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• Re: Tire Pressure - Hankook RA08 185R14C
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:08:13 +0000
  ...My label on the van ('84 Westy) says 40 psi front/ 48 psi rear. > > I presently have them at 40 psi front/ 45 psi...
• Re: low pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 10:09:12 +0000
  > When fully warm, the pressure reads around 20 psi, which although > not THAT low, is low according to the Bentley. > It's been suggested...
• Re: Leakdown and compression test results
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:57:25 -0400
  ...So, take 180; 10% = 18 psi. The largest difference allowable between the highest cylinder's psi reading and the lowest cylinder's psi reading...
• Re: Vacuum gauge install
  Historical mailing list - The Chameleon
  Mon, 14 Oct 1996 08:15:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...The Sears > gauge showed a max vacuum of about 20 psi (engine warm, trailing throttle) > with a low of about 2 psi (full throttle...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:02:53 -0700
  In my opinion, the reading needs to be above 115 PSI in all 4 cylinders. If it is true that all 4 are below...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:18:58 -0500
  ...Power Steering To No PS Conversion >Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:09:29 -0500 > >I know that would be an unusual conversion, but...
• Tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:44:55 -0400
  ...So, when VW says to inflate your tires to 40 (or 48) psi, they mean cold, before you've been driving on them. If...
• Re: oil pressure values
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:31:46 -0800
  Rule of thumb is 10 PSI per 1000 RPM On Dec 14, 2007 1:19 PM, robert feller <syncro.carboncow@gmail.com> wrote: > What...
• Re: PS lines
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:35:13 -0700
  ...possible to go from the Subie or VW pump to the PS rack with AeroQuip > lines and reusable ends. > You do not need the...
• Re: What years power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:32:16 -0700
  ...No way to > have > PS on one of those. > and 82 Diesel Vanagons - sure no PS on those babies either ! > > PS was on all...
• WTB: inline4 powersteering bracket
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 05:34:59 EDT
  ...I know the diesel won't like the extra strain caused by the PS pump and the AC that I will add later. I...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:53:00 -0500
  ...You will find an oxygen tank gauge which > pegs out at > 4000 PSI. > > Richie > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM...
• Re: Use Fuel Pressure Tester to Test Cooling System Pressure? (engine running)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 21 May 2017 16:42:57 -0700
  ...As I held RPM's higher, the pressure went down to 12 PSI then "quickly" came up to 15 PSI and stayed there. Temps...
• RE: 90 Westfalia handling
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Fri, 2 May 97 11:34:08
  ...It seems that a 30 psi front / 40 psi rear is a very high (25%) bias towards the rear. I am thinking that running...
• Re: Fwd: Jetta engine question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:59:39 -0700
  ...The measurements were: #1 - 170 #2 - 170 #3 - 190 #4 - 170 According to the Bentley Manual 145-189 PSI is what these engines should...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 05:56:30 -0700
  ...other than psychological perhaps." That's what I meant when I asked whether the ECU permitted flooding. Pump the thing all you want with...
• Power steering kit for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 13:52:37 EST
  ...Does someone tell me those parts in detail? > Does anyone have complete parts?? > > i have a full kit for installing PS into a Non...
• Re: How Many Total Miles On Your Van?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 20:33:24 -0400
  1986 GL 184,000 Hotch Philly 86 Westfalia wrote: > 1986 Westy, 64000km (41025 miles) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PSavage" <psavage@SABER.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: AC pressures
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:13:43 -0400
  ...a lot with temperature of course > but I would be looking for something in the range 220-250 psi high, > 20-30 psi low.
• Re: Not Exact Alt/PS Belts in a Pinch?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Sun, 5 Aug 2018 17:17:50 -0400
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• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - STEPHANIE WOLZ
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:05:22 -0700
  I run my tires at 50/50 psi. If they get down below 45, the handling starts to feel kinda mushy. No, I don...
• Re: Tire Pressures
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 09:06:33 PDT
  ...I'm riding Goodyear Regatta touring tires, size > P195/70R14 @ 36 psi all around.<< > > The manual states that the tire pressures should be 30...
• Re: TiiCo, high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 06:42:35 -0800
  Sean, You're kidding, right? Getting 25 to 30 psi oil pressure, especially in the summer when the engine is hot, is a dream...
• Re: PJ's Auto World
  Historical mailing list - John Smith
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 15:37:14 -0400
  ...PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> >Reply-To: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: PJ's Auto World >Date: Fri, 6...
• Re: Nice tin top weekender $5500
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 17:26:49 +0000
  ...Jim On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 12:12 PM Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Has no pop up. > > ---- PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:47:06 -0700
  14"; 65 psi http://www.ratwell.com/technical/TirePhotos.html#jupitersv820 Cya, Robert -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:17:46 -0400
  Gab, You can drive forever with the PS belt removed. You should pinpoint where the leak originates before you do that. If it's...
• Re: Does anyone have experience with these specific points? Was Re: Vanagon vs Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:38:29 -0800
  ...My 82-88 owners manuals all give the same turning radius with no distinction made between manual and PS. Do you have technical data...
• oil pressure problem, '86
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Mackenzie
  Fri, 12 May 1995 13:39:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...M3 ran his own tests and said: "55 psi cold idle; 72 psi Acc[?]; warm to hot: 7-8 psi (1/2 bar) idle...
• Tires, tires and tires
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Nov 94 6:00:15 EST
  ...Be careful you get the rating for 55 PSI. Many people say that many dealers will tell you there is no such thing. Keep...
• Re: Electriclly FRIED WIRE HARNESS.
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sat, 18 Jan 1997 01:39:11 -0500 (EST)
  ...ps unit have wires...is it a sensor? > where do these wires lead? > > fry my computer chip? The 2 wires on the PS pump...
• Canadian Parts
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Wed, 2 May 2001 11:28:25 -0700
  ...Having recently moved to BC from AB, I generally dislike the PST. But I despise having to pay the customs duty and outrageous freight...
• Re: Wiring rear speakers - 86 Weekender - long
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 16:40:02 -0700
  ...Chris. --------------------------------- Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Yahoo! Games.
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:20:17 -0400
  PS For the Spanish version, just let me know... Hector
• Re: Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:28:57 -0500
  ...Oil pressure is 20 psi >>> at idle and ~55 psi at ~3,800 rpm. This is with the 16 plate oil cooler up >>> front...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:51:41 -0800
  Hi Brett, the ps and ac signals would be used to raise the rpm to compensate for the additional loads of the ps and...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Gab and Em
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:21:43 -0400
  ...I don't know enough about the PS system to poke any holes in the "cavitation" theory; and those arguments sound reasonable to me...
• Re: Tire Pressure With Different Tire Types - A question for Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 21:51:32 -0400
  ...I run ~36 psi front and 41 psi rear. Same as sticker recommendation for the 205/70-14 reinforced jokes the van came with...
• Re: Tire question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:04:08 -0500
  ...tires, '91 2wd camper, the recommended inflation is 43 front psi, 53 rear psi? That's what I run, because that's what the...
• Re: PS: leaking gas when engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:07:11 -0800
  ps: in case you're curious how it is that i could have this same sort of thing happen before and yet, i don...
• Who needs the power steering?
  Historical mailing list - DrCory
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 10:36:04 -0700
  ...Who needs the power steering? > >Spent the last few days drivingthe 90GL with the PS hoses coupled but >disconnected from the crank pulley and...
• Re: wtb: PS intermediate shaft for Syncro ALSO wtb AC brackets for 2.1
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:56:56 -0800
  ...parts you need. > ............ > > and I have an intermeidate shaft for Vanago PS. I don't know for a fact > that the syncro part and...
• Hoop Humbug----
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 23:27:35 -0600
  ...Hmmmm--Van special-----must have something here---- Load range D 1840lbs.@ 65 psi---- 2 plys rayon 2 plys steel 2 ply sidewall---- Hey this...
• Re: Friday: Need help with Jetta, final request
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:57:46 -0400
  The MK2's use a complicated PS bracket with a bolt practically hidden in the bracket. This bolt goes through the bracket and tightens...
• High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
  ...Initially it was 38 psi and after about 10 minutes the pressure was 34 psi. This seems to be in spec. At idle the...
• Re: back from summer trip.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 18:18:56 EDT
  ...Apparently as you say there should be a minimum of 28 psi at 2000 rpms (Haynes) or 42 psi at 4500 rpm. My feeling...
• Re: Max Load Rating Calculation
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:53:22 -0700
  ...B- 35 psi C- 50 psi D- 65 psi E- 80 psi Mark TJ Hannink wrote: > > > How do the 93-102 load rating numbers...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum experiment
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 00:34:36 -0400
  ...I measured it > > last weekend at 32 psi unconnected and 39 psi connected -- slightly too > > high but not enough to worry about, I hope...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:12:25 -0700
  If the pressure was the same through out the system, why would a PS pump be needed? First, it is not a sealed system...
• Re: '88 VW Westphalia Camper Van FOR SALE
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 14:57:02 CDT
  > >Friends, > >Saw this on the ba.market.vehicles: > >In article <mmolthen.13.00074BCF@pspo.csuchico.edu>, you wrote: > >> 1988 VW Westphalia Camper Van FOR...
• Proud New Owner
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jul 1995 07:58:39 -0500
  ...For a mere $3k I purchased my Synchro Vanagon last night and I am psyched. Begin phase two: How should I convert this box...
• Re: Best Tire Pressures for Nokian C2s?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 20:17:32 -0500
  ...On the Westy I pump 'em up to 39 psig on the front and 49 psig on the rear with good results. On the...
• Re: PS V-belt (it screams)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 02:23:27 EDT
  ...It helps to use a lever, NOT to gain a huge mechanical advantage, but more to hold the PS pump in place while tightening...
• Re: Thanks for input on 14" alloy wheels and 195R14 size tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Jan 2013 19:29:54 -0600
  ...I run 53 psi rear, 43 psi front, which is what VW recommends. I load the van up with camping gear and supplies. It...
• Re: Vanagon tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:23:46 -0800
  Probably something like 48 psi front and 53 psi rear would work well enough if you've got the stock type tires on there...
• psst! hey, kid ... wanna make some money??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 May 95 08:14:15 CDT
  well, here's your chance! :) REPOST:
• RE: Michelin LTX M/S for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 19:10:54 -0500
  ...If that brings the fronts down below SM>25 psi, set the fronts at 25 psi instead. This is darn good advice, the '85...
• Re: syncro-tire pressure
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:19:12 -0400
  ...so this psi is done when cold. after driving a > some highway miles in this heat the tires heat up significantly and the > pressure...
• Re: Battery Light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:05:52 -0800
  ...The way the PS switch works is it has one lead that >> gets power from the ECU relay whenever the key is on and...
• Re: UniRoyal Laredo C rated 195x75 ?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 12:16:00 +0000
  ...43 psi front, and 53 psi rear. Most tires can't take this pressure. A D load rating tire should be able to withstand...