Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 18+: 60 results shown for can.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:22:14 -0700
  ...Both my Canadian Dokas and > Canadian Panel all had DOT > lights when I got them. That's 3 out of 3 strikes. Odd... all...
• Mould (mold?) on canvas
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:07:43 -0500
  ...I have an 85 Westfalia with the original canvas. Canvas is in generally good shape but a bit of mould has discoloured it. I...
• Re: Let's go Canada
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 10:40:35 CST
  On Mon, 31 Oct 94 10:19:50 CST David Carment said: >BTW we Canadians are distinct from Americans on several counts (we know...
• Re: --Help Cant find a CAM
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 07:33:12 -0700
  Cecil, WebCam can grind a new cam for the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxxer engines. They are in CA. number can be found...
• Water filler lock and key for an '84
  Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 07:27:40 -0600
  ...I guess you can only purchase the whole hookup, not just the key/lock. Can anybody help me out with extra parts?? -steve DBG
• Temp2 Part Number - cant find it in EKTA
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 13:57:30 -0800
  I'm sure its there, but I can't find it. Can someone help out? This is for the 2.1 WBX. Thanx! Z...
• Re: Rebuilding Auto transmission
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:21:24 -0400
  The archives tell it all over and over.Never done it, but you can rebuild in your driveway with hand tools, or get one...
• Re: Where to buy Redline in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Thu, 18 May 2006 08:56:58 -0400
  ...Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to put Redline in my new tranny with locker, where can you buy > it in Canada? > > Chris >
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:20:18 -0400
  Upon exit, the driver's door can only be locked with a key. On '85~'91, you can lock the slider upon exit by...
• Re: Canvas install question - 3'' too tall? Trip Report:o)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:57:32 -0400
  ...Make sure you have a back yard like Bryan's to work in !!! Nice !!! (is that Canada?) << Nope, SE PA. It's very hilly...
• Re: Tin-can westy toaster
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 20:01:31 -0800
  ...Tin-can westy toaster I used a food grade can, not a garbage can. Jeeze. Jim On Jan 7, 2012, at 8:04 PM...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:18:22 -0400
  ...As much as I agree i just can't stand anything above 80F. I can't imagine myself in TX or any southern humid...
• Re: Iltis pict
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 18:30:16 -0800
  ...The Canadian Government bought the rights to build the Iltis in Canada in 1982. They do look much better when they are not done...
• Re: Does anybody like Canadians
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:24:26 -0400
  ...list from Canada. >> >>> Canada? You mean people really live there? >>> Rich >> Nope, only canadians. >> > > The only good Canadian is a dead Canadian. We are...
• Replacing Belts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 17:41:34 -0500
  As for your original question, you can do this yourself. I've done it some time ago. Your job will be made easier not...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: bV 2015
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:12:43 -0800
  ...I don't know if Christian's recipe is for potatoes in any form, just that it's Canadian. Could be beaver I suppose...
• Re: '89 Westy - Canadian?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 09:47:10 -0800
  ...What's up? Could this be a >Canadian model? What speedo cable do we need to use to replace it? >Stephen Jones An easy...
• Re: Tires In Canada
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 01:02:12 -0500
  Greg, Although not a cheap option, you can get the proper and 100% correct Michelin Agilis. I got them through my local tire dealer...
• Re: Candles
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 13:55:45 -0700
  Rocket hisownself said: > What Mrs Squirrel and I want are electric candles that we can place around > the camp site. They have to be...
• Monday Meanderings & Musings ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:32:05 -0800
  I often hear of Canadian Tire, located (where else?) in Canada offering this widget and that gadget or this fluid or that filter, etc...
• Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 2 May 2014 08:27:47 -0700
  ...An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas Hi, I've been thinking about how to replace my poptop canvas without having to actually remove...
• Re: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:45:22 -0400
  ...If you remove the top of a can and pour out >some product, the groove where the lid meets the can cannot be cleaned...
• Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list
  17 Jun 97 07:04:49 PDT
  ...Apparently the plastic bed liner can attain a sufficient static electrical potential that the act of filling a gas can placed on the plastic...
• Re: Southern Utah Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:31:46 -0600
  ...Grand Canyon is actually in AZ, but still very close to Utah & the other NP's. > > Arches and Canyonlands might be out of your...
• Re: Mould (mold?) on canvas
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:16:03 -0600
  No idea but dont delay, mine did the same and now the mold has eaten through the canvas. If you find something that works...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:02 -0700
  ...You can buy one of those tall 'votive' candles. The ones with pictures of various religious figures work well. At night, light the candle...
• Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  10 Jul 1996 08:05:46 -0400
  ...Let's also >>suppose that it's illegal to carry firearms into Canada. > >Last time I was to Canada, handguns could NOT be brought...
• Friday!
  Historical mailing list - Rob McGee
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 07:11:15 -0700
  How about some"I can't believe I ....." in or to my vanagon?! 1. I can't believe I tried to kick snow off...
• Westi for sale
  Historical mailing list - John Andersen
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:36:03 -0700
  ...Any one interested can email me and can give you directions, if you are out of state I can take a picture and send...
• Re: Airbrushing small paint flaws on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 08:05:51 -0700
  > Chris, > In Canada, VW no longer carries touch-up paint in tubes with built in brush. They > only carry the spray cans. Some FLAPS...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:01:42 EDT
  I always thought Canada was just a province of California. The suffix on their websites is CA which is short for California in our...
• 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:37:42 -0500
  ...so I can locate w/in archives if you already have this info. within reach. If not, I'll continue to search.... *Can these...
• Re: locations (again)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 12:56:01 EST
  ...we can probably dispense with the "CAN" designation for the Canadian provinces. I pity the bus whose owner doesn't know the short-form...
• Re: Canvas replacement comments & video
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:59:10 -0700
  It probably is if you are just doing the canvas and can handle the contortions. It's not hard to remove, you just need...
• Vs: ETKA - can it crossreference?
  Historical mailing list - Rensbro
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:52:29 +0200
  ...ETKA - can it crossreference? Hei Gary If you have a new ETKA CD, not older than 1 year. Then you can click on TVN...
• Re: I-4 conversion timing problem
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 May 2001 12:10:20 -0700
  I use a 'Canadian Tire' variable timing light. There is a wheel on the timing light can can go from 10 degree ATDC to...
• Re: capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 21:11:59 -0700
  ...The circuit board inside the Ecu in some areas can suffer heat damage, and solder connections can go bad. If you remove the Ecu...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:55:31 -0700
  My '88 Westy CDN model has the longer door - can't be opened with table in place. On 24 Sep 2005 at 9:31...
• Re: air cooled engine cooling tin
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:02:47 +0000
  Let me see what I can find. On Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 11:56 AM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > I need the...
• Can't figure out the clutch
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 15 May 2014 18:54:32 -0700
  Hi everyone, I just can’t figure out what can be wrong with the clutch. When I press it, it only goes half way...
• NVC-Gerry Avatar Upload ?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:42:59 -0500
  I cannot upload certain pics to Gerry as an avatar. As you can see I have a VW cartoon pic(from a slot machine...
• 9ers and chargers..
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 08:58:35 -0800
  Steve! You're talking to a wall! David S can't hear you - he's passed out near your right front wheel. And Bradley...
• It depends :^)
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 12:36:46 -0500
  ...A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday >I am planning to visit Canada (Montreal, Quebec, Gaspe, Edmundston) next >summer, and am brushing up...
• Re: Letter of Conformity
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 22:14:53 -0700
  >And how long ago was this that Volkswagen granted you a letter of >conformity??? >chris I got one from VW of Canada about 3...
• Air-cooled Buses are naturally loud
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 1994 18:26:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The underside of the van can be undercoated. The entire van can be carpeted. All of these measures may help, but consider that the...
• Re: border crossing
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:31:08 -0700
  ...but not in Canada, where they are strictly regulated, and in many calibers actually illegal, (.25acp, .32acp) downright banned completely except for some grandfather...
• Re: canada...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 13:49:38 -0600 (CST)
  ...yeah canoes are ok but why do 85/95% of the canadians live within 100 > > miles of the US border....hmmmm?? And why do...
• Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:23:10 -0400
  ...Only use a cotton canvas. I installed a Sunbrella canvas for a > customer a few years ago and I swore never to do that...
• Re: A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday
  Historical mailing list - Karen Meredith
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 09:33:08 -0800
  Um, well, I'm one of those Canadians south of the 49th, and if I recall from the "grammar" school readers (seriously), "eh" is...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:48:48 -0600
  ...It took two cans to cover the full >pop-top canvas with two coats. I think I paid about $5-7 a can. There...
• 4wd Breadloaves
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 23:18:09 -0500
  All right, you can all stop laughing now. :) Being in Iowa, I can honestly say I'll never see another synchro in my life...
• Re: Carrying a canoe, Was: Re: Rain Gutter Adapter Locations
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 30 Jun 1997 23:34:24 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Place the canoe symmetrically > length and crosswise between the front and back tiedowns, and firmly > tie it down with a well tensioned line. Now...
• Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 13 Mar 1999 09:37:45 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: Replacing pop top bug screen
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 16:20:03 -0700
  ...Yeah! I know I can by a > new canvas, but my canvas is nice and clean. All I > need is the bug screen and...
• Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 13:52:52 +0100
  ...Ok, you asked for it! I will be amazed if anyone can post a higher gas price than this! The cheapest gas I can...
• Re: GPS in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Larry and Avery Johnson
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 19:57:53 -0500
  A little rant follows so press DELETE now. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bill in the Southwest, Canada is not the USA, at least not yet. In Canada it...
• Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sat, 21 May 2005 12:05:58 -0700
  ...Or get new >canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. > >Maybe there is some kludge that will let me...
• Re: HOW DO YOU, fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:21:25 -0600
  Zoltan, I would recommend taking the whole fuel setup off the car when it can be drained of fuel and you can use a...
• propane fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jo Whitson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:22:04 -0400
  ...Can you suggest ANYTHING I can do, short of getting a new fridge, which I cannot afford. >> >> Thanks very much. >> >> >> Jo Whitson >
• Re: Simply Stunning....
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:19:16 -0700
  ...Do most Canadians that own Vanagons realize that the only place you can drive to the open ocean coast in Western Canada is Tofino...