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• Re: VW Radio Wiring?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:24:35 -0500
  At 02:26 AM 1/24/2002, Dan Snow wrote: >(BTW, I burned out a used cheapy stereo the other day >trying to install...
• Re: New bus
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:45:01 -0500
  ...then sit and watch the other guys struggle with their tents. BTW, what is the general consensus on fuel grade? Is there any benefit...
• how rare is the factory dual battery setup on a FULL westy??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 23:53:30 EST
  ...is this a rare option?? btw, this westy is going to be FS soon. cali car, clean body, no rust. chris
• Re: Contact information
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:40:34 -0800
  All, BTW: This is just a possible idea of what it could look like (i.e., it doesn't work yet). Please send any...
• Re: A war is brewing...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:53:49 -0800
  ...Cheers, Jeff BTW: My fellow BMW riders and I object to the use of air-heads for you VW luftgekuhlt people.
• For Sale - 86 Vanagon - $500 - Birmingham, AL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:11:31 -0500
  ...205-665-9756 Now you know as much as I do. BTW, that 665 number is a Montevallo, AL exchange, not Birmingham. Montevallo is...
• Re: holes
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:13:51 -0400
  ...bed and use the flat head sealing rivet to maintain a flush finish. btw. now THAT sounds like an idea to try THANX ed
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:19:53 -0600
  ...that still echo on with > the 80s > version of the bus? > BTW I count myself as one. not me. i'm a psuedo computer...
• Re: Looking for a PCB
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 May 2009 12:21:09 -0700
  *"85 AW for sale, btw."* And where might that be located - or would that take the fun out of it? On Fri, May 1...
• Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Schmidt
  Sat, 1 Oct 1994 14:29:21 -0500 (CDT)
  ...And one last BTW, I was in Europe on business last week and got a chance to revisit some of the same spots my...
• Re: 5W30 Oil --- is it OK???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:33:00 -0230
  ...A little sensitive about "The Great White North", eh? > > > BTW I use castrol 5w-50 synthetic in my Golf, 10W-30 regular in my...
• Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:01:56 -0700
  ...a 037 906 457C...does anyone know what the difference is btwn the 025 and the 037? Are they interchangeable in an '89 Digifant...
• Video from the past weekend;
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 09:49:25 -0400
  ...There is no music or image stabilization BTW. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhSV-tBo9Ys&feature=em-upload_owner Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Don't clip your replies!-- now how to search the archives
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:48:20 -0800
  ...David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@attglobal.net] >BTW, "netiquette" only appears 7 times since 2010. And how many of those seven came from me, or...
• Re: Advice on Spare 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 6 May 2010 17:35:37 -0500
  BTW-haven't secured the deal yet. Thanks. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Thu, May 6...
• Re: Dual on-board Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 12 May 2010 17:48:33 -0700
  ...get the same thing, first charge one battery, then the other. BTW there are competing products out there, the link I provided is to...
• Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:54:17 -0500
  ...onto it that says "I'll do it for 1/2" . BTW-Will be calling BD later to buy some map pockets. Ooops....off...
• Re: 1985 Transmissin'
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Apr 1995 13:46:06 -0300
  ...They are not the cheapest BTW. tim
• westfalia restoration articles from HOT VWs
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 May 94 14:01:28 EDT
  ...Someone like to swap? BTW, I don't think there was a part 7. And people thought I was crazy for saving issues of...
• Original license plate mounting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wiebe
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 12:37:28 -0500
  ...Real-life buses I've observed employ a myriad of bumper styles and methods for mounting. (BTW, I believe mine is the original bumper...
• Another Barndoor Page Update
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 10:55:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...of Eric Stollsteimer's '52 Standard to my barndoor page. Enjoy. BTW - I'm getting ready to do a major re-organization of this...
• fridge (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Aug 1994 19:44:42 -0500 (CDT)
  ...again and, as far as I can tell, it's working. BTW, the measured resistance between the 2 (functional) wires is about 4 Ohms...
• Re: Poor shifting in '71 bus
  Historical mailing list - Sideshow Bob
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:29:08 -0400 (EDT)
  ...simple huh? btw my stearing is very light also. one hand in parking lots even :)
• Syncro images
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 19:30:47 +0000
  ...Thanks!! BTW, I have added some new Syncro and Euro model pics to my page tonight, check it out! Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy...
• stumbling vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Bellm
  Tue, 24 Feb 1998 19:43:42 -0500
  ...Bruce Storrs, CT BTW, anyone know a good mechanic/shop in either the Hartford, CT or eastern CT areas for work on an '89...
• Re: KUDZU invasion, Bluebird destruction, pests (no Van.)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 20:18:22 -0500
  ...Then Jim Cain snorted:> > Right on, HKS! > BTW: Are Westies (Westys? What is the correct spelling?) a non-native > species? :-) Westies/Westys/Westers/Westfalias...
• Recall on Pop-Top seals?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:35:14 -0500
  ...This is news to me -anybody have details on that? (My pop-top seals are rusting, for sure!) BTW: Our little Winnipeg group is...
• Big island
  Historical mailing list - Radish150
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:09:47 -0800
  ...loose his job, it don't pay to play over there. BTW, man you have THE coolest hawaii cruiser, 4x4 and a condo when...
• M&M Ruckersville Virginia
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 15:14:07 EDT
  ...vanagons, the 4th was a passenger syncro (gray 86/87). Sigh. BTW, I was picking up arm rests for my 91 Westy, whose "restoration...
• WTB: Healight connector (2) (they burned???)
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:46:51 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me why this happened? Oh, btw, the bulbs are the blue xenon bulbs. Could they be drawing too much power? The...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 10:53:36 -0800
  ...I kept putting off replacing the radiator, partly because all the 'experts' (BTW, not on this list) kept telling me "It's the heads...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Nov 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1183)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:05:03 -0800
  ...I've > been to RV places as well as electrical places... > > BTW...I am using an external hose to pump air. I hooked up...
• HUD Display for vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:47:27 -0800
  ...work with our vanagons? Or any older cars without OBD systems? BTW, I just recently installed the tire pressure sensor system that Alistar posted...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:13:01 -1000
  ...fantastic stuff btw, won't remove silicone from a surface ? I would think it does. S. On 9/22/2014 5:51 PM, PSD...
• Re: [F] Names
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:54:12 -0700
  ...The question when going someplace quickly became "Are we taking Ann or Arf?" BTW that Chrysler had a hemi engine in it w/4...
• Re: Paint in PDX Great Deal!!!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:02:01 -0500
  ...Nice blue donor van BTW... >understand the HORRIBLE amount of work before the very simple step of >painting the van: > >http://www.benplace.com...
• Re: Syncro experiences?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 94 14:17:28 EST
  > > don't know tons about the synchro, but isn't it more like a limited slip > differential, rather than true 4WD? BTW I have...
• Re: poptops
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 Feb 1995 16:06:28 +0800
  >BTW, how long does it take to deploy (I love that choice of verbs) the >Westy pop-top? Howdy! I'm thinking of getting...
• Re: (warm beer) For the Diesel freaks
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Mon, 18 Nov 1996 10:30:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...have Lucas refrigerators. i know, i know. it's not friday. btw, our 85GL was a champ down to Ensenada and back Saturday. great...
• Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 23 May 1997 15:56:09 -0700
  ...a price yet. Still need to do a little more research. BTW, I have nothing for syncros. :( Guess with AWD one doesn't need...
• Audi 5000 turbo motor/ WB transmission
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:37:17 -0500
  ...get a 5spd from Ken W. Sounds hard to beat IMO. BTW, I have a spare WB transmission. If these things are worth 600...
• Re: European vs. US specs
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 22 May 2000 17:46:39 -0600
  ...on military bases. Should be no problem, as Dave Nielsen says. BTW my business was at Patch Barracks, and the day we were there...
• Main bearings for 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Rio Rafael
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 11:54:07 -0700
  ...Who stocks bearings, btw? Thanks Rio
• Re: Bus Depot Sucks HUMOR
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 07:40:09 EST
  ...that have anything to do with a woman's biological function? BTW, my vote is the <beep> <beep> is an annoyance after the first...
• Advantage of a friend at the VW dealer parts counter...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:00:12 -0500
  ...Sometimes it is nice to have friends in the right places... BTW I have been buying parts from the same guy for about 18...
• Re: RoadHaus - Photo's Uploaded / MT Wild Horse Herd
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:41:22 -0800
  ...s a very odd coincidence, but I guess coincidences do happen. Btw your photos are great. Harald Rust http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group...
• Re: Heat/cooling lever knobs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:05:44 -0600
  ...Buy New, ( not a big Dollar item BTW ) or find a donor Van for new knobs. Do NOT use liquid anything on the 4...
• Re: Randomly Parking Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:44:37 -0400
  ...in the archives or on the web somewhere as I recall). BTW my problem ended up being the wiper relay...a much easier fix...
• Re: I don't usually do this, but I thought it was important~ <<friday content>> I'm doing a charity ride from SF to LA in June.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:26:32 -0800
  ...Please don't put me in timeout. :3 > > btw, pinkbeard is a bad mental image, kthx.
• Re: Anybody know if this Type rear hatch is stock?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:43:09 -0700
  ...Transporters, Dokas, and Singlecabs, are NOT Vanagons, BTW. That's my answer and I'm sticking with it. BenT
• Re: Aux battery tyro
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:26:11 -0800
  ...Each owner has to decide what is the best solution for them....just like tires! BTW, what is your favorite tire for a Vanagon...
• Re: Cleaning head stud threads question
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:41:17 -0400
  ...My die was brand new BTW...not all dies are created equally! Thanks for the advice. Pascal '84Westy
• URGENT: Breakdown in Southern VA
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 11:18:54 -0400
  ...Thanks,' Bryan BTW, we are at that burger king/gas station there.r
• Re: T3 (Vanagon) tires
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:33:27 +0000
  ...car ! It's a power steering, cast lower control arms van, btw. all fun ! Scott> I second this. I have Continental Vanco 8s in...
• Re: Wow, what a rabble !
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Mon, 6 Mar 2023 07:07:30 -0800
  ...PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Cluster repair takes off > > :-) > > Btw I 3 d printed wee tabs to fix cluster hood down. As...
• Re: A death in our family
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:17:58 -0700
  ...On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 6:03 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com>wrote: > "press release" > > http://www.seedandfeed.org/news.php > > BTW...
• Re: 2.1l throttle plate question
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:35:10 -0700
  ...Probably too polluted or illegal now? George in Grand Rapids. > BTW, if anyone can help, I do need to locate a source of > the...
• Re: (I know I'll hate myself...) 1955 Barndoor Kombi for sale (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 2 Jan 1995 21:03:54 -0800 (PST)
  >why she's selling her bus. BTW, I though barndoors ended in 1954... Barndoors ended mid-way thru '55. I wish I had the...
• Re: Air Flow Meter and Idle/Mixture Adjustmentsn
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 95 12:27:18 EDT
  BTW it is normal for there to be a delay in idle drop. 4-5 seconds is not abnormal. DC Since we are in...
• Re: double sliding doors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 95 10:56:51 +0100
  ...These cars are *rare* on this side of the ocean also. BTW, do y'all know that the Mexican '95 T1 sedan is available...