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• Re: Need some parts - used or new if fine (89 Carat) Pop Up table Clasp, Body Molding behind sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 22:42:29 -0400
  > Hi everyone, > > Thanks to some of you that replied to my request for parts, Jeff thanks for > the lens. > Still need the body molding...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:08:27 -0700
  ...About a month ago I took apart my throttle body and that hollow metal thing that connects all the intake manifold pipes (I guess...
• Re: License plate lamp holders for 1991 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:56:58 -0700
  ...Since > then the thin > pieces of plastic that hold the lamp holder to the body have broken off. > > Are new lamp holders available? > > John >
• Re: Bluestar Zbed in Richmond CA pick N pull
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:56:45 -0400
  typical california van, no rust on body or seams. sliding door big dent. (probably from PNP forklift driver) All good fiberglass is gone. front...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Ronald P. McDonald
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:52:19 -0700
  ...Subject: <html><head></head><BODY bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><p><font size=3D2 = color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial">SET VANAGON DIGEST</p> </font></body...
• Wanted Westy Body Parts - San Diego
  Historical mailing list - Charles Roberts
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:53:45 EST
  ...Also does anyone know of a Body repair shop in MX that does decent work and what rip me off? Charles San Diego
• AnyIdeaWhatYourWesty'sWorth?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Chapin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:23:54 -0800
  <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1251" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3019.2500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• Re: [Syncro] 87' Syncro Westy for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:23:46 -0600
  ...Cory's Auto Body 902-831-2569 Ellerslie, CA Cory Ford I wonder why an auto body shop is selling this '87 syncro Westy...
• Clean - rust free - Vanagon back hatch needed
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:21:03 -0400
  I am about to undertake a body restoration of my 84 Westy, Wolfie. Replacing one body panel, which I have, however I need a...
• Automatic transmission compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:40:59 -0500
  <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Could anyone with <u>automatic</u...
• Another Fridge vent question for all westy owners
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:07:33 -0700
  ...The edge of the round vent rubber portion hangs down below the body line about a quarter of an inch. This could have been...
• Re: Throttle Body Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:41:10 -0500
  ...Throttle Body Question > > >> I have an '88GL, 2.1L WBX, manual tranny. The fuel system is Digifant. >> >> The throttle body lays transverse over the...
• Re: Any Recommended Body Shops in Vancouver BC?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 22 May 2007 23:27:49 -0700
  ...I can't do this work myself so can anyone recommend a good body > shop in Vancouver BC or lower mainland. Just like Warren...
• Re: Body shop -- I take it back
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 13:31:18 -0700
  ...sometimes, rather than the screw unscrewing from the plastic insert in the body it screws into... the plastic insert just spins in the body...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:48:49 -0400
  > > fabricating new engine mount brackets for the diesel carrier bars so > once I align the engine with the body, I want as little body...
• vanagon images
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 07:56:57 -0800
  ...More like mechanical drawings of the Vanagon body. I have seen icons and favicons of this, but I'm looking for large images. TIA...
• Sway Bar Clamps Body Panels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 09:26:54 -0600
  ...What is a good source for the clamps and are special tools required for installation? Where are good replacement body panels (rocker panels, etc...
• Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 19:58:19 -0500
  ...Wellding them close >will cause all kinds of cracks in the body. BTW, sandlasting >is the best way to remove rust. Nope. Mild steel...
• Re: Window chrome moulding
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Thu, 4 May 2000 20:36:00 -0700
  ...http://www.7net7.com/glassnet/tools6.htm http://www.bobstools.com/prd0681.htm http://www.lislecorp.com/tools/catalog/body/body1.htm http://www...
• Re: Vanagon Seams
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:41:08 -0700
  What is body panel adhesive and where do you get it? TIA On Thursday, February 24, 2005, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:16:37 -0700
  > So I have had low vac for while and had it isolated to the 1.9 throttle body > lot of play top to bottom...
• Re: Throttle body question-Throttle switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:49:27 -0400
  ...Throttle body question The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed...
• The `59 23-window...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 18:39:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The body is one of the worst I've seen-- wheel wells cut out, window frames really rotten, turn signals `updated' to `63-`67...
• PS racks
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Thu, 03 Jul 1997 10:21:40 -0700
  ...Mine is weeping slightly around the valve body, shaft there was extremely pitted by rust when I tore it down. Must send it back...
• Re: 2.1 l. thermo body o-ring size?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:08:28 -0700
  ...thermo body o-ring size? Hello: I am replacing the o-ring between the thermostat body and the engine on my '87 VANAGON. The...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:04:56 -0600
  ...But I have never found it except at body shop supply places. I was told that the stuff is a heavy duty seam sealer...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:25:27 -0400
  ...Even with the striker plate all the way >forward, the door does not close flush with the body, and doesn't even >come close...
• Throttle body/idle stabilizer woes...
  Historical mailing list - Jesse and Monica Johnson
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:05:08 -0400
  ...Took apart the throttle body and cleaned and lubricated everything....set the switch up...but i am having a vacuum leak now...it seems...
• Re: Rear Arch replacement weld / glue..
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 26 May 2006 06:34:19 -0700
  ...Thet aws the 1 quote from pro body shop machanic 'It did have ICAR approval at one time but was taken away because it...
• Re: VANAGON ROLLS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:55:34 -0800
  ...mail to > > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > > + in the body of the message. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e...
• Re: Fiberglass body parts, anyone? (I don't THINK so!)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 13:28:54 -0400 (EDT)
  ...companies have produced and crash tested composites for body panel usage, backyard manufacture of body panels would be a highly-risky business to be...
• (F) PARTS PLACE PHONE/EXPERIENCE
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Apr 1995 21:25:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...They also answered some body questions about my son's Super Beetle body rust. All in all, I would use them again. Hope this...
• Re: Looking for Antenna Options
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:22:51 -0500
  Rod, The antenna is loose at the base, or is the antenna base loose at the body? If the antenna base is loose at...
• Re: Tri-Star or 16" Fender flares was Re: " plastic wheel arch extensions"
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 08:04:44 -0800
  ...ll fit 1989 Syncro 16" van with full body molding, & NO cutting of the body metal (drilling holes is OK with me). Malcolm (Halifax...
• Syncro pass. van for sale/trade
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:12:07 -0500
  I'd like to sell this extra passenger van Syncro I acquired, or will trade for a rust-free Syncro Westy body. I don...
• Re: Body shops in Portland, Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Todd P Last
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:17:47 -0700
  Don't know about seam rust, but I've had excellent results with "Artistic Auto Body" in Tigard Tigard Facility Phone: (503) 639-9200...
• WTB: Used Front door molding from late vanagon
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 18 Jun 1999 11:18:48 -0400
  Folks, My '89 Westy goes to the body shop for a repaint on Monday. Having bought Evon that new Beetle a few months ago...
• Paint: Late Model Factory/Rust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 12:00:09 EDT
  Last week I did a pre-winter check of the exterior body surfaces on my 1990 syncro camper to look for places where the...
• Re: Got our new Throttle Body- going to the mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 09:55:44 -0400
  ...Got our new Throttle Body- going to the mechanic We put in our new ( rebuilt) throttle body today-- van still runs super rich. We...
• Spreadin' like cancer!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 17:42:15 -0500
  ...forever! But, do I buy a body= in good shape and transfer my engine, or fix the body I have? What are= some good...
• FS: Bronze slider door..mint cond.. matches 85-86 westy, other vanagon bodyparts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:21:12 EDT
  ...i will also cut off bodyparts (front clips, quarterpanels, doglegs, etc) just tell me where to cut. ALL *LARGE* DOORS AND HATCHES AND BODY...
• '87 Vanagon GL For Sale/Trade (in WV)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:41:44 -0500
  ...Trivial (much less than WV average) seam rust where body is dented and on seam below drivers door, but OK for an '87. Body...
• VW van nomenclature
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:07:39 -0500
  There is a t shirt available on ebay, item #3943414885, which shows a pre-80 air-cooled type body / bus camper and labels it...
• Re: cleaning engine upsets throttle body switch
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 17 Feb 2005 10:53:31 -0500
  ...Good luck! Tim At 06:21 AM 2/17/2005 -0600, Warren Lail wrote: >I have not replaced the throttle body switch, but I...
• Re: License plate lamp holders for 1991 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:58:34 -0700
  ...Since then the thin > pieces of plastic that hold the lamp holder to the body have broken off. > > Are new lamp holders available? > > John
• Replacement Throttle Body
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:43:21 -0400
  Replacement throttle body and Vacuum Switch Module.... http://www.vanistan.com/Vanistan/other_accessories.html Has anyone on list installed this product in their...
• Re: St. Muir Solenoid Trick
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 09:22:20 +0600
  >Quick question: > > Does the solenoid rely on contact with the body for its ground, or >is it s'posed to have another ground wire...
• From VGONMAN, RE: Attaching lower grille
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:27:28 -0700
  the clips in my lower grill attach right to the metal body under the grill. screws are screwed through the grill into the clips...
• eurovan spotting
  Historical mailing list - sean fleener
  Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:20:14 -0700
  ...does this belong to any body on the list or does any body know where to purchase one the dealer here laughed said no...
• Fuel injector question
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:17:26 -0800
  <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <font face="Century Gothic">Do all...
• FS: mint condition vanagon carat/wolfsburg rare 4spd
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:28:34 EST
  for sale: '88 vanagon wolfsburg/carat, rare 4speed (most carats were automatics) bordeaux red (burgundy) body and bumpers very straight, paint perfect! w/ full...
• Re: 91 Carat Front Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:10:37 -0600
  ...the body isnt any different on the vanagons in the rear. > >chris >who has put a 91 carat bodykit on his 84... > > >
• pesky throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:09:29 -0700
  ...When the switch fails to close, I can pull back on the lever on the throttle body and the switch will close. It's...
• Re: How long does it take your Vanagon to warm up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 May 2005 21:23:17 -0400
  ...It is related to throttle-body switch that rests (stangely enough) under the throttle body. I have adjusted mine several times but something keeps...
• Re: video: Making of a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:51:24 -0500
  ...Good one! It would be neat to see what the van body we saw come >> together looks like now... >> >> -- >> Andrew Grebneff >> Dunedin, New Zealand...
• Re: Throttle body question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 10:25:51 -0700
  ...Throttle body question The little vacuum port on the throttle body - I believe the orifice is covered by the throttle plate when throttle closed...
• Power steering rack leak
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 18 Apr 2010 07:43:51 -0700
  <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Hey listers...</div><div><br></div><div>Just changed my power...
• Re: License plate lamp holders for 1991 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:30:37 -0400
  ...Eric Caron > On Oct 14, 2024, at 11:47 AM, John Lauterbach <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Holders were removed during the body restoration...
• Teardown before body work
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Tue, 23 Feb 2016 16:16:26 -0500
  ...factory diesel, 1.9TD conversion in 2000, rebuilt TD (2011) with AAP 5 speed (2015) and a full body make-over in 2016. http...
• camper wanted, BC area ....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 22:13:07 CST
  ...One requirement is a solid - rust free body with no recent paint or body work. I know they're out there somewhere. Email any...