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• Re: GFI in westy?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 06:04:37 -0700
  ...A GFI compares the current flowing in the hot (live) side of the circuit with the neutral side. It will trip if there's...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:20:08 -0600
  ...Instead of trying to >>> fair that area how about an attempt to "curve >> the flow" in there? >>> While not nearly as effective it may...
• Re: Fuel flow senders
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:49:43 -0800
  ...Basically the injectors are used as the flow meters. Many newer FI systems already incorporate this into their EMS. Since the data collected is...
• Re: Coolant pressure gauge mounting
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 20:45:52 -0800
  ...I second that there are pressure drops across flow restictors resulting in diffrent pressure readings in diffrent spots. Would have been better to keep...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 96 19:39 CDT
  ...But I still have a question: >The drag coefficient tends to go way up when air flow burbles over the >car like eddies in...
• Re: A syncro fords a river: photo
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:01:59 +1200
  >Sure seem like the "flow" of the water in this pic would have easily swept >the westy off her feet. I can't see...
• Re: Fresh water pump experiment
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:37:29 -0400
  ...Works well if installing a .5 micron carbon block filtration too. :) An accumulator tank is also nice to have to even the flow. karl
• Re: "vw brings back bus"
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 19:38:39 -0500
  ...14 PM, Mark <mbrush@umich.edu> wrote: > Hmmmm.... > > http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2011/03/first_look_at_flower_power_vw.html >
• Re: While the dash is off...top priorities?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:22:37 -0500
  ...remove your heater core, take it to a radiator shop and have it flow and pressure tested. Alan Felder Austin TX 82 Diesel Westy
• '85 GL A/C QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:44:11 -0400
  Finished putting things together (figured out the proper flow of refrigerant) and STILL need to know where the high-pressure tap is located for...
• Re: Aux Air Valve becoming available as reman
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:48:25 -0400
  ...Wouldn't the butterfly valve control the air flow no matter what you inject on the other side?
• Re: 87 Westy Engine Running Warm---At Wits End
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:28:50 -0400
  ...You have a flow problem, flow is created by the pump, how is the pump! mating surface to engine block? What you need to...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:51:01 -0700
  ...The process of flushing has made me aware of how much friction affects the flow rate when the radiator is up front and the...
• Re: Winter Camping Advise....
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 09:24:58 -0700
  I've done the flower pot thing and not had any problems. Matter of fact, by dad used to do the same thing back...
• Re: Switch circuit to Aux Battery ??
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 9 Jun 2004 05:08:16 -0700
  ...A fuse is nothing more than a special piece of wire that melts when too much current flows through it. The wire (fuse) connects...
• Re: Air Cond Duct Recall - Part question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:27:44 -0800
  ...THE PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE CENTER AIR FLOW DUCT, WHICH IS FASTENED BY TWO MOUNTING SCREWS TO THE CEILING OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, CAN...
• Re: Cooling Problems: Radiator flow
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 18:24:08 -0500
  ...Radiator flow > > > Does anyone have an easy, reliable way of testing flow > to a vanagon radiator? Using temperature as an indicator > of radiator performance...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 13 May 2010 13:54:00 -0700
  ...If I need a new condenser, perhaps I should get one of these. > > Thanks, David McNeely > David, The cross-flow styles are a combination...
• Re: Euro-Engine: 85 Volkswagen Van, Cooling, Coolant, Air
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 19:21:16 -0700
  ...But I did not have all the coolant flowing into the overflow when I tried to do it. Todd '88 Westy "Dan Beeson (by...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:29:02 -0400
  ...This phenomenon is known as inductive kick and occurs any time you open an inductive circuit that has current flowing in it. Yrs, d
• Re: Oil Cooler under floor (was Re: oil question)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 07:04:59 -0400
  ...A flat plate cooler properly sized and given good air flow will require a thermostat. Dennis.
• Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - David W. Long
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 01:57:45 -0400
  ...As the Vanagon moves down the road, does the air flow up from the engine through the air vents or down through the air...
• Re: Fridge problems at altitude
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 17:59:11 PDT
  The flow through an orifice is a product of the partial DiffEQ of the delta between the internal pressure of the tank and the...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! - more b-l blurb
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 17:43:21 -0500
  ...Downstream, where the laminar flow has become > > turbulent, the air flow quickly dries the dew. > > ============================================================== > > STOLEN MATERIAL ENDS > > > > Since the further you move away...
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:40:51 -0500
  ...routing, etc? - probably not...so maybe it could be your high-flow muffler. Hopefully the stock muffler will fix your problem. 2. Are you...
• Re: replacing hose with minimal coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 8 Dec 2014 18:30:24 -0700
  If I find that I am Unable to put a Clamp on BothSides of a Disconnect then I @ Least Try to ClampOff the Flow...
• Re: Coolant loss mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Nov 2003 19:11:50 -0500
  Open the bleed valve above the t-stat and you will get enough flow to bleed it. Make sure the valve and hose is...
• Re: Cool it...
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Tue, 8 Jul 2014 19:41:28 -0400
  ...Blocking the flow of air up there probably isn't a good idea. -- Peace out, sauerkraut. Roger '89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
• Friday late post. Thanks, Mods.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:42:10 -0700
  ...You guys are certainly earning your money....(grin) Really, thank you for taking your valuable time to keep all our sometimes lame posts flowing...
• exhaust systems....
  Historical mailing list - Rob Rubin
  Fri, 28 May 1999 01:45:42 EDT
  ...with either after-market exhaust systems or in particular the high flow / high performance system thru Van- Again???????? Help Me Help Me help Me
• K&N obsession
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 20:05:54 -0800
  ...just in case, here is an alternative to the "yeah it flows but does it filter" question. http://www.msdsinc.com/airintake_1.htm...
• Vanagon Bra question...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 01:13:24 EDT
  Anyone compare the radiator cooling power with and without a vanagon bra/screen? Wonder if the bra screen reduce the amount of air flowing...
• Re: constant lack of power
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 07:24:25 -0800
  IIRC, a while back people reported a part the 2.1 intake air system would collapse and restrict flow, something about the air filter...
• What do Vanagon drivers paddle
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:55:46 -0800
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• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:01:28 -0600
  ...It simply removes surface tension so the coolant (water) flows better. John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: ignition buzz in speakers on 88 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:25:36 -0400
  ...Current can flow through the ground wire, into the radio case, then back through the body. If there's buzz or something similar superimposed...
• Re: Tintop AC Tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Craig C Forney
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:58:03 -0700
  ...The plastic material of the center air flow duct, > which is fastened by two mounting screws to the ceiling of the passenger > compartment, can...
• Re: Working on the brake lines....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:56:01 -0700
  ...Was just thinking if you or someone else wanted to slow or stop flow if leaving the lines open overnight or if swapping out...
• Re: Hesitation, Hesitation Again!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 15:16:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Rebuilt Air Flow meter installed 5. Air Flow harness installed 6. Fuel Filter, new 7. Cap, rotor, plugs, plug and coil wires all new...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:41:32 -0700
  My $0.02 worth As far as flow during idle... The system is a closed system. So if there is no air in the...
• Sealing Questions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Walker
  Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:14:27 -0600
  ...I asked several of you about cleaning the air flow meter. I have done some further research and am ready to attempt this. I...
• Re: Extra Vanagon Cooling
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:37:43 -0500
  ...air flow brings the system temp down it pretty much continues to work even in traffic with little or no air flow for short...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:39:53 +0000
  ...Chris S wrote: > > So you're saying reducing under-body air flow will not help a wheezing 82 hp > > engine pushing a barn door...
• Re: Homemade aerator for Westfalia faucet
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:23:51 -0700
  Just get a ShurFlo faucet and toss that OEM plastic piece o' crap! ShurFlos have adjustable flow... Jeff /San Anselmo On Jul 28, 2008...
• Re: Where is temperature sensor & why does needle drop when heater is on?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:29:14 -1000
  ...When you open the front heater, cold >> coolant in the heater core flows to the radiator, warm coolant from >> the radiator flows to the...
• Re: [WetWesties] wanted: old muffler or cat
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:37:19 -0600
  ...I obtained a second flange from kennedy, but small car or others may have one, and this I welded to a aftermarket hi flow...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:44:00 -0800
  > So would the mass air flow system Jim is testing work for you to keep the > engine from going lean under boost > Luftmassenmesser Umr...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 20 May 1999 21:58:31 -0400
  Mike wrote: +AD4- This would seem to indicate that the Fram filter is more free +AD4- flowing than the Mahle. That actually says nothing...
• Re: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 08:53:40 -0700
  ...What is the "Vanagon > Syndrone?" It's the AFM (air flow meter, check archives) resistor having an erratic connection, causing erratic signals to the...
• Re: front heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:29:37 -0500
  ...I considered that maybe that is the direction of flow and > maybe it doesn't matter which side of the heater core the valve...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:10:22 -0600
  ...I've always had to keep the > flow down to a slow trickle, although at times I thought about > removing the screen to speed...
• Re: Still unclear was Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:06:19 -0500
  > > So again I ask, if the engine is cold, the thermostat closed, how can > coolant flow through the front radiator to move air bubbles...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 May 2010 16:06:13 -0500
  ...If I need a new condenser, perhaps I should get one of these. > > > > Thanks, David McNeely > > > David, > > The cross-flow styles are a combination...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 05:31:52 -0600
  ...Why would they, if 1974 technology was just fine? Btw, any increase in air flow through the engine should result in increased horsepower. It...
• Re: heater controls
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 10:15:37 -0700
  ...This is called �flow-through ventilation� which all vehicles have to some degree. Prior to 1988, if all windows were closed, the only way...
• Re: door lock service
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 4 Jan 2013 12:04:00 -0500
  Tri-Flow is also recommended by Steve S. VW/Vanagon lock guru. Works pretty well on heater fans too. :-) Larry A. On Fri, Jan...
• Re: Emergency/temporary window rubber fix
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:52:17 -0800
  Up here in Canada you can buy a product by Permatex called Flowable Silicone Windshield glass Sealant. Comes in a blue blister pack and...
• RE: Good/Bad? Bernie B.Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Aug 97 01:51:37 UT
  ...If it is a flat plate design, it will not need a fan if placed in a good source of air flow. The cooler...
• Re: Trade Used '79 Air Flow Meter for '81-'83 (Air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:34:16 -0500
  ...So, I'm new to Vanagons and this list. > Anyway, this thing came with an excellent condition Air Flow Meter from a '79 which...
• Dash removal/blower resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 18:36:08 -0400
  ...symptom of very poor forced-air flow from the driver's-side cold-air vent (but good flow from ram air). The value of...