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• FS 1989 Vanagon Carat
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:43:10 EST
  ...in the back, a fold-down table, and convertible bed/rear bench.� 2.1 L Engine, Auto trans, A/C, Power Steering, Power Brakes...
• Re: Aftermarket AC questions--under dash, overhead, underseat?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:02:08 -0400
  I replaced my under the rear bench with a unit from a 80-90s US make conversion van. these are self contained heat and...
• Re: Vitrifrigo installation w/ storage
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:33:16 -0700
  ...Mine is still taking up space under the bench seat and I may need that space for a larger battery to run a compressor...
• Re: Light grill is sold......Jaime Gonzales is winner
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 16:23:22 -0400
  ...Two-person middle > bench and three-person rear bench must be taken together. Local pick-up in San > Francisco. > > Also have rear half of...
• Re: Securing a bench seat
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 26 Jul 2018 09:52:02 -0500
  ...How should I secure the bench seat from sliding (not that it > > ever would). There are brackets held in place with bolts. Do the...
• Re: Fuel injector operating voltage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Dec 2010 17:09:01 -0800
  ...Fuel injector operating voltage > > they'll be all right operating them on 12 volts for bench testing. > or at least, I can say I...
• Re: I Need Bass
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 16 May 2001 18:08:50 -0400
  ...don't want >to have to put big speakers under the bench seat like some have done. Would >adding a subwoofer improve things? > >Would...
• Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rogers
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:47:50 -0700
  ...He SWORE that he could build two engines, everything the same except one was built on a bench with everything free to flex, the...
• Re: Cigarette Plug Hea-van
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 06:03:33 -0700
  ...Two of each type will be in the dash, > the rear kick panel by the sliding door, the outer part of this bench with...
• Re: Propex Install
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:17:42 -0400
  ...suggested, in the= > small cabinet at the floor next to the bench. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250...
• Westy cabinet package???
  Historical mailing list - M Schwend
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 00:35:38 -0500
  ...I am wondering if anyone has or had pulled the middle bench in the cargo bay and slide in the Westy stove cabinet set...
• A cool westy mutation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 08:48:33 -0700
  ...It had the full poptop and roof rack, plus the frig/sink/stove cabinet, rear fold out bench, and closet from an 83 westy...
• Re: Production dates: Is this van a 90?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 11:25:07 EST
  ...I just checked again and definitely > does NOT have a Weekender bench. No rear headrests. But it does have the > rear > shoulder belts. > > strange...
• PS: Re: Burning antifreeze 1987 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:35:16 EST
  ...the passenger side. >> Check the carpet in the back under the bench. It's usually the rear heater core that's leaking. There is...
• Re: vanagon seat-help !
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:42:46 -0400
  The 9 passenger Vanagons used a 3 seat center bench and a double seat in the front. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 3rd party z-bed
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:03:06 -0800
  ...3rd party z-bed In addendum to my earlier post, was there not a 3rd party product to turn your standard bench seat into...
• Re: What Goes Where
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 21:25:03 -0500
  ...My mechanic has already chastised me for putting the tire chain bag on the driver's side of the under-bench compartment. So, I...
• Handy way to carry long stuff in your Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 17:42:16 -0700
  If you have the folding bench seat/bed in the back like I do and you often carry long stuff... But you have other...
• Re: Rear bench seat: Weekender?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 08:52:19 CST
  ...Is this a >'weekender' option, and if so, how does it operate? it sorta sounds like it might be the fold-down bed/bench...
• Re: placement of hooks for child car seat teather?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:24:30 -0800
  ...I got a length of marine rope (nice and strong and not very stretchy) and tied it to a back seat bench bracket. I...
• Re: fridge....saga continues
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:48:38 -0700
  ...I can't bench test it until I figure out what connectors i can use...nobody can tell me what I need to get...
• Re: Vanagon coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:38:27 -0800
  Hi Tim, Lift up your bench seat and have a look at the aux. heater underneath the cover (if it's still there). Have...
• Re: Taking apart a distributor -- arrgh!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:24:32 EDT
  ...I have seen more than one distributor drive coupling chewed up from being clamped into unprotected bench vise jaws, I even saw it on...
• yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:12:54 -0500
  I'm curious who has done "the flip" on the bench and brought their fridge back to life. No working unit (12 or 110...
• Re: T6 camper debuts
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:15:46 +0200
  The perspective of the fold-down bench/bed photo is more than misleading. The bed needs the whole sliding door length! Think about where...
• Re: Adventurewagen question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:10 -0700
  ...Most of the time, they have non-Weekender rear benches. That's because AW's have their own bed system. BenT On Thu, Aug...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 23:17:08 -0700
  ...The engine doesn't appear to move when looking at it, but if I "bench" it from below I can see it. I've...
• 87 Vanagon- Antifreeze smell
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 09:32:26 -0600
  Hello to all- Every time I use the rear auxiliary heater (under the rear bench seat) in my van, I smell antifreeze! I recently...
• Re: Vanagon/Transporter
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Bri�r
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:42:59 +0200
  ...The Kombi is the 8/9 seater commercial vehicle with detachable benches. Meant for contracters etc, so it can be used to transport personnel...
• Re: Euro vs US tailights / 9 pass 3 person front seat!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:47:04 EDT
  ...the front seats (split, regular drivers, double passenger) >> grab that front bench seat!!!! 9 passenger van front seats are hard to find!! this will...
• 9 passenger Vanagon for sale in VA
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 00:35:42 EST
  ...respond to him, not me... 1984 9-passenger vanagonGL. Blue & white. bench seat up front, and 3 person middle seat. 180k miles with partial...
• FS: beige Weekender folding bed $75
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:29 EDT
  ...That means I can get rid of my beige rear bed/bench to help pay for my new seats. Asking $75/bo or trade...
• Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 26 May 2003 21:36:31 -0700
  ...I spoke with a local car mechanic and he said that the cups in the cylinder have reverses themselves because I did not bench...
• Re: Adding New Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 16:12:13 -0700
  ...reading; one over the Passenger Seat >and one over the rear >Bench Seat, also on the Pass. Side. _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new...
• List of spares and tools for 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:44:19 EST
  ...be two people in the van so I figure under the bench could be mostly spares if need be, of course this depends on...
• Re: Poptop assist spring/cable
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:06:17 -0400
  ...Remove the entire lift bar assembly and > work on it on the floor or bench if you have one large enough. Remove the > old...
• LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:46:37 -0400
  ...It's always a pain to find anything under the rear bench, at night while camping. -- Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:39:37 -0700
  ...Gonna get a tank and try to fire it up on the bench. If that don't work I'll go looking for a...
• Re: Braking Distance
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:36:29 +0000
  ...At 30 mph I stopped in 40' (benchmark being 45'). At 40 mph I stopped in 108' (benchmark 80'). I want to do this...
• Middle Bench Seat, Jump Seat for '85 Westy GL?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Hatcher
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:26:02 -0400
  ...A two person bench seat (the same as in a regular Vanagon?) 3. A stool (not really an option, just interesting). 4. A bean...
• Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:40:04 -0400
  ...over the contents of the back or vertically behind the rear bench .... or both. On 18-Dec-2014, at 14:18, Michael Richardson wrote...
• Re: Carbon monoxide detector
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 18:43:25 -0600
  I had a Kidde mounted near the floor on the face of the bench, then on the closet after I found out CO is...
• Re: Broken dipstick '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 11:46:20 -0700
  ...If you know how long ago you added a half quart, just go from that benchmark and wait for the stick to arrive. You...
• Re: Timing '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:07:04 -0800
  ...Using the battery under the rear bench seat/storage, and NOT > trying to ground to the engine, but to the neg. terminal on the...
• Re: Rear bench seat heater, joint leaks.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 10:10:07 -0500
  Should I try this Ron? O-Ring Rear Heater Core To Valve, 82-91 Vanagon Availability: Usually ships in 1-3 working days (sooner...
• Re: Propex HS2211 heater
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 19:28:37 +0000
  ...I have the original Propex Heater (smaller one) placed under the bench seat next to the OEM heater.  If I had to do it...
• Re: Rear facing seats, & large sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Vince So
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 22:36:51 -0700
  ...a great view of the heavens. > the people on the rear bench catch a lot of wind when driving at highway > speeds. The sunroof...
• Re: WTB - Z-Bed hinges for '82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:38:31 -0400
  Thanks Mark, I had assumed the 2 & 3 seater benches used the same parts. Always learning something new through the list! I heard back...
• Re: Help a guy in Kenya fix his vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 29 Jul 2015 11:06:12 -0700
  ...I love his work bench for assembling the case halves. Truly innovative. Stacy Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2015, at 9:20...
• Re: Tail light lens removal
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:11:21 -0400
  ...No need to undo the wires unless you are wanting to take it to your bench get intimate with the bulb tray. After replacing...
• What Goes Where
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Bloch
  Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:41:00 -0800
  ...My mechanic has already chastised me for putting the tire chain bag on the driver's side of the under-bench compartment. So, I...
• Re: 7 door panel ad nauseum
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:07:04 -0700
  A walk-thru panel, "jump-through" bus with double cargo-doors, "walk-though" two separate seats, 7 door panel, bench bus, non-walkthrough. The...
• Re: Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:20:05
  ...I just started combing the wreckers for a two seat, middle bench from a seven passenger. So far I have only found one and...
• Re: removable middle bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 11:33:36 PST
  Stephen, When I bought my 84 GL the middle seat was so easy to remove that it never occurred to me that it was...
• clocks
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 09:18:24 -0500
  ...spare cluster from my parts car, so can practice on the bench. As I look at it, I am a bit daunted by the...
• Re: clocks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:26:40 -0500
  ...spare cluster from my parts >car, so can practice on the bench. As I look at it, I am a bit daunted by >the...
• Installing 2.1L crankshaft pulley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:33:47 -0500
  ...Engine is on a bench, and I have only a 150ft-lb max capacity torque wrench. Need advice on how to get the pulley...
• FS 1989 Vanagon Carat - Philly Area
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 16:45:32 EST
  ...in the back, a fold-down table, and convertible bed/rear bench.� 2.1 L Engine, Auto trans, A/C, Power Steering, Power Brakes...
• Latest insanity
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:04:30 -0600
  http://westydriver.com/mywesty/hl18/hl18.html Started with one nonfunctional HL18 on the bench. Also with an old 36 obtained from the member...
• Will 2, 1-person middle seats fit?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:02:55 -0500
  ...I know that either a one-person swivel seat, or a two-person bench seat will fit, but wasn't sure about two individual...