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• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:21:05 -0500
  ...Having clean contacts at all points, switch, fuses, bulbs and > grounds are key to efficient lights and that should be always paramount (I > check...
• Re: MONSTER AWNING Prototype Pics on Flickr
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 14:46:46 -0500
  ...The Anchor points have a 1100 pound pull strength on the ground and are low trip hassard as well as easy to remove and...
• Re: The Suburban saga continues....Again
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 15 Apr 94 21:52:47 PDT
  ...And, I stand by them. > > All of the points that I have heard so far is that this is nothing > more than a minivan...
• Red Rock Trip Report Part 4 - Happy Trails
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 21:52:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...and about 5 feet wide at it's mid point. We sorted out the flashlights that were to be had and marched into the...
• Thanksgiving in Reno
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 09:51:21 -0800
  ...By nightfall the westy has taken us to Manteca in California, and after driving through Oakdale we see a big sign flashing: Tioga Pass...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:35:05 -0800
  ...It's a real intense light and I am surprised i don't get flashed for bright lights more often. The only other issue...
• Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 25 Jul 2015 11:41:27 -0400
  ...Great! Until now, now the needle is slightly above the >> coolant >>> warning light and the light flashes its angry warning to me. >>>> >>>> 4. Coolant...
• Sioux Falls South Dakota or Bust!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 4 May 2001 10:26:10 -0500
  ...After removing the fuse panel, and after checking out the lighting circuits, it turns out the back of the emergency flasher switch had come...
• Re: Fwd: OT-stranded in the wilderness with a westy what would you do ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 00:08:32 -0800
  ...With a compass you can steer to a point in the distance , and then take a bearing from that point to the next one...
• Re: hi from Everybus
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 08:08:42 -0700
  ...so > all that you see are pairs of red and blue flashing lights. A few sexy > teen-aged girls who have been coming to...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:06:20 -0700
  ...do the lights flash extra brightly before the fuse pops ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Re was Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun??? Now this gun stuff worries me; VC, honest
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:52:22 -0600
  ...The guy was on the phone with some superior while his rifle was in a sling over his shoulder, but pointed right at me...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...If you have a point set ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:32:51 EST
  ...These numbers are for traditional engines where the static oil level is below the lowest point of the crankshaft. In the basic line of...
• UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:24:44 -0500
  ...Full parking light flash, 15 minute timer, temperature activation of engine, etc. (yes I know you aren't supposed to remote start a stick...
• Re: Bay Area Vanagons... wow.
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:52:35 -0700
  ...a rather exclusive club peopled by eccentrics, and can wave and flash your brights at other club members feeling sure they'll return the...
• Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 21:47:29 -0400
  ...where the air temperature is only about 15 degrees cooler than the flashpoint of magnesium as it is. :-) At 11:55 AM 8/4...
• Re: Larry's Trip Supplies - Friday -More Items
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:30:58 -0600
  1 Coleman Black Cat heater 1 Holmes 120v Cube heater 1 Flashlight / w extra batteries 1 Brinker burn you down 150,000 candle power...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
  ...Took Scott's advice on adjusting the TPS, the only thing I hadn't done, which he expertly pointed out. For some reason, I...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 00:53:32 -0800
  Giant Light bulb FLASH!! You don't need to remove the pin to remove the Hall sender. You remove the trigger wheel instead,, carefully...
• Re: Radiator disappointment
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:49:22 +0000
  ...These side tanks and seals can also be >>>> damaged by excessive temperature and pressure or steam flashing. This >>>> failure can be a symptom of...
• Brick Tour Packing List!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Aug 1994 09:39:22 +0800
  ...autoclub card, list of authorized VW dealers, jumper cables, flares, spotlight, flashlight, oil, grease, cleaners, bucket, container of misc. screws, nuts, bolts, etc., funnel...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:02:47 -0500
  ...The Chassis really is not a ground, it is a common connection point. Outside a battery electrons are actually flowing from negative to positive...
• Re: Improving the "Package" with motors and Aero..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:15:00 -0700
  ...A pointy egg.. All roundy, no sharp corners to catch cross winds, etc. And the roof line ..... It's still rising at the point...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:23:56 -0400
  ...the point of containing an explosive mixture >>> before you >>> > > > > can use it or the first time you light something it could flash >>> back >>> > > > > through...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:56:04 -0800
  ...Now we are past that point. You likely have a bad ground for the instrument cluster. When a ground gets flaky, some of the...
• Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 Sep 2022 19:05:42 -0500
  ...wrote: > > > > > That would be great man cave decoration furniture.Throw some flashing > > LEDs > > > on it.-Dick W.-Sent via my phone. > > > -------- Original message --------From...
• [Fwd: [Fwd: 2000 DARWIN AWARDS]]
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:26:39 -0700
  ...Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. One end of the cable was...
• Re: Here's the list
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 08:59:21 -0500
  ...With several years of collecting it came to a point that I needed to 'Spring Clean' my Westy and in this process I found...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:10:08 -0700
  ...The point is, the line has been drawn. From this point forward, they are no longer happy with the vehicle, they are no longer...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 03:03:50 -0600
  ...At this point, I've written to a number of the >>illiterati(should that be illiteratati?) from the Vanagon list with no >>result. A...
• Re: What do YOU store in your (camping) van?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:34:08 -0700
  ...We're to the point where we can decide to camp and drive away in 20 minutes. That's not quite fast enough for...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:29:03 -0700
  ...One inexpensive test would be to remove some oil, put it at or below the 50% point between the 2 marks and see if...
• Re: Ratio rockers was (dyno results from Boston Bobs) or true con fessions of a gear head
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 17:35:01 -0600
  ...At this point I have removed the heads from my race van to install a new set of the same valves (no fear of...
• Re: UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:42:04 -0500
  ...Full parking light flash, 15 minute timer, temperature activation of engine, etc. (yes I know you aren't supposed to remote start a stick...
• Re: Episode II: A Boy and his Van; A trip to Chiricahua National Monument
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:31:13 -0800
  ...We drove through >the Navajo indian reservation at one point and got a >lot of smiles from natives in cars driving by. >Finally arriving...
• Re: Blinking coolant level light - Success!
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:07:17 -0700
  ...Beyond that there are some pins connecting some points on the flexible printed circuit with the instrument cluster. Be Careful. Be Very, Very Careful...
• Re: Car Insurance Renewal Time!
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:07:31 -0700
  ...properly done, and actually required the roofing company to redo some > flashing. > > Unfortunately, I can't get AAA insurance here in Washington. They sell...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:58:19 -0800
  ...These numbers are for traditional >engines where the static oil level is below the lowest point of the >crankshaft. In the basic line of...
• Cat Plat Heater Stats
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 20:29:30 -0700
  ...own this size). .5 amp is equivalent electrical draw of a flashlight bulb. 1/8 lb. fuel consumption per hour means that a standard...
• Re: speedometer noise and other ramblings
  Historical mailing list
  08 Jan 97 07:03:09 PST
  ...Use a flashlight. Sidenote: I too have to re-adjust for seasonal changes. My '80 yardbus has an additional spring from the adjustment gizmo...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
  ...If you have a point set ignition the points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you within the required...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Aug 2010 14:16:34 -0700
  ...unclip the 4 way flasher switch and heated rear window switch on the right., I get those off by putting my long Phillips behind...
• Canadian shipping was: shipping a Vanagon tow hitch-a saga
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:43:32 -0500
  ...There is no way to track a package via USPS except when it is delivered (who cares at that point?). So what you wind...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush - Michigan Radio
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 22:47:24 -0400
  ...I have no idea what to do. > >>> > >>> I am at my wits end at this point. > >>> > >>> > >>> Either a hose is damaged, or a seal...
• Re: Gypsy is gone...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:41:24 -0800
  ...That is not the point. The good fellows know that they are fine and this don't fit them. They are comfortable with themselves...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
  ...TPS, the only thing I hadn't done, > which he expertly pointed out. For some reason, I had been avoiding doing > this procedure for...
• Convoy travel safety
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 13:54:26 -0800
  ...at the next available safe and legal stopping point, throw on your four-way flashers and wait until your convoy catches up to you...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
  ...If you have a point set ignition the > points should be inspected and adjusted to .016/. 020, this will get you > within the required...
• Re: Printing w HP1020 off a Deep Cycle Battery
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:07:52 -0700
  ...at this point at least... Relay from between the alt and main battery... thats a new one to me.. is that to amplify the...
• Re: Episode II: A Boy and his Van; A trip to Chiricahua National Monument
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 13:08:08 -0800
  ...We drove through >> the Navajo indian reservation at one point and got a >> lot of smiles from natives in cars driving by. >> Finally arriving...
• Re: clutch linkage wear -photos
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:48:57 -0800
  ...If they've not been touched before two of the bolts near the steering column and bottom of the dash are anti-theft pointy...
• Re: New alternator in, was RE: Battery and OX light on -
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:42:27 -0500
  ...took me slightly over 1.5 hours > > my point is ..with this whole story is this . we are driving a 1995 chev ... > > and for...
• Re: Spare Fuel Pump Saves the Day
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 5 Apr 2013 18:48:22 -0700
  ...Best to use a commercial parts solvent, which is basically kerosene, and has a high flash point. For fuel pumps, a small amount of...
• Re: UPDATED 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:27:58 -0500
  ...Full parking light > flash, 15 > minute timer, temperature activation of engine, etc. (yes I know you > aren't supposed to remote start a stick...
• Re: The "Other" Vanagon Syndrome, Part II
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 11:34:34 -0700
  ...After a very long day > of slow driving, we limp into Butte, Montana > with 35 mph and the emergency flashers blinking. > Camp at the...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:16:09 -0700
  ...about 3 or 4 hours a day working on the project. FLASHBACK! By way of background - I worked my way thru college working on...
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 23:23:42 -0400
  ...It seems that they will run (in my case with no charging) and run right up to the point of "dead". THAT was the...
• Re: Mark vs. the Distributor - Chapter 1(was "Driving dog" pin removal)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:31:52 -0600
  ...At this point, I've written to a number of > the > >>illiterati(should that be illiteratati?) from the Vanagon list > with no > >>result. A...
• Friday Fun
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:45:48 +0000
  ...Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth (to keep his hands free) rammed into the base of his...