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  • Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:22:11 -0500
    ...Much more comfortable IMHO. No accounting for >> taste. :-) >> >> Larry A. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com...
  • Re: Rear axle torque specs?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:21:48 -0700
    ...by this thread and your description is pdc (pretty darn clear).IMHO What does stand out to this reader is your dislike of the...
  • Re: Clakity-Clack
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Mon, 6 Aug 2001 08:26:19 -0700
    ...because the lifters will pump back up. I don't agree. IMHO, over time, each cold start under those conditions is a start with...
  • Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
    Historical mailing list - monte merrick
    Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:02:34 -0700
    ...night a week, you'll pay for the added fuel cost. IMHO it would really be a shame to 'kill' off "a trip of...
  • Re: Do you use TheSamba? My Thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:59:20 +0000
    ...I've even bought and sold stuff via TheSamba.  Excellent resource IMHO. On Thursday, April 22, 2021, 9:48:10 AM PDT, Mark Belanger...
  • Re: performance tires
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Jun 1996 12:36:39 +1200
    ...don't know (and I'm not about to experiment, either :-). IMHO (hah!) the major handling problem with a type II is the high...
  • Re: Louisiana
    Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
    Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:31:55 -0500
    ...Cars subjected to this were 'drug-runner' type cars (if there is such a thing, although imho it's a fairly discriminatory action). Although...
  • Re: morons
    Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
    Thu, 22 Aug 2002 16:01:05 -0700
    ...the Dex-Cool is every bit as good as VW's IMHO. I've never had a sensor problem, either with the needle reading...
  • Re: coolant sensor 50/50 tolerance?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:35:03 -0700
    Yep, another Vanagon list myth, IMHO. The mixture percentage should make little if any difference. The false blinking light can be due to several...
  • Re: Fuel hose size
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 1 Aug 2020 16:45:46 -0600
    IMHO,, The Correct Way To Do the Fuel Supply Hose Replacement & The Way that I Always Recommend that It Be Done is to Run...
  • Re: Which switch for Oil Pressure?! 85 GL
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sat, 2 Jul 2016 14:07:05 -0700
    ...Every Vanagon should have an oil pressure gauge IMHO, it's the > only way to know the condition of the engine. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Stripes?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:50:10 -0700
    Nothing beats a classic hand painted pinstripe IMHO. But I'm old school. I like simple, but if you want some other ideas look...
  • Re: Gas question, seriously folks
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 14 Dec 2013 21:13:16 -0800
    ...Good product, not worth the cost IMHO. Ethanol does no harm, but it absorbs water, and when it was first introduced in gas it...
  • Re: Heater Fan
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Thu, 16 May 2013 09:23:03 -0400
    ...However, IMHO, these dashes all need to come out, be cleaned out, be washed out, be wiped down, all new seals on the vents...
  • Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:50:36 -0700
    ...for the proper size battery cable to properly implement the feature IMHO. I like to bolt the 13xx or just the relay down on...
  • Re: more VC obsession
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:11:47 -0700
    ...have included options for fill capacity to tailor to specific needs. IMHO, in the distant past there have been some false assertions on the...
  • Re[2]: Value of '87 Syncro Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    19 Oct 1995 18:02:18 EST
    ...Both together is, IMHO, the ultimate late model van. This is much less tangible... Edmunds, for what it is worth, says with a mileage...
  • Re: Design ideas for small garages?
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Mon, 30 Mar 1998 00:54:42 -0500
    ...I'd looked at, plans from guy in the North East. IMHO, at least 14' x 24' per bay, but I'd never build...
  • Re: Nova Scotia/New Brunswick Camping/Tourning Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - t
    Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:09:29 -0700
    ...Prettiest lighthouse in > Maine (IMHO) and a good little hiking trail up along the cliffs. Cobscook > Bay state park in Edmunds ME is a...
  • Halifax 2 Vancouver: In Vancouver
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sat, 2 Jul 2005 12:44:47 -0700
    ...mountains, Mid-western forests, the great plains of Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta. IMHO you can all skip the Canadian Rockies, just huge mountains, beautiful lakes...
  • Re: battery compartment
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 16:06:45 -0700
    ...done to achieve > compliance with some RV/Housecar fire rating standard IMHO. > Westfalias have the compliance stickers on them. I think we hammer this...
  • Re: idle surge diagnosis?
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Wed, 28 Oct 1998 06:39:10 EST
    ...The standard mantra was get a new Idle Stabilizer >Control Unit or Idle Stabilizer Valve or both. > >IMHO This procedure should be written up...
  • List admin
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 20:09:16 -0800
    ...The >list software manual is crap IMHO. I have been working with other list >administrators on on to remove people, but it is slow...
  • Re: vanagon suspension
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Thu, 6 Apr 2000 21:07:28 EDT
    ...I'm going to go out on a limb here, but IMHO the stock (OEM or dealer) shocks on a Vanagon (or just about...
  • Re: non-GL model
    Historical mailing list - BenT
    Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:17:21 -0700
    ...Only thing the '86 will get you is a tach in place of the factory > >clock, IMHO. > > > > > >TJ Hannink > >Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 20 Sep 2005 - Special issue (#2005-772)
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Tue, 20 Sep 2005 21:18:52 -0700
    ...assume we are talking 14" sizes on these tires. If so .. IMHO .. Comparing the Agilis to the other tires is a apples to oranges...
  • Re: The Weiners of the Wiki BZ Shelf Derby contests are:
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:14:45 -0800
    ...before midnite, 12/31/08, all other offers are not part of > this redemption, batteries not included, YMMV, IMHO, & WTF! > > > > > Mr.'s BZ & Squirrel...
  • Re: Mention of the Possible New MicroBus
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:54:13 -0400
    ...one for myself and crawl under it. > Still a Chrysler product IMHO. Those Brooke Shields ad's are > making me ill. German Engineering.. I...
  • Re: More trailing arm mod
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:07:12 -0700
    ...some sort of built in angle to it like that ~ Ideally, IMHO, it might be nice to have that perch on a > > shaft so...
  • Re: Insurance - USAA
    Historical mailing list - Lovemyairedales
    Sun, 19 Jul 2015 19:13:16 -0400
    ...No one has ever been able to beat them in price, and IMHO, service as well. > Cheers, Ant in NE FL > > From: John Rodgers...
  • Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 1 Mar 2014 19:58:01 -0800
    ...But what's that good for other than causing anxiety? >> Without a >> gauge to monitor pressure under various conditions it's completely useless >> IMHO...
  • Re: Eurovan Westfalia
    Historical mailing list - Ed Stevens
    Wed, 24 Mar 1999 16:41:46 -0500
    ...Instead it had dinky (IMHO) RV type windows in the back. The kitchen is really very nice. It is spacious, Finally it has enough...
  • Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
    Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
    Fri, 11 Jan 2002 08:59:19 -0800
    ...Real practice is IMHO the only way to really learn. On rare occasions the careful, light use of the parking break may be preferable...
  • Re: Subject: Re: Sirius Radio
    Historical mailing list - ccc1
    Thu, 18 Sep 2003 03:24:22 -0500
    ...I can understand the viewpoints from all, but do you really have to respond to individual listee's questions to the WHOLE list? IMHO...
  • Re: cylinder hone question - dvwimportaoutoparts.com
    Historical mailing list - william twombley
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 17:26:00 -0800
    ...crank in it (never less, 020/.020 or more is junk, IMHO), plus all the other details that you should do to really rebuild...
  • Re: Deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:33:17 -0500
    ...Steven '91 Westy --- Mark Magee <markbmagee@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > Optimas IMHO cannot be touched as measured on all > performance and quality > standards. They cannot...
  • Re: Random Instant Shutdown
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:37:56 -0600
    ...this. If you have access to a spare ECU > try > it. IMHO everyone who travels in a wbx van should have a known good...
  • Re: Now It's Down To 3K-Steal It Now!
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:24:57 -0400
    ...Those are completely different vehicles, for very >> different usages, IMHO. Take a look at the ground clearance and sheer >> height of the Sprinter Westfalia...
  • Re: popup top seals
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:12:46 -0400
    ...856-327-2242 On 4/15/2011 8:12 AM, J Stewart wrote: > I'll tell you why it is a good idea, IMHO...
  • Re: 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 15 Aug 94 20:59:45 CDT
    ...climb up to $3K. but it still seems high to me. imho. >is still in great shape. Has anyone else had this experience with...
  • Re: More on Westy Interior changes, '68-'72
    Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
    Sat, 14 Jan 1995 00:40:17 -0500 (EST)
    ...Table clip-down changes (improved, IMHO). 110V (or whatever else y'all use outside of Leon County) supply arrangement goes from fused to circuit...
  • Radio & Behr A/C
    Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
    Sun, 3 Jan 1999 12:05:17 -0700
    ...vertically. They place air conditioning outlets in the stock radio location. IMHO, the worst part of this is that you lose a portion of...
  • Re: Car talk bias - a little off topic
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:49:45 -0800
    Hi All, IMHO Our vans mean a lot to us and a lot of us cannot explain why, it's just a feeling. One...
  • Re: Vanagon List Meet/Campout Version 1.?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:05:58 -0800
    ...Vanagon List Meet/Campout Version 1.? > > > > Sounds great but IMHO location is important, > > particularly given the geographic scope of this List. > > How about a...
  • Re: rear wipers (was RE: Quick... Before my parents get home....
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:30:42 -0500
    ...worried about a windshield wiper? > > Besides, rear wipers are not necessary, IMHO. The rear window is > vertical > and rain doesn't collect on it...
  • Re: PS Hose kit - a cautionary tale
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:11:23 -0400
    ...Even using > the shortest route possible, I believe (IMHO) you'll need a minimum of > 12.5 feet (I used 13 ft when I...
  • Re: Strongbox center console
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 19 May 2015 10:39:17 -0700
    ...Strongbox center console >> >> IMHO, nothing says “please break into my van” better than a large, conspicuous black box that looks like s safe sitting...
  • Re: K&N filters (Dyno'ed '71 911 +4hp)
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Tue, 14 Apr 1998 23:40:37 -0400
    ...lot more durable than turbos, this basically is all I said. IMHO no way you are getting the filtration of quality German OEM pleated...
  • Re: pop top cleaning
    Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
    Fri, 31 Dec 1999 19:48:48 PST
    ...use of Bounty Paper towels (the ONLY paper towels that work IMHO) to mop up ("pat up') the foam from the flocking. Got LOTS...
  • Acronyms
    Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
    Tue, 28 May 2002 16:59:43 -0700
    ...I don't know IMO In my opinion (what it says) IMHO In my humble opinion (I believe I know what I'm talking...
  • Re: 2.1 hose price deal
    Historical mailing list - tmiller
    Wed, 21 Apr 2004 20:33:41 -0400
    ...500 for hoses will tow your vanagon a long distance home. IMHO spending this money is just like insurance... plane stupid Eric </pre> </blockquote...
  • Re: Editorial opinion: VW Collectors..Probable unpopular veiw..delete now or flame
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Tue, 8 May 2007 17:57:25 +0000
    ...or out onto >a...road...That'll be a sad day, IMHO. > > Flame away...if you must, Don Hanson _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you...
  • Re: Tired of DIY or is it just Miy?(unfunny rant)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
    Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:31:17 -0400
    ...Similarly, in the context of a forum such as this, abbreviations such as AFAIK, IMHO, YMMV, are real time savers, and if not over...
  • Re: Eurospec "Big Brake" kit.
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:45:51 -0700
    ...That doesn't sound too bad IMHO. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Aug 10, 2011, at 11:47 AM, Troy <colorworks@GCI...
  • Re: Vanagon spoiler
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Wed, 15 May 1996 08:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
    ...A car that makes me worry about normal road features, is more trouble than it's worth IMHO. More than once I (and all...
  • Re: Test driving '87 syncro - what to check?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 13 Feb 1997 15:13:27 -0800
    ...mostly to added weight and drag from the extra power train. IMHO the syncro is a more robust vehicle with added strength and quality...
  • KILL THREAD!! RE: In defense of Ron at Bus Depot
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Gutknecht
    Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:48:53 -0700
    ...Depot, all of which Ron remedied very expeditiously once he was made aware of the problem. IMHO, that is all we can ask for.
  • Re: Coolant temp warning lamp glitch?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:19:42 -0700
    ...The 50/50 mixture issue is not a valid one IMHO. In any case, since you have an 86+ model you can very easily...
  • Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
    Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
    Thu, 31 May 2007 16:11:35 -0600
    ...EGR system....but perhaps the indicate something I don't understand? > > IMHO this is actually a pretty good test, if you can kill the...
  • Re: hey howdy
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:39:32 -0600
    ...that established a higher sub-class with-in > the vanagon series. > > IMHO David (dsl82westy) > > P.S.: In my 'Second Life' , I'd love to...