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Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 14:25:43 -0500
...As preparation for travel I normally put a container of Ice in my fridge and ran it on 120v for an overnight prep period...
Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 3 Sep 2019 22:09:02 +0000
...Front always hoses with calipers at least getting inspected carefully and attention paid to free movement while pushing the pistons back in. Dennis -----Original...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:53:00 -0700
...The 76 traveled with a case of oil in the back. The 79 needed a head as the cam wore into the head, (no...
Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 20 May 2016 18:44:17 -0700
...by allowing the wheel cylinder Pistons to travel too far out >> (for video making purposes), they may have been damaged causing them to >> hang...
Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:49:33 -0700
...As preparation for travel I normally put a > container of Ice in my fridge and ran it on 120v for an overnight prep > period...
Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:20:59 -0700
...how is the pedal effort ? the effort should be pretty linear through the full travel. if it's softer at the top ...then harder...
Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:33:16 -0400
...I can travel anywhere within a a couple of hours, PA would be much better Montreal, if I could get this done in a...
Re: Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 01:48:48 EST
...I did not see any passenger vehicles traveling at such a low speed except uphill. Who in God's name would install a Tiico...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 26 May 2009 15:33:43 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through the > grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the > piston...
Re: '82 diesel 1.8 conversion
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:59:28 -0400
...Get better travel > answers from someone who > knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. > > > http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 > > > > > -- > Please send...
Re: Different Kind Of Valve Adjustment Question? NOW What's next?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:18:38 -0700
...I'd watch the rockers to see if they all have the same amont of linear travel at the pushrods - looking for worn lobes...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:49:33 +0000
...The 76 traveled with a case of oil in the back. The 79 needed a head as the cam wore into the head, (no...
Fwd: [T2] A few VW's for sale... (long)
Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
Thu, 23 May 2002 17:11:34 -0500
...I helped >recently by traveling to the place where the following four VW's >were being stored. During our brief visit, these are the...
Re: Clutch/Shifting issue?
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:25:33 -0600
...pedal effort ? > the effort should be pretty linear through the full travel. > if it's softer at the top ...then harder below .. > that could...
Re: Over heating issues, hose broke
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:03:57 -0400
Sounds like you had some really great travel opportunities and life experiences. I'm jealous! One of the worst things that can happen to...
Re: Front spring question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 11:26:06 -0400
...Also, shocks can fail in various ways including the piston binding or them even pumping up or down due to a bad valve. Unfortunately...
Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 13:28:03 -0700
...As preparation for travel I normally put a > container of Ice in my fridge and ran it on 120v for an overnight prep > period...
Re: Happy Friday, Rear brake adjustment.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Sep 2022 17:01:00 +0000
...Yes, it always feels about the same; first a significant gap, and then always 3 or 4 clicks to end of travel. I would...
Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:21:23 -0700
...The 76 traveled with a case of oil in the back. The 79 needed a head as the cam wore into the head, (no...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:32:51 EST
This is the end of an extensive travel period and the onset of the submission deadline for a new round of NASA space science...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 27 May 2009 10:37:06 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >> piston...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 27 May 2009 13:51:24 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>> piston...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:58:19 -0800
...Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:32:51 EST > >This is the end of an extensive travel period and the onset of the >submission >deadline...
The 75..the epic continues!
Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
Sun, 28 Jul 1996 12:33:01 -0400 (EDT)
...and on #3, there was a nice chunk of metal taken out of the piston. no obvios source, just a chunk. thankfully not althe...
Re: Front spring question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:49:24 +0000
...Also, shocks can fail in various ways including the piston binding or them even pumping up or down due to a bad valve. Unfortunately...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 29 May 2009 12:04:46 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the > >>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by > the > >>> piston...
Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
Mon, 26 Oct 2020 23:28:17 -0500
...also for charging = > phone and camera batteries. > But with Covid, my travels lately have really declined. So....I got = > this bright idea that maybe...
Re: air cooled engine alternatives
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:48:13 -0600
...Another fun project is using Type IV VW 2.0 pistons and cylinders to yield a 3.1 liter engine versus 2.7 liters...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:03:47 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>> piston...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:11:42 -0400
...One of the two lines that travel from the master cylinder, thru the firewall grommet, above the spare tire, to the front tee and...
Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 27 Oct 2020 10:16:08 -0400
...also for charging = >> phone and camera batteries. >> But with Covid, my travels lately have really declined. So....I got = >> this bright idea that maybe...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:22:55 -0800
...Of > course, the gas engine can spin to rates which would lead to piston/con rod > extrusion through block events on the diesel (lots...
Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:13:55 -0500
...As a kid we frequently traveled from Islip Long Island to Brooklyn to visit grandparents and it was common occurrence to cars broken down...
Re: Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions
Historical mailing list - Robert S Keezer
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 00:54:33 -0800
...I did not see any > passenger > > vehicles traveling at such a low speed except uphill. Who in God's > name > > would install a Tiico...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:33:00 -0400
...One of the two lines that travel from the master cylinder, thru the firewall grommet, above the spare tire, to the front tee and...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:28:20 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>>> piston...
Re: Victoria BC
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:21:29 -0700
...I traveled the Coho last Spring and managed to get on both ways without a reservation, but I was in line at least an...
Re: Subaru 2.5 issues
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:23:45 +0000
...also for charging = > phone and camera batteries. > But with Covid, my travels lately have really declined. So....I got = > this bright idea that maybe...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 27 May 2009 11:29:32 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through > the > >>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by > the > >>>> piston...
Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:27:12 -0400
...Less flow lees cooling! Also means less splash for pistons. Does this matter? I don't know. We get hung up on this oil...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 27 May 2009 14:54:01 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>>>> piston...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Wed, 27 May 2009 20:43:17 -0500
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>>> piston...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:11 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>>> piston...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Zolly
Thu, 28 May 2009 00:24:31 -0700
...travel up and down until they break through >>>>> the >>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by >>>>> the >>>>> piston...
Re: AMC valves, Boston Bob
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Thu, 28 May 2009 08:01:16 -0400
...travel up and down until they break through the >>>>>> grooves and the valve free to move deeper inside and then operated by the >>>>>> piston...
Re: WESTFALIA ADVICE NEEDED! (Long) (Bus Summary Included)
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Wed, 1 Feb 1995 12:59:10 -0800 (PST)
So Kramer, James says: > 3) What are the biggest pros and cons of owning a Westfalia? How far and > fast can you reasonably travel...
road test: 1980/82 Vanagon (real long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:56:49 CST
...3150 Piston travel, ft/mi ......... 1470 R&T steering index ........... 1.29 Brake swept area, sq in./ton.. 258 ROAD TEST RESULTS ACCELERATION FUEL...