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  • Great way to look for holes
    Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
    Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:36:44 -0800 (PST)
    ...your small mag light flashlight down into the piping! I removed the plastic "Y" that guides "hot" air up to defrost the windows so...
  • Re: Need some parts from Canada...
    Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
    Fri, 5 Dec 1997 15:25:00 -0800
    ...Also interested >in some prices on parts -- a set of gate latches, a set of openable rear >windows, and the gasoline-fired BN-42...
  • Re: Crutchfield- lots o Vanagon speakers, any fit?
    Historical mailing list - woody
    Wed, 27 Jun 2001 18:27:21 -0500
    ...Has > anyone bought a set and was able to just "pop" them in with little or no > mods? That window crank is just a...
  • Re: It's getting colder!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 9 Oct 2001 09:46:51 -0500
    ...I've also used small pieces of magnetic media 2"x4" and just put them over the leaking vents, they're strong enough to...
  • Re: noise reduction (F)
    Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
    Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:21:22 +0200
    ...Frontdoor windows has to go, there must be one-piece available ! Smaller mirrors are a must, maybe racing type ?? There�s also the large...
  • Re: Battery acid in rollover
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:03:40 -0600
    ...We have gotten shipments of batteries in where one has gotten tipped and only a very small amount had to be neutralized and wiped...
  • Re: Road Noise (Don't use fiberglass)
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Tue, 2 Mar 1999 19:40:41 -0800
    ...Even new window seals do not stop the moisture from entering when i lower a wet front window. Once when I opened the door...
  • Re: Utilities
    Historical mailing list - Ben huot
    Tue, 24 Dec 2002 00:21:33 -0500
    ...can eat face to face for those romantic evening, the louvered windows are so much better than the vanagon sliding one. The only problem...
  • Re: Teardrop Trailer Camping
    Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:41:25 -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: Mr Heater
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 15 Dec 2016 06:56:04 -0800
    ...It's also pretty easy to refill the small size propane bottles from a normal tank with a few fittings. I've not done...
  • Re: First Westy camping experience (long)
    Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
    Fri, 21 May 1999 08:26:06 -0400
    ...Packed up our bikes, some firewood, filled the water tank, coolers, sleeping bags, fishin' poles, cell phone,small dome tent for overflow, and headed...
  • Re: heads up on IE browser flaw
    Historical mailing list - mike twombley
    Mon, 19 Jan 2004 07:39:24 -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...
  • Friday: First Vanagon Race Report
    Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
    Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:20:58 -0400
    ...18.8 mpg! And that is corrected mileage for the smaller tires - I calculated how much smaller they are and adjusted the number on...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon Automatic/leak in wheel well passanger side when it rains.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:45:45 -0800
    ...as the syndrome develops, there can be small holes in the body too, under the windshield seal. Those can also be treated, if the...
  • Re: 1991 Vanagon Camper: skylight / roof vent leak
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:21:06 -0500
    ...I have long > desired a roof fan to actively pull air in through the screens on the side > windows and exhaust it through the...
  • Junkyard Buses
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 21 May 1994 23:12:55 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I could not tell what year it was, but it once had a small rear window on a big rear door. It was the...
  • Re: Engine seal gaps
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 13 Apr 1996 10:18:28 -0700
    ...The fresh air scoops force in so much air that those small gaps in the rubber would let in a negligable amount of hot...
  • demographics
    Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
    Sun, 12 Apr 1998 22:02:14 -0700
    My first car was a '31 Model A Ford 5-window coupe, which bought in college for $40, followed by a '52 Mercury convertible...
  • Re: A/C compressor Power usage
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 20:55:03 EDT
    ...course Karl will say why not just slap a small AC unit in the window and forget it, and maybe he is right, but...
  • FS: '90 Multivan
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:09:25 -0800
    ...locks, windows, mirrors, alloy wheels, and fiberglass bumpers & skirts. Located in West Sacramento, CA. Poptop is pretty decent with only one small cut (~3...
  • Re: Radio recommendations for '88 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Fri, 18 Feb 2005 02:56:52 +0000
    ...I'm not rattling any windows, but it sounds good enough for me. Joe T. Denver, CO '85 GL 'action van' '85 Wolfsberg Westfalia...
  • Re: Sliding door, Rail, Upper, Trim, Rubber
    Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
    Tue, 1 Apr 2008 12:43:03 -0700
    ...I use it on the frame and rubber when installing VW window glass, > also. > Works like a charm, even contains lanolin, which is good...
  • Re: Heaters for winter camping
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:39:47 -0800
    ...A small >>>>> blower fan >>>>> would circulate the air across the heater core. A small inline >>>>> circulating pump could be installed in the coolant line...
  • Re: Latest on speakers
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 8 Mar 2013 12:49:13 -0800
    ...Bought four slightly larger two ways and the smallest amplified tube for a little bass. Now I realize my radio is ready for replacement...
  • Re: serial hybrid conversion?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:54:55 +1300
    ...it may also be that very small gas-turbiones can't compete in the power/torque stakes with Otto or Wankel engines (not sure...
  • Re: idea?
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Mon, 28 Oct 2013 01:05:38 +0000
    ...I have a friend who works on this type > >>>> of small > >>>> window unit AC, and he said the only problem would be knowing > >>>> where...
  • Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sun, 15 May 2022 13:07:13 -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: List sticker was Re: bumper sticker wanted
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:06:16 -0700
    ...Set contains a large (8" Tall x 5.25") for the lower Rear Window Corner and a small (3.75" Tall x 5.75...
  • Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
    Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
    Mon, 10 Jun 2002 19:28:11 -0400
    ...One note of warning, order the small sheets and not the one large sheet as it is a PITA to use and often is...
  • '87 Wolfsburg Ed. Parts Available
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:20:17 -0400
    ...Gone are the seats, alternator, the AC Compressor, the power mirrors, the gauges, all good cup holders, the ECU, the ICU, the power windows...
  • Re: Tough decision, but FS: 90GL (Blackbeard)
    Historical mailing list - VW Vanagon
    Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:44:02 -0700
    ...Plenty of tread life and mileage ahead. > -New OEM antenna installed a couple of months back. > > Negatives: > -Small ding on the front passenger side...
  • Re: My videos tribute to VW travelling
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:57:56 -0700
    ...I made 2, both are in a WMA (Windows Media Players), WMA file are smaller compare to a MPEG file and more clear. Sorry...
  • Re: voltage stabilizer/gauges not working
    Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
    Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:23:48 -0500
    ...I suspect this component is bad? Any > >> suggestions on the most affordable replacement? > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Windows Live Hotmail is giving away Zunes. > > http://www.windowslive-hotmail...
  • Re: WANTED: Front child's cot
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 6 May 2014 13:33:49 -0500
    ...Kids are pretty good at growing, so there must be a few cots that have gotten too small and are gathering dust. > > > On May...
  • Re: Westy Speaker
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Sun, 23 Jul 2000 01:38:01 PDT
    ...Unless you have power windows you cannot mount these speakers with the >Blaupunkt grill because the window lift handle will not clear. I would...
  • Vanagon Security Challange... Was RE: How to break into....
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 31 Oct 1998 09:47:20 -0500
    ...So this whole thred on sliding windows is probably irrelevant. I have a good story about my mom at the end of this message...
  • Old, pre-60 bus question
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Wed, 7 Sep 1994 21:29:01 -0700 (PDT)
    ...course.) I saw a split window! It has the protruding front turn signals, the rear were the small holes, (They had winnebago taillights wired...
  • Re: Shore cooling
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Fri, 05 Apr 1996 16:49:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...Maybe a window mount unit, or one of those RV units >>that sit on top. The other idea is a small generator to power...
  • Re: preventing theft/Reply
    Historical mailing list - Lon J. Thompson
    Wed, 18 Jun 1997 09:38:09 -0600
    ...But how to best deter the small time > hotwire and smash 'n grab variety? > > Alarms, hidden cutoff switches, steering wheel locks, or just > "fuggedaboudit...
  • Re: Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
    Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
    Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:30:37 -0500
    ...a few nicks, but no major rips). > > Full Brown Dash > > Brown window crank handles > > Brown seatbelt covers (covers the take-up reel) > > Brown Vinyl...
  • Re: Taking dog first time camping...
    Historical mailing list - Marcia Holm
    Sun, 7 Mar 2004 19:49:09 -0800
    ...small amount of time. This works really well when we aim the front of the van into the wind and open up the windows...
  • New Goodies from Europe (incl. tents with real Floors!)
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:37:20 -0400
    ...I got a very small quantity so far and expect them to sell out quickly, so order soon. Once they're gone, I expect...
  • Re: Am I asking too much for my van?
    Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
    Sat, 13 Apr 2002 03:14:27 -0700
    ...Front bumper needs some work, Rear bumper just >straightened/painted from recent rear end accident (minor damage), 2 rust >areas in window seal/seam...
  • Re: Source for driver's side body repair panel?
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:08:43 EDT
    ...of the window, after it straightens out. This gives it small welds on a solid surface. And more importantly, a small body repair area...
  • The new "microbus" sucks ... a misunderstanding
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
    Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:28:53 +0100
    ...Like the T4, the T5 will be offered as a cargo van, a van with windows, a base for a camper, a chassis cab...
  • Re: Refrigerator lighting
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 1 Sep 2011 02:27:16 -0700
    ...that it was about having a small 12 volt light inside the fridge so you can see in there in the dark.? now.....'lighting...
  • Re: camper closet removal?
    Historical mailing list - eve Appleton
    Thu, 24 Sep 2015 19:37:00 -0700
    ...So i thought I'd remove that section n black out the window entirely. Thats when i decided extending closet would be asset. The...
  • Re: Steve Sandlin keys win again
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:28:21 -0700
    ...I don't have power windows so it's a real stretch to reach the window handle and tell them...plus it is hard...
  • VW Van & Camping Stuff For Sale
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:55:39 -0700
    ...www.gowesty.com - - - - VW Window Handle (front window crank) > Qty = 2 > New - Never used still in package > Color - Black > VW 321 837 581P/N...
  • Re: Vanagon and fire
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Wed, 28 Feb 2001 06:12:22 -0000
    ...I have a dry chemical type fire > > extinguisher, but it's rather small. I'm wondering now what the ideal size > > would have to...
  • Re: Mouse Attack!
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:29:25 -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: Air recirculator
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sun, 3 Feb 2019 16:25:59 +0100
    ...The rear windows exhaust vents on 87+ Vanagons basically replace every other cars exhaust vents in the trunk. The earlier door vents for me...
  • Re: Paint job pricing
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:04:35 -0400
    ...I replaced all but two window > seals (they were fairly new), did some seam runs control, painted door > jambs, did some minor but needed...
  • Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
    Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
    Fri, 13 May 2022 16:08:52 -0600
    ...My tintop parks nicely in >> garage, >> > > gets 22 MPG, I smile everytime I drive, especially when I see >> reflection >> > in >> > > glass store front windows...
  • FS: 1984 Vanagon GL $650 or parts in San Francisco Bay Area
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:25:38 -0700
    ...Aside from a small dent at the left front corner and on the hatch, the rest is relatively damage free. No rust through or...
  • Re: Rough running after rain
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:45:52 +0000
    ...Thanks, Bryan Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 ________________________________ From: Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, July...
  • Re: go westy package came and...
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:55:58 -0600
    ...doing my first fix..new antennae..ok so I am starting small..I managed to > >un plug what I think is the end spade...
  • Oil Pump Leak Advice
    Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
    Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:21:28 +0000
    So I've been chasing down a small oil leak for some time now. First I suspected the oil cooler o-ring but after...
  • Hello everyone.
    Historical mailing list - No Quarter
    Sun, 3 Mar 1996 07:16:44 -0600 (CST)
    ...south \--------------------|in one of those." "You're weird." |of Lincoln. |e-mail: |"Wanna drag? HA HA HA" "Put a |_____________*__\ silent@ltec.net | small block...
  • RE: Rusting seams and other hard to fix rust problems.
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 06 Mar 1996 14:51:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...This is the seam that joins the > panels holding the middle and rear windows. Rust discoloration is starting > to show up about two thirds...