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• screen door for sliding door how about a magnetic one
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:46:41 -0700
  HI I have the screen door for the sliding door it is a bit big , heavy and cumbersome At home we have magnetic screen...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:24:53 -0400
  ...Those rivets broke on my '84 automatic and I fixed them with screws and nuts. In that I usually work alone, I had no...
• Re: Extra screw syndrome (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:09:31 -0600
  Back in the days my father and I weren't satisfied with our tinkering until we had a screw left over. We have been...
• Re: vanagon picture screen saver ... make your own. :)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 14 May 2007 12:48:59 -0700
  ...Display: > Screensaver: (then Screen saver - Pop-down menu): My Picture Slideshow: > Setings: Browse: to your > photo location. Then set the settings that you see...
• Re: side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:25:46 -0700
  ...Or, one of those 1/4" drive short slot screw drivers. Don't use it in the handle, rather hold it with vise grips...
• why sell it? just scrap it. youll make more money.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:27:55 EDT
  yea its a sad day when you can get more for a vehicle by scrapping it out then selling it with issues.. scrap metal...
• Re: Special Screwdriver Source
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:03:14 -0700 (PDT)
  And Jeff Carver thus wrote: > > I was at Sears last night obtaining a compression tester for $25. > Found the special screwdriver that retains the...
• Re: AFM with no CO screw
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 7 May 2005 10:29:46 -0600
  ...I > pulled the black cap that covers the CO adjustment screw to find that there > is no screw under it! Have any of you...
• Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:11:14 -0700
  Hello.I am trying to get oversized po top hinge screws made up. They are not avaliable off the shelf. I need two rusty...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 9 May 2006 19:43:56 -0700
  At 5/9/2006 07:10 PM, Joy Hecht wrote: >Does anyone know where to get screens for the sliding windows? > >I've got...
• anyone need a pair of screened side windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 14:12:56 EDT
  have a pair of screened side windows, fit all 80-84 vanagons, or fit drivers side only of 85 -91 vans.. sliding side windoes...
• Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 6 Apr 2005 20:08:22 -0700
  Everyone keeps referring to "plastic" screens. Ours are aluminum, as is the screen. Are ours not the original ones? Ours also look like they...
• Re: Chrome molding
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 21:24:47 -0500
  ...but if you have doubts, you can get a piece of > standard black house window screen molding - it's round and holds the > screen...
• Westy water tank drain cover plate screws
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:19:03 -0700
  I just noticed that *all* four of the screws on our "waterdrain cover plate" are missing. (It's on Bentley page 76.15, figure...
• Re: Tail lamp assembly mounting screw
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:36:49 EDT
  ...I handed him the screw. "That's just a sheet metal screw," he said. I told him I had reason to believe it's...
• Westy Screens, and Westy Screen Repair...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:05:18 -0700
  ...Only one screen is intact, the other screen, while not being intact, isn't in tatters, either. Rather; it looks like the adhesive has...
• Screen replacement success Jonce Fancher products
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 18:18:10 -0400
  ...That is other then the screen. Now it is just about like new again. the Jonce screen kit glues in place and makes a...
• Re: Replacing window screens?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:59:19 -0500
  ...Once out, take a chisel and scrape out the old screen. Reinstall with a hot glue gun. I did this some years ago and...
• Re: Windshield sunscreen
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 11:29:29 -0700
  ...I made a screen for the front window and individual screens for the cabin windows and the rear window. I put two suction cups...
• Re: Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 23:48:46 -0500
  ...Cut a new piece of screen to fit it (allowing for hems on the screen material, they'll make it more secure to sew...
• Countersunk screws on latch on rear of the sliding door
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:03:51 -0500
  1991 Subie Vanagon GL The top screw that hold the latch to the door keeps coming loose allowing the latch mechanism to rotate around...
• Re: Front heater core / Screw Removal
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:25:22 EDT
  ...Then, the screws can be removed with a stout, flat-bladed screwdriver. If you are really cheap, the now slotted screws can even be...
• was, ev/winnebago accessory prices now Triad Group Purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Thu, 21 May 1998 14:22:14 EDT
  ...If anyone is interested in products from Triad - rear hatch screens, side screens or front window screens, I would be happy to put a...
• FW: Scripts - please forward to the list
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 18:14:38 -0400
  ...I have now brought over three scripts from Germany: two "Transporter" scripts (P/N 251 853 689 D), and one "Caravelle GL" script (the...
• Front Screen on 89-91 Needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:28:13 -0400
  Hi all Over the past few years I've been making items for the VW Bus Line and I've made a Screen Replacement...
• Re: OT: Window Glass
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 14:44:53 -0800
  ...I had to live with the permanent scratches left by the > > scrubber > > for many years after. No one noticed those small scratches but I...
• front westfalia sticker
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:08:29 EDT
  ...From what I've seen the screw looks to be in between the "E" and "S" in "westfalia" with the center horizontal bar of...
• Re: screens for side windows in westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:12:15 EST
  ...Time, ray@ZENFOO.COM writes: > Does anyone know where I can acquire actual, OEM type replacement screens? > > i have some OEM westy screens.. chris
• Re: jalousie windows in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DGT
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:50:13 -0600
  ...Just take your bus to a storm window/screen shop and have them measure and make you a couple of aluminium-frame screens. I...
• Re: Sliding door mosquito screen help/back hatch screen-bus
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 20:28:27 -0700
  Apropos of this I have what I've been told is the bug screen for the back hatch of a bus. Anyone want this...
• Hangning Closet Removal
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:06:57 -0800
  ...6) remove the screw from the metal plate at the interior, bottom of the hanging closet. 7) remove the screws at the exterior rear...
• AFM Idle Mixture Screw - loosey goosey
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Sun, 22 Jun 2014 15:26:40 +0000
  Need to know if the idle mixture screw is unrepairable...? Reading an excellent thread on thesamba about AFM adjustments, http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
• Re: Headlight switch help
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:46:25 -0800
  ...Speaking of which, I lost that very screw myself last week. Anyone know offhand the size of those screws? What is it with screws...
• Re: Headliner Finish Caps
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 27 Aug 2015 15:32:03 -0600
  ...A good thing is that you can use them to cover other screws, not just the original Westy screws with the head that grips...
• Re: GoWesty Engine - Follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:31:37 -0400
  ...As for the adjuster screws, I removed the screws from a WBX that had 62K. Poor maintinance from new(PO).The interior of the...
• Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:04:03 -0700
  ...You could use a couple of "security" screws, like those you see on the public restroom hardware -- screw in but can't unscrew. Or...
• Re: Curtain track screws
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:00:13 -0400
  Go to an old hardware shop and check out their à la carte screw section. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia 24 cze 2015 o...
• Re: Screens for Westy Weekender Side Windows?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:57:11 EST
  ...model, and they are no hard screens made to > fit, only the soft, velcro stick-on style. > > you can not use the westy side...
• Re: New screen savers are available
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:40:56 +1300
  >Everyone - > >I've finally recovered enough from buying a house and changing jobs to >update the Vanagon screen saver > >The screen savers are all...
• Re: Screens and Wiper Fluid Pump
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Oct 1994 11:08:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It looks as though the screens were > attached with glue or heat pressed on? Anyway, what's > best way to replace the screens? The...
• Re: screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 18:42:57 GMT
  ...Strip the old screen out and get some fiberglass netting from a hardwar > e store. Cut the screen to fit and glue it in...
• re:Vanagon rear hatch bug screen
  Historical mailing list - David M Richoux
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:28:00 +0000
  >From unfortunate previous experience with Sacramento River Killer Mosquitoes, use the rear hatch bug screen with CAUTION! At least on my '83, the bottom...
• Re: Another side window question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 10:49:41 -0500
  Slotted I used a screwdriver bit from my drill and a 1/4" crescent to tighten it. Don't lose the screw - a replacement...
• sliding window screens FS...Re: source for sliding window screens/frames?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:22:24 EST
  ...My van was missing them when I bought it. > > Thanks- Ryan > i have a bunch of westy sliding window screens for sale.. chris
• Re: Product review Uniwerks luggage rack screens
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:33:33 -0500
  ...I have screens on my 85. I’m tempted to try your trick of drilling one small hole in each screen to help with...
• Fuel tank cleaning issues, screens
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:37:39 -0800
  Here is a link to a photo of supposedly an 84 tank, showing screens inside. http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/889180.jpg...
• 89 Syncro Westy side door bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 10:01:46 -1000
  Any of you guys recently put in a side door bug screen from the bus depot? I can't seem to figure out where...
• Re: how to fix cracked intrument cluster housings where speedo/tach mount to cluster
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 07:41:27 -0400
  ...after 15-25 years, its inevitable. > >i remove the speedo or tach, and remove the screws. > >then i coat the screw lightly with grease...
• Re: poptop screen available?
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 06:29:34 -0700
  Jeff, We just replaced deteriorated OEM, white, screening without removing any of the components of the poptop. Our Westy poptop tent is a "one...
• Re: Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:58:57 -0500
  > I want to put screens on the sliding windows of my '85 GL (non-Westfalia). > Anyone care to recommend a good source? I've...
• Re: Curtain track screws
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:28:39 -0700
  Those little screws have come loose in my van, not gripping the wood. Queefed out hole. So to fix that poke a flat toothpick...
• Re: Sliding Door Problems
  Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
  Thu, 16 May 1996 11:21:11 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It screws into a long piece of metal that > runs the length of the track. When you loosen the screw, you then tap the...
• Re: Illegible Messages Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:50:05 -0400
  ...On Aug 6, 2008, at 2:59 PM, Loren Busch wrote: > In a recent message Frank mentioned that my messages were getting > scrambled > like...
• Re: VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:22:23 +1200
  >Entity Larry Chase spoke thus: > >> VW Van Screensaver MAC Testers needed >There isn't really any such thing, you just put some pictures in...
• Re: 83.5 Westy Missing slider door inside lever retaining screw THANKS!
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:07:17 -0800
  ...no retaining screw! I >> have no idea when or where the screw was lost, nothing in my "hell- >> box" of old screws fits. >> I...
• jammed driver seat
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:38:21 -0700
  My driver seat is totally stuck - - - the screws are loose and you can see them hanging in the track, even lifting the seat so...
• Re: ETKA Display Sizing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:32:37 -0800
  ...Anyone have any ideas on how I can get the full ETKA screen to show up on my laptop screen? Thanks. Ric Thanks, Michael...
• Screens for sale
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 27 May 2008 21:40:46 -0800
  I picked up a couple of screens for the sliding windows for my westy. These are the type that go on the outside and...
• Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:25:34 -0700
  Vanites, I bought a screen for the sliding door on my 85 Westy. It's meant to be snapped in the same way the...
• Jealousy window screen idea
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:44:49 -0400
  ...There is currently no screen on it and no way to attach one. What is the best way to put a screen on this...