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• Re: Burning Vans
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:41:11 -0800
  ...Missing float valve in the carb BTDT, but not me, the carburetor rebuild shop that sold me the carburetor. Replaced the carburetor on a...
• Any tricks for warped door cards?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 21 Oct 2024 21:15:26 -0400
  Hi folks, The door card on my passenger side of my 84 is in great condition except that it bups out at the top...
• Re: Who has after market carpet they like?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:44:33 -0500
  Well, I have a carpet interior from Sewfine. I'd only change a couple of things. Due to the way I get in and...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:24:25 -0400
  Well, it's close to fryday . . . . >Also, another thing that really gets rid of the carbon build up is the old >school pouring tranny...
• Re: Side panel modifications?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Apr 2004 11:30:33 EDT
  ...all i can say is get a > carat/wolfsburg rear sofabed..youll need the pass side panel too. i have a > carat/wolfsburg interior...
• Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:08:19 -0230
  The whole Carrying a Washer in a Westy thread, got me thinking. I have driven 25 syrofoam/wax cardboard boxes of moose and caribou...
• Re: My list of the worst-ever car names (for cars sold in theU.S.):
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:41:27 -0600
  ...car) On Friday, March 12, 2004, at 08:53 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > My list of the worst-ever car names (for cars...
• Re: Whats a Caravelle Carat & whats an Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 02:35:16 +0200
  David Hayward wrote: > I have recently acquired a 1989 "Caravelle Carat" (light yellow with > black trim). <<snip>> it has 6 high back captains chairs...
• Re: Caravelle GL?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:36:21 +1200
  >The Caravelle GL I think was close to top of line release here in >Australia due to the tax on continental >cars at the...
• Re: carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:14:59 -0500
  I dunno, carbon fiber replacements for all the Westie cabinetry would really lighten the load... <snip> >What's all the talk about carbon fiber...
• 1990 Carat in California
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 13:40:55 -0800
  Fellow Listees, I've gone and done it again, a 1990 Carat was for sale at one of the auctions I have access to...
• 13-01
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:48:52 EST
  ...WE ARE CURRENTLY BUYING HP-SERIES 5L - 5P - AND 4000 CARTRIDGES ALL LEXMARK OPTRA CARTRIDGES/ CANON PC COPIER CARTRIDGES CALL FOR MORE INFO ON...
• cleaning carpet in-situ
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 May 1997 11:44:07 -0500
  Greetings and happy friday! Does anyone have experience cleaning antifreeze out of carpet/soundproofing without removing the carpet? My under-the-seat heater core...
• nice vanagon Sunroof van for sale with carat interior
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:16:19 EST
  ...owner has added a carat/wolfsburg interior and the fiberglass bumpers and alloys from a later model vanagon wolfsburg/carat.. very sharp!. not mine...
• Carfax report
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 21:09:05 -0600
  Does anyone have a current carfax, or similar, login who could run this VIN for me? 5639063 - '63 VW Beetle Thanks. Chad '89 Carat
• Carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:49:42 -0700
  I would like one of you who has Carfax now to run this number;WV2ZB0250KH010186 please. My carfax has expired a month ago. Zoltan
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:27:47 -0700
  ...Electric cars (battery), E85 (gets less mpg in most flex >> fuel cars), etc. Diesel has been around since day one. The modern TDI >> engine...
• Re: Roof rack
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:13:15 -0600
  On 11/15/2014 12:16 PM, Vincent Dow wrote: > Oooh, I like this. > > Safeway used to have their own proprietary cart style... it...
• Car-O-Scope
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:29:31 -0800
  Anybody do their Click and Clack Car-O-Scope? go here to do it: http://cartalk.cars.com/Survey/Results/Psychographics/caroscopes.html i...
• Re: How are carpets formed ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:51:32 -0500
  John, I have several relatives and friends that live in Dalton, Georgia the carpet capital of the world. One of my wife's cousins...
• Bike carriers ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 21:04:39 -0800
  I have an '89 Carat that I would like to get a GOOD bike carrier for. All the ones I've looked at seem...
• Stock carpet kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:53:07 -0700
  I just yanked all my front carpet out and it's in OK shape but I was wondering if it's possible to find...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 20:14:35 -0600
  ...Many must think carbon fiber is cool-looking now, I think it's.... > rather ugly. People cover up everything with "carbon fiber" > stickum...20yrs...
• OT: VW Corrado For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:40:51 -0600
  ...I am the second owner of this car, and it has been in my possession for 8 years. It is a wonderful car and...
• ISO '90 or '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 11:07:58 -0700
  Hey folks, My wife and I currently own three cars, '91 Honda CRX, '91 Toyota Corolla, and our beloved '90 Westy. We have to...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 09:50:24 -0400
  > Without doubt, the heaviest and strangest load I've ever > carried. > > Anyone else? Carried my mother-in-law once ;-)
• Carpet
  Historical mailing list - Fin Beven
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 07:48:05 -0700
  I have a 1990 Carat. I would like to replace all of the front carpets with the best quality possible. Any recommendations ? Fin Beven...
• Carfax?
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 11:22:25 -0400
  Can somone carfax this vin for me? WV2ZB0250EH126122 Thanks! -- Brien K Dews CC-AWCI www.busesbythebeach.com 84 Wolfsburg Westfalia 88 Vanagon 'Carrier' 89...
• Re: Motorcycle Hitch for 1985
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:53:04 -0700
  ...I also don�t like the swivel of the carrier. Did some testing last fall with a couple supports going from the bumper to...
• Re: Pop-up room, attaches to van rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:33:08 -0700
  ...carsule-pop-up-cabin-for-your-car-3?utm_sour > ce=google > <https://shop.mashable.com/sales/carsule-pop-up-cabin-for-your-car...
• Click & Clack...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Merritt
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 14:17:47 -0500 (EST)
  I too heard the recent CarTalk... they said that her '76 had carbs(!). ("'76? They still had carbs.") A number of months back, somebody...
• Re: Wolfsburg/Carat with pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:51:38 -0700
  > >you got the '90-'91 Multivan thing right, but there's no "GL Carat Wolfsburg" >let alone one with a poptop...... > >there's a...
• Re: Praises for Carfax, was vin info
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:18:46 -0800
  Good point, definitely worth it for an expensive late model used car, but I wonder how useful it is for a Vanagon now that...
• inspection worries
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 00:36:09 -0400
  What are people so worried about? So, if the car fails smog or inspection for rust or whatever - who cares? Just drive the sucker...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 02:06:44 -0500
  ...Most European and Japanese cars, as well as more recent US cars, have two rear lamps on each side - one with a red lens...
• Re: Vanagon weight(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:23:30 -0900
  ...park car in front of rear doors on the trailer. Step two: park Loader behind car with forks positioned over car. Step three: attach...
• Re: Friday: Repair Dispute in Albuquerque
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sat, 21 Apr 2018 15:28:21 -0700
  ...When I get my car back, I may change my mind. I can do all the repairs on the car myself and I will...
• vanagon Carat for sale...Re: Carat question
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 2003 01:25:26 EDT
  ...I like the car a lot. As I am about > to retire I evaluated a number of 'luxury sedans' for my old man retirement...
• Re: EFI or Carburator Suggestion!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 28 May 1998 17:41:09 -0700
  ...For a one barrel solex carb. The carb for my '83 AMC Eagle (winter car) is over $500. For a "remanufactured" part that is...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: vanagon engine conversions vs rebuilt 1.9 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:46:09 -0500
  ...don't mean to be a wet blanket on the Carvair engine...BUT..my folks had a Carvair, it was always broke down. When...
• Re: My Carbon Forehead Print (on my screen)
  Historical mailing list - Peter Young
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:04:26 -0500
  Ken, Carbon is considered a pollutant because it is being released into the environment in a volume and rate that is beyond the natural...
• Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 29 May 2006 03:28:32 -0700
  Well, if someone wants to spend about $25K USD, I'm sure a 2000-2002 SA Caravelle can be brought to the US with...
• FS: Car Top Carrier
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:51:28 -0700
  ...I have a Thule car top carrier (Combi 600) For Sale. It has 21 cubic feet of storage, lockable, and customized to fit either...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:04:01 -0800
  My eyes aren't great anymore but I don't see any reference to carbon fiber.=) BenT sent from my electronic leash > On Feb...
• Audi G60 Caliper Carriers, source?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 08:53:32 -0400
  Does anyone know where I can get, or happen to have a spare set of Audi Caliper Carriers used on the G60 equipped cars...
• WTB carpets
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 11:02:54 -0400
  Anybody have the stock vanagon carpets for sale in very good condition - little or no stains or wear? Perhaps interested in good condition floor...
• Subscribe
  Historical mailing list - Rex Eastman
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 19:21:26 -0700
  The message said I was subscribed, I've never received anything???????? I aint got a girl cuz I aint got a car, I aint...
• Re: carat interior
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:48:48 EST
  In a message dated 1/3/2002 7:45:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, handfulofdimes@YAHOO.COM writes: > What composes a Carat interior? I...
• Re: FS: Sweet '89 vanagon carat on Vortex - $1900!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 16:03:16 -0700
  ...Sweet '89 vanagon carat on Vortex - $1900!!!!!!!!!! > I just wish Carats were automaics. :( OK, now I'm confused. This Carat IS an automatic...am...
• Re: What Makes a Carat a Carat ??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 13:42:36 EST
  In a message dated 3/26/06 6:19:56 AM Eastern Standard Time, andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: > > A REAL Carat...
• Re: 50 worst cars, and the vanagon isn't one of them
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 18:55:54 -0400
  ...Hummers are barerly a car and yet it made the list..... -- Karl '81 Westy "Jenny" Wilmington, DE
• Carfax Request
  Historical mailing list - Samuel Scott
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 14:14:26 EDT
  Please let me know if you have an available Carfax subscription. I need to look up a vehicle and would appreciate your help. Sam...
• Re: Vanagon carb needed, with waterboxer manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 06:04:36 -0700
  --- Marc Sayer <marcsayer@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > There is a factory set up for sale on eBay right now. > http://cgi.ebay.com/VANAGON-CARBURETOR...
• Re: Carb conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:50:11 -0400
  ...Is there a company offering Carb kits for the intake as a bolt on?? I know carbs were in some european and other markets...
• Re: "Caravelle" model name
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:29:58 +0100
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 99-02-24 20:10:04 EST, dmc@CYBURBAN.COM writes: > > << Caravelle was used by Renault...
• (f) Herman
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:25:18 -0500
  Herman, a senior citizen was driving his Vanagon down the freeway, when his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently...
• tip of the day
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:44:37 -0600
  In order to preserve your vans carpeting and prevent spills and dirt from getting into the carpet try this: Use clear carpet runners in...
• Car-Talk and AOL slams the VW bus again..."worst car of the millennium"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 03:54:12 EDT
  ...this is NPR's "Car -Talk" radio show's "worst car of the millennium" the bus tops out at #10.. i know the Car...
• LHD caravelles?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 07:51:26 -0800
  Does VW make this caravelle for any LHD markets? <http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa/pics/carrier.jpg> Just wondering... Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Feb 2014 19:48:39 -0500
  the vanagon AT stalk is the same as all vw audi ones of that era, and alot of other cars.. you can already buy...