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  • Phrydae Question: Anyone Know Stephen's Auto Haus?
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:08:19 -0400
    Good article - although the writer needs some deeper research of the Vanagon facts: http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/24743/VW_Vanagon_Engine_Conversions_Specialty...
  • will deep cycle battery fit?
    Historical mailing list - David E Most
    Thu, 15 May 1997 11:42:35 -0400
    I know that the group 24 and group 27 marine batteries are taller than the usual battery under the driver's seat (aux. batter...
  • Electrial questions...
    Historical mailing list - William Carden
    Sun, 24 May 1998 15:17:35 -0400
    ...would be the best type of battery for the auxiliary, marine deep cycle, or a car type battery? And would you know what size...
  • Re: Second Battery Question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 20:22:31 -0700
    ...Mark Harmon Seaver wrote: > > > Group 41 batteries fit fine as that is the stock size. > > Who sells a group 41 deep-cycle? > > -- > Harmon Seaver...
  • Re: Poaching WiFi
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:54:05 -0800
    ...Easy to mount on the roof of the westie or on a camera tripod for deep stealth beaming. pensioner ( beams on occasion)
  • Re: STOLEN Bus Alert!!!-----SF area!
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:15:59 -0800
    On 3/29/06, chris jackson <chriscjack@bigplanet.com> wrote: > Wish there was more info I just saw one in a deep red in...
  • Re: Pure Sinewave Inverter
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:15:57 -0800
    ...with two 6 volt golf cart batteries by Roll Surrette (true deep cycles...) ... totaling 225 amp hours. Mark, can you provide a link to...
  • Re: Leak on driver's side of radiator?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:03:17 -0500
    ...I think a 1 and 1/14 inch deep socket will take the switch out, else use vise grips.It is not in too...
  • Re: deep-cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Marco Biancardi
    Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:08:58 -1000
    ...2000 7:17 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: deep-cycle battery I did this in my van, but it is not...
  • Radios and DIN
    Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
    Fri, 3 Apr 1998 08:26:02 -0500
    ...it has nothing to do with how deep the radio goes. being a german vehicle, our radio openings are DIN but you must be...
  • Re: Rescue tape..
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:14:39 -0700
    ...Check at a plumbing or deep-well pump supplier/shop. Self-fusing tape has been used for years to water-proof the high voltage...
  • Re: deep cycle btry: when to stop charging?
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:06:31 -0400
    ...Bloss wrote: > > Just commandeered a deep cycle battery from our boat with which we > normally run the trolling motor. The motor has a little...
  • Re: solar panels .. article in magazine
    Historical mailing list - Tom Cullen
    Wed, 11 Aug 1999 20:20:55 -0700
    ...Have two 55 watt Siemens panels, connected to a "solar array regulator" which in turn charges my two deep cycle batteries. It provides enough...
  • Re: How do I change the antenna?
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Thu, 31 Jul 2003 16:34:26 GMT
    ...b) yank on cable pulling it out (severing it c) cut cable 4)Using 19mm deep socket, unscrew large top nut 5)Using 10mm...
  • Re: Deep cycle batteries on sale at Canadian tire
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:12:25 -0700
    ...CS.UALBERTA.CA> wrote: > >> I was thinking to get a real deep cycle this time. > > I forgot to mention that I have been told...
  • I've just been given a couple of AGM gc-2 batteries.
    Historical mailing list - Taeke Takeon
    Sat, 10 May 2008 21:49:12 -0400
    ...They are specced for deeper cycles, much greater efficiency, lower internal resistance and good interfacing with alternators.
  • Re: New PBS Special (Was: '57 Mystery Deepens!) /f
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Stivers
    Fri, 1 Mar 1996 10:47:48 -0500 (EST)
    My wife cried when the KeeBird burned, so perhaps we should not rescue the V-Bird as my wife is too moody as it...
  • Electrial questions...
    Historical mailing list - William Carden
    Sun, 24 May 1998 10:22:00 -0400
    ...would be the best type of battery for the auxiliary, marine deep cycle, or a car type battery? And would you know what size...
  • Re: Vanagon/Subaru Deep Thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 01:11:34 -0400
    Those who are "Subaru" bashing are the armchair speculators who haven't driven one. Why bother with changing the fuel injection. It works perfectly...
  • [General Q/A] re: Champagne westy
    Historical mailing list - Jennifer
    Sat, 12 May 2001 19:49:28 -0500
    ...knee-deep in the hoopla ... _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
  • Re: Tires: Mission impossible 205 70 r14
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:11:50 -0600
    ...Stan Wilder On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:49:50 -0500 Heffelfinger <heffel@ENTER.NET> writes: > Vanagon insanity gets deeper with this development. What...
  • Vanagon Seat Sizes (for Larry Chase)
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:19:50 -0500
    ...22.5 (at deepest) Bottom Cushion Depth ...3.5 (smallest) Bottom Cushion Depth ... 7" (largest)
  • Re: 88 CV joint noise
    Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
    Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:45:40 EDT
    ...of the bolt head, so your allen wrench will sit in deep and not strip the bolt. BTDT. Bill Marshall 85 GL Tiico "Pandora...
  • Re: Friday Follies: Canadian Pride
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:10:40 -0700
    ...We'll show up in our > toques and take over! I'm in good shape from having to dig snow that was > deeper than...
  • Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:37:15 -0700
    ...More info on deep cycle hybrids, true deep cycles etc: http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm#Major%20Battery%20Types Cheers, Neil. -- Neil...
  • Re: Removing radiator fan thermoswitch
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:42:49 -0500
    ...This if you have the 29mm >socket--preferably a deep socket or maybe even neccesarily a deep socket-you >can install and remove the...
  • Re: Westy large battery capacity options
    Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
    Wed, 8 Aug 2007 23:15:54 -0400
    ...But this would be true for a stand alone big 100AH battery also, wouldn't it? (I've read elsewhere that deep cycles have...
  • The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:24:31 -0400
    ...And that might be another DEEP, DARK secret in itself. Chris S.
  • Building a vented enclosed battery box
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Fri, 18 Aug 2000 15:51:58 EDT
    I would like to hear from someone who has used the Trojan T-105 deep cycle batteries as to how they built and vented...
  • Hi-Flying Loaf Video Link
    Historical mailing list - Bob Elliott
    Fri, 8 Sep 2006 21:37:22 -0700
    http://www.mojoflix.com/Video/Crazy-VW.html Have you noticed that shallow is the new deep. -- No virus found in this outgoing message...
  • Re: deep-cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:49:24 MST
    ...CHRISTENSEN <bchristensen@INFOGENESIS.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: deep-cycle battery >Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 15:27:17 -0800 > >These...
  • Re: Refresh my memory about inner tie rods, someone!
    Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
    Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:37:12 -0400
    ...I at first suspected that the rack threads weren't deep enough, but IIRC, in the end, the "positive" chamfer between the threaded part...
  • Re: Oil Pressure switch.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:28:46 -0400
    Get a medium deep 24mm socket for 3/8 drive, (thin wall, not impact) and small 3/8 drive breaker bar. Remove the water...
  • Re: Optima Deep Cycles
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Wed, 18 Aug 1999 05:50:40 -0700
    ...to my question in the archives, so... > >Is there an Optima deep-cycle battery that will fit under the driver's seat >AND not...
  • Re: Battery Myths-including deep cycles
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:12:50 -0500
    ...i could fit in the rear of the bus), that said, those battery (if not carefully re-charged on a Deep Cycle charger once...
  • Re: Tires - Yokohama Y370 195R14 - Progress Report
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:27:47 -0600
    ...unless you're actually getting into very loose sand, and road/dirt conditions that are deep and loose. Just my $0.02 bob who...
  • Re: heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route?
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:49:30 -0500
    ...heading through the deep south soon, anyone on my route? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 2:43 PM > > Hello...
  • Radio installation question (specifically dimensions)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:18:32 -0400
    ...Now my current Sony radio is 6.4 inches deep and easily fits but with little to no room to spare. The unit I...
  • Seat change
    Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
    Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:13:44 -0700
    We are knee deep in a front seat project. 1985 Vanagon that we had traded for Dodge Caravan seats. Now going with gray leather...
  • Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
    Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
    Tue, 18 May 1999 15:02:10 -0400
    ...If you don't want to skimp, then buy the right filter in > the first place - Mahle, or, if you have deeper pockets, genuine...
  • $20 Westy anyone??
    Historical mailing list - Antaki
    Tue, 18 Jul 2000 22:41:14 -0700
    ...item=383849977 R ��� o Antaki A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. -Saul Belloe >
  • one more addition to website
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 31 Jan 2003 13:50:37 -0800
    ...a pic of the wasserboxer AFM capacitor fix to my site. deep link: http://www.members.shaw.ca/bilbo/WBafm.html Alistair -- '82 Westy...
  • Re: Auxiliary Battery
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:09:51 -0400
    >But do you really need a deep cycle battery? Yes. I have an electric fridge in my Westy and I like to keep my...
  • Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Fri, 16 Nov 2001 08:07:27 -0800
    ...If you have some special need that requires you to frequently run the aux battery way down then a deep cycle may be better...
  • Re: Golf Cart Batteries
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:16:36 -0500
    ...True deep cycles have thicker solid plates. Mike Dennis Haynes wrote: > How are you defining a deep cycle battery so that the GC-2...
  • Re: Another Update: Only 13V from Alternator
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:45:07 -0800
    ...The voltage was initially set higher than stock as deep cycle batteries benefit from a hotter float charge than the stock regulator puts out...
  • Re: DO YOU KNOW??
    Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
    Fri, 9 Oct 1998 21:13:48 -0400
    ...The KYB's through Bus Deep-Oh! are only a couple of bucks more per shock. The KYB's (to me) give a predictable...
  • Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:17:48 -0600
    ...This gets 88 amp-hours of deep cycle power. This was beat to death last year and nobody could find a setup with more...
  • battery types (article)
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
    ...In deep-cycle service, expect less than 2 years. > >2) Low Antimony Deep Cycle Batteries >These are run-of-the-mill "marine/RV deep...
  • Re: AI Engine Status For Vanagon Owners
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 4 Feb 2025 11:34:10 +0000
    ...ACTUALLY, the best way to use Deepseek is to use it via Perplexity because then your queries don't go through China and get...
  • Lowest voltage to stop using fridge
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:04:05 -0400
    ...What's the recommended lowest voltage I should allow on a deep cycle before turning off the fridge? Thanks, Bryan
  • Regarding Iambic Pentameters
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 21 Apr 1995 16:43:40 -0400
    Did you learn that in school the classic Iambic Pentameter is "Down in a deep dark dell, there sat a moo cow munching a...
  • Re: for sale; 87 syncro, the story.
    Historical mailing list - GMBulley
    Sat, 9 May 1998 08:46:54 EDT
    ...the sorry ass mid west, surrounded by a bunch of red necks,>> HEY...some of us deeply resemble that remark, pal... :) gmbulley cary, nc
  • AC in a vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 09:36:29 EDT
    ...considering purchasing large solar panels to power a second 12 volt deep-cycle battery that would run a 1500 watt inverter. Any thoughts? David
  • Speaking of spare batteries....which one to buy?
    Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
    Thu, 2 Dec 1999 21:21:17 EST
    ...Should I buy a generic marine deep cycle battery or one of these Optima? batteries which some posts have spoken of? Thanks, Jason
  • : Off roading in a Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Densford
    Sat, 5 Aug 2000 22:45:30 -0400
    ...it to our Humvees and could add several inches to how deep of a puddle we could drive through!! Just a thought . . . Daryl Densford...
  • [fix]steering rack bushings - method
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 27 Sep 2002 08:28:15 -0700
    I have posted Gary Stearns method of making your own steering rack bushings on my website. "deep link": http://members.shaw.ca/albell/mods12...
  • Re: From the vw news rumor mill
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:11:23 -0500
    ...cool if they changed the parent company name back to > auto union, which is a name that has even deeper roots than > volkswagen. > sudhir. >
  • Re: Por 15
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:07:19 -0400
    > Anyone know where to get POR 15 in the Deep South?? > The POR 15 website was of no help. You can mail order it...
  • Battery Dimensions
    Historical mailing list - Ed
    Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:29:07 -0700
    ...When I look at deep cycle batteries all I am finding is� group 24, 27 and 29 all of which are too tall to...