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  • Re: Red Line in Canada
    Historical mailing list - andrewbell
    Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:08:06 -0600
    ...AB Chad G wrote: > where can I get this Red Line Tranny Oil in Canada and what will it cost me > to fill the...
  • Re: Pop Top Canvas And Little Blocks of Wood
    Historical mailing list - Trevor
    Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:51:42 -0700
    ...My hands hurt for days after doing the canvas. I just finished transferring the little wood blocks over to my new canvas, and, well...
  • One More '66 Question,
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 7 May 1996 09:42:21 -0700
    ...This is the forced-air tap for your friendly charcoal canister evaporative emissions system. A '66 probably hasn't got a charcoal canister, but...
  • Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
    Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
    Fri, 6 Apr 2001 10:23:47 -0500
    ...Canadian Pride > Hey, Canadian bacon is really good! And when the Canadians kick your butt > over something they're really , really polite about it...
  • Re: registering Matilda in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:25:25 -0700
    dear ideas this will not work as the vehicle has to be imported into cananda but first the vehicle has to be exported from...
  • Re: Firearms and Inuvik?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 10 Jul 1996 02:50:04 -0500
    ...Let's also >suppose that it's illegal to carry firearms into Canada. Last time I was to Canada, handguns could NOT be brought...
  • Re: Clogged charcoal canister
    Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
    Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:39:19 -0700
    Did some calling around to find out more about charcoal (vapor) canister potentially clogging. This is what I found out: 1) It's normal...
  • Re: FS: Westy mini ice cube trays
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Fri, 16 Sep 2005 18:40:40 -0500
    ...http://economics.about.com/od/exchangeratesbycountry/a/us_canadian.htm Or you can just look in the Grand Forks Target parking lot. My future...
  • Re: Canvas Replacement-
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:26:07 -0600
    ...Thus reducing friction rubs and tears in the canvas which may result in a need for future replacement. (Having done a canvas, you are...
  • Re: Auxiliary Gas Heater Power
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Nov 1998 05:15:23 -0500
    ><< If this can be done, can the gas heater then be used for camping, when the > engine in off? How many hours before it...
  • Re: A new thread...
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Wed, 20 Jan 1999 13:37:37 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Subaru conversion: should you or shouldn't you?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
    Sat, 24 Jan 2004 10:58:09 -0500
    You can dump as much money into an upgraded waterboxer as you can come up with and you still can't match the performance...
  • Porche Fuche Alloys
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 24 Apr 1995 09:38:38 GMT0BST
    Can anyone tell me if you can polish the whole of the fuche rim?? I've just bought some (5!!!) and the inserts are...
  • Re: Cheap Canadian Westy
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 8 Dec 2002 14:27:39 -0600
    In my current sleep deprived state I read this as cheap Canadian Whiskey (Freudian?) and was momentarily wondering what turn the list had taken...
  • Blaupunkt in Canada?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Thu, 6 May 2004 07:15:02 -0500
    ...I was thinking about keeping it in the family and looking at a Blaupunkt but I can't find any in my neck of...
  • Re: How tall is a syncro?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 28 Sep 1998 19:56:30 -0700
    Mine is 7'2" tall with the canvas canopy! The VW mechanic told me to take off the canopy if they have to work...
  • Rememberance Day In Canada (No Vanagon Content)
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Thu, 11 Nov 1999 03:45:13 -0600
    ...At exactly 11:11 AM today, Canadians pause for two minutes to remember all those who sacrificed their lives, doing their duty for Canada...
  • How to sew screen in poptop canvas?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:47:57 -0600
    The canvas in my westy's poptop is in near-perfect condition... except for the fact that on a recent trip, when I went...
  • Re: Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
    Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
    Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:33:44 -0700
    ...Canada and it appears that this unit can not be shipped to Canada, as per Amazon.com. Why? I don't know. Are there...
  • ScotchGuard on the poptop canvas question
    Historical mailing list - John Graham
    Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:08:06 -0400
    At Everybus, I talked to someone (sorry, I can't remember who you are) who recommended spraying the poptop canvas with 3M ScotchGuard to...
  • need hoops canvas 4 double cab
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Sep 1995 15:08:36 -0700
    With in the last month someone posted a source for double cab canvas. A friend has a current need for these items. Please email...
  • Re: Clogged charcoal canister
    Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
    Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:41:22 -0400
    >More than likely the canister fits many VW applications .............. >check out other VW potentials. If that's true, I have one from a Scirocco...
  • Re: Canadian distributor
    Historical mailing list - patrick
    Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:10:17 -0500
    Thank-you Ron for distributing direct, now if you could list in Canadian pesos thta would be great. Who will be doing your Canadian...
  • Re: An idea for Replacing Pop Top Canvas
    Historical mailing list - J Stewart
    Fri, 2 May 2014 15:45:40 +0000
    And after having done two canvas replacements myself, one stapled and one later with the screws/rails, my vote is you DO NOT need...
  • Re: FS nice Dehler Profi on Samba - IMPORTS
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:28:45 -0800
    My 1991 Canadian syncro westy is for sale. I get these questions all the time from folks in the USA: http://www.thesamba.com...
  • Re: tent canvas
    Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
    Thu, 20 Jul 1995 08:47:32 -0400
    On Wed, 19 Jul 95 07:43:03 CDT Markus Benne said: >Can anyone suggest where I might look for tent/awning grade canvas...
  • Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:32:00 -0500
    ...YMMV > > Well, as one who has used foam blocks to transport a canoe (not on a > Vanagon), I can say that lateral lashing is...
  • Re: [WetWesties] waterproofing (was RE: RAISED ROOF hard tops
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:06:09 -0400
    My poptop canvas has never leaked on me (and I've camped in some fierce rain and wind)... of course, I sleep downstairs, so...
  • Re: Friday: Fuel containers, a little bit Vanagon related
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:55:35 -0500
    Think about it! Since these cans are so leak proof and there is no pressure relief, they can be bombs. At the risk of...
  • Re: CANADA - Where can I get Radio Wire Harness Adapter?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Thu, 9 Jan 2003 12:23:33 -0700
    Matthew, Sorry it's not a Canadian sourse .... But I recently purchased one from www.gowesty.com Not sure if it's in their...
  • Re: Skylight Guy or Bus Depot??
    Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
    Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:56:39 -0400
    ...good service, easy to put on, does not leak etc . > > Sorry, cannot compare with Bus depot > > > I have to laugh when I see a...
  • Re: UPS Canadian brokerage fees-------- again
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Fri, 18 May 2007 17:55:11 -0700
    ...There is NO UPS brokerage fee on items valued at less than $20 Canadian.She can even give you the daily exhange rate, on...
  • Re: Canada brokerage fees
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:03:10 -0400
    ...The government want the Canadians to do > business with Canadians.That all.If I lived there, I wouldnt like the > taxes ,either.It is...
  • Re: trimming replies in gmail
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 2 Nov 2008 23:17:05 -0700
    ...What *I* don't like about gmail is this: -you can't drag-select a bunch of messages for trashing -you can't type...
  • Canadian Tire On-Line Store
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:55:41 -0500
    Hi gang, Marshall Ruskin has posted the Canadian Tire E-Flyer from time to time for those who might be interested. At http://www...
  • Are there other canucks on this list?
    Historical mailing list - Gilbert Christopher L
    Sun, 5 Mar 1995 16:47:39 -0500 (EST)
    I'm not sure if I'm the only poor Rust bombarded Canadian on this list, especially from the Ontario region. I know the...
  • Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 11 Jul 2002 16:14:00 -0400
    ...Three laws of thermodynamics, restated so I can understand them: 1) You can't win. 2) You can't break even on any hand...
  • Re: Where can I buy Vanagon paint?
    Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
    Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:37:53 -0400
    Aside from just about any auto body supply place, NAPA will mix up paint in a spray can for about $16. Just provide the...
  • Re: Dometic fridge question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 2 Jun 2014 07:20:21 -0700
    ...The 12 volt mode can work well enough that the fins can frost over with ice and food can become frozen. Mark David Bjorkman...
  • Re: Mobile phone in a Westy?!
    Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
    Tue, 27 Oct 1998 08:55:56 -0800
    At 10:18 27-10-98 -0500, Jim Fritz wrote: >much, and does it cover all of the US and Canada? Question #2 does...
  • Re: Does anybody like Canadians
    Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
    Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:47:17 -0500
    ...Does anybody like Canadians In a message dated 7/20/01 12:39:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time, eric.giroux@NRC.CA writes: << > > << there...
  • Re: registering Matilda in Canada
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:12:26 -0700
    ...Would it help somehow to sell the vehicle to your self after you arrive in Canada? Sometimes, you can take an end run around...
  • Re: air conditioner help
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:34:54 -0600
    ...You'll see a nipple on the end so water can drip out but bugs (?) can't get in. You can just pull that...
  • Re: charcoal filter
    Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
    Sat, 4 Nov 2000 17:49:51 EST
    Bill, I believe you are referring to the vapor recovery canister. The canister is full of activated charcoal. It is designed to recover fuel...
  • Re: Vanagon Canopy
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sun, 7 Oct 2007 23:51:07 -0700
    On 10/7/07, Richard Atwell <ratwell@mac.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know who made these canopies? > > http://www.ratwell.com/Misc/VanagonCanopy.jpg...
  • Re: Tin-can westy toaster
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Sun, 8 Jan 2012 18:34:01 -0500
    Yes - most modern tin cans contain a plastic coating that has BPA in it. Our family stopped buying canned food years ago for this...
  • Clearing UPS Packages thru Canadian Customs
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:08:20 -0800
    Most people don't know it, but you can clear your UPS shipment through Canadian Customs yourself. Here's the process: Once you have...
  • Re: Importing a Van from the US to Canada
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 16:21:37 -0800
    ...Importing a Van from the US to Canada Hi All! and especially fellow Canadians! I have read a lot about this, but still 2...
  • Re: Left Lane Bandits and Carrying Spares
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Fri, 9 Apr 1999 00:34:34 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Re: Install Canoe to inside 87"Westy..
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Thu, 31 Aug 2000 04:51:58 -0500
    ...Yoshi <dolphin@MARS.NETSPACE.OR.JP> >> >>Hi list, >> >>I am thinking about Canadian canou purchase now. >> >>"Canadian Canoe".. Monark 14ft.. >> >>Can install this canoe...
  • Re: GO Westy / Westy Table
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 29 Jun 1999 19:28:55 -0400
    > Also Canvas tops; I am strongly considering a 3 window > canvas top from GOWesty along with the rubber seal for > the pop top. > > > -- Does...
  • Re: canadian listers ...read up! (nrvc)
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 7 Jul 2005 09:18:47 -0700
    There are two types of US money orders; International and "USA and Possessions" - it is the International money order you have to send, Canada...
  • Phrydae Phun <Absolutely NVC>
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:33:54 -0700
    Only great minds can read this (well, maybe...!) fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny...
  • Re: Cat causing heads to crack?
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Tue, 22 Sep 1998 16:25:04 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • Re: long sentences
    Historical mailing list - Bill
    Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:09:50 -0700
    ...Bill (SE Arizona) (Bill@freeholder.com) HTTP://www.freeholder.com ---------------------------------------------------------- You can't do everything, but you can do something. You can't help...
  • What's it worth?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 24 Nov 2003 22:00:23 -0800
    Can anyone point me somewhere that I can get idea what a '91 Syncro Vanagon can sell for? Highest /lowest prices? I know that...
  • where is fridge ground?
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:51:11 -0600
    ...I looked everywhere I can see behind the cabinet and can't find anything. This includes looking where the water tank and 115V stuff...
  • Re: Saskatchewan (was Gas Prices )
    Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
    Tue, 23 Apr 1996 11:55:01 -0700
    Joseph J Helwig wrote: > Here in Saskatchewan (another province in Canada - not as pretty as BC, but > "so flat we can see the future...
  • Re: Charging Second Battery
    Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
    Thu, 30 Oct 1997 11:09:56 -0800
    o stephen wrote: > harald.nancy wrote: > > > > ---------- > > In addition, my vanagon is an automatic, which can't be jump-started. > > > > Why can't an automatic...
  • Re: Does anybody like Canadians
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:21:18 EDT
    >> <<There are a lot of people on the list from Canada.>> >> Canada? You mean people really live there? >> Rich > Nope, only Canadians Very funny...