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• Re: Locked out
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Woodall
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:56:50 -0500
  I locked myself out of my 89 Westy a couple of weeks ago.I normally have a hide-a-key stashed on the frame...
• Please take my email off the list
  Historical mailing list - Justin Benscoter
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:08:50 -0700
  Please take my email off the list Sent from my iPhone
• Re: garage
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 14:26:40 -0400
  My '84 westy fits in my garage (barely!), but not in my Father's garage. Bill
• Silly idea?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 12:17:26 -0600
  ...My silly idea is that with 215/75/15 bfg all terrains matched to my diesel ratio transaxle is about the same as my...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:29:23 -0600
  I have my own fear, I've been raising my daughter on my own for over 4 yrs now and still single. Im dreading...
• Re: Friday post: Why are new vehicles connected to the Net?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:13:19 -0400
  ...19:20 Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> napisał(a): > My new blaupunkt unit doesn't have AM :( > > Sent from my iPhone > >>
• today's adventure/what's wrong?
  Historical mailing list - sallad
  Mon, 6 May 1996 21:17:22 -0400 (EDT)
  Today's adventure....I knew there was something wrong with my bus but chose to drive it to school this morning anyways...well just...
• i/m 240 rants
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 6 Jun 1997 09:25:47 -0500
  I went to pass emmissions with my 78 westy stock, with the exception of mufflers. The testers were extremely incompetent, as one couldn't...
• Re: the bus friendly house (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:14:48 -0400
  ...Then, in the evenings, I could be sitting at the computer and working > and admiring my bus, or I could be standing in the...
• Re: Amazingly sad
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 07:32:27 -0500
  The losing of fruit can be a sad occasion...save for one Sent from my iPhone On Oct 6, 2011, at 7:15 AM...
• Re: seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:45:00 -0800 (PST)
  >Well, I don't know about MD law, but I do know about my cars. My '63 >Dodge has none. My '65 Chevy has...
• Wanted: 2.1 engine gasket set or two head gasket sets
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:15:13 -0400
  I'm resealing my old engine so if/when my new engine dies I can put my old engine back in where my old...
• is my engine done?
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:40:25 -0800
  this is my first post in a few months due to a broken knee that ended my winter as a snowboard bum and destroyed...
• Comprehensive Insurance on '89 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 08 Apr 94 08:56:30 -0400
  I want to add comprehensive insurance to my coverage of my '89 Westfalia as I am driving it back and forth to work now...
• why won't my starter...Success!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Mon, 25 Jan 1999 20:55:56 -0330
  Thanks Dave and Rob, I neglected to mention in my post that the camper is an automatic... but never mind, as my starter is...
• Re: Busses in the driveway
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 23:01:21 -0400
  Hey...I do that...go out in my driveway (well actually the yard...my Van leaks oil on the driveway and my hubby doesn...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 16:26:26 -0500
  I found a man sleeping in my Vanagon parked in front of my house in Atlanta-Midtown. I frequently found the glove box rifled...
• (F)The Drag Race (long) no vw content
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 02:25:31 EST
  The Drag Race I borrowed my wife's Geo Metro last night. One liter of raw power, 3 cylinders of asphalt-tearing terror on...
• Re: Westfalia Pop-Top Screws - Call It a Sclew
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:02:53 EDT
  ...Complete !!! I cant blame Bill or Monica, Bush or Gore, Abraham or Jesus, Homer or Jebus! My wife or Kids, my Neighbors or my...
• Mystery battery drain solved!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 10 May 2005 20:12:52 -0600
  My primary aux battery was mysteriously dropping to 8.5 volts overnight randomly. I put an ammeter on it to check draw and it...
• Re: Lousy VWoA
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 17 Jan 1995 08:22:47 -0800 (PST)
  ...My local dealer works on ANY > VW...They just put in a factory rebuilt for my wife's 79(80) > Bug Cabriolet, and replaced...
• A Chuckle From My Local VW Dealer
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:44:41 -0700
  I've used the local VW dealer in my area for wheel alignment in the past. They in fact are a very good shop...
• Moving in my Vanagon, part 2 LVC
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:43:23 -0700
  So, I was strongly warned against using a u-haul trailer for my upcoming move by a few listmembers. It isn't worth trashing...
• Re: Friday Frivolity: "Bus" vs. "Van"
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 22:42:18 EST
  well...a bus to me is what I drive at work, my 90 psgr 40' tandem Crown Coach... BUT.... my Vanagon is my little...
• Re: Amazingly sad
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Oct 2011 05:15:04 -0700
  It's my one of my Jobs to ask that this subject, sad as it may be, to continue on Friday instead. ;-( BenT sent...
• Re: Generation span of the list................
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 21:03:16 -0800
  ...My mother, who is one year younger than my father, had > me when my brother was 8. My brother is now the father of...
• Re: My Lug nut Plea
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 02:14:46 -0500
  ...My Lug nut Plea > I'm probably too compulsive about this but I rotate my tires every 3-4K > myself. Just put new shocks...
• Demographics!
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 14:44:21 EDT
  OK Here is my story. Grew up in a Christian home and trusted Christ as my Saviour at age 8 and my life has...
• Why would someone do this?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 00:49:55 -0700 (PDT)
  Well, someone tried to break into my `66 while I was at work the other day- jammed a bunch of stuff in the passenger...
• Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:25:51 -0800
  ...Google Earth of my house showed my Ford Courier parked in my drive way long after I sold it. Services like that don't...
• fan switch and high rpms
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:02:46 GMT
  Hello All, I have a problem with my '87 Westy. My radiator fan kicks on as soon as I start up my van and...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Klun John
  Wed, 19 May 2004 21:07:05 -0600
  ...My speed is 70-75 and my gas mileage is consistently 24-25 mpg in the summer and 22-23 in the winter. Last...
• Re: My VW saved my life!
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:53:47 -0800
  ...You see, a car (I think a saturn or > something) came at my van (I was driving my '84 Vanagon). The car hit me...
• AC Question
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Fri, 28 Mar 97 08:40:00 E
  Well I had my VW mechanic tell me something interesting. For the longest time I thought I had no freon in my AC system...
• Re: -Now Engine Conversion - doing your own soobie wire harness
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:05:40 -0700
  ...In fact I was talking with Seth one day about converting my wiring harness from my 84 so the conversion can be transplanted into...
• 1985 1.9l Gas Vanagon - 4 questions
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:12:01 -0400
  With the help of the group, I was able to un-plug my 2 idle stabilizer hook-ups and set my timing but.... (1...
• Re: more free rims, near San Diego - Irked by "rims"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:40:46 -0700
  ...my '59 was a bus, my '71 was a bus, my '79 was a bus, my '86 > was a bus, my '87 was a...
• High beams not working
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 18:06:47 -0500
  Not one of my hi beams or the blue indicator are working. My low beams work as do my fog lights. I have the...
• Re: Remove
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:28:12 -0700
  ...Stewart - my vanagon" <my88vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Can someone tell me how to remove myself from the forum? > > Thanks > > Robert
• Floor jack question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:53:17 -0700
  I have my floor jack to my brother-in-law years ago. It was a $40 unit with a vertical lift of about a...
• Newby
  Historical mailing list - Julio T
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:25:15 -0400
  Hi Everyone, I am new to the list and thought that I would introduce myself. My Name is Julio and I live in Vancouver...
• Re: middle seats as living room furniture
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 14:10:14 -0600
  ...chairs with armrests surrounding my kitchen table. i >cook my meals on a westy galley hooked up to my kitchen range... i even >sleep...
• Re: My messages
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:45:37 -0500
  ...My old shaw account now gone. >> >> Using >> ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com >> >> As my email address now. >> >> Alistair
• Re: Sad day for our family, LVC.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:24:38 -0800
  ...most > important is that he was the reason for my VW involvement, especially Busses > and Vans. > > During my younger years my family had limited...
• rear hatch curtain rods and mystery items
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:40:28 GMT
  Hello, does anyone know where I can get the curtains rods for the rear hatch of my '87 Westy? I have four holes in...
• Re: Why do you like your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 21 Apr 2001 20:41:39 -1000
  ...Why do you like your Vanagon? > Why do I like my Vanagon? > > Because it causes, my endorphins level to rise at an all time...
• Re: how much should my gas gauge fluctuate??
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 08:48:18 -0500
  Ed DeBolt wrote: > hi vanagonites > > when I drive my 87 gl around if I turn to the right or go downhill my gas > gauge...
• Re: Power Steering Removal (WAS: Re: Vanagon handling.)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 18:26:21 -0700
  That's been my experience too. My '90 with the power steering disconnected drives like my '72 loaf did...no sweat. Long term, I...
• Re: westfalia 2nd battery question
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 11:53:52 -0500
  ...Knowing my > aux was low, I disconnected my main batt. My fluorescent > light went out, suggesting it was powered off the main batt. > > Would...
• 1985 Vanagon - temp. (degree) gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:49:05 -0800
  I have a problem w/ my temp. (degree) gauge. My water level light works perfectly.....blinks initially then after registering water level ok, it...
• Remembering the First Bus
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:33:52 -0400
  ...I remember being tucked into fold out bed on late night drives with my older brother and sister and my first time behind the...
• gas in ear (OUCH) follow up
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sun, 18 Nov 2001 21:35:43 -0800
  Thanks for all the *sympathetic* email I received over the temporary loss of hearing and scarring of my eardrum!!!!!! Just kidding. But seriously, it...
• Righting A Wrong
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 02:11:05 +0000
  A few months back (October to be exact) my personal life was in turmoil and I made a (wrong) decision to sell  my '85...
• My Apologies to the Vanagon List Members
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 21:54:01 -0700
  To Chris, I would like to formally extend my apology to you and all members of the Vanagon List. My base language and crude...
• Re: brake question as well.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:13:04 -0500
  ...There's nothing I would love to do more than drop my engine out and thoroughly clean the engine bay of my 85. But...
• Re: Thanks! (was 4cyl VR-6)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 08:26:35 -0600
  My thanks to all who responded to my inquiries concerning the 1991 4 Cyl (VR-6?) Passat engine. Time has become of the essence...
• What other gas caps will fot my '82 diesel?
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:55:09 -0500
  ...Are there any other gas caps that I might interchange with my locking cap? This is for my '82 diesel. Thanks, Mike Pidcoe
• Re: What's in your tape deck?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 06:44:17 -0500
  developtrust wrote: > > What's in my tape deck? Nothing at all. I prefer silence and the sweet sound > of my Vanagon purring or the...
• Re: What's in your tape deck?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:40:09 -0800
  ...As far as anyone knows the tape deck in my van is BROKEN!!! If it is found to be working by my 4 year...
• AC question 1.9 compressor on a 2.1 motor?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:35:16 -0400
  My motor was changed from a 1.9L to a 2.1L in my 84 Westy, and I have retained my original AC Compressor...