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• Fridge fan inside?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Mon, 9 Jun 2008 23:02:24 -0700
  ...is running, so it does not use battery power when it is just parking for a year, without using a hand switch?? Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: Turn Signal, But No Parking Light
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 08:50:38 -0400
  At 03:39 PM 9/4/03 -0700, you wrote: >The front passenger side parking light/corner marker on my van doesn't work...
• Re: overheard in a bicycle shop (F)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 09:43:39 -0700
  ...Southern California beaches always suffered from lack of parking and the biking subset of the surfers never seemed to have enough time to make...
• Re: Seattle Meetup - Nov 13, 2016 (Marymoor Park) Show and Tell
  Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 20:00:22 -0700
  ...Please, please, please, don’t forget to pay parking, I almost got into trouble one year because some people refused to pay parking. >> >> Background...
• Re: hydraulic conundrum + parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 19 Aug 2013 11:50:30 -0400
  ...as fitting this job, the parking brake actuator rod > sheared when I tried moving the parking brake adjustment nut. It > doesn't look to...
• Re: Flooding in Cal
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 11:28:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...them in. > I parked it recently with wet brakes, set the parking brake, and when I > came back the brakes had seized. It took...
• Van-O-Rama #22 Sept 17, 2023
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 8 Sep 2023 02:32:04 -0700
  ...Alta Loma Park 450 Camaritas So San Francisco, CA 94080 (South parking lot) 10am-dusk BenT
• Monrovia show
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 20:29:37 -0400 (EDT)
  If anyone is going to the Bug-on at Monrovia maryland i'm meeting another list member at my bus in the parking lot...
• Re: security
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:36:02 -0500
  ...vehicle I'm not going to drive until next spring? The parking lot I'm storing the vehicle requires plates. New York City I...
• LA trip
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:33:14 -0500
  ...may be able to give you places the locals go to...parking a Westy may be a bit of a prob...our driveway may...
• Re: Running Dometic Fridge while parking on hills Q.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 12:50:54 -0400
  Hello, I have heard that if your vehicle is out of level to the point that you cant sleep on this slope, you should...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:40:17 -0800
  The individual store often has only a small say in allowing overnight parking. The local government has a big say. Some govs have forbidden...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 18:53:57 -0500
  ...1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment Recently I "repaired" my emergency parking brake handle so that is holds up in position...... Now...the rear...
• Re: power steering screeching noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Feb 2017 12:09:21 -0600
  ...It's in tight spots like parking between two other cars that is tough, not having the power steering, John On Feb 24, 2017...
• How to lower a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 01:13:13 -0600
  ...My Westy is too tall to get into the underground parking here, and boy, does it get cold in Winnipeg! Since we've been...
• Re: stereo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 17:36:39 -0400
  ...assure myself no one is behind me when backing out of parking spaces. Nice thing about the N4 is that it supports iPods natively...
• Re: Walmart parking
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:22:35 -0800
  ...Walmart parking <DIV></DIV>Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:25:53 -0800 <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>If one were to park ("Camp") overnight...
• Re: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:41:58 -0400
  ...Vanagon sighting Tonight, parking at the Publix Grocery, across the parking lot I spied another van. On this one Ihad to do a double...
• Re: Free campgrounds
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 23 May 2009 13:32:10 -0700
  ...www.parkfreeovernight.com & www.freecampgrounds.com (includes parking lots!) & http://freecampsites.net/. Also, if you are near California, check out http://desertdutch.org/ (Free...
• Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 12:44:51 PDT
  ...The headlights themselves already turn off when you remove the key, but the parking lights remain on. You could simply switch the power source...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:13:29 -0700
  ...Not feasible for parking at work, maybe, but if planning to camp where no shade is available, it might be worth carrying a collapsible...
• Re: Vanagon sighting - Florida Keys
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 14:04:22 -0500
  ...in the Keys, now _that_ would be unusual! Check out the parking lot at the Southernmost Point of U. S. Route 1. (no overnighters...
• Reply to Crashworthiness of Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Apr 94 16:26:24 -0400
  ...My Dad drove the brick with the parking brake on for 20 miles... and promised to pay for the repair. --JRP
• RE: buses in movies
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 18:04:19 -0400
  ...at Ridgemount High...one of the best bus scenes of all time...young stoners piling out of the bus in the school parking lot....
• vw spring fling. posted to the limbo list
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sat, 10 Apr 1999 16:34:56 -0700
  ...Free parking and spectator admission with can of food for Poverello House. For information call Gary, (209) 264-1256; Bryan, (209) 251-6480; or...
• E-brake cable (front)
  Historical mailing list - Craig
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:02:25 -0700
  Hello all, Do I have to remove the fuel tank to replace the parking brake cable (front)? It feels as though if I pull...
• Re: intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:35:02 -0600
  ...intermittent radiator fan / overheating SOLVED >> >> >> Ryan, >> >> When the fan comes on in a parking lot and the engine is off, it is not >> doing...
• Re: urban camping in sf
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 17:18:24 -0700
  ...Nor can you legally camp in the Presidio or Fort Mason or even the Cliff House parking lot. You probably have to arrange to...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:14:47 -0600
  ...Seems to me that the resulting drag (from applying the parking brake) >> When the ass-end is sliding, the wheels have already stopped turning...
• Re: Parking lot encounter
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:24:09 -0700
  ...12:46:30 -0400 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Parking lot encounter > >>> Wow, Stan, up here in the Yankee north, we know...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 19:15:52 -0400
  ...You should find the two parking-light supply leads there in >addition to the turn-signal stuff. Tap those wires or trace them... Maybe...
• Re: Van-O-Rama in San Francisco - Sept 11, 2004
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 09:06:18 -0700
  ...Fortunately, the > > > chainlink fence that the construction company erected makes the > > > driveway between the parking lanes unusable for traffic. That means we > > > can still...
• Re: Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:29:54 -0500
  ...Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@gmail.com...
• Friday: Annoyances rant...... continued....
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:42:44 -0800
  ...We backed up to the edge of the parking lot on the restaurant side and our usual low key style and you could see...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices) (Week 3)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:35:01 EST
  ...The universal joint and parking brake cable are new and have never been installed. The hub caps are in good condition except one that...
• Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:27:35 -0400
  ...8 Amp (White) Left Tail, Parking & Side Marker Lights 2 ...... 8 Amp (White) Right Tail Parking, Side Marker & License Lights 3 ...... 8 Amp (White...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:35:53 -0700
  ...It's labelled 'city' right on > the headlight switch, and this lights the small bulb in the headlights for > driving, not for parking. I...
• Problem with the parking lights.
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 2 May 2022 14:05:19 -0600
  83.5 WBX Westy. Noticed a missing light and set out to replace. Turns out bulb is good but I have no power to...
• power steering screeching noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:56:36 -0800
  hi all, the power steering makes loud screeching noise when I make tight turns (parking lot). I put new belt but no cure..(1988...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:13:40 -0600
  > you know, i sometimes have to stop and remind myself that there are a FEW > things the auto industry has managed to actually *improve...
• Vanagon spotted at Ariz. State Univ.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 22:40:44 -0700
  Hi, Just curious; I saw a blue Vanagon with a list sticker and a Stanford sticker in a parking lot out at ASU a...
• that is a good fog light
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:42:16 -0500
  ...i've got mine wired so the fogs come on whenever > the parking lights are on. :) then the 2nd position on the fog switch...
• Re: long term parking on hills
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:42:36 -0800
  ...nose down? Or is >>> there nothing in it? Surely for short parking it wouldn't matter a fart, >>> but if the van sits for...
• Re: Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:21:12 -0700
  Dear Dimly Lighted Maybe the issue is not electrical at all — Maybe you have tugged on the parking brake peddle in some way - either...
• Electrical puzzle
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:41:45 -0600
  ...brake fluid sense switch and parking brake switch (same pin) . 2.5V. 0V when parking brake is on. > 2) Red/Black: #50 starter circuit...
• Re: Emergency break adjustment
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 23 Aug 2015 19:07:40 -1000
  ...then ..making sure the parking brake cable is slacked off enough .. adjust the adjusters in the drum .. then lastly , adjust the parking brake cable...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:38:52 -0700
  when any wiper blade that has self-parking as part of the circuitry is kept from returning to the parked position, and power is...
• Re: Flooding in Rear Brakeland ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 13:36:52 CST
  ...them in. > I parked it recently with wet brakes, set the parking brake, and when I > came back the brakes had seized. It took...
• Re: headlight advice/f
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:25:38 -0500
  At 11:45 AM 3/29/2001, Alistair Bell wrote: >Will someone tell me the why these "parking lights" are so important? If you...
• Wolf Automotive "On The Cutting Edge"
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 18:29:32 -0600
  ...It is a little narrower than the one mentioned earlier, leaving a little more room for the parking brake. I payed $59.99 for...
• Re: Vanagon List Stickers
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 23:04:00 -0600
  What ever happened to the 2nd place sticker----it looked more like a Van--rather than a handicap parking permit----- I think the young...
• Re: Street camping
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 17:30:29 ADT
  ...I also sold the van IN the parking lot, where it was test driven. The new owner payed the parking fee on the way...
• Re: Idiot Buzzer for Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:53:17 -0400
  At 07:33 PM 7/16/2015, Jim Felder wrote: >S20 is the parking light circuit, and S19 is connected to the 15 >circuit...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 19:34:55 -0400
  ...17:49 mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> napisał(a): >> >>> On concern I have is that I don't want the parking brake reminder alarm...
• Re: Spotted at GRR tonight
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:59:12 -0500
  ...wietorg@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > > > > Blue Vanagon tintop in a long-term parking parking area at Gerald L > Ford airport here in Grand Rapids, MI...
• Re: Funky coolant behavior - revisited
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 18:20:07 -0700
  ...When I got out of the van, I noticed the same thing.....the wolf was peeing all over the parking lot. There was plenty...
• Just in - Services for Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:43:17 +0000
  ...Wayland, MA 01778 Overflow parking, if needed: Wayland Town Hall (rear parking lot) 41 Cochituate Rd. Wayland, MA 01778 The town hall is across...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:05:23 +0100
  ----snipped ----- The dashboard warning light for the parking brake has decided to come on and stay on ---- end snipped ------ You need to have your...
• Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:52:36 -0800
  ...Make sure that only one filament is lighting when the left signal is flashing and the parking lights are off. It is a 2...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:33:18 -0700
  ...has the new float switch wrongly labeled as the parking brake switch and the parking brake switch has no label page 97.65 tracks...