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• Re: stereos that fit
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:00:21 -0700
  ...and the opening in the dash was a perfect fit. i think the opening is of little consequence (height x width), rather depth is...
• Screeching noise (distributor)...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:52:10 -0800
  ...Slow, steady opening of the throttle without a load doesn't result in the noise, but quickly opening the throttle or driving under a...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:31:40 -0500
  ...Does anyone have any idea how to get the battery out of a 91 Westfalia? The opening is so tight and the battery is...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 23:41:54 -0400
  ...It is supposed to be straight back? If I look >straight back I see a rectangular opening that looks like it might be >about...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:27:14 -0800
  ...Consider the box sections around the openings to be transfer beams that transfer the torsional loads around the opening instead of thru it. Rule...
• Re: Ideas for removed rear heater opening
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:19:58 +0000
  ...Hi folks, My 84 has no rear heater.  I’ll leave it that way.  But, what have people done with the opening?  Are there...
• looking for a fog light kit that will fit into the lower front sp oiler on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 23:25:51 -0600
  ...The front spoiler that I see on http://www.busdepot.com/t25side.gif shows some openings. Has anyone installed some foglights in these openings...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:44:23 -0700
  ...Is there a way to > get an opening rear side window for these things? > thanks > matthew > > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• OT: New Guitar Store opening in Mpls, MN
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 23:18:29 -0700
  Hello listers, For all the Guitar playing folks on the list...I am opening a new guitar store in Mpls MN....Mention you are...
• Westfalia top opening fridge question
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:33:51 -0700
  ...Saw a "Westfalia top opening fridge (12V and 110V)" fridge FS. It's listed under "81 Vanagon parts" so not sure if a transplant...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:09:37 -0600
  ...I am thinking of fabricating two wooden braces, fitted to the > shape of the opening on each side and using a bottle jack to...
• Re: Car Stereo Fit (dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Thu, 26 May 2005 00:04:23 -0400
  Good point, I forgot I had to file the dash opening a bit too. BTW Crutchfield lists only one radio out of all the...
• Re: Ball joints - Pickle Fork?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:47:31 EDT
  Go to Autozone or a flaps that would have Pitman arm puller opening size 1 5/16" Tie rod end and pitman arm puller...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:11:10 -0500
  >A standard garage door opening is 7 feet high. This can vary greatly. Watch out for electric door openers that stick down below the...
• rust spot on sliding window opening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 20:55:29 -0800
  ...The rust was localized at the two bottom corners of the window opening. I guess moisture would drain down each end of the window...
• 90 Carat doorspeakers, 6" upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:31:25 -0700
  ...Then mount the speaker to this flange, by cutting the standard opening hole in it and attached the speaker and grill. Then cut the...
• Re: Window Size
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:57:25 -0500
  The opening is 12.5" width same as the widow screen, its 14" tall. Stan On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:46:58 -0400...
• test: delete without opening
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 8 Aug 1999 15:57:51 -0500
  Testing
• Re: Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:00:42 -0400
  ...It was quite nice, convenient to change >setting without opening the door. I loved mine. I could change temps, shift power sources, restart the...
• question regarding door stops/door brakes or whatever they are called
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:15:08 EDT
  ...to keep the front doors from swinging open so quickly when opening from inside the van? Or, do I need to purchase new ones...
• Re: F.S. '88 Westy, 53K orig., $8,500
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:53:40 -0500
  ...the TC has fins on it for cooling, and the openings let the hot air out. Edward At 09:30 PM 11/4/2004...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Grant Bessom
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 10:45:41 -0400
  ...Can any one tell me how large the actual battery opening is in a 1980 Westy? After talking to the Interstate Battery Service Line...
• Re: leaky air vents
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:07:14 -0800
  ...Cut them all a bit large then compress them to fit in the openings snuggly. Test by opening the heater and defroster levers, putting...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:36:54 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery connections...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 16:49:49 -0500
  ...Is there a way to >get an opening rear side window for these things? >thanks >matthew I always thought the side windows from a...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Jan 2019 10:10:26 -0800
  ...do you mean the fresh air (as it now) is coming from under the dash and NOT thru the vent openings on the dash...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 13:51:15 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery connections...
• re:Cookie Recipe and ObVW content
  Historical mailing list
  5 Jan 96 20:21:00 +1800
  ...I have tried blocking off the front vent with a towel only to find out that it keeps the vent from opening, is there...
• Re: Platinum Cat Install suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 19:38:35 -0600
  "Is it stretched horizontally to cover the opening to the upper poptop area?" Yes Keith. The front of the blanket has 4 snaps, and...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 2002 11:24:46 EDT
  ...there is no "optional electric sunroof opening kit" for the vanagon. just be glad that you can open it and it doesnt leak.. look...
• Re: Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:14:41 EDT
  ...The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium carbonates which precipitate over time when minute amounts of washer fluid evaporates at the opening...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:31:25 -0700
  ...Rule of thumb in structural engineering is that for every joist cut out for an opening, you must add 1 on each side of...
• Re: i just like saying pop-top...
  Historical mailing list - SD Kraning
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 10:46:36 -0500
  ...There is still a bit of an opening front to back so I can get my hand in there to remove it when I...
• Was: lower rad grill... Now: why is there a gap at bottom of lower grill?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:58:39 -0800
  ...Why there is a 1" + gap between the bottom of the lower front grill and the opening it mostly "covers"? Or more to the...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 12:56:19 -0500
  A standard garage door opening is 7 feet high. The thing to look at is the garage door itself, the older one piece pivoting...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Paul Schiemer
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:32:33 -0400
  ...Has to do with the way the leading edge (lip) closes the effective size of the opening by its' resistance (a wave forms in...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 17:47:04 -0400
  ...Is there a way > to > get an opening rear side window for these things? > thanks I think the South African buses had rear windows...
• Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 09:23:39 -0800
  ...It mounts between the window glass and the top of the >door opening and is held in place by the glass. Maybe someone else...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 19:00:47 +1200
  Convert it to safari windshield & rear window...
• WARNING --Virus Report to Recipient(s) (was: Re: poptop opening while driving; latch &
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:41:47 -0400
  ...poptop opening while driving; latch & seal problem (How)Happy99.exe Virus Incident Information The file att1.exe attached to this message was deleted because...
• Wing window + frame -- install
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:35:47 -0700
  ...is it possible to get a complete wing window assembly (frame, glass & seal assembled) back in -- without prying open the top opening? It looks...
• Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:40 -0800
  ...Can anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator grill? I know it's ~ 27.5" long. Just need the...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 07:44:50 -0700
  ...At the same time, a front-opening cabinet is better for storage than a top-opening storage box. So, yes, "moving" the fridge didn...
• Friday: Let it Snow......
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:09:58 -0800
  ...https://tinyurl.com/ya2l6bra Ya, when snow blows sideways, it will get through 10" x 20" openings at the top of the window wall...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:31:55 -0700
  ...Squirrel" wrote: >>> You guys are nuts. >>> >>> No output from dash openings, nothing noticeable from the leg >>> openings, >>> a mild updraft from the defrost openings. >>>
• Re: What is the smallest Air Conditoner
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:55:39 -0400
  I also have one of the $78.00 5,000 BTU Wal*Mart units that I made a stool for that straddles the opening...
• Announcing the 55 South mailing list!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 18:02:07 -0800
  Howdy, Along with the grand opening of vanagon.com, I'd like to announce the opening of the 55 South mailing list and web...
• rust spot on sliding window opening
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:22:22 -0500
  ...I brush it around the opening before reinstalling gasket+glass. Makes reinstallation a comparative breeze. In ~30 years (good heavens!) of following this practice...
• panel rust
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:20:19 -0400
  ...The question is, "Should there be an opening between the wall and the rocker panel?" Would I be wise to make an opening from...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:42:41 -0800
  ...box section cross beam at forward end of roof opening area. > > yep, that box section is what provides the torsional stiffness around the opening >>
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:04:42 +0200
  ...But, if the a/c fits the sunroof version, what is it that makes it not fit the westy? The opening's the same...
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:59:46 -0800
  ...what did that save them in production costs? probably cost them more > to NOT put the opening vent windows in.. > > chris > I love those...
• Re: Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 08:41:17 EDT
  ...This is where on opening goes into a grommet in tank, one opening goes in plastic tube to other side of tank and the...
• Re: [subaruvanagon] Why reduce engine speed -- vacuum guage -- small car header
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 11:46:08 +0100
  ...At small throttle openings the engine > has to work to pull air through a relatively small opening...that manifold > vacuum represents a force trying...
• Re: What is up with this syncro??
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 21:04:12 EST
  ...The pictures show that it has two gas tanks openings - one where the syncro one belongs and another where the 2WD gas tank belongs...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:34:21 -0500
  ...I duct taped one to my expantion tank opening to see if I was getting any CO in my exhaust. I cut open a...
• Re: [GEN] Bra for SA Grill?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:38:25 -0400
  ...I was thinking the height of the >opening was the main concern. > >Steve Lashley >SKL Enterprises Inc. >http://EuroCampers.com
• Bomon Instalation / What is the best way to shave off a 1/8th to 16th of an inch of Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 18:16:23 -0400
  ...The old one was sized incorrectly the manufacturer mistook the finished size for the opening size and made it too small. The one I...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:16:27 -0700
  ...A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan > > Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> re >> "No output from dash openings, nothing noticeable from the leg openings, >>> a...
• Re: Propex heater installation
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 14 Oct 1997 07:21:49 +0300
  ...The >instructions that came with the heater say to keep the inlet and outlet >openings 0.5 meters apart and that the openings should...