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• f/Friday poem
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 12 May 1995 12:02:07 -0700 (PDT)
  To all Vanagoneers, Make Much of Time (apologies to Robert Herrick) Drive ye Vanagons while ye may, For electrons the iron is lustin, And...
• R134a Conversion kits in MN or ND?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 17:26:34 -0500
  ...Can you tell me if those r134a refresh/conversion kits are available in ND or MN? Thanks Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding...
• Unca Joel - we need Fiday Verses!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 20:33:21 -0600
  ...Karen wants more of Joel's Friday Poetry - she doesn't get out much! Joel??? Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada...
• Re: vw tools?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:38:00 +0000
  ...Not everybody has a piece of flat iron lying about about. A suitable piece from bought from a hardware store will cost a bunch...
• Re: WTB - Pop top canvas for 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 00:46:51 -0600
  ...I haven't gone to your pictures but I've used iron on Khaki or Blue Jean > > > patches to fill small holes (6x6 or...
• Re: Display light in stock radio is out...can DIY fix it?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 12:44:13 -0500
  ...May take some ingenuity and a (possibly large) soldering iron to get inside far enough to unsolder the old bulbs and solder in new...
• Re: Head repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:01:44 -0400
  On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Chuck Hill wrote: > The head on a diesel is cast iron, not aluminum, as he suggests. If you > ever...
• Re: Vanagon List Moderator
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:28:55 -0500
  At 03:09 PM 1/14/2009, Mike Collum wrote: >As I see it, Warren Chapman rules the subaruvanagon list with an iron >fist...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:58:19 -0800
  ...Heat the wire with the iron. Once the wire is HOT, apply the solder to the wire rather than the iron (really close to...
• Isn't it ironic.....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:22:20 -0500
  http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=4014&picno=7940&zoom=1 ......the first thing I noticed on the playing field of a pinball...
• Re: Air compressors.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Hartsell
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 16:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The virtue of cast iron cylinders is the excellant wearing/life of cast iron. Some what the same reason is why most cars use...
• Re: Re; friday--little miss sunshine
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 11:46:32 -0400
  ...My date thought it was a bit overdramatic and couldn't get into the ironic hilarity of the situation. ... (if even ironic hilarity is...
• We Need Westy Poetry!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 22:53:43 -0600
  ...C'mon Joel - don't let your fans down! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question NOW staying warm!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:52:54 -0500
  ...Species in the related genus Ostrya_ (hop hornbeam) are also called ironwood. These two trees have extremely hard, dense wood with a very high...
• Re: A word to the wise on seam rust;
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 15:22:55 -0600
  ...I just said that iron > oxide is rust. Phosphoric > acid actually works by removing the iron oxide (rust). > > Bill in the Southwest > > ----- Original Message...
• Re: A little bit of Red....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:19:44 -0800
  ...something about the pigments >>> in >>>> the paint, cost more to make than any other color. >>> >>> >>> >>> That is curious because historically, red (iron oxide) was...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:24:55 -0500
  ...Water "wants" to contain minerals and distilled water will attack cast iron and aluminum far more aggressively than mildly hard tap water. " Ken Lewis...
• Re: Rotor thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 12:17:10 -0700
  ...Steel is an alloy of iron and > carbon (often times with a few other miscellaneous additives). Steel > (and Iron) will oxidize (rust), given exposure...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:27:34 -0700
  ...I have only used this technique on engines with cast iron blocks and cast iron heads so you should get a second opinion before...
• Re: Used bus lot in the MI UP
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 16:13:35 -0700
  ...Cloverland Drive Ironwood, Michigan 49938 Phone: 906-932-5720 � Owner: Eric � Type Of Shop: VW, Porsche, Audi repair - parts - used car sales Will Work...
• 12V Slow Cooker Tests
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Sun, 9 May 2010 23:35:37 -0600
  ...Now I just use cast iron and steel pots. "just two things that money can't buy, true love and home grown tomatoes!" > > > > My...
• Re: V-Belt Pully Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 20:30:00 EST
  ...Your dad most likely attached the angle iron to the flywheel using the bolt holes for the clutch cover. Should work for the WBX...
• Where's Darrel Boehler's Digitool website?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 9 May 1999 12:40:34 -0500
  ...Cheers! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: cold solder and other maladies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 17:03:19 -0500
  ...I haven't tested the tip of my soldering iron personally, so don't know if this is true or not.
• Re: Chrome Barrels-Iron Rings
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Tue, 7 May 2002 21:08:38 -0700
  ...Chrome Barrels-Iron Rings >Allan Bagley wrote: > >> Moto Guzzi motorcycles have had chrome sylinder bores for many years. >> > >Now we are getting somewhere! Any...
• Westy Man Struck Gold ?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 13:21:30 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Pyrite (from Encarta Encyclopedia, thanks Microsoft!) Pyrite, also iron pyrites or fool's gold, mineral composed of iron sulfide, FeS2, the most...
• Re: vw doka sighting on Iron man 2
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 10 May 2010 09:53:13 -0400
  Don't watch The Simpsons religiously so it might be old news to the List, but the characters Apu and Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon have a...
• Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:12:12 -0700
  ...Rotors are made of iron, which in practical use is always an alloy - different elements are added to the iron to achieve hardness, etc...
• Re: Friday: Craigslist VW for Sale Ad.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 20:07:01 +0000
  ...Or > weren't sure weather it was subtle irony or inadvertant example. > > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl...
• Re: catalog you'll ALL love
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 13:54:08 -0800 (PST)
  > super insulated reefers and freezers, some even entirely solar powered! ^^^^^^^ Coool! ;) > an iron which runs on Coleman fuel What? For that formal camping occasion...
• Re: Who wants a Tornado Red Carat!?!? CHEEP!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:16:13 -0800
  On 2/27/08, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > > "Iron Oxide" is my favorite original vanagon color. It matches the seams. > : ) > > -Craig > '85GL...
• California DMV NVC
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 13 May 2008 23:57:26 +0000
  >I hope that a shred if 'ironic dark humor' could be found in my comments >about the California DMV. Didnt the CalEfornia DMV inspire...
• Re: Corrosion of heads
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 16:41:38 -0700
  ...Either Iron will corrode Zinc or Aluminum will corrode Zinc. Since Iron and Zinc are further apart, that reaction has a higher potential (more...
• Re: Oil analysis on worn engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:48:03 -0500
  ...The high levels of iron & aluminum tells me that the cylinder walls & piston skirts are wearing fast. Could this be related to the dirty...
• Need 83-84 era driver's spindle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 17:17:55 +0000
  ...I don't have any spares for this, the early suspension version that I believe changed to all cast iron and power steering features...
• Nice thing about vanagon keys
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:44 -0700
  ...I like my cast iron cookware. Cooks fine, lasts a loooong time, keeps away the demons of iron deficiency anemia automatically, handy to whack...
• Re: Hydrogen power for the Vanagon Now!
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:25:12 -0700
  ...net> wrote: > Good plan. > > I filed it and the Magical Cast Iron Suspension in along with Cone > Remover, Sky Hooks, and Bag Stretchers. > > John...
• Hey Vendors! - Need Price
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 08:26:30 EDT
  I need the price of the cast iron Y-pipe for an '88 2.1liter exhaust. As the exhaust travels, this would be the...
• New tires and wheels
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:57:20 -0700
  ...We all know the pros and cons of the Agilis, but boy they wore like iron and recently really felt like they were made...
• Re: Odometer rerpair, 1985
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 20 May 1996 10:46:51 -0700
  ...Wash in cold water separately, hang dry and iron with warm iron. For not so good results: Drag behind car through puddles, blow-dry...
• Re: Odometer rerpair, 1985
  Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
  Mon, 20 May 1996 13:16:19 -0700
  ...Wash in cold water separately, hang dry and iron with warm iron. For not so good results: Drag behind car through puddles, blow-dry...
• Re: Any clever nicknames?
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Sat, 12 Oct 2002 19:06:06 -0700
  ...http://www.buzzsite.com/goodies/MGSnamegen/ It came back with "Iron Bass" Seems kind of appropriate on some levels. dave-o :) ___________________ dave bowers 1986...
• cool van on ebay.uk
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:59:46 EST
  ...mods...and check out the interior and under dash a/c.. ironically, this van looks very similar to mine! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk...
• Re: Exhaust brackets and muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Wed, 17 May 2006 14:21:03 -0400
  ...Finally a neighbor made one from a piece of angle iron - hasn't broken since!!! Yes it happens! Sam
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:59:09 -0600
  ...The big 4 to worry about are Calcium, Magnesium, Iron and Manganese. When you used to see a lot of antifreezes containing phosphates, these...
• Speedo Odo considerations
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:25:27 -0800
  ...The needle assembly is restrained by a linear spring of known "K" and includes a magnetic disk or iron plate. The shaft assembly never...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:41:19 -0500
  ...Come to think of it, a spare steam iron and an IR thermometer would be close to ideal. Pretty sure my iron can make...
• Irony
  Historical mailing list - Ian Allan
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:42:05 -0400
  Joy's remarks about our Community are right on. As are are the accolades for the suppliers that keep us alive. And the debates...
• RockGuarded the Westy Yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 3 May 2000 08:23:43 -0500
  ...More later - as I have to go to work! Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: how NOT to instal your poptop tent
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:30:03 -0400
  Now I remember why I used those iron-on patches. I was told by a mech at Buslab in Berkeley that it takes several...
• Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:42:54 -0700
  ...The shop is on the western side of the town of Ironwood, near the Wisconsin border. try http://www.eurocarvw.com/ or: European Car...
• Cooling fan problem solution
  Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
  Mon, 18 May 1998 21:32:55 -0700
  ...It's a iron core resistor which means it has a hole going through the center and is internally wrapped with a iron wire...
• Oh no the tire guys air-wrenched my lugs on :( semi-long ..
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 22:12:46 -0700
  ...Well today I scored a right front flat...so I pull over into nearby parking lot I grab the short vw tire iron and...
• Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 20:32:07 -0600
  If anyone invented a product that needed rust and eliminated rust > by ----------------- Architectural metals companies use a fair amount of iron oxide to ad...
• Re: ALL AMERICAN MOVIE!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 09:15:29 -0400
  ...Methinks they are VERY familiar with American "big iron" over there! Perhaps the Norwegians are different? (certainly they are taller!) Cheers, MJS At 11...
• Re: Friday: Craigslist VW for Sale Ad.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 15:25:59 -0500
  ...Or > weren't sure weather it was subtle irony or inadvertant example. > > >> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 3:47 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl...
• Re: poptop screen repair
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:27:09 -1000
  ...how the hell do you iron on the screen of your popup tent? Mick Kalber Tropical Visions Video, Inc. 62 Halaulani Place Hilo, Hawaii...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (was (ironically) Re: HIJACKED - update)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:29:43 -0400
  It's all good Jay I'm sure. Welcome to the list :) -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor...
• Re: Where's Darrel Boehler's Digitool website?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortldige
  Mon, 10 May 1999 10:21:44 -0400
  ...his digitool, and I wanted to see his web for hints. > > Cheers! > > Marshall Ruskin > 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" > Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"
• Re: VW Bug- created out of wrought iron "pictures."
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:26:01 EST
  In the Philippines, the all the VW dealers had one commisioned for their show rooms (circa 1973). You could even specail order one. They...