← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum

Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 9+: 60 results shown for DOT.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

Newfoundland Trip
Historical mailing list - tom hewitt
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:49:20 -0400
...Much appreciated! Tom & Dot 67 Beetle 82 Westy
FS four Vanagon chrome hubcaps
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:04:25 -0400
From my old 1980 westy four chrome hubcaps in good condition (but 25 years old so they have some minor surface rust dots - pin...
Re: It's Almost Friday...
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Thu, 9 Mar 2006 21:07:15 -0800
...Tom --- Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM> wrote: > http://www.dotfart.com/ > > Pleaze, if you're easily offended, do not click on > the link. > > Cheers...
Re: Square Headlight Uprgade? Round, Square, Lighting Relays . . .
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:28:19 -0800
...72207 is the DOT version. The H6054 is the Hella kit that includes both lenses. But like I said before, one of the Hella...
Re: (Friday)Dream van on ebay: Toyota 4x4 Diesel "SurfVan"
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 08:56:10 -0700
...I've sent several emails asking about the EPA and DOT cetification with no replies. So I'm guessing that the EPA & DOT certifications...
Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Oct 2005 - Special issue (#2005-906)
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 23:34:30 -0700
...NHTSA/DOT assumes vehicle loaded to MAX WEIGHT. VW assumes vehicle loaded to MAX WEIGHT. Even if you follow their recommendations, you could still...
Re: brake fluid lost. Questions.
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 8 Dec 2014 13:54:39 -0500
...Is there evidence of leakage there? > > DOT 3 is fine. > > Larry A. > > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 11:21 AM, T Collins <tonycollin...
Re: 2.1l Vanagon Main Bearings Available!!!
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:13:59 -0700
...025198461A001 Blue dot 025198461A004 Red dot 025198461A Some nondealer vendors use this part number, but doesn't indicate which size. (I think one is...
Re: Boston Bob Big Valve Update? Not really... (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 22:25:36 -0500
...few gadgets which display the O2 sensor output as a moving dot on a ten LED display. It is small enough to fit in...
FREE - to a list member
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Sat, 21 Sep 2013 15:36:25 -0600
...They have a green stripe and gray/silver dots. These are the type that have a groove that slides over a lip to stay...
TD Mileage reports
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 00:33:51 -0500
...Anyone else? +======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http://kozmik.guelph.on.ca/jason/ | +======================================================================+
Re: here's a stumper...(question)
Historical mailing list - joe Hunt
Sat, 20 May 2000 09:36:51 EDT
Chris, I am no expert but I believe that brake (clutch) fluid main proble (DOT 3) is that it absorbs water...... to much water...
Seems to be alot of vanagons and loafs for sale
Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
Tue, 21 Aug 2001 10:16:40 -0700
...I guess the dot com recession is hitting hard. Good time to buy though-- once you convince that computer whiz that his bus really...
Oh no, not tires again!
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 23:29:54 -0400
...Continental Transport 185R14C RS771 DOT CUKM CWC 496 185 R 14C 99/97 N 55 PSI Tread: 5 Plies (2 Rayon, 2 Steel, 1...
Re: Driving Lights - If not Project Twzo, what's the answer?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:05:25 -0600
...This was always the reason that DOT didn't approve non-sealed units and US market cars got DOT type sealed beams. When I...
Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 30 May 2006 13:13:46 -0700
...Next, you'll have to add a DOT approved air-bag system. >Start pony-ing up the dollars boys, we can probably get it...
Re: Not shifting into 4th gear...maybe?
Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:08:07 -0600
...maximum shift points--one little dot somewhere where it shifts out of first when floored, 2 little dots higher up where it shifts out...
Re: 30mm factory lowering springs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:15:54 -0400
...30mm factory lowering springs I got got my grubby hands on some factory Carat springs which have 2 yellow dots on the fronts and...
Who Wants To Be A $ Millionare
Historical mailing list - Steve
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 03:10:37 -0500
...ACT NOW TO GET YOUR <big>"DOT COM DISC"</big></big> This CD ROM...
Re: mail list
Historical mailing list
Sun, 7 Jul 1996 01:33:19 -0300 (ADT)
...It has a little Nine nine dumpkopf, you must answer vit a cherman acc-zent! Zat way he vill sink dot he is sprechen...
FS grey middle seat
Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:51:19 -0800
...thanks (good for ice fishing!) steve volk santa cruz pmail if interested steve at cafeugly<dot>com 831.818.4787
Re: FRYDAY: RE-OPEN VANAGON ASSEMBLY
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 30 May 2006 19:20:32 -0700
...Next, you'll have to add a DOT approved air-bag system. > Start pony-ing up the dollars boys, we can probably get it...
Re: Coil Spring availability/cost?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:00:30 -0500
...while ago the Westy takes the heaviest spring, which is blue-dotted; and 2) my local dealer alleged that there is no way to...
Re: 88 toyota van from japan on ebay
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:32:54 -0700
Aaron, Send him an email and ask about Federal EPA and DOT certification. Remember, the Federal government owns the highways, not the individual states...
Re: Drip Tray "latch" to keep up while cooking
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 29 May 2010 21:09:12 -0500
...DMc > > No idea what that black dot is just above the lower/center bumper. > > Geo -- David McNeely
Re: peanut butter storage
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 Jul 95 15:24:27 EDT
...from the vehicle too.... :-) Cetin Martha Rubin writes: > > Mix it with Dot-5, split some pitted prunes, stuff it with the mixture, > and serve...
Re: Dorky DRL's..
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sat, 9 May 1998 11:04:18 -0700
...http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/ Tons of info, including the costs of accidents....cool graphics, too.
E-Code Lights
Historical mailing list - VMontgo32
Sun, 10 May 1998 14:18:26 EDT
...The DOT sealed beams are a disgrace to night lighting. Any help would be appreciated. Victor Montgomery Greer, S.C. 864-879-4348
DOT Approved Stainless Brake Hose Questions. VC SS Kit Opinions?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:04:31 -0700
...What I know so far: - DOT approved stainless = OK - doing front hoses = most benefit - less bulge in hose = firmer pedal But.... Aside from pedal...
using and storing brake pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 4 Dec 2010 14:07:53 -0500
...I'm afraid that blue-green fluid might be DOT5, which VW warns me even a tiny amount will contaminate my brake system and...
Re: German Ebay
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 19:51:00 -0800
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ELIG071404.html -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of...
tires (one more time)
Historical mailing list - Austin
Fri, 3 Dec 1999 20:12:51 -0800
...They look (?) OK, right size, correct load range & pressure specs - but who the heck makes Kirkland??? Step 1, copy down the DOT code off...
Re: Speedometer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 01:28:06 -0400
...1984 and '85 up through December '84 production used European calibration specs, the USA DOT rule (FMVSS 127) having been cancelled in May 1983...
Re: Scirocco lights vs Vanagon lights
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:19:06 -0400
...I also had a 16V Scirocco with these euro lights These are not the H4 direct replacements for the DOT 4 light system, but...
ASCII map
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 16 Nov 94 14:38:36 EST
...Click on a dot, get full color photo of van and owner, click again for full scanned repair history with receipts. Other hypertext jumps...
Saw the Damage Today on MY EV
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:37:44 -0400
...Check your fuel lines...log your complaint on the NHTSA/DoT website....Call VWoA. Ric
front brakes don't bleed (?)
Historical mailing list
Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:52:36 -0800 (PST)
...i just want to change out my fluid with fresh DOT 4. thanks, dwight
Re: Things to do at Wal-Mart
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 01:01:28 -0600
...placebo handicap Vanagon sticker on the back window, waiting for a dot-Head to direct me to the front row parking spot-----:>) I like...
Re: transmission? - whiring sound w/clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 14:03:41 -0400
...wrote: > Clutch Plate, Pressure Plate, Flywheel Resurfacing, Pilot bushing, Throw out > Bearing. > What am I forgetting? A pint of DOT3 brake fluid. While you...
Re: 12 volt X-Mas Lights!?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:15:29 -0800
...although the idea of little light decoration sounds really neato > there might be local police laws against other than standard DOT approved > lighting > yours > > >
Re: Convex mirror dot placement
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:07:26 -0400
At 01:21 PM 10/13/2011, John Reynolds wrote: >Any opinions on best location (and size) of those convex mirror dots? On my...
Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:46:00 -0700
...COM> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question > Scott said... > > >>>...A person would have to be...
Re: Kombi's last wishes
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 4 Apr 2014 18:56:55 -0700
Not a chance! Unsafe by US DOT standards, and now declared unsafe in Brazil, which is why production is ending there. Stuart -----Original Message...
Needed AC Swich
Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:45:51 -0400
...Its the switch within a switch -- a central knob that is labeled max AC, off, and then two dots for I guess low and...
Re: TIRES
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 11 May 2010 07:57:08 -0700
...The DOT tire ID sequence that ends with the date code is on both sides of the tire but the date code seems to...
LSD, the geat hippies, li
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Aug 1994 00:17:27 -0700
...Me thinks he doth underestimate the general population......Alas! --- ~ OLX 2.1 TD ~ - G. Larsh GAS Inc. Berzerkeley,CA. -
Re: Further Thoughts - EV Winnebago
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 10:38:00 -0800 (PST)
>>>optimistically uses hook and loop dots to support a heavy >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Dan, I think this stuff is called "Velcro". Say 'vell - crow' :) > >Velcro (R) - brand...
Re: funny farms..
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Thu, 15 Sep 1994 07:29:44 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 14 Sep 1994, martha rubin wrote: > Ittsy Bittsy Teensy Weensy Yellow Polka Dot Bikini? So much for memory. It was not Teensy...
Re: New Bosch H4's from CDN Tire r Installed
Historical mailing list - Veedub
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 22:49:34 -0500
...I will ask him about it on Saturday when I go in next if people are interested? +Jason ======================================================================+ | jewing(at)sprint(dot)ca | http...
cheap set of square E-codes and headlight washer/squirter setup/grill/resivoir
Historical mailing list
Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:21:53 EST
for those of you who wanna upgrade your sucky DOT squares and get that �ber cool headlight washer/squirter setup at the same time...
Re: H4 Hella Headlight Kits Available
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:02:29 EST
In a message dated 2/27/02 4:10:23 PM, KENWILFY@AOL.COM writes: << I could get in trouble for selling non-Dot...
Re: YIKES! was clutch not working
Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
Sun, 20 Jul 2003 23:12:03 -0400
...effects. >The label states that it is for systems designed for DOT3 & 4. >It works well in my Syncro's clutch system, which has...
Re: Fryeday, PG13
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:53:46 -0800
...Doty says the selection of "Chargers" as mascot was driven by the desire for originality, despite a poll of some future students that showed...
Re: Further Thoughts - EV Winnebago
Historical mailing list
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 00:41:57 -0400 (AST)
...They seemed to cut off the top 3-4" of the window, making it seem more enclosed. >optimistically uses hook and loop dots to...
Re: Cheap Mapping software
Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
Tue, 16 May 2000 10:09:12 EDT
...Among the great features if you have internet capabilities the program calls the DOT(s) along the route you are taking and finds out...
Re: Westy Propane Tanks
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:36:13 -0700
...Wow! >To the best of my knowledge that requirement refers only to DOT-type >(BBQ-style) tanks. Our tanks are built and certified toASME...
Blaupunkt in Canada?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Thu, 6 May 2004 07:15:02 -0500
...Anybody know if they're available in Canada? Love that little blue dot. Also, what is their reputation like lately? Thanks Jeff 85 Westfalia...
Rear reflectors
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:43:06 -0400
...I got it off'n ebay (search for "DOT Reflective Tape") but it's available in various qualities (reflectivites) from FLAPS, industrial supply places...
Re: smoked tail lights
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:51:04 -0700
Most recent e-code lights also have SAE / DOT approval too - for example the DE headlights for my BMW R1100 GS - e code and...
Re: Clutch Got Soft
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 18:20:48 -0700
...Get some Dot3 or DOT4 and top it up. You may need to bleed the line, not a hard job, just messy. I would...