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  • Re: [Fwd: Reaching skylight knob]
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:15:31 +0000
    ...But I'd need to feed him. > > This is complicated. > > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow...
  • Re: Thermo switch or resistor?
    Historical mailing list - David Milo
    Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:33:13 -0400
    ...Cheers, Dave Milo On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 4:29 PM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>wrote: > Hi Volks; > Tried the jumper trick...
  • Re: Front trailer hitch (for bike rack)
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Wed, 19 Feb 97 16:34:06 -0500
    ...7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I have Dennis 2" receiver hitch in the rear. I thought about installing a second receiver...
  • Re: [NVC] Disposable razors with good blade guards?
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:17:01 -0800
    ...Type 2: the Wonderbus > :::84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > :::74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > :::KG6RCR > ::: > ::: > ::: > :::Joy Hecht typed...
  • Re: Ladies Crossing the US
    Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
    Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:08:29 -0700
    ...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: Head lightt adjusters
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:35:00 -0800
    ...2 types for the > highbeams, 2 types for the lowbeams. These are further differentiated > into static (non-adjustable) posts, and adjustable posts. The plastic...
  • Re: List Sticker Production Progress
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Sat, 17 May 2003 15:25:08 -0500
    ...Sat, 17 May 2003 06:19:07 -0600 > From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET> > Subject: List Sticker Production Progress > > I am continuing the...
  • Re: Vanagon Subaru engine rough at speed
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 2 Feb 2023 11:33:13 -0600
    ...On Thu, Feb 2, 2023 at 11:24 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > The size of Your Wheels is Irrelevant, It’s the...
  • Vanagon Parts Prices Going Up Everywhere
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 5 Dec 2004 22:05:16 -0500
    ...Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:29 AM To: Type 2 List Subject: [T2] Bus parts and exchange rates I took it upon myself to...
  • Re: Hubcaps?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:40:08 -0700
    ...Thursday, September 22, 2005 2:24 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Hubcaps? My '84 Westy has these which I believe are...
  • Re: Vanagon door wiring
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:34:58 -0700
    ...Alistair > On Aug 24, 2016, at 4:30 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > No. Stranded copper wiring is used for this type...
  • Re: LP Regulator Life Expectancy?-be careful!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:29:59 -0700
    ...At 12:41 PM 6/10/2009, neil N wrote: >> >> How does the average DIY home owner type guy pressure test it? Air >> compressor...
  • Re: propane explosion
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Fri, 11 May 2007 07:35:13 -0700
    Do LPG regulators, undamaged ones at least, contain a path for gas to reach the outside? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2...
  • Re: moon caps, and who knows?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:36:47 -0500
    ...David On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 8:48 AM, mark drillock wrote: > Chris, we are not talking just about a picture. The text...
  • Re: Military Issue Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Fri, 10 Sep 1999 05:08:08 -0500
    ...Was the Vanagon (T3,Transporter) used by any of >Europe's Military Services? Or were the VW's dropped after the Type 2's...
  • Re: storage pocket IN sliding door...was Re: Magazine racks?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:13:35 -0600
    ...On Apr 17, 2007, at 8:42 PM, Michael Elliott wrote: > JordanVw@AOL.COM typed: > >> you can get away with just prying the edge...
  • Re: Westy sink trap
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Sun, 25 Oct 1998 19:29:01 -0800
    ...two > types, one looks like something that I could get at any hardware store, > but mine is the other type, like a 2 inch...
  • Re: Is Alan Brase here?
    Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
    Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:47:01 -0400
    I see him more on the Type 2 list. Ned -- Ned Savoie Creative Director Harbour Light Strategic Marketing Savvy Software, Inc. 621A Islington Street...
  • Re: Water tank level system
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
    Sun, 22 May 2016 12:26:39 -0700
    You have the stud sensor type level indicator? I've found that cleaning the connections to the studs, and cleaning the studs themselves (inside...
  • '67 type II for sale in WI.
    Historical mailing list - Bill Harbaugh
    Sat, 29 Apr 1995 11:42:43 -0500
    ...My dream is a '67 21 window, with walkthrough front seats. harbaugh@students.wisc.edu 238-3699 Bill Harbaugh 805-C Eagle Hts 608...
  • RE: Bile Rack for a Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
    Fri, 5 Apr 1996 21:33:24 -0500
    The rack is also available, (for Canadian and northern types) from OWASCO Volkswagen Inc 1425 Dundas St. E. Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K6 (905) 668...
  • Re: Water tank pump dead
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 18 Jul 2000 07:58:43 -0400
    > Go Westy has the OEM type for $29.95 (VW still sells them for about double). > Seems like a small price to pay to...
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:33:52 -0700
    ...On 06/26/2012 10:40 AM, John Bange wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: John Bange<jbange@gmail.com> > Date: Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 17 May 2005 16:17:51 -0700
    ...find in coastal Southern California . . . . -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
  • Re: 16" alloys for vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Nick Maiorsky
    Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:04:11 -0500
    ...Stewart ----- Original Message ----- >> not mine, seen on craigs >> _Borbet Type E, 16x7.5, et 35 $275 OBO_ >> (http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/pts/3438776842.html)
  • Re: Cargo Hauls
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Mon, 16 Oct 1995 08:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...4 tubas 5 people 2 ice chests 3 packing boxes of munchies 5 Colorado-type winter jackets ...and we partied hardy before each and...
  • Re: Pix of our solar rig
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:45:45 -0700
    ...The shot of me was at Highland Lakes, a bit farther SE along 4. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus...
  • Re: buses in line art
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 2 Nov 2007 15:57:35 -0700
    ...tee shirt! :) On Nov 2, 2007 2:18 PM, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > saw this on the type2 list ... figured it might...
  • Re: Mattress Toppers Memory Foam
    Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge
    Tue, 9 Mar 2021 09:23:53 -0800
    ...Much nicer than other types of pads I’ve used. > On Mar 9, 2021, at 8:59 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote...
  • Re: Seat covers front captain chairs
    Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
    Sat, 27 Apr 2019 06:14:26 -0700
    ...On Apr 26, 2019, at 10:35 AM, Edward V Barger <edvbarger@mac.com> wrote: > > HI > > It is time the sheepskin type seat covers...
  • 2.1 WBX ECS-MAL Light Circuit
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 6 Feb 2014 15:43:27 -0800
    ...Did VW also use the 15 buss to supply positive power supply for this type of OBD light in other early model VW's...
  • Re: Winter tire chains
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 10 Dec 2013 21:09:51 -0500
    At 03:28 PM 12/10/2013, Bob Anderson wrote: >I'm thinking about buying a pair of winter snow chains for my '86...
  • Round Headlight Buckets: Galvanized Steel?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:41:59 -0700
    ...Yes? No? Got 2 that may be worth saving for any future projects. They have surface rust. I have Plastikote lacquer based self etching...
  • Re: fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:29:50 -0400
    ...on type2.com if my early morning memory serves me correctly, that will tell you specifically what to look for. 2010/4/29, Arkady...
  • Re: These could be the tires (Retry)
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan 'Snuggles' Edwards
    Mon, 17 Jun 1996 13:48:43 -0400 (EDT)
    ...are NOT the correct size for a Type II vehicle they > are almost an 1" & 1/2" too small!!! > > Price doesn't matter.. get...
  • Re: Mood Lighting
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 28 Jan 2001 23:39:19 +1200
    ...Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 VW Type 25 Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans) 1986 CE80 Toyota...
  • Re: Westy Stove parts Needed;
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:10:44 -0700
    ...block or other type of fuse holder are at your FLAPS. Just a thought, Neil. On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 6:53 AM...
  • vanagon tires
    Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
    Mon, 8 Jun 2015 17:15:26 -0700
    ...Defender tires 215/65/16. I am looking for something a little tougher, that would hold up on dirt, forest service type roads - no...
  • Re: propane tank question
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Fri, 11 Apr 2014 09:21:00 -0500
    ...Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Apr 11, 2014 o godz. 7:41 Dean S <predsmaniac@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > I have taken the old...
  • Re: Friday...Jerk at the Border Crossing..
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:01:39 -0800
    ...do a lot VW type traveling on the $1200 you saved! Rob becida@comcast.net At 1/13/2012 05:00 PM, Don Hanson...
  • My "new" WBX 2.1
    Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
    Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:54:11 -0500
    ...Here is the engine number hand typed - not cut and pasted. The * represents what looks like a big * after the digits. Alistair - now I...
  • Seen on the road.
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:17:50 -0700
    ...Between Sacramento and Roseville, on a trailer a type 2 splitty pickup shortend to the wheelbase of a beetle (trailering up to) Hot August...
  • Re: lazy...thread type on shifter knob
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:58:05 -0500
    I may be wrong, but I recall reading that it's the same as a lug bolt, so 14 mm? 2009/12/18, Alistair...
  • Re: Earthstrap Luggage Well "Westy" Net For VW Vans - Made From Recycled Rubber
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 9 May 2009 10:42:01 -0400
    ...these type of things is UV sensitivity. Most plastics degrade with exposure to UV light and/or Ozone. On May 9, 2009, at 8...
  • Front Brake Splash Plate Question
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 3 Mar 2009 17:54:29 -0800
    ...They are really crudded up with what I assume is part asbestos dust (already tried degreaser) Thanks! Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
  • Carat interiour wanted
    Historical mailing list
    Original date unknown
    ...Fri, 29 May 1998 03:14:09 EDT Reply-To: Modl6971@AOL.COM Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com> From: Michael Modl <Modl6971...
  • Re: Case and pistons shot?
    Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
    Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:48:56 -0700
    ...cfm conflict with this, or is it something else? VWC REMANUFACTURED 2.0L AIR-COOLED ENGINE-ENGINES, P/N 071 100 031AX, 039 100...
  • Re: electrical experts: what do you think of this?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 5 Mar 2001 11:44:10 -0600
    David Beierl wrote: > At 09:07 AM 3/5/2001, Michael Sullivan wrote: > >Actually, my "new" alternator produces 120Amps -- it's the alternator used...
  • Re: Are Early and Later Style Disc Rotors Interchangeable??
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 30 Jul 2002 17:35:03 -0700
    ...1985 is a transition year and some parts are early type , some late. 80-85 ATE brand caliper 86+ Girling caliper Mark "Michael S...
  • Re: Dashboard Removal Procedure: where in Bentley's?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:33 -0700
    Hey Sam, Great information -- thank you! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race. KG6RCR Sam...
  • Re: Was: If Saddam had a Westy.Now: And Osama has a syncro westy.....
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:52:32 -0500
    ...2003 -0500, Richard Golen wrote: >Don't laugh....but back in 1941 or so, VW build a special Beetle w/4 wheel >drive (Type...
  • Re: O2 sensor problems
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
    Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:46:20 -0400
    I'm doing pretty much the same procedure with my digifant 2 litre conversion. You will find this article interesting from Autospeed magazine: http...
  • Re: What if we combined the Lifter Week with Vanagon Names threads?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:37:07 -0600
    ...Lifters are insensate mechanical devices. > > Sheesh. > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus > 83.5 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
  • making sense of "M codes" ?? (vanagon option codes)
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:19:44 EDT
    ...vehicle type: 247373 engine code: DH trans code: F10 paint code: A7A7 interior code: KX optional equipment: 013500657 anyone know what these codes mean...
  • Re: VANAGON RESCUE LINK
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:15:55 -0400
    ...Getting ready to take a longish trip. > I have the Type 2 rescue list but not sure if that is the same one. Thanks...
  • Re: Type 4 Necromancy?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 29 Aug 2002 20:32:38 -0500
    ...the Type IV engine is very durable as long as its potentials are respected. At Last, finished. Stan On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16...
  • Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Mon, 21 Jul 2003 19:27:37 -0400
    ...21 PM 7/21/2003 -0700, Steve Delanty wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>At 12:42 PM 7/21/2003, you...
  • Re: Nokian WRC tires no more?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Mon, 10 Aug 2015 22:39:56 -0300
    In the same vain, you could try the Nokian eNTYRE (or eNTYRE 2) in 205/65R15 which also has a 99 rating. I've...
  • Sunday Washington Post Classifieds
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Sun, 26 Oct 1997 15:17:46 EST
    ...703-549-5661. '78 Van, Type 2 engine (DUH! *SMACK* I assume he meant Type 4), loaded (since when is a '78 Bus "loaded...
  • Fuel tanks again...
    Historical mailing list - Rod Knutson
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:41:29 -0700
    ...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:20:53 -0400 From: T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: fuel tanks I think what Rod wanted was...