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• Vanagon V-6
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Wed, 27 Sep 1995 13:27:57 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Decent conversion using Kennedy adapter and flywheel, Chevy Citation motor and radiator and Diesel Vanagon grille. Minor rust, nice interior. Motor is rebuilt and...
• New Style Spark Plug Wires
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:57:13 -0400
  ...little stud in the hole, or is there some kind of adapter that I need??? Thanks, Bill Knight Raleigh, NC 84 Westfalia Wolfsburg 85...
• Oil pressure woes
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:19:21 -0800
  ...A wet guage could easily be adapted (they make all kinds of thread adapters) to fit at least temporarily to get a true reading...
• Re: oil pressure sender thread size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 22:59:47 -0500
  ...Hello folks, To install my oil pressure guage, I need the little hose adapter that allows the sender to be mounted slightly away from...
• Re: heater
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:45:10 -0500
  I went with a clone of the buddy heater, a 12' adapter for a bulk tank, a partially open vent window for ventilation (and...
• Re: behr ac manual
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:17:37 -0500
  ...tubing through the firewall? Also, do you know anything about the adapter to the right hand vent that came with the original kit? Thanks...
• Re: Advance Auto AC recharge kit
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 13:52:59 -0400
  ...You screw these adapters on over the existing valves as part of the conversion. This prevents mixing up R12 and R134 down the road...
• Re: ES-12 Substitute for Freon R-12 or R-134a
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Hastrup
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 11:19:22 -0700
  ...If it is an R-134 system or was converted to R-134, it would have the R-134 service fittings or adapters, which...
• Re: Series resistance unti question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:27:56 -0500
  ...Their plain router adapter incidentally is somewhat useful, but the more expensive plunge router adapter is total junk. Their buzz-plane adapter (only fits...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 09:39:00 -0700
  ...snap, exactly at the moment > when I plugged in the USB adapter. I’m guessing the wires are shorting > behind the lighter socket but...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 13:10:42 -0400
  ...For type IV engines and air-cooled vanagons, VDO sells an adapter plate >for the "oil drain" plug. Part # 240 827, listed at $33...
• need '76 or later bellhousing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:36:53 -0600 (CST)
  ...KEP sells adapter kits/flywheels to match the Porsche 6 to a bus's transaxle. Any bus, that is, except those with 215mm flywheels...
• RE: VIRUS ALERT (f) (laiser les bon temp roulez)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 23 May 1996 17:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...a rather good story! > >Yea, but does Kennedy Engineering make an adapter for the bus? Yes, they do, and it is one of their...
• Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 20:07:37 -0400
  ...I just connect the + and - poles to a BASIC DESIGNS12-volt cord (alligator clips and cigarette type lighter adapter) and then plug in the...
• Re: Engine Conversion's Done (long)
  Historical mailing list - ErikO
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 09:30:47 -0400
  ...The Trans adapter plate is half the cost of the Kennedy plate for the VW 4cyl. The cons are it's not VW and...
• Re: oil pressure sender thread size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 22:58:59 -0500
  ...Hello folks, To install my oil pressure guage, I need the little hose adapter that allows the sender to be mounted slightly away from...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 21:56:27 -0700
  ...cruise control set for the Vanagon-turned out to be an adapter kit to fit a nla brand of cruise to a Vanagon or...
• Carb problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 20 May 2003 14:55:20 -0700
  ...FWIW I'm still waiting for a guy to fabrecate an adapter plate for my NEW Weber (DVEV) and VW intake manifold from a...
• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:45:55 -0400
  Radio Shack has a product, #273-1827, which is a Universal Notebook Adapter. It takes 12V input and ouputs it through a range of...
• Re: Buick V6 powered Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 2 May 2008 11:33:36 -0700
  ...And I know Keh has the adapter. The only down side (that I know of) is that it sticks up and the engine lid...
• Re: MERCEDES WHEELS 62MM?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:02:19 -0500
  If you must, use adapters, not spacers. Also, 8in width is about as wide as you can fit on the front without protruding out...
• RE: Alpine Developments, V6anagony
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 09:05:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I also wonder how snugly the adapter fits into the bellhousing opening. It has a ridge machined all the way around, about the same...
• Re: a/c rebuild and retrofitted to R134a
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 13 May 1998 18:57:59 -0700
  ...This set contains two adapters (for low and high pressure valves) and a sticker. <>Additionally order the receiver (reservoir) including it's O-rings...
• 1990 Westy FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:08:54 -0700
  ...It features a new ShadyBoy awning, new alpine sound system w/ iPod adapter and other accessories. Runs great! Features: New Alpine Stereo w/ iPod...
• Re: Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 12:49:43 -0400
  ...snap, exactly at the moment > when I plugged in the USB adapter. I’m guessing the wires are shorting > behind the lighter socket but...
• selecting a compression tester
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:08:03 -0500
  ...AutoZone has a tester for $40 that included the screw in adapters for doing the leak-down test (already have air compressor). I have...
• Re: Oil temp. ? and OP ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:56:01 -0700
  ...Looking at Tencents page on the samba ( his ad) seems the oil cooler kit he offers uses a Mocal adapter. Wonder if he also...
• Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:58:54 EST
  ...I bought a towbar out of the thrifty ads and ordered a pair of towing adapters(there's a name for them but I...
• Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 21:47:55 -0600
  ...I know that Kennedy Engineering makes transmition adapter plates for them - so at least they can be linked into the drivetrain. Parts are available...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:42:09 -0500
  ...In that case, can you suggest a source for M10 tees and nipples, or at least M10 to 1/8NPT adapters? I can't...
• Re: Brown Window Handles??
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:19:16 -0400
  ...321837581BR Black http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=321837581 Extender adapters for using aftermarket speakers: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=155898595...
• Re: Easiest Platform to Convert to I-4 FROM?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 15:21:20 -0700
  ...angle of the motor w/ and without the use of an adapter plate, but I am con-fu-sed. 15 degree = 51 degree = You...
• Re: Oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:17:03 -0500
  ...I've removed the stock cooler and run > lines from an adapter there. Does anyone know whether the top or bottom > hole is oil...
• Progress on the fuel injector mod on Audi 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 21:00:45 EDT
  ...The Audi manifold mount through a Bakelite plastic O-ring sealed adapter necessarily gives cooler injectors and injected fuel than the VW approach. Success...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:50:29 -0500
  ...like a decent deal, and at the time, cheaper than an adapter and TDI starter (with no suitable core). YMMV There are NEW TDI...
• Re: ODBII for smartphones
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:48:15 -0500
  ...I spent a little more money on the nice Bluetooth OBDII adapter to get a better real time representation of what the motor is...
• Cheapest fuel pump I've ever seen
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:04:33 -0400
  ...Walbro-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem335a4c91acQQitemZ220558299564QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories The terminals are different, but it comes with the adapters. I hadn't heard of the brand, maybe others have. I know...
• Re: Adventurewagen and Transawn 2000
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 17:16:41 -0400
  >I have a 10ft awning manufactured by A&E, a subsidiary of Dometic, it's tidy, >fits with three rain gutter adapters, and is...
• Re: Westy roof rack question
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 17:50:34 -0400
  ...Uses the Yakima adapters. He usually takes the load off before opening the roof, but I would think anything light would be fine. Dave...
• Re: '83 air cooled - horn button problem
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:30:53 -0600
  ...I popped off the VW > emblem in > the middle of the horn button but do not currently have a socket > extension/adapter or the...
• Speaking of tools...sharing the resources??
  Historical mailing list - Henry Jackson
  Sat, 26 May 2001 07:28:40 -0700
  ...Ok, I can buy the gage adapter for $125 or so and use it once, maybe twice during my ownership of the car. Or...
• Re: engine conversion Nissan more info
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 09:50:39 -0800
  ...some adapter kits some time ago, >for a 3.0 V6 and the 2.0 Sentra SE-R engine, amongst >many adapter kits they...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:58:22 -0400
  ...I have seen adapter plates that allow use of a TDI starter. I also have seen gear reduction starters available from GoWesty. Chris. Wysłane...
• Re: ML 320 benz wheels on a vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:21:45 -0700
  ...You need thick bolt-on spacers/adapter. That makes them bolt right on and corrects offset. Weight rated for Vanagons and looks perfect IMHO...
• Re: 2 buses and other VWs for sale or trade
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 06:58:05 -0500
  ...driver side from the heat exchanger forward to the rear Y adapter -sunroof crank/handle Thanks in advance, Jerry & Denise Jerry A. Yanasak mailto...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:43:45 -0700
  ...Make an adapter by finding a small bolt the same size thread as the fuel pressure test point. Cut the bolt shorter, drill a...
• death of a conversion..2.3T ford no more
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 23:44:23 -0400
  ...I pulled the motor and adapter plate out of the Vanagon Sunday. That was the most attention the poor vanagon has seen in the...
• A question on awnings Part #2
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:48:04 -0500
  ...Needs PVC adapter .. What's that all about... 3). Add Rain gutters ????? 4). Any other Ideas what are you all using ??? Thanks , Steve D...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 14:42:31 -0800
  ...Instead of using adapters and other engineering mods to fit a conversion, is it feasible to retain the stock power plant and increase power...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 05:33:19 -0400
  Green tanks, one pounder's like Coleman or otherwise yes ! And, illegal, well, not too sure about that as the adapter to re-fill...
• Re: 87 GL: Removing and Replacing Radio Antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:38:36 -0500
  ...In my case, I used an adapter (from Crutchfield) to convert the replacement antenna cable end to the kind that came with the OEM...
• Re: Radiator and Hoses question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:39:54 -0700
  ...for one of their hoses they sell an adapter ..a size adapter. it might be that they can supply the hoses for the larger...
• Re: Internal 115V power
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:23:27 -0800
  ...Also fans, laptop power adapters, etc. This avoids > the inefficiency of using an inverter to provide 110v AC. The power draw > from your battery...
• Re: WiFry NVC but camping related
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:31:35 -0700
  ...By adding a USB wifi adapter to your laptop you are adding another network to the computer. If the USB adapter picks up a...
• Re: Farm jack thingy
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:35:50 -0700
  https://gowesty.com/products/hi-lift-jack-adapter Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Wed, Jul 26, 2023 at 9:26 AM Mike Miller <mwmiller6...
• Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 09:14:27 -0800
  ...KEP (Kennedy Engineered Products, maker of the original Subaru-to-VW > adapter plate among many other things) also sells a gear reduction starter > which...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:04:59 -0700
  ...I musta been flu$h when I bought this a while back..it cost $144 with shipping and an adapter kit...I guess if...
• FS: SA PARTS (I hath come home!)
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Wed, 26 May 1999 03:35:33 -0400
  ...Also, I can get 4 cylinder Golf engine to Vanagon adapters and flywheels. James. Happy to be home.
• Re: Power in bus for a PC (little Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 00:58:27 EDT
  ...out if I was better off using the $99 cigarette lighter adapter or the $49 Trip Lite Power Verter 140 (140 W inverter) they...
• Will Porsche transaxle fit in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Moritz, Thomas W NWW
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 13:15:33 -0700
  ...physically fit in the Vanagon? If so, does somebody machine an adapter to go between the SVX engine and the Porsche tranny? *blink blink...