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• Re: dropping engine and auto trans at the same time?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:47:18 EST
  ...None of that holding up the tranny while trying to align everything. I used two methods of moving around this engine/tranny assembly. The...
• Re: Rear Table Fix
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 17:52:45 -0700
  Roy........Got PIX? TIA........Rodney --- Roy Olynick <rrh@AUTOBAHN.MB.CA> wrote: > The rear table in my '87 Westy has been whacking > against the...
• Re: Long Brake Line Installation Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 10:01:11 -0700
  ...Will give it some thought. >> >> I really should suss out some of those Vanagon brake line holding >> clips. VM Autohaus (usual vendor) didn't...
• Re: fridge puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 07:33:55 -0500
  ...Qc 1985 Whitey VW 2.1 Man 1985 Goldilocks subi power Auto -------------------------------------------------- From: "thewestyman" <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 4:16...
• Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 11:53:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...smitht@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Tim Smith) > The bulb pulls out of this holder, and costs $0.99 anywhere fine automobile > components are...
• Re: Electrical gremlins continued
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:40:02 -0400
  ...Try cleaning up the contacts with the left bulb and the contacts of the wires to the board that holds the bulbs. Sam -- Sam...
• VW Theme Park?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Wed, 31 May 2000 18:44:12 EDT
  ...Europe's biggest automaker is banking on that fierce brand loyalty with its latest venture - a self-styled car theme park called Autostadt, a...
• Re: Sad and depressed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 08:40:06 -0400
  ATF fluid going into the differential is usually the governor seal, not the seals between the auto and diff sections. This is also repairable...
• Re: 90 Multivan auto locks problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:00:20 -0500
  ...The fuse unless it has been moved is in an add on holder on top of the fuse box above most of the relays...
• Re: A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:31:00 -0700
  ...I used "push-in" fittings for AC which has small barbs to hold the hose on under pressure. I also used hose clamps. I...
• Auto Trans Repair Question
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 14:02:14 -0500
  ...Maybe I didn't take it out often enough and it just couldn't hold it, I don't know. Anyway, the transmission is...
• Re: (NVC) New "Pontiac GTO" released in US
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 12:28:53 EST
  ...an otherwise flat Los Angeles Auto Show was the > official US introduction of the Pontiac GTO, our [Holden] Monaro in > its Stars and Stripes...
• Fixing Fibergalss Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:48:03 -0700
  ...This piece is not really necessary as there are 2 other bolts (3 total) and a bolt to hold the cap to the frame...
• How do I know my new aftermarket steering wheel is safe?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:57:41 -0400
  ...in a way they are german tuv approved (the blinkers stop automatically). installation would have been a bliss if in the detailed info one...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:48:30 +0000
  ...6 Way Auto Blade Fuse Holder Box Block With Waterproof For Car Marine | eBay | | | 12V 24V 6 Way Auto Blade Fuse Holder Bo... | I...
• Re: Starter Solonoid Blues
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:30:42 -0300
  ...All I really needed to do was clean up the area, leaving the rusted nut in place, and hold down the cable eye with...
• Re: Trans Filter One More Thing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:01:55 -0500
  ...No sealant is necessary, but pay attention to the correct torque of the 4 bolts that hold the pan in place. Also be sure...
• Re: Back again needing more help to find out what size the bolts are that hold the pot top hinges to the top of the van
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:50:46 -0800
  ...https://www.amazon.com/Dicor-BT-1834-1-Butyl-Seal-Tape/dp/B001FCB4JS?tag=inc epin-20 Also available from auto body supply stores...
• Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:30:27 -0400
  ...an automotive setting. Low DC volt scale that lets you measure ten millivolts or less -- most digital meters have this. Peak Hold -- holds peak...
• Re: Need Starter Help
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 20:35:41 -0700
  ...key for the two bolts that hold the starter in place That's about it - other than holding your tonge just right as it...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 17 May 2015 06:09:36 -0400
  ...lit while you hold the thermocouple open with the button depressed ? > On May 16, 2015, at 4:26 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY...
• Re:1988 bus reaches 100,00 miles!!! film at eleven.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  Tue, 05 Dec 95 04:26:08 0800
  ...You'd think he'd been reading this list! Steve Hoge '77 Auto Loaf (2 valve jobs - no tranny repairs!) '89 Syncro GL (holding...
• Re: cleaning engine cases
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:51:12 -0600
  ...I have a friend who owned an automotive machine shop for many years, and this is how he did aluminum heads, as the solutions...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter socket..."tighter" ones available?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:54:59 -0700
  ...I have seen a similar one at AutoZone, but their lighted ring was red. The Pep Boys one is Green, with a similar design...
• Re: Stripped CV Joint Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
  Thu, 26 May 2005 11:43:42 -0700
  WOW! Thanks for all the advice on how to get at this bolt! As a last resort, before heading to Autozone, I ended up...
• Re: Semi- Vanagon topic: Getting hands clean after you've gotten them greasy
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 22:41:27 -0800
  ...everyday mechanical repairs, they don't hold up and repeated use gets expensive.� I know some auto stores sell Heavy Duty ones, but still...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:00:05 -0700
  ...the charge is ignited. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 08/21/2012 06:45 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Starter removal???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 19:31:49 -0500
  Especially with an automatic I think of it as the "sound of confidence". Dealing with Syncros you can only imagine the sounds I make...
• Re: heater cover plate removal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:05:42 -0700
  ...There were no missing or loose pieces of the hinge holders. I'm still a bit puzzled as to why the flap-flipping axle...
• Van back in commission, transmission (auto) for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:10:52 -0500
  ...little latch that holds the door in the open position also works. Bonus fix. In other news, I posted my automatic transmission (I converted...
• '85 ClubCab FS (to me!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 19:55:56 -0400 (AST)
  ...it's an autobox!! Anyone with a 1.9l and autobox got pointers for me? Any vanagon pickup drivers with rust areas to check...
• Re: Urgently need STRIKER PIN for rear lock on sliding door -- '91 Vanagon - FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 11 Mar 2023 07:34:44 -0500
  ...02/22/2023 12:14:09 PM > > The striker pin on my Vanagon has enough wear on that it will not hold the rear...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA Trimming
  Historical mailing list - robert
  Mon, 21 May 2012 03:23:48 +0000
  Hurts my thumb to hold the erase button down. Sent from my Nokia 6790 phone -----Original Message----- From: Chris S. Sent: 05/20/2012...
• Auto Transmission Leak Repair
  Historical mailing list - Alan Shearer
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 23:58:35 -0000
  ...With the cover and piston thus pressed into place, I was able to insert the new circlip which holds the cover down.
• Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Final Report
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:54:54 -0500
  In the only installed case of the front dash AC that I have seen, the Radio was in an extra holder that was attached...
• Re: clear plastic bras
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 15:08:40 -0800
  ...Graham 90 GL auto Country homes camper (with black bra!) --- John Rodgers <inua@SCOTT.NET> wrote: > My son owns/operates a window tinting operation...
• Re: pop top painting finished
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:33:04 -0500
  ...This stuff is a nonwoven that has all the properties you would commonly associate with mid-grade automobile carpet, but it has the additional...
• Re: want to share a campsite at everybus?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:47:57 -0500
  ...We hold the event in a low-overhead Conservation Area campground, and then the price is further subsidized by our good friends at www...
• Re: Turn signal switch reluctant to return to "off"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 12:44:56 -0800
  ...Some worn-out part, I expect. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, > Bend, Ore. >
• Ignition Switch Mystery Continues...anybody out there????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:05:10 -0700
  ...Last week my low beams quite working and the only way to keep the high beams on was to hold the lever in. Next...
• Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:44 -0700
  ...Cooks fine, lasts a loooong time, keeps away the demons of iron deficiency anemia automatically, handy to whack the occasional burglar, hold down the...
• Re: Repair Front Rack and Pinion?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:59:08 UT
  ...You should be able to get a rebuilt unit for about $250 from Bus Depot or Sherwood Automotive (Old Volks Home). Also get the...
• Diesel transmission and mounting hardware for sale.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 10:22:47 -0700
  ...David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone...
• Re: sliding window latches
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:43:14 -0400
  ...that had a flexible connection that would attach to the handle and hold screwdriver bits, but the price (about $27 at Target) and the...
• Re: Rear Hatch Material - Struts
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Sat, 21 May 2005 08:22:19 +1000
  (From downunder) For what it's worth, I found struts for my Vanagon at EXELLENY prices from Autohaus in Arizona . . much cheaper (even with...
• Re: Automatic Transmission Mystery Solved
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 21:33:33 -0700
  ...speed auto is a lot easier than any of the manuals or the fancier auto units-- doesn't require any fancy holding jigs, just...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 16:16:11 -0700
  ...Bought an AC Pro service kit from my local > Advance Auto, took it home, and did the thing - except it didn't. No > matter...
• Color question for brown interior paint
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 2 Aug 2016 10:09:00 -0400
  ...A bonus is that I found that a rivet had given out and that was supposed to hold the grate to the stove unit...
• Re: Trivial Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:26:33 -0700
  ...On my '85 Weekender auto, the lights in the PRNDL indicator keep falling out. It's a pain getting that "box" out, and even...
• Re: KYBs on a Vanagon, was: Speaking of Vanagon Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Wed, 10 May 1995 15:25:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Turbogas to support my autocross habit). I am still using the KYBs on the rear. They seem to hold up well. BTW, my truck...
• Aux Battery in Engine compartment, Good Idea?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Bearden
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 12:58:57 -0400
  ...right corner) that seems big enough to hold a LARGE (1000 Amp Hours, $59.00 autoZone) deep cycle battery. Has anyone tried this? Good...
• Re: 83 sunroof Vanagon - LAST CHANCE
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:00:24 -0600
  ...83 sunroof Vanagon - LAST CHANCE > > >Folks, > >the charity-auto donation tow truck is due here on Saturday. Wish I >had known about this list...
• Re: Parts and or help needed
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 12:18:25 -0700
  I have a complete engine bay wiring harness FS with ECU, (1.9L 1893/4 auto-tranny). m > Evan Mac Donald wrote: > > Hey anybody...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:59:59 -0700
  I'd be interested in the results of your cause, although I'm unclear exactly where these cup holder would sit in a vanagon...
• Re: Tires and Wheels-The Tread continues!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 13 May 2013 19:56:24 -0500
  ...This tire size provides some outrageous road holding and the reduced > rolling resistance is noticeable especially with automatics. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Little door thingys
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 05:03:53 -0400
  ...While removing the old gasket, I lost most of the little plastic T pieces that hold the forward part of the gasket. Does anyone...
• Re: 1987 2.1 WBX oil buzzer comes on after hiway usage...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Mar 2015 11:21:44 -0800
  Per Bentley 24.55, system should hold 29-36 psi for 10 minutes after shutdown. If not, you check the systems by pinching off...
• Re: For my travel kit -- hinge oil? [NVC]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:16:02 -0700
  ...AND along those lines, Mrs Elliott just said, "Why not a Visine bottle?" Problem solved. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans...
• Windshield trim question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:43:18 -0500
  ...they are almost the same size as the gap leaving nothing for them to hold on to. The other issue may be that I...
• Re: Rear engine door hold-open device
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 05:56:56 -0600
  ...com/spacecommander/image/139898508 >> http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/139898510 >> http://www.pbase.com/spacecommander/image/139898510 >> > > > > > -- > Cya, > Robert > > '87 & '86 Auto GLs