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• Looking for..Aircooled or Diesel Westy..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sat, 16 May 1998 19:08:59 -0400
  ...Needs to be in at least fair body and interior shape, as she will be living in this while working on her doctorate..... Location...
• Re: Conflicting Unsubscription Information
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 17:48:59 -0400
  Jason, I think that both "UNSUBSCRIBE VANAGON" and "SIGNOFF VANAGON" work but I wouldn't dare use either one ... I like the List too...
• Re: 86' Paint code?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:19:35 -0400
  ...1986-91-Vanagon-Syncro > > > > I have been doing a lot of body work lately including repairing dents and > seam rust. There are pics of...
• I'm keeping my '86 Vanagon !
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 06:41:17 -0400
  ...It works great, body is great, everything ready to go. Price was $7,000USD / $10,000 CAN. But nobody bought it! Hardly anyone even...
• Subaru Legacy Engine
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:14:56 -0500
  ...but he has this one out, he has others ( if I understood right) He doesn't ship, but you might could work out something...
• Re: My Westfalia has a "frog-powered" engine - HELP!
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 08:46:23 EST
  ...You should hear a click coming from under the throttle body just as the gas pedal reaches the idle position. This is the sound...
• selling 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Fraver
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:15:13 EDT
  ...Oh yeh, the odometer doesn't work either. I replaced it after I bought the Van because it only worked sometimes. Shortly after replacement...
• Re: FS: 3 westys and 3 GL's for 6 grand... (one is a 89 westy)
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 05:31:47 -0800
  ...The Burgandy Westy needs some major body work, but could be very nice. Has a rebuilt, possibly Boston Bob motor, can't remember exactly...
• Re: 85 Vanagon/rear window spray nozzle + removing O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 12:36:47 -0600
  ...In trying to resuscitate the rear window washer (all pumps working) I disassembled everything easily until I got to the nozzle assembly itself. It...
• Re: how much did you pay for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - LeeAnn Medlock
  Sun, 8 Jul 2001 04:50:20 EDT
  ...It's in pretty great cosmetic shape, with exception of a few dings here and there on the body. No rust at all (I...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 6 Apr 97 12:23:52 EDT
  ...9500, 717-396-9116. '85 Vanagon GL, runs, good body, 120K miles, needs engine work, $2000 obo, 301-229-3230. '85 Vanagon Westfalia camper...
• Fw: Back from checking out 1986 Westy GL with Buick!
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 14:19:39 -0700
  ...It has 200K on the body. 7K on the rebuilt engine. It sure sounds strange to hear that throaty sound coming out of the...
• Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 14:12:53 -0400
  ...If you spray throttle body cleaner up into the air outlet, then you should be able to flush out all of the black crud...
• Re: no vanagon content-monte carlo help
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:22:10 -0600
  ...The rust and body work > I can have the bodyshop at school fix. But my problem is that upon looking for > a computer and...
• Totaled '88 Wolfsburg Value? (Seattle, WA area)
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 13:16:18 -0800
  ...Custom alloy wheels The body and vehicle in general were in impeccable condition (my friend owns a body shop specializing in high-end European...
• Re: Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:51:33 -0700
  I recently replaced all those little goodies when leds quit working. They all have seals, good idea to replace them after all theese years...
• What should I know before getting accident repairs done?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 18:24:12 -0800
  ...Is there anything I should know about dealing with body shops? I don't have to pay anything unless I want work done that...
• battery tray rust removal
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 09:21:01 -0700
  ...Finally, I re-sealed the body seams around the tray with some auto-body caulking compound. I may give it a coat of shiny...
• FS, Sacramento area, lots
  Historical mailing list
  25 Apr 97 06:32:37 PDT
  ...784-0919 BUS '74 camper pop top, good tires & body, smogged, $3000/ofr. 448-2436 after 5pm. BUS '78 2000cc rblt eng, over-all...
• Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:57:58 -1000
  ...I have the 1.9 with the two switches on >> throttle body and they both are set correctly. The vacuum advance >> works fine but...
• FS: 1967 Camper Bus (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 07:52:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It needs some body and transmission work in order to be fully restored. However, I recently installed a new clutch, and gave it a...
• Re: Optima as 2nd battery.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 May 1997 07:02:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...prevent shorts to the body while the battery is on it's side. This configuration looks like it will work as long as you...
• Re: Removing window seals
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 00:54:18 EST
  ...Now what - - according to my 1959 edition of > high school body work book gleaned at a yard sale (complete with pictures of > shop guys...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon The answer!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:39:20 EST
  ...com/Frankcondelli/VanagonDashTabletForLaptop__ (http://picasaweb.google.com/Frankcondelli/VanagonDashTabletForLaptop_) is not working <<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for...
• Re: fridge wont light
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 19:20:14 -0500
  ...Mine works fine on propane as well as on AC and DC. Mike ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to...
• Re: Archive Search Trick Using Google?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:47:31 +0000
  I'm wondering if you are thinking that the actual search of the subject archives can be facilitated through google will work, which it...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:48:08 -0600
  ...Check their website for a base that would work for your setup. We are a Ram Mount dealer if anyone is interested in a...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:08:04 -0700
  ...The butterfly valve shaft > in the throttle body will also leak. Hard fix. JB Weld? > > Anyway, it's much easier to see the bubbles...
• Re: "sticky" new Gowesty throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Andrew R.
  Fri, 6 Oct 2017 07:55:55 -0700
  ...Van sat in the 60-70deg parking lot at work and then I drove 125 miles to the beach and never had the issue...
• Re: Archives
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:13:38 -0800
  If it works with one browser but not another, the problem is not with the site. Clear the cache, reboot the computer and try...
• engine flushes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 9 Dec 1997 22:09:33 -0800
  ...ATF loosens crud more gently, it's meant to keep the valve body in the autotrans working well. I've used this to get...
• '86 Westy syncro GL FS - NH
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:50:34 -0400
  ...Good running vehicle, will need some seam work, but otherwise body in good to very good shape. There is also a bunch of spares...
• Re: vanagon nose damage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:10:52 +1200
  ...I took my Galant Sigme in to several shops for quotes for straightening the front enough to align the headlights, but NO aesthetic work...
• Re: [WetWesties] Blackbeard Comes Home! (With questions)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:33:20 -0800
  ...how can people do that ????? I almost NEVER see really good work from body shops, but I hope your van is very, very happy...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:39:58 -0400
  ...Actually my dream setup would be to cut a hole in the duct work that is built into the body on the driver's...
• Re: Vanagon Issue # 7 has been put to rest.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:50:27 -0600
  ...And then the cold snap hit... -10C and windy was way too > cold to be working outside; esp. since I had to work a...
• FS- For Sale 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Anthony A. Luscre
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:31:04 -0400
  ...on driver's side) are in good working order All gauges work except Odometer (Speedometer works fine) Has Air Condition, but has not had...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 22 Aug 2021 22:28:44 -0700
  ...I replaced fuse this afternoon after doing more body work. Started >> the van and wipers plus washer pumps came on. Front and rear. Wouldn...
• Re: seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:25:03 -0700
  ...And if the body work on my bus has shamed your bus in any way, well...... ;) Seriously though. My bus is an eye sore...
• Re: Kindle digital book reader
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:07:03 -0800
  ...Now > working my way through Churchill's Memoirs of WWII. It was $6.95 per tome, 6 > volumes. Mark Twain's collected works at...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:50:29 -0800
  ...I have worked on a car fpr poor running quite a bit , when in the end ..'it was spark plug wires.' just ask and...
• Re: bolts et al
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:29:54 -0800
  ...interested in general finishes for restoration work. Black oxide for > chassis? Yellow Cad-plating for general body-use? Phospate coating for > assemblies trhat will...
• generator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:29:16 -0600
  ...Also make sure you ground strap from the trans to the body is good. This can cause a good guy to go crazy working...
• FS 82 Diesel Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - adam f grove
  Tue, 30 Oct 2001 22:44:23 -0800
  ...area (Shoreline) No rust, no body damage, paint is a bit oxidized but in good shape Everything works Separate camper and engine batteries (Camper...
• Am I crazy?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 19:49:48 -0800
  ...The body is in very nice shape, interior is squeaky clean. Original engine. 155,000 miles. Some head work done, I'm not exactly...
• Re: [syncro.org] Neat Stuff MVC (Mucho Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 17:38:43 -0700
  ...seems to work better: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/3v6t2 > > > > > > work better to shear your rear axles? rip the spotwelds out the the body? > i > like...
• Re: Any interest in buying a 91 GL Vanagon for parts or restoration $2500
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 May 2017 15:14:06 -0400
  ...just make sure you take all the seats and panels out if your going to take body parts off :) In a message dated 5...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:57 -0500
  ...You've got a nice tight throttle body now, so keep opening up that screw (and of course you know to set the basic...
• Cable lubricators /type motorcycle
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sat, 7 Jan 1995 08:30:44 CST6CDT
  ...It consisted of a cast aluminum body with a thumbscrew that would compress a rubber sealing deely-bob onto the end of a cable...
• '88 stalls when cold
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 11:38:15 PDT
  ...Cranking it with no gas usually does not work, which is not normal for FI I've checked the microswitch on the throttle body...
• Rust Resto Pics: "Look Ma -- No Seams "
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:38:33 -0400
  Hi gang, I recently had the bodywork done on my van. I took these pics to send to my insurance company, but I though...
• Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:19:50 -0400
  ...The transfer tube between the condenser body > and the front air ducts had to be shortened. I also ha replaced the headliner > with veneer...
• Re: The three classes of Vanagons..(long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 18:11:31 EDT
  ...Every body, and every situation is different. And do not discount men, either. My dad taught high school, and was a magistrate, and he...
• Re: Removing sliding windows and saving the gaskets?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:19:54 -0800
  ...BenT ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the...
• Re: heat ideas
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:32:15 -0600
  Yeah, seems like there's no reason that routing the oil lines all the way up front wouldn't work, either- and maybe it...
• FS 87GL Wolfy Weekender and 84GL
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 21:59:40 EDT
  ...AC recently serviced and works great! Removable rear facing seats, lift up table, light full size bed. Recent front blower motor. new clutch, Van...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:32:14 -0600
  ...moldings. > There are a couple of manufacturers (Fuzor, and Duramix) of body panel > adhesive's that have conducted crash test's on cars that...
• Re: Body Shop question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:41:47 -0800
  ...Uncle Earl way----what a joke--- > > The price of the repair work, along with refinishing depends on how high > of quality you demand--- > > Paint...
• Re: more on LED illumination
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:13:13 -0800
  ...They work = > > ok, could b better, but the digital clock is the worst. The LED beam = > > pattern does not work well with the light...
• Foil Replacement - GW Kit
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Thu, 4 Jan 2024 19:01:40 -0700
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