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• Re: Bentley error
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:47:56 -0400
  ...and stoke specs to compare 1.9 and >2.1 ...... >not finding it in the Bentley book yet. anyone care to direct me to...
• Re: Finding a short
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 01:10:38 -0400
  Hi Dave, Rather than a short, it seems you may have a broken connection from the accessory battery negative to the chassis. Without this...
• Identifying brake calipers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:46:35 +0000
  ...I did look through my archived email and wasn't finding much. TIA Robert '87 GL 2.1 Auto
• Re: Rear hatch needed on east coast...please
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:02:34 -0400
  ...And by the way, I'm trying to be real optimistic about finding a replacement but please let me know if it's a...
• Re: Vanagon mechanic in Albuquerque
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 15:01:52 -0500
  ...Might be somewhere in southern Colorado? > > mcneely > > ---- William <grateful@SWCP.COM> wrote: > > I am having a hard time finding a mechanic in ABQ who...
• syncro owners - front diff mount question/survey
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:16:52 -0700
  ...I would be grateful for other owners findings. cheers alistair
• TIP: Mac/Opera Mail/Gerry "Desktop" Archives
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:18:47 -0800
  ...It's possible other listers are finding this troublesome, so thought I'd share. Mac OS 10.4.11 Opera 9.63 I needed...
• Re: Classified Listings on the Net
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  19 Sep 1995 09:11:09 EST
  ...proud owner of a Westy, but I've had zero luck finding one. Does anyone have a listing of newspapers or classifieds that are...
• Re: Choosing a VW mechanic
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:57:58 -0500
  ...Good luck finding a mechanic. John Fleming 85 Westy 79 Camaro 54 Ford Pickup
• Westy table
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 20:15:18 -0500
  ...If there are supposed to be 2, does anyone have a recommendation about finding one used? if not where could I get a new...
• Re: Micro Fiche reader
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 20:10:16 -0500
  ...I'd worry about finding the fiche first, since it is hard to get. If you find that, the small readers are a dime...
• '85 engine number
  Historical mailing list - Ethan Kiermaier
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:25:17 -0800
  I was wondering if anyone could give me specific instructions on finding my engine number. The Bentley is very vague here giving only a...
• Inverter advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Kriss
  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 16:31:59 -0400
  ...relays and fog lamps are almost done. 2nd battery next project. Finding a rear gray cabinet to fit behind the full width rear seat...
• Re: [vanagon] 1980 Vanagon ASI or Country Homes - need front luggage rack
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:58:02 EDT
  ...chances of finding these in junkyards are rare, so you might want to take yours to a fiberglass repair shop. chris
• Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 May 2004 20:07:12 -0700
  ...I'll share my findings with the list when I'm done experimenting. I like my beer and my milk to stay cold when...
• Re: Need Planetary for 090 A/T
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:38:05 -0800
  ...I've had no luck finding a source. Any ideas? Any of you have one for sale? I only need the planetary. The sun...
• Re: Need referral to replacing short FI hose (between injectors and fuel rail)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 17:37:35 -0500
  ...Need referral to replacing short FI hose (between injectors and fuel rail) > Hi, > > I am trouble finding tips/references for replacing the short FI...
• Re: Frydae - iPhone GPS
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:04:27 -0700
  ...experimenting with the GPS, but it > seems to be limited to finding your location on Google maps, no lat/long > even. > Anyone found an...
• vanagon spring rate color coding for different models...READ!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:39:27 EDT
  ...for finding the information out.. thanks dylan. here are the spring rate color codes - this is how you tell what model the springs were...
• Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:31:32 -0400
  ...to order a new one but was surprised to not be finding any online. Ours currently has a cork in it, which actually works...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:42:54 -0800
  ...and hours into installing a conversion on their own (e.g. finding a '92 Legacy, pulling two engines and installing one, fixing the wiring...
• Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 11:30:40 -0700
  ...05 AM To: Stuart MacMillan Cc: Vanagon Mailing List Subject: Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! I vaguely remember turning the seat around when...
• Re: Gerry vanagon Archive for download or thumb
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 12:55:22 -0400
  ...find something. > > The biggest problem is not so much finding a result, it is finding the > right one amid the noise. Stackoverflow.com does...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 10:14:17 -0500
  ...With regard to your breather hose, I had trouble finding oil resistant hose that's semi flexible. I bought some expensive hose from Autohausaz...
• Re: Poptop conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:53:35 -0500
  ...Since most buses rust from the bottom up, finding a donor might not > be too (a relative term) difficult. > > It would not surprise me...
• Re: 2.2 Suby Stuff etc. FS Sandy Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:42:06 -0700
  ...This Cyclops would stand a better chance finding it. (image from trip, Deschutes Rec Area): http://tinyurl.com/nskh5ba ;) ha ha I'm about...
• Re: Intermittent charge [solved]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:40:42 -0700
  ...and have left it up so anyone searching the archives > and finding my post from a few years ago will have access to it...
• Re: No help in Sacramento?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sat, 17 Aug 1996 15:10:18 -0700
  >>Emmett Goldsbourough, president of the local NEATO chapter >>but not on line, is having problems finding someone to help him >>either check out a...
• anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 14:04:21 -0500
  ...I need one (somebody said JC Whipme but I'm not finding one there). Can anybody help a clueless owner like me out? Jim...
• Re: [DIESEL] Tensioner Adjusting Tool
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 13:15:50 EDT
  ...tried using a set of snap-ring pliers, but I'm finding it hard to keep pressure on the pliers, keep the tensioner in...
• Re: Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 13:26:20 -0400
  I take it back, Bill is right about finding the odd cheap one. I am just bitter because due to my lack of knowledge...
• Re: etka con't
  Historical mailing list - OPD
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 04:58:48 -0800
  ...making these available on CD at cost? > >Thanks >Jeff ***************************************** Good luck finding a site. I've been looking for over a month for a...
• Re: repost: anyone taken a power mirror appart and back again?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 06:47:28 EDT
  ...May I suggest that you check that your nuts are tight (oops, no pun intented...;-) to avoid finding yourself in the same situation. It...
• Re: Mexico questions
  Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 14:59:14 -0800
  ...I can't find anything under $150 (!) in Morelia, so I'm considering camping in Patzcuaro, or finding a hotel in Hidalgo or Tuxpan...
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 21:50:34 -0600
  ...I'd like the bigger brakes but I'm NOT finding tires. Checked the Tire Rack's web site I plugged in 215/65...
• Total VW Officially Dead
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 21:04:54 -0500
  ...Unfortunately, we have not been successful in finding a buyer and the company that produced Total VW, Jazz (Car) Publishing Ltd, has now ceased...
• Re: '90 Vanagon with bad auto trans... what am I getting into?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:01:46 -0600
  ...the absolute need to do a LOT of clutching, I'm finding the idea of the automatic very desirable indeed!! John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: price of milk (was RE: 2.1 hose price deal
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:16:25 -0400
  ...So sign up with a fake name, if you're worried about them finding out you buy a dozen eggs and a six-pack...
• Re: T3 (Vanagon) tires
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:10:03 -0400
  The problem is finding any LT tire available anywhere by any manufacturer to fit the stock 14" rims on your '86. Lately, they're...
• Re: Sound deading material...and sources of same...early Friday post, LVC...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:18:35 +0000
  ...to source products...rather the opposite is what I have been finding. In the past, they used to sell building materials, tools, hardware, etc...
• Re: windshield and gasket
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:46:27 -0400
  ...I have been finding more and more rust in the frame and if you > can deal with it with the windshield out it isn...
• Re: ok, now a tire question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 2014 00:17:40 -0400
  ...14", bite the bullet and go 15" save up if needed. Finding the right 14" is only gonna get harder Velma 82 1.9L...
• Re: Key blank to gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:11:38 -0400
  ...I buy them in bulk and re-sell them at shows and camping events for people who have trouble finding them locally. Ed -------------------------------------------------- From...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 07:30:07 -0800
  ...I, like Zoltan, was unsuccessful at finding the instructions for the wiring in the Bentley, but if you say it is there, it is...
• Finally got new Air Cooled/Diesel Center Shifter Bushings in stock!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:16 -0500
  ...Cooled and Diesel from 80-83.5! It is almost like finding the Holy Grail. I have 17 of them here at the moment...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 25 May 2010 13:52:55 -0400
  Initial findings look like the trans / flywheel were also impacted. Hole in side of trans. Now, if we need to replace the long-block...
• Re: Help / Shop Needed Near Amarillo, TX
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 10:36:49 -0500
  ...tomorrow (Saturday) morning to get to > Amarillo, TX in hopes of finding a mechanic to sort it out. If anyone > can offer help or...
• Re: source for no see um screen material
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:28:22 -0700
  ...m looking for a source to buy the material and not finding a good one.� Local outfitters don't have it in raw form...
• Re: Help Finding List Member
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 10:28:53 -0600
  >Hi, John-- >I can be reached at: rmart@unm.edu Thanks. I tried to finger unm.edu last night but was unsuccessful. Dunno. >I...
• Misc
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Ankeny
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 12:55:44 -0500
  ...Also, is there a source for finding the seat swivel mechanism? and is it compatible with my van? Finally, the stock low beams are...
• "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Fri, 5 May 2000 15:20:27 -0700
  ...Anyone have any hard or anecdotal data that refutes this finding? Anyone have any comments on the accuracy of the police radar? (I assume...
• Re: Michelin MXTs..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 06:39:36 EDT
  ...Soft, smooth ride too ! Had a lot of trouble finding them. See my many postings about tires in the archives. Cheers Frank Condelli '87...
• Re: 1983 Air Cooled Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Tom & Phyllis
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:36:35 -0500
  ...this list for a good while now and I'm not finding any 83 Air Cooled Westfalias or Vanagons. Maybe I'm blinking but...
• Re: removing VC- time and ease??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:25:52 -0800
  matthew, with a new baby, where are you finding the discretionary time to do this on a friend's syncro? jen must be an...
• finding auto parts on the side of the road..wasRe: Also Cheap Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:27:38 EDT
  In a message dated 7/17/02 5:17:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time, evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM writes: > Sure, but the with the clamps...
• Re: Engine advise
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:07:10 -0600
  ...which engine should I use and/or > where would > you suggest finding a good engine? > > TIA, > Tom > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access...
• Re: air conditioning for germany
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:13:42 EST
  ...The problem in my opinion is finding a bracket for the AC compressor. It would seem the turbodiesels do not have a suitable bracket...
• Re: Camping tips and tricks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:26:01 -0500
  ...What was that TV show where the good guys were always finding and using unused air ducts to excape in?) The size is about...
• Re: suspension newbie - shock dismounted
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:47:50 -0800
  ...Hardest part was finding the right bolt (M12, 165mm, 1.5 pitch, 8.8 or harder). Had to call several FLAPS and some ULAPS...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:59:49 -0500
  ...and wind, you might as well do 4." The problem is, finding a place to do it--the van won't go in my...