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• Re: Finally, My 88 Wolf Flies, is not afraid of curves and sips gas!!(28.5mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:02:23 -0400
  ...19 hour work day, >friday) > > >I'll write more after some sleep I have had @ a 70hr work week. > > >Robert > > > > >_______________________________________________________ >Get your free, private...
• Re: Boiling a Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:22:23 -0700
  I've boiled thermostats before, out of curiosity, starting with cold water and using a thermometer, and found it does work well for testing...
• 1985 Weekender for Sale (must go!!!!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:16:51 -0500
  ...The car needs some work, but I have some parts to do some of the work. The van is located on Long Island, NY...
• Re: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 16:34:43 -0700
  ...get the operators manual and figure out how to work everything. From loading propane to lighting the fridge, to putting the top down without...
• Re: Ever added up your receipts?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Tue, 15 Mar 2016 05:41:13 -0500
  ...and sending unit, small car rear disc, and about $3k in body work, Giles pump and injectors, with other things that I can't...
• Re: dizzy position and ht lead order !!?? help please !
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:58:09 -0700
  for someplace to start figuring it out - look at the top edge of the metal body of the dist. .......where the cap sits on...
• (Fwd) RE: VW bus for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 17:51:44 -0500
  ...There is no major body rot or serious rust! Rocker panels are in good condition. Paint scheme is the original paint colors of red...
• Re: Rear windo seal replacement tips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Oct 2016 12:27:35 +0000
  ...is a retired auto body shop owner and in his late > 70’s. He claims to remember well working on the busses. I don...
• Re: Oil temp musings and hairbrained ideas
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:54:09 -0500
  ...The VDO dual pole sensor works fine if installed on the low pressure lead if the engine is healthy. 254k miles on fun bus...
• Re: Where to get a decent paint job? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mudd 'Not Jack' Sparrow
  Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:45:20 -0700
  ...My auto detailer > referred me to a mobile body restoration guy who cleaned out the seams, > welded patches for the holes, painted the grills...
• Re: No Direct Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 18:26:53 -0800
  ...I have "save" and under that I have Karl, Andy, and Stephl Also, ebay, photo, and vw, under which I have, body, camper, engine...
• Billy Bones sails smoothly again
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 17:49:53 -0600
  ...The vacuum line coming off the back side of the throttle body had worked its way loose (it LOOKED connected, but it was just...
• Re: Oil Leak - by bell housing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:12:13 -0400
  ...While doing the body work, it wasn't > driven for 6 weeks, then on my way home with a beautifully restored van, oil > all...
• Re: VW zip tie with slots?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:17:59 -0700
  ...They slide onto >> small posts that are on the body. I have also seen them used in >> engine compartment. If need be I could...
• Re: Lubrication of Heater/Ventilation Control Cables
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:10:42 -0800
  ...rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > I removed my dash for some major body work. So of course all the cables for heater/ventilation are nicely...
• 1985 syncro spotted and examined
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:35:39 -0700
  ...Body needs a little work, but overall not bad. It is a very cool vanagon, lots to learn from it. alistair
• Greetings, '66 Kombi for sale
  Historical mailing list - Erston Reisch III
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 15:16:53 -0700
  ...Needs 'ding' work on the body, but most of it is in decent shape (except the dog legs). Engine is tired. Interior has been...
• Parts/Service in Minneapolis?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 11:13:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It is currently partly dissasembled, and though I thought of renting some kind of truck/trailer to haul it back and work on it...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 6 Sep 1998 12:01:15 PDT
  ...703-354-0435; 703-684-2002. '84 Vanagon, auto, runs great, 2 new rear tires, very good condition, needs a little work, $950 obo...
• Re: Idle at 1900 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 09:14:52 -0500
  ...If the switch is working properly then I would check the adjustment of your idle air screw (on throttle body) and then vacuum lines...
• 1988 VW Vanagon Weekender for Sale in NJ - Reduced Must sell!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Romero
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 23:15:01 -0400
  ...The body is excellent, no rust or damage. The interior is beautiful, clean and in excellent condition. A/C (recently converted to new system...
• [Syncro] 87 Syncro GL for Sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:01:13 -0800
  ...Needs rear bearings, has good tires, could use some body work, but all in all a fine syncro for anyone with the time and...
• F.S.- 89 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:33:03 -0800
  ...Excellent body, no rust. Has S&S aftermarket exhaust system. Located in San Francisco area. Pictures available to email. Asking $18,500 w/new...
• Re: Useful Brake Drum Tip - ?? - PICS
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:14:38 -0700
  ...I use it on nearly all fasteners, especially those going into captive nuts on the body, like tranny nose cose mounts, where you really...
• Re: Pure Sine Wave Inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:46:36 -0500
  ...2 golf cart batteries (225 A/H) in series will work much better and last longer. They are available in AGM also. You also...
• Re: Rust hole through the floor - how do I best repair?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:40:33 -0500
  ...be stopped PERMANENTLY in about 20 second > work.. > ok....maybe two minutes work. > two minutes work to stop servere surface rust that took years...
• Re: TenCentLife TPS experience??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:45:47 -0700
  ...body back on. Oddly, the air bypass screw on it had minimal affect on idle rpm. The pneumatic switch seemed to be working, there...
• Re: Smooth new Syncro tranny
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 08:50:17 EST
  ...You seem very satisfied with the work of Dennis Haynes. Is Dennis a Tranny shop and where? Was the work expensive and how long...
• Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:19:17 -0500
  Thanks for the help! Would it work to just ground the old plug's side electrode, instead of knocking the electrode off entirely? That...
• Re: Body work '86 Vanagon Camper
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:50:45 -0800
  Your right, I am generally on a computer at night because I work during the day . You could have called me as well. Exactly...
• Re: Most misunderstood this Re: Battery clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:36:16 -0700
  ...The clamp type carrier may not work for our >> Vanagons because of the limited clearance in the battery box. But the >> strap >> type lifters...
• Re: rocking 1st to reverse. It works!
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 01:01:25 -0600
  ...The trick is to NOT spin the tires, rather let the momentum of the car do the work. Having the First/Reverse gears in...
• Re: AFM 1.9l/2.1l help?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 22:21:00 -0400
  ...and the throttle body) with the 2.1l hose since the AFM outlet is bigger for the 2.1l. It worked very well when...
• 78 VW bus / westy for sale $4000
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 20:07:03 -0600
  ...It had extensive body work and was repainted ivory in 98. 86 Audi 5 cylinder engine, has about 75 k total miles ( 15k of...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Lundstrom
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:00:08 -0700
  ...It's a great > skill to > >master in my mind, even if you dont MASTER it for body work. > Fabrication of > >parts is definately...
• FS: '89 Westy Camper, low miles, $10,900
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 19:56:44 -0500
  ...Camper appliances haven't been used in a good year or so but worked fine when last used. Mechanically the van appears to be...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Jun 2018 12:03:50 -0400
  ...from the body on both early and late models. If it doesn't spring out readily, you have to do more work yourself to...
• Re: Radiator fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 19:14:00 -0700
  ...replaced the radiator and condenser (after some body work) > and am having trouble with the fan coming on. Turning on the A/C gets...
• Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
  Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 09:01:29 -0400
  ...Ronkonkoma 73 BUS, needs motor work, $550 or best offer. (203) 734-7398. Ansonia-Derby VW CAMPER VAN 74, pop-top, needs work on...
• Re: Digijet Idle problem
  Historical mailing list - Carl Kralik
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 19:19:53 -0400
  ...But, if the idle srew (the big one on the throttle body) is way out > (counterclockwise), you have to much retard and the screw...
• Re: Empty yards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:56:06 -0800
  ...and body parts. I'd say about 1/3 have fire damage. I asked about the vanagon scarcity and was told by worker that...
• Re: Vanagon Westy insulated?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 21:34:53 EDT
  ...did the vanagon westys ever have a some kind of device device that blocked off to the front grille? Did they work? DC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David...
• Re: Achieving high mileage
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 17:58:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...almost 10-year-old Vanagon has (69,000 vs. 140,000+). Body/interior looked older than mine, the paint has faded faster. The engine...
• back to school...
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Fri, 22 Aug 1997 00:46:50 -0400
  ...Amazing how that works out. So next time I e-mail it will be from school. Please don't reply to this message at...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 10:48:37 -0800
  ...Hydraulic lifters work by oil pressure filling the space between the lifter body and the piston that is created when the internal spring takes...
• FS - 1981 Westy and 1986 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - WVVW
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:09:23 -0500
  OK - not mine, but my neigbor's..., who would be on the list himself if he had a working computer... I am posting these...
• F. S. 91 carat
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 21:01:55 -0600
  ...mint vanagon, this could be it. body/interior excellent.white w/ gray interior seats 7. digital clock works!! disclaimer: i have no connection w...
• Side body repair
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 13:31:36 -0700
  ...Does anyone have any experience of working in this area. I have seen lots of repairs in this area, so someone must have some...
• Re: 1.9 in a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:32:10 -0800
  ...Power will be a little bit less, but still scoot you around just fine (especially if you use the 2.1 airbox, throttle body...
• Re: VW writeup in Newsweek...and about the next vw van for the US
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:42:31 +1300
  ...kid? > >I use a Caravan for work. (they bought it not me) and it is OK. The >body style shown on the above link...
• Re: How to install Sirius antenna?
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:24:38 -0700
  ...Both work fine. Hope this works. John Lane 83.5 Westy Iron Butterfly Perkiomenville, PA "Katherine J. Maas" <kathmaas@TELUS.NET> wrote: Has anyone...
• Re: insurance coverage?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 05:26:56 -0400
  ...Maybe I should get the body work done before I downgrade coverage? If so, I would like to be truthful and tell them the...
• Re: Need to be removed from list
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:42:17 -0700
  ...Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ----------------------------------------------------------- View my video work at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 http://video...
• Re: radio and stereo question - ignore previous (incomplete) email!
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:55:08 -0800
  ...no, they dont come in a package with speakers ususally and it will work with your old speakers. very few with cassette players. check...
• Re: Rear engine door hold-open device
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:36:57 -0600
  ...lower edge of the door and the opening into the compartment. Works fine. mcneely ---- Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I've always done this...
• Volks Cafe tour
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  Fri, 03 May 1996 11:50:41 -0700
  ...Higher than the junkyard, of course, but probably about the same as a swap meet.They seem to work on every thing from early...
• New 90-Westy owner
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Lovelace
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 19:39:34 -0800
  ...My A/C doesn't work, but when the radiator fan engages while city driving the A/C fan will work if I do...
• Re: Automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:25:56 EST
  ...Both trannies worked excellent and have yet to cause me any problems (I sold the one '84 GL and I still have the other...
• Re: value of 85 vanagon westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 17:07:54 -0600
  ...all work fine. lousy stereo system. >> >> Do the NADA/Edmund appraisal sound about right? Would it be worth more >> in another region... CA? How...
• Re: 85 Vangon revs drops, revs drops, revs drops, and then dies after a few minutes of this cycle
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:52:59 -0800
  ...besdies the throttle switch not making contact ( and I had to remove the throttle body to get that working and moving again ..some are...