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• Re: Subject: Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 00:19:48 -0700
  I thought we drove a Type II Transporter 3 or Type II T3? Splittys being Transporter 1s and loafs being Transporter 2s etc. David...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mat
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 20:23:38 EST
  ...and yes, the splitties had major front floor rust problems.. the late buses didnt have it as bad as the splitties, but leaky windshield...
• Lets just stop and rethink.
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:20:43 -0700
  ...Can this issue split the list or create bad blood. If so then the bloody CD is not worth it. The rest of us...
• Re: @!**&*%^$**#@$ % Computer!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:31:53 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver David Bohannan wrote: > What do you think accounts for the fact that you had to split the diff...
• Friday Fwd: Stretched Splittie
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:21:56 -0400
  John Rodgers sent me this a few days ago and I forgot to put it up. See what the T2 crowd in OZ are...
• Re: trouble installing new starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 13:47:18 -0700
  ...Using the socket that way would expand or split the bushing. Given John's experience level I shoulda known better than to ask that...
• Re: CV bolts and DPO mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:53:53 -0500
  ...The common split type ones simply won't work. http://www.schnorr.com/docs/safetywashers.pdf
• Arrrgh!! No start, no fuel pump sound!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:28:26 -0500
  ...Removed the little screw in the "T" in the fuel lines where they split to go to each cylinder bank - Turned the ignition to...
• Re: Dream: Lost my Vanagon; a new muffler, and other news
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:25:29 -0500
  ...I can't remember if it's a Bay or a splittie - I think a bay. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call...
• Re: Beer Alley
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 10:56:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...29 Palms, I saw this derelict gas station with both a split window bus and an early 911 "abandoned" in its side yard. Thom...
• Re: Joel: Stat Change, Splittie PU Hoarding!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 01:00:42 -0500
  >>Do I win the 'Most Toys' quantitative category? > >nope. you're number 3, though. >Kevin Murray ............. 14 buses >Dave Easterwood .......... 12 buses >Jon Christensen...
• re: List Split Announcement [IMPORTANT]
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:22:18 -0500 (CDT)
  On Wed, 10 Jul 1996, Matt Goike wrote: > gerry wrote: > > AirrCooled bus owners will end up on the new list (called > type2@primenet.com...
• WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 01 Mar 1996 19:20:48
  ...Also, looking to buy any Westies (any year) or split window busses. Will consider any condition. Lastly, selling a basically rust-free "66 deluxe...
• stearing box parts and ideas
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:14:35 -0800 (PST)
  has anybody out there rebuilt a split stearing box befor? i just pulled one apart and would like to replace the bearings. they are...
• Re: Expansion tank leak - 1.9L Wasser
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 08:41:51 -0400
  ...Do you guys think > the tank just went? The expansion tanks tend to start splitting at the seam and it's probably not worth...
• Re: FS: 87 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:38:15 EDT
  ...to find in decent shape, and you can forget about a split window- if there are any around, they are sitting in garages. Arizona...
• Re: Front/Rear #'s - Michelin Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 05:58:05 -0700
  ...they're heavier at the front than the rear? (many-myself included-have noticed Vanagons have crap traction in snow compared w/loafs/splits...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 21:48:52 EDT
  ...is a Type 1 a bus is a Type 2 (T1=splitty, T2=loaf, T3=brick, T4=Eurovan) my .02 Matt >> Most aftermarket parts...
• Boiling coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 12:48:36 -0400
  ...The coolant bottle is split at the seam and steam was coming out ( guess from built up pressure). Any ideas from the list would...
• Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:53:14 -0500
  ...Has anyone ever seen a split or leaking "hose" ERic robertmstewart wrote: >So even though my van is gone I really want in industrial...
• Photo Tour of VW Auto Museum and Autostadt, Wolfsburg, Germany
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Mon, 31 May 2004 21:09:58 -0700
  ...Each page has photos of a different group of vehicles, new beetles, old beetles, vanagons, syncros, split-windows, bay-windows, etc. Here's the...
• Re: Buses by the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:04:56 -0700
  I have been to BBB the last 10 years in a row, & it's getting to be almost as many Vanagons as splits & bays...
• FW: [WetWesties] Fwd: Accident in a Splittie, Please Spread the Word
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:25:01 -0400
  ...people, > and trully VW enthusiasts (Ronnie's yard has about 15 split window > buses and his collection includes some amazing buses). They had a...
• Re: wiring for a 2nd battery
  Historical mailing list - Travers Fenton
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:33:58 -0700
  ...Plug the existing wire and your > new wire into the > splitter. RadeoShack and many auto parts stores sell > the splitter. > $1 should buy 2...
• Duh! What gear we in?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 07:27:26 -0500
  ...Gee! Should have considered that all that fun I've been having in that screaming 66 Splittie warped my mind. Splittie reverse is over...
• Re: Setting Timing Gear
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:20:14 -0500
  ...With the case still split and cam installed; turn the crank. If the cam lifts out the gear is too big. Ken Lewis http...
• Re: Statz?? and Syncro front sh
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 Jun 97 21:56:16 CDT
  ...it's sorta kinda semi-"standard" abbreviations. :) but the hosing is due to splitting out the "foreign" countries (i.e., other than the u...
• Re: Bumper & Side Cladding repairs and painting
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:41:52 -0700
  ...needed are minimal, just some minor dings and splits, > nothing that appears like a major split or crack at this point. > > I'd also...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:46:03 -0600
  ...In short; there really isn't a good way to evaluate your main bearings / crank without splitting the case and spinning the crank between...
• 69 Westy *Well* Worth Considering > FS On That Planet Website
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 07:06:18 -0700
  ...Contact the seller if you are even remotely considering purchase of a bus~ splittie, bay or pre-'86 Vanagon. Extremely wonderful ORIGINAL buses are...
• Re: VW camping season started?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 2019 20:23:50 +0000
  ...6 Vanagons 1 Bay window 1 Split window 1 Euro bago Mark
• Westfalia sink drain hose
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:09:18 -0800
  The drain hose on "our" `87 Westy Syncro has finally reached the end of its life with a split near the top and I...
• Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:19:14 -0400
  ...How many "Bus" pilots have both Bay and Vanagon, do you >> think, >> Greg? Is Bay/ Vanagon less common than say, Splittie / Bay - which >> would...
• Re: Need a RELIABLE VW junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:27 EST
  ...Lots of every VW made, old splittie stuff, old bugs, vanagons, bays etc later mark dearing salem import service salem Va 540 389 8587
• Re: By name and culturally we Vanagon owners are..... (Frydaye)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:02:16 -0400
  ...cause cancer > > Nature lovers > > Latent Ricers > > Ricers with a family > > Survivalists > > Splitty/Bay graduates > > Masochists > > Familial sadists > > Inner Krauts > > Excellent lovers > > Annoying > > Optimistic > > Relentless...
• CROSS POSTING! `67 bus for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Fri, 14 Oct 1994 14:01:34 -0700 (PDT)
  ...67 Volks Split Window Camper Van For Sale >Date: Tue, 11 Oct 1994 21:56:01 -0800 >Organization: cico.com Very cherry 67 Campervan...
• Re:Brazilian clutch etc
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Apr 92 17:39:17
  ...argonet.co.uk** Hal 'ECHO' Eccles - WFRP, X-files, etc... '72 1303S Ragtop David (bill payer)Eccles - SSVC, Volkswagens etc '67 Split; '72 Bug
• Transporterfest, was want T-shirt
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 11:11:37 -0400
  ...Course, Christian would have had to trade his nice 21-window split or Ric would have had to give up his beloved EV. Then...
• Re: Mystery single cab splittie!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 03:35:18 -0400
  the description says 58-61 Inside the engine compartment, to the right of the engine on the fixed part of the metal, is the...
• Re: splitting californians
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 14:02:56 PST
  So Joel Walker says: > > i think you have to remember that this bunch is the result of a strange > sequence of circumstances ... not the...
• Re: public thanks to dean aukes!
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 15:20:59 -0700
  ...for for my 65" split! in turn i can keep my eyes peeled for items that The big question becomes one of organization: how...
• Re: Question about 86 Synchro Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 12:15:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...a cushion over the engine. -back of middle seat folds down (split seat) that's it. No poptop. and only room for 2 people...
• Re: "crying splittie" tshirt and NAFTA
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 18:49:11 -0500
  ---------- I just got my shirt that I ordered from the Bus Depot and they look great. Both the shirt itself and the print job...
• Re: window trim
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 08:46:44 -0500
  ...What is your tool and method of choice? Needle-nose pliers from the split where the ends join? Any special recommendations? Thanks from all...
• Hollister Hills Spring Syncro Event
  Historical mailing list - Steven Schwenk
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:47:48 -0800
  ...Although the event is primarily a syncro event, we had hoped to have (and almost have) a splitty, a bay window and an air...
• Re: [WetWesties] Comments on Splittie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 23:05:46 -0500
  Things are looking up already! My neighbor that drives the Whale Tail Porsche and the Airline Attendant that drives the Mercedes and the Lady...
• A fun alternative to Re: Diesel in Utah
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 22:10:31 -0500
  ...a family that goes on a road trip in a fair splittie!!! Coincidentally Walken also seems to be running for president in '08!!! http...
• Re: VW Mirror
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:13:34 -0400
  ...West Coast mirrors on my '64 splittie. I got them from JC Whitney. As to seeing to the rear, they were quite effective. Of...
• The further adventures of Ras Bulli Split [part the fifth].
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:25:11 -0300
  Airheads and Water-people, Welcome to the fifth installment of adventures of Ras Bulli Split, our intrepid '66/67 Westy hero. In this episode...
• Re: <FMBC> Splitty Sighting FS
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:08:24 -0700
  Andy......Thanks, man for checking the splitty out and I hope someone is interested it saving her. The condition is about as I would...
• PIF Project - Bad Accident in a Splitte / Folks need help
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 08:16:35 -0700
  Volks, PIF (Pay it Forward) Fund Project - Bad Accident in a Splitte / Folks need help Goal: Transport a 1962 Westfalia & personal effects from Maine...
• Re: Leaking plenum hose
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 30 Jun 2017 23:39:20 +0000
  ...Leaking plenum hose Split length of fuel rated hose, cut a 45� edge at each end of split, black RTV at the 45� overlap...
• Re: Friday--Do we drive Bugs?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 11:02:55 -0800
  It's bad enough that folk conflate the Vanagon with the '60s splittie -- the iconic hippie bus, but calling a van a bug? It...
• Re: Kombi's last wishes
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 14:53:08 -0700
  ...Could you swap the VIN plate and all of a sudden... > > I guess it is splitting hairs but why could it not be done...
• "Tie-Died"
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Stout
  Tue, 19 Sep 95 9:41:26 PDT
  ...The ad showed a split window bus covered in all kinds of designs and colors. The movie is playing in only one theater here...
• RE:Possible new group
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Jun 1995 10:38:24 -0400
  ...Sure enough, one of the predictions was that someone would try to split off a more specific group. I guess this has happened on...
• Re: Yes, wheels... again! (long)
  Historical mailing list - james catterson
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 11:44:28 -0700
  ...the center caps to the wheels fit as long as you cut a 1/2 " notch in the retaining ring to clear the split...
• vanagon and ham radio
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 10:00:35 +0200
  ...Best wishes from germany Michael (DK6AC) 58 split (since 78) 77 westy 90 caravelle auto
• Re: spare tire mounted on front of watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 14:30:33 -0500
  ...I've seen splits & bays with serious damage because the spare was mounted on the nose. While a PITA to access, having the spare...
• How to reseal propane connection?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 14:08:42 -0500
  Hi all, I have a 85 Westy and I've found a small propane leak on the threads between the regulator and the splitter...