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• Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in,... solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:59:11 -0800
  ...That's the good part, since other items, like the cover plate for the left(driver) coolant passage at flywheel side, and bunch of...
• Re: Heater knee bar cross beam
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:36:03 -0400
  ...So the drivers door vent would do >nothing on a Westy?! On my non-power-everything '84 Westy the opening at the front of...
• Re: sell 84 or not...parting?? (CT)
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 16:10:30 -0800
  ...box, all exaust, clutch, throwout bearing, and plate for 480. This would make the bus drive awsome. It is still for sale and I...
• Re: Heater blower issue from a different perspective
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:59:18 -0900
  My daily driver Syncro front heater shuts off sometimes but if I turn the switch to off then on again it restarts. I was...
• Re: Engine Stand [was Re: Re: Sears Cycle Jack reduced to $69]
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:06:22 -0800
  ...The mounting plate for > the three styles of engine stands looks the same. > > My van is still running and is my daily-driver to...
• Re: '80 Westfalia-- best way to drive over passes
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:52:32 -0600
  ...Just wondering about the license plate seal. I have never had any such a seal around my license plate hatch. What is this like...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 18 Feb 2015 11:01:55 -0800
  ...So to > >>> raise the rear of my door I would add shim between body and top hinge > plate. > >>> > >>> That would rotate the door anti...
• Re: help: locked e-brake?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 05:01:12 -0600
  ...The most likely spot for trouble is that they also rust into the socket on the backing plate. Backing plates are made of sheet...
• Re: Shifter lube and adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:50:01 -0400
  ...There are two holes in the bottom of the shifter plate. Use a pen or something you can see to color in these holes...
• Help! - 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Snyder
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 11:34:54 -0500
  ...vehicle is under stress i.e., going up a hill or driveway. Also, when I push the clutch in, the noise disappears. When the...
• Re: westy - what do you keep in your cupboards?
  Historical mailing list - Marcia Holm
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 17:06:17 -0700
  > let's use: > A - under drivers seat oil > B - Drawer silverware, knives, aspirin, collected shells and stones, matches > C - sink cab canned goods, cereal...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:39:32 -0700
  ...Right hand drive and diesel. Good looking modern beastie. >> Didn't see the plates. It looked to me like a modern Vanagon, but >> Japanese...
• Re: Drive side swivel seat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:42:56 -0500
  ...at 5:04 PM, Ben <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > > The bottom plate for your seat swivel is welded to the stock tracks. If you...
• Re: Idle Problem 1987 2.1 Van Automatic
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:58:23 -0800
  No, really, you have two quick places to look - at the throttle plate / body, and at the idle / WOT switch. If the throttle plate...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:49:30 -0400
  ...They are too small for the vehicle to be driven > hard without regards. If you're trying to keep up with the California > drivers...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:11:14 -0400
  Hence my license plate: "WAIT4ME". I drive in and around Boston as a part of my job (not in Supervan) and I am usually...
• CV Joint installation on half shaft
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 04:25:06 -0800
  ...Russek, "Pocket Mechanic-VW Transporter," APPEARS to identify it as a "dished" spring plate. Pg. 112, item 5.1, "Drive Shafts-Servicing," On disassembly...
• Coolant System Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:59:43 -0400
  ...driver's side head. There is a blocked off hole that is a just a flat, oval plate with a gasket. This flat plate...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:37:42 -0800
  ...It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1" > diamond shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of...
• what could be the explanation of the crack clutch
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:21:21 -0700
  ...new pressure plate cracked after about 2000 miles . its also looks like the new clutch was ruined. I am a very driver and never...
• Off to travel /I might need your help
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:13:12 -0000
  ...If you see us on the road, Missouri license plate, Thule weekender on top, Fiamma bike carrier, Mehler side tent in the luggage rack...
• Electronics question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Dec 2001 20:14:26 -0600
  Using a plug-in night light, a double-gang electrical box, a cover plate with switch cutout on one side and a two hole...
• Re: preparing your bus for winter. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:49:39 +0200
  ...used it to drive convicts to their work in the woods #Green bus - it�s dark green # Nikolaj - licens plate NKJ ### # Volvo sport ;-) I...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:28:14 EDT
  ...the exhaust manifold and also hold the mounting arms for this plate. >> The fasteners could be rubbing hard against the walls of their holes...
• CL vanagon missed connections - syncro doka in Pburg NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:19:15 EDT
  ...in a '86 Syncro Doka, crappy dark green respray with homemade tilt, ronal alloys, a extremely screwed up ISV and running Maine (ahem..) plates...
• Re: Wire fire in the Engine Room
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:31:27 -0400
  ...I grabbed my halon extinguisher (reachable from driver's > seat), leap out and put a shot down the vent, open the license plate door...
• Re: What food to take in a Westie
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:30:42 EDT
  ...I usually use paper plates and bowls, except when I'm alone and eat straight from the pot. Real silverware is a good idea...
• Re: Watch Those Out of State Plates and Don't Take any Crap
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:42:14 -0500
  I was pulled over by an Iowa Highway Patrol officer(I have Iowa plates BTW) last spring for"failing to change lanes on the...
• Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:23:32 -0600
  ...Tom www.towercooler.com www.stir-plate.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of John Rodgers...
• Re: Gowesty 2wd lift spring spacers
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:03:58 -0700
  ...and adding or taking out a spacer plate would in turn be quite easy. my guess is, it will take time before you need...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters,was: Strobing Reverse Lights -- bright light
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 12:12:54 +0100
  ...Our license plate helps "PASS US". > If need be, I pull to the right shoulder slightly, and slow significantly. This sounds just like the...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:47:35 EST
  ...the wheels unblocked and the brake off.) Broken or disconnected flex drive plate ? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87...
• Re: Tough Decisions.....
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 14:44:37 -0400
  ...I wasn't driving, driver didn't stop very quickly ("what's that noise!") Broken crank. Took plates, hitched to Boston to start my...
• Vallejo VW Show
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:13:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also got a set of '56 plates for $30, a single '51 plate for $20, and various odds and ends. Also got a...
• Re: Bird chirps from front brakes on '84
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:04:28 -0500
  John, yes, it is safe to drive. Only a noise problem. Frank On 2011-11-14, at 7:00 AM, John Lauterbach wrote: > Thank...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:41:43 -0800
  ...http://hasenwerk.ca/1986syncrowestfaliatdi/photossummer2008/DSC04717.JPG David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Tue, February 10...
• Re: Free Westy middle jumpseat in SoCal?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:27:20 -0700
  ...You can also see the mounting plate of the swivel mechanism. The "Weekender' rear facing seat he is thinking of is totally different and...
• Re: Sliding door's slider (window)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:28:32 -0500
  ...You will need to take a flat head from one of those removable head screw drivers (called a 4 or 6 way driver) or...
• Re: FS: Syncro Westy w/ 230hp Subie SVX motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:51:17 EDT
  ...At some point you have to have enough respect for a would-be buyer to look at the name plate on the vehicle. And...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:24:00 -0500
  ...Light turns, put in drive and drive away. Up shifts normally. Drives normally, down shifts normally. Just bangs and shutters while stopped. A hard...
• Westi joys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jan 95 19:02:08 MST
  > I've had my '71 Westfalia for about 4 years now, and drive it daily to > work; from Sedona to Flagstaff and back. I...
• Re: Bostig Zetec kit .. Ground clearance
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
  Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:40:50 -0400
  ...one, but wanted to push our luck and drive on it like that. The skid plate on the cradle with short pan will allow...
• Re: fitting other seats from different makes into the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Crighton
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 10:00:21 -0500
  ...It has 8 10mm bolts run through holes in 2 strips of 7mm steel plate, heads welded to the plate. These are glassed into...
• Re: Passenger Vanagon wanted
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 27 May 2018 13:04:52 -0700
  ...Other than that the only difference is brown material and a MULTIVAN is a plastic Facia on the bench vs a wooden front plate...
• Westy rear suspension
  Historical mailing list - Seastoner
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 04:45:30 +0000
  ...I have put a towel between the stove top and metal plate and that has helped some. The drivers side door closes all the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Feb 2002 (#2002-148)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Feb 2002 06:12:19 EST
  ...cut > off a portion of > the stop tabs on the mirror drive plate This is for the power mirrors only ! Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers _paddle_?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 02:08:04 -0800
  ...Radcliffe chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale" License Plate -> "SF Surf" -----Original Message----- ... At 04:35 PM 2/13/2003 +1100...
• Re: Gratitude:
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:42:29 -0600
  ...http://www.number1.com/ > >> > >>Repectfully John Rodgers > >>88 GL Driver > >> > >> > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your > desktop...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 21:38:08 -0500
  ...wire inside the distributor so the plate can move unrestricted? Do you have the spring under the distributor which pushes the drive gear down?
• blown out oil passage plug!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:25:47 +0000
  ...Looked in the factory manual and it seemed to look like one of the plugs behind the drive plate. I inspected anothe engine with...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 16:39:13 -0500
  ...Finally, took it for a test drive today. Initially had problems >> finding gears, but much of that was sorted out by following the Bentley...
• Re: Air Traffic Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:02:49 -0500
  ...John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver Chelsea, AL Http://www.moldhaus.com On 6/19/2011 11:05 PM...
• Re: HF Specials
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:28:50 -0400
  ...You may need to augment the included adapters with some pipe fittings and steel plates, etc. Larry A. On Thu, May 31, 2012 at...
• Re: inline 4 SWAP? was Re: Mexican Water cooled loaf bus? what engine?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:09:28 -0800
  Jeff, The Diesel transmission has a final drive of 5.56. The higher the final drive numbers , the lower geared for torque. This lowers...
• WTB: Nose Bra for 76
  Historical mailing list - NWB2FP Forest-Protection
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:04:40 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The antenna is mounted on the drivers side and is just a single hole mount. Anyone out there have one they don't want...
• Re: Unusual sighting
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 23:03:17 -0800
  ...It had some sort of custom plate, with a barber pole on it. The little, old driver was very quick and lively, and gave...
• Re: Registering in Oregon?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 26 May 2008 15:35:27 -0700
  ...my old mercedes with Wa plates- they said > >>> 'do you live in oregon?" > >>> do you have an Oregon drivers's license?" > >>> 'is the car...
• 89 Westy / $ of head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:28:52 -0500
  ...She NEVER overheats- I go on 2-3 hour drives all the time / she just overflows now and then- not even every time I...
• Re: Power to Standard Steering Conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:02:38 -0500
  The power steering version of the van can be easily driven without the power steering connected - ie, the pump disengaged - but the rack still...
• Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 00:26:56 -0500
  Talking about sealing the plates off. Are the screws long enough you can take a square of bicycle inner tube and put it under...