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• Nelson, Canada;
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 2 Oct 2004 17:14:53 EDT
  Hi All, Anyone bus camped in or around, Nelson, Canada? Is there gov. camp sites too? thanks, John C...
• Re: convertible westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:03:25 -0800
  ...It is very heavy and the canvas can be easily damaged while you and 2 strong tall friends struggle with it. Expect to scratch...
• New Owner ... Pop Top Question
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:58:18 -0400
  I just purchased a new canvas recently. Its my third one I have purchased in the past few year(all different vans). I would...
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 11:03:50 -0800
  > While I admit a rainfly would be nice, to avoid having to travel with wet canvas (and dry it out > when you get home...
• Re: KOA & theft of services
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:17:49 -0700
  ...You can't help everyone, but you can help someone. Even one candle helps to push back the darkness.
• Re: Cheap Westy Canvas
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:57:04 -0400
  ...3 window canvas: Their price $259, my price $228 1 window canvas: Their price $241, my price $228. (Not much demand for the 1...
• Re: TV antenna
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 13:15:50 -0400
  My favorite Canadian shows of recent years (both sadly no longer made) were the Highlander TV Series (partly filmed in Canada, partly in France...
• Re: New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Bess's Buddies
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 11:03:22 -0800
  ...I have two original canvases and they all measure the >same......why can't the new one match?? > >THIS IS A MUST!!! When screwing...
• Re: Pop-top canvas replacement.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:20:23 -0400
  I would go with the three window cotton canvas. They should last forever if you keep your seals in good order and avoid cutting...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 15:37:28 -0700
  Since the subject is Jerry Cans.. I dug out one I have. And I am interested in opinions about it's authenticity or pedigree...
• RE: Canvas awnings?
  Historical mailing list - Araujo, Alex
  Thu, 19 Jun 1997 08:10:23 -0400
  I had a fire in my '75 Westy two summers ago, and the pop-top canvas had to be replaced. After pricing new (and...
• Re: Shipping to Canada and customs
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 09:28:34 -0600
  > I recall a former posting regarding shipping items to Canada and a way to > avoid customs charges. > > I am shipping some used parts to...
• Re: sound-deadening ??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:35:56 -0500
  ...Rig up a couple boom mics and an intercom circuit and you can whisper in each other's ear. Can do that without the...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:56:26 -0600
  ...where I can easily see the > status of the charger... > > http://dasmotoclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/auxbattery4.jpg > > you can also see...
• Lower cladding fasteners
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:38:16 -0400
  ...If any of the Wise Men in this great Team can remember - please send me a pmail so I can purchase. Hava great St...
• Re: *WANTED* Westfalia High roof top (joker)
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 01:37:35 -0400
  ...Karl wrote: > Try ebay.de > Then, if you can find someone willing to crate it and ship it in a > container, find as many...
• Re: Rear Drum removal
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Thu, 7 May 1998 20:39:48 -0400
  Hey From following this thread I am assuming that you can take off the drums without a puller and removing the whole hub? I...
• Ilitis pict
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:21:58 -0500
  ...Regards to all from another lurking technophobe, Doug '84 westy Toronto, Canada
• Re: Halon Extinguishers, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:02:01 -0800
  > I pretty much run my life on the Titanic theory. > You can do all you can some times in life to attempt to prevent...
• Re: secret stash uncovered - customs people
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 13:39:45 +1200
  >Keep all those subversive Canadians out, say I. They're too darn nice, >they've got to be up to 'something'. > >Maybe they're...
• Re: Here's a Vanagon you can get married to.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 00:39:35 -0500
  ...In life, it is much better to want something you cannot have--- Than to have something you can't get rid of" (T.K.)
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 23:10:08 -0500
  ...I can read between the lines-----:>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine) 85 GL- (Delilah) 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In life, it is much better...
• SA grill availability in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:34:58 -0500
  ...Does anyone know of a Canadian distributor for the South African grill kit, or just the South African grill on it's own? If...
• Re: What are the best15" wheels I can put on my vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 04:16:24 EST
  ...What are the best 15" wheels I can put on my 89 westy, and where can I find > them? > > I have a budget of...
• throttle body housing
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 20:42:39 -0500
  ...I can't find one anyplace. I would purchase a good used one if I can find one at a reasonable price. Checked Bus...
• Misquoted Lord Kelvin
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:28:40 -0800
  Full quote: "When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you...
• Canadian tires
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:52:51 -0800
  ...Local Canucks will know what I'm talking about. Can anyone point me to a source for good available snows that won't break...
• 82 vanny tranny needed in NC
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 22:32:38 -0500
  ...The candidate will need to be in usable condition but does not need to include the bellhousing. The closer the candidate is the North...
• Re: Winter tires availability in Canada
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:57:07 -0500
  On Dec 14, 2007 4:47 PM, alfred bagdan <abagdan@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi all, > I wonder, what winter tires are other fellow Canadians...
• Re: Pop top canvas replecement
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:07:34 -0400
  ...The cut of the canvas was nearly perfect. Pop top canvas install tips Bob, when I replaced the canvas on my '75, I left...
• Re: My NATO canopy is out of the paint shop!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:11:58 -0700
  ...I've got Triton-Tristar-Canopy envy ;>) Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, January...
• New Canvas Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:17:49 -0800
  Just finished installing a new three window canvas from GoWesty. Boy what a job! Some comments. I thought this would be pretty straitforward job...
• Re: Very First Domed Skylight/bigger Dome
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 10:16:37 -0800
  Thos Dam sextants now I will have to build a bigger Dome you just cant bet it can you now. I just build skylight...
• Dream tool
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 22 May 2023 20:07:11 -0400
  Hey folks, I want a sniffer that can detect gas fumes and find the source. And how about one for coolant as well? Maybe...
• Local clip replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 2 Jan 2021 11:25:11 -0800
  ...I can probably find the one that went towards the back inside the bus but I suspect the one that went over my shoulder...
• Re: importing vanagons to Canada
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:18:47 -0700
  As all Vanagons are now >15 years old they are exempt from the RIV program.�� All are allowed into Canada be it from the...
• Re: Touch-up paint
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 21:15:59 EDT
  ...The first can mixed costs me about $15, and additional cans are only $10 ea. Steve '74 Campmobile SKL Enterprises Importing German Side Tents...
• Bowwow Canada on-line shopping
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:19:00 -0500
  Hi gang, Bowwow Canada now has on-line shopping. Pretty good selection of parts --- and they're in priced in Canadian dollars. They've...
• Re: Digital clock. Can it be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:31:26 EST
  ...Can this digital clock be fixed? How? >> The button can be returned to its position through its hole with a pin or small gauge...
• Re: True Canadian Winter Bus Campout
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 23:29:46 -0700
  Don No self respecting Canadian would pronounce it 'took'. It's more like 'twok' or rhymes with kook as in he's a kook...
• shoulder belt
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:53:54 -0800
  ...can someone give me some advice? I know i can purchase a setup (if available!) but can i use a front seat seat shoulder...
• Re: Winter tires availability in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:48:31 -0500
  ...Kevin >Hi all, > >I am trying to find winter tires that I can buy in Canada. The Hakkapalitta >185R14 model C2 would be ideal...
• Re: Removing Stickers, Decals
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 15 May 1999 16:13:31 -0700
  ...spray can (18 oz). about $10/can. this is the stuff that causes the strip to just shrivel up like old orange peel and...
• Re: first time buyer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:55:16 -0800
  See this can of worms you've opened Brad? For GOD SAKES DON'T ASK ABOUT TIRES!!!!!! :) Steven On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at...
• Sacramento: NEAT0 member needs help
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 11:11:57 -0400
  ...If you can help him, having a look yourself or recommending someone else (it has a blown clutch and cannot move), please call Emmitt...
• Looking for metal fasteners HELP.... (no Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Thu, 13 May 1999 14:39:29 -0400
  ...I can't get into the interior where the hole is so I can't simply secure a nut on the back. Problem w...
• Re: off list and sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sat, 1 May 1999 22:39:35 -0700
  ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
• Re: Winter tires availability in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:32:26 -0800
  ...It was explained to me that there was one big shipment a year, in the Spring, to the US and Canada and when they...
• Re: State of the Art in Engine Swaps is....?
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 06:56:14 +0000
  ...You can tweak it, you can put nice factory VW brackets on it, you can supercharge it, you can turbo charge it; and the...
• Re: Westy insulated blanket for pop top canvas for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:57:15 -0700
  Todd, A picture of one can be found here: http://www.vanagonparts.com/images/special_order/catalog.html I believe it's the 5th...
• Re: Crossing the Canadian border...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:19:04 -0700
  ...we know... > > can we keep out fresh products (veggies and fruits) and errr liquors...? > > thanks > > dan > -- roger whittaker 604.414.6266 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.tvthatworks...
• Re: registering Matilda in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:25:02 -0700
  Aha, another imported Canadian! ;) Joy, I've imported 2 Vanagons and a Subaru Legacy and its not hard at all, even for someone with...
• Re: Solar Panels in Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:31:48 -0400
  ...Glad to hear it can be done and even for a reasonable price. Can you give more info, like what battery, what wiring, would...
• Re: another vin question...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:15:22 -0800
  Canadian VINs are "Americanized" - so a typical Canada / US VIN will have same sort of WV2BH0248LG123456 setup. Where a non US / Canada VIN would...
• Re: Importing from Canada
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Verner
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 08:21:12 -0700
  I have done that I am selling my transporter from Canada First time i phoned, Vw told me that they don't assist citizen...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 00:40:58 -0400
  ...We have Canadian sunrises and Canadian sunsets and the rate of exchange is posted in most stores. We have Irving gas and a Tim...
• Re: How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:25:23 -0500
  Hi Jim, If you're bent on sewing, there are curved (almost C shaped) canvas needles or "Sail" needles for this purpose. I took...
• Anyone ever take a car from Europe to North Americia?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 18:19:24 -0800
  I am looking for someone who has experience or knowledge in getting a personal vehicle from Europe (Germany in particular) to North Americia (Canada...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 11:48:55 -0500
  ...Baseball is Canadian; >5. Lacrosse is Canadian; >6. Hockey is Canadian; >7. Basketball is Canadian; oh yeah, sports, is that really something to get...
• Re: European Camper/caravan vs. ours?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 02:28:17 +0200
  I cant recommend any rentals in Europe, but there is a guy in Amsterdam, Ron Salmon told us about him last summer. Ron? Mike...