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• Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 21:37:23 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:37:51 -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: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 06:58:04 -0700
  ...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: Garage heater: Propane or kerosene?(LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:32:33 -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: Tiico Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 11:33:29 -0700
  ...There is no escape from eventual problems sooner or later. When ever you keep an older vehicle going you have to expect to spend...
• Re: FRIGGIN INSANE.!!!.. Re: specific features of 86 GL Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:32:15 -0500
  ...Ford Escort" > > > > Tim Hannink asked the question that tweaked my brain into realizing > > something here: Aha! That is the key! There are no chrome...
• Re: interesting lifter thinking?? 1.9L still a problem child (update)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:16:22 -0500
  ...of this wear is caused by abrasive particles small enough to escape the >filter process. > >Stan Wilder >Engine Ceramics >214-352-4931 >www.engineceramics...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:18:48 -0700
  ...Regards, Craig On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:32:37 -0700, Doug in Calif <vanagon@astound.net> wrote: > If heat is escaping out the...
• Re: Rear hatch release
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:05:36 -0400
  ...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: Wheel bearing dustcap fell off... trouble ahead?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 10:21:41 -0400
  ...he purposely went at a slight angle letting the air mostly escape. I don’t necessarily believe it I just know the darn cap...
• Re: tsunami
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:01:03 -0800
  ...early this >> morning, >> hundreds of cars parked at the summit - people escaping the coastal areas. >> Definitely in a safe location here at 2000 ft...
• Re: I want to kill my control arm bushings...
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:07:06 -0700
  ...Disgusted, Steve '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• '84 Westy Back-Up Sensor Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:58:52 -0700
  ...But Bluetooth almost never works.) I've also driven a Ford Escape hybrid with an audible back-up sensor like the one I installed...
• Re: Michelin MXT Tires for my '87 VANAGON GL
  Historical mailing list - Mike O'Mara
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 10:12:49 -0700
  ...Ms Carol, my wife, let's me drive it occasionally, if escorted) We have a lurid VW past: Karmann Ghia(1), Bugs(4), Super...
• Re: bleeding a van - coolant
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 15:06:28 -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...
• Re: Brakes (upgraded and standard)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:28:03 -0700
  ...Also, I believe the benefit to cross-drilled rotors is to allow hot gases to escape the brake pad surface, and that cross-drilled...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:04:42 -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: Leaking Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 28 May 2002 00:35:08 -0400
  ...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: Where to find the silver bubble wrap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:33:00 -0800
  ...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: Sudden clutch nothing...while parked
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 4 Sep 2014 19:09:11 -0700
  ...that needs to be done before I head south to really escape 3 months of crappy cloudy freezing rain and snow and gray skies...
• Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:19:45 -0500
  ...Paranoid Maintenance Syndrome begins simply enough with the purchase of a Vanagon and quickly escalates into full blown Vanagon Syndrome as the owner spends...
• Re: Where to find the silver bubble wrap?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:45:56 -0800
  ...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: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:44:54 -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: Safety Inspections
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:45:59 -0800
  ...the freeway and give someone else the chance to test their > escape and evasion capabilities. > > Or you could inspect it periodically yourself, save money...
• Re: Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:22:40 -0700
  ...the brake pedal, open the bleed screw, let the air/fluid > escape and repeat as necessary. > > Thanks for any input! > > Cheers, > Steve Williams > -- Neil...
• Re: Logan Pass - blew the expansion tank temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:46:05 -0600
  ...We finally escaped Kalispell with a good feeling that all was good. Currently in Prineville in Oregon- having gone over a few more passes...
• Re: Coolant top up and headlamps loose
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 22:24:20 -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: Vanagon sightings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:32:05 -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: Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:40:05 -0400
  ...I certainly wouldn't send payment in full unless it went into some 3rd party escrow account pending your possession, especially since you point...
• Re: Fridge Questions, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 07:49:50 -0800
  ...side window must be clear to allow the heated air to escape. Most importantly, the outside of the van near the fridge should be...
• Re: Head leaks & Witches Brews.
  Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:52:35 -0500
  ...Remove grill and open radiater bleeder valve until air escapes > C. Open rear valve > D. Pull hose and open top tank (licsence tank would...
• No leaky, no smelly, gauge worky, me happy!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:38:08 -0700
  ...Now, what's next..? Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Pooh gets there and back!
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 12:14:33 +0100
  ...We did get caught up in an army convoy and travelled several miles on narrow roads with a military escort. Why do the army...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 09:54:28 -0400
  ...This requires drilling a new hole in the skid plate for the gasses to escape downward out of the plastic box and is a...
• LED tail lights (was Skylight Arm)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 07:14:28 -0800
  ...looks decent and works nice in a vanagon... >Has anyone installed one of these that they like? > >Cheers, Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Re: Any Suggestions for 24-hour, straight through driving road trip??
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:29:26 -0500
  ...Wyoming (over 2,300 miles) in under 48 hours in Ford Escort wagon. (we >> were >> > in our 30's then) >> > We stopped for a...
• Re: NVC: I want a sports car
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kirstein
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:30:08 -0500
  ...I think all Jeff meant was he want's a purebred german sports car for the "everyman." He doesn't want a Ford Escort...
• Re: FW: 1990 Volkswagen Bus/Vanagon GL - $2500
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:34:01 -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: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:29:40 -0700
  ...can LEAD, not follow'' What are your experiences installing a ford Escort Zetec in your VW Van. My friend in Seattle had one installed...
• EV Battery goes out with a BANG!!!
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Thu, 3 Oct 1996 15:26:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'll escalate this problem. (at this point, I took the tracking number for my call and hung up, jump-started the EV from...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#593302744: Mercedes-Benz : 306D Van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:13:00 -0500
  ...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: Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:53:23 -0800
  ...Deadly force is reasonable only if it is necessary to prevent a felon's escape and the felon threatens dead or serious bodily harm...
• Re: On cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:20:19 +1300
  ...Ford Escape hybrid was on a pedestal and >unavailable for inspection. Sucks. A Mazda with Frod badges... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator...
• Re: More early list memories...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:46:07 -0600
  ...and like the spiders, spinning their webs and trapping their victims by sticky paperwork covered with legal phrases of no escape, they sucked the...
• Vanagon Carma
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 08:33:27 -0800
  ...She's visited "Methusalah" and the Fairmont, Death Valley, Canyonlands, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Escalante, Kodachrome Basin, the Sky Islands and the Island in the...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:07:51 -0700
  ...5L torque. > http://www.weirdstuffwemake.com/automotive/vanagon/torque.jpg > > > > Steve > '86 Westy "Escape Pod" (EJ22) > '73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" >
• Re: Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:58:05 -0400
  ...Vanagon Stalling Out While Driving >> >> My bus has developed an escalating issue where it it will bog while driving for a second, then keep...
• Re: Rear seat comfort on a Vanagon Westy? Head restraints
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:51:23 -0800
  ...The Vanagon even the non-camper is considered a multi-purpose passenger vehicle so it did escape a number of safety requirements. In general...
• box for luggage rack
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:36:42 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The only holes are up underneath the handle (small ones, maybe for air pressure to escape or a little bit of ventilation). The lid...
• Re: Interesting item on eBay web site item#593302744: Mercedes-Benz : 306D Van
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 12:12:21 -0600
  ...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: CR@P!!! Now a NV Statistic
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:44:29 -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: Kinda-Friday has anyone built a diesel boxer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 22:50:04 -0800
  ...Otherwise, the gasoline vapors escape into the air. And those vapors are paid for to burn-not just throw away. No , nothing has to...
• Re: Brakes (upgraded and standard)
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:27:09 -0400
  ...I have these on my MkIV GTI. > >Also, I believe the benefit to cross-drilled rotors is to allow hot gases >to escape the...
• Re: Brake Master Booster Q?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Sep 2007 20:56:49 -0700
  ...from area depressed Brakes and saw a small stream of fluid Escaping the system. Fluid is still at max level in Resvoir. ( Bad Master...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:41:13 -0700
  ...This is the main reason why runaway truck escape ramps exist. Driver error. As for the "jake brake" retrofit engine brakes, those are very...
• Re: [WetWesties] BLACKBREARD - the debacle ESCALATES
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:45:02 -0800
  Understood, but the whole issue is that the initial value in this case is based on NOTHING! I need to prove that the value...
• Re: Leaking Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 21:59:35 -0400
  ...I looked at Bently and I notice that there is a line that connected the overflow escape on the top/front/right hand side...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:02:44 -0700
  ...As a result gas may escape, creating a potentially hazardous situation. OPD valves solve this problem by using a special float (shown right) which...
• Re: 30K syncro
  Historical mailing list - River Clan
  Fri, 14 Apr 2006 22:04:35 -0700
  ...east. > > On my block here in LA there is a Ford Escort with a FOR SALE sign > and has > been for sale for over...
• Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:45:51 -0700
  ...August 2008 when I first hooked up the trailer for my Escape From SoCal. Science is baffled. ========== * These GBC "ceramic torpedo" fuses only come...