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• Re: " Westfalia Acres "(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 5 May 2004 16:31:04 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the mathematical formula to convert sheep power to horse power? Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortino1@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Life after speedometer, why do they break? -PLASTIC ROT
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 14 Mar 2005 09:53:11 -0700
  ...I > would imagine that the plastic was the same or similar formula. > > I do know from past experience with motorcycles that once plastic gets...
• Re: vanagons on film - "Buddy"
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:20:35 -0500
  ...It's a pretty good flick- a formulaic buddy film / romantic > > > comedy, but worth watching. > > > > > > This may have been mentioned in the past, but...
• Fixing Water tank..found the stuff..
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:15:41 -0700
  ...and 'confirmed' by some chat list, a > product using 3M's formula. Heres the link to that product on Tap > Plastic's > page..BTW...
• re: EuroVan rust
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 May 97 15:18:31 EDT
  ...It should be environmentally AND owner friendly; they shouldn't have used it until they had the formulation figured out, and should stand behind...
• Re: electrical experts: what ? -Wire Sizes
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 18:23:08 -0800
  ...Assuming the Cross section is circular the formula is Pi times the radius squared. So 2 mm in diameter is 1 mm radius . Then...
• Re: Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 21:04:11 -0700
  ...There must be a formula to figure the mass of a tire, given all else was equal? I tried to guesstimate the difference w...
• Re: ADVENTUREWAGEN molds - further update
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 11:38:27 -0600
  ...Higher end Motor Yachts ( Hatteras, Sea Ray, Formula, Fountain, S-2, Cheoy Lee, etc.) use the hand layed, and rolled in glass procedure. I...
• Re: all my R12 is gone..? (bummer)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 25 May 2005 10:06:01 -0700
  ...all my R12 is gone..? (bummer) Duracool (and the stuff that Fox sells) is a formula derived from Propane and Butane (and still contains...
• Re: Lubrication tips one at a time.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 4 Sep 2015 07:34:12 -0700
  ...Oops, I see on gowesty.com that it now goes by HHS-K (hope the > > formula is either unchanged or better). I used it...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:07:34 -0400
  I'm no expert here, but I've formulated a crosswind theory based on my personal observations of the following tires: Nokian Hakkapelitta 10...
• Re: Westfalia Fridge vs. Thermoelectric Cooler interal capacity
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 19:36:19 -0400
  ...Does anyone know off hand what the Dometic is in quarts or have a > formula to change 1.9 cubic ft to quarts? I...
• Letter of resignation (It's Friday, but feels like a Monday around here!)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:45:46 +0000
  ...as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies)[1] is an adage formulated by Mike Godwin in 1990. The law states:[2][3] "As a...
• Re: NVC: cool restoration of dashboard
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:01:29 -0400
  Jim, You could try using Great Stuff wide gap formula (the black can) - I find it expands a little less and is a little...
• Re: Top 3 Oils for 2.1 Again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 12:28:17 -0800
  ...you'll notice now it's LE - low emissions formula ..means less zinc .. and therefore is more for newer roller cam follower engines, and...
• Re: High Beam LED? again
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 19:26:53 -0400
  ...As before, if anyone needs the formula to figure out LED series resistors just pmail me. Incidentally, a little fairy told me that the...
• Re: [Syncro] What I Found About Tire Height Calculations
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 11:52:29 -0800
  ...This distortion could certainly introduce errors into a formula based upon the "static" diameter of a tire (i.e. measured while mounted on the...
• Re: 15" Wheels/Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 19:10:00 -0500
  ...According to the >formula, I could even lower the pressure some, but I'm skeptical. > >>>> Posting number 72406, dated 22 Oct 1998 12:02...
• Re: Thanks for input on 14" alloy wheels and 195R14 size tires
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 18:56:23 -0800
  ...a mid 60's Lincoln Town Car stock vans feel like formula > 1 cars. If you've been driving a Lotus everything feels like...
• Made By Hand tape... still circulating?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 12:42:31 -0700
  ...Its a VHS cassette with a copy of "Nikki Lauda Explains Formula One Racing" as the second feature... a nice tape for a car...
• Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 19:49:24 -0500
  ...etc, convert all units to metric and plug in to above formula. Ideally the speedo values should be calibrated like John suggests. The same...
• Engine Fire and ITC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Apr 2006 09:40:54 -0500
  ...213 Ceramic Coating for Metals. *This is an outstanding product especially formulated to protect /metals and graphite, including those exposed to molten metals/. It...
• Re: [no van content] weird sudden loss of 100miles per 1/2 tank of gas in a jetta
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 19:57:13 +0000
  ...joint (but no binding when turning hard so i >dunno) >gas formula has changed (this has been talked about in here, but i'm...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:59:31 -0400
  ...Substituting into above >> formula you get Power=4*V^2/R or four times the power is required from the >> coil.
• Re: VWoA warranty - any recent experience?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Oct 1995 15:00:43 -0500
  ...through something like this? Is there a "percentage they'll >pay formula" anyone knows the details of? They're being very vague. > I just...
• Re: wallpaper replacement
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 08:38:58 -0500
  ...the good 3m trim adhesive, have heard from many folks this works the best. formulated to deal with changing temp and humidity autos see.
• RE. Generations on list
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 22:53:05 EST
  ...I still hung around the previous owner of my beetle, he raced formula V and always had a project going . I purchased a New...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:23:50 -0600
  ...I imagine > that deionized H2O allows the additive components of the antifreeze to > function as was intended by the chemists' formulation. > > Also, deionized H2O...
• Re: balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:26:30 -0500
  ...Put a proper > > lubricant on it for goodness sake! WD40 is a Water Dispersant. > > Fortieth attempt to formulate. It's basically kerosene (which is...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:44:00 -0600
  ...original engine), I followed a hunch on gasoline > formulations & found the following; > - the winter gasoline formulation for California has an average of 1.7...
• Re: Manual Steering: How to Torque Inner Tie Rod End? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:49:54 -0700
  ...which you attach to your torque wrench and then apply a formula to > correct the torque. > > Calculator is here: > http://www.engineersedge.com/manufacturing...
• Re: Stupid Question- sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 5 May 1998 13:27:20 -0700
  I may not be doing this right, but...I completely cleaned the lower track area with wd40 and then formula 409...down to the...
• Re: Dexcool
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 11:36:45 -0500
  ...That's why there are two formulas. I didn't know about the other problems you've covered, is there any brass or copper...
• OT: Customs profiling and vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Parker Beeson
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 21:01:21 -0600
  ...The formula is terribly predictable given 4 different situations: [snip]
• Re: recorded long term success of JB Weld
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:15:02 -0800
  ...Whaddya suppose it is (seriously)? Additive in the anti-freeze, or formulation? Mixture? Drying/curing time? The base it was applied to? I'd...
• Re: Experiment
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 13:54:45 -0500
  ...Interestingly, I was watching the Formula 1 race this past weekend, and they were talking about water injection (it might have been during qualifying...
• Re: mixing oils-thanksgiving...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:37:56 -0800
  ...Darrell Boehler sent me the Valvoline website, where I found this interesting product called "Durablend" "Formulated with a combination of high-tech synthetic and...
• Re: Paint the plastic bumper extensions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:04:08 -0800
  ...and it does go on very nicely 'kinda thick' and is formulated just for plastic. Thought someone might like to know about it. Scott...
• Re: your Boat, Ginger Clown the Dream ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:54:33 -0700
  ...Manney's stint as European Formula 1 correspondent was some of the most vivid writing ever published on motor racing. Revisit Signor Piero Martini...
• next camp gathering! (Calif.)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 10:45:54 -0700
  ...related activities including a Main Street Show-Off, and that evening, Formula-Vee and Slalom racing for VW's only. Sunday is the Main...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - davidson
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 19:16:34 -0800
  Malcolm, Geat input! Can you enlighten us as to where CO comes into play in your formulas? And is part of the burn product...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,Ithink
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:08:28 -0800
  ...I think they (Du Pont) just don't want the law suites and associated hassles with these unproven products using their priced formulations. Synthetic...
• wow, the heater element heats up fast!Re: refrigerator non-refrigerating blues
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:23:41 -0700
  ...as i dont have any water to displace, i have long since eliminated Water Displacement formula 40 from my tool kit- is there something...
• Help! re 1.6 Diesel to Gas or 1.9TD swap???
  Historical mailing list - Jason Leigh
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 01:27:06 -0500
  ...It's all a formula of time vs money vs what you want. If you can swing a good chunk of cash, go for...
• Re: 82 diesel cooling problem cont'd
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 15:43:50 -0400
  ...Diesel owners can quite easily make these themselves from specially formulated epoxy -- See the Gudgeon bros boat building books. Don't think there is...
• Re: Coolant pressure tanks - it's time to examine them.
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:31:26 -0600
  Plastic Welding is virtually worthless on old stressed out plastic of any formulation and cross linked polyethylene would be even harder to weld, if...
• Re: DC Lighting conversion for brightness
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 25 Aug 2004 14:33:22 -0700
  ...DC Lighting conversion for brightness Anybody know the formula for converting the following brightness spec (30,000cd/UF) into lumens? The standard 8watt flourescent...
• Re: regrease steering U-joint?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:25 -0800
  ...It even goes right past the seals on sealed bearings, great stuff ! Motorcycle chain lube is also very very good since it's formulated...
• Re: fryday: SCAM?? (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Jan 2010 16:33:18 -0800
  ...There's a big 'formula board' in Nigeria ..... Similar to the the how-to-write a country song list ......you just plug in various...
• Westy Window Install
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:22:57 -0400
  ...I also cleaned up the gasket and rubbed on some Formula 2000 (Armor-all type liquid) and worked it on to the new frame...
• Re: Final Drive pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:49:36 +0000
  ...I did use a thin film of RTV formulated for gear lube and I did flatten the sealing surface that was deformed around the...
• Re: Heffalump Sighting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jul 2004 20:55:22 -0400
  ...Other than at the Formula 1 race in Indy, I don't think I saw another Vanagon until I got back to NC. I...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:45:41 -0700
  ...As for ZDDP discussion Mobil 1, 15w-50 is higher ZDDP formulation. Look at the product details on their web site. I run the...
• Re: new low milage gas
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Jun 1996 17:21:22 -0700
  > .-L.V.Bauer wrote: > > Hi Yas > > Has any one here in California had any problems, > with the newly formulated gas in yer busses??? > > Besides...
• Re: CDN Tire Inverter questions
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:31:02 -0700
  ...can give out 300W then you just need to know this > formula.... P = I x V Where P is power in Watts, I is...
• Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Dec 2014 15:04:40 -0800
  ...Good one! That was a typo, I meant G-05, phosphate-free HOAT formula. I ran Dexcool for 10 years (one flush and fill...
• Question about adding lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:51:27 -0500
  ...One of these is lights, and some of you have helped me formulate my ideas earlier. By now, I've had time to decide...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:01:30 -0700
  ...There really is "brake grease." Formulated for this very application: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/CRC0/05352.oap?pt=N0448&ppt=C0069...
• Re: Antifreeze shelf life
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Sun, 9 May 2010 09:15:21 +0100
  ...New formulations will come out. And with them new "diseases" and side-effects, same as with medicines. Ark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57...
• Re: 1984 Speedos
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:02:36 -0700
  ...a huge error on the high side. > > There is even a formula in the Bentley (p 90.30) for the 84 model year > to...