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• ?On Which Side Is Ground Point 18?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 09:11:57 EDT
  ...The only ground to the engine case I have found so far is the one on the driver's side with the just chassis...
• Re: Vanagon Sand Rail?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 06:06:18 -0800
  ...off a Syncro and mounted a VW Thing body on the chassis. He had a TDI engine off to the side that was destined...
• Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Wed, 26 May 2010 15:10:47 -0700
  ...it is very useful even at it's lowest > setting for under-chassis Westy work (or quiet contemplation as > someone likes to do). > > Geo >
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Russell Gunterv
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 06:10:26 EDT
  ...under the tranny and secure it on either side of the chassis - tighten it so it will not droop. Now you can pull the...
• Sportsmobile
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:41:26 -0700
  ...Chevy, Ford, or Dodge Chassis. (Betcha the mechanics at those dealerships know where the other half of the sparkplugs are. Try that test with...
• Re: Slow starter when hot
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:55:39 -0500
  ...to the Chassis. (is this an auto > perchance, Ive seen it many times. ) Or get a new starter for that model > specific.
• Re: Dense Between the Ears
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:47:32 -0500
  Hey All, I got it running...! I found the chassis ground at the front to the transmission was loose, and a end was about...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:39:13 -0500
  ...LED is only a few millivolts (and it's the only voltage in the van that's deliberately negative to chassis ground). Yrs, d
• Re: Sling Door Seal Channel on chassis - Photo needed!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Sun, 23 Mar 2014 09:37:35 -0700
  j#Rd0n, I s##. U m&@n SLIDING, OPPS! I guess you and I are now just wasting space in this site. Thanks for...
• Fwd: belly pan query
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Sep 1996 02:20:28 -0400
  ...panel for a 62 split that covers the area between the chassis under the gearlever and handbrake floor area. In the UK all the...
• Re: Smog checks, how do you dyno smog a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Mon, 10 Apr 2000 21:35:31 EDT
  ...front to back? >> All wheel drive vehicles are exempt from the chassis dyno test. You still have to go the smog check II or...
• >= '85 Door part needed
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 11:20:27 -0400
  ...me a door chunk? The part is actually connected to the chassis. It is a metal hook which catches the door front and holds...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:18:16 -0700
  ...Oh and I want original wheels!" By then most Carat/Wolfsburg alloy wheels would have been turned into a beer can or chassis for...
• Re: Vanagon with Porsche power.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Thu, 11 May 1995 15:02:19 +0100 (BST)
  ...Oh, by the way he put a '74 chassis onto the bus body! Yes, I remember you saying about your mate. Sounds like a...
• Re: Starter Trade
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:50:05 -0500
  ...99.99-----they > say it only fits early chassis numbers, but I have two later chassis > numbers > and it fits great---you do however...
• Last Call: Bus Rolling Chassis in Pa for $50
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 May 1996 07:51:59
  I am finally sending these 2 parts busses to the crusher this weekend. Both have no engine, drivetrain, or interior, and some windows are...
• Re: Splitty Chassis/dating
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 07:20:29
  Easiest if you check out the NEATO web site - it contains info on datind and deciphering plates and also has paint codes M nos...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:31:41 -0800
  ...Michael Snow <slowmachine@COX.NET> wrote: > There are quite a few cab-chassis-based Merc campers for rent here. I > THINK these are James...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 06:56:54 -0800
  ...This leaves > the cylinders, exhaust system, and push rods to complete the ground > connection to the case, which is completed to the chassis by...
• Re: (long) VW-Winnebago Rialta 20' magazine test
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 16:09:24 CDT
  ...but that meant that there WAS already a chassis/frame all the way back to the rear wheels. so what do these Motorhome folks...
• Re: Help me read a wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:08:54 -0500
  ...bus should show continuity as they're all connected to the chassis. If you lift the ground wire and still get continuity on it...
• Re: Tan Z-Bed For Sale (Seattle)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jan 2011 22:18:06 EST
  ...3rd cushion, seatbelts, and chassis hardware not included. _http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2165586189.html_ (http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/2165586189.html...
• Re: 911-Samba update
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 11:38:19 -0500
  ...whoa, that somes like some project!!!!!!!! esp. "kicking off" the chassis from a unibody vehicle!!! This fellow Martin must be quite the handyman to...
• Re: Excessive Idle
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:48:32 -0500
  ...Other than the block to chassis strap, where are the other grounds I need to check? Thanks for the replies, Darren
• Re: '91 SVX (flat 6) Syncro for sale on samba
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:17:01 -0700
  I love the comment: "rust free chassis, minimal seam surface rust that has been touched up and is bearly noticable" Hmmm... rust free w...
• grounds: air cooled vs water cooled
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:54:08 -0500
  ...While searching the archives I found several references to a ground wire that runs from the drivers side head to the chassis somewhere near...
• Re: Star Trek VW "bus"
  Historical mailing list - william twombley
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:57:46 -0800
  ...And >> indeed a bus chassis. Also had 2 2" square steel tubing rollover >> structures >> in the inside. The Boonie Box was on a shortened...
• Re: The NEW vans we're missing
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 09:31:47 -0600
  ...It is supposed to be based on the diamler redesign of the voyager chassis but with a VW top side. I have been unable...
• Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:53:10 -0700
  ...On most of the DIN chassis (Reno, Sydney, Miami, Orlando, Los Angeles for certain) there is an auxiliary input at ~1200mv RMS available on...
• Re: Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:14:02 -0800
  Yes! But don't forget to ground the AFM to chassis or engine. Karl Batzler -----Original Message----- From: Tim Vogelin <tim.vogelin@PLEXUS.COM...
• Re: squeeks
  Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 11:13:18 -0700
  ...Wed, Mar 8, 2000, 6:44 PM > > i ventured under the chassis and started looking at my upper control arm > bushings on my passenger...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 10:35:36 -0500
  ...It is a retro design, like the new beetle - and is based on the Passat chassis. Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy >>I guess everyone else...
• svx engine in Balt junkyard update
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:25:24 -0700
  ...is now gone,as are several chassis parts. I see no evidence of flood damage.What did your friend say looked like flood damage...
• Re: Wow
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sat, 4 Aug 2007 15:28:18 -0700
  ...Basically a Vanagon chassis with splitty sheet metal and a turbo Porsche motor, carbon fiber roof, etc. I can't imagine the amount of...
• Re: WTB: Owners Manual for '66 Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 1995 13:08:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Sorry, don't have the chassis number handy.. just a > standard Bus.. not a deluxe, panel, or westy.. > Hi John I get all my...
• Re: Eurovans, Winnebago and Westfalia (was: Comet Camper Cafe)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 1997 06:12:51 -0800
  ...Parcel delivery box looking thingie > put on the chassis and cab of an EV. > > Eurovan Camper is the $35k beastie based on a van...
• Coolant Hose Help Requested
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:06:29 -0500
  ...Our on line vendors, when listing cooling system components, speak of VIN or chassis numbers as follows: 83-85 Vanagon (VIN 25-D-87511...
• Re: camper conversion other than Volkswagen
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:01:41 -0700
  ...motorhome, er van conversion.� These are built on either a Dodge 2500 chassis, or the newer ones are on a Chevy 3500 chassis. They...
• Re: VW writeup in Newsweek...and about the next vw van for the US
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:26:26 -0600
  ...The reason for the joint venture on the "People mover" as it was dubbed earlier this year, is that VW has no chassis that...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:33:59 -0500
  ...If the chassis� battery is lower than the auxiliary battery bank, the BATTERY SEPARATOR will engage allowing the auxiliary battery bank to aid in...
• Re: bemused by wiring
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:13:15 -0500
  ...cheers, mordo On Dec 4, 2007 10:34 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Definite bad chassis (gound?) connection. Look for the brown...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:01:28 -0400
  ...In other words if the aluminum and the stainless are both grounded to the vehicle chassis, that counts as direct contact for this purpose...
• B. Bobs next day at the dyno Tiico conversion wanted to test
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 09:06:11 -0500
  I have made arrangements to use the same Chassis dyno on the Saturday the 19th of Jan in Hampton NH. It would be no...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:45:53 -0400
  ...29 AM, Matt Roberds wrote: > You could build something like a chassis dyno - two big rollers on a > platform. Drive the van up onto...
• Re: Bostig New Polyurethane Front 2WD Tranny mount
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:12:49 -0700
  ...Polyurethane tends to be stiffer and transmit vibration/noise to the chassis better than plain old rubber. Not trying to be a being a...
• Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 08:55:29 -0800
  The official VW Parts says the spindle diameter changed in 84 model year production at chassis number E - 023827 so most 84 would have...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:12:06 -0700
  ...surface protection >> 540 F drop point >> NLGI Automotive wheel bearing and chassis lubricant GL-LB >> >> OR .. >> Valvoline Crimson Heavy-Duty Grease Applications ....for >> trucking...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 18 May 2004 19:05:51 -0400
  ...than a passenger type Vanagon even though they share the same chassis and G= VWR. In order to offset the extra=20 > weight of...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:08:22 -0800
  ...additionally check the resistance >between the case near the sender and ground on a chassis ground point. >resistance should be very low here, if...
• Re: what a shame..... :<(
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 08:48:24 -0700
  ...7930372 My favorite line (translated by Google) was this one: "complete chassis, roof luggage carrier and the power steering, everything else is slaughtered, much...
• yes, another proposed new van from VW
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 07:36:44 -0700
  ...Atacama" (Chilean desert) based on the short wheel based Crafter van chassis (does it look to you like it has a live rear axle...
• Re: Rhein Wheels on a Mercedes
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:15:52 -0700
  If they're ET30, then they might fit the early 126 and 123 chassis vehicles. Mercedes rims are hub-centric, so that might be...
• Electric motors in each wheel, was Re: Hybrid technologies
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:03:14 -0700
  ...That is, the body could be lifted off the 'chassis' and changed out for another, so if you had this thing in a sedan...
• Re: Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 6 May 2011 19:39:54 -0700
  Did you check the negative coolant sensor connection to chassis? Double check Bentley, but IIRC, that connection is near coil. Neil. On Fri, May...
• nice garage was Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 26 May 2010 18:51:05 -0700
  ...it is very useful even at it's lowest setting for under-chassis Westy work (or quiet contemplation as someone likes to do). Geo
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:30:19 -0800
  Unless it's an '85 Cal-spec engine, no 115/123 chassis 300D required an electrical connection to the injection pump. My '87 300TD...
• Waterboxer temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 23:36:13 -0400
  ...I started to take it back but then figured that the "chassis" was in so much better shape than it's crumbling predecessor that...
• Revell VW van camper model
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Dec 1996 19:06:47 -0500 (EST)
  ...Accurate chassis. 13.75 Available April 1997 That's all the info that I have. I am going to try to get a Revell...
• Re: What's a syncro parts van worth?
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:56:29 -0700
  ...What's a syncro parts van worth? Where is it? I might be interested in the rolling chassis, w/running gear.
• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:43:21 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List > [mailto...