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• Re: Sticking sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 1997 08:33:33 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I just noticed that the inside panel is 'loose' and catches on the the rear lip or edge of the car, causing the 'catching...
• Re: Stuck Side Table IT"S OPEN NOW !!!
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 23:19:36 -0500
  ...The consensus was to pull hard to force the catch to release, but not so hard that the plastic panel would crack. The alternative...
• Would like help with sliding door inner panel
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:28:04 -0400
  Recently had my '91 Vanagon detailed inside and outside.  Detailer put back inner panel on sliding door.  Rear edge of panel is catching on...
• HELP - Slider won't stay closed
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Wed, 29 Dec 1999 13:02:54 EST
  Before I start removing interior door panels, etc., I thought I would ask the masters. Our slider all-of-a-sudden decided to not...
• Re: Interior Panel Clips 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 24 May 2001 14:06:51 -0500
  To really secure the sliding door panel so that it doesn't catch on the frame and get bent/ripped, just put in one...
• Re: Vanagon sliding door 'open' catch
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:24:34 -0400
  ...With the >door open, I can tap it up with a finger, and it catches just fine. > >It is attached with a couple of...
• Spare tire doesn't latch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:42:52 -0700
  Hi folks, The hook only catches they pan by 1/8", and that's not enough to hold it while the bolt is inserted...
• Fridge Removal/Replacement Mod
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:11:09 -0500
  ...and the fresh air intake always seen to catch on the edge of the panel. 2. I also notched the corners of the two...
• WANTED: evaporator "drip pan"
  Historical mailing list - Brian Baudoin
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:08:36 -0400
  ...This is the pan that sits under the evaporator and catches all of the water and channels it out of the van. Mine is...
• Re: Lights behind heater controls
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 04:46:36 -0800
  ...The lever is fatter inside the panel and sometimes will catch on the edge of the panel slot during removal. The plastic panel can...
• Re: Would like help with sliding door inner panel
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:34:03 -0400
  ...inside and outside.  Detailer put back inner > panel on sliding door.  Rear edge of panel is catching on body when I open door. >   What...
• Can't get out of my van!
  Historical mailing list - james peters
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 23:25:36 PDT
  ...Interior handle doesn't catch either. I pulled off the interior panel and fiddled around to no avail. Is this a common thing, and...
• Re: let's keep Joel busy! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Jul 94 12:27:03 CDT
  ...Anything else? ;) do you prefer panties and garter belts? or just the pantyhose? :) <sorry! i just couldn't resist. :) > joel <you'll never catch...
• Re: Kombi vs MicroBus
  Historical mailing list
  18 Sep 95 10:24
  ...panels in cab black steering wheel white steering wheel black control knobs white control knobs black vent-wing cathces chromed vent-wing catches painted...
• Joel- Change them stats!
  Historical mailing list - Robert J Schreiner
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 09:04:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...1971 sportmobile 1970 westy 1967 westy 1966 panel/mess 1965 Kombi *slowly catching up with the big guns...
• WTB interior door panels
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 09:47:42 -0500
  I'm looking to replace the driver and passenger side interior door panels on my 85 DOKA. They need to be black and mint...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:18:51 -0400
  ...hour. > > Luke, > Are you missing the little spring loaded catch that holds the pan up after the > bolt is loose, or did it not...
• Re: Here is some nice pictures, thanks again Ben
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:57:06 -0600
  ...I cleverly put a pan under the heater when disconnecting the hoses to catch the spilling coolant and I promptly knocked the pan over...
• instrument panel short =?UTF-8?Q?=3D=20no=20start=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 13:16:01 -0500
  ...panel multi-pin connector below the tach is plugged in, the fuel pump runs and starter works, but engine just turns over without catching...
• Re: auto trans final drive
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:31:40 -0700
  ...If/when you get the plug out, put a large catch pan under the differential pan and begin to turn out the bolts a...
• Re: Spare tire doesn't latch
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Jul 2012 23:44:06 -0400
  ...Spare tire doesn't latch Hi folks, The hook only catches they pan by 1/8", and that's not enough to hold it...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:22:31 -0400
  ...Have ye tried moving the catch a wee bit outward? Nay, not yet. When properly closed the panels are flush and the gasket seals...
• Re: backwards side slider window?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:09:07 EST
  Won't the front edge of the sliding window catch the wind, rain, etc.? The way the windows overlap now puts the 'open' part...
• Re: Friday Question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 05:07:39 -0400
  ...I used two thin 4 X 8 sheets of luan paneling. ?The paneling absorbed the oil spills, did not interfere with using the floor...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 16:39:57 -0600
  ...Luke, Are you missing the little spring loaded catch that holds the pan up after the bolt is loose, or did it not do...
• Re: instrument panel short = no start?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 11:40:20 -0800
  ...panel multi-pin connector below > the tach is plugged in, the fuel pump runs and > starter works, but engine just turns over without > catching...
• Re: westfalia self-immolation (free '71 van?)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 14:47:49 EDT
  ...A common reason that Type 1 VW engines catches on fire the fuel line sitting on top of the generator. Spark near fuel is...
• Eorovan Door latch stuck!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 May 1997 12:37:40 -0400 (EDT)
  EMERGENCY! I have a 93 EV with a STUCK driver's side door latch! When the door is opened, the catch releases from the...
• Re: floppy clutch, unable to shift when the engine is on
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:14:01 -0500
  ...Don't forget yer catch pan... Geo/ATL
• Re: I was wondering . . .
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:44:28 -0700
  ...under the front bumper in a nifty little pan held by a bolt and a catch. bill '87 syncro westfalia http://www.scruznet.com...
• Re: Door Panel Removal Tool
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 23:02:30 -0700
  ...It has rounded end and edges with a "v" to catch the stem of the weed, or your panel snaps or your hubcaps or...
• Re: Bostig zetec kit, clearance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:27:42 -0400
  ...The actual ground clearance is 6 inches to the bottom of the oil pan. Bostig offers an oil pan that will give you another...
• Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:07:41 -0700
  ...Mine worked loose on the trans-Canada and dropped the spare tire > pan onto the tarmac at 100km/hr. Worst sound I've ever...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:21:26 -0600
  ...using a reflector of some kind to > catch the sun and direct it to the panel. It is just a little jump to this...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 1 Dec 2004 10:08:48 -0700
  ...The top of that hinge bolted to the hinge on the van and the lower end bolted to the tire carrier pan. I then...
• Re: Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:27:37 -0500
  ...I think Wal-Mart still sells a "catch/drain/disposal pan", all in one for a few dollars, it is fully self contained, catches...
• Volkspeople, lubricate your sliding door latches.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:00:18 -0600
  My latch wouldn't catch the door. It was a sticky latch mechanism. The cable wasn't allowed to move freely since the sliding...
• Re: cool hatch acessory mod.. (fun easy stuff to do this weekend)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:53:05 +1300
  ...at the bottom center of >your rear hatch >panel, on the later 85 up vans there was hole in the metal behind the hatch...
• Body shop -- I take it back
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 12:38:48 -0700
  ...It appeared that they had just put press-nuts behind the panel for the screws to catch on. It would have been fine except...
• Re: Storage box ideas for under rocker panel area needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 20:45:40 -0700
  ...mind that if you install some underside storage you will likely catch the attention of people at the border so be prepared to tell...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 20:07:22 -0800
  ...Large side panel with the indent for the table Smaller side panel for the other side Bench seat and frame, the table version has...
• Re: Electric window switch, broken tabs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:35:52 +0000
  ...The heads catch on the inside of the door panel. They never gave me any trouble. Jim On Wed, Nov 11, 2015 at 9...
• Re: Oil Change and Jacks
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 17:23:37 -0700
  ...just that I've never tried. > > Cheers, > > Depends on your oil catch pan. The one I use fits right under just fine. Even with...
• Part For Sale, Free
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 00:27:09 EST
  ...interior panel. There is ane very small dent, perhaps 1/8" deep and 1.5" across. Color is silver metallic. The catch? You need...
• 3/21 pinnacles vs. panamint?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:57:44 -0800
  ...These are Pinnacles (about 28 miles south of Hollister) and Panamint Springs (near Death Valley). I suspect that Panamint would offer a tremendous view...
• Internal Panels Replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:08:03 -0700
  ...Her name was Liz, didn't catch his. Anyway, he had redone the interior panels with birch plywood and it looked right handsome. So...
• Re: Sliding Door Not Locking Open
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 19:40:03 -0600
  ...interior catch was okay. It was the interior latching mechanism that had a stress crack from frequent use. Took the door panel off and...
• Re: side door problem
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:32:50 -0500
  Peter, Did you pop off the door panel and check the guide wire inside the door? I am not positive if that could be...
• Re: Mounting Solar Panel on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:37:47 -0700
  ...using a reflector of some kind to >> catch the sun and direct it to the panel. > > > It is just a little jump to this...
• Re: Rear hatch tents now available
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:55:51 -0600
  ...Whatever would you want this for?? Catching the "fall out" if you drove away with the hatch open? No offense to the designer/vendor...
• Re: Sticky front door locks
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:36:41 -0600
  ...Any hints on where and what to fix and how to gain access. (Door panel removal advice?) TIA Don
• Re: powerful solar panel that fits luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:52:43 EDT
  ...I would suggest you put the panel on the pop top and not in the luggage rack. More options, better sun catching, plus you...
• sliding door adjustment
  Historical mailing list - jim catterson
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:31:30 -0700
  ...when closing door it refuses (vast majority of the time) to grab the second catch on the latch but rather bounces open to the...
• Re: reFUSES to move
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 8 May 2003 16:07:11 -0400
  ...On the bottom side of the fuse panel is a screw holding it down. Remove the screw (the will allow the fuse panel to...
• Re: Demons VI
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:18:02 -0400
  ...Ah, another Pratchett reader... >Final count- Two more panels cut out, and I didn't catch my truck on fire >even once this week...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO auto tranny pan sources
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 20:41:02 -0400
  ...pan? > thanks > Matthew > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death > Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch...
• Re: Spare tire doesn't latch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:41:19 -0700
  ...Spare tire doesn't latch Hi folks, The hook only catches they pan by 1/8", and that's not enough to hold it...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO auto tranny pan sources
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:40:50 -0700
  ...pan? thanks Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch...
• Re: westy wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 May 2002 14:21:45 -0400
  ...There's a couple pages of text before it re the LED panel -- basically correct but refers to an early version of the panel...
• last panamint posting
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 06:26:50 -0800
  ...Around 3-4 cars will be in this caravan, or all catch up to one another tonight in Yosemite in lower pines, near curry...