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  • Chance meeting - VW die hard.
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 20 May 2003 23:22:15 -0700
    Several years ago I checked into a Core of Engineers Park and met a nice fellow driving about a 62 Split window bus. He...
  • Re: Inline Heaters
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 16 Jan 95 09:59:00 gmt
    ...I didn't mean to pour cold water on your idea, but all the power supply fans I've seen have been small and...
  • Re: westy woodstove
    Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
    Thu, 20 Oct 94 7:59:29 PDT
    ...What about some sort of > custome made, small woodstove that vents to the outside? I've > seen something similar to this made out of...
  • Re: 87 Westy - Fridge Pilot Flame
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:30:52 -0400
    That's a little lucite rod that acts as a light pipe -- it points at a glass window in the firebox, no physical connection...
  • Re: Hightop FS (hochdach)
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 4 May 2003 15:18:13 -0700
    ...manual tranny, straight body, > no > visible rust, faded light yellow paint, high-top looks good, no > middle seat, > brown vinyl interior, small cabinet behind...
  • Re: very mysterious tranny problem...
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Fri, 10 Oct 2003 21:50:13 EDT
    ...noise along the 1st-2nd gear axis, kind of like a window wiping noise. Is there anything I can lube to fix this? >> That...
  • Re: Teardrop Trailer Camping
    Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
    Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:14:32 -0500
    ...So now I have found a small tent trailer made by Apache in the early '60s. These are very lite units arounf 500 lbs...
  • Re: What would you do?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:10:02 -0600
    ...post office will cash US$ postal money orders from is not > huge, and it's kind of an odd mix (mostly small countries besides...
  • Re: FW: 1991 Vanagon GL W/ 4 Large Round Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:47:42 +1100
    ...However if you have access to an air cooled bay window van in a junk yard you're sorted as the lamp and socket...
  • Re: Audible Idiot "Light"...EE Inventor Wanted
    Historical mailing list - quadrat
    Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:25:25 -0800
    ...What we need is a simple fix.� A small "box" of electronics, wired in so as to detect any of the red LED's...
  • Re: Re: CA, land of busses galore
    Historical mailing list - Scott Harvey
    Sun, 25 Sep 94 11:31 PDT
    This weekend while getting gas, this guy pulls in with the split window w/ the four/five small windows along the top and the...
  • Re: External Heat System for Vans
    Historical mailing list - Michael Norden
    Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:32:44 -0800
    ...e., hanging one of the new small 115 volt domestic window air conditioners in the passenger window of the van. If there is power...
  • Re: AC ego disaster, pig killing cold
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:33:57 -0500
    ...Everywhere I went, everybody had a small refrigerator at home because the concept of keeping food for a long time, even cold, was kind...
  • I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:29:31 -0400
    ...light came slowly ON but I could see nothing in the small windows down bellow, so I look carefully and I put a blanket...
  • Re: Vanagons are too cool?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:08:43 -0700
    you might try checking the RF camber with a carpenter's level and small ruler. van on a level surface of course. If it...
  • Re: Does a broken mirror bring bad luck?
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sun, 13 Jan 2002 15:28:17 -0500
    ...Indeed, it was so floppy I had to keep the window open > and held the mirror in place until the next exit on the...
  • Re: Correct names for some items Shipping strangeness
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 1 May 2022 19:29:03 -0400
    ...the ends of the slider >>> windows >>>>>>> called? I think they help the windows slide more smoothly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Some other small missing things needed but I...
  • Hello All, I am back after my fiery blaze.. Have some questions...
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:35:21 -0500
    ...The Van has a small fender dent (not shown), some minor seam rust and is missing a small piece of plastic molding. (not shown...
  • Re: Ramona Rests
    Historical mailing list - corbin blaine connell
    Tue, 18 Apr 1995 16:09:05 -0600 (MDT)
    ...the carb, extracting the generator and the fan (via the four small bolts in the fan housing face) and then dealing with the gen...
  • Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 28 Feb 2007 13:47:50 -0700
    ...could be > remotely possible... > Jeff > I think that is what split window volks do w/ bug trannies in buses? Tom B. either 1 forward...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:31:55 -0700
    I was wondering if it the power window motor could be adapted for this purpose...? Steven --- Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Mr Squirrel...
  • Double Cab on Ebay: Visual Inspection
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Tue, 5 Aug 2003 07:46:39 -0700
    ...Seam rust throughout, rockers rusted through, bed floor has small rust perforations allowing water to drain, 2 sq in rust hole in front where...
  • Re: Lockable Cover for the Westy Luggage Rack
    Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
    Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:10:54 -0400
    ...I expect that it will be hinged in > the front and accessible from inside the van with the poptop up and the > window open...
  • Re: Winter Westy Showers
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Fri, 25 Jan 2002 12:35:36 -0800
    ...solar shower in through the pop top window.) The whole thing closes down nice and small, and will hold all your misc toiletries inside...
  • 1991 Vanagon Camper: skylight / roof vent leak
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
    Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:48:37 -0400
    My skylight / roof vent in the fiberglass top has developed a small leak. The previous owner repaired cracks in the plastic frame that houses...
  • Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l-addt'l info]
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:06:18 -0700
    ...I cannot say with any certainty whether I noticed that -- engine >> noise and road noise, windows down -- but at some point on the trip...
  • Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 08:16:22 -0500
    ...done during the hot months so I am ready for the small window of pleasant weather that we get down here. Just sayin. Michael...
  • Re: Heading NORTH on 20w-50
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 11 Dec 1999 07:40:55 -0800
    ...a small >oil leak left a thin film across the rear window (running 20/50). I wonder if >a lighter wt. oil would tend...
  • Re: What? Not Air Conditioning?!?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:08:19 EST
    ...Also I don't see why you couldn't have placed a small 110v window unit under the seat to get cold A/C...
  • Re: Vanagon Love
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:22:50 +0200
    ...driving lights, tinted windows, 3rd brake light. The repairs I should have done, or should do soon: Change oil and filter, check plugs and...
  • Re: 2.1L metal cooling pipe on left side of engine....
    Historical mailing list - Kerry G. Stanley
    Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:29:45 -0400
    ...I was replacing the other cooling hoses and using a small screwdriver broke through some weak spots. Especially near where the little stub pipes...
  • Re: Removing rear brake drums?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 28 Oct 2001 09:19:06 -0700
    ...If you want to inspect the shoe thickness there is a small window, usually plugged by a rubber plug which has a little gripper...
  • Low Mileage '87 Westy For Sale in Seatle
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:52:00 -0700
    ...Fair shape - no tears in canvas, small tear in front window netting, some mildew, rubber gasket needs regluing Interior - great shape, normal wear Exterior...
  • Re: Blind Spot Mirrors.....Where do you put yours?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:09:57 -0800
    ...For years at work I drove a monstrous windowless Dodge service van with no rear view mirror using nothing but a 4-inch stick...
  • Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Samuel
    Wed, 11 Nov 2015 20:40:08 -0500
    ...paint job after > taking out out all the small dings that accumulate > > > > removing the windows putting in all new rubber seals etc putting in...
  • Re: T6 camper debuts
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Wed, 17 Jun 2015 00:37:13 +0000
    ...and windows to get >>> around that.  When they get here, Ford throws away the seats and >>> glass and >>> installs panels in the window openings...
  • Re: Mr Heater
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:27:32 -0500
    ...For size, heat and propane consumption I'm going to > > exchange it for the smaller one. > > > > Thanks for the input > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 15...
  • Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sun, 15 May 2022 12:59:06 -0700
    ...please add yours if you have > any. > > The plus + : > - Unique look and attractiveness. > - Practicality and functionality. > - Size - small enough for narrow and tight roads...
  • Re: battery holder thing
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 7 Aug 2018 20:53:08 -0400
    Hi Mark, No, this thing is a small metal tab that bolts down and holds the battery in place. I could use a battery...
  • Sunroof Alternative
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:55:54 -0700
    ...I've yet to make a screen for it but what I plan to do is find one of those pop-open window sunshades...
  • Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
    Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:04:38 -0800
    ...paint job after taking out out all the small dings that accumulate removing the windows putting in all new rubber seals etc putting in...
  • BA 6 AUX FAN
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 9 Dec 1996 11:33:21 -0500 (EST)
    ...It works very well (so well that a small chip in the window became a very large crack on a sub-zero day). At...
  • Re: A/C water leak
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 6 Jul 1998 23:39:47 CDT
    ...take a small phillips screwdriver, and remove the two screws in the plastic air-intake grills behind the rearmost side windows. the grills pull...
  • FS: 85 Wolfsburg Westy $2250
    Historical mailing list - David Maurio
    Sun, 5 Oct 2003 23:12:46 -0400
    ...All windows behind cab are tinted, New cup holders. Center console. Rear hatch screen. Bentley manual, extra oil filters and fuel filter. Lots of...
  • Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:01:41 -0600
    ...Note that a bathroom has a tendancy to be closed for a while is a much smaller space and that vents are not normally...
  • 66 Westy FS
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 12:29:23 -0400
    ...The salesman claims that the top (small) lifts easily. All of the jalousie windows were in tact. The ignition/door lock key appears to...
  • Re: Stove top grills?
    Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
    Thu, 24 May 2007 00:16:00 -0400
    ...I think these are stock, but a lot of my small cooking > > stuff won't sit on the grilles, because there isn't enough...
  • Re: Snow Driving was: NOT a Fryeday Funnie
    Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
    Sat, 18 Nov 2000 16:54:29 +0100
    ...It's a pity that with all the airbags, reinforcement beams, power steering, electric windows, and soundproofing even small French cars are weighing more...
  • Re: Factory speakers
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sun, 3 Sep 2000 23:17:47 PDT
    ...The door handles and window winders have to come off. >To >remove the handles, you have to pry off the small rectangular covers on...
  • Re: CORRECTION: Please read this!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 4 Apr 95 10:14:06 EDT
    ...occasionaly advertising in the mags called Mill Supply makes excellent bay window panels, on my '76 I found out about them after I had...
  • Nearly Perfect '91 Westy FS Phoenix, AZ
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 9 Aug 1996 09:53:30 -0700
    ...Possibly tinted windows~ I didn't notice. $19,900.00 (eep!) <-Mondo bucks@! Honk!, the bell disappeared, bigtime... contact: John Malley Camelback VW SAAB...
  • FW: '85 Radio Woes Continue
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:36:14 -0400
    ...described in my last post how I used a spare rear window defroster switch to allow me to run the radio without the ignition...
  • Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 17:01:51 -0700
    ...I put also a small fan from Fridgemate > inside it. Last night, the outdoor temperature was around 50F. In the > morning, my fridge was...
  • Re: Idea for A/C and camping
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Wed, 17 Jun 1998 20:54:52 -0500
    ...I for one am interested but unable to put the time into such a project and will just probably have to go the window...
  • RE. Leaks
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
    Fri, 26 May 2006 10:18:35 +1000
    ...Leaks (Rear Door? Window Seals?) > in the back, it's > the cushion that I keep finding soaked although I can't figure out > where...
  • Re: mystery vents
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:57:44 -0400
    ...Yes, it is used around doors and windows of your home, to fill the small crevices that would be otherwise difficult to slip a...
  • Re: Stereo/Speakers - review (kind of)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:25:05 -0700
    ...More room there for larger speakers, no interference with glove box or window crank - just don't kick 'em getting in and out too...
  • Re: 2 syncros and a wolfsburg for sale in NJ
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:46:13 -0500
    ...It has a small vibration > at around 45 mph. I rebuilt the driveshaft with new universal joints > but it still does it. Not really...
  • Re: BBTB (Craggy first) or Bust! .... Trip report
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 12 Jan 2011 10:20:21 -0800
    ...westys), one bay Westy and an early bus with the small rear window in Santa Cruz. Weather still good, not nearly as cold last...
  • A/C for the Inuvik trip
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 5 Apr 1996 14:43:01 +0500
    ...Maybe a window mount unit, or one of those RV units >that sit on top. The other idea is a small generator to power...