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• Re: Replacing the starter on my 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 22 Jan 2017 01:08:10 +0000
  ...And that's a high > compression motor. > > I read about the GoWesty gear reduction starter--it's a solid contender > too. > BTW...when having...
• Re: question of oil level
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 30 Sep 1994 12:41:42 -0400 (EDT)
  ...this is caused by the reduction of crankcase air volume. The air acts as a cushion to the constant, violent pressure changes in there...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:51:52 -0800
  ...The reduction in thrust by the larger 'B' wheel over the smaller wheel 'A' is the ratio of the two radii or 13/15...
• Redline Water Wetter + No-Rosion
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 8 Jul 2013 08:37:12 -0700
  ...On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 5:54 AM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote: > The 20% reduction in temperature isn't from adding...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 13:16:03 -0400
  ...Does anyone know what this does? > > > This question is, of course, about original wiring and not an added > auxiliary load reduction relay. Also, It...
• Re: Vanagon engine noise - collapsed lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 07:59:44 -0500
  ...Zinc will damage the catalytic converter, and this damage is the sole reason for the reduction of ZDDP in the current crop of oils...
• Fridge Relay
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 09:09:46 -0400
  ...It is separate from the load reduction relay. It keeps your fridge from running off 12 v if the alternator isn't supplying juice...
• Re: Quietest muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Sullivan
  Sun, 30 Jun 2024 19:53:24 -0400
  ...And I know from my 84 it doesn’t need to be that way. > > I don’t mind a reduction in power if that...
• Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 01:06:37 +0000
  ...We overhauled and reinstalled the early rear wheel gear reduction boxes giving the '55 extraordinary climbing ability coupled with the torque of the type...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 07:42:42 -0500
  If you wnated to do a quick and painless experiment in front door gasketing, this is how I would go about it without removing...
• More power
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:36:31 -0800
  ...Maybe that's a no-no, but when you consider the massive reduction in engine efficiency that occurs with this setup, you will end...
• cleaning windows with tinted film
  Historical mailing list - Coyne, Annie
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:27:32 -0500
  ...Great for privacy and heat reduction, though backing up is a real pain. I recall seeing a recent thread which discussed film tinting - if...
• Re: axles r off...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Jul 1995 11:50:40 EST
  ...I'll start at splitting the reduction gear housing. What follows is how I did it... Loosen the bolts around the RG housing by...
• Re: Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 21:36:46 EST
  ...In the case of the 4.57 final drive AC trans, this surplus becomes 22 foot pounds (a reduction in available force of 27...
• You've Got Snow! <F> $.C.R.A.P. Rental
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:41:06 -0500
  ...NOW WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST, HERE COMES $.C.R.A.P. !!!! !!! Now with a price reduction !!! ANY PART YOU NEED JUST $5.95...
• Occasional use insurance in Canada? Was: Declared Value Insurance?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:10:05 -0800
  ...car (Vibe), but thats only a 20% rebate for a 95% reduction in used days. Not fair! But insurance agents I call seem clueless...
• Re: "Hitachi" starter in a Vanagon - the real scoop
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 03:46:44 -0400
  ...If a gear reduction > starter were the same price it would be a no-brainer; there's no downside. > But it's almost double...
• Re: reverse running Audi transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 23:24:24 EST
  ...on the opposite side of the pinion gear due to the reduction gear set up. I haven't seen any unusual problem with thrust...
• Re: no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 07:36:59 -0700
  ...The bit that goes to the load reduction relay has packed it in. To fix it, involves removing the steering wheel (24mm socket), removing...
• Re: Campground Air Conditioning for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 18 Aug 2018 16:56:25 -0500
  ...Total "glamping" I will admit! > The main thing is NOT the reduction in temperature....it's the reduction > in humidity....that's why swamp...
• REQ - Dead Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Donation
  Historical mailing list - Inua
  Sat, 22 Oct 2005 13:12:20 -0500
  ...With a little chart, negative voltages indicate he has a reduction, and positive voltages indicate an Oxidation atmosphere in the kiln. How much the...
• Re: Tire Load Index
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 13:30:11 -0800
  ...Interestingly the 10% reduction is for the NorthAmerican P-Metric tire sizes used "in light truck services" and doesn't apply to the European...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 07:54:06 -0700
  ...clutch and >>> keep >>>>> the >>>>>> engine rpm there is a big noise reduction? There is also some noise I >>>>> hear >>>>>> Idling in neutral that goes...
• Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:13:03 -0800
  ...Is this, in fact, noise reduction material? Would I benefit from adding an additional layer? Is there any place I definitely should NOT cover...
• Re: Diesel Westy Gearing Swaps- reply
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 12:33:43 -0500
  ...That gives me an overall gear reduction of about 8%% over > a stock Wasser. 8% more power, 8% higher RPM at cruise, 12% speedo...
• Re: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:30:31 -0500
  ...So by adding alcohol to gasoline > you get a power reduction, yet you still pay the same price. I know the > corn subsidy to...
• Re: Power steering
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 15 Jan 2016 21:43:42 -0600
  ...John On Jan 15, 2016 21:25, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The function of the restrictor for noise reduction is a bit...
• Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:43:59 EST
  ...in causes the presuure to drop..the low pressure causes localized reduction in the boiling point of the fluid and it flashes to vapor...
• Re: Care and feeding of a Westie water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:54:45 +0000
  ...I> guess when I go camping I'll just fill it up, but leave it mostly empty for> weight reduction when not traveling..So...
• Improving the performance of the Vanagon air conditioning fan and saving the switch
  Historical mailing list - email99
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 08:13:54 -0400
  ...While I was doing this I also wired in a load reduction relay to carry the current to the compressor magnetic clutch. This might...
• Copy of: Re: VW Newbie...
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  26 Nov 96 13:35:49 EST
  ...The '67 down split window buses are cool, but parts are alot harder to find, and then there's the reduction boxes etc., which...
• Re: Now a new problem....leaky power steering rack...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:14:25 -0700
  ...The steering column can take "all that force" - just remember that other models came without PS, although reduction was just a little easier. I...
• Mildly-strong adhesive for slider window rubber?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:35:52 -0700
  ...We're more interested in heat-reduction than in privacy. We don't want it dark inside. Mrs Squirrel likes her sun. -- Mike "Rocket...
• Re: no start no click
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:24:33 -0700
  ...my only issue is I have the Gowesty gear reduction starter and > it’s been so long since I installed it I’m noticing...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 09:57:30 -0600
  ...The added insulation would certainly aid reduction of cranial heat loss in winter, and then in summer it would aid in preventing overheating from...
• RE: The '71 single cab that isn't
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 07 Sep 1995 14:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...1.) If someone is putting a swingaxle bus tranny in a swingaxle bug, which doesn't use the bus reduction gears at the wheels...
• Re: I4 conversion -- wiring diagram/help
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 06:28:07 -0400
  ...splice the power in the fuel pump and load reduction relay box. jonathan On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, John Runberg wrote: > The conversion has...
• Re: Survey: Your hot-start starter solutions
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Jenkins
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:25:38 -0400
  ...Finally we replaced the starter with one of the Hitachi gear reduction ones from GoWesty. It fixed the problem. Works great. >>> Ed <eduntz@HOTMAIL...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:49:53 -0800
  ...The load reduction relay seems to work fine (e.g. headlights > on + ignition on = headlights work, and when you crank the starter the > headlights...
• Lurker Out Of Hiding-Re:'87Head Gasket...
  Historical mailing list - Doug Warren x2760
  Fri, 4 Oct 1996 15:15:03 EDT
  ...Heads done as part of VWoA campaign early on, CVs @75K, fuel & water pumps, usual reduction in cooling system heat xfr coefficient, etc, etc...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:28:57 -0700
  ...is no additional compressive force (if anything, > there is an immeasureable reduction in the force applied to the van due to > the fact that...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:59:45 +1200
  >I tried a different material to calm the clatter in my bus since I thought >the sheets where too expensive. The stuff is called...
• Re: Squeaking Wheels When Brakes Not Applied
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 10:52:36 -0400
  ...I also >applied some noise reduction goo to the back of the new break pads. Another >point of interest is, when I pulled out...
• Road Horsepower vs rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:24:55 -0700
  ...Ground effect reduction of aerodynamic drag is enhanced by lowering the vehicle and thus reducing the amount of airflow beneath the vehicle, which is...
• Re: WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 14:05:08 -0500
  ...T=1 describing the installation of a bank of three load reduction relays installed in the Westy air conditioning cabinet to correct nearly the...
• Re: Relay PN question. (Load reduction relay. 81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:40:49 -0700
  Thanks Jim! Neil. On 8/20/07, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com> wrote: > 171 937 503 was replaced by 141 951 253 B...
• Re: corrugated plastic
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Aug 2011 15:14:52 -0500
  ...Or to cover the windows on your van for privacy or light reduction at campsites. Or simply to block the sun to make the...
• 100w H3 highbeams DO melt ignition switch!
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:15:02 -0600
  ...i replaced the 50w H3's in my high beams with 100w bulbs without incorporating a load reduction relay. i went out for a...
• Re: .457 SA five speed tranny for an overdrive 5th gear
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 08:05:44 EDT
  ...too short and the fifth is the same as the four forth so there is no RPM reduction as with the SA five. Robert
• Re: EveryBus 2003 Feedback
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 08:41:03 -0500
  ...I think the alcohol and "tobacco" reduction will not have as negative impact in attendance as we might fear. Yeah, so we'll lose...
• Re: Vanagon Painting and Window Trim
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:56:39 -0800
  ...and what do you know about the window trim and noise reduction? a. Van � Caf�: http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=ip...
• Re: California law (smog)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:15:53 -0500
  ...for example a slight reduction in emissions or a large increase(convert to diesel) is acceptable, but a major reduction isn't ok if...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 22 May 2015 01:04:04 -0400
  ...I have load reduction relays on the headlight circuits and if this switch fails I will put a relay in the starter solenoid circuit...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:03:22 -0700
  ...Pensionerd. (Al Knol) </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!----> I don't understand the reduction in braking force, can you elaborate? mike </pre> </blockquote> If the...
• Re: Snow handling of 412
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:33:11 -0600
  Both my '67 and '70 were outstanding in deep snow -- the '67 was the better of the two with the higher clearance and reduction...
• Re: Oil Filter* Conundrum*
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 11:20:20 -0500
  ...Is this just an inventory reduction move on his part? >4. Does any of this really matter in light of world hunger, global >warming...
• Helping cool the motor..Redline WaterWetter..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:24:36 -0700
  ...I used it in my racecars and saw about 10% temperature reduction. As I recall, it is said to be compatible with all anti...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:56:06 -0400
  ...noise reduction Ten years ago I took my aluminum cans in the van to be recycled. I had been collecting them in 40 gallon...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:15:26 -0800
  ...The topped-off battery spins the gear > reduction starter just fine. The engine fires only occasionally while > cranking. The cranking is interrupted periodically by...
• Re: 14" to 16" Wheel Upgrade User Input Please.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 22 May 2013 18:33:27 +0000
  ...without increasing the brake's size...that would result in noticeable > reduction in actual braking force...eh?   I know the effect is dramatic > when...