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  • I''ve got a name
    Historical mailing list - Drew Hicks
    Sat, 16 Jun 2001 14:52:10 -0400
    ...He's honey-colored and robust and owes his life and health to URL's, the universal resource locators of the world wide web...
  • Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 28 May 2021 16:15:33 -0700
    ...So I did a search on the step, "Bully AS-200 Universal Truck Step", found it on Amazon and ordered it. Rob vwrobb@gmail...
  • Re: Aux battery hookup
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 7 May 2015 07:59:12 -0700
    ...battery hookup system and 3 Universal UB12220- 22amp deep >>>>> cycle wheelchair batteries. I did all the wiring as per instructions. Added >>>>> the new Truckfridge...
  • Re: Free Topo Map Sources
    Historical mailing list - James Felder
    Wed, 11 May 2011 21:58:56 -0500
    ...They have cut out universal protocol like NMEA. They charge outrageous prices for second-rate maps. Get an iPhone or droid and get a...
  • Re: LED Tail Lights
    Historical mailing list - Dean Staltare
    Thu, 8 Nov 2012 16:14:05 -0500
    ...the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally corrupt." --Samuel Adams (1749)
  • Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
    Historical mailing list - W Monk
    Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:58:27 -0400
    ...I'm kinda looking for a universal stand I can >> put my Subaru engine on. When the Subaru goes into my Vanagon, I'd...
  • Re: Reman. Half Shaft---an Oxymoron???
    Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
    Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:40:24 -0400
    ...Also the boots > will be universal $2 cheapies that will not last. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Re: Sound Deadening - Dynamat or Something Else?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:18:42 -0500
    ...kids > > who fill their Honda Civics with boomin' speakers pretty much > > universally agree that Peel & Seal is materially and functionally > > IDENTICAL to "B-Quiet...
  • Re: two wire connectors...Proper polarity?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:18:58 -0700
    ...here....Is >> there an accepted way to wire those two wire universal connector plugs? >> The ones are bullet connectors that are configured to only...
  • Solar Power
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:21:57 -0800
    ...The universal batteries are outstanding, so I think the one you mentioned is a good choice if 50 amp hours is adequate for your...
  • Of wipers, windshields, and gas-station attendents...
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Tower
    Fri, 13 Jan 1995 09:27:10 -0800 (PST)
    ...into the part that clips onto the arm) must be pretty universal, so although they probably don't have a whole replacement that will...
  • Re: Coolant pipes replacement
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:41:23 -0400
    ...section off with a hack saw and replace it with a universal radiater hose.Works great,but is ugly. Ugly is not bad.I...
  • Re: Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 5 Apr 2016 21:43:56 -0400
    ...You can also fit a universal 16" radiator fan with some creativity for mounting brackets. Yes the easiest way till have to remove the...
  • Vandals last night ... can the Huns be far behind
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:12:37 -0700
    ...thoughtless violence that i thought funny for that moment... sigh ... karma ... universal amends ... a reckoning ... hey it is just an aerial ... i mean really...
  • Re: My Son needs YOUR help in getting his Dad's van back on the road
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Tue, 6 Jun 2017 06:53:04 -0400
    ...I am sure there > is almost universal agreement that it is an embarrassment for my Son to > be seen riding in his Dad's...
  • RE: oil pressure/temp sensor location
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 29 Jul 1996 12:36:21 -0700
    ...Is there an alternate location, or do I need to get another sensor? Is the resistance of these sensors universal, so I can use...
  • Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
    ...autoairandmore.com The web page for the unit that I got (Universal kit - PACC002) is: http://www.autoairandmore.com/aam/products/parts_and_accessories...
  • Coincidence?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Thu, 27 Aug 2015 21:01:48 -0300
    ...About 25kms in, we stopped in the middle of the road for five minute to observe that universal summer event - Construction. I was going...
  • Re: Something off reec.autos.vw
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Oct 1994 07:48:59 -0400 (EDT)
    ...R.A.VW about 2 years ago was the closest thing to a "universal" VW list. Then the watercooled types wanted to split off...
  • Re: Sewfine? CHEAP BRAKE VACCUM CONTROL VALVE ('71 Bus)! Shocks?
    Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
    Thu, 12 Oct 1995 16:27:10 MST
    ...to Autozone to see what I could work out with their "Universal" parts rack. I picked up a valve (the kind that's supposed...
  • Re: Stock 2.1L Pistons & Sleeves needed
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:13:48 -0700
    ...R=0/id=noscript/SIG=11q7p9e7k/*http://webevents.yaho o.com/universal/intolerablecruelty/> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=256694.4002236.5216697.1261774...
  • Re: battery powered block heaters? - BBW 46 gas heater on Canadian syncros
    Historical mailing list - G. Lee
    Sun, 5 Oct 2003 14:34:47 -0600
    ...Eberspacher and Webasto have new 'universal application' heaters available, lots of $$ I think. Gary Lee http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm...
  • Re: Fuel pumps
    Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
    Sat, 2 Oct 2004 13:00:49 -0400
    ...How do I keep getting water in the system? Is there a universal weak link in the fuel system? Thanks Kurt Grotz 84 Vanagon...
  • Re: Car Stereo Fit (dimensions)
    Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
    Sat, 28 May 2005 20:13:21 -0400
    ...Robert H At 08:32 PM 5/25/2005 -0500, you wrote: >The general dimensions are universal for Radios, however you may need >to...
  • Re: How does one get a battery to charge up to where it is supposed to??
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:23:10 -0400
    ...Measures DC volts down to single millivolts, ohms at least 2 megohms but preferably 10 or more, amps down to single milliamps. (practically universal...
  • Re: Electric Vanagon via EV West?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 25 Aug 2021 21:26:55 -0500
    ...unsurprisingly. >>> >>> However, they said a number of customers have purchased their universal kit >>> for Vanagons(!). Anyone on the list one of these folks? If...
  • Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:28:20 +1300
    >The U-joints were used because the steering wheel was not in line with the >steering rack input. Neither is the van's... it...
  • Re: Insane elevation of camping to a tea ceremony
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:18:50 -0800
    ...let's us out). > > Camping is maybe the latest of the universal, democratic, low-cost > activities to succumb to the propensity of excessive wealth...
  • Re: Speaking of Cruise Control...
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:49:16 -0800
    ...The problem I found with mine (Rostra / AudioVox), and I assume most other universal switches, is that the stalk is a bit short for...
  • Re: Sound Deadening - Dynamat or Something Else?
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 08:29:20 -0400
    ...kids > who fill their Honda Civics with boomin' speakers pretty much > universally agree that Peel & Seal is materially and functionally > IDENTICAL to "B-Quiet...
  • moving from California to Virginia
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:25:30 -0700
    ...Can I substitute another universal clamp or go with the dealer repair? There is no noise coming from the cv joint and the boot...
  • Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:43:57 EST
    ...Unfortunatley there's no universal signal for "your fog lights are obstructing my vision." But trust me they are. And, the thing is if...
  • Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:48:10 +1300
    >Unfortunatley there's no universal signal for "your fog lights are >obstructing my vision." But trust me they are. I second that. Some so...
  • Re: Idea for gauge placement
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:33:43 -0700
    ...Its a "universal" pod sold for about a dozen different cars as far as the listing goes. Mounting it on the cluster cover means...
  • Re: Friday - engine stand suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:38:18 -0500
    ...I'm kinda looking for a universal stand I can >>> put my Subaru engine on. When the Subaru goes into my Vanagon, I'd...
  • Re: [WetWesties] older american propaganda film where the bad guy drives a VW Van
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 1 Sep 2008 07:42:52 -0700
    ...a vintage film would not have displayed the nowadays-near-universal incorrect usage of the apostrophe in "Johnson's." Stephen --- On Thu, 8/28...
  • Re: Rostra 250-1223 Cruise Control
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Mon, 5 Jul 2021 19:48:04 -0700
    ...if any of you have experience with the Rostra 250-1223 Universal > Cruise Control Kit ($209 on Amazon). I already have the dash mounted...
  • Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:57:48 -0700
    ...Rotor either > > > NO Coolant Leaking Head Gaskets or Expensive Coolant (uses universal > type) > > > NO Coolant Tower or Crankcase Towers to break - leaving you stranded...
  • Re: Loose coil wire
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:48:08 -0800
    ...El Cheapo universal for PepBoys, Chief, Auto Zone > > > #4. Very good Bosch sold through Authorized Bosch Auto Repair > > Shops. > > > Not likely you've got...
  • Re: winter covers?
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:19:59 -0500
    ...It is a universal jobberdoo, in the largest size this company made, what they called (on the box) "Size F-- for full Size vans...
  • Re: Rear view mirror success almost.
    Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
    Wed, 27 Mar 2024 13:21:49 -0700
    ...Livtee Anti Glare Car Rearview Mirror with Adjustable Suction Cup, HD Universal Car Interior Rear View Mirror with Panoramic Wide Angle Mounted on Windshield...
  • Re: Problems with the u-joints of the driveshaft
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:24:35 -0400
    ...Currently >he's driving with the drive shaft removed. > >Some months ago we had a discussion on this list about universal joints, >and I...
  • Re: Mexico Vanagon honeymoon
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:52:58 -0500
    ...ll fly to Orlando from Merida > and > go to Disneyworld or Universal or something like that, and then meet up > with > the van in...
  • Re: CV Boots
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Mar 96 11:26:37 +0100
    ...The sets are more or less universal, so you get a lot of spacers to choose from for your application. Glue is included. The...
  • Re: Type 2 Engine Mount
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 06 Jun 1996 09:06:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...only if the case on your engine is the busmount or "universal" case, that has the bosses there but undrilled. I got a '74...
  • Re: installing muffler and cat questions
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:32:40 -0400
    ...be inferior and figured i didn't want to > use a "universal" cat. So, I looked at Bus Depot and noted they > use the...
  • Re: Generic, three-wire, 02 sensor choice for digifant?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 30 Jun 1999 23:07:31 -0400
    ...I have just read Ken > Wilford's post on "cheapy 3-wire universal sensors." I would rather spend > $100 and solve my occasional "stumbling...
  • Eurospec questions.
    Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
    Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:55:16 -0400
    ...style exhaust and then I hung the pipes and muffler from universal hangers from the bus. It worked great. I have since discovered that...
  • Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:07:43 -0400
    ...Test tool was a universal compression tester from NAPA (not easy to use, but re-checked results for cylinder #1 a couple times.) Cranking...
  • Re: headlight advice/f
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 30 Mar 2001 13:09:12 +1200
    ...In older universal-round-light vehicles the small bulb was a push fit in a rubber grommet inserted in a hole in the lower...
  • Re: European ebay find, would this really work?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:53:31 -0600
    ...15 %. >Results higher top speed. >Long duration - 10 years warranty. >Easy universal 10 minutes installation. >Switch can be connected in line for perfect test...
  • Awning, screens,bike rack, more for sale
    Historical mailing list - D.Belick
    Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:23:49 -0700
    ...Also have universal screen for slider door. Good condition $50.00/set BENTLEY MANUAL: Covers Vanagon air, water cooled and diesel years 1980 through...
  • Re: AW: Is propane more dense in cold weather?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:17:23 -0600
    ...So in many cases you still have LP in your tank that you can't use. (That 5 pound safety is not universal it...
  • Re: Squealing Radiator Fan Motor
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 7 Apr 2016 01:45:29 -0400
    ...Yep, the universal 16" radiator fan with "some creativity for mounting brackets" seems like a great idea. After all, it's only a fan...
  • Re: Aux battery...again
    Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
    Tue, 20 Mar 2001 13:44:57 -0600
    ...Aux battery...again > I'm using a deep cycle battery from Universal Battery in Texas. It's a > UB1200. Fits fine.... in fact, you...
  • Re: Great Danes (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:37:03 -0500
    ...She's not terribly bright being a product of the Universal Kennel Club -- I think their sole goal is to ensure that all dogs...
  • More Fuel Pump Weirdness - Has Mercury gone retrograde again?
    Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
    Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:27:07 -0700
    ...There is a universal fuel pump available, which does both the pulling (from the tank) and the pushing (into the engine). My mechanic wants...
  • Re: Tire pressure device was:PSI and Bars,
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:01:51 -0500
    ...Eric > On Feb 10, 2020, at 11:48 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> wrote: > > Alistair’s Cheap TPMS: > > https://m.banggood.com/Universal...
  • tie rode end remover followup Q
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:34:27 EST
    ...I'm not sure if this is critical or if basically any"universal" tie rod end puller will work. I see a price range...
  • Re: Accessing the A/C Expansion Valve
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 9 Aug 2011 11:30:39 -0400
    ...Bentley says support the plastic evap housing with a universal lift crane. I suppose that means stick a flat board up there and put...