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• 81 Westy (air-cooled) Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:34:28 -0500
  ...Any guideance will be much appreciated, not just by me but probably every 80-83 brick-owner out here. Thanks, Mick Mick Owens Space...
• What about Custom Handbook by Meredith?
  Historical mailing list - Gilbert Christopher L
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 02:38:20 -0500 (EST)
  ...Please advise fellow 'Brick' drivers. P.S. I've heard a lot about the Nov. 1994 Volksworld Vanagon special issue. Is it worth the...
• Re: anybody want to supe up their Microbus? :)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Thu, 9 Feb 95 16:44:12 CST
  ...this one has AC" > ...yes, but will it give my brick an extra 27hp or an extra half on top of whatever it is...
• Fuel guage question--1988 model
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:16:23 -0500
  ...Is this gauge acting normal? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Unbelievable Happening---
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 10:23:53 -0600
  ...meds onboard "in-concert" with the nic-patch...or not enuf bricks. Bob Happy is he who bears a god within. -- Louis Pasteur http...
• Re: Anyone else get bounced off the list?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 08:10:49 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: AHU MTDI vs. ABA?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 2 Oct 2019 21:35:49 -0300
  ...I had a chance to drive one in a rental and would love to replace the JX with it … 150hp would push the brick...
• call for webasto bb46w info and experiences
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 22:35:15 -0800
  ...There were some posts on the UK Brickyard site, I'll link to them too. If anyone out there has any more info please...
• spare engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 11:03:10 -0400
  Steve Johnson says if you are thinking of taking a spare engine on the Brick Trek, maybe you should just install it. Two comments...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 01:26:53 -0800
  ...got in the habit of checking w/ choke lodged open & a brick on the pedal for full throttle. I have to admit I've...
• windshield rubber seal
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 15:03:13 -0400
  ...Thanks! ps - good to be driving a brick again :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- tony tri-state transporters '57 oval beetle (melanie's :-) '60 westy '71 rustfalia '85 rustfalia...
• Re: Clipped by Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 12:59:49 EST
  ...In characterizing insurance companies, the main character says that if you look closely at the bricks in the towering skyscrapers built by insurance companies...
• Re: How many Westies are on the road?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 08:57:08 -0500
  ...writes: > Hi Volks: > > Can anybody approximate how many Westy loafs and bricks are on the > road in North America? > > I have this "novel idea...
• Re: Water in the foot well
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 07:24:33 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 19:20:59 -0800
  I just looked it up, and the force on a driver who hits a brick wall at 30 MPH (50 KMH) is 30 Gs...
• Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 08:59:44 -0700
  ...Also as you put it, driving a brick through the air. A different ignition system is not going to make a significant difference. Save...
• Re: VIN question... You guys are really hard on my head :-)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 24 May 1996 23:20:21 -0300
  ...According to the info I received, this indicates that my brick came into it own around August/September 1966 [early '67 model year]. The...
• Sometimes it's the little things...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:50:23 EDT
  ...17) Install new trailer hitch on the Gold Brick. 18) Replace cracked tail lights and side markers. 19) put new alloys (15"ers) on...
• Re: CA 81-83 air cooled Fuel Injection & Ignition System
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:51:19 -0400
  ...12-18 was the range they got.............be glad you are not on the low end! Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single...
• Re: Circle Yer Wagens in Sevierville, TN
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 16:24:40 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 31 May 2002 17:50:37 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:51:52 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Late type 4 bus engine tin needed!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:03:50 -0500
  ...out! pmail at vgonman@msn.com Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Need used vanagon a/c parts.............
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:05:01 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Need radiator fan motor...help please!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 11:17:37 -0400
  ...day now! Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• '84 Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 13:14:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...for the shape that it was in. -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709 | |_|_\ on \/ huff@dg-rtp.dg.com (919...
• More list problems.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 14 Apr 1994 13:44:17 -0500 (CDT)
  Brick Owners: At 9:55 this morning, our system administrator, in an attempt to automate the restart of the list after power down, restarted...
• Fuel tank replacement problem
  Historical mailing list - Milne, Andy
  Fri, 8 Nov 1996 19:26:38 -0500
  ...Any help >GREATLY appreciated. > >Thanks in advance! Please send email to: > >amilne@integrex.com Thanks again -- I want my "brick" back! :-( >Andy >'81 Vanagon >
• Buffalo Area diesels/westies?
  Historical mailing list - Cook, Thomas
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:56:24 -0400
  ...so I can get a feel for the possibilities for my brick. I have recently moved to Lewiston, NY just north of Niagara Falls...
• 84 vanagon Non-westy FS cheap for parts; Charleston SC
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 23:44:09 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon westy ( The Brick) 70 SingleCab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "ol yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) Used Vanagon Parts for...
• 27000 miles?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:04:57 -0500
  ...they have been around the block! Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Engine computer analyzer instructions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:30:32 -0700
  ...the web.his site comes up > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• 1986 syncro for sale-Asheville NC
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:23:09 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:36:58 -0800
  ...decent engine...but it should never have been installed > in these bricks. At just 52HP, it can't be driven in what I believe...
• Re: Distributor Woes - One Lives - One Dies
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:17:55 -0800
  ...I was working on the Red Brick this afternoon, had to run to > the store, started Volksiebus, began to back out the drive and...
• re cut ring&pinion to allow subie transaxle install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:46:07 -0800
  I just saw this on the Brickyard forum "Welcome to the Dynamic Distributions Homepage. We make a reverse-cut crownwheel & pinion to suit Subaru...
• Re: Vanagon Archives, the DVD Edition?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 00:26:53 EDT
  ...maintaining and knowing "everything" there is to know about our beloved bricks, why not store it offline on a couple of DVDs? >> Jorge, Fine...
• '87 GL for sale update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 00:56:59 -0600 (CST)
  ...Colin A Moran K&M Ranch '86 Syncro GL "The Bronze Brick"
• Re: Ski/Bike rack for an '87 GL
  Historical mailing list - Adrian Oxbrow Water Cooled
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 16:10:20 -0400
  ...e.g. ______________ \_____________/ __|___________|_______| Bikes or skis on rear / | / | / ___ _____ |__ |__/ \__________/ \__| \__/ \___/ Adrian 89>syncro<GL "Red brick - suitcase" New Orleans
• Timen zone
  Historical mailing list - Colin A Moran
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:20:06 -0500
  ...So ya'll come on down, hear! Colin Moran Beebe Ar. '86 Syncro GL "The Bronze Brick" 192,000 and still going
• Re: AT speeds/rpm's
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 2 Jul 2002 21:31:16 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Brake booster problem
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:30:15 -0400
  ...Ideas? Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:24 -0700
  ...I believe it was Joy who asked about a brick red. That would be my first choice, especially with yellow ink. I could wear...
• RE: If Canada were a state (it's not, y'know)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Ulrig
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 13:36:51 PDT
  ...Just wierd enough to have a lot of bricks about. There are neighborhoods in Seattle where it seems that the pre-requisite for living...
• Re: Leaking Fluid = $$$
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 1995 19:07:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...I never priced labor to replace. -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709 | |_|_\ on \/ huff@dg-rtp.dg.com (919)248...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:17:27 -0500
  A brick always worked for my '63 bus for the hills of Pennsylvania: 40 mph up the hill, 70mph going down :) Frank Miller At...
• Re: instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:46:36 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: RMW bumpers live - CRASH TEST
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 22:37:54 EST
  ...So I got the unfortunate chance to crash test my front RMW bumper and took out a huge brick post at the end of...
• List administration announcement
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 6 Apr 1994 15:11:35 -0500 (CDT)
  VW Brick List Members, I'm going to be unavailable Thursday April 7th and Friday April 8th CDT, so the list will be running...
• Cruise Control - Diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:28:52 -0500
  ...years. (Why would a diesel need a cruise control? - getting a brick off the gas padal in a hurry is a pain.) We literally...
• Problem with 2.1L FI
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 15:51:29 -0500
  ...installed...Could this be it? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?/How much gas you got?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 02:41:20 -0400
  ...The Vanagon's are more aerodynamic (and hence more stable) than the older buses, but they are still a brick in the wind. On...
• Re: Electric window question.
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 20:04:28 -0800
  ...Is this normal on > driver's side? Passenger side goes down fully............... > > Adam P > Charleston,SC Coburn, WV > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single...
• No injector pulse Aircooled AFC injection
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:50:56 -0500
  ...What am i missing here? Any way to jumper fire to the injectors? Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70...
• wierd blinking alternator and egr light.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 16:52:20 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: Beer Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:52:27 -0500
  ...Wada ya have? Pabst Blue Ribbion, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer" And as Jack Brickhouse of WGM sports used to say duuring a Cubs game...
• Re: and you thought you couldnt give your middle seat away?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 16 May 2007 21:22:57 -0400
  WOW!!! I have a 50 year old full size middle seat from a 56 or 57 deluxe van middle seat w/original brick red...
• The Red Brick does it again!!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 May 2010 09:17:46 -0500
  ...The Red Brick ran flawlessly for the whole trip. I lost track of the mileage, but we used 21 gallons on the trip at...
• Re: <F> Where should I paint the flames?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:41:26 -0600
  The pics sound good to me!! John Rodgers 88GL Driver thinking about painting the red brick "Anthony L. Mourkas" wrote: > >Although flame art has...
• Re: Just Bought Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 30 May 2002 05:34:53 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...