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• Re: It Begins!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 11:21:09 -0700
  ...body. Push the tab flat and pull the wire and pin out. Mark Jason Willenbrock wrote: > > Hey All, > Here is the first of many...
• Re: OEM mud flap question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:00:31 -0700
  That plastic bushing into the body is pretty well a one time use only item. It has a metal core that grabs the pin...
• Syncro Bumpers!!
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:43:59 EST
  ...I thought I'd see how many other are interested in them as well. The shop makes a lot of bumpers for Jeeps and...
• Re: Nightmare : Daughter To Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:45:48 -0600
  Not looking for snitches! Definitely more Body Guard, just in case of emergency, etc.....would make Dad feel much better if there was a...
• Re: Cheapest way to ship a transmisison
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:13:54 -0600
  ...Not all termials can process packages though and many(like the one in Waterloo IA) keep very short hours. One of the canoe/kayak...
• Re: Restoration Book
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 10:05:13 -0400 (AST)
  ...It is a good specific book, don't buy the generic Haynes body repair manual, not worth it. >P.S. The quest is on...
• Re: Front door hinge pin update
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 May 2015 17:01:41 -0700
  ...What I did manage to do was to insert two washers between the door hinge and the body part that the hinge is bolted...
• Trip from Burning Man Pics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 00:22:20 -0400
  ...Burning Man, heading for Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson and on to Texas. &nbsp;Enjoy !<BR><BR><BR> <html> <head><title></title></head> <body style...
• Re: Santa Fe area VW shops?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 22:57:27 -0700
  ...body shop in Las Vegas(NM). It is on the road to Denver and he is an excellent sheet metal and paint man. His...
• Re: This might be goodbye for a while(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:22:09 +1200
  ...0 } --></style><title>Re: [VANAGON] This might be goodbye for a while(NVC)</title></head><body> <div>Man, I'm so sad to hear...
• Re: Pop Top Sports Rack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 14:06:29 -0500
  Bill said: >I have seen many posts saying they have had no problem >with mounting the rack to the fiberglass pop top. I've...
• Re: OHM Readings for 1.9 injectors and o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 23:52:27 -0500
  At 08:56 PM 2/16/2002, Walter Evens wrote: >Any body out there no what the resistance is supposed to be for the...
• 84 Sunroof Vanagon FS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 10:23:28 -0500
  ...Engine starts, blows oil/smoke, manual trans, very good body, either with or w/o Weekender interior. Located in Western MD, close to Hagerstown...
• Re: what is this wire...?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:03:57 -0500
  ...It leads to a plug or sensor that is below the >intake >manifold, behind the throttle body. It's for engine diagnostics. Your's...
• Re: Body & Fender Resource Needed
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:35:57 -0500
  ...and bad quality body > repairs dont last long here. > > chris
• Re: Questions about Westies and Syncros
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 20:54:58 PDT
  ...Should I start planning the funeral??!! > > >>How many can it seat? > >My Syncro Westy has room for 5 people with the additional Carrat > >opera...
• Re: The Elusive Koni Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 01:04:47 +1200
  ...Vanagons have less body-roll, so the better dampers should be more evident. 10 years on, I managed to sell the Konis (they only...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 09:06:45 -0400
  ...3357 Stamford 85 VANAGON, blue, sunroof, hella fogs, very good body, mint interior, many extras, plus a 2nd Vanagon GL for parts, $5000 OBO...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:09:48 -0500
  ...New Haven VW WESTFALIA CAMPER, 71, decent body, needs eng work, incl side tent, many extra parts, asking $1200. (860) 767-7118 . Essex VW...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 19:59:50 -0800
  ...Then, to remove the throttle body (I assume you are referring to the unit proper, not the intake manifold), remove the throttle cable, two...
• Re: Power Mirror Install--What to do, about the bottom screw?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 25 May 2004 09:11:54 -0400
  Phil, I just used the two bolt hole that my manual mirrors used to bolt to, and left the third hole empty rather than...
• 85 Vanagon GL For Sale NYC Area
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Bennett
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 11:08:48 -0400
  ...Too many projects. Its got a great body and interior, and the front end and trans are tight. But the motor has problems, and...
• Richmond, Va-mid 80's van at CAP
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 19:08:28 EDT
  ...Just thought I'd give anyone a heads up as we don't see too many vans here. If anyone wants something badly, email...
• Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:38:08 EST
  ...body. If pin 19 can't find a good ground, the oxygen sensor signal will vary wildly and the van will run terribly. Many...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:59:00 -0800
  ...body mounted ..or hung from the body .. though I'm not a big fan of rubber donuts to hand the exhaust from ... though many...
• Re: engine dying while driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:19:18 -0400
  ...it's jut the best you can manage. The procedure for the one-switch throttle body is on page 24.59, and the spec...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 10:01:40 PDT
  ...Beetle that needs body work? What kind of crack is this guy smoking?] '73 Beetle, excellent driver, solid body, many extras, $2900 obo. 540...
• A lurker revealed, names, antenna question
  Historical mailing list - Harper, James
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 10:19:03 -0600
  ...in their attempt to fill all of the (many, many) holes, the bondo kings filled where the radio antenna was... the job was so...
• Re: Recommended Auto Body in South, FL
  Historical mailing list - Michael D. Brasfield
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:02:41 -0400
  ...Recommended Auto Body in South, FL > Volks, > Does anyone know of a really good auto body shop in > Palm Beach or Broward County? > Some...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 08:52:42 -0400
  ...Storrs 67 MICRO BUS new generator, & clutch, new fuel pump, needs paint, solid body, no body rot, $2500. (203) 838-5671. Norwalk 71 VW...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:36:27 -0700
  ...Sand blast, treat with a chemical rust killer, prime with etching or epoxy primer, and fill partially with a professional type body seam sealer...
• Re: Body Work 'Leading'
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:21:45 -0300
  Apologies to the list, a member posted for info on lead work, lost their address taken from Haynes manual: Porsche 911 - Guide to Purchase...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 08:29:18 -0600
  ...There is a pin coming out of the flap at the top along the body. There is a whole in the body of the...
• Checklist 4 buying Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kiel Kellow
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:40:03 -0500
  ...on new engine, 145,000 miles on body. I am buying the van to gypsy style travel in, I need reliability or my lady...
• Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 08:16:54 -0700 (PDT)
  ...125k miles on van, 10k on new rings and pistons, 1k on new heads/valves, many new mechanical parts($3500 worth). Fair body/interior...
• $800 Syncro: LI, NY
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 16:00:42 -0500
  ...Blue interior Air Conditioning Cassette Player 4 Wheel Drive Manual Transmission Car needs some body repair and transmission needs to be repaired. A lot...
• Parting out 87 GL White
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 15:02:55 -0700
  ...but still many usable parts in there, including body panels as I will be cutting this one up entirely to remove the sunroof for...
• Re: pulling the interior
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 00:50:21 EDT
  ...and you have done how many engine conversions??? Wow. > > im the opposite. ask me anything about the body and interior, i know like the...
• Northern California Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Brien
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:54:39 -0800
  Friends, A man named Brian has a 1984 dark brown Westy with a bad engine that he would like to sell for $1,000...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 12:05:14 -0500
  ...New Haven VW WESTFALIA CAMPER, 71, decent body, needs eng work, incl side tent, many extra parts, asking $1200. (860) 767-7118 Essex 74...
• FS: complete vanagon motor and 4spd manual trans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 2017 15:57:33 -0400
  my buddy has a complete 1.9L waterboxer motor and a 4spd manual trans for sale cheap. The motor is complete with all wiring...
• vanagon engine $100
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:00:03 EST
  ...pmail me off list if interested also have the manual tranny from this van and other wbx 1.9 and 2.1L engines and...
• Texas vacation
  Historical mailing list - Harry Mueller
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:19:56 -0600
  ...email, communications, internet, software, advertising banners, e-mail, free software'></head><body ><div align='left'><font ><blockquote><blockquote><TT>Hi listers,<BR> <BR> I...
• Re: Windshield
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:37:22 -0500
  Glass shops do not do body work. For real fun, many body shops make you pay a glass shop to remove and re-install...
• Rusted out front valance (apron?) source
  Historical mailing list - Sam Sorrell
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:02:14 -0500
  ...nbsp; The front body panel benither the headlists on the driver's side is rusted through.&nbsp; My body man says he can repair...
• 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:47:38 -0700
  Well, I finally got around to replacing my air plenum, throttle body, air runner gaskets, FI seals, setting back timing to stock setting and...
• Re: OEM mudflap question
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 27 Jul 2016 12:14:34 -0700
  ...It just means that the parts manufacturer is a supplier to the vehicle manufacturer. > > This causes a lot of confusion as people assume they...
• Re: Nightmare : Daughter To Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:26:48 -0500
  Now based on this recommendation for body guard duties, I'm curious if Michael Sullivan is 6'6" 240lbs.... :) -Ry http://www.google.com...
• Re: Rebuilding manual steering rack?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:29:03 -0400
  ...I can grab the tie rod and move it up and down right at the point where it disappears into the steering rack > body...
• Re: Rear-Ended !!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:05:07 -0700
  ...Possible are many. Stan Wilder On Thu, 3 Jul 2003 21:29:51 -0700 MMunn <mdmunn@SHAW.CA> writes: > Just got rear ended the...
• Any body ever manage to break the westy luggage rack ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:11:48 -0800
  Has any body been able to crack the standard luggage rack by overloading it? I was just doing a fiberglass repair on my luggage...
• Re: Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:47:48 -0500
  Why pure sine wave and do you know how many batteries are needed to support 2kw? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Tail light hardware
  Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 12:42:35 -0400
  ...It seems that this little item is probably found on many models to attach lights and markers. Anyone have a part # or know who...
• Re: how many photographers are among us?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 17:18:32 -0700
  ...One body needed a new shutter spring and the other had a screw inside that backed out and made the shutter stick. Total cost...
• Re: owners manuals FS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:33:53 -0800
  ...someone asked me to look for a owners manual and i looked thru my pile.. this is what i have: 82 vanagon 84 vanagon...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 12 Oct 1997 13:10:36 EDT
  ...beauty, must see, many extras, $7900. 703-379-8910. '71 Bus, 4-speed, runs great, 30K miles on rebuilt engine, body fair, $900 as...
• Re: Cheapest way to ship a transmisison
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:52:05 -0800
  ...Not all termials can process packages though and many(like the one in Waterloo IA) keep very short hours. One of the canoe/kayak...
• Re: 1.9 WBX fuel injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 15:24:13 -0300
  '85 Vanagon, US, Digijet Injector PN 025 906 031 I believe they should have a GREEN body. The YELLOW body I believe is for...
• Re: Green Fuel injector
  Historical mailing list - Filcoff, David M.
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 08:33:34 -0500
  ...The original has a yellow plastic body, the replacement has a green plastic body. The archive mention this problem, but no answer was given...
• Re: '85 GL won't start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 09:49 -0600 (MDT)
  ...systems is that by opening the throttle body (depressing the accelerator pedal), you expose the "vane" in the "air flow box" to damage from...