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• Fiamma Mounting Brackets was Great Vendor Response
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:45:18 -0700
  ...And as for 'anomalous' rain gutters those gutters will bend under the load of an awning with a load of rain water. Don't...
• Re: Question about Thule Load bars for 7passenger vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:47:16 -0400
  ...to ask what is the correct or recomended size for thule load > bars for vanagons. I am refering to the square metal ones thule...
• Re: Rear Cushion Cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:49:24 -0600
  ...to a laundromat where there is a large size front loading, not top > loading, washer, use regular laundry soap, and wash it. Then dry...
• Re: Disappointed with Yokohama Y370 Tires
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 18:52:33 -0400
  ...the sidewalls and they say Y370B, LT195/75 R14, load >range D, max load 1710 lbs at 65 psi. I ordered part number 37047...
• Re: When to replace the shocks???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 May 2005 20:58:54 -0400
  Shocks do not support any load. They merely control or damp the up/down motion of the wheel assembly. The creaking is most likely...
• Re: brake proportioning valve (was: badly rusted mystery part)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:37:48 -0800
  ...Or better yet, find a load sensitive version which automatically adjust the rear pressure depending on the load. Most 85-later Golfs and Jettas...
• Re: Tires - Why oh why NOT?
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:20:56 -0700
  ...You have to compare load ratings. > > I have a pop-up camper with 10" tires (20.5x8-10 10pr, aka 205/65-10E) > which...
• Re: [NVC] Airing trailer tires?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:04:05 -0700
  ...Load Range > Max Load 1350lbs at 50 p.s.i. cold > Nylon cord > > So . . . 45psi sound about right? > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:07:46 -0500
  ...Because it's not under load. My van would do this climbing mountain grades. Sometimes it would start out faint and slowly increase in...
• Re: Blizzaks on the EV
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Wed, 22 Jan 97 09:17:37
  ...A reinforced tire has stiffer sidewalls, and will flex less for a give load. Also, reinforced tires can be inflated at higher pressures, which...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 15:47:18 +0000
  ...without an inverter and battery source that matches the load, it will not work correctly...READ your load and don't exceed your inverter...
• Yokohama Y370G data
  Historical mailing list - Gary A Meek
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 16:34:10 -0600
  ...25.6 inches Loaded Static Radius: 11.9 inches Loaded Revolutions per miles: 818 (my speedo face says I need 820 revs per mile...
• Re: Winston Tires?
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Sat, 3 Oct 1998 22:15:18 -0400
  ...You're left/rear tire probably carries around > 1350 with this load. Using "P" rated passenger car tires on a vehicle like > the Vanagon...
• HELP ! 2.1 Digijet much to lean at high rpm
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 May 1997 18:58:20 +0100
  HELP ! 2.1 Digijet much to lean at higher rpm and load.... I have tested my 2.1 DJ Digijet engine on a Motor...
• Re: Fwd: Towing a trailer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 15:58:37 -0400
  ...handles it > no problem...70mph! > What is the maximum weight of load that can be towed without damaging > the van or making it accelerate...
• Re: To Shim Or not To Shim........That is the question
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:40:50 -0800
  ...This is on an empty '85 Westy. >They probably help maintain that height when loaded, but do little for >leveling purposes (side to side...
• Re: Understanding Amp Hours
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:55:32 -0600
  ...To use voltage to measure the charge of the battery, not only must it be "open" voltage as Dennis points out--no load--but...
• Re: Ohh those VW gods...billowing blue smoke.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:14:16 -0700
  Thanks Jim - smoke is coming directly from exhaust pipe. The motor although idling okay...is underpowered when under load. Arranging tow. > > > >
• Tires again......groan
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 10:37:02 -0700
  What is the load index for an 81 Westy?? Also what range of sizes (min to max). Both alloy and steels rims. Cheers from...
• DISREGARD/DELETE
  Historical mailing list - Mark & Laura Magee
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 20:37:36 -0500
  HAPPY LABOR DAY!=> => DO NOT load Netscape 6.x on to your machine. This e-mail is my -only- known mechanism to retrieve my...
• Re: Tires - Here's what I found . . .
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:03:16 -0500
  One other available tire is the Vredestein Transport Snow, 185R14, Load Range D, 8-ply. $138.00 CDN + $15 for studding. Kevin
• Re: westfalia - looks like a loaf of bread
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:56:15 -0400
  Well we have tupperware, drop a load of bread in there and you've got the start of a beautiful friendship....
• Re: Vanagon Westfalia motorcycle carrier
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:37:14 -0400
  300 pounds suspended load is just way too much. Your probably adding 400 pounds to the rear axle load with that leverage. You should...
• Re: Inverters
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:56:24 -0700
  ...inverters draw power even when not driving a load, but what do you expect? My radio draws power even with the volume down. Or...
• Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:07:25 EDT
  ...171 937 503 1.What does the Load Reduction Relay do? (It's mounted on top of the fuse box) 2. It seems mine...
• Re: Stalling at stop lights
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:54:02 -0500
  When the lights are turned on, the added load on the alternator will require more torwue from the engine for the alternator to keep...
• Re: Alternators correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 9 Apr 2020 14:36:30 -0700
  Gave that a go. Loads on, alternator measured at stud and alt body 14.29 On various places on engine compartment wall 14.23...
• Re: Vanagon in Rough Neighborhood -precautions?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 03:41:53 -0600
  ...So you you'd have to multiply that by two and add four batteries capable of delivering the load for under a minute and...
• correct tire pressure for 195 14 8ply
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:58:10 -0800
  ...That seems kind of nuts to me as 65 PSI is based on the full load capacity of 1674lbs. Even a fully loaded Westy...
• Our Eurovan camper experience
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:34:17 -0700
  ...The Eurovan Westy came fitted with an AC/DC only, top loading fridge. We didn't get more than about 1.5 days on...
• Re: Rear axle torque specs?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Tue, 2 Jun 2015 13:29:26 -0400
  ...My use of the term "pre-load" is force that is exerted by the axle nut on inner race through the rotating elements of...
• Re: Pre-loading Rear Suspension :~o
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:17:18 -0400
  ...It's worth the effore because if adding a spacer >pre-loads the springs, then there's a cheap, relatively easy and >accurate way...
• Re: Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:44:02 -0400
  ...That means that the power to the load is supplied externally, and the FETs switch the load on by opening a low-resistance path...
• Re: Speed Ratings and tire salesmen
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 09:30:08 -0400
  ...Also, the "C" or "D" load range you talk about is unreliable. Many "C" rated tires support insufficient weight for the Vanagon (eg. BF...
• Re: Canadian Shipping Whining---
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Jun 2002 17:53:10 -0500
  ...to inspect > my load, call the recipient, and wait for the recipient of the goods to > come and inspect the load, and then --oh...
• Re: About Load Ratings On Wheels
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:28:36 -0700
  On 10/13/05, Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I've got a question about load ratings on wheels. This thread is a...
• Re: Van Cargo
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 2 Aug 2005 10:17:18 -0600
  ...Add a camping cargo load to the center of the van and possibly put the load on top of the van in the cargo...
• Trailer loading and tire pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 12:35:45 -0700
  ...The rule of thumb seems to be to have 10% to 15% of the gross weight on the tongue, so I balanced the load...
• Re: 1986 Westfalia with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 28 Sep 2013 17:08:46 -0700
  ...You do need to be aware of > the load capacity. There are very few tires in this size with the XL rating. > A standard...
• Re: dual battery isolator
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:04:49 -0700
  ...At full load the limiting factor of an alternators capacity is its own resistance. Thus at full load, it is only slightly more than...
• Re: 91 Carat: 15 inch rims vs 16 inch rims
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Mar 2014 01:07:15 -0400
  ...The 225/60-16 normal load index is 98 and is suitable for the vanagon. The XL version of this size is usually 102...
• Re: was 15" Tires for Westy-Now Spare Tire
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:33:30 -0400
  ...Heck, if you were silly enough, you could go with their 175R14's (load index 99/98 R). Nice quiet tire too. On Aug...
• Re: low cost Load D tires found?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:40:45 -0400
  ...10&Transport=P&tyre_for=LLKW&F_F=&dsco=135&Achse=&LoadRange= Wow speed "N" that's really low. That's one notch above...
• Re: Good Cheap Tires! Load C $49.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:35:22 EDT
  In a message dated 98-06-10 14:08:39 EDT, drillock@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << COSTCO now carries a load range C under their...
• Recommended tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 10:51:32 -0800
  ...On the Michelin MX tires there is a note that says the max load is 1540 lbs at 40 psi. Does this mean that...
• Re: EV tire replacement
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 19:15:45 +0200
  ...You see, the 102 or 95 is the load index, and the H or S is the speed index. 95 is too low load...
• Re: Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 10:25:16 -0400
  ...In the stock VW setup, the only load on the aux battery is the fridge heating element. Period. All other loads including the fridge...
• Re: 15" wheels - 16" Wheels Now Available!!!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:15:42 -0500
  ...I could not find a single tire with sufficient load ratings for Vanagons in that size tire. Just a cautionary tale... Also Derek Drew...
• Re: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:23:28 -0600
  ...Or more specifi, I have a bad knocking sound coming from around the right rearwheer when cornering under load, as well as sometimes going...
• Re: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 19:06:08 -0400
  ...Or more specifi, I have a bad knocking sound coming from around the right rearwheer when cornering under load, as well as sometimes going...
• Friday- VW commercial
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:40:38 -0400
  Here is a cool thing https://www.youtube.com/embed/JHixeIr_6BM?rel=0&autoplay=1&iv_load_policy=3 ed-91DoKa, I don...
• FS: '95 Passat GLX VR6
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:09:27 EST
  for sale : '95 Passat GLX VR6 black w/ tan leather, sunroof, cd changer, loaded runs great, needs nothing, super clean..must sell!! chris [text...
• Re: Build Your Own Van Fridge Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:21:30 -0800
  Malcolm, I like the concept of building a custom fitting DC only top loader for the cabinet where the water tank now lives. Unfortunately...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 17:56:14 -0700
  ...Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy > The whole Carrying a Washer in a Westy thread, got me thinking. > > I have driven 25 syrofoam...
• Re: Current Studded Snow Tire options
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 11:26:05 -0800
  ...The sticker in my '84 specifies a "185SR-14 6 PR" tire, but no load rating. 6 PR, "6 ply rating", is not standardized...
• Re: Load Range D Tires: Canadian Tire Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 12:15:23 -0700
  I have posted on this a thousand times about D load rated 184 R14 Ctires. ( warning..it's a bit long for some people...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report - Are LT Tires really safer?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 08:17:10 -0700
  ...1604 lbs (after derated load capacity by 9%) I don't understand this statement. Federal guidelines call for the combined load rating for the...
• Re: GAWR vs AAW
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 08:51:01 -0800
  ...What is common knowledge in RV owner circles; the minimum required load rating of a tire on an axle, is a point of contention...
• Re: Relaying Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:37:45 -0800
  ...I get approx 14.0 at the dash voltmeter with no load. The addition of two 8 gauge power lines running up to the...
• Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tire s!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 23 May 2002 17:52:31 +0000
  ...recommends---not the vehicles mother---- Different tires, different pressures, different load ratings--- <SNIP> Terry - Tires, tire pressure, and all of the other suspension components...