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• Washing Curtains
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:41:40 -0400
  ...wash them with a mild detergent/water mix and definitely air dry them.. Sometimes it is a bad idea to get them really wet...
• Re: Seem time
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 11:45:51 -0400
  ...a parking lot,on an end cap, will crack the old dryed puddy for several feet ,along the rear area. Rust will then move...
• westy wiring woes
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:44:15 -0800
  ...before I whip out the trusty voltmeter, maybe this is what it's supposed to do? My water tank is bone dry. When I...
• This is BS, right?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:38:59 -0400
  ...of these? They look like they're made from overstock hair dryers with a piece of hose and a fake K&N filter attached...
• Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:49:30 -0500
  ...LPG diesels, anyone? > I think the dryness might refer to the lubricating properties of the diesel > that are needed to keep the injection pump...
• Re: cleaning under pop-top fuzz?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:42:49 -0500
  ...My advice would be to spray it on, don't scrub till it's dry. I noticed on my house and porch that when...
• Carpet Dye
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 21:38:31 -0600
  ...But if you mix a pan of hot water, soap and the dye, and scrub the carpet with a stiff brush and let dry...
• Re: coolers from swampy.net
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:59:39 -0500
  ...Once cool--and dry--the vane would switch over to the house ventilation, and cooled dry air would be blown inside. During this time...
• Re: Fwd: amount of freon in ac system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:25:46 -0700
  ...Obviously, with the Dryer upside down, this will not work properly. The Dryer is possibly destroyed now and hopefully the pieces are not cogging...
• Re: R134 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:11:20 -0700
  ...Fuel dryer is alcohol. Water will condense in your fuel tank and a small amount will collect under the gasoline, where it cannot evaporate...
• Re: CICCW trip report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:23:58 EDT
  ...I'm still drying stuff out. Probably will take all week to get all my stuff dry ! Rained pretty much all the way home...
• Re: QUICK CLEAN ... AFM ( Horace)
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 11:07:59 -0700
  ...I was very careful to make sure it was completely dry before securing the AFM CAP BACK IN PLACE. It's sold at NAPA...
• Re: Reinforced Tires - was Yokohama Tires Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:12:40 +1200
  ...They are designed for CONCRETE roads, where they work well in wet & dry. But on oily asphalt roads (as most paved roads are) they...
• Re: Trans whine
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 8 Sep 2017 10:20:58 -0700
  ...I have not checked the fluid level yet > but every thing is dry and it just suddenly started. Any thoughts? Thanks > Dan > > Sent from...
• Re: Ceramic Heater/Fan
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 08:03:15 -0700
  ...I originally used it, set to it's lowest setting, to keep the inside of a Westy dry all winter. I now use it...
• Re: Copy of: The price of air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 02:21:26 -0500 (EST)
  ...The price of air conditioning > > > New receiver/dryer (166), > > I got a NEW reciever / drier at my local NAPA for 25 bucks. (they're...
• Re: Some answers...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:37:43 -0400
  Max/Joyce Wellhouse wrote: > Dry tranny holds 7 litres so buy 4 quarts and save the leftovers. Interesting math but its right. Today I...
• Re: awning
  Historical mailing list - D.Jones
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:41:41 -0600
  ...Any suggestions on where to get an awning to increase the dry usable > space of my westy? something to go over the sliding door...
• Re: fuel line kits -NAPA is junk
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:01:20 EST
  ...fuel pump to intake tube in my dad's chevy caprice, and 6 months later it was all cracked and dryrotted. pure junk.. chris
• Re: cleaning coffee out of seats....ideas??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:32:04 EST
  ...then let the seat dry for a few weeks.. i'll give it a whirl this weekend and see how it comes out.. thanks...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 06:24:39 -0600
  ...They asked , "{where > > does the grease go? > > > > Well, a friend rode with me a couple weeks ago and > > said- you got a dry CV...
• Re: 1.9 Running issues when wet out
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 23:06:08 -0500
  ...Still when things are dry the bus runs like a champ - would wetness effect that? I know the fuel tank has crud in it...
• Re: Solar shower
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 20:24:52 -0700
  ...After you're through empty the tub, either outside or in the gray water tank, and let your shower curtain dry out. When it...
• Help, GL wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 23:44:33 -0800
  ...Thinking I ran the fuel tank dry and my gas gauge was lying to me, I called a friend, and got some gas. Hooked...
• Re: sand in my bra
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:00:28 -0800
  ...When it is dry, I have to vacuum > the fine sand out of the felt backing. > So, how are others cleaning and maintaining their...
• Re: Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:57:16 -0700
  ...The outer bearing is crispy and dry. The inner bearing is fine. I assume it had grease seeping out of the speedometer cable hole...
• Re: rear rack type stuff
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 23:43:28 -0400
  ...I carry mine full of water with a bottle of dry gas stuffed in there (the whole actual bottle, 12 ozs of dry gas...
• Re: Condensation, rust and Catalytic heaters,was: Excellent Catalytic Heater at Ebay
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Oct 1999 10:16:28 -0700
  ...I think the Carver P4, the BA6, and the BN4 are recirculating heaters, > which would eventually dry the van. There may be others that...
• Re: He's Alive, He's Alive, HE'S ALIVE!
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:46:37 -0500
  Congratulations! Hope you get the ol' beasty out of dry dock and back on the high seas soon! Keep the success stories coming! At...
• Re: Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 06:55:35 -0600
  ...Checked valve covers and they are dry. > Checked > cooler seal and good. I am getting oil in the mount right under and to > the...
• Re: Hubcaps - chrome moonies ( not )
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:14:59 -0500
  ...I believe the origin is hot rod cars that ran on dry lake beds in southern California, after WWII and at the start of...
• CARAT AIR CONDTIONING
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 08:17:35 -0500
  ...I have to replace the receiver/dryer, and probably flush the old refrigerant oil out. What might be the best way to do this...
• "drying paint" van now down to $4000
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:48:00 -0700
  Remember the one that started at $13K and dropped, dropped, dropped? �Dropped again. �C'mon, folks. �Let's ship in and buy this thing...
• Re: Loose brake master cylinder reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:27:36 -0500
  ...If you added � can then you sucked one of the reservoirs dry, probably > the rear one, and now I suspect a bad wheel cylinder. > > >
• Re: Vanagon minds lend me your ears?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sun, 17 May 2009 10:27:58 -0700
  ...Vanagon minds lend me your ears? The track must be kept clean and dry. Do not use any type of grease on this component...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:28:39 -0500
  ...Wait for the primer to dry and then paint the inside of the battery box > your favorite color of left over spray paint (no...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:54:41 -0500
  ...Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the [guts] to live in the real world." -Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
• Re: Can you clean the headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 19:43:13 EST
  ...Let them dry good before reinstall. Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
• a MUST have for Vanagon owners
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:16:01 -0500
  ...have it, especially if you camp! It's a 12V wet/dry vac - can also be used on 'exhaust' (thinking of all you guys...
• Possible list virus making rounds
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 18 Feb 2004 13:58:11 -0600
  ...Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) 87 GL
• NVC - Why do my post show up long?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:19:29 -0600
  ...I can conform my email postings to hang to the left of the page? Warren 88 Westy "Billy Bones" (in dry dock) 87 GL
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  ...In never seems to dry, no matter how I mix it.Use the jb weld stick, or any product like it. All work great...
• AC system servicing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 1 Jul 2006 22:11:29 -0500
  ...It is getting a new compressor(R12 type) and a new receiver/dryer. Besides seals, what else do I need to make sure the...
• Re: Imagine My Surprise!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 9 Jul 2006 10:24:20 -0700
  ...vanagon that has sat, weight on wheels, indoors, in Boise (bone > dry, but hot) for over two years with no prep beyond removing the...
• Re: [DIESEL] RE: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:07:37 -0700
  ...I could pull the oil up through a dry empty pump *once*, and blow some oil out the sender hole, but not a second...
• Re: A/C compressor question - noise
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 18:21:18 -0500
  ...Additionally, my a/c guru said that for longevity of the components, it is essential to replace the receiver dryer when shifting to R134a...
• CV Joint advice
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 18:22:17 -0700
  ...Got them off all right, and one seemed pretty dry (two more a bit dry but not bad, and one just fine) but couldn...
• Oil leak betweem engine adn transmission
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:28:54 -0800
  ...I keep wiping it dry but it keeps getting a drop or so every week. Nothing drops to the driveway on either of these...
• Re: Mini-RV Shower
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:55:48 -0400
  ...webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BannerManager?adv=670226&prod=49412 > >Essentially a 'dry bag' setup as a sun shower.. >much nicer than any others that...
• Question about pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 09:02:30 -0800
  ...I've read numerous posts and web articles on these things, including both a wet and dry approach (pumping fluid or just air). I...
• Re: Unfortunately have to say goodbye to the list
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 10:32:02 -0700
  ...Powerwash the entire engine bay & allow it to dry. Pop the dist. cap & dry it out. Reckon it'll be OK! A friend of...
• Re: EV oil change (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 3 May 96 23:30:05 EDT
  ...Not just dry, > >but almost 30 years old. They came off with the most awful creeeeaaaaakkk > >sound. > > > Boy did you guys miss a sight...
• Re: Xmas decoration for the van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:10:57 -0800
  ...I only had to dry the > controllers. > > Jim > > >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote...
• Re: coolant level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:55:42 -0600
  ...level sensor in the expansion tank, do you > screw it in dry, or do you need to put some sealer on it? > > > > Thanks > > stan >
• Camping in the Rain
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 21:00:26 -0700
  ...it up and go home? Does it need to be kept dry? I'm told it shouldn't be put away wet. Got my...
• Northwest gathering??? (WA,OR,ID,BC...???)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 09:41:19 -0800 (PST)
  ...so hopefully it'll be around March or so, when there's a chance at some dry weather. *********************************************************************** * Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu) * ***********************************************************************
• Re: Sounds like birds in my front heater blower
  Historical mailing list
  1 Feb 95 17:00
  ...The leaves would go dry and when the fan was turned on they'd make a whistling sound. Eventually it would disappear as the...
• Re: where does it go?!?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 11:59:11 -0700 (PDT)
  >That air from your door vents goes to the same place as the >missing socks from the end of the dryer cycle ;) But only...
• Re: Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:20:35 -0400
  ...Also over top of the distributor cap and plug wires to dry them.
• westy interior paint
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:41:31 -0400
  ...Maybe changed pigment on final drying?