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• Re: Bike Racks
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:44:24 -0600
  ...These things are not the least streamlined with minimal drag coefficient anyway. I prop the hatch open with a stick (broom type) I put...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:56:26 -0700
  ...http://www.kolumbus.fi/valtonen.motorsport/index.htm That guy's doing it solely for the dragstrip. Also, both Opel and BMW have twin...
• Re: gas saving strategies without touching a wrench
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:58:48 -0500
  ...Push the clutch in when approaching a stop instead of depending on the drag of the engine.>> I don't either , and this is...
• Need modulator for power windows...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:21:29 -0700
  ...which is a real drag.. said it couldn't get enough voltage or something... so does anyone know which modulator I could find that...
• Re: Article about Boston Bob in Today's Boston Globe
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Nov 2008 11:10:51 -0800
  ...bob_donalds_vw_repair_expert/ > > > Enjoy! > > Ric > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. > http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:45:44 -0500
  ...No Dragons Flys in 5 Degree Days. But I like the enthusiasm. Great story. R On Feb 14, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Angus...
• Re: vanagon top speed, extrapolation
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 08:58:45 -0400
  ...Jagersand's speed vs power data set the other day. > > Converted into Imperial units: > > Speed (mph) Total drag (hp) > > 33.67 -10.72 > 44...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 23 May 2002 09:27:38 -0700
  ...and it can double as a port-a-potty! >>> >>> Karl Wolz >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> >>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: 1978 VW Westfalia (Bus) for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 11:10:37 -0700
  ...549-6321. >or reply through mail (calling is preferred) > >Thanks! > > >lumpish hasty-witted flap-dragon > > WOW, too bad I got a bus already, sorry.
• Re: 1980 starter...man vs auto
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 13:18:13 -0400
  ...than the flywheel) Also to note the Auto should have more torque to over-come hydraulic drag in the tranny--- and is usually more...
• Re: Air intake "scoops"
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 11:40:45 -0700
  ...gained by air scoop ram effect could overcome the extra aerodynamic drag created by the scoop. Clearly, for a scoop to be effective, the...
• Air Lift Update
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 09:59:14 -0500
  Fellow Vanagonites ( and the "Leaning" Westinite's) The solution is at hand, for the dragging, & leaning, Gerstunken mobiles. Called the Air Lift co., and...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 13:00:37 -0500
  ...Stan On Thu, 23 May 2002 09:46:41 -0700 Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu> writes: > sounds good! but you gotta get up...
• Re: Good Used Parts-'87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 9 Aug 2003 04:35:30 +1200
  ...87 Vanagon Weekender.(Mine are unrecognizable under cakes of rust >>and dragged like crazy.) And get the calipers beadblasted and paint them. -- Andrew Grebneff...
• Re: "Spirit" Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:49:29 -0600
  ...http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico ----- Original Message ----- From: "T." <midgard@DRAGON.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 12...
• Clutch pedal stuck
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Woo Kim
  Wed, 12 May 2004 13:35:07 -0700
  ...Now the pedal travels the full length as before, but I can feel slight drag/scrape half-way of its travel. Has anyone had...
• interesting find on ebay.. (f)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 06:01:42 EST
  ...i'll fire up the Farmall and pull harder..them rear wheels might turn if we drag it all the way across the yard"
• Re: vanagon starter question
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:40:07 -0700
  ...Could be a dragging starter. Could be the ground strap on the transmission. I fixed mine(1980 Westy)by rebuilding the starter and solenoid...
• FS: 89 Westy GL, Portland OR - $15k
  Historical mailing list - Penberthy, Thomas
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 13:11:54 -0800
  ...Public offering of Marlin is still a few weeks away (I'm dragging my feet till parts arrive). /tom
• Re: [Syncro] The dragonfly chronicles, or, power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 12:43:33 -0500
  > So, other than rambling a bit on the list, my purpose for this message is to > wonder aloud (in binary??) if others have enjoyed...
• Re: Was: Why are campers higher at the rear? NOW: Westy air drag
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:28:15 -0400
  > I get what you're saying about load handling, but I'm saying > that a spring can be stiff w/out being tall. Take...
• no fan, big fan, fuse blow, no fan - bare wire??
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:10:51 -0600
  Hi Kim, I recently had something similar happen and discovered that one of the fan leads had been dragging slightly on the fan blades...
• Re: What do I need?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 16:07:33 -0800
  ...called an air dam) below the > bumper that is probably what is dragging. You can remove that spoiler > if that's the problem. > > Mike >
• Re: Online Vanagon Mileage Survey
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:23:53 -0700
  ...All the aerodynamic drag of a full Westy but 200 lbs lighter. On Nov 2, 2007 1:12 PM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 22 May 2016 11:55:57 -0700
  ...Back in the days of manually adjusted shoes we set them for just a > touch of drag to get them seated. Disc brakes drag...
• Re: Westie Euro Luggage Rack Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:18:10 -0700
  ...A vehicle >>> >>> with a sloping back roof and tail (eg a real Beetle) will have a poor >>> >>> drag coefficient, because there is no separation...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Brandon
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:23:41 -0300
  ...300 lbs less load = 3.33 lbs less drag (rolling component) > Your aero drag is negligibly affected. > > Randy Bergum > 1990 Carat > > >> [Original Message] >> From...
• Re: Friday: What's the perfect second car for Vanagon owners?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:26:35 -0700
  ...When I need to drag a busted bus home, a U-Haul car hauler is $50/day. When I pick it up with the...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 13:22:59 -0500
  ...mcneely They drag in the mounts, so in that sense they're disconcertingly un-smooth, and the vertical and horizontal interact a bit because...
• Re: Turnkey Proposal Rocky Mountain Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 25 May 2012 08:53:53 -0400
  ...7:17 Rowan Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> napisał(a): > They appear to have gone out of business. At any rate the web site is...
• Re: Pop top issue
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 09:35:39 -0700
  ...and get some spray grease into the > critical area that will drag things out considerable I would think. > Pretty sure you have to come...
• Cabriolet Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 14:13:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Whenever it gets hot outside, and he's driving along, the car will start to "drag." He says if he lets it cool a...
• Re: DMV
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Mar 1996 12:05:08 -1000
  > >Now the '54 is _officially_ mine, but I have to drag it down there >for VIN verification still. Hi Thom, I had do do...
• Syncro Transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 00:00:15 (EST)
  ...I am planing on using my Syncro for some real work: dragging junk car out of the woods, removing tree stumps, some towing of...
• Re: Mirror, mirror on the wall...
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 06:28:23 EDT
  ...They were on the main drag and as soon as the light changed I gave high speed pursuit -- well sort of. Caught up with...
• puff the magic dragon
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:09:49 -0400
  On a recent trip of a few hundred miles, my wife and I were traveling in convoy: she following our van. On one occasion...
• Re: new Michelin x tires
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 6 Nov 2000 12:12:12 +0100
  ...The tyres designated just 'X' that I've seen here in Holland have always been on shovels and draglines and have a very basic...
• EveryBus 2001 and Farmington
  Historical mailing list - ncbus
  Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:39:05 -0500
  ...The 18th Annual IVWA Spring Nationals will be held Sunday, April 22, 2001 at Farmington Dragway. New re-designed web site should be up...
• Re: '81 westy rims / pop-top color
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:39:58 EST
  In a message dated 12/4/01 11:26:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: > my flash silver metallic 1987...
• Re: Help diagnose POSSESSED 2.1L Vanagon engine
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 23:15:13 EDT
  ...amps = bad ground or broken wire's on + / high amps= pump dragging) The only other thing I can think of is the copper washer...
• Re: ETKA for Mac?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:37:20 -0700
  ...Whoever designed the GUI needs to be dragged behind the barn and beaten with a pillowcase full of GUI design books. On 7/19...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2016 10:37:56 -0400
  ...Back in the days of manually adjusted shoes we set them for just a touch of drag to get them seated. Disc brakes drag...
• SW Bug-In III this weekend (Phoenix)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Oct 1996 08:59:23 -0700 (MST)
  ...PRA Sanctioned Drags, Show, Swaps, etc. Many categories for the show. Cost: (I think) $10.00 per person for spectators. Sorry, but I don...
• Re: Low Brake Pedal, Caliper Piston Movement.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 01:54:52 -0400
  Properly set up the rear brakes should not be adjusted to "drag". A little rub just to get new stuff seated may be OK...
• Re: Cold isles well, warm less so
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 10:32:01 -0400
  ...I can drag the clutch when parked and force the rpms down (and it stays). Idle control valve is new. And begin diagnosing. GO...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:32:51 -0700
  ...Manney would approve ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Tipton" <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 7:25 PM...
• '56 kombi update - brake problem solved
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Jul 1995 23:27:40 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I re-adjusted the rod and now the brakes work good, they don't drag, and the brake light works as it should (Steve...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 16:03:43 CDT
  ...rounded bus design with the Brick design which judging from the >drag coefficients comes up way short. This begs the question of why VW...
• Re: Spring startup
  Historical mailing list - John Flaherty
  Tue, 1 May 2001 21:00:31 -0400
  Mice that chewed their way through the air filter and dragged pieces of it, as well as twigs and other nesting materials throughout the...
• Re: Who has the duct tape?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:05:55 -0700
  this is why i keep extra in the van.. -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:04:45 EST
  ...Seems to me that the resulting drag (from applying the parking brake) >> When the ass-end is sliding, the wheels have already stopped turning...
• Re: Any TiiCo Conversions in SoCal?/Drag Race
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 16 May 2001 21:00:21 -0700
  ...Any TiiCo Conversions in SoCal?/Drag Race >Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 23:26:48 -0700 > >There will be an audi 5, a subaru...
• Re: tiico's, subies and diesels oh my...
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Berchin
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:55:13 -0400
  ...frictional losses that are internal) and aero drag. I have it figured out, I just haven't finished it yet. Once done, I can...
• Re: Testing
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:39:35 +0000
  ...On Mar 21, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Rowan Tipton <rowan@dragonhome.org> wrote: > > I did... > Quoting ddbjorkman@verizon.net: > >> Testing 123 >> Anyone get6ting...
• Re: improbable fixes
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 11:12:55 -0500
  Changed an engine once in the dragstrip lanes @ Waterfest in NJ...81 Scirocco w/16V on ITBs. Jason 84 Westy 90 LT Florida On...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:45:05 -0800
  On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Rowan Tipton <uther@dragonhome.org> wrote: > My wife and I were in the Synco at...
• sliding door handle grommet needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:29:59 -0400
  ...Does anyone know where to get a new one at? Or should I just drag my but to the dealer?? if still avail. Thanks...
• Yes, the saga continues. Working the bugs out of my toy.
  Historical mailing list
  95-05-09 23:21:16 EDT
  ...hard to tell with the driveshafts dragging when I wriggle it. AND... how do I figure out if/which rear wheel bearings are shot...
• What do people do w/their cracked Cylinder heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 09:07:12 PDT
  ...pedestal in my living room as a work of art 5) Dragging it in back of a car marked "just married" Im getting a...
• generators.
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  5 Jul 1995 14:22:55 -0800
  ...has anyone looked into toting a portable generator around with them? do the benefits of remote power outweigh (literally!) dragging the generator around???