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  • Re: Will Self's last post?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 12 May 95 12:18:55 CDT
    On Fri, 12 May 95 11:48:22 CDT Dave Kautz said: > Why no more <f> posts from Will Self? No more adventures of...
  • Re: the mother of all threads??
    Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
    Wed, 10 Jul 1996 17:36:11 -0800
    ...If we look at the provinces in terms of "economic conditions suitable for separation" then BC is the only province that MIGHT have a...
  • Re: extra precautions on fuelin up.
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Tue, 6 Dec 2005 14:19:32 -0800
    Beg to differ, Actually the body metal of a vehicle resting on rubber tires is not a "true" ground. However, it does offer a...
  • EDITED Re: pop top canvas install question
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:34:21 -0800
    ...I have the fiberglass roof off, upside down,and on the floor of in the garage. I am installing the upper edge of the...
  • DM: Definition
    Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
    Fri, 19 Nov 1999 05:33:20 -0800
    ...This will be a series of submittals addressing basic Maintenance Repair and Restoration of European Vehicles, all of which owe homage to the German...
  • Re: Cylinder hone -conclusion?
    Historical mailing list - John Connolly
    Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:19:21 -0700
    while offset rods and offset pins center the rods (in the piston) and combat piston slap (respectively), then the engineers would have had pistons...
  • Re: Re[2]: Stupid questions
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 11 May 1997 21:57:24 -0700
    ...In any event, there is a relay on top of the refrigerator that turns on and off with the alternator -- kind of handy if...
  • Re: vanagon images
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:06:13 -0800
    ...dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM> Does anyone have or know of VW images or pics of the profile for each side of a van? I...
  • Some NVC Images I find Amazing - A Friday Contribution
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:44:47 EST
    ...Of course, much of this adventure will be the provenance of the youth of today, now moving through our schools and colleges in math...
  • Re: 4 headlite grille?
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Mon, 15 Dec 2003 17:03:39 -0800
    ...They were very reasonably priced with the inner lights offered also. I have no idea if one of the list vendors offers these, but...
  • Re: where we're from?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:21:54 GMT
    Moscow, Idaho - Home of the University of Idaho An hour north of Hell's Canyon, seven hours east of Powell's Books, four hours...
  • Re: Lamenting head gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 14:18:38 -0800
    Automotive News estimates that Ford will spend over $200 million to placate owners of hundreds of thousands of vehicles with defective head gaskets. There...
  • twice the cold beer!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 21 Oct 2000 19:32:34 -0700
    ...Force each end of the three pieces of tubing onto one of the cut pieces of barbed fitting... the 'wrong way' over the last...
  • Re: WHy
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Fri, 19 May 2000 07:52:30 -0700
    > Well in my case I suppose a grenade launcher is actually a gun but I carry > it to compensate for a lack of real...
  • WAS:dumbest auto company NOW: Representatives (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - John D. Foster
    Fri, 5 Dec 2003 09:22:40 -0800
    ...If you > live in one of the 50 states you have 3 such representatives. I know its been a couple of years since I...
  • new newsgroup of interest
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 13 Jun 1995 23:27:51 -0700
    There's a new newsgroup that may interest some of you: rec.outdoors.rv-travel Then, of course, there's always the old alt...
  • 15" wheels
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
    Fri, 2 Jan 1970 00:21:45 -0600
    ...I don't drive offroad (plenty of dirt roads, but not _off_ off) but - next to Detroit, Chicago is the pothole capital of the...
  • Re: Roadhaus - Trip Report to Bus Fusion
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:45:28 -0500
    ...there is this scary 'Death Rattle" sound > from > bowels of the engine. > one valve seat likely more recessed > broken alternator brackets > over heating > blow...
  • 87 Westy front bumper rubber strip
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:27:03 -0700
    HI I just lost one of the two front bumper rubber strips No idea if it just came off while driving or some one...
  • vw files and wins WIPO action
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:13:09 -0700
    ...Because no statement of any sort was put forward from the side of the domain owner, the tribunal had no difficulty in latching on...
  • Another of Life's Mysteries Solved.....
    Historical mailing list - SSG SPEAR
    Tue, 7 Apr 1998 18:20:07 EDT
    I finally got around to taking the valve cover off the right side of the engine in the Syncro today. Yeah, I know, it...
  • Re: ATF Oil Cooler ?
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Sun, 27 Oct 2002 16:08:37 -0500
    ...I got about 1/8-turn on each of the back nuts. In any case, the mystery of the 3 quarts of ATF continues...
  • Re: More fridge help needed.
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:32:32 -0600
    >You make a "U" shape out of the tube, with the 0-11 scale you marked on the >left leg of the U, and...
  • Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
    Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:20:26 -0800
    ...As the originator of the recent, (in)famous **Vegetarian** post, you should know some of this. How many "unseen wrinkles" got ironed out of...
  • Bolt size
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:33:51 -0500
    Crazy as this sounds (the question in general AND just the issue of trying to find it out), does anyone know the thread pitch...
  • Re: EV Westy spotted?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:32:44 -0500 (EST)
    Speaking of different looking late model VW Vans.... Last night I saw a Vanagon Westfalia Multivan. This is one incredible looking piece of German...
  • noise from door seals at speed
    Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
    Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:01:19 -0500
    ...I've added additional undercoating, especially around the underside of the front of the van. I've insulated the doors, floor, walls and over...
  • Americans going to Buses of the Corn?
    Historical mailing list - everybus
    Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:31:33 -0400
    Hi, Is anyone from the eastern seaboard of the US heading to Buses of the Corn the first weekend of August? The event takes...
  • Re: LED Refit
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:24:18 -0800
    ...Because of having had a number of failures with LED replacement bulbs I'm kind of reluctant to install any fixture that the 'bulb...
  • Re: condensation, knocking was: Uh oh!
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:16:02 -0800
    ...Each molecule of gasoline, when burned, produces 8 molecules of water. This is approximate, because gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, so I...
  • Re: And what should arrive in my inbox this morning from Banggood but this magnetic offer
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Wed, 13 Apr 2016 22:06:49 -0400
    I got some of these from BG a while back. I think I got 50 or 100 of them and they are indeed TINY...
  • FS. Bentley Manual, through 89 models
    Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
    Thu, 19 Jul 2001 07:30:09 -0700
    ...I obtained it as part of the accompanying parts and the "accessories" of a blue California 84 GL in need of TLC and an...
  • Re: HELP!! What is the State of my Title?
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:33:54 -0700
    ...And what 'regular vehicle inspection' is there other than confirmation of VIN? Perhaps you could put an ad in a couple of CA newspapers...
  • Re: Another way to drain coolant
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:49:36 -0400
    I usually take off one of the big hoses near the front of the van (under the spare tire area). Have cardboard on the...
  • Tinting the top of the windshield...
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 26 Jun 2015 07:08:30 -0700
    I recently tinted the top of my windscreen on my second van, too, and it makes a significant difference. We live in an East...
  • Coolant Pipes
    Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
    Thu, 28 May 1998 20:26:12 +1000
    While looking for the cause of a coolant leak at the junction of one of the long plastic coolant pipes and the radiator hose...
  • Syncro Safari Update & New North American Record
    Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
    Thu, 12 Mar 1998 01:55:40 EST
    ...Our group of Syncros was just confirmed for our trails as part of the Easter Jeep Safari. Out of 23 Syncronauts that confirmed some...
  • Re: how do you get super glue off velour?
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Sat, 22 Mar 2003 01:55:48 EST
    In a message dated 3/21/03 11:13:36 PM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << I dropped two drops of Super Glue on my...
  • Off-topic but......
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 22 Aug 1999 22:21:32 -0600
    Any computer gurus on the list that can recommend software/hardware that can grab a snapshot off the TV screen. Please reply off-list...
  • Re: To Flap or Not To Flap?
    Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
    Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:49:46 -0400
    From my experiance the flaps do keep alot of stuff off of the side of the van. I had one come off and that...
  • Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
    Historical mailing list - Kirk Hockin
    Wed, 12 May 2004 18:25:25 -0700
    ...Rule of thumb: For every step up a trophic level only 10% of energy is retained. So converting grain to energy for humans moderated...
  • Re: Was: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....Off Road Poseurs..
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:46:36 -0700
    There are some ocean beaches in Washington and Oregon that allow driving (I try to avoid them), and 90% of the vehicles there are...
  • Re: Fridge Exhaust Normal?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 15 May 2010 15:55:38 -0400
    ...There is just the tiniest stream >of heat coming out of the exhaust, while there is quite a bit of heat >coming out of...
  • Re: Value Of '82 Diesel Westy
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:46:19 -0400
    It was wise to stay away from that ridiculous offer. Bryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
  • Re: Offset, was: Mercedes Wheels
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Fri, 30 Oct 1998 23:20:16 -0800
    Isn't it the smaller the number the farther the wheels are to the inside of the van (assuming the same wheel width). ET30...
  • Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:52:48 -0400
    Bob, Ifact they do pull off. Be very careful not to break them. Grab them not by the knob but the inner part of...
  • Re: Fryday
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:23:14 -0400
    On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Evan Mac Donald <evanm@att.net> wrote: > There are several categories of bus pilots out...
  • Re: Reflectors on back of van
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:24:20 -0500
    ...Look at the back of any UPS delivery truck. They of anybody are always up to date on the current rules, and all of...
  • Re: New Front Brake Rotor Question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:40:08 -0400
    ...If it *is* a true sinewave, the RMS value of voltage equals the square root of 2 times the peak value, which is easy...
  • pop top canvas install question
    Historical mailing list - vanagon
    Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:20:20 -0800
    ...I have the fiberglass roof off, upside down,and on the floor of in the garage. I am installing the upper edge of the...
  • junk yard going out of business!
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:02:59 -0800
    Hey guys, there is a junk yard outside of pullman wa that is going out of business. He has about 40 vws and a...
  • Re: VW van count
    Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
    Tue, 10 Aug 2004 08:27:00 -0700
    ...lots of camping and travel spots within a couple of hours of Seattle, lot of outdoor oriented people choose to live here. Second, the...
  • Re: Heater control Levers?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:27:04 EST
    ...Two of the > levers still have some of the plastic on them and I can't get them > off. Is there a trick of...
  • Re: Deeply Saddened and Troubled
    Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
    Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:46:07 -0800
    ...With my advancing years I see our infatuation with political > correctness, and the abysmal lack of education of our youth as two of the...
  • Dead of Winter Camp Out- North Georgia,USA
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Thu, 6 Jan 2011 23:27:32 -0500
    Peach State Transporters will be holding its annual Dead of Winter Campout at Cloudland Canyon State Park in the northwest Georgia mountains on the...
  • Re: how do you get old bubblegum out of velour seats?
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Thu, 29 Aug 2002 15:27:26 -0400
    ...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: bURNINGvAN whys and wherefores
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Sat, 27 Jan 2007 21:52:47 -0800
    ...but do take note of a few interesting > historical markers. The first known burning van event took place under the > auspices of Martha of...
  • Re: random questions
    Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (hopeless VW nut)
    Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:01:16 -0500
    ...Instead of splicing into the taillight wiring, get a set of alligator clips from Radio Shack. Crimp these onto the ends of the adapter...
  • Re: NVC - Cost Calculator
    Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
    Mon, 2 Jun 2014 09:01:24 -0400
    ...I need to > plug a piece of equipment into the box and get a readout for each total > operating period of the equipment. > > Anyone...
  • FS: Steel Wheels & Hub Caps
    Historical mailing list - KENYON FAIREY
    Mon, 24 Mar 1997 14:58:12 -0500 (EST)
    As I upgrade to Alloy Wheels and Michelin MXT reinforced 205/70 R14 tires I have a set of 4 VW original steel wheels...