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• Re: [WetWesties] Rear hatch - adding inside release - For a type 2??
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:48:21 -0800
  ...If the rear hatch has latch has the same setup as the Vanagon (3 screws) why not take a look? If it's the...
• RE: Back Door Bonk
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 11:00:13 -0700
  ...This worked fine even though many folks shut the hatch without knowing about the modification. These things are designed to temporarily deform under stress...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:20:05 -0700
  ...However, Ron's struts still continue to weaken and now after a bit over 2 years just barely hold the hatch. The other car...
• Re: Rear Hatch/Door Pistons
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:49:18 -0600
  ...They lasted (held up my bike-rack-laden hatch) about 3 months before they began to droop. On my current '87 I replaced them...
• tailgate light switch ground
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 19:29:26 -0700
  ...The single brown (no white stripe) attached to the switch on applicable vans*, after it disappears into the body at the hatch latch, ends...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 19:09:46 -0600
  ...not to be boosted into the air when she opened the hatch. And she definitely couldn't get it down. So - the lighter ones...
• Re: bug o' rama report
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 16:17:00 -0400
  ...BD firetrucks have piano hinges on the deck lid and hatch in the back. sounds like you had fun clara
• Re: lock license plate door?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 17:07:48 -0400
  Mount a piece of steel plate to the rear hatch so that it covers the top of the license plate when the hatch is...
• Re: I-4 in a 69?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 22:39:18 +1300
  >Wouldn't it be much easier to put an I4 in a bay? There's no deck-height >problem like the T3, big hatch...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:59:30 -0700
  ...The only way I know to do it is to lock the hatch while it is open, throw the keys inside, and then shut...
• Rear Hatch Lock Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:41:24 -0500
  I have an '87 with power locks that is missing the rear hatch lock cylinder and the "lever" that bolts to it. I got...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:29:12 -0700
  The hatch on my van feels like it weighs a couple tons WITH the struts... something's not quite right... I am debating putting...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:44:41 -0500
  ...12:37: > > > > Hi Eric - > > > > I have a rubberized outdoor carpet that sits flat between the rear cushion > > and the hatch. It covers most of...
• Re: Rear hatch struts - heavy duty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:26:28 -0800
  ...My rear hatch for instance with gas can and spare weights in around 300lbs. Anything breaking loose and the hatch falling could literally kill...
• Re: rear hatch lock problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 23:52:35 -0400
  ...Went to open the rear hatch and it would not unlock. Like you I crawled inside, removed the back panel. Then noticed the latch...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 21:19:40 -0400
  I have yet to install new struts but have weighed the hatchback on my bathroom scale. I propped it up with a 5' piece...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:58:20 -0400
  ...Mine has a ball socket on piston rod on the hatch end and a clevis on the pressure tube attached to the chassis end...
• Rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 16:24:54 -0800
  ...When I got home my rear hatch struts did not work. They were new only a few months ago. I ordered new heavy duty...
• Re: Hatch Latch--Loren Bush comment please
  Historical mailing list - Ron L
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:47:29 -0400
  hey guys and gals, just to let you know Nevin Lescher from LIMBO has these hatch lock's for short money. They are not...
• Re: Only opens when all locked ...
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:24:37 -0400
  ...If that doesn't work, I open the hatch and flip the latch over, then repeat the cycling process. It's just WACKY ;-) John...
• Re: Need Bike rack Suggestions ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Jens Dominik Muller
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 16:21:20 -0400
  ...A bolt in the rear hatch 70mm below the window (I hesitated for three days until my brother took the drill) keeps the profile...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:57:04 -0400
  ...VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener Awesome, thanks! On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 6:04 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > John...
• Re: Homemade bike rack for '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 07:59:30 -0700
  ...Has anyone found/made a rack > that > works for the front of their van? > No need ! There are plenty of rear hatch bike racks...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 11:41:49 -0600
  ...I'd hate to be the guy responsible for our >> local Vdub mechanic getting hurt by a hatchback ;) >>> >>> Roman >> > > > > -- > Neil2 > '82 Diesel Westfalia (Ducky...
• Re: oil all over rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:18:10 +0900
  ...oil all over rear hatch? ::: :::I recently purchased an 84 Vanagon with a 93 Subie 2.2 that a PO :::installed. ::: :::The engine has...
• Re: Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:21:14 -0500
  ...Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail? I was thinking........ If one strut is pushing up, and one is pulling down, or if...
• Re: OT NVC 1990 Dodge Colt Vista
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:13:37 +1300
  >I drive a 1992 Dodge Colt hatchback, and my wife a '94 >Dodge Colt Vista Wagon. In the rest of the world, they >are...
• How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Lopez
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:25:09 -0700
  I'm trying to remove the two struts off the hatch of my Vanagon and I'm darned if I can figure out how...
• Re: Trailer-towing w/bus...
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 14:50:46 EDT
  Steve Maher recommends opening the engine hatch to let the engine run cooler. I'll buy that at low speeds, but I have to...
• Re: Suspander Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 16:39:09 -0500
  ...Yikes! I just purchased (phone/mail order) a pair of what I was told were reputable hatch struts from a place in upstate NY...
• Re: Rear hatch lock revisited - a sidebar question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 09:29 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I've seen the drawing/diagram of the rear hatch remote locking mechanism. Question 1: Does the remote locking mechanism require a special door...
• rubber loom
  Historical mailing list - Tim & Kim Dayton
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:20:35 -0500
  I just replaced the rear hatch on my 82 Westy. The rubber wire loom for the rear window defroster in the upper left corner...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:11:27 -0500
  ---- Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Confession time folks! > > About 1/2 the time I drive off with the rear hatch part-way open. It...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:07:32 -0800
  ...But to get to the problem you've still got to take off the hatch panel and that's probably where your problem lies...
• Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 19:52:33 -0500
  ...Once you got over center when raising the hatch, if you wern't careful you would be lifted off the ground!! Very Stout indeed...
• Re: subject Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Luke
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:21:08 -0700
  ...Getting the hatch latch extension. JME Mike On 7/17/10 3:34 AM, "Frank Condelli" <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message dated...
• Re: Need replacement plastic wheels top hatch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Jan 2011 18:09:30 -0800
  ...need replacement plastic wheels for the device that lowers the top > hatch. Does anyone have any suggestions concerning where I might > find them? > > Thanks...
• Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:34:02 -0400
  ...com/details.jsp?partnumber=KA0025> (with two heavy duty dampers the hatch still stays up) On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:36 PM...
• Parts
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Tue, 4 Mar 1997 11:35:30 -0500
  ...panel to the inside of the hatch (brown) o2 sensor Tach and heater control dash lights Hatch supports any help would be greatly appreciated...
• Westie access ports available
  Historical mailing list - Robert S.Williams, MD-laptop
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 10:04:31 -0500
  ...Two of the ports have broken hatch door springs... but the hatches are still intact: that spring design was really bad... the hinge pin...
• FS: Set locks w/ keys: ignition, all handles & rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:07:31 EST
  ...Two (2) front door handles One (1) sliding door handle One (1) ignition lock cylinder One (1) rear hatch lock He wants $125 for...
• Need Rubber Seal For Rear Hatch Release
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:33:47 -0600
  ...I dunno if this is something anyone may have, but I need to find the rubber seal that goes around the rear hatch release...
• Re: summers comin
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:51:24 -0600
  ...if this has already been posted but here is a rear-hatch tent: http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=45336&hvarSearchValue2...
• Re: Rear hatch needed on east coast...please
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:10:42 -0700
  Check with Chris Turner in Pennsylvania outside of Allentown I believe jordanvw@aol.com I have an 88 Hatch on my 84 Westy -- Jim...
• Re: items at EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:37:40 -0500
  ...The hatch extender shown at Eurocampers is, from the photograph, a substantial piece of hardware and should offer no security risk. Mike > What size...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:10:16 -0700
  ...If it's strong enough to open it on its own once unlocked then I figure it'll make a loaded hatch easier at...
• Re: third rear tail light?
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 22:52:50 -0400
  ...I installed a third brake light in the lower border of the hatch glass. It is a JCWhitney compact 20-LED light. I threaded...
• rear hatch opener
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Fri, 25 Mar 2022 03:58:10 -0500
  I made my rear hatch opener with a spare front door interior latch pull and a spare grab handle connected with bicycle brake cable...
• Re- vanagon rear hatch stru
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  1 May 1996 08:34:52 -0700
  ...vanagon rear hatch struts Ref: Doug Skinner wrote : " I asked them for the brand they carry (wanted to make sure I wasn't getting...
• Re: 831/2 rear window for a westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 12:16:59 EST
  ...I need a window for the rear hatch. I was wondering > how feasible it might be to attempt to purchase a piece of plexiglass...
• Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 May 2007 06:30:33 -0700
  On 5/24/07, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote: > > Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed that the top edge of the hatch...
• vanagon rear hatch mosquito screen $25
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 05:20:53 EDT
  fits all vans, p-mail me if interested chris [text/html]
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 06:18:15 -0500
  ...When it is light enough tomorrow I will try to send > you a picture of where the wire goes through the inside hatch sheet...
• Re: Unusual Accessory
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 May 2007 10:07:00 EDT
  ...It's an aluminum ladder that attaches to the rear > hatch and a roof rack. I got it off a passenger van, and I...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:37:52 -0400
  On my 1986, I made a pull cord so that the hatch could be opened from inside. Looking for where I had pictures of...
• Re: Doors Available
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:39:34 -0400
  ...I wish I had thought to ask the list for available rust-free hatch and slider. Maybe it is not too late ... Does anyone...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 13:31:55 -0400
  rear hatch packs up to about the size of your arm from the wrist to the shoulder. On 10/7/14 1:23 PM...
• Re: Sticker consensus non-solution
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 02 Mar 95 10:45:07 CST
  ...reflective tape on the back hatch...what we need is something >"computer" to put on the back hatch, that would be on one hand...
• Re: A rack to carry 2 bikes, 1 gas can and a spare tire
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:51:25 -0400
  ...Pretty good looking, though I hope he has the stronger struts in his hatch if he is lifting the hatch with all that attached. :)
• Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Re: DOG IN THE HATCH
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:20:06 -0800
  ...DOG IN THE HATCH > >I've been Wallaced! ;) > >On 12/29/05, MacLachlan, Bill <Bill.MacLachlan@burnaby.ca> wrote: >> >> I'm out of the...