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• 1958 VW Microbus - Rebuilt stock drivetrain $1500 OBO
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin McGough
  Thu, 23 May 1996 20:06:15 GMT
  I have a 1958 VW Microbus for sale: -Completely rebuilt 36hp motor and split-case tranny. - Many many valuable spare parts. -New German brake...
• HELP! ANYONE IN LA?
  Historical mailing list - Robert King
  12 Jul 1996 11:11:35 -0800
  ...Another cry for assistance! Is there anyone on LA who could check a split bus for me reasonably quickly? Its apparently in a shop...
• busses in Chile
  Historical mailing list - John Thrower
  Mon, 28 Nov 1994 16:36:55 -0500 (EST)
  ...Don't know about splitties, though. She saw some that were used as school buses no less. The only pictures she brought back were...
• Re: Rolling Stone VWUS/Jerry Garcia Ad
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:58:28 -0400
  ...US. > >Aparently its a line drawing of the front of a Splittie with a tear >rolling out of one side windshield ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ actually i think...
• Re (2): Free Splittie - maybe NOT
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 13:31:33 -0400
  Ron said: >Marginally worth it for free, not worth it for a price. Which is precisely why I did not send out a $120...
• hmm, now i have more mail
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
  Sat, 13 Jul 1996 02:39:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...ahaha well since i aim to get a watercooled and split some day, i'll hang on to all you guys and try to...
• Re: Bosch Three Pronged Sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 15:00:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...Comments? What do ->three prongs do for you? Sounds about 50 percent more "gimmicky" than the SplitFires. Cheers. SStones, Toronto Ont. <sstones@idirect.com>
• Syncro Doublecab Wanted
  Historical mailing list - jeffreyh
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:50:56 -0500
  ...I was raised in split window busses and a couple of bugs. I have owned a succession of diesel rabbits, but would like to...
• Re: VW Bus in Advertising...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
  ...T2 bus to T3 ghia T1 is series 1 Type 2 (Split) T2 is series 2 Type 2 (Bay) T3 is series 3 Type...
• Re: A very special VW Van!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:15:01 EDT
  ...first i thought it was a photoshopped distorted image of a splittie, but i think its really real.. now the next question: why? it...
• Re: HighCountry festival income
  Historical mailing list - Tom Davis
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 21:44:38 EDT
  ...I had to split about the time the Family Feud game started. Man, were there some nice buses there or what? Maybe we'll...
• Re: type?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 01:35:48 -0500
  ...I really don't think they believe their splitty is a Vanagon. Mike '84 GL '85 GL Westy
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 07:45:05 -0400
  ...There is a Splittie featured with a 300 hp Porsche 6 cyl. and it has a roll cage as well. Jeff
• Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Anders Lundin
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:44:49 +0200
  ...16" wheels from other makes? > I thought we drove a Type II Transporter 3 or Type II T3? Splittys being > Transporter 1s and loafs...
• Re: Driving a splittie... NVC
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 12:42:49 -0500
  >> I wonder how many on this list today have ever had the opportunity to make the comparison, going from cross ply tires to radials...
• coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:51:19 -0500
  ...OEM quality? Also noticed that on the coolant pipe that goes to the radiator, the barb is starting to sort of split off. Edward
• Distributor Swap and Timing Issues - 88 GL with 2.1WBX
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 23:10:05 -0600
  ...As I understand, the engine should be turned by hand to the point where the 2nd timing mark is at top - ie the split...
• Re: How to instal the plastic seat slide guide?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Mar 2023 08:17:19 -0700
  Eric, Take seat out, slip the plastic guide in one of the tracks on the van, split facing to the rear. Push in all...
• My Bus in VW Trends!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:07:49 -0400
  ...in the December issue of VW Trends, on page 26, the bottom left picture, has my bus, the red, white, and blue split, my...
• Re: Mirror, mirror on the wall...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 21:39:12 -0400
  ...When he came back, the other splitty was gone. So were various lenses and other minor bits off of his bus that the other...
• Splitty Sighting FS
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:07:56 -0700
  ...On Saturday I saw a splitty sitting in a front yard in Greenville County, SC for sale, if anyone is interested. I didn't...
• Re: Splittie Sells For $198K at Barrett Jackson Auction
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 13:56:57 -0400
  Info I saw said $217,000 for the Bus.Dont know much about peak Oil. Not looking as if people really care at this...
• Re: Still Friday Here...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:26:29 -0600
  ...watch the 'Overhaulin' episode where they did a '65 21 Window > Splittie and ended up with a restored (w/some change/upgrades) 23 Window? >
• Re: My van in Google Street View
  Historical mailing list - Jerome
  Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:54 +0100
  ...s&hl=en&q=SE9+1ld&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=uk&ei=wcpBStynBcW7jAek5-TtBQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct...
• Moderator Comment NVC Re: Can you find the splittie????
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:43:47 -0700
  On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:23 PM, A wrote: > little red riding hood re-interpreted... > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y54ABqSOScQ...
• ANDY!!! READ THIS!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Sideshow Bob
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 17:36:21 -0400 (EDT)
  I DO know of a nice, solid splity in down-east maine. I live up here too (Lewiston) and theres _several_ at a guy...
• Re: 66 Camper
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Sun, 31 Dec 1995 19:46:26 -0500
  ...VW >66 Split Window bench seat pop-top camper. Serious inquiries only. >770-977-4982. I am very familiar with this bus (used to...
• Re: Oil Additive - OK?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Nov 1996 13:57:45 -0500 (EST)
  Wendy, Slick 50 is about as useful as Splitfire sparkplugs which are as useful, pardon the expression, as tits on a bull. Don't...
• Re: Sloppy Gear Change
  Historical mailing list - Juha Koivisto
  Tue, 6 Jun 2000 10:58:58 +0300
  ...The parts you must check and/or change are inside the rubber guide..upper and lower ball halves and splitted shell. Springs are usually...
• VW in the Veggi Tales movie
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 22:57:25 -0700
  Hi guys, Just went to the new Veggi Tale movie, and the little guys have what at first glance looks like a splitty, but...
• Re: Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 17:37:18 -0800
  Oy veh! Kewl was borrowed from martha of flannel and ccc fame. cool can be applied to many items, whilst (Br.) kewl! is an...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:43:09 +1300
  >The down sides to the Bay and Split window are the absence of a big hole >over the engine for easy access. The 1600...
• Re: My Westy is totaled!
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:10:57 -0800
  ...Not a single body panel is > intact and it literally split at the seams. The curious can see some pics > at: >
• Re: WTB heater case clips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 17:20:16 -0800
  ...the two halves of the heater plenum > after it has been split apart for repair. > Jim > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http...
• Re: VW bus in railroad museum
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:32:05 -0700
  ...Central Standard Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > Cute, yes BUT - that splitty with 36 HP cannot pull that trailer ! > BIG JOKE ! > Sure it...
• Re: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
  Historical mailing list - =?utf-8?Q?Mudd_=E2=80=9CNot_Jack=E2=80=9D_Sparrow?=
  Sat, 4 Apr 2015 14:36:36 -0700
  ...SoCal lane splitting coming to WA? > > It's wet there. That affects the car drivers vision. Bad idea. > > >> On Apr 4, 2015, at 9...
• RE:Splitty Ads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Jan 92 18:53:00
  ...can sell her this you can sell her anything" (1963) Old split, minus wheels (flower boxes instead) big EAT sign above, guy staring out...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Forum
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 10:02:09 +0200
  ...Apart from the technical superiority of a mailing list over a web based bulletin board, I think we should concentrate rather than split knowledge...
• Where is the Toronto Meeting Tonight? Also 66 Kombi Question
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 05:44:47 -0700
  ...I know a lot of us have been kicking around the idea of getting a second bus (split or bay) this one is REALLY...
• Leaking freeze plugs
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:18:52 -0700
  ...The only way to repair > it is to split the case and replace the plug. The plug is not threaded, > it is pressed in...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:50:25 -0700
  ...As a good friend of mine used to say regarding splitties, Find it, fix it, drive it every day. It is not the destination...
• Re: CA, land of busses galore
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kenyon
  Fri, 23 Sep 1994 10:25:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...two vangons, a loaf and an 'owl-face' (my version > of split) all packed into a little space. One of the bird watchig > groups...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 5 Apr 1994 11:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I have the two-piece split bench seat, the tops of which are a little singed :( so they would probably need new covers, but...
• Re: waving
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 20:12:29 -0500
  ...I share your glee. > > Actually, if it isn't required to wave, it should be! Having driven a > "splittie" for 10 years, I got...
• Fifth Annual Mid-Atlantic Holiday Fest
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 14:15:26 -0500
  ...We'd love to have a split show up! (But we will have the famous splittie cookies regardless.) Steve, post to type2, s.v...
• Re: ball joint boots
  Historical mailing list - jules
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:11:58 -0500
  ...PM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > �all my boots are split does anyone have a relatively easy solution for this. > ball joints are...
• Re: Making Sense of Joel's Stats?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 31 Jan 1995 23:19:36 -0800 (PST)
  >>If it ain't split, it ain't sh*t!!! > >.. and if it's a T4 it *ain't* sh*t. Q.E.D...
• e-mail not essential?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 02 Jan 96 11:36:07 -0500
  ...jealous... ..and I'm jealous of the famous listmember with the splitties *and* a biplane! Meanwhile, my wife and I are evaluating the various...
• Re: Splitty ditties..(f)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 14:03:44 -0800 (PST)
  So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > And David Eccles thus wrote: > > > > Whose engine was chronically ill > > Its pistons had popped > > Its valves had dropped > > and its...
• Re: Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Tue, 12 Sep 1995 14:05:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The splittys always wave back. The Vanagon-no Vanagon Campers yes. We even stopped and exchanged names/numbers. i have only encountered on EV...
• No Split Please
  Historical mailing list
  11 Jul 96 05:39:14 PDT
  Another variation of Vanagons >And I? With my aircooled BUT fuel injected AND Hall-Effected Vanagon? My '80 was built in August '79 and...
• window seals?
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 12:53:54 EDT
  ...I am looking specifically for windshield seals for a '67 split BTW. Thanks Richard
• Speedo cluster on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 10:38:42 -0800
  ...This appears to be for an older van maybe a splittie. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=222498541 Someone forward...
• Re: leaking in front when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:27:51 +1200
  ...wiring runs throught the front panels as it did in the splits. Also door seals, quarterlights, grill mounting screws, fresh-air vents etc? Why...
• Re: A very special VW Van!
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 14:49:20 -0700
  ...at first i thought it was a photoshopped distorted image of a splittie, but i think its really real.. now the next question: why...
• Re: BusFusion 2004 - Report
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 10:18:05 -0400
  ...Lot's of nice busses though --- a beautiful '66 splitty camper and a multi-coloured Bay that has to be seen to be fully...
• FS: Westy Interior from an '84
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 1 May 2005 14:33:24 -0400
  ...Last call before they are split up and go to Ebay! Prefer local pick-up only! Price negotiable. Doug in CT (near Hartford) (860...
• Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:31:40 -0800
  ...T1 = Splitty T2 = Breadloaf T3 = Breadbox T4/T5 = Out of Class completely MT -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Age of listees
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:34:49 -0800
  OK, everyone else seems to have confessed -- I'm 55! First camper: '58 split-window, in 70's. I was too young, and ignorant...
• Re: jack
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:47:27 -0800
  ...SNIP > I recommend you furlough the POS stamped steel lug > wrench, (mine split while attempting to loosen a lug) > and invest in a breaker...