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• VW-HELP! I'M GOING TO CUT AN ACCESS PANEL IN MY '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 14:15:05 PST
  ...My generator is also just about due for a change and it would be easier if I could have the housing out before extracting...
• Re: battery draining
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 23:59:51 PDT
  ...Costa Mesa Generator is the name I think. Next time I have a problem with my charging system I'm going to: A)go...
• Re: 25hp and 36hp Motors
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 11:47:46 -0500 (EST)
  ...They were refered to as "bhp" and a characteristic was that the generator pedestal was cast as part of the case. > How hard is...
• Re: AC window unit bracket /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:16:08 -0400
  ...Did you > buy on of the ultrasound rear bumper things to compensate? I'm more worried about how to keep that 5000W generator strapped...
• Re: need a starter, have some questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:03:55 -0700
  ...Any town of any size will have at least one starter/alternator/generator rebuilder in it. Instead of buying a rebuilt unit, go visit...
• Darn -- a propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:05:51 -0700
  ...It was nearly perfect except for the folk in a 5th wheel parked about 200 feet away who needed to run their generator for...
• Re: 1977 VW van hybrid
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:25:14 -0800
  ...A pile of batteries and maybe an extra generator > to recharge what the eng alternator wouldn't. Drive the generator from the > driveline as...
• Re: User friendly fuels (was you fixed it..)
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:07:20 -0700
  ...limit use of turbines. > Even the small turbines used to turn generators and compressors for > emergency aircraft starts produced so much heat and stink...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 21:00:49 -0800
  ...In the olden days, when they used permanent magnets and they were called "generators", this wasn't a problem-- generator output is mostly unaffected...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:41:56 -0400
  ...Vanco 2 in 185R14 > Specs here > http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/ca/en/continental/automobile/themes/van_tires/summer/hidden/datasheet-Vanco...
• Re: HHO Kits
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:02:12 -0400
  ...mean I need to remove my gas line magnets, air vortex generator, and St. John the Baptist shift knob as none of those are...
• Re: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 11:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...EGT, O2 sensor output, voltage at starter terminal, voltage/current at generator output, manifold pressure, water temp, oil press and temp, fuel flow rate...
• Vanagon case breather hose...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 19:57:40 -0500
  ...breather between the air intake and the case-thingy (where the generator stand went on upright engines)? I couldn't see spending $27US for...
• Re: Help With 110 Volt A/C BTU Requirement Sought
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:03:24 -0700
  ...There might be a rare situation when you want to rent a generator to run the unit so keep that in mind. Stan Wilder
• Re: LVC: small wind turbines for portable power generation
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:53:40 +0000
  Actually, yes, I have come up with a, although a little different from what's out there, wind generator for use with my Vanagon...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:04:23 -0700
  ...AND if there is no signal, does that mean bad Distributer or bad signal generator (hall distributor)?? Does it matter, because i believe ONLY...
• Re: Who wants to be the guinea pig?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:09:29 -0400
  ...Might as well spend your money on an HHO generator.
• Where is my engine number?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Jun 1995 22:09:35 -0700
  ...Where is my engine ID number? I looked under the generator pedastal, and all I see is the letter <M>. I guess what I...
• WESTIE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE!
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 8 Aug 1998 19:05:18 -0400
  ...How anyone but left-wing, anti-American elitist Clintonites could compare Westies to 30' motor-homes with generators blaring is beyond me. WESTIE OWNERS...
• Re: 1.9 loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:04:35 -0400
  ...Disconnect and reattach the afm, the ecu and the hall generator.Check the coil. The Bently has the proceedure for a multimeter test.Check...
• Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:19:28 -0800
  Just post signs .. "Warning ..........those operating generators may get pieces of bear-attracting meat hung from their vehicles now and then. " nice idea you...
• CORRODED WIRE CONNECTORS
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Mon, 18 Mar 2019 20:41:31 -0500
  ...One has 3 green wires which I think is T1h seen in the Bentley wiring diagram near the hall generator. The second connector has...
• Re: Aerodynamics, REDO
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 17:01:45 -0700
  ...The > same concept as the vortex generators on the rear roof edge of a Mitsubishi > Evo car. > > > > Airtabs > > > > Anyone have any experience with this...
• RE: pancake vs. up-right
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Aug 1995 19:16:00 GMT
  ...S >I believe the fuel pump mount is different, and possibly generator S >mount too. Both mount on top for the upright-fan bug...
• Re: Diesel Fanatacism
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 18 May 1998 21:59:00 -0700
  ...They're extremely efficient when >running at a constant speed and theyll power a generator/capacitor grid with >computer controlled electric traction motor at...
• Re: Al foil protection/Friday
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:01:30 -0700
  ...I beg to differ.....I'm wearing my official VW headgear....the generator stand case half of a 36 hp VW engine case....the...
• Re: CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:42:55 -0500
  ...and the generator uses very little gasoline to run the electric motors, and can be optimized for certain rpm ranges and produces extremely small...
• electrical problem
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 May 1994 00:00:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I knew it was the starter, because the generator checked out fine, and the battery was new. I nursed it along, trying to squeeze...
• adventurewagon valuation
  Historical mailing list - Deborah Chapin
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 05:40:47 -0800
  <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1251" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3019.2500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• Re: Los Angeles Folks Meetup & Solar!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:00:50 -0700
  ...in the AM or stay up late and listen to your generator as you play a video after dark. Solar power for a Vanagon...
• Re: Aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 13:18:40 -0700
  ...The same concept as the vortex generators on the rear roof edge of a Mitsubishi Evo car. Airtabs <https://plus.google.com/photos/109269280604562976036...
• Re: A Ford Westy/Vixen
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 14:02:34 -0500
  ...Some of the options include a generator, > microwave and a built in air conditioner. > Doug '86 GL Westy Does anyone remember the Vixen camper...
• Re: Vanagon+Mule=gonalot
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 13 Oct 2003 22:00:43 -0500
  ...gone forever! ;>) Put a Honda generator in > it ... gone for 2 forevers. what i'd like to see is a trailer that uses the...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:10:32 -0400
  ...If folks want to have a A/C set up for camping, so be it...if someone wants to use a generator, so what...
• Re: living in an rv (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:40:21 -0600
  ...month to the gas station for propane and fuel for the generator. Saved the high cost of rent for a summer here in Telluride...
• Re: Electrical - '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 09:18:43 -0400
  >> Should the generator be able to handle this load? > I think so <g>. But will the neighbors in your camground be able to handle...
• Re: Electric motors in each wheel, was Re: Hybrid technologies
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:29:11 -0400
  ...The generator was in the place the transmission would have been, and was BIG. Run directly off the engine's flywheel. This would all...
• Re: Spare gas storage ??
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:01:28 -0700
  ...I always thought a replacement tank for a generator would be a nice fit in the luggage compartment up top. The kind that fits...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 17:37:29 -0400
  ...tillers - 2 > 1) weed wacker - 1 > 2) chain saws - 2 > 2) generators - 2 > 1) 350 pontiac engine in garage - 8 > > 75 total cylinders > > I...
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:50:38 -0800
  ...The 1.5NA would probably good for powering a spare generator for camping in the land of NOT!!! BenT
• Re: Universal Cases
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 18:26:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Couple of other things...you will need to block off the area where the generator stand bolts up to the case as well as...
• 90 vanagon > need parts urgently
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 08:29:50 -0700
  ...compressor (is it called a compressor or generator? -mounts onto the engine block and has pulley for fan belt) 4. main heat shield with...
• Grey stove knob needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:12:12 -0400
  <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• 110 Volt A/C
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:26:15 -0400
  ...It will > require 2.5kW generator. Where and how will you install the AC? Are you getting a "window" unit or a roof mount...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:37:37 -0500
  ...don't have to leave your site, carry solar panels, a generator or run > > the engine etc. But if you really want cold drinks...
• Re: New A/C for Vanagons Available in Mexico?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:18:09 -0500
  ...put it right in the driver's window and run an extension cord or hang a generator off the bumper. Visibility is a bit...
• Re: power banks for Vanagon travel and camping
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:21:40 -0800
  ...He > has many videos about solar generators and modern battery technology. And > quite unbiased in his critiques. > > Anthony > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone...
• try again: Re: '64 Deluxe Engine #?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 21:50:25 -0400
  ...It could be that the PO used the previous motor to drive an external generator (or other contraption) and put a few too many...
• Re: The power we really need!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:49:00 -0400
  ...The wiff might veto that, so I would probably opt for a 27 lbs Honda generator. Really quiet, burns almost nothing, doesn't add...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:52:41 -0800
  ...I noticed that Big Bend National Park and some > other national parks now have "quiet loops" where no generators or > amplified sounds are allowed...
• Re: CDN Tire Inverter questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:36:32 -0400
  ...Now if you wanted to buy a "Stand Alone" gasoline generator .... that might be another story. Mike rockin' robyn wrote: > I don't know...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:22:26 -0700
  ...There was a flat leather belt looped around this wheel that went to another pulley that in turn drove a water pump or generator...
• Re: [NVC] Possibly the most useful camping gadget ever
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:06:21 -0700
  Yeah, it's absolutely shocking!* However a generator will run for hours and offers me nothing. This big-block gadget might run for only...
• Re: Roadside Troubles while on Vacationing
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:40:26 -0700
  ...Shortly after leaving Cambridge my generator went out. We were driving on the six volt battery. I know that as soon as I turned...
• Roof Top Air Conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 11:21:21 -0400
  ...My thoughts are that this unit coupled with a honda generator/shore power could work. I would prefer something smaller and lighter but apart...
• Grey stove knob needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - mathew Bennett
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:12:40 -0400
  <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
• Re: OT: Guinness VW record
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:56:06 -0500
  ...Only changed the handle 5 times and the head twice. :-) -Karl > That and the other things like generators, batteries, starters, points and > condensers, oil...
• Re: engine swap source: TDI
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 08:37:30 -0600
  ...it from a local dealers in marine generators, as these engines are used in marine electrical generators. So don't think those aren't...
• Re: Rooftop A/C Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Fri, 13 May 2011 14:04:10 -0700
  ...Dan Los Angeles, CA '85 Westy Weekender On May 13, 2011, at 12:53 PM, Cunegonde wrote: > I have a small generator, and I...
• Re: Hybrid Engine Conversion (LVC, but it is nearly Friday!)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:47:16 -0400
  ...Almost seemed like a big generator, rather than the 200 hp engine it is. But yes, the achilles heal of the rotary has always...