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• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:52:26 -0600
  FWIW, IIRC, the air cooled engine used in the Vanagon is similar or the same as engines in late model Bays. FWIW? IIRC? Give...
• Re: Winnebago or Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:43:22 -0600
  FWIW my in-laws have a 95 Eurovan Westfalia conversion. Very nice. But then again, this is Canada, so who knows what applies... Keith...
• Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:13:57 -0600
  ...and a set of wheels you can salvage and e-Bay... FWIW I have seen Ford Aerostars (2) burnt, 5 VW's, a couple...
• Re: Of course a vanagon is a bus!
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 16:17:34 -0700
  ...Buese, my last name is German, FWIW
• online parts search URL
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 21:47:15 -0800
  FWIW: http://www.ccparts.com/search/guests/search.html
• Re: walk thru~FWIW
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 17:11:06 -0700
  ...could not have been made? FWIW: I momentarily owned a walk through 15 window but of course it didn't have the big ol...
• nos 36hp engine case, fwiw
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Jun 1996 16:21:14 -0700
  >From alan.h.simon@support.com Sat Jun 15 00:19:11 1996
• Re: Nostradamus (FWIW)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:41:04 -0400
  > >Well, you know me.. I have to research everything. Great work! I enjoyed this. hk
• Battery Myths-including deep cycles
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:28:24 -0800
  FWIW I find this battery site has good information http://www.trojan-battery.com/ Mark
• Re: Torque wrenches
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 02:54:25 -0400
  FWIW, if using one of these to torque WBX heads, you'll never get it right. Beam type only.
• Reference to Audi Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 16:59:42 -0700
  FWIW http://www.uvm.edu/~avangerb/Audi/Idle.html John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie Mesa, AZ
• Re: '87 Syncro Value?
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 17:48:17 -0800
  FWIW If i had four grand I would gladly buy your syncro at that price. DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
• Re: HELP! I need a screw size
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 21:46:15 -0800
  FWIW... I think it's a standard 8mm x 1.25 bolt about 10mm long. Jim
• Re: dead oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:29:45 -0700
  FWIW, both my Vanagons came to me with dead oil pressure LEDs. Probably just bad luck. -- John Bange
• Re: Air vs. Water
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:34:07 -0800
  On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Tieitup <tieitup@gmail.com> wrote: > FWIW? > IIRC? Google man. Google. Neil.
• Re: ECU pin 20 thread.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:37:36 -0800
  FWIW, Eli is not a listmember. The message was a forward from the iATN list for information only. Jim
• OT list
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 19:28:50 -0700
  FWIW, there is a list for off-topic discussion. Just point your browser toward: <http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/bus-life> Jim
• Re: Leonids
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:08:01 -0800
  FWIW volks, the radiant is SSE. So look south. Might be sure the spot you choose has a good south view. pensioner
• Re: Archives
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 8 Feb 1999 10:58:22 -0800
  FWIW, the type2 archives contain the vanagon@lenti archives up to the list split. http://vw.i405.com/ Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• Re: Belzona experience??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 95 18:43:02 EDT
  ...Also FWIW I have mounted two ultrasonic deer warning devices on the roof of the Westy (they look like small halogen headlamps). Picked them...
• Re: Anyone shipped an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 16:48:04 -0800
  FWIW fed ex ground will ship much heavier stuff than UPS... also they are kinder on the packages than UPS
• Re: Syncro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:49:08 -0400
  FWIW, My 18 mpg (typical) on my 7 passenger Syncro and Westy Syncro was primarly with 55-60 mph highway driving, not 70.
• Re: Coolant sludge? (link to pics)
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:44:59 -0500
  FWIW, my "death cool" sludge was medium gray. No more dexcool will ever go in my Westy! Pascal '84 Westy
• Re: Head Leak ?
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 19:10:35 -0700
  My air cooled 81 does the same thing ,I have been told it is just moisture in the air FWIW DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
• Re: Where To Buy - 3rd map pocket
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:20:16 -0300
  FWIW, I have mounted a third map pocket just behind the driver's side map pocket. Works fine. malcolm s
• vanagon style
  Historical mailing list - Paul Thomson
  Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:20:12 -0800
  FWIW, the latest Urban Outfitters catalog has a couple of clothing models hanging out next to a vanagon, one of them sitting on the...
• Re: I love this list...but way too much email...
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:37:08 -0800
  Marc, I agree with you and I would like to pass on how I deal with it, FWIW: I love to read the emails...
• Found in houston.forsale: FS: 1982 VW Vanagon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 11:16:08 -0500 (CDT)
  FWIW, found the following in houston.forsale and tx.forsale...no idea as to condition, etc etc blah blah Joachim ====================================================================
• windows
  Historical mailing list - Budding Rose
  Thu, 27 May 1999 12:05:11 -0400
  FWIW - The entire mechanism (motor wiring etc) is available for less than $125.00 new. Look around at you local FLAPS. Used ones usualy...
• Re: FS: Brown/Tan Front Doors - $50 - philly pa
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 13:09:31 EDT
  fwiw, i have a front door from a '84 wolfsburg westy (brown/tan) for sale in Philly PA if interested... chris
• Re: Anyone shipped an auto trans?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 17:25:04 -0800
  try www.forwardair.com > FWIW fed ex ground will ship much heavier stuff than UPS... also they are > kinder on the packages than UPS >
• Re: Is there anyone under 60 on this list???? WAS:Wife is done with Vanagon a...
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:37:34 -0400
  I'm 57, but refuse to act my age, fwiw, same van: 24 years Kevin
• Re: Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 16 Feb 1995 10:29:21 -0800 (PST)
  ...The diesel vanagon rads are all metal, FWIW. Alistair
• Re: Mechanics in West LA?
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Mon, 1 Dec 1997 17:51:29 -0800
  FWIW You might want to give TNT motors in Signal Hill a call they come highly recommended by everyone I talk to. DrRufo SOCal...
• Re: VWs on the Pirates of Silicon Valley show
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:48:12 -0700
  FWIW, It wasn't a Westy either. Had the same top as my Riviera. Might have been one... Jim Arnott WetWesties Union, OR
• Re: Check out this Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 10:43:27 -0600
  FWIW: Four wheel drive IS listed as an option under the FAQ page.... http://www.gtrv.com/faqs.html Richard A. Jones Boulder, Colorado...
• Re: price quotes
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:36:43 +0100
  Jay & Kim Schmidt wrote: > It is called a caravelle > syncro FWIW, So, is it a Euro model, or just a Euro badge on an...
• Re: Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 06:52:30 -0800
  FWIW _real_ oil coolers have thermostats that do what thermostats do except they're in the oil stream. Do the webby thing and see...
• Re: Synthetic Oil (?)
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Thu, 5 Jan 1995 17:23:56 -0800 (PST)
  FWIW, I use and love sythetic oil (Castrol Syntech) and have no leaks. Cold starts are much easier, and it seems to run cooler...
• Re: Lighting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 May 2001 12:43:36 EDT
  fwiw, a buddy of mine with a '87 scirocco put '86 vanagon headlights in his.. he was too cheep to buy the rear things...
• Re: CVjoints, Parts Place
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Feb 1996 06:20:29 -0500 (EST)
  FWIW, most of the VW folks I know here in southeast lower Michigan do *not* do business with Parts Place (aka Recycled, Inc. & Recycled...
• Re: Canadian no stovers ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Aug 1998 00:55:46 EDT
  fwiw, i've seen a Canadian '78 westy deluxe - had the fridge and everything - but no stove....ask ron salmon of the bus depot...
• Rude Comments about Vanagons on the Web
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:15:44 -0700
  FWIW, http://consumerlawpage.com/article/4by4-rollovers.shtml John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie P.S. I am thinking about getting an "I can...
• Re: How much of a pain?? re:front fan motor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 13:06:04 EST
  fwiw, i have a complete front blower motor and heater core assy for sale from a watercooled vanagon. it worked when i pulled it...
• Re: Bucking Engine
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Sat, 1 May 2004 14:21:32 -0600
  ...Just because it was replaced a year ago does not mean it's OK FWIW John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Audi turbo 15" alloy wheels on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 20:19:26 EST
  ...they are 15" and the same bolt pattern as the vanagon. FWIW, also the new ('98 up) Passat 15"wheels will fit, as well...
• Re: on BAT today - no need for trailer though
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:32:49 -0400
  Yep, good old dishonest Vic. Stay away. FWIW, Syncros DID exist in 1984, I have one. Production date October 1984, #000090 Syncro singlecab. Titled...
• Re: VW Necessity...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:05:55 -0800
  ...damn memory! alistair On 21-Jan-11, at 9:59 AM, Tom Buese wrote: > FWIW, BZ Shelves use 11mm U bolts in Vanagons! > > YMMV,
• Re: [vanagon] New found AC Refrigerant
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 06:32:36 -0700
  FWIW -- this is what I use in my non-Vanagon: http://www.freeze12.com/ I works though perhaps not as well as R-12...
• Emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:26:51 -0400
  ...lesson > about carrying a good set of the right spare parts. FWIW, I carry an entire fuel line kit from Vanagain in a "Store...
• Re: Noisy fuel pump causes
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 14 May 2008 08:37:57 -0700
  ...And again, FWIW, the '85 parts van I bought, had a pretty noisy pump. IIRC, it didn't have rubber mounts. Neil. On Tue...
• Re: rust pictures FWIW
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 14:16:58 EST
  Having worked on more basket cases than I care to remember, let me offer the following FWIW: I worked at a Jaguar restoration and...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 31 Aug 2019 19:09:22 -0400
  ...crush washer. I pay 13 cents US from my parts supplier. FWIW, back when I was still doing customer service the proper gasket was...
• Fwd: question on oil cooler for 1990 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - phil zimmerman
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:34:12 -0700
  FWIW, TDIclub forum info on the Cooler/Conditioner mentioned in the previous post. Link: <http://www.forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=78993> regards...
• Re: Cool modified DOKA
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 10:34:49 +1200
  FWIW, most European T3's did not have > side markers anyway. ONLY the US and Canada got those horrid tacked-on lights. -- Regards Andrew...
• Subaru Engine Info
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 13:40:01 -0700
  FWIW The Experimental Aircraft guys are interested in the Subaru engines as are some of you. Check out: http://www.altimizer.com/specs.html...
• Change in ISP
  Historical mailing list - Steven E. Broomhead, Sr.
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 21:49:14 -0500
  FWIW -- I have moved from southwind.net to swbell.net. So now its: broom-sr@swbell.net thanks -- Steven E. Broomhead, Sr. .============. "I am...
• Re: radio question
  Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
  Thu, 21 May 1998 17:41:18 -0700
  FWIW I put a clarion 3375 cd player/am/fm in my 81 without even filing the hole larger. Just put in the DIN...
• Re: 85 collant hard lines
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:42:14 -0400
  FWIW, Never used em' but I'd probably try em' over the plastic ones. http://ep.com/js/mi/c1112/b1112/r32054/1655242.html...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank FS
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:32:07 -0500
  FWIW, that's about the same price I sell them for (with list discount). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215...