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• Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Mon, 1 May 2006 16:20:10 -0700
  > On 5/1/06, Mark Tuovinen <mst@ak.net> wrote: > John you have to use the term Highway very loosely when speaking of the...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:16:04 -0500
  ...For whatever reason it occurs, high > octane fuel can prevent it from happening. > > Higher performance engines typically have higher compression ratios (CR) > and are...
• Re: Q&D High-current ammeter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:13:38 -0700
  if I need to measure amperage in the higher ranges.. say up to 60 amps, I just use an old dash gauge .. one that...
• Re: Head temperature sensor
  Historical mailing list - francoix gagnon
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 08:19:48 EDT
  ...Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:26:02 -0700 > >Francoix, > >Not that high! > >The Type 4 VW engine is prone to dropping exhaust valve seats...
• Ethanol free gas
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 19:02:29 -0700
  I noticed the station nearby that sells it, they are charging more than a dollar a gallon more for it than even high test...
• Re: Newbie Question!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:43:07 -0400
  Or replace you oil pressure switches, the low pressure one should not activate until .3 bar (4~5 psi), the high pressure one I...
• PICS available of Adventurewagen Hightop roof transplant
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 2 Dec 2005 01:01:08 -0800
  ...The yellow Syncro with the pale blue hightop look very much like the Post Office hightop buses that Holger remembers in Germany. Anyway, so...
• Re: calling all Headlight plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:30:31 -0800
  ...I found these which apparent to be high quality. and high temp. What minimum gauge wire should I pick? On Tue, Dec 13, 2016...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Tue, 3 Mar 2015 17:52:41 -0500
  ...A/T problems -- fluid level high Honda is one exception Scott. Measured with engine off. Angus
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:25:17 -0700
  As I said in my original post. > ............... > > The error with regard to the high beam current route probably arises > from the fact that a...
• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 11:39:56 -0800
  ...20-22 mpg (US gal) Highway mileage: 22-24 Worst average of 3 tanksfull ever: 18.5 Best average of 3 tanksfull ever: 24...
• WTB sink faucet for '81
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 21:08:48 -0700
  ...stirling@aol.com (which gets checked more often) Red '93 Corrado SLC (Highly modified) Red '87 GTI (mostly modified) and '67 deluxe split window...
• Oil Temp...
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 18:14:50 -0700
  ...so this would mean 196 deg or higher? Joe
• Used Passenger Side High beam light needed for 87 Wolfy BAD-HELP!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Nick Meyers
  Sun, 14 May 2000 23:16:08 EDT
  Used Passenger Side High beam light needed for 87 Wolfy(the smaller square on headlight on pass side), I need one as my current...
• Re: Fiberine high-roofs: any experience with these?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:28:40 -0600
  ...Driver Veronica Fraga wrote: >There *is* a photo of the Vanagon hightop on the Fiberine site, but it's hard to find. I saved...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 07:58:39 -0800
  ...For whatever reason it occurs, high octane fuel can prevent it from happening. Higher performance engines typically have higher compression ratios (CR) and are...
• Re: Rotary engine transplant
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 07:48:09 -0400
  ...Piercing, shreiking, high frequency noise. They need lots and lots of muffling to make them liveable. Don't know where all these mufflers are...
• Re: A/C 4-position fan speed selector problem
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:08:46 -0700
  ...I rewired the speed reduction > resistors to reduce all the fan speeds so the new high speed was about > the same as the old...
• Still confused, looking for suggestions...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 18:14:46 GMT
  Good afternoon Volks! You may recall I'm having a Oil High Pressure switch problem. I ignored it for a few weeks while I...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:18:03 -0500
  ...I have myself had a pistol pointed at me for giving a high-beam overtaker a dose of my own high beams after he...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 11:41:43 -0500
  ...60% two lane highways, 30% Interstates, 10% city driving. The van was loaded to the gills with people, bikes, and equipment including a large...
• Re: Who has the highest mileage?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:20:13 -0800
  ...Who has the highest mileage? Just out of curiosity, who has the highest mileage on their veedub on the list? (the van/bus must...
• Re: smog check, passed, but high NO
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:01:44 -0400
  ...smog check, passed, but high NO Hey all, I just had my semiannual CA smog check, and noticed that the NO is up from...
• Re: Euro-spec Digifant ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 08:22:43 -0400
  Hi Ben I use super when on the highway thats the time of the highest load and need for higher octane and I buy...
• Re: Interstates
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 20:10:27 -0600
  ...and we get a system of national highways that is called the Interstate Highway System. yes, they came up with the US highway system...
• A simple Vanagon Tintop
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:04:17 +0000
  ...The set up brings his GL tintop a bit higher than > an 85 but lower than a Syncro tintop - maybe same as a Syncro...
• Re: Source for GOOD high pressure FI tubing & clamps?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 15:27:01 -0600
  ...Source for GOOD high pressure FI tubing & clamps? try Ken at Vanagain.com http://www.vanagain.com/search_result.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe...
• Re: High Octane was: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:38:23 -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...
• Re: What to do for a dim dashboard light?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 15:28:42 -0500
  ...Flint wrote: >Listers: > I have a very dim "High beam" indicator light. I can't see if my >high beams are on until its...
• Need for upgraded brakes for engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:50:50 -0700
  Folks, One of the items I picked up in various engine conversion discussions is the need to upgrade brakes, or that the higher HP...
• simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:36:29 -0500
  ...Besides, I think (and have read) it's harder on an engine to struggle through a higher gear at low rpms. What you don...
• Re: Are Ebay second chance auctions legit?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 18:29:11 -0700
  ...No one forces you to bid higher in an auction but yourself. You are offered a second chance to buy it at your highest...
• Re: AC Service Prior to Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 13 May 2005 13:18:26 -0700
  ...It is the compressor's job to create the high pressure (higher temperature) so the refrigerant will be able to condense and release heat...
• brief trip report
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:39:38 -0500
  ...Formerly, the highway went all the way to Port Arthur on the Lousiana border. Flattening dunes to build a highway is not wise. The...
• =?UTF-8?Q?RE:_86.5_Westy_2.1_=E2=80=94_2_problems.?= =?UTF-8?Q?_No_High_Startup_Idle___=E2=80=94__Const?= =?UTF-8?Q?ant_ON_Oil_Light?=
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 May 2016 20:26:55 -0400
  1) The idle control valve is not a high failure item. It can be tested. It is too expensive a part to buy new...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:33:35 -0700
  ...Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, June 19, 2009, 3:17 PM That's...
• Re: Porsche's SUV
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:34:40 -0500
  ...I don't see why these "high-performance" tires would > wear > faster, unless of course they're made of a softer compound... > > Dave > -- > Dave...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:17:17 -0400
  ...Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy Geez.... that motor's just a *little* bit on the smokin side... --- On Fri, 6...
• Re: High tops- removal/trade
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:32:28 -0700
  It might help if you identify which hightop you are looking to remove and which poptop you are looking to install. The easiest will...
• mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Fri, 15 Nov 96 13:05:23 EST
  ...Anyone got mileage like that on the highway? That's about 5 mpg less than my old '78 got on the highway. Sean
• Re: 4 Cyl VR-6: Maybe Not!!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 19:48:48 EST
  The 16v VW engines are not known to have a lot of torque but rather develop their power high in the rev range. In...
• Oh no, tires again
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Wed, 16 May 2001 11:06:07 -0400
  ...year and lots of them were on the highway at high speed (well relatively high speed) with cross winds. Walt Spak Pittsburgh, PA. wnsopc3...
• Help Major Surging
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Fry
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 08:51:12 -0400
  ...Major Surging @ 3200+ rpms, Abnormally high idle at one point around 1700 rpm Fixes: Replaced Idle stabilizer (was having a problem with high idle...
• Re: 758227.jpg
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:35:26 -0500
  <<<In regard to installing optional higher wattage lamps, isn't the purpose of the relay to remove the headlight current from the headlight switch...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:31:25 -0500
  ...They are made to high tolerances, go together and come apart easily, are small, impossible to plug in backwards, and if 60A continuous (surge...
• Re: High Altitude Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:23:03 -0600
  ...High Altitude Start Problem > After two recent trips to the mountains in my 90 Syncro I noticed the > engine has experienced trouble starting at...
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:26:30 -0500
  ...little higher, how much being > determined by headwinds, hills, air resistance which increases at > higher > speeds, etc., but 10% makes a good high end...
• Flue Cover
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 21:28:55 -0500
  I recommend storing the flue cover inside when highway driving. I lost the OEM flue cover for my Westfalia somewhere on the highway many...
• Headlight Independent Wiring/Relay
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 9 May 1999 08:43:06 -0700
  ...Any reccomendations on higher-watt H-4 bulbs...I heve the E-Code lights. Thanks steve
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:35:54 -0500
  ...day so I replaced the sender, then it read high >(3/4 or higher). -- And what about your fuel gauge? david David Beierl - Providence...
• Need pressures for r-134 in vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:45:46 -0400
  High and low side if you have them.........I thought 220 high side? But it is not cold and that is what i have...
• Re: 12 Volt + Wire Up Rear Pillar? (vent)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:18:04 -0700
  ...I like the idea of a switched 3rd light for tail-gaters and/or high beamers. I got this for all those reasons, backing...
• Vancouver Vans for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:41:46 -0700
  ...this high-top http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/cto/841710830.html, this high-priced diesel http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/cto/842172038.html and...
• Re: Old Popular Mechanics - Make Your Own Camper
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:00:42 -0500
  "Blue Highways" is a great book, the author's name is actually William Least-Heat Moon. He also wrote a wonderful book called "River...
• Re: Warning light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 06:30:01 -0500
  ...Sufficient pressure will also close the high pressure switch. Above >>> ~2,000 rpm the dynamic oil pressure control board will check the high >>> pressure...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:38:27 -0400
  At 07:12 PM 6/13/2001, mike miller wrote: >And putting in higher than called for octane does nothing for you unless you...
• Re: Dual Battery Relay - Part 2 (long)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:00:52 -0500
  ...low amperage trigger; high-amperage main. Thus, the ONLY way to get more charging amperage to the aux battery is installing BOTH a high...
• Re: snow chains
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 12 Nov 2000 08:46:27 -0800
  ...they'd never do that on the main highway... they don't close the main highway because of the snow itself... they close it...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:32:10 -0400
  ...High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV)) > > "However no tire will handle 168mph sppeeds (sic) for long without > cooking the rubber; the...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:14:38 +0200
  ...This also helps if your resistor ever fails, because you then can still have high speed fan manually when you want it. If you...