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• Re: '84 van
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 12:58:50 EST
  In a message dated 2/14/02 12:50:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM writes: > 4) Would the new...
• Reupholstery
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Bartnicki
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:34:23 EST
  ...I'm looking to mount those steer? horns on the front of the silver box. Its only on the lower panels. They are wood.
• Re: The Vanagon wave!!
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:15:32 -0800
  ...Hardly anyone ever does anything back > though My first bus, an '84 GL, had a horn that shorted out just as I was trying...
• Re: A red letter day for Westy sightings in Madison/Wisconsin
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 11:12:06 EDT
  ...trip three weeks ago)." Well, now you gotta get a big horn and some relays to power it, so I can hear you beep...
• Re: steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:51:18 -0800
  ...Don't forget to disconnect the horn wire connection kinda carefully when you pop/pull the long horn button off. I think that nut...
• Re: FRIDAY TOPIC: what's the worst thing that ever caught on fire in your Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:50:31 -0400
  ...I believe they come from tomato hornworms which are also pretty impressive. Yrs, d
• Gathering on the mountain(no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 06:36:25 -0400
  ...Eric 1984 Westfalia(Green Hornet) ps sorry if no Vanagon content offends any one but Ilike to hear about things like these festivles because...
• re wheel restoration
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 20:55:46 -0400
  ...my 2 cents Eric P 1984 Westfalia(Green Hornet) 1973 Norton Comando(Ed) 1967 MGB [text/html]
• Re: funky horn issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 20:05:48 -0500
  At 07:14 PM 1/12/2001, George Wietor wrote: >Caution here: some silver braze contains cadmium - >don't inhale fumes or particles of...
• Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:40:42 -0800
  Ah, I've been dreaming of shoe-horning an OM602 (5 cyl turbo) in there, and then bumping the output to around 250hp with...
• Re: **88 Westy-Get it
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:26:56 -0800
  ...is none other than who do you know? Adam Butler! Nothing wrong with tooting your own horn but please be forthright about it. -- BenT
• Re: Power Steering Rack Question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:03:46 -0700
  ...On Wednesday, June 9, 2010, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote: > Just pop the "horn" off (pull on it from the top) but hang...
• Re: It is a special day, eh?
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:58:00 -0500
  A special honk of the horn for all the Canucks today. Canadian Day is indeed special!! Some say "Canada" was derived form the Hawaiian...
• Re: Friday -- At Last
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:49:10 EDT
  ...IIRC she said she wants a horny & greasy old man with demented half breed dogs and comes from a really big state. Quick get...
• pick n pull
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 12:23:32 -0700
  ...Let me know if there are any parts I should be pulling off this thing! I pulled the voltage stabilizer and horn control. They...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 22:22:42 -0600
  ...You can then drive some pretty serious air horns as well!! It would be nice to get away from those wimpy Vanagon horns. John...
• Re: Sound improvement success
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:12:26 -0700
  ...Still checking this area and cleaning up horn contacts should be a good thing to do. Just can't imagine that is where the...
• Westy sink switch improve'd
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Mon, 19 May 1997 10:37:32 -0700
  ...Parts List: * FLUSH MOUNT HORN BUTTON (Grand Auto or Pep Boys, in the electrical section Calterm part# 40192, $2.50 * ENCLOSED 1/4" PHONE...
• Re: 85 Steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:50:20 EST
  ...You can dress up the older style wheel with a later model padded horn button. The stock unpadded horn on the larger wheel screams...
• RE tailgaters
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 09:44:06 -0400
  ...Eric P 1984 Westfalia(Green Hornet) 1973 Norton Commando 850(Ed) [text/html]
• Darrell Bohler Digitool
  Historical mailing list - Doug Hornberger
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:31:57 EDT
  ...Thanks, Doug Hornberger 1991 Romer
• 87 GL I-4 candidate FS
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 14:38:43 -0500
  White, 4 speed 92K, weekender bed ,Sony CD player, Hornet alarm, no rust, clean interior. Motor has little to no compression from bad coolant...
• Re: Black Bears vs Westy Canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 21:51:59 -0500
  Seems to me like carrying a couple of those emergency CO2 powered boat horns might be a good idea whether you're hiking or...
• Fw: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:24:28 -0400
  ...I found was that it was being caused by the brass horn contact arm on the steering column and the brass ring on the...
• Trip to Glacier & Banff
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:50:52 -0500
  ...However, after pushing without power steering the horn doesn't work and I suspect my 300 pound partner might have caused problems with the...
• Re: Beep On Ignition
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:59:29 -0500
  ...and known to be strong. > Very randomly I get a short horn toot when I turn the ignition/key to start > my van. > Anyone...
• /f Re: dashboard alters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Dec 1995 21:52:21 -0700
  ...Scott on the horn and order him to send a brace of photon torpedoes your way -- clears up almost any ill. >I'm altering...
• Re: Nominations for 10 Best cars
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 7 Jul 1996 19:30:35 -0300
  ...I figured that there data gathering will be heavily NA biased, so I thought that a little VW horn-blowing was in order. Bugs...
• Re: dashboard altars <Spelling,dude,spelling>
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 14:06:26 -0700
  I used to have a ceramic Horned Toad on the dash of my old '68 Chevelle. The girlfriend asked what it was. I told...
• Re: Costa Rican adventure!
  Historical mailing list - HMF STOERMER
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:45:38 -0800
  [...] The best resource I can think of would be A. J. Hornung at the Air-Cooled VW Junkyard < http://www.acvwjyro.com > website [the...
• FW: 89 Westfalia Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:21:20 -0400
  ...Exceptional condition, meticulous maintenance, complete records and receipts, New parts galore, AC, auto, PB, PS, windows, doors, alloy wheels, Alarm system, Air Horns, delayed...
• Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Ford
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:20:59 -0500
  ...WeekEnder? Someone should write him and tell him it's the HORN! Still, if I had more room in my driveway... Doug '90 GL...
• Re: SPAM ?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 May 2004 05:48:54 EDT
  ...Fortunately a group of enterprising Hawaiian chefs, raised and bred the horny beast in captivity. Hurray for Spam, the wonder meat. Names were changed...
• Re: Redneck Vanagon Owners (F)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 09:55:14 -0400
  ...hanging from the mirror. >You replaced the front bumper with steer horns. >You travel with three or more dogs. >You recarpeted the van with...
• Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 21:18:12 -0500
  Hi Ned, Apropos of nothing, how do you feel about the Whaleback Light fog horn? For, against, or never noticed it? Yrs, David On...
• Re: sentimental proposal
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:12:55 -0700
  ...day and time to celebrate > our Vanagon ownership? > > Maybe toot our horns? > > What would be an appropriate date? > > The first or last day of...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:20:59 -0800
  ...I use a boat horn. When they yell at you or try to confront you , blasting the horn makes them back off. The horn...
• Re: Put That Syncro To Good Use! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 19:33:37 -0800
  ...That Green Hornet remake looks like a stinker-ooni. The car is cool though! (Lincoln suicide door?) Neil. On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at...
• Re: The three classes of Vanagons..(long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:33:35 -0500
  ...I always wave (and honk when the horn works). -- Thanks, Jeff 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful. Now sporting a very unstylish...
• Re: Will a GTI/Audi steering wheel fit a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 00:57:09 -0700
  ...I had a 4 horn button GTI steering wheel on my double cab for about 6 months and I liked it except for two...
• RE: '83 Westie questions
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 29 May 1996 14:54:02 EST
  ...wheel, touching a little round track to maintain contact for the horn button. When mine got noisy I bent it so that a little...
• FS: '81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hornor
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:56:29 -0700
  ...but would be happy to talk if have interest. Mark C. Hornor mhornor@CHRM.com Crosby, Heafey, Roach and May Four Embarcadero Center San...
• Re: new horns saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 15:33:16 -0800
  Another that looks at the shape and not the structure... Vanagons fare MUCH better than Volvos. As for the handling... visit your local boneyard...
• Re: '83 air cooled - horn button problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:36:43 -0800
  <snip> >1) what size of socket is needed to remove the steering wheel? Mark, Mine ('86) was 24mm >2) where is the best place...
• Re: G-mail (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:00:49 -0700
  ...here - that "half-honk" I was experiencing (and > thought was the horn ring) seems to actually be a sound the driver's seat > is...
• Re: Latex paint removal
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:24:15 -0700
  ...Latex paint removal > Well I'll be hornswoggled. > > (Now where'd I leave my swoggling horn?) > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2...
• Re: Does anyone know of any "celebrities" who drive vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:54:27 EST
  ...I gave him the "thumps up" and he tooted the horn and waved. I always thought Paul was cool but even more so after...
• RE Flyod
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:24:33 -0400
  ...But resumed the hurricane party at my house with friends who were happy to get off the Ilands Eric P 1984 Westfalia(Green Hornet...
• Re: Gah. Inspections
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 08:49:53 -0400
  ...Is Texas just easy when it comes to > car inspections? > > .headlights, brakelights, blinkers > .horn. > .insurance > > and you got yourself a sticker in tx. Michigan...
• Re: Policy on wrong answers?
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:25:37 -0500
  ...Your parents limit two limes in a moderate Hurricane before you get a horny buzz on. well, hell. either one makes more sense on...
• Re: German Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 20:30:53 -1000
  ...There is also a two stage horn .. a tiny beep for in town, a big blast for highway. that's on the right stalk...
• Re: Electrical gremlin dash brake light
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:37:32 -0400
  ...But when I switch on my high beams, or honk the horn, the temp light flashes for the duration of the beep. > > Fun! > > Jeff...
• Buses by the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:06:41 +0000
  ...I also worked on our horn and now it works as well. We will be in a Aswan Brown Westy with a grey tent...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:08:36 -0700
  ...fix the cruise control - rear mounted spare tire carrier - a "real" horn like an 18 wheeler - towing hitch - better shocks - a black jump seat...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 May 2012 09:15:12 -0700
  ...Given it's size I've got to ask, how the hell do you shoe horn a group 31 under th drivers seat? Does...
• Re: Smacked the steering wheel and the van died
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:34:06 -0400
  ...Key's likely for the horn, but it shouldn't stop the engine. Try wiggling/tugging on your regular key...or just replace the...
• Re: [Syncro] Scraping sound turning the wheel
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:17:33 -0600
  If by "wheel" you mean steering wheel, it's more likely that the horn ring needs some lube on it ... IF the noise is...
• Re: /f Strange American VWVan Look-alike
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 09 Jun 95 15:20:05 CDT
  ...or he's shoe-horned a rather large Lycoming or Continental aircraft engine in there!!!! 350 cubic engines is a BIG air-cooled engine...
• Oil Pump Replacement Diesel...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 11:08:50 PST
  ...the pan be easily dropped when that same engine is shoe-horned into the cramped Vanagon compartment? any ideas? md ------------------------------------- Matthew R. Drahzal Rational...
• Brake Light Problem
  Historical mailing list - Uncle Beer
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 19:20:22 -0700
  ...About two weeks earlier my van horn did not work but now it is. Any thoughts, I live in the Sherman Oaks area of...