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• Re: camping with bears
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:01:25 -0400
  ...Smaller boxes had slightly lower prices, but even a tiny one was $299.99. > > The box had an "Owner's Manual" which said that...
• camping with bears
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 12:38:50 -0500
  ...Anyone know anything about these boxes? The material with the boxes showed pictures of bears puzzling over the box, knocking it around, but being...
• Re: "boxer" motors
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:54:07 -0800
  ...Re: "boxer" motors > > That Italian version is the vino boxer. > > Stan Wilder > > On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:59:35 -0800 mike miller <mwmiller...
• black speedo cable box needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:57:02 -0400
  hi all i have a 85 westi vanagon and believe i need the little black box that goes inline with the speedo cable. both...
• Continuing Saga of '87 Wolfs electrics
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 1997 14:07:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I took the fuse panel out, to discover where the 'main feed' went inside the fuse panel box. I opened the box and sure...
• Re: 110-volt Hookup box wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 May 2017 21:39:05 +0000
  ...I recently purchased a Go Westy replacement 110-volt hookup box that requires the electrical box located behind the hookup box on US Westfalias...
• Re: [LVC] Subaru Boxer anniversary
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 06:17:05 -0700
  Actually both VW & Porsche still produce the boxer engine (in water-cooled form) till this very day (VW: Waterboxer in Brazil for their Microbus...
• Re: Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:54:30 -0400
  My 87 has a box with both ports on it but the fresh air holes are blocked. I ended up using an early 87...
• For the emergency brake area..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:26:08 -0700
  I built a sturdy birch ply box that is just a bit narrower than the available space and a couple of feet long, about...
• Re: Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:55:52 -0700
  I have a Thule box on top of my Syncro westi so I can let you know from experience that... Adding a box to...
• Re: camping with bears
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 2 Jul 2012 13:29:15 -0500
  ...Smaller boxes had slightly lower prices, but even a tiny one was $299.99. > > > > The box had an "Owner's Manual" which said that...
• Re: White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:55:37 -0700
  ...Correct?? > > What, if any, special proceedures should I use to clean the box before I soak to box in Krown.com > rust inhibitor oil...
• Stealth Rear Speakers?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:28:23 -0800
  Having recently been the victim of a break-in, in which the thief broke my vent window and stole my two rear box-speakers...
• Re: Port-a-potty and storage box prototype
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 22:09:14 EST
  ...Today I was thinking > outside the loaf about a box for inside the loaf (ie. vanagon.) > > I try not to throw anything away that...
• Bench Seat Lock Box Install
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 27 Dec 2016 19:31:34 -0600
  Here's the write up on my new Bench Seat Lock Box setup... Secure, lockable storage space for large items like cameras, lenses, laptops...
• Fw: mystery silver box?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 07:26:15 -0800
  Volks, Thanks to Bob Kelly for looking up the part numbers and figuring out the silver mystery box up behind the glove box is...
• more SA goodies..."console box"
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:42:17 EDT
  also appears they make a front console box or "goodie box" as they call it, for between the front seats of a vanagon.. http...
• Re: Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:28:55 -0500
  ...I just have to (apart from removing > input and output hoses) flip a wire bail on the right hand side and > pull the box...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:01:15 -0800
  I'm fairly sure that this it the type of box Dennis referred to. Also known as "retrofit" or "remodel" box. For others curious...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 18:54:45 -0400
  Although I'm more inclined towards small trailers as storage boxes, I do like the idea of storage room so low in the chassis...
• Replacing foam gaskets on the heater box doors
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 3 May 2006 08:33:55 -0700
  This heater box is from an early vanagon?? Unlike late vanagons, the door flap hinges(whew) dont have little plastic pins that allow removal...
• subaru engine list, 1990-2000 models
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:34:02 -0800
  ...bill '87 syncro westy (to be subarized in the future!) -------------- SVX 1992-1997 3.3 liter 6 cylinder 24 valve DOHC Boxer engine, Horsepower...
• Re: Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:48:28 -0400
  ...Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box Does anyone know of a good alternative method to secure the AFM/Air-Filter box so...
• Re: gear box difference 85' vs. 86 and on
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 19:50:28 -0500
  ...gear box difference 85' vs. 86 and on hi all... I have a chance to gat an '88 gear box for my '85 could...
• splitting Eurovan heater box
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 08:13:34 -0700
  ...other than the clips that hold the halves of the box together, what is preventing me from splitting the box so I can drop...
• RE: Old / new steering boxes
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Wed, 10 May 1995 15:45:28 +0100 (BST)
  ...is for type 2 steering boxes from '67-'71 only, so I guess a '65 and a '68+ box are different. Marcus '70 bus...
• interesting leak
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:31:46 -0500
  ...and it seems that the leak is coming from that box. is that possible? does front diff fluid flow into the box via speedo...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 06:23:56 -0400
  ...We have a tool box (Harbor Freight trailer tongue box) up front which partially covered the lower vent area for the radiator. obstructing airflow...
• Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 11 May 2018 12:54:01 -0400
  My '87 Westy is fairly intact, including both battery boxes. Stephen Mobile > On May 11, 2018, at 11:57 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:01:41 -0800
  ...With a new box I'll have to transfer the breaker mount bracket braces from corners of old box to the new box. I...
• Re: [vanagon] Trade Porsche Boxster for Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:21:32 EST
  put your boxter's engine in your syncro and buy a camper interior from me :<) chris In a message dated 2/27/05 10...
• Porsche Boxster
  Historical mailing list - Martin Wolf
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:25:55 EST
  As we line up to abandon the water boxer I was just wondering if anyone knows technical specs on the engine in the porsche...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:43:20 -0600
  Dime Box. Back in the mid-nineteenth century the community had no post office. A local business placed a box in its office. Anyone...
• Late T2 steering box into earlier bus?
  Historical mailing list - mty016
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 14:27:25 +0100 (MET DST)
  My 70 steering box is fairly knackered. I did eventually find a replacement at a volks meet, but that turned out to be even...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:10:43 -0700
  How interesting is this lower portion of the heater box of which you speak? Can one do more than simply gaze upon its wondrousness...
• Re: Service Outlet Gaskets / upgrade? / replace?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:19:50 -0400
  ...Needs to be smeared on the box and steel. Another issue is the 5/8 inch screw that attaches the boxes. Like lug nuts...
• Re: For the emergency brake area..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:39:22 -0500
  ...On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote: > I built a sturdy birch ply box that is...
• OXS light
  Historical mailing list - Fetner Greg
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:13:45 -0600
  Tim, the box that causes the service light to come on every (?) 30k miles is in the speedo cable underneath the van...speedo cable...
• Yakima cargo box on Westy (don't drink and drill)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 18 May 2001 17:53:24 -0500
  I'm thinking of putting a Yakima "space cadet" cargo box on the tail end of my '86 Westy poptop. This box can be...
• Re: Westfalia Propane Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:55:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...What is the purpose of > > the box? Is the hole part of a relief valve or does the box have to be > > replaced? > > > > Where...
• Re: [non]Newbee question - silver box behind dashboard?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 14:06:27 EDT
  ...XEROX.COM writes: > With the dashboard off during the blower replacement - > > I noticed a silver box mounted behind the glove box. > > cruise control programmer
• Thule box weight, pop top issue?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:34:47 -0800
  I'm considering adding a Thule box to my pop top. My PT has the gas strut assists but if the capacity is 110...
• Re: Porsche Boxster
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Hunnam
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:51:13 +1000
  ...Porsche Boxster >As we line up to abandon the water boxer I was just wondering if anyone knows >technical specs on the engine in...
• Re: Ist Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 12:05:52 -0500
  More boxers: In the nineteen-teens, a manufacturer named ABC made an east-west boxer with shaft drive. I have seen it claimed that...
• Glove box key?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:28:49 -0400
  Hi listers, The recent question, on list,about a locked glove box made me think again about the fact that the only key I...
• Port-a-potty and storage box prototype
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 18:07:25 -0800
  I made a combo port-a-potty and storage box prototype today. We have all heard about thinking outdside the box. Today I was...
• Re: Thule cargo box -- on pop-top or hitch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:43:01 -0400
  ...You can add gas struts to the pop top to aid > in lifting with a loaded box. Also don't roll your van onto...
• Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jun 96 17:23 CDT
  ...I talked to a local VW mechanic and he says to make sure that it is the transmission and not the gear boxes out...
• Front heater box upper and lower
  Historical mailing list - Chibong Oh
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 02:05:03 +0900
  Hi listee, Repairing the heater box sealed with instant adhesive by a foolish mechanic, I need the front heater box. Current part number are...
• cargo boxes on top of westies
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:13:10 -0500
  So I put a Yakima cargo box on my pop top to see if I can lift up my camper top. I slid the...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:48:02 -0800
  So a 3" deep metal box allowed the breaker to fit using quick connects; the wire bends at each quick connect is not too...
• Re: Heater question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 07:40:08 -0700
  The key is the large hose connections on both sides of the box. The original fresh only side air boxes have round connections for...
• Re: Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 11:09:27 -0300
  ...Malcolm > Right off, however, I can not see where to connect the new wire to the > #3 circuit at the fuse box. Do I...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:14:49 -0800
  ...The GoWesty box is nice for a > toilet, but very pricey. > Jon > > >> On 2/27/2015 8:08 PM, John Dillon wrote: >> I’d...
• Re: Heater question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:01:46 -0400
  ...The later boxes with side heat use oval connections for the large > hose on each side and these connect to the box area farthest...
• Repair kits for 78 Exh. between jpipe & heaterbox?
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 22 May 1996 11:20:26 PST
  My 78 has decided to blow the gasket between the j-pipe at the front of the heater box and and the heater box...
• Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:37:26 -0800
  ...Am rebuilding fresh air box and will install heater core as I will convert to a water cooled engine. I understand how the box...
• Re: DIY Westy chuck box
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:56:12 -0700
  ...DIY Westy chuck box > > Hi folks: > > For about the past three years I've been wanting to make some kind of a box > to...
• Re: Glove box removal (help!)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 07:40:03 EDT
  n a message dated 7/13/01 1:11:02 AM, OuiSki1@AOL.COM writes: << What is the best way to remove the box...
• Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 11 May 2018 08:57:37 -0700
  ...How many of you camper/Weekender owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many intact boxes have you seen? I’m...