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• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:35:05 -0600
  My grade ten automotives instructor built a draining device that would hold 6 cans (hey this was a long time ago). He used the...
• Re: Of Crotchety Knees and Autotranny Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 06:54:46 -0700
  ...I have an auto because I want an auto. I would guess that you either have no experience with an auto, or the one...
• Fw: Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:58:01 -0000
  ...In inserted the new brush-holder/rectifier with the new brushes, > buttoned it up, and hauled it away to Advance Auto. This time, the...
• Removing 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, Heater, Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:44:28 -0700
  ...Unplug connector at rear heater control and pull out its bulb holder. Remove three screws holding heater control cluster to dashboard. Remove synchro control...
• Re: AT *vs* manual
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:08:07 -0500
  ...there is NO DOUBT that the Automatics hold up better, and last longer than the Manual transmissions... IF I WANT A LOW 0-60...
• Re: Cup holders
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Fri, 29 May 1998 14:21:43 EDT
  ...They'll hold about any size cup. Using double-stick tape, I attached one on each side of the automatic transmission shifter housing up...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:48:08 -0700
  hold on, if it is the red side marker at the rear it is not a twist out bulb holder. Rather it is a...
• Anyone have this problem with their radio?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:09:51 -0500
  ...What I have discovered is when I press the eject button all the way in and hold this button in the radio will come...
• Hall sender unit
  Historical mailing list - Lee Spear
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:15:58 EST
  ...It starst if i hold tha hall sender in place. This is the first time i looked at it. the clips that hold it...
• Re: My Hula Girl won't stay on my dash
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 20:43:37 -0400
  ...Mine is holding. deb '85 Westy "Gypsy" Orlando > From: Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Reply-To: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• 86 cabrio advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 06:34:33 -0500
  ...Sometimes if I hold the key in the stat position for 5 seconds it will engage. Automatic transmission. Any ideas, or any resources you...
• Fwd: Jetta Headliner - No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 13 Jul 2002 22:57:38 EDT
  ...They are used to hold cloth covers on furniture. Just get them started and turn the head until the liner is tight. I put...
• Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:32:27 -0800
  ...but that very old auto trans shift pattern......PNDLR what is that , early toyota ? I was a pernundle vanagon driver myself for a while...
• Auto Trans Audi
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:19:13 -0500
  Can anyone of you give me the code year model etc of an Audi Auto Trans that I want to use for a bullet...
• Re: Black Paint for Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:46:08 +0000
  ...Plus, I had a quart of the paint, and it's true auto paint, which I've found holds up better than rattle can...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:31:41 -0500
  ...I just replaced all the line in mine and it cost me $5.00 a foot from Autozone or Advanced Auto, can't remember...
• Re: vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 22:04:54 -0600
  ...will actually hold a decent size cup, and spare change. :) got them at www.auto-barn.com ... skipping forward through Accessories-Interior, and Consoles...
• Re: Speaking of Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 20:43:18 -0500
  ...I don't use it to hold > drinks, so it couldn't be a spill. I have a 1985 Westfalia. Could the bolts > holding...
• Frydae: Another Small Modern Diesel Coming
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:56:32 -0700
  ...have experience with this engine in a Holden? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/automobiles/gm-said-to-consider-diesel-cruze.html Cheers...
• Re: Auto conversion to Manual?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 May 2007 02:11:08 EDT
  ...if you do research, you will find the automatic transmissions are more reliable than the manual ones... but, if your a glutton for punishment...
• Re: blinker fluid and other sundries
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:56:45 -0400
  But I hold my awning down with a length of shore line, which is in need of replacement, and my '58 Bugeye's vintage...
• Re: Sink problem, where to find parts?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 22:31:09 +0000
  ...in between or anything else holding it together? I don’t know what goop is. Eric 85 GL Auto Westfalia > On Aug 8, 2015...
• Re: Little blue lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:59:32 -0800
  ...beams have to be automatically adjustet, high beams are fixed. BTW, Hella recommends that the bolts and nuts that hold the Xenon highs should...
• Re: very hot automatic gear selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 04:00:13 -0700
  ...Good luck, Tim --- Marshall <mjruskin@SHAW.CA> wrote: > Hi Volks: > > Quick question: > > Is it normal for the gear selector lever on an > automatic to...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 07:20:03 -0500
  ...converter with JB Weld, 3 1/2 years later the repair was still holding-that's when I sold the vehicle. I'd try...
• Re: battery holder thing
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 15:37:58 -0400
  ...Thanks Jim. > I’m assuming this will bolt in at the top of the battery and push down on > it to hold in place...
• Re: OEM Cupholders
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 12:11:58 -0500
  ...Not regular parts stores, but stores that specialize in auto goodies like bras, fender flares, & cup holders. A couple of ones locally seem to...
• Re: Auto Tranny Gear Shift Housing Lights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 20:52:22 -0600
  ...But, how do you remove the old bulbs > from their holders without crushing them? And if you > do manage to get out the old...
• Re: Pump for gallon containers of Redline Gear oil
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 07:32:43 EDT
  ...It even has a hose with an end fitting which holds the hose in the filler hole. A lot of auto parts houses carry...
• Gas Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:21:17 -0600
  ...A SUV and a minivan are trucks, which don't fall under CAF� automobile standards. A big car gets better mileage than a big...
• Alternator Repairs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 02:06:32 -0600
  ...In inserted the new brush-holder/rectifier with the new brushes, buttoned it up, and hauled it away to Advance Auto. This time, the...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger" HOLD IT!!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:25:30 -0400
  ...yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger" HOLD IT!! > In a message dated 9/29/05 1:14:15 AM, rrecardo@WEBTV.NET writes: > > << <<<I...
• Re: Vanagon Bra??
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:39:11 -0700
  ...The URL is http://www.mmm.com/US/auto_marine_aero/auto/pdf/holdingfast_no16.pdf > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: new H4 type headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 23:13:00 -0400
  ...How they light how they hold up etc. These lights are made in India >by autolite under the name Autopal. Ford started using them...
• OT: Will Americans buy an Australian "Pontiac GTO"??
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 21:33:57 +1200
  The Australian GM Holden VY Monaro coupe will be sold in USA from next year. It will have Pontiac GTO badges stuck on. Any...
• Re: Putting on tires: three hands
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:28:59 -0700
  ...m right handed.) Then I just hold wheel with one hand, you don't have > to hold it up, the hub is carrying the...
• starter Question interchange
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:32:15 -0400
  ...I know the std trans starter uses the support bushing and the auto trans doesnt (Self Supporting). will the Auto starter work in the...
• Re: Cup Holders, check out Kmart too - they have the vanagon style ones
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 08:42:44 EDT
  ...com writes: << Today's the day that Princess Auto starts their sale of the cup holders at $1.49 each. I just ordered 12...
• Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:44:16 -0800
  To remove factory cooler, hold front of tranny up with a jack. unbolt the 4 bolts that hold the tranny mount to the frame...
• Westy roof drains?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Williamson
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:22:48 -0500 (CDT)
  First of all, thanks to all of you that responded to my question on Friday about buying an '87 Westy w/ auto tranny. After...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:48:12 -0700
  ...Steve, > > I believe G/flex Epoxy would hold up to the chemicals and conditions in an > automotive cooling system without a problem. ...... -- Neil n...
• Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:59:38 +0100
  ...Vanagons. > Does anyone know who manufactured this conversion? British companies Autohomes and Holdsworth had tops that opened straight up, both used on the T3...
• Re: AT *vs* manual -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 10:08:15 -0600
  Chris wrote: >People - I was talking about reliability here - not performance... >there is NO DOUBT that the Automatics hold up better, and last longer...
• Re: 89 Vanagon with airbags, tilt, leather, and automatic climate...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 01:57:38 EST
  ...56146, VAN, airbags, passenger airbag, front shoulder > harness, rear shoulder harness, tilt wheel, recliner, leather seats, cruise > control, air conditioner, trip computer, automatic climate...
• Re: redline
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:07:39 -0800
  ...Have one person holding the hose in the tranny and one person holding the funnel and dumping in redline. Enjoy! matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing...
• Re: Heater/vent control panel/cigarette lighter illuminating lights...
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:51:13 -0800
  ...following posting based on my experience. > > Background: > I have a automotive cup holder which fits into a dash cigarette lighter when > the > pop-out...
• Eurolights
  Historical mailing list - Jack Ck by way of Ron Lussier
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:21:06 -0700
  Try getting hold of a VW dealer in Malaysia, Hong Kong or Singapore where these vans all come Euro H4 lamps. Think the prices...
• Autolite batteries...where to exchange?
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:31:01 -0700
  Reading the messages about Optima batteries and warranties has reminded me of the Autolite battery that was in a Toyota pickup I just bought...
• Re: battery holder thing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Aug 2018 20:53:08 -0400
  Hi Mark, No, this thing is a small metal tab that bolts down and holds the battery in place. I could use a battery...
• Re: interesting outdoor shower
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 13 Mar 2014 20:52:56 -0700
  ...Picture? Brand? Model? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, Bend, Ore. On 03/13/2014 08:39 PM, Pat Patterson wrote...
• Front wheel rattle
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:38:19 -0400
  ...What is supposed to hold this small cap in place? on the driver's side the cap has a small pin like thing coming...
• Re: Product Review: Octopus cup/drink/bottle holder.
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:42:07 -0700
  ...stuff, gravity stabilized! Self > > adjusting fingers automatically grip large and small drinks (almost > > human!) Designed to hold mugs with handles (major thang). Comes > > apart...
• Re: coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 12:12:26 -0400
  ...checker? BTW, Autozone will let you borrow a pressure checker (as well as other tools) for free. deb 85 Westy > > Get hold of a...
• Re: Auto Trans Audi
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:25:31 -0500
  I could be all wrong here, but I seem to recall the 1986 5000 2wd turbo automatic as one possibility. I think they have...
• Bus Depot passenger pocket install advice
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 3 Dec 2014 17:45:07 -0500
  Hi folks, along with other project parts from a recent Bus Depot order I received a passenger door map pocket with drink holder. I...
• Re: NVC: Friday......$52 cupholder!!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 19:38:33 -0800
  ...discovered the most expensive automotive drink > > accessory i've ever discovered. This is a $52 door mounted cup holder > > designed for Saab's. I...
• Re: Auto Trans Audi
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:51:57 -0500
  ...Auto Trans Audi Can anyone of you give me the code year model etc of an Audi Auto Trans that I want to use...
• Re: Friday/NVC: Tool calendars?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:37:15 -0800
  ...giving their most fetching smiles while > holding wrenches or some other silliness. Anyone here work at an auto > repair or parts shop? Is this...
• Re: wallpaper replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:38:58 -0500
  ...then got the good 3m automotive trim adhesive spray glue (don't breathe this stuff as it will glue up your lungs). sprayed both...
• inner wall insolation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 15 May 2018 14:39:12 -0400
  ...Main thing is it not hold water, isolate mainly to keep out heat in the summer. and maybe help a bit with sound. What...