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• That California Law wont be signed....
  Historical mailing list - David Ian Utley
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 01:38:02 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Remember the scare about shade-tree mechanics not being allowed to work on their own cars? Congress was considering at one time (and still...
• Re: Protest Volkswagen over copyright infringements
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:57:42 -0500
  ...They're expensive to fix, the dealers are elitists, they hold almost nothing in their parts departments and are prone to keep your car...
• Re: Pan
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:01:11 -0700
  ...cars and vans they came from. maybe this guy is different . I sure hope so ! actually .. I haven't gotten 'that many' parts for...
• Head gasket O-rings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:33:12 -0700
  ...parts number book on old Vanagons to order the parts- he wants me to bring the car in, rather than sell me parts, I...
• Re: Darwin fish car decal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:36:08 -0500
  ...Thanks, > > Jeff > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown > interior taken from the parts bus) > 86' (We...
• replacing muffler
  Historical mailing list - Cadabes, Ruben G (PWCPEARL)
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 15:19:53 -1000
  hi all, I'm planning to replace my muffler this this weekend on my 90 carat. got all the parts muffler,gaskets etc. Just...
• Re: Are Car Problems Contagious?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 22:01:14 -1000
  ...I ziplocked the pump and > gaskets (toe > make sure of a match at the parts store) and I jumped into my other > car (bmw...
• Re: vanagons scaring women away!! Happy Thanks giving!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:56:50 -0800
  ...89 > > carat and a 80 westy both being readied for sale. the other 6 are > > parts vanagons that have donated alot of parts to...
• Re: Parts Book?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:29:29 -0700
  >Is there are parts manual for the Vanagon (particularly the 84 Westy)? >Every other car that I have had, I was able to find...
• Re: What do folks do when replacing Calforina Air Cooled Vanagon Exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 24 May 2003 09:10:29 -0700
  ...The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) suggests that motorists first check with their new car dealer, local auto parts stores, and automotive recyclers to...
• Re: Help! My Bus is Braindead!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 95 22:00:47 EDT
  ...Thanks for listening. > > gbryden@teleport.com > Since electric parts are typically nonreturnable I caution you to inspect the brain carefully before buying, make sure...
• Re: FW: Car top carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:11:18 -0400
  ...would be great. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Carver heater
  Historical mailing list - L. Bucket
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:53:18 EDT
  ...The English Carver company was bought by a German manufacturer and they stopped producing these, but parts are still readily available. No warranty on...
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 14:08:00 -0700
  ...And, I'd carefully think through which parts fail right away or usually fail slowly with some kind of warning. Like enough warning to...
• front bumper mount bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 17:57:28 -0400
  ...upside down "U" shaped bike carriers for my 86 vanagon. I think it might be missing some parts. At some time a list person...
• Re: Perfect weather for Winter Camping!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:01:43 -0500
  ...clan and everyone else for us. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Auto trans woes in a '90 Carat...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 13:35:58 EST
  ...You can remove just the auto half pull the governer out and be careful for the pump rod. Most after market parts suppliers have...
• Re: Another Good Experience With Crutchfield
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:37:38 -0400
  ...Veyr knowledgable customer service/service technicians and very minimal "upselling". -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '78 Bus...
• Re: Paint Code Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:02:24 -0500
  ...job it beautiful. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Re: Hitting a Milestone - sort of
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:56:40 -0400
  ...THis is one that goes in my log book for sure :) -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86...
• Re: GoWesty is now GoWestyAutoParts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:57:50 -0400
  ...fine for me. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus (Melissa...
• Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap : Google before posting
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:19:21 -0700
  ...Small Car Automotive, just half an hour away in Tacoma, has it all figured out, including machining, based on current Audi Girling parts. Nevermind...
• Re: East coast to West coast Transportation company??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 15:52:17 -0500
  ...Roadhaus -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• Re: Help Request - PIFF Project "Gert needs Git"
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:30:12 -0500
  ...I hope there turns out to be enough to help barb out. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78...
• Re: Drive that Vanagon (Mexico road)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:02:17 -0400
  ...I hope your trip goes well and you have a great time. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78...
• Re: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:35:38 -0400
  ...it looks like you guys had a great trip! -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty...
• Re: NW Camping trip
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 20:40:15 -0800
  ...organize something. (We do have one or two nice spots to camp out, you know...) Cris '91 Westie '66 Kombi '67 Deluxe (parts car)
• Rad cardboard deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 16:50:04 -0400
  Hi, Are those two parts essential? Both of them tear off when I was working on the rad. Best regards. _____ <http://promos.hotbar.com...
• Re: Interior Colors Query
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 11:40:53 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty...
• Re: After market carp
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:37:58 -0800
  And here I was looking for a "complaint" session (carp) about crappy aftermarket parts. What? No carping? Neil. On 11/11/07, Pensioner <al...
• Bus Depot NOT affected by UPS strike
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 17:04:32 -0400
  ...my customer's parts being stuck in the UPS pipeline during the strike, I have been using these alternate carriers for over a week...
• Re: NVC - 86' Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 15:20:53 -0500
  ...Thanks again. -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus...
• Re: Any last words before siliconing the filler parts?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 17 May 2012 10:43:42 -0400
  ...Carlen Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:19 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Any last words before siliconing the filler parts...
• Re: outback porta shower THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 15 May 2007 11:38:29 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: Why rear brakes are evil, and how to make them good.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:16:52 -0500
  ...Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts bus) 86' (We...
• Re: SPAM?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 13:50:50 -0700
  ...you any part for your car - We deliver parts > > worldwide - Just send us an email with your parts requirements* > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986...
• A/C Motor and A/C Vanagon partsmobile for sale
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 21 Oct 2002 19:20:04 -0400
  ...1980 A/C engine - ran fine (drove it 750 miles @65 mph from North Carolina this summer), used 4 quarts of oil in that...
• How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
  Historical mailing list - Mills Crosland
  Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:39:26 +0000
  ...I realize many parts are NLA, but not all. Plus some items might be available through the VW Classic Parts program.         I want to...
• Re: '66 Parts Fest., '57 Name!
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 15:20:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...You parts would be going to a very good home. I wish I was in Utah.. I would take everything I could carry! :-) Thanks...
• Re: G-mail (vanagon mailing list)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:48:24 -0400
  ...86' (We call this one Parts) > > 85' GL (Sidelined and feeling neglected) > > > > > > -- > mordo > 1990 Carat -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's...
• Buses by the Beach - Benefit 2007!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 21 May 2007 14:44:30 -0500
  ...www.busesbythebeach.com -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown interior taken from the parts...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 04:53:47 -0800
  ...there are no plastic parts left on the shaft. You would be safe warming it to about 350F then carefully removing from oven and...
• Re: NVC - 86' Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 09:50:08 -0700
  ...Thanks, > > Jeff > 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish brown > interior taken from the parts bus) > 86' (We...
• Re: [T2] Spare parts for long distance travel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:33:03 -0600
  ...If you're gonna carry spares, it > often pays to install them BEFORE the trip and carry the used parts as > spares instead. > > Your...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:28:08 -0400
  ...So, what is the deal with getting those parts. All of our regular list vendors carry the seal kit, ie, gaskets, o-rings, etc...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:39:51 -0600
  ...Most likely brought in as a "parts car" in a container. > >The poor fool that buys this vehicle and registers it has a good...
• Re: Coolant thoughts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 6 Nov 2022 16:57:23 +0000
  ...materials? What parts fail most often? What kits have served folks well? This is a 1.9 set up. Eric Caron > On Nov 6...
• Digijet Aux. Air Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:53:59 -0700
  ...Part number shows for air cooled Vanagons and other cars using Bosch parts. I can't find Digijet parts on vagcat.com Will this...
• Re: new toy
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:01:16 -0800
  If you feel like taking on a parts van / shed, there is an '82 diesel non-westie, with a boatload of extra parts listed...
• Re: SPAM?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 8 Aug 2007 14:29:58 -0400
  ...you any part for your car - We deliver parts > > worldwide - Just send us an email with your parts requirements* > > > > > -- > John Meeks > > Vanagon Rescue Squad...
• Re: Parts for sale - cleaning garage
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:00:12 -0500
  ...http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Parts/ Exhaust: 1. Complete 2.1l exhaust header in excellent shape off GA Vanagon Carat. Would prefer...
• Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 19:00:08 -0700
  ...Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon" > WRONG - The electric motor, of a hybrid, only...
• vanagon parts / KENWILFY
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 07:57:55 -0500
  ...parts to send over to Peru, but after I made one question (wanted to know if the water pump 025121010C was good for carb...
• Re: Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - al brase
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:37:58 -0500
  ...parts from an 88 and do not include shipping. > > -Interior > Two captain chairs with adjustable armrests, rear bench seat, rear > cushion, all carpet, door...
• Re: things you should have with you on a long trip
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:31:49 -0400
  For long trips I carry a set of tools, an assortment of electronic communication devices, a gas can, and a bicycle. Tool: I can...
• Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Sat, 23 Aug 1997 01:15:46 UT
  ...ask if I cot a new car. Ron Salmon at Bus Depot has these and other camper parts - sometimes used ones - at good prices...
• Re: 83 and newer diesel carrier bars
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 16 Jul 2020 02:42:11 -0400
  ...http://www.foreignautosupply.com/parts-accessories/109-hydraulic-engine-cradle-mount-system-in-line-4-cylinder-conversion-tiicomk3-only/
• Re: PARTS FOR SALE (LiMBO want ads) ...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 09:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...that go on front of luggage >> carrier on '70s models. better quality than original, $8.00. >> also avaliable large word 'WESFALIA' that goes on...
• FS: 93 Eurovan - $1,000
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Mon, 9 Sep 1996 06:54:04 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...I'll take a look at it this evening if any eurovan owners are interested in a parts car. Fred
• FS: AUDI 5 Cyl. TDI engine
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 13:28:28 +0200
  ...Usable parts for sale, DM 3200.- for the whole car. Rheinische Post, Dusseldorf, 11-16-96 Helmut '80 Camper