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  • Re: Mouse Attack!
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:31:56 EDT
    In a message dated 10/25/05 11:37:40 PM, j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM writes: << In the box, or scatter 'em around...
  • Re: Anyone ever tried a Jayco in the back of a Vanagon Doka?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Tue, 31 May 2016 12:16:13 -0300
    ...that one's too inside the box for my >> liking ;) >> >> Doesn't even extend outside the Doka box! >> >> Angus Gordon wrote: >> >> >> Think outside the...
  • Re: Engine transplant
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:17:16 -0800
    On my 77 Rabbit, the EGR light was controlled by a box that the speedo/odo cable went through. There was a white plastic...
  • Re: Shifter clik
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:15:13 -0700
    You can remove the 4 upper nuts and drop the box with those 2 side bolts still in place. They hold a shift guide...
  • Re: NVC. stealth camper project
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 1 Jan 2010 11:50:10 -0800
    ...His is on a box truck, looks just like any service truck when > parked. But on a 4 wd chassis. And the usual box...
  • Re: Glove box door
    Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
    Sun, 20 Oct 2013 19:34:15 -0700
    ...Glove box door I've used my glove box from time to time without any problem.� I have never locked or unlocked the glove...
  • Re: black box above coil
    Historical mailing list - Sylvie et Germain
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:39:06 -0400
    Gary I have never opened this box. (It seems to be tough to open). My understanding is only according to books. I think you...
  • Re: Too Much Heat!
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:16:44 -0400
    ...They are two metal "boxes" about the size of a softball, attached to the duct that comes from the heater box and runs to...
  • Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
    Fri, 11 May 2018 20:05:14 -0600
    Both boxes in my 84 Westy are intact but no clamps. On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 7:37 PM Mark McCulley <mark.mcculley...
  • Re: A sturdy little fuse box?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:11:23 -0400
    ...A sturdy little fuse box? [As I approach pulling the dash to R&R the heater box I'll be gathering hintz and tipz...
  • Re: Temp gauge label explanation?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 23 May 2005 20:14:04 -0400
    The box is the cold zone. Drive gently until it warms up. If it gets too hot, the light will let you know. Dennis...
  • Re: Heater Slider Lever
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 08 Jul 1997 10:06:28
    Thanks to Joel Walker and Jack Reed for their correct guesses on problems with connections to the heater boxes. Mechanic now says he disconnected...
  • Re: Location of fuel pump relay, 1.9
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Sat, 19 Jul 2014 10:07:31 -1000
    yes you should as easily as yiu know where the ign coil is.'that box is right above the coil.'''' the High /voltage warning...
  • Re: 1976-1986 VOLTSWAGON VANGON GLOVE BOX
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 9 Jul 2013 17:46:14 -0500
    ...1976-1986 VOLTSWAGON VANGON GLOVE BOX > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Yee Gadds !! > > > > Alan Felder > Austin TX > 82 Diesel Westy > > Bitcoin Research Fund > Donate...
  • mystery silver box?
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Sat, 30 Jan 1999 17:36:18 -0800
    ...And I still can't figure out what that silver box about the size of a pack of cigarettes is that is mounted up...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Apr 2000 to 18 Apr 2000 - Special issue
    Historical mailing list - David M Crossman
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 18:00:57 -0400
    Greg - That little screw plug on the bottom left of the fridge, seals a drain that goes straight to the fire box on the...
  • Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:32:51 -0800
    ...the Honda prelude airfilter round can/box...........about second generation Prelude.........the ones with retractible headlights...... makes a nigh perfect air filter and air...
  • Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:34:30 -0800
    ...Yah late last night I had a vision of what a cross section of inside of heater box looks like. I was ignorantly under...
  • Re: Heater box r&r
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:02:02 -0500
    ...Many heater boxes are like the inside of a vaccum cleaner dust bag. Cant tell from the out side,though. got to split the...
  • Re: I am not alone
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 24 Feb 2014 11:40:52 -0600
    Been to both, they are just 3 miles apart. ---- Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote: > Would that be Dime Box, or Old Dime Box...
  • Re: Refrigerator burner box gasket wanted
    Historical mailing list - robert
    Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:25:56 +0000
    ...Refrigerator burner box gasket wanted The gasket in my Domestic 182 refrigerator in my 1987 Westy that is in the burner box (the large...
  • Re: Westy/Vanagon Paranoia Silver Boxer
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Wed, 23 May 2001 22:02:20 -0400
    At 06:53 PM 5/23/01 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote: >No Peter in your (water)boxers, then. Eh, Horace? > >Karl Wolz WHAAAAAAT?????????? Karl...
  • Removing Lighter/Glove box 85 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - jon durham
    Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:59:54 -0600
    I understand I must remove the glove box to replace the lighter. How do I do this? -- �The greatness of a nation and its...
  • Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?--now boxed wine discussion
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 25 Apr 2014 14:47:06 -0700
    ...They are running a rebate now of $4 a box up to four boxes, >> or $1.50/bottle . Can't beat that. >> >> The reds...
  • Re: Glove box organizer
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sun, 22 Sep 2019 22:41:30 -0700
    ...The glove box organizer. After ordering it I thought, OH boy that was a waste. > > Surprise, I really like it. Same here. I've...
  • Re: why did VW ditch the boxer motor?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Wed, 7 Apr 1999 01:28:30 +0200
    Mark Gajewski wrote: > Actually, I believe the new 911 (whatever the new numbers are) and the > boxster are both watercooled boxer motors. Wonder if...
  • Re: Storage Box
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:48:23 EDT
    I purchased my storage box at the factory in Weidenbruck when we picked up our european delivery Westfalia (summer �82). The box is designed...
  • Re: Vanagon Subwoofer option(s)
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
    Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:47:21 -0500
    I used to have a subwoofer in the rear area behind the back seat in a QLogic box. I got tired of not being...
  • Re: broken gear box
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Wed, 1 Nov 2017 12:34:27 -0400
    ...Ken On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > hi all... > > my son's van gear box...
  • Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:12:16 -0600
    ...the air filter box was incorrectly repositioned. yup. it seems that the fuel injector wires on that side of the engine can get pinched...
  • Re: 5 SPEED TRANS'
    Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
    Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:31:35 -0000
    ...The first speed is slightly lower ratio than that in the four speed 'box. In terms of reliability, the five speed 'box is known...
  • Re: Gas heater wiring
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 29 Oct 2015 12:15:23 -0400
    Mark, thanks, but it just shows the control box not what wires go to which terminals. I had already found that page, it is...
  • Re: Fridge was Smoking!!!
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:35:09 -0400
    ...If your box is sealed, the flame is safe. It is probably safe > even with a leaking burner box. > > There is not much to...
  • Re: I am not alone
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:23:35 -0600
    Or Dime Bag? : ) Jim On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote: > Would that be Dime Box...
  • Re: Friday engine conversions
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:22:29 +1300
    On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:46 AM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > There is apparently a rigid boxer definition in which the...
  • Re: UPS is VERY expensive
    Historical mailing list - Brian Wasson
    Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:40:16 -0500
    ...UPS wanted $75 for the same box. I've shipped a number of bicycles in big boxes, and always use FedEx Ground. Never had...
  • Center Table
    Historical mailing list - mad madeline
    Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:58:16 -0800
    ...We leave it up behind the passenger seat and bungie a plastic storage box on it with the picnic table stuff... dish pan, table...
  • Re: Modular Buddy Box Furniture
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Fri, 3 Apr 2015 11:14:38 -0600
    ...On 3/30/2015 6:51 PM, Jeff Schwaia wrote: > Saw this on the Vanagon Facebook page: > > http://www.gizmag.com/modular-buddy-box...
  • Re: Vanagon Head Gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Wed, 19 Apr 1995 11:06:38 -0700
    ...NO...your PRV (PeugeotRenaultVolvo) V6 is NOT a water-cooled BOXER engine. A Boxer is horizontally-opposed...
  • Dying when warm and smells funky
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:51:05 -0400
    I had very good luck by takeing the hoses off the heater boxes and useing the 25cent car wash every 6 months or so...
  • Re: speedometer cable installation question
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:05:56 -0800
    ...I'm not even certain where the EGR box is, but it's been bypassed for a long time, Troy, you don't have...
  • Possible funky smell solution; report
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Tue, 7 Nov 2006 10:21:54 -0500
    Hey AC vanagon drivers, I took Nathaniel's advice and opened up my heater boxes last week (see original message below). As expected, the...
  • Re: Gas heater wiring
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:33:45 -0700
    Frank, pages 97.50/51 show an 83 version that uses a control box. It might be close enough to the 84 to help...
  • Re: oxs light came on
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 7 Dec 2008 14:26:26 -0600
    ...From that little black box, a second cable feeds up to the speedometer. The little black box is a mileage counter, and when the...
  • Re: cargo boxes on top of westies
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:47:19 +0200
    ...cargo boxes on top of westies ::: :::So I put a Yakima cargo box on my pop top to see if I can lift up...
  • Re: Backfire thru intake ?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Jul 1995 00:57:41 -0400
    A backfire damages the intake box that controls the fuel pump and fuel injection. Try this: turn on the ignition, then pull the 3...
  • Re: Porta-Potti Help, Suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
    Tue, 03 Sep 1996 12:05:57 -0500
    I'd love to see a picture of the box. This would be a HANDY thing to have when traveling with two kids! TTFN...
  • Re: Wording of adds. Re: [vanagon] FS: boston accoustics
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:35:58 EST
    In a message dated 11/19/04 7:44:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, vw4x4@fyi.net writes: > , > If these are "still in box...
  • Re: OXS box noise
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:54:55 -0500
    Could be the box. Could be the cable.into the box or the one out of the box to the speedo. Is your speedo...
  • pics needed for help with westy wiring
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Fri, 4 Jun 2004 14:23:57 -0400
    hey all, anyone out there have a digi camera that could snap some pics of how their kitchenette stuff wires to the fuse box...
  • trailer lights
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:53:05 -0800
    Where do I get this "3-2" box? I like the black box ideal! I'll do my wiring there. I know my back...
  • boxer six driver
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sat, 1 May 2010 11:46:33 -0600
    ...Quick solicitation on Craigslist for someone with "recent experience driving a boxer six engine," and I had a driver: http://jones.colorado.edu/Driver...
  • Re: Bus models
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Wed, 2 Nov 94 8:24:26 PST
    BSNICH01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu writes: > > How many were there in a set again? They come in boxes of 12, if I can find any...
  • Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Tew
    Wed, 10 Mar 1999 06:05:57 -0600
    ...Steve >I still keep hoping that someone will find a sealed battery that will fit in >that starter battery box. >Bill
  • Battery box for Trojan T-105s
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:24:08 EST
    Does anyone have any advice on building a battery box for the big T-105 deep cycle batteries? These are the ones that JSUN...
  • Re: heater box sealant
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:42:16 EST
    ...a black sticky sealant all over the foam gaskets between the heater box & the body. What is that stuff? >> Decomposing foam gasket material. Geooge
  • Re: aftermarket tach
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 20:02:58 -0400
    ...Well, the diagram shows it going green from the coil to T7a/5 in the box on the firewall; then to T4b which Bentley...
  • Re: boxer six driver
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 1 May 2010 13:38:27 -0500
    ...Quick solicitation on Craigslist for someone with "recent experience driving a boxer six engine," and I had a driver: http://jones.colorado.edu/Driver...
  • Re: that '89 Bluestar/Wolfsburg on ebay sold for $6100
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 6 Apr 2004 12:36:43 EDT
    ...your van a Porsche Boxster too? Oh? But it has a Boster badge? > Doesn't that make it a Boxster? This reminds me when...
  • LVC Vw bus boxers now available at Target Stores
    Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
    Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:05:27 -0700
    Hey all, For all you hard core vanagon and bus fans...As I was perusing a local Target Store today....needing some new boxers...