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• Re: another edition of the dictionary ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 04 Jan 95 21:37:40 CST
  ...that's NOT Type 1, Type 2, ... ALL buses are Type 2. but the factory apparently called the generations Transporter-1, Transporter-2 or...
• Re: Parts Cleaner Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:48:19 -0400
  ...looked at two--the 3.5 gallon table top and 20 gallon > sink type both sold at Northern Hydraulics (NH). There are a few...
• Re: Final Drive Plug Size--Solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 10 May 1998 11:25:18 -0600
  ...He mentioned the socket type would work better and so did Steve > > Schwenk. Using the socket type would allow easier access to the plug...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Jun 2007 - Special issue (#2007-659)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:59:09 -0700
  Oh now that's just plain silly. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 17:23:36 -0700
  ...On Saturday, July 16, 2016, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: You must use a beam type torque wrench with the Vanagon to apply...
• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 17:34:05 -0500
  ...number 81VH4945U for $29.95. http://www.jcwhitney.com They are advertised as replacements for 68-73 Beetle; 71-80 Type II Bus, Transporter...
• CV Joint Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:59:52 -0400
  The type 1 will NOT fit the van&bus joints are thicker than bug. if you want the 12 spline or triple square bolts...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:42:01 -0800
  ...Ghost) 1994 Subaru Legacy wagon (the hearse) (past) 1976 type 2 (Marigold) 1970 type 2 (the blue bomb) 1968 Chevy P/U (Sarah Beth...
• Re: [oletrucks] General Sway bar question
  Historical mailing list - Jon Elerath
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:30:04 -0800
  ...Sunday, February 18, 2001 11:31 PM Subject: [oletrucks] General Sway bar question > In some of the books on my shelf and I think...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:36:24 -0700
  ...My 84 uses them little white, red, or blue type GBC ceramic torpedo fuses. They only come in 5A, 8A, 16A or 25A ratings...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Mon, 15 May 1995 15:01:51 +0100 (BST)
  ...Arthur wrote: > > Sorry if I'm jumping into the middle of an already discussed topic, but > is the "2 liter" a souped up type...
• Re: Absolutely no vanagon content - Lionel trains
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:05:33 -0700
  ...2012 4:42 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Absolutely no vanagon content - Lionel trains Hi everyone - received one of those groupon-type...
• heat riser, jumping tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 13:41:24 -0500
  ...Can the stock, cheap beetle mufflers be used on '68-'71 type 2s? Also, what causes the trans to jump out of fourth gear...
• syncrovsVanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 23:40:57 +0100
  Hi I have a 75 Beetle a 79 Type 2 and an 87 Syncro, plus I live in Norway with plenty of ice and...
• Re: Those undersink hoses!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:56:43 -0700
  ...Eeewwww. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc...
• Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sun, 25 Dec 2022 00:23:47 +0000
  Merry Christmas from Boise all you vanagon types. I do appreciate this list and look forward to our mutual support continuing in 2023. Dave...
• RE: Census
  Historical mailing list - Eric L. Borgen
  Fri, 05 Apr 96 16:59:00 PST
  ...Borgen Phoenix, AZ USA '72 Type 2 (Station Wagon Configuration)(??)
• Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Tue, 12 May 1998 18:07:31 -0500
  Hi Volks, For those of you that have the wet type oil pressure gauges, what kind of pressures are you seeing using 20W50 in...
• Alternative signal lights
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:23:27 -0600
  Has anyone experimented with LED turn signal bulbs, the "twist & lock" 2 filament type? Is such a thing made? Seems like a good idea...
• [FWD: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: gerry.vanacon.com: host not found)]
  Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 13:39:32 -0400
  ...host not found) Message-Id: <200107191738.NAA08239@imo-m05.mx.aol.com> To: WESTYTRAVER@cs.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:31:03 -0700
  ...The 2 types behave differently but can be used interchangeably. The newer type does not peg the needle when it detects a low coolant...
• Re: Correct hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 31 May 2005 16:11:22 -0700
  ...71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR > > Max > > At 03:17 PM 5/31/2005, Michael Elliott...
• Flea market finds
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Sun, 6 Sep 1998 12:17:56 -0400
  ...VW Type II content: The vendor I bought most of the matchbox toys from is bringing up 1/2 dozen or so Bus toys...
• Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:06:06 -0700
  ...are the locking type. > I would much rather have the non-locking type and pay something less than the > 25-35 bucks I've...
• Re: Ben's guessing competition {was AMC / German Cylinder Heads (LVC)}
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:32:11 -0600
  ...i know where there's a container load of vintage Type 1, 2, & > 3 NOS parts form a defunct VW holding company. Even found...
• Re: re cut ring&pinion to allow subie transaxle install
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:55:30 -0800
  ...of different drivelines, for example : > � 4wd VW type 1 beetle (torsion bar cutting required) > > � 2wd VW type 1 beetle (no torsion bar cutting required...
• Re: Paging VW Van Full Timers
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 11:22:46 -0700
  ...find the right dizzy? Site Heavily Updated Sep 22, 2002! Now with Type 3 & Type 4 Dizzy Listings! http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm...
• Re: WBX6 RE: difference's between model years
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:12:09 -0700
  Does the late 2.5L use a VW-type bellhousing pattern or the standard Audi-type? On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:35...
• Re: coolant type--i give up
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 04:16:13 -0800
  ...Friday, December 27, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: Re: coolant type--i give up Right. Isn't this the stuff installed at the factory...
• Re: Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 17:43:38 -0700
  Jake de Villiers typed: > Around here, in the Canadian municipality with the highest auto theft rate, > people leave their cars running with their $200...
• Re: Battery isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:02:22 -0700
  ...On Jul 31, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> I've been using a "can" type solenoid isolator..... >> w...
• Re: New to this... Google websites useless
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:11:19 +1300
  >On 2/16/2008 8:54 PM Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >>How many megabytes does such a site allow? > > >100MB of space for pages and...
• 1.9L Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:29:26 -0400
  ...the fuel pump - however on the 2.1 engines the fuel filter is the round canister type located after the fuel pump. To me...
• wondering out loud (several questions) in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 16:07:40 -0700
  ...I'm definately in the minority here because I don't actually own a Vanagon or Type2 VW Camper, but that should change over...
• Re: [T2] Can I switch Vacuum cans on these distributors? No, I can't!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:53:06 -0800
  ...tomyoung1@comcast.net> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>; <type2@type2.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 4:08 PM Subject: [T2] Can I switch...
• Re: coolant hose replacement, now coolant distributor replacement
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:06:01 -0700
  ...Yes, there is an advantage to the spring-type clamp, also known as "constant-tension" (or something like that) clamps, in that they can...
• Re: Leak from LPG auto-stop valve's discharge port?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:17:51 -0700
  ...Failing that, it's manual filler and bleeder city here I come. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia...
• Re: Aircooled rules
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:43:02 -0800
  ...I see there's also a syncro list, a > wet > >> westies list, a subaru vanagon list, a type 2 list... How come there > ain...
• FWD:Fall Missouri campout Nov. 19,20,21
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:06:46 -0400
  I'm forwarding this with the author's permission from the type 2 list. Bill >>> Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:37:12 -0500...
• Re: South African parts For Sale.....
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 11:59:55 +1200
  ...The Type 25, or Type 2 T3 Transporter ("Vanagon" in USA), is still made there. The Caravelle version is the top-of-the-line...
• Re: Problem w/temp gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 10:22:09 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For type IV engines and air-cooled vanagons, VDO sells an adapter plate for the "oil drain" plug. Part # 240 827, listed at $33...
• Re: Is this bay window auction for real?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:04:03 -0700
  ...10/26/07, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote: > > What I'm trying to figure out is "Type de carburant" (Fuel Type). What...
• Re: nice garage was Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 27 May 2010 18:30:22 +0000
  ...Thu, 27 May 2010 00:02:43 -0700 > From: musomuso@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: nice garage was Re: Good types of drive-on lift...
• Re: Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 10:47:59 -0700
  ...find the right dizzy? Site Heavily Updated Sep 22, 2002! Now with Type 3 & Type 4 Dizzy Listings! http://www.oldvolkshome.com/ignition.htm...
• Re: Satellite image of fire
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:18:36 -0700
  ...It's getting a lot of hits. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
• Re: Name of campground along 395?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:45:30 -0700
  Bootleg is on the west side of 395. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical...
• re-use WBX Coolant Hose Spring Clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:18:13 -0700
  ...Install new German type screw clamps. Getting the German type clamps means ordering them online; I'd rather not wait. However. I do see...
• Re: More Clutch - Pilot Bearing Nightmare
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:11:40 -0700
  ...waterboxer type, that needs a felt seal with it, for 1.9 and 2.1 wbxr. and diesel vangon ...with included rubber lip type...
• Re: worm type fuel line clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:39 -0500
  ...Monday, March 22, 2010 8:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: worm type fuel line clamps I don't even use...
• re cut ring&pinion to allow subie transaxle install
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:46:07 -0800
  ...of different drivelines, for example : � 4wd VW type 1 beetle (torsion bar cutting required) � 2wd VW type 1 beetle (no torsion bar cutting required...
• Re: Car Shows - Anybody ever go?
  Historical mailing list - pederparizek
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 19:16:21 -0500
  ...2001 4:24 PM Subject: Car Shows - Anybody ever go? > Being the Vanagon doesn't lend itself to Hot Rodding or showing off type...
• Re: CV joint socket size?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 11 Oct 2013 12:37:34 -0700
  ...I usually change them over to the much better 12 point type. On 10/11/2013 10:10 AM, ralph meyermann wrote: > Hi all...
• The good trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:15:04 -0700
  ...8,000 posts on that exact subject.) -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race. KG6RCR
• Re: Emptying propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 29 May 2007 21:47:29 -0700
  ...Anyone living near San Diego know if such guys are nearby? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow...
• Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:05:35 -0700
  ...Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR John Runberg typed...
• Re: Thermostat Woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 22:44:24 -0500
  On 1/7/2012 10:35 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > so we are talking about a Thermostat for air-cooled Type IV VW...
• International Type 2 meeting @ Madera
  Historical mailing list - Bob Calkins
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 22:26:52 -0800
  Is anyone going to the Internationa Bus Meet this Sunday in Madera???? Jim from Redding??????Anyone??? Bob Calkins,Placerville,Ca 69 dormobile/80 Westy
• Re: early Vanagon type camping picture
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:06:24 -0700
  ...early Vanagon type camping picture To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 8:49 AM Noticed he's got a light...
• Re: Trade Vangon Roco Models?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 8 Apr 2015 12:26:42 -0400
  ...Roco model: > > VW Type 2 Pritsche 429 military > Type 2 1445 (green firetruck? with blue light on top) > Type 2 1555 tan double cab...
• Looking to swap Type2s for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - coyote
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 11:04:06 -0700
  ...His + hers Type 2's for one water-cooled Vanagon? I'm seeking a somewhat ratty Vanagon Poptop Camper with functioning stove + sink....fridge...