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• Re: Bus Repairs.
  Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
  Tue, 04 Oct 1994 18:32:23 -0400
  ...State St., Ann Arbor MI 48108 (313)761-3200 They had reasonable repair rates, never ripped me off. I haven't had any major...
• Re: Bad Experience With Bus Depot (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 20:49:47 -0600
  ...to > repair your Vanagon! Might I suggest that you probably should have left > that mechanic alone to use his own judgement in repairing your...
• CV axel repair
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:04:19 -0700
  ...And anyone who finds the procedures offered at BTDT helpful can 'pay it forward' by posting a completely NEW repair they may have tackled...
• Re: Another pop top hinge repair
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:30:57 -0700
  Andy Tillinghast in the Facebook group Vanagon Cafe posted his repair. It's even more overkill as they installed a beating instead of a...
• Re: Disable analog clock?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:37:47 -0500
  ...If you're handy with a soldering iron the clock can also be repaired. Alternatively I have a repaired one that I'd sell...
• EV Manuals UPDATE....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 12:04:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Body - Exterior, Body - Interior Fuel Injection & Ignition Manual Transmission General, Engine Suspension, Wheels, Brakes, Steering Electrical Equipment (not wiring diagrams) Body Repair Manual (seems...
• Re: Exhaust Repair Bummer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 13:47:04 -0400
  ...It's worth it to replace all old nuts and bolt on this type repair. Amen! In addition: I recently used a combination of...
• Baton Rouge repair shops
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  28 Nov 96 00:09:33 EST
  ...Did you go to foreign car repair on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge. I havn't been there in ten years, but I noticed...
• Re: thank you and a question....
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 08:20:20 -0400
  ...Ron Salmon's Bus Depot at http://www.busdepot.com/Default.htm has "Official Volkswagen Repair Manual: 80-91 Vanagon, incl. Camper, Diesel & Syncro...
• Need heavy rust repair tips(seams again)
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:58:10 -0800
  Does anyone know any more sites that deal with heavy rust repair on VWs?, I have a monster of a project: I have a...
• Poptop Screen repair/replacement
  Historical mailing list - Brian Wawzonek
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:09:48 -0700
  <html><P>Has anyone tried to repair their upper bug screen in the poptop? Mine has a few sideways small tears, and I was...
• speedo fixit? (was Re: Speedo Repair with 1 year warranty)
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 14:44:37 -0800
  Hey, self repair is my scene, but i'm not sure if my problem is the same as everyone's...... My odometer works fine...
• Travelling Victoria, BC - California: Need list of repair shops
  Historical mailing list - Ken Anderson
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:47:11 -0700
  ...Please recommend reliable Vanagon repair shops in western Washington, western Oregon, and northern California. I'll create a website where others can see these...
• Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 22:07:59 -0700
  ...2004 23:43:42 -0500, <rrecardo@webtv.net> wrote: > Go not repair anything fiberglass with bondo or any other body filler > no. > It offers...
• Re: 1.9 ECU Repair
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:06:10 +0000
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• analog clock repair
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Wed, 6 Feb 2019 05:09:56 +0000
  I would like to get mine working, are there any resources availible? thanks mr
• Underground-Austin
  Historical mailing list - ac butler
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:17:22 -0500
  Does anyone know anything about underground metaphysical vw repair in Austin on N. Lamar Adam
• FRONT FIBER GLASS BUMPER ON EBAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 02:18:54 +0200
  SELL FOR 120 EURO GOOD CONDITION, LITTLE CRASH, CAN BE REPAIRED.
• On the issue of Speedometer Cluster Repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:23:43 EST
  I've seen several posts about the reoccurring theme of repairing cracked and fully broken Vanagon speedometer clusters. Of course there is much on...
• Re: Recall Information
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 20 Mar 1997 07:59:19 -0500
  ...repairs & that my Vanagon has not already been repaired, is it > as simple as calling them to make an appointment for the repairs? Will...
• Re: fiberglass repair
  Historical mailing list - Steven Brower
  Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:37:12 -0400
  If it’s leaking, wouldn’t that be considered structural damage? Seems to me you’d have to repair that from both sides with...
• Re: Vanagon Starts, Dies....Fix Coming Soon?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 09:15:52 -0500
  ...A year later, I met Darrell Boehler (e-wise) and he repaired it for us. He says that the problem was just a poor...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:01:59 +0000
  ...pep boys has a thread repair kit for ~10 dollars > that has the tap and bit and stainless steel inserts to repair the threads...
• Re: Repair Chattanooga TN
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 21:08:29 -0400
  ...30, 2014 12:20 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Repair Chattanooga TN A good friend of mine is moving to Chattanooga TN...
• Re: Friday Self-Indulgent Photo Post :)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:13 -0600
  ...photos of Blackbeard today, the first > since the completion of the repair work. > > Self-indulgent, I know. :) > Can't help it. > I just love...
• Re: Repair Shop near North Hollywood, CA?? Any recommendations...
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:51:47 -0700
  ...Patti 90 westy automatic On 6/29/09, William Landsman <unclebeer@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > Please recommend a repair shop in North Hollywood...
• Re: WTB: 1985 Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:03:01 EDT
  ...I need something the body shop doesn't have to spend hours repairing. Just the damage repair and paint is $1,000. \Robert Keezer...
• O/2 sensor green wire repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:58:34 EST
  ...Any ideas as to where? Or How about a way to shield regular wire? The repair runs from the connector and is aprox 10...
• map pocket repair. from digest
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:31:33 -0700
  ...I use West System Epoxy for plenty of repairs around my van and for weatherproof finishing and adhesive. Good stuff, available online or at...
• Re: 1984 VW Vanagon Camper - $3500
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:19:19 -0700
  ...but this is a great opportunity for some vanagon-savvy person to contribute to the seller's cause, or to Code Pink, by repairing...
• Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:48:05 -0700
  ...Just posted pics of what looks like a repair to the tank. Interestingly what may be a repair, has a stain of sorts in...
• Re: Sacramento, CA repair shops
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:20:03 +0000
  ...Sacramento, CA repair shops >Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 03:11:12 EDT > >In a message dated 6/9/2004 12:06:59 AM...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On the nature of Repair
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:50:19 -0800
  ...On the nature of Repair I came across this blog post which I thought might be of interest to some in our Vanagon community...
• Re: Clear Coat--Can I buy it?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:40:15 -0800
  ...gingerly again outside the repair to level to the old clear more than at the center of the repair, then 1000, and buff.� I...
• Re: Purchase price is just the down payment
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:05:20 -0700
  Hi Dennis, Many of the repairs were done by a local shop: - the transmission, of course the rebuild, but also the R&R since...
• Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:57:35 -0800
  ...And it depends of course, On how bad the rust spots are, How well they get repaired and the areas repainted, And you should...
• Re: Instrument cluster tab repair
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Mar 2023 16:51:31 -0800
  Similar repair for the corner of the pod. I did the same for the tabs. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php...
• Re: Scrapping vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:53:46 -0700
  ...a later time (to repair rust) to have > some good pieces of original window frame, to use for repair. > > Anyone done this before? > > In...
• Re: analog clock repair
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 6 Feb 2019 11:50:44 -0600
  ...analog clock repair > > I would like to get mine working, > are there any resources availible? > thanks > mr >
• Re: Most common Nuts 'n Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:27:09 -0800
  ...instructions for repairs so those instructions they actually say "use a > 15mm wrench...use a 17mm wrench" depending on which repair you are doing...
• Sticky Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 12:37:54 -0700
  Hey Volks, A while back, in the midst of another unrelated repair, my local mechanic diagnosed and repaired a sticky accelerator cable. It made...
• Re: SE Michigan VW Repair Shops?
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 07:09:22 -0500
  ...bem Michael Blackbun wrote: > Does anyone have any recommendations for vanagon repair shops in the Ann > Arbor, MI area. I will be moving there...
• Engine Repair or Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jones, Dustin
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 09:32:57 -0500
  ...My questions is, would it be better to have the heads repaired/fixed or undergo one the engine conversions such as an audi/subaru...
• Re: Van repair in Marin County
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:22:07 -0700
  ...last in San Anselmo: > > Valley Wagonworks - 415 457 5628 > Vanguard Automotive Repair - 415 457 2300 > Auto Haus II - 415 454 3260 > > Cheers. > > > On Sat...
• Clutch and Master Cylinder diagnosis and approacha and Redline
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:20:46 -0800
  ...I believe this means that I need to repair something but I'm not sure what and then there is the how? Getting under...
• Re: trouble finding help
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 10:20:55 -0800
  RE: Finding a Shop Have you checked in Repair Shop Reviews at roadhaus.com ?
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:29:46 -0500
  Group buy: <G> http://store.makerbot.com/thing-o-matic-kit-mk7.html
• Re: Computer
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 16:01:26 EDT
  You may want to get the old one repaired. Try Darrell Boehler at midwesty@midwest.com
• shop in Olympia, WA
  Historical mailing list - Peter B.
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:22:35 -0800
  Can anybody recommend a good Vanagon repair shop in the Olympia, WA area? Thanks.
• Repair Shop in Asheville NC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:23:45 -0400
  I need a name,# and address of a repir shop in Asheville NC
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:50:55 -0500
  Try this link instead: http://www.gowesty.com/coolantpipe_repairkit.htm
• busted your fiberglass bumper/skirts? i'll fix it!! also fiberglass bumpers FS
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 14:20:52 EDT
  ...i go thru the bumpers/skirts..clean them up, any crack is professionally repaired with fiberglass cloth and resin from behind, then repaired with...
• Re: VW's prorating of Leaking Heads Repair
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:21:14 -0700
  ...Anyway, I'm > wondering what to bring up when I call the local VW dealership and ask about > the repair. The Vanagon might be...
• Re: Sliding door lower track repair
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Feb 2019 14:34:22 +0000
  ...Sliding door lower track repair I believe I can get a repair panel for this from Europe for you.  Or you could weld the...
• Re: New to the list w/ some questions
  Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:33:23 -0800
  VW Transporter 1982-1990 Petrol Haynes Service and Repair Manual ISBN 1 85960 452 8 Try Ron at Busdepot.com for the manual and...
• Re: Foil instrument cluster wiring repair?
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Sat, 17 Jan 2015 20:27:19 -0500
  ...I've used > this stuff on FR4 PCB's and it works fine. > http://www.soldertools.net/products/PCB-Trace-Repair-Kit.html > Jon...
• Re: '90 engine problem
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:41:42 -0600
  ...Also, any recommendations for engine repair shops in the SF bay area? Thanks!
• Re: Westfalia Stove Schematic or Repair?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:16:08 -0500
  ...The other burner and catalytic heater on the same LP line work >as usual. > >Troubleshooting ideas? Schematics and repair parts availablity? Has to be...
• Re: Vanagon repair manuals-How Many?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 13:34:09 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-25 06:25:47 EDT, captain@IQUEST.NET (Captain) writes: >>Are there any other Vanagon repair manuals than...
• Re: A/C High Presure Hose
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 27 May 1998 23:30:14 -0500
  ...My mechanic says that virtually every hose can be repaired, and at a much lower cost. Next week my a/c system gets checked...