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Friday Humor: X 10
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:37:40 -0700
...Parks, asked her class, "Which human body part increases to 10 times its size when stimulated?" No one answered until little Mary stood up...
Re: Rust protection...
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:06:59 EST
...I looked at all the posts in the archives concerned with insulating the body of the vanagon. I want to "paint" the interior body...
Re: New T3 - engine options.
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:55:50 -0800
...mail to >> + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON >> + in the body of the message. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
Re: Owners Survey ... why not? :)
Historical mailing list - van man
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 08:26:53 -0800
...watercooled > 5. a. yes > 6. b. manual 5-speed > 7. a. body configuration > b. company/country of manufacture > l. interior styling/ergonomics > m. interior...
NVC -- 1990 Diesel Jetta
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Mon, 1 Apr 2002 11:24:52 -0500
...Everything else - body & interior - is okay, if not in great condition for the miles. Interested in hearing pros and cons... This vehicle is necessary...
Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 11 May 2002 08:09:19 -0500
...have surpassed the the annual Three Stooges award ----- No body-----Let me repeat---NO BODY, has ever come across with reading a KPH speedo...
Wanted, Zip or floppy bezel for Mac 6100-6116 pizzabox
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 4 Oct 2004 08:43:26 +1300
...0 } --></style><title>Wanted, Zip or floppy bezel for Mac 6100-6116 pizzabox</title></head><body> <div>I am going to fit a Zip...
Re: Best used Vanagon ad ever!
Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:08:23 -0600
...Best used Vanagon ad ever! "Body and interior in good condition . . . Interior body in GREAT condition!" Sorry. Couldn't resist.... On 11/22/06...
Re: PLEASE I BEG OF YOU GERRY
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:09:44 -0800
...SIGNOFF VANAGON in the body of the message. Byenow On Jan 21, 2008 10:12 AM, Tom Jensen <DUESENBURG@aol.com> wrote: > Please stop...
Re: New Toys in Town!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:32:14 EST
In a message dated 2/13/08 8:26:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, tombuese@COMCAST.NET writes: > Body work must be really cheap...
Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:02:13 -0800
...Good one! It would be neat to see what the van >> body we saw come >> >> together looks like now... >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Andrew Grebneff >> >> Dunedin, New Zealand...
Re: Source for driver's side body repair panel?
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:08:43 EDT
...And more importantly, a small body repair area. And I will cut the donor bus about 10" (to the inside of the floor) So...
Re: throttle switch
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 21:46:18 +0000
...Does anyone know if the switches > are under the throttle body and if I need to remove the throttle body to get > to them...
Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99 / ATE vs. Girling
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:11:17 -0800
...The elemental difference between the two > is > that the guide pins of the Girling caliper assembly are fixed to the > caliper > body and float...
71 Crew Cab questions
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Mar 1996 16:19:23 -0500
...The body is pretty rusted (outer rocker panels?) along the full length bottom part of the body on both sides. The bed is not...
Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:53:07 -0700
One thing to remember when replacing the Throttle Body is replace the seal between the TB and Center Air Plenum and DON"T use...
Re: Voltage between engine and body
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:56:51 -0800
...With the headlight highbeams on and engine running, a DC voltage measurement taken from the engine block to the body of the vehicle shows...
Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:35:23 -0700
...An intro and Throttle Body leak question | |Susie and "Butters" are located in the Seattle area. | |If there are no listees available to assist...
Epidermal Layer of Sliding Door
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Thu, 13 May 1999 13:06:42 -0600
...The very body repair facility which had recently proven their trustworthiness with the completion of a concours-winning 914 also in possession of the...
Re: A bodywork hammer and a littel patience
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 14:09:33 -0800
...A bodywork hammer and a littel patience > Today I tackled a little dent in my rear fender. A body shop wanted $250 to > pound...
Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:24:17 -0700
it's got a switch on the bottom, ( of the throttle body ) and a short black wire leading from the switch to a two...
Re: Quiz Good better best
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:32:48 -0300
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Re: Antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 3 Dec 2018 15:05:05 -0500
...It's loose, will fall into the space below, but won't come out the hole in the body. I am wondering if old...
Re: A Westy awning
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:32:06 -0500
...Mounting a Fiamma > My 10' Fiamma has been mounted without the bolts to the body of the van for well over 10 years. And...
FS 85 Vanagon whole or parts Tampa, FL USA
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:39:07 -0400
...The body is really clean. It was stored in a shed the last 10 years. I know shipping would be expensive, but this body...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 15:20:41 -0700
...rod too. > > you either remove the throttle body from the plenum, and rotate the > whole throttle body to screw or unscrew in the rod...
1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:19:34 -0700
...Can I run the 2.1 ECU, t-body and airbox and such in place of the 1.9 bits? I know I'll...
Re: Rear bumper mods???
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 20:16:49 -0400 (EDT)
...It was mounted further away from the body than the original because it did not have the curve. It was painted the same color...
Re: New Vanagon Body Effects
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 21:32:33 -0600
...they are an old german company with american outlets, and have been making body styling kits for vw's for at least 30 years...
87 antenna replacement
Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
Tue, 1 May 2001 14:08:05 -0400
...So then I mistakenly dropped the whole thing down into the bodywork. Any advice on snaking the base back out through the body or...
Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:59 -0800
...Without the fitting, they'd have either had to have a long piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the engine compartment...
Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon
Historical mailing list - PB
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:41:06 -0800
...thanks, dj > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of...
Re: Badly needed - body shop fo Vanagon repair
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:32:55 +0000
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Re: Automatic transmission advice needed
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:12:55 -0700
It would probably be worth the time to pull the valve body and take a look at it first. Cya, Robert
HEADS AND HEAD BOLTS
Historical mailing list - Byron Beck
Wed, 27 May 1998 22:10:11 EDT
Does any body have a good source for new heads and head bolts? I have tried the busdepot, anybody else? Thanks, Byron.
Re; Window Moulding Tool
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:36:42 -0500
Snap On has them,& Mac Tools, or you can probably find one at your local body shop supply store. Terry 85 GL
Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 23:00:38 -0600
And the biggest bonus is, the bonding agent displaces moisture !! No more rusted seam's----- Incredible !!! ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
Re: Let's not make vented catalytic heaters
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 24 Dec 2001 02:43:47 -0600
...Keeping the body > clean of all body oils and perspiration is essential. > > Attended the Air Force Arctic Survival School outside of Fairbanks, AK one...
Re: seam rust
Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:32:57 -0700
...https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4930890/vanagon_body/IMG_2445.JPG https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4930890/vanagon_body/IMG_2448.JPG https://dl...
Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:13:37 +0000
...I owned a '75 that the body was Swiss cheese while the frame was rock solid. I later owned a '77 that the body...
Re: Painting...
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 9 Dec 2014 18:46:15 -0800
...http://www.north-westy.com/body-and-paint/ I'm buying lottery tickets, wish me luck! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Body Seam Filler
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:06:23 PDT
...One of the problems is that those seams were filled with body seam >filler at the factory and it impedes the Krown/Rust Check...
Vanagon Westy insulated?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Sep 95 20:08:53 EDT
...Could somebody who has looked behind the other body panels tell me if there is insulation there also? I plan to winterize my Westy...
Re: Lever on Throttle Body
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 14 Jun 2014 06:03:03 -0700
...1.9L for some time. > > I was looking at the throttle body and noticed that a lever above the > accelerator lever, the one that...
troubleshooting intermittency
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:44:15 -0700
<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>I had similar problems over a long period recently.  I...
opinions needed - to buy 70 westy or not?
Historical mailing list - Clent
Wed, 22 May 1996 17:25:42 -0700
...engine? The body is good but rust on rockers and behind wheels (snow salt?) I see in rocky mountain motors replacement body panels - how...
Re: What changes in doors between '84 and '85? (was RE: Epidermal ...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 14 May 1999 22:46:29 EDT
...The reason I ask is because, as I write this the body shop working on my van just bought a sliding door off an...
front mudflap installation tip
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 08:17:22 -0700
Recently someone asked about how the front left side mudflap attaches to the body, specifically the inserts that go into the body holes. Had...
adventurewagon valuation
Historical mailing list - Deborah Chapin
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 05:40:47 -0800
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Re: Clutch problem - input needed
Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:21:59 +0200
<html> <body> But hey - in theory - I could be lucky. <br><br> In theory - it could just be some rust in the the slavecylinder...
Re: Body work question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:48:33 -0700
...To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
Re: need 2 headlight lens for 1990 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Dec 2008 11:13:03 -0800
...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
Re: Sound damping product
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:43:49 -0500
...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Sent from my mobile device Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death...
Re: H-4 Euro headlights question
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:17:30 -0800
...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
Re: Battery recharge and stereo
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:22:34 -0700
<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;">The Vanagons also have a second, better choice in wiring a stereo...
Re: Questions about Westies and Syncros
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 20:54:58 PDT
...case?! I'm looking at my body (my Vanagon's, not mine) >seeing it needs some body work (though, admittedly, I do too!), the...
89 Vanagon Carat Weekender (no pop-a-top-a) FS in AL
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 15:12:08 -0800
...this van is complete, down to the jumpseat trays...body is straight and paint is nice, no rust. bumpers are nice, no cracks. body...
Update; Rust repair and windshield sprayer tube replacement/routing (sort of long)
Historical mailing list - dave
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:32:17 -0500
...I also decided to go with body color on the bumpers (3 front). The body is LB7Y, Vesuve Grey Metallic, the bumpers were originally...
Demons VI
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:28:12 -0400
...Now I'm taking an auto body class, and I have to re-learn words. Dolly used to mean a four wheel platform to...
86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 03:37:08 -0600
...Because the body was dented, I was going to remove the AW top and interior, and crush the rest. However, upon reviewing the body...