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  • Re: Source for black window seals w/o moulding groove
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:17:21 -0500
    ...The window just > pops out so have someone on the other side to catch it. > > > > must be that canadian touch of yours. ive done...
  • Re: Boston Bob Obituary in Boston Globe
    Historical mailing list - jerry baldwin
    Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:44:21 -0400
    ...do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ~ Mark Twain
  • Re: plz help! post 090 rebuild, weird metal stress noise shifting into park
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 11 Jun 2016 14:54:00 -0400
    ...So as you put into park the parking pawl has to catch those spinning parts and stop that mass which it can only do...
  • Re: Seattle parts up for grabs
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Sun, 6 Oct 2019 18:03:27 +0200
    ...What a great catch. Would be a great investment for the future. Greetings to all the Vanagon guys from Hungary with my 1.6...
  • Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:15:27 -0700
    Sound deadening? Catch moisture so no drips? I think Alistair Bell removed the flocking. Yes: https://shufti.wordpress.com/?s=flocking On 6/7...
  • Re: Syncro Buggy
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 5 Jan 2012 02:47:09 -0700
    DMV Playa mobile? Sent from my iPhone On Jan 5, 2012, at 1:20 AM, Jeff <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Good catch. I...
  • Re: Spotted on eBay--check out the plumbing
    Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
    Thu, 1 Sep 2011 16:10:35 -0700
    ...Check the owner's comments about how the tranny "catches" between 3rd and 4th. Kinda sounds the 3-4 slider hub is cracked. ________________________________ From...
  • Re: tires, once again
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 25 Aug 1994 14:26:38 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I think the catch that these are NOT 185/75SR14 ^ | | and hence are not speed rated. I don't know why you'd need...
  • Vanagon Laughed at on Saturday Night Live
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Sun, 16 May 1999 20:56:05 -0700
    Did anyone else catch the opening skit of Saturday Night Live last Saturday? In the skit the husband and wife (bad) singing team (I...
  • Re: rubber floor mats?
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle
    Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:07:48 -0400
    ...use the deeply grooved rubber floor mats in our > vehicles to catch the puddles. The stock ones seem to be too small for our...
  • Re: Mac or Windoze OT - Friday!
    Historical mailing list - Dave C.
    Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:14:37 -0500
    ...Guess why! On about thirty different lists and have yet to catch ANY > virus. (BTW, the plural of virus is virus. Look it up...
  • Re: canoe on a westy?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 15:09:29 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
  • Re: Oil Fill Tube.
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:21:36 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 6 Aug 2002...
  • Re: white face dash cluster
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 10 Sep 2002 10:09:40 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Tue, 10 Sep 2002...
  • Another new owner question...
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Cortright
    Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:11:47 -0400
    ...The catch is, it seems to only happen when the engine hasn't reached a good and hot temperature (at least quarter-way on...
  • How does it worK? Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:54:46 -0500
    ...I ha tried to see how the lock catches and holds, but so far do ot understand it. Doesn't seem to be any...
  • Re: Port liss - 89 Westy
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:13:21 -0500
    > My 89 Westy has an eye catching port liss.... > are there any remedies for this...? You have the infamous "Westy Kitchen Lean," caused by...
  • Re: What's the best looking COLOR for a 1991 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Roland
    Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:03:54 -0800
    ...what do you think is the most classy, best looking, eye > catching color for my barter? > > I know I want to do the standard...
  • resealing heads: two tubes of stuff in the gasket kit??
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:16:35 -0800
    ...and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
  • Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:36:23 -0800
    ...Also why > your kids > can smoke you going up the ridge on bikes, but you can catch up on > the way > down! Evan Mac...
  • Replaced evil Temp2
    Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
    Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:22:27 -0400
    ...The symptom was hot start, much crank, then finally catch after turning over like 15 times or so...when cold it started up just...
  • head gasket kits for sale ---> new
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:54:03 -0700
    ...and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
  • Re: Bike rack suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
    Thu, 24 May 2007 04:53:20 -0700
    ...Thanks, Jamie Auch _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you open them�with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT...
  • Re: Off to Germany!
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 9 Apr 2008 08:34:10 -0700
    ...when her brother talks about > being there! Should be quite fun. > > Catch you when I return > on the 24th. > > Tsch�ss! > > David Marshall > > http...
  • freak near-accident
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 11 May 2008 20:45:08 -0500
    Driving around town in my westy the other day, I had not latched the rear table to its magnetic catch very well and swung...
  • Internal Panels Replacing?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:08:03 -0700
    ...Her name was Liz, didn't catch his. Anyway, he had redone the interior panels with birch plywood and it looked right handsome. So...
  • Re: Can you smell that smell?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 12 May 2009 22:14:55 -0500
    ...window down so that air flow moves thru > the van I catch a strange funky smell. The smell is not there when > the windows...
  • Re: Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:51:50 -0600 (CST)
    ...series of magnets to the bottom of the drain plate to catch any metal shavings that might be wandering around in my oil. A...
  • Re: Rear hatch lock question.
    Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
    Wed, 28 May 1997 18:11:05 -0700
    ...The key can't >catch the lock for some reason. The only way I can get it open is from >the inside by removing...
  • 1987 Camper AD and Interior Pic
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
    Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:50:19 -0600
    ...One the picture of the interior of the Van with a family. (I think the pic shows dad catching sonny stealing his beer.) The...
  • Chicago area listees
    Historical mailing list - David Goldberg
    Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:37:22 -0500
    ...I will be signing off the list on Saturday, and will check email on Sunday before I catch my plane. I will be bringing...
  • Re: Scot on vacation in California
    Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:09:19 -0600
    ...Come South catching the Reno area, the Vegas area, for a day, and then down through Northern Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Bill ----- Original...
  • Re: Extra storage (for all vanagons) WAS: Lockable Cover for the Westy...
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:06:40 -0700
    Hi, Maybe I'm getting a bit carried away with this, but Karl's mention of a safety catch made me think of a...
  • Re: Fuel tank and FAQ
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 10 Jun 2002 16:26:56 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 On Mon, 10 Jun 2002...
  • Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:41:39 EST
    In a message dated 1/31/03 7:10:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, sstones@IDIRECT.COM writes: << That's with the worn fish...
  • Fridge Question - Maybe Aux. Batt. Related
    Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
    Thu, 28 Jul 2005 17:47:57 -0600
    ...i'm the one that had the westy catch on fire in the instrument cluster area.) i went to check on the van today...
  • Re: tranny fluid other than redline...
    Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:51:35 -0600
    ...thanks matthew "Racing with the wind and flirting with death So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
  • Re: compression testing... on the bench
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:16:39 -0800
    ...and flirting with death > So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
  • Re: help....84 starting problems
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Fri, 5 May 2006 18:04:23 -0400
    ...It turns over just fine > but just doesnt catch. The only way to get it > started is to roll start it. If I do...
  • Re: 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA
    Historical mailing list - RiffOil
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:32:58 -0700
    ...camper >>> hookups??? >>>> >>>> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/cto/1648938752.html >>>> >> >> >> Good catch. Maybe the Seller is using someone else's Vanagon photo. >> Otherwise, I...
  • Re: charging light flickers
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:53:22 -0700
    ...The Jiffy Lube type place that had just changed the oil sure didn't catch it. The people driving it sure didn't catch...
  • Re: I will survive
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 95 10:49:34 MDT
    ...I drained the tank via siphon first and then had a large catch under the van with me to catch the last 1/2...
  • Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:30:59 -0800
    ...Heck, in Bella Coola I could just catch the rain water run off from a small tarp and the tank would be full in...
  • Re: I get no respect
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:20:53 -0500
    ...In short they treat everybody like that if they can catch up and get behind them. On a recent trip to Davis Oklahoma from...
  • Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
    Historical mailing list - tmiller
    Tue, 11 May 2004 23:18:46 -0400
    ...Diesels on NPR this morning >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>anybody else catch the NPR piece this morning on >>>>Diesels? much discussion was on the VW diesel. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>http://www...
  • Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:32:15 -0800
    ...waterboxers are less likely to catch on fire in the engine area due to electrical reasons I'd say. *all* aftermarket installations like radios...
  • Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Thu, 27 May 2021 07:31:38 -0700
    ...There are a bunch of wires in that A > >> column that you don't want to catch with your drill. And even worse, > the...
  • Re: fuel tank seals
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 8 Jul 2012 02:10:30 -0400
    It not that likely to catch fire as there isn't much to spark up there and air flow while driving will dilute the...
  • Re: Stalls and refuses to re-start when ambiante temp above 25C
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Wed, 4 May 2016 22:09:11 -0600
    ...firing- Work the gas pedal out and in and it would catch. Finally stalled and would not re-start. Waited ten minutes and started...
  • Re: Looking towards the heavens ...
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 20 May 2011 21:36:04 -0700
    ...Oh I'm on a roll catching "wenchturners" et al. Al. I had totally forgotten about the BIG DAY. Til now. ;) Well I can...
  • FS in VA: '69 Single Cab truck
    Historical mailing list - Dan Resler
    Tue, 4 Jun 1996 19:41:05 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Currently he doesn't have a phone so you have to arrange to catch him at his sisters; email me if you want more...
  • Re: Shower for vanagon westfalia ???
    Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:02:09 -0700
    ...Came with a custom shower curtain and 24 quart Rubbermaid catch basin. The difference between my setup and what you describe for a Westfalia...
  • Re: 1st gear shifting problem
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Tue, 16 Oct 2001 14:13:03 -0700
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
  • Re: Lanolinl for rust proofing
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 26 Nov 2001 12:28:34 -0800
    ...Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 > Didn't you ever use...
  • Re: http://www.samstagsales.com/vwaudi.htm
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:51:59 EST
    ...On some occasions, you can catch some pieces sold at their cost. Unfortunately, their cost can sometimes amount to still double what the Domestic...
  • a/c roof ducts recall
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Tue, 26 Mar 2002 19:14:57 -0800
    ...I talked to owns a Toyota Tercel with vw hubcaps, very catchy...NOT). Anyway, is there a number I can call, a website I...
  • Re: Newfoundland & Labrador roads & phones
    Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
    Fri, 24 Jan 2003 15:53:43 -0500
    ...Anyone happen to catch the webcam of Goose Bay? Brrrr: http://www.roads.gov.nf.ca/cameras/happyvalleygoosebay.stm Mandatory me-too weather report...
  • 3.4liter v6 to 1.9liter turbo4 conversion in progress.
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:39:55 -0400
    ...and put the stock wasserboxer back in the van, with a catch... I'm going to be turbocharging it. >:D The turbo is from...
  • Re: behr ac manual
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:17:37 -0500
    ...and flirting with death >> So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
  • Re: Another way to drain coolant
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:49:36 -0400
    ...Have cardboard on the ground and a couple of buckets/rags handy to catch coolant (it will still be messy so wear dirty clothes...