Learn something new everyday

[Dogberry]

Remove inside hatch panel and lube the heck out of the thing. Its gets gunny on the sliders and fails to perform.
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91 Westy

[kevtherev]

like this

[madspaniard]

smart!
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1991 Westy auto w/ Peloquin TBD

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad” - Salvador Dali

[1621]

[candyman]

[danfromsyr]

Kev (any/everyone else)
I screw a small piece of rubber hose onto that exposed License plate screw, ask me how they can bite..

[1621]

[j_dirge]

[Tom Powell]

ok dogberry
there off the track
they're looking for props and locks
we'll keep the latch secret amongst us
mum's the word, keep it under your arm
Aloha
tp

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[chimivee]

When I was a kid, and it was my job to fold down/up the rear bed when needed in my mom's passenger van, I was stoked to discover the little nubs on the walls to hold the 3 point seat belts out of the way.
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-James
86 Syncro Westy, etc

[bbbjim]

My stove installation booklet says the stove key is to be used to install the stove burners when the stove is installed. After that it can be used to remove the burner so you can wash it in WORM water. Yuck, or Ach du liba
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1987 Westy aka Moon Shadow
1966 Delux aka Cloud Woman

[vanagonagon]

Has anyone found the flux capacitor yet? I know they were standard in '85

[firepilot]

[syncrodoka]

I believe that this van has the flux capacitor running properly-

Link

Racing the STI at the end is classic!

[Perales]

Wasn't there a thread a while back, something about being able to operate the power windows with key out by flipping the high beam switch? I don't have power windows, but I seem to remember the thread. Might as well keep all the easter eggs in one basket.
Here ya go:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=319668&highlight=windows+beam+switch
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-- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino)

[GWTWTLW]

[Zero419]

Ok, so what with the rear latch?
Spill the beans already.

I had an 85 Isuzu Trooper that you could bang on the smoker window over and over again until the latch pivoted up.

Is it somthing like that?
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1987 Westy Auto Bostig 2.0 Ztec

[Perales]

A comment about the stove key image:
When I posted this image I scanned the actual key at 72dpi. If you don't have your own key, print out the image at 72 dpi and use it as a full scale template to make your own. It is just made out of heavy gauge sheet metal and can be very simply fabricated with a hacksaw and file. In fact the only real important part is the spacing of the pins (bottom). 2 properly spaced nails in a chunk of wood would suffice.

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-- 1987 Westfalia automatic (Captain Vino)

[Tom Powell]

hey dogberry

I went out to check my 69 camper today and looked at the hatch and locking mechanism
don't know if this applies to our vanagon secrets because I'm here on the mainland and the vanagon is back home

the '69 has a key and tumbler mechanism, but it is not a lock
the lock mechanism has a latch which can be disabled when the the locking mechanism is in the hatch closed position and the knob is moved

the latch and knob can be accessed from inside the camper when the hatch is closed, however, when the knob is used the key will not release the locking mechanism, but when the knob is moved the latch will be functional

I suppose this is to prevent someone with a key from opening the hatch while you are inside

no need for props because there are torsion bars to hold the hatch open

when I get back home I'll check out the vanagon for props. locks, latches, and knobs

why don't vanagons have torsion bars instead of leaking struts?

Aloha
tp