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• Re: I'm looking for wheel covers for '87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 16:41:43 EDT
  I used to do drugs in the 60's. Now I dont care what temperature it is!! Brian 83 Urabus
• Summer temp. inside Vanagon VS Paint color
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:07:27 -0500
  Hi Can someone tell me if there is a big inside temperature differences between Dark painted Vanagon VS Paled colored ones Thanks Denis
• Re: window tint physics
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 00:30:39 -0500
  ...But if two materially identical > objects are the same temperature, it will require > equal removal of heat (ie, AC power) to cool them. > The...
• Re: Digital thermometer with clock and volt meter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:55:48 -0400
  ...Edward At 10:34 PM 8/23/2004, you wrote: >I was searching for a nice digital thermometer for measuring indoors and >outdoors temperature...
• Cold stalling...exhaust smells like fuel
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:03:55 -0400
  ...The engine doesn't have to get to normal operating temperature to idle smoothly, I only have to drive a few blocks and then...
• Re: Dual Air Conditioning in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 22:56:36 -0600
  ...To run the thing you simply turn > on the front air conditioning and set the fan speed and temperature. If > you want the rear...
• Re: Water Temperature Light
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:30:15 -0800
  ...Water Temperature Light To those who have helped me with my previous posts - THANKS! However, I have a new potential problem (i.e. that...
• AC Questions - 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Sun, 23 Jun 2013 08:06:07 -0400
  ...The back knob is a rotary temperature control and concentric to it the front rotary knob has four postions which are in order - maximum...
• Cruise Control - Diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 13:28:52 -0500
  ...in the desert when the temperature was at least 120 F (top of the range of my outside temperature indicator). I went to the...
• Auto Trans Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Greg Obermier
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:00:15 -0500
  ...My tranny's not terminal yet, but it slips a bit when first starting in the morning, and is worse as the temperature drops...
• Fw: Re: Engine temperature in winter
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Mon, 20 Dec 1999 16:42:12 -0600
  ...the machines squeal like a stuck pig when started in sub-arctic type temperatures. Roy O. '87 Westfalia GL (till death us do part)
• Head Temperature Readings
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 23 Jun 2000 14:23:57 -0400
  ...The question is how accurate are these guages and what is an acceptable temperature for the #3 cylinder? I am seeing 375-425 at...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 09:32:24 -0700
  ...Also curious to know what the temperature of your oil actually is given all the various readings. Bruce On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at...
• Re: Ladies Crossing the US
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:08:29 -0700
  ...Lubricating properties of motor oils begin to degrade at temperatures beyond 240F, and the typeIV engine in a bus frequently reaches these temperatures during...
• Re: A/C question
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 06:34:14 EDT
  John; What was the outside temperature? Around 90? Thirty degrees of cooling is about all you can expect from R12 and R134. Drive Safely...
• Re: Computer Temp. Sending Unit
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 19:42:20 -0600
  think in terms of two different metals with two different temperature response ranges. eventually they will be heated once too often. (way simplified), havent...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:17:18 -0500
  Living in northern Maine I see very cold winter temperatures which make cold starting a problem. Then, after the engine warms up, it no...
• Temperature gage in traffic
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:48:41 -0400
  ...Is this normal, or should it sit in the same location, showing that the Aux fan is able to maintain the temperature at a...
• Meltdown temp?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 11:07:01 -0800
  With all the issues of popping valve seats on the AC engines, does anyone have an idea what is the redline temperature when this...
• Re: Mocal sandwich plate plus oil cooler equals overcooling
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:41:43 -0800
  ...Prior to installing my external oil cooler I could push temperatures past 150C on long hills when pulling a load.� Even with the best...
• Re: Synthetic oil not worth it (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 23:35:15 -0700
  ...You repeated the testers comments that the >synthetics flowed better at low temperatures and provided better protection >at high temperatures. That news alone is...
• Advice please
  Historical mailing list - Brian Dipert
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 19:00:40 -0700
  ...Normal highway oil temperature is 260 degrees (sensor in the bottom of the engine....a temperature gauge is one of the upgrades we had...
• Re: Vitrifrigo temp data
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 16:58:07 -0400
  ...Yes, I realize at 29° I'm already going to freeze things, but this is also at an ambient temperature of about 68°. I...
• Re: engine compartment temp?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 16 Feb 1999 13:28:34 EST
  ...In order to avoid false alarms, I need to know the MAXIMUM temperature that will occur in the engine compartment under normal operating conditions...
• Accessory dreams was: Looking for instrument cluster or tachometer
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:17:14 -0500
  ...COM> wrote: >> >> and coolant temperature and oil pressure and oil temperature and cabin >> temperature and exterior temperature and driver temperature... then we will >> be...
• Re: VW T3 On-Board Computer?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 6 Nov 2018 10:17:43 -0800
  ...Oil pressure and oil temperature possible? The current FW version supports the display of oil pressure and oil temperature, provided appropriate sensors (oil temperature...
• Re: Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:37:34 -0700
  ...The air is going to be to dry to > hold fog forming water droplets anyway, I've seen many winter days with temperatures way...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:01:19 -0500
  So your temperature is good. Is your front heater blower fan working? Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com David Prendergast wrote: > Just...
• Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:44:03 -0800
  ...Starting my 88' Westy (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop flashing. This was with the engine still cold...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 12:30:52 PDT
  >| With a 5w50 oil, the base stock is 5W with modifiers to make it act like its up to 50W >| at higher temperatures. >| >| The...
• Re: New AC Thing
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 13:26:54 -0700
  ...Any chance you could do some pre-conversion cabin/vent temperature testing so we could have something to compare the performance of this new...
• Re: overheating weirdness - expansion tank temporarily going empty
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:01:43 -0400
  ...its the test circuit), it also pegs the temperature needle, no matter what the temperature actually is. From what you describe, I would bet...
• Re: Vanagon temperature problem
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Aug 1997 10:50:16 -0500
  >>The problem seems to be temperature which at times runs over 50% and can fluctuate. I've taken my van to three different Volkswagen...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 19:18:52 -0400
  ...I changed out the radiator fan switch with the lower temperature rated one, but that had no effect on where the gauge sits or...
• Re: Temperature guage
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 19:18:20 -0400
  ...I changed out the radiator fan switch with the lower temperature rated one, but that had no effect on where the gauge sits or...
• '87 Transporter Overheating - Second Try
  Historical mailing list - Craig Bodie
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 13:25:55 -0400
  ...Since the temperature gage sensor is in the back it measures more accurately the temperature of the motor, while the thermoswitch measures the radiator...
• Re: 20W-50 oil question
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:39:40 -0700
  ...The Vangon's cooling system is unable > > to keep the coolant at a constant temperature in slow traffic or in climbing > > long hills, unlike...
• Re: Refrigerator Fans
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:40:29 -0700
  Steve, I agree that external fridge fans do not improve fridge cooling in moderate outside temperatures of say up to 70 degrees or so...
• Re: Outside Temperature
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:56:12 -0800
  ...I guess it would be more convenient to have a means of knowing the temperature outside when I am inside (particularly when driving), but...
• Re: Last call for overheating help
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:10:26 -0400
  ...Does anyone think that John's temperature gauge may be giving a false reading? If his radiator fan is coming on when the guage...
• Re: charge rate at main & aux batt
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:46:56 +0200
  ...That is > the advantage of a temperature compensated charge controller. I > with my screwdriver am the temperature compensator for now. ;-) > > Richard A Jones > Boulder...
• 2.1L Vanagon Cooling - Philosophical Design question
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:12:33 -0400
  ...If the radiator is partly clogged, but cools enough for light load/cool temperature running, will the temperature gauge read normal until the cooling...
• Re: Propane tank connecting to Black Cat heaters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 15:31:03 -0500
  ...The pressure in a tank containing liquid propane depends entirely on the temperature. Coleman may have a reason they don't want you to...
• Re: running hot....any ideas? UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:42:10 -0600
  Chris, Can you use a meter to check the resistance of the temperature sensor when the engine is cold and hot? I believe the...
• Re: Grille emblem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 28 Sep 2017 21:43:54 -0400
  > > What is RTC ? Room Temperature Vulcanizing silicone adhesive/gasket/caulking compound. Also polysulfide and similar rubber caulks and such, but I hear it used...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 29 May 2011 09:36:09 -0400
  Delete 2.1 wasserboxer engine in favour of VW inline 4. Temperature gauge? What's that for? Geo/ATL
• Re: Pfeiffer facilities
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 13:13:50 PST
  So Alex Skovronek says: > > What type of temperatures can be expect during January? Day time > highs of ? and night time lows of ? ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cold colder...
• Red light on the temperature...
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 31 May 1998 23:05:16 -0500
  My red light would come on occassionally and when I filled the expansion tank it went off. I had a leak in the expansion...
• Head Sealant
  Historical mailing list - John C. Iseman
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 01:05:52 EST
  I have used high temperature silicon sealant in many appplications with excellent results. Would such a sealant be suitable for use on a head...
• Thanks ( wont start when warm conclusion)
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 19:11:17 -0500
  ...The van starts great at all temperatures now. Matt [text/html]
• Re: Oil cooler questions.
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 2 Nov 2022 09:44:03 -0700
  ...Ideally oil temperature should be close to coolant temperature. > > > > 3) On the Waterboxer, the oil cooler/heater is actually designed to both. It is...
• Re: engine surge on idle --- FIX
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 9:39:39 EDT
  > > On Sat, 16 Apr 1994, Ron Steriti wrote: > > I tracked it down to the idle temperature sensor. > > Seems that it is a thermsistor that...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 13:57:40 -0400
  ...So, engine running pretty consistently at these temperatures once warmed up and moving. Only rising at idle in hot conditions. Currently running Mobile 1...
• Re: Scott: common knowledge?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:40:07 -0800
  ...My >> father's '53 Chevy had to have a wind block whenever the temperature >> was below about 10 F. My camper benefits if the...
• Re: subject Re: Ice Cream Camping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:20:02 -0600
  ...the inside temperature of the air is 85deg > >(jonesin for > >spring, here) and a block of ice is melting what temperature is the > >water...
• '85 Westy cutting out in high temp
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 08:55:47 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi All, My '85 Westy has been running good, but lately with the 100 + degree temperatures here (in New Mexico) it has been cutting...
• Re: What makes a pyrometer's cable so special?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:28:00 EST
  ...It produces a VERY small voltage roughly proportional to temperature. >> Any extension conductors from the thermocouple head to the associated instrumentation/controller are ALL...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:22:52 -0500
  Note that the chart from the VW manual show the largest temperature range for 15W-40, and that it goes to a temperature just...
• Re: Trip Report & other data Oil temperature
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 6 Jul 2021 10:04:56 -0700
  I notice there's a difference in oil temperature measured at the oil cooler (170°F) and at the oil filter (250°F) and...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 18:23:03 -0500
  ...What is the ambient temperature where you are at when it happens. > You may need to change the oil to a lighter weight. I...