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Re: dometic 182b question
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:54:55 -0500
...R- 13, I believe.My flagship insulation that I thought would save the day was a product called inswool. This is a high temp...
New VW Vans, more random ramblings.(longish).
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 1 May 2007 10:31:53 -0700
...I mean, talk about 'simple' (as compared to that one-time flagship of the Porsche line) I had almost vowed to never ever own...
Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:49:17 -0700
racers exaggerating HP numbers I cant imagine that when the green flag drops the BS stops I owned and have spent allot of time...
aerodynamics..NVC
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
...I don't have the figures in hand, but I recall the original "flag" mirrors, very similar to a vanagon's took some 25hp...
Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
Historical mailing list - jonathan waters
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:52:33 -0700
...in another crash I had while I was >> stopped by a flagger and got rear ended...Life is uncertain and even if >> you >> do...
Re: Looking for trip planning suggestions
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:48:46 -0700
...Funky things like the Meteor Crater east of Flagstaff, the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook. Check out a site called RoadtripsUSA http://www.roadtripusa.com...
NVC Strange and Stupid Laws in the United States
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:54:51 -0400
...walk or run in front of the vehicle, waving a red flag in order to warn approaching pedestrians and motorists." Texas: --The entire Encyclopedia...
Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 23 May 2016 09:15:06 -0700
...cage up pets prior to border crossing and tell customer service > > representatives of her majesty or the flag that pets are onboard - > > 4. Pkged...
Re: What's it really worth?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:11:46 -0700
...Additionally ..if any used car or van looks really sharp .........that is a Red Flag actually. Often it means they were cleaned up to...
Re: Fire!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:05:01 -0800
...I just use masking or medical adhesive tape around a wire like a flag .. and write in that with a good ball point pen...
Re: [TDI-conversion] shipping a bus- having trouble finding a shipper AZ to ID
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:08:19 -0500
...trying to ship a non running 87 syncro adventure > wagon from Flagstaff AZ to northern idaho. I had a > broker and they keep saying...
Long trip, short report
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 16 May 2001 22:06:09 -0700
...It was a good trip, but it was nice to see the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff, meaning I was almost home...
Weakly Stats ....
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 29 Sep 95 13:55:59 CDT
...2 MI 5 TN 3 -CAN.ONT.Tor 3 AZ.N.Flag 1 MN 7 TX.ASA 10 -CAN.QUE.Mon 4 AZ.S...
Weakly Stats ....
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Friday, September 29, 1995 3:19PM
...2 MI 5 TN 3 -CAN.ONT.Tor 3 AZ.N.Flag 1 MN 7 TX.ASA 10 -CAN.QUE.Mon 4 AZ.S...
Re: very likely people have already seen this vanagon for sale .. his is my first real sitdown time with email since wednesday of last week so i hope you can forgive my tardy post
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:55:09 -0800
...yellow flags ; round headlights and left hand drive on a european 87. no mention of engine. where is it? 6 thou + transport might get...
Re: Tires Michelin Agilis vs LTX M/S
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 10 May 2002 13:55:55 -0700
...2Fvan&wheelsizename <DIV></DIV>>=any&specificusename=any&flag=1 <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>This Michelin site is ranking...
Re: Screen for non-camper
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 10:50:28 -0800
...Rich 85 GL Vanagon Currently on the road in Flagstaff, on a two-week Vanagon Roadtrip to the Southernmost tip of Texas....just 'cause...
Weakly Stats ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 01 Dec 95 09:05:38 CST
...NY.NY 5 UT 5 -CAN.ON.Tor 6 AZ.N.Flag 1 KY 1 NY.W.Buff 2 VA 7 -CAN.PQ.Mon...
Yet another potential EV
Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
Thu, 7 May 1998 23:07:17 -0700
...About the only red flag is that the engine seemed to lag or hesitate at times on the test drive. (Mostly when coasting down...
Re: Friday Philosophy: On Community
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:22:04 -0800
...a tent and the > other in a sailboat moored at Fort Flagler (only place I've found in > Washington where we can do that...
Re: redline (not the oil)
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:42:13 -0700
...If you like this kind of self flagellation buy a 1950 Crosley or a corvair turbo corsa or 1981 UrQ WR or a GM...
Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:59:24 -0700
...in another crash I had while I was >> stopped by a flagger and got rear ended...Life is uncertain and even if >> you >> do...
Re: flashing coolant light purpose
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:19:28 -0500
...automatically guestimate the cost involved with whatever code > the ecu is flagging and setting .. > and the display will be in Dollars ! > > that is SO...
2k test drive (long, sorry)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:35:35 -0500
...The trip through Sedona, Flagstaff, the Grand Canyon and on to Albequerque, Santa Fe, Taos and Pueblo, CO was a South West vista for...
Re: vanagon speed (was Re: Heart vs. Head
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:08:44 -0600
...kicker, my number one destination is >>>>> the Colorado Plateau -- Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Cedar Mesa. From San >>>>> Diego thats' 500 to 600 miles and an...
Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:44:39 -0700
...tracks pass through and they use the train like a taxi ... flag it down ... go shopping etc ... all residents but the one i met...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 25 May 2011 14:35:14 -0700
...Next |> > day we get nephew with his F-150, with 2-3 year offroad |experience in Flagstaff and other places, |> > plenty of straps, winch...
duhhh ... Weakly Stats ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 02 Jan 96 08:46:57 CST
...W.Buff 1 VT 2 -CAN.ON.Ott 9 AZ.N.Flag 1 KY 1 NY.W.Itha 3 WA.W 25 -CAN.ON...
Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:47:47 -0700
...heads off that thang > I can see it now like a flag in the wind those heads just flapping in the > breeze and you...
Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:19:48 -0900
...Hill, where the spousal unit flagged moi down at our new > temporary home w/ my Burning Man flag! > > Welcome to Maine! Carl, is now...
Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Danny C.
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:18:37 -0700
...a down window robbed us of 25+mph in speed...Those flag mirrors you see on street cars?....probably about 20mph at speed, easily...
Re: Watching Oil Temp (long, as usual)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:48:53 -0700
...and drove about a mile before having to stop while a flagger held back traffic through a construction site. Oil temp went down to...
Re: redline (not the oil)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:38:57 -0700
...If you like this > kind of self flagellation buy a 1950 Crosley or a corvair turbo corsa or > 1981 UrQ WR or a GM...
Re: When a 20-yr old can't afford a hippy bus
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 20:24:51 -0400
...myself with a truck hitting me as I waited for a flag person > > at a construction delay...Doing everything right, and I still lost...
Re: winterizing
Historical mailing list - Andrew Gies
Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:08:02 -0500
...after all we > can't put red and yelo flags like the airforce does for > planes in storage/hanger > > gas stabilizer, nuff said > > gas...
Re: Interstates are boring
Historical mailing list - Roland
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:05:08 -0700
...From SoCal to the Grand Canyon or Flagstaff: Definitely 89 to Prescott, then Jerome, Sedona, and up Oak Creek Canyon. Way better than any...
Re: Weight Distribution
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:05:29 -0800
...mid-engine newer model cars don't out perform the almighty flagship 911.. Another factor...........the conring and handling limits on a car like...
Re: Ellis- coming out party! Attn: Coyote
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 09:15:40 -0500
...I am out and I am proud I will wave the flag high and strut my stuff with pride! Flannel shirts, wide mens leather...
Re: IT LIVES! 84 Westy 2.1 Conversion Finally Completed!
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Jun 1997 18:31:08 EDT
...Even Sears/Craftsman couldn't help on this one, so the next MAC or Snap-On Tools Truck I see will be flagged down...
Re: Booster Seats Options
Historical mailing list - pederparizek
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 15:58:31 -0500
...The thing my son likes about this one is that it is a checkered flag Dale Eirnhart one. Peace out, Peder '84 westy ----- Original...
Re: Camping and Sights from L.A. to Santa Fe
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:43:43 -0500
...We're planning to head out on the I40 through flagstaff, but on the way back we are open, though I don't want...
Re: Mechanical/Brakes/1984 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Dec 2016 04:11:54 -0500
...kicked off the Vanagon List in the last 20 years for flagrant assholery of one sort or another. Several years ago when Ben Tan...
Re: Border Crossing USA to Canada
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Mon, 23 May 2016 09:03:33 -0700
...cage up pets prior to border crossing and tell customer service > > representatives of her majesty or the flag that pets are onboard - > > 4. Pkged...
Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 09:02:53 -0400
...All >the plants next to the road were bent over, and the flags were straight out. >However, the van just didn't care. Stable...
Re: Drive shaft removal (Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:09:36 -0400
...I've done it on the plain ground. > > Before you undo the bolts mark the flages, so you later know which end > goes where...
Re: When a 20-yr old can't afford a hippy bus
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 18:22:23 -0700
...myself with a truck hitting me as I waited for a flag > person > > > at a construction delay...Doing everything right, and I still lost...
Re: Wow! how bout this guy?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:02:21 -0700
...in another crash I had while I was >>> stopped by a flagger and got rear ended...Life is uncertain and even if >>> you >>> do...
Re: Trip Report: Detlef has Left Utah & is Safely in Maine
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:28:49 -0800
...Hill, where the spousal unit flagged moi down at our new > temporary home w/ my Burning Man flag! > > Welcome to Maine! Carl, is now...
Re: got hit by a front end loader
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:31:56 -0800
...gaurds and warning around the swing area which can include a flag person or Yellow Tape Barrier ... of course i dont know the particulars...
Re: Trip Report (longish)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:43:22 -0700
...de Chelly, 2 in Rocky Mtn Natl Park, 1 north of Flag heading to the Canyon. Mileage for the drive was an acceptable 21...
Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:08:57 -0700
...Robert 1982 Westfalia --- Bob Donalds <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > racers exaggerating HP numbers I cant imagine > that > when the green flag drops the BS...
Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:57:37 -0700
...I am reminded of a couple lines from the Black Flag song "Six Pack": My girl friend asks me which one I like better...
GNATT report part 3
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 22:38:34 -0700 (PDT)
...the next day, Shelley and I decided to stop at Six Flags, which was right off the highway outside St. Louis. It was a...
Re: The deal about the Tail Light Fairy
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:50:55 -0700
...not so stupid as the Porsche > one that was in my "Flagship of the Porsche line" the 928...What a > stinker! Almost every stupid...
Re: Brakes...no van content.
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 17 May 2007 17:46:47 -0700
...if we were stopped suddenly > >> for a crash or something (red flag) . My hollow core rotors, > >> perforated also, would last about 2 race weekends...
Engine Fires: A Professional POV
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:07:45 -0400
...your passengers and others before attempting to extinguish any car fire. Flag down or get others to help as you deem appropriate...most highway...
Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:36:20 -0700
...of the results versus 3150 in another is a big red flag. If that "65" test was really at 3150 then it was closer...
Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:34 -0700
...the anemic alternator ... >> >>I bought an alternator at an AutoZone in Flagstaff, just so I would >>get completely stuck over the holiday weekend. I...
Re: Planning Trip--Tips?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Sat, 1 Oct 1994 10:22:03 -0700 (PDT)
...don't have to stay long, but it IS impressive. > sort of an inverted canadian rockies. :) meteor crater at winslow, az, east > of flagstaff...
Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Danny C.
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:44:20 -0700
...a down window robbed us of 25+mph in speed...Those flag mirrors you see on street cars?....probably about 20mph at speed, easily...