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• Latest Kennedy Engineered Products info (was: 88 Synchro Exhaust...)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 14:55:29 -0400
  ...They've been in the VW clutch and engine swap business since 1968. >They sell a full kit to fit the Subaru in properly...
• Re: Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:52:00 -0700
  ...drop in replacement for the halogen > festoon bulbs in the westy kitchen light . It’s dimmable led, no mods to > the light unit needed...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:54:59 -0400
  > > I added the GoWesty SA kit, the one with the 4 headlight grill, not the > high power kit, which did not come with additional...
• Re: Camper Conversion Kits...
  Historical mailing list - =?Windows-1252?Q?Fran=E7oix?=
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:55:43 -0500
  ...Camper Conversion Kits... > > Does anyone know of a website that sells Camper comversion kits? And not just for Vanagons but any type of van...
• auto KEP adaptor plate for sale + starter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:10:14 -0700
  ...The kit has the plate, bolts and flex plate. This is brand new, never used, ever. I paid 480$ for the kit, plus $185...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:47:17 -0700
  ...44 AM, Bill M wrote: > Having installed a couple of these kits I found that carriage > bolt to be of poor quality myself. I...
• Re: GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 19:18:14 -0700
  ...GoWesty Big Brake Kit worth the extra $ ? I have Audi based big brakes on my Syncro and it's one of the best upgrades...
• Re: Recommended Driving Lights or SA Grill Inners?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:11:43 -0600
  I have the SA grille lights kit + the Hella Driving lights kit w/ correct driving light switch that fits in the vanagon dash, & the...
• plastic vanagon models
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 11 Jul 95 18:06:50 CDT
  ...both buses are exactly the same kit. the firetruck has some extra parts for the fire equipment, but the body, frame, etc. are all...
• Re: Finally, a complete Westy carpet kit
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:45:08 -0600
  ...If you could post a report when your carpet kit arrives, I'm sure we would all appreciate it. > > > Volks, > After many phone calls...
• O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:54:33 -0500
  ...They have a kit to make o-rings, here is their description: "Eliminates the need for extensive o-ring inventories. Contains everything to make...
• 094 5 Speed Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:49:13 -0500
  ...Does anyone have experience with the Weddle 094 5 speed kit? 4.13 final with 0.70 5th would be nice! Since I have...
• Re: Van-Again -- COMPLAINTS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:45:53 +1200
  ...I'm going to go order their lowering >kit. > >T. I assume that's the poptop lowering kit? The version with quad hamster-powered...
• Re: Front and rear brakes upgrades with 15 in wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 18:37:10 -0700
  The front kits are already around thru several vendors; we are finishing up a vented and non-vented kit for the rear right now...
• Re: Our kitchen sure gets used...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 17:31:58 -0600
  Jim wrote: "We carry a full set of cookware because we eat really well from that > little westy kitchen. We usually eat inside as...
• Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 16:39:37 -0500
  ...Both the Slider Door and the Kitchen Window on a Westy. I've checked Volkscafe, BusDepot & GoWesty. But all they had was the kitchen...
• Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 17:39:53 -0500
  http://www.vanistan.com/Vanistan/oil_cooler_kits.html ---- Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > Sounds like it's worth trying to me Paul...
• Re: O ring making kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:23:42 -0600
  ...Fresh O rings are most desirable, your kit will go sour and be useless. It is also very difficult to make the newer silicone...
• Westy wants to cruise, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:41:22 -0400
  I know that universal cruise control kits typically have a switch or separate contact points or some way to tell the unit whether you...
• flush kit woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 10:31:16 PST
  greetings, Has anyone had any luck with those flush kits that require you to install a T in the heater hose. My 86 crewcabs...
• FS: 2.5L Subaru conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Meiborg, John R
  Sat, 16 May 1998 11:41:36 -0700
  I would like to sell my complete Subaru conversion kit for $3000/OBO or will sell parts. "Kit" includes: '96 Subaru 2.5L engine...
• Short Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 14:47:41 -0400
  ...This kit comes with a shifter extension (to raise where the knob is). That's one aspect of the kit I didn't like...
• Re: EV Accessory List
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 12:18:01 -0500
  ...375110 > Custom Grille Kit kr750 844095 > 4 DE Headlight Kit kr5990 041585 > Rear Bumper Blend Kit kr2390 806545 > (this kit attaches to the rear...
• Re: anyone know why '89 carat/wolfsburgs didnt have the curtain kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:07:56 -0700
  ...anyone know why '89 carat/wolfsburgs didnt have the curtain kits? so when vw introduced the 7 pass wolfsburg with the "Carat" style weekender...
• Norcold analysis
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 20:07:20 -0400
  Fellow Norcold owners, The high altitude kit is in and I've done some study of the problems that we have all written of...
• Re: Leveling a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 18:44:20 -0500
  The Airlift 1000 kit is a real basic setup that can work with almost any vehicle with coil or leaf springs that don't...
• Re: ARCHIVES: Propane fill valve repair
  Historical mailing list - Unclejohn
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 10:56:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...Is there a rebuild kit for the valve? Or should I look for a used tank? Tanks a lot (:-) in advance. John Rottet On...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:32:45 -0700
  ...Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore! >> >> Hi, >> >> The big difference is the type of clamps. >> >> Go-Westy uses: >> Twenty-six (26) special crimp-style ear...
• New German Side Screens was: 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 18:38:34 EDT
  ...Both screen kits include everything you need to install it, including instructions. Side screen kit $103.50 (includes discount and postage!) Rear hatch kit...
• Re: Extend a stay propane device
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 07:12:11 -0500
  I grabbed another tank off a donor westy , could I use that kit to tie both tanks together? Or run a different type of...
• Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:29:52 -0400
  Syncro or 4WD? I have found on some 2WD kits the hubs are an extremely tight fit inside the rotor and if not careful...
• Re: Quad Grilles are Back!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 14:20:41 EST
  ...However they are also going to make the grille kits a bit more expensive as well (which is why eurospec didn't use them...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 05:57:49 -0400
  Now Why doesn't Volkswagen offer this kit in the U.S. at the dealerships?There is where they could make some money! Andrew...
• Sale on Jetta/Golf Eurogrille (ad)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:54:57 EDT
  Having a clearance sale on Jetta/Golf quad round headlight grille kits and since alot of you folks own Jettas or Golfs I thought...
• Re: 90 Vanagon - Power Steering-Rebuild or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 16 May 2000 21:00:44 -0400
  Yes I tried to use the kit. Ground the internals, spec'd the entire pump. No luck. Buy the rebuilt. Mark Rokus '87 Syncro...
• Re: Great tool purchase advice,was stripped stud
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 22:18:05 -0500
  > Some good advice after my favorite tool purchase of last year: > The helicoil kits are kinda pricey, mostly due to the cost of the...
• Re: Kitchen units
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 09:21:21 -0500
  ...Kitchen units I am looking for kitchen units with working fridge in them with the neigboring cabinet that has the water tank in it...
• Sachs clutch kit $95 Syncro rotor $29
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:43:33 -0500
  ...One is a complete Sachs clutch kit (for all Vanagons except diesel), with very minor surface rust on the pressure plate (nothing that would...
• Re: who sells kit for gas...
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 07:13:33 -0800
  ...About a year ago, one vender had put > together a kit that was "everything you need to..." to fix fuel tank > leaks and old...
• Re: Lowering kit
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 21:38:51 -0700
  ...Lowering kit Has anyone installed a lowering kit on their Vanagon?? Who supplies them?? ________________________________ Jaime Forero jforero@pdq.net Siempre adelante !!!!
• Re: AC Duct Repair Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 14:19:23 -0400
  On 6/17/05, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > Does the recall repair kit for the sagging center AC duct have a VW...
• Re: Go Westy Coolant Pipe Repair kit - extra parts needed FYI!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 May 2009 17:44:20 -0400
  ...you publicly for informing me that I indeed needed >this extra kit from GoWesty! You're most welcome. :-) d -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA...
• Baywindow rear brake hardware?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:06:16 -0500 (CDT)
  Hello all, I am having some trouble finding a brake hardware kit for my '71 bus. Any ideas? RMMW does not have any. The...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 3 May 2019 10:36:38 -0400
  ...Oil Pressure Gauge > > The kits should all be equally good. You are getting a slightly easier > install with our kit I think. We use...
• vanagon: turbo-diesel in america
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 May 94 09:26:14 CDT
  ...This is the same company from which I once bought a turbo kit for my 1978 Rabbit diesel. The kit cost $2,100, not...
• Re: Bilstein 2wd coilover recipe
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 23:11:42 -0400
  ...http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EIB-10002500600/ > > I inherited the coil over adapter kit from a friend, but it was > something like this: > > 2...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:58:15 -0700
  ...I have the GoWesty brass insert kit in my other van. It's held the inserts fast for 20K miles so far. It appears...
• Re: Headrest
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:54:34 -0700
  In rooting around I saw this kit for what "looks like" the earlier model Vanagon full Westy ('80-83.5) with the striped fabric...
• Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:48:09 -0500
  Hmm? Interesting? I have been contemplating a big brake kit myself. Is it a 2 piece hub and rotor or one piece? Was there...
• Re: $$$ Value of Used Kitchen Unit ???
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 16 May 2005 21:49:58 -0700
  ...Re: $$$ Value of Used Kitchen Unit ??? > There is one on ebay with a starting bid of $600 if that helps. > > Max > > At 09:44...
• Re: paging Pat Dooley/RE: Transvair conversion information
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 06:25:59 EDT
  ...IIRC my old kit came with stub axle adapters. The kit used Otto Parts axles. I think they are just regular Corvair axles. Some...
• Re: Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 17:52:40 -0800
  ...Knock Sensor Kit for A 86-91 Vanagon Joel, Well I did see David mention that the kit had a distributor too, but he...
• Re: square headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 09:26:03 -0800
  Thanks Jim! Keep us posted on the results of your review of Randy's square headlight kit. Bill 90 Westy Syncro Lake Tahoe -----Original...
• Re: westy kitchen mod question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:53:50 -0400
  ...They manage to hang an entire kitchen complete with overhead cabinets in there; unlike the ones you and I are familiar with they're...
• Re: Short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 14:52:10 -0800
  I have a short shift kit, but have not been able to install it. Can anyone offer help? The instructions say to slip the...
• Re: Vanagon carpet kits
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 22:45:56 -0500
  ...Also, what color would you want? James >Does anyone know where I can find a set of carpet kits for the vanagon? The >dealer...
• Re: Engine conversion kit on ebay!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:24:25 EST
  ...I mean this translates into about $425 US right? Usually one of these kits of used parts sells for between $500-600 here. Hope...
• Re: engine swaps
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 21:18:26 -0500
  On Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 02:43 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> Er, I thought Kennedy made an adapter kit? > > For Subaru and many...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:36:03 +0000
  ...SmallCar has a complete conversion kit ($1500 plus the cost of the engine). It's wonderful.> Actually, it is NOT a "complete" kit. Things...
• Re: sorry, i need a conversion kit to put a 1.8 or 2.0 golf engine in my 84 van
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:11:05 -0400
  Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > I don't think anyone really makes a 'you buy this, it all fits > together' kit. Bostig...