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• Re: Removing my 1.6 na
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:25 -0700
  ...very poor writing, and I didn't catch it. On 6/18/2013 7:43 PM, Don Hundt wrote: > The shipping company said my...
• Re: Running The Van Low On Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 18:56:05 -0700
  lol, thanks for catching me on that. 'crud' of course. was just checking to see if anyone is reading carefully. S. On 9/2...
• Ok. What's the catch? ('91 Westy Syncro: 14K ?)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:14:54 -0700
  If it's a scam, "seller" went to some trouble. Usually they post one *maybe* two pics, very little info. This ad has more...
• Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:09:00 -0400
  Thanks, Jeff! We will hoist one for you, Patty and Jack! On 9/30/10, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > Good catch Pedro...
• need hints to remove rear 73 drums
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 23:14:07 EDT
  ...It seemed so simple, but i should have known there was some sort of catch. Can someone give me some hints? I promise I...
• Looking for the Deadhead Westfalia Driving Listmember in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 14:09:54 EST
  ...anyway, i'm headed to atlanta next wednesday to catch 3 phish shows in atlanta and don't know a single soul in atlanta...
• Re: 81 Westy- gas tank full o'schmutz
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 18:38:48 EDT
  ...I would recommend installing one to catch all that the disposable ones do not (I use both). You might want to check the spray...
• Re: Stumped!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:04:57 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• canoe on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 14:01:44 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Hesitation/stall
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 4 May 2002 16:54:59 -0700
  ...Sometimes catches itself, sometimes it dies. When trying to drive at part throttle sometimes on giving it more throttle or less it hesitates as...
• Re: VW obscene parts pricing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:49:44 -0400
  ...Though some junkyards are starting to catch on -- some will just look up what the dealer price for the part is, then take off...
• Re: A very powful tool
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:59:02 -0800
  ...will do just that without asking), unless an A/V program catches it first. I use Pegasus which is inherently pretty immune. I'm...
• Re: can syncro front springs work in a 2wd??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 16:31:37 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• BusVolks Festival Peterborough ON
  Historical mailing list - jerry baldwin
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:25:08 -0400
  ...do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:57:52 -0700
  just undo the bottom radiator hoses and catch all that coolant. no need to go near the engine end of the system at all...
• Re: Sacramento
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 1994 14:51:05 +0800
  ...Don't do this!! The fines that you will have to pay when the men in blue catch you (and they *will* catch you...
• Re: testing
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 17:37:39 -0400
  ...shirt too? The VW list email is usually the only bad catch the google spam filter makes. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Sun, Jun...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:42:42 -0600
  Good catch. I need those too. Jim On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 11:23 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > What about...
• Re: Cranky 86+ sliding door latch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:40:50 -0700
  ...a particular touch when closing, or it will rebound and only catch on the secondary latch. TriFlow and similar things sprayed/squirted/dripped into...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:19:42 EDT
  ...Sometimes, shifting into 4th (engine off) it catches a *little* then goes into place. Because linkage is stiff, can't tell if it's...
• West Coast shindig (later, folks!)
  Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
  Sat, 5 Nov 1994 09:01:33 -0800 (PST)
  ...Actually, I'll have to take an additional week off of work just to catch up on all the list email that my machine...
• Re: VANAGON digest 484
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 12:31:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Not for > >bus/vw email, but for catching my boss reading my e-mail. If anyone wants > >that story, I'd be happy to...
• Re: ABS on your 1991 Vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Aug 1996 08:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I was catching up on my reading over the weekend, and > came across this little piece in the July 22/96 editon of AutoWeek...
• Fwd: 1981 vs 1982??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 18:37:13 -0500 (EST)
  ...little plastic tab thingie by the handle to keep you from catching your clothes on the handle... -the "L" was superceded by the "GL...
• Re: table won't open
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 09:14:01 EDT
  ...Had to remove the rear seat, rear facing seats, rug, pads under rugs, and then the whole wall to get to that little catch...
• FS: Westy for $1,000
  Historical mailing list - paul banks
  Sat, 19 Jun 1999 16:22:12 -0400
  ...The catch...it was in an accident in 1990 and wasn't repaired. It might be good for someone for parts though. I have...
• Re: Ken Wilford-> Hired by Larry Chase??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 5 Feb 2003 06:28:08 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee > and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail...
• Re: Sony Clie (off topic)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 10 Aug 2003 10:10:45 -0800
  ...I'm still catching up List postings Larry Chase Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com Web: www.RoadHaus.com Cell: 480 620 8966 What: North American...
• Not exactly a westy, but it'll get you there....
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Wed, 12 May 2004 08:02:02 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
• Re: Woes of season's first trip - long
  Historical mailing list - karl filc
  Mon, 3 May 2004 23:14:26 -0000
  ...Hi there, I'm wondering why they don't catch the bearing problem as they worked at your brakes. I think a good mechanic...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:12:05 EDT
  ...SBCGLOBAL.NET writes: << It has also been mentioned that often lifters catch a lot of the very fine metal particles from new rings / cylinders...
• compression testing... on the bench
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:15:20 -0800
  ...and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:36:34 -0800
  ...gun , or is it like > Sky-hooks, Blinker Fluid, Paper Bag Stretchers, Bird-tail salters, moose > catchers, Polar Bear pea traps, and the like?
• Off to Germany!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:32:22 -0700
  ...when her brother talks about being there! Should be quite fun. Catch you when I return on the 24th. Tsch�ss! David Marshall http...
• Re: Van broken down in Paso Robles 5/27/2014 10 AM - Any recommendations for mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 27 May 2014 10:11:12 -0700
  ...Cranks but won 't catch ,does not turn over ? Happily Married since 1986 . > On May 27, 2014, at 9:51, Kevin P Gilleran <kevin...
• Re: Cops buses and profiles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 09:14:05 -0800 (PST)
  > > The UHP has had a lot of success with profiles > > in catching drug runners on I-15 and I-70 but is taking a...
• Rear heater core-how to get cover off??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Fri, 05 May 1995 11:44:05 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The cover is loose but cannot be lifted because it catches on the plastic heater duct directing louvres sort of things. I know this...
• '85 Won't start --update
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Sun, 22 Dec 1996 19:12:49 -0800 (PST)
  ...It would turn over just fine, but wouldn't catch. I checked it out looking for anythign obvious...nothing. I checked to see if...
• Trying to catch up...
  Historical mailing list - Skip Montanaro
  Sat, 7 Dec 1996 23:12:32 -0500 (EST)
  Thanks to all the people who have sent me links, club info and vendor info for the VW Van web site over the past...
• RE: alt. & OXS lights freaky
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:34:25 -0700
  ...and when you catch the vanagon with the idiot lights on: 1) Turn on lots of stuff, like the headlights and heater blowers. 2...
• Re: Bras - Which one is best?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 16:13:05 -0800
  ...Bj�rn wrote: > At 10:22 PM 03/04/98 -0900, you wrote: > >I know I'll catch some flack for this but...are...
• Re: Oversize wheels for Syncro
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 21:10:24 -0100
  ...The catch, though, is that they require the center caps from the Carat-style alloy wheels (around $8.50 each), plus chrome lug bolts...
• aftermarket a/c
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 18:12:03 -0800
  Catching up on some of the recent mail, I noticed the posts about the Behr a/c units mounted under the dash in some...
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 22:28:37 -0800
  ...Must be a lot of dumb around, and it's catching. Mike '85 Westy [Don't give me no stinkin logic, I'm a...
• Re: how long does a refer run?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 17:15:58 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > > University of Idaho > > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 >
• Tanny question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 13:43:04 -0700
  ...It feels as if it is just barely catching second gear. I have fiddled with linkage adjustment a bit, and am wondering if I...
• Re: Anyone tow a car with their van?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 23:05:53 -0500
  Two or years ago I got a '71 bug in Denver for a couple of bucks - the only catch was I had to go...
• Re: WANTED Temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:10:04 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: I need help (buying buses)!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 09:34:56 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > 91 Carat Vanagon > 90 Carat...
• Re: Van Spotting
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 20:36:58 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > >> http://www.uncoveror.com/greasecars...
• Share a picture of your ride
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Thu, 1 Jul 2004 06:36:45 -0700
  "Rocky Mountain High" or "It's All Downhill From Here" Our 1983 diesel Westy pauses to catch her breath after climbing the Continental Divide...
• broken sliding door handle.
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:23:41 -0600
  ...The door still opens from the inside, but from the outside, the handle seems not to be catching until halfway down, and doesn't...
• Pop top shelf for sale
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 15 Oct 2013 22:19:05 -0600
  ...It has two metal bars for hanging things, and we installed a custom magnetic lip/strip to catch stuff from falling on your head...
• coolant system flush chemical
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:35:33 -0700
  ...with some sediment in the bottom of the buckets used to catch it. Also a thin slimy coating inside the expansion tank, but nothing...
• Re: limited slip on ice and snow
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 07:14:20 -0800
  ...Let >up on the gas and the vehicle catches itself in an 'Oversteer situation" >Simple and predictable >...Caution: Do NOT try that in a...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:41:51 -0500
  ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I got my present oil catch tank from my FLAPS. Like my old one (for the...
• catching up
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 23:43:26 -0500
  ...my van is running smoothly again that I thought I should catch up. Someone was asking about daily drivers. I bought my 85 Westy...
• Re: Engine cover, History
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:22:45 -0400
  ...On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 8:08 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > ALL CARS CATCH FIRE! > > It's not just the...
• Re: NYTimes.com Article & Japanese 4WD vans
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:07:35 +1200
  ...and the tailgate's dual catches all break. > > Mazda Bongo (=Ford Econovan/Spectron), The 4wd version is a joke really. >Nice try though. The...
• Re: emails
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:51:19 -0600
  ...And even if you do go to digest, do the folder anyway, to catch all the emails from this list. Comcast has a very...