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  • Re: Needed Parts..
    Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
    21 Jul 1995 06:04:06 GMT
    >>I I also may need to find some used heater boxes. If anyone in the DC >>area has these parts, please let me know...
  • Re: Any Storage Ideas for Space below slider?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Wed, 29 Nov 2000 21:36:54 -0500
    ...Have any of you done or seen any > > good storage boxes for this area? > > TIA > > > > Ken Hunter > > 82 Westy 1.9D > > 84 Jetta 1...
  • Re: Black sealant on aircooled heater parts
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Wed, 19 Feb 2003 07:22:05 -0500
    ...This sealant should work with the heater boxes as well. Cheers, Hans Brouwer Cumberland, Ontario 69 Bus 86 Westfalia (Slowpoke) 92 Cabriolet (for sale...
  • Re: open rack on westy
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:42:03 -0400
    ...Those Bagawest boxes were cool, but looked like they only added > to the problem... > Actually John, I can attest to the fact that the...
  • Re: Truck Bed Liner
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:55:23 -0400
    ...I taped it off and applied it from just above the three covered boxes on the driver's side all the way down including...
  • Re: Anybody selling NEW lock cylinders?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:24:51 -0700
    ...I don't have the patience to tell them the 50+ pieces I have are all NOS except they have no boxes. I'd...
  • A Current Question
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:10:50 -0500
    ...starting) with Anderson Power Pole connectors mounted just outside the battery boxes. They'll tap into the batteries with short lengths of marine grade...
  • Continuing Exhaust Saga...
    Historical mailing list - Andy
    Wed, 28 Sep 94 15:12 EDT
    ...The Whitney system replaced everything from the heater boxes back, an added bonus, since lately the muffler kept separating from the catalytic converter and...
  • Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Wed, 31 Aug 94 22:20:19 CDT
    ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the >exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
  • #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly
    Historical mailing list - d t
    Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:23:23 MDT
    ...give me physical locations of possible problematic electrical junction boxes, diagnosing the fuel injection system,.etc.)? If this subject has been beaten to death...
  • is Concept bus at LA auto show?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Wed, 10 Jan 2001 00:10:42 EST
    ...Swinger (sedan not fastback), and the ultilitarian one box on two boxes or whatever the design concept that started it all the 1949 Plymouth...
  • Vanagon Seats, Again
    Historical mailing list - Sean Lynch
    Tue, 8 May 2001 11:24:03 EDT
    ...I presume the rear bench halves could be packed into two cojoined bicycle boxes each, and the front seats and middle seat would have...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Caution.............Urgent Message
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sun, 6 Jul 2003 09:26:46 -0700
    ...chickens. > BTW I had to go dumpster diving to get some boxes to ship parts in > .............. I missed my Bus. > There just isn't...
  • Re: 2.2L Eurocars Rev E piston needed
    Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
    Tue, 10 May 2005 13:05:50 -0600
    ...The pistons were ordered in boxes of 4 sets from a company in california. the sleeves were custom done at a local denver shop...
  • Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
    Historical mailing list - Project Pat
    Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:30:58 -0400
    Yes, fuse twisting works wonders in the early fuse boxes. I know the di-electric grease thread has run its course, but what about...
  • Re: Splittie Reduction Box Trauma
    Historical mailing list - Mike White
    Tue, 14 May 1996 16:28:34 MST
    ...thread > inserts into the soft metal inner casing of the reduction boxes. It is a > good idea not to use any 'screwed' up bolts...
  • interior rear heat
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Wed, 24 Sep 1997 09:03:50 EDT
    ...heater) what about tapping off hot-air duct that runs to the front of the van from the heater boxes, splicing in another duct...
  • Re: Vanagon Seats, Again
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Wed, 9 May 2001 19:49:23 -0700
    ...I presume the rear bench halves > could be packed into two > cojoined bicycle boxes each, and the front seats and > middle seat would have...
  • Re: Fridges - are they worth it?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:28:13 -0700
    ...We often buy small packages/boxes of > UHT milk and that way we open just one each morning > for Coffee or cereal and do...
  • Re: whats the most stuff youve ever fit in your vanagon??
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 12 Feb 2005 23:30:47 -0800
    ...capt chairs, 1 rear weekender bed, 2 wheels > and > tires, 2 boxes of vanagon bits, extra dash, 8 doorpanels , 1 rabbit > pickup > cap, 1...
  • Re: Transmission/gear lube
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:33:06 -0400
    ...Amsoil makes a 75-110 gear oil that is a great compromise for the Vanagon boxes. http://www.amsoil.com/shop/by-product/gear...
  • Re: Diesel Transaxles
    Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
    Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:56:40 -0800
    ...Were some built with 4-speed boxes? Inquiring > minds want to know the truth of the matter. > > Craig > > this is an old email so...
  • WTB: Vanagon storage box
    Historical mailing list - dave bowers
    Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:16:25 -0800
    Hey Folks, I am looking for one of the rare padded, vanagon storage boxes/porta-potty that sits behind the passenger side captains chair...
  • type 1 engine price NVC
    Historical mailing list - Dave Emmons
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:16:15 -0800
    ...The engine is complete from pan to carb with clutch, generator, exhaust, muffler and heater boxes. The only thing that he did not know...
  • Re: Please pass the Salt :o) cylinder head drain plug
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:10:21 -0600
    ...not :o) > I can picture it now..... > where the salt flats used to be.... > nothin but 4500 sq ft cardboard boxes !!!!! > Ahhhhh.......progress !!!!!!!! > JC.... >
  • Re: porsche engine conversions
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:14:19 -0700
    ...The kit from the gold Panzerwagen in this website is now sitting in boxes in my office. If I ever get around to finding...
  • '82 air-cooled parts sources?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Nichols
    Tue, 17 Oct 95 14:52:17 PDT
    ...Gary Nichols '82 Vanagon L (currently in pieces in little boxes, big boxes, bags, empty Hershey's cocoa cans....)
  • Porta Pottie policy on public lands (No VC)
    Historical mailing list - Kw
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 10:24:35 -0700
    ...Porta potties were commonly used military rocket boxes lined with trash compactor bags. At the end of a trip, the bags of waste were...
  • License Plate Light Socket Housings
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:22:16 -0400
    ...out the back of the van into the light socket housing boxes. Has anybody popped these out? I'm thinking it would be easier...
  • Re: Engine cleaning
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:40:10 -0700
    ...Don't spray directly at dizzy or the black boxes. And not on hot engine. It gets the dust off at least. The purple...
  • Re: FW: Car top carrier?
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:26:29 -0700
    ...I bought one of those white boxy looking roof top cargo boxes for a trip down to California for a wedding and camping. http...
  • RE: 911-Drivetrain in 66 Micro??
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Thu, 8 Feb 96 10:49:07 EST
    ...The Vanagon gearbox is usable with the six; the 66 Micro's reduction boxes would have to go, which means adapting the Porsche parts...
  • Re: Wombat/Gerbil update
    Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
    Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:49:00 -0700
    ...This is the piece that the fresh air tubes go through to connect to the heater boxes, and is on a level with the...
  • Re: carpet cleaning
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:20:47 -0400
    ...mats from the Bus Depot that will cover all but the boxes under the front > seats. > > Any comments or suggestions about my plan??? > > Thanks...
  • Re: Stock carpet kits?
    Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
    Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:08:04 -0700
    ...don't mean mats--I'm talking all the carpet that wraps >around the seat boxes, etc. Am I dreaming? > >Jeff / 87 Syncro Westy > >
  • FS '81 Deluxe Westy $2800
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Sat, 26 Oct 1996 10:12:47 -0400
    ...New engine seal, coil, cap, rotor -Heater boxes fair, solid but flanges in bad shape -flapper boxes solid -Front end rebuilt by PO (some...
  • 1.9l kittens, er, fuses to a good home
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 23 May 2014 06:29:36 -0400
    ...So I'm looking at a couple of nice yellow Buss boxes, one with three GBC-8 and the other with five GBC-25...
  • Re: Transmission upgrade
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Wed, 15 Aug 2012 05:27:03 -0600
    ...Will the bell housing's and input shafts change over to the heavier gear boxes? I may be able to get the shifter assembly...
  • Re: Carrying a washer in a Westy
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Wed, 28 Apr 1999 19:36:41 -0400
    I got you guy beat! I had 6 (six) snow blowers, still in the boxes, in my Vanagon! Mean while the Toyoda van that...
  • Re: Door buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
    Tue, 12 Sep 2000 23:23:35 -0400
    ...Put your hand up there and feel the tops of the plastic boxes(relays etc.). When you open the door with the keys in...
  • Update - Air Cooled parts- Last chance, Location Added
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:20:42 -0500
    ...Tranny, Heater Boxes, Crossover pipe, rear bumper, engine, FI system. Everything else is there and If I don't have to hold, clean it...
  • Re: ANVC Breaking news: And what does the average serial killer drive?
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:26:07 -0800
    ...Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I've killed a few boxes of Cheerios in my time.Does that count? > >> > > > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air...
  • Re: in bear country - food in the van or not?
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:13:19 -0700
    ...We only once camped in bear country, and they provided bear boxes at > the campsites. I moved all our "attractive" stuff over to the...
  • Re: Push covers/enging tins
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:13:15 -0400
    ...Even on an air-cooled motor, the tin between the heater boxes and case >is >intended to protect the push rod tubes and stop...
  • Re: new driveshafts for raised vanagons
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:29:13 -0700
    ...KurbelgelenkwelleCleanKlein.jpg >> --------------- >> Wow, what an improvement over the ol' gear-reduction boxes on the early >> Busses. >> I dog-leg VC-Jointaxle� So simple! >> Donno...
  • Re: Vanagon 2.1 Suddenly Dies- Need Help
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:01:13 -0700
    ...And > it's easy to check if you have another 2.1l around, just swap boxes > and see if the problem moves, stays or...
  • RE: VIRUS ALERT (f) (laiser les bon temp roulez)
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 May 1996 07:31:59 -0400
    ...for the bus? And what is the effect on your reduction boxes? > >> The basic rule is, if its not germane to the list, don...
  • 86 Synchro For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Joel Skousen
    Tue, 11 Nov 1997 08:55:20 -0800
    ...Great shape, smooth, no grind shifting, recently dealer tuned, Redline transmission fluid in all gear boxes (MT-90) and BiTRon oil treatment in engine...
  • Re: fog light group purchase pls read
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:13:36 -0800
    ...http://www.projektzwo.com/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=galerie.htm/SID=64885006 click on the boxes under T2....the thumbnails do not come...
  • for sale: '80 Vanagon ASI poptop Camper w/ gas heater
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:12:59 EDT
    ...NEW heater boxes and exhaust system. NO RUST. orange w/ black int. (the great pumpkin! :<) and rare rubber OEM floormats (they cover the whole...
  • Installing Mud Flaps
    Historical mailing list - Paul Travassos
    Fri, 9 Jul 1999 23:29:08 -0700
    ...four at a garage sale just this week, in the original boxes yet and at a substantial discount. What I want to know before...
  • Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 26 May 2004 20:12:30 +1200
    ...European & US vans are crude ugly boxes which handle like c***. >of our >Vanagons and Westfalias, I would say that rebuilding the vehicle is...
  • Re: 16" alloys for vanagon For Sale or trade
    Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
    Fri, 17 Mar 2006 01:07:11 -0500
    ...com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > ps, these are NIB (new in boxes) never mounted, no tires. but all the other > mounting hardware, lugs, etc...
  • Re: Exaust Systems
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 28 May 2002 12:19:06 -0500
    ...Exaust Systems > > > > Here's my take on the situation. > > > > First of all, get yourself a new pair of heater boxes. The heater > > > boxes > > (or...
  • Re: Fryday (Modern Vanagon Replacements?)
    Historical mailing list - J B
    Sat, 10 May 2014 12:27:47 -0400
    ...the replace= ment of choice in modern vans for our beloved boxes. But not me. I think the= y are too big, and not...
  • Re: Subject: German quality?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 24 Aug 2013 13:28:38 -0700
    It's not an uncommon thing to buy a couple parts, switch boxes, and return the cheap part in the expensive box. I bought...
  • NVC Splittie coming my way: what to do?
    Historical mailing list - Don Spence
    Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:31:23 -0600
    ...The running gear and engine have been in boxes > indoors during that time. The van will probably have to be dragged > on to a...
  • 81/82 Westy differences
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Sep 95 17:39:21 EDT
    ...width of the van and instead of there being the stash boxes to the left of the rear seat there is a jump seat...
  • Westy accessories & misc.
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 15 Sep 94 09:23:00 EDT
    ...A message that has a subject "1970s heater boxes" tells water cooled vans not to bother reading this unless they want to. This is...
  • Re: repeated water pumps failing
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 21:13:38 -0500
    ...for $49.95) are > genuine VW, still in the original VW boxes. (Can't always get them, but I > have about 20 left at...