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  • Mid-Atlantic Holiday Bus Fest Update
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:12:08 -0500
    ...If you can't make it in person, point your browsers to http://volksweb.relitech.com/webcam to watch it remotely. (The cam is...
  • Re: gas spillage
    Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
    Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:42:28 -0400
    ...2WD vans had a different filler neck,which > I guess IS remotely possible,I wonder what the problem can be? > Mine is all original...
  • Re: Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:00:58 -0600
    ...I cant wait to see the day when all wars are fought by remote control and no humans in the field of battle. Could...
  • Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:40:18 -0800
    ...This could certainly enable folks in more remote areas and some > not so remote. > > Of course it raises the question of exactly who is...
  • Re: IKEA Multicolour Dioder Lightstrip
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:33:52 -0400
    ...http://www.ebay.com/itm/1M-Waterproof-30-SMD-5050-RGB-LED-Strip-light-24key-IR-Remote-Control-/221037232904?pt=US_String_Lights_Fairy...
  • Re: Mudflaps (f)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 27 Mar 2000 20:30:47 EST
    ...Why so expensive? they're actually made of rubber from a rare, now extinct South American tree found in a remote area of a...
  • Re: Troubleshooting 'Frig Cooling Problem
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:36:38 -0400
    ...There is one rather remote possibility other than flame wrong size, diverted etc. -- if the flue breaks off from the boiler, the machine stops...
  • 1988 Vanagon GL weekender for sale in NJ!
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Romero
    Sun, 7 Oct 2001 10:16:51 -0400
    ...working Air conditioning, Rear folding bed, Rear wiper, Power mirrors, newer center console with 4 cupholders AND TV/VCR w/ remote control (fits beautifully...
  • Re: Friday - some stunning Vancouver Island nature pics
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 1 Mar 2013 09:41:01 -0800
    ...To be fair, many if not all of the pics are taken at pretty remote spots on the island. Boat or float plane access...
  • Re: Engine conversion
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 6 Jan 2001 09:18:39 -0800
    ...and if you travel to remote places the options are even fewer. The way I think of conversions is that due to the reduced...
  • Re: Engine conversion
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 7 Jan 2001 15:34:01 +1200
    ...and if you travel to >remote places the options are even fewer. The way I think of conversions is >that due to the reduced...
  • Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:49:42 -0700
    ...Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage I'm not sure what you are ranting about in this case. As the original post mentioned, propane is...
  • Re: Door locks
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:22:35 -0500
    ...While you're at it I hope you're including a remote function on the power locks. I love being able to just pust...
  • Re: Fridge topic
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 12 May 2000 20:16:29 -0700
    ...The fridge flame is in a remote location unlikely to be reached by anything flammable. An accident that disrupts the integrity of the gas...
  • Re: Audio options for a Westfalia...
    Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
    Wed, 17 May 2000 10:58:14 EDT
    ...I installed a Pioneer head unit with cassette (for books on tape) and wireless remote and finished the system with a Pioneer 6-disc...
  • leak from bellhousing
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:12:26 GMT
    ...I guess it's possible to get two defective seals but that seems pretty remote. Any other ideas on what this problem could be...
  • Re: Not starting
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800
    ...Oh................you just have to have a remote starter switch. The second it doesn't crank right from the key, you connect your remote...
  • Re: aux battery + jump starting
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:21:46 -0500
    ...Hellroaring has a nicely designed product (remote module) that allows one to connect the aux to the main with the flip of a switch...
  • Re: mp3 players in vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
    Sun, 12 May 2002 15:51:47 -0700
    ...I have seen the San Jose for $239 and that includes the remote and the MP3000 for $199 without a remote at millionbuy.com...
  • Re: Long Term Towing
    Historical mailing list - The Carters
    Fri, 25 Jul 1997 07:08:17 -0700
    ...Notwithstanding that it would look like mother and baby elephant (I have seen this combi on the road), this combi would allow remote exploration...
  • Re: demographics of Vanagon.com
    Historical mailing list - J
    Sun, 12 Apr 1998 09:18:16 -0400
    ...buying a trawler to cruise around on and some acreage somewhere remote so I can garden when I feel the urge to play in...
  • 95 Eurovan RV for sale
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 22:39:39 -0500
    ...AM/FM stereo cassette with security logic right, left swivel seats remote mirrors tinted glass heated washer jets pop-up roof, camping equiped. Lots...
  • Asking for help to aquire i-opener from US
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sun, 19 Mar 2000 13:24:03 -0600
    ...it into a $99 PC for use in the Westy. (For remote email, GPS and mp3 sound system). Thing is, we don't have...
  • Re: vanagon solar
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 17 Jun 2000 09:28:52 -0700
    ...Camped for a week or two in remote areas I find my solar panel indespensible for recharging my auxiliary battery so that I can...
  • Re: car phonograph, was: new stereo/remote
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:36:17 -0700
    At 10:42 AM 10/18/2004, you wrote: >Because the arm wouldn't track even at 5 gms pressure and wouldn't work...
  • Some cool upgrades we are doing on a Westy.
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:20:15 -0500
    ...We just got done installing the Go Westy Cruise Control with remote steering control. That was pretty cool. Need to test it on the...
  • Re: question on where to install alarm horn on 1990 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David Cohen
    Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08:53 EDT
    ...I now have remote door lock/unlocks including the sliding door. My sliding door was not unlocking all the time when I opened the...
  • Re: Where should the radio fit in a older A/T with A/C.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:10:42 -0500
    ...many of todays radio’s come with remotes so a small remote on the dash could perhaps make a good alternative for these owners...
  • Re: Any hints on installing Sirius Sat Radio in Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:06:54 -0400
    ...If you have a remote add on (like with pioneer) you can put the remote under the bottom shelf in the cabinet and simply...
  • Re: Heater repair
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Sun, 10 Jan 2016 15:47:29 -0500
    ...Like relocating and tidying > up the headlight relays , radio wiring, neater transmission and engine oil > temp gauge wiring, radio wiring, remote door lock wiring...
  • Re: Non-remote Mirror fix
    Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
    Thu, 14 Jan 1999 23:52:35 -0800
    perhaps the best thing you could do is run down to your nearest VW dealership and get some "originals". I think it was $160...
  • FS Syncro Ambulance in Austria
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:51:30 -0600
    ...padding, folding stretcher, portable and folding chair, cab divider, 3x revolving lights, Roof mounted Exhaust van, CB, Search and Work light, remote controlled aux...
  • Re: VW Radio Into Vanagon (Long & Inane)
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Mon, 26 Jan 2004 08:16:43 EST
    ...Sony MP40 in my Westfalia - fits nice, looks good, has a remote so I can control it from the back and is priced at...
  • Re: Blower motor anatomy
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:05:16 -0700
    ...it > gets so dirty?  How beneficial do you think Karl's remote oiling > technique would be? > > Edward > > At 11:50 PM 12/12/2010...
  • Re: Travel.. yeap, this is why I own a van.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:26:52 -0500
    ...I also work remotely and from about anywhere, but keeping the bills paid AND dropping the fat stacks required when travelling is a little...
  • Glacier to Victoria Camping
    Historical mailing list - Joan Henley
    Thu, 21 May 1998 08:17:35 -0400
    ...would be very appreciative of any nudges regarding where to camp. Remote/isolated is first choice; my ex is joining me for this part...
  • Re: Winch
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 07:10:28 -0500
    ...If I by some very remote possibility need one, I use a come-a-long. Much slower, but a lot lighter to carry, cheaper...
  • Re: Rest Area Camping??
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Tue, 27 Jul 2004 11:50:48 -0700
    ...I've avoided small, remote rest areas with little or no traffic at night, even for a quick pit stop. In the past (late...
  • Re: Mexican gas?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:06:31 -0600
    I would think that anyone going to Mexico, especially any remote areas, would want o take a good sized funnel and a real live...
  • Re: central locks?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Wed, 6 Feb 2008 21:06:10 -0800
    ...I chose the MES setup, which utilizes Swiss-made actuators, along with a remote control system. http://www.a1electric.com/mes.htm All of...
  • Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:07:38 -0400
    ...battery, NOT at the >alternator and the alternator doesn't have remote sense as it should). So...you can run a sense wire from...
  • Re: 82 Westy w/Porsche 3.2 Carrera Engine FS
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:39:04 +1200
    ...an impulsive buyer) and buying Electric-Life electric window kit, remote central locking, remote start/alarm/window-closer and Ben Tan's 16" Mercedes...
  • Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 8 Apr 2013 21:49:34 -0700
    oh here is a nice compact (ha!) model http://www.criticalvelocity.com/item.php?itemid=spdc03 mind you, it could be hidden somewhere remote...
  • Re: vanagon speed (was Re: Heart vs. Head
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:04:57 -0700
    ...More importantly, I got to camp out in remote BLM spots with nobody around, living comfortably in my van. 18 degree overnight lows, Propex...
  • Re: Strange messages-- infected file
    Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
    Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:20:12 -0700
    ...Heck, they found a remotely-exploitable hole in *Pine* recently, of all things! But, the plain fact is very few viruses have taken advantage...
  • Re: Trip report: Big Bend
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:12:39 -0500
    ...There are others that are as remote, others with more spectacular scenery (but BBNP is no slouch there), others with more visitor amenities .......... . But...
  • flashing coolant light purpose
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:35:32 -0400
    ...It's remote in the thermostat housing. So if you get a sudden loss of coolant the gauge might not even register elevated temp...
  • Re: Short Question
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 11 May 2010 17:18:57 -0700
    ...If all that checks out then again check the charging voltage AT the starting battery, not at some remote point. That will tell you...
  • RE: generators.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Jul 95 20:12:44 EDT
    ...has anyone looked into toting a portable generator around with them? do the benefits of remote power outweigh (literally!) dragging the generator around??? Michael...
  • Re: Remote starter button how to hook-up vanagon?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 16 Nov 1996 23:33:15 PST
    Charles; Looking at Bentley page 97.62 it appears you want to hook to starter terminal #50 and starter terminal #30. Terminal #30 will...
  • To syncro or not to syncro
    Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
    Fri, 19 Apr 2002 16:07:23 -0700
    ...Some of the places we want to visit are a bit remote so the syncro would come in handy. Other than the obvious added...
  • Fw: 87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman, MD
    Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:31:03 -0500
    ...good device for removing hose clamps that can work in tight, remote spaces on vanagon? I saw one recently that had a cable mechanism...
  • Re: Bilstein shock query
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 12 Feb 2020 07:57:47 -0800
    ...I’m not entirely fixed on the billies, all stinking of the obvious old man emus, and maybe rancho or fox remote reservoir shocks...
  • Re: 69-96 RIP
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:21:48 -0700
    ...In my case, I had a leaky hose from the remote oil filter spray oil from the oil pump area onto the muffler, where...
  • 2003 Eurovan Weekender for sale - SF Bay Area
    Historical mailing list - David Fierberg
    Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:12:53 +0000
    ...Includes all the great power and safety features such as Remote Keyless Entry, Air Conditioning, Power Door Locks, Power Steering, Front Vanity lighted mirrors...
  • Re: IPAD and Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:24:48 -0500
    ...how low they're mounted in a Vanagon), and has a remote, which is convenient when camping. I pick playlists from the head unit...
  • Re: Duplicate postings - me or you?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:04:53 -0700
    ...I've been seeing LOTS of duplicate posts, including to stuff I'm not remotely interested in, such as '56 restorations. (Sorry, Thom.) Ron...
  • Fog Lights/Rayleigh Scattering
    Historical mailing list - Dan Hall
    Tue, 11 Aug 1998 04:27:51 EDT
    ...We were studying aerial photography and satellite imaging in a Remote Sensing class. The reason the sky(on a clear day) and swimming pools...
  • Re: Re; Solar power your VW
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:49:50 -0800
    Hi Larry, For me, at least, while traveling/camping all winter, sometimes in remote areas for days on end without motive to run the...
  • What can I ask for my '84 Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
    Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:58:22 -0600
    ...3 years ago - front and rear table - Am/FM/CD with remote control also - stove and fridge work well except that the propane tank...