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• Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
  Historical mailing list - Michael Claire
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:50:54 -0800
  ...After carefully pulling out the connector on the back of the speedo, I bent the outermost pin (the ground according to Bentley) aside. The...
• What do YOU store in your (camping) van?
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:31:33 -0700
  ...As an ASI coversion, I have one small cupboard beneath the sink that has one shelf. Here's a list of what I have...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Susan Bernavich
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 20:09:01 -0700
  Hey Michael...I thank you and "Harold" thanks you!!!! Susan Bernavich 1983 ASI Diesel 'Harold" 84.000 and running splendedly at the present time...
• Re: Grills, grills, grills
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:17:45 -0700
  ...All I can say, aside from the obvious potential draw back of running out of battery, is that they really do rock. I've...
• Re: Shore power > battery charge question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 19 Aug 2018 08:29:11 -0700
  ...http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001BSUR2Q/sbw/ It's not a particularly powerful charger at 8 amps, automatically applied to whichever battery...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sat, 1 May 2010 18:14:49 EDT
  ...The acceptable term these days is "Japanese cars Well excuse me Ben Maybe I should have said asian - american cars, as it seems a...
• bike rack for breadloafs (maybe vanagons too)
  Historical mailing list - e freeman
  Wed, 21 Aug 1996 09:43:03 -0400
  ...they can be swung aside for engine work, and the total cost of the materials was about $10 (though it did require some welding...
• Re: Help me scope out these "camper" components
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:43:23 EST
  ...either! So: >> maybe it was a US camper conversion, like an ASI or something...they made different models of campers from different models of...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 23:19:53 -0500
  ...that's an automatic. I find out > now it only gets 16mpg. Aside from a tune -up, any ideas on how to increase > it? >
• Re: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 10:49:34 -0400
  ...A warning to Canadians that UPS charges hidden fees >> that are not readily disclosed to US senders. >--I'm not calling your complaint asinine...
• Re: Brand new leaky rocker covers
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:47:38 -0700
  ...Ideas? > > Don > '87 2.1 Vanagon GL ASI
• Re: Calendar - Need GMail account
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:52:38 -0400
  ...As an aside, email us (anyone here) if you'd > like a gmail account. We've got about 15 to give out. > > Tina > > On...
• Re: OT Fri. more on my Poor Man's Syncro (Astro/Safari) a sort of review..long
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 15:42:54 -0700
  I'd like to suggest an ELM327 Bluetooth reader (something like http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004B7YXOM), and Torque on an Android...
• VW "Motorhome" FS Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 01:04:44 -0700
  ...title http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/rds/rvs/3905116842.html Rust aside, I'd personally I'd be curious about the brackets on the...
• RE: Speed limits...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 17:30:13 PDT
  ...repacking > your CV joints, how MUCH space you have to set aside in your rig for the > spare engine when you go on trips...
• Re: shifty sponge..
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 14:49:36 -0300
  ...No problem, aside from having to drop the transmission to pull the rod out, grrrr. This occured 3 days before a flight back from...
• questions on temp gauges
  Historical mailing list - Edward Claiborne Gould
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 11:31:19 EDT
  ...needle. There may just be a sensor back there some where. Aside from that, I was wondering how much setups for cyl head temp...
• O2 sensor splicing (was Re: Water-cooled VW parts?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 08:26:29 -0700
  At 09:41 AM 7/13/98 -0700, Ray Hunnam wrote: >Just as an aside I keep reading of problems being experienced when fitting...
• Re: Bus Fire!
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Tue, 8 Sep 1998 15:29:04 -0700
  At 09:25 PM 9/2/98 -0400, sh@interlog.com wrote: >Any predictions on what they'll offer as "actual cash value"? Aside...
• Re: Why is the tire choice so complicated?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:56:15 -0700
  ...Mike Snow Camp Pendleton, California 1982 Westfalia 1.6TD 1983 ASI 1.6D
• Re: VWfactory paint a joke/POR-15 paint
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:58:47 -0700
  ...I've owned Asian cars that > seemed to be painted with water colors. > > Patrick > Phoenix, AZ
• Re: Traveller in distress (near Chicago) - UPDATE TWO
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:13:23 EDT
  ...Surely you can put aside the "VW, DaimlerChrysler In Talks" discussion for a few minutes to help a fellow traveller. So far .... most of...
• Re: water pump 1.9 ....is there a preferred one?
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 21:56:18 -0700
  ...as an aside... don't spin the water pump until you have lubricating fluid (antifreeze) running through it. a very quick way to damage...
• Re: I are mades it [no real VC]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:06:53 -0700
  ...But then again I'm Asian. To me all old short fat guys look >>> like Al Knoll. =). >>> >> I'm trying to figure out who...
• Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Barry
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 09:23:25 -0400
  Don't know about Oregon but in most of NJ the petroleum distributing engineer is either from the Asian sub-continent or parts of...
• "Tiny Homes on the Move" - some Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:31:35 -0700
  ...http://boingboing.net/2014/08/26/tiny-homes-on-the-move-nom.html http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0936070625/thebooklab-20 Roland
• Raining inside
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:16:17 -0500
  ...All kidding aside, I would like to know of any spots where the Bentley may be vague, or of interesting (read easy) ways to...
• Re: MOD Re: refrigerator behavior - VANAGON Content????
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 22:36:34 -0500
  ...I agree it could have >> been presented as two messages, trip report and troubleshooting; but >> aside from that I'm going to call it...
• Re: wetfalia stock weight
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 7 Sep 2010 08:18:40 -0700
  I just went to the junkyard with a nearly empty (aside from the junk) '87. After emptying the junk we tipped the scales at...
• Re: MOD Mike Collum 11/28 update
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:26:00 -0700
  ...Umm, all that aside, I'm not a prude, but there's a line between proper written language rules and the trash talk Jake...
• Re: [WetWesties] Where is Mecca?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:02:38 -0700
  ...Add to that the ASI (Riviera) conversion were done in Vancouver, WA for Riviera VW near Portland. Another hot bed is around the Bay...
• Re: '85 Doka on ebay in florida..US title.. only $1700 with 16 hrs left...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 17 May 2007 05:54:15 -0700
  ...in Florida :-( Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: aside from the crazy paint job this looks like a deal..and its...
• Rear brakes 78 Westy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 15:28:44 -0700
  ...Is this normal? There are no holes in the backing plate aside from the inspection and adjustment holes. Any help & info would be much...
• Re: next CCC's date is set!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Aug 1996 13:56:21 -0700
  At 11:05 AM 8/11/96, Martha wrote: > I urge you to set aside these dates and make >the campout - it should be...
• Y370 vs Y356
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hartman
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 15:56:23 -0800
  ...Y356's (8 ply) an acceptable substitute? I have an 86 ASI conversion which may weigh slightly more than a westfalia. I intend to...
• Re: Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:41:46 -0500
  ...at highway speeds, window lowered, in a 1990 Westfalia GL." Joking aside, that was the goal. Of course now with a baby seat strapped...
• Re: Larger wheels and spare holder
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:12:23 -0400
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• Vanagon Sightings
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 09:56:24 -0700
  ...Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASIDon't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down there.....and light the...
• Re: Idle / Plugs / Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 22:57:48 -0500
  ...The ASI > is > > noe enjoying a vintage Synthetic 15W50. > > > > Matt & Nise > > > > 81 ASI Riviera "????"
• Jump seat for sale
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Sat, 29 May 2010 09:00:59 -0400
  ...I am trying to get rid of the extra and put some money aside for summer camping. Spent most of my hobby/fun money...
• RE: Cheap VW Dealer parts?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 08 Mar 1996 09:36:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Aside from my delight at finding one, I was surprised to find something >related to the Vanagon other than the list stickers that cost...
• Re: Jettas Towing Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:28:54 -0600
  ...The Lincoln, being so much heavier, kept trying to push the Comet aside and forge on alone everytime the brake pedal was touched. Better...
• AVP Engine: 50K Mile Report
  Historical mailing list - Steve Green
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:38:13 -0800
  ...Not much to say--no news is good news. [sound of knuckles on wood] Repair expenses, aside from normal periodic maintenance -- $0. Compression still...
• Re: performance mods for wbx
  Historical mailing list - jim&kim
  Thu, 31 May 2001 22:38:00 -0700
  ...All this rambling aside , are there any hard figures to be had? Curious Jim [text/html]
• Re: Diamler chrysler vw...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:41:24 -0700
  ...Mark Stan Wilder wrote: >I think all US Automakers have Asian partners in many models they produce >(even the new Damlier-Chrysler has Mitsubishi)........ > >
• Re: Subaru EJ engine - wonderful white paper
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:34:25 -0600
  ----- Original Message ----- > What really sold me on Subaru engines (aside from driving a Vanagon > with one!) was this 1989 SAE "White Paper" that talks...
• Re: Taxing eclectic fuels
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:57:51 -0500
  ...roads and highways seems pretty fair (assuming that they are set aside as such, I know that in some (many?) cases fuel taxes just...
• Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:20:23 -0400
  ...I would be very cautious about changing it -- aside from losing safety certifications, you might very well upset the pressure balance which allows a...
• Re: extra seats in a full camper, or stick with a weekender? - self-inflicted thread hijack about pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:41:55 -0700
  ...I don't have a traditional Westy top that only pops up on one end, but an ASI top which pops up on both...
• Do I Live In Vanagon and Bus Land?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:33:25 -0700
  ...First I see a a '90 or '91 full Wsty, Orley Blue, sitting along my path, A few stalls up about an '85 ASI...
• Re: List Rating G or PG?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:28:26 -0800
  ...the same benefits as those who went to Park University in Asia. I heard French Connection United Kingdom (FCUK) employed people who couldn't...
• Vanagon Wrecks & Insurance
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:16:36 -0800
  ...That aside, > there has > been a rash of nasty accidents. > > Drive carefully. > > Karl Wolz >
• Anchorage Listers?
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:26:24 -0700
  ...Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Coee, Traveling Cat Extraordinaire Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride...
• Re: Updated Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:24:30 -0400
  ...Completely aside from the melting possibilities...will you still feel safer knowing that folks can barely tell the difference btw your tail and brake...
• Re: East Coast Inuvik alternatives
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 Nov 95 12:32:22 EST
  ...All kidding aside, the trip to Tadoussac (literally "Twin Peaks" in Montignard) at the mouth of the Saguenay and then up to Lac St...
• Bilstein Shocks for $69
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:01:39 -0400
  Ed Berroth suggested a call to Mark Anderson at ASI in San Diego regarding the shocks for $50 deal. I called Mark and he...
• Re: i/m 240 rants
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 06 Jun 1997 19:22:51 -0800
  ...The testers were extremely incompetent, as one couldn't figure > > way out the operator took me aside and told me for $50 the car...
• Re: Should I buy this bus?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 23:33:12 -0700
  ...of used buses that are not > always what they seem. (Of course...YMMV) > > Jim Arnott > '77 ASI Riviera II > '83.5 Wasserleaker > Union, OR
• Re: Boston Bob s AMC head rantings
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 22:42:37 EDT
  ...I've read articles on the process used not just on VWs but domestic vehicles, other European vehicles and Asian makes as well. BenT...
• Re: WIN a wolfsburg vanagon for just 10 dollars!! RAFFLE!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 13:10:47 EDT
  ...All kidding aside here... Just send me your PayPal info and you will have your cash by sundown. I really want to win this...