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• Re: GoWesty activiation
  Historical mailing list - C Snyder
  Sat, 14 May 2022 11:37:05 +0000
  ...On Friday, May 13, 2022, 3:18 PM, Rowan Tipton <rowan@DRAGONHOME.ORG> wrote: > On May 13, 2022, at 6:47 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon...
• Re: A different multi meter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 09:06:43 -0800
  ...http://www.dragoninnovation.com/projects/34-mooshimeter Rob vwrobb@gmail.com Volkswagen Enthusiast ....
• Re: Shifter problems - Will not shift in 1st, 3rd or 4th.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:02:11 -0400
  ...The problem > started a couple of day ago when I fell a hard drag shifting in > gears. Now its like there is not cluck...
• Re: Trailers
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:13:43 -0700
  ...I want to >drag along my new scooter (Genuine Scooter Company Rattler 110cc) >Appreciate any options others have used and recommendations for a very...
• FW: baja trip - dates?
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  20 Jun 1995 14:18:24 -0800
  ...bugs, chasing snakes out of my sleeping bag, and hundreds of miles from civilization. dragging my SO along to Baja does not seem likely...
• Porch(e) engines
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 20:20:27 -0800
  ...Fine handling with a polar moment of inertia allowing ~1G cornering forces with stock Pirelli CN36 tires/tyres and an admirable drag coefficient. Styling...
• Re: What causes those windows to (not stay) open...
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:28:32 EDT
  In a message dated 8/30/02 11:25:21 AM, midgard@DRAGON.ORG writes: << . . . two front triangle windows that don't like to...
• Re: Hoses hosed by VW?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:51:37 -0600
  ...Dave in KC 85 Westy ----- Original Message ----- From: "T." <midgard@DRAGON.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 7:33...
• Re: Mullendore port help
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 5 Oct 2011 18:09:08 -0400
  ...amps from a fully-charged battery, so if there's enough drag that it's blowing a 20 that's a real issue. However...
• That peppy little 2.2 digest response
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:15:38 -0800
  Dragracing in Vanagons! That's odd. I guess a good thing about using Vanagons in speed contests on the street is that you can...
• Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:12 -0400
  ...that's changeable on the fly? thanks, r Ron Tipton uther@dragonhome.org Go to work Send your kids to school Follow fashion Act...
• aerodynamics..NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
  ...That wing on the back of the later 928s was an attempt to improve it's poor co-efficient of drag, not to help...
• Re: Anonymous type II humor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 09:11:04 -0700
  ...pea-green, mid-'70's Westy >parked just off the main drag. On the rear and top left, where the "Westfalia" >insignia is usually...
• Re: GEX update
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Wed, 26 Jun 1996 19:56:07 -0500 (CDT)
  ...south \--------------------|in one of those." "You're weird." |of Lincoln. |e-mail: |"Wanna drag? HA HA HA" "Put a |_____________*__\ silent@ltec.net | small block...
• Re: Preparing for The Big Trip (moving to the left coast)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 00:00:59 -0500
  ...East Texas is ok, west Texas is a real drag, IMHO. Go accross the rockies or something. Peace, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Edmund A. "Eddie" Hintz **|** "You may...
• Re: Real Cheap traction
  Historical mailing list - Psychic Trucker
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 15:31:57 +0600
  ...Would i have had to release the brake peroidically so the bus didn't have to drag a "dead" wheel? Curious, brad '85 GL
• Re: "dry" sound from wheel
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 14:21:21 -0800
  ...Turned out to be a rock chip stuck in the caliper assembly that was dragging the rotor. Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:21:22 -0800
  ...Never really thought that much about wind drag from the rear-mount bike carrier on my Westy. My decision criteria for whether to put...
• Re: aerodynamics (Seriously...)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 96 22:50 CDT
  ...I thought that the early Buses actually had a lower drag co-efficient than the Beetle sedans. I read that somewhere. Don't know...
• Re: 85 westy fs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:21:13 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kasper" <dragon@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:36 PM...
• Re: Description of coveted cupholder sought/Floor mat question
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 11:11:58 -1000
  ...Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 10:31 AM Subject: Re: Description of coveted...
• Re: just how COLD is IT?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Fri, 24 Jan 2003 08:32:42 -0800
  ...dated 1/23/03 7:04:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, > dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: > > > > yeah, tim, but what about saturday last?� hell...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:00:57 -0800
  ...NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity On Jan 23, 2008, at 4:36 PM, Frank Grunthaner wrote: > Take Home Lesson: 30% fuel...
• Re: Shocks for 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:55:44 -0700
  ...HD or Touring? > > Mostly highway driving broken up with sprints up and down the Blue > Ridge Parkway, or The Tail of The Dragon, just...
• Re: Buses by the Beach Bus Benefit this weekend - Wooooo Hoooo!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 20 May 2010 00:29:43 -0400
  ...I'll see what I can't do about dragging some instruments and friends to Bus Boo. -Craig '85GL turned WESTY BOSTIG in the...
• Re: towing boat
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 17 May 1996 15:16:32 CST6CDT
  ...Larsen wrote: > I have a question directed to those of you who drag a boat behind > your vanagon. I have a 91 Vanagon and...
• re: stuck parking brake
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 Mar 97 15:41:02 EST
  ...No amount of dragging the wheel forward and reverse would unstick it. She was NOT happy. The only way I could release it was...
• [NVC] Re: the new "microbus" sucks.. Re: Uh oh, new Bus a go!
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 16:58:42 -0700
  ...Brent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 2:47 PM Subject...
• Re: Westie Euro Luggage Rack Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:30:59 -0700
  ...A vehicle >>>> >>> with a sloping back roof and tail (eg a real Beetle) will have a >>>> >>> poor >>>> >>> drag coefficient, because there is no separation...
• Re: Fuel Saver ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:11:12 -0800
  ...Aside from the medicore Cd and large frontal area, that rear end sure makes Vanagons a drag :) Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas...
• Re: Tranporting 4 Kayaks and gear with Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:57:27 -0400
  ...a 85 Vanagon with Zetec. > > Now the issue is how to drag or mount or transport 4 Kayaks, Kayak > Gear as well as camping...
• How I spent my day off...
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:15:32 -0400
  ...Don’t drag air hose across wet paint on van. Put that cap thingy back on the paint gun reservoir before trying to paint...
• Re: Stalling 1.9l Digijet
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:45:08 -0500
  ...they can bind ever so slightly on the pulley causing enough drag to stall the motor when it's below operating temp. Is the...
• To AC or Not to AC
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:21:26 EDT
  ...So my thoughts are why have the added drag on the engine and besides the extra cabinet space would be a most excellent place...
• Re: Who has the duct tape?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:06:35 -0700
  ...I live in Phoenix. > > Had myself worried for a bit there. > > Karl Wolz > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Kasper" <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> > To: <vanagon...
• Re: was Possible Virus.now rant..
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 15:37:32 EST
  ...and BenT, how about him? I'll leave the rants up to Dennis Miller and George Carlin... >> Don't drag me into these things...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:40:06 -0500
  ...Stan On Thu, 23 May 2002 09:27:38 -0700 Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu> writes: > ah, but stan, you don't have...
• Re: Birth Announcement- Ellis Boy Born
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:02:00 -0700
  Bill Kasper <dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu> wrote: > congratulations, jim, to you and yours. > hope he came home in a vanagon, or your list membership...
• Re: Turning kills engine--??
  Historical mailing list - ---------------------
  Fri, 11 May 2007 13:25:28 -0400
  This switch is only there to increse the idle when the PS drags the engine speed down. If you are not seeing this problem...
• vanagon top speed - more info
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 11:48:56 -0700
  some list members have thougth that my extrapolation of Martin Jagersand's drag measurements is in error. I did state that it was a...
• Re: Sob!! $ob!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
  Thu, 4 Aug 1994 8:55:49 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I surprised people that way by taking off like a dragster. :-) > * the throttle linkage was on the 'wrong' side of the carb for where...
• Re: 911-Drivetrain in 66 Micro??
  Historical mailing list
  9 Feb 96 11:31
  ...Check out some of the ads in VWtrends for drag trans. This option has some drawbacks in that you would firstly have to fit...
• Parts Sources for the TDI Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 19:24:07 -0500
  ...At a cruising speed of 60 mph the engine power needed to overcome the total drag is 30hp or 21kW. Roughly half of this...
• Re: Test
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Wed, 9 Nov 2022 14:37:45 -0500
  ...I run my own email server (dragonhome.org <http://dragonhome.org/>) at Bluehost. My home machine is a MacBook pro from 2013, running 10...
• Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:15:56 -0500
  ...Monday, October 24, 2011 10:18:37 PM > > Seriously!!! your worried about what drag there is on a roof rack. WOW!!! > > The difference in...
• Re: GoWesty activiation
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 13 May 2022 13:31:08 -0700
  ...mcneely On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 1:19 PM Rowan Tipton <rowan@dragonhome.org> wrote: > > On May 13, 2022, at 6:47 AM...
• Re: My clutch failed , hard, today
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Wed, 5 May 2021 19:37:53 -0700
  Well that's a drag. But, always nice to make it back home. I'm sure the "royal we" are curious what failed. Are...
• Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 13:12:12 -0400
  ...I have all new bushings I’m not dragging anything nothing is loose. I know my description is terrible but anyone have any ideas...
• Large unused BusDepot awning with sides for sale
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 09:09:01 -0400
  ...Rowan Tipton rowan@dragonhome.org
• locating my water/oil leak
  Historical mailing list - kevin armstrong
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:20:28 -0700
  Dear fanagons, Just spent many many hours rebuilding a '84 Wasserboxer 1.9L and after dragging it behind a truck to start it now...
• Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Wed, 9 Nov 1994 14:46:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...a lot like they might *REALLY* warm you up with a dragon's breath. Since we love to camp during the winter, something that...
• swamp cooler wanted..
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Apr 1994 15:04:51 +0800
  ...There is no drag on the engine, and the fan in these units is, I believe wind driven. If you have one for sale...
• Re: My GEX Story (Happy Ending)- Long
  Historical mailing list - No Quarter
  Sat, 4 May 1996 13:20:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...south \--------------------|in one of those." "You're weird." |of Lincoln. |e-mail: |"Wanna drag? HA HA HA" "Put a |_____________*__\ silent@ltec.net | small block...
• newbie ? & tach descript. oops
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 11:01:32 EDT
  ...head out to work and >find the vanagon kinda lurches and drags. I have heard of the vanagon >lurky jerky, is this it? after...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:40:29 EDT
  In a message dated 7/10/01 3:03:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: << i think ben now has...
• Re: reality check: 87 SUNROOF Vanagon for $4000
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:34:29 EST
  ...A couple of years ago, a lying bastard dragged my sorry ass 400 miles from home in order to close a deal on an...
• washing the van
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 14:23:41 -0400
  ...Believe me when I tell you it makes ALL the difference in the world, no drag what so ever, much easier and it leaves...
• Re: 0-60 times
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:43:26 -0700
  ...at 8.3 sec! >> http://www.vanagon.com/syncros/technica/car-and->driver/index.html > > See you at the drag strip. > George > '85 Westfalia
• Re: emergency brake doesn't work well?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 08:36:29 EST
  ...when I try to go forward I really feel the brakes dragging. Before I put new drums and shoes on the back, and adjusted...
• Re: Vanagon Drag Coefficient? / It's a Box for Boxes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:50:22 EST
  In a message dated 3/24/04 4:25:26 PM, tim.demarest@POBOX.COM writes: << >If you go back and relate the year...