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• Re: Plastic coating (semi-Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:16:26 -0400
  ...Years ago I saw an ad somewhere for a product that you could coat metal with a plastic coating, much like the plastic coating...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 23:46:52 -0700
  ...I'd assumed it mostly the plastic part that failed. That little hose on the front side of the firewall would be easy to...
• Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:58:40 -0400
  At 03:12 PM 7/31/2010, Timothy Marciniak wrote... >Wondering if anyone has had to replace the hard plastic fuel line that >runs...
• Re: What do you use for grey water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 20:18:07 -0700
  I use a 5 gallon plastic container, the kind often used for spare water supply, that has a pour spout as part of its...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - jaime forero
  Wed, 31 May 2006 06:25:13 -0500
  I replaced all the plastic lines with copper tubing. I also replaced all the rubber hoses right up to the injectors with same. Jaime...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:58:58 -0400
  ...by observation, on my 90' Carat, that plastic plate is for > holding the flexible air filter box on one side and the big heavy...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:47:38 -0700
  re "since the plastic fitting thru the firewall is no longer available and the grommet that was substituted isn't available either--he cannot...
• Funny question re GoWesty/Concept 1 16 inch alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:36:04 -0500
  So I have the above wheels and they have temporary/plastic centre caps. I want to replace them with the GoWesty centre caps. How...
• Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:56:38 -0400
  Don Hanson wrote: > Anyone else encounter this "Other" Vanagon Syndrome , illustrated (sort > of) by this incident? The plastic part of the oil fill tube...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:00:01 -0800
  ...The big things (now usually plastic) that cover the whole wheel are called "wheel covers." Since it's Friday... At the Elk Garage in...
• Re: Fridge flue vent cover
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 22:19:52 EST
  In a message dated 3/28/03 10:13:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, collum@MFX.NET writes: > I use the plastic cover that...
• Re: Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 00:19:42 -0500
  ...Cut plastic on side of vent on each side to floor. This is nothing. It just is small fill panel under vent,maybe 3...
• Re: ? Plastic Weirdness ?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 22:42:51 +1200
  >How can I return this surface to a deep, semi-lustrous black without risking >further compromising the plastic? Has anyone noticed prolonged use of...
• Re: Joker accessories for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:52:37 EST
  ...one in stock) Side plastic sliding windows (double wall insulated) Side crank out plastic windows (insulated as well) Plastic window insulation kits for rear...
• westy slider door curtain differences...can anyone help?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 15:58:07 EST
  ...83-84 westy had the sliding door curtain that was loose, and just hooked over little black plastic nibs on the pillars, with plastic...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:29:43 EST
  ...I posted earlier about a spray paint > that really is for plastic and really stays o there, 'Fusion' it's called, > in hardware stores...
• Re: curtain rod parts
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 08:39:37 -0400
  ...making obsolete plastic parts.? Re: '80-'84 westy plastic pass Curtain ro... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:58:01 EDT From: Jeff Oxroad...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:31:32 -0800
  ...Must be the same plastic as used in the instruments cover piece. shift knobs seem plastic and they never fail in any way. there...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:48:49 -0700
  ...A > better solution is to get plastic plumbing fittings from home depot, > insert into the hoses and clamp with hose clamps (plug the other...
• Re: Used Radiator Inspection?/bURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 7 Jan 2014 08:54:13 -0800
  ...BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Jan 7, 2014, at 4:52 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > The plastic tower on...
• Re: Replacing the flexible plastic strip in the AT box ...
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:29:18 -0700
  ...3) Slide the plastic strip out of the cover and replace with a new one. 4) Re-assemble in reverse order. Cheers, Jeff On...
• Speaker Removal
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:14:35 -0400
  ...The rear speakers (Blaupunkt 15w, stock?) in the overhead AC unit appear to be held in place by four plastic tabs spaced at 90...
• Re: clear plastic bras
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:56:53 -0800
  ...clear plastic bras > > > Did someone post information in the last few months about clear > plastic bras on the Vanagon or EuroVan list? I recall...
• Leaky rear heater revisited
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:29:56 -0500
  ...The leak is where the plastic valve connects to the plastic housing at the side of the core. The leak develops when the water...
• Filling spare tire rim with stuff / reduce cooling efficiency?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:56:50 -0700
  ...I would like to seal it all in a couple of plastic bags then put it inside the rim and then put a large...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 13 May 2003 15:02:09 EDT
  In a message dated 5/13/03 12:25:15 PM Mountain Daylight Time, BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM writes: > >But the syncro tank is plastic...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:59:24 -0400
  At 11:21 AM 10/28/2014, Dan N wrote: >yes there's a benefit to remove the plastic plate to get more air...
• Re: wide angle rear window plastic things?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 23:05:49 EDT
  > Does anyone know of a good source for those plastic square pieces that fit > on > your rear window and have the concentric circle grooves...
• Fwd: Re: Windsheild Moulding; removal, replacement,elimination
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sat, 6 May 2000 23:15:42 +0900
  ...Try it! Yoshi@87Westy dolphin@mars.netspace.or.jp ************************************* Chris said that: > actually the plastic window molding has nothing to do w/ leakage. ive...
• Plastic coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - M Kaz
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:19:35 -0400
  Hi All, I need to replace the plastic coolant hoses that run from the radiator to the engine. BD sells them for quite a...
• Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 18:02:08 -0400
  ...This is not the plastic "Grommet to Body" I ordered what I thought was the part from Bus Depot and got a plastic "Grommet...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 03:17:09 -0800
  ...Hineline" <hineline@OCOTILLOFIELD.NET> wrote: > There is an awful lot of plastic in a Vanagon, and an awful lot of it > is not much...
• Brake Servo Install question.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:18:18 -0700
  ...It shipped with a plastic "cover" on end that connects to clevis/pedal. Am I supposed to use old rubber boot? (it's in...
• Re: Running a tranny with plastic bits
  Historical mailing list - Reece Isaac
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:51:15 +0000
  ...Now I know that the tip of a funnel isn't the same as a plastic bag but I don't think it would...
• Re: metal coolant bottles
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:53:47 -0700
  ...It is just a lot of money, especially compared to the plastic ones. BTW, my local mechanic says go with the plastic. But mine...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 30 Aug 2018 20:10:01 -0700
  ...I have also used Adhesion promoter on the plastic pieces: > > https://www.semproducts.com/product/plastic-adhesion-promoter/promoter > > > On 8/29/18 5...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:16:14 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Plastic wheel covers What's your take on plastic wheel covers. I have stock 14" wheels; 2 are...
• Re: New plastic part for window regulators now available!
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:16:57 -0400
  ...With this plastic part you can renew your original German > regulator back to new again! I had them custom made here in the USA...
• Re: Grey water tank (81 Vanagon Westy)
  Historical mailing list - C. Sullivan
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:00:58 -0700
  ...Again, there seems a natural place for a small plastic container down there.. maybe there might be a market for an after-market modification...
• How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:34:12 -0400
  ...I’m asking about the plastic strip you can get from places like Vanagain that works with the front seats. One per seat. It...
• Re: Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:53:21 -0700
  ...I need a glue that binds well to the heater > box plastic and possibly to metal. > > Now, to find that heater core… > > > Ed
• Re: plastic parts to hold-in and adjust headlights are crumbling
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 19:14:33 EST
  ...I manufactured one by removing the plastic clip from the van. I cut off the broken part leaving only the barrel into which the...
• Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
  Historical mailing list - KLR CS
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:36:25 -0700
  ...The original curtains on my ASI Riviera had little poppers on the back that held plastic pieces that allowed the curtain to slide on...
• Re: extra precautions on fuelin up.
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:19:32 -0800
  ...Filling a plastic 5 gallon gas can on the back of a pickup truck bed with a plastic bedliner will not allow any dissipation...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 08:14:53 CDT
  ...An imporved, white plastic T-piece with slightly larger diameter is available to correct this condition: * Replace metal T-piece with white plastic version...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:00:52 -0500
  ...Most >folks who are doing this job don't want to do it again any time soon so >they replace the plastic pipe even...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:33:43 EDT
  ...I reckon my options are; A) to ignore it B) to order another stupid plastic snap-on plastic end that will fade to charcoal...
• Re: seatupholstery removal tip request
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2017 17:17:05 -0400
  ...theres a reason why auto mantufacturers dont use plastic cable ties to attach seat upholstry. In a message dated 3/26/2017 4:06...
• Re: Electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:59:19 +0200
  ...Am 17.10.2016 um 20:54 schrieb Dan N: > at both ends of the window lift bar there are 2 plastic guides if...
• tail light dissassembly question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Jul 2014 18:57:22 -0400
  Hi Volks, four screws removed and the large plastic tail light is in my hands. Now what? Does this whole thing come apart somehow...
• Looking for the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:02:48 -0400
  Hey Everyone, Does any have the plastic power window switch holder on the drivers side? Some mechanic a year was trying to do something...
• Eurovan trim panel
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  3 May 1994 10:03:04 U
  Mail*Link(r) SMTP Eurovan trim panel Is there anyone else out there who has a '93 Eurovan with a right rear plastic interior...
• Re: HELP-INSTALL PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND WINDOWS
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 14:32:55 -0400
  ...Lane Waldner wrote: > > I NEED HELP - IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO INSTALL THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND > MY WESTY WINDOWS - GOES INSIDE THE RUBBER -
• Re: Weird plastic tanks
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 12:22:49 -0500
  >Today I was looking under my Westy�s front wheel and saw, on both sidesof >the van a couple of plastic tanks that seems...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:53:39 -0600
  My plastic one is white, are the metal ones painted white? I would be interested in purchasing a metal one for fire safety/less...
• Purolator Website for Gas Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 15:45:38 -0400
  ...A search for 1985 Vanagon revealed two different gas filters, one is the plastic one and one is the larger metal one. I believe...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:05:58 -0700
  ...The cooling system sees steel, aluminum, rubber and plastic/nylon. The flanges are either aluminum or plastic/nylon. If you have a brass fitting...
• Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 07:27:07 -0800
  My Vanagon, 85 1.9l Automatic California, has a small diameter hose running from the fuel tank, meeting a plastic adapter which connects to...
• GAs tanks
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:38 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if there is anyonee out there that sells PLASTIC fuel tanks? Or is there anyone thats fitted a plastic tank for...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 31 May 2005 14:44:25 -0600
  ...plastic ones. > > What's correct for a 1984? Or a 1983.5? What's the diff, anyway? I had the og silver plastic fake...