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Re: Question on Biodiesel
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 17 May 2005 12:01:27 -0600
...the same category as running a generator with an electric motor that > was powered by the generator: Net loss in the system. > (And then...
Re: O ring making kit
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:53:32 -0600
...Rubber belts for Van de Graaff generators and balloons last a lot longer when stored that way. Of course if the O-rings in...
Re: idle fuel calculations
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:35:42 -0500
...Newer rigs have an auxiliary generator to power accessories and heat the cabin while the truck is parked overnight. Saves wear on the drive...
Re: Westy camping at USGP--gripe
Historical mailing list - Mark Kreuzer
Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:53:36 -0500
...There was tons of wide open space, 4 Westy's and minimal generator noise. I've camped at a lot of race tracks and...
Re: Arduino and Vanagons
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 13 Nov 2013 08:09:45 -0600
...arial; COLOR: #000000">At least mounted on the trailer being towed behind with the generator<BR>and auxiliary propane tank and window mount AC...
Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights - OFF TOPIC
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 5 Oct 2002 14:42:55 -0700
...Edison set up a 1,000 volt Westinghouse AC generator attached to a metal plate and executed a dozen innocent animals. The press had...
Re: 89 WESTFALIA-Auxilliairy battery
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 7 Jun 1999 10:28:21 -0400
...power big loads and stay within Westy weight constraints, a gasoline generator will give you much better energy density (along with stink and unholy...
New A/C for Vanagons Available in Mexico?
Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 08:14:27 -0500
...put it right in the driver's window and run an extension cord or hang a generator off the bumper. Visibility is a bit...
Re: Share your solar success story?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 1 Jul 2005 09:44:38 -0800
...Share your solar success story? > I've been using on the the Honda 1k generators for about 3 years now. > > And I use it...
catalog you'll ALL love
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 17:15:46 -0800
...wind generators hydro electric stuff unusual generators and motors a salt-water generator, featuring power for 40-60 hours from 1 cup of table...
'64 Single Electric Blues of my own
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:14:22 -0800 (PST)
...I hooked up the generator and the rest of the regulator wiring and was getting a jump start from the Sentra. Well, the truck...
Re: Distributor part question
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 14:00:26 -0800
...In the Bentley manual it is labeled as the Hall Generator. The electrical plug on mine is pretty cracked up and the wires are...
Re: Best 4 spd Syncro starter replace solution?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:33:25 -0600
I always have my starters, alternators, generators rebuilt locally and I've had excellent long term service on everything from Allis Chalmers, Hyster, Towmotor...
Re: Trip Contingencies-Tire repairs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:56:58 -0400
...rusting and expanding the steel belts http://www.conti-online.com/generator/www/us/en/continental/automobile/themes/contiacademy/drivers_ed/tire_repair_en...
Re: Change a VW Fan Belt In 5 Seconds?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:14:49 -0500
...stretch, and it's liable to >> rupture internal strength members. �The generator mount and bearings >> might not be extra-happy either. >> >> Which says nothing...
Re: What's a Hall sender do?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 18:54:08 -0400
...These pass through the gap in the Hall generator assembly. When the gap is open, the sensor "sees" the magnet and generates a tiny...
Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:18:44 -0800
...A very similar 1.9TD engine was sold by VW > Industrial Engine for generators, pumps, etc. Some venders have been > selling the Industrial version...
Re: Water Powered Cars
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:06:38 -0600
...I do have a friend who uses a hydrogen generator to produce hydrogen for his oxy/hydrogen torch. It requires distilled water, potassium hydroxide...
Re: VW EuroVan chassis "Rialta"
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 10 Sep 1997 01:36:52 UT
...Including generator, TV, and the Microwave. The low ground clearance of the water pipe is a problem in most RV's. With a little...
Re: [NVC but camping!] In Canada's B.C.
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 24 May 2012 09:01:48 -0700
...Any more amenities and you get your amateur campers with their generators and other noise-makers. Manicured lawns, paved parking spaces, and fancy restrooms...
Re: Fw: A little help
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 11 Nov 96 20:14:52 CST
...he even went so far as to mount a small gas powered generator on the front bumper so he could run it while he...
Anti-SPAM, cheap ISP. :-)
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 14:57:00 -0400
...Also I heard the more characters in your address, the harder it is for the random address generators to hit you, hence my address...
Favorite VW Junkyards & Other Strange Tales (Kinda Long Post)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jul 1995 01:36:07
...Turned out it was the generator. We were out in the middle of the vast Navajo Reservation, about sixty miles from Badwater, Arizona and...
Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 3 May 2013 09:26:06 -0500
...I got so sick of taring down the carbueretors on my weedeater, lawnmower and generator, even with stabil in the tank, that I finally...
Re: Input on Prestone jumpstart battery?
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Wed, 16 Sep 1998 22:59:24 -0500
FWIW, I never go anywhere further than getting groceries without my Coleman generator with battery booster cables. $300 at Damark for a 850W unit...
Re: Electric instantaneous water heater question
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:18:18 EST
...of your van, install an > electric > instantaneous water heater; they're compact and also highly efficient. > > George > Where do I put the generator? JC...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - JD Foster
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:22:55 -0700
...Vince S wrote: >That is crazy! Folks without generator need not apply. I wouldn't use a >tube amp even at home this day...
Re: Everyone Move To Hershey PA! Economy is Booming NVC
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:47:41 -0800
...189.00 chain saws for $1,000.00 and $500.00 generators for $2,000.00 right after a hurricane. I wonder how long...
Re: Portable air conditioning.
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Sun, 19 Jan 2014 19:45:48 -0600
...If not - you need a small generator - which of course may annoy the neighbors in the campground, But you could rig yourself a small...
Re: Dometic Refridge pilot lamp indicator not working!
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 08:27:44 -0400
This is interesting because we have just the opposite problem-the pilot generator light will not go out even when the gas is off...
Re: Block Heaters
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 09:55:42 -0500
...300W or so, I > believe, so even our little generator can handle it in a pinch. > > -Karl > > > > Who sells the electric "block heaters" that...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 20 Jan 2005 03:20:07 EST
...Also, I once saw a flywheel hammered (really only tapped, once some heat was applied) off its taper fit on a motor-generator set...
Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:53:31 EST
...v Koolatrons to your back and hook it up to a generator connected to one of the bikes wheels ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario...
Re: HHO Kits
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:05:27 -0400
...That leaves 1.25 units to operate your gas generator, for a net useful output of 40 - 2 + 1.5 -.25 = 39.25 units...
Re: alternator installation
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 24 Apr 2010 13:35:51 -0500
...Tom Hargrave wrote: > John, > > You are absolutely right if discussing a generator. The field is composed of > 2 or 4 electro-magnets mounted to...
Re: sliding door quieting
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:08:53 -0700
...sleeping -- I'm an early riser; but if the neighbors are generator people or seem to have gotten the impression that I really wanted...
Re: 1.9ltr vanagon timing help needed.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:43:56 -0400
...Since it's constatly in the circuit between the Hall generator in the distributor and the ignitor on the left firewall, a failure there...
NEED HELP!! <-- hybridizing my vanagon
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 28 Aug 2001 07:39:33 -0400
...I am going to "put" a small diesel engine (or maybe just a harley big v) in the van mate it to a generator...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:09:18 -0800
...One thing you'd be wasting your air on is lecturing me about the evils of generators and other noisy machines in campgrounds. Preaching...
Re: Engine installed and blowing a little smoke
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:41:07 -0700
...http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=leak+down+tester Best bad news generator I own! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: T-3 Transaxle Needed: 82 Diesel Westy
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Wed, 29 Apr 1998 12:28:08 -0600
...I enjoy finding my own campsites far from the other "nature lovers" with their loud stereos, generators, and beer busts, and the bigger tires...
91 Westy - Sliding Door Pops Open While Driving
Historical mailing list - Jahan Byrne
Wed, 5 Dec 2001 16:27:32 -0800
<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY...
Cockpit of a C-141, was: Fabricating a radiator fan on indicator light, with surprise ending!
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 27 May 2007 12:58:37 -0700
...s propeller rotate. > This caused the motor to act as a generator and produce voltage, in turn > illuminating the LED to about half brightness...
Reply to: Re: My Own Private FAQ
Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
02 Nov 96 10:14:24 EST
>> Hey Luke , your '86 already has a electronic ignition. ( Hall Generator) And so does all watercooled vanagons. ( you must have been driving your '67...
Re: Distributor part question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 11:56:40 -0800
...In the Bentley manual it is labeled as the Hall Generator. The electrical plug on mine is pretty cracked up and the wires are...
Re: Alternator Bearings?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 7 Apr 2007 22:41:46 -0500
...Changes with the RPM of the engine. > > If I was back in the aircooled days, it would definitely be the generator bearings. It has...
Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 4 Dec 2007 11:57:20 -0500
...A small honda generator allows you to recharged a battery if you have gone too far down the road of not being able to...
Re: What's a Hall sender do?
Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
Mon, 8 Apr 2013 07:36:54 -0700
...item I haven't replaced or diagnosed is the Halls sender, generator or whatever is in the distributor. What does this thing do and...
Re: Unca Joel: one more thing
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:24:37 -0500
...He was concerned about keeping the schedule of > delivering gas to keep a generator running for a person in critical need of > oxygen. > > Jim
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:50:27 -0500
...A valve --> a switch Engine-driven pump --> generator (or battery. But batteries use chemistry so they're more complicated in detail. In very rough...
Re: AC While Camping
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:11:29 -0500
...for camping, so be it...if someone wants > to use a generator, so what...? > > I don't get this whole issue...I suppose it...
Re: (fwd) 1968 VW Westfalia Camper for Sale
Historical mailing list
Sat, 5 Nov 94 19:59:29 PST
...pistons, valves, rebuilt solex > carburetor, new K&N air filter, new generator, voltage regulator. > >With the exception of the engine block problem, this vehicle...
FREE '81 poptop still available
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:06:57 -0400
...you help and bring me a gallon of gas for the generator and 5 good bimetal sawz-all blades. But it is going Saturday...
Re: The "syndrome" solutions
Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 09:43:23 -0500
Larry, according to the Bentley (and my own 85 Vanagon), it does indeed have a hall sensor and generator. Cheers, -Kyle On Sun, 12...
Re: camping amidst bears, safety question
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:40:08 -0800
...Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > Just post signs .. > > "Warning ..........those operating generators may get pieces of > bear-attracting meat hung from their vehicles now...
Re: Dual Batteries
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Tue, 19 Apr 1994 11:51:30 -0700 (PDT)
...The generator charged up both batteries, > but only the stereo was hooked up to battery #2. I could run the > stereo for hours until...
Re: Washing the motor
Historical mailing list
18 Jul 1995 23:43:56 GMT
...asks about cleaning his motor: >new motor is the generator and the tin. I didn't get a chance to run >it to the...
Re[2]: VW Customer Relations & reality check
Historical mailing list - Ed McMullin
Thu, 11 Jul 96 10:08:00 PDT
>generators soon. Maybe we should start destroying old cars, then we might >feel better about Witbank (wry grin, with a tear) I have to...
Name for my Westy
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 10 Mar 2000 18:30:02 -0700
...for the 4 1100hp Mercedes Benz diesels plus two 100 hp generators! But then you got a range of 8,750 miles. The above...
Re: Vanagon+Mule=gonalot
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Mon, 13 Oct 2003 19:58:20 -0700
...gone forever! ;>) > Put a Honda generator in > it ... gone for 2 forevers. > > Bob Stevens > > http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare > http://groups.yahoo.com/group...