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• Re: Raingutter trim
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:11:53 -0700
  ...pins on the ends? My ends curl up also & are a constant source of irritation when everything else looks good & those ends lift up...
• Re: They pimped my ride! Old cars rule!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Feb 2008 21:17:53 +1300
  ...It got me thinking about how economical older >vehicles like ours really are in spite of what we seem to spend on them >constantly...
• Re: Fuse to Radio Memory keeps blowing
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 Oct 2021 21:12:28 -0700
  ...I've done a wonderful job > of rewiring and fusing Constant 12VDC and Switched 12VDC and a dedicated > ground to radio. It now works...
• Coolant Level Sensor observation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 May 2019 15:28:18 -0400
  ...submerged pins there must be a constant small current passing through the coolant between the pins.� This constant current may be removing ions from...
• Re: Cooling System performance at altitude
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:12:42 -0400
  ...So the spring cap will keep the pressure limit constant relative to the local atmosphere (just as the fuel pressure regulator keeps the fuel...
• Re: Tips on passing emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:05:55 -0500
  ...They didn't listen to me though. > > Well, the test conditions are set to be constant for all vehicles. One is not testing against...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 14:17:35 -0600
  ...the force exerted by a spring with constant spring rate is F=kx where k is the spring constant and x is the travel...
• Re: Troubleshooting Blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 3 May 2014 14:43:09 -0400
  ...If that pin is shunted >to ground or any constant level by less than about 180 kilohms it >will swamp the square wave; and...
• Re: Cleaning up CV joint for spare
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:41:52 -0400
  ...In my 42 years experience with Lobro CV joints, Valvoline Dura-Blend Extreme Pressure grease for disc brake wheel bearings, suspensions, universal joints & constant...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:19:18 -0700
  ...The most dramatic improvement that I've found on my '87 Westy automatic was measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65...
• Re: vanagon speed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:59:31 -0700
  ...inches? (the electron masses are set to unity, but the gravitational constant is allowed to float, with inner tubes/kayaks or in salty water...
• RE: 81 engine swap ?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:50:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...mostly-present tweedling/chirping >sound (on revving/acceleration, and sometimes a constant slow chirp at >idle) and the availability of a low-cost replacement...
• Contact for VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 16:34 CST
  ...I am particularly looking forward to the in-dash, four-wheel constant-monitor tire-pressure gauges. I forgot....might need five of those! -Jim...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 May 2000 12:06:26 -0400
  ...I have a Weber carb on my 91 so no computer to keep >the idle rpms constant. When I put in the Bosch Platinum...
• Re: Bus Depot OXS Dilemma; Where Is the Truth?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 00:45:26 EDT
  ...The full voltage range of the reaction will always be constant with the elements themselves no matter who makes it. So the variables are...
• Re: fresno lens (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 12:44:33 EDT
  ...me to see towards the passenger > side > due to the mirror constantly moving. Where is the best place to place this > fresno on the...
• 1985 Vanagon - manual trans. - jerky ride ?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Word
  Tue, 8 May 2007 09:30:11 -0700
  ...to be tough on my pilot bearing? Also....trying to travel constant speed in third is jerky also. If I'm on the gas...
• FREE Westy A/C Upgrade & Historical A/C data
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:34:15 -0400
  ...1 49 F degrees constant 2 49 F degrees constant 3 49 F degrees constant 4 53 F degrees constant TEST #2: Exact conditions...
• 89 Vanagon "losing" oil
  Historical mailing list - Katherine Lee
  Fri, 1 May 1998 17:19:30 -0700
  ...After about 1000 km of mostly highway driving, the oil light came on constantly and the warning buzzer sounded. I pulled off to the...
• Re: Maximum engine power and Performane Chip Discussion
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:55:09 -0700
  ...Because > the engine is constantly getting a little less and a little more than > this average, it probably isn't even producing the same...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 3 May 2010 17:18:55 -0700
  ...But only part and no images. > > Yes, FYI, I am constantly barraged w/ requests for the BZ Shelf drawings > that used to be there...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 17:53:42 -0300
  ...table? The particular coincidence involved is that I quoted the wrong constant...Avogadro's number of electrons is actually an obsolete unit called the...
• 84 Westy Speaker Placement
  Historical mailing list - Buffy and Philip Simmons
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:08:28 -0800
  ...I guess the vent system on these rigs runs a constant stream of air through the door and "eats away" at the speaker material...
• Bucking/misfire on the Freeway.
  Historical mailing list - SKP
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:56:51 -0700
  ...If there is a steady constant speed, and I slightly lift the accelerator, the behavior begins.
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:19:39 -0500
  ...diode switch constant +12 ---->|------/ ---| |---- radio switched lead diode | terminal 15 ----->|-----------| As long as the diodes are close to the power supply, there's no...
• Flickering oil sensor light (long)
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 10:58:23 -0500
  ...60 - 65 mph (constant highway speed). Pulled over immediately-oil level was ok and engine idled fine with no oil light. Started up on...
• Re: VW Van Profiling
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:23:17 -0500
  ...It's easier to "keep station" on another vehicle than to actually drive at a constant speed, cruise control excepted. So the traffic flow...
• RE: /f Top speed
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:13:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Nicest thing is, not having to worry about whether I'm pushing it too hard, as I constantly worry about with my '71. Fact...
• VolksWagen Publication
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 08:23:11 EDT
  ...There are sections for "Calendar" and "VW Club Event Calender". * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And Never-ending Improvement"; Preparing for The 21st Century!!
• Fan noise
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:58:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It's intermittant and varies between a quiet squeaking to a constant, irritating, squeal. I assume that the fan needs to be replaced (or...
• Intake Manifold Vacum... more of
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:29:28 -0700
  ...I was told as well that the camshaft may be my problem, but that would mean a constant irregular idle or in my case...
• Automatic vs manual
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tidy
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:15:51 -0500
  ...There is nothing more boring than constantly shifting from first to neurtal and back hundreds of times in a journey of a few miles...
• Re: Brighter lights
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:27:40 -0700
  ...Todd '88 westy Terry Kay wrote: > David, > The Halogen bulbs are used only in the back-up sockets, where they > aren't on constantly...
• Re: AFM upgrade using 16 volt tantalum capacitor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Jan 2002 16:10:04 -0500
  ...I don't know the time constants. The capacitor approximation was arrived at experimentally by people trying 10 uF and deciding that 20 worked...
• Re: Bucking questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 06:02:41 -0500
  ...and I can feel a very slight shudder, or > hesitation, pretty constantly. This doesn't > change, as far as we can tell, with weather...
• AC high pressure hose leaks-87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Mon, 10 May 2004 16:56:19 -0400
  ...I've read that soaking a certain sensitive area in a constant ice bath works wonders. Won't work for the wife though. Mike...
• Re: Driving on Air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 18:09:38 -0700
  ...The performance is said to remain > constant until some point. OK, so in addition to needing power to fill its cylinder(s), it also...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:47:31 -0500
  ...It seems that each FI plug does have a constant B+ on one side. For me it was showing 11.75 Volts As I...
• Re: I love my Audi 2.0L engine
  Historical mailing list - Terry Buchanan
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 13:06:40 -0700
  ...Driving a constant 90km/h on the level this figure goes down to 10L / 100km with no change in the temp. Timing is set...
• Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:22:48 -0700
  ...So, I looked at the charging system and was reminded again that the Vanagon uses an alternator that supplies a constant voltage at its...
• Vanagon List Traffic (please help!)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 08:10:16 EDT
  ...Even the occasional posting during the week is not bad, but constant posting about racism, etc. gets bad when you have to sort through...
• Re: Torqued?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:39:20 -0800
  ...also, Mqe is proportional and �qe is constant. >> >> bill >> >> >> On Tuesday, November 20, 2001, at 11:21 , Bill Kasper wrote: >> >>> well, i think you...
• Parasitic drain
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:05:29 -0400
  ...it’s turned off, really .013 because I think the battery constant is drawing .004. So when I have my mppt plugged in and...
• Re: Ignition Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 7 Jul 2014 11:24:02 -0700
  ...on (15) to engage and turn starter (50), power is constantly supplied to the 15 buss. I imagine this wouldn't be hard to...
• Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:54:11 -0500
  ...The only constant drain is a car alarm LED that has been in the camper for 22 years. Thanks for any words of wisdom...
• Re: Why would it not accelerate?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:55:04 -0600
  ...the List of Great Minds. > >AFM is connected, >fuel pressure is constant 40psi >relays seem to work just fine >battery is great >lots of...
• 1988 LCD Dash clock issue
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 3 Oct 2010 21:06:47 -0400
  Hi Volks, The clock on my wife's 88 wolfsburg reads the minutes correctly but the hours are constantly incrementing. I have tried pressing...
• Re: pre-tour warm-up (East coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 94 08:15:48 EST
  ...don't mean to exclude but am trying for brevity) that are well worth visiting! * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And Never-ending Improvement"
• Re: Advice needed: engine speed...
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 21:33:06 -0800
  ...I had this problem a few months back which started out like your description, but slowly deteriorated to a constant surge in acceleration. Had...
• Re: Buying and transporting a Westy? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:40:46 -0800
  ...They constantly use these services for dealer trades and such. Sounds like a reasonable deal as long as there is no severe rust! -- Stuart...
• Re: Any experience with electronic rust prevention?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 13:50:34 -0700
  ...The important thing to note about this is that both pipelines and boats are constantly immersed in an electrolyte. Cars are not. Short version...
• Re: Strange" no start" symptoms(long)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:28:50 -0500
  ...I pulled each injector bank > outindividually and did the crank test, but the spray of the > injectors was > just that, more of a constant...
• Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 9 Dec 2001 08:37:45 -0600
  ...Doesn't the constant input of cool water keep > the thermostat from opening and staying open? If it does, the radiator loop > will never...
• LPG Regulator Leaking?
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 16:55:52 -0700
  Last weekend camping, I kept smelling natural gas, and I discovered a constant, small outgassing from somewhere around the regulator (this was with main...
• coolant refill overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:08:25 -0400
  ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
• Re: 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help! (LENGTHY REPLY)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:39:06 -0400
  ...It gives a constant visual representation of the output voltage with a moving dot display. Small enough to fit in the blank under the...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:57:44 -0400
  ...If I had that backup, then I wouldn't be constantly worrying if my food is going to go bad in the frig. I...
• Newsflash: "Cooling System Troubles Caused by Owner"...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sun, 3 Dec 2000 13:12:53 -0800
  ...You can file this under "Things NOT to Do to Avoid Constant Overheating" Do NOT inadvertently leave your engine compartment bleeder valve open (not...
• Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:46:01 -0700
  ...All Vanagon > Digifant > Fuel Injection Engines > > CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant > speed, > vehicle experiences lack of power...
• Re: O2 sensor stuff
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:18:36 -0600
  ...The afm main spring tension constantly needs tweaked for conditions like altitude, gas (gasohol, oxygenated, winter / summer blend etc) constantly changing. The mixture will...