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• Re: steering rack - r&r
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 05:35:19 -0700
  ...I've put over 66,000 miles on the van since this repair and haven't noticed any change in the steering performance of...
• NVC: Just Bought 88' Cabriolet
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:23:28 +0000
  ...Are there any groups as good as this one, when it comes to these cars? Good places for parts? Any repair manuals as good...
• Re: Vanagon Musings
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:29:49 -0800
  ...If you don't like auto repair work, don't buy a Vanagon. It stands to reason if you paid more to get a...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:35:35 -0500
  ...BTW, AAA will bring you parts for minor repairs if you can >> describe exactly what it is you need to repair the problem. >> >> My...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:19:52 -0800
  ...All seems good, but > the problem persists. > > Now it turns out that my great vanagon repair guy (Ed @ the Bug Shop in > Delta, BC...
• Re: 1980 dash removal /blower replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:06 -0700
  ...One really useful repair (if needed) is to "reseal" the flaps inside the box. This way air flow can be controlled. My '81 had...
• Wanted: Syncro or 2WD camper
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:40:50 -0500
  ...I could pay with repairs, upgrades, etc. :-) If you'd like to cross-post this to any other groups, feel free to do so...
• Re: [Syncro] Insurance - Replacement Value Policy?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:31:49 -0700
  ...Paid to tow a 25' motorhome I had 100 miles to a repair facility. Towing was more than the repair (broken oil pick up...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Karmakanik in Berekley
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 10:44:29 -0800
  ...Please try your best to resolve differences privately and keep them off the list. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs...
• Re: Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 20:01:38 -0800
  ...This definition provided a way of broadly categorizing the nations of the earth into three groups based on social, political, and economic divisions." alistair...
• Re: What are folks doing for Diesel/Air Cooled Transmission Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 10:41:29 -0700
  ...There was a thread on this list posted within the last ~ 6- 8 months, about repairing a part in the shift linkage using a...
• Re: Install extermal oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:54:51 +0000
  ...And Nissan will tell you take a hike as far as covering > > repairs, > > which average $3,500.00. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > >> I recommend...
• Re: Engine swap step by step.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:07:32 -0500
  ...have suffered from every repair that they made, bus would have been > trouble free if they had never repaired it. Fortunately not in business...
• Re: Long Island NY - Call for North American Repair Shop Data
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:18:28 -0500
  > Larry, > > I have a great mechanic to recommend in Rockville Centre, NY (Long Island). > > The shop is called �Foreign Car Repair by Steve� most...
• Re: Painting done, now see the movie....
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:58:02 -0400
  ...Years back, I repaired a wood trombone case with FG. I had left a > mouthpiece inside the case. Some of the plating peeled off...
• Re: The WORST Looking Muffler Repair!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:48:44 -0800
  ...Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines > -- Jake...
• Re: [Syncro] Van A/C questiion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 14 May 2021 10:06:39 -0700
  ...In my experience, he was quick to repair any oversights or mistakes. Granted, it's been years since I've been there, but I...
• 89 Syncro driveshaft detached
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:59:43 -1000
  ...Bolts were so twisted they had to cut them off to repair... probably from the catching noise I experienced. Somehow the bolts had managed...
• Re: Cooked wire harness for tail and parking lights
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 2 Apr 2009 09:30:36 -0700
  On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Doug Noganav <vanagon@astound.net> wrote: > I just repaired about a foot long section of...
• Fwd: [WetWesties] Cooling System - On & Off Problem
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 4 Aug 2013 08:58:46 -0700
  ...Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional...
• Re: Other groups - a better one? - gasp!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 08:51:01 -0800
  ...The Vanagon newsgroup is awesome, I > understand, but the brethren in the Alfa BB understand an ITALIAN (not > German) machine and can repair your...
• Re: 85 vanagon roof repair - fiberglass and the holes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:03:42 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Addition to Westy Rear Table Mod + Slider Window Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:17:30 -0700
  ...The slider window repair works fine. Just felt like using what was on hand. These are mods I came up with AFAIK. (please. if...
• Re: [WetWesties] Cooling System - On & Off Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:18:12 -0700
  ...relevant to your response. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/ > > <*> Your email...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Previous Owners
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:39:19 -0800
  ...Even though I don't see any appreciable amounts of rust, and, the body area that was likely repaired shows no signs of rust...
• Re: cheap vanagon doublecab on samba...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 09:27:49 -0600
  ...Park, Florida > http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanderlodge > FAVOR website: http://home...
• My Last Words On Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:16:44 -0500
  ...Exactly hat do you know about my background, training (both hands-on and in trade school), and experience in the automotive and motorcycle repair...
• Re: Mellow Yellow all better now
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:44:04 -0700
  ...The hatch repair is flawless, > > the new panel looks, > > well, brand new. My mechanic had a rear bumper he > > was throwing away that > > was...
• Re: Gap Between Trans. Mount Bracket & Frame Is...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:14:48 -0700
  ...Once I discovered the PO had left off the cross-engine brace causing a lot of stress on my rightside motor mount and repaired...
• First vanagon PNW camping trip of the season
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:26:56 -0800
  If you run out of vanagon repair projects, you can check out this. If you live in the PNW, you might be interested in...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 17:58:20 -0600
  ...I'd say alternator is likely next?? Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico ----Original...
• Front AC System Failures - European Cooler Air
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 08:42:29 -0700
  ...I wanted to seek outythe groups advice. Any idea what could be going wrong? Overview: Have been traveling in mild climates, mostly, so haven...
• Re: Windshield Fluid Patch; so far so good.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:27:40 -0800
  ...The PO's > repair finally failed. I had a little 5 Minute "Steel" epoxy stowed in > the back of Jaco and nothing to lose...
• Re: RV dealer pricing on refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 07:58:13 -0700
  ...I had my Westy fridge repaired recently. In an area of over 1 million people there was only 1 place that claimed to be...
• Re: rear defogger wiring question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:07:09 -0800
  ...I've repaired weak > spot in rubber boot up at hatch hinge, and I have ascertained that power is > leaving the switch at dash...
• Re: vanagon difficulty
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:37:47 -0700
  ...I mean I really want to enjoy my Westy, and I do, but *some* DIY repairs/upgrades, take longer than planned. But the upside...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:36:13 -0700
  ...John at Van Wonder (repairs mostly Vanagons), said one wouldn't "normally" push the pedal that hard. Like all I was likely doing on...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 09:13:09 -0700
  You might be able to simplify the categories by dividing all Vanagon owners into two groups. Those who are aware and those who aren...
• Re: Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:37:54 -0500
  Hi Dawn repair is fine but ONLY use paint that is only for Vinyl. all others will get gooey and make a big big...
• Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:03:28 -0700
  ...Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas...
• Re: Tie Rod Outer Ball Joint R&R Questions (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 8 Mar 2009 11:35:21 -0700
  ...PS Hey, Tak finally resigned from L & M and Rino's brother Victor is doing the brass repairs. On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at...
• Re: fixing a/c -- what to plan on?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:58:11 -0700
  ...Where I live, I use my A/C 9 months out of the year and would sell my Camper if I couldn't repair...
• Derek Drew's Syncro Yields $33 Million
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 9 May 2007 19:24:42 -0400
  ...http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro http://www.vanagon...
• Re: Source for Bilstein HD shocks?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:07:31 -0800
  ...May still >> be. >> >> Some things you can do when dash off (or are easier to do w/dash off) >> >> Repair clutch pedal clevis hole...
• Re: Craig list Find--85 vanagon GL W/Subaru 6 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 05:58:02 -0700
  Regarding the 1%, it means different things to different groups.� Outlaw bikers are noted for wearing their own 1% patches, and then there is...
• Re: A/C tools question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2013 09:27:38 -0700
  ...Good luck, TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition 1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33SB Des Allemands, Louisiana http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg...
• Re: Derek Drew's Syncro Yields $33 Million
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 10 May 2007 10:00:31 -0400
  ...http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro > http://www.vanagon.com > http://www.syncro.org > Many of my Syncro list postings consolidated > > http://groups.yahoo...
• Re: [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:58 -0800
  ...Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Click
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 11:43:01 -0700
  ...Such a PITA part to get to and repair. I wonder how long the Bronze bushing would last? Still, I like your idea. Wish...
• Re: EV Norcold fridge woes update
  Historical mailing list - Macon Cowles
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 22:44:33 -0600
  ...I have hope because Norcold promised that the Hi Altitude kit is now on the way to our local Winnebago authorized repair place, and...
• Re: Clutch Pedal Funk - Worn Pedal/Clevis Linkage
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 04:15:56 -0800
  ...So, has anyone had this problem, and if so what it the repair? Should I just replace the clevis/pin? List vendors don't...
• Re: [vanagon] German Stahlwille tools available
  Historical mailing list - Michael Nichols
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 20:18:15 -0500
  ...They are 1/3 > the price of Snap-On, have a lifetime warranty and are the tools VW's > were designed to be repaired...
• Re: Install external oil cooler? Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 01:14:42 -0400
  ...And Nissan will tell you take a hike as far as > covering repairs, which average $3,500.00. Jeff Stewart ----- Original > Message ----- >> I recommend...
• Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:59:58 -0400
  ...Figured in the meantime, this might work. > > Neil. > > -- > Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > http://groups.google.com/group...
• Re: Recoined Brake Shoes. Means: Arced ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 May 2012 15:55:43 -0400
  ...Now especially for cars it just refers to the curve or arch being repaired. Check the archives for previous posts on properly setting up...
• Re: Ovaled Radius Arm Hole Repair
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:45:58 -0700
  ...Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
• Re: Exhaust stud replacement on heads
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:39:28 EDT
  ...Are copper nuts the answer? (once the studs are repaired!) Stainless Steel BOLTS and NO STUDS is the answer I have used with 100...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:10:43 -0800
  ...I repaired it: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/clutchpedalrepair Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com...
• Re: How to remove clutch pedal ???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:02:08 -0800
  ...This was the method I used when I repaired my clutch pedal back in 2000. > > If someone has an easier way, please give us...
• Re: Ball Joint removal.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:07:46 -0800
  I'm reminded of a trick a repairman showed me to remove a stuck mouthpiece from a trumpet. The receiver on trumpet and MP...