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  • help alinging early bus door
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
    Tue, 26 Dec 1995 08:19:04 -0800 (PST)
    ...however, when i put the top glass frame on, it would not close. the top frame hits the door post on the upper back...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 4 Apr 2005 to 5 Apr 2005 - Special issue (#2005-285)
    Historical mailing list - Vwghost
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 15:52:21 -0400
    For sale Windshield vanagon 25.00 Side windows 2 black frame 1 silver 5.00 a frame Engine lid 15.00 44 idf webers...
  • Re: The pickup thing
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:37:37 -0800
    ...Regardless of which is better for what reasons(which is subjective anyhow) the answer is Dana Corp, which designed and manufactures both frames. That...
  • Wing Window loose, checked and its not connected to the door within the door frame
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:47:56 -0400
    ...My Wing Window on the drivers side is loose, checked and its not connected to the door within the door frame. i.e. it...
  • Re: Belly Pan Saga(was re: Kelly Park...)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Apr 95 14:32:44 EDT
    ...If you dont have one but there are 4 or 5 holes in the frame rails and rear member boxing in the front rails...
  • Re: Anyone Installed/Used One of these?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:47:17 -0600
    ...Your tank seems to sit much closer to the frame rail than mine does and the mounting bracket for the frame rail is different...
  • Re: Wasserboxer Horsepower Increase, an intellegent discussion
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 1 May 1998 10:47:19 -0700
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
  • Re: unstuck starter
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:45:54 -0800
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Now use...
  • Re: Replacing window screens?
    Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:10:38 -0400
    ...I simply removed the bits of screen stuck on the frame and painted a thin layer of Goop on the frame and gently laid...
  • How to remove rear heater cowling?
    Historical mailing list - Robie Pierce
    Sun, 3 Jun 2001 16:32:03 -0400
    ...Also, how does the box get by the bed frame cross bar. Can't be, the bed frame must come out first ! What is...
  • Re: Westy sliding windows.
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 20 Jun 2018 22:00:23 -0400
    ...I cut the screen to fit the frame then put a fine line of silicone > > caulk on the screen contact surfaces then pressed the...
  • Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:46:55 -0700
    ...In large system schematics, we might see the identifiers, frame-1, frame-2, frame-3, shield-1, etc., even though the connections may be...
  • Re: Westrailia update
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:56:03 -0500
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > My little camping trailer, a repainted model consisting of a fiberglass > body atop a steel frame model which was made...
  • Early Bus Door Window Frame Resto
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Sep 1995 20:53:34 -0700 (PDT)
    Hody, I started the resto on the front door window frames tonight. Made out OK, only 3 wounds - 1/8" drill bit 1/4...
  • Re: truck nut plate
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 16 Jul 2011 10:25:52 -0700
    ...Could it be these are "floating" nut plates within a > spot welded frame to the frame member? I would rather not cut a big...
  • Re: Wing window removal?
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:36 -0400
    ...I have > disassembled the door about as far as I can, and I can't see how to get the > wing window frame out...
  • re-screen your westy side screens!! dont throw them out just cuz theyre ripped!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Aug 2005 15:00:54 EDT
    ...there are westy owners out there who are totally missing their screens, frames and all. and there are some who have their frames, but...
  • Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Mon, 24 Aug 2015 23:52:10 -0500
    Is there anything holding the bar in there besides a screw on either side? I was hoping not to have to remove the frame...
  • Engine carrier arrow orientation?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:32:28 -0700
    ...There are two arrows on the engine carrier (each is just above the two bolt holes that mate with the vehicle frame--you can...
  • Re: Not for the squeamish..
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:29:02 -0800
    ...our survivors are appreciating frame by frame ! � � � =(:D) � � � mike ________________________________ From: Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Thursday, January 10...
  • Re: sliding window removal question
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Mon, 24 May 1999 14:37:01 +1000
    Everytime I have fiddled with the glass in the sliding windows I have had to remove the entire unit from the door / frame. A...
  • HELP! Sliding window removal
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Sat, 4 May 2002 16:37:23 +0000
    ...I'm getting a set with black frames and replacing my shiny aluminum frames. I'll post those for sale soon. Thanks TJ 87...
  • Re: A good lube for sliders
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:37:06 -0700
    Take a look at the screen window frame of the slider. The horrible "scree" sound from my van came from that piece of plastic...
  • Re: 1987 "GetAway" Syncro Camper? (FS Vancouver BC) - VIN stuff
    Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
    Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:01:03 -0700
    ...the cop even wrote somewhere on a form ..'hidden frame VIN is a derivative of the main VIN' , ( since the frame one had the...
  • Re: do your bras cause chafing??
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:43:25 -0700
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
  • Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Fri, 20 Mar 2015 12:15:34 -0600
    ...Radius Rod Landing on Frame > > So there are two offerings from T3. A purple and a yellow radius rod > bushing kit. I'm not...
  • Re: Supporting the pop top to remove the frame
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 25 Aug 2015 11:13:23 -0500
    The first symptom i noticed when my frame started to fail was my upper bunk hitting the roof (because the roof wasn't elevated...
  • Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 9 Sep 2014 14:13:11 -0700
    ...since there appeared to be a short between the ECU circuit board metal frame, and this ground path trace in the ECU circuit board...
  • Re: Cooling fan motor replacement
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:16:42 -0700
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
  • Re: fuel Filters at the gas tank!!!!!!! WIX application!!
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 11 Mar 1998 08:54:17 -0800
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Now use...
  • Re: Frame first then interior trim....
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 8 Apr 1996 08:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
    And Michael Ham '64 Type ][ thus wrote: > > Thom is this how your doing it? > > >They started with the frame and ended with the interior...
  • Vanagon.com site
    Historical mailing list - John Klun
    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:09:19 -0700
    ...It seems our hacker only got the 'index' frame of the site. You'll have to move around a little by requesting either 'no...
  • Re: WTB: Folding Rear Bench/Bed Frame (hardware under the seat)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Couture
    Sun, 15 Aug 2004 22:28:38 -0700
    The frame of my rear bench buckled under a heavy load of plywood I was carrying and I'm really hoping to replace it...
  • Re: 77 Trailer Hitch Question
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 May 1996 21:01:24 -0500
    ...On the better ones the tounge went back to a framework that hung between the two frame attachment points for the rear engine mount...
  • Re: Sliding window glass removal
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 20 May 2015 09:50:08 -0700
    ...But no way to replace the felt channels without removing the glass from the frame. The one side of the frame with the fixed...
  • Re: Frame mounted receiver hitch wanted
    Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
    Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:44:19 -0400
    ...2010 3:26 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Frame mounted receiver hitch wanted Hi Frank, Uhaul.com lists two hitches for...
  • Installing new headliner in a Westfalia Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Truls Erik Johnsen
    Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:55:05 +0100
    ...Kind regards, Truls Erik Johnsen Ethnologist/Director of Brand Insight, Telenor Group Bicycle Framebuilder, Johnsen Frameworks www.johnsenframeworks.com www.facebook.com/johnsen.frameworks...
  • Re: '89 Jetta auto into '90 VANAGON Y/N?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:30:41 -0800
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Now use...
  • Re: Vanagon Application????
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Sun, 18 Apr 2004 01:12:06 -0400
    ...To prevent the entire pane of glass from coming > out of the frame during a blast and flying across a room like a frisbie...
  • My experience with the SA Trailer Hitch
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:25:02 -0400
    ...You first secure some large nuts in the spaces provided on the hitch frame, then insert the hitch frame into the frame rails, then...
  • Re: Running Hot
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 3 Apr 1998 09:14:56 -0800
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" format: Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html ------------------------------------------- Sherwood Automotive...
  • Welding vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
    Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:07:26 -0400
    Greetings all, Unfortunately, I have serious " rust-out " on a front jacking point frame rail. The jacking point has collapsed into the rusted frame...
  • Fwd: 87 Camper - engine cuts out on left turns
    Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
    Fri, 28 May 1999 20:02:10 -0700
    ...Turned out that the rear seat frame or brackets would touch & short out the ECU under the seat on certain corners. Not positive about...
  • Re: Skylight Installation Question
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:06:32 -0700
    ...Now in "Frames" or "No Frames" > format: > Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/frames.html > No Frames - http://www.oldvolkshome.com/homenf.html > ------------------------------------------- > Sherwood Automotive...
  • Haynes Trailer Hitch Installation.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:15:26 -0500
    ...Two bolts on the outboard side of the frame secure the bumper brackets to the box frames. Remove these bolts to remove the bumper...
  • FS: Syncro Carcass
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:51:48 -0800
    ...Complete syncro body and frame, minus front subframe. The only body part damaged on the van is the rear left quarter panel and bent...
  • my new wing window whistles
    Historical mailing list - Brian T.
    Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:05:21 -0700
    ...The drain in the wing window frame sucks and both of my pivots rotted out requiring I buy new frames and associated hardware. If...
  • Re: Westy sliding windows.
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
    Wed, 20 Jun 2018 20:08:06 -0600
    ...I cut the screen to fit the frame then put a fine line of silicone >>> caulk on the screen contact surfaces then pressed the...
  • Re: window frame parts problem solved
    Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
    Fri, 15 Sep 1995 14:36:46 -0400 (EDT)
    ...window frame parts problem solved > Author: mjanello@umich.edu at SAGELINK > Date: 14/09/95 22:25 > > > Well some of you will remember my...
  • Tape for frame openings, update
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 9 Jan 2014 17:30:34 -0500
    Hi listers, Recently I asked the list for a recommendation for tape to replace that failing on the frame under my van. believe Robert...
  • Auxilary Gas Tank
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:50:59 EDT
    ...It runs from the rear frame rail just ahead of the rear wheel to the front frame rail just behind the front wheel. This...
  • Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - DavidM
    Wed, 15 Jul 1998 09:57:19 -0400
    ...If it is too strong, an impact might damage the frame and result in even worse damage. Back when cars had to have the...
  • Re: side tent
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Fri, 24 May 2002 22:36:06 -0500
    How do you assemble it? Put the stakes together to form a umbrella frame over the canvas, and hook the rubber bands and hooks...
  • Brake Problem
    Historical mailing list - Beckham, Chip
    Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:54:56 -0400
    ...Closer examination revealed the outboard piston retracted below the metal of the caliper frame. The caliper metal frame was contacting the rotor. Inboard and...
  • Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Tue, 9 Sep 2014 11:20:28 -1000
    ...since there appeared to be > a short between the ECU circuit board metal frame, and this ground path > trace in the ECU circuit board...
  • Re: origin of a bike rack
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:04:12 EST
    ...There was a metal frame that slid down into the tubes on the bumper. The frame was held in place with the slide pins...
  • Re: Take a look at the new T-5 Camper.
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 12 Sep 2005 15:24:49 -0700
    > if the T-5 is too large you might like the caddy :-) > > > http://www.vw-nutzfahrzeuge.de/deu/home/frameset.html?/indexseiten/frameset_1194...
  • Re: Westrailia update
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 18 Jun 2014 22:05:10 -0700
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >> My little camping trailer, a repainted model consisting of a fiberglass >> body atop a steel frame model which was made...
  • Re: gas filler neck leak
    Historical mailing list - dr
    Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:52:21 -0400
    I think you have it when you said your "filler tube is centered nicely in the access hole through the main frame member". Mine...
  • HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 15 Oct 2002 09:29:57 EDT
    ...It looks like there is two tabs on the bottom that > > must be pried out? I didn't want to break the frame--these...