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• Re; Painting Pop Tops
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 30 May 2000 22:02:45 -0500
  ...I have been using it on Mack Trucks, and especially the hoods, being fiberglass, seem to hold up very well with a minium of...
• Heartbroken... Looking for a Carat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Sat, 3 Feb 2001 01:19:15 -0500
  ...locals in town ran a red light and in most likely hood has totaled it. (Gee, let's see, new tires $500, new a...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 11:35:32 -0700
  ...Vanagon crash safety > http://www.251.org/volvocrash.html > > because of the van's height it jumped the hood of the volvo. if it...
• Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:54:59 -0500
  ...I recall a fellow in Hood River Oregon (anyone know this shop?) that had two spotless bays, a restored bus parked in the back...
• Re: Repainting Emblems
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 02:18:54 -0400
  ...The raise plastic ones on the back hatch, not the stickers for the front doors or hood. On Jun 30, 2006, at 6:11...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:56:18 -0700
  ...If you open the hood you can hear it running for quite a while after you turn off the engine. I assume it is...
• Thinking about a Sunnis conversion
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:11:30 -0800
  ...What else should I grab from under the hood? Will I require a special engine mount bracket besides the bell housing transition piece? Would...
• Driving Lights, EVs and Bras
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:24:20 -0500
  ...The bra covers the entire front bumper from the hood opening down to the bottom edge of the "air dam". This seems to preclude...
• cooking in the van....
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:49:00 -0500
  ...Does anyone have any ideas for some sort of exhaust hood to hang over the stove? It would be nice to keep the moisture...
• Crimp connectors and the real world
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 06:26:06 -0600
  ...Been replacing them on the hoods of Mack Trucks for years, with solder joints. Even if they are coated with Mass dosses of die...
• Re: Dash binnacle wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 19 May 2004 15:09:12 -0700
  ...Mike On 5/19/04 2:42 PM, "John Rodgers" <jh_rodgers@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > A nauticle term - > > A hooded podium housing the compass...
• Re: radio antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Sat, 21 May 2005 21:14:52 -0400
  ...the antenna hole on the vanagon hood (if you can > call 8" of sloping metal a hood). This is in addition to the little...
• Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 22:21:16 -0700
  ...You can get >carbon fiber hoods for about $800. How much do you think it cost to make that first Civic carbon hood and...
• Why VW's + T&A
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 08:06:54 -0800
  ...thing sprawled on the hood of a bug. (Now how many of you would let someone lay on the hood of your car even...
• Re: Brake warning light flickering
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:40:27 -0700
  ...1/pull the instrument cluster hood off and check the brake fluid/clutch fluid level ... add if needed; 2/adjust the rear brakes by...
• synthetic tranny oil?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 11:18:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...In the recent discussion of synth oil for engine I saw some words about increasing the likely hood of gasket leaks. Would this be...
• Re: front end smashing
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 09:26:26 -0700 (PDT)
  ...People in the beastie boats with 6 yards of hood in front really don't give damn. Also, I notice that the worst parkers...
• Loose wire behind right rear spring
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 12:43:59 EDT
  ...It doesn't look like a ground wire because it's fully insulated and has a rubber hood on it. Any ideas??? Paul 89...
• Re: My trip to the Northwest , with the Westfalia Syncro TD (longish)
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Mon, 3 May 1999 22:15:05 -0700
  ...our share of traffic problems and ugly cities. And while Mt. Hood is majestic it's also a "dormant volcano" (like Mt St. Helen...
• weird idle...
  Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
  Mon, 6 May 2002 11:59:52 -0700
  ...there any other things that I might want to look at while I'm taking the time "under the hood?" thanks Myles '86 weekender
• Re: Salvage Title Consequences
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:50:17 -0500
  ...Front smashed, no grille, no headlights, hood folded up blocking the lower half of the window. The driver (talking on a cell phone to...
• Re: Best Car Alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 03:17:40 +0100
  ...This type of alarm only has a microwave scanner of the interior, door, hood and trunk contacts, as well as a glass break sensor...
• Westfalia Sticker Part Number
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 18:37:18 -0700
  ...I know that it is not looking like a VW part number and that even if it is the likley hood of beinge able...
• <F>Totally off from any topic
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:57:32 -0400
  ...The shiny aluminum intake manifold top pretty much fills out the exact proportions of the underside of the hood. It sure sounded purdy idling...
• Re: Nice Video on the Cancelled MicroBus
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 02:31:24 +0000
  ...We went out to the parking lot and I had him pop the hood-he nearly peed his pants when he looked at the...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:51:59 -0600
  ...miles..Actually about 1/3 of them were right in town..Hood > River is a kind of weekend outing and vacation destination city.. About...
• Re: rear hatch struts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:47:25 -0600
  ...The Gary Lee racks always come with the PVC tube on one of the struts but I also bring along a mechanics hood strut...
• RE: Consumer Reports on oil ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 20 Jun 96 08:16:32 CDT
  ...do you REALLY want to spend that much on a car and not even look under the "hood" for six months??? that's really...
• Re: Final Edition of Hardcopy
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 05:31:08 -0700
  ...I want to be able to look "under the hood" > without breaking into a cold sweat. > On the other hand, as I travel a...
• Re: Windscreen LOL
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 17 May 2005 23:49:22 -0400
  ...we don't confuse them with terms like "Hood" (British Top) when they would call what covers the engine the "Bonnet" or "fenders" which...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Oct 1998 - Special issue
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 17:55:09 +0100
  ...than the 5000/100/200, due to the >smaller >engine bay/hood, making it a better choice >for a Vanagon transplant. That's not...
• ABS -- non Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Fri, 12 May 2000 07:45:31 -0400
  ...Basically, there was a constant buzzing noise under the hood, which I traced to the ABS system. I unhooked the wiring into the ABS...
• 87 antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Tue, 1 May 2001 14:08:05 -0400
  ...of the old one fits into the oval hole in the hood with some kind of Chinese puzzle shapes, and since I never had...
• Complete SVX for sale in NZ, $1800US!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 18:38:01 +1200
  ...fenders, hood, front clip, windshield. Engine damage limited to slight kink in one cam-pulley. Hasn't been started since importation. If I had...
• Re: bus bars for bus (engine conversion wiring questions)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:54:00 -0500
  ...Hondas also have nice under-hood fuse boxes. At least, my '94 Civic does. Probably overkill for your situation, current-wise, though. The one...
• Re: Bus passes up a Porsche GT3
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:41:50 -0800
  ...degolf > > > > I have seen the car in person and with the hood down it looks like a Golf > with fancy paint and wheels. The...
• Re: Vanagon hit on Mt. Hood OR - A list member?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:23:52 EST
  In a message dated 1/10/08 10:41:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, starwagen@GMAIL.COM writes: > > What is a DUII or was...
• Re: Engin hatch insolation project
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 2 Jul 2021 18:09:02 -0400
  ...I used Dynamat Hoodliner (Dynamat Hoodliner > > Stop Road Noise! at Crutchfield > > <https://www.crutchfield.com/p_15411905/Dynamat-Hoodliner.html>). It > was a > > mess...
• Re: (NVC) New "Pontiac GTO" released in US
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 10:49:04 -0800
  ...long hood, fire in the belly. totally stock. Had a throaty sound, like a barmaid in Texas. Better stop now, im starting to sound...
• Re: Why you stick your head in your engine now and again...
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Tue, 25 May 2010 05:20:43 EDT
  Hi Robert, I am glad your experience of looking under the hood in your Vanagon didn't turn out as disastrous as mine. My...
• Final Edition of Hardcopy
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 15:48:03 -0700
  ...I want to be able to look "under the hood" without breaking into a cold sweat. On the other hand, as I travel a...
• Re: Help! replacing the wiper motor, need advice.
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:36:17 -0400
  ...Of course in the cabriolet, the whole shebang is easily accessable under the hood... It's gonna be evil on a vanagon, sorry.
• Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats (Crash test results)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:12:18 EST
  ...I can only imagine how Vanagons would fare crashing into > another heavy, high-wheelbase vehicle, (SUV) with a long hood and airbags. > > check these...
• Re: oil warning system q's and a part request
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:09:58 -0800
  ...Next I hooked up a mechanical oil pressure gauge to the sensor and mounted the gauge on the hood. Nice racy look. It indicated...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:20:38 -0700
  ...Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood.. > You've seen em..I'd guess maybe 2 out of 10...
• Re: Refrigerator help-yes, I've already searched the achieves
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 18:33:23 +0000
  I've thought about adding a second flue vent and making a "hood" over the back of the fridge and venting the hood to...
• Re: TDI Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 06:01:56 -0500 (EST)
  ...of a T4 delivery van....with the message "Open here"....the hood on the brochure cover opens up to reveal the message "Turbo and...
• Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 10:31:50 -0500
  ...You can get > >carbon fiber hoods for about $800. > >How much do you think it cost to make that first Civic >carbon hood and...
• VR6 Camper on the Dealer's Lot!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Thomas
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 10:19:19 -0400
  ...The hood does extend a little further than my '93, but less than I thought it would. The dash was a little different, but...
• Re: A Vanagon of a Different Color
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:58:01 EDT
  ...top to repaint it, and painted in all the doorjambs, and under the hood and trunklid.. i am positive that there has to be...
• Re: Vacuum forming
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 00:08:10 -0700
  ...formed part. > > Are you guys asking for a thermal formed plastic hood to cover all the > utility ports or individual flaps that cover each...
• Re: fuel pressure gague
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:12:10 -0800
  ...Wondering about fuel pressure? Open the hood! Another great idea to add to my List. On 10/31/06, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net...
• No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:56:43 -0400
  ...All I've done so far is pull the brown hood off and check for loose stuff on top- time to unscrew and check...
• Re: What is it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 23:52:47 -0700
  ...US cars have a Vacuum Diagram > ...under the hood, even on the underside of the hood sometimes .. > and little colored plastic rings like the...
• Re: Fire Wall
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 May 2014 08:44:55 -0400
  Dynamat and their competitors offer some very nice under hood solutions for noise and heat. Any of them better than that factory mess. Shop...
• Re: A Vanagon of a Different Color
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:11:23 -0400
  ...Think of the amount of interior parts, sticker in door jams, under the hood parts, etc. that has to be removed and replaced to...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 15:28:48 -0500
  ...aimed at the ground about four feet in front of the hood. Every other car with "factory driving lights" I've seen is the...
• Re: Re; will it fit in the garage
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:33:56 -0700
  ...do you park the westy while you are living in the hood? Showers,toilets, mail, etc. Damn, I sound like the volks that said...
• 89 Syncro Westy FS in Oregon sighting (NOT MINE)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Sat, 9 Jul 2005 21:55:52 -0700
  I saw a Syncro Westfalia for sale today in my town of Hood River, Oregon, parked on the corner of Hwy 35 and State...
• NVC Cat Update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:55:36 -0500
  ...We opened the hood only to find a litter of kittens camped in the radiator fan shroud. They sure sounded like a mechanical failure...