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• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 May 2020 10:49:54 -0400
  ...You could also empty the rear bench place newspaper down and run the van. See if you can find the leak from valve or...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 08:12:43 +0200
  ...Speakers are behind the rear bench in the sidewalls. Raimund ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• FS: Full-width Z-Bed , 2.1 coolant parts in W. Michigan
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:43:33 -0700
  Blue Corduroy rear seat-bed with cushions, bench cabinetry. Queen size- wider than std. Westy- fits all Vanagons. $125 Water rings in engine compartment...
• '93 Eurovan for sale in NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 19:09:16 EDT
  ...It is the 7 passenger variety with the middle bench seat, all power everything, front and rear A/C, and manual transmission. 108k miles...
• 82 Country Homes Diesel Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steve Curiel
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 12:04:08 PST
  ...AC/DC fridge, propane stove, water tank, westfalia rear bench and cabinets, new tires. Engine siezed (timing belt did not break or jump). Will...
• Re: How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:23:58 -0500
  ...space available, >mounting two 6 volt deep cycle RV under the rear bench (and venting them) >will provide much more power and probably last...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 13:04:57 -0700
  ...Seat and one over the rear Bench Seat, also on the Pass. Side. Power consumption is ....... well, have not run the second battery down...
• Re: 2 person westy/van middle seats w/ seatbelts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:54:33 EST
  ...Anyone who has an extra 2 seat middle bench or rear cushion > please let me know. > > Thanks, > Chris > > OMG...Chris i thought you were...
• rear speakers 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 20:56:50 -0500
  ...These are in the cabinet above the rear bench seat in a non-airconditioned diesel. I've been looking at the plastic housings that...
• Re: Carat Synchro?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:49:29 -0700
  ...One rear facing seat, a full rear bench and the fold out table. Removeable refrigerator and pop-top as well. These are not going...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:14:28 -0300
  ...Some models had two flex-neck reading lamps at either side of the rear bench which could be used sitting on the bench or...
• "Z-Bed" Ad Corrected (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list - Camins Bretts
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:41:08 -0800
  ...that's a standard passenger van GL rear bench seat. does not make a bed. just a fyi.
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 13:57:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...GL has a Westfalia Werke badge on the panel >under the rear bench. > > >Dave >Dfilcoff@stlnet.com Dave, the interior layout of your 7...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Jan 2001 - Special issue (#2001-93)
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 16:02:16 -0700
  ...Can I install a 2 or 3-person bench seat into my van (taking out the 2 rear-facing seats, of course)? I've...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:35:23 -0700
  Are you saying that your 86 Westy came with these tan rear facing removable jumpseats? How about the panel under your bench/bed, was...
• Re: Can you make the bus quiet?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 19:48:12 -0400
  ...The only >thing I have in the back is the folding bench seat and rear cushion. I >removed the side cabinet(floor to ceiling...
• Westie Rear Seat Head Rest Installation
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 07:38:05 -0700
  ...Installed three headrests on the rear bench seat back. Got a dog chewed seat from a Vanagon at Campbel Nelson with 3-matching OE...
• Re: Light grill is sold......Jaime Gonzales is winner
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:23:22 -0400
  ...Two-person middle > bench and three-person rear bench must be taken together. Local pick-up in San > Francisco. > > Also have rear half of...
• Re: Inner spare storage
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:00:52 -0400
  ...Like you they would be removed from under the bench. Even for someone using a rear carrier a container fitting in the spare could...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:14:06 -0500
  ...Now I have a completely rubber-lined under-bench storage and a heavy cover over the engine compartment. It, with a completely reconstructed snorkel...
• Re: Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 07:00:32 -0400
  ...I am familiar with the DA6, but have always encountered it mounted under the rear bench on the passengers side with ductwork up under...
• FREE to a good home.
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:48:43 -0500
  ...It is NOT a weekender bed, just rear full width bench with back that folds down forward. Please email me off-list at jbakerccymca...
• Re: Storing Rear table-Westy Another Idea!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 10:45:25 -0700
  ...like this "[ ]" >In that way it receives the table from the rear bench, and I keep it in >place with a small bungee I...
• Re: Vanagon GL interior upgrades.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:29:35 -0700
  ...The Carat and Wolfy passenger bed/bench seats are slightly narrower than regular GL bed/bench but have standoff brackets to account for this...
• 2000 Eurovan at local dealership
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 15:16:13 EST
  ...front, two person bench that folds forward and rear three person bench). Has alot of nice room behind the rear seat and a huge...
• Re: Headrests in the back
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 23:51:46 +0000
  ...I saw another > thread on Samba some time ago where folks had come with other solutions to > add head rests to the rear bench...
• Re: Propex heater and rear heater removal pros/cons in colder climates
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 7 May 2016 09:14:26 -0700
  ...of leaving the rear heater connected, in > an installation that has a Propex heater also installed under the rear > bench seat? I like the...
• A cool westy mutation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 08:48:33 -0700
  ...It had the full poptop and roof rack, plus the frig/sink/stove cabinet, rear fold out bench, and closet from an 83 westy...
• PS: Re: Burning antifreeze 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:35:16 EST
  ...side. >> Check the carpet in the back under the bench. It's usually the rear heater core that's leaking. There is a bleeder...
• Re: OOOHH that smell, can't you smell that smell?
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:48:16 -0500
  ...There is probably a leak at the rear heater core. Look under your rear bench around the heater. Bet ya the floor is wet...
• Re: Rear Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:57:58 -0500
  ...appears we have a small leak from the rear heater area under the rear bench seat. We removed the six screws around the plastic...
• Re: Rear Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:00:15 -0600
  ...appears we have a small leak from the rear heater area under the rear bench seat. We removed the six screws around the plastic...
• Re: Trim Levels
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:54:04 -0800
  ...The rear seat folds into a bed but is narrower than the GL folding bench. There is a narrow closet to the rear similar...
• Re: Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 11:12:17 -0500
  ...Third knob from top controls the temp of the air coming out of the rear heater located under rear bench seat Forth knob from...
• FREE '81 Westy in Northern California
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:21:39 -0800
  ...Does not include camping equipment or rear bench. Does include rear side cabinet. Near-new tires (standard load rating). NO ENGINE. Transaxle is still...
• Re: "Jump" seats (was: 87 Vanagon FS or Part-out? Weekender)
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 13:22:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...This included a rear bench > that folds to a bed, a fold-up table on the driver's side wall and two > rear-facing...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:12:13 -0700
  ...for reading; one over the Passenger Seat >and one over the rear >Bench Seat, also on the Pass. Side. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the...
• LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:46:37 -0400
  ...It's always a pain to find anything under the rear bench, at night while camping. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Middle Seat Questions
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:07:50 -0700
  ...It's much more convenient for entering both the middle seat and the rear bench. The rear table fits in well. I imagine backgammon...
• Re: Vanagon use question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:36:27 -0700
  ...all kinds of crap. =) The rear bench has been replaced with a sturdy plywood platform level with the rear deck. It's basically an...
• crank bolt removal on 2.1. help.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:43:52 -0700
  i have a rear main seal leak. (rear= rear of bus, front = front of bus) I cannot get the crank bolt lose and even...
• Re: rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - Norm - RoweBoat
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:04:57 -0700
  FWIW, shortly after we picked up our '85 Vanagon (two weeks ago today) we noticed that our rear seat pulled out from the front...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 15 May 2020 15:25:27 -0500
  ...coolant seeping around >> under the back bench - seems to me the floor of the box around the rear >> heater is concealed by thin particle...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:40:04 -0400
  ...horizontally over the contents of the back or vertically behind the rear bench .... or both. On 18-Dec-2014, at 14:18, Michael Richardson...
• Re: Timing '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:07:04 -0800
  ...Using the battery under the rear bench seat/storage, and NOT > trying to ground to the engine, but to the neg. terminal on the...
• Re: Westy seating/sleeping: Questions for families of 5+
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:24:11 -0800
  ...2 person middle bench seat backwards.. >creating a booth style seating around the rear table...and also >making the rear >bed longer.. > >open the...
• rear heater core bypass; Volvos
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 14:29:05 EDT
  I solved the leak problem in the on/off valve by removing the whole unit. (Lives under the rear bench seat) Fortunately a friend...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 15 May 2020 10:39:09 -0400
  ...other day i found a puddle on the ground underneath the rear bench area. I took the cover off and keep expecting to see...
• Re: 1987 Wolfsburg Vanagons Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:50:27 EST
  ...6- Deluxe seats in velour; two folding removable rear facing seats; folding rear bench w/ 3 headrests. 7- Interior side panels with built-in...
• Re: year identification
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:29:22 EDT
  ...If you are looking at a van with a Weekender package (no poptop, etc.), then you are just talking about the rear bench and...
• Re: Want to trade: GL bed/bench for Weekender bench
  Historical mailing list - Carol Premack
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:02:14 -0600
  ...Budd Premack wrote: > > Contrary to popular belief, these rear seat/beds can be shipped UPS if > > packed carefully so as to just fit within...
• Re: Entertaining eBay listing - 1990 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:08:38 -0700
  ...tell them how the rear bed is supposed to fold out?! They're missing out on highlighting the rear bench's true capabilities in...
• Wolfy bed and side table, cheap!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 17:54:48 -0700
  ...folding 3 person bench/bed rear bed cushion fold down side table plastic side panels for the above mounting parts a quick demo of...
• Re: want a carat table in your van? then you have to use the carat rear sofabed..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 02:29:08 -0700
  Chris, I personally prefer the stock set-up but with the plastic panels and the narrower bench. However, guys like Dan in Hawaii Maui...
• Re: Looking for 8 passenger options
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:24:52 -0400
  ...jump seat rear facing next to > the existing 2 person (and remove the armrests...). > > Would a REAR 3 person bench fit rear facing?just...
• Vanagon GL Wolfsburg for Sale
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:58:21 -0500
  ...It had rearward facing middle row passenger seats and the fold down rear bench said Westfalia on it. It is not a Westfalia Camper...
• Re: Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:54:00 -0500
  ...I did install the middle 2 seat bench, and then put a large card board box between the second and thrid seat at just...
• Model Summary for 1987 Vanagon USA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 12:58:53 -0500
  ...armrests Two rear-facing removeable seats behind front bucket seats Storage trays between front seats & rear-facing seats Three passenger rear bench seat with...
• Installed a Cubby Door in my Closet
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sat, 6 Jun 2015 19:53:35 -0500
  ...Same concept is what I used in adding a fridge door to my closet as well as a cubby hole door to my bench...
• Can you make the bus quiet?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 12:24:04 -0700
  ...The only thing I have in the back is the folding bench seat and rear cushion. I removed the side cabinet(floor to ceiling...