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• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:20:23 -0500
  ...rear of van sitting > on >> > top of the foam engine pad all start to catch, the entire fire is on the >> > drivers side rear...
• Pop Top Update
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 06:05:47 -0700
  ...Kit components include: - Fiberglass Pop Top shell> - Fiberglass van roof base - Naugahyde Tent w/ 3 zippered & flapped screen windows - 2 side and 1 rear...
• Re: Dent Removal Success (was What's Inside Vanagon Nose?)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 17:04:35 -0700
  ...working, so he cut the price! He did it right along side the street in the Castro. Thanks for the replies. Because he drilled...
• Re: Cabin Heat / Aux Heating / Propane Heater/ camping heater / pics
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:02:29 -0500
  ...lines to vent intake and exhaust air to the side air duct at the rear of the van. I am using a thermocouple from...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:10:37 -0700
  ...The rear low press problem is > harder. Instead of trying to > > fair that area how about an attempt to "curve > the flow" in there...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:33:10 -0400
  ...I can > > see where you would have to crimp around with pliers after hammering it > on > > and spreading the sides apart. It would be...
• Re: Clutch slave cyl. replacement: What could go wrong? Well.....Friday sort of.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 15:00:46 -0400
  ...Including my very pricey bike, some sailboards, clothes, upholstery, pillows, headliner...it even got to the rear hatch window! What a mess! So a...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 22:47:26 -0700
  ...get the reflected sound to hear if front or rear, > left or right side more. > > Scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott...
• Re: The Ideal Road-Trip vehicle, was Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:32:49 -0700
  ...Engine swaps for the westfalia (complex, expensive, unwanted side effects like loss of ground clearance or engine intrusion above rear deck) 2. Light pickup...
• Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 08:34:32 -0400
  ...We still have a 128 quart cooler (will take the place of the back seat), side tent, and window tint to engineer/install, and...
• Re: Anyone not having problems?
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 20:35:53 -0500
  ...of the rear tires at the mid-point of the trip. The only problem I had was the passenger side electric window fritzing up...
• Olympian Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:48:40 EST
  ...It operates on propane (I've got a grill sized tank stashed unser the rear bench w\ a hose running through the lower corner...
• Re: Brakes-
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:39:58 -0700
  ...the 72-79 Bay Windows because the spring is not needed as the manual adjusters are on the side opposite the cylinder - no need...
• Re: 85 Westy A/C & Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 23:43:31 -0500
  ...ac units into a wooden box that fits in the drivers side window. Seriously! Thing is, you need a power outlet - but it's...
• Re: The deal about the Tail Light Fairy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:50:55 -0700
  ...and rear running lights ? >> >> There is a technician named 'No Body' .. >> that's who checks things like brake lights , tail light, side markers, >> back...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 3 Oct 2019 01:01:48 +0000
  ...I supposed to get those bolts off?  When off on the side of the road in the middle of the night in the middle...
• Repost of low power update (long)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 23:42:08 -0500
  ...2) There was smoke (?) coming out of the vents behind the rear side windows. It seemed to be just a little dark and smelled...
• Re: Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:27:50 +1200
  ...Vans with tumblehome (rounded sides) have problems too, as large items cannot be stacked right to the widest part of the interior (this is...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:55:32 -0700
  ...What is there is a sort of plastic feeling rectangle with a screw on either side. The screws don’t want to turn out...
• Re: Some aerodynamic ideas..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:36:39 -0700
  ...Flush windows would be a help also, and do-able. I've seen a Bay with dark-tinted ?plexiglas mounted over the sidewindows... sort...
• Re: List energy needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:38:50 -0400
  ...create a welcome home item for my van, Rear light hinge? Worlds best window crank? Rear reflector light protector? > > Ideas for best center rug...
• Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Wood
  Tue, 25 Feb 2014 13:41:09 -0600
  ...Do most people ditch the factory switches? My drivers side is inoperable but I haven't diagnosed it yet.) Have wife ready to help...
• Virginia to Maine trip report.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 22:44:01 +0600
  ...big rear lights, but also had the low down front turn indicators. I went humming past (about 70 mph) them on the side of...
• Re: strange whirrrrrring sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 21:49:46 -0700
  ...you could run it in the air and listen for noise at the differential area, and rear wheel bearings. Like 35mph in 2nd gear...
• Re: Brake Pads replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 May 2013 20:44:01 -0700
  ...do one side at a time only ! Extremely important. on your new pads..I like to put Disc Brake Quiet on the back of...
• Re: Z-bed installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:24:07 +0100
  ...I just remove the rear seat back to make the area level. At first I tried to remove the back, with with the seat...
• Re: Considering an EV?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:40:44 EST
  ...I'm also looking at a new exhaust system, and likely at least a rear muffler and cat. I now have 79K on the...
• FS 90 GL Project & extra parts-some syncro specific
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 21:03:15 -0700
  ...There is a little rust on the passenger side sliding window frame area, but it is a California van. Has working electric mirrors, (comes...
• Re: Early vanagon slider handle rear interior location
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:23:49 -0400
  ...The inside rear handle would let us also do this from inside. I follow his method most times and like the results. So, fingers...
• Strategy for stuck lug nuts on Vanagon wheels
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 4 Oct 2019 00:18:35 +0000
  Been thinkin' about this....stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire on my 16" GoWesty Rims ...can't loosen my...
• Friday Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 20 Dec 2014 00:02:27 -0500
  ...quadrant on the right side was to walk over to that side of the van and peer out the window. I got wedged in...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 20:12:20 +1200
  ...in their car's back window. >It�s just as bad if you end up in the side of a bus full of old...
• Re: avoid Chris Turner (JordanVW)!!!! Boycott!! : bad dealings..
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 7 May 2001 16:43:48 -0700
  ...I had >been > > looking for the "valence"/curtain rod cover that goes over the curtain >rod > > on the passenger side rearmost side window. These...
• 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:49:18 EDT
  ...It's missing the passenger side rear view mirror. I've seen them on bus depot. When I install it, do I need to...
• '67 Westy Resto Update (VL) (F)
  Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
  Thu, 9 May 1996 20:58:15 -0700 (MST)
  ...of the rear bumper. the The front is already on the bus along with a set of "shin knocker" steps. Passanger side tends to...
• Vanagons seen today (Sat)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 19:02:59 -0700
  ...by that time) on a side street. My daughter saw it and spoke, I saw it in the rear view mirror. A nice looking...
• Re: Windshield wipers ETC. questions.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:55:59 -0500
  ...Just get a rear window defroster switch from a junkyard Vanagon and tap into the hot wire from the 4-way flasher above that...
• Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:02:19 -0700
  ...But to his credit, the airbrushed mural on the side of his behemoth RV showed some tranquil lions drowsing in tall grass, so at...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:04:23 -0500
  ...lights and is placed in the blocked out opening above the rear window defrost switch. Please credit the above description to TJ Hannink. ****************************************** My...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:24:30 -0800
  On my last trip, I noticed that my fridge seemed to work much better if I kept the curtains open on the window above...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:09:39 -0700
  ...It's missing the passenger side rear view mirror. I've seen them on > bus > depot. When I install it, do I need to...
• Starter, trip Update, Modifications
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 21:25:16 EDT
  ...Also perplexing was that the seatbelt bolts were not metric??? Now, has anyone put a driver's side rear 3 point on a westy...
• Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 2 Oct 2019 23:16:08 -0600
  ...I said, "Well then how am I supposed to get those bolts off? When off on the side of the road in the middle...
• Re: Leaving the forum, sold my 88 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Robert M. Stewart - my vanagon
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:04:20 -0400
  ...had rust rot in the footstep drivers side, electrical gremlins in the head lights and power windows/ locks, and rust under the a 6...
• Re: Vanagon Hot Shower on Demand
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 6 Feb 2023 12:16:24 -0600
  ...So, via Amazon, > I > > > got one of those motorized valves, and I found a switch (old Rear > Window > > > defogger switch) which fit the 3rd...
• When Is A Project Finished?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:14:56 -0500
  ...custom exhaust I am having fabricated, investigate fabrication of new rear bumper, get windows tinted, etc. I also need one more matching front wheel...
• The cost of VW Waterboxer ownership - a 15 year summary
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:27:46 +1100
  ...extras Bull Bar, sliding windows, rear bed/seat, front mudflaps & headlight guards : $28,000 First Service : $49.75 Roof Bars & 50ml touch up paint...
• dashboard removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
  Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:08:27 -0500 (EST)
  ...One is on the near right side of where the instruments were and the other two are on the left and right inside the...
• Re: Legal Advise Please ...[Fwd: Crash Report]...[longish]
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Jan 1999 09:30:39 -0600
  ...Since >this little rear assault, there has been a new lively sound coming from >the front right side that involves something in the suspension...
• Re: [WetWesties] secure storage?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:23:54 -0800
  ...I pull the rear seat forward into a bed, there is a > space under the seat on the cabin side. I started thinking that...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:24:08 -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: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Jul 2015 00:32:32 -0400
  ...For the loose banging noises look carefully at the suspension and rear springs. Worn suspension parts and broken springs can make all sorts of...
• Re: Luggage rack seal...
  Historical mailing list - M Williams
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:09:14 EDT
  ...But much worse, is the lack of a good seal around the sides of the main pop top. Whenever the front windows are down...
• Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:39:09 -0700
  ...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: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 8 May 2004 22:16:29 -0500
  ...even made graphics to go on the sides and rear hatch. the 88 is Gus Gus the Bus Bus. one 91 is Moby Grape...
• Re: Paulchen Bike Rack
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 8 Nov 1997 00:53:48 -0800
  ...The new rack lacks the two vertical and two horizontal cross members giving better visibility out the rear window (according to Owasco), but fewer...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 19 May 2014 16:21:23 +0200
  ...I have the starter battery under the rear bench and also a V6 exhaust underneath. Cleaned all sheet metal, used new bolts...done. Regards...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:00 -0700
  ...Hints then the front fenders, then the rear area around the window, then the roof and rear quarters all in one shot, then the...
• Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:14:23 -0700
  ...If > you want to do serious off-road camping on bad roads, you'll be better > served by a syncro, or a bay-window...
• Re: Why is the tire choice so complicated?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 12 May 2000 13:37:00 -0700
  ...Yesterday > I shelled out $58 for a Oil breather tower, today I'm hoping to get that > silly chrome window molding installed by someone...