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• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-16T03:02:37.999Z
  Any recommendations?
• Re: NVC - But Type 2's are nice... VANAGONS ARE TYPE 2S
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 21 May 2004 18:44:26 +1200
  ...Vanagons ARE Type 2s Vanagons ARE Type 2s Vanagons ARE Type 2s Vanagons ARE Type 2s Vanagons ARE Type 2s Vanagons ARE Type 2s...
• ISO Air Bags and Knee Pads for a 1979 Type 2
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-16T03:08:45.312Z
  Please
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 12:26:03 -0700
  ...Saturday, July 21, 2001 12:08 PM Subject: Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV > Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > > >Does anyone...
• ISO Air Bags and Knee Pads for a 1979 Type 2
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-18T05:02:20.282Z
  ok
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 14:08:30 -0500
  ...Beetle, Thing, Kubelwagen, Type 1 Karmann Ghia > Type 2: Transporter (with T1 Split, T2 Bay, T3 "Vanagon", T4 "Eurovan") > Type 3: Notchback, Fastback, Squareback...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-18T16:42:57.690Z
  Replace the battery
• Re: Wht the hell is it?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 14:22:27 -0700
  ...II > Type 2 T1 = Splittie Buses to 67 Type 2 T1 DC's are 265! > Type 2 T2 = Bay Window Buses > Type 2 T3...
• ISO Air Bags and Knee Pads for a 1979 Type 2
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-16T03:33:11.149Z
  I should find a better way to test this.
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:30:34 +1200
  ...Beetle, Thing, Kubelwagen, Type 1 Karmann Ghia Type 2: Transporter (with T1 Split, T2 Bay, T3 "Vanagon", T4 "Eurovan") Type 3: Notchback, Fastback, Squareback...
• ISO Air Bags and Knee Pads for a 1979 Type 2
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-18T04:55:54.046Z
  Woke up quick. At. About Noon. I thought that I had to be in compton soon?
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 08:33:20 -0400
  The biggest difference between a Type 1 engine in a Type 1 and a Type 1 engine in a Type 2 is the Type...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz)
  2026-10-18T17:40:53.000Z
  ...https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine> On 10/18/26, 12:45 PM, "listserv@lists-test.ja1.io...
• Re: How To Get Fatherland "Vanagon" Lists delivered here in Engli sh
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:58:42 +0200
  ...Type 2: ALL Buses. ALL!!!!! Even the Front-engined 91----> are Type 2's, but 4th generation and so T(ransporter-generation)4s. Type...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T17:46:54.000Z
  ...https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine> On 10/18/26, 1:45 PM, "Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz) via VANAGON...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 10:06:22 EDT
  ...Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:01:20 -0500 From: Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM> Subject: Re: vw type I, type II, type III and...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T18:26:34.000Z
  ...https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbarbine> On 10/18/26, 1:47 PM, "Cheeseus Fries" <cheeseusfries00@gmail.com...
• Type Two? 2? or what?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 91 19:21:14
  ...The transporter was their second type, built from 1950. So....all beetles are type 1's, and all transporters are type 2's. Type...
• Re: [T2] Aluminum jalousie window cleaning
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Thu, 6 Mar 2014 19:29:27 -0600
  ...Jablonski" <ricjablonski@gmail.com> To: <type2@type2.com>; <Vintagebus@type2.com> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 7:21 PM Subject: [T2] Aluminum jalousie window...
• [Fwd: [T2] EB 2008 pics]
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:08:29 -0500
  ...Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:47:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Jane Doe <brooksdj@embarqmail.com> To: vintagebus@tpe2.com, type2@type2.com Here's...
• Re: Wht the hell is it?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:38:08 -0800
  ...I thought Type 2s were the old loaf busses, Type > 3 were the newer busses (vanagons in the US - gawd what an awful name...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:02:39 -0700
  ...Wednesday, July 18, 2001 3:57 PM Subject: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV > Does anyone know where the origin...
• Re: HELP!
  Historical mailing list - James Brown
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 14:29:56 +0000
  Jan hope thiis helps (in subject area type unsubscribe type 2 in text area try typing unsubscribe zymorg below is quote: >>This is an...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:15:34 EDT
  In a message dated 7/21/01 12:04:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lalofs@ENTERACT.COM writes: << Type 3 engines were 4 cylinder...
• Re: TYP I&II ENG. different??
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Wed, 21 Jun 1995 00:16:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...There really isn't a type 2 engine (before the wasserboxer anyway). At first the type 2 shared an engine with the type 1...
• Re: VW Bus in Advertising...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:31:40 +1200
  ...T1 is series 1 Type 2 (Split) T2 is series 2 Type 2 (Bay) T3 is series 3 Type 2 (Caravelle, Microbus, Vanagon etc...
• Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:29:18 EDT
  ...24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: > > Does anyone know where the origin of nomenclature for > vw came from? Does the type...
• Re: [T2] Shipping questions
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:32:59 -0500
  ...29 Jan 2003 19:17:46 -0500 >From: "Michael Brown" <m_brown@cox.net> >Subject: [T2] Shipping questions >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>, <type2...
• Re: Kombi Last Edition - Not?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:50:45 +0100
  ...The newest vans are Type 2, but T6, as our vanagons are Type 2 T3, correct? >> >> Anthony >> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: PB <pbrattan...
• Re: "Bus" or "Vanagon"
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 11:37:26 +0200
  >it isnt a Type 2. It's the Type 3 version of the T2. Like >the different Jettas (A1, A2, A3 Vento, A4 Bora...
• Re: Watering Hole Humor
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 22:17:07 +1200
  >Is a Vanagon a type 2, Yes! >a T3, Yes! T3 stands for Series 3 (T1 is Split, T2 is Bay, T4 is "Eurovan...
• Re: Vanagon is Type 25
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 02:22:58 +0100
  ...Andrew Grebneff wrote: > Does anyone know for sure what official type designation gave the > Caravelle/Vanagon? The English just call them Type 25. > > Andrew
• [Fwd: [T2] Need Bus Examined in Asheville NC]
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 17:04:56 -0700
  ...Thu, 17 Apr 2003 18:11:59 -0500 From: Ken Hooper <bighouse@type2.com> To: <type2@type2.com>, <vintagebus@type2.com> My friend Mark...
• Re: Engine Tin's Needed
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 24 May 2009 03:05:09 -0400
  ...Robert<br><br>On May 23, 2009, at 12:19 PM, Robert Stewart wrote:<br><br><blockquote type="cite">Does Anyone have a decent...
• Re: [T2] Ponderous motor thoughts...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 96 22:57 CST
  >Also, you can't rebuild a 2 liter type IV engine for $250... you'd be >lucky to get just a piston/cylinder set...
• Re: [T2] FS on eBay: Idle Stabilizer valve and Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 18:36:36 -0400
  ...originalidiot.com> Cc: <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>; <type2@type2.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [T2] FS on eBay...
• Re: Pin type ignition wires
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:39:34 -0700
  ...If using 03 010 Cap (Non Pin) - 09 180 If using 03 212 Cap (Pin Type) - 09 272 83.5-84 Vanagons normally used...
• Fw: [T2] Vanagon Bentley manual to trade
  Historical mailing list - bill harris
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 22:19:35 -0700
  ----- Original Message ----- From: <paulnchristine@ozemail.com.au> To: <type2@type2.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:58 PM Subject: [T2] Vanagon Bentley manual...
• Re: Type 2 list?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 00:24:42 -0400
  Rob wrote: > My son & were talking about the air cooled buses, I wondered if anyone knew > of any active lists for the type 2...
• Re: two questions
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 96 06:52:46 PST
  Wrong! > Folks interested in Air-Cooled VW Type 2s should join the type2 list: > send "subscribe type2" to majordomo@primenet.com. > > To send a...
• Fwd: [T2] $700 88 Vanagon seen FS-central NJ
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:42:54 -0700
  From the Type2 list Begin forwarded message: > From: Mike Benthin <benthin@prodigy.net> > Date: October 5, 2006 4:41:52 AM PDT > To: beckybus12...
• Re: [T2] New VW Bulli Bus at Geneva Auto Show
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:34:22 -0500
  ...2011/02/28/geneva-auto-show-volkswagen-bulli-concept/ >> > > > gotta have slilding doors at least.. > > Bob > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: type2...
• Re: Power steering fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:51:08 -0800
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV> <P>I believe Type F would be wrong. </P> <P>I believe Type II and Type III...
• Fwd:[T2] fw warning: Desert Washes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 16 Aug 2013 20:17:53 -0700
  From the type2 list and germane to all of us who camp. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Robert Mann Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 11...
• Re: Is my engine a type IV?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 11:44:07 PDT
  ...I have an '81 westy with a 2.0L fuel injected > air cooled engine. Is it a type IV? If it is a type...
• Re: [T2] Kristin Laurite article in Dallas Morning News
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:53:37 -0400
  From the type2 list... ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 15:31:40 -0500 >From: David Schwarze <schwarze@mail.ev1.net> >Subject: [T2...
• [T2] 82 aircooled vanagon tranny needed (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:13:30 -0500
  ...Thu, 3 Mar 2005 08:30:41 EST From: VWBrain@aol.com To: VWBrain@aol.com, type2@type2.com Subject: [T2] 82 aircooled vanagon...
• RE: 1600 in a 73 - round 2
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:40:58 -0600
  ...2000 has the crank journals turned off-center for more stroke, giving even smaller journal diameters). >When you are computing relative value of Type...
• Re: Benefits of a rear sway bar?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 11:24:21 -0700
  ...But here in the USA a Type 3 is a Squareback, Fastback, or Notchback.A type 2 is Bus or Transporter. A Type 4...
• Re: [T2] What AFM is this?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 17:02:53 -0700
  ...Tom Young" <tomyoung1@attbi.com> To: <type2@type2.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 4:58 PM Subject: [T2] What...
• AW: Kombi Last Edition - Not?
  Historical mailing list - Christoph Boltze
  Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:04:21 +0100
  ...The newest vans are Type 2, but T6, as our vanagons are Type 2 T3, correct? >> >> Anthony >> '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: PB <pbrattan...
• Re: Welcome aboard Christophe/German imports
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 May 2007 00:37:59 +1200
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• Type Two? 2? or what?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Nov 95 14:28 CST
  ...Type Two? 2? or what? >Within type 2's (Transporters 1950 - 1995) there were four generations: >T1 1950 - 67 >T2 1967 - 79 >T3 1979...
• Re: [T2] 71 turn signals
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 22:49:13 -0000
  ...KARL -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen C Deming" <demingsc@juno.com> To: <type2@type2.com> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 5:57 PM Subject: [T2...
• Fwd: [T2] Paint codes/chips resource
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:20:11 -0500
  ...Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:09:30 -500 >From: Richard Palmer <rapalmer@unity.ncsu.edu> >Subject: [T2] Paint codes/chips resource >To: type2@type2...
• Re: Battery Size
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Wed, 3 Sep 1997 10:24:53 -0600
  ...Buy the biggest baddest bestest type 41 you can find. The type 41 is 2 inches longer, and my Champion purchased at SAM's...
• Re: No more South African Vanagons :-(
  Historical mailing list - Tony Polson
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 11:20:19 -0000
  ...Type 2 T1 = split screen van, Samba etc. (to 1967 in Europe) Type 2 T2 = Bay window van (1968-1980 in Europe) Type 2...
• Fwd: 1.9l Vanagon P&C Blowout Sale
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:14:45 -0400
  ...October 27, 2004 3:12:05 PM EDT > To: <type2@type2.com> > Subject: [T2] 1.9l Vanagon P&C Blowout Sale > > List, > > We have...
• Re: [T2] Electronic ignition opposed to points & condenser
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:38:59 -0500
  ...Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:26:47 +0000 >From: "Mike Sims" <bhikku44@hotmail.com> >Subject: [T2] Electronic ignition opposed to points & condenser >To: type2...
• Re: Type F?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:26:23 -0400
  ...Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: ATF: Type F? Searched the archives and didn't find an...