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• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 09:41:50 -0500
  Yup! We don't tiptoe through the tulips around here. We can sometimes be rude and crude and scratch our fanny in public, but...
• Things getting desperate in Rhode Island...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:18:40 -0400
  ...from one of those little Toyota vans based on the Corolla chassis that were around in the '80s. Naturally I responded. But the thing...
• Kubel for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert King
  17 May 1996 08:48:38 -0800
  ...The guy has a 'partially restored' 42 body on a standard 56 chassis, but he has the offset kingpins and the rear gearbox etc...
• re : splash pan for '56
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 23:57:55 -0500
  ...211 703 611 - to chassis # 20 - 117 902 (March 1955) LHD 211 703 609 B from 20-117 902 LHD for all post barndoor...
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 15:50:25 -0600
  ...If you're cutting up the dash and suspension on a one-owner '58 23-window deluxe or bolting a Chevrolet 4WD chassis beneath...
• Re: Blaupunkt San Jose
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:02:20 -0400
  Brent, I noticed the same "nothing fits" problem according to Crutchfield, so I called them and asked why any ICJ chassis wouldn't fit...
• Re: Westy subwoofers?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:54:00 -0700
  ...syncro, but what happens > if you put a sub outside the chassis between the tranny and the > sheetmetal at the back of the under...
• CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:50:58 EST
  ...Obviously there is another corollary to this comment regarding engines older than the chassis, but compliance is probably beyond the financial resources of anyone...
• Re: Roadhaus - 2.2L Engine Install , Prelimanary Report B.Bobs Response
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 19:53:26 -0400
  ...I have as I said been testing the van engines on the chassiss dyno with mixed results to the point that I have lost...
• Re: Odd headlights - some on some off
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2012 20:18:00 -0400
  ...If you see +12 then that ground is open between the meter and the chassis. If you see zero, it's likely open between...
• Automatic Locking Diff -No Way!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 09:33:03 -0400
  ...a green light above it, usually with a schematic of the chassis. Pull out, move vehcicle a few feet, green light goes on, diff...
• Re: Tristar Prices FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 16:06:46 +1200
  ...independently-suspended cab leans severely in corners, in addition to the chassis' lean! I have read that their 4WD abilities are not good either...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 14:52:32 -0500
  ...With a rather small chassis and plenty of horsepower it must be closer to a match than the MB. I'm sure some teenager...
• Re: Replacing your westie
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 13:46:01 -0700
  ...Please post pictures. > > There is a little known critter that will allow all of this and is > integrated into a chevy van chassis available...
• Re: Sprinter is a LT?? Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 22:06:40 +1300
  ...it might be a Sprinter cab-chassis after all... with the 3 radiating slots in the fenders. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3...
• Re: [vanagon] Factory sticker estimaged mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 26 May 2004 10:34:30 -0800
  ...The figures are computed by the EPA under "ideal" driving conditions, this assumes that we all spend our days on a chassis dynomometer, not...
• Re: 86 Syncro - What Should I Do?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:14:07 -0700
  Ya, I'm mostly just looking for a rolling Syncro chassis, but if it's running it sure is easier to transport. On 9...
• 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've been focused on beefing up the chassis and brakes for auto-x-ing. It's good to know there are "speed shops...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 22 May 2007 22:25:11 -0500
  ...Engine and Chassis Nos. in "Remarks" column. 5. Forward sample or sketch showing measurements in case of parts not illustrated in parts list. 6...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:38:23 -0400
  ...Signal lead to chassis, ~.5-.6 volt. Outer shield to chassis, real close to zero, outer shield to signal lead, .5 to .6 volt...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; now Vanagon Tools Rant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:38:29 -0700
  ...Very heavy duty, but I did rewire them for 3 prong, and made sure chassis was grounded. amazing that they came with 2 prongs...
• '65 Microbus Deluxe restoration advice?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 10:06:07 GMT
  ...Anyone with a "Do's and Don'ts" list? Chassis number: 245 092 510 Engine number: F 0611363 (original motor or from a '66...
• Fwd:Euro: Chassis: 88 Volkswagen COMBI, Alignment, FRONT TYRES
  Historical mailing list - Pfunky
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 07:18:21 EST
  Vanagon listers, this is one from my pro tech's list, any ideas? In a message dated 3/22/98 11:36:36 AM...
• Re: Gear Jammin'
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 19:53:32 -0500
  ...Turns out it was needing a little re-aligning of the shifter shaft at the coupling just aft of the chassis beam that is...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 22:40:58 -0500
  ...pain in that it had to be electrically isolated from the chassis. You'll never see such a "Mix" from the factory. I changed...
• FS 1985 Vanagon w/sunroof, $1800
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:26:57 -0700
  ...Runs good, ~30,000 on rebuilt engine 216,000 on chassis Blue interior/exterior Arizona vehicle, little surface rust from stone chips Body in...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:52:25 -0400
  ...A bad ground between engine and chassis will mess with this tiny voltage. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- >I have one...
• Re: alternators
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 06 Jul 94 20:13:40 CDT
  ...especially since part of the ground circuit is the chassis. so if you ran a large (12 guage wire) from the ground wire of...
• FS 4x4 chassis
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 12:53:03 -0400
  I recently wrecked my 93 Isu** LS Trooper and am going to sell it as is or part it out. Has 42000 mi. 5...
• Re (2): Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:56:03 MST
  ...Maybe a '63? '62 end of bullets? '63 end of 23-window? Clara has the magic book with all the dates for the chassis...
• Re: RIP 93 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 13:19:42 -0800
  ...Take any two straight no rust WasserBoxer chassisusissus. Buy them at distress sale from steam cloud experience. If you buy something 15 years old...
• Re: Towing my Syncro with an Element??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 09:19:29 -0800
  ...Towing my Syncro with an Element?? > Yeah, isn't the element is based on the chassis of one of the > really little > Hondas like...
• Re: type of connector?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:40:15 -0400
  ...Again, if the ground side goes to the ECU instead of to the chassis I'd at least think twice. Can't look myself...
• Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:54:04 -0400
  ...A) Screw those ground wires into the chassis, or B) use a sort of piggyback extension to create extra places on the grounding star...
• Re: Steering Box Swap
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Tue, 9 May 1995 12:05:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The early style box has a round `shank' > that sticks thru the chassis and hence a round hole. The later type has > a larger...
• Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 11:03:01 -0400
  ...two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question Steve wrote: [...] I know that the basic chassis design allows buses to be assembled with left or...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? NEW Improved! With Wheel Bearings!!
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 21:28:52 -0800
  Cunegonde's chassis is a 1983 basic "L" option package - she's 4sp manual transmission & steering. I'm on a tight budget after Scott...
• I-4 ecu woes?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 23:34:50 +0000
  ...to ecu Supply relay BR #13 ecu chassis ground ecu ground BR #19 engine ground ecu ground BK/R #1 Starter ter. 50 start...
• Re: Another Dometic Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 20:03:47 -0700
  ...In > the stock Westy the metal propane line acts as a chassis ground wire for > the fridge. People doing testing with the fridge out...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Claralw
  95-10-10 12:58:06 EDT
  ...The chassis number is in the engine compartment, to the right of the engine, on the bulkhead. My 58 dealer parts list for type...
• Just bought a Barndoor!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Oct 1995 17:17:34 -0400
  ...Could this be the chassis number? If not, what is it? I still havn't seen the bus in person, so this is all...
• Re[2]: New 23Window Horror Story...
  Historical mailing list
  15 Dec 95 10:50
  ...s lucky I found it because there is literally only a chassis left. no sills (I mean nothing) no outriggers no floors (inner or...
• Re: Best Wire Selector -- Voltage Drop Charts Mayhem
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Tue, 18 Jan 2022 12:13:56 -0800
  ...https://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm The "maximum amps for chassis wiring" is the current the wire can handle without overheating (though this...
• Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Mon, 15 May 1995 14:28:00 +0100 (BST)
  ...chassis, rubber mounting on the engine, I now find the mounting bar for the 1600 is the other way round (rubber on the chassis...
• Re: Ilitis, NO VW/VAN CONTENT
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 20:48:50 +0100
  ...If NO, you are done. > > 2) Are they basically an A1 Chassis Rabbit on serious drugs? It looks that > way from the pictures. AFAIK...
• Coolant Flush Decison
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 12:25:14 -0700
  ...Where can I find a chassis # on the van? If I provide coolant & thermostat, his charge for the manual flush/bleed/thermostat replacement is...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:31:50 -0700
  ...chassis, rubber mounting on the > engine, I now find the mounting bar for the 1600 is the other way round > (rubber on the chassis...
• Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
  ...If low, check for ~0 V between temp gauge ground pin and chassis ground, and system voltage on one of the outer pins of...
• Re: Both rear brake lights out.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:41:36 -0500
  ...Mine has blown the fuse twice now when the trailer wiring harness accidentally grounded out against the chassis. Another possibility is the master cylinder...
• Re: Demented power door lock?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 11:15:53 -0700
  ...Happy huntin! Interesting conjecture...EXCEPT, after charging the battery overnight (with chassis ground disconnected), the power locking system works fine including the stubborn passenger...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:18:25 -0700
  ...Stock rims from an early model W210 > chassis ('96-'97 E320) The 7's might touch the steering components un a 2wd Vanaagon. Trial...
• Re: desperately seeking Vanagon (was Bentley)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:19:10 -0700
  ...if anyone is looking for a really rust free body/chassis to swap their good stuff from their rusted out Vanagon - I have a...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:44:07 -0700
  ...Keep in mind that the fridge chassis is not grounded in common with the DC electrical ground. When installed in the Westy it is...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:22:31 -0700
  ...Maybe my westy needs some new springs/shocks;) Phil ***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling chassis(has NO engine...
• even more '54 RHD deluxe progress!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:12:58 -0700
  ...I then did test fits of the chassis center sections, the pieces that go between the longitudinals, which the heater tube and cables pass...
• Headlight Visors, Curb Feelers, Chain Steering Wheels--What tricks have you done?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 06:09:39 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 18:46:52 -0500
  ...While > searching the archives I found several references to a ground wire > that runs > from the drivers side head to the chassis somewhere near...
• Re: What's a syncro parts van worth?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 16:08:17 -0700
  Where is it? I might be interested in the rolling chassis, w/running gear. On 9/9/06, Clint Kolda <clint_kolda@yahoo.com...
• Re: a vanagon trailer??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:29:24 -0600
  ...BZ-have trailer will haul On Aug 6, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Chris S wrote: > The chassis is a kit from Harbor Freight...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:19:03 -0700
  ...Alternator to engine, engine to transmission, transmission to chassis. Measure point to point on 2V scale. > > Yrs, > d