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  • Re: Cookies and Credit
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:58:54 -0400
    Hear hear! Good vendors make the bus experience better! -- Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" WWW. Busesbythebeach.com On 6/1...
  • Re: EVC or Westy Syncro ... Ultimate Trip Vehicle?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:55:20 -0700
    ...Gas Mileage depends upon engine (gas, diesel, subaru, tiico, other inline 4, other) combined with whether it's an evc, syncro westy, or westy...
  • Re: Some Friday Sleuthing
    Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:02:31 -0600
    ...and yes, it'll work in your westy, and according to the VC promo materials, you can drive it out the door of the...
  • Re: Vanagon Wiki Haaaalp????? (was Re: VanagonWiki.net up, and running(NEEDS CONTENT))
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:33:12 -0700
    ...Insert a new line under "Skylight Repairs" and add ""Westy Curtain Patterns" (keep things alphabetical). Highlight "Westy Curtain Patterns" and click the Link button...
  • Re: Phrydae Topic: Is an RV Right for You?
    Historical mailing list - Pete O
    Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:26:26 -0400
    ...Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "JoesVan" WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 02:29, Jake de...
  • Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Fri, 10 Jul 1998 18:18:47 -0700
    ...Any opinions ? Harald 90 westy. > On Fri, 10 Jul 1998, William Carden wrote: > > > We were driving to the store today and Boom, and a...
  • Re: TRADE SAILBOAT FOR WESTY - LVC
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sat, 23 Jun 2007 14:03:32 -0400
    ...it might be worth picking up a fixer-upper Westy to trade ... But then, I have a Westy and a Catalina 25 ... and wouldn...
  • Re: OEM Westy hose with blue stripe?
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:25:28 -0400
    ...Not wanting to let the Westy stuff get lost or separated I decided to put it back where it belongs but discovered we have...
  • Re: cruise control on an air cooled westy
    Historical mailing list - Ron
    Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:13:37 -0800
    ...cruise control on an air cooled westy Has anyone ever put a cruise control on an air cooled westy? Is it even possible? I...
  • Grand Tour web site
    Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
    Tue, 1 May 2001 07:09:17 -0500
    Hello Vanagon friends, Just returned from a six week tour of the southwest in our 84 westy. What an experience! Had only minimal problems...
  • Re: Westy Fresh water tank.... grommets
    Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
    Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:05:05 -0400
    ...grommets Good afternoon, Does anyone happen to know what type of rubber grommets are used on the side of the fresh water westy tank...
  • Re: Westy 'style' pop top on a SOB
    Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
    Sun, 6 Jul 2014 18:48:01 -0500
    Kinda cool! Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy On Jul 6, 2014 6:43 PM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > It's...
  • Re: Busses by the Bridge?
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Sun, 8 Jan 2012 23:26:52 -0800
    ...Rich Joy Jim Thompson Melissa in the '84 Honey Bee (with bee stickers...is the van yellow?) Ken Wyatt in a blue 82 westy...
  • Re: sliding window 87 westy
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:23:41 EST
    ...What went where if you need to replace a broken pane? thanks, gary if you have a westy you must use a westy window...
  • Trade syncro Westy for non syncro
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 20 Aug 1996 20:29:01 -0400 (EDT)
    ...We love the Westy but we really don't need the syncro, and parts are more!! Anyway, Siegfried has ~114,000 miles, ~6500 of...
  • '86 Syncro Westy or '91 Westy F.S. in NJ
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 01 Jun 1997 21:46:02 -0400
    I still have a 86 Syncro Westy and 91 Westy available. The 86 has 136k and is in very nice shape. I'd like...
  • vanagon westy --> eurovan westy?
    Historical mailing list - tony yeh
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 17:51:03 -0700
    ...I'm curious if any of the list members own a water-cool vanagon westy and own (or have driven) a Eurovan westy or...
  • How hard can you push a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:05:44 -0400
    ...Is this too much to ask of a Westy? The most I've driven in one day so far has maybe been 300 miles...
  • Fwd: Vanagon Westy for sale southern Colorado
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:47:55 -0700
    ...Vanagon Westy for sale southern Colorado Hey Jim, aren't you subscribed to the Vanagon list? I'm on a road trip and unsubscribed...
  • Re: pop top onto non poptop
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:50:48 -0600
    Dave Milo did a nice job of grafting a poptop & westy interior onto a passenger syncro. Tom B.-to graft or not to graft...
  • Re: differences in '91 westys vs earlier westys
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:19:49 -0700
    ​RE: Hedliner Support My '90 has the full support.
  • Westy wire chase
    Historical mailing list - Richard Thorpe
    Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:45:25 +0000
    Where does the wire from your solar panel enter the van ?Richard90 Syncro Westy
  • Evaporative Cooling
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
    Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:00:46 -0400
    Has anyone on the list used this in their Westy? Good results? Jim 85 Westy
  • Toilet in Westy
    Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
    Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:31:19 -0000
    Fellows, Oil discussed, warm water discussed......... Was ever toilet issue in Westy discussed? Ark
  • computer for '84 westy
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Utterback
    Tue, 2 Jan 2001 16:39:27 -0500
    Does anyone have a computer for a '84 westy for sale? Thanks, Matthew
  • Re: Westy Power Cord
    Historical mailing list - Vince P.
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 16:09:05 -0700
    ...Westy Power Cord I recently purchased a westy that is missing the power cord. What gauge cord do I need to buy or does...
  • Re: tire pressure for BFGs on Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:02:06 -0700
    ...What does everyone else with the BFG 27's on their Westy run? Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA -----Original Message...
  • Re: Ripoff on Vancouver Island
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:28:56 EDT
    In a message dated 8/2/07 6:29:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gronski@GMAIL.COM writes: > The 60/40 split westy windows...
  • Re: MSNBC RV Article - many Vanagons!
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:41:00 -0500
    I think I saw that cremé Westyman's Westy at Circle Yer Wagens in Sevierville. It has the seams filled smooth and several mods...
  • So long and thanks for all the phish!
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Wed, 17 May 2000 07:31:59 -0400
    Well, due to a number of events that have taken on a life of their own I am Westyless. I have temporarily replaced my...
  • Stock westy kitchen light improvement
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:31:28 -0700
    Friend Greg has created a really good drop in replacement for the halogen festoon bulbs in the westy kitchen light . It’s dimmable led...
  • Re: A Westy that pays you!
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:37:35 -0700
    When I look at it I see an ASI camper, not a Westy. Mark JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > i wonder if they threw the...
  • Re: Massachusetts Westy for sale
    Historical mailing list - Pete Owsianowski
    Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:39:00 -0400
    Pretty nice looking Westy! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 12, 2013, at 9:55, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > No connection to...
  • 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...
  • FS: 1991 Westy in Indy, w/65k Miles
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:43:13 -0400
    It must be "Post a Westy For Sale" day, so I thought I'd play too... http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/1394650214.html Not...
  • Need Used Parts 82 Diesel Westy
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Mon, 10 Nov 1997 09:32:25 -0600
    Volks with Parts, For my 82 Diesel Westy I need the following used but usable parts: 1) Right and Left disc brake calipers. 2...
  • Westy Question Please
    Historical mailing list - Katy
    Sat, 19 Feb 2000 11:00:02 -0600
    I've been trying to find pictures of the interior of a 1984 Westy for an art project. I've been all over the...
  • Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
    Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
    Thu, 18 May 2000 19:23:11 EDT
    >>When I was a kid we had a '71 Westy and I would sleep in the hammock... FYI: 71 Westy (sob... sob... I miss...
  • Re: westy bug screens into vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 1 May 2000 09:13:41 -0700
    The Westy sliding side windows are specific to the Westy and come with screens, but the rear hatch screen will work. You with need...
  • Re: Making Ice in a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:53:40 EDT
    ...Lucas - Prince of Darkness! Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91 Carat [text/html]
  • Re: Fwd: bus fire
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:35:20 -0400
    sorry about Ari's Westy. Shouldn't happen to Jenny (also an '81 Westy aircooled) anymore! She got all new fuel lines from the...
  • WESTY spotted MAC ADDICT MAGAZINE
    Historical mailing list - Phil S.
    Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:45:18 -0700
    A pre-1986 tan colored westy with primered door and all 4 wheels off?(someone covered up the wheel wells with IMAC boxes) Not...
  • needed: glass for right power mirror ('87)
    Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
    Sun, 15 Sep 2002 13:15:40 -0700
    ...Lee Kouns Los Angeles '87 Westy '88 Westy
  • 87 syncro westy known problems
    Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
    Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:03:22 -0400
    ...Looking at buying a 87 syncro westy for sale in the NE Anything in particular I should worry about? Known problems / recurring problems etc...
  • Looking for a westy rear seat
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:27:31 -0400
    I am looking for a westy rear seat in grey for an 88 Westy (87-91 should work). I also need the same color...
  • Re: Joker vs. others
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:14:50 -0800
    ...Did westfalia use SYRO tops? I've read that SYRO used westy poptops. > > Is there a site anywhere that informs about different westy models...
  • Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:07:37 -0600
    ...Hello I am new and just joined Monday and am a new to me '85 Westy Owner -so glad to here this news on...
  • Re: I found a new Westy!!!
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:08:12 +0000
    ...I found a new Westy!!! Sent: Jan 11, 2010 08:50 Yay! Stephen --- On Sun, 1/10/10, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@YAHOO.COM> wrote...
  • Westy Shorter Than My Honda?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 8 May 2009 10:45:47 -0700
    ...I'm such a newb in some ways.... <grin> I thought for fun, I'd drive my Westy to work today. Since it's...
  • Re: Will a Queen size bed fit in my Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:20:46 EDT
    ...Meaning I once again have the Westy (Yeah) and he has the truck. However, I have been waiting for a check to come in...
  • When did Westy have plastic key for water tank filler?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Sun, 18 Jun 2000 03:01:09 EDT
    I just got a replacement for the water tank inlet on my Westy that has a plastic key to unlock the "door" which accesses...
  • Re: New Westy and Syncro Westy alternatives under $30k
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:51:57 -0400
    Here is an interesting travel-log URL called: "Travels with the GTRV Westy" http://pages.prodigy.net/chainnj/Journal.htm#2 Nice photos, he...
  • 84 westy
    Historical mailing list - Rocky Davis
    Sat, 2 Mar 2013 12:35:21 -0800
    ...I'm fairly new to the westy world. Been reading here and have learned a lot from you people. Thank you. I have only...
  • Re: Glutton for punishment
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:08:13 -0800
    ...An > '84 this time (as if I didn't have enough to do > with my '84 7 pass and > my '85 Westy). > > Is it...
  • Re: Clearance between rear cushion and rear AC cabinet
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:21:06 -0700
    ...Can someone with a mid year westy (mine is a 86 syncro GL > westy) please grab a tape measure and help me out? > > Thanks...
  • Re: DONT DO IT! (was Re: 83.5 sort of westy for sale
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Sun, 24 Oct 2004 12:44:52 -0400
    How about I trade you a roof clip from an 87 westy that meets Chris' criteria (t-boned hard), for your van? I could...
  • Re Possible ''85 Westy for Sale, maybe
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Sat, 15 Jul 2000 08:47:27 -0700
    Jim, I bought an '85 Westy last fall. Prices & availability differ, no doubt, between the SF Bay Area and Atlanta. But when it comes...
  • New Westy Product
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 31 Jan 2004 06:35:07 EST
    I have just begun selling a Rainfly for Westys. It's a tarp affair made to keep rain from entering the pop top window...
  • Re: water tank drain cap
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Mon, 3 May 2004 21:52:28 -0600
    ...http://tinyurl.com/3dl3d I'd suggest calling Go Westy to see if this '74-'82 gray water drain plug, will fit the storage...
  • Re: Info/Tips on Moving a Westy Across Country
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:19:41 -0400
    Put your belongings in the back of a uHaul and get an auto dolly for the westy to tow behind the uHaul. Ship your...