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  • Re: One more veterans day NVC
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:25:11 -0500
    ...As he stepped from behind the hedge towards the street he > could see the flag bearers at the front as they marched toward him...
  • Re: Regarding raised bar
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Thu, 2 Feb 2017 06:02:28 -0500
    ...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: 12 Point CV Tool Size?
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:24:12 -0800
    ...Or a good tool truck, you see a Mack or Snap on truck, flag 'em down - spendy but usually very good tools, and guaranteed...
  • Re: Checking out a synchro
    Historical mailing list - Dave91syncro
    Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:11:58 -0400
    ...Sounds >like a warning flag to me, what with the stabilizer bar. > >It's a 4 speed and has what looks like a factory...
  • Re: friday rant.. craigslist is a JOKE. nvc
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:03:06 +0000
    ...and flim flam..  and  people > flagging > left and right for no reason.. > the amount of BS replies and flagging make it such a hassle...
  • Re: Redneck Vanagon Owners (F)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:25:14 -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...
  • Jerome Jamboree VIII Caravan (North/Central Cal)
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sun, 16 Aug 1998 15:48:52 -0700
    ...Between Kingman and Flagstaff, we'll pull over for the night for some shut-eye at an exit I can't remember the name...
  • Re: Broken spring RE: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:08:20 -0800
    ...Fronts 'til SomeOtherday ~ Just recently took a BusRide from ABQ to > Flagstaff to pick up an 85Westy > > for a Friend & DidNotKnow until a couple...
  • Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:21:02 -0700
    ...the anemic alternator ... > >I bought an alternator at an AutoZone in Flagstaff, just so I would >get completely stuck over the holiday weekend. I...
  • NW Camping trip
    Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 23:35:33 -0800
    ...Fort Flagler - Olympic National Park: Heart of the Hills - Dungeness Spit Recreation Area -rick Rick Gordon Bainbridge Island, WA, USA ------------------------------------- rickgo@halcyon.com http...
  • Re: Christmas related Vanagon items?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 1 Jan 2017 11:37:59 -0600
    ...the Vanagon. > > Colors and design screams "fatherland." Think pumpkin plus American flag, > Nice thick floor. Tested in a heavy downpour and did not leak...
  • Re: 1972 Bettle
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:53:44 -0700
    ...Used to have a Squareback that I regularly drove from Phx to Flagstaff. Cost $3.60 to go up and 2.40 to come...
  • Re: Floppy mirror...any fixes that actually work?
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Tue, 6 Sep 2011 12:43:58 -0400
    ...It works. > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > > > > > > At 9/5/2011 06:27 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > >> My 84s "Flag" stock manual mirror on the...
  • Re: Dometic in an ASI
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 19:54:18 -0700
    ...Fortunately, the air gets plenty cool at night at in Flagstaff, AZ and the minimum gas flow was enough to keep the food cool...
  • Re: Power mirrors switch substitutes
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 3 May 2014 08:24:54 -0400
    ...Cunegonde is an 83.5 and of course had the usual flag mirrors. We're ready to install power mirrors but don't have...
  • Re: Heart vs. Head- it's still Frydaye
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:20:33 -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...
  • very interesting siting
    Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
    Thu, 20 Feb 97 20:42:43 EST
    ...Then I get closer and see the rectangular German license plate (with German flag on the left part of the plate) and notice that...
  • Re: Rodent smell (F)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
    Fri, 4 Jun 1999 08:24:15 -0400
    ...All the cheesy flags at Ricky Rat World, have been lowered to half mast.... rumors persist that a strong rat underground invasion force is...
  • My 'new' Westfalia in Hungary
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:38:17 -0700
    ...Today’s Romania is part of the European Union, but still won’t allow the Transylvanian flag to be opened on buildings. The political...
  • Re: What do you cook when camping?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:19:16 -0700
    ...Oh yeah, forgot to mention, at 1600 each day the Martini flag goes up and I serve Martinis to any guest that arrives, shaken...
  • legitimate scam warning (NVC)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:31:23 -0400
    ...My Badge number is 12460.Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify. This would be...
  • Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:47:33 -0500
    ...I have followed Brad & Sheena's trip since they left Flagstaff, AZ and have thoroughly enjoyed it. This couple is living the dream � day...
  • Re: HELP!: radiator fan is loud
    Historical mailing list - paul banks
    Sun, 29 Aug 1999 14:48:18 -0400
    ...only the high speed fan operable) I was planning on going for a 4 hour trip tomorrow to Six Flags with my son and...
  • Re: Coolant System Warning to 86+ Owners
    Historical mailing list - Trace Choulat
    Sun, 5 Nov 1995 21:27:56 -0500
    ...the archives to a cooling system flange problem > and want to flag this to (at least) 86 vanagon owners...and probably several > later years...
  • Friday Fun Translation... (A day late)
    Historical mailing list - SStones
    Sat, 22 Mar 1997 13:16:20 -0500
    ...I was speeding and >> >fliessend deutsch und mehrere andere Sprachen, aber es stoert mich nicht flagged down and met patrolman Sprachen, after he stared...
  • WEBMASTER: is the new IP blacklisted?
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 09:24:11 -0400
    ...handles the emails and adds "stuff" behind the scenes that is flagged. I did note that I tried to register via gmail last week...
  • Vanagon travels in Mexico
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:45:11 -0800
    ...Display a CDN flag on your backpack your car your skinnydippin suit. Carry a few dozen loonies/two-nies with you just to enhance...
  • Highway of Heroes - Vanagon trip report (limited vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:26:55 -0400
    ...All the way home from Trenton to Toronto, EVERY SINGLE BRIDGE along the way was lined with people waving flags in support of the...
  • Re: MemberDatabase (Google map)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Tue, 5 Apr 2011 20:25:03 -0500
    ...Vanagon Face > page or something....had a big map with little flags on it all over the > WORLD I think, Listmembers also submitted photos...
  • filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
    Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:22:14 -0800
    ...If folks on the list who enjoy posting potentially offensive material would agree to flag the subject line of their posting with words like...
  • Ron out thru Sun.
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:12:25 -0400
    ...If anyone's going to the festival, look for a bunch of Westies with a "steal your face" flag flying that has a VW...
  • Re: VW junkyard/service in Iowa.
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:27:57 -0700
    ...This morning I flagged a truck tow and the driver drove his John Deere over and tow started me. It's 11:22 AM...
  • Tales from the dark side (of loose CV's)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:39:14 -0500
    ...I flagged a car, got a lift and ultimately got the thing back running again. After that episode I determined I was not going...
  • Re: Regarding raised bar
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Thu, 2 Feb 2017 09:16:53 -0500
    ...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: Anyone tow a car with their van?
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Tue, 18 Jun 2002 06:54:23 -0400
    ...U Haul maintains a database of cars they will let you tow with the dolly, they MAY red flag your towed car if it...
  • Re: weekly status summary/report/propaganda/whining
    Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
    Wed, 14 Sep 94 16:32:25 PDT
    ...It was painted like a big American flag and it had a 1300 engine in it which required the teeth to be ground off...
  • Re: CRAZY '85 GL on Ebay - Carfax?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:42:18 -0800
    ...500 Miles? Nahhhh ! ! ! ! > -Red flag? > 2) Current high bid is $4,050 with less than 8 hours left? > -Electronics alone are more, and the...
  • Deer Syncro direct hit
    Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
    Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:56:04 -0700
    ...I was taking a break from driving, just south of the Grand Canyon on our way to Flagstaff, when my wife out of the...
  • Re: One more veterans day NVC
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:24:06 -0800
    ...As he stepped from behind the hedge towards the street he > could see the flag bearers at the front as they marched toward him...
  • to fix or buy $$$
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Apr 1995 23:34:06 -0400
    ...Tim flagstaff,arizona
  • Re: One more veterans day NVC
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:34:19 -0800
    ...As he stepped from behind the hedge towards the street he >> could see the flag bearers at the front as they marched toward him...
  • Re: Methane and beans (in a vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 20 May 2010 09:31:12 -0500
    Conspiracy flag! Both the bean/methane and pressure cooker threads emanated (no pun intended) from Arkady. Now if you were to cook the beans...
  • Re: Bus as primary residence...
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 23 Sep 1995 09:26:10 -0700
    I was an art student at Northern Arizona University /NAU (Flagstaff, AZ) in the early 70's. It was almost the norm to have...
  • Re: Low oil pressure confirmed - next steps? 85 GL 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:08:22 -0700
    ...engine is in your near future, it's waving the > red flag! Rebuild it while you still (hopefully) have a rebuildable core. -- Neil n...
  • Westy Hit: Insurance and repair advice please
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:51:07 -0600
    ...She had actually stopped, but was then been flagged on by a construction worker who wanted her to get out of the way from...
  • Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:54:07 -0800
    ...a tent and the other in a sailboat moored at Fort Flagler (only place I've found in Washington where we can do that...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Mar 2002 - Special issue (#2002-255)
    Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:34:37 -0500
    ...the long run and it definitely would be flying my freak flag. It would certainly NOT be traveling in stealth mode and I hate...
  • Update: Only 13V from Alternator
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sat, 5 Sep 2009 21:35:31 -0700
    ...route and found me a cheap alternator at an AutoZone in Flagstaff. I stopped to pick it up and threw it in the back...
  • Re: CRAZY '85 GL on Ebay - Carfax?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:58:19 -0600
    ...500 Miles? Nahhhh ! ! ! ! > -Red flag? > 2) Current high bid is $4,050 with less than 8 hours left? > -Electronics alone are more, and the...
  • Re: Highway of Heroes - Vanagon trip report (limited vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Will Snodgrass <VE6VWJ>
    Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:52:08 -0600
    ...All the way home from > Trenton to Toronto, EVERY SINGLE BRIDGE along the way was lined with > people waving flags in support of the...
  • Re: North America still as hidden treasure
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:02:27 -0700
    ...VERDE NATIONAL PARK, CO SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH BARRINGER METEOR CRATER OUTSIDE FLAGSTAFF,AZ CLOVIS, NM (where they found the 'Clovis' point) GETTYSBURG BATTLE SITE...
  • Re: 8000 mile road trip planned on 83 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:33:41 -0600
    ...8000 mile road trip planned on 83 Westy > > Ok this july I am planning an 8000+ mile road trip visiting 12 Six Flags > amusement...
  • Re: In Tucumcari now
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:04:08 -0600
    ...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: What to do: Keep or Sell?
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:02:04 -0700
    ...Chris thinks you have it may > well be > worth taking the time and effort to at least correct those obvious red > flags. > > Cya, > Rober
  • Driving Challenge videos from BOTC 2006
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:40:44 -0400
    ...Then they drive over to parallel park next to a flag placed between two trees. The final score is a combination of total elapsed...
  • Trip report: installment II
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
    Sat, 2 Sep 1995 07:57:02 -0700 (PDT)
    ...The guy tells me the climb into Flagstaff is a pretty steep grade- good thing we're running it at night. He adds that...
  • Cold enough for ya? (Frydaye)
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:24:02 -0700
    ...Canadians lick flag poles. 20 below - Californians fly away to Mexico. Canadians throw on a light jacket. 40 below - Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent videos...
  • Buses by the Beach Raffle and Silent Auction May 14th-17th at Grand Rogue Campground, Belmont, Michigan
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Tue, 12 May 2009 22:03:01 -0400
    ...Carved Burl Bowl Curt Robyn VanLoon Classic "Steal Your Face" Dead Flag Curt Robyn VanLoon Solid Mahogony 20" Round VW Logo Curt Robyn VanLoon...
  • Re: Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:30:20 -0800
    ...As he stepped from behind the hedge towards the street he could see the flag bearers at the front as they marched toward him...
  • Re: The conclusion of my new tire episode...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:39:27 -0700
    ...Very light steering effort > also. > No bump steering, no wandering, even a moderate wind, I almost had to see > the flags and trees to...