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• Re: A real pane! or A tale of two windows
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 May 1999 19:38:51 +0200
  ...The hinge and roller mechanism was new, the latch was new, the outer handle was new and there was several other modifications also. This...
• Re: SurePower Battery Isolator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:06:48 -0700
  ...The isolator requires modification of the stock alternator as well as much more intrusive modifications to the original vehicle wiring. The separator requires neither...
• Re: Dometic mystery ....tentatively resolved!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:40:43 -0600
  After my flue vent modification mentioned yesterday, I drove 175 miles today, up to an altitude of 8000 ft and back home again, and...
• Re: Propane modification to my campsite meat smoker
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 14:51:09 -0500
  ...an Otherwise Trivial Problem. > > <http://thatjacksblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/propane- > modification-to-campsite-smoker.html> > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto...
• interior light question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 2 May 2003 12:48:24 -0700
  ...Are there any replacement lights that require no modifications other than changing out the lamp and housing? I have seen several on ebay but...
• Steering Knuckle "Modification" + Brake Caliper questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:06:09 -0800
  ...40.13, shows a "Steering knuckle modification": "seal ring. (not show on page 40.10)" Is this a needed update? And... I'll be...
• Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:14:12 -0700
  ...2 small camper modification!!! > I agree the VW Westfalia engineers had their hats on a little too tight when > they failed to consider the...
• Distributor Modification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:42:27 -0600
  I've noted the many performance and modification notes posted. I seldom see the subject of distributors addressed in either Waser Boxers or Air...
• GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:27:44 -0700
  Hi folks, I'm unable to light the Dometic 182B fridge in my '84 Westie since I fitted the GoWesty modification and upgraded fan...
• Gray Water Tank-Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:49:51 -0600
  ...http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=255070814C Photo's of the tank just after I got it, one photo of the modification I made...
• Speaking of modifications...
  Historical mailing list - John Tullier
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 14:38:03 -0800
  I would love to hear what different Vanagon owners have done to thier van with regards to personal modifications. It's true what one...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:15:43 -0700
  Anyone ever seen an ASI conversion with a similar modification? When I bought my Lola, there were two cushions in the closet that I...
• Re: Subaru vs. VW Swap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 19 May 2000 22:38:58 EDT
  ...Just fix the few WBX problems, as others have, BUT use a few proven T1 additions plus some modifications to the stock parts and...
• Helpful modification
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:00:21 -0700
  ...A really helpful (meaning, "How did I ever get along without this?") modification/enhancement is to paint the window screens flat black. The stock...
• Re: Skylight modification question
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 08:41:22 -0700
  ...Skylight modification question Has anyone enlarged the opening where the skylight is to install a standard RV 14"x14" skylight? Is this even possible?
• Oil pressure sander/switch #2 location
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:24:40 -0500
  Simple question, I done many repair-works-modification on my 2.1 engine but I never found the second oil sender (never really look...
• found a cool webpage: vanagonhacks
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:22:14 -0400
  http://www.vanagonhacks.com/about/ some spiffy modifications to be seen Karl.
• Sliding door handle modification
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 19:11:33 -0400
  ...I searched the archives, but I didn't find anything about the 'slight' modification needed to put a newer handle on an older van...
• re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 00:16:20 -0500
  ...11 09 1 377 101 130 UP 241 BGR SR 761961 November 4, 1961 production date modifications 377 , 101, and 130 (hinged windshields) UP...
• TypeIV Thermostat Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:09:25 -0700
  ...However, there was discussion on the list that the old upright engine thermostats, which *are* available, could be substituted with a little judicious modification...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 16:30:36 -0700
  ...COM> wrote: > Anyone ever seen an ASI conversion with a similar modification? When I bought my Lola, there were two cushions in the closet...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 08:24:15 -0700
  ...Drivers Side Door Lock Modification > Has anyone ever modified thier Drivers Side Door Lock so a person can lock > it by pushing the lock...
• Re: IT IS MY name and IF you want it BUY IT FROM ME!!!! or Else....
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 10:08:44 EST
  ...modifications to the original engine, named: > Wasserboxer (another VW owner name that is used only to identify the engine > in question, whose modifications to...
• Re: Westy Fridge Modification
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 22:31:51 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-06 13:53:38 EDT, dwoolard@calpoly.edu (Don Woolard) writes: > >The modification appears to involve a new...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:21:50 -0400
  regarding PO wiring modifications. My very first VW camper, a 71 sportsmobile purchased in about 1983 had a bunch of crazy wiring. When I...
• Vanagon Westy Rear Closet Modification - update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:33:31 EST
  ...This IS the way the rear closet on the Vanagon Westfalia SHOULD have been built ! _Westy Rear Closet Modification_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43...
• Re: Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:29:14 -0700
  ...Backup Lights Always On, Stiff Shifter. "Selector shaft, modifications" P 35.60a > Hi all. > > Just installed a WBX transmission in my '81. My shifter...
• Re: westy stove grate modification
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 21:01:03 -0300
  ...on the stove rack. > > > > Pictures can be found linked from the "modifications, hacks, and > > kludges" page on my site > > (http://homepage.mac.com/alistairbell...
• Re: Anyone want my 92 Vanagon V6 TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:48:36 +1300
  >Beautiful. SImply Beautiful. That it is. The modifications must have cost a fortune.
• Heat in the footwells modification
  Historical mailing list - Clark Carr
  Fri, 2 May 1997 18:27:57 -0400
  ...Someone recently wrote that they had performed some kind of modification to a Westie that diverted heat from the foot wells. I have believed...
• Re: Westy Rear Closet Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 19:54:52 -0800
  --- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > Here's the way > _Westy Rear Closet Modification_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/closet.htm) < that > rear closet...
• RE: 87: shift rod bushing modification
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 6 May 1996 09:21:17 -0700
  ...shift rod bushing modification Page 34.7a of the Bentley manual shows a modification made to the shift rod bushing at the tranny end...
• 87: shift rod bushing modification
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:09:22 -0700
  Page 34.7a of the Bentley manual shows a modification made to the shift rod bushing at the tranny end of the shift rod...
• Re: Beefed up Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 22 May 2000 16:09:37 EDT
  ...One other point is, I chose the modifications for ease of installation, most are internal or are bolt on, with little modifications to the...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - philip menchions
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 07:39:54 -0500
  ...Drivers Side Door Lock Modification > In a message dated 1/14/01 4:35:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, > ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM writes...
• Re: Westy subwoofers?
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 01:07:07 -0500
  Yes, me. http://pages.infinit.net/eurokit/westy_modifications.htm 2 X good 8in is fine enough! Cheers, Ben
• Re: refrigerator propane mode ??
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 07:57:21 -0400
  ...The air pump modification is outlined in the Dometic Manual available through several people, LiMBO for one and probably Ron Salmon at the Bus...
• Re: Favourite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:34:44 -0500
  ...That was the best modification I ever did. Free alignment, the van steers nice and straight now. >> I'm in the same library Georgie...
• Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:03:31 -0700
  ...what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification? RE: Cheap Mods Probably the easiest/cheapest was pulling the top bunk in my Westy...
• Re: WANTED north American right-front door lock
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 06:11:06 EST
  Brilliant idea, Andrew. Perfect for those who want to perform this modification. BenT San Francisco
• Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 14:59:05 -0400
  Does anyone know what other VW sterring wheels will fir the Vanagon without the need for modification? Todd '88 Westy
• Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: EpidermalLayer of Sliding Door)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 15 May 1999 00:48:57 +0200
  ...Leif, there were several modifications on the slider in 1985. Here is what I found from my Haynes and sent to the list May...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 16:00:57 EST
  "3.2 engine requires no modifications" -- right, like cutting a map of downtown Boston into the foam of your engine lid, dremeling off all...
• Re: What Mini-Projects are going on?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:39:56 -0600
  ...The site I was referring to with my modifications is at http://KokopellisGarden.com/vw The frame on the bottom left side of the...
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 13:06:31 -0400
  ...I know that I saw a modification > to carry a bike inside of the Vanagon. > It consisted of a fork mount attached to the...
• engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Michel Bertin
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:27:45 -0400
  Is there any engine other than tiico and subaru that will fit the vanagon without modification to the lid? Thanks, Michel Bertin
• Re: Interior Modifications, Bike carrier type (Request)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:17:27 -0700
  ...I know that I saw a modification > to carry a bike inside of the Vanagon. > It consisted of a fork mount attached to the...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top / make a westy be a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:33:56 -0400
  ...Check in the modifications folder and there is a file titled 2WD to 4WD by Hamm which I compiled from some of his posts...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 09:41:52 -0600
  <Is this so you can have the pleasure of locking yourself out?> That's what I was thinking! <LOL>
• Optima battery installation
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 13:24:11 -0800
  I've lost the URL for the Harald and Nancy modification to install the yellow top battery upright. Anyone have it? William
• Re: Clam shell question
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 5 Jan 2014 13:17:46 -0600
  ...My size decision is between > > 205/75/15 or 215/75/15 depending on the ability to still fit in clamshell > > without modification or...
• Saw The 1995 VW/Winnebago Camper In Northern Virginia
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 95 10:16:16 EST
  ...Overall, considering the modifications to my Eurovan, the new one didn't have enough to hold my attention/temptation-level. $21,000 for the...
• Re: Friday topic: what is your favorite low (or no) dollar modification?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:23:42 -0500
  ...Today's > quetion is this: > > What is your favorite CHEAP modification of your vanagon? > > Someone giving you a free 3 window canvas or something...
• Re: Propane modification to my campsite meat smoker
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 12:42:47 -0700
  ...an Otherwise Trivial Problem. > > <http://thatjacksblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/propane-modification-to-campsite-smoker.html> > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > 1984 Westfalia, auto...
• Great American Road Race ............. Vanagon, Special Interest?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 14:49:06 -0600
  ...Allowed modern modifications include 12-volt electrics, any point-type distributor, overdrive units, auxiliary cooling systems and internal engine components. High performance modifications available...
• Re: Propane modification to my campsite meat smoker
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:24:48 -0700
  ...blogspot.com/2014/06/propane-__modification-to-campsite-__smoker.html > <http://thatjacksblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/propane-modification-to-campsite-smoker.html>> > -- > Jack "Rocket...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Chet Douglas
  Wed, 21 May 1997 09:27:24 -0700
  ...No modification or drilling required. Chet -- Chet Douglas - CRD Consulting - Peripheral FW,SW,and Drivers (541) 754 - 1817
• wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rob Le Duc
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:19:31 -0700
  i remember reading about putting merkur scorpio wheels on a vanagon was this a bolt on with no modification .... ??????? thanks rob 86 syncro ALTHEA...
• Re: opening rear hatch from inside van
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:59:05 EDT
  I would also like to know how to go about making this modification. -Loretta 87 Syncro 90 GL 82 Westy
• Re: Fw: 2 small camper modification!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 09:24:06 -1000
  ...2 small camper modification!!! > The closet door on my '85 will not open without moving the table. The table > is bout 3" above the...