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Daboat runs, but slowly - solution!
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 14:29:52 -0800 (PST)
...The bus managed to have the last laugh in that concern, me having escaped earlier when installing the line from the tank to the...
Re: vanagon syndrome week - Friday
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:18:05 -0500
...begins simply enough with the purchase of > a > Vanagon and quickly escalates into full blown Vanagon Syndrome as the > owner > spends untold amounts of...
Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:58:22 -0400
...the electrons will leap across an inch of dry air to escape the crowding from the electrons piling up inside the ball. Even with...
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:10:05 -0800
...It had always been his goal to escape the USSR and come to "America" land of the free, to find it no different than...
Re: Nova Scotia to Michigan: trip report
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Mon, 19 May 2008 13:29:03 -0400
...I eschewed the grand hotel in Montebello, and was looking for an open campground, when a guy pulled into the space next to my...
Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:56:21 -0700
...hydrocarbons) is the result of fuel that never got >> > ignited or escaped before the burn was complete. Although with good >> > ignition and mixture the...
Re: A little more on Cooling problems..inline vw in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:46 -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: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:39:20 -0500
...able to use this millimeter to trace > where the power is escaping, right? Right now, I am thinking it may be the > stereo, which...
Re: Red Line vs. Swepco
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 17:26:47 -0800
...das all-purpose machine) <DIV></DIV>> > '86 Syncro Westy (escape machine) <DIV></DIV>> > '88 Scirocco 16V 2.0L (yee, I...
Re: What i see through my lens....
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:21:14 -0400
...This time? > >Sam Conant >Colchester, Vermont > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Miguel Pacheco" <escorpion1955@YAHOO.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007...
Last word about my sig file
Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:47:45 -0400
...In the meantime, my Westy is still my escape pod, and is still have only met 6 of you face to face. G. Matthew...
Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? - Long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:47:56 -0600
...I > had a Ford Escort once that had over 200,000 miles on it before it > was > totaled. It also had TBI. All I...
Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 22:01:52 -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: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:26:09 -0400
...If air can�t escape out the breather, fluid will be pushed out of the dipstick as it is connected at the bottom of...
rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
Historical mailing list - zampano
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:21:16 -0800
...Also, there was never any coolant in vaporized or liquid form escaping from anywhere. Never. The bloody head gaskets, I was thinking. Again?? After...
Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:16:25 -0700
...0700, Doug in Calif <vanagon@astound.net> wrote: > > If heat is escaping out the top you will not get much in the lower bunk...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:15:22 -0800
...I got two fine floor jacks out of an abandoned Ford Escort >> station wagon left behind my rented shop. New property owners had it...
Re: Friday NVC: DARWIN Awards ... 2005 (old but good)
Historical mailing list - forum email
Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:25:38 -0500
...he was supposed to be transporting > from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, > the driver went to a nearby...
Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:59:33 -0700
...the electrons will leap across an inch of dry air to escape the > crowding from the electrons piling up inside the ball. Even with...
Re: Defining Camping
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:43:47 -0700
...Hood, Craters of the moon Arches, Escalante... At each one ask to thank the Park Superintendent personally for their work, cause kiddies, it ain...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:28:16 -0500
...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: Checked your spare tire recently? Spare Tire Size
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:10:41 -0500
...Sure glad I escaped that place ! > > > > I do like to have a full size spare . It might be hours and many > > miles before I...
Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:32:11 -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...
Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:14:28 -0500
...suddenly, but it gives me peace of mind to know my escape pod is ready for the next earthquake or financial disaster, or just...
Re: Noisy lifter update
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 23:01:06 -0400
...The lifters have a hole in the side that allows oil to escape to lubricate the lifter bores. These holes will leak no matter...
Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 00:09:23 -0400
...Not that the van > didn't neccessarily have a head gasket leak, but it was also possible that > some coolant could have escaped through...
Re: Optima Blue D31M
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Tue, 3 Jun 2008 13:50:36 -0700
...I eschew most of the detractors as not matching their > current-loads to an appropriately sized battery-bank and not > boosting-up the mediocre...
Re: Not starting
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800
...So far I've never seen an esciotion. But first you get it cranking good from the back. Then fire it up to make...
[Re: Trip reports] - one of my own
Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
Sat, 12 May 2001 10:56:15 EST
...If nothing else, to get a little escape or inspiration. With that in mind I'm going to transition into my little trip story...
Frydaye Phollies: a bigger long road trip - part A
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:42:26 -0600
...Wednesday morning brings a visit to Cincinnati Microwave for a tour of the high-tech palace that Escort radar detectors built. Nowadays, Escorts and...
How Many Tows Does it Take to Get Canceled by AAA? (LONG)
Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:58:07 -0500
...This time, however, eschewing my well-worn towbar, thus showing that an old dog can actually learn new tricks, I would drive the newly...
Re: pissing and moaning coolant
Historical mailing list - zampano
Thu, 29 May 2003 19:38:34 -0700
...Lots of air escaping, and much to my > surprise plenty > of coolant in the tank as well as the expansion tank. > I then did...
Re: Thom: Bye for Now
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Thu, 27 Apr 1995 14:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
...an escape for people who can't handle drugs. Yes, you do have a bad side. You are also spherical. Work is for people...
Re: One more cooling question!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:42:22 -0700
...Could not see anyleak at the bleed valve or anywhere else...but 'that smell' has to mean there is some coolant escaping, even if...
Re: dometic thermostat replacement?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:46:49 -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: Road Haus Two - about being on the road, not so much about vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sat, 8 May 2004 00:08:26 -0400
...One that they mention is the Escapees RV Club -www.escapees.com, I think. Another is Alternative Resources, 3700 S. Westport Ave, Sioux Falls...
Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:35:23 -0800
...Also, there > was never any coolant in vaporized or liquid form escaping from > anywhere. Never. > > The bloody head gaskets, I was thinking. Again?? After...
Re: Another safety point of a Vanagon re: road monsters, was Re: California law (smog)
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:14:56 -0800
...leave yourself an escape route. By "parking" next to the truck, you didn't have a place to go when that moron decided to...
Re: Defining Camping
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:32:35 -0400
...Hood, Craters of the > moon > Arches, Escalante... At each one ask to thank the Park Superintendent > personally for their work, cause kiddies, it ain...
Re: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:22:37 -0700
...with the piston held at TDC > and listen to where it escapes. It will either be intake or exhaust > (valves) or you'll hear...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 22:49:18 -0400
...If air can��t escape > out the breather, fluid will be pushed out of the dipstick as it is > connected at the bottom of...
Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Mar 2013 02:18:52 -0400
...suddenly, but it gives me peace of mind to know my escape pod is ready for the next earthquake or financial disaster, or just...
OT Re: "Green" solar battery charger
Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 12:30:05 -0800
...you on any of your Vanagon parts... >> >> >>Steve >>EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" > This has been discussed ad nauseam on other forums. Okay, in...
Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
Historical mailing list - Leon
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:39:01 -0700
...I > had > no escape clause; I only could brace myself for impact. > > The impact was hard, even at only 20mph, I was scared and...
Re: Defining Camping
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:57:36 -0700
...Hood, Craters of the moon > Arches, Escalante... At each one ask to thank the Park Superintendent > personally for their work, cause kiddies, it ain...
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:28:06 -0800
...It had always been his goal to escape the USSR and come to "America" land of the free, to find it no different than...
Re: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
Historical mailing list - Lawrence C Leung
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 18:27:43 -0500
...I >turn >around and see this piece of crap mid 80's red Escort scooting down >the road >with the passenger side window down...
Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:37:37 -0500
...high-mileage cars? Will people who moved to the suburbs to escape the high cost of city housing be forced to move back into...
Fw: SFGate: Tooling around Utah parks in a VW camper van
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:06:49 -0700
...for rangers to stop traffic and escort them through. � Between the town of Torrey and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, the Highway 12 Scenic...
Re: generators vs. camping (opinions and such)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Tue, 01 Nov 94 23:11:49 CST
On Tue, 1 Nov 94 21:20:43 CST John Ritchie said: >In my opinion, the outdoors is a place to escape from the...
Re: Calif. Smog Fail and Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:18:00 -0500
...suddenly, but it gives me peace of mind to know my escape pod is ready for the next earthquake or financial disaster, or just...
Re: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
Historical mailing list - Billy Hirt
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:54:26 -0500
...able to use this millimeter to trace > > where the power is escaping, right? Right now, I am thinking it may be the > > stereo, which...
He's After The Unknowns Again!!!! :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 01 Oct 96 11:05:17 CDT
...103 Unknown Stu Schwartz SSCHWARTZ@OS2BBS.COM *103 Unknown Edward Cherry ESCHERRY@HAMLET.UNCG.EDU *103 Unknown Richard Paverd RPAVERD@IBM.NET *103 Unknown...
Cairo Report: Siwa oasis (long)
Historical mailing list - Stebbins
Fri, 18 May 2001 18:22:04 +0300
...We briefly visited the German monument; however, since local police insisted upon escorting us the 500 metres or so into the monument, and hanging...
Re: summer trip report, Europe 2017, part 2
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 09:39:20 -0700
...I had a few extra days before I needed to be in Barcelona so I decided to escape into the cooler alps a ways...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:34:47 -0500
...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: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 00:30:47 -0800
...Also, there > was never any coolant in vaporized or liquid form > escaping from > anywhere. Never. > > The bloody head gaskets, I was thinking. Again?? > After...
rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Sat, 11 Jan 2003 16:46:24 -0800
...Also, there was never any coolant in vaporized or liquid form escaping from anywhere. Never. The bloody head gaskets, I was thinking. Again?? After...
Re: B-r-r-r-a-a-a-k-e-s
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:22:41 -0700
...My 1972 Volvo would leave 3 braking wheels if any one > cylinder or line failed. > > Do many other cars/vans eschew redundant or at...
Trip Report #3
Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:33:52 -0400
...We left Denver to escape the heat...it took us 3 days to get to cooler weather (we refused to go through Wyo again...