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• Member's poll
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 09:37:10 -0800
  I've been musing on the mythology of VW buses (which includes T3s), and of course part of this is the "love nest" idea...
• Giving Thanks to one and all
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:47:34 -0700
  To one and all, The most remarkable thing about my modest road trip was being able to connect with so many of you. For...
• Stiff Door Mechanism
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 16:29:32 -0600
  David and Fellow Listers, I strongly recommend that you spend a couple of hours and address the "stiff" sliding door mechanism at your earliest...
• More revenge....
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Aug 1994 16:56:37 -0400 (EDT)
  Another favorite of mine which I find much more destructive (read effective) is to mix a quart of gasoline with a tube of valve...
• Re: VW of America
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 02:30:14 -0400
  my TDI Beetle is a Mexican-made piece of crap, but don't worry, I won't write them a nasty letter. Plenty of...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 12:57:31 -0400
  ...There were several fatalities caused >by carbon monoxide poisoning and a marked increase of the frequency of car >fires. After enforcement of strict safety...
• Re: Oettinger Letter In German
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Sat, 15 Oct 94 12:54:23 CDT
  On Sat, 15 Oct 94 10:33:08 CDT <DerekDrew@aol.com> said: >Oettinger sent me a note with my last order of fogg...
• Re: absolutely NVC whatsoever, amazing pictures
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:14:51 -0600
  ...The funny thing is that Malawians >> don't have >> the idea that there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...
• nomenclature...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 12:50:23 -0600
  A giggle of buses A boatload (how *did* they get here?) of buses A wolfsburg of buses A transport of buses ...I guess I...
• Salud!
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:57:38 -0800
  Dear Listees, I would like to add my thanks & wishes of good cheer to all of you on this incredible list, who've offered...
• FW: Ronal 16" Rims---Offset
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 29 Mar 2001 07:37:49 -0500
  A key measurement for wheel clearance on a 2wd Vanagon is the distance between the upper control arm and the inside edge of the...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:35:46 -0500
  Dear Per, I agree with your logic! -- however, are you saying that Winkler, HA Projekt, and Projektzwo are offering wheels that don't meet...
• Re: how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats?
  Historical mailing list - Babbitt, Timothy
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 14:32:31 -0500
  ...how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats? does anyone know how to get bubblegum off of velour seats? a friend of...
• Re: Places in the SW to camp in March
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 20:30:15 -0500
  ...The organization's definition of the Southwest is a bit broader than that of most, since it includes all of North America west of...
• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Snyder
  Thu, 25 Apr 1996 09:43:54 -0600
  VANRACKS of Norris, TN make bike racks that fit on the back of any type of van. No drilling necessary. Use the mounts off...
• GERRY's EMIGRATION TO THE NORTHERN TRIBES!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 18:08:15 -0500
  ...Could our Canadian neighbors, who criticize parts for our Vanagons made down in Mexico or Brazil be prosecuted, under the terms of NAFTA, for...
• Re: Mercedes wheels
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:21:38 -0800
  You can't determine wheel fitment with offset only, rim width also needs to be part of the equation. You need both to calculate...
• Selling Off Bunches Of Parts
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:37:39 -0500
  I'm selling off bunches of parts on Ebay. Find seller doalittlemore and check them out. I have duplicates of many parts. Stan Wilder...
• Vanagon transmogrification
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 23:18:08 -0800
  For anyone interested, I've created a photo album of the evolution of my '80 Riviera called Vanagon Transmogrification. Starting with few shots of...
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 11:23:37 -0700
  And after it's captured a gallon of sediment... then what? Any sediment after that begins to be sucked up by the fuel pump...
• Quick cheap fix for pulled-out coolant tube
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 16:22:43 -0600
  ...A ring of plastic came off in my hands, leaving a metal insert with a formed flange sticking out of the end of the...
• Re: What will you all be driving 15 years from now since the EV is dead?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:05:13 -0800
  ...Some sort of Honda [lawnmowers count, right?] Some sort of BMW [ really nice model of a 328 is] Some sort of Range Rover [my...
• Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 15 May 2010 12:39:21 -0700
  ...Somewhere in pics below, you should see a pic of cooling fins on back of fridge. Gives an idea of amount of heat created...
• Re: Comprehensive Steel Wheel info! (RE: WTB: 15" Vanagon steel wheel)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 21:01:50 -0500
  ...The Tire Rack file lists many wheels that have this bolt pattern and an offset of 45 or less. Some of these are from...
• treating mold on inside of pop top
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:48:27 -0400
  When I got our 82 vanagon it had lots of mold on the inside of the pop top. I just mixed up a spray...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:19:29 -0700
  Actually not THAT bad of a recommendation - high of 27 here in Vancouver (low of 16), high of 22 in Toronto (low of 16...
• Re: Maco paint job explained...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew M Fox
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 04:52:35 -1000
  I did a lot of seam and rust work on my van using heavy duty metal primer and spray cans of VW paint. The...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:02:28 -0800
  ...Rubber washer valve type thing at bottom of it. It mounted off the “roof” of that space infront of the tail light . Alistair > On...
• Re: Fwd: OT-stranded in the wilderness with a
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 15:12:17 -0800
  you know that guy that lost his arm in the outback of Utah? he is now promoting these sort of devices and has full...
• Re: Excellent Advice / replacing themostat, Help!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:21:30 EDT
  ...Copious amounts of penetrating oil then still wrung one off. Unfortunately, it is not the kind of thing which is repaired in place, so...
• Re:Tie Died Details
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 11:36:05 -0700
  ...Nice shots of some creative combos e.g. Backward positioned roof section of a stupid beetle placed on top of (welded/fiberglassed) a 72...
• [FS] Set of 4 used 14" steel wheels and 207/70R14 tires...
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 17:32:18 -0500
  Vanagon Gang, I have a set of stock steel wheels with the gray wheel covers for sale. One of the wheel covers is broken...
• Re: Coolant Boiling over in the Refill Tank
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 13:02:07 -0700
  > coolant was coming out of the top of the refill tank where there are release > holes. BTW, it was about 85 def F. Warm...
• (ITS FRIDAY) HOW TO COOK A TURKEY...
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 13:40:09 -0500
  ...Take the oven out of the turkey Step 15: Take the oven out of the turkey Step 16: Floor the turkey up off of...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:56:11 -0500
  "To be or not to be, that is the question � Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous...
• Trasko Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:48:47 -0500
  After a few contacted me regarding a group purchase of the Trasko filter, I decided to email Trasko-Usa to determine their level of...
• Re: AC housing reconstruction...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:33:05 -0500
  Wow! I wish I could see a photo of that! That's exactly what I've been thinking of doing. Would love to have...
• Re: torque, rear brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 09:53:15 -0700
  Yep, that's why they put that little pivot on some kinds of torque wrenches- as long as the pivot is free, you're...
• out of sight
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 13:01:28 -0400
  Have you ever wanted to cover the cargo area in the back of your Westphalia, above the mattress? I get uncomfortable when I park...
• Re: turned 200,000 on the odometer!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:21:48 -0700
  ...My VW bus offers me this elemental solace, and as interior parts fall off I am struck by the realization of their pointlessness. I...
• Re: A bit of off topic history...
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:45:43 -0800
  On 3/23/06, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > >A while back there was a bit of bother here about...
• Re: Removing Silicone sealant??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 18:14:47 -0400
  The lovely nature of silicones is that they are resistant to chemicals. Short of hydrofluoric acid (which I assue you you do not want...
• Re: Fryday
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:23:35 -0700
  On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Evan Mac Donald <evanm@att.net> wrote: > There are several categories of bus pilots out...
• VW's rebuilt engine offer?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 10:17:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...VW's rebuilt engine offer? Last month, several folks wrote of a $2500 rebuilt engine offer by VW covering all water-cooled vanagons. The...
• Brake cleaner, tire treads, and organics
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 22:05:44 -0800
  Weekend wrapup of earlier trivia question:What happens to worn off tire tread? Part of it is washed into watersheds as was indicated. The...
• OT death of Gianni Agnelli
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:29:55 -0800
  head of Fiat dies, interesting articles here on BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2690265.stm Speculation now of GM...
• Re: VW's use of "Beetle", "Bug", etc...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:56:44
  >> Can we use the word Beetle or Bug as part of a business name? I am >> dumb when it womes to this sort of...
• Fwd: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:23:50 -0400
  ...Lots of very new cars on the very busy roads. Tons of Asian marques and a huge array of models. A lot of turbo...
• The DGF and Vanagons was Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 14:20:03 -0700
  The '83 Vanagon that is my daily driver fits your description of the acceleration range compared to traffic flow and on ramps. The aspect...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 08:34:11 EST
  ...A lever of any length might be used to place the force anywhere along its line of action but the length of the real...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:21:57 -0800
  Oh, God, the language - is there anything more beautiful? This came out of a mind. A mind more perfect than that which came up...
• Re: Air cooled blocks
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Sat, 21 Mar 1998 13:49:48 -0500
  ...a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a >body of FACTS or TRUTHS systematically arranged and showing the operation of >general laws. >A...
• conspicuity
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:34:04 -0400
  Howdy List, I glanced at a few of the recent posts on the thread where an idiot driver almost caused some serious incidents. I...
• Re: speshul tires for the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:42:21 +0000
  ...Both relate to the load carrying capacity of the tire. Below is the definition of 'ply rating' as taken from the 1950-51 Tire...
• Radio Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:18:45 -0700
  I am on the verge of replacing our stock radio with a new Blaupunkt radio. One of the features of the current radio is...
• Re: Head / Engine questions
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 09:23:42 EDT
  >>>It sounds like the major design flaw with the WBX is in the design of the the head / block mating surface and the use...
• Re: Fw: unethical sales
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 22:09:12 -0500
  You're being called an "auctioneer" because you said the "asking price is $1000", you didn't say "or best offer". Yet you're...
• Re: Need Viscous Coupling Refresher Course - '91 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - vanagon teepee
  Sun, 15 May 2005 20:09:53 -0700
  On 5/15/05, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > The nature of the Syncro mechanism is such that you can get stuck with...
• Roadhaus Update
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 13 May 2004 12:07:51 -0700
  ...Offered to donate a used engine Seth Hatfield of H&R Motors ... Offerred any help needed Stephan White of Stehpan's AutoHaus in Sacramento...
• Warning to VanagonPilots
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 May 2015 21:38:21 -0600
  I've been driving the BackRoads of NewMexico for 45Yrs & have, on WayTooMany Occasions, found myself forced to SlippySlide along on miles of Wet...