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• Re: Weekend from hell
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 08:24:11 MST
  ...Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:13:23 EST > >As I was heading for home, starting down the mountains outside Nogales, AZ >after a pleasant...
• Re: Towing a trailer
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 11:21:52 CDT
  ...Lotsa >mountain passes aside, given enough time to take my time, it must be >possible. > Again, Help? Advice? Anyone who's towed a trailer...
• Re: gathering on the mountain (deadhead content)
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 14:49:05 -0400
  ...mike 87 westy "Green, Ronald CPO" wrote: > > this aug 7th and 8th we will be attending the gathering on the mountain > festival in Pennsylvania...
• Miles per gallon..inline 4 with a 5sp
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:57:52 -0700
  ...Highway, freeway and mountain driving, mixed. 1.8 liter "Mouse motor" from a 92 VW Cabriolet, hooked through a diesel vw 5sp manual tranny...
• plastic model vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 20:47:08 CDT
  forgot the vital info: Mountain State Hobby Supply P. O. Box 356 Teays, WV 25569-0356 (304) 757-3242 info line (304) 757-3243...
• Re: Custom Sleeping Bags for Westys
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 4 May 2001 23:07:22 -0500
  Phaedra, Try Gander mountain. They have a large selection of sleeping bags. I think a double wide bag would work for you. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 74...
• antenna boosters
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:00:44 -0700
  Has anyone had any experience with antenna boosters powered or non-powered? I'm sick of poor reception in the boonies and mountains. Any...
• Re: I Lost...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:07:36 EDT
  In a message dated 4/12/2003 11:47:46 AM Mountain Daylight Time, jeff@TSSGI.COM writes: > I'm down to 8. > ok...
• Re: High Country Buses /Granpa Mountain
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:20:33 -0400
  does anyone want to caravan up from Birmingham Alabama or Chattannoga Tennessee, thought it would be cool and also cool in case the money...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:40:24 -0800
  ...in the Synco at the top of a mountain (or what they call a mountain here in the Smokies) when the accelerator cable broke...
• Re: Knoxville Vanagoneers?
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:15:44 -0500
  ...For fun VW activities in the area, check out the website of the Appalachian Mountain VW Association: < www.avwa.com> Coming up on May...
• Re: Any good Camping sites near Santa Cruz/San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 16:45:15 -0400
  ...there are a lot of great sites in the mountains between san jose and santa cruz. sam
• Re: Trip Glasgow to Strasbourg
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:46:39 -0400
  What exactly is a French bowl? A type of classy joint???? ;-) Mark We stayed at some real classy joints...swimming pools, mountain >biking, pony...
• Re: NVC: Mountain Biking Anyone? (very cool)
  Historical mailing list - Thor Svenson
  Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:06:40 -0400
  ever played with photoshop? apparently this guy did. VW Doka wrote: > OK, it's not Friday, but this is pretty cool (crazy?)... > > http://www...
• Report on Mid-Atlantic Camp Out
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 10:02:40 -0400
  ...We were camping at Massanutten Mountain, in the Shenandoah Valley, north west VA. Weather was warm enough for plenty of swimming, nice cool evenings...
• Shake down cruise
  Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:23:14 -0400
  ...Survived the mountains, down to < 30 mph on a few grades.....about as expected. Found I drove more with the tach than the speedometer...
• Life With A Camper Van
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 22:52:58 -0600
  ...bike racer named Marla Streb in Mountain Bike Magazine. The tribute is to the 4 VW Campers & Vans she has owned: '71, '72,'89...
• Re: tsunami
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:37:25 -0600
  ...It should be noted that along the mountains in Southeast Alaska is tidal wave evidence as high as 2,000 feet up the sides...
• Re: Dead of Winter Winter Campout in Georgia
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:20:20 -0500
  ...The park straddles a deep gorge cut into the mountain by Sitton Gulch Creek, and elevation differs from 800 to 1,980 feet." Scenic...
• Propex installation opinions sought
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:57:05 -0800
  ...The easiest appears to be a Rocky Mountain Westy locking storage box that goes behind the passenger seat. Currently I have a removable powered...
• Re: All-Terrain 8.5x27 tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 5 Dec 2015 15:33:49 -0600
  Do your tires have the snowflake/mountain symbol? I think California requires it for winter mountain driving on all four wheels. ---- Rick Cooper <rickdcooper...
• List split
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 17:56:24 -0400
  ...If anyone is interested while I was zipping thru Iron Mountain Michigan I saw a lot with lot's of vw's. Bug and...
• those sway bars
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 00:12 CDT
  I got my sway bars from Rocky Mountain Motorworks. They were $245 for front and rear, with all the hardware. I had originally bought...
• Re: Random thought > Porsche Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 08:39:07 -0800
  ...Random thought > Porsche Vanagon > > In Mountain View CA there is an outfit called Ellsworth Brothers that had > done a couple of Porsche 911 into...
• Re: Random thought > Porsche Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - s2
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:59:05 -0800
  ...Random thought > Porsche Vanagon >> >> In Mountain View CA there is an outfit called Ellsworth Brothers that had >> done a couple of Porsche 911 into...
• Metal sheet (ADVICES?)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 22:35:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...see, which place is better off to buy replacement metal sheets for my bus! Das Bulli? Rocky Mountain Motor Works? What's the difference?
• Relay kit from Frank C.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 17:25:56 -0600
  ...bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
• Re: Michelin Agilis Tires
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:03:47 -0400
  ...Miguel (going off line for a few days of Rocky Mountain Syncro Fest high up in the Colorado Rockies!)
• Pacasso Moon Camp out
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 06:59:10 -0400
  ...about 20 busses arrived at the private way cool campsite in the NC mountains... It is a pot luck bring your dog no hassle...
• tire plys question
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:10:43 -0400
  ...The van came with nearly new passenger car tires on it rated at 1350lbs each, I figure with 4 people, 4 mountain bikes on...
• Re: Digitool Just in Time
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 20:58:46 -0500
  David, Oh, oh, oh, I've got it!!! You have a MOUNTAIN of keys on your key ring, don't you??? Well if you...
• Re: Places in the SW to camp in March
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:14:19 -0500
  ...I also hear humors of private ranches in the Eagle Mountains and in the Glass Mountains that allow limited access for campers, but when...
• Re: Ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:01:15 -0800
  ...have? > > Allan Bagley > 86 westy > Hooray for 50s bugs with crotch coolers!!! bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
• Syncro de Mayo Este 2005
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 19 May 2005 16:47:53 -0400
  ...Cline's Hacking is the intersection of Long Run Road with Second Mountain Trail (on the left of a 4 way intersection). Turn LEFT...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 13 Feb 2016 21:26:27 -0500
  ...westys & climbing mountain roads > > Spencer, > Forget about making it go faster, it's a VW bus. You > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Gas mileage / emissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:26:37 -0400
  ...I just got back from a trip to the NC mountains (Boone, Linville falls, etc). The highway mileage (65 mph, no ac) was 19...
• #FoundSero
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:18:51 -0400
  ...http://www.searchingforsero.com/works/peter-kraiker-mountain-bike-mont-sainte-anne/ Regards, Peter NextChapter.Kraiker.ca (416) 453-9142
• Re: Michelin MXL Reinforced Tires for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Aug 1994 15:53:02 -0700 (PDT)
  Jim, I just bought 4 at Sears in Mountain View for just over $60 each. these are the MXL reinforced, as are required for...
• Re: Still looking for a Westy!!
  Historical mailing list - Mel Stireman
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 18:33:05 EST
  ...Standard trans. (asp) No odor other than the sea and mountains.
• Re: NVC: Mountain Biking Anyone? (very cool)
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:07:23 -0700
  Here a bit of video from our ride yesterday outside of Sedona AZ. http://tinyurl.com/25b6qv I'm obviously behind the camera and...
• Oil temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Wouter de Waal
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 14:54:03 +0200 (SAT)
  ...ObNOTVW :) It SNOWED on Table Mountain! First time in living memory (_My_ living memory, snowed 10 years ago but _nothing_ like this.) For those...
• Re: How do vanagons get up the Willamette National Forrest?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 09:54:56 -0400
  ...few days in the mountains via another minivan, I was > > wondering how do Vanagons make it up the mountains of Oregon?� This is for...
• Re: westys & climbing mountain roads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 21:22:59 -0500
  ...westys & climbing mountain roads I agree about shifting it into 2nd gear on climbing steep grades. I have an '86 with the 2.1...
• Vanagon gas tank leaks - vapor lock floods engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:11:55 -0800
  ...This happened to friends who were camping out in the mountains at 5000 feet for a couple of days. When they re-started the...
• Jump Seat Adapter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 2 Apr 2015 10:57:43 -0400
  > List, > > I'm about to pull the trigger on a Rocky Mountain Westy jump seat adapter. Any experiences and/or advice? http://www.rockymountainwesty...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:58:56 -0400
  I want a set (or at least one) of those drawers too - those are a great accessory. -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie) '90 Carat...
• Rocky Mountain Motorworks Catalog
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 20:48:26 -0600
  The new RMMW caatlog combines all vehicle lines, (Bug, Bus, Type III and Ghia) in one catalog. If you don't currently get their...
• Re: Oldest Vanagon on the list??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 22:59:11 -0800
  I think that Jan Peters of Mountain View, California, might claim this title, although he might be off the list. He pulled the very...
• Re: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating,
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sun, 27 Jan 2002 21:18:59 -0800
  ...I nursed this problem over many mountain passes and up into high mountain areas that I frequently go. I found that under some conditions...
• Re: Charity: Was Higher Elevation (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:07:02 -0400
  What was really amazing to me to realize is that some fellow a couple of mountain tops away had seen the dilemma. The grader...
• Last Call, Syncro De Mayo Este
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 19 May 2005 14:58:37 -0700
  ...Cline's Hacking is the intersection of Long Run Road with Second Mountain Trail (on the left of a 4 way intersection). Turn LEFT...
• Re: Go Westy plate steel bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Shirewood
  Sat, 14 Mar 2020 19:43:40 -0700
  I went with the Rocky Mountain Westy's front bumper. I’m very satisfied. It’s modular. Some assembly required. Therefore comes by standard...
• Re: Bunk hinges?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:50:45 -0700
  ...Gonna loan the Westy to the Blue Mountain Management Unit's District Ranger so he and his family can join us at the ReUnion...
• carbs for aircooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 07:51:09 -0700
  Chaz, Rock Mountain Motorworks in Colorado has a carburator kit to replace the FI in aircooled Vanagons. I don't have any experiance with...
• Re: weddle 5 speed tranny
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 09:27:41 EDT
  In a message dated 9/14/01 6:38:44 AM Mountain Daylight Time, gstearns@OPTONLINE.NET writes: I`m guessing that fifth gear...
• Rear bumper glass wanted
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 08:22:07 -0600
  ...Anyone have them? tx, bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
• Carfax needed
  Historical mailing list - Alan Hosage
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:35:17 EST
  ...me I would really appreciate it, Thank you waudc68d41a149779 Alan H. Mountain Top, PA 2-87 Syncros 03 Jetta TDI 90 Audi V8 Quattro...
• Re: Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Thyer
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:32:07 -0700
  ...Rocky Mountain Westy > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hey - I had my first opportunity to order from this vendor. I ordered their > replacement T...
• Re: Loss of power at altitude
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 11:46:06 -0800
  ...This is the second time I've take her to the > mountains and experienced this. > > If I were to guess, I would think this...
• Re: Harrowing Vanagon Honeymoon Adventure
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 20:09:39 -0700
  ...We somehow make it to the top of this mountain road and begin our descent. I'm thinking, "As long as we're going...