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• '62/3 Deluxe $300
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Wed, 8 May 1996 12:28:53 -0400
  ...It is a rolling chassis, with possibly good front and rear ends. It is located in Raleigh NC, for details please call Sean at...
• Re: CURTAINS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 12:09:02 EST
  ...on link below <A HREF="http://www.zproducts.com/">Custom Body Chassis Accessories Z Products Autosport Automotive Aerodynamics.</A> I've had my curtains...
• Re: Ground for O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 06:33:38 EDT
  ...For that reason I added grounds to the right head and block to chassis. FWIW, I checked a spare, three wire O2 sensor. The...
• My first trip...
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:14:58 -0500
  ...I pulled over and got a pair of jumper cables and grounded the alternator to the chassis. That kept the problem at bay for...
• Re: junkyards
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:54:16 -0500
  ...They had racks of body panels, doors, chassis, drivelines - you name it. In several shipping containers were shelves and shelves of more delicate parts...
• Re: !RE: Spotted this unique VW camper in Jerome
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:59:07 -0500
  ...like this, as well as a similar > one on a Beetle chassis (!!!!!!). But given that the rear door is on the > right, and it...
• Re: importing from Canada
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:29:48 -0700
  ...The vehicle is a rolling chassis, no engine, trans, wiring.......just the shell to undergo buildup with Subaru power plant and my transmission. Please...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:56:51 -0400
  ...Instead of the system balancing and sharing what is available with both the house and chassis battery systems the inverter/charger combo will steal...
• Re: Option Decoder
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:59:38 -0700
  ...The first row of numbers is the chassis number. The first character is the year. The second digit is always 2. This is an...
• Re: nyuk, nyuk, nyuk (VLIFVC) :)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 22:23:35 +1300
  ...much as i do. :) All the Mercedes campers here are cab/chassis-based, not van bodies. -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New...
• Apparent leak between the city water hookup and the interior
  Historical mailing list - Tim Beidel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 22:43:05 -0400
  ...holes that are intended to let water escape down by the chassis. I'd like to take the city water connector off and see...
• Re: Inner round SA headlights mounitng?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:09:31 -0500
  ...inner round SA-headlights mounted directly onto the grille > (if so, how?!) > Or are they mounted to the chassis like the outers? > > Thanks > Raimund >
• Re: Speedo to tach (?)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 21 May 2007 16:06:55 -0500
  ...tach hookup] anyway, i only needed three wires .... > power from the dash lights to illuminate the tach at night. > ground to the chassis for...
• Re: rust treatment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:34:39 -0400
  ...That’s my plan for my chassis anyway. Scraping that crappy under >> coating that just traps moisture is the worst part of the job...
• Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:56:12 -0800
  ...am going to check the grounds from alt to chassis and from tranny to > chassis. I wanted to run new battery cable to alt...
• Re: What do you use for leveling?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:10:41 -0600
  ...On a normal hill, one corner of the chassis is not > "raised" with respect to the other corners of the chassis. They're > all...
• Re: Ground strap placement?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 06:54:40 -0800
  ...There's a ground strap that runs from the transmission to the chassis. You'll have to crawl under the vehicle to find it...
• Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 06:09:36 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:14:30 -0800
  ...One from each head to the block and from teh block to the car chassis. matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 23:32:06 EST
  ...If it still does it, install a heavy grounding bond (jumper) between one of the mounting bolts on the starter to the chassis. Only...
• Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:01:21 -0400
  ...Bad ground between the head and the chassis. Test: run a new ground. > > 2. Bad hall-effect sender. Test: ?? > > 3. Bad cold-solder joints...
• Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:48:39 -0400
  ...From the load ground terminal to chassis ground the voltage will be near zero and slowly declining as it gets nearer the chassis and...
• camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:50:04 -0800
  ...These are built on either a Dodge 2500 chassis, or the newer ones are on a Chevy 3500 chassis. They are 17 feet long...
• Re: Fuel gauge problem
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 21:33:31 -0500
  ...Use a known good 12v supply and separate ground to chassis. Then test the wiring between using a voltmeter for continuity, especially the ground...
• Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 14:31:24 -0800
  ...Basically it was a modified bug chassis with a pseudo jeep body on it. A friend of mine installed these two handbrakes as an...
• Front Windshield Washer Reservoir -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 11 May 1998 15:11:49 +0200
  ...leaks like a sieve! The bolts that hold it to the chassis seem straightforward enough, but I wonder where the pump and hose connections...
• Re: Fwd: Coolant Tubing
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 19:08:48 -0500
  ...The pipes have numerous bends to route them t hrough the chassis > crossmembers. > > I think you could do it with copper if you remove...
• Re: California Camper Picasa link
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:18:11 -0700
  ...It seems like the van's chassis would be more rigid with the roof structure still in place. BTW...That Picassa album stuff seems...
• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:38:45 -0800
  ...Obviously there is another corollary to this comment regarding engines older than the chassis, but compliance is probably beyond the financial resources of anyone...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:08:57 -0700
  ...The same motor in > the same chassis would produce > > varied numbers on different brand dynos, > also. > > So, when we hear figures for all these...
• Re: comparing e-brake lines: syncro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:11:04 -0700
  ...As a further example, Beetles had 5 different cable assemblies from 58-79 on the same basic chassis and Buses from 68-79 had...
• Re: 2wd to syncro
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:29:32 -0400
  ...Our donor was taken down to the bare rolling chassis (stripped of it's body) by the PO In an attempt to make a...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:39:27 +0000
  ...agree that there is a sweet spot in velocity, > > where the chassis seems to be happy and the wind noise subdued, for > > me its...
• Re: Weird Golf
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 06:33:13 +0300
  ...Significant is the raised chassis like that done with the Vanagon Syncros. By the way, the Eurovan Syncro follows the concept of Golf Syncro...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 18 Sep 1998 to 19 Sep 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 19:49:55 -0400
  ...Like someone is > hitting the chassis with a small hammer. > Any suggestions? Broken sway bar link. The link breaks where it mounts in the...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 17 May 2002 10:38:20 -0400
  Connect the (-) terminal of the aux battery to the chassis, then run a cable between the positive terminals of the batteries. Tim Hannink Goldibox...
• New member
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:35:15 -0500
  ...Here's what I bought: '83.5 Vanagon Westfalia Wasserboxer 225,000 on chassis 55,000 on new engine and rebuilt transmission Color is...
• Re: other vans
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 05:07:55 -0800
  ...a good start is the > Dodge/Plymount mini-van. > This had to be ordered with an extended chassis. > > Eric 86-VW4x4 > vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: Can I Reach Fuel Level Sender?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:35:07 -0700
  ...a PERMATEX HYLOMAR HPF Gasket http://www.permatex.com/heavy_duty/Chassis.asp?automotive=yes&f_call=get_ite m&item_no=25249 to...
• Baffling clamp
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 12 May 2007 20:26:16 -0400
  ...I've found the two slots in the chassis rail in which the clamp mounts but I'm at a loss as to how...
• Re: Front wheel bearing differences
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:10 -0700
  ...I also noticed that the Bus Depot seems to list different chassis numbers that correspond with the mid-year change of wheel bearings- they...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:12:30 -0700
  ...These are built on either a Dodge 2500 > chassis, or the newer ones are on a Chevy 3500 chassis. They are 17 feet > long...
• Re: odometer question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 12 May 2007 21:59:07 -0700
  ...The main counter is driven by the trip counter inside the chassis. So the main counter stops advancing as well. As a result the...
• Ground Fault in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Bass
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 08:34:18 -0500
  ...If the AC wiring is connected to chassis, it raises questions about isolation between the 12V and 120V systems. Ed "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink...
• Re: bolts et al
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 20:25:11 -0500
  ...Black oxide for chassis? Yellow Cad-plating for general body-use? Phospate coating for assemblies trhat will be painted? Inquiring minds want to know...
• VW Rialta's FS (2)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 1997 00:19:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...These are the motorhomes built by Winnebago on the extended VW Eurovan chassis. I looked at them out of curiosity as I've never...
• Re: Simple Question about VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:27:53 +0000
  ...It's stamped on the chassis on one of the frame cross sections. It's almost impossible to find, but it *is* there underneath...
• Re: Fwd: Coolant Tubing
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 12:25:32 -0500
  ...The pipes have numerous bends to route them t hrough the chassis > crossmembers. > > I think you could do it with copper if you remove...
• Westy sink leak
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:41:47 -0500
  ...Water does come from the drain in the bottom, but also from the chassis. It has probably been doing this for some time as...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:19:15 -0600
  ...The Vanagon is designed by Germans for Germans and uses a robust utility chassis which is much tougher than Vanagon's boxy exterior, or...
• Splittie rust repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert King
  26 Jun 1996 16:45:41 -0800
  ...grinding, welding and painting to fix the floor, wheel wells and chassis.... I saw a 21 window deluxe in much the same condition. The...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:33:39 -0500
  ...They went further by cutting the entire floor pan out of the bus and simply laying the skin over the space frame chassis they...
• Re: '82 westy, '91 Fox engine, fuel flow problem
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 15 Jun 1998 13:11:53 -0700
  ...I was looking at the Bentley, and I noticed >| that the Golf had a "transfer" pump from the tank to the chassis mounted >| (3...
• Calling all sources for non-stock bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:53:05 -0700
  ...not REAL heavy construction, I want it to crush if impacted so as too not bend my frame or chassis. 3. ability to attach...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 12 May 2003 09:33:13 -0700
  ...Look at where the filler pipe goes through the hole in the right side chassis rail. That front part of the rail is higher...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:04:24 EDT
  ...than a > passenger type Vanagon even though they share the same chassis and GVWR. In order > to offset the extra weight of the appliances...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:57:01 -0800
  ...While searching the archives I found several references to a ground wire that runs from the drivers side head to the chassis somewhere near...
• tranny mount.?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:01:33 -0700
  ...The mount at the 'nose' of the transmission looks to be McGuiver-built from a round motor mount that's connected to the chassis...
• Re: Won't start - no, wait, there it goes!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:33:54 +0000
  ...Including the grounding of the starter to the bell housing and transmission ground cable to the body chassis and body chassis to the neg...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:37:56 -0500
  ...Most likely they have twisted or creep and the arm can be contacting-wearing out the chassis attachments. And then of course there are...