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• insurance coverage?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 12:36:44 -0600
  ...premiums? How many go for liability only? Cost cutting is mandatory for me right now. Maybe I should get the body work done before...
• More free stuff: Bentley manuals and such, help make room in my shop!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 16 May 2007 21:38:12 -0400
  ...these are the large hard-side manual, six volumes covering 1975-1995, all import cars!<br> </font></p> <p><font face="Arial...
• Re: [NVC] VW warranty scam
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 07:23:52 -0400
  ...On one occasion the parts manger pulled some strings with VW Canada and VW Germany to get body panels and parts to fix my...
• Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:57:52 -0500
  ...that both formats are > have the basic format "header body header body header body" etc (listserv > has some dashes in between messages). You just...
• Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:41:32 -0500
  ...Body & Fender Resource Needed > > > > In a message dated 12/4/05 4:02:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > samc@SURFGLOBAL.NET writes: > > > > > > > I'm...
• Re: Adding Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:14:36 -0700
  there was a federal law about 'body and fender perforation ........ that certain body areas had to resist corrosion for whatever it was - 15 years...
• WTB: Manual-style throttle bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:13:55 -0700
  ...on the throttle body by a pin. See http://www.altavistaaudio.com/Westy/crusing.html - I have circled the pin. Manual transmission versions use...
• '89 Westy Transmission Swap - Help Please!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 03 Feb 1995 11:32:35 -0600
  ...I've found an '81 vanagon with a manual that I can buy for <$500. What I need to know is if the transmission...
• Re: Sound damping product
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:57:36 -0800
  I have used many of the products they offer. All are excelent! The company and customer service is very good as well. I am...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
  ...Even if it's alloyed with other metals, it retains > many of these troublesome properties. > > So, it is rarely used for structural parts, unless...
• Re: align bore aircooled
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:41:19 -0800
  ...are align bores mandatory, or > is there a way for me to check the straightness of the case. it's been many > a year...
• 1988 Westy for sale - CA
  Historical mailing list - The Ruhls
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:40:43 -0700
  ...1988 Westy with 165,000 miles on the body. Color: Dark Grey exterior, light grey top and interior Body: excellent paint over good metal...
• Re: Front door hinge pin update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 May 2015 20:23:00 -0700
  ...now. > What I did manage to do was to insert two washers between the door > hinge and the body part that the hinge is...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:01:06 -0800
  ...how long your body and your mind last.. not how much $ one has, or how many vanagons etc. And at some point you see...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 00:13:36 -0500
  ...This includes virtually all body parts, many interior parts, and some mechanical parts. Of course mechanical parts that are common to Bugs and Buses...
• Re: Right mirror
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  27 Jun 1995 15:04:53 -0700
  RE>Right mirror 6/27/95 Yes - assuming we are talking the totally manual mirrors of the vanagon. The mirror mounts to the body...
• Transporter Singlecab FS !
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 22:04:25 -0400
  ...It's an '85, white, new engine and trans, and the entire body was stripped and a ground-up resto was started, including many...
• Parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:37:38 -0400
  ...Have many parts for body and interior. I have no room to store anything so it will be junked soon. The front, slider, and...
• Re: : Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:20:24 +1300
  ...If the Vanagon only had a decent engine. > >And too many ifs for the Spitfire, A Herald with a "sportscar" body... yuk. >but if...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:55:42 -0600
  Richard & WeEIMC I have, for many Years, been of the opinion that an additional ground from 1 of the Starter Motor Bolts, @ the Eng...
• 87 Vanagon For Sale / N. Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Jan Swartzendruber
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:07:35 -0400
  ...138,000 Body Style: Van Color: Burgundy 4 -Cylinder engine 4-Speed Manual Transmission Clock, RPM meter, all gauges work Stereo and cassette player...
• 1985 Digijet Surging at idle (AFM?)
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 21:32:01 -0500
  ...I checked for vaccuum leaks and found that the gasket between the throttle body and the intake plenum was leaking a bit, also the...
• Re: 84 Westfalia outside mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:52:31 EST
  In the Bentley manuel under Body Accessories 66.3... It describes how to cut off a portion of the stop tabs on the mirror...
• carburetor on vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:11:45 -0600
  We all have so many problems with AFMs, ECUs, O2 sensors, Temp II sensors, throttle body switches, and so on, that I was wondering...
• Re: [WetWesties] LVC Should Have Been Posted Friday
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 11:46:20 -0800
  ...wrote: > > I find it really strange that a political body thinks it can simply > mandate events that will eventually slam technology into the solid...
• Re: [whine?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 15:04:07 MST
  ...is this the beginning of the end for my manual tranny? how longer will it hang in there? any ideas?</DIV> <DIV>jason</DIV...
• Good Earth/Grounds Importance !
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:23:27 -0700
  Just to ReIterate the Importance of Eng'&Trany Earth/Ground to Frame/Body ~ I spent way to many hours, over the ThanksGiving Weekend, Under...
• Stuck accelerator at throttle body
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:50:10 -0400
  ...It seems now that the two springs at the throttle body aren't enough to get the engine back down to idle. I've...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:21:32 -0400
  ...Any old time lead body man out there careto comment? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:37:51 -0700
  > i am in the process of doing a hack job repairing some rather severe > body damage to my van and have a couple of...
• Rear jack point protector
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 09:02:16 -0700
  ...They do have to be welded to the body, maybe that's a reason you don't see too many fitted. It can't...
• Re: Green Fuel injector
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 14:58:52 -0400
  ...The original > has a yellow plastic body, the replacement has a green plastic body. The > archive mention this problem, but no answer was given...
• Re: FS: 1989 Vanagon Wolfsburg Carat MV- Blue - On ebay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 21:20:38 -0500
  ...The bodykit was black before I purchased the van. I looks original to me. Is it not? Wishing you many miles of smiles! Todd...
• Re: low rpm flat spot
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 12:28:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Get some spray ether, and spray all the connections in and about the manifold/fuel injection throttle body. If you have a leak, the...
• '83 vanagon for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 May 1997 17:29:36 -0400
  ...want to sell. Engine needs help but otherwise good condition. many new parts. Body/int excellent to good; no major rust. Engine core probably...
• Re: decal remover
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:08:06 -0700
  Make a trip to your nearest auto body supply store. 3M makes an aerosol vinyl remover. It was designed to get the fake wood...
• Re: Hesitation shuffle
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:15:59 EST
  ...Manual with a multimeter. This is usually the culprit. Also check the Temp II sender, and the idle switch under the throttle body per...
• Re: Vanagon autobody question
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:12:25 -0700
  ...Any old time > >lead body man out there careto comment? > > > > > > > >
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:28:07 -0400
  67 MICRO BUS new generator, & clutch, new fuel pump, needs paint, solid body, no body rot, $2500. (203) 838-5671 . Norwalk 71 WESTFALIA CAMPER...
• Re: Stuck propane Valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 7 Mar 2007 23:20:02 -0500
  ...An alternative is to replace the auto stop valve with a manual valve and bleeder. An ex list member has new manual valve/bleeder...
• Re: WAS Re: Capt. chairs for sale GRAY ONES MUST GO
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:25:25 EST
  ...not hard to do, IMO...ive done it many, many times. ************** Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body...
• Re: Haynes Manuals
  Historical mailing list - GEORGE J GREEN
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:38:09 -0400
  ...This is one Haynes manual ya gotta get!! <grin> http://www.machv.com/hasexma.html Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver </BODY
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 12:20:39 -0600
  ...Simpler Alternative to welding body panels > Hi Volks: > > There are important developments in autobody technology that make it much > simpler to do body repairs...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:37:37 -0400
  Practically every single paint/ bodyman that I've done business with has been kinda flaky; something like sniffing a few too many fumes...... Mike...
• Re: Changing auto Trans. to Manual ??
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 06:22:33 -0500
  ...wrote: >Has anyone changed a Auto Transmission to Manual?? > >What would it take? > >Does the body need to be modified or can it be...
• Re: Lever on Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 08:12:48 -0700
  Many years ago, I had a Mercedes 190SL. Return spring wore through in a construction zone on I-8 east of San Diego. That...
• Re: Time to paint, should I film it?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:14:49 -0500
  ...Body". << OK, I should do the film preview now and have that guy with the deep voice say: "In a world, one man, one...
• Re: Conspiracy Theory - The Skye is Phalling!!!!
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:38:45 -0700
  ...and that > meant unbolting the body from the frame and lifting up the body to get > the fuel tank out!!! took many hours per...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:20:32 -0700
  ...It just means that the parts manufacturer is a supplier to the vehicle manufacturer. This causes a lot of confusion as people assume they...
• Re: Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:35:53 -0600
  ...manual doesn't cover the diesel, but do > those of you who have one think it'd be worth buying just for the body...
• Re: Material to fill the seams
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:04:45 +0000
  ...many spots allowing water to seep in. After carefully grinding out all the old seam sealer (Dremel) I went to an auto body supply...
• FS: Diesel Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:13:33 -0700
  ...These parts came off a 1989 Vanagon 1.6TD: - Motor mount arms (ones that bolt to the body) - 1 of the aluminum motor mounts...
• Re: Dune Buggy
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 21:09:09 EDT
  I agree with you Eric, But that is the mans request // there has to to be something stashed in as you say a farm...
• RE: Brazilian buses
  Historical mailing list - SMILE... IT'S STILL FREE
  Mon, 05 Sep 1994 13:48:21 EST
  ...The Delux Microsbus split-screen body with the bubble front window and doors. Lee. I've seen photos, and man do they look weird...
• Re: Deer whistles--do they work?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:01:06 -0500
  ...a body shop operator. After a hearty laugh he > assured me that his shop repairs deer-collision damage on at least as many > cars...
• Re: purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:03:01 +1300
  ...how many other vehicles in the 40s, 50s & 60s had IRS? ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry...
• pesky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:09:29 -0700
  ...the Bentley manual. No fix. When the switch fails to close, I can pull back on the lever on the throttle body and the...
• Re: Differences Brennan 85 and 89?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:27:24 -0400
  ...Exhaust forward of CAT Exhaust hangers and struts Wiring harness Fuse/relay panel AFM/filter box/gooseneck from AFM to throttle body Throttle body...
• Bulk Friendly ISPs, 10 Mil E-Addresses & Stealth Mass Mailer..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:21:33 -0700
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• Stealth Mass Mailer, 10 Mil E-Addresses & Bulk Friendly ISPs..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:06:23 -0700
  <HTML> <BODY> <FONT face="MS Sans Serif"> <FONT size=2> <BR> Email advertising WORKS!<BR> Email Advertise your product or website to millions for...