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• Re: DIESEL
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:55:17 EST
  ...I > can't believe how ACTIVE it is!!! How many viewpoints can there by on an > OX indicator light! Anyway, is there anyone out...
• Re: patching canvas and screen
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 01:08:55 EDT
  ...A canvas tent manufacturer would probably be able to steer you in the right direction as long as the DEA hasn't banned it...
• Re: 93 EV Diesel Westie FS in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:48:46 -0400
  For Canucks who are looking to import from the States you may want to check out http://www.riv.com/indexE.htm it is...
• Re: importation of an '84 into Canada, and selling a different car?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:00:57 -0700
  ...spec car in Canada? This particular model was never even sold in Canada, i think. Or should we focus our efforts on Washington state...
• RE: "dry" door locks
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 27 Jul 1995 09:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The can usually has a short red spray tube taped to the side of the can, ideal for pushing aside that little cover place...
• Re: winter covers?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 14:48:32 -0500
  Alas the poor lad is in Illinois and knows not of the joys of Canadian Tire..........actually wait a sec.... at this impossibly long...
• re. saturday stumper: why do Canadian westys have the elec. outlet down
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 21:53:38 -0700
  ...why do the Canadian westys have the exterior electrical outlet down low by the rocker panel, and have a built-in power cord instead...
• Importing a Van from the US to Canada
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:18:17 -0500
  Hi All! and especially fellow Canadians! I have read a lot about this, but still 2 things are not too clear to me (those...
• side door window knob tightening
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 19:49:01 -0400
  ...Can someone tell me how I can tighten this back? I know it is probably in the Bentley, but, as most of you know...
• Re: Tires & Rims in (Western) Canada - Calgary
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 12:21:43 -0600
  FYI - I concur with Frank Condelli - I live in Calgary and last year I bought the Continental Vanco 8's at Canadian Tire - they...
• Repair Arm Rest Stop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:52:50 -0700
  ...Can anyone tell me whether it's possible to repair the stop? I've got spare seats I can cannibalize. How do you disassemble...
• anti seize question
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 14:55:10 EST
  ...as i cannot find any info on the feelthy cans would someone kindly tell me the different uses of these two compounds? when would...
• Syncro EV Question
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:50:24 -0500 (EST)
  Peter, How does the 4 wheel drive work? Is it the same as a Vanagon, with a vicous setup? Can you lock or unlock...
• steering wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:55:17, -0500
  you think Vanagon steering wheels are big!??!!? you havent driven a Crown schoolbus! half the time i can't find where the wheel is...
• vanagon trans R+P
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 06:51:54 -0700
  Can anyone tell me if moving the ring and pinion set from one trans to another is a job that I can do myself...
• engine rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Gilbert
  Mon, 8 Mar 1999 09:55:57 -0800
  ...Can anyone suggest where I can get a rebuilt engine, and how much I can expect the finish product to cost (with labor)? Im...
• EV's quit Canada
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:51:37 -0400
  Get-em while they're hot, On June 12/99, an VW rep from OWASCO (Canada's largest VW Camper importer) announced that Volkswagen...
• Agilis tires in Csnada
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 10:19:41 -0800
  Just got off the phone with a Michelin rep who informed me that the Agilis 61 can be brought into Canada (from Reno!?) and...
• Westy kitchen vibration is bugging me
  Historical mailing list - Joseph McNiff
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:48:51 -0800
  ...I've looked at it and can't figure if there is anything I can tighten up. Maybe I just need a better sound...
• Re: i need help Phishy van
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:28:55 -0800
  ...Mine has some too :-) And a "Can Helen, Not Salmon" sticker (A current US senator from Idaho said that Salmon are not endangered- she...
• Re: Rev Limiter
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:43:41 -0800
  Depending on how much you want to do to your vanagon, you can also install a rev limiting tach. These are available at most...
• Re: Front Heater Core Fun!!!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 26 Oct 2001 22:31:40 -0500
  Ken, Here's the deal--- I'll do a front Vanagon blower motor, you put this tin can 1800 engine of mine back together...
• Turns out, on closer look, that
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 21:11:14 -0500
  the engine in my new-to-me '84 was rebuilt by VW of Canada; it still has the yellow stickers. Any idea how to...
• Re: Where to buy Redline in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Tue, 16 May 2006 18:49:17 -0700
  On 5/16/06, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote: > I want to put Redline in my new tranny with locker, where can you...
• Tach goes down, engine cuts out, then back again ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:15:38 -0700
  ...His car cuts out and I can't tell him what it can cause it. He says, the tachometer drops, the engine cuts out...
• Re: [WetWesties] Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada: insurance while in US?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 12:01:58 -0700
  ...to have a vehicle imported into canada one must do these steps ... and lets be clear having a vehicle imported into canada does not...
• Re: Clear title??? exportation
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 14:04:02 -0500
  ...I've also seen US "salvaged" vehicles that end up being registered in Canada and the salvage designation disappears when the Canadian DMV registers...
• Re: Optima Yellow Top 34/78 Battery found in Canada!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Ralphs
  Fri, 23 May 2003 08:36:00 -0700
  HEHE, well what happened with can Tire on Sunday when I went to their store and inquired right at the parts counter and they...
• Re: Red LED bulb
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 20 Aug 2015 19:57:12 -0400
  If they are actually bad, a very ordinary red LED from Radio Shack can be used. An LED must have a series resistor to...
• More (early) Friday Funnies....
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 08:24:17 -0500
  Enjoy...this came from Car Talk.... "Car and Candy" An eight-year-old boy is walking down the road one day when a car...
• 34:7 Syncro front and rear diff available to me in Germany - interested?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 19:03:43 -0700
  ...After tuesday you can contact me at diabach@canada.com If you are interested in getting this, it is a first come first serve...
• Re: cellphones in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Tue, 30 May 2006 11:48:51 -0400
  ...Yes this means you can only make phone calls in wireless hotspost, but it has free voicemail and all the perks. Plus you can...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:33:33 -0400
  ...Jonathan, Sorry to hear about your experience with your canvas. When it comes time to replace your canvas again, email me directly and I...
• Re: seat covers
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:28:57 -0800
  ...seat covers Bought some quite nice ones at Canadian Tire in Ottawa. Name is SAGAZ (available all over Canada and I suspect in the...
• Re: insuring your Westy in Canada
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:22:32 -0400
  Insurance is regulated provincially in Canada so your Nova scotia rules will be different from those I'm under in Ontario. But, for point...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:40:39 -0800
  ...You can't use studs in all locations because the exhaust CAN'T be removed that way. Since the 2 ports on each head...
• Pop-tops and nuking thieves
  Historical mailing list - howard quigley
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 11:55:25 PST
  ...The top I have is in very ragged condition, the fiberglass is very rough and the canvas top is in shredds. I was at...
• Re: Westy Waterproofing Question - Anyone Try Nikwax?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 16 May 2000 08:30:41 -0700
  At 11:05 PM -0400 5/15/00, Todd Guttman wrote: >Have any Westy owners on the list tried treating their canvas tops >with...
• Re: Can I put cheap tires on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:47:14 -0800
  ...Can > anyone >> recommend tires that will be ok other than the 2ply sidewall type? What > can I >> safely use? How about low profile 185...
• Pizza night SW BC, (PNW?)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 08:50:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Coaches Corner Restaurant, 3790 Canada Way, Burnaby, BC (430-1600) (On the S side of Canada Way, just E of Boundary) WHY: Hmmm... Got...
• How much can the wheel carry?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 17:47:09 +0100
  ...This table shows how much load the original steel and ally wheels can support. Bad thing is that they don't include the Vanagon...
• Re: Fixing rip in pop-top
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 1 May 2000 13:06:29 -0700
  You can stitch it up by hand and then put iron on patches on both sides, just have a helper hold a pad on...
• Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:37:13 -0700
  ...Kevin, is it a friendly time to visit :) Tim > I always thought Canada was just a province of California. The suffix on > their websites...
• Re: Can I put cheap tires on my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:09:09 -0800
  ...Can anyone > recommend tires that will be ok other than the 2ply sidewall type? What can I > safely use? How about low profile 185...
• Re: Can Type IV heads be removed while engine in van?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:40:37 -0700
  There are going to be some that will tell you that the head can be removed without pulling the engine, it can be done...
• Re: pop top canvas install question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:42:01 EST
  ...the only thing i unbolted was the lift bars, at the bottom, just so i could slip the old canvas off and new canvas...
• It is a special day, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 15:29:36 -0700
  Sheesh, no list love for the Canadians today :) Happy Canada Day to fellow listmembers up here. alistair
• Cover for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:36:35 -0000
  Fellows, Can one list companies which can sell to me a good quality cover for Westy? Thanks in advance. Ark.
• Us canada import customs.
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:49:05 -0300
  Does anyone have any information on the Us canadian import laws for Volk trade across boarders. Gaelen [text/html]
• cancel vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - John Russell
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:57:05 EDT
  I like the mail list but cannot handle the volume. Please delete me from the list. Thanks, JWRSkate@aol.com
• Water Pump - ?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 28 Oct 2001 08:32:08 -0800
  Is it possible that a water pump going bad can sound like a can of marbles being shaken ("-not stirred")???? Austin
• 80 degree fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:44:10 -0400
  Where can I buy an 80 degree fan switch? I can only find the 87 on bus depot? Matt
• LF: Trany for Vanagon 88 GL Auto (Ottawa,Ontario,Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Theo Burtick
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 22:29:57 -0400
  LF:Trany for Vanagon 88 GL Auto (tburtick@magma.ca,Ottawa,Ontario,Canada)
• Please cancel my email service
  Historical mailing list - Ferguson's
  Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:44:23 -0400
  Dear Sir or Madam: Please cancel my participation in your email service. Thank you. Bob Ferguson Burke, VA
• westy + canine = no good
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 9 Sep 2008 20:58:52 -0700
  yeouch! not mine... thank god! http://picasaweb.google.com/vangina/CanineShredding# "may the four winds blow you safely home"
• Re: Canadian Westy = DOT/EPA OK?
  Historical mailing list - Dr. D.W. Carment
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 15:18:47 -0400 (EDT)
  Paul, my experience has been in going the other way, bringing a California model into Canada, which came in without a hitch (it was...
• Last Call, True Canadian Winter Bus Campout is TOMORROW
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:58:41 -0500
  Hi Volks, One last reminder about the "True Canadian Winter Bus Campout" tomorrow in Cambridge Ontario Canada. You don't have to be a...
• Re: Phosphate-free Anti-freeze in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 11:13:38 -0500
  ...What are you other Canucks doing for > Vanagon anti-freeze?? > > > > > > Doug, don't hate yourself let that up to us ! Your guy at Canadian...
• Re: UPS Canadian brokerage fees-------- again
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 17 May 2007 19:28:09 -0400
  ...There is NO UPS brokerage fee on items valued at less than $20 > > Canadian.She can even give you the daily exhange rate, on...
• Re: pop top canvas question
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:28:06 -0800
  I have a pretty good original canvas on my 86 Syncro - the inside pop top ceiling is also fairly clean...but I maintain that...