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• Re: <NVC> I'm off to Cape Breton and Nova Scotia for three Weeks
  Historical mailing list - Todd Daley
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 09:21:53 -0400
  A must for me when going to Cape Bretton.. is camping at Meat Cove !! (on the northern tip of the Cabot Trail) camping at...
• Re: locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:53:55 -0700
  ...Newer caps are available but does not accept the original N profile keys. That’s means you cannot key them to match your ignition...
• Fw: Faucet Fun, etc. . .
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:42:30 -0400
  ...Silva <wsilva@capecod.net> > To: Richard Angelini <richard@bally.com> > Cc: vw <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > Subject: Re: Faucet Fun, etc. . . > Date: Tuesday...
• full paint job prices
  Historical mailing list - John & Wendy
  Mon, 20 Mar 2000 07:58:31 -0500
  ...TIA John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Do Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD a LiMBO sponsored event...
• Pop Top Counter Weights?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Mon, 17 Jul 2000 17:42:34 -0400
  ...John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Doo Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD A LiMBO sponsored event SEPTEMBER...
• Re: Alloy center caps WTB
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 6 Nov 2003 08:28:29 -0700
  ...Alloy center caps WTB > Hey folks, > > Who's got the best deal on factory alloy wheel center caps? > > I'll take new or quality...
• Re: Got Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:14:15 -0600
  Saudi is the only place with any reserve capacity left. They are not going to release that capacity because of what would happen if...
• WTB: rear washer bottle tank cap
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:43:46 -0400
  Hello List, Checking here first, Does anyone have one of this caps for the rear washer bottle for sale? Before you tell me to...
• Waterboxer rebuild
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:46:39 -0400
  ...Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85 Westy, "S-CAPE"
• Woooshing from gas cap.......
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 23:09:12 -0700
  The last couple of times that I have taken my gas cap off it has made a loud woooshing, like air being sucked in...
• FS vanagon alloys with center caps and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:56:10 -0400
  for sale 5 vanagon alloys with center caps and hardware to fit 2 or 4wd $400 plus shipping and so forth more located west...
• Re: Brake parts needed
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 21:52:43 -0600
  not real sure but i think the rubber cap from almost any vw can be used. jimt On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002, at 18...
• wanted: good running 2.1L wbx engine, also carat/wolfsburg capt chair seatbottom
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:11:43 EST
  ...grey velour capt chair seatbottom from wolfs/carat (or whole seat) p-mail if you have any of the above. can trade parts or...
• Screw Cap for Underside of Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:04:26 +0000
  I think the cap from a bottle of Crown Royal (Canadian whiskey) fits on the bottom of the water tank... This will then cause...
• Re: Need input on radiator problem
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:40:39 -0500
  Also Ben the expansion cap could not be up to par. The cap could not holding pressure allow temp.to raise. I had to...
• Re: ETKA this part?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:59:07 -0700
  ...The cap for that is VW 025 121 482 and of course, there is no > hose barb/nipple on that cap. > -- > Jim Thompson > 84...
• Re: Capacity?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 19:03:27 -0500
  ...Could somebody tell me the transmission capacity? > > Thanks, > > -jspeer >
• Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - John H. Zouck
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:55:26 -0400
  ...Anyway, I > don't think that a 25,000 mile life for a distributor cap is unreasonable. > > > Bo Kersey > '89 Westy 66kmiles > > ======================================================= John H...
• Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 12:52:10 -0700
  ...Electrical discharging a capacitor Anybody know how to safely discharge a capacitor? Playing with another small ac unit and they have a capacitor (110v...
• Re: Overflow coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 08:33:21 -0600
  Tim wrote; >>My coolant tank is completely full when i take the cap off even a litte >>comes out (good I guess no coolant...
• Re: DIY $20 Brake Bleeder-Link to .pdf
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:15:39 -0500
  ...The valve stem would have to be offset as the electrical is in the center of the cap. You would loosen the valve stem...
• Re: Need capacitor-dw
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:35:50 -0700
  ...Need capacitor-dw Folks. Looking for a capacitor to do the afm fix...called all my local suppliers, Nada. I emailed radio shack and...
• Re: PS Fluid Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:44:25 -0400
  ...PS Fluid Capacity Can't find in Bentley the fluid capacity of the PS system. Want to flush and have enough on hand. Thanks...
• looking for those small springs on utility flaps on side of westy
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:10:03 -0400
  ...Just clean off the plastic, peel away the paper and adhere both sides, your golden! John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape...
• Pressure cap
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:21:35 +0000
  ...any other test for cap? Looking to do a holiday trip. Thanks in advance. Aiko Aiko All Day Michael 89 Westy-Rosebud _________________________________________________________________ From the...
• Re: water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:43:35 -0500
  ...water tank drain cap > I can't seem to find a water tank drain cap for my Westy. I found a used one, and...
• Re: California Smog - '82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:15:50 -0700
  ...Mysteriously, the fuel cap, which had > passed at the "test only" station, failed! I have seen this happen quite often if it is the...
• Re: Power bleeder (brakes/clutch) opinions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:26:50 -0400
  I bought one of these Motive pressure bleeders and I made sure it had a cap that fit prior to ordering (and it does...
• Does anyone have...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:22:29 -0800
  Does anyone have a black cap that fits over the hub of the windshield wiper? It covers a nut that holds the wiper blade...
• Re: Master Cyl. Res. Cap;
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:05:34 EDT
  ...Hi All, Has anyone machined a Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap, Adaptor, With a Hose Nipple, or connector, for Their Bleeder Pump? Or, what are...
• Re: Vanagon Dirvability
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Oct 1996 02:50:28 -0300 (ADT)
  BTDT, but following an article form LIMBO(?) It noted that they tried a 10microfarad cap, but it wasn;t enough, and rec'd a...
• Re: Caps for armrests...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Hoelscher
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:51:30 -0700
  ...I went to order these armchair caps from BusDepot and they don't have any in stock. Does anyone on the list have any...
• Re: vanagon syndrome-- need capacitor
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:10:24 -0400
  ...My > question is , where can I get the 15V 22 microfarad tantalum capaciter ? I am sure that I need a > capacitor that will work...
• Re: Motive power bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 09:47:13 -0700
  ...Be sure to get the >correct cap version---there are around 6 different versions---same >bottle, different cap. Its the cap that fits euro...
• 2.1 WBX Valve Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 23 May 2017 19:04:25 +0000
  ...Lash Cap Kit ? Thanks for any input.Mike M Valve Adjuster Lash Cap Kit | Valve Adjusters | | | | $ 16.95 | | | | | | | Valve Adjuster Lash Cap Kit | Valve...
• Re: no idle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elfelt
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 11:38:05 -0500
  ...You disconnect the hose from the cap, remove the cap, fill with antifreeze mixture to the very top, replace the cap, refasten the hose...
• Re: Coolant with Zero Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:47:26 EDT
  ...I used a spare old cap and cut the plastic valve out of it. It worked. Now I've plugged the rad leak enough...
• Intermittent syndrome with factory harness installed
  Historical mailing list - John (Gus) Gramling
  Fri, 2 May 2008 17:27:58 -0700
  ...Without really looking, I ordered the tantalum capacitor. On installation day, I was surprised to find the factory patch harness fix already in there...
• Re: clock
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:30:25 -0400
  ...clock > Many times it's one of the electrolytic capacitors in the clock. It dries > out after 20+ years. Somewhere on the web there...
• Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sat, 17 May 2008 13:27:46 -0400
  ...it's a 22uf 15 volt tantalum capacitor > (caps rated for higher voltages work, too) ... and yes, either the capacitor > or the VW harness...
• Re: One Time Coolant Leak
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 14:52:51 -0400
  ...That will either cure the problem or eliminate the cap as a suspect. Yrs, d
• Re: Diesel Oil Filter on Gas Jetta 2.0 Which one?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:00:20 -0400
  >> Am considering using a larger capacity oil filter on my Jetta swap. << I'm using the Mahle OC-51 on mine, Neal. Brings the...
• Bleeding cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 18:45:15 -0800 (PST)
  Has anyone tried modifying a coolant resevoir cap to allow pressurization of the cooling system? Maybe a bicycle floor pump and presta/schrader valve...
• 1984 vanagon to pull 1200lb. tent camper
  Historical mailing list - smko
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 22:02:44 -0500
  Need information on installing a reciever type hitch capable of towing a 1200lb. tent camper, and if my 1984 stock vanagon with 4 speed...
• Re: Question on CV joints
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Aug 1996 02:48:34 -0400
  Actually what is causing the tranny oil leak is a missing or damaged sealing CAP which mounts in the center of the CV flange...
• Engine cutting out
  Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:22:28 -0600
  So is this 22 ufd cap just basically a filter cap set with a long enough time constant that when the air flow meter...
• sticker
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 08:20:28 -0500
  ...Wendy & John Cape Cod, MA '85 Westy, "S-CAPE"
• Re: Toronto Repair Shop Question
  Historical mailing list - seheller
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:26:12 -0400
  My comments on his capabilities can be summarized with the following: I'm in the middle of a court case against Salim! >I am...
• FS: blue captains chairs w/ armrests, fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 23:18:39 EDT
  for sale, pair of blue velour captains chairs (front seats) with armrest, fit all vanagons..good upgrade for '80-'84's too. nice chape...
• FS vanagon alloys with center caps and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:59:29 -0400
  for sale 5 vanagon alloys with center caps and hardware to fit 2 or 4wd $400 plus shipping and so forth more located west...
• Re: capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:05:43 -0700
  http://www.geocities.com/harald_nancy/intermitt._syndrome.htm snip > > Sooo, could the cap fix, in a hundred to one shot, give him any...
• Another center cap question... PAINT
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 12 May 2004 16:20:22 -0500
  I'm looking for a spray-can solution to painting my center caps. Since the Original paint wore off of them, they don't...
• Re: water tank capacity
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 21:00:36 -0700
  ...water tank capacity > 10 gal. > > > > Bob Stevens > > http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico
• Re: Pressure cap problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 11:10:28 -0400
  ...As a vanagon owner you should have some means to test or at least know if the cap is good and the system is...
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:27:10 -0800
  ...moon caps, and who knows? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010, 12:59 PM I have a stock 91 GL...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:52:30 -0700
  ...hot pink end caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . hot pink end caps . . . no end caps on black bumpers . . . How's a girl...
• Re: For Sale - Captain Seats
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:48:26 -0400
  ...For Sale - Captain Seats > Chelsea, AL - near Birmingham, AL > > I've got a pair of Captains Seats w/ armrests and head rests. Good > condition...
• Re: WTB: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:37:37 -0700
  ...Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon > Hey folks-- > > I'm looking to buy two tan front captain's chairs from a 1987 Vanagon...
• Re: Audi Turbo wheels
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 09:51:20 EDT
  ...Some Mercedes rims look like they have a bit of a lip inside the bore to hold a cap with click-fit arms around...
• Bad cap & rotor '84
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 11:28:57 -0500
  ...The tech showed me the cap and rotor (both Beru) that were really munged up for being only a year or two old. Indeed...