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• Re: Viscosity degradation in oils
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:08:03 -0400
  ...ever, then the > problem would reduce to polymer destruction and subsequent reduction in > viscosity. As long as there is an acceptable film of oil...
• Re: Rattling front grills
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:14:57 -0400
  ...I wanted to look at the top grill set up for > rattle reduction but am not sure how it is connected. I feel what...
• Re: Proper Tire valve stems?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:05:28 -0700
  ...This > reduction is taken up in the sidewalls and tread. For a given size-designed > tire at a given pressure this reduction will be...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:22:43 -0500
  ...Right) > 1) Turn signal / emergency flasher relay > 2) Vacant > 3) Load reduction relay > 4) Key in buzzer > 5) Intermittent wiper relay > > Bruce > > On Fri...
• Re: Ask Yourself Folks, What Would a Good Running One cost?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 13:31:05 -0700
  ...have about 5 for sale.....might even have a n inventory reduction >> sale . >> located s outhern oregon. Decent vans too , no rust, none are...
• Re: Front door speakers and window crank
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 16:41:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...The reduction in length would make it a bit harder to crank the > window up but I can't imagine it being that much...
• Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:54:51 -0800
  ...Think what that would do for the general population's physical fitness and reduction in fossile fuel consumtion !~ "oh heck ...it takes 9 minutes...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:54:18 -0800
  ...The OP asked how to fix the whine in the motor, not load reduction. I want to know the answer also. Robert, I'm...
• What to look for in buying a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:56:20 -0700
  ...Ditto reduction boxes on splitties. Dusty is ok, a little darkening at the seams or under the final drives is ok. Wet is problems...
• Re: road trip report - Calgary/Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:59:27 -0700
  ...I'm just trying to establish a baseline to gauge reductions in road noise due to various sound proofing treatments. Thus why I used...
• Re: Carbon Fiber Top
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:02:57 -0700
  ...Today's vessels and like parts are vacuum bagged, but not all,--but the driving motive is reduction of styrene exposure to workers and...
• Re: Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 01:10:22 +0000
  ...wrote: >> >> Hi listers - like many of you I have noticed the reduction in email traffic >> over the past several months.  Anyway - I have a...
• Re: Cigarette lighter wiring
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:34:54 -0800
  ...If connected the cig >> > socket to an aux battery isn't an option..... >> > >> > Connect it to the X circuit controlled by the load reduction...
• Re: Performance Wasserboxer: Fact or Fiction
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:44:33 -0500
  ...It reduces back pressure (too much of a > reduction causes the engine to LOSE low end power) It fit in the stock > location with...
• Re: spare tire compatibility?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:49:22 -0800
  ...Since these transmissions often break parts as much as wear them the increased torque requirement from the speed reduction does wear and break parts...
• Re: Starter review 4 years later
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 23 Apr 2021 16:57:08 +0000
  ...adaptor for the vanagon allowing the use of a TDI gear reduction starter. > >4 years ago I purchased it and a starter.  Dennis installed...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:10:08 -0500
  ...heat stress on electrical > components. > > I guess I can see the reduction of waste heat part in a general sense, > but I am puzzled...
• Re: '81 Vanagon - Wind Noise Reduction
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Wed, 9 Aug 2023 18:32:42 -0400
  Glad to hear it! On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 10:32 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Good for you!. > > I’ll...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:09:24 -0700
  ...Might be that the starter (Genuwhine Bosch SR0408X gear reduction TDI 1999-2003) has gone nips up and jammed the solenoid lever (the part...
• Re: Fuel Saver ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 10:13:52 -0600
  ...I always get suspicious of such claims as 11% reduction or improvementm, etc, etc. I want to see the numbers. Any legitimate claim will...
• Re: Westfakia, Poptop, Access, Design
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:52:44 -0400
  ...the whole thing is quite different (Who knew there was a reduction of headroom in a sunroof van!?). Simply put, you 'risk' the structural...
• Re: Porsche automatic transmission in a vanagon? Is it possible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:52:44 -0800
  ...No reduction boxes like the old bus to reverse the stub axle rotation. Other than that, it's a bolt-in! Mike B. ----- Original...
• HVLP paint guns
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:00:44 -0500
  ...The pressure and gravity versions are converted regular guns, pressure reduction and big holes in air caps, but seem sensible and just like the...
• Fw: Relay Problems '87 Westy Part 2
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:42:35 -0800
  ...Bedtime reading was my Bentley manual, from which my best guess as to which relay was making the noise is the 'Load Reduction' relay...
• Re: Tips on replacing Temp 2 sensor The easy way!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:01:03 -0800
  ...Starter (Go Westy gear reduction) Alternator Alternator wiring to starter (Go Westy kit) Grounds: Cleaned connections in engine compartment, replaced battery ground strap and...
• replacing window glass seals
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:36:16 -0800
  ...since they seldom get broken and don't gain the cost reductions afforded front windshields through large volume production. But is the breakage rate...
• '56 kombi - transmission: day 2/?
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 1 Jan 1995 22:07:28 -0800 (PST)
  ...We managed to get the reduction boxes together without too much heartache, and I got to weld some on the back deck, and welded...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 16:38:56 EST
  ...Plugs >>>Cap >>>Rotor >>>Wires >>>Coil >>>Fuel Pump Relay >>>Digifant Relay >>>Load Reduction Relay >>> >>>Here are the latest findings.... >>> >>>The problem continues. If the engine...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 13:39:26 +0100
  ...the exhaust pulse 'tuning' was not compromised (unlikely) would be 20% reduction in sfc minus any lube/gear drive losses , even 2 or 3...
• Re: WVO Conversion for an '82 Diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:37 -0700
  ...I'm considering WVO (for long term > fuel > cost reduction) and later a TD or TDI conversion (for power increases). > Any > thoughts? > > I like...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:47:58 -0700
  I'm impressed with the 35 degree temp reduction. my wild guess would have been more like 15 to 20 degrees... 35 F lower...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:59:42 -0600
  For strange leaks one time I had my daughter thinking I was real strange. While I was driving down the highway she held a...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:14:31 -0400
  ...Again this NOx reduction is what brought us the dyno emissions testing. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:21:43 -0700
  ...possibly replacing the flat side mirrors with something a bit more aero and for what I assume will be another decent reduction - installing a...
• Re: Motor oil - Re: [VANAGON] Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:49:13 -0400
  ...One of the major differences that directly affects us is the reduction of certain additives that were designed for flat tappet engines. Primarily zinc...
• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 2 Apr 2022 17:48:23 -0700
  ...It's been in place over 12 years. > And yes, very significant road noise reduction, so worth it to me. > > > On Friday, April 1...
• Re: '82 Diesel vanagon. Starter isn't turning over.
  Historical mailing list - J.C.
  Wed, 24 Aug 2022 21:38:58 -0700
  ...relay with > the GoWesty Auxiliary Battery Kit or the GoWesty Gear Reduction Starter may > result in complications. If you have either of these products...
• Re: intermittent electrical problem in dashboard and wiper fluid problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:31:59 -0500
  ...If the wipers work then you're not having a problem with the load reduction relay. Doesn't seem likely to me that the...
• Re: Cars in Oz... cars in Enzed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:26:41 +1300
  ...Aussie import tariffs have been undergooing reduction and are due to disappear entirely in a few years' time. Their purpose was to protect the...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 09:08:33 -0500
  A few items on quieting down vanagons: My 90 Carat developed a wind whistle somewhere over the passenger door. The solution ended up being...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 12:26:44 -0400
  ...a 10% reduction in fuel economy for >>>> the gas with 10% alcohol. >>>> Only in my camper was it a 20% reduction. >>>> This evening I...
• Re: 81 Westfaila
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Dec 2015 20:45:06 -0500
  ...EGR helps to reduce peak flame temperature both for NOx reduction and for these engines head and piston survival. Dennis From: Christian Smith [mailto...
• Re: Doka Look Alike (friday reply)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:22:55 -0700
  On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:19 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > I am familiar with gear reduction boxes in...
• Re: The Dreaded Emissions test
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 05:17:15 -0700
  ...due to the cost saving measures of > using as little emissions reduction equipment as possible. Most notable is > the small catalytic converters and lack...
• Re: Headlight swtich diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:12:15 -0800
  ...The load reduction relay seems to work fine (e.g. headlights >> on + ignition on = headlights work, and when you crank the starter >> the >> headlights...
• Re: Ethanol Free Gas.. No fuel pump buzzing?
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:41:44 -0500
  ...So by adding alcohol to gasoline > you get a power reduction, yet you still pay the same price. I know the > corn subsidy to...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:56:07 -0700
  ...clutch and >>>> keep >>>>>> the >>>>>>> engine rpm there is a big noise reduction? There is also some >>>>>>> noise I >>>>>> hear >>>>>>> Idling in neutral that goes...
• CROSS COUNTRY TRIP
  Historical mailing list - bigw
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 09:42:36 -0400
  ...I am considering TIICO conversion as the reduction in plumbing would be welcome and the extra power a plus. I have not decided yet...
• Re: "Permanent" poptop insulation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:52:11 -0500
  ...You will want to take down any or all insulations from time to time to dry them out due to condensation and reduction of...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:26:16 -0800
  ...Right) > > 1) Turn signal / emergency flasher relay > > 2) Vacant > > 3) Load reduction relay > > 4) Key in buzzer > > 5) Intermittent wiper relay > > > > Bruce > > > > On Fri...
• Re: Fw: Subaru EJ20 Turbo Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:02:37 -0800
  ...To generate thrust, the force that pushes your vanagon down the road, the torque from the engine, is passed through the transmission reduction gearing...
• FW: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 10:57:56 -0400
  ...The dimmer switch simply switches the 56 lead from the light switch (which gets its power from the load reduction relay, X terminal on...
• Re: Racks for Tandem Bikes?
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Mon, 14 May 2007 21:01:41 -0700
  ...serious earnest = longer distance - and the multiple reasons are security, reduction in wind resistance, freedom from weather and insects). For tootling around town we...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 12 May 2004 18:15:31 GMT
  ...number of diesel vehicles on the road offers only modest potential reductions in global-warming pollution, it poses a significant risk to air quality...
• Re: an issue of temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 13:29:18 -0700
  ...By > dumping/adding the cool coolant into the system, the > Temp > sensor will react to the TEMPORARY reduction in > coolanat temperture and so indicate...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:18:05 -0500
  ...heat stress on electrical > components. > > I guess I can see the reduction of waste heat part in a general sense, > but I am puzzled...
• FW: Help!
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 10 Jul 2000 23:33:42 -0400
  ...The dimmer switch simply switches the 56 lead from the > light switch (which gets its power from the load reduction relay, X > terminal on...
• Re: New platform-www.vanagon.us.com?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 21 May 2008 08:05:57 -0400
  ...decent search in a reasonable amount of time > - possibly a large reduction in duplicate posts (tires, coolant, etc...) > - ability to link to older posts...
• Re: Starter SR0408X ge-futzd
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:45:40 -0700
  ...whirring path. > > Might be that the starter (Genuwhine Bosch SR0408X gear reduction TDI > 1999-2003) has gone nips up and jammed the solenoid lever...
• Re: Electric problem in 2.1l
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:31:59 -0700
  ...So perhaps this plastic melting sparky thing half a year ago damaged either the ignition switch or the load reduction relay? And then with...