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• Off Topic: Type I value ?'s
  Historical mailing list - robyn rudisill
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 10:06:23 -0800
  ...spent several years disassembled. It has been gone through, re-assembled, and repainted; has a rebuilt 1500 installed, plus a late model transaxle fresh...
• Re: manufacture sticker on passenger door
  Historical mailing list - Hugh Solari
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:12:04 -0400
  ...so a 1987 model year bus would have > started being built in august of 1986 (08/1986). so if your camper > was converted by...
• Re: Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 14:12:46 -0600
  ...What was the first year that VW >> vans were made anyway? Single cab trucks 1952 model year VW DC trucks 1959 m.y. Westfalia...
• Chasing the Unknowns Again (groan) ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 11 May 95 14:22:15 CDT
  ...jwalker@ua1vm.ua.edu) what year and model (camper, single-cab pickup, adventurewagen, dormobile, etc.) or modelS (you lucky devil, you!) you have. doesn...
• Re: C.A.R.B. Legalities. Was Re: VW Trends and Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 21:30:17 EST
  ...California does require that the donor engine be from the same model year or later. This may have been a 'recent' change, but it...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:13:32 -0800
  ...the last year an air cooled camper was made? I can see some > clear > advantages. Anyone got any photos of that model? > > William Polowniak...
• Re: What AFM is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:39:53 -0700
  Well, I no sooner posted this then I realized there was someplace else I could look and determined this was a 1980 California model...
• Re: For real? (CL listing)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:48:56 EST
  ...thats a european model base model kombi transporter. someone prolly brought it over to canada and then stuck it in storage.. notice the reinforcement...
• Re: Telemetry (was Re: Coolant pressure test... video.)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:38:58 -0800
  ...Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously Model(s): All Models, all Model Years Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant...
• Re: ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat??
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 03 Nov 1996 16:07:09 -0800
  ...price today. > I know many people with late model Vanagons have discussed changing to > early model grills and installing these bulbs, this works great...
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:01:29 -0700
  There are 3 things I really like about the later Vanagons (an '89 Bluestar was our family car with 3 kids for 10 years...
• Questions
  Historical mailing list - Al , Deanna & Joe Cazes
  Sun, 14 Feb 1999 01:29:22 -0800
  ...Does anybody have any idea what i mean ? Also, if one was looking to purchase a later model westy, what year would one look...
• Re: South African Vanagon: Source for parts?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 01:31:17 -0500
  I'd normally say that most things on the South African Caravelles is comparable to same year models of the Vanagon elsewhere, but since...
• more boring tech bulletins and info
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 13:35:15 CDT
  ...from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1985 .......................................................................... Technical Bulletin Group: 17 Number: 87-04
• Re: Eurovans --help, comparison
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 16 May 2001 08:50:46 -0600
  > Canadians got the Westfalia Eurovan camper in the 92-93 model years. > This was in the short wheel base only. You're close Glen...
• Re: Plastic Vanagon Models
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:28:31 EST
  In a message dated 2/20/00 4:04:34 PM, bpchristensen1@HOME.COM writes: << I just started building a model of an 80...
• Yet another VW Url...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Jun 1996 16:42:08 -0700
  ...spans many years of popular VW magazine issues. *Specification Tables *Beetle Specifications: (all kinds of sub categories) *Year-to-Year Model Changes (all kinds...
• Interior 12V Replacement Lights
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 21:26:38 -0500
  I purchased a replacement fluorescent light from Northern Arizona Wind & Sun about a year ago. They sell the brand "Thin-Lite" model #171 is...
• Syncro Westies FS
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 18:03:32 +0100
  ...max_price=&start_year=1986&end_year=&ac_afflt=none&address=12345&borschtid=84224225160142312508&search_type=FindSale&make=VOLKS&model=VANAG&distance=&y=18...
• Re: PORTABLE TOILETS
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:31:29 -0800
  ...Potable Toilets >Well, I finally found the make/model of the toilet I've been using in my >Westy for 15 years now. It...
• Re: 1973's surge ahead to a r...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 31 May 94 08:35:53 CDT
  ...so right now, they are 'counted' in the model year breakdown, but not in the list count. joel
• RE: interesting web site
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 02 May 1996 11:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What do you expect from a company that regards the '85 model year as "way back"? Not their words, I know, but if that...
• Re: 1988 Camper Manual Download
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:39:59 -0500
  ...Refrigerator model must have changed between > > those years. > > > > My understanding is that the 'fridge ignition system was different in 90/91 > model years. I...
• Re: New circuit board options
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 21 Jul 2019 13:50:14 -0300
  ...I looked at a ’90 Westy in MTL a few years ago which had been converted to an 1.9 TDi and had the...
• Re: Your Opinion: Vanagon or Late Model Bus Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 07:55:01 -0500
  ...Vanagon or Late Model Bus Westy? >Volks- > >I bought a 1984 Westy this year, and I think that it is a wonderful >vehicle. I...
• Re: Specifications for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 17:47:04 -0600
  ...Does anyone have a link to a site that has the specifications for the different model years that vanagons were produced. Or specifically engine...
• Re: Sachs Clutch Chatter
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 15:43:47 -0400
  ...The previous models had separate versions for different years of cars. They have now adopted a universal model that has the same specifications for...
• Re: 50 Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 14:39:29 -0600
  ...The last I heard, there > was also talk of a new Microbus to be introduced for the 2005 model year. Is > the Microbus still...
• Re: Question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:14:49 -0500
  ...years" or "info on your bus" for info on how to interpret your vin # and see what is standard with your model/year Vanagon...
• Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:18:25 -0500
  ...They eventually phased it into the full product >line AFAIK, reaching the Vanagon production during 1985 (model year >1986). Waterboxers, inline 4 and 5...
• Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 06:31:15 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Pull handles, knee-action engine lid, small-nut tranny ... > i was thanking jim for the 1500 us standard as of 64 model year confirmation...
• Re: Headlights get condensation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:13:36 -0700
  Zoltan Van Model Year & HeadLight Type ? On 24 Feb , 2019, at 12:38 AM, thewestyman wrote: > I don�t remember this was ever a...
• looking for late model year 4 speed transmission
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 09:49:43 -0700
  Looking for 86-91 4 speed trans in excellent condition ready to install. Light surface pitting on case OK, rebuilt with paperwork OK. Not...
• vanagon stalling tech bulletin
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 05 Jan 95 16:05:56 CST
  ...from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1992 ...................................................................... Technical Bulletin Group: 24 Number: 92-02
• vanagon stalling tech bulletin
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Thursday, January 05, 1995 4:08PM
  ...from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1992 ..................................................................... Technical Bulletin Group: 24 Number: 92-02
• Re: Synchro decals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 01:50:54 EDT
  ...4x4" decals that appeared on the Synchros during some of the model years? Thanks! Greg & Val >> Nobody ever made a decal that said "Synchro...
• Vanagon sighting - March issue of Wired
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:37:37 -0700
  ...What model year is it? '84-'85? No hubcaps, sliding door dented/scraped. Alistair *prof. computer science, UC Santa Barbara
• Re: Head Gasket sealant sorry 1 more time
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:16:34 -0800
  ...that should have been http://parts.autopartsonlinecanada.com/parts/apocanada/wizard.jsp?year=1985& make=VW&model=VAN--002&category=A&part=Exhaust+Valve
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:42:28 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > so you used the late model VW red coolant it looks like ? > what years do they use that stuff ? Nope. Used coolant...
• Re: [Syncro] rescue a SyncroSUNROOF from the crusher, RESCUED!!!??
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:08:09 -0800
  ...i make it a point to never part out vans that are rare or special models, or could easily be saved. for example, years...
• VW of SA
  Historical mailing list - Kim
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:36:41 EDT
  ...Volkswagen of South Africa apparently has been making Vanagons (called Microbus or Caravelle depending on model) up until this year(?) (The new 99 Caravelle...
• Re: 50 Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 12:55:52 -0500
  ...The last I heard, there was also talk of a new Microbus to be introduced for the 2005 model year. Is the Microbus still...
• Re: Dollar value of Westfalias
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:33:37 -0700
  ...a seasonal thing or what. > Depending on year, condition and miles, generally up especially for later models, '86-'91. And a much greater premium...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 30 May 2006 13:46:08 -0400
  ...Look up the part for your year, click on it, then scroll down and it will tell you other years/models that take the...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:50:13 -0700
  ...Ever seen that thing about ordering parts .. 'just give me year, make and model' .. it's the same thing .. people must not realize it...
• Re: Need help getting parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:38:13 +0100
  Send me the VW Part numbers, model year and model info... and I will check it out and see if the parts are in...
• VW website
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:17:48 -0600
  ...And on a side note, when I called VW about another issue the telephone recording mentioned that as of the 2009 model year, VW...
• High beam switch needed.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:26:53 -0700
  ...I have a 1982 westy, not sure if year & model is needed. Anybody know who sell these?thanks. Scott Greiner Mesa, AZ The Doghouse
• Thank you to the archivers
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 21:03:01 -0000
  ...In particular I liked the VW Technical Bulletins, the Model Year differences, the Owner Opinions and the magazine Reviews. Lionel Tun lionel@ark.prestel...
• Re: Carfax report
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:12:35 EDT
  ...run this VIN for me? 5639063 - '63 VW Beetle Chad, Even if someone did, Carfax only goes back to 1982 model year, IIRC. BenT
• Re: Temp gauge on hot at cold startup
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 16:08:27 -0800
  What year and model do you have? Mark Gary Goldey wrote: >My temp gauge needle is shooting all the way up on cold startup...
• Re: Swapping a tach for the clock?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:43:26 -0700
  Anyone got the definitive answer on what years/models tachs were standard in? >Both of my '86 weekenders have the clock instead of the...
• one person brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 06:54:33 -0600
  ...586467921&Count2=503608345 I have had mine (the Euro model) for about 5 years and I used it again this past week. It sure...
• exhaust brackets and bed washing
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:17:50 -0700
  ...are these the same in all model years of gasoline-powered vanagons? i've seen some pre-86 models in our local pick'n...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 15:23:12 -0600
  ...the last year an air cooled camper was made? I can see some > clear > advantages. Anyone got any photos of that model? > > William Polowniak...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:37:03 -0700
  ...on, engine off. > IIRC, on later model years the ISV "hums" only when engine running. > Possibly ONLY due to a change somewhere else in...
• Re: www.fueleconomy.gov
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 18:02:57 -0400
  ...down to find your year VW, then, on the next screen, choose 'vanagon' > then you can click on > your model van for more info...
• Re: Can anyone confirm that 90 and above vanagons all have a weekender style bed?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:05:47 -0700
  ...confirm that 90 and above vanagons all have a weekender style bed? Thats what it seems by looking at Jim Davis' model year summaries.
• Re: Looking for a CA smog legal conversion/extremists
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:51:07 -0800
  ...I knew people who bought 80 and 81 models brand new and had valve failures in the first year or 2. Mark Stan Wilder...
• Re: Castrol GTX @ Walmart
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:29:41 -0500
  ...Write down the brand name, the model name, the model number, and the specs. Take that information to the web site for the company...