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• Re: Year model...

  · Tue, 5 Mar 1996 00:47:26 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...They didn't start the offset model year until the 65 model year in fall 64. So yours would be a 60 model year...

• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons

  Jeff Schwaia · Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:37:05 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons "VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in...

• Re: Front brake calibers?

  Mark Drillock · Fri, 2 Jun 2023 05:30:03 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...There were very big changes to the FRONT brakes after the 85 model year. No brake parts from 86+ model year FRONT brakes will...

• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons

  Stephen Grisanti · Thu, 17 Mar 2016 23:43:24 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

  "VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles." So...

• Re: Question about vanagon front disc brakes

  vw_van_fan_Mark · Sun, 17 Dec 2017 08:29:45 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  The VW Parts Data claims that ATE began with vin #000001 of 1989 model year. But it depend on whether the Vanagon was built...

• Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons

  Jeff Schwaia · Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:46:15 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...VW put ’90 model year VINs on them so they could get around the new regulations in CA for ’91 model year vehicles. Cheers...

• model year 89 carat,wolfsburg

  gary hradek · Tue, 25 Jun 2002 10:38:01 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  Does anyone know what the difference in model year 89 Carat verses GL Wolfsburg would cause the GL to get lower gas milage as...

• Re: Sachs Clutch Database Found in UK For Vanagons (awsome database)

  Ari Ollikainen · Wed, 5 Aug 1998 16:52:52 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...The 1990 model-year was L You've picked perhaps an unfortunate example that continues to confound owners, dealers, and MotorVehicle departments...and plays...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Model Year

  The year a vehicle was manufactured

• MY

  Model Year, the year a vehicle was manufactured

• Generation

  In Gerry’s preserved terminology FAQ, “generation” groups Transporters by body series: T1 (1949–1967), T2 (1968–1979), T3 (1980–1991; called Vanagon in North America), and T4 (1992 onward in that FAQ). In Gerry’s September 2008 “lowered and chopped Vanagon” exchange, contributors identify the same T3 generation as Vanagon in North America and T25 in the UK; replies disagree over whether “T25” is proper usage. The name therefore depends on regional convention and is not a precise model-year identifier. These are historical ranges and naming conventions; verify market and model year.

• Shore-power inlet

  The exterior electrical inlet used to connect an equipped camper to campsite alternating-current power. Wiring, voltage, current rating, and supported appliances vary by market and model year.

• Bus

  Any Volkswagen Transporter of any model and any year. Specifically those VW Transporters from 1968 to 1979, distinquished by a large one-piece windshield and rounded body contours. all had double-jointed independent rear suspension. also called T2 Transporter .

• Waterboxer

  Community name for Volkswagen’s water-cooled, horizontally opposed four-cylinder engine family used in Vanagons. Gerry’s technical index covers 1.9 L and 2.1 L versions and year-specific service topics. A January 2004 archive thread describes an owner’s 1983 1.9 L Waterboxer running roughly when cold but normally after warming up; it records the symptom and discussion, not a universal cause or fix. Identify the engine code and model year before using parts or service information.

• Wolfsburg

  Wolfsburg Editions are models with a higher level of trim, and are probably intended to stimulate sales late in the model year. In addition trim upgrades, they usually include some options without any extra charge (power mirrors, power door locks, and power windows, etc.) The true Weekender is usually also offered as a Wolfsburg Ed. (It's believed that the Westy Weekender only came as a Wolfsburg Edition.)

• Fan shroud

  The housing around the engine cooling fan that directs airflow across the cylinders and cylinder heads on an air-cooled VW engine. Type 2 shrouds differ by engine and model year; this term does not describe the liquid-coolant radiator used on water-cooled Vanagons.

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Video catalog from Podcasts

• VW Vanagon - Devon Moonraker Model

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• Vanagon. model L. engine compartment engine idle

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• Vanagon model overview!

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• Front End Rebuild 40 year old Volkswagen Vanagon

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• our 1987 Westfalia Vanagon VAN TOUR | one year later

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• 1987 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia For Sale - Walk Around

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• 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia walkaround video

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• Can I bring a Vanagon that hasn't run for almost 20 years back to life back in one day?

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