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• Re: Dead Yellowtop house battery
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:22:19 -0500
  ...Sears and others have > one that fits, it will be the same size as your chassis battery. Gel types > are not true deep cycle...
• Re: Chrysler Invention? (minivans)
  Historical mailing list - J.W.Brier
  Mon, 11 May 1998 20:34:04 +0200
  ...Most body panels are made of PVC while the chassis is entirely galvanised. The basic dimensions are similar to the Voyager (and thus it...
• Re: Are ratio rockers really worth it
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 21:28:11 -0500
  ...I will be testing the ratio rockers next week on a chassis dyno and comparing them to stock thanks to Derek Drew for providing...
• Re: KYB Shocks wont fit(rear).....Grind em down?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:43:37 -0500
  ...84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" > ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling > chassis(has NO engine)-FOR SALE/SE VENDE!!-Florida > Title/2nd owner. AC...
• Re: Coolant Hose Help Requested
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:33:27 -0700
  ...line vendors, when listing cooling system > components, speak of VIN or > chassis numbers as follows: > > 83-85 Vanagon (VIN 25-D-87511 thru VIN...
• Towing a Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:33:59 -0400
  ...The attachment should also include the chassis rails heading back. That front section is designed for impact, not pulling. Roadmaster makes an excellent set...
• Re: Sliding door skin unglued
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:56:20 -0700
  ...The seams are the last place any rust develops on these chassis.
• Re: Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 1 May 2005 14:52:30 -0400
  ...Cleaned all connections at the Starter, replaced the ground strap between the chassis and the transmission (and cleaned the attachment points), and cleaned the...
• Re: Temporary but total power loss
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 May 2014 08:16:37 -0700
  ...If the red wire is ok I would look at the battery post connections and the battery ground cable to chassis connection. Those also...
• Re: !RE: Spotted this unique VW camper in Jerome
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Stone
  Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:50:50 -0800
  ...like this, as well as a similar > > one on a Beetle chassis (!!!!!!). But given that the rear door is on the > > right, and it...
• Re: MidWest VW Ads
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 May 96 23:59 EDT
  ...Another way to find out is to give the chassis or engine number (if original) and ask a police officer to call it in...
• Re: Copyright free for all
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 22:55:16 -0400 (AST)
  ...The document covers engine/chassis protection for 1200cc Beetles, Type2s, vanagons both diesel and gas. It is particulary apt for 2WD vanagons, and the...
• intermittent electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:43:25 -0500
  ...I've checked the battery (+12 to 13 volts), cleaned its negative ground strap at the chassis to the side of the right front...
• Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 5 Sep 2006 06:50:36 -0700
  ...is whether Syncro upper and lower control arms > can be directly swapped into a 2WD chassis. Are the steering racks the > same? Transmission mounts? > >
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:17:40 -0700
  ...There may be helpful hints for body, chassis and interior tasks if Haynes does things differently from Bentley, but us WBX folks may be...
• Re: Yahoo: VW California XXL is the camper van of our dreams
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 26 Aug 2017 11:39:37 -0400
  ...I’m more familiar with the chassis/dump body versions of these vehicles than the vans as we’ve examined many to select trucks...
• Re: Unimogs
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:46:51 -0700
  ...Prepare to pay close to Can$100000 for a new chassis. A company in Vancouver is building a safari type camper for about $160000...
• SyncroBeast - update, still not starting
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 18:22:23 -0600
  ...Apparently this connection can get corroded. * Install ground wire chassis to engine. The left side original disintegrated in my hands. Not sure what's...
• Re: Traveling listmember homicide/mystery?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:31:35 -0500
  ...84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" > >***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling > >chassis(has NO engine)-FOR SALE/SE VENDE!!-Florida > >Title/2nd owner. AC...
• Re: Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:55:43 -0700
  ...12v Grounds for Accessories Some are going to argue that I'm overdoing it and that using chassis ground for accessories will work fine...
• Re: knocking from rear springs?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:05:52 -0700
  ...Anyone have any other ideas? I think that I will use the chassis ears that we have at work to verify or nullify this...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:30:53 -0700
  ...These are built on either a Dodge 2500 > chassis, or the newer ones are on a Chevy 3500 chassis. They are 17 feet > long...
• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:46:44 -0700
  ...Body has some rusty seams > >Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a > >conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? > > > > > > > > > >--- Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> wrote: > > > As...
• Re: Tire Load Index
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:30:11 -0800
  ...120. (1) Subject to subsection (5), the tires of every bus, chassis-cab, motorcycle, motor driven cycle, moped, multipurpose passenger vehicle, trailer, trailer converter...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:15:12 -0500
  ...When they go the bushing-rod can wear out the hole in the chassis. Worn bad enough you have a welding repair there. That...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 15:52:49 CDT
  ...probably it's a bad ground somewhere back there that i haven't found (like engine to chassis). joel
• Re: hot start relay didn't work - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:48:38 -0700
  ...inspected the cables, pulled the groundstrap from the > transaxle to the chassis on both ends and cleaned it, and then wired in a > Bosch...
• Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:17:02 -0700
  ...Outer Bearing Part # 211 405 645 D Fits 83-84 Thru > Chassis # 24E015000" I got: > > http://www.autocarspare.com/catalog/wheel-bearing-rep.-kit...
• Re: Who syncro-knows it all?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:43:33 -0700
  ...What I really need to know is whether Syncro upper and lower control arms can be directly swapped into a 2WD chassis. Are the...
• Re: Even More Eurovan Thoughts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 13:56:51 EDT
  ...The first 3 are based on the > standard length chassis and the camper is on the longer wheelbase. There is > a few thousand dollar...
• Re: Friday NVC: Ford may import Transit (Westfalia converts this)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Fri, 25 May 2012 16:20:33 -0700
  ...The RoadTrek Chevy Express 3500 chassis with 510 c.i. Engine and 2.3 engine Sent from my iPad On May 25, 2012, at...
• Re: Heater Cables
  Historical mailing list
  1 Sep 94 16:34
  ...o The Cable goes to the cab along the chassis and through the under shield. What usually happens is the inner cable gets rusty...
• 1982 Bus (Vanagon) for sale
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:46:25 +1000
  ...There is a 1982-model "C" chassis VW Type 256 Bus (Vanagon) for sale. It was sold new during 1983 after sitting in the...
• 1986 Adventurewagen FS
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 10 May 2002 17:05:40 -0400
  ...For those not familiar with this conversion, it is a high-top camper built in California, on a Vanagon GL chassis. Very nicely done...
• Re: Chin spoiler attachment
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 12:21:09 EST
  ...The only access to these inserts is through holes in the chassis sheet metal > taht are not really very near the insert location. Anybody...
• Re: a vanagon trailer??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:42:23 -0700
  ...BZ-have trailer will haul >> >> >> >> On Aug 6, 2008, at 6:56 PM, Chris S wrote: >> >> The chassis is a kit from Harbor Freight...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:33:34 -0600
  ...I think a reasonable conversion could be done for $10k to $15k over the price of the vehicle, and an "empty" Transit chassis should...
• Re: Fuel Pump Ground Location?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:10:02 -0400
  ...I have rewired the ground to the chassis near the pump on many vans. Here's and update on the fuel pump problem. The...
• Re: Switching bodies between chassis advice seeked
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 02:00:30 -0500
  On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 01:02 AM, Brian D Butler wrote: > Is there any difference between a 2wd and a syncro body...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:12:05 -0400
  ...It is an OEM brand used on many truck chassis. My motorhome had the alliance group 31 engine starting batteries, (2). I purchased the...
• Re: more collision damage found
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:46:58 -0400
  ...to resurrect the parts van I > got. > It's a rolling chassis, the paint is tired but it looks rust free even > around the...
• Re: How many Vanagons have you killed?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 17:00:57 -0400
  ...decision as every time I turned a bolt on its rusty chassis it broke off and rained debris in my eyes. Happy Trails, Greg...
• Re: Changing coolant hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 18:22:55 -0800
  ...fit through the openings that the pipes go through in the chassis. Is there any advantage to using the bigger stuff? Easier to attach...
• Re: '86 GL electrical (sound system) question
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:00:01 -0600
  ...he just put the ground side straight to chassis (on all the time) and instead of the buzzer annoying you, you could turn the...
• Re: Speedo to tach (?)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 21 May 2007 13:12:58 -0500
  ...ground to the chassis for the illumination light. and a signal wire from the #1 terminal on the ignition coil. didn't have to...
• Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Jul 2017 12:20:05 +0000
  ...For the 6 gauge connection from the chassis battery to the house battery, a better choice is to go direct to the alternator. Otherwise...
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:07:21 -0700
  For the record, Scott G. has been with since 2009. I'm not pointing the finger at John. And it doesn't even have...
• Re: Help locating Parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:18:11 -0800
  ...ends. > I need to replace the ground strap from starter to chassis(new starter and > sometimes cranks slow), new ground from alt to battery...
• Re: Country homes conversions
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 27 Feb 1998 16:08:50 -0800
  ...The Rialta is based on a singlecab chassis. Country Homes may have a similar deal -- after all VW dealers can't sell the Winnebago...
• Re: Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:18:28 -0400
  ...They ground to the chassis when the door opens. To switch light off, use the center position of the light switch. Since you're...
• Re: Calling Doktor Tim! Question regarding the D.M. and HeadGaskets (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 14:04:47 -0700
  ...Go get >the next Vanagon chassis off the line and install this sucker for some road >testing. Works good, more HP, clean running, heater...
• Re: Fwd: WAXOYL
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:55:59 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? --- "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote: > I...
• Re: Calling all sources for non-stock bumpers
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 17:42:56 -0400
  ...not REAL heavy construction, I want it to crush if impacted so as too not >bend my frame or chassis. >3. ability to attach...
• Re: It's IN!! Was: Why won't my engine go in?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 14:39:01 -0600
  ...I think so far I prefer putting engines in and out of Ghias the most so far, followed closely by A2 & A3-chassis VWs...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:38:47 -0800
  ...These wear in the center and when really >> worn can damage the chassis where the rods are attached. If the >> suspension >> really drops it...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:11:56 -0700
  ...to the body of the sender the other end to the chassis... and bingo.. hallelujah... the needle of the coolant temp gauge raise to...
• Re: Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:32:06 -0400
  ...From the back of the faceplate to the back of the chassis is just a hair under 6 inches in depth. The specs call...
• refill viscous....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 20:53:29 -0500 (EST)
  ...16' but VW refused to allow them to use the VW chassis design...SDP at the time already had an order for their version...
• Re: Todds plight
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 12:50:05 EST
  ...Westy's are expensive, and the closest thing you'll find to one new is a conversion on an American van chassis for between...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 21:07:57 -0600
  ...front suspension and brakes will bolt right up to an 82 > > chassis. > > That is a simple way to go and I have done it...