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  • Re: Ideas for Replacing POP UP Screen
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Mon, 27 Aug 2001 11:05:20 -0400
    >Vanagon Gooroos. > >Please send any brilliant ideas on replacing the screen on the POP Up Tent >portion of my 85 vanagon. > >Thanks You might...
  • Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
    Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
    Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:01:43 -0400
    ...Then pry the black plastic inserts out. >These are the square things the screws were screwed into. The screws >make them expand behind the...
  • Fancher's replacement pop top screen
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:52:15 -0400
    ...http://fanchers.com/223/Screen%20Replacement.htm and I'm really impressed. The materials, fit, and finish are excellent! Installation was straight forward and...
  • Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:54:54 -0800
    *"how do you line up the screw holes from the pocket on the back side of the door panel?"* - tape a piece of paper...
  • Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:54:59 -0700
    ...Hi all. > > The protective cap on the CO screw was drilled and tapped. Checked CO > screw setting. It's all the way in. > ..... > > I...
  • Re: EV (&vanagon) front window screens
    Historical mailing list - Oxroad
    Sun, 26 Apr 1998 04:27:42 EDT
    ...I initially saw a window screen set up like this for the Vanagon on Karl Bloss' web page. The screens I now have are...
  • VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:26:21 -0700
    Volks, VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed Need 3-4 MAC/Apple beta testers. I'm evaluating a "cross platform" screensaver creation program. I...
  • '85 Westy arm rest repair
    Historical mailing list - wsilva
    Sun, 17 Nov 1996 14:18:45 -0800
    ...It has left me with 2 sheared off hex head screws. I think they are broken because there are only about 5 turns on...
  • Re: Skylight Screen Adhesive
    Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
    Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:51:44 -0700
    ...Skylight Screen Adhesive > > > I need to reattach the Westy skylight screen Velcro to the ceiling. The > archives suggest using 3M Fast Tack Trim Adhesive...
  • Re: New screen savers are available
    Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
    Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:57:22 +0100
    >>Everyone - >> >>I've finally recovered enough from buying a house and changing jobs to >>update the Vanagon screen saver >> >>The screen savers are all...
  • Re: kitchen lamp wiring to get 12V where?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:03:41 -0500
    ...Remove all the screws in the front behind the driver's head, and back by the closet. Look above the tray by the pop...
  • Re: Getting at rear heater
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:11:59 -0800
    ...It's held in place with two or three screws that are very visible. Remove the screws and the cover comes right off. You...
  • Re: Bus Depot sliding door screen installation
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Thu, 23 May 2013 22:15:08 -0400
    ...Mine already had the snaps installed on the screen edge, tow lined up with holes but the rest had to be drilled.
  • Westfalia skylight screen
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:22:26 EDT
    I've had a lot of response/requests for my unneeded vent screen. Should I offer my wife a summer "job" making reproductions of...
  • does a rear hatch screen from an 85 westy fit an 89?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Bezark
    Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:55:47 -0700
    i'm planning to buy a used 85 rear hatch screen, but don't know if it will fit my 89 syncro. thanks, matt.
  • westy bug screens into vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
    Mon, 1 May 2000 11:45:20 EDT
    Will the side window and/or the rear hatch bug screens from a westy install easily into a vanagon? Just thought I should check...
  • FS: side windows w/ screens , fit 80-84 vans
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:59:06 EDT
    have a pair of vanagon sliding side windows w/ screens. fit all 80-84 vanagons. from westy, but fit passenger vans. email with needs...
  • Re: How do I remove the sliding window catch - 82 westy
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sun, 3 Jul 2005 19:18:59 -0500
    <<<Yes, a wedge-it screw starter used in reverse. A Klein K36 should do it to it. George>>> Screw starter? A Magnet work OK...
  • Re: rear heater leaking coolant?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:05:37 CST
    ...Carpet wet by rear seat - heat exchanger bleeder screw broken The plastic bleeder screw for the rear heat exchanger may be broken due to...
  • Re: Digijet Idle Problems
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:20:45 -0700
    hooked up my timing light and played with the AFM idle CO bypass adjuster screw -- it was about 1/2 turn open from the...
  • Removing Speedo Face '80
    Historical mailing list
    09 Jul 97 11:18:45 PDT
    ...Spend the time to find/make screwdriver that FITS the screw. One slip and the speedo face gets scratched. I filled my scratches in...
  • Re: Rocker shaft and rocker wear question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:41:04 -0500
    ...I ended up replacing the >adjustment >screws, and then scrapping the whole Vanagon cause I couldnt get title. >I >still have the rocker arms...
  • Re: Skylight Bug Screen
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Wed, 14 May 1997 09:58:53 -0700
    ...Silva wrote: >There is a two part "bug screen" on our ('85) Westy skylight. It attached >with velcro around the opening and a solid...
  • screensaver thanks
    Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
    Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:54:03 -0800
    Hi all - I wanted to thank everyone on the Vanagon list for all the compliments I've received on the Vanagon screensaver (still available...
  • Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 3 Aug 2008 21:00:37 -0400
    ...There is a plug in your AFM that can be drilled, a screw put into the hole, and by pulling up on the screw...
  • Front window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:08:44 -0800
    Hi there, I recently saw screens that fit the front windows of westys/vanagons--they were either steel or aluminum, black, and had louvres...
  • WTB Grey headliner screws and caps
    Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
    Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:23:10 -0500
    Looking to purchase the decorative caps that cover screws that hold up the headliner in late Vanagon Westfalias. Caps are also located in several...
  • Re: battery compartment
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:44:56 -0700
    hi , I was gonna pull a screw out of a vanagon .. and of 14 or so vanagons that are here. they are all hinged...
  • Re: battery compartment
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 16:59:16 -0700
    ...The screws go into threaded inserts, these are not sheet-metal thread-cutting or thread-rolling screws. Stock, or not? The cover over the...
  • Re: Interior Stuff
    Historical mailing list - Phil Dennis
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:52:39 -0700
    ...It is held on with screws. I accessed these, by looking at the bottom and figuring out where the screw top would be, then...
  • Re: Fw: magic mossies
    Historical mailing list - David Richoux
    Fri, 20 Jul 2001 23:15:23 -0700
    Roy Olynick wrote: > > I'm assuming here that you do not have your van's rear hatch open with the hatch > screen in place...
  • Re: Fuel tank cleaning.
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:20:09 -0800
    The one tank I opened up had no screen, does anyone have a picture of it? Here is the tank from my '84 http...
  • Re: Driver/Passenger window seals
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 10 Apr 2016 17:44:37 -0700
    when I remove the felt scrapers some of the clips came with the scrapers... I just take a long needle plier and put them...
  • Help !! stripped screw
    Historical mailing list - ghamburg
    Wed, 27 May 1998 12:58:07 -0700
    While trying to take off my window crank knob I stripped the head of the screw that attaches the handle to the crank mechanism...
  • Re: Bug screen for front windows idea
    Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:24:31 -0400
    The JCWhitney screens can be and I mount them in the inside of my Westfalia. This allows to lower window just a bit and...
  • Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:51:24 -0500
    ...a guy >>> i met locally just scrapped out a 91 audi last week for $600. >> >> >> It may vary by area. I am in a...
  • Re: Stainless steel screws for Vanagon exterior --- now avaliable
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:52:01 -0400
    I added some pictures to the screw sets I have on ebay.Check em out. The screw sets are for sale at $17.99...
  • Re: Front door handle
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 2 May 2013 12:49:18 -0700
    open door, pull back door rubber adjacent to latch, expose phillips head machine screw, tighten screw :) alistair On 2013-05-02, at 12:26...
  • How Do I ......
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 16 May 2011 14:31:00 -0500
    Remove the scrapers and seals and felts around the driver and passenger door windows? I need to replace these, but looking at the Bentley...
  • Extra screw syndrome (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
    Fri, 16 Nov 2001 07:33:59 -0500
    We are all aware of the missing sock theory - the dryer eats them, but what about the extra screw syndrome? Every time I take...
  • Westy screens
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:58:05 -0400
    ...Some time ago I damaged beyond reasonable repair, the passeneger side screen on my Westy. So I was a candidate for the EuroCamper replacement...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Westy canvas attachment
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:16:23 -0800
    ...Little screws for the pop top hold down strips That's good to know, others have had a problem finding screws just the right...
  • Oil strainer leak
    Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
    Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:53:23 -0800
    ...Placed a new gasket on the oil screen, pressed the screen into the hole, new gasket under the screen, replaced the cover, new crush...
  • Replacing PopTop Screen
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:37:52 -0700
    ...I just cut the old screen away from the zipper, then pinned the the screen into position, smoothing it out as I went, then...
  • Re: Westy water tank drain cover plate screws
    Historical mailing list - Ryan
    Sat, 13 Oct 2007 20:11:26 -0400
    ...Westy water tank drain cover plate screws > Seems to me he has a website, but can't seem to find it. Anyone? > > On Sat...
  • Why We Keep Odds & Ends (bolts etc.)
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 8 Apr 2011 22:31:42 -0700
    ...The upper screw is a little fussy to get at. My spare TPS uses shorter screws with goofy sort of Torx heads. Didn't...
  • Re: rear hatch curtain rods and mystery items
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 16:13:04 -0500
    ...Also in regard to my original post regarding these "mystery >screens", they are not the side window screens. I have my side window >screens...
  • Re: Splash Pans for a '56 & booty.
    Historical mailing list - Info Commons Help Desk
    Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:07:09 -0500
    ...Unfortunately i can't reach the remains of the screws from the other side either. Essentially the screws are stuck in the frame and...
  • Re: Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sat, 5 Aug 2006 16:13:51 -0400
    ...8 rear light screws ,8 front turn signal light screws,4 rear side marker light screws, and 4 licence plate bolts with lock nut...
  • Re: painlessly removing steering knuckles?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 29 May 2014 01:43:50 -0400
    ...The goal with heat is to get the outside part hot enough to expand faster than the bolt/screw. These screws are not that...
  • Re: right rear interior trim panel removal
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sun, 8 Jul 2001 11:33:17 -0700
    ...rear screen running up > the panel at the rear (two, i think). > > i am able to get the rest of the screws out, pop...
  • more stuff FS:capt chairs, hitch, swival seats, westy screens, middle seats..
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:56:06 EDT
    ...i have some westy sliding side window screens for sale..just the drivers side only.. these are in great shape, with brand new screening...
  • Re: Frig fixed but...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:02:28 -0500
    ...Well > for an > hour at least. > > Next question: > > I have the exterior cover, a metal plate with screw holes in it, a > rubber > gasket...
  • Re: Jealousy window screen idea
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Wed, 23 Apr 2014 14:54:58 -0400
    ...There is currently no screen on it and no way to attach one. What is the best way to put a screen on this...
  • Bug Screen (Joe)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 May 96 07:21 AST
    ...If you have the screnn available, I would like to purchase from you. I am restoring my 78 Westy and the rear hatch bug...
  • Movies for Saturday Nite's Drive-in Night
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Fri, 08 Aug 1997 11:07:18 -0400
    ...Screen 1 - Hercules & George of the Jungle Screen 2 - ConAir & Face-Off Screen 3 - Buddy & Men in Black As you can see there's...
  • Heater under back seat
    Historical mailing list - Germain
    Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:37:30 -0400
    ...Is there any easy way to unscrew the screw on the right side? This screw is not easy to reach. The motor is blocking...
  • Re: Front window screens and pop top rain fly
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Mon, 14 May 2007 11:36:15 -0400
    ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/Front-Door-Screens174.htmPierre >> 1983.5 >> >> The correct link is http://www.vanagonauts.com/Front-Door-Screens174.htm Cheers, Troy
  • Re: Big screens
    Historical mailing list - William Monk
    Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:07:48 -0400
    I have Franchers windshield cover with the side screens. The difference having the glass covered from the outside versus a curtain inside is huge...
  • Re: Body shop -- I take it back
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:10:07 -0700
    ...But I had problems backing the screws out also when I replaced them with SS screws.