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• Re: Pickup
  Historical mailing list - Jean & Steve Kammerer
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 09:04:30 -0400
  Had both deisel rabbit car and PU. PU got about 30-33 mpg due to lower 4th gear ratio. Rabbit car had an overdrive...
• carpet adhesive
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 17:40:12 -0600
  ---------------- Hi Volks, The carpet in by van needs a good cleaning and some of it needs replaced. What type of adhesive is required / best...
• thanks to all who helped w/ placement of the Carat badge
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:01:58 EST
  thanks to all who helped with info/pics on the correct position of the stick-on "Carat" badge.. my carat now feels "whole" again...
• Carat/Weekender table latch
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 15:29:01 -0500
  I want to buy a used table latch for my folding Carat table. The dealer is asking $46.75! Anyone with one spare to...
• Re: ATF fluid
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:12:07 -0700
  ...Many years (40+) I worked for a short time in car sales, both new and used. At a very good and reputable family owned...
• Re: Weber help anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 05:56:18 -0700
  My experience is that there is very little carb help on this list - for good reason. I do run a Weber DFEV on my...
• Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - armando guzman
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 22:40:26 -0800
  hi, malcolm, this is Armando, I hope you remember me, I sold you the manifold for the pierburg carburator. I agree with you, that...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:06:31 -0500
  These carbs don't have carb air heaters, and are subject to icing when conditions are right. Makes operation in nasty weather that much...
• Caravelle
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 20:07:36 -0500
  ...quite obvious, isn't it? > Caravelle: (hist.) Small light fast ship, chiefly Spanish or Portuguese oh > Caravelle was used by Renault for a sports...
• Re: FS, Carat/Audi wheels with new tires
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schreiber
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 14:06:02 -0500
  ...what are "carat audi wheels"???? chris Stock alloys on Vanagon Carats and most Audi 5000's
• Re: Ethics & CarFax
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:07:56 EDT
  ...I had Carfax for a time and probably ran 50 reports. Some were cars I was looking to buy, some where just cars I...
• Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:43:16 -0500
  Many parts in just about every car, are made in countries other than the country that vehicle is assembled in. There for is is...
• Re: How bad is it to have dual carbs instaed if the FI on an 84
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 22 Aug 2013 18:06:03 -0400
  one point to make is there are no aftermarket carb conversions with a provision for carb heat! depending on where you are it can...
• Re: '79 f.i./carb coversion (finally)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Crumpton
  Fri, 01 Dec 1995 10:18:46 -0500
  I have a 1980 Vanagon Camper that has a Weber carb that was installed by the previous owner. I am in the process of...
• RE: cleaning carpets
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Tue, 23 Jul 96 01:45:41 UT
  ...cleaning carpets Anyone have any tips on cleaning the carpets for an old Vanagon. Took it to one of those coin-op car washes...
• Re: Car model names
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:08:26 -0800
  In my mind Toyota holds the stupidity honor with the first car they introduced to the American market. It named Toyopet. They wised up...
• Re: vw bus one of Cartalk's top 10 WORST cars!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 00:26:41 +1200
  >did you AOL members see on your sign-on screen the picture of the vw split >window bus? Car Talk nominates it in the...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 May 2008 10:09:55 -0700
  ...However he then proceeds to tell me that he had the car on the upper level of the car hauler and that at some...
• Re: economic woes and such ..
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:21:32 -0600
  ...less gas should be consumed by newer more efficient cars. > (in theory anyway) > > b. less greenhouse emissions should be produced by the newer cars...
• Re: Carpet Replacement Kits - Input Requested - Please!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 14:48:50 EDT
  ...nothing is as good as OEM..ive seen sewfines carpet kits.. they are poor quality IMO. if i bought new carpet everytime i spilled...
• Re: VW car names ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:20:27 -0800
  ...which quckly becomes the 'farhtan & go' ! which becomes the 'fart n' go.' Perfect car name, especially for an underpowered car. ----- Original Message ----- From: "B...
• Re: carpet
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:28:42 -0700
  ...Since the carpet is out it will be easier to do and easier to dry as well. I wish I was over on that...
• Re: Ethics & CarFax
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:40:23 -0700
  Seeing as it's SOP here in California for a dealer to give you the Carfax report when you are thinking about buying a...
• Re: EFI to Carbs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 28 May 1998 08:41:01 -0700
  ...This *kills* people in airplanes -- there is a main control lever to dump hot air into the carbs on planes, and you add carb...
• Re: Bike Carrier and Westfalia Roofs-Question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 19:37:17 -0400
  ...I would like to have the ability to carrier up to >four bikes at a time or two bikes and a canoe. I realize...
• Re: Anyone tow a car with their van?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 11:08:15 -0400
  ...reasonably light)? What kind of hitch are you using? Can it handle towing the car and also being full of cargo? Thanks! Chris
• Re: Carver web address
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 14:48:58 EDT
  In a message dated 4/20/99 12:55:17 PM, m.laycock@STRATH.AC.UK wrote: << Carver are now on-line HTTP://www...
• Re: Some Vanagon Content...looking for a car...
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Wed, 19 Mar 2014 11:01:03 -0500
  ...Howard Subject: [VANAGON] Some Vanagon Content...looking for a car... Anyone out there with a decent little car?
• possessive about your new ride??
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:11:21 -0700
  from a news wire /// WOMEN are not the fairer sex when it comes to sharing a new car, according to online car retailer jamjar...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:17:12 -0700
  ...Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC) So, I was cruising back from work in my Corrado (automatic) and realized that I probably really...
• Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 20:33:00 -0700
  I finally, finally after a lot of procrastination, cut some door cards today. What I’m covering them with is a secret for now...
• Caret ?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Jul 1996 20:13:58 -0400
  ...I noticed that the Caret is a few thousand more than the GL for the same year. I am looking at 1990's. Gary...
• Re: Vote southern Ontario!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 95 11:34:37 EST
  what time of the year? dc -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600-6662 fax...
• Re: Agilis tire source?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 19:54:09 +0200
  I wrote: > this dimension was > created by several of the big car manufacturers together with several of the big > car manufacturers That should be...
• original carpets
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 06:09:20 -0500
  Dear List, I have lost touch with the list member who had some original carpets for sale. Anybody have a tan front carpet fror...
• Re: Vanagon-esque vehicles...
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:45:49 -0700
  ........ the brit car folks got rather excited upon seeing another brit car,....... What they were excited about was to see two 'brit cars actually...
• any have a carat rear badge for sale or a source?
  Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 12:22:04 -0400
  Anyone have a rear hatch badge for the carat vanagon they would sell or know of a source to get one? thanks everyone, jesse...
• Re: Cargo area cover
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 May 2010 09:29:56 -0700
  did david B put you up to this didn't he? http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/cargocover2.pdf alistair On 19-May...
• Caravana CARNET?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 05:38:58 -0600
  The following is excerpted from the Caravana PanAmerican post forwarded to the list on 6/17 CARNET: Our carnet served us very well everywhere...
• Re: tip needed for Van Cafe oversized tire carrier install
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 12 Mar 2014 13:18:50 -0400
  Ouch! Sounds like my careful reading was not careful enough, and though I mentioned my tire size to the great folks at Van Cafe...
• Re: Thnings that go "Squish" in the night
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:54:11 -0600
  ...I have the soaked carpet. The alcohol trick is a good thing to know. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stan Wilder wrote: >>You will...
• Listee is Car Talk genius?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 14:25:12 EST
  Just listening to Car Talk on public radio and hear the winner of this week's puzzler is Blaine Bachman of Albaquerque, NM. There...
• Re: VW credit card
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Tue, 09 Jul 96 21:17:08 -0500
  ...VW credit card > Got a call over the weekend from MBNA and accepted a credit card that builds > toward a $3,500 potential rebate...
• Re: Interior Configurations?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 14:00:46 EST
  ...you can add the carat/wolfy interior to any van, i put one out of a 90 into my 84. ps, i have a...
• Re: Biologic car alarms
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:18:31 -0700
  I spent five months on the road with a 170lb Great Dane car security system. I could leave the van anywhere and nobody would...
• carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Dave Benjamin
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:40:18 -0800
  What's all the talk about carbon fiber? I think someone mentioned trying to make a bumper out of it? I've owned boats...
• FYI: 87 syncro westy on cars.com (low milage)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:37:25 -0700
  If it's still there that is? -tim JDB Imports Commerce City CO Contact seller Call 866-281-5784 http://www.cars.com/search...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:41:15 -0600
  The reference was a metaphor, as in "the carbon fiber look of today is a statement of modernity like the pink and grey paint...
• Dusseldorf Caravan Exhibition
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:29:04 +0300
  Hello, The Dusseldorf Caravan exhibition is currently opened. For all those who cannot visit it by themselves, some data are to be found on...
• Coolant Diagram & Hose Part #s for carb'ed van
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 18:03:58 -0700
  I am looking for a coolant diagram for the European Pierberg (single) carburator vans. These carb air intake manifolds are jacketed to sends coolant...
• CYLINDER #'s and FIRING ORDER -
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:50:34 -0400
  ...Am I correct? Cylinders FRONT OF CAR cylinder 4 - block - cylinder 1 cylinder 3 - block - cylinder 2 REAR OF CAR Distributor (roter goes counter...
• Re: worst cars - van?
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:20:48 -0700
  ...Opinions are like #ssholes, my van rules! Phil --- Andy Zappe <Zapvw@AOL.COM> wrote: > http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Worst-Cars/results1.html > > this...
• Re: Radiator rubber mounts - cardboard air deflectors
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 30 May 2010 19:17:57 -0400
  Ya Know if you go down to a Automotive Upholstery shop they usually carry a Water resistant Door Panel material. Just cut it with...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 08:17:30 -0800
  ...While this is for Solex carbs, there is an excellent discussion on carbs in general that I, as a 'learner', found to be excellent...
• Projektzwo
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:27:17 -0400
  ...http://www.ebay.com/itm/vw-t25-t3-projektzwo-nos-1-pair-hella-foglight-caravelle-transporter-camper-rare-/250940680258?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Nov 94 20:10:01 EST
  Is that ethonal, ethonel, ethonol, athonal, ethanal, or ethenel? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788...
• Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:52:27 EST
  ...This also got me thinking about putting a removable carpet over my camping area carpet. Suggestions welcome.
• Share your ride/websites
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 11:31:05 -0500
  www.krautwagen.com My 1973 Bug project car, "Volksrods" (Air-cooled VW hot rods), and more. Oh yeah, and my 1989 Carat! Happy Motoring...
• carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Sat, 5 May 2007 13:31:45 -0400
  Last month, I had a carfax subscription and ran a few numbers for other list members. This month, I don't. Anyone care to...
• Re: What's a "carat"?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 13:18:11 EDT
  fyi, the vanagon wasnt the only vw badged as a "carat". some '89-92 jettas and cabriolets were badged as carats as well chris...