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• Re: Busses by the Bridge?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:39:00 -0800
  ...Bev Beam Larry Chase Maggie Dew Loren Busch Mark Drillock Karl Wolz - White '85 Westy with AZ plates "GO HAUS". Daryl Christensen (AA Transaxle...
• ! Front license plate attachment 1984 for Melissa
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:12:35 -0700
  ...Re-Post- No Help! Front license plate attachment 1984 > Melissa, > > Yes. There is a front license plate bracket that was used in states that...
• Re: License plate colors.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Oct 1994 10:54:42 -0500 (CDT)
  Truck license plates in Missouri are white on black, while regular plates are white on red. When I had my van licensed, it wasn...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:57:27 EDT
  In a message dated 6/20/03 12:14:21 AM, j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET writes: << The plate was waffled up and down so...
• TIICO: drive plate confusion
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 07:28:19 -0400
  Bill said, "...Also, the drive plate is 2mm thicker than stock. This means you need 2mm longer bolts to connect the torque converter. These...
• Re: Looking for ideas for a front license plate plaque
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:30:41 -0500
  DLZ 129 That's the registration plate that was on the Hindenburg. Probably appropriate for a gasserboxer! Jim On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at...
• RE: Personalized License Plates
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 13:20:21 -0700
  >Steve Maher was musing about personalized plates... VanBondo says: For the '67 "Westy Resto from Hell" Paula and I thought (for a second) that...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:17:09 -0800
  Flywheel sticks out past plate, so yes. <scratches head> Hmmmm...... So if one tried to remove plate+tranny as a unit, the plate would...
• Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:47:15 -0800
  Although not a common problem (like leaking heads), broken flex plates are not uncommon on the Vanagon. I have personally seen 5 or so...
• Re: Friday question.Re: Vacuum gauge NVC
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:37:58 -0600
  > The carb flow gauge - I have one I used on a Porsche 914-6 > ( 6 individual throttle plates and intake manifolds ) ...that > tool measures...
• Brake caliper backing (noise damping) plate
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:20:55 -0700
  ...Looking forward to hearing some opinions about these noise damping plates and experiences buying calipers (versus buying the seals and the backing plates in...
• WTB: anybody have a CV joint plate?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:45:15 -0600
  I don't know what it is called, but there are three metal plates that go on each CV joint. Each has a hole...
• Re: Question about driving into Canada with missing license pla
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 13 May 1995 08:04:50 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I believe that nobody pays much attention to front plates > anymore. However, I think that you only have to display a front > plate if...
• start of syncro bash plate project
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:45:59 -0700
  I managed to make a small start to a project I've been wanting to do for a while - some bash plates for my...
• Re: VWs for sale, Washington Post
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Sep 1996 23:23:09 -0500
  >'68 Karmann Ghia, 1500cc engine, good condition, new >seats/tires/battery, original chrome brass plated bumpers, VA >inspection, $2200, 703-378-4273. >original chrome...
• engine conversion plates
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 09:42:56 -0500
  hello Fellow Listees, 1.) What's the effective thickness of these engine adapter plates? 2.)On an automatic trans Vanagon, Is the torque plate...
• Licence Plates (front)
  Historical mailing list - DZIADECKI JOHN
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 12:04:27 -0700 (MST)
  What do you do to keep a licence plate on the front of a 70s bus? It seems that free-hanging plate gets scrunched...
• Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:14:10 -0500
  ...I got a good used flex plate from a list member (thanks Zoran) and we pulled the transmission today. Sure enough the flex plate...
• Re: Front License Plate nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 7 Jan 2018 15:33:36 -0500
  Hi Mark, Are you talking about the ones holding the plate to the holder or the ones holding the holder to the van? Either...
• Re: Westy camping in Europe, home now, part 1
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:36:38 -0700
  ...This > allowed me to lock the rear plate access door closed and also attached > both plates with 4 Allen bolts each. Then I put...
• Re: FS Classic License Plates
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 22:47:20 -0600
  ...Apparently the prisoners had built a giant staircase out of cases of license plates and all just walked right over the wall. The Texas...
• Looking for ideas for a front license plate plaque
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:25:14 -0700
  With my "Collector Vehicle" plate I now don't have a front plate, and I need something there to cover the holes, if nothing...
• Re: License plate colors.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Oct 94 15:07:40 EDT
  ...Nowadays license plates in N. Amer. have gotten very fancy. The new Arizona plates have various pastels and a desert scene, and are perhaps...
• Re: What is the Euro equivalent to diamond plate sheet metal?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:38:30 -0800
  Also try "chequer plate". -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike Catlin Sent: Saturday, January 10...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 24 Jan 2015 18:06:49 -0500
  That perch plate is only held down with a few spot welds. A pneumatic chisel will get it off in no time! Look under...
• Re: Syncro Westy in Toronto
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:20:04 -0700
  Ya good point; I wondered about the plates. But OTOH, some owners will blur plate images even when posting on a 'net forum like...
• auto KEP adaptor plate for sale + starter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:10:14 -0700
  folks, i have a brand new Kennedy adaptor plate for an automatic engine for sale. Project is now a no-go. This plate is...
• Re: sliding door cover plate-baywindows
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:29:43 -0500
  ...My question is, >after these 2 screws are off, how do you remove this plate? >There is one on the opposite side of the...
• Re: Looking for ideas for a front license plate plaque
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:34:44 -0400
  ...SYNCRO >>> >>> Oh wait, THAT is my real plate.;-) >>> >>> >>> BenT >>> sent from my front plate >>> >>>> On Apr 15, 2015, at 6:25 PM, Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: [F] license plates
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:04:15 -0400
  ...El guapo was taken so Blubrik was the plate option. "Plates we dont need no stimking plates" Tony On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:19:23 -0800
  ...remove perch plate, paint arm and plate bottom, tack weld plate back onto arm, paint as needed is this a waste of time? I...
• Re: Question about driving into Canada with missing license pla
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 13 May 1995 07:34:31 +0000
  ...I believe that nobody pays much attention to front plates anymore. However, I think that you only have to display a front plate if...
• Re: German license plates
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Layton
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 12:13:03 -0800
  ...Have a great weekend. > > Jan Peters (that lucky SOB) has an original German bumper on his '91 > syncro, which has a licence plate indentation...
• license plates
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:44:43 -0400
  Never put a license plate on your vanagon that says "Brokedn" (Palace). Ask me how I know. The same 1982 NA 1.6 diesel...
• Re: [WetWesties] FS Classic License Plates
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 09:04:51 -0600
  > I don't know what Texas laws are like, but in Michigan I believe > that if you qualify for a "classic car" category plate...
• Re: '71 Bus rear brake backing plate
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:36:24 -0500
  >The cable is frozen in the tube that runs from the bottom of >the bus to the brake backing plate. The tube is welded...
• [F] license plates
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:54:05 -0400
  It's Fryeday, and it was sugggested the vanity plate would be a good topic for today. The most obsure plate I saw on...
• Re: Front brake backing plate- Where?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 May 1999 09:59:14 -0400
  ...Front brake backing plate- Where? >Could anyone please tell me where to purchase two backing plates for a >"85 Vanagon? Can't find them...
• Re: Personalized License Plates
  Historical mailing list - Songie
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 16:53:52 -0500 (EST)
  ...You can gain a lot of insight into folks from their > plates, even from the fact that they went to the trouble of getting...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 02:47:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Under normal conditions the front and back plates of the VC are rotating at the same speed. The back plates being driven by the...
• Re: Running syncro w/o driveshaft?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 03:00:17 -0400 (EDT)
  OTOH, maybe the VC fluid heats up, locking in the front plates and as there is nothing (no DS) to prevent the plates from...
• Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:49:59 -0700
  ...Sounds like something is jammed in the metal plate shown in the picture. The threads in the plate look damaged and I think there...
• Re: AT internals question
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:32:43 -0700
  ...1 wavy spring washer, 5 outer splined plates, and >5 inner splined plates. I have no wavy spring washer, 4 outer splined >plates, and...
• German license plates
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 18:25:23 -0800
  To whoever was looking for a front german license plate: I have a Rocky Mountain Motorworks Inc. catalog from last christmas that advertises "Authentic...
• Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:59:08 -0800
  Hi Ken, I have rarely heard of flex plates breaking.� So I think it is safe to say this is not a common problem...
• Re: Westy camping in Europe, home now, part 1
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 18 Jul 2015 10:28:24 -0700
  I prepared secure plate hardware for this before leaving home. This allowed me to lock the rear plate access door closed and also attached...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 24 Jan 2015 16:36:45 -0800
  ...I'll see if I can save the plate. I bet it's ok. If it is, with prep, paint, and tack welds at...
• Re: truck nut plate
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:54:09 -0700
  ...But now, as > > I look further into the matter, the nut plate itself does not appear to be > > locked into one place. Could it...
• Heater Cover Plate
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sat, 23 May 2020 19:46:49 -0700
  Search 'heater cover plate' in VANAGON
• Splash plate behind Rotors
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 7 May 2009 15:36:45 -0400
  How hard is it to replace the Splash Plate behind the Rotors, on an 80-85 Westy? And How important is it, if I...
• FS Classics license plates- Picture posted
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:33:48 -0600
  http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/plates.jpg For all those that might want classic license plates for you classic car. One time deal, no more...
• Re: R&R Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:31:41 -0800
  ...I posted that the pressure plate fits over 3 roll pins/dowels in the flywheel, and thus the p. plate fits only one way...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:19:59 -0700
  ...KEP Plate Remove Transmission > Flywheel sticks out past plate, so yes. > > <scratches head> > > Hmmmm...... > > So if one tried to remove plate+tranny as a...
• Front Skid Plate Design -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:58:28 +0200
  Hi, The skid plate fitted standard to my Syncro definitely does not have holes in it. It is different to the skid plate/spare...
• Re: flex plate break
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 20:47:54 -0400
  I've seen a few broken auto (non -vw) flex-plates, and they always cracked out around the inner diameter. It appears to be...
• Re: euro licence plates aka . . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 14:36:11 -0700
  The only people I've ever seen get pissed off about not having a front plate are the border control dudes. If you don...
• Re: Roof racks for Westies and Eurobagos
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:14:32 -0700
  At 08:20 PM 4/28/98 -0400, you wrote: >That's the reason you need the gutter replacement plates. They're about >4...
• Late model hatch lock in 83-earlier hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 2 Jul 2013 02:59:50 -0700
  As anyone ever done this? I realize the striker plate is different. But the question came up, "What if you replace the striker plate...
• Re: syncro transmission bash plate project finished
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:50:35 -0400
  ...syncro transmission bash plate project finished I surprised myself in getting this project finished today. Plate cut out and installed. http://shufti.wordpress.com...
• Got my licens plates
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 10:43:59 -0700 (PDT)
  i finally got the plates for my 60 crew cab project yesterday. they are 56 plates that read "VLK 385". i picked them up...