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• Re: Windshield rain water leak?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 07 Dec 96 21:09:21 CST
  On Sat, 7 Dec 1996 12:23:40 -0600 you said: > My '84 vanagon GL drips water from the inside body behind/below the...
• Re: READ THIS..Re:<Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 6 Sep 1997 09:30:00 -0400
  ...I still would like to know if the body mounted fender lips will >conflict with the fiberglass rocker trim found on the '88 '91...
• Re: Recommended Auto Body in South, FL
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Brasfield
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:02:41 -0400
  ...Recommended Auto Body in South, FL > Volks, > Does anyone know of a really good auto body shop in > Palm Beach or Broward County? > Some...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:32:59 -0400
  ...The switch is almost straight down below where the cable attaches to your throttle body. All you can see from the top are two...
• Re: Body Work 'Leading'
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:21:45 -0300
  ...If this is done poorly the next step won't 'take'! 3) fill the surface using bodymans solder, 70% lead 30%tin, get a...
• Power antenna/New paint job
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:33:13 -0500
  Hello folks, Well I finally have bit the bullet and brought the van in for a total body make over and Tornado Red paint...
• Re: Clean those ground connections!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:34:44 -0400
  ...Alternator body to engine chassis, then to the heads and finally to the body sheet metal. That extra volt made a noticeable difference at...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:24:52 -0700
  with the help of a guy with some basic body working skills, i hammered the mangled side panel on my van back to within...
• Re: Rebuilt Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:33:49 -0700
  ...What am I missing ? > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1131_1443/rebuilt-throttle-body.html -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general...
• Re: Quick throttle body re-bush
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 13 Sep 2014 12:54:16 -0700
  ...On 9/13/14, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/vanagon-quick-throttle-body-re-bush/ -- Neil...
• Vanagon Paint questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Mar 1996 00:36:21 -0500
  ...were stock poptops ever painted to match body color? I saw one like this (in red), but thought they were always white (w/black...
• Re: Singlecabs and Doublecabs Available
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:18:18 -0400
  <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Budd, FYI <br>Bob Sparks has a double cab TriStar...
• Stock Carat Body Pieces and Alloys FS.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:22:56 EDT
  ...I called up 1800VWPARTS today and they said they just got a Wolfsburg Vanagon in with the alloy rims and the body pieces. They...
• Rust removal and touch-up painting
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 11:59:32 -0400
  ...I then plant to apply some body filler to smooth out the spots, prime and repaint with some matching spray can paint that I...
• adjusting idle on 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 22:49:45 -0400
  ...some additional information is that the throttle body has some light scraping on the bottom where the butterfly plate is starting to scrape on...
• Re: Xmas wishes unfulfilled
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:54:28 -0800
  ...van? ;-) My old Westy needs a new body > desperately! > >
• Body metal...area behind the drivers side rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sun, 17 May 2020 20:08:47 -0400
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• Re: 1991Carat w/auotranny: IDLE SPEED?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Sep 2016 20:24:10 -0700
  sticky gas cable? weak or bad return spring on the throttle body?
• Re: new paint job/rust
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 21:19:52 -0500
  I stand corrected..... Wish I knew this before the body shop started work..
• Re: remove from list
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:28:50 -0600
  Do this: To: listserv@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: (leave this blank) Body: unsubscribe vanagon
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 10:08:46 -0500
  ...Throttle body >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> I flinched when i read about the genital rap. What you do however in the privacy of...
• Re: Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 00:27:31 -0500
  ...Throttle body > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > You beat me to it. > > I made a "nice" wood mallet out of bits from a cut...
• Re: Just replaced the throttle switch and am having drivability issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 19:14:58 -0500
  ...However,both throttle bodys have wiring harnesses from the ECU that contain only 2 wires. The throttle body that has the 2 switches ,has...
• Re: Exercise while camping.
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:57:56 -0700
  ...I went to their site, at www.bodyblade.com, and it looks very interesting. It isn't anything like a bowflex, since a bowflex...
• Re: Let's not make vented catalytic heaters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 13:36:26 -0600
  ...Keeping the body clean of all body oils and perspiration is essential. Attended the Air Force Arctic Survival School outside of Fairbanks, AK one...
• Re: WTB: 2.1L throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:51:14 -0800
  ...2.1L throttle body > Hi Volks, > > When I bought my wife's 1988 Wolfsburg this past summer there was a HUGE > hole in the...
• Re: The Brits sure love the old loafs (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:51:42 -0500
  ...I sold my Westy interior from the '59er (took it out to do work on the body, then time and no place to do...
• Re: Aluminum Bodies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:39:08 -0400
  ...The body rocking, grit and salt/slush make an extermely corrosive environment (dissimilar metals react) and the rear floors over the frame turn to...
• FS: 84 Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition in St. Pete FL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Aug 1996 21:24:04
  ...rebuilt 4 years ago and has 35,000 miles on it Body: Very little rust, brown and tan paint, has awening too 131,000...
• Re: fender lips
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 08:10:06 EST
  ...How is this fellow going to get screws in fiberglass and then into the body without enough contact area for the meth glue to...
• SA Metal bumpers, wasRe: Front Black Metal Bumper .. Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:17:28 EST
  ...Does anyone offer the South African metal bumpers that wrap around the body. For those who have not seen them, the South African bumpers...
• Re: [LCML] Stupid Diesel Idea of the day NVC
  Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:33:19 -0600
  ...http://www.off-road.com/tlc/body_styles/ for every body style and engine choices. I'm going to be doing a FJ60 to...
• Re: An Early Vanagon Ad
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 15:44:52 -0800
  ...I suspect the engineers of the 81 angled the spare tire carrier to smooth out the air flow under the body. a lower coefficient...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 21:41:26 -0700
  ...text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Century Gothic">I have the Michelin...
• Friday Funny - What if this person worked with Vanagons..
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 09:08:19 -0700
  ...text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Century Gothic">After his successful engine...
• Re: lowered and "chopped" Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:09:55 -0700
  anybody need a donor vanagon body to start with ? I have some great rust and dent free candidates. ----- Original Message ----- From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro...
• Re: Tire Performance Difference: 185 vs 205
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 22:39:07 -0800
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Was GoWesty 2wd springs! Now: Quick and dirty tire fittment trick
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 10:17:04 -0700
  ...This "adjusts" or enhances the clearance between the tire and the body. You should do this when the vehicle's finish is hot to...
• Re: "Herbie" New Beetle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 06:42:34 -0400
  ...The parts manager at my local dealer still has the fiberglass body. The owner of the dealer he was working for at the time...
• Re: Starts then dies. What to check?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:09:04 -0700
  any air leak between air flow meter and throttle body sure fits the symptom. some terms may be mixed up a little. the throttle...
• Re: Lower Vanagon Springs and Carat Body Kit
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Tue, 16 May 2000 16:31:20 -0700
  ...Lower Vanagon Springs and Carat Body Kit > I have a set of lower Vanagon springs that I would like to sell. These are > German...
• Re: How to remove GL panels from bottoms of door and body
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 20 Nov 2019 17:33:51 -0800
  ...I doubt that I will replace > them after > > > I send van to body shop for restoration. I will likely go back to > non-GL...
• Running rich - the sequel!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:45:34 +0000
  ...The Temp 2 sensor that was in there was a new one, datestamped 10/98 and had an alloy body. The one I replaced...
• Re: Dented passenger door, broken heart
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:51:31 -0400
  ...Estimated cost is $4K plus all new body rubber from Ron at The Bus Depot. John Lauterbach Macon, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: "developtrust" <developtrust...
• Re: paint?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:31:45 -0700
  Find a high school body shop program or technical/vocational school body shop program and find out who the better students are; approach them...
• Re: Is the Type2 list down?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:39:35 -0500
  ...I made a template to add sheetmetal to Type 1 rear engine tin to (mostly) fill the gap in a later Bay-window body...
• Spongy Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:21:00 -0000
  <html><head></head><body>Hi All,<div>Brake pedal on my 85 Vanagon Westy (Pearl) was spongy, so I bled the brakes, but that...
• Re: Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 May 2010 14:26:21 -0700
  ...Things your throttle body doesn't want you to know. Phil Eslin in Albuquerque rebuilds them. Beautiful work--I've seen one. Plus, he...
• Re: Is there Throttle body how to?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:38:37 -0400
  ...have the same memory of this "how to fix the throttle body". It included a shimming or something of the like to make sure...
• '56 kombi update - healing wounds
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 11:16:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...they'd left the original piece) sealed it with some auto-body caulk and undercoated it. It sounds completely different in the bus now...
• Body Rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 96 13:31 EDT
  ...I hear different opinions about body rubber. I would like more, if you don't mind spending a couple of minutes answering this plea...
• Re: I found an '80 westy......$?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:19:55 -0600 (MDT)
  On Mon, 11 Mar 1996, Brent Larson wrote: > > How much is reasonable to pay for an '80 westy....some rust-needs light > body work...
• Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:27:43 -0500
  ...ordered with a >sunroof, but there is no number for that body type, and i think it highly >unlikely. Yes, you could. I've...
• 81 westfalia 4 sale
  Historical mailing list - Paul Fraver
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 13:21:46 EST
  ...Canvas and body in good shape. Body has very little rust. Interior good ( not great, front seats worn and little problems here and there...
• full paint job prices
  Historical mailing list - John & Wendy
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:58:31 -0500
  I would like to know what people have been quoted for paint jobs on their Vanagons, inlcuding body work. We are starting to get...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 06:46:38 EST
  ...They solved a lot of the body roll and nose dive problem but they are some pretty stiff SOB's. If money is not...
• Re: vanagon sliding door FS
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 19:10:28 -0400
  ...i have a sliding door, fits '85-'91 vans..also other body parts and glass > chris on 9/2/00 8:01 PM, JordanVw...
• WTB: Blue Vanagon Interior - GL - 85 on
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:07:04 -0700
  ...Needs headwork, some body work, and the interior is terrible. Seats completely faded (although no tears), carpets filthy, most panel torn. If we can...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:53:42 -0600
  ...off the dust, apply the primer supplied, let dry, apply the body panel adhesive, clamp panel tight, walk away from it. Let it sit...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 17 May 2001 20:03:33 -0800
  Mark, I've had several throttle body/ butterfly shaft aluminum castings rebushed for carbs I'm rebuilding. The normal route is to ask at...