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• Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 20:31:58 -0500
  ...Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh? > While on this subject as I too have some rust under the hatch window...
• Re: Pop-Top Screen Repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 21:04:31 -0800
  ...Pop-Top Screen Repair >> >> I sewed in a new screen with a hand needle and dental floss. Still >> great after 7 years. >> >> Jim >> >> > On...
• Re: Repair shops in Vancouver? (Was the Otter has CRASH landed)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:45:16 -0800
  ...on the list sent me the names of 2 good VW repair shops in > Vancouver, and I seem to have lost the email. Could...
• Re: low compression on cylindar #3 of 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 18:45:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...For info on this look in the files archive under HOW-TO-Head-Repair-With-J-B-Weld. I used this procedure on my...
• FS: 1980 Vanagon Camper (Running, but needs clutch,gearbox,transmission) Price reduced
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:44:16 -0700
  For sale > > 1980 Vanagon Camper > 195,000miles > 4 speed > 4 cylinder > poptop(clean and repaired) > all camping gear intact and working(except kitchen > light...
• Re: options for repairing poptop zipper?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:15:39 -0600
  ...every couple of years the zipper stops working and I take it in to be repaired. A couple years ago I finally figured out...
• Re: head-aches
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 31 May 2007 00:42:19 +0000
  ...Whenever I do a head gasket repair I always fix these pits with JB Weld and sand the surface back to smooth in order...
• Repair glue for heater box
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Apr 2016 18:40:05 -0400
  What is the best glue to repair the front heater box plastic? I am going to need to replace my front heater core soon...
• Re: Repair shop needed, Eureka/Arcata Calif
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:15:56 -0800
  ...VANAGON.COM> Date: Monday, March 17, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: Repair shop needed, Eureka/Arcata Calif >My sister is traveling in her Vanagon...
• window tinting and rear defroster
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 16:11:10 -0500
  ...I contacted a tinting repair place and they refuse to remove the tinting from the back windows as it may damage the rear defroster...
• fixing broken Power Mirror pivot arm shafts Re: Broken Power side mirror
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:07:38 EDT
  as i said before you can repair the power mirror pivot arm shafts. most poeple think whn the neck breaks the mirror is junk...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On the nature of Repair
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:06:56 -0800
  ...On the nature of Repair > > I came across this blog post which I thought might be of interest to some > in > our Vanagon community...
• Re: Odometers - again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:27:37 +1000
  ...drivewerks.com/tech/mult_gauge_repair.htm >> >> http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Mult_gauge_repair/mult_gauge_repair.htm >> > > -- > Wys�ane z mojego urz...
• FS: 1980 Vanagon Camper (Running, but needs clutch,gearbox,transmission) Price reduced
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 23:44:44 -0700
  For sale > > 1980 Vanagon Camper > 195,000miles > 4 speed > 4 cylinder > poptop(clean and repaired) > all camping gear intact and working(except kitchen > light...
• Re: (Was) Rust repair needs body shop recomendation in Raleigh?
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:27:07 -0800
  ...In other words, what's involved with such a repair? And what should the cost run? (I have two 2 inch square (approx.) spots...
• Re: windshield repairs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Harris
  Fri, 19 Apr 2002 08:21:42 -0700
  ...windshield repairs I'm getting the van ready for summer travels and noticed that there's a perfect little gravel chip in the windshield...
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:47:39 -0800
  ...And I believe all of us are capable of making good repairs. It all comes down to feeling free to do it. There is...
• Re: Help with starting problem.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 22:22:05 -0500
  ...I've > tried repairing the header with a patch kit but every time it > backfires the repair is blown apart. > > Here are my guesses...
• Re: **SPAM** Re: Repair for rear trailing swingarm?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:10:00 +0200
  ...Happy driving JJ At 17:45 14-04-2006, Roger Sisler wrote: >One other point of this repair.The trailing arm bushings need to...
• Re: Wilder's Law
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 07:08:35 -0800
  ...It brings up a couple of points, tho- do people tend to report the total cost of a repair or upgrade including labor, or...
• Re: clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 27 Aug 2001 18:31:39 -0700
  ...tim o'brien >I haven't had anything but bad experiences with auto repair shops in the >last ten years. >War stories that nobody...
• Re: Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 20:33:02 +0100
  ...Looking for reliable and reasonable repair place in New England > > RE: Overheating > You can get the same symptoms from a bad radiator. BTDT
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:18:37 -0800
  ...a few runs as I loaded roller too much when painting > the repaired section. This paint may not sand as well as others. > > Neil.
• Joel's bosch stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 11:08:32 EDT
  ...I think our next mission is to get the repair manual that authorized Bosch places would use to repair a Vanagon. There was a...
• Need help in Columbia, SC
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 12:07:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The estimated cost of repairs has scared him into trying the repair himself. He is thinking of replacing the heads and the P&C...
• Re: Mystery Part unveiled
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 08:20:13 EST
  Sean, I would call crane and see if they will repair it. It has a lifetime warranty. I had mine repaired after three or...
• Re: Odometer repair (was coolant leak question...)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:39:00 EST
  Grungy asked: "Has anyone on the list had to deal with explaining away an odometer repair?" Let's see......a van that's old...
• Re: Windshield washer tank repair questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 May 2017 13:49:05 -0700
  you could remove the pump and connect it directly to the battery to test it
• Re: Carat front blower repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:32:01 -0500
  I used Triflow, since I had some on hand at the time of the first 'port'. ;)
• ?Vanagon Syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Paul
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 11:42:28 EDT
  Can anyone tell me what the "Vanagon Syndrome" is and why I need the AFM repair pigtail ? Thanks Bob
• Re: repair panel
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:22:14 -0500
  Have you looked at the body panels available on the Bus Depot site? Sam -- Sam Walters Baltimore, MD
• Re: Comments on plastic repair system/ Thule roof box repair
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:21:11 -0600
  ...I wouldn't hesitate repairing both the inside and the outside, but making the repairs different sizes to further reduce the risk of stress...
• Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:19:57 -0400
  ...don't remember) and > still have the repaired one as a spare. > > Actually, in an emergency, one could trim that support web from under...
• FTC, VWOA, Head Replacement Questions
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 20 Apr 95 11:24:47 PDT
  ...I believe you should make VW pay for the entire repair. Just print out about 25 tales of wow over these head gaskets, go...
• Re: 10/16 ORIGINAL POST is here ... Fw: 10/15 Need Advice AND Repairs (1991 GMC Vandura) in BERKELEY, Calif.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:20:40 -0400
  ...10/15 Need Advice AND Repairs (1991 GMC Vandura) in BERKELEY, > > Calif. > > > 10/15 Need Advice AND Repairs (1991 GMC Vandura) > > > Hello, car persons...
• Re: Wasserboxer reputation (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 19:01:04 -0600
  ...Saying that a person who can repair an air-cooled engine is necessarily unfit to repair a water-cooled engine is ludicrous. A person...
• Re: radius arm hole looks awefully wonky.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:50:12 -0700
  ...Here is a link to the washer >> I weld in >> to repair this. >> >> http://www.mcmaster.com/#93162A380 >> >> A 1-9/32" washer (1...
• (F) I'm having too much fun - TOTAL vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 09:32:42 -0700
  ...I did such a good job with the Repair Kit, and the rust coloured hole filler and grinding and sanding and priming and painting...
• Re: Fixing Fibergalss Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 06:14:04 EDT
  ...Repair is done with a Fiberglass repair kit, two part resin and Fiberglas cloth or chop depending on the situation, available at Canadian Tire...
• Re: Vanagon repair in Phoenix AZ area?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:24:35 -0700
  ...Vanagon repair in Phoenix AZ area? >Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 00:35:27 -0800 > >I looked at the recommended repair list. I searched...
• Re: Power Widow Motor
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:25:10 -0800
  ...The repair shop story does not inspire one with confidence. Todd '88 Westy Brian Sherburne wrote: > When I purchased my '91 GL the person...
• Re: Electrical conductive paste or glue/adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:16:51 -0500
  ...to > repair the instrument cluster blue foil... > > thanks advance for any idea of brand, kind and where to buy.. > > I am repairing the spots...
• Re: Propane Sniffer (Was: Propex Install at Westy Ventures)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:58:28 -0400
  ...http://www.amazon.com/UEI-CD100A-Leak-Detector-Combustible/dp/B000HHTY7Q I've been using it even more for the occasional home appliance repair...
• re: wierd names
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Thu, 23 Nov 95 10:31:57 gmt
  >I met a mechanic, whose shingle read "Marginal Mechanical Repair", out in >the desert in California. He said he has worked on a local...
• Re: head repair and water pump
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:41:11 -0400
  ...and accessible from underneath (the muffler is out due to head repair)! -- Dan Erlandson Flemington, NJ > danoer1@eclipse.net 91 VW Vanagon GL 170...
• starting engine w/out tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:49:07 -0800
  Tomorrow I will finish installing the engine and transmission in my 1982 air cooled Westy after a long winter of repairs. The only thing...
• Vanagon Repair Shop
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Ferreira
  Sun, 6 Jun 2004 09:23:51 -0700
  ...well enough as the mechanic I spoke with said he has repaired quite a few of these. You may want to check them out...
• Re: Access to westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:16:15 -0700
  There are repair kits for polyethylene tanks like ours. Google "RV plastic water tank repair kits" and you'll find a bunch. Stuart -----Original...
• FS gray/blue rear facing jump seat, repairable front fiberglass bumper $50 ea.
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:55:58 -0700
  ...I also have a front fiberglass bumper for sale that needs repair. It has a vertical split that did not completely sever the bumper...
• Honest Bay Area Mechanics?
  Historical mailing list - Peter&Varshna
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 12:54:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...She had taken her car into a San Francisco auto repair shop to track down a gas odor and before they were finished they...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:34:39 -0400
  ...Last winter when having a deer hit repaired, the body shop said that they had repaired a piece of the cardboard "surround" near the...
• FS: Price Reduced: 1980Vangon Camper. Running, but needs clutch/tranny
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:39:47 -0700
  ...orginal cassette deck, but will reinstall if needed. > > repairs: > Clutch > gearbox > transmission will need repair > body has a few small dents in back far...
• 4sale or trade: '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Paschall, Mack
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:36:11 -0400
  ...It has @143k miles, and the major or costly repairs I've done or had done include: both front stabilizer links, alternator, water pump...
• Rust by window seals
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:35:48 -0800
  ...That part was easy enough, and I've had some good suggestions about the rust repair, which falls into two camps, cold repair and...
• Clock problem resists fixing
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:59:24 EDT
  ...Unfortunately, the repair person somehow disconnected my clock while doing this repair. He refused to accept responsibility for this error and I have been...
• Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 11:47:09 -0600
  ...There are important developments in autobody technology that make it much simpler to do body repairs. Local Listees Jeff Palmer and I are attending...
• Re: Could be useful for making repairs to dash foil circuits
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:09:20 -0500
  ...Nice for a busy repair shop; expensive for a one-time foil repair. Jim > On Jun 18, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Tom Hargrave...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:57:21 -0700
  ...Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair > At 03:51 PM 3/18/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>is anyone repairing that one spot...where the...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:11:38 -0500
  ...A version of these quality repair methods > could happen in the automotive repair world, if laws were enacted to > make it a requirement. The...
• Re: why I discourage people from buying vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 2 Jul 2016 19:45:06 -0500
  ...she'll probably be a life long project/ needing plenty of repairs/maintenance. Not knowing anything about Vanagons when I got her but luckily...