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  • LIVE ACCEPTANCE TEST mail_open_20261015_team_thread
    Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
    2026-10-15T20:31:04.715Z
    ...mail_open_20261015_nomail_post_1. A subscribed member with NOMAIL can still contribute, while their own list delivery stays paused. The active digest...
  • Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
    Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
    Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:11:30 +0200
    ...3.3 verses 4.3 ??? > >You probably wanna talk with Daryl at AA, or someone else, about > >tranny upgrades before playing that game.... > > Porscheporsche...
  • Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 25 Jul 2004 22:32:47 +1200
    ...Porscheporsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche porsche >Improved engine reliability is NO good if you can't keep a tranny...
  • Re: Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart
    Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:26 +0000
    You may wish to look at using Anderson Power Pole connectors.  These are used in many applications and are often used by towing companies...
  • SERIOUS Friday Porta-Potti Question
    Historical mailing list - Dale Goodvin
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 11:21:36 -0700
    ...How do you use your porta-potty. 1. Pee only/Poop never 2. Poop only/Pee never 3. Pee almost only; poop in emergency...
  • for sale: power window / pwr lock setup - add power windows or locks to any van
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 15 May 2002 11:49:30 EDT
    i have a whole power window setup from a vanagon carat..aswell as the power door lock setup.. you can add power windows or...
  • Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 ???
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Mon, 26 Jul 2004 23:11:55 +1200
    ...3.3 verses 4.3 ??? > > >> >You probably wanna talk with Daryl at AA, or someone else, about >> >tranny upgrades before playing that game.... >> >> Porscheporsche...
  • Re: Ever wonder how many posts yo have made?
    Historical mailing list - Peder
    Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:34:28 -0500
    ...J/K Peace out, Peder ----- Original Message ----- From: "80 Westy Pokey" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002...
  • Re: Ever wonder how many posts yo have made?
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Sun, 8 Sep 2002 07:46:16 -0400
    Peder the VW nut 13 posts since May 13th 2002. Obviously too busy having a life to post on the list. Thanks, Chris ---- Original...
  • F/ Re: Enough with the g--s, already.
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:51:06 -0600
    ...Any further gun posts will result in the <<poster>> being > dropped > from the list. Ron, Poster??? Hmm..... If the -poster- will be dropped from...
  • Re: poo powder chemistry
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:34:12 -0700
    ...When the polyacrylamide formerly used in diapers was found to be contaminated with the monomer, those diapers were discontinued, and polyacrylate was used instead...
  • Re: Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:52:26 -0700
    ...Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, > Porta Potties and other Delights WAS - RE: unrolling papertowel - > Fryedaye - Toilet Papers, Porta Potties and other Delights > > Porta Potty? > > "We don...
  • Re: Porta potty go boom
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Fri, 13 May 2005 10:56:39 -0500
    Jim, Yah gotta ask Bernie John to share his "Porta potty go boom" story. its a classic .... hint, a call to poison control was...
  • Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:26:41 -0800
    ...POINT M is connected to the negative pole of the DC Motor. POINT G is to be connected to the negative pole of the...
  • Ever wonder how many posts yo have made?
    Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
    Fri, 6 Sep 2002 20:39:34 -0400
    This is my 748th post since I started on June 15th 2000. Some other (random) active listees: Chris "JordanVw@AOL.COM" 3890 posts since...
  • Re: SERIOUS Friday Porta-Potti Question
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 21 Jun 2003 12:53:17 -0600
    ...SERIOUS Friday Porta-Potti Question > Ok, it's time to get it out in the open: > > How do you use your porta-potty. > > 1...
  • Re: power mirror question
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:33:55 -0800
    later model power mirrors have 3 holes, earlier non-power mirrors have 2 holes. 2 of the 3 holes for power mirrors are the...
  • Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:12:04 -0800
    RE: Robust Connetors Anderson Power Poles <http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/>
  • Re: porta potti
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Wed, 11 Jul 2001 18:12:11 -1000
    ...we got a coleman porti potti and love it. but I have nothing to compare it to... it's the only one I've...
  • Re: SERIOUS Friday Porta-Potti Question
    Historical mailing list - Bill N
    Sun, 22 Jun 2003 08:08:55 -0700
    ...Pee only/Poop never > 2. Poop only/Pee never > 3. Pee almost only; poop in emergency > 4. Poop almost only; pee in emergency
  • Vanagon Survey - Friday (long)
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:43:21 -0700
    ...21 points Add up your points and read below your personal VW bus, vanagon or eurovan profile. 0 - 17 points: You somehow ended up...
  • Re: bothersome <s & >s
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:20:17 -0500
    ...Sometimes one post ends up have 5 or 6 posts strung together in it. Often threads are 80% old posts because of the returned...
  • Re: power fetish
    Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
    Thu, 29 Mar 2001 06:54:10 -0800
    Power fetish?...Power fetish? I don't have a power fetish! If I could just get a few more hp I would be perfectly...
  • Electrical pollution?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:24:25 -0600
    I live in the Tennessee River Valley where almost all the power comes from Hydroelectricity. Where exactly should I be looking for said pollution...
  • Re: Porta potty go boom
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 13 May 2005 12:06:29 -0600
    ...Porta potty go boom Jim, Yah gotta ask Bernie John to share his "Porta potty go boom" story. its a classic .... hint, a call...
  • Re: poo powder chemistry
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:34:19 -0500
    Alistair, I think the poo powder absorbent and gelling agent is sodium polyacrylate rather than polyacrylamide. When the polyacrylamide formerly used in diapers was...
  • Re: DIY Westy chuck box
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:23:35 -0800
    ...Lucky you, a Christmas present of poo powder. Boy, the poo powder would really hit the fan if I ever gave my significant other...
  • Re: Vanagon toilet option?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:16:48 -0500
    ---- Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > http://tinyhouseblog.com/tiny-furnishings/toilet-will-change-world/ > As usual YMMV. > With a biodegradable bag and Poo...
  • Re: coolant is a poison
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 2 Apr 2003 13:14:02 -0800
    ...Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> Reply-To: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: coolant is a poison Date...
  • Re: 80-83 or 83.5-86 or 87-91 best year model and why?
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 09:13:32 -0600
    > >> Power windows ? Who wants to work on something else.... > > My '87 doesn't have power windows or power anything for that matter. > > My 83...
  • Re: Port-a-Potty
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Wed, 29 Mar 2000 07:47:48 -0500
    I saw one guy with a Westy who had taken a mid-sized porta-potti and cut a neat "form-fitting" hole in the...
  • Re: DIY Westy chuck box
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:45:37 -0500
    ---- Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET> wrote: > I do not have much experience with the various brands of potti's out there, but I assume something...
  • Re: POR15 pictures of parts/ go with por20!!!
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:32:41 -0500
    Interested people should go to www.por15.com. You can request a cataloge. POR15 is good to 573 degrees F. The por15 people say...
  • Re: 90 westy w/ OEM style porto-potty on samba
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:04:47 -0700
    "for all of you who have never seen the orig storage box/porto potty for the > westy.. here is one.. nice camper too. tho...
  • Re: Need:instument pod frame
    Historical mailing list
    15 Aug 96 05:42:25 PDT
    The dash pod on my '80 had a couple of broken mount points. I removed & replaced that pod zillions of times due to speedo...
  • Re: List question
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:43:57 -0700
    ...When you post them, post them all in ONE post, not 20 posts for 20 different items... and include a price (that is a...
  • Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:51:19 -0800
    ...Robust Connetors > Anderson Power Poles > <http://www.powerwerx.com/anderson-powerpoles/powerpole-sets/> >
  • Re: porta potti
    Historical mailing list - Edward E Sato
    Thu, 12 Jul 2001 00:33:10 -1000
    ...we got a coleman porti potti and love it. but I have nothing > to > compare it to... it's the only one I've...
  • porta potti
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Wed, 11 Jul 2001 16:56:32 -0700
    ...Is the Porta Potti brand a good one or is there something better for under $100? I am looking for any opinions on this...
  • Retro power windows/locks?
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 8 Aug 94 09:17:29 PDT
    Is it possible to retrofit the power windows and/or doors in an '89 Westy GL? We have power mirrors (handy), but no power...
  • Of Porsches, Porta-Potti's, wives and toolboxes...
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
    Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:33:06 -0800
    I own two Vanagon campers (one with a porta-potti), a Porsche and some tools. Thus I feel qualified to comment on the following...
  • Re: WBX big valve heads and flow bench results
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:27:59 EDT
    ...I also put larger intake ports in a T4 engine and gained no power increase and loss of mileage. With larger ports and /or...
  • Porta Potti Tumbler
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Fri, 8 Mar 2002 20:29:12 -0800
    ...I, too, place my porta-potti behind the passenger seat, makes a good footrest...BUT, when the van is in motion, the potti is...
  • Rear heater core - solved
    Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
    Sat, 11 Jan 1997 00:38:52 -0000
    I can now confirm that the VW Polo heater core that I got from Euro Car Parts for 35.25 UK pounds fits and...
  • i just like saying pop-top...
    Historical mailing list - lbmelman
    Sun, 31 Mar 2002 02:52:16 -0800
    when you pop the top on a pop-top and put the lounging cushions in place there is an opening left for crawling into...
  • Porsche power
    Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
    Fri, 07 Jun 1996 16:29:58 EST
    Guy in CT that parts out Porsches has a reasonably priced start on your Porsche-powered VW van: a 2.7liter (roughly 150hp) Porsche...
  • Re: Toilet (Porta Potty)
    Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
    Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:29:58 -0500
    I would appreciate more information regarding your experience with your porta potty. I've not purchased one because I am concerned about odors but...
  • Re: Synthetic Poptop Tent Woes
    Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
    Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:57:31 -0500
    ...I'm looking forward to replacing my poptop material soon and have gathered some posts and info that came with my poptop. The first...
  • Re: Engine management
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 14 Jan 2000 12:04:21 -0600
    Lean best power is often used, but cannot be used at the same throttle setting as rich best power. It does not have the...
  • Re: Toilet (Porta Potty)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:46:11 -0700
    Visa Potty 248 I've had it 2 years and it is identical in all descriptions to Loren's post. That feature of fitting...
  • Re: List question
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Mon, 16 Jun 2003 17:21:38 +0000
    ...When you > post them, post them all in ONE post, not 20 posts for 20 different > items... and include a price (that is a...
  • Re: Subwoofer power
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 9 Mar 2005 07:48:20 -0500
    > I just bought an older Kenwood powered subwoofer for my '85 > Wolfsburg Westfalia, and it does not have the signal-sensing > power switch like...
  • Re: WBX Nightmares
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 23:31:50 EDT
    <<What you actually did is improve efficiency. >> Yes, I agree <<Power was not lost because it was never produced to begin with.>> Here I...
  • Re: Electrical pollution?
    Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
    Fri, 7 Jan 2005 17:43:45 -0800
    ...Where exactly should I be looking for said pollution? Jim >>> > >> Insane. Electric cars merely shift the source of pollution to the >> powerplants which generate...
  • gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
    Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
    Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:43:55 -0500
    ...People living at point C, being a point directly in between, are often given to wonder what's so great about point A that...
  • Re: NO POLITICS ON THE LIST was: Crowded at the polls today
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 4 Nov 2008 16:00:14 -0500
    ...I enjoyed Al's original post and don't think it was particularly political. However, I also thing it opened the door to potential...
  • Re: USB power?
    Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
    Wed, 7 Sep 2011 09:54:48 -0400
    A gem we ham operators use for 12v distribution is Anderson Power Poles. They're polarized so you cant hook them up wrong, and...
  • Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 5 Jun 2002 16:44:16 -0400
    At 04:21 PM 6/5/2002, Matthew Pollard wrote: >Yes and no. tantalium capicators are not polarized so they are easier to >mess...
  • Friday Funnies (early) - Pooh Story
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Fri, 09 May 1997 08:37:38 -0400
    ...When they reached Pooh's house the door was wide open and Pooh was nowhere to be seen. Tigger and Roo looked inside Pooh...
  • Re: Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain?
    Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
    Sun, 13 May 2001 09:45:29 -0500
    ...Is a Porsche 911 engine too powerful for a Vanagon and/or Syncro Drivetrain? > I am intrigued with the Porsche 911 engine swap that...