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Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:00:25 -0400
...passenger side and 3 in the > section behind the driver. I'll get another pkg of 5 for the firewall under > the rear seat...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:55:35 -0400
...If you put the engine, transmission, full gas tank and battery over the rear wheels (like in a splittie or bay-window bus), while...
Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:42:07 -0700
...will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few minutes. I don't know about the rear seat passengers, I don't...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 15:46:50 +0000
...Getting to the maintenance side of this, many like to think that we can do = a brake job and it should last for some...
Re: Clanging my way through Oregon
Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:40:24 -0700
...Otherwise they'll keep adding gas till the next even dollar amount before which gas spills down the side of the van. When I...
Re: Advice for a long road trip
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 20 Jun 2000 22:33:45 -0700
...Especially at the front and rear corners. Take your time. If you see any green stuff at all, on or around the gaskets, (even...
Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:39:59 -0700
...Safety when traveling: > - parking and sleeping in the van issues > - tinting window for safety > - keeping the curtains up when you are not around the...
Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:14:06 -0800
...This is a work in progress and I have found that the interior windows steam up more now, they do clear up after a...
Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:05:09 -0400
...All of > > > the other lights worked, (side markers, console dimmer). I removed the > > > dashboard switch and pried it open and cleaned off all of...
At the pump ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:25:05 -0700
...Missed the attendant's good service, who while the gas was going, cleaned the window, checked the oil, checked the coolant, washed the rear...
Re: Eliminating mosquitoes while camping
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Sat, 10 Jul 2004 15:36:43 -0400
...the side window screens with a soft bristle brush; using super glue on the spots that had loosened from the frames. The rear hatch...
LOTSA NEW Stuff- curtains, carpet, air cond, bras, propane tanks (LONG)
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 22:13:13 -0100
...the drivers side, a center carpet for between the seats (specify manual or auto trans), and, for the Westfalias, a matching rear carpet to...
Re: Checklist for beginning Medium Vanagon Roadtrip
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 3 Oct 2019 08:15:36 -0700
...I said, "Well then how > am I supposed to get those bolts off? When off on the side of the road in > the middle...
(long!) non-forking family trees.
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:52:03 +0800
...You have a "Hefty bag" for a passenger side window on your car. Your house doesn't have any curtains- but your truck does...
Re: Firestarter Fitting Strikes Again!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:38:01 -0500
...At the very least make sure >> you carry some FI line with you and clamps so you can repair on the side of >> the...
Re: Advice for a long road trip
Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
Wed, 21 Jun 2000 14:16:01 GMT
...Turns out that one of the long tubes that transfer coolant from the rear to the front of the car (and vice versa) gave...
Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
...wheel wells, under the side panels, under the front floor mats, and under the battery compartment behind the right rear tire. The steering gear...
Re: gas milage
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Thu, 5 May 2005 12:17:48 +1000
...No power steering, A/C central locking or power windows. The van's side-mounted tent and all other camping gear is stored seperately...
Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:14:35 -0700
...a honk and then saw people from > |>> > the sidewalk staring. I glanced out the rear view mirror > |and there > |>> > was a very large cloud...
Re: Heaters: Propane vs. Gasoline vs. Diesel
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 2 Oct 2005 22:09:29 -0700
...There is a thermostat on the passenger side of the vehicle > next to the rear seat. > > You can hear the heater from the inside...
VANAGON for Sale POWELL RIVER BC .. Not Mine ...
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:06:34 -0400
...there are some minor surface rust marks apparent on the port side rear panel. The windshield area is free of visible rust of paint...
Re: Vanagons seen today (Sat)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:13:28 -0700
...by that time) on a side street. My daughter >saw it and spoke, I saw it in the rear view mirror. A nice looking...
Re: nifty looking little trailer
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:50:21 -0700
...nifty looking little trailer Many people buy one of those big Westfalia 2-room side tents, only to find that when it's stored...
Re: Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:50:43 -0500
...had minor seam rust > on driver's side.. and the rear hatch had rust under the window. It had > the alloys... if Ken/Jake...
Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 22:41:04 -0900
...As I am also in the process of converting to a Carat interior I will be adding sound deadener and insulation to the side...
"Trip" report: journey in a cruddy '65
Historical mailing list - jon
Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:42:07 -0800
Since several folks asked, I'll share my adventure that I had yesterday, with our "new" split window (Splittie) panel. Last weekend, we went...
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Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:52:46 -0500
...and a sideways fashion, literally lashing the both in two directions to the rack. I still attach lines front and rear to my bumper...
(Fwd) Re: EV Airconditioning
Historical mailing list - Donald A. Drisdell
Mon, 8 Sep 1997 17:54:07 -0500
...windows in it, and as many gadgets as possible. What it really needs is a new engine, but I just had the right side...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 23 May 2005 16:31:51 -0500
...problem was the steam > coming out of the vents by the rear window. My coolant temp gauge never > went above 3/4, no flashing...
Re: VANAGON for Sale POWELL RIVER BC .. Not Mine ...
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:53:31 +0000
...there > are > some minor surface rust marks apparent on the port side rear panel. > The windshield area is free of visible rust of paint...
Re: Buying a Van
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:07 -0700
...one side. The 85 weekender is a westfalia (regular pop top) but weekender inside - description says "fold out bed, swing arm table, rear facing...
Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 12 Apr 2020 22:49:36 -0600
...Permanent install inside Vanagon; or, hang off >>>>> passenger side window seasonally (which mostly appeals to me). Some >>>>> are sorta self-contained....like a box...
Re: Newbie question
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Fri, 5 May 1995 11:55:06 -0500 (CDT)
...European Parts Places P.E.Barton Fibreglass bumpers for split-window Old Bakery and bay-window buses in England/UK Sidney St Tel: +44...
Re: New windshield
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Jul 2015 20:40:52 +0000
...I have done rear and side glass by myself and with my wife helping me. There was no way I was going to take...
How MGs lead to VWs (was Re: VW Hats)
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 23:22:00 -0700
...and cracking leather seats along with crazed and weathered plastic sidecurtains and rear window in the top. I was later to find out about...
Re: Vented Plat Cat Heater
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:02:27 -0700
...Basically I installed a removable piece of plywood on the rear of the passenger side battery tray. The heater is attached to this a...
Re: Parting out a 1987 Wolfsburg vanagon in Toronto / BusFusion / Niagara Falls
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:09:02 -0400
...This weekend I will be removing doors and windows etc and then it will be off to the crusher. It was a good van...
Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:27:38 -0700
...Baby wipes. > Safety when traveling: > - parking and sleeping in the van issues > - tinting window for safety > - keeping the curtains up when you are not...
My late VWs
Historical mailing list - Irl Carter
Tue, 27 Jun 1995 23:26:40 -0500 (CDT)
...My first was a used '59 grocery delivery van that I put an aluminum storm window (small) in the side of and used city...
Re: new pop top canvas installed
Historical mailing list - millo fenzi
Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:56:09 -0700
...Leave the rear hinges attached to the pop-top. Leave the front hinge attached to the bus. This is a 2 person job! Even...
Re: At the pump ...
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:40:59 -0700
...Missed the attendant's good service, who while the gas was going, cleaned the window, checked the oil, checked the coolant, washed the rear...
Re: ATTENTION ALL//STICKER PROCEDES-----> INTO FUND RAISER FOR GE RRY UPGRADE?
Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 10:55:46 -0500
...They will look at us HOPEFULLY, wiping grease off >their hands, then spot our shiny vanagon sticker in our rear window and..... >RUN! > >Opps...
Re: gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Wed, 4 May 2005 19:58:32 -0700
...No power steering, A/C > > central locking or power windows. The van's side-mounted tent and all other > camping gear is stored > > seperately...
Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:42:20 -0500
...will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few minutes. I don't know about the rear seat passengers, I don't...
So whose souping up there van?? (LONG: but worth reading)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Fri, 24 Apr 1998 01:08:04 -0700
...After the sound came the windows, tinted the 6 rear windows with a 6% charcoal, and the driver and passenger with 40% charcoal, all...
Re: a home built camper that rocked 30 years ago. Re: What is the worst design part in the Vanagon What a bunch of wimps, whiners, winers and complainers.
Historical mailing list - zolo
Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:29:06 -0700
...top across rear of front seats, under the sink was an electric > fridge/freezer, and a microwave oven, off to the side behind the...
LVC:almost got syncro confiscated very long
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:50:52 -0400
...sure enough he spotted my friends mushrooms in the rear hatch window, came up back to my window and said "pull on up by...
Re: mossie netting, was Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 20 May 2010 13:36:37 -0400
...and the stock screening found in the camper poptop, >rear hatch screen, and window screens. I never understood why the Quebecois called them "Sparks...
Re: Help! Weird noises after installing injectors...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 7 Jul 2015 22:02:18 -0400
...At any rate, the clunking sound was caused by the plate under the driver's side rear spring being broken and detached from the...
Re: Changes to a '90 Westy
Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
Fri, 19 Jun 2015 21:05:45 -0400
...will freeze driver and right side passenger out in a few minutes. I don't know about the rear seat passengers, I don't...
Re: Catholic heaters
Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
Mon, 2 Nov 1998 20:34:30 -0500
...a duct run to the 2" gap on the drivers side of the rear bench seat. The idea of warmth all the way to...
Defeat snatched from victory�s jaws [FS: �89 Syncro Westy] (long!)
Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:33:04 -0700
...sunroof cracked * Missing rear wiper, dead motor * Passenger-side mirror non-motorized * Slight 2-foot crease rear driver�s side (maybe possible to buff...
Re: Chinese Diesel Heater for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 13 Apr 2020 14:56:17 -0700
...Permanent install inside Vanagon; or, hang off > >>>>> passenger side window seasonally (which mostly appeals to me). Some > >>>>> are sorta self-contained....like a box...
Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:44:26 -0800
...I think we should all have manually deployed semaphores that stick out of the side of our Vanagon like my 54 Bug Had. Like...
Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
Historical mailing list - Jason
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:23:00 -0400
...a honk and then saw people from > > |>> > the sidewalk staring. I glanced out the rear view mirror > > |and there > > |>> > was a very large cloud...
Re: Van Theft Advisory-Perp: Ken Morgan, AKA Jake Lake
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:34:05 -0500
...had minor seam rust >> on driver's side.. and the rear hatch had rust under the window. It had >> the alloys... if Ken/Jake...
driving hints and tips/F
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:16:04 -0700
...Do not hang football scarves out the windows, hang furry dice on your rear view mirror, fit black tinted glass all round or install...
Re: Vanagon Woes
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 May 2010 14:46:16 -0700
...IF maybe from the first ever cars they had sideways front engines they would be easier to work on, but all sideways front engine...
Re: Fire starter Fitting Strikes Again!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:55:01 -0400
...At the very least make sure you carry some FI line with you and clamps so you can repair on the side of the...
'84 GL out of the woods! -Long post-
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL D LINCICOME
Wed, 7 Feb 2001 13:26:02 -0500
...The windows receive the Windex treatment. The outside paint was preserved in tree sap. It has no oxidation and only one bit of rust...