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  • Tranny Oil, a new tool!
    Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
    Wed, 25 Feb 1998 22:15:13 -0500
    ...My 17mm hex wrench is Craftsman model, looks like a huge version of the little hex wrenches that I have for small bike parts...
  • heads up on IE browser flaw
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:05:28 -0800
    ...And there are lots of alternatives that are free, and better, and faster, and lots smaller. I make the offer again. Anyone that would...
  • Re: Splitty love story NVC
    Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:53:10 -0500
    ...It was not a standard 21 window microbus but it had factory corner glass windows with the small rear lid window glass. It also...
  • Re: insane AC idea
    Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
    Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:38:46 -0400
    ...insane AC idea I also use a small window AC in my westy, but only while camping. It mounts in the drivers window. I...
  • FS: interior vanagon door/slider/hatch panels ..heres the INVENTORY
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 5 Jun 2005 01:29:53 EDT
    ...carats and wolfsburgs had the entire upper portion velour. "power" means they were from vans with power windows..manual means..you get the idea...
  • Re: Sightings in real life and not
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:12:58 -0400
    ...All of the windows in the camper area were double pane plastic (similar to what a factory Westy skylight looks like). It is supposed...
  • Re: AC in a westy?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:03:33 -0400
    ...saw a vanagon today with a small ac unit mounted in the window! > Anybody know anything about window unit ac for when you're...
  • Old Bus Backfire Issue 5 *long-SE regional* (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 14:38:36 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The swap meet at the show was smaller than last year, but I still managed to spend all the money I brought with me...
  • Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Fri, 13 May 2011 23:10:46 -0700
    ...Rooftop A/C Experiences I have a small generator, and I also have built an A/C carrier bracket for the passenger window. This...
  • Textured Wallpaper help, was Re: OLE Blue!
    Historical mailing list
    26 Jul 96 09:43:09 PDT
    ...It has 3 small cracks in > it due to it's brittleness and I think it may be the best thing to > remove it...
  • Re: Replacement propane tank
    Historical mailing list - C&S Gibbs. Alaska. USA.
    Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:43:06 -0800
    ...I've been thinking of buying the 20lb bottle from Cosco myself! To roll down the window and chuck the bottle at the guy...
  • Re: urban stealth camping..
    Historical mailing list - Christensen
    Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:38:38 -0500
    ...against the window on the westy counter top to block one side. Have always wanted to try staying at a small marina. Other boaters...
  • Re: Vanagon rear heater core/blower removal - 1985
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:51:54 -0500
    ...You can get a small 110v electric heater that weighs virtually nothing and has a fan on it that will drive you out of...
  • Re: Main battery tight fit
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Sun, 3 Jun 2007 17:03:55 -0700
    ...Download Windows Live Messenger and join the i'm > Initiative now. It's free. > http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGWL_June07
  • Re: Just wondering
    Historical mailing list - Simon
    Sat, 27 Jul 2002 23:21:58 -0600
    ...around the body, 1971 and up Beetles' air exited through those small, cresent-shaped vents at the very rear of the passenger compartment (Flow...
  • Buses by the Beach Raffle and Auction Update
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Sun, 13 May 2007 23:05:59 -0400
    ...Small "Chubby" remote control split window bus. (Donated by Todd and Jen Olson) 33. a new VW watch key chain (Donated by Jan Gullett...
  • Re: Sweating W/O Air conditioning
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 May 1996 19:28:43 -0700
    ...The smallest >window A/C unit I could find was 5000 BTU. Does any one know if a smaller >unit is manufactured and if...
  • Re: how to cool a poptop?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
    Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:29:19 -0700
    ...Black paint will get hotter than white paint, but the mass of the paint is so small that it does not contribute very much...
  • '83 water-boxer for sale
    Historical mailing list - John Unger
    Wed, 23 Jan 2002 14:03:55 -0500
    ...The body has no rust at the seams and is essentially rust-free except for some small spots on the rear window/tailgate. The...
  • RE: preventing theft
    Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
    Wed, 18 Jun 97 08:49:00 E
    Well, being from the Bronx, we tend to put "protected by 357 Magnum" sticker on the window. However, it usually doesn't work. So...
  • Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
    Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
    Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:52:52 -0400
    ...Full Brown Dash Brown window crank handles Brown seatbelt covers (covers the take-up reel) Brown Vinyl middle 2 place seat Both front seats...
  • Re: Catalytic Heaters.
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:57:44 -0800
    ...I found that a unvented catalytic heater can give me a terrible headache if it stays on all night, even with a window partly...
  • Re: Power Window Switches
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:47:40 EST
    ...Now the switch will pop out of the frame if you use a small screw driver to depress the metal tabs on the top...
  • Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 13 May 2022 14:44:00 -0700
    ...The dream is (revised periodically) - a Toyota Landcruiser with a roof top tent and a small trailer for all the gears. A G Wagon...
  • '97 VW Stereo Install Complete
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:29:34 -0400
    ...Gray/blue is for the "dimmer" instrument lighting and another small brown/red wire is the switched 12V. There was one mystery wire, a...
  • Re: Mr Heater
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:33:54 +0000
    ...For size, heat and propane consumption I'm going to > > exchange it for the smaller one. > > > > Thanks for the input > > > > > > On Thu, Dec 15...
  • FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:07:14 -0700
    ...http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/swingtire/swingtire.htm screen window pop-top canvas/clean with no holes factory option 4 sided tent...
  • Re: Drip, Drip
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:29:17 -0500
    ...Having had heavy rain the night before, I checked all >the windows, they were all closed. I did notice a small amount of water...
  • Two seater. Was: Saw the weirdest Vanagon for sale today...
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:51:36 -0400
    ...In Europe you can get bare "transporters" both with and without windows. Then you can equip them yourself. Reason? For example in Denmark tax...
  • RE. Generations on list
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:53:05 EST
    ...For a short time i Owned this beetle But realy wanted a micro bus( all the windows were cool). I was about to purchase...
  • 82 westy for sale.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:22:00 EDT
    ...Canvas has some small holes but I think patchable. Has the window screens and both tables. Light over the sink works, front seats swivel...
  • Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Jul 94 00:23:49 ADT
    ...a small one man welding shop, you take it home and paint it up. I'll leave a note on the Westies window, seems...
  • Re: out of sight
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jun 1997 22:15:47 -0400
    ...The doohicky is basically the spring loaded window shade you pull down, and then the spring function jerks it back up. With a little...
  • Re: wire splicing
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:23:35 -0400
    Gerald, When I fixed my power window wires, I soldered a 3" piece of the most flexible wire I could find. The extra wire...
  • Re: Very Long...What am I, nuts? New 85 and Philosophy of Car ownership...very long
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:27:29 -0600
    ...I stripped down provided the many, many, many > small parts and the supply of bolts, window trim, FI parts to keep not only > my...
  • Re: [NVC} Personal Servers on a home PC
    Historical mailing list - rpc
    Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:25:27 -0700
    ...Email attachments had to be very small, and other programs like Pondo, Google Talk, etc, though offering larger file transfers, were still restricted in...
  • Re: Moon discs?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:24:21 -0700
    ...small > details like that were good for almost 15mph at full throttle...We did one > run where I neglected to raise the windows.....30mph...
  • Re: Another small trip report
    Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
    Mon, 8 Jul 2013 22:34:28 -0700
    ...Larger BBQ than I should (small ones are tough to get hot enough?), and a wagon, and two small bikes � should've kept it...
  • Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 24 May 2011 14:30:45 -0400
    ...It points at a little window in the side of the burner chamber. If the window and both ends of the rod are clean...
  • Re: SYNCRO FOR SALE, BAD MOTOR, SEATTLE
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 4 Jan 2005 19:06:23 -0800
    ...Only small dings etc) Windows were taken out of the van before paint. Paint job cost $2500 cash. UPGRADES- 1. later model windows, rubber...
  • Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:33:51 -0700
    Yes, I have the Small Car dipstick, a great invention and worth every penny! https://smallcar.com/vanagon/subaru-vanagon-conversion-parts/flexible-dipsti...
  • Re: urban stealth camping..
    Historical mailing list - John Parson
    Wed, 20 Aug 2003 18:00:47 -0400
    ...the window on the westy counter top<br>to block one side.<br><br>Have always wanted to try staying at a small marina...
  • Re: which catalytic heater?
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:32:13 -0800
    ...I like the small size...this is a real plus for me. when its really cold, it runs full time...and this is actually...
  • Re: Mr Heater
    Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:55:08 -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: GoWesty sale code? Others?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
    Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:31:18 -0400
    ...Auto Westfalia > Soon to be in need of Exhaust > needing small plastic window slide on drivers side front > considering adding house battery > always happy...
  • Re: Vanagon vs Element..from digest mode..
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:44:01 -0400
    ...She is a former multiple Westie owner, she had a couple the last being a nice bay window. She is a widely traveled and...
  • Re: One More Thing About My New Van
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:35:06 -0800
    ...Connect ...even a small screw driver will to the trick.. the middle upper and lower wires. The key doesn't need to be on...
  • Re: FS: 87 Westy Poptop Weekender need heads
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 30 Sep 2001 23:38:05 -0700
    ...The sides between windows are painted > instead of vinyl covered. Adjustable armrests. Need screen repaired in poptop > I think the heads are blown or...
  • Re: Mouse Attack!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:33:32 -0500
    ...Apparently, there are >> ways for small mice to get inside a van even with the doors & windows >> closed. >> >> I found one possible entry hole...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:43:46 -0500
    ...So using the window kit included with the unit, we installed the vent into the passenger front window.&nbsp; It worked well with just...
  • Re: I am scared of my Dometic 182B on LP mode
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:52:44 -0500
    ...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: Drip, Drip
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 19 Aug 97 08:17:58 CDT
    ...Having had heavy rain the night before, I checked all >the windows, they were all closed. I did notice a small amount of water...
  • A better Idea for A/C and camping, really. :)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:37:24 EDT
    ...Then, by having a small crane with grappling hooks fitted to the rear bumper, you and two or three other people could lift the...
  • Re: Not again the fridge!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:03:56 -0400
    ...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: Mouse Attack!
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:20 -0600
    ...Apparently, there are >> ways for small mice to get inside a van even with the doors & windows >> closed. >> >> I found one possible entry hole...
  • Syncro Westfalia Wolfsburg Weekender for sale - central Oregon
    Historical mailing list - Karl
    Sat, 16 Jun 2018 12:00:31 -0700
    ...That said, the small spots it did (in lower rocker corners only) have are now welded with new metal, the minor seam rust has...
  • Re: Platinum Cat vs, gasoline heater
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 15 Apr 1999 14:04:19 -0700
    ...The 3000 BTU one has kept me comftorably warm in minus zero temps with window insulation and poptop down. I considered "upgrading" to the...
  • Re: Odometer/ tripometer broken
    Historical mailing list - All of Us
    Wed, 12 Jun 2002 22:36:51 -0500
    ...The solution I used was to drill a small hole in the left hand side of the outer dash housing, and thread in a...
  • (Fwd) Prospective Westie Purchase: Please Help! (Longish)
    Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
    Thu, 19 Mar 1998 12:58:00 +0000
    ...One or two real small rust spots (smaller than, say, 1/8" in diameter) , but I think it's superficial like at the site...
  • Opinions on purchase
    Historical mailing list - Katy
    Mon, 17 Jan 2000 11:32:01 -0600
    ...There is a small crack on top of the front bumper on passenger. There is a small crease at rear of sliding door. The...