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  • EZ UP Canopy parts> Who needed parts?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:02:21 -0700
    ...This morning I rescued a canopy frame from the side of the road. NO canvas or canopy top, some structure damage but main legs...
  • Re: outlet placement
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:33:10 -0500
    ...It was done to conform to Canadian regulations. As to the reasoning behind the regulations, you'd have to inquire with the Canada Electrical...
  • Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:39:53 -0800
    ...Here's some pics of what I did to repair my canvas. Sounds like your's is a similar repair. I bought/used canvas...
  • Re: Canadian Westy Owner's - Is there a decent Can. Tire coolant for my 84
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Mon, 19 Jul 1999 18:37:00 -0500
    ...Good luck! Marshall Ruskin Hello fellow Canadian Vanagonauts. > >Does anybody know If Canadian Tire sells a coolant that is suitable for >our vehicles. I...
  • Re: Dometic freezing up
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:29:50 -0400
    Well maybe we can put mine and your refrigerater together and hope they can make babies. We can sell the Dometic purebreds.
  • Re: Jerry Cans
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Sun, 7 Jun 2020 12:00:55 -0500
    The average aluminum folding cap table from Walmart or similar makes a perfect accessory for no-hands filling from a NATO can with a...
  • Re: Driving In Canada
    Historical mailing list - Todd Daley
    Wed, 15 May 2002 00:24:58 -0400
    This also happens to Canadians at the US customs when entering the US....... Todd Daley Ontario, Canada 65 Kombi 70 Ft Bonito(kitcar) 71...
  • Re: Canvas Replacement-I Regret Ever Buying This Van!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:28:42 +0000
    And actually the canvas I was installing is Bus Depot's 3 window canvas. AT NO TIME, however, (at least that I can recall...
  • ...Seattle...alternator...help them!!!
    Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
    Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:02:36 -0800 (PST)
    ...Can anyone help her ? Where in the Seattle\Tacoma area can one get a rebuilt one ? They have tools and can put it in...
  • Canadian grills... was SA GRILLS
    Historical mailing list - "Small, Eric (Y2K).SDWARREN/SOPORTLAND/EricS at M ERICS - SDWCMAIL"
    Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:07:20 EDT
    ...Terry Buchanan <tbuchana@XYLAN.COM> wrote Vanaganders, That is a most beautiful Canadian Caravel. It is an absolute shame that these vehicles are no...
  • Re: Any VW employees on the list?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sat, 4 Oct 2008 08:57:40 -0700
    My wife drives a 2006 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI which is a US market car.� The warranty transfers over to VW Canada and we...
  • Re: importing from US to Canada (was consumer reports...)
    Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
    Wed, 5 Apr 2000 14:27:07 -0600
    ...Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia (Canadian model, thank you very much)
  • re_air or water?
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Murray
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 15:41:01 -0700
    ...Get the best one you can afford. Tom Sign up today for your Free E-mail at: http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail
  • canoe cart update
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 27 Aug 2004 15:25:56 -0700
    ...I have just uploaded 3 pics of my latest canoe cart RVC - for the canoe I load on top of my Vanagon. http://www...
  • Re: European VW Delivery, Eurovan TDI
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:37:05 -0700
    >On 7/1/98 2:53 AM EST, Michael Modl said: >>The Eurovan TDI was from Canada. You can buy them there and bring...
  • Re: Install Canoe to inside 87"Westy..
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 01:01:24 PDT
    ...Yoshi <dolphin@MARS.NETSPACE.OR.JP> > >Hi list, > >I am thinking about Canadian canou purchase now. > >"Canadian Canoe".. Monark 14ft.. > >Can install this canoe...
  • Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
    Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
    Tue, 28 Jan 2020 08:24:46 -0500
    ...Most any >MAIL< application can interpret that, but not all browsers can. There are uuencoding decoders online, google to find them. > On Jan 28...
  • charcoal cannister
    Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 11:34:36 -0700
    Hello all, Yesterday I reiceved a evaporative emission cannister. When I opened the box the new cannister had three nipples for hoses on the...
  • FROM HANK TO HENDRIX?
    Historical mailing list - John C...
    Fri, 2 Jan 2009 16:27:54 +0000
    The words of Neal Young; I found myself singin' Like a long-lost friend The same thing that makes you live Can kill you...
  • Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert
    Wed, 18 May 2005 10:48:23 -0400
    ...I don't think I can get the new canvas done in time to roll. Is this something I can do parked in a...
  • UPS BROKERAGE FEES TO CANADA - RATE CHART
    Historical mailing list - roger sisler
    Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:41:53 -0700
    Here are the figures for UPS brokerage fees charged to shipments from the USA to Canada. I contacted UPS Canada at 1-800-263...
  • Re: Mould (mold?) on canvas WATCH OUT!!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:17:15 -0600
    ...You will find that if you keep your canvas clean & dried out after use, that M & M can be greatly reduced. That said, once...
  • Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Fri, 2 May 2014 16:50:46 +0000
    Lol, if you need to drop a couple of pounds, do a canvas replacement on a day when it's in the upper 80...
  • Re: Krown Rust Proofing...Where to buy in US?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 10:45:15 -0400
    Keith, I don't know where you can buy in the US. In Canada, you can buy Rust Check spray cans from Canadian Tire...
  • Winter tires availability in Canada
    Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
    Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:47:06 -0700
    Hi all, I am trying to find winter tires that I can buy in Canada. The Hakkapalitta 185R14 model C2 would be ideal, but...
  • [F] Canadian Tire [was: seat covers]
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Fri, 3 Mar 2000 09:14:49 -0800
    At 6:40 PM -0800 2/23/00, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >Canadian Tire's web site is.....www.canadiantire.com > >You can sign up...
  • Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 2 May 2014 08:10:13 -0700
    ...All the new canvases I have installed have been tight. I haven't installed a sunbrella canvas so I can't comment on that...
  • Gas Can Carrier
    Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
    Wed, 6 Mar 2013 23:20:44 -0600
    I've had a jerry can forever, and wanted to see about adding a carrier to my Gary Lee hatch rack. I did some...
  • Re: EV (&vanagon) front window screens
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Sun, 26 Apr 1998 15:47:08 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • OPTIMA Battery
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:44:30 EST
    ...See Canadian Tire Online: Shopping in Canada {http://canadiantire.ca}. Goto the "E-Flyer" then Goto "Automotive". Cheers Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada BusFusion...
  • Re: Canadian taxes
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:46:24 -0500
    ...Can't > use it and can't change it into US. > > Mike > > > On 1/11/07 4:52 AM, "Christopher Gronski" <gronski@GMAIL.COM...
  • Re: gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
    Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:13:31 -0230
    ...In the US, I can invariably fill the fuel tank to > the > > brim. In Canada, it is almost impossible. I suppose that the Canadian...
  • Re: pop top canvas swap and ceiling treatment
    Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
    Mon, 1 Jul 2013 23:46:22 -0400
    I think the little strip of fabric wire ducting that North Westy puts in the front drivers side inside corner of the canvas is...
  • Re: Speaking of tops
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:42:40 PST
    ...A few years ago I met a fellow who applied a waterproofing agent to his canvas pop-top with the best of intentions. He...
  • Re: LP tank for Westy
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 11 Apr 1999 17:01:49 -0400
    > For the benefit of the Canadian listmembers, could you give us an > idea what type of duty charges we can expect when ordering. ie...
  • Re: Replacement Canvas for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Thu, 19 May 2005 00:38:08 -0400
    > When I bought a replacement canvas (I got mine from GoWesty > as I could get it there in other than gray or tan), > instructions...
  • Re: pop top
    Historical mailing list - OregonSites
    Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:46:01 -0800
    ...Of course replacement canvas is just a few hundred bucks. ;-/ 3. You can avoid the problem, keep the canvas dry the whole time, close...
  • Re: Buying tires from Canada...
    Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:03:12 -0400
    ...In my summer travels to Canada the past few years I have often found Canadian prices to be higher in "dollar" terms than those...
  • Re: carrying canoe on camper top
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:03:05 -0500
    Re the canoe rack, been there, done that. The best system is the Thule Super High Feet with 65" (or longer) inch bars. It...
  • wheels (was syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
    Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
    Fri, 17 Oct 1997 20:12:40 -0400
    In a message dated 97-10-17 18:34:31 EDT, malchik_2@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << Can I buy a set of steel wheels...
  • Re: $CA Bra & bike rack & Shady boy canopy
    Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
    Wed, 11 Apr 2001 19:57:08 -0600
    ...Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:49 PM Subject: $CA Bra & bike rack & Shady boy canopy > Are there any Canadian sources for a new nose...
  • Re: WTB - Westy - no rust - with power windows, locks and mirrors. Interior can be trashed. Auto tranny, AC. Syncro ok
    Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
    Tue, 18 May 2004 15:09:11 -0400
    ...we can all dream. ;-) JFF On May 18, 2004, at 2:30 PM, Dana Showers wrote: > Wanted To Buy: > > 1987 or newer Westy > > NO...
  • Re: It is a special day, eh?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Mon, 1 Jul 2013 16:43:06 -0700
    What can I say? We're igneous down here. HAPPY CANADA DAY to all our northern neighbors. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus...
  • Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Fri, 6 Apr 2001 14:52:14 -0700
    Only 3 things come to mind when I hear the word "Canada" 1.Strange Brew-(and Canuck brew truly is strange) 2.Tom Green...
  • Canadian Vanagon Motors
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Tue, 6 Aug 96 12:59:38 UT
    Can anyone give me more information about those Canadian rebuilds? Who do you order from and what kind of warranty are on them? Thanks...
  • attn: Hans Brouwer, re: canoe cart
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 9 Aug 2003 08:35:08 -0700
    Sorry about the broadcast, lost Hans' addy. Hans can you p-mail me, have info on my latest canoe cart version. Alistair
  • Re: 97 EV's
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 18 Dec 1996 11:11:14 -0800
    ...Could someone go up to Canada and buy a vw and bring it back, legally? > I'm curious. I just brought a Canadian Vanagon...
  • Screen Quality in New Pop top Canvas
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Fri, 29 Nov 2013 20:55:38 -0500
    Hi all Here is the Poo! I have an 85 Westy and have to replace the OE Canvas ( surprise, Surprise ) Now many of you...
  • Re: them led lights - Candles
    Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
    Tue, 8 Aug 2006 08:47:05 -0700
    I was researching such candles for a Harry Potter halloween party at The Castle, where we wanted to have a sky of floating candlesticks...
  • Guinea Pig Speaks!! Sportsman's Guide $12 gas cans ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 26 Apr 2000 19:07:55 -0500
    ...the can is number W99-23686 Swiss 5gal Gas Can ...$11.97 and the flexible nozzle (that fits those cans) is W99-13473 Gas...
  • Re: Kombi's last wishes
    Historical mailing list - James
    Sat, 5 Apr 2014 17:17:51 -0400
    Well, there is one other exception - a vehicle that can be modified to meet Canadian standards can be imported if less than 15 years...
  • Re: Canadian List Members? Need A Quick Favor
    Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
    Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:14:01 +0000
    ...Canadian List Members? Need A Quick Favor If there are a few Canadian list members on the list who wouldn't mind doing me...
  • UPS to Canada
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Sun, 7 Jan 2001 13:46:48 -0800
    I will jump in right here, and defend Chris re:UPS to Canada. These guys are absolute pirates with no conscience whatsoever. I had...
  • Re: Holiday Version (USA), Weakly Statz ...
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Thu, 2 Jul 1998 20:53:06 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Re: Westy Canvas waterproof?
    Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
    Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:33:18 -0400
    I used a waxy commercial sealer on a canvas tarp that I put over my trailer, and it didn't seem to make much...
  • Re: Showers Redux
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:03:26 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Re: Hydrogen powered?/FRIDAY
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Sun, 15 Nov 1998 23:49:42 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Re: Where to buy Redline in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 17 May 2006 08:49:31 -0400
    Hi Chris, I've never seen it at Canadian Tire either -- I got it from these guys last time I bought some: Johnson Research...
  • Re: Fwd: Lights off when key off (was DRLs)
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:56:21 -0700
    At 17:11 17-09-98 -0700, Neil Wigley wrote: >Canadian DRLs are a fairly recent thing. Vanagons are not. I don't believe...
  • Need a piece of poptop canvas 48&quot; x 12&quot;
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Fri, 2 Jan 2009 06:12:45 -0800
    The rear section of my canvas evidently got pinched under the weather seal and rotted, then tore. The rest of the canvas is in...