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• Fridge flame led always on fixed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 16:27:15 -0700
  ...There were no obvious faults but I cleaned connections and I added another ground wire that would reach the van chassis. I didn't...
• Re: VIN location
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 16:51:14 +0000
  ...I had to locate the one on the chassis. > The archives tell me that the VIN is >also on the fram "in back of...
• Bleeding a Tiico (Coolant)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 11:07:17 -0700
  ...84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling chassis(has NO engine)-FOR SALE/SE VENDE!!-Florida Title/2nd owner. AC...
• Traveling listmember homicide/mystery?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:31:12 -0700
  ...Does anybody know what happened? Phil ***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling chassis(has NO engine)-FOR SALE/SE...
• Re: unicat - another syncro substitute
  Historical mailing list - Andy Highland
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:59:33 -0700
  ...the hell would you want a RV based on a bus chassis, when you can drive Paris to Dakar in one of these without...
• reinstalling gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:24:19 -0800
  ...I installed the grommets in the tank, the crossover tube to the chassis, mounted up the tank, then pushed the crossover pipe connectors through...
• 83.5 won't start
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 1 May 2007 11:08:21 -0600
  ...Grounds cleaned (block to chassis, both ends and the cluster beside it ). Pulled a plug lead and grounded a spare spark plug. There is...
• Re: Dometic Wiring Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:04:29 -0400
  ...A clarification here -- the "live" terminal from the thermocouple to the LED/meter actually goes a few hundred millivolts negative to chassis ground (when...
• Re: Friday quiz- '53 le Mans - ANSWER
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:03:26 -0800
  ...I actually touched the >> chassis of that car at Mr. Cunningham's Museum in Costa Mesa. Why >> just the chassis? The car was in...
• VW's for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 3 May 96 12:35:55 EDT
  ...Other VWs: '57 running chassis, additional transmission and loads of parts, must sell, best offer. 301-474-0144. '70 Beetle convertible, canary yellow, black...
• Re: partial transmission drop(was: Manual trans. leak 88 GL)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:45:59 +0000
  ...Remove 4 bolts holding front mount to chassis. Remove clamp on clutch line if still there. lower tranny enough to clear front cover bolts...
• WANTED: running 2.1L wbx engine
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:58:35 -0700
  ...i'm not interested in doing a rebuild or an engine swap in this chassis due to rust issues, but i would like to...
• Re: 914/6 motor
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 14:33:03 -0800 (PST)
  ...Surprised nobody has mentioned the 912E, which is the opposite of a 914/6 - a 914 in a 911 chassis! Sorry, 1976 ONLY! I...
• Re: Anyone try THIS stuff on their LP Tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 19:27:39 -0400
  ...I did my whole floor pans, chassis, underneath of the body, and more on my beetle with it. I can't say enough good...
• knocking from rear springs?
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:44:23 EDT
  ...Anyone have any other ideas? I think that I will use the chassis ears that we have at work to verify or nullify this...
• Re: Clarification on Handling of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 May 1997 23:03:05 -0400
  ...In this specific application,the change would be a 1/2 inch or less of change in the height of the chassis. I would...
• Re: Temp 2 Sensor Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:19:23 -0400
  ...The other problem is a bad connection at the chassis. Of the two wires to the sensor, one is from the ECU and the...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:41:30 +1300
  ...some of those derivatives ARE commercials ie pickups ("utes") eg Ford Falcon & Holden's renamed Commodore (Opel-based) pickups & cab/chassis. So there is...
• hydraulic jack & jack stands
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:18:27 -0700
  ...I don't want any VW chassis numbers permanently stamped on my body. Jerry in Arizona.
• Re: Sighted today on I-65
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Dec 2023 10:56:05 -0600
  White chassis, white top, late model lights. Brown belt paint stripe, maybe. High top with a higher center section raised out of the raised...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 5 Sep 2014 16:17:33 -0400
  ...Also some have reported improvement by adding a extra ground from the AFM to chassis. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@Q.COM> > To...
• Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:11:33 -0700
  ...org/wiki/CAESAR_self-propelled_howitzer> on a Unimog U2450 6x6 chassis" On 3/31/2012 9:04 AM, Kurt Grotz wrote: > Not sure...
• Re: Some Assembly Required? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:05:25 EST
  ...together you can still see the remains of the doka's chassis to the left of the photo, next to the semi trailer box...
• Re: Eurovans, Winnebago and Westfalia (was: Comet Camper Cafe)
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 14:40:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...Parcel delivery box looking thingie put on the chassis and cab of an EV. Eurovan Camper is the $35k beastie based on a van...
• Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:39:37 -0800
  ...bond (jumper) from one of the starter mounting bolts to the chassis. I've never had to do it myself, but it seems to...
• Re: Aux Battery Charging Alternatives Question for the Electrical Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:34:50 -0700
  ...The > engine > alternator stays on the chassis battery. Dennis, I have in fact the exact charger you suggested, with the Charge Wizard. The one...
• Get your winter project going... 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:25:24 -0800
  ...I only give you a rolling chassis and most parts. What you get is lots of potential. $500.00 tim in san jose
• Re: Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:09:59 -0700
  ...To assure that the 12V element is getting the current it needs to do the job, the refrigerator's +12V line and its chassis...
• Re: DIESEL FUEL INJECTION-CHINA
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 21:10:20 -0700
  ...Turns out the chinese got the VW B2 chassis production line set up in Shanghai, and are cranking out some 100 000 cars every...
• Re: Craiglist 1990 Wolfsburg Carat in Virginia for $6,500
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:11:13 -0600
  ...A end of life engine in a chassis that has at least a quarter of a million miles. > It may look good but some...
• Re: Bad ground. WAS; Hmm. Headlights don't ...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rasmussen
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:06:21 -0800
  ...My headlights got noticeably brighter when I grounded them to the chassis > close to the lamps, especially the passenger side which has a longer...
• Re: Looking for dash removal procedure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 18:25:21 -0700
  ...dash Loosen (do not remove) lower bolts holding steering column to chassis Remove 3 screws holding heater controls to dash (two at heater levers...
• Re: New '59 Singlecab Status
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 05:10:46 -0400
  ...of you that have made it this far, here's the chassis number: 416848. It was on the little plate, and stamped into the...
• Re: VW V6 ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 19:05:10 -0800
  ...The 5th generation of the Passat shares the chassis and drive line with the Audi A4, but the Passat has a longer wheel base...
• How do you check the transmission mount?
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:44:17 -0300
  ...The mount seems to be absorbing it but I am now wondering if some of the vibration is being transmitted to the chassis. Looking...
• Re: bus?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:49:08 +1300
  ...all of the modern ones. >Chassis and development wise....................vanagons are a whole fresh >sheet of paper, where 'Buses' are a continuation of one...
• Re: Careless driver wrecked my van :( (Update)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:13:04 -0600
  ...I'd love to find an excellent rolling chassis. Otherwise I'll be > parting it out after I get my new one. Right now...
• Re: STAT: looks like an update...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:37:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...there is a fellow "out there" on the internet Well, my chassis # is 217692 Thom -- > Is this yours? Your dog left it on my...
• Help!'84 Westy electrical short
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 03:26:35 -0600
  ...post and chassis) short that kills my battery in 2-3 days. My '85 Westy reads only 5 milli-amps (dash clock?). Removing fuse...
• Re: RIP 93 Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 16:54:28 -0500
  ...Take any two straight no >rust WasserBoxer chassisusissus. Buy them at distress sale from steam cloud >experience. If you buy something 15 years old...
• Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 20:41:45 -0800
  ...Chateau has a conversion for a K5-GMC Blazer that is a walk through 4WD Small camper on a *real* truck chassis. Sadly out...
• Re: GTRV Westy , Class B camper - $59995
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:30:22 -0400
  ...of rather upscale camper vans on the ford and chevy van chassis, led by pleasureway and road-trek. google for pix. usually in the...
• Re: Hitch in my Vanagon's giddy up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:35:38 -0400
  Intermittent hard hot restart and high idle! Temp 2 sensor or wiring (check the connector and chassis grounds) or leaking injectors. Dennis >From: Jim...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:17:49 -0400
  ...With the ignition on (engine not running) check the voltage from the O2 sensor connection to the chassis. Should be ~.5 to .6 volt...
• More Spring Info Tutorial (cure for saggy springs?)
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 00:36:07 -0400
  Dear All I thought this excerpt from a book on performance chassis and suspension tuning might help with the spring problems. First, a few...
• Won't start when hot OR cold
  Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 17:54:12 -0500
  ...Added 2 additional grounding straps to the system (one from the engine to chassis and one from tranny to chassis) Cleaned terminals of battery...
• Re: TURBO DIESEL QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 12:38:20 -0700
  ...Do not start with an aircooled chassis. You would have to do some bodywork and add the radiator, coolant pipes, etc. You can start...
• That other Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:43:03 -0700
  ...They are a lot alike, however, we have built our camper on the reliable workhorse of a Ford chassis, so there are no issues...
• Re: Steelwheels project - BIG camper - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 21:47:23 -0500
  ...Had the URL on its side. > Large custom rv based on Oshkosh airport fire truck chassis. Lots, I mean > lots of aluminium. Check out...
• Diesel engine and tranny removal, 82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 16:52:27 -0600
  ...Leave the most forward mount on the transmission (which is pivotable) connected to the van chassis. This mount will act like a hinge and...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:54:45 -0400
  Although I'm more inclined towards small trailers as storage boxes, I do like the idea of storage room so low in the chassis...
• Re: Number Detective Work (was RE: Splitty Chassis/dating)
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 14:49:59 -0400
  Tom, I looked at your number again and now have a definitive answer for you. You have a 1964. Your VIN number is 1...
• Re: [Fwd: head electrolysis cure?]
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 20:32:43 EDT
  ...I unplugged the electrical connection to the coolant level sensor and measured 175millivolts between one of the sensors contacts and chassis ground. This is...
• Re: two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:34:29 -0400
  ...two sliding doors: [T2] Body seam question > [...] I know that the basic chassis design allows buses to be assembled > with left or right hand...
• 1983 Subaru/Vanagon for sale- Chicago area
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:33:41 EDT
  ...1983 Vanagon GL, Super Sunroof - 116k on chassis formerly a 1.9 wbx Installed 1993 Subaru Legacy motor,with 70k on it- 4 valve...
• Re: For Sale Plastic coolant tubes that fit the 83.5 to 85 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:19:54 -0700
  ...I don't doubt that VW started building the chassis with larger holes before they were needed but most prior models will need the...
• Re: Conductive grease for connections???
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:20:58 +0000
  ...Conductive grease for connections??? > > Is there an optimal way to put together ground wires to the chassis, > that delays corrosion? > > What about the engine...
• Re: the vw crafter IS the sprinter. same vehicle.. different trim.
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:13:01 -0700
  ...On a side note, westfalia started producing campers again on a vw chassis, the crafter. The new vw westfalia camper is essentially like the...
• Re: Going towards a new era...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:16:30 -0700
  ...People replace everything from the engine to the dash in these things, so if you designed your chassis with all your favorite Vanagon features...
• Re: running rca cables to a rear-mounted subwoofer
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 08:46:06 -0800
  ...I mounted a terminal strip under the drivers seat with constant 12-V from the aux battery, chassis ground and switched 12-V from...