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• Re: water tank drain cap change in 1987
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:11:34 -0400
  > i left my drain cap on the ground while the tank drained, > then drove over it. i need a new one. bus depot has...
• Re: Auto Trans Governor Seal
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 09:50:46 -0400
  Rarely will the cap seal actually cause a leak. Look carefully. If there is any rust at all on the cap, most likely it...
• Re: Early Bus Gas Tanks
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Fri, 07 Apr 95 10:20:49 EDT
  > What is the capacity of the '67 tank? I was told the capacity on > the '56 tank was 11.1 gallons; a friend told...
• how many different style seatbottom foams were used for the capt.chairs?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:39:48 EST
  ...im talking about the seatbottom foam for the '82 up capt. chairs w/ armrests.. AFAIK, there was only 2 styles of seatbottom foams.. for...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:34:01 -0400
  ...From what I see in the Bentley illustrations, there should be plastic (teflon?) caps on both ends of the "fork" at the forward end...
• Re: temp light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 1 Feb 2022 15:03:17 -0500
  ...Also, corrosion of the sensor wires on the cap can cause strange problems. I've tried cleaning the sensor wires without success. Replacing the...
• front capt chairs with armrests available, fully recline
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:09:34 -0500
  i have a pair of grey velour front capt. chairs with armrest from a '93 eurovan MV. they fully recline. the tracks have been...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:07:58 -0700
  ...STANSHAPIRO.COM> wrote: > > about a month ago I ordered two new caps but they were delivered to my house a few days after I...
• Re: Asking again for middle seat armrest plastic cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 2014 20:21:19 -0500
  ...same cap as was used on front seat armrests till 86.
• San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:35:29 -0700
  ...Does anyone in the San Diego area have a coolant pressure tank or pressure cap adapters to use with a pressure tester? I'd...
• You got a bangin' van there, dude!" (loss of power/spark)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:33 -0500
  lets see you have spark to the center of the cap and the center of the rotor and none on the outer terminals of...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:47:45 -0700
  ...I got my '90 Westy almost nine years ago the gas cap locked with the >ignition key. My '87 was like that, my '84...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Bumper ends...available?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 26 May 1998 10:17:45 -0100
  > Anyone have this (or all) available? Any of the "dealers" stock these items? Yes, I have German bumper end caps for 80-87 Vanagons...
• WANTED: captians chairs and front grill for 87
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:27:03 -0400
  Hello everyone, I'm looking for grey colored captains chairs with the swivel bases for an 87 model westy. also looking for a front...
• Re: Pin type ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 19:55:04 EDT
  Hi Gang, Some suppliers have a choice of ignition wires and distributor caps for pin type or not. Is there a reason why I...
• for sale: vanagon capt. chairs w/ adjustable armrests - fit all vans
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:45:54 EST
  ...grey velour vanagon capt. chairs w/ adjustable armrests.. fit all vanagons 80-91. .. nice easy upgrade for early vans and westys or whatever. .. slide...
• trade bumper end cap for fuse panel cover
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 10:04:36 -0900
  ...sale or trade? I'll trade a brand new bumper end cap (left front or right rear) for a fuse panel cover. Thanks-- Chris...
• hub cap need one
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:17:40 +0000
  I finaly got a set of the old school hub caps at a side walk sale, and one must of ben a little bent...
• where to buy 15 volt 22 microfarrad� tantalum capacitor?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:27:16 EST
  OK Volks, Radio Shack doesn't have it or the 25 volt $3 capacitor in my northern VA area. I'd like to get...
• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:03:57 EST
  ...trclark@SHAW.CA writes: > OK skill testing question where can i GET a new gas cap with the LONG KEY > i have some.. chris
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:06:23 -0400
  Coolant system-cap pressure testers are readily available. You will need an adapter for the VW cap. Yes quality is all over the place...
• Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 21 May 2009 10:13:07 -0700
  ...Anyway Ed checked the cap with a pressure tester and he pronounced it good to go as it held pressure. So I'm a...
• Re: uh oh ! rear heater bleeder screw broke off.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:43:45 -0500
  ...I once had to resort to substituting a stainless capscrew for the bleeder in a rear heater core, but, once the bleeder hole in...
• Re: Very Basic - Adding Oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:04:01 EST
  ...How do I > add oil to the thing? There is what looks like an oil cap between the > distributor and alternator - however it won...
• Re: Another center cap question... PAINT
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 13 May 2004 01:10:45 +0000
  ...Just bought a set of center caps from the Bus Depot. They look great.</P> <P>H�ctor Zapata<BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:25:18 -0400
  ...If one searches the archives for posts on cooling capacity by Frank Grunthaner, there is a long post which discussed the cooling capacity of...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:26:39 -0500
  ...It wasn't until > earlier this year that I decided I liked the look* without the cheesy > plastic hub caps so I've never...
• Re: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:13:06 -0700
  ...Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon | |Hey folks-- | |I'm looking to buy two tan front captain's chairs from a 1987 Vanagon...
• Re: Would any one on the list have the "fix" Capacitors for sale?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:37:05 -0400
  ...Like the ones on Ben's web-site: >http://www.benplace.com/capacitors.htm > >My local Radioshack is useless!! Radio Shack doesn't stock...
• Q: What does the CAPICATOR/HARNESS look like?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 08:28:39 -0700
  Marshall, I went and bought the 22 micro farad capacitor (I hope it's the right one, this one is a small yellow bead...
• Re: More Captain Chairs questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 08:13:05 EDT
  In a message dated 4/30/00 1:11:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, russellkai@hotmail.com writes: << The arms on the captains chairs...
• A/C Question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:17:16 -0400
  ...TIA Wendy '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Doo Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD http://members.xoom.com/Cape_Westys/index.html...
• Re: Melting Hubcap?!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:19:58 -0400
  ...The hub cap should not be touching the bearing cap anyway. Maybe an incorrect cap. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin <robindavies@GMAIL.COM> Date...
• Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:29:22 -0800
  Gee Mike - I just made one of those brake bleeders using the GM cap as described in the site and bled my Vanagon brakes...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 07:42:59 -0600
  By far the best thing to do would be to buy a new Cap & Wire. How many miles have you put on the Van...
• Re: Gas Cap Keys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 1 May 2000 22:28:40 -0500
  Several people have challenged me to the fact that their non-Westys had a gas cap that was operated by the ignition key. After...
• Gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Vwbrain
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:05:23 -0400
  I have also seen that the early caps can be opened with a screwdriver,where the later ones thatneed the ingnition key it is...
• Gas Caps???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:37:54 -0600 (MDT)
  Does anyone know of a source for locking gas caps for a '73 bus? -- Harmon Seaver hseaver@nyx.cs.du.edu seaverh@vaxa.cis...
• WTB Westfallia
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 08:13:17 -0400
  ...TIA Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85 Westy, "S-CAPE" '98 Passat
• Re: swivel capatins chairs
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:31:42 EST
  ...Time, moby@COASTALNET.COM writes: << Does anyone know if the swiveling captains chairs from the early vanagon westfalias will fit in all vanagons? ....>> Yep...
• FS: Vanagon alloy wheel w/ new michelin MTX, and another alloy w/o tire
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 20:17:14 EST
  for sale one vanagon alloy wheel (carat style) w/ center cap and new michelin MXT tire mounted and balanced on it, in excellent shape...
• captains chairs w/ armrests for sale - TAN OR BLUE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:19:36 EDT
  ...vanagon captains chairs w/ armrests...great shape, fit ALL vanagons and westys. good upgrade for those with early westys that have no armrests. have...
• Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:59:53 -0700
  Well, I've went and lost the gas cap key to the Westy. Is there any code on these things that a locksmith might...
• anyone got any spare capacitors to fix syndrome?
  Historical mailing list - chris Moyles
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 11:56:19 -0400
  Morning everyone, Anybody got a couple spare 15 volt 22 microfarad tantalum capacitors they'd sell me? I'm starting to troubleshoot my intermittent...
• Re: Those brown caps that go over the screw heads in the westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:44:52 -0700
  ...Screw head covers/caps In addition to the Local Lowes, I certain at least one of the online vendors has them, I believe that...
• Re: 1.9L itermittent stalling at random
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:47:44 -0500
  Brian, Have you added the 22�F capacitor to the AFM? That is the first thing I would try. http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi...
• Re: No coolant traffic
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:01:15 -0800
  ...I use my Snap On coolant system tester to test the caps. It has different connections that attach to the tank, radiators and caps...
• Re: 1.6 litre diesel heads - regular vs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:25:59 +0200
  > Since I cannot find a source of the damaged pre-combustion chamber >cap, I now must replace the head on my turbo-diesel vanagon...
• Dust Cap
  Historical mailing list - Bollin Werner
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 21:08:01 -0400
  ...Now three months down the road my passenger side wheel bearing (dust) cap will not stay on, even after a few talks with the...
• Re: price for a tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:09:50 EST
  ...x 4 All parts tally $91.10 Plus shipping Appox.$ 6.00 = $97.10 With 03214 Cap $97.09 Plus shipping Appox.$ 6.00...
• Re: Favourite Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:34:44 -0500
  << I then filled the valve stem cap with about two cents worth of JB Weld so the air would stay in there. That was...
• Re: Trap door under the gas cap no longer closes.
  Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:46:12 +0000
  Here in CT the gas cap is checked for a seal with a vaccum (or pressure?) device. They have a bunch of adapters to...
• Re: Key blank to gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:58:00 -0700
  I'm glad to read this thread - I have been slowly bending my ignition keys on the gas cap (84). :) Tom On Thu, Oct...
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:29:20 -0500
  Moon caps look even cooler when they use your van for publicity shots.... ;) See bottom photos: http://www.feddishbasses.com/vw/magazine/index.html...
• Re: Cape Breton
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 15:33:53 EDT
  On Cape Breton, the Cabot trail is a must see. Maybe go up the west side from Port Hastings, via Judique, Mabou, through the...
• Re: AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 23:02:25 -0600
  ...AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor Today I made the AFM improvement installing a 16 volt tantalum capacitor using the instructions on Harald...
• Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:53:42 -0800
  ...Has anyone web-posted a walk-thru of working with these caps? If not, does anyone know how these are /removed replaced? Bentley's...
• Calculating Proper Inflation PSI for Tires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:51:22 -0700
  ...Your starting point is the VW Silver Sticker (on door jam) from which you determine the manufacturer's target tire load capacity with safety...
• Re: Fw: Need capacitor-dw
  Historical mailing list - Helga
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:02:35 -0500
  ...Need capacitor-dw > Folks. > > Looking for a capacitor to do the afm fix...called all my local suppliers, > Nada. I emailed radio shack and...
• Re: Question re water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:27:30 -0700
  Katherine, Make sure there is a rubber gasket inside the cap. I added a drain valve on mine, wrapped the threads with teflon tape...