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• Re: Which is it?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 01:09:09 -0500
  Yah, but which 5 cylinder is GoWesty using as it's benchmark? The Eurovans (in US trim) with the 5 cylinder may have been...
• Re: Nice 2WD Westy on eBay.co.UK
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:40:59 -0400
  Did you check out that rear z-bench? It has headrests! Chris On 9/23/05, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote: > NOT MINE...
• How much / what kind final drive oil in A/T?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Adams
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:07:26 -0700
  ...drive section? What is the best gear oil to use? SAE90, GL5 etc? And finally, any tips for doing this "on the bench"? -don
• Re: order of cabinet removal
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:14:32 -0800
  I took it out last night - no problem at all with the bench seat installed. Having the lkitchen out helped, but was probably not...
• Re: Q re: newly acquired 1997 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:42:20 -0800
  ...With our first, we always put the car seat on the back bench nearest the cabinets (safest spot, since it is nearest the center...
• Re: Rear bench hinge?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 26 Aug 2023 11:00:39 -0600
  ...My fridge loves this weather! > > Went to make my bed this morning and you know how you can usually lift the back bench up...
• Re: Wire harness grommet at Firewall
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 10:22:10 -0700
  ...The new ECU is located where the old one was, underneath the > rear bench. I was not able to reuse the old grommet. .... I...
• Re: middle seat mounting question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 28 Sep 2016 23:22:19 -0400
  ...typically the 2 person middle bench is secured by 13mm hexhead bolts. but realistically, your 2 person middle bench aint goin nowhere ..you dont...
• Re: Repost - 1980 Vanagon seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 12:11:07 -0400
  Is there a way to install temporary seats in the open space between the = >driver's/passenger's front seats and the bench seats...
• Air cooled engine
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 3 May 2013 14:09:44 -0700
  ...It's really too bad GW does not do an AC motor and least then you'd have a benchmark for cost . -Stacy
• Re: Newer model Wolfsburg interior into an '84?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:56:16 EST
  ...points for the Wolfsburg rear seat and your stock '84 rear bench are different. You would have to weld in new mounting points, >> not...
• Re: Bench seat posts/stops Question.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 03:58:59 EDT
  Jere, If you wait until Tuesday when my PC come back from the shop, I can send you pics of the blocks used to...
• Re: Rear bench seat pad
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Buck
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 23:29:49 EST
  Hah! Success. I found a great letter in the archives which had the solution I needed. First I had to realize that AOL (for...
• Air matress in a 7-pass.?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:09:38 -0800
  ...Has anyone removed the rear bench back and stuffed a queen sized air matress or something similar back there? Suggestions? -john '85 Silver Sunroof...
• Re: Free Blue Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 18 May 2004 07:52:51 -0700
  --- Frank Miller <fmiller01@SBCGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > Anybody need a blue rear bench seat in good condition? > Free to a good home. I'm located...
• Hightop mileage and wind
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 02:47:01 EST
  ...Don't have a mileage benchmark, but my AW topped stroker WBX Syncro with 15" wheels does seem to get slightly better mileage than...
• Shoulder belt for middle seat?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:38:29 -0800
  ...In addition to the 2 for the rear bench seat there was one for the middle 2 person seat as well, driver's side...
• Diesel timing / borrow bell housing in SF?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:11:25 -0700
  ...Engine is on the bench, transmission is in the van. How can we set the timing without the tranny mated to the engine? Does...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 15:49:32 -0700
  ...But, still need to install it ! I have had it hooked up on a bench though. Toasty !!! :o) See: (this is where I bought...
• Re: Propex ramblings, was Source for 1" flexible hose and
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:23:09 -0400
  ...As for rear-bench installs a good place is where the rear heater is if you have removed it. A really clever one I...
• Re: westfalia interiors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:56:47 -0700
  ...Since the water tank is under one end of the rear bench, less under bench storage. I helped a friend upgrade one of these...
• Re: Bench Testing switches
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:48:16 EDT
  ...Does anyone have some info on how to bench test the light switch? Or any suggestions on what could be the problem with my...
• Re: Adding another seat to a westy thread
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:32:26 -0800
  ...third seat belt to the bench in back > > I'd like a single seat in the area the bench would be in a vanagon...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Tue, 25 May 1999 16:04:00 -0700
  ...Raising the bench in sitting position is compounding the problem. There are hinges available which raise the bed in sleeping position only. I have...
• Re: 1982 Westy auxillary heater
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 06:16:14 -0700
  ...When I turn it on the combustion blower and the fresh air fan (the fan that takes in fresh air from beneath the bench...
• Re: Rear Bench Seat Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:55:18 -0400
  In a message dated 10/6/2012 5:28:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, zzyzx9@GMAIL.COM writes: Do all rear 1989 Vanagon...
• Re: FREE 1985 VANAGON * (with eberspacher gas heater)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 12:16:01 EDT
  ...writes: > I have a blue, 1985 Vanbagon five seater (two front, bench rear) that has > a gas heater, the gas heater is worth it...
• Re: Engine Stands
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:53:49 -1000
  ...This has the added advantage of being able to bolt up a starter and bench test the engine. -Tom
• Re: Center bench seat for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 16:49:58 -0500
  Doc @ Connors used truck parts (610) 828-2682 said hee will take $100 for the 2-place middle seat (blue velour out of an...
• newbie goof
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 19:21:37 EDT
  ...I found & turned off the heat exchanger valve under the rear bench, but it still emits some heat. Is this normal or do I...
• WTB: Seats for double cab
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 25 May 2001 03:50:34 EDT
  ...I actually only need the framework on the 2-person front seats & the 3-person rear bench. Complete and partial interiors considered. I'm...
• Re: Bench Seat Storage-GOD HELP US!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 02:43:43 EDT
  In a message dated 8/30/02 10:06:20 PM, boatshop@INTERCOM.NET writes: << Chris Worte: **also there is some sort of small...
• rear facing seats for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:45:59 -0500
  ...on seats, but am really sick of the middle two-person bench.... Thanks, Wes (I'm also still looking for an engine wiring harness...
• Re: co/propane/propex
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:30:08 -0700
  ...I'm in the process of doing that now and have also removed the OEM heater under the bench. And, I'm not using...
• Syncro Westfalia Wolfsburg Weekender for sale - central Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:00:31 -0700
  ...bench and front seats bottoms all need re-covered but a set of slipcovers in front and a Mexican blanket on the rear bench...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:31:30 -0800
  ...That's why I think this solution isn't any better than putting the unit under the bench. Same net amount of space removed...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:19:03 +0000
  ...Some models had two flex-neck reading lamps at > either side of the rear bench which could be used sitting on the bench or...
• Re: 9-pass vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 21:39:21 -0700
  ...Is >this one with a >bench-style front seat and a partitian behind selfsame >front seat? If >so, I just got myself a similar...
• Re: Any German Translators? Some VC
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 22:30:05 +0100
  ...Perkins wrote: > >Hi, > >I have got some plans for a rear bench seat but they are in German, I can > >work most of it...
• Re: Wal Mart batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:15:49 -0700
  ...I do use one of their Deep Cycle batteries (made in Mexico by Johnson Controls) but I have it under the rear/bench seat...
• Re: Maximum Occupancy of a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:19:12 -0600
  ...BZ-seat belts for the pets are essential > This was with the aid of a front Transporter bench and a > middle west bench seat...
• Re: Interior panel & folding table for 90 Syncro multivan
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:14:27 -0700
  ...It is possible to install the side table without changing the bench. However, you will need to cobble up a side panel or trim...
• Yet another unnecessary thing for van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 31 Jul 2024 19:28:50 -0700
  Superfluous maybe, but Felder industries beating? You decide :-) A molle panel that fits to the same bolt holes used in the stock rear bench...
• Re: 2 Crazy Interior Cooling Fan Ideas
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 10:26:55 -0400
  ...I like to place my amplifier on the side of my middle bench. I wanted to provide this amp (750 wts) with some place...
• Re: brake light issues
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:44:06 -0600
  ...Thanks! Warren Lail 88 Westy "Billy Bones" >>Don't pull the switches until you look up the bench bleed procedure or get hold of...
• (MD/PA/VA) FREE camper closet
  Historical mailing list - Mark Nottingham
  Tue, 7 Jun 1994 23:06:22 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey, The cool parts guy at Anderson VW in Baltimore sold (gave, practically) me a rear bench seat/bed and a closet (kind of...
• Re: VANAGON digest 925
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:50:52 -0700
  My mother has a converted '68 bus that no longer makes use of the original middle bench seat. It's black and in good...
• rear seat conversion???
  Historical mailing list - systemsfarm
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:49:23 -0700
  ...be as flat as the weekender seat and this seat has two bench supports/legs underneath. thanks ken Ken Sidorchuk Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
• Re: Sound System Suggestions needed
  Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 09:01:39 -0800
  ...I have a directed 250D amp pushing two polk audio 8" sub which are under the rear bench. the system is fairly well balanced...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:45:28 -0600
  ...My other concern is the lack of headrests on the rear bench seat of my '84 Westfalia, since that is where the kids ride...
• Re: Warmer bus talk
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:30:39 -0500
  ...How can you tell the difference between a bench seat and walk-thru panel van from the outside? A: Bench seat models had additional...
• Re: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 23:57:34 -0400
  ...Then > along the front of the area under the rear bench to the heater > (installed on the passenger side compartment under the rear bench...
• Any way to trick the Digijet ECU into generating injection pulses without the RPM/ignition signal, for test bench purposes?
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sat, 2 Jun 2012 12:08:59 +0300
  ...Anyway, I'm now testing the ECU's after repair attempts on the test bench and would like to check the output drivers too...
• Re: To Add Insult To Injury
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:54:58 -0500
  ...Repair involved removing the motor from the housing, cleanup with multiple changes of Marvel Mystery Oil and bench running, oiling of bearings and bearing...
• Re: blue foil false alarm
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 17:16:29 -0400
  ...in >tight quarters, and that's with the cluster on the bench in front of >you in good light and air conditioning. Now, onward...
• Re: Some cool upgrades we are doing on a Westy.
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:14:47 -0500
  ...His install isn�t under the bench� the small cabinet between the fridge and bench gets his vote. Regards, Peter Kraiker nextchapter.kraikerphoto.com...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:44:21 -0700
  ...This makes it far easier and quieter to close the door while sitting on the bed/bench. Here is a photo with ruler included...
• Re: Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 25 Jun 2013 09:40:16 -0400
  ...Is it necessary to bench > bleed the master cylinder before installing? Bentley don't mention yea or > na. > > > > > > Bob Clemmer
• Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 11:51:45 -0400
  ...It consisted of a fork mount attached to the kick board of the rear bench seat.Does anyone have other-like mods or a...
• Re: deep cycle battery
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 06 May 1996 11:36:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Nobody makes a shortie, to fit under a bench seat in a boat maybe?