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• Re: '84 Westy for sale in Bend, Oregon (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:03:20 -0800
  ...And in spite of nothing found on our Canadian versions of Carfax, I'm pretty sure it had significant body work done. IMO, receipts...
• Re: Philosophy, long, working on VW's
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:40:29 -0500
  ...hands into various body cavities! Secondly, the danger he perceived of damaging his fingers, which he depended upon for his work in his profession...
• FS:1980 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:33:19 -0700
  ...interior fair shape, needs GOOD cleaning and some upholstery work. Body had some bondo work on rear and had some spots of rust here...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:43:31 -0700
  ...I have not looked at what it would take to enlarge those holes in the body, but maybe there is a plate under them...
• Re: rust pictures FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:16:58 EST
  Having worked on more basket cases than I care to remember, let me offer the following FWIW: I worked at a Jaguar restoration and...
• Re: Mostly Cruise Control, some shrubs
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:39:06 -0500
  > >Has anyone ever done any work on their cruise control >systems? What broke? How did you diagnose and fix >it? Tabe, I finally got...
• fridge light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 21:54:30 -0700
  ...The center point of the valve is grounded to the body. I cant even see how the electro magnet in it works but it...
• Re: A/T changes hard
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:18:13 -0800
  ...I have no experience of this transmission type but I have worked on and repaired a couple of ZF automatics in Volvo's and...
• Repairing body rust
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 27 Mar 2022 13:21:18 -0700
  ...They are about $8 each and usable over and > >> over. > >> > >> And now for the body work. Electric door lock, electric windows, electric > >> hatch lock...
• Re: "Vanagon" Or "Westfalia" Toques? (aka cap or hat)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:16:58 -0800
  ...Ya I found finally found another work for what I was looking for. "Beanies". Found these, but so far no Vanagon beanie/cap/toque...
• Re: Cooling
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 95 09:39:53 PDT
  ...on an aircooled in the following manner- > Holes cut through body, sides of engine compartment to be exact, >with air "scoops" to usher in...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:54:30 -0700
  ...The Vanagon does >not have enough vacuum for this to work reliably. Will eventually >disconnect on almost any hill. > >Dennis > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon...
• FS: 81L and 85 Multi-Passanger Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 21:08:37 -0400
  ...interior; Body: no dings but has seam rust; Engine and Trans: runs well and shifts smoothly [though engine can use bottom-end work]; Battery...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 15:21:00 -0700
  ...my mind wander to figure out tool path for tonight’s work. Grrr Ab > On Apr 9, 2020, at 3:15 PM, David Beierl...
• Hot water
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 14:57:18 -0700
  ...in the van thought it might or some think like it work http://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-6L-LPG-1-6-GPM-Propane...
• Re: Florida lemons
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 12:54:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...wheels to my feet and skate four hours up hill to work.... Then nail the wheels to my head, because my feet were broken...
• Question for the Vanagan expert
  Historical mailing list - "Peter P. Neidhardt" (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Fri, 06 Sep 1996 12:43:30 -0700
  ...but only 5K on new (remanufactured) engine, no body rust, OK interior, stove & frige work, no AC. What do you think this one would...
• Re: 81 Westy For Sale ?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 May 1998 17:02:49 EDT
  ...All mechanicals, including camping equipment, are supposedly in good working order. The body is fine, white, with no rust. >> 55 million is a lot...
• 1985 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 14:33:33 -0600
  I recently bought a 1985 Westy that is need of some work. Just a clutch, motor, body and interior and then it will be...
• Re: giiving something back to the list...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 14 Apr 2001 13:14:15 +1200
  ...done (with a bit of hard work): > >http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon/EKTA/87_Syncro_body3.pdf It would be nice of posters...
• Been hit by an 18 wheeler--help!
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 16:06:45 -0800
  ...Van was towed with steering problems, obvious body work on the left, and transmission out of adjustment. I think it is salvagable. Can anyone...
• Re: 84 not refiring ,unless I floor it sometmes
  Historical mailing list - Hans Vanhethoen
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:54:34 -0500
  ...Well I said naa cant be that easy after all the work I been doing , Well I was right again about the van not...
• Re: Crash Survivor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:26:08 -0700
  ...Aren't there body work forums online? You mentioned that you had searched a lot. How about this: http://www.autobody101.com/forums/ Neil...
• car stereos - thanks for all the info
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:47:34 -0500
  ...All is well! (Though it would be even nicer if instead of working in DC right now, Matilda and I were on the road...
• Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:39:30 -0800
  ...This vehicle may also have had collision body work done on the driver side. I have to wonder if the body panels were still...
• Westfalia crash damage depreciation estimate
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 3 May 1999 10:52:13 -0700
  ...camper package and all appliances work fine, garage kept first 9 nine years, pop top canvas is excellent, body and interior very clean, recent...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 09:01:51 -0500
  ...Teaneck 74 VW VAN, needs work, body has rust, gd for parts or project van, best offer. (201) 784-0396 aft 8:30pm. Closter...
• Re: Need Advice about Purchase
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 23:01:25 -0500
  I am doing a very meticulous body work on my westy. It had alot of rust and bondo from a dreaded PO. I have...
• Not sure what this is, but it's pretty
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:42:07 -0700
  ...to work. We hurried out to the parking lot to find what we would later learn was a Bradley GT: a fiberglass body shell...
• AT question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:54:32 -0500
  Volks, I have been working on a rather nice '91 GL, soon to be for sale. The last issue is the transmission. If the...
• Headlights don't work, why?
  Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 11:52:44 -0400
  If neither high nor low beams are working, you could have a bad ground connection. Locate the large ground connectors under the left side...
• 82 Rebuilt diesel Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 13:36:11 EST
  ...I plan to repair with some light body work. Extras for additional cost: Rebuilt Garrett KKK turbo and Quantum TD manifold (you will have...
• Re: More Woe is me !!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:09:09 -0700
  ...If you are determined to do the body work yourself this will be the best $15 you ever spent. Its available from the Karmann...
• Re: Report from Dennis Haynes Tech session
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:58:03 +0000
  ...a good 84 Throttle body. Mine is working but bearings and other parts a very worn. Possibly 85 would work as well. Depending on...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 10:33:15 PDT
  ...OTHER AIR-COOLEDS: '57 Beetle, all original, no accidents, solid floor pans and body, lots of extra parts, great restoration project, $3500. 703-369...
• Re: where to buy sheet metal ?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Fri, 31 May 2002 15:55:53 -0500
  ...where to buy sheet metal ? > Well after foolishly letting a friend drive my van I have some body work to > do. I've known...
• A fix for those who can't search archives using Firefox
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 09:48:18 -0400
  ...document.body.innerHTML= document.body.innerHTML.replace(/(<!--- |<!---)/g,"<"); That should all be a single line. Save and close the file. Than go and reload...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 00:13:36 -0500
  ...economical, easy to work on "around town" car for running errands and > carrying various household goods. That was one body style of the Type...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 Aug 2013 (#2013-375)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 22:26:21 -0600
  Dennis wrote: > If you're going to spend some hard earned money for a throttle body, you at > least want a real long term...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:26:06 -0700
  ...Just don't get into any fender benders, this stuff makes body work a PITA. Good news is small dents won't show, and...
• Re: Primer
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:13:20 +0000
  ...I too have taken the auto body classes just to have access to the equipment, problem is at least 20 other folks do the...
• Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:30:01 +0000
  I removed my dash for some major body work.  So of course all the cables for heater/ventilation are nicely exposed.  Mine have never...
• FS: Digifant Fuel Injection System
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:50:23 -0500
  ...Air Box Air Flow Meter Throttle Body Idle Stabilizer Valve Coil Coil Bracket Black Box On Coil Bracket With 2 Relays Inside Complete Fuel...
• Re: Vanagon wiki
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:50:55 -0800
  ...I could write my own article about solar rigs, based on my setup which works really well for me, and guys like Dennis Haynes...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:18:07 -0700
  ...body work vs. mechanical work > > >At 3/10/2008 02:55 PM, Kenneth Wilford wrote: > >Andrew, > >I have never heard of anyone doing a...
• Gerry vanagon list
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 10:33:56 -0800
  ...continuous mail), send email to 'listserv@vanagon.com' with the following body: QUERY VANAGON Remember that the official address for list-destined email is...
• Re: dash removal DONE! 16 minutes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:21:28 -0800
  ...Since I don't work on cars for money it does not bother me when people hear that some jobs may not be as...
• Re: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:24:23 -0400
  ...It worked before I got the van. Only used for about 2 years. I’m taking it off as we don’t feel it...
• Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:50:31 -0500
  ...that at the body shop I have a shop picked and have a price on the total paint and body work > > But will need...
• Resubsciption and Req for Info on '78 to '73 Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Apr 1996 11:44:02 -0500
  ...Has anyone out there ever retrofitted an FI engine into a non-FI body? As I see it the problem areas are: Fuel System...
• 1988 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 15:09:43 -0500
  ...in the rear Needs some body work, but mostly cosmetic Stored for the winter Rear wiper does not work, dealer said there is a...
• 1986 Vanagon Synchro
  Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
  Thu, 07 Nov 1996 00:50:09 -0900
  ...body damage from a PO sideswiping the door frame of their garage. It has air conditioning which has been disconnected because it stopped working...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 12:22:16 PDT
  ...410-326-9051 after 6PM. '76 Beetle, needs work, floor boards, etc, body good, motor OK, $900 obo. 301-899-7592. '68 Beetle, security...
• Re: Postponing List
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:54:16 -0400
  Always works for me. Send it to <listserv@gerry.vanagon.com> Put the following in the body: set vanagon nomail Harmon Seaver <hseaver@CYBERSHAMANIX...
• Re: paint?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:25:28 -0800
  ...This will cut down on the mess that gets inside the body. Once you go through all of this work you may want to...
• Re: '86 Doublecab on samba
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:42:39 -0700
  ...You would think that if someone fixed the body work they would take new photos or at least say something in their write up...
• Re: Body Work Books
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 16:43:21 -0700
  ...Good luck.) >> >> The British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data spif reads: >> >> Sandham, Tommy Panel Craft; Featuring Ford Cortina MK.1 bodyshell >> restoration. 1. Automobiles...
• Re: vanagon and ham radio
  Historical mailing list - Philip Baird
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 20:48:04 -0400
  ...For my IC-706 which is not much larger that an old style 2m mobile, I've seperated the control head from the body...
• "Nuts" (and bolts)
  Historical mailing list - The Blackhams
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 16:05:42 -0600
  ...Evidently, the new body tool worked a little too well and I'm now 20mm wider. No problem, just order a bolt 11mm x...
• 90 - 91, 7-pass GL's : Pets? or meat?
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:40:35 -0800
  ...Better body than my 90 MV. The motor has the usual head problem and don't think it would be good to really drive...