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• Re: vanagon headrest plastic guide pieces?
  Historical mailing list - Tim King-syncrowesty
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:02:06 -0800
  ...48 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: > > > > if the inserts in earlier seats .........like 82 to 84 seats, are the same, > > > > > the...
• Re: Spillmeister burner grill thingies
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:38:19 -0800
  ...Stove grill inserts > Interesting that you had a problem with Franks gizmo's. I installed a set > five or six years ago and have...
• Re: Igntion coil failure
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:18:53 EDT
  ...the pins on the OE stuff or push into the brass inserts of the non-OE stuff). Bosch makes both types of wires, and...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 21 May 2011 11:25:51 -0700
  ...One of them stripped the alternator mount bolts, put in inserts and then stripped out the inserts. That takes talent. Click-type wrenches are...
• High pressure A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:53:06 -0500
  ...The leak is at the crimped area of the hose where the steel tube inserts into the crimped fitting around the rubber hose immediately...
• Re: Proper recovery from coolant loss while driving
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 29 May 2011 19:05:02 -0400
  ...I've heard of that metal inserts sliding out syndrome but saw no evidence of it. Someone asked off list how the hose blew...
• Re: Metal inserts slide out? Easy fix.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 19:47:40 -0500
  At 07:30 PM 3/2/2011, Jake de Villiers wrote: >You forgot to allow for the metal insert on the back side. No...
• Re: What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 07:28:36 -0400
  ...Rear floorboard > inserts missing. Middle seat (bench) is available. > > Engine- WBX 2.1L/ 175,000 miles. Compression: 95, 98, 94, 29 > Shoebox monitor and...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 08:43:20 -0800
  ...ago you gave me the measurements for the flexible plexiglass glass inserts that can be used on the outside of a vanagon side window...
• Re: Table leg modification (Loren Bush)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:59:21 -0700
  ...I'd love to find something like the plastic inserts that are used in desks for the pass through for computer cables, etc. that...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 16:42:03 -0500
  I have seen the Sew Fines setups before and really like em. Looks really nice. Mind if I keep the pics for reference? Thanks...
• Re: Splittie Reduction Box Trauma
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 14 May 1996 16:28:34 MST
  ...My solution was to disassemble it down to > the swing tube, take it to a machine shop and have them put thread > inserts into...
• Replacing older slider handle with newer one
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 00:26:40 -0400
  ...The newer one ('87) has a 'driver' head built in that inserts into the lock mechanism. The older ('84) one doesn't; its driver...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 15:10:28 -0500
  ...All of the original plastic pipe metal sleeve inserts I have ever seen are steel (they rust). I have purchased two of these kits...
• Re: jumpseat cylinder housings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:33:42 -0800
  ...writes: > > > >>Here is a picture of the floor with the metal inserts. Also pictures of the >>5th seat in a westfalia. >>I don't...
• Hi Lift jack adapter
  Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
  Thu, 1 May 2003 23:05:25 +0000
  ...The best part is I ordered an adapter that clips onto the tounge of the jack and inserts into our stock jack mounts. It...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:17:05 -0700
  ...And the brass inserts in the ends of the long plastic coolant pipes, >and the H2O temperature sensor.... > >Steve >'86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:41:50 -0600
  ...crank > came off in > my hand!! > > It is brown with chrome inserts. Can I put it back on? I haven't > checked yet > in...
• Re: Found on ePay... Ronal R9's
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:01:10 -0700
  ...Do you guys knock out the Mercedes steel lug bolt inserts or ream them out to accept the larger Vanagon bolts/studs? Also, I...
• Re: Getting the 87 back on the road at long last still many things to do
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 3 Aug 2017 17:30:48 -0700
  ...need to get the 2 “ inserts” for the body were the mud flap in front of the propane tank goes ….. where o where to...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:39:34 -0400
  > Or any time you use your rearview mirror............. Except that your actual head would block the view. Besides, your rear view mirror generally points...
• Re: Thread repair kit for loan or rent?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:17:04 -0400
  Hi Mike, I just rented one from aircooled.net it was only $25 make sure to order at least 2 inserts as it must...
• Re: Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:58:25 -0800
  ...I have seen photo's and a write up that involved stack headrests and inserts plus some pipe and bracketry but can't find...
• upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 09:20:27 -0500
  ...red too -- a very thorough job indeed (although the door panel inserts are the original tan). So I'm thinking have it re-done...
• coolant pipe insert repair
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:31:40 -0700
  ...When the subject of the inserts has come up before, besides the GoWesty kit, which I used on my '90, people have suggested pop...
• Gas cap ideas
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:40:36 -0700
  ...the body work..When the attendant gets the key, he/she inserts it and sees the surmarks, or arrows lined up, and usually has...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 21 May 2011 14:50:35 -0400
  ...One of them stripped the alternator mount bolts, put in inserts and then stripped out the inserts. That takes talent. Click-type wrenches are...
• RoadHaus - $29K eBay Van Follow up
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 21:51:02 -0700
  ...Almost made them look like stock inserts. Can't voice for the rest of the "renovation work" ... Other than it did have some sort...
• Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 16:55:10 -0400
  ...inline) oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") cab window vent inserts VW logo stove grill inserts propane tank gauge There are a few items on...
• Re: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon??????????????
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:50:42 -0700
  ...are being marketed to people to > > use as bed mattresses, shoe inserts, therapeutic devices etc etc > > etc.< > > > > I have personally used strong magnets on...
• items at EuroCampers.com
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:25:40 -0500
  ...net//catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=1105719&showprevnext= 1 -Cab Window Vent Inserts: seems like another great way to get some air when sleeping in...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:49:29 -0500
  ...the fuel sender opening are the grommets where the crossover tube inserts into the tank, or the grommets where the tubes to the overflow...
• '89 Wolfsburg Vanagon for parts in Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:14:38 -0800
  ...7-passenger (with jump seats and folding rear seat/bed) grey interior in good shape, with the diagonal striping on the seat inserts. Carpeting...
• Re: And rear headrests too
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:17:04 -0500
  ...Those tubes (found at the hardware store) with a notch for the plastic inserts. I have made four notch in the plywood of the...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:48:37 -0400
  ...In other words the inserts are steel, they rust, then they expand and break the plastic around where the insert is. This is why...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:25:31 -0700
  ...I panicked and put some 1/4-20 riv nut inserts into the door and the holes in the panel which were sized as...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:31:09 -0400
  Yes. Sewfine offered an insert for lumbar support, which I happily added. On Oct 8, 2009, at 7:37 AM, Peter T. Owsianowski wrote...
• FS: misc Vanagon parts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:40:23 -0500
  ...t even looked at it) - front window cranks, black (2) - plastic inserts for front door opener, black (2) Email me if there's something...
• Coil-Sert Thread Repair Kit for drain plug FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 08:40:15 -0500
  ...The kit includes the tap, the coil insertion tool and five (5) inserts. I am also including a special drill bit made for fine...
• Re: Westy Stove Grates
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:17:26 -0800
  ...Stevens wrote: > > > "Is there anywhere I can get some stove grate inserts to fill the > >> annoying gap over the Westy stove burner?" > > > > I got...
• Re: What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 22:27:10 -0500
  ...Rear floorboard > inserts missing. Middle seat (bench) is available. > > Engine- WBX 2.1L/ 175,000 miles. Compression: 95, 98, 94, 29 > Shoebox monitor and...
• Re: stove insert
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 5 Apr 2019 12:02:47 -0400
  ...When is someone going to make some more of the VW inserts for > the Westy stove so one can use a small pot without...
• Re: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Wed, 15 Aug 2001 23:04:34 -0600
  ...Those and other versions of magnets are being marketed to people to use as bed mattresses, shoe inserts, therapeutic devices etc etc etc. I...
• Re: front door lock stuck
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 7 Jul 2015 12:22:30 -0700
  ...and clean, just be very > careful if you remove the brass inserts, and make a note which slots they > go in. > > > > On Jul 7...
• Re: coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:36:56 -0400
  ...But GoWesty has a > repair kit with brass inserts for the hoses that is claimed on the GoWesty > web site to be great. > > This...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:58:59 -0700
  ...pep boys has a thread repair kit for ~10 dollars that has the tap and bit and stainless steel inserts to repair the threads...
• Magnets, was: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon??????????????
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:13:03 -0700
  ...are being marketed to people to use as bed mattresses, shoe inserts, therapeutic devices etc etc etc.< > > I have personally used strong magnets on...
• Re: Window molding
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 12:14:23 EST
  ...them if they are not rusting? >> the plastic trim window moulding inserts are just that - plastic. the "fake chrome" applied to them is MYLAR...
• Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:15:39 -0600
  ...I'm wondering if I should be pre-emptive on the coolant pipe inserts, rather than let them fail before I take action. However...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kote
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 05:25:19 +0000
  I'm most interested in the LED inserts available to drop in to our rectangular lamps including the H3 for the driving lights. yes...
• Re: fix the plug!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 22:17:22 -0700
  ...That cylinder could easily be worse off after you 'fix' it. Inserts often leak and the metal shards you'll inevitably get in the...
• Re: Online tool source?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 19:24:44 -0600
  ...be wonderful stuff, and they are in wooden boxes with foam inserts. I tried to get a variety of sizes. I'll try to...
• Re: Clear Front Turn Signals... European listees respond?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 11:52:05 -0500
  ...The images show that they come >without bulbs, and with no orange inserts. Guess I'll have to find >orange bulbs (unlikely) or make...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:58:15 -0700
  ...It's held the inserts fast for 20K miles so far. It appears to be a good solution. I will probably try riveting the...
• Re: Passenger window rolls up HARD
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 22:33:42 +1200
  ...of life with early watercooled VWs, even though they have metal inserts (all-plastic Toyota ones never fail). You might be able to remove...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:36:34 -0500
  ...made > things worse :) > > > alistair > > > > > > > On 1-Oct-10, at 8:41 AM, Bill M wrote: > > The plastic inserts. Do they go on both seat...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:58:32 -0700
  ...I would bet Alistair Bell's house on it. > threaded inserts is stock, nothing sheet metal related. D. McNeely wrote, "Well, fact is, only...
• Re: '80 non-L two tone sighting
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 02:11:06 EST
  ...and also, i've never seen a > '80 vanagon with the plastic air scoop inserts anyway, be it a L, or not. > the plastic...
• Re: Can't Get the Screws Back In
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 20:59:32 -0800
  ...You may need to remove the plastic inserts and pinch the 4 tabs closer together so they will push through the holes in the...
• Re: Starter Bushing Removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 15:41:56 -0800
  ...be used to > replace the old bushing (tip of starter shaft inserts into it) for proper > starter performance. What is the general thought on...