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• Re: Comprehensive re-keying
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 31 May 2010 15:22:14 -0700
  ...get it to turn, > - sliding door handle had been replaced by DPO, and is on a > different key (this offends my sensibilities), > - passenger door...
• Re: Door Speaker Size- Stock
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:21:08 -0700
  ...What is the size of the stock speaker opening on the front > doors? A > > DPO of my '85 installed new speakers that prevent the...
• Re: Advice: Got taken by DPO/ little VW content -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:36:25 -0600
  J wrote: >Caveat emptor. The point is, we're talking about OLD vehicles. Old noisy >vehicles. If the guy was as clueless as I...
• Re: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:38:26 -0800
  ...Found the leak...DPO did > not bother to put in a Drive Flange Cap on one side. I guess the CV grease > was enough...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:53:12 -0500
  ...This is exactly what the DPO did. >> The pilot bear did not last, and then the >> clutch went. Now we have to fix this...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 18:35:46 -0700
  ...Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote: > > > > > I took mine out. DPO had installed one and it was such a PITA to > >remember to...
• Re: DPO caused damage on Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:40:17 +0000
  Your story reminded me of a friend who once worked at an RV dealer. One day two brand new 5th wheel trailers were delivered...
• Re: '85 Westi swaying
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Tue, 19 Aug 1997 23:32:10 -0600
  ...must have looked like a drunk driver behind the wheel, The DPO had passenger tires on it, (looked like the tread was ok for...
• Re: propane tank fill valve wierdness
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 06:57:31 +0200
  ...As near as I can > see the DPO has put a garden-hose fitting where the fill valve should > be. Clean up the tank...
• Re: Hey, dude, is your van for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 29 May 2001 06:33:07 -0700
  Yep, it's sounds like they are the future DPO's of that generation.... :) --- Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> wrote: > If you go to...
• Re: painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:14:18 -0700
  ...However, about 3 years later, the chunk of bondo in the door (from the DPO) that we didn't feel like removing and repairing...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:30:11 -0500
  ...This is exactly what the DPO did. > > The pilot bear did not last, and then the > > clutch went. Now we have to fix this...
• Fw: SS header
  Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 23:30:26 -0600
  ...My 86 westy does not have a cat converter on it, it was removed by DPO. when they did the change over they did...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 23:06:38 EDT
  ...Mine was "welded" to the water pump by the DPO with some sort of epoxy and the whole thing wouldn't come apart. In...
• Re: Van-O-Rama is it?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:47:14 -0700
  ...That is why many of us refer to them as the DPO (dreaded previous owner). I was disappointed that your Tristar did not make...
• 90 Westy as stocking stuffer(FOR SALE-NY $9300)
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:45:55 EST
  ...Maroon Poptop has a slight crack by the skylight-what the #*%% did DPO do? Canvas has been patched, but is serviceable. So if someone...
• Re: The Interesting Things We Find
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:23:50 -0500
  ...pretty nice surprise. > > Good example of a DPO. > > Cheers, > > Jeff >
• Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sun, 22 Jun 2098 09:15:20 -0000
  ...Bloss wrote: > > > Due to some "custom" wiring by one of our van's DPOs, it seems the > > A/C system is pretty my hopelessly...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Previous Owners
  Historical mailing list - Joe T.
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:10:45 -0700
  ...online, and muttered under my breath, references to > the "PO" or "DPO" about their work. Of course I too may one day have > that...
• Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:08:58 -0500
  ...Was it physically removed by the dpo, or is this common? As it is now > (or was), coolant was constantly flowing through the core...
• Re: speshul tires for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:19:52 +0200
  ...the "vw > spec" > thing is slightly overkill.. > > most of the vans i had, came to me from the PO (and DPO) with regular > 1ply...
• Re: Help identifying part (image provided)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 6 May 2007 08:39:04 -0700
  ...End of mini rant. > > In general, one of the few things that will drive you crazier than DPO > stereo wiring is DPO trailer wiring...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:56:28 EDT
  ...My exhaust bolts are precarious at best--cross-threaded and all messed up by the DPO's "mechanic." So I opted to drill the...
• Re: newbies questions...
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:00:19 -0700
  ...83 is in great shape except for the fact that the DPO rebuilt > the engine > and it looks like the Cam/Crank timing is...
• Re: anyone have an 1984 Vanagon owners manual?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 14:19:41 -0600
  ...here you are probably running into the DPO syndrome. that's Dreaded Previous Owner. :) someone likely got a glow plug or some other switch...
• Throttle Valve Switch - Lesson Learned
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:04:12 -0400
  ...Some DPO decided they could live without it, I guess. So, without having an example present to use as a model, I had to...
• Re: just got a V8 powered SA Vana
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:03:01 -0800
  ...No wonder the DPO sold her to me for the price of a major tune-up on > my Vanagon. I don't care. I...
• Re: Coolant Flush and Fill
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:12:23 -0400
  ...I switched from the DPO green stuff to orange and I didn't notice any green or barf-colored fluid in the system after...
• Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 17:29:58 -0500
  ...I cut the posts off a little on > another battery that did'nt really fit in the vanagon compartmennt (DPO) > and about a week...
• Re: Engine Case Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 20:53:18 -0500
  ...Engine Case Cleaning > Soda powder is used by archeologists in small air powered air-brush like > tools to clean rock and mineral dposits off...
• Re: '84 Westfalia Engine Swap??? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 19:54:31 -0600
  ...My '84 Westfalia had > the cylinders and heads replaced by the DPO but the bottom > end wasn't rebuilt. In fact, the shop didn...
• Re: Bentley Wiring Diagrams, was other stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:43:54 -0700
  ...If your wiring was actually significantly different from that, I suspect the DPO had made some changes. If you fixed both left and right...
• Re: Engine running COLD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:13:01 -0700
  ...They do get gummed and you have no way of knowing what |DPO (dreaded previous owner) ran thru that WBX. | |Can't imagine life...
• Re: '85 Westy Wiring question about the S9 fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:30:20 -0500
  ...If it does, then I'd suspect your red wire is an add-on by the DPO. >Anyway, I agree that the way forward...
• 87 Syncro 7 pass F/S - Calgary, Alberta
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Sat, 23 Feb 2002 11:12:25 -0700
  ...Anyone want to make SyncroMog II? The bad: - has some "appearance deficits" - DPO ground some scratches and chips which got surface rust. I have...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan /Radiator Questions
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 20:34:02 -0700
  ...Tue, 16 Apr 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote: > > > > > > > I took mine out. DPO had installed one and it > was such a PITA to > > >remember to...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:35:51 -0600
  ...US, & always blame my rounded off bolts on the salt or DPO! Pax, Tom On Oct 11, 2010, at 5:27 PM, David Milo...
• Canadian tires
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 21 Jan 2007 12:17:38 -0800
  ...that front-end looseness I've been feeling? Turns out the DPO forgot to > tighten the nut holding on the steering wheel. Loose wheel...
• Re: Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:16:47 -0700
  ...It is at this nipple that I now have a leak. > It seems the DPO, or perhaps my FORMER mechanic (later!) broke this nipple...
• Re: Projektzwo Raising Kit
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 13:28:00 -0400
  ...That's >'cause mine are shot. (DPO had SyncroBeast for 120,000 miles, and may never >have changed) Springs could come later, unless there...
• JBWeld and heads: 8 year report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:54:03 -0300
  ...The DPO had heads done 3 years before I bought it, making a total of 8 years. No drips to date except in bitterest...
• Re: Help needed - camping TOMORROW (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:58:36 -0400
  ...It had obviously been broken for some time (not mentioned by DPO). Camping supply places, and even Wal*Mart sells pressure regulators that go...
• Re: I'm stumped! (misfire)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 23 May 1998 10:06:36 -0700
  ...with a Federal Engine, Ignition FI and Exhaust installed by the DPO that of course won't pass CA regs because it has the...
• Re: Light Inside Camper/cockpit lighting
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 01:02:44 -0700
  ...However this was not the case when I got the van from the DPO. Seems there is a rubber "finger" on the slider that...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 24 Oct 2021 02:41:42 +0000
  ...is 85 tintop.  Second owner, since 1989.  So I am the DPO.  I've > added electronic accessories along the way:  Honda Radio, Audiovox Cruise...
• Re: Engine Case Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:34:49 -0600
  ...Engine Case Cleaning Soda powder is used by archeologists in small air powered air-brush like tools to clean rock and mineral dposits off...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:48:30 +0000
  ...My van is 85 tintop.  Second owner, since 1989.  So I am the DPO.  I've added electronic accessories along the way:  Honda Radio...
• Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 23:11:13 -0700
  ...Any thoughts or experiences here? DPO maybe put Bar's Leak in it or something? Or have I just got a stupid bubble trapped...
• Re: Thermostat install Question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:44:45 -0500
  ...Mine was "welded" to the water pump by the DPO > with some sort of epoxy and the whole thing wouldn't come apart. In...
• Re: flywheel pilot bearing will not fit!
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:45:13 -0500
  ...This is exactly what the DPO did. > > > The pilot bear did not last, and then the > > > clutch went. Now we have to fix this...
• Re: new to the list and learning to dodge corner curbs
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 10:43:48 -0800
  ...Upon > driving away from the curb > of the DPO, alternator belt snapped. Forgot that was > connected to the darn > water pump. After driving a...
• Re: Coolant Question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:00:19 -0700
  ...My exhaust bolts are precarious at best--cross-threaded and > all messed up by the DPO's "mechanic." So I opted to drill the...
• Re: Brocken wires
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 07:22:32 -0400
  ...My pwn '87 Westy had a patch on every wire, due to some DPO/ mechanic deciding to splice every wire right at the flex...
• Re: Q? syncro gastank into 2WD & getting unstuck
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 11:38:31 -0400
  ...My wife's seat belt anchor for instance has rusted out, road >spray/neglect by DPO. that's when I'll redo the tank...
• Monster TO-DO List
  Historical mailing list - Todd Greenwood
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 00:52:01 -0700
  ...Fix skylight...some DPO used sheet metal screws to put in a non-stock skylight. It's in, but it leaks...the caulking or...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:57:14 EST
  ...He's a ski instructor.) 7) Glove box opening extensions (actually installed by DPO. Just a few inches of string tied to one end...
• Re: parts list for radiator replacement on 1988 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:01:57 -0700
  ...inside these pipes? Everywhere I found a "screw-type" hose-clamp (DPO), the insert was damaged and working its way out of the pipe...
• Syncro Springs List Purchase Homework Assignment
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 8 Jun 1999 10:49:25 -0700
  ...I suspect that if we dpouble the order, the price will drop at least another couple dollars. We have enough people to get two...
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed jumping abruptly
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 20:36:15 -0500
  ...found water inside the AFM, alot of water, I assume the DPO had opened it up, and failed to seal it (I attached the...
• Re: Tips for cleaning up wiring under dash
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:07:53 -0700
  ...So I am the DPO. I've > added electronic accessories along the way: Honda Radio, Audiovox Cruise > Control, Garmin GPS, even a switch to...