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• Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:16:12 -0700
  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snafu I'm not sure how'd you explain that one to the kiddies, but being ex...
• Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:41:35 -0500
  FOULED up. ---- Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snafu > > I'm not sure how'd you...
• Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:01:31 -0700
  Please let me know what "SNAFU" and "BUFF" mean as acronyms. I've heard of them as words, but not acronyms. Hope you don...
• Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:47:37 -0700
  ...Acronyms (a little OT) > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snafu > > I'm not sure how'd you explain that one to the...
• Re: injun swap snafu
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 13:12:16 +0300
  ...injun swap snafu I can't speak for Vanagons as I have only seen 228mm but Rabbits I have interchenged (along with all the...
• Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:58:58 -0600
  ...Acronyms (a little OT) > > >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snafu >> >> I'm not sure how'd you explain that one to the...
• Re: Acronyms (a little OT)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:32:57 -0700
  ...On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 2:01 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote: > Please let me know what "SNAFU" and "BUFF" mean as...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:27:45 -0400
  ...FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the >kiddies in an innocent way, but that one can't. As an explanation, Well...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:45:53 -0400
  ...FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the kiddies in an innocent way, but that one can't. Yours, David
• Gotta replace ball joints soon...any potential problems?
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 11:37:28 -0800
  ...Anyone have any suggestions before I begin the process of replacing them...potential problems, snafus, etc??? Cheers! Kevin __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now...
• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Fri, 31 May 2013 15:07:32 -0700
  ...I told her I figured two tantrums would be par for this kind of snafu. She's shooting for eagle on this one. She...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:13:36 -0500
  ...FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the > kiddies in an innocent way, but that one can't. > > Yours, > David >
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:10:24 -0700
  ...Short of some catastrophic failure of the charging system or a wiring snafu there is little to nothing to worry about. But wait, one...
• Subie conversion SNAFU!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 5 May 2018 02:21:24 +0000
  Well, in my efforts to get going on a conversion to a Subie, I apparently did not get the right year donar car! Companies...
• injun swap snafu
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 00:25:29 -0400
  Well, hit a snag with the Esslinger 2.3 swap. They provided me with a 200mm flywheel. My vanagon stuff is 228mm. I said...
• 2000 lbs rated trailer hitch - can't find one
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 17:07:41 GMT
  ...trailer but I am afeared of having some sort of liability snafu if I ever get into an accident. Anyone out there know of...
• Re: Review of Bus Boys
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:31:35 -0500
  ...The catalog snafu did greatly irritate me but the other successful encounters have balanced that out. As with anything else, YRMV. Skip Correll Chattanooga...
• Re: BTDT?
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 22 May 1998 08:13:51 -0700
  ...the way..." >FLAPS "Friendly local auto parts store" (VW list only?) >SNAFU : "Situation normal -- all f*cked up" (even in most dictionaries!) >FUBAR (more...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 20:00:51 -0500
  ...pump at the same time, I think.Good luck.Sorry to hear about the bracket snafu.It seems marginal in stregnth to begin with.
• SA headlights....(wiring snafu)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:26:49 -0800
  I installed my new SA grille but when I turn on the lights the inner fog lights glow slightly. When I turn on high...
• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 31 May 2013 17:04:46 -0700
  ...I told her I figured two tantrums would be par for this kind of snafu. She's shooting for eagle on this one. She...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:40:21 -0400
  Yes, brown=ground in VW wiring. Probably those wires at one point were meant to ground to one of the crown-shaped ground terminal...
• IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REDDICK
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 20:04:11 -0800
  I was driving down the Florida Turnpike today at 65 when the engine died. I turned the ignition on and off (still doing 60...
• Re: MOD Re: wtf? lol
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:13:13 -0700
  ...FLAPS and SNAFU and BUFF can be explained to the kiddies in an innocent way, but that one can't. Yours, David
• Re: BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:41:44 EDT
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - youfault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business.After all...
• Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:06:59 -0500
  ...Is my fridge running properly or is something in it's wiring snafu?? Doesn't it seem that this would be hard on batteries...
• Re: ACRONYMS: Mailing List Slang
  Historical mailing list - Erick Faith Jimenez
  Tue, 28 May 2002 15:57:29 -0600
  ...Remember Correctly LOL Laughing Out Loud IMHO In My Humble Opinion SNAFU Situation Normal: All Fouled Up ROTFL Rolling On The Floor Laughing TANSTAAFL...
• Re: Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 09:26:59 -0400
  ...Is my fridge running > properly or is something in it's wiring snafu?? Doesn't it seem that > this would be hard on batteries...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Babe Bones
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:10:53 -0700
  Tracey Estevez <boatshop@INTERCOM.NET> wrote: >right brown wire goes to the map light on the dash negative term.The left >wire *ends in...
• Re: Broken down in bishop ca!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 31 May 2013 16:34:24 -0700
  ...I told her I figured two tantrums would be par for this kind of snafu. She's shooting for eagle on this one. She...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:21:28 -0400
  Well actually yeah, that was one snafu with all of it... You would probably do well to find Ma and Pa type places and...
• 85' Westy Power Steering Boot SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 19:23:12 -0400
  Well we finally got the waterleaker running after her head gasket replacement...which is another nightmare...and need to replace the PS rack boots...
• Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:07:04 -0500
  Hi John, Sorry about the late, late night spelling "SNAFU", but I'll bet you figured it out. On the other hand, rubbing with...
• Re: BTDT?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Thu, 21 May 1998 18:58:36 -0700
  ...few gems as well, some of which are ubiquitous in computers: SNAFU : "Situation normal -- all f*cked up" (even in most dictionaries!) FUBAR (more...
• FW: Fridge fan
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 08:10:18 -0500
  ...Is my fridge running properly or is something in it's wiring snafu?? Doesn't it seem that this would be hard on batteries...
• Re: injun swap snafu
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 8 Apr 1998 17:45:52 -0700
  I can't speak for Vanagons as I have only seen 228mm but Rabbits I have interchenged (along with all the clutch hardware) a...
• propane tank dilemma solved
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 10:03:41 -0700
  Thanks to all who responded regarding my recent propane snafu. The list has spoken and the answer is: Westy tanks, for that matter all...
• Re: Tired of DIY or is it just Miy?(unfunny rant)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:47:05 -0700
  ...Or consider the acronym, SNAFU, from WWII. This is sometimes heard in polite company, the user seemingly unaware of its crude origins. Should abbreviations...
• Re: AC compressor question...
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 17:23:06 EST
  ...The only SNAFU; there is a hose running through the center of it. This prevents you from pulling it all the way out. I...
• Re: Tired of DIY or is it just Miy?(unfunny rant)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:17:59 -0700
  ...Or consider the acronym, SNAFU, from WWII. This is sometimes heard in polite company, the user seemingly unaware of its crude origins. Should abbreviations...
• Experience with GoWesty - Ultimately a Satisfied Customer
  Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 11:16:35 -0700
  ...To his credit, he has been very prompt in returning my e-mails throughout this whole snafu. With all this in mind, I feel...
• Re: BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 20:51:57 EDT
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - youfault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business.After all...
• Re: Oil Filter Nipple Snafu!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 13 May 1998 23:40:09 -0700
  At 08:04 PM 5/13/98 -0700, Off White wrote: >Then, it became apparent that the nipple >was stuck in the filter. Naturally...
• Oil Filter Nipple Snafu!
  Historical mailing list - Off White
  Wed, 13 May 1998 20:04:35 -0700
  Well, I started on oil filter change #1 on a Vanagon for me. Drain plug was no problem, feeling pretty smug about my old...
• Roadhaus - Trip Report to Bus Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:40:44 -0400
  ...MN state police AZ drivers license snafu Vehicle Insurance Cancellation Missing identities Tow Truck A welder Duct tape & water leaks Road Kill and best...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:37:49 -0700
  ...Vanagon running on vegetable oil Well actually yeah, that was one snafu with all of it... You would probably do well to find Ma...
• Re: Tired of DIY or is it just Miy?(unfunny rant)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 18:26:40 -0700
  ...Or consider the acronym, SNAFU, from WWII. This is sometimes heard in polite company, the user seemingly unaware of its crude origins. Should abbreviations...
• Re: Installing AMP in Vanagon..wiring SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:56:13 -0400
  After doing some more research on grounds and troubleshooting my own with suggestions from listees, I decided to pull the radio again and really...
• Re: Roadhaus - Trip Report to Bus Fusion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:45:28 -0500
  ...bad oil leaks > > Stores galore. > > MN state police > AZ drivers license snafu > Vehicle Insurance Cancellation > Missing identities > Tow Truck > A welder > Duct tape & water...
• Re: Tired of DIY or is it just Miy?(unfunny rant)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:04:05 -0700
  ...Or consider the acronym, SNAFU, from WWII. This is sometimes heard > in polite company, the user seemingly unaware of its crude origins. > > Should abbreviations...
• Re: Oil Filter Nipple Snafu!
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 14 May 1998 08:53:26 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-13 23:00:37 EDT, off_white@OLYWA.NET writes: << Then, it became apparent that the nipple was...
• BusDepot & Vanagain Compliments (for a change)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:12:13 -0500
  ...The exceptions are the delays or Snafu's - you fault, their fault, no one's fault - that occur in the course of business. After...
• Re: $100 Reward Results
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:19:55 -1000
  ...goes along with SNAFU ... ( situation normal all fouled up ) SOP of course is Standard Operating Procedure. On 7/15/2014 4:04 PM, jennifer...
• State of the Gerry (list server hardware)
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:22:48 -0400
  ...emptively reboot the server every weekend to head off the inevitable snafu. Future plans will be an upgrade of the CPU's and the...
• Re: IGNITION SWITCH SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:47:05 -0700
  This came to me from Daniel Danrich quite some time ago. It worked for me when I had the same problem you describe, on...
• Update on Power Steering Boot SNAFU
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 00:32:12 -0400
  Well we didn't meet our deadline to have our new '85 Westy state inspected prior to our trip to Maine(from MD). The...
• Clear the Sidewalks! He's Mobile Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 12:09:20 -0400
  ...Alas, it now turned out the linkage was toadally (warts and all) SNAFU. When set up correctly the shifter-to-tranny rod was ~1...
• I think I'm going to scream!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Sep 1996 21:22:40 PST
  ...After all the snafus I had with parts suppliers, machine shop boneheads and other misc. screwups, I'm wondering if it is all worth...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Dec 2007 to 4 Dec 2007 - Special issue (#2007-1298)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:49:42 -0800
  ...Most people will know they didn't order the Samsung BoomSki Box so they'll just assume that its just an eBay snafu and...
• Re: Air bags & VWs (Little Vanagon Content): & Political Commentary
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 08:54:09 -0600
  ...The entire air-bag SNAFU is certainly endemic of our government moving forward with little common sense nor logic as they try to protect...