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Re: Transmission fell off
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:01:08 -0800
...the Grapevine, at night, and fixing the shift linkage on a '41 Dodge with a bobby pin scrounged from the floor of the car.
Handbrake Elbow
Historical mailing list - John \"Shaggy\" Donovan
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:44:36 EST
I was wondering if anyone out there has a right elbow that hurts because of the handbrake on the floor. This is new to...
Saddle bag gas tank?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 22:06:30 EDT
Hi All, I saw an extra gas tank, that fits under the floor beneath the stove/frige area. Does anyone have a link for...
Re: Control Unit for Cruise Control?
Historical mailing list - Darren
Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:49:59 -0600
...You can see it by lying on the floor and looking up. Darren
Re: Propex Install
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sat, 2 Nov 2013 19:41:00 -0400
Keep in mind the new Propex HS2211 fits outside, under the floor, taking up almost no space inside. The only parts inside are the...
Re: Floor Covering
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:18:25 -0500
All good information. I knew I asked the right people. Thanks to all of you who replied. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We...
Re: No Clutch
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 14:46:23 -0800
...Look under the floor mat! Did that last winter in Fun Bus. No the floor paint is the peel off type. In that case...
Re: wisdom of brake fluid res. location
Historical mailing list - mark brauer
Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:26:34 -0700
Actually, both trucks AND nearly all cars had the master cylinder under the floor until the mid-'50s. (Chrysler switched to pendulem-mounted brake...
Re: <F> 21 things to do in the.....
Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 06:13:19 -0800
...Say "ding" at every floor 17: Lean against the floor buttons 18: Say "I wonder what this does" and point towards the "Stop" button...
Re: Coolant Drip!!!
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:04:40 -0700
...Coolant Drip!!! > Hi All > > I just noticed a few drips of coolant on the garage floor under the oil > filter. I noticed a drip...
Re: Question about mounting middle seat in a westy
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:21:09 EDT
...the passenger vans just had the metal rails/tracks bolted to the floor. and yes the "trays" extend under the kitchen unit a little...
Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:53:09 -0500
...A radial arm saw is a big floor-standing device where you put the wood on a table and move the saw, which is...
Pneumantic-hydraulic Harbor Freight Jack
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:06:21 -0700
...Harbor Freight Jacks > They have their aluminum "Racing" floor jacks on sale for $69. I've > had one of these for about 10yrs now...
Need suggestion: Storage under Engel fridge
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 09:54:21 -0700
My Engel fridge is on the floor behind the front passenger seat. Since I've given up that floor space anyway, I'd like...
Re: FS: grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:37:39 -0800
...grey 2 person middle seats with floor rails and seatbelts..fit westy, etc all this talk about middle seats.. i have like five or...
Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 22:06:43 -0500
...Anyone else have a really bad leak on the drivers side floor when it rains a lot? I cannot tell how the rain is...
Re: AW Warning
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:44:54 -0800
...Sick and tired of the antiquated, > poorly designed AW interior inside of Fritz, I removed the cabinets and > flooring this week. The mystery of...
Re: help need to replace Westy copper stove line
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:13:10 -0500
...24px"><DIV><FONT size=3 face=Tahoma>If that zinc floor plate is all crudded up, replace it.  It will help reduce corrosion...
Re: Take A Look At This One
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:27 -0700
...there's a natural bin on each side of the engine opening with a raised rear floor like this. >> http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto...
RE: Front Floor Mats--Info Roundup
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Fri, 20 Jan 1995 10:27:25 EST
Derek, I'm the one said binding your carpet scraps was the answer to every floor-covering need. It's one of those things...
Re: Can you make the bus quiet?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 19:48:12 -0400
...I >removed the side cabinet(floor to ceiling) as I want this to be a passenger >vehicle. The floor is rubber mat. My headliner...
Re: NOS Vanagon front floor mats for sale.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:11:58 -0500
...Just come a cross a lot of BRAND NEW NOS Vanagon floor mats for the > front. > These are cut perfect for the vanagon, and...
Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 02:21:55 -0400
I used this bubble wrap and foil to insultate my entire floor and heat shield, all doors and over and in front of the...
Re: jump seat installation
Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:37:05 -0700
...My neighborhood welder had some round pipe > sections that he welded to the floor for the jump seat foot pegs. He > charged about $40...
Re: Go Westy Front floor Mats
Historical mailing list - Jason
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 22:43:23 -0400
Thanks guys, another thing i need to purchase before putting the van back on the road. I forgot how much i hated fitment of...
stick lube
Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:09:15 EST
...sounds like it is directly beneath the floorboard there. where should i lube it? any specific kind of grease? stick always works really well...
jacking points
Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:42:49 -0500
...And am woundering where the best place to put my floor jack is.thankis,steve _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized...
Re: NEW Side Tent - $199 with Floor, for a SHORT time!
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sat, 17 Apr 2004 16:16:36 -0600
Entity The Bus Depot spoke thus: > http://busdepot.com/busdepot/details/tents.jsp Hey, those are nifty clamps for the raingutter, do you sell...
Re: Go Westy Front floor Mats
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 13:42:55 -0400
Sorry Jake - mine are black. I've just seen the tan in the picture. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble...
Canadian Tire "Michelin" 3.5 ton floor jack question
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Sat, 5 Aug 2006 21:19:59 -0400
>Any listers use/used this Jack? I don't know about this one, But the 200$ kit w/ axle stands at the local Costco...
Water on the floor ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:57:55 -0700
I was wondering where the water comes from. I'm not using the faucet. It must be from the rain. But how does it...
Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:24:49 -0400
...I didn't and now have a hole in the floor at that point. Any > suggestions as to how to patch it it?? It...
Re: 84 Westfalia - Front Table Leg
Historical mailing list - Joseph Angrisani
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 21:47:47 EDT
...The one leg I have puts the top surface of my rear table 29" above the floor in front of the fridge. My small...
Re: jump set installation in camper van
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:45:07 -0700
...From other posts I have gotten the impression that a preferred way to > fit the seat to the floor is to put hollow headed...
Rodents
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Sat, 23 May 2020 19:30:32 +0000
...I replaced the gasket around the sink drain where it exists under the floor, and I used plumbers putty around a hole where the...
Re: importing a EV Westi
Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
Tue, 23 Sep 1997 08:46:39 -0700
...I was turned off by the floor-to-ceiling carpeting in the Westy: hard to keep clean, gathers dust, smells after a while, cann...
Re: Rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:35:03 -0400
...Rubber floor mats? More (winter) water in the "step" may increase rust problems. The (salt laden) water gets in under the rubber mat and...
Re: westy measurement
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:31:59 EST
...even more space than the eurovan (tho some will disagree) the EV does have the nice flat floor in the back for loading stuff...
Re: rear heater coolant smell
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 23:02:11 -0500
...Check the rear floor under the carpet/flooring for coolant. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler...
more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:09:40 -0900
...the floor of the van with a piece of 1 inch foam as I found the angle of the pedal to the floor very...
Re: Water on floor, passenger front
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 18 May 2016 18:03:20 -0400
...Water on floor, passenger front > > > Hi all, > > If you're around Virginia, you know it's been raining for 40 days and > 40 nights...
Re: Rebuilding westy cabinets in fine wood
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Tue, 4 Oct 2005 21:03:27 -0400
...Carbon panels are use too, but mostly for floorboards. They get installed very much the same as the vanagon floorboards. I assume they are...
Re: FS: 2 person westy or vanagon middle seats w/ floor tracks &seatbelts
Historical mailing list - Doug F
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:57:16 -0800
...2 person westy or vanagon middle seats w/ floor tracks &seatbelts > folks, as usual, i have a bunch of the 2 person vanagon middle...
Re: What hardware is needed for the middle seat?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:52:28 -0500
...Can someone remind me > what is used to secure it to the floor? And, a suggestion for a hard ware > store alternative? > > It would...
Re: Brake pedal goes to the floor
Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:56:54 -0400
...The pedal would "Sometimes" go all the way to the floor but > could > > pump up to build pressure. Other times it would work fine...
How to clean WHITE on POP top/Curtains
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Jul 1995 14:44:50 -0400
...The sliding door curtains had been re-done to touch the floor, instead of just the shorty original curtains. Great idea, as sometimes, when...
Re: The little Swivels under the seats...
Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 01:18:06 -0700
...To see if your van can use them slide one of the front seats forward all the way and look at the metal floor...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - David Griffin
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 15:44:26 -0400
...BTW, I noticed that the seal that guides the sink drain out thru the floor pan is all chewed up and gone. Where in...
WTB: small brown cabinet door
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:00:42 -0400
...the square one that goes near the floor to the left of the fridge. Shipping would be to 15217. Thanks! Wes
Re: Pedal action migrating towards the floor (clutch)
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36:41 -0500
Just a reminder, clutch slave bleeding's pretty simple even on level ground, using gravity to move the stuff out, and slowly enough to...
Can you spot the Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:11:43 -0600
A live image from my apartment window on the 32nd floor in St. Paul, MN, updated every 10 minutes. Can you spot the Vanagon...
more stupid van mods
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:50:38 EST
wasnt there someone on the list who drilled a hole in their front floor, attached a piece of catheter tubing, so they could pee...
Engine stand
Historical mailing list - Jim
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 17:21:04 -0800
...I have a floor stand, just need the 'hooks to engine' part. The closer to the PNW the better. Jim
Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:15:53 -0700
...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > > floor jack as...
Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 23 May 1999 18:50:37 -0700
...To lift the rear seat up two inches would require some 2x4" pieces of wood to go on the floor to raise the bench...
Re: From rags to westy in a week.
Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:42:28 +0000
...Only the front> > > floor bolt holes can be used this way on the bed/bench since the rear> > floor> > > holes would not be accessible...
heater box woes
Historical mailing list - Troy
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:09:58 -0900
...You say that you're getting little to no air at the defrost vent and the floor. Both the defrost, and the floor vents...
Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:47:50 EDT
...set the radial arm saw to only cut thru the plywood floor, not into the metal (obviously) the plywood strips will just pop out...
Re: Vanagon trivia
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:37:18 -0700
The hump in the front floor has nothing to do with Syncro, AFAIK. VW modified that floor area on some turbo diesels for better...
Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 13:05:01 -0800
...Anyone else have a really bad leak on the drivers side floor when it rains > a lot? I cannot tell how the rain is...