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• Re: rear bumper Like new FS
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 09:21:27 -0500
  ...You'll have to buy the end caps maybe at the Bus Depot but they are only $9 or so each. I've attached...
• Re: Those brown caps that go over the screw heads in the westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 05:51:40 EDT
  In a message dated 26/10/2005 1:22:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Mine are somewnat missing or...
• Re: Pressure Tester/Adapter for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 11:51:07 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, their kit is > only works on US-type radiator caps, not the screw-on VW type. The > kid at AutoZone said they couldn...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:29:43 EST
  ...really stay on plastic, especially the > extra > slippery kind that bumper caps are. I posted earlier about a spray paint > that really is for...
• Re: Long life Coolant & alloy wheel questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:20:35 -0700
  ...Folks, Also, I got a set of 14" VW alloy wheels along with this rig, but no studs/nuts or center caps. Any ideas...
• Re: looking for replacement hubcap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:32:27 -0500
  ...Be sure they are deep enough to clear the front bearing caps, especially drivers, (speedo cable) side. The outside diameter is not such that...
• leaking coolant - reservoir cap failure?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:21:40 -0700
  ...do the reservoir caps simply go bad and the two-way valve in the cap stops directing coolant to the overflow tank behind the...
• F.S. more alloy wheels for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  14 Sep 96 15:01:32 EDT
  ...These also come with center caps and elongated bolts for the front and elongated studs for the rear. For those who are unaware of...
• 82 Bus Parts
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:27:03 -0600
  ...Bumpers too, not the end caps. Now that the side panel w/window is gone it will be exposed to weather. The engine is...
• Re: ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 17:51:30 -0500
  ...Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing > room is so that people inside are safe. > > > > This is a good observation. > > > > I love my...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:52:40 -0700
  ...AFAIK, all original locking gas caps were designed to operate with the ignition key as a master. The only lock(s) which require a...
• Re: EV Poptop Struts Help
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 09:38:07 -0500
  ...Gary and Belle from Hallowell, ME garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu '72 Westy (gone to iron oxide) '97 EVC "Flash"
• CPTCHRS, TRANNY, BLOCK, EXHAUST,, MISC. FS.
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Wed, 20 Jan 1999 19:01:44 EST
  ...clock and working speedo w/149k -wheels no caps -complete like new exhaust -lights -light cups -rear light clusters -front and rear blower motors...
• WooHoo! got my End-caps from the bus depot.
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 01:08:47 -0800
  they were,of course,wrapped in newspaper. all in good condition though. it was a hell of a PITA getting them put on,for...
• Any market for Westy water tank caps?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:48:11 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>I have just found a very small lock that may be useful in a reproduction cap for the...
• King Dick was Re: Metric fastener and fitting storehouse Friday, sort of
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:29:11 -0500
  ...funky old wrench in the middle, KING DICK in red caps arched over it. Then the bull dog logo and Abingdon, England at the...
• Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:31:32 -0400
  BusDepot shows 2 water tank drain caps depending on year of the Westy. Up to part of '87 (have to check your serial #): http...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:51:53 -0700
  ...I think they'd be a good, possibly low cost, alternative to the > cheapo > hub caps installed by PO. > > Brendan Slevin > Roastmaster > BELLATAZZA > tel...
• Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 07:04:01 -0400
  ...Remove hub caps and felt axle nuts on both side of the Westy. The passenger side was exceptionally hot. I couldn't hold on...
• Re: Unbelievable, was Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:08:37 -0600
  ...usually the parts that fatigue are heavier power resistors, caps or inductors. They seem to be more susceptible than smaller, lighter parts. Tom www...
• Re: source for oem Carat alloy wheel centercaps?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:10:26 -0800
  I have four sets of (4) used and excellent condition center caps for the stock alloys. I will be eBaying them during the winter...
• Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:21:41 -0700
  ...IIRC Tantalums are intended for small physical size, low voltage, > medium capacity. > > RatShack carries axial and radial lead caps in 35WVDC and 22UF for...
• Re: Water drain cap/bus depot
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:23:52 -0700
  ...I was told by the owner that his 89 drain caps were the same, > water and sink. I lost the sink drain cap hence...
• Re: Audi alloys on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 May 2007 01:07:38 EDT
  ...holes. > > Once the center holes are bored out the original hub caps won't mount > any more. So how do you deal with that...
• Re: Electric window problem!
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
  Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:03:30 -0700
  ...There is a plastic >> capstan at each end end of that vertical bar that guides the cable. The >> rivet that holds the bottom capstan...
• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 19:44:45 -0700
  ...gasoline price time capsule >I heard it costs them 3-4 bucks a barrel to produce crude and we buy it for > 70 bucks...
• question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Sat, 12 Jan 2019 12:41:06 -0800
  ...usually need to order the dust shield or rubber bushing nut caps etc do not want to find out I should have ordered other...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 18:42:57 -0500
  ...In this way, encapsuled in small capsules, the fluid can be handled as a powder. The cyclodextrins can absorb an estimated 60 percent of...
• Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:27:28 -0600
  I use the conical caps that come on smaller tubes of lubricants, silicone, etc. I do not stick them into the line, I stick...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 01:26:07 EDT
  ...Remove these by taking out a few simple bolts (hidden under some plastic caps, if I remember correctly). You will then see a mammoth...
• Re: Replacement Prodcedure for Kitchen Light
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 09:39:48 -0400
  ...The screws might be covered with plastic/rubber caps, but then the wires just unplug and you can replace the fixture with whatever you...
• Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:24:41 EST
  ...Yes, they do have an adapter for the Vanagon caps here. BenT <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html">Vanagon Cafe...
• Re: Westy stove adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:04:41 -0500
  ...The burner caps are clean as are the tubes underneath and in the front. The knob fits properly and the shaft is tight. I...
• Tire weiredness
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 07:14:13 -0800
  ...Even came with metal screw-on caps. And my car doesn't even HAVE wheel covers ... "OK, I'll leave it at that since...
• carpet mat feedback here
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:31:36 -0700
  ...like you might see on the underside of baseball caps 2. color of gray is on the light side, a notch lighter than my...
• High idle on '89 -- fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:27:32 -0500
  ...I reflowed all the terminals and all the large components (caps, diodes, one resistor, driver transistors). Result -- on closed throttle, idles down to 1250...
• Re: Vanagon Alloy wheels $300
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:40:53 -0500
  ...to someone on this list) a >while back, but they included caps and proper lug nuts/bolts. The tires >even had decent tread left...
• Re: Lubricating heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:36:57 -0400
  ...Bearing caps typically contain grease. Why not use a good high temp synthetic bearing grease rather than chain lube. -- John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85...
• Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:36:47 -0500
  ...After 20 miles or so, pull over and feel the wheels (pull your hub caps). If one or two wheels are significantly warmer than...
• Re: Porche Fuche Alloys
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS CARRINGTON
  24 Apr 1995 14:27:14 GMT
  ...Got the lug nuts and the center caps from Barret Enterprises. They look way cool. Tom Carrington BBTSQP8@bell-atl.com 88 Vanagon 65...
• Re: Coolant Trolls - Expansion Tanks
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:21:35 -0700
  ...Early model water-cooled A1 chassis radiators have the expansion camber built into the end caps while later models (oh, say after 1985) have...
• Alloy rim question
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Wed, 29 May 2002 12:13:05 -0700
  ...I have original steel rims, and cute silver metal hub caps, with stock 185/R14 tires on my Westy now. Part of me likes...
• minor small parts wanted...
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 17:07:11 -0700
  ...I am looking for 2 black plastic caps. 1 covers the drivers side wiper arm nut, and the second is for the rear wiper...
• Re: Cloudy headlight glass?
  Historical mailing list - Meg Powell
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:49:16 -0700
  ...If halogen, there's an internal > capsule that contains the pressurised gas so the halogen cycle works. > > In 1936 they were an enormous improvement...
• Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank & Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:09:35 -0400
  Hi Vw Freaks; I read a thread not too long about about people fixing their screw caps for the bottom of their water tank...
• Re: Audi A4 Wheels for '83.5 Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 01:16:22 -0700
  ...Anyone know if A4 15" alloys (after center drilling for grease caps) will > fit Cunegonde? They're 5x112. I know I'll need longer...
• Re: Coolant Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:48:59 -0700
  ...there are black caps, and there are ones without the overflow connection. you want the right blue one. re Jim's comment ... he is...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2010 09:42:24 -0400
  ...Not a regular practice for radiators with plastic end caps. Some slime is normal from the inhibitor package in antifreeze. Vanagon radiators fail for...
• Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 11:51:28 -0500
  ...The last case of Pennzoil 20/50 had the normal soda pop sized screw caps. The last case of Mobil 1 15/50 had...
• Parts available for sale
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:03:24 -0400
  ...Doors! (Lots of doors being scrapped!!!) Stock (metal) bumpers, end caps, etc. power window components. Power mirror components. Sewfine curtain set (brand new in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Parts? &Clunks&Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:44:58 -0800
  May as well have posted it all in CAPS. Either way it is hard on the eyes to read. Glad the problem is fixed...
• Re: PDX Machine Shop Recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:39:35 -0800
  ...com> > wrote: > > Gotta enlarge the centerbores to fit the front grease caps on Cunegonde's > > new Audi rims. Before we mount the new Geolandar...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Jun 2000
  Historical mailing list - David M Crossman
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:40:37 -0400
  ...Several years ago, after having made a change in hub caps, (I have an '84 Westy which was equipped with plastic wheel covers) to...
• Roxy, make water...GOOD ROXY!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 13:51:19 EDT
  ...The A/C drain tube end caps (what a WIERD design :[ !) were totally plugged and the inside of our Westy was getting quite moist...
• Re: Q's re: radio wires
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:21:06 -0800
  ...to old wires or can I just use the plastic connector caps and > electrical tape? ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition Winter...
• FS: fiberglass side skirts + alloys
  Historical mailing list - insyncro
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:28:34 -0400
  ...Come with Nokian NRH2 185r14 tyres with half tread remaining, wear markers are at 5 out of 10. (4) Caps, need paint and (10...
• Re: Big Brakes for 14'' rims? WAS: Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 22:00:34 -0700
  The bearing hub caps pry off nicely with the right shaped pry bar. to make a perfect bearing race driver tool, take an old...
• Re: Hub cap questions. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:38:44 -0800
  ...They feel "hefty". > > Anyone know if these 14" caps will fit 15" steelies like these: > > http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa...
• Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:30 -0500
  ...Those are the only proper caps and rotors on > vanagons as far as I'm concerned, and boy to they last well. And no...
• Re: ID Buzz
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 4 Jun 2023 10:59:45 -0500
  ...Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are safe. > > This is a good observation. > > I love my...