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• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:20:01 -0800
  ...Oh geezus Loren, you have outed me on vanagon dot com..... **** I am a Cone-Head **** Fits in the Van though, real well.... (RVC...
• Re: 2008 VW Bus & Truck Photo Calendar
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:55:54 -0800
  ...QOOP(dot)com These folks have the ability to link to several different photo-sharing sites, so you should be able to get your...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:47:31 -0400
  ...look closer at the bottle, and see that it isn't DOT4 brake >fluid, IT'S POWER STEERING FLUID. >So the question is: Can...
• Re: Was E15 fuel, now Snake Oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:06:54 -0800
  ...I use Dot4 sometimes.. have yet to have a problem with Dot3 .. are you racing and getting your vanagon brake temps to 900F ? Come...
• Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:30:03 -0800
  ...perfect size without having to b uy 15" rim (expensive) google tire size conversion dot com for tire size calculation and to find equivalent
• Re: Seems to be alot of vanagons and loafs for sale
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:24:19 -0800
  ...I guess the dot com recession is > hitting hard. Good time to buy though-- once you > convince that computer whiz that his bus really...
• Re: Coil Spring availability/cost?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 08:13:02 -0700
  ...while ago the Westy takes the heaviest spring, which is > blue-dotted; and 2) my local dealer alleged that there is no way to...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:28:03 +0000
  ...The monitor works as advertised, a > >>>> good deal for a measly 20 bucks, and the little bouncing dot is fun to > >>>> watch. On Mellow...
• Re: Vanagon dot com
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:10:59 -0500
  Nope. It appears to be something wrong with the html server (apache maybe). I can telnet to the http port but that's all...
• Re: odometer tires speed error
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:52:07 -0600
  ...At that time I > reproduced a page from Bentley explaining that they were acting in compliance > with US DOT regulations. Add to that allowable...
• Re: 60 bar? not quite!!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 18:20:55 -0500
  ...60 BAR 28089Note > the tiny dot then space before the 60. I think this stuff is rated at > 8psi which is more believeable.GeoffPerth...
• Re: 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help! (LENGTHY REPLY)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:39:06 -0400
  ...It gives a constant visual representation of the output voltage with a moving dot display. Small enough to fit in the blank under the...
• Re: Nefoundland RockS !! next summer?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:01:26 -0400
  Joy, Dottie and I would love to make it, but 2009 is probably out of the question. Perhaps 2010? We still have fond memories...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 2003 22:04:16 EDT
  ...you like to see where you're going at night? the DOT square headlights suck, and the euro's (e-code square) are way...
• Westy sighting...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 15:44:30 -0600
  ...Audi A6 Avant 05 Jetta Wagon TDI g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m
• Re: Just spent 2 days in a VW LT Florida!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 18:53:58 -0700
  ...here! If that rig and engine are not made to US DOT and > EPA standards, forget about bringing it home. Ask VW if it...
• FS: EV MV in VA
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:27:51 -0700
  ...email for interested parties, so try him at yogirolfer_at_yahoo_dot_com. Could be a real find for the right person. Good luck...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:28:52 -0800
  ...Canadians got DOT lights. Both my Canadian Dokas and > > >> > > >>> Canadian Panel all had DOT > > >>> > > >>>>> lights when I got them. > > >>>>> > > >> That's 3 out of...
• Re: German Ebay
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 18:33:42 -0800
  ...In fact I helped him do the epa and DOT on a 1980 > Vanagon camper, it was easy enough and now it is considered...
• Re: 1984 Vanagon GL Parts Available
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:09:57 -0400
  ...vehicle untowable that you buy the entire thing ($300 for all). > > You can reach me directly at platypusofdoom at yahoo dot com. Thanks, > -Eric >
• Re: 1980 Vanagon Windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:40:41 -0400
  ...They meet DOT standards for the US. THey also offer you the op to have that extra tint on the brow like an american...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 07:21:55 -0400
  ...you like to see where you're going at >> night? >> the DOT square headlights suck, and the euro's (e-code square) are way...
• Friday OT: ClustrMaps
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 22:16:17 -0500
  ...If you are interested (or not) please follow this link and let's see if we can create some more dots on the map...
• Re: Xenon Lights?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:07:25 -0800
  ...Add h4 EURO E-CODE NON DOT 7" sharp cutoff headlights, two relays from CTonline, 12AWG power fused from the Battery + and you have...
• Re: EV-Quick Heat Trick
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 07:42:47 CST
  ...of a car for a week?? :) besides, the flatulence of lawyers doth make paupers of us all ... joel "I refuse to answer on the...
• Re: Cheap H4's
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:19:06 EST
  ...Not to be confused with the H5's which look the same but will only accept DOT dictated wattage bulbs. The US round Vanagon...
• Questions about Exporting Canadian Vans into the US
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 16:09:05 -0700
  ...The information I have found on the Vanagon.com, benT, US customs, EPA, DOT sites all have information about what is done when importing...
• Re: Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 13:09:14 EDT
  ...al_knoll@PACBELL.NET writes: > Adding higher wattage bulbs to the DOT Vanagon is like pouring coffee into > a > drunk. > > The beam pattern coupled...
• FS: Round H-4 Headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 17:39:53 -0700
  ...h4_lights03.jpg These are a really nice upgrade from stock DOT lights, especially with a pair of 100w/80w bulbs (wiring upgrade highly...
• Newbie Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 01 May 1996 16:08:33 GMT
  ...If brake fluid must be added to the reservoir, use only new and unused DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid that meets SAE...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 12:16:25 -0500
  ...Are these LEDs designed to work with e-code (euro) lenses and not the DOT lenses on U.S. vans? E-code lenses throw...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 3 Jul 2020 18:50:37 -0700
  ...Ravenol DOT 5.1. > > > There is an arrow on the left side of the reservoir indication the fill > > > line. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > From: ddbjorkman@verizon.net...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 4 Mar 1998 12:53:04 -0800
  ...Neither had *any* MPH markings on the speedos (but DOT required these to bring them into the US). Neither DOT nor EPA requires that...
• Re: Mike Millered again!
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 22:33:00 -1000
  ...t have ABS! Now my MPG is much better, and the DOT isn't bothering me either. I can drive about 70 MPH @ 3500...
• Re: Reality check
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 14:38:23 -0500
  Methinks he doth protest too much . . . :^) The old beeranoia is kicking in . . . Marc Perdue Stan Wilder wrote: > I was wondering who that was waving...
• Re: round > square headlight conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:00:17 EDT
  ...the DOT headlights have a horrible fluting pattern, they diffuse light just about anywhere but down the road where you need it. the E...
• Re: something to look at on your down time
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:45:32 -0400
  ...took a bunch of > photos, to put up on my new dot mac account. > > http://homepage.mac.com/jdevilla/PhotoAlbum3.html Looks like it...
• South African five-cylinder bell housing, diesel 4-cylinder mounting parts FS
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:38:53 -0700
  ...Karl Mullendore syncrowestytd at mindspring dot com
• Re: clutch fun
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 15:24:49 -0500
  ...over 2 years old * red line * >well seems the real troule was my clutch pedel master cyl was acting funky, so I put DOT...
• Re: whos 15" steel rim is GW re-selling ?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 04:46:17 -0800
  ...in the U.S.A 15 x 7.0 J.J. DOT CT&W 9 12 2007 CUSTOM. I hope this information helps. Ted...
• Re: Increased WBX displacement
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 08:20:14 -0700
  ...These ladies we adore near to their dotage are high maintanence divas and should be considered as such. Bessie, the charolais camper, is turning...
• RE: Euro headlight.
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 22:33:49 -0800
  ...And screw the DOT! ;) I have euro lights on both my GTI and my Corrado, they are much better than the stock DOT lights...
• Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 05:24:54 -0400
  ...I dot know If he camps. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel...
• more tidbits from Limbo
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Feb 95 13:43:11 CST
  ...tent." <unfortunately, that's all he says about it!> a picture of a "unique combo/campers of Bill & Dot from Bus Heaven." it's...
• VW gets an 'F'/Blower Motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:54:16 -0500
  ...At least I only had two screws left over!! Jay 82 Vanagon 1.6TD +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca...
• Monitor the Oxygen Sensor on your Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:11:57 -0400
  ...The display is a ten LED bar so the voltage level of the O2 sensor is represented as a moving dot. The gadget is...
• Re: Possible replacement lights? Need feedback
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:42:38 -0400
  ...parts are different.) The USA version Scirocco had 'ordinary' 4x6 inch DOT approved bulbs. Contemporary non-USA Siroccos came with lights that look like...
• FS: Two Dometic fridges, one Westy table
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 23:43:51 -0400
  ...Karl Syncrowestytd at mindspring dot com.
• Re: Friday flammables-Flammables vs. combustibles.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:09:20 -0400
  ...Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in an attempt to remove inconsistencies in the definitions used...
• Re: LP tank valve? problems...
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 21:19:35 -0600
  ...If marked with a DOT code, it is good for 12 years from the date of the manufacturer's mark. A DOT container may...
• Re: IMPORTING A BRAZILIAN BUS-?
  Historical mailing list - Dean Paul Karpowicz
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 16:42:16 -0600 (CST)
  ...Finding "DOT" lenses for the lights might be possible if >they really did reuse the mid-70's fixtures, but installing 1995 site >impact...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:59:35 -0700
  ...in that process. > > Dot 3 brake fluid is fine, and what's specified anyway I believe. > if you find DOT 4........that's better...
• Elephant Bark for your Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 4 Aug 2012 18:08:45 -0700
  ...I got the red dot version, but now I wish I'd gotten candy corn. Only caveat is that it smelled strongly from the...
• Re: Friday Flamers US DOT HazMat Placards (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:01:49 -0700
  RE: Haz Mat signs on trucks Thanks for all the responses pointing to info. I'd found the long detailed lists and general references...
• Re: Propane tank Certification.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 05:55:16 -0400
  If they're replaceable cylinders (like I've seen on forklifts), they're DOT cylinders. If they're permanently mounted (like on the Westy...
• Re: Classic Status-DOT
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:16:19 -0500
  Well, diesel may be a little different in some aspects regarding fees, but I will check the regs when I get a chance later...
• E-Code headlight options
  Historical mailing list - Townsend, Michael D
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:12:27 -0400
  ...Both seemed like nice options, and as everyone here knows, anything is better than the stock 86-91 DOT lights. One answer I can...
• Running rich
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:58:18 -0800
  ...Putting a majic marker dot on the current position for a reference. The adjustments are pretty fine, a click or two clockwise will increase...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:10:46 -0500
  Sealed beam DOT headlights are not very good. They are disposable items produced with minimum attention to reflector and lens quality. Even the Xtravision...
• Re: Need Carb/Electric Choke/Vacuum Hose Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 07:57:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...On the electric choke element on the side of the carb is a small dot. On the carb there are 2 marks like this...