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• Re: getting link bushings out
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 13:03:52 -0700
  ...the best way to put them in? > > What's the correct order... on the link first, than on the bar, or the > > other way...
• Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 20:12:53 -0500
  I took the inside out of mine to check/repair any defects, installed Q-pads to quiet things, put in new pink fiberglass insulation...
• Re: Tir choce for vanagon with 14 inch wheels
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 10:25:21 -0600
  ...No hidden extras. >> Also included--FREE tire rotations and flat repairs! >> Your complete price for 4-205/70R14 Altimax RT tires is $290.09...
• Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:01:51 -0500
  ...types and it's difficult to know just which one to order. The steel universal one Van-Cafe sells solves the problem. Regards, John...
• Re: A great Tool to Clean the Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 21:41:08 -0600
  ...It is incredible what you can blow out of your average car / van carpet and other areas in short order. When you're done...
• Re: POR Patch as a seam sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:08:45 EDT
  ...If you have seam rust and clean it and apply this or any other product only to the outside, the repair will be very...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 5 Mar 2023 17:01:50 +0000
  ...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: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 00:04:41 -0600
  ...Carat front blower repair I agree the replacement fans are spotty in performance. I test them and keep returning them until I get a...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:29:40 -0600
  ...so I > anticipate some troubleshooting will be in order when I get the gasket leak > repaired. Before I found the head gasket leak, I...
• Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:34:14 +0000
  And one more thing...that friendly person who greets you at the dealership service lane, the one who writes up your order and pretends...
• Re: Update
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:44:31 -0600
  ...for a Vanagon, roughly on the order of a $4000 purchase price >> and $4000 a year in repairs, replacements, and mods, for five years...
• Re: Solex Parts
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 27 Sep 94 11:00:56 PDT
  ...or even says they can > >order it. Although, I wonder what the dealer would do if they were repairing > >the vehicle and needed the...
• Re: mixing coolants?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Stalick
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:35:27 -0500
  ...Fluid and filter changes will come soon, but the rest of the systems are in good repair and have been maintained over the life...
• poor gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 20:42:48 -0500
  ...I'd like to put to the group where to start to check, and in which order. I do have a leak at the...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 09:22:48 -0500
  ...A while back when a non VW mechanic did a small repair I mentioned the leak and he poured in a bottle of Subaru...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:19:25 -0500
  Velma is not going on any trips until next spring/summer, only into the garage after I finish repairing the deer damage on my...
• Re: Galvanic rust protection, rust repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 22:12:27 EDT
  ...Definitely worth investigasting in order to keep the rest of the Bus in one piece though. John Anderson ja@coe.wvu.edu '71 Westy...
• Re: Larry posted an update on "Jim Thompson's Medical Fund"
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 10:23:51 -0600
  ...Jim96003@gmail.com If you don’t have PayPal you can send Maggie & I a check or money order (made out to me) and...
• Re: Another trip report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 14:41:58 -0400
  ...I have all the > > fuel lines ordered but never get them before leaving on the trip. > > Quick repair with the help of a local...
• Vanagon Insurance Resource: WAS: Fri insurance talk
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:09:20 -0700
  ...Bottom line is that you just need to talk to your insurance agent in order to find out exactly what options are available to...
• Re: questions from a Vanagon novice
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 12:14:04 -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: Re- rt rr wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Fri, 26 May 2006 11:48:23 -0400
  ...Pulled into the next sizable town, and there happened to be a VW dealership and repair shop located not too far away. Limped in...
• Re: Considering an engine swap for the past decade, but WBX just keeps going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:54:30 -0500
  ...I even > ordered one from Vanistan but then canceled the order.. the idea is > just wait and see... I learn to live with it...
• Horns and Steering Columns
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:06:05 -0500
  ...Just couldn't seem to find time to devote to the repair, then one day recently it was time. Ordered up a new official...
• Re: Just Kampers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:17:52 -0500
  ...They are looking to increase their buying "clout" and need someone who could help them do that by significantly augmenting their ordering quantities. It...
• Re: A/C ducts recall info needed
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 09:34:20 EST
  ...This initial appointment is so that they determine what is needed to make the repairs. The problem I am having is that the condenser...
• Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:34:04 -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: On being a Vanaslob (was: sad decline)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 9 Jan 2009 11:27:49 -0800
  In my former career as a brass instrument repairman, I used to find ALL manner of stuff in horns and the cases they lived...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:56:26 -0700
  ...The repair idea sounds interesting > and worth a try if you have the inclination. > > Mark in AK BTDT > > > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at...
• Re: Odometer/Speedometer OoC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:10 -0700
  I used this document the two times I removed my '87 Westy's odometer for work but was not as thorough in my repair...
• Re: Back Again! 81 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:01:05 -0700
  ...Please up date us on your drive shaft repairs...did you ever get rid of the vibration. this has been a topic of international...
• '88 Vanagon - cruise control - problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 10:24:03 -0400
  ...I went ahead and ordered one, cause I don't expect my fix to be permanent given the poor condition of the rubber membrane...
• Re: vanagon syndrome-- need capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:45:15 -0400
  ...I have the repair text that has the capaciter with the smiling face on it.Down loaded it from somewhere-I have seen this...
• Help, was: Re: 1.9l Oil pump R&R
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 23:45:22 EST
  ...While brazing up a hole in the exhaust collector-pipe (to hold me until Bus Depot order comes in) I noticed an odd groaning...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:16:18 -0600
  ...so I > anticipate some troubleshooting will be in order when I get the gasket leak > repaired. Before I found the head gasket leak, I...
• How long should fuel tank grommets last? (a little long)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:33:41 -0500
  ...Any how, now I can say that all the lines leaving and returning the gas tank are pristine and in working order. I took...
• refrig sparker
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:48:42 -0800
  ...an authorized Dometic repair place. That fell through. Then (after one of our vendors mentioned the part number) I ordered a replacement through one...
• Re: Aluminum Wheel Hub Cap & Speedo Questions...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:08:36 -0500
  ...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: How to fix the foil
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 23 Feb 2017 21:32:42 -0600
  ...https://www.vanagon.org/products/instrument-cluster-foil-repair-kit Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 23, 2017, at 8:59 PM, jaime...
• Re: A Westy awning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 14 Nov 2015 10:13:36 -0800
  ...That awning was repaired and is in use somewhere today. Another time I did not tilt the awning as much as I should have...
• Re: repair gas tank--Busdepot.com
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:54:22 -0400
  ...Wait! Before you order a new Busdepot.com gas tank, please hear what happened to me with one of their new aftermarket gas tanks...
• Re: Our new 1982 A-C M/T Vanagon/Westfalia. Questions and concerns.
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:32:25 -0400
  ...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: Parts availability
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jul 2019 08:05:33 -0700
  ...I found one of mine dangling (broken), and went to order from the usual places and “out of stock”. BusLab (in theory) has them...
• Re: State Your Age / addicted to VW
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 11 May 2004 23:11:11 -0400
  ...Here are the vehicles I have owned, in order: First car was a 1959 Ford Fairlane Galaxy 500 with Cleveland 351 V8 and Cruiseomatic...
• Re: Some mechanics belong in the penitentiary [here's my longish rant]
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Wade
  Thu, 30 Jan 97 08:43:42 CST
  ...in our business I've sen more than my share of repair orders from other shops with "Extremly High " charges for simple tasks. I...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:39:30 -0700
  ...nuts/bolts |> |> > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out |the heavily |> > rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
• Re: Alternator advice on 85 Wasserbox
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 18:06:46 -0500
  ...My situation on repair day was that I couldn't get an new > or rebuilt unit, so I accepted an allegedly tested unit from...
• Mill Supply battery trays for Breadloafs:
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 17:51:25 -0700
  Folks, Got the Mill Supply catalog of VW rust repair pannels today. They list sheet metal for Busses, 50-67 and 68-79 and...
• Sunroof owners (attn!)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 18:25:03 -0800
  ...For those that dont know, I install and repair sunroofs professionally. But my curiousity is mostly personal...:) Baywindow sunroofs cables, AFAIK, are completly unavailable...
• Re: remanufactured syncro driveshaft
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 06:05:40 -0700
  ...absolutely not a 'factory' repair, but it saved me from a new driveline and got me this far, so here's thanking them. What...
• Re: Larry posted an update on "Jim Thompson's Medical Fund"
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:24:09 -0700
  ...The orders will go straight to my printer, my work >> (nearly 5,000 hours so far and counting!) will be done, and about 80...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 06:58:26 -0700
  ...Do you suppose the car makers have made these systems in order to increase repair revenue? They must make a bunch of money hooking...
• steering boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 1 Dec 2013 03:39:56 -0800
  ...days to fix it and get reinspected for no further fee. � Ordered the part (got two, just in case) from Van Cafe and new...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - engine case stud ? - Must have good answer - Calling Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 14:26:11 -0700
  Yup, the only 'real repair' is to the bare case, And the most extreme miracle repair would be to work on the case with...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 May 2014 10:23:49 -0700
  ...to order the stainless version of the coolant manifold "junction" and was considering an aluminum thermostat housing too. I made a "temporary" repair to...
• Re: with all this talk about prices...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:54:42 -0800
  ...he had his 2.1L repaired. A shop in Olympia WA, did a fantastic job. However, they also ordered and charged him for a...
• Re: Used Van Need help
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:07:18 -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: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:34 -0500
  ...we need to > go thru it top to bottom and repair/replace anything that might > fail within 50,000 of continuous driving. Looked at...
• Re: 84 Westy Fuel Pump Problem
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:51:09 -0700
  ...In order for the pump to run the ECU needs > to see the pulses from the distributor turning. Depending on distributor > position turning the...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:11:05 -0700
  ...repair on poptop > Hi folks, > > I've got a hole in my poptop that I'm looking for a way to plug. I > ordered...