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• How much ATF in Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:58:47 -0400
  ...fluid would be slung to the outside, and the air would escape out the shaft. So I guess the advantage of having some ATF...
• Re: Alko Shocks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:30:04 -0700
  ...Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) '84 Westy "Yard Furniture" (Blown WBX) '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" (just bought it)
• Re: White-wall Tires for modern vans?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Fri, 21 May 2004 21:31:12 -0700
  ...range, like load range-D...yeah fat chance:)....the company name escapes me. Anyone? i only wish the vanagon chrome caps fit the SA...
• Re: Alaska trip tips
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 22:24:40 -0600
  ...Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit" _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag3
• Re: Window crank hitting new front speakers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:59:17 EST
  ...includes thicker plastic escucheon, longer screw, and knurled extension which slips over existing knurled gear. chris
• Re: Recent Car Talk Shows - re air bags
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:43:51 -0700
  ...95 Ford Escort station wagon ( we call it Escargo ) ran into the back of someone, not badly.......... minor front end damage. both air bags...
• Re: Tranny oil
  Historical mailing list - Wizzer Redford
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 6:48:22 PDT
  ...While I recognize this is partly rooted in the more paranoic lobe of my brain, I believe VW intentionally eschewed a bottom drain plug...
• Re: Shorting batteries (embarrasing moments)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 14:07:39 CDT
  ...My friend was lucky to >escape any injury!! said story happened to short-circuit some brain cells of mine and remind me of an...
• Propane Tank, Overfill - what happens?
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Wed, 30 May 2001 20:55:59 -0400
  ...What exactly happens if there is too much propane pumped into the propane tank? Where does it go? Does it escape through the vent...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:17:05 -0700
  ...And the brass inserts in the ends of the long plastic coolant pipes, >and the H2O temperature sensor.... > >Steve >'86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Attn: Jim Degenero, FSGreen Westy 28Kmiles
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 04:35:49 EDT
  ...Jim are you around? Didn't you need an escorial green Westy. I mean I think it was about 5 years ago you were...
• Re: Baja Suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:43:31 -0400
  > We will go to La Paz and >cross the ferry to Mazitlan then down to Puerto Escondidio. In Puerto Vallarta there is a great...
• Vanagon Westy Weekender weight capacity
  Historical mailing list - lon bordin
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:28:33 -0500
  ...href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2734??PS=47575" target="_top">Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps.</a> </html>
• Re: map light: now Maps
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 8 Nov 2012 08:43:13 -0700
  ...I go..."Bike > Shop, Escondido, California" into my phone and it pops out two....I pick > one and say..."Bike Bling, Escondido" (honest, that...
• pirated article (FFFF): for older fixer-uppers. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 09 Feb 95 00:16:10 CST
  ...When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component (i.e., say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the component...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:07:05 -0700
  ...there really doesn't seem to be anything > "auto" > about the auto-stop valve. > > The bleeder will always allow propane to escape if it...
• Re: Why I don't drive the Baja at 4 in the morning!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:19:21 -0700
  ...If you are in a 2WD you have no way to escape from him. Buying him a beer is the only way out. Don...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Mon, 26 May 1997 10:43:53 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Only if I let it idle for 20 min or so will the needle escape the white. The needle used to always be at...
• Re: Friday: Joel Walker Inspired Rhyme
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 01:02:22 -0500
  ...is long distance driven. > But a lass with a plan, to escape in her van, with few tools > (but duct tape to spare) > Will...
• Re: '86 Vanagon alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:33:13 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:59:11 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:53:23 -0800
  ...tire shop neglected to put on a hubcap properly and it escaped. >>How much >>would I pay for a replacement, say, at a wrecking...
• Water pump replacement
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:03:36 -0500
  ...s mere days before my parents are due home from their "Escape from Winter" tour, and last night I heard some nasty noises from...
• Re: Plea for help (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:33:07 -0500
  ...The Ford Escort Wagon decided to start > > peeing coolant from its > > > heater core. I have the entire lower dash board > > in the back seat...
• Re: Friday - Humor - Cat Story
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 May 1997 14:01:16 -0400 (EDT)
  ...All went well until someone tilted the trap too far to the side, the door opened, and the mouse escaped. It disappeared into the...
• Re[2]: General Vanagon List Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Nov 1997 13:18:12 EST
  ...Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US> at CR_GROTON_SMTP Date: 11/26/97 12:56 PM Well from my perspective, a...
• Re: New battery experiences
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:04:29 -0700
  ...and fumes could escape... it turns out that by 'sealed' > they meant 'maintenace free'.... But it was definately NOT a sealed battery. > > If a...
• Re: newbie questions
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 14:32:50 -0700
  ...I just barely escaped this disaster. One of the small lines running between the fuel injection harness/rack and the injector cracked. I had...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:51:35 EST
  ...Is there anywhere for the air to escape on a Westy with the non-vented rear side windows of the earlier style? Is this...
• Re: Good to see the list is back-
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 6 May 2008 19:03:42 -0700
  ...Glad you escaped this one, sorry your Vanagon didn't! That's just weird. Matt -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Frydaye Air Sensors and Other Works of Friction
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:13:01 -0500
  ...When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component (i.e., say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the component...
• colorado mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 21:34:16 -0500
  ...The Westy is simply her dream / escape machine and I want to make sure she gets it fixed right and for a fair price...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:17:53 +1200
  ...or heavily injured, only the driver of the >VW would have escaped with only very minor injuries. I have to apologize >for the fact...
• Re: Removing Westfalia decal from pop top.. ?
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:38:33 -0400
  ...finish of the top? > > > > Any chemicals that work good on ancient sticker glue, but > > don't hurt the top? > > > > Steve > > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > >
• Re: LED replacement for westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 12:46:08 -0700
  ...Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet"
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:16:13 -0500
  ...the flame doesn't go out! Not because the propane is escaping. Thought it was that flame that, in case of accident, might spread...
• Re: Westy break in, only vehicle registration (Canadian) stolen
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:47:19 -0500
  ...Vehicle of escape may be caught up in a convoy.... Ten Four Rubber > Duck --- > > An aside > Where I Live there are very few armed...
• Re: '90 electric windows
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 05:20:15 -0400
  ...Open up, clean-up, remove the rubber plugs at the bottom end to allow moisture to escape, lube and reassemble. The HARD part is...
• Re: Poptop.com
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 13:01:19 -0700
  ...UARK.EDU (501) 756-2195 (FAX) (501) 756-9347 Billing Contact: Escalanta, Gary D GDE3 gescalanta@ARKANSASUSA.COM (501) 756-2195 (FAX) (501) 756...
• Re: Recommendation for good shop
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:33:26 -0700
  ...There is an older German guy in the Sebastopol area who I have heard good things about, but his name escapes me. Hans? Sorry...
• Fw: AC Idea
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:12:37 -0500
  ...Chris, got any parts? | | Roger VanTill | 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" | 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" | 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs) |
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 15 May 2004 07:33:42 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: variable brake pedal travel / Internal Leak
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 09:24:11 -0800
  ...fluid escaping from the system, or air in the system. if there are no visible leaks anywhere and the system has been bled of...
• Fwd: 1984 vwvanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 Aug 2007 18:45:41 -0700
  ...The pictures show a pristine ESCORIAL GREEN auto Westy. P-mail me if you would like me to forward the entire package. Jim Begin...
• Re: poptop raise assist
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:16:10 -0500
  ...The air you are > displacing has to have some escape route. You will notice that the > canvas will bellow out like a balloon. The...
• how to perform a leak down???
  Historical mailing list - Street Bugs
  Wed, 11 Dec 1996 02:22:04 GMT
  ...dead and that i check to see where the air is escaping to. but are there any precautions or problems that i should be...
• Re: Vanagon AC & Surviving the Desert
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 11:45:35 -0700
  ...The brand name escapes me, "Camel", "Dromedary"??? The last ones I saw had red plastic "hardware" on it. I really want to find one...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:31:49 -0700
  ...But that heat escaping through the pipes > cooks everything back there, especially in the summer time, and it > seeps into the vehicle interior as...
• Re: Sources for westy faucet?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:31:25 -0600
  ...I do have the shurflo still in the box for a backup if I can find a nice adapter escutcheon plate. YMMV, Mr. BZ
• Harpies II
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 16:33:07 -0400
  ...you so you can swing you car left or right to escape being blocked in. With some momentum you can bash your way out...
• Re: '91 Westfalia for Sale, Hammond, IN..... SCAM..
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:11:34 -0400
  ...I played scambaiter with a similar ad in Toronto a few weeks ago, it eventually developed into a fake escrow scam situation at which...
• Re: NVC - belated birthday - 24 march
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:20:10 -0700
  On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > 'The Great Escape' was terrific but the movie...
• Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 08:31:12 -0400
  ...Spun > the escort a tad more than 90 degrees. Last I saw the escort, I was headed > right for the driver's door, so...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:27:32 -0500
  ...If it is the original screw, you do not need to remove it completely to allow the air to escape; just screw it out...
• Car Talk
  Historical mailing list
  23 Sep 94 15:45:12 GMT
  ...They also love to beat up on Pintos Escorts, etc.... All in all, I've only heard them talk rescpectfully about Mercedes, the Ford...
• 8" of KC Snow, Zorm goes to Work!
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 23 Oct 1996 11:23:45 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Zorm the 58 Single Cab escaped damage as did Brownie Bus the 84 Vanagon, but a very close call as a 4" dia. limb...
• For those of you who miss my writing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 18:13:48 -0500
  ...Our escape pod. Since I didn't pull the South Padre Island Millenium VW celebration together, I thought I'd offer a snapshot into...
• Re: Would it be insane...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 10:50:23 -0400
  This would be great fun! 1>Just like the new Porsches, when you reach escape velocity the rear hatch would deploy like a spoiler...
• Re: loose '84 sliding door handle
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 11:07:51 -0600
  ...just a bit floppy in >> it's hole. >> >> > > your missing the escucheon or the washer and your interior screw is > coming > loose. > > you better...
• turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:42:24 -0700
  ...I must have a good solid automobile, one that eschews the futile trappings of worldly ennui and asks only for basic maintenance. My VW...