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• new radio installation
  Historical mailing list - marty
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 01:05:25 -0400
  ...The present aftermarket radio is not mounted at all (it just kind of sits in the opening, no face plate) or connected correctly (when...
• Rear hatch struts revisted. Why do they fail?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 19:42:05 -0800
  ...I was told by the parts person that one strut is for opening and one is for closing and that the right one is...
• looking for fog lights that fit in openings of front valance (spo iler)
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:29:35 -0600
  Has anyone installed fog lights in the holes in the front spoiler? If so please email me Thanks Malibu Tony 85' Westy
• Re: Rear Window "jailbars"
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 23:11:00 -0500
  ...The tubes are a little too long, and the bracket's would hit the inside panels when opening and closing. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:07:40 EST
  ps, anyone notice that strange opening from the treasure chest into the cab that alloys the spare tire to store in there? never seen...
• Re: Mice
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 21:24:05 -0600
  ...that opening, putting the plastic cover back on, then using RTV (gray) to glue the screen across the wedge-shaped side openings. So far...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:41:44 -0600
  ...to the >> shape of the opening on each side and using a bottle jack to spread the >> opening. �The brace on the left (undamaged...
• Re: Front Behr A/C.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:58:06 -0700
  ...of the opening when the A/C is not in use.� I found a vent grill that exactly covers the opening but never installed...
• Re: Can the Sunroof Be Motorized?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 7 May 2002 08:05:31 -0500
  Sure Ronald--- Go to your local VW dealer, and order the electric sunroof optional opening kit--- Better stop at the bank, and take out...
• Re: '85 Sliding Door handle and Top Hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:49:50 UT
  ...I am getting tired of opening the passenger door and opening the sliding door. (By the way, it broke off last winter here in...
• Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 01:32:22 -0600
  ...what did that save them in production costs? probably cost them more >>to NOT put the opening vent windows in.. >> >>chris >> >> >> > >I love those...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:27:04 -0500
  ...Then flush through all 4 front openings, > one at a time. Then you should remove the thermostat, leave the housing > open, and flush through...
• Re: Rear hatch ... inside opening
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 11:37:30 -0700
  If I recall correctly, Bill Mosley (mosley@netcom.com) [hope that's the right spelling] did this modification to the rear hatch on his...
• backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Mon, 27 Jan 2003 20:11:14 EST
  ...that way the opening would be by the rear seat in the westy! andy 85 westy
• Re: VW V-8 engine - Moved to Friday Topic
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 00:20:43 -0500
  ...There's the matter of throttling loses in gas engines -- at small throttle openings, high RPMs, and light loads, the engine ends up having...
• 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:51:17 -0400
  ...I just received the 68 mm opening replacement gas tank for my 82 Vanagon. This tank is designed for the 68 mm fuel filler...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 06:39:44 -0400
  ...Now, for the life of me I can't rember if the newer tanks had larger or smaller openings... but it SOUNDS like the...
• Re: Poptop -bubble top add-on proposal
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 07:43:17 -0800
  ...Mark Drillock wrote: > I am very interested in an add-on bubble top product for a standard > Westy poptop. > 40" by 44" wide opening...
• just when you thought it was safe to go swimming again ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 23:21:44 -0500
  http://www.southernpride.net/prideride/opening.html saw that when i came out of a store tonight. is there no common sense in this...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 07:59:04 -0400
  ...It is supposed to be straight back? If I look >>straight back I see a rectangular opening that looks like it might be >>about...
• Re: Car Stereo Fit (dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 26 May 2005 07:40:14 -0600
  ...Car Stereo Fit (dimensions) Good point, I forgot I had to file the dash opening a bit too. BTW Crutchfield lists only one radio...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:32:03 -0800
  ...Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia > Does anyone have any idea how to get the battery out of a 91 Westfalia? > The > opening...
• RE: Keeping it cool, simple
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  5 Jul 1995 12:32:35 -0800
  ...Ran dryer hoses into side vent window opening of bus, using cardboard (or 1/4" plywood) cut to fit and seal vent window openings...
• Rust around window openings
  Historical mailing list - David Crook
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:37:41 -0400
  ...Both are automatics both are air-conditioned and both have rust around parts of the window opening. We want to semi restore them to...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 08:58:00 -0700
  ...Can any one tell me how > large the actual battery opening is in a 1980 Westy? After talking to the > Interstate Battery Service Line...
• Re: Decided to Rebuild my 2.1-Bottom split
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 09:23:18 -0400
  ...These >things can only be hammered thru the water pump opening on one side and thru >some other opening on the other side. Had...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:29:32 -0800
  ...that is needed. > > > > Can anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator > grill? > > > > I know it's ~ 27.5" long...
• Re: Spreading the damaged hatch opening?
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:04:01 -0700
  ...I am thinking of fabricating two wooden braces, fitted to the >>> shape of the opening on each side and using a bottle jack to...
• Canadian tire van tent follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 05:54:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Fitting it to the Vanagon either the rear hatch or side opening will take some modification as the tunnel between the vehicle and tent...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:03:34 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of an easy way to jump start a Vanagon without > opening up the battery compartment? Has anyone added external battery > connections...
• Re: Take A Look At This One
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 13:59:27 -0700
  ...there's a natural bin on each side of the engine opening with a raised rear floor like this. >> http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto...
• Skylight modification question
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 13:53:22 +0000
  Has anyone enlarged the opening where the skylight is to install a standard RV 14"x14" skylight? Is this even possible? Thanks -- David /NJ...
• Re: Westfalia courtesy light question.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:59:10 -0800
  ...I would like to > install one above the sliding door in place of one of the vent openings. > How > would I go about getting...
• Re: [vanagon] Driver's door tweaked
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:25:21 EST
  ...The door got ripped out > of my > hand while opening it and it whanged all the way back and twisted the hinge > (I guess...
• Thermostat for 1.9L same as 2.0L? 87degrees celsius?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 24 Sep 2000 13:44:59 EDT
  ...My Bentley lists the opening temp of the thermostat at 85 degrees celsius--fully open at 105 degrees celcius. The above listed thermostat from...
• vanagon rear hatch struts and other stuff ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 21 Apr 96 01:32:33 CDT
  ...Volkswagen Rear hatch strut without variable hatch opening Vanagon, 1980-91 ............................... 60900 .... $20 Rear hatch strut with variable hatch opening Vanagon, 2/1982-91...
• Re: Air conditioner for camping
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:30:42 -0500
  The output of the condenser would be vented up to the opening in the left sliding window. The seat bottom flips up and forward...
• Re: A/C Hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 29 Jul 2000 10:03:32 -0500
  ...I ran the hose from the compressor, through the opening, under the van next to the low-pressure hose, up into the left front...
• Re: opening rear windows?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 18:20:13 EDT
  ...But if I remember the story, the side panels on the SA Vanagons were also slightly (and incompatibly) different in size. >> The opening on...
• Nice Westy in Kentucky
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:06:56 -0500
  The titte reads "1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500" but opening the ad reveals a very nice Westy. Wish I had the money! <http...
• fire protection
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 08:20:22 -0500
  ...and shoot the engine without opening anything. This also helps cut down on the "back draft" created with opening the lid or hatch. Bill...
• Re: Weird Hatch Struts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:56:16 -0600
  ...Anytime he was approaching a Vanagon and knew he was going to be opening the rear hatch he had a piece of heavy brass...
• '89 Wolfsburg wind whistle, front left
  Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
  Thu, 1 Sep 2011 21:21:30 -0400
  ...It will nearly stop by opening the passanger window about an inch (the drivers window doesn't open). Opening or closing the heater air...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:09:41 -0500
  ...No swinging door, the only opening the only opening the gasketed lid, and the vent in the front wall. Now, I too have packing...
• Re: Poptop Rattle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 16:25:04 CST6CDT
  ...One, is at the point where the 'push up bar' ears rest on the opening into the top. there is a rubber cushsion that...
• Re: Replacing a Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 23:23:05 -0700
  Often, opening the bolts on the pulley is one of the difficulties. I use an old belt that I let wind between the pulleys...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:55:10 -0800
  ...Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :( No, I ran outside and measured an 84 that has the grills off...
• Re: exhaust gaskets needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:00:13 -0700
  ...The exhaust opening is smaller than the > one that the Vanagon uses. > I used the round end of a ball peen hammer to persuade...
• Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:42:14 -0800
  recently I am thinking to instal this kind of connector on the wall behind the passenger seats... http://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all76139...
• Re: Proper AC temp?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 18:33:18 -0700
  ...it into the Westy setup to take the air to at least the edge of the roof opening? -- Cya, Robert '87 & '86 Auto GLs
• Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 21:39:11 -0500
  ...It's an 84 Vanagon Something's crawled in the vents, or the door's aren't opening all the way. Time for a...
• Re: Almost no front heat but my rear heat is OK... why?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 18:33:32 -0500
  The valve is probably not opening all the way. I have had the metal portion of the pull cable buckle at the control. Ken...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:15 -0400
  ...Most vendors seem to sell two types of tanks, the 68 mm opening and the 48 mm opening. I measured my old tank and...
• Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:46:16 -0800
  But wait -- when water drains out of the tank it must be replaced with air, so there is an opening at the top someplace...
• Re: i just like saying pop-top...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 07:50:09 -0600
  ...top and put the lounging cushions in > place > there is an opening left for crawling into the pop-top. > > two questions: > > 1) does someone...
• Re: Cargo net for overhead Westy storage
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:23:31 -0700
  ...Just pop your top, unzip the opening that faces toward the front of the vehicle, and look out at the roof above the "cockpit...
• heater box woes
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:32:00 -0700
  ...Any suggestions? I fear a valve isn't closing or opening properly and that removing the dash AGAIN is in my future. Ryan '82...
• stove insert
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Apr 2019 20:42:38 +0000
  ...stove so one can use a small pot without it tipping over in the rather large opening. Dave B. Love those run on sentences
• A few parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:53:26 -0600
  Removed from a 1985 Westfalia-Metal piece that covers water tank fill openingShelf in bottom of cabinet above water tankWater tank (original)Passenger side...
• RE: conduit for your bus?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 May 95 12:37:49 MDT
  ...Simply thread as many 12 to 14 guage wires that are required (leave lotsfor the future) and slip it through conveieneint openings in the...