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• re. Nafta shafta
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:12:15 -0700
  ...Nafta Shafta >I thought the point of NAFTA was that you would no longer have to pay any >customs between US/CAN?? >So what...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Tue, 23 May 2000 16:28:10 -0500
  ...Scotch Guard Canvas? > > > > I have done mine and am very happy with it. I used the ScotchGuard in the > > green can that allows fabrics...
• Re: Tight Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:29:50 -0700
  ...For those of you who have replaced >> the canvas in your Westfalia, was the new canvas significantly tighter >> than the old canvas? Any suggestions...
• Re: Canadian taxes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:52:59 -0800
  ...Here in Houlton, Maine (3 miles from the > :::Canadian border) stores will accept US or Canadian money at the cash > :::register. > ::: > :::Mike > ::: > ::: > ::: > :::Mike Miller...
• Re: CrewCab CanvasTarp!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:17:53 -0700
  I have the canvas canopy for my Double Cab. They are really neat! Problem is they make the whole thing about as aerodynamic as...
• Re: Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:46:18 -0600
  ...But I do not understand how the gas tank can form a vacuum if air is flowing through the cannister. I have removed the...
• Re: Looking '72 Westy popup canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 20:56:03 -0500
  KLJZ23C@prodigy.com writes: > >Anyone know where I can find the canvas tent for my pop-up on my >Westy? Im just kinda lookin...
• Re: JC Whitney orders from Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:52:45 -0800
  Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst wrote: > > Any fellow Canadians tried ordering from JC Whitney? I'd like to get > some interior lights (fluorescent type...
• Re: Can't view archives with Firefox 4
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:44:40 -0400
  At 01:05 AM 3/27/2011, email99 wrote: >Firefox 4 works great, as expected on all other web pages. > >Any suggestions? > >You can...
• Re: JC Whitney orders from Canada?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Mar 1996 03:35:22 -0500
  > > Any fellow Canadians tried ordering from JC Whitney? I'd like to get > some interior lights (fluorescent type, like in earlier Westies) to > go...
• Push Rod Tubes ?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Oct 1996 07:25:23 -0400 (EDT)
  I'm looking for push rod tubes that can be fitted to my '87 Vangon's 2.1 l engine without removing the heads...
• Poptop canvas $185
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 19:27:40 -0500
  I have one brand new, tan Vanagon poptop canvas, that I ordered for someone who cancelled their order. This is a single-screen canvas...
• AC shop in Vancouver BC Canada
  Historical mailing list - Richard & Anita O'Halloran
  Thu, 4 Jul 2002 00:51:52 -0700
  Can anyone recommend an Air Conditioning shop in Vancouver BC Canada?? I have a 90 Westy and I'm still running R12. Or maybe...
• Re: Wanted: Air filter housing for 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:50:36 -0500
  ...Am in Montreal, Canada. Let me know, if i use your UPS account make sure it can be use in Canada. I don't...
• Old canvas anyone??
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Baird
  Mon, 2 May 2005 00:01:55 -0400
  Anybody got a piece of old canvas from a Westy top sitting around? I got a couple of small holes in the poptop. I...
• Re: Canadian taxes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:28:47 -0500
  At 12:00 PM 1/11/2007, Mike Miller wrote... >How about a bunch of change? Somebody here, California, threw it away. >Can't...
• 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Silvia Carranza
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:11:17 -0500
  Still can't bear to part with mine, but...I live in California and have not been able to get a catalytic converter for...
• Kool patch in Canada - not a joke
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 21:48:15 -0500
  Hello fellow vangonees, This is not a pun - has any one in Canada located a distributor for Kool Patch or a USA dealer who...
• Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:59:54 -0400
  Ok I can't seem to find the manual that came with my vanagon and I can't figure out the four sliders on...
• Which brand fuel filter to use
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:22:40 -0500
  ...I can't find a Bosch one at any of the FLAPs and I can't find any branding on mine. Can someone tell...
• What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:18:02 +1300
  What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly? It's a Mazda EFI 1.6 Familia...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 14:03:32 -0600
  Neil I would start pulling hoses off the Canister to see if any Disconnects make it run better ~ Especially check the BottomHose if yours...
• Re: Phyrdaye Phollies Phound in Phoenix! Philm at Eleven! :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:07:44 -0600
  ...IF -- by Junkyard Keepling If you can torque your heads when all about you Are cracking theirs and blaming someone new, If you can...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:01:41 -0400
  Painted liner or not I wouldn't be using it as a gas can. Especially with that wide open spring loaded top and opening...
• Re: cellphones in Canada
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 30 May 2006 09:15:43 -0700
  ...Sometimes he can't hear me, other times I can't hear one. One time, I was broken up. We checked his internet speeds...
• Re: T5 import to Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:49:15 -0400
  ...Vehicles not legal or ever sold in Canada must be at least 15 years old before being eligible for importation. On 2010-10-11...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 09:31:22 -0700
  ...Or the door can re removed while in camp and placed where the mirror can be used. Or the door can be......(infinite number...
• Re: Importing van from Canada to US (Victoria BC to Seattle) ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:44:46 -0700
  ...If this is a true Canadian market vehicle (i.e., it was sold brand new in Canada by VW of Canada), then import is...
• Re: vanagon crew cabs?
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 14 May 1998 09:36:54 EDT
  ...Also, Canadian models are very close to USA specs, making them less difficult to import compared to other countries. Regards, Jim Davis
• Mercedes gas can for spare tire?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:49:44 -0800
  ...Back in January, we were discussing extra gas cans, and someone had a cool Mercedes can that fits the stock spare tire. Whoever it...
• Hub Caps for 1980 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 20:59:40 -0400
  This may seem like a stupid question but I have been pouring through various vendor web sites and either cannot find the hub caps...
• AC systems
  Historical mailing list - Glen A. Smith
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 00:21:54 -0400
  What can anyone tell me about ac systems for an aircooled vanagon. Some say it can't be done, others say maybe so! Fact...
• Re: Front heater core / Screw Removal
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:25:22 EDT
  In a message dated 9/9/03 1:46:22 PM, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << The 2 bolts can be removed with vise grips...
• Re: Anyone familiar with 1000 Islands area?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 10:35:09 -0700
  I found out, inadvertently, that Canadian change does work in US parking meters. Thinking about it, I recall using US change in Canadian meters...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:34:08 -0700
  ...alistair On 2012-10-12, at 11:15 AM, Robert Keezer wrote: > > Alistair, I found a website with information on restoring old Jerry Cans...
• Re: Pop top canvas replecement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:26:54 -0400
  How difficult is it to replace the pop top canvas on an 89 Vanagon? Which should I use staple of screw? Some helpful hints...
• Re: Can transmisson be rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 00:15:59 -0700
  ...He says that > > neither the transmission nor the gear boxes can be rebuilt. He says that a > > transmisson can be found if it is...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:59:40 -0700
  repairing the zippers and netting with canvas installed is possible, just ask my wife :) It is a pain. The sewing that is, not the...
• Re: canoe rack - no drilling required !!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 06:26:28 -0400
  ...Wednesday, June 10, 1998 11:02 PM > > Ive got a better solution to the canoe problem... > similiar to don's but does not require...
• Re: Canyon de Chelly and syncro???
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 11:18:13 -0400
  Guten Tag Hermann, I was there 11 years ago, and the canyon was off limits if you're non-Navaho. There was one self...
• what happens if my van doesn't exist?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 12:15:55 -0800
  So my wife an i are finally getting around to importing our vehicles (now that a job is emminent, we can finally sign up...
• Re: Reminder: True Canadian Winter Bus Camp-out, February
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 22:50:23 -0800
  Not so fast Mike....there will be at least 2 Canadians at Burning Van....Paul G. and I...we'll try to find some...
• Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 20 May 2005 12:21:14 -0700
  ...Or get new canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. Maybe there is some kludge that will let me...
• Re: AL Knol Decoder Software was Snakes in a Bus
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 11:29:00 -0800
  ...Snakes in a Bus (volkstransport) > > So how many old cane rattlers do you think you can fit in YOUR bus, > bunkie? As is my...
• Re: Friday News Flash ............. just some stuff.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:48:40 -0400
  Aristotle Sagan wrote: > Protest comes in many ways, eh? Eh! You speak Canadian, eh? Our long lost brother is found. Come north Aristotle and...
• CANADA - Where can I get Radio Wire Harness Adapter?
  Historical mailing list - MMunn
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:45:29 -0800
  ...not their competitors) in Canada? Matthew Vancouver BC
• Re: 82 diesel overheating
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:58:25 +0000
  Hello Rolf, It can take quite a bit of time to get the air out of the diesel set up. After every short drive...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 23:54:00 -0400
  > > I think the little strip of fabric wire ducting that North Westy puts in the front drivers side inside corner of the canvas is...
• Re: Old Volks Home
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Thu, 4 Feb 1999 21:30:02 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: The real story about the invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:56:34 -0500
  ...You can be fired for any reason, or for NO reason. The same goes for you though -- you can quit your job at any...
• Re: Scot on vacation in California
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 10:35:29 -0500
  ...Do the State Park route through Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, etc. In my opinion, the north side of the Grand Canyon is...
• Re: Neat vanagon expedition accessory
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:24:20 -0400
  ...Yes, put down a carpet up-top as the cans rub the gel coat. I only fill the cans about 80% full. Unlike what...
• Re: kayaks on roofs (was RE: How Far can a ....
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 12:13:08 -0700
  ...Your car can be up to 20' long with no length penalty. That means that your kayak can stick a few feet out the...
• Re: looking for insurance for my vanagon in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:24:41 -0700
  dear insurance did you import the van to canada ? also you can buy insurance online through -- grey power regards On Wed, Jun 20, 2012...
• Re: Dometic AC/DC fridges
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 13:50:30 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:06:47 -1000
  With all this Canada bashing going on, I really must say... I love Canada. It's one of my favorite places. It's kinda...
• Re: Paint codes
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 10:03:13 -0700
  Hi Michael, I just ordered a couple of spray cans for some light touch up work from http://www.oempaints.com try them and...
• engine compartment lid (finally something I can help with!)
  Historical mailing list - Fuhrel, Robert
  Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:22:35 +0000
  ...If I can do it, anyone can! Best, Bob
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 12:39:39 -0700
  ...Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear at > all. Reverse is difficult - often can't find it. Happens...
• Re: Fuel pressure anomaly
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:31:04 -0700
  I'll see if i can rustle up a long hose. I am hoping the bucking will become more frequent so that I can...