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• Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:12:58 -0500
  ...This is still taking a long time FWIW. I have no idea what good that could conceivably do. >[...a whole bunch of extraneous material...
• Re: screens for sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:20:56 -0800
  FWIW, I used Goop ™ to repair the screens on mine. That glue has held up for at least 8 years. Those window screens are...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 14 May 2015 20:48:39 -0400
  ...from past mistakes and will cover your time and parts properly. FWIW, there should be no heavy grease or sealant where you found some.
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lee
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 09:14:13 -0400
  ...know what wiring should be upgraded/replaced to boost 12V performance. FWIW, I'm running on a relay-isolated AUX battery, if that matters...
• Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:52:10 -0700
  ...The archives mentions using 12 volt or higher rated capacitor, but will a 10 Volt Tantalum capacitor be ok? FWIW to others, soldering two...
• Re: MOD Mike Collum 11/28 update
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0700
  ...parents out there who try to teach their children proper etiquette and cannot let them read the "family-oriented Vanagon list. FWIW Karl Wolz
• AT v.s. Manual (was: Re: Automatic Transmissions!!)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:00:48 -0500
  ...MOTORSPORTS.COM writes: << With all the Slipping Autos being talked about >> FWIW, the manual transmissions in watercooled Vanagons have always been more trouble prone...
• Re: Powder Coat ?????
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 02:33:54 EDT
  johnpatt@WARWICK.NET writes: << I had an entire Syncro exhaust JET-HOT coated and it is now rusting in several places.... >> FWIW-I had...
• Re: Frig temps - 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:57:21 -0400
  ...0*C, as the outside temperature overnight was about 7*C. FWIW Keith Adams calgary.ab.ca 86 Westy and some other random VWs
• Re: Other Volkswagens
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:27:06 -0600
  ...In 59 they went to the bigger/heavier bumpers w/ overriders. FWIW, I left out the word "ribbed" in my description of early bumpers...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 16:16:36 -0500
  ...I'm sure they must, >> but they're good for 100K easily as far as I know, even more. >> Scott >> www.turbovans.com >> > > FWIW...
• Re: Techron vs. other brand(s) injector cleaner - '91 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:09:31 -0700
  I would think (fwiw) that Techron is for general/continuous usage, and Seafoam is more of a periodic "treatment". I've talked to some...
• F.I. intake runner hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 5 Sep 95 10:46:11 EDT
  ...My #3 hose is cracked and leaking badly, I need help. FWIW I measure the dimension of the runner at 37.5mm (1.47...
• Re: Vote
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:23:54 -0600
  ...My $.02...FWIW... Alan Bosch '88 Wolfsburg (still grinnin' like the Cheshire cat)
• Re: Adventure Wagon Vs. Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:39:02 -0600
  ...its a matter of the actually frame opening of the door. FWIW, the consensus was that a Westy will fit into the average (whatever...
• Re: New stereo w/remote
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:24:43 -0400
  ...pleasantly surprised to learn that > they now carry MB Quart speakers. FWIW, M.B. Quart's financially troubled U.S. owner, Rockford, is in...
• Cross winds and shock absorbers
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 6 May 2006 15:28:59 -0400
  ...101 was quite windy, and crossing bridge from Astoria OR to WA state, was, well *%$# scary! And FWIW, I have new "Nexen" LT tires...
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:21:00 -0400
  ...2015, at 2:54 AM, Karl Mullendore <tdiguru@WESTYVENTURES.COM> wrote: > > FWIW, if using one of these to torque WBX heads, you'll never...
• Re: Okay, How Cold Is It? Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:38:59 -0700
  FWIW, I have been thru this before & have yet to replace the pump from ice in the tank-that said I have had to...
• Re: Really Cold! Success! Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 17 May 1999 12:34:57 -0700
  ...I never did hear a fan, FWIW. > Hmmm. > You can induce fan operation by using both gas mode operation and the 110 land line...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 02:04:19 -0400
  At 16:47 9/8/99 , you wrote: >FWIW, the custom syncro Bilsteins totally eliminate >cross-wind buffeting even with the 195 width tires...
• Re: WHy
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 19 May 2000 10:16:24 -0400
  FWIW, VW made a version of the Vanagon pickup with a lockable drawer under the bed specifically for keeping rifles. There's a picture...
• Re: Westys for all Marques.. was: Re: Canvas Tent on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 13:45:08 -0800
  ...Tom Naylor '85 Nissan-powered Westy > I'd like to hear about the "85 Nissan-Westy".... > > > FWIW, Westfalia-Werke GMBH made camper conversions for...
• Re: T-Mobile
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 8 May 2004 18:26:24 -0400
  ...location where T-Mobile is > offered (Startbucks, Boarders, Barns n' Noble...) FWIW, McDonalds just signed a contract with another wireless internet vendor to put...
• Re: Freeze 12 Update
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 17:40:04 -0700
  ...Isn't Freeze12 just 134a with some additives? FWIW, I have used Freeze12 for several years now and it seems okay. Living in Tucson...
• VDO wire route
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:32:37 -0400
  ...to know how/where to fish sender wire through to dash. FWIW, gas heater and stock heater are removed. Is it possible to fish...
• Re: Was: Tires, not the whole thread..Now...Problem solved
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:56:04 -0400
  ...Don, FWIW John of Northwest Campers up in Bellingham outfits his fleet with Nankangs. I had the pleasure of driving their '84 AdventureWagen for...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:46:01 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Oil filter question > FWIW, almost all oil filters have anti-drain back valves, and bypass > valves as well. It is the quality...
• Re: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:47:31 -0400
  ...Which one are you going to be dealing with? FWIW my counsel is to be there in person, have an agent (someone from the...
• Re: Craiglist
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:19:43 -0400
  ...Blue Book says ~$3500, FWIW. Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Sullivan To: Ken Lewis Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Cylinder Swap. What am I missing?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:54:00 -0700
  ...don't have to open the passenger door to open slider! FWIW, only needed penetrating fluid and time. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2...
• Re: I love this list...but way too much email...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:32:45 -0500
  ...I would like to pass on how I deal with it, FWIW: > I love to read the emails on the list but it takes...
• Re: dometic frig from ...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 7 Jun 2024 03:34:10 -0400
  FWIW, Van Cafe didn't pioneer this, there were a few of us who installed the VF C51i and Truckfridge TF49 many years before...
• Re: Moon discs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:03:43 -0700
  ...so do you mean the common VW vanagon chrome hubcap ? fwiw .. the 84/85/86 etc plastic full size stock Vanagon hubcaps for 14...
• Re: Grommet for fuel hole in fire wall
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 23:36:45 -0400
  ...mount it little �loose, so no forces can generate on it. � - - � , FWIW, The grommet Robert sourced fits the hole in the firewall perfectly while...
• Re: Installing new brake pads in 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 11 Jul 1999 09:59:45 -0400
  FWIW I have never replaced the bolts mentioned, no problems yet in 3 vans, in 3 years. mike 87 westy Richard O'Halloran wrote...
• SA big brake kit..who has best price? also going in for surgery tomorrow..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 11:36:45 EDT
  ...to swap in the newer front brakes onto my 84? also FWIW, tomorrow i am going in for hernia surgery.. not sure how i...
• Re: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:50:17 -0800
  ...Is the risk that great, or am I just being paranoid?> > FWIW - in about five years I've had two leaky semi-used bottles...
• Re: Tie rod replacement (not tie rod ends)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:10:02 -0700
  ...disconnecting the PS fluid lines. �Has anyone successfully tried this before? > FWIW, that pic of mine shows a **manual** steering rack mounted on vehicle...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:32:56 -0600
  FWIW, mine does not light on DC, only when the propane is lit. But you said "most," not "all." ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET...
• Re: Vanagon mechanic in Albuquerque
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 14:49:25 -0500
  Here, fwiw (evidently not much), is what Roadhaus lists in NM. I checked further, nothing listed anywhere "nearby" in Texas, either. Amarillo seems closest...
• Re: Door Chime madness
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:59:48 -0700
  ...Door Chime madness > fwiw, > I don't consider vanagons to have 'door chimes' > but they do have a key buzzer ..... > which I guess is...
• Leaking Caliper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 8:54:46 MST
  ...from those pessimists who think a new caliper is in order. FWIW...There doesn't seem to be any pulling, or difference in the...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 08:29:39 CDT
  On Wed, 29 Apr 1998 00:35:35 -0500 Tonya Pope said: >fwiw, those head-on tests have to be taken with a grain...
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:50:43 EDT
  ...vw dealer. the full length unit was only started in '86. fwiw, it wont work on a westy. chris '84 passenger sunroof vanagon w...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 18:53:53 -0500
  ...I did, and when I changed it the noise went away." FWIW... david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84...
• Re: 82 aircooled power
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 15:11:15 -0400
  ...60 is where my van likes to cruise, FWIW. I recently did a tune-up (with the able guidance of my brother, Tony) including...
• Re: anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Brunson
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:50:44 -0800
  ...12:32:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, > brunson@TANGLEDBANK.COM writes: > > > > FWIW, about a month ago I looked at an '80 for sale in...
• Re: replace starter
  Historical mailing list - William Alexander
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 06:55:08 -0400
  ...I would like to > get the best starter I can. > > Thanks, > ph > > FWIW - 80 Westy starter - I did 3 "rebuilts" from my FLAPS - one...
• Re: just finished installing my shadyboy awning
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 17:06:22 -0600
  ...Were you facing into the wind or w/ the wind in those 35 mph gusts? FWIW, Tom Buese
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 2 May 2007 14:39:58 -0400
  FWIW, I use the newer type distributor cap (with posts inside the plug wire sockets) on an older type '84 distributor in my '84...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:27:17 -0400
  Geo, Did blowing the head gasket leave your compression normal? Thanks, Wes Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > FWIW -- whenever I've had a blown head...
• Re: who sells good german chrome new bumpers???
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:51:22 -0700
  FWIW -- I've had one of Ken's rear bumpers on my Westy for 10+ years and it still looks great. The holes line...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:49:44 -0400
  FWIW, I once replaced an O2 sensor just because it was time and I was putting a new exhaust system on anyway. The engine...
• Re: Owsley died
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:22:24 -0700
  ...and the VWs doesn't mean that it's not > there. FWIW I did think about this before I sent it. > Then again this...
• Re: Tire vendors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:57:53 -0500
  ...than ten thousand miles on them. '84 Westy, both left-rear FWIW. >and was quite impressed with the increased steering response after >the move...
• Re: Redline CV-2. User Input?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 10 May 2011 13:59:59 -0700
  fwiw, I have used a ton of it in the past, never a problem. I also put in more grease than the stock amount...
• Re: GW bigger brakes availability
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 4 Aug 2017 11:16:49 -0700
  FWIW, I've never gotten GW to comment on expected availability, you just sign up for an alert and wait. This is their busy...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 2 May 2017 12:30:06 -0700
  ...the upkeep of your vehicle? > this. I'd aim for that. FWIW.... on my recent nearly 10K mile trip, I found that simple things...
• Re: Temp high, no fan ...
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:44:26 -0800
  ...resistor. I swapped a new one in, so I should know. FWIW, this is a so-called "late 1986" tintop. On 1/21/17...