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Thayer37
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 Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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Fantastic news Dave! So glad to hear it made it so quickly, and that all keys are compatible.
All my best,
Thayer |
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dhaavers
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| Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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^^^ Awesome! Samba FTW! 
- Dave
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djkeev
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mtnhome 
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Location: Summit County, CO
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| Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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Perhaps not for a young guy like you but I’m afraid this may be a symptom of my developing CRS syndrome. Not going to find a replacement cap in the middle of Utah..
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kamzcab86
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| Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:55 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| djkeev wrote: |
My Wife hasn't been up to traveling...
Our Buddy Duncan... hasn't been feeling well. |
Sorry to hear this  , but glad you and the van had a good trip. 
It always amazes me how different the landscape is: East = trees, trees, trees, and more trees! West = unobstructed horizon line 500 miles off in the distance.
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Now, if this was an original VW keyed cap......I just might pay decent money for one!
I loved the VW cap on my 86! |
FWIW, the VW caps are/were made by Blau. The factory-installed van caps, oddly, used the ignition key, unlike the Jetta I and Cabriolet, which used a separate key.
When I had to buy a new cap for my '90, I eventually remembered that a copy of its Blau key should be added to the stashed ignition spare... just in case.
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dobryan
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djkeev
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Red Ryder
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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I only used the spare set because I feared if I turned off the Van would it still run as well on a restart?........... |
Dave,
Do you smoke while you fill up too? 
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Red Ryder
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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Pro Tip for those traveling with a spare set of keys:
If you don’t pull the set you use for driving when you fill up, you risk driving away from your gas cap that you removed with the spare set…
PSA over.
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djkeev
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do.dah
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:16 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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What I don't get, is, WHO takes a photo of a RANDOM gas cap?
Thayer, do you have "future vision"?
Vanagonauts live in such a wonderful crazy world!
Now, I hafta go and put my spare ignition/gas cap key in a more accessible spot in/on my van so I can leave the van running IF/WHEN I have running issues.
Hopefully, IF/WHEN those running issues appear, I'll remember to put the gas cap inside my van!!
Or, hope that Thayer is following in my tracks..... |
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Hazey
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| Thayer37 wrote: |
| I felt pretty confident that karma was on our side on this one, so I did take the cap. The folks at the store do know how to get in touch with me, just in case I'm wrong. |
This is so cool! Love to see a happy ending to this one. |
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djkeev
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djkeev
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| i love this community. |
It’s in the classifieds for $300
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AndyBees
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| dabaron wrote: |
| i love this community. |
This community is great .... they come through for me in 2016.
We had Alternator issues before reaching Dawson City, Yukon over from Alaska. On the way from there down to Whitehorse, I was invited to drop by a guy's place for help.
We were on our way in less than an hour!
Dave, I carry two sets of keys also ... look at my post above at 3:47 pm yesterday. (there's really another story in that story)
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dabaron
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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i love this community.
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djkeev
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Thayer37
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:22 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| I felt pretty confident that karma was on our side on this one, so I did take the cap. The folks at the store do know how to get in touch with me, just in case I'm wrong. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:44 am Post subject: Re: Trip to New Hampshire |
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| Red Ryder wrote: |
The classic “Kobyashi Maru” scenario…
If I take the gas cap but is not Dave’s, then the owner coming back looking for it is screwed.
If I leave the gas cap but it belongs to Dave, someone else might bag it or trash it.
VW did in fact “reprogram the computer” (Star Trek fans will get the reference) when they made the ignition key and gas cap key the same. Hard to drive away if your ignition key is on the pump... |
You take the cap and leave a note!
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