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• Re: Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 12:34:42 -0700
  ...Have you been opening that valve to allow air to escape? There are several good methods of dealing with getting coolant in and out...
• Re: Vanagon Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wohlfarth (aka.
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 09:46:55 -0400
  ...Vanagon Newbie Chilton? Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy There is another manual done by a British firm (and the name escapes me for the...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:06:37 -0400
  ...and I'm glad to see that you escaped from the feral cats. List rumor had you in *deep* kitty litter. The guy who...
• battery meter--lighter plugin--worthless
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:51:02 -0700
  ...They were first sold under the Escort brand; now more generic. Anyway, DON'T BUY ONE(!) Using these sent me down a path of...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:09:00 -0700
  ...I must have a good solid automobile, one that eschews the > futile trappings of worldly ennui and asks only for basic maintenance. My VW...
• Re: Plea for help (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 07:47:19 -0700
  ...The Ford Escort Wagon decided to > start > > > peeing coolant from its > > > > heater core. I have the entire lower dash > board > > > in the back seat...
• Vanagon Calendar: Determinates of my vote
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 06:55:13 -0800
  ...In the end, I voted for escapism, I'll look at the calendar and be teleported from my desk to some fantastic campsite, and...
• (must be friday)Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:49:21 -0700
  ...thanks though for telling me what you think happy times with your westfalia (which i am sure is never used as an escape :~) take...
• Re: How to price a '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 17:57:38 -0600
  ...Values of these are escalating significantly. Especially the later ones. 'Course the real worth is in what's it worth to the buyer! On...
• van wrecked; documenting selling prices
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:26:44 -0400
  ...The skylight was new, the tent was in escellent shape. If anyone has any leads on a replacement similar to mine, or if you...
• Re: archives?????
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 20:42:00 -0700
  ...If I ask one of my neighbors what kind of fencing I need to keep goats from escaping, and his reply is, "somebody answered...
• Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 May 2000 10:31:50 -0400
  ...My '78 Horizon, my parents' '84 Escort, my aunt's 86 Sable, all were trash by 100 k. My friends' Foxes and Jettas are...
• Re: Shipping an engine to Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 18:11:57 -0600
  Phil, If you want to escape the duty at the border you should must label the engine as going for warranty work. Or if...
• Re: Winter Camping at Pokagon State Park
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 19:01:26 -0500
  ...heat. > > - Keep a window open to allow the water vapour to escape. > > Have a good time! > > Happy trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > 1973...
• Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:32:09 -0700
  ...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: Dometic Fridge problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 10:52:58 EST
  ...so no problemo ! Heading south out of Acapulco today towards Puerto Escondido ! Travelogue at > _Profile for Frankandrita from Canada_ (http://travelpod.com/members/frankandrita...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 21:32:19 +0000
  ...If you release the pressure with the engine cold, then start the car for say 30 seconds or less, do you then get escaping...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:51:43 -0700
  ...Stacy Schneider >>>> <vwcrewman@gmail.com >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>> Fords SUV lineup starts with ,Escape then Explorer and then >>>>> Expedition and then Excursion, It was suggested after...
• Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 10:35:37 -0800
  ...Dibs on the yellow-and-white sunroof van, the Escorial Green Westy with the Paulchen rack and his DoKa work truck! � I should be...
• Re: door vents/winter fogging safety
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:29:36 -0400
  ...As you know from earlier posts about these little vents, they are the only wholesale way for air to escape on 68-86? vans...
• Fw: Re: transporters by the...?
  Historical mailing list - David Chasteen
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:57:15 -0500
  ...You can caravan in/out with military escort (sort of a wagon train) >from >>the south end - this is about a 75 mile trip...
• Re: Butt marks on door jam!
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 13:22:14 +0100
  ...DuPont and VW !! Calle -88 Vanagon -85 constant repair object ( Ford Escort Panel Truck ) Mullhyttan Sweden > >I noticed a curious thing today on my...
• Re: Plumbing a second LP tank.. help!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:29:24 -0800
  ...can figure something out, but I'd like some input from > those who've BTDT if possible... > > Thanks! > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 08:48:59 -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: Gnarlie/Rachel - where are you? RE: Fryeday- Whatever happened to these listees?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:13:36 -0800
  ...I had some others in mind but > :::they escape me at the moment... who else is 'missing'? Where did they > go? > :::Where are they...
• Re: some info on my site
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:53:08 -0800
  ...play, although I haven't yet decided to chronicle my Vanagon escapades with it yet. Cheers, Peter On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 1...
• Relay Kit for Starters
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  24 Jun 1996 11:46:21 -0800
  ...After tiring of this escapade, I dropped by Donsco in Belmont to get some other stuff for my bus and asked for a recommendation...
• Re: charcoal filter
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 08:05:04 -0800
  ...A small organic molecule, like the junk in gas that can escape (ethanol, methanol, propanol, acetone, diethyl ether, etc) will cling to the charcoal...
• Mexico message: addendum- seeking dog-friendly lodgings
  Historical mailing list - Deanna Scoggin Torra
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 09:48:46 -0800
  ...prospect of a list of hotels from Los Angeles to Puerto Escondido that accept dogs, feel free to note my email address and contact...
• Re: Last Westy in the Woods (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 26 May 2005 10:48:47 -0700
  ...3 day weekends are some of the best ones to actually stay 'in town' ;-) Kaibab National Forest the following weekend to escape the heat...
• Re: is power steering fluid generic?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:18:42 -0400
  ...the high pressure line which is small > :::enough that no fluid escapes until you turn the steering wheel all the > :::way to the left...
• Re: Fashion Rocks - with a Westy! Plus Bug Out results
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 08:23:43 -0700
  ...Anyway, 2/3ds of > the > way in Sean Lennon is pictured escorting some lovely young lady (Irena > Lazareanu) out of a white '89ish westfalia...
• Re: Cornbread, brownies, etc. in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:27:02 -0800
  ...ca> wrote: >> well, I could have gone with the old saw... "eschew obfuscation" >> >> ;) >> >> But back to the oven. I like the look of the...
• Rusty Syncro Doka w/ dual locking (front and rear) diffs possibly for sale
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:31:43 -0700
  ...shipping. Remember 1985 is the FIRST year of Syncros in Europe. Escorial Green. No pics at this time. Get me before I change my...
• It gets cold in Atlanta
  Historical mailing list - Scott Bogen
  Sun, 5 Nov 1995 14:29:59 -0800
  Hi all, Well I moved down here to Atlanta GA the heart of the south to escapre ever seeing the thermometer register -30f, I...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:29:32 -0700
  ...My Westy is gone and I'll sell my unit complete for $120.00 with everything but the fiberboard cut out that escaped with...
• Re: Removing Westfalia decal from pop top.. ?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:36:31 -0600
  ...sticker glue, but > > don't hurt the top? > > > > Steve > > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > > _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 15 May 2004 10:53:53 -0400
  ...of years of > previously stored CO2 into the atmosphere, increasing the total > quantity of CO2 in the air... > > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• '56 Kombi Update
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 01:59:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...an escape for people who can't handle drugs. Thom Fitzpatrick & Amy Burgess tfab@netcom.com ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/tf/tfab/home...
• Re: bunch of vws
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 May 2000 19:31:22 -0700
  ...Met BenT, looked for Debby and >her kids and for the guy from South Sacramento whose name escapes me [as >does so much these...
• Re: Vanagon crash safety
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:14:04 -0600
  ...or heavily injured, only the driver of the >> VW would have escaped with only very minor injuries. I have to apologize >> for the fact...
• Re: Travel.. yeap, this is why I own a van.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:23:21 -0400
  ...So the van is a great escape, the best for me, i like doing 600miles a day, even 800. I feel great in the...
• LiMBO WANT ADS ... WANTED TO BUY
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 19 Jun 96 20:31:37 CDT
  ...i believe this color was called Escotoral Green. it was available until '84, willing to trade my '82 GTI Westy for it. Must be...
• shakedown trip with infant
  Historical mailing list - Rick Gordon
  Wed, 21 May 1997 23:11:01 -0700
  ...It had a thin pad on the bottom, high sides so the kid >could not escape, and handy handles on the ends for easy...
• Re: Help
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 16:07:32 EST
  ...They suggested it was the mass air flow thing (the exact name is escaping me). They replaced it but the car died similarly 2...
• Air in the system
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO-MS)
  Fri, 11 Oct 2002 10:56:53 -0400
  ...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: NVC - MS vs Mac
  Historical mailing list - B
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:06:53 -0800
  ...You will not escape the "over time ... clog ... slow ... crash" type stuff. There simply isn't that much difference under the hood. The remedy...
• Re: San Francisco Advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:42:50 -0600
  ...next door, both in Marin County (name for the state park escapes me at the moment). There are wonderful area parks in Oakland and...
• Re: Roads down to Laughlin from Vancouver Island in January
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:46:29 -0800
  ...Good luck with the penny slots! Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 12/14/2012 10:50 AM, Courtney Hook wrote: >Thinking of escaping from...
• Re: Import restrictions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Fri, 14 May 1999 12:34:40 -0400
  ...new trans and brakes) '98 Jetta TDI (in the shop with US$3600 worth of rear end damage, still) '98 Ford Escort (rental car)
• Re: Fryedae with a vengeance
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 20:19:04 -0500
  ...South African, Presently in one of the West >African Courtiers. > >I escaped from the hands of my evil half brothers who planed and almost...
• Re: Apparent leak between the city water hookup and the interior
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:47:03 -0700
  ...from one of those holes that are intended to let water escape down > by the chassis. > > I'd like to take the city water...
• Van O Rama report
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:53:18 -0700
  ...The surfing Chris escaped before the film was developed but there's a chance it would stand up in court. BenT's buddy, Jeru...
• Re: autoTRANSMISSION rapidly leaking in 90
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 10:49:07 -0800
  ...lots of fluid > escaped from the trans when the motor was > removed..which I had not anticipated. Is there a > seal or something I...
• Re: Battery usage shouldn't be our style.
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 19:03:03 -0700
  ...No escalation figured for inflation. John ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sunday, August 6, 2006...
• Hello from the California desert.(trip report)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:25:43 -0800
  ...truck and my part-time house, as well as our weekend escape vehicle. As I type here in the parking lot of the Borrego...
• Re: 1985 Westy for sale, Escondido, CA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 26 Sep 2015 20:47:23 -0700
  I updated the ad with more things I've replaced over the last 5 years. It's quite a list and I have receipts...
• Re: trip report
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 28 May 2009 20:23:31 -0400
  ...Don't use your granny gear (or it will escape), but get the engine running this way and then drive it untill you have...
• Re: colorado mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:26:10 -0800
  ...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: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:06:24 -0700
  ...out the window is driving my wife crazy) > >Roger VanTill >89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" >86 Syncro >92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs) > >