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• Re: Wanted: 1 Wheel Cover 85 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 17:17:57 PST
  ...On Tue, 31 Dec 1996 09:07:15 -0600 Rheu032@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu (Charles R. Roberts) writes: >Lost a wheel cover on the...
• Noisy...CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon
  Tue, 19 May 1998 15:11:13 -0700
  ...The van has 110,000 km; I've never serviced the CV joints and I doubt the DPO did, either. The tires are new...
• Re: LED Lighting upgrade: summary
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:58:05 -0700
  Hello--LED instrument lights? Can I do this even if my speedo light is out because the DPO cooked that part of the instrument...
• Re: Clutch part research & machinations
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 16:08:58 -0400
  ...The DPO had it put in when he had the engine install, and they were real bad mechanics! Eric
• 1.9 exhaust braces
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 22:42:07 -0400
  I'm getting ready to order a complete new exhaust system for my '85 Westy (all pipes, cat, and muffler) but the DPO had...
• Westy Luggage Rack Pop Top Seal Install Question (Bus Depot)
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:41:01 -0700
  ...Does the luggage rack *have* to be removed to install the new seal on it? The DPO installed a 70's van conversion 14x14...
• Re: Rear heater leaking
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 5 May 1999 09:29:12 -0600
  ...That's why previous owners are called "DPO's". Larry
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:36:00 -0500
  ...i have seen WAY too many battery boxes bent/cut/destroyed because of DPO's who dont know you have to flip the seat...
• Re: Reply default changed??
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 20:07:27 -0500 (CDT)
  ...not me. i didn't do it. wasn't my fault. DPO did it. :) Sorry. I've fixed it. I DID do it. :-( -- Gerry...
• Parts Needed- Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 19:07:42 +0500
  In taking apart my 1600 DP, I noticed all the cooling guts were left off by the dpo. I need: 1) the shutters, 2...
• Re: propane tank fill valve wierdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:59:49 -0400
  ...As near as I can see the DPO has put a garden-hose fitting where the fill valve should be. Clean up the tank...
• Re: Please no politics.. Stop NOW!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:40:31 -0800
  You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder is the same, the brakes work. Seems to me that the only downside in the...
• Re: parts # 1986-on radiator thermo-switch?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 20:17:33 -0400
  In a message dated 96-06-20 12:52:41 EDT, RHEU032@UABDPO.DPO.UAB.EDU (Charles R. Roberts) writes: << Does anyone know the...
• Re: Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - John
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:27:23 GMT
  >those fridges are incredbly rare now since most of>the DPO's took them out, used them for brewskies in the garage, and never...
• Re: To All Tiico Owners: Tiico Conversion fiction
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 20:37:41 EST
  ...conversion by painter from Gandalf's Garage) 1982 RHD Single Cab 50� 1.8 w/ Weber (not the kind used for Tacos -- by DPO)
• Re: '81 Westy SOLD; Tenn. law
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:35:36 -0500
  ...OK, so here I am many miles away from home inspecting the oil dripper of my dreams, and the only title the DPO's...
• Re: DPO damage from using the wrong shocks
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 17:10:30 -0500
  Yeah! Jim On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > On 4/1/2013 9:45 AM...
• Re: Advice: Got taken by DPO
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:13:44 -0700
  ...in a situation where a used car > was misrepresented by the DPO-- and was able to recover some money or not, > please let me...
• Re: Front carpet removal/cleaning
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:00:54 EST
  ...if theyre glued in then some DPO did it. they simply lift out. chris
• Brake
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:41:48 -0800
  Sorry, I meant for this to go out under "Brake" You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder is the same, the brakes...
• Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:30:52 +0000
  ...would be a good idea or not? In my Van, the DPO crimped on an extra ground which is simply screwed into the sheet...
• Re: DPO damage from using the wrong shocks
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 08:02:16 +1100
  Very nice Mike! Sent from my iPhone On 02/04/2013, at 9:09 AM, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > On 4/1...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:06:15 -0800
  Okay, that's probably it. Thanks, Michael. The knob's gone but the fixture is there. Mark '82 Westy On Nov 15, 2010, at...
• Re: Is ONE DAY PAINT any good?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 07:24:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Anybody with a mango coloured bus would be grateful for such a blessing! Maybe the DPO had re-painted it a non-VW colour...
• no cat-potential probs?
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 21:01:58 -0400
  ...Well, just replaced my muffler (thanks Ron) and cat today and guess what?! The DPO had punched it out! So now my question, will...
• Re: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 May 2001 00:33:50 EDT
  ...Is this stock or just another > > accesory added by the "DPO" ??? > > > sounds like the PO if both of your vans were avid subscribers to...
• Re: Westy roof
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:40:25 EST
  ...a friend of mine had a westy that the DPO poprivited and siliconed a hardtop roof onto after the fiberglass cracked when he drove...
• Re: westy table
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:48:02 -0500
  ...Mike Joy Hecht wrote: > Hmm, DPO? > > Demented previous owner? > > Duplicitous previous owner? > > Divine previous owner? > > Inquiring minds want to know! > > > > > Joy > > > **************************************************************** > Joy Hecht > now...
• Re-key
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sun, 12 May 2002 15:48:14 -0400
  Does anyone sell a kit to re-key an early Vanagon? The DPO of my Diesel Westy snapped off the key in the ignition...
• Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:54:54 -0500
  ...The current "SparkOMatic" radio the DPO installed is awful. I remember seeing something about a limited depth of the dash space for the vanagon...
• [Westy]&[Gen. Bus]A couple of questions....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 18:44:48 -0600
  ...Does this tell anybody something about my suspensions/brakes/etc? or is it just because the DPO was a pig and never cleaned? Thanks...
• Re: '81 Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hooper
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:14:21 -0500
  ...You'd be the only guy on three bus lists who wasn't cursing the DPO if you bought it. This just sucks... --Ken...
• Re: Need source for roof mounted AC for camper- bad idea
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 11:56:13 EDT
  a lister just bought a poptop from me to replace his busted up '91 westy poptop that the DPO installed a roof mount RV...
• Re: Any air cooled owners out there running oversized tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:43:57 -0800
  ...The DPO of our Westy had outfitted it with passenger car tires. And yes, it did handle like a drunk pig on roller-skates...
• Re: 1.9 exhaust braces
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:22:35 -0300
  ...for my '85 > Westy (all pipes, cat, and muffler) but the DPO had removed and > go w/ a S&S system!! i love mine...
• Re: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 08:17:58 PST
  ...Ken On Mon, 11 Nov 1996 00:18:57 -0600 Rheu032@uabdpo.dpo.uab.edu (Charles R. Roberts) writes: **chomp** >Following Joels suggestion,I...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:34:56 -0600
  Tires, oil and DPOs. Jim On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > No need to...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:56:14 -0600
  ...US, & always > blame my rounded off bolts on the salt or DPO! > > Pax, > > Tom ... but Tom, to what do you credit your tapered nuts...
• Re: Leaky Doors? Wet Footwells
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 01:17:19 EST
  ...I removed some "calk" from the antenna gasket eh DPO had put there. Suddenly my carpet on the driver's side was soaked mysteriously...
• Re: guess this part!! anyone know what this thing is??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:34:32 -0600
  ...sad part is most westys are missing this item as most DPO's had no clue >what it was for and pitched it in...
• Re: DPO's brake hack
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:40:47 -0800
  Fortunately, I have a Bentley for Baywindows. That's what's on here -- the complete set up from a Baywindow, minus the retaining springs...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:12:16 -0600
  ...They do get gummed and you have no way of knowing what > DPO (dreaded previous owner) ran thru that WBX. Wouldn't a plugged...
• Re: 91 15A fuse Radio and clock
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 17:21:58 -0800
  ...And check for some DPO having hung everything up to and including the Christmas lights on that line, the favorite of radio, stereo and...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:50:21 -0400
  ...If your cooling fan motor has two separate + terminals, then you're not going to have that resistor. (Barring additions from DPOs).
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:04:05 -0800
  ...On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > I found out what's worse than the DPO...
• why won't my starter...Success!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:55:56 -0330
  ...Seems the DPO (GDPO?) had been quite liberal in applying the gasket maker, silicone, contact cement, tar, etc., between the starter and transmission. I...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:53:53 -0500
  At 08:03 PM 1/21/2011, David Clarkson wrote... >I always check the torque on mine when changing oil. I think Bentley >calls...
• Re: Getting Back to Basline Protection After Mixing Green & OrangeCoolant?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 22:57:38 -0400
  ...It had green before that, courtesy of DPO. All the colors of the rainbow mixed together make a real ugly grey/brown. -- Regards, David...
• need 2 blue adjustable armrests
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 11:33:16 -0700
  ...which I think defies explanation, unless, they came loose and the DPO threw them out??? One armed man who didn't need the right...
• Re: Need moulded front bumper for an 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 19:13:14 EDT
  ...together a fiberglass front bumper that was in ~3 pieces~ before.... DPO of van tried to pull it out of a ditch by the...
• Re: Re-key
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 12 May 2002 20:20:03 -0700
  ...Re-key >>> Does anyone sell a kit to re-key an early Vanagon? The DPO of my Diesel Westy snapped off the key in...
• Re: Armrest Fell Off
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:35:22 EST
  ...dont be like all the other DPO's please. i wanna smack all the people who have taken a knife their their armrests. the...
• Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 11:35:55 -0500
  ...all from the dpo...sure as hell not mine. though we are keeping the plaque! wanted: to remove them. to add a vanagon.com...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:40:20 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned I'll bet the reason your DPO ditched it to begin with is that he/she stripped the threads...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:15:20 -0400
  ...Because the DPO removed the buzzer and performed horrible rites on it. It's the same buzzer as the one for the seat belt...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:24:46 -0500
  ...CV bolts and DPO mechanics &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; &gt; I found out what's worse than the DPO's mechanic not torquing down...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Previous Owners
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 16:06:57 -0800
  In some cases the correct term is 'DPO' . as in Dreaded Previous Owner . I have a white 91 GL , Tiico conversion , like that.. oil...
• Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:26:11 -0400
  My van was MM (Mike Millered) by the DPO. I ran the VIN, it's a Wolfsburg Weekender with AC. The Digifant ECU was...
• Re: rear wiper inop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:26:34 -0700
  ...then noticed that there was a rear washer!! Turned out the DPO had removed the wiper, spot welded a piece over the hole in...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:29:43 -0500
  When I first got my '85 Westy (the DPO said he never used the kitchen equipment), the drain at the bottom, with the little...