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• Re: whats the most stuff you've ever fit in your vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:52:13 -0800
  When I moved a few years ago I put 32 milk crates full of vinyl records plus a few boxes in my '85 Westy...
• Truck Bed Liner
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:04:29 -0400
  ...I taped it off and applied it from just above the three covered boxes on the driver's side all the way down including...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?--now boxed wine discussion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 15:09:17 -0500
  ...They are running a rebate now of $4 a box up to four boxes, > or $1.50/bottle . Can't beat that. > > The reds...
• Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:31:41 -0400
  ...There are some photos here too. >> http://slowcarfasthouse.com/2015/04/06/front-tool-boxes-for-storage-and-safety/
• Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 15:33:25 PST
  ...It's underneath, mounted just forward of the transmission, in-line on the ducting that runs from the heater boxes to the steel duct...
• JUDDER AND SMOKE [2]
  Historical mailing list - JSYKES
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 09:09:56 BST
  ...be no oil leaks about and no oil on the heater boxes. I will check the valve clearances and the engine mountings at the...
• Re: Searching the archives
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:48:29 -0700
  ...enter "gerry.vanagon.com" > > enter your search parameters in the top boxes and hit the "advanced > search" box > > > > > Whree can I find instructions for...
• Re: G 50 - What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:18:27 -0500
  ...It is true that a limited slip was available on the G50 gear boxes, but it was most certainly an option, and and option...
• Wombat/Gerbil update
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 09:23:06 -0700
  ...replace heater boxes on the Gerbil, install new heater boxes and muffler on the Wombat, and start tearing apart the reduction gear boxes on...
• speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 23:30:24 -0500
  ...I've also noticed some strangeness with my heater flapper boxes. I'll post this to type2 as well because more people there have...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 13:24:04 -0800
  ...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows > > > > Wipers for the two front doors > > > > Seals for the refrigerator vent > > > > Seals for the 3 boxes...
• Anyone Want a '65 single cab?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:50:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...get you new gates if you want * rebuilt transmission and reduction boxes * new brakes * fairly new engine * has minor rust in cargo area, not...
• Re: Heater Box Repairs and Aluminum
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...I was fortunate enough to have heater boxes on a type III that had minor rust damage that I braised up, then glass beaded...
• FW: FS: 2.5L Subaru conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Meiborg, John R
  Sat, 23 May 1998 06:55:10 -0700
  ...Conversion was > never installed, all parts still in boxes! I have all reciepts, paid > over $3500. Must sell. Will ship. > Cheers, > John Meiborg > John...
• Re: Cool accessory -- not politically correct
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 19 May 2000 09:16:48 -0400
  ...Relax, it's Friday, and we often talk about the stuff we keep in our vans (lights, side tents, storage boxes, porta pottis, and...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 17:30:45 -0800
  ...They are still in their boxes, the way I bought them. Zoltan
• Re: More power
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:58:44 -0800
  ...now > and get the muffler that bolts straight to the heater boxes ie. German > Supply part no. 071 251 053 E > I have never...
• Re: vanagon "LT" style truck mirrors on ebay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:30:42 -0700
  ...Brand new, in "Neuffer" marked boxes. The seller I bought from was "Karmann-ghia*de". Is that Lars Neuffer? Is Lars still in business...
• Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:15:04 -0600
  ...If you open up one of those fuse boxes you will have nightmares! Richard
• FS: 2.0L aircooled engine parts, exhaust, misc Rabbit parts
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 15:51:43 -0500
  ...Two boxes of engine parts and two case halves. These are the parts that to be honest, my mechanic and I chose not to...
• Re: Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:13:51 -0400
  ...Multipule sets will have only a $1 extra shippping fee,as I will lash the boxes together. Cute little Priority mail boxes. I have...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 20:49:57 -0700
  ...sure what weight was in the van, but it had boxes and boxes of books > and pottery equipment in it. It towed just fine...
• how to access the area under the front seats
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 18:12:15 -0600
  ...You may have batteries in the main and house battery boxes, but that is not the topic of this discussion. The space UNDER the...
• More Hiccups
  Historical mailing list - Jon Walton
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 19:08:24 -0700
  ...possesions into my room at the Vagabond Inn. (Dresser, Desk, Bed, Boxes, Bookshelf, etc.) Housekeepers thought I had lost my mind, but I had...
• Finally, a complete Westy carpet kit
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 12:24:33 -0700
  ...They've got patterns for different models (multivan, westy, vanagon) that will cover seat pedestals, battery boxes, front passenger, middle galley and rear cargo...
• Air Cooled parts- Last chance
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:37:23 -0500
  ...Tranny, Heater Boxes, Crossover pipe, rear bumper, engine, FI system. Everything else is there and If I don't have to hold, clean it...
• Re: 16" alloys for vanagon For Sale or trade
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:08:41 EST
  ps, these are NIB (new in boxes) never mounted, no tires. but all the other mounting hardware, lugs, etc is included. i took a...
• Re: Dual battery install questions
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:37:35 -0700
  ...work? > > 3) I'm assuming I drill holes into both battery boxes from below and feed the wires underneath the van. Is there a...
• Re: any years / models we should avoid
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 08:41:55 -0700
  ...The > engine itself seemed pretty sturdy. (The lack of heat was mostly because > the heater boxes and flapper boxes were completely rotted out.) > > David...
• Re: putting yakima racks on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Jun 2013 17:02:14 -0500
  ...spacing > devices you might like to mount EG Rocket boxes, bike racks, Thule boxes, > yak wire baskets. Remember the plates are NOT adjustable once...
• Re: 2.1 Factory Rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:39:03 EDT
  ...Those new engines come in a very spiffy wooden boxes and the core must be sent back to the dealer in that box. So...
• Re: Diesel Transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 18:24:28 -0800
  ...Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring minds want to know the truth of the matter. Craig
• Re: 914 gearbox in bus
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 19:52:29 -0700
  ...Can you get reconditioned 914 5-speed boxes and how much >would they cost? I imagine it would not be too much engineering involved...
• Re: fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 18:06:11 -0600
  ...Is this easy or? How about buying jtubes, and using the rest of the old heater box parts? In my case, the boxes were...
• Re: synthetic tranny oil
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:20:08 -0400
  ...Despite it going into Audi boxes @ $24/litre from them. I don't know what the call is here, I'm using fresh dino...
• Re: 5 spds
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 19:46:31 -0700
  ...I have heard that > Steyr-Puch > builds all of the boxes now. Could that be? > > - > Todd Francis Ridgefield, Washington USA > '86 Westy Syncro > '91...
• in bear country - food in the van or not?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 19:50:43 -0700
  ...We only once camped in bear country, and they provided bear boxes at the campsites. I moved all our "attractive" stuff over to the...
• Re: Strongbox center console
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 19 May 2015 08:18:00 -0700
  There have been lock boxes put in under the westy front seats, I've read several writes up on them. You don't see...
• Re: Brown Window Crank
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:10:14 -0400
  ...39 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote: > I was rummaging about in some boxes here at the shop and came across a brand > new, original VW...
• Swing Axle Bug to bus questions.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 08:19:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...The reductions boxes are UP SIDE DOWN, to make it go foward not 4 speeds backwards (which would be kewl anyway). So how do...
• Re: muffler possibilities
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 08:08:51
  >Has anyone, or does anyone know if the early, federal, late '70's muffler >will fit '80 heater boxes? I acknowledge that removing the...
• Re: Safety of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 31 May 2002 22:36:06 -0500
  ...wouldn't be caught dead driving in one of those cracker boxes---- And in the event that there was a mishap with another vehicle...
• Re: Cool dash mod
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 18:56:07 +1200
  ...I was considering making something like this myself, but with a couple of dustproof lidded oddments boxes built-in, and possibly hidden headunit and...
• Why am I not surprised? (charging wires)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 08:42:27 -0400
  ...It wouldn't hurt for you with 1.9s to check inside your black boxes for a similar problem, especially if you've added...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 09:34:19 -0700
  ...So maybe I'll > have to put the bass in the hatch inside movable boxes... or maybe mount them in boxes installed > just to...
• Re: bridging ladder
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:35:28 -0700
  ...increments from 0 to 12”? Do you ship to P.O. Boxes, street addresses or drop off by private jet? Long as I’m...
• Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:42:57 -0700
  ...KurbelgelenkwelleCleanKlein.jpg > --------------- > Wow, what an improvement over the ol' gear-reduction boxes on the early > Busses. > I dog-leg VC-Jointaxle� So simple! > Donno...
• Looking for Gas Heater Parts
  Historical mailing list - David Carment
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 09:59:49 -0400
  ...a) the junction box that fits to the gas heater and takes incoming air from both the stock heater boxes and the interior of...
• Re: interior rear heat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Wed, 24 Sep 1997 10:02:15 -0400
  ...that runs to the front of the van from the heater boxes, splicing in another duct that goes directly into the rear seat area...
• Roof Racks.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:04:56 -0800
  ...No problems in <100Kmi hauling all sorts of swill including boats, Thule boxes filled with skis, yakbaskets filled with wood, 30Gal of water, etc...
• Re: Shipping parts & stuff from Europe
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:36:14 -0500
  ...heavy (I think under 40lbs but at least 40" > x8"x8" ) > boxes from Manchester England to NE Iowa. Maybe able to get some > great...
• Re: Westy subwoofers?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:54:14 -0700
  ...you can get those boxes for about 29 bucks on sale at pep boys. the box normally sits on the floor just in front...
• Re: Kool patch in seattle area?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:28:23 -0500
  ...None of the big boxes, local hardware stores, or specialty roofing stores or suppliers stock them. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks! > >Tim in Seattle >87 Syncro...
• Sound Deadening - Dynamat or Something Else?
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:42:08 -0600
  hi, i want to install some sort of sound deadening material on the floor, the seat boxes, and in the doors before i have...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 1 May 2012 22:37:40 -0400
  ...Vanagon battery boxes are 12" long. If it fits with no use of a sledge hammer on the sheetmetal, then Sears has miss-stated...
• Re: Fryday (Modern Vanagon Replacements?)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 9 May 2014 22:43:20 -0500
  ...as the >replacement of choice in modern vans for our beloved boxes. But not >me. I think they are too big, and not particularly...
• NVC just seen on BAT
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:11:37 -0800
  ...Checking all those boxes is extremely rare with these. This one looks great with fresh paint and well-known history according to the selling...
• '72 Vanagon Engine Room
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 17:28:12 -0700
  ...I hadn't even unloaded the extra goodies and boxes of broken engine one always gets. So today I unloaded. Where is my hatch...
• Re[2]: bus for mexico
  Historical mailing list
  17 May 95 11:03
  ...You could pull the heater boxes so that you can seen the valve stems down the exhaust ports - I don't think inlet valves...
• Re: Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 12 Sep 1996 23:11:22 -0700
  ...guys were really tough - just imagine going across deserts in metal boxes with heaters turned on to cool their flaming fuel combustion engines !" Austin