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• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:30:02 -0600
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and don't know jack about any of it. > > short of fixing my...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:33:04 -0500
  ...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you'll need to reset...
• Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:23:17 -0500
  ...city dweller, no driveway, no access to > > > curbside running water. If I go to a coin-op wash, I figure I'll be > > > disconnecting...
• Re: 86 weekender for sale "best offer" near Santa Cruz, CA
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:19:39 -0700
  ...Bottom dweller. >> >> I wished him luck. >> >> tim in san jose >> >> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Marc Sayer <marcsayer@hughes.net...
• Unexpected trip part I
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 20:16:27 -0800
  ...jacks, wheel chocks, fix-a-flat, tire puncture sealer, timing light, dwell/tach meter, starting fluid, wheel bearing grease, disk brake pads, spray lube...
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Glen
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 09:31:47 +1000
  ...Again, it is meticulously maintained with oil changes, tappet, dwell angle and timing checks every 3,000km (2,000miles) and oil filter changes every...
• Re: Home Ethanol Production
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 May 2008 22:14:03 -0500
  ...Just finding a > place to set it up would be an issue for urban environments and apartment > dwellers and such. I wonder if if...
• Re: automatic aux battery charger + inverter setup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 22:05:32 -0400
  ...In the Westy we can get effected both as a recreational vehicle and a dwelling. That said take a look at the Xantrex Freedom...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:26:14 -0900
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and > don't know jack about any of it. > > short of fixing my...
• Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Sep 2022 18:33:21 -0700
  ...etc> > Has 4 large gauges , things like vacuum/pressure, volts, ohms , >>> dwell, timing etc. plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope...
• Re: 81' New Owner To Do
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 May 2004 23:17:11 -0500
  ...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you'll need to reset...
• Re: Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:42:40 -0500
  ...Haltech makes reference to a"dumb" ignitor and an "intelligent" ignitor, and the difference seems to be whether the ignition module controls dwell or...
• Re: Sedona - Hiking, Biking and Camping
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 28 Mar 2004 23:22:27 -0700
  ...Any recommendations of cave dwellings, rock art, etc. Would be much > appreciated. Conventional (hookup) campgrounds are ok, but we prefer cool > places in the...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:10:33 -0800
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and don't know jack about any of it. short of fixing my...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 12:28:14 -0700
  ...Man folks rely on shade structures over their vans > >> and other dwellings. Not feasible for parking at work, maybe, but if > >> planning to camp...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:03:39 -0600
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and > don't know jack about any of it. > > short of fixing my...
• RE: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  20 Dec 95 15:04:00 EST
  ...mixture, the computer is then able to make corrections in the dwell time of the injectors, or whatever to make the mixture come out...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:58:13 -1000
  ...that's who's getting the shaft...all the planet-dwellers that don't drive diesel vehicles, by those that do. I've been...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:04:40 -0800
  ...Some basics of Motronic systems are the sensing of engine load (air flow), RPM, crank timing (much more exact, independent of dwell), battery voltage...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 08:33:00 -0700
  ...Matthew Bulley" > <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> > > wrote: > > > And then do the rest of us surface-dwellers a > favor > > > and spend the $100 > > > on a...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:51:25 -0600
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and >> don't know jack about any of it. >> >> short of fixing my...
• Re: insurance
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Nov 2017 04:26:34 +0000
  ...Is that "battery conditioner" rated to be installed in a dwelling, operated unattended? Is the battery sealed from the living compartment? What about short...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 23:53:16 -0600
  ...Up to 17mm |> Small ball peen hammer |> hacksaw |> mallet |> metal clippers |> Dwell/Tach tester |> pocket multi-meter |> Inductive timing light |> battery charger 120v |> |> I...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:40:32 -0700
  ...more than just camping.���And if it is your full-time dwelling, well, then I think it's a good reason to give the...
• South of the Border - Yes!
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 20:40:52 -0800
  ...We bought 100 candles to light the cottage, a small dwelling with each room on a different level connected by an open, sculpted, winding...
• Re: 88 Syncro / cold start surging
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 27 May 1998 10:04:58 -0700
  ...You can also measure the "dwell" on the idle stabilizer to determine if it's causing the rpms to surge. The Probst book details...
• A long strange ECU story ...
  Historical mailing list - Beutler, Art (AZ75)
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:59:53 -0700
  ...Ignition timing and dwell were found to be widely varying (this with brand new hall sensor) sometimes enough to cause the engine to stop...
• Re: problems with "ping" noise regardless of timing
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:22:02 -0500
  ...100 > >So I went back to square one and set the dwell to 48, retimed and adjusted >the carb - same pinging. > >Ran 1/2...
• Re: Is is safe to just "wing it"?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:20:28 -0700
  ...And there are petroglyphs to hike to. >>> >>> Mesa Verde is the he, famous Anasazi cliff dwelling, but many say it's >>> over-hyped, too...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 20:38:43 -0500
  ...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you'll need to reset...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:29:29 -0800
  ...but alas i'm a city > dweller with a rented carport and don't know jack about any > of it. > > short of fixing my...
• Re: The best engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 16:10:12 -0700
  ...Subie engine is specialy good match for VW AT and makes it fast lane dweller. I myself converted 2 AT Vanagons and couldn't...
• VW-71 BUS-CHECKING FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD VACCUM LEAKS
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Sun, 08 Oct 95 23:31:26 PDT
  ...plugs *New fuel pump *New air filter *Valves adjusted to .006 *Dwell is 50 degrees *Timing is 5 BTDC at 900rpm and 27 BTDC...
• Re: Fuel prices - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 18:14:05 -0700
  ...Automobile pollution is not a problem on the earth, only in the areas that are densely populated with automobiles, so maybe city dwellers should...
• message for stan
  Historical mailing list - Thompson, Michael
  Tue, 14 May 2002 09:15:37 -0600
  ...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you'll need to reset...
• FS: '85 Westy in SE Idaho (Victor)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 16:58:00 -0700
  ...owners again and do some basic diagnostics (check plugs, compression, timing/dwell, wires/hoses, brakes, shifting, etc...) for you. Hell, it'll finally get...
• Re: Ran out of gas & now won't run
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:34:13 -0500
  ...020, this will get you > within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change > dwell you'll need to reset...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:27:38 -0600
  ...but alas i'm a city dweller with a rented carport and don't know jack about any of it. > > short of fixing my...
• Re: Aircooled vanagon acceptable oil temperature / timing problem?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 16:54:03 -0700
  ...Again, it is meticulously maintained with oil > changes, tappet, dwell angle and timing checks every 3,000km (2,000miles) and > oil filter changes every...
• Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 19:07:01 -0600
  ...planet. > that's who's getting the shaft...all the planet-dwellers that don't > drive diesel vehicles, by those that do. > > I've...
• Re: Short story in Der Speigel about the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:02:35 -0400
  ...The repair costs are smaller than the depreciation of a newer model, in addition the "dwelling" is larger between bank and front seats than...
• RE: Tiger581 CDI for VW
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 08:19:11 -0700
  ...Both could be limited by point dwell, but both systems electronically ignore this and use a fixed spark quench time before beginning the charge...
• Re: 81 Aircooled - Replacing Condenser
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 17:13:33 -0400
  ...Remove the distributor, change > the points and condenser, replace the distributor, set the dwell and > then set the timing. The more I do it...
• Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:03:39 -0800
  ...not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to > ceramic coat (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 15:22:23 -0400
  ...And if it is your full-time dwelling, > well, then I > think it's a good > reason to give the AC a waiver.... Just...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 22:23:07 -0800
  ...load (air >flow), RPM, crank timing (much more exact, independent of dwell), >battery voltage for coil charge time control (no more hot coils), a...
• Re: engine/starter problem, advice sought:)
  Historical mailing list - Terry Erb
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 14:18:14 -0700
  ...new plugs and adjust the points. (what the > heck, i have a tach-dwell meter now, might as well:) try and adjust > the carb...
• Re: Multimeters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:50:11 -0600
  ...There are some measurements that you would want for automotive use that may not be needed for household use such as dwell duty cycle...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 09:49:01 -0700
  ...Matthew Bulley" > > <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> > > > wrote: > > > > And then do the rest of us surface-dwellers a > > favor > > > > and spend the $100 > > > > on a...
• Re: Thank You To Everyone For Your Condolence's : RE: Rockefeller Fire
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 12:16:36 -0800
  ...the good and not the bad in any situation. > > ?�Do not dwell on what you could have done, but you can do in the...
• Re: Thank You To Everyone For Your Condolence's : RE: Rockefeller Fire
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 13:04:45 -0800
  ...the good and not the bad in any situation. � Do not dwell on what you could have done, but you can do in the...
• Re: Camping and Sights from L.A. to Santa Fe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 10:43:43 -0500
  ...walking tours only, but worth it), a series of ancient Cliff Dweller and Puebloan national monuments including Hovenweep, Mesa Verde, Chaco Culture, Malpais Lava...
• are your front doorpanels warped or wavy? easy fix. read and save!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Sep 2006 05:01:55 EDT
  ...for you apartment dwellers, if you dont have a cement floor, then a flat vinyl or tile kitchen floor will suffice. you will need...
• Re: Need Suggestions for Craftsman Tool Set (NO Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:39:01 -0700
  ...that you can > dial in advance and check total advance... > > Tach/dwell meter -- if you plan to set your idle, you might need this...
• Re: Wanted:trip info for Moab in March???
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:02:02 -0700
  ...and a good place to get the best pix of the dwellings there. The micro-breweries are all on main street. Hope this helps...
• Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:23:12 -0500
  ...not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to >>ceramic coat (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting...
• are your front doorpanels warped or wavy? easy fix. read and save!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:37:05 EDT
  ...for you apartment dwellers, if you dont have a cement floor, then a flat vinyl or tile kitchen floor will suffice. you will need...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:06:27 -0800
  ...I tried adjusting the dwell on the points but no change. Everything is mounted tight, and there is slack on the wires. I sucked...
• Re: insurance
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 22 Nov 2017 07:04:22 -0800
  ...Is that "battery conditioner" rated > to be installed in a dwelling, operated unattended? Is the battery sealed > from the living compartment? What about short...
• Re: 1984 Volkswagen Vanagon Eats Water Pumps/Dennis' opinion of emmision mods
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Sep 1996 01:18:13 -0400
  ...access to one, you will be shooting in the dark.A dwell tach will not be accurate enough to read the subtle changes in...