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• Re: Solenoid-operated manual shifter?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Dec 2003 07:46:45 -0800
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At 01:23 AM 12/11/2003, you wrote: >I was wondering what the best way to set...
• Weekender Ad: Fwd: Your Ad
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:09:21 -0600
  ...cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping > ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html > > > "Since it's the weekender, in my opinion it...
• Re: van wrecked; documenting selling prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:52:18 -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: Power Source: Westfalia as mobile office
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 10:10:12 -0700
  ...Cheers, Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 17:41:22 -0400
  ...Once the system is hot you should hear the sound of air escaping when you loosen the radiator bleeder or coolant should come out...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Feedback
  Historical mailing list - Michel (O'Hara) Escaravage
  28 May 1996 08:05:40 -0400
  ...What the begeezus is this thing? Mike Esc. 85 Westy INDICA Toronto
• Re: Lid Clearance
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 09:15:10 -0600
  ...I've been told that there are thousands of Escatorial Green Westies there,but you can't see them in the trees. I've...
• Don't sell Fritz Miguel!
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:52:21 -0700
  ...Let's go! Zoltan And send a picture of Fritz to us, please. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel Pacheco" <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:27:37 -0400
  ...old R12 system going, think again. > You are allowing freon to escape into the air depleting the ozone layer > and spending a stupid amount...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:01:51 -0700
  ...so here goes. > Was camping in our 87 Westfalia near the Escalante River in southern Utah > last May when we returned from an overnight...
• Re: Nevada- A/C or No A/C?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:52:24 -0400
  ...Al "Pensioner" Knoll handed me a misting bottle when > he met me northbound in the central valley on my escape from California > last August...
• My Friday Fun
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jul 1995 01:26:45 -0500
  Hey now, Seen folks do this, so I figured I'd harp happily about my greasy escapades. Red light on. No generator. Bummer. Pulled...
• Re: Idiots for Clunkers..guy scraps 86 westy in new goverment program
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:37:43 -0700
  ...Let's say your Westy Escape Pod has 150Kmiles serves >> breakfast and dinner sleeps 4 in a pinch works as a ski cabin, >> huntin...
• Re: At Idle: AFM Flap, CO Screw Relationship. Explanation Found
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:51:08 -0400
  ...Imagine trying to measure the pressure in a small diameter brake line with a pressure gauge that allowed fluid to escape from the system...
• Re: 84 Vanagon Intermittent Smoking
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:53:31 -0500
  ...or rings and scoring of cylinder wall allowing the oil to escape as the engine underwent centrifugal loading slinging a heavy oil load through...
• Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:02:06 -0500
  Hold out as long as you can. They will settle with you eventually. Other option - have the vehicle inspected by the highest priced repair...
• Re: Fuel Tank Re-Seal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:01:55 -0700
  ...A strike is where the workers walk out, a lockout is when the company is unwilling to negotiate and escalates the situation to garner...
• Re: Van-O-Rama is it?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:47:14 -0700
  ...You managed to escape getting your pic taken. - BenT
• Re: Looking for trip planning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:09:07 -0700
  ...at Humbolt, our 9yr old son at an airport for an escorted flight home, stash the van someplace in storage until Spring, and get...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:06:02 -0700
  ...intake and exhaust for hissing and check any |>crankcase vent for escaping air as well to see if its valves or |>piston/rings |> |>On...
• Re: Repost: Head talk
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 May 1995 10:40:30 -0400
  ...This is caused by gases in the engine escaping into the cooling system and increasing the coolant volume, thereby pushing the coolant back into...
• Re: Going towards a new era...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:28:49 -0400
  ...re not talking about $6,000, >right? _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag3
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:30:59 -0500
  ...Think I'm in danger from escaping hydrogen gas generating an explosion? Guess I could fit a new gasket that would be thicker. DMc...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 15:31:18 -0700
  ...rotor (short direction of the pad). >This slot will help gasses escape the pad/rotor interface. > Use a high quality brake fluid. Castrol GT...
• Re: Need advice please....
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:50:01 -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...
• [vanagon] Westy DIY conversion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:08:15 -0300 (ADT)
  ...On the plus side, just found a 38"x24" escape hatch from an RV. Tinted and tempered glass, black aluminium frame. Needs the escape...
• Re: No Coolant in Small Tank Behind License Plate
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:45:12 -0700
  ...And each time the level goes above the cap opening ..if the gasket is leaking there ....a little coolant will escape, then when it...
• Re: The Non-Conversion Diesel Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 21:54:36 -0800
  ...I seem to have come across an idea that has perhaps escaped some >of the other folks who are doing diesel to turbo diesel...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:23:56 -0700
  ...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: Throttle-on running issue
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:37:26 +0000
  ...full of gasoline (like I did with mine), you won't escape this problem.  Better to do at home than 2000 miles away on...
• Re: Chinese restaurants ....no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:07:27 -0500
  ...The French and many Americans like Escargot and of course its just a particular type of snail that is common in grape arbors at...
• Re: Your Opinion: Subaru or not to Subaru (Engine swap)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:07:22 -0800
  ...I'd take you for a test > > drive, but you're a bit far from North Ca... > > > > Steve > > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Powerwashing FAIL
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:23:46 -0500
  ...Seemingly coincident with the aforementioned powerwashing escapade, the engine will not cold start without applying some throttle and will not hold idle without holding...
• FS: '85 Westy w/Ford Motor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 00:57:58 -0400
  ...so all I know is what he told me about his escapades with the van. Apparantly the modifications he made to use this engine...
• Re: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:25:43 -0700
  Actually, that pump is used on some American vehicles such as Ford Escorts. The VW pump is what is what is known as a...
• Re: locked out
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:33:28 -0600
  ...my Beetle. > > Was "trained" by one fellow on an 80's Escort (US spec car) that was a 5 > door. He managed to pop...
• Re: Blinking Coolant Light Mystery (to me)
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 21:18:34 -0700
  ...has said - you have a head leak and > combustion gases are escaping into the coolant, collecting in the > expansion tank, and pushing the coolant...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 01:07:42 +0000
  ...an additional half turn lead to the incontestable sound of air escaping. Both fronts were still tight as I had installed.  I reinflated the...
• Re: Seeking Winter Westy Destinations: Southwest and/or Baja
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:56:07 -0700
  ...state beach parks." Having been a resident of coastal SoCal for most of my life (until I escaped in 2008) I would mention that...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:32:48 -0500
  ...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: Why use VW Fuel Pumps instead of Alternatives?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:59:09 -0500
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy "Leader of the Pack" Winnipeg, Canada > Actually, that pump is used on some American vehicles such as Ford Escorts. > The...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:12:31 -0600
  ...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: Code of conduct
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:53:51 -0500
  ...As vanagon enthusiasts all want to > > present our best face to the community at large, don't we? I know > > eschewing > > these will be...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy? Head restraints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:20:26 -0500
  ...The Vanagon even the non-camper is considered a multi-purpose passenger vehicle so it did escape a number of safety requirements. In general...
• known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 07:52:23 -0400
  ...creeper gear trying to escape, blows hold in case 3 - Transaxle: Synchronizers 3th and 4th break, can not shift 4 - Viscous Coupling: locks up...
• Re: front brakes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:28:02 -0400
  ...Try the road between Puerto Escondido and Oaxaca. I could go on & on. So.......the story is our 1987 Westy with around 700,000...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:56:04 -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...
• Re: mechanic's creepers
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:45:14 -0500
  ...hard ..banging head on under > neath parts in an effort to escape ... > safety glasses do not prevent dirt from falling but after a awhile...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:21 -0800
  ...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: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 11:50:57 -0800
  ...Ever see an Escalade pickup? Or a Torino? > > > So what are we? The ultimate utility vehicle, can do anything, adapts >> to any mission, a...
• Re: Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:06:35 -0400
  ...The question I have is, however, about running temps as recorded on the gauge...in other words, should my current running conditions necessitate escalating...
• Reminder: True Canadian Winter Bus Campout is coming up Saturday February 17th.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:56:47 -0500
  ...campout excursion to check out the local waterfalls of the Niagara Escarpent area. What to bring: - Ice skates. The ice is over 9" thick...
• Re: Portable Toilets - Which chemicals do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:07:38 -0600
  ...But it will prevent odors from escaping from the waste. For me and those who accompany me in my travels, we just dump in...
• Re: Head leaks & Witches Brews.
  Historical mailing list - Renouard, Robert
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:45:04 -0700
  ...Remove grill and open radiater bleeder valve until air escapes C. Open rear valve D. Pull hose and open top tank (licsence tank would...
• Re: Leaking Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 27 May 2002 18:46:49 -0500
  ...I notice that there is a line that connected > the > overflow escape on the top/front/right hand side of the tank to the...
• Re: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:10:46 -0500
  ...I know it is probably something very obvious but it is escaping me at the > moment. Any ideas? You folks have helped me many...
• Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:23:16 -0800
  ...I understand that the > can would need to be of high-quality, with a cap that does not allow > fumes to escape. As long...
• Re: Idiots for Clunkers..guy scraps 86 westy in new goverment program
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 09:41:58 -0700
  ...Let's say your Westy Escape Pod has 150Kmiles serves breakfast and dinner sleeps 4 in a pinch works as a ski cabin, huntin...
• Re: Yes, wheels... again! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 00:15:25 -0400
  ...wheel from rubbing on some front suspension member who's name escapes me at the moment. you only need to do this on the...
• Re: The propane filling question tested...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 21 May 2005 22:23:16 -0400
  ...Seems like the escaping gas would make more room for liquid propane to enter, but it would also cause the liquid Propane already in...