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• Re: Paint color for Westy stove brown
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:56:59 -0700
  ...I have made up some inserts in brown and gray that go right over the indented area in the panel. Jim On Mon, Jul...
• Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:48:06 -0800
  ...Then I went out to replace the inserts in my aging MicroEdge Excel wipers and discovered that they were not refillable! So you pay...
• Re: Movement in front seats
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:41:16 -0600
  ...The plastic inserts are in place. The Vanagon has 90,000 miles > on it so I don't think age is the problem. Any...
• Re: machine shop recommendations (vancouver)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 00:33:47 +0000
  ...broken bolts but will be able to repair it with Helicoil inserts (hopefully).  Worth it for a part you can't get anymore. Good...
• Remember those chips of metal....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 24 Apr 95 15:08:07 PDT
  ...There are five bearing inserts with out faces and only one with - is that normal? Intuitivly, I would expect a pair with thrust faces...
• Re: 15" audi wheels with tires Seattle CL $150
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:36:51 +0800
  ...Some of those used with 12mm bolts have steel inserts which some folks have simply "knock-out". M-class and later model S-cars...
• WATER HEATERS!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 20:57:47 -0500
  ...nicer! The Bowie website is http://www.bowiemfg.com/ and their inserts offer 13 gallon hot & 13 gallon cold tanks. I talked to two...
• Re: Fuel Pump Swap/Oil Plug timesert prob./f-wheel resurface?
  Historical mailing list - David Crook
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 07:12:20 -0400
  ...As to the sealing / locking issue for the new inserts, you can use 3M 5200 marine caulking. You will need to clean any residue...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 14:09:05 -0700
  ...inline) oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") cab window vent inserts VW logo stove grill inserts propane tank gauge There are a few items on...
• Re: Metal inserts slide out? Easy fix.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:30:59 -0800
  You forgot to allow for the metal insert on the back side. That, and Acrylite FF is much more brittle than the soft plastic...
• Re: Urethane suspension bushes?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:07:09 -0400
  ...I'm cursing my 'new' control arm bushings with urethane inserts daily. Chris S. '85 Westy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Dawson" <Calwolfie@AOL.COM...
• Re: removing lower grill?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 21:06:34 -0700
  ...attach the grill. > > The later model nylon expandable lower grill attachment inserts have to > be replaced after drilling the pins / center's out . > It...
• Re: Table leg modification
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:40:07 -0700
  ...I'd love to find something like the plastic inserts that are used in >desks for the pass through for computer cables, etc. that...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 16 May 2009 11:39:45 -0400
  ...I'm visualizing pop rivets from the outside of the plastic through the metal inserts. But a pop rivet is going to have a...
• Back and ready to go! (On GNATT)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 May 1995 16:05:31 -0500
  ...I've not seen any sheet-metal replacement inserts for the bottom of the 'shield. Advice? Mike Wright Ackworth, Iowa wright@storm.simpson.edu...
• '84 Vanagon Coolant Crossover Pipe seal
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 13:35:53 -0800
  ...viewed from the rear) and ends in an o-ring that inserts into a bore in the thermostat housing. I've replaced the o...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 08:07:49 -0500
  ...they all seem to be scraped and scratched) > Inside door latch inserts > Visor clips > > And so on. In the junkyards I have yet to...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:32:47 -0400
  ...crank came off in my hand!! It is brown with chrome inserts. Can I put it back on? I haven't checked yet in...
• Re: Whats a Caravelle Carat & whats an Adventure Wagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 01:36:01 EDT
  ...Did the headrests have padded inserts? an Adventurewagen is a US camper conversion done in Ft Bragg , Ca. it has a fixed fiberglass highroof...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:48:49 -0700
  ...you disconnect the hoses, plug them up with something--at > minimum inserts rags then wrap with plastic bags and tie wrap. A > better solution...
• Re: Headlights, Rad fan... ??
  Historical mailing list - Lyle Lathem
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:34:12 -0500
  ...I need one of those turn signal inserts that holds the bulb now. One post of my left turn signal, in the front is...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list - wognacious
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 21:30:33 -0700
  ...crank > came off in > my hand!! > > It is brown with chrome inserts. Can I put it back on? I haven't > checked yet > in...
• Re: Considering some big repairs and upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Mar 2023 20:43:44 -0400
  ...How important? My camper has (installed 2 years ago) the GoWesty stainless inserts in the plastic pipe ends. No leaks there. 2. Metal coolant...
• Re: AC fitting source
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:32:59 -0400
  ...He has or can get everything except the fitting on low pressure side that inserts into the back of the compressor. > > The guy at...
• Re: problem with front radiator hoses coming loose from plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:02:16 -0500
  ...have anything saved on my hard drive about fixing the metal inserts so that they stay in place though there have been suggestions about...
• Output Housing and Shaft broken on Highway
  Historical mailing list - robby kilborn
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:18:00 -0500
  ...and the splined end of the output shaft (the bit that inserts into the splined sleeve, which also fits onto the drive pinion.) The...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 17:57:38 -0700
  "Beauty is in the eye if the beholder." You'd be more beholden once you've seen them in person. They don't look...
• Re: fix the plug!!!
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 14:38:20 -0700
  ...That cylinder could easily be worse off > >after you 'fix' it. Inserts often leak and the metal shards you'll > >inevitably get in the...
• Re: Head repair
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:08:01 -0700
  ...read in several places > that > these are aluminum heads. (The prechamber inserts are steel, however.) > > Yes, they're heavy, but they're a pretty...
• Re: Looking for some late model interior parts for 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Wed, 28 May 2014 20:05:19 -0700
  ...None have cloth inserts or chrome trim. Regards, BenT sent from my electronic leash > On May 28, 2014, at 7:37 PM, Marc Perdue...
• Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
  Historical mailing list
  19 Jul 96 05:46:32 PDT
  ...Work a LOT harder to save studs and inserts. Jeff - '80 Westi david wrote - > 1) I've got a rattle in the Cat. converter...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 14:37:26 -0700
  I'd be surprised if the threaded inserts are missing from the floor on the camper -- they are there on my kombi, and I...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:29:21 -0700
  ...where I already am). "I'd be surprised if the threaded inserts are missing from the floor on the camper -- they are there on...
• Re: Leaking steering rack
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 06:21:26 EST
  ...Rack comes apart by unscrewing the two cylinder retaining inserts in each end casting. The rest is self evident if your mechanically inclined. Cheers...
• Re: Westy rear seat headrest?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:22:27 -0500
  ...I have seen photo's and a write up that > involved stack headrests and inserts plus some pipe and bracketry but can't > find...
• Re: Seeking brown window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:46:18 EDT
  ...crank came off in > my hand!! > > It is brown with chrome inserts. Can I put it back on? I haven't checked yet > in...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 17:06:42 -0400
  ...inline) > oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") > cab window vent inserts > VW logo stove grill inserts > propane tank gauge > > There are a few items on...
• Re: Dash blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sun, 10 Dec 2017 22:54:28 +0000
  ...Take out the little inserts (hard to describe, you'll know them when you see them) that hold the long rods with flaps in...
• Re: What's it worth?
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 09:23:06 -0500
  ...Rear floorboard > > inserts missing. Middle seat (bench) is available. > > > > Engine- WBX 2.1L/ 175,000 miles. Compression: 95, 98, 94, 29 > > Shoebox monitor and...
• Re: Getting the 87 back on the road at long last still many things to do
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Thu, 3 Aug 2017 17:34:50 -0700
  ...need to get the 2 “ inserts” for the body were the mud flap in front of the propane tank goes ….. where o where to...
• Re: need westy mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 05:55:03 EDT
  ...I do not have the inserts for the two retaining clips. I will sell it as is or refurbished. Let me know and make...
• Re: Low Mileage Syncro Westy for $6,000?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 18:54:07 -0400
  ...http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/ptgauge.htm The cab window vent inserts are louvered metal vents that allow minor ventilation with your doors securely...
• Re: Metal inserts slide out? Easy fix.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:16:47 -0800
  Hmm. When I re-did Dixie's pipes I put a couple or three rivets into each insert after the heat and beat treatment...
• Re: GEX (was Re: short-lived rebuilds)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 9:27:40 EDT
  ...Have been told by one mechanic that some rebuilders use valve seat inserts which come out at 15,000 or so. Not sure about...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:48:38 -0500
  ...inline) > oversized wiper blades (21" & 19") > cab window vent inserts > VW logo stove grill inserts > propane tank gauge > locking rear differential > 2-3 layers...
• Re: How to remove/replace airflow meter ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Aug 2013 14:25:00 -0400
  ...Loosen the big hose clamp where the AFM inserts into the rubber gooseneck leading to the throttle body (also of course the four clips...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:08:48 -0700
  ...Using 4 gate hinges and cutting them up so I ended up with 2 hinged "inserts" which effectively lowered the rear hinge point by...
• Re: Getting the 87 back on the road at long last still many things to do
  Historical mailing list - joe kallo
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 00:21:29 +0000
  ...need to get the 2 “ inserts” for the body were the mud flap in front >>> of the propane tank goes ….. where o where to...
• Re: Question about mounting the Westy single mudflap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:27:33 -0800
  You need to buy the special plastic and steel inserts that go into the hole. One time use only so by extras incase you...
• Re: Broken bolts on 1.9L lower alternator bracket / Threaded Inserts
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 12 Feb 2005 02:27:14 EST
  In a message dated 2/11/05 7:50:28 PM, jim@KARMANNGHIA.COM writes: << I have yet to have a bolt seize in...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 14 May 2009 10:26:24 -0700
  ...Much depends on the condition of your pipes, especially the metal inserts. If the coolant has been changed regularly and there is little or...
• Re: Mercedes wheel opinion?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 19:35:59 -0800
  ...Those do not have inserts and definitely need to be redrilled. I own both sets of these wheels. It should be interesting to note...
• Re: Tom's rain sheds for side windows
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 4 Feb 2020 13:03:26 -0500
  ...ago you gave me the measurements for the flexible plexiglass glass inserts that can be used on the outside of a vanagon side window...
• Re: Click found, but my mechanic needs your help
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 09:42:56 -0800
  ...And I know it costs more, but timed inserts are a much better thread repair than helicoils. Both require considerable skill to install with...
• Re: speedo vs. tach mounts
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:41:59 -0700
  ...VW cut corners all over using cheap plastic, not using brass inserts like all self-respecting car companies do. And that monster of AC...
• Re: better sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:35:22 -0600
  ...I had the former in my 83 vanagon, and tried everything, including making new cardboard inserts for them to filling them with expanding foam...
• PVC flexable flooring, Diamond plate
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:39:22 -0800
  ...But the wood with square stainless steel inserts looks cool too. I like them all; but if anyone on the list wants to buy...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:39:36 -0400
  ...It's held the > inserts fast for 20K miles so far. It appears to be a good solution. I > will probably try riveting the...
• Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:41:22 EST
  ...the window seals with moulding grooves and their > yellowing plastic "chrome" inserts and have bought all new seals without > moulding grooves from GoWesty. The...
• Re: cargo boxes on top of westies
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 15:18:15 -0800
  ...If you examine all the bearing points at the hinges in front and back and some have plastic inserts and some may not. Using...