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• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_I=E2=80=99m_leaving_the_Dometic_propane_brotherhood?=
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 10 Sep 2021 08:04:31 -0700
  ...I’ll > blog later with power consumption data etc. > > Of course I feel sad. I have a soft spot for the propane fridge. But...
• Gasoline in sump???
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 25 Jun 2021 15:33:45 -0600
  ...I noticed then that the rate of fuel consumption seemed high according to the fuel gauge. Yesterday I drove it again, noticed more blue...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:01:36 -0500
  ...tank > > again and report back. > > > > I don't normally check fuel consumption except when on camping trips, > > those are highway miles. I get about...
• Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 12:26:13 -0700
  ...told me that I messed that one up! The 24-hour consumption of a 7A reefer running 2 minutes out of ten is (counts...
• Re: Alcohol + the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sat, 7 Jun 2003 18:45:58 -0700
  ...Some sections do allow the storage of open containers in the "living quarters of a housecar." However, the section on consumption simply says "No...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 11:39:00 -1000
  I divide all forms of 'lost or consumption of coolant' into two broad catagories.. External leakage or Internal consumption. A pressure tester helps to...
• 4th vanagon camper hookup - summer cooling
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:04:08 -0700
  ...I attach a hot wire to the alternator output (yeah, I know it's drawing off the starter battery but current consumption is small...
• '56 Controls
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 16:54:27 -0500
  ...i'd keep track of gas consumption anyway. clara
• Idle, Stumble, ignition, stumble, ignition, stumble, then OK
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Fri, 1 Jan 1904 04:05:34 -0400
  ...Fuel consumption is down by about 25%... I assume it's all the starting and stopping. Several hour-long trips and still no change...
• Re: More Friday Blabbering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:56:00 -0500
  ...we feel we may be over the limit in our alcoholic > consumption or, we do as Jeff Lincoln and pull over for a nap...
• Rear brake shoes affect MPG.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:18:20 -0700
  ...It's helpful to keep track of your fuel consumption. I know now that my rear brakes are too dang tight..(actually, I knew...
• Re: Load vs fuel consumption..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:13:52 -0400
  ...Load vs fuel consumption.. My 84 tin top with a westie interior and an inline ABA Jetta motor driving though a 5sp manual shifter...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:12:17 -0400
  ...If > your > fool consumption drops by 30% so does the pollutants per mile. er ah > 'fuel > consumption' it should be. > > The options are out...
• Re: Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sun, 2 May 2010 15:37:40 -0700
  Loren Busch wrote: > Second, I think you will find that the electrical consumption of any one, > let alone all, of the cooking appliances you...
• Re: The best GENERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:36:14 -0800
  ...But what is the best up to 2000 watts geenerator with the cleanest power output, low noise level, fuel consumption, longest life, best weight...
• Re: 5 cylinder kits from overland
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 30 Jan 2004 07:44:45 -0500
  ...Fuel >consumption might be a problem for me; here in the UK I have >to pay about US $5.50 per US gallon of...
• Re: A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:00:15 -0500
  ...Fuel consumption was 13-14mpg measured with GPS > for the previous several thousand miles. > > G. After installation of the Exhaust system using the MCM...
• Re: Oil question....not the dreaded which motor oil is best....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:11:31 -0500
  ...As you noted your oil consumption may be caused by valve stem seals. These can be easily serviced without any major disassembly of the...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:40:43 -0500
  In many marine and industrial application fuel consumption is often rated by pounds/hour or a metric equivalent. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:00:25 -0600
  David: > Richard Jones and others have > installed them and can tell you what their average consumption is. [Oh, this is just TOO good to...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 19 May 2009 09:30:22 -0600
  ... AND ... you wouldn't believe some of the places Richard and I found ourselves in after expending that mileage, last week .... to do the...
• Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 94 11:26:48 EDT
  ...Anyway who can say, sometimes though idle is erratic and fuel consumption is not as good as it could be 21 mpg (imp-highway...
• FS: 2.1 engine, access. and other
  Historical mailing list - Ray R Brubaker
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 22:31:34 -0400
  ...Engine was still running strong with good oil pressure and very low oil consumption. Run on synthetic oil most of its life. All original...
• Re: 13 watt helical bulb in bus
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:01:33 -0700
  Warren Lail wrote: > Greetings Lubbers, > > I know we are having a discussion regarding the power consumption of our favorite gadgets, and so I thought...
• Re: WBX engine break-in
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 15 Apr 2018 12:30:10 -0600
  ...Keep an eye on oil consumption. Especially with some of the aftermarket cylinder sets broken rings happen. Avoid lugging. The WBX is a short...
• Mp3/FM + mono dash mount radio reccomends?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:58:17 -0700
  ...Less consumption is better. A bigger battery may be in the future, but I'd like to use what I have. Plus having access...
• Re: Fwd: Need help!
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:58:41 -0700
  ...Nevertheless, the gas consumption is still the same, too high >>to travel. >> >>Do you have an idea of what can I do? Mechanics here...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:51:15 -0600
  ...tank >> again and report back. >> >> I don't normally check fuel consumption except when on camping >> trips, >> those are highway miles. I get about...
• Re: A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:57:13 -0500
  ...Fuel consumption was 13-14mpg measured with GPS > > for the previous several thousand miles. > > > > G. After installation of the Exhaust system using the MCM...
• Re: I've had it...Ed's finished with me.
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:06:53 -0800
  ...It burned a quart of oil every 1,000 miles (the dealer performed a consumption test and said this was "Normal" and within spec...
• Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:56:58 -0700
  Talking of environmentally friendly gas consumption, my friend Carmen just came back from the philippines (that's where she's from), and one of...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sat, 17 May 2008 15:38:41 -0700
  ...http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi-bin/i/images/p9110067.jpg > and I would swear my oil consumption dropped dramatically. This engine > has > over a...
• head gasket death...
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 18:34:02 -0700
  ...is good until about 150,000 (compression is good, no oil consumption). has anyone been through this before who can give me a little...
• Re: 1990 waterboxer heads - a popular topic....
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 17:52:27 EDT
  ...My oil consumption is very slight.... ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there...
• Re: Blue smoke at start-up
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 21:06:51 -0500
  ...Also, what viscosity oil is being used? Too light will increase the consumption here. Excess oil will also destroy the Catalytic converter. Also, make...
• Re: Long Distance Drive After Motor Break-In?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 8 Apr 2005 23:41:49 -0700
  ...I had about 40,000 on my engine when I > finally made the switch, and when I did, the oil consumption dropped by > half...
• LOW POWER 84GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Apr 1997 04:18:38 -0400 (EDT)
  ...but I don't think this is unrelated to the fuel consumption and power problem. Any ideas would be appreciated? Larry Cloninger, 83 Westy...
• EV serpentine belt (was EV malfunction woes)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Jun 97 09:39:38 EDT
  ...power consumption). Anyone figure out how install and properly tension a serpentine belt? I've looked under there but it doesn't look intuitive...
• Re: Roster
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 09:33:08 -0500
  ...outed, I can easily remove them from the list for general consumption. > > I see this as a subject for general discussion, so if you...
• Re: Interior Lights
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 9 May 2003 18:51:49 -0600
  ...Long Life - approx 100,000 hrs Vibration Resistant Low, Low power consumption Details with source info: http://www.roadhaus.com/electrical.html "people don...
• (Fwd) MPG Survey Results - a repost
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:54:00 -0400
  ...On a personal note, my motivation in doing the survey was to get the numbers to compare the fuel consumption of my newly purchased...
• Re: 14" tires, report...
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:49:16 -0400
  ...We'll see on fuel consumption, but I'm guessing it will decline > a little from my past 25~...mpg.
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Jun 2012 13:58:11 -0400
  ...How to adjust the AFM for more or for less consumption. Which direction to turn the adjuster to achive either. I can't find...
• Re: AFM adjustment; clockwise or anticlockwise?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 06:43:09 -0500
  ...this century. > > How to adjust it for more or for less consumption. Which direction would do > which. I can't find instruction in the...
• Re: Black Gold Sucker?
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 10:29:33 -0800
  ...I've found my oil consumption varies a lot. Uses the most at high load and/or high revs, like when going through the...
• Re: vanagon conversion to mazda rotary engine
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 22:59:45 +1300
  >It would probably fit...but...these have a reputation for high fuel >consumption with poor torque. Doesn't sound like a Vanagon solution. This...
• Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 14:13:32 -0400
  ...950 miles since last oil change(10w40), very little to no oil consumption (have topped off once), and the oil itself looks pretty clean...
• Re: 200000 miles
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:52:16 -0400
  ...000 miles with > symptoms of old age - low compression, high oil consumption, bad tranny. > > Regards > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver (x2) > > Wesley Pegden wrote...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 18 May 2008 08:57:38 -0700
  ...http://neksiwel.20m.com/cgi-bin/i/images/p9110067.jpg > and I would swear my oil consumption dropped dramatically. This engine has > over a...
• MPG Survey Results - a repost
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:30:35 -0400
  ...On a personal note, my motivation in doing the survey was to get the numbers to compare the fuel consumption of my newly purchased...
• Re: Alternative Instrumentation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Apr 1996 18:00:58 -0800
  ...Maybe I'm just too much of a gadget head, but I think it'd be cool to be able to monitor fuel consumption...
• Re: Roster
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:37:51 -0500
  ...outed, I can easily remove them from the list for general consumption. > > I see this as a subject for general discussion, so if you...
• Re: Fresh rebuild. now what?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 19:40:47 -0500
  ...No oil consumption and good compression. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Paul Bucco wrote: > Hi List, > I have a fresh 2.1 rebuild and...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 15:39:34 -0500
  I'm not sure about Waser Boxers but Air Cooled are supposed to use some oil. The harder you work them the more oil...
• Re: Non-Family Hauler
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 10:35:18 -0700
  ...Couple that with expensive tires (they were large), high fuel consumption, and limited headroom and selling was a no-brainer. The biggest issue was...
• The 300k club
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:34:58 +1000
  ...Minimal oil consumption and still maintains the 10L/100kms it has always achieved. Still, a good effort and I thought (for the benefit in...
• Air cooled head temps. Help!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:03:31 -0700
  ...Oil level is fine and oil consumption much less than half a litre in over 1700 km's. I was reading gauge incorrectly. (D...
• MPG Survey Results
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 21:41:07 PST
  ...On a personal note, my motivation in doing the survey was to get the numbers to compare the fuel consumption of my newly purchased...
• Re: Subaru Forester 2.5
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:57:54 -0700
  ...if that may possibly be the cause,,, Subies can exhibit oil consumption without showing any smoke @ the tailpipe ~ Take good care of it & it...
• Inline VW Vanagon: 60k miles now
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 10:48:32 -0800
  ...I've just been looking at the Fuelly app I began using in September, tracking all my gas consumption with a smartphone... Even including...