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• Re: '91 Westy Coolant/Fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:11:20 -0500
  ...Suggest sorting out the A/C fan wiring diagram in Bentley and seeing what's common to the A/C and thermal activation. If...
• Re: Run engine without coolant for a few seconds?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:48:56 -0400
  Neil, the metal in the engine has a thermal reserve. You can run without coolant. The question is, how long? I wouldn't try...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:39:13 -0700
  ...I believe that in our vans(typically lot's of hwy miles) the > total thermal efficiency is going to be low enough that other...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 14:26:56 -0500
  ...the list know of canadian retailer/ wholesaleers where you can get -thermal protection split tube's -4 fi connectors frank or ben ?? I also...
• Re: Westy fire extingusher ...
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:29:20 -0400
  ...CO2 is excellent, leaves no mess, but can cause thermal shock to engine and frostbite to you (very cold). An excellent, simple Halon bottle...
• Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 14:03:12 -0800
  ...http://users.tss.net/thermal/index2.html > > The info I was given today: > > Pricing: Factory Direct $378.95 > Elevation: No limit > Model: 6P12 is...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:19:15 -0800
  ...Bet you lunch. > > tom I wouldn't be so sure - thermal depolymerization seems to be a strong possibility... <http://home.everestkc.net/tasir/CWT...
• Re: Can you run without coolant...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:25:24 -0600
  ...How long is your driveway? > > : ) > > I think there is just enough thermal mass in the cylinders and heads > to run the car for about...
• Re: Cold steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:13:28 -0700
  ...it's made of aluminum or some other material with high thermal >> conductivity. Or is it something to do with specific heat? I was...
• Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 12:56:23 -0800
  ...Also since this stuff is a thermal barrier it should keep some of the heat of the head from getting to the large rubber...
• Re: insulated window blanket prototype
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:24:50 -0700
  ...of the same thing But I make it for the outside. Thermal Transfer of cold through the Glass will Draft down from the glass...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 17:39:40 -0400
  ...The iron casting's rate of thermal expansion does not match the Mag-Al alloy of the case, so when your engine is warm...
• Re: GNATT update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 15:12:18 -0700
  ...It's not as great as Bagby outside of Portland (a truly great thermal springs), but it's nice. To get to Olympic, drive...
• WTB: Complete Fuel injection system for 1982 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:43:27 -0400
  ...Fuel pump Injectors Fuel Rail Air Box S-Pipe ECU Double-Relay Resistor Pack Wiring Harness AFM Cold-start injector Thermal time switch Various...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:24:05 -0400
  ...Use a small amount of thermal transfer >compound like the type used for computers between the thermal switch >and the fins. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Engine Wear
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:45:22 EST
  ...The thermal transmission from friction and conduction is also a strong function rpm, load, etc., etc. But this curve is the locus of a...
• Re: Sound, vibration, thermal, moisture materials
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:50:59 -0400
  years ago, a fellow on the list (Matthew Bulley) did the sound proofing to the extreme, first if I recall it correctly on a...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 94 09:51:26 gmt
  ...pressure cycle which is more efficient than a constant volume cycle. Thermal efficiency is directly proportional expansion ratio. You get more bang per drop...
• Re: 1984 Frozen stuck O2 sender
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 08:46:47 -0800
  ...application, >featuring challenges from covalent, and ionic bonding, as well as >thermal expansion/contraction stress. Penetrating oils will help, but >tapping will cure the...
• Re: 88 Temp gauge problems
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 18 May 2003 02:16:39 -0400
  ...Otherwise, maybe the sensor is failing when it gets to a certain temperature (a cracked connection + thermal expansion?) or maybe it's losing its...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:52:09 -0700
  ...tractors driven by solar-electric and processors heated by solar-thermal? We must think in a new way to achieve energy independence or we...
• Re: '88 Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 7 May 2001 20:07:46 -0400
  ...Can be noisy, and unless done very carefully can be prone to thermal stress and cracking. If you want to do it right go...
• Re: Super-technical question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Oct 1996 20:42:57 -0400
  ...Have you got the EXACT thermal coefficients > of expansion for the jacket alloy, and the case too, and have you worked out > the temperature...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:37:32 -0400
  ...I believe that in our > vans(typically lot's of hwy miles) the > > total thermal efficiency > is going to be low enough that other...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:08:57 -0400
  ...My understanding of how it works is that it raises "thermal conductivity" meaning the coolant can carry more heat, and it raises the localized...
• Re: Summer's coming and my van is getting hotter than ever!!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:14:40 -0400
  ...borrrow, or pay someont to >take your vanagons temperature with a thermal IR sensor to find out if its >really running hot and help...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 09:42:28 -0800
  ...Alternative Fuels - Salt Water > John, > > A viable alternative to nuclear is solar thermal, a new technology that > works by focusing mirrors on liquid-filled...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:47:34 -0400
  ...dexcool is eg based; no difference in terms of thermal properties or specific gravity. one cup either way is of no concern. long-life...
• Re: Friday - Ethanol Production Costs - biodiesel and WVO
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 18:58:17 -0400
  ...If you're adding a sunroom make the design include increased thermal mass around the windows to hold more heat during the day so...
• Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:35:48 -0700
  ...Again the temp swing due > to no thermal mass inside. > > But the point is, it cools down fairly fast. > > Just another bit of anecdotal...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 11:34:53 -0700
  ...Does it have MORE torque? A wider powerband? Better gas mileage? Better thermal efficiency? Lower cost? Does it work with an automatic transmission? Does...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 19:16:39 -0500
  ...Digijet has an aux air regulator for cold start -- a thermally operated disk valve that allows air to bypass the throttle plate during first...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:01:32 -0600
  ...Many of these things like thermal pane windows, additional insulation, improved heating systems, proper gasketing and sealing of homes have just come into widespread...
• Re: help! ('75 Fuel Injection Problem)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 20:52:07 -0500
  ...I have one small line coming from the brake line vacuum on the other side of the firewall connected to the thermal vacuum switch...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  ...with engine running to account for the details of hydraulic lifters, thermal expansion, hydraulic lifters, and so on. dan On Tue, 29 Jun 2004...
• Re: Idea for engine-fire warning/control system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 08:00:26 -0400
  ...I think so... > > Install a thermal sensor in the engine bay, somewhere near the top > andf off to one side (out of the way...
• NEW ENGLAND TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:08:58 -0500
  ...Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. People in New England throw on a flannel shirt. 15 F: New York landlords finally turn...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:59:19 -0700
  ...Here's a 170F button-type thermal switch for $15 shipped in the > > > US. > > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Selco-**CA170-Thermal-Switch-to...
• Re: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 20:58:03 EDT
  ...The total deflection (thermal elongation) of the end of the muffler from cold idle startup to hot operation at full load (hill climb, Palmdale...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:14:25 -0700
  ...have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation > of the my engine from the exhaust heat. Many of the...
• Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:54:55 -0700
  ...Not sure where to put a thermal switch or what to use. -- Rocky J Squirrel '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") '74 Westrailia...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:39:08 -0700
  ...it is >made of mineral filled asphalt polymer that transforms vibrational energy >into >thermal energy (low level heat). The flexible nature of this dampening...
• Re: oil spray on startup when very cold
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:38:38 EST
  ...The o-ring might take a thermal set a la the fuel tank seals of the fatal Columbia space shuttle or it might just...
• Re: Windshield Sunshade Smackdown!
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:38:06 -0500
  ...ALL windshield covers that are on the inside will not stop > > > thermal Transfer. Heat will still get inside the windshield and hit > > > the cover...
• Re: clean air again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 15:35:14 -0400
  ...The most modern technology available (commercially) today allows a large generating plant to achieve almost *60%* generating efficiency, and **90%** overall plant thermal efficiency...
• Re: hydrogen
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 6 May 2001 10:36:15 -0700
  ...I say we start by putting all our teevee's together into a big pile and BURN them to harness the thermal energy. > > mark... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
• Re: Caveat Emptor, or: So You're Buying a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:10:44 -0500
  ...This gives the best of all possible worlds -- a thick-section flexible gasket with narrow sealing surface, subject to considerable thermal cycling (since the...
• Re: heater hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:43:26 -0700
  ...I think the spring-type clamps are easier on the hoses because they give them room for thermal expansion. If you have a good...
• Re: Thermal Insulation;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:48:29 -0700
  Noxudol: Sound Damping: <https://mail.google.com/orderformNoxudol.pdf>A water based viscous elastic compound manufactured specifically to dampen unwanted noises and vibration. Due...
• Re: exhaust gaskets + permatex?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Dec 1995 19:46:12 -0600 (CST)
  ...seal under high temperatures, using a metal having a radically different thermal coefficient than the metal on one side. Using Permatex or other compounds...
• Re: Platinum Cat vs, gasoline heater
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 16:27:34 -0700
  ...I > will go with the Platinum Cat from thermal Systems, Inc. > > I would like any input on listmembers who have installed one of these...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:28:49 -0500
  ...Vanagon to work, and have >decided to go for an alternative thermal source. I was wondering if any one >has had decent experience with...
• Re: Minor fridge mods addendum
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:13:37 -0400
  ...That modification, along with a small fan and some thermal paste from Radio Shack (remember them?), a couple of additional fans in the rear...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:47:41 -0600
  ...the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under some conditions. Thermal expansion of length might be enough to be a problem, also, given...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:03:50 -0400
  ...I think some fairly heavy research went into developing contact systems that were less subject to micro-motion with thermal cycling. It's a...
• Re: Antifreeze question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:14:02 -0500
  ...Anti-Freeze by itelf is a lousy thermal conductor. If cooling efficiency is your goal, run straight H2O (theoretically, corrosion resistance not considered!). If...
• Re: Panel flexible circuits -- a hot tip.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:11:37 -0500
  ...A thumb works -- it's hot but doesn't have enough thermal mass > to actually burn you. > > I doubt (though I'm not sure...
• Re: Running on Tap Water
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:31:37 +0100
  ...The theory, > as explained, was that the thermal expansion rate of the finely atomized > water was greater than the expansion rate of the combustion...
• Re: Anyone ever rigged up a Coolant Pressure Gauge???
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:29:12 -0400
  ...You had to leave about two inches of air space in the radiator for thermal expansion or it would puke a bunch of coolant...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Aug 2006 to 30 Aug 2006 - Special issue (#2006-720)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:17:08 -0700
  ...18 -0700 > From: Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM> > Subject: Re: thermal insulation > > being an architect I am not too big of a fan...