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• Ever heard of a "Hunter" ? syncro
  Historical mailing list - Pierce
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 20:40:42 -0500
  ...be importing it here (USA) soon and I will have pics. DOT and EPA should be done by spring. the tristar is just a...
• Re: LVC web page help
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 11:53:46 -0800
  ...vw4x4-at-fyi-dot-net and let the customer figure it out. Not sure it it slowes down email harvesters or not. M --- Eric...
• Re: Speedo calibration
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 00:45:21 -0700
  ...concerning vehicle speed regulations were cancelled by the Department of Transportations (DOT). Starting May 1983 the only requirement is that the vehicles's speedometer...
• Re: vanagon smoked or clear rear sidemarkers...any interest?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:08:30 -0400
  ...which >as we all know, the '86-91 DOT vanagon headlamps suck, and are downright >dangerous, but they are "legal". of course youd rather...
• Re: Additional LED interior lighting for the westy?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:33:12 -0500
  ...I was remarking about the Sylvania Dot >lights someone mentioned. > >Jim >On Feb 16, 2006, at 6:31 PM, Luke Sponholz wrote: > >>It looks...
• Re: Turn signals Blinking Too fast???????
  Historical mailing list - Ric Golen
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:33:22 -0400
  ...Synthetic DOT8 blinker fluid will raise all manner of > havoc in these older systems, which specifically call > for only the finest organic DOT7 type...
• Re: Stock Alloys
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 7 Apr 2011 12:16:31 -0700
  ...Closest is the Dotz Sunburst from SA or some of the AMG wheels on Mercedeses. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Apr 7...
• differences in front OEM vanagon speakers 80-87 and 88-'91??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 20:36:59 EST
  ...that black metal mesh cover and you can see the 'blue dot" inside the speaker cone.. both are made by blaupunkt. both sound like...
• Re: Bleeding the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:01:04 -0500
  ...You'll want to have some brake fluid (DOT 3 or DOT 4 (DOT 4 is better)) in the bottle so that air isn...
• Question for Vanagain about 2.1l main bearings
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 12:33:14 -0700
  ...025198461A001 Blue dot (1/1000) 025198461A004 Red dot (1/4000) and different dealers have them in stock. The first question the VW dealer asks...
• Re: Dam it .... Choosing safe tires is SIMPLE
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:42:20 -0800
  Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote: > DOT Rule #1 > "vehicle normal load on the tire shall be no greater than 94 percent of the...
• Re: Try this on for size...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 8:54:18 PDT
  ...of $1810.89 FOR PARTS ALONE! Is it just me or > DOTHESEBACKBITINGASSHOLESREALLYPISSYOUOFF!!!!!!! > > Try Midas. I was responding to your msg. when it occured to...
• Re: S&S Headers photo
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 08:42:37 -0700
  ...Address should read ......members.aol.com just replace 2 slashes with dots They are cool pics. Kelly Bauman Delta, BC '91 Westy
• Re: Michelin MXT Specs.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:01:44 -0400
  ...relative to some crappy "standard tire" they have hanging around at DOT or whoever it was that promulgated the requirements to post this info...
• Re: Reflective Tape NHTSA Study link
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:19:10 -0700
  ...Reflective Tape Helps Prevent Crashes > http://www.dot.gov/affairs/nhtsa2201.htm > thanks for the link too.,
• Re: Speedo Question (Not the beach type)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:31:52 -0400
  ...Speedo Question (Not the beach type) Hello, I was trying to figure out what the orange dots represent on my 84 gl automatic speedometer...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 13:09:41 EST
  ...and the needle still reads over the red dot. sooo...its not the gauge in the dash. i started the van, let idle for...
• Re: Fw: MSNBC.com Article: Tourists shun crime-hit Mexico beaches
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2008 07:51:42 -0800
  ...American tourists have brought hard > times to hotels and > restaurants that dot Mexican beaches just south of > the border from San > Diego. > http://www...
• Re: brake fluid lost. Questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 12:58:03 -0600
  ...Is there evidence of leakage there? > > > > DOT 3 is fine. > > > > Larry A. > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM, T Collins <tonycollin...
• Re: 91 Westy - SA Grill upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 19:58:04 -0500
  On Truck-Lite's website the DOT stamp and 3 aiming standoffs can be clearly seen. http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wcs/stores...
• Rectangular Headlights -- US only???
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 23 Apr 1998 21:39:50 -0400
  ...after 1986? Did everyone with rectangular headlights get the same US DOT specification reflector with a 9004 bulb or did some countries get a...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:19:35 -0500
  ...suspicious that someone some time may have put DOT3 > brake fluid in instead of DOT 4, so I plan on going to the mess...
• Re: Instructions for replacing the Clutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 08:06:16 -0600
  ...BTW, the DOT 4 is the recommended brake fluid for this machine. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver James V wrote: >On 2/8...
• Re: LP tank refurb? Was: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:12:34 -0400
  ...Unlike the DOT/BBQ-type tanks, they have no requirement to be re-certified periodically. However I think that Manchester Tank were brain-dead...
• Overheating
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 94 19:08:13 EDT
  ...Whin I am climbing a hill of any size, it nears the first of the two little dots at the top of the gauge...
• Re: RH Headlamp for 87
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 01:57:38 EDT
  ...It was just installed upside down. > > believe me, it wont make much improvement when you put a right DOT headlamp in there... get yourself...
• Question Re: Canadian Vanagon Upholstery
  Historical mailing list - ccc1
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 02:51:15 -0600
  ...The pattern on the seating surface has 1/4 inch squares (with dots at each intersection) embossed into it. Can anyone tell me for...
• Re: wisdom of brake fluid res. location
  Historical mailing list - mark brauer
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 08:26:34 -0700
  ...I've switched my Vanagon over to DOT 5/silicon fluid, with excellant results. I wouldn't reccommend doing this unless one REALLY knows...
• Re: USA travel map
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 08:15:10 -0700
  ...am looking is based on the link but more detailed between dots.. it's almost like the one on Geneva site but cover the...
• Re: Cool Vanagon Trucks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 12:46:22 CDT
  ...the ONLY trucks that had BOTH the EPA and DOT u.s. stickers were those in the pacific northwest. the trucks in Toronto, Windsor...
• Torque for rear axle nuts?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 09:55:01 -0400
  ...Jay +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
• Newfoundland Trip
  Historical mailing list - tom hewitt
  Wed, 14 Aug 2002 10:39:04 -0400
  ...Tom & Dot 1967 Beetle 1982 Westy
• Re: talking headlights? almost Friday: Re: vanagon smoked or clear rear
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:39:24 EDT
  ...spect.upenn.edu writes: > Chris wrote: > ....your headlight lenses must say DOT.... > ------------------------------------- > > how do you teach your headlight lenses to say anything ? :-) > -- > karl, you...
• Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:27:36 -0400
  ...Of course, going from the round headlights to the rectangular DOT headlights was another bad move (though the rectangular European headlights are fine.)
• Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:44:38 +0000
  ...I just checked on Amazon and found a WHOLE bunch of such.  Plus some other like squares, dots, etc.  Got my mind reeling over...
• Re: Tires easy dot com
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:28:50 -0700
  Goform.....cs50 On Mar 14, 2014 9:16 AM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm just mounting some of the 43$ tires...
• Re: EV paint finish rust
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 18:44:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now i notice very small dots of rust forming on the drivers door. Whene the weather warms up i'll take a closer look...
• Multi-spark discharge (MSD) ignition for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 May 1997 11:31:39 +0100
  ...in the UK - my van is a European-spec 1989 1.9L carburated Transporter? JP Nicholls jpnicholls@lucentDOTcom (spamkiller - change DOT to . to reply)
• Re: CO vs CO2 One's poisonous, the other's not.
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:31:04 -0500
  Bjorn - Uh, how do you get those neat little "dots" to show up over the "o" in your name? I'd like to use...
• Re: Case and pistons shot?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 17:48:56 -0700
  ...Does the following from http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/servicemmy1.cfm conflict with this, or is it something else? VWC REMANUFACTURED...
• Re: Seasons Greeting
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:56:08 -0800
  As we slam the sliding door on 2001, hopefully everything will stay intact I thank god for vanagon dot com for all the tips...
• Re: ASCII map
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 13:07:02 PST
  ...Click on a dot, get > full color photo of van and owner, click again for full scanned repair history > with receipts. Other hypertext jumps...
• Re: 85 Single Cab worth??
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 02:14:01 -0600
  ...I'm picking it up next week in NB, and driving it back to the USA." I thought DOT (federal Department of Transporttion) auto...
• Re: Vanagon Gear ratios
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 15:21:25 -0400
  ...for all Vanagon trannies. > Does anyone happen to have this information online? > > Jay > > > +======================================================================+ > | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | > +======================================================================+
• Re: flue vent
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 14:34:42 -0500
  ...will blow out in a strong wind or while driving (a DOT no no). The length of these two pipes must be kept the...
• Re: Spam/Iberparts
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 22:07:00 -0500
  ...loaded" with all options and choice of color. $15,000US, EPA & DOT certified, delivered in seven days to Boston, MA." Heck it even comes...
• Re: Kirklands Made in NZ?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 11:33:02 -0800
  ...Kirklands Made in NZ? > > After checking my Kirkland's DOT code, they appear to me made by > Firestone/Bridgestone of New Zealand. Interestingly, the...
• rear foglite. Re: Extra bulb in rear lens: What is it for (Westy 85)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 22:44:13 EDT
  ...The lens assembly is marked DOT > (USA version), and that extra light is behind the cateye part of the > lens (middle of the bottom...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:30:57 -0700
  ...brakes, nothing special, good new pads, shoes properly > adjusted and new Dot 4 fluid every couple of years, should be changed > every two years...
• Re: Selling a Canadian Van to an American
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 28 May 2003 12:47:54 -0400
  ...for an EPA/DOT sticker either on the "A" pillar or the engine >compartment. > >Then go read: > >http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules...
• Re: [vanagon] FS: '93 LT 28 Diesel Westfalia on samba in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 16 May 2007 15:25:14 -0700
  ...Simply put, your insurance is invalid if the car is not legal for use on the highway, and if it does not have DOT...
• Re: Canadian Westy = DOT/EPA OK?
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 15:18:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...if ANY 89-91 > Westphalias sold in Canada meet US EPA & DOT requirements? > > I called VWoA customer service, but they need to know a...
• Re: Combined Optima Batteries (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:30:34 -0700
  ...We better alert the Coast Guard as well as the Fed DOT and every State DOT. There are millions of boats, RVs, trucks, etc...
• Re: Brighter headlights - 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 May 2016 13:43:29 -0400
  ...the lens fluting gives better output than the DOT north american headlights. you will only need the outers as the inner hi beams are...
• BusFusion in my Karmann Gipsy diesel camper
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:56:40 -0400
  ...Stop over and say hello if you see us! Paul & Dottie PS, This unique camper is for sale, and price is negotiable if you...
• Re: Favorite Questions While Fixing the Bus (f)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:03:38 EDT
  ...midwife arrived. >> Well, I was born@home (would make a nice dot-com name). Of course it helped that there was an obstetrician, a...
• Re: 97 EV's
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:11:14 -0800
  ...From 1986 through the end of Vanagon production, all Vanagons met both US DOT and Canadian requirements with a couple of exceptions. Canadian vans...
• Importing used VWs from Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 May 1995 11:56:02 +0500
  ...I see that the EPA should be happy; but does FMVSS here refer to DOT? I suppose it must, because if it were referring...
• Re: draining clutch lines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 May 2003 23:00:35 -0400
  Spend a few extra bucks and get DOT 4. Higher boiling point and lower moisture absorption. Also meets VW requirements. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:29:39 -0700
  ...The monitor works as advertised, a >>>> good deal for a measly 20 bucks, and the little bouncing dot is fun to >>>> watch. On Mellow...