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  • Re: Cops buses and profiles
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 17 Dec 1995 13:06:50 -0600
    ...We got to within blocks of our house and we were stopped by the Bloomingdale,Il police. Not good I thought as we had...
  • Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:58:13 -1000
    ...Business Week has >> a good article on this (free): >> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-24/did-privilege-enable-volkswagen-s-diesel...
  • Re: back from summer trip.
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:45:41 PDT
    jesse lee reynolds writes: > > The 4 of us too off from Bloomington, IN on May 22. We'd gone 20 miles when I > saw...
  • Re: Weekly statz/ Bios
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 22:00:12 -0700
    ...where the Kudzu blooms and > blows, > Why he left his home in the South to roam > Round the pole, God only knows. > > Number of...
  • A/C Vents
    Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 04:34:48 -0400
    ...Brian Keese 84 Westy Wolfsburg Bloomington, Indiana
  • Re: Engine repair or replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:27:02 -0400
    ...Rob Bloomingburg NY 347.731.7938 cell On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:39 PM, Ian Allan wrote: > Hi: > > I'm with Ben on...
  • Re: ATTENTION ALL//STICKER PROCEDES-----> INTO FUND RAISER FOR GERRY UPGRADE?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
    Fri, 10 Mar 2000 07:22:54 -0800
    ...Happy Friday, Ron Bloomquist
  • Re: Overfilling the oil issues
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 22 May 2011 19:32:12 -0400
    ...Wolfsburg edition that had > all new rubber hoses installed at the time of the engine rebuild. > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Thanks, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY >
  • Re: Problem: While Removing from Disc Brake Pads the top Caliper Receiving Bolt Wont Slide In & Out of the Carrier - Siezed
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:25:17 -0400
    ...Rob NY Bloomingburg 88 Auto. On Jun 20, 2011, at 4:44 PM, David Beierl wrote: > At 01:24 PM 6/20/2011, Robert...
  • Re: Overfilling the oil issues
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 22 May 2011 16:41:58 -0700
    ...Wolfsburg edition that had all new rubber hoses installed >> at >> the time of the engine rebuild. >> >> Anyone have any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Robert >> Bloomingburg NY >>
  • Re: Friday water pump fun!
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:00:52 -1000
    ...For anyone thinking of doing > this trip, do it! I got lucky in that the wild flowers were in full bloom. > But then it...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Noise - now fuel tank also
    Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:02:48 -0700
    ...Neal > Neal Barrentine > Bloomington, Indiana > 1986 GL > 1960 Baja Bug > > > Subject: fuel pump noise > > > > The fuel pump seemed kind of noisy when I bought...
  • Re: Looking for a good fuel injector rail- East Coast preffered
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:52:44 -0400
    ...any kind of >>>>> custom >>>>> replacement in development. >>>>> >>>>> So does anyone on the east coast have a good one for me? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Robert >>>>> Bloomingburg NY >>>>> >>>>
  • Re: your mail
    Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
    Fri, 27 Oct 2000 20:25:40 -0400
    ...Ron Bloomquist <roadcow@MCN.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:04 AM Subject: Re: your mail > > > TV'S...
  • Re: Need Help with Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Wed, 4 Jan 2012 02:33:42 -0500
    ...Very strange indeed. > > Thanks for any advice, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:14:39 -0700
    ...His > rate is $60 an hour. > > Thanks for your thoughts, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:15:01 -0400
    ...His > rate is $60 an hour. > > Thanks for your thoughts, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY >
  • Re: Changing out an air dam
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 11 Oct 2002 20:19:50 +0100
    ...I actually meant excrescence = blister, not empennage - a big bloomer! Blister actually, isn't too bad, quite descriptive really in aeronautical terms - its 'on...
  • Re: '86 GL stutters, stumbles and dies intermittantly
    Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:59:18 -0400
    ...problem for two months now. >I want my Vanagon running again! I miss it! Sigh.... >Neal Barrentine >Bloomington, Indiana >1986 GL >1960 Baja Bug
  • Re: 1st SF Bay Area tail gate party
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:48:01 -0700
    ...Next is Roadcow himself Ron Bloomquist in his Vanaru (#9 -- he's far > more serious than his online persona implies = ) ). Then there's Chris...
  • Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:07:01 -0600
    ...Business >>> Week has >>> a good article on this (free): >>> http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-24/did-privilege-enable-volkswagen-s-diesel...
  • Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:28:50 -0400
    ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I am in Bloomingburg NY which is just outside of Middletown NY. > > R > On Aug 19, 2008, at 8:38...
  • Re: AMC heads (part 2)
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 1 Nov 2006 12:35:54 -0800
    ...Have fun, > > Neal > > Neal Barrentine > > Bloomington, Indiana > > 1986 GL > > 1960 Baja Bug >
  • Trip Report: Big Bend National Park (long)
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Wed, 13 Apr 2005 15:38:49 -0500
    ...The famous Texas wildflowers were in full bloom and the sky was blue. The roads out to west Texas can get pretty empty at...
  • Re: Urgent Starting Problem!/ Suspect Neutral/Park Starter Switch/Contact Bridge Problem
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Sun, 4 Feb 2007 11:44:41 -0500
    ...starting it again but when I > arrived to my destination in Bloomingburg NY and tried to start it in the > morning to go snow...
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:11:53 -0400
    ...His >> rate is $60 an hour. >> >> Thanks for your thoughts, >> Robert >> Bloomingburg NY >>
  • Re: New Engine Oil Leak Question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:19:01 -0700
    ...use a bolt over some special screw. > > Thanks for help! > > Hope are all having a nice cool summer. > > All the best, > Robert > Bloomingburg, NY
  • Re: Trip Report: Big Bend National Park (long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:18:01 -0700
    ...The famous Texas wildflowers were in full > bloom > and the sky was blue. The roads out to west Texas can get pretty empty at...
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:29:07 -0700
    ...His >> rate is $60 an hour. >> >> Thanks for your thoughts, >> Robert >> Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: A / C M e l t d o w n in C a p e H a t t e r a s !
    Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
    Wed, 25 Jun 1997 17:57:05 -0400
    ...Christensen wrote: > > >Greetings Volks, from the Balmy South, where wild orchids bloom and gypsy winds >take my Vanagon where they may.... > >Balmy, --yes balmy...
  • Re: Need Help with Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:40:42 -0500
    ...Very strange indeed. > > Thanks for any advice, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:04:55 -0700
    ...His >> rate is $60 an hour. >> >> Thanks for your thoughts, >> Robert >> Bloomingburg NY >> >> -- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930 - July 4, 2009 Jake...
  • Re: Friday water pump fun!
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:23:50 -0800
    ...For anyone thinking of doing >> this trip, do it! I got lucky in that the wild flowers were in full bloom. >> But then it...
  • Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
    Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
    Thu, 11 Sep 2003 10:45:10 -0400
    ...I could see some discoloration and even 'blooming' (sorry for the non-tech explanation) on the contacts on the ECU. Cleaning and changing the...
  • Re: Death Valley Trip Report
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:31:23 -0800
    ...have come to early for the spring flowers, unless they were blooming in the valley already. I envy you the trip, spring seems to...
  • Maiden Voyage
    Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
    Mon, 27 Jul 1998 07:58:20 EDT
    ...Tom Bloomington, IL '85 Westy '87 GL
  • Re: 1st SF Bay Area tail gate party
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Mon, 23 Oct 2000 15:32:27 -1000
    ...Next is Roadcow himself Ron Bloomquist in his Vanaru (#9 -- he's far more serious than his online persona implies = ) ). Then there's Chris...
  • Re: Starting issue - low idle and wants to stall
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 2 Jul 2011 20:37:54 -0700
    ...seems to not want to open past a certain point so > replacement is on hold till I resolve this issue. > > Thanks, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: A What is this Type of Question....
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:57:46 -0400
    ...is the Tin just bent out of shape? > > >> > > >> TIA. > > >> > > >> Rob > > >> NYC & Bloomingburg NY > > >> 88 Vanagon automatic 237,000 miles > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> No virus found in this...
  • Re: Need Help with Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:10:10 -0500
    ...Very strange indeed. > > Thanks for any advice, > Robert > Bloomingburg NY
  • My trip to the Northwest , with the Westfalia Syncro TD (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Tue, 4 May 1999 00:14:01 -0400
    ...Hood standing up so majestically is such a sight! All of the orchards in bloom, too. Next day, I woke up to the flu...
  • again sucessful-3 months as a Snowbird, Vanagon trip report-Long
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 4 Apr 2009 07:03:37 -0700
    ...but the sun was out and the wildflowers are in bloom. Leaves were emerging on the cottonwood trees in the Owens Valley, the grass...
  • Re: Heads off, piston ring broken
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 5 Apr 2005 18:57:23 -0500
    ...84 Westy Wolfsburg 'The Ark' > >81 Isuzu P'up Diesel 4x4 > >Bloomington, Indiana > > > > Brian, This is just my opinion, based on my own experience...
  • Re: Engine repair or replacement?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:46:02 -0700
    ...help during this difficult time of decisions. > Truly, truly appreciated. > > Rob > Bloomingburg NY > 347.731.7938 cell > > On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:39...
  • Re: 1st SF Bay Area tail gate party
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Mon, 23 Oct 2000 19:42:15 -0700
    ...Next is Roadcow himself Ron Bloomquist in his Vanaru (#9 -- he's far > more serious than his online persona implies = ) ). Then there's Chris...
  • Re: Engine repair or replacement?
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:40:50 -0400
    ...Rob Bloomingburg NY 347.731.7938 cell On Aug 20, 2008, at 11:39 PM, Ian Allan wrote: > Hi: > > I'm with Ben on...
  • Re: Urgent Starting Problem!/ Suspect Neutral/Park Starter Switch/Contact Bridge Problem - status update
    Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
    Sun, 4 Feb 2007 16:36:56 -0500
    ...starting it again but when I >> arrived to my destination in Bloomingburg NY and tried to start it in the >> morning to go snow...
  • Re: Overfilling the oil issues
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Tue, 24 May 2011 13:54:23 -0400
    ...Wolfsburg edition that had all new rubber hoses installed >>> at >>> the time of the engine rebuild. >>> >>> Anyone have any ideas? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Robert >>> Bloomingburg NY >>>
  • The Princess and the Pea (Was: List Anti-SPAM measures)
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 11:43:56 -0400
    ...Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Ron Bloomquist Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 12:32 AM To: vanagon@GERRY...
  • Re: >> WET TEEN (you know the rest)
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
    Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:43:52 -0300
    ...so my 5-paragraph posting regarding blossoms, chrysthantemums, dahlias, blooms, and petals would be rejected? > > > > Anyhow - the nature of the filter would become common...
  • Re: Need some assistance to see if my mechanic is overcharging me...
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:27:56 -0500
    ...Thanks for your thoughts, Robert Bloomingburg NY
  • Re: Fuel Pump Noise - now fuel tank also
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:30:31 -0700
    ...Neal > > Neal Barrentine > > Bloomington, Indiana > > 1986 GL > > 1960 Baja Bug > > > > > Subject: fuel pump noise > > > > > > The fuel pump seemed kind of noisy when I > bought...
  • Re: Gas Tank Blowing Fuel Out When Filled
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:23:01 -0400
    ...after did! >>>> >>>> Strange. >>>> >>>> Any help would be appreciated as always. >>>> >>>> Robert >>>> Bloomingburg NY >>>> 88 Wolfsburg, Silver >>>> 239,700 miles - automatic >>>> AIM: rmstewart@mac.com
  • UK Summary trip report
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:28:04 -0700
    ...So many flowers "forced" to bloom in a one week show. Throughout the trip we visited several gardens designed and planted by the famous...
  • Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:15:28 -0800
    ...Found several Calypso Orchids in bloom, which is kind of a rare treat. Beautiful little things if you can get your head close enough...
  • Re: Need Help with Headlights
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:19:29 -0800
    ...Very >> strange indeed. >> >> Thanks for any advice, >> Robert >> Bloomingburg NY
  • MexiCali Rose in Oaxaca
    Historical mailing list - Phaedra Savage
    Thu, 19 Feb 2004 12:43:33 -0800
    ...Later, in summer, the mountainsides and valleys will be covered in a profusion of green grass, wildflowers, and blooming cactus. But now, during winter...
  • Re: idle stabilizer: valve, control unit or both?
    Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
    Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:00:03 -0600
    ...I could see some discoloration and even 'blooming' (sorry for the non-tech explanation) on the contacts on the ECU. Cleaning and changing the...
  • Re: Overfilling the oil issues
    Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
    Tue, 24 May 2011 18:09:44 +0000
    ...Wolfsburg edition >>> that had all new rubber hoses installed at the time of the engine >>> rebuild. >>> >>> Anyone have any ideas? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Robert >>> Bloomingburg NY >>>
  • MexiCali Rose in Oaxaca or, what ever happened to Phaedra ? :o) read on, read on
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:16:37 EDT
    ...Later, in summer, the mountainsides and valleys will be covered in a profusion of green grass, wildflowers, and blooming cactus. But now, during winter...