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• Re: Eurovan; to buy or not to buy...
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 24 May 2004 08:15:20 -0400
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Re: FS: Propex HS2000
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 9 May 2007 16:49:52 -0700
  ...Driver > Trying to get a window AC set up for window mounting on the Red Brick > for "camping" if you can call it that. >
• Re: Vanagon Diesel Advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:51:00 -0700
  ...The 48 hp engine needs to be wound up to a pretty high rpm to make enough power to push our bricks at highway...
• Re: Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:17:12 +0000
  ...received plans for under chassis protection for transporters > (splits, loafs and bricks.) I would like to hear from anyone interested > in adding skid plates...
• Re: Will it blow ??
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 15:42:30 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: Real Pop top Conversion Solution for Non Pop Top Vanagon's
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2009 10:52:59 -0700
  ...a person who installed the conversion in the > UK. > http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/topic30479.html > Neat neat neat. Nice of him...
• welcome message
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 4 May 1994 07:17:01 -0500 (CDT)
  ...As a curiosity and a service to the electronic community, Joel Walker (jwalker@ua1vm.ua.edu) is compiling a list of where the bricks...
• Re: vw uniqueness
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 10:58:15 PDT
  ...said: > >On our trip, we waved at all of the VW Bricks we saw. The number of friendly > >return waves was dismally low. I...
• Re: CRASH WORTHY??
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 13:59:55 EDT
  ...The list consencious is right most accidents are not completely dead on...although I know someone who ran into a brick wall with a...
• Re: Digitool data and more info; need source for correct oxygensensor.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:27:42 -0700
  ...Let me have it! > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at paint...
• Re: HP Digijet ECU
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 06:56:47 -0400
  ...HP Digijet ECU You do not have digijet.you have afc Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol...
• Re: 1990 FI problems.no throttle position switch........
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:01:46 -0500
  ...the later years, was it eliminated? > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Beer Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:12:32 -0700
  ...have? > Pabst Blue Ribbion, > Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer" > > And as Jack Brickhouse of WGM sports used to say duuring a Cubs game. > > "Holy Cow...
• Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 5 Feb 2011 22:09:20 -0800
  ...Sent from my mobile brick On Feb 5, 2011, at 8:25 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I don't think...
• Re: thump, thump
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:01:18 -0600
  ...The noise will start out as a growling noise, best heard by driving very close to a tall brick wall with the offending wheel...
• Fri-yi-yi-day!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 94 23:05:29 -0700
  ...I drive an old brick, I tow an old van I'm goin' to Montana for to oil up my pan; They're greasy...
• Re: Fuel gauge question--1988 model
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 12:04:14 -0800
  ...Is this gauge acting normal? > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Pulsing Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:08:43 -0700
  ...What is this a sign > of? > > > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL...
• Re: Pic of my new emerald green skylight
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Thu, 9 May 2002 00:16:53 -0500
  ...Westy around, and you'd have it all !!!!--:>) Follow the yellow brick road---- E-mail message Thanks Skylight Guy for making me the ONLY...
• Re: Looking for quality 14"beauty rings for wheels
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 06:47:49 -0500
  ...TIA Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon...
• Re: AC System Leak
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 09:20:33 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: Syncro sporadic starting
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:55:25 -0500
  ...turn over" Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Hooray for Vanagon owners
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 10:05:48 -0500
  ...I mashed on brakes like everyone else and managed to stop the Brick just in time. I watched in my rearview as the driver...
• Vanagon Themed Mix Tape
  Historical mailing list - Jim Stout
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:13:49 -0600
  ...Begonias - Sublime 4. Back Udda Bus - G. Love & Special Sauce 5. Brick House - The Commodores 6. Double Dutch Bus - The Gap Band 7. Catch...
• Re: more friday trivia..why are accel pedals on automatic vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:07:56 -0800
  ...The 50 cent "brick on the pedal" cruise control won't work for you. :-)
• Re: Syncro Gas Tank Capacity ('Mileage')
  Historical mailing list - John Rodger
  Sun, 2 Jan 2000 00:07:42 -0500
  ...I >usually get about 295 miles to the tank full, 16 gal. > > Sorry no armrests.:0 > >Colin Moran >86' Synro GL "The Bronze Brick...
• Re: Head gasket swap WBX..stuck cylinder help needed
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 17:56:53 -0500
  ...the way? > > Adam P > Charleston,SC Coburn, WV > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: New Starter - Works, but no start
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:35:40 +0000
  ...Had to have a new starter > >> installed on the Red Brick. Couldn't do it myself - recent knee > >> surgery. > >> Hired it done. Engine now...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Jun 2005 (#2005-459)
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 11:43:38 -0400
  ...given the fact that the archives are a regularly used source for maintaining and knowing "everything" there is to know about our beloved bricks...
• Re: Warming the oil in cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 13:28:17 -0600
  ...Two bricks kept in the hearth, placed in the > floorboard on cold mornings, provided heat on the way to work. > > Jim > > On Sat, Jan...
• Re: cheap EV camper
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 8 Aug 2012 14:29:38 -0700
  ...gear ratios would be a good fit for a big heavy brick. On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 2:24 PM, neil n <musomuso...
• mail from south america
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 06 Dec 94 12:02:06 CST
  ...We're still hoping to make the Great Trans-America Brick Tour, if it works out. We'll try & contact David Schwarze early next...
• Re: parting out the following vans:
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:13:53 -0500
  ...Colin The Bronze Brick 212,000 mi. -----Original Message----- From: JordanVw@AOL.COM <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:54:51 -0700
  ...If theres anymore air in the hoses Ill sh*t a brick. I am going nuts and after getting coolant splashed in my eyes...
• Re: Vanagon Bra question...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 10:49:14 +0200
  ...It is like a brick wall in comparison to a bras flyscreen. Plus, the A/C is creating heat, so it is also throwing...
• Brake booster problem update.please help!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:42:54 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 1976...
• Re: FYI: Big foam back in cover method
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:48:22 -0400
  ...works like a charm Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Front heater Blues...88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 10:15:27 -0400
  ...I want to cure it before next winter!!! Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle...
• Re: Vanagon Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 16:15:37 EDT
  ...scratches and walk away from a straight head-on into a brick > wall, but that very same vehicle if you hit something off-center...
• Re: Rear axle nut socket
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2003 22:40:03 -0600
  ...I have been using mine on an impact gun for about 5 years and it > is well made. > > > Adam P > 81 Westy "The Brick...
• Re: Cardiac Event
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:18:07 -0600
  ...I drove myself in the Red Brick to the clinic at the > VA hospital to see the PC. I was rushed to the ER...
• Re: Hanging it over the edge
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 08:39:49 -0600
  ...truckers) in a 28 > year year old rear engine square antique brick unlike anything else on the > road in a blinding storm was a...
• Re: Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:32:54 -0500
  I've found these; http://www.eisparts.com/211611715A/Clip+Brake+Line+Holder,+Bug+%26+Bus+%2750-%2779.html http://www.brickwerks.co.uk...
• Re: Tail Lamps
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:43:12 -0500
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• No injector pulse 81 AFC vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:43:11 -0500
  ...t remember what i am missing! Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: beige color for '84/85 transporter? anyone know the name/code?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 16:56:21 +0200
  Or you could try http://194.242.159.246/brickyard/info/colour.htm Nice overview of used colours on vanagons through the years Jaap...
• Re: Source for Sliding Door lower Guide Bearing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Young
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 18:09:36 -0700
  Thanks to Old Volks Home for part # 251 843 419 I plan to order bearing from Brickwerks. They don't ship outside Europe so...
• Vantastics
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 1994 10:59:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I am in no way affiliated with Vantastics, just passing on information that some of you might find useful. -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick...
• Re: Berg Shift Kit Group Buy [OFFICIAL UPDATE -Denied!]
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:07:50 -0500
  ...Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop...
• Hi, I'm considering to buy a VW Transporter (Vanagon, Bus, Caravelle, ...), that is a type II
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 13:36:57 +0100
  Hi, I'm considering to buy a VW Transporter (Vanagon, Bus, Caravelle, ...), that is a type II brick-shaped car with the engine in...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:51:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...the clutch system tapps into the reservoir? -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709 | |_|_\ on \/ huff@dg-rtp.dg.com (919...
• Re: R 134a pressure specs
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Thu, 2 May 2002 12:01:47 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg...
• Re: Broken AT in my 88..need donations.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:19:51 -0700
  ...msn.com > > > Adam P > Charleston,SC Coburn, WV > 81 Westy "The Brick " > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Coolant leak...the story continues...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 14:52:06 -0500 (EST)
  ...I have had no problems since the install back in April of this year. -- Jerry Huff Data General _____ Brick Unix Development RTP, NC 27709...
• Re: Anyone use the mudflaps on a van with lowered springs?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 10:09:59 -0700
  ...using them on a similar setup? > > >Adam P >81 Westy "The Brick " >70 Single Cab "Whitey" >74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" >73 Transporter (STILL at...
• Re: Stock muffler system for 81 vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:14:30 -0400
  ...Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg 75...
• Re: '91 Syncro Westy 54k miles : really for sale this time
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 04:28:58 -0400
  I would sell mine too for $27.5 k !!!' Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" 73...
• Clog in fuel tank outlet
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 4 Apr 2021 18:26:05 +0000
  ...this screen into Fuel Tank?  I guess they never thought these bricks would be running over 30+ years. I mean of course you don...
• Re: Brick Trek
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Thu, 21 Jul 1994 11:30:18 -0400 (EDT)
  On Thu, 21 Jul 1994 kennedy@admin.njit.edu wrote: > Seems a shame to have all those cubic feet moving across America just carrying...
• Re: cargo hauls/fire brick&ponies!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 14:54:43 -0700
  >As for hauling firebrick, I prefer to simply keep a close eye on the condition of the fuel line and use the pencil clamps...