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• Re: Exhaust parts for CA '80 2.0l FI needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:19:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...a) establish a "circuit" of Pull-a-part junkyards or regular junkyards that you visit every few days. Don't bother with the phone...
• Re: Aaaargh!!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 23:20:27 -0800
  ...Look up GoWesty or a junkyard for a replacement. I saved a bunch of curtains from a junkyard that were splashed with white latex...
• Captains Swivel Seats or No???
  Historical mailing list - Josh Monson
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 19:57:15 -0800
  ...Any ideas? Best place to look for these???? Junkyard? Busdepot type shop??? TIA, JM [text/html]
• Reasons to part out your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:39:46 -0700
  ...Bill mentions: "For parts like this, look in a junkyard, or watch the list. Members frequently announce they are parting out a van because...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:51:02 -0400
  ...In a pinch, I've even used > a paper clip while at a junkyard.
• Re: Junkyard @ I77/70 in OH?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Longing
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 10:13:28 -0400
  Hi everyone, On the junkyard/salvageyard note, there is a nice VW cemetary in Kingston, Arkansas that has loads of buses, vanagons, etc. I...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 10:05:19 -0400
  ...Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard > In a message dated 10/23/99 1:41:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > thewestyman@MINDSPRING.COM writes...
• need westy table leg/pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:13:03 -0700
  ...m in need of one, and haven't had any success locating one in the junkyards. Many thanks, /martha busgirl@netcom.com '81 westy
• Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
  Thu, 18 May 2000 10:12:27 EDT
  When I was a kid we had a '71 Westy and I would sleep in the hammock... In a message dated 5/17/00...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:04:07 -0500
  ...It is a nice prize to find a intact LN in the junkyard.Fill your pockets.
• Re: Small boneyard score, and pics of an A/C unit I haven't seen before.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 21:03:19 -0700
  ...Nothing > earth-shattering, but it made my day a little better. > > Also, I saw this A/C unit: > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/garciasghostvw/JunkyardAC...
• Re: Junkyard Wars - No Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 26 Nov 2001 08:43:08 -0800
  ...Nov 2001, Dave M wrote: > Has anyonew seen the TV program "Junkyard Wars"? > I'm curious as to what the backyard mechanics on this...
• Re: stupid gas cap !!!!!! ( I need help please )
  Historical mailing list - Lucas Thompson
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 07:53:23 -0700
  ...I finally went into a junkyard and looked around and found that a style of mid-90s BMW gas cap style fits perfectly, is...
• Re: S/A grille ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 00:25:43 EST
  ...know the part # for the vw emblem for this grill? >> its a '88-'91 Jetta/Golf emblem.....find one at your local junkyard.. chris
• Westy in junkyard in Torrance, CA
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 02:27:52 EDT
  theres a U - pull it yard near torrance, ca, that has a late model vanagon westy in it.. my friend was just out there...
• Rear hatch fit
  Historical mailing list - Teresa Reinhardt
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:50:52 EST
  ...on an '82? I thought all vanagon's will work, but junkyard says, only 80-82. Is that true? Thanks, Teresa '82 Diesel Westy
• Re: transmission change: how to turn a/c engine to get at bolts???
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 16:52:04 -0500
  Dont know where you are,but there is an aircooled auto trans vanagon in Crazy Rays junkyard Hawkins point,Baltimore. Pull it yourself for...
• Wanted: from <'74 refrigerator (Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 12:36:21 -0400
  Howdy all, just thought I'd throw this request out to those with good junkyard access. On the earlier Westfalia refrigerators (before about '74...
• Audi Gauges & Toyota Consolettes (Limited Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Bateman
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 21:13:40 EST
  Vanagoneers; In my junkyard tour of this afternoon I happened upon an Audi 4000, '81 or '82, with the VDO gauges in the center...
• Re: Junkyard adventures (was Re: Westy _curtain changes_,
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 12:46:07 -0500
  ...I admit to laboriously peeling the interior stickers from Westys in >>> junkyards and to picking up used trim screws from junkers instead of using...
• Re: Who Sells the Coolant Pipe Repair Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 07:41:15 -0600
  ...You take a 18 or 19 year old pipe and put it back in where the same came out? I go to junkyard I...
• more foolishness ... :)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 13:56:19 CDT
  ...If you don't succeed at first attempt, then go get a Bigger Hammer. :) Junkyard yields a view: rusting hulks of yesterday, organ donors...
• Eurovan Parts wanted
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:11:37 -0400
  ...Anyone know of one in a junkyard or of one being parted out? Thanks. Michael Personal VW web page: http://www.velocity.net/~vickrail...
• Re: Junkyards
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 7 May 2005 11:45:51 -0400
  Man, you got it bad. I thought I was the only one that could think of such a thing.I've scoped all the...
• Re: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:42:45 -0700
  Linda Bartnik wrote: > [snip] > So people go to a junkyard to get the tank. Well in a junkyard they > typically move the vehicles around...
• Re: 87 Westy Roof Vent
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  14 Sep 1995 09:43:09 EST
  Bus Boys have them "on sale" right this minute for $149, but there are numerous junkyard Westies, check the archives... Tom F. 90 Syncro...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 19:48:13 -0800
  This sounds like the switch I got out of a rabbit at the recycler aka junkyard for about 3 bucks, you might want to...
• Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:09:43 -0800
  ...Good luck! > > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/zip/474700302.html > I have seen many of them in junkyards, including Vanagon campers. It must have...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Jun 95 18:22:22 PDT
  ...I finally took a trip to my local junkyard pulled one from a deserted Volvo. It costed me $16. I thought for that much...
• Re: SoCal Junkyard Alert
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 5 May 2003 18:47:33 -0400
  ...Grunthaner wrote: > Gentlemen and Ladies too, > > On my Sunday morning biweekly junkyard constitutional, I focused on a perusal > of the Pick-a-part yard...
• Re: junkyard svx engine worth it? or should I rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:43:00 -0400
  ...4/12/2006, Sudhir Desai wrote: >>> I just picked up a junkyard svx engine for $150 sight unseen. >>> would it be in my best...
• Re: Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:57:59 -0700
  ...Dealer or junkyard only. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009...
• Re: '93 Eurovan found in s.e. penna. U-pull it junkyard..complete
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 4 May 2005 13:48:03 -0600
  ...the > engine and trans (auto) are still there and complete, and havent been touched. > > this is a u-pull it junkyard.. in other words...
• Re: Westy Alternatives
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:40:13 +0000
  ...A Westy in a junkyard is a sign that something went terribly, terribly wrong in someone's life. To me, they are almost like...
• online air-cooled junkyard?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 21:19:57 -1000
  ...It has occured to me that an on-line junkyard might be a viable side-line business. Fenders and such would be out of...
• Re: 71 Westy in Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 17 May 2000 23:22:23 -0400
  ...Marc Perdue "Hooper, Mark" wrote: > > > Today I was looking in one of our local junkyards and found a 71 Westy > in rough shape that...
• Re: Junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 22:12:49 -0600
  ...The two plastic guide pieces that you > found in the > > junkyard are also frequently found inside the door of the van on > the > > bottommost...
• headrest guides needed
  Historical mailing list - Stacey Smith
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:56:55 -0700
  Does anyone have a pair of headrest guides in their parts bin? PN 811-881-939 I got a junkyard seat with a floppy...
• Re: Yeppers -- failed oil pressure switch alright.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 May 2011 14:31:47 -0400
  ...Go to your junkyard and check out Toyotas. Or motorcycle shops. Or here http://www.nutsandbolts.com/jis.html Yrs, d
• Westy vs. Regular Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dan Fleming
  Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:37:12 -0800
  ...Is the swivel capability of the Westy seat built into the seat itself, or can regular GL van seats be mounted onto junkyard swivels...
• Re: Needed: Sheet Metal around key on back hatch??
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:54:49 -0600
  IMHO Doug Buy a rear hatch from a junkyard, should'nt be that expensive. You may be able to match the color if you...
• Re: Subaru wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 20 Feb 2002 06:33:47 -0800
  ...It seems like a lot of conversions are being made with used engines pulled from cars headed to the junkyard. I don't follow...
• Re: salvage yard experiences?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:41:01 -0700
  Thrifty Junkyard Advice: - If you wear nice clothes to the junkyard you will be charged more. Also, if you have a choice drive your...
• Seats for a '78 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 May 1994 20:09:22 -0400
  ...from what car in a junkyard, or such) will fit in there? Any and all help appreciated. thanks, DAN. --
• New Bus Owner, Need Info....
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Horvat
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 21:21:48 -0800
  ...I need info on the best place to get = parts, best place to get used parts (junkyards) and a good RV supply = place here...
• Best Seattle Parts/Junkyard?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:45:03 -0800
  Hey, I am looking for a few items for the van and wanted know from fellow Seattle-ites where the best place to get...
• sliding door vent window
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 13:59:56 EST
  ...Tennessee) or is this more than likely to be a junkyard item? Prolly junkyard if I can find one in good shape. Also, has...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:11:18 EST
  with all those upgrades to it, its a shame its in a junkyard.. someone obviously put alot of time into it... chris In a...
• Re: Vanaru / Subagon XT6...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 11 May 1997 16:19:46 -0600
  JordanView@aol.com wrote: > > I have located a Subaru XT6 in a junkyard w/ a good engine, and the price is > reasonable. Has anyone...
• Re: Field trip to M&M Salvage, RuckersvilleVA (short)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:35:55 -0800
  "I spent ALL day Sunday combing two junkyards in Maryland, " Way to go.� I've always wanted to stop at the place just north...
• Junkyards in San Jose area?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 10:09:02 -0700
  Any recommendations? I'm looking for a spare-spare tire & wheel for the Inuvik trip. Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657...
• junk yards - Harry's U-Pull
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 12:47:28 -0500
  Has anyone ever been to Harry' U Pull It junkyard in West Hazleton, PA.? They claim to be world's largest (I think my...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 04:10:41 -0800
  ...The tanks are junkyard pulls with no manufacturer information. Mike Snow mike miller wrote: > Where are you and where do you get them. 10...
• Re: Buying with a bill of sale only
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:55:39 -0700
  In the state of Oregon, many totalled/junkyard vehicles have a salvage title. Particularly wrecked vehicles that an insurance company owns/owned. You can...
• Re: Strange Bus Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 13:33:40 CDT
  On Mon, 22 Apr 1996 11:18:48 -0500 Bill Ernest said: >Anywho, while I was at a junkyard looking for some various parts...
• 85 cutting out/stalling in Pueblo - Update
  Historical mailing list - William Grace
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 03:10:20 -0400
  ...Then I found Len Smith, the Canon City, CO VW mechanic/junkyard proprietor, who told me I ought to try putting in one of...
• Re: Good vanagon parts source/junkyard in Seattle? Richmond, too!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:56:00 -0700
  ...Ideally I'd like a > junkyard where I can > >wander around and pull parts as needed, but regular > stores and > >junkyards that pull stuff...
• Re: Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:57:27 -0400
  ...But if you have a junkyard with a vanagon in it - i'd be crawling all over that thing (haven't seen one in...
• Headrests WTB
  Historical mailing list - Jack Bateman
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 10:00:55 +0000
  ...The local junkyards don't have any such critters and I am hoping that someone on the list might point me in the right...
• `67 Westy poptop
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Sat, 8 Apr 1995 13:13:18 -0700 (PDT)
  A `67 Westy popped up in a junkyard hereabouts, and about the only thing left on it that's any good is the top...