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• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:01:42 -0500
  ...com > <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote: >> Neil, >> >> I work at an electronics assembly company and we (not me) do a lot of hand >> soldering. As...
• Re: Clutch problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 19:48:57 -0600
  ...changeover, skimmed flywheel was installed, with a new Sachs(?) >> >> >clutch > > >>plate assembly. I was told this was a better make than the one that...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:49:53 -0700
  ...would be best off by installing the 83+ diesel Vanagon >> dipstick assembly so you can check from the license plate door. > > I can do...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:36 -0700
  ...solder wires directly from a new connector to the copper traces. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp...
• Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:45:37 -0700
  ...lines, and I had to actually spin the whole caliper/ hose assembly to get it off the metal lines. I am just imagining what...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:40:53 -0700
  ...watch?v=IQwCxo9Mzho > > -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: Check your fuel lines, NOW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 08:21:59 -0400
  ...They were about a year old of Gates brand. > > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '81 VanaJetta...
• EV Engine Noise Relief
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 00:45:22 -0500
  ...The assembly is plastic. The computer turns it on and off, and it is the source for the clatter. OWASCO has worked out a...
• Rear Axle Bearing Installation
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 21:25:18 -0600
  ...Is it easier to pull the entire swing arm assembly or just the drive axle box to knock out the old bearings and install...
• Re: name/ part # for round headlight assembly?/round headlight buckets FS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:59:00 EST
  In a message dated 2/4/02 5:24:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, jayotte@DESTEFANOARCHITECTS.COM writes: > hi! i just celebrated my 30th...
• Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:25:03 -0800
  ...a thread some time ago about there being a cable/spring assembly in the Vanagon poptop somewhere (inside the arms?). Never got around to...
• Re: water pump question
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:41:08 -0500
  ...The pump is bolted on the case, the case matting surface is somewhat part of the pump assembly, when the pump bearing wear out...
• Re: Power Window Issues on a 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:31:19 -0600
  ...If it's not this, then the cable must be broken, allowing the whole assembly to drop. Can you tell what's going on...
• Re: 1985?Westy for Sale in Merrillville, Indiana
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:24:46 -0700
  ...Heh heh) >> >> Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" �http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:31:07 -0500
  ...clamping force regardless of small > changes in the diameter of the hose and tube assembly due to age (my excuse) > or low local temperature.
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 29 May 2006 08:16:47 -0700
  > >As much as I'd love to see the T3 come back, I'm fairly > >certain the "cab-over-front-wheels" design is forever...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 15:47:36 -0700
  ...Watched how everything back there moves and pivots > when those 2 hex bolts are loose and assembly is free to move. Anyway, > after lots...
• Re: OK That's It! I'm getting rid of this if it refuses to start!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 17:47:11 -0400
  ...Finally got around to swapping it out and > >found that > >the little tab from the key/lock assembly that actually turns the > >electric switch...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
  ...The hoses can be attached to the engine and transmission assembly and need only be attached to the coolant pipes leading to the front...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 May 2012 08:40:22 -0400
  ...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: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:56:48 -0700
  ...Just being over the rotating assembly can be dangerous. Way back when, I worked at a shop in Leucadia called Harvey's Automotive. The...
• Re: Go Westy plate steel bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 19:43:40 -0700
  ...Some assembly required. Therefore comes by standard shipping. Doug E Sent from my iPad > On Mar 14, 2020, at 7:34 PM, Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 10:03:35 -0700
  ...The mental image of looking at the assembly as a large bolt with nut holding the various inner-races/sleeves firmly together . Pz
• Re: Read the instructions thoroughly before assembly...
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:25:37 -0800
  Tee Hee! Love it!!! This is also the perfect post to tell you what my ten year old, Michael said! I picked him up...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:33:20 -0800
  ...engage or turn? -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: German for "fuse"?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 13 May 2012 11:48:50 -0700
  ...1972 from a defunct company in > San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly �http...
• Re: Brake Expert Questions/PICS/Rant
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:45:06 -0700
  ...Maybe that got messed up on assembly. I wonder if they had gaskets there were new? Appreciate the pointers! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:55:56 -0500
  ...is a watercooled 82. > You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all > as a unit. The cable for the...
• Re: '85 vanagon passenger compartment fan...
  Historical mailing list - Bryant Baecht
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:44:34 -0600
  ...You should get the inner control lever assembly and cables with it, all as a unit. The cable for the heater valve will need...
• play in slider door handle
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 09:15:12 -0400
  ...before i rip the assembly apart, i thought i'd ask if i am missing a crucial piece/clue here? has anyone had a...
• Re: motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:41:20 -0500
  ...4) Remove the bolts on the engine support and drop the assembly down to > replace the motor mounts. > > The Bently really isn't clear...
• Re: 1983.5 with 108,000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 15:07:43 -0800
  ...A close look at that wheel assembly and down through the engine access area revealed no obvious complaint. Any suggestions as to where I...
• Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 2 May 2002 16:52:43 -0400
  ...Made in Taiwan, plastic base, mirror threatenting to pop out of plastic holder, entire assembly threatening to break off when I shut the door...
• Re: questions about electric locks
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 07:55:59 -0500
  My California shaped lock units definitely use a rotary motor with a stepped shaft that carries a worm gear which drives the whole assembly...
• noisy lifters
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:02:24 -0400
  ...You have to remove the whole rocker assembly to do it. I used wheel bearing grease to hold the push rods in place during...
• Items For Sale @ Everybus
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:52:17 -0500
  ...3 Mahle oil filters, fit '72-'83, $4.00 each Complete tail light assembly (2), incl. seal but not lens, fits '73-'79, $15...
• Re: boy, this really torques me off!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:14:05 -0500
  ...8 brass fittings going in to it, and speed/ease of assembly was nice. I think ours was made by Snap-On, not Craftsman...
• Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:43:53 -0800
  ...There is no way the punny bolts > could "bend" that plate assembly, and if they did, it would have a lot of > "stored" energy...
• I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:19:26 -0700
  ...FOLV. (Friendly On Line Vendor) Did I do something wrong during assembly? Does anyone have any good suggestions besides pressing them out and starting...
• Re: leaky turn signal lense
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:15:13 -0700
  ...took the assembly off and it was half full off water and one of the contacts was rotted completely off. I ended up soldering...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:55:35 -0600
  ...I like to remove it and upgrade to the later > front heater assembly entirely. MUCH better controls and better heat. > > Mark > > >> On Tue, 25...
• Re: vanagon.com sticker spotted in Littleton
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:42:49 -0700
  ...I hope to replace that assembly with a 2" receiver for my bike carrier when a cheap solution presents. I always wave to other...
• Re: WTB: Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:03:05 -0600
  ...Round Headlight assembly from '85 and older > > I'm not wonderfully thrilled with my SA rounds either, the relationship > between the hi beams and...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:35:27 -0400
  ...Of course, careful assembly is always critical. A good practice is to always torque fasteners properly when they are assembled so they are not...
• Parts, Case Codes, head studs/nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 09:55:47 -0700
  ...when I bought her and picked-up the '71 front axle assembly the DPO had accumulated to do a disk-brake retrofit. Bless her...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jun 2015 15:12:32 -0400
  ...Either way they ended up with a higher measured assembly torque and a smaller increment to get to the next slot lining up with...
• Re: sliding door fix?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 11 Aug 2013 19:45:17 -0500
  ...Anyone know if there is supposed to be a spacer there? I later >> looked at ETKA but its an assembly and not well represented...
• Re: removing NA/dipstick
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 16:17:23 -0700
  ...Eventually you would be best off by installing the 83+ diesel Vanagon dipstick assembly so you can check from the license plate door. The...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:10:57 -0800
  ...vent be sufficient? -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:48:21 -0800
  ...2520suppression%2520component.jpg > > -- > Neil n > > 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp > > '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. > > '81...
• spring/shock replacement.
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:18:15 +0000
  ...Soooooo....how might one do that? Several times during removal and assembly the upper control arm was all that was holding the spring and...
• Re: that dreaded rear heater ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 12:21:49 -0400
  ...They start out round in cross-section, but get compressed and flattened into the squared groove upon assembly. When they've been in service...
• 2.1 WBX. Triumph Adler or Bosch ECU For Spare?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:37:31 -0700
  ...joints? Thanks Neil. -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 May 2012 13:41:44 -0700
  ...the issue Darryl. >> >> -- Neil n 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. '81...
• Re: Pressure test cooling system howto?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:13:27 -0700
  ...like a rubber cement stuff that acts as a lube for assembly of tight fittings, bonds nicely, and comes apart easily. His neighbour, a...
• Re: Some Assembly Required? (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 12:05:25 EST
  In a message dated 11/27/2009 2:20:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, musomuso@GMAIL.COM writes: Stolen from the "Good deals...
• Re: "Bird Nest" Air Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 09:50:25 MDT
  ...will I have to replace > the entire "bird nest" as an assembly? I've tried to get individual components for this module and can...
• Re: "Bird Nest" Air Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 17:07:17 bst
  ...will I have to replace >the entire "bird nest" as an assembly? You're lucky this is a'73. On later models these were...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Nov 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 12:34:49 +0100
  ...Left assembly: Brake Tail Light Fog- Turn Signal Backup light The tail light bulb is only 5 Watt, that why it is smaller. Brake...
• Re: FS: "Typ 2 syncro Illustrated Catalogue"
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 21:26:54 -0500
  ...is 330 pages of line drawings of every Syncro part > and assembly, and a 30 page index in five languages. It includes all > body...