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• Re: Official Vanagon CB Channel
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:47:29 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: wheels (was syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 02:28:59 -0400
  ...low gear on the Syncro isn't low enough for many off-road adventures. I'll stick with the 14" wheels until a pile...
• Re: Easy question..replacing side view mirror
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 12:00:14 EDT
  ...the non-power nirror models) just go at the two exposed screws. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' In a message dated...
• Two small questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 16:16:42 -0400
  Just getting ready for a little roadtrip and I would like to fix a few small items. I have an 85 Westfalia GL, automatic...
• Re: I'm back . . .A/C and beyond.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:26:17 -0700
  ...couldnt drive the Gifford Pinchot forest roads using it because of > overheating also. > > Cut the belt off. > Power fine, no overheating, on forest service...
• off roading
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 19:04:29 -1000
  ...I had a 1971 > camper which was wonderful off-road; I could take on most low to moderate > difficulty 4WD trails in Colorado uneventfully...
• Re: EV Tires
  Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:47:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...England model G64. These were the originals on my EV and I am happy with them. Noisy tires maybe but hold the road well...
• Re: Snapping Mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 12:52:02 -0500
  ...Just snaps off and litters the > roadway. Actually my experience has been completely the opposite. For years I had them on my '89. Because...
• Re: laptop log on
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:41:09 -0700
  ...Call the maker of your modem and ask them which cell phones they offer connector cables for. (The connector cable from the modem to...
• Re: Defensive driving
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 09:09:59 EST
  ...or picking their phones up off the floor! All told, I'd much rather drive the Vanagon Road Buffalo than my wife's Accord...
• Re: Reduced oil temperatures..
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:56:28 +1000
  ...I have owned a 1982 model Type256 Bus (Vanagon) with 2 litre AFC injection air-cooled motor, a 1992 model Type252 Syncro panel van...
• Re: [Syncro] I did the ultimate upgrade for Christmas!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:42:22 -0500
  David, Will all the off road capability and towing capacity you can pull a really nice trailer for your sleeping and cooking needs. Dennis...
• Re: itchin to ride
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 00:57:39 -0400
  ...I have been through some really rough territory (not true off-roading) with the rack mounted on the hatch glass with no damage. The...
• Do European FM Radios work in North America?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:55:36 -0700
  I am importing a Multivan from Germany and they are offering to sell me the CD-Changer / Radio setup. Do the German FM radios...
• Re: tire re-beading RE: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:17:45 -0800
  ...Suspension for Off Roading I learned the trick from the Mexicans in Baja...in remote "Llanteras"...tire "shops"....often a side-room off a...
• Kumho 185-14 tires - model 852
  Historical mailing list - William Grace
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 04:43:59 -0400
  ...One place had two Kumho model 852 tires in size 185-14. They are 8 ply, load range D tires with a max inflation...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 14 May 2009 07:29:46 -0400
  ...If I were spending $30K+ for a van or > I had a syncro that I off-roaded, I personally would go with stainless pipes...
• Who's going to the Victoria VW Show this weekend?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 23:15:27 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Mileage increase. (reply to question, from digest mode)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 May 2008 14:39:12 -0700
  ...The first gear is rarely used, more of an off road gear for me. Don Hanson
• Re: [WetWesties] Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility
  Historical mailing list - sredford
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:26:43 -0700
  ...RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com > Web: www.RoadHaus.com > Cell: 480 620 8966 > What: North American Road Trip > How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro > Today...
• Re: Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:49:26 -0400
  ...model, etc. you have! Basic starting problems and "no crank" should first look at the following: 1. check ALL vacuum lines, pull them off...
• Re: A modern Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:48:21 -0500
  ...A modern Vanagon > For those of you wanting a Vanagon with real power, I mean not just enough, > but plenty. And modern design. It...
• Re: Front Bumper (Syncros especially)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:59:53 -0400
  ...The approach angle of Syncros, or other vanagons for that matter, is a limiting factor off-road. If you need to get up a...
• Re: American Le Mans Series Campout in Wisconsin?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 23:13:19 -0600
  ...Our club member is a split bus fanatic and has been known to rip through his property in an off-road thing a time...
• Re: Letter
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 9:08:05 PDT
  ...a kit offered for their particular model. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------- Your Name Your address Your phone number Customer Service Volkswagen United States 3800 Hamlin Road Auburn Hills...
• Re: Rim recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:03:28 -0400
  ...Stock suspension and a stock 1.9L with > stock 4 speed trans 50% street/50% unpaved back road driving with > moderate loads. Very little...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 May 2010 11:21:33 -0600
  ...With the DOT lenses > and 80/100 bulbs I might get 75% of the lumens hitting the road that most > modern vehicles have. When...
• Re: I HATE TO SAY - tires
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:23:44 -0700
  ...If you want to go off-road (again, as opposed to off-pavement, although even that can be surprisingly challenging), get an off-road...
• KYB Clunk-o-rama
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 5 May 2003 17:47:56 -0500
  ...I double checked the model number on the shocks and they're correct for an '89 Vanagon. I took off the nuts, stacked up...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 18:46:56 -0500
  ...Blown off the road in a wind & ice storm, ended up in the median, > with > > a > > tire off the rim. Had it towed to...
• GPS Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:10:00 +0000
  ...I'm not looking to spend much, we don't really go off road or into the wild, just something to keep my form...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:50:23 EDT
  ...Chris >> I put a newer model tach in my '85. Most of the wiring was there. Some had to be moved around on the...
• Re: Chrome window strips removed ??
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:56:44 -0700
  On 17 Aug 2001 at 12:52, Warren Chapman wrote: > Just purchased an '89 model van from a wholesaler. Either the wholesaler or the...
• OT: Secrets of the Philly Folk Fest
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:43:31 -0400
  ...Thanks, Bryan Please cc me (I'm in digest mode) or reply off list.
• serpentine belt set-up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 14:19:19 -0400
  ...models and years that these parts were for? for some of us more enterprising VW sorts with more time then $$ avaialable? if only offered...
• Birthdays and Busses
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:04:49 -0400
  First off. Happy Birthday United States Of America. Sometimes is/been a rocky road, but still we keep on trying. Now for Vanagon content...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:54:41 -0700
  ...Would you offhand know whether the early model Vanagons you've parted out that have this stuff lived in road salt environments? I say...
• Re: A Short Rant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Wed, 29 May 2013 11:24:29 -0700
  ...On 5/29/2013 9:09 AM, Loren Busch wrote: > I'm not a moderator on this list so maybe I'm out of...
• AC Compressor
  Historical mailing list - Ron Hill
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:55:09 -0600
  ...told that I would be much better off to replace the old York compressor with a modern Sanding (not sure about the spelling) compressor...
• Re: New to list, need info on Syncro's
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 1996 20:14:14 -0400
  ...skipped 1992, offering no van and introduced the Eurovan as a 1993 model. > - I've looked at some of the new models and noticed...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:40:45 -0800
  ...model equipped with power steering. Tim Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET> wrote: They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off somewhere...
• Re: chunky tires
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:23:03 -0800
  ...Even when they are down to 30PSI for back road use they are still decent. 15 PSI for off road there begins to be...
• Re: Fiamma F45i awning
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 11:44:09 -0700
  ...2wd sees very little > off > road use any more. The vast majority of our trips are on secondary roads > traveling distances of a couple...
• Re: CB and 2M ham radio install
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:51:43 -0700
  ...microphone so >> you don't need to take your eyes off the road if you are using them >> while driving. Pictures at: >> http://www...
• Re: Internet while underway
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 11:13:58 -0500
  ...Al Brase Vince Jahn wrote: >Hi Chuck, > >For a road trip, the four most popular include: >Dialup >WIFI >Cellular >Satellite > >At the low end...
• Re: WANTED: Aircooled Vanagon Exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 14:53:09 -0600
  Ken wrote: > It's a 1982 Federal modeln wiuth new engine last year. I'm starting > to think I may have to build my...
• Re: Transaxle opinions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:20:44 -0800
  ...Transaxle opinions Does anybody have any opinions on the rebuilt transaxles offered out there? I see Ranchero Performance offers a rebuilt ready to go...
• Re: Fw: Re: Ford Excursion is DEAD - Off topic
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 22:27:55 +1200
  ...Now days, it's > "Americanized" with a V-8 and Independent Front Suspension - but that's >only > the North American models. Not at all...
• Re: Car Talk Vanagon caller/Elements
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:15:58 -0600
  ...Although it's not a particularly difficult road, I was able to go up Long Canyon from Potash Road to Highway 313 near Dead...
• RoadHaus - Launch Celebration
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:15:15 -0800
  Volks, An official launch date has been set for the RoadHaus and her North American Roadtrip. As a small token of appreciation for all...
• Re: Haunted Hub Caps
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:48:28 EDT
  ...Once I hit about 30 MPH there's enough road noise to overcome the ticking. ( the DPO busted all the underneath plastic off the...
• Re: say your syncro camper isn't quiiiiite the 4x4 off-road camper you'd wanted??? :)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:01:46 -0800
  ...Canyon I spoke > with a Belgian traveljournalist driving a similar looking off-road camper > on a Unimog basis. He said that he,his wife...
• Re: Vanagon rear lights and the pathetic headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:55:42 -0500
  ...The Euro versions are also an upgrade with a much improved light pattern, especially off to the right side of the road. High wattage...
• Website! '78 VW Westfalia FS in San Diego, CA
  Historical mailing list - Richard M. Myers
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 11:07:18 -0800
  ...LTX tires, heavy duty off-road shocks, canvas/screen good, integral locking 3-bike rack, retractable seat belts, matching vanagon seats, console, many extras...
• Re: [VW-TDI] HELP - I keep going into limp home mode (00575)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 21:22:48 -0700
  ...Re: [VW-TDI] HELP - I keep going into limp home mode (00575) Have you taken the intake manifold off and cleaned it? It's...
• AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:46:38 -0800
  ...be able to use air tools to remove street tires for off-road tires. Is it good to compress air with an AC compressor...
• Need help with Win2000 / ETKA
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 15:49:01 -0800
  ...Doing a search on the Internet I find many people offering the answer of: 'copy the LEXHDL5.DLL and LEXHDLL5.DLL to the ET...
• Re: Gasoline costs & MPG
  Historical mailing list - Niall Mac Caughey
  Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:49:36 +0100
  I'd like to add my off-the-cuff 2c to Joy and Jens' postings with the view from Ireland. Fuel here is cheaper...
• Re: Solvent / Chemical Guru needed - Sikaflex-227 removal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:38:39 -0400
  ...so that they >don't get knocked or damaged off when I am off-roading. See >http://www.fastforward.ca/pl8.jpg for an...
• Re: Internet access on the road
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Mon, 3 Dec 2001 16:03:26 -0800
  It is great having access on the road, however, one important point is data coverage. If you ask the sales people they will say...