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• Re: Syncro drove! For the first time in 13 years!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 16 May 2011 13:41:58 -0400
  ...I snapped the cage on one of the CV's during the rebuilding for the other axle and will have to get another CV...
• Re: Need rear brake backing plates (now rear Discs?)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:21:32 -0700
  ...I've got BB kit up front so I'm good to go > > for quite awhile. > > > > Just my $0.02 ;-) > > > > bob > > > > > > > >> > >> Now that the...
• Re: Stuck Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 07:01:30 -0700
  ...Eventually, when I have the cash and the time (Betsy's our only car right now) I'd like to do a full rebuild...
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  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 03:14:18 EDT
  ...to rebuild or to swap.. I have tried to read everything I can find concerning both directions and I'm still stumped. From an...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 14:45:34 -0700
  ...I received that discount on my recent battery purchase and a carb rebuild kit for my Aircooled VW. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul...
• Re: vanagon sized/shape/style vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:42:31 +1200
  ...No problem, also up for auction was >a head gasket rebuild kit--about 65 pieces...thats why my friend ditched it. >oh, by the...
• Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:32:52 -0700
  ...1972 from a defunct company in >> San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia. >> >> Sent from my kitchen. >> >> On 08/22/2011 04:03...
• Re: Now...Water and Oil idiot lights? Doh!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:47:08 -0500
  I installed the two connection VDO oil pressure gauge when I did the rebuild. I want to say it controls both the idiot light...
• Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:24:59 -0700
  ...and........I have spend 10 hours sorting out a 'rebuild' to make it run right really sometimes. sometimes they run perfectly from the get...
• Re: About the Solex's VS Weber, mechanical trip report & dealer bashing!
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 12:18:01 -0800
  ...At that time they were outrageously expensive new from the dealer, so I switched to the Weber progressive single carb kit. In retrospect, I...
• Re: shifter linkage solved and the real problem persists...groan!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:33:59 -0500
  ...I recomend repalcing them at every brake job along with the hardware kits. ATE is the only cylinder I know with the correct details...
• Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), where to find?
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 09:26:53 -0700
  ...I also used > a free re-build kit from Manchester to repair the auto-stop > valve on the LP > tank, what nice folks to...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 19:58:54 -0400
  ...But, > replacing/rebuilding the engine is inevitable now. > > Jim > > >> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 3:08 PM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote...
• 85 westy, impending zetec conversion plus auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:08:55 -0600
  ...I am planning a Zetec conversion (already have the engine sitting in my garage, haven't bought the conversion kit yet). I am also...
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 17:17:33 -0700
  > > http://www.bus-boys.com/steeringvanagon.html > Says the kit is 'No Longer Available'! > > Or is it? > > This is apparently the kit one needs...
• 2.1L Rebuild Progress - Week 2
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 14:24:51 -0800
  ...Oh - for what it is worth - Boston Bob's gasket & hardware kit is well worth the $50 over the price of the Busdepot one...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 6 May 2004 12:02:56 -0400
  I second what and how Tim said..nearly my own exact feelings/words I'll kick a few bux into the kitty. as soon...
• Re: Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(Now Full)
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 17:22:06 -0700
  ...Modest money, minimum risk, rebuild the WBX with a good engine rebuilder. > 2. Eyes open, more money, modest risk, go Tiico. > 3. Less money...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 15:46:24 -0400
  ...road trip throughout the country. > > In August we had the engine rebuild completely by a Volkswagen Westfalia > specialist. The engine therefore just has 7...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 5 Dec 2025 05:16:48 +0000
  ...rollers. (Sure wish that one of our vendors would offer a rebuild kit for the pre-’85 sliders.) And yes, List traffic has dwindled...
• Re: Engine Replacement Options
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:43:06 -0700
  ...And this is the POV of a first timer and just my .02 >> >> >> >> Buying a used turnkey engine, or install kits, will save time...
• Re: 85 westy, impending zetec conversion plus auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 09:37:51 -0800
  ...During a rebuild a custom hub is installed (by some anyway) to permanently cure the issue. And yes the slider rides on a hub...
• Re: Front Suspension Lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:10:03 -0400
  ...Also went > with the GoWesty big brake and hub kit. This will go with the Van Cafe 16" > Carrot wheels and AT Grabbers. Looking...
• head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:42:20 -0500
  ...I've got an 87 half camper with 195,000 miles and a Canadian VW rebuild that's supposedly about 40-50,000 miles...
• Automatic trans won't stay in 3rd
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:01:32 -0400
  So this new to us van has a receipt for autotrans rebuild about 25k ago. We picked it up and drove it the ~200...
• Re: Help stuck caliper slide pin
  Historical mailing list - Ryan
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:40:30 -0400
  ...The caliper is already >> off, cleaned and awaiting the rebuild kit which is coming in tomorrow. >> I'm >> assuming that the siezed slider was...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?VW
  Historical mailing list - susan hafler
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 13:50:58 PDT
  ...she's >> cute, she's got style, she speaks to that part of me that appreciates >> having my bedroom, living, kitchen, dining room and...
• Re: FS: '86 Syncro with '91 Subaru 2.2L. Tacoma/Seattle, WA
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:44:11 -0500
  For anyone considering this van and is worried about the harness rebuild we can do it here in Southern Ontario. Please see our web...
• '85 GL Clutch Problems
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Sun, 14 Dec 1997 21:35:55 -0500
  ...Found I had a back door connection and got a kit for it along with expert advice and installed the kit and put unit...
• Re: Headgasket rebuild advice...
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 18:42:16 -0700
  ...to jump into this and then get stuck with something I > can't > put back together. > > Thanks > Aaron > > arobinso@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us
• Re: jack, costs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:26:24 -0500
  ...RC E-mail message � Out of all the stuff in the rebuilding kit, I only need one very small cup seal. No one wants...
• Re: Starter Sometimes Doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:34:45 -0500
  John, I'm sure you've seen posts about the "hot start relay kit" as a remedy for this problem. If you have the...
• RE: First Westy questions....
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 13:36:07 -0500
  ...I suppose I can get a rebuild kit at an RV place? There's what's called a blow-off valve, that's how...
• Re: Screwed in a Westy deal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:08:33 -0600
  ...Well after the > engine froze up and had to have an engine rebuild, he came back at > me to help pay for the repairs...
• Re: power steering rack
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Thu, 8 May 2003 19:20:43 -0700
  ...I darted over to AutoZone (yes, the dreaded) and ordered one of their rebuilds with lifetime warranty. I think it was about $230.00...
• Re: '85 (Digijet) Hall Sensor Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:23:26 +0100
  ...To replace get a distributor rebuild kit (about $US75 or thereabouts) Erik V. Citerat fr�n Rob Cassam <robcass@IX.NETCOM.COM>: > I just...
• Re: Getting AT rebuilt
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:22:58 -0500
  ...Getting AT rebuilt > >I am in need of rebuilding the AT in our '86 Westy. I talked today to a >reputable and recommended rebuilder...
• Vanagon Carat - 1991
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:40:48 -0500
  ...No brake caliper rebuild kits however. An immediate project is to replace/repair the driver and passenger electric windows. The driver window operator motor...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:04:45 -0800
  ...McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com <mailto:mark@markmcculley.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> I was rebuilding the shifter linkage due to worn bushings. >> >> >> >> I'm not feeling any...
• Re: bus with corvair engine
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 00:40:13 -0700
  ...the engine to dead stock - took apart every single piece while rebuilding it (myself), balanced it, rebuilt the transaxle myself to install the posi...
• Idea I had....IT will WORK...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:18:10 EST
  ...But you would have to rebuild the engine to take the extra power, select the correct turbo to match the engine. Change to the...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 21:51:39 -0700
  ...Very cool. > > I just went to refresh the critical parts on the jack with ones from Hi > Lift's jack rebuild kit, but the...
• Porsche engine conversion costs enclosed...
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:41:48 -0400
  ...This is based on a good condition used 911/ 3.2 Carrera engine, your van/ transaxle, our conversion kit and labor. An overhauled 911...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 29 May 2014 15:32:04 -0500
  ...She had about 95000 on the clock.. > > Once apart we went ahead and did a rebuild similar to what you're looking > at... I...
• Cleaning out warehouse sale! (Cheap Stuff!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 11:23:36 EST
  ...I am sure that you can figure out how to mount them if you wanted to. - Sets of Winkler lower grille foglight kits- $199...
• Re: Rebuild is done, Van is running, now what?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:31:52 -0600
  Dustin Jones wrote: >10W30 Dino Oil, 185,000 orig miles, 65 since the rebuild. I am using OEM >Mahne Oil Filter from Bus Depot...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - turbotransporter
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 15:55:17 -0700
  ...road trip throughout the country. > > In August we had the engine rebuild completely by a Volkswagen Westfalia > specialist. The engine therefore just has 7...
• Re: performance mods for wbx
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 23:26:06 EDT
  ...If you are adding the chip then 1.3 or 1.4 ratio depends if you plan to rebuild in the future AND change...
• Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 Jul 2011 23:48:26 -0500
  ...Very cool. > > I just went to refresh the critical parts on the jack with ones from Hi > Lift's jack rebuild kit, but the...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 1 Oct 2016 13:32:24 -0700
  ...road trip throughout the country. >> >> In August we had the engine rebuild completely by a Volkswagen Westfalia >> specialist. The engine therefore just has 7...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the transmission...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:16:35 -0400
  ...I personally know of no 2.1 WBX engines that have lived over 200K without rebuilding, but tons of inline VW engines that have...
• Re: Total Brake Job (longish)
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 09:24:53 -0000
  ...be at the end of their lives => even some of the >rebuild kits were more expencive than new (Italian made) calibers I bought >them...
• 1990 Westy AC 3rd speed and condenser fan.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 13:26:39 -0400
  ...When I did the I4 conversion we also replaced the receiver/dryer, evap valve, hoses, and the balance of the R134a kit. There are...
• Re: Blinking oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 7 Dec 2020 09:20:36 -0800
  ...I’ve installed this kit on two vans with good results: > > https://www.vancafe.com/KT-9981901-p/kt-9981901.htm > > > > > > > > Stuart > > > > > > > > From: Dan...
• My 91 GL tale (long), or what ever happened to this Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 21:29:44 -0400
  ...One of things this meant to me was an engine rebuild even though it was premature at less than 100,000 miles. I have...
• Re: Engine woes - what to do?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:24:53 -0600
  ...replacement parts/upgrades including fuel tank, sending unit, coolant lines, clutch kit+machining of flywheel, water pump, thermostat, timing belt, valve cover gasket. The...
• Re: Power Steering Pumps - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:28:08 -0400
  ...Bentley has some really good illustrations of the construction of these pumps, and I see absolutely no reason one cannot rebuild them in one...
• Re: head seal replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 22:04:38 -0500
  ...If you need an engine gasket kit let me know as I have them with both sealants (yellow and black) for $120. Happy head...
• 1.6L & 1.7L swap for 2.0L parts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Tue, 31 May 94 23:14 CDT
  ...So I have a complete 1.6L rebuild kit, which I believe is from Johnny's Speed & Chrome. Honestly, I don't remember. My...
• Re: rear wheel bearings - Pontification
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Thu, 18 May 2000 12:08:17 -0700
  ...The BusDepot has the bearing kit for about $40 which is a good deal. Other than that it is a PITA to do yourself...