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• Re: Beer and poetic license
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:25:10 -0500
  ...California are again going to be hot and dry and around 80 degree and up. How I hate these dry winter conditions. No salt...
• Re: washing seat and mattress covers
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 10:40:41 -0400
  ...Then, hose them down, scrub them with soap , hose them off, and let dry for a few days, in the hot sun. Eric Greg...
• Re: Oil leak at the rear of a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 29 May 2005 10:03:02 EDT
  ...Let it dry completely, which won't take too long with the mineral spirits, then run it. You should be able to find the...
• Re: Where is the rat??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:19:06 -0700
  ...http://www.ratzapper.com/ After we killed off the original group of rats, we stopped giving our dog dry dog food...seems the rats...
• Re: Need help with rust- window frame
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 13:01:20 EDT
  ...thinner/mineral spirits/prep solvent - remove all dirt and rust residue -dry area -fill w fiberglass or epoxy metal, or braze up holes (or...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 May 2007 10:57:59 -0700
  ...not) that along with what (I > think) > was your intended meaning, dry-gulching is also a slang term for anal sex > without lubrication. > Gives...
• Front spindle possibly needed
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:01:13 -0400
  ...The outer bearing is crispy and dry. The inner bearing is fine. I assume it had grease seeping out of the speedometer cable hole...
• Re: Tires (by one reviewer)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:53:09 -0600
  ...On dry pavement the driver slammed on the brakes and >> locked up the rear wheels- the fishtailing and shower of sparks was >> impressive-I...
• Re: 85 vanagon pop top /care of tent.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:11:24 -0700
  ...most important is to get the fabric dry as soon as possible after camping in the wet. Pop the top at home, sunny day...
• Re: Like watching paint dry...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:26:45 -0400
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• Re: Do-it-yourself conversion of air conditioning to 134a question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 21:26:46 -0500
  Did you replace the receiver/dryer? I thought this was mandatory if converting. Scott
• Re: New pop top canvas care?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:43:04 -0600
  ...best advice I can give is to keep it dry before folding or dry very shortly thereafter, keep your pop-top seals in check...
• Re: R134 A/C conversion kits
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Sat, 22 May 1999 08:19:24 -0700
  ...You will also need a new receiver/dryer, which is $59.95. My > air conditioning supplier tells me that the remaining parts in the...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:50:06 -0700
  I also have a spray can of dry moly grease. I used to use it on my squeaking UCBs before I finally replaced them...
• Re: A gadget to do your wash on the road
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:13:25 -0500
  Cool, Yeah I have a few dry bags laying around that might work, but there is a special surafce inside the Scrubba to give...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:44:53 -0700
  ...The better copper type costs more an is harder to > find ....but man, no dry threads anywhwere, with some exceptions. > I used to just...
• stripes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 15:36:02 -0400
  ...Heating the stripes with a hair dryer gets a little more of the stickum to stay with the stripe rather than with the car...
• '85 GL A/C QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 10:58:02 -0400
  1- Which way do I put the dryer in? Under the wheel-well, the inside line runs to the condenser, the outside line runs...
• Re: Cleaning Matress Covers
  Historical mailing list - dennis_betty
  Sun, 25 May 2003 09:06:28 -0700
  ...Don't put them in the dryer though. Same for the curtains. Mine came out nice & fresh. Dennis Patterson 84 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Sudden loss of power, running rough and burning oil
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 19:44:07 -0700
  ...Note the dry reading, say on #1, you got 80PSI reading, then after putting some oil into the cylinder and checking again it reads...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 09:17:07 -0400
  ...I will admit that I check my tire pressures on dry days, not in the pouring rain, to minimise the amount of moisture getting...
• Re: Mold on inside of Pop top
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:21:19 -0800
  ...Chamois most of the surface dry, and then let properly dry using heat if necessary. We have a Miata that we use this method...
• My vanagon is dying, PLEASE HELP!
  Historical mailing list - corky.williams
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:47:38 -0400
  ...It has been dry for about 3 days, so I thought that it might have been something to got wet and it would dry...
• Leak in drinking water system
  Historical mailing list - ric Giroux
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:32:04 -0400
  ...The compartment behind the breaker and power outlets is dry-dry. I guess I'll have to remove the water tank cabinet. Anything I...
• FW: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 13:18:46 -0400
  ...If I had a better solution for drying out my son's > shoes, it would be even better. Knock any snow and ice off...
• Re: oil pressure -- next round
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 30 May 2007 13:21:32 -0400
  For a flat sanding surface, I have used Wet-R-Dry paper on a pane of glass with good results. Mike
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:11:38 +0000
  ...It looks like a combination of a receiver/dryer and an accumulator into a single device. By placing the receiver/dryer inside a refrigerant...
• Re: URGENT: A/C dryer O-ring size
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 6 Jul 2018 21:33:26 +0200
  ...urgently tell me the size of the Vanagon 86+ A/C >> dryer O-rings? >> >> I think OE number is 803 260 749. >> >> Thanks! and...
• Re: Starter/relay/switch problem fixed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:54:29 -0700
  ...While it's drying, check the brushes, and > lightly clean the commutator with some emery cloth. Finally, oil the > bearings and Bendix, grease the...
• Re: 3M seam sealer
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:20:07 EST
  ...Its been drying like 30 hrs. > now and is still somewhat soft/ plyable. It says on the 3M tube "24 minutes > to dry". > > seam...
• Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:29:53 -0700
  ...I would think this would be okay, but I placed a call to Optima and they said that this would dry the battery out...
• Water dribbling out at the base of the windshield?
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:20:38 -0800
  ...The inside is dry, but a few drops of water are dribbling on the outside near the driver's side bottom corner of the...
• Re: Engine Fires - A/C vs. W/C - Any Difference?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 22:02:40 -0400
  ...The air cooled are older so the hoses have had longer to dry out and become brittle. The air cooled heads run hotter than...
• Re: Skipping and Stumbling when wet???
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:31:38 -0500
  ...Now today is pretty dry and now once it gets warmed up its dead it will idle but as soon as a touch the...
• Oil Pump removal-Difficult????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:57:19 -0500
  ...Checked valve covers and they are dry. Checked cooler seal and good. I am getting oil in the mount right under and to the...
• Recent trip, agajn to Klanawa
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:38:40 -0700
  Nice week long trip. Hot and dry. Van ran like a Champ. https://shufti.blog/2023/08/27/trip-klanawa-again/ Ab
• where does it go?!?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Sep 1994 11:11:28 +0800
  That air from your door vents goes to the same place as the missing socks from the end of the dryer cycle ;) /martha
• Re: Another AC question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Sep 2011 13:24:33 -0500
  ...The receiver dryer was removed, and the expansion valve was replaced. New seals were installed at all the connections. The system was then flushed...
• Re: Clean inside instruments panel?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:48:41 +0000
  ...You should be able to wash and dry repeatedly to get most stuff out but that obviously wouldn't work for everything that could...
• Re: Heater removal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 95 09:41:07 gmt
  ...Does anyone have an opinion here? >I took the heater core in the house -- it was dry. Hooked it up to a >faucet and...
• Re: pop top
  Historical mailing list - OregonSites
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:46:01 -0800
  ...You can wait for it to stop raining... (sometimes a long wait) Then wait for things to dry out... 2. You can ignore the...
• Re: 15.29 gallons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:38:26 -0400
  ...IIRC my '84 was able to take 15.7+ from dry, including slow fill at the very end to make sure the overflow shutoff...
• Re: Running FI engine empty
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Sep 1995 13:29:55 -0500 (CDT)
  ...if you run an EFI >system dry, there is NO fuel in the pump ... which can burn up the pump. >also you can get...
• Re: Pinstripe Removal
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 21:52:03 EST
  I used a heat gun (hair dryer will work in a pinch) to soften the glue. Then peeled all the stripes off. BenT San...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:33:41 -0700
  --snip-- Let's see, gas stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters, Furnaces, Boilers, --snip-- Zambonis, forklifts, large floor machines and so on. Cya, Robert
• Re: Poptop rainfly
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:04:33 -0800
  While I admit a rainfly would be nice, to avoid having to travel with wet canvas (and dry it out when you get home...
• Re: Mold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Arnfeld
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 08:29:47 -0700
  ...Use "Chem-Dry Stain Extinguisher" carbonated cleaner. Available at Chem-Dry Carpet Cleaners, Price-Club/Costco etc.. Works GREAT! Dan Katy Lenn (by way...
• Intermittent stumble/miss at highway speed
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 14:42:42 EDT
  ...I'll put some dry gas in before heading home but decided to query the knowledge pool in case something more serious might be...
• mystery noise LR
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 11:45:09 -0700
  ...A local VW mechanic jacked up that wheel and spun it, couldn't hear it, but did say the bearings sounded "a little dry...
• Re: fuel pump sanity check, 1990 GL
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:05:35 -0600
  ...The engine turns over, the ISV hums, but it > doesn't catch until things dry off a bit outside. There's no water in...
• 2,1 stalling in rain
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 05:10:13 -0800
  ...After opening the ldi, it was all dry in the engine compartment, so we didn't see any wet electricity. We popped the distributor...
• Re: rain & pop-top?
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 09:30:24 -0400
  ...You can spent a hour to two drying asap possible after the rain ended or spent years smelling mold and mildew. Just treat it...
• EV A/C Preventative Maint.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 17:38:43 -0500 (EST)
  ...My problem was with the pressure relief valve located on the receiver/dryer (the silver looking beer canned sized piece) located in the right...
• Re: CV Joint questions and anwers anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 11 May 2003 16:28:50 -0700
  ...Z --- Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Recently someone posted that their CV joint(s) were > drying up and making noise. They asked , "{where...
• Re: Therein, lies a tale.
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 9 Mar 2013 22:07:02 -0800
  ...Some people think my humour is rawther dry... ;-) ..d -------------- Dry as the Arctic, Antarctic and other deserts of the world David� Although warm and...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:37:37 -0500
  ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > "Of course I really like my other food stuffs staying dry." > > This being my main objection...
• Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:22:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Spray liberally with WD40 if dry. Don't get WD-40 on the point contacts! Also don't get it on the distributor cam...
• Re: [vanagon] SA trailer hitch NLA? other SA parts drying up
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 18:18:40 -0500
  ...the frame.. > most of the vendors said the SA parts are drying up... youve all seen the > big brake kits go..and now gone...
• Re: Water in headlights
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 11:02:13 -0400 (EDT)
  I tried a heat gun (like a high powered hair dryer) and really made the small crack take off, live and learn. Derek '87...
• yokahama guardex 720?????????
  Historical mailing list - Blake Porter
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 04:15:38 EDT
  ...the snow ice technology sounds good but how about dry handling and wear thanks