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• Re: Mice
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:02:34 -0700
  ...Mice Check your battery boxes under the seat. Those have holes in 'em. CD
• Re: Air cooled stock gas heater/exhaust heater questions (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 09:13:33 -0400
  Ok, roughly, My BA6 still works, so I have not removed it,but my manifold hetaer boxes are all rotted out. I just capped...
• Re: French Syncro Club
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 21:37:17 -0500
  ...He uses a 091 >transmission and cuts/welds the pinion shaft to accomodate use of tranny >gears from a 002 in these boxes. The...
• Re: Are There Junk Ball Joints?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:46:22 -0600
  ...his boxes will comply with the laws of the country which is that the box state the country of origin not the country of...
• Re: mouse profing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 16:44:28 -0500
  ...have always kept some of those yellow boxes of mouse poison around .. > and put those little boxes in nooks ..say behind a rear tail...
• Re: Porta-potti boxes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:30:41 -0700
  porta-potty stool! ha ha! Now you can use the van to drop a couple of kids off at the pool. :) alistair On 29...
• Re: Exhaust Parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 07 Dec 1994 10:21:05 -0500 (EST)
  Mike, Just replaced my muffler, heater control boxes (NOT exchangers) and main heater pipe on my '78 T2. Got my parts from Rocky Mountain...
• Re: Smelly Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Mar 1997 23:49:08 -0500 (EST)
  ...I was wondering if there is an air filter anywhere that could be replaced. >> sounds like your heater boxes are saturated with oil from...
• Re: 81 engine in 77 bus?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 06:22:52 -0400
  ...back side of > the engine since the plumbing into the heater boxes is different as well. As I recall you will have to drill...
• How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:46:21 -0700
  ...My westy weighs alot already, just wondering what would happen if i ditched two 10" woofers inside partical wood speaker boxes. The speakerboxes take...
• Is there a best cooler? was Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 17:19:54 -0400
  ...Could a DIY one be better than the best avail? I'm almost guessing that air tight pink or blue foam boxes 2" thick...
• Re: mouse profing
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 21:27:03 +0000
  ...have always kept some of those yellow boxes of mouse poison around .. > and put those little boxes in nooks ..say behind a rear tail...
• Re: brake parts quality question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:29:27 -0400
  ...Bietrix's boxes looked a whole lot like ATE's boxes from a distance (ATE being an OEM supplier to VW) , and the Bietrix...
• Re: Air Flow Meters and ECU's FS
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Thu, 14 Aug 97 08:12:00 PDT
  ...8/13/97 11:24 PM AIR BOXES! These are NEW Bosch units, they came to me in a VW Factory Crate. Kyle -- Kyle...
• Fw: Re: Vanagon Siting...and too much e-mail?
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:34:20 -0500
  ...www.eudora.com) | It allows you to filter your mail into different mail boxes and sort by | subject matter. It is a real godsend!!!
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:45:44 -0800
  ...No matter how good the heater boxes/gaskets etc. were. I do understand though that the 2L is a different heater design though. Regardless...
• Re: Towing Syncro Westy on Rental Trailer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 10:21:50 -0500
  ...Not sure what weight was in the van, but it had boxes and boxes of books and pottery equipment in it. It towed just...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 06:23:56 -0400
  ...obstructing airflow to the radiator with any boxes/spare tires etc mounted on the front of a watercooled vanagon is a BAD IDEA. get...
• Re: 16" syncro - stripping and resto
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:13:20 -0700
  On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > yes, on both boxes. > > I need to go out...
• Re: Getting Overseas
  Historical mailing list - Ed Berlett
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 11:06:02 -0500
  ...because it was cheaper > to ship a car than same size boxes, well, a piano was in there too. > > Bj�rn Was this and...
• Re: stickers
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 07:00:59 -0700
  ...Rauls graphic design is simple and elegant with a > great minimalist representation of our beloved boxes but for me I want > the first visual...
• Re: Need '82 water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:14:55 -0400
  ...This is a good time to reseal the three boxes with silicone.Lack of a good utility box seal is the cause of westy...
• FS: South African 15" Rhein Alloy Wheels set of 4 available plus 2 spares
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:38:04 -0700
  ...Brand NEW in boxes. Centercaps included. Total of six (6) wheels available at $150 each sales tax already paid and included. That's $105...
• Re: Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 07:33:59 -0800
  ...Personally I love the used boxes... I thinking how many hundreds or thousands of trees that won't be cut down during the life...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:47:59 -0800
  ...An idea that's been on my mind. > > How crazy is this: > > Open up heater boxes, > > wind 3/8" or 1/2" soft copper...
• Re: Westy Window Tinting
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 18:02:39 -0700
  I've got two boxes of Sun-Gard window film made by Film-Technologies International in St. Petersburg, FL. that I'd like to...
• Re: Transmission Options
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:42:15 -0700
  ...in 1983. > David, You could probably do well selling 5 speed boxes to us in the US. Got a few lying around in decent...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:37:21 EST
  ...Unless you have the only leakfree aircooled engine I've ever known, you have some oil in your heater boxes. First step in all...
• Cargo carrier good/bad feedback for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Thomas
  Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:42:59 -0500
  ...Putting in/out our storage boxes/containers is getting much for spouse. What experience have many of you had regarding lockable storage carriers vs...
• Re: Digijet Euro ECU tuning
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 19:05:41 EST
  ...Of course if the mixture was excessively rich to start with...? Thinking about getting one of those Euro boxes myself !! cheers, Steve Cotsford
• Re: US Plastic was
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 9 Aug 2012 22:21:35 -0500
  ...Today I've got about 8 regarding plastic boxes and a couple of incorrectly addressed subscriptions. Where has the mail gone?? Jeff in Winnipeg...
• fixing old heat exchangers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:02:51 +0500
  ...Good Luck, Cetin Sami Dakhlia writes: > While the engine was out, I shopped around for a pair of used, but good, > heater boxes. The...
• Re: What Vanagon years will this heater distribution box fit?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 10:36:49 -0800
  ...A 2.5" round hole near the cold air intake for 82-86 boxes, for cold air dash end vents. Oval side hose hole...
• Re: in search of (12 volt cooking)
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Thu, 29 May 2003 22:03:24 -0500
  ...The boxes say use them camping/ tailgating/ boating etc. I have used one of the broilers at work in my truck. It is pleasant...
• Re: Exhaust Parts
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 07 Dec 1994 10:28:54 PST
  Hey Kurt, I have a 78 as well, which pieces did you order for the matchup to the heater boxes? Some have a square...
• Re: Click type torque wrench
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 13:23:25 +0600
  ...Must cost a > >Alistair > Aren't these the people that made the little tool boxes that fit in the spare on the bugs? I...
• axles r off...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 14:01:25 EST
  ...Got the bearings in the reduction boxes out. And tapped out the axles from there tubes. From there it was a piece of cake...
• CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - rob wilke
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 21:56:43 -0600
  ...It made me wonder how safe are these boxes of delight?? Consumers reports had rather nasty things to say about our beloved Vanagons. so...
• Re: Clean Carpets
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:43:58 -0800
  ...it down??? they never were glued down.....no carpet in the > vanagon is glued, except for the ones on the front seat boxes...... > > chris
• 82 GL for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 07:25:06 EDT
  ...Heater boxes were recently replaced by VW. Has aux gas heater. The engine has about 20K miles on rebuild. No body damage, some rust...
• Aluminum Car Trailer for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:25:17 EST
  ...Full length fenders with four locked storage boxes. Bed length is 12ft and width is 67". Has center wood decking and tows great. Thanks...
• Best carpet kit?
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:19:10 -0700
  ...living area as well as carpet for the sides of the "boxes" which enclose the front wheels. Any recommendations? I know some vendors have...
• Re: Coleman easy bake oven and westy stove
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 00:24:37 -0400
  ...Four boxes of cornbread later proved it's usefulness to me and it can be used to make cakes, pizza, brownies and a bunch...
• Re: Suggestions for shipping a van from Germany to Halifax NS
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Sun, 26 May 2002 23:33:48 -0700
  ...that if we pack our belongings in unmarked boxes (no recycled liquor boxes, electronics boxes, etc.) and keep it all covered with tarps or...
• Late T2 steering box into earlier bus?
  Historical mailing list - mty016
  Mon, 10 Oct 1994 14:27:25 +0100 (MET DST)
  ...Basically the 68-70 boxes are getting hard to find, but the 71- type seem to be more plentiful and thus cheaper. So can...
• Re: BA6 Info - Findings - Maintenance group
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:46:41 -0400
  ...It went under the floor between the heater boxes and the ventwork. It is actually considered a "heater booster" rather than a heater, so...
• Dual battery install questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:53:45 -0800
  ...work? 3) I'm assuming I drill holes into both battery boxes from below and feed the wires underneath the van. Is there a...
• Re: Detailed list of what size sockets/wrenches/tools do you carry??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:08:01 -0700
  ...an odd shaped little wrench that is always in my tool boxes & not at my desk here to verify. Tom B.-always field verify...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 30 May 2008 10:03:07 -0400
  ...But this time I'm thinking of mounting them in the cavities under the seats (forward of the battery boxes), if it looks like...
• Re: Pelican-style dividers for under the Westy back seat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:54:45 -0700
  ...I just use cardboard boxes myself, and those gym bags and duffels. Boxes for the spare parts that need to be confined, then soft...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Mon, 24 May 2021 15:10:49 -0700
  ...Looked in all my boxes of Vanagon parts. No COL. -- Neil n VE7TBN 1988 Westy 50º ABA swap: https://tinyurl.com/yap5hpwt 1981 Westy...
• Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:36:00 -0500
  ...i have seen WAY too many battery boxes bent/cut/destroyed because of DPO's who dont know you have to flip the seat...
• Re: transmission change
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Sykes
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:30:21 BST
  ...If it is early, do ya have the reduction boxes on the new tranny? Thom > Sorry, I should have mentioned this in my original...
• (Long) Air-cooled vanagon heating/ventilating explained
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:55:59 -0500
  ...you have leaks in the air ingress or exit to the heater boxes, 2. if the flapper boxes don't open enough to let...
• Re: Heat handling design error help
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 19:08:09, -0500
  ...Do you or anyone have any comment on why these pipes were added? Seems like a waste of cooling air when heater boxes are...
• Re: Question About ECU Programing
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Nov 2003 10:17:09 -0800
  ...Many shops do have FI trouble shooting boxes that plug into the ECU harness connector between it and the ECU. These boxes are sold...
• Re: Looking for a good used Air flow meter 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:33:35 EDT
  ...I might have a couple of the 1.9L boxes later mark d
• carpet cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:04:50 -0500
  ...mats from the Bus Depot that will cover all but the boxes under the front seats. Any comments or suggestions about my plan??? Thanks...
• Porta Pottie?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:23:07 -0700
  ...Sears also sells these "thunder boxes". Theirs are made by...Thetford of course. These are all high tech solutions. Phaedra mentioned a lower tech...
• FS California Air Cooled Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 15:03:59 -0500
  ...This system has the crossover, both heater boxes, Catalytic converter and muffler, Drivers side header. I can send a picture if you need it...