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Date:         Tue, 24 Jun 2014 08:50:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Poll: Favorite anti-theft device?
In-Reply-To:  <CAHbJSdUTFhAxoyh=zYvhM4kBQA0esSpCuc4NxCY8HQVukyetuA@mail.gmail.com>
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In the southeast, we don't get much rust. I rely on the fact that my Vanagon is neither a pickup or cartoonishly huge SUV as a deterrent. Works like a charm. Can leave the keys in it.

Jim

On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 8:37 AM, Jim Akiba <syncrolist@bostig.com> wrote:

> In the Northeast, Brady and I use rust as a deterrent. Our vans are so > likely to fall apart as the perp takes them, that they stay safe. > Luckily the only theft either one of us had was datalogging equipment > stolen when the van was parked in town overnight one time. > > That sucked but much better than the whole van being gone. For Bostigs > pre-group 8 they can take the PATs key with them (RFID chip key) and > it is impossible to run the engine, or you can always pop the crank > position sensor connector off and the same thing... crank but no > start. > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 8:43 AM, Roger Barkley <rvbarkley4347@gmail.com> > wrote: > > On my automatic 84 Westy, I just installed a hidden switch that > interrupted > > the park/neutral switch in the shift console. Use male and female spade > > wire connectors and its just unplug and plug in. >


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