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• Re: Westy screens
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:57:16 -0500
  ...So if you have a GL and want screens, we have nice aluminum framed screens that you can slide the window open, place the...
• Re: Auxillary Solenoid going Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Oct 2001 13:00:34 -0500
  ...Since I shot aluminum pop rivets to a frame bracket above the starter to > mount the solenoid, does the solenoid rely on this mounting...
• Re: FS: moon/sunroof for European T3/Vanagon $250/bo
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:18:05 -0700
  ...aluminum frame construction. Apparently, a certain Dr. Farmont who was the founder of this company invented and manufactured the first sunroof composite frame. The...
• Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:50:36 -0700
  ...But too much adhesive -- or >> too strong an adhesive -- and I'll never be able to tug the rubber >> channel out of the frame...
• Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:44:08 +0000
  ...A local bike shop owner (in business since the mid-80's) made-good on aluminum framed bikes that kept breaking (Crotch Rocket, went...
• Re: Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:43:08 -0400
  ...Batteries > > 25 Year Performance Warranty (Solar Panel Only) > > Heavy Duty Anodized Aluminum Frame > > Built In PWM Charge Controller > > Spring Loaded Carrying Handle > > Low Iron...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:58:42 -0500
  ...They > would be aluminum framed and screw into the outside of the sliding > windows. > > Thanks for your help, > > Ellen > Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI > You...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:57:41 -0700
  ...like the parts would still require that the hole in sub > frame not be worn out but I could be wrong. > Correct ~ If hole...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:15:53 -0400
  Some have reported that they replaced the plastic chrome strip with rubber spline that is intended for installing screening material in aluminum windows and...
• Re: screens for side windows in westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:37:23 -0600
  ...One solution I've seen to solve this problem is to screw a screen to the frame on the outside of the van. I...
• Fiamma Bike Rack - My impressions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:18:37 -0700
  ...Versatility - the standard bike-block arms are adjustable to hold my friends Bianchi downhill and my fat-tube aluminum bike. The rails hold up...
• Re: Prototype rear bumper painted.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:26:32 -0700
  ...the frame rails by 2 m8 bolts. I did same , but added some blocks ( look like rubber bumpers but they are aluminum) to spread...
• screens revisited
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  19 Jul 1994 14:45:11 U
  ...Construction is of aluminum (frame) and steel mesh (screen). The actual manufacturer is some company in Ohio. The quality looks decent and is designed...
• Re: vent wing frame removal
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:45:38 -0700
  ...The unbent frame the body shop installed is working >>> perfect I'm so mad I didn't have my used parts guy ship me...
• Re: Size of Westy side window opening vs. Tintop
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 5 Sep 2019 02:07:00 +0000
  ...Tintop I have a 1990 tintop with similar side screens as you described, aluminum frame, metallic screen, screwed on the outside, on top of...
• Re: bullbars Q.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:30:38 -0400
  ...I plan on having an accessory frame made that resides UNDER the aluminum cover plate and bolt a winch through to it. I hope...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube? / Bandage It
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:50:03 EDT
  ...Clean the hell out of the pushrod tube, then wrap it with the aluminum foil tape which is used by HVAC men to make...
• Re: insane a/c project
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 02:41:54 -0700
  ...traveling. > > Sliding shelf will rest on a reinforced frame > installed over the aluminum > window frame (protecting it) left once the sliding > glass is removed...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:57:08 -0800
  ...It looks like they would hold 10-12 gallons each. > They were very simple, welded aluminum construction, with no provision > for any type of...
• ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 03:51:36 -0700
  ...traveling. > > Sliding shelf will rest on a reinforced frame > installed over the aluminum > window frame (protecting it) left once the sliding > glass is removed...
• Re: Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 06:05:15 EDT
  ...But too much adhesive -- or too strong an adhesive -- and I'll never be able to tug the rubber channel out of the frame...
• Ground Cleaning time...any tips & tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:26:47 -0700
  ...salt air" is abundant here, you notice the effect on aluminum window frames around the house.� So I figure an ounce of prevention is...
• Re: What is that strip?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 12:43:39 -0600
  ...The entire frame then got epoxy primer with the rest of the van, and >>> then top coat. Needless to say, no problems have shown...
• Re: Garage sale at Zoltan's place
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Apr 2019 22:40:20 +0000
  ...rear cabinets overhead cabinet one black framed dr. side slide window with mosquito net slide windows aluminum rear windows wing windows They are going...
• Re: mounting gauges on ceiling?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 08:19:28 -0600
  ...Aluminum frame, fiberglas body, etc, etc. American public thought it to strange. Wouldn't buy it. Company closed. A fine vehicle was moved into...
• Re: What is that strip? - it isn't just decoration!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:37:13 EDT
  ...cord" that would normally be used for mounting screen > into an aluminum frame and press the rubber "cord" into the groove to > eliminate the...
• Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:12:17 -0700
  ...Pulled things apart, cleaned, checked the jet, (could blow a steady stream of water through) sparker made a nice long arc to frame every...
• Re: What parts could I use?
  Historical mailing list - Hahn Rossman
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:02:46 -0700
  ...Input shaft from the transmission (although not absolutely critical) bell housing from diesel tranny flywheel from diesel starter weird cast aluminum engine mounts bolted...
• Neato camp chairs for the van
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:25:52 -0700
  ...I would like to find a folding chair that is deeper than most of the aluminum framed folding chair for camping. Does anyone know...
• Re: Extra storage (for all vanagons) WAS: Lockable Cover for the Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 19:51:46 -0700
  ...edge of the frame rail and latches under the sliding door. The cover could be made of sheet metal or aluminum, and the latch...
• Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 3 Jul 2019 03:45:23 +0000
  ...only 1 mile from the ocean.  Things like doorknobs and aluminum window frames and Vanagon electrical contacts have a bigger challenge than most places...
• Re: [SyncroDoubleCabs] any interest in Doka/Sinka back sliding window? (rear window, not side windows)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:04:31 -0500
  ...the > frames are aluminum (anodized black finish) and the glass slides, > just like any US pickup truck you see here.. > > there has been a...
• Re: Autostop propane fill valve stuck open - resolution
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:51:33 -0400
  Manchester tank says to not rebyild aluminum auto stop valves.The brass will take a rebuild.However, A good cleaning will probabley do the...
• Re: new microbus VLVC
  Historical mailing list - Bill James
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 00:21:24 -0500
  ...New Audi A2 1.4 TDi (all aluminum frame) is very cool! Many people crowded around the BMW (Mini fever), Mercedes, the many $200K...
• Re: Jalousie windows (cleaning/restoring)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 09:42:48 -0700
  ...Start with the Steel wool rubing along the "grain" of the aluminum. Don't get rougher steel wool as you will put scratches into...
• guide piece for sliding window
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 04:11:23 EST
  ...piece is off white to jibe with the silver aluminum frame. Are the later frames black? Here's the part numbers I got from...
• Re: Trailer hitches
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 08:53:06 -0700
  ...I see there are types that simply bolt on to the >> frame hooks, and then some more expensive ($350) that rest a bid higher...
• Re: LVC: Cutting Metal (sheet, plate, box, tube)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 May 2014 19:20:05 -0700
  ...You might understand now why I like working with aluminum, easier for us regular folk to cut and shape. Don't give up on...
• Shortest rubber motor mount? (Vanagon/Jetta conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:21:20 -0700
  ...fabricate a bracket that bolts to the frame, with an arm running forward to the Jetta engine bracket. The rubber mount would be located...
• Re: late model curtain "shelf" install query
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:16:30 -0700
  Alistair, There is a short length of black aluminum curtain rod screwed to the upper curve of the window frame. Starts where the other...
• Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:41:55 -0400
  ...very light stamped aluminum frame screwed to the fin. If that's true, you can bend the ears on the frame to give a...
• Re: A newbie needing hard starting help
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:13:41 -0700
  ...If your engine has more than .2 ohms resistance between block and frame, you're in danger of melting holes in the aluminum heads...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 07:32:03 -0700
  ...I do have license plate frame , you’re right. Got one on the back. Aluminum and engraved thru the black paint . Ab > On Aug...
• Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:05:23 -0700
  ...Now, if you drew air through a manifold of copper or aluminum which had channels of icy water flowing through it, then it could...
• Re: Z-bed shift to the port bulkhead
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 23:07:10 -0700
  ...just a matter of reversing the position of some > of > >> the framework and moving it over or is it a nightmare of logistics given...
• Re: Screens for sliding windows?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:18:55 -0700
  ...They >> would be aluminum framed and screw into the outside of the sliding >> windows. >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> Ellen >> Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI > You...
• '73 Safare' Update - Solar Panel install
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 23 Apr 1995 18:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...While the sealant dried, I took the aluminum frames out on the patio and spray painted them white to match the roof. I was...
• Re: To ship or not to ship? bus to hawaii?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:55:50 -0600
  ...Aluminum window screen frames and aluminum window screens also corroded rapidly. Aluminum window screens will turn to powder fairly rapidly (lots of surface area...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:15:02 -0400
  Info from their website at http://www.redlineoil.com/frames/watrwet.htm "WaterWetter� Supercoolant is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces...
• Re: screens for side windows in westy
  Historical mailing list - ray
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:39:34 -0800
  ...One solution I've seen to solve this problem is to screw a screen > to the frame on the outside of the van. I...
• Re: window tint: film or glass
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:15:21 -0800
  Unless you remove the side slider window frames you'll have a gap where there is no tint... its flat glass... so you could...
• Re: any interest in Doka/Single back sliding window? (rear window, not side wind
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:48:48 EST
  ...the frames are aluminum > (anodized > black finish) and the glass slides, just like any US pickup truck you see > here.. > > there has been a...
• Re: adjusting sliding door height
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 21:49:29 +0000
  ...First is the roller assembly where it attached to the door and then there is the latching bolt in the rear door frame. Unless...
• Two Kayaks That Don't Need Roof Racks For Your Vanagon/Westy
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:43:45 -0500
  ...Germany and the other one is an Alu-lite with an aluminum frame instead of wood, making it about 10-15# lighter. The Alulite...
• RE: 911 engine conversions
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 23 Nov 1994 14:55:57 EST
  ...The engine hanger I made is a 3inch box of 1/4inch wall aluminum, running from one frame member to the other. Cutouts in...
• Re: ## IMPORTANT!!! (was: Re: insane a/c project)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 07:48:52 -0400
  ...traveling. > > > > Sliding shelf will rest on a reinforced frame > > installed over the aluminum > > window frame (protecting it) left once the sliding > > glass is removed...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] What is the best location for an external oil cooler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 25 May 2006 15:23:17 EDT
  ...This assembly is mounted inside an aluminum fairing that is fully enclosed save for the entry at the vanagon air port and is open...
• Re: Sliding window refurbish
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:32:11 -0700
  ...Clean the inside of aluminum channel. Apply contact cement to inside of channel and to guide pieces. Let dry. Put both pieces into position...
• Re: Extra =?UTF-8?Q?storage=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
  Sat, 6 Jun 2015 20:39:45 -0700
  ...10pt;"> Stowaway2 MAX Cargo Box on Swinging Frame and I'm very pleased. Most of the camping gear is stored in it between trips...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:19:45 -0700
  ...It seems to me if you got connected with a tank builder or fab shop you could have an aluminum tank welded up that...