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• Re: Suspension squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:11:49 -0800
  ...My dictionary] > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of...
• Re: Part Request
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 14:19:54 -0500
  ...as far as what year van it is and exactly where you want to clamp the hoses to the body of the van. Ken
• Aluminum Bodies
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:15:57 CST6CDT
  ...Land Rovers - these things have lots of problems but body integrity usually isn't one of them. neither is rust :) Aston Martin - hey, it...
• Re: 89 syncro gl weekender 4sale
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jones
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 22:18:35 EST
  please note that my van is not a camper, poptop or westie the body is in excellent shape, minimal rust around some windows, easily...
• Re: High Idle, Setting the timing
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 21:35:25 EST
  I fixed my idle problem on my 87 Syncro by cleaning out the idle stabilizer valve with a throttle body cleaning spray. -Loretta 87...
• Re: Throttle Switch Adjustment Screw
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:25:11 -0400
  ...Car, plane & stuff) They will have everything you need, especially small metric screws lol, Ben http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine/throttle_body1.jpg
• Re: Spoke too soon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:14:53 -0700
  ...YIKES!, how's the Goldbrick liking the cold? -- Gnarlie Vanagon back from bodyshop
• Body seam gap - How to repair?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:06:44 -0400
  Also... Are there any products that will flow into the gap and prevent the seams from rusting? That's mostly what I'm worried...
• Throttle body repair..
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:07:27 -0400
  Found these TB shaft repair tool : http://www.supercooltools.com/html/catalog.html Any comments as to their usefulness on our machines? ie bushing...
• Re: GMail IT Question
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:57:08 -0500
  ...To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: 1.9 to 2.1 conversion question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 16:20:38 -0400
  You can use the 2.1 throttle body and AFM with air filter connected to your Digijet wiring without modification. The 2.1 air...
• Re: no email
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:09:19 -0600
  ...listserv@vanagon.gerry.com Subject: (leave blank) Body Text: SET NOMAIL Upon your return, send the same message as above but change the Body...
• Re: Odd Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 4 Feb 2013 09:24:08 -0500
  virginia make,model,body,year,color,fuel,use,axles later md In a message dated 2/3/2013 8:38:57 P.M. Eastern...
• Re: Question - RE: Vanagon Seams & Sealing them up for good... Amended with n...
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:10:49 -0600
  See any good paint and body shop supply store for ......... 3M body & seam sealer! Factories use it to seal around rain gutters etc, completely...
• Re: Subject: Re: A question that I couldn't find in the FAQ, or the archives...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:58:33 -0400
  Have you tried the archives directly using as typed (dometic) and (level) in the body and not the subject? You can also search the...
• Re: Brake upgrades and Power Slot Rotors?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 07:52:11 -0800
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Re: Rear Bumper Concerns
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:07:19 EST
  ...any ideas?? chris '90 GL parts van (rear ended off center, frame/body damage to right rear) '84 Westy parts camper (rear ended, off...
• FS - 86 VW Vanagon Camper plus 2 parts vans - $1500.00!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 20:41:21 -0700
  ...Exterior Body has rust and plenty of it. It's mostly heavy seam and surface rust in the usual places. I didn't see...
• Qs: Downgrading to fiberglass bumper and spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Mon, 15 May 2006 01:29:15 EDT
  ...In a factory installation the risers are welded to the body and the top the bumper merely rests on the riser. (I suppose this...
• Re: Welding near fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:22:53 +0000
  In "an abundance of caution", the term lawyers use, I advised my bodyshop guy that we should probably remove the fuel tank before beginning...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 16:28:17 -0400
  ...Then loosen the 2 bolts and nuts on the mud flap to body , press in mud flap pins into body and bushings so the...
• Need some help with paint matching...
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:52:06 -0400
  Hi everyone, I recently did some body work on my Silver 88 Wolfsburg, with 214,600 miles on it!, sanding out rust, doing the...
• Re: -Now Engine Conversion - doing your own soobie wire harness
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:50:29 -0400
  <head><style>body{font-family: Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color: #ffffff;color: black;}</style><script charset="utf-8" id...
• Re: bad ground on radiator fan motor
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:47:42 -0700
  ...away to cut it off and then attach it to the body metal. Mark Thomas Casal wrote: > Do you think a solder splice would...
• Re: The story behind the horse skull, the luggage rack, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 18 May 2010 14:41:18 -0500
  ...Squirrel, as an ecologist and biology professor, I have driven around with various animal body parts fairly often. During one semester, when I taught...
• Anyone got a splittie shell FS?
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 19:16:42 -0500 (EST)
  ...The story is that I've got a mostly complete '66 Westy with a rusty body and floors. I was just wondering if anyone...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 22:08:25 -0500
  ...I need to see how the body in the rear half differs from the normal Vanagon body. Did they offer a watercooled version? I...
• Re: Seam bubbling
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 06:28:57 -0600
  Seam bubbling arises when oxidation occurs between seals at joined body panels. This process destroys the metallic body to the extent that it occurs...
• Donor Body '90 Multivan?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 01:26:39 -0700
  ...He is looking, as might be expected, for a body to install the good parts in. I told him I'd check w/you...
• Three '85 Westys For Sale in Texas!
  Historical mailing list - CARY CHIANG
  Fri, 16 Jul 1999 01:02:30 MDT
  ...Very good interior; good body-some scratches and minor dings Gold exterior Automatic transmission 98K miles with some maintenance records $5195 OBO Westy #3...
• Re: Hot engine
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 17:37:16 -0700
  Can't say for sure if warm body panels after an hour are normal, but they could be if you are in a hot...
• FS: 1985 Transporter singlecab pickup anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 02:04:08 -0500
  ...Runs great, needs minor body and paint work, solid body has no rust holes. Has been used as a work truck, so is far...
• Re: Sliding Door Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 18:48:24 EST
  In a message dated 12/7/01 3:37:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, DAVIDTHEKM@AOL.COM writes: << Most of the body is in...
• Re: Tijuana Autobody shops
  Historical mailing list - Rex Redstone
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 16:01:56 -0700
  ...They said it will probably be more when the bodyshop takes off the bumper. Then they will send out another adjuster to the body...
• Why am I getting two copies of every message suddenly?
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:43:47 -0800
  ...Maas "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but...
• Re: 1986 Syncro Sun Roof Issue
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:42:23 -0500
  ...The van has been restored mechanically and now the body is also completed including repainting. Problem is that the body shop can't close...
• Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:31:27 -0500
  While crawling under my van cleaning the tranny to body ground I noticed that I had purple springs. They are on all 4 corners...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:41:54 -0400
  ...I'll ask him if he emails me back. >> >> Did anyone notice the billet throttle body? I wonder how that works in >> conjunction with...
• Re: FS: 17" wheels and tires $120 Asheville, NC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:46:12 -0800
  ...mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:55:59 -0700
  ...Unique body design and a couple of coworkers drove them for several years and I don't remember any complaints.
• Re: Recycling a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 08:07:04 -0500
  Martin, How much for the whole body & all after you remove what you want? Chuck Hill Martin Peitz wrote: > Listees and listesses, > > I have...
• FS 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Tony P
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 18:17:17 EDT
  ...4 speed, A/C 110k good body, good int. needs heads and a brake job. best offer. van is located in Durham NC please...
• Interesting Westy FS Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 14 May 1999 23:32:24 -0500
  1981, Westy, Body looks good, worth the $230 bucks it's currently bid at, for sure! Item #103766860 at ebay Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy...
• FS 83 $1600 Brunswick, NJ
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 6 May 2001 13:26:08 -0500
  ...needs body work. now you know as much as i do. :)
• FS 85 body only $300 (yes, 300) Anacortes, WA
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 6 May 2001 13:34:22 -0500
  see the ad .. http://www.ep.com/js/mi/c0/b0/v0/1119098.html got pictures, really weird middle seat. now you know more...
• Re: VW Porn
  Historical mailing list - S. Marie Arnold
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 17:51:52 EDT
  Lighten' up it's just a naked body. A better warning would have been nice though-something like, look out this site is full...
• OHM Readings for 1.9 injectors and o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 17:56:25 -0800
  Any body out there no what the resistance is supposed to be for the injectors and the o2 sensor? Thanks, Walter Evens Hesperia, CA...
• Re: Changing auto Trans. to Manual ??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:19:20 -0800
  Has anyone changed a Auto Transmission to Manual?? What would it take? Does the body need to be modified or can it be used...
• Re: Coolant bottle sensor leak?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Wing
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 09:39:37 -0400
  ...Check to see if the body of the sensor is cracked, that could be the source of the leak. It happened to me. Bob...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:14:08 -0700
  ...Miguel ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the...
• Re: whitestar/bluestar
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:50:07 EDT
  ...they had grey padded dashes, body color matched bodykit, leather wrapped steering wheels, a subwoofer in the left table wallpanel, and of course the...
• Re: do NOT use BONDO to fix RUST...wasRe:Body filler on primer/rust treatment paint?
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Sun, 13 May 2007 14:38:01 -0500
  Is there some special technique and protector which will reduce rust development on the seams? I had the entire body re-habbed late last...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 12 Aug 2018 21:09:04 -0700
  ...has only one wire for data, the ground is on the body of the thermostat and the sender. today I check the voltage stabilizer...
• Re: vanagon syndrome plus poor gass economy
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 10:56:35 -0400
  ...mechanic thinks it is coming from > the throttle body itself, all hoses intact. > > I am going to get: idle control valve, new throttle body...
• Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 May 2000 22:19:59 EDT
  ...Then I went to put the 1.9l throttle body on the air box. It is smaller in diameter and won't fit! So...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:01:19 +0200
  Mark wrote..... > The lap belt creates a natural hinge point for the body to >fold around, coupled with the force applied to the body...
• Safety Alert!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 6 May 2007 14:19:32 -0700
  ...This post screws into a bracket, which is welded to the body of the van on three sides: top, bottom, and the inner side...
• Re: Winter driving in the NE. Is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:06:18 -0400
  I think your body shop friend is correct that there will some damage if the van is exposed to the salt, but it can...
• Re: Body Parts
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 17 Jul 2022 10:04:50 -0600
  ...VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sat, Jul 16, 2022 1:53 am > Subject: Body Parts > > Hey DaveB,, How You B > > Check out these guys maybe > > > https...
• Propex heaters on sale, free shipping offer
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 22:48:24 -0500
  ...equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body text="#000099" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Folks, <br> <br> I've decided to continue...