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• Re: Radiator is loaded ...
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Fri, 19 May 2006 06:12:17 -0500
  ...Radiator is loaded ... > I'd think that anything that would dissolve the deposits would be > hard to get rid of, legally. > A new radiator...
• Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:54:13 -0400
  ...Under load (fridge, AC, headlights, etc. on) my system barely generates 12.3 volts at the vehicle battery, and about 11.8 at the...
• Re: ETKA
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 20 Apr 2016 22:09:50 -0500
  ...I put the newer one in the slot and it loaded right in!!! Thanks, Volks John On Apr 20, 2016 20:48, "John Rodgers...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 22:41:06 -0400
  ...Half of this was with a van LOAD of baby stuff. BTW I tend to drive Hans faster, I don't know why; 2...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 6 Sep 2004 - Special issue (#2004-855)
  Historical mailing list - kazzpar007
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:48:30 -0400
  ...It runs fine under no load (in neutral/park) i can revv it as much as i want, but as soon as i go...
• Re: There's a New Wheel in Town... NEW PICTURE
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 13:26:21 -0500
  Chris, "Correct load rating and reinforced tire Nazis" Ouch ... that's pretty harsh. larry chase roadhaus.com - - - Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 10:26...
• Wipers and Fan go kaput
  Historical mailing list - Larry Himli
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:01:12 -0500
  ...X feeds the load relay....I think it's relay #9. My relay was fine but not getting 12V. The problem was in the...
• Re: Vanagon List Moderator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:52:20 -0500
  Wouldn't you think that having more than one moderator could help "take the load off"? Mike
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 16 May 2014 18:18:39 -0600
  ...When I plugged in the van capacitors (inductive load) inside the charger would pull so much power the brass contacts would spark. After a...
• Re: Tire pressure '86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:38:11 -0400
  ...tire inflation has to be for load first. If the tires are not being used near their maximum capacity the reduced load to reduced...
• Re: Westie bought in England
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 May 2000 17:35:49 -0400
  ...110v loads are connected from one or the other hot wire to neutral, and 220v loads are connected across the two hot wires. We...
• Re: Westy Weighed... Setting Corner Spring Rates
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:54:27 -0600
  ...Spring rate changes the amount load transfer and shocks the timing of that transfer, the rates you were showing would make us tight push...
• Re: Vibrations under load?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:45:58 -0500
  ...The ad > says it has "minor vibration under load. Suspect engine mounts". I have > good motor mounts on my old van. Is there anything...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:40:44 -0400
  ...You have to compare load ratings. I have a pop-up camper with 10" tires (20.5x8-10 10pr, aka 205/65-10E) which...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 12:48:42 -0700
  ...Don has now chimed in with an equation that shows why the spring is stiffer if pre-loaded. Simply saying "wrong" does not cut...
• Re: alignment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 11:09:03 -0400
  ...The point is that some angles such as total toe change as the suspension load changes. So why not get it aligned as it...
• Re: Commercial tire?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:50:51 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote: > I greatly prefer Load C rated M+S all around, kinda like the factory > specified. I pretty...
• RE: Tires for Vanagons/Reinforced sidewalls/Winter tires
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Oct 1996 23:42:52 -0300 (ADT)
  ...I will only buy tires that say 55PSI max or higher, the load capacity means squat! Tim
• 82 Westy tire question
  Historical mailing list - Helen Amerongen
  Fri, 16 Apr 1999 13:21:09 -0700
  ...The tires currently on my van are BF Goodrich P195/75R 14 M+S, maximum load 1400 lbs @ 35psi. The recommended tires (from the...
• Re: Load in Van?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 23:42:34 -1000
  ...Do yall think that would be > >too much weight on the floor? > > Nick, NOT AT ALL. > I've loaded an old-school(70's...
• Re: Ultimate F+R Sway-Bar Test in 40MPH crosswinds
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:08:47 -0800
  ...When the truck's tires are under inflated the truck wobbles dangerously especially when loaded down, also blowouts can occur. This is the reason...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:28:33 -0700
  ...On a rural road to town in 3rd gear at 40mph it says 30 load. In 4th it is about 40 to 50 load...
• Re: How much weight of a load can a 83.5 Westy haul?
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:56:32 -0500
  ...Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA 84 GL (my 19th Vanagon) David Kao wrote: >I anticipate a need to haul a load of about 700 kgs...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  ...There's a significant amount of longitudinal loading on those bearings, which is why they usually use double tapered roller bearings...>> The only place...
• Battery Voltage under cold starting load?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 10:32:43 -0800
  ...IFF you measure the voltage at the ECU under starting loads what should you read. IF you measure the voltage at the battery terminals...
• Re: hankook ra-08 copies
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 May 2016 07:35:51 -0600
  ...I couldn't find the >>> proper size/load range GoForm tire in stock anywhere, or one checks and >>> then checks again in a day...
• Re: Tires - Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 14:41:11 +0000
  ...Sears makes a LT load range C tire which will work, but avoid passenger tires - you will not be happy. (I am speaking from...
• Re: Test equipment--"Official VW multimeter"
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:46:31 -0700
  Excellent point, care to post a cheap method to perform a load test? One would then use the MultiMeter to make sure the battery...
• Re: How to check alternator output?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 02:04:23 +0100
  ...Rev the engine and put a load on the alternator by > turning on the lights. You should see the volts climb which means it...
• Re: Michelin LTX 195/75r/14
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 25 May 2000 07:17:10 -0700
  ...load 1435@50psi. > Might be a little low if you have a Westy that you load 'to the hilt'. > > -Dana- > > Scott De Santi wrote...
• Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES - HAKKA
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 17:48:53 -0500
  ...not 70's)? > > 185 80 14 C load for $83 apiece > 185 80 14 D load for $(& apiece > > Yokohama tires FREE shipping. > > TIA > > Peter...
• Re: Help Help 009 Distributor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 14:49:56 -0800
  ...The difference is that the vacuum advance will be sensitive to throtle position and load ( you get very little pressure drop with the throtle...
• Re: program for EKTA on small screens?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 13:42:19 -0400
  > It seems to work properly, BUT I still can't get the ETKA program to load. > So I'm wondering if there is a...
• Speedo Calibration
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:35:01 -0400
  ...When replacing the speedo needle, there evidently needs to be some pre-load of the dial clockspring. I guess this must be done by...
• Re: Shocking Thread
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Tue, 11 May 2004 09:26:43 +0200
  Have to agree with Andrew, I bought Koni Load Carriers for my Volvo 745 stationvagon they are adjustable and have a addon coil spring...
• Re: Tire sales-people (rant + info .... long)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:58:58 -0700
  > Syncro GVWR = 5512 lbs > > Based on about 3-4 doz actual weighs on various syncros, actual > weight loaded ranged from 4100 - 6000 lbs Of...
• Re: Load-Inflation table for RA08 tire
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:19:52 -0400
  Re, RA08 inflation chart, Thanks, Dennis, this is really useful. Geo/ATL in Salem, VA
• Re: Help me choose Sunny's grill style!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 25 Mar 2001 09:48:15 -0600
  Chris, I think you got an awful bad load of cannibus !!!:>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• The Ultimate T2
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 00:22:51 +1200
  Get a load of this Bay... http://akciddento.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&album=4&pos=3
• Re: Why did this mod increase my fuel economy?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 22:59:02 EST
  ...When an engine is subject to a load this changes the demands on the engine and the X amount of vacuum. As the load...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:27:54 -0400
  ...It's well set up to take point loads on the tops of the gunwales and distributed loads from beneath the hull. Side loads...
• Re: Voltage surges
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 21 May 2010 16:19:46 -0700
  ...Gotta be a load, and I think you've nailed it below. > Though I'm curious that it's an increase and not a...
• Re: 15 inch wheels: tire size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:13:20 -0800
  ...The max load in lbs is plenty enough for a vanagon , I'm pretty sure. and they drive extra great ..........not for snow or...
• Re: Retrofitting power steering-is it worth it?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 27 Apr 1998 15:36:57 -0700
  ...parallel parking, I wouldn't sweat how much load is put on the 2.1. It's not like the most power is demanded...
• Re: westy hitch info needed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Meier
  Sun, 7 Mar 1999 13:35:37 +0100
  ...This one is tested up to 1200kg trailor load for a van with max. weight 2300 kg. It does not mean, that the max...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:10:15 -0700
  ...This is true only while operating in the temperature/work load range in which the thermostat will cycle between open and closed.... Beyond this...
• Re: RPM?MPH
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:56:34 -0500
  ...The two original size tires are either a 185/80-14, load range C or D or the reinforced 205/70-14. The 185...
• Re: 87 Vanagon Wolfsburg Tires
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 17:15:39 -0400
  ...If you find you're using the vehicle as a light truck and running around fully loaded most of the time, the truck tires...
• Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:36:33 -0700
  ...The voltage you should measure under load is the voltage at the alternator. If the alternator has sufficient output voltage but that voltage is...
• Re: Hankook I-Pike Winter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 May 2011 23:20:52 -0400
  ...Is that what you really want? What size are you planning to run?Be sure to have adequate load rating. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: 80 Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 17:38:47 EDT
  ...This thing has a front-loading fridge. If you put ice in it, it will fall out when you go 'round a corner! >> yaaa...
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:47:08 -0600
  ...The advantage of pulling the plugs is that your "dry" bearings are not under compression load or firing load until they have a protective...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sat, 10 May 2008 19:35:52 -0500
  ...Don't forget, 14" is a very small rim to carry all that top heavy load. Sincerely Steve, in Chicago with 91 Vanaru GL
• Re: Gowesty wheels
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 31 May 2009 20:47:46 -0600
  ...I feel much better about the load rating of the 215/65R/16 as compared to the 215/60/16 that Gowesty offers. Thanks...
• Re: 79 Bus with 81 engine - Hot Start issue
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:14:16 -0400
  ...The starter solenoid is a highly inductive >> load and this relay can arc over and have the contacts weld closed >> keeping the starter operating...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay/X-Contact Info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:09:37 -0500
  At 03:40 PM 2/27/2002, Jay L Snyder wrote: >Looking for a basic primer on the Load Reduction Relay and the X...
• Re: Tire Question (not the dreaded tire thread at all)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:39:02 -0400
  ...This will at least bring you to a 96 load index. The factory reinforced 205/70 was a 97 load index. The 215 is...
• Re: Center Bore Machining
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 9 May 2010 12:27:53 -0700
  ...Turn over the Passat wheel and read the load >> limit. I was considering a set until I read "Max load 1290 lbs" >> >> That's...
• Oh no not tires, Agilis, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 31 Aug 2000 12:26:35 -0400
  ...Most tires don't even carry a ply rating - they will have a "load index" and likely a "load range". An example of a...
• Re: Friday: Learn From My Lessons
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:07:12 -0700
  ...The trailer will add roughly 200 pounds > to the load, but I think the Ghost can handle that, and it will certainly be > safer...