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• Re: "True" speed with BFG 27 x 8.5 tires
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:16:13 +0100
  ...test and have regularly come within >2 seconds of a minute. FWIW, I checked my Vanagon using my GPS on a straight highway at...
• Re: Safe RPM's
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 15 Oct 2000 00:41:33 -0400
  ...Is this normal for an automatic? FWIW...This matches my numbers for a similarly equipped 91 Caravelle. > I usually drive between 65 and 75...
• Re: Seeing out the back window on a Westy w/ AC
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:44:22 -0800
  ...visibility to the rear, something not available with the current setup. FWIW the OEM mirror simply twists out of the "socket" leaving just enough...
• Re: instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 23:13:13 -0600
  That's the factory fog light switch position. FWIW, Porsche 924 fog light switches are a match for Vanagon Switches- and usually have two...
• Re: I think my curtains are smarter than me...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 13:58:23 -0400
  FWIW, my original VW Vanagon brochure shows the curtains with the bottoms tucked behind the plastic coated wire, not with the wire threaded through...
• Re: fire
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 1 Oct 2005 18:00:13 -0400
  ...it on Monday. Should have it on Wednesday (so he says). FWIW, this is called (by Dometic) an electrode w/cable (29" long, Part...
• Re: Rich on side, lean the other?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:12:58 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 9/16/2007 12:23 PM Geza Polony wrote: > FWIW, they also run without the AFM...
• Febi Steering Shaft Coupler Quality? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:47:47 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/6jz7g9 FWIW, in Vancouver Canada: VM Autohaus: ~ $46 (likely OEM) California Imports: ~$20 http://tinyurl.com/6rze28 (Febi ??) Thanks! Neil. -- Neil...
• Water tank level gauge on '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 23 May 2010 15:34:11 -0800
  FWIW, Bus Depot is getting a shipment of those water senders in in June I believe. I know I have one on backorder. Mine...
• Re: Oil Pump Leak Advice
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:30:36 -0700
  On 3/7/10, Bill Shawley <easywind1975@hotmail.com> wrote: > Am I overlooking any other areas that the oil could be leaking from? FWIW...
• Re: Review of Bus Boys
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:31:35 -0500
  FWIW: I have ordered twice from Bus Boys and have been satisfied with price/value/service each time. A catalog was enclosed with my...
• Re: Pet peeves/door chime/buzzer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 17:35:30 EST
  ...Sorry, I just had to get that off my chest! >> FWIW, i just uncrewed the fuse box, and yanked out that damn buzzer/chime...
• Bosch +4 plugs
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 01:10:20 EDT
  FWIW, I received the following reply to a query regarding applicability of bosch 4 plugs to my 89 Westy: From: akademia@akademia.com (akademia...
• drive shaft removal - 12 pt. star tool
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 20:20:21 -0400
  ...jsyk, fwiw, if anything. Rik
• FS: 1993 EV Westfalia DIESEL - Edmonton, AB
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 15 Aug 2000 13:46:12 -0600
  ...DOH! You know as much as I do, YMMV, FWIW, etc. Keith Adams Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1986 Vanaong GL Westfalia
• Re: Winnebago or Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:06:13 -0500
  ...seen both a Eurovan Winnebago conversion and > a Eurovan Westfalia conversion. FWIW, the Eurovan Westfalia had Canadian > license plates. I had thought all Eurovan...
• Re: Clutch Chatter Question
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 17:37:18 -0800
  Some possible causes, broken clutch spring, bad throwout bearing, oil on the disc, FWIW -Wayne > Hi all, > I have a Tiico conversion with 5k...
• Re: Sunday NY Times article about May trip in 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:29:02 -0400
  ...Flaherty wrote: > FWIW I've been an NY Times online subscriber for a long time. I've never > gotten any spam (or regular junk...
• Re: Are Audi wheels unsafe on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:40:00 EDT
  ...info be on the wheel somewhere; what should one look > for? > > FWIW the carat alloys are cast. the audi fuchs alloys are forged. its...
• Re: Fuel Tank R&R-Now Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 23:00:17 -0400
  J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> writes: > FWIW, anyone contemplating this job, ! it sure would be helpful to > have a helper when re-installing the...
• Re: Bear Attacks Camper NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:17:15 -0800
  ...Friday, January 23, 2009, 2:22 PM FWIW, I've camped, hiked and picked huckleberries in a Grizzly habitat. Make plenty of noise, stay...
• Re: One Step Forward, One Step Back
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:28:29 -0400
  Fwiw, I have successfully used a belt fabricated from pantyhose on the alternator of my Jetta, drove quite a distance with no incident. -----Original...
• Re: Fuel pressure too high
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Mar 2018 14:05:45 -0800
  ...is? Is that the post in the wire distribution box? Yes. FWIW, for Digifant, all the ground, positive location etc. info is in the...
• Re: de-rating tires? - was tire circumference -
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:19:43 -0700
  Thank you, that explains why. FWIW the final rule is dated 2007. Rob becida@comcast.net At 10/16/2011 08:56 PM, Jim...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:59:44 -0700
  FWIW, BZ Shelves use 11mm U bolts in Vanagons! YMMV, Mr. BZ-coming out w/ a 76-79 Westy shelf shortly On Jan 21...
• Another Eurospec Location
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Fri, 4 Dec 1998 18:27:04 -0700
  ...mounting the alt, power steering and AC need a little more work from Eurospec. FWIW Jim 91 Syncro Camper Holloman AFB, NM [text/html]
• Re: ATTEMPTED FRAUD BY LIST MEMBER ADAM PUZEREWSKI: READ CAREFULLY
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 31 May 2001 14:05:55 -0600
  Adam, I can imagine that you are seething at this, so FWIW, I wanted to post to all here, that I have bought a...
• Re: Worth of Big Brake Kit...better brakes on 86 up vans...
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Fri, 14 May 2004 11:36:28 -0700
  FWIW, I did the big brake upgrade on my 87 syncro westy and I'm very satisfied with the results. Additionally, the front disc...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 09:51:21 -0800
  ...9:24 AM, Ken Lewis wrote: > Found this on the internet, FWIW. > > " Distilled or deionized water is very aggressive Water "wants" to > contain > minerals...
• Re: Of course a vanagon is a bus!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:42:11 -0600
  ...have the engine in the back, > etc.! They are Vans! Grin. > > FWIW, > > Tom In Germany they are all buses, even the new T5 Transporter...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:48:15 -0800
  ...On 1/11/07, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote: > > FWIW, I have always figured that due to the automatic vs. standard trans > that...
• Re: CV Joint Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:22:20 -0400
  ...Just clicked all the >> time >> til it self destructed. > > > FWIW all listers, > > Van-cafe has a great CV rebuild "how to" on their site...
• Re: West Pretour Breakfast
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Jan 95 17:38:01 PST
  ...John FWIW here is my confirmation # C4481-5981301 >I'm now bringing some Peet's coffee, too. Anyone want to throw in >some Irish...
• Re: Vanagon Idle Speed Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 11:52:36 -0500
  FWIW, the idle stabilizer was replaced twice (under warranty) on our 1988 Westy, curing the symptoms both times. YMMV. On Wed, 6 Dec 1995...
• seatbelts + airbags
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:17:27 CST6CDT
  FWIW- Last week a co-worker fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the road at 60 MPH, hit a driveway embankment, launched over...
• Safe places to park for the night
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 12:10:07 EDT
  FWIW, when doing interstate treks that take us well into the after-dark hours, we usually pull into the parking lot of the nicest...
• Re: New platform-www.vanagon.us.com?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 21 May 2008 15:36:20 -0400
  ...And unlike Gerry, > google's search features are FAST. > > coyote FWIW The googlegroups I've subscribed to all seem to attract SPAM. I've...
• Dished Washer With New CV Joints?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:55:25 +0000
  ...TIA, Jeff FWIW, using my old boots, which look good-been burned before by the 6 month boots that come in these kits.
• Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:28:38 -0500
  ...I had a 48-3 fail just inside the 2yr warranty (Eversnort brand or something like that) FWIW they say a 41 or a...
• Skid plates [3]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 07:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...0.00.534.077.20 FWIW, Tobin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tobin T. Copley Currently ============= (604) 689-2660 Occupationally /_| |__||__| :| putta tobin@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca Challenged! O| | putta...
• Re: a Friday topic
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:58:51 -0400
  ...At 12:27 PM -0700 6/8/01, Jim Arnott wrote: � FWIW, AOHell 6.0 is HTML only. Plain text is not an option...
• Re: Skylight
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 26 Oct 2002 07:51:26 -0700
  FWIW don't even consider any source other than the skylight guy. Trevor is by far the absolute best customer oriented vendor I have...
• Re: vanagon style
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:42:16 -0600
  ...vanagon style FWIW, the latest Urban Outfitters catalog has a couple of clothing models hanging out next to a vanagon, one of them sitting...
• Re: Online Machine shop resource?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 08:27:43 -0700
  ...poke around a little you will > find > one convenient to you. FWIW, emachineshop isn't the machine shop doing the work, they're a...
• Battery expertise of Becket Cantrell - author of posts uploaded yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:22:07 -0500
  FWIW, the following are the qualifications of Becket Cantrell, who numerous posts on relay systems for batteries I uploaded to the Vanagon AT yahoogroups...
• Re: Friday's Badd A$$ Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:13:51 -0700
  ...this one? > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9GNsMiz5c&NR=1 > > FWIW, the yellow one does sounds like a 1.8T, you can def...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:22:21 -0600
  ...BZ-splitties use 11's there > > > > > > alistair > > > > On 21-Jan-11, at 9:59 AM, Tom Buese wrote: > > > >> FWIW, BZ Shelves use 11mm U...
• Light em up, Ralphie
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:59:19 -0800
  ...bargain. Gitchaself some for those upcoming dark nights in the campground. FWIW Ralphie was "Puff Driver" He drove an AC-47 and lit em...
• Re: Bus/Vanagon Literature Database...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 Feb 95 10:47:38 EST
  ...Does the process involve trade or payment? FWIW I have a 69 KG Manual, an 82 Westy Manual, including fridge and stove and various...
• Re: Parts Place
  Historical mailing list - Scot Douglas
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 18:30:22 -0400
  Geosh Fathauer wrote: > > Michael Landis wrote: > > I just happened to have my Parts Place for Volkswagens catalog at my elbow > > > > (FWIW I've only...
• Re: [vanagon] request
  Historical mailing list - Pat Collins
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 04:11:24 GMT
  ...This list seems much more reliable and stable IMO FWIW. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/14/99, 7:12:40 PM, afn18258@afn.org wrote...
• Web site update
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:32:36 -0700
  FWIW, I've made a minor update to my web site. It now has a couple of pictures from the Stretch Burning Man trip...
• manual rack FS
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 09:11:26 EST
  ...Any offers before I let it go with the van? Patrick FWIW the East Coast market must be tight, I only used signs on...
• syncro gas cap beta
  Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
  Wed, 26 May 2004 22:37:15 -0700
  fwiw the Stant 11810 fits pretty well and is about $5 from your FLAPS (checker auto parts here in AZ) beats the heck out...
• replace starter
  Historical mailing list - Pete Moore
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 01:41:00 EDT
  ...Thanks, ph FWIW - 80 Westy starter - I did 3 "rebuilts" from my FLAPS - one in a campground in CO (a fun trip from CA...
• Re: Desperate for a High Top!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:42:32 -0800
  ...You have to be kidding!! Nope, it worked well & FWIW it wasn't until my 3rd or 4th VW that I got one with...
• Re: Cross Country trip - update
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:35:07 -0700
  ...Just pick one > up and keep it handy in the map pocket ! > > > >>>>>>>>FWIW, I found these pages *incredibly* slow to load. Personally I'd...
• Re: Non-extreme makeover, driveway edition (with pix)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:31:56 -0700
  ...Monday, March 30, 2009, 1:24 PM Looks good Stephen! FWIW, I removed the shrunken, discoloured trim from my windows several years ago and...
• Re: Engine Conversion Options, 5 cyl.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 19:32:31 EST
  ...135 to 150 HP stock sure is nice. >> FWIW, the Quattro engine is the turbo engine. chris
• Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:04:42 +0200
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > > fwiw, it wont work on a westy. > '84 passenger sunroof vanagon w/ front ceiling a/c unit First, I have...