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  • Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:45 -0500
    ...8084 sliding windows (R & L) Removed before crushing the transmission > > donor. > > > > $4084 rear side windows (R & L). > > > > $2084 triangular vent windows (R & L). > > > > $20Alternator...
  • Re: Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:31:45 -0800
    ...don't forget the > > time-honored method of clamping a small pair of vice-grips on the rod > > where > > you want the piston to...
  • Re: Fri. Off topic.."Sent from my Dingleberry mobile device".. whatever
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 7 May 2010 15:26:28 -0700
    ...Makes being irritated by someone seem pretty small in comparison, when you think about the bad stuff that could be happening. Every breathe man...
  • Re: Questions about EVs
    Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
    Fri, 15 May 1998 03:46:13 EDT
    ...I think it was available in Canada, and perhaps a small number of them leaked into the U.S. However, they were apparently not...
  • Re: pop top cleaning
    Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
    Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:48:48 PST
    ...I vacuumed the flocking first thoroughly, and then foamed and brushed a small area at a time (maybe 2X2 feet). You'll also want...
  • Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Mon, 2 May 2005 06:59:20 -0700
    ...After it's been running it's much easier to relight. -------- Both the flame window in the bottom of the fridge and the factory...
  • Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 23 May 2011 18:59:13 -0700
    ...lot about the limitations of small boxer engines driving heavy buses (my previous was a 1971 bay window with a 1600 dp engine and...
  • 1983.5 VW Vanagon camper for sale in Houston, Texas
    Historical mailing list - Stan A Vanagon
    Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:15:31 -0700
    ...I have the replacement rubber to go around all of the windows (including windshield), but have only replaced the rubber around the front windows...
  • Re: Fuses-last response blocked.
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:31:59 +0000
    ...Once I get my 84 into the garage I plan to do lots of small improvements, and cleaning fuse connections is certainly on the...
  • Re: flue vent assembly
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:44:44 -0400
    ...Sticker in my back window (from some bus get together) "Volkswagen - Turning Owners Into Mechanics For 50 Years". Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Edward...
  • Vanspotting in Van City (as they call it) and on Vancouver Island
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 17 Oct 2005 20:28:49 -0700
    ...in Victoria; slammed cream microbus panel with safari windows in Parkesville; several bay high-tops and one Vanagon high-top; a yard in Chemainus...
  • Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Westfalia POKEY for sale
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 30 Apr 2003 11:57:42 -0400
    ...There is a small rust patch on the seam behind the drivers door (about at window height) and some minor rust spots on at...
  • Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:32:16 -0400
    ...I don't have air-conditioning, so I have to drive with the windows down. No amount of sound deadening can fix the sound...
  • Re: Updates at www.Vanagons.org
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Fri, 3 Jan 2020 02:46:31 +0000
    ...job, we must all admit.  Still, not the same; just too small, not as robust.  Interesting though.  For me....I'm very grateful that...
  • Re: noisy A/C compressor
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Fri, 5 Mar 1999 11:49:27 -0500
    ...As for noise level, I could hear it from driver's seat with window down, over the engine sound. For better cooling up front...
  • Re: NVC-but some handy wheels / What Have we Wrought?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 29 Jan 2005 21:06:38 -0800
    ...link, Windows Media Player played a video of a test >drive by both a 2 wheeled single person vehicle driving off a small >platform...
  • Re: Cairo Report: Trip home #4
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:56:37 -0700
    ...The last time I was there, we > used a '76 camper with a smaller engine than 2L. And it was going > very well, without...
  • Re: Garage Cleanup Sale - Making Room for a New Project
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:10:56 -0700
    ...8084 sliding windows (R & L) Removed before crushing the transmission >> donor. >> >> $4084 rear side windows (R & L). >> >> $2084 triangular vent windows (R & L). >> >> $20Alternator...
  • Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
    ...The mainshaft is supported in the front by a ball bearing with an inner race designed to accept a very small amount of longitudinal...
  • Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good -- Re: Near Death Experience in th...
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Thu, 18 Oct 2001 15:27:56 EDT
    ...The rear of the car was crunched flush with the bottom rear window. My Vanagon was punched in around the right headlight . No frame...
  • Re: Small Rust Areas.
    Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
    Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:34:21 +1000
    ...in small amounts from >> paintscratch.comto match any vehicle. >> >> Before painting, you can put paracord under the edges of the rubber window >> molding, This...
  • Re: Dometic high altitude lighting tips
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:28:07 -0700
    ...A smaller jet may reduce this back to normal LP > velocity. OEm jet is a number 22 and high altitude is #24. #24 is...
  • Re: westy interior install, was Re: westy kitchen mod question
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:54:18 -0400
    ...They sell window screen kits that fit it. Or better yet, put in the bay window Jelousey windows! (my next project!) Drilling holes for...
  • Re: idea?
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Fri, 25 Oct 2013 08:16:03 -0500
    ...I have a friend who works on this type of > small window unit AC, and he said the only problem would be knowing where...
  • Re: Painting Pop Top
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:59:29 -0700 (PDT)
    ...A sanding resin can then be applied, which some people will use a very hot coat of laminating resin with a small amount of...
  • South Africa report
    Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco
    Wed, 25 Nov 1998 10:46:50 -0800
    ...ALL rear lateral windows are sliding. I saw many of the SA Vanagons with a metal assembly that protects the front bumper. Took pictures...
  • Re: On the Road Again....
    Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
    Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:24:36 -0400
    ...One small hitch. I've been plagues by the low level warning light staying on. It gave erratic display for a while - erratic blinking...
  • Re: Issue w/ 90 Euro spec doka heating levers
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 26 Jun 2013 11:08:03 -0400
    ...A pair of small wooden blocks with edges rounded > over, clearance holes in one side and pilot holes in the other, > screwed down over...
  • Re: Looking for a bus
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 19 Jan 95 11:30:06 AST
    ...3/4 ton utility vehicle this is a panel van, no windows in sides, except for a louvered/fine-mesh one in sliding door...
  • Switched power for vanagon radio
    Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
    Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:44:53 -0500
    ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Subject: '85 Defroster Switch Mojo I tried using a spare rear window defroster switch as an on/off power source...
  • Re: Thoughts on Mr. Heater Buddy?
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:28:04 -0800
    ...I kept one of the sliding windows > open about 3/4 of an inch during the night and the CO detector did not go...
  • Bubble Flare tool kit for sale
    Historical mailing list - W Monk
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:58:35 -0400
    ...I can put together a list of the toys if desired there is so many different kinds for example the Wiking split window telephone...
  • Re: 84 westy mirror
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Tue, 6 Jun 2000 02:09:53 EDT
    ...But the convex reflectors are small and in my opinion to use them you really have to be on top of your game. I...
  • Re: Air Cooled Vanagon Westfalia POKEY for sale
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:55:13 -0400
    ...There is a small >rust patch on the seam behind the drivers door (about at >window height) and some minor rust spots on at...
  • Re: Guess the gizmo
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 5 Jul 2017 20:47:13 +0000
    ...gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> to prop open a too loosely swinging vent window? >> >> >> >> Edward (who once made a much less attractive magnet with stick glued...
  • Re: Mice prevention, was : Heater knee bar cross beam
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:36:23 -0400
    ...Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>I've posted > this many times. > All I *ever* do, with excellent results, is get those small yellow...
  • Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 16 May 2001 14:48:20 -0500
    If you use the corvair drive train and a smallblock chevy you can Call Harvey Crane at Crane cams, he'll grind you a...
  • water system question
    Historical mailing list - Martin Haggblom-Payne
    Wed, 3 Sep 2003 21:37:26 -0700
    ...With one small exception... Getting things ready the night before the trip I filled the water tank and proceeded to finish packing. After about...
  • Re: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:36:33 -0700
    ...The starter engaged solidly but the engine did not turn (or turned a very small bit then locked). I shut off immediately and pulled...
  • Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Thu, 2 Jul 2015 08:55:36 -0400
    ...Many small > breakers have a rated life of fifty operations, for example. > > Yours, > David >
  • Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:18:23 -0400
    ...Remember if you do that you're working with unfused power straight off the battery -- fusing the small red B+ lead coming off the...
  • Re: vanagon speed
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:10:43 -0800
    ...campers, small RVs. Compared to those, we vanagoneers do ok. Slow is an older splittie converted to a camper..or a bay window Westie...
  • Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:40:07 -0800
    ...are subtly bulgey, the rear deck is nice. > The flat > small rear window is nice. > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too...
  • Re: EuroVans have more passenger room
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Fri, 8 Mar 2002 08:01:53 -0500
    ...They all seem to be getting smaller. I fit much better in my son's 86 Jetta than in my buddy's 2000. Not...
  • Re: souping up the 1.9L or 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 20:55:39 -0600
    ...I'll be watching for that White Westy with a plastic bag being dropped out the window at 70 mph. Stan Wilder On Thu...
  • Re: SIRIUS install in Vanagon Westy
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:08:17 -0700
    ...The small LED window stays lit when the power button is "off" and that's the electrical drain. I'm content to use the...
  • FFFriday Follies: an oldie, anyway ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 23 Jun 95 09:39:17 CDT
    ...over a wall, In his camper that wasn't so small, The windows blew out and the wheels flopped about, Cheer up, my lads...
  • MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sun, 18 May 2008 20:40:44 -0700
    ...Belly pans for speed /mpg > > > > While the vanagon might just be the worst-shape possible for efficient >> aerodynamics, small improvements add up. Maybe the...
  • Dictionary ... part II
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 19 Jun 95 15:14:13 PDT
    ...but usually, when refering to buses, Safari means those tilt-out windshields on the Microbuses (split-windows) ... it was designed for very hot (equatorial...
  • 1991 Carat For Sale (NW Ohio)
    Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
    Sat, 7 Aug 2004 11:33:24 -0400
    ...fuel injectors (4) > New fuel lines in engine bay > Two new small-diameter metal coolant pipes (left side) > New alternator > New exhaust (incuding SS...
  • Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 31 May 2011 21:23:29 -0400
    ...Dennis Sent from my Windows Phone -----Original Message----- From: John Goubeaux Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 6:35 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: dimensions of the Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
    Tue, 9 Jul 2024 09:23:14 -0400
    ...your Westy fridge >>> , then you might be able to use a small cooler that will not only fit >>> under the bed when open but...
  • Re: VIN/Chassie No. Questions
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Sun, 2 Jun 1996 12:30:05 -0300
    ...This morning Liz was removing some of the ugly decore that had been added by the PO, when a small, well-painted plate was...
  • Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:46:45 -0900
    ...I am told that there are small dehumidifiers used in RV's but have not looked into this yet. At this point it may...
  • Re: gimmie some opinions
    Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
    Mon, 24 Oct 1994 21:57:47 -0700 (PDT)
    ...is in great condition only 2 small rust spots around the > windshield. Check also under other window seals with a nylon putty knife(pry...
  • Re: Christmas Vanagon gift reports
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:47:39 -0900
    ...Something utilitarian I got was a tool to cut one's seatbelt and > break one's window to escape in a crash. Don't...
  • Re: Easter van playing.
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Apr 1995 09:44:21 -0700
    ...Looking in the oil strainer revealed >a tiny lump of rubber and a small almost circular piece of swarf. >Nothing I particularly recognised as...
  • FOR SALE: 1984 Wolfsberg GL Westfalia $6,500
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Mon, 9 Nov 1998 09:50:56 -0800
    ...Good (two small tears/holes) Exterior: Fair/Good (typical parking lot/camping dings, dents, scratches) Mechanical clean bill of health from The Zeppelin Works...
  • Re: Shady Boy Awnings
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:05:54 -0400
    ...The small stowed away profile is a plus; all the stays and fabric rolls up inside the hinged cover.. The freedom from legs/poles...
  • problem SOLVED! Re: headlights not working after towing?
    Historical mailing list - David Most
    Sun, 3 Aug 2003 11:23:36 -0600
    ...Rather, leaving the vent window ajar too many times in New Orleans led to water following the extreme driver's side of the dash...