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  • FW: FW: Salt project
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:53:37 -0700
    ...Who has > > a spare thirty thousand > > laying around to purchase a decent vehicle every > > couple of years? Not me! I > > am forwarding this article...
  • Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
    Historical mailing list - retro van
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:09:31 -0700
    ...I'll have to upgrade to retracting lap belt when she goes > > forward facing and I'd like to get a retracting lap belt...
  • Re: Propane Conversion for Vanagon--head north!
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:43:07 -0800
    ...These >were mounted forward of the rear axle on either side of the >propshaft. I chose this in consultation with Jason at ‘Brymor >Gas...
  • =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Bilstein_B6,_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:16:11 -0700
    ...I might never have tried it! >> >> I’m looking forward to your further rides and experimentation. >> >> The 4WD is very cool but man I...
  • Re: Headlight Wiring and Relays
    Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
    Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:49:57 -0500
    ...This way the factory switch / dimmer will control the relays. At the headlight buckets, I crimp on new factory terminals and terminal housings for...
  • Safety Tips for Women
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Tue, 13 May 2008 23:52:46 +0000
    ...After reading these 9 crucial tips , forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we...
  • Re: Bad Experience With Bus Depot
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 23:09:57 -0500
    ...couple of days during which e-mailed orders were not reliably forwarded to us by our provider, during the time that our server was...
  • Re: Considering I4 swap: 1.8 89 Golf vs. 1.8 VW Fox (90?)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:35:46 -0700
    ...You don't have to mess around with new fuel lines or changing any of the existing pollution control stuff as it will [if...
  • another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
    ...An offshoot of the previous Bosch L-Jetronic, the new system's control unit uses digital rather than analog technology and, generally speaking, it...
  • Re: Vanagon update paying to undo other's work
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 2 Jun 2023 21:02:03 -0400
    ...In fact, I kind of look forward to eventually converting one of the vans to electric or hydrogen. Call me a optimist but our...
  • Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:08 EDT
    ...This should last me a few years, as the forward sections of my pipes have not a speck of rust on them. When it...
  • FRIDAY: How To Kill A Snake (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Jennifer
    Fri, 13 Apr 2001 12:02:19 -0500
    ...Kills snake with massive Time On Target barrage with three Forward Artillery Brigades in support. Kills several hundred civilians as unavoidable collateral damage. Mission...
  • Re: Fwd: Installing Volvo Front Seats
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:11:51 -0800
    ...Those were comfortable and had controls to adjust all kinds of things from seat height at the the thigh to the angle of back...
  • Re: Friday Vanagon Verse!
    Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
    Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:07:08 -0700
    ...you can maintain 50mph in fresh snow easily and in great control. If you haven't experienced this, again I encourage you to do...
  • Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:52:20 -0500
    ...Fast forward. The van has just sat for a month, in mild temperatures and light rain in northern CA. I have some trouble starting...
  • Re: model year differences?
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:42:56 -0800
    ...David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone...
  • Re: hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Sat, 17 May 2008 12:56:22 -0400
    ...I just have this very occasional, very slight, forward backward surging/hesitation, when driving at low constant speeds. Any other suggestions are welcome! Thanks...
  • Re: 4th gear finally died (far from home)
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
    Fri, 5 Sep 2014 12:45:49 -0400
    Looking forward to hearing more about this issue from those with more experience because I always feel that my 4th gear is only just...
  • Re: vanagon sized/shape/style vehicles
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:12:31 -0400
    ...continues,<br><br>Unfortunately! The Type 2 and Hiaces >prove that forward-control vans<br>CAN be safe... to their occupants (not to >the...
  • Re: Why I love Mercedes Benz but would never own one of their cars (Friday ramblings)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:55:24 -0500
    ...In 1987, Mercedes-Benz applied its patent by introducing a�traction control system�that worked under both braking and acceleration � Airbags�were first introduced...
  • Re: Help Needed, On the Road
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:14:01 -0500
    ...I don't look forward to this for another > two > thousand miles. Mad Madeline > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web...
  • Re: Rejected posting to vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:57:40 -0800
    ...There are forward auxilary heater temparature controls that I dont think are stock; it is a toggle switch for= temp up and down. Additionally...
  • Re: FRONT HEATER / BLOWER FAN - Removal Instructions - EXTREMELY VERY LONG
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:42:16 -0500
    ...Also keep all of the control wires hooked >up so that you see where the flap controls go. >[Lube the Bowden wires while you...
  • Re: Max Engine Oil Temperatures
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:39:03 -0700
    ...David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone...
  • Re: bike racks.. Any home made solutions?
    Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
    Thu, 14 May 1998 10:11:25 -0600
    ...sides of the pop > top, and using wood crossmembers (for cost control and ease of replacement). > > Any other home brew systems out there? I...
  • Re: Water tank pump replacement tips wanted
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 6 Jun 2014 14:45:21 -0700
    ...Being able to control the flow is nice, as is full rotation of the spout. This is a good time to clean out your...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Mar 2015 (#2015-105). 10 lines content over 200 lines of quote!
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Sat, 7 Mar 2015 07:26:45 -0500
    ...M= aybe Interstate isn't fashion forward with their numbering. On Mar 6, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
  • Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 5 Jun 2006 20:42:45 -0700
    ...I'll have to upgrade to retracting lap belt when she goes > > > forward facing and I'd like to get a retracting lap belt...
  • more CCC's particulars for 9/20-22 trip
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Sep 1996 12:50:20 -0700
    Once again, thanks to Kathy, we have heaps of very specific info here, which I told her I'd forward to all of you...
  • Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
    Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
    Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:21:22 -0600
    ...On any long Interstate highway trip, it's a vary straight forward procedure to create a speedometer conversion table for decoding those unreliable indicated...
  • Re: any flux capacitor conversions available?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Sun, 30 Sep 2001 03:59:51 EDT
    It's a fact that the Air-cooled vanagon engine or should I say fuel injection system (Air Flow Control) has less power than...
  • FW: Help! Eurovan overheating (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
    Thu, 7 May 1998 10:17:39 -0700
    ...Help! Eurovan overheating (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 03 May 1998 11:39:15 -0400 From: Ian Knopf <iaknop01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu> Newsgroups...
  • Re: NO BORDERS IN EUROPE, WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING BADGES!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:31:44 -0700
    ...Did not mean to write this much, but it is interesting to see why countries control borders or elect not to. It is a...
  • Re: VDO Fuel Pressure sender?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:15:47 -0500
    ...You must consider that reading one of these gauges all the time is a waste of time since you really can't control other...
  • Re: no fuse for fuel pump? Adding fuses.
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 12 Mar 2023 18:46:06 -0500
    ...It was powered by a cable he had run from the > battery forward. He had added a good bit of electrical stuff to the...
  • Winching, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:19:40 -0500
    ...it is a real pain if you are not winching directly forward, which you 70% of the time are not. For the forgoing reasons...
  • Road Test: 1991 VW SA 2,5i Caravelle
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 14 Dec 95 14:51:46 CST
    ...controls used in some minibuses. TOO FAR FORWARD The snags arise in the gearshift, whose problems are compounded by its location too far forward...
  • Re: VW Customer Relations on Westfalias in US
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 09 May 1996 00:47:37 -0700
    ...But let's fast forward to 1992, the first year that I know the Audi division offered for sale in England the current 2...
  • Re: Profiting on VWs, etc \ caution: long (and final) rant
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 Jan 1997 18:51:46
    ...I look forward to working with him in the future." >"I'd like to say enough of the pontificating about how good Ron's...
  • Re: Bio Diesel Vanagon Photo Booth
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:06:05 -0800
    ...in my opinion the overall most rugged and not-electronically controlled VW diesel engine for a Vanagon is the AAZ 1.9 TD. For...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:59:00 -0800
    ...And they have a robust flex section in the header pipe ..about a foot forward of the line of cat-muffler. Nothing wrong with...
  • Re: more CCC's particulars for 9/20-22 trip
    Historical mailing list - Scott A. Harvey
    Tue, 10 Sep 1996 14:04:41 -0700 ()
    ...If you are away from developed areas, dogs may > run as wild as they please - as long as they are controllable by sight > or...
  • Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:55:22 -0700
    ...like a small older aircraft....full manual control of everything. You have to 'think' a little ...like it's not automatic, but it's...
  • Re: auto accidents in europe? fish (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:47:36 -0800
    ...How can an insurance company be unbiased towards anything when they control the whole show - including the laws and law enforcement? The court case...
  • driving hints and tips/F
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:16:04 -0700
    ...In heavy rain; the switch that controls the rear fog lights also controls the full-beam setting for the headlamps of the car behind...
  • Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:11:09 -0800
    ...The > headunit is the old variety that had a multi-pin port to control one of > those (now old fashioned) multi-CD changers that...
  • Re: Medium length travelogue, and misc.
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 30 May 2002 09:27:56 -0700
    ...The ride will firm up a bit, but, at least in my experience, you'll have better control. Another thing you may consider would...
  • Re: Horn problem
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Tue, 14 Jul 2015 12:08:23 -0400
    ...I noticed the the directional, high and low beam electrics along with the wiper control was on the shaft and is set on a...
  • Fwd: [T2] A few VW's for sale... (long)
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
    Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:34 -0500
    ...Louis, Missouri. > > >Could someone possibly "forward" this post over to the Vanagon >e-mail List, or perhaps guide me to their address so I...
  • Re: WAS: building carrier bar..... NOW: Test Weld PIC
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:53:27 -0400
    ...forward. Pull >> = >> like driving in reverse >> - Preheat the piece with a propane or acetylene torch >> - Move torch slow, steady and smoothly. In a controlled...
  • Re: Getting a Handle on the Handling of the Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:35:46 -0700
    ...The ground clearance did not change for the front spoiler because the forward tilt of the van was reduced to an even level. On...
  • Re: Audio help: 3.5MM to RCA pinouts/cabling (new stereo is in)
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:54:25 -0500
    ...The > headunit is the old variety that had a multi-pin port to control one of > those (now old fashioned) multi-CD changers that...
  • Re: Syncro Engine Block Heater Mystery Solved!! (long story, happy en ding)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 21:01:23 -0700
    ...is a heater that >gets inserted into a rad hose. (thermostat controlled) They really work! >Pretty expensive here ($30 - $40 CDN) for such things...
  • Re: [Syncro] Welding up 16" rear trailing arms - PICTURES ANYONE???
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 16 Feb 2000 17:21:00 -0800
    ...Essentially a controlled cooling down period so the metal >>regains it's proper strength. Typically cut/MIG weld, then take oxy-acet >>torch and...
  • Parts Sources for the TDI Conversion
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Mon, 23 Feb 1998 19:24:07 -0500
    ...The original TD in the T3 had the turbo low, but sufficiently offset forward to avoid interference with the mount. The turbo in the...
  • Re: Was "How do we remove" now searching the archives again - long
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:08:45 -0400
    ...This database has powerful capabilities that let you control the search and get what you want. And what you learn in mastering them is...
  • Road Test 1984 SA Oettinger Microbus
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 05 Dec 95 14:32:09 CST
    ...The smaller one was made of plexiglass with a trimmed inner panel and its control button was placed on the dashboard, to the right...
  • Re: FW: oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Fri, 29 May 2020 07:26:21 -0700
    ...Fair amount of > interstate driving so a 16 row cooler should work l like the idea of copper > lines and look forward to pictures...
  • Re: Horn problem ( updated request for a vanagon tire jack)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:12:25 -0400
    ...I noticed the the directional, high and low beam electrics along with the wiper control was on the shaft and is set on a...
  • "LISTSERV REFCARD"
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:19:23 -0800
    ...BY (NODE > NAME) > Countries -> Synonym of BY COUNTRY > LOCal -> Don't forward request to > peers > Msg -> Send reply via > interactive > messages (BITNET users > only...