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  • Merry Christmas
    Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
    Fri, 20 Dec 2002 21:07:03 -0500
    ...pivdluaritlo" "Vesele Bozcine praznike in srecno novo leto" "Zalig kerstfeest en gelukkig niew jaar" "Joyeux noel et bonne ann�e" "Nadolig llawen a blwyddyn...
  • rebuild or not to rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Richard Gelbart
    Sun, 07 Jul 1996 05:33:29 -0700
    ...Anyone know a inexpensive, reliable (mutually exclusive?) place to have either option done down in San Diego? thanx Rich Gelbart
  • Re: Ford Westy
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 7 Jun 2000 01:41:08 EDT
    ...I was on Autobahn 66 by Gelnhausen, and I passed a Ford Transit with a Watfalia pop-top and camper set up. Interesting...... dave...
  • Re: 4 Sale Speedometer Cluster
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:58:08 -0800
    ...Let me know if you run across one pulled before 10 in the morning. :) John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Jump on this one!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 30 Oct 2006 21:05:15 -0700
    ...it something the dealers put on? All I know is that MY Vanagon definitely does NOT have "curse control"... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Speaking of AC and Vanagons
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:32:38 -0700
    ...Really hard to reach. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Now that the mileage survey is done . . .
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:59:05 -0800
    ...Do you have a meter on the O2 sensor? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:42:41 -0700
    ...cutters to chop the crimped bit off, then twist the rest off carefully with pliers. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
  • Re: Fw: Odd ignition issue
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:29:09 -0700
    ...Just one of those things. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Fw: Eucalyptus oil on fibreglass.(cleaning your poptop.)
    Historical mailing list - geofflaw
    Tue, 12 Dec 2000 20:44:30 -0800
    ...Although it might be wise to remember that most of these cleaners also bleach the surface of the gelcoat and make it porous and...
  • Microbuses
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 23 Aug 94 14:42:02 CDT
    ...Lori and Anthony Gelato Gelato @ vax88a.pica.army.mil 10 Chamberlain Avenue Budd Lake, NJ 07828 they gave their phone number but i forgot...
  • Red-nosed Westy
    Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
    Tue, 26 Jun 2001 03:59:27 +0200
    ...Machen Sie Ihr Hobby zu Geld bei unserem Partner 1&1! http://profiseller.de/info/index.php3?ac=OM.PS.PS003K00596T0409a
  • Re: Nice base for new van! Toyota DMT
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:14:48 -0700
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 26 Nov 2005 09:58:57 -0800
    ...like Tang > (and I think they scented it orange too.) > The real question is what does it TASTE like... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Think I have an electrical problem here.
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 4 Nov 2005 08:15:03 -0800
    ...is spinning, aren't they working fine? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he...
  • Re: Question about turn signal indicator light
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:32:02 -0700
    ...the Bentley diagram, the blinker module provides an intermittent ground for both the LED and the turn signal lights. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Double water spayers - North American src ??
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:46:38 -0800
    ...t suppose a couple of those would fit, would they? Too short? They're pretty cheap, like $4 each. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: BMW seats in Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:57:00 -0800
    ...Anyone got a clue on > this for me? > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if...
  • Re: westy paint Q
    Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
    Wed, 12 Oct 1994 15:34:22 -0700 (PDT)
    Martha, I suggest you take it over to a boat yard and see how much they would want to sand and Gel-coat the...
  • Re: narrowing wheels..,
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:34:55 -0500
    ...Is the japanese term "baka"*? > > > * "idiot;fool" > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" >
  • Re: Vanagon wiki [was abuse]
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:52:51 -0800
    ...Anyone know any other wiki software that dumps to HTML easier? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"
  • Re: Is there such a too?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:32:51 -0800
    ...Yeah, for the little spade terminals, definitely remove and replace. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Terry K
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 1 May 2008 21:11:17 -0700
    ...I see him post there from time to time. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
  • Re: 45 amp/hour gell cell for $35
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:08:50 -0800
    ...45 amp/hour gell cell for $35 >Hi volks, >It's been a while since I've read the list (been out trying to...
  • Re: Lawrence, MA show, Sept. 4 - Woodstock, NY show, Sept. 11
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Sep 1994 22:11:39
    >Did anyone else out there go to either (or both) of these >shows? Maybe we can swap stories (if not parts)! > >Lori Gelato I...
  • Re: Old Spare Tire
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 15 Nov 2005 06:58:01 -0800
    ...I don't know how people can stand driving on FOUR of those wiggly little pizza cutters. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Beware of Vanagon mirror problem
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:00:16 -0800
    ...And even so, if the demand is high, wouldn't any rational manufacturer notice and increase supply to match? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 08:36:34 -0700
    ...Nothing to it. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Valve covers
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 17 Jun 2006 08:36:52 -0700
    ...can find some really fly covers for that stodgy wasserboxer and have...a stodgy wasserboxer...with cool valve covers? :) -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Radiator removal
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:48:05 -0700
    ...it's below the halfway mark, then your thermostat is probably correct and only the gauge circuit has issues. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Reversed mirrors!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 2 Nov 2006 11:25:19 -0800
    ...They end up tilted upward and look totally wrong. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Fiberglass top enhancement
    Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
    Mon, 21 Oct 96 16:06:38 -0500
    ...while not technically a gel-coat, it is chalking and losing its luster and wet look just like a gel coat does. i believe...
  • Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:57:09 +0000
    ...the Subaru engine have that? > >-- >John Bange >'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > >-- >John Bange >'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" _________________________________________________________________ Get a FREE Web site, company branded e-mail...
  • Re: (human) Vanagon syndrome
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:38:01 -0700
    ...bed were packs of contraceptive gel! HMMM, wife never went with >him on trips, motel receipts, and contraceptive gel-I think I know what...
  • Haynes & Bentley
    Historical mailing list - Karl Dawe
    Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:34:22 -0330
    ...or does anyone have a Haynes and/or a Bentley for sale? Thanks, Karl. '84 Vanagon GL (Die GeldGrube) '90 Dodge Spirit (Winter-beater)
  • Re: Frydaye Follyes (sorry I missed it) - but check this out
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sun, 19 Dec 2004 17:48:23 -0800
    ...I'll laugh louder next time, so you can hear me. :) John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: cheap vanagon doublecab on samba...
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Thu, 20 Jan 2005 21:33:10 -0500
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: What to carry?
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:48:12 -0700
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Oh oh....grinding bad???
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 4 Jan 2006 22:38:59 -0800
    ...Naturally I ignored it until it had scored the drum enough to require replacing. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: running hot....any ideas?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:02:40 -0800
    ...you're know you're getting good coolant flow so you probably don't have a water pump issue. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Removing the Westy Top and Installing a Temporary Top
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:27:30 -0800
    ...Perhaps over the plywood... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he said he was...
  • Re: $33,000 westy
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:12:04 -0700
    ...2RRU? Not going 2 RailRoad me into nuthin'! > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
  • Re: What features from the Vanagon would be necessary in a new vehicle for you to consider it an adequate or improved replacement? was: "Brand new" bus now Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:07:16 -0700
    ...Did I mention that it should have the engine in the back? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Battery and Battery compartment
    Historical mailing list - Stephen White
    Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:06:23 -0500
    ...All > automotive batteries require some H2o maintenance (distilled water wouldnt the optima gel cell battery be a truly maintenance free battery? It has no...
  • to paint or not to paint pop top?
    Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
    Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:04:18 -0800
    ...It is currently white and not painted or gel coated-just white plastic (fiberglass?). I would love a shiny top to match the body...
  • Alternator upgrade
    Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
    Tue, 9 Nov 2004 22:05:21 -0800
    ...I�m going to have it rebuilt to 90 amps and getting an optima red top gel battery as well. Wondering if anyone has...
  • Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:25:00 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: SA Vanagon exhausts
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 08:25:59 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: rare lapel pin on ebay
    Historical mailing list - jbange
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:58:37 -0800
    ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
  • Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Wed, 8 Feb 2006 19:10:09 -0600
    ...Not very sophisticated, but it'll force >the bubble out of the radiator pretty effectively. >-- >John Bange >'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > > >
  • Re: Deutchland eBay Ambulance
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:02:59 -0800
    ...I guess that's why it only has 14K miles on it-- no joyriding in THAT ambulance -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: cheap tach/digi clock instrument cluster on samba
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:29:44 -0800
    ...How much is THAT stuff worth? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Price of Syncro Westy
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:27:09 -0800
    ...Seriously, UGH: <http://www.trudelsknapsack.com/Photos/WestyVan/Inside/in-13.jpg> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: switching from manual to automatic
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:56:41 -0700
    ...money is no object) involves a 3.3 SVX engine and a Tiptronic transmission.... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Simulator
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 15 Nov 2006 21:41:43 -0800
    ...Thanks! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "I will buy your Syncro!" - poptophell.com
  • Re: '87 Vanagon GL ATF Cooler
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:41:11 -0800
    ...the cooling system and supplies the coolest-coolant to the Cooler! Yeah, but only when the thermostat is open! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
  • Voltage Drop CORRECTION to question
    Historical mailing list - W. Silva
    Fri, 19 Jan 2001 09:50:20 -0500
    ...and has anyone ever replaced their vented VW battery with a gel-cell battery and if so, what did you use and how has...
  • hydrolic lifter adjustment
    Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
    Sat, 14 Jul 2001 18:48:50 +0200
    ...Machen Sie Ihr Hobby zu Geld bei unserem Partner 1&1! http://profiseller.de/info/index.php3?ac=OM.PS.PS003K00596T0409a
  • Re: Instrument cluster -no oil, lcd or temp guage
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:51:22 -0800
    ...regulator? Does the fuel gauge still work? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he...
  • Re: gas cap
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:45:17 -0800
    I dunno, do you think the drilling might cause a spark? Cya, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Gellman" <jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...