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• FW: Vanagons for sale (Davis,CA)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 08:57:24 -0800 (PST)
  >From yesterdays (03/12) 'DAVIS ENTERPRISE': '83 Vannagin (ouch!) air cooled, body&interior in excellent condition good tires, motor needs reconditioning (whatever that means...
• Still looking .....Chicago Westy
  Historical mailing list - McComas_Glenn
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:59:20 -0500
  ...I lived in Chicago for ~30 years, and (no surprise) worked on Volksies as a hobby. I remember a couple of otherwise-great greenhouse...
• 87 Westy GL Syncro Camper For Sale
  Historical mailing list - David W Weaver
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:48:41 EDT
  ...Exhaust needs work. Asking US$6,500.00 Please e-mail with your questions - I have photos which I can e-mail. Hate to...
• 82 Westy 1.9 TD FS
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Sarriugarte
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 18:35:05 -0800
  ...All camping gear works good. Canvas good with screen replaced. Interior pretty good. Exterior above average (240K on body). Lots of power. Cruise at...
• Re: Wonderful Paint Job - No Start
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:27:23 -0400
  On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Larry HIMLI wrote: > The engine compartment was completely coated with dust from the body work. > I figured that it...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 1 Jan 2007 11:28:34 -0800
  ...I just used a coat-hanger to loosly wire it up to the body tin and it worked OK till we arrive home. Malcolm...
• Re: undercoating body work
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 15:48:24 -0700
  > > > The product is SNAP Undercoating Rubberized and no longer sold. Contains > Kaolin, Toluene, Naptha, and propane. I'm no expert at all (not even...
• Re: 200Kmi plus?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:17:43 -0500
  ...The miles really don't bother me because the body is sound and I don't mind working on the mechanicals. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon...
• Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:51:52 -0700
  ...Then fill with a > >>> professional seam sealer like 3-M's and paint. > >>> > >>> Many Vanagon body sections and panels were hand assembled into jigs...
• Re: Need Diesel engine or westy fs
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:36:13 -0400
  ...THe bus is orange/brown color..nice body, all > working camping parts, nice pop top...no rips. We are > looking for 2000 but need...
• Bus Opportunities - Another One
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 11:41:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I has one "rough area" where some body work was done but not painted, very-very little rust (under the winshield seal) but the...
• Re: Stereo Install - Replacing Speaker Wires
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:53:43 -0800
  ...You need quite a bit of flexibility because the boot make a 90 degree turn just after it leaves the body. Additionally, the boot...
• Re: $100 Reward Results
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 01:40:54 -0400
  ...I need to trace a problem with my Audio Vox Cruise control which stopped working again. Any body have any advice? Bill Witz 84...
• Re: I'm Back!
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 07:46:23 -0500
  ...Not surprised it is time for all this re-working. The '85 GL has approx. 210 ,000 miles on it. Body is good, but...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 06:36:05 +0000
  ...Dunno how you are gonna make it work with the short shaft on the WBX TB. I take it that you are going to...
• Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:52:50 -0800
  ...The van came with evidence of > some sealant around the edge between body and rubber, and this last > summer I tried adding a bit...
• FS 85 Vanagon MINT Ontario, Canada
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:29:44 EST
  Hi, I sold my friend a 1985 Vanagon last spring that needed wiring work (mice). It is now running and perfect, and he wants...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass Top
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 May 2003 11:44:52 -0700
  ...Have estimates from local body shops in the $500.00 plus range. Believe I've heard of Westy owners doing a pretty good job...
• Re: Archive Search Trick Using Google?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:35:50 -0800
  ...wrote: > > Hum, just tried that and it didn't seem to work right. Returns a >> whole >> bunch of not relevant messages. But, I tried...
• Re: vanagon on wheel trolleys
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 17 May 2020 14:00:08 -0400
  ...karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote: > > so I finally decided to work on the body of my 81 Vanagon Jenny Westy. It > will take months...
• Re: Does anyone live in the SF Bay Area?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 12 Jul 2016 12:31:37 -0700
  Subject question >Several million Body question > many possabilities known only by elimination - starting with year - engine - fuel type - tranny type - Electrical power source - etc...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:04:47 -0700
  ...Mine works quite well. >> >> Karl Wolz >> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >> >>> On Jun 13, 2014, at 6:49 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: This could be a real buy...
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:54:10 -0800
  ...Dennis Haynes d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM > > >That brown one also looked like it still needed $5K worth of body and paint >work. � Bahh, looked like...
• Re: the next wave: westy-to-syncro body swaps
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 11 May 1998 01:59:12 EDT
  ...lotta work, but he did it...now he has an '85 syncro westy......an a '87 ex- syncro passenger van.. chris >> Wouldn't it...
• Rear window washer sprung a leak!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 07:42:44 -0500
  The rear window washer in our '88 quit working. Refilled the tank, cleared snow and ice away from the nozzle, could hear the pump...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - windshield change out info. needed
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:17:22 -0700
  ...3) On the inside, pull the seal away from the body and spray lots of lube all around the gasket, then insert a heavy...
• Re: A/C question: Ester Oil and R-12 do they mix?
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:22:50 -0700
  ...Hence not adding any extra heat rejection capability. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">That extra condenser will work great! It works very good...
• Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:13:18 -0800
  Some months ago I was doing body work and removed the right, front signal light. When I put it back I may have hooked...
• Alternator and grounds
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:39:09 -0700
  ...from alt body to the little grounding stud on front wall of compartment. I was rushing , had to get to work, so I can...
• Painting ABS bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:10:11 -0700
  ...or primer works? I'm good with paint and epoxy stuff but I have limited experience finishing new modern ABS body panels and I...
• (Passionate defense of) John Muir. Again.
  Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 09:07:18 -0600 (MDT)
  ...ss method ("using VW tool #3458394 and shaving all body hair before beginning work"), etc.; and Muir, for the how-to-do-it portion...
• Re: Phriday Phun
  Historical mailing list - WERNER SCHIRMER
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 09:50:00 -0800
  ...86 GL (I don't think they'll ever finish the body work) > Philly > hotch@netaxs.com I have a beard, and it keeps...
• Re: Painting Pop-Top
  Historical mailing list - Jos� Rafael Moscoso
  Tue, 30 May 2000 22:28:57 -0400
  ...Two years ago I went the same route and the body shop ( a one man outfit) included the pop-top as a bonus. After...
• Missing van
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 18:51:11 -0800
  near my work on a very busy street is a vanagon 80ish no front window drivers door off, parts all over inside with Nevada...
• Re: high idle.
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:18:47 -0400
  ...http://www3.sympatico.ca/huotx/engine/throttle_body1.jpg is the switch working? Wire good? Unplug IS (idle stab), see! Check fuel pressure, see...
• Subject: Re: Design of a New Microbus
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:02:32 -0800
  As an engineer I sat watching the video in excitement envisioning how I could make some of these things work. I've done countess...
• Need A/C Low pressure Hose...so sick of all this money output....
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Rutland
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:36:47 -0700
  ...I have another challenge and thats getting the a/c working again. I seem to have a hose with a hole in it. Specifically...
• Re: Bummer
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 19:06:27 -0400
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/images/cms/sized/sized_4e818fa0ea11ed4cbb9ce7b1828880c9.jpg I'm very disappointed of their restoration work! Grey on red! Ben Sam Conant...
• Re: Best Cars to go 200,000 Miles
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 22:07:21 -0400
  ...Buy a crappy early 90s throttle body injected 4 cylinder sunbird... like three times, pay $400 each get 70k out of each, average another...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:48:59 -0700
  The extra heater valve does nothing as long as you have a correctly working stock valve. The stock valve can be opened or closed...
• Re: Vanagon CV Joint Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:22:53 +0000
  ...Both have recommended that when it was time to do CV work to be sure and use "12-point" bolts. Hmmmmmmm ... bob '87 Syncro...
• Re: How to remove lower front grill?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 13:33:17 -0500
  ...Works great, and a radiator shop owner who'd just worked on another one without the screws complemented me on what I did. Seems...
• FW: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:12:14 -0700
  ...the engine needs work, the heads were recently done, the body > is in nearly perfect shape, the interior needs some work. > Asking $1000.00...
• Front End Damage-Opinions Please?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:25:19 -0800
  ...The body shop's estimate has come in considerably lower than what the insurance adjuster initially submitted. Only problem is that they don't...
• Re: Fix Engine or Get New One?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:53:20 -0500
  ...If I spend the money for > an engine, I might go ahead get some body work done too. The interior > is great, all camping...
• Re: I need help, please
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 2 Dec 2022 11:56:03 -0800
  ...cap and rotor > - NGK BP6ET are recent. > - Throttle body switch checked fine > - Idle screw on throttle body cleaned > - A good fuel pressure regulator was...
• Re: Ordered New SA Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:10:40 -0400
  ...Go Figure! > > This is done here too, but in order for it to work into Norway, the body have to > be cut in two...
• Re: Luggage rack vibration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 07:39:31 -0700
  ...Ask me how I know! :) In the meantime, a strip of duct tape works to keep air from getting under the luggage rack until...
• impact of claims on insurance prices (was RE: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 22:25:02 -0700
  ...When I lived in NJ my windshield was broken, and then my car got hit in a parking lot and needed some body work...
• '86 Vanagon GL Weekender FS
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 13:14:16 -0400
  ...They do excellent work and charge for it! In fact, they work on the majority of Vanagons brought to the DEALERS to be worked...
• more on salvage title
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:59:52 -0700
  ...The windshield and body work was done to make it look as good as new. He also just had a new front fan installed...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:09:05 +1200
  ...Wade Ebert > >American Auto Body > >Springfield IL >> > >Wade, > >No, I just wish YOU were close enough to do any work I need. > >Rich Same...
• Modified Seat Report
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:19:53 -0700
  ...HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Hi Listers:</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I finished raising the drivers seat back 3" higher last night - works very...
• vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:02:50 -0400
  ...frames that the body shop installed. One of the wings was slightly bent in shipping I figured it would still work if the holes...
• Re: Fried wiring harness from dash to 84 Westy camper relay
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Mon, 1 Jun 2015 17:41:07 -0400
  ...My new (’86 Westy) is in the shop for the body work that the PO had assured me was properly taken care of. It...
• Re: for sale; 1987 syncro vanagon!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 May 1998 03:49:12 -0700
  ...that he was sellin for 1800...body > > was ok, no a/c or weekender, tho, but syncro worked ok (no locking > > diff) they're...
• Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:24:40 -0700
  Ken, I ran into the same problem and I used the larger throttle body with the single switch. I cut the plug off the...
• '81 2.0 F.I. Rep'l... Throttle linkage diagram?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 23:45:43 -0500
  It appears I may be missing some parts for the the throttle body linkage on th F.I. system I'm installing in my...
• Re: grey stripe
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:00:07 -0500
  ...the body panels, just below the windows. Thank you. > > > > > > your local sign shop/vinyl graphics shop can supply you with this.. > > chris > (works at...
• Re: Turning vanagons into Westies???
  Historical mailing list - dooley
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:50:41 -0400
  ...You have to pull the body off the frame and get a westy shell. Just kidding- this has been done many times and was...