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  • Re: Syncro Buggy
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 5 Jan 2012 02:47:09 -0700
    DMV Playa mobile? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2012, at 1:20 AM, Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Good catch. I...
  • Who's going to the Victoria VW Show this weekend?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 8 Jul 2002 23:15:27 -0700
    I am heading there with my almost finished 1988 Syncro 16" DoKa (interior work is all that is left - pictures to come of the...
  • Re: Joined the club today!
    Historical mailing list - RP
    Fri, 25 Jul 2003 08:14:32 -0700
    ...her on the Samba, but here > she is: > http://doka.gezuvor.com/images/86_DoKa/180253.jpg > > I'm sure I'll have plenty...
  • brakes
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Sat, 6 Jun 2015 18:24:02 -0400
    So there I am, driving reasonably, applying the brakes gently, and the DoKa skids. Why? is something seizing? ed-91DoKa; now that it runs...
  • Re: Seinfeld and Kramer in a Splittie Doka
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:37:25 -0700
    That was worthwhile, thanks. Rob At 9/28/2012 04:42 PM, Richard Koerner wrote: >http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/ > >Pretty cool... > >Rich >San Diego
  • Frydea westy
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:25:48 -0400
    ...new version? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXTBZLRfR4 I like the seat that converts into a step ladder ed- still with the DoKa
  • Parts for presents - Sweet!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Tue, 3 Apr 2012 07:54:12 -0400
    ...ed- 91 DoKa
  • DPO caused damage on Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:24:09 -0800
    ...Last year, I decided to move a car trailer by hand to attach it to my 88 2wd Doka. I figured the channel steel...
  • Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:22:36 -0700
    ...Thanks, Joe Fortino >On 3/27/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:>> Hey All, >> >> I'm thinking about making another Vanagon/Transporter...
  • Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:56:30 -0400
    I'm definitely interested in one (XL) On 3/27/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey All, > > I'm thinking about...
  • Re: wheels
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:20:36 -0600
    On Aug 14, 2007, at 2:04 PM, VW Doka wrote: > The ones with the 2", or so, circles are indeed alloys. Pretty > hard...
  • loose change
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:26:18 -0500
    ...It was warm, the DoKa had fresh paint on the inside that would water your eyes with the fumes, and I hadn�t blown...
  • WTB: PS drag link for Syncro
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:10:56 -0800
    Hi all, I'm adding powersteering to my 1989 Syncro Doka. I already have the PS rack from a non-Syncro. I need the...
  • Unusual Vanagons sighted in Portland OR
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:15:19 +0000
    ...It was a dark Green Doka being towed on a flatbed tralier by a GM SUV. I've never seen a dark green Doka...
  • Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:55:01 -0800
    ...another fairy tale. *L* tim in san jose On Dec 10, 2007 6:22 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you...
  • FS: eBay - VW Transporter Hardcover Haynes Manual for '82-'90
    Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
    Tue, 21 Jan 2003 20:51:49 -0500
    Shameless self promoting SPAM: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2400918259 Larry '86 Syncro Westfalia '86 Syncro DOKA
  • Older Doka Fire Job
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 3 Mar 2005 12:39:18 -0800
    Saw this one at the auction the other day: http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/temp/burn.jpg Sad.... Check your fuel lines lately? Cheers...
  • Re: Strange location for a fuel filler?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sat, 4 Feb 2006 16:39:50 -0500
    Curiously, that's about the fuel filler location on Syncro Dokas. Kim Brennan 86 Syncro. 91 Westy Syncro. 90 Tristar Vienna VA. Sugar Grove...
  • Re: Thread hijacking not Hijacking thread
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:50:32 -0700
    ...The Customs Officer > will get a kick out of it too. > > ;) My 88 Doka is documented in the archives as one of the many...
  • Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:22:52 -0500
    ...On 9/13/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > > VW has done all the research for you: > > http://www.vanagonparts.com/images...
  • Re: bosch/hella P/N for PZ fogs?
    Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
    Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:55:23 -0800
    ...However doka _PROMISED_ me last year he'd do that > deed. Hey, Dokadude, any progress on that? > > Patently certain Bosch/Hella did not do...
  • Re: wheels
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:10:10 -0500
    ...A lot of people don't like them, but I >would > > love to have a set on my doka. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From...
  • Re: Cool DIY "Doka"
    Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
    Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:39:31 -0500
    ...Cool DIY "Doka" Hi all. Saw this over on the Samba. Thought I'd share: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4236544 Neil. -- Neil...
  • Re: AC under rear seat?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:14:00 -0700
    On 7/9/08, Jeff @ Autostadt West <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > > Neil, > > That's where I'm putting it in my Tristar. But...
  • Friday flash mob
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Fri, 2 May 2014 06:37:53 -0400
    ...flash mob (with sound) https://www.youtube.com/embed/a6W2ZMpsxhg?feature=player_embedded%C2%A0%3B (Night Watch) ed-91T3 DoKa, still a classic
  • Re: Tri Star DOKA on eBay currently $13,800 US
    Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
    Sat, 31 Aug 2002 14:21:04 +0100
    - look at bid history ....An amazing amount of people with 'Sunglasses' seem to be bidding for it - must be part of 'Tristar' image!
  • Re: DoKa sighting in Michigan
    Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
    Thu, 3 Nov 2005 18:12:46 -0500
    The owner lives in Royal Oak. It's got a recently-rebuilt 4-speed manual transmission and was originally from London, Ontario. Unlikely it...
  • cheap '86 Doublecab on samba..
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:10:24 EDT
    86 doka.. 4spd w/ walkthru.....and power mirrors...$4000 canadian, prolly like $3500 US .... not bad.. not mine http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds...
  • Re: 1985 GL for Trade
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:48:09 -0400
    ...You offer up two, maybe three 85s, for a DOKA......... Good Luck, Miguel
  • Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 4 May 2007 12:30:01 -0700
    ...His email is > vw.doka@gmail.comWrite > > to him to see about shirts. > > > > tim in san jose > > > > case, you ain't got there yet...
  • Re: Vanagon T-Shirts - COLOR?
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:40:01 -0400
    ...Top o' Northern Michigan KC8ZFN On 3/28/07, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > I guess it's vote time... > > To all...
  • Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:34:04 -0600
    ...Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay > > ><http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? >ViewItem&rd=1&item=7933316805&category=6783&sspagename=WDVW> > > >
  • 86 VW Doka for sale
    Historical mailing list - Ned Savoie
    Fri, 4 Dec 2015 20:23:10 -0500
    Hey all, It is with a bit of a heavy heart that I put my doka Olive up for sale. I've had her...
  • Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:42:47 -0800
    On 3/4/08, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > You just have to know where to go, who to talk to, and...
  • air cooled 2.0 1981 Cylinder head temp?
    Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
    Thu, 6 Feb 2014 16:05:56 -0500
    ...Having mechanic put a Dokata cylinder head sensor under #3 plug, to gauge on dash. What should the temperture be? Glen
  • Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sat, 6 Mar 2004 01:47:52 EST
    ...I thought Malcolm was using a manifold he got from my friend's European Doka. Maybe he has more than one manifold set-up...
  • Re: Conversion Choices
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:27:51 -0700
    The inline 4 was never available in Europe in a gasoline version... - Must have been a conversion-saw one in a DOKA years ago...
  • Power steering rack with fluid
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 16:47:59 -0700
    ...Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 5...
  • Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:10:42 -0600
    ...Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN? >Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:14:42 EST > >In a message dated 3/23/06 12:02:48...
  • Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:40:23 -0800
    ...Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN? >A cool ride... yes. But God help you if you ever get into an accident. >The > police will run...
  • Re: Shock Advice Sought
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:21:04 -0400
    ...15:37 BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM> napisał (a): > Forgot to mention da Doka rides da 7"x17" wheels w/ 40-something > series Pirellis...
  • Re: FS: 1989 Tristar
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:57:30 -0400
    ...1989 Tristar > > >> Hey all, >> >> >> >> I'm getting ready to move back to Cali, so my "east coast" Doka (It's a >> 2WD >> Tristar) is...
  • New Tristar is Here!
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:27:31 -0400
    Just got back from Baltimore picking up my new Tristar Doka. Boy... that harbor is PITA to deal with! Anyways, the Tristar looks pretty...
  • Friday van lights
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Fri, 16 Dec 2016 07:36:40 -0500
    ...about fixing this vans lighting problem? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yULP8-AL-zs ed-91 DoKa, just the standard number of lights
  • Doka Look Alike
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:58:10 -0700
    News on Yahoo today about a jeep concept truck: http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/jeep-revives-forward-control-gladiator-pickups-easter-concepts-203117868...
  • doubleback
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Fri, 24 Feb 2012 04:08:51 -0500
    ...http://www.doubleback.co.uk/ ed-91 DoKa
  • quick trip report
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Fri, 7 Oct 2011 13:01:38 -0400
    Today I got into my 91 DoKa and it started right up! I drove about the area with some power and no problems. It...
  • Re: Ugliest Vanagon Dash?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 Mar 2010 01:41:41 EST
    ...Eastern Standard Time, vw.doka@GMAIL.COM writes: http://www.autostadtwest.com/images/dash.jpg Gaaaack!! purple velvet FTW!
  • Re: Cool DIY "Doka"
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:52:50 -0800
    Ha, I did virtually the same thing, and it only took me two hours... http://users.zhonka.net/zeitgeist/Volkswagen/Grunt%20truck.jpg -- Casey...
  • Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:07:40 EST
    ps, anyone notice that strange opening from the treasure chest into the cab that alloys the spare tire to store in there? never seen...
  • Re: NVC: Mountain Biking Anyone? (very cool)
    Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
    Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:06:40 -0400
    ...VW Doka wrote: > OK, it's not Friday, but this is pretty cool (crazy?)... > > http://www.limitthesky.com/?p=279 > >
  • Re: WTB: Syncro Speedo
    Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
    Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:19:43 -0500
    ...what is the difference between a syncro and regular speedo? -Wes VW Doka wrote: > Anyone got a MPH syncro speedo for sale? Working or...
  • FS: 1986 Double Cab
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:58:36 -0800
    Hey all, I have an "extra" Doka for sale on the Samba. It's a 1.6NA diesel screamer... http://www.thesamba.com/vw...
  • Re: Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:20:07 -0800
    ...Syncro Doka on eBay - VIN? > > A cool ride... yes. But God help you if you ever get into an accident. > The > police will run...
  • Re: [Bulk] bURNINGvAN 2014 pictures
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:32:16 -0800
    ...He came with some other dokas and maybe they'll respond. Marco of Bus Lab in Berkeley spoke with him for a while and...
  • Re: Rubber Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:36:03 -0400
    ...VW Doka <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Rubber Plugs > > Anyone know where I can pickup some round rubber/plastic plugs? I'm > looking for...
  • Re: New Tristar is Here!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:20:53 -0400
    ...Time, > vw.doka@GMAIL.COM writes: > > >> I took a quick picture on the way back: >> >> http://www.autostadtwest.com/images/doka/Tristar.jpg >> >> > > you...
  • Re: Ever seen this? Vanagon snow-plough
    Historical mailing list - H R
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:24:52 -0800
    ...But that seems unlikely, since the doka was so rusted. So maybe he moved all the hydraulics and snow plow accessories to another doka...
  • Re: age of listees?
    Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng
    Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:59:16 -0500
    ...I bet if you drove by in your Doka, and you go heads up when you dump the clutch, their heads would be up...
  • Re: Newbie considering purchase of 88 "Transporter"
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Jan 2007 04:19:55 EST
    ...actually that color - tornado red - is very rare for a non-tri-star doka..(Tri-Stars were fancy dokas) its also got power mirrors...