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Re: Adventurewagon high top molds - wind tunnel tests
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:49:43 -0800
...The high top should give better fuel mileage on the highway as well. ===== Chris S. '84 Westy -> http://www.knology.net/~vwghost/hershey/ '01...
Re: square headlight upgrade kit
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 04:27:45 +0100
...the US Vanagon square high-beam H4's ARE THE SAME AS THE EUROPEAN ONES!!!! What is different are the rectanglar US high/low...
Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 13:52:01 -0600
...We do have much higher head temps. > > Sean Garrett > 1981 Westy (his) > 1995 Eurovan Camper (hers) > sean.garrett@asu.edu >
Re: CA SMOG, Fred's Garage, and valves
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 07:24:22 -0400
...How is the CO level? High CO (with or without high HC) = idle too rich Normal CO and high HC = engine mis-firing (ignition...
headlight adjusters
Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:58:11 -0600
I notice that GoWesty and BusDepot list different parts for adjusting the highbeam on 86 and up headlights. GoWesty lists 255941141B for both adjusters...
Re: R134 USERS??????????
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 18:25:53 -0400
...Here in Middle GA high humidity and high temps are the norm. John Lauterbach ----- Original Message ----- From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.com> To: <vanagon...
RE; looking for a high roof
Historical mailing list - pedro dos santos
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 23:13:35 -0700
Hi Jean Baptiste I am also looking for a high roof for over a year now and I can give you the info that...
High Country Bus Festival - July 21-25, 2010
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:03:20 -0400
...Information can be found at http://www.highcountrybusfestival.com/Welcome.html . T-shirts for the event should be pre-ordered. Go to http://www...
Re: problems with high beams
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Thu, 2 Oct 2003 14:37:41 -0400
...problems with high beams problem: activating the high beam switch turns off the low beams but no high beams are coming on. Incidentally, recently...
high idle has returned
Historical mailing list - brian Honan
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:13:06 +0000
...Recently it has ben idling high ? Sometimes to high, like when I come off the highway. Any thoughts ? Brian 87 Gl _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends...
Re: 1991 Vanagon 2.1L auto: failed DE emission test: CO (high)
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 31 May 2023 22:56:34 -0600
...Additional HC will only be created at the point where rich misfire begins (3% to 4% CO) • High HC, low CO, and high O2...
Re: Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:14:30 -0700
David Bohannan wrote: > <snip> > High speed fan hasn't come on in a long while I think due to lack of > sitting > in traffic...
Re: High Country Bus Festival - July 21-25, 2010
Historical mailing list - James Henry
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:17:28 -0400
...High Country Bus Festival - July 21-25, 2010 High Country Bus Festival 2010, located in Crumpler, North Carolina is only 8 days away! Come...
Re: Spring advice
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 19 Apr 2021 08:43:54 -0700
Since we own different versions of vanagon in the family, I can confirm the following by order of highest suspension height (unmodified OEM equipment...
Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:58:48 -0400
At 03:52 PM 10/3/2002, westydriver wrote: >higher octane is recommended for altitude as well. equates to mid >level fuel here. >jimt...
Re: Missing a high-beam... suggestions?
Historical mailing list - John Runberg
Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:18:29 -0400
Dug into the missing high beam today and here's what I found: - grounds on both sides appear OK. Tested left high-beam on...
Poll: How are people wiring their high-performance lights?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 17:33:29 -0500
...1.) two relays, one for highs and one for lows - trigger the relays directly from the headlight switch 2.) three relays, one for lows...
Re: Headlight differences - 88 GL and 91 Carat
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:27:44 -0600
...So when you switch from low to high the > live wires to the outer bulbs switch to make the outer bulb light the high...
Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:59:06 -0400
...Only high temp and or > high compression > engines benefit at all from high octance. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA> > To...
higher temperature for higer octane,cleaning your wallet
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 20:25:11 -0800
Chris, If your van is knocking on regular and you add a higher octane and it stops knocking what does this tell you about...
Re: high idle has returned
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 16:22:27 -0600
...Recently it has ben idling high ? Sometimes to high, like when I come off the highway. Any thoughts ? Brian 87 Gl _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends...
Re: Ethanol free gas
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 09:19:09 -0500
...It was about a dollar higher than 87 octane, but only 7 cents higher than alcoholic 93 octane. I buy only 87 octane in...
Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:46:32 -0600
...Wiring for some is all lights on on high Others wire only high beam bulbs on at high. If running all at once I...
Re: AC pressure question
Historical mailing list - David Snyder
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 07:53:35 -0700
...The high side pressure switch just turns the AC Compressor off if the high side pressures get too high (Over 300) I believe. It...
Re: power steering rack without hydraulic fluid?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 18:47:20 -0700
...as high as 2,000 psi ... especially cranked against the stops, which is bad of course. but I'd think someone has an inline...
Re: Porsche's SUV
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 07:52:29 -0700
>In visiting with a tire dealer he disclosed that the wide low profile >tires that are on many high performance BMWs, Porsche have a...
Re: oil pressure
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 8 Oct 2017 11:03:49 -0700
...It can also result from high oil temperatures, which may occur independently of engine wear (for example, high speed driving (high rpms) at very...
octane
Historical mailing list - bill
Fri, 14 Mar 1997 02:37:40 -0700
...The higher the octane, the slower it burns. If it burns (ignites) too fast, the car pings or knocks. Too slow, and you lose...
High Top Vanagon???
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 May 96 08:59:00 EDT
I was just looking out my office window, when I saw a white vanagon with a white fiber glass high top go down I78...
Re: WasserBoxer
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:51:18 PDT
I just caught that word "high" in the below mentioned phrase..... I've just been starting to do this: the idle upon shut down...
High Country Bus Festival and T-shirts!
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:58:16 -0400
...For more information http://www.highcountrybusfestival.com/ This is one of the largest bus events on the east coast. Hope you join us! If...
Re: sporadic high beam prob on 85
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:09:35 +0200
Caston/Payne wrote: > The SA grille looks great on Vinnie, but there is a problem with the high > beam circuit. Low beam is fine...
Re: Day 4 (west to east)
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 11:24:17 -0400
...Don't >judge the whole state by Phoenix, although even that valley metropolis is >much higher than the highest point in Illinois, where I...
Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:05:51 -0700
I�the SA Grille with high pwer headlight kit installed in my '87 Westy [SA Grille, relays, lots of additional wiring & 80/100W bulbs...
Re: R134 USERS??????????
Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 16:41:41 -0700
...Here in Middle GA high humidity > and high temps are the norm. > > John Lauterbach > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.com> > To: <vanagon...
High Country Bus Festival - July 21-25, 2010
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:39:59 -0400
...Information can be found at http://www.highcountrybusfestival.com/Welcome.html . T-shirts for the event should be pre-ordered. Go to http://www...
a/c cutout switch
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 13:11:15 -0500
...My a/c high side will eventually climb very high 450 psi and the compressor keeps on running. There is no system blockage. Does...
Re: High beam blue LED
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:52:00 -0800
Hi- may I point out that those of us who take things apart to see what makes them tick have discovered that the high...
Re: [T2] Tires
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:04:10 -0500
...The Hankook RA08 has an all-season highway tread pattern. It's primarily intended for good highway performance and handling, and a quiet highway...
Re: Little blue lights
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:59:32 -0800
Raimund Feussner wrote: > You can�t get aftermarket conversions except for an extra highbeam lamp from > hella. > Hella says, because of the high voltage...
Ok, you want Fryedaye? i gotcha Fryedaye right here!! :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 2 Sep 2005 22:01:52 -0500
...That we can't find a fuel that's cheaper As price goes high. High prices mean more money And it's no longer...
trigger current for highbeam relay
Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 16:36:29 -0600
People of Vanagon! Where does the trigger current for the high beams go through on the fuse block? I am trying to get my...
Re: High Tops
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:45:59 -0800
One of my vendors in Germany has quite a few new Westfalia hightops sitting in his inventory. I'm not sure about demand yet...
SA inner Highbeams Cutout Circuit
Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
Mon, 5 May 2014 11:19:08 -0700
I recall someone posted about selecting SA Grill inner highbeams, using a cutout circuit and maybe floor-mounted foot switch. Anyone have a link...
Re: Subject: Fuel octane
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:35:28 -0600
...Advancing ignition timing increases the tendency to knock. " It says absolutely nothing about the higher-octane gas burning at a higher temperature. It does...
High Country Bus Festival, July 27-31
Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:05:01 -0400
The fifthteenth anniversary of High Country Bus Festival is two weeks away in Crumpler, NC. Come join over 160 other VW Buses and camp...
Re: highbeam low beam swap around
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 16:25:35 -0700
Now that you have the relays why not just replace your bulbs with high wattage bulbs?The relays allow the use of the higher...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 22:02:26 -0800
...I've heard some high performance > high compression engines have preignition sensors > that adjust to lower power levels when 87 octane is used. > (porsche...
Re: Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
Historical mailing list - BA
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:56:49 -0700
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:14:30 -0700, you wrote: >David Bohannan wrote: >> <snip> >> High speed fan hasn't come on in a...
Re: wierd EV sighting (well, wierd here in the US)
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Fri, 24 Oct 1997 08:46:27 +0300
...The best part was >the rear windows also extended up that high. It >looked like it had stand up headroom inside. Is >this high...
Re: radiator fan speeds vs AC
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:40:53 -0600
...If the > radiator calls for the high speed the AC compressor gets disabled. There is > also a high pressure cut out for the compressor...
Re: Proper Headlight Configuration
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:23:17 -0400
The outer lamps have both high and low beam (dipped) beam filaments. Thus the three wires to each bulb. Low beams, outer lights low...
Re: High Roof Freaks Unite!!!
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:42:19 EST
...You would be better off finding a high roof conversion, than trying to convert your van. Only source I know of for the high...
Re: No High Beams
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:56:55 -0700
...Pull the lever for High Beam - instant darkness. Well, not instant. As I pull back the beam switches from low to high, then when...
high top interior?
Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:13:56 -0800
anybody got pix, or just plain info, re the interior of a vanagon westy high top (as opposed to a pop-top)? we seem...
Re: Radiator Fan Issues
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 13 Jun 2005 21:14:47 -0700
The high side pressure switch in my '87 Camper closes the 2nd stage relay that puts the radiator fan on its 2nd speed; it...
Re: high temp thermistat
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:29:27 -0800
...scott www.turbovans.com On 12/12/2012 6:49 AM, Mike Riley wrote: > anybody have a recommendation for a source for a high...
Re: Advice...temp to high.... after new parts....
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 4 Jul 2005 17:39:32 -0700
How high is too high? How fast does it get there? Mark Benny boy wrote: >Hey guys.... >Mystery van am working on (1.9L...
Re: Another naive question - fuel octane
Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
Sun, 15 Oct 2000 20:24:02 -0700
...Short of this, are there any > other reasons I should be purchasing higher octane fuel? With the 85, the only reason to use high...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:09:55 -0700
...In my 87', once you turned the > AC on, the pressure backed up on the high side, and triggerred the high > speed fan. If...