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• Re: 85 Westfalia Weekender fails Evap test.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:51:51 -0400
  ...Any common places where I should look first before going > from nose to stern looking for it? > > Also failed on the emissions. Previous owner...
• westy cushions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:36:24 -0500
  ...westy -$100 -brown and blue striped westy z bed seatback and seatbottom cushions w/ plywood frame $100 pr. -NOS never used '85-'86 westy...
• Re: Distributor plug for '85 needed
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 1 May 2010 21:17:07 -0400
  ...I was so sorry that my van didn't start right up. :-( If anyone knows of a NOS source, that would be great, too...
• Re: 2.1l AFMs available new
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 11:28:20 -0800
  ...And I have an NOS 1.9 AFM (expensive) stashed elsewhere too. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole...
• Re: 79 bus
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 9 Aug 94 18:54:33 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: need brake caliper help
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 6 Jul 94 12:17:14 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• baja roster
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 09:19:37 -0700
  ...David Schwarze schwarze@io.nosc.mil or des.teleport.com Steve Reilly steve@caliban.ucsd.edu Martha Rubin nrubin@s1.csuhayward.edu David Garth...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 22:03:39 -0800
  ...of banding wire and used a very small pair of needle-nosed grip pliers to hold it. I oiled that puppy good with Mystery...
• deja vw: is Toyota Lightace
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 12 May 2000 17:39:18 +1200
  ...I have seen one very late Lightace with a US-style front-mounted engine and longish nose, boy was it ugly. Must be FWD...
• Re: propane explosion
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Thu, 10 May 2007 21:52:38 -0600
  ...The human nose is only so good.
• Re: Body Work 2
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 20:30:11 +0000
  At 3:09 PM 2/5/96, Vahid Lajevardi wrote: > Dear VWers, > > In my previous email I mentioned about the damaged nose panel on...
• Re: Anybody selling NEW lock cylinders?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:24:51 -0700
  ...I don't have the patience to tell them the 50+ pieces I have are all NOS except they have no boxes. I'd...
• Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:49 -0700
  ...I didn't notice any access to the nose of the van where the radiator is > located and where I thought an alarm horn...
• smells in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 17:59:30 -0800
  ...Many of my customers thought it might have been milk or food on the apolstry and were amazed what a nose-relieving difference a...
• Re: John's retrofit transaxle linkage questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:47:30 EDT
  ...The earlier transaxles were a nosecone sideshift design vs. the later transaxle maincase sideshift. There is about a $350+ price difference between a 091...
• Re: Nostradamus apology
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:19:44 -0400
  At 01:12 PM 9/13/01 -0700, mike miller wrote: >Sorry, I have to disagree with my peach tree lawyer friend. It is...
• Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 13:49:29 -0800
  ...http://www.vintageair.com/vintage.htm http://www.hotrodair.com/products.cfm http://www.nostalgicairparts.com/evaporators.html My first question is if anyone...
• Re: Curise control for Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 26 May 2003 20:06:22 -0400
  ...be depressed while it's activated. > > E-bay frequently has older (NOS or NIB) systems available. Equus, > Zemco, ARA, Speedostat, and various Sears offerings...
• Re: HELP!!!! does anyone on this list have a '89 Blue Wolfsburg Edition?????
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:22:57 +0100
  ...i have a > '89 Bluestar/wolfsburg edition parts van, but it had a "nosejob" some time ago > and the M code sticker got scrapped...
• Re: Ladies and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:38:06 -0700
  ...the first camping trip but as of now he turns his nose up to everything but Euros. On 4/7/08, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead...
• Re: Friday: Worst Vanagon/Westy "For Sale" you've seen?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:32:25 -0400
  ...The first people who looked at it turned up their noses, evidently deciding it was filthy. They didn't ask any questions, nor even...
• Re: Overheating at idle
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:34:51 -0400
  ...driveway or wherever you can stop for a bit, with the nose up hill....let > it > run a bit. Then shut off the car...
• What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:46:40 -0500
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's > nose, if the cow was the size of a house. > > There is a tube...
• Re: ...its alright ...if you wanna get down .... propane ... (apologies to eric c.)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 07:16:27 -0800
  ...So, unless someone has nosomia, like my wife (which means that my > silent ones go undetected, a blessing in a marriage), a propane detector...
• Re: charging system troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 20 May 94 13:41:26 PDT
  ...Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?) ===============================================================================
• Re: Bobo Iceskater
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 5 Nov 94 9:10:13 PST
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• Re: Lowering [Was: Speed limits...]
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 14:04:28 PDT
  ...Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) =============================================================================
• front coils & cruise control
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 16:24:22 PDT
  ...I've got an '85 Vanagon camper that sits with its nose in the air, an inch or two higher than its rear. I...
• Is It Supposed To Be This Way?
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 03:28:34 EST
  ...I used the nose-pointing-downhill method. I happy to say, I'm now a member of the prestigious "LED" club. My temp needle...
• Re: removing smoke smell-- need help pls
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:31:36 -0800
  ...have had a fire... > > but if you have a really sensitive nose sometimes no matter what you do the > smell never goes away... it...
• Vanagon parts on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 06:05:27 -0400
  ...ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1832887630 rear carpet...NOS http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1833553359 I...
• Re: Vanagon Bass experiment(fishless)
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 08:03:49 +0000
  The rear speaker cranked at 50% of amp's output made the bass tingle my nostrils This part that you stated; was it measured...
• Re: Spectators Welcome - Zetec Conversion in Dallas
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 15:54:13 +0000
  ...She >almost > > snarfed tea out of her nose, then continued to laugh (that deep, > > fulfilling, > > chuckling laugh) all the way out to her car...
• Re: How to increase gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:11:18 -0700
  ...28mpg, eh? Is it >> possible that the turbulent wake behind us is a greater drag than pushing >> that blunt nose through the air? >> >> >> >> >> -- >> John...
• NOS parts & Old engines.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:26:59 +0100
  ...VW NOS 1500 piston rings so i can buy this set and make it complete) and NOS piston rings for a 25hp, old, but...
• Re: temp sender position
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 14 May 94 15:17:31 PDT
  ...Custom Camper (Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser?) ===============================================================================
• FS: 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 16:16:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...only minor seam rust Medium Blue Metalic (original, except respray on nose) Blue Interior in good shape Good tires (Goodyear 205R70) Allow Wheels (5...
• 2nd Attempt: Audi 4000's...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 19:43:39 -0800
  ...http://www.tiora.net/~keen/west/darkness.html The Turning 40 Nostalgic VW Service Tour, and Search for the Beginning of Wind http://www...
• Re: Update--Diesel Westy FS in Denver
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:14:48 +0000
  ...4-speed transmission is leaking from both axles and from the nose, >somehow. >The tires are wrong and flat. >The hatch is dented, broken...
• Re: Ordering Parts Online
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:12:17 -0400
  ...This is just a hobby for me, but I did buy some New Old Stock (NOS) Iltis parts at government auction and sold some...
• Re: Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 10 May 2002 13:33:29 -0700
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>So what did you do? Did you lift the van at the nose at least four inches...
• Re: Nomenclature rant- friday close out
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:43:40 -0500
  ...those that went to the shop to become Westfalia conversions, round nosed or flat, are Westies period. my 'shoe box/cinder block on wheels...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:48:04 -0700
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's > nose, if the cow was the size of a house. > > There is a tube...
• Re: The right tool for a clean cut?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 27 May 2011 22:36:14 -0700
  ...hoses that used to go to the ATF >> cooler on the nose of my transaxle so I can plug them. They're about an...
• Re: 7'' Round 12v LED Headlamp
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 11:01:30 -0600
  ...All lighting is going LED & right now you pay thru the nose for the new & more efficient/better aspect? YMMV, Mr. BZ-still prefers...
• Re: motor swapping
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 08:47:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...Da Boat) SAIC Comsystems, San Diego '73 Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) schwarze@nosc.mil '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (14.37 @ 99 mph) =============================================================================
• FS Tail lights and other stuff- cleaning out the garage
  Historical mailing list - Matt Faust
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:58:22 -0800
  ...new 1.9 engine head studs - new in package $25 (1) NOS rear pod style speaker ( bought from vanagain for $10) -sell for the...
• Re: Alternative doorhandles from other VW models?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 00:40:18 -0800
  ...On another note, I find myself with about 60-70 door handles plus dozens of NOS slider handles and other locksets. Many do not...
• Re: Manual trans vent
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:36:52 -0700
  On my '88 ACW, the vent is in the nose cone. Looking at the cone, the hole is in a slight bump in the...
• Re: LeSharo!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:11:14 -0700
  ...Love the nose on that thing. Any idea what "LeSharo" actually means? Jeff / 87 Subie Synco On Jul 20, 2007, at 8:35 PM...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:41:05 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/22n6x46 >> >> >> the input nose cone on the transmission reminds me of the PTO nose >> cone option for the syncro trans. >> >> >> alistair >>
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:33:16 -0500
  ...one that's presumably permeated by food smells, at least from the > perspective of a bear's nose. > > I laughed out loud when I...
• Re: Vanagon-less for a week
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 19:45:26 -0400
  ...And a NOS > rear marker light lens, the old one got cracked. > > In the meantime, I'm cadging rides from my wife and using...
• A genuine NOS Gedore tool for removing ACVW pull switches.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jan 96 13:47:32 +0100
  All, A while back i bought a new/old Gedore tool stock. Gedore is a German/Austrian Quality brand. These are screwdriver looking things...
• Re: fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 08:39:13 -0700
  ...the Recall Code of Practice, > Volkswagen > > advises that your Transporter identified above, Model Year 1990 - > 1991, may have > > fuel injectors > -- > remove NOSPAM to reply
• Re: Front end body repair for '83 and 1/2 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Sep 1999 01:18:09 EDT
  ...The van nose has the imprint of the tire, but did not break the windshield or the lights (although they are now angled towards...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:32:50 -0700
  ...Felt lucky to have noticed it with my nose rather than the worst case scenario. Also, replace all the small coolant lines in the...
• Re: east coast caravan
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 15:26:44 -0400
  ...I will take my time and poke my nose in where I can. If and when folks get serious, I will try! and copy...
• Re: definition of acronyms + NOS
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 14:00:51 -0400
  At 01:10 PM 6/23/03 -0400, Thomas wrote: >Nitrous in a Vanagon? >Hmmmmmm??? >Wouldn't that be a relatively easy way to...
• Re: Bus Depot Clearance Sale - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:49:07 -0400
  ...1-866-BUS-DEPOT > We did some spring cleaning this week, and found a lot of accumulated > NOS parts, one-of-a-kinds, customer...