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• [PREVIEW TEST] The bus wants coffee before mile zero
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine
  2026-10-19T05:26:04.000Z
  ...it will move after coffee, and I will stop calling the parking brake "cruise control." For this controlled Gerry preview test, does one email...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 19:51:41 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > it's an 84 I think.. > even when you yank those early parking brake handles on pretty...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 19:09:42 +0500
  >Anybody know why the headlights shut off when you shut off the engine, but >the parking lights don't??? This seems to me to...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 9 May 2002 20:29:39 -0700
  In Arizona (and many other states) it is illegal to drive with only parking lights on. The reasoning is that someone seeing a car...
• Parking/Brake Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 30 May 2009 08:36:33 -0700
  My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come on when the parking brake is engaged.� At first I thought it was a bad bulb...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 1996 00:22:21 -0500
  ...people are legally required to put on their >> parking lights when parking at night, so when you turn off your vanagon in >> europe, everything...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:22:00 -0700
  ...The > parking brake was on, but the front wheels spun freely. Right, or wrong? > Van brakes perfectly well, but the parking brake does not...
• Re: Parking Brake ?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 28 Jan 2002 08:10:25 -0600
  John, I'd check the parking brake cables underneath the van first, then pull the rear drums to see of the parking brake cable...
• Parking brake
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 17:11:10 -0400 (EDT)
  Does anyone else have big feet like me and find that they are continually kicking the plastic parking brake cover across the van? Is...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 22:03:29 -0400
  ...The >parking brake was on, but the front wheels spun freely. Right, or >wrong? Van brakes perfectly well, but the parking brake does not...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 20:56:44 -0700
  davids, vanagon parking brake in theory applies braking to both rears. Mis- adjustment of brakes may mean one drum gets more brake pressure than...
• Re: San Fran Parking
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 03:23:22 EDT
  ...Street parking around this vicinity is now considered extremely hazardous to you wallet. Watch the "No Parking Signs" They have date specific no parking...
• parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 22:07:20 EDT
  ...w/the bus stopped and the parking brake on, if I put it in reverse or drive it will still move. What can I...
• Parking/Brake Warning light *SOLVED!*
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 30 May 2009 12:06:08 -0700
  ...Saturday, May 30, 2009, 11:36 AM My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come on when the parking brake is engaged.� At first...
• Parking lights + ignition switch = flat battery
  Historical mailing list - =David-M=
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 19:45:56 -0400
  Is there a (simple?) way to rewire the parking lights so they go off when the ignition is turned off? I just got a...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 13:33:14 -0500
  ...Aren't all cars like this? I've never seen one that had a seperate parking brake warning light. The only car I've...
• Parking brake actuator rod
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 11:16:42 -0700
  ...the threaded part of the parking brake rod sheared off whilst I was adjusting the parking brake after replacing rear shoes & cylinders. ( moderate pressure...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 17:16:57 -0800
  ...So changing the parts did not effect this change. > What year Vanagon is this? 86 syncro westy > So the parking lights don't come...
• Re: How to Steal VW Vans Qu
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 94 13:26:42 PDT
  ...Well, the centerfold probably keeps the woman from parking in your parking space, but not for the "right" reason. The right reason could be...
• Re: Headlights - internal parking light
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:02:30 EDT
  ...its just a little parking light bulb in the headlight.. i have them in my Doublecab.. when you turn the parking lights on, your...
• Re: Does anyone know if you can get a ticket for staying overnight in a NJ walmart lot?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 May 2008 18:27:03 -0700
  ...Parking ticket wise, if it's not a public street or gov't owned/run parking lot, you're fairly safe from the parking...
• Frozen parking Brake
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:24:34 EDT
  ...My '77 westy has been sitting (with the parking brake on) since December in cold and wet western NY. The Parking brake is locked...
• Re: Cool German parking lot!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 5 May 2006 11:08:48 -0700
  That's the one of the parking towers at the VW Autostadt facility in Wolfsburg for the new cars awaiting customer pickup. Fully automated...
• Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
  Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:55:24 -0500
  ...On the roof of a Parking garage if you can get the van in. Industrial areas. Motel parking lot, or a 4 star Hotel...
• Re: Walmart parking
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 16:26:47 -0800
  --- Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: --------------------------------- Have you had a rude awakening? I've never been bothered, been in lots of wallmart parking...
• Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Don Clark
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 15:37:35 -0400
  ...Front parking light receiving voltage. Socket and bulb replaced on front right parking/directional light. Directional worked but still no parking light. Neither left...
• Re: Can the front seats be reversed?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 19:42:27 EST
  ...IF you use the parking brake :<) chris (with automatic and seldom uses the parking brake)
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 21:21:09 -0700
  re Parking brake works only on the rear brakes, and without looking at > the setup I'll guess that it probably works only on...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 16:41:00 -0800 (PST)
  >i believe in some countries in europe, when parking on the street, parking >lights live up to their name. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Hmmm, I thought they were...
• Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Thu, 9 May 2002 07:42:09 -0700
  The headlights on my �89 Westy go out when the ignition is turned off, but the parking lights stay on. I�m sure there...
• Re: Fender Bender, got lucky
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:43:07 -0500 (EST)
  >Whew, I almost scrunched my bus. > >Whilst backing out of a parking place at a crowded parking lot >yesterday, a truck & my bus had...
• Re: ?? Power for stereo in my '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 16:43:34 -0800 (PST)
  Psychic Trucker writes: > > >Anybody know why the headlights shut off when you shut off the engine, but > >the parking lights don't??? This seems...
• Re: Does anyone know if you can get a ticket for staying overnight in a NJ walmart lot?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 19 May 2008 22:43:22 -0700
  ...Also, ticketing people in > disabled parking spaces who don't show a placard is another exception. > But I digress. > > Parking ticket wise, if it...
• Re: Electrical problem--Parking lights, side markers and rear markers not working on '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 16:50:45 -0400
  ...Front parking light receiving voltage. Socket and bulb replaced on front right parking/directional light. Directional worked but still no parking light. Neither left...
• Re: Overnight parking places
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:36:05 -0500
  ...But they're likely not to have free parking, expect in pretty small places where street parking would also be easy. My two cents...
• Help: Lights Wont Turn Off
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 May 2000 08:01:57 -0700
  ...I cannot get my parking lights,sidemarker lights,dashboard and license plate lights to turn off when switch is turned off and key is...
• forgot to loosen the parking brake adjuster
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Johnston
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 16:42:42 -0400
  ...I forgot to loosen the parking brake adjuster. At this point, I have no parking brake as it pulls the full way up. I...
• Re: Frozen parking Brake
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:22:01 -0400
  My '77 westy has been sitting (with the parking brake on) since December in cold and wet western NY. The Parking brake is locked...
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:22:09 -0400
  At 11:56 PM 7/3/2010 Saturday, Alistair Bell wrote: >vanagon parking brake in theory applies braking to both rears. Mis- >adjustment of...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:20:36 -0700
  ...unless you have a broken or seized parking brake cable. one important check to do while under there is pull on each parking brake...
• Re: German Engineering
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:19:58 -0600
  ...It's purpose is safety when parking at night on the edge of narrow rural roads, village lanes etc. It aids your fellow drivers...
• Re: Where have all the Vanagons gone???
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 15:50:30 -0700
  As a comment in regards to parking "besides another Vanagon", I always find myself parking next to another Vanagon after finding one in any...
• Re: Braille parking - what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 09:20:12 -0500
  ...When I lived in Richmond, VA almost all the parking was on-street and 'parking by feel' was common. I was always amazed at...
• fog light wiring questions
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 17:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
  ...independant or with parking lights. If wired through parking lights, is there a heavy load being put upon the parking light switch/circuit even...
• storing/parking bus in LA?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 19:20:16 EDT
  I'm looking for an apartment in LA and need storage/parking, preferably garage storage for my 83 Westfalia. I might even consider garaging...
• Re: no parking lights? huh? wiring worries
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:04:47 -0500
  ...So changing the > parts did not effect this change. > >> What year Vanagon is this? > > 86 syncro westy > >> So the parking lights don't come...
• Re: Cockeyed Parking Brake Equalizer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:37:51 -0700
  On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 10:43 AM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: .... > One adjusts the parking brake to correctly operating and...
• Re: # warning buzzer for turn signal and parking lights left on
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Fri, 3 Oct 2003 02:11:12 -0400
  My mistake. Yes, it turns the relevant parking light (right or left) on, NOT the turn signal light.
• Parking space in NE, found!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 23:45:09 -0400
  Thanks to all who responded! I'm all set with my parking/storage space in VT. This community and email list is great! -Paul
• Re: Parking/Brake Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 30 May 2009 09:51:58 -0600
  ...bob On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote: > My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come...
• Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 3 Jul 2010 18:27:15 -0700
  ...I have an '84 and forgot the parking brake today, I felt it right off and saw the lite was one before I reached...
• Re: Overnight parking places was Alarm system, was Bus story
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:54:40 -0800
  If you're a bit nervous, don't know or like the feel of the town, police station parking lots work pretty well. Mike...
• Re: Foot actuated parking brake
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 06:04:29 -0400
  ...Foot actuated parking brake > Just wondered if anyone has ever successfully modified the parking > brake to a foot-pedal type. How I would love...
• Re: WANTED - Drivers side turn signal/parking lamp assembly
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Sat, 12 Jul 2003 17:24:32 -0400
  I need everything but the wires and lens (and bulb :) ) Sorry... Should be FRONT drivers side turn signal/parking lamp assembly...
• Re: when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:19:13 -0500
  ...Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- Subject: [VANAGON] when making a left turn, parking brake light comes on??? ideas? > fwd from the...
• non-stock relay turnsignal problem... (longer than it should be)
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 00:56:03 -0700
  ...Upgraded '84 westy to E-code headlights with city/parking light in main bulb housing. Disconnected stock corner lamp parking light to achieve the...
• Is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  29 Apr 96 20:27:00 EDT
  ...Is this normal? The proper way to set a parking brake is to FIRST depress the brake pedal hard, THEN pull the parking brake...
• grip keeps popping off parking brake handle
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Thu, 3 Mar 2011 17:02:47 -0700
  (Hey Scott, thanks again for the parking brake handle you sold me. It is a huge improvement. I am sending this question to the...
• Re: Fwd: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:19:38 -0600
  ...Not the public parking lot, the FedEx truck parking lot. We got a few funny looks when we got out of the van in...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 9 May 2002 10:04:52 -0500
  ...The headlights on my �89 Westy go out when the ignition is turned off, but the parking lights stay on. I�m sure there...