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• Re: Icky stuff at the Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 23:10:44 -0600
  ...pop-tops, and somewhere in the back behind a pile of boxes you might be incensed by seeing a shaft or two or grow...
• Heater Control Box Baffle Repair???
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:42:04 -0400
  Is it possible to replace the rubber baffle in each of the two heater control boxes in air cooled Vanagons? This is a rubber...
• New old refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Carlota
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:13:04 -0500
  ...years ago and while talking to some friends I saw this boxes with..... NEW refrigerators that were kept in the storage room since (probably...
• Re: Exhaust Stud size
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:44:48 -0600
  ...Since there an hour away and it would involve digging through boxes of parts to find one. Does anybody know the thread size, so...
• Re: Swing axel (off-off topic advice)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:28:33 EDT
  ...car you need to find a couple of big corrugated cardboard boxes, open them up, and lay them down under the bug. This will...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient? / It's a Box for Boxes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:50:22 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/04 4:25:26 PM, tim.demarest@POBOX.COM writes: << >If you go back and relate the year...
• Re: Fridge/propane
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:42:50 -0500
  ...will blow out on the road.The break can occur when removing or installing the frig.Be careful.Better reseal the 3 utility boxes.
• Re: porsche engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:48:31 +1200
  >You would use the porsche heater boxes. >You could also put in a watercooled porsche engine. >I don't know the year - early 2000...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:15:23 -0400
  ...it is in modern computers: > people expect them to be "black boxes" that just work. For cars and > computers that are extremely well-built...
• Re: mouse profing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 23:54:35 -0500
  ...have always kept some of those yellow boxes of mouse poison around .. > and put those little boxes in� nooks ..say behind a rear tail...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 03:27:17 -0400
  ...It stayed that way for several years, incredibly pleasant to spend time up there in summer sorting through boxes of parts. Gradually the white...
• Re: Brown Window Crank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:53:44 EDT
  ...I was rummaging about in some boxes here at the shop and came across a brand new, original VW, brown window crank. Still in...
• Re: ECU location on 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 00:26:40 -0400
  ...and what it looks >like? I opened a couple of black boxes connected to wire harnesses, >but all I found was two relays in...
• Cleaning Out the Garage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 27 May 2003 03:11:26 +0000
  I have a dozen assorted Vanagon parts on ebay, ranging from headrests to AFMs, a throttle body, air cleaner boxes, distributor, etc. If you...
• Kool patch in seattle area?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:50:27 -0800
  ...None of the big boxes, local hardware stores, or specialty roofing stores or suppliers stock them. Any ideas? Thanks! Tim in Seattle 87 Syncro...
• Barss Cups and GVW
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 20 May 2004 22:32:30 -0700
  ...a bunch of my sister's things in a couple of boxes. Feller said the scale was Utah certified and so my 5640 total...
• Re: Shipping a transmission
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:45:34 -0400
  An auto tranny can be shipped by UPS in three different boxes. That's the way mine was shipped from Long Enterprises. Marc Perdue...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:09:55 -0800
  ...Drawing boxes arounf the component sybols really helps on those 86+ diagrams. Is there a list of errata for the Bentley? I'm nosing...
• No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:56:43 -0400
  ...Virginia? Anyone have any handy? Need the pieces between the flapper boxes and pipe from front on both sides. thanks Oliver Mueller-Heubach groundhogging...
• Re; Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 06:46:58 -0800
  ...depot but why the hell can't they just purchase new boxes? Every time I order something it arrives in a beat-up old...
• Re: Regearing transmission
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 04:48:13 -0000
  ...This is indeed a simpler and cheaper way than changing the diff ratio!(ANY 091 boxes are as rare as hens teeth in this...
• Re: Green injectors in 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:11:26 -0700
  ...I have numerous ones in boxes of parts, be fun to try them out. thanks. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:31:50 -0800
  ...in stacking bags of feed on pallets, > but unfolded big appliance boxes would work too) to lie upon when > working. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
• Onne for the road - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 23:16:58 EST
  ...mails on the list about people asking how to install boom boxes in their vans, I just had to write this. Very often a...
• Re: Air-cooled heat?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:37:45 -0500
  ...I > have the plastic parts that attatch to the alternator, > now I nee the hoses from the plastic to the heater > boxes. Are these...
• Re: gray/white wire behind fuse box
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:53:30 +0200
  --------- snipped ----- that wire is normally not used --------- end snipped ----- Hey Frank, For those of us who have their fuse boxes hanging out and blowing...
• Re: Air-cooled Muffler, but a weird one...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:38:38 -0400
  ...It is one > log tube that bolts directly to the air-boxes (exhaust > manifolds). No mid-pipe, crossover, etc. I assume it is > from...
• Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:43:12 -0400
  ...On my baywindow there are hangers to the fan shroud and alternator that help support the considerable weight of the heater boxes and muffler...
• high idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:54:30 -0500
  ...The process went smoothly and I no longer have oil leaking out onto my heater boxes, and consequently, my van doesn't smell like...
• Re; radius rod question!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:55:00 -0600
  ...fed ex guy left me presents at my door 3 nice boxes with moog all over them!! Also the top of the front shocks...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Friday:_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Op?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?en_End_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:31:56 -0800
  ...They availd the problem you mention of trapping the nut > (done that with the boxes) because they slip right off, being open > ended. > > Jim
• Re: vanagon list spamming......is it everyone or just me?? Re: rdurham_92037
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 11:50:13 -0700
  ...COM wrote: > seems like a bunch of vanagon listmembers email address boxes have been > compromised and are sending out SPAM.. is everyone else on...
• Re: catalytic heaters in campers
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Mon, 3 May 2010 14:54:56 -0400
  ...My Coleman sits on the floor between the battery boxes, pointed rearward. Being catalytic the exterior sides do not get very hot (more like...
• 71 Westy- mostly apart
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 19:47:31 +0500
  ...Heater boxes are in good shape. Thanks for the advice on where to shop. I have one question: on the case, under the oil...
• Re: Door swings shut?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 15 May 1995 02:34:20 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We're driving big boxes on wheels, with horridly inadequate horsepower. Now THAT'S funny. What's even funnier is that we don't...
• Re: Bolts / Re:Dumb as a Goose <correction!>
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:26:33 -0500
  ...could have for paying the postage. > >Bolts to hold reduction gear boxes to spring plates > >Axles nuts, 36mm & 42mm > >Lug nuts up the yin...
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:40:48 PST
  ...It's got brand-new heater > boxes, with new pipes and it's all wonderfully sealed and it's CRAP! > Hey Lee! Does your...
• Re: Cool Van things
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 06:50:30 +0000
  ...THis is where the > manual would have helped. > > Also I think that the earlly > Vanagon don't have this because there fuse boxes aren...
• Re: l995 vw eurovan camper diesel full equip. 29000.00cdn w...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Sat, 1 Feb 1997 22:41:05 -0600 (CST)
  ...ep.com/mail.html > *** enter your email address, and uncheck the boxes you checked to > *** subscribe. > *** > *** To see the ad in your web browser...
• Syncro/Weekender questions
  Historical mailing list - joe winter
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 06:42:56 PST
  ...Is this the beginning of the dreaded 2nd/3rd slider problem? Along that line, what does it cost to have one of these boxes...
• Plug for heidelberg radio.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:05:32 EST
  Greetings and Salutations; If everyone could dig through their "junk" boxes I would appreciate it. I need the plug or plugs that fit into...
• Re: Vanagon carrying capacity impresses
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 14:22:51 -0800
  ...My new personal record is: - 2 tools boxes (small roll cabinets - full) - 1 heli-arc welder (incl. large bottle of helium) - 3 VW long...
• Re: The Cool Cooler
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:33:09 -0700
  ...underneath where I was planning to sleep! How about approved "bear boxes"? Preferably stored waaaaay far from the van!!! Seriously, maybe some of the...
• going, going...FA '80 Vanagon heater tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:08:32 -0400
  ...These fit between the heater > boxes and the flapper valves. > > I sold my '80 a couple weeks back and then found these in a...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:01:12 EST
  ...like i said, after getting moved around, opened and folded, stacked on oneanother, thrown in boxes etc for the past 15 years in VW...
• Re: A/C leaking
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 29 May 2008 09:43:51 -0400
  ...The same thing could be done by just stacking several boxes there and removing one or more as necessary. Mike Mike
• Re: Splittie engine swapping
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 23:09:29 -0500
  ...Any comments? He's also wondering how much extra power the reduction boxes will take . . .? ----- the 61 would have come new with a 40hp...
• Re: Diesel Transaxles
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:15:27 EST
  ...Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring > minds want to know the truth of the matter. > > Craig > > this is an old email so...
• Re: FFFFriday Follies: Holiday Hollerings ...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 11:23:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Does this mean I can't put popcorn in my heater boxes any more? :-O Steve Maher smaher@gi.com '71 Westy StirCrazy
• rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 21:34:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
• Re: DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 00:42:54 EST
  ...that they could degrease them, put them into new, cheaply made boxes, load them into a container, ship them to the USA and sell...
• Re: Vanagon In Autoweek Magazine - August 1, 2005
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:18:19 -0500
  ...they like bread-boxes on > wheels. has something to do with the idea of a tent-on-wheels. or > outhouse-on-wheels. or something...
• Re: replacing upper bunk with storage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:33:32 -0700
  ...Some people have used plastic storage boxes in the area. I did that for a couple of years but like the current setup better...
• Re: NOS Vanagon Radio ordered, Vanagon sightings and misc rambli...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:37:14 EDT
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > i have boxes full of '80's and '90's vw OEM radios if anyone wants some... > > email me w...
• '64 tranny noises - advice wanted
  Historical mailing list
  1 May 95 24:03
  ...So I pulled over and got out to have a look, no oil leaks from the tranny, no oil leaks from the r/boxes...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:14:24 -0800
  ...I do however, 'collect' air boxes. I have a big ole one out of a 88 Jetta TDI. I have some others, Can send...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:14:49 -0800
  ...porta-pottie thing, and general storage is > accomplished by plastic storage boxes. The GoWesty box is nice for a > toilet, but very pricey. > Jon...
• Grendel, Tues...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 19:27:56 EST
  ...on this. (U mean I have to dissassemble those damn reduction boxes, man!). We can not expect these toils to always yield fruition, but...
• '89 Jetta auto into '90 VANAGON Y/N?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:07:08 -0500
  ...If I were VW I would have used all the same boxes and just changed the brackets, pans, and the final ratio and bellhousing...
• Re: Replacement propane tank
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 05:38:09 -0700
  ...propane really stinks in a closed compartment, not to even address the safety aspects of any bottle left inside these air tight boxes. We...