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  • new ev
    Historical mailing list - John R. Jetty
    Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:13:29 -0800
    ...van t buy in the Us "Dear James Thank you for stopping by the Volkswagen Web site. We appreciate your comments James. Later this...
  • Re: Not a Kodak moment
    Historical mailing list - David-M
    Thu, 4 Feb 1999 07:30:13 -0500
    Will Walters wrote: > > Long time lurker, first time poster......... > > I have to beg and plead with some people....... > > Stop the silly copyright posting.............. > > It...
  • Re: mom's USA trip: your advice (so far)
    Historical mailing list - Kari Williams
    Wed, 31 Mar 1999 10:42:09 EST
    ...saying it's not a good idea, but if you get stopped for any reason, it's an automatic trip to jail in some...
  • Re: [VANAGON] Defeat snatched from victory�s_jaws_[FS:_ �89_Syncro...
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:19:15 EDT
    ...You did the right thing by stopping immediately though. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
  • Re: ECU wire harness for 2.0L aircooled
    Historical mailing list - ==David-M==
    Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:20:10 -0500
    ...Then stop making the part. Brilliant!
  • Mein Gott! Re: netdrive.com Information Request
    Historical mailing list - ed
    Sun, 24 Sep 2000 17:39:48 -0400
    ...Can we please stop this? There's no reason IMO for the list to be getting all the admin stuff. Someone can set it...
  • run away deisels
    Historical mailing list - Jonc
    Thu, 7 Sep 2000 23:29:19 -0400
    ...they found a way to run of the lubrication oil and could only be stopped by stalling the engine or jamming a rag into...
  • Re: Gearshift stuck!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Samson
    Wed, 1 Nov 2000 19:57:57 -0500
    While fashionably cruising about in my otherwise splendid '88, I ambled up to a stoplight only to discover that the bloody thing wouldn't...
  • Re: Platinum Cat heater while mobile..
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Thu, 7 Dec 2000 10:21:29 -0800
    ...except I seem to remember there is a safety feature such that if the blower stops, the heater will shut down... Bill [text/html]
  • WTB: Lower cargo doors for Double Cabs
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:27:58 EST
    OK, stop laughing. I need to buy some doors for the bottom cargo area of my Double Cab. It's coming Dec 25th. The...
  • Re: End to List SPAM
    Historical mailing list - Bob Adams - Mobile Audio Design
    Fri, 9 Feb 2001 11:47:36 -0500
    ...If we returned to a closed list with just list > subscribers submitting, these nuisance could be stopped dead. > > What do you think? > -Larry
  • Ever tow a 20ft.plus travel trailer?is possible?
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:29:51 -0700
    ...Some of these trailers have electric brakes which could assist in stopping power Thanks Phil 84' westy "Millenium falcon" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized...
  • Re: Trip around Superior
    Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
    Sat, 30 Jun 2001 14:51:35 -0500
    ...One of the places we stopped at said that they had a extra 100 foot of beach because the lake has dropped so much...
  • Re: Bench seat posts/stops Question.
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Sun, 28 Jul 2002 03:58:59 EDT
    Jere, If you wait until Tuesday when my PC come back from the shop, I can send you pics of the blocks used to...
  • Re: VW tools
    Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
    Sat, 30 Nov 2002 16:07:05 +0000
    ...Is that white '86 Syncro still kickin'? _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com...
  • Re: Photo ticket at stop lights
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:47:00 -0500
    On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 01:34 PM, Sean Garrett wrote: > > I feel I am not guilty and was caught at a yellow...
  • Re: Overheating during idling
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 20 Apr 2003 14:46:06 +1200
    ...ve noticed that the temperature guage starts to rise >at long stop lights as well. Thanks! > >Vee >87 Syncro Westy >85 Adventurewagen > >__________________________________________________ >Do you...
  • Roadhaus - Prince Rupert to Juneau & Beyond Info request
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:03:45 -0700
    ...Next stops ... Juneau, Whitehorse, Anchorage & Fairbanks. If anyone has "Must See" suggestions alone that route or beyond, they would be most appreciated. Larry Chase...
  • Re: Metallic brakes / The Rest of the Story
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Thu, 5 Feb 2004 01:06:51 EST
    ...They offer better stopping power than the organic based ones at the expense of some additional noise (minor) and a little more brake dust...
  • Re: Vanagon Tire & Yokohama 35 D's
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:52:47 -0500
    ...This is where it starts and stops. Terrible in the rain. Terrible if you get caught in a dribble of snow. Terrible wear characteristics...
  • re re wbx removal
    Historical mailing list - patrick
    Tue, 11 May 2004 16:21:09 -0500
    ...It will help from getting water in them and stop you from getting grease all over yourself.Best of luck Patrick, Appin Ont, 85...
  • Re: Camping in the Poconos
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 2 May 2005 01:05:41 EDT
    ...at the Pinball Show at the fairgrounds. >> and you didnt even stop by!! :<( derek drew was here in his burgundy '91? syncro westy.. you...
  • Re: Fuel tank fun! -->need part!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:36:14 -0700
    ...Of course, after replacing them my tank stopped leaking like a sieve when filled. Must've been some difference somewhere. I reckon maybe it...
  • Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Mon, 4 Jun 2012 09:38:06 -0400
    ...As others have pointed out, you want to stop for a meal or to sightsee every once in a while, and that box is...
  • So what is the gas tank problem?
    Historical mailing list - carboncow
    Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:24:37 -0500
    ...The auto stop on the pump never catches it in time? Shawn
  • Re: Recall on LT Tires
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:26:58 -0700
    ...I recently stopped at my big Costco store to check on tires. I was told, with apologies, that if they didn't list it...
  • Re: how to run out of gas
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 7 Dec 2006 11:23:14 -0800
    ...They stopped it when it was discovered that few people that were helped were putting money into the envelope that Trooper gave them to...
  • Sighting in Port Huron, MI
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:27:00 -0500
    ...Are you a list member? I wanted to stop and wait but had to get to work. Very nice Westy! -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat...
  • Re: What colour is this bus?
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:23:12 -0600
    ...yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf�. Stop by today. http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT...
  • Re: PLEASE I BEG OF YOU GERRY
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:02:19 -0500
    > > On Jan 21, 2008 10:12 AM, Tom Jensen <DUESENBURG@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > Please stop the emails from your list!!! At 05:33 PM...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Mon, 19 May 2008 10:40:44 -0500
    ...We considered stopping to check it out too. I'd love a link to the photos. You always take some great pictures. -- Thanks, Jeff...
  • Re: Buses by the Beach - THANKS AGAIN
    Historical mailing list - George Wietor
    Sun, 18 May 2008 17:39:03 -0700
    Drove the six miles home nearly non-stop today. Thanks to Brien, Todd, and everyone else who made this flawless event possible. Gyros and...
  • Re: quick trip report
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:30:19 -0700
    ...attachments poke him in the head? Why does an army that hasn't fought in 400 years need helmets? Somebody stop me... Cya, Robert
  • Re: Need input on radiator problem
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Wed, 7 Feb 2007 06:46:52 -0800
    ...In situations when I came off the highway and was immediately stopped at a stop light or two the coolant temp would rise dramatically...
  • Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 5 Feb 2012 19:35:59 -0500
    > Fuel Supplier Average MPG # Fillups > Arco 16.90468099 2 > Chevron 15.96717905 25 > Conoco 19.40734773 2 > Ernie's Truck Stop 12.94708029 1...
  • Re: Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
    Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
    Fri, 8 May 1998 10:52:24 -0700
    ...Waiting for the light to stop blinking is a wonderfully absurd gesture that accomplished nothing in the physical world...but does something spirtually for...
  • A Pleasant Trip up California's Highway 1
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:36:59 -0800
    ...I asked the next flagman that stopped traffic (when you drive on Highway 1 on the West Coast you get stopped a lot for...
  • Re: Back to that Auto-Stop LPG valve subject...
    Historical mailing list - James Jean-Woo Kim
    Wed, 30 May 2007 17:45:38 -0700
    ...According to him there was no reason I had to purchase another Auto-Stop valve and two good reasons to switch to the manual...
  • Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
    Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
    Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:28:28 -0800
    ...After stopping for gas on the way, after a while the TPMS started beeping, showing a low tire. I stopped again, and discovered a...
  • Re: Coolant level light
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:05:32 +0000
    ...Still > plenty > in it, though it continued to pee out when I stopped. Had to get a 60 > mile tow to a capable shop...
  • Westy Sightings Along The Way
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:32:25 -0700
    ...Another from Texas that had just spent a lot of time around Washington and Oregon and had even stopped in Portland to have a...
  • Re: Road Test 1971 VW Bus
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Wed, 10 May 1995 15:04:08 -0700 (PDT)
    ...It > is comforting to know that you can stop in half the distance that it > took you to reach a given speed. Well I...
  • Re: Rear windshield wiper. Problem or is this normal?
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:54:39 -0800
    ...When I push my lever backward > to give a squirt of water to wash the rear windshield, I excepted the wiper > to stop after...
  • Re: propane filling problem
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:14:05 -0400
    ...My guess is that the auto-stop mechanism was not working correctly. A similar venting has sometimes occurred on our 88. I welcome your...
  • Re: odometer just went on the fritz
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 30 Dec 2004 23:30:08 -0700
    ...Zeroing out the trip meter doesn't do > anything - it moves for around 0.1 mile, then stops again. > > Is this normal? Assuming it...
  • Sears Cycle Jack reduced to $69
    Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
    Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:41:01 -0500
    ...of Absence SETI We do not stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Never Be The First To...
  • Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 23 May 2005 13:24:10 -0600
    ...i knew my pipe was > close to failure, and stopped as soon as the light started to blink. i > had to run the engine...
  • Re: Van adventure and tech quiz
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:51:07 -0400
    ...He managed to > > deal with the van wanting to stall at every stop and kept us moving. > > > > So, later we did find a way...
  • Re: Any Suggestions for 24-hour, straight through driving road trip??
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:29:29 -0500
    ...When you stop try to hold a 2-3 minute conversation with the gas station employee about something local. It gives you something fresh...
  • Western Escapades
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 18 Apr 1995 10:02:54 -0500
    ...The first setting on the front heater stopped working. Two and three work fine though. THe final problem was with the engine itself. Around...
  • Re: speeding ticket in Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
    Wed, 20 Feb 2002 18:00:58 -0500
    <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>I actually got stopped on I-70 in Glenwood Springs, CO. We were comming back from a...
  • Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:40:38 -0500
    ...Constant downgrade and suddenly overheated! > >>> What gear were you in? Was there a place to stop? Maybe not, on some mountain roads there is...
  • Harpies I
    Historical mailing list - ed donnen
    Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:20:00 -0400
    ...your next stop: the Harpy Zone! Captains log: 10:30 PM Traveling in the right lane at approximately 5 MPH in heavy traffic, there...
  • Re: '88 Vanagon poor idle when engine is first started
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:36:00 -0500
    ...My > first stoplight is about a half mile from my house and by the time I reach > that point, the engine will idle - though...
  • Another VW Vanagon Christmas Story - sort of
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:32:44 -0600
    ...A bit further down the street, it stopped, backed up to my spot and stopped. Some fellow in his mid-late 40's got...
  • Re: Two questions about shady boy awnings
    Historical mailing list - Pete O
    Fri, 30 Oct 2020 10:36:32 -0400
    Hi, Jim! We installed our Shady Boy in 2003 and over the years have tried various remedies to stop rainwater from doing exactly that...
  • Re: "Fall camping"
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:58:27 -0700
    ...Vanagon camping in the snow is not bad at all, especially when the snow stops and the sun comes out. >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> alistair >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2012...
  • Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:55:14 -0700
    ...tried to stop your vanagon in an emergency with these brakes, you would probably hit whatever you were trying to stop for...I mean...
  • Re: Oil light flicker gone...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 03 Jan 95 09:30:22 CST
    ...any other operator tried to run it, and it would get 'fault' lights and just stop, about every 20 minutes. when i would reset...
  • Computer Problem?
    Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
    Fri, 8 Aug 1997 08:28:35 -0700
    ...But within twenty minutes of driving--I'm guessing when the temperature has reached full operating temp--I stop at a stop light and...