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• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:36:07 -0700
  ...I tried repairing the switch by gluing > the tabs back on with epoxy and they broke off immediately when I tried to > install switch...
• Amazon.com Books, re: A book from Peter Russek Publications, Ltd.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 15:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This search is also the first step in the ordering process, which is done online. Since Amazon.com only deals in books available through...
• Re: Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 04:33:41 PDT
  ...It's nice to be expecting years instead of hoping for months before my next exhaust repair! J.Peter >From: "Laurin J. Schmidt, II...
• Hi; I'm New
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 15:00:06 -0600
  ...I owe three VWs, age-ordered they are: an 87 Westy, 88 Quantum Syncro Wagon, 89 Cabriolet. I have owned the Westy the longest...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 20:12:50 -0800
  One problem for the Bostig Zetec is that an Executive Order would be for exactly one version of the Zetec and Bostig wants to...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 1 Oct 2016 (#2016-358)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kansa
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 07:27:23 -0700
  ...Naturally > >> all necessary services and minor repairs were taken care of regularly > whi= > ch > >> we can go through in person. > >> Please text (416 705...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:33:23 -0700
  ...If there are no listees available to assist, George at PorBug has an excellent reputation and Larry's Roadhaus recommended repair shops page confirms...
• Vanagon Trivia
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 11:52:34 EST
  ...Taller springs and OME shocks are the first thing in order. Now for some fun. I worked at VW of Santa Cruz way back...
• Re: muffler for 88 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 19:14:42 -0500
  ...I've got a leak > and I aim to repair it before I put in my > Redline (parts ordered today). However, while > under there...
• BNNTA event wrap up...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Bowman
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:32:04 -0500
  ...I thought a brief "debrief" of the BNNTA event would be in order. First off, I'd like to thank everyone who drove so...
• Re: Rear heater issues (84)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:13:45 -0800
  ...on which the rear heater valve just failed. > > > I am pondering repairing or just eliminating the rear heater. If I > > > eliminate it what is...
• Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 25 May 2005 05:42:05 EDT
  ...I don't usually keep much of it in stock but when needed I order it in from VW. The fuel lines tie wrapped...
• Re: A Bad Week Here at the Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 23:44:18 -0400
  ...If you ordered via Expedited (Red label, Blue Label, 3-day) your order should ship as scheduled and arrive as promised. A huge run...
• Re: Just in Case: where to get a wiring harness
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:05:49 -0700
  ...biz like Kyle's has to do to tear it apart, repair, put it back together and testing - very labor instensive. A legitimate outfit...
• Re: Westfalia Luggage Rack NEEDED
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 14 May 2010 18:22:11 -0700
  ...go to a marine fiberglass repair shop or a body shop that specializes in corvettes good luck ... yours On Fri, May 14, 2010 at...
• Re: Favorite Mods
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:28:11 -0500
  ...Ended up paying something like $15 for the ones I did eventually order. Not like it'd break the bank, but I'd take...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:59:00 -0500
  ...repair on poptop > > >>Hi folks, >> >>I've got a hole in my poptop that I'm looking for a way to plug. I >>ordered...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 18 Jun 2016 12:16:30 -0700
  ...A friend of mine had her 1.9 WBX repaired by a mechanic who'd never laid hands on a WBX. From what I...
• so that's what it was!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 Jun 1997 11:26:31 -0600
  ...In 1984 I ordered from the factory a brand new marine blue Wolfsberg edition weekender with the curtain and screen package, wide whale corduroy...
• Re: SA 15 inch alloys, cap-cover
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 10 Nov 2016 08:17:19 -0500
  ...If you still have your metal caps, I would just find a good paint man who can repair any damage on them with filler...
• Re: Advice for traveling to Belize
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:34:13 -0500
  Although a road trip to Belize would be epic, I am actually flying down there with my wife and repairing a Vanagon that is...
• Mexico Rainforest Caravan 2016
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:37:22 -0800
  ...in order for easy documentation for your vehicle. I will be > traveling in Syncro, however, any two wheel drive vehicle in good > repair, able...
• Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:30:20 -0700
  And you'll be ok with it driving cross-country like that? What happens if your 'repair' goes south on you in Hindend Nebraska...
• Re: Stupid pays off, plasticwise.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 11:59:24 -0700
  ...Folks, I’ll be ordering the fuel > >line replacement kit this week, and if you are > >not CERTAIN that your van’s fuel lines...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:40:58 -0500
  ...shop out of his garage and does mobile repairs as well. He says that in order to mount tires and fill them with nitrogen...
• Re: It's hard to make your Vanagon better when they're making the parts crappier
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 12:54:30 -0700
  ...for sure ...Meyle parts are always on the iffy side, and it's been that way in foreign car repair for a couple of...
• Re: windshield wiper repair
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:29:06 -0700
  ...Does anyone know for sure that the dash must be pulled in order to replace the shaft? Is it possible that it can be...
• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:27:16 -0600
  ...Peel & Seal Instant >> Waterproof Repairs 6-in x 25-ft Aluminum Roll Flashing Lowes.com >>>> >>>> | | | >>>> Peel & Seal Instant Waterproof Repairs ... >>>> | >>>> >>>> I used it in...
• Re: How to remove pushrod tube shield??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:06:17 -0700
  ...In order to have a > better look at the bottom of the head gasket, it appears that one must > remove the pushrod tube shield...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Just Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:04:14 -0700
  ...I bought it from >> a >> computer repair shop, I paid them to swap over all my old stuff and set >> it >> up ...........figuring that...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:53:48 -0400
  ...Well, the problem in this instance is that you *were* providing a professional repair service, and are thus expected to do due diligence on...
• Re: A great Tool to Clean the Westy Interior
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:49:47 -0600
  ...It is incredible what you > can blow out of your average car / van carpet and other areas > in short order. When you're done...
• Re: Front cabin fan problems
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 07:36:46 -0800
  ...So, a fan replacement was in order. I have a '91 Carat, so there may be some differences. The fan is not really serviceable...
• Re: eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:55:27 -0700
  ...4 cars inside, 2 on lifts, > > definitely looks like a repair shop. Has a Mezzanaine in the back, but > I > > see no parts shelves...
• Re: Should Know But Don't
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:42:18 -0800
  ...In order to get the list running after Gerry could no longer do so, we had a fund drive. Thanks to the generous contributions...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:33:34 -0700
  ...repair shop has also commented on it. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by...
• Re: VW supplied reman. 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:27:41 -0500
  ...or at your > destination, along > with general repair materials to improvise, adapt and overcome is > the order > of the day. > > Long gone are the...
• Alternator Deal"what is busdepot's record on this"
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 09:38:45 -0700
  ...My local NAPA guy told me that he was informed that the 104.00 "Standard" NAPA alternators are only cleaned and repaired, not rebuilt...
• got Magic Bus repaired (was Re: Broke down in Omaha)
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:52:17 -0400
  ...put it back in, and sent it out to John (who repairs VW engines) to look it over. We had burned through one of...
• Re: Help! High Idle speed
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:08:15 -0400
  ...In order to keep the van from stalling, I have to have idle screw backed out 2 turns CCW from full CW. When engine...
• Re: WBX 2.1 L Crankshaft End Play Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:19:23 -0800
  ...Can I put it > back together as is with the existing shims or do I need a stack of > shims handy in order to...
• Re: Syncro fuel tank woes
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 07:58:37 EST
  ...repair (if possible) or replace (more likely) the sender plate. hook it up..test it... Clean up...take a shower while your sig orders...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 01:07:58 -0700
  ...I will then order a gas tank gasket/line repair kit and fix the fuel leak. No whammy, no whammmy, noo whammmmmy! -John <html...
• Automatic Rear 3-Point Seat Belts, Retrofit Installation
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Automatic Rear 3-Point Seat Belts, Retrofit Installation
  April 30, 1991
  ...order * check rear 3-point belts for proper function --------------------------------------------------- Automatic rear 3-point | | | | seat belts, retrofit | | | | installation | Diag. | | Quality | (one side only) | Check | Repair...
• Re: Power steering leak near reservoir
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:41:08 -0800
  ...reinstall Other option - take to local repair shop and they will do all these steps in order for you and you simply pay - likely...
• Re: 090 (automatic) transmission questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Sat, 21 May 2016 21:55:09 -1000
  ...then you'll want to do the outers too, altho ....if I was not certain the auto trans repair would 'stick' ...i.e. be...
• Trouble comes in threes - Bus Depot bailed me out
  Historical mailing list - Randy Herd
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 08:42:29 MDT
  ...No way to get it repaired so I used bars leak and stopped about every 30 mintes and put in about a 1/2...
• Re: Thermostat housing bolts, 91 westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hawkins
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 15:23:11 -0400
  ...Anyone with a WTB with high miles should put removal/inspection/repair of the housing high on their to-do list Just looking at...
• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
  Sat, 2 Apr 2022 20:44:16 -0600
  ...Peel & Seal Instant Waterproof Repairs 6-in x 25-ft Aluminum Roll Flashing Lowes.com > > | | | > Peel & Seal Instant Waterproof Repairs ... > | > > I used it in...
• this is how bad it gets folks , on $ 9K 86 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 12 May 2008 20:04:36 -0700
  ...Nice guy, I've met him, does VW repair full time, a regular full on professional VW shop. He missed that by a country...
• Re: Replacing long coolant pipes on 84 , alternative fixes?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:30:19 -0400
  ...I ended up repairing the end of the one pipe that was bad. The new pipes are in the attic for now. The gas...
• POOR SEVICE: VW TERRACE, BC
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:06:37 -0800
  ...I was told that the > aftermarket starter you had ordered did not fit properly and a OEM > one had to be ordered. I was...
• New Engine Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:51:25 EDT
  ...After the leak, they told me more specifically that it had come from a VW reman that was ordered for a customer, and that...
• Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:32:18 -0600
  ...we need to go thru it top to bottom and repair/replace anything that might fail within 50,000 of continuous driving. Looked at...
• The balance of karma
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:44:27 -0700
  There's Vanagon content, trust me. �My motorcycle failed inspection due to a worn front tire (worth a try, right?) so I ordered one...
• Re: For Sale: 1982 VW Vanagon Westfalia - NEW 1.6 Diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 2 Oct 2016 07:56:47 -0700
  ...Naturally all necessary services and minor repairs were taken >>> care of regularly which we can go through in person. >>> Please text (416 705-3182...
• Re: burned out pin D15 ! switch to pin D23
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 11:07:43 -0400
  ...Then > you have repaired the burned connection and in a way that should last > the life of the vehicle. > > When pin D15 burns out...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:08 EDT
  ...In order to fully replace the steel pipes, i believe you have to have the gas tank out, and the car jacked up REALLY...
• Re: Westy/Vanagon/xover parts sources
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:04:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...If it was a x-over pipe for a Federal (non-CAL, CAN/USA) vehicle it's proabably gone! I just ordered the $397...
• Re: ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:21:02 -0500
  ...I'd recommend that you take the van to a professional front end shop for an evaluation, in addition I'd farm this repair...