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'88 Westie FS $12,000 77k miles
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:28:27 EST
...Exterior is in very good condition with no body damage but some minor seam rust. The van has 77k original miles on the body...
Re: Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:29:56 -0400
...the body style or just > possibly because you have one and love her dearly. > > adam > 88 westy getting skinned this week for work > -- Sent...
Re: '82 Westy comprehensive head/tail light upgrade.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:45:08 -0500
...2008/12/10 <mtbiker62@comcast.net>: > Include the "n" in the Stern part and that url will work better. > > b > > >> Go to rallylights.com...
Van wanted in Philadelphia area
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Fri, 31 Jul 1998 07:51:37 -0400
...He would rather the engine need work than the body. If anyone has any leads they can email me I would appreciate it. Also...
Re: Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 11:35:52 -0600
...Then again, the auto body places I've talked to don't rent the workspace out. Liability, litagation, etc. Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg...
paint?
Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:23:32 -0700
...I plan on doing the little body work it needs. Any thoughts? Brendan Slevin 84 GL Totoro I have measured out my life with...
Re: Earl Scheib paint job
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:37:31 -0500
...what I'm hearing is: > > 1) Do the sanding and minor body work myself; > 2) Take off parts where possible and do some masking...
Re: height of a '90 GL
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:32:02 -0500
...I'm trying to figure out if a van i'm going to > be working on is going to fit into my garage... > > Thanks...
Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:01:21 -0700
...With body and paint work you get what you pay for, and your prices seem right to me. Stuart -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of...
Re: Brake booster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 28 Feb 1995 13:02:23 -0800 (PST)
Harry, if you plan on replacing the booster pump anyway, try this somewhat cheesy fix first ( worked for me when my vanagon was still...
F.S. in Cincinnati, Ohio
Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 10:12:27 -0500
...84 VW Vanagon, 155K, one owner, $1750, 513/861-5314 '85 VW Vanagon, under 100K, body/int. & heat good, needs head gasket, asking $800...
FS: 81L and 85 Kombi(s)
Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:46:11 -0400
...interior; Body: no dings but has seam rust; Engine and Trans: runs well and shifts smoothly [though engine can use bottom-end work]; Battery...
Re: Do people see msgs like this?
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 21:15:42 -0700
...Works great! Kevin Anchorage, AK </BODY> </HTML>
The body project begins...
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:31:06 -0600
Greetings Listees, I am preparing to take my '87 Syncro Westfalia to the body shop to address deteriorating paint, creeping seam rust and just...
Re: sliding door adjustment?
Historical mailing list - Dan Dutcher
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 13:13:16 -0700
...door to > suck > > in closer to the body. I don't have the van at work today, but I > glanced > > at > > it and I...
Re: Odd Gmail Header when reading group messages (spam)
Historical mailing list - mordo
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:59:21 -0500
...IT works a charm. mordo On 12/15/08, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote: > > that is 'normal' behaviour. That is how gmail...
Re: Clean inside instruments panel?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:48:41 +0000
...You should be able to wash and dry repeatedly to get most stuff out but that obviously wouldn't work for everything that could...
62 bus question- NVC
Historical mailing list - Faust, Melissa G
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 12:05:02 -0500
...The body is solid(from georgia), with a 1600 engine. The engine and trans are in fine working order. I am in NC so...
Re: Stock German Mud Flaps Available Again
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Dec 2008 11:41:48 EST
...but will the SA mudflaps work on all 4 corners of a Carat? > > Mike > > yes. i have all four SA muflaps on mine. i...
Re: '90 syncro with seam rust
Historical mailing list - Liberte, Joel
Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:41:35 +0000
...Certainly no disagreement about making sure the entire joint is rust free before doing anything, whether welding or body putty and believe I've...
Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:25:36 -0400
...Current can flow through the ground wire, into the radio case, then back through the body. If there's buzz or something similar superimposed...
Re: Engine compartment door hinge
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Sep 94 17:55:37 ADT
...Welding requires weather seal removal, followed by lots of fun body work/paint to fix the scars!
Re: Throttle body question
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 11:56:52 -0700
...albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is >> covered by the throttle plate when throttle...
Re: Vanagon autobody question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:06:53 +1200
...Any old time >lead body man out there careto comment? Lead... they use flux, which is an acid... this is trapped in blobs against...
Re: AT question
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 9 Dec 2014 09:33:01 -0800
...This will eventually take out the diff, and quickly gums up the valve body. This type of behavior could be from thick gear oil...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:30:17 -0800
...transisioned from 'engine-to-body' the the exhasut ...muffler and cat being body mounted ..or hung from the body .. >> though I'm not a...
westy fs cheap
Historical mailing list - aluscre
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 19:28:57 -0400
...Approximately 120,000 miles Body is rough previous owner used a lot of fiberglass and dull blue paint Has popup top with very good...
Re: Window chrome moulding
Historical mailing list - Dave L
Fri, 5 May 2000 15:33:56 -0400
...So unless the actual body metal and/or size of the glass changed in the process, why not just remove chrome and rubber seal...
Re: 83 body work saga goes on
Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:45:11 EST
...start with? Or should I heat the area that I'm working on to allow it to dry. Another question, is there a ratio...
Re: Post chrome strip rubber cleaning Q
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 16 May 2005 18:00:43 -0400
...year degree in auto body to know how to use it.Even then, I dont think it will work properly. I installed my windows...
Re: Cool modified DOKA
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 15:15:58 +1200
...modifying a regular van into a Doka. �Some serious, yet subtle > body work involved, like making the rear hatch narrower to fit in between...
Re: Check out this Audi Powered Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Sun, 3 May 2009 17:04:28 -0700
> Check out this Audi Powered Vanagon, if you look closely you can see > some interesting aerodynamic body work around the front doors. > http://s257...
Re: bus for sale in florida
Historical mailing list - Alexis Montanez
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 13:09:35 -0500 (CDT)
...coming to Florida for vacation > I have a '78 champagne edition all original for sale. > Body straight, ready for some engine work, all records. >
Re: Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:04:55 EST
...It may work for you too Steve
1987 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:09:27 EDT
...engine needs a substantial amount of work and that it also needs a new transaxle. The body and interior are in mint condition - silver...
Re: strange idling behavior ? (long post with plenty of diagnostic hints)
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:46:11 -0500
...Replaced it (not cheap, $200 or maybe a little more) and everything worked as before. I like that 1.8l 8V, it's non...
Re: [WetWesties] Blackbeard-The Final Update
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:13:45 -0800
...On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 9:16 AM, Matt Drew <T3Vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > Volks- > > Finalized all of the work with the mechanic...
Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 20:03:01 -0800
...that at the body shop I have a shop picked and have a price on the total paint and body work > > But will need...
Seam rust. Yuck.
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 20:30:21 EDT
...I'm probably not up to doing any serious body work myself, though I could probably manage something easy. Also, I don't necessarily...
Looking for Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - T G
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 20:57:48 -0800
Hello, Im not sure if anyone saw this message before but my email has been working improperly. My 82 diesel westy is going to...
Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:56:45 -0700
...So as I finish the rusted body work on the rear arch // appliance panels my thoughts turn to getting the 85 Van painted I...
Re: Exercise while camping.?
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:29:47 -0700
...And when you drag yourself back to the van you'll get an upper body workout. Mike :>) ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND...
Brought home a '90 Carat yesterday...
Historical mailing list - ok artguy
Sun, 23 Feb 2003 12:05:48 -0600
...It came with a fresh, quiet-running and leak-tight German-case motor, five alloy wheels, working R134 a/c, working pwr windows/locks...
Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:02:13 -0800
...Making of a Vanagon > But would you be willing to pay 4000 for an AW top? > There is so much work involved it would...
index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
...2082 - Accelerator Cable System Change Vanagon ALL 24-90-03 Fuel Throttle Body - Replacement w/ Digijet System Injection Vanagon 1983-90 24-90-T01...
Re: Aux oil coolers
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Wed, 5 May 1999 22:29:44 -0500
>I plan to run half-inch copper plumbing piping either through the fittings >in the body work that would normally be used for the...
Re: [Syncro] BUG repellant
Historical mailing list - ron 'coyote' lussier
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 09:01:47 -0700
...Army did a study against skin-so-soft and concluded that it worked by masking the odor of the human body (and the carbon...
Need Help Buying a Bus
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:04:26 -0700
...simple fix at a body shop, less if you do the work yourself. 5) Standing water anywhere inside the body- peel back all the...
1981 Westy 4 sale
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 3 Jul 2003 09:49:26 -0700
...Appliances work fine, has a upgraded faucet fixture. New pop-top seals and fabric included but not installed. Body is in decent shape, has...
Re: Small Rust Areas.
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 01:34:58 +0000
...Most body work shops, time is money, so Bondo is often the method of > > choice. > > > > What became clear to me in the three course...
Re: WTF turn signals?
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 23 Nov 2016 21:52:11 -0700
...I made ground direct from the body there. > I got headlights. But then the turn signals stopped working. I said, WTF? I did nothing...
Good Body Shops
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 6 Dec 94 10:57:29 PST
So Thom Fitzpatrick says: > > I got rear-ended on the way to work this morning :( > > I stopped at an intersection (Howe X Marconi) when...
Westy 4 sale- CHEAP!
Historical mailing list - aluscre
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:50:30 -0400
...Approximately 120,000 miles Body is rough previous owner used a lot of fiberglass and dull blue paint Has popup top with very good...
Re: Updated photos of the R-TDI project Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Wed, 7 Jun 2006 05:57:48 -0400
...David Marshall <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > More body work photos and photos of the engine work. > > > > http://www.hasenwerk.ca/syncrortdi/default.shtml > > > > David...
PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:26:39 -0800
...that at the body shop I have a shop picked and have a price on the total paint and body work But will need...
Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:44:57 -0400
At 08:51 PM 3/13/2015, Kevin Duvernay wrote: >Anyways, Ill save those questions till after i get the new throttle body >and...
1985 Vanagon GL's FOR SALE
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:56:28 -0400
...front heater works, rear heater is not installed interior is in great condition has a swivel table in it very rusty body there is...
Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:41:23 -0500
...body shops don't do this kind of work is a typical Vanagon or > any > other vehicle owner won't pay for body PM...
Re: GPS Reccommendation-Garmin Nuvi 750
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:46:13 -0800
...Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video...
Re: vanagon on wheel trolleys
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Mon, 9 Sep 2019 00:17:45 -0400
...plan on getting new tires when you’re done with the body work and are putting things back together, then maybe you can leave...