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• Re: VDO Tach weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:21:40 -0500
  ...So I went in the back and hooked up my tach/dwell > meter. When the meter was connected in the back, the readings matched...
• Re: Function of Heater Box Baffle Plate????
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:28:04 -0500
  ...It's not clear to me whether it's dwell time in the core or on the windshield that they're optimizing, but clearly...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:13:29 -0700
  I'm told at Burning Man folks rely on shade structures over their vans and other dwellings. Not feasible for parking at work, maybe...
• PING Al Knoll
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:39:39 -0700
  Hey Al -- got the tach/dwell meter and a mysterious semi-vintage "Indian Lands" map in a vintage Hewlett-Packard envelope from your neck...
• Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 23 Feb 2016 20:06:09 -0600
  ...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a great option for us van dwellers while traveling. http://texasvanagons.com...
• Pertronix Ignitor
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 06:41:34 -0700
  ...Anyway when I measure the dwell it comes up 54' while it suppose to be 47' +/- 3'. Anybody have any experience with these? It...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:03:28 -0700
  ...Finding myself in that position here, I > > thought maybe tach/dwell meters were still available. > > > > I gather they are not? > > > > -- > > Rocky J Squirrel > > > > > > > > > -- Jake...
• ADMINISTRIVIA - Re: Who is the manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:14:06 -0700
  ...We've given Jim much to dwell on and we have also reached the point of diminishing returns. Soon the name calling will start...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:52:19 -0700
  ...The dwell time influences the charge. I > do disagree with > Bulley a bit. I think the gap makes more difference than he thinks. First...
• Re: Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:20:18 -0700
  Just below Sedonia is a Montezuma Castle with Sinaqua Indian cliff dwellings. Pretty interesting after you get bored with all the red rocks. It...
• Need help from NYC dweller/traveller
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 06:54:04 -0400
  Going there soon and need some advice.pmail please vgonman@msn.com Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle...
• Re: stay out of New Mexico
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:06:43 -0700
  ...This sounds like I'm calling all AK dwellers rural yokels. What I > meant was "Living in a desert-southwest city like I do...
• Re: dwell
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 10:08:35 -0400
  ...thus, it is logical to >conclude that you can effect the dwell by changing the distance from the >collar (with the magnets in it...
• Re: I tuned the 82 and now NO GO, help wanted
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 26 Sep 1999 10:38:39 EDT
  ...Are you getting power to the coil now? I cant imagine you damaged anything with the dwell meter. Good luck Steve
• Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 29 May 2012 13:22:29 +0000
  ...So, how about it you Vanagon owning apartment dwellers, how do you do it? Jeff Stewart
• Carb emissions no.s
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 May 2000 12:47:54 -0300
  ...RPMs 914 dwell 46.4 coil 12.3 volts 13.7 temp 215
• Re: NVC but some of us have been there . . .
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 2 Nov 2013 01:25:31 +0000
  There is a Yahoo! group called "Van Dwellers", I've always been fascinated by this life style. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > "Meet the American...
• Help ongoing '78 problems
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 2 Oct 95 21:16:47 EDT
  ...Now my other major discovery was that although, the points looked good, I had a dwell around 57 deg so I pull the distributor...
• New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Sat, 13 May 2000 16:01:53 EDT
  ...In regards to the various postings to the list as per the subject of dwell: I was under the understanding that dwell only applys...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Apr 1990 10:10:34 -0400
  ...Rabbit book for testing the O2 sensor with a battery and a dwell meter. If you cant find it email me back Btw, the...
• Re: VanagonVolvoThought.
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:22:50 -0500
  Ari - After dwelling on those Vanagon vs Volvo pics, I'd suggest, "...DO NOT BRAKE, DROP A GEAR AND ACCELERATE!!!"! I'm hashing around...
• Re: Bosch injector
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:22:57 -0500
  ...Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ ----- Original Message ----- > How do they fire? Pulses per ignition discharge? is it a dwell? This is the > question...
• Points & Condensor
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:05:33 -0500
  ...Start van, using a dwell meter, set the dwell to 44 - 50 degrees by adjusting the points gap smaller or larger, (this takes some...
• Timing for 009 in '70 bus engine?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 11:09:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I set dwell to 48 degrees. -Steve Maher smaher@i.com
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 23 Feb 2016 21:19:45 -0500
  ...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a > great option for us van dwellers while traveling. > > http://texasvanagons.com...
• Re: Weber setup on a '73 bus...
  Historical mailing list - Jose Antonio Madriz
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 23:42:23 -0400 (EDT)
  ...does point setting change from the 50deg dwell stated per Muir or is it independent of the carburator setup?? I'm assuming it remains...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Milby
  Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:13:36 -0500
  ...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a > great option for us van dwellers while traveling. > > http://texasvanagons.com...
• tune-up 84 westy
  Historical mailing list - david radcliff
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 11:53:30 -0500
  ...I have a bently, a timing light, and dwell meter but have no experience with using them. T.I.A. Dave
• Re: [T2] 1978 FI
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 16:24:16 -0700
  ...I have checked and adjusted the timing >and dwell, install new distributor cap and points. What else could be a >culprit? Usually travel 65...
• Distributor Numbers & Questions
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 13:33:24 -0600 (CST)
  ...to just use a timing light and dwell meter to set it to ~25 degrees dwell and 8.5 to 11 degrees advanced (from...
• Re: Currently in Bend
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 14:08:53 -0700
  ...my van, I never had any trouble with the Pertronix unit. Dwell & Timing never varied for 10 years after I installed the unit. m2cw...
• Re: Vanagon Happening on Iceland in 2002?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:04:54 -0500
  ...Bunch of communistic totalitarian sympathizing frozen bearded codfish-eating yellow snow dwellers can kiss my ge-heiny. Thank you, and long live the State...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 07:41:16 -0700
  ...Man folks rely on shade structures over their vans > and other dwellings. Not feasible for parking at work, maybe, but if > planning to camp...
• Dirty vs. clean
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:56:13 -0500
  ...Typically, I have sprayed on the Gunk stuff on a warm, engine, allow to dwell, rinse off with hose with the engine running. This...
• Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 15:27:21 +0200
  Ron Hill wrote: > I have > replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap > with a dwell tach and...
• Ignition Timing - '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:39:05 -0400
  ...I have a good Actron timing gun and a multi-meter with tach/dwell. Is there any way to correctly check and adjust the...
• timing.....again
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Wed, 28 Apr 2004 19:15:27 -0400
  ...Mine is set (I don't have a dwell meter) around 2cm to the left of the block seam, @900rpm. Maybe 6-8� BTDC...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Mar 2007 (#2007-311)
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:40:12 +0000
  ...love those summer afternoon storms in the Rockies that send tent-dwellers huddling in their Outback Wagons while my crew is sitting comfortably at...
• co adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 13:08:48 CDT
  ...cheaper one is about $120 and the more expensive one (with dwell tach and some other test goodies) is about $200 or so. Auto...
• WHAT IS THE iGNITION TIMING PROCEDURE FOR 84 WATERBOXER (DIGIJET).
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 12:15:00 -0400
  ...My timing tools are a strobe with advance dial and a dwell meter. Greg Clever. [text/html]
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:43:43 -0700
  ...that used to mean a tach/dwell meter I believe. you don't need a dwell meter with electronic ignition of course. as for...
• Re: Ignition points wear
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 21:05:49 -0500
  ...The dwell was just around 47 when I left Memphis but when I got to Asheville the point gap had reduced itself to less...
• Where does the power mirror switch go?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 23:28:57 -0700
  ...On a "tool find of the week", Central Computer of Santa Clara is selling a digital tach/dwell/volt/amp/ohm meter. Cheapo Chinese...
• Re: The Tappet Brothers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 13:51:44 -0700
  ...Please! If you have contact information for future van dweller Tara, make her aware of the resources available on the 'net. Mechanics: http://www...
• what is the ignition timing procedure for 83 1/2 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:03:27 -0400
  ...My timing tools are a strobe with advance dial and a dwell meter. Greg Clever. [text/html]
• air cooled ignition distributor questions
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:13:25 -0400
  ...I use a dwell meter to set the point gap and frequently check/adjust the gap/time on my motor. I watch idle speed...
• Re: Truck stop showers...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:39:45 -0500
  ...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a > great option for us van dwellers while traveling. > > http://texasvanagons.com...
• Re: Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 29 May 2012 09:38:32 -0700
  This is not a fair comparison, as I'm a home dweller, but since my new ride is parked on a sloped driveway, I...
• Re: Fuel prices - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:59:33 -0700
  ...Spoken like a true city dweller. As if we all live near light rail, and have people in our area who go to the...
• no spark (after timing/dwell checked?)
  Historical mailing list - chris
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 16:59:53 -0700
  ok, still no spark unfortunately. The starter turns just fine, plenty of juice. Had partner crank motor over to check spark from coil, but...
• RE: today's adventure/what's wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 07 May 1996 08:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Got a dwell meter? If your points aren't brand new, a dwell meter is a better way to check them, than Muir's...
• FW: cranks over, but it will not even sputter
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 21:35:48 -0400
  ...I replaced my points a while back and I don't think I got it set > right (no dwell metter, my bad) and since...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:04:33 -0500
  ...Thing of >> dwell back in the ignition points days. >> There we used the angle to set the points. The longer the dwell, the >> better...
• Re: Got wasps, yellow jackets, etc.?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 08:34:00 -0700
  ...I'm not sure about other areas, but ground-dwelling yellow jackets around here are quite aggressive and pack a powerful punch when provoked...
• Re: [VanDwellers] Re: City dwelling in a VW Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:33:23 -0800
  ...City dwelling in a VW Westfalia To: VanDwellers@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 8:32 AM Hi Kevin, welcome! :) If my site...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:29:22 -0400
  Doesn't the ECM control the dwell? Would bad solder joints affect the "on-time" of ignition driver? -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 May 2011 22:03:14 -0700
  ...Variable dwell -- dwell is duty cycle, isn't it? If the tach does some kind of integration with an RC network, having the meter...
• Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 1995 17:58:43 -0600 (CST)
  ...Alice, try checking your points under the distributor cap, either with a feeler gauge or with a tach-dwell meter. The screw that hold...
• Re: What Are YOU Doing This Saturday? (F)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 May 2002 21:30:44 -0500
  ...to the realm where the deranged souls of many Vanagon owners dwell. The relief granted on Frydaye is the only way these poor souls...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:35:23 -0700
  >check out the pertronix electronic ignition setup. replaces the points >and condenser, fits entirely inside the distributor, costs about $75. Okay, I went to...