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• Re: Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:08:03 -0500
  ...I thought I'd oblige without dragging the Vanagon name through dirt. Thermonuclear weapons suffice. > Calm down. You are all correct in your respective...
• Re: Westy roof rattling
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:36:49 -0500
  ...Some rattling isn't how I wouldn't noise, more like a huge dragon fly about to descend on the van and devour it...
• Clip Your Messages!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:44:50 -0800
  ...mode for a week so all can see what a damn drag it is to have to scroll through the same damn message eight...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:05:12 -0500
  ...Could it be wheel bearings or CV joints? > How to tell? Could be a dragging brake shoe, does the sound change or vanish if...
• Re: dragging caliper
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 21:25:50 -0400
  ...What's the least expensive way to address the dragging caliper? I plan to move it and then decide whether to restore it or...
• Re: drag vs power altitude analysis? Was: water pump advice / Murphy's law
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 15:42:01 +0100
  ...Anyone do a drag vs power/mpg altitude/density analysis? It could be done for one particular model config, but there are a lot...
• Re: safe harbor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Reed
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:25:45 -0400
  ...Joe Reed joe.reed@mindspring.com 87 Westy 72 Beetle 82 Westy (project) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> To: <vanagon...
• Re: '85 westy weekender used in Color App. commercial
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 20:03:20 -0500
  ...Doka (with canopy) in one of the early scenes of The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. It's parked right in front of the...
• Re: Optimum WBX rpms; was RE: 4 speed/5 speed shifter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 18:56:25 -0500
  ...would. > other than slightly increased load due to speed and aero drag ... > I see no reason especially why oil temps would be higher with...
• anyone in albany ny area?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 08:00:34 -0400
  ...Wife (the real $-winner in the familial unit) is making me drag my business there, told her "No good VW scene, no move :-)" (Like...
• Re: 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:36:59 -0400
  ...When it was installed, the rest of the van dragged the ground. : ) (sorry if my dull wit mislead you) hk
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:03:55 -0700
  ...Is the 12.2 at rest normal?� It seems adequate.� Why the occasionally draggy starter?� This has been a consistent problem with this van...
• Re: '56 Kombi update: DMV/clutch
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 07:08:50 -0800 (PST)
  On Fri, 4 Nov 1994 L.S.Griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk wrote: > Thom, > > I get that "clutch drag" problem in my FIAT when...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:44:44 -0700
  ...In this case the velocity we are > traveling at. > > This number is then added to the rolling drag. Computed from weight > volume > and resistance...
• Re: handling on pre '68
  Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
  Wed, 10 May 1995 16:20:11 -0400
  ...Watch closely at the steering box and the drag link which is attached to it. If the drag link moves correctly along with the...
• Re: 2 Fast 2 Furious Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H. Desai
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 14:13:32 -0400
  ...look of amazement on the silly ricers face when my van proceeds to pull away from them (yay for perfect drag-racing weight bias) :)
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:21:54 -0600
  ...I suspect it was because the car was much lower, and had less drag as a result. I tested it several times because I...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:18:24 -0600
  ...The open underside of the > vanagon is a real drag component. My '81 (aircooled) has a "belly pan." It also has a BA-6...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:15:38 -0500
  ...Research on Aerodynamic Drag Reduction by Vortex Generators http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/cor...004/16E_03.pdf <http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com/corporate...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:47:30 -0400
  ...Does anyone > know > the actual coefficient of drag for a Vanagon? Does anyone know what > frontal > area of a Vanagon is? Without this information...
• Re: Help with dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 11:38:28 -0800
  ...that collects in there over the years, and that roughness causes dragging, presuming that your springs are strong and everything else is clean and...
• Re: Burnt clutch smell
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Mar 2016 14:23:38 -0500
  The clutch is slipping, the brakes are dragging, or you are dropping oil on something hot. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Tranporting 4 Kayaks and gear with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:22:34 -0400
  ...Now the issue is how to drag or mount or transport 4 Kayaks, Kayak Gear as well as camping needs?? Trailer might be the...
• Shifter problems - Will not shift in 1st, 3rd or 4th.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:06:19 -0700
  ...The problem started a couple of day ago when I fell a hard drag shifting in gears. Now its like there is not cluck...
• Re: 72 Bus steering question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 10:21:52 bst
  ...Loosen the locknut and remove the drag link from the steering box. Wiggle the drop arm with one hand while turning the screw with...
• Draining the Dragon a/k/a Flshing Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - Dino KubiK
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:18:39 -0400
  Folks: While vacationing in August I had to do a quick repair on the coolant system, (a little plastic spout above the right manifold...
• Re: Audi Alloys
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:43:22 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/01 11:40:05 AM Pacific Standard Time, dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu writes: << you know more about it...
• EKTA 6 on Win2000
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 24 May 2005 13:27:41 -0400
  ...It wouldn't run so I then dragged the 2 Hardlock files ( LEXHDL5.DLL )from the EPC_PROGW95 directory on the EKTA cd to...
• Westfalia fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 21:38:56 -0400
  ...From an old jpg posted a while ago, I have drag Cd's of .44 for the Vanagon (with front air dam) and .51...
• Re: mystery of the dragging clutch
  Historical mailing list - AATransaxle
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:02:59 -0700
  ...mystery of the dragging clutch > OK Three Investigators... (did anybody else love those books as a > kid? like Hardy Boys but way better) > > Mystery...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 27 Jun 2017 18:27:26 -0700
  ...The box > will > > scroll if you drag the cursor below it. > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:08:48 -0500
  ...There's quite a bit of airflow and consequently drag generated there, especially in the taller vans, and that presents a big opportunity for...
• Re: Phryedaye for sale
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 4 May 2007 15:14:22 -0500
  ...from whence commeth the expression "dragging your castle", often shortened to 'dragging your cast', which means you're wallowing by the stern. you can...
• Re: Tail of the Dragon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:50:28 -0700
  MAYBE ......... IF the vanagon is going DOWNHILL!!! :-) IF the vanagon is going UPHILL, there will be some 'distance' put between the vanagon and the...
• Trailers
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:56:55 -0500
  ...I want to drag along my new scooter (Genuine Scooter Company Rattler 110cc) Appreciate any options others have used and recommendations for a very...
• Re: 66 VW Camper (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Robinson
  Mon, 6 May 1996 02:05:10 -0400 (EDT)
  ...50 >bucks and you drag it away. > >e-mail me if interested. > > >Fred Uh oh, sounds like another Grendel. -Erik
• Midwest Swap Meet
  Historical mailing list - Scott Morrow
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 13:25:14 -0500
  ...See ya Scott Morrow Kansas City, MO 67 Chopped Drag Bug 74 412 Wagon Fiberglass Buggy smorrow@gbutler.com
• Re: --- where are you living??? ---
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Sun, 27 Oct 1996 12:03:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...your name: > > Cetin Seren > > Name of your van: > > Falkor the luck dragon > > Age? > > 38 > Cetin Cetin Seren Outbound Technology Group phone: 412-635-3479...
• Re: Changing clutch
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:53:16 EST
  ...an oft over looked ,but nessasary part ) it's a real drag to do it twice ! If your clutch is chattering ,Are you sure...
• Re: Help with brakes!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 09:53:41 EDT
  ...bleeder(with wheel off the car)then see if brake stops dragging.The only other thing I can think of is the master cylinder...
• Front spoiler improve fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 19:44:50 -0600
  ...air flowing under the van at speed (speed?), and thereby reduce drag. Has anybody found that a spoiler reduces fuel consumption at H-way...
• Re: small steering universal joint size?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 21:08:17 -0800
  ...usually (in order of ease of checking, & probability!) tire pressure imbalance, caster &/or camber settings, dragging brakes, or (tah-dah) - a side wind! Austin
• Murphy's Oil Soap (was: washing the van)
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 07:55:40 -0700
  ...washing the van > no drag what so ever, eh? > > That should drastically improve gas mileage on the freeways. > > I am on my way to...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:50:16 -0500
  On Wed, 24 Mar 2004, Joseph Fortino wrote: > does anyone know the age of the autobahn? i bet the old bug and busses > would...
• jumps out of 4th gear...
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:59:58 -0600
  ...Sedan- "Stealth Bug"1969 Karmann Ghia- Yellow, twin to a former drag racer1968 Manxish Turbo buggy, loves the sandFormerly BB's Project VW (an...
• 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:23:55 -0500
  ...Now...the rear brakes drag when I installed it - so it needs lengthening in its adjustment. **What makes the shoes return to their off...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:52:10 -0400
  ...Does anyone > know > the actual coefficient of drag for a Vanagon? Does anyone know what > frontal > area of a Vanagon is? Without this information...
• Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:04:36 -0400
  ...Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> From: Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> Subject: Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Frank...
• Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 20:28:19 -0700
  ...Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> >From: Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> >Subject: Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Frank...
• Re: *censored*
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:44:27 -0600
  ...When I go grocery shopping, or to buy shoes for the kids, they are all over me,! When cruising the main drag on friday...
• first east coast VW SHOW of the year this SUNDAY in New Jersey!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 12:25:11 EST
  ...SWAP meet full of new and used VW parts vendors -vw drag races (Race your Vanagon!!) -awards and judging -food and refreshments COME ONE...
• Portland OR VW U-Pull-It?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:56:05 -0700
  ...I assume the issue may be dragging alternator, hence irregular or too-tight V-belt. System voltage is low, battery charges very slowly underway.
• Hockey fan on list/Speedskater..SVC
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:32:06 -0700
  ...AZ tomorrow morning for the First Annual Richard Jones "Get Me Outta-Here" Rendezvous at Dragoon, Cochise N.P. ... better known as VW Bus...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:33:02 -0700
  ...alistair On 2011-10-25, at 4:33 PM, Poppie Jagersand wrote: > Here is a rear spoiler design for vans that potentially reduces drag...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:56:50 -0700
  ...Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18:37 PM �> Seriously!!! your worried about what drag there is on a roof rack. WOW!!! The difference in...
• Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:11:16 -0400
  ...You may get away with this for some time but one day you will find yourself on the road with the brakes dragging, cylinders...
• Re: Shifting when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 17:15:21 -0700
  ...It is dragging on the tranny mainshaft and spinning it as well as the major part of the mainshaft inside the tranny housing. When...
• Fwd: friday...whats the FASTEST youve driven in your vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Fri, 5 Mar 2004 16:18:26 -0800
  ...I've seen the drag coefficient (Cd) of the Vanagon Westy quoted at .44, which is extremely high. It really is a breadbox on...
• Re: auto stop valve rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:30:56 -0400
  ...Where can I get this stuff? Also where did you order the kit from? Sounds much better priced.Maybe the drag on the valve...
• Re: Garden Edging Front Spoiler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:26:19 -0800
  ...When going onto the grid or the starting lines, theses often drag across track drainage dips, or they smack broken parts off other cars...