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• RE: 'roo bars?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 09 Feb 1996 11:10:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...And you thought those bugs with the fake Ford front hoods looked funny... >Yes, it's Friday, and yes, this is silly, but I...
• Re: Comet Camper Cafe
  Historical mailing list - Leavitt
  Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:58:52 -0500
  ...Spacious, ergonomical, and well equipped with amenities rarely seen travelling behind a VW hood ornament such as a really neat fold out shower stall...
• Stolen dipsticks
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:51:10 +0200
  ...a wire or stick down from above ? I would think a hood or choke wire from the yard together with the kind of doorlock...
• Re: Fry-day
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 20:08:12 +1200
  ...Unbeknownst to >him, the car, which had been smoking lighly from under the hood, started >smoking a lot and dropping what looked like burning...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Dale Ward
  Tue, 9 Jan 2007 06:39:42 EST
  ...What's the likely hood, of hot flaming gasses (your combustion chamber) coming thru the hose and causing a fire else where, or more...
• Re: Southern Utah Advice?
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:53:23 -0700
  ...There's a cool hike you can do that takes you in/around the hoodoos. If you're headng up to the north, by...
• Re: Bread Loaf citing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:42:47 -0700
  ...To make matters worse, it was set in Portland, OR (my 'hood) and that was quite eerie because of familiar scene locations. WHY do...
• Re: No instrument lights or gas guage?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:09:17 -0700
  ...All I've done > so far is pull the brown hood off and check for loose stuff on top- > time to unscrew and check...
• Letting someone take your car for a test drive - read this
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:29:47 -0700
  ...Finally we are at 80km/h and POP! - the hood pops up and is held in place with the safety catch... the kid isn...
• Re: Friday in the Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:15:32 -0600
  ...Then east again, back upriver, crossing the toll bridge >> (.75$ for cars) at Hood River. Back through the gate to my shop...unload >> the...
• Re: Fire!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:44:22 -0800
  ...reasons .. > but some may still be available. > btw....*never* open the hood or engine cover for an engine fire , unless > the fire is still...
• Re: gasoline politics
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...I guess I'll have to give up the >84.9 that I'm paying for regular at the Shell station in my 'hood...
• Re: Final Edition of Hardcopy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:12:16 -0400
  ...I want to be able to look "under the hood" >> without breaking into a cold sweat. >> On the other hand, as I travel a...
• Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:46:20 EST
  ...of the Vanagon's spare tire tray over the Volvo's hood. What really bugs me is when I pull up to a monster...
• Re: A little [W]ednesday humor to brighten your week!
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
  Thu, 19 Oct 1995 03:10:26 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The tank's exhaust would melt the paint right of the hood of the car. score one for big and slow. Larry '85 westy...
• Smooth ride in Robert's Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:13:30 -0500
  ...Lift the hood, and it is all stock. Press the accelerator, and it is silky thrust. Good Job, Rob. Here's to the hope...
• Re: radio antenna replacement
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 07:51:16 -0500
  ...All of their >antennas broke right off before they could touch the hood. Oops. I >must say, though, that they *did* bend more than...
• Re: Letting someone take your car for a test drive - read this
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:17:18 -0700
  ...such as whether the kid was negligent in not securing the hood (bonnet), or perhaps whether the insurance policy only covers collisions, etc. But...
• Re: Two problems . . . (heater fan)
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 00:07:32 EST
  ...I have seen the good, a Chevrolet which merely involves popping the hood (i.e., bonnet) and all of 10 minutes later a new...
• Re: Copy of: Re: Dead Deer on a Syncro
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 8 Dec 1996 19:09:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...hit it, it totals my left fender, crushes my hood up against the tool box, and its head left a small dent farther up...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:40:28 -0800
  ...He opens up the hood in the back >>> and makes one adjustment and returns to the driver's seat and now the >>> vehicle makes...
• Re: Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:46:25 -0500
  ...engine was. ... > then came back to me to ask where the "hood" was.... > then comes back to tell me they don't have an...
• Monday multi-post (from a digester)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:10:22 -0700
  ...Adams and circumnavigated Mt Hood in the Columbia River Gorge area of the northwest. Probably saw Ellen (off-white?) as I came home from...
• Re: Wash DC tailgating ;)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:04 -0800
  ...the reason it wasn't rusted out ... > was cause > every fender and door and hood and trunk had already been > replaced. > from various cars...
• Re: My trip to the Northwest , with the Westfalia Syncro TD (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Curry
  Mon, 3 May 1999 23:05:06 -0700
  ...our share of traffic problems and ugly cities. And >while Mt. Hood is majestic it's also a "dormant volcano" >(like Mt St. Helen...
• Re: Eurovan salvage parts. Was: More Eurovan Engine Fires
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 12:47:16 -0700
  ...Didn't investigate closely, but >paint was burned off the drivers side of the hood. Everything else looked >ok on the van. Tom's...
• Using electricity to produce hydrogen gas to lower my gas cost - is this for real?>
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:13:38 -0400
  ...gas prices, is there anything worth considering in these small hydrogen producing units that go under a hood and operate as described below: What...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:38:20 -0700
  ...The rest? I'd have to show them not just how, but THAT the hood opened. Id10ts. Jim
• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 03:55:36 EDT
  Grant, These engines in their original application have a thermal switch near the intake manifold that activates the fan when under-hood temps become...
• Unofficial EveryBus Shirts now on sale
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:46:05 -0400
  ...Adam has also offered girly-shirts, zippered Hoodies & hats too. Get your wallet or piggy bank out at the ready and click the following...
• Re: Advice about how to deal with auto shipper damage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 9 May 2008 10:57:37 -0700
  ...But for sure.........and driver seeing a hood like that next time should either not take the haul. Or secure the hood 5 other...
• Re: Strange Bus Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 22 Apr 96 13:33:40 CDT
  ...well, i seen a big ol' pink hippotamus tap-dancing on the hood of a Buick. no, really. joel "hamme that there jug, Elvie...
• Heating up a motor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:08:41 EST
  ...Put a lamp with a 100 watt light bulb under the hood. Put an electric grille under the base Within an hour of putting...
• Re: old propane tank lost cause?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:42:25 -0700
  ...I >> need one to put on my 86 that I am converting to full westy-hood. >> This old >> tank is rusty, there is only...
• Re: Radio codes : more info.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:34:54 -0800
  ...Believe me if the boyz in the 'hood want the radio they don't check to see if it works first. If it can...
• Re: Need bead-blasting, powder-coating and re-chroming refs in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:05:19 -0400
  ...was like new.We could not figure how to open the hood. The stick shift comes out from under the dash. Had the keys...
• Re: How long do gas struts last in storage?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:34:42 -0500
  ...expect gas struts such as those used on > rear hatches and hood last in storage? Thinking of buying spares and > just keep them stashed...
• Re: What is a Hard Start Relay Kit? Who sells them?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:36:14 -0400
  ...had whipped by a little too close -- and folded its hood prop and hood right onto my head. At 08:27 6/24/2004...
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  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:07:29 -0600
  ...Or what other ones are out there? > > A flip down bar like in a car hood? A flip thing that goes between the door...
• Re: Friday - Fabric help in the Portland OR area
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 07:21:49 -0700
  ...there on our PNW vacation last year.� Not quite in your 'hood but might be worth the trip. http://www.seattlefabrics.com/?gclid=CNDsvImk2asCFWJn5QodFB3HBA...
• Re: Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:28:17 -0700
  ...It locked the doors, engine running, hood up, in the car wash. I had to walk to a parts store, then call a lock...
• XCA tire Warning!!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 21:27:22 -0600
  ...http://www.gmcws.org/techcenter/93-05tc05.html DANGEROUS TIRES At the Mount Hood Roundup, Wes Caughlan warned us to get rid of the...
• Re: Stone guard stickers
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:46:12 -0400
  ...Body shops use the same material to protect the leading edge of hoods from stone chips. Pascal '84 Westy -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: [WetWesties] Friday in the Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:33:59 -0700
  ...30am... 40 degrees F, with the sun rise pink on Mt. Hood. Clear as a > bell, for the first time in a long time...
• Re: Vanagons in the Northwest
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 08:26:19 -0700
  ...I live near Hood River, if anyone would like a > cursorial second hand layman's inspection on that Gold Syncro...(wish I had > the...
• Re: fuel sender repair
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 06 Oct 94 23:45:49 CDT
  ...when you lifted the hood to fill the gas tank, you had a small oil tank to fill as well. front wheel drive, so...
• Re: picture of VW Sharan
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:08:03 MST
  > And speaking of VR6 in vans, I've been poking around under the hood of my EV > and I think they're going to...
• Re: Empty pedal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 21:10:54 EST
  ...Take a good look under the hood and look for any loose, disconnected, or frayed wires, vacuum hoses, etc. If all looks good then...
• Re: 84 Gas Engine Rabbit Question...No Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - John
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 21:13:40 -0400
  ...Smoke from under hood, (nothing in > cabin), now it will crank fine but not even shudder like it's trying to > start. No lights...
• Re: frontal collisions
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:05:32 EDT
  ...How did your Vanagon react- did it move upward over the hood of the SUV, or what? I believe that my Land Cruiser (or...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 14:06:42 -0700
  ...http://www.b-quiet.com/ > They have several products, including some designed > specifically for under-hood use. I plan on > eventually covering the interior...
• Re: Annoying Body damage to our Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:21:33 -0700
  ...in parking lots cause the bottom of the door can scrape over the hoods and roofs of many a car ... yours On 10/30...
• Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 May 2004 14:24:17 -0500
  ...Slammed into the sugcker going 60 mph, and it flipped up on the hood ove my car, slide into the windshield shattering it and...
• RE: Wrecked EV for sale--$1500
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Mar 1996 18:16:15 -1000
  ...Every pannel (w/the possible exception of the hood) is warped. This van may be useful if you need a motor and nick-naks...
• Re: Bostig zetec kit, clearance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:27:42 -0400
  ...I'm almost ready to weld the hood shut. Catch you all at BBD
• Re: picture of VW Sharan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 15:00:41 -0500
  >> And speaking of VR6 in vans, I've been poking around under the hood of my EV >> and I think they're going to...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1371
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 24 May 97 22:37:16 CDT
  ...stick the pointed end into the hole in the washer squirter nozzle (on the "hood"). press firmly and move the other end of the...
• Head Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 19:28:02 -0500
  ...However, when the expansion tank ( the one under the hood is less than full and the engine idles, I get a hot( overheat ) indication...
• Re: Best/easiest way to work under a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 23 Dec 1999 17:31:24 -0500
  ...In a van, a lot of the workings are hard >to reach, like underneath it, rather than under a >hood; thus it is even...
• Hot VW Magazine/Bus BRR!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 21:55:10 -0500
  ...Brien Dews is working hard on adjusting his transmission linkage so he can make the trip and deliver the cool Bus BRR Hoodies. See...