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• Re: MOUSE PROBLEMS
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 18:13:25 -0700
  FWIW we had rats in our house and it took drastic measures to get them out. Once they were out the pest control people...
• Re: What size tool for CV joint removal?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:19:12 -0800
  ...http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=5796 fwiw: having this makes removing the tri-square CV bolts (12pt star etc) and replacing to...
• Re: less than one?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:08:06 -0700
  > FWIW, I think you're over the edge if you have name(s) for your > Vanagon(s). Hey, my Vanagons named THEMSELVES! The first...
• Re: Removing Fridge from 84 Westy tips
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:57:55 -0700
  ...loosen the clamps and that's it. FWIW I use 2 clamps on each end. FWIW, I have been able to undo the fridge...
• FS 1987 Synchro Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 16:53:17 -0400
  ...sink, elec, water pump, $11,000 CDN/offer 1-905-372-2728 usual disclaimers apply FWIW CDN dollar is worth about $0.75 US
• summer..the time for "roadside barbeques"Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 15:30:42 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-12 12:16:32 EDT, cdcaston@NNI.COM writes: << FWIW-really look at the fuel rails while you...
• Re: Tristar Prices FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 08:53:54 -0500
  > You could buy a refurb Unimog, rides worse than the tristar, verrrry noisy. > Fully refurb ~20K for a 1968. Or a Series II 109...
• Re: Nostradamus (FWIW)
  Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 10:07:19 -0800
  ...Nostradamus (FWIW) > > This may be of interest to some: > > Subject: Nostradamus,Addendum > > Here is the full Quatrain. > > > "In the year of the new century...
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:34:43 -0800
  ...Water > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> FWIW? >> IIRC? > > > Google man. Google. > > Neil.
• Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans
  Historical mailing list
  24 Jul 96 10:24:34 PDT
  FWIW the current exchange rate is 1 US dollar equals 1.4857 German Deutschmarks this translates to 1 DM = 0.67308 US Dollar For...
• Re: bus-buying checklist?
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  22 Dec 1995 22:30:47 -0800
  ...that I recall I found on the Internet about 18 months ago, author unknown. FWIW, maybe this can be of help. Happy Holidays Harvey --------------------------------------
• Re: Vanagon Mechanic For Hire
  Historical mailing list - Steve Elliott
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 03:43:26 -0400
  FWIW, I recently had Ken do some work for me. He was punctual, competent, cheap & an all round nice guy to have around. Mechanically...
• Re: 5th seat for Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:40:11 EST
  ...tracks when you pull out the middle seat to camp. >> there are. FWIW, i have a set of the track covers for sale.. chris
• Re: Laptop security
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 21:26:11 -0800
  ...secure it to the largest, meanest, junkyard frog you can afford. FWIW, take it with you. Out of sight out of mind. Remember it...
• Re: Rear axle question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 31 May 2003 00:17:14 -0700
  Hi All, FWIW, I just recently replaced one of my CV's after 280,000 for $80 I got a new one with a...
• Re: Dashboard Tray
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 12:49:37 EST
  In a message dated 12/21/04 12:40:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, vanagon@GMAIL.COM writes: > > FWIW my '91 multivan was made...
• Re: FS: '91 Westy MV -AND- '90 Westy -AND- '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:10:43 -0700
  ...Again, FWIW. Drew, Las Vegas '90 GL "Blackbeard" On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 8:44 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > That...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 12:17:46 -0400
  ...requires a vehicle to be 20 years or older. No inspection. FWIW, most European T3's did not have side markers anyway. Karl Ed...
• Re:Does air cond.=hp loss?
  Historical mailing list
  12 Sep 96 06:35:12 PDT
  FWIW - I definately notice a loss of power when I turn on the A/C in my Subaru. It's fun though, I think...
• Re: Westy ThanksGiving in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 00:17:09 +0200
  Marshall Ruskin wrote: > Thanks for the kind wishes! > > FWIW, our Dometics are now cold without any encouragement. Does this mean that the Dometic now...
• Re: Read: 81 Westy fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 13:29:25 +0100
  ...I guess it is some language problem from Bill's Little Soft mail program, right? FWIW, I use Netscape. PerL 87 Syncro 112i
• [Fwd: [wetwesties] SYNCRO for sale]
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:30:04 -0800
  From the Wet Westies list, FWIW. -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1 '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:51:28 -0700
  ...Not sure the cutoff year. > FWIW... my May 1984 Westy has the manual. Geo H -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by...
• Re: Friday's Badd A$$ Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:56:02 -0400
  Or how about this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9GNsMiz5c&NR=1 FWIW, the yellow one does sounds like a 1.8T...
• Talking about exhausts
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:21:56 -0500
  FWIW When I was a youth in the UK (many many years ago) - we had nice air cooled Beetles and Buses and lots of...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 11:47:55 -0500
  FWIW, the exhaust on my '90 Eagle Talon is stainless and has over 100k on it (it's original) and has even put up...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:11:43 -0400
  FWIW, I run 20W50 all year in PA and we can get single-digit temps here. 'course I switch on the block heater before...
• Re: anyone have a westy with this passenger side jumpseat/storage box??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:47:43 EST
  In a message dated 11/15/02 12:32:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, brunson@TANGLEDBANK.COM writes: > FWIW, about a month ago I...
• Re: Free gmail account for Vanagon list members.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:12:24 -0700
  FWIW I have begun using my gmail.com account for backing up, and now storing, all of my 8 megs of my personal vanagon...
• Re: which poptop canvas to purchase?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:29:12 -0800
  FWIW: here is my post on how I replaced my canvas: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0005C&L=vanagon&P...
• How do I remove these clamps???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 3 Jun 2007 16:26:02 -0700
  ...Vanagon/photo#5071982140890273234 I guess I could use a hack-saw. FWIW, I do not need to save the hose. Thanks. Malcolm ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the...
• silver socket was Re: New van timing, cont'd.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Jan 1995 11:55:46 -0800 (PST)
  ...built in 1980, 1981, 1982. ^^^^^ I've got one in my 82 "was diesel - now gas" vanagon. I bought it in Ca. FWIW. Alistair
• Re: high output bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:50:38 -0400
  FWIW, I installed 100/80 watt H4s in my camper. After about three months of use, the connector to the bulb was so fried...
• Re: Alternate Air Cleaner
  Historical mailing list - Samuel L. Walters
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 20:02:06 -0500
  ...out more particles. I knew about them from motorcycle days long ago. FWIW it is also part of the Lilley improvement package. Sam Walters
• Re: Twisted PS belt?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:48:00 -0400
  ...http://cartalk.cars.com/Radio/Puzzler/Transcripts/200013/answer.html ...FWIW :) Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport, ME
• Cupholder idea (for autotranny folks)
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 13:34:31 -0400
  ...either side of the auto tranny shift cover. They work great. FWIW, I imagine that you 'clutchies' could install them on the heater panel...
• SEM surecoat
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 16:32:31 -0600
  ...Superior results in that it lasts much longer and soaks into the vinyl better than the SEM rattlecan paint. FWIW. Chris Mills in TN
• Re: CV joint
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:04:03 -0400
  ...I have used mostly Lobro joints FWIW, Lobro _is_ GKN. GKN is the parent company of Lobro and they have now taken to using...
• Re: K & N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:21:17 -0700
  ...power... which really depends on how restricitve your stock filter was. FWIW, Cleaning it every 6 months is probably overkill... http://www.knfilters.com...
• Re: Alignment Shop in Seattle/Eastside
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 14 May 2007 18:46:06 -0400
  FWIW ... When I took my '85 Westy to a local tire shop for an alignment, the numbers in their computer didn't match those...
• Re: Credit Card Alert
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:27:13 -0700
  ...Morrison < gsm@gregorysmorrison.com> wrote: > FWIW, just received my updated B of A credit card terms. > > No buyer protection for anything purchased outside your...
• Re: Propex 1600 blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 22:52:05 -0400
  FWIW, I'm 'not' the distributor anymore as of 2/2020; Van Cafe is now the distributor for the USA. Seems you need a...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:12:37 -0700
  ...BZ-splitties use 11's there > > > alistair > > On 21-Jan-11, at 9:59 AM, Tom Buese wrote: > >> FWIW, BZ Shelves use 11mm U...
• Re: hoses for pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 10:57:17 -0700
  <fwiw> i saw a 68 locally that had a pinto installed. they'd run 1" or 1.5" copper pipe the full length. beaded...
• Re: Oil Filters: Fram vs Others?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 13:09:48 -0500
  FWIW, you can get VW or equivalent filters cheap in bulk. Check with Bus Depot or Vanagain. I got a batch of 10 from...
• Re: '71 bus For sale
  Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 15:00:05 -0400
  ...Multiple recipients of list <vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu> > > '71 bus not camper, automatic, snip FWIW automatic trannies weren't offered in busses until...
• Re: Unimogs, was Re: Tristar Prices FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Kate Sheflo
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 21:04:36 -0800
  Just down the road from David (LOL) is this place in the states for any of you who might be interested in a Unimog...
• Re: Wanted: Factory(?) Dual Carb setup for '81 2.0 + FI system FT/S
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:31:18 -0400
  ...but I very > seldom used the vehicle in that temperature range. FWIW: I took my 91 syncro westy to Egypt with me (for a...
• Red Tek
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:02:00 -0700
  ...MSDS posted on the site. Not very surprising to this novice. FWIW, read a similar datasheet on gasoline. Now that stuff is BAAAD Boogie...
• Re: 2.1wbx into 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:32:08 +0000
  ...advice. I was at this point about this time last year. FWIW, you CANNOT use the mufflre mounting bracket from the 2.1-I...
• Re: Rear hatch opener was Do you use TheSamba?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:13:32 -0400
  ...with the info, I thought it was in my email body. FWIW, I have done a bunch of these for folks, even a bulk...
• Re: Strange diesel question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:10:09 -0700
  ditto that ! fwiw, ALL versions of the 1.9 have piston oil squirters, turbo and non-turbo. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zeitgeist" <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM...
• Re: Adding freon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 3 Apr 2010 18:53:17 -0700
  Air conditioning, a favorite of the list! FWIW R134a has been successfully put into R12 systems.... Go to the vanagon list archives http://gerry...
• Re: You see the neatest things on German auction sites...
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:21:51 -0400
  ...folks in the US, one of which built at least five. FWIW, several of these five are now wishing they had gone 1.9...
• Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list - Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)
  Thu, 19 Jan 95 14:35:04 EST
  ...Is this something to be concerned about? FWIW, it's a 87 GL Wolfsburg with the weekender package, AC, 4spd, 105K mi, in excellent...
• Re: Vanagon convoy to CRAWFORD TX
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 16:13:41 -0600
  ...cut brush on the ranch? Tom-he's coming to my town shortly, & I am thinking of letting him know what I think, FWIW
• Re: Seeking Input - Big Disc Brakes & stock rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:30:59 -0500
  ...On Mar 5, 2007, at 10:09 AM, Sam Walters wrote: > FWIW, there probably are at least several hundred Vanagons on the road > now...
• Re: Oil Pump Gasket (was: oil pressure)
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 10 May 2007 14:03:57 -0400
  On 5/10/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote: > Bob Hoover's own words found on the site you pointed to: <!--- hack ----> FWIW...
• Re: I love this list...but way too much email...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:54:58 -0600
  ...I would like to pass on how I deal with it, FWIW: > I love to read the emails on the list but it takes...
• Re: Magnetic Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Tue, 25 May 2010 15:34:57 -0700
  ...making and selling magnetic window screens for the last few years... FWIW -- I have a set of these from back when JCWhitney sold them...