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djkeev
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djkeev
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Hazey
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Joined: December 15, 2023
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Location: Upstate NY
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 Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:08 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. |
This is so cool! Love to see a happy ending to this one. |
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do.dah
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Location: Washington
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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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djkeev
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Red Ryder
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Location: Northern California
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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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“Scarlett” — 1990 Vanagon Carat Wolfsburg Edition
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Red Ryder
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Location: Northern California
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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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djkeev
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dobryan
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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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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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1986 Cabriolet: www.Cabby-Info.com
 1990 Vanagon Westfalia: Old Blue's Blog
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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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djkeev
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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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Thayer37
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Location: Connecticut
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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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