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  • Re: On the road..
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 16:07:32 -0400
    ...Glad you remembered the bra - wouldn't want your Westy to be indecent :) -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts...
  • Re: Is it a car or a camper?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:18:00 -0500
    ...jannini wrote: > My GA registration states VOLK VANAGON CAMPMO VN, which just adds to > stereotype that we're unlettered in these parts. > > Geo/ATL
  • Re: Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:53:58 -0500
    ...my book - this makes you the expert :) -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • CV Grease
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:32:37 -0400
    ...importantly is there anything I should avoid??? -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: Michigan Vanagons.... Woodward Dream Cruise this Saturday
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:44:59 -0400
    ...I hope you have fun - you surely have a Vanagon worht showing off! -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts...
  • Re: Gas Heater Parts
    Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
    Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:11:12 -0400
    In a message dated 97-09-24 11:44:48 EDT, cmichaux@CAROLINANET.COM writes: << Does anyone know the name and phone number of...
  • Re: MMO
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Mon, 22 Apr 2002 23:55:21 -0500
    Friendly Local Auto Parts Store E-mail message I know what Big-O is, What is FLAPS? ----snip------- MMO can be found at all...
  • Re: seat belts for rear seats
    Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
    Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:35:57 -0400
    There is a post here on the List for an 88 Carat that is being parted out: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa...
  • Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:01:51 -0800
    ...7:41 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > i have a '90 carat parts van here that has over *450k on its original > engine* > > *despite...
  • Re: New 14" and 17" Alloys for Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 4 Mar 2008 20:02:54 -0500
    ...Thanks for clarifying that. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing to move to a new Home...
  • Re: VW HQ moving out of Michigan
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 6 Sep 2007 08:24:34 -0500
    ...Boo to their parking lot... -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing for reanimation) '78 Bus (Patty...
  • Re: Best place to buy new Vanagon radiator - 1985
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:47:03 -0500
    ...guess they don't have to be. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: stereo
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:23:32 -0500
    ...They have some nice models. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • TONS of vanagon parts for sale!!! (he's got more than me ;<)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Aug 2001 02:08:01 EDT
    ...gas fuel� tanks,gas westy tanks,some westy cabinets,parts of a wolfsburg/Carat interior[wall grey panels and flip out side table] dash...
  • Vanagon Carat - 1991
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:40:48 -0500
    As mentioned any number of times, I have a new to me 1991 Carat. There are many things wrong, but they are mostly old...
  • Re: i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:42:31 -0600
    ...You drag your parts to a cashier window. They look up the generic parts on their terminal and tell you how much. Then you...
  • Re: How to spend $500 dealer credit in 40 days?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:30:45 -0400
    ...I realize many parts are NLA, but not all. Plus > some items might be available through the VW Classic Parts program. > I want to...
  • Re: Still Being Screwed...aka--Don't Use PartsPlace
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Sep 1995 15:30:32 -0700
    ...a car with personal feeling and accompolishment, and frustrations. You gotta pay your dues. Elliot >the saga continues...i just called partsplace and now...
  • Re: Still Being Screwed...aka--Don't Use PartsPlace
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Monday, September 11, 1995 5:34PM
    ...a car with personal feeling and accompolishment, and frustrations. You gotta pay your dues. Elliot >the saga continues...i just called partsplace and now...
  • Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 12 Mar 2014 12:40:38 -0500
    ...Anyone out there care to prove that assumption wrong and let me know you have the serviceable parts I need? > > Otherwise I'll need...
  • Frugal Gas Pedal Cable Repair
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 21 Apr 1997 14:14:09 -0400
    ...Without warning, I found myself stranded in a car with a gas pedal that didn't work! I was stuck on the road, it...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:17:14 -0500
    ...to any number of parts stores they like and check for themselves vs. other options. Then there's the car-part.com sight to...
  • Re: Going, Gone, Crushed But!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:15:18 -0700
    ...was left of my 82 Vanagon Parts car to the crusher > yesterday. I did save some good parts though if any one is > interested...
  • Re: tents? popups? who cares?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 15 Jun 1996 13:32:35 -0400
    ...and Westfalia (in the parts book) calls it a Boot. Bentley calls it a Poptop Canvas. I don't care. BOOT TO THE HEAD...
  • Re: Vanagon sheet metal?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 10 Nov 2024 17:45:36 -0600
    ...bad things to say. > > What parts are you looking at and what is the winter project? > > Eric Caron > > >> On Nov 10, 2024, at 12...
  • Re: Used Part Location Web Site
    Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
    Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:36:30 -0400
    ...But, as you are dealing with used parts from salvage yards it is buyer beware. In my case, after using car-part.com to...
  • Re: Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon"
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:21:11 -0500
    ...Maybe now is the time to fill the tank of your extra car or "parts vanagon" > My son went off to college a few...
  • new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
    Historical mailing list - azsun99
    Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:43:58 -0700
    I was browsing a parts catalog (not one of the usual list vendors) and when I looked up the catalytic converter for a '90...
  • Re: No Vanagon content: BMW 740 with cracked oil pan
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:19:40 -0700
    ...If you think Vanagon parts are expensive, stop by your nearest BMW parts department and check a few things. This thing will go to...
  • Re: Suggestions for scale for engine rebuilding
    Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
    Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:40:31 -0500
    ...Mine will zero out with a container on it for small parts. Also I would not carry it around un-necessarily in your car...
  • Re: Bolt needed for spare tire carrier
    Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
    Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:58:24 -0400
    ...M12 x 1.5 x 35 Any hardware stores should cary this metric-size bolt. Try to get it in stainless steel! �ric At...
  • info request re: factory European carburetors
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Thu, 10 May 2001 20:50:38 EDT
    Hi all, I am seeking any information you can provide regarding the factory carb. My parts guy has one for sale and there is...
  • Re: Warning regarding a NW parts seller
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 20 Oct 2014 13:21:06 -0500
    You have to be careful about this stuff. You can't tell by scant evidence if you have the scamee or the scammor here...
  • 2.1L engine parts for sale
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 3 Dec 1998 04:08:17 PST
    I need to sell some parts to make room in my crowded workshop/basement. So, I have the following USED 2.1L parts for...
  • Re: Westy parts in NC
    Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
    Tue, 6 May 2008 18:59:12 -0700
    ...This was a well cared for van that was involved in a right front accident. Call if you need a great deal on parts...
  • Re: Carburator help please
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 28 Oct 2002 13:36:47 -0400
    ...Haynes ISBN 12392157X and Pat Braden ISBN 089586 377 4 Here are some Carb URLs that I find helpful: http://www.partsvw.com/ www...
  • RE: Steyr-Puch Spare Parts
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 May 1997 11:31:57 EDT
    ...Unlike American car mfrs, which allow the proliferation of aftermarket sales of their parts at reasonable, decent prices at good availability, their European counterparts...
  • Re: Accessories, Parts Prices , and Dissension
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:33:00 -0600
    ...Accessories, Parts Prices , and Dissension > > > > From: "Robert Cardo" <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 3:24 PM...
  • Re: Parts available for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
    Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:44:38 +0000
    ...carat springs for me. > > Ken > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 2:03 PM Craig Cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I've got some parts...
  • RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
    Historical mailing list - Mike White
    Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
    ...And it > fatigues much more quickly than steel, and so is vulnerable to vibration, > of which a car has lots. Even if it's...
  • Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
    Historical mailing list - Karl M
    Tue, 9 May 2000 14:42:06 -0400
    ...Most Mercedes parts, I would agree, but not the VW parts. Mercedes takes care not to allow suppliers to dribble parts into the 'aftermarket...
  • Re: Emergency fuel line repair
    Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
    Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:06:24 -0400
    ...Other than that, I can't think of any "parts" we carry. The tradeoff? I do spend a fair amount of time under the...
  • Re: Head gasket O-rings
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:07:29 -0700
    ...parts number book on old Vanagons to order the parts- he > wants me to bring the car in, rather than sell me parts, I...
  • Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
    Fri, 23 Jun 2000 21:35:33 EDT
    ...It seems that there are pockets of Vanagons in certain parts of the continent. Other parts are relatively Vanagon-free. It is my unsubstantiated...
  • GoWesty sale code? Others?
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:35:14 -0600
    Is there a code for the Labor Day weekend sale at GoWesty? Any other Vanagon parts houses offering special deals this weekend? Please share...
  • Re: We've lost another one....
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:31:19 -0400
    ...I hope it's a smashing success. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit this weekend - Wooooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 19 May 2010 13:00:42 -0400
    ...Hopefully Boo will work out -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78...
  • Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (was (ironically) Re: HIJACKED - update)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:29:43 -0400
    ...Welcome to the list :) -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) '86 (We call this one Scrap) '78 Bus...
  • Re: Good Bye Grover :(
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:36:59 -0500
    ...Thanks Man - Have fun at Brrr this weekend. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's...
  • Re: FS: One hell of a deal
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:55:11 -0500
    ...d buy it in a heart beat. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: Recovered my stolen 90 Multivan
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:00:03 -0500
    ...Life is good :) -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:47:31 -0500
    ...coolant warning light and oil warning light. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: Blower Fan troubles
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:05:03 -0500
    ...forum/viewtopic.php?t=386923&highlight=blower > > > -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: move Gerry while he's sick?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 8 May 2009 13:14:36 -0400
    ...Maybe Homeland Security would do it :) -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: Fuel Tank
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:17:26 -0400
    ...been any problems with it at all. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
  • Re: TONS OF VW STUFF/CARS/PARTS FOR SALE! (REVISED)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 7 Dec 1998 10:59:00 EST
    In a message dated 98-12-07 10:49:23 EST, JordanVw writes: << oval bus gas cap (widemouth tank) >> whoops!! i meant oval bug...
  • UK question!
    Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
    Tue, 25 Apr 2000 13:59:36 +0100
    ...are Transporter/Caravelle parts readily available and if so, where??!! Was the 2.1 wbx available in the UK at any stage? Just wondering...
  • lambro doors on my vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 11:16:31 -0400
    ...http://www.lambolook.com/ says 99% of all cars.. and most SUVs and trucks.. I think the van may be the %1 that wouldn...
  • Re: Updated Parts Info
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:02:51 -0700
    ...1991 Carat Weekender 1972 Chevy P/U 1993 Bonneville
  • Re: Dirty vs. clean
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:13:07 -0500
    ...and what do you use? -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '85 GL (Preparing for reanimation) '78 Bus (Patty...