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• Re: Smoke & Clack - Update...Won't Start...Again 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:15:32 -0400
  ...As far as the white smoke - you may have overfilled the oil slightly when you added the Marvel oil. Is the white smoke mainly...
• Re: THANKS! --- Was: Elec. Questions. yes... Aux Batt...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:16:18 -0700
  The white wire controls the fridge 12 volt relay. If you hook the white wire to the aux battery positive the relay will always...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:03:01 -0600
  On Sep 29, 2008, at 7:33 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote: > Well, John left out 'White smoke coming from the Vatican chimney - > new...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 8 Nov 2016 22:01:10 -0700
  Lower ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 Upper ControlArm WhiteLine@T3 or GoWesty RadiusRod PowerFlex Upper BallJoint AutoZone Lower BallJoint ?? On 8 Nov , 2016, at 9:08...
• Re: vehicle names -
  Historical mailing list - Peter R. Guerzenich Small
  Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:30:06 -0600
  ...2008, at 12:00 AM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Our white on white AW is named Fritz. Just made sense........ > > > Gracias, > Miguel
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 20:29:57 -0800
  ...After warm-up - >> should be little or no smoke. >> >> As a rule - white/blue smoke is symptomatic of and oil problem some where >> >> Black...
• Re: Seabasstion FL White Vanagon spotted.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:30:42 -0800
  ...Seabasstion FL White Vanagon spotted. Anyone own the White Vanagon with the Mercedes or Go Westy Wheels parked at Vic's Pizza tonight? Dennis
• Re: BZ & VanaLong -
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:18:02 -0700
  AH HA! I knew that Vanna White couldn't leave her addiction to these pesky vans alone, go cold turkey. Lurking and learning: sounds...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:33:53 -0800
  ...On 1/18/2014 5:35 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: > Extensive white smoke could be a head gasket leaking coolant into the combustion chamber...
• Re: painting the fiberglass roof
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Fri, 23 May 2003 09:50:58 -0700
  ...With the exception of the white vans, WRONG! I spent six years with an '85 with a white top, now I drive a '90...
• Re: White smoke when cold
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 19:21:04 -0600
  ...As a rule - white/blue smoke is symptomatic of and oil problem some where Black smoke is indicatrive of a fuel problem. John On...
• Re: White powder in battery box bottom
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:55:37 -0700
  Is the battery cracked, or is there any evidence it did leak? If the powder is all white, maybe it is baking soda, put...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 Aug 2004 - Special issue (#2004-754)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:17:31 -0600
  ...Suggestions on new paint > > --- Doug in Calif <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> wrote: > >> All are HOT and bake in the sun compared to WONDERFUL WHITE. >> It...
• Re: VW for sale in AZ
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 04:14:59 -0400
  ...When was the last time you saw a white dash? Barbie's Pink Rabbit Convertible? my 1990 vw cabriolet has a white interior... lol...
• Re: Tragic story: Wonder what failed?
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 12:32:05 MST
  ...GEX Rebuild. - Mike White [Mail: mike.white@law.utah.edu - mwhite@eng.utah.edu] Visit my '57 23-Window VW BUS at: [http://fpc99...
• Van names...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 07:27:17 -0400 (EDT)
  Our white EV MV has been alternately called "Moby Van"...the great white van... and when we have all the kids and their associated...
• Re: gray/white wire behind fuse box
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 20:11:59 -0400
  On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, Robert Steven Fish wrote: > could you please tell us what we should label that gray/white yellow > connector wire...
• Re: Camp stove input requested - dual fuel conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:20:23 -0500
  Hi Courtney, Back in 1980 our family took a trip to Vancouver Island and once there discovered we couldn't get white gas. Since...
• Re: Friday post, What other vehicles are in your stable?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 2 Oct 2023 08:20:39 -0500
  ...Pearl white Subaru Forester (my daughter) > - 88 Orly blue tintop Carat (used to be my daughter's - now for sale) > - 99 Polar white ML430...
• Re: wanted: Left grey adjustable armrest from '89 wolfsburg/whitestar/bluestar
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:59:30 -0700
  ...Left grey adjustable armrest from '89 wolfsburg/whitestar/bluestar folks...i need a left side grey adjustable armrest from a '89 wolfsburg bluestar/whitestar...
• White wire!
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 20:26:05 -0700
  ...There is a pair of wires (white and red) that exit the cabinet right behind the front seat. These are obviously 12V supply, and...
• Re: Westy Sighting Route 15 By Point Of Rocks Maryland
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 21:07:32 -0400
  I live 10 miles from there and have a white one. Hope some one wasn't out joyriding in my Westy. Jim On Monday...
• Re: Mini-Projects. Tinting (and black screens)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 14:58:54 EDT
  ...I also popped out the bright white screens and their frames and sprayed them with MarHyde Trim Black paint. Highly recommended - looks great, eleminates...
• Re: 'Cool' turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 02:48:50 +0100
  ...They look white, but the light is amber. Just like most new cars these days! Look at Steven Schwenk's Syncro Westy, he has...
• Re: Q Pop-Top Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:16:23 EDT
  When I lived in AZ I thought about putting some rubberized bright white "coating" on my top. It goes on very thick and the...
• Bluestar
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:43:35 -0700
  Bluestar, Redstar, Whitestar, Tristar. Sounds like Dr. Seuss. The Tristar has a sticker that has red, blue, and white. What's up with the...
• pictures of white tail lights, was: Opinions requested: "Smoke" tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:48:11 -0700
  ...the picsshow the white tail and turn lights and the euro style jail bar. the web adress is my new vanagon projects blog with...
• wanted: Left grey adjustable armrest from '89 wolfsburg/whitestar/bluestar
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 10:45:06 EDT
  folks...i need a left side grey adjustable armrest from a '89 wolfsburg bluestar/whitestar.. this armrest is specific to the 89 wolfy only...
• Re: LED Lighting upgrade: summary
  Historical mailing list - Mario Montanez
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:45:37 -0400
  ...Natural >> White 4211-NW6 (Warm & Cool whites, Blue also available) >> (Alternative: you can also pick more powerful versions of the 42mm >> festoon bulbs). I...
• Re: Speaker wiring...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:55:14 -0700
  ...Green/green-black, purple/purple-black, white/white-black and gray/gray-black. I need about 20’ of the green and purple and about...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 03:27:17 -0400
  ...Gradually the white got dirty and stained, and the heat started to come back to the attic space. Bright white WORKS excellently, in my...
• White-wall Tires for modern vans?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Fri, 21 May 2004 19:31:16 -0700
  ...the other day i saw in the back of VW-Trendz, a company that makes white-wall tires in radials up to 16", hopefully...
• Re: BLowing white smoke
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 27 May 2005 13:13:56 -0600
  ...BLowing white smoke > > > This morning the car started rough and than started to blow white smoke. > The engine was reconditioned 2k miles ago. > Would...
• Fw: Camp stove input requested - dual fuel conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:00:18 -0800
  ...Just wondering if anyone has tried converting a regualr white gas to run on unleaded as well? I have a wonderful old Coleman whitegas...
• Re: Diff Locks
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 20:37:03 -0800
  ...hope this solves the problem Joel Cort 89 Syncro Westy ---Malcolm White <malcolm@WHITE.IE> wrote: > > I tried to select the diff locks on...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ken
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:48:42 -0500
  Please elucidate your WhiteLine preference over Powerflex, especially for the lower control arm. Mine is way overdue. Thanks, Ken Lewis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Hole in luggage rack/ best repair material?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 6 Nov 2010 16:14:59 -0400
  ...my Westy. >Recommendations on the best material to patch this? (white rack on white van) Depending on your inclinations, Fiberglas or Duct tape. Yours...
• Re: Bus Stuff for sale
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Tue, 7 May 1996 10:41:49 MST
  ...Give new meaning to the term "Hot Box" doesn't it! :) BTW, what series is that 1/2 rack for? - Mike White [Mail: mike...
• Re: it's raining in my van! /f
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 10:48:47 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 21 Jul 1995, Matt Goike wrote: > > p.s. - i'm thinking of using white shoe polish type stuff on a few on...
• Re: Why is everyone talking about Friday???
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:49:54 EST
  ...That's Van-A-White
• white smoke on start
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 13:06:16 -0500
  ...van and it almost started, but now when I crank it, white smoke comes out of the tailpipe. What is this?? Some conspiracy to...
• Re: headlight relay installation problems...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 20:09:03 -0500
  ...Indeed, the white wire was what I wanted. I was quite confused. Neither this, nor the yellow-and-black wire, go to the dimmer...
• Re: A word about kayaks, was: Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 10:06:52 -0800
  David, Red, Orange, and Bright Yellow will also show up better in white cap conditions that and White Kayak. I do have a Yellow...
• Re: Interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 13:10:59 -0700
  ...I think the "white" LEDs will keep getting whiter in time but i believe that you need to have red, green and white LEDs...
• Re: Check Your SPAM Folder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:00:29 -0700
  ...Check your whitelisting options. Add subject contains vanagon. If your ISP/mail host doesn't have whitelist by subject, complain. When we turned up...
• Re: Paint Color Codes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:15:16 -0500
  ...The van color is Pastel White (L90D). Does anyone know the correct paint code for the white fiber glass pop-top? Thanks same as...
• how do clean it?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 May 94 13:55:02 PDT
  For this '83 beast, its battery leaks and white power is forming wherever the metal is touching the fluid. What is the easiest way...
• [F] Cool bay sighting. (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 14:37:58 -0500 (CDT)
  ...It looked mundo-cool! | - Mike White | | <mike.white@.law.utah.edu> | | <mwhite@eng.utah.edu> |
• white parts van
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 16:45:20 EST
  Just got white 91 vanagon for parts, slid on black ice sideways into a utility pole on the sliding door. Motor and tranny still...
• Re:84 and earlier Westy Panel Clips
  Historical mailing list - Chris Braymen
  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 12:28:12 -0400
  >I need 6 of the little round white or ivory clips that hold on the slidi= ng >door or rear hatch door vinyl covered...
• Red and White Bus on Blocks, or should I bother?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew L. Dekker
  Sun, 26 May 1996 10:01:19 -0700
  ...is a mid '70s, red on the bottom, white on the top, without the white "V" on the front. 2. Does the FAQ contain...
• 12V supply to Fridge and Water Pump
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLaughlin
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 10:06:12 -0600
  ...a red wire and a white wire: the white wire is cut, the red one has the other 1/2 of the fuse holder...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:16:36 -0400
  ...The three commandments. > > Jim C > > > > > > On Sep 29, 2008, at 4:01 PM, John Rodgers wrote: > > > > The thread on white clouds prompted this for...
• Instrument light dimmer?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:55:43 -0800
  ...There are two white/blue stripe wires meeting in the headlight switch dimmer "wheel".....did I simply choose (and I did just take a...
• Re: Camper light LED bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 5 Feb 2017 09:44:44 -0800
  Hey I tried that with some cold white led festoon bulbs that I mistakenly bought ( subsequently bought warm whites). Got the gel from a...
• Re: instrument lighting
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 03:37:35 -0500
  ...Some people on the list have recently complained that they don't like the white-ish light in the Vanagon instrument cluster. A possible...
• Re: Creepy white/tan powder inside windshield rubber
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:05:29 -0400
  ...That's why the flame test is an easy way to distinguish between sodium chloride (white powder) and magnesium chloride (white powder.) Both are...
• Re: :0
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 18:36:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...All the sudden White smoke (not blue or > blue-whitish - white) filled the rearview mirror. I pulled over at the next Your master cylinder...
• Re: Paint for Dove Blue Westy top?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 22:43:41 -0400
  ...I thought all dove blue Westfalias (1984 and down right?) had white tops? Jeff your probably thinking of that baby blue/robins egg blue...
• RE: [HAYNES FOR VANAGONS]
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 12:07:13 GMT
  ...Bob and Penny Lee vw@gulbransen.com San Diego, CA '71 VW Bus White/Blue with sunroof '72 VW Super Beetle White Herbie '71...