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• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 12:32:21 -0700
  My 88 2.1 WBX is like that; no connection from canister to air cleaner. But your comments remind of how the bottom hose...
• Re: [WESTY] Canoe on poptop - too much weight?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 08:52:18 -0700
  The problem with kayaks and canoes loaded on foam blocks, in my opinion, is the method of securing the boat... I've never been...
• Re: Auxilliary gas can
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 23:30:35 -0400
  Steven, Am I correct in understanding you're carrying gas in the can while traveling? I ask because I heard a DJ mention today...
• Re: Tin-can westy toaster
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:08:10 -0600
  I am not aware that "tin" cans for foods include zinc in the tin plate. Though the term galvanized is applied to such materials...
• Re: Oh fudge -- canvas zipper damaged
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 20 May 2005 13:42:27 -0600
  ...Or get new > canvas, which totally frosts my pumpkin because this canvas is just fine. > > Maybe there is some kludge that will let me...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:50:29 -0700
  ...Kindness in giving creates love. --Lao Tzu On Aug 19, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > Does anyone know if you can...
• importing vanagons to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:06:14 -0230
  I seem to recall a discussion a while back on the legality of bringing US vanagons into Canada. It seems to me it is...
• E-mail dead
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:20:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I can no longer get mail! I can just imagine that everyone's mail to me has came back undeliverable! Sorry, for asking questions...
• 15" tires
  Historical mailing list - Perkins
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 06:26:35 -0500
  ...Are the Michelin Agilis the only tire available for the Vanagon in 205-65-15? My tire guy says that he can't get...
• Re: Fwd: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 21:39:55 -0400
  In Canada new vehicles were equipped with DRL in 1990 model year. The Vanagon ran to 1991 so they must have been standard for...
• reply from Hella about Raintronic auto-wiper thingie. :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:08:50 -0500
  ...It can be > adapted to virtually any vehicle if you have moderate wiring/electrical > experience, or you can also use a qualified electrical/electronic...
• Fw: Skylight Guy
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 09:41:13 -0800
  ...I am searching on the Internet now for a while but I can't find him. Any of you can give me his email...
• Re: WTB: Sliding Door handle
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 22:30:01 EDT
  i know i have read about a guy on the list that you can send your new handles to and he can match them...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 13:53:04 -0400
  Chris S wrote: >>http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/reimovan/reimovan.htm > > > Can you say "Bridge clearance"? Can you say "Air brake"? Can...
• Re: Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:28:06 -0600
  "Can you get Rich's coordinates to Larry Chase so he can add them to the list > of repair people?" ...actually, maybe send us...
• looking for 2.1 engine in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:40:28 -0700
  ...Anybody out there know of a cheap running engine that I can swap parts on and transplant, preferably in Canada, even better if in...
• Re: Fuel system "vapour lock"
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 13 Aug 2014 12:20:31 -0700
  ...I'll cut open the old 1981 vanagon high mile canister and post pics. I have a Jetta canister I can install. It has...
• Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 20:57:30 -0700
  ...I'm going to dig out my old copy of Ashley's Book of Knots and see if I can find some better methods...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:41:07 -0700
  ...Then check the wire ends on >> anything >> you can find to unplug. Can't hurt, might help. >> If turning the ignition key off and...
• Yes, Folks, it's Friday ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:35:49 CDT
  ...anybody else? <i would have preferred a better Chorus, but that's all i can think of on my current level of caffeine>
• Re: What should I know before getting accident repairs done?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Feb 2015 22:17:59 -0500
  ...the front coner around the turn signal can be pulled out easily...maybe a paintless dent guy can do it.. i would call a...
• Pop Top Canvas Install
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:04:23 -0700
  Installing new canvas in a van with the upper edge of the canvas secured with the aluminum strips (it's an '84 which some...
• Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher P. Gibbs L.B.I.P.P.
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:40:49 +0000
  Hi, It is LEGAL to bring hunting rifles and shotguns through Canada to Alaska! No side arms are permitted by the Canadians though. As...
• Re: Interesting Eurovan Pickup
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 11:50:35 -0400
  I defer to more authoritative Canadian sources, but based purely upon observation (never having been in the market for a truck), VW of Canada...
• Re: importing from Canada
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:42:22 -0800
  At 02:47 PM 2/9/00 -0500, Todd Kaderabek wrote: >Anyone have any experience buying a Canadian vehicle, and bringing it into >the...
• Re: Redline MT90, wow!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 13:23:42 -0800
  ...http://www.vtr.org/maintain/lubricants-redline.html If you can't find their products locally (but most FLAPS that have any interest in...
• you can put headrests on your middle/back seat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 03:49:17 EDT
  did you know you can put headrests on your middle or back seat in your passenger van? all passenger vanagons come w/ holes in...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:23:25 -0600
  You can get a tool for about $4 that clamps off the hose, making draining/refilling unnecessary. Just another way. bmc :) "Faith will move...
• What are the best15" wheels I can put on my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - bryan duggan
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 23:51:46 -0800
  ...What are the best 15" wheels I can put on my 89 westy, and where can I find them? I have a budget of...
• Re: New Info for Canadian Vanagon Owners (& 02 sensor in Canada )
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 07:05:02 -0700
  ...New Info for Canadian Vanagon Owners (& 02 sensor in Canada ) I need to order $400+ in parts, and > could save $100 or more over...
• WTB intake air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:03:26 -0700
  any one gave one i can buy? i still need one... for a 1984 vanagon gl (water cooled) auto, i cant seem to find...
• Re: 93 EV Diesel Westie FS in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:54:27 -0400
  ...93 EV Diesel Westie FS in Canada > For Canucks who are looking to import from the States you may want to check > out http...
• re: Roof-racks for Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:51:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...You can't lift the > Westy top with the canoe in place, but you can lift it with the Rocket Box > in place if...
• Re: Touch up paint in spray cans?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:45:35 -0500
  ...tehy said they make 1 gallon which (they say) they can fill 3 spray cans approx. Will be 35.00. See ya. On Sun...
• 30 VWs
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:02:21 -0700
  ...Thanks, Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't...
• Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 07:48:56 -0500
  It can mean the seal between the trans and the final drive has gone bad, and the atf is going into the final drive...
• Re: Brake lining fell off brake shoe
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 12 May 2005 09:34:57 -0700
  I also have used many brake shoes and pads that said "Made in Canada" and have always assumed they were of 'first world' quality...
• Re: Canvas won't fit
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:04:42 -0400
  ...I don’t suspect the size > of the canvas is wrong. > But it maybe. > Question; can it be stretched? > Zoltan >
• Re: Vanagon: Bosch Platinums?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 12:41:29 +0000
  ...Harry. > Can someone tell me the model # of Bosch Platinum spark plugs for my '87 > 2.1litre Syncro. The dealer can't, can you...
• Re: Yes!! finally!! an audi 5cyl into an automatic vanagon!!:<.)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 18:28:21 EST
  ...Do you know how they can pull this feat off.. are they mounting the whole engine and tranny assembly lower? or is the in...
• Re: Friday: Fuel containers, a little bit Vanagon related
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:27:23 -0600
  ...Jim On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:18 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > Is there a can really suitable for gasoline hauling...
• Re: canvas weather resistance?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:00:38 -0500
  I've had canvas that beaded up with water droplets on the inside but never dripped onto the interior. With heavy winds the result...
• Re: Charcoal canister/valve problems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:28:18 -0500
  It is common for the screen on the bottom of the canister to rust out and allow the carbon to fall out and clog...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:33:42 -0700
  Take those three empty cans and that Chinese can tapper back to Wal Mart. They'll give your money back. I returned a pair...
• Re: Vacuum Canisters (was: cruise controll)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 19:23:41 EDT
  Hi, Hey Mike I needed that info before, not later.(Smile) Yes your right, and I do know that the cannister only holds the...
• Re: Buying parts in US to Canada?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:49:23 -0400
  I'm a fellow Canadian, and I've bought lots of parts from most of the major online parts suppliers, on both sides of...
• Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 15:38:24 -0400
  I have a spare tire can that I haven't installed yet. I am going to put real gas inside, but I will probably...
• Cheap GPS at Canadian Tire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:18:52 -0500
  Hi Volks, Canadian Tire is clearing out their Curtis GPD358 GPS devices for $47.99. They are going fast so look around and grab...
• Re: Fast German Auto rebuilds and core charges?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 21:44:47 -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: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:41:44 -0600
  ...Or the door can re removed while in camp and >> placed where the mirror can be used. Or the door can be......(infinite number...
• Re: VANAGON INSURANCE
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:47:12 -0700
  ...There are caveats >>though, the vehicle cannot be your only insured vehicle, you must >>have house insurance (i.e. it can't be your...
• Re: bursh-on canvas waterproofer?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:41:24 -0400
  ...I know I won't totally eliminate the need for that, but I'd like to keep it as dry as I can. Ed...
• Re: 88 girling caliper question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 14 Mar 2015 15:58:13 -0400
  ...I > can't remember how to tell which caliper goes on which side. > > For example, right now the flex hose is connected high on...
• Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 05:13:43 -0500
  ok a few canadian listers have said their waterboxer vanagons have eberspacher BA6 belly pan gas heaters.. ive never seen or heard of this...
• Re: Another Option To Pop-Top Canvas Replacement Video
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 20:56:51 -0600
  Jonce wrote: > Not to mention another option to Full Canvas Replacement BUT, for the > Past 4 years I have offered a Kit to replace...
• Re: This is HTTP(no vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 9 Jun 2001 16:45:41 -0500
  Robert Keezer wrote: > OK, > the gist of what you are saying is that I should only send and receive > HTML? > How can I determine...
• Re: tap tap tap - ME TOO!
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 18:02:48 -0400
  Can anyone suggest where I can source a MANN filter in Montreal? I know the online vendors have them, but if I can get...
• Re: Spiraling Dollar!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 11:36:49 -0800
  Some of you may be too young to remember but I remember when the Canadian dollar was worth more than the American dollar. Long...
• Re: haha..making ice in a westy fridge?? haha (wasbarbie ice cube trays)
  Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
  Thu, 20 May 2004 16:19:24 -0400
  Supervan can make 'cubes. Takes about 10 hours. ...JMM Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" On May 20, 2004, at 3:49 PM, don...
• Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:21:33 -0800
  ...What in fuel can wreck engine? What can I put in the fuel of a car to make the engine fail quickly? It's...