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• Re: Vanagon Tool Box
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 11:55:46 -0800
  A good tow strap to get you off the road, or closer to "civilization" during those times when you are far from cell service...
• Looking for Mechanic in Central VA
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 21:17:51 EST
  ...I have tried three times at my local VW dealer to have some relatively straightforward repairs performed and have left each time with the...
• Re: Starter Motor Internal + Strap Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:09:58 -0800
  ...That repair method sounds like a good solution for my needs; a spare known good starter for emergency use (I travel on forest service...
• buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:50:08 -0600
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. so... should i buy...
• Re: � � � Re: VW obscene part s pricing
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 00:24:16 EDT
  ...I'm walking distance from them and have had my Vanagons and Corrado repaired there numerous times over the years. Ricky (one of the...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 17:40:17 -0800
  ...At Mammoth, the service station confirmed that it was a bad gas hose. Easy repair (took them a coupla' hours and they had the...
• Re: Looking for Mechanic in Central VA
  Historical mailing list - wayne marek
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 18:19:31 -0800
  ...I have tried three times at my local VW > dealer to have some > relatively straightforward repairs performed and > have left each time with the...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:29:03 -0800
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. so... should i buy...
• Re: Engine drain
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 06:30:41 EDT
  ...way to repair a stripped drain hole. It sounds like the perfect fix in this situation to me. http://www.timesert.com/ Exactly ! The...
• Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:37:30 -0700
  ...I must've rung out those connections a hundred times before putting it into service. It worked correctly the first time and has been...
• Repair advice . . .
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Jones
  Thu, 20 May 1999 13:33:26 -0600
  I've tried searching the archives for this information, but my browser always times out before the search returns, so I apologize if this...
• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:15:43 -0800
  ...They found a shop & sent a tow truck to take her there where the vehicle could be repaired. Both times, we called & they took...
• Re: The Sounds of Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Fri, 10 Apr 1998 14:47:52 -0700
  ...CV joints. Repair: Replace CV joints. 4. High-pitched squeal every time brakes are applied. Cause: Front brakes unevenly worn. Repair: Service front brakes...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors perspective (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:47:22 EST
  ...If the customer was satisfied with the quality, value, completeness of their repair or service and of the professionalism, friendliness and helpfulness of the...
• Re: What parts to carry on the road...
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:54:42 +0100
  ...lasting repair. Re: Mathews thoughts: Sounds like common sense to me and provides plenty of 'jobs for the boys'. UK recovery services are pretty...
• Re: Forget the Haynes!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:26:06 -0800
  ...at times, are more user friendly than Bentley. The later Bentley manuals (1980's onward) are copies of the official VW Service Department manuals...
• Re: Rust hole through the floor - how do I best repair?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:16:36 EDT
  ...I have done this repair all to many times - new metal, POR-15 and stainless steel are your friends. Look at these photos and...
• Re: Rust hole through the floor - how do I best repair?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:39:10 -0500
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > I have done this repair all to many times - new metal, POR-15 and > stainless steel...
• Re: shifting anomaly...
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 4 Oct 2015 14:12:16 -1000
  ...times parts are not broken or worn out ..just neglected. On 10/4/2015 7:48 AM, Dan N wrote: > gear oil was serviced...
• Re: VW repairs shops directory
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 17:23:46 -0600 (MDT)
  ...a premium for long travel times (for them). They would probably be in the phone book under "Auto Repair". I'd check and see...
• Re: recommended repair shop Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Galleons Lap Photo
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 14:46:19 -0700
  ...I don't have enough experience to know how their pricing is, but the service is good. Also on public transit. Ask for Mark...
• Green Vanagon Photos?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 00:19:11 -0800
  ...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
• Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:09:05 +1200
  ...You should see the horrors that the NZ panelbeaters pass off as "A-grade" repairs! I haven't found a repairer yet who can...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Moving to Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 27 May 2010 08:02:02 -0700
  ...his service and prices. Second would be Louis Foreign Auto in the north end in the Roosevelt district. Also on the Repair Shop Reviews...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 07:06:15 -0700
  I have successfully done the rivet repair many times. Best is to use a countersunk rivet and then coat the rivet area with silicon...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:51:31 -0600
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs > repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. > > so... should i buy...
• Re: EV Extended Warranty
  Historical mailing list - hal roth
  Fri, 05 Jul 96 11:11:22 EDT
  ...I have gone to them four times now in three years and they have been cordial and relatively prompt. The repair shop calls them...
• Re: 89 syncro westy ac up and running
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 05:05:09 EDT
  ...whadayathink? >> Mick, I just had my recently acquired Syncro serviced at my local AC repair center. They said it's a 3 lb. system...
• Tool Pontifications
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Wed, 8 Jan 97 09:05:08 -0600
  ...their 'repairs'. yes, good tools are incredibly expensive. but if something is going to last for several generations AND provide excellent service during those...
• Re: Van wrecked, wondering if it's worth repairing
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Jul 2009 07:11:58 EDT
  ...I have many times, easy stuff if you have the knowledge and tools. NOW, if you have to pay someone to do it "properly...
• Re: Bentley vs. Haynes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 13:18:13 -0400
  ...Baskin wrote: >Being new to all this, I spent $25 on the Haynes Service & Repair Manual. >But reading the list, I keep reading about...
• Re: Recommendation for good shop
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:33:26 -0700
  ...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:04:29 +0000
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs >repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. > >so... should i buy...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:26:36 -0500
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs > repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. > > so... should i buy...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:41:58 -0800
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs > repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. > > so... should i buy...
• Re: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:16:35 -0500
  ...To many folks cannot safely change a tire and should call road service. Of course this don't apply to most of us but...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Sun, 2 May 2010 11:28:20 -0700
  ...I read a bit on the timesert site, and it looks like this NAPA repair kit isn't quite the same. For example timeserts...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 89 Volkswagen VANAGON, Hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 08:49:53 -0800
  ...Thanks for > any help. > > Jim Hoard > jihoard@classic.msn.com > Owner/Manager > Valley Service > Salt Lake City, Utah, USA > > > ___________________ TEST AND REPAIR DATA ___________________ > > TESTING...
• Re: Side body repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 06:40:38 EST
  In a message dated 1/17/2003 5:05:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Side body repair Michael, this...
• Re: whats the book time for installing a new exhaust OR...
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:00:57 -0400
  ...find out the book times - because it gives a reasonable upper bound on the cost of paying for repairs. Does anyone know if it...
• Rust Prevention Service - ziebart.com/penetr_oil
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:49:13 -0400
  ...Limited national full-repair warranty. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Underbody Sound Deadening and Underbelly coating: Thick coating cuts noise, protects metal. Four times thicker than Undercoating. Absorbs impact...
• Re: Friday Philosophy: On Documentation
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 13:42:12 -0800
  ...and serviced ..usually company owned rather thanprivately owned....... has what they call 'the forms' ...it's a log book of all repairs done, where...
• Re: buy a daily driver or press the syncro into service?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:49:42 -0600
  ...plus, a few times a year it needs >>repairs/upgrades that keep it out of service for a few days. >> >>so... should i buy...
• Re: Engine installation book times
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 08:33:54 -0400
  ...Engine installation book times >Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 06:32:55 EDT > >In a message dated 08/08/2007 11:12:18 P...
• Re: Tired of replacing wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 25 May 2002 08:46:24 -0500
  If you ever plan on having any windshield repairs done then stay away from Rain-X. The guy who was repairing a crack in...
• Re: Coolant Pipe Needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:06:52 EDT
  ...I have personally done this many times and have had no problems with this repair. >>>>>I bought the GoWesty repair kit to install as...
• Re: Help - Radio Code Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Aug 2000 05:49:03 EDT
  ...more than three times the radio will lock up for good and will cost you big bucks to get repaired. It was VW's...
• The Thing About Shop Time (Long But Good)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 18:47:21 -0700
  I only caught a bit of the thread about shop time for CV service. There seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding about...
• 91 syncro for sale
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 06:08:08 -0800
  ...58 k original miles and every single service and repair record from new white w/ immaculate grey tweed interior and black bumpers, audi turbo...
• Re: Engine installation book times
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Aug 2007 06:32:55 EDT
  ...Water cooled is 21.1 AND, I bet this covers the time needed to remove, replace, repair rusted, seized, corroded parts, finding the parts...
• 86 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mike Covello
  Tue, 1 May 2001 07:43:44 -0400
  ...Last winter she spent the season in Natick getting a Boston Engine rebuilt engine installed at Greg's Repair Service. Greg went through her...
• Re: Dometic revival
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 11:47:58 +0000
  ...this news if Dometic repairmen. When they find out we are cutting them out of millions in annual service... all hell will break loose...
• Re: Replacement propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:37:14 -0700
  ...Coby Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake...
• Re: Green Syncro Vanagon Photos
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 10:00:06 -0700
  ...VW Vans since 1959" > > Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan > Repair and Service Specialists > > 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933 > Voice...
• Re: Vanagon Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:14:59 -0600
  ...Sorry volks, in my case, I disagree...I bought my '87 Westfalia new and have virtually paid for it over again in repairs and...
• Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:39:45 +0000
  ...Again in 1975, bought a Dasher with optically distorted windshield, again dealer said they wouldn't replace it (actually, the service writer looked through...
• Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:18:27 -0700
  ...and I have used it many times. Sometimes I am hired as a consultant on a job .. so I'm talking to dealerships or...
• uh-oh!! they're talking about us!!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:22:06 -0500
  ...published six times a year. for your own shop's subscription, write to Import Service 306 N. Cleveland Massillon Rd Akron, OH 44398-6073...
• another EV piston slap engine confirmed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 97 16:44:16 EST
  ...I have been on the phone with VWoA several times, and they still haven't acknowledged this as a "known" problem. The new service...
• Re: Green Vanagon Photos?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:34:39 +0100
  ...VW Vans since 1959" > > Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan > Repair and Service Specialists > > 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933 > Voice...