reuse them. I have compared the pump housings...
• Bosch heater blower disassembly/reassembly
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:06:04 -0500
  ...Set 4-6" vise jaws just wider than motor and align case so that lips of motor housing have maximum support from jaws. Make...
• I need a clutch housing 091 301 071 E
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:40:39 -0400
  ...I did shut it down quickly but the clutch housing is now cracked and I to have it welded, or get a new one...
• Re: Evaperator housing fixes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 24 May 2009 15:30:27 -0400
  ...Sun, 24 May 2009 15:08:30 -0400 >I really need some input on fixing the evaporator housing on my '87 van. the plastic...
• Re: broken mirror
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:12:40 EST
  ...The passenger side mirror is broken--the mirror itself not the mechanism or the housing. Is it possible to get a mirror replacement or...
• Re: another key continued...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 10:31:16 EST
  That is actually the Thermostat Housing. I have the gaskets for $1, but if you are going to work on it I would recommend...
• Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:03:04 -0600
  ...Everything slides together until the studs are about 1cm from coming out the front of the bell housing holes, and then it just stops...