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• Re: 'falia Sink Pump Questions
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Mon, 8 May 1995 11:57:42 -0700
  ...There should be no problem finding a summersible water > pump in any camping store > > > or even in a Walmart. > > jg '83 Westy, '92 Passat...
• Re: Classified Listings on the Net
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 09:32:19 -0700
  ...proud owner >of a Westy, but I've had zero luck finding one. Does anyone have a listing >of newspapers or classifieds that are...
• Re: Propane (East Coast)
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:24:35 -0400
  ...I'll be a ferry ride away from finding propane, so I can't just wait until I run out. Anybody know a _good...
• High voltage havoc from coil?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 11:31:25 -0800
  Has anyone ever heard of high voltage from the secondary winding in the ignition coil, intermittently finding it's way over to the 12...
• Spring Clamps (was: Re: Replacing cooling system on '87 Westfailia...)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:03:05 -0600
  ...Even finding the pliers for the spring clamps is near impossible. Suggestions? I'd like to replace some of the screw clamps that had...
• Re: Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:28:08 -0400
  You must be a geologist too. bem-stem David Brodbeck wrote: > On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, Marc Perdue wrote: > > > GO Tracy!!!! Having just gotten...
• Re: Oil Leak 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:19:10 -0400
  ...is there a trick to finding an oil > leak? > > Thanks > Shannon > 91 Vanagon
• Re: LED Lights(for dash)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:45:35 -0700
  At 08:00 PM 9/23/2003 -0700, you wrote: >I am having trouble finding where to buy these little >lights at, speaking of...
• Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Susie Kinyanjui
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 11:20:34 -0600
  Has anyone ever made a bike rack (for 2 bikes) for their Vanagon/Westy? We've had a lot of trouble finding one as...
• Vanagon needs help in Knoxville, tn
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:15:56 -0400
  I am having no luck finding someone to help with a Vanagon that is broken down in Knoxville, TN. It is an 86 Westy...
• Re: Wallaced?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:38:43 -0500
  ...Craig '85GL Probably still the youngest but without interest of us finding out that again. On Jan 29, 2008 10:31 PM, Pensioner <al...
• Re: My Westy is totaled!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:13:41 +1300
  ...and may that be reversed in finding a replacement. I have noted when looking at my 84 that spotwelds are spaced further apart than...
• Re: Craigshelper. Really useful!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:22:28 -0700
  ...On my Mac, I'm finding it works better in FireFox than Safari. > Using another browser may help on other OS's. > > -- Casey '87...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 10:24:56 -0500
  ...14", bite the bullet and go 15" save up if needed. Finding the right 14" is only gonna get harder Velma 82 1.9L...
• UHMW tape for sliding door track
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:32:24 -0700
  I've checked the archives on this, but I'm finding so many variations in the price and thickness of this product I'd...
• Re: Rear trac
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:29:43 -0800
  ...So far I'm not finding it in Bentley. Why do you need to know ? On 2/15/2013 6:11 PM, walkingboss wrote...
• Re: Power WIndow Fuse?
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:23:13 -0800
  ...Power WIndow Fuse? Does anyone know what fuse controls the power windows? I'm having trouble finding this information, and think i've blown...
• Re: fuel hose crimping tool
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:09:20 -0700
  ...source for a tool to crimp those fuel hoses? > I'm > finding tools that cost $$ - thought I'd see if there's a cheaper...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:42:08 -0500
  ...Damned if they didn't have it for around $10! Aside from my delight at finding one, I was surprised to find something related...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Wed, 1 Nov 1995 17:41:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Kotter, I know dis one! > Friendly Local Area Parts Store > 'Friendly' has other substitutions;) > Being from new jersey where finding a friendly anything is...
• Coolant leaks
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:17:53 -0600
  ...coolant under my van, thinking heads, seeing dollar signs, checking hoses, finding leaks, calming down, sleeping easier --> seeing drops of coolant . . . etc. Check your...
• Funny mini-van sort of VW's
  Historical mailing list - Ken and Charlotte Miller
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 00:53:39 -0500
  >This is a VW list, are we to start finding out what a person belives in >before we help with the vw? >I thought...
• Will new Golf hubcaps fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 01:01:33 EST
  ...If they'll fit do I have a chance of finding them used. Because I can't find the Vanagon spokes used and new...
• Tensioner Adjusting Tool
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 22:44:39 -0400
  ...tried using a set of snap-ring pliers, but I'm finding it hard to keep pressure on the pliers, keep the tensioner in...
• Re: Fixing polyethylene
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 30 May 2000 10:42:34 -0500
  ...Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ibm.net> Way cool! Finding *anything* that will stick to PE is a major feat. I would...
• Re: Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:26:50 -0400
  ...My agent tried several companies before finding one that would go this route. Not as cheap as antique insurance, but I don't have...
• SoCal parts place - the story continues
  Historical mailing list - Juli Tallino
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:49:44 -0700
  ...to remember that the generic places where not very helpful in finding the right parts, any good places in SoCal? Thanks! Juli __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Re: 1983 Air Cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 06:43:07 -0400
  Stan Wilder wrote: > I've been on this list for a good while now and I'm not finding any 83 > Air Cooled Westfalias...
• OT: LA travel question...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:30:05 -1000
  ...County Airport)? Roughly forty miles apart and I'm having trouble finding info about this online. My arriving flight leaves me at LAX and...
• Re: New to list question
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 00:26:48 -0400
  ...New to list question > I drive a mail route here in the midwest (US) and I'm interested in > finding some information about RHD...
• SAVE THE ADVENTUREWAGEN MOLDS..donations needed!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 17:23:51 -0800
  ...I was not aware that the molds were still available or that there was still an issue regarding finding a home for them. I...
• Where to get a Sure Power 1315-200 battery isolator?
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 09:48:33 -0500
  ...Sure Power apparently doesn't sell direct to the public, and I'm not having much luck finding it on-line. Does anyone know...
• Re: Labor, 28 hours Now: VC joinup
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 18:43:08 -0400
  ...the dealer most of the time this list was invaluable for finding used and aftermarket parts. I could not have kept my vans alive...
• Re: Replacement part -- shifter cable for '90 Automatic?
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:31:30 -0500
  ...November mud, any other ideas? I would guess that people are finding alternatives or fabricating...? George Gaudette '90 Automatic Westfalia full camper "Ruby" On...
• Re: Dealership Replacement Speedometer Housing Colour?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 18 May 2016 16:02:48 -0700
  ...I don't know what's so hard about finding a speedometer. I have a few spares I have acquired and if I didn...
• Re: Finding TDC on I-4 Conversion, 1.9TD @ 15 degrees
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:07:23 -0400
  ...To: Doug Fitz-Randolph Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Finding TDC on I-4 Conversion, 1.9TD @ 15 degrees Good question. What...
• Re: Switching from GL5 to GL4 Gear Oil: Findings
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 09:27:44 -0800
  ... and this is for a 2wd '81 Westy running a stock configuration transaxle. i.e. no LSD or the like, no taller gears. Am...
• Fuel Injection rated hose
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:57:25 -0500
  ...used it before (I know, 7mm is better, but good luck finding any). What Pressure rating do I need? 50psi seems to be a...
• SA Grill, anyone have a spare?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 20:05:30 -0400
  ...I am having a great deal of trouble finding an SA lower grill. Does anyone know where I can get one or even better...
• Re: Help Finding List Member
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 13:34:43 -0800 (PST)
  >> 2. 1960 Volkswagen Bus, double doors, walk through, most there, >>less motor, new tranny, straight axles, some body work, very little >>rust, great restor...
• Re: Great April Fools Joke
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 14:04:10 +1000 (EST)
  ...Local paper ran a story about workers finding gold nuggets in an excavation for a major retail development in this town (about 35,000...
• Re: Right fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 09:47:25 -0500 (CDT)
  On Thu, 8 Jun 1995 SStueber@aol.com wrote: > I recently replaced my fuel pump and had a hard time finding an exact match...
• Re: I'm Looking for 1(or 2) Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 15:27:35 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any tips for finding one or two of these rare >items? An archive search turned up nothing. You might want to...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 09:49:42 -0800
  > It is 4mmX0.7 but, that factoid is about useless; good luck finding a banjo > fitting and drilled screw of that size. If you...
• Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:49:37 -0700
  Oh, its never the same thing, I'm always finding something new to break! | Y'know, there's something sick and perverted about your...
• Re: How to find coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 03:21:31 -0500
  ...the leak. > > Are there any dyes I can add to "stain" the leak or any other ways of > finding a coolant leak? > > Paul Borghese
• Looking for Diesel mount brackets
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:57:33 -0400
  ...box contained some diesel mount brackets that I am having difficulty finding: I am looking for the two rear brackets that bolt the rear...
• Re: Sprinter Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 03:58:32 +0000
  ...for the low, low price of $83,000!! I actually >considered finding a >way to convert this vehicle until I saw this, but $83k...
• Re: LVC - Just ugly enough to be appealing - Suzuki X-HEAD
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:44:41 -0400
  ...That's why older women, who are good at finding things, are sometimes called "old bats". (Fryeday flame suit on and buckled) Mike mordo...
• Re: Help! stranded in Asheville, NC-need left front spindle
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:06:06 EST
  ...you shouldnt have a hard time finding vanagon parts there.. chris ************** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards...
• Re: Different H4 setup with Saab 900 buckets/adjusters on the Samba
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:45:56 -0800
  ...if you are looking for better light than stock, perhaps this is it, but you are still stuck with finding a hard to get...
• Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 09:41:08 -0800
  ...I have tried searching some of the faqs but I have been having problems in both finding any info on basic diagnosing tips and...
• Finding TDC revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sat, 28 May 2005 19:40:32 -0700
  ...Most of them speak of finding the compression stroke on #1 by putting one's finger over #1 spark plug hole while rotating clockwise...
• Head light swap to LED, Early Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 26 May 2024 21:36:00 -0400
  ...https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLMKFN2R/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_1?smid=A50AWZNH1YDG9&psc=1 Keep sharing your findings. On affordable and...
• California State Campgrounds
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 17:51:25 +0000
  ...You would be far better off by finding some BLM land...or National Forest Land. For CA State Parks, you are looking at $50...
• Re: heading home tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 23:02:41 -0500
  Go Fun Bus Go! But, I’d recommend finding a way to stay in Florida a bit longer! Good travels north. Eric > On Dec...
• Jump Seat Levers
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 15:53:50 -0500
  I have been having a pretty hard time finding any of these used for my Carat. No luck on the Samba. World Impex was...
• Re: Manual alignment problem.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 31 Aug 2013 17:42:41 -0600
  Ian, Have you tried finding 3rd gear, with the adjusting plate loose, coming to a stop and tightening the plate, and see if the...
• Re: 2.1l AFMs available new
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:46:59 -0500
  > There has to be a lot of new-old stock > out there, the trick is finding it all. And there are also rebuilt units...
• Reasonable source of rear bumper for '87 gl?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:15:58 GMT
  ...Is there any chance of finding a good bumper in a junk yard? Or is there a better source of new bumpers? Thanks! Later...