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• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:52:17 -0500
  ...mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Throttle body
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:30:26 -0500
  Help! It's totally disconnected,including the fastening screws, but I can't budge it. Any sugfestions? Thanks John
• 82/sale/Madison
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 17:29:20 -0600
  >From Paper 82 vanagon westy, fridge, sink stove, body in good shape, new tires (608) 233-6377 Chris
• Re: rust removal
  Historical mailing list - Cesar Baptista
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 23:54:13 -0500
  Try this link for any bodywork or paint specific questions: >http://www.autobodystore.com/cgi-bin/config.pl
• FS: 81 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 19:04:14 -0400
  Needs some engine work. Excellent body and interior, email me for more info and pics: $2000 obo. Matt
• 1980 camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Urban
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:43:53 EDT
  1980 vanagon camper.Decent body.Good interior. $1600. firm Mike 973-614-1217 NEW JERSEY [text/html]
• Re: repair panel
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:22:14 -0500
  Have you looked at the body panels available on the Bus Depot site? Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD
• Re: Window and Middle Track Rust repair.
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:04:54 +0100
  Ouch! The awning´s rear holder should only rest on the body (rubber between holder and body), not be screwed into the Van! That...
• Idle Air Control Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:12:52 -0800
  ...adjusted lower... *things done:* - clean and check throttle body - replace and adjust the TPS (throttle body switch) - replace the temp2 sensor - replace oxygen sensor...
• Re: SA Rear windows- hey, they open
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 07 Feb 1997 11:40:31 +0200
  ...This body cladding are available as after-market on full length of the van. Note that SA Vanagons have no right sliding door. - I...
• Re: Sagging springs, effect and cure?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Skegg
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 00:21:47 -0800
  ...Then it occurs to me that the camber is referenced to the body, not the other wheel, so the body lean messes up the...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:01:34 -0700
  ...Then loosen the 2 bolts and nuts on the mud flap to body , press in mud flap pins into body and bushings so the...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 12:20:03 -0700
  ...Throttle body question Here's a poor shot of my spare TB (2.1) which has about 90K miles and is relatively tight. The...
• Re: Dead Vanagon....please help!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:21:11 -0500
  ...the body, and apparently there is also one from a head to the body too (I think it is to the body). In fact...
• Vanagons For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:41:02 -0700
  ...The body looks quite sound from a quick look. Trailer hitch available. Vanagon 3 is an '82 body without engine but with transaxle. It...
• Re: Body work
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 16:55:36 -0400
  ...This involves pulling > a few dents, striping the body/seam rust off, and repainting. Needless to > say, I have no experience in performing this...
• Re: Vanagon Panels Available?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 7 May 2009 14:59:58 -0700
  They were available from VW as of 2005 when my wife was whacked by a stop sign runner and the body shop fixed it...
• 82 Air cooled Wrecking Out
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 22:28:52 -0500
  ...If somewone in the Dallas area would like to have it for just body parts, after I have this parts sale you can have...
• Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 17:02:34 -0800
  ...And body shops everywhere would use it. I've never found a body shop that would guarantee a paint job where rust was a...
• 90 Westy for Sale in SF Area
  Historical mailing list - Jahan Byrne
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:30:52 -0700
  <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:40:42 -0700
  ...little tab but the ground wire is > missing. > does the distro body ( metal ) need grounding to other grounds? > > Thanks much > Joe 85 GL > > ________________________________________________________________ The...
• Re: Adjusting throttle linkage on automatic
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:07:57 -0600
  ...If i turn the rod on the throttle body in too far, it begins to open up the idle on the throttle body.....I...
• Re: Vanagon Sand Rail?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:46:17 -0700
  The installer of my TIICO, Ed Rogers of Vee Dub Service in Ogden, UT, has this same vehicle sitting in his garage. "Thing" body...
• Re: Tires for a 90 weekender
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:18:26 -0600
  ...mail to > > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > + in the body of the message. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > Sent from my mobile device > > Chris S. > Disclaimer: "Death...
• Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:57:52 -0500
  ...that both formats are > have the basic format "header body header body header body" etc (listserv > has some dashes in between messages). You just...
• Rust spots
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 16:12:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...Two of the screws went from inside the body (where I couldn't reach them), through the body and into the mudflap. They looked...
• Re: The Waveform is Different. Was: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:58:20 -0700
  ...I placed >the ground wire from the Digifant system that is supposed to go to the head >to the body instead. Ground is ground...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 07:35:33 -0400
  ...There is a pin coming out of the flap at the top along the body. There is a whole in the body of the...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! FISH Y
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:49:24 -0500
  ...Why? The only requirement of an body opening to draw in air is to have lesser air pressure within that opening and greater air...
• Re: SA Rear windows- hey, they open
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Feb 97 06:00:24 EST
  > - The side body panels are looking same, except the small body > cladding at the front door. This body cladding are available > as after-market...
• WTB: 2.1 Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:10:37 -0700
  ...It has a GoWesty vacuum operated throttle body switch which feels unreliable and a near new Rocky Jennings throttle body; I need the entire...
• Re: Trouble with snorkel from AFM to TBH
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Oct 2016 10:27:53 -0700
  Is the air cleaner housing properly seated? The two studs at bottom of air cleaner housing should seat into holes at body metal (grommet...
• Re: Body insulation idea
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:34:32 -0700
  ...bet others have done it too ( not the stealing, but the idea) >> >> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/vanagon-body-insulation-idea/ >> >> Alistair
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:47:41 -0700
  ...for point of reference, some body work pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/BodyWork# On 9/14/14, Brett Ne <brettn777@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: home-made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:09:04 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;">5-10 psi is all that's needed for bleeding the brake...
• Paint woes
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 15:25:41 -0500
  Hey guys, I'm happy to announce that yesterday I got my beloved 86 GL is out of the bodyshop with OK, not great...
• yellow grille
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 14:46:04 -0500
  ...standard black or painted to match the body. > > You can see the two images here: > http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/headlights/ > There is...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 00:58:18 +0200
  I was wondering if I could acheive the same effect by cutting into the body, as putting a scoop prodtuding outside the body. This...
• Re: eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Stan Harrison
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 18:09:55 -0400
  ...by a town called lockford. > does this belong to any body on the list or does any body know where to purchase one the...
• Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY!! NO WELDING..IN ONE WEEDEND
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:26:59 -0700
  ...Maas "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but...
• Re: Your message to vanagon-request@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:42:29 -0700
  ...Maas "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but...
• New oil pump not snug in case
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:04:44 -0300
  ...My original one had some wear in one location where the top gear rubbed on the pump body. My understanding is that the pump...
• 1.9l vs 2.1l throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:19:45 -0500
  What are the differences in dimensions please? External diameter and bore if possible. Thanks, David
• Wanted 1986-1990 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jean S. Howland
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:49:34 PDT
  Standard transmission-grey interior-have 1983-possibly trade with cash- located in Mass.-decent body/decent engine etc.
• Re: '85 not level? - Saggy Butt Solution
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 21:24:11 EST
  I used a old CV body for a spacer.no cutting.They work really great!
• Re: Vanagon archives incremental search tool
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 11:35:03 +0100
  great... thank you.. does it search title only or also the body of the message? flo
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:22:35 +0000
  ...distro body ground > > Ok! Joe I'm onto your little game now. > Save me some of those seeds from whatever you're smoking. > I...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
  ...And > never for body panels, since it dents and scratches VERY easily. Otherwise > Saturn would have used aluminum instead of the (even more durable...
• Lower Vanagon Springs and Carat Body Kit
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 2000 18:41:51 EDT
  ...I also have a Carat Body kit for the Vanagon here in the US. This kit looks like the Carat fiberglass body setup that...
• Re: Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:09:27 -0500
  ...I'm going to hazard a guess that the switch had an aluminum body. Both the switches I've dismantled (one aluminum and one...
• I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:34:39 -0800
  ...cap and rotor - NGK BP6ET are recent. - Throttle body switch checked fine - Idle screw on throttle body cleaned - A good fuel pressure regulator was...
• Re: Body shop -- I take it back
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:04:03 -0700
  ...Sorry, I couldn't resist...) > > > > > Joy, aka spelling geek > and Matilda, who being burgundy can probably be have body work done by a > maroon
• Re: throttle bodies - older motor with 85 tb??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 19:44:14 +0000
  > The first question I have is about the throttle body. On mine there is ONE > switch for idle and wide open. The engine now...
• Glueing your Lips
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 21:18:58 EST
  ...and i would also cut them to be flush w/ the body of the van. I would glue these rubber blocks at strategic locations...
• Re: Undercoating Info...
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 2 May 2002 08:09:02 -0500
  ...can's, availalable at Farm and Fleet for $5.20--or any better body shop supply for $7.95------ It cover's good, is...
• Affordable Auto Painters in Portland, Oregon area. Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:48:10 -0700
  I've just gotten jacked around by the second auto body shop in the Portland area. North West Auto Care bumped their estimate by...
• Re: Automatic transmission valve body
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:46:51 -0400
  ...Automatic transmission valve body Last time I talked to German Transaxle about it (a few years ago) they were selling reconditioned and tested valve...
• Re: Removing mudflap from behind drivers side door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 May 2006 11:10:01 EDT
  ...just a metal stud pressed into a clip in the body. pry it out of the body carefully. dont pry the stud out of...
• Re: Anyone Need Body Parts/parts From A 91 Burgundy AUTO?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 17:08:49 -0400
  ...backing plates > and power steering linesare almost non-existent) but the body be > pretty much rust free? I need the mounts for the little...
• Re: WBX turbo Beetle!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:21:27 -0800
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar ------------------------------------------------------------ + To...