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• VW junkyards around Wheeling WV
  Historical mailing list - Nemo, Bus Captain
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 19:48:34 -0800
  ...Adam, that is many hours from my neck of the woods but there is the king of all vw junkyards close by. It is...
• Gas Tank parts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 11:25:47 EDT
  ...1 251-201-139-A This is the gas tank filler neck gasket > ($6.22) > 3 N-901-004-01 These are the small...
• Re: Replacing inside mirror
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 22:52:30 -0600
  Just grab that baby by the neck and give it a twist, believe it or not it just unscrews at 1/2 turn. Stan...
• Re: fuel line kit
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:51:53 -0400
  ...I replaced the neck gasket and all the small lines from the vents. No more smell on fill ups. Jay '85 Westy
• Re: '91 Vanagon GL, AC is OOC
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:02:44 -0700
  ...direct the vents behind the drivers seat to point at my neck, so I get sandwiched by cool cool breezes, baby On Thu, Jun...
• Re: LED lamp
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:13:26 -0500
  ...The lamp is > attached to the base with by a 24 inch goose neck . It has about ten, > super-bright LEDs. Reduced under $10...
• gas tank leak: prevous post
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 15:58:51 -0500
  ...1 251-201-139-A This is the gas tank filler neck gasket > ($6.22) > 3 N-901-004-01 These are the small...
• Re: Fuel Line replacement w/gas in tank
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:15:46 -0400
  ...keep in mind here, is that after you remove the filler neck from the tank (which you do before dropping the front), you have...
• Re: drag race & Lesclaypool
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:15:23 -0700
  ...he seemed to do the same, so we were > > neck and neck until we got to pearl and i had to turn left. i...
• heating the van and momentum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:51:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...feel a slosh of cold air on the back of your neck? I imagine that behind me, there is a layer of warm air...
• Re: AC hoses
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 11:22:28 -0400
  ...My seat covers keep the air off the back of my neck and I can actually feel cool air on my face, chest and...
• Re: Van/squid connection...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sat, 19 May 2001 00:18:15 -0500
  I've only seen 3 or 4 vanagons in my neck of the woods. Don't know how many were driven by ex navy...
• Re: Fryeday, PG13
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:50:46 -0700
  Ain't that Joy's neck of the woods? Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] |On Behalf...
• Re: Behr AC System - Removal
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:56:30 -0400
  ...is it nice to have air in your face ...as well as the back of your neck....when it's 95 outside. Warren C.
• U.P. Michigan VW Shop/fall colors
  Historical mailing list - Jim Spevacek
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 09:31:30 CST
  ...If you ever get in this neck of the woods stop in. The phone number is (906)932-5720. Fall colors were fantastic. Excellent...
• Re: Costco - not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 01:30:41 PDT
  Replace it with Del Taco and it'll be Orange County >ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET writes: > ><< In my neck of the woods (Seattle), for identification...
• Re: The Spring is Sprug (Westy Springs)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:13:08 -0500
  ...being left on my springs after 158,000 miles in this neck of the > woods. My apologies if this has been clarified in earlier...
• gas tank and jump seat questions
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 08:30:54 -0800
  ...1) Can the large grommet between the gas tank and the neck of the filler tube be replaced without dropping the gas tank? (I...
• Re: Braille parking - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:20:56 -0500
  ...Not in my neck of Virginia. They won't come if it's minor damage on private property, and will not want to come...
• Re: [friday] RoadHaus - Insidious Insect & Bothersome Bug solutions
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:31:08 EST
  ...LOL I wear garlic around my neck..>> Joe, The Marco Polo is actually a Mercedes and not a VW. I believe they make it...
• fixing broken Power Mirror pivot arm shafts Re: Broken Power side mirror
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:07:38 EDT
  ...most poeple think whn the neck breaks the mirror is junk. not so. i repair them. drill out the broken shaft and helicoil and...
• Re: heater hose suitable as fuel vent hose?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:13:40 -0500
  ...to replace the vent line between the tank and the filler neck. >Only thing I can find locally in the right diameter is heater...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 07:26:06 -0400
  ...Remember, depending on year the filler neck grommet is different sizes. I got the filler neck, 3 grommets, fuel sender gasket and cross-over...
• Re.Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:47:30 +1000
  ...Difficulty in filling the tank,slow filling or spillage out the neck is not in any way an inherant problem with the VW filler...
• Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:47:03 -0500
  ...the sudden I noticed gas >spilling out from underneath the filler neck. Harry, dunno if you're in the mood for this right now...
• Re: Costco-not for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Holm
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:37:57 -0500
  ...it'll be Orange County > > >>ktaylor@PREMIER1.NET writes: >> >><< In my neck of the woods (Seattle), for identification we're required to >> carry a...
• Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:57:54 -0800
  ...Anyway, the area I had that leaked especially sneaky, was the joint between the metal oil filler tube and the plastic oil filler neck...
• Re: New filler tube in, grommets and gas line replaced, still smell gas....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 May 2012 20:28:42 -0700
  ...there is also the largish plastic line coming down from the top of the filler neck . other than that there are 4 small hoses...
• Re: Amazing when you discover something wonderful in your own "backyard" (Fryday)
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:36:10 -0600
  ...I never knew this place existed - it's beautiful and right in my neck of the woods - about an hour away maybe. So load...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:04:59 +0000
  ...Harry. > Just remove the oil cap and pull on the neck of the tube. If at first you > don't succeed, keep pulling on...
• red light
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 16:29:07 -0800
  ...home with it at idle I can unscrew the oil filler neck and she will not sputter .Now that is out of the way...
• Re: Removing the sliding window from its track and disassembly of side window (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:00:45 -0400
  ...its quit common to have to retrofit safety glass into old applications in my neck of the woods for safety reasons and well your...
• Re: attention first time buyers
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:24:40 -0800
  Also call a "necker knob" to facilitate one-handed driving while otherwise occupied. � Stephen --- On Wed, 1/26/11, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM...
• Could be Road Kill
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 11:48:20 -0700
  ...I pull out, but just as I'm neck & neck with the dump truck, the macho coyboy riding the 18 wheeler, sixpack of Pacifico...
• Re: FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:05:39 -0600
  ...Is that doable your way? Also filler neck seal. On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:26 AM Mbob1950 <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote: > I...
• Re: 12V LED mood lighting?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:30:37 +0000
  ...Flexible neck. They are so "directional" that they don't seem to create glare for the driver and work extremely well. Not the end...
• For Sale 1972 Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Ross
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 22:31:31 EDT
  ...I collided with a bus in Guatemala City and broke my neck, I am now a C-6 Quadriplegic. Parting with my prized possesion...
• Re: How to sep filler neck from tank on 84?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:49:55 -0800
  Yes, it is pull out, just wiggle it a bit and it will come out. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Schmidt wrote: > I think my...
• Re: How to sep filler neck from tank on 84?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 16:49:55 -0800
  Yes, it is pull out, just wiggle it a bit and it will come out. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Schmidt wrote: > I think my...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:28:26 -0800
  ...William > Oil filler neck extension. <walks out to carport in 10F cold to see for > self. > > > Well, slap my bottom and call me Mildred...
• Re: Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon/ new gas tank install?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:10:57 -0400
  ...but there are a few Gotchas .. > - not all tanks are the same. :( especially the filler necks .. > they changed from year to year. so if...
• Re: Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Fri, 13 May 2005 08:33:33 -0700
  ...The long neck of these bottles is perfect for pouring into the filler neck without spilling. Shawn Wright http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright...
• Re: FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:35:06 -0500
  ...One of the tricky parts was removing the filler neck. I’m lucky that Dennis mentioned it and told me how to remove the...
• Re: Recent Vanagon Crash From Inside the Cab
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 9 May 2013 21:16:41 -0600
  ...The building is now the > U-haul store, shown at the first where the Firefighter is checking the > lady's neck. That section of...
• Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 22 May 2012 12:31:20 -0400
  ...and cut off last couple of inches to eliminate the bottle neck. Has anyone else tried this? Ken On Sun, May 20, 2012 3...
• Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:52:29 -0400
  I need a new one of those rubber tubes that are on the end of the gas tank tube. It looks simular to this...
• Re: converting to 4 wheel drive
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:06:46 EST
  ...right in your neck in your of the woods. I'm sure he'll chime in if he can get away from his projects...
• leaky coolant tank update
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Sun, 27 Jun 2004 22:12:14 -0400
  ...spider web type of cracks at the base of the filler neck. But like I said it holds as much pressure as my mouth...
• Re: Friday Question NVC
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 02:11:43 -0800
  ...The knife he has on my neck right now has nothing to do with my statements. Mike is the "goodest" guy in the world...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:04:19 -0600
  ...Slides right out to extend the filler neck, slide right back in when you are done. BUT - if you didn't KNOW it was...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 10:25:13 -0500
  ...Defender Industries, Inc 42 Great Neck Road Waterford, CT 06385 Hamilton Ferris CO Box 126-B Ashland, MA 01721 (nothing but electrical) West Marine...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: AIRS signup page]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:01:29 -0700
  ...Found another dozen or so people from my neck of the woods here in Salt Lake area, already registered. Lotsa resources on that list...
• Metal Castings
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:30:43 -0600
  ...it, or a tie tack or lapel pin or a vanagon necklace for you SO...... any thing or any theme for that matter, it...
• Re: Big Fuel Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 15:19:41 EST
  ...If you have a 80-84.5 (metal filler neck) you will also have to replace the filler neck with a plastic one. The...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler / rear lap belts are much more safe than no belt - long but read
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 10:28:29 -0500
  ...Of course her arms, legs, neck and head were flailing about, and she suffered a neck strain among a few other things. My girl...
• Re: Misc. Stickers
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 10:21:12 -0500
  ...propane warning stickers, the "extinguish all > flames while fueling" gasoline filler neck sticker, the "put the cap back > on the drain pipe before driving...
• Re: Fuel tank gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:58:39 -0500
  ...Vanagon > 80-85) but it came with a different sized filler neck than the tank it > replaced. I want to be sure I buy...
• Re: Removing Power mirrors, outside only method
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:10:57 -0700
  >thanks paul..but trying to feed the wires thru the mirror neck is >far more difficult than removing the doorpanel..... lol I guess it...
• Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!! - UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:04:14 -0700
  ...Dang those tight grommets!! > > BUT.... > > It's now leaking at the filler neck seal. It's a slight gradual leak - not enough to cause...
• Re: I need a vanagon washer bottle for the front
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 14:35:57 -0600
  Dave Is it actually a Leak in the Tank or is it possibly the Grommet between Tank & Filler Neck that is Bad ~ ORR ~ DeanB...