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• Re: Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:56:13 -0700
  ...radio recommendations for a '84 Vanagon. >The current "SparkOMatic" radio the DPO installed is awful. I remember >seeing something about a limited depth of...
• engine flushes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 22:09:33 -0800
  ...I've used this to get rid of pesky valve noise after sitting for a long time (winter storage or DPO). Works every time...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:03:39 -0600
  ...I have replaced > them > with standard Vanagon Naugahide. > If there is an in cabinet propane tank, it's probably DPO installed > and not > safe...
• Re: searching for potable water pump
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 08:08:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...Seriously, I have a 1.5 gpm electric pump I installed in my westy after the DPO had left the water to freeze with...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 09:38:03 -0700
  ...burning oil(milage unknown) 4.) 2.0 sitting with incorrectly rebuilt (DPO) bottom end (one tooth off cam to crank). (< 5k) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
• Re: Infamous Vanagon Fuel Leak - No Fire!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:55:58 EST
  ...of brass? tubing welded to a small tab fabricated by the DPO. the tab is secured to the firewall with a screw and the...
• Re: Copy of: Re: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:56:35 -0400 (AST)
  ...46 (you lucky dog!!) Where is the Yup, too bad the DPO gutted all the plumbing, and the mech who did it for him...
• Re: Fuel pump run on..carbureated 2 liter
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 20:06:49 -0500
  ...I suspect that your DPO just hooked the pump up to the ignition switch, not too safe if there's an accident. david David...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Younger
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 09:57:18 -0600
  ...My relatively new to me 83.5 Westy had > a > >rebuilt water cooled engine that was "installed" by a DPOs "mechanic." > > > >On my bus...
• using Extend to fight rust
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 26 Apr 1998 14:22:27 -0500
  ...I finally fixed a big rust area under the rear bumper left by DPO. Anyway, listmember Wendy Silva turned me on to this Extend...
• 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Larsen
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 16:13:32 -0500
  ...Was it physically removed by the dpo, or is this common? As it is now (or was), coolant was constantly flowing through the core...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:22:55 -0700
  ...Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote: > I took mine out. DPO had installed one and it was such a PITA to remember to...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 00:53:06 -0600
  ...The DPO had removed the >>> wires and installed them in the wrong place. >>> Eric >>> >>> Benny boy wrote: >>> >>>> Gentremen's... >>>> >>>> Van is an 83 Air...
• Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:34:46 -0700
  ...What is the size of the stock speaker opening on the front doors? A > DPO of my '85 installed new speakers that prevent the...
• Re: westy table
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:46:18 -0800
  The DPO of my '85 Westy carefully measured then drilled a hole in the side wall of the hanging closet, pushed the hand bolt...
• Eurovan 1999
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 12:41:39 CDT
  ...I am the original owner so there was no DPO to blame for things just VW. Frank Herzig San Antonio Texas
• Fw: AC Wiring Photo Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 14:10:35 -0400
  ...AC Wiring Photo Anyone? > > >>DPO,after an electrical related fire in the rear AC housing on my 90 GL, >>seems to have cut the...
• Re: LOW TECH - Replacing wallpaper in van - has anyone done this?
  Historical mailing list - DAPrescott
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 19:58:25 EST
  ...My door panel was trashed by the DPO when he tried to "tighten" the outside handle. I'm in the process now of making...
• cigarett lighter
  Historical mailing list - ForestDweller
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:41:37 -0700
  ...As I was ripping out 2+ full sets of speaker wire and other mystery DPO wiring, I noticed that the cigaret lighter didn't...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:53:59 -0700
  ...would be a good idea or not? > > In my Van, the DPO crimped on an extra ground which is simply screwed into the sheet...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 12:49:50 EST
  ...My relatively new to me 83.5 >Westy had a >rebuilt water cooled engine that was "installed" by a DPOs "mechanic." > >On my bus...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:23:57 -0700
  ...It is an odd feeling being the dread 'DPO' (DDPO) myself now. JB After scouring the Earth for a condenser to maximize the available...
• Re: TbyT '98 brief report
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 09:41:39 +0000
  ...Yeah, the DPO did put 2 foglights and 2 driving lights on. Looks a little ostentatious (or clunky), but they throw some serious light...
• Re: ATE Brake Calipers, NEW $99 / ATE vs. Girling
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:11:17 -0800
  ...Makes me wonder what the DPO did. I'll have to take a closer look next time I'm under there. BenT
• Re: Please no politics.. Stop NOW!!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:56:05 -0800
  ...Friday, January 21, 2011, 10:40 AM You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder is the same, the brakes work. Seems to...
• Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Perry
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 14:51:32 -0700
  Well I can't speak for the DPO's (wow, I'm slinging VW jargon already!) intent in installing it, and maybe this is...
• Battery and Battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 08:38:51 -0600
  ...Is the passengers side a DPO conversion? Any tips on battery access would be appreciated. If you needed to jump start the vehicle, where...
• Rear A/C blower as fan only
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:42:12 -0500
  Due to some "custom" wiring by one of our van's DPOs, it seems the A/C system is pretty my hopelessly shot and...
• blue plastic circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 30 May 2001 16:38:05 -0700
  well, i have had an attack of the dpo. i took off my instrument cluster to clean it, and was going to try to...
• '82 Westy - Augusta, GA - MUST SELL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 08:19:07 -0400
  ...The van is an '82 Diesel Westy that had been converted to I-4 by the DPO. Allegedly they had it running at some...
• Re: Brake
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:32:43 -0800
  ...Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > Sorry, I meant for this to go out under "Brake" > > You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder...
• Re: Pop Tops - open and shut
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 21:19:52 -0500
  ...The DPO put grease on the hinge, and it keeps getting all over the canvas! I cannot get rid of it all. Marshall Ruskin...
• Re: [Syncro] flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 09:51:37 -0800
  ...This is exactly what the DPO did. > The pilot bear did not last, and then the > clutch went. Now we have to fix this...
• Re: '84 Vanagon and Midas Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 00:09:08 EDT
  ...The DPO of my bus said he had a brand new exhaust system from Midas. Now whether they were responsible for either mounting the...
• just got a V8 powered SA Vana
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 19:22:07 -0800
  ...No wonder the DPO sold her to me for the price of a major tune-up on my Vanagon. I don't care. I...
• Rear wiper - Re: Horn malfunction
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Wed, 17 May 2000 11:30:45 +0100
  ...The other item of note is that the rabbit gearbox is 'reverse' to the Vanagon! The DPO of my '88 Wolfie let her kids...
• Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 00:16:26 -1000
  ...However this was not the case when I got the van from the DPO. Seems there is a rubber "finger" on the slider that...
• Re: Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:41:38 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned > >I'll bet the reason your DPO ditched it to begin with is that he/she >stripped the threads...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:00:01 -0700
  ...But do 84's have a "key in" >> buzzer? Mine does not emit any buzzes no matter what I do. > > Because the DPO removed...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 23 Oct 2021 23:53:04 +0000
  ...My van is 85 tintop.  Second owner, since 1989.  So I am the DPO.  I've added electronic accessories along the way:  Honda Radio...
• Re: Overheating on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Fri, 19 Sep 1997 09:28:29 -0500
  ...What it seems my DPO did was to change radiators, but install a two prong thermo-switch, hook up the power lead, and the...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 16:59:59 -0600
  ...I cut the posts off a little on another battery that did'nt really fit in the vanagon compartmennt (DPO) and about a week...
• High Top Prep and 50/50 Paint Job
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:28:23 -0800
  ...The DPO must have treated his rust with a shaker can of matching color and this winter hasn't been kind to the metal...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Feb 2006 (#2006-109)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 22:14:18 -0800
  ...not sure if that was me or a DPO... anybodies sockets wired (hot)? -mp Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:07:30 -0800 From...
• Re: Paint and rust repair, DIY paint jobs (was windshield instal...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 13:05:48 EST
  ...I assumed it was the DPO's attempt to fix the leak without replacing the seal but perhaps not. I was told that professional...
• Re: Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:55:43 -0700
  ...The DPO had assumed that he would get a good ground through the mounting screws that went into the body of the Vanagon. Once...
• Bus gurus needed
  Historical mailing list - David Potts
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 15:34:42 -0500
  ...Von Bondo still on the list? Thom Fitz ? -- ************************************************************************** * David Potts Email : dpotts@ibm580-1.clc.gmeds.com * * Appl. Engineer-Production Phone : 810 236-7116...
• Re: Wasserleaker Club
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 09:50:24 -0600
  ...I have been holding my breath as the weather turned colder because the DPO had never heard of coolant changes, and there were some...
• Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:23:36 -0800
  ...what's the value of a van that's untouched by a >> DPO? >> >> Different strokes. >> >> Mark >> >> >> >> On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:40 AM...
• Overheating on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 07:42:38 -0500
  ...The DPO strikes again!! I tried several combinations of attaching these wires to the thermo-switch, then jumpered the two connections and sometimes the...
• Re: Could Faulty thermostat cause poor mileage? GASKET?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 19:59:20 EDT
  ...it should go easier this time since I didn't use tons of JB Weld to hold it together like the DPO) Thanks Jeff
• Re: Radio suggestions???
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 10:32:06 -0400
  ...The current "SparkOMatic" radio the DPO installed is awful. I remember seeing something about a limited depth of the dash space for the vanagon...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:01:39 -0700
  ...INFOBLVD.NET writes: > > << My van was MM (Mike Millered) by the DPO. I ran the VIN, it's a Wolfsburg > Weekender with AC. The...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 20:00:46 -0400
  ...I have replaced batteries and coil. > > The DPO had recently replaced the starter trying to resolve the same > > problem. When it is cold outside...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:23:11 -0700
  ...In general, one of the few things that will drive you crazier than DPO stereo wiring is DPO trailer wiring. If you have a...
• Kick Out & Air Vents on Rear Windows
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:01:58 EST
  ...And while I have A/C, I mean c'mon, isn't that 1.9 liter working hard enough? (BTW DPO put in new...
• Re: stereos that fit
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 08:31:43 -0700
  Bracket? What bracket? The DPO must have removed mine - which is why I had no problem putting in a bigger unit. Todd '88 Westy...
• Engine Rebuild Grief...Update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 23:20:21 -0700
  ...Well, it turns out that the DPO had fitted the wrong condensor, the timing marks were screwed up on the pulley so I had...
• Re: Last air cooled model?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:14:26 -0600
  ...I have replaced > them > >with standard Vanagon Naugahide. > >If there is an in cabinet propane tank, it's probably DPO installed > and not > >safe...
• Tires! that ol' tread,err, thread...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 17:10:26 EDT
  ...On my 2WD Westfalia I currently have the DPOs old Michelin 185R 14 on steel wheels which are the narrower steel factory wheels--is...