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T4 Kombis and Double Cab VANS!!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 01 Sep 1995 09:13:23 -0400 (EDT)
...to the third seat, effectively sealing off a separate compartment in the rear, accessable through the rear hatch only. This version is available in...
T4 Kombis and Double Cab VANS!!
Historical mailing list - vanagon
Friday, September 01, 1995 8:16AM
...to the third seat, effectively sealing off a separate compartment in the rear, accessable through the rear hatch only. This version is available in...
Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:12:54 -0500
Popping the rear hatch with any of the available home-made or purchased apparati is fine when you're parked, but an invitation to...
Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 14 Oct 2014 09:12:45 -0700
...The only reason our Rear Hatch Shelter is so affordable is that we managed to come up with one pattern that fits both Buses...
Re: Hatch strut - D'oh! Bent it.
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:11:42 -0700
...Opening the hatch in cold (Michigan) winter weather seems to be the "killer" for the high-pressure seals on these struts. So, if you...
Re: Maaco Paint Job
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:31:48 -0700
...I removed the rear hatch window to do touch up paint.. went to re-install... NO GO! I used a new window seal that...
Re: "Kicking Out Window" Removal Technique
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:04:39 -0700
...Has anyone tried this technique on the > sliding side windows (either > the 50/50 or Westy type), or the large rear > hatch window? If...
Re: Opinions on WCM/WolfsBWest?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jul 1996 10:44:19 -0700
...to minimize the visual impact of the glue joints, the rear hatch seal didn't fit right and had to be cut and superglued...
Re: FS- Subaru Powered Syncro Westy
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:20:29 -0400
...to rain gutter) > snap in rear hatch mosquito net > new rear hatch struts (installed this week) > new seal around pop-top > personalized vanity license...
Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Tue, 14 Oct 2014 12:46:12 -0400
...The only reason > our Rear Hatch Shelter is so affordable is that we managed to come up with > one pattern that fits both Buses...
Re: Hatch Struts for 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 12 May 1996 01:23:04 -0400
...They did have a bad batch awhile back, but the problem seems to be solved vis-a-vis blown seals. Almost all struts coming...
rear washer reservoir-heads up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:53:52 -0700
...wondering why rear washer never really worked right on my newly acquired '86. I replaced a broken section of tubing at hatch hinge and...
Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:13:41 -0400
...net> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I saw your email asking for a rear hatch grommet update. > > Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the...
Re: opening rear hatch from inside van
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:14:46 -0700
I was also about to begin work on this modification as I now have a screen on the rear hatch of my Carat. Please...
Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:26:13 -0300
...On 08-Jul-2014, at 12:12, Jim Felder wrote: > Popping the rear hatch with any of the available home-made or purchased apparati...
PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:26:39 -0800
...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows Wipers for the two front doors Seals for the refrigerator vent Seals for the 3 boxes...
Re: noise reduction sound deadening
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 10:49:08 EDT
...Haven't gotten all that much done -- side door, rear hatch, tops of the front doors (foam only) and area above the driver and...
Re: looking for dynamat feedback...
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:29:55 -0800
...Has certainly worked well on my rear hatch. Doors and hatch in a vanagon are well vented, with just the flimsy panels between the...
need interior advice
Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 13:30:02 -0700
...The rear door currently rattles some. Is there an adjustment for this or do I need a new seal? I also need some curtains...
Re: Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Mon, 3 Oct 2011 07:33:05 -0400
...I'm guessing a good $1200 for a complete set of rubber seals to do all the doors and windows, pop top, rear hatch...
Re: Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:01:34 -0700
...I'm guessing a good $1200 for a complete set of rubber seals to do > all the doors and windows, pop top, rear hatch...
Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:27:27 -0400
...No moisture at the top of the hatch, and the rear window is wet. Success! I just have to weather proof the wires and...
Re: WARNING!!! Parts for sale, please delete if not interested, All info off list please!
Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:32:10 -0600
...Pistons on rear door > Well it looks as though the pistons that keep the rear door (hatch, > trunk...) open on my 91 GL are...
Re: oil all over rear hatch?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:55:44 -0500
...It seemed to originate from the rear crank pulley seal area and I assumed that was the problem. Then the list dished out one...
More on Exhaust fumes in early buses
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Dec 1995 11:17:54 -0800
...engine compartment seals, particularily around the engine compartment hatch. Indeed, now that my bus has accident induced ventilation through the rear hatch, I can...
Re: Anybody use this product?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 6 Jun 2007 18:02:18 -0700
...Peel & Seal with pretty good > results, at least in my case. Most effective/noticable change was putting > it in the rear hatch and the...
Re: Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:23:07 -0700
...rubber seals |to do all the doors and windows, pop top, rear hatch, etc. I |do have some rust around the rear window, and...
1987 Wolfsburg 1/2 Camper In Tampa For Sale CHEAP!!!
Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:18:15 EDT
...rear hatch, interior seats in great shape, all cup holders intact, luggage carrier, all seals gone over w/ silicon-no leakage, new hatch struts...
new oil leak
Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
Sat, 5 Jul 2003 13:07:46 -0600
...When I arrived I noticed an oil smell and oil specks more or less covered the rear hatch. It appears to be coming from...
Re: B-Quiet application in progress
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 08:14:02 -0700
...I > installed these seals > on my 1987 Vanagon, and added the rear vents too. It > actually lowered > the wind noise a little, and the...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 22:25:47 -0400
...deal of time, > effort, and money trying to get a proper seal by manipulating the hinges and the > other hardware. I bought two different...
Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY part 2
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 9 Mar 2015 13:29:15 -0700
...out to the van and > > Seals for pop top and luggage rack > Seals for the windows : windshield ,rear hatch and the 4 side windows...
Re: '81 Window seal & weather stripping kits?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 26 Jan 2000 11:53:03 -0800
...one is cracked) and new seal > - R&R rear window, repair minor cancer on rear hatch, and new seal > - prep and repaint "fuzzy" top...
Getting the 87 back on the road at long last still many things to do
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Thu, 3 Aug 2017 17:26:45 -0700
...the “ inserts” in the rear hatch / door where the VW etc emblems go is this a standard item at the dealer or any parts...
Rear hatch window success
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 11:14:35 -0400
Rear hatch window project complete. Folks were not kidding, getting that window back in is a challenge. After several days of coating the area...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:42:40 -0500
...deal of time, > > effort, and money trying to get a proper seal by manipulating the hinges and the > > other hardware. I bought two different...
mystery vents
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:43:32 -0400
...I am tempted to seal them off with insulation. 2) Do the holes along the bottom of the rear hatch serve any venting or...
Re: Crank Scoring / Flywheel seal
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 10 May 2013 08:36:55 -0500
...Rebuilt an engine a while back with a scored >> seal, thinking it wouldn't matter. It did. It always kept my hatch dirty. >> >> When...
85 Vanagon for sale
Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 16:47:02 -0500
...new custom extra strength 5" channel iron rear bumper Faults body showing signs of usual seam rust rear hatch dented (dented not mangled) age...
installing type IV engine
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Wed, 12 Jul 95 9:53:49 PDT
...I'd suggest putting the seal in before installing the carbs and air cleaner on a '72 since there is no hatch to gain...
Re: considering a westy
Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
Wed, 4 Mar 1998 05:46:01 -0800
...But you will pay for it in the way of cut up rear hatch seals. But they will fit. BTDT. Much better is to...
Just unearthed some goodies............
Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:17:55 EDT
...Rear hatch struts, brand new OEM. 2. Water-pumps for the 2.1 engine, '86 and up, new OEM. 3. Idle stabilizers, part# 251...
Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:19:35 -0500
...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows >> >> >> >> Wipers for the two front doors >> >> >> >> Seals for the refrigerator vent >> >> >> >> Seals for the 3 boxes...
FS: '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition
Historical mailing list - Barrett Willet
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:42:44 -0700
...Transmission removed, cleaned and refilled with Redline No major signs of metal at the magnetic drain plug Rear Main seal replaced November 2005 Clutch...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0600
...that can get to the rear hatch. If fuel goes thorough your combustion chambers and comes out the tail pipe unburnt.. you're in...
Re: header exhaust CO concerns
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Fri, 10 Aug 2001 08:49:01 -0700
...I would think that if your hatch and > engine cover seals are working properly you reduce the amount of exhaust > gasses seeping into the...
Re: Curtain Kits
Historical mailing list
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 09:08:50 -0600
...on the rear hatch curtain, you'll need to "adjust" the curtain rod a little bit (to make it line up with the screws...
Van painting cost
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:22:14 -0600
...I'm guessing a good $1200 for a complete set of rubber seals to do > all the doors and windows, pop top, rear hatch...
FS: 83.5 Westy in Tucson
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:15:52 -0700
...of rear (tail) door, rear passenger wheel well Metal clips around top so gap between rubber seal and top (I have that sealed so...
Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:14:51 -0400
...You should have no problem getting a good seal if you are using an OEM spec skylight such as the ones sold by us...
Re: Fwd: Vinyl mouldings ...
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:05:59 -0400
...the door openings and along the edges of the rear shelf inside the hatch) is real easy to find, so is the 'welt' where...
Re: bus depot window gaskets
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:23:04 -0800
...includes all > window seals except front door window seals. Windshield, rear > hatch window, side windows." > > i should have checked the contents. my package (received...
fuel sender repair
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Thu, 06 Oct 94 20:57:36 CDT
...a = 807mm (31.77 in.) - from the rearmost edge of the rear hatch opening (the metal 'rim', that is next to the rubber gasket...
Re: PREPING FOR PAINT JOB ON 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Michael
Fri, 6 Mar 2015 16:50:31 -0500
...windshield , rear hatch and the 4 side windows > > > > Wipers for the two front doors > > > > Seals for the refrigerator vent > > > > Seals for the 3 boxes...
Re: Windows- experimentation (not software)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 8 Jul 2014 10:41:12 -0500
...I understood the point to be better ventilation while > sleeping. > > On 08-Jul-2014, at 12:12, Jim Felder wrote: > > Popping the rear hatch...
Rear hatch struts on '84 Westy & other stuff...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:12:29 -0700
...Need to replace rear hatch struts on '84 Westy & other stuff... > Greetings All - > > I enjoy the list very much. I've owned my '84...
Re: Rear hatch grommet update
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:38:35 -0400
...net> wrote: > > > Hi Mark, > > > > I saw your email asking for a rear hatch grommet update. > > > > Chris from T3 wrote me and only had the...
Re: Westy Soundproofing
Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:05:51 -0400
...I put three layers on the passenger compartment floor, sliding door, cockpit floor, cockpit roof, and rear hatch. Actually over half of the rear...
Re: '87 Vanagon GL: Oil leaks
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:50:10 -0500
...If the rear seal is leaking, you'll probably see oil slung off the pulley and onto the tin and the engine hatch cover...
Preparations for Rough Roads
Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
Sun, 16 Apr 2000 15:00:20 -0700
...rotor (Same as coil?) O2 sensor Fan belts Need Rear Hatch Strut RTV Sealant Fix-a-flat, WD40 Oil change bucket Locking lug nuts...