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• Re: 1985 Vanagon - round to rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 May 2005 03:27:55 EDT
  ...maybe i should refer to it as a "downgrade" - as the DOT square lights SUCK - you will find this out really soon..the only...
• Re: For Sale On The Samba
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:43:33 -0800
  ...Now if function is most important and down-time is 'painful'...by all means...hack away...put Polka Dot patches on your plaid wool...
• Re: Odometer - needs resetting /F
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:15:45 -0500
  ...There is a little dot on the face of the speedo to which you line up the needle when replacing it so that the...
• Re: Tuktoyaktuk
  Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
  Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:44:58 -0800
  ...OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >>> >>> Day after tomorrow We'll be able to Drive Our Vanagons to Tuktoyaktuk ~ >>> >>> http://ith.dot.gov.nt.ca/
• Re: Fridge/Freezer energy requirements for a dummy!
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:52:40 -0700
  ...I'm just going by > manufacturer's and VW instructions, and DOT regulations for safety. > BTW, what does your comment about the Vitrifigio refrigerator...
• Re: what size wrench for bleeding clutch?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:43:08 -0500
  ...Next time I drill!! Jay +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
• Help needed for Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Dale
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 19:47:17 -0500
  ...When he took them off he could not find any sort of paint dot, probably due to wear and rust, etc. The new ones...
• Re: South African Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
  Wed, 1 Mar 2000 08:45:51 -0800
  ...clue on what companies might provide this administrative > service to handle DOT, EPA etc.? > > -- > Lee Roesner > PARADIGM Graphic Design & Web Development > Northbrook Office 847...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:17:57 -0600
  ...But you'll want to keep the reservoir topped off with dot 4 brake fluid as you bleed. You will need to pump the...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon - Tow Dolly
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:44:17 EDT
  ...vehicle on a tow > dolly > without a transit from your local DOT (throughout North America at least). > I attended the local U-haul on...
• Re: Vanagon on NPR Car Talk today...
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:51:00 -0500
  ...it was a funny episode to hear click & clack connect the dots between Vanagons and Burning Man ;-> Jorge Whose Vanagon is buried under three...
• See-thru LP Tank
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:21:29 -0800
  ...On the downside, I am not sure whether fiberglass is strong enough for under-van use or if the DOT of use on camper...
• Re: Recall on LT Tires
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 19:50:09 -0400
  ...The tires have DOT numbers that start with "7D" and end in either "02", "03"," 04" or "05". While they also make a 185R14C...
• Re: The skinny on importing German Vanagons!
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 10:55:07 -0400
  ...It makes your importing of a vehicle much easier if it is on an approved list that the DOT has. This means that the...
• Re: queston on H4 55/60w bulb to fit stock bulb socket
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:27:17 -0800
  ...Since David had not gotten the exact answer he was after, I pulled a bulb out of a DOT headlight and hopefully clarified the...
• Re: Vanagon grilles and lights/SA Square lights?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 12:59:05 EST
  ...I suppose the first question is would the lights, if they are better, be approved by the DOT for use in the states? (having...
• Re: sometimes it just won't go...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 06:05:13 -0600
  ...04 Jetta TDI 05 Jetta Wagon TDI g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m
• NHTSA to Investigate EV Fuel Leak Problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 12:20:18 -0700
  ...http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/ivoq/default.htm Keep those cards and letters coming in folks....if you have any further info...
• Re: 1.7 l diesel in '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 10:28:43 EST
  ...VW only sold diesel Vanagons here in 82-84 so getting an 89 through the DOT would have been a nightmare (so I was...
• SOURCE OF HITCHES
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:00:43 -0800
  ...hitch for a 1972 Volkswagen Bus,, email me > now! > > jrivers @ globalserve dot net > > http://www.globalserve.net/~jrivers/hitch.htm --0-1229190244-1143837557=:1875...
• Re: Importing Van from Canada
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 14:09:42 -0400
  ...Will vans sold in >Canada from 1980 to 1990 meet US EPA and DOT standards for US >importation? Maybe you might know or direct...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 02:31:48 -0700
  ...But as BenT says, DOT regs prohibit operating both at the same time. Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1...
• Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:03:57 -0700
  ...I then set my RadioShack MM to the notch marked 200 DCmA which also had a solid line beside it with 3 dots under...
• Speedo error?
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Thu, 15 Oct 1998 18:10:04 -0700
  ...It says: "As of May 1983 the existing regualtions (FMVSS 127) concerning vehicle speed indication were cancelled by the DOT (probably the 85mph standard...
• Re: 86-91 E-Code Lights are back in stock!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:58:09 -0800
  ...not as hard on oncoming traffic as the North Americian spec DOT or 9004 lights. There is also a greater variety of bulbs available...
• 87 westy vanagon owners manual
  Historical mailing list - m k
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 19:40:59 -0700
  ...Blue wedge, White wedge, red dot, etc. I also have dual ac, I think I have the rear controls figured out, but I think...
• Re: Say you wanna make a little more money each month!??? ;)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Wed, 2 May 2001 22:10:10 -0700
  Better hurry...dotcom deathpool! See http://www.fuckedcompany.com/ Joel Walker wrote: > > from the June 2001 issue of Road & Track: > People, Places & Things. > > "Adding...
• Re: sweet!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 17:06:09 -0700
  ...http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=bugnbox&p=58C5&AID=3281057&Pres=Y Scroll over to the 11th Thumbnail and click on it...
• Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:41:53 -0700
  ...Both look identical Is it just the Euro LHD pattern vs. > the US DOT one that makes you want to swap?? >
• Re: Dometic Recall
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:04:09 -0500
  ...Dometic Recall > Think you're having a bad day? I just got my regular recalls update from > the DOT and it appears that Dometic...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:01:51 -0600
  ...But apparently one 475 ml bottle of DOT4 is not quite sufficient > for the entire job. > > So off I go back to Canadian Tire...
• Re: 91 Headlight Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:43:31 -0500
  I started out adding HIDs to DOT light housings. The problem I found with them is that unless you have a great electrical system...
• Re: speedometer accuracy
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 6 May 2013 18:29:57 -0700
  ...the only [DOT] requirement is that the speedometer indicate a higher speed than is being driven." The '84 & '85 are the worst, as much...
• Re: BusFusion in my Karmann Gipsy diesel camper
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:09:44 -0400
  ...Ottawa. > > Stop over and say hello if you see us! > > Paul & Dottie > > PS, This unique camper is for sale, and price is negotiable if...
• Re:
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Thu, 27 Feb 97 09:58:00 PST
  Hello Randy, You need to use DOT 4 brake fluid, and the reservoir is located above the instrument cluster behind your steering wheel. The...
• Cut on the dotted line?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 12:06:44 -0400
  Howdy! Whilst cleaning out my Vanagon on Monday between thunderstorms, I had opened the engine hatch to have a look at things. After closing...
• Re: old propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:54:04 -0400
  ...Anyone know >anything about this 12-year rule? Tell your guy to look up the difference between DOT (BBQ) tanks which have to be...
• Re: How many Vanagon list members/vanagon chat room?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:00:42 -0800
  ...Yeah- on the left column or the home page of Vanagon dot > > com it's says Chat. > >I guess you guys did not realize...
• Re: Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 8 Mar 2014 02:12:46 -0600
  ...know ... > draw a box with 9 dots, like this > . . . > . . . > . . . > > The quiz is to connect all those dots using only 4 straight lines. ( I > think...
• Re: Propane Fill Question (Ontario, Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 07:34:37 -0400
  ...A portable cylinder is covered by DOT in regards to transportation over the roads. I guess the portability of it subjects it to physical...
• Re: How not to bleed the brakes. Help needed!
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:01:04 -0400
  ...But apparently one 475 ml bottle of DOT4 is not quite sufficient > for the entire job. > > So off I go back to Canadian Tire...
• Re: Brake question......
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:49:16 -0700
  ...Brake question...... > > Whoa up cowboy! > > The 'wet' boiling point of Dot 3 is 284 F and the 'dry' boiling point is > 401 F. > > The...
• Problems with my 1.6TD Conversion.....
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 09:25:51 -0400
  ...Ang suggestions? (I don't have access to a compression tester either) Jason +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
• Re: Spare Gas Container - My Solution
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 13:38:16 -0400
  ...Note that it is unvented, probably not DOT approved, etc - so consult your local fuel storage expert about safety implications. The URL is quite...
• Bosch H4's from Cdn Tire
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 18:30:19 -0500
  ...so it might not be worth it for those with a CTC nearby. +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
• Dying Clutch Hydraulics
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Sat, 6 Jan 2001 20:37:15 -0700
  ...I think I'm bleeding adequately (& have replaced the fluid - all DOT3) and the archives make no note of any special requirements, but... has...
• Re: FS: Double Cabs and Syncros on eBay
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:53:34 EST
  ...sale!! I doubt he even owns them! How can he get DOT clearance for vehicles that are not even in the US?? Besides none...
• Re: Odometer repair (was coolant leak question...)
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 20:42:13 -1000
  ...Vanagon '93 Eurovan '00 Audi A6 Avant g r u n g y AT g r u n g y DOT c o m
• Re: vanagon Digest - 17 Nov 2003 - Special issue (#2003-1099)
  Historical mailing list - trooz
  Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:34:12 -0800
  ...Is there a reason I should consider an auto over a standard? Thanks, --tabe johnson xtabe AT yahoo DOT com Vancouver, BC I have...
• Re: vanagon tows vanagon(almost)
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 17:28:42 EDT
  Hey All, Check this trailer out :) @ Sports Rig dot com (I don't think the link is going to come through. :) Click here: SportsRig...
• Re: B. Bobs 2.1 main bearings, one more question
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 14:44:33 -0400
  ...Are the red and blue dot larger or are they smaller than the standard (no dot) main bearing? And which is larger of the...
• Re: Attn: Vehicle Importers (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:27:58 -0700
  TJ, I am a Registered Importer with the DOT (NHTSA). No conjecture, no guessing, just the facts... Any vehicle greater the 25 years old...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 20:31:17 -0800
  Now you've done it! ;^) Now I "need" this tool! http://www.ratwell.com/dotmac/Pictures/Tools2/32-Crimper.jpg Looks like an interesting...
• Re: Diesel: "Tach" to replace clock?
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 11:09:56 -0500
  ...Jay 82 Vanagon 1.6TD +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | | * Rent a VW Bug Limo : http://kozmik.guelph...
• Re: Replacing Engine System Fluids
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 16:53:04 -0800
  ...volks, > Phaedra Buy a preowned car? Change Eeeeeeevery damn fluid. Brakes. DOT 4 Oil I like 20W50 Coolant 70/30 phosphate free to distilled...
• Re: differences in front OEM vanagon speakers 80-87 and 88-'91??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:22:20 -0600
  ...that black metal mesh cover and you can see > the 'blue > dot" inside the speaker cone.. both are made by blaupunkt. both > sound like...
• Re: Busfusion - coming soon / June 07-10
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 14 May 2007 05:53:42 EDT
  ...Don't you remember from last year ? Or you, Dot and Benny boy were have way too much fun to notice !! Cheers, Frank Condelli...
• Liverwurst Hammers
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:26:06 -0700
  ...Worked for portable and DOT tanks. Fewer citizens died of propane accidents than swimmingpool accidents or rattlesnake bites, or accidental electrocution in the bathtub...
• Re: [Syncro] bURNINGvAN 2015 is almost upon us!
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 00:11:26 -0800
  ...Re: [Syncro] bURNINGvAN 2015 is almost upon us! dot dot dot may be dangerous in Canada. We know how wild and crazy you guys...
• RE thread on brakes, Dot3,4, etc.(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:53:08 -0700
  ...If you have tainted brake fluid...it matters not whether it's DOT 3 or 4 or Dot Bazillion...the water in it will...