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  • dual battery (yes, again)
    Historical mailing list - populuxe
    Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:35:08 -0600
    ...do i need anything else (besides the batt ) to set up the dual battery(i'll be using a couple gel cells)? i'm...
  • Re: WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT WENT WELL!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:32:17 -0800
    ...work and then two or three of the completed project, and they never seem to reach my web site. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: hot vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:24:49 -0800
    ...Heating the engine until the oil light comes on is a Bad Thing. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: who has copy of ETKA parts program?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:21:02 -0800
    ...1.14 and etka6.3: <http://raq.foodhammer.net/etka63.zip.torrent> <http://raq.foodhammer.net/etos3114.zip.torrent> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: What is the cable and plug in these photos please
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 24 Mar 2007 18:52:16 -0700
    ...The third pin connects to nothing. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Heater hoses
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:46:01 -0800
    ...connects to a 5/8x5/8x(something smaller) tee,so that has to be dealt with via Real Parts. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Vanagon Fiberglass Bumpers
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 10 Dec 1999 08:46:33 EST
    ...These are white with a gel coat and need to be painted. I would like $295 for the front bumper $500 for the rear...
  • Time for new 2.1
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:06:35 -0800
    ...Anyone know a trustworthy mechanic in the western half of the Los Angeles area who does engine swaps? John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" - "The...
  • Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:21:05 -0400
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: upgraded visor clips
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:56:10 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: It's official: Subaru to build diesel cars
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:14:18 -0700
    ...They're also planning a diesel hybrid, but who knows when that's coming. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Westy cover
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Gellman User
    Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:34:18 -0500
    ...jeff On 3/9/06 5:11 PM, "Jeff Gellman User" <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM> wrote: > Hello all > > I have a brand new never out...
  • Re: Windows
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 9 May 2006 18:24:04 -0700
    ...have a screen and never plan to get one, the larger window is arguably better because it open farther. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Interesting Vanagon ad
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:19:35 -0700
    ...Silly, I know, 'cause THOSE never fail. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: NVC - anyone done any business with this company??
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:37:12 -0800
    ...If their prices are good compared to other used/reman parts dealers, sure, why not? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Syncro Camper upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:16:20 -0800
    ...say! It looks like a giant wheeled commercial air conditioning >> unit. >> Anyone know what vehicle it's built on? >> >> John Bange >> '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" >
  • Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sun, 1 May 2005 09:12:03 -0700
    ...Looks like this <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7971318884> John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" $10895 "invested" since...
  • Re: 1980 aircooled on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:12:59 -0400
    ...Only $45 and no > bidders yet! Needs washing and a little engine work is all... > > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > > > > --------------------------------- > See the all-new...
  • Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:09:23 -0800
    ...Inspect and replace the questionable parts. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"
  • Re: Rear Hatch Alignment Blues...
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 24 May 2007 06:30:33 -0700
    ...required putting an arc in the structure that was too expensive, so they just went for the straight line. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: windshield sealing Q
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sun, 12 Dec 2004 08:56:05 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: How to increase gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:58:14 -0700
    ...possible that the turbulent wake behind us is a greater drag than pushing that blunt nose through the air? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Audi V8 install pics
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:32:57 -0800
    ...are they going to PUT the transmission? It looks like that V8 is practically up against the underseat bulkhead. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Tuning question--long, sorry!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:19:45 -0800
    ...As I recall Sudhir Desai mentioned he was playing with one... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Introduction and some questions
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 16 May 1995 08:32:10 -0700
    ...Phil Geller Email: philg@net.com Network Equipment Technologies Phone: (415) 780-4363 800 Saginaw Drive Fax: (415) 780-5001 Redwood City, CA 94063
  • Re: P22 Westy layout
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 21:59:28 -0700
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Carat or not on eBay
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Fri, 24 Mar 2006 19:41:10 -0800
    ...Yet further proof of John Gabriel's "Greater Internet F-wad Theory" (profanity warning) -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" --------------------------------- New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice...
  • Re: At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:59:23 -0700
    ...has not forgiven me) who eventually gave up and traded it for a nice, reliable Porsche 914 2.0 -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Any real automatic trans upgrade for vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:20:29 -0800
    ...Maybe that means "yes"? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Westfalia museum trailer
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:24:20 -0500
    ...sfv/rvs/637130736.html >>> >>>Wow, where do you find tires for THAT? The wheelbarrow aisle? >>> >>>-- >>>John Bange >>>'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >>>'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel" >
  • Re: 2 person middle seat avail
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:22:09 -0700
    ...Mine is "nearly new", in the Los Angeles area, and NOT 600 bucks! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
  • Re: fresh water pump subsitute
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:47:29 -0700
    ...Its an interstate made unit, drives the pump better than the tired old gel cells I had coupled together ( 2 X 12 A/hr...
  • reminder: Vanagon syncro - sucessor / letter to CEO
    Historical mailing list - Tom www.syncro16.de
    Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:21:15 EST
    ...Vorstand zu �u�ern hat noch bis Dienstag abend eine letzte Gelegenheit - am Aschermittwoch ist auch dies dann vorbei - das Schreiben geht raus. http...
  • Re: ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE ALT. BELT!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:32:15 -0600
    ...The new one is, > after all, just sitting under the rear seat DOING NOTHING! > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" >
  • Re: cruise control speedometer sensor
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:23:23 -0500
    ...I'd see how the old analog type > works > before I bother to rig up a hall effect sensor. > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > >
  • Re: Burning smell from rear heater
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 15 Nov 2005 19:55:00 -0800
    ...I pulled my rear core on mine I found it was CAKED with dried aluminum oxide and antifreeze mush. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:56:21 -0800
    ...but you shouldn't. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he said he was...
  • Re: the high+pop-top
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:30:17 -0800
    ...Though judging by the pictures, it doesn't look like it has a top bunk-- just storage spaces. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 12 Dec 2005 22:03:18 -0800
    ...cheese-grater hose clamps (thanks PO, you jackass) that I have no idea why they weren't spewing coolant. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Does anyone know where to buy a yellow H2 bulb?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:49:23 -0800
    ...Hilarious. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Toyota engine conversion?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:35:09 -0700
    ...Probably possible, but I reckon a Subaru SVX engine would be a lot easier. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: An upgrade for a more efficent A/C system?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 5 May 2007 19:44:32 -0700
    ...Thirty bucks! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:19:13 -0700
    ...Tom B.-always deduct $6k for non stock I thought it was "non-stock automatically reduces price TO $6k"... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:55:55 -0800
    ...it worked better than the wipers, 'cause the rain never collected into droplets large enough to obscure my vision. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Another question about cleaning poptop roof
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:19:19 -0700
    ...It's not gelcoat. It's paint. Proved by the overspray in places normally unseen. Treat it as you would any other oxidized PAINTED...
  • Re: Eurovan/Winnebago - just
    Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
    13 Jul 1994 11:17:59 U
    ...RE>Eurovan/Winnebago - just a bad dr On 7/13/94, Phil Geller wrote: >I heard rumors from a few sources that VW was...
  • Battery Give-Away: The Finalists
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Fri, 7 May 1999 18:03:57 -0500
    ...return for getting my 2 excellent 12 VDC Deep-Cycle Sealed-Gel InterState Brand batteries FOR FREE. All finalists have all been notified. Please...
  • Re: Ford Westy
    Historical mailing list - David A. Higginbotham
    Wed, 7 Jun 2000 08:51:51 -0400
    ...I was on Autobahn 66 by Gelnhausen, and I passed a Ford Transit with a Watfalia pop-top and camper set up. Interesting...... dave...
  • Re: base model '90-'91 NON-GL's
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 29 Mar 2005 20:51:08 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • BMW seats in Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 9 Nov 2005 21:36:09 -0800
    ...Anyone got a clue on this for me? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if...
  • Re: running problems, 2.1
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 18 Jan 2006 19:44:37 -0800
    ...had no O2 sensor input; but in any case, the Digifant is perfectly capable of running sans O2 sensor. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Reversed mirrors!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 2 Nov 2006 10:58:47 -0800
    ...Art > imitates life! > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: AC Controls
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sun, 18 May 2008 09:55:35 +0200
    ...cycle engine! > aren't the six cycles something like > intake-compression-combustion-exhaust-depression-acceptance? > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel" > >
  • Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:56:00 -0700
    ...I'm a graduate Therapist not a graduate Engineer! AFAIK, precise thermostats are more costly than a couple of resistors� My point and Gelato...
  • Re: Battery Woes/Choice
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 26 May 2008 14:12:27 -0400
    ...Battery Woes/Choice Just want to add that a UI gel battery might be a nice option for some folks too. The battery is...
  • Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 8 Jun 2015 19:16:02 -0700
    I now know for sure that these tops were painted, they are not gelcoat, and with pretty crappy paint at that. This one was...
  • Re: Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 4 Jan 2001 11:32:59 +1200
    ...by Weddle, which do promise increased range of >articulation and to not require a swap of Gelenkflansch and Radwelle so far >as I know.
  • Re: optima the one for starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sat, 20 Aug 2005 22:52:05 -0500
    ...Why aren't the gel cell batteries any better than the sulfuric acid and lead plate batteries??? I need to know prior to taking...
  • Re: AAA vs Better world roadside assitance
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:33:46 -0800
    ...an "enviro conscious" ANYTHING)-- what's the difference? It just kinda sounds like someone cashing in on a trend. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Am I getting through to the list?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:41:24 -0700
    ...I got three last night while I was asleep. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"