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• Re: Shorting batteries (embarrasing moments)
  Historical mailing list - Albrecht Jander
  Thu, 29 Jun 95 8:35:28 PDT
  ...My friend was lucky to escape any injury!! Be carefull, Albrecht
• Catalogs Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 96 21:59:11 EDT
  ...this grade's too steep, Her engines sure to blow" '96 EscapeArtistKat(INheat) jonathan edwards '74 Retrowestie (Rumba) '77 Westy(NoNameYet) raleigh, nc '90...
• Re: Definitive on the 87 not using a common ground for rearspeakers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 16:13:04 -0700
  ...Maybe '86 was the last year? > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Excessive fuel tank pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 15 May 2013 01:33:12 -0400
  ...The vent valve opens a port into the air filter so that any vapors escaping get burned off in the engine. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Friday VW--your new van is coming, and it doesn't need you
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:10:34 -0500
  ...or doing whatever you like with your > "escort" lady... > > > > >
• Re: Changing brake light switches
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:10:45 +0000
  I did this by just quickly swopping the old ones with the new ones, only a few drops of fluid escaped and no air...
• Correct coil for '87 Vanagon 2.1L.?
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 09:30:54 -0800
  ...It is RED and says Escondido on it-no sticker or paper label on it. Needless to say, it does not resemble my current...
• Re: 2nd battery relays & the Hella in particular (NO VANAGON CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:03:42 -0500
  ...but the first time I see an ESCAPEE CHICKEN CLONE ROLLING down Mass Ave, I'm moving to New Zealand. Isaac in Cambridge
• Re: Please unsubscribe me
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 08:25:31 -0800
  Sorry Paul, No one escapes the Barrage of Nuts on Fridays. Running out of a dress ain't nothin' compared to what goes on...
• Re: Friday VW--your new van is coming, and it doesn't need you
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 18:00:31 -0500
  ...or doing whatever you like with your > "escort" lady...
• Re: Sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 18:24:03 -0800
  ...Good > luck. > > Roger VanTill > 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" > 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" > 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs) >
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 11:16:02 -0500
  On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Larry Chase wrote: > If not, does anyone have any idea what else could make such a sound? Does your...
• Re: las vegas to oregon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:39:00 -0700
  Congratulations on your escape! :) Oregon's a great place, and big. Whereabouts have you landed? On 8/30/07, Joseph Fortino <fortino1@earthlink.net...
• Re: Prestone Flush'n Fill Kit
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 12 May 1999 05:26:41 -0700
  ...No longer round, but had a dip in it which >allowed coolant to escape. Finally took it out just last month. > > >Karl Wolz > >----- Original...
• Re: Friday thought for the day
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 May 2011 07:12:04 -0700
  Too sesquipedalian for me. Eschew obfuscation. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael Rasmussen...
• Re: WANTED: cool paint ideas
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Wed, 16 Apr 1997 22:16:12 -0700 (PDT)
  Hear hear!! (thanks Jim!) Charles '83.5 LT6A Westy (Kermit) On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, James Digennaro wrote: > How about painting it 'Escorial' Green...
• Re: Vancouver resident seeks Vanagon exchange with Aussie resident
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 04:30:34 EDT
  ...And may all your future escrows be cursed with conflicting instructions. May there be a piece of land under water somewhere in your future...
• AC Idea
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:17:52 EDT
  ...Chris, got any parts? Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro "HUMMVW" 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
• Re: A cc'ing the heads question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 18:38:23 -0600
  ...even though the head is fairly strongly biased toward the > air> escape hole. ----------------------------- Clip ------------------ Try a couple of drops of Automatic Dishwasher Rinse aid...
• Re: Escatorial green....was:Re: looking for a good one!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 23:08:38 EST
  In a message dated 4/4/2003 7:45:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: > It isn't cool enough that...
• Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:26:51 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Wierd coolant overflow problem......help needed.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 11:03:50 -0400
  ...it'll be time to > consider the likelihood of compression gasses escaping the headgasket into > the waterjacket and displacing your coolant. The dreaded internal...
• FS: 1985 Syncro Doublecab 2.1WBX locking diff front & rear $11,995/bo
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:53:56 -0800
  ...Painted escorial green. Five seater with walkthrough. Yes, it is a 1985 Syncro. That was the first year in Europe. Located in the San...
• Re: Need a hubcap, what's the going price?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:21:31 -0700
  ...tire shop neglected to put on a hubcap properly and it escaped. How much > would I pay for a replacement, say, at a wrecking...
• Re: How to remove door part
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 6 Nov 2013 08:36:21 -0600
  ...match the window stools, and > tile accents to match the door escutcheon plate design." I didn't know eyes > could roll up so far
• Re: Aux battery access woes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:11:17 -0600
  ...Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit" _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag3
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:04:20 -0500
  ...totally unacceptable power escept for a generator or boat engine maybe. maybe good for a pencil sharpener or something. Lots of folks here have...
• Re: propane auto stop valve
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:59:47 -0400
  ...bottom of the valve housing which allowed the entire contents to escape into the atmosphere. I'm back where I was with an empty...
• Pre-Tour Report and SPAM in your VAN
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:10:24 -0800
  ...If you consider your van as a possible escape vehicle (from whatever you need to escape from) what's in your food box. Spam...
• Re: Power window disaster, help needed! (update)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 17:28:00 -0400
  ...Florida with a cat sitting behind my head who attempted to escape every damn time I opened the door, so what's the problem...
• dometic fridges
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Mon, 23 Jun 1997 13:00:48 -0400
  This may sound painfully obvious but it escaped me at first. My fridge takes a couple of HOURS to feel cool inside. Having no...
• Temp gauge not working
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 21:18:57 EDT
  ...will it move if I drive it more? Roger VanTill 89 Westy "The Moose Lounge" 86 Syncro 92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
• You're right Larry I can't keep a secret.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:12:51 -0600
  ...After he escaped from local police he returned to urinate in several gas tanks. Stan Wilder ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today...
• Re: Radiator thermo switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:10:34 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Try Grayton Beach
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 06:56:55 -0600
  ...Everything toward Alabama got pretty torn up by Ivan but I think this area escaped harm. <http://www.floridastateparks.org/graytonbeach/default.asp> This...
• Re: Sliding Door Handle Part?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:24:11 -0800
  ...BD shows this as the P/N for the "escutcheon," used on later vans. But it does not resemble the picture of the escutcheon...
• Busses in the Movies
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 12:32:43 -0500
  ...Anyhow, the girls eventually escape the torturous prison in the last 15 minutes in a '86 or '87 Vanagon with a really cool front...
• Re: Annual request for a small part
  Historical mailing list - Jvk
  Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:32:29 -0700
  ...spring, and time for me to ask my annual question: > does anyone have the plastic cover (escutcheon, whatever) for the bolt hole > in the...
• Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  10 Jul 1996 08:05:46 -0400
  ...firearms than Teddy >Kennedy and Charley Shumer combined. > Close, but no cigar- the Canadian government is paranoid about AMERICAN citizens with firearms!!!!! :) Mike Esc.
• Re: '87 syncro for 20k. Is this normal? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 14:18:48 -0700
  ...dealership there in SB I think on Chapala St.( the name escapes me)!! We were rare types then... not many of them around. Good...
• Re: List Sticker and VWoA Lawsuits?
  Historical mailing list - M=
  Sun, 2 Apr 2000 11:38:19 -0400
  ...Aspirin, Cellophane, YoYo and Escalator were once brand names that entered the public domain due to less than vigilant protection.
• Re: Leaking Coolant Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 20:36:53 -0500
  Chad G wrote: > I have coolant escaping from around the coolant sensor at the top of the > expansion tank. Air is passing through it...
• Re: Looking for a vanagon part
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:22:27 -0700
  ...It's call 'escutcheon' and you can get it from GoWesty. Costs about $6. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny C." <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM> To...
• Westrailia
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:55:37 -0700
  Our little fiberglass "Ladybug"-brand trailer did such a fine job of hauling my stuff up to Bend, Ore., after my famous Escape From...
• Re: Was the Vanagon ever available in GREEN?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 20:14:23 EDT
  ...Did Europe of South Africa have a green Vanagon? >> '83-'84 Westfalias were available in "Escatorial Green". Limbo Jim has one i found for...
• Re: My Mechanic's Odd Reactio
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:36:11 GMT
  ...much action to change it! ;) John 81 Westy - Cal model 95 Escrot Wagon 02 Odyssey - Wife's still missing my 91 Civic Si > Gee...
• Re: subaru-vanagon list or svx-vanagon list
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:03:16 -0700
  ...chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------ <http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/> Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" ++++++++++ Need a...
• Re: WetWesties & speed... (will be gone Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 21:28:25 -0600
  ...Considering the possible (likely?) consequences of some of the escapades reported here I think we have a new definition of 'Warp Speed', at least...
• Re: removing the A/C
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:26:06 -0400
  Joy: � Most of the gas has probably already escaped over the years unless it was recently recharged.� >>> Especially since it has a leak! :-) >>> Joy...
• Re: Towing?
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 11 May 2000 13:56:18 -0400
  ...So I had to uncouple the Escort and dolly, and drive back to my house to get a floor jack and some blocks. The...
• Re: NVC vehicle model names? WT_ were they thinking?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:26:03 -0500
  ...Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Fords SUV lineup starts with ,Escape then Explorer and then > > Expedition and then Excursion, It was suggested after...
• Old Vanagon parts and other makes source
  Historical mailing list - Charles Nighbor
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 17:13:24 -0700
  ...My 1991 Escort ZX2 parts are hard to find but Ford dealers can do a search for a slight fee. than there is an...
• Re: Fryeday- Whatever happened to these listees?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 00:13:18 -0600
  ...I had some others in mind but they escape me at the moment... who else is 'missing'? Where did they go? Where are they...
• Re: Roadhaus - Escapes Canada
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 11:34:07 -0500
  Road Haus Escapes Canada by a wing and a prayer. http://www.engineceramics.com/vw/escape.jpg Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: [NVC] An axe, shovel, and a bucket of water
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:50:08 -0400
  ...have a bucket, shovel, and axe available to > control or > extinguish escaped fire." > > ( > http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/recreation/dispersed/index.shtml...
• Re: List members near Portsmouth, NH
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 2 Nov 2018 13:00:57 +0000
  ...Are there any list members in or near Portsmouth, NH?  I am escaping Alaska for a short trip that will include Portsmouth on the...
• Re: Another reminder to check your fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:01:23 -0400
  ...Another reminder to check your fuel lines http://mltnews.com/passengers-escape-injury-volkswagen-catches-fire-near-gat eway-plaza-wednesday/
• Re: vanagon heaven in trouble
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 11:41:26 -0700
  ...com> wrote: >> >> Dibs on the yellow-and-white sunroof van, the Escorial Green Westy with the >> Paulchen rack and his DoKa work truck! >> > > Fine...
• Re: Use Quantum A/C compressor in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 18:16:51 -0600
  ...1 and on the little plate it says York with: No. ESC 72848 Pt. 171820805 XHM Anyone know what VW's had the Samden...
• The "count" survey results
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:37:42 -0700
  ...Audi - 1 Another Vanagon - 1 VW - 5 (Rabbit, Squareback and 2 Golfs) Ford Car - 3 (Escort, Fairmont, Pick-up) Jaguar - 1 Chrysler - 1 (Town...