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• =?utf-8?Q?Re=3A_Are_all_2.1_engines_digifant=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Mike Holm Toronto
  Sun, 4 May 2014 17:16:53 -0400
  ...I'm still working out the possible reasons for my idle sitting >at 2000rpm. I cleaned the Idle valve (which has been unplugged and...
• Re: Westy Hit
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:52:24 -0400
  ...in a 1982 emissions exempt body way.. with the more strict state+local emissions laws are getting the 82 diesels are a dying breed...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:48:21 -0700
  ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. " >> >> is it making contact at idle or not ? >> it either is, or it isn't...
• Re: throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:34 -0500
  ...Synthetic ATF will help the PS system work better in cold weather. The throttle position switch does nothing to improve the idle or compensate...
• Re: bus depot hatch springs
  Historical mailing list - K G
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 12:36:40 CDT
  ...unit is hooked to the body and the smaller part is hooked to the hatch. They still work, and they will stay partially open...
• Rust and interior restoration.
  Historical mailing list - Fran�ois V�zina
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 21:10:04 -0700
  ...My 1981 van has a little bit of rust on the junction of the side body panels over the propane gaz tank and over...
• 90 Carat For Sale 95 K miles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:14:47 -0500
  ...Straight body, 1 minor ding on front end covered by bra. $600, Pioneer CD/MP3 and tuner installed. $1,200 in brakes 2 years...
• for sale: Vanagon diesel and Transporter single cab WA
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:53:15 -0800
  ...The body looks very good but has some bubbles that may need attention. It's red and white with obvious remains of previous the...
• Re: [NVC] Signature tutorial: Making a clickable URL
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 26 May 2004 14:14:39 -0400
  ...If you want your URLs to work for everybody, you should make them complete, whether they are in the body of your e-mail...
• Re: Sound damping product
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:40:24 -0800
  ...It's about 5� here at the moment, so a bit chilly for spray work;) > > Cheers, > > Troy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: dylan friedman > To: Troy...
• Re: Richard Koerner van
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 8 May 2023 23:08:42 +0000
  ...am learning----this is kind of how it works in the Vanagon World.  Mechanics and Body Shops kind of got you between a rock...
• Re: Van painting cost
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 01:16:59 -0500
  ...If you're going > to take the time and effort to do all the work to > disassemble and prep, you'll be unhappy if...
• Re: heater motor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:38:53 -0400
  Jim, if the fan is working on the lowest speed then the fan is good and I would suspect the switch. The fans default...
• Re: and also can i ask ... While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:12:44 -0500
  ...a > servant who becomes king ... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com...
• guess what i got in the mail today? :)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 12:27:01 CDT
  ...needs work, $800. Herb Heiss, (304) 455-3668 evenings (wheeling, wv area) For Sale: 1969 Microbus sunroof, seven-passenger, mid-blue body, white roof...
• Re: Well, of course, you'd say /non-technical
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 25 Sep 1995 15:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
  So William Abbott says: > Friends, > You'll recall my sweetie and I were doing body work on the > pickup together, and I had to...
• Need Exaust, any performance systems?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Gardner
  Tue, 4 May 1999 11:49:35 PDT
  Hello, I tried searching the archives but it would not work for me=( Perhaps it is the network here at my school that is...
• 90 Vanagon For Sale - Massachusetts
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 18:41:07 -0800
  ...interior panel damaged >needs good cleaning, tail pipe, brake work? (noisy but seem to work well) battery discharging while sitting > >Asking $2750.00 - reasonable...
• Re: Tips for removing rear trailing-arm bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:13:21 -0400
  The sawzall usually works the best. Work the blade through the rubber inside the mounting. This will help guide it straight without taking material...
• Re: parts to use from 88 GL parts van on 82 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:05:03 -0800
  ...I take from my 88 and install into my 82? > > I wish the sliding door would work- the 88 works so > much nicer..! > > thanks! >
• Re: tools needed to: (?) fix the rust, or find a new body?
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:11:16 -0400
  Keep in mind that I am absolutely no expert in body repair, I'm sure allot of others can chime in as to how...
• Re: Front Heater shutoff options
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 May 2012 10:23:53 -0700
  ...body.] Thus the hot footwell and sweltering feets. Pity the radiator can't be mounted on the rear hatch with sufficient ventilation to work...
• Re: The Rockton
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:15:15 -0800
  ...windows to convert the body to a panel here, and that's only one example� Crazy stuff!� Politics at work for you. � Stephen --- On...
• Re: #1(3) VANAGON digest 525
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 20:35:05 -0400
  ...ss method ("using VW tool >#3458394 and shaving all body hair before beginning work"), etc.; and >Muir, for the how-to-do-it portion...
• Re: Warming Engine OIL
  Historical mailing list - J. Michael Randleman
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 07:47:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...just like mine (beautiful green color and all), except his needs work (body, engine, etc) He has his bus running, but says that it...
• Re: awnings, what I've learned
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 11:01:32 -0800
  ...body.... > >how about putting some sort of reinforced bend into the poles and inserting >them in the jack points? > > Ian: >That would work great...
• Re: need advice
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:43:59 -0500
  ...be great. > Also have a purple hose connected to the throttle body, aprox 2 years > ago one end came off and motor was running...
• Re: AC compressor question...
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 20:07:57 -0500
  ...Compressor was shot and I wasn't going to work on it until this coming spring. I just cut through the belt (old any...
• For Sale: 82 Westfalia camper (MN)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Nowaczek
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:06:42 -0500
  ...Interior restored/reupholstered to better than new - all camping equipment (including 3-way refrig.) in good working order. Sale includes new propane tank not...
• Re: Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 4 May 2000 08:46:43 -0700
  ...Doing a 1.9l to 2.1l swap > Ken, > > I ran into the same problem and I used the larger throttle body with the...
• colour change?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 10:51:15 -0700
  ...Anyone done a good body colour change on their van? By good I mean door sills, window frames, engine bay, etc. More trouble than...
• FS 82 Vanagon + Parts van
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:31:37 -0600
  ...I purchased this 82 van last year to rebuild as a work vehicle. It has a completely rebuilt engine (New heads, lifters, cam, oil...
• Re: Power Steering Removal (WAS: Re: Vanagon handling.)
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:12:33 -0700
  ...How sweet it is to have a westy with everything working. Well, except the odometer, and the clock. By the way, I have an...
• Re: rare '86 "Hobie Cat" edition vanagon on samba..
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 04:20:44 EST
  ...AC > duct work and controls are the same as typical 89-later vans. Looks very > weird to me. Body is like the later style...
• Re: Replacing Fuel Hose
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:53:20 -0700
  ...So you can slip original ring back over new hose and that works ok? On 4/5/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote...
• Re: lost key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:27:25 -0600
  ...proceed the 4 digits with the letter N and it will work. Cutting it by inspecting tumblers is not effective as the ignition has...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:16:37 -1000
  ...also ..'feels like running on 3 cylinders' does not at all really mean one cylinder is not working . On 10/15/2014 7:06...
• 1990 Syncro Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 09:27:12 -0700
  ...The body is in excellant shape. The only rust spot, less than an inch square, is on a seam midway up the body by...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:18:13 +1200
  ...Of course rust will be free to resume at the welds... >I believe the vw body metal has a flash plating on it before...
• Re: AT question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:06:26 -0800
  ...around 200k miles on the transmission? If so, the seals and pistons in the transmission are worn and will not start working properly until...
• LiMBO Want Ads ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
  ...334 is the SOUTHERN Alabama area code, meaning Montgomery south to Mobile and Dothan> 1974 seven passenger bus, needs carb work, body good shape...
• Re: Cost of restoring '67?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
  Thu, 4 Apr 1996 14:01:30 -0800 (PST)
  ...it really depends on what work you do yourself and what you farm out. the more you can do yourself the cheaper the project...
• A/C ducts recall info needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Sun, 21 Feb 1999 01:10:57 EST
  I have an appointment with my local VW Dealer to have the A/C duct recall work performed on my '87 Syncro. This initial...
• Re: Why the preponderance of air-cooled on Marketplace?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 9 Jul 2019 11:15:09 -0500
  ...From the perspective of > possible getting one for a good price...... > > If the body and interior were in excellent condition, for the right > price...
• Re: black plastic clips for the rear air vents Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:03:13 -0800
  UP the coast on the beach Santa Barbara county 20 minutes off highway 1 Jalama with body work $4K lots more with all the...
• Re: Fiberglass rear bumpers (vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:01:10 -0800
  ...See if you guys think this will work. I was thinking of having a bodyshop weld a steel bar/bracket between the two bumper...
• Re: Refrigerator Pump Mod.
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 10:57:02 -0500
  ...To bad because >it was just out two days ago when the body repair shop had to gut my van >to repair the BIG...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 5 May 2000 17:10:30 EDT
  ...So unless >the actual body metal and/or size of the glass changed in the process, >why not just remove chrome and rubber seal...
• Re: Pimp my ride!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:50:54 -0600
  ...Really nice body work and two tone paint job too. > >Overall it was most excellent-- a very nice surprise in contrast to >the Escorts...
• Re: Idle Control System Explanation, please?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:55:28 -0400
  I doubt you really need a throttle body. Unless it is worn to the point the throttle plate is binding or sticking it is...
• THIS DOESN'T WORK!! (was, Re: Using Google Groups to archive messages)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:56:02 -0500
  ...But, as I've posted a few times before, it doesn't really work!! Google does not currently index the whole vanagon site. (Don...
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:25:33 -0800
  ...http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners > and ... older...
• 1963 23-window for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 22 Mar 96 11:17:14 EST
  ...703-250-5941 -- Northern VA. '73 Beetle, 72K original miles, new brakes, runs great, has rust, needs body work. $600 obo. 202-859-8931...
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:55:05 -0700
  Hi, good suggestions by others, will add... -split heater box and replace foam gaskets -stick on a strip of peel and seal on body...
• Re: 2.1l throttle plate question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:15:41 -0400
  ...What I also have is a nice worn ring around the inside of the throttle body. It looks as though enough extra air is...
• Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain s
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:54:12 EDT
  ...I know that small TD engine must work very hard to move that 2 tons body but i find that oil consumption a little...
• Re: (f) Yours for just....9,600,000...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 6 Oct 2001 02:17:06 -0700
  ...tim >It's a kind of little motorcycle with surround body work thingy. Not a >car. > > > From: Ed Sato <edsato@JUNO.COM> > > Reply-To...
• Rear Heat Shield
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 10:57:29 -0500
  ...Is there any access from above? It seems to be between body panels. It can work without. I have two that hold, plus the...
• Re: Who has the most Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:50:52 -0500
  ...1982 diesel 1982 diesel sunroof 1982 diesel work truck (running) 1980 ASI camper turbo diesel (running) 1980 westy camper (tranny donor) 1985 storage shed...
• Re: Crash Survivor
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 14:09:49 -0700
  Body work and restoration like this is so rewarding, Especially to a great vehicle like a good vanagon. Looks like top grade work. Scott...