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  • Dual on-board Battery Charger
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
    Wed, 12 May 2010 20:18:27 -0400
    Has anyone installed or used one of these to charge your "dual" battery set-up on your Westy? I think this would be a...
  • Re: Alcohol in gas
    Historical mailing list - J. Meade
    Fri, 6 Jan 1995 18:27:25 -0600 (CST)
    ...The additigves could be injected in the gas stream as it was pumped on board. Jim - Farmer - Iowa City, IA, jnmeade@blue.weeg.uiowa...
  • Clarify On Board Propane used outside
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:05:30 -0400
    Hi all OK lets try explaining this a bit better I have a 85 westy with a on Board Propane system. I want to...
  • Re: Just spent 2 days in a VW LT Florida!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 5 Jun 2012 18:13:21 -0700
    ...The large over-sized mirrors 5 gears driven by a diesel power plant HOT WATER! We have 10L of on board heated water - and...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach
    Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
    Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:56:33 -0700
    ...Of course, shut off your propane before it's parked on board. � Chris 3 � ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- � Oh that would be soooo bad to get.� ;) We'll...
  • Complaints......
    Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
    Fri, 10 Mar 2000 09:58:28 -0500
    Todd - Ignore the bastards, I like it when someone new comes on board and utilizes the list for what it was meant for. Glad...
  • Need a pop top hinge screw to send to a bolt manufacturer
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:11:14 -0700
    ...Roger --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
  • Broken wire help
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Wed, 19 Jul 2006 07:19:14 -0700
    ...Anyone know where it is? Thanx! Z --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
  • Re: radio
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:25:48 -0700
    ...thanks Jim > > --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
  • Re: On Board Propane Tank needed
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 9 May 2007 19:38:13 -0600
    ...87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit" > From: azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET> Subject: Re: On Board Propane Tank needed> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Most of the...
  • Fuel Rail Leak Detection?
    Historical mailing list - mad madeline
    Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:20:06 -0700
    ...Mad Madeline '87 Westie - Milko III 10th VW Van 14th VW vehicle 1000's of memories --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're...
  • Re: Far right receptacle?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:57:15 -0700
    That'll be the opening for filling the water tank on board. Do you have a key for it? Neil. On Sat, Apr 19...
  • Free 14" steel wheels
    Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
    Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:47:07 -0700
    ...them, with a small amount of wear left.</DIV> <DIV>Free on board in Fullerton, CA</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Randy Bergum</DIV...
  • Re: singing the praises of the Porta-potti, was: Misc. dumb questions
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 1 Jul 1998 10:11:27 EDT
    ...kind that -- even if it doesn't smell foul -- announces "crapper on board." >> Absolutely, positively none. (Well, except when you are conducting business, but...
  • bears burgling for food?
    Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
    Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:42:53 -0700
    ...thanks for any advice Alan (off to the Sierras in a day or two, and hoping to keep food on-board)
  • Where in world is BenT
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:37:14 -0500
    ...I'm on board a ship with limited Internet access for the rest of the month. Just been to Hong Kong and four places...
  • Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 21:54:16 -0500
    ...Will the first five customers get a pair of fuzzy dice, a set of curb > feelers, and a "Baby on Board" window sticky? > No...
  • Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
    Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
    Mon, 22 May 2000 16:41:50 -0700
    ...the lack of on-board "toilet facilities". Now I realize that the size of the pre LWB models does prove a possibly unsurmountable "interior...
  • clearing on board computer
    Historical mailing list - vwghost
    Sat, 26 Jan 2002 14:52:17 -0500
    Hi again i am back to work on my 88 .I let it get warm and did the timing as the book called for...
  • Re: On Board Propane Tank needed
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Wed, 9 May 2007 16:20:45 -0700
    ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 1:50 PM Subject: On Board Propane Tank needed > Hi all > Went to the Propane place today...
  • Re: is TomC ok in DC?
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:57:28 EDT
    ...American has not been able to confirm whether she was on board or not. We're all hoping she wasn't but that is...
  • Neil
    Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
    Wed, 9 Jan 2008 21:47:29 -0500
    Neil Thanks, I am glad to be on board. So many good people here too. I am allready havin fun. I guess I'm...
  • Help: Not Receiving Posts
    Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
    Tue, 24 Aug 1999 20:13:06 PDT
    ...pmail me back with instructions on how I should get back on board. Thanks, Tony _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web...
  • Re: driving and fridge
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Fri, 12 May 2000 19:58:02 -0700
    ...most, if not all, RVs have built in inverters on board that supply large quantities of 110 volts. Bill
  • Re: Removing water from Gasoline
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:31:34 -0500
    ...Fire hazards on board are bad enough without carrying something to help the fire. The chamois skin is a bit safer. Regards, John Rodgers...
  • svx engine in Balt junkyard update
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:25:24 -0700
    ...wants the engine,himself.Then again,maybe not.Roger --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
  • Winterizing the water system
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:08:09 -0400
    ...first the sink trap and then the plastic connector for city and on board water. I hope I’m free of surprises this spring...
  • saw a '97 EV camper (Winnebago, that is)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 23 Sep 96 11:12:11 EDT
    ...As our ferry was leaving, another one was pulling in and I caught a quick glimpse of a '97 EV Winnebago on board. Maybe...
  • Re: Free Bumber End-Caps
    Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
    Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:23:22 -0700
    ...the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
  • Re: Call for .. Actual Vehicle Weight info
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 21 Mar 2005 07:30:26 -0800
    ...The bus weighed in at 3500 lbs (w/two spare tires and me on board). Front axle was 1640 lbs. Rear axle was 1860...
  • westy owners, wanna carry an extra spare tire, but lack the space?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:45:04 EST
    ...this way you can have 2 spare tires on board. inflates with a regular bicycle pump that operates off your cig lighter (they sell...
  • Roadhaus - Warning / Impostor
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sat, 7 Jun 2003 10:25:57 -0700
    ...Has anyone seen Amphibious Pontoons, True Satellite Internet, 100KW Generator, 7" Refracting Telescope, On Board Waste Treatment and Water Recycling, Solar Microwave, Laser Guided...
  • Give Your E-mail List Endless Posts .
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Thu, 12 Apr 2001 08:49:22 -0600
    ...Then someone posts a rant about the spam, and others climb on board. Pretty soon, one spam has generated a dozen or more rants...
  • Saw a 85 W/a 1.9 today.It has ,what seemed like a digifant ECU
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Wed, 30 Aug 2006 15:51:26 -0700
    ...number on it.I now own this interesting piece. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
  • Re: daily driver Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 1 May 2013 07:54:01 -0700
    In denial-maniacal VW mechanic on board.... On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:39 AM, TonyCollins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't...
  • Re: Bolo tie
    Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
    Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:37:28 -0800
    ...idea. > > An even worse idea is driving your Westy with propane on board > through the Ted Williams, Tip O'Neil, Sumner, and Callahan Tunnels...
  • Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:25:49 -0800
    ...Always have 2 fire extinguishers on board, where you can gain easy access to them! Melissa Mourkas '84 Westy Honey Bee Sacramento, CA On...
  • On-board Charging.
    Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
    Mon, 4 Nov 1996 15:34:10 -0500 (EST)
    Just a clarification, sorry folks... > The Radio Shack store on my way to work does carry 10 amp diodes. > Careful: a 10-amp Silicon...
  • Re: mouse proofing
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:45:18 -0400
    ...soap, chewed a hole in the water line leading from the on board tank, and built toilet paper nests inside the AC plenum. (Snow...
  • Re: Another Hitch Question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 23 Jun 2013 13:14:32 -0400
    ...straight pull on the chains used to lash the vehicle down on board ship. Any receiver-mounted platform puts a disproportionate twisting force on...
  • Re: Gen Set
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:38:59 -0800
    At 11/4/2009 05:18 AM, Paul Gordon wrote: >Has anyone ever installed a small generator on board. >Size,fuel,location noise? I...
  • Re: Just spent 2 days in a VW LT Florida!
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 5 Jun 2012 18:38:23 -0700
    ...The large over-sized mirrors 5 gears driven by a diesel power plant HOT WATER! We have 10L of on board heated water - and...
  • Re: Smart Car Crash (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:57:35 -0700
    ...and save your family the cost of a funeral. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail.
  • Re: ECS-malfunction indicator light
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 1 Dec 2006 08:23:55 -0800
    ...OBD, On Board Diagnostics, allowed detection of inconsistent sensor reading, etc, stored as fault codes for trouble shooting later. OBDII, On Board Diagnostics level...
  • Re: Westy Sink Pump Inop
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 11:25:31 EDT
    ...59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Gregg.Carlen@DYNCORP.COM writes: > The on board water system > doesn't seem to work. I turn the faucet...
  • Re: anyone ever upgrade their faucet
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 8 Feb 2004 20:05:44 -0700
    ...and tall fills, and gives you the choice of city or on-board source. Maybe some quantity (water force) adjustment would be nice. Is...
  • Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 22:21:05 EDT
    ...Will the first five customers get a pair of fuzzy dice, a set of curb feelers, and a "Baby on Board" window sticky?
  • Re: Clarify On Board Propane used outside
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 7 Jul 2009 23:00:07 -0600
    My primary tank provides my cooking/water-boiling/sponge-bath warm water and I fill it every 2 years and it never takes more...
  • Re: Why are campers higher at the rear?
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:06:16 -0500
    ...I've seen the '86 and newer that sit lower in the front once people are on board. You might want to fit syncro...
  • Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Wed, 8 Oct 2008 07:41:56 -0600
    ...to natural gas powered vehicles that actually must carry the fuel on board. You forced me to read up on the definition of 'fossil...
  • Re: starting from aux battery
    Historical mailing list - Geo
    Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:22:57 -0700
    I just use a 4' cable I made to connect the aux battery to the main battery for an on-board jump (aux is...
  • Re: loose cigarette lighter
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:04:58 -0400
    ...1991 Vanagon GL Cullen Stewart <cullberly@VERMONTEL.NET> writes: > I am on board with installing a newer replacement. Their is something > about the old...
  • Unsubscribe
    Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
    Thu, 13 May 2010 05:05:17 -0700
    ...Dual on-board Battery Charger Has anyone installed or used one of these to charge your "dual" battery set-up on your Westy? I...
  • Re: Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:25:49 -0500
    ...inclement weather, often with the precious cargo of one's family on board. Each failure point needs attention in a way it does not...
  • Turbodiesel vanagon conversion
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Apr 1996 23:05:10 -0600
    ...This is a GREAT service; glad to be on board.
  • Re: Onboard Toilet Facilities
    Historical mailing list - Dave Nielsen
    Tue, 23 May 2000 10:25:33 +0200
    ...Has anyone attempted to install "on-board toilet >facilities in a VW Camper? If so I would appreciate hearing about the >procedure, approach and...
  • Re: Van Cargo
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 2 Aug 2005 15:20:58 -0600
    ...full fuel full water me on board (145 pounds) 100 pound tool box and spares Three aux batteries 12 pounds propane 1 pound coffee...
  • backfireing ---stumbleing,stalling and worse,when cold
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:57:26 -0700
    ...Is this for an adjustment? Maybe I can get a difference vaccum advance with proper timing by adjsuting ? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Get on board...
  • MAGGIE
    Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
    Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:23:15 -0500
    Hi Maggie, Thanks for welcoming me on board. There is a real nice group here. I should have joind this group years ago. I...
  • Re: Attention California Vanagonites
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:10:58 +0100
    ...For instance, if in the unlikely event China develops its economy and lifestyle to Western levels without taking on-board these issues at all...