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• Oil cooler coolant Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:10:44 -0800
  ...see, after careful cleaning, inspection and use of some rags to catch drips that mine is dripping somewhere around where it seats against the...
• Re: Charge control 2 (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:41:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...automotive industry a little >longer to catch up, as usual... > >In terms of pulling them from junkyards, they are usually these >little inch-sized...
• Re: front to rearcoolant pipes-starting to rust more than a bit!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 07:57:20 -0400
  ...On the other hand i dont know how many more years i can expect from my 83 until the cancer catches it - still nice...
• RE: Administrator Soliciation for Replacement.
  Historical mailing list - James Digennaro
  Sun, 18 May 1997 10:50:52 -0500
  Hi Volks, I've been away for a while and was just catching up on the mail and noticed the post. Count me in...
• My ex-westy's fridge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 18:38:37 -0700
  ...Oh, I forgot the rear table, and the little box with the diabolical strap catch thing that my kids never could figure out how...
• Re: Bras - Which one is best?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 09:57:20 -0800
  At 10:22 PM 03/04/98 -0900, you wrote: >I know I'll catch some flack for this but...are all Vanagon/Westie...
• Re: hatch door difficult to latch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:01:23 -0400
  ...you shut the door >without any force the first one would catch (though the door would be a >little loose). Ken, every car door...
• Re: Major Bud Vase Upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:20:03 -0800
  > Now that I've discovered I have an official "Weekender" the > time has come to start seriously upgrading , so as to catch > up to...
• Re: Cairo Report, now K&N
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:24:34 -0800
  ...did you catch that? Now why would that > be??? Actually you're mistaken to use the plural pronoun 'they' ... it was only Terry... as...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:56:06 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > University of Idaho > www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > > > > On Fri, 17 Aug 2001...
• Re: Power mirrors for sale....Re: power mirrors? Heated or not?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 09:14:19 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Wed, 18 Jul 2001...
• intermittent shutdown
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 06:18:53 -0700
  ...she turns over fine..np with electical to starter...but doesn't seem to want to catch at the end...what could this be...
• Re: of oil lights and pressure switches
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 09:03:31 -0400
  ...should be on and then go right out when the engine catches. It is not unusual for this light to flicker or even stay...
• Re: Battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 11:18:14 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• removing VC- time and ease??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:08:21 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: Spare Tire Carrier Bolt Size - 87 syncro??
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Thu, 23 May 2002 20:20:16 -0400
  ...I > thought the engine had dropped from its mount. :( > This is why there is a safety catch on the carrier (at least on my...
• Re: Saddle bag gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:18:50 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Mon, 5 Aug 2002...
• Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:06:50 -0500
  At 09:41 AM 1/31/03 -0500, you wrote: >Should you ever find yourself next to a body of water w/o any...
• Re: Rear hatch tents now available
  Historical mailing list - Barry Muller
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 00:41:22 -0700
  ...Whatever would you want this for?? Catching the "fall out" if you drove away with the hatch open? No offense to the designer/vendor...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 19:20:03 -0500
  ...either of the other Vanagons I have owned before the > brakes "catch". None of the above maintenace items changed the low > pedal > at all...
• Re: Coolant flush after ATF cooler failure
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:58:04 -0400
  ...coolant was in the trans that way.The strainer/filter wont catch any coolant.It is just a fine sive.Thats what I would...
• Re: Busted Cladding Holes???/
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:55:34 -0800
  ...Can't catch a break lately!!!! If bad things happen in 3s, I should be good for a while now!!!! :o) On Fri, Jan...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Manny Melo
  Thu, 27 May 2021 07:16:39 -0700
  ...There are a bunch of wires in that A >> column that you don't want to catch with your drill. And even worse, the...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:06:21 EDT
  ...Instead I just siphoned the reservoir empty and then placed a pan under the pump to catch the rest. I did have a problem...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 23:00:12 -0500
  Am I missing something here? I just put a big pan unde the hose I'm going to remove and catch it ALL. I...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_Sliding_door_=E2=80=9Ccatch=E2=80=9D?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:29:28 -0500
  ...My sliding door won’t “catch” when open. Not sure what to call that exactly. There’s no problem with it opening or closing...
• Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:44:00 +0000
  ...Aug 10, 2010 4:09 PM There is one used one for $350.00 in GA (okay I'll bite-whats the catch?) and...
• Idle Problem (87 Wasserboxer)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:09:24 -0700
  ...After it stalls it's hard to start but will eventually catch. You can get it to idle if you very slowly bring the...
• North to Alaska
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:07:07 -0400
  ...I'll catch the ferry in Haines on Aug. 1 and be back home in St. Louis by mid-Aug. Any tips on little...
• Re: a door-ing question
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:41:29 -0700
  ...is a latch at the rear of the sliding door that catches and holds the door open. The latch is mounted on the body...
• 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nienhuis
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 18:24:44 -0700
  I have an 82 Diesel that just cranks and cranks and cranks, but won't catch and start. This has happened on and off...
• Re: Procedure for changing antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:40:58 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: CA Smog Legal Conversions/Facts
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:39:06 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: List question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:43:57 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• omni engine...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 14:20:03 -0800
  ...thanks matthew "Racing with the wind and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
• Re: how to earn a million dollars and it includes selling VW campers
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2019 14:43:50 +0000
  ...of him on the top of the westy is an *"eye catching"* trick ...most people look at it and wonder... what kind of van...
• Re: Fuel tank problem solving - RESOLVED for now
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 3 Apr 2018 20:15:03 -0700
  ...it had to turn over many more times than usual before catching. What does repeatedly powering and de-powering the system do - give the...
• Re: Fuel vs Ignition - WBX 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Raceing Cajun
  Sat, 16 May 2015 13:24:42 -0500
  ...cylinder has dropped out, but with that tiny goose of the throttle, the cylinder catches and away it goes like there is no tomorrow.
• Re: (Robot) Your digest for Newsbot Query Vanagon_Mentioned
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Feb 95 16:06:35 EST
  Speaking of Mark Johnson,....did anyone catch the reference to him on rec.autos.vw? It mentioned among other things that he is a...
• Re: Low Top Speed - SOLVED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:12:27 -0400
  I have heard from many folks that putting a fuel filter BEFORE the fuel pump (and after) will catch the crap from the tank...
• Re: Northern Lights Tonigh may be big!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Sun, 19 Aug 2001 16:43:15 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: anybody able and wiling?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:46:37 -0800
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 8 Jan 2002...
• Re: Arguments against using VDO oil gauges only?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 16:58:07 -0400
  ...say the only argument is that a light and buzzer might catch your attention more quickly than a gauge reading low. Why not get...
• Sealed Bearings?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 13:08:41 -0800
  ...That is to say the lubricant lasts for the life of the bearing. (reread that sentence, it's catchy) The 'seal', usually a clip...
• Re: Silicone in oil analysis
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:05:17 -0400
  ...The oil filter again can only handle so much and catch stuff so small. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Time to replace headlight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Dec 2012 10:56:38 -0500
  ...The catches on the 1.9l grills are slightly different than on the 2.1l ones, but it's workable without modifying anything. Yours...
• Car Talk - Vanagons not worth a dime....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:31:52 -0400
  Did anyone else catch the Click and Clack last weekend? The last segment covered whether to hold on to a beloved 1983 Vanagon. NPR...
• Re: Pop top -- catch this before it's too late.
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:01:56 -0700
  Yer not done until the wiki has been fed. Feed the wiki, feed the wiki. -- Rocky J Squirrel 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical...
• Westy sighting Providence RI
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:01:08 -0400
  ...Didn't catch the year as I was watching both traffic and the stickers covering the van, including a big bright JEFF on the...
• [FIXED] Re: Starting problems....
  Historical mailing list - Booker C. Bense
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 07:09:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...After the first start of the day, it turns over but does not > catch. There's a strong smell of gas. > > - Thanks to some...
• Fwd: '74-up Westy dash euro socket.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 18:26:41 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If you hurry up you can still catch the sale on Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer. As long as your name is not Timothy McVeigh...... ;<) chris
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 8 May 1999 10:53:26 -0400
  ...How are you at catching mice? > >Cheers! Marshall, I will trade you our two cats (excellent mousers) for your batteries even up! You can...
• Re: dim headlights
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:16:11 -0400
  >I'm picturing heavy "off-road" style quasi-cow-catcher for the front end of >the van. Is this accurate? What all does this...
• Re: Grease Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:57:09 -0500
  ...Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:59:14 EST > >Hey All- > >Did anyone happen to catch the bit on 'Ripley's Believe it or Not...
• I'm selling stuff on ebay again...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 8 May 2002 13:31:47 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
• Re: ebay parts picture question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 21 May 2002 10:45:30 -0700
  ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 21 May 2002...
• Sliding side window catch is loose
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 14:21:46 -0400
  On my '88 Westy, I've noticed that on the sliding window on the side door, that the little black latch that you push...
• warped SA rotors...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:14:21 -0800
  ...and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL � Something to write home about. Just $16.99...
• Re: Brake light switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:48:18 -0500
  ...First, place a bunch of rags or paper towels below the switches to catch any drips then remove most of the fluid from the...
• Re: clutch takeup
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:56:10 -0700
  ...NET> wrote: > > Vanners, and oil vanners, > My clutch seems to be catching closer and closer to the floor. Not good for a short legged...