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• Stats Galore ... Who's Who in Breadloafs ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 12 Oct 95 08:25:12 CDT
  ...Sportsmobile Camper Eric Stollsteimer BLUESUPER@AOL.COM *72 Bus Emerson Schwartzkopf ESCHWA@CSN.ORG* *72 Bus Ian Hallett HALLETI@AGRIC.NSW.GOV.AU -72...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 14 May 2013 07:57:12 -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...
• Re: Newbie '86 Vanagon owner here
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:09:44 -0600
  ...Be sure any vent openings in the bottom of the box are clear so fumes can escape. Given that it is winter, clean your...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:34:13 -0500
  ...It's like plastic, and when it gets cold it gets brittle, and millions of tiny fractures occur, letting the air escape. Well, there...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:07:43 -0800
  ...We normally use a coolant/oil heat exchanger from the zetec Ford Escape setup as a cooler, which avoids bringing oil outside of the...
• 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Eric Levine
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 00:49:18 EDT
  ...the crack is just cosmetic or if air/water vapor can escape; I've also noticed fluid collection around the sensor wires that go...
• vanagons (all): recall info from NHTSA as of 05/06/94
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 15 May 94 01:29:03 CDT
  ...Fuel could escape, creating the potential for a fire. Corrective Action: Install a redesigned filler neck pipe and replace the sending unit gasket. ----------------------------------------- 1986...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -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: Isis and I!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:15:53 -0800
  ...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: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 15:48:12 -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 - tom ring
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:02:35 -0500
  ...It had always been his goal to escape the USSR and > come > to "America" land of the free, to find it no different than...
• �Help from M�xico!
  Historical mailing list - David I. Tanzer
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 09:12:57 -0400
  ...And then on down to the Oaxacan coast, to Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel. Then east to Chiappas state with a visit to San...
• Hilarious SUV news
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 13:06:28 -0500
  ...San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, who usually tools around in a limo escorted by a half dozen motorcycles, is always pushing San Francisco's...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 16 Mar 97 18:21:46 EST
  ...light blink on and stay on! Panic! An "oh sh*t" escaped my lips before > I realized it was merely the EGR light on...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:28:05 -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...
• propane catalytic heater article
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Jul 94 22:29:14 CDT
  ...In a conventional RV furnace, much of the heat escapes outdoors through the exhaust vent. You are able to feel this heat by putting...
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 8 Sep 2005 23:04:55 -0400
  ...haven't heard these > Information has a habit of "escaping". One way or another, be it through > leaks or through independent rediscovery, there's...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 16:42:50 -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: Brake light circuit current with trailer, WAS: Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:39:21 -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: 1984 Vanagon GL H2O
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:09:39 -0700
  ...the crack is just cosmetic or if air/water vapor > can > escape; I've also noticed fluid collection around the sensor wires that > go...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:53:31 -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...
• Washingto Post article on vanagon.com
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:22:45 -0700
  ...Carrington thinks the fact that fewer of them were made adds to the loyalty. "Not many people are loyal to their Ford Escorts or...
• Re: Vanagon engineering some different perspectives.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 19:32:45 +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...
• Circumnavigated the Great Salt Lake in Our Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:57:57 -0600
  ...A >> >> Original plan, trip to Kodachrome Basin in The Grand Staircase/ >> Escalante National Monument w/some friends & their 91 Westy. >> Friends' Westy started screeching...
• Re: $6: Stealth Camping, Big Springs, Texas
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:01:59 -0500
  ...again for all the tips.  Roadtrips are sure fun, a nice > escape.  Rich > > > > --- On Thu, 11/5/09, Dave Mcneely wrote: > > From: Dave Mcneely...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:54:57 +0000
  ...Yes, propane gas sinks and collects; Hydrogen gas rises and readily escapes and is gone!  And this is exactly why you have never heard...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:03:31 -0400
  ...a minor leak in the installation occurs, no dangerous gases will >escape from the equipment during actual operation. The situation is >different however during...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:49:04 -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...
• Cairo Report: Eastern Desert trip: FULL report
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sun, 13 May 2001 11:10:23 +0300
  ...that when we reached the Nile road, a checkpoint and police escort would be awaiting us. So imagine my surprise (and delight) when we...
• OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:16:16 -0600
  ...natural gas that was all buried away so it couldn't escape back into the atmosphere. This was good for the planet because now...
• Friday bus story
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:28:52 -0600
  ...We had a pack stolen by Indios who escaped by boat. There were dirt roads to their village two hours down the coast, but...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:18:54 -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...
• NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:44:18 -0700
  ...Fewer sets of eyes inevitably means that more slips, mistakes, violations and discrepancies escape detection. The Owner As Final Inspector Aircraft owners and pilots...
• Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 19:58:54 -0800
  ...Pulling the plugs from > the engine allows water to escape from the spark plug holes. > > This is simply a suggestion but the first test...
• Re: Friday bus story
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:19:33 -0400
  ...They hadn't seen all that many anglos. > We had a pack stolen by Indios who escaped by boat. There were dirt > roads to...
• Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:27:01 -0700
  ...natural gas that was all buried away so it > couldn't escape back into the atmosphere. This was good for the planet > because now...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:30:37 -0800
  ...And "sealed compartment"? Who are we kidding here, impossible! Yes, propane gas sinks and collects; Hydrogen gas rises and readily escapes and is gone...
• Re: Zzzz . . . least interesting Friday ever
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 22:26:31 -0500
  ...reason needs Except to further his misdeeds; The steering-column change eschew, No good can come of it for you, And likewise any motor...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:11:14 +0000
  ...Yes, propane gas sinks and collects; Hydrogen gas rises and readily escapes and is gone!  And this is exactly why you have never heard...
• Re: OT Hurricanes--really an accident? A fryeday tale- not
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:42:10 -0700
  ...natural gas that was all > buried away so it > couldn't escape back into the atmosphere. This > was good for the planet > because now...
• Re: Darn idle, stalling, running rich...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:34:30 -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...
• Waterpump grinding, what does block look like??
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 12:10:27 -0800
  ...Pulling the plugs from > the engine allows water to escape from the spark plug holes. > > This is simply a suggestion but the first test...
• Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:20:09 -0500
  ...Fewer sets of eyes inevitably means that more slips, mistakes, violations and discrepancies escape detection. > > The Owner As Final Inspector > > Aircraft owners and pilots...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 14 May 2013 12:20:41 -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...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:28:56 -0800
  ...And "sealed compartment"? Who are we kidding here, impossible! Yes, propane gas sinks and collects; Hydrogen gas rises and readily escapes and is gone...
• All You Wanted to Know about Brake Fluid ... :) <long>
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 28 Feb 1998 22:40:31 CST
  ...bleeder valve just enough to let a surge of brake fluid escape into the hose and container. Your assistant should then slowly depress the...
• Greetings/Trip Report <f> long
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sat, 8 Nov 1997 02:21:19 -0800
  ...I figure he either was worried about scratching his car, or he saw my California plates and figured that if I escaped I would...
• Re: Running on Tap Water - attempt at de-confuscation
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:55:04 +0100
  ...and the cylinder effectively insulated that heat hasn't time to escape - thus the index of compression is approaching whats known as adiabatic, about...
• Broken belt to Water pump
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 7 Feb 2021 23:23:56 +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: Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:51:07 -0600
  ...The misery was rampant, and the poor worked to escape the situation. Today, the peoples of Europe have a greater equity and share in...
• Cooling Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Aldrich
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:01:21 -0700
  ...Hold the lower one and >loosen the top one to allow trapped air to escape the system. Fill with the >coolant/water mixture until...
• I finally got a VW Thing ('74)!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jul 1995 13:16:49 -0700
  ...No one was able to figure out whether this was mutiny on the part of the undercoating, or the original pans trying to escape...
• Re: Electrical pollution?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 22:35:01 -0800
  ...The misery was rampant, and the poor > worked to escape the situation. > > Today, the peoples of Europe have a greater equity and share in...
• Trip Report, Baja Whales 2012,part 2
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:14:53 -0700
  ...Making our escape from the urbanized frenzy, we are soon cruising along down the coast with fewer and fewer signs of civilization. The 'desert...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:52:02 -0500
  ...And "sealed compartment"? Who are we kidding here, impossible! Yes, propane gas sinks and collects; Hydrogen gas rises and readily escapes and is gone...
• This guy again (3000 mi trip yada yada)
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 19:05:58 -0800
  ...Pulling the plugs from > the engine allows water to escape from the spark plug holes. > > This is simply a suggestion but the first test...
• The Bodega Incident - Part 1 Bugs and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 09:55:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Should I chance getting out or should I push myself and escape while I could? I couldn't decide. The beings from the site...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:55:33 -0500
  ...If you need wheels for school, go buy a honda, or a ford escort... (did I say that). If not park the van and...
• keeping your car for a long time <long>
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 00:20:25 CST
  ...The price of entry for a new car begins at around $10,000 at the very low end, and quickly escalates up to $20...
• Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:36:25 -0700
  ...Fewer sets of eyes inevitably means that more slips, mistakes, violations and discrepancies escape detection. > > The Owner As Final Inspector > > Aircraft owners and pilots...