Try this, If you really want to make people mad. Add a small
amount of diesel fuel to a vacuum line. In a gas engine, this will
create a ton of black smoke. Great fun, even without the tailgater.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler

On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Donald Baxter wrote:

> I used to enjoy pulling out my cold start knob on my old Passat/Dasher
> diesel station wagon and flooring the accelerator for offending tailgaters,
> leaving them in a cloud of foul smelling, nearly opaque diesel smoke.  I
> always felt like James Bond!
>
> Donald Baxter
> '85 GL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Captain Ray Nemo <busray@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 9:09 AM
> Subject: Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
>
>
> > Interesting idea.  Anyone found a way to mount a
> > spare washer fluid tank that contains ink or
> > perhaps a putrid smelling liquid?  Should you use
> > an isolator between the primary tank and the
> > auxiliary?
> >
> >
> > >>When all else fails, and they just HAVE to be
> > on our bumper, I follow the
> > lead of the octopus, and the skunk: I wash the
> > windshield COPIOUSLY (30-45
> > second spray), making the atmosphere behind the
> > van unbearable
> > comparatively.
> >
> >
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