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• Re: ug back bumper-foiled
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 22:07:30 -0400
  ...considered a popular solution but, I'm using rolls of > Safeway Aluminum Foil, stabilized by inserting the toilet paper cardboard > rol at the foil...
• Re: Bummer
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:46:02 -0400
  ...It is an aluminum or other light metal fixture. I have > never figured out on my 84 what that outlet is designed to do.
• Re: Friday: Dumb way to start a fire, Friday or any day
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:04:16 -0400
  ...I had always assumed that it was > aluminum. > > I sawed it into the shape I wanted and then finished the edges with a > grinder...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning - Initial Impression
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:18:36 -0400
  ...There were judicious > application of "Fragile" warning labels. > > I unwrapped the packing material to find the beautiful extruded aluminum > housing. It is a very...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 00:21:29 +0000
  ...ALSO:  I am immensely pleased and satisfied with your invention....the aluminum bracket that allows a SOLID TDI starter motor to connect with a...
• Re: Tintop AC Tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 12:47:45 +0000
  Steel, but the way, but aluminum would work if it were the right thickness. Jim On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:47 AM...
• Re: Propane and refrigerator success
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 28 Jun 2015 17:03:17 -0700
  ...material between the cold tube and aluminum part drying up: images: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/DometicPics#5352844999357017490 Can't recall if I noted...
• Re: Usb outlet and voltmeter
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:50:27 -0300
  ...Yup, even more aluminum in the van. > > https://shufti.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/vanagon-usb-outlet-voltmeter-custom-vent/ > > Alistair
• Re: I need help identifying a part...........
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 01:31:29 -0400
  ...Our WBX cases are made of plain old aluminum that isn't flammable unless it's ground up very fine. Put together with plain...
• Re: Best method to flush metal shavings from coolant system?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:16:16 EST
  A magnetic plug won't help ya with this one as the filings are probably aluminum (which is what the case is made of...
• Shady Boy awnings
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 13:53:21 -0700
  ...Has anyone got one? They look nifty--10'x6' canopy of Sunbrella cantilevered out on fiberglass poles from the annodized aluminum box which clamps...
• Re: High Ratio Rockers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 3 Sep 2000 12:33:39 EDT
  ...I will ask Pauter, but I think the Pauter might also be overall lighter due to the aluminum alloy Vs the steel. When you...
• Re: Towing
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 19:54:29 -0700
  We pull a 14' aluminum bass boat, and the total weight of the boat and trailer is probably about 600 pounds. No problem pulling...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 07:52:39 -0700
  ...Use aluminum or steel. This way you will add no > > additional electrolytic potentials from copper based metals. >Doesn't copper already exist in the...
• Re: pop top canvas install, please help
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:00:13 -0800
  ...the canvas > does it just go around the inside of the aluminum > trim that screws down to the body? Yes. But getting it right...
• Clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:30:15 -0400
  ...What is it made of? I can't imagine that it is aluminum. Seems way too thin for that. yet it's not standard...
• Re: Stove / Sink parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:18:46 EDT
  ...Does anyone on the list know where the Aluminum flame spreaders, Knobs on the range as well as replacement plastic fawcett over the sink...
• Re: Which fuel distribution manifold?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:31:53 -0800
  ...the aluminum ones ....very nice.. except for one thing ..if it's like the ones I have seen a picture of. . if their idea...
• fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:02:51 +0500
  ...Salt gets in between Aluminum and Steel, forms a nice battery of sorts, slowly corrodes the steel. Make sure you pressure-wash the underbody...
• Replacement Westy Screen Pics
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 14:28:38 -0600
  ...http://eurocampers.com/westyscreens1.jpg http://eurocampers.com/westyscreens2.jpg These are aluminum replacements for the original plastic Westfalia screens. These will be much...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Fri, 2 May 2014 16:40:45 -0700
  ...Troubleshooting Blinking LED > > > >10 uF 16 V aluminum. Tantalum is better but a fresh aluminum will be fine. > > If you're nimble you may...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:41:17 -0700
  ...Having steel plug in aluminum threads is asking for trouble on a part that is routinely screwed out and in. In my other life...
• Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:40:10 -0600
  Hi, I just did a complete cooling system swap.� Hoses, stainless pipes, stainless coolant tower, RMW aluminum tank, new thermostat housing, etc. I'm...
• Stuck-in-sand Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:56:28 -0600
  ...gas station/repair shop, I saw a Rover well-equipped with aluminum "tracks" slung along the drive side to deal with just this kind...
• Westy Mystery Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  16 May 1995 10:38:47 -0800
  Located to the left of the sink, two aluminum braces fastened to the side of the cabinet, one over the other, the upper one...
• How much for a TriStar Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:58:58 +0200
  ...It has 6500km on the odo, Fondmetal alloys, aluminum sides on the bed. My dealer says about 15000$, is it to much, car is...
• Re: 2.1L Wasserboxer Power Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 01:33:30 -0500
  ...engines! There are NO crankshafts that are made of magnesium OR aluminum. They ALL are of steel. An antique Buick "straight-8" supported by...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:18:56 EST
  ...STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: << you could always make stainless or aluminum heat shields... >> What could they bolt to though? I've been thinking...
• Head gasket question...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 08:40:58 -0500
  ...and welding in a better grade of aluminum and then regrinding it flat... so as to get rid of the stupid pitting problem.. Seems...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 14:27:22 -0800
  ...Once ion transfer begins, the march of aluminum atoms > to take vacations and "See the System" begins. Gee, if we had some > phosphate we...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 27 May 2002 09:26:33 -0400
  Fellow vanagon types pulling spark plugs from a hot aluminum head can cause the treads to come out with the plugs. for this reason...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:46:42 -0700
  ...what I've seen on the net. > 1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint. >> >> What do you think, silly...
• Intake noise (or: Woohoo! No more drone!)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:18:59 -0400
  ...And I know some of the remaining noise is from the aluminum duct buzzing against the bodywork, since I made no attempt to isolate...
• Re: [WetWesties] Westy canvas attachment
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:01:13 -0800
  ...The later top uses aluminum strips similar to the > ones that attach the canvas to the body. The top I have doesn't have...
• Making it shift like new
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:50:21 -0500
  ...In the diesel, there are no such steel parts but two aluminum castings shaped like old-fashioned sewing machine shuttles or robot shoes. They...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:40:54 -0400
  OK so I've installed the GoWesty aluminum valve covers. Here's what I found: The gasket seat on the covers had some untrimmed...
• Re: Jalousie (louvered) windows in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:05:09 +0000
  ...David O'Bryan > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > I bought some scrap aluminum from a place that makes duct work. I think I > > > paid about $30 to $50...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:17:47 -0500
  I did a temp fix on mine with some pipe connectors and a barb fitting but I ended up buying the flashy aluminum one...
• Re: Fridge putty
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:22:17 -0400
  ...anyone know where to obtain the putty adhesive that holds > the refrigerator condensor or interior aluminum fins to the tube ? > > > > Thanks > > Robert > > 1982 Westfalia
• Syncro Fest is coming
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:14:19 -0700
  ...Stacy - - 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
• Re: To use Bars Leaks or not.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:01:24 -0400
  ...Then sand flat with Frank, try using some bits of degreased aluminum beer/soda can to build your dam. I bet it's easier...
• Re: 1600cc Vanagon: Oh well...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 16:01:40 PST
  ...out what the case was made out of? If it's aluminum, it might still be worth pursuing - even if you had to cut...
• Re: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 16:57:20 -0800 (PST)
  ...Otherwise uh, there's a lot of cars with aluminum body panels, usually the nicer, more expensive ones... Thom -- > An uppity lawyer, at that...
• WTB: driver's side middle screened window for westy
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:01:20 -0500
  ...Frame must be of the black-painted type, not the earlier bare aluminum variety. Need ASAP as I am restoring/repainting/de-rustng an...
• Engine block welding
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:32:28 -0700
  ...Yes, the aluminum engine block can be safely welded, providing the welder knows what he or she is doing. A Heliarc welder and Alloy...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Wed, 15 May 2002 01:23:17 -0500
  ...wrote: >But as we are not in a marine environment--the aluminum will work just >ducky Alistair----- > >I have never seen stainless pop type...
• Re: Bars Stop Leak... Pros and Cons for "slight Head leak"
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:22:26 -0700
  ...It comes in a platic vial and is made of aluminum flakes. Mark Johnson <makhno19@COMCAST.NET> wrote: I'm trying to buy time...
• Re: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction and some other thoughts!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:41:52 -0700
  ...I’d like to make an aluminum one. Have made fusion model. Got no further. Thing is, there is no reason why the aluminum...
• Re: curtains for 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 May 96 00:33:26 CDT
  ...which will make you sick when you see how simple "curtains" are to make from plain cloth. :) the kit has aluminum rod at the...
• Vanagon content??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:17:33 -0800
  ...Rub the bumper with a > crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. > > To clean corrosion from car battery terminals...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 1 May 2013 15:10:21 -0700
  ...I think they didn't catch >> what I was asking them :) >> >> Anyone ever used the aluminum stuff? Or other products? >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '85 GL...
• Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
  ...The AMC has a higher aluminum content in the alloy to make them more resistant to corrosion. Added some mild porting and a racing...
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  Historical mailing list - Tom Neal
  Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:50:22 -0700
  ...That aluminum tank sounds compelling. Also have several caps: 13, 8 and an invaluable 0 PSI which I made and is carried in the...
• Pyromid Testimonial
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 14:32:27 PDT
  ...Functionally more difficult than a trench lined with aluminum foil sided by bricks but easier to pack than the bricks and you can set...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 10:02:47 -0600
  ...to the drip rail in about 4 > spots, then using some aluminum tent poles and then staking it out with > guy > lines. > > The tarp...
• Re: AC Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 3 Aug 2005 16:21:46 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagonparts.com/temp/ac.jpg I built it in an hour or so, using ~$20 worth of aluminum and other bits from...
• Fw: Fuel rails and trans output flange
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 25 Jul 2023 02:45:58 +0000
  ...Some aluminum fuel rails and a version of the tool used to remove output flange on trans. https://shufti.blog/2023/07/23/vanagon...
• Re: an attempt at an iPad mount for the van
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Fri, 30 Aug 2013 10:31:42 -0500
  ...when are you just going to machine an entire Vanagon out of aluminum? -Jarrett On Aug 29, 2013, at 11:16 PM, Alistair Bell...
• Re: bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 02:17:13 -0700
  ...bumper build update Well I have more or less a bumper shaped bit of aluminum now. Still much work to be done but it...
• Re: Rims
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:32:18 -0500
  ...for a vanagon? The ones on mine are some like solid aluminum American racing pieces I crap. They stick out and look like crap...