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• Funny central locking behaviour ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:58:38 -0700
  ...I got that fixed and now the driver's side is behaving funny. I can open and lock on the pass. side. The driver...
• Re: Map Pocket
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:05:15 EDT
  ...When I got home I took off my passenger's side panel and > found that there were the same holes in the panel (behind...
• Re: CV Joint Swapping
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 09:33:15 -0400
  The joints are identical, but if you swap the shaft end for end on the same side, you have accomplished nothing. The joints are...
• for sale: drivers side manual mirrors $10 each
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:26:41 EDT
  for sale: drivers side manual vanagon exterior mirrors. $10 ea. pass side $15 ea. chris
• Re: SA Sliding side windows/was: Screensaver
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:26:26 +0200
  RHS Right hand side.... You got it right. If you stick your head out the left side window and some opens the sliding door...
• Re: Average Cost
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:42:23 -0400
  ...Warranty Standard Brake Shoe Replace B 1.2 1.7 Note To R&R or Renew Rotor, Add One Side B 0.0 0...
• Re: Odd awning placement
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 20:35:42 -0500
  ...the tent would be on the passenger side, which is really the only side it can be on. But the awning would provide shade...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:55:37 -0700
  ...this bilateral asymmetry seems to either point at two clogged injectors on one side, or something leaky with air on one side. A few...
• Re: Advisability of patching tire sidewall
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:41:48 -0500
  Patching anything that is below the edge where the tread and sidewall meet is not a good idea. The reason being is that the...
• Addendum to question on Parking Brake Cable
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 11:39:19 -0500
  I forgot to mention that both rear brakes have been adjusted and that if I adjust the drivers side any tighter, I can not...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:57:18 -0400
  Larry Hamm wrote: > Matthew, > A better idea may be to just flip the axle end for end, leaving it on > the same side. This...
• Re: CV Joint Wear
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:27:15 -0400
  Roger Sisler wrote: > Can they be installed in reverse and get better extended wear? I mean > put the left axel on the right side...
• Re: Interior: benind the sidewalls, below the windows?
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 21:44:32 -0700
  Cris, well we took out the ashtray on the passenger side panel at the rear... and ... now we can't see how to get...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 04:50:09 EDT
  ...The hammer is swung from side-to-side, its path being perpendicular to the axis of the stud. Strike the SIDE of this lug...
• Re: FS: jumpseat sidepanel covers
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 07:59:07 -0500
  ...at any rate - i have some jumpseat side panel covers, these >are the grey or black vinyl sidecovers that cover the sides of the...
• Re: New Vanagon: No Radio = No Antenna?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:05:33 -0700
  ’82 - r/h side ’83 & ’84 l/h side. > On Jun 30, 2015, at 3:58 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > I...
• Re: Different Years - Sliding Windows
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:05:14 EDT
  ...drivers side 80-91; pass side 80-84, then 85-'91 chris
• WTB 80-91 Drivers Side Middle or 80-84 Passenger Side Middle Westy Windows
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:45:17 -0400
  ...I'd like to buy a 1980-1991 Drivers Side Middle, or 1980-1984 Passenger SIde Middle Westy Window with an intact screen. Please...
• Re: sidewalls
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:20:25 -0700
  ...I put cupholders on my sidewalls > also. There isn't anything behind the passenger side except > insulation. The driver side does have water and...
• Re: One side of van higher than other
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:06:34 -0400
  >Ben wrote: > >[...] > >Most Westies list (no pun intended) lower on the driver's side because most >of the weight (fridge/stove/driver/extra battery...
• Optima battery dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 14 May 1999 11:18:07 -0700
  Can someone with an Optima 750s (top terminals only) or D34/78-950 (top and side terminals) take some measurements for me? Here's...
• Re: flip out side tables...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 03:41:43 EST
  In a message dated 3/28/03 10:01:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << the grey flip out side table...
• Re: Rear side reflectors on North American cars
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:06:50 -0700
  ...Side Markers/Reflectors Actually the requirement is side visibility and the Vanagon meets that requirement with the side marker light and reflector combination. Been...
• Broken Passenger Side Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Mon, 19 May 2014 01:47:30 -0400
  Snap! I parked on the left side of a narrow one way street yesterday and thought it would be wise to fold my passenger...
• Re: Need a passenger side mirror for '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:14:20 EDT
  In a message dated 9/26/05 4:24:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dcpmsw@AOL.COM writes: > Anyone have a side mirror (passenger...
• Re: fresno lens
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:50:57 -0600
  ...I can see well on the drivers side since that side > mirror > doesn't have themoving problem. thanks for any advice. >
• Re: Side tent for sale--> add walls to your awning
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:19:45 -0600
  ...It hooks to a 9' awning to add > walls to the short sides and long side. includes screened in sides, > etc. > > matt > > > "may the...
• Re: AC High and Low sides
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 20 May 2010 17:22:46 -0600
  Almost without exception the low side is on the right, because that's coming FROM the condenser up front and INTO the compressor, and...
• Re: Odd awning placement
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 19:38:19 -0800
  I have a small tarp that I install as a sun shade on the driver's side. I use it to shade the Vanagon...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 2 May 2016 08:43:41 -0400
  > I thought that it would be Intuitively Obvious To The > Most Casual Observer that I was Making Reference > to SideWall Stiffness, Not Load/Weight...
• Re: Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:57:11 EST
  ...model, and they are no hard screens made to > fit, only the soft, velcro stick-on style. > > you can not use the westy side...
• Re: Side mirrors blow in
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 21 May 2002 21:05:58 -0500
  I see Aaron told you about taking the side mirror off and tightening the nut. Just be careful not to over tighten, as some...
• Re: reversing sliding side windows fish
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:39:02 EST
  ...the Left (drivers) side slider window is the same size 80-91. so if you try to fit a 80-84 passengers side slider...
• Re: Sidemarker
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 04:16:20 EDT
  ...for the rear sidemarkers? The number for the > amber version would be great, too! > > the amber version of the rear sidemarkers isnt for the...
• Vanagon side window question
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:12:24 -0700
  Hello,do the side windows of all vanagons, fit all vanagons? I mean the rear side window and the middle side windows.Not the...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 20:08:19 -0500
  ...Simply wire the side marker ground wire to the rear turn-signal wire. This will make the side marker blink out of phase with...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:44:36 -0500
  ...Can you explain why metal side to the pipe? I had mine reversed. I put metal side on the cylinder head side. I did...
• FS: vanagon side windows w/ screens
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:22:42 EDT
  ...sliding side windows w/ screens. from vanagon westys but fit ALL '80-'84 vanagons, passenger, or camper, both sides. also fit all '85-91...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 04:25:24 -0500
  ...with a stock 1.6td has the battery on the passenger side and the aircleaner canister (mounted sideways) on the driver's side. benT
• Re: a/c fittings
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 19:37:21 -0400
  Ed, the early vans just had the low and high side fittings right near the compressor. The SUC is the low side (suction) where...
• /f The Bright Side??
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 16:26:20 CST6CDT
  On 16 Nov 95, Bradley wrote: > You need to look at the bright side... uhhh... did someone mention "The Bright Side"? okay, it's...
• Map Pocket
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:03:59 -0400
  As we all know, we have a map pocket on the driver's side door and not the passenger's side. My partner is...
• Re: Upper Ball Joint Removal (!#$%^&)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 11:34:35 +0100
  Thats advice is missing something surely? Whilst dollying the opposite side with a mass at least double that of the striking hammer, THEN strike...
• Re: 15" wheel/tire report - caution
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:35:22 -0800
  ...Check the small print on the sidewall to see what the ply construction is for both the tread and sidewalls. A 2-ply sidewall...
• Re: CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 12:38:45 -0600
  Bulley wrote: > > By putting the driver's side axle on the passenger side, and vice versa, > you reverse the wear surface being used. The...
• Need help with Westy Tent
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 23:12:46 EDT
  Folks - I have an authentic Westfalia side tent and can't figure out how it attaches to the side of the van (Its the...
• Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:43:30 -0500
  ...Neither of the right side running lights come on, the yellow one in front nor the red one in the passenger side taillight assembly...
• Re: Power Window Problem - Driver's Side Switch Quit
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:54:19 -0800
  Basically you drill a small hole inside the frame on the bottom portion, and run a very small screw in there on each side...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 2 May 2016 10:05:46 -0500
  ...The stock 14" > Vanagon tire has a 6" sidewall. The stock 16" Eurovan tire has a 5.3" > sidewall. Despite its lower sidewall height...
• Rare Side View Mirror
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 14:51:44 +0000
  Also yesterday at the boneyard I found a drivers side mirror that had the longer part horizontal rather than vertical. Wow, I thought, never...
• Re: Vanagons For Sale/Phone Number Correction
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 08:53:33 -0700
  ...While the side table mechanism is the same, the molded side panel is not. The camper molded side panel has different provisions for the...
• DIESEL: Clutch disk
  Historical mailing list - Gnarl odious
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 00:18:16 GMT
  Please tell which way the clutch disk goes, it has one flat side and one side where the spline extends outward. Which side goes...
• Re: Listing Westies on the List
  Historical mailing list - bmn
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 07:04:54 -0400
  ...the driver's > side) > > Does everyone's Westy list like this? Anyone ever swapped their springs > from side-to-side in order to correct...
• Looking for a passenger-side (i.e. right side) diesel motor mount?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 5 May 2003 22:56:15 -0400
  Dear List, Anyone have a passenger-side (i.e. right side) Vanagon diesel cast aluminium motor mount? or know where I could purchase one...
• Re: Conversion Choices
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 20:00:50 -0700
  ...I first leveled it with a level side to side and then a friend held a string so it hung down to the center...
• Re: Map Pocket
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:05:57 -0400
  ...When I got home I took off my passenger's side panel and > found that there were the same holes in the panel (behind...
• Re: speshul tires for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:27:32 EDT
  ...it means double ply reinforced sidewall. like i said, all you need to look for is the 2 ply sidewall rating. "reinforced sidewall" means...
• Re: Tire Side wall info request
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:16:42 -0800
  ...https://www.lesschwab.com/article/tires/tire-size-explained-reading-the-sidewall.html https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a16580427/how-to-read-a-tire...
• Re: TIRES
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 May 2010 07:57:08 -0700
  Check the other sidewall. The DOT tire ID sequence that ends with the date code is on both sides of the tire but the...
• front exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - Wickham, Steve
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:15:05 -0700
  ...It looks like one side (passenger side) is attached to the cylinder head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two...