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Re: Major Milestone!!!
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 22:42:25 -0800
...Major Milestone!!! Hi all, This evening, as I pulled into my driveway from a ski trip my odometer (90 GL) rolled over to: 300...
Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:00:56 -0500
...far back as it goes my legs get cramped on long trips. There was more driver room in my '57 Beetle. I'm contemplating...
Re: 86 2.1 L clunking noise under load
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:38:20 -0500
...With this trip, we have put about 2500 miles on him, but > this was the longest and most strenuous trip we've been on...
Re: Another compression question
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:41:54 -0700
...Take the trips, enjoy the ride, and post the pictures where we can see them :-) John
Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 12:41:34 -0500
...And it's probably reported off the vehicle's > odometer. Until someone buys me and installs for me more accurate sensors, > that's what...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 16:07:34 -0500
...AM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> And not resetting the trip odometer while the van is moving? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at...
Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
Sat, 21 May 2005 14:55:17 -0400
...Since the switch to 20W50, no problems or issues! I'm now at 161K on the odometer, original engine and managing just fine (albeit...
Re: MPG redux
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:07:20 -0700
...Shorter than > stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really > traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
Re: Alert for Oregonians-new tax for miles driven?
Historical mailing list - H R
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:57:16 -0800
...When you come back with your westy from a cross-country trip a few years into the future, you might be greeted with a...
Re: VW recommends 205/65-15 or 225/60-16 tires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:46:07 -0400
...The slight increase in Diameter actually takes away most of the speedometer and odometer error and tires choices in the size are plentiful. The...
Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:24:47 -0700
...Go fishing, disconnect the odometer. Go get a bottle of > "Night Train", ask your kid for a joint and whip out the old Sam...
Re: Fuel Gauge inaccuracy(pessimistic vs optimistic)
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Mon, 23 Jun 1997 23:38:54 -0700
...I use the odometer and the gauge as a team > to keep track of the fuel and of course the mileage I'm getting...
Re: better gas mileage
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:34:09 -0700
...As for our van, we will find out what its fuel mileage is after I repair the odometer. Mark with a manual Westy but...
Re: MPG redux
Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:50:41 -0700
...Shorter than > stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really > traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
87 Westy will trade for Truck
Historical mailing list - James Benthall
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:16:58 EDT
...I just got back a few months ago from taking her on a round-trip cruise to MN from Texas. It just needs someone...
Re: Vanagon gas tank capacity?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:35:28 -0500
...left when I am at dead zero, >>> so I >>> use the trip odometer as my gas gauge. For example, my tank hold 16 >>> gallons...
Re: Engine bearing rattle at warm restart
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 22 May 2006 00:01:33 -0400
...On 10 day trip used little if any oil. > Compression test healthy/even. Heads were replaced > by > PO, engine had some kind of "rebuild...
My little Road Trip (Letting sleeping Dogs Lie)
Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 18:11:14 -0400
...The odometer was inop on the way home, but judging from the mile markers and a fudge factor, I'd say it was getting...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:03:39 -0700
...Sigh. >> Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch. >> Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare...
Re: Diesel mileage update
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Wed, 8 Dec 2004 03:46:15 +0000
...The rear tire size is pretty irrelevant if you are tracking mileage via the factory odometer. Just a thought. Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:44:33 -0700
...Sigh. > >> > Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch. > >> > Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare...
RE: For Sale: '80 Vanagon w/Chevy V6 engine
Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
Thu, 19 Dec 1996 11:40:17 -0800
...All gauges work except the 4-digit trip odometer, and even the >engine temp gauge the PO put in the dash seems accurate, now...
Re: Castrol and BP
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sun, 23 May 2010 11:12:12 -0700
...were on the engine when I bought it (330M on the odometer). �So the synthetic (Mobil One 15W-50) must be working. �And that...
FS 1983 'L' Diesel, upstate NY
Historical mailing list
Tue, 01 Jul 97 07:29:15 PST
...z Aux heater doesn't work - I have troubleshooting guide z Odometer went south just after 10/96 State inspection - I have put less...
Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
Historical mailing list - Ken Lake
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:42:43 -0500
...Hence it can plot your trip, > give you the speed, current location, but distance from starting is > always wrong (compared to how you got...
Re: Old Volks Home Cluster Retrofit Question
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:15:02 -0700
...hello all. >> >> I have a 1984 GL Wasserboxer w/Speedo, w/Trip Odometer, &w/Analog >> Clock, w/Coolant Temp gauge. >> >> The instructions from Old...
Re: MPG redux
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:07:07 -0400
...Shorter than stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
Re: Oil Light / Buzzer despite NORMAL pressure
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 21 May 2003 20:19:18 -0700
...and stayed on. > This happened in the middle of my recent trip to Arizona so I rigged a test > light to that rear oil...
Re: MPG redux
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:09 -0700
...Shorter than >> stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really >> traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
Re: Speedometer ticking noise
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:12 -0700
...My tripometer, odometer > AND > speedometer all work fine(the speedo bounces a little bit at speeds below > 30. > > My request for advice is: > What...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 15:29:53 -0400
...AM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> And not resetting the trip odometer while the van is moving? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at...
Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 03:58:51 +0000
...next trip. When my TriStar says 94km/h >on the speedometer I am really doing 100km/h - to get the true odometer, >multiply distance...
Cairo Report: Eastern Desert trip: FULL report
Historical mailing list - Stebbins
Sun, 13 May 2001 11:10:23 +0300
...Thanks to EACH (of the 21) of you for writing. =============================== Our trip into Egypt�s Eastern Desert was, like our previous excursions, an adventure...
Re: Trip Report Bus Fusion
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli3
Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:24:02 -0400
...We both showed 134 miles on our odometers as we = > were traveling following him. They match almost perfectly. Our tru = > distance according to him...
ED, New to List
Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
Mon, 29 Oct 2001 18:26:28 -0800
...the > years - flashing oil light, dripping heads, stopped odometer, parking > garage problems, camping equipment questions, trip reports, practical > advice and opinions, etc. > > I find...
Re: Syncro vs automatic gaz consumption, with same engine and tires!
Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:08:35 -0700
...actual kilometres of the vehicule, and also > the > > kilometers of the trip > > > odometer that I put to zero at each fill up (the > one...
Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:11:57 -0400
...Before a trip I go to their web site which posts real time fuel costs for most of their stations. I then plan for...
Re: How to get the tumbler out of a lock mechanism?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 06:38:15 -0600
...You had to get into the late eighties or early ninties before you could find them with more than 40K on the odometer. Jim...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:50:49 -0700
...Sigh. >> > Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch. >> > Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare...
Re: TIRES
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 11 May 2010 06:09:37 -0400
...That with 18,000 miles on odometer and the camper being subjected to the sun only during trips. A tireman suggested to replace them...
Re: My little Road Trip (Letting sleeping Dogs Lie)
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 23:00:42 -0400
...The >odometer was inop on the way home, but judging from the mile markers and a >fudge factor, I'd say it was getting...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 12:57:33 -0700
...AM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And not resetting the trip odometer while the van is moving? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:25:42 -0700
...Sigh. > >> Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch. > >> Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 19:47:11 +0000
...AM Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> And not resetting the trip odometer while the van is moving? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at...
tire size vs. rpm. the real answer
Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
Tue, 9 Jun 1998 12:33:05 -0500
...It should be going faster than the speedo indicates - right? Also the milage trip meter will be off so its going to be difficult...
Re: 88 GL - Failure to Start - but now it does!! Hip Hip Huzzah!! The cost of Diesel Fuel.
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:43:17 -0700
...Before a > trip I go to their web site which posts real time fuel costs for most of > their stations. I then plan for...
Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:34:08 -0400
...Hence it can plot your > trip,> give you the speed, current location, but distance from > starting is > > always wrong (compared to how you got...
Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:03:34 -0700
...next trip. When my TriStar says 94km/h > >on the speedometer I am really doing 100km/h - to get the true odometer, > >multiply distance...
Re: Coil-itis
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 01:14:05 -0400
...Coil-itis You may or may not read my travel post from yesterday - great trip down the Olympic Peninsula and halfway down Oregon coast...
Re: Coil-itis
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Sun, 16 Aug 2015 17:50:54 -0700
...My thoughts are this is unlikely given I > had my mechanic inspect the electrical system and coil specifically before > the trip - but I won...
For Sale - 1985 Westy
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:44:48 -0700
...A Van I could try out various modifications (12 volt lights, Fans, Sat TV etc) before outfitting the final RoadHaus Trip Vehicle. This Westy...
Many thanks (tried not to make to long!)
Historical mailing list - Joe Pallen
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 09:56:02 -0800
...that I have the new VC) Yesterday morning on our first trip out we had more than a few inches of snow and its...
Re: My Advice on 15" tires (16" fender flares)
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:05:56 -0500
...street characteristics.  I have <br> also checked the speedometer and odometer with mile markers while driving and <br> found that they are both...
Re: 60 years ago this week
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:21:48 +0000
...For my 84 which began life with me at 7K odometer miles and now shows almost 204k (+ - a couple or more hundred or so...
Re: Vanagon Adventurewagon.
Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 20:12:29 -0700
Steve, I bought my 83.5 Adventurewagen used in 1987 for $13,500 with 65,000 miles on the odometer. It was built on...
Re: Reasonable cruising speed?
Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:49:52 -0700
...Hence it can plot your > trip,> give you the speed, current location, but distance from > starting is > > always wrong (compared to how you got...
Re: 87 Wolfsburg GL For Sale here first
Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
Thu, 8 Nov 2007 00:19:44 -0500
...What a laugh! > > -Fuel guage stopped responding, never worried about it because it was > never very accurate at low levels and odometer and trip...
Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:04:31 -0400
...Sigh. > > >> Then about a month ago I blew the headlight switch. > > >> Yesterday the odometer/trip meter seized up. I think I have a spare...
Re: Vanagon not as fast as you think
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:07:53 -0700
...next trip. When my TriStar says 94km/h >on the speedometer I am really doing 100km/h - to get the true >odometer, multiply distance...
Cairo Report: Desert Oasis trip (long)
Historical mailing list - Stebbins
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 15:04:06 +0200
...turning over of the van�s odometer to 250,000 kilometres � way to go, van!!! Alas, the trip had an �interesting� but stressful, end...