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• Help me understand mud flaps !
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:09:19 -0700
  ...I received a mud flap that is an identical match for the LEFT, FRONT mud flap. The LEFT FRONT mud flap is longer, and...
• South African SERIOUS mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 02:50:00 EST
  ...They look different than the mud flaps in the Just Kampers catalogue and very different than the mud flaps from the factory on my...
• Re: To Flap or Not To Flap?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:55:34 -0400
  ...To Flap or Not To Flap? > From my experiance the flaps do keep alot of stuff off of the side of the > van. I...
• Westfalia Right Front Mud Flap Needed
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 25 May 2001 18:08:48 -0400
  Hi All, Anyone know where I can get a RF mud flap for my 87 Westy? I had the tires rotated and the "simpleton...
• Re: Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:09:40 -0600
  ...Because the flap attaches to the fender well rim at the bottom, I had to remove the Syncro mini flap. I put 3 SS...
• Re: Favourite Free Modifications
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:36:06 EDT
  ...When I open the flap, I put the block of wood > between the body and the flap, just above one of the > flap's...
• Just Kampers mud flaps arrived
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 08:30:48 -0800
  The mud flaps I ordered from Jusk Kampers about a month ago arrived today via the USPO. Total cost for a set of 4...
• Re: Need help with LEFT mud flap (REBUILD IT!!)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:55:42 -0700
  I rebuilt mine using a piece of truck mud flap. I drilled out the rivets, un-sandwiched the broken flap, inserted a new piece...
• Re: mud flaps for busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 1995 20:34:12 -0500 (CDT)
  >>>It looks at if there once used to be a mud flap behind the >>>front/right wheel: a metal piece that could have been...
• Mud Flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:52:32 -0400
  The mud-flap I purchased from GW, has grommet spacing of 4 � inches, but my 84 Vanagon�s OEM placement and holes are 6...
• Re: mud flaps for busses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Apr 95 18:13:58 PDT
  >> >>Hi, >> >>It looks at if there once used to be a mud flap behind the >>front/right wheel: a metal piece that could have...
• Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Arthur,Dave
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:34:38 -0300
  A question on mud flaps. I have an '86 Westy. The original mud flaps are long gone. I would like flaps that fit 'conventionally...
• Re: Mudflaps, the cost effective solution, better than stock
  Historical mailing list - Scooter061
  Sat, 16 May 1998 10:51:07 EDT
  ...I went to NAPA and looked over their mud flap supply. I found a set of large black mud flaps, and with a little...
• mud flap options
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 1 Jan 2013 09:04:14 -0500
  ...I don't know what I did, but I have four (4) flaps on my DoKa, front has VWembossed black, rear has VW embossed...
• Re: Just Kampers Mud Flaps - Installation?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sytsma
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 08:59:48 -0800
  My '89 Westy has one mud flap, in front of the LP tank. Upon inspection, it appeared that there wasn't a mounting configuration...
• heater flaps (not FLAPS)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 21:53:25 -0700
  Hi any list vendors out there, I've looked at the flaps that control the air flow through the heater and into the passenger...
• Re: love handles and mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 07:37:35 -0700
  Tom, the flaps are not interchangeable and do have separate part numbers. If you like I can mail you fauxtoes of various flaps. The...
• heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 11:39:30 -0400
  ...heater flaps (not FLAPS) > > Hi any list vendors out there, > I've looked at the flaps that control the air flow through the heater...
• Re: Just Kampers Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J Liasse
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 22:54:36 -0500
  I cant comment on their flaps but I can, perhaps, give some idea of their service. I dropped them some email one day and...
• A real offbeat question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:49:08 -0800
  ...I was cleaning up the fan housing and cooling air control flaps for the engine I'm going to install in the Westy and...
• Need help with LEFT mud flap
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 02:07:26 -0400
  My left mud flap is flapping in the wind. Does anyone have any experience installing a new one? Procedures? Source? Thanks George 84 Camper...
• Just Kampers Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 24 Oct 1998 23:30:37 -0600
  I need to replace the mud flap on my 82 Westy. So I have been looking at various locations for parts. I found, what...
• Re: Mud flap update (NOT the same as US OEM mud flaps)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 20:16:11 -0500
  > The Just Kampers mud flaps similar in shape but otherwise are not at all > like the OEM mud flaps installed on North American Westfalias...
• Pop Up window screen replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Schaper
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:02:34 -0800
  The pop-up window screen and zippered flap over the screen is broken and worn on my '84 Westfalia. I know I could replace...
• Re: Mudflaps, the cost effective solution, better than stock
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Sat, 16 May 1998 02:24:06 EDT
  ...I went to NAPA and looked over their mud flap supply. I found a set of large black mud flaps, and with a little...
• Re: air flap question
  Historical mailing list - Jared Roy
  Mon, 6 May 1996 19:11:40 -0600 (MDT)
  I know that when the thermostat goes the flaps should be open, but my van has been heating up lately and I want to...
• Favourite Free Modifications
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:26:45 -0400
  ...When I open the flap, I put the block of wood between the body and the flap, just above one of the flap's...
• Help with hookups on side of Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 20:05:45 -0500
  ...Today I am wondering about the three black plastic flaps for the hookups on the side of the van. Here's what I think...
• SA mudflaps report
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:40:14 EDT
  Since there was interest by some in the South African Mud flaps I got from Joseph Cohen in NYC I figured I'd offer...
• SA mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Sam Stone
  Wed, 3 May 2006 10:47:40 -0500
  Hi all, Just recieved my new SA mud flaps for GoWesty and I am not too impressed. They are a thinnish plastic material - not...
• RE : availability of OEM westy mudflaps?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Wed, 11 May 2005 15:00:45 +1000
  ...Anyone else have these problems? Tom Buese-to flap or not to flap? I have OEM flaps all round (the type that sit a...
• "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 16:54:47 -0500
  ...I am trying to remove the mud flap that is on the driver's side at the front. (My only mud flap). I have...
• Re: FLAPS????
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:52:47 -0700
  ...FLAPS???? what is FLAPS ?? J
• Re: Mud flap update (NOT the same as US OEM mud flaps)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 02:16:48 EST
  In a message dated 98-12-03 15:32:51 EST, a-markmc@microsoft.com writes: << The Just Kampers mud flaps similar in shape...
• Re: Just Kampers Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:47:54 -0800
  Does anyone know if they have an e-mail address....Bob Calkins, Placerville BILL wrote: > I need to replace the mud flap on my...
• Re: mud flaps
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:52:40 -0600
  I used late model Cvevrolet, GMC accessory pickup flaps on the rear of my GL, and they look great---and they mount the same...
• anybody used these Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:03:46 -0400
  Anybody tried "generic" mud flaps like these: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Diamond-Plate-Style-Guards/dp/B0009N30IW/ref=sr_1_23/105-0934896...
• Fresh air control flap prototype PICS! (and long but possibly useful info)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 16:13:12 -0700
  ...The cables that control flaps for hot air out of the heater boxes are the same as the cables from levers to flaps on...
• Re: flaps?
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 17:34:16 -0400
  ...flaps? > I keep hearing references to FLAPS. What is this? > > Bradley Flubacher > State College, PA >
• Re: To Flap or Not To Flap?
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:49:46 -0400
  From my experiance the flaps do keep alot of stuff off of the side of the van. I had one come off and that...
• FLAPS????
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:39:00 -0700
  what is FLAPS ?? J
• Heat exchanger wierdness
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Dec 1995 22:20:15 -0800
  ...The heat exchangers from Little Martha (70 single cab) have no arms to operate the flap valves. Its apparent that the arms have been...
• To Flap or Not To Flap?
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 21:45:31 -0400
  ...There are no flaps behind the rear tires. As I know I can count on the list for a variety of opinions, I look...
• Heat exchanger wierdness, repost
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 21:35:22 -0800
  ...So following the Bentley instructions, we pried off the cover over the left side (FIF) flapper and saw that the flap pivot was retained...
• Re: FLAPS
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 18:32:31 -0800
  Well, depending on circumstances, sometimes the "F" word in FLAPS gets changed from "friendly." --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original...
• Re: Mud flaps for 83.5
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 17:41:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...economical alternative is the bus flaps from bus boys or Rcky mtn etc. they can easily be fitted to the vanagon, and also have...
• Need Utility Service Flap Doors 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 21:59:57 -0500
  ...Does anyone have a less expensive solution as I only need the flap doors and the pin/spring for the flap door (I can...
• Re: 1980 Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 15:17:37 -0500
  See http://www.engineceramics.com/flap1.jpg and http://www.engineceramics.com/flap2.jpg , for relative flap positions of Air Cooled Type IV engines...
• Re: Heater Box, how to remove the flaps?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 May 2012 19:40:31 -0400
  ...On 80.14 they call it the main cutoff flap. And the swinging flaps I mentioned they call forced air flaps. I'm pretty...
• Re: FLAPS? (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:22:17 -0700
  I choose friendly, don't you? I try to think of those other words as aberrations (so far as FLAPS go, anyway). Karl Wolz...
• Re: Front airbox foam for flaps
  Historical mailing list - Larry Barth
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 23:58:03 -0400
  ...Front airbox foam for flaps > I'm looking for a source for the foam used on the flaps inside the front > airbox. > > The VW...
• Re: Installing Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 08:09:30 -0700
  ...You can install your new flaps easily from the out side with a 10 cent trim fastener. When I installed my replacement flaps, I...
• Re: Just Kampers Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 09:22:31 -0800
  ...My question is...has anyone purchased a set of these? If so, what >is your opinon on them--both the mud flaps and Just...
• Re: Cheap Mud Flaps
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 08:30:08 -0400
  > Mud Flaps - $65.95 for a set of 4. My part # 6881, my regular > price $100. These are the same ones I've been...
• Front airbox foam for flaps
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 08:11:55 -0400
  I'm looking for a source for the foam used on the flaps inside the front airbox. The VW dealer will only sell completely...
• Got Flaps?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Mon, 31 May 1999 16:20:13 EDT
  My installation experience for the busdepot/justkamper flaps is basically the same as others posted. It is necessary to drill for the front flaps...
• Re: Engine air control flap question (somewhat urgent :^)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:31:29 -0400
  ...Bellows fail or cable snaps, flaps are open. Thermostat pulls flaps closed when it contracts as it cools. If the t-stat is fully...
• Trouble with lower front heater flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:29:45 -0700
  Hello, I am absolutely fed up with the lower front heater flaps on my van. Before the cable would be very rough and the...
• Re: One more front heater question: those "other" flaps
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:59:48 -0500
  Jim- I redid all the flaps. Of the three set of rotating flaps, I'll call them bottom, center, and top. The center ones...
• Re: air flap question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 19:51:30 -0400
  ...My therostat is toast and need to wire the >flaps until I get a new one. The spring will hold the flaps in the...