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  • Re: Short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
    Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:24:27 -0800
    ...Wednesday, March 11, 1998 2:13 PM > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Short shift kit > > Does anyone know if the Gene Berg short-shift...
  • Re: Window Latch Removal
    Historical mailing list - Steve Green
    Tue, 22 Sep 1998 04:33:15 GMT
    ...Steve Green -- Folsom CA Zefram -- 1984 Wolfsburg Westfalia On Mon, 21 Sep 1998 21:15:47 -0400, 71714.2576@COMPUSERVE.COM wrote: >Does anyone...
  • Re: A Quicky!!
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Tue, 1 Dec 1998 23:02:03 -0500
    ...Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, John Rodgers wrote: > -- [ From: John Rodgers...
  • Re: Advice on upper control arm bushing wear and R&R.
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Sun, 18 Nov 2001 10:57:43 -0800
    Yep, that's what it says in my Bentley through the '89 models: -Dana- > A post to the list (1998) mentions the wear limit...
  • Was RE: Armrest Thanks, now this...
    Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
    Sun, 11 Oct 1998 07:35:42 -0700
    ...Palmerston 1998 VW Passat 1.8tms Windsor Blue/Grey Borbet Type H/Pilot 205/55-16 XGTs 1989 VW Vanagon "Wolfsburg Ed" Blue/Grey...
  • Re: Vanagon Content - Need Advice CORRECTION
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:01:17 -0600
    ...Vanagon Content - Need Advice CORRECTION >>From tickle@eng.mc.xerox.com Mon Nov 30 08:10 EST 1998 >Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 08...
  • Re: Coolant Light Blinking
    Historical mailing list - Conrad Schimke
    Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:24:10 +0200
    ...Juli 1998 10:23 An: 'Erlaz@AOL.COM' Betreff: AW: Coolant Light Blinking Hi, i had nearly the same problem. It was caused by...
  • Lurker outs himself...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 16:09:23 -0700
    ...I have an extremely awesome 1954 camper bus that I imported from Denmark during the Summer of 1998. It has been appraised at $20...
  • Re: Anyone in SLC, Utah
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Fri, 14 Aug 1998 19:24:49 -0600
    On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, BILL wrote: > Can anyone in the Salt Lake City Area take a look at a Westy for me? > > Thanks...
  • Re: Vegemite.
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Mon, 19 Oct 1998 15:52:41 -0400
    On Mon, 19 Oct 1998, Ian Cameron wrote: > At 10:22 AM 10/19/98 -0400, Sam Scholten wrote: > >P.S. I would love...
  • Re: E-mail address change!! How to notify???
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:31:47 -0800
    ...Thursday, December 10, 1998 3:55 PM To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: E-mail address change!! How to notify??? Effective Dec.11th 98 my...
  • Re: TD
    Historical mailing list - Jay
    Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:15:24 -0500
    ...20722822 82 Vanagon Diesel (DOA) 80 Scirocco 80 GTI 79 Wabbit On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Tim Smith wrote: > > best bet is to call...
  • Re: Running Hot, thermostats
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Tue, 7 Apr 1998 07:37:18 -0400
    ...Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Mark McCulley wrote: > At 12:05...
  • FS:Eurovan, Ottawa
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 24 Sep 1998 06:47:35 -0400
    ...Wed, 23 Sep 1998 11:10:58 -0400 From: jodouce <jodouce@ibm.net> Reply-To: jodouce@ibm.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en...
  • Re: Oil Breather Hose Problem!
    Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 06:44:13 -0500
    ...Thu, 19 Mar 1998 20:06:55 -0800 >From: Marilyn Nelson-Ehret <ehretrm@SEANET.COM> >Subject: Re: Oil Breather Hose Problem! >To: Vanagon@VANAGON...
  • Re: Value of '87 Westy Synchro
    Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
    Sat, 14 Nov 1998 20:23:40 -0700
    ...Thursday, November 05, 1998 7:18 AM Subject: Re: Value of '87 Westy Synchro >When I bought my 87 westy I went to two...
  • Re: NVC. My father just reposed...
    Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
    Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:28:22 -0400
    ...He was 83 and had suffered > progressively from Lewy-Body dementia since 1998. In ways both good > and bad he had a lot to...
  • Re: VW to Buy Rolls Royce
    Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
    Thu, 7 May 1998 14:15:54 -0400
    ...Thursday, May 07, 1998 1:06 PM To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: VW to Buy Rolls Royce The BMW-Rolls Royce deal fell through...
  • Re: Extreme high idle
    Historical mailing list - PAT
    Thu, 4 Jun 1998 22:19:08 -0400
    ...Thursday, June 04, 1998 9:58 PM Subject: Re: Extreme high idle >Hmm, >things that come to my mind are > >stuck air flow meter...
  • Another Annoyance Slipped Through...
    Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 21:18:08 -0700
    ...Wed, 19 Aug 1998 22:40:48 -0700 (PDT) (Originally) From: Marty Wallace <martywallace@rocketmail.com> To: vvwca@primenet.com Subject: *MIDDLE OF NOWHERE...
  • Re: Help getting lug nuts off
    Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
    Sun, 23 Aug 1998 09:14:55 -1000
    ...Sunday, August 23, 1998 2:38 AM Subject: Help getting lug nuts off >My '83 westy has a flat in my driveway and if...
  • Re: VW's have feelings?
    Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
    Thu, 16 Jul 1998 05:30:08 -0400
    ...Wednesday, July 15, 1998 9:11 PM To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: VW's have feelings? susan hafler wrote: > > and, you know, i...
  • Re: Registering a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Erik R Simes
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 20:29:20 -0400
    ...Thursday, September 17, 1998 2:15 PM Subject: Registering a Vanagon >Here in New York, the fee for a vehicle registration is based on...
  • Re: Towing a trailer
    Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
    Mon, 5 Oct 1998 17:24:12 +0200
    ...Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:48:50 -0500 From: Bill Urban <KC-Sadie-VW@WEBTV.NET> Subject: Towing a trailer Hello Bill, Find a...
  • Fire extinguishers
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:32:55 -0700
    ...1) The sale or use of halon blends produced prior to April 6, 1998. 2) Halon 1211 propelled by nitrogen. 3) Halon 1211-1301...
  • Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:38:34 -0400
    ...Monday, August 17, 1998 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Shims, sealing rings, etc. >Several years ago I bought some new heads for my '81...
  • Re: changing coolant
    Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
    Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:33:47 -0500
    ...Dan Moy danmoy@cynet.net On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Dane Tessler wrote: > I had mine changed at a local VW specialist for 35...
  • Re: Big Boy Toys
    Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
    Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:41:18 MST
    ...VW Jetta TDI "Sydney" 1998 Diesel Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 "Matilda" Soon to have 82 Westy Diesel "Daisy?" 1998 Dog 4-Paw-Drive Spoiled...
  • Re: NVC. My father just reposed...
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:39:09 -0230
    ...He was 83 and had suffered > progressively from Lewy-Body dementia since 1998. In ways both good > and bad he had a lot to...
  • Burningman '98?
    Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
    Tue, 2 Sep 1997 10:48:24 -0700
    ...Please email me if you're interested in this project and in attending Burningman on Labor Day weekend, 1998. Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ LikeMinds...
  • Re: Subaru too pricey; go Porsche
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
    Sat, 28 Feb 1998 18:49:06 -0500
    ...Saturday, February 28, 1998 6:30 PM Subject: Re: Subaru too pricey; go Porsche >> >> Tim Smith listed some Subaru engine prices at $4k and...
  • Re: Toronto area Refrigerator Service
    Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
    Mon, 20 Apr 1998 19:45:51 -0400
    On Sun, 19 Apr 1998 13:34:50 -0400 Ron Mighton wrote: > Anybody in the Toronto area have a good place to suggest for...
  • Re: Woohoo...
    Historical mailing list - Charles Michuax
    Sun, 3 May 1998 05:08:19 -0000
    ...Sunday, May 03, 1998 6:45 AM To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: Woohoo... I dunno if this is something to celebrate or not, but...
  • Re: I-95 Vanagon Gran Prix
    Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
    Tue, 17 Mar 1998 23:26:10 -0500
    ...Tuesday, March 17, 1998 3:22 PM Subject: Re: I-95 Vanagon Gran Prix >85 MPH on I-95, you say? We have located...
  • Re: cooling system failures
    Historical mailing list - John Welsh
    Mon, 8 Jun 1998 22:57:54 +0000
    Listees, > > On Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:36:27 -0700 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F6rn?= said: > >Let's start a thread where everyone...
  • Re: Smoked Tailights Interested??
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Fri, 19 Jun 1998 21:54:16 -0500
    On Fri, 19 Jun 1998 GMBulley@AOL.COM wrote: > First it was cigarettes. Then Oysters, Ham, and Turkey. What will they smoke > next? > > gmbulley...
  • Re: Wrecking yard finds
    Historical mailing list - PAT
    Thu, 2 Jul 1998 19:02:20 -0400
    ...Thursday, July 02, 1998 12:43 PM Subject: Re: Wrecking yard finds >Hey- > >After I deleted the message, it occurred to me: > >To the...
  • Re: Replace slave cyclinder for clucth?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Sun, 19 Jul 1998 17:53:11 -0700
    ...it's time to bleed the system! On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, William Carden wrote: > Has anyone replaced the slave cylinder for clutch? Is...
  • Re: TDI mileage, TDI EV, Samba II
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:10:45 -0500
    On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, Henry Luhrs wrote: > VW does make a TDI EV in Europe and uses a 5 cylinder TDI engine. It...
  • Re: Reply to help me with E-mail Setup
    Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
    Tue, 8 Sep 1998 15:32:22 -0300
    ...Tuesday, September 08, 1998 3:31 PM Subject: Reply to help me with E-mail Setup Can you please just reply this message back...
  • Re: Skylight Screen Adhesive
    Historical mailing list - George Nahrebecky
    Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:51:44 -0700
    ...Wednesday, September 09, 1998 1:24 PM > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Skylight Screen Adhesive > > > I need to reattach the Westy skylight screen Velcro...
  • unserious Syncro's?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
    Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:38:04 -0300
    ...Sat, 17 Oct 1998 10:19:16 -0700 From: davidson <davidson@SIERRA.NET> Subject: Re: new list member, Syncro info? <snip> Many serious 4...
  • Re: What food to take in a Westie
    Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
    Thu, 4 Jun 1998 20:22:53 -0700
    ...Thursday, June 04, 1998 7:19 PM > > Jiffy-Pop. > > You'll thank me for this later. > > Bryan > > -----Original Message----- > From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM [SMTP...
  • Syncro V.C. Re: Tires, Tires, Tires
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Mon, 13 Jul 1998 07:17:10 -0400
    ...Sunday, July 12, 1998 7:44 PM > Subject: Re: Tires, Tires, Tires > > > >On Sat, 11 Jul 1998 11:28:12 -0700 Jeanne Maly <jeannemaly...
  • Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Thu, 23 Apr 1998 08:27:11 -0500
    On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Eric Brown wrote: > Does anybody know if this copper is going to react in a very bad way with...
  • Re: some more on Winkler engine swaps
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Tue, 24 Feb 1998 20:08:33 -0500
    On Tue, 24 Feb 1998 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > << Rear wing with or w/o break light >DM 460.00 >> > hey, anyone else want...
  • Re: Power Steering Sender
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:16:18 -0400
    On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, KENWILFY wrote: > I just noticed what looks like a leak from the sender on the back of my power...
  • Re: Need curtains, "KIT"
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
    Tue, 12 May 1998 16:02:42 -0400
    ...Tuesday, May 12, 1998 3:07 PM To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Need curtains, "KIT" Please let me know as well. I would...
  • Re: Hmm..Orange Vanagons...
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Thu, 21 May 1998 12:28:22 -0600
    ...too bad you didn't post this yesterday! Gary On Wed, 20 May 1998, David Raistrick wrote: > Hey folks... > > You know, I dont think...
  • Re: funky exhaust odors
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Thu, 2 Apr 1998 07:26:52 -0500
    ...Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Austin wrote: > Any ideas as to...
  • Re: '85 GL A/C QUESTIONS
    Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
    Wed, 22 Jul 1998 13:11:28 -0500
    On Wed, 22 Jul 1998 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > I just did this on my '84 and I am pretty sure that the flow...
  • Re: Repair manual.
    Historical mailing list - ghamburg
    Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:40:01 -0800
    ...Wednesday, March 25, 1998 9:54 AM Subject: Repair manual. >I was just wondering...I am a new owner of an '87 GL and...
  • Re: RV Toilet
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:40:09 -0400
    ...Friday, July 31, 1998 12:10 AM Subject: RV Toilet >I cant stand the idea of emptying and traveling with a self contained porta...
  • Re: R12 - Freon
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Fri, 21 Aug 1998 06:27:45 -0400
    On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Timothy O. Crooks wrote: > Yes, this is true, but the fact remains that r-12 is being phased out...
  • Re: Tune up stuff needed!!
    Historical mailing list - Dana Tessler
    Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:32:38 -0800
    ...Tuesday, March 17, 1998 1:05 PM Subject: Tune up stuff needed!! >What would be the list of stuff I would need for a...
  • Re: Volks-Royce or Rolls-Wagen
    Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
    Thu, 26 Mar 1998 05:51:47 -0800
    ...See AutoWeek, March 2, 1998. Steve and Jo Ann Wacker San Marcos, Ca. 90 Carat 86 Syncro _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet...
  • Re: gasoline taxes (barely legitimate content)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:59:01 CST
    On Fri, 20 Mar 1998 11:54:49 EST Sean Bartnik said: >It's a chart of gasoline taxes by state, provided by the...
  • Re: Removing head studs
    Historical mailing list - Cliff
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 13:15:37 -0600
    ...Monday, November 23, 1998 12:02 PM Subject: Re: Removing head studs > AVP ( the engine rebuilder in Ca.) recommended to use an air impact...
  • It's Friday!
    Historical mailing list - Kyle Hamilton
    Fri, 3 Dec 2004 16:23:32 -0700
    It's Friday, so I can do this. :) One of my friends, way back when in 1998, made a song about his experiences with...
  • No Warning: Manual tranny now stuck in reverse! HELP!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:59 -0600
    ...It was rebuilt back in 1998, never had a llick of trouble from it since the rebuild. Now this mornings, as I was backing...