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• Re: 1990 bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 01:45:19 EST
  ...I called our import junkyard, he said he didn't have any 1987-1991 bumpers, didn't see any on his locater computer, but...
• Re: Survey--Merkur seats
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 01:05:11 EST
  ...For 8 months i was looking for one to buy -for a client- out of the junkyard or classifieds to drop a Nissan DOHC...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:29:00 -0700
  That will be a popular feature, Junkyard of the Month. And of course, the interviews with BennyBoy in Montreal and Ed at The Bug...
• Re: SanDiego junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 15:49:58 PDT
  > Hey Danny, > Did you get stuff out of the SanDiego junkyard I told you about? > Just curious... > > -David > David, hi, you bet! I meant...
• Re: Subaru Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Self <Single-user mode>
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 11:17:11
  ...Some lenti readers have informed me to expect a junkyard cost for an engine with under 1,000 miles to go for $1,000...
• gas tanks FS...Re: Where to buy a replacement gas tank?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:02:09 EDT
  ...try finding a used one in a junkyard thats not crushed. you wont. theyre the first thing to get smushed when the van gets...
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 22:52:33 -0600
  Hey Mark, Where is your favorite boneyard at? -bret
• VW junkyards around Wheeling WV
  Historical mailing list - Nemo, Bus Captain
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:48:34 -0800
  ...Adam, that is many hours from my neck of the woods but there is the king of all vw junkyards close by. It is...
• Re: repost: For Sale- 78 bus stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 1995 10:39:43 -0400
  ...Anybody interested? The van is in a junkyard in toronto. i *think* their phone number is (416) 461-0421. It is called i'd...
• Re: Tues. junkyard field trip
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 13:04:01 -0700
  oops - as usual, I've made another mistake! :( The field trip is WEDNESDAY! /martha
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 06:34:31 -0700
  ...Im not sure about the junkyards but the last time I went none were in them, mostly see them here and there on the...
• Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:08:08 -0600
  ...But, no problem, I will order new plates if I can't find any in my little junkyard (which I have to finish dismantling...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:36:06 EDT
  ...I got mine for free from the junkyard and didn't pocket them. Just bought some wheels and wasn't charged for the bolts...
• Junkyard adventures (was Re: Westy _curtain changes_, 7/70-8/71)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 08:45:42 -0500
  ...I admit to laboriously peeling the interior stickers from Westys in >> junkyards and to picking up used trim screws from junkers instead of using...
• Re: ticked off!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 14:21:10 PDT
  Hey Danny, Did you get stuff out of the SanDiego junkyard I told you about? Just curious... -David
• Re: Junkyard speakers
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:54:34 -0700
  ...But I'd like to get junkyard speakers. I did a search on those two words and got zip. Any advice? What should I...
• Re: C4C Vanagons at junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:54:34 -0700
  ...C4C Vanagons at junkyard To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, August 21, 2009, 6:33 AM Last week 2 Cash for Clunker Vanagons...
• Junkyard Wars - No Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 15:50:11 GMT
  Has anyonew seen the TV program "Junkyard Wars"? I'm curious as to what the backyard mechanics on this list think of it. Its...
• Re: Buying with a bill of sale only
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:36:23 -0700
  ...usually when a junkyard does that with a vehicle.. they'll only sell parts of it. We'll see what happens.. but my understanding...
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:37:53 -0400
  ...Jason On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote: > I found two in junkyards in the last...
• Re: An alternative to the Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:30:53 -0700
  ...http://www.dakotacom.net~nhansen/neal/vw_tester.htm > Parts are: > Plug from Junkyard ECU, Socket also from Junkyard VW, > Terminal strips, multi conductor...
• Re: junkyard buses in Honolulu, HI
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:22:00 -0600
  ...parts only > and > a 1987 (no picture) "other damage" > > junkyard located at 91-445A Komohana Street > Kapolei, HI 96707-1715 > phone 808-682-2858...
• sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 11:53:08 -0700
  Hi, I have a pretty big dent in my sliding door, I was able to find one Vanagon at the junkyard, and it has...
• Re: junkyard svx engine worth it? or should I rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:22:15 -0400
  ...Jim At 08:49 AM 4/12/2006, Sudhir Desai wrote: >I just picked up a junkyard svx engine for $150 sight unseen. >would...
• Good vanagon parts source/junkyard in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:24:03 +0000
  ...Ideally I'd like a junkyard where I can wander around and pull parts as needed, but regular stores and junkyards that pull stuff...
• Need Interior Part (made stupid mistake)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:02:13 -0800
  ...It was more brittle than the one I inspected at the junkyard, and it shattered into about 8 pieces. Needless to say, the one...
• Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:31:18 -0400
  I think it's worth checking junkyard Golf/Jettas to see if the plug is the same.
• Re: Westy Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:25:20 +0000
  Sadder still, in the past couple of years I have come across two mid-80's Westys in junkyards that were complete. No body...
• Re: VW FLAPS in Portland, OR?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 11:34:17 -0800
  >Hiya all, > Anyone know of a VW FLAPS in Portland? I need some VW specific parts, >also a VW friendly junkyard would be good...
• junkyard finds
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:56:07 -0400
  Nearly wet myself today when I saw that beautiful 87 westy in the junkyard. The yard "junks" the titles, so no chance of buying...
• SoCal Junkyard Alert
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 5 May 2003 02:25:40 EDT
  Gentlemen and Ladies too, On my Sunday morning biweekly junkyard constitutional, I focused on a perusal of the Pick-a-part yard on Pendleton...
• Re: 85 GL in the junkyard in South Bend Indiana
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:13:21 -0400
  Maybe you can tell the wife, "it just followed me home". ( mite just work)
• ICU saga...they're not all the same.
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:22:03 -0700
  ...This was the same thing it did when I tested a junkyard ICU I picked up as a spare, so on a hunch, I...
• Re: CVjoints, Parts Place
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 09:13:06 -0800 (PST)
  Sami Dakhlia writes: > > You also added a $20 core charge, which raises two questions: > (1) Local "junkyards" and recyclers have never added a core...
• Re: junk yards for Vanagon parts.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 10:34:51 EST
  ...junkyards in the > mid-atlantic area, specifically western PA? > > i have like 20 of them im parting out but im not a junkyard.. chris...
• Re: HELP My wife thiks the van is unsafe
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:00:35 -0600
  ...in all the junkyards i've frequented in that past 25 years, i've seen ONE vanagon rollover. it had dents all over the...
• Re: Junkyard speakers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:33:20 -0700
  Wait. Never mind. the last time I bought speakers, a good pair was maybe $75. They've come down in price. Mark
• Re: Help Transmission woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 23:43:22 -0800
  > Where > do I buy this shift link? Probably a dealer item? or maybe a junkyard item... Derek Au derek@best.com
• Re: Clean Westy at junkyard, sad, happy day, long
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:08:26 -0400
  > >Agreed wholeheartedly. So why on Earth didn't you buy the thing complete? > My thoughts exactly!!
• Re: Go Westy's 16" wheel offset ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 01:45:03 EST
  ...The sliding door also works which it > will not if you are off slightly. > > get some audi/passat 15"-16" alloys from the junkyard...
• Re: Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:08:46 -0400
  ...Dealer or junkyard only. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:12:05 +1200
  > ><< Got you beat. > I got mine for free from the junkyard and didn't pocket them. > Just bought some wheels and wasn't charged...
• Re: Good vanagon parts source/junkyard in Seattle?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:25:51 -0500
  ...Ideally I'd like a junkyard where I can >wander around and pull parts as needed, but regular stores and >junkyards that pull stuff...
• Fw: Vanagons off to the graveyard
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 21:19:46 -0600
  ...I sure hate to hear of Vanagons heading to the junkyard. > The local junkyard crushes Vanagons fairly quickly because the lack of > demand for...
• Re: pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:04:32 -0700
  ...pop top for sunroof van-- new supplier or junkyard In a message dated 3/10/04 12:38:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, mark...
• Re: Installing Power Windows
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:07:49 +0100
  ...You'll have to order the door switches from >busdepot or your dealer 'cause I have never seen them in a junkyard. Both relays...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:07:30 EST
  ...Miguel 'In heaven all the interesting people are missing.' - Friedrich Nietzsche this is one thing you can never find in a junkyard. a good...
• Re: busted AC fitting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:06:39 EDT
  Hi folks, Brief update -- I found the proper fitting in a local junkyard. Thanks to Phil Stanhope for directing me to this junkyard. There...
• powder coating alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 20:59:27 -0800
  Hi all, Just snagged meself 4 14" Volkswagen alloys at the junkyard for $15/ea. I think I was pretty lucky. Only thing is...
• 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
  Wed, 17 May 2000 15:00:09 -0400
  Today I was looking in one of our local junkyards and found a 71 Westy in rough shape that had obviously been there for...
• european listees?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 00:10:36 EDT
  i am in search of a european only part, any listees in europe frequent the junkyards (breakers) much over there? please p-mail me...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:57:52 -0400
  ...Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard > Karl,for future refrence,Where is this bone yard?Thanks,Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: karl <thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM...
• Re: power steering on '84 (RE: I love junkyards)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 21:43:59 -0400
  OOPS!! sudhir desai cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon (bare stock)
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:39:59 -0700
  ...The nearest good VW junkyard is in Albuquerque. But I don't know if you can still get hubcaps at junkyards since most people...
• Re: 85 GL in the junkyard in South Bend Indiana
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:16:03 -0500
  ...Looks to be in pretty good shape for something that was left to languish in a Junkyard. I'm not going to be a...
• Re: sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:59:09 EDT
  ...sliding door, I was able to find one > Vanagon at the junkyard, and it has it's sliding door. I was just wondering > .......will...
• Re: Vanagons and part
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 4 Sep 2009 14:22:00 -0400
  ...The junkyard of the month space is sacred though.
• Double T-Fitting for 1.9 cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Thiessen
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 13:19:01 EST
  Anyone know of a junkyard that may have one of these? Don't know of any in my area. thanks, dieter york,pa.
• Re: vanagons are rare....on the east coast
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:57:18 -0400
  ...Im not >sure about the junkyards but the last time I went none were in them, mostly >see them here and there on the...
• Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 aircooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 19:15:50 -0700
  ...Don't know what you saw in that junkyard. Pumping oil all the way from the rear of the vehicle to the nose and...