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• Re: [vanagon] Re: electrolysis
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 11:29:12 EDT
  ...The net result with surfactants is t hat the surface is complexed and the equilibrium charge or mass transfer is lowered by factors of...
• Re: Toasters....are vanagons like them?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:25:56 -0800
  ...Full >> Chrome, >> lowered, fully automatic, woven cord, bakelite plug, waay vintage...Ebay >> 150419155730 will get you one in fine fettle. I have Mom's...
• Re: If I wanted to start a limo business..
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:20:28 -0600
  ...Thing. > > A lowered vanagon in all black would be pretty unique. > > > Tom Myers > 90 westy > Rochester Ny > http://motmyers.blogspot.com > >> From: joe trussell...
• Re: "Increase the HP, up to 45%(or more), in your Wasse...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 21:11:56 EDT
  ...We lowered the compression of our own 78 x 88-bus engine from 8.5:1 to 6.9:1. We leaned the Berg...
• Re: Vanagon crash story - vanagon 1 toyota 0
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 20:19:38 +0200
  ...IE the more crime they do, total time in prison gets lowered. You can get more time in prison from speeding than grand theft...
• Re: Those ramps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:02:04 -0600
  ...There > were some guys who drove old VW bugs out there, big old ball tires lowered > pressure and would stay out of the deep...
• Re: Tranny Jack opinions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:16:38 -0800
  ...It's only a short period of time from when you just start taking it off the engine, until the jack is lowered all...
• Re: House Battery and Clearance
  Historical mailing list - Chris Cary
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:44:49 +0000
  ...up the d= river side rear height by 1/4" and lowered the passenger side by 1/4"result= ing in a 1/2...
• Re: 1.8 gas vs. 2.1 boxer
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Mar 1996 01:06:15 -0500
  ...VW probably could have done some adjustments and lowered the RPM of these peaks to make the engine more suitable for use in a...
• Re: click click
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 10:37:25 -0500
  ...head gaskets" (sealing rings) where none existed before, that would have lowered compression some. Is the throttle linkage adjusted okay? Ie. when you press...
• Re: Spring compressors
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:58:08 -0400
  ...After lots of experimentation, I lowered our '88 by heating and collapsing the coils on the original springs. List members will probably flame me...
• Re: Sagging Boge Springs?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 17:36:12 -0400
  ...To answer a previous question about combining the Boge lowered springs with mudflaps, I have this combination myself. Every once in a while, before...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:00:27 -0800
  ...I checked light operation while fuse panel was lowered but did not check them after re-attaching the fuse panel. I'm suspecting a...
• Re: Cigarette Lighter
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 9 Apr 2014 12:09:29 -0500
  ...instrument panel exposed, stereo out, glove box out , and fuse > > box lowered , and I can't find any loose connections. > > > > Thank you in advance...
• Re: Blaupunkt stereos
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:19:24 -0700
  ...Too bad, also Blauplunkt has lowered to the stupidity of the "flash factor" as well. I suppose the market for car audio here in...
• Re: Almost ready to pull 2.1--questions
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:39:38 -0700
  ...I lowered my air cooled a little too much > at first, and feel I might have strained the shift rod. > > Just a thought. > > Neil...
• Re: Tire size vs. Engine RPM
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 18:16:02 -0700
  ...The so called "load radius" of the tire can decrease quite a bit as the pressure is lowered but the effective "circumference" is not...
• Re: The dream didn't match the reality
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:17:13 -0800
  ...The fellow that is selling that $45k rig for $29.5k (just lowered from $31K) bought a new pickup truck and trailer, I'm...
• Model Busses
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sun, 23 Oct 94 18:17:47 PDT
  ...closer inspection, they turn out to be "cal-busses", i.e. lowered with wild paint jobs. Still, they are quite nice. They are about...
• Re: Lowering a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 04:00:59 PDT
  ...VW did it > > in ~87-88 as a factory made with the Wolfsburg lowered springs. > > I put on the H&R springs to improve...
• Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:07:19 -0700
  ...I lowered the jack a bit and moved the radiator > >> to clear the sensor. > >>> > >>> I felt all around it and all seemed good. > >>> > >>> I...
• Re: 83 Vanagon Fuel Tank Sound Dampening Pads Necessary??
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 20:58:54 -0800
  ...I just lowered one of the straps to see if there were > any pads fixed to it, but there weren't, and I don...
• Re: ATF in the oil, postscript
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 03 Jul 94 00:11:20 CDT
  ...so, for no really good reason, i lowered my change interval to 2500 miles ... it also happened to divide into the 'recommended' interval (7500...
• Re: Power window problems
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:51:25 -0500
  ...On Jan 13, 2006, at 11:13 PM, David M wrote: > The last time I went out in my vanagon, I lowered the > drivers...
• Westy rear table mods: here's another one
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:21:01 -0500
  ...door without pulling the table out, either in its raised or lowered position. While I haven't done this yet, I remembered some nice...
• Re: Buying a new VW - anyone have salesperson advice?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:15:53 -0500
  ...Actually, he lowered the price of the car $200 and kept the paperwork fee on the invoice. Steve SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com...
• Re: Westfalia Security thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 1 Dec 2006 18:30:03 -0800
  ...need to know if the engine bonnet is > lifted, the > window lowered, the engine started or any one of a > dozen different > 'options' available...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:26:44 +1000
  ...In my case, I lowered the engine. If you can get your engine out, you can do the job. Dave downunder -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Front end bushings -' 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
  Tue, 15 Nov 2016 10:15:01 -0800
  ...The purple version is appropriate for stock height or lowered 2wds and the yellow version is appropriate for lifted 2wds and all Syncros. The...
• Re: Helpful heat hint..water-wetter
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:46:53 -0700
  ...I used it in mine and found it lowered my > coolant temperature by about 10-15% when running flat out and really taxing > the...
• Re: Gasoline Grade?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 14:16:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...That said, it may have been some other characteristic of that particular batch of gas you used, that could have lowered it's available...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:58:09 -0800
  ...I don't want or like the 'slammed' look, like 'quite lowered' and I don't need the '2 inches taller thing' either ..........personally...
• Re: 16" Tire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Todd
  Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:49:03 -0700
  I have been using the HydroEdge 215/60-16's since 2006 on a factory-lowered '91 Weekender (same 2" lower as Carat). Quietest...
• Re: Using Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:34:12 -0500
  ...Will I suffer a drop in > > engine power & lowered mpg? > > Thanks! > > Phaedra > > '85 Westy-Wolf > > "Hester"
• Re: Samba ad response
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:47:59 -0800
  ...has replied to your ad for: > 86 Weekender Camper FS- price lowered Price: 1695.00 > at: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php...
• Re: Radiator/Coolant/Overheating Issues
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:04:41 -0500
  ...see this article for more reference: >> ANYWAY I think when I lowered the spare tire to get at the hose to >> take the old...
• Re: Fixed dash lights, not certain how.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:04:12 -0500
  ...I checked light operation while fuse panel was lowered > but did not check them after re-attaching the fuse panel. I'm > suspecting a...
• Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 17:08:46 -0700
  ...The van has been lowered with shorter springs > from Van Cafe and adjustable Koni shocks were installed. The owner says that > with the combination...
• Re: trans mount
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 13:55:59 -0700
  ...I lowered the >jack and shifting is really stiff. The shift rod is bottoming out on the >guide. somethings not right. I think I...
• Re: How I Closed Down A Gas Station Today
  Historical mailing list - t
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:01:30 -0700
  ...Again, the gas was drained out of the tank & the tank was lowered. > One more time the pipe was pushed into it's spot...
• Re: WBX Whining
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:18:59 EDT
  ...I have an 87 Vanagon GL w/ lowered H & R springs. 15" X 8" Porsche alloys with speed rated tires (for sidewall strength and...
• Re: 87 westy: handling improvement suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 15:21:15 -0400
  ...replace the springs as well? >back in germany many vanagons are lowered, but i didnt see any >lowering kits here - also i would prefere...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 5 Feb 2001 (#2001-185)
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:31:52 -0500
  ...So, out it came, this time I lowered EVERYTHING, and took it back, explained what happened, and it resulted on a lot of internals...
• Re: H&R springs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 18:53:38 -0800
  ...Lots of oohs, ahhs due to the > nice lowered looks too. Even from the no-van > people. GF loves how much easier it is...
• Re: Westy Stove Leveling Ideas Sought
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:04:22 -0500
  ...The centering-spring devices provide the necessary movement to account for the varying geometry as the corners are raised and lowered. A joystic actuator...
• Re: 4th Gear Ratio Swaps?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:39:32 -0800
  ...I intentionally lowered 4th to INCREASE rpms on the the highway. My overall highway MPG improved slightly after this though that was not why...
• Re: Zetec Westy Site
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:28:26 -0700
  ...I think you need full height springs for both these, not the lowered Wolfy and Carat type but I have not verified this. Mark...
• Re: Carolina crash
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Aug 2017 13:08:08 -0500
  ...pinched in, particularly since it > was punctured, and can't be lowered out. Body work may need to be done > first, so you may...
• Re: Samba ad response
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:23:41 -0600
  ...has replied to your ad for: > 86 Weekender Camper FS- price lowered Price: 1695.00 > at: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php...
• Re: Porsche power
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Aug 2001 22:01:06 +1200
  ...perhaps with the body both widened and lengthened a bit! But not lowered. Vans look awful lowered, and that huge groundclearance can be MOST...
• Hollister Hills Syncro Event - It was Great!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 21 May 2001 11:00:17 -0700
  ...The 4WD action was pretty exciting, to say the least! One syncronaut had to be lowered down a hill by cable after encountering a...
• Re: Refilling manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:00:52 EDT
  ...Is there leaking from the seals or case anywhere that may have lowered the fluid level to have caused the bearing to score ? That...
• Re: No more road tax for me!
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 03 Dec 1995 19:20:43 -0700
  ...The varying qualities of such a designation may include lowered (or no) emissions standards, different registration fees (may be higher or lower), changed insurance...
• Re: Price of Vanaru ?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 12:10:45 +0000
  ...Are those tires really tall or the > springs lowered or tired? The big question is why is it for sale now? > The Subie conversion...
• Re: Heart vs. Head
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:35 +1300
  ...They'd make a great project vehicle; I've seen a couple that were lowered, with big alloys and bodykits, and they looked great...
• Re: Purple springs from H&R
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:53:32 +0100
  ...My vanagon was lowered about 70mm in total (30mm stock lowering + 40mm H+R). More than I expected, but great looks! Raimund Am 17...
• Re: Those ramps
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:02:51 -0600
  ...There > > were some guys who drove old VW bugs out there, big old ball tires > lowered > > pressure and would stay out of the deep...
• NEED VANAGON JACK PRONTO!
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 16:35:51 -0400
  ...I had no way of cranking the jack down and I could not remove the jack as the van was not lowered all the...
• SA's AUDI 5 Cyl. thoughts
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 20:22:40 +0200
  ...to c) In my conversion the engine and transmission support are lowered by 30 mm and I figured out, that the engine deck lid...
• Sunday Washington Post Classifieds.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 16 May 1999 11:47:06 -0400
  ...703-729-2103. '73 Super Beetle, silver, rebuilt engine and transmission, custom rims and tires, lowered suspension, negotiable. 301-864-5252. '73 Super Beetle...