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• Clarification--Re: Option Decoder
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:10:31 -0800
  ...This is an extra number that was > used to > distinguish 70's and 60's chassis numbers. The '2' would turn into a > '3...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 04:25:27 -0500
  ...says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year > production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have the later > bearing. Only...
• Re: Turning 200K
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:37:32 -0800
  ...Probably the chassis has about 230 k on it, if the odometer was correct when I got it. Your Mileage Most Certainly Does Vary...
• Re: Syncro Hard Shifting in Snow
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 18:42:17 -0800
  ...between the rear > section of the shift linkage and the main chassis member. It seems as though > there should be some sort of shield...
• A warning to all VW mechanics (F)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 11:23:22 +1000
  ...On closer inspection she saw a pair of male legs protruding from under the chassis. Although the man was in shorts, his lack of...
• Re: So What Do Ya think?(Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:34:05 -0700
  ...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: Very Long...What am I, nuts? New 85 and Philosophy of Car ownership...very long
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:27:29 -0600
  ...as many > parts as you can and still have the rolling chassis that you can tow to the > crusher. > > Stan Wilder > Engine Ceramics > 214...
• Re: Whiff of propane - (Probably NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:18:56 -0400
  ...Loosen the 2 nuts holdng the tank near the chassis rail and remove the 2 nuts near the rocker. Remove the tank assembly and...
• Re: '84 anti-sway bar down-link nut success
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 18:00:27 -0800
  ...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: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 14:48:27 -0500
  I rans another ground to the chassis way back, like 15 years ago. It's been fine ever since. Jim On Thu, Aug 23...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 2
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:14:00 -0700
  ...I assume the problem isn't the headlight switch. > > The passenger-side outer/inner headlights and turnsignals are grounded to the chassis behind the...
• Re: VWs in Hollywood [Get Smart!]]
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 15:50:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Shelby modified the steering, chassis, engine compartment, and rear end, to produce a fairly nice-handling car. Once the prototype was done, Sunbeam took...
• 84 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 22:04:28 EDT
  ...with about 115k miles on the chassis. I was told it has been mostly parked in heated storage since 1991. Several years ago the...
• Re: starter solenoid heads south
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 May 2002 14:11:55 -0400
  ...That's why we disconnect the negative lead first, so that when we're undoing the positive and the wrench touches the chassis -- nothing...
• Re: On I4 Engine Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 11:02:58 EDT
  ...Just a better dampening unit and less vibration transferred to the chassis. >> Of course, bad syntax! You are definitely correct. Its always a function...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:22:53 -0700
  Most minivans are based on a stretched (if at all) car chassis. Their weight capacity barely exceeds their passenger load. (check close because back...
• Re: Manufacturing Vanagons in private?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:50:10 -0800
  ...the suspension and braking, then the > > > interior and wiring, leaving the chassis as the last section to be > > > re-engineered and replaced. A tubular...
• Re: Engine is being flooded with fuel. Help??
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:45:53 -0400
  ...What turns the relays on and off? >>>Where is the engine grounded to the chassis? >>>On Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 10:16 PM...
• Re: rust treatment
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:27:41 -0400
  ...That’s my plan for my chassis anyway. Scraping that crappy > under > >>>>> coating that just traps moisture is the worst part of the job...
• Re: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:32:27 -0400
  ...With the ignition on (engine not running) check the voltage from the O2 sensor connection to the chassis. Should be ~.5 to .6 volt...
• Re: Vanagon Adventurewagon
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sat, 13 Sep 1997 16:10:02 -0700
  ...Between the mid-sixties to 1991 they built their conversions on the VW bus, and later the Vanagon chassis. In 1992 after VW stopped...
• Re: red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:05:16 -0700
  ...2 and thence to chassis ground. > > Brown wires from water pump and level sender connect together and thence to > chassis same place as the...
• Hot Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:30:13 -0700
  ...on now?� I'll look and clean the starter contacts and chassis�grounds.�� Also, I found an old post by Zoltan than mention starter...
• Re: Query about knob on '60
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 17:08:45 -0400
  ...the one to the left of the twister is the choke - for buses that came with 36hp motors - before chassis # 469 447 - may 19...
• Re: Knocking sound going over bumps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:42:22 -0700
  ...Like someone is hitting the chassis with a small hammer. >| Any suggestions? I had something that sounded similar to what you describe on my...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:46:07 -0800
  ...If you unhook the battery, see what kind of voltage you get across the chassis to the motor at various points. If there are...
• A question about grounds...
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 18:38:21 -0600
  ...the one where the big ground exits to the chassis, but also that hard-to-find ground comes out of the harness upstream of...
• Fwd: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:23:50 -0400
  ...E.g., there is a KIA Pregio truck chassis that gets fitted with flatbeds w/folding sides, box trucks, passenger vans, family vans and...
• Re: Blus Star-Real or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:13:20 -0700
  ...it's a shame to waste any good body/chassis . they are endlessly repairable really. I regard the Vanagon as the best overall VW...
• Re: 2.1 VS 1.9 AFM
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:59:41 -0700
  ...a 1.9 ECU? > Just > wondering, cuz I will be putting my 2.2 (up from 2.1) rebuild into a 1.9 > chassis... >
• Paint colors (again/correction)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 1995 10:00:11 -0700
  ...black and white covered catalogue from "Vintage Parts and Restorations" had chassis numbers listed but don't recall whether paint code application numbers were...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 18 May 2004 12:23:38 -0700
  ...than a passenger type Vanagon even though they share the same chassis and GVWR. In order to offset the extra weight of the appliances...
• Re: Engine Transmission removal
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:07:02 -0400
  ...Then, I used the cherry picker to hold the engine while I removed the 4 bolts holding the crossmember onto the van chassis. After...
• Re: Lifted Vanagon - too much negative camber on front wheels no matter what
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:19:54 -0400
  ...Too much lift will destroy the sleeve and maybe bend the chassis where the arms go through it. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 17 May 1999 11:32:21 -0400
  ...The 6 missing square nuts are for mounting the arms to the chassis/frame. The reason you NEED square nuts is that there is...
• Re: Click found, but my mechanic needs your help
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:42:56 -0800
  ...If you are fastening the muffler to the chassis frame, that may be the problem. The motor will naturally move in it's mounts...
• Need Someone to test a Battery Saver
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:31:12 -0500
  ...It's a three wire design, one wire goes to the battery, the second to chassis ground and the third connects to whatever accessory...
• Re: Still running poor when cold...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 01:02:18 +0200
  ...But especially the chassis to engine on the drivers side. The ECU is doing a lot of adjusting during cold conditions, whereby when it...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:07:38 -0800
  ...plan'...but it was still transmitting lots of noise into the chassis and I really didn't like seeing the end of the tailpipe...
• Re: Vanagons as electric vehicles and other stuff....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 6 May 2008 00:01:02 -0400
  ...they were. > > With current technology, the Vanagon is too heavy a chassis for a pure > electric. Might do OK as a hybrid. > > Allan > -- > 1991...
• Re: 1999 Rialta. Parts Only? $3500 (WESTFIELD NJ 07090)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 11:17:23 +0000
  ...Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > The Rialta was a true Class B motorhome on the Eurovan chassis--a > really bad > idea from the get-go...
• Re: Preferred Springs
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 19 Jun 2012 06:43:24 -0500
  ...I have in the past > had to open the slots on the chassis to get the required adjustment. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Truck Fridge / Pilot light indicator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:33:50 -0400
  ...It involves amplifying and inverting the thermocouple signal which just happens to be the only voltage in the van that's negative to chassis...
• Re: Chevy 4.3l into the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:58:55 -0500
  ...I have a rolling, intact chassis that I've thought about swapping everything into. Also thought about doing an engine conversion since the 2...
• Re: Oettinger Prepped Vanagon from German Car Mag
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:12:51 -0500
  In USA, all A1 chassis cars (rabbit, scirocco, jetta 1, cabriolet) have throttle body on flywheel side. Even some A2 cars, like the G60...
• Engine Swap:VW S. Africa
  Historical mailing list - P.B.
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 08:40:18 -0700
  ...It turns out that this Vanagon already has the mount in the chassis! So far, no welding required. More updates to follow..... Randolph Feuerriegel...
• Re: Bad Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:33:24 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? "When work gets to be too much...
• Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:36:10 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? --- Stones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM> wrote: > At 07...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 22:57:56 +1300
  ...There are quite a few cab-chassis-based Merc campers for rent here. I THINK these are James Cooks. I don't think they...
• Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:21:34 -0700
  ...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: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:23:08 -0700
  ...consequences...The engine and the exhaust system ARE isolated from the chassis by rubber mounts, in my case. Fuel pump and fuel pump relay...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 18 May 2007 12:55:04 -0700
  ...set up for an Auto? Is there anything specific to the chassis that > would make this especially difficult? I know a lot of changes...
• LT vs Unimog
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 07:54:02 -0800
  ...1974, 5.7l Diesel, 416 chassis. 11' high, awesome teak and oak "apartment". Greywater marine toilet. Propane stove/ oven. 120/12V refrigerator. 12 A...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 15:14:19 -0700
  ...Rolling chassis (has NO engine) perfect for a conversion project-Tiico? Subaru? 60' Morris Mini1340CC(not for sale) --- Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> wrote...
• Re: hesitating when warm? - FIXED?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sat, 3 May 2003 14:45:21 -0400
  ...though I had cleaned the ground from the head to the chassis and cleaned the brown wire, I took it apart again, and found...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:21 -0400
  ...The charging current is supplied by the alternator, not the chassis battery. As such you need to look at the complete path all the...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:28:41 -0600
  ...and > how they'll fare against various hard parts of the chassis and against > other things. Rubbing or continuous flexing will eventually lead to...
• Re: Front Shocks - Help or How Much $? (Portland OR)
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:50:39 -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...
• Aerodynamics...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 10:14:16 -0700
  ...But something in the long tails' chassis would break ('70, '71) or better team preparation carried the day ('69). The long- tail 917 was...
• Re: Removing engine/transmission
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:18:06 -0500
  ...It's pretty straight forward...disconnect all wires from engine to body/harness, drain coolant, drain oil, disconnect any cooling lines going to chassis...