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• Re: advice needed on selling or parting out tiico syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Feb 2003 16:54:58 -0700
  ....and then, visit the PO Box. What a great trip to a beautiful place! Bob Get a PO Box in the wilds of Eastern...
• Re: Lunch boxes
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:04:46 -0400
  I wonder how many of those test-driven busses are worth that much now? Since the lunch box thing was either during the split...
• Westy cover
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gellman User
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:11:19 -0500
  Hello all I have a brand new never out of the box Airhead Vanagon Westy Cover good from 68-91, the color is grey...
• Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:48:16 -0700
  ...Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel > > Toyota owns part of Subaru now ? > If you know any more , I'd like to know please. > That's both...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:03:41 -0600
  ...Not exactly a bolt-on job with a new cable. > Back to the drawing board regarding the subwoofer box... Can you design the box...
• magazines
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 09:34:56 CST
  ...Box 4064 Waterbury, CT 06704 $20/year membership/magazine The Transporter for 1968 and later buses, vanagons, LiMBO and eurovans P.O. Box 3293...
• Re: 12volt electric heaters
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 08 Feb 1995 16:44:10 EST
  ...Have the chilly people tried taking the heater flapper boxes out entirely, so the duct from heater box to body has no impediments or...
• Re: Was: speaker rec..... Now: RS Minimus 7 (aka Optimus) speakers. Opinions? Where to buy new?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 09:14:57 -0700
  ...Adding a box to the speaker in the door, seems somewhat counter productive to me. The "enclosure" is already there. For the rear, a...
• Re: Need EKTA No.'s / Front Heater Box Overhaul / Damper Gasketing
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 05:55:39 -0500
  251 259 499 need 2 255 259 489 need 1 These appear to be gaskets that mate the box to the frame............the other...
• Re: Glove box door nose-dives
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:38:46 -0400
  ...Mike Michael Elliott wrote: > The little strap (or straps, maybe there are two of them) which support > the door on the glove box when...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:12:53 -0700
  ...If you stopped the air flow through the distribution box, it wouldn't matter whether the heater valve was open or closed. If the...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:40:40 -0400
  The campers have a "box" insert in the battery box so that they can take a screw on cover. The clamp is different. It...
• Re: WEIRD EMAIL!: A Possible Answer (Looking for Larry Dtimothy < ltim@bellsouth.net>)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 10:45:58 -0500
  ...Larry, if you can read this, please remove some e-mail from your box. I also really need to get in touch with you...
• Re: Modular Buddy Box Furniture
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:30:16 -0700
  ...Jeff Schwaia wrote: >> Saw this on the Vanagon Facebook page: >> >> http://www.gizmag.com/modular-buddy-box-van-furniture/36278/ >> >> Pretty cool. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Jeff
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 19:23:01 -0600
  ...net> wrote: > Just use the round holes to make the 90 box a quick fit for an 86. You > only need to open the...
• Re: Simply Stunning....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Jones
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:40:02 -0600
  ...The water boxers had good surface paint, never the measles, but they had seam rust. Richard
• Rubber floor covering
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:43:28 -0700
  ...In fact, it's the covering of the boxes where the seats are fitted on. I have them both missing around them. The floor...
• NEED: Heater boxes for a '74 bus
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 09:43:34 -0400 (EDT)
  hey now, i'm looking for a pair of heater boxes for a '74 bus. i've got a pair to put on my...
• Re: Fuse Box Confustion
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:40:55 +0100
  ...The van has a 12 torpedo fuse box. Next to that is > a 3 blade fuse box, 10, 25, and 20 amps. I don...
• Re: Porta-Potti Help, Suggestions
  Historical mailing list
  03 Sep 96 11:23:32 PDT
  ...I cut an opening in the box front for this, remember to round over edges. To do it right one should cover the box...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:08:28 -0700
  ...Drop the box and thar > > she be! > > > > And, for a summer project,* I'm-a gonna remove the dash and do various > > maintenances, including...
• Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:50:29 -0700
  I siliconed that joint all along the front of the luggage box moulding and van metal top. Very thin bead all along it, cleaned...
• Re: Fw: Custom Aerodynamic Fiberglass Box for Front Westfalia Luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:40:59 -0500
  ...Custom Aerodynamic Fiberglass Box for Front Westfalia Luggage Rack >To: <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> > >Could you please re-send your reply to my e-mail...
• Re: "Recorder with warning switch" - what is this? (Solved, thank s!)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:31:34 -0600
  ...My van has the box... but no oxygen sensor! It appears they put the bill-me-every-60K box in the federal vans as...
• fuse box replacement
  Historical mailing list - Donald Long
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 20:51:19 +0000
  ...Vt</DIV> <DIV>They diagnosed it as needing a new fuse box.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>I'll pick it up tomorrow and...
• Re: need a glove box door
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 16:24:38 -0700
  Hi Stan, VW was very clever to make the glove box and door for it all in one piece of plastic. Got a decent...
• Re: GoWesty Thetford toilet - which model is it?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:56:58 -0500
  ...We typically sleep up top, but if the Z bed is deployed, we've got a cat litter box and a ton of shoes...
• Excellent Service from The Motorworks in Dutchess County NY
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 30 Jun 2018 05:18:54 -0700
  ...He put the axle in the box and put the box inside a shipping box, so I have a nice clean box to carry...
• Re: So what did you use for the heater box foam rubber on the doors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 8 May 2006 08:50:11 -0700
  ...My early WBX heater box has the flaps sealed inside, and removal of the box(6 hr.) is needed ot replace the gaskets. Not...
• Re: Heater Box refurb
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:16:50 -0700
  When I did the flap seals in the box I used the most compliant foam I could find. Open cell, thin, as close to...
• Re: Box for luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 13:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Box for luggage rack > > For clothes and stuff that can be compressed without being damaged > consider canoeing style "drybags" instead of a box. They...
• Re: o2 sensor light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:33:42 -0500
  ...It has its own mileage counter in the black box under the van and has nothing to do with your vehicle's odometer. There...
• Re: Heater Box
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:14:32 -0500
  ...Should have gotten a set of clips to put the box back together when you are done. Ken On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at...
• Re: Anyone installed a subwoofer?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 03:34:42 EST
  I installed a 8 inch subwoofer in a sealed box I fabricated under the driver's seat. There is about a 5 mm. clearance...
• people that hit things.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:19:21 -0800
  i had a great time driving in San Jose Saturday, friggin toyoda mini van creamed a box on hwy 680 and I seen it...
• Re: Under Floor Battery Tray
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 13:38:12 -0700
  ...A little intrusive cutting out the original boxes and replacing with deeper ones, but I managed to fit 100 Ah Lifeline AGMs in both...
• Heater exchange eliminators?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 1994 12:14:37 -0400
  ...The heater boxes on my 1700cc Bus engine are rusted out, and I can't afford to replace them until the winter, so I...
• Gear Box Slippery Stuff
  Historical mailing list - ANDREW WILLIAMS
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 19:25:04 +0100
  ...the gearbox of my 88 TD syncro,also is the gear box and rear diff oil the same.What type of oil is recommended...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 10:43:59 -0800
  > Just a thought -- if you mount your gauge in a sealed box you could connect > that to the manifold pressure. That would give you...
• fuse for fuel injection components
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 09:41:29 -0600
  ...I feel the best place to put the fuse is in the relay box above the coil. Not sure where the relay box is...
• Re: non van content (also no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:01:36 -0500
  ...I use my principal ISP mail box for the *For Profit and Friends and Family*, every thing else drops into freebie boxes that I...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:57:51 -0800
  ...If you're referring to the black box in this image: http://tinyurl.com/c3zrob4 that looks like the OEM Vanagon wiring junction box...
• Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:07:39 -0700
  While the fuse box could be at fault it seems unlikely in this case. If he is right that pulling fuse 3 stops the...
• Re: Heater repair
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:08:23 -0800
  ...My heater box had a grey sealant on the box edges. (ignore heater nipple comment) image: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/CutOut4HeaterCoreNipples.jpg...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:29:06 -0700
  Here is a shot of the plain Stancor relay mounted in the driver side box. The relay is bolted down on the hidden side...
• Re: little green box
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 20:55:48 -0400
  ...If you need to examine both parts more closely, just take the box off the wall and look at it -- the plugs on it...
• Re: Possible funky smell solution; report
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 09:33:47 -0800
  ...As expected, the original box on the passengers > side was full of varnished oil from 25 years of oil leaks. The drivers > side box...
• mount gauges in special A/C radio box?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:50:29 EST
  ...Is this a special panel/cover plate that came with the kit or is it just a "radio box" that came with the kit...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:09:04 -0700
  ...proper battery fit I finally got my proper, group 41 starting battery into the battery box today.� Wow, extremely tight fit.� With the hoses...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Dec 2015 21:26:12 -0500
  Trouble can also be in the box itself. It wouldn't be the first time a bus bar inside corroded or broke. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:12:15 -0700
  you really want the 2.1 throttle body on the 2.1 plenum box with 2.1 intake runners........ on the 2.1 engine...
• Re: labor quote to assemble CV
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:08:34 -0700
  ...Those axles in the red and blue boxes, if that is what it is, need better padding in the box to keep the axles...
• Re: Starting-Electrical Problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Tue, 23 Sep 1997 15:20:32 -0500
  ...So you should remove the 'brush/regulator' box from the back of the alternator (it is a black box attached with two screws to...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:45:54 -0700
  ...a piece welded on the ends, vertical, to close off the box. Then cut through the floor and make either a hinged or plug...
• Roof top storage box
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 06 Dec 1995 21:56:48 GMT
  ...I am looking for a storage box to fit into the rooftop depression at the front of the van. The VW deal had a...
• Need:instument pod frame
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 13:25:11 -0400
  Hi guys.Does anyone out there in there parts boxes(bread boxes) have the black plastic support frame assly that holds the instruments for...
• Second battery-no black box
  Historical mailing list - matt
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 12:50:48 -0700
  ...I checked under the driver seat and there is no black box. The only wiring there is for the seat belt. Other than that...
• Re: water leaking from fuse box area
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:26:33 -0800
  >noticed today water leaking from fuse box area in the rain no rust around >windshield seal looks good and vent window ok any ideas...
• Re: Cardboard under rear cushion
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:21:30 -0700
  ...I carry one of the folding boxes that are normally used for storage of paper records. Designed to fold flat, fast to assemble, easy...
• Re: wiring trailer lights
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 17:51:49 -0700
  ...I bought the "black box," including installation at U-Haul in Palm Springs, CA for about $30.00. The device, lifetime guarantee, is about...