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• Re: Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 15:34:33 -0500
  ...Yesterday I pulled the top and hot glued reinforced window screen over holes on the underside. Will let you know how it goes. > > > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:12:32 -0230
  ...into three blobs of some white viscous stuff gummed onto > > the underside of the counter when it is not deployed. To reduce rattling? > > > > The...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:37:44 -0700
  ...are you telling me that if you lift the stove/sink counter, drop the dish drainer, and look at the underside of the counter...
• POR 15
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 09:03:04 -0600
  ...I had actually begun to coat the entire underside of the vehicle when, unfortunately, a teenager in a high rise pickup crashed the side...
• Air-cooled Buses are naturally loud
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 1994 18:26:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The underside of the van can be undercoated. The entire van can be carpeted. All of these measures may help, but consider that the...
• Re: No Break Lights
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:12:03 -0000
  ...While you are there check the break fluid levels and you will see the switch on the underside of the master cylinder. It has...
• Re: Towing Hitch Solution
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 16:16:02 -0400
  ...If you have a metal bumper, you'll have to bend a few inch section of it slightly on the underside with a pair...
• Re: rust and the wonders of naval jelly & keeping a van rust free
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 11:44:39 -0600
  ...rack for one reason or another, they would always spray the underside with a fine mist of oil. I thought this was a good...
• Re: Front Header for Cyls #1 & #3 Wanted - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:51 -0700
  ...out while on I-95 and dented the hood from the underside.� Sounded like a machine gun with that inline 6 engine still running...
• Lego Vanagon kit available for ordering from Lego
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:48:25 +0200
  ...the model, and there is NO gearbox and engine on the underside!<br><br> I also updated the LXF file on zorck.dk - if...
• Re: Looking for a part: the little balls that hold up the dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 20:44:39 -0500
  ...As I understand it, these drain boards were delivered screwed to the underside of the lid in Canadian models, probably because of their propensity...
• Re: running rich!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:33:49 -0700
  ...2.1L WBX was >rotten and had a hole in the underside where it couldn't be seen. >Replaced the hose and the roughness...
• Re: FRONT TIRE MOUNT
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 13:12:03 EST
  ...from the big spare tire that won’t > fit in the underside spare carrier, and also to balance weight from the heavier > conversion motors...
• Re: Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:24:40 -0700
  ...This switch is located on the underside of the throttle body, it > tells the ECU when the accelerator pedal is pressed (run state) and...
• Another Primary Battery Option
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:44:45 -0600
  ...I keep a thin piece of conveyor belt glued to the underside ofthe metal lid for extra protection in the positive terminal side of...
• Re: spare tire tray nut
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:50:15 -0700
  ...I had considered just having a new bolt welded to the underside of > the box > frame there. The only problem I could think with...
• Re: Vanagon Rustworthiness
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 18:28:52 +0000
  ...My 88 definitely has rustproofing, which is almost certainly factory, since it seals the underside of the van completely. Since mine has high miles...
• Re: [Syncro] Paint Codes - HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 16 May 2002 23:41:26 -0500
  ...are VERY close! Is there a standard? The sticker on the underside of the dash w/the paint code is GONE!! Help! I have...
• Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 20:11:17 -0800
  ...No sign of damage on the underside, no fluids leaking, electrical system (lights, dash) working. Called my stepson, who works for the local tow...
• Re: Powder Coat ????? GO CERAMIC COAT
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:22:55 PDT
  ...problem), combustion chamber, piston tops, exhaust port, exhaust valve radius(the underside exposed to the exhaust port) and valve tops. I had Swain Tech...
• A suggestion that worked well...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 24 May 2000 11:22:55 -0700
  ...I have so far done two plastic strips from the underside of the AC housing and one of the plastic/rubber strips that edge...
• Re: Sunroof for 'regular' van? Recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:59:15 -0700
  ...The good one, besides being tinted, had some kind of perforated metallic matrix bonded to the underside, which went a long way to reducing...
• Re: Making a Bed--any advise?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 18:25:35 -0700
  ...At the rear of the platform, on the underside, install a couple of good-sized flat galvanized 90 deg. angle brackets. Use carriage bolts...
• Cockpit carpet removal, vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:01:49 -0500
  ...it at the rear - the phillips head screws penetrate thru to underside of van and sometimes are rusted solid. may or may not be...
• Re: Pop Top mold on underside. How do I get rid of it?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 15:18:43 -0500
  Brian, NC is almost as bad as Seattle for mold and mildew. I tried about everything last year after putting in new skylight. Best...
• Re: What is kept in my van..
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:48:25 -0700
  ...Only don't forget to > retrieve it after attaching it to the underside of the van to do some > exhaust work. > > Also, I never...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:57:52 -0700
  ...I suppose if you remove a cylinder head underside plug, and open the radiator bleed screw, the radiator will drain completely after a while...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:08:54 -0500
  ...started so I used JB Quick to attach them to the > underside then put the screws in from the top. > > They later broke on...
• Re: PLEASE HELP!!! How to get to winshield washer pump.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 21:47:10 -0800
  ...nut > under the carpet, and two sheet metal screws on the underside. Then the tank > will drop, and the pump will appear. > > PerL > 87...
• Re: Stove grate
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 07:53:13 -0400
  ...That function would have to be > accommodated > in some way for safety purposes, perhaps changing the underside > surface of > the lid in some way...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 15:54:18 -0900
  ...a detector that would mount in the engine compartment, or on > > underside > > of the rear deck lid, that would monitor for flames, or an...
• Re: Windshield trim question
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 29 Dec 2013 12:21:18 -0700
  ...It has a little piece of metal in the center on the > underside and I'm baffled as to what to do with it...
• Re: Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 22:30:35 -0700
  ...Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak > Today while inspecting the underside of my 1989 vanagon GL for anything > unusual I noticed...
• Re: A Warning about Shaving Gel
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 26 May 2010 05:50:09 -0700
  ...an looking up, I spied a much bigger blob on the underside of the poptop right where it passes over the leading edge of...
• Installing Aux. Battery
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:18:07 -0800
  ...Rather than having to run two wires all the way to the junction box, I ran the ground to the underside of the metal...
• Re: HELP!!!! does anyone on this list have a '89 Blue Wolfsburg Edition?????
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 18:25:01 -0800
  ...Sorry dude! Is the paint code only there? am I looking in the right spot? its the underside of the beam as it widens...
• Re: rejuvenating the propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:51:46 -0700
  ...It can be held up against the underside of the van with one hand. My ignorant hunch if you remove all the valves and...
• Re: Propane tank certification
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:20:07 -0700
  ...rest. > > Kroil penetrating fluid or similar for tank mount studs at underside, > will help. (tank is held in place with lock nuts) > > Neil. > > On...
• Re: leaking torque converter oil seal?
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Tue, 11 Mar 1997 00:20:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...the dead giveaway that this seal is leaking will be that it slings fluid all over the underside of the car where it combines...
• Boy did we have an adventure today
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 22:56:38 -0500
  ...station where they put him up on the racks & checked the underside..maybe the oil sender was knocked off or something. Nope! Nothing! Looked...
• Re: Folllow-up on head gasket question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:45:05 -0800
  ...If you can, remove the push rod covers on the underside of your engine. You usually have to mess with often rusted/stuck exhaust...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:38:30 -0400
  ...started so I used JB Quick to attach them to the > underside then put the screws in from the top. > > They later broke on...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 11:27:56 -0800
  ...square in the middle of the underside of the van. ( if you have a diesel heater in there, then that's another story, but...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:41:49 -0700
  ...broken you could repair it with JB Quick Weld on the underside. > I did it on some of my vans and it lasted very...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 15:07:44 -0800
  ...I >>> noticed that after I put in some fluid -- more than a liter -- fluid >>> started dripping off the reservoir bottle on the underside of...
• Horn malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:51:07 -0400
  ...The Steering wheel came off without any problem and I saw that the brass ring on the underside had been eaten away and had...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:47:57 -0500
  ...The front panel assembly slides forward and comes off exposing the heater housing and the whole underside of the rear seat. The rest of...
• Time to check the fuel lines! R & R !! No burnt VW's in 2005!
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:15:14 -0500
  ...one clamp was so rusted i was able to tear it apart with my fingers, and I found tiny cracks in the underside of...
• Re: Pulling engine/transmission together?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 23:48:16 -0600
  ...it as I like to have Complete Unobstructed Access to the Underside while doing the Drop ~ I made this Device to Lower & Raise the...
• Re: Trim for door underside?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:37:13 -0700
  Hie thee to your FLAPS for some door edge guard - comes in colours too! ;) http://www.google.ca/search?q=door+edge+guard&ie...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:07:54 -0500
  ...elbow grease > fixed both. �You gotta crawl under clean off the underside of the engine a > bit and watch - it's kinda fun, in...
• Re: 71 Bus: Lola needs her steering wheel removed, please help!
  Historical mailing list - David L Finet
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 05:46:29 -0600 (CST)
  ...When it came time to pull the steering wheel, he grabbed a rubber mallet and gave a few medium sized taps on the underside...
• Re: propane tank label--dangerous defect
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 11:20:48 CST6CDT
  ...Since the label was 'sprung' and stuck up quite a bit i filled the underside with epoxy and used 2 large hose clamps to...
• Assist bar for getting into bed
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:13:01 -0700
  ...I have been looking at the underside of the roof right above the bed, thinking that if I faced the bed, grasped the lip...
• Re: Noise from left front wheel when making a right turn in my Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:04:39 -0400
  ...Got home and pressure washed the underside thoroughly to remove salt. Anyway could this noise be the CV joint starting to fail? How can...
• Re: Another newbie
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:02:03 EST
  ...pic 020 is the underside of the > rack, is there supposed to be drain tubing in there? All the water > pools up, and drains...
• Re: Subject: Portland - Seattle wheel mount recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:17:50 -0800
  ...The underside of the flange is oddly shaped, so getting that to sit level during the pressing operation, on each stud, is tricky. I...
• Re: Placement of BlazeCut tubing '91 GL passenger
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 13 Dec 2019 15:54:34 -0400
  ...Looks like I need to mount the BlazeCut tubing >> on the underside of the floor, just around the opening for the engine cover. >> Has...
• Re: dark side of ebay... (nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 08:43:41 -0500
  ...Maybe you could get it up on jackstands and include an inspection of the underside as part of the tour. (It appears to me...
• Re: Wet Running Issues.....again :(
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:08:10 +1000
  ...I would have liked it more if the bus had been driving around and could have had a big splash to the underside (it...