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• Re: VW 3 : Locksmith 1
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 13:29:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...After many unsuccessful attempts to get the vent wing open with a bent coat hanger I convinced my skinny friend John to try the...
• Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
  Historical mailing list - strawnlists
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:10:26 -0800
  ...The "nut" is a brass wingnut. > > bob stevens > '87 Syncro Westy >
• Re: washers
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 13:05:32 -0400
  ...111837637 on this link https://www.mtmfg.com/vw/2290/Volkswagen-Bus-Vanagon-Eurovan-Vent-Wing-Parts https://www.wagen-werks.com/vent-wing...
• Re: New scrapers on old vans
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:24:06 -0500
  ...s requires you to cut the chrome trim just before the wing window. >> Van-cafe mentions it's on their Web page. >> >> Bill >> On...
• Re: metal cover for refrigerator vent
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:30:44 -0700
  ...vent, that cap stays on as-is, held on with the wing nut. It's screwed on tightly so has never been kiped. ;-) As...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:20:55 -0500
  At 03:51 PM 11/20/2009, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Winter goldfinch is something I thought of, but David did not mention >wing bars...
• Re: AXXESS plasti-key
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:35:24 -0700
  ...Personally, my solution was to take a cheapie brass dupe on an ilco X110 and drill the hole out bigger, then un-wingnut one...
• Heat/Fresh Air Cables broke
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 17:29:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...Kyle "Wake up, your wings have been tied too long" ---Rusted Root--- -------------------------------------------------------------------- khaskins@indiana.edu http://ezinfo.ucs.indiana.edu/~khaskins/home.html
• Driver's Door Strut
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Wed, 5 May 2004 17:55:02 -0700
  ...That being said, how possible will it be to find that metal beam which divides the wing-vent window from the main window? I...
• Re: NVC Larry Corcoran/Project Management/OEI/Corporate/KI-Inc is out of the office.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 07:44:54 -0700
  ...changed to the new awardees name. >>>> >>>> Robert >>>> >>>> 1982 Westfalia >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- Dan Winget <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> oh no >>>>> >>>>> Larry Corcoran wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I will be...
• Re: rear 3 point belts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 18:25:05 -0500
  ...Dan Winget <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> >> Date: Saturday, January 27, 2007 6:53 am >> Subject: rear 3 point belts >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Vanagons being used on world tours
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:22:29 -0700
  ...People from other places seem more content to set off with only the most basic of equipment and just wing it from there. Somehow...
• Oil plug stripped, fix needed
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 11:49:44 -0700
  ...a wing nut device ther was holding a rubber stopper in place. This thing holds the life blood of the engine in. I wiggled...
• Re: cluster troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:30:59 -0400
  ...What is the purpose of this kind of arrangement?? If it's a Zener (symbol would have little wings slanting up and down from...
• Re: Vent wing seals? Anybody?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:52:46 -0400
  The spring washer is news to me; neither of my vent wings has that washer on it. Thanks for this useful additional piece of...
• Re: Front door window rubbers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:09:59 -0700
  ...I had to pull all that stuff off to change my wing window frames, my old ones seemed fine, so I reused them on...
• Re: Shun-Piking
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 19 May 2008 15:52:28 -0400
  >> Please tell me if my wife is a vanagon lady :) This past weekend we camped on the fly, pulled and just winged it. 7pass...
• Westy Tent Poles - roll yer own
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Tue, 16 Jul 1996 09:50:41 CST6CDT
  ...They are made to use 3/4" metal electrical conduit and have wing-nut set screws for securing the conduit. The connectors are, unfortunately...
• To all Turbo diesel wannabees
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 21:08:01 -0400
  ...4,500.00, (519) 357-1304 d.neil@bmts.com Location: Wingham, ON 82 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT DIESEL, lots of mis, runs, some body damage...
• Re: [F]riday! Woo-hoo!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 03:15:39 -0500
  ...job? Jack her up and squirt grease in the torsion tube, wing lever, tie rods and king pins. I think there are abot 23...
• Re: making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:53:13 -0600
  ...Those unknown > codes probably stand for standard things it DOESN'T have - like no clock, no > radio, no wing vent windows! > > Maynard > If this...
• Re: woodruff key
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:23:58 -0700
  ...springs, rubber stoppers and wingnuts for lamp harps, etc. Dunno if you'd find such a thing at HD or wherever... try an Ace...
• Re: High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:36:57 -0700
  ...last year and put up the results? How about that 6" wing on the back? What would that translate into on a van? Where...
• Re: Well blow me down!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:49:27 -0800
  ...And the wing windows! I've always wanted a car with wing >windows... > >-Regards, Jessica, who will be buying a Bentely manual shortly. > >'87...
• Friday funnies: On not being mechanically inclined
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 09:24:09 -0700
  ...I looked under the table and tightened up the loose wing nut attaching the leg. His mechanical ineptitude was legendary. He was a popular...
• Re: How to fix the digital clock?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:21:45 -0400
  ...Gently pull the connector out from between the wings and bring it down below the panel, keeping track of the orientation for when you...
• Fw: [VANAGON] westfalia decals
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 19:47:13 -0700
  ...Chris > VT > 89 westy Syncro tiico. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Winget" <william.winget@VERIZON.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29...
• Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 23 May 2007 23:32:09 +0000
  Wonder if you could not upgrade the screw to a hex head while you are there? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@VERIZON.NET...
• Re: Sunroof Vans on Craigslist (California) today
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 19:06:47 -0800
  Michael, There's already one in the wings with an in-dash AC awaiting the surgeon's knife. I just brought this home and...
• Re: Antenna Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Aug 94 17:49:35 PDT
  ...reference to replacing said item in the Bentley manual. > >Attempting to wing it has proven rather daunting, and I stopped before I >made a...
• DC Area Gawk Meet Thursday
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 19:18:32 -0400
  ...Baskin Robbins is on the wing facing Gallows Road If you have any questions, comments, or want to let me know you're coming...
• Re: VW Radios
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 09:55:42 -0700
  ...My unit needs a frequency >adjustment - any information before I just "wing it"? Does anyone know of >a good radio repair shop? Dean, My...
• Re: Windshield Wiper in a cross-wind
  Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:29:23 -0700
  ...has seen better >days? Our 87 Vanagon GL has a little "wing/fin" on the arm of the driver side wiper arm. As many...
• Wing Vent Frames (for front glass)
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:25:28 -0800
  ...enough, so that upon closing, the lower front corner of the wing glass won't close securely, and thus becomes a source of wind...
• Garage sale at Zoltan's place
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:02:27 -0700
  ...side slide window with mosquito net slide windows aluminum rear windows wing windows They are going for a song almost I’m here all...
• Re: temp gauge shenanagins
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 12:32:32 -0500
  At 12:02 AM 1/8/2012, Mike Miller wrote: >But...my temp gauge goes sl[e]wing up to the red zone and...
• FRYEAYE: Vespa didn't fit in the Westy.....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:19:21 +0000
  ...So, I managed to Shanghai a friend of mine to be my "wingman", and so we drove from Hull, MA to my home in...
• some more on Winkler engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sat, 21 Feb 1998 21:09:54 +0100
  ...Rear wing with or w/o break light >DM 460.00 4 headlight system DM 635.00 Spacers for rims 10/20/30/40mm...
• Re: Are My Curtains on Correct? - black cord thingie
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:46:51 -0700
  ...Duct tape works just fine for sealing up broken wing mirrors, too. How much is genuine OEM duct tape these days? With all the...
• Re: fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:41:48 -0400
  ...It's for little moments like these that I leave the "mood warning" feature turned on...for some reason I enjoy pulling the wings...
• '77 Bus (with 78 Engine) Clutch pedal doesn't return
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Walters (Volt Comp) (Exchange)
  Mon, 2 Dec 1996 10:50:26 -0800
  ...I adjusted the wing nut and took all the slack out of the cable and the pedal still had several inches of slop in...
• Re: SA Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 00:50:34 +0200
  ...UNhelpful Bentley has NO procedure for removal....I'll > have to wing it. It is no problem to remove the rear springs. 1. Place...
• Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:11:44 -0500
  On Wed, 29 Dec 1999 19:21:50 -0500 Dan Winget wrote: <<... the green LED only indicates the burner is lit. my experience is...
• Re: RV: Storing Rear table-Westy Another Idea!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:07:45 -0500
  ...I'll use a screw/wing-nut combination to hold > it > right where it has to be. > Thank you for pointing that out! > > Erick...
• Re: About those mud flap holes...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:45:11 EST
  ...the harware store for plugging holes (usually in the specialty fasteners, wing nuts, springs cabinet or drawers section of the hardware store) They are...
• Re: And now for something REALLY important
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:33:59 -0700
  ...If you > >stick your pinkie or something out the wind wing you can probably guess > that > >temp for all reasonably practical purposes. Or you...
• Re: Anybody use one of these?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:04:28 -0400
  ...Of course I look carefully around and wing the water into the woods when I'm done. Yeah yeah, the soaps biodegradable. Regular campground...
• Re: Gowesty Discounts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Thu, 25 May 2017 08:25:36 -0400
  ...On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 12:15 PM, Dan Winget <danwinget@verizon.net> wrote: > I do, They have the XHD Bilsteins and typically...
• Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:20:50 -0800
  ...Thus an engine would come off > >>the airplane and there would be wing failure and crash. > >> > >>Though all this sounds terrible and the implication...
• Re: Anyone watch 60 minutes (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Lucas & Angie Boyer
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 09:41:11 -0600
  ...The passage I just read is left wing LIBERAL rhetoric, used to manipulate the minds of the conservative right. B. George W. Bush is...
• Re: Wing mirror question
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:08:10 +0100
  Hi All Sorted! I hadn't done the obvious of tightening the adjuster underneath. It has just been taken on a road test and...
• Our beloved Vanagon (was Where have all the Vanagons gone?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 19:41:35 EDT
  ...Like not being able to see down in an airplane because the wings were in the way. Closing the slider door after entering is...
• Performance...any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 23:59:14 -0500
  ...I have a new O2 sensor on order, and new spark plug wires in the wings. What's next? A (the) chip? New/different...
• Re: Eurovans future (now-vw does not make sportscars)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:16:23 +0100
  ...it fast enough (maybe the British disease - as with computers, swing wings, > >vertical take off fighters - you name it!). > > The Austin had a hinged...
• Re: HELP NEEDED IN TENESEE/NORTH ALABAMA ASAP
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:53:43 -0500
  ...I have done it on a wing and a prayer and tools and Vanagon.com and Ken Wilford's advice and my own ability...
• Re: Vanagon Security
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 13:13:49 -0400
  ...smart thief would just break one of the the > frontdoor vent/wing windows, stick his arm thru and > roll down the window so he...
• Re: Electric door locks out of control!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:46:22 -0400
  ...Good luck! Bob Wing 89 Westy
• Re: A/C was re: What is camping anyway?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:30:34 -0600
  ...bob > > That's the only thing I found wrong when moving from an '85 to my '90: > Can't > open the wing windows far...
• Re: A Westy "Utility" question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 27 May 2003 10:58:18 -0400
  ...When I travel down the freeway I can see this cover soar up in the > wind like a wing. Is there anyway to fix...
• Re: Cable TV in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 15:51:23 -0800
  ...Just looking for some novel connection designs so I don't end up running the cable through the vent wing....although that is not...