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• Re: Was EV slap, Now electricals, HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 07:26:26 -0700
  ...Obviously > the ABS is also getting confused by the intermittent on/off electrical > power. I do not have ABS, so I cannot help you...
• Re: oil out of concrete
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:23:15 -0800
  ...I just bought this stuff called SelectSorb Oil absorbent, which works great, but in the past I have used plain old kitty litter. Just...
• Re: Expensive Syncro Westie
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 12:50:52 -0800
  ...No more absurd than what our little beach shack's assessment came in at this year! Its 2007 and people are paying $60,000...
• Re: My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:16:37 -0500
  ...A mild impact will absorb most of the force and allow you to reset it outwards again later, while with a stronger impact, it...
• Re: Big Sur resident vanishes during trek into wilderness
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:46:13 -0700
  ...wilderness: > http://www.ksbw.com/news/central-california/monterey/big-sur-resident-vanishes-during-trek-into-wilderness/27591520?absolute=true > > > Sent from my iPhone
• Re: Rather odd EV `road test'
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 17:28:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...windows, central locking, five speed gearbox, rev counter, > heated electric mirrors and ABS. Cost in the UK 20,122.00 pounds(!) > > Trace -- '93 MV
• Re: VW Concept Car: WHOA! A Syncro Eurovan Pickup!
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 18:44:59 -0700
  Am I the only one who thinks that 102hp for that thing is absurd? I love my VW's, but gawd, they are underwhelming...
• Re: antenna
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 07:53:09 -0500
  Todd, Can you take a Westy through a carwash? Most absolutely---certainly !! You haven't ever been through one? Saves allot of time and...
• Re: Just wondering
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:19:21 -0500
  ...the basic principle upon which all vehicle through-flow systems > > work. > > Absolute balderdash, kapiffle and tripe! > > Clive > '88 Syncro Transporter Well, don't hold...
• Re: Is Quebec invading the Outer Banks?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 28 May 2007 18:07:07 -0400
  quebecers or quebecois get it straight :P On 5/28/07, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > apparently quebecians are absolutely nutty about...
• Re: anyone ever have a gmail account "disabled" by google?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 06:15:27 -0800
  A'yup, I have three accounts and no problems, so far...absolutely *necessary * for listservs On Dec 6, 2007 6:02 AM, mordo <helmut...
• Shock absorber rubber spring/dust shield
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:55:13 +1000
  I am just replacing the shocks in my '82 Vanagon. I find the dust cover/rubber spring covering one of the front shocks is...
• Quiet Car Product vs. Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Aimee MacLeod
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:25:13 -0700
  ...You paint on this product and they claim it absorbs even more sound and vibration than Dynamat. Thanks for all your ideas and feedback...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 19:19:53 +0100
  Hello all, > The Vanagon is not designed for high speed driving and lacks the additional > safety features such as airbags and ABS brakes. If...
• Re: OT & NVC & Pre-Friday: Palcohol?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:07:18 -0700
  ...The cyclodextrins can > absorb an estimated 60 percent of their own weight in alcohol.[1] A US > patent was registered for the process as...
• Fw: Re: m56
  Historical mailing list - robert celia
  Tue, 11 Jul 2017 08:53:51 -0500
  ...Avarice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road > > From: Robert Celia > Date...
• Re: Manual trans -- note to self:
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:21:53 -0500
  At 04:38 PM 11/18/2010, David Beierl wrote... >c) If you absolutely insist on doing this, DON'T DROP THE PLUG. Is...
• Re: vw's for sale
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  26 Apr 1996 11:40:35 -0700
  ...Time:11:33 AM OFFICE MEMO RE>vw's for sale Date:4/26/96 <'93 EuroVan GT, 5-speed, loaded, ABS, low miles...
• Re: Oil cooler: possible to use AC condenser?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 18:26:10 EST
  ...No reason to reply, another one in the filter file.> >> Absolute hit and run tactic. Afraid to get a credible response, perhaps? BenT SF
• Re: Needed: ECU
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:28:26 -0500
  ...I would love to get a loaner with option to > buy, just to make absolutely sure. I'd pay for the privilege to try...
• Re: Regarding alignment..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:24:06 -0400
  ...Now, if your toe is adjusted right on and the wheels are pointing absolutely straight ahead and your steering wheel is not perfectly centered...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 12:20:34 -0700
  ...If my car totals itself absorbing energy on my behalf, I couldn't be happier. Just my CDN$0.02, T. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Bowen...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 1 May 2009 10:11:35 -0400
  ...If > >I measure CO and the tail pipe will that suffice or do I absolutely need to > >measure upstream? > > Sounds as though S&S...
• Re: website creation question - absolutely NVC whatsoever
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:51:15 -0400
  ...website creation question - absolutely NVC whatsoever ::: :::At 02:12 PM 10/5/2007, Joy Hecht wrote... :::>I've got a web question. Some websites...
• Proper word usage, was Re: engine conversion [is this a Friday thing come early?]
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:10:14 -0500
  ...Yee haw, Marc "Unencumbered by the grammatical process, speller extraordinair, and purveyor of logical absurdity" Perdue Andrew Grebneff wrote: > > irregardless > > not regardless?
• 1980 Vanagon camper ASI
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:04:13 -0400
  ...real shame these have an ABS plastic top, NOT fiberglass.. I'm unsure on how one would repair broken/cracks in ABS 1980 Vanagon...
• Re: Subject: Re: website creation question - absolutely NVC whatsoever
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 00:23:10 -0400
  ...website creation question - absolutely NVC :::whatsoever ::: :::Might also have to do with the css template for said website. Just like :::you can view the...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:01:00 -0700
  ...The Laws of Thermodynamics Second Law says the entropy increases and everything will eventually reach absolute zero. So are we helping the universe come...
• Re: novel solar shower spotted
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:06:22 -0700
  ...Now some ABS plastic pipe. BT On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > On the samba...
• Boge 'Heavy Duty' Shock Absorbers ???
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:17:53 -0400
  All, According to the BOGE/Sachs web site, there are two types of BOGE shocks that fit our Vanagons: 27-533-1 Front 27...
• Re: Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 23:48:50 -1000
  ...my favorites are sting (all of em), bonnie raitt, the allman bros band, little feat, leon russell, but absolutely no rap whatsoever. mick 89...
• Re: re. Vanagon bull bars/brush guards...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 01:27:35 EST
  ...need to be heavy, they just need to be capable of absorbing > shock. > A strong heavy bumper will just transfer the shock to the...
• Re: Upcoming Road Trip!! Need nice routes through OR and WA
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:41:21 EDT
  ...It is absolutely incredible, a rare natural phenomenon. It's mind blowing. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box" Aurora, IL
• dealing with rust on the rear shock tower..
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Mon, 31 May 2004 20:46:02 -0400
  Hey all, i am getting rust in the engine bay where the rear shock absorber mounts are. Was there suppose to be a small...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 1 May 2005 10:14:54 -0700
  ...You're absolutely right. For some reason I saw 84 and thought 88.
• Re: Springs & Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 13:32:34 +1300
  ...now! Less >sway, no mind-jarring, rattling bumps, it's quiet, absolutely amazing change >from the rusted, blown CarQuest gas shocks that the P...
• Improving stock curtains/matress toppers
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:24:12 -0700
  ...but the MG_1521-01 photo is absolutely beautiful... it looks almost like is a painting... check out the clouds at the top. Very...
• Re: poo powder and related
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:15:28 -0500
  ...He and > others among us have used a bucket with liner and various absorbent materials. > Disposal is a problem, as such materials are not...
• Re: Science of Washboarding
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:06:15 -0700
  On 9/27/2009 2:34 PM David Beierl wrote: > At 03:48 PM 9/27/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> The shock absorbers...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 14:43:59 -0700
  ...I wouldn't put absolute faith in any of them. Mark Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:............. > Things are not always clear in that book anyway...
• Re: better sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 13:13:38 -0800
  The ABS does sound kinda cool� but wood seems better for our vintage throwbacks. Eric Eric Wunrow Pictures 85 S Union Blvd, #Q123 Lakewood...
• Re: Choice of carriers for shipping a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 6 May 2019 08:37:45 -0400
  ...Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote: > I am getting back into Vanagons after an absence of almost two years. > Need to > ship a Vanagon...
• Re: f/ Burma Shave
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 15:47:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Pinkstone wrote: > >If You're Driving Down the Road... > >(pretty slow out there this mornin') > > ..and that LED starts flashin' > (absolutely without warnin') You...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:04:41 -0400
  ...inline fuel filter or can I eliminate two sources of You absolutely positively need the inline fuel filter, unless you want your fuel injectors...
• Re: Leveling the van- shims made of teflon or nylon.....what's up!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 00:22:10 -0500
  ...Teflon [deforms indefinately] Acrylic plexiglass [brittle;see below] Lexan polycarbonate [stress cracks from solvents/exposure] ABS [attacked by solvents, UV] Styrene [see above] JinNJ
• Re: Valve adjustments/Need specs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:46:50 EST
  ...In german, but the Figures and abstract are in english. And then there is Babelfish. Frank Grunthaner
• Re: valve clatter
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 13:22:12 -0600
  ...in very cold weather....or after extended periods of me being absent from the drivers seat. Bob Stevens '91 Westy http://groups.msn.com...
• Re: Beetle TDI test drive (almost no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 23:47:44 +1200
  >Hope no one minds if I take this back to beetle content.... > >NBs are an absolute dream to drive Understeer and more understeer. Fun...
• Re: no VW sports cars? No longer any Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 28 May 2004 16:52:05 -0700
  I'm inclined to think that a sports car is a vehicle that is absolutely impractical for anything other than going quickly merely for...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 08:49:41 -0500
  ...Harry On 11/04/2013 10:23 PM, Ryan Press wrote: <snip> > > I certainly appreciate the heater, but the girlfriend absolutely loves it. > > Ryan >
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:44:32 -0500
  ...On Vanagons it is absolutely fantastic.
• Re: New Absurdity -$75,000 Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:55:40 -0800
  > ( and don't say any really bad 4 letter words on this list- some people > don't appreciate it ! - lol - got blasted for that...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:57:16 -0500
  ...But it seems that the Volvo absorbed most of the Vanagon's inertia. So, it seems that if you are going to crash your...
• Re: Regards Window Tint
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:24:04 -0700
  ...From shiny finish to matte finish, from reflective surface to absorptive surface(matte finish) - they each work in different ways. And because of it...
• Re: Interesting alternative engine management / FI system
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 08:32:36 -0700
  ...that may not matter so much... �Evan Mac Donald "...in the absence of facts, myth rushes in, the kudzu of history." -Stacy Schiff ________________________________ From...
• Re: GoWesty2.3--how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:56:52 -0700
  Well, this engine I'm offering is way beyond any warranty period, so the presence or absence of Tiico is irrelevant. Also, I'm...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:30:15 +0000
  ...Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:16:07 -0700 > >If we install ABS, could we keep the same setup as is? >And what would it...
• Re: Phrydae Phun <Absolutely NVC>
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:26:48 -0700
  ...Phrydae Phun <Absolutely NVC> > > > > > > > The scariest part is I was reading the whole thing normally, thinking > > > there > > > was an occasional misspelling here and there...
• Re: REVIEW: Microfiber Camp Towels
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:53:29 -0500
  ...Very soft to the skin and absorbed water well. Heck even my girlfriend Lesa was sold on them after the first use. So if...
• FS 89 Vanagon GL Wolfsbug Limited Edition
  Historical mailing list - John McCabe
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 04:45:34 PDT
  ...owner miles just back from a 1,400 mile trip with absolutely no problems $10,000 P-mail for more details and photos John...