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• Re: wing window
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 May 2013 06:12:54 -0400
  Ben, not exactly. Just removing the pin will not get the screw tightened up. See my last post for explanation. On 2013-05-08...
• 1700 Type IV head gaskets & Aluminum cars
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 10:50 GMT-0200
  ...So I'm asking again :-) (Heard in the wings, "persistant bugger, innit?" :-) Do you guys have Land Rovers over there? Well, they're aluminum...
• Re: ?? How to Remove Front Vent Latch ??
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:29:18 -0600
  ...how is the pivot for the latch on a front quarter window (aka vent or wind wing) removed? Drive out the tension pin, most...
• Re: Friday: Dumb way to start a fire, Friday or any day
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:07:46 -0500
  ...It would burn through the wing spar and you lost the wing then the airplane. Happened lots in combat. Magnesium burns with such intensity...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:44:37 -0700
  ...The forklift pushed up on the assembly and jammed the engine pylon against the wing mounts cracking and bending the pylon. (The bolts did...
• Vanagon Security In New York City
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 23:19:04 -0400
  ...I have never bothered to fix the passenger >wing-vent which was the first point of entry a few months after moving >to the...
• Re: Looking towards the heavens ...
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 21 May 2011 08:36:36 -0700
  ...Then as is his custom he stretched wings and gently coasted > away. Guess I'll see him tomorrow too. > > Al (birders like to watch) >
• Re: Vent Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:14:52 -0500
  ...Vent Question I have an '84 Westy, I open the wing window. Rob becida@comcast.net At 3/6/2010 11:21 PM, Jeff...
• nvc - soap box races - charity event
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:19:29 -0700
  ...My car is one of the unfinished entries :), the one that looks like a wing section with clear front. As it ran, it was...
• Re: Burning Magnesium Engine Case
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 May 1999 08:25:22 -0500
  ...Many a bomber lost its wing and crashed due to an engine fire that could not be put out. The fire suppression systems could...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:39:02 -0400
  Does anyone have a picture of this piece? Lead is a very soft material to work with. Deal with it at work sometimes and...
• Re: early bus parts for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 22:43:21 -0400
  ...trim sets or pieces, inside grab handles in good cond, vent wing windows w/latches,rear inside corner removable headliner pieces[oilboard], and a...
• Headlights Problem
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 10:53:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...Any suggestions? thanks, Kyle "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" ---Rusted Root--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- khaskins@indiana.edu http://ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~khaskins...
• Transporter Wind & Rain Deflectors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:56:29 -0600
  ...They will not fit Vanagons with opening vent wing windows. They look just the same as the ones we offer on our website, but...
• Re: Wing mirror question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 12:39:17 -0500
  Paul, As you know the manual adjustable mirrors suck - to put it mildly. Most people that I know who want to upgrade that have...
• Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:02:13 -0700
  ...That entire > bottom cup-with-nipple piece (under the wing nuts) is the part I am looking for. > > Can anyone help me? Spouse insists...
• Re: Westfalia CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:40:14 -0800
  The wing windows are notorious for leaking... seems like mounting something in there will distort the rubber seal and make things worse.... Bill -----Original...
• Re: New scrapers on old vans
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:19:42 -0500
  ...s requires you to cut the chrome trim just before the wing window. > Van-cafe mentions it's on their Web page. > > Bill > On...
• Re: Alert:Water tube
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 15:18:46 -0300 (ADT)
  >rear-ending of White Wing II (86 vanagon) The water tube from the >pump to the thermostat housing was jarred heavily. The rust that...
• Re: Power Door Lock Consternation
  Historical mailing list - Robert Wing
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:44:03 -0400
  ...Bob Wing 88 Westy
• Re: clutch takeup
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:56:10 -0700
  ...And Fresno Mike who doesn't believe that they really fly and it's a all a left and right wing plot! And BenT...
• Lantern holder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:35:08 -0500
  ...I drilled one end to accept the bolt and wing nut of the clamp so that tightening the clamp on the gutter also clamps...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:39:55 -0700
  ...I was astounded to find a collection of butterfly wings inside the box. I know every van should have a hobby, but I'd...
• Re: Insurance Frustration
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:58:17 -0500
  ...Bob Wing 88 Westy
• WESTIE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 19:05:18 -0400
  ...How anyone but left-wing, anti-American elitist Clintonites could compare Westies to 30' motor-homes with generators blaring is beyond me. WESTIE OWNERS...
• Re: Windscreen LOL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:49:22 -0400
  ...covers the engine the "Bonnet" or "fenders" which they would call "wings". I suppose just referring to the "glovebox" from time to time or...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:26:23 -0500
  ...Rear deck wings seem to be popular these days, as well as "fart pipes." The right sticker ("Type R," "Injen," etc.) is good for...
• Rain Deflector
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:00:32 -0500
  I've been annoyed with the drips that happen with the wing window open in the rain so I jumped on Steve Lashley's...
• Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:35:12 -0500
  ...Bob Wing 88 Westy
• Re: Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:04:54 EST
  ...If you can get the Westy up to 120mph, the wings automatically unfold, so twisting the turn signal switch isn't necessary. There's...
• Re: Tiico Owners (Quick Question)
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 1 Jun 2003 20:33:22 +0000
  ...Dan <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> >Reply-To: Dan <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: Tiico Owners (Quick Question) >Date...
• Re: Larry Corcoran/Project Management/OEI/Corporate/KI-Inc is out of the office.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 17:37:51 -0700
  ...changed to the new awardees name. > > > > Robert > > > > 1982 Westfalia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Dan Winget <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> > > wrote: > > > >> oh no > >> > >> Larry Corcoran wrote: > >> > >> >I will be...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:34:37 -0600
  ...is done nicely On Aug 28, 2011 9:52 AM, "Bob Wing" <rawing@ameritech.net> wrote: Here's the pin chart for the connector...
• Need sliding window glass, 78-79 bus
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Tue, 05 Mar 1996 07:37:23 -0500
  ...The pane I need is the rear (stationary) piece of glass from the sliding door--not the vent-wing style, but the one in...
• Re: TiiCo Oddity - I guess that's me!
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:58:59 +0000
  ...Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:21:51 -0700 > >It is nice to see some people w/o problems. >-matthew >tiico syncro westy > >Dan Winget...
• clutch adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Rebecca Lowry
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:04:58 -0800
  ...But our vanagon has no wingnut down there. there is a nut where I think it should be, but I'm hesitent to go...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Chris Lisica
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 08:45:13 -0700
  ...forget the obnoxious muffler, clear lens LED tallights, and tall > > rear wing spoiler! > > > > Mark in AK > > > > P S and paint the interior door handle...
• Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 22:08:07 +0000
  ...bet Nebraska BART will be amazed how many responses we've given him in > his wing window question. =) > > Didn't CU at SdM. > > BenT
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 6 May 2015 12:31:22 -0400
  ...I'm genuine wingnut > VW repairman. > > Now that GW has solved the foil problem, it's time for them to commission > new cluster bodies...
• Disable oil pressure warning system
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:41:28 -0700
  ...I don't have time to troubleshoot the wiring harness, and it seems moot since I've got an ALH waiting in the wings...
• Re: Vanagons being used on world tours
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 1 May 2013 06:43:55 -0700
  ...People from other places seem more content to set off with only the most basic of equipment and just wing it from there. Somehow...
• Re: hose clamping
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 10:00:14 -0700
  ...Drill holes > through each end and use long screws or bolts and wing nuts to make > compression clamps for the cooling hoses. Clamp them...
• Re: Built in Beverage holders*
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 22:55:11 EST
  ...far left side of the dash board and open the wind wing. Works great as long as you pick it up before you open...
• Re: A Westy "Utility" question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 26 May 2003 21:25:01 -0700
  ...When I travel down the freeway I can see this cover soar up > in the > wind like a wing. Is there anyway to fix...
• Re: Vanagon Security
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 09:57:34 -0700
  ...That just screams "Hey! this van has valuables inside!" A smart thief would just break one of the the frontdoor vent/wing windows, stick...
• Re: Here's a Vanagon I've never seen!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:29:15 -0400
  ...They've remove the side gates and tail gates and added that silly(!) wing. Instead of a nice useful flat cargo area, they've...
• Re: busdepot discount code
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 15 Feb 2015 03:27:25 +0000
  ...Dan Winget <danwinget@VERIZON.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: busdepot discount code Does anyone...
• Re: Dan H's Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Feb 95 13:22:11 PST
  >> >>I also tend to open the wing window (triangle) to keep the fogging down. >>Those windows do tend to fog up with me huffing...
• Re: Northeast Gathering.....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:46:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...So..... > howabout the handfull of us up here, anyone interested in getting > together? I am sure that we could "scare-up" some wingnuts to...
• Horn Trouble
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:51:11 -0800
  ...The manager took my van under his wing & gave her special attention, making sure the nuts/bolts were properly torqued by hand, then removing...
• Winkler Katalog
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 7 Nov 2000 16:51:13 +0200
  ...Don't buy the fiber body cladding, wings or other fiber glass parts. They are ugly and won't fit. Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• Re: skylight knob?
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 11:54:08 -0400
  ...I use a wing style casement window crank handle, since I have been unable to find a faucet handle that will fit right. George...
• Re: FOR SALE: Schleswig Coachwerks Vanagon Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 22:19:07 -0700
  ...The look of disbelief on that guys face...looking at the top of his van on the end of the wing... Bob I have...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:11:30 -0800
  Don't forget the obnoxious muffler, clear lens LED tallights, and tall rear wing spoiler! Mark in AK P S and paint the interior...
• cracked block NOT!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Apr 94 13:59:06 EDT
  ...Some wingnut poured oil in the coolant resevior. The mechanic saw the oil residue in the resevior, and wisely cautioned his client away. I...
• Re: Westfalia CB Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shane
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 17:32:24 -0500
  >Great idea, though I wonder if it causes the wing window to whistle... >I have one of these antennas, and while they work, the...
• Kool patch in seattle area?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:50:27 -0800
  ...Any ideas? Thanks! Tim in Seattle 87 Syncro Westy, suby motor waiting in the wings
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:02:46 -0700
  ...I was wondering where all the ricers were getting all their wings and neon trim. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:06 PM...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ?? or Honda 1.8
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:21:17 -0600
  This may be silly but how long will it be before the Honda Gold wing engine is big enough and powerful enough to be...
• Re: Vanagons being used on world tours
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee vwrack.com
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:06:46 -0600
  ...People from other places seem more content to set off with only the most basic of equipment and just wing it from there. --------------------- As...