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• Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
  ...I also applied the ceramic coatings to the entire exhaust system, the exhaust valve radius, exhaust port and piston top to reduce the radiant...
• Re: Jaguar vs. Passat brakes on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:43:06 -0500
  ...This is calculated by the radius squared x pi. A 3" piston has an area of 28.274 cu in. Two 1.5" piston...
• Re: Tire Circumference (long)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Sat, 10 Feb 1996 15:36:34 +1100
  ...The 'rolling the van' measurement turned out to be greater than the measurement obtained using my original method of measuring the radius from the...
• Re: 86' stalling/mechanic problems
  Historical mailing list - DAVID T. RICHARDS
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 16:42:29 -0500
  ...If there is anyone in the 100 > mile radius, ie. D.C , Richmond, BLacksburg, Roanoak or > possibly further that could help me locate and...
• Re: Camping for the Bethany, OK show
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:49:09 -0500
  ...I'm hoping to make some other VW events within 300 mile radius of Dallas TX but I don't regret missing the Bethany...
• Re: Splitty love story NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 23:34:54 -0500
  ...It's shorter (on the outside), has a > smaller > turning radius. It's roomier (on the inside). I use it for hauling > pinball > machines...
• Re: Large price spread on The Samba?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:34:21 -0400
  ...s mileage and it's low > maintenance, it's nice turning radius and it's "beat-ability"... > (the body > and interior is suitable for...
• Re: GEAR UP! 15" rims 75 series?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 12:45:35 EST
  ...The slower acceleration is due to essentially giving the road a longer lever arm (your tire's radius) to resist your acceleration. The slower...
• Advice on upper control arm bushing wear and R&R.
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 16:19:19 -0700
  ...This seems to correspond to a 2mm or less movement of the control arm (since it's about halfway down the tire radius). How...
• Causes of Brake Pull at Highway Speeds? (and some trip pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 10 May 2013 10:39:38 -0700
  ...I repaired the passenger side radius arm hole at the frame. IF that repair has failed, and there is now too much movement between...
• Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 16:22:46 -0700
  ...my car fixed to slide on black ice on a decreasing radius turn at about 60mph into a powerpole. Of course I was wearing...
• Re: Stranded Vanagon comment
  Historical mailing list - Chris
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 22:51:06 -0500
  ...within my yet > fully determined "she-can-make-it-that-far" radius - currently about 2 > hours... > > Thanks a vanaton, > > William in Roanoke, Va > > Needing...
• BBTA PHOTOS! (first raw batch)
  Historical mailing list - Geosh Fathauer
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:47:42 -0400
  ...every bug and most of the busses in a 50 mile+ radius! He had four or five rows of bugs going back a acre...
• Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine convers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:11:56 -0700
  ...double clamp? > > > > If this stuff fits in the engine bay (large radius in bend I"m sure) > > it sure would be nice! > > > > Thanks much...
• Re: Part out or Sell now No Lowly Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:34:33 -0700
  ...My holes are 43" by 43", with rounded corners with about a 4" radius. I put a plate or bowl down on the roof...
• Re: The Half Lilley?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 00:22:38 EDT
  ...Case Split Match port the oil pump inlet and outlet to the case and radius the inside of the inlet and outlet. ADD .457...
• A movie with Bob
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:22:09 -0700
  ...it had a larger > spring and > is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being > counter > sunk as it is has 12...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:52:50 -0500
  ...Also, pretty tight turning radius (gets > bigger with the mid- and long-wheelbase versions). Gas engine has an > impressive 27 MPG highway; diesel engine...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:03:05 -0700
  ...The bends need to be a tight radius and the wall thickness > needs to be thin to keep the weight reasonable. > > The Harbor Freight...
• Re: Coolant hose replacement
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:16:10 -0700
  ...The > coolant line between #1 cylinder and the rad return line had ruptured, > with a small hole on the inside radius of one of...
• '82 air-cooled parts sources?
  Historical mailing list - Gary Nichols
  Tue, 17 Oct 95 14:52:17 PDT
  ...So did everyone else within a three mile radius. Dropped valve seat I figured... I dropped the engine, cleaned it up and opened it...
• =?utf-8?Q?Bilstein_B6,_16=E2=80=9D_Syncro_shock_install?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Apr 2020 08:13:17 -0700
  ...I took off the radius rod, and the brake caliper, to allow the lower arm to drop as far as possible. Got the shock...
• Re: seat belts..take a look at this.. (was: Re: who cares?)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 23 Sep 2000 23:06:22 -0500
  ...my car fixed to slide on black ice on a decreasing > radius turn at about 60mph into a powerpole. Of course I was > wearing...
• Re: Air cooled to Water cooled
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 09:15:11 EDT
  ...Firstly, the bending radius of 1.25" EMT is quite large (about 9"). When the occasion arrived to replace these lines, I planned to...
• Re: Calculations or formulae for LPG tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 10:39:01 -0800
  ...spherical sections to begin with and it <DIV></DIV>ignores the radiused corners where the caps join the cylinder. So, you <DIV></DIV>venture...
• Re: Rear spring question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 17 May 2013 17:19:18 -0400
  ...Remove the nut on the radius rod and the front steering knuckle. Jack up on the lower control arm. Remove the lower shock bolt...
• Re: Syncro bad handling problem
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:13:27 -0400
  ...Check the Caster of the front end > and radius rod mounts. Jacking the rear will reduce the caster angle > and cause the twitchy over...
• Re: Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:11:05 -0500
  ...area and/or bumper end-cap because of the quick turning radius and > >unusual seating position of the driver. Almost every Vanagon I have...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:04:58 EDT
  ...The valve gets hot with the exhaust, so I coated the radius and the exhaust ports to reduce the heat the valve and head...
• Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:52:54 -0800
  ...it had a > > larger > > >>> spring and > > >>> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being > > >>> counter > > >>> sunk as it is has 12...
• Re: Turning Circles in your mind. ;)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:42:37 -0800
  ...and thus a good candidate for an anomaly in the turning radius. My parts CD shows the 85 PS knuckle set as NLA while...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:42:43 -0800
  ...And yes, that's a radius rod bushing washer. It works great. Neil. On 1/21/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Over...
• Re: Proper Tire valve stems?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:05:28 -0700
  ...When the tire is off the > ground there is a given radius. When loaded the radius is reduced. This > reduction is taken up in...
• Re: Lower control arm bushing r&r on 89 westy
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:20:15 -0700
  ...be Pried out of the MountEars (Loosening the FrontNut on the RadiusRod CanBe a Help)~ Once it is Down FarEnough so the "Bushing" is...
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 19:15:02 +0000
  ...Some are designed for Allen head >"tuner" lugbolts and do NOT have the same radius as the ballseats on most >14mm >bolts/studs. I...
• Re: beware of parking garages!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 01:10:14 -0500
  ...wheel?? peope who do not drive vans do not judge tuning radius very well and when in a hurry may not even notice that...
• Re: Westy vs. Sprinter, Fulltiming
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Thu, 7 May 2009 20:01:31 -0700
  ...Most places I habit daily/weekly are in a 3~5mi radius > (mailbox, storage, > 24hr Fitness, work, library, et cetera). I work 8 to...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:34:53 -0500
  ...As an experiment, I'll adjust "new" radius arm nut (less than 2 turns) to original position as it came off the '85 parts...
• Re: Review of Agilis 51 205/65-15
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:40:19 -0400
  ...The 215 Agilis would be the same rolling radius as >>those tires. I drive 75+ for hours on end, so that was >>no good...
• Re: Beyond Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:37:03 -0500
  ...step-in height in it's class.  Also, pretty tight turning radius (gets bigger with the mid- and long-wheelbase versions).  Gas engine has...
• RE: Uniroyal Laredos from PC (Tire Deals in DC Area)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 12:39:11 PDT
  ...overall width 8.1 Inflated overall diameter 25.6 Loaded Static Radius 11.9 Loaded Revolutions per mile 818 Mileage Warranty Miles 40,000...
• Re: Is Westy-lust justified? Do you use your appliances? was: chuckboxe
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:19:23 EDT
  ...The way the nooks and crannies are turned into useful storage, the beauty of the large radiused corners on the cabinet doors, the genius...
• Re: for campers: Propane Safety
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Tue, 01 Nov 94 15:35:03 CST
  ...1) a house trailer near here, and an area about 50 yards in radius, was destroyed by a propane cylinder explosion. at least that...
• STEBRO/Vanagon SS pipes update
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 09:35:38 EST
  ...There are many complications in building these header pipes due to the small diameter of the tubing necessary and the extreme tight radius of...
• Re: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 12:21:47 EDT
  ...Exhaust Valves / Radius / TBC 4 $5.00 $20.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust Stems /TBC 4 $4.25 $17.00 Swain Techniques, Inc. Exhaust...
• Re: two questions: brake pads, ball joints
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:33:49 -0500
  ...Check the front radius rod bushings. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent...
• Re: LowerControlArmBushingSwap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:29:22 -0500
  ...Did you also do the radius rod mounts? I guaranty they are also shot. I don't know how those urethane bushings set up...
• Re: Westy vs. Sprinter, Fulltiming
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 7 May 2009 16:23:49 -0700
  ...Most places I habit daily/weekly are in a 3~5mi radius (mailbox, storage, 24hr Fitness, work, library, et cetera). I work 8 to...
• Re: Coach Net roadside services
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 09:03:27 -0600
  ...issue with AAA towing my van home within the 100 mile > radius. One driver complained about the driveway (narrow, other cars), but > after the...
• Re: Another BZ Shelf Gets Installed!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:12:57 -0800
  ...I edited the page yesterday to add a note about the front corners which dug into my canvas until I increased the radius and...
• Re: Ultimate ... Bears
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:46:12 -0700
  ...I suspect they have quelled all the crime and other DFG offenses inside that 50 mile radius or maybe it's just easier to...
• Re: Turning when hot
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 15:01:00 -0400
  ...When turning (tight radius) on cold, hard or loose material surfaces, the drivetrain performance feels fine. However when performing the same type of turn...
• Re: Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 18:23:21 PST
  ...15"wheels you need to consider the shortening of the turning radius and the bottoming out onto the larger tire and wheel,because unless...
• Eurovan Camper and Westy, WAS: shrunk the kids
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 09:41:45 -0700
  ...The downside is turning radius and ground clearance. My 1981 Westy I bought from a salvage yard for 500 bucks and have put in...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:23:36 -0700
  ...I know of 6 right off hand that live within a 10-block radius > of >> my house. They're everywhere around here. >> >>> From: Stephen...
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  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:08:45 -0500
  ...This reduces shock extension travel, messes up the geometry both front and rear, increases wear on the CV joints, and front radius rods. Amongst...
• Re: Temp covering for body panel rust rot
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 May 2012 15:31:59 -0700
  ...go before I can spray.....What a pain, all these little radiuses, scallops, NACA ducts, fastener holes, cracks and missing pieces. Ugg. Almost 3...
• Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:45:53 -0700
  ...Right. (especially considering > repair to radius arm hole) Besides, to get my Westy on level surface > in my carport really limits the work space...
• Re: Will these wheels fit?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:44:06 -0700
  ...The ball radius appears to look about right. I will have to check with some Dyken blue to see if they are exactly right...
• Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:39:04 -0700
  ...it had a larger >>> spring and >>> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being >>> counter >>> sunk as it is has 12...