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  • crash test
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:15:39 -0400
    here is a crash test comparison of different 'transporters' (warning: it's written in German) http://vwpix.terlinden.com/berichte/adac/Transporter_Crashtest_Vergleich...
  • Re: At Last, The New VW Van!! (warning, image causes nausea)
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:00:26 EDT
    In a message dated 7/13/07 7:06:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM writes: > > http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07...
  • nice article on current vw campers
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:46:50 -0600
    ...as well as the horn, the wipers, the blinker and the warning signals) there are also four photos when you click on the slideshow...
  • Re: TPMS (was Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size)
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:42:39 -0900
    ...be able to identify 'the' tire .. > but will turn on a warning light. > The Federal requirement is that ..I think...if a tire gets...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:05:27 -0700
    ...I wonder why VW chose to ADD the safety warnings regarding driving with the propane valve open sometime between the early to mid 80s...
  • Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:01:48 -0800
    ...not. > > this was his response.. copied and pased in its entirety. warning, the > below contains profanity, for those who are the goody goody type...
  • Re: high beam indicator
    Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
    Thu, 30 Apr 1998 05:53:32 -0700
    ...RED LIGHT, RED LIGHT, WARNING, WARNING! Fortunately, during the troubles and travails I had with the odometer, I managed to end up with a...
  • Re: Are there Kayaker's among us??
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 2 Mar 2013 09:24:29 -0600
    ...Nearby is a sign posted by the Texas Department of Health warning against water body contact due to infectious, water borne disease. The warning...
  • Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:34:04 -0600
    ...it DOT and EPA approved? Al Brase Jeff at Vanagonparts wrote: >WARNING, WARNING WILL ROBINSON!!! > >I'll bet you dollars against donuts that this...
  • Re: Important - oil pressure query
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Wed, 3 Nov 1999 21:13:54 EST
    ...Without the high pressure sender installed, the system apparently will not provide low oil pressure warning above 2000 rpm. Gary Dennis Haynes wrote: For...
  • Re: Oil pressure sensor confusion (Was: Before I buy an engine ...)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 15 Apr 1998 23:02:37 -0400
    ...The warning light >and buzzer come on after about 10 minutes of driving >on the transition from high rpm to low rpm. Typically >this...
  • Warning: '93 EV ad, odometer fraud
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 14 Sep 1999 08:16:00 -0400
    ...Just thought I'd post a warning just in case anyone else had considered this vehicle. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. http://www...
  • Re: NVC - Just for Mr. Squirrel
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:20:14 -0700
    That posting should have a WARNING label. Pretty disgusting to see Rocky used as a drink cozy. If like fuzzy little rodents, you do...
  • Tire Info: Nexen SV-820
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Tue, 2 Jun 2009 16:42:23 -0700
    After receiving some words of warning from a few different list members, and given the recent (and ongoing) tire discussion, I did some more...
  • Re: WARNING: Canadians should **NOT** use UPS when ordering from the USA!
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Fri, 8 May 1998 08:48:22 -0500
    David Marshall wrote: > DO NOT USE UPS FOR FREIGHT BETWEEN USA AND CANADA. They are there to take > their time and do a fine...
  • Dash Cluster Upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
    Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:22:32 -0400
    ...I guess it is the dual-sender warning system being confused by the single sender in the 84 model. Can anyone give me a...
  • Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Sun, 12 May 2002 21:18:43 -0500
    Come on Terry! What could be simpler? Everything is based on tens and hundreds and thousands. When you run out of fingers, you just...
  • Re: instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Sat, 1 Jun 2002 15:12:37 -0500
    Gary--- This seller, or whoever, used the fog light knockout to put some kind of warning light in there--- I removed that and used...
  • parking light?
    Historical mailing list - Dan Scott
    Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:38:08 -0700
    ...The dashboard warning light for the parking brake has decided to come on and stay on; I certainly keep checking the emergency brake handle...
  • Re: Lid Clearance - Friday - Fire Warning
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:39:58 -0600
    Don't be rude I use Fix A Flat. Stan >> Oops! I thought you were only an air head and not an air everything...
  • timing.....again
    Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
    Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:15:27 -0400
    ...Any warnings? Thanks, Jon Schaer Columbus, OH 1985 GL 142,000+
  • bears burgling for food?
    Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
    Tue, 17 Aug 2004 23:42:53 -0700
    In places that have bears, warning signs say not to keep any food in the car, with photos of vehicles which have been "can...
  • Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:51:23 -0400
    > VW designed muffler brackets that don't crack > regardless of the vehicle they are installed on. Sometimes they do. We see a relatively small...
  • Re: beeper for hand brake
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:03:54 -0700
    ...which runs to the dash area likely to the brake warning light." -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy...
  • Friday NVC query: Bonnaroo Music Festival
    Historical mailing list - Kris Seago
    Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:08:53 -0500
    ...Please reply via pmail if you have any advice or warnings or enthusiasms to share. Apologies for wasted bandwidth, Kris S. Seago '84 Westy...
  • Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:06:34 -0500
    ...Consider the red a > warning that it's time to buy gas. Well, FWIW, the red or "Reserve" area on a Vanagon fuel gauge...
  • Re: Facebook: it OWNS copyright on YOUR images
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:39:55 -0500
    ...wrote: I have been repeatedly invited by listees to join Facebook. Warning: Facebook claims copyright on every image you put on the site. This...
  • Re: Weird going-ons!
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:45:08 -0400
    ...Don't know if itthis hot wheel is related to the > brake warning light. Hence the full rebuild of front brakes (Master > Cylinder was...
  • 91 Vanagon - blown head gaskets - oh no!
    Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
    Thu, 8 Jul 1999 23:24:02 -0400
    ...I picked my van up after the repair last year (new heads) and as I was driving up a 25 degree incline, the warning...
  • WARNING !- Diesel Engine on eBay - Funny Paint Job
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:26:05 -0600
    ...Hopefully any of our knowledgeable list members would take this as warning enough on this item. However, I looked a bit further. Check out...
  • Re: Battery
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:18:25 -0500
    ...With the key on and engine not running is the alternator warning light on? If not the brushes are worn or the light circuit...
  • Re: Peanut butter...(F)
    Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
    Fri, 7 Jul 1995 12:24:29 -0400 (EDT)
    ...One warning about undercoating with Peanut Butter: if you do it, stay out of Great Smokey Mt. Nat. Park - the bears will pick up...
  • US economy is like a car?/F
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 9 Feb 2001 08:05:03 -0800
    ...Alistair "A warning light is flashing on the dashboard of our economy. We need tax relief now. In fact, we need tax relief yesterday...
  • Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer
    Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
    Sat, 11 May 2002 10:26:20 EDT
    Perhaps this is an prequel to (if I remember correctly) an Arthur C. Clarke Sci Fi novel where colonists move to a planet where...
  • Re: Warning!!! Check Your Speedometer - What a Sad, Sad Example
    Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
    Sat, 11 May 2002 09:45:06 EDT
    I have received much help from the ***good*** people who read this List. To these kind souls, I am forever grateful. Now that I...
  • BUFO Toad season
    Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
    Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:10:09 EDT
    ...Toads having a party (can't say orgy here) Just a warning to all of you in S. FL g. 1984 passenger Vanagon "Squeaky...
  • Re: Update on "Oil wanrning light and buzzer go off when going uphill"
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Sat, 21 May 2005 19:30:33 -0400
    ...The stock oil pressure warnings did not give any indication of this.
  • Auto- accelerator cable repair
    Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
    Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:27:34 EDT
    ...A warning to others, lube this and make sure the rubber boot is intact over the end of the cable. More bread$$... for the...
  • Re: Yea Got my shirt today - and facebook
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:16:31 -0700
    ...I'm warning you -- someone photoshopped my picture to make me look older and fatter than I really am. It's a disgrace. -- Mike...
  • Re: AW: My Westy is totaled!
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:05:18 -0500
    ...There's absolutely no warning, either. Ask how I know. Sorry about your Westy. It looks like a nice one.
  • Keyless entry and alarm..combined..
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:05:58 -0700
    ...warns the unwary as they approach my van..Before adding that warning, I encountered some startled and irate people who stopped to look inside...
  • Re: instrument cluster foil replacement
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
    Fri, 30 Aug 2019 19:38:03 -0400
    ...The dynamic oil pressure warning > system is on their board so you remove the factory one and there is a > switch for it if...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:10:26 -0700
    ...What propane port are you referring to when you say there is a DOT warning sticker? And does your DOT's authority reach into...
  • Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Tue, 25 May 2010 11:06:25 -0700
    ...GMAIL.COM> wrote: From: John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Tuesday, May 25...
  • Lug nut lubrication or not?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Hong
    Sat, 3 Feb 2001 20:41:59 -1000
    Aloha all, On the bottom of the rear hatch of my '89 Wolfsburg, next to the latch, is a yellow warning sticker in five...
  • Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:37:48 -0700
    ...After about >5 minutes the red coolant warning lamp under the temp gauge started >flashing. The temp gauge was in the normal, midway location...
  • Re: bears burgling for food?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:24:32 -0400
    ...Tim At 11:42 PM 8/17/2004 -0700, alan sinclair wrote: >In places that have bears, warning signs say not to keep any...
  • oil viscosity 1.9 vs 2.1 differences
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:43:29 -0700
    ...Though the engines are quite similar the 1.9 has a very basic oil pressure warning system while the 2.1 has the later...
  • Re: Missing messages Operator error: Was: removing G Mail message
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 2 Sep 2016 17:19:14 -0400
    ...removing gmail warning from vanagon messages? > > > > I get the message for all Vanagon list emails. It seems that a relayed email will generate the...
  • Re: Unorthodox Inst. Cluster Electrical Question
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:41:59 -0700
    ...And since I want to add a low coolant warning system, the WBX temp gauge is needed. AFAIK, Bentley shows the WBX temp gauge...
  • Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:35:08 -0800
    ...Re: "carat" FS on ebay PROFANITY WARNING > Are we "butting in to someone else's business?" > Or informing the list?... > Or.... ??? > I vote we...
  • Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Wed, 5 Mar 2014 17:28:22 -0800
    Brilliant, Jolly Rodgers! Can you really see which finger I'm wagging? Remind to 'share' with you on my Fakesbook page.😈 BenT sent from...
  • Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
    Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
    Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:48:54 +0300
    On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 9:53 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > The "complex WBX oil pressure warning system" has nothing...
  • FS: '86 Vanagon instrument cluster
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:22:25 -0700
    ...I'd rather fix mine, clock does not work, but all warning lights and tach/fuel/temp on the right side do.� Right front...
  • Re: headlights delay off was Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Tue, 25 May 2010 18:56:42 -0700
    Alistair Bell wrote: > but I like your delay idea. the 528T could be used to signal a relay so > no worries about its capacity...
  • Re: Belt drift?
    Historical mailing list - TBill
    Wed, 29 Oct 1997 23:05:42 -0800
    ...vehicle appears to be fine. > > Is this "belt drift" an early warning to belt separation?... > Exactly. Put the offending tire on the rear, problem...
  • radiator replacement: any tips?
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Larsen
    Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:17:31 -0600
    ...was wondering if anyone with experience had any practical advise or warnings to offer. The Bentley manual offers no procedure, just an undetailed peicture...
  • Re: Snowed White and Dwarfed 7 Times
    Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
    Wed, 7 Feb 2001 23:11:37 EST
    In a message dated 2/7/01 10:20:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET writes: << Anyway, just a warning once again...
  • 85 westy for sale
    Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
    Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:04:27 -0600
    ...http://www.roesner.net Vendor Warning: http://www.roesner.net/beery.html
  • can the front blower motor be lubricated when it starts to squeal?
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 27 Dec 2003 22:41:27 EST
    ...the warning cries of its iminent death.. which involves the dreaded dash removal (dont want to tackle this in the middle of winter).. is...