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• Re: 1984 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 10:23:51 -0800
  ...I also have an 84 westy but it need some engine and body work. Please let me know where you are located and send...
• Re: Complete Engine Replacement Cost Estimate
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:48:52 -0500
  ...He has been working on German cars for likely almost 50 years. He does body work and mechanical work .. he restored my 82 from...
• Vangons for sale
  Historical mailing list - Lmar
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 05:14:39 -0800
  ...The body could use some work again. The starter is very slow and I think that it is the starter itself. It has been...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:06:38 -0700
  ...I see 25" from floor to skirt at body just behind the 2.1 muffler. I will NOT be using a floor jack or...
• Re: Hella E-Codes vs. Vision Plus?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:44:36 -0500
  ...Over the weekend I installed a set of relays and they are working > well. There is already a noticeable difference in the amount of...
• New to me Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 6 Apr 2021 17:52:46 -0500
  ...More work on the body tomorrow. A little secret!! This van has in it an engine with only 50,000 miles - the last engine...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Mon, 30 May 2011 08:52:37 +0100
  ...i had mine painted to match the orly blue body. immediately after painting i realized that i needed to protect the top of the...
• Re: Why VW's + T&A?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 16:25:28 -0800
  ...woman's body is not a logical thing to use as a background or foreground in selling car parts. Driving to work one morning...
• 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dan Beatty
  Mon, 02 Jun 1997 18:14:22 -0500
  ...We looked at it and the body has several small to moderate dents, aa small amout of seam rust and the center bench is...
• Re: Fan orientation
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 10:36:38 -0400
  ...Sullivan </bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design Open Market, Inc. </italic> '87 GL Syncro Westfalia ******************************************** work: http://www.openmarket.com vanagon: http://www.hsdesign...
• anybody interested???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 21:02:27 -0600
  ...Gold, clean body and interior, good tires, new clutch > master. Engine was taken out for head work (1 bad valve) 4 months ago. Still...
• Fw: Painting your van???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:51:59 -0500
  ...It only cost me $536.00 (paint and body work) and they did a super job. Jeff ---------- > From: Tim Belanger <VW87Wolfsburg@AOL.COM> > To...
• Re: rust pictures
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:50:54 +0000
  ...I would check the rest of the van ie everything structural and see what other horrors are lurking before you start any work. I...
• Re: aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 05:52:40 -0700
  ...looks like it could work has anyone tried this? Phil***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" ***84' Westfalia Wolfsburg edition GL--Rolling chassis(has NO...
• Re: Decals
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 02:56:04 -0500
  ...They work wonderfully. Less than $15 for the whole kit and available at most any lar5ger auto body parts place. Dimwitted Moose and Flying...
• Vanagon ASI camper FS Willamette Valley Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 10:05:01 -0800
  ...It is blue on blue and runs, though it needs the camper interior reinstalled and some minor body work on the passenger side rear...
• Re: Engine Change
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 18:50:50 -0500
  ...a beatle (lot of work). Can anyone tell me what type of engines are easily put into a vanagon body? Without major changes to...
• Re: Timing Light Recomendation. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:13:24 -0700
  ...Timing lights should have camera body tripod sockets on them so you can mount them on a tripod and point them where you want...
• Last post about Engine transplants...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 May 2007 13:52:54 -0700
  ...But the chassis has a non-stock body, making the whole install kinda a break even deal when I finished it...so I have...
• Re: Refurbished roof
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:53:11 -0600
  nice work! I replaced my canvas and it was a pain! Having to take the top off with 2 day old fresh paint job...
• Re: WBX: Paint Fuel Injector Body and Brackets with POR-15?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 May 2012 05:36:00 -0400
  No problem, I've done this many times, works well. If you look at my <www.frankcondelli.com/por15.htm> webpage you will see...
• rain-x and windshield polish
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 08:33:23 CST
  ...don't know if it will work on snow. ;) windshield polish: we polished my nephew's windshield with some extremely fine paint/body polish...
• Re: H2 replace glow plug on diesel Eberspacher
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:42:11 -0700
  ...work? More work than an engine swap. Parts are spread all over the van from circulation blower above tranny, ducting between tank and body...
• Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:24:39 -0700
  Anybody know anything about these things? The body of the water tank is perforated in four places, wherein is screwed respectively some kind of...
• FS: 87 Vanagon GL near SF $700
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:56:31 EST
  ...Good body. Lot of small issues. Headgasket replaced by PO. Powersteering, power mirrors, A/C etc., a bunch of relays were removed so many...
• Nice worm, innoculated with a couple of mods
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:49:03 -0700
  ...It doesn't work (needs lots of new parts( ~$1000 worth to get it working)</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:21:53 -0400
  ...One with the thick end at the door and the other with the thick end at the body. This is what mine had originally...
• '87 Westfalia GL for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 04 Sep 95 12:06:38 -0400
  ...Passenger side power mirror doesn't work Car was hit in opposing corners when original owner had it. Cosmetic bodywork done by VW. I...
• Re: Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 14:23:13 -0400
  ...I am not driving it currently given > it is not insured and I am waiting for some body work to be completed. It > has...
• insurance coverage?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:36:44 -0600
  ...Maybe I should get the body work done before I downgrade coverage? If so, I would like to be truthful and tell them the...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:40:28 -0500
  ...they need really high voltages and current to work. > > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin, New Zealand > Fossil preparator > Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut > Temporarily in Calgary...
• Re: Brake Fluid, Where is it going!?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:25:20 -0500
  ...The pedal feels firm and everything seems to >> be working properly.
• Re: Bummer
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 08:54:07 -0400
  ...i love those!!!! Ben dylan friedman wrote: > Personally, > I have done the same....red w/ grey, orly blue w/ grey...currently > working on an...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:21:55 -0500
  ...It worked great. I cannot take > credit for the idea - ut it worked. I know at least one other Vanagon owner who > used a...
• Re: Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:37:21 -0600
  ...If you're going to take the time and effort to do all the work to disassemble and prep, you'll be unhappy if...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:46:27 -0700
  ...frames that the > body shop installed. One of the wings was slightly bent in shipping I > figured it would still work if the holes...
• Re: Small Rust Areas.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 4 Jun 2013 13:25:31 -0400
  ...I don't do body work, know next to nothing about it short of what I have read, and leave that to the professionals...
• Cost of restoring '67?
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 11:11:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...most of the work myself. The interior is in good shape, in terms of the wood panels and cabinets. The body has rust holes...
• things I need... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:42:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...in handle will work, I think. - NO Rust. Mine are going from the inside out- btw, is there any fix for this? My body...
• Body Work
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 16:34:37 -0500
  Greetings fellow vanageeks, It will soon be time to bring the ol' girl out from her winter slumber. There are a few area of...
• Re: Westy Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 12:39:47 -0230
  ...Cheers, Bob Norman '81 Westy Gander Newfoundland Canada Ray Perry wrote: > Are the swivel seats designed to be rotated by a body-builder, or...
• 86 Syncro for sale - not mine
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:32:41 -0600
  ...It has AC, she said, but it does not work. This van is not mine and I do not know the owner, the van...
• Recommended reference book? ('84 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Henryson
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:51:10 -0500
  ...Vanagon Workshop Manual 5. Others... Thanks for any hints.
• FS: 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Trotman
  Wed, 2 May 2001 17:12:37 EDT
  ...2nd, 3rd, and 4th gear work fine. The power steering is not functioning either. It did before i let it sit for a couple...
• price of an '86 synchro?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 08:17:00 -0500
  ...stripe at mid-body -still holds a polish (no sun fading) -minor rust (paint bubbling/flaking; no holes) on some body seams -one minor...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:11:29 +0000
  ...when the insurance guys (not Westy mechanics) appraised the > > damage, they talked about body work and replacement of the bumper, but nothing > > else. Is...
• Re: I had it!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:10:22 -0400
  ...Benny Boy said: "I had rust spot came out on heavy body work i did, men i gave everything i had on those van...
• FS 91 Multivan Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 22:34:08 -0700
  ...Front bumper has a crack so that could use to be fixed as well but I would guess the body work to be around...
• Re: Brake booster woes.
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:18:05 -0400
  ...The pivot main body has two cylindrical projections that register the actual pivot points. The pivot points are removable from the pivot body by...
• Re: Tremclad colour match and useage?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 6 May 2007 17:24:08 -0700
  ...body. It wasn't rusting, but paint had peeled. Regardless area isn't exposed to too much moisture so when topcoated, this should work...
• Re: Insurance VS MOI
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 22:35:07 -0600
  ...Body and interior were > perfect, ac worked great, new tires, battery, shocks, you got the idea..The > insurance company offered me $2500 today....I...
• Re: Heat, Rust, & Noise in VW's
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:22:03 -0700
  ...The treatment works great and its totally waterproof from moisture. If you ever need to remove these kinds of treatments for body work or...
• Re: What winter vanagon projects are you doing?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 2 Feb 2023 13:58:12 -0500
  ...By the time > I payed someone to get it working I suspect I could have made a good start > on paying for a more...
• Re: fluid film - new use - windscreen sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:17:23 -0600
  ...The van came with evidence of >> some sealant around the edge between body and rubber, and this last >> summer I tried adding a bit...
• 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: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:43:47 -0700
  ...Thing is, the wiper motor doesn't work when key is in the "ignition on" position. Shouldn't wipers should work in that position...
• Re: Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 22:19:13 +0000
  ...Some months ago I was doing body work and removed the right, front signal light.  When I put it back I may have hooked...
• Preparing for running issues West River Tech presentation
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 1 Jul 2022 14:22:26 -0400
  Hi folks, Any thoughts on what I should bring to the campout to support Dennis in his running Issues tech workshop? I have WD40...
• Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 09:55:07 -0800
  ...I am not driving it currently given it is not insured and I am waiting for some body work to be completed. It has...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Casey H
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:26:18 -0400
  ...Bright yellow body, black wheels, white handle. Weight-rated for I dunno - 3 tons or so. I bought that one specifically because the jack...