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• Split fires
  Historical mailing list - The Buslady
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:21:53 EDT
  for those who's had em; are split fire plugs a waste or do they do any good for our vans? I looked at...
• Re: How to split case?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 08:39:55 -0800 (PST)
  ...Is there an easy way to split the case without resorting to > potentially destructive measures? Are you absolutely *sure* you have all of the...
• Dictionary terms
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 21:31:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...And I also agree with the person who said they un-preferred "split" as the term for a pre-68, tho' "splitty" sounds ok...
• Re: round splittie
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 01:23:12 EDT
  ...the middle of the > windscreen...... > yes there is indeed sheetmetal between the split front windscreens of a '67 down bus.. chris ex- 67 deluxe
• Re: splittie porn
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Wed, 15 May 1996 11:33:06 -0400
  ...Bob!!! - vbdpe0io.jpg (1/1)" >that shows three women posing in front of a psychedelic splittie. > >-Rodney > > Hmmm, I couldn't seem to find...
• Re: Towing a Splittie with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 13:36:15 -0700
  ...I have a trailer hitch on my new '85 and a hippie buddy sold me a '67 Splittie with a tow-bar mounted on...
• Re: Waving Vanagon drivers (again)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 09:33:04 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Deletia----- > > Well, Bradley ...being over 6'2 1/2" I tried driving a splitie > > but I got tired of bending down to see or...
• so a... /f
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Aug 1996 13:47:05 -0700
  On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Ryan McGee wrote: > So a 'loafer, a splitty owner and a vana-goner walk into a bar. The 'loafer...
• Atlanta Area Split Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jul 1995 19:24:44 -0400
  ...I've decided to go all the way and get a Split Window. I mean, that's what I always wanted anyways. So if...
• Re: Hoo boy. The list doth split...
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 17:32:07 GMT+1000
  ...I must say I am happy that the list is splitting - although I know I will miss some interesting postings. David Y 82 AIRCOOLED...
• Westy wave ? Huh!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 26 Apr 2003 13:13:10 -0500
  Since I sold my 83 Westfalia I am reduced to having some real fun driving my 66 Split window Westy. While out terrorizing the...
• Data base requests
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 16:03:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We were at a camping weekend recently where we were the only split. It seemed the older folks who used to have splits have...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 07:23:11 -0500 (CDT)
  ...earlier splittie and then discs from a later > bay window will then bolt up to the 68...ergo discs brakes in your split....I...
• Re: Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 21:50:03 -0700
  ...Comments on Splittie >Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:56:28 -0500 > >After driving this 66 Splittie for about thirty miles these are my...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:27:56 -0800
  ...I know 67 was the last Splittie. 68 Was the first year of the world fanous and elusive Bay Window Bus. Stan On Thu...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 12:17:20 -0800
  >And Gerald Skerbitz thus wrote: >> >> The plan is to split the list based on Joel's stats. AirrCooled bus owners >> will end up on...
• Page with Free DC Splittie Pictures
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 10:52:59 GMT
  I finished up a quick web page last night that has pictures of the free DC splittie. Its at: http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com...
• Re: Splittie with wrong size wheels
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:00:00 -0800 (PST)
  >>Also, on another splitte (don't know the year on this one), it had 16" (!!) >>wheels. Was this standard on ANY year older bus...
• 86 ignition timing
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 18:49:04 -0500
  ...Should the v notch on the pulley line up with the case split at 2000-2500 rpm as the Bentley discribes page 28.42...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IDEA!!]
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 03:42:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...in other words, i vote no split! er...spliting windows is fine..but...not lists!:) <not that its a democracy, but my 37.9...
• Re: splittie - one of ten wrost(worst)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:00:57 EDT
  ...its BIG(spacey), its relatively safe, engines are cheap, reliable, easy to work on, and the van looks almost as classic as a Splittie...
• Re: Where to start?(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 25 May 2006 10:58:38 -0800
  Come on Frank have you never seen a vanagon with a split windshield? I've got one in my driveway, it's split in...
• fuel line kits
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:51:03 -0700
  ...I was lucky - I found the splits through regular mainainance, not fire! Michael 81 Westy
• Re: split thrust shim?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:12:34 -0400
  ...The only problem is that one of the shims was split due to a previous engine mis-assembly of the outer thrust washer. I...
• Re: Splittie with wrong size wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:17:28 -0500
  and Steve wrote: >>Also, on another splitte (don't know the year on this one), it had 16" (!!) >>wheels. Was this standard on ANY...
• Re: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:00:51 -0600
  ...anyone know how many of these were sold in canada? i've > never heard of one in the US... > > chris not common in split...
• Prom Dresses at Nordstrom BP. Splittie Content NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sat, 15 Mar 2014 00:29:09 -0400
  https://blogs.nordstrom.com/bp/on-the-road-with-the-bp-prom-truck/ Saw this Splittie last Sunday on the Garden State Parkway ( that...
• Re: Help With Used car Pirces Please/F
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 1996 11:58:54 -0500 (EST)
  James Cohen, in response to the remark about a splittie in a black leather bra, etc...says: >That's SEXIST!!! All depends...never once...
• Interesting Double Cab splittie for sale, links to pix
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:15:12 -0600
  I saw this Splittie Double cab for sale here in Salt Lake City. It looks like the bed from a single cab welded to...
• Re: need help with splitting the case
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Brunson
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:38:02 -0700
  ...Hey Kevin, > > Yes you have to remove the pistons first to split the > case. This is actually a fairly easy task with the > proper...
• Re: VW bus and beetle on Yahoo's 10 deadlies car list. Any thruth? Bay vs. Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:03:51 +1200
  > The rear swing axle designs of the beetle, bay > and splittie all offered problems for the inexperienced or ignorant driver Bays were not swingaxle...
• Re: 62 Project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Jun 1995 15:36:37 GMT0BST
  Well good to see another split on the list - what have you done to the van??? Did it need king - pins , links etc.....Let...
• Re: Moab, UT Splittie Sunroof Bus Rock Tours?
  Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
  Sat, 21 Sep 1996 10:41:38 +1200
  ...I've got some great pictures of their split window tour buses. I don't think that they are still around any more. The...
• Re: FS Splittie Side Barn Doors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 07:35:22 +1200
  ...Wilder The barndoor is the engine lid ONLY, of the early Splits (1949-1954 or so). -- Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand...
• SPLIT WINDOW T-SHIRTS also available
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 09:46:18 -0400
  ...It will be a blue t-shirt, with a red and white split window front view on the shirt. (This is the same split...
• Re:Split Window brakes
  Historical mailing list - King, Robert
  27 Jul 1995 09:02:31 +1000
  ...earlier splittie and then discs from a later bay window will then bolt up to the 68...ergo discs brakes in your split....I...
• VW Splitty used in Honda Commercial (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 10:55:55 -0800
  ...SO! The Splitty was great. Just my rambling Sorry for the bandwidth. Joel 89 Syncro Westy. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 13:23:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...Could you please make the split optional? Besides, think of poor Richard Palmer, he'll have to scrap his stock of V@L shirts...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:18:23 -0500
  ...possibly because > it was just a new cab tacked onto a Split body.
• Re: 2 month trip, first 1500 miles.
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 09:55:00 -0800 (PST)
  >>>On Mon, 20 Nov 1995 jag@cs.rochester.edu wrote: >>> >>>> Hi vanagoneers, loafers and splitties! >>> >>>Us Eurovanites feel left out... >> >> That's OK... you...
• Need motor & gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 10:58:19
  ...a good 1600 MOTOR, a split-window bus GAS TANK, and the pop-out SIDE WINDOW for a split bus. Please e-mail me...
• Re: Late Bus Pop Top on Splittie, possible ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:08:31 -0600
  ...Stan > > http://www.type2.com/library/camper/splitpop.htm ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www...
• Frequency recommendation to replace Vanagon fuel gasoline lines
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Sun, 8 May 2016 11:46:07 -0400
  ...The rubber gasoline line split from the end where it was cut to length. The splits went into the area where the lines were...
• Westfalia Splitty on Junk Yard
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 08:54:06 +0200
  Hello all, searching for parts I found an original Westfalia Splitty at a local salvage yard near Dusseldorf, Germany. It's in a good...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:34:42 +0200
  It's getting a bit out of control isn't it? I hate to see the list being split. I've met Ric Golen...
• SPLIT WINDOW T-SHIRTS also available
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 13:08:36 -0400
  ...It will be a blue t-shirt, with a red and white split window front view on the shirt. (This is the same split...
• Re: Busses in the Movies
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:48:28 -0500
  ...Also in Girl Interupted, Winnona Ryder and Angelina Jolie hitched a ride in a splittie. ( It's evident I'm a parent of small...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Nov 2008 (#2008-1177)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 05:38:41 EST
  ...If your gonna use split loom then beware that there are two types, standard duty and high temperature. If you use the standard type...
• Christmas updates?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:04:34 -0500
  ...Most of my past items have been bus or splitty or some persons idea of a bus that is a mix of a splitty...
• VW's very cool high tech splitty
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:43:06 -0700
  well someone at VW is still carrying the torch, check out this nice splitty, made electric and with some cool gadgets again, long url...
• Re: Are there any e-mail lists for Split vans?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:00:39 -0500
  ...The other place to go for split info is "www.thesamba.com".... But then the 15 year old will be lowering it, throwing in...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 12:53:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...if you have one air cooled vanagon, will you be on both lists, or > neither? :^) What is the sound of one list splitting? Thom...
• Re: Splitty front badge source?
  Historical mailing list - Ricky
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 14:24:32 GMT0
  > Some f*cking c*nt took the badge of my split some > time last night. > > Does anyone know a good source for an original...
• Repairing a split Catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:32:24 -0700
  ...It has split along the crimp of the forward-facing seam and is leaking loudly. A new one has been ordered from the shop...
• Splitting Hairs on Adding Oil
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 31 May 2001 08:23:38 -0700
  Heads up Hair Splitters! I've always kept a sharp eye on my dipstick & added oil when it's down half a quart. Recently...
• Re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 06:10:48 PST
  ...I would truely hate to see this list split. Please, Gerry, don't do it. I'll even pay for your next years Twin...
• More about Brazilian buses
  Historical mailing list
  6 Sep 94 13:23
  ...It has side opening doors on one side like a split. It has split rear arches, grilles and four square windows down each side...
• Not that I'm complaining...(non-bus posts.)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 21:51:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...To get to the point, I would like for everyone on the vanagon list to vote for the rec.autos.vw split, to give...
• Vanagon headrest
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Sat, 8 Apr 2017 19:17:02 -0700
  ...The vinyl on the headrest has split; the split is on the inside of the doughnut hole. I am looking for either a way...
• belly pan query
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 15:12:28 -0400
  Can anyone provide enough info for me to remanufacture the panel for a 62 split that covers the area between the chassis under the...