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• CB channel?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:55:08 -0700
  ...there are tons of Vanagons, loafs and even splits.....it would be nice to call and see ifin anyone is on it..... Bob Calkins...
• Re: [Syncro] Help! Igintion Won't shut off!
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:37:38 +0200
  Hi Steve I had this problem on my '67 splittie. The engine would lazily try to start itself after switching off the ignition! Turned...
• Re: biggest thing
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:53:19 EDT
  ...to the vet in the vanagon! >> Reminds of of when my ex-inlaws brought their cow to market in a splittie. Circa 1969. BenT
• FS Splittie Side Barn Doors
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 16:40:41 -0700
  http://www.williamwareagency.com/forsale/doors.htm Take your choice I need to keep one set. The other needs to go. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ The...
• Re: Vanagon/Splittie driving accessories.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:28:35 EST
  In a message dated 1/28/06 8:43:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, al_knoll@PACBELL.NET writes: > ebay item 8376131146 > nothin like...
• Re: Grover's recovery thus far
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:38:25 -0700
  ...They get a lot worse than that, like all crusty with white stuff, swollen, AND split. If AMC heads ..........be careful. I just had...
• Westies in the Maritmes/Stats for Joel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 20:40:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The best day was July 14, The Grand Slam of Westies !! - 2 splits, 1 bay window, 1 vanagon and 1 eurovan, all Westies. Whew...
• Re: A fun alternative to Re: Diesel in Utah
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 21:28:07 -0600
  ...The main character drives a Caddy and there are lots of splittie and vague bus/vanagon references in the animation. BTW I went to...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:52:39 +1300
  >I had a walkthrough split, just by chance. >I had a big case of the dreads when I needed to put a clutch in...
• VolksBooks: Volume 1, Issue 5
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sat, 28 Dec 1996 09:48:05 -0400
  ...While I devise a logical means of splitting VolksBooks into sections/chapters that will meet the imposed law of the land, you can contact...
• Diesel Vanagon Waterpump tip
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 17:35:44 -0500
  I just stumbled on a simple tip to make installation of the split waterpump pulley easier. I used to fumble for a long time...
• Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:31:20 -0700
  ...T1=Splitty T2=Bay T3=Brick T4/T5=Not appreciated enough to warrant any endearing nicknames. I would say Minivan, but they're built...
• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:48:11 -0700
  Click on them, Scott, and you'll get a pictorial story of the build, including the T3 singlecab, the Porsche donor and the Split...
• Re: nice van
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:52:15 -0400
  Has to be a scam! There is another for a splittie - for @12K - no way! https://www.classifiedads.com/vans/czb5cxynw185b Pete Owsianowski On...
• Re: Longest Trip
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 02:17:12 -0400
  ...in the elegant way! VWVWVW - - I saw a great shirt with a splitscreen and those words on it :) (might as well, might as well..)
• Seatbelts/Sunroof Lube pre-'68 Bus
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 10:41:50 -0500 (CDT)
  Anyone have a source for seatbelts to fit a splitty? Also, what do you lube the sunroof sliders with? Bob Hufford \\ // YardBusses (for sale...
• Re: re Bus bras (serious Q)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 09:18:41 -0700
  I would like to get a bra for my splitty bus... Could the list members please provide the phone and address for "Your Mothers...
• F.Y.I. - Pinnacles free firewood
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Mar 1997 17:05:05 -0800
  ...through Santa Clara on the way,I still have some dry split pine available for those who may want it - Firt come First served...
• Alloy Rims Price?
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 23:24:29 -0600
  From what I can tell, these rims are worth between $50 & $130 each? I' ll split the difference. $85 each with tires fob. Centerville...
• Re: how to get top half of main bearing out
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 14 May 2001 17:13:30 EDT
  Take a fairly small split cotter pin and put it into the oil hole of the particular journal. Rotate the crankshaft in the direction...
• interior luggage bars
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 17:02:37 -0500
  ...lot of the vans had interior luggage bars like the old split windows used to. Do any of the vendors on the list sell...
• Re: SO-42 Rust bucket 10000USD and counting
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:19:15 -0800
  Just visit thesamba.com and see the ridiculous asking prices for split window busses in any condition. I want one too, but i can...
• The Ultimate Hall of Shamer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 12:09:25 -0400
  ...New this year was a rusted VW emblem from the front of a splittie, nailed to a support post made from a casuarina tree...
• Re: waving
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 13:57:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Let's face it, many of us owned split window or Bread Loaf busses before we bought our Vanagons. I've owned 3 split...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:23:54 -0700
  ...That piece of tubing had been split open it's >entire length and the split opening was just wide enough to slip over the...
• Re: Something off reec.autos.vw
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Tue, 11 Oct 1994 9:19:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then the watercooled types wanted to split off and > caused such a stink about it that the aircooled types kind of > said "up yours...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:17:45 -0500
  ...I split a slightly larger piece of hose and slipped it over the fuel hose, thus providing a chafing surface that protects the fuel...
• tips on assembling wing windows for a splittie
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 18:33 CST
  ...tips on assembling wing windows for a splittie >has anyone out there done this latly? i am trying to use >new WCM glass to...
• Re: Wood Westie Interiors (T2)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 01:07:37 -0500
  ...It's really the only thing I envy in >>Splits except the swinging doors. The package shelf is useful, the space is >>otherwise wasted...
• Will EMail UU-encoded VW Bus Art for the asking
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Sat, 21 Sep 1996 17:12:09 -0500
  ...One has an old Splittie on the left, the VW logo in the middle, and a Late Bus on the right (TYPEII.JPG). The...
• Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:02:01 -0400
  ...That's why I was so shocked when he mentioned having to split the case. I'm new to my 2.1 but have...
• Re: End of Draft: Analog VOMs for vans, was Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 12:28:59 -0400
  ...It was actually finished six hours before I noticed it had been rejected and split it up. Best, David
• Re: Modern Japanese Vans with Retro Faux Split / Bay Window Looking Front Facades
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 17:10:43 -0700
  51 st state.... grrrrr alistair On 2-Nov-10, at 4:58 PM, BenT Syncro wrote: There is a dealer who sells then in...
• Re: Chasing the Unknowns Again (groan) ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 May 95 12:10:48 CDT
  ...once i get a bus type/year, i keep it in the file (until the email bounces! :) thanks. >1967 Split Screen - Canterbury Pitt Conversion...
• Are split/bay/vanagon pickup beds the same???
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 12:21:53 -0700 (PDT)
  i am making wood slats for folks pickups that need them. what i want to find out is how much, if any was the...
• Bushings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 23:11:08 -0400
  While picking through my gasket set for the 81, I come across 4 white, possibly nylon, split bushings in a sort of star shape...
• VW in Commercial Alert!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 9 Oct 1994 20:22:43 -0700 (PDT)
  Anyone see the split-window bus in the new Sega commercial? Its shown a lot! Poops out in the end, tho! Thom '56 kombi...
• For Sale: Volkswagen LT35 in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - sunbus
  Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:08:23 -0800
  ...It's got a gas engine, manual trans, camper interior, split windscreen, dual rear wheels, sage green. Yours for about $300. Ask for Marty...
• Fw: New screen savers are available
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:27:17 -0400
  ...recovered enough from buying a house and changing jobs to > update the Vanagon screen saver and create screen savers for Splitties, > Loafs, and Eurovans. > > > >
• Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 00:11:56 +1200
  >I thought we drove a Type II Transporter 3 or Type II T3? Splittys being >Transporter 1s and loafs being Transporter 2s etc. Ja...
• '80 vanagon fire!!
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Sat, 6 Nov 1999 21:35:42 PST
  ...We split the wires and after that icky task we found that every wire caseing had burnt off in several places. So we split...
• Re: Improvement or desecration?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:19:11 +1200
  ...Though in a Split you could fit it in the slot between dash and tray. To fit speakers you'd HAVE to cut the...
• Re: ...and speaking of new vans....
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:17:31 -0400
  ...I like the new new VW ads that say "It's what the people want." and has a taking splitty and beetle and they...
• Re: VW gatherings
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:42:28 -0700
  ...Most Splittie guys split off the Bay guys. The Bay guys keep the Vanago gus at bay except for the early aircooleds. Then there...
• Re: vanagon chess set
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:11:08 -0500
  The king is a 21 window splitty, and i'd say a Ghia makes a nice queen, though maybe a Type 4 wagen (the...
• More Junkyard Bugs
  Historical mailing list - Erin Lassley
  Sat, 10 Jun 1995 21:29:28 -0500
  ...One old bus has the split doors on the side whereas the others were sliding doors and this same bus with the split door...
• Hippie Vans?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 06:33:47 -0700
  ...real hippie vans......I don't think I have seen a split window VW bus on the road for a few years now, and...
• Re: Modern Japanese Vans with Retro Faux Split / Bay Window Looking Front Facades
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 19:48:05 -0700
  ...here. > > > > I recall seeing some modern Japanese vans with retro faux split / bay > window > > looking front facades. I'm assuming these are kits, does...
• Westy cameo in lane splitting video
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 May 2009 14:53:33 -0700
  Just looking around at things, found this cyclist's post showing him passing a loaded Westy in Laguna Beach traffic at the 1:00...
• Re: VolksWorld Subscription Info...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 10:57:00 bst
  ...Its amazing to see some of the ads in those old magazines, like split window Beetles for 50 quid and new BRMs for 12...
• camper conversoins
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 10:00:10 -0500 (CDT)
  On the subject of camper swaps, we have a split in fair shape (NOT showroom) that we are installing a 79 westy interior into...
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 15:54:17 CST
  On Tue, 15 Nov 94 15:10:25 CST <jrp@widcat.widener.edu> said: >I understand Proposition 187 requires you to not count busses...
• Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Fri, 18 Oct 96 09:08:56 UT
  ...part of PA, where I might see a splity once a year (I'm not kidding) it's rare for a Vanagon owner NOT...
• RE: Sightings
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 5 Nov 96 18:52:48 UT
  ...Now, split windows, that's another story, I think I saw one last March.... Bryan
• Re: Wood burning bus
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:16:15 -0500
  ...97 who had a splitty with a wood stove and chimney. It's not something I would be likely to do, but he seemed...
• Upper ball joints - replacement
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:13:58 -0700
  The boots on my upper balljoints have split, and they are ooozing all their grease. The replacement seems straightforward. Two questions: 1.) How do...
• retro-fitting retractable rear seatbelts, '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cote
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:32:34 EDT
  ...and what problems, if any (there's always something), did you face? Thanks -- Alan Cote '86 Westy (almost born in a '64 split window)
• Re: Traveller in distress (near Chicago) - UPDATE TWO
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:47:22 -0700
  We must have a different group down here in FMBC south, all of us get along real well, new and old VW's, splits...
• A few Photographs from the Arizona Roundup Campout
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 09:47:01 -0700
  ...10 vanagon westfalias, of which about half were syncros, two splittys, and a '71. Thanks to Larry Chase for organizing and for all those...
• Re: Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:26:38 -0500
  ...Somebody spent boo-koos on this van before they split it in a divorce. It has been converted to 12v, it has a super...