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• Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:44:35 -0700
  ...I drove it again the next day to a shop to get the generator replaced. My guess is if you have the batteries fully...
• Re: Just when you think you have seen it all....
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:55:30 -0600
  > > Didnt I see that Vanagon out in the desert, > > > on "Breaking Bad" ??? > > > What on earth was it being used for? Six kw generator, hot...
• AnyIdeaWhatYourWesty'sWorth?
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Chapin
  Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:23:54 -0800
  <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1251" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3019.2500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:45:16 -0800
  ...The folk in the camper ran the generator continuously >> for their air conditioning. > > What RV A/C will run on 900W of power (the...
• Re: alternator vs. generator for 71 camper
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 May 96 17:53 CDT
  ...looking for pros, cons, and considerations putting this >motor (alternator vs. generator) in the 71 camper. I understand electrical things only dimly, so get...
• VW 1973 Thing LVC (Happy Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 30 May 2008 13:37:26 -0700
  ...like off a freeway offramp) the generator light would come on but then go out. Seemed odd to me. I plan to drive her...
• Re: Alternator Bearings (90 Amp)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 19:17:41 -0400
  ...get your alternator rebuilt for less than VW/FLAPS quotes? Older VW manuals were thorough about starter and generator/alternator rebuilding, no more.... Tim
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified--morphed to camping/Big Bend
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 21:47:37 -0600
  ...Down here in July or August, if you don't have a generator or outside power for your AC you are one tough SOB...
• Watch Out For Pricing On eBay was eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:32:11 -0700
  ...A good example is the Honda EU1000i generator. List is $789, street price (though hard to find the price online) is $675 to $700...
• Vanagon de Graff generator?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:33:17 -0700
  Entity Rico Sapolich spoke thus: > << Could it be that your reversinglight switch is being activated > momentarily during the shift? >> > Andrew, > > Thanks for the suggestion...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:13:58 -0800
  ...Of course if you have to have medical equipment along you'll need a generator. Solar can cost a lot but there are ways...
• Re: Trailers, Portable Generators and the like(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:15:11 -0900
  ...Trailers, Portable Generators and the like To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Some toll roads do, and it is based on the number of axles...
• Anyone install a Generator?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 21:35:45 -0400
  I was thinking about a gas or LP geberator and I was wondering if anyone on the list has ever installed one? Where did...
• Re: generator coleman 1850
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:37:45 -0300
  Yes, and for any American who crossed the border to buy one of these, Please send the Candian Tire money to a list member...
• Re: Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Sun, 12 Apr 1998 07:15:43 -0700
  ...There is >> >the option of powering it with a small gas powered generator mounted >> >outside the van a la Bob Bellanca. These are the...
• Syncro listed near me, anyone interested?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:14:19 -0700
  ...and all locked up tight with the auxiliary generator on and the air conditioner running..no one inside..What a waste and pretty rude...
• Re: Check out this Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 14:31:40 -0700
  ...Awning * H/D Trailer Hitch With Draw Bar * 9" TV/VCR * Mosquito Screens, Pair * Bug Deflector * Pre-Wire For Generator * Generator So, which one...
• Value of a '66 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:53:46 -0700
  ...new generator, which the guy has but hasn't installed, and it needs brake work, but he claims that if the new generator was...
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:37:59 -0500
  ...to power a generator, and when you > 1.6NA blows up on a trip, you just pop in the generator engine and keep > going...
• Re: Vanagons in the desert SW...and a short rant off topic.
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 20:50:00 -0700
  >For the ability to avoid terrain that allows others to come camp way too close and run the generators they bring....it would be...
• Re: Just starting
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd Perkins
  Sun, 16 Mar 1997 16:51:46 -0500
  ...I am sure that there is a shop in your area that specializes in rebuilding starters and generators and they would give you an...
• Norcold Report
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:54:29 -0700
  ...Have tested charging with both the solar panel and the generator, both work perfect. I'm keeping detailed notes and will compile a complete...
• Re: Years of Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 05:04:31 -0500
  ...your bus came with the 36hp motor, with the generator stand as part of the case.. Not what is called the 40hp or 1200...
• Re: What to carry?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:23:00 -0400
  ...Hauls firewood, >> and >> fits right in the bed of the truck with room for the generator." > > Horrid, horrid people. Truck? GENERATOR? Rides through the...
• More awkward tales...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 18:07:16 -0700
  ...My generator was FRIED. I mean burning winding material all over the engine compartment, shaft at about 10=B0 from center. We're talking...
• Re: help! with motor I.D.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Feb 1995 12:33:09 -0500
  ...There's just smooth, numberless metal under the generator pedestal? Did someone grind the number off? How about on top of the right half...
• Re: Battery article and portable option.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 1 Aug 2021 08:46:53 -0600
  ...Oops, later in the write up they call it a > generator, it's a small 55ah (27ah useable) lead-acid battery in a box...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin"/ Burn, Baby, Burn.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 03:03:03 EDT
  ...The motor-generator had a flywheel on it which kept the M/G spinning for a while until the emergency DC generators were on...
• Wire guages
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 08:53:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The first set that comes to mind are the ones running from the generator up to the voltage regulator, which is in the front...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant. (campground noise)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Feb 2015 14:15:17 -0500
  and that horrible noise of sliding doors slamming closed at 3 am LOL In a message dated 2/5/2015 2:10:20 P...
• Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 May 2012 15:36:22 -0700
  On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > > Those little Honda generators just keep looking better! > And...
• Re: Death Valley in early January
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:33:51 -0800
  ...Texas Creek has no generators which is nice. Bernie
• Re: Just when you think you have seen it all....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:01:21 -0400
  ...wrote: >http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/1802799942.html What on earth was it being used for? Six kw generator, hot water heater under...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 23:11:21 -0800
  I was in a yard here a few years ago and a guy had (iirc) a 2K AC generator that bolted up to an...
• Re: 4 Optima Yellow Tops wired in Parrellel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:01:48 +0100
  ...4 Optima Yellow Tops wired in Parrellel > Damn! You could power Detroit with that thing! Why so many batteries if > you have a generator...
• List Status - collection paypal/l
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:54:31 -0400
  ...Oh, and of course I told the wife if was "for the family". :) > > Once the storm was over, I fired up the new generator...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:52:08 -0700
  This is with onboard electricity used to operate the gas generator, a net loss as pointed out. however...there is a way to 'cheat...
• Re: AC's are noisy!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 22:34:45 -0400
  ...I don't think I've ever seen a db rating >for a window a/c like I have on generators. My Honda generator...
• Update: Why's One Side Hotter?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Wed, 27 Dec 1995 17:02:09 -0600 (CST)
  ...Had to pull the engine to get the generator out, so I decided to retorque my heads, fix some exhaust leaks, and generally look...
• re: eurovan/winnebago
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 02:36:32 -0600 (MDT)
  On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, Rick Gordon wrote: > >1995 VW/Winnebago Rialta. > >list: $45,000 new asking price: $41,500 > >has A/C, generator...
• Re: 4WD/Syncro stickers on a 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 20:22:37 +0100
  ...they'll slap a v-tec sticker on a > generator. They even slap a V-TEC sticker on a Neon, if it's necessary...
• Re: NVC. stealth camper project
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 09:39:22 -0800
  ...And the usual box on top, forward at the cab, that usually holds an AC setup, has a generator in it. I'll try...
• RE: Cruise control for '80-82 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 16:41:10 -0700
  ...However, an engineer friend who worked for a portable generator company, warned that the electro-mechanical controls had poor repeatability (speed variation) and were...
• Re: Walleye & Westies report
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:31:36 -0400
  ...No generators allowed. Beautifully kept place. On Jul 26, 2011, at 8:23 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Just back from Walleye & Westies > http://www...
• Re: Block Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 09:33:16 -0500
  ...300W or so, I believe, so even our little generator can handle it in a pinch. -Karl > Who sells the electric "block heaters" that...
• Re: What to carry?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:46:30 -0500
  ...Hauls firewood, >> and fits right in the bed of the truck with room for the generator." A ride in the woods. Heh. > > Jim
• Re: Vanagon+Mule=gonalot
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 20:20:27 -0700
  ...Put a Honda generator in the engine compartment (I mean electrical generation compartment) and you've got a 'lectric mule. No waiting 45 to...
• RE: generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Nov 1994 14:02:00 -0800
  ...I'll consider this the next time there is a generator going at a near-by-campside. Which reminds me of a funny story...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: electric or hybrid conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:12:00 -0400
  ...All they then need is the generator (which they need anyways to provide electricity for all the guests. The cruise ship turns out to...
• tap into that unused space
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:35:34 +0000
  ...Nothing says watch out in work zones like a hitch carrier loaded with gas & a generator I don't see anything on the other...
• Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:47:56 -0700
  ...The same concept as the vortex generators on the rear roof edge of a Mitsubishi Evo car. Airtabs <https://plus.google.com/photos/109269280604562976036...
• Re: 12 Volt Halogens (was RE: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome))
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Thu, 17 Nov 1994 06:14:32 -0800 (PST)
  12v Halogens are available from: 1. JC Whitney (a halogen dome light, bulb for back up lights usable elsewhere) and other FLAPS. 2. Home...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:01:22 -0700
  ...Almost forgot the Onan generator in the Motorhome. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@EONI.COM> > > <sigh> > I'm 51 and my C...
• Re: Anyone install a Generator?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 17:10:50 EDT
  In a message dated 10/2/02 4:24:48 PM, lchase@ATTGLOBAL.NET writes: > Small, quiet, runs 6-8 hrs on 0.8...
• Re: Mount propex under the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:00:46 -0400
  In the RV world generators that run on the same fuel as the vehicle are plumbed to the tank in such fashion that ~1...
• Re: Rocking of the Van...serious advice needed!
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Wed, 1 May 1996 14:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...unless there are a lot of generators running in the site (don't get me started on *generators*, grrr...) wouldn't the motion of...
• Re: Vanagons in the desert SW...and a short rant off topic.
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 22:47:47 -0700
  > it would be worth owning a Syncro >> Westie....Winch yourself up onto a rock somewhere where the Generator People >> could not get near.... Here...
• Re: Just when you think you have seen it all....
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:41:36 EDT
  ...What on earth was it being used for? Six kw generator, hot water heater under sink, extra fresh water, triple sink where the back...
• Re: generators again-Honda EU1000
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:07:20 -0800
  On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>wrote: > I don't mean to revive this thread unnecessarily...
• Re: Red Light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 May 1996 03:01:55 -0400
  ...Got on to the motorway (about 5 miles from home) and the generator light came on, i did'nt think the battery would get...