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• Re: water leak underneath dash when it rains
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 95 17:37 CST
  ...Ask an old splittie owner about rusted windshield bottoms. No substitute for replacing the seal in the long run. I had a commercial auto...
• saw(ed) bus
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 05 Sep 1995 11:23:04 -0400
  ...few feet between the front and rear wheels) in front, a splittie no less. of course i had to stop and check it out...
• vanagon rear bumper w/ hitch
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Tue, 19 May 1998 23:09:26 -0400
  ...I'm currently making a similar bumper for my rabbit pickup, with a split rabbit rear bumper for the cover. (and yes....it's...
• Re: Added sleeping comfort & sliding door bug screens
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:23:50 EST
  I overlapped 2 pieces of fabric netting using the split for entry and clamped them to my raingutter. This worked pretty good until I...
• waves
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 09:33:47 -0600
  ...Here in Salt Lake and the surounding areas that my Westy knows well we get and give waves to any other VW bus / splitty...
• bay area engine stand for loan?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:36:11 -0800
  I'm getting ready to split my case this weekend, and will consequently start the rebuilding process not too long after that. An engine...
• Re: dual fuel conversion (LPG, propane, etc)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 21:49:14 -0600
  ...I remember thinking carefully about converting my '67 splitty to dual fuel in the oil crisis of '72. There were kits/parts available then...
• Re: UPS is VERY expensive...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:52:36 -0800
  ...Check out the rates on the fedex site before you >> write them off. >> >> > > a few yrs ago, i had a split window bus front...
• Re: Way off Vanagon content but of interest to older Vanagon owners.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 31 May 2005 09:34:03 -0500
  I can't say what that might be in Vanagon years but in Splittie years that's 48, in Bay Window years that's...
• Rostra wiring question
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Sun, 1 Apr 2012 03:50:22 +0000
  ...Coil to the tach gauge.....are there any adverse effects to "splitting" this wire signal and sending it to both the Tach and my...
• Re: Trouble coming my way? Starter delay
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:19:49 -0800
  ...keep the starter solenoid from tripping? I understand the loaf and splittie buses (6v in particular!) had issues with this, particularly with the battery...
• Headers and Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:49:48 -0800
  ...90 Westy Syncro "VikingWagen" Past VeeDubs in the family 1984 Westy "Brownie" 1980 PU diesel 1979 Rabbit 1963? 23 window Splitty 1965 Bus 1969...
• Re: Input requested on possible Campsite Review Page
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 21:24:46 -0800
  ...The best way we figgered out to describe the split is, RVers have a movable home, but we have a metal tent. So, what...
• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:37:00 -0700
  ...Wow >Has this been posted? I haven't seen it until today. > >Basically a Vanagon chassis with splitty sheet metal and a turbo Porsche...
• Re: Heater Fan blows Fuse
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:54:27 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR Wesley Pegden typed: >> I'm not seeing any advantage to splitting the circuits unless you simply >> want...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:08:22 -0800
  ...Robert 1982 Westfalia --- John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > The split second maf translator that they > were using shouldn't be > > capable of doing...
• Re: Vanagon & Eurovan - community helping community
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:13:31 -0400
  ...Owners of bays and splitties are tooling down the road in true classics, so the effort and risk (and the camaraderie) run that much...
• Re: Upper Front Door Window Seal Showing Age
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 3 Sep 2018 19:35:09 -0400
  ...My bias is if one > seal was dry enough to split, others are probably not far behind. On the > related question, the roll-ups...
• New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:34:50 -0500
  ...Then, a Corporal I know saw me and recommended that instead of that type boot, I investigate this "split-type" boot. It's blue...
• Victoria VW show mini-report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 08:46:33 -0700
  ...Good selection of splitties and loafs. Saw a nice yellow westy loaf sporting a new pop top canvas from "Bus Depot". Had side windows...
• Re: Busfusion05 redux
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:26:42 -0400
  ...23 window SunSplitty > A lovely green and white splitty westy > A red and white splitty westy that actually gets used > Lots of happy campers...
• Re: fuel line shield?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:26:25 -0700
  ...Some parts of the old OE cover was used to cover the new hose to protect against potential abrasion as was split lengths of...
• Re: Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 20:31:10 -0500
  ...I believe there is a split in 85 where the inner diameter of the outer bearing was changed. So for the early spindles you...
• Re: Friday--Do we drive Bugs?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:16:20 -0500
  ...s bad enough that folk conflate the Vanagon with the '60s splittie -- > the iconic hippie bus, but calling a van a bug? > > It's...
• Re: Wanted driver's door pocket
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:31:08 -0800
  So true! On all three vans I've owned or worked on ALL the screw bosses have split out. I've repaired them with...
• Anybody seen a chopped and shortened Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:23:48 -0700
  ...I found pics of Splitties and Bays shortened and also chopped. As far as Vanagons or T3's, I could only find chopped (like...
• Re: Brake Drums
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Apr 94 19:19:52 CDT
  ...buses use part number 211-501-615 G and there is a chassis number split, but it seems to indicate all of the years...
• RE: Inline Heaters
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 13 Jan 1995 16:27:41 EST
  ...They take air pressurized by the engine fan, bring it through the electric blower whether the blower is on or off, then split it...
• Dreams for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bob Hufford
  Tue, 14 May 1996 12:17:17 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I realize now that I *really* don't have the time (or money) to bring the dreams of Splitty restoration to fruition. Everything in...
• Re: Rolling Stone VWUS/Jerry Garcia Ad
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:57:16 -0400
  ...US. > >Aparently its a line drawing of the front of a Splittie with a tear >rolling out of one side windshield and underneath "Jerry...
• Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:17:12 -0500
  ...That is the advantage of a bubble window bus over a split - more altar space. Barndoors are really lousy at it. clara 54 kombi...
• Re: Cold Weather Driving
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 Dec 96 15:50:22 CST
  ...Vanagon waterboxer, all Model Years Extreme cold weather can harden and split the seal between the engine block and the oil cooler thus creating...
• Re: Stolen Bus Report RECOVERED!! :-)
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:31:06 -0700
  ...sometime monday afternoon. >Please keep your eyes peeled for a Blue/white 67 splittie with a >white roof rack. The licence plate is MEDDACH...
• brain switched on again (was: wbx6, shall I?)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Meier
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 22:23:31 +0100
  ...Best wishes Michael 58 split 77 westy no actual vanagon
• Re: Speedo cluster on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 00:09:51 +0100
  ...This appears to be for an > older van maybe a splittie. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=222498541 > > Someone forward...
• Re: Stealth camping
  Historical mailing list - J.Fleming
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 19:31:29 -0800
  ...Stealth camping > Ah HA! > > -> > >I did stealth camping in my 1967 VW Splitty in the parking lot of Northrop > >Aircraft Corp., down in Hawthorne...
• Re: Original bus paint questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:12:49 EDT
  ...this is the vanagon list, you want the type 2 list or the splitty list.. chris (used to have 2 '67 buses, but theyre...
• Re: updated screen savers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Sun, 24 Dec 2000 20:10:21 -0800
  ...updated screen savers > Just in time for Christmas, we have updated Bus screen savers. > > There are one or two new pictures for Splitties, Bays...
• Re: Jed Clampet/<aka Radiator Clamps>
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Sat, 26 May 2001 18:05:20 -0700
  ...They got scratched or something somewhere along the line and once the corrosion set in they eventually split in half. Noticed the coolant leaking...
• Is there any way...
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Fri, 7 Sep 2001 12:00:17 -0400
  ...you laugh at me for asking this question ;-) Peace, JB '66 Split Window Camper '83 H20 Vanagon "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and...
• Wolfy Died... 1st time I've seen this problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 23:26:25 -0700
  ...It had been cutting out briefly for the last few days, just a split second then it would be fine. I remember thinking to...
• Re: Engine - Braided Hoses
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:47:05 -0400
  ...Be careful matching sizes -- the ones I've used perish and split at the ends if the nipple is even slightly too large. Safety...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:49:48 -0700
  ...improbable fixes- so here goes. >> I once had a fuel filter split on the way home during rush hour. I used >> the barrel from...
• Re: Input requested on possible Campsite Review Page
  Historical mailing list - Blake Sartin
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:09:05 -0500
  ...RR.COM> The best way we figgered out to describe the split is, RVers have a movable home, but we have a metal tent...
• Re: About that steering wheel and those seats....
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 09:50:07 -0800
  ...and I've always wished that my Vanagons had a MORE bus-like > steering position like my old splittie had. > > Mikel Mike, Everything is...
• Re: WTB heater case clips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:16:13 -0600
  ...the two halves of the heater > plenum > > after it has been split apart for repair. > > Jim > > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http...
• Re: [WetWesties] Who waves at whom ? ?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:38:02 -0400
  ...Simplifying the discussion to the three main styles; top of the heap would be the Split window Camper. This however would not be my...
• Re: Subject: Re: 1966 Split Bus - What Carb ?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas
  Mon, 01 Jul 1996 22:10:52 -0700
  ...to this one, > Douglas said last Wednesday that, "The 1500 T2 split from VIN #216000001 (August > '65), used a 30 PICT-1. It had...
• Re: Is it time for a Tiico list?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 21:33:15 -0500
  ...I dunno > how many > vanagons were sold in the US but this splitting off into separate > groups > everytime someone changes the color of their...
• Re: sad end?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:34:59 -0600
  ...There was a very long row of dead VW's of many kinds, and amongst them were untold Type II's, Splitties, several Safari...
• Re: Vanagons being called "Hippie Wagons"..
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 May 2008 07:12:04 EDT
  ...to the Monterey Pop Festival...in my '57 36hp South African splittie. Vanagons were not gonna be produced for another what, 12-15 years...
• Re: Friday: One Bolt Led To Another.....
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 7 Oct 2016 14:41:30 -0300
  ...When I showed-up, the body was off the frame, the engine was in three boxes (he had split the case and, unfortunately, painted...
• Re: Looking for a brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 25 Apr 2016 13:25:24 -0400
  ...Mine just split apart. > pmail if you do. Thanks. > Spencer > 85 westy > -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com
• Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:28:58 -0500
  ...I finally found a split in the intake boot and ordered one, even though I doubted it was the problem. With the air flow...
• Re: Fricking headliner panel installation - 60 bus!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Sep 94 10:03:47 bst
  ...The hot tip for splitty interior panels here is to use thin (like 3 or 4 mm) MDF (Medium Density Fibreboard). This really tough...
• Re: GVW
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 13:15:35 CDT
  ...that are ok for the vanagons would be fine for the split-windows. perhaps a tad overkill and perhaps more expensive than absolutely necessary...
• Re: Distinguishing between 68-70 busses
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 12:13:15 -0400
  ...this is why you can bolt a '68 beam to a split window bus) > > '69 can have disc brakes on the front, '68 always...
• 88 Waterboxer exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 20:25:58 PST
  ...I'm beginning to realise how much more expensive parts are for Vanagons compared to splits and bay windows. Having owned a 60 Kombi...
• Re: Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 09:56:06 MST
  > If you have a "split-case bus" like my '56, you can get an adapter > put in a later transmission, otherwise known as a...
• Re: Burning Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 18:57:17
  ...David (bill payer)Eccles - SSVC, Volkswagens e= tc '67 Split; '72 Bug