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• Euro-Elec: 87 Volkswagen vanagon, temperture gauge
  Historical mailing list - "Jon Higgins (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:58:52 -0400
  ...I cleaned and tighted the grounds at the, battery negitive cable to body, transmission to body, and body to left head. This made no...
• tailpipes of busdepot
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 12:34:20 -0800
  ...I think if I would cut the body a bit I could get the much less expensive tailpipe you sent to work but I...
• Re: I'm baaack with a question...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:07:40 -0500
  ...stop working, power > driver side window got seized up, the plastic A/C ducts start cracking/crumbling, > horn quits working... But the body, engine...
• Re: throttle body fun
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 May 2010 14:01:47 -0700
  ...throttle body fun i posted this text plus pics on my blog (http://shufti.wordpress.com/) Yesterday I decided to take the throttle body...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:33:05 -0700
  ...I swapped in the new once because the idle screw adjustment didn't work on the old one. It also required effort to open...
• FS: 1986 Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:18:23 EDT
  ...Transmission seems to work well in all gears, syncro system is in working order. May need one rear CV joint. May need suspension work...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:44:23 -0600
  ...During the last month I'm gradually approaching having the rear stuff working. I have given up on putting in the rear-wiper/washer...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:30:40 -0500
  ...I copied pages out of the bentley and had the body shop follow those instructions. Jim On May 18, 2004, at 5:10 PM...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 19 May 2012 (#2012-326)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 May 2012 19:46:48 -0700
  ...Jacking on the a suspension arm 'can work' ....but is not that very advisable really. Just get a proper stock vanagon jack. On 5...
• FS: 1981 ASI camper
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 01:01:28 -0700
  ...Engine rebuilt approx 70K ago, runs good but needs work to pass smog. Currently not registered due to smog requirements, and being sold as...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:43:34 -0500
  ...inside the seal next to the body. Then use multiple flat blade scew drivers and slowly, carefully work and pry the whole window out...
• FS: 1987 Westfalia - $7,500
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:12:09 -0800
  ...We also just finished going through all the camper gear and everything works great. The body has a few dings but no rust. I...
• Re: rear wiper inop
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 09:26:34 -0700
  ...Rear Wiper on an '85 My '85 Westy (GL body) had factory rear wiper. When I got my '90 Westy I though it strange...
• Re: Interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:48:55 -0600
  ...Madeline I've got those also, nice looking, working, but if you use the double stick tape velcro to fasten them to the body...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:21:53 -0600
  ...the brakes at the same time." I used the same method (working quickly and didn't stomp the brakes) and lost only a few...
• Re: Archive Search Trick Using Google?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:06:41 -0800
  Hum, just tried that and it didn't seem to work right. Returns a whole bunch of not relevant messages. But, I tried using...
• Re: Burnt Wires!!-Please look and advise
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:20:15 -0800
  ...If that > switch totally quit working, you'd likely never know it. > > Mike > > -- Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from...
• Re: [WetWesties] Blackbeard-The Final Update
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 10:19:13 -0800
  ...Matt Drew <T3Vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > > Volks- > > > > Finalized all of the work with the mechanic last night, and it turns out > > that the outcome...
• Re: front window sprayers
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 21 May 2007 14:00:06 -0400
  ...If that doesn't work, you can replace the nozzles. There is no easy way to remove old brittle front windshield ones without breaking...
• Re: the first trip
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 6 Oct 94 8:45:15 PDT
  ...does this > mean that the generator is working again, or does it simply mean that the > battery is charged, and the light will come...
• RE: awnings, what I've learned
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Wed, 22 May 1996 14:42:00 +0000
  ...Harry. > I don't want to drill any holes in my van's body (or my body either for > that matter), so I was...
• Re: NVC: OBDII tool recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:30:57 -0500
  ...everything the VW dealer can do with their > billion > dollar machines. Works great on the Vanagon too when you have a TDI > installed in...
• Re: End of Diesel Vanagon Saga
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:30:35 -0800
  ...better, to fix a good body/interior van with new hardware rather than to do body and interior work on a good mechanical van...
• 84 vanagon for sale (AL)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 08 Apr 96 14:26:03 CDT
  ...daily driver (one of the guys here at work). not much market here in Took-a-looka. he's looking to get about $1800...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! FISH Y
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:18:49 +0100
  ...Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! FISH Y > Alright all you pooper-scoopers! ;-) > > Our Vanagon scoops work. Why? The only requirement of an body...
• Re: Sound Deadening-Would BITUTHENE roofing underlayment work?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:06:08 -0800
  ...Didn't make any effort to totally cover body panels. It worked well for sound absorption. Alistair -- '82 Westy -> diesel converted to gas in...
• Re: Vanagon needs body work near Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:01:56 -0800
  ...Insurance settlement The one thing I would look out for is making sure that whatever shop you take it to is will to work...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:23:07 -0500
  ...We're working hard to speed the searches up and make other improvements, but it 's a work in progress. Please bear with us...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:42:22 -0400
  ...68 VW BUS, tan w/brown interior, gas heater, body has some rot, engine rebuilt w/10,000 mi, but needs bearing work or...
• Re: Travel.. yeap, this is why I own a van.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:59:16 -0500
  ...What a trip, working of those vid made me cry. Youtube quality suck but still Part 1: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href...
• Re: Transmission Problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 19:24:56 -0700
  ...a problem in the valve body. Maybe it is not getting the message to shift - but if reverse works, then this probably eliminates shifter...
• Re: Help! I can't get it apart!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 22 Apr 1995 22:50:56 -0600 (MDT)
  Howard, If it's like my '81 it just pulls away from the body. There are no fasteners per se, but "serrated" plastic projections...
• Re: Vanagon starter - will it a Beetle?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:37:53 EST
  ...I have no idea whether a Vanagon manual-trans starter will fit a T1 properly, but if so my adaptor should work. Anyone know...
• Re: 2.1 engine tuning?? Better subject
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:44:49 -0500
  ...Tap the gas pedal, it drops off to 1000 then works >> up to 2000 again. Hesitation and lack of power up to about 2500...
• Re: getting seam rust repaired
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:38:46 -0400
  ...I'm deep into it body work lately: http://www.benplace.com/gerry2.htm Understand one thing, seam rust as no real answer unless...
• '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:17:51 -0500
  ...Now everything seems to be working fine but this is new behavior. Is this a sign of pending electrical doom? I'm not sure...
• 87 vanagon being auctioned on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 11:47:10 -0400
  ...The dashboard is fine and all accesories work(including AC) The body is in very good shape with only minor dings-never wrecked and...
• Re: can I paint chrome bumpers?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 07:23:44 EDT
  ...The car owner, a bodyman, told me he scuffed the bumpers and shot them with epoxy paint. The downside is that the finish is...
• FS: 84' Westy Wolfsburg Edition $900
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 07:32:47 -0700
  ...Hardly used pop top, stove and Dometic fridge, all in really good condition for an 84' It just Needs bodywork and engine work(engine...
• Re: Replacing a 2.1 with a 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 10 Jul 2004 00:28:43 -0400
  ...For instance, the intake manifold, throttle body, AFM, water pump, oil cooler and thermostat housing. I would think doing it this way would work...
• Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 13 May 2016 08:24:47 -0700
  ...I checked advance at that time and it seems to work. P.O. had marked the main pully with white paint. Yes, I lubricated...
• good news busses
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:22:37 -0400
  ...I was skeptical, as I have sure seen a lot of poor body work over the years, but it came back looking pretty good...
• Re: Radiator fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 10:56:35 -0700
  ...replaced the radiator and condenser (after some body work) and > am having trouble with the fan coming on. Turning on the A/C gets...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] 93 Eurovan MV (weekender) for sale
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:26:02 -0700
  ...The work is easy, but just costly. (Needs a valve body). The engine is nearly new, Runs great but won't go over about...
• Re: Take A Look At This One
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 16 May 2012 00:38:53 -0400
  ...You can't see it from the photo (if it has one that is.) Isn't that the Carat body? With the full length...
• Re; Odor removal
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 23:47:46 -0500
  OK, here is a bizarre technique that iI learned way back,when I was in high school, and I was working in a body...
• ADDED:FS:1980 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 10:45:24 -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: paint?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:20:07 -0500
  ...I now have a friend who has a ton of experience and is willing to help me do both the body work and the...
• What winter vanagon projects are you doing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Feb 2023 12:54:48 -0500
  Hi folks, I’m curious to know what those of you that have a work space in the winter weather are doing with your...
• Re: got to use my fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 4 Sep 1999 23:12:55 -0400
  ...garage sale years ago. > > Well it worked, put out the fire that was consuming the > fibreglass body. The > owner of the car was a...
• Re: � � � Kindle digital book reader
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:44:51 EST
  ...Now working my way through Churchill's Memoirs of WWII. It was $6.95 per tome, 6 volumes. Mark Twain's collected works at...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:31:11 -0500
  ...We have > a diagram on our site showing most of the panels. (There are a few not shown > there but in our Body Metal...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 08:37:48 -0700
  ...The one that signals that the throttle body is at idle has it's spring jammed up against the body of the switch. I...
• Re: Rapture Texture Coating-Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:16:15 -0400
  ...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: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here AAA Plus!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:29:32 -0800
  ...Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video...
• Re: stalling situation
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 6 May 2002 14:00:00 -0600
  ...BUT, once I realized there was play in the actual throttle shaft, I took the throttle body off, wrapped the shaft in teflon tape...
• Re: Complete Engine Replacement Cost Estimate
  Historical mailing list - John Dillon
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:19:41 -0500
  ...He has been working on German cars for likely almost 50 years. He does body work and mechanical work .. he restored my 82 from...
• RnR - Air and Vacuum/Coolant - Van Runs Terrible
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:00:35 -0400
  So, some of you have helped me as I redid my Throttle Body, Air Plenum and Intake Runners. I buttoned everything up being very...
• Re: interesting vanagon for sale in victoria
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:28:56 -0800
  ...http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LastonLastof#g/u http://vimeo.com/42309497...
• Re: NVC: OBDII tool recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:47:41 +0000
  ...vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON> + in the body of the message.> ------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore...