Hello Volks,

    I have a sliding side window for sale, from a 1984 Vanagon, left side of
course. With all the discussion lately, about installing one on the
right/passenger side, was there a conclution arrived at? Can it be installed
on the passenger side or not? Anyway I have one for sale in very good
condition, including the glass, felt seal, lock, and frame work, etc. The
outer boundry seal was hard and cracked up, so I just cut the window out, a
new seal will be needed.
    Please make all inquies of list at      openwhel@bellsouth.net
    Thanks,

Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Erlandson" <danoer1@ECLIPSE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 12:38 PM
Subject: Pistons on rear door

> Well it looks as though the pistons that keep the rear door (hatch,
> trunk...) open on my 91 GL are shot once again.  I think it must have been
9
> years ago or so that this last happened and at the time I was a newbie to
> working on cars so I had the dealer take care of it and they replaced both
> pistons with new ones.  Anybody out there have any luck fixing ones that
> seem to have lost their ability to hold the lid open?  I haven't yet
> ventured into the pistons myself, so I don't know if there is a
> leather/rubber cup (like in the old bicycle pumps) that could be re-oiled
or
> something that would then lead to a better hold on the air it is
> compressing.
>
> Thanks for any and all help.
>
>
> --
> Dan Erlandson
> Flemington, NJ
> > danoer1@eclipse.net
> 91 VW Vanagon GL 168,000 mi
> 99 VW Passat 102,000 mi