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• Re: FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:34:42 -0500
  ...No rust except small surface rust at the fender well > > body damage. Interior is in excellent condition with no tears or > > stains. Bentley Manual...
• Re: parts to use from 88 GL parts van on 82 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 12:00:27 -0500
  ...The power mirrors are mounted using 3 bolts, while the manual mirrors only use 2. That will also make switching the body kit easier...
• FS: 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:16:22 -0500 (EST)
  I really hate to do it but we almost have too many cars and something has to go. Looking for a good home for...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:39:48 +0000
  Hi John ( jbclem1 wrote: ), If finding the manual parts is becoming this hard, Would not converting to power steering be a good, ( or maybe...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:50:36 -0700
  Only the manufacturer of an engine can adequately determine what type of oil to use during the break-in period. They have first hand...
• '83-'85 hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:56:48 -0600
  ...the idle system is a balance between many things. the basic throttle plate setting, the idle screw setting, the idle mixture setting, the actions...
• Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:38:16 -0800
  ...Wheel/hubcaps "look" options Jack, I have "mooncaps" on my '91 camper, silver-tan body.� Much better appearance so far as I am concerned...
• FS 4x4 chassis
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 12:53:03 -0400
  ...5 speed manual trans with HI and Lo range transfer case. The body is totally wrinkled but the box I beam frame, 195 hp...
• More 85 van parts
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Fri, 1 May 1998 19:28:12 -0400
  ...Intake manifold-----with throttle body, no micro switches, no injectors, has coolant pipe and fuel ring main, no pressure regulator Three groove crank pulley...
• Re: 1987 Ground strap question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 08:06:49 -0700
  ...strap connected to the left hand side of > tbe engine compartment body. It is near a ground star point for regular > size wire. > > Where...
• Re: Vanagon buyer's checklist......
  Historical mailing list - ian Butler
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:35:30 -0400
  ...I think it's more to give a rough idea of > how many pieces are going to need replacing. ;) For those of us in...
• 27000 miles?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:04:57 -0500
  ...a rust free body and a blown engine and i will make a diamond out of it.......no matter how many miles are on...
• Re: Pass. van to pop top conversion? Cut at pillars?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 09:27:10 -0500
  ...This is for reference only (I am not a professional body man, just tinkerer). Roger
• FS: Sacramento Area
  Historical mailing list
  07 Mar 97 07:45:56 PST
  ...eng, with dual Dellortos, many extra orig parts, $5250. 721-7739 KARMANN Ghia '67 Exc cond. Everything NEW! $4500. 988-7206 VAN '79 at...
• April HMN adds.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 17:52:28 -0500
  Here they are for april, buses only, many other VW's in this month as well. '59 panel, straight, needs minor engine work $1500...
• Westrailia update
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:58:38 -0700
  ...body down, and Hey Presto! the Westrailia is ready to rock. Nice to have son who is handy, and will help the old man...
• Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:46:01 -0700
  ...Then fill with a >>> professional seam sealer like 3-M's and paint. >>> >>> Many Vanagon body sections and panels were hand assembled into jigs...
• Re: painting my Vanagon , need advise
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:47:40 -0400
  Hi Chris, I was spoiled as a retired paint and body man took on my van as a project. He did a very nice...
• Re: Camper Top Transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Dec 1995 18:14:12 -0500
  ...Get the big factory manual & STUDY the >camper dismantling & ?mantling? section then methodically take apart your 81 >& assemble the parts in & on the 88...
• FS: 1989 Silver Synchro GL <--On the Block
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 96 21:13:22 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Flash silver metalic clearcoat - no collision or other body damage. Grey velour interior - black dash 4-speed manual plus low gear Five-spoke Alloy...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 ? heater from old van available
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 00:39:24 EST
  ...But be careful - there are many neccessary parts that are > external to the heater. There are relays and circuit breakers somewhere > behind the dash...
• Re: Understanding AFC fuel injection--question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 03:50:45 -0600
  ...is open, and air is diverted to >the intake manifold, thus bypassing the throttle body. This book says that >this enables the motor to...
• Re: align bore air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:27:00 -0500
  ...are align bores mandatory, or is there a way for me to check the straightness of the case. it's been many a year...
• Water in the oil update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:41:10 -0500
  ...I've heard this one blamed on many things, including bad motor mounts, a bad batch of clutches, and failing to resurface the flywheel...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:33:30 -0600
  ...Maybe in one of the body pillars? Maybe even a way to add a manual fuel valve that can be shut off in case...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:27:40 -0400
  ...The angle of the inner fitting to the body has to be very close all by itself; you can't just hog it into...
• Re: 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:03:41 -0800
  ...I checked for vaccuum > > leaks and found that the gasket between the throttle body and the intake > > plenum was leaking a bit, also the...
• Re: Good deal on a TDi (ALH) Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 09:14:17 -0700
  ...curious how many KM's on that swap. The mount angle of swap, dent and what I'd consider significant body panel rust are...
• Re: Checklist 4 buying Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:41 -0600
  ...on new engine, 145,000 miles on body. > I am buying the van to gypsy style travel in, I need reliability or my lady...
• Re: Checklist 4 buying Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:35:00 -0600
  ...on new engine, 145,000 miles on body. > I am buying the van to gypsy style travel in, I need reliability or > my lady...
• Antenna questions (Splittie w/Safaris)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:28:12 -0700
  ...The bus finally got painted and there is NO WAY that I am going to mess with the body and paint again if I...
• Re: Hey, a Minivan Westy!
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 12:46:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...They haven't really modified the body shape on the '96 EV have they? bill and diane killian zen and the art of ferrets
• Free diesel Golf parts Oceanside, California
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 29 May 2002 09:55:43 -0700
  No Vanagon content, but I know there ane many of you out there with cars. Tomorrow morning, I am removing the engine from my...
• Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:34:31 -0500
  Hello all, Like many others I see out there, the roof of my 88 Westy is faded. I'd like to paint it, and...
• POR-15 and seams
  Historical mailing list - Brian Hughes
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:30:46 -0400
  ...Poking around the POR site - noticed they market a body filler paste. So ... Any thoughts on using the POR paste to fill the entire...
• Re: Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:28:54 -0800
  ...My version has nothing on the body, doors, interior, etc. How about the current offering Ron? Mark David Brodbeck wrote: > > > Well, let me explain...
• Re: OT: ever own a VW Rabbit L?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:22:14 -0600
  ...It's a manual, and has 120k on it. Body is excellent. ... > Any experiences with one you can share would be great. > > Thanks much...
• The Walrus Speaks
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Jul 2023 23:57:50 -0500
  The time has come, the walrus said, to speak of many things, Of sailing ships, and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings, And Vanagons...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:24:49 EST
  ...how many westy owners out there have drivers side seam rust - on that horizontal rocker seam, or on the drivers side body, halfway up...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:08:36 EST
  ...how many westy owners out there have drivers side seam rust - on that horizontal rocker seam, or on the drivers side body, halfway up...
• Re: Maaco paint jobs
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Franzago
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 21:31:53 CDT
  ...talk about all of your concerns with the manager, you are still >paying >$500.00 Bryan, As you said, they do a number of...
• Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 6 Oct 96 12:21:24 EDT
  ...2300, call John 703-978-5348. '73 Super Beetle, many new parts, needs body work, best offer, 540-554-2205. '72 Super Beetle, runs...
• Re: Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:27:50 +1200
  ...Side-panels and doors (excepting tailgate) are interchangable bewteen body-widths). Front-end styling and dashboard/doortrims were different, and the narrow-body had...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 16:33:54 -0500
  ...Years ago I bought a Haynes bodywork manual that did a good job of explaining things. Jim On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3...
• Re: AWD
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 10:31:02 -0600
  ...DM&FS At 03:33 AM 12/13/2008, Ryan wrote: >When I was learning to drive a stick my old man had this...
• neat old bus manual find
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:25:41 -0500
  ...Volkswagen Transporters Workshop Manual." It's a '67 reprint of a '63 book published by Scientific Publications of Australia. I paid $27.50, not...
• Re: Power steering rack to standard rack
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:15:47 -0700
  Michael, PS is for girlymen:) I drive my manual steering westy daily and it really does keep your upper body more fit.....you'll...
• Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 9 Oct 2003 18:04:38 -0700
  ...You could probably use that ceramic body to resharpen it. As to why you have popping fuzes, you have excess resistance somewhere in the...
• Re: 85 vanagon sale help
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:25:10 -0400
  ...You might stop by some > auto body shops to find out if that graphic can be removed. It's could be > possible depending on...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:23:16 -0500
  ...This treatment is supposedly a New Zealand invention (yeah, probably a BS claim, as so many Kiwi claims are). It uis used on ColorSteel...
• Re: Vanagon Pop-top Conversion Experiences
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 08:07:39 -0400
  ...However, in anticipation of this experience, I have studied the drawings in the Body section of the manual and have found that the experience...
• S.A. 4-light grille pix from VW
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 19:08:21 -0400
  ...Also note that the grille is painted to match the body. Don't look at the nice alloys or the nice, sliding rear windows...
• cleaning the heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:59:19 -0800
  ...It is a thin layer of white/grey material that resides between the exaust manifold and the body of the heat exchanger. Does anybody...
• Re: Diesel Subaru Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:05:43 -0600
  ...BO (body odor) BO2 (sweat) Ma (manure) (Pe)(Number one) and Fa (flatulence). Talk about your greenhouse gasses! If we were to go back...
• Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:15:23 -0800
  ...many different colors. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body...
• Re: throttle body rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:34:29 -0500
  ...throttle body rebuild "Filling with JB Weld is probably the worse way to repair one of these. JB Weld is epoxy & will wear through...
• alien invasion command post?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 17:00:46 PST
  ...I noticed some real interesting installations >including a Thule roof rack mounted on the rear hatch. >I traveled many other towns in the area...
• Re: what is this wire...?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:58:20 -0800
  ...It leads to a plug or sensor that is below the intake manifold, behind the throttle body. I have no idea where or what...
• Re: Green Fuel injector
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 20:47:33 -0700
  ...The original > has a yellow plastic body, the replacement has a green plastic body. The > archive mention this problem, but no answer was given...
• Re: they "hooked" my van in the wrong spot
  Historical mailing list - jay m.
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 14:01:43 -0700
  ...My vanagon is at their body shop now getting the metal bent back and seam > welded. I stressed many times that I want a...