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  • Radiator bleeder BOLT question
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:29:57 -0700
    ...Does it have grooves in the threads to let the air escape? Is it just an ordinary 13mm bolt? If a special bolt, do...
  • Ever delt with 4ever4?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Mon, 15 Jun 1998 10:45:57 -0500
    ...I'm sure she has her reasons for this dictate but they escape me - much like my love of VW's escapes her. I...
  • Re: CD's
    Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
    Sat, 11 Apr 1998 07:55:36 -0500
    ...This list and my westy are my main escapes from the daily bureaucratic B.S. of the work place. It is indeed a shame...
  • boring post on transmission mount
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 12 May 2011 20:13:00 -0700
    I should have been doing other things, measuring fog light bracket and making escutcheons, but I mucked around with a transmission mount and transmission...
  • Re: Dash Cluster Upgrade
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:35:32 EDT
    In a message dated 98-09-14 09:35:07 EDT, bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US writes: << I just installed a complete dash...
  • Re: Question: bleeder on thermostat housing
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:34:46 -0500
    ...Well, at no time during the >process did I see any coolant escape from this bleeder, so what is it's >function, and should...
  • Re: Another Westy FS in Texas....by god
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Feb 2010 11:49:22 EST
    ...Looks nice, or is the bling deceiving me? http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1554375756 that's the factory color...Escorial green...rare color
  • RE: More 83.5 Vanagon Cooling
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Tue, 30 Jul 96 11:11:50 UT
    ...Does this mean I should replace the first resevoir if coolant is escaping out the top cap and around the sensor or is this...
  • Re: Lid Clearance
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 7 Mar 2003 03:34:15 EST
    ...I've been told that there are thousands of Escatorial Green Westies there,but you can't see them in the trees. I've...
  • Transporter Sighting on Fox TV's Dark Angel
    Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
    Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:06:38 -0400
    ...Transporter drives by and heroine of show jumps in back, thus escaping from the bad guys. Whole scene lasted maybe 5 seconds, but still...
  • Re: What stickers do you have on your VAN???
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 16 Jan 2002 22:44:37 -0700
    Vanagon.com, of course. Favorite (that i don't have): ESCHEW OBFUSCATION Used to have on my Squareback: TANNSTAFL No, I've never had...
  • Re: smoked rear taillights found - Re: clear tailights and a job
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sat, 23 Nov 2002 07:19:18 EST
    ...store and can be translated (sort of) Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Re: Sliding door panel
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:00:42 -0800
    ...http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/02/14/sliding-door-escutcheon/ and http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/return-of-the-escutcheon/ Only makes...
  • Is my e-mail working???!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Spevacek
    Tue, 21 Oct 1997 11:09:44 CST
    ...I was told that all is well with our esc. server. Please let me know if you receive this message. Thanks. Spev
  • Re: Busses in the Driveway<F>
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sat, 19 Apr 2003 09:46:35 EDT
    ...Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Re: Interior Colors Query
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:40:25 -0500
    ...Not to mention it's that not too common Escorial green. :) Mike Houlton, Maine Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho wrote: > I have a 84 Vanagon...
  • Camping/Hiking in Escalante UT (and other spots)
    Historical mailing list - Walker, Phil
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 18:45:27 -0600
    ...I expect we'll spend most of our time around Escalante, but I'm certainly open to suggestions. -Phil 89 Westy "Reiseauto" _____________________________________________________________________ This email...
  • Westy sighting in Richmond VA
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:47:25 -0800
    Escorial Green '83 Westy parked on Main near the Boulevard.� Ohio plates, interesting 2" receiver hitch setup and distinctive ram's horns mounted on...
  • Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:19:11 -0500
    > > Dibs on the yellow-and-white sunroof van, the Escorial Green Westy with the > Paulchen rack and his DoKa work truck! > Fine then - Dibbs...
  • Re: move Gerry while he's sick?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 8 May 2009 13:14:36 -0400
    ...Actually don't you think we could just arrange a cross country police escort? I mean Gerry is highly important. Maybe Homeland Security would...
  • Leaking Coolant Sensor
    Historical mailing list - Chad G
    Sat, 6 Oct 2001 16:33:21 -0400
    I have coolant escaping from around the coolant sensor at the top of the expansion tank. Air is passing through it as well. Do...
  • Re: Sighting in Oceanside CA
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:13:04 -0700
    Have Mark check the herd at his place, maybe one escaped... On 6/26/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com...
  • Re: BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:04:01 -0500
    neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> writes: > What??? > > They would have deemed that "totalled"? Typically they will total a vehicle if the repair estimate is...
  • Re: Van-Cafe = Awesome!
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:19:25 -0700
    ...totally unacceptable. > "lagniappe". > This needs stop stop immediately :) > larry > roadhaus.com > What Larry is trying to say is that we should all eschew obfuscation. > >
  • Aircoolie goes up in flames...
    Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
    09 Aug 1996 08:26:27 -0400
    ...anyone know anything about this? Mike Esc.
  • Propane regulator question
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Mon, 6 Oct 1997 10:30:20 -0400
    ...Is this hole supposed to be here and if so what is its function and why is gas escaping from it? Thanks, Bryan
  • Re: Friends don't let friends drink and Sawsall
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sun, 10 Nov 2002 22:24:17 EST
    ...Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Re: Wind wing whistling
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Mon, 28 Oct 2002 21:43:44 EST
    ...Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Factory cruise control
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:02:54 -0700
    ...times per revolution? Or is it something fancier? (Hall effect?) Thanks! Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet"
  • Re: You Got To Read This One...
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Thu, 9 Aug 2007 17:30:38 -0700
    On 8/9/07, Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I responded to the add, thinking I would be the sleuth, asking the seller...
  • sliding door escutcheon for 80 to 84
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:08 -0600
    I am planning on ordering (fron europe) some sliding door escutcheons for the early version of the sliding door, part number 251 843 711...
  • Re: GEX Engines
    Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
    Thu, 13 Apr 1995 08:59:06 -0600 (MDT)
    ...Ya know, as I lay snugly in my bed last night, two things just could not escape my mind: My bus, and the fact...
  • Fellow list members,
    Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
    Tue, 06 May 1997 22:40:09 -0600
    ...The coolant expansion tank on my 85 GL has a couple hairline cracks by the cap that allow coolant to escape under pressure. Does...
  • Re: 2.1L low idle at start
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 11:33:37 EDT
    ...Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Re: Escatorial green....was:Re: looking for a good one!!!
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 4 Apr 2003 22:29:20 EST
    In a message dated 4/4/03 10:26:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, BenTbtstr8 writes: > That'd be the Hunter's Special . Gun...
  • Fridge hacks
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Sun, 7 Aug 2005 21:28:49 -0400
    ...I've found that when camping, the curtains tend to block some of the heat from escaping from the back side of the fridge...
  • Re: Plea for help (no Vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
    Tue, 22 Aug 2000 08:02:18 -0500
    ...The Ford Escort Wagon decided to start peeing coolant from its > heater core. I have the entire lower dash board in the back seat...
  • Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
    Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
    Thu, 20 Jun 2002 09:42:35 -0400
    ...Battering Ram vs Ford Escort I have some photos up of the damage to my vanagon: http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp010/index...
  • Re: just heard on the news
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:27:40 -0400
    At 12:40 PM 9/13/2010 -0700, Alistair Bell wrote: >The driver of the truck escaped with minor injuries, but two people >in...
  • Headlight Bulb Retainer
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sun, 8 Sep 2002 22:22:19 EDT
    ...Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The Turd"
  • Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 26 Jul 2004 15:06:40 -0700
    ...WBX? David, http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/automotive/vanagon/HP.gif Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet"
  • WTB: fridge part
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 17 May 2004 17:40:34 -0700
    ...Anyone have one they could sell me? Thanks much, Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
  • Re: What's the best looking COLOR for a 1991 Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:09:10 -0800
    ...Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM> My wife would divorce me, but.... Escorial Green. Jim ----------- Gads Jim, Lisa would not leave you over a silly...
  • Re: More Friday Blabbering
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:53:56 +0000
    ...Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> (my wife is > a big napper....or, rather, she is big on naps. There, that's better.)
  • RE: En espa�ol !! (Not only)
    Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
    Sat, 14 Jul 2001 11:09:32 -0400
    ...Me falta opportunidades a escribir en espanol, es que normalmente hablo mucho en mis viajes, pero no hay razon a escribir mucho. Es lastima...
  • Re: FRYEDAY stuff WITH vanagon video content
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Fri, 16 May 2008 11:12:50 -0400
    ...in it was "I like that rig." He obviously did. > < > > http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/travel/escapes/16american.html?ref=escapes > > > > Jim >
  • Annual request for a small part
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 12 Apr 2015 20:52:00 +0000
    ...does anyone have the plastic cover (escutcheon, whatever) for the bolt hole in the armrest on a Vanagon middle seat? I would prefer brown...
  • Inside scoop on Larry...
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:41:00 -0800
    ...Larry is Saddam!!! He is building the Roadhaus to use as an escape vehicle!!! Apparently he was caught trying to purchase a roof-mounted...
  • Vanagons on film - "Crimen Imperfecto" - Imperfect Crime
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Mon, 6 Jul 2009 04:31:29 -0700
    ...It is slapstick comedy about would be bumbling theives that commit the crime and escape in a "Sexy Machine" They meet these girls, commit...
  • Oil Filter tool!!
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 16 Mar 1998 17:40:49 -0800
    ...The FRAM Filter you installed is designed to work on a Ford Escort, Ford mustang and all sorts of other makes and model cars...
  • Re: Bus rentals...
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:54:56 EDT
    ...The > name escapes me at the moment. think the place is Owasco VW
  • Re: Tach for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:14:12 -0700
    ...Bill Knight <bill@ns.esc.state.nc.us> To: 'KBatzler' <KBatzler@email.msn.com> Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 6:18 AM Subject: RE...
  • Re: back from trip
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:52:40 -0700
    ...The >overflow reservoir was empty. > The coolant probably escaped from the overflow reservoir. It's vented (at the top) to allow any pressure to...
  • 1985 Westy for sale, Escondido, CA
    Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
    Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:40:47 -0700
    I'm selling my Westy. My new wife and I don't use it much and want the garage space for daily drivers. http...
  • What trans Gear?
    Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
    Wed, 5 May 1999 08:31:25 -0400
    ...for new trans and brakes) '98 Jetta TDI (in the shop with US$3600 worth of rear end damage) '98 Ford Escort (rental car)
  • Is Your Volkswagon A Sex Symbol?
    Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
    Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:59:18 -0500
    ...Anyone have a copy? 83 Westy- Escalante Green A. Mark Hooper-Acting Asst. Stormwater Superintendent City of Charleston Department of Public Service 2150 Milford...
  • Re: 2.1L low idle at start
    Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
    Sat, 21 Sep 2002 07:40:14 EDT
    ...Good luck, Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
  • Re: (no subject)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 17 Nov 2003 20:10:57 -0800
    ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
  • Re: loud noise from back
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Sun, 25 Jul 2004 19:42:15 -0700
    ...Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet"
  • Re: sliding doorhandle escucheon
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:25:10 -0600
    What year were these for? Not near my resources, but I have one and my 91GL does not have one on it currently. Michael...