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• Re: vanity plates
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:49:05 -0500
  Since my favorite destination in the world is Denali National Park in Alaska, the plate on my camper is 2DNALI. Bill www.geocities.com...
• Front brake backing plate- Where?
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Tue, 4 May 1999 14:33:35 -0700
  Could anyone please tell me where to purchase two backing plates for a "85 Vanagon? Can't find them at bus depot. many thanks...
• License plate lights
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 08:54:57 -0600
  Where can I get license plate light sockets, holders, bulbs etc? I need some for a couple Vanagons and I need them for a...
• WTB CV joint "backing plate"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:28:26 -0600
  I need the reinforcing or backing plate that goes under the bolts of a vanagon CV joint. Does anyone have one to sell? Thanks...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:42:08 -0500
  ...A >bolt through such a washer, would be like the crankshaft in relation to >the "waffle-plate" or I suppose, swash plate. A lifter...
• Re: DMV Comment and Question
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 19:06:08 -0400
  Michigan historical plates are only $30 for 10 years. Had one on my '81. You can also use an old authentic plate from the...
• Re: oil pressure problems,still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:17:15 -0400
  This plate is used to plumb in an oil cooler or divert the oil flow for other reasons. The Plate Roger is getting does...
• Re: Sachs Clutch Database Found in UK For Vanagons (awsome database)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 00:17:22 -0600
  ...Derek, I'm hoping to forestall some confusion and frustration by writing- a "clutch cover" is what we refer to as a pressure plate...
• Re: [Syncro] Personalized Plates - Cast Your Vote!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 23:27:59 -0700
  ...Someone had the plate and apparently let it lapse. For plate collectors, the boring ones are harder to find. I have PORSCH plates for...
• Re: Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:41:52 -0500
  ...A >bolt through such a washer, would be like the crankshaft in relation to >the "waffle-plate" or I suppose, swash plate. A lifter...
• German license plates
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Layton
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 21:10:16 -0800
  I have been wanting for some time to put a German plate on the front on my VW Camper(in Florida we only have...
• Re: (contest) I need Ideas for my personalized license plates
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 12:00:09 -0700
  i got personalized plates that say SYNCRO1...and now i think they are tacky and don't like them. Everything else i wanted was...
• Front License plate
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 20:05:33 -0500
  Where does the front license plate go on a '86 GL (black bumpers.) Mine doesn't have anything on the front bumper. I also...
• Re: Fridge ASU Holding Plate Info Link
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:15:24 -0400
  At 02:29 PM 8/16/2010 Monday, neil n wrote: >Was curious about Isotherm ASU + Holding Plate option. A link for >others curious...
• Re: KEP Plate Remove Transmission
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:33:50 -0400
  ...KEP Plate Remove Transmission doesn't it sit behind the flywheel, necessitating removal of the trans before removing the plate? (it's been about...
• Re: Short Shift Kit Info If you do not Have One
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 29 Sep 2000 19:36:33 -0500
  ...you remove the shift lever and the plate at the bottom of the lever. now install the cast aluminum plate-thingie and secure it...
• Re: Fryday ( a realy good day)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 16:39:45 -0700
  Jim Morgan wrote: > It is a good day, you ask Why? > > Went in today to my local Ohio BMV to get historical plates for...
• License plate colors.
  Historical mailing list
  3 Oct 94 15:00
  Does anyone know which (if any) US state uses white letters on a black background for their license plate colors ? Lee. L.S.Griffiths...
• german tags
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 17:03:12 EST
  found this site on the web <A HREF="http://www.customlicenseplates.com/europeanplatespage.html">European License Plates, German License Plates</A> http://www.customlicenseplates...
• Re: Annual Licence Plate Fee - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:47:19 -0500
  $80 in MI with a personalized plate. -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
• flex plate break
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 16:26:41 -0700
  First time I came across a flex plate breaking on me. Any of you seen it before? I did not take it out yet...
• WTB: Adaptor Plate for Stock Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson - Epoch Product Design
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 10:10:18 -0800
  ...I need a stock diesel adaptor plate for use as a template to design a custom adaptor plate I'll be machining. Anyone have...
• retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Thu, 20 May 2004 10:43:02 -0700
  Howdy, I'm curious if it's possible to install the rear syncro skid plate on a 2wd. I do a lot of off...
• flywheel bolts stuck
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:33:39 -0500
  ...Three of the flywheel (flex plate, actually) bolts came out easily, the other two remain firmly in place, and now have more of a...
• Re: $33,000 westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:34:29 -0700
  > > they got this personalized plate on purpose. > > It's highly unlikely a personalized plate, but rather just part of the official sequence. "2Rxx###" is...
• Extra Type IV sump plate
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 23 Feb 95 9:49:34 PST
  Matt Bushore is looking for a sump plate: I think I have a stock one <no temp sender> in my junk box. Send your...
• Re: Shift Questions
  Historical mailing list - A Brandy Psmythe
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:59:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Maybe your stop plate is broken, maybe the spring is messed up, maybe the stop plate is upsidedown? Look for things that look wrong...
• Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:37:40 -0400
  ...types of drive -- straight, Phillips &c., zinc plated, tin plated, nickel plated, chrome plated, cadmium plated, regular steel or stainless. I've never seen...
• Re: (followup) Re: part numbers for link hardware?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 00:05:04 -0700
  ...Do I have any other reasonable > options? > > > > Thanks, > > Wes > > > > Wesley Pegden wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> Does anybody have the part number for the plate that...
• Re: brake adjuster clip
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 02:38:13 -0400
  ...I'm doing the fronts on my '66 and on each backing plate (left and right) I'm missing one of the clips rivetted...
• Water tank plate cover
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 00:00:38 -0330 (NST)
  I'm replacing all the rusty looking screws on the three plate covers (it's a retentive thing). However,the two lower screws for...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:57:21 -0400
  ...If the flex > plate breaks free from the engine then the starter can't really turn the > engine anymore so how is it going...
• Re: Vanity Plates
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 10:32:19 -0600
  ...All plate letters I've seen have been upper case. So Debi's "Rm 4 two" would become RM 4 TWO or RM4TWO if...
• German license plate web site
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Layton
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 12:26:38 -0800
  There is a good web site on the history of German plates that includes pictures at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Juergen/history.htm...
• Re: forward clutch assembly end-play
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 15:24:55 -0400
  ...Swapping two f-plates out lets me get the circlip seated, but the steels and f-plates are bound and don't move... that...
• Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 01 Jan 1996 09:54:57 -0700
  ...There's the usual round plate underneath the engine where you'd expect to find a drain plug, but it's a smooth plate...
• Re: 82 DIESEL FLYWHEEL
  Historical mailing list - James Foust
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:47:17 -0500
  ...So how do I align the pressure plate in the correct location? (since it doesn't matter how the flywheel goes on, and the...
• Off topic - Aircraft Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:03:21 -0500
  ...Like the shaft went through the center of a circular plate. The plate was waffled up and down so that if the plate was...
• identification plate
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 09:17:32 +0100
  Years ago an identification plate was usually a metalic plate with raised letters, numbers. They would last hundred years. The company which produced the...
• Re: Tags on Eurovans? Mine does not fit!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 17:43:55 -0500
  ...If those match your holes, you're missing the bracket! Go see the dealer or drill your plates. Or, to keep from the plate...
• Re: European license plates
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Wed, 28 Feb 2001 12:05:54 -0700
  ...Cory '90 Syncro Westy > Hey, > All the talk about the "D" stickers rekindled my interest in getting a > German license plate for the front...
• License plate lamp holder response was blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:59:38 +0000
  https://gowesty.com/products/rear-license-light-housing-reinforcement-bracket?variant=41426649120933 https://gowesty.com/products/license-plate-light-bulb-holder-lens-vanagon?variant...
• Single din face plate and silly door mat
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Sep 2022 20:00:30 -0700
  ...And a single din plate for a Bluetooth amp. https://shufti.blog/ Alistair
• "Campnit"plate
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:15:55 -0700
  I saw that plate last week on Butterfield in San Anselmo, CA onboard a beige (?) van with Rheins---but I only saw the back...
• Re: How do you hold throttle while purging coolant ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:29:23 -0800
  Steve, I just put a nick or quarter between the throttle plate stop and the throttle plate adjusting screw. sincerely, Mark Keller 91 Carat
• Re: Engine noise/Flywheel correction
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 20:35:26 -0400
  The torque converter is attached to the flex plate. If the flex plate cracks, the converter will wobble.Then..............$^#$%@#$!&^ Could be that the three...
• Re: Camper swivel seat ? Battery box?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 May 2004 17:51:26 -0400
  ...Westfalia put a flat plate over the battery that screws down. When I bought my Westy, the screws were missing ... and still are. The...
• Re: Vehicle Names
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 16:23:47 -0700
  ...I considered the plates, [HMRETR], but don't really want to race (might lose). My '76 Bug has the plates [HVNCDY] which most cool...
• Re: drums scraping backing plate
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 05:58:30 EST
  ...After reassembly the drums are rubbing against the brake backing plates. The drums are only hitting the backing plates at one point (at the...
• Re: Part #/plans for front end skid plates?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 10:36:19 -0400
  ...I prefer working with aluminum alloy material for skid plates (3/8ths inch thick T-6 6061 alloy) rather than fabricating skid plates out...
• Re: WTB: Kenwood Stereo Face Plate.
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:59:27 -0500
  ...Someone one broke in and took the face plate, but provably did not have enough time to get the radio. I was able to...
• registering Pa vehicle in CA
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:21:40 -0400
  In this situation couldn't the brother/friend in Virginia register and get plates for the vehicle by buying it himself? In other words...
• Re[2]: License plate colors.
  Historical mailing list
  3 Oct 94 17:08
  I would love your plates!!!! We have a thing over here about colecting them - nutty. I'll pay the postage etc.. Lee. L.S...
• Re: licence plate lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 01:55:41 +0100
  You can see each fuse's circuit on the inside of the fuse cover, according to my manual the license plate lights are on...
• late 85 thru 91 backing plates
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:54:22 EDT
  Would anyone be interested in Front brake backing plates?They are thicker than stock.I have 50 sets.Please let me know.Vendors are...
• good used auto flex plate for sale...
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 11:58:42 -0400
  Anyone in need of a good used auto flex plate? I have a good used one for sale. 50 dollars plus shipping. thanks all...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #3
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:18:11 -0400
  ...The failure was contained to the Auto Trans Flex Plate and Trans. See photos. Initial hint of the problem was a "clicking" sound upon...
• Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Jul 2015 19:59:10 -0400
  ...On 5he plate above the switch are >two allen head screws, a large one on the left that apparently goes trough >the plate with...
• Re: [F] license plates
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:30:22 -0400
  ...The most obsure plate I saw on a Vanagon was, " DLZ 129", which >> as we all know was the registration number for the Hindenburg...
• Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 10:35:08 -0500
  ...Could this just be a matter of taking off the plate and sealing it with Permatex or will removing that plate open a Pandora...