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  • Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:45:52 -0400
    ...holes in front wall of battery box. Could they not us the same 1 1/4” opening? If the lower hole was for the...
  • Re: Wallaced
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:03:51 -0800
    ...Autoresponse sent to a mailing list? Wallace. Search the Vanagon List archives for John Wallace around the year 2004 or 2005. The clearly old...
  • Re: Blog Post: Rear USB Charger Install
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:21:26 -0700
    ...not sure you can route a > separate 12v power source to just those usb ports on the wall outlet or > not. highly doubtful since...
  • Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:09:46 -0400
    ...Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall sorry........ worked on way too many thousands of vw's that had a fuel line in a...
  • Drive Away Tent FS
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 16:59:31 -0500
    ...But then if you wanted to drive away and leave the tent up it has an extra wall that you can zip in place...
  • John Wallace alias Jaap Nauta
    Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:05:27 +0200
    ...I'm not the dutch John Wallace :-) Just forgot to remove a forward during my holiday, shame on me ... I returned from Cornwell, UK...
  • Re: 88 Vanagon For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
    Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:36:35 -0700
    ...religious crisis, no? : ) Cya, Robert On 9/26/07, John Wallace <johnboy.wallace@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dear List Members, > Selling my 1988 VW Vanagon...
  • Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:42:14 -0800
    recently I am thinking to instal this kind of connector on the wall behind the passenger seats... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all76139...
  • 84 Westy Front Brake Pads
    Historical mailing list - niel blackwell
    Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:58:53 -0400
    Since I haven't replaced the front pads in seven years on Wally and the new pads seem to have some type of anti...
  • 1999 Vanagon (South Africa)
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:36:41 -0700
    ...http://www.vw.co.za/new/range/bus/index.html Enjoy! Marty Wallace (1984 Westfalia) Chico, California _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo...
  • Wanted: mechanic in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
    Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:01:21 -0700
    Mirror mirror on the wall- who's the best mechanic of them all? I'm in Seattle and I'm looking for the best...
  • All set on Tail light...thanks
    Historical mailing list - John Wallace
    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:04:42 -0500
    ...You guys are great!!! Thanks again, John Wallace Rumford, Maine 88 Wolfsburg Vanagon
  • Re: oh, dear, more nonsense! RE: please post pictures!
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:18:08 -0800
    ...Larry, print that out and put it on the wall. Show it to the Judge next time.....
  • Re: Wallaced?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:57:35 -0800
    ...Makes it possible to call up such wonderful detritus as "being > >>> Wallaced!" in a heartbeat. > >>> > >>> John Rodgers > >>> 88 GL Driver > >>> > >>> Michael Elliott wrote: > >>> > >>>> On...
  • Re: Tires still again
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 24 Oct 1996 22:40:03 -0700
    ...The problem is the amount of side wall buldge with the 205 on 5 1/2 increases the risk of side wall damage from...
  • vanagon conversion
    Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
    Fri, 17 Apr 1998 11:17:06 EDT
    ...However, someone said that the rear bench of a carat in 2-3 inches narrower to make room for the table wall. Is this...
  • Walleye & Westies report
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:23:25 -0400
    Just back from Walleye & Westies > http://www.vanalong.com/walleye.html What a great event in such a great camp ground. Thanks to Gerry...
  • Re: This Will Buff Out!
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:45:16 -0400
    ...Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all. > > > Was searching for Walla Walla campout images and found this: > > > > > > > > > > > > https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg...
  • Re: Mkbokijkiuu
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:47:34 -0700
    Ha, the great Wallacing attack of...when was that, 2007-2008? On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder...
  • Re: subject nice garage was Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 26 May 2010 19:24:43 -0700
    ...SpicyT let's me wallow in my own mess as long as do it at my wallowing place. You can't miss it. The...
  • LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done this?
    Historical mailing list - Muffley, Shane, SITS
    Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:47:13 -0500
    I started to scrape away the old wallpaper (or contact paper?) throughout the vehicle as it was old and had been peeled away by...
  • fl-400s
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Sun, 26 May 2013 12:26:08 -0400
    ...valve and the same low bypass psi as the correct mann? 4 bucks at walley world and well regarded on the oil sites. mike
  • Battery question
    Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
    Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:55:41 -0700
    Anybody know the least expensive battery available for the vanagon? Wally world still the cheapest? It looked like group 42 might also work in...
  • RE: Carat table problems
    Historical mailing list - Erik O
    Wed, 23 Oct 1996 13:33:30 -0700
    If it's anything like my Weekender,(White pullout from the wall kind), Get another van and a tow rope and... Really, these things...
  • Re: front diff input shaft
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Thu, 29 Mar 2001 11:21:24 EST
    ...Is this looseness normal? >> Checked for wallowed splines.
  • Re: drivers door lock
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 10 Jul 2001 23:12:06 +1200
    ...They should know better... >You could forget the wallet in the vehicle also. Remember Malcolm in Turkey( >?) ? No chance. Never happened. It doesn't...
  • Re: Wanted: mechanic in Seattle
    Historical mailing list - Pancho de la Luna
    Sat, 11 Aug 2001 17:00:23 -0700
    Mirror mirror on the wall- who's the best mechanic of them all? I'm in Seattle and I'm looking for the best...
  • Re: Walmart parking
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 12 Feb 2003 18:33:55 -0600
    Have you had a rude awakening? I've never been bothered, been in lots of wallmart parking lots... ----------------------- Clip ---------------------------- That is beause you hang...
  • Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:55:55 -0700
    > Do these SS pipes have bulges on the ends to help hold the hoses in place? Also, what's the wall thickness on these...
  • Re: Where do you mount your gauges?
    Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
    Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:55:55 -0500
    ...To torque or remove, I did have to take a die grinder to a cheap socket and reduce the wall thickness of the socket...
  • Re: Nice 82 Westfalia FS
    Historical mailing list - David Wallace
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:35:41 -0700
    ...Dave Wallace 85 Westy David Wallace
  • Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:21:41 -0700
    ...use the famous Wallyworld brand, also manufactured by BASF, $3.99/gal. > Phosphate Free, tastes awful. > > pensioner (buys costco gas, wallyworld A/F, RatShack...
  • Re: NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:13:47 -0700
    ...It must be your birthday ' Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Wallace" <johnboy.wallace@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 11...
  • Digifant II 'Diesel' Conversion Pics
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:05:23 -0700
    ...We used a 1981 Rabbit intake manifold that we removed some material from to it wouldn't interfere as much with the side wall...
  • Re: Mkbokijkiuu
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:08:20 -0700
    ...Although his presence is still required to kick Gerry when it gets stuck.:-) The member in question is John Wallace. As far as I...
  • Re: Castrol GTX @ Walmart
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:40:47 -0700
    ...Castrol GTX @ Walmart > I wonder if Wally World gets a cheaper grade of oil from their name > brand oil suppliers like they do w...
  • Re: Mouse Proofing
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:55:59 -0700
    ...Mouse Proofing Stanley, In the almost 3 year's I've been on this list---there have been some really off the wall conversations...
  • Re: Virginia to Alaska and back -- Late July to Sept trip report and pictures--long
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:07:37 -0500
    Thank you for sharing Harold - stunning pictures, a nice little getaway from my dreary office walls today! -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '78 Bus...
  • Re: A mention in the Wall Street Journal, though the site is wrong
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 18 May 2011 12:51:29 -0400
    At 10:40 AM 5/18/2011, Michael R wrote: >Great alert Tom, >Here's the letter I wrote to the author: We didn...
  • Martha's van mods
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 10 Jan 1995 12:03:54 -0800 (PST)
    ...Have you replaced the peeling headliner/cupboard liner/wall liner stuff? What fabrics did you use? What other nifty/pratical improvements have you made...
  • Re: Fuel Injection Question
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:02:28 -0500
    ...That > cylinder is probably running lean. > > Dennis > Lean running cylinder equals burned valves, scored cylinder walls, burnt pistons! My 2 cents. John Rodgers 88...
  • ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: NVC
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:15:54 -0800
    ...IMHO, "WALLACED" also has absolutely NVC either. Can we let both these threads die please. Jim Arnott List Admin vanagon@gerry
  • Re: Atwood Furance
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:04:58 -0400
    ...I removed it and the fridge to inspect the interior side of the utility outlets and the van wall below for leakage and rust...
  • John Wallace hasn't fixed his email even after Robert's call, today's repair adventures
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:51:54 -0400
    Before I sent the recent email to the list about Robert's conversation with the now legendary John Wallace, I replied to Barb Cotton...
  • did Westfalia-Werke use recycled wallboard for subfloors??? bizarre findings...
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 29 May 2017 20:13:07 -0400
    ...anyone else come across this before? im thinking that Westfalia-Werke used recycled wallboard paneling for their subfloors definitely bizarre..
  • Great Ideas!!! Thanks
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Sep 1995 10:52:13 -0700
    ...I thinking about using regular insulation material in the walls as it would not only deaden the sound but insulate as well. I like...
  • Re: Overheating - 86 Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Tim McDermott
    Thu, 20 Feb 1997 08:04:55 -0500
    ...Sometimes a crack will occur in the wall of the radiator inlet section and what ends up happening is the water goes into the...
  • Re: Getting wires to the roof - how?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
    Fri, 23 May 2003 11:49:29 -0700
    ...I the drilled through the pillar wall back into the van inside (I put my charge controller on the composite wall that faces the...
  • Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:21:08 EST
    ...The standard rear bench has practically ZERO clearance between it and the wall. That plus it's bolted to the wall. Panel and bed...
  • Re: Switching Westy Interiors from a 85 to a 84
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 26 May 2007 12:56:23 -0400
    ...The forward wall of the sink cabinet is different to accommodate the latch on an '84. The latch that opens the rear seat is...
  • Re: Side tent for sale--> add walls to your awning
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:19:45 -0600
    ...It hooks to a 9' awning to add > walls to the short sides and long side. includes screened in sides, > etc. > > matt > > > "may the...
  • Gasoline $$ :-(
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 18 May 2012 10:31:39 -0700
    On the way home from work last night I stopped for gas, had $13 in my wallet. That put 3 gallons in my bus...
  • Re: Stolen!!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 10 May 2001 08:56:17 -0400
    At 01:54 AM 5/10/2001, Terry Kay wrote: >Phaedra, >Ok, here's another off the wall question--- >Who in the hell would...
  • Re: Wall mount table
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 24 Oct 2001 13:16:19 EDT
    In a message dated 10/24/01 10:11:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: << I cut the original GL panels...
  • westy - interior ceiling/back side wall...paper thin material?
    Historical mailing list - karen d
    Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:55:14 -0700
    Unsure what this is called but the ceiling has this paper thin material and it's starting to crack and peel away...is there...
  • Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
    Historical mailing list - courtney hook
    Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:29:45 -0800
    Nowadays it's just easier to buy a 12volt emergency start/air compressor combo for cheap through a FLAPS or Wallymart, or Canadian Tire...
  • Mobil One Oil
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:06:30 -0500
    Wally World here in Chelsea, AL has five quart bottles of 15=50Wt Mobil One synthectic for sale at $19.95. It had been...
  • Mr. Blackwell is not in today
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:26:06 -0700
    Wallaced ! I am currently on vacation and returning to the office on Monday (July 9th). If you need immediate assistance, please contact Sylvia Whiteshield...
  • Re: Dometic insulation
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:12:22 -0700
    ...The issue is the smell > that the > insulation gives off. > > I have tried regular pink wall insulation , green fire proofed wall > insulation, westy wall...
  • Re: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 24 Jul 2003 11:37:00 -0700
    ...I've had drippy fuel lines behind the fuel pump and drippy lines behind the fire wall behind the fuel regulator. It's all...