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• Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 05:47:39 -0400
  ...If the bunk hits the roof when opening its They're only a fixed length until the upper one starts cutting through the crossbar...
• rear hatch opening: was... Winter camping HEAT
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 04:50:44 PST
  The inside hatch cover has been removed from my '85 weekender and with access to the latch from inside, a simple squeeze of part...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:16:29 -0500
  ...the filter in the first >place >when it is mounted with opening on an upward incline? David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: New to List, Best Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 21:48:25 -0400
  ...Could it be that those experiencing marginal performance have heater valves that are not opening all the way? Mike
• Re: westfalia stove burner
  Historical mailing list - Paul Retherford
  Thu, 29 May 2003 10:27:17 -0500
  ...Blow some compressed air through the intake opening next to the burner dial on front panel. Clean everything and reassemble. If the fridge works...
• Re: Map Pockets
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:35:37 -0600
  ...won't be able to open the glove box without first opening the passenger door. Bus Depot has some plastic frames with heavy duty...
• Re: Re; will it fit in the garage
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:23:07 -0600
  ...It seems that it is just the door opening is short on some old >garages but once inside no clearence problems. > >Jim Morgan 86GL...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:45:01 -0700
  The last years had a closet door opening that was smaller. They raised the bottom edge so the door could be fully swung open...
• Re: Bottom-filling water tank
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:58:03 -0700
  ...Of course, that would simply entail a larger |> > opening at the inlet, larger diameter inlet tube, and |larger opening |> > into the tank. It has...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:18:33 -0700
  ...When that is hooked onto the latch pin on the bottom of the opening, swung around 45 degrees, and the looped end locked into...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:33:32 -0600
  ...The left one > failed. > > I was told by the parts person that one strut is for opening and one > is for > closing and that...
• Re: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 10:19:10 -0800
  ...Again, you would be trying to flush any sediment uphill through a 7mm opening. I've found that it is much easier to open...
• Re: SLIDING DOOR
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:15:35 -0700
  ...The door began >opening while traveling -usually when I would hit a bump or something. I >realized that it started shortly after -while in...
• Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:38:04 -0400
  Funny, that's how I used to bleed the system on my '82 Rabbit Diesel Pickup.... (opening the nut that is) Early VW diesels...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 14:31:10 -0700
  ...Can any one tell me how > > > large the actual battery opening is in a 1980 Westy? After talking to the > > > Interstate Battery Service Line...
• Re: Oil pump removal question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 16:36:44 -0700
  ...oil pump on a 2.1 be removed and replaced without removing the > water pump crossover pipe and avoiding opening the cooling system? > > > > Stuart
• Re: ML320 wheels
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:14:01 -0700
  ...Mercedes wheels, of course, are designed to be centered on the hub via the center opening and not via the lug bolts. Kent Christensen...
• Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 20 May 2000 13:07:37 EDT
  ...so flow through either or both will provide the desired results. Opening the valve on for the rear heater core is an expedient; without...
• battery removal/strap
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 02:04:29 EDT
  ...will-be-useful-someday pile) and threaded it through the 2 openings on the side of the new battery. It passes underneath the battery...
• Optima battery fit?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Wed, 31 May 2000 19:31:12 EDT
  ...How does this battery go in? I have removed the front seat and swivel mechanism and still can't get it past the opening...
• 84 Westy tranny fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - John M. Moore
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:28:01 EDT
  ...gunk, as is the top of the tranny forward of the opening between the transmission and engine. Where would this leak likely be and...
• 1/43 Scale Model T3 Syncro on ebaY
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 21:50:52 +0800
  ...Schabak #1042 Volkswagen Typ2 T3 transporter Synchro 1/43. Beautiful detail. Opening hatch and slide door. BBS wheels. Mint in box. Must have for...
• Re: just when you thought it was safe to go swimming again ...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:46:56 -0400
  On Wed, 27 Aug 2003, Joel Walker wrote: > http://www.southernpride.net/prideride/opening.html > > saw that when i came out of a store...
• Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
  ...On my adjustable fuel pressure regulator, I get pressure by turning a screw that compresses the spring in the FPR closing the opening, increasing...
• Re: Throttle switch adjustment Dilemma finally Figured out!!!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:11:28 -0400
  ...Eric Robert Lilley wrote: >I finally understood Bentley and how to adjust the throttle switch... > >I have been adjusting the switch opening gap from...
• Stuck Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 10:20:00 PST
  ...Simillarly, the inside handle has no tension on it, as if the door opening mechanism was stuck. Has anyone encountered this before? Please, all...
• Re: Gas Tank Removal
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 10:27:49 -0700
  ...I finally got one of them off by opening it a little bit and sliding it over the hose. What was VW thinking when...
• Window-unit A/C?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:51:04 -0500
  ...a mounting panel to fit in one of the sliding window openings. Does anyone make a power invertor stout enought to run one? Am...
• Re: water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Feb 2009 00:57:17 -0500
  ...The whole system has to be sealed except for the two coaxial openings on the outside of the van. -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA...
• Re: Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 9:59:28 PDT
  ...Then I flushed out the system by filling with water, following the bentley's tips of raising the rpm, opening the radiator bleed screw...
• Re: Trailer-towing w/bus...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 13 Oct 1995 12:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Steve Maher recommends opening the engine hatch to let the engine run cooler. >I'll buy that at low speeds, but I have to...
• solenoid blues
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 95 18:50:23 EDT
  ...If you think this looks silly, the only noticeable part (and you have to look for it) is where the opening emerges just in...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 23:39:47 EDT
  ...But, if the a/c fits the sunroof version, what is it that makes it not fit the westy? The opening's the same...
• Re: Curing wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 12:55:37 -0700
  ...Possibly caused by people opening and closing the door by the top of the frame. If this is the case for your door, you...
• Re: Driver and Passenger door window screens - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:14:34 -0700
  ...I'm also looking into creating a bug screen for the sliding door opening. The door bracket is the makes-me-go-hmmmm bit...
• Re: Roof openings.., four skylights???
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 17:44:44 -0700
  ...Roof openings.., four skylights??? Have any non-westy owners with the central column for AC, tried to put in a skylight.., specifically.., four of...
• Trivia question early vanagon Electrical
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 5 May 2025 09:48:11 -0400
  ...can replace it like a USB C port or something? The opening is too small for a standard 12 volt power point. Drilling it...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:21:09 -0500
  ...When the weather gets hot and the engine loading is up there the t-stat opening too early won’t help anything. Dennis
• Couple of diesel dash questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:44:08 -0800
  ...In other vans, that's where the control for the passager heat is, but it's not a big rectangular opening, just a small...
• Re: D'OH (metic) fridge
  Historical mailing list - James H. McCarthy
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:05:56 -0400
  ...An empty fridge will >immediatey dump all the cold air upon opening the door. > >Dennis
• Shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 12:41:00 EDT
  ...It seems that around all the openings and the edges of the tables and stove/sink covers the edging is slowly getting smaller exposing...
• Re: rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - THE NOW SWINGER
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 18:13:29 -0700
  ...You should be able to adjust them though the openings on the backing plates. It just takes a screwdriver. Swinger ===== Volkswagen Owners! Your official...
• Re: overheating questions
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 18:30:21 +0100
  ...I would definitely go for the thermostat first, this sounds like the thermostat is stuck, not opening at all. YOu may need to bleed...
• Re: Syncro: What is the oil breather heater for?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 11 May 2000 08:30:44 -0400
  ...case pressure blew ALL the oil out the dip stick tube and front pulley opening. many engines where lost because of this problem. Bob
• 16v 2.0
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 21:38:49 -0400
  ...diesel type mounting system? Did it protrude above the engine lid opening ,by how far? I have a Passat wreck availible to me and...
• Re: WHO'S the BEST WBX rebuilder?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 02:48:46 -0500
  I have read many things on engine before opening my 87 GL, many answer to my question came from Bob (Boston) web site (and...
• Re: Overland TDD conversion details
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 17:27:39 -0500
  ...Vacuum pump vacuum increases with RPM, manifold vacuum is related to the throttle opening. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Everything is...
• Re: Lightening the load
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:15:51 -0400
  ...re: DuraKore.... > > See that's what this thread is all about. Opening our Vanagon eyes to > other possibilities. Never even heard of DuraKore before...
• Re: so what's the skinny on water cooled Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:10:26 +1200
  ...a '91? Check the block to see if it has any openings it shouldn't. If it says "SUBARU" anywhere on the engine, grab...
• Re: Has anybody put in a sunroof into a Vanagon that did not come with one?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:46:12 -0500
  ...the luggage rack to expose the metal roof wherein the large, opening sunroof (skylight?) was installed. Mike Dustin Jones wrote: > I was thinking of...
• Windows
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 9 May 2006 12:44:29 -0400
  ...Is there any reason that I should avoid putting the bigger opening standard window in the westy? Why the smaler window in the westy...
• Re: Clean Yur Trough!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 16 Nov 2016 19:07:32 -0800
  ...wrote: > > > > Looks like you need a new gasket for the hatch opening. > > > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 7:37 PM, Neil N <musomuso...
• Re: headlight covers; side door screen; awning
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:16:25 -0800
  Laurie Loeb wrote: > > Today I saw the coolest factory screen for the entire opening of the sliding > door on an '84 Westy Wolfsburg. Where...
• Re: What are ...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:13:56 +0000
  ...Another couple of us have added a "thermal barrier" (fleeces blanket) to go over the opening you stand up in in the camper, so...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:43:02 -0700
  ...Anytime he was approaching a >Vanagon and knew he was going to be opening the rear hatch he had a >piece of heavy brass...
• Re: poptop opening
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:27:52 -0700
  ...john silverman wrote: > > well, not exactly opening... > > On our recent trip down the Oregon Coast (stunningly beautiful), traffic was > bad about dinnertime so we...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:44:03 -0700
  ...82 dBA The idea that wind noise / road noise comes through the front vent openings in the door seems to make sense. Hitting a...
• Re: Stereo / CD Issues
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:51:13 -0700
  ...Any other ideas? I heard a suggestion of putting it under the passenger seat, with the opening facing forward. I liked that suggestion, but...
• Re: window cranks
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 03:17:10 +0200
  ...The handle's frames leave some small opening around by the panel, but what does that matter as long as it looks good? It...
• popseal installation tips
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 12:09:47 EDT
  ...not to mess with cleaning/reinstalling the OEM seal when upon opening the side door this morning (post-Floyd in south NJ) I found...