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Re: A Different Coolant Problem
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 13:19:21 -0700
...is leaking, then air can enter it just as >> coolant can escape. mcneely >> >> ---- Tom Carchrae <tom@CARCHRAE.NET> wrote: >> >>> This is not a different...
Re: Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:37:28 -0400
Well with the car off, no current should be moving between the two batteries right? There are 2amps and being measured across the relay...
Re: how much interest IS there in the 5cyl conversion??? NOVANAGON CONTENT
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:54:41 +0100
...are made of Japanese components (Ford Probe, Geo > Prizm, some Ford Escorts). > The only thing I agree with is that American cars made for...
Re: The Wal Mart Camping Experience
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 18 May 2001 11:28:50 -0400
...Of course that may have been a sea story to escape the consequences of being late for duty; I knew the people but not...
Need advice please....
Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:02:49 -0700
...The last mechanic said he checked the coolant reservoir for escaped gases and did not seem to think that this is the problem. I...
Re: Friday: The Last Laugh (was Earliest John Wallace?)
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:45:02 -0700
...Maybe this "he" is really a virus, a sort of "Vanagon spyware", an old Vanagon hack who could'nt hack it anymore and escaped...
Re: Tiico Conversion
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:17:10 -0400
...There is no > escape from eventual problems sooner or later. While I wouldn't rule out an engine conversion, I must admit that I...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:44:48 -0400
...I usually try the penetrating fluid bath and other such preparation, but I often had to escalate to using selective heat with a propane...
Re: Sun Roof (T2)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 14:39:10 +0800
>>Michel O'Hara Escaravage wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> I've got an 85 Westy, and I'm curious if anyone's every cut out >>> the 'luggage rack...
Re: Coolant Rising Mystery
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:29:39 -0600
...little valve in it opens and allows the expanding coolant to escape in to the overflow tank, which in turn has three little holes...
Re: Financing
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 31 May 2002 08:29:01 -0600
...They act as a escrow of sorts--you receive a blank check from People First, then you and the seller go to a Mailboxes...
Letter of resignation (It's Friday, but feels like a Monday around here!)
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:45:46 +0000
I will moderate or remove subscribers who escalate > flame-fests to the level of Godwin's Law but that is it. > Godwin's Law...
Re: Smart Car Opinions
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 4 May 2012 14:27:41 -0800
...who drive a Defender are full backs? > folk who drive an Escort are hookers? > folk who drive a Jimmy are burglars? > > it goes on...
Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:28:55 -0700
And it looks great Jeff! I meant no slur on my existing Vanagonparts.com t-shirt, I'd just like one in Escorial Green...
Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
Historical mailing list - John Lavery
Sun, 4 Dec 2005 19:31:24 -0800
...I understand that the can would need to be of high-quality, with a cap that does not allow fumes to escape. As long...
FW: Code of conduct
Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:00:58 -0700
...As vanagon enthusiasts all want to present our best face to the community at large, don't we? I know eschewing these will be...
Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 7 May 2007 12:13:09 -0500
...On 5/7/07, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > > They used to have a different name, which escapes me right now, but...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:39:02 -0400
...then listened (with a pipe) > to each spark plug hole for escaping coolant coming into the cylinder. > Nothing. I blew out the pressure cap...
Re: NVC - belated birthday - 24 march
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:09:52 -0700
...59 PM, Jake de Villiers < > crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 'The Great Escape' was terrific but the movie is 'The Magnificent Seven' >> with Yul Brynner...
Re: Disc brakes on pre-'71 buses.
Historical mailing list
Mon, 05 Feb 1996 18:34:34
...There is an additional valve in the disc brake system whose nomenclature escapes me at the moment and you could adapt the power assist...
Re: Towing Available-My van or yours? Plus, cheap Westys.
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Mon, 2 May 2005 14:49:11 -0500
...At > least if both of them are hunting me down, there's a chance I'll escape. > It seems obvious to me that Max...
Re: moving Pickle to New York, where to park it??
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:54:53 -0700
...very > close to a New Jersey transit line, allowing a nice escape to the catskills > when desired. > > I'm wondering if any listee's...
Re: Snow in DC
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:13:12 -0800
...The ones in their Lexus SUVs or the Escalade, or the Suburban or Humvee....Those guys are thinking (if they are even thinking at...
RapidIdle when Warm...
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 10:57:40 -0700
...When replacing the sensor, will huge amounts of coolant attempt to escape from the system when the sensor is removed? Please respond directly to...
Re: Air in the system
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:17:20 -0700
...wheel, then open all the hoses and let the air bubbles escape ... and at the same time I can check where my propane is...
Re: My lights on in order to start car problem
Historical mailing list - hosel
Tue, 25 Nov 2003 18:32:35 -0400
...This was suggested by my German mechanic friend who hasn't worked on VWs since he escaped Germany for better bucks... Martin can be...
Re: Wiring for tach and later instruments, what wire to use
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 22 Oct 2003 06:53:10 -0700
...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:14:03 -0400
I've made them using wax can covers (brand escapes me just now). I had one that fit perfectly but when I had it...
Re: green westys was Re: 1991 Vangon GL
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 14:04:36 -0500
...I like it a lot! -Wes On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 10:37 AM, <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > it was called escorial green...
Re: Winterizing for Bend-over..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:27:51 -0700
...No, it ain't exactly like Escondido or Temecula, (yet) but it > is > more like Ramona...fairly moderate climate. > > Do you wear suspenders and...
Re: Tires - Yokohama Y370 195R14 - Progress Report
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:05:59 -0400
...12%. (About as steep as Bell School Line access up the > escarpment, but not as steep as the Appleby Line switchback, in the > Milton...
Re: Trip Report, Baja Whales 2012,part 2
Historical mailing list - Antony P Marsh
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:58:22 -0400
...Enjoy your time there, eat every second with your heart and think of the thousands you are providing "a brief escape" from the routine...
Re: Got A VW Van .....
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:37:26 -0600
...is a guy who got me into Vanagons; he had an Escorial Green '84 Westy for a time and I fell in love with...
Re: '88 Westy leaky rear heater (valve..)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:05:42 +0000
...Does it seem possible for a leak this size to escape detection over 45 minutes? I'd like to have them retest it Saturday...
Re: transporters by the...?
Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:58:42 -0500
...You can caravan in/out with military escort (sort of a wagon train) from >the south end - this is about a 75 mile trip...
Re: 1985 Westy for sale, Escondido, CA
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Thu, 24 Sep 2015 11:06:56 -0700
The van is titled in PA because that's where I lived when I bought it with a loan. We moved to CA and...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 May 2011 18:58:13 -0400
...If all is well whenever you open the cap for filling you should hear some pressure escaping. After repairs the tank and vent system...
Re: mechanic's creepers
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:56:29 -0800
...a bunch of dirt falls in face and you sit up hard ..banging head on under neath parts in an effort to escape ... safety...
Re: AC ducting for Westie
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 08:35:37 EDT
...I know theres a page to post pictures to but the address escapes me but I will post if requested. Steve Cotsford
Re: Lid Clearance
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:09:25 -0600
...I've been told that there are thousands of Escatorial Green Westies there,but you can't see them in the trees. I've...
More broken stuff... need shift linkage parts
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:56:12 -0700
...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: weeping tranny seal at cv joint
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:07:11 EST
...Wrong, there is both an O-ring and seal at the CV joint to the tranny that keeps oil from escaping the tranny. Only...
Re: Selling on the Vanagon site. ( a lesson )
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 16:40:57 -0500
...t want to > pay up front consider using an escrow service like: > > http://www.escrow.com > > In this way the buyer pays the third...
Re: A/C compressor not turning
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 May 1996 18:06:59 -0400
...If nothing is released when you do this, then the freon has escaped from the system. At this point you have to find out...
Re: 81 Camper...another newbie question: max safe cruising speed
Historical mailing list - chris smith
Sun, 7 Sep 1997 22:48:52 -0500
...Good Luck Chris '82 Westy (the escape pod) '74 Thing (thingy 1)
Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:34:45 -0600
...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: Vanagons seen today (Sat)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:55:52 -0700
...vanagon shop there on Hastings Ave from late 99 until I escaped in 2004 , so I know the area and think that entitles me...
Re: Good to see the list is back-
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Fri, 9 May 2008 14:40:32 -0700
...Glad you escaped this one, sorry your Vanagon didn't! That's just weird. Matt -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
Re: Fire Extinguisher
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 1 Feb 2009 22:11:37 -0800
...They are located near an escape route so that you move away from the fire, get the extinguisher, and then if safe reenter the...
Re: to strike a gender balance........
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 23:32:10 -0500
...simple beliefs for centuries; last week, > at a dig in the escarpments along the western shore of the Dead Sea, > archeologists have uncovered ancient...
FRIGGIN INSANE.!!!.. Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:29:19 EDT
...Ford Escort" > > Tim Hannink asked the question that tweaked my brain into realizing > something here: Aha! That is the key! There are no chrome...
Re: leaky turn signal lense
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:21:58 -0700
...until I figure > out a better fix... > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site...
Re: Door vapor barrier
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:24:39 -0300
...Tyvek, and other, similar, house wraps, are wind and water barriers, not vapour barriers - they are designed to allow vapour to escape while preventing...
Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:35:58 -0500
...Grisanti wrote: > >> Dibs on the yellow-and-white sunroof van, the Escorial Green Westy >> with the >> Paulchen rack and his DoKa work truck! >> >> I...
Re: Off to travel /I might need your help
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:27:46 -0500
...Finally, a round trip from > Kansas City, thru Colorado(Cortez), Utah(Escalante), Idaho(Salmon River), > maybe California(Yosemite), Oregon, Washington(Rainforest), and back. > > If...
Re: One more veterans day NVC
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:44:16 -0500
...Naval Base in Alameda. > Inside that boat there is an electrical escalator like those in department > stores except it is very narrow. Go see...
Re: Friday VW--your new van is coming, and it doesn't need you
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:58:51 -0400
...or doing whatever you like with your > >> > "escort" lady... > > > > > > > > -- > > Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which...
Re: Tires- 16" recommendations?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:38:22 -0700
...wrote: >> >>> Ya, i've been meaning to fix that post.... >>> Rod escaped. >> >> Aren't you going to have a Bostig Zetec "Relocation" party some...
Slow filling Westy reservior - a possible cause
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 15:21:04 -0300
...a kink in the hose cutting off the air trying to escape from the reservoir as it fills up with water from the outside...
Re: My dream vanagon
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 18:17:55 -0500
...forsale/stanvan/index.html I got green .......... just the wrong year. Escatorial green, Hummmmh! Who ever thought of that name. Stan Wilder 83 Air...