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  • Re: I HATE TO SAY - tires
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Thu, 3 Aug 2000 22:42:09 -0500
    ...The drivetrain > seems very happy to light up one wheel on anything slippery, loose, > or with moderate to large off-camber suspension travel. It...
  • Re: New circuit board options
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:20:43 -0700
    ...I’m looking at both the Vanagon.org <http://vanagon.org/> and Gowesty.com <http://gowesty.com/> models, and while they both appear to...
  • Regarding Jim's resignation
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:53:30 -0500
    ...These individuals are then called out by the principal (moderator) and asked to refain from these practices. The new moderator may not coddle and...
  • Re: 1/10 scale model remote control Split
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 10:54:26 -0500
    ...1/10 scale model remote control Split > To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Volks, just saw a 1/10 scale model remote control Split by...
  • Talk to the Moderators!
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Sat, 22 May 2010 00:01:14 -0700
    ...talking to the moderators? Aaah, I like em both a whole bunch... They are Johnny on the spot, fare and just and have a...
  • Re: Different Models
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 6 May 2002 04:04:59 EDT
    ...degree > >to clue us in. > i have neither but can answer about any question you have on model differences.. go ahead.. stump me.. ;<) chris
  • Eurovans future
    Historical mailing list - bob mendonca
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 08:25:51 -0700
    ...rid of "new" 2001 models, which leads me to believe there is a glut of 2001 and 2002 models for them to sell. Anyone...
  • Re: 84 Westy emgine missing/fuel starved
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 5 Sep 1996 11:59:49 -0400
    Rick, A Wolfsburg was a special model VW started producing at the end of the 1984 model run.Basically a westy w/ improvements that...
  • T5 Transporter due in 2001
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Fri, 27 Nov 1998 11:29:45 -0800
    ...html) The bulk of the new investment (~ 50 Billion DM) is to go into developing new models, Handelsblatt newspaper said in its Friday edition...
  • Re: How To Enjoy The Vanagon List
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Mon, 25 Jan 1999 12:06:29 -0800
    ...DO NOT USE DIGEST MODE. People think that digest mode saves them work >because it sticks messages in one big file that they can...
  • Re: Vanagon Toys?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 28 Apr 1999 22:25:28 EDT
    I just got a Vanagon Westie model at the Campbelltown show (the guy next to me was selling them and I traded him a...
  • Re: anti-tailgater
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:27:11 -0800
    ...we should tattle to the moderator? Not just comment to the > post that it is NVC? Not trying to be an a** but I...
  • Re: Vanagon List Moderator
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:34:54 -0500
    Hi Ben, I think you'd be a fine moderator and if you're willing to do it, you've got my vote. I...
  • Type II model sighting
    Historical mailing list
    13 Jul 95 08:49:30 EDT
    ...Oak with clear acrylic cover for this model and other model cars up to 12 and 3/4 inches long. 65623M...... $39.95 1...
  • Re: difference's between model years
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 26 Sep 2014 11:09:48 -0700
    There were steady improvements, changes, and model variations over the years. It would be nice to have an accurate and comprehensive breakdown of it...
  • Re: Fwd: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 20:37:43 -0700
    At 09:39 PM 9/17/98 -0400, you wrote: >In Canada new vehicles were equipped with DRL in 1990 model year. The Vanagon...
  • Re: 100 amp alternator for Vanagon from Jetta?
    Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
    Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:02:28 EST
    ...Yup And does this mean the later model 90A Vanagon alternator will bolt into an earlier model Vanagon like an 83.5 Water cooled...
  • Re: Rare black deluxe interior for sale.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:21:16 -0800
    Big difference between an 85 model and 86. which is it, one wonders. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Third cylinder lifter
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 22 May 2010 23:56:30 -0700
    Please post comments and/or replies to this posting to the Moderators ONLY at this time. We will consider if the contents of this...
  • Re: Moderator Comment Re: GMAIL issue BENt (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff
    Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:39:58 -0400
    ...2009 9:12 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Moderator Comment Re: GMAIL issue BENt (NVC) I'm not sure if it...
  • Re: 2 green marks on rear springs?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:22:32 -0800
    Green rears and yellow fronts were used on lowered suspension models from 87-92, according to VW parts data. Lowered passenger Wolfsburg model was...
  • Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:18:07 -0600
    ...ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators Ladies and Gentlemen, Boy and Girls! It is with great pleasure (and relief) that I introduce your new and improved...
  • later model parking brake lever
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Mon, 2 Jul 2018 10:48:52 -0400
    ...Does anyone know if this can easily be installed in an earlier model vanagon as an upgrade? Thanks! (Just to head of any questions...
  • Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:55:02 -0500
    ...Accusations of this sort MUST be taken up privately with the moderators. Another such example will result in suspension of posting privileges. Yours, Moderators
  • Rare Vanagon Toy - Ebay
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Wed, 20 May 2009 00:49:19 -0700
    ...I can't currently justify the expenditure, but this is the first time in YEARS that I've seen this model available. It's...
  • what year did california get it's own bus?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 28 Mar 1996 05:25:03 GMT
    ...and no California models. I'm thinking of moving there in '97 and would hate to get attatched to a bus (I'm looking...
  • Re: Propane tanks
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:07:15 -0700
    ...They are early '70s tanks for an early 70's model. Only modest condition according to the seller. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
  • Re: Last air cooled model?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:13:31 EST
    ...Anyone got any photos of that model? > > early 1983. in mid year they changed to the 1.9L wasserleaker. chris
  • Re: Need model # on my Dometic refrigerator
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:47:14 -0700
    ...exactly what model my Dometic is? > Or alternatively, what current product model would replace it? > > The best I can read the model # is RM...
  • Re: anti-tailgater
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:11:10 -0800
    ...Please let one of the moderators know even though one of the offender might be a moderator himself. Worth noting that David made that...
  • Re: Q: Non-camper Westfalia Interiors
    Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
    Wed, 11 Sep 2002 10:17:08 -0700
    ...My guess is that the Westfalia interiors/conversions made to non-camper models were done at the VW factory with the interior packages being...
  • Re: battery question
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon
    Mon, 25 Aug 2014 09:29:27 -0700
    ...with engine running and fridge turned off of 12v mode. > Then turn on 12v mode on the fridge switch panel and see what happens...
  • Re: California Emissions compliance in a 1990 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 07 Apr 95 14:41:12 CDT
    ...i think the separate california models were done away with back about 1983 ... that is, all vanagons imported into the u.s. were "california...
  • Re: OXS Light... what model years was it used?
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
    Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:20:45 -0800
    --- "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <Doug@BEACONTEL.TV> wrote: > Does anyone know what model years the OXS light > appeared on the instrument > panel? I know I...
  • Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:15:23 -0400
    ...system, etc etc? The > situation is similar in modern cars as it is in modern computers: > people expect them to be "black boxes" that...
  • Re: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:05:07 -0500
    ...I've got no complaint about Jim's moderating as such, and I'd be just as happy if he stayed on at the...
  • Re: One of the best additions to my vanagon..Car Organizer
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:09:18 -0700
    On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:29 PM, bernie <1234bjs@gmail.com> wrote: > The "Maggie" model cab commander was a limited edition production...
  • Radio Safe mode
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:09:52 -0700
    ...Now, I can't get back to "Safe Mode" to put the code numbers in. And I don't really remember if there is...
  • WANTED:'63 "Deluxe" model MicroBus
    Historical mailing list
    11 Nov 1994 19:55:26 GMT
    I'm looking for a '63 "deluxe" model microbus! Fair to good/excellent condition is about the only necessity. Of course, it would also...
  • Re: Ox reset/Syncro ?????
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 4 Sep 1997 13:27:15 -0400
    My '86 Syncro Westfalia is a Canadian export model which does not have any OS alarm or reset. Perhaps yours is a Canadian model...
  • surging smoking ect
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 2 Dec 1999 16:30:07 -0800
    ...The limp home mode is not that bad. In fact the van runs quite well in this mode. What really buggers things up is...
  • 4 speed tranny info
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Thu, 13 Apr 2000 07:20:53 EDT
    ...Can anyone tell me if the 4 speed trannys used in the Vanagons were used in other VW models? Is there a difference between...
  • Re: Vanagon trivia
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:49:51 -0700
    On 8/9/08, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > > South African models had slightly larger window openings. And raised > engine decks to accomodate...
  • Re: South African van differences - when they happened
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:44:32 -0700
    Yes, of course VW built right hand drive T3 models in Hanover and shipped them around the world. My answer related to T3 models...
  • Re: Thanks to our moderators
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:57:13 -0400
    ...caught up on digest mode, I would >> like to extend a big "thank you" to both of our moderators, who seem >> to have had...
  • Re: More on Westy Curtains...
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 5 Nov 2007 01:27:00 -0500
    ...Mike Mike Collum wrote: > Starting with the '85 models (and the '84 Wolfsburg) all Westy curtains, > with the exception of the "Front" curtain, stay...
  • Re: GPS recommendations?
    Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
    Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:29:11 -0800
    ...Even the main menus appear the same from model to model BUT what > capability is made available to the user varies dramatically from model...
  • Re: Location of 120V land line outlet - Canadian models
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:11:12 -0500
    ...Since I'm using a panel from a passenger model van, I > have to cut the holes for the camper outlets. Pictures for the...
  • Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Vanagon List Moderators
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:52:07 -0800
    ...David & I have talent to bbc'ing each other on moderator issues. That way we don't practice double jeopardy. Jim, thanks for giving...
  • Re: 12V power inverter ?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:48:13 -0600
    ...Doing so might > damage the printer and void the product warranty. > 110-volt models 230-volt models Power requirements 110-127v (+/-10%) > > 50/60...
  • Re: Vanagon seats over the years
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:17:29 -0700
    ...the back-to-front distance varies by how deluxe the van isand now later of a model it is. an 85 Wolfsburg Weekender for...
  • Moderator note - whitelisting
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 16 Aug 2012 19:10:07 -0400
    ...it is your responsibility as a listmember to ensure that you can receive private messages from the moderators, Ben Tan and me; and the...
  • Re: campers and colors
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 20 May 1996 04:48:30 -0400
    ...DId or do Campers come in only 1 color each year? The '79 Camper was available in Sage Green (P-22 model only) or...
  • adding modern safety to the vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
    Wed, 24 Sep 2003 12:56:15 -0400
    Ron Tipton ""This relates to vanagons in that we choose to drive them in spite of the fact that more modern cars have numerous...
  • Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:38:53 -0700
    All A/C equipped 2.1 models have the larger fan and need the external resistor. Syncros without A/C also have the larger...
  • Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 24 Feb 2015 22:58:58 -0600
    ...Actually, that recommendation is for modern cars with air bags. However, given the Vanagon's lack of a crumple zone, the recommendation makes sense...
  • Re: Recovered my stolen 90 Multivan
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:26:36 EST
    ...Are they something in other models, not in campers? David M they only came in models with jumpseats.
  • 1990 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition??
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 9 May 1996 16:30:11 -0400
    Vanagonauts, I'm working on the 1990 version of my Vanagon Model Year Summary-USA write-up and can't seem to determine if...
  • Re: That '87 for sale in Los Banos
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 27 Jul 1996 20:11:47 -0300 (ADT)
    >VW didn't introduce the Multivan model in the USA until 1990. Did they have >them in Canada before that? you got me, I...
  • Re: WTB: Set of late model wheel covers (to fit 88)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 26 Oct 1998 17:08:08 EST
    Brian, I sell brand new factory wheel covers for the later model Vanagons. They are $50 each. So a set of 4 would be...