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• Throttle Body/Switches?
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 07:11:10 -0400
  Volks, Does anyone know if the old type throttle body with the two throttle switches can be swapped for the new type with just...
• Re: cleaning engine upsets throttle body switch
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 06:21:40 -0600
  I have not replaced the throttle body switch, but I have a spare from the throttle body of a 1.9 engine. Wonder if...
• VW T3 T25 TYPE 25 FULL BODY KIT EURO STYLE BRAND NEWCARAT, CARAVELLE, VANAGON, SYNCRO, DOKA, CAMPER- Ebay Not Mine!
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 19 May 2006 01:15:47 -0400
  ...VW T3 T25 TYPE 25 FULL BODY KIT EURO STYLE BRAND NEW CARAT, CARAVELLE, VANAGON, SYNCRO, DOKA, CAMPER http://cgi.ebay.com/VW-T3...
• body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:15:15 -0700
  ...Its body is pretty darn straight, but seam rust is creeping along and a body shop just quoted me $1500 to fix all the...
• Re: Body filler onto primer/rust treatment paint?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 11 May 2007 15:14:33 -0700
  ...In my limited experience doing body work, i have only > used plastic body filler on bare metal, then primered. Once i level my > primer...
• "Hankerin' for fiberglass Carat Trim & Bumpers" (long)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:30:53 EST
  Well, I just sold my last Winkler Body kit (I can get another one if you want). I will try to give you as...
• Re: New Vanagon Body Effects
  Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 10:36:41 -0800
  ...Fountain Valley, CA 92708 +1 800-289-5488 +1 714-965-2336 http://www.kaminari.com/ Manufactures body kits for 1992- EuroVans. No longer...
• New Body Panels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Jul 1994 14:02:01 -0400
  Does anyone have any experience doing body work on their VW's? I am contemplating replacing the rear apron and driver side rocker panel...
• body shop sf-bay area?
  Historical mailing list - handy ighland
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:31:38 -0800
  ...I want to find a body shop in San Francisco Bay Area that is competent working on old cars (vanagons!) that aren't made...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Dec 2016 08:46:36 -0800
  also...it could be a worn throttle body or a faulty throttle body switch
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:41:37 -0700
  Why not just get the rebuilt one from GoWesty? http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23904 That throttle body from Vanistan...
• Seam Rust - Both are 4 letter words
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:04:57 -0400
  ...I will be doing the body work to save a lot of money any thoughts on this matter would be greatly appreciated.. or if...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:09:20 -0500
  Doug, 3-m Body panel adhesive. It's used on all the later model automobiles to fasten all the sheet metal panels and inner...
• Body Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 09:14:11 -0400
  I've got a few areas that have minor body seam rust and two areas that have significant body seam rust. Where the rust...
• Re: Cleaning and polishing exterior body plastic parts??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 08:40:10 -0400
  ...Cheers, Doug Alcock ''84 Westy 'BlueBelle' > Anyway- the body looks great! BUT i started to put the body plastics back >on-mirrors bumper ends...
• Valve body question!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:05:15 +0000
  ...When removing the valve body to check if the 2nd gear brake bank is installed properly I am a witness to 2 kinds of...
• need a good body shop in sf area?
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:16:32 -0800
  can anyone recommend a good body shop in the san francisco bay area??
• 1.9 Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:32:28 -0400
  ...025 133 067 this throttle body has one integrated limit switch that is on the bottom of the throttle body shaft. the limit has...
• Re: Any painters in UT?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 16:47:23 -0500
  Helloall,here is/are tips when going to a painter.I just had my 85 westy repainted $3000 w/body work and all.Lots...
• Cross drilled rotors
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 18:45:55 -0500
  <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><style> body { font-family: "Calibri","Slate Pro",sans-serif,"sans-serif...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 16 Sep 2014 08:55:06 -0400
  ...polyethylene > bushings in my wbx throttle body. > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/vanagon-quick-throttle-body-re-bush/ > > Alistair > -- Chris S. "Old...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 18 May 2001 15:35:28 -0500
  About the butterfly wearing grooves in the throttle body... perhaps once the bushings develop some play they allow the plate to scrape against the...
• Need Valve Body for '91
  Historical mailing list - James Huskins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:35:35 -0500
  I'd love to buy a good valve body for my '91 Carat. I rebuilt the transmission in January. It did fine until last...
• Re: Weld 'em, was: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:15:33 -0400
  ...In pursuit of body-stiffening, > welding the seams is a pretty common practice on Porsche 911 and 914's that > folks autocross. No harm...
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:56:49 -0500
  That is said of the body bolt for the battery ground strap, too. That may have been good advice during the first 5 or...
• Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:28:58 -0700
  So I have had low vac for while and had it isolated to the 1.9 throttle body lot of play top to bottom...
• Re: Body Shop needed for rust restoration near Detroit
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 12:22:43 -0500
  Not too far across the border in Canada is Soares Auto Body in Strathroy Ontario 519-245-6331 (just off thr 403, not far...
• FS: Syncro Carcass
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:51:48 -0800
  ...Complete syncro body and frame, minus front subframe. The only body part damaged on the van is the rear left quarter panel and bent...
• Auto transmission valve body
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Mon, 26 Mar 2018 16:35:34 -0400
  Anyone have a source and approximate cost of a valve body for an 91 Vanagon automatic transmission? Thanks, Bob C
• Recommended body/paint shops
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:46:35 -0700
  Can someone recommend a GOOD body/paint shop in the 93711 area (Fresno). I'm not looking for cheap! Thanks
• Re: Body shop in Roanoke, VA
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:49 EST
  ...I can recommend a good body shop in general but > would rather hear from someone who has had a favorable experience with a > vanagon...
• Poptop Issues
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:35:22 -0700
  ...When I close it the back left corner won't fully seat on the body. The back corner sits off the body by about...
• Throttle body lubrication
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:02:21 -0700
  Any recomendations of the proper lubrication of a throttle body and throttle switch ? I have removed the throttle body to swap it to a...
• throttle to intake body tightness
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:09:06 -0400
  How "tight" should the two phillips head screws be that hold the throttle body to the central intake manifold? I was afraid to overtighten...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:51:18 EDT
  ...and i have another question seems like i can get the body chromed for like $20 form the same source that goging to sell...
• remove the body?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:36:32 -0700
  Can you lift the body off the frame of a Vanagon the way you can a Type I? Keith Calgary, AB, CA
• Re: removing ground strap bolt
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:23:50 -0800
  ...Hey everyone, I would like to clean up the ground strap that runs from the tranny mount to the body. I have taken care...
• Cleaning body seams
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:55:21 -0800
  Does anyone have any tricks for cleaning the seams between the body panels? Just using a washrag is not working. Todd '88 Westy
• Vanagon Body Kit
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:00:06 -0600
  Greg, I think Ken at www.Van-again.com has access to the Projektwo body accessories. Give him a call. George, '85 Westfalia
• Re: CB antennas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 17:01:20 +0200
  ...The body is 9 feet The body is not in resonance with the wave. The body should reflect the antenna in that way you...
• Re: CB antennas
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 08:02:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...And that means that the antenna must be > attached to the metal of the body. > > The glass mount doesn't need a ground plane...
• Re: Body parts for Mellow Yellow [SOLVED]
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:21:40 -0700
  ...Two body shops quoted $2800 - $3000 to do the repairs using new parts, but those were imaginary parts because they have been discontinued, but...
• Body construction
  Historical mailing list - joe winter
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 07:03:00 PST
  Is there any reference material out there on how the body of the Vanagon goes together? Are there any diagrams of where the body...
• Re: Spring for 1.9 liter throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 8 May 2006 14:28:41 -0400
  >Any one know where I can get a compatible spring for the throttle body >that controls the gas pedal coming back up? > >It's...
• Body Work, welding, and danger - A question
  Historical mailing list - samc
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:14:24 -0400
  My 84 Westy is finally in the shop for a "body uplift" and the fellow doing the work expressed genuine fear about doing the...
• Voltage between engine and body
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:51:06 -0800
  Someone asked about voltage between engine and body with engine running, so here are the results using a digital VM: '88 Westy with stock...
• Re: Body work
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  18 Sep 1995 09:37:09 EST
  ...Tthey do reviews of body shops every couple of years, rated for both quality and price. Tom F. 90 Syncro Westie 90 Audi 200...
• Rebuilt Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 08:54:26 -0700
  Does anyone have any experience, and or opinion, on the difference between the VC and the GoWesty rebuilt throttle body ? There is a $100...
• Engine compartment door hinge
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 06 Sep 94 13:20:53 EDT
  Anyone know of a good way to effect repairs on a hinge whose mounting holes have stripped out? (the ones in the body, not...
• Cleaning and polishing exterior body plastic parts??
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:31:19 EDT
  ...dim-I'm not sure..) Anyway- the body looks great! BUT i started to put the body plastics back on-mirrors bumper ends, engine...
• Good Body Shop in Seattle??
  Historical mailing list - Jonny Miner
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 16:40:16 UT
  Looking for a good body shop in the Seattle area. My '64 25 window needs some rust work and welding. Any recomendations? Thanks! --Jonny
• replacement body panels
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 16:50:19 -0700
  Where is the best source for replacement vanagon body panels? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://tax...
• Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:59 +0000
  ...out and replaced and then a full-body repaint (along with all the other minor body work it needs). That being said, I'd...
• Re: Fuel injector electrical terminal rubber grommet replacement
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 13 May 2004 08:02:59 EDT
  ...Before the boot can be replaced, the conductors must be removed from the body of the connector. The terminals are released from the body...
• Re: Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 17:06:01 -0400
  ...Throttle Body Question I have an '88GL, 2.1L WBX, manual tranny. The fuel system is Digifant. The throttle body lays transverse over the...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 19 May 2001 13:31:34 -0400
  ...The butterfly are almost identical are they not? The throttle body's should never close all the way anyway,if the idle stop is...
• Re: throttle to intake body tightness
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:21:40 -0700
  ...throttle to intake body tightness > >How "tight" should the two phillips head screws be that hold the throttle >body to the central intake manifold...
• Re: Won't stay running below 2,500 RPM - Need Throttle Body Idle Screw
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:07:07 -0500
  ...Luckily it was still in the throttle body and hadn’t made it way down into the engine. Now I’m looking to see...
• Re: New Vanagon Body Effects
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:24:09 -0800
  Greetings I recall reading an issue of European Car a few years back featuring a piece on the Eurovan with a Kaminari body kit...
• Xmas wishes unfulfilled
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 13:36:02 -0500
  I asked 'Syncro Santa' for a clean and rust-free Syncro Westy body... but there was NOT one in my driveway this morning! DRAT...