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• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 11:56:08 -0700
  ...Naturally > all necessary services and minor repairs were taken care of regularly which > we can go through in person. > Please text (416 705-3182...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Dec 2014 16:37:36 -0600
  ...My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other > peoples'---it all blends together > > > > That was an attempt at humor, not an actual repair...
• Re: 0 psi comp on #1! ;-( questions for you guys!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Archibald
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:21:00 -0800
  ...1.)clean up the burned 2.0 litre thta came from a '78 and install in my '78 wsty 2.)remove and repair all...
• Re: clutch hydraulics or more serious?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:12:26 -0500
  ...Previous owner gave me all previous repair orders for the car, so I have a little history. I see that 1000 miles before I...
• Re: Parts Place - Dear Vanagon List Subscribers
  Historical mailing list - Houston
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:06:24 -0700
  ...We sell by Mail > order and from our > > storefront. We dismantle VW's to get our used > parts. We have shipped > > approximately 150 orders...
• Re: oil to coolant coolers, get rid of the one on the automatic transmission!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:06:10 -0700
  ...At $250 sans T-stat it's one of the cheapest options, and you can order from them directly (it's not on their...
• Re: Oil Leak '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:19:59 -0400
  ...Without it being repaired you (shortly) end up with the same leak. It's very common for seals to were grovves in the sealing...
• diesel fuel injection-china
  Historical mailing list - china-lutong.com
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:09:01 +0800
  ...And Asia is one of our sale and purchase destinations, which has a large market in the field of used auto vehicle and repaired...
• Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 23:26:59 -0400
  ...R12 he believes > > Cost Estimate for parts and labor repair $400-500 dollars > > Is the price for the repairs to high? > > Thanks Robert > NYC...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:18:13 -0800
  ...I have no experience of this transmission type but I have worked on and repaired a couple of ZF automatics in Volvo's and...
• Odometer doesn't work; speedometer does?
  Historical mailing list - Don Oldenburg
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:50:46 EDT
  ...Following those recommendations, and with a little trial and error and adjusting to my VDO speedometer, I managed to repair mine. Hope what I...
• Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 22:00:16 -0400
  ...Just because your friend thought a certain shop was great > > doesn't > > > guarantee that you will think the same. > > > > > > When the repair order is...
• questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 08:43:34 -0500
  ...I was thinking of replacing it in order to have three windows, but then started to think I might be able to put additional...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:52:30 -0400
  ...Just clean them up and order a couple of center caps: http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/hub-cap/center-cap-silver-5...
• Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 May 2004 00:20:35 -0700
  I ordered this book: http://www.acsource.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8 and found it to be all that I needed to...
• Fw: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:58:01 -0000
  Congrats on repair. I am surprised how unprofessional Advance Auto was. Greed explains all. It is everywhere, great part of the society is chasing...
• flywheel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 09:20:25 -0500
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > > The last time I ordered bolts from VW I recieved hex head instead of the > inside allen head variety. Whats...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:53:19 -0800
  ...With my frame hole repair, the inner lip of one bushing did not sit flush with the frame hole face. After all parts were...
• Re: Power Steering Pump Rebuild - Home Shop
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:07 -0600
  ...I'm going to order it myself and give it a go. > $11.99 vs $300 or $400 is enough difference to get me...
• Re: Smog test failed - here is my plan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:39:57 -0700
  ...Good trouble shooting is in order here. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Roland Sent...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:18:10 -0700
  ...it's not a cure or a repair but an experiment. Get 2 bottles of Subaru coolant conditioner, pour it in the expansion vase...
• 1982 Vanagon Westy for Sale, $6,000CDN Certified.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 22:23:07 -0400
  ...My parents owned from then through spring 2005, selling it to the brother of my wife's friend last June in order to trade...
• Re: 82 odometer/tripmeter
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 06:49:47 -0700
  ...Following those recommendations, and with a little trial and error and adjusting to my VDO speedometer, I managed to repair mine. Hope what I...
• Re: Fw: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:19:23 -0600
  On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 2:58 AM, Arkady Mirvis <arkadymirvis@gmail.com>wrote: > Congrats on repair. I am surprised how unprofessional Advance...
• propane fill-valve repair kit review
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 21:30:55 CST6CDT
  ...in northern MN?) FOR FURTHER ORDERS." so do it once and do it big! -dan Daniel Houg Minnesota Department of Health Internet Address: fairwind...
• starter/solenoid
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Wed, 13 Mar 96 18:56:37 EST
  ...I am replacing both the starter and solenoid just so I don't have to do the same repair twice. Trak Auto wanted $124...
• Re: Help, Shifting/Clutch Problem???
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 07:15:36 -0500
  ...Remove the starter and reconnect the starter wiring together in order that you can kick start the Van, and drive it. If your lucky...
• Re: Repairing Clutch - Please Help.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 21:06:46 -0500
  ...around first as it may take a day or two to order the part. Also, the one-man bleeder kit that Sean mentions is...
• Re: Tranny Whinning in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:53:19 -0600
  ...What I'm trying to do is make a rational decision about how to > > schedule the repair. Most of my driving is around town...
• Re: Power Steering Pump Rebuild - Home Shop
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:25:04 -0600
  ...I'm going to order it myself and give it a go. > $11.99 vs $300 or $400 is enough difference to get me...
• Re: muffler for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 17:50:23 -0500
  ...I've got a leak and I aim to repair it before I put in my Redline (parts ordered today). However, while under there...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:05:23 +0100
  ...What VW has done, in order to save like 18 cents in production costs, is to combine the function of the "your parking brake...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 09:57:20 -0500
  ...you suppose the car makers have made these systems in order to increase > > repair revenue? They must make a bunch of money hooking up...
• Re: Instrument cluster repair completed
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 6 Mar 2023 21:23:27 +0100
  ...I cut same-size strips out of brass and > taped them over the original plastic pads in order to mark the holes. I > unmounted...
• Re: Finito on 320i and T/C 3.8 troubles(MVC)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:18:25 -0800
  ...If the chain is what skipped time (how!?!?) then the repair would cost more than the $$$ needed to get my '87 Vanagon back on...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:18:48 -0500
  ...shop out of his garage and does mobile repairs as well. He >> says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen...
• Re: Shift Linkage problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:30:49 -0400
  ...So I guess I will be ordering a new shaft and ball and some seals and shifter bushings pretty soon. Tonight's repairs will...
• Liability, was: good shop / bad shop website?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 19:37:46 -0500
  ...Or "I think XYZ-VanWorx can't fulfill an order on time if their life depends on it" Or "I wouldn't have ABC...
• Re: Repairing a coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 13:09:14 EDT
  ...I'd like to just repair the hose rather than buying a whole new hose. What is the best way to go about repairing...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Dec 2008 (#2008-1286)
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:22:25 -0800
  ...http://www.timesert.com/html/drain-plug-repair.pdf The tooling has square drives so if you have square drive sockets that will make...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 5 Mar 2023 10:13:03 -0700
  ...Hopefully after > > all these years of all those vanagons, this will be the last time I have to > > repair that thing. But I"ve...
• Re: Giving Ron A Hard Time
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:48:31 -0800
  ...I had already ordered from Ron but he didn't give me a hard time when I called and asked to cancel my order...
• Re: Larry posted an update on "Jim Thompson's Medical Fund"
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:11:29 -0800
  ...The orders will go straight to my printer, my work > (nearly 5,000 hours so far and counting!) will be done, and about 80...
• Tierra Del Fuego Group Says, "Hi"!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 10:51:45 EST
  ...Called to order some parts that they need to keep their vans rolling. In case you are new these are the folks that are...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon Humor
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 20:57:29 -0800
  ...Oh! You meant orders? Mike > From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> > Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:38:17 -0500
  ...Of course, if I had just towed it home and ordered the pump > from Rock Auto I'd have saved $835. As I was...
• Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:59:04 -0400
  ...Then one of the locals called back and > said they had found one at the back of a shelf. > > Frank Condelli recently ordered a...
• Re: Idle Control Unit (not valve)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 21:58:48 +0200
  ...The ISCU is a bear to troublehoot and repair... but the suggestions that Germain made are what you should try. There is a ton...
• Re: Clutch pedal repair question
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:14:04 -0700
  ...Leon 85 Subwagen On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 05:02:39 -0700, TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > In order to access the clutch...
• Re: How to patch van cover!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 9 Jun 2023 21:15:13 -0700
  ...I'll look for sail patches to repair some tarps. Not being a sailor, I was unaware of them, so thanks, Alistair. On Fri...
• Re: Recalls, Etc,
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 18:26:46 -0500
  ...to get a new fuel tank and repairs to my AC air ducts. So he ordered the parts, and hopefully they will do a...
• Re: Automatic Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 21:57:41 -0700
  ...some special washers and thrust bearings inside the clutch packs are only available from VW, prepaid and special order. I don't see where...
• Steering
  Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:28:06 +0000
  ...Other than the usual problems the vehicle has been superbly reliable and easy to find parts for and repair. Alas, about 2 weeks ago...
• Collision repair- large mammal.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 16:03:00 CST6CDT
  ...a replacement body panel was ordered but the wrong side came in. so, in the interest of time, they have straightened out the panel...
• Re: Vanagon Bucking
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:22:59 -0400
  ...It is important to note that I > already have the AFM service harness from VW installed (a potential > fix.) > > The order for repairs I...
• Another factor about mounting tires youself to consider
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:03:16 -0700
  ...I spend a lot of time thinking about what order to do things in, on vanagon repair. the other one is Rock Climbing. In...
• Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:31:22 -0700
  ...I ordered a switch from > the repair shop but they gave me the wrong one (Looks like the one for > a Rabbit). So I...
• Re: Head Gasket repairs Question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:11:44 -0500
  ...Head Gasket repairs Question """" I have done many, many head gasket replacement jobs over the years and I can say that out of all...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:43:36 -0400
  ...A/T changes hard > > Time to get your van to a competent A/T repair shop for cleaning the > valve body, new filter, and...
• Need quick ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 14:34:37 -0400 (EDT)
  ...repair because the tires would separate from the rims . But I need from you people the tire info to tell Dana what to order...