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  • Re: Dogs, Canada and Bus Fusion
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 14 May 2007 06:59:58 -0700
    I can confirm that your information is correct. You need proof from a vet that the animal is up-to-date with it's...
  • registering Matilda in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:45:21 -0230
    Hi folks, I've finally got something like legal status in Canada (work permit - not yet landed immigrant), so it's time to register...
  • Re: Pop top canvas hinge dirt
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
    Tue, 6 Jul 2021 12:09:50 -0400
    ...Wish I fixed the nasty hinge before I changed the canvas. I thought about it and then proceed to just charge forward throwing caution...
  • Re: Buying tires from Canada...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:54:28 -0700
    ...They may also find your 6 cases of "Upper Canadian Brewing Company" beer you had stashed away. Ok so you can just dring the...
  • Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Kevin ...
    Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:38:41 -0800
    Finally something I know about and can add to the converesation! I work for UPS in Seattle clearing things coming into the U.S...
  • Re: Bus Depot Canvas Questions
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:41:01 -0400
    ...You can see my article on the various fabric options and canvas choices at <http://www.busdepot.com/details/canvas/> . Ron Salmon The Bus...
  • Re: Anyone familiar with 1000 Islands area?
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
    Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:26:47 -0400
    I'm sure US coins work in some, possibly even most Canadian meters. You are also right that there is no incentive for Canadian...
  • Re: Advice on Disney Tickets
    Historical mailing list - James
    Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:05:03 -0400
    ...If you know someone who lives in Canada, Canadian residents can often buy Disney tickets with Canadian $ 'at par' - currently a 25% discount. If...
  • Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:30:28 -0400
    ...goes both ways to the benefit of both Canadians and Americans! > > Anthony > '89 syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: If Canada...
  • Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:55:35 -0700
    fair enough Jim, I guess lightweight plastic boats are ok on sides but I still wont do it to my 18 ft cedar canvas...
  • Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 18 Mar 2003 08:25:21 -0600
    Small tears and holes?!? Did you guys see the picture of his canvas? Oh, wait, sorry, Stan already said he didn't. Practically the...
  • Canoe inside Westy
    Historical mailing list - Frank & Susan Malinowski
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:44:07 -0700
    ...It has an open design so it has some canoe features. There are also US and Canadian folding canoes but the folding kayaks do...
  • Re: WTB - Westy - no rust - with power windows, locks and mirrors. Interior can be trashed. Auto tranny, AC. Syncro ok
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Tue, 18 May 2004 12:33:56 -0700
    ...Interior can be trashed. Auto tranny, AC. Syncro ok > Yea me too. . . we can all dream. ;-) > > JFF > > On May 18, 2004, at 2:30...
  • Re: pop top canvas question
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:20:32 -0500
    ...pop top canvas question Hi listers, I was wondering how many of us still have our original canvas. I’m still using mine and...
  • Re: Canoe Carrying on Westy
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Fri, 12 Jan 2001 16:32:07 -0800
    Pr (pre-rack) canoists just invert the canoe over a couple of old army blankets, cushions etc. and strap it down for 'n aft...
  • Re: Questions about (making) 3 window Westy Canvas
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 6 Dec 2001 14:38:04 -0500
    ...If anyone prefers one window to three, I can always have one made for you like that. But personally, having used both, I do...
  • Re: marvel mystery oil
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 26 Sep 2002 06:08:25 EDT
    In a message dated 9/25/2002 11:49:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Anyone know where I can...
  • Vanagon Sliding Door Locking Mechanism
    Historical mailing list - jpbeauch
    Sat, 30 Apr 2005 10:28:03 -0400
    ...But I can lock or unlock all the doors (including the sliding door) from the front doors? Can this be fixed? Also, the lock...
  • Re: Stainless steel screws for Vanagon exterior --- now avaliable
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Mon, 14 Aug 2006 06:52:31 EDT
    ...I will send to Canada,but I am looking fo rthe cheap way to get a USPS pkg with delivbry confermation to Canada.Till...
  • Re: Can't figure out the clutch
    Historical mailing list - Project Pat
    Thu, 15 May 2014 22:04:06 -0400
    ...Can't figure out the clutch Hi everyone, I just can't figure out what can be wrong with the clutch. When I press...
  • Re: Tires in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Greg S
    Thu, 13 May 2010 07:13:56 -0400
    ...Where do Canadians get > tires? I've looked at busdepot's list and others and can't find any of > those locally, and shipping...
  • Re: Importing Van from Canada
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 23 May 1996 18:57:17 -0800
    >I need some help and I can't seem to find the right place to get it so >I'm asking for your help...
  • Westy Canvas waterproof?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
    Wed, 24 Jun 1998 03:43:20 -0700
    How waterproof is the canvas in my '79 westy? Also, what can I do to make it optimally waterproof, i.e. any suggestions of...
  • Re: cruise controll
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
    Sun, 18 Oct 1998 08:18:35 EDT
    ...I also had to connect the extra vacuum cannister they recommended (extra part&cost). When driving up hill, that small cannister could not maintain...
  • Fw: Re: A Canadian Gerry!! Don't read till Friday
    Historical mailing list - Roy O.
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 11:20:15 -0600
    Petrol and windscreen are British not Canadian. Being a listee for the past few months, I've noticed a definite lack of knowledge on...
  • Re: Canadian Maps for Vanagon Travel
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:27:57 -0500
    Hi Roger, Any Canadian province or territory will mail you a road map free for the asking. A little bit of work with google...
  • Re: there is another propex dealer in Canada!
    Historical mailing list - Don Spence
    Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:56:54 -0700
    Come on guys, Canada is a BIG place. I live in Edmonton Alberta. According to Google maps that is 3359 km and two USA...
  • Re: What in fuel can wreck engine?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:20:36 -0800
    ...What in fuel can wreck engine? > Nitro > > > On 11/29/07 12:18 AM, "Andrew Grebneff" > <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > >> What...
  • Re: Friday: Fuel containers, a little bit vanagon related
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:59:23 -0800
    On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 1:33 PM, M Catlin <mjcatlin@pacbell.net> wrote: > ________________________________ > Jim, > It is illegal to sell the better cans...
  • Re: oh, yeah ... Whatshisname is coming back this weekend.
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Mar 1990 17:01:18 -0500
    (re banter about how to mess up someones acct, root logins etc.) 'UNIX' can be loosely translated as 'Yes, you can do it, if...
  • Pastel or Alpine white paint?
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Sat, 31 May 1997 19:03:52 -0400
    ...If they aren't the same and anyone knows how I can get Pastel White, please let me know. Thanks, Wendy '85 Westy, "S...
  • Canadians buying from US suppliers.
    Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
    Sun, 26 Apr 1998 19:33:15 -0700
    ...and the exchange rate? Any of you fellow Canadians have first hand experience you can pass on? Earl from Sunny Sooke 84 ex-California...
  • Canoes, car-top carriers, & Westies
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:34:50 -0300
    I do NOT have a luggage rack for my Westy and I want to carry a canoe on top with a "Car-Top-Carrier...
  • Dead 'O Winter VW Campout
    Historical mailing list - ChriStenSen DeSiGn iNc.
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 16:43:07 -0500
    ...at Cloudland Canyon State Park, located in North Georgia. Fantastic hiking around canyon rim, and huge waterfalls on trails down into canyon..... All are...
  • $29,850 Now...Re: Vanagon Camper now at $26,600.00 On E-bay
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
    Thu, 19 Jun 2003 01:05:38 -0700
    That's like $1,000,000 canadian. I'll offer my '85 for $750,000 canadian and mine even has the egg shelf still...
  • Importing from Canada
    Historical mailing list - Alec Valos
    Mon, 4 Aug 2003 02:56:49 -0500
    Hello all, I'm thinking of purchasing a camper from one of our fellow email list friends and it is located in Canada. Does...
  • round gas cans?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:38:36 -0700
    A couple days ago, Christopher Gronski wrote, "I have a round 9L gas emergency gas can that fits inside my spare tire under the...
  • Canvas Installed
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:37:05 -0700
    Thanks to everyone who gave advice and sent me their pictures of their canvas install. Mellow Yellow now has new canvas. I think we...
  • Re: Come out of the closet, all
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:38:53 -0500
    If you can balance on a bicycle you can balance on a motorcycle. The thing to be careful of is that motorcycles have much...
  • Re: 1.9 heads on a 2.1 motor?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:34:40 -0400
    Yes you can ... but ... the compression will be higher and you must use premium fuel to prevent predetonation. Mike Todd Last wrote: > I noticed...
  • Riviera canvas replacement
    Historical mailing list - Skylar Tennent
    Sun, 6 Aug 2017 02:23:41 +0000
    Have the new canvas no instructions. Anyone have advice how to install it? Sent from my iPad
  • Bolt-Prep?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
    Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:35:17 -0700
    Can anyone tell me where I can find this fabeled Bolt Prep stuff for sealing head nuts? dave
  • Re: gas can
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Wed, 30 Jan 2002 20:26:35 -0800
    Try Griot's Garage, www.griotsgarage.com , they have the gas cans you're talking about. Hector
  • key tumblers
    Historical mailing list - wgavin
    Fri, 19 Nov 2004 11:58:12 -0500
    Does anyone know whereI can buy the tumblers to rekey my Vanagon locks. In Canada is a bonus!
  • I need to unsubscribe
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Warner
    Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:35:20 -0700
    Can someone relay the protocol for unsubscribing? I can't remember the exact setup. Thanks. --Bruce
  • Re: Passenger van to westy pop top conversion?
    Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
    Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:16:15 -0800
    ...Plus 400$Can (250$US from busdebot) for a brand new 3 window canvas. Another 100$Can for the pop-top seals. And 2000...
  • Re: a rack to put a canoe on the top and Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:35:53 -0500
    ...I can't imagine anyone investing that kind of money in a vehicle and running the risk of having a truley lethal weapon(called...
  • Re: Jerry Cans
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 7 Jun 2020 09:09:42 -0700
    I saw those Nato cans at Tractor Supply, stout! Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 8:21 AM KIM BRENNAN...
  • Re: 76 pop-top canvas
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Sat, 3 Jun 1995 07:48:22 -0700 (PDT)
    ...Anyway, can anyone give me an idea of what it > might cost to get a replacement, mail-order or otherwise? The 'canvas' IS the...
  • Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:26:25 -0400
    I cannot take pictures at the moment as the Hyena is in storage. In my '88 Westy, the hot air from the Eberspacher enters...
  • Re: Chris W stranded in Sante Fe
    Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
    Wed, 16 Sep 1998 04:07:26 EDT
    Hello! Anyone out in the Southwest that can help?? I'm very sorry to say that I cannot help Chris out in the immediate...
  • Re: canoe on a westy?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 22:25:41 -0600
    I think Wenonah makes an 18# 18'6" solo marathon racing canoe. A little tippy for fishin' and campin though. Probably would lift up...
  • Re: Rain Gutter Adapter Locations
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Thu, 26 Jun 1997 13:44:49 -0400
    ...For just a canoe, I suggest you consider doing what we do and just mount the canoe right on the Westy roof. We added...
  • Re: Phrydae Phun <Absolutely NVC>
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:54:15 -0400
    ...The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not...
  • Extending your stay
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Fri, 2 Nov 2007 10:30:36 -0800
    ...One can buy an 11 inH2O regulator that attaches to your bulk propane tank and can be connected to a suitable propane hose to...
  • Re: Importing from USA to Canada
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:58:40 -0700
    ...I can find lots of information on importing from Canada > to the US, but not much for the other way around... I've tried...
  • Weakly Stats ....
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 29 Sep 95 13:55:59 CDT
    ...where and what we all are. :) WHERE we are all hiding: -AUS 7 -NOR 1 FL.N 9 NV 2 -CAN 2 -NZ 1...
  • Weakly Stats ....
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Friday, September 29, 1995 3:19PM
    ...where and what we all are. :) WHERE we are all hiding: -AUS 7 -NOR 1 FL.N 9 NV 2 -CAN 2 -NZ 1...
  • Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:33:49 -0400
    ...Removing rain gutter attached bars so that you can open the poptop is inconvienent when on the road. On Aug 20, 2012, at 4...
  • Re: Argh, losing my mind
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 28 Nov 2013 19:37:08 -0600
    You will be able to buy a swell Felder Industries Canoe motor mount soon, in case yours doesn't show up. Built-in overhaul...