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  • FS: vanagon capt.chairs w/ armrests/fit all vans,upgrade early westy or doka
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:15:10 EDT
    ...fit all vanagons, westys or transporters. easy slide in upgrade for 80-84 westys that had the uncomfortable armrestless seats, or for all transporters...
  • Re: Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: $41,000 1986 Volkswagen Syncro Westfalia Weekender?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:04:38 -0700
    ...Owsianowski < pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > Jalopnik: *http://tinyurl.com/3gsv3o* > > ** > > > > -- > Pete > '79 Westy "Aardvark" > '87 Westy "Joe's Van" > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com > -- Jake 1984...
  • Re: Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 6 Sep 1999 08:44:54 -0700
    ...Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy >Yakima racks web site on back hatch of Westy. >Please visit my site for a...
  • Poptop Westy's for sale!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:14:03 EST
    folks i have 2 westys i will be selling, these are mine.. '86 westfalia GL full poptop camper w/ stove/sink/fridge/LP/ air...
  • Re: Westy Bed hardware
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:15:03 -0700
    > > I'm really interested in getting a set of hinges/hardware > > to make a Westy sized fold-out bed. > > If anyone has a set...
  • Re: Westy Vent cap??? where to get.
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:03:13 -0700
    ...Westy Vent cap??? where to get. > > > OK I was riding in Reston, VA yesterday and saw a 90/91(?) > Westy that has > got to...
  • vw parts and cars/vans/buses for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 May 1999 15:33:06 EDT
    ...fits ALL Buses, '79 down, make your Bus into a westy -Complete Vanagon westy camper interiors, make your Vanagon passenger van into a westy...
  • Re: INFO: Griddle for westy, great for bfst lnch and dinner!
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
    Fri, 30 May 2003 00:39:16 -0700
    Can you get us the exact details of it please, like the UPC code? Cheers, bruce '85 Westy '02 Snap Beetle Victoria, BC, Canada...
  • parting out '91 Westy...last call!!!
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 17 Feb 2016 13:15:39 -0500
    a local buddy of mine is parting out a flash silver '91 Westy GL automatic. (had bad rust in front clip and was not...
  • Re: '87 Westy tire grief - long
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:47:36 -0700
    I noticed on a friend's Westy that it had been fitted with Yokohama Y356 184Rx14 tires. They appear to have a load rating...
  • Re: Need westy camper drain plug/basket
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:42:37 -0800
    ...Steven 91 Westy On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 9:04 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote: > > I would like one of...
  • Vanagons at the Tour de France- Stage 9 Col du Tourmalet
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:29:52 -0700
    Hey Gang,� Sunday's stage in the Pyrenees Did you all catch the 84ish Orange Westy at the�top of the Col du Tourmalet...
  • Re: Westy rental in Pacific Northwest??
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
    Mon, 3 Apr 2000 15:14:17 -0700
    I have just made a little web site about my Westy rental. Anyone maybe interested to look into a summer vacation here in the...
  • Re: Noisy wiper motor
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 18 Feb 2001 18:27:07 -0700
    ...Noisy wiper motor > Hello > > The mechanical noise from the windshield wiper motor on my '90 Westy is > annoyingly loud. It's noticeably louder than...
  • Re: Vanagon Westy cabinet trim question
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:43:05 -0700
    I tried the Rockler trim when I was restoring my Westy. It's not the same as the Westy trim. What worked best for...
  • Campers on Cape Cod 2001
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Thu, 24 May 2001 18:54:03 -0400
    ...Please visit our web site for more information http://members.nbci.com/cape_westys/2001/ If you are copying this address please note there...
  • Re: '85 westy on ebay, no reserve
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:52:55 -0500
    Never mind the Westy! What about the Double-cab in the background of the 8th picture? That looks like it needs less work...:o...
  • Re: Need muffler in N TX
    Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
    Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:32:14 -0500
    ...Dylan Spurgin >81 Westy - "Elly" The Electric Elephant >spurgin.net/westy1.htm >-- > -- Dylan Spurgin 81 Westy - "Elly" The Electric Elephant spurgin.net/westy1.htm --
  • Westy anti roll bars
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 02:38:10 +0000
    This may be a subject thats been well covered ,but is it true that the westys used a22mm front bar vs the regular vans...
  • Attn Silver Westy Spotted on Chesapeake Bay Bridge 9/5
    Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
    Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:48:20 -0400
    My husband spotted your Westy not only because of your "U of Ottawa" sticker (he's Canadian) but because he had try and catch...
  • Re: 89 Vanagon leaning
    Historical mailing list - tmiller
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:20:03 -0500
    ...Mike Collum wrote: >My Westy has a "list to the port side"...is this normal.....is this >something that should be looked at and...
  • Sealed starting battery for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Thu, 20 Mar 2014 10:55:25 -0700
    Does anyone make a sealed starting battery that will work in a Westy? Todd '88 Westy
  • Westy Alternatives
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:46:21 -0800
    A small collection including a 4wd Toyota ? http://picasaweb.google.com/anasasi/WestyAlternatives?feat=directlink Others by request. Pensionerd
  • FREE 2 person middle seats for westy grey
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:52:54 EDT
    free westy 2 person middle seat.. grey must pick up in allentown, pa
  • Westy engine
    Historical mailing list - Diana Broome
    Thu, 9 Dec 1999 16:25:28 EST
    Thanks for the red flag and the info. I see I have a lot to learn. Diana '87 Westy
  • Re: cheap westy on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
    Wed, 8 Nov 2000 16:18:38 -0700
    "robot ." wrote: > Looks like a Country Home to me, not a Westy. Tim, Look closer. Larry
  • Re: WTB: Sycro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
    Wed, 17 Jan 2001 16:57:58 -0600
    I am almost positive there is a syncro westy for sale at E-Bay ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
  • 89 Westy - gray adj armrests
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
    Thu, 23 Dec 2004 21:17:07 -0600
    I'm still NEED 2 pair of gray adjustable armrests for my 89 Westy... Thanks Chuck
  • Re: Glimpse of westy - Westy Sightings
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:28:11 -0400
    There are so many in my town people just ignore each other! (Port Townsend, WA)
  • westy skylight parts for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Jun 2005 15:54:32 EDT
    i have some westy skylight hinges for sale..also the gasket.. if anyone needs them... chris
  • Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
    Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
    Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:15:16 -0800
    Edward Maglott wrote: > I think the fitting for the Westy yank will be the hard part to find. I > have often wanted to make...
  • Re: differences in '91 westys vs earlier westys
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:21:25 -0700
    ...list all the things different about the '91 westys that > > were different from the earlier westys...so far i have: > > > > -left rear cabinet front...
  • Passing Vanagons & Westfalias
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 19 May 1994 20:39:49 -0230
    Just a comment about the Vanagons & Westys seen in traveling. I spent 2 days in Victoria,B.C. 2 weeks ago (I will be...
  • Re: I'm looking for a 91 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Todd Lund
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 08:00:25 -0700
    ...I have a buyer for > my 87 and am ready to shell out up to 15K for a 91 > Westy. If you have one...
  • Re: 90 Westy Syncro for Sale ... Input requested
    Historical mailing list - Antaki
    Sun, 4 Aug 2002 23:24:02 -0700
    ...www.Sportsmobile.com http://www.campvans.com/California/GTRV/Westy.html There's even a GTRV Westy on eBay right now. I love my...
  • FS: OEM westy floor tracks and covers for optional middle seat, & middle seat FS
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Jul 2005 12:00:13 EDT
    folks, if you have wanted to install the middle seat in your westy but was worried it wouldnt look original, then i have what...
  • Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
    Historical mailing list - David Etter
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:10:43 -0700
    ...Too bad Westys are not among them. The same >tank manufacturer made the ones with the gauges as made the Westy tanks >without. Too...
  • Re: selling entine vanagon parts stash and collection
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:10:29 -0700
    ...will sell the vans (one '89 westy, one > '90 multivan, and one '91 westy all project vans - come w/ parts needed to > fix them...
  • Re: Curb wieght and other stupid questions
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 15:45:50 +0000
    >Does the weekender have more ROOM for junk? I have an '85 Westy with the weekender interior. Yes, it has much more room inside...
  • Re: Mercury Insurance is attempting to Total my 84 Westy for a $3,900 repair, it has been completely restored, $40,00 invested I need help
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Fri, 2 May 2003 16:46:05 -0700
    ...My Westy has become a lifelong friend and I really need help in locating price information on 83.5, 84 or 85 year Westys...
  • Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:16:34 -0700
    you can not compare the AC on a westy and the AC on any sedan out there. The volume of air to cool on...
  • Re: The Interesting Things We Find
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:26:00 -0600
    Free Fertilizer for the mouse plants! Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Jan 17, 2012 8:23 PM, "Pete O" <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com...
  • Westy sighting/cont. divid
    Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
    Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:49:09 -0400
    ...Passed a brown westy comming down the west side of the divide. Lots of waves. Only second one we've seen in 2k miles...
  • rear seat cusion cover for westy
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Wed, 5 Aug 2009 19:22:37 -0600
    ...My rear foam cushion for my 88 Westy is okay. What I need is the fabric cover. If anyone has one of these or...
  • Re: Creative Westy Ad on CL
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:55:23 -0800
    ...entertaining Westy ad on CL (not mine): > > http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1042404446.html > > Happye Fryedaye > > Jeff > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender...
  • Re: Hoo Boy! (Was: Corrado Powered Westy Syncro - For
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 May 1996 17:32:11 -0800
    >Hey all, > Wouldn't a Diesel Westy transmisson be geared way too low to implant a >Corrado motor? Make it work mighty hard. If...
  • 85 Westy Just Arrived
    Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
    Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:56:42 -0500
    The 85 Westy that I had been waiting for just arrived and at the price I had mentioned back when I first posted it...
  • Pricing Westys
    Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
    Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:29:11 EST
    ...It provides free nationwide Westy classifieds. Very useful. Sorry if this is a double post. I did it once on a type2.com screen...
  • Re: Westy top bunk
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Mon, 22 Mar 1999 19:48:52 -0700
    ...BILL <billv2@prodigy.net> >Hi Volks, I'm looking for a Westy top bunk--mattress and folding plywood >piece with hardware. Anyone know where...
  • 78 Westy No Idel - Help Please!
    Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
    Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:48:43 +0000
    Volks, A guy who lives on the next Key west from me has a 78 Westy (lime green - yuck), anyway, the thing barely will...
  • clutch "fork"
    Historical mailing list - John Hurley
    Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:13:32 -0400
    ...clutch "fork" i just got a bentley and there is on part called a "fork" I have and 85 westy 4 speed and was...
  • FS: 85 westy
    Historical mailing list - rhargrov
    Sat, 4 Dec 1999 14:16:37 -0500
    I have decided to sell the westy instead of proceeding with an engine replacement. The reason for this is I have recently purchased a...
  • Re: Most miles on Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Vince Nash
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:15:46 -0500
    I have only had my 85 Westy for about a year and a half. Odometer reads 291,000 miles and still kickin'. Vince 85...
  • How many , Have installed Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's?
    Historical mailing list - Greg
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 22:20:32 -0800
    Greetings Volks, How many , Have installed a (Deep Cycle) Optima as Aux Battery in Westy's using the stock wiring under the drivers seat...
  • Westy rental in Pacific Northwest??
    Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
    Mon, 3 Apr 2000 16:44:50 -0500
    Hey Volks, Anyone know of a place to rent a fully-outfitted Westy in the Pacific Northwest? We're trying to plan a week...
  • Re: Driving to Kansas
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Mon, 15 May 2000 12:45:04 -0700
    > It will be a brown 82 Westy towing a blue 80 Westy (Niagara blue). As Now there's a photo I would like to...
  • Someone looking for Westy water tank key?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Wed, 2 Jan 2002 20:45:45 -0600
    I got a phone call a couple of days ago from someone wanting a Westy water tank key for an '87, but didn't...
  • GVW of Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - David Maurio
    Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:43:45 +0000
    What is the gross vehicle weight of an 85 Westy with no kitchen (Weekender, Wolfsburg?) The ramps I bought are 6000lb ramps, which I...
  • Re: 1983.5 westy camper in nor cal, I'll look at it for you
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:31:17 -0800
    ...I'm checking this van out tomorrow: > http://chico.craigslist.org/cto/1602528248.html Melissa '84 Westy Honey Bee Sacramento, CA www.westywoman.com
  • Re: My Westy as an everyday vehicle... a little long.
    Historical mailing list - pederparizek
    Fri, 14 Sep 2001 16:26:24 -0500
    I drive my '84 Westy as a daily driver and it works out great. My commute is usually around 40 miles a day. As...