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• vanagon...those itty bitty speakers
  Historical mailing list - greg williams
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 16:29:21 -0800
  ...It looks like the case is glued together and I'd hate to break the case opening it up. I'm thinking that with...
• Re: Fender Rolling
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:34:15 -0700
  ...car backwards, making the tire roll the bat around the fender opening. Sounds pretty cave-man, eh? It worked though. Couple of tips..find...
• Re: Can Stationary Wing Windows Be Replaced With Wings That Open??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:34:16 -0800
  ...I changed the non-opening wings for opening ones early on (wife demanded it, due to non-working AC). It's not difficult, but...
• space under the Passenger and Driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 30 Jul 2016 12:03:05 -0400
  ...I expect I’ll need help cutting out a opening. If someone has a template for the opening that is used for Rocky Mountain...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:36:02 -0400
  ...Whatever pressure the >forward motion of the van puts into the heater box opening is all that >is available to come out of those...
• More on the Canadian Tire van tent
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Aug 1996 07:16:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Opening with awning in front and opening to van in the back. It is 8.5' x 8.5' x 88" The poles are...
• Door Speaker Size- Stock
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:50:36 +0000
  ...What is the size of the stock speaker opening on the front doors? A DPO of my '85 installed new speakers that prevent the...
• air flow meter resistance measurement
  Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 13:16:09 +0200
  Hi everybody, did anybody ever check the afm resistance change when opening the flap (engine off, connector disconn'd) ? My today measurement was far...
• VENT
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:04:10 -0600
  I have removed all the cabinets from my 85 westy and after removing the backseat was left with a vent opening about six" in...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 4 Oct 2011 21:29:39 -0400
  ...I drilled the hole as specified and > got a light in there through the big air inlet opening but I do not > see the...
• Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:17:51 -0500
  ...I duct taped one to my >expantion tank opening to see if I was getting any CO in my exhaust. I cut >open a...
• Re: Is this a rare van?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:28:19 -0800
  ...On at least some of the loafs the opening was the same as for the poptops but not so for Vanagons. Mark Jason Willenbrock...
• Re: 1980 AC w/ 1.9 wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 20:09:10 -0700
  I don't think not having the lower grill opening is so bad at all, as long as it cools well enough in summer...
• Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Wed, 2 May 2012 14:39:59 +0000
  ...That being said, I'd like to ask what folks have done in the past, or think I should do to cover these openings...
• Re: vanagon rear hatch struts and other stuff ...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 19:21:58 GMT
  ...60900 .... $20 > Rear hatch strut with variable hatch opening > Vanagon, 2/1982-91 > left .................................. 60901 .... $22 > right ................................. 60902 .... $22 > >that's Imparts (800) 325...
• Re: Size of opening for lower radiator grill? (searched to no avail :(
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:35:09 -0800
  ...that is needed. > > > > > > Can anyone supply me with width of the opening for the lower radiator > > grill? > > > > > > I know it's ~ 27.5" long...
• Re: Hard shutting front doors
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 04:50:27 -0600
  ...Mar 4, 2012 3:33 AM, "HotelWestfalia" <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote: Opening the window does not help. It's still hard to shut. Z...
• thermostat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 18:08:17 -0600
  If the thermostat fails in an air cooled VW engine, it fully expands, opening the flaps fully. That engine likes the thermostat and flap...
• removal of silicon cauking
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 14:01:52 -0700
  how do i remove silicon caulking from metal parts (ie the sun roof opening?) There is a cheap solvent, but none that i have...
• Re: gas overflow - but at the fill opening, not the top of tank...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:14:08 -0700
  Does it do it with every pump? Or just some or one? Maybe fill faster to give the nozzle enough back pressure to shut...
• Re: sliding door bearing assembly repair
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Tue, 6 Mar 2007 12:19:07 -0800
  ...Thanks for the informative Pmails, especially the Etka images. > Last night while opening the sliding door on a 87 Westy, the door > suddenly fell...
• Re: Bottom-filling water tank
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:38:42 -0500
  ...Of course, that would simply > > entail a larger opening at the inlet, larger diameter inlet > > tube, and larger opening into the tank. It has...
• =?UTF-8?Q?When_you_try_to_cram_an_=c2=b402_Audi_A6_into_the_Vanagon?= =?UTF-8?Q?=c2=b4s_fusebox?=
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:34 +0200
  ...Bolted under steel dash, between cluster opening and ash tray. -OBD connector, bolted under steel dash, accessible through ashtray opening. -Tiptronic gearbox ECU, behind...
• Re: [vanagon] Driver's door tweaked
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 11:40:00 EST
  ...The door got ripped > out > > of my > > hand while opening it and it whanged all the way back and twisted the > hinge > > (I guess...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:49:29 -0500
  ...that amount of fuel that quickly would be the > fuel sender opening. That's assuming, of course, that the tank does > not have a...
• Need a Job? ("Open topic" Friday, slight Vanagon cont.)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 08:26:29 -0800
  ...Due to rapid growth, the Dot.com I work for has lots of job openings, one position in particular (described below) I want to...
• windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Mon, 17 May 2004 16:40:49 -0400
  ...seal and have a helper hold the glass up against the opening while you work from inside. You slowly pull the rope out from...
• Re: [WetWesties] Sliding door doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:04:11 -0700
  ...Use some kind of white or (?) grease on the upper/lower tracks around opening. I used black WB grease. Kinda messy. Rooky mistake! Also...
• Re: Coolant Pipe Around Engine Bay Opening
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 10:06:16 -0700
  there are 2 kinds, one in metal and one plastic... I don't know when they switched to plastic... one of my vans has...
• Re: [T2] why it won't start
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 16:58:08 -0500
  ...pumped up the engine will make compression, but may not be opening the valves. Pull valve covers and watch valve action. Skipper >Subject: Re...
• Re: OVERHEATING! - NEED ADVICE! !!! HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:38:09 -0400
  ...You can't really tell which is which without opening the tank. Yours, David
• Belated holiday greeting
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:08:39 -0600
  I hope all had a merry christmas amongst family and friends!!! I was blessed with a good christmas at my mothers, while opening gifts...
• WTB: rear panel for collsion repair
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:04:21 -0700
  ...Needs the sheet metal sectioned just below the license plate opening to the bottom edge. Prefer San Francisco Bay Area to avoid shipping. Please...
• Re: Water in headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 May 1997 15:28:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Remember to take the bulbs out and put them in with the opening down. Did the water get in through a crack? If so...
• Re: source for plastic edging...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:34:14 EDT
  ...edging for the edges of cabinets and around the cabinet doors and door openings? >> try your local cabinet / kitchen cabinet refacer formica shop. chris
• Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:48:25 -0600
  ...It's easy to make the door opening bigger. Then install a nice little 8x8 garage door with a cool electric opener. George, '85...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 May 2008 10:57:49 -0700
  ...I've seen my share of hood opening accidents and the cost of the hood is normally the least of the repair expense. Good...
• Re: One-armed Westy Handling?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:01:25 -0500
  Try opening the sliding door before you pop the roof top. I find opening the door relieves the air vacuum that is formed when...
• Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 10 Dec 2003 15:32:15 -0800
  ...The elevating roof, canvas, and luggage rack can be mounted with little more than some holes drilled and a proper sized opening cut to...
• Re: What is up with this syncro??
  Historical mailing list - vanagon
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:03:16 -0800
  ...Interesting thing when you look at the stock 2wd tank it has a large U shape opening down the middle of the tank, like...
• CB Radio antenna mounting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 1995 14:04:12 -0400
  ...I needed this opening for access. The first antenna was gutter mounted near the rear air intakes and I snaked the coax down the...
• Re: help fitting van in garage
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:50:04 -0400
  ...This is the height of the opening in the front of the garage, so regardless of how the door was installed the van would...
• Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:18:35 -0700
  ...is 6.5" speaker will fit without cutting the front door opening? is there enough room on the rear A/C housing? thanks dan
• Re: Access to Westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 10:44:57 -0700
  ...Any tips for opening that cabinet up to remove the old one and insert the new. We custom ordered one to fit. Has no...
• Re: Where does this tube go?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:42:59 -0400
  ...You will see an opening Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Heater knee bar cross beam
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:31:55 -0700
  ...A good solution here is to cut 1/4" galvanized wire mesh to fit over the opening. Install behind the secondary plastic grill that...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:33:11 -0700
  ...that mice can fit through any opening that >> >> >their skull will go through, and there are more openings then you would >think in your...
• Re: Dist Driveshaft Installation ?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 30 Jan 97 23:11:33 EST
  ...The injectors fire with every other opening of the points, I'm sure the Hall system has a similar method of firing the injectors...
• Re: bug netting on sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 15 Feb 2000 07:40:38 -0500
  ...My haphazard design slapped together in seconds did not lend itself to opening and closing without reattaching most of the clips that would going...
• Re: � � � Re: Front Overhead AC Modified for a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 13:21:19 EDT
  ...the typical Vanagon AC mounting to minimize the impact on the opening. I mounted it so the face of the unit (with a 0...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:52:01 -0400
  ...Are there openings under the van we should be trying to close off? One way they can get into "Some" Westies is through the...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:32:44 -0700
  ...Bell wrote: > don't forget to adjust the screw stops on either lower side of hatch opening as well as doing the striker. > > alistair
• S.A. Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:32:41 -0700
  ...An actual 5-speed tranny? The 15" Alloy wheels? Opening Rear side windows? I wonder how you get someone interested in starting an import...
• Door window rubber replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 11:49:00 EST
  ...On my 82 there is an aluminum strip that surrounds the opening. Can I go to the later all-black type molding while I...
• Re: Continental Tire woes
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:34:38 -0400
  ...So..i'm opening up the can of worms. Can people let me know their experiece (good or bad) with them? I need to...
• Another 15" Vanagon steel wheel question
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:39:51 -0500
  ...Center opening made larger I recall... What has to be modified? Thanks, Ed Shultz 1987 Syncro GL
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:51:15 -0700
  Start belly ache- Are we going to talk about South African Engine conversions finally or am i going to go nuts forever opening this...
• Spare cable withy socket?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:09:19 -0500
  ...It appears to be coming from an opening that would be at the flywheel. I see nothing that it should be plugged into. Could...
• Opening 2wd Tranny ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:55:16 -0500
  Just bought an 85 Westy with engine and tranny OUT of the vehicle. Transmission reportedly was poping out of 4th. Is this due to...
• Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:31:44 -0700
  neil N typed: > Plus opening door many times. ( "is the light on?" ) What I was saying about trombone players. :-) -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...