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• Gasket assembly removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 11:14:46 -0500
  ...I am currently trying to figure out how to replace the gasket assembly on the forward side of the drivers side door. This is...
• Miscelanios Whatnot
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:14:57 -0600
  ...Wolfsburg table (1) L/H sliding side window assembly (Black) (1) R/H sliding widow assembly ( silver ) (2) rear black ash trays (1) radiator...
• westie rear seat transplant?
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 12:53:51 -0400 (EDT)
  Anybody have any experience transplanting the westie rear seat/bed assembly from a type II to a vanagon? I've got an option on...
• Anyone want this heat exchanger? (83.5 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:24:53 -0500
  ...When I was looking for parts I lucked out at the junk yard and got the entire assembly (vent housing, the works) for $25...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:49:36 -0800
  ...then remove the booster from the pedal assembly. Someone in there you need to get the clutch master cylinder from the pedal assembly unbolted...
• Speedo Odo considerations
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:27 -0800
  ...The needle assembly is restrained by a linear spring of known "K" and includes a magnetic disk or iron plate. The shaft assembly never...
• any auto AC enthusiasts out there? compressor oil capacity? NVC
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:31:41 -0700
  ...The MFR says to keep the factory assembly oil in the compressor after assembly. FYI, this will be a dry run to someday rehabilitating...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:38:47 -0600
  I can already check from the license plate trap door, the top half of my tube assembly is plastic/cracked/leaking. Velma 82 na...
• How to tighten up the cig lighter socket?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:20:02 -0600
  ...I can see if I get the lamp assembly off that the thing may slide out forward, but how do you get the lamp...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:05:59 -0700
  On Jul 16, 2008, at 11:50 PM, Thomas Jefferson Kitts wrote: > The square assembly the burn assembly fits into looked pretty clean > and...
• Help w/ Front Signal Assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 16:08:15 +0000
  I need a front passenger signal light assembly for my 85 Vanagon GL. I think that they are the same for all 80 -91...
• need advice on aux. circuit, '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 10:25:31 +0500
  ...I supposed it's one of the relays on the fuse box assembly that's gone bad -- or maybe the internal connection ibn the...
• Re: stock lighter socket disassembly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:53:48 -0700
  ...The assembly was loose in the dash. I don't recall exactly where slackc was, but I wound a length of #14 solid bare...
• Re: Horn contacts
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 11:20:37 EST
  ...18 vs Camelback $11.88;#251 953 519c wiper/turnsignal stalk assembly, Albuquerque $80 vs Camelback $61.95. Shipping was reasonable too. For those...
• My Friend's got gas!
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 21:23:04 -0400
  ...but he does need a new spit valve assembly for the LPG tank under his 84 westy. Would any list member have such a...
• Re: Not starting mistery...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 09:47:52 EST
  ...You can confirm this by tapping on the starter assembly next time it happens. I used an old golf club snaked through the engine...
• FS: Front Heater Core & Fan Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Sun, 13 May 2007 07:35:48 -0700
  I have a front air handler assembly for sale. It came out of a 1984 Westy. The heater core is only 4 years old...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 Feb 2013 11:08:16 -0500
  ...So now you can loosen the ignition switch assembly clamp screw and move the assembly on the column tube, which will change the clearance...
• Re: Speedometer Disassembly Question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:31:00 -0400
  ...I'm asking how you extricate the speedo/odo assembly from the black plastic housing that holds it. Thanks for the response anyhow, - Doug...
• Re: Fuel pump folly (little Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:34:23 -0500
  ---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > > Turns out the fuel pump is in an assembly bigger than a shoe box with the > sender, back...
• rear foglite. Re: Extra bulb in rear lens: What is it for (Westy 85)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:44:13 EDT
  ...The lens assembly is marked DOT > (USA version), and that extra light is behind the cateye part of the > lens (middle of the bottom...
• Re: Rear Hatch lock assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:32:30 -0800
  ...listees, > > I am in need of the complete rear hatch lock assembly. It's for my 1987 > vanagon. > > > The rubber gasket around the key...
• Fuel filler assembly parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 22:49:14 -0500
  ...I need the two cast fuel filler assembly parts. This is the part that the fuel pump nozzle goes into, and the part that...
• "Gunky" blower assembly
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 18:32:59 -0400
  ...The guy sold me the entire assembly (the motor and all the "stuff" around it; box with the vent controls etc.) for $25. I...
• was - Vanagon rear speakers - now falling evap assembly
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:05:10 -0500
  ...I don't know if this include the evap assembly - can anyone comment? My evap assembly is being held up via a 2x6. The...
• Re: Axle assembly vs Local Shop Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 22:46:13 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin I have just run into a mechanic who says that buying a rebuilt axle assembly.....including new CV's, boots and grease...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:51:34 -0400
  > > So, my next step was to examine the turn switch and wiper assembly. I > removed it and cleaned it (my first tactic is usually...
• Re: Shroud in headlight assembly
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 08:28:53 -0800
  > Has anyone removed the shroud in the headlight assembly to get more light on > the road? More light coming out of a headlight is...
• Ignition switch?
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:58:23 -0800
  ...Undo the two hex-head bolts that clamp the ignition > lock/switch > > assembly to the column. Pry off the horn "button" and remove it...
• P.R. Retaining wire T4
  Historical mailing list - Craig Jones
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:07:16 -0800
  I see evidence of the wire being positioned in between the rocker arm assembly and the pedastal mounting base on the head on some...
• vibrations, wheel bearings, cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Sat, 8 May 1999 22:05:04 -0700
  ...The nice thing about taking the whole assembly apart is that you can bolt the outer side of the driveshaft onto the wheel assembly...
• Re: windshield washer don't work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:36:19 -0800
  ...Remove the three screws that hold the assembly to the column >and remove the assembly. Simulate operation of the washer function on the >assembly...
• Re: IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:47:05 -0700
  ...three screws in top of collum that hold down and align turn indicator switch assembly/high-low beam assembly and the windshield wiper switch...
• Fwd: smoker motor law
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:39:55 -0400
  Here's something from my local New York State assemblyman which shows that politicians have been thinking about this although haven't gotten around...
• Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 09:46:21 -0400
  ...I bought a new > assembly, but I don't have the screws to screw in the > headlight assembly. What size do I need? > > Thanks...
• Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 May 2011 11:17:32 -0600
  > > > What is the "dirt trap"? I know what the air filter and air filter > assembly are, but have never heard of the "dirt trap...
• 1980 westy faucet assembly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 12:02:11 -0600
  Hey! I'm looking for a faucet assembly for my friends 80Westy. And..I'm just happy happy happy that this list exists.My...
• removing air filter for tuneup
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:11:02 -0800
  ...removing the air filter assembly seems the easiest way to go for changing out plugs 1 and 2. the whole assembly pops out in...
• Need '84 Front Anti-Sway Bar?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:11:53 -0400
  ...From what I can see, I now need to replace the entire front sta-bar assembly, right? The end links don't look like...
• Re: CV & Axle for a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:03:53 -0600
  ...The front axle assembly is only $174.95! Seems like good deal to me (just ad grease)! A rear axle assembly is only $94...
• Re: Window Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:32:31 -0500
  ...Window Assembly I need to replace the window assembly in my 83.5 Westy on the drivers side. I have the door panel off...
• Re: Radiator Fan Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:13:48 +0000
  ...Jim On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 2:11 PM Jay Harman <jay_harman@hotmail.com> wrote: > Help! Looking for a radiator fan assembly...
• Re: Time for a clutch?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 09:58:44 -0800
  ...How much play is at the top of the shaft assembly when the locknut is tightened? On my camper, the clevis pin and pivot...
• Re: Stabilizer bar assembly needed.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 16:16:43 -0800
  ...Looks like it would be easier to found the full Stabilizer bar assembly with the links connected for replacement if anyone has it for...
• Rear Shoulder belt install in Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:28:19 -0400
  Just wanted to let anyone interested know that I installed a rear shoulder belt assembly in my 84' Westy yesterday afternoon. All mounting locations...
• Trans
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 12 Aug 2003 08:44:03 -0700
  Vanagonites, I got practicaly new(not rebuilt)complete 4 speed manual trans assembly including nose mount with only 7500 miles on it. In perfect...
• WTB: Diesel Intake Snorkel Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:46:04 -0600
  Howdy All, I am interested in purchasing a snorkel intake assembly from a DIESEL vanagon. They differ from the snorkels found in the later...
• Re: Horn problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:00:55 -0500
  Check the ground connector spade terminal down near the floor and the ring/finger assembly on the back of the steering wheel and on...
• Vanagon poptop spring question
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:46 -0400
  ...Does anyone know if this can be fixed and if so how??? I've already replaced assembly once with a used one from a...
• Re: Power windows go CLUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:32:54 -1000
  ...easier to buy the whole assembly... that's the only thing you can buy new I guess... I just did it. Only problem is...
• anybodying parting a bus... in need a fuel filler assembly
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:50:45 -0800
  folks, anybody parting a vanagon? i need a complete fuel filler assembly from a 2wd vanagon. I would prefere an older one from a...
• Re: Sliding door jams open - Help
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 11:49:40 -0400
  ...So a little birdie tells > me you're going to have the inside skin off the door and the lock assembly > out and in...
• Re: Rebuilding master cyclinder
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:02:18 -0500
  AJ the assembly paste is silicone grease. i have a can of it made by 3M. using brake fluid is fine if you are...
• Re: 1.9 WBX cooling system repair
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 10:57:16 -0400
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass '85 GL Westy George Thorburn wrote: > Hey list, > Some time ago the nipple on the assembly mounted to the...
• Re: parting out Buses, Bugs, and Ghias in Denver ('55-'81)
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sat, 08 Jun 1996 22:49:33 -0600
  ...If someone knows for sure that the shifter assembly from a single cab won't work in a kombi, please let me know. Thanks...
• Fuel pressure regulator price and intallation Question
  Historical mailing list - Chad Bearden
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:29:34 -0400
  ...Is it ok to replace this clamp/metal band assembly with just a regular hose clamp? What's the best way to get the...
• Re: Interesting question about rear wheel cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:03:41 -0800
  ...out. >Except for assembly reasons, I can't figure these out? I guess you could say it's for assembly reasons. The pistons have...
• Power windows go CLUNK!
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 18:47:19 -0700
  ...Can you get parts for just this piece? Or do I have to replace the whole motor assembly? Is this a common failure, or...
• diesel gas conversion - fifth day
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Sun, 5 May 2002 18:50:39 -0700
  ...What have others done about installing the fuel pump/filter/accumulator assembly from the I4 motors into the vanagon? My plan was to bolt...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:10:19 -0700
  ...Sure, if you open the burnner assembly the flame will tilt 8 degrees due to gravity. However when the burner is assembled the combustion...