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• Re: Temporary Winter chassis treatment
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 10 Jan 2021 22:15:21 -0500
  ...Has anyone done any temporary chassis treatment to lessen >>>>> impact of salt? Oil bath? >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com >>>
• Re: Temporary Winter chassis treatment
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 10 Jan 2021 19:34:39 -0800
  ...Has anyone done any temporary chassis treatment to lessen > >>>>> impact of salt? Oil bath? > >>>>> > >>>>> Chris > >>>>> > >>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > ________________________________________________________________________ > >>> Mark Belanger - mbelanger@gmail.com...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 11:16:00 -0500
  ...I might be inclined to disagree, as the Vanagon chassis and suspension is much stouter than that in the Civic - it's a HEAVY...
• Re: bouncing tach
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:05:12 -0400
  ...I would start by looking for wiring issues starting at the chassis, (ground) connections. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:44:13 -0800
  ...Has about 155K miles on the chassis and about 22K miles on the 2.5L VW/Audi in-line 5 cylinder. I am going...
• Hijacked Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 26 May 2010 16:47:56 -0600
  ...it is very useful even at it's lowest >> setting for under-chassis Westy work (or quiet contemplation as >> someone likes to do). >> >> Geo >>
• Re: Loud and heavy popping noise up front
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:30:30 -0700
  ...the sheet metal - but maybe in the suspension components or the chassis up front. I just had my mechanic check this and he found...
• Re: 2nd Battery setup questions
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:12:40 -0800
  ...Instead of grounding the relay coil to the chassis, I would connect it to the + side of the starter solenoid (ground is then available...
• KYB Shocks wont fit(rear).....Grind em down?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 15:18:38 -0700
  ...84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling chassis(has NO engine)-FOR SALE/SE VENDE!!-Florida Title/2nd owner. AC...
• Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 12:49:39 -0800
  ...With a > rather small chassis and plenty of horsepower it must be closer to a match > than the MB. I'm sure some teenager...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:34:10 -0500
  ...additionally check the resistance > >between the case near the sender and ground on a chassis ground point. > >resistance should be very low here, if...
• Re: 1.9L Hiccup Remedy?
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Wed, 24 May 2006 06:26:52 -0400
  ...Proceeding cautiously, doing the simplier things first. . . .beginning with a new chassis ground strap, if I can order one from one of the list...
• Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 15:22:03 -0400
  ...Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:43:40 -0700 The rubber blocks are to isolate the pump vibrations from the chassis so the sound doesn...
• Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:16:24 -0700
  ...Logically, > the inverter chassis would be at DC �ground potential and isolated from the > AC output. AT least, that's the way I would...
• Re: 4wd Breadloaves
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Wed, 20 Sep 95 10:11:10 bst
  >I know of at least one person that took a Unimaug chassis and put it >under a (insert generic American car maker, I don...
• Re: grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:43:56 -0500
  ...While > searching the archives I found several references to a ground wire > that runs > from the drivers side head to the chassis somewhere near...
• Re: svx engine in Balt junkyard update
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:23:34 -0400
  ...is now gone,as are several chassis parts. I see no evidence of flood damage.What did your friend say looked like flood damage...
• Re: Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 17:43:40 +1200
  >My best value/lowest cost/mile car was a 1985 B2 chassis Quantum/Passat. Quantum was the US-market name for the Santana (which...
• Re: Miles in a borrowed AC Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:32:38 -0500
  ...IIRC, it had >a build date of something like 10/79 on the chassis sticker, so I assume >it's a pretty early T3...
• Re: battery-inverter-charger-battery loop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:10:46 -0400
  ...The > scenario where a failing component on the van would allow some AC current > to leak to the chassis. How would that translate to...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:49:56 -0700
  ...I have rewired the ground to the chassis near the pump on many vans. Here's and update on the fuel pump problem. The...
• Re: 2010 VW Doka
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:19:48 -0800
  ...probably a new chassis. On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Jeff <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Looks like VW has a...
• Split window Registry, Klaus Jacobsen , Denmark
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Apr 1995 11:16:20 -0400
  ...you own one of these beautiful cars, please fax vehicle information (Chassis#, > body#, engine#,) and other interesting info to Klaus Jacobsen. > fax country code...
• Re: click and clack was downer
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:05:41 -0500
  ...shown as the "worst" after all are really type 1 beetle chassis' (type 241 micro bus & type 181 thing). Since the type 1 design...
• Service work for a 2 year cold vehicle. no vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Owen Brand
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:36:10 -0600
  ...by hand (damage may already done here) r & r fuel filter Chassis remove and repack wheel bearings. Inspect and clean brake assemblies I am...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:52:43 -0600
  ...valuable, it means that putting the Lotus body on a Pinto chassis with a V8 engine makes it less valuable. Right now and near...
• Re: Strange loss of Power 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 3 May 2003 20:18:19 -0700
  ...The 2 braided ground straps from the engine to chassis. One of them connects from the left cylinder head to a point in the...
• '86 Caravelle sluggish cranking
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 20:06:12 +0100
  ...Yes, I did check and clean the connections all the way from the battery to the starter, even the braid from chassis to transmission...
• RE: Installing child car seats in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 13:46:50 -0500
  ...anchor, through the carpet, and into the welded nut on the chassis. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU Lafayette, CA 94549 '81 Vanagon ---------------------------------------------------------------------
• <syncro> front locker/rear locker
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 13:44:50 -0300
  ...Indicator switch wiring is tied up to bottom of the chassis, nothing electrical needed. Control panel on dash is now from Audi Quattro, nicer...
• Steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 22:54:38 EDT
  ...just misplace it a lot.) How necessary is it on a chassis with this much mileage to replace the tie rods, connectors, etc.? Is...
• 84 - 86 Vanagon interchangeability
  Historical mailing list - Russell O. Gunter
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 06:48:03 EST
  ...1) Should I put the '86 2.1L engine in the '84 chassis and use my spare '84 tranny? If so, do I have...
• Re: Deadhead wheels? hahaha!
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:35:43 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? --- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message...
• Re: Hurry Folks! The Price Will Go Up If It Runs!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:10:59 -0800
  ...like a Cesna ...as long as you keep the body/chassis intact and healthy .. you can rebuilt and upgrade on it forever. Vanaongs ....non...
• Re: Puzzler: Why Do Syncro Front/Outer Boots Differ by year?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 16:18:05 -0500
  ...That is, second guess me on this, the fiche stipulates that: >F 24-G-053-142 means *after* this chassis number while F 24...
• Re: '90 Wiper won't
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:52:00 -0800
  ...I noticed the knurled, round, metal 'gear' (on the chassis) has very shallow and narrow teeth which had very little grip on the plastic...
• Re: Metal Bumper Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino Sr
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:02:17 -0400
  ...It seems a PO owner > put different bolts in when securing the bumper top to the chassis. The > bumper is now loose and in...
• What do these codes mean?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 12:06:09 -0600
  ...AW013453 The following seems to be the chassis number (on dashboard, driver's side): 2242082408 On plate on bulkhead behind driver's seat: 42...
• Re: Weird VW sighting...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Sun, 24 Jan 1999 14:16:41 EST
  ...The Audi A3 1.8 you saw is based on the same chassis as the new Golf 4. And that 1.8 is a...
• Re: Battery Disconnect
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 21:42:30 -0400
  ...danger is much less because any short (from neg terminal to chassis) would have to pass through any load circuits connected to the battery...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:21:34 -0700
  ...These are built on either a Dodge 2500 > chassis, or the newer ones are on a Chevy 3500 chassis. They are 17 feet > long...
• SIGNOFF vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shibley Burnett
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 17:14:02 -0700
  ...A end of life engine in a chassis that has at least a quarter of a million miles. > > It may look good but some...
• Re: nice garage was Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 26 May 2010 19:15:38 -0700
  ...it is very useful even at it's lowest > setting for under-chassis Westy work (or quiet contemplation as > someone likes to do). > > Geo
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list
  11 May 95 13:01
  ...Oh, by the way he put a '74 chassis onto the bus body! Lee.
• 1987 syncro westy w/bad engine, what can be done?
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 12:59:17 -0700
  ...flat fours? Any advice on removing the engine from the syncro chassis? I have the 1980 - 84 Bentley but I don't think it...
• Head pitting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:38:52 EDT
  ...I also grounded both heads to the chassis. The low compression was an exhaust valve as I suspected. I also noted the stem was...
• Re: More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:32:41 -0400
  ...While it is a Scirocco list, we welcome questions about any of the A1 chassis VWs (Rabbit, Cabriolet, Pickup, and Scirocco). Its kind of...
• LVC - My Beetle Turned 50 Today!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:21:16 -0400
  Greetings Vanagon-listees, Fifty years ago today my 1956 Beetle (Chassis number 1226221) rolled off of the assembly line at the VW plant in...
• Re: Reached 100k on the 84 Westy-What now?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:19:49 -0700
  240K on the 1985 chassis, 125K on MY rebuild of a 1.9l. (was a basket-case when I bought it...) Dennis Haynes <dhaynes...
• Re: Back from the Cali North Coast, Westies & RVs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:49:44 -0400
  ...Mine is small - a class C that's around 22 feet long mounted on a chevy truck (not van) chassis. I've driven all...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 13 Aug 2018 08:53:30 -0600
  ...to the body > of the sender the other end to the chassis... Bad ground is where My head has been on this all along...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:29:47 -0400
  ...agree that there is a sweet spot in velocity, > > > where the chassis seems to be happy and the wind noise subdued, for > > > me its...
• '82 Vanagon diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 23:24:06 -0500
  ...and you can see the paint (shiny) on all of the chassis members.It was donated to the American Cancer Society and ended up...
• Re: Transplants and Twisted Minds
  Historical mailing list - Doug Jones
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 12:09:18 -0800
  ...Oh, just make it a rolling chassis w/ complete drivetrain. Well, now distraught and bewildered, I'm going out into the cold to change...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:01:01 -0400
  ...If the wrench touches the chassis while removing the ground, (Negative terminal), no big deal. Do the same when removing the positive terminal while...
• Re: Squeaking bushings upfront ??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:32:00 -0700
  ...you'll see a small gap between the bushing and the >chassis. WD40 should do it > >Grt, Jaap >'87 Caravelle diesel > > >> Anybody recommend some...
• Re: 1.6L engine in 73 camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 95 12:24:49 +0100
  ...The holes in the chassismembers will match both this "late" 1600 rearmount and Type 4 rearmount. Hope it helps, Brian. '73 singlecab Holland
• Re: 1.6L engine in 73 camper
  Historical mailing list - verbeek (brian verbeek)
  Thu, 9 Nov 95 12:24:49 +0100
  ...The holes in the chassismembers will match both this "late" 1600 rearmount and Type 4 rearmount. Hope it helps, Brian. '73 singlecab Holland
• Changing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:29:30 -0600
  ...fit through the openings that the pipes go through in the chassis. Is there any advantage to using the bigger stuff? Easier to attach...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jan 2004 (#2004-73)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 02:40:34 EST
  ...bond (jumper) from one of the starter mounting bolts to the chassis. I've never had to do it myself, but it seems to...