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• [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-19T05:26:04.000Z
  ...it will move after coffee, and I will stop calling the parking brake "cruise control." For this controlled Gerry preview test, does one email...
• stop the STOP THE THREAD thread
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:08:34 -0700
  Better yet please stop the "stop the thread" postings. That thread will die on its own. Personally I find it entertaining and like it...
• Re: Sliding door rear/center hinge stop?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 26 May 2009 08:06:59 -0400
  Kevin Mulligan wrote: > Does anyone know if there is a rubber stop of some sort at the end of the track? Yes. There is...
• transmission problem?
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:46:20 -0800
  ...The strange thing is it doesn't happen all the time when I've stopped at a stop sign or signal (full stop or...
• Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 12:41:10 -0500
  ...Stop! Wait, What? Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang, Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:13:41 -0800
  Truck stops are a great resource for showers, but.... REMEMBER YOUR SHOWER SHOES!!!! Foot rot sucks... :-) Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:31:54 -0500
  Truck stops showers are great and often the truck stop restaurants can have great food at reasonable prices. Consider joining the value clubs or...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:50:06 -0500
  ...No, sorry, i was stop a second time in Almonte wile going to Busfusion, on a late Friday they stop us (2 vans) to...
• Re: Hittin' the road (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:43:28 -0700
  I like stopping in Iowa, all their interstate rest stops have free wi-fi and allow "camping". >Don't stop in Ah-way (Iowa...
• Re: Rest Area Camping??
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:50:48 -0700
  I've used rest stops along I-5 (Left Coast) for naps during the day on many occasions with no problems or hassle. At...
• Re: stop the STOP THE THREAD thread
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:55:39 EDT
  In a message dated 10/13/04 12:16:06 AM, developtrust@COX.NET writes: << Better yet please stop the "stop the thread" postings...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 10:36:20 -0800
  ...Stop! Wait, What? Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang, Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well...
• Re: transmission problem?
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Thu, 22 Mar 2001 09:46:56 -0800
  ...The strange thing is it doesn't happen all the time when I've stopped at a stop sign or signal (full stop or...
• Re: Vanagon Road Trippin in the New year!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:12:38 -0800
  ...If you assume an average driving speed of 35mph for a highway trip, you'll get pretty close this allows for kiddie stops, gas...
• Prestone Leak Stopping liquid
  Historical mailing list - nathan lebron
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:34:57 -0400 (EDT)
  I am about use a leak stopping product manufactured by prestone. It is supposed to be good for stopping small head gasket leaks. Any...
• 83 Vanagon stopped running
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:47:49 -0700
  My 1983 H20 stopped running in Portland, Oregon. There was no previous sign that it would stop running. What had happen the Van died...
• One More time - The Sliding Door Bumper Stop
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:15:11 -0500
  ...Sliding Door Bumper Stop Description: Stop PN 251 843 876 Illustration 107 Item 10 in the ETKA CD Approx. $3.95 @ Camelback VW, Tucson...
• STOP MAIL
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:43:42 -0400
  STOP MAIL Chris
• Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 26 Oct 2013 20:57:55 -0400
  The right rear stoplight on my '84 is being problematic. I have tried several different bulbs, bulb grease, cleaning contacts, etc. The taillight and...
• Re: '56 kombi - brakes (again)
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Tue, 11 Jul 95 17:13:57 EDT
  > My splitty has perfect brakes, once I stop hard a couple of times. The problem > is that if I leave the beast sitting around...
• Re: windshield wiper idiosyncracies
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:58:20 -0500
  ...Any ideas? Isaac in Cambridge >Today they stopped in the middle of the windshield. >I tried the washer again and they stopped in another...
• Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 15:38:53 -0700
  ...This divot would allow the stop screw to compress my 0.076 mm feeler gauge a little and leave a dent. The idle stop...
• odometer quirkiness
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:40:03 -0400
  ...Once it stopped at 9.9 miles, once it stopped at 190 miles, once it stopped at .7 miles. Any ideas? Is this possibly...
• Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:06:09 -0600
  People freak out when I tell them I sometimes shower at Truck Stops when I'm on the road. So today I documented one...
• Re: Does Pepper do the job?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:10:46 -0800
  At 8:14 PM -0700 3/12/02, John Brush wrote: > >> I read earlier this weekend about someone using pepper to stop the head...
• Parts needed for "Auto Stop" Propane Fill Valve
  Historical mailing list - Jensen, Peter E. (FTA)
  Tue, 08 Jul 1997 12:06:00 -0400
  Does anyone know where to get parts and info on the Auto Stop 80% fill valve on Westy campers? I think all I need...
• Re: An Open Letter to all the DADs Out There NVC Friday Stuff
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:44:45 -0700
  ...Complete STop Yes, Kim, I do make a complete stop. Two reasons: Safety, and second, I don't like tickets. And I also live...
• Re: Automatic transmission Issue
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 14:24:00 -0500
  ...Stop! Wait, What? Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang, Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well...
• hyper-extended drivers door. Need help
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 08:52:17 -0700
  ...I pulled the ripples out of the door stop strap and bent the door stop block thing in the accident! The door doesn't...
• Re: Cooling System stop-leak compounds
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 27 May 2005 09:16:59 -0700
  I've effected roadside repairs with Barr's Stop Leak on a couple of occasions, once on a 70's Pontiac Ventura and another...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:39:39 -0400
  ...this means that our 1000 lb force (5000in-lb) that was enough to stop the 25" tire will not be enough to stop a...
• No stop lights, no lighter, but interior works on '84
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 15:10:35 -0500
  ...A few weeks ago, I stopped getting power to the cigar lighter, I checked with voltmeter and have no voltage. Also, discovered stop lights...
• Strange electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:11:10 -0700
  ...This only happens from a dead stop. This happened once before but I forget why it stopped happening. Is there a reason for this...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:40:02 -0500
  I don't have heat at stoplights either. The front fan seized and I only get heat when moving. 2010/1/6, Don Spence...
• rear hatch STRUTS on '90 Westy stopped working
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 14:06:58 -0700
  The back hatch struts on my '90 Westy stopped holding the hatch up yesterday. It seems like they went from 'working 100%' to not...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:57:57 +0000
  ...Truck stops showers are great and often the truck stop restaurants can have great food at reasonable prices. Consider joining the value clubs or...
• gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:51:34 -0700
  when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because my tank is full, about a quart of gas immediately leaks copiously onto the...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:33:00 -0700
  Thank you! Many people whom I was sure knew what they were talking about said that bigger wheels mean not as good stopping but...
• Propane Fill Valve Discontinued
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 14:59:23 -0400
  My 87 Vanagon with Manchester Tank came with an 80% valve called the "Auto Stop Valve". My 90 Vanagon came with the same Manchester...
• NoMail
  Historical mailing list - Dan Roberts
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:16:11 -0600
  NoMail please. I can't seem to stop the mail. Please stop the mail. Thank you.
• LVC Auto Tranny & Neutral at Stop Lights
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:50:39 -0700
  ...Is there any reason to, or not to, put an auto tranny into neutral when stopped at a stop light?� I mean making a...
• Sliding door rear/center hinge stop?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Mon, 25 May 2009 20:06:29 -0700
  The sliding door on my 90 westy is making a tapping noise when, while closing, the rear hinge assembly stops sliding along the track...
• Re: Initial start failures
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:41:43 -0400
  ...The engine starts out around 1k rpms then plummets and the engine finally stops running. Cheers, Harry On 08/24/2011 09:41 AM...
• Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 13:24:12 -0700
  The headlights in my 87 stopped suddenly stopped working. If I turn them on, the dash lights come on, etc but no headlights. The...
• Re: Headlights stopped working
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 02:46:14 EDT
  In a message dated 7/22/02 4:24:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vannman99@YAHOO.COM writes: > The headlights in my 87 stopped...
• Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:24:21 -0500
  ...Soon after that it stops completely. I noticed that the fuel pump stops pumping. I rigged up 12 Volts and powered the pump manually...
• carat vs GL bump stops.
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:47:25 -0700
  I just sold a set of Carat springs and the buyer informed me that the Carat bump stops are shorter than the GL version...
• Re: Stopping a Head Leak
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:58:46 -0600
  RE: stop leak products......been discussed extensively on this list. Search archives Miguel
• odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 10:03:27 EDT
  Has anyone on the list ever had the odometer stop working? Does any one have any ideas on how to fix it? Mine just...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:45:54 -0700
  ...Your van stopped WAY better because you spent more money on it. Runs better after you wash it too. Pensionerd. On Mon, Apr 19...
• Re: Fuel pump stops.
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 19:25:08 -0700
  ...Fuel pump stops. I have a 88 that runs great. After about 45 minutes of running, it cuts out. Soon after that it stops...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:21:55 -0400
  ...Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment. Hi all. When idle stop screw is set correctly, should the throttle valve be blocking the EVAP (canister purge...
• Re: Throttle Valve Stop Screw Adjustment.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 16:12:38 -0700
  ...This divot > would allow the stop screw to compress my 0.076 mm feeler gauge a little > and leave a dent. > > The idle stop...
• Brake failure
  Historical mailing list - Nomadix
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 14:41:26 -0700
  ...When I come to stop brakes work fine but at end of brake pedal seems like it gets looser and presses easier. Was down...
• Re: waterboxer longevity
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 21:29:31 -0800
  What is the down side of doing this? Doesn't the aluminium stop leak stop everything else up too, like bars leak does? Joel...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:34:20 -0400
  ...to stop the wheel abruptly, we need 1000lb of force at 5" out >> from the hub, and that's the torque our stock brakes...
• stalling 2.1L in 85 when coming to stop, sharp corners
  Historical mailing list - John Hurley
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 12:10:27 -0500
  ...stalling 2.1L in 85 when coming to stop, sharp corners Anyone have any ideas. Is the fuel pump possibly sucking up air for...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:06:02 -0400
  ...the amount of time to go hard-stop to hard stop (get an assistant to run the stop watch); b. the required number of...
• Test: Spot the VW Content! <f>
  Historical mailing list - ovalwindow
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:23:53 -0700
  ...click stopwatch to start timer. 2. click on link. 3. observe what comes up. 4. click stopwatch to stop when you notice vw content...
• PLEASE I BEG OF YOU GERRY
  Historical mailing list - Tom Jensen
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:12:20 EST
  Please stop the emails from your list!!! I have tried stopping them via the methods on your page and they just won't stop...