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  • Re: Subaru Boxer TURBO Diesel
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:25:25 -0500
    ...so I would hope they'll get > that right. > It will also be the world's first opposed four ( boxer layout ) turbo > diesel engine.
  • Re: How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Tue, 3 Apr 2001 17:13:38 -0700
    ...How do I get into the mystery storage box behind driver seat > Steve, > > As far as I can tell, you have to remove the...
  • Re: 60 years ago this week
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:02:18 +1200
    ...He then saw a flatbed truck being used to ferry >parts around the VW plant and then drew a box with 4 wheels on...
  • Further Information
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Wed, 3 Aug 2011 09:48:47 -0500
    ...I assume the lug in the box is made to ground the battery. The box appears smaller than a regular battery, What batteries do...
  • Re: Wanted - Battery Box Lid Retainers
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:37:45 -0400
    ...Wanted - Battery Box Lid Retainers Drat! My battery box lid hold-down retainers have given up the ghost. With no grip, the battery lift...
  • Re: The water heater project
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 12 Jan 1995 22:35:42 EST
    > Firstly was the design of a water filled heater box. I am going to > buy one bare J-tube (cost about 7 quid) this...
  • Re: SA dash? was:Re: Custom Instrument Pod
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 21 Feb 2003 08:29:22 -0800
    The answer for 82 water-cooled owners may be to switch out the heater box with control cable/panel assembly as a unit. The...
  • Carat front blower repair
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 22 Nov 2014 07:41:03 -0600
    ...Popped the dash out in about an hour or so an got to the heater box. Next step was to open the box and...
  • Re: 2.1l vs 1.9l AFM was Re: Looking for a good used Air flow meter 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:09:55 -0700
    re "If you're going with the AFM, a 2.1l filter box and rubber gooseneck would make sense to me." the 2.1...
  • Re: checking propane leaks
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 1 Jul 2017 14:12:37 -0700
    ...This way you could test for leaks where small tube joins the safety valve and burner box. OR, just cover the jet with a...
  • Re: Fridge Burner box
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:21:21 -0500
    ...I wonder if that is true, if the box is repeatedly opened, but haven't seen fit yet to spend the $300 or more...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Another_thing_I_didn=E2=80=99t_know_about_my_van?=
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:53:34 -0700
    ...You can level the box and get it closing nicely . Very thin strip of foam rubber along the top edge of box. Did my...
  • Re: Westfalia refrigerator issues
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Tue, 24 May 2011 12:02:37 -0400
    ...You can perform a quick & dirty burner box "cleaning" by removing the outer vent cover,stick a vac to the exposed exhaust pipe. When...
  • Hot air from under passenger seat
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sun, 10 Sep 2000 19:53:08 -0700
    ...If your van is missing the top to the battery box, or it does not fit well, hot air will migrate up and out...
  • Re: Water In The Battery Box
    Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:14:16 -0500
    ...Water In The Battery Box > Appreciate all who offered battery replacement pointers! > > I needed one *today* & thus had only Napa & the big box stores...
  • Re: Boxster motor in Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:56:37 +1200
    >Has anyone installed a Boxter motor in a vanagon.......it seems the right >candidate ( other than cost) for a transplant into >the Van.......no...
  • fresh air cabin filter
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
    Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:21:07 -0600
    I'm replacing the front heater fan, and so I'm doing a bit of cleaning in the heater box. I was astounded to...
  • Re: Porta-potti boxes
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:49:08 -0400
    ...Porta-potti boxes > I don't know what these are called, but as soon as I described > what I wanted, my local hardware store...
  • axles r off...
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Jul 1995 14:01:25 EST
    ...Got the bearings in the reduction boxes out. And tapped out the axles from there tubes. From there it was a piece of cake...
  • MIME/HTML format
    Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
    Fri, 17 Apr 1998 10:25:53 -0500
    ...On the personal tab in the lower left corner is a box followed by the statement "send Email using plain text only". Xing that...
  • Installing upper speedometer cable
    Historical mailing list - Munga Correa
    Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:23:01 EST
    Hello--I am installing the upper spedo cable, the one that runs from the the dash to the box...I first order the one...
  • SCS Hideaway Radio?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sat, 29 Jul 2000 00:49:23 EDT
    Good evening, Fellow Vanagonians, Do you have a VW of America SCS Radio hideaway model? It pulls out of a box with a handle...
  • Re: Rear cabin heater
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Sun, 12 Aug 2001 21:36:55 -0400
    ...Hans Brouwer 86 Westfalia 92 Cabriolet Robie Pierce wrote: > What is white wing valve do on heater box? A system bleeder? How do you...
  • OIL LEAK HELP!
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Mon, 5 Nov 2001 08:46:50 -0600
    ...It appeared to be coming from behind the square metal 'box' that the oil filter attaches to. To be precise, it appears to be...
  • What is under my bench?
    Historical mailing list - shawn luft
    Mon, 21 Apr 2003 07:56:12 -0400
    What is the gizmo box under my 86 Camper GL's rear bench? It appears to be 'stock' and it made by VW/Audio...
  • need some ID on parts
    Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
    Wed, 28 May 2003 11:42:30 -0700
    ...left hand side wall its a green box, is that the engine transfer control unit? and is there a way to test it ? .. and...
  • Re: JUICE BOX
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:32:12 -0800
    ...out there in the Vanagon world know about this item: > > Juice box Power Control Module > > This item is sold on eBay and claims to...
  • Vanagon; Think outside of the box...
    Historical mailing list - John C.
    Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:52:44 EDT
    :)
  • Re: Water Pump, OXG sensor, and Sputtering still.....
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 1 Sep 2003 05:12:22 -0500
    ...It is connected to a little box down under the front of the van just above the spare tire holder. The little box has...
  • Re: Instrument Cluster Woes
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:19:48 -0800
    Michael, Glad to hear that you got this electrical problem taken care of, but you stated that VW started with a NORMAL fuse box...
  • Re: Cannot remove steering arm! Help!
    Historical mailing list - M.Grant
    Tue, 9 May 1995 15:29:28 +0100 (BST)
    ...This was done on an early (up to '71) style box. I'm not sure how it would work on a later version. When...
  • Hello, Tranny Pro, are you out there?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:18:04 -0500
    ...Transmission #1, 83 Vanagon Box, works and shifts smoothly but it feels tight, I've put about 40K on this tranny and it hasn...
  • Re: aircooled intake elbow - Speedo Cable
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 5 Oct 2004 11:01:58 -0700
    ...Leave the EGR box in place with the wires hooked up and run the one piece speedo cable next to the EGR box. Your...
  • Re: Glove box, Key
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:32:38 -0400
    ...Glove box, Key >> >> Although I do not have the original ignition and door key for my van - I do >> have the original glove box...
  • Re: Something wrong ...
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Mon, 3 Sep 2012 12:42:14 -0700
    ...Alternator to wiring box stud to starter motor stud to battery main terminal. There is no red wire in the battery box that has...
  • Re: Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 27 Nov 2021 17:23:01 -0500
    ...Backwards Flow Through Heat Exchanger OK? > > Is the heat exchanger in the heater box indifferent to which hose is hooked > up in the forward...
  • Re: Fridge Burner box
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:25:34 -0500
    Well, for considerably less than the cost of any propane or electricity consuming refrigerator, one can get a Yeti box, which reputedly (and per...
  • Re: Subaru Boxer Diesel Available
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:42:34 -0600
    ...http://www.boxeer.com/ It sure sounds smooth in the video. Could be a dream come true if you have the bucks to do...
  • Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:46:41 -0400
    ...It went under the floor between the heater boxes and the ventwork. It is actually considered a "heater booster" rather than a heater, so...
  • Re: Unusual Achilles heel discovered...
    Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
    Thu, 13 Jan 2000 14:38:29 -0500
    ...When I was doing the plumbing for the Subaru engine, I found that the cooland distribution box (which looked fine from the bottom) was...
  • Re: Hanging speakers
    Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
    Mon, 2 Apr 2001 19:16:08 -0400
    ...Note, later model vans (at least my '90 >and '91) have seperate + and - leads to each speaker > Pods? is that what the box style...
  • lights in auto shifter box
    Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
    Thu, 13 Feb 2003 11:59:29 -0500
    Hello listees, Does anyone know if the lightbulbs in the interior auto tranny shifter box pull out of the black plastic pieces that they...
  • Anyone have any old Capacitive Discharge Ignition boxes?
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Sat, 23 Apr 2005 23:05:51 -0400
    ...Does anyone have any CDI boxes lying around they'd let go for cheap? I know there's always MSD but those are priced...
  • Re: Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:28:32 -0500
    ...has anyone put a subwoofer under the bench > > seat? Any > > tips? I was thinking I could put a 10" and have the box custom...
  • alternate front heater core options?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
    Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:10:51 -0400
    ...to find cheap at the junkyard) to the Vanagon front heater box? Very interested to know what car you got the part from and...
  • 80 vent controls
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:33:59 EDT
    ...Would someone please e-mail me the vent control positions for a 1980 vanagon with the fan switch. ( like our wasser box ) the trim...
  • Re: Looking for some parts / questions on problems
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:37:06 -0500
    ...Mine was installed handily using a cane rattler and > doesn't interfere with the glove box, the gloves or the occasional > passenger side air...
  • Re: OSX Counter
    Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
    Wed, 21 May 2008 17:31:10 -0700
    Did it make a clearly audible 'clunk' when you pushed the button in on the counter box ? scott danniel foss turbovans. Brion SABBATINO wrote...
  • Re: Fuse Box Confustion
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:43:45 +0100
    ...The van has a 12 torpedo fuse box. Next to >> that is >> a 3 blade fuse box, 10, 25, and 20 amps. I don...
  • Re: WEIRD EMAIL!
    Historical mailing list - frank furter
    Tue, 19 Jan 1999 07:15:57 -0800
    ...Still keeps coming, though. > > > > BOB - WA4RRN > > '85GL Bourgeois > > This happens cause one of the listees obviously have a full mail-box, all > of the...
  • Re: Headlights not working (?) --> FIXED!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
    Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:51:50 -0600
    ...box, at that gaggle of brown > wires on that multi-connection plug-thingie. > > after that, i'm afraid i'd suspect the fuse box...
  • Re: Front Blower... resistor?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:22:55 -0400
    ...If you fix the resister ,only gluttens for punishment would remove the heater box ,without replacing the heater fan motor,too.
  • Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 May 2008 13:41:15 EDT
    ...I know the diesel guys found that the V6 Caravan air filter > box fits nicely in one of the battery cubby holes in engine...
  • Re: Water Sensor Issues
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 5 May 2002 17:33:37 -0400
    ...Top bolt -- two greens, from magic box and LED panel. Next -- yellow from magic box Next -- white from magic box Bottom -- double black from...
  • Re: Shipping a transmission cross country - looking for ideas
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:21:27 -0700
    ...corrugated box, and > surround the transmission with Styrofoam on the sides. > > Questions: > > - Where to find such a box?? > > - What to fill the box with...
  • Re: Mouse Attack!
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:20 -0600
    ...From there they can >> run to the driver's side battery box, and from there they have free >> run of the cabinets and closet...
  • Re: Subaru diesel boxer?
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Mon, 28 Oct 2013 16:27:54 -0700
    ...http://www.boxeer.com And they appear to have done some conversions as well. Ant On Monday, October 28, 2013 4:18 PM, Steve...
  • Re: kooltrons/misc
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:59:29 ADT
    >I use an older Koolatron unit pulled from its box and mated to the 'fridge' from a '72 Westy. I cut a hole through...
  • Re: [vanagon] Shipping a Vanagon tow hitch - a saga
    Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:10:43 -0500
    ...I had to pay the double UPS shipping rate and the $20.00 boxing cost. The box arrived opened here in Atlanta GA., missing...
  • Re: roof top storage / leveling blocks .ramp / fuse block cover / 3rd battery
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 10 May 2018 19:37:08 -0400
    Hi Ed and Mark, I purchased the GW cargo box and the locking strap last year. I have to say I don’t love...