Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 23+: 60 results shown for Model Year.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• unclas Free Van Cover in DC area
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:46:25 -0400
  ...or could be repaired and provide years of useful service. It is a Beverly Hills model of uncertain vintage. For pick-up only. P...
• Audi 5 Cyl Swap: Alert! Possible Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 09:01:14 -0600
  ...swapped in is at least of the same year model -or newer- than the year model of the vehicle. E.g., with my 91...
• Re: Part Friday -- Headlight Switch Hazard
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:34:51 -0400
  ...PM, Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Since your model year is a later model, I would assume that they (the > > centipedes) had more...
• Power cutoff switch
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:33:27 EDT
  ...This is not the first time I've seen on a VW mismatch between what is documented as being in a given model year...
• Re: A tale of two Bentleys.
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 05:39:28 +0000
  ...original manuals and a bentley that only goes through the >1995 model year. I have only had a few moments to look at it...
• Re: OT - soliciting Jetta TDI reviews
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:46:21 -0800
  ...My wife and I are considering the very short list of modestly-priced 2003 model year wagon-oid vehicles as her new daily driver...
• Re: Multimeter
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:32:38 -0800
  ...broke just last year and I decided to replace the > meter with a new and shiny one of the same model. Think it's...
• Circuit diagram needed for a dual voltage Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:00 +1000
  ...About 10 years ago I had to replace the Model STR5412S inverter/oscillator with a new one. This solved the then problem. I have...
• heating a westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:43:35 -0700
  ...This year I'd like to introduce heating into my '85 Westfalia. To this end I am almost sold on the Olympian "A" model...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:16:02 -0800
  ...The better parking brake was phased in during > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>85 model year and many 85s don't have it. Ditto for the plastic > coolant...
• Re: Tiico oil?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 14:50:58 -0700
  ...wrote: >It's going to be a filter specifically for the model/year of your >TIICO. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:10:20 -0700
  ...They're cheap and getting cheaper every day, especially those fine early models with dual carbs and tons of EGR crap. Cheers, Jeff -----Original...
• Re: VW 411, 412 models (nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:46:35 -0800
  ...1974 than the entire 18 year production run of the Karmann > Ghia (56-74). But there were certain models produced within VW's "Edsel...
• Re: 50 Volkswagen T5 Pictures online
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 13:44:01 -0500
  ...The last I heard, there was also talk of a new Microbus to be introduced for the 2005 model year. Is the Microbus still...
• Re: Are there Emission Compliance Stickers in US Diesel vans?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:15:44 -0700
  ...sticker, it says : "CONFORMS TO US EPA APPLICABLE REGULATIONS FOR 1982 YEAR MODEL NEW MOTOR VEHICLES" it was sold in Portland OR , and there...
• Hubcaps! Hubcaps! Who's got the Hubcaps?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 08:58:48 CDT
  ...of the other years. some of you might like to put the older small middle chrome hubcap on your late model vanagons. and some...
• Re: Sally is FS
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:25:39 -0700
  ...Pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > It's a late model, doesn't say the year. > > After all the previous listings, this tin top looks...
• Auto Trans Rebuild info wanted
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:53:06 -0400
  ...I would like info on the what year and model Audi Turbo Quattro or Porsche 944 maybe internals to use. If anyone has any...
• Re[2]: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list
  30 Apr 96 20:48
  > There seems to be some question about whether bullets existed in the > 1961 model year. > > Tom F mentioned that the number 672483 would be...
• Re: ?Jumpseat Seatbelts-Lap or Shoulder?
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:59:31 EDT
  ...I don't know about other models and years. Paolo
• Schematic diagrams and Bentley
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 09:17:19 -0800
  ...I read in archived posts that schematic wiring diagrams for some late models aren't in the Bentley. Can someone confirm for what years...
• Re: 2.0L aircooled heat exchanger for sale
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 14 May 2002 17:34:39 -0400
  What model years would it work on? I'm driving a 1980. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On...
• Re: Best 12V Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 20 May 2002 19:28:29 -0700
  ...year(when the warranty > expires:) > > Are there any brands that are NOT built like a cheap > Sony Walkman? I have had a Coleman model...
• Re: G60 Corrado engine in a Vanagon? Can it be done?
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 18:21:30 -0400
  There was a nice looking late model maroon Syncro with the Corrado engine for sale a year or so ago with a big Yakima...
• Re: Reality check
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:10:01 -0500
  ...after all these years. I bought a couple of Kidde Fire-Away dry chemical 1-A:10-B:C extinguishers (model FA110G) at Home...
• Westy wiring and water pumps revisited
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:29:40 -0800
  ...Shows both arrangements on all 1980-1985 models. (And they're not too clear on the year designation.) Once again, p-mail please. Thanks...
• Re: 80-83 or 83.5-86 or 87-91 best year model and why?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 16:02:14 -0400
  For Westies, I think the '85 (or '84-1/2 Wolfsburg Edition) is the best value. You get most of the '86-up features...
• Westy rear seat belts
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Wed, 15 Jun 2005 09:07:33 -0500
  Did any model year Westy come with 3 point seat belts for the rear? I know of GoWesty's highly recommended aftermarket sets, but...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:10:12 -0400
  ...the worst changes VW made in the Vanagon over the various model > > years? > > Some volks would argue going from air cooled to water cooled...
• Re: Sliding door screen mystery
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:22:53 -0600
  ...on > earlier > years. These are a duplicate of the original Westfalia option available in > Germany, which was originally intended for later model Vanagon Westies...
• Re: WTB: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 01:38:25 EDT
  ...know of earlier models having the tan color seats. And the > armrests > are not adjustable. > Zoltan > > '87 was the last year for tan velour...
• Old / new steering boxes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 9 May 95 17:29:38 PDT
  Steering boxes changed from worm-and-peg to worm-and-roller for the '73 model year <year of big changes: bumpers, turn signals, brake...
• Mandatory VW Reading
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 2 May 2003 18:52:42 -0500
  ...idea to 1970 model production. Summary: Tells about the people, places, economic circumstances, Adolf's VW Plan, British production years, selling across the Atlantic...
• Neat Christmas Present Idea (tangental VW content)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 18:33:41 -0500 (EST)
  ...years or more. My grandmother bought a new radio, and wanted to get rid of her old one, which was a late 30s model...
• Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:59:43 -0700
  ...the battery >failed after 4 years..... <grin>. > >Another (Fluke) option would be the Model 77 meter, or whatever >model has replaced it. Own both...
• Re: WTB:Syncro Left Front Brake Caliper
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 07:59:54 -0700
  ...There are 2 brands listed with slightly different numbers but both brands were used on both models. I have only seen the Girling brand...
• Re: Engine fuel injection differences from 86 through 91
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 7 May 2004 08:00:58 -0400
  The fuel injection system from the 86-91 2.1l Vanagons is the same for all these years. There are small differences, however nothing...
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:41:28 -0700
  ...Doesn't really matter much since they now inspect 1976-present models forever. The old rolling 30-year exemption was signed off by the...
• Re: Help in northern Ontario...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:38:33 -0700
  ...The outer front wheel bearing changed during the 84 model year, on chassis number 023,828 of that year. I think the bearing inner...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 08:55:29 -0800
  The official VW Parts says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:43:31 -0500
  ...Just look at the Bentley wiring > diagrams, any year, almost any model of VW, alternator section, and see > that the thin blue wire used...
• Odd collection of Vanagon pix
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 10:00:44 -0700
  ...model kit! Also a picture of a gas pump showing $3.199 gas as though it was expensive. Good old days (about five years...
• Re: My "new" WBX 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:51:47 -0700
  ...My "new" WBX 2.1 | |That is a 2.1 built in Nov 1986, for a 1987 model year T3 (Vanagon). | |Mark | | |A PETER...
• Re: Germany VW war
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:12:02 -0500
  ...the late 60's, surpassing production of the Model >T..... >:) ...if he hadn't died in 1947, less than 2 years after VE day.
• Vanagon Trivia: proximity of VIN's
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:22:18 -0700
  ...as 50,000 vans/year so that would make it just ~1 day???). Both are 2.1l gasoline engine models (the other van is...
• heads
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 3 Oct 2000 06:36:54 EDT
  Greetings and Salutations; I saw a set of heads on sale as being for model years 83.5 to 91. Aren't the 1...
• Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:25:39 -0500
  ...Stuck in my mind because that was also > the > make and model of the car in _Repo Man_ (different year, though.) > > That'd be...
• hall unit needed for 81 California Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:19:55 -0600
  I sold my 81 Vanagon Westy several years ago and the new owner needs to replace the hall unit. He also needs the connectors...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 11:52:37 -0400
  ...change occurred in 1989 (but not at the start of the model > year; some '89's have a short door, some have a tall...
• Re: Measurements for side holes.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:56:45 -0400
  ...1-down-bottom style from early years to late years? That's the difference in the Canadian model and the US..... CSA standards required...
• parts list for poptop shocks
  Historical mailing list - Richard and Anita O'Halloran
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:00:25 -0700
  ...LT) and choose any year from 1980 to 1991 and further select Campmobil-Typ 2. Then under MG (Model Group) select 0, under SG...
• Re: sportsvans discussion (all the news that fits, we print!)
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Tue, 12 Apr 1994 11:01:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...this fall in > limited numbers, one year after it was dumped because of dismal sales. > The 1995 model will retain the 109-bhp five...
• Re: Daytime running lights on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 21:27:15 -0500
  I looked at doing this about 5 years ago on my 91 Carat. If I remember correctly, in order to use the stock relay...
• Re: power stearing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:43:12 -0500
  Neal, I "believe" it started with some '84 models ... maybe just the Wolfsburgs. Certainly most, if not all, US '85 models. It would be...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:35:17 -0500
  ...AOL.COM wrote: > > > 10 years from now, i predict that the only vanagons still existing > > will be > > late model campers..a few dokas, and...
• Re: Brake Proportioning Valve "Alternative"? (early Vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:48:46 -0400
  ...But.... >> >> IF this older valve is the same, I'd wonder how hard it would be to >> retrofit to later model year Vanagon? >> >> i...
• Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
  ...Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light) > > > I don't suppose anyone has these technical bulletins...? > > > > Affected model: ALL Water cooled > > Model years...
• F.S. 1981 2.0L Vanagon . AZ
  Historical mailing list - James Johnson
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 10:36:34 -0400
  ...Tires are two years old and you will not beleive me when you see them. Shocks are gabriel and also two years old. Paint...
• Re: (select name here) Rally starts soon :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:52:37 -0600
  ...to choose a VW BUS (semi-vanagon content), which bus year and model would you choose, and why. here are the classes/choices available...
• Re: Instrument plug wires from an '85 to an '88.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:58:48 -0700
  ...so having one year instrument cluster in another year van will work .. as long as the right wires from the go to the right...