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  • Bus for sale in UK
    Historical mailing list
    8 May 96 13:22
    ...Camper interior (homebrew, but good, 2-berth, fridge, cooker etc.) New inner and outer sills (rockers), and door steps. Blue and white, very good...
  • Re: SA inner lights - how bright?
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Tue, 5 Mar 2002 09:48:27 -0800
    If I remember, the inner lights are 5.25 inch. There is a wide variety of lighting units you can mount. From the past...
  • Re[2]: New 23Window Horror Story...
    Historical mailing list
    15 Dec 95 10:50
    ...no sills (I mean nothing) no outriggers no floors (inner or outer) no windows not much else either. and I'm getting it for...
  • Re: Type2 rocker repair notes
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Sep 1995 10:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
    And Jim Ellis thus wrote: > > TypeII rocker panel replacement parts that fit require two sources. > > Inner rocker panels that fit: Das Bulli Haus (203...
  • Re: Heater Cables
    Historical mailing list
    1 Sep 94 16:34
    ...What usually happens is the inner cable gets rusty and seizes in the outer shroud. o Try and move the inner cable in or...
  • '87 Vanagon - Digital Clock
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Sat, 4 Aug 2012 16:42:05 -0700
    ...My first question is probably somewhat silly. After working on some wiring and battery, which temporarily took out power to the radio, clock, etc...
  • Re: access to back of seam above propane tank?
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:56:50 -0400
    ...All Vanagon Westys are rusting in this location due to > the > stupidity of the factory in installing Fiberglas matte insulation > between the > inner fibreboard...
  • Type2 rocker repair notes
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Sep 1995 09:40:07 -0700
    ...It seems silly to suggest two sources for this common repair but it worked for us. It has been my experience that metal pieces...
  • Re: access to back of seam above propane tank?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 15 Jul 2001 06:09:22 EDT
    ...All Vanagon Westys are rusting in this location due to the stupidity of the factory in installing Fiberglas matte insulation between the inner fibreboard...
  • Measurements for side holes.
    Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
    Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:38:46 -0230
    ...crease up top (just below the fridge exhaust) down to the inner sill on the bottom. It was quite a job. My old panel...
  • Re: '87 Vanagon - Digital Clock
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sun, 5 Aug 2012 08:36:22 -0230
    ...Did I mention that part?) I can only guess I > pressed in the inner buttons too hard. Now the hour does not change and...
  • Re: How to Remove Front Door Glass? (Bentley is not Helpful)
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:16:43 -0700
    ...I still have the > lower inner scraper installed, to prevent scratching my window tint > on the metal window frame. Now if I could remove...
  • Re: Women and camping
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:22:19 -0700
    ...Weekends you will see innercity people invading the countryside with the false idea that they are "all alone" and can get really silly stupid...
  • Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - Patrick & Stephanie Harris
    Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:34:40 -0700
    ...the inner/smaller >ones are the high beams. try it and see. on high beams, both the inner >and outers are on. but on...
  • Re: Clutch Pedal Freeplay
    Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
    Sat, 10 Jun 2006 19:44:36 -0600
    > I really don't see your master getting air, not on a ride that you > survived. :-) Hi Jake, Yea, it sounded silly, but I...
  • Misc Vanagon things for sale
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:03:12 -0400
    ...Front cabinet door is on my Van still but the inner door shelf panel is part of the deal. $45.00 Plus shipping. Good...
  • Re: Which came first, the alignment or the new tires?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:01:20 -0800
    ...and obviously ...if you have bad front inner tread wear.. either something is badly out of adjustment .. which only occurs from parts wearing really...
  • FFFFFFFFFFriday Follies?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:44:17 -0600
    ...And so how do you make up these silly old songs? And then how do the words find their way? Yes, and how does...
  • Re: Looking for quality sliding door bottom track
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:39:47 -0500
    ...I > have the inner sill from them and it is very stout. I may have to get a > fabricator to put either modify the...
  • Re: Women and camping
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:47:51 -0700
    ...Weekends you will see innercity people > invading the countryside with the false idea that they are "all alone" and > can get really silly stupid...
  • Re: FFFFFFFFFFriday Follies?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 28 Jan 2000 23:53:16 -0800
    ...your anger subdued? > Yes, and how do you calm all your innermost fire, > When those boneheads are right in front of you? > > The answer...
  • Re: Welders in Denver?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:11:39 -0500
    ...Among many other things, I used it to replace the inner and outer sills, floorboards, and various sheetmetal body parts during the restoration of...
  • FFFor Martha: FFFurther FFFragments of FFFollies ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 09 Jun 95 12:54:17 CDT
    ...And so how do you make up these silly old songs? And then how do the words find their way? Yes, and how does...
  • Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Thu, 1 Jan 2015 00:17:07 -0600
    ...Water droplets > collect therein, before dripping to the floor sill. That's how you get rust > at the horizontal bodyseam on the driver's...
  • Re: buying a type 1
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Foley
    Fri, 05 May 95 11:34:02 PDT
    hi, As regards to bodywork - Get under the car and see if the floorpan and = body are welded together with some sort of sill...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 10:02:46 -0400
    ...I thought the design was silly. His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are...
  • Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
    Historical mailing list - Annie
    Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:26:43 -0700
    ...It was determined that the hole in the inner tube was fairly small so we cut a section out of the good rubber and...
  • Re: Boston Camping - One More Time
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 4 Mar 2003 11:44:41 -0500
    ...That's silly, mate -- squeaky wheel gets the grease and all that, so keep on squeaking. Marathon runners shouldn't give up so easy...
  • Re: our new 87 Vanagon GL
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 26 Apr 2001 21:58:26 -0500
    ...the inner/smaller > >ones are the high beams. try it and see. on high beams, both the inner > >and outers are on. but on...
  • New fridge installed! Yippee!
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:14:02 -0700
    ...I removed the cabinet front where the original's door hinged, and removed all hinges, latches, and the plastic inner trim, then slightly enlarged...
  • Re: Q on converting bus to a camper
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 19 Jan 95 17:00:51 AST
    ...Maybe cut a square hole with jigsaw, then get a piece of sheet metal + inner tube gasket made up to fit pipe to floor...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 10:59:45 -0500
    ...I thought the design was silly. > > His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are...
  • Re: Samba ad response
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:15:37 -0800
    ...Such a silly waste of time. What you are seeing is "Outward expression of their own inner pain and anger." < I'm a self...
  • Re: New fridge installed! Yippee!
    Historical mailing list - Westyman
    Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:24:54 -0700
    ...I removed the cabinet front where the > original's door hinged, and removed all hinges, latches, and the plastic > inner trim, then slightly enlarged...
  • Re: Looking for quality sliding door bottom track
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 10:30:58 -0500
    ...I >> have the inner sill from them and it is very stout. I may have to get a >> fabricator to put either modify the...
  • Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
    Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 12:40:23 -0700
    ...Lot of bother to ship such a silly little thing of course. I'd say a broken off bleed screw should be fairly easy...
  • Re: Good/bad vanagon design, waS - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:48:54 -0700
    ...It was determined > that the hole in the inner tube was fairly small so we cut a section out > of > the good rubber and...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 17:34:09 -0500
    ...I thought the design was silly. > > His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are...
  • Re: A tool for removing the rear axel nut on a Vanagon.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:16:29 -0500
    ...If you hire the job done, be sure you tell the mechanic about that silly little bolt. Those not familiar with the Vanagon miss...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 20:10:25 -0700
    ...I thought the design was silly. > > His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are...
  • Re: heating ideas: insulation!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:35:04 -0300
    ...Insulation ends at window sills. Floor seams where door 'plate' joins bodypan are lifting from rust intrusion, visible from below, outside. Some floor bulges...
  • Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 03:48:24 +0100
    ...If so, do you get the right to buy the vehicle back at a silly price like we usually do, I've just got...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 11:22:50 -0700
    ...I thought the design was silly. His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing room is so that people inside are...
  • V6 & 091 FS in New Zealand, Loaf too
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:10:18 +1300
    ...Failed WOF only on rust in sills, jackpoints and right-front pillar, cost est about $350 to fix. Paint is ugly but body is...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 22:49:15 +0000
    ...have a lot of interior room.  I thought the design was silly. > >        His answer was.  Cars are now a safety capsule.  That missing room...
  • Re: Sliding door... please help...
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Wed, 28 Nov 2018 08:38:06 -0700
    ...Growly Slide & have often thought about adding a handle to the inner rear to make for a quieter close when neighbors are near as...
  • Re: Looking for quality sliding door bottom track
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 11:07:48 -0500
    ...I >>> have the inner sill from them and it is very stout. I may have to get a >>> fabricator to put either modify the...
  • Re: ID Buzz
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 4 Jun 2023 17:51:30 -0500
    ...I thought > the design was silly. > > > > His answer was. Cars are now a safety capsule. That missing > room is so that people inside are...
  • Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
    Historical mailing list - John
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 13:32:59 -0400
    ...Time to move on past all these silly beliefs.and learn how to live peacefully with each other. Smoking pot is a step in...
  • Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:14:02 -0700
    ...save that kinda stuff. > Lot of bother to ship such a silly little thing of course. > > I'd say a broken off bleed screw...
  • Reminders for Newbies (and a few Oldies as well)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:41:35 -0500
    ...If you hire the job done, be sure you tell the mechanic about that silly little bolt. Those not familiar with the Vanagon miss...
  • Re: Front Suspension Blues (Got the Squeeks)
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:10:03 -0700
    ...The manual says the bushings need replacing if the inner race allows the bolt head to contact the outer casing, but I can't...
  • Re: Remove Brake Caliper: Steering Knuckle Off Vehicle
    Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
    Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:15:49 -0700
    ...oh..Inner race moving on spindle .. that fit there is always just a nice slip-on fit. Has to be. I havn't had...
  • Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:26:02 -0700
    ...Time to move on past all these silly beliefs.and > learn how to live peacefully with each other. Smoking pot is a step in...
  • Re: Front Suspension Blues (Got the Squeeks)
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
    Thu, 16 Aug 2001 10:25:07 -0400
    ...The manual says the bushings need replacing if > the inner race allows the bolt head to contact the outer casing, but I > can't...
  • Re: Looking for quality sliding door bottom track
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:23:52 -0800
    ...I have the inner sill from them and it is very stout. I may have to get a fabricator to put either modify the...
  • Re: Brake Noises
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 1 Jun 2011 23:17:13 -0700
    ...Not changing brake fluid with new pads is just silly to me. oh..one more thing.. I normally use PBR brand Deluxe pads. Used...
  • Re: trip out west
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:48:48 -0500
    ...But then you can lower the valve down to floor level and not work on it--worst of all try to get that silly...
  • Re: Brake Noises
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:12:23 -0400
    ...Not changing brake fluid with new pads is just silly > to me. > > oh..one more thing.. > I normally use PBR brand Deluxe pads. Used...
  • Re: Brake Noises
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 2 Jun 2011 09:26:03 -0400
    ...Not changing brake fluid with new pads is just silly > to me. > > oh..one more thing.. > I normally use PBR brand Deluxe pads. Used...