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• Injectors - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:08:49 -0700
  ...the recent discussion about injector "rebuild" and cleaning, here is a good pictorial of an alfa's injectors getting cleaned, measured, and caps replaced...
• need westy water tank drain cap.
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 18:32:39 -0500
  ...I looked and checked several bottle and jug caps to no avail. tia Darrell
• WTB: Rear bumper with end caps.
  Historical mailing list - J Shepard
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:34:48 EDT
  I am looking for a straight rear bumper with endcaps for my 87 Westy. Any help would be appreciated. Justin ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:05:05 EDT
  i machined the centers to accept the vanagon carat alloy wheel center caps, for the rear. for the fronts i just painted the grease...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Cleveland
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:04:44 -0400
  Can you use center caps from the Carat alloys for Audi wheels Front and rear? Will they mount after being drilled out 2-5...
• Re: on locking gas caps..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:22:43 -0400
  Hmmmmmm ... I just looked at the gas cap key for my '84 and it was cut using a "Taylor" blank ... # X 132. On the...
• Re: water tank drain cap change in 1987
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:11:42 EDT
  ...i have tons of those caps.. chris
• Re: blatant plea for sympathy (LVC!) hair attack
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:22:00 -0500
  >Given all this talk about hair loss, don't you agree that baseball caps are *WAY* under-priced? All I know is that a...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:23:55 -0900
  Mike, I believe that the water tank drain caps changed size during the 1987 model year. These have been hard to find, but last...
• stainless steel hardware for theend caps II
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:02:08 -0700
  Hello again, somehow the pictures in the previous two sets I sent got deleted. I am resending these pictures in this set. Wonder how...
• Alloys for sale
  Historical mailing list - Sorin Bejenaru
  Thu, 3 Jun 1999 11:43:38 -0400
  ...The price is $600 for a set of four with lug nuts and hub caps. Sorin
• Hi guys, ...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:03:12 -0700
  Yes, hi guys, I wonder if any of you have some center caps to let me have for a good price. The new ones...
• 15 inch Alloy Wheel Deal!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 17:29:13 EST
  ...There are also caps that go in the center of these wheels. They are $24 for a set of four. I believe these caps...
• Re: Westy water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:51:12 -0600
  ...We do have ways to generate keys for the locking caps, and have new locking caps also. There are 125 possible different keys for...
• Wheel and caps
  Historical mailing list - Kerry Wilson
  Thu, 7 Mar 2013 09:36:54 -0500
  Hey all... I'm looking for a center cap for a CV-900 wheel. Would also like to have one spare wheel if anyone...
• Re: what color?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 16:54:37 -0400
  ...White bumpers and hub caps (they had to be painted because of all the rust, sniff) Other than that it looks rather good. =:-) -- Ralf...
• Re: Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Marie Whitehead
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 10:53:16 -0500
  I have an '86 Vanagon and I also need a rear bumper and end caps. I backed into a lowlying boulder recently. Mine is...
• weird smog rule
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 17:58:38 -0800
  smog check now checks gas caps for pressure? total weirdness if you ask me it can fail the test if your cap has a...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 21:14:01 EST
  In a message dated 1/6/06 7:43:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, mafrost@GMAIL.COM writes: > Do those fit over the cap...
• Re: 15" audi alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:50:18 EDT
  ...paint your front grease caps silver, and run vanagon carat center caps on the rear wheels. looks great. chris
• Re: HUB Caps and Bolt Covers.
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Thu, 18 Dec 1997 22:35:56 EST
  In a message dated 97-12-18 14:48:32 EST, vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM writes: << I'm not sure if they're the same...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 06:42:08 -0400
  ...Phil > I cut a set of aluminum adapters on a lathe and mounted the black Audi caps > in the center. Velcro??? > > Frank Grunthaner
• Replacement drain caps
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:01:17 -0700
  My fridge drain uses a standard automotive schrader valve cap. Try a plastic one. The water tank cap is an odd bod. No idea...
• Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:48:27 -0700
  ...How much would I pay for a replacement, say, at a wrecking yard? This is an '83 with plain dish caps. -- Gnarlie
• Re: 86 Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 22:29:57 -0400
  ...hub caps were so hot I couldn't > leave my fingers on them for more than a second. (I put the caps from an...
• Re: OO TT
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 11:38:46 -0400
  ...press the shift key tended to engage caps lock and type their messages IN ALL CAPS instead of lowercase. We always gave 'em a...
• WTB: Vamnagon Parts
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Tue, 19 May 1998 08:20:31 -0400
  ...thermostat housing rear bumper, end caps (front and rear) and assoc. hardware. expansion tank and/or cap. cup holder (interior rear) heads coolant hoses...
• Carat Alloy whees FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 17:14:05 -0700
  A friend of mine has a set of 5 carat alloy wheels with lugs (syncro) and caps, excellent condition. He put 15" wheels on...
• wheels again and still
  Historical mailing list - Susan Ames
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:40:08 -0800
  4 mercedes 14 inch alloy wheels in Newark, DE $150 for the lot of them decent shape but missing two mercedes caps Susan Ames...
• Re: Which Cromie type Hub Caps fit the Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 05:09:34 -0800
  ...4 Volkswagen Vanagon OEM hubcaps hub caps wheelcovers Item number: 8030083227 dylan --- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > I have a set of these...
• Re: Metal Castings
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:47:57 -0500
  Heeeeeey now, a set of alloy wheel center caps with the vanagon.com logo (the one from the window stickers) would be downright spiffy...
• Rear Bumper Needed in Vermont
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:35:15 -0400
  ...It does not have to be perfect, but I need to be able to install the end caps to get it through inspection. I...
• Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:26:18 -0500
  Well, let us say that the injectors are pressure tested, then cleaned, caps and pintels replaced, then pressure tested again.. And no, they don...
• Re: Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 14 May 2003 21:30:55 -0700
  ...Mayrand > 1980 Westy "SuperVan" > > On Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at 08:02 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > > > Are the brown and the white caps for...
• Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:39:07 -0700
  Pablo - I do have NOS (in the Westfalia Bag) Drain Caps. Yes, they are expensive, because what would cost next to nothing in China...
• Re: 85 Hub Cap...
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:45:06 -0400
  ...I got a set of generic caps from a discount auto parts store. The look a lot like a MBenz eight spoke (or should...
• Re: on locking gas caps..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:47:01 -0500
  ...Or 3 other occasions I have bought new caps. The gas cap's don't even come with a key from VW. Can you...
• Aux Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 13 May 2013 11:51:15 -0700
  ...DEHANSCHKE@SBCGLOBAL.NET I don't think the caps matter. Bob Sent from DAS4X4
• Re: ALLOYS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:31:55 EST
  ...Vanagon alloys(5) for sale in Cuyahoga Falls,Ohio near Akron$500.00+shipping >> do they have all the lugnuts/bolts and center caps?
• Re: FS Vanagon alloys, 1991 $500
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 21:36:21 -0400
  Alloy wheels and tires from 1991 GL Vanagon Excellent condition with center caps Arizonian Ltd. tires, balanced, with 3000 miles 70R14 205 $500 Located...
• Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:51:00 -0400
  ...Hector On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > Both style caps should work. So should the...
• South African 15" alloys available again
  Historical mailing list - Karl M
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 02:03:45 -0500
  ...The second style is called 'Carat', and is also a 5-spoke design, more 'modern' looking, has exposed lugs and uses the center caps...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:21:24 -0800
  ...Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question BenT is correct they do test the CAPS only. careful my cap was good...
• Re: NEED GAS CAP FOR 85
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:32:38 -0500
  ...Just about every wholesaler in the U.S. (and therefore tons of retailers) ended up with hundreds of these incorrect gas caps on their...
• 80-86 westy water tank drain caps $7shipped! Re:Cap for Underside of Water Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:36:04 EDT
  ...a thread not too long about about people fixing their screw caps for > the bottom of their water tank. I wondered why they didn...
• Re: PopTop Leg Rubber Cap
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Tue, 15 May 2018 09:19:16 -0700
  ...I had plasti-dip in mind as a backup plan but with van-cafe (rocky mountain westy) selling the caps at .95 cents for...
• FS: Audi Turbo Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 13:02:18 EST
  ...No caps or lugs. They look like:http://www.audiworld.com/model/historical/82/5000.shtml. Price $200 + frt from NM. Ken Hunter
• Looking for "Carat" alloy wheel centers...
  Historical mailing list - Jon Joyce
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 23:27:20 -0500
  Does anyone have a spare set of Vanagon alloy center caps (4) lying around that they'll part with, or know where I can...
• Bumpers FS
  Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
  Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:32:23 -0500
  I'm changing out my bumpers and will have a near perfect set of front and rear chrome OEM bumpers with rubbers and caps...
• Re: Westy screw caps
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 13 May 2003 19:50:27 -0600
  I think I've seen them on Ron's Bus Depot site. Other vendors here likely have them too. Bob http://groups.msn.com...
• Re: What other gas caps will fot my '82 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 08:22:37 -0500
  ...Just a note for those who don't want to go to the trouble that I do have new, German made locking gas caps...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2005 to 28 Jul 2005 - Special issue (#2005-603)
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:41:55 -0600
  ummmm reading that makes me want to go out to the garage and twirl the knurled caps on the more ample carbs on the...
• Re: Bad parts getting worse?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:23:18 -0400
  The Blau caps are the only ones we sell and I have had good luck with Meyle tanks. However if you are getting exhaust...
• Re: Locking Gas Cap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:18:10 -0700
  ...Locking Gas Cap Locksmiths stock all manner of locks and caps. They can also key your existing cap with any other key. Why don...
• Re: Not another ETKA part request
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:51:43 -0600
  ...The "Dust caps" are a need part of the axel protection. They also keep the grease from escaping. jimt On 7/19/05 4...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:04:08 -0700
  Larry Check this out ~ http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece-square-drive-socket-caps-67011.html If you don't have a handy H...
• Re: rear bumper removal steps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:45:41 -0800
  ...don�t forget to pop the cover caps and remove sheet metal screws on the bumper end caps (one on each end cap). Do...
• Re: 1995 Eurovan Camper for $27,000
  Historical mailing list - Macon Cowles
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:10:36 -0600
  ...garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu >Mime-Version: 1.0 >To: Macon Cowles <sealaw@NELA.ORG> >From: Gary Clendening <garyc@saturn.caps.maine.edu> >Subject...
• 15" Vanagon wheels for sale.
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Mon, 20 Apr 1998 02:43:29 EDT
  I have a new set of 98 Passat 15" steel wheels for sale with hub-caps. Bolt pattern is 5X112. Will fit just right...
• 303 Protectant: Restoring <foo> was: restoring scraped-up hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 21:41:50 -0500
  ...restoring scraped-up hub caps >Just checked out their web site and ordered a sample; they offer free >samples via mail. The link to...