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• Re: Aux battery removal
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 2 Jul 2017 16:21:25 -0700
  ...The > Bentley and the original user manual that I have do not mention anything > about the rectangular plate overlapping the aux battery cavity (and...
• Re: Trailing arm removal question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:32:33 -0700
  ...like 3/4 inch drive and 600 + ft lbs of torque ... it could be quite hard holding that assembly well enough to undo the...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:17:26 -0500
  ...The one in the driver door frame is > Volkswagen AG. > > My Westfalia stickers have a serial number, but it is not > the VW VIN...
• Re: Speedometer Questions Miles vs. Kilometres
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:42:59 -0400
  ...Miles > and Kilometeres? It would be nice to have when I drive in the states (not that > I have to worry too much about...
• Re: Now what have I done.... Flashing oil light??
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:23:22 -0500
  Hi Jim, I swapped the cover plate and both gears from one block to the other. All the gears from the three engines looked...
• Re: Front door adjustment question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 16 Feb 2015 07:33:58 -0600
  I hinged my driver's door replacement successfully with brass strip. It can be held in place with one hand and the bolt can...
• Re: Is there such a thing a Syncro snow guards?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 07:26:16 -0400
  ...snow was clinging to the drive > shaft assembly and it was just PACKED between my engine and skid plate? Is > there any thing I...
• Re: Automatic Transmission alternatives..help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:29:51 EST
  ...rather different. >> You need to change the rabbit front plate, as it holds the driver for rhe rabbit governer and you don't need...
• Re: coolant issues / head gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Thu, 29 May 2003 15:51:38 -0700
  ...you drive her on the freeway or up a mtn.aty a good rate of speed = >the refill tank(behind the license plate) starts...
• Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence C Leung
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:27:43 -0500
  ...As soon as the laughing goons were out of sight (I did chase them to get the plate number, they were SURPRISED that a...
• Re: Engine Stand [was Re: Re: Sears Cycle Jack reduced to $69]
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 18:25:16 -0800
  ...The mounting plate for >> the three styles of engine stands looks the same. >> >> My van is still running and is my daily-driver to...
• Trailer wiring, and Kar Kaddy use with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 11:11:18 -0600
  ...I told him I planned to tow a couple VW Vanagon vans with rear wheel drive and automatics, but only had engine problems. He...
• Re: keychains....?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 12:58:29 -0500
  ...1-800-DRIVE-VW (374-8389). It's pewter. They have a renewal offer of $25/1 year or $39.95 for 2 years...
• Re: K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
  Historical mailing list - P.Dooley
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 10:57:45 -0500
  John, the adapter plate bolts to the intake side of the AFM in place of the factory plastic air box. The air box is...
• Re: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:21:04 -0500
  ...of their driveways because the alternative was to pay a junkyard to > > pick the car up. > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.stir-plate.com > > www...
• Re: '86 4-speed Westy won't move: Worn out clutch or broken transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:29:45 -0800
  ...Broken springs from a failed disk can jam the pressure plate and cause this. Stuart Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: coolant level rising - A solution?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:09:26 -0300
  ...I know this as I have driven with the engine cover off with my wife back there watching the damn thing. M2CW, Malcolm On...
• Re: Blind spot mirrors
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 07:57:32 -0500
  ...license plates or such through that mirror, I need a broad view, which the convex gives nicely. The 3" on the driver's side...
• Re: Download Request
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:33:13 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:31:11 -0700
  ...tighten up the adjustment via the adjustment window on the backing plate. Once adjusted, the automatic system (backing up and braking) will cause the...
• Volkswagen tool list for 1963-1967.(long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:10:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...Tool Number Tool name VW 106 "T" handle wrench, 10 mm VW 109 Ring wrench VW 112a Special wrench 36mm with guide plate VW...
• Re: Where is Mecca?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 14:51:45 -0700
  ...week.� One just showed up out of nowhere with "Antique Vehicle" plates on it, parked for days now on a main drag just blocks...
• FW: RE: My new purchase...'82 diesel Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 96 07:34:03 PST
  ...Carrington failed to note why he doesn't really want to >*drive* his new Diesel Westy to Washington: the coolant is >apparently a water...
• Swing axel
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 14:34:14 +0000
  ...Thanks all drive safe and enjoy Friday Joe
• Re: FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:20:29 -0400
  ...Drivetrain: > > five speed manual (including low) w/rear diff lock > VC tested at shop and works fine > new clutch/clutch slave cylinder/pressure plate...
• Re: Door Plate Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:32:37 -0700
  ...I mean, I wanted to drive that thing in a power slide all the time, if I could. Nothing special about it either............just...
• Re: Righting A Wrong
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 20:36:53 -0600
  ...Folks, I've > owned over 90 cars in my 54 years, and I sto od in my driveway and cried > when the buyer drove...
• Re: Vanagon Fire Season
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 12:06:28 -0700
  ...the driver's side rear vent will remove most of the > oxygen from the engine bay. A second blast through the license plate > door...
• Re: Registering in Oregon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 26 May 2008 16:17:08 -0700
  ...my old mercedes with Wa plates- they said >>>>>> 'do you live in oregon?" >>>>>> do you have an Oregon drivers's license?" >>>>>> 'is the car...
• Re: Lead-Acid battery reliability
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 21:48:01 -0500
  ...anything else that can't drive the cost, and quality, out of. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits...
• Re: no idle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:38:05 -0500
  ...First, you need to top up the coolant reservoir (LHS) - not to be confused with the expansion tan (CENTER behind license plate). You disconnect...
• Re: Images of Toyota Hilux Surf mirrors & adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 05:48:12 EST
  ...They mount on a steel plate welded to the front lower corner on the front doors. as for Vanagon mirrors being floppy, I have...
• plastic coolant return line reroute
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:14:56 -0800
  ...skid plate for that area. It occurred to me today that the coolant return line actually routes above the tranny to the drivers side...
• and to add..Re: here is a stumper..two VIN's on the dash?? anyone ever heard?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:12:11 EST
  ...the vehicle in question's two dash VIN's are IDENTICAL, except for the ZZZ's on the poprivited one; and that the driver...
• help needed rear wheel alignment / trailing arm
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:33:20 -0800
  ...It drives straight if I let go of the wheel. At low speeds and a bit higher it feels unstable. When parked at YB...
• Cooling your Oil.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:26:44 -0700
  ...1 Sandwich Plate for type IV engine. 1 Oil cooler (plate type is best) Hoses, Clamps, Brackets, Some recent ones have fans. (If you...
• Re: Iceland
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:42:10 -0500
  ...you can drive in one direction in Iceland without running out > > of road? > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > www.stir-plate.com > > www...
• Replaced final drive to AT seals in the 90MV (fingers crossed anyway)
  Historical mailing list - retro van
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:32:28 -0700
  ...to final drive circumference, and the 2 large C-shaped thin paper shims on either side of the C-shaped plate held to the...
• Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:10:13 -0600
  ...But a battery that's been cycled in a car for 4 years can easily have 50% or more of the plates eroded away...
• Am I asking too much for my van?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:58:00 -0700
  ...Grey velour surfaces, driver's seat has about 4 inch round tear in seat cushion on left side, and rear bench back has small...
• anti-theft for car cover?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 01:41:48 EST
  Since my Tyvek Bus cover was just stolen off my Bus from my driveway, I'm looking for suggestions to keep the next one...
• '64 Tranny Problems
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  19 Apr 1995 08:17:41 -0800
  ...I would like to be able to use at least new drums, since I drive winding coastal range highways here in NoCal and was...
• Re: cognitive dissonance and refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:28:27 -0400
  The Dometic loves to operate while the Vanagon is being driven. If it blows out, the exhaust vent could have a crack in it...
• Re: Light Inside Camper
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 13:03:01 -0400
  ...that runs along the driver's side van above the kitchen area. I also installed using an aluminum plate an 18" stalk light ($42...
• Heffalump Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 13:41:07 -0400
  ...License plate was from Missouri. Anybody know the driver? On the List? Just curious... I know you Left Coasters just can't understand why...
• Re: Difference in these 2 starter numbers? ( non-USA diesel models)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 14:54:06 -0500
  ...If you replace the whole brush assembly and plate, then cut the copper braid from the field coil as close to the plate as...
• Re: DriversSide Rectangular LowBeam
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 08:43:25 -0800
  ...four all new square headlight housings with > > adjusters mounted on backing plates. Price will be in the $525 range and > > the outer lights will...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:40:43 -0400
  ...the drive, the rear > hatch was covered in a thin film of what appears to be motor oil. > Even the license plate and rear...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-collector or other auto insurance!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:49:10 -0700
  ...They ask me how far I drive to work . I just tell them 6 miles. Finally I told them once...you don't have...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:22:45 -0600
  ...Right hand drive and diesel. Good looking modern beastie. > > Didn't see the plates. It looked to me like a modern Vanagon, but > > Japanese...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:00:48 -0600
  ...I propped the license plate door >> open hoping to get better air flow at tubbed portion of lid. The >> light >> then stayed off. >> >> A3...
• Re: Hot Foot well
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jul 2021 13:53:15 -0500
  ...You have > to > > undo the little clamp on the heater valve control cable by removing the > > instrument cluster and the slider plate if I...
• Re: Brake Help Please!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:05:56 -0500
  ...plate at all. I won't > even go into the driver's-side.....I'm going to have to get an impact driver > just...
• Re: 1985 VW Vanagon - clutch jump
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:09:01 -0700
  ...are ok, then I'd look towards oil on flywheel and/or clutch plate. Two places oil can come from are ear engine seal...
• Bleeding Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:51:09 -0600
  ...When I opened the tank behind license plate, I got a gusher so recapped it and drove it around a little. I then added...
• Re: [Syncro] Shift lever broke off in my hand
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 12:06:10 -0800
  ...On my next shift from first > to second the lever broke completely off at the plate and I was waving it > around. > > Luckily it...
• Re: Damage to case behind flywheel. Interesting...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:16:10 EST
  ...Any ideas? Loose bolts on the flex drive plate damage. Engine was in an auto tranny van. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 06:43:44 EST
  ...You do not need the metal plate that is used on the one above the drivers door, the light will clip well if you...
• Re: Front Door Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:43:51 -0800
  ...have to make sure you push the grills as deeply into the face plate as possible. The face plates are a little larger and...
• Re: rebuilding throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 20 May 2001 09:54:32 -0700
  ...What typically happens with a > > > > carburator is > > > > the bushings on the butterfly plate shaft wear out resulting in > > an > > > > air leak > > > > and a too...