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• Re: Stereo in an '85 A/T with A/C
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 23 May 2014 12:34:54 -0700
  ...I don't think anyone is selling those new these days unless you find a NOS one. There are some boxes which are 'close...
• Re: vw diesel engine in old type 2
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 7 May 1999 14:48:36 -0400
  ...Install engine mounts and engine, run coolant hoses and cut out the nose for a radiator and grill. /Martin -- Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel...
• Re: Vanagon body work
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 06:42:27 EST
  ...the end under the dash and using a pair of needle nose pliers squeezing the two barbs located on the stem and having another...
• Another Type IV
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 22:07:04 -0500
  ...just a smidgeon, rods reconditioned, new cam and lifters, Kolbensvhmidt bearings, NOS OEM VW cylinder piston Set with German rings. I'm going to...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - rea
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 17:15:15 -0400
  ...However the greedy, self-serving VW > "Royal executives" simply thumb their noses at the working proletariat using > thier products and demand higher parts prices...
• Re: Collision Averted
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:00:19 -0700
  ...Car", we'd be stuck on Monroe right now with my nose inside your > >> wayback, waiting for the Atlanta police to investigate. > >> > >> And that...
• Re: Whistle sound--Gland nut??
  Historical mailing list - Jon Peters/UB Networks
  1 Apr 95 12:05:08 EDT
  ...Capri GT 2800 (Da Beast) San Diego, California '87 Mustang Lx 5.0 (Da Bruiser? Soon...) schwarze@nosc.mil http://papaya.nosc.mil/~schwarze =============================================================================
• Solved; OIL warning light up
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:51:04 -0700
  ...A pair of > long > angled needle nose pliers is used to remove the spade connector on the > end of > the wire. Pull on the...
• My attempts at spotting type IIs in Costa Rica.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:55:11 +0100
  ...The former did not extend to the front nose. Also most of the bays had large crome VW emblems on the nose. Is this...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 07:45:19 -0700
  ...more work today, if leaving the van overnight, nose-up at about 20• slope and open for siphon didn't work. On Fri, Oct...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 11:40:47 -0400
  ...net> wrote: > I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was a > piece of cake on the Bay window...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:12:16 -0400
  ...You will need the 2wd Transmission and the mount at the nose of it and four bolts to bolt it to the frame. The...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:46:12 -0700
  ...side of the > firewall....That's like right there under our noses....can't see the > forest for the trees. Of course, he sniffs...
• Re: Limited Last Edition- LLE-Kartei - Offizielle Webseite
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 22:10:32 EST
  ...LOL!! i laughed so hard i snorted coke out of my nose :<) that's coca-cola folks :<) cool website..i was getting mesmerized by...
• Re: FS: Thermostat housing for 1.9 waterboxer engined Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:18:25 -0700
  $200, eh......Now I know what the NOS 1.9 assembly in my spare stash must be worth: And no, it's not for...
• Re: LeSharo!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:40:38 -0700
  ...Love the nose on that thing. Any idea what "LeSharo" actually means? Jeff / 87 Subie Synco On Jul 20, 2007, at 8:35 PM...
• Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
  ...Those were shifted at the nosecone while the Wasserboxers where on the opposite side and up between the intermediate housing and the CV output...
• Re: Sink P-Traps: great deal!
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:43:14 -0800
  ...I used a large pair of channel locks on the part below the sink and needle nose pliers on the metal part from above...
• Re: Where'd dey all come from today? Bazillion vanagons around Mt Hood..
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 18:08:45 -0500
  ...an rear upright mounted inline four gasser, and > rad on the nose ..... > but Brizillian Vanagons ? > > scott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET...
• A/C repair $ticker $hock - not "urgent," but "pressing"
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 10:52:13 -0700
  ...drive it till it breaks, then pay through the nose, then sell it in perfect condition. Hence missing out on the joy of driving...
• T25 heating system now works :-)
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 09:29:16 -0000
  ...Anyway arrived at work & the steam bath cleared my blocked nose - perhaps this would be a good basis for a mobile sauna. I hope...
• heater stuck on problem
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 18:38:41 -0500
  ...Take some needle-nose pliers and force the metal rod into the black coax pipe so your valve shuts off. This is a temporary...
• Re: '83 Westy body work
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 07:06:38 EDT
  ...I am looking for the drivers side, lower corner piece on the nose. (Where the turn signal is, right above the bumper) As of...
• Another project?
  Historical mailing list - Arlen
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:16:38 -0800
  My Vanagon has always felt 'nose heavy' to me. What I recently did was move my spare tire to the right rear corner (inside...
• Propane Leak! Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - Gavin Flanagan
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 00:36:30 -0700
  ...As I kept nosing around under there, I figured out that the sound was coming from what I assume is the pressure regulator (square...
• Re: replaceing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:13:33 -0700
  ...Since the van's nose is a flat surface where the antenna mates, I ground the collar down so that it was absolutely flat...
• Re: $12,000 VW purchased for $14.00! <truth- URL)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:06:21 -0700
  ...VW is bound to show up at the Chinese equivalent to the Pomona swapmeet for a zillion yuan. ;-) I will be looking for NOS...
• Re: Any climbers out there?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:33:29 -0800
  ...see www.shitbag.com --> random picts --> spring break 2000 (2001?) for some shots from zion, the nose, and zodiac :-) Climbing trad since the regan...
• Re: Mud flaps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:30:58 EST
  ...i got a NOS one from derek drew though. the right front one, i bought from go-westy, i think it was like 65...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:21:37 -0700
  ...it loose...If all else fails, get a set of "parrot nose" channel locks they have kind os a rounded inside to the jaws...
• Litchfield VW Toy and Literature Show
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 10:46:23 -0500
  ...I bought a NOS '69 KG owners for $20, the next table had one for $35...one fella had NOS KG dealer brochures for...
• Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:38:00 -0700
  ...I am still figuring out how to get the nose bolt out of a diesel >> > crankshaft thanks to that stuff. >> > >> > Jim >> >> -- >> Neil n >> >> VE7TBN...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 14:25:45 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > I believe its possible with a pair of needle nose vice grips. This was a piece of...
• Re: Back-up lights
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:15:50 -0500
  ...Whereas, the manual trans have their switches at the nose come area. Jostling a loose wire can cause such a problem. A defective switch...
• Re: Vanagon spring height differences?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:01:05 -0800
  ...It has a bit of a rake, which I don't particularly care for, but at least the nose isn't way up any...
• CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 15:55:38 -0800
  ...Is there anything else *you'd* do if you had the engine out? Finally, I need a nose VW emblem, sunvisor clips, a shift...
• how about the The New Bus
  Historical mailing list - Tom Ervolina
  Fri, 1 May 1998 16:08:32 -0400
  ...Everyone I talk to has some nostalgia associated with the bug. The problem is that, imo, the small car is not where people's...
• [WetWesties] [Fwd: 1985 VW Vanagan Westfalia only $5500] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 1 Feb 2002 22:41:54 -0800
  ...Dennis <dennis@nospam.com> Organization: Northwest Link Newsgroups: pdx.forsale 1985 VW Vanagan Westfalia for only $5500 Sleeps four and is great for camping...
• Liquid transmission mounts?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:49:31 -0700
  ...In searching for a new nosecone mount on my '88 Westy, I went through the same process I did about 4 years ago - called...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 22:38:04 +1200
  ...Gee, you are really out to get up peoples' noses, aren't you? Yoe are GOOD at it, under whatever alias yuo are currently...
• Re: RIP: Robert Keezer
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 19:52:33 -0400
  ...my nose etc - when i think no one > else is watching - she could now see that - > Sadly - i keep picking my nose - > > To be...
• Re: Go Westy sale item question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 22:25:22 -0800
  ...Alistair > On Jan 1, 2017, at 12:20 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Windshield nosel both standard and dual are...
• Re: GoWesty and NLA and NOS Parts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 05:29:30 -0400
  Same story here at Frank Condelli & Associates <www.frankcondelli.com> On 2012-08-04, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: The TRUTH about Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 21 May 2010 12:44:44 -0700
  ...There are dedicated vendors who are coming up with replacement parts or sources of NOS parts. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
• Re: Thermostat soup: A comparison.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 21 May 2009 12:20:59 -0700
  ...the valve is rather unsophisticated so that when there is little pressure (like when I had the nose in the air and gravity let...
• 65 UnEarthing - how/where to attach drag chain?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Mott
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 22:00:58 -0500
  ...It is parked nose in. The rear bumper is loose and would not handle the load. Cant get the engine door open, car parked...
• Re: Crushin' a van /f
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 11:06:27 -0700
  ...months to sell a really sweet, complete, original, 6v/40hp, never nosed, '62 Ghia coupe. Gave it away for $2300.00~ Jan1-Ap15th (was...
• Re: Mystery Splittie Single Cab revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 03:57:26 -0400
  ...previously a square nosed key, or church key was inserted into the hole in the engine lid, and turned clockwise to open the engine...
• Re: Air-cooled to Water-cooled
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 09:14:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...this conversion ran pipes up starboard side to radiator on or in the nose (couldn't see the mounting specifics, was covered with a...
• Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 17:48:23 -0500
  ...I know common > sense would say that is fine but a nosey police officer and a poorly > written law could get you/me in...
• Re: Headlamp upgrades to brighter lights - think of others
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 19:15:00 -0700
  ...A lot better and more thoughtful than a puddle of yellow light not too far ahead of the nose of the van... I absolutely...
• Re: radiator leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 13:42:55 -0800
  ...Use channel locks to remove the temp switch behind the the lower grill.Use needle nose plyers to remove(dont loose) the clips that...
• Re: propane explosion
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 11 May 2007 07:04:55 -0700
  ...The human nose is only so good. Shawn Wright http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed '85 Jetta Diesel 1...
• Re: GoWesty and NLA and NOS Parts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Wilsher
  Fri, 3 Aug 2012 10:58:44 -0700
  Believe Van-Cafe also has a lot of the VW classic part stuff, including the 16" flares. On Friday, August 3, 2012 at 07...
• 58 van forsale
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 19:19:36 -0400
  ...for Sgnl./Dbl. Door Panel. --------------- Truck is overall cood condition. Cab: Nose has never been hit; floor needs minor work but door jams ae...
• Re: Viva the Vanagon List!
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:43:24 -0700
  ...online community. > > I was saddened recently, however, at having our collective > noses rubbed in the filth of alarming public exchanges by a > few list...
• Rebuilding an 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Harris
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 00:35:51 -0800
  ...I can go to like Rocky Mountain and pay through my nose, but since I've been working on bugs, I've collected quite...
• FS: Set of 4 NOS Momo 5-spoke star alloys. 15 X 7 ET38
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 12:22:39 -0700
  Hello Folks, More wheels for me to clear out of my office. This as brand spanking new set of the Momo stars. These are...
• Re: busdepot and thepartsbin going nose to nose
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 17:22:54 -0400
  > I ordered two rear heater cores from busdepot. > I like the people at busdepot and Ron is a > valuable listmember... > > It took three weeks...
• Re: How To Find Stuff in ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 23 May 2007 12:03:08 -0700
  ...Engine and Chassis Nos. > > > in "Remarks" column. > > > 5. Forward sample or sketch showing measurements in case of parts > not > > > illustrated in parts list. > > > 6...