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• Re: Westy break in, only vehicle registration (Canadian) stolen
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:29:09 -0700
  ...A letter? That should go to my PO Box: PO Box 1578, Airway Heights, WA 99001. Junk mail? A recently restored, like factory new...
• Steering Box Swap
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Tue, 9 May 1995 09:54:34 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This was done on an > early (up to '71) style box. I'm not sure how it would work on a later > version. > WHUZZAT...
• Re: Storage Box
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:22:50 EDT
  ...anyone else know what im talking about? (and, no, im not talking about that fixed jumpseat w/ storage box that was mounted behind the...
• Shipping a transmission cross country - looking for ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 16:54:22 GMT
  ...Questions: - Where to find such a box?? - What to fill the box with so if the box is turned over the transmission remains immobile...
• [LVC] Subaru Boxer anniversary
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:56:37 -0400
  http://www.car.co.nz/newsevents.asp?articleid=11973 Article about the evolution of the subaru boxer. No mention of where they got the...
• Re: horse power
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 9 Nov 2019 15:04:45 -0800
  yes... it's Boxeer engine 2.0 Common Rail Turbo Diesel - not boxer engine and aahh no ... not a 1.6 NA VW Diesel... :-)
• Re: Blower Fan troubles
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 2 Dec 2009 00:31:00 -0500
  ...How much of the dashboard do I need to remove >> to get to the box? >> 2. Bentley's says that once the box is...
• Re: '82 Heater Boxes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 21:29:21 -0500
  ...Question two, looking > in the > same heater box I see that it is lined between the inner and outer > box is a > fabric. Asbestos...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:22:57 -0700
  ...Some screws holding the box to upper plate were likely over torqued; the screw hole(s) on lip of box were malformed. With a...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:11:36 -0800
  That is the wiring junction box for the vehicle wiring. The silver label has nothing to do with what is inside the box, it...
• Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 14 May 2018 13:57:08 -0700
  Battery box and cover intact, and hold down clamp present and holding the battery down. The cover has been beaten up considerably however. Bent...
• Re: air cooled? : non van
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 09:08:13 +0100
  The following cars are also aircooled: -Citroen 2CV, 2 cyl boxer (652cc i believe) -Citroen GSA, 4 cyl boxer -Tatra, 3500cc V8 aircooled, mounted...
• Re: Boxer engines
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 17:03:56 -0800
  ...no > idea! The Haflinger is powered by a PUCH twin boxer, rear position, similar to the PUCH 500cc cars and estate wagons, but it...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?--now boxed wine discussion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 09:43:10 -0700
  ...They are running a rebate now of $4 a box up to four boxes, or $1.50/bottle . Can't beat that. The reds...
• J-Tubes or heater boxes?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Schmidt
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 10:37:35 -0600 (CST)
  List people, While the engine is out, I am thinking of replacing my deteriorated heater boxes with j-tubes. It's Alabama, and I...
• Re: Adding a storage box between the front seats.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 11:02:18 -0400
  I've found that a hanging file folder box is a near ideal storage box between the front seats. Neatly and efficiently organizes maps...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 20:45:40 -0700
  ...Underside boxes and 'hole in the floor' type storage boxes Not knocking the idea at all but keep in mind that if you install...
• Re: 72 Bus steering question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 10:21:52 bst
  You can tighten the steering box to take out any play, but first check all the steering joints to see if they are worn...
• Re: 'Boxer' engine
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 21:44:49 PST
  > The term 'boxer' is used to describe a horizontally-opposed engine having a > single crankshaft and camshaft in which the lobes of the camshaft...
• Westfalia Propane Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Walter Haefeker
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 09:21:42 -0700
  On my friend's 87 Vanagon Westfalia there is a propane leak coming out of a tiny hole in the box just left of...
• Re: Cigar. and Glove Box light question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 May 2004 20:49:42 EDT
  ...light dim with the dash lights? > > what switches the light in the dash above the glove box? > the answer is yes to your first...
• CD changer or amp fit in drivers batt box?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 00:53:16 EDT
  does anyone know of a good cd changer or amp that will fit in the drivers batt box? chris
• Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 May 2018 16:01:06 +0000
  ...How many of you camper/Weekender owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many intact boxes have you seen? I’m...
• Re: Yakima cargo box on Westy (don't drink and drill)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 May 2001 21:31:12 -0700
  ...Yakima cargo box on Westy (don't drink and drill) >Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 17:53:24 -0500 > >I'm thinking of putting...
• Re: Roof Racks, Space Boxes and Westys
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:50:15 -0500
  ...It would be very easy to attach a bar perpendicular to your load bars to give you enough leverage to lift the space box...
• Re: Comments on plastic repair system/ Thule roof box repair
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:35:08 -0500
  ...The heat made the edges of the crack in box start to curl up and widen faster than the rod would melt and put...
• Re: Westfalia A/C Idea
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 23:54:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The box I used has 4 vents -- one out each side, one pointing down, and one at the front of the box blowing in...
• Re: Air cooled versus water box or injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:16:42 -0400
  ...The water boxer injectors have 16 ohm coils and the ECU switches the 12 volts directly. Using the air cooled injectors on the water...
• Re: Steering Box Swap
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Tue, 9 May 1995 12:05:39 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The early style box has a round `shank' > that sticks thru the chassis and hence a round hole. The later type has > a larger...
• what not to do
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:51:18 +0000
  >>Install a door pocket on the driver's side (interferes with glove box).<< Isn't the glove box always on the passenger side? Best...
• Re: Wire leaked it's smoke
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 21:00:16 -0500
  ...and the cause was the air cleaner box. i had replaced the air filter, and when i put the air cleaner box back onto...
• Fitting the battery into the Westy box
  Historical mailing list - Bill P.
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:48:34 -0700
  Although a battery handle is available, the method used here to lower a battery into the underseat box is to put an old belt...
• cleaning the heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:59:19 -0800
  82 air cooled westy Hello, I have had an oil leak that has been running into the passenger side heater box for a while...
• Re: Air cooled parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:40:43 -0500
  ...I need the one that goes from the alternator blower plastic to the heater box, and the one that comes off the heater box...
• Re: Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:04:12 -0500
  ...the Benjamin pellet gun, our first Macintosh, Yakima rack parts boxes, several ladies hat boxes and a passle of wooden boxes from breweries, bottlers...
• Re: Installing pop top seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 8 May 2004 16:38:44 -0400
  ...As for boxes, almost all of our boxes are misprints and overruns that we get from a local box manufacturer who would otherwise have...
• Re: Something wrong ...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 17:41:17 -0700
  ...Alternator to wiring box stud to starter motor stud to battery main terminal. There is no red wire in the battery box that has...
• Battery box behind driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 08:07:59 -0800
  OK you all, many say you CAN get a battery into that box. I have tried everything. I CAN get to the box by...
• Re: wanted: Westy single middle seat in brown
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:35:19 -0800
  ...The other thing is you can always use a front seat for the box. Either driver's or passenger's seat will slide onto...
• Wisdom on EGR box
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 14:06:09 -0700
  What is the conventional wisdom on the EGR/mileage counter box these days? I see vendors selling a one piece speedo cable that bypasses...
• Re: 'Boxer' engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 08:32:30 -0600 (CST)
  ...I thought it was because the pistons' movements are reminiscent of the fists of two boxers pounding each other. <?> Sami
• Glove box bulb P/N?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:06:07 -0700
  Anyone have a part number for the bulb that goes in the light above the glove box? Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State...
• Re: removing glove box on 86
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:31:41 -0800
  ...removing glove box on 86 > I want to remove the glove box on my "new" 86 in order to check some wiring. > On my...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:54:12 -0400
  ...The box has a vent >on the forward side that appears to exit the box on the front but >then turn downward. No swinging...
• Re: Electric Cool Box - Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 00:47:27 EDT
  ...I later checked the cool box with an meter and found that it drew 4.2 Amps which explained why the power pack lasted...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:32 -0700
  ...I > need to put a box around it and that box requires a bit of > engineering as you have to be able to have...
• [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED] Can we weld new exhaust manifold flanges on our heater boxes?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:06:00 -0700
  My 77 Westy heater box flanges (the triangular shaped ones) are corroding badly, yet the boxes themselves are in very good condition. I was...
• Re: $100 Reward to Solve Starter Problem
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 19:26:22 -0400
  ...I picked the wrong box. I will check that box tomorrow once Arthur passes us buy. >> >> Thanks again for your help. >> >> Ric >> >> Sent from...
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 14:21:58 -0800
  Yes, the 91 heater box will fit in an 86 van but you need to know that the side hose connection points on the...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:54:27 -0700
  ...There are hoses from the > heater box to each of the end vents. Are they present and connected? Well, it beats me. This is...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Mon, 24 Feb 2014 10:36:18 -0800
  I have 400,000 kilometres on my water boxer and very happy with it. 94,000 km on it when I bought it so...
• Re[2]: Heater Box
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 09:53:09 -0700
  I am slowly transplanting my engine for a newer one, and I was wondering if it would be good to paint the heater boxes...
• Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:49:00 -0500
  I think my 85 westy's battery box shrank (shrunk?) over winter. For years I've always had a struggle when dropping the group...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 18:56:24 -0600
  ...I drove a water boxer for years and there are still water boxers pushing most of the vanagons you see on the road today...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:22:06 -0600
  Would that be Dime Box, or Old Dime Box? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4...
• Re: why did VW ditch the boxer motor?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 16:55:52 -0400
  ...Actually, I believe the new 911 (whatever the new numbers are) and the boxster are both watercooled boxer motors. Wonder if Porsche-land is...
• Re: Camper swivel seat ? Battery box?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 4 May 2004 16:41:39 -0400
  ...I'm also going to remove the hinge from the battery box to make it easier to access. I'm still going to have...
• re battery box
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Tue, 4 May 2004 20:01:16 -0500
  I took my battery box lid off cut it in half with my dremal and then attached hinges to the two halves. I also...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard, and which are important? LONG
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 21:23:18 -0800
  ...I got a sheet of three ply and made a box. My box is 600mm long x 250mm wide and is fitted with a...
• 84 Electrical-Fusible Link?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 96 13:18 CDT
  ...above the fuse box. So I removed the fuse box assembly, even pulled the instruments off the top. (need to fix the odometer anyway...