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• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX? - Anybody want the facts?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:27:12 -0800
  ...Nonetheless, I would point out to the list that the figures in the texts are in a universal language. How did you get babelfish...
• Re: Beginner's guide to Vanagon wiring
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:58:35 -0700
  ...Beginner's guide to Vanagon wiring At 09:39 PM 4/25/2015, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >Universal old car wiring diagram: http://www.xkcd...
• Fiamma Bike Racks Back in Stock - $219!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 13:03:51 -0500
  ...These hold 2 bikes, and are specifically designed for the Vanagon, not the "universal" version that "kind of" fits. The regular price is $249...
• Re: loses power on hills
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 23:37:57 -0400
  ...No stupid universal fits nothing right flanges to leak. I will get you the number tomorrow. Dennis.
• Headlight screw adjustment clips: Rectangular 87 lamps
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:42:14 -0500
  ...Are universal replacements generally available at auto parts stores or is this a vanagon/VW dealer only item? (I think I found them at...
• Re: Bike rack suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Thu, 24 May 2007 04:53:20 -0700
  I bought one of these (2 bike universal fit) and really like it. For a 4-bike system, you're going to need something...
• Re: Front Grill Spray Paint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 9 May 2012 10:19:27 -0400
  ...84 Westy > > I have a new spray can of Rust-Oleum "Universal Advanced Formula" > All-Surface Paint (wood, metal, plastic, masonry), Flat Black. > > No...
• S&S Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 23:49:41 -0500
  ...from Ken at vanagain.com, and use a $15 JC Whitney universal muffler. Good bang for the bucks in my opinion. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE...
• Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:57:21 -0800
  Those small 2 wire plugs that are found on Battery Tenders? They have 2 bullet plugs and opposed sockets, allowing one to change the...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:28:16 -0600
  ...or etheylene glycol? <I am inclined to think this is a universal color coding like those <used for fuels like stove oil and Diesel...
• Re: Seattle secrets and an oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 02:32:20 EST
  ...replace that with a universal screw tightening hoseclamp.. i bet that fixes your problem. chris
• changing auto trans fluid - amsoil?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:59:29 -0700
  ...of the fluid out? * Amsoil has two Dexron II compatible synthetics -- universal synthetic and torque drive synthetic. Anyone have experience/suggestions here? * Anything else...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Starter differences - diesel vs gas?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:16:44 -0400
  In don't have an answer for you but I can tell you there are some universal starters. The type 3 starter does not...
• Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:56:49 -0500
  ...I've reconsidered so as to take the stress of the universal-joint that's in the power-steering transmission line but of course...
• Re: Thank You-part 1
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 07:04:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then I used the small piece in a regular 17mm socket with a universal joint and a short extension to unscrew the filler plug.
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 08:50:23 -0000
  Doug wrote: " The European 32mm standard is nearly universal in cabinetry made today. Once he adapted, his work was made far simpler. No more...
• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 23:45:55 -0400
  Radio Shack has a product, #273-1827, which is a Universal Notebook Adapter. It takes 12V input and ouputs it through a range of...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:01:25 -0700
  ...It is one of > the supposed universal (Bosch) ones that you splice into the original wire > harness. I wanted to replace the sensor just...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:08:42 -0700
  A wobble extension is not the same as a universal-joint, it's much more useful. Wera Zyklop 8794 A Wobble extension, Square drive...
• She's parked, need advice...
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Mon, 5 May 1997 10:43:24 -0500 (EST)
  ...Or there is a Parts America that has a "universal" one for $30, but I'm not sure about that. Should I fork out...
• Front Shocks Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 08:45:32 -0700
  ...Are the McPhereson strut tools universal? Bunce Rental has one I can rent. But how do I know it will fit? I must claim...
• vanagon fiberglass bumpers/bodykit/side mouldings for sale..add to any van
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:32:35 EDT
  ...vanagon..i put a whole bodykit on my 84..its all universal.. kit includes front and rear fiberglass bumpers..with brackets, and all mounting...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Mon, 30 May 2011 08:52:37 +0100
  ...swapping out the failure prone stock vw power window switches for universal switches from a hotrod shop. work better and look better. -- Brent Weide...
• Re: WAS: Upper Control Arm Nut .... NOW: Apology. :)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:30:00 -0600
  > I now see the universal warning on the next page, P40.2a Neil: Maybe the attorneys wrote that little box.... It is an interesting...
• Re: Universal outside thread chaser
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 11 Sep 2010 17:46:35 -0400
  Canadian Tire - "for days like today." That's a curious line; seems more like an ad for Canadian Club whisky than for Canadian Tire...
• Re: Thank you
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 22:16:29 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Then I used the small piece in a regular 17mm socket with a universal joint and a short extension to unscrew the filler plug...
• Re: shrinking parts
  Historical mailing list - edward m bennett
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:41:50 -0700
  ...very clean,and runs great.Many new parts,like Heads,cooling hoses,stering box,w/ universal,tires upper ball joints,cvj's,wireing,and...
• Re: tank switch
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:17:51 -0500
  ...vanagon gas tanks are universal from 80-91 except syncro. hopefully its not rustier than the 84 one.. chris
• Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 7 May 2015 07:46:00 -0400
  ...battery hookup system and 3 Universal UB12220- 22amp deep cycle wheelchair batteries. I did all the wiring as per instructions. Added the new Truckfridge...
• Details on services for Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:07:16 -0600
  ...1, 1 pm Unitarian Universalist Church 50 Cochituate Rd. Wayland, MA 01778 Overflow parking, if needed: Wayland Town Hall (rear parking lot) 41 Cochituate...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:16:43 -0800
  ...it is time. >> >> A local shop has offered to put a "universal" muffler on including tail pipe, everything welded, for $150, or an Ansa...
• Re: fuel pumps
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 20:59:15 -0400
  ...Am I missing anything? Why so expensive for the fuel >>pump---------and--------are there any universals that would work? One Piersburg/Hella pump from...
• Catalytic converter replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Mon, 22 May 2000 17:26:53 -0700
  ...This is a direct-fit, not a universal, so it should bolt right in. It was $100.95 + shipping, and I should see it...
• Re: FS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:27:31 -0700
  ...It shouldn't be listed as a "Westy Vanagon," which is universally > understood by VW enthusiasts to mean a Westfalia-Werke GmbH conversion. > Much...
• Fridge Thermocouple Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:50:14 -0700
  ...If anyone has found a universal thermocouple that fits, that would be good too as those are cheap. My thermocouple won't put out...
• Re: Catalytic converter options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:30 -0400
  ...Flanges are more universal with inlet being a swivel. This cat is a pancke (oval) design that and the bolt holes are big requiring...
• Re: Window Crank Extenders
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 02:56:51 +0200
  ...Window crank spacers > Universal > > dave > dave@251.org
• Re: Generic, three wire, O2 Sensor choice for digifant?
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 19:26:16 -0500
  ...So does anyone else have an opinion on this one? I mean I would love to sell the cheapy universal 3 wire sensors but...
• Re: Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list - Tim Burnett
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 17:03:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...On the socket set I *highly* recommend splurging on a set of extensions of different lengths and a universal joint. I agree with Joel...
• Antenna AWV-09 purchase
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:48:18 -0800
  ...Can I purchase this model as a single order? AWV-09 Hirschmann Universal Hi-angle 57 degrees for VW Beetle, SuperBeetle 78up Vanagon 85up...
• Re: Hella Aux. Kit
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:13:58 -0600
  ...Maybe Bosch universal relay. Stan On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:31:05 -0500 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes...
• Re: Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:35:54 +0000
  ...They make custom sizes (who knows a universal size may work) Good for bazillion h.p. Your fan may never turn on again! http...
• '85 Westy Shifting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:29:09 -0400
  ...It lets you grab on with 3/8" socket (and appropriate universal/wobblers) and it sticks out far enough that you can get a...
• Re: key for water tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:18:46 -0800
  ...key for water tank > Is it true that the key for the water tank on a westfalia is > "universal"? If so, anyone have a...
• Re: Invertor ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:45:45 -0500
  ...The original poster has a Dell Inspiron, which is not listed in the compatibility list of the "Universal" adapter. In fact, if the adapter...
• Re: Rear heater leaking
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 5 May 1999 08:02:26 -0700
  ...I have seen dozens of "universal" units designed to replace or augment the factory units in old Jeeps, Landcruisers, etc. Most have very simple...
• Re: Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 18:15:05 -0600
  ...I can tell you that there are heaters that fit in place of the oil dip stick, and are supposed to be "universal." Maybe...
• Fun Bus Trip report
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 13:43:16 -0500
  ...In addition I think I am experiencing both drive shaft universal joint issues and maybe a bad VC joint. I get a real bad...
• Re: Friday free post, California beach fires to be taboo?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 31 May 2013 09:59:33 -0500
  ...I believe pollution is a universal topic. mcneely > > So far, we are still keeping our fire rings in Northern California. Just waiting around for...
• Re: Cup Holder, in captains area.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:50:12 -0300
  ...mounted-holders/3.html http://www.cartuningparts.co.uk/type-s-universal-carvan-air-vent-drinkcup-holder-silver/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Type...
• Re[2]: Dealer service ripoff?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 13:36:35 -0800
  ...They work good, and are universal on racing cars, but the stainless steel braid work-hardens and fails catestrophicly, quite a bit different from...
• Re: Help a guy in Kenya fix his vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:02:21 -0700
  Very interesting how these vehicles inspire people universally - mostly for the same reasons. If I wasn't paying off my wheel and tire upgrade...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:03:50 -0800
  Those are called SAE connectors. Mark Don Hanson wrote: > Those small 2 wire plugs that are found on Battery Tenders? They have 2 > bullet...
• Are Slave Cylinders Universal
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:00:06 -0700
  Dear Vanagoneers I need to rebuild my Clutch Slave Cylinder My Vanagon is a 1989 California Package Vanagon Turbo Diesel imported several years ago...
• Puzzling Observation - nonVW
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 11:02:03 -0700
  ...However, even if all the various ground straps were missing, I can't imagine that the ultimate connection through various universal joints and bearings...
• Re: small steering universal joint size?
  Historical mailing list - Max Fenner
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 01:01:18 +0200
  >Can anyone tell me what the symptoms are of the failure of this joint >t.i.a. John S steeringwheel felt "loose", more play...
• spring is here! time to alternate your captains chairs for even butt wear!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:13:10 EDT
  ...year, they wont ever wear out! the vanagon front seats are universal. there is no right or left specific. easy to do.. takes 5...
• Re: Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 21 May 2008 19:17:56 -0400
  ...Air intake >> >> You won't find a direct fit application, it's going to be whichever of >> their universals happens to fit your combination...
• Re: mounting a laptop in vanagon The answer!! and More info
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:56:21 -0500
  ...http://www.jottodesk.net/universal/jotto-desk-universal-2500.htm CalTel Systems Dj Martin Phone: 760-712-2178 Fax: 305-418-7425 email: djct2...
• Re: Since is Friday: Can I ask a question about....
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:16:11 -0700
  ...I already tried purchasing a universal switch/remote, but it wasn't compatible so I had to return it to Home Depot. I know...