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• Volkswagen motorcycle side car
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:06:29 -0400
  ...http://blog.motorcycle.com/2009/09/30/funnies/the-vw-motorcycle-sidecar/ Cheers, Gerry www.vanalong.com
• WTB: Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 14:24:25 -0600
  Listees, Anyone have a rear wiper motor (I just need the motor with the worm-drive) that they are looking to get out of...
• Re: South Africa Vanagaon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 15:48:40 EDT
  ...Where there is no substantially > similar U.S.- certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C. � 30141(a)(1)(B) > (formerly section 108(c)(3...
• Re: Replacing Windshield Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:37:41 -0400
  ...The motor housing is held down by three 10mm bolts, and the wiper motor shaft is held onto the mechanism by a 10mm also...
• Power door locks, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Ward
  Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:54:57 -0800
  ...The passenger side motor works as expected, unless I plug in the drivers side motor. Then, unlocking the drivers door causes nothing to happen...
• F/S 90 Wasserboxer motor
  Historical mailing list - tim king
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 18:19:20 -0800
  Hi -- A non-list friend of mine just had a Tiico motor installed in his 90 Syncro Westy and has the motor and some...
• Re: Power window regulator
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sun, 5 Jul 2020 13:16:01 -0700
  ...The new Chinese motors are as subject to water intrusion as the original motors. Water does not kill the motors, what kills the motors...
• Re: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:03:57 +0000
  ...I hate to order a new motor then find out I can > get this one working again, especially if the motor would be > non...
• Re: VANAGON digest 12
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 20:38:48 -0400
  > I've got a '71 bus with a rapidly dying windshield wiper > motor. I've rebuilt bug wiper motors before, but I have > not...
• Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:24:09 -0500
  The motor itself is replaceable separately (not too easy!), and, IIRC, is the same as any other power window motor on late VW's...
• Re: Heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:09:26 -0500
  Most likely you have a seized or shorted blower motor and continuing to try it will fry the resistor and the switch. Dennis -----Original...
• How does powerwindow motor come out of the door?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:58:46 -0700
  Hi Gang, During the last heavy rainstorm, something went kaput in my powerwindow motor on the driver's side. I traced the problem to...
• Power Window Motor etc Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:56:28 -0700
  ...Viewing a recent email about window motor issues prompted me to recall what looks like a great how-to with pics on motor etc...
• Re: New motor selections for vanagons.VR5 motor.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 19 May 1998 01:10:38 EDT
  ...I really meant the VR5 motor. It's a 5 cylinder narrow 15 degree motor. Not too big, not too small, just right. Michael...
• F.S. 90GL, in MA, nds motor.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 15:07:49 EDT
  ...1990 GL, motor blown, asking $750/BO. Located in Weymouth MA, south of Boston. Also, I have access to a motor. Paul Kirsch 781...
• Re: Vanagon Electric Window Motors
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 15:08:03 -0500
  ...I have seen some parts websites where the motors were referred to > as left window and right window. The motor I have in hand...
• Re: Need Flex plate for late model vanagon
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 06:18:17 -0800
  I am currently building my WBX motor, for my van > with the AT, and would > sure like to have another flex plate so i...
• 2.1L Motor, core, rebuild needed
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 22:43:50 -0800
  my motor blew a rod through the crankcase this past weekend. I'm in need of a motor now. So if there is anyone...
• Rocky Mtn. Motorworks emerges from chap 11
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 02:27:57 EST
  -snip from fwd news posting - Motorworks emerges from Chapter 11 reorganization February 28, 2003 Rocky Mountain Motorworks, the world™s leading supplier of parts...
• rear wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 11:12:20 EDT
  hello everyone, this past weekend the rear wiper motor burned out on my 86 vanagon, could anyone steer me in the right direction to...
• power window motor, etc.
  Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 18:13:46 -0700
  ...said metal motorside bushing is now frozen to the screw rod that goes into the rubber/nylon bushing that couples the motor to the...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Fong
  Tue, 11 May 2004 12:15:06 -0700
  ...do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and model? Cheers, Bruce motorbruce
• 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 11:20:20 -0700
  ...REGISTRATION EVENT/RENEWAL 08/07/97 PITTSBURGH, PA 47,476 MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT. TITLE (Title #: 43345386) 08/23/97 PITTSBURGH, PA MOTOR VEHICLE DEPT...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas? Need some parts....
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 15:58:46 -0800
  About that front heater blower motor: It's pretty much a given to remove the dash to get at it, but thankfully that's...
• Any motorless Vans for sale
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 19:43:37 -0500
  Any motorless Automatics out there looking for a new home? I'm looking for a Vanagon for my motor so if you have an...
• Re: Driver vs Passenger electric drive motors
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:22:04 -0400
  ...Ken On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 2:17 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Both motors are DC motors and can run...
• Re: re.class 2 hitch, motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 19:28:50 EST
  ...Added about 10 psi to the rear when carrying the motorcycle. The motorcycle carrier includes the ramp. Works like a champ. Seriously reduces tailgating...
• Re: Trouble with power window motors rusting?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:16:44 -0700
  ...Trouble with power window motors rusting? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 5:53 AM > I recently troubleshot my driver...
• Power window motor/regulator needed
  Historical mailing list - David O'Bryan
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 19:07:46 -0500
  I'm in need of a good condition power window motor (or ideally a full passenger side regulator and motor unit). Does anyone have...
• Audi 5000 turbo motor info
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 2 May 1999 23:55:15 -0400
  For those contemplating a turbo 5000 motor for a vanagon engine swap, be sure the donor motor has strait valves. This is an interference...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 21:45:18 -0400
  ...BTW the motors can be moved from right to left side, and vice versa. Larry A. > On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 5:37...
• Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Nov 2015 11:35:12 -0800
  ...If a heater fan motor has seen low use, but has sat unused for some time, can the factory lube at the motor dry...
• Re: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:02:20 -0800
  crap, as in water, that caused the motor to sieze ... ________________________________ From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Monday, December...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 02:46:10 +0000
  You can get the whole thing out in a few minutes, seems hardly worth the trouble to do the motor swap in place. Jim...
• Vanagon Motor
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Bennett
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 12:52:30 -0400
  I have an 85 vanagon with a blown motor. The body and interior are too good to part out, and therefore I'm looking...
• Re: Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:44:05 -0500
  ...vans have two fan motors. The rear AC units in early Westies (like my '85) have two fan motors, too. Mike
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 May 2004 07:42:21 -0700
  ...do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and > model? > > Cheers, > Bruce > motorbruce >
• Re: Vanagon Motor
  Historical mailing list - Dana Tessler
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 13:49:09 -0800
  ...Vanagon Motor >I have an 85 vanagon with a blown motor. The body and interior are too >good to part out, and therefore I...
• Re: Westfalias are Motor Homes
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 14:17:08 EST
  ...Here inCanada our '86 Syncro Westfalia is a MOTOR HOME , >> also, until the mid eighties in Pa, all westys were titled "HOUSE CAR", until...
• WTB: AC Blower Motor for 84 Wolfsburg Westy
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:52:41 -0400
  Volks - I am in search of an AC Blower Motor for my 1984 Wolfsburg Westy - Rear cabinet AC. Blower Motor: PN 255 272 155...
• Re: Wiper Motor NIGHTMARE!
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:20:10 -0700
  Shannon Had the same problem when I changed my wiper motor. So with wiper motor off ( wiper switch), when you slide your hand up...
• Motor upgrade??
  Historical mailing list - marc rose
  Tue, 29 May 2012 11:15:06 -0700
  If I want to do a motor swap in the next few years what work can I do now to save my a$% later...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:02:04 -0800
  http://www.aa1car.com/library/api_motor_oil_classifications.htm Has more about that Zinc-in-motor-oil and it's effects on flat...
• Vanagon Diesel motors swaps
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Apr 1997 21:52:44
  Hey Vananuts!!, Can anyone tell me what VW diesel motor is compatible to drop right in to a vanagon?? (I know that I have...
• diesel Vanagon for sale, San Diego
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:05:00 -0700
  ...I have a TD motor in it now but I am keeping the motor for future use. I will put a running stock diesel...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 16:25:36 PDT
  > > > The resistance thru the starter motor isn't going to change, so at 12.5V > the amperage is going to have a maximum. The...
• Re: Vanagon Swap Concerns
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Thu, 7 May 1998 00:48:15 -0400
  ...My 2.3 turbo motor has enough clearance, and this block is longer than a rabbit motor. > Now you have a timing belt to...
• Still need: rear wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:26:52 -0800
  Hi all, I still need to replace the rear wiper motor in my 90 westy. I really only need the motor itself, not the...
• Re: Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:59:47 -0800
  ...Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit? dylan friedman wrote: > Plus the AC units in 7 pass. vans have two fan motors. The...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 22:08:47 -0800
  ...When you subject a motor to voltages below the nameplate= rating, some of the motor's characteristics will change slightly and other= s will...
• 1984 Water box motor needed... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 12:16:40 -0600 (CST)
  ...1984 Water box motor needed... 1984 Water box motor needed --------------- I have the most beatiful westy in the world (sitting in my driveway unalbe...
• Volks-motorsports
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:19:59 -0600
  What happened to Volks-motorsports? I just tried to open thier homepage and I got some Bill Gates crap. I think volks-motorsports had...
• Need Vanagon window motor/central locking parts
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 08:20:55 -0800
  I need to replace the driver side window motor on my 89 Vanagon. While I'm in there, I'd like to replace the...
• Re: Electric window inop (syncro westy)
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:44:04 -0700
  The motors can go bad. When you say it would go out intermittently, do you mean that it would go from working perfectly to...
• Re: Vanagon Hybrid ? Wheel Motors
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:14:28 -0400
  I have thought about a syncro with electric motor driving the front diff instead of the engine. Just add batteries and controllers. Those wheel...
• F/ Felder industries - lighter, lamp, outboard mount
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 6 Dec 2013 08:54:20 -0800
  ...motor mount for canoe 3. �37 evinrude outboard http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/felder-industries-lighter-lantern-canoe-motor-mount-37-evinrude...
• Synthetic oil and older type two motor seals
  Historical mailing list - CLARKE
  Mon, 31 Mar 1997 16:46:30 -0800 (PST)
  When a person uses synthetic motor oil in an older type 2 air cooled engine, ('78), will the motors engine seals be attacked or...
• Re: Power window regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:27:49 EDT
  The regulator usually is the failure point on these things (though the motors do go bad occasionally). I sell new regulators with motors for...
• 85 Vanagon; wiper fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine Rios
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:26:48 EST
  ...Even without the wipers off...motor never turns on...Stuck or just not working due to motor being blown or switch being blown. So...
• 1.9L Motor For Sale
  Historical mailing list - tim
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:13:09 -0500
  I recently puchased the 85 camper last was for sale in Delaware and am looking to swap the Subaru motor from my 85 camper...