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  • Re: Trans Problems
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Thu, 27 May 1999 22:32:02 -0700
    ...pinion shaft. (this works well) You can then use the array of gears available for the 002 boxes in the 091s. Todd [text/html]
  • Re: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:51:50 -0600
    ...m afraid i'd suspect the fuse box. :( but vanagon fuse > boxes aren't particularly known for failure ... although it could > happen (internal crack...
  • Re: Soundproofing pix
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:19:29 -0400
    ...Reading this string of notes re noise as a result of driving our wheeled boxes up and down roads, I'm wondering if someone...
  • Re: porsche engine conversions
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:25:29 -0400
    ...The kit from the gold Panzerwagen in this website is now sitting > in boxes in my office. If I ever get around to finding...
  • Re: Vitrofrigo fridge battery requirements
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:35:30 +0000
    http://www.tnrbatteries.com/odysseypc1200t.html Jake, I have two of these in my van, one each main and aux boxes. My Vitrifrigo and...
  • Re: My thoughts on heat.
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Nov 94 18:59:41 gmt
    >d) water cooled heater boxes - >upside - may be the most efficient and maintenance free; >downside - unknown cost and availability; installation; > > This has to be...
  • Re: Deeply Saddened and Troubled Sorry to waste the BW, but...
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:22:49 -0400
    ...This constant desire to tear down is troubling because it is symptomatic of putting people in boxes: boxes of their professions, creeds, colors or...
  • Re: [Fwd: I be a needin']
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Thu, 7 Aug 2008 22:07:56 -0400
    I have a set of heater boxes. A spare set. They came with the van....they seem like they're in "Ok" shape. I...
  • Re: Delightful history of VW Vans
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Fri, 9 Feb 2024 16:59:16 +0000
    ...I want.  THAT is the philosophy brothers!  That is why these boxes on wheels are so intriguing and captivating.  (Me personally?  I tend to...
  • Re: Vanagon Crossover Pipe
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 18 Apr 1996 20:27:00 -0400
    ...Everything from >the heater boxes back needs to be replaced and I've found most of the stuff. >The problem is that the crossover...
  • Re: Vanagon heater cable replacement
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Mon, 13 Jan 1997 17:39:32 -0800 (PST)
    On Mon, 13 Jan 1997, lbart wrote: > Hey all, > I've got the cables to my heater flapper boxes working sorta well but they...
  • Re: FS: 2.5L Subaru conversion kit
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Mon, 18 May 1998 02:51:43 EDT
    ...Conversion was never installed, all parts still in boxes! I have all reciepts, paid over $3500. Must sell. Will ship. Cheers, John Meiborg John...
  • Re: 10 passenger vanagon!! whats your record?
    Historical mailing list - jay m.
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:32:58 -0800
    ...however, when you pack in a drumset, guitar amplifiers, speakers, boxes of records and t-shirts, consider that there's only seating for 5...
  • Re: Cleaning cooling system with engine out.
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:08:27 -0800
    ...The mixing instructions are given in the manual and I would expect on/in the boxes. Copius amounts of water are called for to...
  • Re: ?Flattening Glossy Photos? - Absolutely NO Van Content.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 14 Mar 2005 06:34:23 -0600
    ...dozens of glossy, black and white snapshots which were stored in boxes have curled >severely. Is there a good and proper way to flatten...
  • Re: Vanagon use question
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 7 Oct 2005 08:11:52 -0700
    ...I don't haul anything heavy around in it though-- just a couple ladders, a few boxes/reels of wire, and my tools. If...
  • Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:06:52 -0500
    ...FWIW, I still have the original boxes from > my last set, so I was able to verify the part numbers. > > > On Aug 28, 2006...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 19 Oct 2000 09:04:17 -0400
    ...Some were in boxes, the rest in one big box, shipped that way from overseas. We have sold a ton of them - not one...
  • Return of Die Frau!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:41:46 -0500
    ...Soon, new heater boxes and exhaust, and probably ball joints (funds ran out...) And to think I almost parted her out when for mere...
  • Re: painting exhaust
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sun, 18 May 2003 16:08:11 -0400
    ...I was skeptical but it stuck really well to a set of VW Bus headers and heater boxes, even though my surface prep wasn...
  • Re: Advice needed on Thule Roof Rack Install
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Mon, 5 Jul 2004 06:23:20 -0400
    ...read about people lifting the top with layaks or roof top boxes on top, but I know from my expereince, I could never lift...
  • Re: adding a seam rust to my homepage for others feeling rust pain
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:24:32 -0400
    ...seat and passengers seat, where the floor sheet metal and battery boxes meet. I had rust there also.While you got all that stuff...
  • Re: any years / models we should avoid
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
    Tue, 8 Jul 2003 22:30:43 -0700
    ...sturdy. (The lack of heat was mostly >> because >> the heater boxes and flapper boxes were completely rotted out.) >> >> David Brodbeck, N8SRE >> '82 Diesel Westfalia...
  • Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:19:35 -0500
    ...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows >> >> >> >> Wipers for the two front doors >> >> >> >> Seals for the refrigerator vent >> >> >> >> Seals for the 3 boxes...
  • ECU and connector wire request.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Tue, 5 Dec 1995 09:08:08 CST6CDT
    ...these breakout boxes are available commercially at rediculous prices. so if anyone has some toasted components sitting behind the christmas tree stand in the...
  • Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
    Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
    Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:42:45 -0500
    ...Or does this thing 'need' to be run from the heater boxes? Danno Director of Electrons Der Busbesitzer Gruppe Http://www.dreamwater.com/dbg...
  • Re: The Cool Cooler
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 20:04:52 -0700
    ...underneath where I was planning to sleep! How about >approved "bear boxes"? Preferably stored waaaaay far from the van!!! > >Seriously, maybe some of the...
  • Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:09:17 -0700
    ...Virginia? Anyone have any handy? Need the pieces between > the flapper boxes and pipe from front on both sides. > thanks > Oliver Mueller-Heubach > groundhogging...
  • Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:20:42 -0800
    ...Also, I just got back from a run out to Sears for my new tool boxes, and found that the clearance between the sliding...
  • Was. optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat Now Batteries in general
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:37:26 -0800
    ...I have bonded some rubber onto the underside of the lids of my battery boxes, 'just in case'....
  • Re: Was: speaker rec..... Now: RS Minimus 7 (aka Optimus) speakers. Opinions? Where to buy new?
    Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
    Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:25:02 -0400
    ...On the subject of speaker boxes: >> How much would it make a difference to *actually* make little boxes for >> behind the speakers? For the...
  • Re: Friday Topic: Your Vanagon Accessories
    Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
    Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:31:52 -0800
    ...The rears are installed in the sides of the bus in their speaker boxes to get that extra bass. -tye dye seat covers/ steering...
  • Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:22:51 -0400
    Here’s a pictorial expose of a few heater boxes I have restored. ALSO, we have the clips “in stock” to put the heater...
  • 23 Window Lead
    Historical mailing list - Robert King
    29 Apr 1996 08:12:24 -0800
    ...if its bare metal) and all the bits are there (in boxes), except the middle seat. The wheel wells have also been cut and...
  • Re: Speaking of CB Antennas
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    10 May 1995 15:31:13 U
    ...if anyone out there >has had any experience with those "black boxes" that are supposed >to allow the radio antenna to be used as...
  • Using reduction boxes (was: Limited Vanagon content: using reverse running transaxles
    Historical mailing list - Pat
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 09:02:43 -0500
    Helmut, that thought crossed my mind too. The early buses used them, why can't we? This would change the drive to the proper...
  • Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Sun, 26 Sep 1999 18:28:54 -0400
    ...OTHER AIR-COOLEDS: '77 Beetle, good cond, 60k rebuilt engine, sunroof, new brakes/tires/clutch/heater boxes, minor rust, maint recs, $2500 obo. 703...
  • Re: Tire Chains for Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:51:29 +0000
    ...they fit pretty snug, tire changing not tooo good, but > it says on the boxes which sizes they are good for. i typically paid...
  • '90 Westy Fridge Service & Rust (long)
    Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
    Sun, 3 Mar 1996 16:09:59 +0000
    ...After that repair was complete, I started working on the black accessory boxes. I removed all the boxes, and was *amazed* as to what...
  • Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:44:09 -0400
    ...Is there a 10 amp breaker that I could wire into the tester so I won't have to keep buying boxes of Buss...
  • Re: Some electrical problems solved and LED running lights installed
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Wed, 12 May 2010 12:16:03 -0700
    ...m going to take up > a bit > of your email in-boxes while I pat myself on the back. I know there > is a...
  • Re: 81/82 Westy differences
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Sep 95 7:18:47 EDT
    Don Geiger writes: > > > c) the rear > >bench seat ran the width of the van and instead of there being the stash > >boxes to the...
  • Re: Box for luggage rack
    Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
    Sun, 6 Jul 1997 21:28:16 -0700 (PDT)
    ...These boxes come in many sizes, other companies make them also. Send'em to a big hardware store. Charles '83.5 Westy '69 280...
  • Re: 87 GL surges. . .
    Historical mailing list - Curtis Long
    Tue, 9 Sep 1997 01:03:56 -0400
    ...called it, which also finally caused one of the little black boxes associated with it to fail. After the fix, I had problems with...
  • Baltimore story. Was: Bears, Food, and Westies (TRUE BEAR STORY)
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:23:29 -0400
    ...of your > vehicle is uncluttered looking without piles of bags and boxes(hard to do > on long trips) they are less likely to try...
  • Re: Round Tool Kits
    Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
    Fri, 17 Sep 1999 09:27:37 -0500
    The boxes are nice (my Dad bought one for his '66 Beetle), but the tools are pure crap (made in India). I think there...
  • Need Diesel, Glow Plug Advice
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Jul 2000 11:47:02 EDT
    ...The boxes all looked the same so I just assumed they were the same plugs inside. When he recieved them he found that there...
  • Re: Lowering kit?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
    Mon, 24 Dec 2001 19:48:10 -0500
    ...Tom 84 1.9L Westy joseph Trussell wrote: > I got the boxes and unpacking-stuff cleared out of my space yesterday, and > pulled my...
  • Just curious
    Historical mailing list - Brian T.
    Tue, 3 Sep 2002 12:15:09 -0700
    ...waterpump (at the time of engine replacement) new KYB shocks (in boxes yet to be installed) new Kenwood Excellon Sirius ready CD player new...
  • Re: Jiffy Lube weirdness...
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:15:12 -0600
    ...I see that my CVs leak grease out into the swing arm boxes, not much but enough to make me cautious. If a boot...
  • Dual Battery Setup - Optimal Design?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Fri, 24 Oct 2003 08:45:19 -0600
    ...more would be better) - Batteries must fit into the Vanagon battery boxes with minimum modifications - System must be able to be recharged with stock...
  • Re: Re; radius rod question!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 11 May 2012 18:09:35 -0700
    ...fed ex guy left me > presents at my door 3 nice boxes with moog all over them!! Also the top of > the front shocks...
  • Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:05:58 -0400
    ...sure what weight was in the van, but it had boxes and boxes of >> books >> and pottery equipment in it. It towed just fine...
  • Filling the water tank
    Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
    Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:25:53 +0000
    Hey guys I had a shop add the new utility boxes from GoWesty and replace the plumbing on our tank. Everything works great except...
  • Trucks in Canada (Outside the US)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:20:30 -0800
    ...laying flat and carry tools, in VW brand removable, sliding tool boxes(why not), and stored dry and locked besides. It would have changed...
  • Re: URGENT: Need bell housing in Ontario!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 6 May 2003 19:04:53 -0500
    ...As a last resort I've got a couple of good DK boxes at $400.00 each no exchange and considering core charges are...
  • Re: CV boots
    Historical mailing list - Leon
    Fri, 7 Nov 2003 15:58:20 -0800
    ...CV boots off of Ebay, all came sealed in Febi Bilstein > boxes, Two of them are Marked KOK in a Diamond on the boot...
  • Re: Vanagon/Westy theme board games? Cards?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:19:53 -0500
    ...Also plenty of other Bus and/or Vanagon themed items like drink coasters, wallets, key rings, calendars, sketch pads, glasses, tableware, lunch boxes, etc...
  • Re: OT: Eudora archiving vanagon mail
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:04:47 -0400
    ...You can search multiple boxes using the Ctrl-F search command. You can also move messages from one box to another -- Ctrl-A to...
  • Re: 80 Vanagon Roof Racks??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 12:22:51 -0400
    ...These are basic load carrying bars that other attachments (bikes, skis, tents, canoes, boxes) can be added to. Vanagons use what Thule calls their...