Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:46:54 -0400
Reply-To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Steve Sandlin keys win again-pumping your own gas.
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Same in New Jersey.
Dennis
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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Don Hanson
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Steve Sandlin keys win again
I made my own "Key" for the water filler door. Cut it from a piece of
carbon fiber. I have mine on my gas key ring.. You could use almost any
substance, it's just a slight projection, rectangular...easy ...
.
Here's a unique and amusing gas station thing...In Oregon they have a law that prohibits you from pumping your own gasoline...so when you get gas there you hand the gas jockey your key and your credit card or cash and sit there while he/she pumps it,...But about 9 out of ten of these attendants can not figure out the Vanagon gas cap....They do fine getting it off, fill the tank and then they over-think how the cap works, or something...You can see and hear them fumbling around over there and imagine they've turned the key before putting the cap on, or they try to put the cap on and wait to feel some kind of tactile indication of engagement, like a radiator cap or
something... I don't have power windows so it's a real stretch to reach
the window handle and tell them...plus it is hard to explain that you just shove the thing on and turn the key..."No Glass, No Napkin"...
I often jump out and put the cap on for them (easier than trying to explain it)...Oregon allows me to cap my own fuel tank.
You are allowed to fill your own motorcycle or diesel...
On Thu, Jun 19, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi listers,
>
>
> When I purchased my van I had very few keys and they were on
> the tired side. Steve Sandlin made me new versions of my keys from
> the code on my door handle. He also made me a key for the glove box.
> These are not only functional but also easier to handle and more
> attractive. He also made me gas cap keys that work smoothly rather
> then the local reproductions that didn't work at all.
>
> but, today he did something very interesting. I received
> metal versions of the fragile plastic key that opens the small access
> to the water intake on the side of my 1985 camper. It is nice to have
> a key I can safely keep on my key ring along with the others.
>
> I don't know how many of these he plans to make but if you are getting
> keys you might want to check on getting one.
>
> I did try it out and it worked just fine. It isn't a exact duplicate
> in shape but it does the job nicely and reliably.
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>