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• Do Syncro 16 wheels fit on other Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 07:49:54 -0700
  Would stock "Syncro 16" wheels fit on an Air cooled Westy and/or a Syncro Westy? How much should they cost for four used...
• FS; 15" Mercedes alloys
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:11:25 -0800
  I have a set of four 15" Mercedes alloy wheels with their center caps on, excellent condition. They would need a spacer and a...
• Re: Shape of the world - No Direct content to Listg Groups
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:43:40 -0800
  ...to speak of him except in > prayers of thanksgiving when our vans run right after we put them back > together for the fourth time. >
• Help on Syncro hard to find Parts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pierce
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 10:32:20 -0400
  I am in Need of the four "fender flaps" on the syncro models ONLY. I tried to order them from my local VW dealer...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now since the EV is dead?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 23:05:27 -0800
  ...Vanagon with a 3.3 SVX 6 cylinder conversion, 230 HP four cam, 24 valve boxer engine and rebuilt transmission. William > so what about...
• Near New Norcold Fridge - Four Sale
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:02:07 -0600
  Volks, A friend in Tucson is selling an almost new 12V Norcold Fridge that is nice replacement for the Westfalia OE Dometic. Norcold Model...
• Re: FS: 1983 Westy Project for $350/Scrapping Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:58:50 -0700
  ...and occasionally a Tiguan or some other thing with one, two, three, or four wheels. BenT
• Re: Unjust Cause NVC
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 17 May 2002 14:20:21 -0500
  ...I rested, then straightened up > the inside, and as I was getting ready to leave, a white four-door Chevy > sedan pulled up and...
• Re: Cool Vanagon Paint Job
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:18:31 -0400
  ...Not a heavy car, four seater, made in > the DDR. Ended production after the take over, even had to replace the > engine with a...
• Starter Hookup Question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 17:19:26 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ---------------------------------------------------------- "All journeys end when we...
• Trip report and Vanagon impressions
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:55:50 -0400
  ...First, I love the vehicle, its a marvel of design and space efficiency, ideal for a family of four with lots of luggage. I...
• Re: 91 vanagon 4 spd to 5 spd gearbox
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:49:13 EST
  ...The .457 put fifth in a true overdrive gear, around 400 rpms less, while the .486 is a four speed with a LOW first...
• Re: Stolen '89 Carat found
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:17:40 +1300
  ...ignition switch gone, relay/fuse box hanging from the wires, four >alloys and four near new tires replaced with junk rims and tires. Lock...
• 500 watt Audi Fan can be used in place of 450 watt Vanagon and are cheaper...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:14:09 EDT
  ...It has a four blade fan attached, but is slightly larger than the Vanagon three bladed fan. I am considering modifying the four bladed...
• Re: What to carry?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 18:27:01 -0700
  Four big dogs in a pen? Motor scooters? I'd hate to find myself camping next to these folks. And besides, who cooks in...
• cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 18:51:48 CDT
  ...cost (back then): $212 for four joints and four boots. a couple of slightly odd points of interest: vanagon automatic transmissions need different drive...
• Re: sport racks on Westys
  Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:19:48 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 4 Dec 1995, Marcus Doherr wrote: > I am using four Yakima 'wide body brackets' (adapters) screwed on(in)to the > corners of...
• Re: Shifting problems -- pilot bearing?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 6 Apr 2016 13:12:12 -0700
  ...The shift lever simply feels blocked > from accessing second or fourth and if I apply pressure I get the unhappy > sound of gears grinding...
• Re: new heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:01:41 -1000
  ...Do all four. Take their average. Use it when computing >your compression ratio. (If the chamber is larger than 50cc, put a marble >in...
• Re: Please check your Van for this.
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:14:30 -0800
  ...Didn't find much water there but did find a LOT of > dirt and four nickles and four dimes! > > Brad Spear > '72 Westy > '87...
• Need recomendations for new shocks for an '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 04:50:58 -0800
  Putting a set of the Go Westy 15" alloys and Michilins on as well as a new set of four Go Westy Progressive springs...
• Re: Local travel while camping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:15 -0500
  ...With a family of four at some point you will realize you've out grown the Westy. Towing a pop up camper solves all...
• who is this todd olsen person ... what it mean microsoft email promotion ??? vanagon broke down ... what ???
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 7 Jul 2010 10:26:32 -0700
  ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
• Help replacing A/C hoses on '89 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Fri, 17 May 1996 16:46:50 -0500
  ...should I get new ones? Thanks, Bo Kersey PGP Key available from http://www.four11.com ------------------------------------------ Coffee is the fuel of the information age. ------------------------------------------
• VW Caravelle Syncrobus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 11:52:30
  ...from the 2.1 fuel injected boxer engine to a 2.5 straight four in 1993. Any info will be appreciated. Fred van Lith.
• Re: 75 VW trannys FS- in Kansas.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 09:57:23 EST
  ...316-584-6405 or e-mail fourzinc@sktz.net >> Sounds like a deal! Now if I only had a rig big enough to transport...
• bus smashin/ insurance&women
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 13:40:36 -0500
  ...My sister who is three years younger than me (she is 20) pays enough less than I do and she has had four accidents...
• Need source for '86 axles
  Historical mailing list - Glommen, Jon
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 07:29:19 -0700
  Hello, All four of my CV joints are badly galled and in need of replacement. My neighbor suggested buying complete axle assemblies rather than...
• Re: Wanted: left muffler holding bracket for '87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Mon, 3 May 1999 23:23:35 -0500
  ...Neal wrote: > > Per earlier heads-up post (thanks)....anyone have a left syncro muffler > bracket? Has four holes for sideways bolts. > Thanks, Tom Neal...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 02:11:09 EDT
  ...came with the rubber lips or flares or whatever) on all four fenders. >> all syncros had the little splash guards. all westy's had...
• Re: Re; Best Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 07:27:46 EDT
  ...The only suitable conversion for a Vanagon is a Fundinger cast iron, tubocharged flat four diesel with an intercooler. Rich
• Battery
  Historical mailing list - Warren Gaylor
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:56:44 EDT
  ...need to tell you all what a pain it is to get to battery to connect charger -- any ideas? thanks Warrren & Geranium the fourth
• FS: vanagon/bus chrome moon style hubcaps - old school style
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 09:32:58 EST
  i have set of four chrome moon style vanagon/bus hubcaps.. these are OEM "old school" style with the vw logo embossed in the...
• Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 25 Nov 2005 14:20:31 -0800
  ...have a nice day doing it, it takes about three to four days to do it right. Phil __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice...
• Re: Larger Wheels...
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 17 May 2006 12:08:02 +0200
  I was searching for a cheap solution too and finally settled for a set of four 16x7 K�nig wheels that were already machined...
• Re: age of listees?
  Historical mailing list - G. Jannini
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:39:20 -0500
  ...1956 Buick Special four door. Two tone (white over black), standard transmission, strongarm steering and non power brakes- a rare bird. George, Jo & Ollie...
• Re: New 14" and 17" Alloys for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:18:17 +0000
  Nice looking wheels, but what kinda worries me about buying expensive, exclusive wheels in a set of four, what happens if a year from...
• Re: Friday Flamers US DOT HazMat Placards (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:21:46 -0700
  ...C'mon.) > (Yeah, that's a big ten-four there Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the > front door good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:24:20 -0600
  ...The five speed transmission (1983 only) allows the little engine to handle hills much better than the four speed. I have never driven a...
• Re: tires
  Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 22:59:04 -0500
  ...I got them for $191 for a set of four at K-mart. >> They were having a buy three get fourth free deal! They...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Mar 2001 - Special issue (#2001-367)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 18:24:53 -0500
  ...and four speed stock, to a four speed air cooled trans, > ( or a five = > speed diesel trans) and a 1.6t.d. engine for...
• Place for parts in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 16:04:15 -0400
  ...http://absolutegerman.com/ I got a window lifter, four vw hubcaps, some door handles, etc for about $70.00. They are about to send...
• Re: Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:56:24 -0700
  ...Four weeks ago I left the 12/120 inverter ON without any load. >> Four days later my two batteries were almost totally discharged! I...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:59:51 -0700
  ...I have no > quams > with the inline four motor. I beleive it is a better motor for its INTENDED > PURPOSED. But as for it...
• Re: Red: "resale" red only?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:01:00 -0600
  Bummer, Kinda like the story of the four bee's. They were flying along and came to a four way intersection. Now there were...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:46:51 -0400
  ...It seats four comfortably, it has all of the bells and whistles that you would expect on a modern car and gets between 40...
• Re: Posting in German for pre 67 westy admirers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 15:12:44 -0600 (CST)
  ...Fournier II <jfourni@comp.uark.edu> 501.575.7353 <a href="http://comp.uark.edu/~jfourni/"> Joe Fournier</a> ----------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - al brase
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:37:58 -0500
  ...Clean! $400 > > -Removable jumpseats. $175 each > > -Dash. $75 > > -Wheels > Four five star alloy wheels. $400 > > -Transmission > Needs to be rebuilt, but would make a...
• Re: Shock absorbers
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 20:12:08 -0500
  ...Included were four KY Jelly shocks for the old '85GL. My originals (which I kept to sell as NOS for $99.95 to List...
• no power to A/C clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Callan
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 18:34:54 EDT
  ...Nothing at any of the four posts on the clutch relay. No power at the ambient temp switch or the ac thermostat. The wiring...
• Re: Transmission will not go into gear
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:36:33 -0400
  ...Finally, it went into fourth, a little notchy, but it went in. Right after that, with the clutch depressed, I was able to get...
• Re: ( four bent valves) fixed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:08:12 -0500
  ...Re: ( four bent valves) fixed When I use to turn wrenches on hondas I worked at a shop where we would take the valve...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:39:10 -0400
  ...Neil's conversion is more complicated than simply following the diesel set-up but using a gas inline four, which are indeed available and...
• FS Pioneer 4'' speakers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 10:17:12 -0400
  I pulled a good set of four Pioneer TS-G1040R speakers from my Vanagon. These look like they will fit inside the stock enclosures...
• mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 09:04:14 -0500
  ...I don't know what I did, but I have four (4) flaps on my DoKa, front has VWembossed black, rear has VW embossed...
• Re: Fourth of July in Georgia
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 18:09:32 -0400
  >> ...Anybody on the list in Georgia... << There are a few of us right here in and near Atlanta. We're supposed to meet as...
• westie sighted ...seen on victoria bc web cam
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:31:55 -0800
  ...Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving...
• Syncro single cab for sale
  Historical mailing list - Matt
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:55:29 -0700
  ...208-596- sixteen forty-three. > > Matt > > > "may the four winds blow you safely home"
• RE: Odd syncro
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 02 Jan 1996 13:24:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Now my syncro sleeps four + cats and dogs and goes anywhere slowly but this >syncro...GTI motor, quite small, nicely colored with two doors...
• Re: rolling haiku
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 12:30:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Carter/Mondale Mondale/Ferraro Dukakas/Bentson Clinton/Gore (gone in four....editorial comment on my part...) as well as: Save the Whales Split Wood...