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• Re: any experience with GEX rebuilt waterboxer engines?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 07:47:44 -0500
  ...They > seem to have a problem cleaning up the cases before assembly. > > Get your engine from Boston Bob. No complaints from anyone on the...
• Blazing Tail Lights Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Vananstein
  Sat, 26 May 2001 00:13:00 -0500
  ...Nice addition to any Vanagon tailight assembly. And to add to the report, I found Halogen back-up lamps in the JC Wonderful catalog...
• Re: rear window wiper wiring
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 21:38:09 +0000
  ...Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:09:26 EST > >I just picked up a rear window wiper/motor assembly and washer at a >wrecking >yard...
• Re: Steering Column Shear Bolt Part Number?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:27:56 -0400
  ...them as the "Sheer" feature seems to be an aid to assembly and not a safety feature. Only going by what I've read...
• Re: O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:47:38 -0500
  ...Anyone got a part number and wiring for this? I am > guessing it will end up being a 2 or 3 wire assembly (rather...
• Re: Doesn't Anyone Read The Messages They Respond To?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:16:42 -0700
  ...actually, it should just be "his" grammar. ;) > >:D >Sudhir (bored in assembly language class) Desai > >On 9/25/07, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com...
• Re: Dim Oil LIght, Ign. On Engine Off
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:16:59 -0700
  ...as usual)? > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• Re: Posting message stripped. Fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 09:09:53 -0800
  ...Or, placing the Idle Control Unit behind the rear tail light assembly which means you have to remove the tail light assembly to get...
• Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:14 -0700
  ...The issue of extra connections (read POSSIBILITY OF LEAK) versus ease of assembly ususaly comes down on the ease of assembly side. For those...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:31:32 -0400
  ...shaft assembly, not new joints put on the >> original >> shaft, I would take them back and tell them to balance the assembly, >> if >> the...
• Re: Measurements checked, springs, and toys, ahhhh, toys
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 23:13:51 -0700
  ...You realize that there is a limited > range over which you can actually lift the Syncro given the design of the > assembly, don't...
• 85 Westy Brakelight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:25:07 -0600
  ...When I re-install the tail light assembly, the lights stop working. My first hypothesis was that I have a bad brake light switch...
• 86 Exterior Sliding Door Lock Barrel - Voluntary Release
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 09:07:57 -0700
  ...Last weekend, I pulled the interior panel and removed he exterior handle assembly to see if i could tighten the barrel into place. Apparently...
• Re: WBX Digifant Ground Check. No Continuity Between Some Points.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Jun 2012 12:49:23 -0700
  ...then. > > Yrs, > d > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Paint a New Muffler. Last Longer?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 5 May 2012 20:58:04 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" �http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon...
• Re: VC plates - I got a pic of the "burr"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:26:25 -0800
  ...part-2/ > > > alistair > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:34:44 -0700
  ...This item is helping assembly at the factory only. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "jhlauterbach" <jhlauterbach@BELLSOUTH.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday...
• Re: '73 Type II alternators
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 02:23:50 -0400
  ...The 108X was mainly installed on 75-79 loaf's as an option and the fiche says to use a different pulley assembly with...
• RE: Seat Adjustment Control Q's
  Historical mailing list - IR Student
  Fri, 20 Jun 97 10:21:00 PDT
  ...Less parts for assembly. I don't know if to PO changed seats they might have. -Blake Heinlein -----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Carver [SMTP...
• Re: Pressure Regulator/FI problems
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 09:12:02 -0700
  ...Digifant van (it lives in front of the right-hand taillight assembly). Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus...
• Re: 2.1L heads leaking @ -10?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 17:55:57 -0800
  Keep in mind that there is sealant that has set up after assembly between the flange on the nut and the head surface. You...
• Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 08:18:57 -8
  ...Is there any way of removing and dissassembling this unit? How difficult is removal of the switch assembly? -Wes Wes Neuenschwander Seattle, WA wesn...
• Re: Berg short shift Group Purchase-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:49:56 -0800
  ...it wasn't enough for > me and moved the whole shifter assembly back by 8" and made a spacer similar to > Berg. After installing...
• clarify .006 on lifters
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 23:55:31 -0800
  ...He says it's good to adjust to .006 on new engines, during assembly, etc. But, if I have a van with a nice...
• slinding door problem on 81 westy.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:26:04 +0100
  ...ANyway, it seems tha the allow assembly that holds the wheel is scraping on the adjacunt horizontal panel....It's as if the wheel...
• Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Won't Start in cold weather
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:50:42 -0700
  ...At first I thought the high speed dipstick had jammed, but it turned out to be the new roller bearing muffler assembly I had...
• 1984 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:08:11 -0600
  ...Replaced clutch assembly 1 year ago. Van has no leaks and runs very well. Its my daily driver in the summer. Heres the specs...
• Syncro Inner CV Joint Boots
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:03:51 -0400
  ...Last time I did this on my old Syncro, I replaced the whole joint so the boot assembly was not an issue. Thanks, Dave...
• Headlight screw adjustment clips: Rectangular 87 lamps
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:42:14 -0500
  Hi list, Two of my (low beam) white plastic headlight screw adjustment clips broke into pieces while taking apart/adjusting my headlight assembly, and...
• Re: End play specific to flywheel?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:20:58 -0400
  ...If the engine is balanced, the flywheel and even the pressure plate should be part of the balanced assembly. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Vanagon-Mercedes wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 18 May 2005 23:29:12 +1200
  ...brake project, and need a wheel that will clear the brake assembly >without the use of spacers, preferably. Thanks for any info. > >Karl If...
• VIN SIN Re: Carat or not on eBay
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:29:36 EST
  ...7 Passenger 2 Dr Van > Engine: > Country of Assembly: Germany > > > > Item number: 4625441101 > > > > I emailed the seller to let him know that he has...
• Re: Reproducing vanagon parts. (was: Re: Pzwo foglight kit, wheel archs, etc....
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:59:54 -0700
  ...Usually the whole assembly is called a tilt, w/ the metal support frame called hoops, & the top support slats that connect the hoops called...
• Re: Last A/C VW Van Rolled off of Brazilian Assembly Line Yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:51:33 -0500
  Hi Ben, There are certainly plenty of aircooled motorcycles still in production, but as far as I know the only aircooled 4-wheelers are...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:14:58 -0700
  Bentley, to my eyes/mind, doesn't lay out CV assembly very clearly. At least for the first timer. http://www.van-cafe.com...
• Re: Bummer, man--Gross Polluter
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:51:31 -0400
  ...advance assembly on a rebuilt dist.? I didn't want to get oil in the Hall unit.
• Re: How to fix the foil
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Thu, 23 Feb 2017 23:37:34 -0600
  I've used http://www.all-spec.com/Catalog/Soldering-Rework/PCB-Board-Assembly-and-Repair/Circuit-Board-Assembly-Repair-Kits/115-5205-10123...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:43:14 -0700
  ...Thursday, April 11, 2013, 9:33 AM Sounds kinda like using "motor" when the entire assembly is actually an "engine" & there are motors in...
• Re: Luggage Rack: Fine Cracks At Bottom. Repair? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:06:22 -0800
  ...Personally I'd rather have something closer to "Flat". >>> >> >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate...
• Re: split thrust shim?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:02:40 -0700
  ...The shim may not have been > damaged from incorrect > assembly. I have frequently seen these wear out on > the 2.1L engines. > There are...
• Re: Need Help w/ Power Window Motor / Regulator Separation and removal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 12:03:37 -0500
  ...that hold the motor to the assembly are very close to the neck of the worm gear assembly and I got them out with...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 13:21:54 -0700
  ...The 3.3 assembly has issues that make it undesirable. > > Mark > > > > neil N wrote: > > > > I should have made content in the subject line clearer...
• Re: windshield wiper repair just musing this time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:28:11 -0500
  ...Why is the wiper assembly not made so that the motor drives a shaft that terminates with a hex fitting, and the wiper arm...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 00:27:53 -0700
  ...it was just laying back behind the right side > stop light assembly. However from reading about replacing it, it said to > mount it upside...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 23:20:38 -0800
  ...assembly up and down on its slotted mounting holes > before tightening the bolts? > > Yrs, > d > > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly...
• Re: Part number for alternator brushes for 90 Amp alternators?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 13:11:08 -0400
  ...cox.net> wrote: > The brushes are part of the replaceable regulator assembly. It is under > $20 for a new one. I like the ones...
• Re: Transaxle R&R
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:31:36 -0500
  Bryan, I don't know if your problem is with the transmission or the differential part of the assembly, but regardless, I would recommend...
• Relay PICS (18, 53, 167, Generic)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 17:04:09 -0800
  ...https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/MiscVanagonWestyPics#5842008141534071810 Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue...
• Instrument console
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:20:27 -0500
  ...My vehicle is a 90 and the remaining portion of this assembly is held together with glue, duct tape and good vanagon karma. I...
• Re: Auto shifter LED lamp conversion
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:12:37 -0800
  ...These > lights are on all the time, so I'm reluctant to replace the special light > assembly which apparently is dealer only and also...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:52:43 -0700
  ...a gasket too) > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: Radius rod/arm sourced
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 25 May 2012 10:55:23 -0600
  ...meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com> wrote: > > Adaptor? A... -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy ...
• Re: Dometic Flue Assy was Re: Fridge vent cover
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:22:03 -0300
  ...He's talking about the stainless-steel dish that forms the outside of the flue assembly -- is that what you meant? -- David Beierl - Providence...
• 84 Electrical-Fusible Link?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 13:18 CDT
  ...So I removed the fuse box assembly, even pulled the instruments off the top. (need to fix the odometer anyway). So far all brass...
• Re: Idler Stabilizer Control Unit (ISCU)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:58:08 -0500
  ...might be possible to reach it by removing the tail >light assembly, I wouldn't recommend this approach. The better, correct?, >way is to...
• Re: diesel engine replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 09:37:28 +0000
  ...than the oilpan , oil pump pickup tube, > fly wheel and clutch assembly. And the oil cooler & "Y" hose on the oil filter housing - the...
• Re: Wanted: Water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:33:06 -0400
  ...Water tank key Your only solutions are to drill out the lock and throw it away (free), remove the whole assembly from the side...
• Re: Battery Removal on '85 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:46:57 -0400
  ...where it faces the driver's seat, the black, swivil platform > assembly does not allow for enough space for me to lift the battery...
• Re: Fixed!: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:17:42 EDT
  ...integration of the pickup with the pressure relief valve in one assembly. In my gas conversion(s) I have used the 36 mm long...
• front door window mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:31:43 -0500
  ...to get the plastic off of the cable, although I didn't pull the whole assembly out. -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com