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• Re: 89 vanagon burning plastic odor
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 21:44:15 -0330
  ...nothing was found stuck in there as if i = > ran over a plastic bag. i wonder if it could be the clutch, or the...
• Re: Interior panel plastic retainer clip availability
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 13:20:52 EST
  ...any plastic will break when you do that in cold temps. ive never broken a vanagon doorpanel clip ever.. anyway, i have coffeecans of...
• Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Danrich
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 00:36:03 -1000
  Need help getting Plastic/Rubber Fender Trim for Vanagon GL 87-91 Dan
• Looking for plastic
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:05:16 -0700
  Looking for the front center plastic vent part that would fit in an 83 vanagon. Brown...Anyone
• Re: corrugated plastic
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:27:56 -0400
  In WV you could probably use the plastic signs as shingles on a garden shed (or maybe even your house). Don't think you...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:59:25 -0400
  On 6/27/2012 5:41 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > OK, here's the real story ! Those plastic lines, ABS plastic I > presume, ABS...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:37:13 -0800
  Hi Gang, Another good paint for plastic is the stuff sold for bumpers, usually some sort of "vinyl" paint. I've used it for...
• Re: 81 Vanagon Bumper Repair
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:28:40 -0400
  > There two kinds, the metal clips and the plastic buttons. I think > the buttons work better and longer but that’s just my experience...
• Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 7 May 2012 15:29:02 -0400
  Mentioned before was the plastic H pipe junction on the 1.9 cooling system. It's is available after being NLA for awhile there...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:15:53 -0500
  The PO of my van painted the bumpers, air dam, and the plastic trim panels on the sides with Plasti-Kote "Bumper Color" black...
• Re: Recommendation needed for exterior plastic black paint for grill
  Historical mailing list - Moritz Schmid
  Mon, 30 May 2022 13:03:22 -0400
  ...I have heard some people say you can also use a heat gun or propane torch to bring the color back from plastic like...
• Re: Curtains, magnets, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 27 May 2007 09:10:51 -0700
  > > Very cool, useful things, magnets......especially in my van, which is > metal, not plastic... Yeah, the "metal van" thing is handy. I have a...
• Re: corrugated plastic
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:10:27 -0400
  build a corrugated plastic fort! -Craig On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 7:23 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@gmail.com>wrote: > For some...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 09:26:16 -0800
  For a black plastic repair using epoxy (as outlined in another of my posts) you use the graphite additive in your epoxy mix...that...
• Re: Recommendation needed for exterior plastic black paint for grill
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 30 May 2022 13:19:26 -0400
  I’ve used a heat gun on the plastics of a KLR650 motorcycle to bring back the green but that can be touchy. I...
• Re: failing brown plastic parts in early vanagons was: Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 08:26:44 -0400
  ...I once had a plastic > and rubber guy explain the chemistry of it to me. I don't recall the > specifics because I don...
• Shocks in,, but what's that brass sleeve?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:31:46 -0400
  ...The passenger side took forver to get that top nut off and then get that plastic sleeve off. I put the old plastic sleeve...
• Re: Boiling Vanagon ... follow-up
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Jun 1995 12:45:20 -0300
  A >Service department confirmed a split plastic coolant pipe; they have >a spare in stock for about $140 ... but there's 4 hours of...
• 89 vanagon burning plastic odor
  Historical mailing list - gregory
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:42:00 -0800
  hi everyone, lately when i drive my '89 vanagon i notice an odor kind of like burning plastic coming from the rear of the...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:51:13 -0500
  I paint plastic things with Krylon Fusion which is a paint made for plastics and other hard to paint surfaces. Tremclad is Canada's...
• Re: Window crank extenders
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:25:41 EST
  ...The indentations in the crank are designed to "clip" the plastic crank handle cover--so I had to cut away the plastic cover a...
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:55:19 -0500
  >> Would the end result be strong enough? << Hell, even JELL-O is stronger than stock VW plastic. Geo.
• Rad Hose Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 22 Nov 2003 14:22:14 -0500
  I've read about the metal inserts in the ends of the plastic tubes, but have never been there to see them until today...
• Sunroofs...and rumors of sunroofs
  Historical mailing list - Jan Allbright
  Fri, 2 Feb 96 16:49:02 PST
  I would dearly love ro rip out my sliding sun roof and install a plastic (or metal and plastic (or wood and plastic)) bubble...
• Plastic Wheel Covers-again
  Historical mailing list - wsilva
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:23:28 -0800
  I have noticed several responses about cleaning plastic wheel covers lately. I have 3 with some white paint left on them (except the very...
• Re: failing brown plastic parts in early vanagons was: Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:42:40 -0700
  ...it usually just > caves right in.. > for some reason the brown plastic VW used does NOT hold up to the UV > rays.. > black plastic...
• Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 11 May 2001 09:08:50 -0400
  Someone made a comment about the plastic fuel line that is used on the Vanagon that really disturbs me. He said not to cut...
• Trade metal deck lid for plastic
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:50:35 EST
  If anyone is passing through Albuquerque or wants to pay freight both ways, I'll trade my metal deck lid for the plastic one...
• Re: Plastic Back to Black?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 29 Aug 2018 17:45:32 -0700
  I use this in everything plastic and black... https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Black-Bumper-Trim-Dye/dp/B000FOIJXQ
• Re: failing brown plastic parts in early vanagons was: Re: pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:54:55 -0700
  I think, the chemical engineer, who designed the mix for the plastic, has made it for early disintegration, as planned obsolescense. Certain plastics are...
• Re: front to rearcoolant pipes-starting to rust more than a bit!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 8:11:58 EDT
  ...great big mother plastic pipes connected by big mother > rubber hoses. and the plastic pipes are not even secured too well to the > frame...
• Re: Beware- plastic is like glass in these subzero temps...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:44:54 +1300
  ...i was very >bummed..my interior was >mint condition before.. >i hate this weather...plastic gets so brittle.. GERMAN plastic does. Anyone had this...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:26:20 +1200
  > I think the reason people wanted to get rid of the >fiberglass covers is the misconception that they were plastic. A plastic >cover would...
• Re: Interior panel plastic retainer clip availability
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:44:38 -0700
  ...any plastic will break >when you do that in cold temps. ive never broken a vanagon doorpanel clip ever.. >anyway, i have coffeecans of...
• Metal engine lids vs plastic
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:59:52 +1200
  ...I, too, have poked around lots >and lots of Vans and other busses, but have never encountered the >plastic lid. Isn't it noisy...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:11:20 -0500
  ...Does anyone > >else have this hard plastic fuel line in his van? Was the hard plastic > >fuel line the original line? > > Hard plastic is...
• Plastic moulding
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:19:35 -0800
  Any of you do plastic moulding? This is a little unusual but very Vanagon related. I would like to get a small part made...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:57:35 -0400
  That plastic fuel line was recently added to GoWestys parts line. Only they include a brass barb to make the plastic to rubber transition...
• Re: license plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 21:52:47 -0500
  Hi William, The complete license plate light unit (black plastic housing and lens) can be wiggled straight off, at least on my 86 Westfalia...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 09:42:33 -0600
  ...its the > carbon black > in the plastic that makes the black plastics last longer than the > brown ones.
• Re: Plastic Lens Buffing (Off Topic, but need advice on a Deawoo)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:14:15 EST
  I have a 3 series BMW which has a plastic cover over the headlights also. I have tried several things but what works best...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:53:31 -0700
  Funny, I thought the rubberized top, fiber innards and metal would be much better for sound absorbtion/deadening than the foam and plastic. Answer...
• Re: making obsolete plastic parts.? Re: '80-'84 westy plastic pass Curtain rod cover
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:04:22 -0500
  ...i just need to locate someone who does >plastic extrusion or injection molding.. do u know anyone? > > >chris > > > > Chris, I haven't been keeping...
• more plastic gas cans...
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 12:13:44 -0700
  ...Before I cancelled my trip to Baja, I was thinking of taking a 2 1/2 gallon plastic gas can and strapping it in...
• Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:06:57 EST
  I have seen several vans with loose clamps on the plastic lines that go to the radiator. Some times the clamps themselves are rusted...
• Re: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:53:32 -0800
  ...Try to avoid prying between the metal and plastic, because that could break the plastic cover, and in that case, you might have to...
• Re: The proper gas line
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Aug 1997 01:25:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...But, the plastic line does fit nicely around the rear wheel well in the plastic guides so maybe it is original. Any thoughts? Is...
• blue plastic circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 30 May 2001 16:38:05 -0700
  ...besides the broken plastic all over the cluster housing, i noticed the blue plastic looked kind of funny, stretched, if you will. i lifted...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 12 May 2001 06:32:40 -0500
  ...Plastic Fuel Lines > Someone made a comment about the plastic fuel line that is used on the > Vanagon that really disturbs me. He said...
• Front Heater Box Plastic Type
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:28:50 -0800
  Anybody know - ABS, PE, Nylon... ? I need to repair some cracks & busted tabs, have to use correct plastic welding rod or cement.
• Re: battery tray replacement story
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 14:53:23 PDT
  >...have their batteries mounted in plastic boxes with a lid... Why would the manufacturer not use plastic tray in the original design?
• HELP-INSTALL PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND WINDOWS
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 10:25:09 -0700
  I NEED HELP - IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO INSTALL THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND MY WESTY WINDOWS - GOES INSIDE THE RUBBER -
• Re: Syncro Gas/FuelTank material
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 23:58:23 -0500
  http://www.northwestpolymers.ca/plasticid.html http://www.bestmaterials.com/PDF_Files/BAK-Plastic-Welding2.pdf http://www.urethanesupply.com/identify.php
• Re: Rear Heater leak, removing the plastic shroud.
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:00:15 -0600
  ...We removed the six screws around the plastic shroud that covers the hoses and heater core, but were unable to remove the plastic cover...
• front speakers mounting
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:48:17 EST
  Why not add more plastic to keep moisture away from the back of the speaker? Victor '80 Westy '77K�fer '70K�fer On Mon...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - One Morecar
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:53:21 +1000
  <html> <DIV> <P>Hi Jay.</P> <P>An evil PO cut my plastic line inside the wheel arch and installed a &quot;Fuelstar&quot...
• Black plastic grille and trim on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Perrin
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:10:36 EDT
  ...I want to improve the appearance of my black plastic grille on my '91 Vanagon. Does anybody remember the article I am referring to...
• Deck lid insulation plastic sheeting
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:33:26 -0400
  ...The insulation is held in place by a sheet of clear plastic that in turn is held in place by some springy clip-like...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:59:28 -0800
  ...On 1/27/08, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > I paint plastic things with Krylon Fusion which is a paint made for > plastics...
• Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:21:06 -0400
  ...I can also see where someone might say these plastic parts fail less often than they actually fail - that may be true too. However...