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Re: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:33:57 -0700
...Not the public parking lot, the FedEx truck parking lot. We got a few funny looks when we got out of the van in...
Re: Municipal camper bans
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:13:34 -0800
...But a vanagon westy ..............can't imagine they could ever just plan outlaw ALL parking for a vanagon size vehicle with a pop top...
Re: beeper for hand brake
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:56:09 -0700
...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: Starting From Engine Bay
Historical mailing list
05 Dec 96 10:04:57 PST
...The only time I EVER leave it in gear is when parking on hill. I make sure my parking break always works. Also when...
Re: Sightings on US 395, California
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:56:38 -0700
...Also >saw somebody living in a first-generation Transporter in the Von's vast >parking lot. That parking lot is so big that probably...
Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:39:09 -0700
...i.e. > - free and paid camping locations, > - parking lot parking options i.e. walmart, > - Truck stop showering options and costs > - best low cost hotels...
Regarding Wiper Parking Problems
Historical mailing list - mdstockr
Tue, 28 Jan 97 10:42:15
There has been a lot of discussion regarding problems with wiper parking. Richard Schmittdiel's posting "Turn Signal Flasher Replaced-Wipers NG" contained the...
Was: Mystery Loss of Power At Startup - now Adjusting Parking Brake or Emergency Brake
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:44:18 -0400
Yesterday, Dennis Haynes replied that improper adjustment of the parking / emergency brake could be the cause of the problem this thread raised. He said...
HELP! Stuck Parking Brake!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Route87
Sun, 3 May 1998 14:53:05 EDT
I need help guys! Me & my boy are trying to get to the VW Jamboree but MrEd's parking brake is stuck...seems like...
Re: Syncro Stuck in ditch!!!
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Sat, 7 Jul 2001 22:04:27 -1000
> On very hot days, if I drive for an > extended period, they syncro wants to engage > prematurely on tight turns (parallel parking, > etc.). Jon...
part # for e-brake handle?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Sat, 14 Jul 2001 21:33:01 EDT
...I purchased a dress up handle for the parking brake on my Vanagon. I believe some of the later busses had this feature. It...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 00:09:22 -0400
At 12:03 AM 7/5/2010 Monday, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >Iconic Automotive Empire builders : >my list is .. >Etore Buggati, >Enzo Ferrari, >Henry...
Re: Jack warning: Was:Re: extra jack?
Historical mailing list - David Garth
Sun, 16 Apr 1995 09:48:56 -0700 (PDT)
...Maybe the idiot is the one who does repair work on a jack in what is supposed to be a parking space, not an...
RE: VW Classic in Irvine, CA
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Mon, 10 Jun 1996 17:29:31 -0400
...Here on the east coast, thats the trick! Pay the entry fee, get the best parking in the house, enjoy the show! Tom F.
beware of parking garages!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 17:45:48, -0500
me thinks they need to either add a note to their height limit or remeasure it.....thank goodness and your good judgement the Westie...
Re: Life not in a van (was RE: Parking Matilda) - NVC
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:48:25 -0600
>>But she won't fit through the door. She's a bit plump. That's why they make Saws-alls. It's easy to...
Re: Parking Garage tale
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 16:30:05 -0700
...Parking Garage tale > ROTFL! > You really showed them a thing or two! > > Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com > > Entity Julianna Thoennes spoke thus: > > > I got...
Re: Getting Caught
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 17 Feb 2023 19:54:46 -0800
...I went to the police > station and asked if I could camp in their parking lot for one night. > They said... "sure... Do you...
Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 2 Feb 2016 16:48:41 +0100
...Many > of my customers have had just as much trouble getting the parking brake to > work well on both kits. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 14:51:16 -0700
...It helps to know who might be planning to come-- so me & my crew of goons can rope off the parking! Ciao for now...
Re: Friday Wal Mart standoff.
Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
Fri, 18 Jun 2004 11:31:30 -0700
...Friday Wal Mart standoff. > This AM the Dallas Police approached a van camping in a Wal Mart parking lot > in Grand Paririe TX (Part...
Van-O-Rama #17 Sept 9, 2017
Historical mailing list - Van O Rama
Fri, 1 Sep 2017 21:24:16 -0700
...09/09/17 10am-dusk Alta Loma Park (south parking lot) 350 Camaritas So. San Francisco, CA 94080 [Sorry for the crossposting to those...
Re: Need lamp socket
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 22:11:04 -0400
> I am in need of the lamp socket for the right front turn signal/parking > light. ... If you have one, let me know and...
adjustment specs for headlights?
Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:10:31 -0500
...beams for an 89 vanagon.. I want to do the old... parking lot.. lights on the wall at night thing... Anyone have any info...
Re: Mounted Spare Blowout
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 29 May 2007 12:40:40 -0400
...while mounted on the > carrier? The weather is in the mid 80s and the parking platform is shaded by a number of large trees.
listmember looking for westy
Historical mailing list
Thu, 15 Jun 95 13:33:30 EDT
...5) I hate the parking of the EV. It handles better on I-78, but when I'm parking it, It feels like I...
Seattle Meetup - Nov 1, 2014 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
Tue, 7 Oct 2014 23:26:23 -0700
...Parking lot I is by a big/flat paved Recreation/Event Area and also close to the velodrome, so bring also bikes/rollers/skates...
Re: urban camping in sf
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:01:19 -0700
...Given SF's intense parking > situation, the Holiday Inn may have some parking control. If so, try to find > a Best Western etc. not...
Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 9 May 2002 11:46:25 EDT
...In the mean time the parking lights stay on to let everyone know you're on a mission. Load up the keg, hook it...
Re: Strange electric problem!!!
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:38:01 +0000
...Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:00:23 -0500 > >Gentremen's... > >Van is an 83 Air-Cooled. >Parking light ON, rear left flasher goes ON...
Re: Big RV parks
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:48:11 -0500
...16px"><DIV>I also have gotten some interest in my Westy in RV parks, but I have to agree about the parking lot...
Seattle Meetup - Dec 4, 2011 (Marymoor Park) - Show and Tell
Historical mailing list - Varotto Hugo
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:58:30 -0800
...Redmond, WA 98052 How to find us "Look for the Westies" We'll be meeting at Parking Lot D, see the park map at...
Re: Stealth camping spot and tick warning
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Tue, 23 May 2006 11:57:56 -0700
...One might construe then that if Hospital Parking lot security does question you in the lot you could say you have a relative in...
Re: Parking Garage tale
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 4 Oct 2001 17:04:36 -0700
...Parking Garage tale > > ROTFL! > You really showed them a thing or two! > > Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com > > Entity Julianna Thoennes spoke thus: > >> I got...
Re: Trying to understand starter stuff adding a relay
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 24 Dec 2014 06:51:23 -0800
...I backed it into a parking space at the office > (backing in required/company policy,) and left it in reverse, sans > emergency brake (not...
Re: Baltimore tips
Historical mailing list - "Drew B. Farenwald" (SLAD/CBNED)
Tue, 16 Apr 96 6:17:59 EDT
...All within walking distance of downtown. > How is the parking downtown? Should we bring the > Passat instead of the Westy for getting into parking...
Syncro Convention - Again!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 19:56:53 -0500
...Three Syncros in one parking lot!! This time by plan though. While on the way home from Spokane Washington I arranged to meet listmembers...
Re: Parking Brake vs Left in Gear - Siezed Brakes
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:57:42 -0500
...After releasing the parking brake, go underneith and see if the cables are slack.They should be. Yank on them and see how frozen...
Re: Overnight in OJAI
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:59:40 +0000
...I would think that a registry of vanagon-friendly overnight parking places across the globe would be a lovely resource.
Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:02:26 -0700
so when your mechanic asks "does Sir dress to the right?" , you can answer in the affirmative. alistair On 16-Jul-10, at 7...
Place around Los Angeles to work on my westfalia
Historical mailing list - EL EL
Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:01:01 -0700
Good day, I need a place , Parking lot, driveway,garage you see I'm very flexible. reasonably priced and not to fare from Los...
Re: Rubber Plugs
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:31:18 -0700
...Maybe I should start using the parking lot at Lowe's....
Re: Why did the VW Cross the Road? (Fri Follies)
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Fri, 13 Sep 1996 18:04:48 -0400
...Cause the parking brake hasn't worked in 4 years.
WSJ vanagon mentioned
Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:11:58 -0500
...tends to bring out deep feelings about who owns a cleared parking spot Take care, Jen _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at...
My favorite Wal Mart resort
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 09:07:13 -0800
While the average Wal Mart parking lot may not win any awards for it's natural beauty, there are some exceptions. My wife and...
Re: cross country camping suggestions??
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Sat, 15 May 2004 23:10:52 EDT
...paradise, but it has been mentioned previously on this list that at Wal*Marts RV'ers are welcome to use their parking lots. George
Massive vanagon siting
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 23 Sep 2004 16:01:43 -0600
...They showed a shot of the johannesburg airport parking lot. Just about every other vehicle was a vanagon. Showed about 35 vehicles in the...
Re: Lower Mainland (B.C.) Bait Cars
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:21:50 -0500
...PM 1/16/2006 -0500, Lorraine wrote: > The poster showed a parking lot with various vehicles, INCLUDING A > WESTY.....surely they don't think...
Increased idle when man trans first in reverse
Historical mailing list - Ed
Fri, 19 May 2006 10:37:34 -0400
...but when I put my '85 1.9 man trans in reverse before parking it, the idle surges. Why is this? Ed in CT
JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:00:36 -0700
...Like a genius I left my parking brake up for one last time and overheated my rear brakes. The brake pedal went to the...
Re: Wireless parking sensors in a Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:25:14 -0800
...Wireless parking sensors in a Vanagon? � I never knew what a "HEAD UNIT" was so I looked it up, guess I had one all...
Re: Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sat, 9 Jan 2010 22:18:44 -0800
...Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Luke Bakken <luke.bakken@gmail.com...
Rpt: Trip, KC to St. Louis
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Sat, 17 May 1997 21:23:30 -0500 (CDT)
...The new owner was pleased with it, but I made the mistake of parking on a steep incline at the motel parking lot. The...
Re: Stealth Camping
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 15:15:34 -0700
...Camped in an Airport Long Term Parking lot. Since I had paid my parking fee I didn't keep a very low key approach...
Re: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:51:28 +0000
...Which parking brake lever/handle do you have? During the 85 model year a much improved one was phased in. The 85+ later one...
Re: Stuck Parking Brake
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Thu, 06 Mar 1997 21:47:02 -0800
...a bus that went over an embankment after the seemingly good >parking brake let go just enough to let it roll, I don't...
Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:16:39 -0700
...It helps to know who might be planning to come-- so me & my crew of goons can rope off the parking! Ciao for now...
HELP: stuck in Cape May
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:58:46 -0400
I’m in a parking spot it Cap May. I have a leaking fuel injector. I have a spare with me. I am going...
Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:30:13 EDT
...but on Fridae I challenge you to name two cars that have their parking braks > on the front wheels. Saab , Subaru landrovers have them...
Re: Importing a Vehicle from Germany to the States. (was Detlev Says Hi to List from Germany!)
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 27 Aug 1999 09:39:33 -0600
Scarlett Semko wrote: > nobody is gonna > get me to give up my Van I just love to pull up to valet parking with it...