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• Re: Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Sh
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:37:24 -0800
  ...Cheap, too-- two cans did the whole underside, total cost around $10. It took a while to harden, but never dripped, never expanded, just...
• Re: shift linkage boots
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 05:31:40 -0700
  I tell ya what - I just replaced the underside shifterboot on my scirocco, and I noticed kinda the same thing. The new rubber boot...
• Re: Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 15:52:12 -0700
  ...heat seeping through the floor from the coolant > pipes on the underside of the van. My problem is that my heater is now on...
• Re: daily driver = RUST Re: Friday Ramblings, probably long, possibly pointle...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:30:40 -0700
  ...those of you in the salt belt could >> probably wash the underside of your cars in your driveway or even garage >> if >> you were...
• Re: Got the Drips :-(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:13:23 -0700
  ...On the underside of the engine, just forward of the oil filter - there's a shiny metal cover that covers the pushrod tubes. One...
• new westy tent, '66 progress
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 May 1996 12:05:14 -0700
  ...degrees and there is a bit of a crease in the underside and very small cracks on the outside edges. I need to straighten...
• Re: Clutch Chatter >> Tom, Dan, EMZ, Gary
  Historical mailing list - eric solomonson
  Sun, 22 Mar 1998 15:52:16 -0700
  ...Inspection of the engine revealed a hairline crack on the underside of the intake hose elbow that connects to the airfilter. There are two...
• Re: lifter problems
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 14 May 2004 09:17:13 -0700
  ...stuck rings, cleans carbon and sludge from your engine case and undersides of pistons. It doesn't hurt to run a quart of MMO...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:54:26 -0500
  ...wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the fibreglass top? It got a bit moist and water has...
• Help with engine rebuild '87 [W] Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:05:52 PDT
  ...There is considerable amount of corrosion on the underside of the vehicle. The first thing that went was the exhaust system. My mechanic suggested...
• Re: new rims for snow tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:57:49 PST
  ...Best bet is to wash off the underside of your rig from time-to-time. Let me know if there's anything else you...
• Re: stove grill rattles
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:30:08 -0700
  ...fold down drain tray, there are rubber bumpers (3) on the underside of the stove lid. Check to make sure they are present. And...
• Re: popseal installation tips
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 21:36:53 -0400
  ...Use a scraper to remove any gunk from the underside and outside of the poptop where the old seal was. To get a good...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:10:03 -0600
  ...If the top of our Vanagons looked like the underside we'd do >> something about it. There's quite a bit of airflow and...
• Re: Intermittent Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:40:26 -0500
  ...Usually leaves > a few drops anywhere I stop, and it tainly keep the rear underside of the > vehicle from rusting. > The only time I...
• Re: Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 14 May 2006 22:55:53 -0700
  ...is supposed to bolt onto a small metal console on the underside. That metal console or bracket is welded on the front diagonal outriggers...
• Re: Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 16:26:48 -0800
  I smooshed roofing compound on the underside of all that single-thickness metal in the fenderwell/step area and it has made a HUGE...
• Power steering pump hi press hose
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 08:29:05 -0700
  ...Had a bit of a scare Saturday when I saw a drip of fluid on underside of pump. Thought maybe pump case cracked or...
• Re: High altitude starting problem, air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 14:16:55 -0500
  ...On the boot remove it carefully and look for cracks on the underside of it in the ribs. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember...
• Re: Trip Report & followup on Bad Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:39:54 -0400
  ...Look on the underside and you should see a > nut or bolt just aft of the socket where the ball sits. It is meant...
• Re: RUST HOLE
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 18:34:18 -0700
  ...comments on the efficacy of spraying old motor > oil on the underside > of your van in the winter. A bit lo tech but this...
• Re: A ticking time bomb . . .
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 16:53:11 -0800
  ...There was some kind of whitish goop on the underside of the valve cover. > I don't know if this is important, but the...
• Re: Was Insurance now iPhones relating to Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 13:54:16 -0700
  ...I also made a base for the ram mount that I have screwed to the underside of the rear overhead cupboard. That way I...
• Re: getting seam rust repaired
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:31:35 -0700
  ...Keeping the body and underside washed. Waxing anything you can reach. Washing regularly flushes out salt. Waxing makes the surfaces hydrophobic (water repelling). In...
• Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 06:54:11 -0700
  ...by the Adel clamps that hold the hoses up against > the > underside of the van's flooring. > > Not too impressed with their choice of...
• Heaters for VW's!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 11:05:02 +0000
  ...in the seat well the heater exhausts will pertrude though the underside of the vehicle at least an inch, this makes the job of...
• Was. optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat Now Batteries in general
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 07:37:26 -0800
  ...I have bonded some rubber onto the underside of the lids of my battery boxes, 'just in case'....
• Re: For sale: 1982 Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 18 May 2001 13:58:06 -0500
  ...The underside looks incredible and there is not even the beginnings of any seam rust. The previous owner did scrape the rear wheel well...
• Re: head lamp relay upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 06:29:52 EST
  ...Read my directions carefully, copied below.......... <<Remove the plastic cover from the underside of the steering column, two screws and spring clipped in place...
• Re: Bring a trailer--$3500!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:32:01 +0000
  ...The body might look ok (nice, in the case of mine) > but at least get some photos of the underside before you buy that...
• Re: Catalina 2500 Awning
  Historical mailing list - wrd2917
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 08:36:10 -0700
  ...Without a fully extended awning, rainwater runoff > follows the curve of the roller around the underside and tends to flip > back under the awning...
• Re: Reverse running transaxles, flippin this, flippin that...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:29:39 -0800
  ...The vent is also on top, so that >would have to be plugged and a new vent cut on the underside. Then you >still...
• Readable Propex Heater Post!
  Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 11:52:57 +0000
  ...in the seat well the heater exhausts will pertrude though the underside of the vehicle at least an inch, this makes the job of...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:13:05 -0600
  ...I > >>>> noticed that after I put in some fluid -- more than a liter -- fluid > >>>> started dripping off the reservoir bottle on the underside of...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:50:21 -0400
  ...While I was under there I saw a rust bubble on the underside of the metal pipe that goes from the T-Stat to...
• Re: Gas pedal push rod comes unseated
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:45:10 -0700
  ...The bottom of my stabilization boot is as flat and featureless as the underside of a steam iron. And it's so large that...
• Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 27 Mar 2019 08:35:41 -0700
  ...the battery compartment, but all is vented directly to the outside (underside actually) of the vehicle. I don't remember offhand the size specification...
• Re: RUST HOLE
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:35:04 -0700
  ...comments on the efficacy of spraying old motor oil on the underside >> of your van in the winter. A bit lo tech but this...
• Re: shifting brake pressure regulator lever before bleeding brakesystem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 06:42:37 -0800
  ...We > searched high and low and up and down, slithered around the whole underside > of the van, and couldn't find anything that resembled...
• Re: new vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 17:39:31 -0700
  ...Do you mean the underside of the upper bunk? In my '82 Westy virtually all the textured vinyl skin (not the Formica) was blistered...
• Re: Speaking of hot air...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:39:05 -0400
  ...I presume these boxes need to be vented and the holes to the >underside of the van are where the hot air is getting...
• Re: Another Primary Battery Option
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:01:55 -0600
  ...I keep a thin piece of conveyor belt > > glued to the underside ofthe metal lid for extra protection in the > > positive terminal side of...
• <F>Re: Cinerama page is partially complete
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:34:08 -0000
  ...in under sink > External speaker jacks behind weatherproof plate on right underside > A/D/S external speakers -- Party! > > Thanks to those on the list...
• Re: Coolant leak below A/C compressor
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:25:11 -0400
  ...Coolant leak below A/C compressor > If you plan on replacing the two oil cooler hoses, they are best > attacked from the underside of...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:02:30 -0400
  ...wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the > fibreglass top? It got a bit moist and water has...
• Re: 1.9 Manual Trans Accelerator Cable Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 14:20:33 -0700
  ...If yours is like mine was several of the points where this > box screws to the underside are broken and it isn�t really...
• Re: Loss of Power after carwash
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:41:33 -0400
  Michael, I'm trying to envision in my head the systems you could have affected by spraying the underside of your bus. If the...
• Re: Syncro/Westfalia Transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 1995 12:44:45 -0300
  ...The Bentley manual shows different underside dimensions for the Syncro, and that is likely just the beginning. Option #1) For moderate off-roading why...
• Re: When was the last time you re-packed your CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:57:14 -0500
  ...went to the trouble of constructing a plywood box, mounted on underside > of Vanagon, with brand new ready-to-go half-axle inside; top...
• Re: Horn ring replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:05:35 -0500
  ...Horn ring replacement... > At 13:30 7/27/2004, Grungy wrote: > > >The horn ring on the underside of the steering wheel has worn out...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:17:40 -0400
  ...wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Can someone remind me the best way to clean the underside of the >>> fibreglass top? It got a bit moist and water has...
• Re: Question about pop top removal--rear hinges
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 6 Sep 2020 20:17:27 -0500
  ...About the underside: Mine is in great shape, flocking wise, but it still has 37 year old mold that came from germany. Not really...
• Re: steel coolant lines on a '84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:27:52 -0600
  ...Essentially I want to make sure I did not do anything > >> glaringly wrong. > >> > >> video of underside of van:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
• Re: 1 Solar Panel: Alternate Charging Between 2 Aux. Batteries?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:01:34 -0700
  ...A couple years ago Mark Drillock was planning on filling up the spaces on the underside of one of his vans with a passel...
• Major Weekend Score! =)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:46:00 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It looked like it was used maybe once due to the slight mud on the underside of the floor. The friend determined that he...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge 2
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 11:56:34 -0700
  Mounted the Strip so the Wires came out the Pass’Side & wrapped them over/around the outer edge of Hatch, then up the underside...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 24 Nov 2012 22:18:12 -0600
  ...Another item to put on your list - thought not critical like fuel lines - are the coolant hoses - particularly those on the rear underside of...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 23 Oct 2010 21:21:03 -0700
  ...I also smooshed roofing compound on the underside of the wheel wells. The two ringiest parts of the body left when I go around...
• Westfalia Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:01:01 EDT
  ...top to clear the frame during installation, and significantly modify the underside spacer to allow for the extra thickness of the fiberglass roof (the...
• Re: Gas leaking after filling to the top...84 2wd..
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:40:30 -0600
  ...that the high point of the crossover was clamped to the underside of the body which I deemed a bad idea as it can...