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• Re: A/C Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:29:13 -0500
  ...ban is the totally unfounded theory that the chlorine in CFCs escapes into the atmosphere, rises into the stratosphere, combines with the ozone found...
• Re: ABA into 1.9 Vanagon was coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:04 -0400
  ...DLC & a piece of the harness (about 6" long) > > ''98 Ford Escort Zetec > Air cleaner > > 16" 2 3/4" aluminum irrigation pipe > Intake hose...
• Welding done? Engine tin color
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 09:55:48 -0700
  ...Of course I'd just weld it myself if I had a welder and knew how to, but the premise of this whole escapade...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 08:31:15 EDT
  ...If you drive ten blocks from my house, you can go to my buddy's shop today, you will find an 1985 Escatorial Green...
• remove your van's hatch plugs and caulk your westy filler ports!! DO IT.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:16:34 EDT
  ...water takes the path of least resistance to escape, so it seeps thru the drivers rocker seam, and breaks thru to the ouside leaving...
• Re: '86 full Westy for sale...$2000...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:24:10 -0700
  ...I don't like old Furd Escorts either but I sure am not > a member of an Escort club, neither would I email > their...
• eBay e-mail header: is this guy out to scam me?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 09:02:53 +1200
  ...not covered by services that protect members such as feedback, insurance, escrow, and dispute resolution. If this is an offer to buy/sell items...
• Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 21:21:24 -0700
  I've been through two sessions with the insurance adjuster in the last seven months, one major, the other minor. First was a total...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:43:48 -0800
  ...if you see tiny sparks escpaing to the side, instead of firing across the electrodes.. that plug is 'done' and should be removed from...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy? Head restraints
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 11:26:28 -0600
  ...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: GPS speed accuracy
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 8 May 2013 16:20:10 -0400
  ...garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/searchsupport > Original Message Follows: ------------------------ > > Escalation from KANA On Demand Self Service > Subject: speed accuracy > Message: What is...
• Re: Idiots for Clunkers..guy scraps 86 westy in new goverment program
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:58:59 -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...
• Where to find the silver bubble wrap?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:18:44 -0500
  ...I doubt that with all >>the >>other sources of heat entrance or escapes that it will make much >>difference what is used, but the...
• Re: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 19:02:21 -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: The hits keep coming
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 15:38:15 +0000
  ...the diff because a seal has failed, and > there is no escaping a full transmission rebuild, other than swapping in a > good used one...
• Nice day at the coast...but blown shift linkage.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:48:07 -0700
  ...dealer anyway!) Does anyone have a good used one to part with? Any words of wisdom would be appreciated! Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 14 May 2004 21:22:05 -0700
  ...better if it's coaxed correctly... >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Steve >> > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >> > _________________________________________________________________ Getting married? Find tips, tools and the latest trends at MSN...
• Re: Garage heater: Propane or kerosene?(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 06:42:01 -0500
  ...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: Moral question
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:29:01 -0500
  ...Or you can pay it when you sell the building, out of escrow. The tradesmen, incompetent as they may be, get their money. Car...
• Re: Weekender Ad: Fwd: Your Ad
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:53 -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: Woody's woes/ botched bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:25:15 -0500
  ...Otherwise, why would air and coolant have escaped from the radiator for a little while, then stopped? I don't think the coolant was...
• Re: Natural Disasters and Westys. Does anyone have a prep sheet? - Yep
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:10:27 -0500
  ...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: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 00:45:53 -0400
  ...If you drive ten > blocks from my house, you can go to my buddy's shop today, you will find an > 1985 Escatorial Green...
• Re: Plumbing a second LP tank.. help!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:13:31 -0700
  ...can figure something out, but I'd like some input from > those who've BTDT if possible... > > Thanks! > > Steve > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" >
• Re: NVC: Coleman Camping Gear? No more.
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:11:33 -0500
  ...This > has been escalated, and I'm personally monitoring the status of the > gift card. We have put a rush on the gift card...
• Re: Looking for trip planning suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:01:03 -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: Near Death Experience in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 16:19:04 -0700
  ...AND if you had been paying attention and KNOWING what was beside you (yep, always plan your escape route)... AND had been wearing your...
• Re: The propane filling question tested...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 22 May 2005 10:55:29 -0600
  ...Seems like the escaping gas would make more room for liquid > propane to enter, but it would also cause the liquid Propane already in...
• Re: Annual Licence Plate Fee - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:52:42 -0700
  ...http://www.dmv.org/wa-washington/department-motor-vehicles.php scott formerly of western washington- Port Townsed - served 4 years there and then escaped...
• Interesting item on eBay web site item#593302744: Mercedes-Benz : 306D Van
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 14 Jul 2001 14:37:57 PDT
  ...pick up and/or transportation, no other options will be considered. Escrow will be considered under certain conditions and my terms. Money Order, Bank...
• Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 03:48:24 +0100
  ...Ford Escort" > > Tim Hannink asked the question that tweaked my brain into realizing > something here: Aha! That is the key! There are no chrome...
• why didn't my van start??
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 18:07:52 -0600
  ...I thought I would need the truck escape lane at one point :) and when I rolled up in front of my house, after about...
• Re: JB Weld question
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Wed, 1 Feb 2006 22:35:20 -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...
• Re: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:45:15 -0800
  ...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: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:12:10 -0800
  ...I would only want my Keeper Escape Pod Vanagon to be manual trans.. for the better fuel mileage... for the ability to push start...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 14:41:13 -0700
  ...It is an internal bleeder to let trapped air escape into the main coolant tank while coolant fills the hose leading to the thermostat...
• Re: weld-in roll cage?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 19:33:32 -0500
  ...And want to see photos... > >Steve >EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE...
• Re: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:02:29 -0700
  ...us..........and always........stay way back, just to give yourself an escape route if nothing else. I hope your very loved Blackbeard is quite...
• Re: Camping In My Westy!
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 1 May 2012 15:47:45 -0500
  ...Looking to traveling lots next year in our 83 Westy to escape the<BR>hot humid summer in south Florida.<BR><BR><BR><BR...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:51:27 -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: dilema
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 02:58:39 EST
  ...An escape route if you will. Truth is I problaby never do it full time. But it's pretty to think so. And I...
• Re: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 11:05:16 -0500
  ...There is another noise that I haven't described because proper descriptors escape me. It does emanate from the right rear, I think. This...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:47:40 -0700
  ...bleed screw and combustion gases (as well as some coolant) >> would escape without overpressurizing the system and without overheating >> the engine. I could go...
• Re: 91 Vanagon - blown head gaskets - oh no!
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 9 Jul 1999 06:58:10 -0500
  ...We unpacked > everything and saw lots of steam escaping from the engine. > > To make a long story short we called a tow truck and...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 10:57:35 -0800
  ...days ago things got really bad without any real >warning or escalation from the above mentioned >symptoms. I cant even shift into low, reverse...
• (NVC) New "Pontiac GTO" released in US
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 30 Mar 2003 19:56:20 +1200
  ...Since it is smaller than a destroyer escort, many Americans probably do consider it tiny. The reaction from non-GTO owners was, on the...
• Re: Battle Stations....Prepare to repel "boarders"
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 13:58:45 -0800
  ...No wonder > the jobless rate is so high in BC. > > And they presume someone would escape TO the great white mosquito and > blackfly-ridden...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:45:40 -0600
  ...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: Engine swap step by step.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:54:57 -0700
  ...Engine swap step by step. > > >> Replacing exhaust manifold that was improperly replaced by former owner's >> incompetent mechanic, has escalated to very difficult, if...
• Re: Gas Vapors
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 25 May 2011 23:20:18 -0400
  ...If all is well > whenever you open the cap for filling you should hear some pressure > escaping. After repairs the tank and vent system...
• Re: Fridge more sensitive to low pressure than cooktop?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 10:53:32 -0800
  ...Also, the amount of heat escaping the > flue is much less than normal. So it seems like I have a clogged > jet and/or...
• Re: Camping Next week?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 21 May 2008 19:58:24 -0700
  ...That's the time> I might manage an escape!> > Crater is still largely snowbound but I'm thinking Shasta (reconoitre for a> climb late...
• Re: BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:32:05 -0800
  And just for the record, this is the first accident and ticket on a previously spotless record . . . I understand (more clearly now than ever...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wiebe
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:27:06 -0700
  ...on all threaded connections where we don't want gas to escape, which is all of them, including the installation of sensitive devices. Of...
• T3s in W Canada & reports of RHD used Japanese imports here (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:49:05 +1200
  ...Let alone Mitsubishi Lancers & Mirages bearing "Colt" badges and Mazda Familias (=323, GLC) bearing Ford Escort labels... the later-model Familias were also sold...
• Re: Is this for real?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:44:44 -0700
  ...Is this for real? I see an ebay at for a pretty trashed looking westy in Escondido, CA (it's 220454932586 if you just...
• Re: wierd interior in '87 ebay syncro.......
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 23:41:01 -0700
  ...If you >>drive ten >> blocks from my house, you can go to my buddy's shop today, you will find an >> 1985 Escatorial Green...
• Re: Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 12:57:10 -0500
  ...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: Friday: Tech Support
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:55:16 +0000
  ...least! Tech  support: 'Okay Bob, let's  press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in...
• Was: Optima Batteries, now hydrogen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 10:46:47 -0800
  ...The flame burned up, not out, from the blimp and allowed some to escape. Proponents of hydrogen as an automotive fuel use this fact...