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• Re: Anyone Installed/Used One of these?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:42:43 -0600
  ...C hoses between the tank and the frame without making this modification ? Exactly. The A/C hoses can't be moved to anywhere because...
• Sirius Radio...fortunate coincidence...it fits into my ashtray...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:59:40 -0800
  ...How often does that happen? something just snaps into place without any modification or fitting or work? I put a couple of photos into...
• Re: After today, I am glad I did not give up on the Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:28:35 PDT
  ...Only adjust the FI if you have done modifications to handle the changes OR CAN PUT it back stock specs. There are a lot...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - brian adams
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 22:11:10 EDT
  ...Can this last option be done without modifications? IF mods. are needed, what might I have to do? And lastly, where could I get...
• Second Battery Under Rear Seat
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:31:11 -0500
  ...There would be no permanent modification to the stock wiring, only a few holes to run the new wires to the starter. The second...
• Re: Travel necessities
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:50:36 -0700
  ...low to fit a Chevy V6 in there without serious body modifications. Mike Snow Terry K. wrote: > Oh--a modern engine--eh Mike--? > > What...
• Re: What is your dream van? Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - simon glen
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 23:43:44 +1000
  ...a 2002 model South African 2.6i 5-cylinder Caravelle with these modifications: 1. stripped of its interior rear seats etc and replaced with...
• Re: Alternative Steering Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 22:28:50 EDT
  ...it just fits" was persuaded that it doesn't w/o modifications to the column or the wheel itself. Furthermore, there are two splined...
• Late-model radiator in a diesel vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:34:39 -0400
  ...cooled radiator. This radiator has different cooling line connection locations. 2. Modifications need to be made to my cooling lines to accomodate the new...
• Dometic fridge performance- data
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:24:43 -0700
  ...Blue LED for Refrigerator") is a really worthwhile modification. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in '94 albell@uvic.ca http://members.shaw...
• Re: Xenon Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:03:50 -0800
  ...use more draw, are brighter and fit into the >> existing spots with no modifications I don't see much of a negative... >> > >> > Thanks.. >> > Jason >
• Re: hello and a new memeber.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 08:50:58 -0400
  ...that they > are properly lubricated. > Does anyone out in the list see any problems with this modification the > rear axles? > > Thank You, > R. Recardo >
• Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:55:27 -0500
  ...I made other modifications to those lights, so they weren't foglights anymore. There were more general illumination lights (helped make night time driveways...
• Re: Installing weekender interior in pass. van
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:00:21 -0800
  ...They say that it involves > modifications to the roof and welding. I'll contact them again tomorrow. > > Has anyone here put a Westy weekender...
• Re: rims: pontiac g6 16" FOLLOW-UP
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:09:58 -0400
  ...11:48 Matthew <mpteleski@YAHOO.COM> napisał (a): > Follow-up: > > The steel rims (see below) fit a 2wd w/o modifications (not tried on...
• Re: Clocks
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 16:15:14 -0500
  ...And it does, with a bit of modification, and unless you compared it to >the real thing you'd swear it was stock. The...
• After Removing the A/C.....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 00:23:13 +0100
  ...Also, are there any fun modifications that anyone can think of, which involve using the original fan, and temp knobs (which I did NOT...
• Fridge and wheel upgrade, cargo boxes for sale
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:41:51 -0800
  ...One Norcold DC-0040 12/24 volt fridge, new in box, fits in original location with minor modification of the original door frame. I...
• Re: E-brake relocation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:07:55 -0500
  ...E-brake relocation > > > It's a simple modification. If you want an underdash pull-out > ("umbrella-type") handbrake lever, find a suitable item at...
• Re: Tiptronic
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:41:09 +0200
  ...Raimund Jeffrey Schwaia schrieb: >Raimund, > >Are you using Thomas Hahn's Tiptronic modification to make that tranny spin >the correct direction? I looked at...
• Re: bURNINGvAN
  Historical mailing list - Toni Rizzo
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 22:58:39 -0800
  ...food, drink, lies about mileage, dreams about upgrades, hopes > about reliability. Modifications, both real, planned and well, just plain > pie in the sky. > > Hear...
• Re: AFM for 1.9 WBX
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:07:27 -0400
  ...meter onto the 1.9l air box and it requires a modification to where it attaches to the box if I remember correctly. I...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:27:27 -0400
  ...It's for talking about Van-a-gon things, gauges, people, activities, trips, gauges, get-togethers, modifications, troubles, triumphs, gauges, woes, blisses, gauges, camping...
• Re: Wheel alternatives...
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:58:20 -0700
  ...engineers designed it, and dismiss any concerns > about safety of the modification with faith that it will "be ok." > > Why do you guys want...
• Re: $30 group 41 battery
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:53:29 -0400
  ...does require a modification to >the drivers seat base though; (also two smaller group 24 under the >cabinet.) about 52US on the 27 and...
• Re: Bus Depot is the greatest! (slider screen)
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Sat, 22 May 1999 12:45:28 EDT
  ...One modification I made was due to there being no snaps on the bottom It didnt seem very secure to me.... I loosened the...
• Re: Westy Sink faucet mods
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 20 May 1999 11:18:11 -0700
  ...I'm wondering if anyone has come up with some good modifications. Here are the things that are bugging me: 1. The stream of...
• What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 11:30:19 -0400
  ...was any advantage to the Hella kit over the fridge relay modification on www.vanagon.com? 3) I want to be able to start...
• Re: Re wiper blades, Tire preasure, and other...
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Laura Blackburn
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:06:40 -0600
  ...It gives me something to do while I set at the computer working all day and dreaming about the next van modification. If you...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:45:23 -0600
  ...cult following >As Kim Brennan predicted >they are indicating that my modifications lower the value of my >syncro When I got my first syncro...
• Re: TIICO Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:54:50 -0500
  ...That modification should be part of every I4 gas conversion. Now that the snow is melting away, I'm looking forward to pulling "The...
• Re: Tow Loops [back to thread subject]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:29:42 -0700
  re are there any official points at the front of a >> standard Vanagon (with no modifications) suitable to hook a line onto to >> extract...
• Re: Comparative tranny opinions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 21 Aug 2004 08:04:39 -0700
  ...And depending on power modifications, get fourth and fifth gears welded. Plus: Longer engine life Less shifting Better use of the rpm range of...
• Advice on how much my van is worth...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:51:10 -0800
  ...2.1 digifant with some performace modifications including: custom exhaust: free flow muffler (Magnaflow) custom intake: aluminum fabricated intake nozzle for AFM, large cone...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:36:07 -0700
  ...I have the stock setup with no modifications. I run Castrol 20w-50 exclusively. As the miles got up to 200,000 miles on...
• Re: Insturment Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:51:35 +0000
  ...I also need to know if 84,85 or 86 as 84 and 85 do not require Bostig's TACH modification as the 86...
• Re: tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:33:52 -0800
  ...They contain two bulbs and with a little modification I wired them into the existing taillights so that one bulb coincides with my normal...
• Camper/ pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Thu, 27 Oct 94 14:01 CDT
  ...The cool thing is that the top was designed as a dealer conversion for the Transporter and does not need the body modifications (reinforcements...
• Seat Modifications
  Historical mailing list - James Cardwell
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:49:05 -0800
  I have recently purchases a 1983 water-cooled Vanagon, 7-passanger with all fixed seats. My search for a Van took quite a while...
• Re: who has upgraded their front vanagon door SPEAKERS??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 13:51:38 -0500
  ...When I pulled the factory speakers, I noticed they would accept the Blau's with a little modification. I snipped the plastic around the...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 07:31:32 -0800
  ...Engine Modifications No internal or external engine modifications (cams, pistons, intakes, etc.) may be performed unless the parts are ARB-exempted or EPA-certified...
• New 15" wheels and tires for OTTO!
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 01:30:45 -0400
  ...I think this is the largest tire that will fit without modifications to the body, and oh do they fill up the wheelwells nicely...
• Bigger Brakes was: My thoughts after hearing some responses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 20:15:40 EST
  ...The kit should also fit syncro Vanagons with some minor modifications (you don't need the new hubs, but keep them in case you...
• Re: Drivers Side Door Lock Modification
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:56:00 -0800
  I had a 1964 Mercedes Benz 190 that had that feature - drove me nuts.......... I took the lock apart and found that there was...
• Re: sliding door extention
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 09:24:39 -0500
  ...No brainer it seems but I randomly hear of a few problems with this modification. Perhaps its nothing. Lee Tim Hannink wrote: > > Wouldn't...
• plastic guides for sliding window N/A
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 18:03:50 EST
  ...Can these later guides be used on the earlier Vanagon sliding windows? And what modification is necessary--cut the tabs off the black guides...
• Re: [T2] what years are diesel engines available
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 18:42:12 -0400
  ...With stock > replacement there are no modifications required, with a gas to diesel > conversion, there are many mods required, and some quite costly in...
• Re: What's In Your Van's Library (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 May 2011 09:49:44 -0500
  ...socialmedia/zombies_blog.asp> > > This, like so many other improvements and modifications I have made to > the van, in preparation for the imminent zombie...
• Debate on Repainting
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 10:36:36 -0400
  ...since it is all somewhat original on the exterior, with the only modifications being the Bumper Hitch and Hella Fogs in front, should I...
• Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:43:50 -0400
  ...If aftermarket modifications are permanent and you happen to be stopped by the police (if tinted modifications are illegal in your state), he can...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:05:22 -0800
  ...On 12/11/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Since the GoWesty starter does not require any modifications of the bell > housing or...
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 29 Mar 2015 06:33:41 -0700
  ...of the early parts are interchangeable without issues, some require slight modifications. The taller ABA block was not a problem to fit into my...
• Re: fuel management system
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:15:28 -0600
  ...Re-program, and save yourself a $600 wiring loom modification OR a lot of spare time changing yours over.... YMMV DM&FS On 2...
• Re: Another Helpful modification
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:37:34 -0400
  original equipment on golfs and jettas 85-92. the system does have a weak link. when the gear rusts to the bolt 'shaft', it...
• Re: Re.: Synthetic oils
  Historical mailing list - Armstrong, Charles L.
  Fri, 19 Aug 94 12:34:00 cdt
  ...I read a book by Anderson on 911 performance modifications. He describes the 911 as an air cooled engine that, as HP and emission...
• Trip to Red Rocks, Colorado and Phish, and Camping Mods.
  Historical mailing list - Banks
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 15:21:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Camping modifications i will be making. Im going to be adding an additional battery, and what i am looking for is a HIGH current...
• Re: Digitool diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 09:11:44 -0800
  ...Has anyone ever located the connectors needed to make a "T" fitting so the ECU modifications are not needed? Mark "Stanley, Kerry" wrote: > > Hi...
• Battery isolator vs combiner??
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
  ...The drawback to the isolator I had assumed to be about a .7 volt loss in charging and some modification to the alternator regulator...
• Re: Survey--shower mod
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 12:19:49 -0800
  > I'm surprised some of modification nuts out there haven't rigged up a shower > using the little used luggage rack. Seems like it...
• Re: AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 18:53:48 -0700
  ...are you all saying that we can add R-409 without any expensive upgrades/modifications...... Are you guys members of some cult? Do I...