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• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:59:30 -0700
  ...I also believe that fuel >> formulation changes for different temperatures make a difference. >> The slight difference in fuel density should mean better winter >> mileage...
• Re: Tach needed, anyone able to help, and trip report
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:22:11 +0000
  Yes, there is a reason why engineers determined a tachometer on dash is a good thing, whether Formula 1 or Vanagon.  And many of...
• RE: drag coefficient
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:39:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...For you formula-oriented types: Drag = 0.5 * Density * Speed^2 * Area * DragCoefficient >Aha you say- >so a bus might have a lower coefficient...
• Re: From the vw news rumor mill
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 15:23:04 -0800
  ...name? - 22 December 2004 > > The largest European carmaker not involved with Formula One, Volkswagen, may > be considering a change of name. > > The Wolfsburg-based...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:58:00 -0700
  ...As a result, no one magic > formula can accurately account for how fuel inefficient all vehicles are > unless it includes some kind of unique...
• Re: Firewood
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:37:12 -0500
  John When we raced the VW engines in the formula Vee class SCCA we had a fire bottle in the car with a chemical...
• Re: What coolants are ok?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jul 1997 12:52:30 EDT
  ...No hint at the >formulation of their "proprietary" stuff. > >I have been running on h2o alone for a month or two, since I burst...
• Re: Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 07:16:44 -0500
  ...3 or more HP (I've been looking everywhere for that formula, but no joy). There is around a 10% inefficiency in the inverter...
• Re: ?? SYNCRO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ??
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 09:30:39 -0700
  ...There is no safe formula, but if you take a copy of Derek Drew's Alignment article (Aug 8 1996) in and they don...
• Comments on displacement (Frank?)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Sun, 24 Mar 2002 13:47:54 -0800
  ...and Porsche 911s were close, but that was before emissions controls. Formula one cars during the turbo era (until ~1990) could get ~1200 hp...
• Re: Diesel (AAZ) engine conversion questions
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:36:20 -0500
  ...is about to be a non-issue with the >> new fuel formulation, ULSD. >> >> Karl >> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 18:49:01 -0400
  ...I think this guy never changed his oil, or only used the old formula "Quaker State" (the Pennsylvania type that was heavy with natural...
• Re: I4 conversion survey
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 20:41:09 -0400
  ...The impetus for the conversion was our drive to Michigan to see our friend race his team's Formula SAE car. On the ride...
• Re: From the vw news rumor mill
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:48:20 -0500
  ...name? - 22 December 2004 > > The largest European carmaker not involved with Formula One, Volkswagen, may > be considering a change of name. > > The Wolfsburg-based...
• Re: Great device for lubing cables
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 5 Jul 2019 12:43:23 -0400
  Is your bottle of Triflow from the '80s also? Company sold and formula might have changed since then. Stephen Mobile > On Jul 5, 2019...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 14:04:30 -0500
  ...Corrosion problems seem, from all I've read and heard, to be attributed specifically to phosphate in the formulation. VW is certainly not the...
• Re: Opinions - Michelin MX4 Rain Force
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:11:18 -0800
  ...Since the tire you have is p-metric, and governed by p-metric load formulas, the division of its load by 1.10 applies...
• Re: Upholstery Questions
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:13:28 +0000
  ...From my current station in life, I'm dealing with breast milk/baby formula and juice box spit-up on seats and crushed-up...
• Re: yellow painting to remove
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:28:10 -0400
  ...For some reason > the pine-sol formula works to break down with the amonia in the waterbased > paint. We actually use Pine-Sol to...
• Fwd: Re: Window Tint Asthetics
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:43:32 -0800
  ...I am probably going with either Formula One or Llumar tint as > > per > > John Rogers' post on the subject. > > > > On 7/13/05, John...
• Re: Syncro Gas/FuelTank material
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:33:26 -0600
  ...There are many formulaitons of that breed of plastic, and each one accepts or rejects repairs in their own unique way. Even the newer...
• Re: Grill fix glue?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:43:50 -0500
  ...But unlike gasket maker >silicones, this stuff is formulated to be stickeeeee, and will stick >to an amazing number of materials. Cures bluish-clear...
• Cooling System Opinion
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Jul 1997 06:55:10 -0400
  ...My feelings on the coolant issue are because of the propriatary nature of the manufacturers formula, I bought the Autobahn stuff. I feel if...
• Re: higher octane higher burn temperature
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 08:24:21 -0800
  ...higher octane higher burn temperature > > As a former gasoline retailer let me say a few words about fuel formulation... > > The difference between "regular" and...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:02:17 -0700
  ...Flow = lubrication." "If you change your oil to a thicker formula the pressure will go up. It goes up because the resistance to flow...
• Re: Eurobago VS Eurovan
  Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 12:12:27 -0400
  ...Seems that VW's environmental consciousness exceeds their ability to formulate a decent water-based paint. Little rust blooms all over. 4. Those paper...
• Give Your Partner Endless Orgasms . . . . .. . ... . . . .. 29689
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 03:04:06 -0500
  ...your Sex Life?<BR> IMPULSE is an all Natural Herbal formula that is guaranteed to increase your sexual<BR> performance! Remember, it's...
• Re: VW antifreeze ?
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 19:45:34 -0500
  ...If you study the labels you will see that the Orange Dex-Cool or Orange Extended life anti-freeze labels state the formula is...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:30:23 -0400
  ...Maybe you should ask Boston Bob about his formula on how to rebuild these engines to last, better than factory. I'm pretty sure...
• Re: Vapor lock? Static electricity? Help!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:40:16 -0700
  ...Although you may get high-altitude formulated gas in Colorado- I would expect so. Gasoline is formulated, and changes, for season, altitude, regions sometimes...
• Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 19:10:49 -0500
  ...when I was building formula vee engines that would spin up to 6k on the track flexing could be a problem. After all the...
• flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts one last time
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:27:56 -0500
  ...when I was building formula vee engines that would spin up to 6k on the track flexing could be a problem. After all the...
• Fire Up Your S E X Life! . . . . . . .. . . . .. . 31143
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 04:08:30 -0500
  ...your Sex Life?<BR> IMPULSE is an all Natural Herbal formula that is guaranteed to increase your sexual<BR> performance! Remember, it's...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:28:19 -0600
  ...Chemically, water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having the formula > H2O. It is chemically active, reacting with certain metals and metal > oxides...
• Re: snow tires-check this site!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:05:17 -0500
  ...it's not only their tread design, it's the rubber compound used too - specifically formulated for ice and snow and cold slippery surfaces...
• Re: Painting Pop Top
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 13 Oct 1994 18:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
  ...finishing, he used "however") I would defer to Derek, whose VW formula sounds an awful lot like a gelcoat analogue to me. H Steven...
• Maifest German car show in saint louis, May 21
  Historical mailing list - Stephen White
  Mon, 8 May 2000 01:04:44 -0500
  ...They expect to have formula Vee racecars, porsche racecars etc. and of course Veedubs ;) I have never been to this show, and dont know...
• Re: acetone
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:13:58 -0700
  ...Flexible tubing, like gas line) is formulated on the basis of > which solvents it touches and thus gas additives will have some effect on...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 23:04:30 -0500
  ...For the winter I even go down to the 0w-40 European formulae for my daily drivers. If I have to drive Fun Bus...
• Re: Washing the poptop
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:56:24 -0800
  ...One formulation of Barkeeper's friend has oxalic acid in it, and it is probably easier to use that. Has a scouring agent in...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 22:42:55 -0500
  ...I must agree with VW in specifying their own special formula in the hopes of selling lots of it. There are certain areas of...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - JD Foster
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 09:00:53 -0700
  ...Yes, antifreeze (a generic term for *many* different formulations of products) is toxic, but generally only so if INGESTED. The amount that may be...
• Re: CDN Tire Inverter questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:25:54 -0700
  ...If the inverter can give out 300W then you just need to know this formula.... P = I x V Where P is power in...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 16:00:17 -0700
  ...For applications in oils for gasoline engines, zinc and phosphorus emissions could damage catalytic converters and have had their quantity reduced in standard formulations...
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:53:43 -0700
  ...Sorry, I'm sure there is a formula about length of extension, leverage, etc. But I don't know it. So in the case...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:40:56 -0700
  ...will have little effect on the 1.5 watt load. > > The formula for energy in watt-seconds (aka joules) stored in a capacitor > is...
• Re: Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:38:19 -0400
  ...unsuitable for Vanagon/T3 transaxles..." > > > > "The fact that Redline changed their formulation on the MT-90 synthetic > > oil was recently confirmed..." > > > > I envy your...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 18:54:03 -0800
  ...250 = 15,000 rpm...which means...that you've installed a Formula 1 engine into your Vanagon...Cool!! -- Brett in Portland, OR "Albert" '82...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jul 2000 01:45:41 EDT
  ...My engine should last 300,000 miles or more, I followed Gene Bergs formula for making engine last. "Have fun always wondering where your...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:05:25 -0800
  ...V=IR^2 is an important formula to remember. Constants: Battery Voltage = 13.5V Bulbs = 2 x 55+60W (Standard 86-91 Vanagon on...
• Re: Compression Ratios, mixing Heads.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 26 Nov 2003 13:27:07 -0500
  Bob, Start with the basic formula: CR= (Cylinder Displacement + Combustion Chamber)/Combustion Chamber For displacement I used the volume swept by one piston. For...
• Re: Coolant recommendations
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 21:25:21 -0700
  ...You are after all "The Corrupter" I' m sure the Prestone formulation has evolved over the years to comply with manufacturing changes in the...
• Vanagon Experiences vs. GTI Experiences Thus Far (no worthwhile content)
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:16:19 +0000
  ...me to deeply explore the Bentley and the car itself to formulate my own ideas. I think I've been spoiled by the Vanagon...
• Re: BusFusion 2006
  Historical mailing list - Ron L
  Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:04:41 -0500
  ...S'il vous plait visiter le site web de _Busfusion_ >:::(http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhomfr.htm) pour plus de details et >:::le >:::formulaire...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:49:36 -0400
  ...Regular paper or cardboard is not formulated or treated for this application, like a proper gasket material is; As you stated, "The thin one...
• Re: Window Tint Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:20:51 -0400
  ...high end film on the > market) and Pinnacle CP film by Formula One -his high end film for his shop. > > Llumar metalized film has...
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  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 11 May 2013 18:27:22 -0400
  ...No fire > extinguisher is the formula for disaster. Electrical arc's and opened fuel > flow is a bad combination. > > I had a neighbor burn...
• Re: MB/Audi rim dangers.....?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 13:41:12 -0500
  ...Plugging this number into your formula you get: 6"=152mm /2 = 76mm - 45mm = 31mm versus 6"=152mm /2 = 76mm - 35mm = 41mm which is a...
• Re: Fuel hose #2
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:50:18 -0400
  ...jonathan On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Mike wrote: > I highly doubt that the plastic air brake tubing is formulated for > continuous exposure to fuel...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:50:11 -0500
  ...extend down more than six inches or a specified percentage ( complex formula) for the particular vehicle. On my van it would be six inches...