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Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 18:45:51 -0700
...I ordered > one of the poptop strut kits, followed the instructions, and it turned out > the struts that came with it were shorter than...
Re: When & why replace heads?
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:45:55 -0500
...it's > not a cure or a repair but an experiment. > Get 2 bottles of Subaru coolant conditioner, pour it in the expansion vase...
Re: Van insolation
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 3 Apr 2022 09:42:49 -0600
...Peel & Seal Instant Waterproof Repairs 6-in x 25-ft Aluminum Roll Flashing Lowes.com > > | | | > Peel & Seal Instant Waterproof Repairs ... > | > > I used it in...
Re: Advice on possible engine replacement
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:16:31 -0500
...While the mechanic believes the current engine can be > repaired but given the age/mileage of the engine and the cost to repair > the...
80 - 83? GAS TANK REPAIRS [longish
Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
Wed, 25 Jun 1997 14:33:20 -0400
...I had major rust in the same spot which is common. = I first went to a radiator shop to see about repair. They could...
Re: Aluminum in the threads
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 25 May 2002 14:49:40 -0500
...and may require the heads to be pulled in order to accomplish adequate repair. In any case, if the thread chaser doesn't get...
Re: The Thing About Shop Time (Long But Good)
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:07:09 -0400
...If you're working out of your house repairing vehicles for others, this info is really only useful to make a SWAG (scientific wild...
Re: Alternator Deal.
Historical mailing list - Owen
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:07:26 -0500
...My local NAPA guy told me that he was informed that the 104.00 "Standard" NAPA alternators are only cleaned and repaired, not rebuilt...
Re: Air cooled Westys
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:23:09 -0600
...recently had the heads rebuilt, and the oil cooler leak repaired in order to sell the Westy. I can't stand it-I have...
Re: oil leaks:beware, vender praise content!
Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:20:25 -0500
...After being a little disgruntled with my very first order, I have since come to like them and trust them fully. Several orders with...
Re: Why List Vendors Suck: Farewell Letter
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Tue, 19 Jan 1999 23:13:46 -0500
...I had no > problems with a $500+ order back in July. Makes me wonder when folks > complain so publicly about ordering from The Bus...
Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 26 Feb 2015 17:20:45 -0800
...It’s also another reason to make sure the seat bottom latch is in good working order so the seat doesn’t fold down...
Re: VW Australia v Busdepot
Historical mailing list - Bill
Wed, 22 Sep 1999 02:00:59 -0700
...Mail order retailers have a bit lower overhead, so they can operate with a bit lower gross profit, but not a lot lower, or...
Re: Ongoing saga: Dometic and Multimeter . . .
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:21:56 -0400
...As others have pointed out, ammonia cycle refrigeration suffers some inherent limitations; be sure to understand those limitations before spending your money to repair...
Re: [WetWesties] Blackbeard Comes Home! (With questions)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:33:20 -0800
...I had that on a customer's heavily repaired syncro westy. I had new front door seals installed by the VW dealer's body...
Re: GoWesty power steering hoses
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:20:44 -0400
...GL > Campmobile, including power steering repairs. The shop I use will install > customer supplied parts. So, I ordered a lot of parts from our...
windshield wiper repair
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:45:04 -0500
...Does anyone know for sure that the dash must be pulled in order to replace the shaft? Is it possible that it can be...
Re: Ripoff artists named (TheSamba)
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:30:53 -0500
...I just sent some parts to New Zealand a couple of weeks ago and I have another order going to England tomorrow. Let me...
Re: odometer and trip-odometer stopped
Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 10:43:20 -0700
...Following those recommendations, and with a little trial and error and adjusting to my VDO speedometer, I managed to repair mine. Hope what I...
Virginia to Alaska -- Thanks to many people
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Fri, 14 Dec 2012 10:22:10 -0500
...In no particular order the following people have my sincere thanks and I am certain I forgot to mention a few people but if...
Re: Smelly Heat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:50:57
...What would I have to >do to fix this? Order new gaskets? I am familar with the valves, I just >don't know the...
Re: Tir choce for vanagon with 14 inch wheels
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:55:59 -0700
...No hidden extras. >>> Also included--FREE tire rotations and flat repairs! >>> Your complete price for 4-205/70R14 Altimax RT tires is $290.09...
Re: 88 front & rear steel brake lines size
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 20 May 2010 08:29:25 -0400
...ordered from NAPA finally, except for the brake > lines... > > Since I do not have the van in my driveway and all my repair manuals...
Re: Advice needed on '74 Custom Safare
Historical mailing list - Joe Chanin
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 20:17:52 -0800
...rust around windows, repaired >- Undercoating in good shape >- Mechanically sound >- 90% to 95% restored, according to him >- Has been ordered by parental unit to...
some more Hemmings: parts and stuff
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 08 Jul 95 12:52:45 CDT
...Europarts (619) 451-0020 (CA) VDO instrumentation, gauges, speedometer, tachometer restored, recalibrated, repaired; specializing in electronic instrument clusters with digital odometers, km/mile conversions...
Re: Exhaust System Options
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:32:45 EDT
...Parts orders will be processed although not as quickly as usual. I will always be available by E-mail. If you phone, your call...
Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:00:02 -0500
...or at your destination, along > with general repair materials to improvise, adapt and overcome is the order > of the day. > > Long gone are the...
Re: Nytrogen and tires
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 17:57:28 -0400
...shop out of his garage and does mobile repairs as well. He says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen...
Re: Eurovan question-Parts Prices vrs Vanagon
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:04:00 -0500
...never did.] > is that situation likely to change? If not I'd say the vanagons > will always be cheaper to repair than the Eurovans...
Re: Can anybody in Phoenix area give me a ride?
Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
Tue, 27 Apr 2004 18:16:42 -0700
...Midas lied, there was nothing wrong with them - and I had ordered new rotors and pads - anybody need some syncro brake rotors and pads...
Re: Rear Brake Saga Pt. 2
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 02:49:22 -0700
...I make a phone call to my local VW dealer, and order a set of rear > shoes, and drums, which they get to me...
A Bad Week Here at the Bus Depot
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:16:55 -0400
...If you ordered via Expedited (Red label, Blue Label, 3-day) your order should ship as scheduled and arrive as promised. A huge run...
Re: Coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:48:37 -0700
...we had a list of 3 digit codes, like 200 of them , and had to enter them on a form for each repair. I...
Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:02:14 -0500
...Get some appropriate RTV while you're at the FLAPS in case you've got to make a temporary repair to an existing one...
Re: Grommet install gas tank expansion ?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 2 Dec 2016 12:29:26 -0800
...I also ordered two new temp II sensors. The one I put in in the Tonapah blizzard on my way south, it came from...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
Historical mailing list - Data Services
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 15:49:23 -0500
...Many of these do not allow for the angle the engine must be tipped in order to fit in the engine compartment of the...
Re: gas overflow
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 17:14:57 -0700
...Trust me, order the breather tube at least, and the sender if you want an accurate gas gauge. Mike On 10/23/02 4...
Re: Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong??
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Tue, 7 May 2013 15:00:07 -0400
...Jacking points tell me if I'm wrong?? > > So I needed a repair that required taking the wheel of the Vanagon. The guy > at...
engine surge on idle ,, '85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
Mon, 04 Apr 1994 12:53:44 -0500 (EST)
...They will call as soon as an'85 comes in which runs OK, if swapping the units fixes the oscillations they will immediately order...
Installed Waterboxer Rebuild Prices
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Sat, 5 Jun 1999 20:55:17 -0700
...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
Re: Austin, Texas mechanics
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 13:24:21 -0500
...Below, in order of preference, is who you should take the Vanagon to for a check out: 1) Kenny Hill's Autowerks - Absolute #1...
Two Westfalias, dead camper FS in Baltimore Sun
Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
Mon, 9 Oct 2000 12:03:47 -0400
...In fact, I have ordered several parts (Idle stablizer, Temp II sensor, lower range thermostat) that I will begin to install as soon as...
Re: Power steering pump cross reference part numbers
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:56:50 -0700
...Anyways I will > order another one to see what part number comes this time... > > Regards, > > Mike Pedersen > '88 Westy GL Automatic > Powell River, BC...
Re:Sliding Door Screens for Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 Nov 1996 09:33:31 -0600
...And Cloyce repaired my screen for the roof vent.(Excellent Job).Good woman, give her a call. Sliding door screen $51.86 front windows...
Re: exaust removal woes
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:36:23 -0700
...sizeable dent in the nose of the vanagon......which will be repaired free of charge), and the mecahnics at my work started working on...
Re: How to patch van cover!
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 9 Jun 2023 20:18:19 -0700
...I’ve ordered an aerial that retracts flush with the > > car > > > body. I want to patch the hole where the aerial > > > Came through the...
Re: slightVC: TDI vs hybrid (was: Re: TDI conversion thoughts)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:36:36 -0700
...I say this because after the batteries > die, you're stuck > > with another $10k repair bill. On top of that, I'm > sure California...
Fwd: Off topic Friday question on switches...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 17 May 2014 08:32:14 -0700
...It is too small to repair, though I did get one of them fixed with epoxy for a little while...This plastic post must...
Re: nuts/bolts
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:45:07 -0600
...nuts/bolts > |> > |> > When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out > |the heavily > |> > rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
Historical mailing list
Tue, 25 Apr 1995 22:52:33 -0500
...My first order of business is to make repairs that will keep it from self-destructing. I've already lubed it, changed the oil...
Age of listees
Historical mailing list - Sam P
Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:22:19 -0800
...The information is invaluable and allows me to sound knowledgeable when a repair is in order. Nothing makes a mechanic, excuse me, an auto...
Re: oil drain threads stripped
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:47:30 -0400
...So, I ordered the time-sert rental, for $25 I think it's a good deal, cheaper than a heli-coil kit and MUCH...
Re: your search for a perfect vanagon
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:02:59 -1000
...then proceeded to replace the vc, clutch, driver's side electric window, repair the electric door locks, and repair a broken gear in the...
Re: Water Pump
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 10:32:30 -0500
...Engine, body (paint and minor rust repair), front suspension, front heater fans and heater core. Replace all coolant hoses and core, and a/c...
Re: Vanagon Bucking
Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:34:02 -0700
...from VW installed (a potential >fix.) > >The order for repairs I was thinking are --clean grounds, full tune >(rotors, plugs...
Re: Odometer?intrument cluster question
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:53:41 -0400
...Following those recommendations, and with a little trial and error and adjusting to my VDO speedometer, I managed to repair mine. Hope what I...
Yes, we are going(long) was Last chance/need assistance
Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 20:57:22 -0400
...OK, post to the list, call a few friends, and the top five answers are(in no particular order): fuel filter, O2 sensor, temp...
Re: Finding a Good Repair Shop
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 3 Sep 2000 14:48:37 -0700
...Just because your friend thought a certain shop was great > > doesn't > > > guarantee that you will think the same. > > > > > > When the repair order is...
Re: A/C hose
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:19 -0700
...I will need to order a > bunch at a time. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > > > On May 18, 2014, at 11:53 PM...
FS: '82 Vanagon $600
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 2 Sep 1998 10:40:06 -0100
...He had been thinking of selling it anyway, and didn't want to pay for a tow and repairs on an old van, so...