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• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 04:27:15 -0800
  Ben, if you have rarely seen the damage I mention, it's possible that one of the DPOs of my Vanagon with brown parts...
• FS: RHD single cab now on ebay.. located in SF
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:46:08 EDT
  ...The DPO (dreaded previous owner) installed a toggle switch instead of a thermostat. So bid away if you are interested. Thanks, BenT
• Re: Buying a Van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:41:28 -0700
  ...have Power Steering and tachometer......and often AC. > Weekenders. <sigh> The DPO of my Wolfy was a frugal buyer. No PS. No AC. No...
• Re: Sealing Compressors
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:41:34 -0400
  ...Sealing Compressors That's interesting, I had mine evacuated, the receiver dryer replaced, and the system recharged. (The DPO's left broken for at...
• Re: just got a V8 powered SA Vana
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:43:21 -0800
  ...No wonder the DPO sold her to me for the price of a major tune-up on >my Vanagon. I don't care. I...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:20:44 EDT
  ...0500 Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM> writes: >My Bus's DPO built a wooden shelf which runs from the instrument pod's >right...
• Re: Rear under seat heater problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 May 2010 10:16:47 -0400
  ...This may well be leftovers from a repair by the DPO. To check, take off the shroud (if it's the plastic one, cutting...
• Valves down under, toggle switches
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 13:52:45 -0800
  ...toggle switch and pushbutton rig in my '70, done by the DPO. The toggle switch connects 12V DC to everything that once came from...
• Re: Instrument cluster lenses
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 23:22:11 +0100
  ...I disassembled the complete cluster on my last Syncro, the DPO had tobacco remains everywhere :-(( It all came apart, and back together again without...
• Re: just got a V8 powered SA Vana
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:05:04 -0500
  ...No wonder the DPO sold her to me for the price of a major tune-up on my Vanagon. I don't care. I...
• 83 Fuel Injection fixed (I think):TY
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 04:05:59 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The DPO was more-than-willing to cut corners on the installation.) And I replaced all the dry vacuum line hoses. Oh here's...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 16:11:01 -0700
  ...I cut the posts off a little on another battery that did'nt really fit in the vanagon compartmennt (DPO) and about a week...
• Re: Interior Light -Fluorescent vs Incandescent
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 6 May 1999 13:28:10 -0400
  ...This is the kind of thing you wonder how the DPO broke, lost, etc. I had to replace every single interior bulb, including the...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:50:55 +0000
  ...My van is 85 tintop.  Second owner, since 1989.  So I am the DPO.  I've added electronic accessories along the way:  Honda Radio...
• Re: Dead Vanagon....please help!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 20:35:10 -0500
  ...Check for vacuum leaks-none >apparent. >Newer-Plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. >Newer-Fuel pump (unrelated) and fuel filter. >Newer-Coil (DPO) > >Plugs...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Refrigerator noise...? (continued)
  Historical mailing list - OOMKES Robin
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 10:27:09 +0200
  ...In my case, it was hitting the speaker wiring installed by the DPO (Dear Present Owner). Robin 90 Vanagon Atlantic TD Doug Alcock wrote...
• Re: Brake
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:42:04 -0600
  ...Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote: > Sorry, I meant for this to go out under "Brake" > > You're just kidding, right? DPO installed this. Cylinder...
• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:54:16 -0400
  ...If your wiring was actually significantly different from that, I suspect the DPO had made some changes. If you fixed both left and right...
• Re: Advice: Got taken by DPO/ little VW content
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 17:25:00 -0700
  I've got a few things to say about buying used vehicles: 1. Caveat Emptor (meaning: Buyer Beware, further meaning: if you didn't...
• Re: Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 16:02:39 -0800
  ...data from my end: 1982 diesel westy, originally sold in California. DPO-original dirt remaining on driver's side: marks where mudflap used to...
• New subscriber needs advice on purchase
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 96 10:00:01 CDT
  ...The DPO repainted the headliner to cover up mold (this is the deep humid south). Fortunately, the paint is coming off on its own...
• Re: Rear A/C blower as fan only
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:43:34 -0400
  ...Bloss wrote: > Due to some "custom" wiring by one of our van's DPOs, it seems the > A/C system is pretty my hopelessly...
• Re: Census
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 07:40:05 -0500
  ...Currently own > a '91 Westy GL (White manual), and a '86 trans- > porter with all the fine touches a DPO can > bestow upon it...
• Re: Diesel westy wanted...Diesel westy FS
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:20:29 -0700
  ...Diesel Westy that had been converted to I-4 by the DPO. > Allegedly they had it running at some point, but it wouldn't...
• DPO caused damage on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:24:09 -0800
  It seems we are sometimes our worst enemy. Last year, I decided to move a car trailer by hand to attach it to my...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 6 May 2007 02:06:44 -0500
  ...In general, one of the few things that will drive you crazier than DPO stereo wiring is DPO trailer wiring. If you have a...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:34:11 -0400
  ...It is an odd feeling being the dread 'DPO' (DDPO) myself now. JB On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Scott Greiner...
• Re: Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 01:09:04 -0400
  ...It is at this nipple that I now have a leak. > It seems the DPO, or perhaps my FORMER mechanic (later!) broke this nipple...
• Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 22:45:27 UT
  ...Re: '86Westy-2nd battery?&need jack,curtain,washer Well I can't speak for the DPO's (wow, I'm slinging VW jargon already...
• Re: speshul tires for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:02:56 EDT
  ...most of the vans i had, came to me from the PO (and DPO) with regular 1ply sidewall car tires.. seemed to work for...
• Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 02:47:09 -0300 (ADT)
  ...a bubble. I'm having fights with my sensors right now. DPO tried AlumaSeal etc. to seal holes in main steel rad 'hose' (not...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 17:52:40 -0700
  ...Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote: > > > I took mine out. DPO had installed one and it was such a PITA to >remember to...
• Re: Tires! that ol' tread,err, thread...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 14:30:00 PDT
  ...your best shot. > >On my 2WD Westfalia I currently have the DPOs old Michelin 185R 14 on steel >wheels which are the narrower steel...
• Filling the gap in the pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 14:42:37 -0600 (CST)
  My DPO was kind to the bus in three ways: 1. She sold me the bus so that I could fix practically every component...
• Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:13:05 +0000
  ...What is the size of the stock speaker opening on the front doors? A > DPO of my '85 installed new speakers that prevent the...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:27:52 -0500
  ...This is exactly what the DPO did. > The pilot bear did not last, and then the > clutch went. Now we have to fix this...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Allan Levenberg
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:50:26 -0400
  ...But do 84's have a "key in" >>buzzer? Mine does not emit any buzzes no matter what I do. > > Because the DPO removed...
• The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:40:28 -0800
  ...Good example of a DPO. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: Engine Case Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 00:08:01 -0600
  Soda powder is used by archeologists in small air powered air-brush like tools to clean rock and mineral dposits off of fossil bones...
• Re: After Market A/C project - Items needed
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:38:28 -0400
  ...this very thread. > > It is an odd feeling being the dread 'DPO' (DDPO) myself now. > > JB > > >> On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 5:15...
• '84 Westfalia Engine Swap??? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Fain
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 22:13:20 -0700
  ...My '84 Westfalia had the cylinders and heads replaced by the DPO but the bottom end wasn't rebuilt. In fact, the shop didn...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners.....all please read,and post it to the list..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 12:04:19 -0400
  ...The DPO had no concept of Vanagon maintenance -- or car maintenance in general. The dipstick and coolant reservoir were both bone dry when I...
• Re: Mushy Brakes update
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:48:47 -0800
  ...The front > rotors are new(ish) from > the DPO. But I'll check the drums. So thanks. The > list works. Pass it on. > > Jeff...
• Re: Canadian tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:39:29 -0500
  ...And that front-end looseness I've been feeling? Turns out the DPO forgot to tighten the nut holding on the steering wheel. Loose...
• Re: cupholders
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 15:59:59 -0700
  ...0500 Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM> > writes: > >My Bus's DPO built a wooden shelf which runs from the instrument pod's > >right...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:01:49 -0700
  ...would be > a good idea or not? > > > > In my Van, the DPO crimped on an extra ground which is simply screwed > into the sheet...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:06:19 -0700
  ...So I am the DPO. I've > added electronic accessories along the way: Honda Radio, Audiovox Cruise > Control, Garmin GPS, even a switch to...
• Re: Elec.Gurus! DC ground question (fridge fans off shore power)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:30:39 -0700
  ...The DPO had assumed that he would get a good ground through the > mounting screws that went into the body of the Vanagon. Once...
• Re: More advice, please
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:23:28 -0800
  ...Well, since the 84 WBX was a 1.9 whilst the 86 is a 2.1, the DPO must have converted the engine. The...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:11:21 -0800
  ...Some DPO had the carb all messed up. As folks know, small engines need (among other things) choke and/or prime to start. It...
• Re: blue plastic circuit board
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 31 May 2001 10:53:13 -0700
  ...due to what looks like some pretty heavy torquing by the DPO. so now i don't know about the integrity of the connector...
• Acronyms
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Tue, 28 May 2002 16:59:43 -0700
  ...right back BTDT Been there done that BTW By the way DPO Dreaded (or dumb) prior owner DVM Digital volt meter ECU Engine control...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 21:34:31 -0500
  ...They do get gummed and you have no way of knowing what DPO (dreaded previous owner) ran thru that WBX. Can't imagine life...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:42:39 -0800
  ...Read my previous message and don't do any of those things the DPO might have done. And get out of the heat. BenT...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:54:55 -0600
  ...Good example of a DPO. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: 76 Type II valve & "O" ring answers and questions
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 22 May 1996 18:07:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Solid lifters were stock, but a DPO could have installed hydraulics at some point. Tobin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tobin T. Copley VW Busses to Inuvik! ============= (604) 689...
• replace heater hose 83.5
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 03:10:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...was dragging on the axle for a time thanks to the DPO's "mechanic" who replaced the engine.) And I have a few questions...
• Re: bad engine survey
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:41:06 -0800
  ...I do not mean to Imply that everyone who has problems with the wasserboxer has been guilty of Vanagon abuse, DPO's do some...
• Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:46:51 -0800
  ...what's the value of a van that's untouched by a >>> DPO? >>> >>> Different strokes. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 20, 2010, at 7:40 AM...
• Re: Tires! that ol' tread,err, thread...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 15:09:51 PDT
  ...your best shot. >> >>On my 2WD Westfalia I currently have the DPOs old Michelin 185R 14 on >>steel >>wheels which are the narrower steel...