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• Carfax anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:28:51 -0500
  Please p-mail dana at capturesage dot com thanks, Dana
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:54:24 -0400
  ...DOT4 brake fluid has a higher boiling point than DOT3 and is a better choice. The two are compatible. Mike
• Re: Friday Flamers US DOT HazMat Placards (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:36:31 -0400
  http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/erg This is the book you want to understand haz mat placards and response requirements. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 13:00:10 -0400
  ...The E-code has IMO a highly superior low-beam to the DOT standard -- and apparently VW did a p*ss-poor job of...
• Re: Very cool trailer
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Granito
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 07:59:47 EDT
  Bill and Dot from VW BUS Heaven, was that you?
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 22:42:01 -0400
  The DOT 5 fluids are better in a number of ways but the incompatibility is a real problem. To change over you have to...
• Re: Importing
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 19:11:20 EST
  ...The DOT site specifically will have the links to all the current Registered Importers (RI). Keep in mind that I designed the links around...
• Re: [WetWesties] Following Distance was waterproofing
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:10:32 -0700
  ...As traffic slowed down drivers still tried to > keep two dots apart. Caused an awful backup that day. The dots were gone a > couple...
• Re: Propane Tanks, (NVC) politics NO!
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 23:57:29 -0000
  ...157907) > > It seems that the regulatory requirements for OPD to be fitted on new > DOT tanks began in Oct 1998 while pre-existing DOT...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:57:11 -0700
  ...you put them in > a DOT-spec headlamp...the DOT lights are the way they are because the DOT > wants them that way, not...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:35:25 -0700
  ...The monitor works as advertised, a good deal for a measly 20 bucks, and the little bouncing dot is fun to watch. On Mellow...
• Re: More trip report
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 19:14:46 -0500
  > doesn't make any difference, but those three dots at 65 are a bit > unsettling. Are those just for stick shifts? Doesn't make...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:08:30 -0600
  ...needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, the heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant full.. what else could cause...
• Re: Tail lamp bulb specifications
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:37:41 EDT
  ...Some people are recommending using the 1156 bulbs as running lights but this is not DOT approved. My personal recommendation is 5008 bulbs which...
• Re: Propane Requalification
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:31:20 -0400
  At 16:08 10/18/2000, Jason Yasment wrote: >Cylinder Requalification >Department of Transportation regulations require that >all DOT or ICC cylinders be inspected...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 04:07:19 -0600
  Larry, I wonder when they began measuring brake fluid by the foot???LOL! Kidding aside - Definitely run ONLY the DOT 4 in the Vanagon...
• Re: Tachless Vanagons (1984)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 01:04:02 EST
  ...Living without one for the time being, I see > that the makers were thoughtful enough to include little "shift dots" by > some speeds on...
• Re: DOT Approved Stainless Brake Hose Questions. VC SS Kit Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 19:45:27 -0400
  ...COM >Sent: Saturday, September 1, 2012 9:42 AM >Subject: Re: DOT Approved Stainless Brake Hose Questions. VC SS Kit Opinions? > >I was hoping...
• 30mm factory lowering springs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:03:41 -0400
  I got got my grubby hands on some factory Carat springs which have 2 yellow dots on the fronts and 1 green dot on...
• Re: Bled the Clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:13:13 -0800
  ...Remember that (USA) DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake/hydraulic fluids CAN be mixed readily, but DOT 5 (Silicone) CANNOT BE MIXED WITH DOT...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 08:53:37 -0500
  I just bought a set of HID conversion bulbs that I am going to try in some DOT spec housings. If I don't...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 04:09:17 -0500
  ...needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, the >heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant full.. > >what else could cause...
• Re: Do they use salt on the roads out there (Boulder, CO)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:33:30 -0700
  ...http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/clerk/WIP/2002/10-24-02/item4c_1.pdf Colorado DOT uses salts from the Great Salt Lake...
• recalls for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:01:13 -0800
  Here's another one http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/central2.cfm . Hector
• Re: FW: Break Fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 21:15:18 -0400
  ...the ONLY brake fluid to use in VW's is Casterol Dot 4. Something about Casterol being derived from natural materials (castor beans?) and...
• Re: Brake Bleeding, here I go again
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:11:02 -0800
  Jeff Carver wrote: > > Well, with the posts earlier this week about DOT 3 versus DOT 4 brake > fluid, I checked what I had been...
• Re: Us canada import customs.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:47:57 EDT
  ...a model that was sold also in the US.Contact the DOT for exact current regulations-but when I brought mine down,it was...
• Re: propane tank float question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:32:38 -0400
  ...Sheesh!!! Find out whether they require this for ASME tanks or only for DOT/ICC tanks (which everyone does now). You have an ASME...
• More on recalls
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 11 Jun 1999 19:49:25 -0700
  Another place to look is: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recall_links.html
• Canadian Westy = DOT/EPA OK?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 11:18:32 PDT
  ...if ANY 89-91 Westphalias sold in Canada meet US EPA & DOT requirements? I called VWoA customer service, but they need to know a...
• Re: Headlight upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:53:45 -0800
  Yes, but my point is that they may not work well with DOT lenses. I have e-codes on my Syncro and they are...
• Reflective Tape NHTSA Study link
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:03:04 -0500
  ...Reflective Tape Helps Prevent Crashes http://www.dot.gov/affairs/nhtsa2201.htm "reflective tape reduces nighttime side and rear impacts into heavy trailers by...
• Tuktoyaktuk
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 13 Nov 2017 11:21:51 -0700
  Day after tomorrow We'll be able to Drive Our Vanagons to Tuktoyaktuk ~ http://ith.dot.gov.nt.ca/
• Re: Disappointed with List- Friday Off Topic
  Historical mailing list - George C Caldwell
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 23:21:54 -0500
  Andrew, Methinks thou doth protest too much to be a non-believer ;^) geo
• Re: Friday Flamers US DOT HazMat Placards (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:46:56 -0700
  RE: Convoy! And 17 and 19 are so damn calm anymore...
• Re: LED light product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 07:32:05 -0700
  RE: Dot It Lights Just checked, listings through Amazon, pack of three for $23 plus shipping......
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 00:35:30 -0500
  ...Red dot is blinking? Needle is buried on 100%? Are you boiling over? Can you confirm from your experience that anything feels hotter then...
• Additional LED interior lighting for the westy?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Myers
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 14:56:55 -0500
  A couple of folks have talked about those new sylvania DOT lights for the westy a while back [ I bought a couple of them...
• Carfax anyone? 01624683333
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:38:10 -0500
  Please p-mail dana at capturesage dot com thanks, Dana 85 Westy 1.9td 04 Beetle 1.9tdi
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:49:54 -0800
  ...Canadians got DOT lights. Both my Canadian Dokas and > > Canadian Panel all had DOT > > lights when I got them. That's 3 out of...
• Re: questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
  ...one >> dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the >> accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the...
• Re: Propane tank Certification.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:59:12 -0400
  ...There's a checkoff box for the date stamp on the tank, but no info about DOT vs ASME tanks. Recertifying a tank involves...
• The GoWesty Vanagon in the Baja 1000
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 17:28:39 -0700
  Nice going! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOt9l1aMP8k&t=178s Rob vwrobb@gmail.com
• It's Almost Friday...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:45:45 -0800
  http://www.dotfart.com/ Pleaze, if you're easily offended, do not click on the link. Cheers, Jeff
• Re: Question about 2.1l main bearings red or blue?
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 22:03:27 -0700
  ...Looking at Bentley page 13.53 for bearing #1 > the blue dot is for crankshafts measuring 59.985 +/- .005 and red dot for > 59...
• Re: What's my Westy worth?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 14:41:25 -0700
  ...Robert Zezoff <RZEZOFF@TRMX3.DOT.CA.GOV> > To: Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU > Subject: What's my Westy worth? > Date: Monday, September 15, 1997 2...
• vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 20:23:56 -0800
  Check it out http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/central2.cfm , very interesting. These are for 1990 vans. Hector
• Tire Test Info NHTSA
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:20:42 -0700
  Can be found here: http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-01/esv/esv20/07-0496-W.pdf
• Re: The final answer on the "city light" debate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:03:57 -0800
  ...Whether they're compliant with 2008 DOT/ECE regulations is > immaterial. Everyone but you seems to know what the term refers to. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe...
• Re: Vanagon Alloy wheels $300
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:23:55 -0700
  ...My son was over yesterday, helping re-bleed the brakes and replace the DOT3 fluid we put in a few weeks ago with DOT4...
• Re: Two battles won!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:13:33 -0500
  Way to go! Dotellus. Was replacing the thernmistat a deductive logic, or random luck? We need to know this. :>)Roger
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:44:06 +0000
  ...The monitor works as advertised, a > good deal for a measly 20 bucks, and the little bouncing dot is fun to > watch. On Mellow...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 19:13:15 -0300
  ...The inspections/testing for the DOT > tanks are not required. > > Dennis >
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 2 Feb 2022 08:30:03 +0100
  No. Won´t work chemically. Am 01.02.2022 um 22:52 schrieb Mike Griffiths: > Can you mix DOT 3 and 4?
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:02:59 -0700
  ...The monitor works as advertised, a > good deal for a measly 20 bucks, and the little bouncing dot is fun to > watch. On Mellow...
• Re: tach in an 85
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:12:41 -0700
  There should be little dots around the edge of your speedometer. One dot for the redline in first gear, two dots for second and...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:10:50 -0800
  ...needle still is way over the red dot... any ideas? and yes, >the >heads are fine.. no leakage..coolant full.. > >what else could cause...
• Re: E-Code Headlights
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:14:13 -0800
  ...Canadians got DOT lights. Both my Canadian Dokas and > >> > > Canadian Panel all had DOT > >> > lights when I got them. > That's 3 out of...
• Re: bleeding of the cluch
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:48:15 -0400
  if its an earlier vanagon (air cooled); access to slave cylinder is from driver side wheel well and its probably DOT 3 brake fluid...
• Re: Speedo Question (Not the beach type)
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:32:29 -0400
  On 9/13/04 12:36 PM, "Lastfogel, Darren" <dlastfogel@PLYFORMS.COM> wrote: > Hello, I was trying to figure out what the orange dots...