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  • Re: syncro single cab for sale--> now with working photos!!!
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 07:13:05 -0400
    ...To bad it needs so much body work. I've got my hands full of all the body work that I want to do...
  • Re: Arduino and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
    Sat, 16 Nov 2013 14:35:44 -0800
    ...Digifant injectors (yellow body) are NOT interchangeable with AFC (blue body) injectors.".....   It is well worth a read through the manual to get a...
  • Re: Will someone please go KISS this guy!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
    Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:33:32 -0700
    ...just the body so someone could easily drop an body, perhaps a Westy! onto the frame and have an awesome syncro/westy :) There's...
  • Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:46:46 -0800
    ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. > > Anyone have any ideas about this? > > Thanks, > > John >
  • Re: Paint removal-Best way?
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Sun, 03 Mar 1996 10:55:31 -0800
    At 11:53 AM 3/3/96 -0600, you wrote: >I was not pleased with the end result and the paint job had many...
  • Re: Finally!!! VW heat/rust/noise website
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Thu, 4 Mar 1999 10:40:51 -0700
    ...body longevity on my wife's > (now former) van. I made a bunch of photos and diagrams at the time and > (like many of...
  • 87 GL deal -- final List offering [Fri]
    Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
    Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:41:52 -0400
    ...free body, dark blue, |150K mi approx, runs but has rod knock -- PLUS good-running, |non-leaking 2.1L engine, Bentley manual, related parts...
  • Re: '80 '84 westy beige color? what is the color code??
    Historical mailing list - walt spak
    Thu, 14 Nov 2002 19:41:04 -0500
    ...When I got the can out of the garage, I saw that the body man dribbled paint down the side of the can and...
  • Re: junkyards
    Historical mailing list - John Runberg
    Wed, 10 Mar 2004 22:54:16 -0500
    ...They had racks of body panels, doors, chassis, drivelines - you name it. In several shipping containers were shelves and shelves of more delicate parts...
  • Re: Parting out 87 GL White
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Tue, 8 Jun 2004 15:30:40 -0700
    ...but still many usable parts in there, including body panels as I will be cutting this one up entirely to remove the sunroof for...
  • Re: Head gasket replacement: how much?
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Sat, 4 Dec 2004 12:44:35 -0600
    ...manifold and get the 2.1L water pump, t-stat >housing, sensors, oil cooler, etc. The 2.1 also uses a larger throttle >body...
  • Vanagon parts (1.9l and 2.1l) $15ea (in Portland, Oregon)
    Historical mailing list - David J
    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:46:46 -0700
    Folks, I have too many parts I've collected over the years for 1983.5 to 1991 Vanagons, and I'm selling them off...
  • Re: Tom's gentle effect
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:33:15 EST
    ...Mormans > refer to those not of the body as Gentiles?? How strange to me, when my > whole life I was taught and beleive that...
  • Re: Digijet Idle Problems
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:10:20 -0400
    ...It has a good 2.1 throttle body and a rebuilt (right out of the box) 2.1 AFM but using Digijet management system...
  • FS: Engine $ FI parts
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:02:58 -0500
    ...i have way to many parts for sale so i have built a page on my web-site, have a look. http://www.benplace...
  • VERY RED! soon to need Bently for '89 Beetle.
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Mon, 28 May 2001 18:13:22 -0400
    ...out - body gone, parts remain '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) <<< <<< <<< PARTING OUT NOW!!! toooo many parts to...
  • winterizing
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Mon, 6 Oct 2003 11:10:05 -0700
    ...My friends and I here in Alaska have stored many custom, classic and exotic vehicles both inside and out with no water in the...
  • Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
    Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
    Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:43:52 -0500
    ...how many westy owners out there have drivers side seam rust - on that horizontal rocker seam, or on the drivers side body, halfway up...
  • Re: making a vanagon pickup truck!!!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:21:31 -0500
    ...all the canadian spec vanagon transporter pickups are WAY > to > overpriced, and just about all of them are no frills models with > manual > transmissions...
  • Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
    Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
    Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:38:09 -0500
    ...wipe >>>>> - then return the stalk to off position, wait for as many seconds delay >>>>> >>>> as >>> >>>> you want. >>>>> - then flip the stalk back to the...
  • Re: Bostig Zetec kit...WOW...
    Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
    Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:57:15 -0700
    ...it... > Man, I would do this one for a friend of mine in a heartbeat...I gotta > drive > one...man o man... > Daryl of...
  • Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
    Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
    Thu, 29 Oct 1998 08:24:59 -0500
    ...Cheshire 73 VW MICROBUS, manual, 8500 mi, exc cond, one owner, extra parts, $6000. (516) 643-2308. Wyandanch 76 WESTFALIA CAMPER, w/sink, stove...
  • Re: re price fixing (NO VW CONTENT)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:24:47 +0000
    ...Litterally WEEKS later after some ongoing battling between the trade commission and the mail order places the price on that same camera body was...
  • RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:38:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...durable) plastic body panels it now uses. In aircraft, aluminum is often used as skin, since planes don't get many parking-lot dents...
  • want to adopt '88 -- '91 vanagon carrat
    Historical mailing list - Tacy Scheckel
    Wed, 11 Jun 97 10:50:36 -0500
    ...We are interested in a manual trans, good body, and well mechanically maintained vehicle. Our four human children want the two rear facing jump...
  • Re: Vanagon Rear Bumper Needed
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 28 Apr 1999 10:24:53 -0400
    ...I have seen many instances where a rear Vanagon bumper was creamed and the body unscathed. (Then again, a 1-mph collision would cream...
  • Re: problem 86 camper weekender
    Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
    Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:22:01 -0800
    There is a small vacuum line from the fuel pressure regulator to the manifold body. Look for a leak or cracked line, or a...
  • Re: Raising vanagon rear
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:30:41 -0600
    ...go above the spring, between the body and the shaped plastic > spring seat piece. I and many others have cut spacers from a white...
  • Re: Tires
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:22:28 EDT
    ...how many of us really drive our "pride and joys" in the snow and salt??? hmmmm???? :<) i know some folks who dont even drive...
  • Re: Inner round SA headlights mounitng?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Thu, 1 Feb 2007 16:09:31 -0500
    Raimund, They mount to the van's body. Basically, what you have to do is place a light in it's approximate mounting position...
  • Re: Garbage Truck Camper?
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
    Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:51:02 -0800
    http://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/~gyo/English/campingcar.htm You no like? I'm going to build one for next year's burning man...
  • Re: fuel hose sleeve alternative?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:16:17 -0800
    Way to go man! Good to see a report and pics. Neil. On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Allan Streib <streib...
  • differing spring rates
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Wed, 06 Aug 1997 11:26:15
    ...i would have to agree with the man that said get the set of 4. forgetting differences in ride height, with unmatched spring rates...
  • Rain leaking in under dash: Windshield seal or heater/vent system?
    Historical mailing list - Eric
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:04:47 -0400
    ...It appears to be dripping from the large metal tube/body cross member that directs fresh air from the heater/vent box through the...
  • Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
    Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
    Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:03:00 -0500
    ...wipe > > > - then return the stalk to off position, wait for as many seconds delay > as > > > you want. > > > - then flip the stalk back to the...
  • Re: Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels.
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:39:53 -0800
    ...Checking differential and manual transmission oil levels. > Hello vanagon list, > > I suspect this question is a result of the failure of my google-fu...
  • Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Sun, 18 Oct 1998 09:31:08 PDT
    ...703-280-0785. '78 Bus, solid body, strong runner, camper interior, $2250 obo. 410-340-1827. '78 Bus, blue and white, 4-speed, needs...
  • Re: My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:32:06 -0800
    ...in think it was once called, 'unit-body' ..........like frame and body are one assembly of many parts welded together . The whole back will...
  • Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Flooding
    Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
    Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:42:42 -0500
    If the idle drops when you spray around the throttle body then you probably have a vacuum leak. Have you checked the condition of...
  • Distance Learning MBA or BBA in 180 Days! 6746
    Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 00:09:43 -0700
    <HTML> <BODY> manstudy.src="manstudy.jpg"; image36.src="image36.gif"; image35.src="image35.gif"; //--> </script> </head> <body bgcolor="white"> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 BORDER=0...
  • Re: Small Rust Areas.
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 7 Jun 2013 01:34:58 +0000
    ...Years ago I bought a Haynes bodywork manual that did a good > job of explaining things. >   > Jim >   >   > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 3...
  • Re: Syncro buyers love rust?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:57:38 -0700
    ...extensive body cancer rust......it's a parts donor van - all there is to it. Not new news, this, either. Perhaps many of us...
  • Re: nice '91 westy in atlanta FS
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:58:40 -0900
    Who says there is a stacking limit to how many are in the same place? :<) Mark in AK On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at...
  • Vacum lines suck....
    Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
    Sun, 15 Jan 1995 02:38:17 -0600
    ...If it is, I am thining about wiring a switch to the dash to manually do it. Anyone done this? Happy Groundhogs day (soon...
  • Re: More throttle switch questions
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:35:34 -0700
    Take a pencil point and move the switch manually. You should hear a click ever time it opens. If you don't, you need...
  • '87 Syncro for sale
    Historical mailing list - Joe Kearns
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 04:18:30 EST
    ...about 10k ago, white with blue interior, absolutely no rust or body damage West coast vehicle until this past October now located in Southern...
  • Re: Earl Scheib paint job
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:36:12 EST
    ...The next job earl did was a 84 Delta 88 royal broham color was fairly close to factory but I did the prep/body...
  • Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:04:01 EST
    ...Gotcha ! >>>>How many radios? ;)<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) ) _Frank Condelli...
  • Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
    ...no distributor but they managed to find one to give it to me. > There is also a throttle body in place but no AFM...
  • Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:48:42 -0500
    ...Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles Much praise max for the courage to setup a custom engine management solution for the wbx. This is...
  • Re: Grafting LHD slider into RHD van to make dual-slider
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Nov 2008 11:05:28 EST
    **rolls eyes** grebby, youve been eating too many snails LOL In a message dated 11/8/08 1:41:18 AM Eastern Standard Time...
  • Re: oxs light came on
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:11:22 -0800
    ...I do have a > Jetta that needs one, that will be my first 'have to' O2 sensor change. > > I wonder how many of you...
  • &lt;c17f01be.5d41.fd20@mtonne38.trashcan.escape.de&gt;,
    Historical mailing list - Subject:
    Thu, 26 Jan 1995 12:38:45 +0100
    ...Wenn man sich sicher fuehlt, faehrt man oft ein &gt; wenig leichtsinniger. Jetzt werden viele schreien "ich aber nicht !" -- &gt; vielleicht sogar zu Recht...
  • Re: Advice about buying a bug
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:06:44 -0500
    ...You do have to remember however that the 67 was a one year only bug in many many ways. It's rims, engine hood...
  • Re: Manifold Destiny
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Sun, 1 Aug 2004 08:05:39 -0700
    ...I have a book titled, "Manifold Destiny" (ISBN 0-679-72337-4, copyright date 1989). As you might imagine from the title, it is...
  • Re: badly rusted mystery part
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:45:57 -0800
    ...The early type was used on all aircooled and many diesels only. The later type was used on all waterboxers. An additional variation was...
  • I can't find it...
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Tue, 5 Nov 96 12:11:14 EST
    ...The manual says it's on the left side under the dashboard. All I can find there is the tire inflation sticker and the...
  • FS 90 gl weekender and 82 westy
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:25:13 EST
    ...4 speed manul tranny. 50k on rebuilt 2L. 170k on body. new alt, clutch master cylinder, 02 sensor, all vacuum hoses, brake adjustment, new...
  • Re: seeking Air Cooled info/advice (82 Westy)
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:04:03 -0700
    After many years of using floor jacks for this I also now use a hoist to lower the engines to a plywood sheet and...
  • Re: Vanagon wiki
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:50:55 -0800
    ...body, and because his Vanagon has a manual transmission, the linkage bits on this throttle body are different than those on a manual tranny...