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canvas replacement
Historical mailing list - RHS Linux User
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:45:23 -0400
...Great fit (thanks Bus Depot and Ron) I didn't have to adjust anything - bolting the rear hinge back onto where I had marked...
Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 23:10:13 +0000
...some more (about 1/2" in my case), tighten the bolts, lower the jack, remove it and test the door. Repeat if it's...
Re: How Cold Is It? (NVC)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:07:58 -0600
...One morning it was so cold that the metal bolts in the hinges holding the door in place had frost on them on the...
Re: Pop top issue
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:35:04 -0700
...Have some catching up to do. > > David B posted pictures of what a failing poptop hinge (pivot? pulley?) > looks like. The pulley looks to...
Re: Adding Westy Top, was: No Lowly Vanagons
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:48:08 -0500
...SPAN> kit (<SPAN class=misspelled>westy</SPAN> built kit) solves this with a hinged, two part folding out part of bed.<BR></DIV></div>
Re: Things that make you go "Hmmmm"
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 95 15:21:05 EDT
...rear windows (72 bus)? Mine are > ..rusting/bubbling directly under the hingepin for the quartervent. ...I've > replaced my sliding door window with a...
Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 10:41:07 -0500
...It is easy to cut the back of the tray and even lower the hinges but then the tire will rest on the frame...
Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:10:03 -0600
...One of my one-of-these-days projects is to create a cover for that luggage sump up top, hinged at the front so...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:39:05 +0000
...The added canvas wraps around the > > sides a little way, providing more wear protection at the hinge > > area. > > You get the idea in this...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:47:50 -0500
...They are >> back there in the hinge. >> >> #2) I did add gas springs to help lift the top...but only because I >> have got...
Re: AFM and idle issue
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:51:10 -0400
...As for the door hinge. My van came in clean from rust but very dirty in terms of deep neglect of many hard to...
Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:06:05 -0400
...Mark in AK 87 Westy Syncro Hey all, I use the gutter mounts adapters in the rear attached to the bolts for the hinges...
Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:13 -0700
...Only problem is it doesn't overlap the metal hinges, which tend to get a bit chilly in the night. Gotta create some "wings...
Re: 90+ Fox engine @ 54 degrees
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:40:20 -0700
...It is more than the exhaust manifold that makes the low 81hp output of these motor. The compression ratio is 8.5:1 and...
Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
Historical mailing list - George Wietor
Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:12:25 -0800
...The > left end of the bumper > was flattened and had a hinge bend at the bumper > mount. The lower left > corner of the hatch...
Re: bench seat storage
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:01:16 +0200
...but it could be cool, I guess, to make some clean oval cutouts in the board, and then attach hinges at the base inside...
Re: heater fan whine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:33:49 -0800
...my 85 Adventurewagon ..........in cold temps, on the lower speeds my front fan would whine badly. In my mind .........what we are hearing with...
Re: Pop top issue
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 4 Jun 2011 08:30:18 -0700
...Have some catching up to do. > > David B posted pictures of what a failing poptop hinge (pivot? > pulley?) looks like. The pulley looks to...
Bus Depot Trailer Hitch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 28 May 1999 21:51:32 -0400
...I thought it was better in the low position. This leaves the license-plate door hinges in plain view, as well as giving a...
Re: me too (solar)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:15:24 -0700
...I have a pair of 55-watt panels which I've connected with a hinge so they open like a book. Closed for transport...
Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 5 Jan 2020 10:56:59 -0800
...It is easy to cut the back of the tray and even lower the hinges but then the tire will rest on the frame...
Rocky Mountain Westy storage/Propex box install pictures
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Sat, 10 Aug 2013 22:45:11 -0700
...Neither ACE nor Lowes had the fitting so I had to go to a propane outfitter in the city. Everything went very smoothly, I...
whoa! finially, me, and re: my 75 westy and more!
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Mon, 1 Jul 1996 00:39:03 -0400 (EDT)
...and before i start reading the 2,509 messages <no telling how many bounced away!> i will relate the story! so anyway, the lower...
Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
Historical mailing list - David M
Sat, 4 Jan 2020 20:22:48 +0000
...It is easy to cut the back of the tray and even lower the hinges but then the tire will rest on the frame...
was: MIA now: Bug-O-Rama report
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 28 May 2002 09:30:15 EDT
...This green monster came with the 112i engine with the optional (in Europe) catalytic converter, rifle cabinet in the lower cargo compartment, swiveling rear...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:52:02 -0500
...They are > >> back there in the hinge. > >> > >> #2) I did add gas springs to help lift the top...but only because I > >> have got...
Re: <AIRS> 81 Vanagon Help
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:09:08 -0500
...I'm sure it will spark at start, or low idle, but not under load with toasted points. Walk them through replacing, doing a...
Re: Wheel suggestion. The spare tire carrier!
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 5 Jan 2020 16:18:51 -0500
...It is easy to cut the back of the tray and even lower the hinges but then the tire will rest on the frame...
Re: POPTOP YOUR RIDE.. Re: Installing a pop-top on a non-pop top EASY
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:29:38 -0700
...the hinges will be bolted to the roof at the rear with a reinforcement bracket drilled out to match hinge holes, placed under and...
Re: [NVC] Need alignment sight to help with backing trailer
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:16:43 -0400
...An upright pointer can't be permanently mounted to the front or rear of > the trailer because the trailer lid is hinged at the...
Re: Window fell down
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:50:19 -0600
...The rectangular cover pieces hinge at the ends of the handle, so don't pry there. Use a phillips head to remove the armrest...
Re: storage box
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:14:30 -0800
...The top has no hinges but it is recessed into the Box....it removes and slips between the box and the seat pedestal.. I...
Re: Non-Family Hauler
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 15 Jun 2004 13:57:20 -0800
...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Mark wrote..... > > > > > The lap belt creates a natural hinge point for the body to > >fold around, > > coupled with the force...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists (Fryeday content)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:42:03 -0500
...They are >> back there in the hinge. >> >> #2) I did add gas springs to help lift the top...but only because I >> have got...
Bike Rack
Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
Wed, 21 Aug 1996 11:33:46 -0700
...Then with some U-bolts from Lowe's, I took the bars from the short roof line kit that was on my Honda and...
Re: Alternate storage Areas Was: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Feb 2020 19:59:12 +0000
...to think the possibility of one owner robbing another is pretty low. Dave B. -----Original Message----- From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET> To: vanagon...
Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
Historical mailing list - Trevor
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:51:42 -0700
...The added canvas wraps around the > sides a little way, providing more wear protection at the hinge area. > You get the idea in this...
Re: Converting 'Salvage' to 'Clean' title? How honest is it?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:41:43 -0500
...They broke into the bus, and ripped off all of the cabinet doors by the hinges rather than bothering to push the little release...
Re: Here's an interesting one.. RE: Ask Yourself Folks, What Would a Good Running One cost?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 14 Jul 2013 08:56:27 -0700
...light > weight low bucks traveling/camping. Keeps me from wishing I had a v6 motor > and 20 inch rotors to stop it all:). > > > > Dan...
Re: My door fell off last night
Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
Sun, 5 Apr 2020 16:09:00 -0700
...The door shuts now but it’s hanging a tiny bit low on the hinge side. I wonder if that’s related to the...
Re: Hot showers/vans.
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 08:19:12 -0700
...To draw water from a stream and lift it to the shower nozzle I guess a submersible pump w/ a low flow rate but...
LiMBO's Bimbos: Buses for Sale
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 13 Feb 95 12:24:03 CST
...Brian (617) 893-1263, MA '77 Bus/Camper, pop-top, runs excellent, no lower body rust, full working interior, 2 new tires; $2500 (203...
Re: New van Style
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 14:58:20 +1100
...For access to spark plugs, distributor etc, you simple pull off the front lower grill section with a simple tool (supplied with the jack...
Re: storage box
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:09:18 -0600
...I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in order to have it reside on the lower left front...
Re: Vanagon Roof Weight?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:49:00 -0600
...The cladding underneath may get hinged for ventilation as will the window openings. Will have to do something to make it all look really...
Re: adjusting sliding door height
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 1 Sep 2019 16:26:57 -0700
...Was pretty gloomy though for about an > > hour when everything seemed to be binding up and all; basically, that > pivot > > hinge with the torsional...
Re: door key cut from code?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:18:58 -0700
...If you remove this one and slide the door handle horizonally away from the hinge it will come off. Careful inspection of the prongs...
Re: Questions--Re: WTB 86+ Westie Full Camper (long)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Feb 1997 15:32:37 PDT
...I've yet to see a Vanagon Westy with cabinets in poor condition, aside from an occasional loose hinge. > b. More seriously, reading of...
Re: heater fan whine
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:18:14 -0600
...my 85 Adventurewagon ..........in cold temps, on the lower speeds my front fan would whine badly. In my mind .........what we are hearing with...
Re: Poptop Raise Assists
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Wed, 7 Feb 2007 13:43:43 -0500
...They are :::> back there in the hinge. :::> :::> #2) I did add gas springs to help lift the top...but only because I :::> have got...
Re: a vanagon trailer??
Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 23:18:00 -0400
...a vanagon trailer?? > Whether it's a Westfalia, an SUV, or a small car, removing weight off the > vehicle, maintaining a lower center of...
Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment and install hints
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:26:16 -0500
...Remove the lower grille and unplug the fan switch and remove this a well (lower driverâ€˜s side corner). Next you want to trace...
Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 08:34:32 -0400
...Inside, it looks like a nicely upholstered bus with a double-hinged bed folded up in the lugage space behind the rear seat. From...
Re: 6 cylinder engine? (longish response)
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 24 Nov 2001 07:32:19 EST
...The Vanagon needs more low end torque. Of course it is an improvement over anything installed by VW in the US spec Vanagons. BTW...
Re: Is it open-cell foam if it doesn't say closed-cell? (heater flap material)
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 22:21:56 -0600
...do more harm than good because of the small clearances and low forces involved. Here is that in the archives, there is some other...
Re: battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:47:01 -0700
...For a screw-down battery cover , the bracket fits within and under the battery cover. ( the L shapped one is for a hinged non...
Re: Shady Boy awning, US dollars
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 11:38:36 EST
...Take a 24" bungee to the corner, double it back around the hinge and forward again to the corner. Now take another 24" from...
Re: storage box
Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:40:07 -0800
...I have a Westy kitchen drawer that I plan to tweak a bit in order > to have it reside on the lower left front...
Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
Historical mailing list
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 23:59:24 EST
...quad light grille & driving lights -Hella Vision Plus DOT Legal H4 headlamps -Projektzwo lower grille driving light setup -complete fiberglass bumper/rocker trim setup...
Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment and install hints
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:45:40 -0500
...Remove > them and the radiator hinges away from the condenser. Now you can install > your new radiator and put things back together. > > PS these...