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• Re: Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 14:13:51 -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: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 18:56:03 -0500
  ...I've been told that they were one of his real things that he used to escape the Hollywood crowd. Stan On Sun, 6...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:28:47 -0700
  ...I’m pretty sure this kinda tool has a name , escapes me, and can be bought . Alistair > On Apr 6, 2020, at 11:13...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - WELLHOUSE MAX
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:31:54 -0500
  ...I found a Wix metal(part number escapes me right now) filter at my local parts place and it works fine as a prefilter...
• What is this part/piece?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:34:58 -0600
  ...It finally escaped into the open air!! -- *Best Regards, Jon B Kanas Email: kanas@qadas.com <mailto:kanas@qadas.com> Longmont, Colorado Website: http...
• vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:14:49 -0400
  ...Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome begins simply enough with the purchase of a Vanagon and quickly escalates into full blown Vanagon Syndrome as the owner spends...
• Re: Is Quebec invading the Outer Banks?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 29 May 2007 00:47:30 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/escoumins1.htm http://www.benplace.com/imagesns/gaspe10.jpg http://www.benplace.com/imagesns/nb1.jpg http://www.benplace.com...
• rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - ken fischman
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:30:05 -0600
  ...Was camping in our 87 Westfalia near the Escalante River in southern Utah last May when we returned from an overnight backpack to find...
• Re: just heard on the news
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 13 Sep 2010 12:40:09 -0700
  ...The driver of the truck escaped with minor injuries, but two people in the van both suffered serious injuries and has to be cut...
• Re: Defeating '75 bus self-destructs
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  26 Apr 1995 13:38:44 -0800
  ...is a special unit), you have escaped the biggest of your woes. If not, carefully inspect and replace ANY hose that looks old (I...
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 May 2004 22:29:41 -0500
  ...s 90F+ degrees outside, and I think > the Dometic can do better if it's coaxed correctly... > > Thanks, > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Re: Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:34:56 EDT
  ...The regulator has a relief port which may be the hole your seeing the propane escaping from. It should stop when the pressure reaches...
• Re: Westy being held to ransom was: wetfalia stock weight
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:00:56 -0700
  There is a legal contract term for what he is doing that escapes me at the moment (no, I'm not thinking of extortion...
• Re: /f Regional Oddities
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 19:20:02 -0600
  ...newer reflectors >sit >below the level of the road surface, thereby escaping the long blade of the >plow. > >Norman "I've got 50 series...
• Shuddering rear end -- an update
  Historical mailing list - Frank LaHorgue
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 17:58:37 +0100
  ...Someone who's name escapes me suggested that using LUK disks instead of SACHS cleared the problem for a number of Vanagon repair clients...
• Re: colorado mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Wes Felteau
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 09:57:17 -0700
  ...The Westy is simply her dream / escape machine and I want to make sure she gets it fixed right and for a fair price...
• Re: Comparison of Pop-top seals requested
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 06:20:26 EDT
  ...The seal is left out so that water can escape from the luggage rack. However, the leading edge may vibrate under certain driving and...
• Re: Financing
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Fri, 31 May 2002 11:41:25 -0400
  ...They act as a escrow of sorts--you receive a blank check from > People First, then you and the seller go to a Mailboxes...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:26:03 -0700
  ...good advice before I tear my hair > out... > Steve > > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site...
• Re: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:06:44 -0500
  ...Luckily, I escaped B'more a long time ago, and found a nice '84 Westy 18 years ago. kg On Nov 7, 2007, at...
• BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:46:34 -0800
  I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS ! ! ! ! I contacted the adjuster to take next steps in having the value of Blackbeard re-evaluated this morning. This...
• Escape Isabel! - Trip Report #2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Silliker
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 00:38:48 -0400
  Trip Report #2 Escape Isabel!: Arlington, VA to TN, return Beck had a 3 day weekend, so we had planned to go for a...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:53:16 -0500
  ...When the system is hot and pressurized, > crack open the bleeder and listen for escaping air and watch for > coolant flow. Close it back...
• Re: Just make a new knob
  Historical mailing list - James Vogl
  Wed, 31 May 2017 09:15:28 -0700
  ...But today I did the obvious which > escaped me for so long. I just made a different knob that you can crank a > little...
• Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ken Ehlert
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 21:27:01 -0500
  ...Any ideas? Ken Ehlert 1985 Westy harald_nancy wrote: > Just on my way to the ocean to escape the heat, > going up a slight...
• Re: low pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Aug 1998 14:09:30 -0400
  ...Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Monday, August 03, 1998 11:16 AM Subject...
• Re: The weekend whales of camping(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:19:58 -0900
  ...for the tiniest tech toys are usually seen in > Suburbans and Escalades. > > Dunno. > > Jim > > > On Jan 22, 2007, at 8:52 PM, Michael Elliott...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:41:00 -0700
  ...When the smoke finally escapes, it stops working and you can't put the smoke back so you have to replace the part that...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:37:33 -0700
  ...thanks again Tom F. --- Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Tom, I've done this and I recall using the same > method as I...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 19:40:05 -0700
  ...would get you out of > something you otherwise might not easily escape from. > > Mark > > > SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote: > >> that's quite a...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:24:46 -0700
  ...bleed screw and combustion gases (as well as some > coolant) > would escape without overpressurizing the system and > without overheating > the engine.� I could go...
• Ah! So nice to have a Vanagon sleeper again!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:18:07 -0700
  ...This winter I decided I needed a tool for escaping "civilization", occasionally. I found an '85 Weekender (Big sunroof, curtains etc..). It sat in...
• Next Camping Trip: 7/25-7/27
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 19:49:49 -0700
  ...You'll soon come to the Escondido campground on your left. (It's the ONLY campground.) That's where we'll be camping. Take...
• Re: Dometic question-help needed
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 2 May 1998 08:38:11 -0700
  ...I was also thinking of addind a length of weatherstrip below the control panel because I was wondering if the cool air was escaping...
• What happened to the GoWesty 3 Point Seat Belt Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
  Fri, 5 May 2006 11:00:13 -0600
  ...way, last week we did a GREAT week of camping around Escalante/Boulder Utah. A little bit "busy" with a 2.75 year old...
• Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 17:09:33 -0800
  ...vanagon heaven in trouble > > >> Dibs on the yellow-and-white sunroof van, the Escorial Green Westy with >> the >> Paulchen rack and his DoKa work...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:11:18 -0800
  ...cuz of the heavier than air issue and no way to > >escape. > > Actually quite a few boats use LP gas for cooking -- I think...
• LiMBO newsletter, and '90 Westy for $8700
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 04:45:33 EDT
  ...Apparently this rather rare color "Escatorial Green" was only offered in '83, and '84. i've only ever seen one other westy this color...
• Re: Safe vehicles was Vanagon safety and design?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 13:52:18 MST
  ...even todays american vehicles with advanced safety design didn't let her escape a serious injury. The vanagon (& German engineering) still rate very high...
• Re: VW gutless & unreliable? Another perspective...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 11:16:07 EST
  ...Then the little problems started happening, and started escalating over the years. Things just wear out over time. I still had no head leaks...
• Re: double thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 23:13:41 -0700
  ...up a mountain in sardinized traffic on a very hot day escaping the nuclear fallout thanks to North Korea. >From: David Brodbeck <gull@gull...
• Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:22:16 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > > > > They used to have a different name, which escapes me right now, but the > > name > > Kevin Soroudi rings a bell. > > > > I...
• Re: Door vapor barrier
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:41:32 -0400
  ...barriers, not > vapour barriers - they are designed to allow vapour to escape while > preventing water and air (wind) penetration. That said, some wraps in...
• Rear hatch - adding inside release - For a type 2??
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 09:40:05 -0800
  ...a great machine, but I've always wondered about a quick escape out the back in case of fire or ?? Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: airflow management in hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:01:35 -0400
  ...The bulletin referred to fixes for whistling noises from cabin air escaping through the side window seals etc. either when moving or when stopped...
• Re: We are in toon, buba
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Mon, 26 Sep 94 7:59:31 PDT
  ...And, I refuse, > can not actually, haul that shit in my workcar (93 Escort). > > Less than an hour ago, I took $21,000 for...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:29:55 -0700
  ...Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) '84 Westy "Yard Furniture" (Blown WBX) '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" (just bought it)
• Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:45:03 -0500
  ...to help it keep cooler (so heat can escape...) > >And... to use the same for sleeping in the van in florida in the summer...
• Re: Parking near New York City
  Historical mailing list - Rod Swanson
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:41:58 -0500
  ...Tuesday or Wednesday evening, IIRC I escaped on a Sunday evening, leaving Brooklyn about 8:30 to 9:00 across the Goethals Bridge without...
• Re: Fire extinguisher brand/mounting recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:46:20 -0700
  Thanks Neil and Loren, Plastic chain? Figuring that I would want the dogs to escape (safe assumption) I would leave the driver's seat...
• Re: Vanagon T-Shirts
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:50:50 -0600
  ...existing Vanagonparts.com t-shirt, I'd just > like one > in Escorial Green too... ;) My 2 blue shirts are still in great shape, so...
• Re: [Syncro] meet tim...
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:54:26 -0800
  ...simple deprecation after owning for only 3 years. > > Two words > > "Cadillac Escalade" > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Paradigm Shift
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:53:56 -0500
  ...No pity party, but had to go to hospital on Thursday and escaped :-) on Saturday(darn gall bladder and pancreas). My Dad died 10...
• Re: Water pump impeller wore into case
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:49:56 -0400
  ...flow to escape the hydraulic "push" of the impeller; at lower RPM and lower coolant flow, the proportion of coolant escaping the effects of...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 00:39:28 -0700
  ...after all > smaller molecules need smaller holes to escape. That said, having converted > my dino burning low-mileage (38K) WBX to synthetic when I...
• Re: Who Can Install the Motorized Sunroof? THANKS TERRY!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:52:59 EDT
  ...When I was a lad, my family sponsored an immigrant Serb family escaping from that endless strife in Yugoslavia. Miklos tended our grounds, his...
• Re: Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 07:24:52 -0800
  ...The fan is working fine too. > > The last mechanic said he checked the coolant reservoir for escaped gases and > did not seem to think...
• Re: Westy Configurations and Bear-proffing (was Re: Westy's vs Other Configurations for Camping)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:23:22 -0700
  ...Which wouldn't necessarily >be easy, since we keep survival food in the Westy (it's our escape >pod from earthquake/wildfire). > >B&S...
• Re: Border Crossing NO VW!!
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  24 Jul 1996 06:50:32 -0400
  ...Mike Esc. Toronto
• Re: Re: Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel does n�t matter
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:30:00 -0000
  ...We, Yankees with big nukes, use a different method of calculating > > octane and the name escapes me at the moment. 91 RON octane is...