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• Wanted Diesel Vanagon in or near Connecticut
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Cianciolo
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 15:30:05 -0400
  ...Unfortunately it was in so much need of work it was not worth it. Motor.. body work, paint, shifter, exhaust, interior. etc.. Please someone...
• Earn $8,000 to $30,000 a Month with a Body Wrap? 3786
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 11:03:09 -0500
  HELP PEOPLE LOSE 10 TO 30 INCHES AN HOUR GUARANTEED! Our Body Wrap has done just that, over 4 million times during the past...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:52:51 EST
  ...Now think for your throttle body as the wind resistance of the air into your engine. Of course the engine has to work harder...
• Re: vanagon body panels
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 08:21:05 -0500
  ...Winget <danwinget@verizon.net> wrote: > I am going to have some body work done on my1987 Westy. My question is > who has the best...
• 89Carat price
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Hay
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:49:52 -0700
  ...GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Have 89 vanagon wolfsburg carat,bad motor and tires. Inside is extra fine, everything electric works,windows ,mirrors etc...
• Re: Anybody know about this ebay merchant in Germany?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 20:06:23 -0600
  ...I don't know how that worked, but I was satisfied with the transaction, although I did worry just a bit because the guy...
• 1985 Vanagon GL (I forgot to mention)
  Historical mailing list - Chad G
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:14:48 -0400
  this van has factory AC 1985 Vanagon GL needs minimal work body isn't perfect engine only has 200000km on it heads have been...
• Welding Project For Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - John Harvey
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:33:01 -0800
  ...No, not cracked head repairs, body work, or leaky exhaust patching. Something different. -juan ===== __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page...
• Re: undercoating body work (MSDS)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:47:35 -0400
  The problem with materials (such as Toluene) is that the outgassing can take months, years, or even decades. It depends on the materials of...
• Re: Projektzwo Foglight Project - Bad News
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:04:00 EST
  ...sorry it didnt work out.. oh well. i guess i will have to install a plexiglass shield over mine so they dont get broken...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:20:03 -0700
  ...Throttle body question Here's a poor shot of my spare TB (2.1) which has about 90K miles and is relatively tight. The...
• Re: Dead Vanagon....please help!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:21:11 -0500
  ...to the body). In fact - there quite a few grounds. Now, my I have two Bentley's, but one is at work, and the...
• engine tin
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:35:08 EST
  ...take to a body shop to be tanked and powercoated Doesn't work: clean with solvent, sand, spray paint Cheap: clean with solvent, scrap...
• Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:57:52 -0500
  ...I found one which worked okay to > begin with, but had to rewrite some of it because of various problems > (including the weird addresses...
• Re: parts are parts?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Wed, 14 Oct 1998 22:32:22 -0600
  ...me >>like the body panels have been changed at all. > > > >Michael J. Sullivan >Director of Catalog Design >Open Market, Inc. > >************************************* >work: http://www.openmarket...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:11:56 -0700
  ...valve body, but below the > piston, is removed. As long as the check valve on the bottom of the > piston is working, the only...
• Raising the Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:03:23 -0400
  In view of the recent conversation about different ways of raising the poptop, here's what has worked for me. I'm 5-7...
• Avoid Jim Lutz / ebay "bergpanzer" / www.strictlygerman.com
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 12:41:10 -0500
  ...703-408-1532 (cell); 202-966-7907 (Work), 212-580-4459 (Home), 202-966-0938 (Home), 978-359-8533 (fax [efax]). </font></body> </html>
• Re: Affordable Auto Painters in Portland, Oregon area. Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:57:14 -0700
  ...delivered my 91 Multivan body cladding to them > for paint. > Looking for affordable painters who do decent quality work. I'm scared of > Maaco...
• 1980 Dismantaling Last call
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 12:14:43 -0400 (EDT)
  To all, I got a call at work today. The owner of the property where the 1980 Vanagon is being kept said "it must...
• FS 80 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 May 1997 08:05:21 -0400 (EDT)
  ...low compression in #1 cylinder other 3 fine Gas gauge not working No horn Body rough but no holes Good News $1100 canvas and...
• Re: Painting your van???
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 14:50:08 -0800
  ...Unless you are having body work done, DON'T PAINT. Repaints, unless done with heated booths at very high cost (heat to dry the...
• Re: 83 body work saga goes on
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:04:32 EST
  In a message dated 12/9/00 9:56:40 PM Central Standard Time, jromas@COLUMBUS.RR.COM writes: << vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> i...
• Push Rod Tin
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Thu, 15 May 2003 11:49:38 -0400
  ...Any body have any for sale? My van is an 81 Federal van. Anyone know if the tin from a bay window with a...
• Parts van FS with good motor and auto trans
  Historical mailing list - Joe in NH
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:28:13 -0500
  ...The a/c is intact and works fine. The body has rust and damage. Located in Merrimack, NH.Trying to make some room. Please...
• making a 2 wheel drive westy into a syncro or vice versa???
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Ayotte
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 11:53:48 -0500
  ...my 86 has an immaculate body, and i know what the issues are with engine... the syncro needs some body work and i'm...
• Re: Defrost Windshield
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:57:48 -0500
  ...Is this fixable with out removing dash? Btw my blower is not > working right now...does that effect airflow for the defrost? I am...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 10:56:06 -0400
  ...Throttle body > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I flinched when i read about the genital rap. What you do however in the privacy of...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:21:57 -0400
  ...Throttle body question >> >> The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice >> is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed...
• Lower Vanagon Springs and Carat Body Kit
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:41:51 EDT
  ...I also have a Carat Body kit for the Vanagon here in the US. This kit looks like the Carat fiberglass body setup that...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:00:25 -0700
  ...Body work may need to be done first, so you may need to find a body shop in or near Myrtle Beach. Time to...
• Brushable Seam Sealer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 19:37:12 -0700
  Either Joel or Bob Hoover suggested Brushable Seam Sealer for filling the gaps between the new battery tray and the old body metal. So...
• Re: New T3 - engine options.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 01:46:22 -0800
  ...Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video...
• Re: Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with n...
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:10:49 -0600
  See any good paint and body shop supply store for ......... 3M body & seam sealer! Factories use it to seal around rain gutters etc, completely...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:04:10 -0700
  ...The socket-bar-cheater work really well, they stand out far enough away from the body that I can 'help' with my 5# hammer...
• Re: 1.9 and 2.1 Parts Interchangability
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:54:22 -0400
  ...deal with the larger Throttle Body Opening in my how-to > on my page (at least it's worked for me since 1997).. > > Since...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:01:06 -0800
  ...Having a body and mind that keep working fairly well for a long time is. That's really the Bottom Line .. how long your...
• Re: Rear Axle Nut ~Man that's big!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:26:56 -0400
  ...Removal and tightening to the proper torque with a pipe extension and body weight works so smoothly. Using a proper socket is so much...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 9 Aug 2018 13:32:58 -0700
  ...Thanks for the good idea I will add a ground to the body of the sensor, a thumb up here dan
• Norcold...any body want to buy one?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:36:36 -0700
  ...It worked about 10yrs ago when the van was parked. Located near Portland, Or. shipping probably not fea$ible, but I will be heading...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:37 -0400
  ...I keep saying ..........it almost is not possible to get really , really good body and paint work done, no matter what you pay even...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:32:06 -0800
  ...about your parts and work,go ahead with the seafoam. If that shows some > improvement, do the valve body.Other wise, I would remove...
• Re: star grounds
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:45:05 -0800
  hi...sorry to hook onto this message but my computer keyboard is not working for caps..anyway...my 'harold' is dead...probably the battery...
• Anyone got a splittie shell FS?
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 19:16:42 -0500 (EST)
  ...I'm kinda scared to start doing body work and I can't afford to have anyone else do it. I'd be willing...
• Donor Body '90 Multivan?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 01:26:39 -0700
  ...of engine, transmission and other work into the critter. He is looking, as might be expected, for a body to install the good parts...
• Three '85 Westys For Sale in Texas!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:02:30 MDT
  ...All three have AC, working appliances, and no rust. Here are the details: Westy #1: Excellent interior and exterior Recent paint (Gold) Automatic transmission...
• Re: Sliding Door Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:48:24 EST
  ...Rather than doing that much body work, does someone have a straight door? Preferably white, but I can always get it bead blasted. I...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:41:54 -0400
  ...I'll ask him if he emails me back. >> >> Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in >> conjunction with...
• Re: Painting...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 20:12:29 -0600
  ...The good thing is that this guy recognizes that bad > body work is much more noticeable when you paint the van a darker > color...
• FS: 82 Diesel converted to inline 4 1.8
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:39:40 EST
  ...Body work, rust and tranny. The usual crap. Pmail me if you are interested. Don't want to take up too much list time...
• Re: 83 body work saga goes on
  Historical mailing list - westfalia83
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 12:55:32 -0600
  ...83 body work saga goes on In a message dated 12/9/00 9:06:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, jromas@columbus.rr.com...
• stuff for sale....parts and whole vans/camper
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 15:16:56 EST
  ...AT/AC 2.1L (a/c works!) great body! parting out following: '80 westy - parting due to body rust, complete camper interior in excellent...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 09:16:43 -0700
  ...above the idle position. Works some of the time... > > > > So... I see that Go Westy offers a rebuilt throttle body with ball > bearings > > for...
• Re: High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabilizer Controller) Stickin g TB!!!
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 19 Dec 2002 14:00:30 -0500
  ...High Idle, Sometimes (NOT Idle Stabilizer Controller) Throttle body flap sticking. Remove the throttle body and look in the throat. Bet you find some...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:30:30 -0700
  ...body - but AFM) > is removed, both the top retaining bolt and the nut on the bottom > retaining stud can be removed by working above...
• Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:35:57 -0500
  ...dent is making more work and > introducing the possibility for more rust. > ANY time you disturb the original seam/body integrity you will never...
• Re: My first 09 subi conversion and some body work stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:19:40 -0400
  ...My first 09 subi conversion and some body work stuff. > > Hi, i'm surely the first in the world to do an 09. > > For...
• Re: Material to fill the seams
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:04:45 +0000
  ...Jeff Stewart > > The right stuff is Auto Body Seam Sealer available from any good > auto body supply shops BUT, I prefer not to fill...
• Re: The conclusion of my R-TDI Westfalia Project!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:17:43 -0500
  ...camper to 165km/h / 100mph ! Besides the engine work > there is 77h worth of body work to get rid of every speck of rust...
• Re: Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:38:27 -0400
  ...the switch is working. >Get your multimeter and your Bentley out. Yes. In particular, with a typical worn throttle body the switch may behave...