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  • Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Fri, 29 Oct 1999 09:51:20 -0700
    ...When we came back down the normal lower mileage returned. I always wondered about that. Todd Francis
  • Re: cold start problem
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 May 2000 12:54:46 EDT
    ...Also check your small, rubber return hoses between the injectors as these can leak and cause a hard cold start (they allow the fuel...
  • '87 Westy Bucking Problem
    Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
    Thu, 28 Sep 2000 18:00:12 EDT
    My father just returned from a trip to Maine in his '87 Westy; the same one that recieved the $700.00 rear wheel cylinder...
  • reason why BenT has not been returning email
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 28 Mar 2001 07:31:32 EST
    My apologies for the WOB. Posting to the list is the quickest way I can make this notice to the various folks who sent...
  • > thermostat housing question...
    Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
    Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:32:41 -0600
    ...Ken W., i tried to email you but it was returned every time. email okay? t candesa tony demille :: creative director pixel slave liberator...
  • Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
    Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
    Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:48:48 -0400
    ...I have recently returned to the list after a multi-year hiatus caused in no small part by one too many semi-annual "what...
  • Re: SEAM RUST - a picture is worth a thousand words
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 29 Mar 2003 21:46:45 EST
    ...I will not be answering e-mail or voice messages until I return on 4/7/2003. For inquiries that can't wait until...
  • Re: New manifold and carb report
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
    Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
    ...I just returned from a 5 > hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 > L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
  • Re: Seams
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:17:30 -0800
    ...The seam rust will return and then the silicone caulk will have nothing to grab to. M __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney...
  • Re: Porsche up to 18.5 percent
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 8 Oct 2005 09:25:52 -0700
    ...Could this mean putting pressure on VW management to return to this wonderful layout??>> Or a means to tell VW not build so many...
  • Re: I think I have given up on my cooling system...
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:04:44 -0400
    ...Well,I put a new one in and as a side effect, by temp gauge returned to normal. Looking att he old one, I...
  • Re: Barret Jackson Auction
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:55:52 -0800
    ...It was returned and resold and the new owner destroyed it and himself. And this is probably enough of this thread here on Gerry...
  • Re: torque wrench
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:06:17 -0600
    ...No other Husky product has been okay, though, I returned every other one! Al Brase Warren Lail wrote: >Most Craftsman hand tools do carry...
  • Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:28:32 -0500
    ...The hose (it goes over the tranny) has a reducer, looks like brass sleeve, which goes into the long plastic return line. Do I...
  • Re: Issues with CIP?
    Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:07:16 -0700
    ...I could not cancel or modify the order at the point, but could have returned the item, after delivery, by paying a restocking fee...
  • Re: 2 Deep cycle batterys & move starter to rear right engine compartment ??
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:54:38 +0000
    ...Add any aux batteries in such a way that it is a > simple matter to return the base vehicle wiring to unmolested state. > Design...
  • Re: 83 Vanagon Water Cooled Camper-HELP
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Mar 1995 19:13:04 -0500
    ...price range I've found with >core return) Sounds like you do not have a returnable core. Cores have to be rebuildable. >2.) Put...
  • Worth it all
    Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
    Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:07:42 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Sure enough they gave it to me, and when i returned it I unleashed the biggest smiles I've seen in a while. I...
  • Re: diagnosing by smell - maybe brake problem?
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:04 -0230
    ...And I noticed the problem when I returned from being away. > I'd suggest looking at the > parking brake/rear shoes first. If parking...
  • Re: Mkbokijkiuu
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Fri, 21 Jun 2013 18:48:46 -0700
    ...As far as I know, he's still out there -- in other forums. ---------- I recall, when John Wallace returned from one of his out...
  • Re: upper ball joint replacement
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Thu, 3 Dec 2009 09:59:40 -0800
    ...task..no need to buy a puller set. > Just leave a deposit on your credit card and get it back when you return > tool. >
  • [Fwd: Sink cabinet reno]
    Historical mailing list - Earl J Smith
    Thu, 27 Apr 2000 15:44:25 -0700
    ...I tried attaching one photo of the result forgetting that it would cause the message to be returned. I have three photos that detail...
  • Uh-oh! Power steering, isn't...!
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 22 Dec 2000 13:01:35 -0600
    ...Symptons include, getting tougher to turn the steering wheel, wheels not returning to center without help, notchy/klunky feel to steering action. Tire pressure...
  • no clutch pedal resistance & no clutch engaging
    Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
    Tue, 26 Dec 2000 11:08:15 -0800
    ...There is no resistence on the pedal at all other than the return spring. I have not detected any previous clutch problems and the...
  • Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:07:41 -0500
    ...Symptoms >returned with the new properly installed o2 sensor. An exhaust leak that lets oxygen into the exhaust system will cause the o2 sensor...
  • Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:07:41 -0500
    ...Symptoms >returned with the new properly installed o2 sensor. An exhaust leak that lets oxygen into the exhaust system will cause the o2 sensor...
  • Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
    Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
    Sat, 11 May 2002 09:45:06 EDT
    ...Now that I try to offer some help in return for their kindness, I am only assailed by the Mr. Know-It-Alls. Not...
  • Re: Westy Carpet;
    Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
    Sat, 17 Apr 2004 13:37:23 EDT
    ...I will not be answering e-mail or voice messages until I return on 4/26/2004. For inquiries that can't wait until...
  • camper primer
    Historical mailing list - DAVID T. RICHARDS
    Wed, 02 Oct 1996 21:01:29 -0400
    ...inline Return-Path: <Mailer-Daemon> Received: from smtp2.interramp.com by interramp.com (8.6.12/SMI-4.1.3-PSI-pop-local) id...
  • Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:55:10 -0400
    ...a) get something in return" That's not the case, there is no guarantee, many kickstarter projects fail and rewards are never received. Kickstarter...
  • Ron out next week
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:58:03 -0400
    ...When I return I will have some exciting new deals to offer, as a container load from Europe is sitting in port as I...
  • Re: Sick sick sick of diesel Vanagon cooling problems
    Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
    Thu, 10 Dec 2015 11:19:01 -0800
    ...I copied the Audi cooling routing to a T which has the expansion tank return hose plumbed into the main coolant return (to the...
  • fuel tank nipples
    Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
    Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:14:13 -0500
    ...The tank's got a 1/4" fuel-draw nipple (and a 1/4" return nipple). My old tank (which appears to be rusting...
  • Remove rear axle nut no e brake?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 7 May 2016 17:33:04 -0700
    ...I have the brakes apart, the return spring anchor on one side is about to fall off. Tack welds failed. Can the big rear...
  • Re: Air Cooled Crate Engines
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:26:33 +0000
    ...Google returns a number of places > one can buy a crate engine, GEX, Mid America Motorworks, etc. Does > anyone have any positive or negative...
  • Re: Brake bleeding problems
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:13:56 -0700
    ...Both of which I will return. I >think both have put more air in the system then taken out. I have not see a...
  • Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:27:50 -0700
    ...not enough of it. (My Adventurewagen is pushing 20 mpg and the Westy regularly returns 26 mpg. 1.9 gas and diesel respectively.) Jim
  • Re: 300k!
    Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
    Sat, 3 Jul 2010 22:39:16 EDT
    After a trip to Kroger today I returned home and the odometer read 299,999 miles. Tomorrow the odometer will pass 300,000. Rico...
  • removing the fan housing, engine in car?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
    Wed, 13 Dec 1995 23:14:56 -0500 (EST)
    ...the PO?) removed from my bus. (though I still need a return spring and some of those little clips that hold the connecting rod...
  • 84 Westy, skylight source?
    Historical mailing list - Off White
    Wed, 6 May 1998 13:08:41 -0700
    As of yesterday, I have returned to the VW fold with an 84 Westfalia, successor to a 67 bus and a 79 Westfalia. The...
  • Click on this link for pic- power steering belt wear on your oil filler tube!!
    Historical mailing list - Peter
    Sun, 31 Oct 1999 15:19:29 -0700
    ...click on this link (or paste into your browser window & hit return) to see a picture of mine: http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon...
  • new supply of rubber head vanagon keys
    Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
    Wed, 2 Feb 2000 19:50:25 -0600
    ...Cost is $4.75 each, return first-class postage paid. Thanks, everyone, for your support. Steve Sandlin Steve's Lock Shoppe www.steveslockshop.com...
  • crank case breather
    Historical mailing list - MLind
    Mon, 31 Jul 2000 08:30:50 -0400
    ...back down into the case or is there a better place to return the oil back into the case? TIA Myron Lind 81 Westy
  • Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
    Historical mailing list - PSavage
    Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:04:00 -0800
    I can see I did not offer enough good clues re this new sound in my van since it returned from the shop. Here...
  • FOAF Response
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:59:27 -0800
    ...kindly placed all four of the schrader cores under the drivers side windshield wiper so they would be easy to find when they returned.
  • WANTED: dead AC compressor
    Historical mailing list - Fast Forward
    Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:31:33 -0800
    ...When I am done with it I can return it if you like. David Marshall Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning 4356 Quesnel Hixon Road...
  • Where is Al Knoll?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Fri, 11 Jan 2002 19:08:39 -0800
    ...I offer a reward for their safe return. Steve
  • Importing a vehicle from Canada to US
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Fri, 10 May 2002 12:23:22 -0400
    ...how other people have handled license plates and insurance prior to actually registering the vehicle upon returning home. Thanks. Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport, ME
  • Big day at the bus yard - update
    Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
    Sat, 18 Dec 2004 20:14:50 -0600
    ...the rock and told him how the captain was likely to return, and how soon, and answered a few other questions, �Ah,� said he...
  • Re: Gas Tank Restore
    Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
    Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:49:47 -0500
    ...the right side rear was lower than the left side rear (return side), but absolutely no screen cartridge installed. Can anyone shed some light...
  • Re: Play in throttle shaft
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:01:05 -0500
    ...Best to just readjust your throttle switch, and move on to the next problem.Perhaps a weaker return spring will not pull the shaft...
  • Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:41:20 -0700
    ...So I pump the brakes and watch as fluid is leaving > there...never to return. Blast. Maybe it's leaking into the brake booster...
  • FS Westy- Turbo Diesel Joker on Samba
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:41:07 -0800
    ...They want to sell it here before returning to Germany. I am trying to help them find a home for it. More details in...
  • Re: Coolant tank -- how full is FULL
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:28:23 -0700
    ...Filled to overflowing -- above the > bleed return hose fitting (2.1)? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
  • Interesing travel story
    Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
    Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:38:10 -0500
    I just returned from a trip to Israel and came across this guy in Jerusalem. He had an '84 diesel camper that was kind...
  • Re: Am I being unreasonable(Bus Depot)?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 2 May 2002 11:33:53 -0400
    ...You then have 30 days to return the original part back to us via insured mail or UPS. As long as we receive it...
  • Re: Friday: Tech Support
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 2 Sep 2011 13:44:50 -0400
    ...How do I return it to you for a warranty replacement? Can you send me a prepaid shipping label?" ...or... "I received a part...
  • Clutch pedal doesn't return?
    Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
    Thu, 28 Dec 1995 13:21:20 -0500
    ...I noticed that the clutch pedal doesn't return to its normal position, but rests about 1" or 1-1/2" below where it...
  • Re: Westfalia Registry
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 25 Jun 96 14:56:20 EDT
    ...to which Ron Lussier <coyote@chaco.com> wrote: >You can also buy a 'International Return Postage' stamp from the post office. There is a...
  • Re: Alternative search for archives (No Vanagon Content)
    Historical mailing list - Steve
    Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:55:42 -0800
    ...It works great, you can go surf your favorite > sites or whatever and get the results when you return. Coyote sent me a > URL...