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• Re: OT: No-training wheels bicycle advice needed - Some RVC around A/C
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:49:26 -0700
  ...He has a little plastic motorcycle with wide wheels that he flats > > foots around the house and then zooms for 10 or 20 feet...
• Re: And now - still trying for NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Wed, 9 Mar 2011 14:57:26 -0500
  ...Jim Wilmington, NC On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > At 11:52 AM 3/9...
• Re: towing a syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 14:50:36 -0500
  ...Vanagon behind the Blue Flame out here on the Bonneville Salt Flats and.....") C. MANUAL TRANSMISSION ( Syncro, All Wheel Drive): 1. Towing with only...
• Re: Mystery engine cutouts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:16:55 -0700
  ...up a steep grade. > >� ���There may have been cutouts on the flats, but I didn't feel them. > >� ���In all cases, I was in...
• Re: Trashing online vendors
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:34:33 -0400
  ...costs. > > > > Jim > > Wilmington, NC > > > > On 6/26/07, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > >> > >> At 02:03 AM 6/26/2007, The Bus Depot...
• Re: OT: No-training wheels bicycle advice needed - Some RVC around A/C
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:27:49 -0700
  ...He has a little plastic motorcycle with wide wheels that he flats foots around the house and then zooms for 10 or 20 feet...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:40:31 -0400
  ...Mixture of flats and hills. > > On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:02:54 AM PDT, Jon Walhberg via Groups.Io <jonwalhberg=yahoo.com@groups...
• Re: [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:58 -0800
  ...after many years with basic BCAA coverage (broken down in canal flats and got towed into radium plus plus on a holiday weekend and...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:44:44 -0700
  ...breakin on my subie mod I took it out on >>> the flats >>> on i70 towards kansas. Took it up to just under 6k on...
• Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:46 -0400
  ...of mice, used to store junk, wouldn't > start, > > had 2 flats, 180K miles, broken sliding window with glass still > scattered > > inside, couldn't...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:33:08 -0400
  ...SamC ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike S" mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:26 AM >> Subject: Re...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:11:44 -0600
  ...On Aug 27, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: How so? Documentation/references? copied/pasted from Samba thread: Moderator...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:31:51 -0700
  ...No wind. > Mixture of flats and hills. > > On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:02:54 AM PDT, Jon Walhberg via > Groups.Io <jonwalhberg=yahoo...
• Re: How much can I "safely" carry in my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:20:23 -0400
  ...been > sitting in the tall grass and rain - have you had flats that were driven on > and then repaired - > have you got really decent...
• Re: Trashing online vendors...an observation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:10:36 -0700
  ...That's all. > > Jim > > > On 6/25/07, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: > > At 05:21 PM 6/25/2007, Geza Polony wrote...
• Re: Trip Report & other data
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 08:52:38 -0700
  ...Then cool things down by driving around 3500 on the > flats and down the hills. > > Got home and unpacked - watered the gardens then went...
• Re: Vanagon Chrome Silicon Coil Springs
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:32:23 -0500
  ...Steve Steve On Fri 17/09/10 2:51 PM , mikes@flatsurface.com (Mike S) sent: > At 05:09 PM 9/17/2010, Steve...
• Re: One board compressor.......Long:.... on wind
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:46:28 -0600
  ...Best thing is we can pick up any car with four > flats, > that we can get to within fifty feet of. > If I were...
• Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:57:11 -0500
  ...Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> > Subject: Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster? > > At 03:18 PM 7/5/2008, neil N wrote...
• Re: Auto Trans Modified Governor Test Report [addendum]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:32:35 -0700
  ...For example, some people live in hilly terrain while others live on the flats. Women (he said women, this may or may not be...
• Re: Mobil-1 shortage
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:29:47 -0600
  ...Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: >> >> >>> At 03:01 PM 11/11/2008, Jim Felder wrote...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 9 Jan 2014 01:02:04 -0600
  ...As Dennis noted, the nut is really thin (with beveled corner flats). But then, as noted, it's usually not that tight. > > > > YMMV > > > > Ch...
• Re: Why don't we have these kinds of Pop top here in the USA "Atlantic "
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:18:17 -0700
  ...http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Misc%20VW%20nuttiness/windtests.jpg 2008/9/26 Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> > At 08:11 PM...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:30:45 +0000
  ...all driving around 58 to 60 MPH.  No wind.  Mixture of flats and hills.     On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:02:54 AM PDT...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 16:42:45 -0500
  ...by the >Ken Lewis O2 monitor. > >Once I got to the flats, in 55F temp, freeway speeds of 70 mph or so, the >needle...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:09:36 -0400
  ...SamC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike S" mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: Re...
• Re: Zetec Install Pics
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:06:13 -0800
  ...You gotta be careful, the van was doing 90 mph sometimes on the flats and the pedal was not even to the metal. I...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:45:05 -0700
  ...Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> >> Subject: Re: Fuel injection trouble >> At 08:24 AM 9/28/2009, TJ Hemrick wrote... >> > I'm not getting...
• Re: fryday ..be glad you dont rely on lifetime service from dealer ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Oct 2010 13:42:22 -0700
  ...what fun ! Scott turbovans ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike S" <mikes@flatsurface.com> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: AW in Vancouver Back on CL..... for more money!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:27:33 -0700
  ...of mice, used to store junk, wouldn't > start, > > > had 2 flats, 180K miles, broken sliding window with glass still > scattered > > > inside, couldn't...
• Re: one van for two people... part 2
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:47:30 -0800
  ...I use my westy strictly for camping and "fun" trips, like heading up the valley and bringing back 12 huge flats of freshly picked...
• Re: Acceptable Aircooled Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:09:29 -0500
  ...maintained / stock >- I've been driving about 105Kms(62mph) on the flats and about >80Kms(50mph) up the hills, downhill I tend to let...
• Re: The coninuing distributer saga - LOOONG
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 May 2010 18:23:47 -0700
  ...they do run better on the flats, you could say. Mine does all right climbing .. normal freeway hill climbing mode is 4,000 rpm...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:13:54 -0700
  ...One tank of gas gets me about a >>> 240 >>> (390km) mile range on the flats or in the mountains, pretty much the >>> same. >>> >>> Seems...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:08:36 -0500
  ...breakin on my subie mod I took it out on the >flats > >> on i70 towards kansas. Took it up to just under 6k on...
• Re: 86 syncro I-4 swap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:59:51 -0700
  ...is my name > > VT > 91 westy > 87 westy syncro > Both w flats and still happy > > <<<< wormywagen wrote>>>> > To "No Brain Available" or anyone else...
• Re: bostig kit for VW Vans
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:51:43 -0700
  ...I drive at 75mph all day long, have just about hit 100mph on the bonneville Salt Flats, and have a running average right now...
• Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 26 Sep 2020 19:57:14 -0700
  ...big enough and I didn't care about marring the valve flats. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On...
• Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:10:05 -0700
  ...SamC ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Mike S" mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:26 AM > >> Subject: Re...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:13:49 -0700
  ...One tank of gas gets me about a > >>> 240 > >>> (390km) mile range on the flats or in the mountains, pretty much the > >>> same. > >>> > >>> Seems...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:01:30 -0600
  ...Notice the email from Redline. > > On Aug 27, 2012, at 4:53 PM, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > > > How so? Documentation/references? > > copied...
• Re: some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:11:00 -0500
  ...around 3000...Though it's fine to run along on the flats > or in the city at 2000...I feel like I'm being...
• Re: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 21:07:56 -0500
  ...Once I got to the flats, in 55F temp, freeway speeds of 70 mph or so, the needle rarely kissed the left edge of...
• Re: mileage from a 1,9 wbx - was: Re: I Cleaned my AFM...
  Historical mailing list - John S. Klun
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:19:46 -0600
  ...On the flats (what little there was) I kept it at 80. For the entire drive to DIA and then back to Delta, CO...
• Re: How much can I "safely" carry in my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:02:24 -0700
  ...been > sitting in the tall grass and rain - have you had flats that were driven on > and then repaired - > have you got really decent...
• Re: RX7 oil cooler, anybody else install one?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 01:17:04 -0500
  ...Cruising along at 100km/h on the flats it is about 105C and driving up a long 8 to 10 degree grade I can...
• Re: Camping out Veggy style. Any vegetarians on this list?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:19:06 -0800
  ...Can you do beans the same at Badwater ~-200ASL as you can at Mahogany flats +8000ASL? It is left as an exercise for the...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:42:48 +0000
  ...all driving around 58 to 60 MPH.  No wind.  Mixture of flats and hills. > >    On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:02:54 AM PDT...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:01:36 -0500
  ...Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> >>> Subject: Re: Fuel injection trouble >>> At 08:24 AM 9/28/2009, TJ Hemrick wrote... >>> > I'm not getting...
• Re: [WetWesties] RV coverage for BCAA, AAA etc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 8 Dec 2011 15:00:58 -0800
  ...after many years with basic BCAA coverage (broken down in canal flats and got towed into radium plus plus on a holiday weekend and...
• Re: Double Faced Listee
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:10:53 -0700
  ...Double Faced Listee > > > > > > > > > Just realized that one of our list member has two faces. > > > One is called "Mike S" <mikes@flatsurface.com> > > > and the...
• 1.9TD with EGT / Oil Temp / Boost Test Drive Results
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:07:21 -0800
  ...the accelerator, the temps would immediately go down, driving on the flats at 100km/h (62 mph) was resulting in 230 (450F) to 320C...
• Re: Airbox Q & A - Completed!
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 6 Sep 2008 08:53:01 -0700
  ...It is MUCH easier than grinding flats, or even Vise-Grips! The lower pair of standard hex-head bolts only needed loosening, not removal...
• Re: some observations on the power of an inline VW 1.8 liter (Rabbit, Golf, Jetta) gas..
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:34:41 -0800
  ...around 3000...Though it's fine to run along on the flats or in the city at 2000...I� feel like I'm being...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 10:37:51 -0500
  ...Steel lock-plates that go around both ends and are bent up to the bolt head and nut 'wrenching-flats' after tightening, like the...
• Re: Electronic points -waste of time/money?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:06:27 -0800
  ...I >> installed the ignition without yanking the dizzy. >> >> >> On 1/12/07 6:38 PM, "Mike S" <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote: >> >>> At 08:52...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:12:44 +0000
  ...all driving around 58 to 60 MPH.  No wind.  Mixture of flats and hills.     On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 8:02:54 AM PDT...
• Re: Largest diameter... tire failures
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 3 Nov 2004 21:32:07 +1300
  ...This will enable the >vehicle to still have rubber under the rims when it flats and maintain >control of a vehicle after a "sudden...
• Re: How much can I "safely" carry in my Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 14:29:44 -0700
  ...been >> sitting in the tall grass and rain - have you had flats that were driven on >> and then repaired - >> have you got really decent...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:31:14 -0700
  ...include as you know stereo this-that-and-then-some, video flatscreen and assorted feeds (satellite and then the sides of the van for...