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• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Downes
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 16:47:09 -0400
  > > Believe it or not, people who are into cars > and engineers alike have learned a few things about brakes and vehicular > dynamics 40 or...
• Dash brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Dec 1995 09:52:36 -0500
  ...Any ideas? I'd wait to drive with the parking brake on since I just had the rear brakes redone. (The light wasn't...
• Re: nomenclature variation ...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 4 Aug 94 8:12:10 PDT
  ...all get together? > a brick-yard? a bakery of buses? a parking lot? That be a PACK I believe.. > > just stiring the pot a...
• Re: nomenclature variation ...
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:38:55 GMT
  Hi, > > what are a bunch of buses when they all get together? > > a brick-yard? a bakery of buses? a parking lot? > > That be...
• 24's Chief Meteorologist Jason Laney
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:40:34 -0700
  ...evenings with family, friends and the most entertaining musical acts around. Parking is free and the concerts begin at 7 PM. Come early! Join...
• Re: Braille parking - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:05:50 -0500
  On Fri, 27 Feb 2004, David Marshall wrote: > What would you have done in my situation? Not much you can do. Even if you...
• Deutsche Classic
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 22:25:21 -0400
  ...OK, if I see Chris's automatic Doka in the parking lot I won't ask who's it is this time. :-) Bryan
• Planning stages for 10th Annual Van-O-Rama ... also T-shirt designed wanted
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 04:47:29 -0800
  ...Or we can have it in a parking lot near a group of restaurants in the area. Your VOR organizer happens to know the...
• NC Bus dinner/potluck next week!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 14:35:22 -0400
  ...We'll meet at my house, which already seems to attract busses, and handily has a large parking lot across the street, Thursday evening...
• Re: Rear wheel noise... can't be good 1000 km from home :(
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 18:04:57 -0400
  ...Additionally, when coasting (engine off, neutral) in the parking lot on a gentle downhill in a parking lot (with me walking beside the vehicle...
• Re: Keyless alarm parking light connection question
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 2 May 2020 14:11:09 -0700
  ...So I'm I've connected the >> parking light >> (flashes for lock and unlock) to the Grey (Gray) /Green wire that goes to >> the...
• Re: How to lower a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 00:14:59 -0800
  ...I can easily fit in my underground parking that has a 6' 8" height limit. The plusses of these springs are that the Westy...
• Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:33:40 -0700
  ...My headlights do > not work, high beams and parking lights work. When I turn on my headlights > I see the LED clock display slowly...
• Re: Wal-Mart parking
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 17 May 2001 15:26:44 -0600
  ...OTOH, I wouldn't feel a lot safer in a WalMart parking lot, considering where a lot of them are built. WalMart doesn't...
• poptop for sale, fits all vanagons, make yours into a poptop in one day
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:07:09 EST
  ...no welding, do it yourself in your own driveway or parking lot. i have a complete poptop section for sale w/ all hardware and...
• Backup sensor systems? (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:04:32 -0800
  Has anyone installed a backup sensor system to help with parallel parking? I was suprised to see kits on eBay for $88. If I...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 13:07:45 EST
  ...shifted to frame. >> Right and all to the better, but we were talking about parking it on an incline instead of lifting it. George
• HELP..Need Tail light lens
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 12:04:03 -0500
  `Was backing into my parking space in the midlle of the blizzard last night and hit a post...dented the rear hatch a bit...
• Re: Other engine conversion options?<F>
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:48:59 -0800
  ...tim in san jose That would make them anchors and not parking brakes. Perhaps you should address that question to the owner of Billy...
• Re: battery going?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:16:15 -0400
  ...consolation is that - knock on wood - I have never had any >kind of accident more serious than hitting a pole in a parking lot. >
• idle switch found
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Michaels
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:12:32 -0500
  ...BTW I drove my 78 bus up to Gatlinburg TN yesterday, 26 December and I saw a nice vanagon in a motel parking lot...
• Follow up - parking brake questions. Was: Frozen emergency brake
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 20:12:01 -0800
  ...I also think that due to the lengths of the cables, only the passenger side was ever engaging when using the parking brake. First...
• Re: Tranny musings (or, getting stuck on my lawn)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:00:19 -0700
  ...Two levers to independently apply the parking brake to the side that lost traction. Hear tell it worked. You do have a splitter in...
• Re: Key West Camping Info Needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:21:30 -0500
  ...We drove by and it seemed to be a parking lot for the beach, > but the local authorities seemed to turn a "blind eye...
• Re: Adjusting Parking/Emergency Brake
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 31 Aug 2022 22:16:21 -0600
  ...My parking brake seems to need adjustment.=C2=A0 Crawling under, of course = > I see the yoke with a solid rod from parking brake...
• Re: Questions and favor to ask of our NYC list members....
  Historical mailing list - Cesar Baptista
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 15:17:04 -0400
  ...used to live there.) You could get yourself a parking spot on the street (stake out a block for half an hour or so...
• Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:03:22 -0800
  ...BZ > > On Nov 10, 2010, at 1:00 PM, BenT Syncro wrote: > >> Nobody asked but at the to time, I had rented parking for...
• Re: Adding AC and PS to 84 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 08:48:54 -0800
  ...You will find your parking options are more limited anyway, since you need a 7' clearance in parking garages. Most women can benefit from...
• Parking Lot Camping - LL Bean
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:29:00 -0400
  ...I contacted LL Bean to see if its possible to "camp" in their parking lot overnight. They responded yes, as long as we parked...
• Re: Camping at Wally Marts and stealth camping in general.
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 28 May 2004 16:49:44 -0700
  ...I slept in my 4wd international scout at the beach parking lot for a couple nights, that turned out to be a big mistake...
• Re: Needed - post '84 e-brake boot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:58:35 -0700
  the later parking brake handle doesn't use a rubber boot. it uses a clip on plastic cover. I have some of those if...
• Re: adjust parking brake?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 7 May 1998 13:24:13 -0700
  ...But you know it's > been so long ago that I forgot, How do you adjust the parking brake? > And what is the proper...
• Vanagons, Vanagons everywhere!
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 21:08:53 EST
  ...It was in the parking lot of the local U-pull-it in Vineland. It had Delaware tags. Belong to anyone on the list...
• Re: [Re: Wal-Mart parking]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 17 May 2001 15:46:55 MDT
  ...Busy parking lots are much safer than out-of-the-way ones. Exercise caution and don't forget what happened to that poor woman...
• Re: Essential Tools
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:14:59 -0400
  ...Without shelter in a dirt parking lot, there is a very good chance that you will be loosing tools, and fumbling around in a...
• Starting issue
  Historical mailing list - hosel
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 06:47:14 -0400
  ...I can only start my 90' GL if either the parking or headlights are turned on. This is crazy, even for Germans to do...
• Some stumbling after warm restart
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:14:26 -0500
  ...I reversed out of the parking spot and was driving out of the parking lot in 1st gear, when I suddenly lost power. The...
• Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:05:47 +0000
  ...When switched off or to parking lights, it does not glow. The turn signal work but the indicator light on the dash does not...
• bURNINGvAN 2014
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:17:59 -0800
  ...Arrive early and secure your parking. It will be a crowded day at the beach. BenT sent from my electronic leash
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 16:51:52 -0700
  David Beierl wrote: > At 12:03 AM 7/5/2010 Monday, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >> Iconic Automotive Empire builders : >> my list is .. >> Etore Buggati...
• Re: FS Abilene Carat
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 May 2009 23:10:09 -0700
  ...there might be a Carat in your parking lot. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday...
• Reply to: brake question
  Historical mailing list - sean bartnik
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 18:24:58 -0400
  ...Why it affects the parking brake? Well I can only say 'cause it's a Volkswagen ;) Sean
• Re: Westfalia...to buy or not to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 20:03:17 -0500
  ...A potential problem for parking > in some city > areas. >
• Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 15:29:06 -0600
  ...When I do get tired I usually stop in a parking lot and take a short nap. dave www.251.org
• Re: Parking lot encounter
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 12:26:47 -0400
  >Wow, Stan, up here in the Yankee north, we know better than to make >broad generalizations about people based on their culture or skin...
• Hit a Deer
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:34:29 EST
  ...Upper plastic grill--round headlights Lower plastic grill left parking/turn light assy. Left front bumper end. TIA, John Houser, Jr.
• early vanagon brake upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:45:16 EST
  Does anyone have a specific shopping list of the "later" parts necesary to upgrade an early (1982) vanagon's parking brake and front disk...
• Re: Municipal camper bans
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:15:18 -0800
  ...But the code disallows parking of RV on the street longer than 72 hours. If it is a trailer then it is not allowed...
• Re: Long-term parking: nose up or nose down?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 May 2011 15:56:52 -0500
  ...This was w/ the parking brake fully pulled & the van in gear, IMHO. > > > > YMMV, > > > > Mr. BZ-it is so hard to get good help...
• Re: Braille parking - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:07:45 EST
  ...in his effort to get out of a spot in a parking lot. The driver didn't know I was watching and when he...
• Re: front direction signal work, park lights don't -- 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Aug 2016 23:40:30 -0400
  Front turns/signal parking light bulbs have 2 filaments. If the rears are working then the fuses and switch is good. Check the sockets...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 14:52:35 EDT
  ...For those who want to experiment with what happens you foolishly adjust brake bias, go to a big empty parking lot. Secure yourself well...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 Jan 2015 to 3 Jan 2015 (#2015-4)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 08:32:46 -0500
  Heat inside the camper Several years ago, a van was discovered in a truck stop parking lot with its occupants dead. A small propane...
• Re: cold weather leaks
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Fri, 29 Dec 2000 02:37:25 EST
  ...already did the oil cooler one in a snowy parking lot winter of 1998.... just my 2 pence. Scott De Santi 86 Vanagon 2WD...
• 1985 Vanagon GL - mirrors - lens - panel
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 23:24:04 -0400
  Hi ! I'm new to the list, first Vanagon too :) I'm looking for the two front parking light lenses, the two side mirrors...
• Re: Vanagon List Stickers (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 10:32:52 EST
  ...Tippets 2nd place design ? Just a simple question )):-0 > > i love my vanagon list stickers, they get me into handicapped parking spots easily... ;<) chris
• Re: full westy -vs- weekender
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:53:11 EDT
  ...Also, it has fit in every parking garage I've been to. With the new engine, I get 22-23 mpg. I work at...
• Walmart Camping: Unexplained deaths
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:20:18 -0400
  ...That parking lot is also very near a big noisy road. I would want AC for the quiet if I was camping there. Edward
• Re: Body Shop in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 17:20:14 -0500
  ...rust at the corners? They got tapped in the grocery store parking lot,and the end caps pressed on the seam till it cracked...
• Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 13:14:23 -0700
  I just saw the Daktari Vanagon in my local Canadian Tire parking lot. Kinda hard to miss! :) No driver, just a teeny dog snoozing...