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• Re: Mini Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:05:56 -0400
  The domestic works best on propane, so concentrate on getting that working! -craig On Jun 11, 2013, at 3:19 PM, Jim Ogul <jimogul70...
• Re: I'm back and it's great
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:42:29 -0700
  ...My Van is still totally dismantled awaiting bodywork, paint and a zetec engine... Just a few months of work remaining.... :-) regards Phil Z On...
• Water leaking in vents at the bottom of the rear hatch when it rains
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:38:27 -0700
  ...rest of the car and I can't find any major body work that has been performed on the rear end. Rain water seems...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:24:32 -0500
  ...It was made of mud and "easy" to do body work on. That reminds me...... Guy walks into an auto parts establishment and asks...
• Re: wierd bus..
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:36:18 -0700
  But what about those tail lights? Those aren't stock, are they? Think I see a little wavy there, like some bondo work. --- On...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:52:49 -0800
  ...Now everything seems to be working fine but > this is new behavior. Is this a sign of pending electrical doom? I'm not > sure...
• Phoenix trip
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 1996 08:59:04 -0700
  ...Bee-you-ti-ful!! Although Jim says the body/paint guy that did the work is a @$%#*#, he ended up doing a great job...
• buses for sale: split-windows (from Hemmings)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 08 Jul 95 12:32:47 CDT
  ...205) 362-8482 (Talladega, AL) 1963 panel bus, ex-runner, needs body work, $1,500 firm (215) 862-9624 (PA) 1963 Deluxe micro bus...
• Splittie 4 Sale: year unknown
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 28 Jun 1996 09:45:27 -0600
  ...From what I could see (70 MPH) it appeared to have a pretty good body. Don't know much about the mechanical. I just...
• How to search Vanagon Archives using Email
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:05:30 -0500
  ...Works every time, but it is a bit >tedious: > >Send e-mail to LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM using the following syntax in the >message...
• Re: FS 1984 Westy Must sell!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Utterback
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 16:30:43 -0400
  ...All camping gear works. (3 way ref. and Stove) Pop top in great shape, no holes. Have books from original owner. The body is...
• 80 to 84 parts swap.What will work?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Hosick
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 23:06:31 -0700
  ...grill,Speedometer(guage only)Steering wheel and cover(below wheel).Just body and interior part's really.Then also what part's are sellable...
• Re: Westy cabinet lid prop?
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:01:14 -0600
  Not sure if your westy has 'em, but the bottom of my curtains are held against the body of the van by these stretchy...
• Re: Auto Tranny - No reverse when cold
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:29:00 -0500
  Factory rebuild? Driveway rebuild? The "when cold" symptom makes it sound like a dirty valve body.Was the VB rebuilt? I would use Seafoam...
• VWVANFULLTIMERS] Propex heaters : group purchase offer
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:37:54 -0900
  ...I use the 8012 Atwood in my Van and it works very well. The one I have for sale puts out 4 times the...
• Re: Recommendations - Water Tank Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:55:29 -0800
  ...well and discovered that most glues and/or epoxy doesn't work on polyethylene tanks. I used a rubber stopper for now but I...
• Re: Surging 1.9 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:52:13 -0400
  Tim, I have rebuilt throttle body for my '84 with automatic transmission but I am hesitant about installing it as I live alone and...
• Right fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 7 Jun 1995 18:53:25 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It's getting close to critical timewise, so I'm thinking of finding some way to getting it to work. On one end it...
• The AC and PS Guy again
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 09:27:19 -0500
  ...AC - several comments suggested that even if you have it it doesn't work that well, i.e. its hard to cool a BIG...
• Re: POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:35:42 -0400
  Rawls - I've used it twice with mixed results - on some body/rust repair on our 85 Westy and, at the same time, on...
• Re: Your favorite tool for removing old seam sealer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:18:45 -0600
  ...Do you really use this for body work? I would think some sort of grinder would be more appropriate. I'd be interested in...
• Re: Stripping '87 Westy to paint
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 16 Jun 2014 16:16:35 -0400
  ...it, it's peeling where the top seal rides. > > With body and paint work you get what you pay for, and your prices seem...
• Re: Alternate Air Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:34:23 -0500
  ...The box clips into the same place on the body but the charcoal breather valve is in the way other than that it looks...
• cost vs value
  Historical mailing list - THE SCHMIDTS
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 13:42:18 -0700
  ...The body is ugly(Seam cancer L rocker and L rear corner damaged from tire tread separating). Until yest, it was ugly but a...
• Westy Hit: Insurance and repair advice please
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:51:07 -0600
  ...She had actually stopped, but was then been flagged on by a construction worker who wanted her to get out of the way from...
• Re: throttle responce question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:49:53 -0500
  ...If you get the Vanagon system sealed up with no air leaks, the right timing and the right fuel mixture it will work very...
• Re: AT Problem
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:27:12 -0800
  Sounds as though you might have a sticky shuttle valve in the shift body. It is amazing how small a piece of crud it...
• Re: Engine runs with no AFM?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:46:06 -0500
  ...Engine runs with no AFM? I was working on the van yesterday and had the AFM disconnected from everything to look for a water...
• FS: 85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 10:18:52 -0800
  ...The body is in great shape, you will be hard pressed to find any rust. The poptop works and the canvas does not have...
• Re: Vanagon Issue # 7 has been put to rest.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:00:40 -0800
  ...And then the cold snap hit... -10C and windy was way too >> cold to be working outside; esp. since I had to work a...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:00 -0700
  ...i'm going to do a nice hack paint job over my hack > body work. i was thinking of using rust oleum rusty metal...
• Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:43:30 -0500
  Hi all, I've been working on putting my van back together after getting it painted and I've got a weird lighting issue...
• 1985 Westfalia for sale (Boston Ma Area)
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 10:57:40 -0500
  ...Battery Everything works well and is very clean. I have all receipts for work. Most work was done in Cambridge at Metric Sys. and...
• Re: Tracing wires?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:00:31 PST
  ...see if the red wire is become disconnected and is flopping around touching the body. the body/chassis is ground, so if any red...
• A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 09:58:22 EST
  ...on the bottom of the body panel, and believe me the rust starts from the inside and slowly works its way out! Worst of...
• Re: Electric locks.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:26:54 -0500
  ...body, cut a piece of plastic >>> from an old credit card, put it under the contact plate (4 pins) and put it >>> back. >>> Works...
• Re: Travel Weirdness (warning; tires. ;)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 11:20:28 -1000
  ...so it's >> insulated from the vehicles body. >> >> totally normal that an ECU with a metal body is screwed right to a metal >> part...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Steven Manning
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 08:11:27 -0500
  ...You need to recaulk where you see cracking, probably right below the window where the body curves at a 45 degree angle. If you...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 18:27:31 EST
  ...When the hole lines up with the inlet air can flow and bypass the throttle body. This also a higher idle while cold. When...
• Re: Ben Huot-stuck in Oceanside
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 00:19:35 -0500
  ...I would give you his cell phone number, but I left it on my desk at work. But he said he would check his...
• Re: Vanagon Painting and Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:07:48 -0500
  Hey Paul, and welcome here! I do body work lately, the full job... removing everything, all black trims are painted black, an here, up...
• Re: windshield rust repair cost
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:38:00 -0500
  ...willing to work with you on an hourly rate (say $35 per hour), plus material. That is how I found my body guy, who...
• Vanagon Radiators - A cautionary note.
  Historical mailing list - Sean O'Neil
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 12:33:20 -0300
  ...corrosion reaches both the lower rad coils and works the whole assembly loose from the body until it hangs suspended from the flex hoses...
• Re: Was 1984 VW Vanagon Camper Now GTO
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Tue, 8 May 2007 07:08:09 -0700
  ...For the record, this is the breakdown: * 32* 250 GTOs with the series 1 body * 3 330 GTOs with the series 1 body * 3...
• Re: No headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Aug 2016 23:16:32 -0400
  ...ground the headlights to the body near where they are mounted. Ring terminals under the bucket mounting screws work well. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• one last effort to get the temp control gauge under control
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:02:23 -0500
  Well, after a couple of years of minimal use and maximal body work (my wife says that the V'gon is like an aging...
• Re: Seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 15:38:25 -0500
  ...Maybe this is common knowledge - but this is my first attempt at body work - and this is my first go at bodywork. Anyway, unless...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 14 Apr 2005 to 15 Apr 2005 - Special issue (#2005-308)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 18:28:59 -0500
  ...I'd let the pros handle the body work and just try to get the backside of any welded or cut areas properly finished...
• Re: Purple Vanagon on CL in VA. Wowzer!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 22:57:31 +0000
  ...Needs body work but > everything was working when parked years ago, with the exception of > AC. > Stephen > From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> > To...
• Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:21 -0800
  ...She's a beaut - very solid body and runs like a champ. I've had her about a week and am already very much...
• Re: painting plastic interior parts black to brown, or brown to black
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 17:25:41 -0400
  My local auto body supply shop sells "dashboard paint" in a spray can that works well and matches the original color. I used it...
• Re: fix the rust, or find a new body?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:53:40 -0400
  ...The problem when working around the windows is to respect the shape around this one, to much putty and the window won't fit...
• Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 00:42:22 +0000
  ...Fuel pump and injectors working to the point the engine flooded. Pulled plugs turned engine over and gasoline blew out. Cleaned the plugs and...
• Gotta Camper (Finally)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 20:39:38 -0400
  ...The body is in excellent condition, but I thinks the heads are toast. The vehicle has only 96k. I going to pull the motor...
• $2000 for a '76 camper??
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 22:07:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...has never used it and is not sure it works), and new tires. The body has some rust, worst being under the sliding door...
• '80 VW Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:35:17 -0500
  ...works. Two tables, lots of cabinet space, closet, Pop-top, Sleeps 4, Water/Electric hook-ups, New Tires, 9 month old battery. Body is...
• droplink.jpg (was broke anti-sway bar)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sun, 2 May 1999 21:22:01 -0400
  I couldn't get your link to the droplink picture to work. Was it right? I've only had my 82 a couple years...
• vents, antenna mount
  Historical mailing list - john silverman
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:54:27 -0600
  Our antenna mounting (the plastic & chrome little thingy that attaches to the body) is loose. The antenna itlesf works great, but the mounting is...
• Need your opinions: stainless exhaust opportunity
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 19:40:54 -0500
  ...The muffler I already ship proportedly has a stainless steel body (excluding flanges), so this would make for an almost, but not completely, stainless...
• Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Sun, 7 May 2000 06:36:40 -0500
  ...We tried to clean up the Throttle body, > adjust the switch, adjust to idle, and clean the idle > stabilizer and nothing works. The funny...