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  • LP Repair in Phoenix, AZ?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:24:57 -0700
    Folks, Looking for a recommendation on a LP shop in the Phoenix / AZ area to work on a Westy Propane System. Nothing complex ...... just...
  • Switch/Light??
    Historical mailing list - Noel Sachkowsky
    Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:24:21 EST
    On my 82 Westy (aircooled) there is 1 inch dia silver switch/light housing? on the lower dash just to the right of the...
  • How do you know if it's a Wolfsburg?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
    Mon, 1 Mar 2004 14:50:13 -0800
    ...CAn it be a Westy as well as wolfsburg or only in a non-westy? I bet this is an easy one for all...
  • White westy, nose-bra, from South Carolina in VA today?
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 5 Jul 2004 23:29:29 -0400
    I was having my Westy towed down to Salem, VA, today and we got passed (and passed) a white Westy, late 80's, from...
  • sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:17:10 -0400
    I'm planing to install a westy sliding door screen in a non-westy. Can anyone explain the differences in installing one? If you...
  • Re: Whitehorse vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
    Sun, 30 Jun 2019 07:22:17 -0700
    I may have seen you last night, parked near the blue bridge? Saw that one (white westy), a dark green (Gray?) tintop, and a...
  • Re: FS: '91 Westy MV -AND- '90 Westy -AND- '87 Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:17:55 -0400
    That 91 westy MV is also on C.L. in the philly. He's got a price listed, don't remember what it was...
  • RE: Joel - Change the Stats
    Historical mailing list - Steve Rosen
    Thu, 4 Apr 1996 08:56:37 -0400
    ...We still have our 88 Westy GL which we may sell to get that right factory Syncro Westy. Our 87 Syncro GL had 52...
  • Re: Millennium-Proof Westy
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:39:09 -0600
    ...Having a westy makes this 72 hr supply much easier. Your 72 hr >supply should consist of sufficient water, food, blankets, medical supplies, >and...
  • Thule Brackets:
    Historical mailing list - Clark, Patrick
    Fri, 20 Oct 2000 14:14:01 -0700
    I recently installed the faux rain gutter brackets (Thule) on my '89 Westy. It works great-- and I'm very pleased with the outcome...
  • Re: FS: rare 2 person bench front seat for vanagon, fits all including westys
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:59:50 -0400
    Brown. ----- Original Message ----- From: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 9:22 PM Subject...
  • Re: nice '91 westy in atlanta FS
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:08:22 -0700
    ...nice '91 westy in atlanta FS |> |> |> |> |> dont see westys FS in the southeast too often.. this one looks nice |> http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat...
  • Re: winter storage westy diesel
    Historical mailing list - MIKE MOERY
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 18:03:45 -0900
    ...winter storage westy diesel Any tips on storing a westy diesel for the winter it will be in a garage, mainly I would like...
  • Re: A Westy that pays you!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:44:39 -0400
    ...silver was not an option on '85 westys plus you can clearly see the ASI poptop and non-westy side windows etc. no loss...
  • Re: Electric motor in Westy
    Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
    Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:26:31 -0500
    ...A Westy but not a Vanagon. He indicates that it goes about 25 miles if you average 45mph. <http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/1556091018...
  • hydro-pneumatc suspension
    Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
    Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:26:03 -0000
    I saw yesterday in Setubal Westy parked and enormously lowered. I had time and, while listening to exciting German marches, waited for the owner...
  • Re: Looking For A Westy Interior
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:49:13 EST
    ...I would > be ok without the Westy sized bed and rear cabinet, only needing > kitchen cabinet, if it came to that, as I do...
  • WTB seat belt for '85 westy
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:08:55 -0700
    I need a drivers side seat belt for an '85 westy. A mouse chewed clear through the old one (not to mention my canvas...
  • Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
    Mon, 13 Jan 1997 23:17:22 -0500 (EST)
    ...Even non-Westy non-synchro > -> Vans don't get 23mpg. > > ->85 Westy (145K) > > Ummm... > My "special" van (85, Standard tranny, non-westy, non-synchro...
  • Re: And Westy water and electric hookup, source for Doors??
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:18:22 -0800
    ...Bill 90 Westy Syncro Lake Tahoe ---------- > From: Michael Avrea <Vanadiesel@AOL.COM> > To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: And Westy water and electric hookup, source...
  • Re: Making Ice in a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:27:17 -0400
    ...Making Ice in a Westy Just wondering if anyone has been able to make ice in a Westy fridge. Are there any tricks to...
  • Re: Teenage Vanagon Drivers
    Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
    Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:38:38 EDT
    My 18yr old stepdaughter likes to drive the 87 Westy now that it has an MP3 player CD. She took it over the hill...
  • Re: Lower your westy! FS Wolfsburg shocks and springs
    Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:19:35 -0600
    Robert Keezer said: > Raise that Westy! I put '85 springs into my '82 Westy today and gained > three > inches of ground clearance! I agree...
  • FS: mint condition 82-84 westy front seat (brown/tan/blue vertical stripe)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 Nov 2005 10:50:08 EST
    i have a front seat from a 82-84 westy. this seat is the vertically striped brown/tan/blue stripes. this was stock on...
  • Re: WTB: Westy service covers
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:19:22 -0800
    I think you can buy new ones from Go Westy. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Aaron <a.robinson.lists@gmail...
  • Re: Was Iceland, now Westy Fridge
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 27 Jun 2013 21:50:28 -0400
    Iceland, Westy 'fridge. Non sequitur.
  • unsubscribe
    Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
    Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:10:59 EDT
    Sam W 63 singlecab 70 bay Westy 87 Vanagon Westy
  • Re: tire pressure for BFGs on Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - don johnson
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:24:28 PDT
    ...tire pressure for BFGs on Syncro Westy > > >I'm getting new BFGs (27/8.5/14) for my Syncro Westy. What is the >recommended...
  • Re: I'm back - sliding door?
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
    Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:09:03 -0700
    I have one but you will have to take the van it is connected to; '85 Westy, light beige. Patrick '85 Westy '84 911...
  • Vanagon Withdrawal syndrome
    Historical mailing list - RP
    Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:21:56 -0700
    I have been vanagon-less for 4 years now, when I see a Westy on the road, I have trained my kids to mantra...
  • Re: original tire pressure for '87 Westy
    Historical mailing list - John Rodger
    Tue, 3 Aug 2004 15:52:15 -0400
    Here is what my sticker says for a 1988 Canadian Westy. Can't imagine it's any different for a 1997. 185 R14 C...
  • Re: FS: westy "barbie" ice cube trays
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:43:53 EST
    ...the DPO of my westy also discarded the front table, which i also had to search for ('85-86 only tabletop) keep your westy...
  • Re: westy Water tank drain cap - same as rear hatch washer bottle cap
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 22:12:08 EDT
    ...ive never personally owned a 87 up westy ...could someone with a 87 up westy remove your sink drain cap, and screw in your...
  • Rebuild Westy from front and rear clips?
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Fri, 22 Jul 2016 22:52:32 +0000
    The '86 Westy I pulled the radiator from is in very nice condition, and still mostly complete. It has been rear-ended, but front...
  • Re: westy lists to port.
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:33:06 -0800
    ...Harald '90 westy ---------- From: David Greenland <dave.g@MINDSPRING.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: westy lists to port. Date: Thursday, March...
  • Re: Adding AC to a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
    Fri, 20 Sep 2002 20:00:42 -0600
    ...Adding AC to a Westy > > Has anyone added AC to a non-AC Westy before? If so, how did you do it? > > I would...
  • Aero mod to Westy roof
    Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
    Sun, 9 Dec 2012 18:54:20 -0800
    Here's a mod I've started to cover the rooftop luggage storage space on the Westy. The luggage "hole" adds noise and air...
  • 85 westy rail tracks WTB
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:12:10 -0600
    I have a westy middle seat setup, all but the white bottom rails that are the very bottom of the arrangement... if they were...
  • Fwd: FS: '88 WESTY
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Nov 1997 14:27:22 -0500
    ...FS: '88 WESTY Date: 97-11-25 12:38:33 EST From: DOINKS99 To: Vanagon@gerry.sdsc.edu FOR SALE: 1988 WESTY: 4sp, alloys...
  • whats up with this???
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 30 Aug 1998 19:43:04 EDT
    ...is that possible? or is the list no-more??? Chris 87 Syncro westy half-camper 75 Westy 71 Westy And still looking for 2cabs
  • FS: complete westy interior- make your pass van a westy!
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 14 Apr 2001 23:49:46 EDT
    i have a complete interior from a westy for sale. mounts into any passenger vanagon. make your passenger van into a camper. has sink...
  • Seeking warmth in my Westy
    Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
    Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:31:00 -0400
    ...Has anyone else used electric blankets in their Westy? How long would it take to run a battery down with one on all night...
  • Re: Looking for Westy stovetop drain pan
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:14:00 -0700
    not ME! I bought my westy in Sacramento! Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca http://homepage.mac.com...
  • Syncro Westy Diesel for sale
    Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
    Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:21:56 -0600
    Fellow dreamers of owning a Westy Syncro Diesel. Check out the one for sale on ebay in Germany. Only six days left to bid...
  • 16 inch wheels
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
    Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:43:48 -0500
    Here's a though...my Westy fits in my garage...why...because I have 14 inch wheels and Borge shocks...I clear the garage...
  • Re: westy sighting
    Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
    Sat, 15 May 2004 22:35:23 -0500
    <urlauber10@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: "Can't remember the last time I spotted a westy in Missouri. Could be an omen. Should go buy lottery...
  • Vanagon Westy Spotted
    Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
    Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:09:56 -0600
    I went out for lunch and spotted a Bownish/Green Vanagon Westy at the Firestone just off I-35 North on cusp of Austin...
  • What's in a name
    Historical mailing list - Brent Berisford
    Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:18:17 +0000
    ...87 Syncro "Sugar Magnloia "( Greatful Dead named by children) 85 Westy "Ursula" ( license tag when bought) 73 Westy "Tangy "( tangerine paint color) 90 Westy...
  • Re: Westy Needs Slider Window
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 24 Feb 2012 03:02:32 -0500
    ...Daughter's 87 Westy, slider window broken in attempted break-in. Needing sliding glass and screen. drivers or passenger side??? theyre different... i have...
  • Westy Xmas presents
    Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
    Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:08:00 -0600
    ...all my Westy wants for Xmas is: Sew-Fine interior Shortened oil pan Black Bumpers Big Brakes New Shocks Auxiliary Battery Built-in GPS...
  • Re: beauty spotted
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:38:24 -0500
    My 91 Westy (syncro) did not have body colored mirrors....at least not until I added the ones I got from you. On Feb...
  • Re: Westy battery indicator light below sink
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:28:08 -0500
    ...It is the only time I have seen it yellow in 5 years. -- Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" '02 Audi...
  • Re: Rear facing seats for camper-porta-potty
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:06:29 -0400
    $400 for the vanagon westy toilet seat kombo is cheap! An early westy toilet which consisted of a metal bucket w/ special westfalia holdown...
  • Re: standard westy vanagon
    Historical mailing list - JordanVw
    Thu, 21 May 1998 11:32:44 EDT
    In a message dated 98-05-21 08:31:39 EDT, henning@FP.COM writes: << all right!!! my 1980 standard westy is a rarity...
  • Westy fridge propane usage
    Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
    Thu, 1 May 1997 08:33:28 -0700
    I hope this answers your question on how long the propane tank will run the Westy Dometic fridge. Propane Gas produces the following; ----------------------------------- 1...
  • Re: Westy-Vision
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Mon, 20 Oct 1997 13:58:30 -0700
    ...In a Westy it would be the equivalent of over top of the sink. One possibility would be to fashion a mount for the...
  • Thanks for the a/c help
    Historical mailing list - William Carden
    Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:10:11 -0400
    Wow, thanks for all the help for our new 87 Westy a/c hose problem! I'm glad I ask about the hose replacement...
  • Re: [subaruvanagon] RAB Progress Report
    Historical mailing list - Joel Hembel
    Wed, 28 Mar 2001 17:55:30 -0600
    Yes! Booo Hissss too! Like my westy Diesel Lots. But it is slow and top speed is 65. (4 speed) 5 speeds are nicer...
  • Re: can 85 westy pull boat?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:08:54 -0800
    I've pulled a small trailer with my Westy. Pulling it was not any big problem. Stopping it was. I had to give lots...
  • unique Westy floor covering?
    Historical mailing list - dave bowers
    Wed, 8 May 2002 20:02:34 -0700
    As I sit here, wondering how to carpet/reduce road noise in my 1986 Westy Kombi, I wondered.... has anyone put Pergo down on...