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• Re: tires and load ranges
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 00:53:53 EST
  ...So either the vans weigh much more than I thought, or this load range thing is not pertinent. >> Mike: What is pertinent is the...
• Re: Solar Panel "Battery Saver"
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Sat, 26 May 2001 12:08:56 -0400
  ...If not, I believe that the panel will act as a high resistance load and will drain power from the battery. Dave K. > >If...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:22:59 -0700
  One thing I would like to point out to folks running Load D tires, also called 8PlyRated. VW fitted Load D 65 psi max...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:24:00 -0500
  <<But the Vanagon hasn't.� Still the same (maybe more) weight, same suspension, same aerodynamics.� And the load rating system for tires has not...
• Re: Correction on fan amperage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:14:28 -0400
  A .8 amp/hour load at 120 volts will reqiure more than 8 amp/hours at 12 volts. Since you do not run a...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:34:40 -0700
  ...Is the mount being loaded right in the center, on the upper stud ? Looks to me like you are loading in on a top...
• Re: Question about Thule Load bars for 7passenger vanagons
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:21:45 -0400
  ...and also the 48" load bars. I saw some 52" bars for a decent price so maybe I'll buy them. Any other input...
• Tire Size Comparison
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:04:13 -0400
  ...I'm > calculating > that 1532# times two equals 3062# weight rate. > Since this tire is a passenger tire you must reduce the load rating...
• Re: Battery Voltage under cold starting load?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:06:08 -0800
  ...I also like having a Battery Load Tester. $ 52 at HF I think I paid.. totally worth it for checking batts. you clip it...
• Re: tire pressures and alignments
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:12:46 -0400
  ...Perhaps increase per load, but you would need the proper formula and axle weights to do it right. I always figure the VW engineers...
• Re: Snow Tire Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Dec 2015 21:21:00 -0600
  Three of them are below the load recommendation, and all are small. What do folks think about running a 175/70/R14? My Hankooks...
• Re: Tire pressure question 2
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 31 Jul 2005 11:51:04 -0600
  Many mfr post load tables for their load rated tires. However I just finished about three days of digging on the web for the...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:23:54 -0700
  ...Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel? > > > > For sure. Further back. The Fox mount brackets end up being more or > > less in...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:34:24 -0700
  ...The load reduction relay carries the load for fresh air fan switch, wipers etc. As you observed, the aftermarket hi beam relays should click...
• Re: And speaking of tires...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:39:24 +0000
  ...This tire is a Load Range "D" 8-ply reinforced sidewall model that is available in 185/195/205R14 sizes. It ***seems*** to be...
• Re: Michelin Tire Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:05:45 -0800
  ...If you look at vanagon.com under info/tires, it says the 87 vanagon syncro was supposed to have a minimum load index of...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:38:19 -0700
  ...no quite a Vanagon - but indeed a strange load! :) At 22:08 28/04/1999 -0230, Bob Norman wrote: >The whole Carrying a Washer...
• Another 16" tire size thought
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:03:08 +0000
  ...With this slight size increase the normal load index goes up to 98 and the "XL" versions are 101 or 102. For Syncros the...
• Re: Tires again: Are there any 205/70R14 LT tires on the market?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 17:11:49 -0400
  ...Load Index is 95 and the maximum load is 1515lbs@50psi. George/ATL '89 WesTiico, Wernher ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• 185 tires on alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 13:56:35 -0500
  ...Specifically, the tire I'm looking at is a Yokohama Y356 185/0r14, D load range, 1850# cap. (minus 10%, since it's a...
• New Website has 12 year old web master
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:12:36 -0700
  ...When are they ever going to learn that if the front page loads slow ............... they go. With a load time this guy has he...
• Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 15:13:13 -0500
  ...You mentioned replacing the alternator and battery, with what? Another used used battery and alt? No mention of load testing the battery, or electrolyte...
• Re: What I did a few weeks ago--a pallet in my Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 11:15:30 -0800
  While we're on the topic of big ungainly loads in small spaces... I once watched the guys up a Campbell Nelson wrecking yard...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:52:15 -0700
  ...Also, of course, it's not loaded in the 'flat' plane, it' loaded in the 'vertical' plan if you follow me, which is stronger...
• Re: Tire Pressure Question
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 2 Dec 2011 22:57:22 -0500
  On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 2:31 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote: > I have never seen a 195/70-14 load...
• Re: 2nd Oil Cooler...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 23:16:58 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Why would a larger engine run hot pushing a lite >>load? The engine will coast along at 40-50% load and should run cool...
• Re: 86 Syncro 2.1 surging at 2K rpm no load
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 23 May 2012 23:44:50 -0400
  ...Granted, I don't understand why it would get better under load... On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Daryl Christensen <daryl...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 23:02:11 -0500
  ...If a load is connected to the circuit during charging the circuit has to carry that load with minimal voltage drop. Using 12 gauge...
• Re: VW ETKA cd
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:00:24 -0700
  ...But I tried to log on and load up and it was busy. All six lines in were full. Dang. Tryagain later. This is...
• Fw: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:45:01 -0400
  ...The stock air-cooled engines run at reasonable head temp range for the most part around town with a light load. the time the...
• Re: Tire Prices--Best Deal?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Wed, 17 Feb 1999 13:29:02 -0700
  ...Yokohama Part # 37047 they are LT195/75R-14 Y370 with load range "D". When I asked Yokohama as to where I can get these...
• Re: Oh no, not tires again!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 17:28:35 GMT
  ...The other three could be passenger tires with a load range of 90 although the max inflation might mean they are low end truck...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:53:21 -0700
  ...I do not think using a properly-sized spacer to pre-load the spring presents any problems. On every motorcycle I have owned, the...
• Re: Bike Rack for a Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 1994 13:30:43 -0700
  ...For the rear hatch I would be very careful since the Yakima aircraft style mounts are load limited to about 100 pounds and are...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:09:47 -0600
  ...At full load the limiting factor of an alternators capacity is its own resistance. Thus at full load, it is only slightly more than...
• Re: Is THIS the "boxer" transplant we've been waiting for?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 8 Mar 2018 09:21:09 -0800
  Am I the only one that can't load these videos? I've tried multiple browsers but just get "LOADING VIDEO" message. -Mark On...
• Re: Time for new tires!
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 23:48:23 -0400
  ...It's the load rating that makes it a truck tire. Load rating C or D for the Vanagon, both of which have reinforced...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:52:41 -0400
  <<...an equation that shows why the spring is stiffer if pre-loaded. >> Not only that, but you have a basic law of physics on...
• PIF Project - Purchase Properly Load rated Tires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 15:01:05 -0700
  ...One of our community is in need of a set of safe, properly load rated tires. Let's send them off on future adventures...
• Re: Brake Pedal Pulse Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 23:24:09 -0400
  ...for a given load, how many pounds of force are exerted horizontally; and for a given height of lift, how far does the load...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:47:02 -0400
  ...Also, of course, it's not loaded in the 'flat' plane, it' loaded in the 'vertical' plan if you follow me, which is stronger...
• Re: Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:30:05 -0800
  ...It will idle and rev smoothly-as soon as you put a load to it that is let out the clutch, it revs-cuts...
• Re: Tires.. Again
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jun 2015 02:29:09 -0400
  ...The max load capacity is reached at only 42 psi where as an LT tire doesn't reach its max rated capacity until its...
• Re: All those with 205 tires...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 10:03:17 -0600
  ...I was hauling a good load but it still was a problem. Not long ago I made the return trip, but before I did...
• Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 14:41:30 -0800
  ...My fridge works just fine, but I'd like to have a top loader (more efficient) and the solid state units have come along...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 04:42:21 -0700
  ...Maybe should be called "load enabling relay" instead. That is what it literally does when it is activated. Its a small thing but I...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Springs re Syncro Suspension (long)
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 00:12:50 -0600
  ...The point of load bearing from the chassis to the wheels is the spring(s) - instead of tension, this is actually a compressive load...
• Re: Tire pressures
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 13:33:40 -0700
  ...The OEM tires are specified in terms of size and load rating. In the case of the 205/70 R 14 the load rating...
• Re: Leaking starting battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:24:37 -0700
  ...it will not flow from the + post, through the loads (radio, lights, mystery load), then through the meter and back to the + post.* Instead...
• Re: Does your Vanagon "ride happy"
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:34:37 -0800
  ...The > van was fully loaded with people and gear. Yet we > were able to cruise > at 70 mph and got 21 mpg. > > As I...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:26:24 -0800
  > Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > After run cooling can be a requirement for many engines depending on use > and load. Think about this...
• Re: Transmission/gear lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:20:39 -0700
  Heavy loads are harder on the clutch than the transmission. I've been a longtime fan of Red Line MT-90 because of improved...
• tire replacemant manual
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:31:20 -0500
  ...There is a lot of really good information here regarding different tire sizes, types, and more importantly load-inflation tables for many tire sizes...
• Re: low cost Load D tires found?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:39:56 -0400
  ...the tire's speed capacity is up to 87 mph/140 km/h ! > Load Range D" > > You and I have a different experience with...
• Re: Rim/Wheel selection
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:21:29 -0700
  www.thesamba.com forum section is loaded with good information. Thanks, Miguel
• Re: Wheels and tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:16:11 -0400
  ...As for LT or load range C tires be aware that a number of them have ratings too low. I have seen 95 Load...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:34:38 -0400
  ...As load increases >the ampere-hours delivered decrease because more energy is turned into heat >inside the battery. > >Thanks, Tom Hargrave >www.stir-plate...
• Re: interesting looking kayak loader
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:59:45 -0700
  ...I�d like to carry it on the top of the van, but I don�t think I could handle the loading/ unloading sequence...
• Re: Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 9 Oct 2005 17:50:51 -0700
  ...Actual Weight Distribution of loaded Vans Larry, That would be the front and rear axle weights, which are for a regular Syncro 1200kg front...
• Re: '85 vanagon fuse #14 - again
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:19:51 -0700
  ...so unless there is some hidden switch someplace which > applies a load, the fuse is connected to nothing. Well, since the switch for the...