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• Re: [TRIP] Advice on places to go - Sierras
  Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:51:34 EDT
  ...GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA >> Bowman Lake, tahoe national forest. Remote, water, hiking. My first time was last weekend. Three different lakes within...
• Re: Starter solenoid current
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:31:37 -0500
  I have found out some very interesting things about the remote start (also called low voltage) relay. The contacts to this relay are in...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:11:45 -0400
  ...On Sat, Apr 18, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Jeremy Stovin <jjstov@yahoo.com> wrote: > Yes, automatic, no remote starter. > > Sent from my iPad...
• Re: Start problems need help on the road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:52:04 -0700
  ...A remote starter switch is an extremely useful tool. I don't even drive my vans in town without my bag of electrical testing...
• Re: NVC - drivable Northern Lights viewing in Canada or NE US?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:57:01 -0600
  ...Research indicates that fun, remote places like Iceland, Churchill MB, Ft. McMurray AB and Fairbanks AK are prime viewing spots but if we drive...
• Re: Help
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 3 May 2014 13:45:38 -0400
  ...hotmail.com > >wrote: > > > What is the problem? Maybe we can help remotely. > > > > Dennis, > > From my phone. > > ________________________________ > > From: David Bjorkman<mailto:ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET> > > Sent...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:11:41 -0700
  ...Use a remote starter switch to be sure you have a working starter, and then check the wire from the solenoid to the ignition...
• Re: friday question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 08:35:25 -0700
  ...I wanted something that could haul a lot of astronomy gear to remote dark sites for observing and then camp in it also. My...
• Re: Dead of Winter Camp Out- North Georgia,USA
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 7 Jan 2011 10:01:57 -0500
  ...I learned that it is a stupid idea to deploy yer awning if there's the remotest chance of this happening, but having a...
• Re: Junkyard speakers
  Historical mailing list - M. Jade
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:54:34 -0700
  ...Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 11:00 AM I'm going to get a new CD player with iPod in and remote for my Westy...
• Re: Oil cooler in 1980-1982 air-cooled buses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 23:26:18 -0400
  ...None of the air cooled Vanagon engines had any factory remote oil cooling. The stock oil works well for most situations and cooler oil...
• Re: Strange Noise from fuse box
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:54:05 EST
  ...It is remotely possible that the idiot buzzer came to life. I believe the purpose is to remind you that the keys are still...
• Re: CD/MP3 Player suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 08:13:49 EST
  ...180 watt, cd/mp3, am/fm, remote control, aux input on the face and good price, $130 ~ 160 if you look around. List is...
• Re: No spark ...
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:20:32 -0700
  ...It's an '85 Vanagon, 1.9 system, I checked the coil, there is juice to it, have a remote starter, no spark. Why...
• Re: Traveling hwy 1 in CA, where to camp? caravan?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:37:06 -0700
  ...Has anyone been there enough to know > any good campsites along the way? The rougher and more remote the > better. Anything else worth stopping...
• Re: Baffled - still no spark
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:55:23 -0500
  ...Changed; Coil, Distributor, Computer > > Connected the idle connections together. > > Using a remote starter I have started in all kind of possible variations. > > Cleaned the...
• Injected grease into CV boot and it works
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:15:18 -0700
  ...before we left (getting wise about taking right off on a remote adventure after fixing anything critical)..and of course the outer CV was...
• Re: Foldable Solar Panels
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:43:08 -0400
  ...high efficiency compact folding briefcase model design great for mobile camping remote use. The Solar cell delivers great power performance even in shade low...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 23:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
  ...For some reason I have minor nightmares > about camping in some remote location, using battery for various things > and discovering that I don't...
• Product Review>T4 Keyless E
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  24 Nov 1994 20:40:37 U
  ...Allows user to remotely unlock/lock vehicle from up to ~50 yds. away. Interior lights (all of 'em) that are set to trigger with...
• Re: how do I unsubscribe??
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 10:17:25 -0400
  ...Malcolm S On ErikO@ebyte.com wrote: > If I was you I would try and avoid sending subscription commands to > remote servers in the...
• Re: Wish List
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:05:03 -0500
  That remote is a really big plus in a Westy. When one is all snuggled in the bed, it seems like a really long...
• Re: Start up, back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 09:29:18 -0400
  Assuming there are no exhaust leaks, look for an injector leaking down and filling a cylinder and the remote possibility of a valve lot...
• Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:53:40 -0600
  ...pale eyes, and I haven't found > anything yet that seems remotely possible. Just for giggles I'm > going to look in my book...
• Re: Copy of: Re: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 23:56:35 -0400 (AST)
  ...Can't figure what the '88 widget is either, remote head for a radar detector the owner didn't hide very well? I have...
• ~~~~~Does anyone have 84'vanagon ETKA PDF file?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Mon, 14 May 2001 21:47:25 -0700
  ...15 undercoat) White Imron epoxy paint job soon.CD/Tape w/Remote.Hidden antennae w/shaved antennae hole(my personal ZZ-top custom touch...
• Re: FS: 7" round E-code lights, square headlight grille, left side square headlights
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:49:04 -0700
  Whoa, VW made remotely adjustable headlight buckets? That's pretty cool! On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 2:01 PM, James Ballen <jamosb78@yahoo...
• 78 vs 89 offroad
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 00:45:19 EDT
  ...ass rear tires (for sand) that have been taking tourists to remote locations for many years? Another point of interest is Tom Tom's...
• Re: New List Member
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 14:01:46 -0800
  ...valid with the following message: Recipient address: bestergaard@SHAW.CA Reason: Remote SMTP server has rejected address Diagnostic code: smtp;550 5.1.1...
• Re: B/W darkroom work while on the road/camera people help
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:35:23 +0200
  ...underway/on the road...I'll be heading into some pretty remote areas to do photography....please post your ideas/recommendations here or send...
• Re: Building one's own Camping Cabinets?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:09:11 -0700
  ...for? I do understand the desire to go places which are remote and difficult, but it's not that important to me to have...
• Re: Nice WBX....
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:36 +0000
  ...However I wonder if you would ever get in the situation where the remote cooler cools the oil below the factory heat exchanger, which...
• tools question;
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 12:28:42 -0800
  ...My idea is to put them in a tool box to take with me on my 90 Westy Syncro adventures to remote places. Well...
• Re: product report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:13:23 -0400
  ...had a >>reasonably priced ($14.99) dash mounted Thermometer+voltmeter with remote >>temp sensor >> >>heres the link (hope it works) >>http://www.radioshack.com...
• Re: Choice of Lube
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:00:00 -0600
  ...wet and then set up once it dribbled down to the remote parts of the cable. Worth a try. > > Stephen > > > > On Tuesday, February 18...
• Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proofing
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:15:28 -0700
  ...tied to their waist? Put them in a cage with a remotely operated latch just outside your Westy. When a bear approaches release the...
• Re: I HAVE the OME shocks!!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:13:40 -0700
  ...Brent Christensen wrote: > Do they have the remote oil reservoirs like the ones shown on their web > site? (I'm so excited!) <g> > > Brent...
• Re: Addendum to trip report: tunes
  Historical mailing list - Peter Kraiker
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:42:58 -0500
  ...The one thing that keeps failing is the remote control... means I have to get up to turn off the stereo at night. Life...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:39:32 -0700
  ...I find myself doing more exploring in my van on remote dirt roads now than a few years ago, and that is probably directly...
• Re: Compression tester question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:03:32 -0800
  ...On two of the cylinders, the gauge would drop while still > > threaded in sparkplug hole. > > > > I was doing this w/o remote starter. > > > > The...
• Re: Vanagon List Moderator
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:44:00 -0500
  ...Jim was able to moderate remotely. The > equipment is still at TomC's place and I think there is still some > connection to Coyote...
• Trip Report (Boulder SVX motor purchase)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:57:36 -0600
  ...We intended on camping higher, but most of the more remote camping spots were under several feet of snow. Still, it was beautiful and...
• Re: Using a generator with a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:49:42 -0800
  ...my Toyotomi TID 1200 > for A/C and 110V power while remote camping. It is outstanding. It is key > that you purchase -quiet- generator...
• Re: Auto Tech Computer disk for Vanagon- Any good?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:28:32 -0700
  ...Well, I'm no > pro auto mechanic, not even a remotely gifted amateur. > Wonder if any of you have used this, or know of...
• Re: Further trials and tribulations on my wander
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 15 Nov 2005 21:23:49 -0600
  ...with a real king size bed and a tv with a remote. The animals and I are sleeping in style tonight. We deserve it...
• Alternator & dual battery question
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:08:54 -0400
  ...No problems with battery isolator voltage drop (I know about the "remote sensing" terminals on some battery isolators - in my mind the best solution...
• Re: BRIGHT backup light for camping
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 5 Aug 2015 12:13:40 -0400
  ...took off the drivers > > door as I was backing into a remote campsite. Thing was cheap enough, > > bright enough, small enough and housed in...
• Re: Engine out, now in: won't start
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:57:19 -0700
  Try operating the starter with a Remote Starter Switch. Make sure the trigger wire from the ignition switch is on the right terminal on...
• Re: Owsley died
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:06:46 -0700
  ...He's >an interesting fellow but nothing remotely connecting him to >Vanagons or even VW buses. Unless you consider the Grateful Dead >stickers as...
• Re: WTB Seat belt parts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 14:12:06 PST
  ...marketing types who would have a tizzy if there was anything remotely un-corporate involved. Oh and also I can't figure out how...
• Re: Gauge placement 86 westy
  Historical mailing list - olmcons
  Fri, 04 Jul 1997 20:54:43 -0400
  ...I know the ash tray is handy for change and misc screws and head rest clips, but knowing what is happening in the remote...
• Re: Wasserboxer into a T1?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:32:02 EDT
  ...Add a remote oil cooler, use a sandwich plate under the oil filter. The stock T1 tin bolts on, use any performance T1 header...
• Re: battery relay question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 May 2001 22:35:34 -0400
  ...I think that's overkill myself, as the chance of the alternator charging while you crank seems remote, but that's how they do...
• Re: Liability for installing incorrect tires
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 22:09:11 -0700
  ...I shudder to think of what might have happened at 70 MPH in a remote place or on a busy freeway. William 1989 Vanagon...
• Re: Loaded van broken into
  Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 08:25:25 -0700
  ...Maybe it will help deter them????? ----------------------snip----------------------------- I have my van since 96 and had installed a full alarm system with remote "start" and...
• Re: New List server: auto-abuse
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:00:23 -0500
  ...request@freelists.org>: 206.53.239.180 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 554 <smtp.knology.net[24.214.63.101]>: Client host...
• Re: is it possible to not have a TPS?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 22:56:36 -0400
  ...engine! I'll get some pictures tommorow, but is it even remotely possible that the engine would still work without one? I dont even...
• Showers, was Solar Panel
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 5 May 2008 19:18:53 -0700
  ...He had a curtain to hang there when needed but they camped remote enough not to use it that often. I will have something...
• Re: <Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:00:45 -0400
  ...I'm on holiday with remote mail and can not redirect the mails because of no access to the Finish network. Please use Helmut...
• Re: <Syncro/all> fender lip rubber
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld. by way of Derek Drew
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:00:45 -0400
  ...I'm on holiday with remote mail and can not redirect the mails because of no access to the Finish network. Please use Helmut...