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• 84 turn signal lite short?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:13:12 -0400
  ...when I turn on my drivers turn signal light the rear light seems to bleed power to the license plate light and the parking...
• Re: Travel help - driving Westy in NY City
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 20:07:24 -0500
  ...I always liked the term "parking by Braille".
• Re: [Syncro] The Syncro project arrives...(won't start)
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 23 May 2001 17:51:05 -0400
  ...Finally the space in front of me freed-up and I had a parking space -> aisle -> parking space -> curb runway to roll start in...
• Re: Bulbs
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Dec 2018 23:05:26 +0000
  ...Hi All;Recently my passenger side marker/parking/turn signal light stopped lighting up on the parking light setting.  Turn signal fine.  I replaced...
• bURNINGvAN 2015 and GW MB wheel
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 14:43:23 -0800
  ...This might not work so plan on being there early and probably do some jockeying around with parking places. Joel V d Q still...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 07:04:31 -0700
  ...I still would like to take up the slack in the parking brake linkage, and don't care to open up the brakes prior...
• Re: Park Lights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 19:16:55 -0700
  ...I assume a park light is simply a parking light... but if you are talking about what comes integral with the Hella E-Code...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:07:14 -0800
  ...The better parking brake was phased in during the 85 model year and many 85s don't have it. Ditto for the plastic coolant...
• Re: BART: was Re: Loose Wind Wings 94 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 May 2007 22:08:07 +0000
  ...Criminals would ride BART to an area with nice cars, bust into them in the parking lot and loot them or try to steel...
• Re: Kelley Park
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:15:31 -0800
  ...Hope to see you there! ********************************* The San Jose Gendarmes get a little nosy & quarrelsome with people parking/sleeping at or near the site the...
• Re: Friday - Walmart parking lot campers
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Fri, 4 Oct 2013 17:00:03 -0700
  ...Friday - Walmart parking lot campers We have spent a total of 1 nite in a Walmart lot-Elko, NV, 10 years ago, spent about...
• Bay Area Van-a-goon Tailgate Party
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:33:05 -0700
  ...It helps to know who might be planning to come-- so me & my crew of goons can rope off the parking! Ciao for now...
• Re: Walmart parking
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:44:16 -0800
  ...I was broke down in a wallmart parking lot... truckers park there... You aren't allowed to camp at Wal-Marts around Orlando, but...
• Re: Westies everywhere!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 6 Dec 2020 09:24:11 -0800
  ...WA and have seen four > Westies between driving into town and parking down by the marina/TV park. > > Different. > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail.com > Waiting...
• later model parking brake lever
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 2 Jul 2018 10:48:52 -0400
  I've heard that he 86 and up vanagons have a different style e-brake lever that offers more mechanical advantage. Does anyone know...
• Re: On a flat bed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 10:47:39 -0800
  ...But that was the best 'repair shop parking' I could have found :)
• Van-O-Rama #16 is on today 09/11/16
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Sun, 11 Sep 2016 06:02:38 -0700
  ...11, 2016 From noon-dusk Alta Loma Park (south parking lot) 350 Camaritas So. San Francisco, CA 94080 My apologies to those on multiple...
• parking lot turducken ...as it were
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 22:06:39 -0800
  http://picasaweb.google.com/rogerwhitt1/LookingLikeThePacificNw#5537797629574274066 -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a...
• Re: Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 08:19:32 -0500 (EST)
  On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Laurie Loeb wrote: > My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. > Replacing the motor the three...
• Parking in San Fran..
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 03:13:59 -0400
  There is/was (don't know) an RV park right near downtown, walking distance (ten mins) to China town etc. Excellent security, Showers, washer...
• Re: Parking Garage tale
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 14:30:46 -0400
  helping her doing what? :-) Karl. Julianne wrote: > > "I just whip off my dress.... Tobin wrote: "but if we all demonstrate "proper" behaviour to others...
• Re: Parking brake cable loose yet brakes are locked - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:14:51 -0500
  Mike the shoes are stuck to the drum this happens when the van is left parked with the brake on mostly from rust but...
• New to list
  Historical mailing list - neil neil
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:29:55 -0400
  ...My first contribution? Uh, know the height of your van and think twice before driving a Westy into any covered parking areas! I cleared...
• Re: Anybody at VW SuperJam XX Today, etc. ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:58:55 EDT
  ...NETREACH.NET writes: > BTW, there was an automatic Doka in the parking lot. Cool.. > > > > doh..i wonder who's that was (bryan has a...
• Re: Hittin' the road (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:23:33 -0700
  ...8) On 6/11/07, John Reddick <SVYOLO@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I think parking on a down-slope is a learned technique of VW...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:02:03 -0700
  ...Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer > Given that my parking brake doesn't do a whole lot, I climbed under the > van to take some slack...
• Re: identifying wires at the fuse panel?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 17 Nov 2013 16:57:53 -0800
  The gray/red wire is the right front parking light wire. It is supposed to come from fuse S2. The info above is shown...
• Re: Front bulb type for signal/parking, '91 GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Sep 2011 16:09:40 -0400
  At 12:51 PM 9/5/2011, Trev wrote: >I've got two different bulbs on my front signals/parking lights. >What is the...
• Re: Free campgrounds
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 25 May 2009 01:15:35 -0400
  ...faliaphotography's website below. > www.parkfreeovernight.com & www.freecampgrounds.com (includes > parking lots!) & http://freecampsites.net/. Also, if you are near > California, check out...
• Re: Wal-Mart parking
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 17 May 2001 13:53:54 -0700
  ...Wal-Mart parking > > > Hey, while we are email'ing wal-mart, can you ask about their propensity > > to go into a small town, undercut...
• New O2 sensor - hesitation when cold
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:17:29 -0500
  ...But when I put it in reverse and back up, it feels like the parking brake is partially on. Then on take off, it...
• Re: do you have $160.00 to spend?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 22:02:04 -0700
  ...144" Sprinters are in the same league with respect to > > > cost as much as driving, parking, using as a camper and customizing . . > > . I > > > love...
• Re: Municipal camper bans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:43:01 -0800
  ...Limited time, yes, no camping in it yes, but to outlaw 'all parking' for them is unreasonable, and I think unlikely actually. Tho they...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 14:50:37 -0400
  ...You should find the two parking-light supply leads there in addition to the turn-signal stuff. Tap those wires or trace them... > >Definitely...
• Re: Daytime Running Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:11:05 -0400
  ...Red wire to parking light feed from the headlight switch, black wire to ignition switch 15 terminal. Little piece of double-sticky mounting foam...
• leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:13:39 -0800
  ...At least it was always outdoors instead of in a parking garage. I totally agree with everyone else who has sounded off on this...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  30 Aug 1994 16:23:23 U
  ...Well, some of us were getting a little steamed about the parking space thing, so one day we break in, pin up a Playboy...
• Re: Spring bus meet @ Kelley Park?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 11:14:21 -0800
  ...Perhaps someone else could do this for the group? >How far from parking lot to show? ie, is it easy to get >stuff from...
• Re: Arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 16:55:19 +0200
  ...Take your tools with you in your car, and drive around until you find a large, empty parking lot. Enter that parking lot, take...
• '80 Westy for sale, Boulder, Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:50:19 -0700
  Spotted on the used-car strip of the Kmart parking lot: '80 Vanagon Westy 10,000+ on rebuilt motor. Plus new master/slave, new...
• Re: Floppy side mirror
  Historical mailing list - Brush, John
  Mon, 22 May 2000 12:57:38 -0600
  ...What happens when someone bangs it with their shoulder in a parking lot or wherever? Mine takes a beating on the freeway when the...
• Re: Parking Garage tale
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:45:49 -0700
  > Maybe in the future everyone will get out of their cars to help > Julianna (or whomever) out instead Thanks, Tobin. I, for one, will...
• Re: How hard can you push a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 07:59:41 EDT
  ...Love that rush hour "Interstate parking lot". Bill Marshall '85 GL Tiico "Pandora" Aurora, IL
• Re: urban stealth camping..
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:42:58 EDT
  I've used hotel parking lots in the past. Find a big hotel, come in through the back if you can. Park in a...
• Re: ARRGHH! PARKING STUPIDITY! (DENT!!)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:52:22 -0600
  Thanks to everyone who replied to my post. A listmember (Kevin in Michigan) with a spare sliding door emailed me and told me I...
• Re: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:26:37 -0800
  --- Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote: > yeah sure and limit your parking access, and pay more on the BC > ferries :) Alistair This is totally...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences between years?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:06:46 -0500
  Grebby, Why not go visit a local VW repair shop, ask to look at two vans in their parking lot, one 84 or older...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:14:21 -0700
  ...Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer > > >> Given that my parking brake doesn't do a whole lot, I climbed under the >> van to take some slack...
• City of Angels snarling at campers
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:52:43 -0400
  ...Some Venice residents are clamoring for overnight parking restrictions. But parking limits in oceanfront neighborhoods are problematic because the California Coastal Commission requires communities...
• a Memorial Day e-brake memory problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 25 May 2009 17:08:36 -0400
  ...set the e-brake, which I don't normally do when parking in my driveway. This morning, I forgot to release the brake before...
• Re: Fridge not working off battery
  Historical mailing list - Denis Mezihorak
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 21:23:43 -0700
  ...I see no correlation between > fridge operation and the parking brake. > > We're leaving on a trip to PEI and points west very early...
• Toronto
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 21:31:08 -0400
  ...Casey's parking lot was chock a block when we arrived, but we managed to circle the wagons at the end of the evening...
• Re: newibie
  Historical mailing list - Chris McEwen
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 17:23:55 -0700
  ...The symptoms: (1) Dash lights work if the key is in the intermediate (accessory?) position with the light switch on parking or headlights position...
• blinkered
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:56:35 -0600
  Roger German cars, at least the ones sold in Germany, are wired so that when parking on the verge of a dark road you...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:35:06 -0800
  ...I always thought > > they encouraged the overnighting because those parking were quite likely > to > > go into the store and buy something. Not true? > > > > mcneely...
• Re: a racial issue??????
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 17:27:32 -0400 (EDT)
  Excuse me Lars...but first off it was not a minor parking lot ding....nor was the twit (I CAN use this word without...
• NC Bus dinner/potluck tomorrow!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:03:27 -0400
  ...We'll meet at my house, which already seems to attract busses, and handily has a large parking lot across the street, Thursday evening...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 22:41:13 -0500
  ...It's my personal opinion, learning to drive stick >should be manditory to getting a license. (That n parallel parking.) Auto is just too...
• Re: Well, it's over. (Prices)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:57:52 EST
  ...The universal joint and parking brake cable are new and have never been installed. The hub caps are in good condition except one that...
• Re: Chains and whips was Autosock
  Historical mailing list - Lisa Bloch
  Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:09:08 -0800
  > heck ... > doesn't everybody learn slipperydriving skills by doing donuts in an > empty parking lot at the first snow ? > like when they are 18...