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Wiring plauges my van......
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:28:17 -0400
...Weird eh? Jason 82 Vanagon 1.6TD 80 VW GTI 79 VW Rabbit 57 VW Beetle +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph...
Re: Which years/models had centre seat attachments?
Historical mailing list - Owen
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:36:19 -0600
...Does anyone know which years/models > >had the attachments in the floor for the removeable > >middle seat? > > > >Thanks, > > > >--tabe johnson > >xtabe AT yahoo DOT...
Re: [Syncro] Installing jumpseats (Crash test results)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:12:18 EST
...RR.COM writes: > > Does anyone know > > of published insurance intsitute or DOT test crashes of Vanagons? > > > I dug out some insurance crash test results...
Re: Horn
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 04:56:08 -0400
...Someone once said that porsche horns are really cool... > > > > So how dothese two compare??? > > > > Porsche horn sounds better than the stock VW horn, but...
Re: Head Lights - 85-86
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 9 May 2006 16:34:38 -0400
...the lighting pattern on the road should be much better than DOT spec rectangular headlights. On May 9, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Jeff...
Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:41:53 -0700
...But apparently one 475 ml bottle of DOT4 is not quite sufficient for the entire job. So off I go back to Canadian Tire...
Re: Where can I find the plastic cap that goes on the propane tank
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 27 May 2013 00:46:23 -0400
...ASME-type tanks are much more heavily constructed than BBQ/DOT-type tanks. Yours, David
back together...
Historical mailing list - Grungy
Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:54:29 -0600
...04 Jetta TDI 05 Jetta Wagon TDI g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m
Re: FS '85 Double Cab Transporter
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Jun 1997 16:00:55 -0300 (ADT)
...Needs DOT confirmation from VW to complete the paperwork. Duty is 25% of assessed value, we can haggle on who picks this up and...
Re: [Re: [EBay Scam - word of warning ](longish)]
Historical mailing list - Jennifer
Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:54:48 -0500
...com maddness ending slowly Actually, Ebay is one of the few dot-coms that is actually turning a profit. I don't remember how...
Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:00:34 -0500
...maximum shift > points--one little dot somewhere where it shifts out of first when > floored, 2 little dots higher up where it shifts out...
Re: Bleeding brakes...
Historical mailing list - RonTaki
Thu, 22 Oct 1998 22:43:34 -0700
...NEVER use DOT 5 silicon fluid in VWs, every source I've seen, including the Official Bentley manuals make this very clear. Attached is...
Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
Sun, 12 May 2002 12:17:42 EDT
...But still, what about that icon to left of the red dot, > what is that? > > And what about those three icons above the front...
Re: something to look at on your down time
Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 14:55:10 +1000
...took a bunch of > > photos, to put up on my new dot mac account. > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/jdevilla/PhotoAlbum3.html > >Looks like it...
Re: Reflectors on back of van
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 07:05:29 -0500
...Time for a nap and dream about�Vanagons running over�a field of DOT's.>> � Clancy, While your dreaming think about this. I retract...
Re: Brake question......
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:08:10 -0700
Whoa up cowboy! The 'wet' boiling point of Dot 3 is 284 F and the 'dry' boiling point is 401 F. The wet boiling...
Re: 1985 Westy
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 5 Mar 1999 18:05:28 -0700
...The springs have dots of paint on them to denote their load-bearing ability. The ones on the camper (heaviest) are blue. You'll...
Vanagon Springs -2 WD,80-87
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:35:30 -0800
...I have not seen any part numbers on the springs themselves, only dots of colored paint. I have improved the ride of 80-83...
Re: LED electrical questions (Building a Sylvania "Dot-Its" unit)
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:39:47 -0700
...Like many projects, I bought them but havan't wired them in yet. >> >> Which version of the "Dot-It" did you get? I've...
Non R134a refrigerants are flammable right?
Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:58 -0400
...RedTek, DuraCool, Freeze 12 [?] That is why their certification by DOT is not the same as R134a. ---------- From: Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of...
Re: neat interior light product --- at CDN Tire
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:36:05 -0500
...led lights from sylvania > > <http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProducts/AutomotiveLighting/Products/ > Dotitlights/> > > > Alistair > > '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 > http://www.members...
Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:52:25 -0400
...I also noticed the moving dot disappears for a second or two as the idle position sensor is activated. A bad ground between engine...
Re: E-Code Headlights
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:41:51 -0500
...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: Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 14:11:26 -0800
...draw a box with 9 dots, like this . . . . . . . . . The quiz is to connect all those dots using only 4 straight lines. ( I think it...
Re: BusFusion in my Karmann Gipsy diesel camper
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:14:27 -0500
...Ottawa. > > Stop over and say hello if you see us! > > Paul & Dottie > > PS, This unique camper is for sale, and price is negotiable if...
Tire trivia
Historical mailing list - Chris Higgins
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 21:16:35 -0500
...OEM tire! Here's the sidewall info: > Continental TS771 Reinforced Radial > DOT CUJ5 VK D 05 1 <--- manufactured 5th week of 1981? > 185 SR...
OK-VW paint good seam design-BAD
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 06:43:45 -0800
...But I have never seen a car that had as much stamped seams everywhere as the vanagon. (And in the worst areas) Dot get...
Haltech FI is operating!
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 31 May 2001 13:50:25 -0500
...converting a 2.1 to haltech eventually for Archive3s or Vanagon dot com. It's been a real test of patience for me, but...
Re: 84- Taililght Assembly
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 09:12:24 -0700
...The European models have a lens there, the DOT/POS models have a reflector there. The connector for that position is in the connector...
Re: South Africa Vanagroan
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 19 Jul 2003 01:28:57 +1200
...The Microbus was the more "basic" one, but still far from plain-jane, with dual round headlights. >Not to mention that the DOT has...
Re: rare lapel pin on ebay
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:45:29 -0500
...Just not possible. The South African Vanagon was never U.S. DOT/EPA approved. This means that you will have to wait until one...
Re: Need shipping company to send van from E. coast to CA
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Tue, 9 Oct 2007 17:53:36 -0400
...You could try uship.com(although be careful, make sure they are professional transporters with DOT status and are bonded) Does it drive Warren...
Old alternative driving light proposal reviewed
Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
Sun, 29 Jun 1997 14:09:37 -0700
...As I understand it, part of DOT staff's objection to the proposal was reduction to already limited light output available from then current...
Re: Rectangular headlights... low & high-beam units same shape?
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:03:42 -0700
...If you will pardon the > pun, the difference between the NA spec (DOT) headlights vs. the e-codes are > like night and day. DOT...
Re: Additional LED interior lighting for the westy?
Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:31:05 -0500
...These are sort of wired versions of the Dot-it's > > this site has tons of other neato lights too. > > > > http://www.wiedamark.com...
Re: Running rich and low mpg
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:24:30 -0400
...running good no > hesitation or stumbling, good idle @ 900 rpm, coolant gauge needle just > under the red dot. > > so the questions are: > > - is there...
Vanagon leaks heat...
Historical mailing list - Michael Blackburn
Mon, 10 Jan 2000 21:10:09 -0800
...Life on the Dot. Check it out @ http://www.visto.com/info
Re: LED lighting
Historical mailing list - TC
Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:42:05 -0800
...and are pivotable so you can aim them better > than the "DotIt" style. I agree with Nathaniel, a few of these units > and you...
Re: Break job questions
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:08:16 -0600
Valvoline Full Synthetic dot 3&4 is what I use but should/will consider a 5.1,,, 5.1 has higher boiling point than...
Re: E-Code Headlights
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:43:38 -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: Tuktoyaktuk
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:50:27 -0400
...OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > > Day after tomorrow We'll be able to Drive Our Vanagons to Tuktoyaktuk ~ > > http://ith.dot.gov.nt.ca/
Re: still requesting information on graphic pkg
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 3 May 2010 07:53:33 -0700
...Others included a bull motif, the "Europa package", and one with a golden circles/dot pattern that had the unfortunate name "the golden shower...
Re: Parents are cool!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Apr 96 18:49:48
Well as one of these doting parents who bought the son a Bug last week it's nice to know that secretly we are...
Re: Spam/Iberparts
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 7 Mar 2000 21:02:53 -0700
...loaded" with all options > and choice of color. $15,000US, EPA & DOT certified, delivered in seven > days to Boston, MA." > > Heck it even comes...
Re: HIDs? Was: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:47:54 -0500
You may already know this, but this upward glare was purposely engineered into the DOT headlights so that overhead signs would be more visible...
Re: Brake bleeding tips
Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:59:20 -0500
...By the way I think the specs for the brake fluid calls for DOT 4 and not DOT 3. Good luck. Pascal '84 Westy...
Re: Westy Interior Lighting
Historical mailing list - neil n
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:17:36 -0700
...I had a search of the archives and saw the > postings on the dot lights and LED's etc. Has anyone found a nice...
Re: New Bosch H4's from CDN Tire
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Sun, 7 Nov 1999 20:01:45 -0500
...Jay +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
Re: Worst vanagon change
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:38:53 -0700
...I think > that's a pretty stupid change. > > Of course, going from the round headlights to the rectangular DOT > headlights was another bad move...
Re: California Emissions compliance in a 1990 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 07 Apr 95 17:37:50 CDT
...so i would have had to post a $5000 bond with the EPA and DOT. you then have 90 days to certify that the...
Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:39:18 -0700
You'll need DOT 4 brake fluid Doug, and our own Jeff Schwaia is in nearby Rancho Cordova (Sacramento) . *Euroteile* 2301 Vehicle Drive, #G...
Re: Oh no, not tires again!
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 17:28:35 GMT
...Continental Transport 185R14C RS771 DOT CUKM CWC 496 185 R 14C 99/97 N 55 PSI Tread: 5 Plies (2 Rayon, 2 Steel, 1...
Re: Interesting Tire Info
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:02:40 -0600
...Does have the DOT marking. I just found it interesting how the tire is represented... trailer only at Tire Rack; trailer and light truck...
Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Sharon & Miguel Calvin
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 19:57:03 -0500
...I ran a total of 1.5 litres of DOT4 fluid though the system. So I beleive that air in the lines is now...
Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:57:56 -0600
...Marshall Ruskin >> But my question referred to putting RECTANGULAR H-4s in the buckets >> for RECTANGULAR SAE-DOT lights. If one is upgrading to...
Question about Honda Timing belt (No Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 31 May 2001 10:03:13 EDT
...We had a line with a "1" next to it, then a space, then a blue dot, then a space, then a 4, a...
Re: Further Thoughts - EV Winnebago (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:03:18 -0800
Sean Bartnik wrote: > > > > > > > >>>optimistically uses hook and loop dots to support a heavy > > >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > >> Dan, I think this stuff is called "Velcro". Say 'vell - crow...
Re: Speedo calibration
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 08:25:12 -0700
...read about 5% below actual speed in order to meet us DOT laws. > > BELOW?? That's interesting. In Germany speedos are required to > _exaggerate...
Re: odometer tires speed error
Historical mailing list - Douglas Prescott
Sun, 18 Apr 1999 20:12:58 EDT
...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: Spam/Iberparts
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 19:53:34 +0100
...loaded" with all options > and choice of color. $15,000US, EPA & DOT certified, delivered in seven > days to Boston, MA." > > Heck it even comes...