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• Re: off road in a Vanagon Was Tires
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 21:38:36 -0500
  ...He flagged me down when we > got to town to ask what I had in it. Was surprised when I told him, "Stock 2...
• Re: Showering on the road
  Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:22:02 -0800
  ...I used one in Flagstaff, AZ that sounds like the one Marshall describes. Marshall wrote: >I've used truck stops for bathing - and they...
• Re: Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:15:26 -0700
  When in SF don't neglect a visit to the Wave Organ.� I also used to recommend the Flag Store on Polk Street but...
• Re: [NVC] Need alignment sight to help with backing trailer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:12:13 -0700
  ...is doing. > > I second the idea of a kid's bike flag, long fiberglas rod with a day-glo > orange pennant at the top...
• 85 Waser Boxer Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 15 May 2003 21:28:11 -0700
  ...of some type but I don't want to wave red flags if it isn't necessary. I'm not a Wasser Boxer guy...
• Regarding raised bar
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 2 Feb 2017 04:12:38 +0000
  ...or better yet - unsaid - do little to increase the "helpful community flag any higher up the pole" If any of our members has the...
• Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 16:36:58 -0800
  ...actually help to stabilize the awning? Recent weather conditions at Ft. Flagler Wet Westy event showed that Mother Nature "always wins", (it got dang...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 20 May 2020 18:35:16 -0700
  ...Fine for others, but that ain't my jam. > >>>> Like I said, there were other red flags - like "I don't know how to...
• Re: air cooled engine alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 16:28:34 -0500
  ...writes: >> While driving a Ryder truck on I-40 west of flagstaff in late summer >> steadily climbing a very long grade, and doing about...
• Re: Water Pump...what's the Death Knell??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:39:57 +0000
  ...that was my first yellow flag (or message).....next I started to noticed a low growl, when the engine was running and I had...
• Lost in lala land
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:01:28 -0700
  ...who did the rebuild (who was very evasive IMHO, a red flag in itself) Apparently he takes used cases and throws on new rings...
• Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 20 May 2020 21:27:18 -0600
  ...Fine for others, but that ain't my jam. >>>>>> Like I said, there were other red flags - like "I don't know how to...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose (Friday non-sequitur and long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:45:24 -0700
  ...I would guess that most of these "flagships of the Porsche line" logged more flatbed miles than they did on their own tires..and...
• Re: Westfalia Shore Power Ground Bonding Minutia: Breaker Box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:48:02 -0800
  ...I did not use flag connectors. Conveniently, the box had a hole located in same place as old one to attach the aluminium ground...
• Re: BIG RED FLAG > SmallCar BellHousing + LUK Clutch Disc = Disaster ~
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:27:00 -0600
  On 21 Jun , 2017, at 8:37 AM, Don Hanson wrote: > a slight thread-hijack. > > That 2.5 Subie motor is known to fail...
• Re: Plastic Wheel Covers
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:10:36 -0700
  ...driven into the ground. > > right...'good appearance' is actually a red flag, as least in the lower > price ranges. > > new cheap tires are a...
• HELP! Lack of power at high speeds during cross country trip
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Sun, 14 May 2000 03:54:01 -0400
  ...Any ideas on what I can try? Any good shops in Flagstaff AZ? Or parts places. Thanks, Paul Please cc: me directly as my...
• Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:14:13 -1000
  ...American flag awing/rain shield over poptop window > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=1443607&a=10863040&p=37626032 > 5. Cupholders from Marshal...
• Re: HELP! Westy Stranded in Bryce Canyon National Park...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Apr 2005 16:22:48 -0700
  ...However, I have bought gas in Needles (which I don't recommend, get it in Kingman if you can) and driven to Flagstaff (roughly...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:18:57 -0800
  ...substantially cheaper in Kingman, AZ than anywhere else along the SoCal/Flagstaff route. You should fuel up there if you can, and then the...
• RE: 911 in 69 westy
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 01 May 1996 09:59:13 EST
  ...At a Porsche swap meet a few weeks ago, I backed out of a parking space past a pedestrian who then flagged me down...
• WBX rpms..
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 10:59:52 -0600
  ...Ha! I got exactly one "bird" finger raised at me and that was skirting LA on the I5 near Six Flags/Santa Clarita. Anyway...
• Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 17:31:49 +0000
  ...Colors and design screams "fatherland." Think pumpkin plus American flag, Nice thick floor. Tested in a heavy downpour and did not leak a drop...
• splitwindow earings
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 May 1997 17:25:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We work SCCA races together, Jeanne and my wife work in timing and scoring, I work as a corner worker (flagman). I think she...
• Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape
  Historical mailing list - rpc
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:32:25 -0800
  I found a comb, a bottle of PS oil, and a checkered flag stored up in the top bunk... In my first van, a...
• Re: Redneck Vanagon Owners (F)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 09:55:14 -0400
  ...deck to set up when camping. >Your antenna sports a Confederate flag. >Your mudflaps have a woman's silhouette on them. >Parts of your...
• Re: In Tucumcari now
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 17:34:05 -0700
  ...As I was getting off > the freeway, I saw a vanagon and flagged him down. He said he knows somebody > that works on them...
• Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:57:58 -0600
  ...actually help to stabilize the awning? >> >> Recent weather conditions at Ft. Flagler Wet Westy event showed that >> Mother Nature "always wins", (it got dang...
• Re: Help! How get to rear heater?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 11:23:34 -0700
  ...The only time I miss it is if I run up to Flag in the wintertime, and even then it's only a convenience...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:19:13 -0700
  ...Le Mans)? Or at >the Indy 500? Or at every rebel-flagged NASCAR race? > >Same technology as the flying sleigh that comes around once...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:29:13 EST
  ...is actually SPOTTING THE FIRE--he drove until a passing motorist flagged him down ;-) Long story short, the fire did not escape from the...
• Re: Vanagon Olympics [was: Robbed !]
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 02:45:01 -0600
  ...The American >vanagons would be so plastered with American flag bumper stickers >they wouldn't need to carry a separate flag. The climax of...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:56:28 -0700
  ...Theres no smoke, yet. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Dave >> Flagstaff, AZ >> '83 Diesel Westy -- 'Gus' >> >>
• Re: Mkbokijkiuu
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:38:51 -0700
  ...IT! Other times, some slip in your response and the agent flags you for a secondary inspection� Post 911.. crossing our borders suck! The...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:46:42 -0700
  ...And they flag any substance in the oil that's in excessive amounts ....... and suggest what it might mean engine wear-wise. I use...
• Re: Tierra del Fuego
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Feb 1997 14:25:55 -0800
  ...got African, Middle-eastern and East European places to traverse that make Columbia and Peru look like bastions of American-flag-waving-democracies. malcolm
• Re: Product Review: Octopus cup/drink/bottle holder.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:03:16 -0700
  ...A three flags special > indeed. Quebeqoise (sic), Espanol, and American english all presented > for your reading pleasure. > > This thing will porte your boisson, soporte...
• Re: "OUR LIST"-Civil War
  Historical mailing list - The Gunnings
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:26:57 -0400
  ...Let us know when the white flags begin to fly and flutter. Cheers, Dave Gunning Sammy da Dog Bubbles da Cat Lovell, ME 04051...
• Phoenix Bug (Honda)-o-Rama Tomorrow
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 11:47:46 -0700
  ...If coming from Flagstaff or California take I-10 as if you are going to Tucson (I-10 East bound). If coming from the...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#1600360780: VW Joker Westfalia Wohnmobil o. T�V f�r 1.-DM
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 14:54:39 -0700
  ...so happy about camping in the cities, NO POPTOP=NO RED FLAG=NO COPS! Good luck, you know finding parts wont be a problem...
• The Latest on My bal Ligation
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 09:08:27 -0700
  ...A special thanks to Dan Schmitz for his marvelous piece that served so well to restore my (then) flagging sense of humor. Today I...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:08 -0800
  ...kicker, my number one destination is > the Colorado Plateau -- Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Cedar Mesa. From San > Diego thats' 500 to 600 miles and an...
• Re: performance engine question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 May 1995 10:43:53 -0700
  ...Thanks for any help. >Tim >Flagstaff, AZ >I don't want a race car just more power >1971' 1600? bus Yes, you need to...
• Re:gimmie some opinions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 23:43:14 -0500
  ...The overall plan is to have it painted like a huge dive flag, but I am not sure If I will yet--kinda leary...
• Re: Redneck Vanagon Owners (F)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 22:04:10 -0700
  ...deck to set up when camping. > Your antenna sports a Confederate flag. > Your mudflaps have a woman's silhouette on them. > Parts of your...
• Netsurfnugen...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Mar 1995 00:07:21 -0800
  Well, I for one think the flannel antenna flag / mirror decoration is THE sign of a vanagon list person, but I'll be happy...
• Norfolk parts places
  Historical mailing list - john Runberg
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 21:31:40 -0500
  ...The VW dealer in Virginia Beach is Checkered Flag and they have been good to me. Haven't taken the Vanagon to them, but...
• Esurance blacklist for VW Westfalia campers!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:59:27 -0400
  ...State Farm, Progressive, Geico already have some serious 'red flags' in the customer service and payment of damages areas from feedback I've read...
• Re: STICKER CHOOSING
  Historical mailing list - Ron 'Coyote' Lussier
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 10:24:28 -0800
  ...The 'gay flag' consists of 6 discrete colors, on a very precise top-to-bottom order: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple. These colors...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:53:20 -0400
  ...It has a flag on the title that traverses all states..... (Working on that)..... So how can they assure me it's clean!? I...
• PNW camping trip location
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 22:05:57 -0700
  ...The location is Fort Flagler State Park. Unlike Fort Worden there are a few trees - it's not quite like camping in a big...
• Absolutely NVC - I hope it's okay to seek this info
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:15:34 -0500
  ...I hope this doesn't raise major flags with the newly specified list rules I've been drafted to find a way to present...
• BUS PARTY/Gawk August 17/18th (!Florida)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 1996 13:25:46 +0930
  (insert sound of trumpets.au here) THE SECOND ANNUAL LOVE_BUG OFF (flagwav.mov) Yes VolkFolks, it is almost time for the next best...
• Re: What TYPE of person drives/buys a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:57:28 -0700
  do it kind of like that canadian guy on stage in front of the canadian flag talking about canadians...have unca joel (perhaps) speaking...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:32:54 -0700
  ...comes in. > > But I'm a crusader about stress concentrations (waves flag). > > :-) > David > > > -- > David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
• Wannabus still lookin' (was: '70 Bus - Is this a good deal???)
  Historical mailing list - John Halverson
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 21:36:17 +0000
  ...I didn't see any sign > > Big red flag #1! Do the compression test. If it's missing the seal and > sitting at a...
• Re: SLICK WILLIE VS MY '85 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:32:11 -0400
  ...But instead he was busy demonstrating against the country and burning the flag. Also, a significant part of his time was spent in Moscow...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - whaslup
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:56:43 -0500
  Leslie H Schwartz wrote: > Yes, the US is not ruled by an oiligarchy and does not > start wars based on self inflicted false flag...
• Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:02:36 -0700
  Watch out for elk on I40 as you travel through the ponderosa forests east and west of Flagstaff. Make sure your equipment is in...
• Re: Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:51:21 -0800
  ...Fort Flagler. Yah I keep notes, but apparently not that accurately. The notes I stand a chance of accurately keeping are of the Bb...