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• Re: EV and VANAGON MATS FS!!!! Cheap!!!!
  Historical mailing list - "L-Soft list server at Vanagon List (1.8c)"
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 13:34:10 -0800
  ...I've tossed them aside Unknown command - "I". Try HELP. > until recently and I'm ready to move them. Unknown command - "UNTIL". Try HELP...
• Re: Vendors for E-code OEM Vanagon Low-beams
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 00:48:36 +0100
  ...the lights and including shipping. > > Does anyone know of any vendors aside from PUMA who are selling the E-code > headlights? <<snip>> Like I...
• Re: Extra Grounds on 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 23:34:19 -0400
  ...What do you think? Could just measure and see? Of course it wouldn't show up RF with any ordinary voltmeter... >As an aside...
• Re: Propane Leak! Yikes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 13:52:29 -0400
  ...regulator). Under *no* circumstances use a BBQ-type single-stage regulator. Aside from being highly illegal and potentially deadly in an accident, it will...
• anybody wanna buy a blue 84 1.9 digijet vanagon. (please!) (in memphis, TN)
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 05:20:37 -0700
  ...reply and i will provide contact info it runs pretty good. aside from the idle being all wrong (ain't got no tach, or...
• Overhauled/Rebuilt replacement Engines
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:56:45 -0400
  ...Putting the fuel injection, cooling system and electrical systems aside, the two choices that come to mind are Boston Bob and Go Westy. I...
• FS: 82 Diesel ASI Camper - dead engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:38:32 -0700
  ...Imported as a passenger van, then converted by ASI to a weekender model. Originally outfited with poptop (the one that goes straight up) table...
• Re: The nature of dielectric grease;
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:54:32 -0700
  ...it is not being used to make it more conductive. > With a correctly done connection the grease is pushed aside except where > there is...
• Re: Buying Vanagons at a distance
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 1 Jun 2018 11:51:10 -0700
  ...The owner was taken aside. They expected I would fly to California from Atlanta first then make an offer. I did not lowball. >> >> What...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:10:36 -0600
  ...exhaust and head. Of course, > these are one-time use hardware. Aside from just using 12 and 13mm nuts and > bolts, can anyone recommend...
• Heads up, it's almost rapture time... and the closing of Bostig's next build group
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 20 May 2011 15:52:14 -0400
  ...Pmail me if you agree I need additional pushing in that direction if it's going to materialize as I haven't set aside...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 15 May 2009 10:26:40 -0700
  ...But aside from that, there is still the possibility for the insert to rust and the hose to get old and soft and stretch...
• LiMBO Rites of Spring at Carlisle May 9th -11th
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 23:00:10 -0500
  ...We are hoping to set aside a spot on the show field for our buses. Wouldn't that be cool. Hope to see you...
• Re: engine swaps, etc, etc, etc...(ignorant questions)
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:52:35 EST
  ...HYPE I drive an '84 Audi 5000s Turbo daily with 150k miles, and aside from a little lifter tap before it warms up (and...
• Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 18:25:34 EST
  ...The Sportsmobile tops popped straight up, but had a tube metal style luggage rack in the front, unlike the Westfalia's, and the ASI...
• Re: 82 DIESEL FLYWHEEL
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 22:27:36 -0700
  ...flywheel? Mike Snow Camp Pendleton, California 1982 Westfalia 1.6TD 1983 ASI 1.6D -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• You want it when?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 00:52:42 -0700
  Step aside slow list vendors (or so you thought) for Shox.com's slowww delivery. But they have the lowest price! Is it worth...
• Re: Table for table (85 Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:26:10 EDT
  ...The only ones I've seen with a bracket on the floor is an ASI camper conversion. Is that what you have? They have...
• Re: Fwd: Me Too: Remote control door unlocking?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 23:05:31 +1300
  ...This was the best $120 I ever >spent on my 83.5 Westy, aside from professional window tinting. > >The only caveat is that you...
• NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 3 Nov 2013 19:22:20 -0500
  ...But aside from obvious smoking, oil leaks, odd sounds is there any good ways to ensure I'm getting a good deal? Cheers, Harry
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:53:27 -0700
  ...I don't think it is being asinine when you correct someone or question a wrong term, even when you may know what the...
• Re: 1986 + Brake Caliper Bolts. 200 Ft lb ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:41:51 -0400
  ...Trouble with 150+feel (leaving aside accuracy) is you might be spending a torque wrench. Of course you can use a scaling adapter with...
• Import duties
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:10:58 -0500
  ...Any other shipment from wherever (Asia, Australia, Europe, etc.) customs charges were built in to the shipping cost (thats one reason they are so...
• Re: Diesel Exapansion Tank Problem Solution
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:29:26 -0500
  ...tanks (or they could maybe be mounted on the motor <itself?). Aside from the difficulty of the actual fabrication, <what would be good reasons...
• Re: brake oddness
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:33:29 -0700
  ...Mrs Squirrel thinks I am just swell, and has no reason to play around. > All kidding aside,had same behaviour was the master cylinder...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:25:47 -0800
  ...All things aside- I am > getting excited to get another van. > > The current owner just wants it fixed so he can sell it to...
• Help! '87 Westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:18:34 -0400
  ...Asides aside, I pulled the cover off the gear selector (auto tranny, in case you hadn't gotten that yet) and cleaned the switch...
• Re: Best Dealer To Buy Parts From...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:55:25 -0500
  ...Now - where do I get the 'fiches? (aside from the one that Joel sent me a couple of years ago...) bcnu - G (John Gladu...
• Re: Bike rack over rear window?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 09:57:52 -0800
  ...It works same/fine, aside from >access, but I really don't like having the rack and bikes hanging off two 1" >wide nylon...
• Really WEIRD electrical quirk
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:32:14 +0000
  ...crank in that configuration, so I ask, what did I fry, aside from this slight annoyance it is running just fine, hell with less...
• 82 Vanagon Diesel ASI Riviera Camper For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 18:44:45 -0400
  Van still for sale. Someone want to make me an offer? I have a $13,000 medical bill that needs to be paid. Specs...
• Re: two campers @ $2900 each
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:33:36 -0400
  ...at 802 310 4422 or peterabrown@web.de: > > 1981 VW Vanagon ASI Camper > pop top w/ screens, camping equipment works > engine rebuilt 7k miles...
• Re: one van for two people?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 11:09:27 -0500
  ...3) VWs aside, keep the cars separate if you can -- in our house, cars are kind of a lighning rod. She happens not to...
• Re: cheap Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 13:55:02 -0500
  ...CIS, which I didn't know they made 1.6L motronics.. aside from the engine mounts moight only be worth $200. Theres currently a...
• Re: URGENT How do I get my front door interior panels off?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:00:59 -0700
  ...Bentley is no > help. > > As an aside is there an easy disconnect for the front speakers (I > haven't taken a good look)? My...
• shoulder belts
  Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:57:36 -0500
  ...to use child booster seats while traveling in a motor vehicle. Aside from this legislation assuming that I don't know how to care...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 21:47:41 -0500
  ...With all of the nifty kit cars around and even recent Asian muscle cars avaliable it just seems more practical to get one to...
• Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:21:06 -0800
  ...like a Good thing to do for a 33Yr Old Part (aside from replacing it) ~ > Also cleaned It's connector & those of the I...
• Re: small steering universal joint size?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 09:17:05 -0500
  ...The replacement is quite easy aside from the fact that you have to lie on your back under your van with dirt and rust...
• 14" factory wheel conundrum
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 22:44:49 -0500
  ...wait a minute, three? i thought there were only two." so it turns out (as you may or may not already know), that aside...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:33:03 -0800
  ...that's an automatic. I find > out > > now it only gets 16mpg. Aside from a tune -up, any ideas on how to > increase > > it? > > >
• Re: Replacing the antenna
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:26:43 -0600
  ...Now you can probably see the mount if you push cables aside. Jim On Mar 29, 2005, at 9:01 PM, Christopher Gronski wrote...
• Re: I are mades it [no real VC]
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:20:23 -0700
  ...But then again I'm Asian. To me all old short fat guys look >>>> like Al Knoll. =). >>>> >>>> I'm trying to figure out who...
• Re: Auxiliary battery information (Type and physical access to)
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Thu, 8 Oct 2015 21:23:34 -0700
  ...is an ASI 1982 Camper Conversion, and > She has a small plate that says she was > MFD by Automotive Services Inc (ASI), of > 9829...
• Re: Bus Dee-Poh H4 lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Jul 2003 02:31:33 -0400
  ...These are among the many things that can be made in Asia significantly less expensively than Europe/US -- and could be of almost any...
• Re: And now for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:45:57 -0600
  Service and shipping aside, having tge RIGHT tires is an absolute necessity on our vans. It's one of those areas I'm willing...
• Re: Mexican auto insurance
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 7 Dec 2009 12:26:08 -0700
  ...One of the cool things Bob does is set aside a room in his office for mail and packages for his customers in Mexico...
• MOFOCO report
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:58:32 -1000
  ...it--not healthy for a new engine On a positive side, aside from the shot, the reground crankshaft is quite good. All of the...
• Re: Y370 vs Y356
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 23:43:30 -0400
  ...Y356's (8 ply) an acceptable substitute? I have an 86 ASI conversion which NO, NO, NO We've been here before people as...
• Re: sliding door screen (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 21 May 1999 22:01:36 EDT
  ...I've set aside one kit for myself, as I am going to fit it into my '74 Westy. I've taken a few...
• Re: Why does the list recommend against "standard" oil filters?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 16:20:58 -0400
  ...Specific Vanagon issues aside, there's a fellow active in MoPar racing or something who's done some thorough examinations of oil filter quality...
• Re: Tail light #
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:37:35 -0500
  David, you said, << Aside from being illegal, I think that can bite you -- if your tail lights are as bright as your brake lights...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 10:40:13 -0700
  ...believe otherwise, but ALL >gasoline comes out of the same pipeline. Aside from the fact that it is >seasonally adjusted, the brand doesn't...
• Re: piston rings!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 09:39:36 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Dustin Schmidt wrote: >i just bought my first vanagon, an 81 asi/riviera camper. the previous owner put new...
• Re: BenT quiz
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:31:38 -0700
  ...Instead a small number was produced for domestic consumptions and later additonoal ones made for some Southeast Asian Markets. I found a few during...
• Re: The nature of dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 17:41:18 -0400
  ...I also suppose that if you coated a contact with it you > could still get conductivity where the grease was pushed aside and you...
• Re: Aux battery access woes
  Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 15:47:44 -0700
  ...Just have to know the little secrets, that's what I have you guys (the vanagon list) for : ) Ellen Lola, '85 Vanagon ASI ----Original...
• roof sections
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 11:28:43 -0500
  ...as in the pre 67westies and ASI's .. I do have some images captured from the internet w/vanagons (mostly european) with a similiar...
• FS: 1984 Vanagon GL $650 or parts in San Francisco Bay Area
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:25:38 -0700
  ...Again, please bear in mind that I have NOT driven the van before aside from the guys driveway and onto the car carrier. Battery...
• the Vanagon song......this is great LOL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:53:41 EST
  ...but if you choose to not listen to it, you'll be missing out on a really cool song.., F bombs aside it put...