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• Re: 1986 syncro westy stuck transmission drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 May 2012 17:13:43 -0400
  ...I have had to use heat and I have even split the hex on some. An "L" shaped Allen key cut to clear the...
• Re: Vanagon envy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:31:49 -0600
  ...mention Vanagons-see pulled samba thread for BBB 2012 & whether non split window buses should be allowed to park on the grass next year...
• Re: Bus drivers and waving.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Oct 1996 00:00:36 -0400
  ...I wave to splits, bubble windows, and Vanagons. Most Vanagon owners appear to have their noses in the air and don't even acknowledge...
• Copy of: American Quilt and a VW Bus
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  03 Jan 97 10:23:32 EST
  ...American Quilt and a VW Bus >I think it was a early 60's barn door splittie with the canvas roof in >the middle...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:38:46 -0700
  ...Power output of actual vans? (long) I did exactly this with a splitty back in the 70's. It looked surprisingly good, to my...
• Re: breadloaf EV sighting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:56:05 +0000
  For me:  it is Splittie, BayWindow, and Vanagon.  I have enjoyed the latter two. On Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 11:03:24 AM...
• my brother invented the poptop
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 20:29:01 -0700
  In 1962 my brother bought a Kombi with split seats and built a camper into the back. A year later, with a baby, he...
• Re: Fuel sender removal (splittie)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 03:44:34 -0400
  ...passenger area BTW, it is so quick to pull the mtor from a split, it's not like it's that big a deal.
• electrical short?
  Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:01:53 -0700
  ...There have been two occasions where the van cuts out for a split second as well. All these variables seem to point towards a...
• Re: (Friday) You Drive What?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:55:34 -0800
  ...Here's a nice splitty camper > they are making fun of. There was a Vanagon and loaf posted earlier > on there too, check it...
• Re: 2 month trip, first 1500 miles.
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:06:57 -0500 (EST)
  ...Nov 1995 jag@cs.rochester.edu wrote: > > > >> Hi vanagoneers, loafers and splitties! > > > >Us Eurovanites feel left out... > > That's OK... you got heat, we...
• Re: VW in Commercial Alert!
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 12:47:25 -0400 (EDT)
  On Sun, 9 Oct 1994, Thom Fitzpatrick wrote: > Anyone see the split-window bus in the new Sega commercial? Its > shown a lot! Poops...
• Re[2]: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list
  30 Apr 96 21:17
  >Sounds like a '60 to me, which would correspond to 612483. >I think '60 was the last year for the bullet front turn signals...
• Re: splitfire plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Oct 1995 13:06:42 -0400
  In a message dated 95-10-06 22:18:52 EDT, GOLDBERG_DAVID@mpd.tandem.com writes: >I inquried about these a few months...
• Switching to air cooled list?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 1996 22:48:20 -0500
  ...I was on the list before it split, and somehow I arbitrarily got put on the watercooled list without doing anything. 75 Beetle David...
• Re: Camping near Charleston SC?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 13:36:38 EDT
  ...most of them are splittie and bay guys but there are some vannie owners there also later mark d
• (fwd) Splits fer sale cheap
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sun, 19 Feb 1995 13:47:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...rmk@solar.sky.net >Subject: (fwd) Splits fer sale cheap >Newsgroups: rec.autos.vw >From: rapalmer@eos.ncsu.edu (Richard Alexand Palmer) >Date: 16...
• I'd like to thank...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher David Chamberlin
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 16:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...These old busses are pretty rare around here (actually, extremely rare - I've never seen another splitty here), and I'm feeling a little...
• Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 07:57:11 -0400
  ...I also need a new set of rings and he said this requires splitting the case, a 7.4 hour job. Obviously, now is...
• Re: Which is more likely?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:30:44 -0400
  ...Maybe they did not change bearings at all and I could change at least the conrod bearings without splitting the case. This is a...
• Re: comics
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:01:13 -0600
  ...BZ-"sprucing up the splittie for Jerome" On Aug 24, 2011, at 6:00 AM, Robert Downes wrote: > link <http://www.zitscomics.com/?date...
• Re: Modern Japanese Vans with Retro Faux Split / Bay Window Looking Front Facades
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 21:45:06 -0700
  ...here. >> >> I recall seeing some modern Japanese vans with retro faux split / bay window >> looking front facades. I'm assuming these are kits, does...
• Re: Convincing my wife...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 01:22:40 -0600
  ...Maybe this deal won't go down, but with time I've convinced Sam that we need a splittie, so now all I have...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 18:03:55 -0500
  a bug is a Type 1 a bus is a Type 2 (T1=splitty, T2=loaf, T3=brick, T4=Eurovan) my .02 Matt CHRIS...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:59:49 -0700
  Back in my longhair split-window daze, I was using a 1/2" drill and leaned over allowing my hair to become entangled. It...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:12:37 -0700
  ...BZ-splitties use 11's there > > > alistair > > On 21-Jan-11, at 9:59 AM, Tom Buese wrote: > >> FWIW, BZ Shelves use 11mm U...
• Re: friday - mobile cinema
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:55:22 -0400
  ...of a large vehicle is overkill. <EG> How about a T1 Splittie equipped with a rear screen projection machine inside. Drive up, open the...
• Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:53:03 -0400
  ...not as cute as a shortened splitty for promotional vehicle though... see http://www.loaflovetour.com/
• Re: Cool Wedding with a VW Bus as Preferred Method of Travel (Phrydae)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:05:32 -0500
  ...Beautiful work - nice splittie too. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Let's Keep Joel Busy, Chapter 2
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 18:24:08 PDT
  ...My favorite name scribbled on the side of one of those split-window units cruising the PNW (Pacific Northwest): Der Bummler scr@hpvcpnpi.vcd...
• A Friendly Wave -- Vanagon to Splitty!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 23:05:01 +0100
  For the second time ever a vanagon driver waved at me this weekend !! But it was a "sano-bitchin'" (did I get that right...
• FYI: FS: 66 camper ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 24 Jun 96 19:31:44 CDT
  ...pop-top split window, for sale, runs, new tires, restorable. Make offer? Contact me at jmastert@aol.com or f1key@eoni.com or Call...
• Re: rolling haiku
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 12:30:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Save the Whales Split Wood not Atoms Perform Random Acts of Kindness Harvard Yale Nantucket Martha's Vinyard any Yacht Club Ric
• the guy with the toy buses...HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 11:09:19 EST
  ...Will the person who found sets of toy splitty buses (cal look as I remember), contact me? Thanks. Barry S. Nichols BSNICH01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE...
• WTD help finding a few parts for a splitty
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 15:12:31 -0800 (PST)
  can anyone help me find two parts. i need another frot bow for a sunroof assembly. i also need a set of door handles...
• split bus parts wantd
  Historical mailing list - Noah Harper (Mahoney)
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 11:22:53 -0400
  mainly, i need just small body parts like front door pulls and window latches. ALSO, i am wanting to put a non-factory tape...
• Re: addict'n....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 05 Apr 96 10:29:31 CST
  ...how bout a Split-window?? even a Eurovan!!!! ;) joel the junkeeee
• Syncro Westie URL changed
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Wed, 9 Apr 1997 10:14:56 -0400
  ...The Syncro Westie pages, which for a variety of reasons also contain some splittie pages, are now located at http://www.pipeline.com/~tforhan...
• AW: video: rear engined buses 1948 till 1993
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 18:33:52 +0100
  ...Michael Meier (no relationship, even when or Names are similar) 58 split 77 westy 89 syncro
• Leaky Clutch Slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:42:16 -0400
  ...any reasons that I should NOT do this? Peace, JB '66 Split Window Camper '83 H20 Vanagon "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and...
• Re: cleaning westy mattress covers
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 02:23:41 EDT
  ...writes: > The way I put my covers back on was to split a plastic garbage bag ... > cover the foam with it ... slip the cover...
• small sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 15:51:58 -0500
  ...Can someone send me the dimensions of a small window off of their splitty. http://www.kombination.com.br/noticia.php?area=agenda&idnot...
• 3 Buses in One?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 7 May 2007 19:24:23 -0400
  ...What would a bus look like with a Splittie Front, Bay Window Side and a Vanagon Rear??? http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t...
• Re: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 21:57:15 -0500
  ...SoCal lane splitting coming to WA? Why is that though? Why is it ok for bikes to split lanes but I can't pull...
• Re: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 14:22:18 -0700
  ...SoCal lane splitting coming to WA? It's wet there. That affects the car drivers vision. Bad idea. > On Apr 4, 2015, at 9...
• Re: Brake cables uneven/stretched?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Feb 2005 00:22:04 -0500
  ...The front cable runs at an angle so the splitter bar does not sit straight. Depending on year, there is a left right side...
• Simple timing question, '84 1.9 l
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 16:43:17 -0500
  ...If I set the V-notch to the case split line, isn't this 5* BTDC? Engine won't run worth a darn with...
• split pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:57:35 -0300
  ...I've opted to put in two split pushrod tubes rather than pull the engine at this time. What sort of service should I...
• Re: Propane tank--attaching the "splitter" to the tank
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 19:52:40 -0700
  ...The only part I kept from the > > old tank is the "splitter" that leads from the tank to the two lines > going > > in to...
• Re: VW Van turns 60.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:32:12 -0700
  ...side doors on both sides, no windows in them,, partion panel behind front seats, non walk through, split case trans, 36 hp. bought it...
• Re: Rebuilt ATE Calipers Use a Gasket Between Halves? (Pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:26:23 -0700
  ...They show the caliper split and 2 > small o-rings between the halves, but say not to split unless there is a > leak there...
• Re: 76 engine dead
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 06 Apr 95 12:55:31 EDT
  ...The idiot had only replaced heads, cylinders, etc, and not even split the case! (This being a top-end rebuild) In my opinion, such...
• Re: Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 00:19:12 EDT
  ...two car garage with a sign on the >shelf of the split door that says parts department. >I'm visualizing the wire basket that...
• Re: nifty looking little trailer
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:47:37 -0700
  Saw a few of those attached to "Splittie" Buses at the recent Bugs & Buses Invade The Village Show in Bakersfield, CA this past weekend...
• Re: Vanagon Christmas Presents?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Thu, 26 Dec 2019 23:13:42 -0800
  ...I figure 40 bucks to prevent my black, I mean grey dash from turning white and finally splitting, is probably worth it. -MB -- ________________________________________________________________________ Mark...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:27:33 -0400
  ...Mine just split apart. pmail if you do. Thanks. Spencer 85 westy just get a black one and a can of brown krylon fusion...
• Split Bus Piece Needed
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 21:04:15 -0700
  Hi y'all. I need one of the little levers that goes on the early reserve valves. I can't seem to find my...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:32:04 EST
  ...this research? Does anyone ever shorten Vanagons, or is it only split- windows that get this treatment? B. Wm Kennedy kennedy@admin.njit.edu
• Re: Does anyone know of any "celebrities" who drive vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Desanti
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 16:10:27 EST
  ...played "grandpa Walton" on The Waltons had an early '60's Splitty, two tone green, and lots of rust, even in the '70's...
• Ballpark mileage figures please
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 19:36:49 -0500
  ...The last 30+ hour drive through a blizzard and heavy winds in a splittie started to get me thinking. I was wondering what kind...