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• Re: Vent Wing Windows Opening More
  Historical mailing list - BenT .
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:51:32 +0000
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• test message-don't bother opening
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 15:45:52 -0700
  is this thing on? Mike 89 Weekender [text/html]
• Re: Burning Man Gate on Opening Day
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:57:19 -0400
  ...wrote: > Interesting time-lapse shot of the gate at BM on opening day. Four hours > rolled into 2:41 minutes. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3mjdes8...
• Re: Oversize Diesel Injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 20:19:20 -0800
  ...The spring and shim inside the injector controls the opening pressure. Injection volume is controlled by the injector pump. In theory, if you reduced...
• Re: Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Friday humour: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting Re: Top 5 Reasons why you SHOULDN'T try converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled (pic included)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:52:05 -0500
  ...Also I don't think you even > need to cut the lower grill opening as it is for air conditioning and the > top opening...
• Converting a '79 to a pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 25 Jul 95 17:31:19 PDT
  ...HOWEVER, there IS a welded in reinforcment across the width of the opening at about the midway point, just behind the sliding door opening...
• i just like saying pop-top...
  Historical mailing list - lbmelman
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 02:52:16 -0800
  when you pop the top on a pop-top and put the lounging cushions in place there is an opening left for crawling into...
• Re: mystery vents
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:55:19 -0400
  ...Here's a picture of where the air exits - http://www.flatsurface.com/pics/Van_door_air_exhaust.jpg - I've highlighted the openings...
• WB Skylight mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 20:18:15 -0800
  I am looking for a full mechanism or the opening mechanism only. Zoltan
• Sliding windows / Rear Ventalation/ rear exhaust vents / D pillar opening windows
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:19:11 -0700
  Hi Volks! Well to those of you who sometimes wish you had opening windows in the back of the van Here's a couple...
• Re: LP pressure way too high--help request
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:02:37 -0700
  ...I tried yet again measuring the manometer > pressure > again, opening the main valve VERY slowly, and this time I got a stable > reading of...
• Crank case over pressure, Orifice talk again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 19:25:58 -0500
  ...I miss understood and thought this was just the opening where the large hose come off. A friend told me there is a small...
• Re: Deschutes Brewery Video
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:52:29 -0600
  Not only when opening in the morn' ~ maybe even more so when closing before "HittinTheSack" ORR ~ DeanB On 12 Apr , 2012, at 11:32...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:05:58 -0800
  ...that is needed. > > Can anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator grill? > > I know it's ~ 27.5" long...
• Re: Westy Poptop Installation on a Sunroof Vanagon???
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 16:27:29 -0400
  ...The sunroof opening does not quite go far enough forward to allow normal use of the poptop release handle. The roof of the passenger...
• '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Lutomski, Michael G.
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 16:34:06 +0300
  ...I am getting tired of opening the passenger door and opening the sliding door. (By the way, it broke off last winter here in...
• empirical data on heating a bus
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 08 Sep 1995 21:31:37 -0600
  ...The side windows are hinged at the top, and stay closed mostly through gravity (the casement-style opening mechanisms are partly stripped from overtightening...
• Re: Fishing wire from courtesy light to behind dash
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:57:19 -0700
  .... or, it might be better to fish new wire from dash area to dome light opening. On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 2:38...
• Re: Burning Man Gate on Opening Day
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:36:22 -0700
  ...wrote: > Interesting time-lapse shot of the gate at BM on opening day. Four hours > rolled into 2:41 minutes. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3mjdes8...
• Closet door mod
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 2 Feb 2025 14:21:03 -0500
  ...We made a template and cut the opening in the side of the cabinet. I was terrified. But, it came out great. At least...
• Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:38:37 +0000
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without opening u= p the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery...
• Re: Changing Window Openings
  Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:28:58 -0500
  I tried that,but the air gets in even with the windows closed. Javier
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:55:42 -0400
  So Ben, when are you opening your West Coast store?
• FS NEW Vent window rubber seals
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:50:25 -0700
  I ordered the full front window rubber kit, and I received the rubber seals for the OPENING vent window seals (L & R). My van...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:48:27 -0800
  ...Spreading the damaged hatch opening? > In the all-to-common right side swipe, the right rear corner of my > Vanagon, about 2/3 the...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:56:22 -0400
  ...If you want to check for full opening you have to get to over 105C. Yrs, d >Scott
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:51:08 -0800
  ...what did that save them in production costs? probably cost >them more >to NOT put the opening vent windows in.. No doubt. They were...
• Re: Solar Vents Bring Old Salts Out of Mothballs
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:43:02 -0500
  ...I just >took a piece of masonite, sized it to fit the skylight opening, This is getting better ---- you could unhook your skylight hardware...
• Re: sliding door lock from inside?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 14:38:02 EST
  ...There's the actual release handle (for opening and closing the door) and another rectangular piece. Perhaps the sliding latch must be missing from...
• Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 11:18:12 -0800
  ...I would like to install one above the sliding door in place of one of the vent openings. How would I go about getting...
• Re: difficult shifting
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 31 May 2005 10:27:07 -0400
  ...device as a tool for opening the fill plug.Stick the head of the bolt into the plug opening and put a wrench or...
• Muffler & pipe patches
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Wed, 24 Jul 96 17:57:22 -0500
  ...I figure that there may be a way to buy an exhaust pipe to connect to the muffler over the opening (assuming I can...
• Re: FIRE!!! (True story from this morning)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:20:08 -0800
  ...Then I got >in through the license plate opening. That really seemed to do the trick. >I'll be real interested to take a...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Nov 2018 21:33:19 +0000
  ...Aerodynamics? I could not discern a lessening of wind noise with the bubble wrap in the A pillar openings and the fresh air vents...
• Re: Take A Look At This One
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 16 May 2012 02:26:19 -0700
  If you look at each side of the raised platform, there are "cubbies" on either side of the opening. The Overland raised box is...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 13:28:42 -0400
  On Fri, 3 Oct 2003, Tim Beidel wrote: > I have absolutely no dexterity when > it comes to pushing small things through small openings, and...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:05:18 -0800
  ...The newer sectional roll-up doors can be adjusted to go above the door opening. I had mine adjusted that way when I had...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:22:45 -0800
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without > opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery > connections...
• Re: poptop opening
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 17:09:05 -0600
  well, not exactly opening... On our recent trip down the Oregon Coast (stunningly beautiful), traffic was bad about dinnertime so we pulled over at...
• re:Vanagon rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 May 1996 15:44:34 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Then put a fat hem around it that matched the rear opening plus about 1.5" all around. Thin shockcord elastic inside the hem...
• Re: Adding a new refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 10:36:44 -0800
  Truckfridge TF-49 - that�s what I got (with the AC option) and it works great - it fits in the current opening (need to...
• Re: question regarding door stops/door brakes or whatever they are called
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:16 -0700
  ...to > keep the front doors from swinging open so quickly when opening > from inside > the van? Or, do I need to purchase new ones...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:35:30 -0600
  Yes, I am thinking about that-There is about 6-8" from the poptop opening to the front of the headrest depending on where...
• vanagons in movies part 55
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 18:18:26 -0700 (PDT)
  Anyone else notice the high top vanagon camper in the opening scenes of "A shShallow Grave" ? Alistair
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 3 Nov 2018 07:25:56 -0700
  I could not discern a lessening of wind noise with the bubble wrap in the A pillar openings and the fresh air vents. -Mark...
• Re: Hot engine, cold radiator
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 10:52:37 -0700
  Is the coolant flowing in the radiator? If so, the thermostat is opening. The question would be at what temperature is the thermostat opening...
• Re: Westy height ? Garage door openings
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:22:30 -0500
  ...Westy height ? Garage door openings How about a parking garage with 6'7" clearance? Doesn't sound like that will make it, though I...
• Re: coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 7 May 2007 11:04:55 -0400
  On 5/5/07, bob bob <heymrpep@yahoo.com> wrote: > where should the steel pipes pass over the gas tank, through the small opening...
• Re: butt cold
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:28:29 -0700
  Chris, Did the propane leak out only when opening the valve? Mine did it too (sub freezing) and leaked (more than a small hiss...
• Window Size
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:46:58 -0400
  Can someone tell me how big the sliding window opening is above the stove in a westy? Width and Height. Thanks
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:11:50 -0600
  ...Squirrel" wrote: >>>> You guys are nuts. >>>> >>>> No output from dash openings, nothing noticeable from the leg >>>> openings, >>>> a mild updraft from the defrost openings. >>>>
• Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 08:55:38 -0800
  ...It mounts between the window glass and the top of the door opening and is held in place by the glass. Maybe someone else...
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 12:52:51 EST
  ...So it has to WORK harder against the 75% opening. Now that you have 100% opening it doesn't have to work so hard...
• Re: Pulled out my stock fridge - now my faucet doesn't work...??
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 08:22:18 -0700
  ...W/r/t the cold air falling out of a front-opening refrigerator, the "How much "cold" is lost when the door is opened...
• Re: Westfalia dimensions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 20:21:01 -0500
  Most garage doors are adjustable, and most openings accommodate the adjustment. So, I was able to get mine in, with skylight, after adjusting the...
• Re: What's a Barndoor?
  Historical mailing list
  26 Jun 95 11:13
  ...This also meant that the 'barnoor' buses didn't have opening tailgates. The back window/panel was fixed. Opening the 'barndoor' reveals the engine...
• Re: heckklappen aufsteller (hatch prop) made
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 21:16:32 -0400
  Can a cat squeeze through that opening? He can get past mine. <G> Geo/ATL in Almonte, ON
• Re: GRAND OPENING Of my new, all Vanagon only Ebay store.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:10:55 -0700
  Roger, right now only one item shows up on eBay, a Jetta mirror.....
• Re: [T2] why it won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:15:53 -0700
  ...the engine will not make much in the way of compression if the valves aren't opening. However, it will make it really hard...
• Re: Re-opening the list to non-subscribers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 07:19:33 EDT
  In a message dated 8/29/00 1:00:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Re-opening the list to...