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• Re: Custom Cams for Wasserboxers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 11:44:26 -0700
  ...Jim Arnott Union, OR '77 ASI Riviera II '83.5 Wasserleaker Purveyor of Fine WetWesties T-shirts
• Sliding door lock info
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 10:38:58 +1200
  ...AFTER being shut, as mine does? I find this a really asinine feature. Any Japanese vehicle has doors that can be locked BEFORE being...
• SA Grille & Electrical Rambling
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 20:49:29 -0400
  ...Are the mercedes fog lights the same size? Thanks, Matt 81 ASI Riviera "Skippy 2" (FOR SALE) 84 Vanagon GL "Big Blue" (CUSTOM CAMPER...
• Re: VWfactory paint a joke/POR-15 paint
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:53:17 +1200
  ...I've owned Asian cars that >seemed to be painted with water colors. > >Patrick >Phoenix, AZ Don't blame Toyota, blame their local assembly...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:00:05 -0800
  ...Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:58:15 -0800 > > As an aside: Loren and I had a rare experience of photographing a very > large Griz...
• Re: syncro pulls ford out of mud pit
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Mon, 16 May 2005 13:23:54 -0500
  ...Be glad I pay to do this on private land set aside specifically for this purpose and am not out destroying public land illegally...
• Re: Getting to the Aux battery on an ASI conversion Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:43:26 -0700
  Remove the seat, then rotate the swivel base. Seat comes off forward after depressing a small stop at the side of the rails. On...
• Re: Junk Yard Excursion Pics
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:46:28 -0700
  Looks like the cabs from an ASI camper. Lower quality than Westy and that sharp rear bottom corner of the one over the bed...
• Stock westy kitchen light improvement
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 23:49:46 -0600
  ...amazon.com/gp/product/B07WYXT2VW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Be sure to order correct length ~ But...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve part numbering question
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 11:37:03 -0700
  ...Mark Neil N wrote: > In Bentley wiring diagrams for '86, to '90 and up, > a change in wire gauge aside, I see the same...
• Re: Good Multi- Gas detector?
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 17:45:37 -0400
  ...http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000NPIYDC/sbw/ I haven't used it often, but it works well. I don't think it...
• Re: Things getting desperate in Rhode Island...
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:17:10 -0700
  Aside for some minor differences that's similar to the greeting often used in San Francisco. Differences being: 1) Hand is positioned facing one...
• RE: 3 feet and as many hands
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 11:32:53 -0700
  ...make sure that our family, friends and others around us are not placed into danger due to our neglect. (Unexpected mechanical failures aside). rvb\
• Re: rear camber adjust/ride height
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 03:29:57 -0400
  ...is interested in any bilstein,boge or other suspension part contact ASI in San Diego...ask for Mark Anderson, the owner, and tell him...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:13:11 -0600
  ...all the book crap aside, mine has been on my van running flawlessly for 3 years, and the engine had 120k when I got...
• Re: one more, I promise...
  Historical mailing list - Jim A
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 22:34:30 -0700
  Welcome to the world of ASI ownership. First a question... Where are you? If in the PNW, check out wetwesties! Now some answers: Wiring...
• Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 14:32:43 -0700
  ...Shipping time aside for the correct POR product, would like to use up what I have on hand (Plastikote) on two small coolant pipes...
• Re: F/you think we have problems? Try owning a MB600
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:07:06 -0800
  ...On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: > They were all over Asia as taxi's during...
• "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:37:18 -0700
  ...model years. Didn't see anything re: early model years. But.... Aside from what I see as 2 differences (L to rear wiper. 53...
• Re: Help : Transporter Pulls to the Left
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 09:44:38 -0800
  ...What really amazes me is Japan and I think other parts of Asia/Indonesia might too. There were few cars and trucks before WWII...
• Re: Tool(s) for adjusting valve clearances on 82 diesel engine - vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:55:27 -0700
  ...Mike Snow Camp Pendleton, California 1982 Westfalia 1.6TD 1983 ASI 1.6D Anyone got any suggestions as to where to get necessary tools...
• Re: Questions on Repairs
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 21:06:54 -0400
  ...installation? > > Replacing an AC compressor? > > Rear brake shoes, CV boots? > > Shocks? > > Decent paint job? > > Rear Bumper? > > All for a 1981 ASI camper! > > Thanks > Matt
• Re: Older Westy For Sale in the Neighborhood
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 03:34:16 EST
  ...The area code is > 408. > > Hope posting the link is ok? > > www.fototime.com/inv/0E83B49EF68A0DD > actually, that's a '78 ASI (Riviera) camper...
• Aux Battery Blow Up
  Historical mailing list - MissVeeDub
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 17:20:38 -0700
  ...those of you who dont know - her van is a '80 ASI Vanagon TIA -- Heather Woltz '71 VW Bus: Riviera Camper - BusZilla: 2007cc Built...
• Re: Riding with moon roof open
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:54:19 EDT
  ...Or > is that a quick way to cause damage to it? (aside from the danger of > forgetting it's up and smashing into a...
• Re: vanagon, 83 watercooled diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:36:58 -0800
  ...Rabbits -- '80, '81 Dashers -- '80, '80, '81, '81 Vanagon (ASI) -- '82 Passat (TDI) -- '96 I love diesels, both big and small On Sun, Jan...
• Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:54:04 -0400
  I've started making the typical headlight upgrade. Aside from the cramped quarters all those wires live in, it seems like a fairly straight...
• Re: Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ellen Oregon
  Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:24:56 -0700
  ...All thanks to an old brown van that shouts "freedom"! Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Coee, traveling cat extraordinaire Don't wait for a...
• Re: 75 MPH - unusual?
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 10:36:13 -0700
  ...a *far greater lifetime if driven at max of 60 mph. Aside from engine life, I can think of *many reasons why it wouldn...
• Naming vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 17:49:35 -0700
  ...Ellen & Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride down there.....and light...
• Re: Muirs Idiot Guide Equivalent??
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:23:12 -1000
  ...Really though, profits (or lack of them) aside... it would be a great asset for the rest of us idiots (including me) out here...
• Re: Lightbulb for instrument panel
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:13:30 -0500
  ...As an aside you should feel fortunate that your high beams are "noticed" by on-coming traffic - many vanagons are not! Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ The...
• Robot sends t-shirt film at eleven :)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 3 Feb 2003 11:19:30 -0500
  ...Forget the Honda Asimo, Larry is the king of roboland as far as I am concerned. PS the t-shirt is very cool and...
• VERY IMPORTANT: Bentley Publishers donates 100% of web revenue to tsunami relief through Jan 10!!!
  Historical mailing list - Agent99
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:18:59 -0500
  ...Tsunami Relief Effort "In solidarity with those affected by the tsunamis in South Asia, BentleyPublishers.com will be transferring 100% of its retail web...
• Re: That VW Brown...
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:13:46 -0700
  ...Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI ----Original Message Follows---- From: Matt Roberds <mattroberds@cox.net> To: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> CC: Ellen...
• Re: 1981 Rialta-Welcome Me Back
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Mar 2015 22:46:27 -0500
  ...what you have is a ASI Riviera.
• Re: Installing Propane Tank on a non Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:56:18 -0400
  ...If I were starting from scratch, I would consider installing the tank under the sliding door, as on the ASI Riviera campers. This moves...
• Re: Zerex phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 22:03:57 -0500
  As an aside, as I had mentioned in the past, this stuff was available briefly in WV, 4-5 years ago. Then it promptly...
• Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 13:30:14 -0700
  At 4:20 PM -0400 4/5/01, David Beierl wrote: > > >Specific Vanagon issues aside, there's a fellow active in MoPar racing or...
• Re: WIN a wolfsburg vanagon for just 10 dollars!! RAFFLE!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 18:10:53 +0200
  ...All kidding aside here... Just send me your PayPal info and you will have your cash by sundown. I really want to win this...
• Re: Ebay CV "kit"....is it any good?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:41:40 -0700
  ...I just find > it > offensive to label anything poorly made in Asia or anywhere else to be > made > in China or any other place...
• Su Traduccion Estupendo
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:44:23 -0700
  ...Acordaron replegar > mi viejo modelo de la tapicer�a, pero agregar dos bolsillos profundos > cada uno a las partes posterioras del asiento del programa...
• In dash stereo upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Feb 2022 03:52:06 +0000
  ...Electronics<https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VJ66CNL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1>
• Thanks everyone for the help
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:21:09 -0400
  With some more brake bleeding aside, I did accomplish allot last week. I got the new rear axle in, put in a new front...
• Re: What Did You Leave At Home?
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:12:57 -0700
  ...Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI Coee, traveling cat extraordinaire Don't wait for a light to appear at the end of the tunnel; stride...
• Re: breakfast in Saltlake City/Vanagon Trip SLC to Zion
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:09:19 -0600
  ...http://tinyurl.com/njpl6k* * *Aside from going into KBNM (haven't been before), the more interesting part of this is the route from my...
• Re: All joking aside: 'Clown Around' (no vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:32:58 +0100
  Why don't you go down and see for yourself? Just be sure to bring your GPS so you know exactly where you are...
• Re: Gray Water Tank Revisited
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:45:04 -0500
  ...I suppose its unlikely that Adventurewagen still has these tanks, but it might be worth asing. Bill
• Re: [Buying New Battery Today: Advice?]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:03:30 MDT
  ...know to supervise re the installation of the battery? *Warranties & cost aside, are all commonly available type 41 batteries more or less created equal...
• VW Canada motors
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:58:30 +0000
  ...another U.S. VW dealer and they replaced the leaking seal. Aside from that the motor has run flawlessly. I should point out that...
• Re: Aircooled ?s here for my 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 12:59:03 -0400
  On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, G.M.Bulley wrote: > As an aside, when Consumer Guide reviewed the first (1952?) VW bus in > the US...
• Re: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - JOHN WESTENBERG
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:14:30 -0600
  ...Thanks, Barbara 89 syncro ASI conversion
• Re: Vanagon Census, State of MA
  Historical mailing list - DB
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:26:54 -0500
  ...else to do but catch up >on Vanagon E-mails! Ok, aside with this "trivial" to others use of my >time, my caffeine absent...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 00:42:27 -0700
  Aside from buying it? (Just kidding.) Putting too-long bolts in the torque converter. Led to a rebuilt torque converter and a still-pending...
• Re: PayPal Scam phising/spoofs (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:53:28 -0800
  ...hole 'cause you'll be using those Benjamins for toilet paper. Aside from that, I don't think your plan would work all that...
• Re: Model changes
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:37:05 EST
  ...usually ASI aka Riviera campers were converted from base model vanagons during 80-83.. then 84 up they were converted from 7 pass GL...
• Re: Bend, OR -- my goodness, lots of Vanagons!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 7 May 2008 17:26:35 -0700
  ...Besides, living in Bend, you can help Vern get his 5 speed Cor- Vanagon ASI on the road. He promised that he was going...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:45:44 -0500
  ...that way, not because they couldn't do any better technically. Aside from that, US RHD cars would have had their headlights replaced for...
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:15:27 -0700
  ...I don't do tubs. ;) >> >> All kidding aside, once you're cleaning up in the back, you'll see! >> But.... the stuff did work...
• Oil change intervals, miles vs. time
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Sun, 9 Dec 2012 13:12:35 -0800
  ...Thank you, EllenLola, '85 Vanagon ASI camper conversion �Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there...