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• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:53:22 -0400
  ...http://vimeo.com/12165017 It shows the installation of our OEM German poptop canvas. You can find more info on your various poptop canvas...
• Re: Redline MT90, wow!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:24:48 -0800
  ...Using MT-90 is the best thing you can do for your transmission to put off that $1000+ rebuild for as long as possible...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec.outlet down low?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:30:59 -0500
  David Brodbeck wrote: > Richard Golen wrote: > > > My son's 80 Westy which is a Canadian Westy had the built in cord. We > > bought a...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:34:32 -0500
  I carry a 9L gas can inside the rim of my spare tire, a 15" SA Rhein alloy wheel. Its not nearly as large...
• Re: Canadian rebuitl 2.0L engines, Good?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:48:27 -0700
  ...Now you can expect to hear from all of the happy owners of VW Canada engines. Mark Sean Garrett wrote: > > I have the oppurtunity...
• Re: Gas Tank Leak!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:17:57 -0500
  ...The plastic cross over pipe can break on one side and you can feel on top of the to see if that has happened...
• Re: UPS Canadian brokerage fees-------- again
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 18 May 2007 07:09:22 -0700
  But why even take the chance with UPS even if it is under $20? USPS/Canada Post is also free under $20, offers the...
• Re: canoe on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 06:44:51 EST
  In a message dated 12/14/2001 9:46:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > canoe on a westy? > I...
• Re: Charcoal canister on 2.1 digifant engines?, page 20.33
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:28:52 -0800
  The gas tank has vents on top that connect to the top of the charcoal canister. Fuel vapors are absorbed by the charcoal in...
• Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:41:07 -0500
  ...I see I can order them from Bus Depot (my mechanic can't get them in Newfoundland and they don't order elsewhere), which...
• Re: Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 09:51:35 -0700
  At 09:09 AM 6/17/97 -0500, Jeff Carver wrote: >There is a real potential for fires caused by filling gas cans while...
• Re. Jerry Can source
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 13:57:25 -0400
  ...surplus jerry cans, you can get them for $11.97 at http://www.sportsmansguide.com/ - go to the site and type "swiss can" in...
• Center seat - Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 21:07:26 -0400
  Would anyone in Canada have a center seat that would fit in my 88 Westy that they would like to sell? We expect an...
• Help with 82 Westy diesel
  Historical mailing list - rhughes
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 12:36:58 -0600
  ...I have found a copy of the camper manual on line, but can not locate a copy operaters manual. If there is someone who...
• DIESEL
  Historical mailing list - Allan Kirk
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 23:34:39 -0600
  ...I can't believe how ACTIVE it is!!! How many viewpoints can there by on an OX indicator light! Anyway, is there anyone out...
• Touchup Paint here
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:45:14 -0500
  Larry, I can't say enough good about http://www.paintscratch.com/ Fast delivery, every color I've ever looked for. Jim On Jul...
• trimming replies in gmail
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:18:12 -0500
  ...Since I've started using gmail, however, I can't figure out how to do this. I can hilight the portion that I want...
• cancel subscription
  Historical mailing list - Michael Martens
  Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:37:37 -0600
  Cancel subscription to this mailing list please.
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:14:52 -0700
  ...Baseball is Canadian; > 5. Lacrosse is Canadian; > 6. Hockey is Canadian; > 7. Basketball is Canadian; > 8. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers @ss; (Ed...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:48:27 -0400
  My post is public, because I think that everybody should post here so we can follow each other solution and ideas. I do hope...
• Re: Mr.Canoe Head
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 17:18:38 -0400
  I have carried a canoe atop both my 1988 Westy and my 1995 Eurovan Winnebago. For both, I used the foam blocks and "motorcycle...
• Looking for info on AZ emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:49:26 -0700
  After stretching it as long as I can, I've got three weeks to pass emissions so I figures I better get working on...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:33:10 -0700
  ...Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire) I've heard that Coleman fuel will also work...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:36:11 -0700
  ...Baseball is Canadian; 5. Lacrosse is Canadian; 6. Hockey is Canadian; 7. Basketball is Canadian; 8. Mr. Dress-up kicks Mr. Rogers @ss; (Ed...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:32:53 -0800
  ...We had an old fashion 4 slice > pyramid style toaster but the this can method always made the better toast. > Alternatively; you can completely...
• update on Michelin tires in Canada
  Historical mailing list - 86 Westfalia
  Thu, 24 May 2001 21:06:35 -0300
  ...He said, no can do, 14 inch Agilis are not available in Canada. OK. I say, check the maximum pressure of the Rainforce MX4...
• image resizer
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:28:31 -0500
  >Mike >but I can't remember how to reduce the quality >so I can actually send them. For a Windows machine, I use Image...
• Looking '72 Westy popup canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 21:15:42, -0500
  Hey, Anyone know where I can find the canvas tent for my pop-up on my Westy? Im just kinda lookin' now, (due to...
• Thetford Porta Potti
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 07 Dec 1996 09:12:16 -0800
  Can anyone on the list tell me where I can buy a Thetford Porta Potti? We will be travelling from Ontario Canada south to...
• WTB: rear wiper motor...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:27:35 -0600
  Anyone know I can get a rear wiper motor for my '88 Wolfsburg? Can I use another wiper motor from another year? Too, where...
• Re: Gas Can Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:18:52 -0400
  Standard plastic "approved" gasoline canister. > Was that a plastic gas can? Or a metal one? Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender...
• Re: Precision Navigation compass
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 07:54:32 -0500
  Greg, we live on the edge of the Great Canadian Shield just below Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada. Here, the magnetic deviation can be...
• Re: Canadian mail order parts
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 16:51:20 -0700
  ...Malcolm --- shawn luft <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA> wrote: > Where can I get mail order vanagon parts in Canada? > > Thanks, > Shawn. > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 16:09:29 -0500
  ...Then you screw the valve tap onto the can. Turning the valve clockwise will lower the pin into the can piercing it effortlessly. Screw...
• (long)Importing Westys for Canadian Citizens
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 22:45:00 -0400
  ...Individuals changing permanent residence from Canada. All persons (of any nationality, including US citizens) that are changing their permanent residence from Canada to the...
• Re: New owners requesting advise on replacing canvas poptop
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 21:52:52 -0500
  http://www.aabestco.com/convertibleltopsi.htm Westy Canvas $259.00 with three windows. Westy Canvas $241.00 with single window. On Tue, 23 Oct...
• Westy Poptop Canvas - Experience with Grangers or Nikwax waterproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 09:11:54 -0700
  ...85 Westy's pop-top canvas.� Has anyone tried using Nikwax or Grangers cotton/canvas waterproofing on your canvas and if so, what were...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:50 -0500
  "Mark A Kippert" <vanagon@KIPPERT.COM> said: > Anybody remember how long it's been since oil came in a can? That > telescoping tube would...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:24:23 -0700
  ...sneaking friday - jerry can find > > no, I won't be using it as a water can. But I don't know if the painted...
• Re: Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 6 Jun 2010 23:45:08 -0400
  > The one that Curt had Kris install was a factory replacement > canvas.� Don't know where it came from, but it was very nice...
• Re: Scotch Guard Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Cassano
  Mon, 22 May 2000 18:20:07 -0400
  If you are scotch gaurding to try and make canvas more water repelent try this instead. On a nice sunny, preferably hot day, pop...
• Re: changing pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:39:36 +0000
  ...http://www.limbobus.org/poptop.htm That's the way I did my canvas change. Help from John Carpenter, my Salt Lake neighbor, kind...
• Re: Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:47:38 -0500
  On Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:12:49 -0500 "Doug Alcock" <dgalcock@hewitt.com> wrote: > >I got mine at TSC for $54 (canadian money...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:26:49 -0400
  > OK, folks here is a can of worms to be opened. I need to > change the canvass on my '87 Westy. I want the...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 23:35:27 +0100
  ...Yeah, you can electrolyse water to get hydrogen > >and oxygen, and you can run an engine on that, no problem. Well, it is a...
• removing stripes (the 3M way!)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 15:36:23 CDT
  for super easy removal of stripes, (but it's gonna cost ya!), get a spray can of 3M Decal and Stripe Remover, and a...
• Re: adding an oven to a westy
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 9 May 2005 07:03:13 -0700
  Some of the original canvas top rvs used dutch ovens to bake recipies on their vacation travels from Missou to Oregon and California. Pizza...
• Poptop cleaning & new canvas
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:51:08 -0700
  ...I am wondering if I got a VW bus canvas instead. Can anyone else p- mail me how easily their canvas top went on...
• Re: seam rust - Rust Check
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 14:52:42 PDT
  ...Buy Canadian and save the Canadian dollar!!! > >What exactly is Rust Check and where can I buy some. > >Thanks Gary 88GL > > >Malcolm Stebbins wrote...
• Re: Canadian mail order vanagon parts????????
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:19:33 -0500
  ...Canadian mail order vanagon parts???????? what is the web site called for the mail order vanagon parts in Canada. I know it says something...
• Re: more southern humor
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 10:08:16 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: eurovan westfalia faucet
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 08:58:33 -0700
  ...I called my local VW dealership and they can't get this part so the only way to get it would be through a...
• Upset in Canada (Ontario) about Westy Insurance
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 13:58:37 -0400
  ...Calling all Canadians... who do you insure your westy with? Can you get a "19A" policy to insure up to the appraised market value...
• iTunes help please! Friday NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:08:06 -0500
  Can someone handy with iTunes give me some advice? I'm in Canada and shop at the Canadian store. I get promotional email from...
• Cylinder Heads 1970 cc Engines
  Historical mailing list - Archie J. Lopez
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:09:19 -0700
  ...You can make a 21 inch gun breech gas proof in any condition whats so hard about an 85 mm bore under much less...
• Tent Canvas Question
  Historical mailing list - Turbo
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 23:34:38 -0800
  Someone emailed me a question about westy tent canvas: any ideas? I heard there is a westy tent expert out there somewhere... THanks! >I...
• Re: VW Beetle commercial
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 11:28:08 +0200
  You can see many VW and Audi ads and 100s other ads on http://www.adcritic.com They also provide info on songs, and...
• Re: $300 reward for advice
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 19:51:29 EDT
  ...We can do that for you. Not only can we broker real property and loans, we can "broke" you as well. Never mind your...
• Re: What is the Cubic Capacity of the RM182B Fridge?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 6 May 2003 15:34:03 -0400
  Re, cans inside Westy fridge, << Whatever you do, don't let a can of beer or pop bump against the sharp edges of those...
• Late model poptop skylights and canvas
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 22:40:47 -0400
  ...2) I know earlier vans did not all have skylights, but as I understand it the canvas attaches differently. So assuming I have a...