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• Re: Hid AUX lamps GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:17:10 -0800
  ...to zero is my guess. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:27:58 -0800
  There are additional uses/projects for the Adruino type devices.� There is a good Youtube video that shows a battery voltage monitoring device. � The...
• Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:09:41 -0500
  ...Any ideas on a quiet muffler? I checked the usual parts houses on line and there seems to be only 2 different types of...
• Re: Vanagon Front Brakes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:36:47 -0700
  ...The earlier type had an upper and lower on each caliper, or at least some of them did. Mark Michael Sullivan wrote: > You are...
• Vanagon parts for sale in P.R.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Sep 95 21:14 AST
  ...70's Type II's and Vanagons (80-85). His name is PUCHO and you can reach him by phone (809) 265-7901. I...
• Other lists, Rabbit's, etc
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 10:16:27 -0700
  Having not had a gas VW in about 25 yrs, and purchasing one (`84 Rabbit) for my son, I find myself a bit gas...
• Re: Syncro 3 groove pulley part #
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Sun, 31 May 1998 17:20:23 -0400
  David Bayer wrote: > Underneath I found an elring seal (the same size > and type as the new one in my engine gasket kit). Since...
• Re: Chartreuse
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 7 Jan 1999 03:49:18 -0800
  Bob Norman wrote: > I'm pretty sure it's that bright yellowy apple green that vw used on the > later type 2's. Just...
• Re: shocks
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 17:24:23 EST
  ...Have compared them on two previous Type 2s and other cars. Shop around for the Bilsteins for a better deal than $115. That said...
• Re: Mark Stephens Engine?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 2001 02:26:16 EST
  In a message dated 1/2/01 11:42:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, pokey@VANAGON.ORG writes: > Saw this at: http://www.ep...
• Re: Opinions from TIICO customers
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 31 May 2001 00:33:44 -0500
  ...Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:47 PM Subject: Re: Opinions from TIICO customers > Nicely put Rich. > > If this madman is really and truely a...
• Switching a/c in 81 vanagon to r-134...how much compressor oil?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 16:09:39 -0400
  Volks, I am in the process of firing up the a/c on my backup 81 westy............it is the York type compressor, and...
• Re: replacing old cabinet tee-molding ???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:28:39 EDT
  ...Has anyone found a source for the cabinet molding ? > > There are 2 types I need for my 81 Westy wood grain cabinets. > A small...
• kind of a vague rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:05:40 -0700
  Are there many differences between a late model type2 bus' rear brakes and our vanagons? Just kind of some idle curiosity because there are...
• Re: Undercoating!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 20:40:12 -0800
  ...My local VW mechanic from Da old country was strongly against using any type of undercoat. He said that the undercoating ( in some cases...
• Re: Accessing battery -- am I too simple?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 08:09:23 -0700
  ...Thanks all -- I should-a been able to figure this out myself. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A...
• More shakedown fun: sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:56:37 -0700
  ...These things need priming? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer...
• Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:27:24 -0700
  I've had my 1990 Westy for 2 weeks and I already have a dead battery. This doesn't alarm me very much because...
• Re: Yet another rusty propane tanks question...
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:37:17 -0300
  If you plan on doing the propane tank restoration job yourself, you can clean it up with a wire brush or other type of...
• How to properly dispose of coolant?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:47:36 -0700
  ...What's the responsible way to dispose of this stuff? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 31 May 2007 10:39:41 -0700
  ...Dry-gulching them. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug...
• Re: AMC heads (part 2)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:35:54 -0800
  ...Sodium Cooled Exhaust Valves were first introduced on the Type 2 & 4 1700/1800/2000 engines as well as the Fuel Injected Beetle 75...
• Re: coolant type--i give up
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:22:41 -0600
  ...so, coolant types: blue: class action law suite by original owners. green: no good orange: eats solder in after market radiators sierra(green): no...
• Re: Two Inch Coolant Hose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:58:18 -0700
  ...I'd get rid of those springy type hose clamps on it ( if still there ) ...........and use high quality, preferably german screw type hose...
• BBotBR (DC area carabus to Type2 campout)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 00:10:35 -0400
  ...Busses Briefly on the Blue Ridge OK folks, still wondering if DC area types want to form up on the way down to the...
• Bus/Vanagon Literature Database...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Feb 95 10:19:11 -0500
  ...Joe Clark <joeclark@freenet.scri.fsu.edu> Misc pages from Eberspacher Heater manual, type BN2, models 20-1215 (6V) and 20-1216 (12V); these...
• Re: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 31 Mar 2017 09:59:28 -0700
  ...finally replace the broken leg type support on the kitchen unit lid. Blog post here https://shufti.blog/2017/03/30/vanagon-kitchen-unit...
• Re: Only 2,138 16" Syncros Were Made--letter from Germany
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Mar 1997 11:35:56 -0800
  ...Good stuff Derek! Do these figure also include the type 2's and pre-86 type 3's that SDP alledgedly made as military...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:58:05 -0700
  ...On 5/24/20, Theodore Hoekman <thoekman@gmail.com> wrote: > Several years ago camping in my 82 Westfalia, spotted a mouse who had > entered...
• Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:36:02 -0500
  ...I remember Bob Hoover writing a series of posts on the Type 2 list about converting a Type IV *aircooled* engine to propane. He...
• FS: 1971 Type 2 Panel Van $1500 from Vanagon trade-in
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:03:08 EDT
  ...If you look at the Samba, you will find that panel vans in similar condition are usually around $2500. I am asking $1500. For...
• Re: Auto trans emergency
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:41:25 -0800
  Try adding a pint of Ford type "F" fluid. But remember the "don't overfill" caveat, so drain some out if you need to...
• Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:15:25 -0400
  ...There are two 2"x2" felt type pads at the back of the rack on the passenger side and driver side. There appears to...
• Re: Sick of the brake noise
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:06:27 -0500
  ...other more common type of caliper more commonly at salvage yards has the same size one? > Does any one have 2 laying around they...
• was "the insane elev. of camping..." now pit toilets
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 17:17:47 -0700
  ...real pit-types. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 5:00...
• If the gasket didn't seep, the coolant coolant residue wouldn't be there.
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 13:28:42 -0800
  ...types but we know what they think of vanagons so I would not trust their intenstions on this issue. Gary Sent: Jan 30, 2007...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:51:13 -0600
  ...Type 1 1584cc (AJ) Beetle 1975 Type 2 1795cc (ED) Bus 1979-77 Type 2 1970cc (CJ,GE) Except California Bus 1976 Type 2...
• Re: Fuel Injector Question Part 3
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:55:06 -0600
  ...Type 1 1584cc (AJ) Beetle 1975 Type 2 1795cc (ED) Bus 1979-77 Type 2 1970cc (CJ,GE) Except California Bus 1976 Type 2...
• Water and Air and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Wed, 5 May 1999 22:47:31 -0600
  ...When disassembling a typeIV engine, it becomes apparent that the heads are not adequately cooled, particularly when the displacement of the engine reaches 2...
• Re: Coolant colour
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:43:37 -1000
  ...Dealer Parts Dept .. >>> some 1 1/2 yr ago is that their Red 'mixes with all types of coolant.' >>> >>> It might even say that...
• Re: Cooling problems / engine swap
  Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 15:38:45 -0700
  ...There are no 2.0L Type 4 aircooleds that were sold in California in 1984...:-( Your choice would seem to be any of the...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:44:57 EST
  ...06/02/2007 10:14:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: Don't forget, Waterboxers and Type IV pancake...
• Re: Free '77 Westy in SF? Better hurry!
  Historical mailing list - Todd P. Last
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:54:38 -0800
  <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type...
• Re: Exterior light bulb types
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:26:52 -0400
  ...I did buy a couple little round ones that fit in the fixtures I have that are designed for the 10W 2 pin halogen...
• Re: Curtain snap needed
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 23:11:12 -0800
  ...21 PM Subject: Curtain snap needed >I have a set of curtains I bought to use on my GL. They are the type > that...
• Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Harrnacker
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:50:04 -0800
  ...Saturday, January 15, 2000 10:26 AM Subject: Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top? > Talk about rusty memories... I used to own...
• RE: Road trip
  Historical mailing list - Ronald McDonald
  Thu, 15 May 1997 10:28:38 -0000
  ------ =_NextPart_000_01BC611A.D1CDCA20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While in Washington, try going up north of...
• Re: Replacing fuel lines with Copper tubing/Steel braided lines?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:35:52 -0500
  As I remember from my '82 Diesel Vanagon, fuel lines were some type of metal. Looks like one could do the fuel lines with...
• Re: Hard start relay- NAPA p/n
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:37:10 -0400
  ...of problems with this type of relay. To begin with, it shouldn't be needed, Fix what is wrong. 2, while the relay is...
• Re: Aircooled Cylinder Head Temps - first observations
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 17:04:13 -0800
  My Type 4 mechanic recommend throwing away my stock exhaust (which included a catalytic converter) in favor of a Bugpack header & muffler combo. Not...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 May 2007 10:07:38 -0400
  ...Sun, 13 May 2007 17:19:16 -0700 > >As you think the auxiliary battery is Mickey Moused in there, is it >possible >that it...
• Subject: Re: sorry, (I-4 conversion reply from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:21:39 -0700
  ...Exhaust? Your local muffler shop can lash one up, in the van, on the 1.8liter, in probably 20 minutes.. I've seen "conversion...
• Re: hey howdy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:50:50 -0600
  ...2007, David Etter wrote... >> Proper etiquette says that you wave to equals and of course >> the upper echelons. > > No one in any VW Type...
• Re: Japanese girl VS playboy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 01:24:51 EDT
  ...Japanese girl VS playboy > Content-Type: application/octet-stream; > name=PS5220[1].jpg > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 > Content-ID: <Z6P89G31S9u4w8H> > > /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEBLAEsAAD/2wBDABALDA4MChAODQ4SERATGCgaGBYWGDEjJR0oOjM9 > PDkzODdASFxOQERXRTc4UG1RV19iZ2hnPk1xeXBkeFxlZ2P...
• Re: THREE Vanagons sighted in NZ
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 07:54:34 -0800
  On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 01:22:23 +1300, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > A rare occurrence... in the course...
• Re: Wallaced?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:56:17 -0500
  ...Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > KG6RCR > > > > On 1/28...
• A rare VW powered thing variant
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 9 Aug 2016 07:07:03 -0700
  http://bringatrailer.com/2016/08/08/ultra-rare-dummy-tank-1939-porsche-type-823/ -- roger whittaker 604.414.6266 ---------------------------------------------------------- PR MARINE SURVEYORS & http://www...
• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:15:14 -0400
  ...Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind? Need to install new plugs. Just wondering what type is recommended at this point in time. Anyone? John
• Re: Scale for engine work
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:59:50 -0400
  ...On 7/27/2013 12:08 AM, Todd Last wrote: > Can anyone recommend the type of scale you need in order to make sure...
• Re: Heater Fan
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 16 May 2013 10:21:49 -0700
  ...Meant: "...this type of tool" I own a different brand. Neil. On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 10:15 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail...