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  • Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:54:34 -0500
    ...New Tires & Shocks - Bridgestone LT Reinforced > sidewall & KYB Gas Shocks - DONE > 3. Rubber, as in hoses replacement - to be done > 4. Awning / Shady Boy...
  • Nagging Gremlins: Temp gauge, Window washer, stumble, arm rest, Sliding door
    Historical mailing list - Craig, Jim M. {PCNA}
    Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:39:21 -0500
    ...If I push, the rear wiper comes on and sprays. The intermittent and high/low works fine. Is this circuit part of the intermittent...
  • Re: VW Argentina
    Historical mailing list - Dr. Theodore B. Hoekman
    Sat, 8 Aug 1998 18:06:59 +0000
    ...Sliding doors were not always there, often had side doors like the older split window microbus. Also quite a few Eurovan vehicles. There are...
  • Re: Internal 115V power
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:46:42 -0600
    ...board under the edge of the rear seat. > 2) Mount a steel receptacle box on the back side of the kick board. > 3) String...
  • Re: Western trip: Trip report
    Historical mailing list - Ellen
    Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:36:19 -0700
    ...George, Utah> with a side trip over to Zion. I took three bicycles mounted on a Yakima> rack that is hung on the rear...
  • Re: in the year 2015......
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:54:41 -0700
    ...in the year 2015...... > > >> The down sides to the Bay and Split window are the absence of a big hole > >>> over the engine for...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list
    2 Feb 96 17:56:00 +1800
    ...I had to scrape an 1/8" of ice from the windows on one side of the bus only, unfortunately it was the drivers...
  • Re: EuroVan Winnebago Test Drive
    Historical mailing list - ray landers
    Wed, 7 Sep 1994 15:03:32 -0700 (PDT)
    ...stuff (power windows, locks, mirrors, cruise). > > Layout is pretty similar to a Vanagon Camper. A large auxiliary battery is > > under the rear seat (bed...
  • Re: UPDATE RE: leaking cap nut? 1.9er
    Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
    Sat, 28 Oct 2017 08:13:20 -0400
    ...The front drivers side is really prone as there is nothing forcing coolant or bleeding at that corner. The right side gets purged anytime...
  • FS in NZ: 84 Caravelle and 93 Microbus 2.5i, or swap for Split-windshield
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:27:19 +1200
    ...Small scrapes on both rear wheelarches (they were there when I bought it). This has a stock factory AAY Audi five-cylinder engine, which...
  • Re: Leaving the forum, sold my 88 Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:30:17 -0500
    ...had rust rot in the footstep drivers side, > electrical gremlins in the head lights and power windows/ locks, and rust > under the a 6...
  • Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:17:39 -0400
    ...Safety when traveling: - parking and sleeping in the van issues - tinting window for safety - keeping the curtains up when you are not around the...
  • FS (2) '80 Westi's Sacramento
    Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
    Fri, 27 Feb 1998 05:53:51 -0800
    ...ground) installed. Rear wheel bearings replaced a few years ago. A little seam rust on the panel on the driver's side, vertical joint...
  • Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:52:54 -0800
    ...New Tires & Shocks - Bridgestone LT Reinforced sidewall & KYB Gas Shocks - DONE 3. Rubber, as in hoses replacement - to be done 4. Awning / Shady Boy...
  • Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:16:53 -0800
    ...rear of van sitting on > top of the foam engine pad all start to catch, the entire fire is on the > drivers side rear...
  • Re: Multi gas detector location
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 20 Mar 2017 19:31:55 +0000
    ...I mounted it on the bottom of the upper bunk behind the bench > seat, passenger’s side. > > > > On Mar 20, 2017, at 2:20...
  • Re: front headlights not working.... (long winded again)
    Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
    Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:04:36 -0500
    ...include the headlights, front (and rear, if installed) windshield wipers, front "fresh air" blower and the rear window defroster. It may cut out certain...
  • Re: Buying advice
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:53:36 -0700
    ...Missing Passanger side quarter window Sun Cracks in the dash from missing Passanger side quarter window (It will likely get the complete dash assembly...
  • Re: avoid Chris Turner (JordanVW)!!!! Boycott!! : bad dealings
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
    Mon, 7 May 2001 17:57:35 EST
    ...I had been > looking for the "valence"/curtain rod cover that goes over the curtain rod > on the passenger side rearmost side window. These...
  • Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:32:54 -0700
    ...Even with windows up! Neil. On 3/22/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Mark, you could just wire some cardboard over...
  • Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
    ...fog light on rear) Glow plugs 100W each Headlamps, low beam 55W each Headlamps, high beam 60W each Heated rear window 120W Horns and...
  • Re: Buying advice
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:08:58 -0400
    ...so far is: >> Missing Passanger side quarter window >> Sun Cracks in the dash from missing Passanger side quarter window (It will >> likely get the...
  • Re: hard to reach seam rust .. best options
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 30 May 2006 17:34:14 -0700
    ...rust area is the seam between the last two windows on the driver side. We have split it open and there is rust in...
  • 1985 Westy Price Reduction...
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 26 Mar 2002 10:56:42 -0800
    ...Fluid from the high pressure side seeps (VERY slowly) through the worn seal is and mixing with the lower pressure side... a slow seep...
  • Re: Defroster questions
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:09:06 -0500
    ...Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel >> > 13 8 Amp (White) Rear Window Heating >> > 15 16 Amp (Red) Auxiliary Heater (If Equipped) >> > >> > >> > Additional Fuses...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued - live and learn
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:53:47 -0700
    ...Pretty small indeed 11x12x17 NEWS FLASH! - IT FITS IN THE STANDARD VANAGON SIDE WINDOW OPENING! This will make some of you hate life in...
  • Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:06:25 -0600
    ...Engaged rear locker and went for it (front right axle suspended by outer boot.) It was a very dramatic climb, with many twists and...
  • Re: Heaters for winter camping
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:10:24 -0500
    ...I did also purchase a buddy style heater for the side tent as well. We did some camping a few times and it was...
  • Re: Mod. Fresh air box to recycle cabin air? (did some searching in arch.)
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:05:20 -0800
    ...no fresh air) > > > > > > Of course in my van I'm sure fresh air gets in a lot of other places. > > > > > > Even with windows up...
  • Re: Oil cooler, D-pillar, Syncro - question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:28:37 -0500
    ...My > suggestion is to build a separate inlet on the driver's side with an > aftermarket air scoop and get a heating and cooling...
  • Re: Sound systems (yet again)
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Wed, 4 Jan 2012 19:58:52 -0500
    ...Making a 0.5 cubic foot box out of the space on the rear passenger side of the westy above the right rear passenger...
  • Re: Shift but no go - Update - CV bolts go wheeeeeeeeee!
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 28 Oct 2017 07:52:48 -0700
    ...I had just recently done rear wheel bearings- since I > cannot remember if this is the side I took loose or not, but it...
  • Re: windshield replacement
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 17 May 2004 23:36:00 -0700
    ...windshield replacement > Robert, > > You're thinking about side and rear windows. The windshield is laminated > safety glass, when it breaks you're left with...
  • Fresh Air Fan Blower (long)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Clein
    Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:20:27 -0800
    ...30 from Shuck's) to improve low-beam visibility (found another Rear Window Defogger switch (from same wrecking yard) works great - inverted switch in...
  • Re: Process to register a vanagon in Pennsylvania??
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Thu, 18 Jun 2015 08:06:34 -0400
    ...You can't have a pile > > of stickers on your windshield or rear glass (and maybe your front side > > windows). Rear window margin stickers...
  • Re: Poptop Canvas Install
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
    Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:24:17 -0700
    ...could have for this one is the side zippers are a little > flimsy and the front window zipper is a little awkward. > > I also...
  • fridge exhaust cover
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
    Fri, 30 Apr 2004 09:34:40 -0500
    ...Get the under side too and get that dirt down there. Inside, a steam cleaner (with upholstery attachment) can help return life to dead...
  • Poptop Canvas Install
    Historical mailing list - David Vickery
    Sat, 23 Apr 2011 19:56:18 -0700
    ...It did it on both sides, and I saw it befoe it did damage to one side, and it tore the other corner just...
  • Re: Power mirror conversion
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:37:42 -0500
    ...side-to-side on the dash (and hook up the mirrors to the defroster switch, so if you defrost the rear hatch window, the...
  • Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:37:06 -0400
    ...Safety when traveling: - parking and sleeping in the van issues - tinting window for safety - keeping the curtains up when you are not around the...
  • Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 2 Sep 2022 17:01:00 +0000
    ...Without the drums on both sides there are 6+ clicks available. I see the cable sheaths are collapsed so I guess someone adjusted to...
  • Re: 85 Vanagon - windshield change out info. needed
    Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
    Thu, 24 May 2007 10:29:29 -0700
    Does this apply for the side windows also (not necessarily the front ones with the sliders, but the rear ones??? I have some rust...
  • Re: Van insolation
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:27:16 -0600
    My PassSide Window Reg Motor has stopped functioning so I will be going back in to figure that out & will report the condition of...
  • Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"-A story
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:26:42 -0500
    ...My first one was a 56 Commercial Bus ......side doors on both sides, > no windows . wow ...55 yrs old now ..could still be alive...
  • Re: MO's and Whatever
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 12 Feb 2005 13:53:57 EST
    ...On its side window was the requisite Dale Earnhardt 3 decal and holding together its rusty rear bumper were three, count them, three fresh...
  • Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:10:51 -0400
    ...passenger side and 3 in the section behind the driver. I'll get another pkg of 5 for the firewall under the rear seat...
  • Re: Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 2 Oct 2005 13:56:12 -0700
    ...There is a thermostat on the passenger side of the vehicle next to the rear seat. You can hear the heater from the inside...
  • Re: "clacka" noise @ rear right wheel area
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:48:19 -0500
    ...By > turning right and then left you can identify the side on which the > knocking is occuring. The knocking CV is your culprit. > > Also...
  • Re: List energy needed
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 Mar 2021 12:58:50 +0000
    ...So, lets see if I can get Alistair to create a welcome home item for my van, Rear light hinge?  Worlds best window crank...
  • Re: Paint colors
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Tue, 13 Sep 2022 11:27:05 -0700
    ...curtain set starting to fade - primarily on the > >> side > >>>>> exposed to the window - rear window curtains being the worst, and so > I > >>>>> decided to...
  • Any interest in a 1987 Weekender? * Photos *
    Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
    Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:16:40 -0700
    ...The passenger side rear-view mirror glass has fallen out and is missing. Power locking works intermittently. The seam and panel rust has also...
  • Re: Vanagon or Dodge Ram Conversion Van (longish)!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sun, 16 Apr 2006 12:02:20 -0700
    ...power-window has ceased to function and is now > permanently open. (5) The van has two major bodywork > scrapes, to the rear of the...
  • FS: '86 Syncro Wkndr, ALSO: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Tue, 10 Aug 1999 12:05:55 -0400
    ...I'm thinking about extending the intake and exhaust pipes enough so they will reach the sliding window, then constructing a narrow "window-insert...
  • Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:00:27 -0700
    ...had minor seam rust on driver's side.. and the rear hatch had rust under the window. It had the alloys... if Ken/Jake...
  • Re: Why do we all love our "bricks" so much?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
    Fri, 29 Dec 95 15:33 CDT
    ...Metal insides, driver's side sunvisor only, small rear window, etc. When the engine died, he put one in which he salvaged from a...
  • Re: Van insolation
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sun, 3 Apr 2022 05:29:24 -0400
    ...the rear engine area, front doors and part of the >>>> floors with the Ultimate and then put the VComp over the rear bench. >>>> >>>> Gil...
  • Re: Crashworthiness of Vanagons?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 07 Apr 94 21:14:04 CDT
    ...vanagons seem to all be rollovers or side- impacts, right behind the drivers. one rear-ender. i can understand why other people would not...
  • Re: Parts, My nerves! Thinking about unsubscribing
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:50:01 -0800
    ...Power Mirrors, Jump seats, Carat tables and side panels, square > headlights+grill, A/C, PS, Power windows, cruise control... > Everything costs hundreds of D...
  • Re: Problem installing a baby seat - resolution (for now anyway)
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:56:49 -0800
    Typing "seat belt I clip" in the Google search window (www.google.com - a very helpful site!) returns this result: http://www.carseatsite.com...
  • Re: '84 GL out of the woods! -Long post-
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:26:12 -0700
    ...The windows > receive the Windex treatment. I hate Arour all, but tat's just me. Makes my eyes burn and it outgasses all over...