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• Re: That composite floor padding... (and my rebuild)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 18:58:23 -0700
  ...Right after the bodywork & repaint. I have asphalt-based damping (dynamat) and 1/4" acoustic foam padding to lay on top. Then comes the...
• Re: anti-sway bar
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 17 May 2002 11:36:46 -0700
  >When the body leans over to one side, the bar is lifted up. This >pulls down the high side and the weight is more...
• Re: Some more newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 14:55:59 -0500
  ...The body and interior look brand new. So needless to say I am very excited about finally getting one. Here are a few of...
• Re: Dent pulling in rear corners?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:41:01 -0700
  ...Then I realized that slight other creases and bends around the area were making the body work stand out. I then took the sander...
• it's cold in MT and my van won't start re: belt tightening
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:26:25 -0400
  ...often work alone on my ride ... i use a piece of parachute chord >and tie that to a place on the body >opposite the...
• Re: automatic transmission rebuild - can I do-it-myself?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 2 Mar 2009 19:57:02 -0500
  ...It didn't work right after the rebuild. I was very disappointed. Troubleshooting pointed to problems in the valve body. I then could find...
• Re: Power mirror "tune-up"
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 22 May 2000 14:15:14 -0700
  ...This didn't work too well because of the hot Nevada sun, the adhesive softened and I had to keep opening the wiindow and...
• bus-buying questions-please answer
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Fri, 2 Feb 96 19:01:44 EST
  ...1978 non-westy bus, air conditioning, heat works, no rust underneath, minor surface rust on body, one teensy-weensy rust hole in back, behind...
• Re: and also can i ask ... While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:06:18 -0700
  ...a > servant who becomes king ... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://revver.com...
• 1985 GL VANAGON FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Alan Cady
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 09:37:25 -0800
  ...To all list members A recent ( Mid-to- Late 2005) effort to rebuild a 1985 GL with good body/and interior, that was in...
• 78 bus making strange sounds at startup
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 21:01:01 -0500
  ...I ride my bicycle past the house everyday on the way to work, and finally we decided to give the owner a call. The...
• Re: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:20:37 -0700
  ...Fiberglass body, > simple steel frame. Re-did the wiring, brought it up to CA code. Added a > backup light, too. > > Anyway, the tires are...
• Re: WTB: Sun Visor Clips
  Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
  Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:30:54 -0500
  ...a se= rvant who becomes king ... =20 ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http...
• Bad distributor (was: Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L))
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 17:22:37 -0500
  ...while > >> cranking, voltage at coil (-) normally spikes to about -300 V, which > will > >> really bite if you close the circuit with your body. if...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:21:42 -0700
  ...the work as quickly as possible. - get that car out of the bay, then get onto the next oversold job. In most body shops...
• Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Hurricane Sandy
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:04:26 -0700
  ...a > servant who becomes king ... > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ > View the growing list of video work at: > http://www.youtube...
• Re: Am I crazy?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 08:02:59 -0500
  ...The body is in very nice shape, interior is squeaky clean. Original engine. 155,000 miles. Some head work done, I'm not exactly...
• Moderator Re: Vanagon Woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 May 2010 20:35:36 -0400
  ...It is just naturally going to be harder to work on >the timing belt that's close to the fender. >and it is the...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:04:33 -0800
  ...wasn't >> the problemo, I'd swap in a good known working ignition switch and see >> if that makes a difference. (a good thing...
• Re: '89 Vanagon Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:43:44 -0800
  ...The other day, I set off for work leaving > my husband in the house watching the TV as usual. I hadn't driven more...
• Digifant throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 14:49:44 -0400
  ...Switch worked fine. (DON'T let people talk you into changing this until you've check it off the van - I had many people...
• Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:32:43 -0600
  ...Quite a bit harder to work on for the home tech. But the engine and transmission is more or less the same as the...
• Re: Crash Survivor
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 21:37:16 -0700
  ...hammer and dolly should get most of the wrinkles out straiten the door post at local body shop where 4 x 4 s are...
• Re: pop top colour, thread hijack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 17 May 2010 18:24:05 -0700
  ...transferring more heat to your hand because I guess that also works both ways, transferring heat to fibreglass :) alistair On 17-May-10, at...
• Value of a Rolling Chasis to a scrap yard
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:21 -0500
  ...I mean how does that work? Do scrap yards usually have a price range? To give more detail this is a yard whenre he...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 12:15:09 -0400
  ...reliable?the body style or just > possibly because you have one and love her dearly. > > adam > 88 westy getting skinned this week for work > >
• Carb Overhaul Tip
  Historical mailing list - Ian E. Abbott 225-1793
  Fri, 03 Mar 1995 09:10:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...The idle and mixture adjustments work now, and it's not leaking gas from the several places it used to leak from. I'd...
• Re: Idle at start problem
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:11:46 -0400
  ...underneath the throttle body that tells the ecu when the engine is at idle or full throttle. The way it works is a cam...
• Re: Gray Water Tanks Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Burt
  Mon, 3 May 1999 20:53:20 -0700
  ...This required cutting a couple of slots into the crimped metal body edges of the van. Total cost about $10. Getting the right can...
• Re: LED tailights/ Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:37:57 +1200
  ...they're working on LED headlights. LED tail and indicator units could be made in a "diffuse" style. That is, clusters separate LEDs set...
• Question about replacing the Fiberglass tops for Westy's 84-8?
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 15:03:35 -0700
  ...I usually leave the bed folded down and noticed the extra clearance and wondered if this would work. Any vendor information, comments or suggestions...
• Re: A kid in Honda crunched my 87 syncro yesterday/ body damage pics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:42:57 EST
  ...But generally "well back" works. When some idiot > wants to "fill in the gap" in front of me and comes running up real > fast...
• Re: mechanical speaking what triggers the LED?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:24:06 -0700
  ...You won't get any warning of low coolant of course unless it is in and working. In 86-91 models it goes in...
• Starter problem
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:01:46 -0700
  ...Today after work I turned the key and gave half a wirrr then went click. Nothing but 'click' since then, push started and drove...
• Yakima "wide body" mount location
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:58:24 -0800
  ...Not sure how well that works. There is also something called the "boatloader" that basically just comes out of one of the crossbars. One...
• Re: Putting a 2wd transmission into a Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:29:16 -0700
  ...I did recently mock up syncro engine location in a 2WD van by spacing the front trans mount down almost 2 inches to work...
• 1984 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jul 1995 17:11:22 -0500
  ...The body is in fair to average condition with some inevitable damage to the rear bumper. I've driven the van and it seems...
• Re: Advice needed on '74 Custom Safare
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 16:11:08 -0500
  ...paint shows through." - Muffler may need work, makes a bit of noise - Front brakes may need work, they grind a bit, although he thinks...
• Re: 87 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Oct 1996 00:19:24 -0400
  ...Im thinking that body sway or a bump that lifts the sliding door a bit might contribute to the problem but?????>> My 87 does...
• Re: New Noise coming from under the body
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:55:10 -0700
  ...The Empi axles come with grease and this should be worked into both sides of each cv with the extra put into the cavity...
• Re: body work vs. mechanical work
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:20:58 -0400
  Ken is right for 90% of us out there. There is a local Vanagon owner around here that I met 2 years ago who...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:36:19 -0800
  ...generally store it under the rear seat when not in > use. Works great like Jim said, but only in mild weather. Does not > heat...
• Re: Help Losing Idle!(still)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:41:53 -0400
  ...About the throttle body: did a full set-up/cleaning a few weeks ago. Nothing to hairy going on, little bit of carbon. Double...
• Re: Noisy CV's below Zero degrees F?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 19:32:42 -0600
  ...when > starting it up and driving off to work near or below zero, I heard this > sound which seemed to come from the driver...
• Re: Rear Hatch Gasketage
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:55:46 -0700
  ...The existing >>> weatherstrip/gasketing is in good shape, I guess the issue is that the >>> door no longer seals as tightly against the body...
• Vanagon (and bridge) for sale on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 14:03:53 EST
  ...When we >did camp, the fridge and a Coleman stove worked just fine. With the >folding table and extra seat, you can create a...
• Re: Drivability fix , I think
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:47:54 -0700
  ...Believe me , >>> I have done lots to try and have my tps working well. Rebuilt throttle >>> body, it’s in great shape, switch good...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:47:27 -0700
  ...A cordless Dremel would work too but would take a little longer. A sawzall wouldn't be my first choice. I came across a...
• Re: Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:18:00 -0500
  Of course not having the folding trim piece fold up even during low speed impacts the body may be protected with those resulting forces...
• Re: pastel whyte van is ... TOAST
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:38 -0800
  ...into a good westy body. I just happen to be getting a nice 85 Westy in today. Lot of work to build one great...
• Re: Tranmission R & R
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 17 Mar 2016 00:17:01 -1000
  ...the ground cable to body , the front mount , the engine-to-trans connection .. anything else I forgot to mention. lower carefully away...forward and...
• Re: New VW Rotten Unvieled // TDI?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:00:42 -0800
  ...my wife noticed that our TD California model bears remarkable similarities to the Syncro body stuff that she can not readily identify ..and i...
• Re: $50 dollar rustoleum/tremclad paint job pictures?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:02:05 -0800
  ...a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com...
• Re: Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 10:01:04 -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...
• Re: Removing top
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 5 Jul 2016 12:52:08 -0700
  ...But if you are stuck with 2 then one thing that worked for me was to use a couple of lengths of plastic drainage...
• Re: 87 Vanagon GL 3000+ RPM idle - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:14 EDT
  ...the idle only when the throttle position switch under the throttle body indicates a closed throttle. The engine continues to operate at high RPMs...
• Re: Help: A fair price?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 00:20:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...in good condition, no body > rust, interior is nice though could use a good cleaning, > and the camping gear works...at least he says...
• Re: Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:40:01 EST
  ...Are they heated and I do not know how to turn them on???? They are the same color as the body too. >> in '87...
• Re: A Complaint w-South African Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 13 May 2000 03:05:31 EDT
  ...I would personally install the 5 cyl 20V engine from the early 1990's Coupe Quattro or the 90 body 4 door. These engines...
• Vanagon Seats and Sciatica
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:36:03 -0700
  ...I have discovered that my Vanagon has the most perfect seating on my place for comfort with this body's malfunction. I take my...