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• Re: Strange braking problem!!!! (this week challenge)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 31 Oct 2004 18:18:26 -0500
  Ben, Having DOT 3 fluid can cause this. It hard driving the fluid will boil!!! Other than that the only other reason for this...
• Re: Take a look at the new T-5 Camper.
  Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:52:00 -0400
  What is involve for DOT compliance? Should be very similar for Canada... Joel -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Lighting Upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:01:00 -0700
  Adding higher wattage bulbs to the DOT Vanagon is like pouring coffee into a drunk. The beam pattern coupled with the aiming coupled with...
• Re: USA travel map
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 08:50:50 -0700
  ...am looking is based on the link but more detailed between dots.. it's almost like the one on Geneva site but cover the...
• Re: New LED lighting and camping updates
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 9 Nov 2013 21:49:04 -0800
  ...Much better than my Dot-it's revival ;) image: https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/UsefulThing2.jpg Neil. On 11/7/13, J B...
• intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 10:01:24 -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
• '86 Headlight replacment?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Mar 1997 18:32:25 -0800 (PST)
  A short while back someone posted a report of the replacement of vanagon headlights with a non-DOT approved bulb (I think this was...
• Sylvania 9004 CB headlight bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Tue, 23 May 2000 09:40:34 -0700
  ...According to the specs on them, they are DOT legal and they give out 700Lumens / use 45W on Low, give out 1200Lumens / use 65W...
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:28:43 -0800
  Assuming that you are referring to the "blue dots" they probably are not in most States. They were standard equipment on one year of...
• Re: Them little shelf bumpies
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:25:00 -0700
  ...to find that I've mislaid some of those > little plastic dots with the nails in them that the shelves' sides rest > on.** > > Anyone...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:08:05 -0600
  Heck fire, Mike, I thought just about everybody knows that the little red dot goes up!! :-D John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Mike S...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:23:25 -0800
  OE lights in Canada are US DOT crap - not e-code. David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca...
• The skinny on importing German Vanagons!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:39:05 EDT
  ...It makes your importing of a vehicle much easier if it is on an approved list that the DOT has. This means that the...
• Re: Canadian Tire and Listees - saving money
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 08:51:41 -0500
  ...Jay +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
• Re: Website and Maintenance--The missing Link--FOUND!!
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:31:20 -0500
  ...hence the hobby and personal interests email account is named sam[dot]cooks@verizo*.net. (Verizon requires two words or groups of letters separated...
• Re: 251mph Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:10:28 -0400
  ...Are they TUV approved (and DOT for that > matter)? Well, yes. I'd say "does it work?" and "does it look right on the...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:07:04 -0400
  ...I put spark plug theories in the same catagory as DOT3/4 > musings, holed cat superstitions, .91 Octane beliefs, etc., etc. Well, yes. But...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:42:10 -0600
  ...and the needle still reads >over the red dot. sooo...its not the gauge in the dash. > >i started the van, let idle for...
• Re: Rectangular headlights... low & high-beam units same shape?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:54:35 -0800
  ...If you will pardon the pun, the difference between the NA spec (DOT) headlights vs. the e-codes are like night and day. With...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Dec 2012 14:25:21 -0500
  ...What is going on here? mcneely mcneely - if your saying u got a DOT *square* sealed beam headlight to fit in your vanagon then...
• Re: Fridge/Freezer energy requirements for a dummy!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:02:04 -0500
  Jay, others have said the same sort of thing, I'm just going by manufacturer's and VW instructions, and DOT regulations for safety...
• brake pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 10:32:24 -0700 (PDT)
  ...would be tough to rope my wife into pumping a couple of quarts of DOT4 through the system by foot). Dan Fuller '90 Carat
• SA Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Wind Warrior
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:57:06 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if the SA caravelle headlights are the same DOT headlights sold here in the US, or are they some euro standard...
• Re: E-code lights/SA grille
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:25:39 PDT
  ...US have told me they're way better than the rectangle DOT lights they originally had. >I�ve also tryed the twin square light...
• Still Needed front hitch info
  Historical mailing list - Addison Leplatte
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 16:04:45 -0500
  ...Can any one who has mounted a front trailer hitch on their van or bus pmail me @ aleplatte(at sign)hotmail(dot)com or...
• Re: It's Almost Friday...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 09:45:27 -0900
  ...my a**. > > Tom > > --- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > > > http://www.dotfart.com/ > > > > Pleaze, if you're easily offended, do not click on > > the...
• Re: Vanagons as electric vehicles and other stuff....
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 5 May 2008 23:41:10 -0400
  ...I don't recall the sources, but the way I remember this those vehicles were "experimental" and did not have to meet DOT safety...
• Re: people who dont fix their seam rust....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 05:32:04 -0800
  ...He opens up the white, puts a dot on the car with the end of his finger and stares at it a second. It...
• Re: Galley lighting addition
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:50:43 -0700
  I am constantly using my Dot-It fixture over the stove. Need to install real lighting! Thanks for the blog post and info. Neil...
• FS: 88 Doublecab synchro???
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 15:14:25 GMT
  ...tend to already have all the relevant stickers for US import: DOT and EPA, but since this is a truck I'd definately double...
• Re: Lights, lights, need more lights
  Historical mailing list - VMontgo32
  Thu, 21 May 1998 13:08:48 EDT
  ...They conform to the E-Code (European Standard) and are far better than the DOT system.
• 60 bar? not quite!!
  Historical mailing list - One Morecar
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:35:56 +1000
  ...60 BAR 28089</DIV> <DIV>Note the tiny dot then space before the 60. I think this stuff is rated at 8psi which is...
• Re: 12 volt X-Mas Lights!?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:58:33 -0800
  ...neato there might be local police laws against other than standard DOT approved lighting yours On Dec 21, 2007 9:01 PM, honemastert <honemastert...
• Re: Let there be LIGHT!!!
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:28:04 -0400
  ...wrote: > Not sure what you mean, as I haven't used DOT headlights in forever.... > > The Euro headlights >DO< have a VERY sharp cutoff...
• Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 04:48:13 EDT
  ...I will only use the vehicle in competition and off road per DOT laws for the H4 ;) TIA Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA
• Fwd: hitches for sale
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 15:21:34 -0500
  ...your interested in a hitch for a 1972 Volkswagen Bus,, email me > now! > > jrivers @ globalserve dot net > > http://www.globalserve.net/~jrivers/hitch.htm
• Re: Green camper
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:34:08 -0600
  ...However, sometimes I feel people don't always connect the dots. Example - VW campers in the UK (http://www.volkswagen-vans.co.uk/california...
• Re: Selling a Canadian Van to an American
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 28 May 2003 13:24:23 -0400
  ...for an EPA/DOT sticker either on the "A" pillar or the engine >compartment. > >Then go read: > >http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules...
• EV Fire Update
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:33:31 -0400
  ...where others (on the list as well as on the NHTSA/DOT website) have complained of fuel leaks. That's it for now. Ric
• Re: Ilitis pict
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:49:41 +0100
  ...Fahrzeuge" then just click on the green dot by the Iltis, and you get a pic of the car in question. Just a little...
• Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 14:52:28 -0600
  ...I have no problems with oncoming drivers flashing their brights, and I fell the light pattern is better and safer than the DOT. btw...
• FS: NICE 1985 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:39:08 -0700
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures Gapland, MD 301.432.4645 westyventures at mindspring dot com
• New Wheels Available
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:22:23 -0800
  ...These wheels are made in Germany and are T�V approved (German DOT) for use on the Vanagon. The wheels are $115/each plus...
• Re: Cibie H4 rectangular in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:56:53 -0400
  ...They are better, but not earthshatteringly better than the DOT lamps they replaced. On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:12 PM, John Meeks wrote...
• Vanagon Water Temp Gauge - Temperatures?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:08:35 +0000
  ...by the center of the gauge as well as the little "dots" on either side of center. Has anyone ever determined what the coolant...
• Re: Motorcycle headlight conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:18:16 -0700
  ...Motorcycle headlight conversion? Hello, my previous owner spent $451 to get the headlamps converted to Bosch motorcycle headlights - "BOSCH H2 000 SAE76 DOT 1305...
• was Crossing into Canada ...how about AK Ferry?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:08:21 -0400
  ...http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/index.shtml ------ As far as who owns the vehicle, the border people generally don't care...they...
• Re: Mexican buses
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 1999 08:47:48 EDT
  ...If some eccentric Vanagon millionaire wants to foot the bill for importing a SA Vanagon only to have it crash tested by the DOT...
• Re: Michelin MXT Specs.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 12:52:06 -0400
  ...relative to some crappy "standard tire" they have hanging around > > at DOT or whoever it was that promulgated the requirements to post this > > info...
• Re: Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 11:45:33 -0500
  ...I guess it depends > > on where you live, and what the DOT uses when it snows. In CO where >> it's illegal to use...
• Ti Co HELP
  Historical mailing list - Larry Martin
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:01:12 -0500
  ...inscribed on the case near/behind the tensioner pulley using the dot on the sprocket and again using the I/O mark. I have...
• Re: studded snow tires: 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 14:57:55 -0400
  ...According to the DOT code on the tire, these things are manufactured by Kelley Springfield. The MM's are much quieter than those BFG...
• Re: IMPORTATION INFO
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:27:53 -0800
  ...you can become a registerd importer as well! http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ --- Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > This...
• Re: Worst vanagon change
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:26:03 -0700
  ...Of course, going from the round headlights to the rectangular DOT headlights was another bad move (though the rectangular European headlights are fine.)
• Re: Fryeday, PG13
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:26:15 -0500
  ...the word in popular culture. Canyons School District Superintendent David S. Doty says the selection of "Chargers" as mascot was driven by the desire...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:50:45 -0400
  ...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: BusFusion 2010 Photos
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:58:10 EDT
  ...lovely ? Karman Gipsey Lawn Ornament in my yard thanks to Paul & Dottie who have flown back to the left coast ! >>>>>(I still have an...
• Re: Any Canadian Van owners want Euro lights for $300?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:01:15 -0800
  ...Apparently when you import a vehicle into the > US and you replace the lights with DOT lights you have to get rid of the...
• Re: In mittel englisch -- no personal
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 04:38:06 EDT
  ...Sir Horace doth find personal jousting deathmatches to be laden withe extreme distaste in his mouth. Henceforth shall the lance be not used in...
• Re: Importing
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 18:26:11 -0800
  ...months ago, someone on the list posted a URL from a DOT >> licensed importer. It was straightforward on the actual prices to >> get a...