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  • (NVC) 74 bmw 2002 in lien sale in SF $750
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 4 Jan 2002 21:49:42 EST
    ...great shock towers. upholstery not too bad. it's red w/ beige interior. no AC. steel rims only. my local VW shop got it...
  • QuickNEasy Specs
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:30:08 EDT
    ...The towers are high, about 8 inches off the rain gutter. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other...
  • Re: Fwd: FW: George Bush - Resume'
    Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
    Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:18:05 -0500
    ...peddling this? > I guess Bush flew the planes into the twin towers too??? > > An American, > M.Koontz > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 09:08:37 -0700
    ...Often this is placed under one of the breather tower screws. The plastic tower makes for a lousy connection. I usually place this under...
  • Reduced oil temperatures..
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Sun, 30 Jun 2002 11:14:54 -0400
    ...I then replaced the oil breather tower with two CB Performance products, a "Hi-Tech Oil Filler" #1776 which screwed into "Crankcase Vent & Oil...
  • Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP! - USE CHISSEL
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Sat, 22 Jan 2000 19:59:05 +0100
    ...Or the miniature nuts behind the rear spring tower to get the gas gauge sender out from a Syncro fuel tank. I had to...
  • Re: checking coil and icu?
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 03:02:41 +0000
    ...Check the ign coil secondary tower (term 4) for a high voltage spark when an on-off frequency is occurring at the coil negative...
  • Oil leak at filler tube
    Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
    Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:34:55 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
  • Re: The Ideal vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:35:36 -0700
    ...even if a cell phone is turned off and the battery is out, the cell phone tower will still be able to contact it...
  • Re: What power steering fluid to use?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 13 Feb 2011 15:18:23 -0600
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of David M Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 2...
  • Dimensions/Measurements of Breather Tower and rear heater core o-rings
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 3 Jan 2013 22:13:26 -0400
    Like the subject says; I'd like to try to source these (or something suitable) at Car Quest or Napa or the like instead...
  • Re: Fryeday: machine screws and Loctite?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 22:16:37 -0500
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" [mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 9:45 PM...
  • Re: Fryeday Re: Vanagons and part
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 4 Sep 2009 12:26:59 -0700
    ...the centrefold now... =) >> > > Oil pump covered with <pant> fresh oil? Coolant tower, a bit worn but > still with rugged charm? > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI...
  • Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:37:59 -0700
    Well, that Friday thread generated only 9 posts, most of which were a debate about the availability of the plastic coolant tower thing, and...
  • Re: Recommend mechanic NE Ohio
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:16:53 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com 85 Westy 90 Cabriolet -----Original Message----- From: Anthony A. Luscre...
  • Re: Some crew and passenger names mentioned
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Wed, 12 Sep 2001 04:46:36 EDT
    ...The plane, carrying 81 passengers, nine flight attendants and two pilots, crashed into a tower of New York's World Trade Center about 8...
  • Re: some poor dude Macon, GA down
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:30:03 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com -----Original Message----- From: Horace K. Sawyer [mailto:hksawyer@CATT.COM...
  • Thule 953 Foot Pack
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Tue, 4 May 2004 14:40:18 -0700
    ...It is a reasonably sturdy rack, offers optional locks for the towers, and with the Boat Loader accessory, allows me to singlehandedly load and...
  • Re: To bleed or not to bleed
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:09:10 -0400
    ...I replaced the short piece of coolant hose (86 2wd Westy, 2.1) that connects that wicked coolant tower contraption to the long plastic...
  • Re: Ask Yourself Folks, What Would a Good Running One cost?
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:25:05 -0400
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.grow-sun.com > www.raspberryproject.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
  • Re: Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:16:57 -0800
    ...NOAA...it's satellite > technology...so the signal goes up not around obstacles..doesn't need to look > for a tower...like cell phones....
  • 1.9 engine breather/coolant hoses and exhaust gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 19:39:35 -0500
    Hey all, My '84 1.9 WBX needs the the following parts; 1.) the hose that goes from the oil breather tower to the...
  • Re: LVC: small wind turbines for portable power generation
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:02:23 -0800
    ...I'm imagining something with foldable blades and a small portable tower, > in the 10-20 watt range. > > aaron > '87 syncro westy ej22 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Rates...
  • Re: HELP with EVC kayak racks
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:11:54 -0500
    ...I have a set of old > Yakima bars that I used on the Westy, and was planning on going with towers on > the EVC...
  • Re: Removal of AC
    Historical mailing list - "Josh SaylorGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com"
    Wed, 19 Dec 2001 09:52:17 -0800
    ...Removing the plastic towers that hold up the evap/cooler leaves behind messy looking walls. Upholstery shops want to charge $4-500 to fix...
  • Re: Positive Crankcase Ventilation
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:12:48 +0000
    ...Re: [VANAGON] Positive Crankcase Ventilation There is a rubber diaphragm in the stock tower at the top. Ab > On Aug 13, 2023, at 9...
  • Positive Crankcase Ventilation
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 13 Aug 2023 16:44:25 +0000
    ...The job of the tower is to let some of the liquid separate and return to the crankcase. A PCV system usually consists of...
  • Re: Gas prices
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:48:54 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: OH NO!!- Fuel gauge stuck at Full
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Tue, 7 Oct 1997 13:17:27 -0700
    ...There is a two-wire connector that should be visible in front of the shock tower. If you unplug the wire, and jumper the...
  • Re: Plan for Afghanistan...
    Historical mailing list - T Berk
    Tue, 18 Sep 2001 21:19:42 -0700
    ...to a place hotter than the 90th floor > of that first tower last Tuesday? Maybe I'm being a little too simplistic > for everyone...
  • Re: Algae-powered Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:21:42 -0500
    ...Karl Mullendore < > groups@westyventures.com> > wrote: > > > > > > http://jalopnik.com/394479/sears-tower-or-bust-my-algae+powered-car-adventure > > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986...
  • Re: Friday - maybe once in a lifetime car pairing
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 3 Jun 2022 22:44:44 -0500
    That's about 560K out of my price range! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler...
  • Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 2 Jul 2020 10:45:06 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • Re: Test Test
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Wed, 20 May 2020 23:04:01 +0000
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info > www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler > http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store > www.brew...
  • trip info
    Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
    Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:35:45 -0500
    Friends, Well, nearly have the Westy ready for launch :-) We're planning a 3+ week trip from Iowa through Badlands, Rushmore, Devil's Tower...
  • Broke my grill - need another!
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 10 Dec 2000 00:42:17 -0600
    ...sp?) right throught the building. (It's a 17 story condo tower). Somebody told me it's caused by the concrete fracturing in the...
  • Re: Testing
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 5 Jan 2021 14:15:50 +0000
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave >> www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info >> www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler >> http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store >> www.brew...
  • Re: New design for a towable - space age meets Vanagon.
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:05:32 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: More BusDepot woes...
    Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
    Tue, 2 Nov 1999 05:49:14 MST
    ...Dave "Live from his hotel room, high above the Grand Pequot Tower at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecuit" (Oh the joys of trade show...
  • Crankcase breather
    Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
    Mon, 15 May 2000 10:36:01 PDT
    ...Brian Cochran seattle, wa 84 westy. >Does anyone known where to get P/N 025 115 451 crankcase breather > >(black >tower next to alternator...
  • Re: Need a part; don't know what to call it
    Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
    Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:41:45 -0700
    ...Cooper > Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal > 900 Skylight Office Tower > Cleveland, OH 44113 > Cooper@BQMlaw.com
  • Can lightning strike the water pump twice?
    Historical mailing list - J. Naser Motlagh
    Tue, 14 Oct 2003 22:31:56 -0500
    ...Some other things I noticed are little bits of belt on the oil tower an on the timing protrusion, and the alternator is ever...
  • Re: How you can fit a Yakima rack on standard Vanagon...
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:55:07 -0500
    ...to mount a Yakima rack onto his Vanagon using the >Yakima tower extenders so he went to the local hardware store and got >a...
  • Re: LVC: small wind turbines for portable power generation
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:53:40 +0000
    ...on the roof of their vans? > I'm imagining something with foldable blades and a small portable tower, > in the 10-20 watt range. > > > > >
  • Re: Stealth Camping
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:15:34 -0700
    ...Seems I was camped close to the control tower. The tower got concerned a subversive element was too close for comfort. After the cops...
  • Re: Count the Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:01:44 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com http://goo.gl/niRzVw...
  • Re: Iceland
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:35:13 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com -----Original Message----- From: Alistair...
  • Yakima Rack Pictures
    Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
    Mon, 6 May 2002 13:05:24 -0700
    ...The towers that hold that bars are made to be attached at an angle and work well. I was fortunate enough to find a...
  • Re: Updates at www.Vanagons.org
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Fri, 3 Jan 2020 08:04:24 -0800
    ...Updates at www.Vanagons.org Nice site! Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com - Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com - Beer Tower Cooler http://goo...
  • CORRODED WIRE CONNECTORS
    Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
    Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:41:31 -0500
    ...In the engine bay on the firewall about where the Tstat tower is, there are two yellow single wire connectors coming out of the...
  • Re: 1972 Bettle
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:05:58 -0500
    I did - got any blotter paper? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original...
  • Re: Long coolant pipes alternative.....
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:26:10 -0500
    Why do you want to replace the long coolant pipes? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www...
  • Re: Airhead Parts: Vanagon Parts Sale
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:05:06 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Cetin's Eurovan Test Drive
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 29 Feb 96 08:11:36 PST
    ...Drahzal Rational Software Corporation One Tower Bridge, Suite 225 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610)940-2105 E-mail: mattd@rational.com Date: 02/29...
  • Re: poptops
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 Feb 95 8:32:55 EST
    martha rubin writes: > > Patrick Tower writes: > > "BTW, how long does it take to deploy (I love that choice of verbs) the > Westy pop-top...
  • Last Call - Syncro de Mayo East
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Wed, 28 May 2003 08:14:52 -0700
    Since Syncro de Mayo East is being held in the Land That Time Forgot, or at least That Cell Towers Forgot, I don't...
  • Re: When Good Vanagons go Bad
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:25:40 -0800
    Are those Yakima or Thule racks? I'm looking for a set of fake rain gutters, high towers and cross bars to add to...
  • Re: Electric vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:31:47 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: 1985 Vanagon Camper in local Craigslist
    Historical mailing list - pat
    Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:49:26 -0500
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3443...
  • Re: Secret society?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:05:57 -0600
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Mark L. Hineline Sent: Monday, January...