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• Vanagon or Dodge Ram Conversion Van (longish)!
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:34:03 -0700
  ...power-window has ceased to function and is now permanently open. (5) The van has two major bodywork scrapes, to the rear of the...
• Re: intermittent wobble at around 45 and above
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:07:36 -0500
  ...If the van likes to pull or tug to one side then you also have a castor issue. Back to the radius rod mounts...
• Re: Dripping A/C
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 24 May 1999 19:30:36 EDT
  ...As a compromise, I took one off (on one side of the van), and left the other on. That way, I figured at least...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:55:55 -0400
  ...passenger side and 3 in the section behind the driver. I'll get another pkg of 5 for the firewall under the rear seat...
• Rusty meets real Rusty (Vlong)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jul 1995 13:32:58 -0700
  ...The passanger side rear fender was unmercifully cut to allow for the opening of the rear most side cargo door. The rockers of the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:35:13 -0700
  ...curtain set starting to fade - primarily on the side >> exposed to the window - rear window curtains being the worst, and so I >> decided to...
• Re: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:23:52 -0600
  ...in my side >view mirror � thought she was a race car for a moment! > >She�s totally gutted, pop top melted, windows broken by...
• Re: Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:47:04 -0700
  ...The rear end was held by a bolt. I did not see what > the other two on the left side were -- nuts or bolts...
• Re: Back-up lights & now tail lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:27:31 -0500
  ...any good on my daily driver as the PO tinted the rear window. > > Mark in AK > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET...
• Re: Could it by Blow by revisited and questions answered
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:35:44 -0400
  ...Sorry guys, but if her rear window is full oil stain, this come mainly from the exhaust, the vortex bring the air full of...
• Re: Adventurwagon and Syncro info needed!
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 25 May 1999 20:42:24 EDT
  ...It is as wide as the rear hatch (wider than the Westy), 75" long, and the height and side tilt of the head end...
• Re: Windshield? Leaking
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 11:27:03 -0800
  At 12:52 PM 3/16/98 EST, DEREKWH125 wrote: >I noticed substantial leaks, on both driver and passenger side, after having a >new...
• Re: Spare tire size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:50:42 -0700
  ...what I call fiberglass bumpers but no side clading. and twin rear facing rfemovable jump seats. With backs that flod forwad too. and the...
• Re: self-adjusting brakes?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 30 Nov 1996 00:07:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...Wednesday, November 27, 1996 12:03 AM > > > > I replaced the rear brake shoes on my '84 Vanagon GL. The Bently manual > > says they will...
• For Sale - 1985 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:44:48 -0700
  ...Canvas (New 3 windows Cotton Canvas) Installed PopTop & Luggage Rack Seals Installed 2 New Window Screens Tires: Bridgestone Reinforced Sidewall Rear = Near New Front...
• Re: 85 Westy fridge removal
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 30 May 1997 13:58:48 -0400
  ...You have to bend the intake/exhaust pipes, then, through the access panel under the side window and to the rear (not the one...
• Re: For Sale On The Samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:50:55 -0800
  ...I was just about to ask what happened to the rear side windows... > Patti > **************** > On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 5:26 PM, BenT...
• Re: 85' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:17:33 EST
  ...they have the sofabed in the rear and the grey ones have the flip out side table. let me know if you are interested...
• Re: Material Source for Custom Table Leg
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 May 2018 09:17:40 -0700
  ...the > side window forward of the closet door. I plan to rig tie downs to hold > the monitor securely against the window while driving...
• Re: Possible funky smell solution.
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:12:12 -0600
  ...some window shrink plastic at Home Depot, affixed it to create a wall behind the front seats (it comes with double-sided tape), heated...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 22:55:50 EST
  ...There's a custom high-top with side windows and a sun-roof, along with tons of storage space. Equipment includes a propane tank...
• WANTED: help with "custom" body work in bay area
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 21:48:20 -0700
  ...in the sheet metal panel behind the driver's side door. while the sliding window did not break (nor is its frame deformed) the...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:59:00 -0500
  ...pulling to > each side. On other cars, including tintop vanagons, we pass the straps > through the car with the windows down and then roll...
• Maco paint job explained...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 06:16:49 -0800
  ...At Maco they will spray all your window rubber around, the door handles around at the base, some of your tire, some of your...
• Re: 86 Drivetrain Into 82 Diesel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 06:42:08 -0800
  ...The 82 used smaller metal main coolant pipes and with a different bend at the rear so the sheet metal has different size and...
• Re: Leaky gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Fri, 17 May 2002 14:27:05 -0500
  ...It's that louvered vent on the left side of the van toward the rear just behind the left rear most window. If one...
• Re: hidden oil leak ??
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:29:18 -0500
  ...About 3-4 months ago ,the first time it > happened, I was driving along about 60 mph and noticed that the rear window > was...
• Re: CV joint 'indicators'?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:38:29 -0700
  ...Get a helper to > listen out the PS window to compare notes. (which side is it coming > from?) > > CV sounds should be related to...
• Re: [Syncro] looking for some shade !!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 18:49:46 -0400
  ...and back to about the half-way point of the rear passenger side window. While light breezes moved it slightly, there was no need...
• Re: Teardrop Trailer Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:32:06 -0600
  ...In fact, what does it have that a vanagon with folding rear seat doesn't have (well, if it had a cool side tent...
• Re: Strange place for an identification plate on 91 Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:05:37 +0000
  ...There is a smaller plate on the face of the wooden panel under the rear seat. Sometimes when a Westy is repainted or has...
• My new Interior lighting, awning, and shower stall
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:44:34 EDT
  ...the old incadescent lamp in the rear above the bed on the passenger side parallel to the window. Therefore it is out of the...
• Re: "Rrrr, rrrrr, rrrr..skritch skritch...rrr rrr " (speedo noise?)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:42:23 -0600
  ...When I had the two speedos on the bench side by >> side...I could detect no difference in the configuration of the >> female (on...
• Re: 87 Syncro Weekender Trivia
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 04:40:05 -0800
  ...outlets on the driver side, the "deluxe" chrome window trim and sport a plain 'VANAGON' badge on the rear deck lid. The upholstery is...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:34:11 -0400
  ...the back side cabinet like it is installed in the > carivan. To help reduce back area from getting hot, having the windows > tinted. > > Thanks...
• Re: We're back Questions on fasteners and instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Mar 2026 13:56:19 -0500
  ...Put back cover that goes over track for sliding door. �Cover is immediately below rear window on right-hand side. 2. Screws that hold...
• Re: Tremclad colour match and useage?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 6 May 2007 17:24:08 -0700
  ...A crazy compound dent at eye level on post forward of rear > side window. (what the h**l did PO back into ?!) Have primed...
• Re: Process to register a vanagon in Pennsylvania??
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 12:56:01 -0700
  ...You can't have a pile of stickers on your windshield or rear glass (and maybe your front side windows). Rear window margin stickers...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:48:12 -0700
  I bought some matching laminate and a cabinet latch from GW and made a new front panel (where the rear speakers are mounted) with...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:23:12 -0400
  ...the back side cabinet like it is installed in the carivan. To help reduce back area from getting hot, having the windows tinted. Thanks...
• Re: Major Milestone!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:42:25 -0800
  ...the defroster in the mirrors and rear window does not work (on the list) Rear hatch struts are due the hatch slowly closes on...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:26:50 -0600
  ...of the rear hatch on the driver side. You perhaps might consider reflective tape. If anyone hits me on the side of the road...
• Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
  Historical mailing list - Trevor
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:51:42 -0700
  ...3 window. But it turned out so > well I'm in no rush to replace it. The added canvas wraps around the > sides a...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:22:43 -0500
  ...Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel > 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating > 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped) > > > Additional Fuses...
• Re: Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:07:56 -0230
  ...of-five-minute modification that will allow > me to raise the rear table straight up to access the two cabinets > underneath without pulling the...
• Re: Friday: First Vanagon Race Report
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:47:53 -0700
  ...I have tinted >windows, so it works well if you need to change clothes. The rear hatch is >a great place to lay out...
• Re: aux headlights
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:03:29 CST
  ...passenger's side. a word of caution: it is ILLEGAL in most states to have a clear light on the rear of a forward...
• Re: contemplating engine upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:54:45 -0700
  ...I am starting to >see some seam rust, and there's actually some metal missing around >the rear window seals. There are some paint...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:04:55 -0500
  ...the back side cabinet like it is installed in > the carivan. To help reduce back area from getting hot, having the windows > tinted. > > > > Thanks...
• Re: electrical aid request
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 06:37:37 EDT
  ...I've = checked all the fuses I can find under (left) the driver side dash and = they are all fine. Is there a line...
• FS: 88 Syncro Reimo 112i, advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 31 May 1999 17:00:40 +0200
  ...Some rust around the side and rear windows, and on the rocker panels, from rocks, road debris etc. Best of all, it was much...
• Re: Bentley found and list thanks,
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:32:07 -0400
  ...remember talking me through installing 4 new shocks? or >> replacing the rear window wiper motor? Installing a new sink faucet?And so >> many more...
• stuck CV joint (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 17:25:41 -0500
  ...as I was backing up, smoke eminating from under the rear passenger-side wheel. Fortunately, I was backing into a shady spot where I...
• Re: AC Removal
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 07:55:06 -0700
  ...In sunnier climes, try a good 3M UV window tint as a means of mitigating heat soak during brief stops Sent from my iPad...
• Re: 87 syncro may be for sale, interested to hear offers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 10:56:34 -0700
  ...all new non chrome seals for the whole van >>> >>> 2 rear side vent windows ( they started using these in 88 ) >>> >>> could also include the...
• Re: WTB weekender front curtain "snaps"/ fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Sun, 18 Jul 1999 04:57:43 EDT
  ...I never could really figure-out how the front mounted (assuming it to cover the windshield and front, side windows) but this post makes...
• Re: On the road to Baja from Virginia -- short trip report
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Mar 2013 21:56:45 -0800
  ...And the rear window washer line broke in the top opening > for the rear hatch---bought a piece of clear tubing at a hardware...
• Re: Another one in the 'hood.
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:16:48 -0400
  ...It's a blue hardtop >Wolfsburg Weekender, probably an '89 because of the >rear window vents and the diagonal stripe interior >(I'm sure...
• Re: closing slider quietly
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:15:39 +0200
  ...the slider rail front end (talking about the track below rear side window, not upper/lower). For the roller to pivot inwards, it hits...
• Re: 1987 GL question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 09:49:20 EDT
  ...They also usually have the later style fiberglass front and rear bumpers (but w/o the side skirts of the Carats). That's about...