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Re: Vanagon-era technology..love it,
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:47:14 -0800
...We 'escaped' the northwest and are 'snowbirding' in the California desert until probably around March. My SO brings her horses along with her truck...
Re: Now For My Money...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:14:29 -0800
...PM Subject: Re: Now For My Money... My favorite bumper sticker: Eschew Obfuscation. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Jan 17, 2012...
Re: New shocks..me like
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:09:41 -0500
...100 > for all four wheels...Actually, I am getting ready to escape the crappy > Northwest US winter wet weather and head down south for...
Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:36:51 -0700
...Many of us run our escape pods on the edge or beyond the edge of the design limits. Doing so with some knowledge of...
Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Fri, 8 Aug 2003 20:41:21 EDT
...Through a small orifice, the pressure is allowed to escape. At this point, the reducton in pressure causes the liquid freon to evaporate, increasing...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 06:38:01 -0500
...some bearing is wearing down, a clearance is increasing, and too much oil is escaping. the only thing i don't understand is why...
Re: Vanagon Westy Weekender weight capacity
Historical mailing list - lon bordin
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:30:31 -0500
...com/<BR>>>  Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps.<BR></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div><br clear...
Re: Overheated Westy '87
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:00:03 -0800
...All the coolant was lost and it got so hot it melted the upper > > > thermostat housing where the coolant escaped. Since this incident, I...
Re: Royal Purple Motor Oil..
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sat, 10 May 2014 17:29:35 -0600
...PennzOils PlatinumPurePlus & the last O'C' that I did on the Escape I switched from Valvo to P'O'P'P'P' 5w20 but...
Re: Camping In My Westy!
Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:16:12 -0400
...Looking to traveling lots next year in our 83 Westy to escape the hot humid summer in south Florida. On Apr 30, 2012, at...
Re: Westy Propane/used vanagon questions
Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
Thu, 09 Jan 1997 09:01:12 -0600
...If gas escapes when you crack the valve open, you've got propane. If so, check to ensure that the burners for the stove...
Re: Porsche's SUV
Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
Sun, 6 Oct 2002 20:55:57 -0700
...they were one of his real things that he used to > escape the Hollywood crowd. > > Stan > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002 16:25:44...
Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:03:29 -0500
...folks! You never know when you'll >>need it >> >>'86 Westy "Escape Pod" >> >> >> >> > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand...
Re: Sliding Door Handle
Historical mailing list - Danny
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:40:20 -0700
...years but has no other issues.� The usual assortment of gaskets & escutcheon appear to be in place. That said, I suspect the fault lies...
Garage heater: Propane or kerosene?(LVC)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 04:08:01 -0600
...double garage door, I should get enough ventilation with the heat escaping through the ridge vent, but any help or experience from the list...
Re: This just HAS to be a new question...
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Wed, 3 Oct 2007 04:01:23 -0700
...bolt on a > prius or an insight, or even a ford escape hybrid > engine into this solution, or suggest that that > would > even work...
ha! and you thought Friday was over! ... :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 04 Sep 95 09:55:13 CDT
...reason needs Except to further his misdeeds; The steering-column change eschew, No good can come of it for you, And likewise any motor...
Devil's advocate, was: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:03:39 -0700
...Just be careful and drive like you are on a motorcycle (alert, thinking of escape routes) regardless of the car you are driving. Daniel...
Re: 1987 GL Coolant System Problems
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Sat, 18 May 2002 08:25:52 -0400
...So you'll need to look for where the water escaped from. Might not be a hose. When this happened to me it was...
Re: Lifter adjustment VOODOO
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:54:32 -0700
...Wait some hours or days and the constant pressure from the valve spring will force some oil to escape from the lifter and eventually...
turning air-cooled Heater Off
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 6 Jul 1999 17:23:13 -0400
...DO NOT cap off the tin tubes leading up from the heat exchangers, as they need to allow the heat to escape. Be aware...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:51:17 -0700
...You pump up the cylinder and see where the pressure escapes (and how much). Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL...
Re: indoor rain in a 90 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 21:18:34 -0500
...Look closely at the bottom of the seal and you can see where it has been escaping. Solution (jury rigged): $4 tube of Goop...
Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:05:31 -0500
...Ever see an Escalade pickup? Or a Torino? >So what are we? The ultimate utility vehicle, can do anything, adapts >to any mission, a...
Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:56:13 -0400
...vent, the vent opens for a second and lots of propane escapes. I'm thinking that maybe this venting creates enough of a pressure...
Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:04:49 -0600
...cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping > > ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html > > > > I am interested in your Westy. Please call me...
Re: My CV problem has escalated!
Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 06:25:43 -0800
Chris: FIrst off, its not an Allen key, its a special 12-point tool that you need for these CV joints. NAPA has it...
Re: Fridge problems at altitude
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:13:33 -0700
...1.5D > 89 Mitsubishi van -- Stuart MacMillan Seattle '84 Vanagon Westy (Escape vehicle) '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969) '74 MGB GT (Undergoing restoration...
Re: What happens when you drive without an air filter?
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:34:20 -0800
...I suggest you vigorously pursue item #3 !! Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 6 Apr 2020 11:42:59 -0700
...says. > > I’m pretty sure this kinda tool has a name , escapes me, and can be bought > . > > Alistair > > > On Apr 6, 2020, at 11...
Re: Brake dust on alloy wheel ?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:44:20 -0400
...Now to be sure were are talking about the rear! The rear brakes make little dust and what dust that does escape will come...
Re: van wrecked; documenting selling prices
Historical mailing list - Doug
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:34 -0700
...The skylight was new, the tent was in escellent shape. If anyone has any leads on a replacement similar to mine, or if you...
Re: Almost famous Vanagon
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:06:21 -0400
...The family/alien spent the entire show escaping authority by dashing around town in a beautiful brand-new silver vanagon (1987 model I think...
Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 17:26:37 -0400
...water seeks the path > of least resistance to escape, so it starts weeping out the lower horizontal > drivers side rocker seam.. > the EASY solution...
Re: Blinking Coolant Light Mystery (to me)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:51:00 -0600
...has said - you have a head leak and combustion gases are escaping into the coolant, collecting in the expansion tank, and pushing the coolant...
Bend, Or and vanagons Not much van content
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 7 May 2008 09:46:58 -0700
...Moved here from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to escape the influx of the well funded in that area. The Northwest is "in denial" about it...
An intro and Throttle Body leak question
Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:58:03 -0400
...BTW we know there's a leak in the tb because we blow smoke into the vac line and it pretty readily escapes through...
Re: van wrecked; documenting selling prices
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:42:11 -0700
...The skylight was new, the tent was in escellent shape. > > If anyone has any leads on a replacement similar to mine, or if you...
Re: how engine oil degrades (was: sysnthetic oils)
Historical mailing list - Will Wood
Thu, 02 Jan 1997 21:18:31 -0700
...Thus main and rod bearings allow more oil to escape, this reduces the effective oil pressure within the engine. When you're going at...
Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 6 May 2003 16:05:47 -0500
...Right? > > > > Second, are there other places that the H2O could > > have hidden? Enough to escape two tankfulls of good > > gas I've run through...
Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLU...
Historical mailing list - John C...
Wed, 10 Sep 2003 12:33:40 EDT
...water seeks > the path > of least resistance to escape, so it starts weeping out the lower horizontal > drivers side rocker seam.. > the EASY solution...
Re: Need advice please....
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:59:00 -0500
...The last mechanic said he checked the coolant reservoir for escaped gases and did not seem to think that this is the problem. I...
Re: auto tranny noise
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:46:24 -0600
...Or could it be some loose bolt that is >letting pressure escape as someone suggested. BTW, this is backed up >by a 2.2...
Re: A/C trouble... please help
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 22:02:04 -0500
...fusible link that it replaced would cause a fire? >> Your logic escapes me. The fuse is well enclosed in the holder; the >> fusible link...
Re: Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:59:04 -0700
...One, however, name escapes me at the moment, claims to have been > specially developed for military aircraft use and is supposed to be > triangular...
Re: Do you want a Vanagon with a variable suspension????????????????
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 03:41:51 EDT
...know 24-inch wheels with super low profile tires on their Escalade.......these guys can go from low rider to high rider very quickly...
Re: State Your Cars - LVC
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Tue, 11 May 2004 18:03:32 -0700
...CRX Si (small fast and HOT, it was black) 87 Ford Escort (never let me down, what a piece of crap) 92 Toyota PU...
Re: Carat w AC Sunroof
Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:17:27 -0400
...to help it keep cooler (so heat can escape...) > > > >And... to use the same for sleeping in the van in florida in the > summer...
Re: Vanlife in a pandemic--text version
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:26:20 -0700
...Between these rigs outfitted for societal collapse, the indifferent stonescape of Death Valley, and the exponentially escalating global pandemic, it was easy to imagine...
Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:30:10 -0800
...Sometimes they try to flow backwards into a wire for something else if that looks like their best escape route. That can make other...
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Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:44:33 -0400
...cause. >> >> But did find that the glove box can be adjusted. Escaped me for many years >> of van ownership. The latch striker plate is...
Re: STICKER PROCEDES---> FUND RAISER FOR GERRY UPGRADE?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:43:33 -0700
...your flames I know where my > delete key is ;0} > > Time escapes me and now I have to run...This thread will continue later...
Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:10:58 -0700
...You are allowing freon to escape into the air depleting the ozone layer and spending a stupid amount of money for what? Please reconsider...
Re: Hello from the California desert.(trip report)
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 11:55:00 +0000
...truck and my part-time > house, as well as our weekend escape vehicle. > As I type here in the parking lot of the Borrego...
Leakdown testing as requested
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Mar 1996 23:10:26 -0500
...can find the source of the leakage by listening for the escaped air. Internal leakge is found by air bubbles in the cooling system...
Re: stranded
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Wed, 28 Sep 94 13:45:16 PDT
...But, I'm glad my econobox Escort doesn't have a full size taking space. And we all know that VW couldn't even...
Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:07:13 EDT
...i slid into the back of that car (a '82 ford escort wagon, w alum 5mph bumpers) i would have suffered some major damage...
Re: Where Does the Engine Temp Gauge Rest Usually?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Wed, 5 May 1999 13:12:52 -0400
...incorrect timing, fat passengers, and > sunspots can cause your temps to escalate. > > For most VW's, the temp under 'average' conditions is on or...
Re: Water pump replacement
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:07:43 -0500
...s mere days before my parents are due home from their "Escape from > Winter" tour, and last night I heard some nasty noises from...
Re: was: 3 Questions Now: Speedo, brake, and headlight questions.
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:33:36 -0600
...under constant >presure...and occasionally, a high pitched whining sound (like escaping >air) comes from the direction of the master cylinder: Please, somebody >tell...