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• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:23:44 -0500
  ...Good looking modern beastie. Didn't see the plates. It looked to me like a modern Vanagon, but Japanese. I suppose the US forbids...
• Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:33:39 -0800
  ...They say the 1.6NA diesel was only available in the US models in 1982, and that's not true. They most definitely were...
• Re: Import Eligibility
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:35:43 -0700
  You mean, only the '91 models and not the older ones? Zoltan -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Schwaia Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 12:24...
• Re: For Sale On The Samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:17:46 -0800
  ...Looks custom built out of the desk model console. It should be noted that those consoles are designed to fit the steel dash like...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:14:55 -0700
  ...AMC, long ago and far > away, had a model called the "Matador". They could not figure out > why the car did not sell in...
• Re: Bypassed DIS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 20 May 2010 12:02:12 -0400
  ...If it does not work, you >need to adjust that to make it work, so the computer knows that you are in >idle mode...
• Re: MODERATOR Trimming replies was Re: temp sensors?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:59:33 -0400
  ...2009 10:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: MODERATOR Trimming replies was Re: temp sensors? Blahblah blah blah Jake. Instructions is...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 20:18:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...My 85 model built in Dec 84 has the new parts and the smell, as well. I fear a heater core leak because I...
• (f) Vanagon Westy Scale Models
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Sat, 8 Feb 1997 12:01:04 -0600 (CST)
  ...that Revell/Monogram is re-introducing the air-cooled Vanagon Westy model. Doesn't look too bad. Similiar to the old 'Magnum PI' Revell...
• Here they are: Eurovan AND Sharan Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:07:40 -0400
  Hey, they are out there already! Eurovan, Combi, whatever,images are on the WWW and almost all models are available in Syncro versions. The...
• Re: European Camper/caravan vs. ours?
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 13:38:05 -0400
  Hi Mike, >I understand that the model I can see here (Canada) is done by >Winnebago, and I wonder how the European models compare...
• Re: alarm+pwr door locks
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sat, 11 May 2002 22:28:54 -0700
  ...Couldn't tell you the model without some digging. TyG '86 syncro doublecab too -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: DIGEST MODE PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 23:30:58 -0500
  ...i actually have to do to get this >thing into digest mode? I sent every possible combination of the Send mail to <listserv@gerry...
• Re: adding an oven to a westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 8 May 2005 07:49:59 -0500
  ...They make a 10 inch model and a 12 inch model. I've eaten treats from one of these ovens before and it was...
• Re: Electrical Experts. Motronic Hall Reference Voltage?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 12:26:51 -0800
  For most model years, the reference voltage + wire from ECU to distributor hall, also connects to the TPS (throttle position sensor). The TPS should...
• early or late 81? (looking for starter)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:36:18 -0700
  I was shopping for a new starter, and it looks like my model year changed somewhere along the line, so im not sure which...
• GPS system
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:55:35 -0900
  ...I started out by looking at the higher end Tom Tom units, and was redirected, and further redirected back to the $149 model on...
• Re: alternator lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 8 Feb 2009 16:09:38 -0500
  Autozone carries an alternator that is compatible for use with the late model Vanagon which has lifetime warranty on it! Any issues with it...
• Re: Vanagon List Moderator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:22:15 -0500
  At 04:51 PM 1/14/2009, John Meeks wrote: >IMO Mr Beierl would be a fine moderator. He just may be crazy enough...
• Re: South African inner headlight resources
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 00:56:34 -0500
  the US model '88-'93 vw cabriolet also used the round inner lights with adjusters
• Re: Oldest Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 15 Sep 96 21:37:55 CDT
  my old 80 model (which is still running around town) was 25A 002 3906. purchased in 12/79.
• parts
  Historical mailing list - wyman
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 19:11:04 -0800
  I'm looking for an instrument cluster from an '86 US model. Also the rear license bracket(door). Thanks, Dave
• Re: On the Indelicacies of Porta Potties
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:48:01 -0700
  Larry Hamm wrote: > Their Model 155 is about prefect > for Westies. Damn spell checker!
• Multivan?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:41:38 -0400
  What is considered the Multivan model of 86 vanagons? Hotch 86 Vanagon GL -- Richard Hotchkiss http://www.hotstrings-inc.com
• lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Darrel Combs
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:56:16 -0400
  Does anyone on the list have 3 rear lugnuts for sale? To fit the alloy wheels? 88 model. Darrel
• Re: BMW 320 list anywhere?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 17:51:11 EST
  Try http://forums.roadfly.com/bmw/ I believe that model is an E21 Cheers, Steve Cotsford
• Plastic (or diecast) models
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 16 May 2003 09:32:52 -0400
  Any one have a collection, or a web site detailing what is/was available? Thanks, Dan Brideau
• OUCH - Vanagon Doka crash test
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:31:34 +0000
  Wonder how fast it was going. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpU5azjCB8&mode=related&search=
• VanaLong -
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:53:00 -0400
  I must have been in the dark, I never heard of this project. Was it modeled after Otmar's stretch?
• Friday Trvia Question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:01:04 -0800
  What one interior curtain (at least in later models) in a Westy has TWO retaining straps, not one?
• Coastal OR Vanagon Sightings
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:27:40 -0700
  Ivory early 80's Westy northbound on US101; Dark blue later model near Bandon. Cunegonde salutes you!
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:39:58 -0800
  At last, our long national nightmare is over!!! -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar
• Re: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:09:24 -0400
  ...On Sep 26, 2014, at 1:34 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > This is true for virtually all car models, constant improvement...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:39:32 -0600
  ...top of the heap are the 'Splitties' then come the 'Vanagon' > models (arguments with the 'Bays' still arise here) then the 'Bay > Window' AND...
• Re: Your Opinion: Vanagon or Late Model Bus Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 04:55:56 -0700
  ...The suspension and overall design of the Vanagon is much better than the 70 models, even though the "funk" quality may be less. Most...
• Re: OXS sensor light question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:14:01 -0700
  ...does your canadian model have Daytime Running Lights ? I believe some do. ( though I suspect the later models only, like 90/91 ) Scott www...
• Re: 1985 westphalia --- electric water pump failure
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:44:10 -0700
  ...Where is the pump for the drinking water? If a US model Westy it's inside the water tank. If a Canadian version it...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Buying a Vanagon -- fixing model years]
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 11:59:55 -0700
  ...83) had a lot of problems with overheating although the later models seem to have been less afflicted. I'd question the seller closely...
• Re: Vanagon 2wd Spring lengths
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 19 Jul 1999 08:52:27 -0700
  ...I'm pretty sure that these are NOT the lower springs that were >introduced in the 1988 model year. My Westy was manufactured in...
• Moderated list wanted:
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:08:32 -0400
  ...We really need to moderate this list. Maybe just a reminder: keep to the topic, and when ever possible, send by way of P...
• Re: 80 Vangon Mystery Part
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:50:38 -0700
  ...80 Vangon Mystery Part > > Since I do have an 82 air-cooled cal model with electronic ignition, let > me > say this blunt. Points suck...
• Re: source for Haynes manual?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:02:34 -0400
  > Does anyone have a source for those english vanagon manuals (haynes) > that cover the later models? > I got mine from Autozone. Places like Kragen...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:08:43 -0400
  ...Mike > >The shared ground to the rear speakers was through model year 1984. > > > >Starting with 1985, each rear speaker was wired to have its...
• Re: 2 weeks enough to cross country - w/kids?
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:08:43 -0500
  ...But I >do think you are right if it were a coleman fuel (white gas) model - >then there would be problem from residue vapors...
• Re: Updates at www.Vanagons.org
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 3 Jan 2020 02:46:31 +0000
  ...This leaves 1985 as the only year not yet covered in the site's year-by-year, model-by-model pages. 1984 had five...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:35:59 -0330
  Harald, For the benefit of myself and other Canadian listees could you repost your info on the source,model,etc. for the P-trap...
• Re: MOD Re: Plastic Ramps
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 09:21:53 -0700
  ...Bryan, I'm disappointed. > > First of all, I'm quite sure you're aware that the policy here is for > moderation issues to be...
• Re: Blinking Red Light--solved?
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0400
  ...Coolant Temperature Gauge Light flashes intermittently / continuously Model(s): All Models, all Model Years Flashing coolant temperature light may be caused by: - Low coolant...
• Re: WTB good used double relays
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 18:27:05 -0700
  That's right, start snapping them up because Bosch is obsoleting the 11 terminal version (Fed Models) very soon. http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage...
• Re: Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:17:19 -0600
  ...Good looking modern beastie. > Didn't see the plates. It looked to me like a modern Vanagon, but > Japanese. I suppose the US forbids...
• Westy 1985 Muffler $ 59.17 ( after rebate) and other Models
  Historical mailing list - EL EL
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 22:23:06 -0700
  ...dp/B000C8Z9F6 If think this model comes with Limited Lifetime Warranty This may also work for other moderl --> Offer is good only on qualifying...
• parts you might want to get for your vanagon (1980-1983) models.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 19:03:23 CDT
  ...i didn't care much for that, so when the 1982 (?) models came out that COULD be locked without a key, i checked into...
• Re: anybody out there?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 2 Nov 1995 15:19:08 -0600 (CST)
  ...no subject and one line saying UNSUBSCRIBE VANAGON To turn digest mode on, send E-Mail to listserv@lenti.med.umn.edu with no...
• P22 Westy layout
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:41:01 -0700
  ...Not a bad setup for many people but I like the propane models myself. A friend of mine and I converted one of these...
• Re: 1985 Front Spindle needed
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:45:18 -0400
  The spindle has a cast lower arm, larger late model outer wheel bearing and the earlier brake caliper. I think the one I have...
• Re: Scale Model Busses
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 08:40:33 -0400
  CARVER, JEFFREY D wrote: > While cruising around looking for the next model to build (sounds > a lot like owning a real VW bus) I...
• Stick vs Auto, was: Vanagon Definition
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:31:40 -0700
  ...I have seen far more auto tranny Vanagons listed for sale needing tranny work or with recent tranny repairs mentioned than 4 speed models...
• Re: censorship
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 14:36:41 -0500
  ...i am so thankful to his hosting of this list, and his moderation of > it, i cannot express how much so. > > ultimately, if i...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:57:40 -0700
  ...Except when manually operating the air pump to > light the refrigerator in propane mode, the fridge is not power vented, but > relies on natural...
• Re: (Friday NVC) When Euro hits parity
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:13:46 -0700
  ...VW now wants to sell like Toyota, so special low volume models aren't part of that business model. jon On 3/13/2015...