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  • Re: crash damage, Van front end
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 26 Aug 1997 08:25:31 CDT
    ...test results, but don't know well, my insurance company, USAA (active duty and retired military officers) rates the Vanagon as "much better than...
  • Re: Ladies and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 8 Apr 2008 11:11:31 -0700
    ...She's actually > > actively looking for one! > > > > Option #2. Drive a good bit north, into bear/mountain lion country > > (in your other car if...
  • Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
    Historical mailing list - Tromper
    Sun, 1 Dec 2002 01:11:41 -0800
    ...work (no-this wasn't the same time - we have an active >fitness-for-duty program!). > >Any rate, I'm sure the answer is...
  • Re: new 82 vanagon L
    Historical mailing list - Kendra Calhoun
    Mon, 2 Jan 2012 15:55:51 -0600
    ...wrote: >>> >>> > hi everyone, glad to be a part of this very active list! i just bought >>> > an >>> > 82 vanagon L to take my band...
  • Re: Battery/Charging system questions.. A lot of info included..
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:13:41 -0700
    ...Vehicle battery..Van off reads 20.6 Van running >> reads 21.8 >> Coach battery...Van off reads 17.3 Van >> running and relay active...
  • Re: Anodic Protection to Fight Head Electrolysis
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:27:26 -0700
    ...The idea is that > magnesium > > is a more active metal than aluminum, so it will dissolve > before > > aluminum, saving wear on the engine's...
  • Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
    Historical mailing list - Jon VO
    Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:07:01 -0600
    ...The issue I have is VW actively deceived multiple people and institutions. The cost of that is high. Jon On 9/29/2015 5...
  • Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
    Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:55:28 -0400
    ...non-mechanical wife at a loss; therefore, I should get pro-active and fix this, right?) Thanks, Gabby On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at...
  • Re: Distributor Nightmare
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Mon, 12 Jul 2004 13:13:21 -0400
    ...I have been given a very complex explanation about how there is a magnetically active paint inside a particular part of the distributor that...
  • Key in power - no start situation
    Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
    Thu, 4 Nov 2021 17:13:24 -0700
    ...That is, some circuits are active just by having the key in. That’s how the door buzzer that warns you that you have...
  • Re: Ladies and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:13:31 -0600
    ...She's actually > actively looking for one! > > Option #2. Drive a good bit north, into bear/mountain lion country > (in your other car if...
  • Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:22:05 -0500
    ...teenagers actively rebel and can become quite violent at times, especially when confronted with the prospect of a parentally-chaperoned date to be carried...
  • Re: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 1 Dec 2002 10:04:03 -0800
    ...work (no-this wasn't the same time - we have an active >fitness-for-duty program!). > >Any rate, I'm sure the answer is...
  • FW: Gas price war / costs of road trips
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sun, 23 Apr 2006 21:49:05 -0600
    ...In the 1950s (I think) the oil industry in this country took an active role in wiping out public transit to force people into...
  • Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:26:22 -0800
    ...Be >> pro-active on this one. >> >> If you don't see something with this method, next step is - with the >> fuel pump on - feel...
  • Re: [VWPICKUPS] Fw: Kleen-Flo Diesel Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Thom Singer
    Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:24:51 -0800
    ...Isopropanol Alcohol is > far safer and is an active ingredient in our two diesel conditioners. > It helps to absorb moisture and lower the pour...
  • Re: Engine oil
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:47:14 -0700
    ...in the bottom of the cylinder. > >> For my engine it has active fuel management, (AFM). Glorified cylinder > >> deactivation. Under certain load and speed conditions...
  • Re: Alarming Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
    Wed, 26 Aug 1998 07:24:00 -0400
    ...I added an additional switch to turn on/off the active arming circuit (auto alarm on after the last door is shut). Make sure...
  • Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Mon, 7 May 2007 12:51:37 -0700
    ...update" was December > > 21, > > > > > 2006!! Sounds like it's not an active site?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Jake > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
  • Re: How many bulbs in a tail light assembly??
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Mon, 3 Jul 2023 18:22:53 -0400
    ...Bell < > ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com> wrote: > >> > >> Thanks guys, I’ve not been active in list this last while. I’ve > changed ISP and it’s...
  • SUBSCRIBE VANAGON SNUGGLES
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 13 Jun 1996 23:52:57 -0500
    ...A number of our members often arrange group camping outings, with the Californians in the West being particularly active, often once every month or...
  • Re: Selling my 1989 Bluestar ($25k)
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:03:55 -0800
    ...was willing to sell. > >>> > >> > > -- > > > > > > -- > Casey > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > -- Casey
  • Vanagon Safety?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Fri, 26 Jun 1998 16:28:45 -0400
    ...5) active restraints - air bags, tensioning seat belts, reactive head restraints. Nada. IMHO: I'll drop the air bags, take the tensioning seat belts...
  • Re: # tachometer ideas
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Wed, 26 Dec 2001 14:12:46 +0100
    ...p-mail too > since I often miss responses on this very active list. > > > ===== > Cheers, > TinkerMan > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online...
  • Re: towing capacity with big brakes and turbo zetec engine
    Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
    Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:51:57 -0400
    ...lbs or so as a good guesstimate based on watching people actively retire their transmissions early on the various lists over the years. Maybe...
  • Re: Mercedes wheels (Offset)
    Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
    Mon, 6 Mar 2000 19:19:18 -0500
    ...If it turns out that either Audi or Mercedes ever made a wheel that was "proper" then we should actively promote this as a...
  • Re: Is there such a thing...?
    Historical mailing list - Vince S
    Tue, 10 Aug 2004 22:17:15 -0700
    ...you call the police in the same time and surprise the active thief in >your van. I can imagine a call to your cell...
  • Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 1 Sep 2019 11:47:25 -0700
    Hi, Yeah I’ve seen various thingies for the active brake proportioning in other vehicles. The van one is easy to over look, it...
  • Re: FW: lighting fridge on propane
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:11:17 -0700
    ...It simply does not react to a spark igniter or > > blows out a match. > > regards, > > Fred (former semi-active listee) > > 89 Westy > > ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- > Return...
  • Re: Drove a Sprinter and liked it ...
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 23:22:08 -0600
    ...http://www.sprinterus.com/ > > > >The Sprintervan group on Yahoo is pretty active, though not up to > >Vanagon snuff. > > > >These are the folks we rented...
  • Wallaced...and the next 20 years
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:21:05 -0800
    ...Anyway I forget the member's name but he was pretty active at the time with Subaru swapping…Paul Guzyk…that is the person...
  • Re: Fixing the missing posts
    Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
    Wed, 1 Jan 2020 12:38:42 -0700
    ...keep strong heading into 2020! > > > > > > I’m looking forward to a active vanagon year and will need you good > > > folks out there! > > > > > > Eric Caron > > >
  • Fwd: Re: Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
    Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
    Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:11:18 -0500
    ...Be > > >> pro-active on this one. > > >> > > >> If you don't see something with this method, next step is - with the > > >> fuel pump on - feel...
  • Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Mon, 5 Apr 2010 05:41:42 -0400
    ...Different acids have different properties with metals, but generally oxidized metals You want to remove here are more actively reacting with acids than the...
  • Re: SA Grill Importing Update
    Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
    Thu, 28 May 1998 11:31:39 EDT
    ...give me part number I will)? Are there any other members actively pursuing this in any another way for profit or pleasure that would...
  • Re: Friday privilege
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:24:33 -0400
    ...Who would not be? > > On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 12:07 PM Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> this "active regenerative braking...
  • Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:24:16 -0500
    ...Trojans are probably the best. >>> Best plates and a lot of active material in the plates. Yes there are >>> better such as Rolls Surrette...
  • Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:33:58 -0400
    ...teenagers actively rebel and can become quite violent at times, especially when confronted with the prospect of a parentally-chaperoned date to be carried...
  • My 2 cents on the condition of the list
    Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
    Wed, 29 May 2002 00:11:20 -0400
    ...keeping this list alive, but we need more moderation, and more active discouragement of those who have turned the list into their own private...
  • Re: Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
    Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
    Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:17:52 -0700
    ...teenagers actively rebel and can become quite violent at times, especially when confronted with the prospect of a parentally-chaperoned date to be carried...
  • Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:51:56 -0600
    ...With few exceptions these units have less active material. Usually smaller elements. Either smaller diameter or reduce length. All these leads to reduce efficiency...
  • Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
    Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
    Mon, 7 May 2007 16:06:28 -0400
    ...update" was December > > > 21, > > > > > > 2006!! Sounds like it's not an active site?? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Jake > > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > > > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > > > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com...
  • Re: Key in power - no start situation
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Thu, 4 Nov 2021 18:04:43 -0700
    ...That > is, some circuits are active just by having the key in. That’s how the door > buzzer that warns you that you have...
  • Re: engine swaps (long)
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Wilbur
    Mon, 12 Apr 1999 08:44:17 -0700
    ...kit from Detlev Hanschke and Ken Wilfy both of whom are active on the list. Mark Drillock had a conversion done and posted details...
  • Re: Spare ECU
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:56:45 -0500
    ...is equivalent to a ~3x microscope). *Probably* none of them is actively causing a problem right now, but if you have a hundred or...
  • RE: Syncro Binds In Tight Turns--VC Suspect
    Historical mailing list - Jon Peters
    Mon, 23 Sep 1996 20:42:41 -0700
    ...It seems odd to me that the viscous coupling would get *more* active = rather than less in the event of a failure.=20 **Has...
  • Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
    Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
    Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:52:27 -0800
    ...A metal, more active on the electrochemical series than the metal of the boat is immersed in water, but in electrical contact with the...
  • Diesel Vanagons and Diesel engines.
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Mon, 25 May 1998 13:48:02 -0400
    ...The most active one is: vw-diesel@velocity.bc.ca To subscribe send a message to wclistserve@velocity.bc.ca with subscribe vw-diesel...
  • Re: Adventures in Publishing | Vanagon Magazine
    Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
    Sun, 13 May 2001 05:04:28 -0700
    ...There's an amazing > > > community here; this is far and away the most active list I have ever > found. > > > Despite the increasing amounts of...
  • Re: Understanding Amp Hours
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:09:46 -0400
    ...At this point some active material on the plates has moved into the solution and the battery will not be the same. Fast charging...
  • Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:59:59 -0400
    ...were active (road already cleared on our northbound side, still hail covered southbound as we entered Colorado, where snowplows were also active). David McNeely
  • Re: 30K syncro
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:38:02 -0700
    Dunno if I believe this has much to do with karma- I certainly don't think it's stealing unless he actively tries to...
  • Re: Driving: Right vs. Priveledge
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:02:41 -0800
    ...These >| same morons are likely the same people who do not vote and/or are not >| active in the political arena. Or they are...
  • Re: Air Engine... the ultimate Vanagon Engine Conversion!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:33:47 -0700
    ...There is still a track out to the active rail systems, but it is never used, though it could be. In that eclectic collection...
  • Re: Oil overfill... or not? (long post)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:34:38 -0700
    ...The coolant in your engine...that responds to a relatively 'active' temperature controlled system response. Your oil, on the other hand, is in smaller...
  • Re: camper closet removal? Weekenders cheaper?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
    Sun, 27 Sep 2015 09:58:28 -0700
    ...that arise from age (we all get them, regardless > of > how active and supple we are for our age) the ability to move around...
  • Re: [VWPICKUPS] Fw: Kleen-Flo Diesel Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Sat, 29 Jan 2000 22:36:33 -0600
    ...Isopropanol Alcohol is >> far safer and is an active ingredient in our two diesel conditioners. >> It helps to absorb moisture and lower the pour...
  • Re: Got Gas?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:59:19 -0600
    ...disruptions for extended periods of time. > > If our government has an active role in this today, the role is taking > the car industry's...
  • Re: Key in power - no start situation
    Historical mailing list - Mbob1950
    Thu, 4 Nov 2021 20:40:19 -0500
    ...That is, some circuits are active just by having the key in. That’s how the door buzzer that warns you that you have...
  • Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:45:17 -0700
    ...But maintaining these and the 914 is a bit of chore with my limited leg mobility issues, but it keeps me active. And it...