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  • maps vs GPS
    Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
    Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:34:28 -0500
    ...My jobs always seem to require finding remote places - whether I'm doing archaeology or working as an on-call nurse in the middle...
  • Re: Kenwood KSC-SW1 powered subwoofer
    Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
    Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:31:09 -0800
    ...The JVC has an IR remote, which I velcro to the wall in the back of the van, for use while in bed. Cons...
  • Re: SYNCRO AUTOMATIC- POSSIBLE...
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Thu, 1 Mar 2007 13:10:43 -0500
    ...So if one had the time...had the > money...just maybe it could be remotely possible... > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David Marshall <mailinglist@FASTFORWARD...
  • Re: Old Cars and engine conversions
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:58:19 -0800
    ...Now that the BAR/CARB folks are starting to place those remote "sniffers" along the highway and at selected freeway on-ramps (complete with...
  • Re: ADMINISTRIVIA - Reply from AT&T/BellSouth Part I
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Wed, 21 May 2008 07:13:30 -0700
    ...I rarely need to visit our server room; all access is remote. Has a cheap $5- 10/month hosting package been considered? This may...
  • Re: Horns, improvements
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sat, 7 Sep 2013 20:13:35 -0500
    ...BTW - He makes a remote start relay kit that I have installed on all three vans as well. Makes remote start easy when working...
  • Re: Stereo status...
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Sun, 16 Jul 2000 07:00:58 -0700
    ...The > remote in particular is neat when you are in the > back of the camper. > > Just finished installing it, and it sounds really > good...
  • tires tires which which ones
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Sat, 29 Dec 2018 15:03:09 -0800
    ...over half highway driving then gravel and some dirt /gravel to remote camp sites in the mountains and desert nothing too crazy What is...
  • Re: 88 GL - did it again!!!
    Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
    Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:12:53 -0700
    ...You need a remote starter switch to trouble shoot this by yourself. Two pieces of wire with a push button switch to connect them...
  • Re: Starter Motor Sudden Failure: Normal?
    Historical mailing list - Mike B
    Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:38:03 -0500
    ...This and the remote PDL system may have > taken it's toll. > > Neil. > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Mike B...
  • rear hatch lock problem-resolution and Swiss lock actuator setup
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Fri, 7 Aug 2009 02:34:12 EDT
    ...Got to get that Swiss lock actuator set with the remotes and ability to turn on the inside lights. Anyone have any negative reports...
  • Fw: Fridge topic
    Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
    Sat, 13 May 2000 05:27:18 -0400
    ...The fridge flame is in a remote location unlikely to be >reached by anything flammable. An accident that disrupts the integrity >of the gas...
  • Re: Its NOT a mini-van!
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:37:45 -0400
    ...for multiple english-speaking countries? >None of those models are even remotely familiar to me here in the US! On >that note, why "Vanagon...
  • Re: Wont start
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:37:09 -0800
    ...I haven't replaced it, yet... >>> I'll research remote starter switches. From its name I can guess it's function but I'm...
  • Re: tire chains / cables on snows?
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:57:49 -0500
    I quit caarrying a come-a-long some years ago andreplaced it with the Z-drag sruff I take on semi-remote whitewater trips...
  • Re: Spotlight
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:35:34 -0700
    ...I'm envisioning a telescoping, remote |controlled spotlight.....or maybe just a maglite wielding monkey |running around up there... |Miguel
  • Re: 15" steel wheels ?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 1 Jun 2008 23:30:21 -0700
    ...Have done so 4 times > anyhow, and I don't fancy trying to get 'in' from a remote Baja site with a > fractured alloy...
  • Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 11 Nov 2000 06:06:46 EST
    ...1.9TD > Yea, RIGHT ! AND, to boot it's not even remotely relevant any longer. I woke up this morning to six digests containing...
  • Re: is your Vanagon your main/only vehicle?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 9 May 2001 23:11:01 -0400
    ...major repairs, is negligable compared to the cost of buying anything remotely like my Westy new), but the risk of breaking down at inopportune...
  • Re: [F] Flying pigs
    Historical mailing list - Imua Camper Company
    Fri, 12 Oct 2001 10:03:14 -1000
    ...I suggested that we develop a >genetically-engineered remotely-controlled radioactive flying pig, hoards of >them, and send them to Afghanistan. The creatures would...
  • Re: east coast caravan this summer
    Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
    Thu, 2 Jan 2003 22:49:54 -0500
    ...volks made >a trip up the west coast to the more remote reaches of Canada. Would anyone >on the east coast be up for...
  • Re: Optima Yellow Top for Starting
    Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
    Tue, 7 Aug 2007 00:09:02 -0700
    ...But my first priority is to get the rig started up again when I'm in some remote place. Have fun, Reinhard 83 "Half...
  • Re: Will not start question
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 21:25:30 -0700
    ...Everyone who works on their own car *really* should have a Remote Starter Switch - you hook that up, you can crank the engine and...
  • Re: Choice of Lube
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:52:46 -0500
    ...wet >> and then set up once it dribbled down to the remote parts of the cable. >> Worth a try. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, February 18...
  • Re: Science of Washboarding
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:09:25 -0700
    ...wrote: > and that's why serious off rood racing shocks have remote reservoirs, more > fluid enables more heat dissipation. > and that's why serious...
  • 80 Starter???
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Sun, 16 Aug 1998 13:30:07 -0400
    ...it to spin but not engage the flywheel by using my remote starter switch directly on the solenoid. I'm wondering if there weren...
  • Re: A/C -R12--R134a (O-RING QUESTION??)
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Tue, 18 Aug 1998 10:54:04 -0400
    ...Anyone know, the parts lady (who has been there 15 years and is the only person at the dealership I remotely trust) said when...
  • Re: What? You Wanted Heat?!?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 29 May 2000 09:27:56 -0400
    ...way unless you have access to the VW equivalent of the remotely piloted submersibles that the salvage guys use... <g> d David Beierl - Providence...
  • Re: Is your Vanagon "alarmed"?
    Historical mailing list - Greg Pratt
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:15:08 EST
    ...Having the same IR sensors turn on a 12V remote camera system would be nice too. But I doubt if I'll ever get...
  • Re: turn key, wait for turn-over
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 6 Apr 2007 19:39:01 -0400
    ...My cure was in cleaning everything remotely related that was electrical. I even replaced the female spade connector that's on the wire from...
  • Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:39:51 -0700
    ...when we camped 'remote' in Baja. When ever some camper went to the city (an all day ordeal) they sometimes took a few big...
  • Vanarusche? Vanschru? Subagonsche?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 3 Apr 2000 10:30:19 +1200
    ...Also for an extra $280 I can have a remote programmer so I can change the power and torque characteristics on the move. I...
  • Re: Friday post: Why are new vehicles connected to the Net?
    Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
    Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:13:47 -0700
    ...Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> The only good thing I can think of would be the ability to remotely diagnose problems. But...
  • Re: BRIGHT backup light for camping
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Wed, 5 Aug 2015 16:16:50 +0000
    ...took off the > drivers > > > door as I was backing into a remote campsite. Thing was cheap enough, > > > bright enough, small enough and housed in...
  • Re: Lazy fellow tire size ?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:47:13 -0600
    ...I have a remote- country homeward journey pending, couple of > thousand miles in the deserted West. I really shouldn't try it on these...
  • Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:37:06 -0800
    ...I plugged it in & had someone crank the engine (a remote start is a huge help, I bought one after this) and I did...
  • Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s,Relays,Saftey,and charging (Very Long)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 18:31:42 -0700
    ...Some work wonderfully, the key being the remote sensing > terminal you > > > mentioned. I aimed the previous posts at relay switched dual batt. > charging > > > systems...
  • Re: Wiring in a new Stereo Unit
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:28:56 -0600
    ...There >> doesn't appear to be a solution where you can use the remote and actually >> turn the unit off. It will still draw...
  • Re: electrical mystery
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Wed, 4 Dec 2013 19:20:19 -0500
    ...I have found a remote that needs a new battery so maybe I can make it work properly and I have also found a...
  • Re: Do you really want to increase a Westy's propane capacity or carry additional bottles inside.
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:28:43 -0400
    ...It took a good 45 minutes to drain, fortunately we were in a remote area with a good wind to carry away the gas...
  • 2nd Annual Hollister Spring Syncro Meet
    Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
    Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:31:24 -0800
    ...http://www.hollisterhills.com/ This year, there will be more things to do for the kids and spouses, including a remote control car race...
  • Re: lock yer doors without keys?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:21:21 +1300
    ...This is in part why I have a remote central locking system to install when my 84 bus is back on the road. But...
  • Re: List Membership Count
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:27:26 -0800
    ...company called GoWesty making Westy tables, and Ron Salmon, in some remote place of Pennsylvania�took the plunge and started a bus part mail...
  • Vanarusche? Vanschru? Subagonsche?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:34:25 +1200
    ...Also for an extra $280 I can have a remote programmer so I can change the power and torque characteristics on the move. I...
  • Re: Question: Westfalia purchase (eConsignmentShop.com)
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Wed, 11 Jun 2014 21:58:00 -0300
    ...and it is being stored in one of their {franchise} warehouses in a rather remote BC community. The transaction procedure is described as follows: >
  • Re: Honda ad
    Historical mailing list - Bill N
    Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:27:16 -0700
    ...My favorite is at the very end when the remote is tripped, shutting the rear hatch, which changes the center of gravity just enough...
  • Re: Strange messages-- infected file
    Historical mailing list - tom ring
    Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:01:50 -0600
    ...Heck, they found a remotely-exploitable hole in *Pine* > recently, of all things! > > But, the plain fact is very few viruses have taken advantage...
  • Re: Names?
    Historical mailing list - Bernard
    Fri, 21 Oct 2005 21:39:55 -0700
    ...Lately, the coffee in Masset, a small town on the remote island of Haida Gwaii, tastes especially sweet. That's because HaidaBucks, a small...
  • Re: Choice of Lube
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:21:01 -0500
    ...wet and then set up once it dribbled down to the remote parts of the cable.� Worth a try. Stephen On Tuesday, February 18...
  • anti-tailgater
    Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
    Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:36:59 -0000
    ...Apparently it has a remote controlled actuation to inject into the exhaust some chemical. The driver, seeing a tailgater behind his car, actuates the...
  • help on gas fridge problem
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 9 Jul 1997 21:56:12 -0400 (EDT)
    ...What to do? When in a remote area for long stay, you need propane operation to work correctly. I've also talked to the...
  • Diesel prices along I-5 corridor?
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:28:56 -0700
    We are thinking seriously of taking February+ off and taking us and the kids down to Baja to find a remote empty beach someplace...
  • Two things...
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:57:31 -0500
    ...Is it even remotely possible that the reference to Zyklon-B and showers was nothing more than an extremely bizarre and twisted coincidence? That...
  • Re: trip report and photos--Utah desert
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:21:54 -0700
    ...76, '81, '87) I've never been stranded. > If you like remote country, check: > http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Utah05 > Richard A Jones > Boulder...
  • Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
    Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:41:17 -0500
    ...I've seen Eurovan Campers get > "stuck" on a remotely wet uneven grassy surface. Vanagons are not > much better, but they are better than...
  • Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:51:12 -0700
    this is why a Remote Starter Switch is an absolutely essential trouble shooting tool. By using one you separate the 'ignition on' function from...
  • Re: Wont start
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:46:17 -0600
    ...I haven't replaced it, yet... >> I'll research remote starter switches. From its name I can guess it's function but I'm...
  • Re: Remote Start Hookup - '88GL w/Manual Tranny
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Sat, 14 Dec 2013 16:42:02 -0800
    ...butt here - but how the heck do you >>>> hook up a remote start switch on a Vanagon?? I picked one up (HF) and >>>> instructions...
  • Re: What's a Hall sender do?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 8 Apr 2013 11:39:47 -0700
    ...also ..ya gotta have a Remote Starter Swtich so you can be back there by the engine while you testing, checking, and working on...
  • Re: Black Friday vanagon and camper items?
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:37:03 -0600
    ...Keep a eye out for great > deals on the best camping chairs, USB remote control lights, camping > stoves, and such. I am no good...