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  • Inexpensive tires in the proper load range
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 16 Mar 2014 06:57:27 -0700
    ...were too thin to trust for a fully-loaded 1500mile mountain/remote journey. I read the Web ad copy and the few reviews (They...
  • Re: 1988 LCD Dash clock issue
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Sun, 3 Oct 2010 18:56:14 -0700
    ...way.� The LCD clock works just like a digital wristwatch or remote control on TV....if the button is stuck down, the hours or...
  • Re: free toolbox with vw purchase
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:21:15 -0400
    ...PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > a high quality Remote Starter Switch ...... > an excellent diagnostic and 'rescue yourself' �tool. > I wouldn't...
  • A true engineering hero: George Goble
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 08 Apr 1997 11:23:25 -0800
    ...3158 OSICOM Technologies (Internet Business Unit) (formerly RNS) 7402 Hollister Avenue Manager of Remote Access Engineering Goleta, CA 93117 Internets designed while you wait
  • Amsoil bypass oil filters
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:18:31 -0400 (AST)
    ...FYI they sell a dual remote oil filter system for about $250CAN, consists of firewall mounting plate, a 3-5 micron bypass filter that...
  • Re: 2.1l to TDI conversion
    Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
    Thu, 24 Feb 2000 17:17:43 -0800
    ...but will leave more room in the engine compartment for the dual remote oil filter setup... I really wish I spoke vanagon german... dave
  • Re: What's your temp gauge at on the freeway?
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 13:58:11 -0600
    ...The only reliable way to see if its being under or overcooled is to use a remote thermometer available at radio shack for $40...
  • Re: Video Display Question
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 10 Oct 2002 10:28:49 -0600
    ...They all come with remotes (when you want to sit more than 1 foot away from your computer :) Just FYI. Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
  • Re: Stealing ETKA & ELSA ?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
    Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:36:11 -0600
    ...sorry" when they > are exposed, while if there were even the remotest chance that they would get > their knees broken when caught, they could...
  • Re: Dash lights kaput
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 3 Jan 2004 06:05:53 EST
    ...I've = replaced them fairly recently and the odds of them both failing at the = same time seem remote. Everything else electrical seems to...
  • Re: Vanagon Hams
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:12:20 -0700
    ...I have a Kenwood TM-G707A with the remote head kit that I used to have mounted behind the seat in my pickup truck...
  • Re: Linear or Cross-linked plastic in Brake Fluid Reservoir?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:36:48 -0700
    ...You could adapt a remote reservoir to your son's audi brake master cylinder if you had to. Scott -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
  • Re: remote/keyless entry
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:34:06 -0700
    On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 1:00 PM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > The poor folks whose van never came with stock doorlocks...
  • Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
    ...But real handly for your > remote starter swithc, > which has many uses. > > if you replace the bushing ..be super careful. > I use a tap...
  • Wegener Engineering
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Wed, 21 Nov 2001 00:18:06 +1200
    ...Each of the following recipients was rejected by a remote mail server. The reasons given by the server are included to help you determine...
  • Re: i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 7 Mar 2014 09:09:08 -0600
    ...Nowadays, even in the remotest parts of the rural south, real estate prices have risen to the point that once grandaddy is gone, the...
  • Re: MOD Re: Plastic Ramps
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 3 Jun 2010 11:31:16 -0700
    ...It's not even remotely related to a business called 'China Freight'. The problem is the application of that exact term to another business...
  • Re: Need Vanagon Tires
    Historical mailing list - J. Walker
    Sat, 24 Sep 94 16:51:49 CDT
    ...of is 1. check the air pressure. maybe too low? 2. remote possibility that the tires were made/marked wrong and do NOT have...
  • I'm new
    Historical mailing list - Deon Reynolds
    Wed, 20 Mar 2002 12:16:12 -0800
    ...I've driven approximately 70,000 miles off pavement, traveling the remotest of areas in Nevada to compleat my large format, photographic coffee table...
  • Re: mouse attacks
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:08:30 -0800
    ...They > > conspire and get travel permits in fairly remote locations. I > have no mice > > at home in my van. Only "out there". >
  • High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:19:56 -0500
    ...Fuel in those remote places along the highway has to be hauled in by truck. From Dawson Creek, the beginning of the Alaska Highway...
  • Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:30:03 -0800
    ...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: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:30:27 -0800
    ...Do you need a proper ECU mounting bracket from a 1.9 wbxr vanagon? I still go for the Remote Starter Switch test right...
  • Re: NVC - drivable Northern Lights viewing in Canada or NE US?
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:32:39 -0800
    ...Research indicates > that fun, remote places like Iceland, Churchill MB, Ft. McMurray AB and > Fairbanks AK are prime viewing spots but if we drive...
  • engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:58:49 -0700
    ...August 2010, 6 day trip into fairly remote logging roads on west coast of Vancouver Island. Van running fine until one day, mid day...
  • Re: HIJACKED - update
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:19:30 EDT
    ...if they see vehicles parked by the side of the road in any kind of remote area like this .. turn around and head back...
  • Re: Friday bird AKICIV (All Knowledge is Contained in Vandom)
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:20:50 -0800
    ...pale eyes, and I haven't found >> anything yet that seems remotely possible. Just for giggles I'm >> going to look in my book...
  • Re: Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:50:13 -0400
    ...Wiring of New Front Aux Lights - Question So I have a set of existing Hella aux driving lights with relays and remote switch already...
  • Re: Interior Heating
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 03 Dec 1996 10:39:06 -0800
    ...of a VW Camper though doing an >over-nighter in a remote (cold) location? > >Currently we let the engine run all night. This uses...
  • Re: Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
    Historical mailing list - Leon
    Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:51:33 -0700
    ...Obviously the respective circuits created among > the conductive lumps on the inside of the tank correspond to a series > of LEDs on a remote...
  • Re: So What Cool VW Stuff did Santa Bring you ??
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:34:15 -0500
    ...But it is Bitchin!!! > > Kids got nerf guns that we had a big ol war in the living room with > > Wife got a Remote...
  • Re: [Fwd: Reaching skylight knob]
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:15:31 +0000
    Why not hack add an antenna rotator motor with a wireless remote and upgrade to a power sunroof? Todd '88 Westy -------------- Original message ---------------------- From...
  • Re: Running rough, dies as temp gauge starts to register
    Historical mailing list - Joe
    Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:52:04 -0800
    Temp2? (Sent from remote location) :-) On Jan 12, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote: > O2 sensor? > > > On 1/12...
  • Re: NVC - drivable Northern Lights viewing in Canada or NE US?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:22:34 -0400
    ...Research indicates that fun, remote places like Iceland, Churchill MB, Ft. McMurray AB and Fairbanks AK are prime viewing spots but if we drive...
  • Re: HIJACKED!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:37:58 -0700
    ...Recently it's become our practice to not ever camp "remote" within 300 miles of the border and to not camp anywhere near the...
  • Re: Vanagon Stereo Upgrade Question
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 May 1996 13:04:01 -0400
    ...If I were you I'd consider a remote CD changer. I've installed these in both my Vanagons and love them. I've...
  • Re: gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:55:04 -0800
    ...included in a Westy tool kit when going on a relatively remote, 2-3 week > wander? Like I say, it's been a few...
  • 85 Westy gas Mileage
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Seubert
    Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:19:07 -0700
    ...filled it up with coolant and cranked the engine (with a remote starter switch ) maybe 15 revs, water and oil came out the oil...
  • Re: Baja Suggestions?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:02:19 EDT
    ...Any suggestions on places to camp (the more remote and isolated the better!), on things not to miss, and on things that would be...
  • Re: Wierd (Ignition?) Problem...
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:58:46 -0500
    ...I even > have remote start installed and that doesn't work so it isn't the > ignition switch. The Distributor is original with 209...
  • Re: Traveling hwy 1 in CA, where to camp? caravan?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:46:48 -0700
    ...Has anyone been there enough to > know > > any good campsites along the way? The rougher and more remote the > > better. Anything else worth stopping...
  • Re: Galley lighting addition
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:31:36 -0700
    ...But it would be swell to have a remote for them. >> >> We don't sleep in the upstairs. Mrs Elliott and I are both...
  • Re: re-use WBX Coolant Hose Spring Clamps?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:50:38 -0400
    ...Hand plier or remote plier both are needed depending on the location. If you find you need any new ones I have all sizes...
  • WetWesties New Home
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 22:13:04 -0800
    ...The campgrounds chosen are sometimes in very well known and conveniently located places, other times remote and primitive. It is a great way to...
  • Re: 85 Westy radio connection
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:06:05 -0600
    ...Now that I have a remote though I never have to leave the bed! Jeff > > From: joel walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET> > Date: 2006/10...
  • Re: Picking an alternator.
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:23:57 -0400
    ...any insight? I'm assuming a high output on account of my 500W > stereo amp (which I hardly ever dare use while near remote...
  • Re: Copy of: Re: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
    Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
    Wed, 15 Jan 1997 17:34:48 +0100
    ...Controller slide/clips in. > > Can't figure what the '88 widget is either, remote head for a radar > detector the owner didn't hide...
  • Spam and list closure
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:16:15 -0700
    ...Right so far? Why did I not plan a bit ahead and contact my ISP for the 'remote' email access address. I live in...
  • Re: remote/keyless entry
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:28:32 -0700
    I don't know what the rear gate lock assembly looks like on a non-powered setup, but you could always swap in that...
  • Re: Dashboard lights
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 16 Nov 2014 16:37:06 -0800
    ...If this were my Vanagon...no auto lock, no auto dome light shut off delay, no remote keyless entry and if it had a...
  • Re: 2.1 exhaust headers
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:39:54 -0800
    ...can make a good contact, and mask everything else (especially anything remotely resembling a gas line...) tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you...
  • Re: FW: URGENT: Stranded in Remote Area with disabled wife - please h elp!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:12:29 -0400
    > Does it sound to anyone else like he may need the 'hard start > solenoid kit' like Gene Berg's sells? > www.geneberg.com , under...
  • Re: Portable Air Conditioner for Westy?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 23 Jun 2003 06:51:53 -0500
    ...is a mini portable window unit from Walmart ($60.00 >with remote) stowed in the top bin. Simply lift it up on the ledge...
  • RoadHaus - Photo's Uploaded / MT Wild Horse Herd
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 30 Oct 2003 21:08:17 -0700
    Volks, Recently I visited a remote region of the Pryor Mountains, approx 60 miles south of Billings, Montana. This is a Bureau of Land...
  • Re: For Sale - Vanagon ToothBrush?
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:42:06 -0800
    ...I did not think the products you are selling have anything remotely Vanagon related. Your posting smacked of the typical spam we get from...
  • Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:15:44 -0700
    ...It is REALLY helpful to have a Remote Starter Switch to connect to your starter trigger terminal while working on your engine like this...
  • Re: CB Radio
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
    Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:36:44 -0700
    ...little Eton crank radio "pulls" > them in better when camped in remote spots. (likely because I can > position whip on an angle etc.) Still...
  • custom seats (was Re: those cab separators)
    Historical mailing list - John Ritchie
    Tue, 11 Oct 1994 18:14:32 -0800 (PDT)
    ...springs! (sound familiar?) :) And the price was right! If anybody is remotely interested in the (extensive) details about how I got them to fit...
  • Re: VDO Oil Press. Hose upgrade install.?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 9 Feb 2001 19:29:06 -0500
    ...that suggested going to a hose shop and having a stainless steel #4 Aeroqup teflon hose made forthe remote mounting of the VDO electric...
  • Re: Alternator died
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:10:28 -0700
    ...Makes me wonder if that wire failed when I was working in that area to install the remote regulator/brushes. Would the idiot lights...