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• Re: AC Hose Help Needed, Please...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:04:59 -0400
  ...The high side can get up to about 250psi when running. Test the high side if it is cracked , when the compressor is running...
• Side view mirrors, was: cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 6 May 2002 10:06:31 -0400
  Bill wrote: "By the way, how many people out there have their side mirrors aimed to the rear, just like the rear view mirror...
• Re: extra dome light space?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 00:32:58 -0800
  ...I had to fish a 3 wire harness I made from the driver side to the passenger side. Good luck. Worth doing for sure...
• Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:30:10 -0800
  <snip> The Volkswagen spec is a tire that has REINFORCED SIDEWALLS or a LT rating. <snip> I am really happy to be reading this...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:03:39 -0500
  ...Your low on charge on the the suction side your low on the pressure side too, and unfortunately there is no way around that...
• Removing the rear AC top cover
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:54:06 -0800
  ...I removed the side panels, the rear plastic screws...and there's the 4 bolts on each side... now if I remove the last...
• Re: Side tent?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:52:32 -0400
  On 7/21/2012 8:55 AM, Jeff Palmer wrote: > Anyone know if the old school bus style side tent will fit a Vanagon...
• Buzzer is going off - rear lights
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 9 Aug 2010 19:49:26 -0700
  ...Take that off and connect the other side rear lights, the buzzer will go off on that side and not the other. The question...
• tranny problem
  Historical mailing list - James E. Ferree
  Fri, 5 May 1995 22:44:42 -0400 (EDT)
  Here is a question I am posting for a fiend with a 84 Vanagon. "How do I eliminate side to side freeplay between contacts...
• lookin for replacement side window/ was side window lock help
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 30 May 1998 21:08:43 -0600
  > I have a small problem with locking my side window. It seems that the track > is worn out (the inside AL bottom piece with...
• More: Re: Rear CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:00:52 -0500
  ...a) Twisting the CV�s in-out in their own side b) Changing the sides left to right and viceversa c) Changing from left...
• Who makes 15 inch tires with reinforced sidewalls?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 08:35:09 -0800
  I want to buy 15" tires with reinforced sidewalls, hopefully in 215/75 or 215/65 anyone know who makes these? Very few tires...
• Wet Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:43:19 -0700
  ...The driver's side stays dry, but the passenger side gets soaked through the carpet. I'm thinking it might be a bad door...
• Re: re. double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 02:15:33 EDT
  ...go to england or australia, and cut the entire left side off of a vanagon there. have it shipped over here, and cut the...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:58:44 -0700
  about air foil on wiper arm... anyone knows why it's only on the driver side and not on passenger side too? thanks
• Why do we drive on right/left side??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:14:24 -0500
  I Asked Jeeves and got this link; http://www.travel-library.com/general/driving/drive_which_side.html Cheers, Doug '84 Westy Toronto, Canada
• FS power window regualtor - driver's side
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 18:41:22 -0700
  Driver's side, in good condition. Out of a 90. No damage and worked great before being pulled. $50 + shipping. thanks, john Virginia Beach...
• Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:15:25 -0400
  ...My questions concern the washers and felt pieces There was a rubber washer on each roof side bracket (passenger side and driver side) but...
• Re: How does it leak in?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 23:31:17 -0800
  ...The odd one out, >> the low >> volume one, on the passenger side, is a diiferent rubber composition than >> the >> drivers side; it perishes far...
• Re: Installing Propane Tank on a non Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 18:50:51 -0500
  I thought that the argument for having the gas filler on the passenger side was that it was less likely to be struck there...
• Re: CV joint reversal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:52:16 -0600
  ...Flipping the joints on the shaft and > replacing it on same side works. Swapping the shaft to the other > side works. Flipping joints *and...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:50:18 -0400
  I don't carry my canoe on its side but I still have room up top. I use a Thule hullavator to help get...
• Corrosion on left side head drain bolt
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 20:59:52 -0800
  While removing the drain bolts in the heads today, I noticed the left side was quite tough to remove, as I carefully eased it...
• custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 15:23:22 -0800
  ...As it raced down the off ramp, and accelerated past me on the right, I noticed it had side turn signals, slightly raised for...
• Re: Junkyards are to blame
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 00:33:31 EST
  ...side just to get the plastic coolant lines off underneath.....of course the thing was complete and during the flippage the pass side fiberglass...
• Power Window problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:09:38 -0400
  Hello, The bracket which hold's the power window ondriver's side my 87 Westy shattered. (I rolled up a metal pay phone cord...
• air flow?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:48:54 -0500
  Can't ever remember seeing any discussion on the list about the direction of air flow in the two rear side vents (to the...
• Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:57:03 EDT
  ...strips only on the van side (not the top side)? > > the aluminum strips were only on the body side on the 80-84 westys...
• Pictures needed
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:44:59 -0800
  ...Again, need these pics for the driver's side *and* passenger's side. Thanks in advance to whomever can help. john
• question about 4-speed shift rod front "fork"
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:47:41 -0400
  Is there supposed to be a plastic or nylon "finger" on each side of the fork on the front of the shift rod? Looking...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:20:40 -0700
  You can swap sides as long as its a manual trans - the automatic uses two different sized shafts.... On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at...
• Re: 3 point harness on rear bench
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:15:06 -0700
  ...Only one of them can go in the van at a time, on the passenger side rear seat. The belts on both sides are...
• Re: '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 1 Nov 2015 08:01:55 -0500
  ...On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 7:24 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there a difference between the two sides...
• Re: Vanagon Hams
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 22:35:54 -0400
  ...The side panel on the drivers side of the vehicle. If you remove the panel, there is a fair amount of dead space between...
• Re: Installation of Drivers side Handle From Passenger side?
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 18:06:19 -0000
  Last year I purchased a second hand drivers side handle and screwed it straight into the captive bolts in the screen piller of my...
• Testing Front Door Power Lock Accuators??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 24 May 2002 23:57:19 +0200
  ...so did the side door! White wire then unlocked them both... cool! So then I got into the front doors... and on the passenger...
• list vendor: Re: vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option)
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:41:56 -0800
  ...vanagon rear side sliding windows (euro option) I have sliders on the rearmost left and rearmost right windows. The passenger side opens at the...
• Re: Cable lube tool instructions
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:48:47 -0800
  ...On the top? Is a hole with rubber sides. There is a slot on the “front” the thumb screws push the sides together in...
• Re: Differential Side cover Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 1998 22:59:06 -0400
  Are you talking the threaded insert or the case itself? There is no "side cover" like the early days. If you are talking the...
• Re: Redid side mirrors and tinted windows...
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 21 May 2003 10:28:01 -0700
  ...Here in Arizona, you can tint the front seat side windows with 35% transmission film, but you can go as dark as you like...
• vanagon fiberglass bumpers/bodykit/side mouldings for sale..add to any van
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:32:35 EDT
  ...kit includes front and rear fiberglass bumpers..with brackets, and all mounting hardware, both side sideskirts, and all brackets, and bolts, etc..everything you...
• Driver side mud flap????
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ellingson
  Sun, 14 May 2000 16:52:12 -0900
  In search of a driver side mud flap for my 87 Westy. Any information as to where I may purchase one (new or used...
• Re: window screens
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:37:45 EDT
  you need westy side windows to use the westy screens. i have some westy side windows for sale w/ screes. $75 ea w/ screens...
• for sale: westy side windows and screens - fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 2003 11:49:13 EDT
  for sale: westy sliding side windows and screens. fit all vanagons can ship. may sell screens seperate if you need a screen chris
• WTB: Elect Window Regulator-Pass. Side
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:21:39 -0400
  I need a window regulator (electric) for the passenger side window. Anyone with one in good shape please respond to me off list by...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:55:56 -0400
  Can they be installed in reverse and get better extended wear? I mean put the left axel on the right side, or inboard CV...
• Re: Side mirror fix
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 9 May 2010 12:59:43 -0700
  At 12:33 PM 5/9/2010, B Feddish wrote: >My passenger side mirror will not stay put. Is there a fix for that...
• Re: Need help with Westy Tent
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 15:34:55 -0700
  > I have an authentic Westfalia side tent and can't figure out > how it attaches > to the side of the van (Its the full...
• Re: FS: flip out side table, fits all passenger vans, 5 minute install.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 07:36:17 -0800
  ...i have a few flip out side tables that will fit all GL seven passenger vans. this table simply screws to the left side...
• Re: WTB - 84 Westy D/S Seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:52:15 -0700
  ...Either seat will mount and function on either side. As a practical matter it is much easier to find a good condition passenger seat...
• Re: On weight
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 21:44:48 -0600
  ...Although the front sidewalls "roll" when the van turns, because of lateral oversteer characteristics inherent in that, the rear sidewalls have more lateral force...
• '90 Carat Drivers Side Power Window Motor Wanted
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sat, 31 Oct 2015 22:13:17 -0500
  Hello, It seems strange that a few days ago the discussion was about the Passenger side power window on a Vanagon. I'm now...
• Re: Passenger seat stuck
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Sun, 2 Aug 2015 13:16:52 -0700
  ...The left side seems to be the side that is caught up somehow, while the right side of the seat track feels free to...
• Re: adding an assist handle to the driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 08:58:44 -1000
  ...It looks like all I need to > do is drill the holes in a pattern similar to the passenger side and then > screw the...
• Re: removing gasoline expansion tank, driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 19:28:40 -0700
  I had the same problem with the passenger side expansion tank on my '83 diesel. There is an oval shaped ridge in the sheet...
• for sale: fiberglass bumpers and body side mouldings - 2 complete kits
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 16:53:27 EDT
  ...2 complete kits - vanagon fiberglass bumpers and side body mouldings.. these are front and rear bumpers, drivers side rocker cladding, passengers side rocker cladding...
• Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:49:57 -0700
  ...This is very apparent side by side. Essentially, in the vanagon the space over the engine is part of the interior, in the eurovan...
• Re: 1991 GL Help needed...
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 00:52:28 +0100
  ...is my drivers side door lock broken? (I cannot lock all other doors from > it electronically, but it *will* lock when done from the...
• Fryday Follyes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 22:35:19 -0500
  ...Right turns, "zzzzzzzThump!" on the left side. Left turns, "zzzzzzThump! on the right side. This continued until he came to a straight-away and...
• Re: Screen on door of Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 19:13:41 -0700
  ...14 on > one side, two on the other side at the bottom of one side of the screen. > > Anyone know where the male snaps...