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• Re: laptop hideout
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 00:43:47 -0500
  ...I really like the one about locking the poptop and putting the Laptop behind the forward folded mattress, clever. What I did as a...
• Re: Tightening Armrests
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:20:22 -0800
  ...If you remove one at a time and apply a little clear nail polish, blue loctite, vibratite or similar light locking compound the naggly...
• Re: Westy water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 10:52:21 -0500
  ...As a side note, I have looked into going into limited production on a replacement locking cap. It would run about $35. I didn...
• heat
  Historical mailing list - Felix Crunk
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:16:59 EST
  ...First thing when using a knife to pop open the welds holding the box together make sure you use a locking blade. My knife...
• Re: Large price spread on The Samba?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:34:21 -0400
  ...for a reasonable price, or just the > locking diff? A "parts-van"? > Don Hanson
• Actuator?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 2 Jul 2019 00:21:44 -0700
  ...Body damage was minimal, but after the accident, the driver side power door lock keeps locking and unlocking continuously whether you lock it with...
• Re: diff lock/limited slip axle
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 21:26:56 -0500
  ...They are not NEARLY as effective at assuring power to both wheels as a LOCKING differential is. This is why VW didn't use...
• Re: Balky sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:23:06 -0500
  ...feel for where the catch was, it seemed apparent that the locking catch at the rear, the one that rotates on a rod and...
• Re: subject Issue with door lock
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:45:47 -0700
  ...AM, "Mike Rocket J Squirrel"<camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> > wrote: > >> The locking mechanism in the driver's door seems to have gotten a bee...
• Re: How to remove front door lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:22 +0300
  ...How to remove front door lock cylinder? > > >> I'm in the process of troubleshooting a locking problem on my '82. I have >> the door...
• About "My Custom 2.1L engine report "
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:59:06 PDT
  ...Darrell Boehler found the problem and repaired the ECU!! (He is at midwesty@midwest.net ) I also had problems with the locking dif malfunctioning...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices) (Week 3)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:35:01 EST
  ...Syncro transmission with locking diff $1200.00 2. Universal joint for a Syncro steering column $96.00 3. Four plastic full wheel covers (one...
• Re: Yoshi - Re: What is this?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 13:17:11 +0900
  ...Hope this help you! ;-) Thanks lists!! Yosh --------------------------------------------------- Hi Yoshi, had a look and it looks like a "key" for removing some locking ring Like...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 20:01:48 -0800
  ...I envision something that would operate much like the remote > locking system on a car. Except the solinoid would actuate a fuel valve, > shutting...
• Re: Diff lock in a 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:23:06 -0500
  ...Eric Bill Knight wrote: > Jeff, > > Please tell us about the housing modifications you did for > the locking differential. I'm seriously considering this > option...
• '87 Syncro GL FS in NH
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:00:55 -0500
  ...Interior in excellent condition A/C currently not working (haven't looked at it yet) 5 spd with creeper 1st gear Locking rear differential...
• Mystery battery drain solved!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 10 May 2005 20:12:52 -0600
  ...Somehow it was locking on even with the remote sense being off. Took five times of turning on and turning it off to get...
• Re: I lock but they open ...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:03:39 EDT
  ...Hi all Vanagonites, This is a central locking trouble. Now, I lock the door and they all = lock then open again. I can't...
• Re: replacing gas cap lock or gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:24:12 -0700
  ...you'd be surprised how many locking 2WD vanagon gas caps will unlock with a screw driver. I have never had to drill one...
• Re: Vanagon motor modifications
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:43:18 PST
  ...exhaust, heads, air runners, oil pump, throttle body, racing valve locks, racing clutch bolts, five speed tranny with locking diff and .70 fifth gear...
• Re: Securing Valuables in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 15:46:49 -0500
  ...one of those "The Club" devices for locking steering wheels > (basically, you just need any locking extendable rod-like thingee) > and then braced it...
• Re: Electric Locks
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:52:48 -0600
  ...link from the top of the lock/operator up to the locking button in the door is missing. This is an obscure part and...
• Comprehensive re-keying
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 31 May 2010 14:31:01 -0700
  ...the lock mechanism has fallen apart, with the wafers falling down making it so the key can't even be inserted (manual locking from...
• [68-91] limited slip diff
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Apr 96 21:41 CDT
  ...sells LockRite auto-locking rear diffs for buses, 1968-1991 for >IRS bus or vanagons. 2 models, #1310/1311, for 2 or 4 spider...
• FS: RARE single middle swival seat on lockbox, from westy
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 12:09:55 EST
  ...Rare single westy middle swival seat on locking storage box. slides in on floor tracks. fits ANY vanagon or westy. seat is tan velour...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - DOUG ELLEDGE
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 11:27:45 -0800
  ...brake, and accelerating slightly as I felt the tires [or tracks] locking up. You gain steerage using this technique although as things get hairy...
• Re: Ethical question on VW busses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 14:50:00 -0700
  ...In the 'Nam they had a little saying, "Lock, rock and roll." I vote for proper caution, locking the doors (get 'em fixed), smile...
• Re: door lock springs for '71 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 08:43:38 -0500 (CDT)
  ...If a person unlocks it from inside it screws it up again and then I have to 'reset' it by locking it from the...
• Re: demographics of Vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 23:37:03 EDT
  ...The only vw I've owned is my 1987 Vanagon Syncro GL Weekender with locking differential. She is mettalic red alloy with gray interior...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 10:44:33 EST
  ...BPV splits pressure in such way as the front brakes get almost 2 times the pressure vs rear brakes to prevent locking up. It...
• Re: Missing key for water hook up.....
  Historical mailing list - jeff kennedy
  Sun, 21 Nov 2004 14:11:05 -0700
  If yours is the same as mine - a locking "plug" underneath the door - you can disassemble it and take the tumblers out of the...
• Re: Disc Brakes - 1988 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 4 Dec 2015 13:08:24 -0700
  ...AND they > are to be a self locking type bolt. According to the Bentley those bolts > get 200 ft lbs of torque. > > Am i...
• Re: Syncro/Westfalia Transplant
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 1995 12:44:45 -0300
  ...Option #1) For moderate off-roading why not swap a Syncro trans with locking differential into a Westy. You'll get a 5 spd...
• Re: roof top storage container
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 7 May 2018 09:07:21 -0700
  ...We have a simple steel grating platform (and locking hitch pin) for random items, and an aluminum locking box the size of the platform...
• adding diff lock to tranny
  Historical mailing list - Joel Skousen
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 21:14:40 -0800
  ...keeps fluid from leaking out once you put in the diff locking mechanism. The actuator is about $165, not to mention all the vacuum...
• TEST Message for List ADMIN ONLY
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Turinsky
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 14:44:07 -0900
  ...I asked in an earlier post (from a different address) if it is possible to add a locking diff to a Syncro that came...
• Re: Stripped threads in cylinder head, to fix?, now?, how?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:11:30 -0800
  ...Installing a barrel style locking insert gives you a stainless steel threaded hole that is pinned to the aluminum threaded hole of a significantly...
• Re: Motor Wobble?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 02:33:35 -0500
  ...BTW....you didn't price your locking cores. -- Stephen Chillicothe OH
• Re: Radio codes : more info.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:34:54 -0800
  ...Inserting a suitably sized wire/nail into each hole all at once will release the locking mechanism. Removal of the ashtray will reveal the...
• Re: Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:44:16 -0500
  ...The pin acts as a heat sink to keep the fuel from vapor locking. Mine is "custom" painted to match the engine color of...
• curious ebay vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:24:14 -0700
  ...than 1.00 too, given the inherent slippage of a non-locking torque converter. I know little about the diesels, but isn't a...
• Re: Rear Hatch Lock
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:17:55 -0700
  ...assembly picture and parts list for a 1987 with the central locking assembly. Mine is messing up and when it does the only way...
• Installing new brake pads in 90 Westy/Alternative Brand Pads?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 14:05:56 EDT
  ...Both Bentley and Haynes say that I > must use NEW self locking bolts when refastening the brake caliper housing. > Is that true?? Is that...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Nut Grade Matter?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:26:23 -0700
  ...both sides were the same. > >>> > >>> The nuts don't "feel" like locking nuts, but then every day I discover > >>> how much I don't...
• Re: Auto trans operating test help?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:41:04 -0500
  My experience is that all non locking TCs seem to have some "slack". From memory, if I let off the gas @ 4000 in my...
• Re: Cold start issue [BACK AGAIN]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 14:37:22 -0700
  ...It's an unusual-looking locking two-pin unit that I wonder is replaceable by anyone that solders. -- RJS > > At 6/3/2011 03...
• Re: Electric door locks out of control!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:46:22 -0400
  ...When you unlock the door, at the momoent the door unlocks the circuit interprets the broken wire as you locking the door again. The...
• Westfalia fifth seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 23:32:37 -0400
  ...Includes= seatbelt, arm rests, locking compartment under seat and the seat swivels.= = Colors are brown and tan crushed velvetine type material. Estimated original price...
• Re: Towing suggestions/questions for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:33:59 EDT
  The problem with locking the front wheels with the steering lock is that you cannot get the wheels perfectly straight. I recently had my...
• Re: Newbie with newbie questions (please be patient)
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 24 May 1998 00:50:37 -0700
  ...assembled properly - the little metal pins hadn't been seated fully (locking them) into the plastic holders; I'd suggest tracing the wires starting...
• Re: FW: From Vgonman,RE:wierd cylinder under driver footwell molding (jetta n...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:29:39 -0500
  ...be some kind of propellant cylinder for the seatbelts toprovide extra locking force in the event of an accident.. i'm inclined to agree...
• Re: cabinet ocks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:19:21 -0500
  ...I've installed a similar lock on the auxilliary battery compartment under the driver's seat to offer a locking compartment. The carpet covers...
• Re: Secret Engine Lid Support
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:56:56 -0700
  ...end of the dowel jutted against the plate the receives the locking > mechanism of the hatch, and place the other end against the back...
• Re: drivers door lock Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:36:49 +0000
  ...I keep a spare set of keys attached to the van in a secret place so I am not worried about locking myself out...
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:42:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...I've been told they > are most likely locking because of a problem with the hoses > that are attached to the calipers and not...
• No Start & Sliding door handle'
  Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 16:35:04 -0400
  ...So, locking mechanism is functional, but i cannot open it from the outside. Short of replacing the entire unit (and getting another key) what...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:40:36 -0400
  Both my '84s used the top-half of the ignition key (as a separate key) for the gas cap. Sudhir On Thu, Sep 16...
• Re: Ethical Question/apology/meatloaf
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 2 May 1995 08:17:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...cruise the highways with a radar transmitter, hoping to > observe speeders locking up all four wheels as their radar > detectors suddenly scream at them...
• Re: Sliding door... please help...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Nov 2018 14:05:00 +0000
  ...please help... > > hi all, > > on my van the sliding locking mechanism works well on the front (or on the > handle end)... but on other...
• Re: Need sliding door handle for '82 (outside)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:41:46 -0800
  ...There should be a lower locking latch activated by a button. That button can be unscrewed. The handle itself is normally held by a...