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• Re: mounting roof lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 09:37:21 -0800
  ...mounting roof lights I just mounted some nice Hella off-road lights on a Thule Bar and installed it on the roof of the...
• Re: Dash mounts for fancy gadgets?... jumping
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:19:38 +1300
  ...I loved that bus and wish I hadn't sold it... >In fact, >> three friends this weekend went on an off-road foray with...
• Re: 86 and 87 ayncro For Sale
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 7 Apr 2002 12:40:07 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: General questions about fridges in the westy
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:06:14 -0400
  ...Since these models are designed for stationary home use, what happens if = you are driving down the road with one running and hitting pot...
• Re: [WetWesties] Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:07:24 -0400
  ...RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com > Web: www.RoadHaus.com > Cell: 480 620 8966 > What: North American Road Trip > How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro > Today...
• Two thumbs up to Gary Lee and his racks!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 26 Sep 2003 21:36:02 -0700
  ...Most of the good logging roads have been deactivated but the logging company putting a big ditch across the road so you can drive...
• Re: Stereo question (Friday nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 1 May 2020 19:29:47 -0000
  ...Lack of comfort and road handling.  Rides 'heavy' and it is a fairly heavy car. Handling is ok, just clunky on bumpy roads.  Steering...
• Re: Euro Safety and Emission Requirements was Just like a Vanagon, but modern..
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:05:05 -0600
  ...So, if I live in Oklahoma County, but register my vehicles in Tulsa County, road maintenance and other programs in Oklahoma County suffer. Now...
• List Sticker... debacle or debate?
  Historical mailing list - David Freemire
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 17:44:20 +0000
  ...I visualize modest sized stickers on the back and side windows (at the rear). Most everybody passes me, especially in the mountains and this...
• Re: old style spotlights?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:50:59 +0000
  ...For checking out campsites, for lighting up > other vehicles, even for extra lighting driving off road.. I still see em on > emergency vehicles, power...
• Dometic non-cooling update
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 05 Aug 1997 23:33:50 -0400
  ...for our Dometic model or not). I conclude that the driving motion, and expecially the 200-300 miles on dirt roads during the trip...
• Re: Looking into the future
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 23:45:10 +1200
  ...vehicles that are current models are going to be worthy of saving or >restoring twenty years down the road. >Since I'm sixty years...
• Re: Need to cool off!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:33:27 -0400
  ...Need to cool off! Ok, the family has put their feet down. There were too many hot times in our last trip. (Got up...
• cellphones on the road (was RE: Road Haus Two (LONG . NVC!)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 7 May 2004 22:48:42 -0400
  ...If you want > service as much as possible, some companies (but not T-Mobile) still offer > dual-mode phones that work on the old...
• How do you remove the swivelling seat from a westie?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 5 May 2004 12:22:54 -0700
  ...I can not figure out how to get it off the track though. There is no safety catch on the side like the seats...
• Re: Friday moderation discussion - Starting point
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:00:11 +0000
  ...You, as a moderator, have the ability to preclude me from discussing or kicking off a recall attempt. So, a moderator has the ability...
• How do you remove the seat from the swivel base?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 May 2004 16:12:51 -0700
  ...It's my second attempt as I can not figure out how to get the seat off of the swivelling base. The seats that...
• Re: Complete tire list
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 08:46:53 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Not an off-road tire (I think there is a related Laredo with a more aggresive tread), I got stuck in some clay mud...
• Re: GoWesty / Zoltan - Comments
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:17:41 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/87_syncro1.htm Ben On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:35:39 -0700, Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> wrote: >Volks...
• Re: what would you take on a 3,500 mile road trip?
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 12:13:35 EST
  ...Radio Shack has a pocket model for less than $30 that will tune into any local NOAA station. Even if the radio is off...
• Re: WANTED: Aircooled Vanagon Exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:09:03 -0400
  ...If mine had the stock setup on it I'd offer to make a template and produce them. Unfortunelty it has the aftermarket quad...
• Re: Hiace Web
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 16 May 2000 01:04:11 +0200
  ...And the Isuzu Off Road cars are badged Opel in mainland Europe, Vauxhall In Britain and Eire. Anyway, Toyota is the only Japanese competitor...
• Comtemplating buying my first Waterboxer...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Schmitz
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:56:08 -0700
  ...Synchros are also a possibility, but I'm not much of an off-roader. But please feel free to comment on Synchros, as well...
• Re: Halifax Nova Scotia VW repair facilities
  Historical mailing list - Scotia Westy
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:08:48 -0300
  ...You go through the Armdale rotary and head off down the Old > >Sambro Road. They are on the right in Harrietsfield. > > > >2. City Auto...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:10:51 EDT
  ...road noise comes from the bottom of the Van as I discovered, and almost totally eliminated ) Be real careful taking the doors off you...
• Uplifting Vanagon Experience (Friday?)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:46:48 -0500
  ...The camp is miles from nowhere - literally, twelve miles off a paved road on a seasonal-use-only dirt road. My kids had never...
• Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:37:42 EST
  ...down the road. Having a small > > representative body should take a good deal of that pressure off of the > > individual moderating. On the other...
• Re: wheels (was syncro fuel tanks and snow tyres)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sun, 19 Oct 1997 01:03:49 -0400
  ...low gear on the Syncro isn't low enough for many off-road >> adventures. I'll stick with the 14" wheels until a pile...
• Re: Vanagone
  Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:26:03 -0800
  ...go into oversteer mode. My wife (who > was driving alone) lost control, ran off the other side of the road, > into a shallow ditch...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights - Group Purchace (All Model Years)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Sat, 13 Nov 1999 14:23:06 EST
  ...Hella USA gets away with selling the 7" H4s as they have a legitimate use for off road vehicles. According to Hella, any retailer...
• Request for Service Bulletins (The little red light)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:34:27 -0400
  I don't suppose anyone has these technical bulletins...? Affected model: ALL Water cooled Model years: ALL Order number:90-92-03 Electrical System...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:14:59 -0400
  ...I've seen this on many of the early model Vanagons that I have parted out of the years. Can't say that I...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:31:29 -0400
  ABS isn't very "super modern high tech" anymore Larry A. On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans...
• Re: Converting 'Salvage' to 'Clean' title? How honest is it?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 18:35:18 -0800
  ...They thought their insurance company would write it off, and they are considering they'd buy it back and put in a new interior...
• Re: a/c recall question
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Thu, 28 Sep 2000 02:23:18 -0500
  I have a copy of the official recall notice, dated February 1994. It is Campaign SU, Campaign 93V175000. 29,500 Vanagons are covered, all...
• Re: Anyone seen David Marshall around? - I'm baack!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 17:44:12 -0700
  ...4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3 http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca Phone: (250) 992 7775 FAX: (250) 992...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:47:32 -0700
  ...gobs more power than a waterboxer and is a true delight off-road with torque WHEN you need it, not when the [wbx] engine...
• Re: San Francisco - Got driveway?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 22:47:29 -0800
  ...Seeing how it IS illegal to sleep in your vehicle there, can someone offer a driveway for a few nights? Thanks, reply offlist. -- Gnarlie...
• Re: Do European FM Radios work in North America?
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 19:42:19 -0600
  ...thus: > I am importing a Multivan from Germany and they are offering to sell me the > CD-Changer / Radio setup. Do the German FM...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:33:18 -0800
  ...It's better to do it now than on the side of the road! Here is some good news though if you can't...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 01:30:22 -0400
  ...I was talkingabout modern exotic brake systems thatare considerably beyond regular ABSbrakes. people know about modern eletronic aids like say ....Torque Vectoring Read Differential...
• Re: Front differential lock with a non-VC Syncro - valve safety question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 16 May 2004 23:41:22 -0400
  ...mode. > > > > The con to this is, the only way to turn the front differential lock off > would be to be in 4x4 mode as...
• Re: 7" hella replacement lights for SA Grill with An Aftermarket HID 6000K kit, Will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:49:27 -0700
  ...If you > need more light for off-roading or really dark rural areas, install > auxilliary lights that are only on when you *need* them...
• Re: michelin agilis tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 05:46:02 -0700
  ...I want to run at a pressure that > is best for gas mileage and tire longevity as I don't do much off-road...
• Re: was SNOW CALL, now Sears LT4-XC discontinued
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:39:41 -0700
  ...They are a "tready" tire, work super in snow and offroad and I'm getting good wear from them ... about 10K mi. now and...
• Re: Syncro Critic
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 15:35:18 -0500
  ...If however you do get off road - >> they are a whole bunch nice to have, >> >> John >> >> >> >> On 9/11/2013 12:46 AM, raceingcajun...
• Re: VW FOX - Been driving one since Feb. but have not...NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:42:22 EDT
  ...By 1993 it's 1987 design was antiquated compared to other cars offered. Look at what Toyota and Honda were offering for that model...
• Re: Limited Slip v. Syncro
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:23:58 -0800
  ...improvement...enough? My '67 bus > was > hands down, the best snow/off road rig I've ever driven, but the Vanagons > have never impressed...
• Re: GPS Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:20:24 -0700
  ...m not looking to spend much, we don't really go off road or into >the wild, just something to keep my form depending...
• Re: Toll Free number for Fast Forward - help me decide!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 08:07:17 -0500
  ...a toll free number for Fast Forward >seeing how Sprint is offering it for free! > >I have four numbers on reserve - which should I...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:08:55 -0700
  ...Not that I used the van for long before the trans gave up and it was off the road. The later handle fits the...
• Re: Ominous Sounds. On the Road.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:20:51 -0700
  ...Yesterday I noticed two things, both when accelerating in first gear. > Taking off with moderate power, I hear a loud metalic rattling from the...
• Re: Snowstorm hits the Mid-Atlantic
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 13:56:09 -0600
  ...When the SUVs are blown off the > snowy road in high winds on I-80, the Passat is rock-steady. > > Maybe the Vanagon models...
• Re: Spare gas storage ??
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:10:46 -0700
  ...so unless you are going to be seriously off road (more than 2 hours return to fetch fuel) I would suggest carry more may...
• Re: Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility - Update
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 00:00:15 -0600
  ...AM Subject: Re: Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS Incompatibility - Update > Yes Bob: I must agree GPS trekking is a modern way of life and...
• Re: Need to cool off!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:35:28 -0700
  ...While on the road. > > Is it realistic or reasonable to try to install an AC in her? > > Any recommended solution? > > Thinking about the evaporative...
• Re: Do European FM Radios work in North America?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:41:54 -0700
  David wrote: > I am importing a Multivan from Germany and they are offering to sell me the > CD-Changer / Radio setup. Do the German...
• Re: one again last try with the letter to CEO Pischetsrieder
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 22:08:15 -0800
  Keep in mind that VW does offer the Eurovan in Syncro trim now! Even in the new TDi!! Flash to me driving through the...
• No unsubscribe info on any emails
  Historical mailing list - Paul Keene
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:41:08 -0800
  Since the moderator has abandonded this group, I guess I'll just have to be a dick until you idiots complain to Yahoo and...
• Re: serpentine belt set-up
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:35:35 -0700
  ...models and years that these parts were for? for some of us more enterprising VW sorts with more time then $$ avaialable? if only offered...