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• Heating Control Plate
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Sat, 16 May 1998 11:47:21 -0700
  ...the plate area has dangled amongst the control arms in behind casting unshielded, raw light through the control slots into the driver when driving...
• Re: Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:26:54 -0500
  ...On the door >>> there's a flat contact plate, on the body there is a contact plate with >>> 4 pins. When you close the...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:41:52 -0500
  ...and spark to the ends of the cylinders >will instead drive the plate and thus rotate the crankshaft. > >This shaft, piston, swashplate arrangement is...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:05:35 -0400
  ...Put marks on the plate to note the current position. Loosen the bolts and tap the plate toward the drivers side just a bit...
• Re: [F] license plates
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:42:48 -0700
  ...plate form my daily driver Honda |Element but RUNAKD needs to be out on the road more than our |`87 Westy Syncro is driven...
• Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:46:03 -0400
  ...drive around drinking the stuff, but a bottle in the cupboard that has already been opened is legal. I went for the Camper plates...
• Re: WTB: Kenwood Stereo Face Plate.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:05:59 -0500
  ...to get in-out, left my driver door unlocked..... >> > > >> > > Some knuckle dragger stole my stereo face plate; stereo is intact. (?) >> > > >> > > It's unlikely someone...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:00:26 +0000
  That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on every Vanagon Westfalia. It is the factory serial plate. Ric > Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sat, 3 Mar 2018 16:40:42 -0500
  ...Light turns, put in drive and drive away. Up shifts normally. Drives normally, down shifts normally. Just bangs and shutters while stopped. A hard...
• Re: Personalized Plates - Cast Your Vote!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 13:09:55 -0700
  ...Butternut has a Michigan vanity plate of "2POINT2" in the rear, and a plate of my own making on the front with a painted...
• Historical Plates
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 13:33:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...plates: my notice arrived the other day and its $38. Thats the least I've ever paid... Thom -- > .signature not found! reformat hard drive...
• I saw
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:06:27 -0600
  ...I was shopping, and I saw the plate. I waited around, hoping to meet the driver, but I had to get on to other...
• '56 kombi transmission: the finale!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 22:31:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...cover plate back to a reasonable shape with a pair of vice grips, a 3" extension, a body hammer and a screw driver, a...
• torque converter, 83.5 and 87 interchangable
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 18:23:09 -0700
  Are the torque converter and drive plates interchangable between an 83.5 1.9L waterboxer and a 87 2.1L waterboxer, both with automatic...
• Re: Vanity Plates
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:58:25 -0500
  -- [ From: John Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- Mine says "H2O VW" John Rodger '88 GL Driver
• Re: Syncro fuel tank woes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:58:37 EST
  ...hold the plate (6 if I remember) for a few days the longer the better..then get a 1/4 inch drive ,10mm, socket...
• Re: Does anyone have a good used rear brake backing plate?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 15:58:50 -0700
  ...my driver's-side rear >> backing >> plate. I need a good used one and a hardware kit ASAP. The info is; >> Backing >> plate, rear...
• Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:37:40 -0400
  ...all the different types of drive -- straight, Phillips &c., zinc plated, tin plated, nickel plated, chrome plated, cadmium plated, regular steel or stainless. I...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:08:18 -0500
  ...It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1" diamond shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:19:05 -0500
  ---- Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on every Vanagon Westfalia. It is the factory serial plate...
• Re: Do you know that your vanagon air duct may be clogged?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Oct 2014 12:59:24 -0400
  ...numbers to prove it - if a plate is beneficial why don't they >install one in the driver's side? I believe the plastic...
• Re: New Microbus Website
  Historical mailing list - Zach Kaplan
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:30:49 -0800
  ...Swiss plates and a CH sticker on the back so it was registered in Switzerland. Also I saw it start up and drive away...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:55:54 -0700
  No mileage limit, just can't be used for "regular transportation", i.e., daily driver. "Shows, events, excursions..." etc. are fine. I'll be...
• Recent Vanagon sightings in VA/NC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:55:59 -0700
  ...A recent appearance during my morning commute is a silver hardtop with grey waist stripe and alloys, being driven by a woman heading east...
• Battery Access Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 13:56:43 -0700
  ...There is a protective metal plate over the battery behind the passenger seat. To get to the battery terminals, this plate must seemingly be...
• Power steering pump installation
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:35:32 -0700
  ...The rebuilt unit is studded where it connects to the mounting plate. The existing pump is bolted through the mounting plate to the pump...
• Re: Simple Question about VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 10:08:42 +1000
  ...On US vehicles, it's on the driver's side ...." Actually, that is where the plate occurs on US-spec vehicles but others have...
• Re: westy dome light mounting plate
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:28:26 EDT
  ...What other brands (besides VW) > look and work good? > -- > Karl > '81 Westy "Jenny" > Wilmington, DE > i have a factory westy dome light mounting plate...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:02:55 -0700
  ...Put marks on the plate to note the current > position. Loosen the bolts and tap the plate toward the drivers side > just a bit...
• Re: Mouse Plate (front bumper)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 18:29:01 -0800
  ...plates made after all the other considerations have been through > exhaustive review. > > Looking forward to hearing from the list. > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver
• Re: Splash plate behind Rotors
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 7 May 2009 17:00:45 -0700
  ...the Splash Plate behind the Rotors, on an 80-85 > Westy? > > And How important is it, if I don't drive the van in...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:52:47 -0700
  ...the extent of the damage to the torque converter and drive (flex?) plate. Regards, Craig On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 07:32:54 -0700...
• Re: Odometer repair question
  Historical mailing list - Nigel Bennett
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 09:40:23 +0200
  I used a small flat screw driver to carefully pop off my needle. A word of caution: The needle mount is springloaded behind the...
• Re: [F] license plates
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:57:24 -0700
  ...Washington has for applying for vanity plates. Since my first Westy ('Igor', RIP) and the one I drive now (briefly named 'Garfiled' for the...
• Re: Pilot bearing and seal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 May 2003 22:01:53 -0500
  ...Depending on the reasons for pulling the tranny - I would replace that pressure plate with a new one. New clutch seal, new pilot bearing...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:08:41 -0400
  ...Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon. ---- Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: That plate, actually a metalic sticker, is found on...
• Re: Adding a front passenger dome light
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 08:44:37 -0800
  ...What I found is that the light over the driver's door has a metal plate behind the headliner that insures that the light...
• Re: drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:58:30 EST
  ...the drivers side and just repacked the bearings on the passengers side. After reassembly the drums are rubbing against the brake backing plates. The...
• Re: Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 11:26:56 -0500
  ...It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1" diamond > shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of...
• Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:51:04 -0800
  ...holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques? Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and check the...
• Re: Sliding Window Latch
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:33:16 -0700
  ...Then you can reattach the inside plate to the glass and outside plate. Then replace the latch part. You need a short screw driver...
• Re: AC Ducts Repair
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:07:31 -0700
  ...the plates. So I gave up. I pulled down the entire center tunnel. I took the tapered duct piece above the driver and passenger...
• Re: '88 Vanagon disc brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:12:48 -0600
  I'm looking into those backing plates now. That could well bevthe problem. Will report back! John On Dec 13, 2015 14:44, "Stuart...
• Syncro drive shaft seal & motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:48:33 -0800
  ...So, should anyone else decide to drive without their Syncro skid plate, go ahead and put the bolts back in their holes, for safe...
• Re: DMV Comment and Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:08:28 -0500
  Yeah, I think the old authentic plate fee here is 15.00. Anyway, good deal for collectors/lightly driven vehicles. Michael in San Antonio...
• identification plate
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:17:32 +0100
  Years ago an identification plate was usually a metalic plate with raised letters, numbers. They would last hundred years. The company which produced the...
• Re: Diesel heatshield; how necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 14:46:21 -0600
  ...Vehicles with the power unit protection plate can only be driven outside the Federal Republic of Germany. � Do I understand right that the heat...
• Mouse Plate (front bumper)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 19:39:58 -0600
  ...plates made after all the other considerations have been through exhaustive review. Looking forward to hearing from the list. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: I-95 Vanagon Gran Prix
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 12:51:54 EST
  ...and i think should take their schtuff > and go back filling their quotas on the highway :-( > > > >driver through the license plate number you supplied...
• Re: careful removing drums! was drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:11:32 -0500
  ...the drivers side and just repacked > the > bearings on the passengers side. After reassembly the drums are > rubbing > against the brake backing plates. The...
• 1985 Vanagon - clutch is out?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:24:51 -0500
  ...plate issue? No noise when I drive the van now just cannot shift gears... Any other option for my trouble other than pressure plate...
• Re: Battery box behind driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 12:36:29 -0400
  ...Once the swivel plate is 180 (sitting in the driver's seat, if installed, you would be facing the back of the van), open...
• Re: ? on Syncro fuel tank and sender - May God Go with You
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 07:57:18 EDT
  ...hold the plate (6 if I remember) for a few days the longer the better..then get a 1/4 inch drive ,10mm, socket...
• Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 10:53:44 -0600
  My vanagon has it's Identification Plate on the outside of the passenger door. I know this is not common but am wondering if...
• Re: Syncho Skid Plates on 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:56:43 -0700
  ...The syncro header has a bend in it to go up and over the frame of the skid plates, if I remember correctly. BTW...
• Re: Proper filling of coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 11:12:01 -0500
  ...open the license plate cover. Be sure the coolant is kept between the minimum and maximum marks. John Rodgers "88GL Driver Robie Pierce wrote...
• '71 Bus rear brake backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 10:35:10 -0500
  ...The tube is welded to the plate, and the VW dealer cant order a new plate because it is an obsolete part. What do...
• Re: [holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:33:36 MST
  ...but then again the oil cap was made for this huh?? VW guys make ya think :) this is why we like to drive these...
• POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:15:53 -0800
  ...I painted gloss black POR-15 on the front skid plate of my old @%#&*! Isuzu Trooper 4x4, then took it up some very rough...
• Historical Vehicle
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 14:27:06 -0800 (PST)
  ...to drive them in events, such as parades, shows,etc. But with my '67, I had normal registration but with a HV plate. OR...