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• Shipping vanagon parts from Canada to Europe
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:08:20 -0600
  Has anybody shipped parts from Canada/USA to Europe? Specifically Germany and the Netherlands at the moment. I am looking into shipping things like...
• Re: Spares list (was Spare ECU)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:47:08 -0800
  ...H2O can be had just about anywhere unless you are going off the beaten path. I would rather carry a spare gallon of drinking...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 23:53:46 -0700
  ...but muggers > and burglers can use it too... Hey Snailboi, This thread is perfect for today. I can send you pepper spray from US...
• Re: Can steel wheels be trued?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:13:42 -0600
  ...Who? The best I can find is $90 for new steel wheels, and up to $80 for used unpainted, conditiion unknown. The BFH is...
• cupholder coup pix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:43:19 -0700
  ...A standard can or bottle requires a foam can insulator or the like for a snug fit. Stephen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life...
• Re: Help! Cant get folding table to open !! :o)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:34:16 -0500
  Yes, you can get them from the dealer. You may be able to get them from list vendors. I'd get a used one...
• Re: New Info for Canadian Vanagon Owners (& 02 sensor in Canada )
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 06:50:53 -0700
  ...We have reached a distribution > > arrangement with a relatively large Canadian parts supplier that > > will allow some Canadian orders placed with The Bus Depot...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 May 2020 to 25 May 2020 (#2020-185)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Tue, 26 May 2020 10:11:21 -0500
  ...Muffler supplier in Canada > > Needs muffler for my 83.5 1.9 waterboxer. Any recommendations? I am in = > western Canada and would prefer the...
• Re: after market fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 16:06:52 -0500
  I don't know how bad the rust spot is (a pin hole can lead to a good drip) but you can have the...
• Re: Some Engine Conversions (fomerly "TO WATERBOXER OR NOT"??)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:11:16 +0100
  Robert Lilley wrote: > I can take 5th gear down to @35mph @ 1500 RPMs and up to past 80 mph > smoothly. > 4th gear can go...
• Re: Dyeing or Painting Canvas
  Historical mailing list - Sean Solowiej
  Wed, 21 May 2003 13:34:35 -0400
  I had a cruddy old tan canvas with torn sides, so I cut out the sides and sewed in screens, then dyed the whole...
• Clear title??? exportation
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:38:45 -0500
  ...The title! (differences between equivalent canadian document call "registration paper") What is a clear title? if not clear, what is NOT CLEAR? What other...
• Re: is it a 91 or 87?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:19:17 EDT
  ...Or the door can re removed while in > camp and placed where the mirror can be used. Or the door can > be......(infinite number...
• Fwd: metric system
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:34:27 -0700
  Hi Dave - I am late to the party - but I would disagree that Canadians dislike the metric system. I think we live with it...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 08:12:00 -0700
  ...it is a nice canoe and paddles well. But I don't want to bump anything with it :) I'd borrow a kevlar for...
• Re: BMEP question
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 00:16:43 -0000
  > Can anyone define it, is it different from engine to engine (I assume it > is), and can an engine builder change this? What factors...
• Re: Swivel Seat - FInally
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:43:07 -0400
  ...Our Canadian Volksbrothers have a cure for what ails you: http://canadianhightops.ca/ Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "JoesVan" WWW.Busesbythebeach.com On...
• Re: ya say ya can't see at night? blind as a bat??
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Mon, 4 Nov 1996 11:34:04 -0800
  >You can get higher-wattage bulbs for the rectangular lights but you won't >get much benefit from them unless you wire them directly...
• Re: Stolen Bus Alert -- Followup
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 11:04:03 -0500
  just wondering what I can remember of the story and what is right? ... ...Jeff is from nova scotia... to day , the van is in...
• Re: Rear Opening Dimension Needed on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 06:21:31 -0500
  I've gotten some replies on this topic, and I'm pretty amazed at how much you can fit in one of these vans...
• Re: drivers door lock
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Mon, 9 Jul 2001 09:35:14 -0700
  Yes - for some years on many VWs you can't lock the driver's door when leaving the car by pushing the button down...
• Re: Hub Caps for 1980 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 21:06:13 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >This may seem like a stupid question but I have been pouring through >various vendor web sites and either cannot...
• Re: Shipping vanagon parts from Canada to Europe
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:57:37 -0700
  ...Shipping vanagon parts from Canada to Europe Has anybody shipped parts from Canada/USA to Europe? Specifically Germany and the Netherlands at the moment...
• Phone numbers??
  Historical mailing list - David E. Most
  Wed, 14 Jun 95 10:59:34 EDT
  Does anyone one have the phone numbers for Volks of America and/or Canada?? I think I need the Canadian number. Thanks. david
• Signature
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:17:10 -0500
  Good Ron! I can see right now it's; let the games begin!!! Very good ! I'm glad you included the potato cannon! Terry
• remove the body?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:36:32 -0700
  Can you lift the body off the frame of a Vanagon the way you can a Type I? Keith Calgary, AB, CA
• Best pop-top canvas?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 7 Jul 2008 09:06:09 -0400
  What are the pluses and minuses of the cotton, hemp and acrylic canvas? What's your experience? What's the best?
• Re: Riviera canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 21:47:56 -0700
  ...I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a Riv canvas install. (And I owned one at one time.) Best advise I can...
• Re: Replacing Canvas on Westy
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:17:53 -0400
  ...OEM German poptop canvas. > > You can find more info on your various poptop canvas options at: > > http://busdepot.com/details/canvas.jsp > > - Ron Salmon...
• Re: WARNING: Canadians should **NOT** use UPS when ordering from the USA!
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Sun, 10 May 1998 22:47:34 -0700
  ...One by one every Canadian is finding this out the hard way. Try Fed Ex, US Post, any of the big courier companies or...
• Re: headlights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 07:31:49 -0800
  > does the headlight switch just give it up no warning or is there a relay > that will just die out ? the switch itself can...
• Re: H-4 Euro Lamp
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:48:30 +1200
  >Here is good place to buy conversion for late model Van. >Good Place >Good Price > >Good Afternoon, >Fred > > >We can definitely help you out...
• importation of an '84 into canada, and selling a different car?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:52:44 -0700
  Does anyone know what the best way to go about registering a couple vehicles in Vancouver, Canada is? The main concern is my '84...
• apropos of nothing -- airspeed of a laden westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Mary
  Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:32:33 -0800
  ...We don't need much, so I said, "We can just throw some in the trunk of the car." He said, "Or we can...
• Re: Speaking of buttered pumpernickel toast-camp stove toaster
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 18:33:17 -0600
  The 2 lb cans that I buy are cardboard, too. They hold lacquer thinner for washing parts without a problem, but I am not...
• Re: battery powered block heaters? - BBW 46 gas heater on Canadian syncros
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 15:25:28 -0500
  ...battery powered block heaters? - BBW 46 gas heater on Canadian > syncros > > > > wow... > > where can I get one? > > > > wes > > > > On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, G...
• Re: New Sprinter Westfalia - Sorry but I did it!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 21:12:23 -0700
  ...Maybe if we can joint > force and convice Airstrean or Westfalia Germany to sell in Canada. Thanks > again. Joel Note : I will always be...
• Re: Bumper and Door Mirror recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:11:55 -0400
  ...You can fix the mirror supports pretty easily. There is a spring that provides the ball joint tension. Corrosion freezes the part (ball thingie...
• Re: Canadian border/was police searches
  Historical mailing list - Peter Carrie
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:46:25 -0800
  ...Canadian border/was police searches >Nat - So, you all are saying it is much easier to get INTO Canada than >to get OUT without...
• Re: Coast toCoast!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:41:31 -0500
  ...3 miles from the Canadian border. I >cross > into Canada (New Brunswick) frequently and occasionally at crossings > where they wouldn't know me and...
• Re: Propane quick disconnect
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:00:24 -0600
  ...The company is a "Tiger Torch" fabrication place and they can also purge and fill my new tank. I suspect that you can find...
• Re: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:12:45 -0700
  ...This causes the engine to draw the vapors from the canister constantly . The purge valve is operated by engine vacuum: if this fails, the...
• pop top velcro?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 22:37:52 -0700
  ...I thought about rubber cement (to stick the velcro to the canvas) but figured it would bleed thru the canvas. i just wondered if...
• Re: 86 Synchro double-cab FS (not mine!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 95 17:21:23 EDT
  ...604) 753-0991 > > (That's 10,900 Canadian, so translates to, what, $7,850 US?) > Can you bring this thing into the US, now...
• Rear hatch lock question.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Feldstein
  Wed, 28 May 1997 10:42:33 -0700
  ...The key can't catch the lock for some reason. The only way I can get it open is from the inside by removing...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:44:31 -0400
  ...Can your >mailer handle 'em? Mine can. Would you like me to take them and make them a bit smaller? I can do it...
• Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 06:08:28 -0600
  '91 Vanagon GL - 3 decals LIMBO Vintage Volkswagen Club of Canada Rushing River, Ontario, Provincial Park '67 Westfalia - 28 decals All from the '60s...
• Chrome on front doors
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 15:45:57 -0500
  ...I know that the chrome trim around the rear windows can be removed with apparently no issues for sealing, etc., but what about the...
• Re: New 2003 Eurovan Westy now availble in Canada
  Historical mailing list - alan barber
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 09:23:16 -0400
  ...New 2003 Eurovan Westy now availble in Canada >$50K? First off, that's Canadian play money. That's closer to $25k in actual money...
• Re: Which brand fuel filter to use
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 12:38:58 -0400
  >Which brand fuel filter to use > 81 non-california air-cooled vanagon. > > I can't find a Bosch one at any of the FLAPs...
• Re: It's a Beautiful Day in America!...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 19:29:33 +0000
  I want a Miele washing machine in my Volkswagon so I can do laundry while listening to my iPod... > That's okay. Apple and...
• Bus Pop Top canvas replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Sun, 6 May 2007 09:39:54 -0500
  Greetings All, I ran across this rather nice link on Pop Top canvas replacement for the earlier VW busses and thought it may be...
• How do I remove the mirror glass from the mirror ,in standard , non power ,outside mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:33:43 -0800
  ...I see little indentations, but I cannot figure them out. Anyone done this before? --------------------------------- Sponsored Link Talk more and pay less. Vonage can save...
• Re: [NVC] Dept. of Wishful Thinking: Camping gadget for doing laundry
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:55:35 -0400
  ...A five-gallon plastic bucket with a snap-on plastic lid, more readily available today than a milk can, can be similarly used, and...
• Re: Leaving the forum
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 11 Apr 2015 09:35:16 -0400
  That depends...Are you in California? On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 8:35 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: > >> You can check...
• Re: I'm So EXCITED...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:08:57 -0500
  From experience I can tell you Syncros are great fun in the snow. Throw some 15" wheels and 215/75R15 BFG A/T tires...
• no more sympathy needed!
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:27:36 -0500
  ...few weeks that should be okay), but I can swim, I can walk, I can take showers without keeping my foot dry (whew!), and...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 17:53:39 -0800
  > Maybe I'm operating under the wrong misconception, but I don't understand > how a tank can be expected to hold pressure when it...
• Re: More trailing arm mod
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:37:13 +0000
  ...More trailing arm mod Can’t easily cant the upper. We will see what’s what when I swap the arms in . Wait, maybe...
• re: Statz?? and Syncro front sh
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Sun, 1 Jun 97 09:27:26 UT
  ...etc..., anyway??) Dont know for shure either, would guess it is CANADA.ONTARIO.OTTAWA or CANADA BR.COLUMBIA.VANCOUVER etc. ACTUALLY - I'm hoping...