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• Here's one to rack your brains............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Tue, 9 May 2000 20:04:36 EDT
  ...No oil leaks, underside of the engine nice and dry............ Turned the key, thinking it was a bad sender, and the engine fired up...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:12:18 -0700
  ...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: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:08 -0700
  ...Don't forget to cover the underside of the cover (or battery terminals) with non conductive material! > > > http://www.batteryweb.com/bci.cfm. > > Troy >
• Re: sink/stove lid bumpers are desolving
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 30 Jul 2018 20:15:31 -0400
  ...The two brown rubber bumpers mounted on the underside of the sink & stove lid on my 85 Westy are turning to the consistency of...
• RE: $500 '66 Carcass FS in NorCal
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  8 Jul 1996 10:17:39 -0800
  ...There is still original paint on the underside and on the both the front and back floors, with just some surface rust. It is...
• Re: propane tank rust removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 10:34:32 -0700
  ...First remove the two flare nuts on the propane connections and then remove the four nuts holding the tank to the underside of the...
• Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:18:59 -0700
  ...heat seeping through the floor from the coolant pipes on the underside of the van. My problem is that my heater is now on...
• Westfalia Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 12:27:26 -0700
  ...I also put two layers on the underside of the engine cover (you have to make some cut outs to avoid putting pressue on...
• Re: anyone mounted a dome light above their hatch - to shine overthe bed/engine?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 11:55:23 -0700
  ...I think it will fit nicely over the sliding door and mounted to the underside of the A/C housing above the rear hatch...
• Re: radio install, replacement ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:41:28 -0600
  ...Pull that plastic > cover off the underside of the steering column (assuming yours isn't > already broken like so many of ours). Test for...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 19:30:19 -0500
  ...wrote: >> >> Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the fibreglass top? It got a bit moist and water has...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:53:44 -0700
  ...it had >pictures of sheet metal to cover almost the whole underside of the >kombi. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>Real 23 and 21 window deluxes had a belly...
• Re: Westy Front Pop Top Cargo Carrier ??
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:36:23 -0400
  ...use for laundry hoses) so that they stick up from the underside of the carrier. This will cut down on the crap that collects...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:18:42 -0400
  ...You could have had the wheels turned to the stops long enough to have sprayed a large amount on the underside ... then you saw...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 21:02:05 -0400
  ...the >> van. >> >> Inspection revealed drip directly above the coolant bottle bracket. >> (Underside of bottle ) I could not flip the bottle over or enough to...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:53:46 -0500
  ...Remember, I can't >> always reach the underside so I can't just >> tape below and putty above. I tried JB Weld because I...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 15:08:58 -0500
  ...I use a piece of wire shaped for the purpose to hook from the underside of the bumber to the top of the door...
• Re: 84 Westy - Accessing stove burners?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:27:45 -0700
  ...If I need to get to the underside of the stove I can't quite >>figure out how to pull the stove easily. >> >>-- >>Mike...
• Re: was: Rockefeller Center NYC; Steel Lids
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:09:00 +1100
  ...It has a curved lip on its > > underside, around the edge, that the rubber gasket that goes all the way > > around the hole the...
• Re: Maiden voyage in the new-to-us '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:47:41 -0700
  ...About > 12-16 inches deep and maybe 100 feet across. > Definitely got the > underside of my Syncro wet. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam...
• Demons IX
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 07:27:26 -0400
  ...and leave the doors slightly open so I could inspect the underside of them as well when it was raised. Well, that was what...
• EGR Filter
  Historical mailing list
  01 Aug 96 11:09:29 PDT
  ...Now, however with cooling of my engine in mind, I am looking for the stuff that goes between the muffler and the underside of...
• Re: Freeze plug leaking coolant, Leaking head gasket-diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Dec 1996 06:55:26 +0000
  ...Turbos also use audi-style piston coolers to squirt oil on the underside of the pistons. Based on this, it is wise to monitor...
• Re: tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:36:11 -0800
  ...Looking under the van at the underside of the shifter (which is totally slathered with moly grease) I can see that the piece of...
• Re: Problem with using gas shocks--or any other alternative--on Westy rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 May 2017 19:31:50 +0000
  ...wine and shrimp server that would be > permanently installed on the underside of the spice rack, but we ended up > needing the table space...
• RE: How to clean WHITE on a POP top
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 95 13:48:59 EDT
  ...To solve this problem I glued small pieces of screen to the underside of each hole - peaked in the middle so debris can't...
• Re: Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 17:14:30 -0500
  ...Minor Oil pump leak and minor valve cover leak > Today while inspecting the underside of my 1989 vanagon GL for anything > unusual I noticed...
• Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:03:13 -0400
  ...I hope you are not attempting anything like this on your own; please at least look at the underside of your van before you...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:41 -0700
  ...With 82hp every bit helps while going 75 >> mph. >> >> Here are pics of the underside to help visualize: >> >> http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7...
• Re: Stuck Driver Seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:56:02 -0400
  ...Inspection of the pan on the underside revealed no loose > screws. How ever, that track was really chewed up. As were the seat guides...
• Re: how do I get O2 sensor out?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 13:55:28 CST6CDT
  ...they are meant to stand gobs of heat from the underside, not much on top. use penetrating oil for several days before trying heat...
• Re: Anyone wearing a POR-15 diaper?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 20:39:36 -0500
  ...Although you didn't ask me, I think the greatest bang for the buck is to do the underside, and the interior of the...
• Re: Parting out advice
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:11:10 -0400
  ...I'm > getting ready to get at the underside and I don't know what I should > keep. I don't have much spare...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brake system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:43:17 -0500
  ...We > searched high and low and up and down, slithered around the whole underside > of the van, and couldn't find anything that resembled...
• Re: Apparent leak between the city water hookup and the interior
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:47:03 -0700
  ...the sink to see if the nipple is broken off the underside of the faucet. If you're lucky that is the problem as...
• Re: Another incredible garage find
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 13:09:38 -0800
  ...home based i would have asked why the decal wear and underside "rusty " looking chassis -- oh that 50K $ price tag is a few large...
• CS diesel block with turbo-charger
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 03:24:25 -0700 (MST)
  ...The CY and MD turbo-diesel blocks that were used in the Quantum had cooling jets installed that spray oil up onto the underside...
• Re: Sad story - HELP please (idle)
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:13:37 -0600
  ...At the battery, inspect and clean the ground bolt that goes through the frame, the underside can get mighty yucked up as it's...
• Re: mysterious thumping sound
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 15:11:01 UT
  ...Vanagon mailing list on behalf of James Adams > > I have a mysterious thumping sound on the underside of my van which >happens about every...
• Re: Catalina 2500 Awning
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 07:13:46 8
  ...Without a fully extended awning, rainwater runoff follows the curve of the roller around the underside and tends to flip back under the awning...
• Re: mysterous oil leak
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Sun, 22 Aug 1999 22:36:23 -0700
  ...My valve covers are dry (just dried and grimy > > oil). > > > > I guess i should really clean the underside and see where the oil first...
• Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:51:04 -0700
  ...When the tank is overfilled I find water dripping out on the underside of the van where the side meets the floor. I'd...
• Re: 1.9 automatic vanagon syndrome ??
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:05:57 -0400
  ...If all wires are okay and connections to plugs are clean, take a look at underside of distributor cap. Check to see if carbon...
• Re: Handbrake Problem - Can't figure it out...
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 13:56:54 -0400
  ...Under the gas tank, mounted on the underside of the floor of the van, it runs through a "sleeve" (for lack of a better...
• Re: 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:04:27 -0600 (CST)
  ...I have never seen the underside of a 65 splittie and would be > most gratefull to anyone who can advise. > What ever you do...
• Sloppy Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Tolga Morawski
  Wed, 6 Oct 2004 02:00:00 -0400
  ...The biggest pain is getting at the underside of the shifter box...you have to remove the spare and disconnect the linkage from below...
• Re: WTB 15" South Africa rims
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 17:12:11 -0900
  ...let you sit up high enough to see more then the underside of the trucks and SUV's all around. :>) Mark in AK ----- Original...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:34:41 +0000
  ...super easy; I just used the existing female threaded fasteners on underside, normally used to mount Propane Tank.  85 Tintop.  Nice of VW to...
• Re: Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 08:38:05 -0700
  ...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: Cleaning pop top flocking?-a post treatment that works
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 08:42:29 -0700
  ...Cleaning pop top flocking? Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the fibreglass top? It got a bit moist...
• Re: sounds like bad valve adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 16:30:56 -0500
  ...Remove the splash shield on the underside of the cylinders. Violently remove the push rod tube for that valve. Pull out the lifter and...
• Re: headliner material for westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:40:17 -0600
  ...headliner material for westy > > > anyone ever change their headliner material on their westy? mine is > all cracked and falling apart underside of top bunk...
• Re: How to access exterior slider track
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:43:09 -0700
  ...I saw a sheet-metal screw at > either end, on the bottom/underside of the panel. I removed those, but > could not remove the...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:29:42 -0800
  ...Next underbody project is protecting underside of front diff, and a couple more bars on the stock engine guard. I still haven't found...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 May 2010 20:18:35 -0700
  ...More worrisome on > underside inspection is wetness on one of my power steering hoses. > > Thanks for response, > Peter > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at...
• Re: gas leak-baywindow
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 21:47:33 -0500
  ...Other parts under the vehicle are wet, though. > >This leads me to believe there is a problem on the underside of the tank. >BTW...
• Re: new westy tent, '66 progress
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 21 May 1996 16:00:52 -0700
  ...degrees >and there is a bit of a crease in the underside and very small cracks on >the outside edges. I need to straighten...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 13:22:37 EST
  ...I use a piece of wire shaped > for the purpose to hook from the underside of the bumber to the top of > the door...
• Re: re. Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 01:59:25 +0100
  ...This van had skid plates/pans at the > front where the spare would be and a pan which covers the underside of the > engine...
• Re: FW: Anybody have any Westy luggage rack tie down loops for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 21:32:44 -0400
  ...I just glued them to the underside with the screen sticking through. Hopefully it will cut down on the crud for the new owner...