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• Re: Trip last weekend
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 12:58:07 -0700
  ...It's > easy for him to escape to absolute solitude, probably in about 30 minutes or > less! The climate change we are experiencing now...
• Re: Cooling system questions
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 02:09:45 +0000
  ...When the system is hot and > > > > pressurized, crack open > > > > the bleeder and listen for escaping air and watch for > > > > coolant flow. > > > Close > > > > it back...
• Re: Oil mist/ leak on rear hatch and back of motor
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 20:27:31 -0800
  ...It will push the dipstick out a bit and oil will escape in a fine mist. You'll have oil all over the place...
• Re: Why do JC Whitney Battery isolators have this VW caveat?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:34:30 -0500
  ...extremely low > charging voltage at the battery > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus...
• NVC Porsche 911 Toronto>Phoenix (long story)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:43:40 -0700
  ...Nv and slammed on the brakes hard! "Aha," I thought, "I escaped again" but the State Trooper swung around anyhow and I looked down...
• Re: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 15:05:21 -0400
  ...You are pumping ATF into the diff because a seal has failed, and > there is no escaping a full transmission rebuild, other than swapping...
• Re: Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:25:52 -0700
  ...give a peek into pandoras box. >> >> Many of us run our escape pods on the edge or beyond the edge of the >> design >> limits...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:56:06 -0500
  ...for $120.00 with > everything but the fiberboard cut out that escaped with my Westy. > Shipping weight 65 pounds with the hardware, ship from...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:04:54 -0600
  ...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: propane explosion
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 10 May 2007 13:51:01 -0700
  ...A lady was lucky to escape a > > propane explosion in her Westie. It is a good > > reminder to check the propane lines for leaks...
• Re: westfalia-enterprises.com....anyone heard of them???
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Mon, 7 May 2007 16:52:19 -0400
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > They used to have a different name, which escapes me right now, > >> but the > >> > name > >> > Kevin Soroudi rings a bell. > >> > > >> > I...
• Friday: Tech Support
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 08:26:37 -0400
  ...least! Tech� support: 'Okay Bob, let's� press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in...
• Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet? - Yep
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:12:54 -0400
  ...Easy > escape > > to fresh sheets if you need to. > > > > (In some locales camping in your driveway can be very unpleasant) > > > > Rotate the stock in...
• Re: Lawrence, MA show, Sept. 4 - Woodstock, NY show, Sept. 11
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 1994 9:37:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...They arranged it well, with police escort to get out of the lot. Mostly bugs, few buses, some water-cooled, etc. Got back to...
• RE: Embarassing moment: '79 westy on fire
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 12:17:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...We found a nice one by a lake but decided to check out another forestry site up by another lake on an escarpment about...
• Need info on head leak.
  Historical mailing list - Peter Noto
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:45:06 +0800
  ...I could see a very small amount of fluid escaping at this point and cooking off, hence the sick sweet smell. Now obviously I...
• Re: How do anti-ping additives work?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 18 May 1999 15:16:47 -0400
  ...If the optimum advance is say 25 degrees, retarding it will allow more of the energy from the charge to escape into the exhaust...
• Battle Stations....Prepare to repel "boarders"
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 10:47:41 -0800
  ...And they presume someone would escape TO the great white mosquito and blackfly-ridden north so they make sure you have sufficient assets to...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon Humor
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:05:45 -0800
  ...tire carrier and I nearly ran over it while it was > escaping as I was backing my Westy out of the drive. > This cat...
• Re: Towing Available-My van or yours? Plus, cheap Westys.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 2 May 2005 13:02:58 -0500
  ...At least if both of them are hunting me down, there's a chance I'll escape. Max >In another of a long series...
• Wrong answer; Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:21:32 -0700
  ...Yes, it's > not a perfect seal (neither the lifter piston/ cylinder walls, nor the > check > ball), so some oil does escape by seepage...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - Ellen
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 18:18:44 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Couldn't find postings on this important subject so here goes.> Was camping in our 87 Westfalia near the Escalante...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:05:31 -0600
  ...80-91 is a vanagon." It would seem most logical to eschew semantics and subjective nomenclature on this subject (as it's come up...
• A Great Trip, and Engine Noise Question
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:33:41 -0700
  ...of expansion tank. (cap appeared to have allowed excess pressure to escape) Coolant gauge stayed slightly higher than normal but light did not come...
• Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:56:26 -0700
  ...Remove the pressure cap and make sure > the coolant is topped off to the rim so air does not escape from the top > hose...
• Re: Florida Keys
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 23:43:18 -0600
  ...Tracey wrote: > It's that time of year when I begin making plans for my winter escape to the keys...this year I will...
• Re: Vanagon-era technology..love it,
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:48:15 -0600
  ...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: Converting a 1.9 to a 2.1 Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 19:40:08 -0400
  ...Bill Knight <bill@NS.ESC.STATE.NC.US> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 9:33 AM Subject...
• Re: storing van-brake discs
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:36:17 -0800
  No real experience, but if I had this problem I'd try a lightweight spray-on silicone coating/lubricant (brand names escape me at...
• Re: Leak at faucet base
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 14:11:07 -0700
  ...up. > > Other's have replaced faucet with a shur-flo model (# escapes me). > > Ron has the stock faucets. > > alistair > > > On 2011-07-08, at...
• Re: [Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:52:43 MDT
  ...It's kind of an anvil shaped doohickey that allows extra air into the engine on cold starts (the logic of which escapes me...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!!
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:35:08 -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: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:54:19 -0800
  ...Leave the relief valve open until only gas, not white liquid, escapes. Now the tank is at the rated fill level. With the bodies...
• Re: westy + canine = no good
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:51:13 -0700
  ...I hate the dog and it hates me. > It one of those dogs that is always seeking an escape. I no longer chase > after...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon: Can't unlock rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 15:59:30 +0000
  ...out of your van and locked in it and need to escape out the back. I or others can send you a picture so...
• Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:54:40 -0500
  ...station "vapor capture" rubber cover that is not letting any air escape (WAG). I went back to the same place to re-check the...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:12:29 -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: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:10:37 -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: Friday: (waited for Wi-Fi) Buddy heater
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:56:29 +0000
  ...about the Mr.Heater Buddy I have along on my winter escape trip.  Well, it started out pretty good...nice to have heat and...
• Re: clutch/brake bleed order
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 2 Aug 2013 21:08:05 -0700
  ...I've had a slow leak in the brake system which escalated and has >> caused my >> reservoir to get low enough for the clutch...
• Re: archives?????
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 22:37:39 -0700
  ...If I ask one of my neighbors what kind of fencing I need to > keep goats from escaping, and his reply is, "somebody answered...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:27:45 -0500
  ...the van would not crank back up! We got a police escourt to the > nearest hotel, and the next morning (8 hrs later) I...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:46:07 -0700
  ...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: Charcoal Cannister Purpose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:12:30 -0700
  ...gasoline fumes would escape into the atmosphere if left to do what they want to., . One practical way to deal with that is to...
• Re: ford window cranks?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 11:54:14 -0700
  ...Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" ---------------------------------------- At 11:11 AM 10/20/2003, Scott wrote: > my less than one year old window crank just...
• Re: Testing pressure cap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:58:57 -0700
  ...some way to attach it. > The cap should allow pressure to escape when it gets into the > range of > 13-17 psi and should...
• Re: Thanks for engine/tire advice; upcoming trip planned
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 09:01:25 -0800
  ...the van runs just beautifully. > Fortunately, the > catalytic converter managed to escape the harmful effects of the > burning > oil, so my repair was limited...
• Re: Buying Vans on e-Bay
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:47:21 -0800
  ...First, the article first says he 'wired' the money but then says he sent it through a fake 'safe payment' (escrow?) page setup by...
• Re: Rear hatch release
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:35:28 -0700
  ...a picture of? >>> >>> I have a modified release and the finished escutcheon part from Uniwerks but I’d love to have a picture of...
• Re: Snow tires... 2 or 4?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Dor�
  Sat, 6 Feb 2010 07:28:16 -0500
  ...but my friend once lost the back end of her Ford Escort at highway speeds and hit the retaining wall a few times because...
• Insurance~RV rates (no go for my Westys)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:43:18 -0700 (MST)
  ...So, all of clowns who travel way out to the far acres to escape "everyone" are actually pounded with "everyone's" traffic. We pay...
• Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Katy
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 23:08:03 -0500
  ...back, coolant in hand by the expansion tank watching frequent bubbles escaping. 5 more min, 10 more, still no coolant bleeding out by the...
• Re: hello and a new memeber.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 05:42:07 EDT
  ...back into place then clean up any grease that may have escaped. One more note. If you have significant movement in the bearings when...
• Re: An intro and Throttle Body leak question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:14:49 -0700
  ...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: Running hot
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 02:03:13 -0700
  ...I open the top to let the > air out without letter any water escape. Does this help getting air > out of the system and...
• Attn Westy owners -- poptop warning.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:07:44 -0400
  ...That really made me look, and I immediately saw that the hinge was trying to escape from the joint, and had almost succeeded! Argh...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 20 May 2005 07:58:19 -0700
  ...But that > heat escaping > > through the pipes > > > cooks everything back there, especially in the > summer time, and it > > > seeps into the vehicle interior as...
• Re: Lighthearted Vanagon content - Boy or Girl? / Peh-leeeez, Kill Me
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 01:25:03 EDT
  ...I took the escalator down one story only to find the same Tokyo-subway-at-rush-hour conditions. In a panic, I ran down...
• Re: Bottom-filling water tank
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:36:11 -0500
  ...tank filled right up > without any alarming whistling sounds of air escaping under high > pressure or anything. Note that I didn't have the...
• humor?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 09:00:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...However, some of the water left in the cylinder must have escaped into the oil tank, mixed with the oil, and produced something that...