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  • Re: Dollar value of Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
    Thu, 6 Oct 2011 13:24:16 -0400
    ...It has a full kitchen. I thought in 85 the Wolfsburg was the "Weekender". It didn't even the emblem on the front. I...
  • Re: Looking for a Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
    Tue, 18 Jun 1996 14:45:08 -0700 (PDT)
    ...922 - Volkswagen WESTFALIAs - 3 to choose from '83 - 4sp, full cmpr, ivory, x-cnd. '85 - 4sp, full cmpr, white, x-cnd. '87 - 4sp, full...
  • Slow cranking with fully charged battery
    Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
    Sat, 19 Mar 2016 14:34:51 -0700
    Hello, My '85 WBX starter cranks slowly even with a fully charged battery. Does the Vanagon respond well to the Bay Window starter relay...
  • More water fill ...
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Tue, 13 Jul 1999 11:24:12 -0700
    ...cc:Mail Text So what is the list.wisdom regarding figuring out from the outside of the ark when the tank is not full...
  • WTB Full camper in Florida
    Historical mailing list - zolo
    Thu, 20 Feb 2003 12:29:35 -0800
    Hi guys, I wonder if any of you know one of these Full camper Westies for sale in Florida. Preferably in the South. Or...
  • Washed van run bad....
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
    Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:40:21 -0600
    ...Full acceleration (pedal to the metal) and everything is fine, full power. For a while, then it runs bad again, with no power. This...
  • Fuel Guage callibration
    Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
    Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:37:07 -0800
    ...with a full tank, the guage never reads full and I'm not sure what to trust when it comes to what's reserve...
  • Rastafalia sighting
    Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
    Fri, 4 Jan 2008 19:19:56 -0600
    ...I think I have seen it before? http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m48/Earthshelterman/?action=view&current=Rastavan.jpg -- 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" 1982...
  • Re: Gauge sender question
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 22 May 2008 11:57:53 -0400
    ...A setting on the VW 1301 tester of 55 should be full, and of 560 should be empty. Now, for the first time anywhere...
  • Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:36:36 -0500
    ...I have a crazy dream of someday > > liquidating assets and hitting the road in in the '87 Westy. > > > > I know we have some Full...
  • Re: Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition Full Camper, 151,000 miles runs for sale.
    Historical mailing list - Randy Wiederhold
    Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:57:28 -0800
    6000k is exactly what I paid for my '1984 VW Vanagon Camper Westfalia Wolfsburg Edition' full camper last summer. Mine was in excellent shape...
  • Re: westfalia to weekender
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 14 May 2005 12:14:06 EDT
    ...but if u want to do this, i have a carat interior for sale(full width sofabed w/ flip out sidetable in drivers side...
  • Re: Going to the Smokies. Advice?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
    Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:53:38 EDT
    Go on the _www.fullmoonbusclub.com_ (http://www.fullmoonbusclub.com) site look under AIRS get jerry and kelli's McCarters phone number and give...
  • gas leaking when tank full
    Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:51:34 -0700
    when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because my tank is full, about a quart of gas immediately leaks copiously onto the...
  • Re: 30-50 challenge
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:27:14 -0400
    ...Westfalia full camper Time: 8 seconds Engine: 2.1 L Miles on engine: 169,000 Engine mods: K&N air filter, stainless steel exhaust...
  • Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:38:42 -0400
    ...When I got the vehicle back, the >coolant in the reservoir (non-pressurized tank) was at the 'full' line. >After driving the vehicle about...
  • Re: The hits keep coming
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Sat, 9 Apr 2016 18:21:17 -0500
    When you say the engine oil is half gone, do you mean half way down from > "full" to "low"? Yes The dip stick only...
  • Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
    Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700
    ...Fully-charged battery for alternator install? I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I...
  • from neophyte; Attn: Baywindow Owners
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:08:45 -0800
    ...kinda meaning it shows full when the tank is full, but shows empty when the tank is about half full. I have been monitoring...
  • Re: Paging VW Van Full Timers
    Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
    Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:22:46 -0700
    At 01:08 PM 10/5/02 -0400, G.M.Bulley wrote: >What is full timing??? ********************************* Guess I was one of the few to...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Beautiful white 1990 westy camper in Bellevue...
    Historical mailing list - James
    Mon, 9 Jun 2014 14:16:25 -0400
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Used 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon Vanagon Westfalia Camper Van Full Kitchen > Poptop for sale in Bellevue, WA | The Green Car...
  • Re: 83.5 Westi weight?
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Fri, 5 Mar 1999 15:06:58 -0500
    ...a full tank is 16 > gallons at 6 lbs/gallon). my 87 GL camper hit the scales at 3960 > lbs, with full fuel and...
  • Re: Vanagon Value based on JD Powers
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Oct 2023 13:47:49 +0000
    Hmmm..  About 1/2 the cost of fully restoring an 84 Westy. Dave B.the Boston one On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 04...
  • Crew Cabs in the USA
    Historical mailing list - Charles D Bennett
    Thu, 14 May 1998 15:35:31 -0400
    ...I've heard about the "Chicken Tax" but don't fully understand it. Can anyone help with the full and complete story as to...
  • WTB: fully collapsing radio antenna
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Thu, 25 Apr 2002 04:27:34 EDT
    ...it's down? The aftermarket antenna I have now does not fully collapse and is giving me car cover issues as it sticks up...
  • Re: stranded... '84 won't start (after exhuast work??)
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:44:26 EDT
    ...A gell cell battery will read 12.8 volts when fully charged. >> . . . true, once the surface charge has been depleted. George
  • Re: 160 HP waterboxer
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:09:50 -0700
    ...page=products_motors_75-125kw_L2400DTX&lang=en> g > > -- > 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" > 1982 Full Westy "on the mend" > 1972 Honda Z600 2 cyl
  • Re: 160 HP waterboxer
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:19:31 -0400
    ...php?page=products_motors_75-125kw_L2400DTX&lang=eng > > -- > 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" > 1982 Full Westy "on the mend" > 1972 Honda Z600 2 cyl > >
  • Re: Clutch not fully disengaging near Seattle
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 13 Oct 2013 10:45:31 -0700
    ...Kinda like not fully depressing the pedal. Has come on fairly suddenly. Actuating the pedal does not move any of the components, other than...
  • Re: fuel guage flux ('83.5)
    Historical mailing list - Beth Young
    Tue, 7 Jan 1997 06:32:48 -0800 (PST)
    ...It can't decide if > it's half full or under a quarter full, or somewhere in between. Seems ok > from full to slightly...
  • My turn for the heads
    Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
    Fri, 19 Mar 1999 17:58:40 -0500
    I want to thank you all for the advice..I have an extremely reputable place that did the heads, a full tune-up and...
  • Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:07:56 +0300
    I think the real challenge on fulltiming is the job situation. If you're independently wealthy you can do what you want, but otherwise...
  • '85 Westy full camper $2500 bucks
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Apr 2016 16:45:49 -0400
    ...i just have my hands full otherwise id buy it. its north of philly. currently stored in a pole building but he needs the...
  • Best carpet kits (part deux)
    Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 09:48:20 -0700
    ...Not mats, but full carpet. TIA, Drew 83.5 Westy Park City, Utah > I ripped out all my original carpet this summer in the...
  • Okay, who jinxed my thermostat?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:21:52 -0800
    ...fully then but I was not paying full attention.� On the drive home something was definitely amiss.� It should have warmed up fully in...
  • Re: Hubcaps, Wheel covers
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:17:22 EST
    ...most 80-81 - chrome moonie hubcaps or - full aluminum spoked wheelcover, either painted white or left aluminum finish, with the fake lug caps and...
  • Re: Towing Automatic
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:21:10 -0400
    ...if so, how many miles and at what speed? > > -- > 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" > 1982 Full Westy "dead engine" > 1972 Honda Z600 2 cyl >
  • Re: salvage title was....
    Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
    Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:05:08 +0000
    I have full coverage on my 87 Syncro Westy... I spent $160 getting it legally appraised in 2002, using shots off samba, ebay etc...
  • Re: Closet door mod
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:08:03 -0500
    I think there are advantages to both the full camper and the MV set up. I’ve only had either converted passenger vans, or...
  • Admin Simple Instructions (QUERY instead of SET Command)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 21 Jul 1997 11:51:27 -0500
    ...MAIL You are sent individual postings as they are received FULLHDR Full (normal) mail headers (formerly "FULLBSMTP") REPRO You receive a copy of your...
  • Need to buy Chevy or Ford Full Sized Van
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 27 May 2002 15:49:47 -0500
    Save those rocks until you read this full message. My Mom and Dad recently found it necessary to move into assisted living accommodations. I...
  • Re: Fw: Question-Oxygen Relay?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 5 May 2020 17:00:12 -0700
    ...On 5/5/20, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm not fully sure how this works. My guess is that at full...
  • Re: 30-50 challenge
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:25:34 -0400
    ...1/4 full > Tires: 185R14 > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8...
  • Re: where to get redline gear oil???
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:22:35 -0600
    ...I'd say if its full its full, if you overfill you'll just be smelling the excess burning on your muffler or cleaning...
  • Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 2 Dec 2010 22:22:48 -0500
    Forgot to say that's a 2.1l WBX with A/T that sounds a little tired cranking unless the battery is actually full...
  • Vanagon 2.0 oil pump alternatives
    Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
    Mon, 6 Jul 2009 11:06:22 -0500
    ...has anyone on this list done this, and how long have you had one installed? -- 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" 1982 Full Westy "on the...
  • ******* Looking for late model Westy, fully equipped in the South Eastern US ********
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Wed, 20 Sep 2000 21:23:37 -0500
    ...very nice German gentleman, to find a late-model Vanagon Westfalia. Fully equipped, A/C, manual trans, '88 and newer. If you have one...
  • Re: Fully Retractable Antennas Available
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 27 Sep 2001 12:14:15 -0400
    >I have finally found a source for the fully retractable antennas for the >Vanagon. Hi Ken, Do you know if these improve your reception...
  • Pictures from Full Moon in June event in NC!
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 30 May 2002 05:04:22 +0000
    http://www.knology.net/~vw/fullmooninjune/ and more at the club's website: http://www.72camper.com/fmij2002.htm It was fun! Chris S...
  • Re: Smell of burning plastic
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Mon, 30 Aug 2004 09:09:23 -0700
    RE smell of burning plastic with fan on full... I melted the fan switch going over the Grapevine in an '85, cooling problems and...
  • Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Sat, 23 Nov 2013 18:36:59 -0800
    Dear Rocket, The transition from locked off to full on produces a noticeable pfft. Not likely to heal on it's own. Sorry to...
  • Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 24 Nov 2013 05:37:34 -0500
    ...found but the valves are made to work leak free fully opened or fully closed. In-between they may leak. It is not like...
  • Re: where to get a full throttle switch?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 19:08:35 -0700
    ...where to get a full throttle switch? > Well it turns out I do have one. I did the click test and I could hear...
  • Opinion needed on brake shoe cracking. PICS
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:51:57 -0700
    ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DSleadingshoewiped.jpg/DSleadingshoewiped-full;init:.jpg And trailing shoe: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/DStrailingshoewiped.jpg/DStrailingshoewiped-full;init:.jpg Leading...
  • Re: Dan H's Heater
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:22:30 -0400
    ...I will clean/purge the '87 next spring, for full heat in August! My wife wants to know why I keep the heat on...
  • Re: Odometer failed, any advice?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:10:46 -0500
    ...The top mark is full. The next mark (about 1/2 in distance from the left) is 3/4. The next mark (about 1...
  • removal of a full westy interior-denver van meeting
    Historical mailing list - Philip Key
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:42:46 -0700
    Hi all, I am looking to put a full westy interior into my 87' syncro gl. I have seen a few pics of this...
  • Price for a VW 1979 devon moonraker
    Historical mailing list - Lukas Heukamp
    Mon, 12 Jul 1999 14:46:14 +0100
    ...1979 full lift top fridge 12v part broken 2l engine with 80.000 miles door rusted full side tent Thanks a lot. Lukas Heukamp...
  • There are 4 models as I see it.Re: full westy -vs- weekender
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 13:44:17 -0400
    ...full >camper) I'd opt for the full camper. I'm just glad I don't have that >restriction. > >Mike >'84 GL 7 pass...
  • Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:27:15 -0700
    > my optima rarely charges to above about 70% ish (12.4v) > even after a full day of driving. Voltage when driving measured is > about...