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• Re: URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 18:35:07 -0700
  ...A small blade under there and pry up, the plastic insert will pop out. You then have access to the screw (s?) that hold...
• Permatex Plastic weld to create new instrument cluster tabs ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 11:20:36 -0800
  ...odo-meter sheared off I have had good experinece with permatex plastic weld but never tried to fabricate/mold things a tiny as the...
• How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 12:36:35 -0500
  Volks, I'm removing the drivers side interior door panel of my '84 Westfalia, but I'm stumped on how to pull the plastic...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 05:04:29 -0800
  ...BenT Syncro wrote: > That's terrible! Only 450,000 miles and plastic parts are falling > apart?! Yikes! Those VW guys need to be flogged...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:32:19 -0500
  This looks great Uncle Joel - I wonder if there is any effect to surrounding materials - say the rusted nut is in plastic - think there...
• Re: Syncro trans input shaft guide sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2021 14:56:32 -0700
  ...Often the plastic version has a metal reinforcement for the 3 bolt flange. To add to the confusion the release bearings now often have...
• Re: Need help adjusting gear shift linkage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 02:14:09 +0000
  My plastic assembly at bottom of gear shifter snapped off recently; was able to get into gears by lifting shifter and massaging and accurately...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:53:03 -0600
  When I ran new fuel lines, I removed that silly plastic connector through the firewall, and ran the new fuel line under the firewall...
• Re: Hanger straps -- how the dickens . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:46:31 -0500
  I just looked at my 83 and it appears the the plastic cap will lift straight up, as in toward the roof. Maybe will...
• Re: Heater Panel Removal Help 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  01 Feb 97 02:02:04 EST
  >Can anyone tell me the secret to removing the large plastic heater vent panel >? It is the large (snap? on) one in the middle...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:51:42 -0800
  ...That's terrible! Only 450,000 miles and plastic parts are falling apart?! Yikes! Those VW guys need to be flogged. That's like...
• extra heat up front
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:19:11 EST
  ...I then use a plastic window insulator kit around the frame. I then ran a piece of duct from the front of the heater...
• Re: Part # questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:31:10 EST
  ...Is there a seal or anything between the glass and the > plastic vent? Or is it just glued? > 4) does anyone carry the stock...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:07:43 -0600
  I was expect the plastic seals to work fine for the life of the throttle shaft. As you point out, Alu & steel is not...
• Re: grease
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:00:50 -0400
  ...Knowing what plastic > they > are would help a good bit also. The Bentley says use MOS2 grease, while > the > ETKA says use PolyUrea grease...
• Re: Installing Ignition Switch - HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 02:10:54 -0500
  In the past I have removed the black plastic steering lock housing sleeve by gripping it with a channel lock pliers and twisting it...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 07:35:23 -0500
  ...after 15-25 years, its inevitable. >> >>they can be repaired easily with JB weld or plastic weld epoxy. >> >>i remove the speedo or tach...
• Re: City water hose from hook up to sink
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:25:31 -0700
  ...My previous effort to flange the plastic used heat and put the plastic flush with the flange tool. This resulted in a too thin...
• Re: A/C ducting
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:25:17 -0400
  ...The real problem is that the black plastic used for the top part of the duct becomes brittle with age and literally crumbles away...
• Re: '90 distributor cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 11:33:53 -0500
  ...The "plastic" cover is actually the new radio interference shield and it eliminates the need for the metal one. The improvement is that the...
• Re: '80 non-L two tone sighting
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 13:44:32 EST
  In a message dated 98-02-27 08:16:33 EST, Jeffrey.Carver@AEROJET.COM writes: << An '80 Vanagon (no plastic intake) with two...
• Re: westy rearview mirror
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 17:41:36 -0400
  > My westy rear view mirror has a big chuck of plastic missing from the back > side...now the plastic border that goes around the...
• I'll just come out and say it
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:19:37 -0800
  ...I'm a little older than 40 something and I would'nt spend that much money for plastic. Not too many of us from...
• vanagon dash bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 11:18:13 CST6CDT
  ...spent about 45 minutes fiddling with getting the old bulb out, soldering in a new one, and reforming all the melted plastic from the...
• Re: '81 Westy for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Tue, 21 May 2002 23:40:21 -0400
  ...Question for the list----the rear engine air intake vents are not the black plastic insert type found on '81 and later air cooled...
• Re: Hit a Deer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:53:47 -0800
  ...Now I need parts. > If anyone is parting out a vanagon, I need the following: > Upper plastic grill--round headlights > Lower plastic grill > left...
• part number?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:10:30 -0500
  Howdy all, Can someone help me with the part number for the plastic trim piece that fits against the transmission shifter and moves with...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:50:48 -0400
  ...What's the story? > > For those who prefer a more direct approach: > > Is the metal version better, sound dampening, for instance? > > Does the plastic...
• Re: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:06:35 -0700
  ...There are two main types of bubble plastic: the clear stuff and the one with silver backing. The latter is better because it reflects...
• Re: How to Replace Tach Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 95 8:31:45 EST
  ...is it? > and if so, how? The bulb is part of a black plastic holder that twists into place. These may only be available...
• Re: NOBODY HAS THEM: tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 20:35:17 -0700
  ...tachometer and plastic instrument cluster housing > > > I'm trying to get a hold of a tachometer and plastic instrument cluster > > housing for my 1980...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Metal engine lids - what year?]
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:48:32 -0700
  ...It is lined with sound damper.Yes, it is very strong, it is not plastic but high density fiberglass. I burned one some months...
• Re: Fiamma Awning Update
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 21 May 2003 19:28:54 -1000
  > My Fiamma just arrived...in pieces. >...and the plastic ends are very susceptible to > breakage, as in mine. bob... I had pretty much the...
• Re: Rear side window airflow plastic insert foam
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 9 May 2004 12:26:41 -0700
  ...Rear side window airflow plastic insert foam I've thought about replacing that foam but couldn't figure out how to get it out...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up - how to make the system better?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:09:12 -0800
  >When I chaged my fuel lines on my early '84 Westy, I discovered that my >firewall conector was metal instead of plastic. It still...
• Electric Window Motor Mounts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:12:51 -0500
  ...There is a plastic mount that fits to the motor that determines whether it's for the passenger side ore the driver side. I...
• Re: Manual Window Regulator. Plastic Square; Most Common Failure Point?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:57:51 -0700
  ...On 8/9/17, John Goubeaux <jlgoubeaux59@gmail.com> wrote: > this looks like what you are referring to: > > https://www.vanagain.com/shop/plastic...
• Re: Electric window switch, broken tabs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:35:52 +0000
  I took some inch-long-or so number eight bolts from the hardware store, drilled and tapped straight into the plastic body from the...
• Vanagon Plastic Model question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:18:10 -0800
  ...Revell/Monogram Vanagon 1/24 scale plastic kits. I know of and have the following kits of the vanagon: Vanagon Camper (3 variants - a...
• Re: Anyone have...(71 Bus frt emblem fasteners)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 13:32:00 +1000 (EST)
  I still have the fasteners (the little plastic clips) on the front of my 72 (upright engine) bus but I didn't have an...
• Re: Where can I find " plastic wheel arch extensions" & ROO Bars?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:16:23 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > > I'd be interested in locating some of those plastic wheel arch > extensions, primarily because one of my rear wheel arches is...
• westy interior bits and pieces needed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Fri, 2 Jun 2006 18:16:45 -0700
  ...curtain hooks (the plastic ones that go on the curtains) 2. curtain track loops (the plastic "eyes" that slide in the curtain tracks} 3...
• Re: Melting Hubcap?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:17:46 -0400
  ...Mike Robin wrote: > Vanagoniacs, > > Been noticing a melting plastic smell when I exit the bus lately and > yesterday I noticed that the plastic wheel...
• Re: Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:53:15 -0700
  ...The steel insert in the plastic pipe (which is there to keep the pipe from deforming when clamped) has to be re-seated. Only...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:34:33 -0700
  on my 90' Syncro I have a Vanistan (10 Cent) oil cooler, I have to remove the plastic plate and install the oil cooler...
• Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 8 May 2008 08:57:31 -0400
  ...I took some pics and they're posted here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/7984329@N08/ I epoxied the outside of the plastic t...
• overfilled the oil
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:32:54 -0400
  ...How to get that extra oil out? I found some of that 1/4" plastic plumbing tubing like you would use to hook up...
• Re: spray painting black plastic exterior parts?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:12:02 -0500
  I used black vinyl spray paint that I got from a FLAPS on all the plastic trim on my Golf 2 years ago. It...
• Re: Fuel Hose Adapter Part #?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:43:48 -0500
  ...This is a small square plastic filter with different sized inlets and outlets. Putting one of these in will fix your leak. Later vans...
• Aux Fuel Tank Options
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 19:57:13 -0800
  ...The two options we're looking at are welded marine grade aluminum and molded marine grade thermal plastic. The aluminum tank is looking to...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:56:35 -0700
  hi, that would be a main coolant hose, going to a plastic main coolant pipe, and they have a metal insert in the end...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 24 May 2005 14:10:59 -0700
  I suspect the plastic "firewall" pass-thru is for convenience of manufacturing. Without it they'd have had to leave (at engine install time...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:46:18 EDT
  ...its the carbon black in the plastic that makes the black plastics last longer than the brown ones. chris ************************************** See what's free at...
• Re: Proper hose Gas Tank to Vapor Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2024 01:49:54 +0000
  ...rubbing, use hard plastic.  Might have also had some manufacturing advantages much like how they added the engine firewall plastic fitting--to make it...
• Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:55:27 -0700
  ...Years ago, when I was young and ignorant, I mean more ignorant, I tried putting in the plastic slider things in both rails. Thinking...
• Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:18:57 -0400
  ...I could buy, but would > like to repair. > > The leak appears to come from the gap between the two plastic parts, which > the rubbery...
• Re: Side mirrors blow in
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hurlbut
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:49:18 -0700
  ...I ended up pulling out the metal insert from the plastic housing. It was easily solved by using a small hammer to dive the...
• Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:15:22 -0800
  ...The hose (it goes over the tranny) has a reducer, looks like brass sleeve, which goes into the long plastic return line. Do I...
• Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list - davesov
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:22:18 -0000
  ...Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions" > Subject: Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel...
• Re: Plastic coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 18:40:13 -0700
  ...Not sure if these are suitable for Vanagons with the plastic pipes... Mike <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> Davis, Calif.