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• transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 25 May 2015 11:20:17 -0700
  ...I would describe the sound as rotational vibration sound. I do not feel the vibration, just hear it. The sound occurs only when I...
• Re: one more tire?
  Historical mailing list
  05 Apr 1996 19:25:56 GMT
  ...in a sprint, primarily due to its smaller size and less rotational weight. This is negated, however, if you're coming down to a...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 05:56:48 -0700
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable range from 0 to 200 RPM. I...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Tue, 4 Apr 95 16:25:36 PDT
  ...Ontario. > > > Doesn't the resistance of a DC motor vary with rotational speed? I remember something faintly about a counter-electro-motive-force i...
• Re: mixture adjustment without gas analyzer
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 21:09:03 -0700
  ...Gentlemen, please check your clocks and screw identification as well as its rotational effect. The original poster has an "'86 Westy" which makes his...
• Re: All Fine, Durango, Co. to Asheville, North Carolina But Odometer Not Working
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 4 May 2010 22:22:59 -0600
  ...Edison On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:56 PM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh yeah the speedo measures rotational velocity via...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 12:23:53 -0400 (EDT)
  On Tue, 4 Apr 1995, Dave Kautz wrote: > Doesn't the resistance of a DC motor vary with rotational speed? I remember > something faintly...
• Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:13:01 -0400
  ...terms of wear - when would the rotation be optimum and what rotational >> pattern would work to account for even wear? Keeping in mind this...
• motor mount replacement? '81 2.0L AFC Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 12:54:52 -0700
  ...has some rotational play but no up/down play that I can readily feel. Any thoughts will be welcome... Off the topic, all this...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 18:53:21 -0500
  ...Plus I've read some unappealing > rotational slop stories. > > So, do you Westy owners like yours and do those who swapped swivels into > their...
• Tire Height, revs per mile, pressure effects
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:02:49 -0800
  ...Tire pressure adjustments have little effect on tire rotational speeds at low road speeds. How they effect rotational speeds at high road speeds is...
• Major 2.1L repairs done right!
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 06:04:49 +0000
  Bravo Frank, Any WBX engine repair that is this complicated, deserves to be performed OUT OF THE VEHICLE and mounted on a rotational engine...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:35:52 +1200
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - >>will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable >>range from 0 to 200 RPM. >> >>I...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:51:53 -0800
  ...Doing it this way any rotational play is the sum of both CV's of course, and then I do the same check on...
• Re: Grinding sound when rounding corners
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 13:08:01 -0600
  Are you sure it's not related to wheel rotational speed? I had a noise like that that went away when I replaced the...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 18:45:08 -0600
  the fact that it doesnt make the noise in park leads me to believe it is a rotational part of the drive chain. in...
• Re: Re : How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 10:03:03 +0200
  ...Differing rotational velocities on the input and output shafts causes friction in the silicone fluid and thus heat. The heat causes the silicone to...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:12:28 -0700
  ...There is no rotational play that I can >> detect, but the ball cage moves freely. I did not detect any noise when it >> was...
• Tire/wheel questions [T4] (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 17 Apr 1995 07:42:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...There's also the added benefit of reduced rotational weight from the alloy wheels. TIA for any and all help! Norman norman_leong@baynetworks...
• Re: Drilling the Westy poptop
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 18:35:37 -0700
  ...I'm guessing I should use a nice sharp bit and go slowly at high rotational speed. Any other things I should know? TKA...
• Re: Speedometer -- the straight scoop ??
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:13:12 -0700
  ...iron cup to produce a torque that is proportional to the rotational speed (angular velocity) of the speedometer cable. This torque is resisted by...
• interesting but prohibitivly expensive engine swap idea
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:18:48 -0500
  ...bmw racing fender skirts housing 19" wheels in rear and 17" wheels up front(like the nsx for most rotational stability) well now y...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 06:35:34 -0800
  ...Plus I've read some unappealing rotational slop stories. So, do you Westy owners like yours and do those who swapped swivels into their...
• Re: Tires inertia
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:55:32 -0700
  ...that don't really care about the rotational component of wheel weight. So ultimately, assuming the net weight of your wheel is the same...
• Bigger Wheels and Unsprung Weight
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 01:54:16 -0700
  ...More rough calculation...that would yield about a 1 second slower 0-60 because of rotational weight. I hope I'm missing something here...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 25 May 2015 11:31:10 -0700
  ...I would describe the sound as rotational vibration sound. I do > not feel the vibration, just hear it. The sound occurs only when I...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:41:33 -0400
  What you are describing about the mass and the distribution of the mass on the axis affects rotational inertia. (I just learned about that...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 07:20:35 -0500
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - >>> will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable >>> range from 0 to 200 RPM. >>> >>> I...
• Re: CV joint raceway opinion
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:45:05 -0700
  ...There is no rotational play that I can > detect, but the ball cage moves freely. I did not detect any noise when it > was...
• Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:10:29 -0600
  ...side, I hear a rum-rum-rum sound that matches the rotational speed of the car. Suspecting races that were not fully seated on...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:45:29 -0400
  ...What you are describing about the mass and the distribution of the mass on the axis affects rotational inertia. (I just learned about that...
• Re: [South Carolina Trip] or why I love my Vanagon/Westy
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:48:07 +0100
  ...I think they will agree - this is a heavy vehicle and the engine has a fair rotational inertia too. Clive Smith '88 Syncro Transporter
• Re: 1.9 automatic vanagon syndrome ??
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:23:46 -0700
  ...If your quick enough on the key then maybe there is still enough rotational force to restart it, but don't recall ever having...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 12:32:03 +0200
  John and others, On Thu, 1999-06-24 15:01:00 -0400, John wrote: > ... > When performing tight turns at low speeds, the rotational speed...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:20:53 -0400
  ...This is just a guess but maybe the vibration is actually the uneven rotational mass of the alternator. I hope that helps, T. On...
• Re: Suspension squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:33:50 -0800
  ...about a squeak, thump, or a whining/groaning sound that >> sounds >> "rotational"? >> >> I just replaced the r/f wheel bearing and it made the...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:18:03 -0400
  ...the side-to-side motions at the gear shift lever inside the cabin translate to a rotational motion in the shaft to the transmission...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 11:14:06 -0500
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - > will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable > range from 0 to 200 RPM. > > I...
• Re: Tire Question / low profile tires
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:20:38 -0400
  After replying to a few pmails on the subject I figured I'd yank my old physics text and try the issue of rotational...
• Re: Need Jumpseat
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 13:55:14 -0500
  ...I'm not trying to predict the future, but there are many times when crashes involve swerving and rotational forces and other weirdness, and...
• Re: Distributor cap for 2.1 L--sloppy fit
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 18:37:58 -0400
  ...in its fit to the body--both side-to-side and rotationally. A light twist to it could easily move the timing 5 degrees...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction??
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 23:38:24 -0500
  ...Plus I've read some unappealing >rotational slop stories. > >So, do you Westy owners like yours and do those who swapped swivels into >their...
• Re: Swivel Seat Satisfaction?? & swival base for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 03:26:02 EST
  ...Plus I've read some unappealing > rotational slop stories. > > i put a swival seat base on the pass side of my 84 passenger van...
• re. Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:39:33 -0600
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - >will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable >range from 0 to 200 RPM. A...
• head cap nuts- 'torque to hold'
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Mon, 16 Dec 96 12:12:52 -0600
  ...this is due to the stretch of the long studs, the compression of the gaskets, and the springy rotational resiliency of the stud itself...
• Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding Bolts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:31:21 EST
  ...The extra turn after reaching the torque vaule negates variable rotational head bolt friction. Or something like that. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis...
• Re: Wheel strength , cast vs forged, TUV
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:16:14 -0400
  ...forged-wheels/ > and here: > http://www.hrewheels.com/blog/tech-talk/rotational-inertias-effect-on-performance/ > > For those wheel nuts among us who dabble...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 5 May 2014 09:34:45 -0700
  ...They are better than u joints but I believe they are not completely without rotational pulses. If you are going to bind down the...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 May 2015 08:31:33 -0700
  ...I would describe the sound as rotational vibration sound. I >> do >> not feel the vibration, just hear it. The sound occurs only when I...
• Re: Mechanical Geniuses please note! (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:12:18 -0400
  ...The motor - by way of pulleys - > will drive a shaft whose rotational speed should have a controllable > range from 0 to 200 RPM. > > I...
• Re: Drilling the Westy poptop
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:27:06 -0700
  ...I'm guessing I should use a nice sharp bit and go slowly at high rotational speed. Any other things I should know? TKA...
• Re: Subject: hardware and torqueing was Flexing cranks and Yielding
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 18:12:37 -0500
  ...The extra turn after reaching the torque vaule negates variable rotational head bolt friction. Or something like that.
• Re: Buses by the Depot 2008
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 21:56:58 -0400
  ...van was driving and under load, it sped up as wheel rotational speed increased, and it seemed to be coming from the right rear...
• Re: LVC - Beetle Mod or does this guy have too much time on hishands??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:23:21 -0700
  ...Thing is, those engines were originally designed to transfer as much energy as possible to the helicopter in the form of rotational energy on...
• Re: Tell me about rear bearings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:43:52 -0800
  ...side, I hear a rum-rum-rum sound that matches the rotational speed of the car. Suspecting races that were not fully seated on...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:55:43 -0700
  ...This is normnal. > > No, the rotational speed of the front axle will be greater than that of > the rear axle, and no, in this...
• Re: Spare tire rotation - Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 01:30:37 -0400
  ...terms of wear - when would the rotation be optimum and what >> rotational pattern would work to account for even wear? Keeping in mind this...
• Re: An interesting article on gas mileage vs wheel size
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 08:29:39 -0400
  ...I lost 6lb per corner in rotational weight by replacing stock steel wheels and 195R14 tires with Mercedes CLK 16'' forged alloys and 215...
• Re: Tire Question / low profile tires
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:49:44 -0500
  ...no pun intended) of larger rims and tires, > seldom discussed, is rotational inertia. One of the Canadian autosport > type shows "Sports Car Revolution", did...
• Re: Best Wheel Weights????? (Advice Needed, Stick-Ons)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 23:57:29 -0500
  From a rotational point yes, but tires also get a side to side imbalance and dynamic balance machines try to cancel this out by...