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• Re: Reimo seats for 1982 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Sat, 25 Mar 2017 22:58:39 -0600
  ...They seem wider than stock vanagon seats, but Uwe says they can > swivel like the originals. > > I think I'm going to buy them...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:48:24 -0400
  ...If it looks homemade someone has replaced the original one for some reason. Hopefully the person measured the stick with an original. You can...
• Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:55:16 +0000
  ...http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-myths Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > I remember reading somewhere, I...
• Re: Friday musings on the pleasures of the "old car hobby"
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 8 Dec 2012 01:44:22 +0000
  <sigh> I'm sorry to hear that! Daughter has a New Beetle, I feel your pain! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Funny I'm reading...
• FS: perfect vanagon slider doors and hatches and front doors in original paint
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 May 2010 11:06:26 EDT
  i have some vanagon slider doors , front doors, and hatches with original paint and no dents or rust.. various colors available.. white, bordeaux, merion...
• RE: Vases for the Dash on Bus?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  19 Jul 1995 11:17:23 -0800
  ...Has anyone on the list ever heard of a flower vase that originally came with VW buses (set on the dash)? What would originals...
• more on need hatch for 89
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:34:52 -0400
  Sorry to have been too unorganized to get all these questions into my original post on finding a used hatch for my 89. I...
• Re: Window sticker
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 04:43:05 -0800
  ...1.415.365.6467 \_/ \/ San Francisco, CA 94103 -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Mike and...
• Re: water/fridge annunciator panel
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 19:22:41 -0800
  ...423-908-9384 Bill 90 Westy Syncro -----Original Message----- From: Steve Sandlin <ssandlin@LCC.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Needed: left mirror for 87
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 06:20:40 -0400
  I ship original German ones, not repros, for $24.95 brand new (non-power). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www.busdepot.com...
• Re: 200K on original engine?!?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:19:18 -0800
  I know a guy at work that put 196,000 miles on the original 2.1WBX in his Syncro before paying the dealer to...
• Re: Snow handling
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:08:14 -0500
  ...Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:55:23 -0700 >From: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET> >Subject: Re: Snow handling >To...
• Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff.-- NVC!!!
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:26:38 -0400
  ...There are just as many(probably much more) weapons in the civilized US than any place you named. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: A little more to the story of how we got our Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:35:12 -0700
  > Part of us wonders if the van was originally sold in Germany?!?! Any > idea how we would find out this kind of info?? Would...
• Re: Circlip/E-clip for A/T throttle link?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 18:57:37 -0400
  ...The original clip is of a concave self-locking design. 2 3/16 clips will fit in the groove to help back up the...
• Re: adjustable intermittent relay
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:03:48 -0700
  The adjustable delay would be very nice, but please explain the boost gauge first! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ivicz_vanagon" <ivicz_vanagon@FREEMAIL.HU> To...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Mar 2007 (#2007-294)
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:43:33 -0400
  muffler bearing -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:04:22 -0700 From: neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Who wants to play...
• Re: adjustable ww delay relay
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 19:27:51 -0700
  ...If you can run the wipers in the original, fixed interval delay >> mode with the original relay, the 99 relay should work fine for...
• Re: Oil leak - '91 Carat - 2'1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Dec 2014 00:57:16 -0500
  Not on the right side. -----Original Message----- From: KI4TLF [mailto:ki4tlf@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2014 12:01 AM To: 'Dennis Haynes...
• Clutch Use
  Historical mailing list - Mick Owens
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:40:34 -0500
  ...I am the original owner of a 1973 Ghia Vert. It has ~95K on the ORIGINAL clutch (all components). I do drive conservatively, and...
• Re: L-shaped circuit board behind speedo...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:41:58 -0400
  ...original instrument panel had this > circuit board and corresponding connector on the foil, the replacement > instrument panel does not have either. > > With the original...
• Re: 180 MPH Speedo
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:13:05 -0400
  The original question is where to find one, not to question the intentions, but other than being able to say you have one, why...
• Re: syncro problem index?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 01:55:18 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I've had my 87 Syncro since 1991 and have added 105,000 miles to it's original 47,000 miles - now 152,000...
• Re: 10/15 Need Advice AND Repairs (1991 GMC Vandura) in BERKELEY, Calif.
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:46:26 +0000
  ...Jeff ----- Original Message ----- > Anything this age is pretty much a specialty vehicle at this point. Meaning > the average garage does not see them very...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:46:55 -0700
  ...At 60mph; 3550rpm, 70mph; 4000rpm. -Dick Wong- 78 Scirocco Original Owner 87 Vanagon GL Syncro 2.5 (Blaze) Third Owner 12 Golf TDI Original...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 20:22:20 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Overmyer <s.overmyer@UWS.EDU.AU> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, April...
• Water inlet checkvalve followup
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:14 -0600
  ...I never had the original westfalia water inlet, so I don't know if it had a check valve originally. The gowesty aftermarket part...
• Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:27:56 -0500
  ...not only does the vehicle have to pass the >emissions test, it must have all the original emissions equipment in place. >That means your...
• Re: Getting door handles black again??
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:00:47 -0700
  ...Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Stuart MacMillan Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 10:57 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Getting door handles black...
• Flopping mirrors - Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 16:09:47 -0500
  ...I originally corrected by tightening the nut (after taking the mirror off the van) under the mounting bracket. This works until it eventually pulls...
• Eurovan westy camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:52:50 -0800
  ...It's an original Westfalia conversion from Germany, originally sold in Canada. Someone apparently imported this car to the U.S. It has a...
• Re: rocker arms
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 14 May 2001 20:36:57 -0500
  ...Chris, '85 Westy - a non-Subaru-140K-on-the-clock-with-original-heads-believe-it-or-not-waterboxe r. ----- Original Message ----- From: Hector Zapata...
• Re: Cracked skylight
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:02:11 -0700
  My original skylight was cracked around the edges. I covered the cracked areas with aluminum sticky tape. Been on for a long time and...
• Re: Anyone seen a picture of a Vanagon changed to a pickup?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:35:01 -0500
  I'd be willing to part with my 101,000KM (64K) original mile 85 DOKA for the right price. Never, ever used as a...
• Re: re. BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:39:58 -0700
  ...Seems an original flat mounting makes the install > in the Vanagon easier. (Of course you could make almost any mount work with > some time...
• Re: $65 SKYLIGHTS /includes shipping
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 11:56:34 -0800
  ...They look virtually identical to the original >units, but are definately heavier duty (thicker plastic, more >"substantial"). They also have a single rather than...
• Re: What's my Westy worth?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:22:02 -0600
  ...Engine (originally diesel) converted by previous owner to a Fox or Rabbit 1.8L with approx. 40,000 mileage. Engine works fine. Uses a...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:42:05 -0700
  ...Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 3:17 PM Subject...
• Re: Where to purchase oil analysis kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:46:17 -0700
  ...I've tested my "new" '85 at each oil change now twice, and its showing improvement in wear metals and silica (originally from dry...
• Re: FS '88 westy with only 36k original miles
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:07:43 -0500
  ...Truer to the original appearance of the camper. David Mc On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:25 AM, jordanvw@AOL.COM wrote: > not...
• Re: Busdepot to start selling Pepper kits (wasRe: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 06:29:12 -0500
  Before you order, please read the following!!! If you have a 1.9 L engine - please order Original Teile ZVW 003455 weiss pfeffer If...
• Re: Power steering rack to standard rack
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:58:32 -0400
  ...Darren Lowell MI -----Original Message----- From: dhaynes@optonline.net [mailto:dhaynes@optonline.net] Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 11:44 AM To: Darren Lastfogel...
• maintenance interval
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 08:56:38 -0400
  ...this van still had the original cap, rotor, wires, plugs, fuel filter etc.etc.etc. till last night that is. the wire ends were...
• Re: wanted: new 205 mxl tires
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:00:29 -0700
  ...Brad 87 Vanagon Syncro > -----Original Message----- > From: Yi-Ruey Wei [SMTP:ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 1:24 PM...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 23:44:42 -0400
  ...Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Schwaia Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 6:44...
• Re: Where to purchase oil analysis kit
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:32:34 -0400
  ...Eric Caron 85 GL auto 1.9 original engine 144,000 K miles and seems to be running well. On Sep 16, 2014, at...
• FS:1990 Westy Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Leon
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 23:17:37 EST
  ...1990 Syncro Westfalia from original maintenance-fanatic owner. Original brochure, owner's manual, and all records. Meticulously maintained inside, outside, and mechanically from day...
• Re: diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 15:16:09 -0700
  ...The 1.6TD and 1.9TD I installed myself in place of original 1.6 diesels. That made a large difference from the sluggish...
• Re: SA GRILLE
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:04:03 EST
  ...In it's "original' form I would say it's durable, effective, cool looking, and really of excellent quality. The original driving light mounting...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 14 Oct 2018 09:55:39 -0500
  ...Simple to do and you wind upwith a very original wiper arm. Jaime Sent�from�my�BlackBerry�10�smartphone. � Original Message � From: Stacy Schneider...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:38:55 -0700
  please forgive those who may not have caught that one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <mdrillock@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Paint code needed
  Historical mailing list - Dan Roberts
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:09:19 -0500
  ...I want to repaint the top to its original color but can't locate a paint code on the vehicle and my local VW...
• Re: Vases for the Dash on Bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:03:57 -0700
  >Has anyone on the list ever heard of a flower vase that originally came >with VW buses (set on the dash)? What would originals...
• Re: Radio Codes
  Historical mailing list - Fast, Timothy
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 08:35:39 -0500
  ...I would try 1000 as many owners never changed their original code. If you have the original booklet that comes with the radio, it...
• Re: vanagonSpam: a Zen riddle
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:34:08 -0700
  yeah, and verily I say, hooray for Phaedra! Zen and all. ----- Original Message ----- From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Do you have an old, known bad, oxygen sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 11:17:11 -0500
  I'd like to get an old, bad oxygen sensor with the original VW wiring for an '87 Westy. The reason is that I...
• VIN #
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:16:54 -0800
  ...Where are other VIN's located that would match with the door post/original VIN? 2. Is there any service out there that will...
• Fw: need info: rear brakes, diff dope.please,quickanswer
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:15:23 -0400
  ...what is the best rear brake shoes to use? I have 120,000 mile on original and its thin. Thanks, Kenny Rogers- Funkengroovan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No...
• Re: Radiator
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:48:41 -0000
  ...John. ----- Original Message ----- From: BRENT CHRISTENSEN To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 8:56 PM Subject: Re: Radiator John: The...
• Re: Original poptop and window seals leave trails of black residue after rain on my white 91 MV
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 18:29:24 -0700
  ...http://www.autoswalk.com/tirexrubandv.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Reinhardt" <simon@farrside.net> To: "Doug in Calif" <vanagon@astound.net> Sent: Wednesday, July...