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• Re: diff.dope & rear drum shoes ETC.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:16:51 -0400
  ...Did you know that shoe size really dosen't matter? But of >couse it does. I got 2 different sizes of rear drums brake...
• Sliding Door Cable Busted & Door Stuck Closed
  Historical mailing list - Didliratgaff
  Fri, 17 May 2002 03:36:54 -0700
  ...rear sliding-door lock" Doing this is a bit harder to do when the door is shut :) Waiting for wonderous wisdom on the matter...
• Fuel rail orientation?
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Tue, 25 May 1999 14:46:05 -0400
  ...were oriented? Should the metal band capped end be facing the front or the rear of the van? Or does it even matter. Thanks
• Re: Rear hatch inside a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:23:09 -0400
  ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > Do any of you have first hand (or second hand for that matter) knowledge > of whether a hatch will fit...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:42:57 -0700
  ...For that matter, is there even coolant there, > unless I turn on the rear heater (thus opening a valve somewhere else)? Does > coolant fill...
• Re: Rear wipers lacking on European T3s
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:56:36 -0700
  ...Except when > dew has formed there. > > Japanese vans do get dirty rear windows rapidly, so need a wiper. > > It's a matter of aerodynamics...
• Re: A camping season with the Bus Depot Add-A-Room
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:34:36 -0700
  ...We use it > for a showering/dressing area as we store our clothes in the rear > cabinet. Also offered in two colors to match...
• Re: Memory Foam for Rear Mattress
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:10:26 -0600
  ...ton of > >>> crappy > >>> web > >>> sites. > >>> > >>> We would like to make our rear matress pad out of this - or even > >>> something > >>> else with a smaller...
• Re: a vanagon trailer??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 08:21:22 -0500
  ...it would then match my single cab :-) > > I'd have to cut the rear hatch and hinge it to work as a tailgate, and...
• Re: Rear facing seats for camper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:20:21 -0700
  ...its > made by westfalia, matches the cabinetry, and the upholstry matches too. > very rare ....ive only ever had one, it was from a '84...
• Re: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:15:27 -0700
  ...08 PM,Matthew wrote: > > it was around zero degrees f here this week. A coworker claims that >> if i use my rear defrost it...
• Re: 91 rear heater core-pulled it
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 08:56:13 EDT
  I recently removed my rear heater also. Instead of the U shaped pipe, I chose to simply plug off the two hoses and it...
• window material?
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Thu, 12 May 2005 15:27:48 EDT
  ...The two side rear windows and the rear itself on my '87 syncro westy are tinted. Not sure if this is factory or aftermarket...
• Re: pulsing rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:38:16 -0700
  ...s the rear brakes, it may just need to bed in. Sometimes, the arc of the brake shoes do not match the worn drums...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Arbaugh
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:20:39 -0800
  ...sound dampening materials??? I just did the rear deck, engine cover, under the front and rear seats with the aluminized B-Quiet Extreme product...
• Re: hard to make sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 00:16:09 -0600
  ...How do you adjust the latch? Thanks, Patrick On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Matthew Pollard wrote: > what year?? > > in general, the rear catch (the...
• Syncro Tire Chains
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:22:48 -0600
  ...a Syncro? If so, does it matter if they are placed on the front or the rear? Budd Premack 86 Syncro, 88 Wolfsburg Land...
• Re: Need Carat Bumper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 00:48:43 EST
  ...did you try to fix it? fiberglass resin and matting is amazing stuff. i fixed the front bumper on ron salmon's '89 westy...
• Re: 82 Vanagon E-Brake doesnt hold
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 25 Jul 1995 10:43:18 -0600 (MDT)
  Matt, Is your mechanic also adjusting your rear brakes when he performs the surgery or is he just tightening the nut that controls tension...
• FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:28:11 -0800
  ...12 front door handle w/o keys ($25 each) 4 sliding door handles w/o keys ($40 each) 5 rear hatch locks w/ matching...
• Re: Rear hatch screen.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 07:12:14 -0400
  ...Have a mint rear hatch screen for sale. Make offer! Adam Puzerewski 81 westy
• Custom mattress (Westfakia)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 22:16:03 EDT
  Hi All, I pulled the rear seats out of my 90 Carat, Turned the front passenger seat around, And had a custom mattress made...
• Re: Will a full size mattress fit in a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:21:06 -0500
  ...This was a thick full size mattress with springs inside, not foam. First challenge was getting it started past the westy rear side cabinet...
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes - non stock rears
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 20:55:00 EST
  In a message dated 3/5/07 3:24:27 PM, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > The other factor is that the rear shoes tend...
• back seat, '91 camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:47:53 -0400
  Can a rear seat with headrests be had for a '91 Vanagon GL Camper? Can it be installed so as to retain the bed...
• Rear wheel bearings '71
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:44:17 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I recently ordered some rear wheel bearings for my '71 bus. Two matching pairs. However, one is a rollor bearing and one is a...
• parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 22:07:20 EDT
  I just replaced the brakes (front discs/pads, rear wheel cylinders/shoes, and upgraded to stainless steel lines all around), and now, no matter...
• Re: Robert Lilley's upgrades, was: Transplant - - Subaru or ???? Need feedback.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 07:38:36 -0800
  What about rear view mirror dice? And hula dancers on the rear shelf? Oh, sorry, front shelf? Mike '85 Westy [with all of the...
• 86 Rearend Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Elliott
  Thu, 18 Feb 1999 21:46:20 EST
  My 86 has a howl or growl or gear noise of something coming from the rear somewhere. It is only happening when I am...
• Re: what part is this???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:59:01 EDT
  Hey Matthew, My Tiico-supplied oil pan has only one drain plug, facing to the rear. It seems to work well enough. What's...
• Re: What is the container behind the rear passenger-side wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:42:38 -0500
  ...kind of padding (sound deadening > material?) that has fallen down from, I think, under the bottom of the > rear seat. > > Anybody know what this...
• rear seals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:26:13 -0700
  ...You can do this with bearings too :-) EXACT same bearing, but 1/5th the price :-) -matthew ===== Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting...
• Re: the INCORRECT USAGE of the term "Z-BED" ...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 16:32:36 -0400
  ...a 7 passenger van that was a fold down rear seat with a matching cushion over the engine cover. > > -Dick- > 87 GL Syncro Weekender > >
• RE: AC Blowing Out Black Material
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 1 Apr 97 03:57:43 UT
  That black stuff is the filter material after the evaporator. It main function is to collect the water that condenses on the coil and...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:52:59 -0700
  >Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM> > My Syncro has clear plastic film covering the rear wheel arches, but no > black screw-on splash guards. Anyone...
• FS: beige Weekender folding bed $75
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:06:29 EDT
  ...Matching rear cushion and middle seat also available. Thanks you one and all, BenT ps: Some folks have asked about these seats before and...
• Re: Sleeping comfort in the vanagon, sleeping cushion,foam upholstory
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:16:08 -0800
  ...mattress toppers and like them very much, around $100 or less at Costco. The other topic is always 'Do you sleep head to rear...
• Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 06:38:45 -0700
  ...What's a good material which is > > commonly available? Finishing ideas? > > > We sell unfinished rear hatch panels in MDF for just $29, if you...
• FS: Vanagon seats
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 13:14:28 -0500
  1985 blue/grey velour material - 2 front seats with non adjustable arm rests $100 for both - middle bench $60 1986 black/grey velour : - 2...
• Re: Needed: Sheet Metal around key on back hatch??
  Historical mailing list - Duncan Cameron
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:54:49 -0600
  IMHO Doug Buy a rear hatch from a junkyard, should'nt be that expensive. You may be able to match the color if you...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:17:09 +1300
  ...Any rear-engined Porsche trans can be fitted to a T3. It's a matter of making mounts and getting adaptor driveshafts. And of...
• rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:35:02 -0500
  ...the rear heater core mounted in there, but do I recall correctly that the black plastic portion on the core which mates to the...
• Re: What is the container behind the rear passenger-side wheel?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 15 Jun 2015 21:09:28 +0000
  ...kind of padding (sound deadening material?) that has fallen down from, I think, under the bottom of the rear seat. Anybody know what this...
• Rear Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Thu, 28 May 2009 02:10:34 -0700
  ...the rear shocks.� It looks like a fairly simple job but I've never done it before.� Is it just a matter of jacking...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 16:31:37 -0700
  ...The Syncro rear springs are much longer. Both are a little stiffer too. Mark Matthew Pollard wrote: > > can the front springs from a syncro...
• Re: Middle Seat Mod - Vanagon GL (rear seat and seatbelt question)
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 22:40:43 EDT
  ...I mounted the middle seat (and rear seat to for that matter) by simply drilling through the floor and using heavy duty bolts and...
• Re: Rear Hatch Material - Struts
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Sat, 21 May 2005 08:22:19 +1000
  ...Rear Hatch Material I've had my '91 Carat for about 3 years now. The whole time the struts have been shot and I...
• Erouvan Lloyd Mats FS Vanagon Too!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 17:20:05 -0700
  ...Eurovan mats Grey Cargo Area (Behind the Rear Seat) $75.00 Grey 1 piece Front AND Passenger area $125.00 --1 Piece front in...
• Re: rear seat foam
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:24:13 -0700
  ...mattress, but a firm enough seat. All of the foam should be the same density. I made the mistake of getting a softer rear...
• Re: Saggy Westy Rear
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:25:35 -0400
  ...match vanagons exactly though........ > and they didn't want to hear about it. > but if you can get past that.......their 2WD vanagon rear...
• Re: FS: NOS front door, sliding door, rear hatch, & ignition lock cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:06:47 -0800
  ...5 rear hatch locks w/ matching ignition lock w/ 2 keys each ($60 each > > set) > > > 1 rear hatch lock cylinder w/ matching ignition lock...
• Re: Friday question- will this break your window??
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:31:25 -0700
  Matt The device is meant to be used to "defrost" the rear window. Frost as in ice as in cold as in needs clearing...
• Z-bed installation instructions
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:47:02 -0700
  ...The mattresses and beddings are folded inside. To make the bed, all you do is fold the rear seat backrest, open the hinged top...
• Re: material for new rear hatch panel?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:36:45 -0500
  ...The 1/8" would be an ok substitute I think regardless of the material (mdf, plywood, etc.) 1/8" plywood is available but harder...
• FS: Kelowna BC - '88 Weekender
  Historical mailing list - Ed Beggs
  Sun, 03 Nov 1996 17:45:25 -0800
  ...trailer hitch, privacy tint, silver/gray metallic with matching wheel covers. 7 seater with rear seat making a bed. $9500.00 CDN Could deliver...
• Re: luggage area
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 11:43:03 EST
  ...sound deading material. Also the folding rear seat really does fold out flat. You probably know, but if you release the rear seat back...
• Re: My new Westy Shower rig
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:09:10 -0700
  ...to the stall -- > water splashed into the open rear of the van would wet the mattress > we sleep on and the bedding. Maybe other...
• Re: wanted: vanagon fabric; blue
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:36:08 EST
  In a message dated 2/22/04 3:27:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, bduggan@MINDSPRING.COM writes: > I am making a rear bed...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Owen - lists
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:20:45 -0600
  ...At the time i didn't buy the additional material for the rear floor and possibly the engine deck. I intend to when I...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - kathy jacobs
  Thu, 18 May 2000 02:46:50 -0400
  ...No carpet or > matting, straight onto paint. > > Surly some soundproofing here and under the rear seat would be highly > beneficial. > > I was thinking of...