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• Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:57:29 -0600
  ...However, I have pulled the TS fus and that does nothing the change the state of the dimly glowing turn signal light. My brother...
• Re: Aircooled Oil Choice
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 23 May 1996 08:50:36 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• Re: Spreadin' like cancer!
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 30 May 1996 08:41:57 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• Re: transporters by the...?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 21:57:08 -0700
  ...is open to the public on the first weekend > >of October and April. > > Everybody who wants Glow-in-The-Dark Buses, raise your hand!! :)
• Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
  Historical mailing list - Veedub
  Sat, 21 Aug 1999 00:25:49 -0400
  ...Maybe you will need to remove one > of the glow-plugs and a dial indicator to determine TDC, and then scribe > some reference marks...
• Re: I want this license plate!
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 20:46:23 -0400
  ...I > personally am for it but only if it glows in the dark. > > Mike > > > From: Matthew Pollard <poll7356@UIDAHO.EDU> > > Organization: Shitbag.com > > Reply...
• Dometic fridge works out of the van, but not in it.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 15:02:36 -0400
  ...At the right viewing angle I can see what I think is the tip of the thermocouple glowing red. When installed in my '82...
• Re: Van runs hot in traffic jams
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 1 Apr 2003 14:07:13 -0500
  ...The low speed doesn't use a relay, though, and at highway speeds the LED will glow. Clearly, the fan is windmilling and generating...
• 4sale, have to
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:21:16 -0700
  ...the Westy, so, 1982 Diesel Vanagonb camper, full tune-up including glow plugs a year ago, runs like a top, 130,000 miles, head...
• Re: VERY hot exhaust issues
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 17:15:31 -0400
  ...all four exhaust pipes (where they > come of the heads) were glowing red hot when we held the RPMs around 2500 > RPMs for a...
• Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:46 -0800
  I did use a diesel glow plug LED for other purposes on Steve Dolan's old '80 Westy when he installed a bit T4...
• Re: Just some annoyances..
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:54:39 -0700
  What about glow paint? :-D On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Gordon Mah <gordonmahung@gmail.com> wrote: > Any possibility of posting...
• Lean = Overheat=Damage?
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 04:47:02 -0700
  ...Today I'm basking in the glow one feels after narowly escaping > death. I'm beat up but alive! I took on two burglers...
• Re: "90 carat fuel dump problem.
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:46:47 -0500
  ...The cat was glowing red hot. My guess is either the lifters were collapsing and causing marginal valve lift and dumping unburned gas into...
• Re: LED bench/barbeque lamp
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 16:17:22 -0500
  ...But in camp - I prefer the yellow glow of a kerosene lamp or none at all. Actually, if you give your eyes time to...
• more reverse lights woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Mar 1990 09:39:28 -0500
  ...lights = YEAH! BUT .....when i start up i cant get the glow plugs to light, nor the engine to run unless i have the...
• Re: Mystery (to me) wire
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 23 May 1996 15:46:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• Re: Mechanics Puzzle
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:04:24 -0800
  ...as if the glow plugs are "on" draining battery...... On 3/9/07, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote: > Here's a good one: > > 1983...
• Re: RX7 Conversion
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Fri, 24 Oct 1997 02:44:43 -0700
  ...I used to work in an engine lab and the exhaust temps where so high the exhaust header would glow. --- On Thu, 23 Oct...
• Turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:39:55 -0500
  ...There is a ghostly green glow out of the indicator's LED which gets brighter as the lever is moved, but no flashing action...
• Re: Friends '64 Weekend!/ Torch it!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 22:41:06 -0500
  ...i like to heat it till it glows, and then shock it by dumping cold water on it. a useful tool =) clara
• Re: 82 Air Cooled Questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 22:49:24 -0600
  ...On my van there is a glow plug type device use to determine > if the engine is overheating or not. This is kinda disconcerting...
• Re: [Syncro] Fridge burner indicator light bright, then dim?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 14:05:57 -0500
  ...I'd have to go out and double check, but my recollection is > that the LED only glows when using propane, not on 12v...
• 82' diesel westy 4sale must go asap
  Historical mailing list - Shaggy
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:33:15 -0700
  ...the Westy, so, 1982 Diesel Vanagonb camper, full tune-up including glow plugs a year ago, runs like a top, 130,000 miles, head...
• Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:59:49 -0600
  ...Al Brase jimt wrote: >I have seen some diesel that wouldn�t start cold if the glow plug circuit >couldn�t get enough current...
• Re: working copper tube
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 00:21:54 +1200
  ...You can minimize it by heating the bits to be bent til they glow red, then dipping them in cold water; this anneals them...
• Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 17:53:36 -0700
  ...On 5/16/2012 5:26 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > Just yesterday I wrote a glowing report of Harbor Freight's silicone > bonding tape...
• 8000W diesel space heater $180
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:24:38 -0500
  ...It doesn't say the power consumption and that could be considerable with the glow plug. I made inquiry on that. It will be...
• Re: politically correct and you children's silly songs
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 15 Sep 94 11:32:17 CDT
  ...Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B, When My Dreamboat Comes Home, Glow-worm, Picnic, Poor People of Pairs, and other wonderful renditions by truly...
• Windshield Wiper Sudden Failure - Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 17:15:06 -0800 (PST)
  ...BTW, bought some of that "Rain-X" after reading all the glowing comments - instructions say the glass has to be DRY!! - sigh Jack
• My poor Engine..
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 00:16:03 -0700
  ...and it was glowing red... so I figured the same was with mine.. so you think it was just too much fuel in there...
• Re: [T2] [BP] What is this-Is it a compressor??
  Historical mailing list - Ian X
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:26:13 -0800
  ...system? > > 3) All of that electrical system, and no spark or > glow plugs. > > 4) Where is the fuel system? > > 5) If there is combustion...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:47:36 -0700
  ...today and she's > running smooth > and the cat isn't glowing. (Ken's wire swapping suggestion confirmed > the need for new wires - thanks...
• Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:47:50 -0700
  ...have that dorky little round > window that shows a faint blue glow, if you get your eyeball just right, > when the flame is going...
• Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:35:26 -0600
  ...from the interior 110 receptacle, the LED light on the charger glowed when the setup was plugged into the cig lighter socket. That means...
• Hot Air Ballon Festival in NE
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 16:19:50 EDT
  ...It features a "night glow" this Thursday night where they all raise after dark for a truly spectacular sight, then ballooning all weekend. If...
• Friday: Dumb way to start a fire, Friday or any day
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:42:19 -0500
  ...As soon as I started in on the steel, the whole workbench lit up in an intense glow for a few seconds. I managed...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:43:31 -0500
  ...Oil pressure - Water temperature - LED indicators for the radiator fan and glow plugs (if applicable) If you want to go for overkill, you could...
• weird hazard light electrical gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:40:17 -0800
  ...The light bulb on the hazard light switch (and defrost baby bulb) glows when the car is running, and goes from very dim to...
• Re: '88 GL - Gradual Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:08:25 -0500
  ...The temp will be very high at the point of blockage, > may even glow red hot at that point. It will be cold or...
• simple hack - improving dig. clock lighting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 08:18:05 -0800
  ...alistair PS I'm tiring of the cold glow from super white LEDs, I'm going to make up some other colour bulbs.
• Re: Meet me in Puyallup at the fair....
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 11 Oct 1994 20:44:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu)| `I lit my cigarette off the * > * | glowing case, wondering what * > * `63 kombi(RIP, next week:,() | the problem could be...
• Re: "drill-out" and Broken Bolt/Stud Extraction Techniques
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 10:11:44 -0800
  ...Get it just glowing orange, and keep it that > way for a minute or so. That gives the heat time to penetrate the > surrounding...
• Re: piston rings----the good, the bad and the ugly
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 21:21:49 +1200
  ...Every automotive publication had glowing >reports on the GMC diesels, now I know who their biggest advertiser was. Gee, even HERE we're told...
• A little more help on the non-working dash LED, please
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:11:18 -0500
  ...My glow plug LED (it's a diesel) works normally as it should. However, it will come on very infrequently while I am driving...
• oil pressure led
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:07:01 -0400
  ...The led had a very slight, intermittent glow, which I had noticed sometimes before when it was damp. It would always go away when...
• Re: diesel conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:50:18 EST
  ...No electronics -- just glow plugs. To fit a diesel inline engine to a formerly waterboxer equipped van, you need to use an adapter or...
• 1985 GL - Turn Signal's quite working
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 5 May 2010 09:44:04 -0400
  ...When I am driving down the road the indicator light on the gauge glows very faintly (wierd). So my first thoughts are: a) It...
• (Conversion-OrientedVC) Subaru 2.2l 4-cyl turned 260K this afternoon while coming home from Atlantic City
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:12:11 -0400
  ...That's my glowing praise. Sudhir
• Fw: burgulars and guns
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 13:51:15 -0400
  ...Today I'm basking in the glow one feels after narowly > escaping death. I'm beat up but alive! I took on two burglers...
• Re: Battery discharging too soon?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 22 Jul 2004 14:41:10 -0600
  ...It seems to be charging when running-- the red light goes out but there is a faint glow from it when slow idle at...
• oil viscosity 1.9 vs 2.1 differences
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:43:29 -0700
  ...The 2.1 system does not allow the led to glow only dimly at marginal pressure like the 1.9 can. If the oil...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:29:09 -0500
  ...Well the glow plugs are electric, I guess, if you want to get picky. But once it's running all it needs is fuel...
• the Virtual Garage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 14:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
  ...techiques. :) "Just follow the road that heads in the general direction of the bright glow and toxic smoke plumes." ;) Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• FIXED Fridge 12V operation
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:38:31 -0500
  ...First, I was surprised to discover that the fridge gas LED also glowed under 12V operation. Finding out that was normal took one red...
• Re: Auxiliary Gas Heater Power
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:41:35 -0800
  ...One of the main current draws on these is the glow-plug. I have been told that it is not really needed on gasoline...
• Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:35:39 CST
  ...it's still charging and running ok, but those two lights glow dimly at lower rpm (at night). as soon as i can, i...
• Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:14:32 -0400
  ...Espar made some, to my knowledge (available in diesel vanagons, in fact...just usses a glow plug instead of the spark plug...and maybe...
• Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:50:13 -0500
  ...concerned with.( The other sender has something to do with your glow plugs I think) let me know how it works out, Arthur '82...
• 82 Vanagon Diesel ASI Riviera Camper For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jon Sykes
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 18:44:45 -0400
  ...Recent new exhaust Recent new camper battery New main battery Recent glowplugs Includes camping odds and ends (heater, sleeping bags, etc) Works great as...