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• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 4
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:08:55 -0700
  ...Earlier, I made a passenger side common bodywork ground for headlight/turnsignal/flasher. They are all working perfectly. > > Do the same combined ground on...
• Re: "Car Computer" in your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:15:01 -0800
  ...Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video...
• Re: Cladding to Panel Clip Bolt Size?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 7 Nov 2014 11:03:33 -0600
  ...length of the bolts that serve to keep my 91 Multivan body > cladding fixed to the Cladding Trim Panel Clips? > Seems I've lost...
• Re: Cost of restoring '67?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 14:55:13 -0800 (PST)
  ...looking back, if i had > farmed out all of the work, i would be into it about twice what it is > worth. It is...
• Re: tents
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 20:58:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Is this a gear stowage area, or a place to work on the engine > if it's raining. :-) This could be the famous "privy...
• Re: Fridge not working off battery
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 05:01:22 -0230
  ...vehicle and the parking > brake warning light comes on. > > Has any body experienced these symptoms. I see no correlation between > fridge operation and the...
• Might be buying'86 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Sid Marlin
  Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:42:36 EST
  ...I recently looked at an 86 Vanagon autmatic for sale in northeast Ohio.I know it will need major engine work or replacement and...
• FS: 90GL for parts or repair in MA
  Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:21:02 EDT
  ...The 4spd trans works great. The rack and pinion is new. Left upper control arm bushings were replaced. The body is equipped with fibreglas...
• F/S 85 Vanagon GL - original owner
  Historical mailing list - bob mendonca
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 11:12:41 -0800
  ...No major body damage - never been involved in major accident and no rust (that we know of - has always been in California). Just passed...
• Re: Body work how-to?
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:06:16 -0700
  Check your library. I like the old Readers Digest Car Care Manual, it has a nice section. Bradley Flubacher <flub@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote:I...
• portable A/C in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 11:17:36 -0500
  ...I use a small 5,000 BTU unit and it works well. You must fashion a base that keeps the weight of the unit...
• Re: leaky turn signal lense
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:26:25 -0700
  ...The rubber boot over the back works very well but only as a way to keep water in, not out. Mark Jeff Palmer wrote...
• Re: Welding Project For Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:05:40 +0000
  ...together? > I'm drawing a blank. > > No, not cracked head repairs, body work, or leaky > exhaust patching. Something different. > > -juan > > ===== > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All...
• Re: double door vanagon pics..(sliding doors on both sides)
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 11:00:51 -0600
  ...splitties to reinforce the body for the extra big hole in the side??? Tom Buese- DD would not work well in a westy, but...
• Re: Vanagon use question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Oct 2005 10:36:27 -0700
  ...work truck.. > yep. completely trashed the rare diagonally striped interior.. :<( > > chris I use my 1982 Tristar Syncro Doublecab w/o the optional Doka body...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass bumpers
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:16:21 EDT
  ...chris (used to work at a bodyshop) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
• Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:43:12 -0400
  ...engine VW.........car or > van........ > the Entire Exhaust System is always, and ONLY mounted entirely on the > engine - no hangers to the body etc.
• FS - Tiico engine, wiring harness, ECU, etc
  Historical mailing list - Joel Lane
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:38:03 -0600
  ...cracks), complete uncut wiring harness w/ECU, injectors, throttle body, Alternator, coil, igniter, the works. Came from a 1983.5 van so no PS...
• Re: Projektzwo foglight spares.....what if you break your $300 foglites?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 11:58:50 +0100
  ...If you lack the necessary skills for body work, rust treatment and finishing, any drilling or cutting will only increase the risk of rust...
• Re: No reverse?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:19:32 -0800
  ...was no reverse on my van. > Bummer. > All day Sunday everything worked well, at the end of the day (late > afternoon) I backed out...
• Re: Can't back up
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:18:13 -0800
  ...It can be easy to move the fuse box around during work and pull a wire off the back of it. Failed back up...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:57:13 -0700
  ...You will have some work to do at the nose mount. Get the complete 2wd nose mount with the tranny. I'm wondering why...
• Well, of course, you'd say /non-technical
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 12:38:57 -0700
  Friends, You'll recall my sweetie and I were doing body work on the pickup together, and I had to share this with everyone...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Apr 1999 to 1 May 1999 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Sun, 2 May 1999 10:50:17 -0600
  ...hasnt worked ever since I got the van. 2. Can I silicone a crack in the boot that goes into my throttle body?? or...
• '57 Progress or Problem?!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 22 Nov 1995 09:47:53 MST
  ...In order to mount this unit into the '57 body, a local shop apparently did some modifications on the body to get the new...
• Re: Fuel rail spewing gas
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:28:17 -0400
  ...the throttle body and let it move a > little, > but to no avail. It is still spewing gas. I can't work on it...
• Electrical weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 1 May 2015 15:13:53 -0400
  ...wasn't working. I had them change the oil and filter, because it hadn't been done since all that dirty bodywork was done...
• Re: Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:34:15 -0500
  <html> <body> Here you go!<br> I sell it over the counter. We find it works most of the time. But not in all...
• Re: Front Seat Upgrade............Cheap Alternative To Recaros?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:16:01 -0800
  ...also...............this IS a lot of work.............but one Ultimate vanagon front seats are the leather buckets out of 740 Volvo's ....... been driving...
• Re: Engine runs with no AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:17:10 -0800
  ...It did work, it just ran rough and was very slow to respond to throttle so almost impossible to start on a hill. I...
• Aw: Re: End of the list?
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Fri, 5 Jun 2015 16:46:57 +0200
  <html><head></head><body><div style="font-family: Verdana;font-size: 12.0px;"><div> <div>From Germany: please continue, its one of the best...
• '83-'85 hunting idle
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 4 Feb 97 08:56:48 -0600
  ...but screw the book! :) a hunting idle can sometime be remedied by slowly adjusting the idle speed screw on the throttle body-- that big...
• Re: Throttle body lubrication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:55:37 -0400
  ...But undoubtedly some of the oil that comes up from the crankcase will work down into the lower one, unless it's kept out...
• FS 82 Westy Deluxe
  Historical mailing list - Skip Correll 615-757-5508 (School)
  Sat, 08 Jul 1995 21:07:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I did go over the body, poptop, stove/refrig etc. All of those things are in excellent condition. The details are as follows. "1982...
• FS 4x4 chassis
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 12:53:03 -0400
  ...The body is totally wrinkled but the box I beam frame, 195 hp 6 cyl engine, transmission, drive train, electronics, instruments, and alloy wheels...
• need advice
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Bates
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 09:34:19 -0500
  ...Also have a purple hose connected to the throttle body, aprox 2 years ago one end came off and motor was running at rough...
• reality check: 87 Vanagon for $4000
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Schardt
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 23:28:31 -0800
  ...recently fixed 4th-gear syncro everything (seems to be) functional dentless body a bit soiled inside $4000 asking price (in the San Francisco Bay...
• Re: Engine runs with no AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:20:52 -0500
  >>Sure is handy they made the rear hatch work as a perfect weather shield for those >>breakdowns in rain and snow. Very smart those...
• Head Gasket Repair 91GL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:07:26 -0600
  ...Will check my Bentley after work, but wanted to do other maintenance that might be easy to do at the same time. Noticed a...
• Re: new beetle assembly plant in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - DavidM
  Sun, 12 Jul 1998 10:01:55 -0400
  ...It says the Mexican assembly workers earn 1/5 of an equivalent German assembly worker. However, the pay is still 3 times the Mexican...
• F.S in San Diego-two Syncros
  Historical mailing list - S_J_ WACKER
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 19:10:40 -0700
  ...Owner says the diff-lock works and believes the VC works, but hasn't checked it lately. Call Dan at 858-452-1158 (home...
• Rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:00:53 -0600
  ...It dull stains your body badly (with silicone I presume). You could see it dripping down my side door. Looked like %#^$. Does not come...
• Re: align bore air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:27:00 -0500
  ...If they are smooth the case is junk or at least a lot of machine work is necessary. Since these engine tend to overheat...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 12:22:07 -0800
  ...economical, easy to work on "around town" car for running > errands and > > carrying various household goods. > > > That was one body style of the Type...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - windshield change out info. needed
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Thu, 24 May 2007 10:29:29 -0700
  ...away from the > body. (I've used vinyl coated cloathesline cord) Keeping the > inside seal edges away from the body makes the glass loose...
• Lego Vanagon kit available for ordering from Lego
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 21 May 2009 22:48:25 +0200
  <html> <body> Hi,<br><br> Got so far that the Vanagon in Lego can be ordered directly from Lego:<br> <a href="http://shop...
• FS: 87 Vanagon GL Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 09:19:57 -0700
  ...Metallic tan with silver stripe Some slight seam rust in typical places Minor right rear body damage due to high speed blowout in '96...
• Re: Tinted Windows - Backing up in the Dark?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:28:57 -0800
  ...of sunshine > we > > have here in New Mexico and lack of working AC. > > My job entails having to go out frequently during the night...
• Re: Mellow Yellow got hitted
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:37:39 -0700
  ...body shop. And receive the check in the mail. you 'should' or could even make money off the deal ... if you did the work...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:09:12 +0000
  ...Then loosen the 2 bolts and nuts on the mud flap to body , press in mud > flap pins into body and bushings so the...
• 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...
• Re: 3rd brake light?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:52:01 -0700
  ...Once inside the van body I ran the wires inside the Westy cabinets down to the engine cover. I opted NOT to drill a...
• Re: Westfalia Luggage Rack NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 14 May 2010 23:30:32 -0400
  ...So they'll be taking it to the body shop I used to work at. Honestly, They're one of the people that taught...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:11:00 -0700
  ...All lights working again as before EXCEPT passenger lowbeam. I used both voltmeter and a new bulb to test. When I was first trying...
• Re: VW Micro-Bus Repair Books
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jul 94 09:49:49 bst
  ...This has lots of photo's of mechanical and body work restoration and loads of useful tips and advice. A lot of it is...
• Re: cracked exhaust manifol
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  18 Jul 1995 09:20:43 -0700
  RE>>cracked exhaust manifold 7/18/95 I work in electronic defense, and we have all sorts of skills available here. I know that...
• Re: Westfalia Noise (Vehicle engineering little VW)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 10:37:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...this works wonders in > most cases and would fix anything in a vanagon. But it cannot change the >basic structural dynamics. <snip> >Get this...
• Re: naval jelly
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 14:19:20 -1000
  ...That is one of the reasons cars of before always rusted on body worked areas. Products such as osphos and other metal protectant products...
• FS: 71 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Shawn
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:16:59 -0600
  ...Just needs some minor body work and a paint job. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks Shawn Clark 71 Westy 84 Westy
• Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Tim Talevich
  Tue, 14 May 2002 19:34:31 -0500
  ...the body by using a rubbing compound. Am I correct? -What kind of paint would I use? -Any particular tips on prep work? -What...