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• RE: O2 sensor, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 23:09:14 UT
  ...This sensor also accepts the clip on shield that the Vanagon needs to keep road dirt and water off the sensor. Sensor getting wet...
• Re: Theft protection
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 10:17:47 -0800
  ...4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: [vanagon] Suggestions for internet access on the road?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cain
  Wed, 31 May 2000 00:07:46 -0400
  ...Wow, yourself! Two months on the road and teaching an online course to boot. Sounds like fun. This may just be age playing tricks...
• Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:23:27 -0700
  ...For the 2003 model year, GM expanded to 25 car, truck and SUV models, and Cadillac was the first division to offer XM across...
• Re: Vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:14:54 -0800
  ...I bet I've driven past maybe 50 SUV's spun off the road on ice and snow. The wetter snow is too, the...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:04:34 -0500
  ...Without it it is a minor annoyance. > > Chuck > '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or...
• Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 15 May 2004 22:02:55 -0700
  ...The con to this is, the only way to turn the front differential lock off would be to be in 4x4 mode as you...
• Road Test 1989 VW SA Caravelle Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:30:27 CST
  VW Caravelle Syncro CAR, December 1989 We were surprised by the depth of the off-road capability of this 4x4 minibus. But whether a...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 22:03:15 +0200
  ...road noise comes from the bottom of the Van as I discovered, and almost >> totally eliminated ) >> Be real careful taking the doors off you...
• My 1988 Syncro Double Cab is for sale
  Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 11:02:26 -0800
  ...David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca http://www.fastforward.ca...
• Parting out an '81...
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:57:34 -0500
  ...seats from a later model (grey/black), and probably some other stuff too. The bus is currently on the road and all systems are...
• Re: Blaupunkt in Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 6 May 2004 22:43:54 -0500
  ...Good thing I have no money now to buy one anyway! Maybe by the time I hit the road this summer . . . Thanks again Jeff...
• Re: Hitches, Racks, and Stereos?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:57:47 -0400
  ...That weight behind the van will actually place 200 -250 pounds on the rear axle and lift some weight off the front axle. I...
• Re: "Gadget Guy Goes Mobile" by Stan Wilder - Rip Off
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:11:44 -0500
  ...11:50 Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> napisał(a): > Volks, > > Please do not waste your money on this unauthorized publication. > > We were never contacted...
• Re: Vanagon Sightings - New York - Reflective Silver Glow Tape
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:47:19 -0400
  ...model > Westy > leaving the parking lot, was that anyone�s ride? > > Also on drive back on 87 South coming into the city off the...
• Re: NAFTA SHAFTA
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 21:40:06 -0700
  ...The packages that I get from the post office all have a $5 CAD brokerage fee from Canada Customs. So, basically you got charged...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:10:36 -0700
  ...may have been kinda appropriate as a name forthe very adequate off road vehicles that they were... but now the name evokes a couple...
• Re: "Gadget Guy Goes Mobile" by Stan Wilder - Rip Off
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:28:16 -0500
  ...Many of the camp followers of Rock and >>>>> Roll bands traveled in various models of Kombi. There have been a few >>>>> special conversions to...
• Re: Do European FM Radios work in North America?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:27:09 -0500
  ...Do European FM Radios work in North America? I am importing a Multivan from Germany and they are offering to sell me the CD...
• FOR SALE: 91 Syncro Turbo Diesel Drive Train and Motor
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 09:55:25 -0800
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca <mailto:info@fastforward.ca> http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward...
• My Trip-Madison, Wi ->Vancouver, BC and Back
  Historical mailing list - Robin
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:10:06 -0500
  ...is a K9 officer). Got my fridge up in Bellingham with help from John at Northwest Campers. Love the propane mode! Made ice for...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:36:08 -0600
  ...and found what they offer for my '87: http://www.busdepot.com/radiator-cooling-system?q=All&type=2&model=23&year=408&variation...
• Re: Vanagons in California...
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 22:21:59 -0800
  ...side of the road. If I hadn't been taking my dad to > > radiation therapy, I'd've stopped and offered a hand... > > > > > > when...
• Re: Metal can around distributor cap...do you need it?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 21:21:36 -0400
  ...This shield works better and does not collect dirt and road salt which can sometimes collect between the metal shields and wires connections shorting...
• Re: I need an ISP while on the road
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 23:40:19 -0500
  I have a cellphone which acts as a modem - I access it with Bluetooth.... Andree On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Jim Felder wrote: > I...
• Bus Depot SPAM, again!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 14:12:26 -0400
  ...I too subscribe(d) to other lists, Audi, Porsche, and Off-Road, and the vanagon list is the worst. Please don't reply with...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 16 May 2004 13:15:27 -0400
  ...mode. > > The con to this is, the only way to turn the front differential lock off would be to be in 4x4 mode as...
• GPS and Routing Software Report with Some Euro-comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:03:48 EDT
  ...But also through excursions off the Deutsche Alpenstrasse, runs through the Tirol, in and through the back roads of the Mosel and the Rhine...
• Re: Opinions wanted! - Vanagon Side Bar prototype
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 21:57:52 -0500
  ...be used as a step or to protect your > vehicle when off roading or from stray shopping carts! The factory jack can > still be...
• Re: chains for camper
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:13:00 -0400
  ...either off-road at a job site or ploughing snow. I’ve run one form or another of Hakkapeliitta’s on all my {winter...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:07:44 -0500
  ...Of course, if the compressor were engine rather than motor driven, then it would shut off, too. The first Prius models in fact were...
• 84 Westy for sale in St Louis
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Patton
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:51:04 -0500
  ...highest offer over $3,000 by July 25th. Questions by pmail (preferred) or voice mail: 314 286-4050. 132K miles, heads done by VW...
• Re: Tires! 15" or 14"?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 May 2016 09:45:09 -0400
  ...Many more choices maintain reasonable diameters and lets you get onto fully modern performance tires. 15 inch is very limited as there are only...
• Re: LIST DONATION: I have a server to replace Gerry!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 17 Dec 2000 14:59:55 -0800
  ...I'll handle the customs and shipping - no problem! David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J...
• Re: coffee
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 17:07:05 -0800
  ...Usually top the coffee off with cream - always room for a small 500ml thingie of cream for the coffee. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive...
• Re: The Tire Replacement Manual
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 2 Nov 2017 17:42:56 -0400
  ...We don't do much soft/off roading but would not fear it. Stephen Mobile > On Nov 2, 2017, at 5:01 PM, David...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:41:53 -0700
  ...Lot's of the > off-road > guys are actually using large sheets of teflon attached to support > structures as skid plating these days. Corrosion...
• Re: New VW Microbus Pics and Article
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 14:30:02 -0800
  ...One of the the picture - the Vanagon (of course) is in the forest on a snowy road. It is a Syncro, but it has...
• Re: VR6 TOW ?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 17:32:08 -0800
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca <mailto:info@fastforward.ca> http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward...
• RE :(NVC) New Zealand car question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:04:34 +1000
  ...Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET> Subject: (NVC) New Zealand car question My apologies for going off Vanagon for a moment but my 20yr old...
• Junkyard Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 May 1994 23:12:55 -0400 (EDT)
  ...tail light assemblies off of a '61, and the yellow front turn signal lense off of another early 60's model, along with assorted...
• Re: Roadhaus - Clearing the air
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 21 May 2004 07:51:40 -0700
  ...Get a lynch mob together because you will have to drag me off the road and throw me off the list. Can we move...
• Re: Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:47:42 -0700
  ...Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light) > > > I don't suppose anyone has these technical bulletins...? > > > > Affected model: ALL Water cooled > > Model years...
• Bad CV or Wheel Bearing?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:16:01 -0700
  ...on mostly curvy steep coastal highway, about 10 miles of moderate off road, 1 mile of deep soft sand and forded one stream? Any...
• Are they still making the bus/Vanagon anywhere these days? -Brazilian
  Historical mailing list - THOMAS IN GEORGIA
  Sun, 8 Apr 2007 18:50:18 -0700
  ...And, if I was to tvl to Brazil for a vehicle, I'd probably be better off ordering a new one from Europe, and...
• Tires chosen/oil leak question/synthetic to Dino/Several trips logs
  Historical mailing list - K W
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 12:36:58 -0700
  ...Can't wait to off road em. My previous tires were Michelin which came on the car with minimal thread. They lasted 4 years...
• Re: Who is making those new front AC units?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 30 May 2007 00:34:23 -0400
  ...In June, my wife and I are taking off for three weeks to > Arizona for a > road trip from Sacramento, CA. Going to really...
• Re: Limited Slip v. Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:15:00 -0500
  ...improvement...enough? My '67 >> bus was >> hands down, the best snow/off road rig I've ever driven, but the Vanagons >> have never impressed...
• Re: South Africn Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:26:37 -0800
  ...ago and as > I understand it if that vehicle (make/model) was not officially released in > this country, then you simply are not going...
• Re: Audi 200T wheels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 23:06:40 -0800
  My Audi 5000 Quattro (1987) has 15" wheels from the factory with 45mm offset - which without some modification is incorrect for the Vanagon. The...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 Sep 2012 08:51:42 -0500
  ...Signing up to help moderate the list I have no > regrets about. Yet. <g> > > *It did seem a bit sluggish once I got to...
• Re: safe harbor
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:56:27 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 mailto:info@fastforward.ca <mailto:info@fastforward.ca> http://www.fastforward.ca <http://www.fastforward...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 20:40:26 -0400
  ...gobs more power than a waterboxer and is a true delight off-road with torque WHEN you need it, not when the [wbx] engine...
• MP3 CD player in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 17 May 2002 12:12:26 -0700
  ...I just got back form "Car Stereo City" in Clackamas, south east of Portland, Oregon (off SE 82nd) where I was able to buy...
• Re: Now a new problem....leaky power steering rack...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:14:25 -0700
  Take off the belt and drive it. And yes, you can turn your wheels when you're stopped. The steering column can take "all...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 16:08:07 -0800
  ...Blown off the road in a wind & ice storm, ended up in the median, with > > a > > tire off the rim. Had it towed to...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:49:04 -0700
  ...If that's what it is, then there's no solution except pull over to the side of the road -- if the mountain road...
• Re: Electrical Fire in the Engine Bay
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:56:46 -0500
  ...I left it out of gear and pulled to a stop off the road. Then > >> I realized that with the ignition off, the engine...
• Re: Machining wheels. Safe?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 06:57:14 -0700
  ...I > used late > model lug bolts up front off of VW/Audi steel > wheels, which use > the same ball seat as the Mercedes wheels...
• Re: Fix it as it needs?...or Go For IT!!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:59:11 -0700
  ...Some of the Euro-tourists come round the SW deserts in pretty cool camper rigs...usually diesel, often very off road capable..There are...