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  • Re: bike rack bolted to hatch
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:57:06 -0700
    ...I used a couple of > sections of Westie curtain track to land the gutter tower in. I screwed > that track onto the hatch so...
  • Re: strange cut off problem with wbx vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sun, 5 Dec 2004 00:23:21 -0500
    ...evidently, the black breather tower was running wide open, and too much air/blow-by was flowing into the air intake at idle (too...
  • Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:57 -0700
    ...there's a repair kit .. > but that's not on the tower. . > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM > > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Re: Breather tower test?
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 18 May 2008 08:55:00 -0700
    heh heh. I hear yah! Neil. On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > neil N wrote...
  • Re: Download Request
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 12:18:31 -0800
    ...www.stir-plate.com> www.stir-plate.com > > > > <http://www.towercooler.com> www.towercooler.com > > > > <http://www.kegkits.com> www.kegkits.com > -- 1989 Swedish...
  • Poor Visibility in Fog (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Fri, 25 Jun 1999 22:52:16 -0500
    ...were flying right towards the illuminated window of a large office tower. Hovering outside, and looking through the window, we could see a middle...
  • Re: Identifying a 2.1
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Sun, 14 Sep 2014 18:33:15 -0400
    ...a visible spot in the > case, just below the oil breather tower. > > MV is 2.1 > DH is 1.9 > > Those are the USA...
  • Re: Ask Yourself Folks, What Would a Good Running One cost?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:15:30 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
  • "goose-neck" lighting
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Thu, 26 Aug 1999 14:04:25 -0400
    ...Cooper Martindale, Brzytwa & Quick LLC 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@MBQ.com jonathanrcooper@worldnet. att.net
  • Re: More BusDepot woes... Emergency?
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Tue, 2 Nov 1999 08:38:56 -0500
    ...Dave >"Live from his hotel room, high above the Grand Pequot Tower at the >Foxwoods Casino in Connecuit" >(Oh the joys of trade show...
  • Westfalia sink pump
    Historical mailing list - Brian Kelly
    Wed, 5 Sep 2001 21:08:40 EDT
    ...Faulty Towers. Kansas. [text/html]
  • RoadHaus - WY & SD East Bound Travel suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:35:27 -0600
    ...If the good weather holds I plan on stopping at Thermopolis Hot Springs / WY, Devils Tower Nat Mt / WY, Custer State Prk / SD & Mt...
  • Re: Download Request
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 3 Dec 2011 18:14:08 -0600
    ...After all I did wait until FRIDAY. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.kegkits.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
  • How-to do very simple compression leak check
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:49:51 EDT
    ...Unhook the rubber hose coming from the crankcase vent "tower". 3. Crank the engine over using your handy remote starter (or an assitant if...
  • Re: putting yakima racks on a vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:35:18 -0230
    ...Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote: > > > I had yakima racks on my vanagon and I'm trying to figure out what > towers I > > had. >
  • Re: Touch up paint
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:52:48 -0600
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of A PETER MARSH Sent: Sunday, December...
  • Breather hose
    Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
    Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:36:07 -0500
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
  • Re: Do I need a new engine?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:25:30 EDT
    ...could be something as simple as your oil breather tower is leaking oil.. a 5 cent hoseclamp will fix that. need more info.. chris...
  • Re: Off topic update
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:47:07 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • Re: Westfalia-Yakima rack questions
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Mon, 22 Sep 2003 17:06:05 -0400
    ...and the tall towers in the front. Lemme know if you need more info. ...JMM Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan" On Sunday, September...
  • Need a part; don't know what to call it
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
    Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:02:11 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com
  • Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 28 Jun 2001 20:22:16 -0400
    ...4 heater >cores (all in the rear), plastic distribution tower, plastic return T past >the heater, all burst in one year. I'd get...
  • 85 Vanagon - leaking push rod tube?
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan R. Cooper
    Sun, 6 May 2001 21:37:29 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com
  • Re: Rear brakes - made by Volkswagen / LED dash lights
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Wed, 5 Aug 2020 11:44:45 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com - Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com - Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 21 May 2020 11:37:14 -0500
    ...How could he know the actual miles? Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo...
  • Re: breather tower
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:11:40 +0000
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  • Going WEST
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
    Thu, 15 May 2003 09:08:43 -0500
    ...Hills, then if time permits a swing up around Devil's Tower. We'll be taking secondary roads for the most part. So, my...
  • Re: Bike Rack--Thule Speedway 2
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:00:42 -0900
    ...I modified the feet/towers so the rubber > foot sits right next to the edge of the hatch, not on the rear > window. Works...
  • Re: no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
    Tue, 18 Mar 2003 16:53:14 -0500
    ...I tried the old "spray oil everywhere" technique and it worked, oil pumped out of the tower. Does this mean it's okay to...
  • Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 21 May 2020 08:09:47 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com - Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com - Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Fri, 4 May 2012 02:25:43 -0500
    ...inspection in Alabama. > >Thanks, Tom Hargrave >www.stir-plate.com >www.towercooler.com >www.kegkits.com >www.grow-sun.com > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon...
  • Bike Racks
    Historical mailing list - Dave
    Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:37:25 -0500
    ...Also the rack cost quite a bit, $500-600 complete (Hi rise = towers, 66" bars, 6 lock cores, 3 lockjaw mounts) Dave 87 Wolfsburg...
  • Sliding door screen
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:07:37 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com
  • Re: [vanagon] finalizing my idle issues
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 14 Feb 2002 13:58:23 -0500
    ...the engine seals...might run ok temporarily if you leave the tower unsealed while you get a hose. Dennis? david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI...
  • I broke a coupling
    Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
    Thu, 8 Aug 2002 10:30:50 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
  • Re: hesitating when warm?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
    Sun, 27 Apr 2003 18:34:23 -0400
    ...intakes (2 wd drive Vanagon) or attached to one oil breather tower bolt (Syncro Vanagon). It is for either terminal 13 or 19 on...
  • How to fit a yakima rack on a Westy?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Freeman
    Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:28:28 -0800
    I have a Yakima gutter mount rack and the hi-rise kit but when I tried to mount it, the angled towers hit the...
  • Re: OT personal favor
    Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
    Fri, 9 Jul 2004 14:52:19 -0700
    ...If we did them more before 9-11, the New York skyline would still have the Twin Towers. -----Original Message----- From: David Beierl [mailto...
  • Re: Bob Hoover's Midnight Repairs
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Wed, 25 Dec 2019 13:12:09 -0600
    ...https://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/midnight-repairs.html Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler...
  • Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:55:45 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com http://goo.gl/niRzVw...
  • Re: Identifying a 2.1
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:26:28 -0700
    ...a visible spot in the >> case, just below the oil breather tower. >> >> MV is 2.1 >> DH is 1.9 >> >> Those are the USA...
  • Trouble with Shifter bearing
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Tue, 1 Feb 2000 09:02:05 -0500
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal LLC 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@MBQ.com jonathanrcooper@worldnet.att.net
  • Re: Stairs to the Westy roof?
    Historical mailing list - karl
    Fri, 3 Mar 2000 14:47:48 -0500
    ...Usually I support maself with the left foot on the latch pin, left hand on the roofrack tower, right hand on the object desired...
  • Re: ROOF RACK IDEAS-go Yakima
    Historical mailing list - Bryan Jones
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 11:18:58 EST
    ...You will also need Yakima's 1-A Raingutter Towers and croosbars. It does add some weight to the roof. I was kind of...
  • Joker owner in SD this summer?
    Historical mailing list - rob campbell
    Fri, 6 May 2005 08:44:41 -0700
    ...Also, I saw a burgandy Westy with Washington plates at the same area, and again in Wyoming near Devil's Tower. If you're...
  • Re: Where can I buy Vanagon paint?
    Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
    Wed, 2 Aug 2006 14:47:28 -0700
    ...http://www.towerpaint.com/ The match I got on a couple of British cars was amazing... but then they had not faded like my...
  • roof racks for wide kayaks
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:42:43 -0700
    ...Whichever mode I go with, I plan to use Yakimas Wide Body mounts bolted to the pop top and their A1 rain gutter towers...
  • Re: Cooling system hose diagram
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:51:17 -0400
    ...Radiator - 2 Manifold (tower) - 4 Bleeder manifolld - 4 Pressure tank - 2 Oil cooler - 4 Water pump - 1 Heaters - 8 Auto trans - 1 or 2...
  • Re: need vw part # to order coolant hose
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:47:13 -0700
    ...the coolant hose that runs from the passenger > side coolant distribution tower to the driver's side thermostat housing? > Need > to order overnight ASAP...
  • Re: Rusted Exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:42:05 -0500
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher Sent: Saturday, July 17...
  • Re: 2.1 WBX eating coolant.
    Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
    Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:18:50 EDT
    ...Sun Valley Craters of the Moon NM Yellowstone NP Devil's Tower NM Black Hills Mt. Rushmore NM Badlands Baraboo 4 large fires 6...
  • Re: Leak on top of engine?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:07:41 -0500
    ...but it does seem to > be centered around the crankcase breather tower. Are these known to > leak? Is there a gasket at the base...
  • Re: Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 19 Sep 2017 18:40:34 -0600
    ...did a complete cooling system swap.� Hoses, stainless pipes, > stainless coolant tower, RMW aluminum tank, new thermostat housing, etc. > > I'm in Canada and...
  • Re: Merry Christmas from Huntsville, AL, USA
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:17:17 -0600
    ...It will be gone by this > afternoon. > > Tom Hargrave > www.towercooler.com > www.stir-plate.com
  • For UK dudes.
    Historical mailing list
    12 Sep 94 24:48
    This is really for the UK dudes. (all 4 others) Did anyone go to Gum-Ball rally at Alton Towers ? I did. I am...
  • flicker of Battery and O2 lights
    Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
    Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:25:07 -0400
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com 85 Westy 90 Cabriolet
  • Re: breather tower
    Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
    Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:28:33 -0500
    ...breather tower > > In addition to the seal at the bottom, there is a rubber seal at the top, > under the part that looks like...
  • Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:24:17 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • Re: Importation of a van 'already here'
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:29:31 -0500
    ...You might be surprised! Thanks, Tom Hargrave <http://www.kegkits.com/> www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info <http://www.towercooler.com> www.towercooler.com...
  • Re: Test Test
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Wed, 20 May 2020 19:02:40 -0400
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info > www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler > http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store > www.brew...