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  • Re: early experience of the garage
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:11:58 -0800
    ...responces >> >> Bob Donalds >> > > Oh yeah? How about this: "Can my Vanagon catch STDs if i pee in the gas > tank?" > > That's a pretty...
  • Re: bURNINGvAN 07 - date? Karl Wolz
    Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:00:37 -0800
    ...Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> Hey, Phil, you gotta drive via Virginia! Then I can catch a ride to BurningVan with you! It...
  • Re: (Symptoms) No Start, Hesitate at Start
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:43:02 -0800
    ...Within a second or two it will catch up and take > off down the road. This doesn't happen all the time. Our 84...
  • Re: Cartalk's VW puzzler
    Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
    Thu, 21 Nov 1996 15:14:41 -0500 (EST)
    ...Did > > >>>anyone catch Cartalk this weekend? Their puzzler was as follows: > > >>> > > >>>"Larry's VW Beetle he had in college caught on fire when he...
  • Re: Skylight leak
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:18:24 -0500
    ...It now drips steadily from the operator housing which I think is catching it from the top itself. Seems a poor design since instead...
  • Poptop frame/catch refurb
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Wed, 5 Jul 2017 13:33:30 -0700
    Cunegonde has been in the Northwest her entire life since she was imported. Needless to say there was the usual mildew farm in the...
  • Re: Rear top loading cabinets
    Historical mailing list - Markus M.
    Mon, 5 Jan 2015 09:13:08 -0800
    ...Has anyone come up with a clean > looking hook or catch of some kind to hold those cabinet lids open? I'd > like to...
  • Hot start problem
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:36:09 -0500
    ...The motor turns over fast enough but won't catch. It will eventually, but not quickly. In the past I had hot starting issues...
  • Carat table latch
    Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
    Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:07:34 -0700
    My 89 Wolfsburg (=Carat) pop-up table latch mechanism is missing - I've got the little dingus with its internal rotating catch-and-spring...
  • North Carolina help?
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
    Thu, 13 Aug 1998 23:04:48 -0400
    ...The only catch is that you can't buy it. The early bird gets the worm, but the location of the worm is in...
  • Re: Slick 50
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:37:49 PDT
    ...but I wouldn't take the chance... > >Sorry, I'm catching up from the weekend, my fathers MB 300D has 480,000 >miles on...
  • Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Sat, 20 Oct 2001 12:22:17 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > Start to finish it takes...
  • Re: Engine Temp Problems
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 17 Oct 2001 11:05:01 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
  • Re: The Hover Vanagon? (Friday!)
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
    Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:05:18 -0400
    ...The audience was at one time led to think these bad guys may actually catch the "hero" in the Delorean. (Yes I know that...
  • Re: Julianna update: She's in Boston!
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:42:36 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Wed, 9 Apr 2003...
  • Re: brake lines??
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:02:04 -0400
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" >University of Idaho >www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New...
  • Re: My drivers side (triangular) vent window won't stay open
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:10:56 -0400
    ...The catch is it's facing outboard right next to the door skin. A small Vise-Grip with crisp edges will seize the screw...
  • WTB Black 110v Electrical Utility port.
    Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
    Fri, 10 Sep 2004 08:39:46 -0700
    ...So, do any of you fine listees have a spare, black 110 volt utility port for a 83.5 Westy? The other catch is...
  • help....84 starting problems
    Historical mailing list - A. B. Czerny
    Fri, 5 May 2006 13:02:40 -0700
    ...It turns over just fine but just doesnt catch. The only way to get it started is to roll start it. If I do...
  • Re: Great Description of Westy on The Samba
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 29 Apr 2006 08:29:36 -0700
    ...The metal shelf gets so hot from fire underneath that whatever is touching the metal from above, mattress for example, catches on fire from...
  • FW: Microbus Sighting----WOW !!
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:27:17 -0700
    ...on the back burnner--- > > Anyway--I try like a madman to catch tis guy in a Cherry Red Bus--slit > tail lights---one big...
  • Hard start on a slant?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
    Mon, 24 Nov 2014 12:48:58 -0800
    ...It just wouldn�t catch. I eventually got it started with lots of massaging on the gas pedal and a quick bang into reverse...
  • Re: Automatic transmission question--slipping
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:47:50 EDT
    ...the slipping and catching sounds exactly like low fluid level symptoms.. the fact that you have atf spray on your hatch, means you have...
  • Re: Purchasing accessories in Germany
    Historical mailing list - richard lumb
    Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:46:51 +0200
    ...that particularly catches your eye and can't be got at a discount in the US then OK - but generally US is cheaper. Rich...
  • Re: Digifant Tool
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:09:36 -0500
    ...The Digitool catches this instantly without and ohmmeter and crawling around in the back. -Karl Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA '87 Westfalia Weekender...
  • Re: My vanagon days are soon to be over
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Wed, 15 Mar 2000 08:39:03 -0800
    No, it was actually what the officer wrote on the ticket! He was going 103 trying to catch me, it was one of those...
  • pic of flip down stove cover
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:29:47 -0600
    ...Therefore, some detail pics of the hinges, and the catch (or whatever holds it up) would be helpful. Have a great weekend all! Keith...
  • Re: Oil Level Again
    Historical mailing list - Boroko
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 23:17:47 -0400
    ...Racers use special catch cans to remove the air. Dry sumps are used to remove the oil from the engine so it can spin...
  • Re: Can you spot the Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - John Klun
    Mon, 19 Nov 2001 09:41:30 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001...
  • Re: Need ideas - diagnosing troubles.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:08:43 -0500
    ...Nice thing about the DigiTool is that it measures at the ECU, so it catches all the broken wire/intermittent-contact problems. Get a...
  • Re: NVC Cleaning thosae hands up!!
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 13 Feb 2003 16:06:17 -0500
    ...throwaways) the NAPA is selling now, but real > men > don't take showers with their raincoats on if ya catch ma drift. > > DM&FS
  • Re: FS 83 Air Cooled Westfalia Camper Motivated Seller
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 4 Apr 2003 18:46:24 -0600
    ...Ram-Air induction > system in the > slider window big enough to catch cats in! > > chris > > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only...
  • Re: Vanagon Bush Guard /Bumpers
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 19:57:24 EST
    ...Of course, if you hit a tall moose with one all it would do is catch it after the moose went over top of...
  • Re: Hybrids on NPR last night
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sat, 15 May 2004 23:18:49 -0400
    ...People used to make the same points about fuel injection and say it'd never catch on, that carburators were superior because they were...
  • Re: [vanagon] brake lines??
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Mon, 26 Jul 2004 09:42:38 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
  • Re: Report: Dash Removal (with pics, sorta long)
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Wed, 8 Sep 2004 00:22:06 -0600
    Entity Zach White spoke thus: > Well, I had planned to do this over the long weekend, but catching some > sort of bug at the...
  • cleaning or R&R'ing the idle control valve
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:45:52 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send...
  • Re: junkyard svx engine worth it? or should I rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
    Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:22:15 -0400
    ...anyhow, may as well save yourself that trouble, you might even catch a real showstopper... Jim At 08:49 AM 4/12/2006, Sudhir...
  • Re: Oil change experience
    Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
    Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:27:37 -0500
    ...I think Wal-Mart still sells a "catch/drain/disposal pan", all in one for a few dollars, it is fully self contained, catches...
  • Power window switch tune up and reassembly question
    Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
    Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:41:57 -0800
    ...Also thought of shaving the buttons so they don't catch on the lip and one goes in before the other, but didn't...
  • Re: Battery Problems- Slow Cranking
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 12 May 2010 09:53:31 -0700
    ...Once it finally catches it runs great. If i drive it for > more then 10 minutes, it will put enough of a charge into...
  • Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:12:16 -0700
    On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > just undo the bottom radiator hoses and catch...
  • Re: Vanagon parts in Germany - long
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Fri, 06 Sep 1996 17:11:24 EST
    ...WITH brush guard above - DM450 front brush guard looks like a catcher's mask - DM1190 Projektzwo also has extremely serious-looking double-pipe bumpers...
  • Vacum gauge on syncro
    Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
    Thu, 13 Aug 1998 00:16:25 -0700
    ...Got to get some sleep, have to be up at 4:30 AM to catch the first sailing. Good night. R.Feuerriegel 88 syncro...
  • Childish question
    Historical mailing list - Leif
    Wed, 21 Jul 1999 12:00:00 -1000
    The only rubber you'll burn in a syncro is the tires melting if it catches fire, or if you're destroying evidence of...
  • MotorHomeClassification
    Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
    Thu, 26 Apr 2001 23:15:54 -0700
    ...breaks on the cartax that everyone hates...but here's the catch: DMV has my Westie classified as a Motor Home...it has always...
  • Re: 12 electric blankets readily available at Wal-mart
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:40:27 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 27 Nov 2001...
  • Re: speeding tickets?
    Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
    Wed, 17 Oct 2001 23:21:22 EDT
    ...supposed to be off April 1) but the officer didn't catch either of those infractions. -Lauren ___________ ||E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | =======| - || * * * =( o )--------( o )=p '85 [text/html]
  • Re: 2.0 l. Injectors, Rack and FPR
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 13 May 2002 07:43:32 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Mon, 13 May 2002...
  • Re: Window trims on my '87
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:03:06 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Mon, 8 Apr 2002...
  • Power Steering Hose Fitting Size??
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:01:49 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
  • Re: To Hit or Not To Hit (Was Hit 4 Deer)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:36:40 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
  • Big Brake Line routing?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:06:43 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo...
  • e-brake plastic guides? dealer only?
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Wed, 6 Oct 2004 07:50:50 -0700
    ...The guides are wearing down and are starting to catch the cable and not letting the brake be released until after driving a bit...
  • Re: Country Homes Camper?
    Historical mailing list - brandon
    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:12:38 -0600
    ...That lip on the back is what catches my eye. > jimt
  • Re: At least we don't drive Trimuphs.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:55:26 -0700
    ...Even after his best efforts, you still had to sling a net under them before driving to catch the parts that fell off. I...
  • Gas tank sealing?
    Historical mailing list - wayne withers
    Sat, 6 Oct 2007 07:14:59 -0700
    ...Anyone with experience with this? Thank you, Wayne. --------------------------------- Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! TV. Watch previews, get listings, and...
  • Re: Remembering the First Bus
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Wed, 5 Sep 2007 23:36:50 -0400
    ...Along with our one year old son, we lived on Catch 22 Beach, just north of San Carlos, on the west coast of Mexico...
  • Re: verdier for real?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:37:45 -0500
    ...Sounds like just the team you need to launch a really sweet website and catch some press, an build some buzz, as to who...
  • Re: orange coolant...who uses it?
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Sat, 22 May 1999 09:21:53 -0400
    No catch so far. I have been running it for about a year now with narry a complaint. Runs about a "needle width" or...