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Re: Steam Cleaning?
Historical mailing list - Tim Olmstead
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:45:16 -0700
...Don't use it on a hot engine. > And different brands are different formulas. I've found some that > burned me (chemical burn), while...
Re: Sluggish
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 10:11:43 -0500
...You may live in an area that is just now getting re-formulated gas. (if you want to call the stuff in the pumps...
Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:06:13 -0400
...DOT 3 and DOT 4 requirements. - Unique Low Moisture Activity (LMA) formulation provides maximum protection against vapor lock brake failure. - Maintains a higher boiling...
Re: regrease steering U-joint?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:33:02 -0500
...Motorcycle chain lube is also very very good since it's formulated to > penetrate into rollers and tiny spots, and then stick. That works...
FW: Final Drive pan gasket
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:32:21 -0400
...I did use a thin film of RTV formulated for gear lube and I did flatten the sealing surface that was deformed around the...
Re: Open Letter to Bus Depot = Ron
Historical mailing list - zzIML-VANAGON
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 19:28:15 -0700
...In a growing business, not keeping up with your customers and growth is classic formula for not doing well. You are loosing money when...
Re: Anyone know Java?
Historical mailing list - BA
Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:05:09 -0700
...pretty sure I could script this if I had a working formula... >73 >John Meeks > >Vanagon Rescue Squad >http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue...
Re: Vanagon turbo on Ebay!!!
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 27 Mar 2004 21:06:19 -0500
...back then he was getting into formula >>vee. see his web page at: >> >>chetthejet.com >>
Re: tire pressures and alignments
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:28:44 -0700
...rear. > Perhaps increase per load, but you would need the proper formula and axle > weights to do it right. I always figure the VW...
Re: Fuel level gauge
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 07:53:53 -0600
...The formula to > convert VW1301 tester settings to ohms is (VW/2) + 10 = ohms, so the high > value is 35 ohms and the low...
Re: petrol consumption
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 07:43:25 -0400
...There are probably other fuel formula differences that explain why modern gas doesn't work well in air cooled engines. Bill ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From...
Lose Weight While You Sleep!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 05:22:26 PM
...sounds unbelievable, but it's true!! With this ALL-NATURAL, SPECIALLY FORMULATED, breakthrough system, you can PERMANENTLY and SAFELY burn 3 to 15 pounds...
Re: [Syncro] BUG repellant
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 15:11:32 -0500
...Caravana Pan Americana, we used 3M Ultrathon, a time release DEET > formulation. Seemed to work. > > coyote > > --- > ron lussier / lenscraft fine art photography > rlussier@lenscraft...
Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:16:11 -0800
...The second is extreemly engineering technical, the first has pretty basic formulas for designing an exhaust system based on displacement, valve size, etc. If...
Re: In Passing
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 3 Sep 2008 09:31:27 -0700
...Gurney is also the > only > American to have won a Formula One race in an American-made car, his own > Eagle.<<<<<<<< > > > > > > Cheers, > > Frank Condelli...
Re: WTB: green tweed seat
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:20:38 -0800
...what's up with that ?? ( used in high end automotive interiors ) Itmentions that it's used for flame retardant seat covers in Formula One...
Re: Keeping Slop off rear window
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 22 Jan 2000 08:22:39 -0600
...get this stuff on your paint!!! unless they've changed the formula in the last 15 years, it kinda wants to eat your paint...
Murphy's Law, Wilder's Law
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:11:37 -0600
...That little formula I presented years ago is and was always just a tongue in cheek analysis to let people know what they were...
Re: Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:50:11 -0500
...Anyone know if synthetic oil would help here? Mobil-1, even the "heavy" 15W-50 formulation, flows much better at cold temperatures than conventional...
Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Mon, 6 Oct 2014 16:55:17 -0500
...When the part$ came back they had, relined the our $hoe core$ with their formula riveted "$lintered Iron" lining$, and fitted them to our...
Re: Head (gasket) fix
Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
Sun, 5 Apr 1998 09:16:32 8
...That is, the inhibitor chemistry is specifically formulated to work in concert with the concentrations of calcium, sodium, chloride, carbonate, sulfate, etc. that commonly...
Re: Fuel hose #2
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:33:23 -0400
I highly doubt that the plastic air brake tubing is formulated for continuous exposure to fuel and or vapor. Thes will cause it to...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:27:15 -0400
...The formula for energy in watt-seconds (aka joules) stored in a capacitor is Estored = Cfarads x Evolts^2 / 2. So your 4,000...
Re: Anti-Freeze opinions
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Sun, 2 Apr 2017 20:40:45 -0400
...http://peakauto.com/products/antifreeze-coolants/automotive/global-lifetime-full-strength/ Features a patented non 2-EH formula that is phosphate-free and silicate...
Re: Oil and Coolant Reccomendations
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:41:16 -0400
...This is the Mercedes-Benz formulation. Same as what Mercedes sells with a star on the bottle. I don't know if it's...
Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Jan 2004 18:36:42 -0500
...he leads an interesting life. :-) But it's true that your formula is wrong (E = IR, it's *C* that = pi r^2) and...
Re: OT: Customs profiling and vanagons...
Historical mailing list - BenT
Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:34:21 -0700
...The formula is > terribly predictable given 4 different situations: > [snip] >
Re: Rear wheel bearings
Historical mailing list
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:26:59 +0000
...one's weight and length of pipe. I've forgotten the formula. Could you tell us how one does that calculation? Dave B.the...
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Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Sat, 11 May 2013 17:17:59 -0500
...No fire extinguisher is the formula for disaster. Electrical arc's and opened fuel flow is a bad combination. I had a neighbor burn...
Re: Manual Tranny Oil
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:56:08 -0700
...unsuitable for Vanagon/T3 transaxles..." > > "The fact that Redline changed their formulation on the MT-90 synthetic > oil was recently confirmed..." > > I envy your...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Chris Cybulski
Fri, 5 Jan 2001 15:31:51 -0500
...The autopsy will be presided over by 30 year VW wrench turner, former Formula V racer, and current SCCA tech advisor, John Stainkamp. The...
Alignment For Vanagon Syncro
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Mar 94 12:01:34 EST
...page 148.) Navigating the Maze of Friction-Reducing Formulas One of the biggest phenomenons to hit the engine-care scene over the last few...
Re: '88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 13 Aug 2013 19:19:26 -0500
...I have a very smart cousin whose >> formula for calculating household or automotive jobs is: >> Take your best estimate, double it, then raise to...
Re: high beam indicator
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:18:51 -0500
...To get an exact figure the formula is: R[ohms] = (Vmax[volts] - Vfwd[volts]) / Ifwd[milliamps] Where R is the desired value of limiting...
Re: balky shift question
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 21:50:06 -0700
...Put a proper > > > lubricant on it for goodness sake! WD40 is a Water Dispersant. > > > Fortieth attempt to formulate. It's basically kerosene (which is...
Re: maybe too much information is worse...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 17 May 2006 22:16:12 -0700
...In regular weather below the 20's I would > use a 0w-40, (Mobil 1 European car formulae) or 10w-40, (Mobil 1 > extended...
Re: Eurospec Rectangular headlights
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:30:40 -0700
...The dealer can charge whatever they feel like in their own book (or what's formulated in their pricing matrix on their computer screen...
Re: [VWPICKUPS] Fw: Kleen-Flo Diesel Conditioner
Historical mailing list - Thom Singer
Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:24:51 -0800
...The > regular conditioner treats 2270litres and the low sulphur formula treats > 500litres. > > -Low sulphur diesel fuel was introduced in California in the mid 80...
Re: Front Grill Spray Paint Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 9 May 2012 12:03:39 -0400
...I have a new spray can of Rust-Oleum "Universal Advanced Formula" All-Surface Paint (wood, metal, plastic, masonry), Flat Black. > > No, Yes? What...
Re: Temp II (for ECU) Sensor: Voltage Range?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 28 Sep 2013 09:56:14 -0700
...Add the formulae for power and the will be no DC circuits you can’t figure out. > Then for working on programmable logic controllers...
Re: CHECK YOUR FUEL LINES!
Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:18:21 -0700
...the crap they put in California gas (which we pay a .20� addl per gallon over the Federal formulation) called MTBE is a big...
Re: Window Tint Asthetics
Historical mailing list - Mark C
Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:31:49 -0800
...I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint as per > > John Rogers' post on the subject. > > > > On 7/13/05, John...
Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:19:10 -0500
...Water displacement formula #40. Sent from somewhere On Dec 24, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > I sure...
calculating speed from rpm
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 24 May 1998 00:32:29 CDT
...Is there a formula relating tire size, engine speed and road speed? Answer: the relationship between engine speed (rpm) and road speed (mph) is...
Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:35:26 -0800
As a former gasoline retailer let me say a few words about fuel formulation... The difference between "regular" and "premium" unleaded fuels is only...
Re: CV joints/Axle options
Historical mailing list - William Monk
Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:04:21 -0400
Redline grease changed its formula and is no longer the grease it used to be. The GKN boots also don’t last very long...
Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:38:29 -0500
...So whataya think, Is he > full of it? > > if this were true, then nascar and formula one mechanics would > certainly be building their engines...
Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Mar 2014 09:35:26 -0500
...For the winter I even go down to the 0w-40 European formulae for my daily drivers. If I have to drive Fun Bus...
Lose Weight While You Sleep!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 03:29:45 PM
...sounds unbelievable, but it's true!! With this ALL-NATURAL, SPECIALLY FORMULATED, breakthrough system, you can PERMANENTLY and SAFELY burn 3 to 15 pounds...
Re: I've been waiting ALL WEEK for Friday.....
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 5 Aug 2011 15:32:36 -0700
...be they will come up with an > >> engine > >> that fits the formula AND mates to a vanagon bellhousing. It's too early > to > >> tell...
Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:33:48 -0400
...As a result, no one magic formula can accurately account for how fuel inefficient all vehicles are unless it includes some kind of unique...
Re: Manual Trans Gear Oil ??
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:50 -0400
...Two trans rebuilders tell me Redline has > changed their formula .. > and it's not the best stuff anymore. > As one syncro savvy poster said...
Re: Mobil 1 winter oil alternative and sale
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:10:56 -0600
...It is also now on sale. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> Mobil FS European Car Formula Motor Oil 5W50 Full Synthetic 1 qt (US) MOB 122075 | Buy Online...
Re: My new camper!!!
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:09:58 -0400
...Try adding some Stanadyne Performance formula. It's a cleaner/fuel improver made by a major Diesel injection pump builder. Don't buy any...
Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:04:55 EDT
...the emergency gas formulations should be compatible with the extensive gas tank interior coatings, so I suspect that all is well. Nonetheless, I store...
Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:36:43 -0500
Zerex the brand offers a number of different antifreeze formulations. Which Zerex? http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/ Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
Re: Foam Roller paint your Vanagon with tremclad/rustoleum
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 22:17:51 -0700
...Rustoleum has different formulations for California and the other 49 states. Some folks had good luck with Rustoleum Pro versions in California but variable...
Re: Blue Book pricing reliable?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 09:21:51 -0700
...As I understand it, they have a fairly sophisticated formula that adjusts for local price variations and condition, and gives you a pretty accurate...
Re: VW antifreeze ?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:09:07 -0800
...or  Orange Extended life  anti-freeze labels state the formula is ethylene glycol based which doesn't contain  phosphates...
Re: 12mm fuel line supplier?
Historical mailing list - Tom Naylor II
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 12:30:51 -0700
Craig und Volks, I replaced my engine compartment fuel lines with aircraft hose which is made from extremely durable formulas. Some of the hoses...