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• Re: Total Mystification!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:56:40 -0700
  ...Two > kilns that decided to quit at the same time right in the middle of show > preparation, and of course - the demand by the...
• Re: Painting Fiberglass Top
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 May 2003 11:44:52 -0700
  ...Any experience with this on the list? What type of paint works best for this surface? What type of preparation is required to the...
• Re: Painting Alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:21:38 EST
  ...With the lug bolt holes and spokes it > is a complex shape to paint, for an amature anyway. > > I believe surface preparation is paramount...
• Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 May 2014 22:56:08 -0400
  ...take care of, and take care of it, things to do in preparation for the future of the tranny, upgrades and general operation. John
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:20:18 -0700
  ...Then in hectic preparation for a trip he decided to change his oil, removing the oil and filter to drain over night. The next...
• Re: Hello
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:12:38 -0700
  ...All in preparation to >> drive to the tip of Argentina. Have already learned lots just watching. >> Thanks >> Robert >> >> Robert Smulders >> "Living life like we...
• Re: Propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 08:25:24 EST
  ...I was trying to get my propane tank filled just before the New Year in preparation for Y2K problems. It was very cold here...
• Re: rear (under seat) heater core
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 12:43:05 -0400
  ...I unbolted this switch in preparation > to put it on the new replacement heat exchanger and noted that the > o-ring (?) was pretty darn...
• Re: mystery mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:02:17 -0800
  ...Most likely poor preparation > in > > the original installation. > > > > Argh, what a nightmare. Stories like that further convince me that no > mechanic but me will...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:47:34 -0400
  ...was trying to get my coolant system in operating condition >in preparation for a possible mandatory evacuation order (San Diego county >fires). I borrowed...
• Re: Inverter or AC/DC
  Historical mailing list - Don Record
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:32:36 EDT
  ...put a AC/DC 9" TV in our 87 Westy in preparation for our trip to Orlando FL next week... I Used the mounting...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:00:34 -0700
  ...I'm no expert, but from what I've read in preparation for my own upcoming rebuilt install, it should be fine. As I...
• Re: Rusting Transmission Housing
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:59:38 -0700
  ...do it right, it will make it harder to clean in preparation to paint. As was said, if it is aluminum corrosion you should...
• Re: Death Valley Preparations
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 18:59:46 -0800
  ...Death Valley Preparations > In order to guarantee safe passage one must pay homage and make a few > sacrifices. > > To appease the desert spirits, (it...
• Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 22:05:38 +0000
  ...In preparation, I've been doing various repairs, etc. One of the things I did was to put in a new O2 sensor. The...
• Re: Rubber...Our best friend...Our worst enemy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:56:56 -0700
  ...most of the volks I travel with do constant maintenance and preparation, and even then things fail. Almost always related to the impact the...
• Westy Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 03:40:32 +0000
  ...and bleeder valve, so I am stripping and cleaning it in preparation for painting. The local propane dealer had the missing valves, (I am...
• Re: need tighter mosquito net in canvas
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 12:18:24 -0400
  ...Malcolm On 4 Mar 2002 at 15:08, Hermann the German wrote: > In preparation for our summer trip to the beach I need to...
• Re: [NVC] Coffee brewing and cleanup
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:06:40 -0700
  ...I know something about good beans and preparation. But--this is a personal area, just bringing it up, no flames please--am I the...
• Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:54:19 -0700
  ...Also - any other tune-up advice or tidbits? This will be my first DIY tune-up for the Syncro, in preparation for a couple...
• Re: high altitude
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 21:57:57 -0500
  ...the trick? Or is there anything I should add/do to >Gypsy now in preparation for the altitude? > >Thanks, > >deb >'85 Westy "Gypsy" >Orlando > > >
• Upper Control Arm Bushings R/R
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:37:03 -0400
  ...Short version is that I had the bushings on hand in preparation for doing my 87 Westy's front end; so the parts were...
• Re: Tires one more time-185 to 195???
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 08:27:58 -0500
  ...I did this in preparation for installation of a SA front > brake kit. The rims have 215/65/15 passenger tires. From all the...
• Vanagon heater correction
  Historical mailing list - bpremack
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 15:10:01 -0500
  ...talking about winter care, and not all of us get their preparations done in a timely fashion.) The heater on my synchro also is...
• Trip to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 23:32:22 EDT
  ...In preparation, we have put the van in what we hope is great shape, have printed the recommended repair shop listing from the Vanagon...
• Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:35:52 -0700
  I've pulled the sliding windows off both sides of Mellow Yellow in preparation to having the windows tinted* tomorrow morning. The rubber channel...
• Re: paint job $$?
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:36:19 -0500
  ...Even a schlock job can look good for a year or so, but poor surface preparation will invariably lead to checking, cracking, and peeling...
• 83 Westy pre-trip preparation, gen questions (long)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henry
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 08:33:10 -0700
  As a new listmember and first-time owner of a VW, I have to say I'm completely impressed with the wealth of information...
• Re: More on the Vanagon Holiday Party
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:56:57 -0700
  ...of mine... > > The painting work isn't too tough but the preparation sucks. > > mike > > > On 12/13/06 11:39 AM, "Joy Hecht" <jhecht...
• Re: diesel engines
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:07:46 -0700
  I'm in the preparations stages of an mTDI (one wire) build for my Bluestar, so I'll get the best of both approaches...
• Re: Dead Wipers and Heater Fans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:55:51 -0800
  ...So > tomorrow I'll spend some time in the Bentley and study the circuits, > in preparation for the pita action. But, I'm having...
• Re: SYNCRO SPRINGS !!!
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 10:25:05 -0800
  ...This is all in preparation for my trip from the UK to Senegal this autumn....... my alauminium sand track just fits perfectly across the...
• A Good Deal on Highway Tires!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 9 Apr 2000 01:14:11 GMT
  Volks - When I looked at my highway tires in preparation for mounting them in place of the snows, I realised that they weren't...
• 90 Vanagon for sale > CHEAP
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:26:45 -0600
  ...in preparation i have cleaned every related engine part except the small block for re-assembly and purchased a complete gasket kit. the heads...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:31:47 -0500
  ...in preparations of the 3rd annual All VW Rendezvous, Swap & Show Off event. Chris C ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@hotmail.com> > Did...
• Re: Opinion on Long Trip w/young driver to Florida from Texas: Vanagons Gone Wild.
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:37:41 -0500
  ...It actually took several months of preparation and an allocation of scarce cash. Making that trip was the goal all along. We did a...
• 2.1l Engine with new heads FS
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 06:55:27 EDT
  I am replacing the engine in my '91 Carat Vanagon in preparations for trip down south. This engine has 175k miles on it and...
• 2 Free Vanguard Airline Tickets to a Lucky Listee
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 00:36:20 -0500
  ...am temporarily off the List to catch up on my tax preparation work. I will Fedex them so they arrive Monday, as that is...
• Re: Van on Bring a Trailer
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:26:39 -0800
  ...When I got the first water cooled > vanagon (an 84) after few years I realized that trip preparation no longer > included a pre-trip...
• My Transmission has a hole in it!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:01:34 -0700
  ...In preparation for swapping the transmissions between my Vanagon and Westy I dropped the transmission from the Vanagon first. I took it into the...
• Re: Synchro to 2wd
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 01:44:50 -0400
  ...Synchro to 2wd > Hey > > I'm considering removing the driveshaft and front axles from my Synchro in > preparation for a long road trip. I...
• Re: How I Prepare For Road Trip vs How She Prepares For Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:46:28 -0700
  ...I've done a ton of work on the Westy, in preparation for a much bigger > road trip in a couple of weeks, that...
• Electric (injection) fuel pump life span?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:00:39 -0600
  ...I'm doing lots of work on an '86 Westy in preparation for a year on the = road. She's got 180K on her...
• Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 14:37:33 -0700
  Yesterday I drained the tranny oil from our '88 Westy in preparation for our first outing of the year. Having done this several times...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:30:55 -0700
  ...I'm no expert, but from what I've read in preparation for my own upcoming > rebuilt install, it should be fine. As I...
• 82 Westy, Hesitant acceleration, in spots
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:02:23 -0700
  ...In preparation for that I had completely sealed the intake boot and all the other standard tune up specs. Plugs, wire, cap rotor, oil...
• Re: POR 15 in the seems
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:36:30 -0800
  ...POR 15 in the seems So I've been working diligently to clear paint from the floor in Zeno in preparation for the arrival...
• Dometic failure on propane, one time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:41:09 -0500
  ...In preparation for the long trip we made this summer, I filled up with propane from a vendor I have never used before. Since...
• 91 Westfalia ground points, battery charging amps
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 7 Sep 2011 23:11:52 -0600
  Hi, I am starting to familiarize myself with my 91 Westfalia's (2.1 standard) electrical system in preparation for a bit of a...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:41:52 -0400
  ...base coat) for a uniform finish - Bumper & Tire Conditioner - Additional sanding & preparation for adhesion - Integrated clear coat - "Starfire Colors" - Extra final cleaning - True separate...
• '54 RHD Deluxe Update
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 02 May 1996 21:20:51 -0700
  ...I then cut off the driver's side longitudinal rail and cleaned most of the are up in preparation of welding the new one...
• Dropping the tranny - advice NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 11:44:13 -0500
  In preparation for EveryBus I though it might be nice to have 4 forward gears instead of the 3 I currently have. I've...
• Aerodynamics...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 10:14:16 -0700
  ...But something in the long tails' chassis would break ('70, '71) or better team preparation carried the day ('69). The long- tail 917 was...
• 89 syncro westy clutch shudder
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:59:52 -1000
  ...since dropping the center shaft, in preparation for the installation of a new viscous coupling, everything seems much more loose... front end, trans, etc...
• Need HELP in Northern California!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 08 Apr 1996 14:51:04
  ...Someone who can go over the Westy thoroughly and determine what, if anything, needs fixing in preparation for a cross-country drive. I am...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:55:40 -0500
  ...Therefore, with the proper preparation etc (doesn't have to be thousands of dollars) you can have factory reliability. Referencing the book again, "no...
• Re: Question: Westfalia purchase (eConsignmentShop.com)
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:58:00 -0300
  ...The professional side of me is intrigued at the sophistication and amount of preparation (weeks, even months) that go into some of these operations...
• Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:25:04 -0400
  ...That would be a darn useful thing to have. >Seems like a good time to put some effort in up front preparation. I understand...
• Re: sunroof van interior baffle and roof deflector
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:46:50 -0500
  ...I have pulled the entire interior and all the glass in preparation for bodywork and a complete respray. it has been brought to my...
• T-SHIRTS- Big fat correction - important
  Historical mailing list - Poor Richard
  Fri, 28 Jul 95 14:01:17 EDT
  ...50 each -5 different color screens (each $15) - $75.00 -art preparation charge- $25.00 And these are all at "preferred customer" rates. Anyway...