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• Re: Transmission Case Corrosion, Deterioration Repair, Ground Paths
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 Apr 2016 18:10:52 -0700
  ...As a side note, given the areas of rust I see at underside, and this case corrosion, I have to wonder if this bus...
• Re: new westy tent, '66 progress
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Tue, 21 May 1996 13:54:07 -0800
  ...degrees > and there is a bit of a crease in the underside and very small cracks on Here's a tip courtesy of Rusty...
• heater cover plate removal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:13:49 -0700
  ...at the bottom, it appears to be only affixed to the underside of the dash somehow, but can't see well enough to see...
• Water/waste tank
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:51:12 -0800
  ...there's a tank that sits between the rails on the underside of van and is held in place by a couple crossbars. I...
• Re: head job
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:03:24 -0500
  ...uses about 1 qt oil every 500 mi > -oil on the underside of the engine block, where the two halves meet > -THICK blue smoke...
• Re: head electrolysis cure?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:42:36 -0700
  ...Rad Cap > contains a sacrificial magnesium anode that hangs from the underside > of the cap and is immersed in the coolant. The idea is...
• Re: Hey Suspension Gurus
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 16:36:53 -0500
  ...just be from the spring/coil where it mounts to the underside of top A-arm? I cant quite locate the squeak. I dont...
• Re: Throttle body shaft leaks and repairing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:31:50 EDT
  ...I always pack the underside with grease before installing them. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http...
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  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:22:18 -0600
  ...You should mount LEDs (pulsing red ones? shifting multicolor?) on the underside. Might as well add some color while you blast your beats. -Jarrett...
• Re: Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:47:48 -0400
  Ralph, Thanks for providing your experience. I removed the luggage rack to replace the footman loops and glue stainless steel screen underneath the drain...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:53:04 -0700
  ...Word to the wise - wash your van's underside before you start to remove the skid plate as you will be amazed at how...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:05:23 -0700
  ...into three blobs of some white viscous stuff gummed onto > the underside of the counter when it is not deployed. To reduce rattling? > > The...
• lack of deceleration
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 19:18:20 -0000
  ...I thought that the switch on the underside of the throttle body cut the fuel off completely if the revs were above 1200 and...
• Re: Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank & Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:31:33 -0400
  > I read a thread not too long about about people fixing their > screw caps for the bottom of their water tank. I wondered > why...
• Re: sliding door quieting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:02:00 -0700
  ...I also put some B-Quiet on the underside of the slider amplification-panel > that seemed to ring whenever the door was closed, especially...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 08:57:03 -0600 (MDT)
  ...it had pictures of sheet metal to cover almost the whole underside of the kombi. Da belly-pan only covers the area underneath the...
• Re: Rust proofing-Yes or No
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 22:54:57 -0400
  ...we told the dealer to leave the shipping wax on the underside of the vehicle. This is usually stripped off after the vehicle arrives...
• Parting out advice
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:32:06 -0400
  ...I'm getting ready to get at the underside and I don't know what I should keep. I don't have much spare...
• Re: cheap new and expensive used gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 07:38:10 -0400
  ...The picture either shows the underside of the tank, or it's not a Vanagon tank. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-VW-VANAGON...
• Original Vanagon heater for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 4 Jan 2015 13:38:14 -0800
  ...This heater works off the from the gas tank’s fuel, made of stainless steel and is to be fitted to the underside of...
• Looking for info from up north of TN
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 15:19:52 -0400
  ...The few mechanics I spoke with said every nut and bolt on the underside of the van will be rusted solid. Are they correct...
• tackling sloppy shifter (4 speed)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:51:20 -0500
  ...Looking under the van at the underside of the shifter (which is totally slathered with moly grease) I can see that the piece of...
• RoadHaus - Oil Leak / Final Diagnosis & Partial Fix
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 22:36:18 -0800
  ...no oil > small amt of Oil visible on underside of engine case > small amt of oil dripping on cross member and ground Appeared to...
• Re: diff!?
  Historical mailing list - N E JAZZ 2
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 09:55:48 EST
  ...Front diff is held to undersides by 3 BIG bolts, in rubber mounts, and has to be jacked up and slid forward to come...
• Re: Who has that yellow interior covering for an early 80s Westy?
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:20:04 -0700
  ...you mean the weave-textured thin vinyl sheet glued to the underside of >> the bunk plywood? It's NLA. I removed the bunk panel...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:03:52 -0700
  ...same white shiny rubbery Frostee Cone dish drainer bumps on the > undersides of their sink countertops, one of whom (Maggie Dew) had a > similar...
• Screens for Westy roof scuppers
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 26 Jul 2020 07:54:34 -0500
  ...Yesterday I pulled the top and hot glued reinforced window screen over holes on the underside. Will let you know how it goes. Jim
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:17:03 -0700
  ...Inspection revealed drip directly above the coolant bottle bracket. (Underside of bottle ) I could not flip the bottle over or enough to see under...
• Re: headliner material for westy
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 17:29:07 -0800
  ...headliner material for westy anyone ever change their headliner material on their westy? mine is all cracked and falling apart underside of top bunk...
• Re: [NVC] IR Radio Remote Control
  Historical mailing list - Stew
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:50:33 +0000
  ...The fix is to pull it all apart and seal round the underside of the aerial with mastic. Stew -- 668 - The neighbour of the...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:03:44 -0500
  ...a detector that would mount in the engine compartment, or on underside of the rear deck lid, that would monitor for flames, or an...
• Re: Engine Racing (not racing engine...)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:17:20 -0400
  ...This point is right near the starter and you can get to it from the underside of the van. Many times this point gets...
• Re: windshield fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 12:37:56 -0800
  ...I noticed that after I put in some fluid -- more than a liter -- fluid started dripping off the reservoir bottle on the underside of...
• cheap new and expensive used gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 2 Aug 2010 01:16:33 -0400
  ...The picture either shows the underside of the tank, or it's not a Vanagon tank. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-VW-VANAGON...
• Adding gauges, part 2, this time I WILL do it!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 24 May 1999 21:14:11 -0400
  ...Build a nice aluminum 6-gauge console from aluminum, tig 2 attaching bolts to the underside to bolt down through the ashtray opening, cover...
• Re: tranny fill etc
  Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:07:56 -0500
  ...tranny fill etc I misspoke, (just back from hols!) drain plug on underside of necked down part of tranny, fill on the side. remove...
• Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 12:39:56 -0600
  ...The upper two steering column bolts, which bolt the column to the underside of the dash, and shown on 48.2 (not called out...
• Wall covering adheasive
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 26 May 1996 18:32:23 -0700
  ...is the textured wallpaper type stuff gluded and stapled to the underside of the cabinet. When I went and got the van it had...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:49:45 -0500
  ...As an extra precaution, I pulled the hoses through the body wall to the exterior, underside on the vanagon before plugging them. That way...
• Re: Jetta tranny to Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jerry McCavitt
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:05:46 -0800
  ...I hope you are not attempting anything like this on your own; please at least look at the underside of your van before you...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:13:52 -0700
  ...Inspection revealed drip directly above the coolant bottle bracket. (Underside of bottle ) I could not flip the bottle over or enough to see under...
• Re: Tapping under rear passenger wheel area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:39:59 -0800
  ...but I hear a light > tapping of > metal in the back underside of the van on the passenger side. It's > not > coming from...
• Pop Top mold on underside. How do I get rid of it?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 11:05:38 -0800
  Hi everyone. Anybody have the surefire way to get rid of poptop mold on the fuzzy ceiling? I tried some carpet stuff yesterday, thinking...
• Re: Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank & Leavenworth
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 16:28:52 -0700
  Well we use to have a couple up here in the Bay area. Something drove them off to Mexico and the High Sierras. tim...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:16:33 -0600
  ...into three blobs of some white viscous stuff gummed > onto > the underside of the counter when it is not deployed. To reduce > rattling? > > The...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:07 -0400
  ...what they are used for? > > Also, above front transaxle, strapped to underside of van, is a > rubber booted 2 prong electrical connection, not connected...
• Brazing: a welding alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 13:13:42 +0000
  ...I now have what seems to be a good solution to the underside surface rust on the bus. It'll require some time, but...
• Re: Ultimate Vanagon Bra
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 13:20:54 +0000
  ...I've > had one for the past 4 years and it protects well (just remember to clean the > underside frequently if you live in...
• Re: loose sliding window locks
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 21:15:15 -0500
  ...Take a look at the underside of the latch and you should see a hole. The screw is up inside that hole. Once you...
• re. Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:55:00 -0700
  ...This van had skid plates/pans at the front where the spare would be and a pan which covers the underside of the engine...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 09:54:06 -0800
  ...The front panel assembly slides forward and comes off exposing the heater housing and the whole underside of the rear seat. The rest of...
• Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:51:54 -0700
  ...This treatment consists of spraying the underside of the van with an oily substance. As one pays for the treatment, they advise caution as...
• 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 95 10:11 CST
  >Mike Mott wrote: ><snip> >I have never seen the underside of a 65 splittie and would be >most gratefull to anyone who can advise...
• Re: Road Salt Rust Problems/Hidden Damage On Vanagons??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 11:39:52 -0600
  ...the iceberg, and that the hollow beams, nooks > and crannies and underside under the original undercoating are also > slooowly rusting? Can rust be dealt...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:44:30 -0800
  ...That ground wire runs up the steering column and connects on the underside of the horn plate/button on the steering wheel. Pull the...
• Re: Bumpers, Chrome v. Fiberglass
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:23:43 -0500
  Hey Chris- Yeah, I will DEFINITELY take a look and snap some pics of the underside for you. I'm curious about getting to...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 May 2009 22:24:53 -0400
  ...started so I used JB Quick to attach them to the underside then put the screws in from the top. They later broke on...
• Re: Spreadin' like cancer!
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 30 May 1996 08:41:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...once the primer is dry, if the rust is on the underside of the van. I've had vey good luck with Rustoleum products...
• Re: Panel section, final pictures
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 11:06:07 -0500
  ...i will ride this one hard!!! so for the underside... :-))))) The funny thing is that the underneath is imaculate and as NO color, more...
• Re: Does your stovetop rattle?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:00:34 -0400
  ...Felder wrote: >You need to adjust the "bullet" catches on the underside of the >stovetop lid. They screw in and out to adjust the...