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• Re: AUTO TRANS
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 06:21:59 -0600
  ...The same goes for "good & used" >engines, "good & used interiors", "good & used body parts", etc. We are not >talking about "good & used" kidneys here...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:42:27 -0330
  ...It constantly shifts in city traffic and the valves eventually pound out the valve body. Go Westy admits they are problematic even after rebuilding...
• Re: Idle control unit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 May 2012 12:33:23 -0700
  ...Find anyone with any engine conversion and odds are huge that whoever did the conversion left that part still screwed into the body by...
• Re: Slightly Overpriced GL on The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:29:38 -0800
  ...you could leave our rust-free vans here and help the auto body guys in Boston make their boat payments. Born in MA - Live...
• Sprinter, For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:28:26 -0800
  ...I've spent a lot of work converting this van so it's quiet, clean and warm. Will deliver for the cost of food...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:34:28 -0700
  ...If I had the space, I'd learn more about body work ( I know nuthin now) and have at er'. Huge learning curve though...
• Re: Jack Stands
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:18:15 -0600
  ...So if your van weighs 4000 lbs, a 1000 lb stand will work if you have one on each corner.( I alwasy opt for...
• Re: removing stripes, graphics, stickers, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:40:28 -0700
  Goo-Gone works well to remove old adhesive. I use it to remove price sticker adhesive, and the remains of the decals my subdivision...
• Re: Lowering a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 12:40:57 -0600
  ...ugh '87 16V GTI '80 850 Yamaha Special '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain '89 16V GTI w...
• '86 Syncro FS
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:11:33 -0700
  ...Everything works almost perfectly (including 4 WD), lots of new stuff recently: viscous coupling, front wheel bearings, ball joints, lower control arm bushings, brake...
• Re: FS 1986 Syncro GL 7 passenger
  Historical mailing list - WFryer
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 07:14:15 -0700
  ...165,000 miles - original engine, everything works almost perfectly, lots of new stuff recently: viscous coupling, front wheel bearings, ball joints, lower control arm...
• [WetWesties] 1987 Westfalia For Sale ... (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 08:59:34 -0700
  ...Sad to say but I need to sell my 1987 Vanagon GL Westfalia, mechanically excellent, but sadly in need some body work (starting to...
• Re: installing new door seal
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fayne
  Sun, 7 Aug 2011 09:36:47 -0700
  3M weatherstrip adhesive from local auto body paint store. come in a tube like tooth paste with small tip. use sparingly it works well...
• Re: Discovered my clutch failure reason.
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 24 May 2021 17:06:28 -0400
  ...Rebuilt a spare throttle body, and plenum, injectors, runners, hose assembly. Waiting for rain to stop before I drop motor. Was thinking about the...
• NEW AWNINGS soon! (RE: Shady Boy awnings)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 18:33:09 -0400
  ...This will be a Bus Depot exclusive, and works differently from the other ones presently available. Unlike the Shadyboy, this awning will require no...
• Re: Bad Master Cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:33:24 -0800
  ...Body has some rusty seams Rolling Chassis-(Has NO engine)-Perfect for a conversion project!!! Tiico? Subaru? "When work gets to be too much...
• Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:36:10 -0800
  ...If it works for 20 ft RV's then it should work for a Westy right? Phil 84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon" 60' Morris...
• Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:26:06 -0600
  ...Though the fish may OPT > for DIEhard, > > just about any car battery will work. > > > > Should you ever find yourself next to a body of...
• FS: 88 Westy $3500 in South San Francisco. Drivable but needs work.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 13 May 2004 15:38:32 EDT
  ...Rest of body not bad. Bought it to restore but have too many projects to deal with it at this time. Have to sell...
• Re: Painting
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:41:52 -0400
  ...any body work (that I would plan to do myself with the help of some friends who know that type of work). I never...
• Bride of RapidIdle
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:39:52 -0700
  ...I adjusted the switch with the eccentric as far as it will go, and it works - sort of. It now only works if the...
• Digifant Engineering Page In Finland
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Mar 1995 12:00:57 -0500
  ...Martin Hollender </h6> </body> </HTML>
• Re: Transaxle trouble.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:38:42 -0500
  ...Hi Luke, Get a helper to work the pedal while you watch the action at the transmission. Also; check under the bellows on the...
• Re: FS: 1982 Vanagon with Chebvy 2.8 V6 and non-Westy poptop $750
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:33:58 -0500
  ...LOL -- I was there > at near midnight with a very capable bodyguard. > > The poptop is has some cracks on the inner liner and i...
• Re: Where's the water coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Dr.Chris
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:13:40 -0500
  ...The locations > are in the driver's side body panel just before the rear seat and the > floor board adjacent to it ie under...
• Re: Adding Power Steering to an '87?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:49:49 -0800
  ...it gets to be a pretty big job by the end of the whole process.- there main areas to work on - rack and knuckles...
• New owner found !Re: Report on K$3 Westy Syncro FS
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:36:18 -0500
  ...Martin (who has restored cars, has replaced entire bodypanels, and has done good work, and who has seen a lot of california bodywork and...
• Re: Weird lighting issue
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:13:37 -0800
  ...Turn signal not working one side could also be the hazard light switch. Work it a few times. It is not unusual for wires...
• Re: Won't spray gas, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:48:13 -0800
  ...All the other inputs are about How Long the ecu should hold the injectors open. ) < throttle switches are adjusted and working correctly ? > You should...
• FS: 73 camper, SF, CA area
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 30 Jun 96 00:29:36 CDT
  ...It's been in the Bay Area (away from the coast) its entire life, so the body is in good shape. It has a...
• Re: Mudflap installation - any tips?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Nov 1996 11:41:09 -0400 (AST)
  ...Do they work? Well as air brakes maybe :) Still get snow running boards built up fast in winter, starting at the 2nd floor brace...
• Re: High cost of Q-pads
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 May 1999 23:04:15 EDT
  ...COM writes: << Automobile manufacturers and body shops use Q-pads almost exclusively for one reason: no cheaper solution works. Tear back the trunk carpeting...
• FS: 82 Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:53:12 -0500
  ...175,000 on body. tranny and clutch are in great shape. all camping gear works like new. new sink pump. poptop in great shape...
• Re: Gore-Tex�
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:10:18 -0500
  ...It's just not possible for the human body to generate the difference of pressure required under those circumstances. Gore-Tex� works best in...
• MUST SELL, Reduced 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 14:41:47 -0500
  ...4-spd manual w/ redline, shifts beautifully Body is gray w/ gray pop-top. 2 small dings about 1" diameter and some minor scratches...
• Re: Marker light tip wanted-replacement option.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 10:35:14 -0700
  ...You can use a sealant or a gasket to close the space between the body and light caused by the plastic screw nuts or...
• Re: Body upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 8 May 2009 11:12:24 -0700
  I painted my silver Westy windows and it didn't work. It stayed on for a while but the paint already on the frame...
• Re: corroded connections
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:16:09 -0700
  ...Either my hasty grounding at the body did not work, or I have a different variant of the Vanagon syndrome, because it made *no...
• Re: Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 20:50:36 -0400
  ...Fuel pump and injectors > working to the point the engine flooded. Pulled plugs turned engine over > and gasoline blew out. Cleaned the plugs and...
• Re: Bring a trailer--$3500!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:35:24 -0400
  ...It will need a lot of body work coming from the salt belt in MA. > > > > Stuart > > > > From: Stephen Engel [mailto:sengel543@yahoo.com] > Sent...
• Re: '86 Westy + Vanagon For Sale Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:44:52 -0700
  ...Serious body workers only. Also, that's the same interior my '85 has, but it has the rectangular headlights and the 2.1 engine...
• Re: Syncro Tintops
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:28:53 -0700
  ...Heck, just a working tranny from one can easily sell for $3000, just a stock used bare tranny with locker. Basically the Syncro tranny...
• Re :Sleeping position
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 16:39:28 -0700
  ...It worked well for a while, but because my 83 Westy didn't have any snaps along the bottom edge of the screen, I...
• Sliding door handle - outside
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 18:55 CST
  ...There is >some serious paint removal along a circular pattern in the door >handle recess - obviously from the handle scraping the body when it...
• Re: '89 Jetta auto into '90 VANAGON Y/N?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sun, 1 Mar 1998 22:54:59 -0500
  ...Are they? Will it work? >Will it shift at odd times? Should the valve body be swapped as well. If I >were VW I...
• Re: for sale; 1987 syncro vanagon!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chrisw7971
  Sat, 9 May 1998 14:35:08 EDT
  ...that he was sellin for 1800...body was ok, no a/c or weekender, tho, but syncro worked ok (no locking diff) they're...
• Re: Mud flap update (NOT the same as US OEM mud flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley (Write Stuff)
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 12:32:45 -0800
  ...No drilling in the body panels is required to mount the mud flaps. For details see my posting in the archives: http://gerry.vanagon...
• Parts for sale!!!!
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 18:00:01 EST
  ...VANAGON@GERRY.VANAGON.COM hello listees, I have been sitting on a '84gl body that needs an engine job. the guy who owned the...
• Re: "Propane Protector" Mud Flap Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 17 Apr 1999 18:03:20 -0400
  ...underbody, no problem. > >However, the flap is still held onto the body, through a blind connector of >some kind, along it's side. The...
• Re: german vanagons accessories
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:22:27 -0600
  Yea, that ugly green one has one on it too but painted same as body color. Looks a little different too. Perhaps two different...
• Re: Wagon-R power steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 8 May 2002 21:52:41 +1200
  ...I think so... > >WagonR-PS is working very well in the little body right now. ;) I will eventually look at this conversion, depending on...
• Re: Window Seal Alternative?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:40:16 -0400
  ...The windows and body are identical whether your van has chrome moldings or not. Only the seal differs. So if you buy the seal...
• Van content (really)
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:13:36 -0800
  ...Guy has pumped tons of money, parts, bodywork into his van, including a replacement used 1.9 that he can't get working right...
• Re: Snow Tires - any other options except C2 or Comtrac
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 10:08:49 -0800
  ...The averaging works out well for us. On 11/5/06, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Ok the cheeeep skate in me is coming...
• Re: Earl Scheib paint job
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:20:24 -0500
  ...what I'm hearing is: > > 1) Do the sanding and minor body work myself; > 2) Take off parts where possible and do some masking...
• Re: WTB: T3 Panelvan
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:58:33 -0800
  I've never seen an automatic panel - kinda goes against the precept of a thrifty work truck....... On Feb 9, 2008 12:34 PM...
• Re: Throttle Body swap later 2.1 off a late 1.9 into early 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:49:15 -0700
  ...put a lubricant on the brass plate so it > won't stick, then build up JB weld on the TB itself, working the valve...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:31:35 -0500
  ...Aeroquip makes a "Socketless" hose that works well and is easy to install. I usually use a perm-cool 4 port thermostat just in...
• Re: AT question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 13:33:27 -0700
  ...around 200k miles on the transmission? If so, the seals and pistons in the transmission are worn and will not start working properly until...
• Re: Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 19:54:34 -0800
  ...I am not driving it currently given >> it is not insured and I am waiting for some body work to be completed. It >> has...