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• Re: noisy hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:23:13 -0700
  ...noisy hatch struts > > So, am I the only one who has experienced this problem?Noone has any > comments// > Is anyone getting this or my...
• Re: bike rack on rear hatch? which yakima rack q-clip number??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:21:17 +0000
  The trouble I have with a rack on the back hatch is the dust accumulation. The van pulls everything right onto my bike and...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:19:50 -0600
  My guess would be that on Hatches with Window Wipers, the Wiper Motor may add more weight to 1 side ~ > On 21 Sep , 2021...
• Re: places where rodents get into vanagons... save this list!!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:18:47 -0500
  ...Thought I was > dreaming. > > How on earth do they get in those drain holes? Only when hatch open? > (i.e. when using a hatch...
• Re: Bile Rack for a Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Thu, 04 Apr 1996 15:14:22 -0800
  Steve Mack wrote: > > I have been looking for a bike rack for the back hatch of a 1993 > Eurovan Weekender. The products I have...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:19:38 -0700
  My rear hatch had mysterious oily grease on it and had me severely confused for a while. on mine i suddenly realized i was...
• Re: Rear Hatch struts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 23:14:46 -0700
  The brand "Strong Arm" (which is sold at Big A flaps in the NE) makes prefectly good hatch struts specifically Vanagons at about $25...
• Hatch struts and side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 11:26:17 -0400
  ...My hatch struts needs to be replaced, should I go to order some at a Canadian Tire store (about $25 each), or take from...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Colin Carmichael
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:05:17 -0700
  ...I can almost hang from the hatch they > are so strong. > Kim > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www...
• Re: Back with chile
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:59:48 -0700
  ...Enjoy! //Jack (in California) On 15 Sep 2002, at 20:10, Ben McCafferty wrote: > Hey everyone, > Back from Hatch, excellent trip. Details later. > I...
• Re: Rear Hatch/Door Pistons
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:22:00 -0400
  ...Rear Hatch/Door Pistons Hi All- The arms that hold my rear door up seem to have suddenly given out and only hold it...
• Chrome molding
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 16:38:02 -0400
  Hi, Is the chrome molding necessary to retain the rear hatch window? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:38:37 -0400
  ...You have to specify an eyelet for >> the shaft side (no extra charge). >> >> So, these *just* support my loaded (more on that below) hatch...
• Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:11:19 -0700
  ...On Jul 16, 2010, at 8:18 PM, Paul <wognacious@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Wow, those hatch lock extensions are expensive! Just go to your...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Tom=E2=80=99s_=28Samba_sodo=29_license_plate_hatch_mod?=
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:14:00 -0700
  ...Cut the springs on that hatch. No more propping with > >>> cap or magnet thing. > >>> > >>> https://shufti.blog/2024/06/08/vanagon-the-thm-toms...
• Re: Fwd: Vanagon key rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 18:48:25 -0800
  ...Vanagon key rear hatch > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 5:57 PM > I really believe your locks have been...
• Re: How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:36:58 -0700
  ...How do you remove the struts from the hatch of a Vanagon? > I'm trying to remove the two struts off the hatch of...
• VW logo on rear hatch?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:48:34 -0500
  ...As I was leaving, I noticed that he has a large VW logo on the back hatch. Mine doesn't have this and doesn...
• Re: ?Roof Top "camping" Question?
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 14:10:58 -0400
  ...It hangs from the rear hatch. If your hatch struts are strong, the sun shower will sit on the opened hatch. As long as...
• Re: Interior dimensions of new Eurovans
  Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:11:24 -0500
  ...Just open the back hatch, drop the center seat > and slide it in / close hatch > >> >> >> Does anyone know the interior length from the rear...
• Re: Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:04:11 -0400
  ...I would think many other things like bike racks and other hatch attachments would be more likely to cause a problem than the small...
• Re: Removing Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:44:15 -0800
  ...Removing Rear Hatch Lock >Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 15:33:40 -0800 > >I can no longer rotate the key in the lock of...
• Locking engine hatch on '66
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 11:18:17 -0500
  ...Does anyone know where I can get a locking latch for the engine hatch? Will Bug locking latches work? On a distantly related note...
• re:Vanagon rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Tue, 28 May 1996 22:06:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Um, Howabout velcro strips stuck to the floor? Larry > >From unfortunate previous experience with Sacramento River Killer > Mosquitoes, use the rear hatch bug screen...
• Re: Wanted: Engine cleaning tips
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 08:13:25 -0700
  ...My trick is to use a big sheet of plastic clipped to the top of the rear hatch opening. It is wide enough that...
• Leaky rear hatch????
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 15 May 2003 13:25:12 -0500
  ...I opened the rear hatch on our '87 Westy last night, after a mild thunderstorm, to find that the cushion and engine cover were...
• FS: tan westy windshield curtain & side curtains, hatch screen, skylite hinges
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:28:52 EDT
  ...4 (from a 82-84 but fit all 80-84) rear hatch screen..fits all westys, or will fit passenger vans also if u...
• Re: in the year 2015......
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:28:35 -0600
  ...engine hatch at all! Yeah, & the worst hack in Splitdom, besides the wheel wells being cut out, is to cut in a hatch over...
• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:38:50 -0500
  ...rear hatch, more help in the side doors. > Also used it under the rear seat and on top of the engine hatch. I'm...
• Re: blue coolant?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Apr 1994 21:19:00 -0600
  At 8:02 PM 4/9/94 -0500, Alan Laird wrote: >> check the rear hatch struts. they go bad and cost a lot ... $50...
• Re: more tidbits
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 17:29:14 -0400
  ...It had a rear hatch tent, mainly because the vehicle was too short to lie down in otherwise. A counter with stove, sink + cupboards...
• Re: _V_O_L_K_W_A_G_E_N_ emblem removal
  Historical mailing list
  8 Sep 95 10:52
  >I'm about to repaint the back hatch of my '72 Bus, and I'm wondering >how and if I may safely remove the...
• Re: bike rack
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:42:10 -0600
  ...use something, like rubber or fabric-faced wood under the rack "feet" that rest on the hatch. This will disperse the weight and also...
• Re: major hatch strut question, PVC STRUT
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 5 May 2001 21:21:46 -0700
  ...major hatch strut question >Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 23:26:38 -0400 > >See the attached. > >Sam ><< hatch_strut_support.PDF >> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:48:16 -0400
  ...You have to specify an eyelet for >> the shaft side (no extra charge). >> >> So, these *just* support my loaded (more on that below) hatch...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 10 Apr 2017 06:42:53 -0400
  ...You have to specify an eyelet for >> the shaft side (no extra charge). >> >> So, these *just* support my loaded (more on that below) hatch...
• Re: Bike Rack--Thule Speedway 2
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:15:53 +0000
  John, Before making wheel/tire changes (I now have the Gary Lee hatch spare tire/gas can/bike rack mounts) I was using a...
• He will be a Vanagon owner in 15 years...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 2 May 2003 13:10:08 EDT
  ...I open it and he points to the bed, I lift it and he emphatically points to the engine hatch. I open the hatch...
• Re: That pesky rear hatch lock!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:31:54 -0500
  ...lock or unlock position long enough THAT is when the rear hatch lock doesn't do it's work. It's just a little...
• Re: Tips on rear hatch lock adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Dec 2022 17:56:23 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Dec 3, 2022, at 4:44 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > My 84 rear hatch is hard to...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:48:30 -0400
  ...rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped workingI would be concerned about this approach for two reasons: 1. Aren't those struts pressurized? Seems...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:24 -0600
  ...I prop the hatch open with a stick (broom type) I put under the rear seat, when I want to access the engine (which...
• Re: Rear hatch lock source
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 2005 11:26:40 EDT
  ...I need to replace my > non-power lock machanism in the hatch with one that will accept the > actuator rod from the new lock...
• Re: rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 23:20:58 -0400
  Vice grips work just fine. ; ) Peace - donna '84 Westy (Pepe)
• Re: rear hatch release
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:56:59 EDT
  Please copy me on this. Sam W 63 singlecab 70 bay Westy 87 Vanagon Westy
• WANTED: "CARAT" rear badge
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:34:59 EDT
  i need the badge on the hatch that says "CARAT" anyone got one? TIA chris
• Re: AW: looking for rear hatch volkswagen badge
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 11 May 2016 15:51:00 +0000
  ...looking for rear hatch volkswagen badge Anyone have a good condition VOLKSWAGEN emblem they can part with- the one with round vw- for rear...
• Re: what were Westfalias badged as in Europe?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:35:41 -0800
  Mine says JOKER on the plastic emblem on the hatch - right where it says VANAGON on our vans. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc...
• Re: Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:02:36 -0800
  ...Rear hatch will no longer lock, sliding door iffy It seems my rear hatch will no longet lock. Ita a 1987 Wolfsburg with power...
• Re: Rear Window Defroster Strips Pretty Much Fugeddaboutit?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:50:52 -0800
  ...The wire enters the hatch at the top drivers side and like door wiring can break. It is a large guage wire that does...
• Hydraulic Hatch Lifts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 95 09:52:02 EDT
  Good Day All, I am currently using a two section stainless steel pole to prop up my rear hatch on the '86 Westy. Although...
• Re: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 03:35:18 -0400
  ...could see missing, was lock or push button from the engine hatch. Hatch hinges were real stiff. -- they didn't have an engine door...
• 86 Syncro Rust free body parts
  Historical mailing list - Joe Pilot
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 03:58:39 +0000
  ...Body is factory white with grey stripe really nice doors,slider, hatch (no wiper model) I think the rear hatch has been repainted, the...
• Re: Doors Available
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:16:35 -0700
  My wild guestimate on shipping a vanagon rear hatch door from Oregon to the east coast... 200 to under 300 dollars. After a certain...
• Re: Pop-up room, attaches to van rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 14 Jul 2020 08:16:24 -0700
  ...How long does it take to set up and tear down? - about 2 minutes - you open the rear hatch, unfold the tent, wrap the...
• Re: Wondering about Westfalia table heights.
  Historical mailing list
  12 Mar 97 07:01:34 PST
  Greetings - Since getting into the rear top hatched cabinets was impossible with the table stored over the hatches, I removed the hatches. The kids...
• Re: Hatchback struts
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Mon, 5 Jun 2017 06:52:37 -0400
  ...I was lucky to get the hatch open myself. Again, thanks Alistair. 12 years ago I had to have the top of this same...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:59:34 -0700
  ...VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener > > Awesome, thanks! > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 6:04 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > > > John...
• Re: Rear hatch struts -- disposal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:01:10 -0700
  ...Rear hatch struts -- disposal >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 17:46:21 -0400 > >I just put new rear hatch struts on my Vanagon. Hooray...
• Re: rear hatch emblem removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:18:05 -0800
  ...way to get the two rear hatch emblems off without >> breaking them? I have the interior rear hatch panel off with the batt >> insulation...