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  • Here is some nice pictures, thanks again Ben
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:34:08 -0400
    ...I cleverly put a pan under the heater when disconnecting the hoses to catch the spilling coolant and I promptly knocked the pan over...
  • Re: flip out side tables...
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sat, 29 Mar 2003 03:41:43 EST
    ...with the cut out version of the stock velour side panel. The only catch is the table has to be in the full upright...
  • Re: Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:15:52 EST
    In a message dated 12/13/05 3:08:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, vwnut@HAWKCOMPUTING.COM writes: > My latch wouldn't catch the...
  • Re: instrument panel short = no start?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 6 Nov 2014 10:26:21 -0800
    ...panel multi-pin connector below > the tach is plugged in, the fuel pump runs and > starter works, but engine just turns over without > catching...
  • Re: 12 Step program
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:42:05 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Mon, 27 Aug 2001...
  • Re: Internal Panels Replacing?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:45:05 -0700
    ...It was medium green and in very good shape. > Her name was Liz, didn't catch his. > > Anyway, he had redone the interior panels...
  • Re: Upgrading Wheels - Spare Tire Fit?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:27:56 -0700
    it can be done a few ways- but the basic idea is you need to remove the old spare tire carrier 'pan' and fashion...
  • Gotta Go
    Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
    Sat, 15 Jul 1995 21:46:28 -0500 (CDT)
    ...This has been great and I will miss it, but I guess I can now catch up on all that stuff I need to...
  • Winter Westy Showers
    Historical mailing list - lchase
    Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:11:19 -0800
    ...a "Drip Pan" solution to catch the runoff from a sponge bath. Something that could be placed on the floor, wide enough to capture...
  • Re: Bostig zetec kit, clearance
    Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
    Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:29:25 -0400
    ...The actual ground clearance is 6 inches to the bottom of the oil pan. Bostig offers an oil pan that will give you another...
  • had a no start situation today
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 1 Nov 2011 18:44:15 -0700
    ...Then I pulled cover from fuse panel and pushed on fuses and generally jiggled panel. Fuel pump cycled on, and I could start the...
  • FS: '80 Westy - Good Deal!
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 23 Sep 2003 20:29:35 -0700
    ...and driving goodies as well (BBQ, pots & pans, tools, spare parts, etc.). Here's the catch... he needs to sell it by Friday. This...
  • Has anyone used the Bus Depot or Cip1 body sheet metal patch panels especially on a Doka?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 13 May 2006 17:47:33 -0700
    ...the patches look like they would fit like the stock panels. I hope I can just remove the spot welds on the stock panels...
  • Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:08:04 -0400
    ...wrapped in a shop towel to blow the coolant into a catch pan. Could have been messier than it was. Stephen mobile > On Sep...
  • Re: Frozen
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:33:39 -0600
    ...F to 20 degrees F in just a few hours and catch you very frozen. Have already added the heavy blankets and emergency propane...
  • Speaking of lubricant.....
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:35:38 -0500
    ...Tom > My latch wouldn't catch the door. > It was a sticky latch mechanism. > The cable wasn't allowed to move freely since > the...
  • Re: Solar, Flexible, Hatch
    Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
    Thu, 18 May 2017 18:13:33 -0400
    ...flexible panels when there isn't enough ventilation under them (ie directly mounted the pop-top) I would be concerned about them catching the...
  • Re: VW emblem
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 28 May 2003 19:02:48 EDT
    ...sometime you'll even catch > him giving the 2 fingers on one hand and 3 on the other. jofor, i am actually holding up...
  • Re: Can't get out of my van!
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Wed, 14 Jun 2000 00:46:16 -0700
    ...Interior handle doesn't catch either. I pulled off the interior panel and fiddled around to no avail. Is this a common thing, and...
  • Re: flip out side tables...
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:04:21 EST
    ...with the > cut out version of the stock velour side panel. The only catch is the table > has to be in the full upright...
  • Re: Front bumper, crash cage, Can you help me find a source?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 16 Jan 95 01:22:49 CST
    ...Porsche engine kits for vanagons/buses, South El Monte, CA 91733 brake rotors/stainless steel brake hoses (818) 448-8726 for vanagons, 'Panzer Brush...
  • Re: TIICO oil pump RECALL!?!?!?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 5 May 2003 09:58:50 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho On Sat, 3 May 2003, jon@foreignautosupply wrote: > Hi...
  • Re: vanagon body rust problem
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:15:46 -0500
    ...inevitably separate the panels. Then what about the inside walls that i >cant >reach? > >Thanks > >-Phil Sorry, trying to catch up here. I recently...
  • Need Interior Part (made stupid mistake)
    Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
    Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:02:13 -0800
    ...The big catch is that my van has the floor vents that exit just behind and between the front seats, so my broken panel...
  • Re: '81 air-conditioning Q
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Thu, 6 Jul 1995 13:42:06 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Does anyone else have this > problem and if so, anyway to minimize it? > > /martha > There should be a drain pan to catch all that...
  • Re: westfalia self-immolation (free '71 van?)
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:41:41 -0400
    ...A common reason that Type 1 VW engines > catches on fire the fuel line sitting on top of the generator. Spark > near fuel is...
  • Re: Solar panel for top of Westy
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:43:34 -0700
    Hi Frank, We've gone solar but I can't help you with on-roof panel applications. Down here in the Southwest, the idea...
  • Re: Electric Panel Wagens
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:16:08 -0500
    ...didn't catch it. tony ---------- > From: Thomas M. Ainlay <tma3dlrd@slip.net> > To: Tony Moore <tony@moorelab.com> > Subject: Re: Electric Panel Wagens > Date...
  • Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:57:24 EST
    ...Of course, if you hit a tall moose with one all it would do is catch it after the moose went over top of...
  • Re: Spare tire doesn't latch
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 5 Jul 2012 16:15:17 -0700
    ...Spare tire doesn't latch | |Hi folks, | | | |The hook only catches they pan by 1/8", and that's not enough |to hold it...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Final Report
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 21 Dec 2002 19:36:26 -0600
    ...great dust catcher. The Standard shift radio setup was just an add on panel (box) front of the shifter, screwed to the vent and...
  • Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
    Historical mailing list - Russell, William
    Thu, 23 May 2002 20:20:16 -0400
    ...Mine worked loose on the trans-Canada and dropped the spare tire > pan onto the tarmac at 100km/hr. Worst sound I've ever...
  • Re: Rear hatch tents now available
    Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
    Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:41:22 -0700
    ...Whatever would you want this for?? Catching the "fall out" if you drove away with the hatch open? No offense to the designer/vendor...
  • Re: water pump
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:06:21 EDT
    ...Instead I just siphoned the reservoir empty and then placed a pan under the pump to catch the rest. I did have a problem...
  • Re: Van reactions
    Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 12:29:40 EDT
    ...I sometimes get waves from dieselheads, that catch Donder puffing away off a traffic light or up a hill. Oddly enough, I have not...
  • Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Jack
    Fri, 24 May 2002 15:08:33 +1000
    ...Mine worked loose on the trans-Canada and dropped the spare tire > > pan onto the tarmac at 100km/hr. Worst sound I've ever...
  • Re: how to earn a million dollars and it includes selling VW campers
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Feb 2019 14:43:50 +0000
    He does kind of look like someone selling copper pans or flex tape/glue/etc. etc. on TV. Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Dan...
  • Re: anybody able and wiling?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:46:37 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 8 Jan 2002...
  • Re: Ok. What's the catch? ('91 Westy Syncro: 14K ?)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 3 Sep 2011 12:13:37 -0700
    ...It is basically sound but lots of little things to take care of, lots of PO's crappy mods, some rust on kitchen panel...
  • Re: Oil Filters & now leaking plug
    Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 13:32:09 -0500
    ...Afraid to tighten so as not to strip the threads entirely, I've been catching the oil in a pan to estimate the loss...
  • Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Fri, 4 Jan 2002 08:53:52 EST
    ...Somehow, my washer fell off, the spring flipped up, and the latch wouldn't catch. A new washer held the spring on, and I...
  • Re: Rear heater core-how to get cover off??
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 05 May 95 12:12:07 CDT
    ...The cover is loose but cannot >be lifted because it catches on the plastic heater duct directing louvres >sort of things. what i did...
  • Sprung driver side door--80 vanagon.
    Historical mailing list - Mark Howser
    Wed, 06 Nov 96 14:12:52 -0500
    ...I have to slam it hard to get the latch to catch. Everybody knows you don't slam VW door and it's making...
  • Re: "Extraordinarily bad engines"
    Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
    Mon, 30 Mar 1998 22:23:14 -0500
    ...At around 150k, he was catching the coolant in a cat litter pan and pouring it back in! Then, one of the gaskets let...
  • Re: [vanagon] TIICO auto tranny pan sources
    Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
    Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:06:57 -0400
    ...pan? thanks Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch...
  • Re: How to access exterior slider track
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:21:37 -0700
    ...but removing body panels with out damage ... so far so good ...;o) yours by the way what does BTDT mean ??? On Mon, Jul 28...
  • Re: Extra storage (for all vanagons) WAS: Lockable Cover for the Westy...
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:06:40 -0700
    ...a safety catch made me think of a using a hood latch (say from a rabbit) to secure the swing down panel. That way...
  • Re: Auto Tranny Final Drive, Oil Change?
    Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
    Fri, 15 Apr 2005 00:20:12 -0400
    ...until the oil runs out (make sure you have a pan to catch the oil!), or what I did is to have the rear...
  • Subie Vulchers
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 2 May 2008 09:42:21 -0400
    ...circling shadows and the low-hanging oil pans. They can not taste what they can not catch. Death shall omit me. Death SHALL omit...
  • Re: Electric window switch, broken tabs
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Thu, 12 Nov 2015 18:41:46 -0800
    ...The heads catch on the inside of the door panel. They never gave me any trouble. Jim On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9...
  • Re: Friday Question
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:06:04 -0700
    ...I used two thin 4 X 8 sheets of luan paneling. ?The paneling absorbed the > oil spills, did not interfere with using the floor...
  • Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:11:40 -0400
    ...wrapped in a shop towel to blow the coolant into a catch pan. Could have been messier than it was. > > Stephen > > mobile > >> On Sep...
  • Re: Spare tire doesn't latch
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 8 Jul 2012 01:59:52 -0400
    ...Spare tire doesn't latch Hi folks, The hook only catches they pan by 1/8", and that's not enough to hold it...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Solar panel wrap-up
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:05:02 -0700
    ...warning label that says to unplug the panel before starting the car. What I was addressing was the question on whether the panel would...
  • Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:12:36 -0800
    ...soap, and the "pots-n-pans" cycle, if ya got a choice. Turn off the heated dry, or catch it before that part of...
  • Re: don'know much about aerodynamics
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Aug 94 9:44:29 EDT
    > > . but I know that replacing the missing panels behind the grill on my 81 > Vanagon made a big difference in how much air comes...
  • Re: Sliding door fell off center track....
    Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
    Sun, 9 Jan 2000 07:44:07 -0500
    ...The top part of the cover fits in a channel that runs the length of the panel - great rust catcher for us salt-zone...
  • Re: Tip for slow cranking
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:39:43 -0500
    Not quite the same situation bit I have fast cranking when hot but won't catch. Helps if I let the fuel pump run...
  • Re: Sliding Door Handle Question
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 16 Jul 2001 11:58:08 -0700
    ...take off the door handle and the interior panel. There should be a phillips screw stairing at you. Just tighten it. if that doesn...
  • Re: WAS Re: 1984 synchro weekender for sale
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:00:26 -0400
    ...industrial 4 or 5 cyl diesel engine with a series/parallel pancake motor and a cvt tranny. that would be cool to have in...