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Re: What i see through my lens....
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:31:01 -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...
Re: summer trip report, Europe 2017, part 2
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:26:22 -0400
...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: Mechanics just dont listen!!!!! (no VW, long)
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Wed, 10 Jun 1998 15:22:23 EDT
...I had a similar situations with the local Ford dealer and my Escort and a clutch stutter. He knew that me representing myself and...
Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:05:03 EDT
...I now find I have no brakes......what next ? Seems the fluid has escaped somewhere. That explains the brake light on the dash since...
Re: $6: Stealth Camping, Big Springs, Texas
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 06:58:09 -0800
...again for all the tips.� Roadtrips are sure fun, a nice escape.� Rich --- On Thu, 11/5/09, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote...
Re: Buying Vans on e-Bay
Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 08:06:14 -0800
...Any big ticket item like this should be purchased via an escrow service. Or has been suggested by an in-person inspection by the...
New Information on Viscous Couplings
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 07:32:37 -0400
...There >was a small amount of fluid (more like sticky 'motor-honey') on the plates. >The failure that allowed the fluid to escape was...
Re: Vanagon prices
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 4 May 2017 23:03:37 -0700
...country three times with two dogs and a host of questionalble escapapdes not suitable for family friendly blog -- regards On Thu, May 4, 2017...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:06:12 -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: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 12:40:52 -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...
2.0L I4 Opportunities
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 14 May 2013 06:28:23 -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...
Isis and I!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:11:33 -0600
...Whether in Grand Escalante, Sedona, or the tiniest pullout on the new highway in Mexico, Isis loved to answer questions about living on the...
Re: Defining Camping
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:07:20 -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: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:06:37 -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: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 6 Oct 2012 19:36:17 -0700
...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: bostig kit for VW Vans
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:37:25 -0400
...can > >>> LEAD, not follow'' > >>> > >>> What are your experiences installing a ford Escort Zetec in your VW Van. > >>> My > >>> friend in Seattle had one installed...
Re: What i see through my lens....
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:38:06 -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...
Re: Ordering Parts Online
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:11:38 -0500
...Someone paid $ 2,700 for that kind of work, I > > saw the invoice. > > > > also ...97 Ford Escort ..exact same thing ....desperately rusty head > > bolts...
Re: Smoke after head replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 9 Jan 2012 14:15:42 -0800
...I would if this leaked coolant or exhaust, I think it would be > allowing exhaust to escape to the outside of the engine since...
Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:23:52 -0400
...works GREAT! Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"</blockquote> _______________________________________________ Derek Drew   &nbsp...
Tune Up into CV repair story
Historical mailing list - Joel Danke
Tue, 21 May 96 22:51 CDT
...Luckily, I was able to stop the first one from its aerial escape by knocking it to the ground with my left eye. The...
hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: camping grills
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:10:57 -0500
...Adjustable lid vents allow easy adjustments to airflow, while the patented design prevents ash and grease from escaping. All of the unit's high...
Re: Pop top side bar lift?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:32:19 -0400
Hi Jim, I am amazed how such simple and clever solutions can escape me for so long. I will mention the bench stand idea...
FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 17:33:24 +0000
...She escaped with minor injury. The replacement for the wagon was 1971 Beetle. That was our only car as we became a family of...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 02:38:33 -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: Tracing Electrical fault in Coach battery system? (lotta words)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:33:04 -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: Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:11:15 -0400
...I now find I have :::no :::brakes......what next ? Seems the fluid has escaped somewhere. That :::explains :::the brake light on the dash since...
Re: Isis and I!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:04:55 -0700
...Whether in Grand Escalante, Sedona, or > the tiniest pullout on the new highway in Mexico, Isis loved to answer > questions about living on the...
Re: FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 20:25:00 -0800
...She escaped with minor injury. > > The replacement for the wagon was 1971 Beetle. That was our only car as we > became a family of...
Who's Who on the list - 1968-1979
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 27 Jun 95 16:08:30 CDT
...72 Bus Emerson Schwartzkopf ESCHWA@CSN.ORG -V * 72 Bus Camper Peter Taussig PTAUSSIG@GPU.SRV.UALBERTA.CA - 72 Bus Camper Jim Harper HARPER...
Re: Ordering Parts Online
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 16:50:02 -0700
...Someone paid $ 2,700 for that kind of work, I >>> saw the invoice. >>> >>> also ...97 Ford Escort ..exact same thing ....desperately rusty head >>> bolts...
Re: AT Fluid Burping out of ATF Dip Stick Tube? Causes Trans Malfunction, 88 Auto
Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:16:04 -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: Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 12 May 2009 07:09:32 -0700
...In case of a failure, it was to become a dead-end loop that let no fluid escape from the transaxle. I mounted the...
A/C Condenser R&R Notes, '87 Westphalia, US Spec
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 04:50:20 GMT
...Eventually the metal got thin enough that it ruptured, and all of the freon escaped. The reason it was rubbing, I think, was that...
Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:48:21 -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: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:05:21 -0600
...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: Diesel vs. Gas
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 1 May 2005 23:00:52 -0400
...As for safety, it has to meet the standards and our Vanagons are not a match for an Escalade or Suburban either. For now...
Re: Overheated Westy '87
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:35:12 -0800
...All the coolant was lost and it got so hot it melted the > upper > thermostat housing where the coolant escaped. Since this incident, > I...
Re: G-R-I-P-E-S ....conversions instead
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 09:34:48 -0800
...Obviously, I'm >not >from here, and as soon as I can escape I will. What I'm getting at is I >have to...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:04:08 -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...
A weekend in Leavenworth....wow! what a visit!
Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:27:33 -0800
On thursday, sarah and I briefly discussed loading up the vanagon and making a concentrated escape from disease-covered puget sound. We decided to...
Re: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:56:53 -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: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:45:35 -0500
...We normally use a coolant/oil heat exchanger from the zetec Ford Escape setup as a cooler, which avoids bringing oil outside of the...
trip report, long
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:51:37 -0700
...Did I mention how hot it was? To escape the mossies for a while, we paddled out into the lake. Strange to be in...
Re: hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: camping grills
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:08:29 -0700
...to airflow, while > the > patented design prevents ash and grease from > escaping. > All of the unit's high-heat components are > procelain-coated > for...
Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Alpha Auto Sales
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:26:33 -0700
...so that bubbles, hopefully all of them will rise there and escape, is compounded by the filler being lower than the bleeder making the...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:35:43 -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: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 13:41:45 -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: bostig kit for VW Vans
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:50:13 -0400
...can >> >>> LEAD, not follow'' >> >>> >> >>> What are your experiences installing a ford Escort Zetec in your VW >> Van. >> >>> My >> >>> friend in Seattle had one installed...
Re: Ordering Parts Online
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 20:09:25 -0500
...Someone paid $ 2,700 for that kind of work, I > >>> saw the invoice. > >>> > >>> also ...97 Ford Escort ..exact same thing ....desperately rusty head > >>> bolts...
Of Interest to Air Coolers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
...must be made, for oil lubricating the fuel-pump pushrod, to escape back into the crankcase. Tom Wilson's book (see pages 72, 74...
Re: FW: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 7 Feb 2021 10:15:03 -0800
...She escaped with minor injury. > > The replacement for the wagon was 1971 Beetle. That was our only car as we > became a family of...
Re: idea? The Vanagon in RV parks.
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:02:19 -0700
...enough to accommodate HIS RV and Houseboat...He couldn't even escape after everyone around came over and helped him unhook the boat and...
Re: Purple springs from H&R
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:55:38 -0800
...6 feet long ) plastic ( made from petroleum ) made in China Cadilac Escalade SUV - what does that teach kids ? The cell phones and ipods get...
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:19:37 -0600
...It had always been his goal to escape the USSR and come to "America" land of the free, to find it no different than...
Trip Report: Hunting Island, SC (long, propane, Garmin IQ3600 GPS)
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 2 Apr 2005 23:00:36 -0500
...I open it way too far, and lots of propane gas is escaping. I tell him to stop, fumble around and get the 80...
Re: Ordering Parts Online
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:43:24 -0500
...Someone paid $ 2,700 for that kind of > > work, I saw the invoice. > > > > also ...97 Ford Escort ..exact same thing ....desperately rusty head > > bolts...
Re: Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Matt F
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:38:49 -0400
...so that bubbles, > hopefully all of them will rise there and escape, is compounded by the filler > being lower than the bleeder making the...
Re: hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: camping grills
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:32:45 -0700
...to airflow, while > > the > > patented design prevents ash and grease from > > escaping. > > All of the unit's high-heat components are > > procelain-coated > > for...
Re: Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:45:09 -0700
...so that bubbles, >hopefully all of them will rise there and escape, is compounded by the >filler >being lower than the bleeder making the...