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• Re: SF Van-O-Rama update report/location found
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:20:02 -0700
  ...will be there Mikey is Benny-T and > Stevie Schwenk in drag--- > And I do't think you will have much trouble attracting them...
• Re: bURNINGvAN whys and wherefores
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:38:49 -0800
  ...hunk of lamb over a magnesium flame, while she > talked about dragons off in the distance and other random babblings. > > It's California. You...
• Re: new toy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 18:49:18 -0600
  ...picking up an 82 diesel westy it > looks like it got dragged out of a lake cause of the moss growing > on it but...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:00:52 -0400
  ...Sticky brakes If it's sticking and dragging, that usually means the piston is corroded, which will need to be replaced. It (they) can...
• Re: Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:14:26 -0400
  ...I've been dragging two old center >> bench seats around forever it seems. Dragging them because they are >> forever in the way when they...
• Re: What can go wrong.....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 May 2017 12:46:17 -0400
  Sorry about all the evil. :( For next time -- the alternator belt died when it grabbed a chunk of rag and dragged it through the...
• Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Sat, 18 Apr 2015 15:52:45 -0700
  Getting AAA to drag Lola home. But cannot figure out why she worked great all day, but tried to start her after parked for...
• sliding door interlock help..
  Historical mailing list - Mr.mds
  Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:11:18 -0400
  ...http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/VW-VANAGON--sliding-door--POWER--INTERLOCK_280516439808.html Now i want to install it on my 81 would anyone...
• VW sightings
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 5 Mar 1995 22:34:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...2) on the news story about the brazilian (?) soldier shooting the suspect, it was a deluxe bus they dragged him out of before they...
• Re: mpg
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 02:18:59 -0700
  ...A Vanagon, or anything else, at 70 mph at 6000' elevation, has less total drag than the same vahicle at sea level going the...
• Re: doing more brake jobs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:52:41 -0500
  ...top of 6 coffee can sized pistons and see > how much drag an oil burner has. > > I wonder why they also use an accessory...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:34:42 +0000
  ...s, so I was cruising with the windows down which adds to the drag. Still, I was thrilled with 16.5 versus 10. Jeff
• Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 19:04:26 -0700
  ...I didn't read any mention of dragging claiper. also..............helps to know what YEAR vanagon it is. the two piston early calipers commonly...
• Re: While talking to a New Beetle owner...
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 22:54:20 -0500
  The Vanagon has a pretty good coefficient of drag (maybe 0.40 - read it once and promptly forgot). IIRC Moffett Field has a big...
• Re: 14" 15" and 16" oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 4 May 2001 22:57:30 -0700
  ...Bill Kasper<DRAGONLIST@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> <DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Bill Kasper<DRAGONLIST@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> <DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 22:02:06 -0700
  ...This means you can handle anything that has ~400lbs of drag. With 100lbs left over degraded by say 15% losses to yield an 85lb...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:09:24 -0700
  ...If its 40/60 or something it might contribute to handling issues. --- On Thu, 6/26/08, Bill Kasper <dragonlist@UBS.UCSC.EDU> wrote...
• Re: Sliding door
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Dec 2025 23:28:28 +0000
  ...On Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 01:58:54 PM EST, Rowan Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> wrote: I got this message and I did...
• Re: '85 westy weekender used in Color App. commercial
  Historical mailing list - Buese Thomas
  Sun, 1 Jan 2012 18:21:05 -0700
  ...in one of the early scenes of The Girl with the > Dragon Tatoo. It's parked right in front of the Vanger house when...
• Re: Dragging Starter
  Historical mailing list - James & Julie Davidson
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:59:53 +0100
  Lets set the scene, I work for a VW dealership as a car driver/cleaner so I know nothing! My starter stuck after only...
• Engine Cart?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 06:37:08 -0700
  ...I don't want to have to drag the engine around balanced on a floor jack. Thanks, Steven '91 Westy '64 Single Cab Sacramento...
• Re: WHy
  Historical mailing list - Brush, John
  Fri, 19 May 2000 09:19:25 -0600
  ...In my case, the 'authorities' can just come and drag the carcass away instead. Regard from Utah, John
• Vanagon woes.
  Historical mailing list - Justin Wolfe
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 09:36:32 -0400
  ...There should be a do it youself VW class offered for anyone who is insane enough to be dragged through the love/hate relationship...
• Re: VANcouver get-together report.
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:49:13 -0500
  ...You can say THAT again! I was standing on the main drag of Port Townsend, Washington one day last summer. Without moving my feet...
• Re: safe harbor
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 12:31:01 -0700
  ...tomc, i hope all is right with you. >> >> bill >> dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu >> cikasper@scruznet.com >> scruzsyncro@yahoo.com >
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:51:51 -0700
  ...Is the 12.2 at rest normal?� It seems adequate.� Why the occasionally draggy starter?� This has been a consistent problem with this van...
• Re: adjusting rear brakes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:24:35 -0700
  ...So, adjust the shoes until they are dragging pretty heavily. Spin the wheel and have someone pump the brakes frequently to assure the shoes...
• Burn baby burn!
  Historical mailing list - MERCER BARRY
  Tue, 23 Jul 1996 11:59:02 -0700
  ...another story! What a drag getting that thing to light. I was getting blisters fropm pumping that "a" dial. Make a long story short...
• Re: AC Belt - Is it needed?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:50:09 EDT
  You're right in assuming that removing the AC belt will remove parasitic drag from the pulleys. Thereby improving acceleration and gas mileage slightly...
• Re: insurance
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 09:56:29 -0700
  ...Graham --- Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> wrote: > yeah, we're in about this bracket, $95/mo for a '91 > toyota xcab pickup and...
• Re: 90 Westfalia poptop flocking decay
  Historical mailing list - EarthNOW!
  Wed, 25 Jul 2001 20:45:28 -0700
  ...We have the top off of the bus though, otherwise it would be a real drag. Good luck! At 03:56 PM 7/25...
• Re: The dragonfly chronicles, or, power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 22:45:12 EDT
  I don't have a solution, but I feel your pain... As a passenger in the back of a huge late 70's cadillac...
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 04:34:53 EST
  In a message dated 1/23/03 7:04:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: > > yeah, tim, but what about...
• Re: Diesel Performance
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:13:25 -0700
  ...A few days back someone > posted a Quicktime of a > Cummins-powered Dodge pickup on a dragstrip. > Finished the quarter mile at > 119 mph...
• Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:39:02 -0600
  Hi all, My starter was dragging and I pulled it. I noticed that the shaft collar was beaten up. It had been hitting the...
• Maple Grove Super VW Jam show this Sunday, Reading Pa...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 12:58:57 EDT
  ...till 4? pm VW/Audi car show and swap meet, and drag racing, bikini contest, jet car, etc... new and used vw/audi parts...
• Re: vanagon lab report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 10:01:16 -0700
  ...Anyhoo, the measured drag coefficient and coasting data is good stuff. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94 http://www.members.shaw...
• rear tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:21:40 -0700
  ...what a drag it is getting old... in fact, getting buried in my vanagon.. not a bad idea, I already own it.. cut out...
• Re: Manual transmission grinds when shifted into into 2nd, 3rd gears
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 18:52:20 -0800
  clutch dragging or worn syncros on the gears. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Lavery" <systems007@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, February...
• Real time weight of an 82 Vanagon Diesel? Cd of a Carat w/body kit?
  Historical mailing list - Buffalo 66
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:25:33 -0800
  ...a Carat Body Kit, does anyone have the CD (coeffcient of drag) for say an 88 Carat 7 pass? I'm using this data...
• Re: What is THE best battery ?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:32:21 -0800
  ...On Feb 11, 2008 10:15 AM, Ron Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> wrote: > loren, > where did you buy the Full River? I've been...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:52:00 -0400
  ...But I'd be a bit concerned about fire under the van leaving you with a 60,000 BTU/hr dragon belching under there...
• Long Life for your engine
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 17 May 1997 14:23:46 -0400
  ...Drag plate area and parasitic drag. Since the drag coefficient of vanagon, I don't know which one, is about 46% of it's...
• Re: dragging caliper
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 17:41:40 -0700
  ...What's the least expensive way to address the dragging caliper? I plan to move it and then decide whether to restore it or...
• Re: ideal vanagon camp chair ideas wanted
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 10 Sep 2017 18:14:59 -0700
  ...I drag it along. Sittin’ around the fire? Director’s chairs. Jim
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:06:30 -0700
  ...Every neighborhood and feral cat I've seen likes to drag my Vanagon wiper bladed down to get to the roof. The neighbors cats...
• Re: Printing from ETKA
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 20:46:05 -0600
  For XP, first left click and hold down the button. Drag the cursor to select the section of the desktop you want to copy...
• Re: vanagon top speed, extrapolation
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 14:14:59 -0500
  ...to 50 m/s > > > Martin's data: > > Speed (m/s) Total drag (kW) > ---------------------------- > 15.00 -7.99 > 20.00 -19.69 > 25.00 -34...
• Re: VW SHOW this SUN , Englishtown, NJ
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:21:13 -0400
  ...Mark >Raceway park, Englishtown , NJ. >this sunday. >VW show and swap meet, air and watercooled. >all classes. >vw drag races, too. (enter your vanagon...
• Re: Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:48:37 -0700
  ...I did a front end alignment > twice, checked the rear wheel alignment, and looked > for brake drag. Still pulls. Ideas? > Thanks, Stephen > 84 Westy...
• Re: Securing Valuables in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:33:28 EDT
  In a message dated 7/13/01 2:25:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu writes: << no, no, ben, that's...
• Re: He's at it again
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:26:04 EST
  ...but it is now a contiguous address with no line return and so it can be dragged in toto anywhere it is needed. George
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:43:19 -0800
  On 1/23/2008 9:36 PM John Bange wrote: > On Jan 23, 2008 2:32 PM, Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Average...
• Re: Overhaulin' VW Van Episode Repeat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:25:24 -0700
  ...all parts. > > So yeah way cheeper than you could get if you had to pay for all that stuff > but still not free. Drag. > > > >
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 16 May 2008 10:55:47 -0700
  ...and the smooth overall shape, 0f the Adveturewagon roof is is CONSIDERABL better in terms of roof drag than a westy. The westy roof...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:55:18 -0700
  ...Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18:37 PM �> Seriously!!! your worried about what drag there is on a roof rack. WOW!!! The difference in...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:19:51 -0700
  ...Feels like it's > dragging. I still suspect a linkage issue, and have a few more things > to try (thanks Scott Daniel), but to...
• RE: air dams (was mpg enhancements)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 13:38:17 -0800
  ...Airdams lower drag by preventing air from going under the front of the vehicle. Pushing it out of the way is less drag than...
• Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 26 May 2016 10:34:49 -0600
  Neil That would indicate that your Backplate is too close to the Drum as some DragMarks can be seen on the BackPlate as well...
• Re: NVC Friday: Another Rocket Stove...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:44:35 -0600
  ...But take a look at this video that Bell Enterprises recently dragged up, probably as part of their still-profitable overseas propaganda film division...