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• Re: OE Radiator question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 May 2007 04:20:17 -0700
  ...Mark Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN) wrote: > I pulled my old rad out of my '84. It's heavier than my new Behr (which BTW...
• Re: are there any of us left?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron 96
  Thu, 8 Oct 2026 16:26:12 -0400
  I miss the list, but with messages in my junk it is hard to find the now and then message. Nice to see this...
• Re: Jiffy Lube weirdness...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:47:26 -0600
  ...It took some convincing to get another ten bucks out of my Dad to 'Go on my Date' but I rode my bicycle to...
• Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:58:32 -0700
  ...Now my oil temp hovers at around 200-205f and my OP is around 30psi at 3000 rpm (60mph in my rig). I was...
• I-Pods and isolators
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 18:44:42 -0400
  ...They are very nice units and are quite versatile, but I only spent $139 for my Clarion AM/FM/CD/MP3/WMA player that...
• Re: Engine & trans Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:50:25 -0600
  ...I have pics of my first conversion back in 1993, of the 1.8 8V, my 1.8 16V in my 85 also at...
• funky electric
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:21:45 -0500
  hi all, I'm having electrical issues with my 85 Westy and I'm unsure if they are all related or if it is...
• Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Uzzi
  Fri, 28 Aug 1998 12:48:06 -0700
  ...i think to myself... am i a "non-waver"? it all rolls into one... chris >We always wave in the Westy & usually receive a...
• Kick back
  Historical mailing list - dan
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 23:03:22 -0400
  Hi friends, I am looking for some answers to bring to my mechanic. When I am driving my 1984 1.9L, and after it...
• Re: Yee haw, got my solar setup installed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:15:55 -0700
  On 8/28/2005 8:29 PM Kim Brennan wrote: <snip> > My laptop can run 3-4 hours on its own > batteries, and if...
• Re: will yours fit in the garage?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 01:02:05 +1300
  ...I've never tried >putting my van in my garage, I highly doubt she'd fit. Of course >there's too much junk in...
• Re: E-Code Wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:19:32 -0500
  On Jan 21, 2008 10:25 PM, Miguel Pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote: > I am installing, or should I say, my intentions are to...
• Re: palmershirts....
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 18:04:35 +0500
  I think in my case my wife will just put her claim on it :-( ... Richard, how about making another round???? Cetin dean c. aukes...
• backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Thu, 02 Jan 1997 10:56:06 -0500
  ...Does anyone know if a backup light switch from another volskwagen will work for my 82 vanagon ...my switch has broken and i cant...
• Re: Wankels
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Tue, 13 Oct 1998 16:58:28 -0400
  Michael - Maybe it comes from my experiences with earlier VWs, but I always avoided use my engine for braking. My philosophy has always been...
• Re: Radiator replace
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:13:54 -0500
  ...Aside from lying on my back in a twenty-degree garage with residual antifreeze running down my sleeve and across my back, it went...
• Thanks - re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Russell
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:23:42 -0700
  Well I guess I got my answer. I'll have to order up some more filters. Thanks to everyone who responded to my question...
• Thanks...
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:04:37 -0800
  ...Now if only I could give her a ride in my Vanagon... :) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page � Try My...
• fuming battery
  Historical mailing list - Martinez
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 20:34:35 -0700
  Took my new (to me) 85 Vanagon Weekender (no fridge) for a short tune-up camping trip over the weekend. Left the San Francisco...
• Climate Control Help
  Historical mailing list - Kellen Dengler
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:55:21 -0700
  Hi, So after my last post about the missing mystery knob below the climate control panel on my 1980 Vanagon I had come to...
• Re: What's in YOUR Git Box/Bug-out Bag
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 15:44:23 -0500
  ...I prefer my down comforter, but if it ever gets wet, it will be worse then useless. Bleach. A small container is in my...
• Vancouver Listees: Need Beer?
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 01:24:56 -0800
  Dear Vancouverite Listees, Having a few general problems with my van and lacking the experience to fix them myself. I plan to exchange a...
• Eureka! I Bled the Coolant
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 16:48:41 -0800
  Thanks to Ken Hunter & Al Knoll for persistently encouraging me to take a stab at bleeding my van's coolant myself--& to all who...
• Re: Vanagon favorite part.
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 15:54:45 -0700
  ...My back twinges every time I get out of my H*nd*, but I drove 13 hours in my van [it was missing badly...
• Re: E-Code Wiring
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:10:06 EST
  ...These have the running > lights, as you will see in my album. My question is, well, how do I wire > this into my stock...
• My Van Idles Too Dern Fast
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 17 Jun 1995 06:48:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...To refresh my > > Anywhay- ideas on the runaway train? Checked my auxillary air, > the idle screw is _all_ the way in, throttle cable slack...
• Bentley Manual; Thumbs down
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:44:49 -0800 (PST)
  ...My 68-79 Bentley Bus manual and my Rabbit/Jetta Diesel book were much more geared toward someone doing their own repair. Just some...
• Water Pump Removal
  Historical mailing list - John C. Iseman
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:21:49 EDT
  I need to replace my water pump on my 91 Vanagon. My mechanic is having a devil of a time getting the bolts to...
• Hightop mileage and wind
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 02:47:01 EST
  My AW topped Westy gets buffetted no worse than my old poptop. Less I think just based on simple experience. The top also puts...
• Re: $33,000 westy
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:40:58 -0600
  ...But, I DO like what this event may do to the value of my van in the future should I decide to separate myself...
• Distributor O Ring
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:38:21 +0000
  Can someone please enlighten me as to where the rubber O ring goes on the distributor? I have looked in Bentley (for my Vanagon...
• Granny Grose's Buses
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 8 May 2008 18:53:41 -0400
  I just wanted to say that I put my video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZF8O-FNHs from Granyy Grose's Buses...
• Re: Mini's (was VW vs Rolls)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 19:44:11 -0500
  ...The back of my Westy is also in one of the pics, and not shown are my '76 Fiat 124 Spider, my '78 VW...
• Need Help with My Refigerator - 2002 EVC
  Historical mailing list - Steve Douville
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 08:49:00 -0700
  Hi all, My EVC is sitting in the parking lot at work all packed and ready for a 650-700 mile trip starting @2...
• Re: The clock is still not going, despite ...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:39:27 -0700
  ...Who > knows? > > Zoltan > > > > > > > I actually thought about my clock today. I got my temp working and my > fuel. I even got the dome light...
• Lost keys
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 6 May 2014 14:58:20 -0400
  Hey, my luck is not my best these days. You will not find me in Vegas anytime soon. I've never had this happen...
• Re: How many Vanagons have you killed?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 16:20:51 -0400
  OK, Jeff I'll bite on this - although my response will be less than dramatic: I have killed 1 Vanagon - although its carcas is...
• Re: RESULTS - Tire Survey
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 12:10:25 -0500 (EST)
  ...Previously my smaller tires over estimated distances. Now whenever I measure my odometer against the highway odometer check signs I'm off my .05...
• Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 09:19:53 -0400
  I am planning my first road trip in my Westy. My SO and I would like to travel North from TN toward Canada. Does...
• Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:28:08 -0700
  ...He said my air flow meter is making my van run too rich and the distributor is not advancing the timing correctly. Are these...
• Thanks and Radio Antennae Question (82 van)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:20:04 -0700
  Thanks for everyone's suggestions re my Diesel starter problem - the dealer was somewhat embarrassed so they replaced the starter for free. My next...
• Re: Getting nervous now
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 02:34:47 EST
  In a message dated 12/21/00 8:19:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sersote@AOL.COM writes: > Hey, Today on my way to...
• Re: the bus friendly house (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:54:27 -0700
  ...Then, in the evenings, I could be sitting at the computer and working and admiring my bus, or I could be standing in the...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 14:29:04 -0500
  ...My biggest complaint is how long it > takes for > them to run my background check (or whatever they do back there > while I > wait...
• Re: Distance from inside of rear hatch to back of front seats on 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:33:51 -0700
  On my tintop van, it's 9 feet from the hatch to the back of the passenger seat. If you move the seat all...
• Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:35:51 -0400
  I have the standard configuration (relay) for my Aux battery in my 84 Westy. My goals were to provide a source for my inverter...
• Brakework problem/hypothesis
  Historical mailing list - Poor Richard
  Mon, 25 Sep 95 12:46:22 EDT
  Before I left last weekend, I replaced the rubber flex lines in my '67 brake system. "Lovely", I thought. "My brakes will be prefect...
• Dust- thanks, I DID need a mask
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 10:14:46 -0700
  Volks, Thanks to all the folk who replied to my earlier posting about cleaning out my 10 dusty year's accumulation in the garage...
• auto trans fluid change?
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:46:59 -0700
  ...Currently, my trans fluid has 6k miles on it. Is there a way to check the condition of my tranny fluid? My engine is...
• Re: carpet - Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Skarloken, Donna S.
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:35:38 -0700
  My 19 year old son put a transmission from a Mercedes in my Wolfsburg without my knowledge. Naturally tranny fluid spilled on the rug...
• Re: Tin top camping
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 18:34:48 -0600
  I camped in my '81 air-cooled tin top for 19 years before I bought my Syncro Westy. I still have the '81 and...
• 1983 to 1985 Spedo calibration mph fix
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Sat, 15 May 2010 20:17:00 -0700
  ...so when I was driving 50mph my speedo would say 60mph, I checked it against my GPS. So I decided to pull my speedo...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now since the EV is dead?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:05:13 -0800
  ...Still have my Peugeot bike Well my home has a blender with motor in it? And my Westy if I ever see it again...
• Re: Van Insurance.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 23 Jul 2023 17:45:21 -0600
  I’ve had StFarm for many many Years & pay $772.58/Yr for My 90Westy & have never been disappointed when I needed them ~ Several...
• Open letter to Larry Chase:
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 17:44:26 -0600
  ...I put that T shirt on this morning and my tenant called to tell me that my rental building burned last night (my retirement...
• Still Friday, sort of OT...why I like BMWs
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:07:01 -0400
  ...I sold my 535is not too long ago to thin the fleet and because my wife and I were commuting together. My 2 older...
• hissing tailpipe!?!
  Historical mailing list - sallad
  Mon, 20 May 1996 17:59:50 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Because of my accident last week, we, my dad and I, replaced my tailpipe this weekend. I now have a new tail pipe(was...
• Hello again, Brakes, No-Start, Coolant bleeder, 1985 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Banks
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 14:43:05 -0500
  Hello Vanagoons, Yes, I have been straying from the fold the last year, but my heart has been with you all, i still wear...
• Re: Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 18:41:44 -0700
  Hopefully both more precise than my swamp cooler or roof squirrel cage. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jan 2, 2016, at...
• fwd: ("My Party" E-Mail Virus Warning)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:53:32 EST
  ...chris -------------------snip--------------------- Do NOT open e-mails with the subject line: "New photos from my party!" The My Party E-Mail virus looks like...