Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 38+: 60 results shown for can.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: 1.9L Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:47:54 -0400
  An Allen key with a short end can get in there. I just cut one down when needed. If the bolt head is stripped...
• Re: need valve covers and gaskets in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:45:52 -0900
  Joy, As they parts are for a vehicle belonging to an American traveling in Canada there are no import duties charged but you have...
• Re: what the vw waterboxer offers?? wasRe: 85 Westfalia beeping
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 30 May 2001 20:31:29 EDT
  ...I can also say from experience that you basically marry your swap. It is rare that you can ever get all the money you...
• Re: '72 Camper (non-Westy) FS in Milwaukee
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 21 Oct 1996 08:01:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It has more (badly needed) > storage than a pop top, you can ALWAYS stand up in it, setting up camp is > faster (and you...
• Re: Yellow Jerry Cans?
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 01:24:15 -0700
  ...Yellow Jerry Cans? > >Anyone know where I can purchase those 5-gallon (20 litre) yellow "Jerry > >Cans" for my Vanagon/TDI conversion? I don...
• still can't pull CIS injectors!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 15:33:04 -0800
  ...I've almost finished my conversion (thanks to many folks on this list) but still can't quite finish up due to a faulty...
• Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:15:58 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stan Wilder wrote: >Take those three empty cans and that Chinese can tapper back to Wal Mart. >They...
• Re: Manual shifting very difficult.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Feb 2016 06:24:33 -0600
  ...Manual shifting very difficult. > > Can't shift readily. Hangs in gear, can't shift, or can't get it in gear at > all. Reverse...
• 1981 Westy For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 21:08:23 -0600
  ...Excellent interior and canvas. Engine is recent 2.0 Canadian rebuild with no compression on one side. We suspect that head studs have pulled...
• Freeing Rear Brakes
  Historical mailing list - mwilliamson
  Sat, 22 Jan 2000 09:41:34 -0700
  ...However, when I tried to tackle the rear brakes, the drum is on so tight that I cannot remove it to get at the...
• Re: right sized tires, wrong speed indication
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:34:47 -0500
  ...I can't see how there can be any current flowing >through the speedo cable on a vanagon? > >Erik V. But Erik, do you...
• Re: radio wires harness
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:11:36 -0500
  Hello all, Someone e-mailed wanting to know where to get the harness in Canada but I unfortunately accidentally deleted my mail, so I...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 16:54:05 -0700
  ...Diesels can be submerged, as long as it can get air & fuel, and still keep running. Gas & TDI's can not, as the electronics...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:57:28 -0600
  Stuart, I don't think there's much you can do about some coolant loss, since that thermostat housing sits right here bolted to...
• Re: Border Crossing NO VW!!
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  24 Jul 1996 06:50:32 -0400
  ...I hope this is the result of an individual Canadian crossing guard >and not a Manitoban/Canadian policy. It defies every experience I >have...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:21:43 -0400
  The canister is not your bogging problem. I would look at injector spray patterns, fuel delivery, excessive deposits behind the intake valves and/or...
• Re: 93 EV Diesel Westie FS in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:55:49 -0600
  ...I > live in Canada and the rules are great for US to Canada importation but are > aparently very strict for Canada to US. A...
• Re: WARNING: Canadians should **NOT** use UPS when ordering from theUSA!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 9 May 1998 19:34:50 -0100
  ...This is why I generally use US Air Mail for shipments to Canada. The price, compared to UPS ground service, is typically just slightly...
• Re: Extreme Tank Vacuum Solved
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 13:03:31 +1000
  ...Ryan et al, Often the symptoms of tank vacuum can be solved by removing the existing canister and giving it a #$%&ing hard shake...
• Z bed will not pull out
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:46:05 -0700
  ...I cannot get it to pull out into the bed. It used to.... The seat back is released, the seat goes up and down...
• Nephew's Birthday...WILLIAM WITZ
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Tue, 18 Feb 2020 19:59:53 +0000
  ...can you help grab one from any store around you? l'll pay you as soon as i am back.kindly let me know...
• Re: Replaced driver's side front window seals. Report...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:12:11 -0400
  > I can imagine the reply from BD will be. " oh we've never had a problem " I'm afraid I can't help you...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 22:45:45 -0500
  Lots of theory here but if you can get a WBX to start in Calgary in the winter with the Pyroil unit installed I...
• wives and vanagons...rant... LOL
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:54:11 EST
  > "I'm on a tight budget until I can sell/trade my (VW) project > (understandably, orders from the wife)." > > i hear this scenario all...
• Gas leak HELP me please
  Historical mailing list - "Nicola Boccongelli (by way of Ron Lussier )"
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 14:22:59 -0700
  ...I can see the spot on the ground(getting bigger) but can't find the leak. I checked the overflow tanks and tubing but...
• "Canadafalia" or "Canadabago" (was: EuroVW delivery)
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 12:46:44 EDT
  Really? A few months ago while browsing the various official VW sites around the world, I noted that new Canadian EV campers were billed...
• Automatic transmission. How do I know what the fair value is?
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 20:48:42 -0700
  ...passenger 84 Vanagon GL [PPL-MVR] Today, I can cry because roses have thorns, or....I can celebrate that thorns have roses. [text/html]
• alignment '85 westy
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:40:43 -0400
  ...1) what takes place when someone aligns your van? 2) can it be done by me? (assuming i can do stuff) 3) how can...
• Re: Re. Jerry Can source
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:28:15 -0400
  ...Swiss military surplus cans BTW, for the purist, most are actually 20 liters, not 5 gallons. I have some East German and Russian cans...
• FW: VW> The Off road concept Beatle
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 16:10:28 -0600
  ...Aaron Walser > > Candesa Interactive > 801.426.5450 > aaronw@candesa.com > > >
• ECUs
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 07:59:05 -0800
  ...If that is the case, can I order one straight from Germany, Canada or Mexico and get the one that has better performance? I...
• Re: paint from paintscratch com
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:07:25 -0400
  dr, I can safely say from past experience, that paintscratch.com is really good at their craft! My Orly Blue '90 was a mess...
• Re: [vanagon] Canoes on Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 07:51:30 -0400
  >Anyone traveled with two canoes on a extra wide Thule rack system on their >poptop? Has anyone figured out a clever way to lock...
• Re: I-90 Freeway help
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:11:43 -0400
  Zoltan, If you don't have it already, the best "insurance" I can think of would be the AAA premium membership, which gives you...
• Re: Replacement Carpet - OEM?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 16:20:49 -0500
  ...Maybe Canada? Probably not. VW's US and Canadian inventory systems are now interconnected, so it's likely that the dealer checked Canada as...
• Re: Where is the rat??
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:02:07 -0500
  ...You can't get rid it them. Only control where they net. Zoltan wrote: >I left the engine cover off for a couple of...
• Re: Is this new gas saver for real?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:06:29 -0800
  ...You can't win. 2. You can't break even. 3. You can't get out of the game. Applies to vanagons, electricals, batteries...
• Re: Canadians beware! UPS are a bunch of crooks
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 23:03:12 -0400
  ...They have a long record of bad things from me! > >For those who are sending stuff to Canada or Canadians sending stuff to the...
• Re: Wasatch Westies
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 10:37:37 -0700
  ...t candesa tony demille pixel slave liberator (v) 801.426.5450 www.candesa.com > ---------- > From: Blake Thornton > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:45...
• Re: canoe on a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:38:08 EST
  In a message dated 12/14/01 5:04:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU writes: << can i still lift the top...
• Re: Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 9 Jun 2007 18:01:23 -0700
  ...Can pilotbearing be changed with flywheel in place? > > Hi > > Can I change the pilotbearing without removing the flywheel? > > It didnt look like that for...
• Re: Mold on canvas, what to use to clean
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:15:34 -0700
  ...I think, the >>> fabric of the canvas would be compromised, weakened with the Chlorox >>> method. >>> There must be a better way. >>> Thanks for any...
• Re: poptop raise assist
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:56:15 -0800
  I have seen many a canvas, including one of mine, that got ripped up by the hinges and got all sorts of black marks...
• Re: emergency radiator fan manual switch and other
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 11 May 2002 22:49:12 -0700
  ...I mostly went by how cold the air was or was not, and it usually took 3/4 to a full can to bring...
• All good reasons to be a man
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:45:00 -0500
  ...You can go to a public toilet without a support group. >24. You can leave the motel bed unmade. >25. You can kill your...
• Re: Roadhaus - Need an Engine
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 5 May 2004 10:21:24 -0700
  ...I can explain by p-mail all the procedure, I can also make you a web page with pictures so you can do this...
• Re: registering Matilda in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:03:55 -0700
  ...registering Matilda in Canada | |Hi folks, | |I've finally got something like legal status in Canada (work permit - not |yet landed immigrant), so it...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:41:45 -0600
  Neil The Bracket is not AbsolutelyNecessary but it does seem to me to make for a nice installation ~ With the Bracket the SubyEvapCan can...
• "Permanent" poptop insulation
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:42:26 -0900
  ...The warm window product that Jonce sells is about the best product I can think of, but you're absolutely right that it's...
• Re: Importing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:35:20 -0700
  ...that only works for a true Canadian market Doka (one that was sold new in Canada). A Euro version will have to go through...
• Re: charcoal filter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 15:11:12 -0800
  > I believe you are referring to the vapor recovery canister. The canister is > full of activated charcoal. It is designed to recover fuel vapors...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:54:09 -0800
  ...Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas > can for spare tire) > > Check out this layman's explanation of the different...
• Re: Phrydae Phun <Absolutely NVC>
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:38:58 -0500
  ...The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed > it > whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not...
• Re: Durango, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon, Moab Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Wed, 3 Apr 2013 15:05:18 -0600
  ...That campground (Squaw Flat) in Canyonlands was really nice. David > Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:05:50 -0600 > From: "Joe T." <vanagon85@GMAIL...
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:36:03 -0700
  Anyone carry a hardwood survival candle? I'd heard of them but never made one. Wax and hardwood saw dust mixed and packed into...
• Fw: Help Me Please!
  Historical mailing list - Everett Barnes
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 11:37:24 -0700
  ...Can you help me? I'm in Canada and > the price is $5000.00 in Canadian Dollars.Is this a good price.? The van...
• Re: Beer survey
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 19:17:25 -0700
  ...Beef and Salid - Becks - Germany Hot dogs and BBQs - Molson Canadian (what else Eh!) German pub - the local on tap wheat beer Can find...
• Re: Can't find tires...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:07:34 -0700
  At 10:36 AM 7/21/98 -0400, William Carden wrote: >I can't locate the Y370 Yokohama tires. Called Yokohama they said to...
• Re: European Parts Source Required?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 18 Oct 1998 11:18:49 -0700
  ...but Bow Wow parts does sell a Bosch rear fog ligh for about $35 Canadian that is the same OEM list as the Porsche...
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:45:53 -0400
  > So.....do the 84 and newer potpies have this nice aluminum clamping > system on the pop top to hold the canvas in place? And...