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• Smell from heater (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:32:24 -0500 (CDT)
  ...on a 880 mile trip? (84 Vanagon) I just purchased my brick with a rebuilt engine, what are the symptons indicating that the rebuild...
• Re: OE VW floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 06:03:10 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Story about a aircooled vanagons painful death.........
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 17:19:02 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: Expensive Noises....
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:04:53 -0500
  ...I drove it against a long brick wall and heard nothing. It also did not make the noise the rest of the day. I...
• Re: Power window motor
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 6 Aug 2018 19:18:16 -0500
  ...motors is lack of > lubrication and non use. > Good luck getting Brickwerks to ship to the US if you’re here in > the states...
• Re: What about Custom Handbook by Meredith?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 01 Mar 95 08:42:37 CST
  ...Please >advise fellow 'Brick' drivers. i have only positive comments ... well, except for the fact that all the steering wheels are on the 'wrong...
• power
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:41:18 -0500
  ...Hell, you can nearly give up prozac! Give up Luke on trying to make your two ton brick go faster. Come over to the...
• Re: Oil leaking out
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 07:13:54 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: Turning a 1.9 into a 2.1???
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09:32:02 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: Looking for 15" wheels experience
  Historical mailing list - Paul A Rogers
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 16:55:08 -0700
  ...The wind is barely a factor but you can still feel it play with that brick that you're trying to keep in between...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:52:10 GMT
  ...Westies wave more. <snip> >- Lowered busses (when I rarely see them, and if I can't shoot them >first) never wave. >- Air-cooled bricks...
• Digitool data...what does it mean?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 30 May 2002 19:21:06 -0400
  ...digitool what is it for? Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Overheating (still) Help!
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 21 May 2002 19:15:50 +0000
  Ok, So the old brick overheated on me the other day and blew a "t-piece"(that's the real name of a plastic...
• Re: Electric window question.
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:05:04 -0800
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: FS: Propex HS2000
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 11 May 2007 16:48:05 -0700
  ...Driver >> Trying to get a window AC set up for window mounting on the Red Brick >> for "camping" if you can call it that. >
• Hey! Wait a second...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 14:10:52 -0700 (MST)
  ...it ain't >> a brick. it's rounded, tall, and has a short nose. hmmmmm. > >Rounded? Tall? Short nose? Sounds like Stimpy! Doh! My...
• Re: Friendly Waves
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:58:22 -0400
  ...Our kids vawe at all kinds of breadloaves, splitties, bricks and EVs. They get bummed when their vawes are returned.... Cetin At 11:50...
• Re: Extra storage (for all vanagons) WAS: Lockable Cover for the Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:30:36 -0400
  ...It's intended for "dirty" storage like leveling bricks, hoses, etc. and there's a drain hole in the bottom in case water splashes...
• Re: Need listmember coupon code!!
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:58:23 EDT
  ...do not have > >it" Go figure....... > > > >Adam P > >81 Westy "The Brick " > >70 Single Cab "Whitey" > >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > >73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Winter storage and humidity
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:36:45 -0400
  ...to the house one). > The floor is cement. (it's a brick building), isolation is so so. > > But I think the humidity is not...
• Cardiac Event
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:14:37 -0500
  ...I drove myself in the Red Brick to the clinic at the VA hospital to see the PC. I was rushed to the ER...
• Re: 2.1 WBX, larger oil cooler availability?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:17:44 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: Oops, inline 4s, was invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:46:20 -0800
  Hey, 'carpenter' isn't a dirty word - carpenters are people too! Brick layers, probably; mechanics, maybe... :-) On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 2:32...
• Re: da trip
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 21 Jul 94 8:41:18 PDT
  ...But would they want to? Well, I presumed the trip was for all Type II's and not just 'bricks'. If so, then maybe...
• Vanagon speeds
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Dec 1996 12:57:48 -0600
  ...Colin A Moran K&M Ranch '86 Syncro GL "The Bronze Brick"
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:19:30 -0500
  ...good van............ > >Adam P >Charleston,SC Coburn, WV >81 Westy "The Brick " >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" >73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Anyone seen a picture of a Vanagon changed to a pickup?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 07:08:35 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Corvairs (urgh!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 16:28:09 -0700
  ...It felt like a japanese pickup truck with a pallet of bricks *behind* the rear axle- Of course, in the hands of a compentent...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 16:25:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...It took several inspections before I figured it out. -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709 | |_|_\ on \/ huff@dg-rtp.dg...
• ETKA problem help needed
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 07:54:07 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint...
• Re: Removing old window tint film
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:31:02 -0600
  ...any ideas or easy methods? > > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller...
• Re: Fuel guage question--1988 model
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:24:38 -0800
  ...Is this gauge acting normal? > >Adam P > >81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" >73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: third vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 9 May 2003 09:21:12 -0400
  ...Bill > Speaking of other vans, I have seen a Mitsubishi van out and about that > has the classic brick styling, is about the same...
• Pdx Jackstand Help?
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 20 May 2007 21:43:27 -0700
  ...Bretts '83 Ivory 1.9l WBX Westfalia "Cunegonde" '79/81 Brown Volvo 240 "The Brick" (For Sale!)
• Re: Coded Radio Update
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:47:50 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Got it running...88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:14:28 -0500
  ...Anyone interested in a pic I can send? Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick" 74 Beetle "Ol' Yeller" 70 SingleCab "Whitey" 84 Vanagon Partsmobile...
• Re: Sewfine carpet kits..any pics in your vans?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 19:24:34 -0700
  ...Go Westy...........that > looked pretty good. > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 09:28:46 +0000
  ...my theory is, that even though we put work into our bricks, there will be no comparison to the customizing, sweat and tears that...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 14:42:57 +0000
  ...Two bricks kept in the hearth, placed in the floorboard on cold mornings, provided heat on the way to work. Jim On Sat, Jan...
• Re: Largest diameter wheel.
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 02:03:12 -0600
  ...I broke those, too,but only by driving over sharp brick edges with 1000 bricks in the box. That was 6000 lbs in a...
• Re: Need a rear bumper for an '85
  Historical mailing list - Peter van Marwijk
  Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:19:26 +0200
  ...http://kbs.nl/garage.jpg My missus drove the Blauwe Baksteen (blue brick) for the first time last week (...) and it looks as though...
• Re: Re '91 Westy value
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 07:37:41 -0500
  ...there !!! This must truly be OZ !!:>) You guys have a yellow brick road out there I suppose. (?) HK, we should start some sort of...
• MY Personal 88 wolfsburg edition for sale..Charleston SC.
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 21 May 2004 13:53:14 -0400
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:40:41 -0800
  ...the additional complication of the rear washer gear. > > > > Yep, the aerodymic brick of a Type II T3 Transporter (and camper) sucks up > all the...
• Re: Looking for piece of florescent light fixture;late model vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:47:54 -0800
  ...one lying around, > please pmail. > > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" (finally on the road) > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller...
• Re: Engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 05:41:43 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: Vanagon on ice? -MORE
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:26:11 -0400
  ...I tremble by the coldness. > > Was this brick made intentionally? Locations? > > It was 70F here two days ago, but these were taken in > Massachusets...
• Re: Happy Friday & Question
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:49:22 -0700
  i found that with 500 lbs of bricks sitting on the floor in the middle the wind didnt bother me one bit when it...
• Re: FRIDAY OT - Headlight aimage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:07:01 -0800
  Why would you need a machine for that? I used some duct tape and a brick wall. Cya, Robert -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:06:44 -0100
  > The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash > tested one of our beloved bricks at 35 mph head-on into a fixed barrier. > Actually that...
• Re: Running fridge on battery
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:05:49 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• crappy vacuum at idle 2liter afc
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 17:57:15 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: Valves?
  Historical mailing list - Rick
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:21:16 -0700
  ...Regards, Rick 84'GL camper wannabe "The Blue Brick"
• Re: VW's 'new' van
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:59:10 -0700
  ...Sure would be nice to see a meld of Westy and a microbus of some kind. (or better a new Brick...... but then I...
• Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 17:09:32 MST
  ...Where I come from, a brick is a '60s era International Scout. I might be a little out of touch with recent usage, however...
• Re: RMW bumpers live - CRASH TEST
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 10:15:53 -0800
  So I got the unfortunate chance to crash test my front RMW bumper and took out a huge brick post at the end of...
• Water pump leak
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:28:06 -0400
  ...Thanks, Doug 84 Westy B3 --- Big Blue Brick
• Re: Starter doesn't work on long trips
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:35:39 -0400
  ...I was thinking that a component was somehow getting affected by high heat, and when I wack the starter with a brick it was...
• Re: rear wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:55:02 -0800
  ...the additional complication of the rear washer gear. > > > > Yep, the aerodymic brick of a Type II T3 Transporter (and camper) sucks up > all the...
• Re: part# 251 843 708
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:28:45 -0700
  ...https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/sticker-t3-sliding-door-sealing-washer.html Sure looks like 22A from diagram you link to. From item description...