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• Re: engine surge on idle ,, '85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Apr 1994 16:29:42 -0400
  ...But if there are only 15-30 components in the thing, not including decoupling caps , etc, it can probably be figured out by analysis...
• Coming to Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Sun, 24 May 1998 08:50:36 -0000
  Hello; If you're coming to Canada leave your firearms at home. If customs find it, you will lose it, and have to pay...
• Re: Removal of Vanagon Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 6 Jun 1998 00:25:44 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: 80-81 AIR - Vanagon Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:07:15 -0700
  ...You can't help everyone, but you can help someone. Even one candle helps to push back the darkness.
• Re: Watering Hole Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 14:05:22 -0500
  My next quest will be to capture every one of these cats and put a little bell on their necks so they can't...
• Re: fixing low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 May 2004 08:20:09 -0500
  Believe me it can be done. It can' be done in a VW bus of 79 or earlier but in the vanagon you can...
• Re: Need Charcoal Canister
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 15:51:11 -0700
  I noticed that the charcoal canister I removed from a '94 Jetta and the one on my 1981 Vanagon were similar. (I swapped a...
• Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:03:29 -0500
  ...I see I can order them from Bus Depot (my mechanic can't get them in Newfoundland and they don't order elsewhere), which...
• The Red Line Dealer in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:01:17 -0300
  ...Can >you please sent to me the address/phone # for your Canadian Distributor >for your products? Thanks you. Malcolm Stebbins<color><param>0100,0100...
• poptop seal / canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 10:50:48 -0500
  ...Should I wait and replace the canvas and poptop seals at the same time or would it alright to replace the seals now and...
• ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 00:43:18 -0400
  ...Can my symptoms mean anything else but a bad oil cooler? Can I get a new oil cooler in with simple tools and w...
• Re: saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down low?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 18:15:23 -0800
  on 22/3/03 6:04 pm, JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > why do the Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by...
• Re: SPAM ?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 7 May 2004 12:05:17 EDT
  ...If you paint a tin can to resemble a Vanagon, the duriful Spamnimal will crawl in and you can CAN HIM!!! Takes a key...
• drivers door lock Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:56:15 -0400
  ...I can lock my doors without the key. Mike Collum wrote: > Upon exit, the driver's door can only be locked with a key...
• Re: speedo for Canadian 85?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:07:13 -0700
  ...You can also use a one piece cable on US vans since the EGR/O2 box light is kind of stupid anyway...the box...
• Re: CV boot replacement
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 21:06:13 -0500
  ...CV boot replacement > > I have some specific questions about replacing CV boots on my '84 Westy > that > I can't figure out from reading...
• Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:24:17 PDT
  On 10 Jul 96 at 2:54, Randy Farchmin wrote: > Last time I was to Canada, handguns could NOT be brought in, but long...
• Busses by the Sea FINAL INFO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Emmet McGovern
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 15:26:28 -0400
  ...Please bring extra firewood for the group fire if you can. Attendance is looking great, I cant wait to meet all the new faces...
• Re: Kombi's last wishes
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sat, 5 Apr 2014 18:52:18 -0700
  They may called it another name but it's a crime even in Canada. Just google the words "Canada VIN Swap" and see what...
• Re: Body Seam Rust - zinc chromate
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:55:55 -0700
  zinc chromate is still availible in marine stores is a spray can for easy use. Not cheap (about $10.00 a can) but it...
• Canadian tire plug sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:42:14 -0400
  For other Canadians out there (or if you are visiting this week) www.canadiantire.ca Bosch Platinum & NGK G-power Platinum plugs are 2...
• Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:10:44 EDT
  ...The compression can still be good but the oil control rings can be worn. Check the amount of blowby. The valve stem seals can...
• Vanagon Seat Covers on Sale
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:59:05 -0600
  ...Here's a link to the current Canadian Tire EFlyer: http://www.canadiantire.ca/~e-flyer/html/10/609.20344514110.html Coincidentally, they are...
• Re: Shipping to Canada and customs
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 01:19:24 -0500
  ...I just shipped to Canada via Fedex and got caught with a $25 brokerage fee and $13 Canadian tax for a $100 valuation. Use...
• Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay -- Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:50:16 -0500
  ...Someone in Canada should buy it. Canada allows you to import any vehicle over 15 years old with minimal hassle...
• Pictures of clean canvas install?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:02:11 -0700
  For inspiration, I'd like to see pictures of a canvas install that looks particularly clean and smooth. This, while wrestling with my own...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:29:12 -0800
  ...here is my post on how I replaced my canvas: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P=R18734...
• Re: importing vanagons to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:31:36 -0230
  ...I had thought that an old vanagon that didn't comply with current Canadian rules about things like daytime running lights or (as someone...
• Re: Looking for supplier for long grommets used on German canopies
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:25:26 -0700
  ...Do you sell the grommets separately? I take this to mean you are willing to make a T3 canopy if not of the original...
• Re: misc. ramblings about locations
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 08:49:02 CDT
  ...there's a lot of >> territory to cover in "CAN". :) > >Agreed, my guess is that the bulk of the 13 Canadians on this list...
• Re: Open container (alcohol) law & the Westy????
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 16:13:50 -0330
  George Nahrebecky wrote: > > I don't know how it is in other provinces in Canada, but in Nova > Scotia, vehicles like Westfalias qualify for...
• Re: 16" wheels
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:57:59 +0100
  ...Should I go as wide as I can with these tires - the same all > around, or, should I make the back tires wider than...
• Heated seats and Gas cans
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wasbrikoff
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:00:49 -0500
  Hi Folks, I own a 1991 Vanagon GL and was wondering if I can have heated seats added to it, perhaps just as the...
• Re: Pop top canvas
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:52:27 -0700
  Debbie Walters wrote: "It�s time to replace my pop top canvas. I�m interested on hearing pros and cons of cotton vs. synthetic...
• Re: Starting Battery (Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:10:55 -0400
  ...Starting Battery (Canada) I just replaced my starting battery with a "proper" fitting Group 41 from Canadian tire; $90 Canadian. With my 20-20...
• Re: AC tinkering
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 30 May 2006 19:44:56 -0400
  ...On ebay you can buy r-12 for about $20/12 0z.can, I think.Get a can with oil in the freon, and...
• Re: Metric hardware at Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 20 May 2002 20:59:18 -0500
  ...Metric hardware at Canadian Tire > I've only seen non-metric SS hardware at Canadian Tire stores, the stainless > stuff is clearly marked "Stainless...
• Re: big canopies
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:12:04 -0700
  ...The plan is to pull the van in - from one side - > at one end of the canopy (and not the end), so I can...
• Re: Please remove me from the list
  Historical mailing list - Frederich Mertz
  Sat, 13 May 2006 20:46:57 -0400
  ...One difference > from the folder system is that mail can have more than one label. > > Just click on "create new filter" and you can...
• Re: Need Charcoal Canister
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 16:38:56 -0700
  ...The charcoal can only absorb so much. It does get saturated. I've read of some opening the canister and cleaning or replacing charcoal...
• Re: pop-top (closing)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 19:03:36 -0500
  ...Using this > procedure we've never had any canvas left sticking out the sides or binding > inside. > Greg & Val > 86.5 Camper Syncro WLE
• 1986 Syncro Westfalia for sale - $2000 Canadian
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:18:02 -0800
  Volks, I have a Canadian Market (has EPA / California / FMVSS stickers) 1986 Syncro Westfalia camper here that I would like to find a good...
• Re: secret stash uncovered - customs people
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 12:17:37 -0500
  ...I've been going back and forth to Canada for over thirty years and love every minute that I'm in Canada. Fantastic country...
• Re: secret stash uncovered - customs people
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:39:50 +1200
  ...I've been >going back and forth to Canada for over thirty years and love every minute >that I'm in Canada. Fantastic country...
• Re: Extra Gas?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 20:49:04 -0400 (AST)
  ...I think you can get a round can that fits the rim better, 2.5 gal. maybe, but the price is way higher. Tim
• Free: Middle seat: Ontario
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 18:55:12 -0300
  I just talked with a guy here in Halifax who says he owns a van middle seat but he can't get to Ontario...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 10:50:46 -0500
  ...About 6 hours in > uncomfortable positions with an electric staple gun, but were very happy > with the new canvas that we had gotten from...
• Re: do you know your vanagon is rusting away?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 02:12:03 -0500
  Where can one buy Boeshield? Al Brase P. Stanhope wrote: >>be careful of the >>insulation when taking your van to Krown) >> >> > >Or you could...
• Re: Screen on pop top canvas. (LONG)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:10:36 -0500
  >Can anyone who has installed the canvas top (sounds like you have first >hand experience, Mark) give some pointers as to how to do...
• Re: swamp coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 09:50:22 -0700
  Thanks Coyote - great ascii! Can someone perhaps do one of the canvas bags? /martha
• cant find a stove grate anywhere?
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:07:12 -0800
  Anyone know where I can get a replacement stove grate? dj
• Re: Speed Ratings and tire salesmen
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 18 Apr 1999 23:57:28 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: WBX Remanufactured in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 06:58:31 EST
  ...2) Can I rebuild this "Remanufactured in Canada" engine. Sure, if it's rebuildable! 3) On the Canadian Reman. do I need to have...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 08:57:07 EDT
  ...Canadian Pride OK, I go out to work one day and you guy & gals get on a Canadian thread ! Whoa Nelly ! Now you know...
• Reply from Kirkhams about Auto Canopy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:03:24 -0700
  ...Auto Canopy > > > > > > Dear Sean, > > > > The Auto canopy will attatch to your factory or roof rack system > > using a series of ties that are attatched...
• Re: Cylinder Heads 1970 cc Engines
  Historical mailing list - DOUGLAS
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:55:24 -0700
  ...You can > make a 21 inch gun breech gas proof in any condition whats so hard about > an 85 mm bore under much less...
• Re: Westy table
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 10:09:51 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: Remove gas cap without key?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:24:02 -0400
  ...If its an oem cap sorry I can't help. Just rember caps are cheap. Good Luck Kevin 81 Vanagon
• Instrument cluster cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Luke Sponholz
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:40:49 -0500
  ...At the edges of the plexiglass there is all sorts of gunk that I just can't reach. I can't see in my...
• Re: Pictures needed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:40:06 -0800
  I can do this later for you if no one provides the shots in the meantime. Let me know. I can take them tonight...