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• Re: a/c roof ducts recall
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:32:25 -0600
  ...Hector, I had my local dealer make this repair. The actual parts VW provides in the kit are two flat steel rectangular plates with...
• Re: New Vanagon.com Repair Shops Map Page!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 13:14:02 -0400
  ...Here is > a link to the new map page: > http://www.vanagononline.com/articles/vanagon-repair-shops-map/ > > -- > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16...
• Vanagon Repair classes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 10:32:03 -0800
  ...Maybe a cooperative effort from the members of this board, where each person could teach one aspect of vanagon repair or maintenance? I would...
• Front end body repair for '83 and 1/2 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Fryer
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 15:29:11 -0700
  ...The van has been sitting for a year now - I finally feel flush$ enough to consider any repairs. Does anyone have any advice concerning...
• Re: Halifax Nova Scotia VW repair facilities
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:24:02 -0300
  ...City Auto Repair, 336 Portland St, Dartmouth NS, 902.461.1858 > > These gentlemen also do a lot of late model VW repair work. It...
• Re: map pocket repair
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:10:29 -0700
  ...Has anyone else repaired this > before? Searching didn't help me. > > Right now I'm thinking of JB Weld type stuff formed into the...
• Re: Did we forget to post the Bob Hoover story for Christmas?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 1 Jan 2019 04:36:00 +0000
  ...9:01 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > Midnight Repairs > > > | > | > | > |  |    | > >  | > >  | > | > |  | > Midnight Repairs > He came down the back drive just before midnight on Christmas...
• Re: Front floor metal compatibility
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:48:49 -0700
  ...Is this for accident repair or rust repair? Mark Markus Benne wrote: > ‎Hi, > > Can someone tell me if the front floors are the same...
• Re: Friday Self-Indulgent Photo Post :)
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:36:29 -0500
  ...photos of Blackbeard today, the first > since the completion of the repair work. > > Self-indulgent, I know. :) > Can't help it. > I just love...
• Bentley Factory Repair Manual for sale (and a few other things)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Coseo
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 23:43:55 -0800
  2 inches of solid do it yourself repair howdoyoudo. 40 bucks plus shipping. Good shape. Also, in not any particular order, the following- 86...
• Re: Ever just repair one head? What happened?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 18:47:33 -0500
  ...It has been a long time since I read those repair receipts. But the lack of power in general and the frequent low oil...
• Re: Electrical question
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:03:25 -0400
  ...I will repair with JB. Before camping last night I repaired wire (removed 20 Amp inline fuse too. don't know why it was...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Apr 2007 (#2007-423)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:13:27 -0700
  ...Body work repairing and > painting every 2 - 3 years. Still going strongly at 201,000 + miles on > original engine. << > > Body work, repairing and painting...
• Re: repairing the blue PCB ribbon on the back of instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:03:08 -0800
  ...2008 1:49 PM > >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Subject: Re: repairing the blue PCB ribbon on the back of > >instrument cluster > > > >I have...
• instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:05:21 -0800
  ver nice job posted on the samba in this thread http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=489656 alistair
• Re: Good local mechanic worked on my 85
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 10 May 2010 20:00:41 -0700
  RE: Good Mechanic Make sure you add him to the Repair Shop Reviews list at roadhaus.com
• Re: Seam rust repair tips WAS (Re: is primer/sealer weathertight?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:35:29 -0400
  If it will work on a TR4 it will work on a mere Vangaon.
• Jim's Vanagon repair in Hayward, CA
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 02:14:40 -0400 (EDT)
  Does anyone have any experience with this shop? What are your impressions? I had taken my van to
• wanted: USED Bentley for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 23:09:01 EST
  wanted: USED Bentley repair manual for vanagon. must cover '84 model year. this is for a friend of mine. chris
• repair shops in the New York city area
  Historical mailing list - Adam Culp
  Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:36:26 -0700
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• Re: Proofing a Heater Core
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 17:06:43 -0500
  George, Did you ever try to repair any of your front heater cores? -Blake Heinlein http://members.accessbee.com/heinlein
• PS pump banjo leak repaired
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 16:05:16 -0500
  As suggested by several list members - get a new copper washer. BTDT - now it doesn't leak. Thanks guys. John
• Re: Suggestions for heater housing repair product needed
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 15:10:15 -0500
  Ed, I have an extra one in good condition. Let me know if you are interested. Miguel
• Re: Auto Insurance oblgations
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2024 06:17:10 -0500
  ...On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Major repairs such as engine or transmission replacement do...
• Re: "91 Subie Vanagon back on the road
  Historical mailing list - JOHN LAUTERBACH
  Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:49:13 -0400
  ...They installed the GoWesty bumpers and repaired the rear lock on the sliding door. The top screw that holds the latch to the door...
• Re: Long Island NY - Call for North American Repair Shop Data
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:18:28 -0500
  > Larry, > > I have a great mechanic to recommend in Rockville Centre, NY (Long Island). > > The shop is called �Foreign Car Repair by Steve� most...
• Re: body panel repair
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:01:58 -0000
  ...body panel repair > Hey all, > Like many folks on this list, my right rear wheel arch is a bit crunched. > Actually, it was completely...
• Re: Sacramento, CA repair shops
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:03:15 +0000
  ...Sacramento, CA repair shops >>Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 14:32:09 -0700 >>Hi Folks - Can anyone recommend a VW repair shop in Sacramento...
• Re: AC System Repair/ Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Kep Koeppel
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:21:31 -0700
  ...AC System Repair/ Upgrade After a weekend of driving through some of the hot parts of CA & NV (100 - 103F in places), AC system...
• RE:? Splittie rust-repairable?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 01:39:09 -0500
  ...Hintz) >Subject:? Splittie rust-repairable? > >Hey now, > Looked at a '59 today here in Austin (I believe it was posted to >the list a...
• FW: 84 vanagon temp question
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 09:52:04 -0700
  ...I talked to the repair shop and they said changing coolant couldn't cause this. They said they bleeded system correctly and there are...
• Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 20:56:42 -0800
  ...it's not obvious! Not to us, nor to the VW repair shop where we take our Vanagon. And the repair shop has so...
• Solution to Reliability Problem
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 15:45:05 -0500
  ...I'm afraid that something will break and I will be stranded in a motel or worse while trying to locate repair parts and...
• '86 Vanagon Head Gasket Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley, SWPRD
  Wed, 07 Sep 1994 08:24:28 EST
  ...Both were repaired by the same dealer and we have had no problem since (now at 135K miles). I was told that they used...
• Re: Head Help!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 16:27:09 -0400
  I believe you should make VW pay for the entire repair. Just print out about 25 tales of wow over these head gaskets, go...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 00:20:25 -0700
  ...IF you prepare the surface >and get the existing corrosion out, the repair seems to last indefinitely. Out of curiosity, Mark, did you 'jbweld...
• Re: clutch repair update
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:18:37 -0500
  ...Otherwise, I'd say that unless you are prepared to enter such mechanical repairs yourself, leave it to the "experts". R.A. Alexander, D...
• repair manual
  Historical mailing list - Wickham, Steve
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 14:05:21 -0700
  ...phosphates) 2) What is the general consensus on which repair manual is best (if you had to pick)? -Haynes doesn't seem to publish...
• Re: poptop crack in my westy - need advice
  Historical mailing list - charles fladger
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:51:16 -0400
  ...Any good boat repair place in you area should be able to send you to someone who can fix the top. Charles === Volkswagen Owners...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Mar 2003 - Special issue (#2003-258)
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 04:40:42 -0800
  ...Fw:Help for Oxnard,Ventura, West LA Repair shops > > Isn=B4t anybody from te Oxnard, Ventura,West LA area reading this = > mailing list! > > To...
• rear seat/bed hinge repair?
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:24:15 -0700
  ...Is it replaceable or repairable? Since it broke and dropped off I can't tell how it fits to the mechanism. Since the L...
• repaired link to ..;/ photos of alternator repair :)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:05:37 -0700
  ...photos of alternator repair To: Vanagon <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>, Wetwesties < wetwesties@yahoogroups.com> dear fellow vanagoniterites had a failure of bracket bolts that...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:38:18 -0700
  ...The pictures at > http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonPopTopHingeTroubles# will > show how to evaluate the situation and a possible repair. There are > no doubt...
• Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen VANAGON, Cooling, engine temp
  Historical mailing list - "Dan Rickert (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:22:37 -0400
  ...Technician Almanor Import Repair Clear Creek, California, USA iATN Technician Sponsor http://members.iatn.net/pages/mountainman.html ___________________ TEST AND REPAIR DATA ___________________ TESTING AND...
• Re: Clipped by a Camaro/ Insurance finale
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 15:59:27 EST
  ...To Farmers Insurance's credit, if the vehicle was a Range Rover instead of a 20 year old Westy, to make a proper repair...
• need advice: Head Gaskets/Engine replacement
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 05:29:14 -1000
  ...A local shop said they could do the heads for 800-900 using their own machine shop to repair the heads. They have done...
• Re: Seeking advice for fixing many small rust spots
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:26:33 EDT
  ...Precise color-matching of the spot repairs is not important to me. In the past, I have attempted rust repair on other vehicles by...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 14:05:52 -0500
  ...Weld Head Repair >Ken: > >I primarily use my van for traveling/exploring. If I'm driving it, >chanes are I'm far from home...
• Re: Repair Shops in Georgia/SC - Transmission: No shifting into 3rd or 4th
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:14:24 -0400
  ...I do not have a place, the tools, or the time to drop and repair a transmission (I managed a water pump replacement, and...
• Re: nuts/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:54:23 -0800
  ...nuts/bolts When completing repairs to my bus, I want to switch out the heavily rusted nuts and bolts as needed. I am having...
• Re: CANVAS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:56:33 -0700
  ...I > was wondering if any body knows how to repair it. I used the trusty > standby > duct tape to prevent it from spreading but...
• Re: Friday Self-Indulgent Photo Post :)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:47 -0800
  ...Friday Self-Indulgent Photo Post :) Finally had a chance to snap some photos of Blackbeard today, the first since the completion of the repair...
• Cartalk's VW puzzler
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Wed, 06 Nov 1996 13:39:33 -0800
  ...The mishap had to do with a repair he'd done 6 weeks earlier when he loosened 3 screws and tightened 3 bolts. What...
• Re: jb weld
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 21:28:14 -0500
  ...Having used this stuff in other places, I would trust this kind > of repair on wasserboxer heads.. Another data piont on J-B Weld...
• Re: best repair manual?
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:25:01 +0100
  ...Justin Simpson wrote: > The Bently book (The official vanagon repair manual) is US$66.95 at the > same place, which is the cheapest place...
• Re: Preparations for Rough Roads
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:29:59 -0700
  ...Broken ones can be repaired. And they're heavy!!! I'd hit the boneyard and pick up a complete set of relays from under...
• skylight flex arm repair
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 22:05:40 -0400
  Has anyone been able to successfully re-tread or otherwise repair the small wheels on the flex arm assembly for the skylight (the flex...
• Listee needs HELP in Corona, California
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:03:39 EDT
  ...I was unable to reach him by phone but his message to me says that he is looking for a shop who can repair...
• re head repair/ ? rear defoger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:41:21 EST
  Greetings all, I would like to thank you all for responding to my inquery about "in van head repairs" . I have decided to rebuild...
• 1993 EVC cheap
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 13:40:24 -0700
  ...Owner took it to VW dealer for work, they said it needs engine repair (heads?), 3800 dollar repair. Owner went out and bought a...