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  • Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sun, 8 Jul 2012 09:01:42 -0700
    ...The yellow jackets and hornets would gorge themselves and then be unable to fly, and would inevitably fall into the brink. It was a...
  • Re: Converting a salvage title in CA
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:09:15 -0800
    ...They thought that the horn wasn't loud enough but I got a clean title anyway. Neal ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:36...
  • More broken stuff... need shift linkage parts
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:56:12 -0700
    ...It has two "horns" that stick up on the end of it, and they are supposed to have a plastic cap thingy on each...
  • Re: I get no respect
    Historical mailing list - Justin M.Mayrand
    Sun, 4 Apr 2004 18:11:14 -0400
    ...the > quick pass > then get in front of you, invoke the horn or even the 'finger'. I > have even > found a bunch of repeat...
  • Re: SPAM ?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 7 May 2004 08:10:02 -0500
    ...Fortunately a group of >enterprising Hawaiian chefs, raised and bred the horny beast in captivity. > >Hurray for Spam, the wonder meat. > >Names were changed...
  • Re: yokohama y356
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 24 Sep 2004 01:23:12 EDT
    In a message dated 9/24/04 12:46:54 AM, Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM writes: << and even on dry pavement they still...
  • Re: more information on engine swap/fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 4 May 2012 21:45:15 -0700
    ...place in the power or ground side of any DC circuit .. >> horns for example, typically a switched on in the ground side of the...
  • Re: [WetWesties] BBTB (Craggy first) or Bust!
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:11:01 -0700
    *http://tinyurl.com/4wamcfy* Give me a toot on yer horn if ya all see the sign !!! :o) See ya down the road, John...
  • Fwd: Fix for Mass Airflow Meter '91GL
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 30 Dec 1996 22:15:39 -0500
    ...The local dealer wants $469 for a new assembly including the large die cast horn and the flapper. Outrageous to replace a bad resistance...
  • Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:14:38 -0500
    ...When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn > trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootel > him...
  • Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir H Desai
    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:54:18 -0400
    ...When a passenger of the foot, hooves in sight, tootel the horn > trumpet melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, > tootel > him...
  • Fixing turn signals, was: Turn signals won't auto turn off
    Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
    Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:03:47 -0500
    ...This requires prying up whatever horn-cover mechanism your model van has, an activity that Volkswaggin' makes fairly easy, once you figure out where...
  • Re: Vanagon turns over but won't start...ground problem?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:04:56 -0500
    ...The horn will not work sometimes. Engine doesn't care. Likely bad connections at horn or maybe steering wheel contacts worn out. >2. The...
  • Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 25 Jun 1999 19:10:51 +0200
    ...The light horn gets its input from 30 (battery), so it is separate from the light switch. From here, the 56a and 56b runs...
  • Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
    Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
    Mon, 24 Apr 2000 19:57:03 -0400
    ...ease of setup. > > Hope this helps. > > John Fried > '85 Westy > > Doug Hornberger wrote: > > > > Hello Everyone, > > I own a 1991 Westfalia Vanagon and am interested...
  • Re: Unacceptable : Why you can't comply
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:51:40 -0800
    ...based >> on specific characteristics > > What if those specific characteristics include, say, horns and cloven > hooves? >> >> providing personal service to senior members > > Good grief, practically...
  • Re: One more veterans day NVC
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:44:16 -0500
    ...I know of one diesel boat and like it a > lot. > It is one of the USS Hornet docked in the previous Naval Base...
  • Re: I am not alone
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 21 Feb 2014 19:07:03 -0800
    ...They waved, blew the horn again, but didn't stop. Wish they had. > > But it's nice to know I'm not alone in...
  • 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go....
    Historical mailing list - Dave Bohannan
    Wed, 18 Nov 2015 17:55:33 -0500
    ...went away…wow, it seemed like it did…also, my lame horn seemed to work again, AND the seatbelt safety light that used to...
  • Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:39:10 -0400
    ...Beetle horn, maybe. ;-) Yrs, David
  • Re: Come out of the closet, all
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Mon, 25 Dec 2006 13:24:48 -0500
    ...end the answer, for me, must be to address the twin horns of... To modify or keep it original? Happy Christmas. Stephen Chillicothe OH...
  • Re: Converting a salvage title in CA
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Tue, 11 Mar 2003 15:17:15 EST
    ...They thought that the horn wasn't loud enough but I got a clean title anyway. >> Sure they do. California just wants you to...
  • Re: The flattery of flashing blue lights
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:11:23 -0500
    ...Shortly after I got the opportunity to test the Westy's new air horns this morning (someone sitting through a green light while waiting...
  • Re: Self-tapping screw size for headlight assy?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 2 Oct 2002 10:10:59 -0400
    How about a small micro switch behind the grill hooked up to a horn relay? Remove the grill and honk goes the horn. It...
  • Worth it all
    Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
    Wed, 8 Nov 1995 11:07:42 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The kids shouted beep beep at me as i passed, so i returned it with the classic VW horn. That little incident kept me...
  • Re: The Vanagon Wave (was Vanagonitis Cured!)
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Sat, 29 Aug 1998 10:27:08 -0700
    ...It was then that I realized that MY HORN CRAPPED OUT. I tried to wave, but he had already rounded the bend and was...
  • Re: Got a new Vanagon!
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:28:49 -0700
    ...relay-master-kit > > Horn Relay > Has been discontinued,, Darn It > > > https://sites.google.com/site/vanagonheadlightrelays/parts---spares-replacement/discontinued/horn-relay > > LEDs ~ where...
  • Re: Right turn into driveway kills engine (1.9L '84 2-WD)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:25:47 -0700
    ...the horn contact ring on the back of the steering wheel... get torn up. on *all* vanagons that fine metal ring needs to be...
  • Re: VW sounds as ring tones
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:48:55 -0700
    ...sound of your turn signal >> Time to get up, hear two horn beeps. >> Have a phone call, hear your van start up. >> >> Silly I...
  • Re: nice article on current vw campers
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:21:40 -0700
    ...can hear the nice > tdi in action (as well as the horn, the wipers, the blinker and the warning > signals) > there are also four...
  • Re: Thule Rack and Rocketbox
    Historical mailing list - Tim King
    Tue, 25 Jul 2000 16:02:15 -0700
    ...Doug Hornberger <DHornberg@aol.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 4:11 AM Subject: Thule Rack and Rocketbox > Hello...
  • Re: Silly Question, maybe?
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:52:49 -0700
    ...gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for your response everyone. > > My steering wheel horn pad is padded, well, it's no longer attached, the > clip broke...
  • Re: Buyers beware - Fuel tank sealing kits
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Fri, 25 May 2012 20:19:40 -0500
    I went through this with replacing the horn ring. Got the official part, put it in, but could not get the steering wheel to...
  • Re: Close Encounters (trip report?)
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:34:12 -0400
    ...He was certainly able > to hear my horn. > > In a perfect world, I would have beenable to witness him disposing > of his underpants. > > Starting...
  • Re: One more veterans day NVC
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:37:19 -0800
    ...I know of one diesel boat and like it a lot. > It is one of the USS Hornet docked in the previous Naval Base...
  • Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 21 Jul 2016 08:38:11 -0500
    ...As I rxited the highway at a cloverleave, my heart sank! As > > the van slowed the oil light came on with the warning horn...
  • Re: Outrageous oil change prices
    Historical mailing list - tbill
    Tue, 13 May 1997 01:47:40 -0500
    ...TBill ***Horn broken, watch for finger***
  • Re: COPY: tired of mind games
    Historical mailing list - BILL V.
    Mon, 19 Jul 1999 22:45:47 -0600
    Sorry, but I didn't sign up with vanagon.hot.horny.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
  • Re: A Cautionary Tale of Titles - Part II
    Historical mailing list - David Hunt
    Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:41:54 EDT
    ...I tried to get an inspection and registration at the same time because all the lights, horn, turn signals, etc. were working, even when...
  • Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
    Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:51:50 -0400
    ...the engine is idling, it sounds like a bunch > > of angry hornets. > > Any other suggestions besides pump replacement ? > > > > Tim Ness > > 87 Westy "Chunky Girl" > > > >
  • Re: Stumped! EMERGENCY!!!
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:03:57 -0700
    ...to figure out why no > squirt?!? > > Switch? The one in the horn? Relay? IS there one? One thing is strange, > with the wiring in...
  • Fryeday
    Historical mailing list - George Jannini
    Fri, 21 Sep 2001 20:37:44 -0400
    ...warned not to go up a mountain "until the Ram's horn sounds a long blast." Some scholars insist that Jesus drove a Honda...
  • Re: My Ignition switch replacement experience
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:49:01 -0800
    ...It took about 45 minutes (not counting a trip to > the FLAPS to get a 24mm socket). > > 1) Remove shaft "cowling" > 2) Remove horn...
  • Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Sun, 1 Apr 2007 22:05:24 -0400
    ...I'll be hornswoggled. Maybe I have been running into more than my share of inexperienced or incompetent propane tank attendants. It doesn't...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Re: 5400rpm rev limiting rotors for 10 bucks at cip
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:10:26 -0700
    ...the common VW Hella Horn ... the one in the yellow box.. I have been buying those for under $ 10 for 30+ years for VW...
  • Re: Junkyard speakers
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:25:23 -0700
    Get a pair of corner horns to go with the Cornwalls and you have the makings of a pretty good Van stereo On 9...
  • Electrical Failures
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 14 May 2011 11:00:06 -0500
    ...Rear - inop Windshield Spray Pumps - inop Cruise Control - inop Tachometer - inop Horn - inop - this one is repaired. The ignition switch is new, and I...
  • Re: new horns saved my ass today
    Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
    Sun, 18 Mar 2001 17:44:32 -0800
    that's what the all-wheel independent suspension is for, so it handles. you just have to do some work to convince your passenger...
  • '84 Wolfsburgs, and sunroof vans...(was: Re: Reimo bed hinges
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 15 Mar 2003 00:48:59 EST
    ...And the padded horn button.. never saw the point in that (they just covered the vw symbol up) chris '84 wolfy sunroof w/ ac...
  • Re: Slowly Disappearing Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Fri, 7 Feb 2003 09:07:47 -0800
    ...dirt > road at 2 a.m., flashing their lights, honking > their horn because they had "self-medication > onboard", out to prove Forrest Gump's...
  • Re: Tires, Parts, Etc.
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Thu, 25 May 2017 14:46:35 -0400
    ...the ones i have are new, but are not Van rated (4ply > >> instead of 6ply) > >> > >> The steering wheel cover or horn cover is not...
  • Re: My NATO canopy is out of the paint shop!!!
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:11:58 -0700
    ...I'll toot my own horn... damn my TriStar is starting to look nice! > ;) > > I was very impressed with the look of my aluminium...
  • Re: Back-up lights don't work
    Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
    Sat, 4 Aug 2007 08:24:26 -0400
    ...tester to > light > > (key in on position, not running however). > > > > The horn works, same fuse as the back-up lights. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > Jack...
  • Re: Westy top pops at top speed
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:16:18 -0700
    ...other drivers were giving friendly "good morning neighbor" toots on their horns.. On Sep 18, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > Ever...
  • Re: Wipers STILL don't work!! Arrgh!!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:09:47 -0500
    ...conducting lubricant would you recommend for the >> contact finger against the horn ring? > Hmmmmmmmm. Am I all wet, or don't those things like...
  • Re: glass removal
    Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 13:03:11 -0700
    ...Slowly pull the cord out of the slot- this will act like a shoe horn and slip the rubber over the inside metal. You...
  • Re: Horns, improvements
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 21 Aug 2013 17:34:54 -0700
    The 5th pin labeling of various OEM VW 5 pin relays does not comport to the diagrams in that link. Use of a generic...
  • Re: September Roadtrip to Vancouver Island
    Historical mailing list - Peter K
    Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:28:38 -0400
    ...We took a a ferry ride to Hornby Island, loved it... a great place to go with a hippie bus :). I imagine any of...
  • Re: Yea, but will it fit in a Vanagon engin bay?
    Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
    Fri, 17 Sep 1999 01:13:35 +0200
    ...of fat chromed sidepipes. > > Btw, has anybody ever thought of shoe-horning in the V8 from > Audi? This > should be one heck of an...
  • Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:50:34 +1200
    ...CONSIDER violence! But like the Europeans, I HAVE started using my horn to tell them off. fortunately this is still generally safe to do...