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  • RE: Lotsa gauges
    Historical mailing list - Michael Ham '64 Type ][
    Sat, 20 Apr 1996 07:59:18 -0700 (PDT)
    ...temperature gauge. > >And then there's the porti-potti flush pressure gauge.... - http://www.wolfenet.com/~hoomon The man in the 11 window Split!
  • Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 1 Sep 94 00:29:47 ADT
    ...If the nut loosens, good, if not you'll split it open in dozen modest whacks. A true 'nut-cracker' is much nicer, gentler...
  • Re: Review of Bus Boys
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Mon, 1 Jul 1996 07:32:06 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Ooops! Sorry about your scale! Anyway, the only thing I ever bought was the split-case to tunnel-case trans adapter, which was delivered...
  • Re: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:49:57 EDT
    ...Since the pulley turns clockwise; the first notch that passes the split in the case must be 5 degrees BEFORE TDC. The next notch...
  • need, a bleeder valve + gaskett
    Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
    Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:49:43 -0700
    ...I took out the old valve and that plastic piece is cracked and split. The litlte gasket is also shot. Thanks either way. Eric...
  • VWT and vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
    Fri, 21 Jan 2000 16:24:57 -0600
    ...Don't look now, but I caught the gang on the splitty list talking about the vanagon. Some conversion info, etc. Apparently the March...
  • Full Moon in Joon 2001 - You are Invited!
    Historical mailing list - Full Moon in Joon
    Mon, 21 May 2001 21:01:32 -0400
    Everyone is Invited! Bring your dogs, Splitties, Bays, Vanagons and Eurovans; mountain bikes, hiking shoes, swimming trunks and musical instruments. Don't for get...
  • Re: Wanted: 1984-ish chrome gutter for RH side A-pillar
    Historical mailing list - Dave C.
    Sat, 5 May 2001 00:24:50 -0400
    ...It is split > into two pieces, and the lower part likes to fly off when I'm at highway > speeds or in serious winds...
  • Re: '82 diesel water pump belt adjustment woes
    Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
    Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:51:07 -0800
    ...This means I actually have to use a wrench to turn the pulley into the belt as I'm tightening the split pulley bolts...
  • Re: Dealer repair disaster (Update)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 2 May 2003 00:40:56 -0400
    ...was staying at my brother-in-law's place in Norco, splitting the difference between the two dealers.) On Friday, May 2, 2003, at...
  • Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Mon, 7 Mar 2005 14:41:19 -0700
    ...Try it in a split window w/ single circuit master cylinder & no disks at all for the ultimate challenge. Tom Buese-what big brakes?
  • To paint or not to paint, that is the question!
    Historical mailing list - Pierre Monette-Dorais
    Wed, 2 May 2007 12:59:46 -0400
    ...My poptop is not cracked or split in any way. I think nothing much was done on it , it is pretty original and the...
  • Re: fuel line protective sleeve
    Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
    Tue, 4 Dec 2007 20:59:09 -0500
    ...Then I taped it up really good with some high temp electrical tape to seal the split in the tubing. It was only around...
  • Re: Anyone ever see a vanagon boat top?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:46:11 -0600
    ...about >> anyone repoing a boat that fit on the top of split window buses like >> this: >> >> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page...
  • Re: SALTWATER FUEL-wood burning vehicles of ww2
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:53:32 -0800
    ...Convert a Splitty or a Bay, > and you've solved the heat problem, too. > > D > > On Dec 3, 2007, at 11:14 AM, Courtney...
  • Vanagon & Eurovan - community helping community
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:10:22 -0700
    ...I "clipped" a few of the comments from the vanagon group's discussion. - - - Personally I will help a "camper" regardless if splittie, bay, vanagon...
  • Fw: Timing Notch? on 2.1 Digifant
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Mon, 15 Sep 1997 18:11:23 -0500
    ...is now very clear with the v notched aligned > > with the > > split in the case we have the correct or 5 degree btdc Bentley...
  • Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
    Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:13:46 -0400
    ...Before it seemed my marks were to the > left of the cast split, and to change it to fall on the > split, it would...
  • Re: New Engine Oil Leak Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:19:01 -0700
    ...if it is genuinely a leak at the case split .. not a lot of choices. could try some mickey-mouse external sealing .. and splitting...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome/AFM Mounting Orientation?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 6 Feb 2020 09:30:00 -0800
    ...I see a PDF on Split Second web page that, in part, talks about voltage outputs: https://splitsec.com/wp-content/uploads/technotes/TN2...
  • Re: aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i don't want to sell my van!!!!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Wed, 31 Jul 2002 07:12:00 -0400
    ...Comfortable? Let's see, the t2 featured un-adjustable, stinky horsehair/vinyl seats, rubber covered floors, ear-splitting noise, sweltering unassisted ventilation system and...
  • Re: Nice day at the coast...but blown shift linkage.
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Sun, 14 Sep 2003 11:01:14 -0700
    ...I sure > wish I still had some of my old splits. > Saw 2 Vanagon Westies, but couldn't coax a wave out of > either...
  • gas spillage & other oddities (huff)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 03 May 94 21:06:57 CDT
    ...definitely got one of them hoses split. but it could also be the gasket around the fuel gauge sender unit. maybe. unless you have...
  • Re: GNATT, EASTERN LEG
    Historical mailing list - william killian
    Wed, 5 Apr 1995 23:42:32 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Norfolk then northerners split up the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel > into Maryland and any all points north, the southerners split down > the Outer Banks...
  • Re: @!**&*%^$**#@$ % Computer!!
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:39:25 -0400
    ...So I reset it again by splitting the > >> difference between where it was, and the 5 degree book setting. That > >> seemed to work. It...
  • And so it ends!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 6 Oct 2017 23:59:01 -0500
    ...The case hasn't been split yet. Wont know what I'll find useful until I get there.
  • Tire Pressure Question
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:13:29 -0500
    ...do I split the difference between the 205 pressure and the 185 pressure and run about 46 psi on the rear 195's or...
  • Re: Oldest
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:10:06 -0600
    ...the most likely first VW van of the > average list member? Splitty? > > John Jensen > johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com > http://www.johnjensenartist.com > bluesbug@verizon.net
  • Re: Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:22:39 -0600
    ...more hassle >> to pass smog. >> >> not as cute as a shortened splitty for promotional vehicle though... >> >> see http://www.loaflovetour.com/ > > > > I've seen...
  • Propane Quick Disconnect
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:40:01 -0400
    ...I would like to put in a Manifold of sorts to split into say: Stove, Tent heater, Oven, Lantern, instant Hot water dispenser, Dishwasher...
  • Re: VW van ads to laugh at
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:20:25 -0400
    Heck Just clear coat it and drive it!! Jonce >Hey, the Splittie in the picture only has "surface rust", a little sanding and some...
  • Demographics
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Apr 1994 09:02:53 -0600
    ...So, any other split >windows out there? I have a '61 double-double-door Panel <The Bozobus> and my wife has a '90 Vanagon...
  • Can transmisson be rebuilt?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Mon, 24 Jun 96 17:23 CDT
    ...He says that a transmisson can be found if it is not a split case, but the gear boxes can not be found. He...
  • Re: Early bus spotting on this side of the Atlantic.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 13 Sep 1995 13:38:11 -0700 (PDT)
    ...On the front is a > beautiful reprint of Keetman'9s "6A Week at the VW Factory"9 with a line up of > early splits...
  • Re (2): Mystery single cab splittie!
    Historical mailing list - Mike White
    Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:56:03 MST
    > >Bullet indicators finished in '62 but 612483 would definatly > >make this bus a '60. > > Then I have proved nothing, since Steve said the number...
  • VW Bug and Bus heaven.....
    Historical mailing list - S-n-J
    Fri, 29 Mar 1996 20:19:22 -0800
    ...Seems they had on of everything and several splitties and single and dual cab busses. I will be headed back down that way in...
  • Painting with HVLP?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
    Sat, 12 Jul 1997 08:20:14 -0700
    ...A couple of years ago, before the list was split to Vanagon and air-cooled, I thought someone posted their story about using one...
  • Re: Wanted: Wheelcovers! Aero-style
    Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
    Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:15:58 -0400
    ...VR6 SLC (Highly modified) > Red '87 GTI G60!! <---- > and > '67 deluxe split window (9 pass.) > '71 Westy Breadloaf (high performance engine B&B) > '81...
  • 32 Vanagons !
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
    Mon, 22 Oct 2001 14:10:29 EDT
    ...in driveways, carports, weeds, etc., plus a lot of Bays and Splitties and several Eurovan campers too (not counted). We had to rush to...
  • 6th Annual Mid Atlantic Holiday Fest - Dec 9
    Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
    Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:14:32 -0500
    ...The famous splittie cookies are at http://volksweb.relitech.com/party/1996/cookie1.jpg Bring something to share! Hope to see you there! Tom...
  • Re: Parts Place
    Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:45:45 -0600
    ...I'm looking for a new engine deck lid for my 66 split window. he grew up by parts place and said they might...
  • Re: Adjusting Valves 78 Air Cooled
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:13 -0500
    ...I know they do on the 66 Splittie. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit...
  • Identifying Transmission
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:15:56 -0600
    I'm trying to figure out which / what transmission I have in a 66 Splittie with a late bus engine (70/71) in it...
  • Re: Dash mounts for fancy gadgets?
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Mon, 3 Jan 2005 07:35:18 -0600
    ...In fact, three friends this weekend went on an off-road foray with a splitty, a bay, and a Vanagon and all three claim...
  • Re: best design feature
    Historical mailing list - bueses
    Fri, 13 May 2005 15:28:24 -0600
    ...The Vanagon flies!!!! grin I stepped UP in speed from my split window buses to my 84 Westy! The countryside is now a blurrr...
  • Re: rattle INSIDE engine
    Historical mailing list - Al Brase
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:30:40 -0400
    ...It is worn down there slightly except for the split area in the bracket. Further leading me to believe that this is near the...
  • air cooled boot needed
    Historical mailing list - pete
    Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:01:51 -0700
    ...imagine, it's =20 > causing vacuum leaks extrodinare! I discovered a split air boot in Baja last year - patience and electrical tape have worked...
  • Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:02:16 -0700
    ...On that one, I simply > split a short piece of thin walled copper pipe, which I slipped over the > battery terminal before putting the...
  • Re: Splittie engine swapping
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 5 Feb 1996 23:09:29 -0500
    ...The same motor in a split gives you more pep than in a bay window as it is a lighter, nimbler beast. dual port...
  • Re: Camping at a music festival
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 21 Jun 2015 21:43:03 -0700
    19 60-something...Monterey Pop Festival in a 1957 split window VW.....Yes, we were Hippies.......My first ever VW camper... Yes they do...
  • Re: Splittie Sells For $198K at Barrett Jackson Auction
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sat, 2 Jul 2011 17:46:21 -0700
    The kicker is that the same buyer subsequently bought a Dodge R/T for $195K at the same auction. Must be nice to have...
  • Re: Kombi, Kombi, who's got the Kombi ... (differences)
    Historical mailing list - William Warburton
    Wed, 6 Apr 94 14:06:22 GMT
    ...so what the heck > is a Kombi? the name has been around since the split-window buses. surely it > means something (otherwise why not...
  • Re: A Freindly Wave
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:18:57 -0700 (PDT)
    ...This is with the splits, breadloafs, vanagons & EVs. I'll tell you one thing. While driving to the coast of Oregon from Corvallis, I...
  • Door Hinge details (MH et al)
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 3 Apr 96 17:47:25
    ...co.uk** Hal 'ECHO' Eccles - WFRP, X-files, etc... '72 1303S Ragtop David (bill payer)Eccles - SSVC, Volkswagens e= tc '67 Split; '72 Bug
  • Re: gas heater info
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Sun, 28 Sep 1997 14:12:34 EDT
    ...http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech.htm Sean > > Hi All, > > Just a reminder for those who have joined since the type-2 split. Lots...
  • Re: FW: Vanagon & GUNS
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Mon, 29 May 2000 16:55:54 -0700
    ...Vanagon & GUNS>> John, > I do know this; > It will split the sane from the insane! > Terry > >
  • '91 Vanagon Newbie!
    Historical mailing list - David Thoresen
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:27:20 -0700
    ...duralube/castrol syntech 5w-50/K&N air filter and some splitfire plugs and some new rotors/pads didnt fix. Well this car has...
  • Re: Bus Sighting
    Historical mailing list - Bob McMain
    Tue, 29 May 2001 11:56:08 -0700
    ...Bus Sighting What do you call the air cooled split with the small windows along the perimeter of the roof? I saw a beautifully...
  • Re: census
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Jun 2001 02:13:51 EDT
    ...nope current vehicles: '64 doublecab splittie (just drove it here from Texas via California) antisocial 13B powered '72 superbeetle '67 Cadillac convertible '95 Caprice...
  • Re: i need a lug wrench
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Thu, 15 Nov 2001 11:51:27 EST
    ...I managed to split the socket of one with the aid of a 3 foot long cheater. Sooner or later you will need a...