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• Re: [Syncro] Re: Why I hate UPS (was: Vendors and shipping)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:36:31 -0800
  ...Also, they pick up at our door, which saves us at least an hour of hassle. I think you will find that very few...
• A Boy and his Van...(A Boston Yankee in the Valley of the Sun) [Episode 1: a X-Country tale]
  Historical mailing list - Mike Williams
  Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:47:04 -0700
  ...So...I finished up there...grabbed some ice for my ice box/non-operational refridgerator (I couldn't figure out how to work the...
• Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Fri, 2 Jun 2023 12:25:37 -0700
  ...ice chest I bought in high school.  OK, I get it, pretty nice to have cold drinks and safe food without the ice maintenance...
• ... richly blessed ... amazing wife ... everything else nice too ... update on Pastel Van TOAST and other emails on van crash
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:31:19 -0800
  ...black ice was the cause tin can destroyed completely ... sardines ok (thnx david for that line) today we went to the wreckers yard to...
• Re: Trouble with power window motors rusting?
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:45:24 -0500
  ...If you look at the base of the motor, the armature rides on a spherical bearing down there where it looks like an ice...
• Re: Newfoundland trip advice please...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 08:29:18 -0400
  ...Anthony (the public library has Internet BTW) because it had the only Iceburg left in the season (I think you"re too late for...
• RE: Kadrons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 10:26:43 -0500
  ...The carbs are the same as described in the literature I picked up from Autovice. I couldn't find the crossover tubing because it...
• Re: Maui Rental Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:55:20 -0600
  ...Water is 72 degrees +-, & you can shampoo your hair w/ the ginger flowers growing nearby, eat fresh picked guavas, mangoes, avocados, liliquois (passion fruit...
• Re: Friday Re: Loose stuff inside vans.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 19 Dec 2014 22:11:33 -0800
  ...Ten minutes later I started to strip off in the > bathroom and discovered she'd put a handful of ice cubes down my back...
• Re: How long to do a valve job and replace the seats?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 18:18:49 -0500
  ...The longer you run the oil, the more contaminants it picks up, and the more the chains are broken into pieces. And as the...
• exterior shower vanagon, additional interior lighting, console, keys
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 04:54:12 -0500
  ...Caroline ('87), baked potatoes on the fire, homemade fries, homemade fried pickles--(don't laugh till you tired em!), Margaritas,the tall Gold way...
• Re: Trip Advice Needed: Oregon, Wash., B.C.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 02:18:51 EDT
  ...area there is a lot to do, as you'll see from all the brochures that you'll pick up here and there, like...
• Re: General/Sorta dirt-road worthiness of 2WD Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:14:23 -0700
  ...super beetle (superior traction, never, ever got stuck, ever, even on > ice, mud, gravel or any combination of the three), and a '76 AMC...
• N.Y. Finger Lake Camping ? NO VW Content other than camping!
  Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:31:16 -0400
  ...You can even pick your own blueberries near the Sommerset power station - look for signs on the north side of the road. Let's...
• Re: VW vs Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:15:06 -0000
  ...Nashly Cogswell is also in country in his Paddy Hopkirk Rallye Monte > > > Carlo Mini Cooper 1275S on his way to RSA to pick up...
• Re: Brakes, reprise
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:29:48 -0400
  ...booster. >>> >>> I have seen twice............what looked like to be an ice pick >>> hole poked into a vanagon plastic line....... >>> for no reason 'at...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:21:48 -0800
  ...So people toss and pick used cars with completely different mindset. When it comes to engine conversion I naturally think of it in a...
• Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 22:01:10 -0700
  ...A brave > guy with a pickup truck tows them out: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73wIjdv9qE > > Unfortunately, their rig looks a lot more...
• A postponed maintenance issue returns to haunt
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 01:33:48 -0500
  ...Repeat (yes, go past the next service plaza by a mile, etc.) Finally stop in at plaza and pick up some coolant (whole and...
• last summer trip of '98: Fairbanks-Valdez
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:05:22 -0800
  ...Check the insulation on the wellhouse, pickup our belongings in the yard before they get buried by snow, etc. But the biggest job was...
• RE: Vanagon/Eurovan rentals in Colorado?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I need a lot >of headroom, and don't find enough in most vehicles, other than a Volvo or >full-size pickup. > >We will...
• Re: VW vs Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 14:30:07 -0800
  ...Nashly Cogswell is also in country in his Paddy Hopkirk Rallye Monte > > Carlo Mini Cooper 1275S on his way to RSA to pick up...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:20:01 -0800
  ...Always looking at a better option. > Interesting comment about there not being enough heat to melt the ice during cold spells. We don't...
• Re: ... richly blessed ... amazing wife ... everything else nice too ... update on Pastel Van TOAST and other emails on van crash
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:44:53 -0800
  ...the wrecker guys are wonderful ... > they picked up nearly all our stuff ... only missing some of the snow > covered bits .. > a couple of screw...
• Camper Closet Contents List
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 12:15:39 -0400
  ...open to other ideas... Bad idea possibly. Distance is too far. Pick your back roads by plotting trips on dirt roads through mountains (enjoy...
• Re: Maiden Voyage of the Weisel (Westy Diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 1 May 2008 00:23:44 -0700
  ...morning! > > I already ditched the snow saw, harness, helmet, crampons and ice screws > and > me beloved Bocce set! > Just kidding. > > Neil2 > > > On 4/30...
• Re: diesel Vanagon vs. MB, Volvo, other diesel VW
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 09:37:16 -0600
  ...If you see one advertising that the "A/C blows ice cold" be > suspicious. If converted to R134A it will be even worse and...
• Re: Idle control valve and very cold weather?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:35:22 -0800
  ...Why is it....(in my best Andy Rooney voice) that vehicles always pick the most unpleasant times to show 'bad behavior'? Middle of a...
• LiMBO Want Ads ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 13 Oct 95 12:07:12 CDT
  ...must sell. $1800 OBO Brian, Arlington (617) 646-7845 (MA) 1986 Transporter double-cab pickup, 2 liter water-cooled, 4 spd. std. power steering...
• '73 Safare Update - Junkyard report
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 30 Apr 1995 00:31:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Went to my favorite pick-yer-own junkyard and promptly found a 79 with one that looked to be in good condition. Grabbed it...
• Re: ... richly blessed ... amazing wife ... everything else nice too ... update on Pastel Van TOAST and other emails on van crash
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:18:17 -0700
  ...the wrecker  guys are wonderful ... > they picked up nearly all our stuff ... only missing some of the snow > covered bits .. > a couple of screw...
• Re: Tirerack.com Top Ten List
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 14:45:11 -0600
  ...Excellent traction in the "Conditions" around Winnipeg (Snow, snow, snow, ice, snow..); Excellent summer highway performance; Twice I've had tread separations. YMMV Marshall...
• Re: Locking rear differential
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:59 -0700
  ...If I were to pick today I would give serious thought to the torque biasing diferential. > > If I had it to do over, I...
• Re: living in a westy or weekender for a few months while travelling
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 00:02:15 -0500
  ...One dirty sock ruined the whole place, the AC picked up the odor and just recirculated it forever. There were times I was alone...
• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:29:34 -0700
  ...No all-season tire - > not even the Hankooks - can compare with a good directional snow tire when > driving on snow and ice. The Nokian...
• Re: Trouble with power window motors rusting?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:04:22 -0400
  ...If you look at the base of the motor, the armature rides on a spherical bearing down there where it looks like an ice...
• Itchigo got broke. (subtitle: Baywindow glass needed)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 24 Aug 1997 00:45:13 -0400
  ...He tells us to go pick up the barrels, at least, before we leave. We do, and talk to the other officer, talking with...
• Re: Vanagon ABS
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:47 +0100
  ...he averted his gaze from me ... > we both knew a bullet had been dodged -- > > but aside from that ... > with the excellent rain and ice...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 12:17:17 -0600
  ...Some may say that I'm being picky about getting more life out of the flooring, but in some places--notable the kitchen where...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 3 May 2009 13:06:56 -0700
  ...When the rears lock up first, as in an unladen pickup truck, the fronts are still retarding motion while the rears are not, so...
• Re: Brakes, reprise
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 08:40:28 -0700
  ...booster. >>>> >>>> I have seen twice............what looked like to be an ice pick >>>> hole poked into a vanagon plastic line....... >>>> for no reason 'at...
• Re: Why do we all love our "bricks" so much?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
  Fri, 29 Dec 95 15:33 CDT
  ...slight digression -- My pop drives a '66 Chevy pickup, just like Clint Eastwood in those "Every Which Way..." movies. Actually, that was the other...
• Trip report - Finger Lakes and fifty years of driving
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:37:20 +0000
  ...a three-car pileup unfolding in front of me with cars going every which way; all sorts of things falling out of pickups and...
• Re: Beat the heat portable AC unit for vanagon $77 bucks
  Historical mailing list - Larry
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:51:47 -0400
  ...Here's the 1750 xanax unit Costco now sells, quite a deal, no? http://tinyurl.com/b9guz I picked up the $77 window AC...
• Propex probs (& need manufacturer's phone #)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 22:08:16 -0800
  ...We had Martin mail the heater to Michael Wagner's place, since we were picking up the bus in San Diego. We had the...
• Re: VW vs Rolls
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:39:24 -0000
  ...Nashly Cogswell is also in country in his Paddy Hopkirk Rallye Monte > > > Carlo Mini Cooper 1275S on his way to RSA to pick up...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 09:35:05 -0800
  ...Always looking at a better option. > Interesting comment about there not being enough heat > to melt the ice during cold spells. We don't...
• Re: That recent post bashing Tiico..one on Yahoo subaru too.
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 08:20:14 -0500
  ...Everytime i do a boxer i'm walking on ice! It's nerve breaking! I care so much about my work and my customer...
• Re: Advice request; 1986 WESTY Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:47:34 -0800
  Art,� do you really need a refrigerator?� So much hassle I think.� Been camping in my Vanagon for 20 years with just an ice...
• BenT's van thingy doodle - long post
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:01:36 -0700
  ...Great recovery, and I'm sure the ice pick up against his tires had nothing to do with it. Warren C was there, nice...
• Friday, somewhat related to Re: Tires again..specifically Michelin
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 21:26:40 -0400
  ...I just took my Toyota T100 pickup truck to the shop because it was bucking like a bronco. It felt like the tires were...
• Re: Tires again..specifically Michelin
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:14:50 -0600
  Last time I got Michelin tires for my pickup, they replaced Continentals of which 2 delaminated. These were load range D tires and they...
• Trip Report: Newfoundland (long)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:39 -0500
  ...We picked up one of the other couples at the Halifax, NS airport and the other couple flew to St. Johns, NF and met...
• Re: Crossing into Canada with just a "pink slip"
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:18:48 -0700
  ...10 pages - 4.87 MB*) - ICE Border Searches of Electronic Media<http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ice_border_search_electronic_devices.pdf>( *PDF...
• Re: Big RV parks
  Historical mailing list - Jason Ellsmere
  Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:37:05 -0500
  ...They're quick to get in and out, if you use reviews to pick they have clean showers, good wifi and Laundry facilities. We...
• Re: CV Bolts (Stripping For Attention)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:06:25 -0600
  ...Broke it on a very steep climb on ice and snow, threw it into reverse, jammed the throttle and it whipped around safely between...
• Re: Don't yell at me but I tried led H4
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 20:31:07 +0000
  ...Always looking at a better option. >                    Interesting comment about there not being enough heat to melt the ice during cold spells. We don't...
• Re: [Syncro] Insurance - Replacement Value Policy?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 10:31:49 -0700
  ...I have been in two accidents over the years, one not my fault and a black ice incident. Both cases they paid me way...
• Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 May 2011 10:01:53 -0400
  ...A brave guy with a pickup truck tows them out: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w73wIjdv9qE > > Unfortunately, their rig looks a lot more...
• Alrighty Folks: here's a shot in the dark!
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 00:03:23 -0500
  ...I'll be the first to admit it's a lousy pick-up line... but if you keep reading I assure you: you've...