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• Re: free van
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  28 May 1996 15:12:42 -0400
  ...Mike Esc. 85 Westy Indica toronto, upper canada
• Re: Transporter Sighting on Fox TV's Dark Angel
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:46:44 -0400
  ...Transporter drives by and heroine of show jumps in back, thus escaping from the bad guys. Whole scene lasted maybe 5 seconds, but still...
• Re: Heater under back seat
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 22:04:36 -0700
  ...With cover off and those two screws out, disconnect hoses and plug, very little coolant should escape. Whole heater comes out on Westy setup...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 14:59:02 -0800
  ...asp?dept_id=1532&cat_prefix=4WA> Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus...
• Re: Tires- 16" recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:10:20 -0400
  ...wrote: > > > Ya, i've been meaning to fix that post.... > > Rod escaped. > > Aren't you going to have a Bostig Zetec "Relocation" party some...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:55:35 -0400
  ...Excessive fluid can't escape when the bolt is tightened. As you continue to tighten the bolt, the trapped fluid cannot compress, so it...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:45:56 -0700
  ...Depot shows this part as the > Escutcheon, for outside handle, 86-91 Vanagon. > > Bentleys shows the Escutcheon on page 58.18 (From 1985 m...
• Re: poptop raise assist
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:21:09 -0500
  ...The air you are > displacing has to have some escape route. You will notice that the > canvas will bellow out like a balloon. The...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:16:50 -0800
  ...My passenger van is airtight and strangers can hardly close the door, my Weekender allows air to escape through the poptop in a wheezing...
• Re: 3D printed vanagon items
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 14 Nov 2017 09:49:34 -0500
  Great! How about the escutcheon for the base of the antenna? It comes with a replacement antenna ($8.95 for the Taiwanese or $19...
• Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:30:43 -0400
  Pin 85 goes to ground. Is this not how it should be? -Craig On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 8:29 PM, mark drillock...
• Re: /f Regional Oddities
  Historical mailing list
  02 Jan 1996 16:49:12 GMT
  ...newer reflectors sit below the level of the road surface, thereby escaping the long blade of the plow. Norman "I've got 50 series...
• Re: Floating Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:46:18 -0700
  ...He escapes from this fortunately and almost intact. And he regretted the loss of the " beautiful bus ". >
• Re: Winter -was NOT a Fryeday Funnie
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:39:33 EST
  ...A close second was my little Escort, which wasn't so great on the snow, but it was fun to take out ice skating...
• Re: Sears disaster- LONG
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 24 May 2001 22:14:37 EDT
  ...Then you can put the check into an escrow account until your tank starts leaking. At that point, you probably will have enough to...
• Re: Peeved at escalating Vanagon prices? Don't be. It's good for you.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 3 Mar 2007 01:55:31 -0800
  On 3/2/07, Vanagonparts.com <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote: > > Ben, > > You need to stop your rape & pillaging ways... First it was real estate...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:41:45 -0700
  ...Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > Fords SUV lineup starts with ,Escape then Explorer and then > > > Expedition and then Excursion, It was suggested after...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 08:20:59 -0600
  ...do they stretch like escort head bolts?
• Re: Inside scoop on Larry...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:50:37 -0600
  ...is Saddam!!! He is building the Roadhaus to use > as an escape vehicle!!! > > Apparently he was caught trying to purchase a > roof-mounted SCUD...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagrams
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:55:43 -0700
  ...standard? Does anyone know? Am I missing something? >John Lunetta 1990 vanagon,gl It's diameter in millimeters Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Vanagon Project FS
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 15 May 2004 07:18:20 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Revell Model
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:23:46 -0600
  ...Fun _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag3
• Re: Question: Westfalia purchase (eConsignmentShop.com)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 18:41:14 -0500
  ...The transaction procedure is > described as follows: > > 1) I forward payment to eConsignementShop.com which they hold in escrow > (wire transfer to their {our...
• RE; inside rear hatch release
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 07:55:26 -0500
  J.C wrote: >fire escape, I open the rear hatch, click the latch >closed (so it won't lock) and close the door. Still...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 12:09:32 -0800
  Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@sbcglobal.net> wrote: OK Larry I rescind my statement. You should trade your Syncro for that Airstream unit we discussed...
• K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:59:55 EST
  ...from what someone told me, this adapter was also used on all '92-'96 Ford Escorts, so i bet finding one would be easy...
• Re: [VB] Fwd: Calling all VW drivers!!!
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Wed, 18 May 2005 16:33:53 -0500
  ...Car Show at Comstock Park on the 21st! We are being escorted by the Plainfield Township Fire Department. We already have over 30 buses...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:22:31 -0400
  ...air into the engine on cold starts (the logic of which >escapes me as I thought you would want a richer mixture for a...
• Re: Who throws more rods contest, was: Re: SUBIE VAN ENGINE FIRE...LISTER NEEDS HELP in PA
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:33:30 -0400
  ...and a 7.69% of having a problem from the above list with the "escort engine" which is also one of several engines. I...
• Re: Muffler supplier in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 25 May 2020 15:11:11 -0700
  ...got the Gowesty Stainless exhaust from a > Canadian distributor whose name escapes me. Very happy with it. Shipping > was quite reasonable. > Jeff > > Sent from...
• BBtB Safe return home!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 23 May 2010 18:53:56 -0700
  ...cylinders, WE HAD A BLAST! My boys and their police car escape, the people, the blessing at the park, the music, the people, the...
• Re: Doors hard to latch when windows closed
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:39:02 -0400
  ...difficult >to close when there was nowhere for the air to escape. My last Westy ('85) >was still almost airtight; you could not easily...
• Car's People Love Most
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:59:33 -0600
  ...Toyota Prius Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Toyota Tacoma Dodge Ram 1500 Cadillac Escalade Ford Excursion Hyundai Santa Fe Toyota Highlander Honda CR-V Kia Sedona...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rear speakers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 18:08:43 -0400
  ...Maybe '86 was the last year? > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Re: JLP rebuilt wbxr engines in Denver ?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 20:02:23 -0800
  Before I was ever so kindly escorted out of the Samba, I remember reading a thread over there about this outfit. Quite possibly too...
• Re: BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:14:54 -0900
  ...BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS ! ! ! ! > > I contacted the adjuster to take next steps in having...
• Re: Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:00:15 -0800
  ...the wires at the power steering pump switch - I had the same short but luckily escape damage... please redo and seal those wires real...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 13:06:37 -0500
  ...But for now, I will be glad to escape > my least favorite weather phenom.....Freezing Fog! Ugg. > > Don Hanson >
• Re: Import restrictions
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 14 May 1999 15:32:32 -0400
  ...new trans and brakes) > '98 Jetta TDI (in the shop with US$3600 worth of rear end damage, still) > '98 Ford Escort (rental car) >
• Re: Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility - Update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 00:47:14 -0700
  ...ther heads around 360 degrees when they're looking for an escape from a city? I think they get that special skill from emulating...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:57:26 -0600
  From: Vanagon Mailing List On Behalf Of John Rodgers Truly horror stories!! A huge charge of the stuff went into the engine, through the...
• Re: Total restoration cost!
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 19:30:06 -0500
  ...However, if one looks at a Westy as a hobby, an escape from the rat race, a source of pride, a source of freedom...
• Re: Oil Filter Gizmos
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:42:50 -0700
  I have used the finned gadget on my Escort for a while. It is supposed to lower the temperature of the oil by 18...
• Re: Oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:46:01 -0700
  ...It is the quality of the valve that matters (the cheap > filters have plastic valves that are liable to break and or escape from...
• Re: Mystery (to me) wire
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  23 May 1996 12:52:53 -0400
  ...I think it was an option on most models...:) Mike Esc.
• [F] I know it's not Friday, but I can't help it
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Thu, 13 Apr 1995 14:02:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...snugly in my bed last night, two things just could not > escape my mind: My bus, and the fact that whatever great philosopher > coined...
• Re: vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 09 Dec 1996 11:24:14 -0800
  ...When air escapes the roof vibrates. Tie down the roof and see if the noise stops. Larry ________________________________________ Seastoner wrote: > > Hi, > my 85 Westy has...
• Engine swap 'apostates' and censorship
  Historical mailing list - Jay Fitzgerald
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 22:45:06 -0700
  ...I truly appreciate the feedback I've received, jay 87 syncro westy (spiritual escape pod) 73 campmobile (currently in suspended animation in Baja) 90...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:17:47 -0400
  ...to give the oil "hold up" time for the air to escape. Yes, more oil solves some problems, but, if not designed properly, can...
• Re: Is Your Volkswagon A Sex Symbol?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 11:29:39 -0400
  ...Anyone > have a copy? > > > 83 Westy- Escalante Green > A. Mark Hooper-Acting Asst. Stormwater Superintendent > City of Charleston > Department of Public Service > 2150 Milford...
• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:49:04 EST
  ...Sometimes I think the escalation of our litigiousness has to parallel the increase in the number of fools allowed to run free in this...
• pictures at the pick-n-pull and an actual van question...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:42:58 -0800
  ...Why is that? The guy who did the "escorting" didn't really know. Is this general junkyard practice? Secondly, how often do vanagon engines...
• Re: Battery posts (no appledos content)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:39:15 EDT
  ...I was tempted to do that once and while I have dissected many things just out of curiosity, a lead-acid battery has escaped...
• 5000 trouble free miles on EJ22 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:36:53 -0800
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: who sells vanagon dashboard switches /IMHO Malo
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 08:49:19 EDT
  ...http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html >> The need for this type of instrumentation escapes me. What puzzles me more is the wisdom of tagging...
• Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:36:58 -0700
  ...The nitrogen they put in struts are probably less likely to escape when there is no movement in the seals. But come to think...
• Re: NVC - Staircase
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 11:31:42 -0700
  ...How does VW make you take the stairs rather than the escalator? Make it more fun! See: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10...
• RE: Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 23 Nov 94 7:47:09 PST
  ...If it takes much effort to light the fridge > once you get some where then all the cold escapes while you are trying to...
• Re: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS CRAP?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 8 Sep 1996 20:11:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...says: > Some Idiot is using the list for their perverse personal gain ( or prank) re- > the most recent post "Male escort" garbage. Everybody should...
• Florida Keys
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 22:22:42 -0500
  It's that time of year when I begin making plans for my winter escape to the keys...this year I will be taking...