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• Re: vanagon seam rust repair
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:39:22 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > read and save.. > > http://www.vanagonauts.com/Idiot-s-guide-to-seam-rust-repair180.htm > > > > > > > > > ************** > One site keeps you connected to all...
• Air Scoops - How do you Make them?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:24:48 -0500
  ...I am sure you need a heat gun to mold the plastic shape but I am looking for a step by step guide. Can...
• vanagon headrest plastic guide pieces?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:49:49 -0800
  Hi folks -- I'm looking for those little plastic inserts that the headrests slide into. Each vanagon front seats has two, and some of...
• Making it shift like new
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:50:21 -0500
  ...They mount in the floor of the box, pointed ends facing each other, and guide the fork. In the gas version there is nothing...
• Re: A picture
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:25:31 -0700
  ...The "guide" had arranged "cabs." It turned out that they consisted of a 1960s era Rambler Ambassador in really rough shape, and a 1958...
• Home repair for manual window mechanisms
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:30:39 -0500
  ...to tiny plastic ridges that keep the slider affixed to the guiderail, and you didn't want to pay $80 for a new mechanism...
• Re: JB Weld Throttle body repair question.
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:04:41 -0400
  ...Bad intake valves and worn guides can also cause symptoms similar to vacuum leaks. Dennis
• H2O head gasket quest.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 16 Mar 1996 22:44:01 CST6CDT
  ...i must thank Tim Smith for his excellent post on this repair, it has served well as a guide. i'll post a summary...
• purchase advice - 1980 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 09:53:55 -0400
  ...so please email direct w/ response or point to a Buyers Guide in the web? thanks eric henning@fp.com ps - i plan on...
• Broken valves solved
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 01:31:06 -0800
  Tonite I pulled the head to find the intake valve on #3 had seized on the guide in the open position. There is a...
• Location of tranny number
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:07:04 -0700
  ...I have the one that covers the guide pin on the rear shaft rod, however, I also need the rubber boot right next to...
• dual battery relay
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:57:29 -0500
  ...Can anyone guide me to an explanation of testing that relay? I have looked, but short of buying a complete aux battery set-up...
• Re: Call for Camping recipes
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:36:38 -0600
  ...adventure, > good life, > > larry chase > > www.roadhaus.com > www.roadhaus.com/shops.html > www.roadhaus.com/tires.html > www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html > >
• Re: BD SS coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:23:13 -0500
  ...I had to pull the tank though if you had 2 people to guide them through you may not have to. They were of...
• Re: Shady Business was Honest Mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:08:42 -0400
  ...Beach, Virginia > owns: > Pizza Hutt > Tanning Salon > and is a river guide - not sure which river > > He also spends part of his time following...
• Automatic Rear 3-Point Seat Belts, Retrofit Installation
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Automatic Rear 3-Point Seat Belts, Retrofit Installation
  April 30, 1991
  ...the upper belt guide attachment point will be behind the air conditioning housing that runs vertically over the D-pillar. so you would have...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:21:48 -0500
  ...Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report > >About the blowouts, did you mean Ford > > Explorer/ Firestone or was there a Bronco/Bridgestone fracas that I > somehow > >missed...
• 75 Bus Oil Filter/ Can I use Golf/Filter from VW
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Flynn
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 09:05:24 -0400
  ...I recall reading in the back area of the Idiots guide where Tosh Gregg mentions using a rabbit filter in his bus. I own...
• Re: 84: Sliding door top roller rattle
  Historical mailing list - lp
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:24:31 -0800
  When I first got my van, it was missing a rectangular bushing that fits in the track over the top of the door guide...
• low compression
  Historical mailing list - Steve Jevne
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:25:49 EDT
  ...I read to do that in the idiot's guide. The compression readings were always fairly far apart. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
• New VW Camper magazine found
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 19:34:17 -0500
  ...running a VW Type 2 in the 21st Century from purchase guides to lead prospective owners through the minefield of buying a 20+ year...
• Transporter Resource Guide Upgrade and Update
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 00:55:01 -0500
  Hi, The beta of the TRG sparked enough interest to quickly move forward with the project. The TRG is now sporting frames, a table...
• Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 21:56:35 EDT
  ...I bought them from The Sportsman's Guide Mail Order Company- www.sportsmansguide.com for $9.97 each. I checked the website, and they...
• Re: marvel mystery oil
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:15:39 -0700
  ...use Marvel in the gas > to help lubricate the stems and guides, to help prevent this from > happenening again.----His reply was, " Good Stuff...
• Leakdown test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:50:23 -0600
  ...Do I look for air coming out of the exhaust for bad exhaust valve? Air coming into the crankcase indicates bad rings/valve guides...
• Fixed my speedo error
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 13:59:36 -0700
  Yesterday I removed my instrument cluster to better guide my new antenna cable through to the radio and decided to play with the speedo...
• Roadhaus donations
  Historical mailing list - jamie foust
  Thu, 6 May 2004 13:22:35 +0000
  ...Make it special with great ideas from the Mother�s Day Guide! http://special.msn.com/network/04mothersday.armx
• VW Van Calendar Photos - Preview
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 16:11:42 -0700
  ...to submit your own photo this link will give you instructions. Guidelines for photo submissions: http://www.roadhaus.com/Calendar%20Image%20Info.html You...
• Removing A/C in '85 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:13:16 -0400
  ...If anyone could guide me thru the process I would be very appreciative. I am also going to be needing a cabinet door and...
• Re: Fwd: Van stories.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 19:18:08 -0600
  ...If we're going to compile stories into a book, it might be a good idea to create some guidelines. For example: How many...
• 2008 VW Bus & Truck Photo Calendar - Submit Photos Today
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:12:35 -0700
  ...Photo Guidelines: - Photos should be 1028 x 764 resolution or larger (bigger is better) - Photos should be in LANDSCAPE (Horizontal) Orientation * PLEASE DO NOT...
• Re: Summer camping Wa/Or/Ca?
  Historical mailing list - B
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:02:58 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/Foghorn-Outdoors-California-Camping-Campgrounds/dp/1566916879/ref=pd_sim_b_title_4 Information in a three years' old guide...
• Overseas travel questions, especially for Britain
  Historical mailing list - Rob Gunter
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 08:15:18 -0400
  ...Pick up a lonely planet or "rough guide" guide book to find the network. They usually congregate in a particular district of large cities...
• SV: Unprecise gearshift on Caravelle Bus 1982
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:38 +0200
  ...I replaced the guide ring you are referring to on my 1982 air cooled Westy. The good folks at Go Westy where able to...
• Re: Manifold vacuum specs?-Leak down testing
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 12:10:26 -0500
  ...If a leak-down test shows the valves or guides to be faulty, how about having the heads redone by a local machine shop...
• Driving into NYC and using a parking Garage
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:26:46 -0400
  ...I will be away on an Indian Guides cabin camping trip in NJ with my 8 year old son and bringing the 84 Westfalia...
• Re: Victoria BC
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:26:46 -0700
  ...is the link for the BC Parks Website and a good guide and starter to all Provincial Campsites for BC. http://www.env.gov...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Tue, 4 May 2010 12:50:11 -0400
  ...It could be downloadable to > a DVD > and carried in the glovebox. > > Links are fine, and should be included, but a complete guide would...
• Re: Sticker non-consensus solution
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Thu, 02 Mar 95 10:19:52 EST
  > Many groups of things with breakdown potential (Norton owners for > example) publish a 'guide' of members who are willing to have their > name, address...
• Re: Instrument Lighting Mishap
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 15:47:59 -0800
  ...I managed to get it back in by using the other > one still intact above the speedo as a guide. I have no idea...
• July on Newfoundland
  Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 20:11:05 +0000
  ...We have all the guide books, but I would appreciate personal experiences and/or preferences. My kids are 4 and 7, so if you...
• (Fwd) Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:37:08 -0600
  ...safe and inert, a friend at EPA said there are no guidelines for the proper disposal of old gasoline. Suggestions? > > Regards, > > Mike Nichols > 2...
• question about van shopping
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 19:47:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...The instructions in the Idiots Guide are good for the early air-cooled ones but the later "Wasserboxers" are not included except for the...
• Re: Question about 2.1 cylinder and head question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:09:59 -0500
  ...Normally, the cylinders in these engines never wear out, only the ring lands and of course valves, guides, bearings, and the cam shafts. Was...
• Re: New engine won't turn - 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 06:35:45 -0600
  ...Sounds like a valve stuck in a guide > to me. > > Any body else ever had this problem or got an educated opinion? > > Thanks. > > John >
• Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:12:13 -0500
  ...this is a problem as the extra fuel washes oil off the cylinder walls and can even mess up intake valves and guides. Dennis
• Re: All my bits are here!
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:44:59 -0800
  ...new bits. > > First job is replacing all the lifters. > > Who can guide me through the pitfalls? > > I am all ears. (Maybe this is why...
• FS: Removable Weekender Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 22:34:08 EDT
  ...Please use that as your guide in making your offer. So for the way this has to be handled. It's not my call...
• Aftermarket stereo to stock radio harness
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:11:44 +0800
  ...http://bestkits.com/app_guide_2001/bk_app_details.asp?model=VANAGON&Submit=View+the+Years+Applicable&ID=553 I just installed a new...
• Westfalia Info/Books
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 2 May 2002 16:05:24 -0700
  ...Westfalia/Camper parts so I could find a step by step guide on how to fix the water sensors? Thanks- -eric '85 Westfalia Vanagon...
• Re: <FMBC> Vanagon buyer's checklist......
  Historical mailing list - Good Ole Volk
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 20:54:07 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/buying/bus-buyers-guide/index.html or even this one?:http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/buying/how...
• Re: New member intro and prepurchase ???
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:59:25 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/buying/bus-buyers-guide/index.html Good luck, Jake On 7/16/07, Kai Mei <kai@newclear.us...
• Fwd: Euro-Engine: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, Mechanical, cylinder head and piston sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 16:42:40 -0500
  ...http://members.iatn.net/index.asp >Guidelines: http://www.iatn.net/guide.html >To configure or cancel your iATN account see: >http://members.iatn...
• Tire Technolgy vs Actual weight of loaded Van
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 20:37:51 -0700
  ...I'm not willing to ignore many years of VW research, accepted Tire Industry and DOT guidelines and hard data for the sake of...
• Fwd: Tach install from vanagon to vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 17:06:27 -0500
  ...the excel file > with the guide. > sudhir > > http://userpages.umbc.edu/~sud1/vanagon/vanagon_instrument_pan > el_swap_guide.xls > > On 1/2/07...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 20:14:21 -0700
  ...quote from Haynes: "With new seals in place over the pushrod guide tubes, fit the tubes through the holes in the cylinder head." There...
• Re: exhaust studs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 09:19:13 -0700
  ...Was imagining a hardened guide bushing with arm that attaches to other exh stud. alistair On 2012-07-04, at 8:36 AM, Mike...
• Call for Camp Recipes, Cooking Tips & Links
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 8 Apr 2006 13:23:24 -0700
  ...com/shops.html www.roadhaus.com/tires.html www.roadhaus.com/tires/guideline.html www.roadhaus.com/recipes.html www.roadhaus.com/music.html
• Re: Rear seat belt in 1985
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 May 1998 21:28:11 CDT
  ...the rearmost left side window> * measure location of belt retractor, belt guide, and mounting holes, using dimensions on page 3 * cut panel as required...
• Re: Smokin 1.9
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 22 Jul 2000 09:27:11 -0500
  ...Luck, John Rodgers '88GL Driver BTDT davidb wrote: > Its definitely oil. > > I do have a fear its leaking by the guides after sitting for...