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Re: 1987 VW Camper Van-damaged by engine fire-for sale best offer (alameda) CA
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:06:54 -0700
dear burning van i met a woman hippie escaping from california usa today she has an 89 Vanagon GL with a full westie interior...
Fw: Towing a Syncro-Consensus
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 03:21:29 -0500
...Then > I drove home carefully with an escort (Vanagon, natch) following me. Now I > can permanently repair my Syncro and not have to make...
Re: Red Line vs. Swepco
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 22:31:34 -0800
...Ron Antaki > '88 Wolfsburg (das all-purpose machine) > '86 Syncro Westy (escape machine) > '88 Scirocco 16V 2.0L (yee, I say, yee haaa!!) > > > -----Original...
Re: Exhaust system insulation
Historical mailing list - Jim King
Thu, 19 May 2005 14:54:38 -0400
...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: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:50:38 -0700
...from a Jar filled with Water and baking soda, the gas escapes and goes into a tube into the air flow intake system. Now...
Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:21:43 -0700
...I put some closed cell foam over the holes in the bottom of the rear hatch, I assume moisture will still escape but the...
Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 5 Oct 2012 18:44:47 -0400
...I've since had the same done by Keith (last name escaping me) in Staunton, VA, and it's usually run quite well after...
Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:07:51 -0800
...I parked it in an isolated spot very near by and > waited for the whole tank to escape, which it did faster and faster...
Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:42:55 -0700
...means it's not working on high, since the gas inside > escaped? It will only work on low now? Could I tweak it so...
Re: Florida Camping and CCW
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:09:57 -0500
...they look a bit scary, but to cut that short, they escorted >me to the nearest town, help me find a garage, stayed with...
ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 12 May 2013 20:17:22 -0700
...intake snorkel '98 VR6 Passat water pump pulley DLC & a piece of the harness (about 6" long) ''98 Ford Escort Zetec Air cleaner 16...
Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:55:10 -0400
...Do many other cars/vans eschew redundant or at least dual (diagonal) brake line systems? On Sep 15, 2007, at 6:40 PM, Joseph...
Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:35:43 -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: Interesting item on eBay web site item#306561314: 1987 VolkswagenVanagon Synchro 4x4 wagon
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Wed, 12 Apr 2000 23:43:10 -0500
...Engine runs rich, due to holes in exhaust allowing gases to escape before they pass a sensor that provides computer with readings to adust...
Re: Instant horsepower (Pinwheel)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 8 May 2000 13:13:14 -0700
...My '78 Horizon, my parents' '84 Escort, my aunt's 86 Sable, all were trash by 100 k. My friends' Foxes and Jettas are...
Re: Kickstarter to drive a Westy across China
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:46:15 -0700
...I have been supporting another [originally > > Westy-traveling] couple in their endeavors: > http://www.escuelacaracol.org/ > > This young couple drove through Central America after...
Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy? Head restraints
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 27 Feb 2015 07:23:32 -0400
...The Vanagon even the non-camper is considered a multi-purpose passenger vehicle so it did escape a number of safety requirements. In general...
Re: Spare gas storage ??
Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:34:10 -0500
...the swelling occurred also a small stream of fluid > began to escape and. run down the window .... there was no actual luggage > rack on...
Re: JB Weld question
Historical mailing list - jon
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:36:02 -0800
...Just enough exhaust gas escapes at present to create some > backfiring on deceleration. Muffler putty would of course be useless... > > I do have a...
My Friday update, SVC!
Historical mailing list - Kyle Davis
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:43:37 -0700
...Intrigued by the idea of some listmembers using their Westies as escape vehicles/emergency housing. I pray that they come back and find nothing...
Re: Inline 4 - new transmission
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Thu, 31 May 2007 15:00:22 -0400
...Cheers, Ben On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:27:47 -0400, Miguel Pacheco <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >I drive a Syncro AW with a...
Re: van wrecked; documenting selling prices
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:24:01 -0400
...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: Repairing the propane turn on valve
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:13:56 -0600
...It > does not sound like escaping gas, but gas being equalized between to > chambers. > > More like a "bump" than a "pfft." Pretty technical, I...
It's Alive! It's Alive!
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 09:01:24 -0700
...And of course I must thank OVW in Escondido, CA as well. This Mom & Pop outfit has helped me so much with my Vanagons...
Re: Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 10 Oct 2005 10:30:41 -0700
...Coming in fourth was a Ford Escape Hybrid named Kat-5, designed by students in Metairie, La., who lost about a week of practice...
Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 16:51:02 -0700
...The >price is that while driving with maybe half a tank or more, a few drops of >water escape and run down the outside...
Re: More Fridge Talk...
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:38:36 +0000
...Stay tuned for results... > >Keith O _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss...
Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:22:55 -0700
...One of my buddies took his splittie bus south in March, to escape Mud Season in Jackson, Wyoming. He lost a couple of gears...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:26:35 -0700
...Two or so weeks ago, the night before we left on our family trip into the interior of BC - ( Peter - I carried the escutcheon...
Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:57:47 -0700
...only > 6) Minor hissing from the radiator. > 7) Then some coolant escaped from the bleeder valve on the radiator > ... then.... > 8) NOTHING more from...
Re: Gas tank leaks
Historical mailing list - Randy Newell
Fri, 27 Jun 1997 14:44:33 -0500
...Don't be impolite even if > a shop employee escalates the discussion that way. It can only harden > negotiation bargaining positions as inappropriate ego...
Re: 30K syncro
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:31:12 EDT
...On my block here in LA there is a Ford Escort with a FOR SALE sign and has been for sale for over 2...
Re: Old Vanagon parts and other makes source
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 11:09:38 -0800
...My 1991 Escort ZX2 parts are > hard to find but Ford dealers can do a search for a slight fee. > than there is an...
Re: Scoop for breather?
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 09:43:45 -0400
...You will see waves of heat escaping from the engine room! Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Cirulnick <techrat@vm.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Vanagon sightings
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:29:00 -0500
...Luckily, I :::> > escaped B'more a long time ago, and found a nice '84 Westy 18 years :::ago. :::> > :::> > kg :::> > :::> > :::> > On Nov 7, 2007, at...
Re: Stereo time... front speaker question
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:10:03 -0500
...Does anyone have any experience or suggestions they'd like > to share before I do something stupid? > > Thanks, > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
Re: Rant--LVC
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:32:19 -0600
...Under warranty, it got two new >clusters, new temp sender, and a few other things that escape me at the >moment. > >The long and...
Re: Only 400mile to go
Historical mailing list - benoit
Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:11:33 -0500
...La Ticla, heading to Pasquero and Moreila > next then to Puerto Escondido, maybe Palenque, Oxaca and North to > Greensboro, NC for EveryBus. Just to...
Re: Fiberglass Taped Exhaust?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:20:47 -0500
...The heat does not radiate out into the engine area, and when the engine is shut off the amount of heat escaping the pipes...
JBB Trip Report - Short version
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:51:52 -0400
...Baughman and lots of others who deserve mention but whose name escapes me just now. BTW, anyone heard from Steve Dolan lately?? Many thanks...
Re: different fuel filter #s for 83.5 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 18 May 2006 19:48:24 -0400
...This pump is also used on many Ford products like the Escorts. The modern fuel sources deliver relatively clean fuel and most debris now...
Re: NVC Porsche 911 Toronto>Phoenix (long story)
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:48:59 -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: Warning to VanagonPilots
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 30 May 2015 10:36:21 -0500
...Once escaped from the ditch, I would have thought all was well, and gone on. Of course, the damage likely occurred due to the...
Re: bleeding a van - coolant
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 14:18:27 -0700
...Let it run till the thermostat opens and THEN open > > your bleed valve to allow air to escape. You'll want to keep the...
Tail light stuffing
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 08:35:49 -0700
...Has anyone installed one of these that they like? Cheers, Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 8 Aug 1997 22:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
...connections. >Then the O-rings get beat up, and the gas escapes. With today's R12 >prices, I'll probably just go without. So...
Re: Need info on head leak.
Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
Tue, 16 Feb 1999 20:04:29 -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...
do you know your vanagon is rusting away?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 13:46:29 EDT
...water takes the path of least resistance to escape, the seam.. therefore seam rust. if you want to see a worse case scenario, stop...
Re: Friday: Is it a Van or what?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 6 Feb 2011 07:30:36 -0600
...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: Followup to propane fill valve problems
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sun, 19 Mar 2017 01:04:16 +0000
...It's a fitting with a knurled knob that opens a sealed seat to allow gas to escape and nothing more. It seems I...
Re: Increasing horsepower -- and optimum consumption
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 23:28:07 +0100
...He contrasted this > > with the EC-121's turboprop replacement (the name of which escapes me), in > > which they'd generally shut down two...
Re: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:44:22 -0500
...7) Then some coolant escaped from the bleeder valve on the radiator ... then.... 8) NOTHING more from the radiator -- no air, no liquid -- while...
Re: What happened to the GoWesty 3 Point Seat Belt Kit?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 5 May 2006 22:38:13 -0800
...way, last week we did a GREAT week of camping around > Escalante/Boulder Utah. A little bit "busy" with a 2.75 year old...
Re: removing air conditioner without spilling the freon
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Sat, 12 Mar 2016 09:53:32 -0600
Some years ago, I simply bought a Ford Escape stick on replacement mirror and mounted it a few of inches below the original VW...
Re: Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:00:15 -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: Friday's known Vanagon problems
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:36:42 -0500
...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: Car Talk
Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
Wed, 21 Sep 94 14:25:43 PDT
...Yeah, they slam my Vanagon and they slam my econobox Escort, but I'm sympathetic with folks that don't know any better :-) I...
Re: Mechanics just dont listen!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:35:45 -0400
...I had a similar situations with the local Ford dealer and my Escort and a clutch stutter. He knew that me representing myself and...
Re: [Syncro] meet tim...
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:09:31 -0700
...simple deprecation after owning for only 3 years. >> >> Two words >> >> "Cadillac Escalade" >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:58:33 -0800
...It escapes me how to measure the current that the stereo(or any of the fused circuits) is using, however. I have three different...