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• Re: Headlight Crack Protection
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:20:01 -0400
  ...Never had a problem with the plastic melting from a regular drill...only when polishing (using a dremel). On Friday, September 19, 2003, at...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:27:57 -0400
  ...You can purchase a small roller that is grooved to accept the plastic rod..makes the job much easier. Good idea!
• AC Evaporator Housing...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Shinosky
  Tue, 3 May 2005 00:22:12 EDT
  ...I am looking for a grey huge plastic housing that covers the ac evaporator. It sits on the ceiling next to the rear hatchdoor...
• Re: Plastic moulding
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:36:10 -0500
  ...Plastic moulding > > >> At 10:19 PM 1/13/2010, Zoltan wrote: >>>Any of you do plastic moulding? This is a little unusual but very...
• Power window regulator fix ('91 Carat)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:26:23 -0500
  ...At the bottom of the metal track that the window travels on, the cable goes thru a (1)plastic corner piece that attaches to...
• Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 7 May 2012 13:05:42 -0700
  ...On 05/07/2012 12:29 PM, Bill M wrote: > Mentioned before was the plastic H pipe junction on the 1.9 cooling system...
• Re: Carat table not fit w regular rear seat
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:02:45 EST
  ...square shaped spacer thing to space it out from the wall to give the plastic sidepanels some space. the spacer is hidden behind the...
• Re: For those of you awaiting your #@$%$ watertank fill outlets.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:48:19 -0700
  ...The opening is really small. > And in the effort of even worse design the entire assembly is made of > plastic, even down to the...
• Re: Headlight Problem Solved....
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:44:47 -0700
  Melting plastic housings at the headlight are probably due to light corrosion on the headlight/bulb contacts themselves. As corrosion increases at this connector...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:47:53 -0800
  ...If the barb end of the plastic is gone, I don't worry about it. The plastic pipe end was not molded around the...
• Re: Tip needed on accessing license plate bulb
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 17:54:56 -0700
  ...Getting the base out to do this requires care, it clips on with two rather flimsy plastic levers under the floor edge as Scott...
• Re: burning plastic
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jun 1997 19:43:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The initial post from Martha was a request for information, essentially saying "I don't know the dangers of burning plastic, but enlighten me...
• Shifter spring placement
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:25:34 -0600
  ...The reason I'm asking is that those white plastic "legs" that go around the shaft don't seem all that substantial, and I...
• Coolant manifold leak
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 28 Dec 1996 16:47:49 -0800
  ...It turned out to be a split in the plastic manifold that 4 hoses attach to just ahead of number 1 cylinder. I have...
• Re: Painting Exterior Plastic
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:27:14 -0700
  On the heels of the discussion last week regarding painting exterior plastic, I painted the exterior on my bus this past weekend. I used...
• Re: Smell gas...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:42:52 EDT
  ...Do not, DO NOT, replace that stupid plastic fire wall connector. Just run the hose from the T to the plastic hose on the...
• Fixing Water tank..found the stuff..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:17:36 -0700
  ...Heres the link to that product on Tap Plastic's page..BTW, Tap Plastics has all kinds of neat stuff.. http://www.tapplastics.com...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Ikard
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:30:14 -0700
  ...Engine cover, History But you can't toast marshmellows like with the plastic ones once a hole melts through. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver...
• Metal Engine Cover.. Who?
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Fri, 2 Oct 1998 09:06:26 -0700
  ...Someone recently posted that they had metal engine covers that would replace the plastic ones on later model Vanagons. I was adamant that my...
• Re: Haunted Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:13:11 +0200
  ...How can this be? Steve, this is because the odo gears inside your speedo is made of plastic, and over time the plastic gets...
• WTB Plastic Front Air Duct Piece
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 11:03:36 -0800
  I need the black plastic air ducting piece that fits in the center of the console ... below the radio... it snaps in and extends...
• black plastic steering column covers, upper and lower
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:35:41 EDT
  In a message dated 6/25/03 8:03:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time, vze4rq5j@VERIZON.NET writes: > Anyone have the plastic that goes...
• Re: Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:18:35 -0600
  ...I would like to get some OEM types. > Aren't those later hubcaps? Tom 84 westy w/ plastic mag spoke type og hubcaps(in...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:28:32 -0500
  ...That sleeve was part of the plastic tube. The tube has failed allowing the sleeve and the flare for the hose to grip to...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:45:02 -0500
  ...i made an ashtray (good idea, chris, a plastic ashtray.. ;<) If you get some good quality plastic (comes in all different colors, as well...
• Re: Side panel modifications?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:10:01 EDT
  ...The molded plastic of the side panel protrudes out almost 3" too > much and won't let me fit the seat or the bracket...
• Re: Head lightt adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:12:27 -0500
  ...The plastic ages (exposure to ozone) and becomes brittle. $79 seems a bit high. Perhaps they were quoting for ALL the headlights, not just...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:24:46 -0600
  > This looks great Uncle Joel - I wonder if there is any effect to > surrounding > materials - say the rusted nut is in plastic - think there...
• Re: Heater flap foam replacement detail
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:03:46 -0500
  ...On 12/10/2012 02:29 PM, Bill M wrote: > Yes David the plastic pieces do have barbs. I used EPMD foam from NAPA...
• how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:37:05 EDT
  ...i then mix up the plastic welder epoxy, and spread into damaged areas, building it up where the plastic once was. then i reinstall...
• 84 Hatch Openers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 12:12:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Have been shot since I bought it but the PO had a plastic spring bar attached to one of the openers (an OE set...
• Re: Power steering leak- plastic tube on rack
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:44:26 -0400
  ...Upon investigation, there is a plastic tube with plastic elbows that spans from the left side of the rack to the right. The elbow...
• melted plastic in fuse panel area during relay install
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:43:07 -0500
  ...Are these still available new? -The other melting was of the plastic 'shielding' of one of my power wires (red, 10 or 12g) that...
• Alloy center hub
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 2 Nov 2016 14:26:47 -0500
  ...16px">Before I break anything plastic, is there anything I should know about installing a new plastic center hub in my factory 14&quot...
• Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:06:43 -0400
  Fyby that you mention the plastic firewall widget.....since I also mentioned it as the "Fire starter"....about 5 days ago, but it must...
• Re: PZ lights...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 09:48:49 -0400
  ...No plastic housing, no wiring harness, no switch. >Are these "replacement fog lights" complete? I.e. are you talking about >just the lens or...
• Blowing Smoke
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 11:10:35 -0600
  ...Over the years I've seen the squirrel cage and plastic ducting in the Vanagon engine compartments reduced to withered plastic scrap and this...
• Re: Burnt Van
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:10:41 +1200
  >Also, check annually where the rubber fuel lines connect to the hard plastic >lines. Don't over tighten either! Better to delete this connector...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:10:06 -1000
  ...Plastic wheel covers >>> >>> What's your take on plastic wheel covers. I have stock 14" wheels; 2 >> are missing the center hub. I am...
• Re: Plastic moulding
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:49:06 -0500
  At 10:19 PM 1/13/2010, Zoltan wrote: >Any of you do plastic moulding? This is a little unusual but very >Vanagon related...
• Power steering leak- plastic tube on rack
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 18:35:15 -0700
  ...Upon investigation, there is a plastic tube with plastic elbows that spans from the left side of the rack to the right. The elbow...
• Re: Swivel seats -- how not to make them wobbly
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Butler
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:47:45 -0600
  ...Those plastic bushings did not > > come with these swivals. Looks like they can be retro-fitted. > > Anyone try this? > > > >theyre simply bits of plastic...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:37:43 -0800
  ...Paint the plastic bumper extensions? In a message dated 1/28/08 4:40:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes: > Paint...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:53:56 -0500
  Having to over tighten those clamps is a symptom, the pipe ends fail from the plastic hardening and then the sleeve corroding. This is...
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  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:06:28 -0600
  ...What I found was a ring of plastic that had broken away from the main part of the plastic pipe and the metal tube...
• Re: Water Pump Impeller Damage
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:45:27 -0800
  ...It's plastic! > > Here's a pic (likely the original as the engine has only 96K km's): > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/plasticimpeller > > Neil...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 20:47:57 -0500
  The plastic end was molded around that metal tube and the molded part included the barb to hold the clamped hose. For the tube...
• burning plastic
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 21 Jun 1997 01:32:30 -0400
  ...Martha, you have absolutely no good reason to burn plastic. I don't know why you would insist on burning it know that you...
• Re: Rear evaperrater encloser
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 08:57:16 -0500
  ...In the past epoxy and plastic don't tend to bound very well. For about 16.00-20.00 West Systems sells it in...
• Was odometer fix?-what he did! now- speedo glue option
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 03:38:35 -0500
  ...It's called Plastic Welder and it's a methyl methacrolate based glue. Squirted equally out of a syringe as most epoxies are, this...
• Re: Coolant pipe end repair
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 13:23:11 -0700
  ...Getting rid of the plastic is cheap insurance in my book . That includes anything else that us plastic from hose joints to thermostat housings...
• T-junctions for rear heater...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:50:11 -0700
  ...My '87 Westfalia has the heater hose arrangement wherein two plastic 5/8" x 5/8" x 1/2" T junctions connect the main...
• Re: 1989 Fog light wiring in harness?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:35:35 -0500
  The taillight (plastic) has space for a rear foglight. However the bulb holder that ATTACHES to the plastic isn't set up for fog...
• Fuel hose protector
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 20:28:59 -0700
  Hi to all, I used to buy that light grey plastic hose from Bus Depot, but I was told the other day that they...
• Re: looking for a VW badge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:01:50 -0700
  ...Have 3 original plastic VW badges .. 2 3/4 diamter , gray, 3 5/8 black,..from a round headlight grill 5 in. diameter gray...
• Re: plastic weld product
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:11:52 -0700
  ...Says works on SOME plastics, and the grey water tank material was not mentioned. > > Dave B. > > > On 03/28/12, Geneva Saint-Amour<genevasaintamour...
• Rear Table Mod
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:01:33 -0700
  ...Filed the dowel so it fit all the way into the plastic base, then took a large washer, maybe 1" or wider and used...
• Front Speakers
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 00:49:33 -0400
  ...First, if you got the molded plastic type stock blauplunk, the speaker screws out. On the inside of the panel there is a collar...
• Re: Fwd: "Sierra " Brand Acceptable Vanagon Coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 22 Nov 96 21:05:14 CST
  yes, the flange is plastic. no, the coolant didn't cause the leak. the fact the VW used plastic on for a part that...
• Gauge mounting on top of instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 12:21:00 -0500
  I'd like to mount a VDO voltage gauge on top of the plastic pull-off cover over the instrument cluster on my '86...