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• WTB: aircooled tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:23:50 -0500
  Anyone have a 4-spd air cooled transaxle for sale? Bradley Flubacher State College, PA '82 VW diesel westy '84 GL wasserboxer
• Where to get K&N Air filter for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 18:29:15 -0400
  Hi All, Where can I get a K&N air fiter for my 87 Westy? Ric
• Aircooled.net
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:18:43 -0500
  Anyone know what's up with Aircooled.net? When you go their URL, you get a login page to SquirrelMail. -- mordo 1990 Carat
• Re: Street strip race heads Vanagen heads modified for aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 07:33:06 -0500
  How does that work? ----- Original Message ----- ......Street strip race heads Vanagen heads modified for aircooled...........
• Re: How does a leak down tester work???
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:22:27 -0500
  ...How does a leak down tester work??? The air test or leak down test is used to determine any wear problems within any given...
• one more question...
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Durstewitz
  Sat, 30 Sep 1995 21:44:27 -0800 (PST)
  ...it's about the air intake thermostat thingie to the right (R is R) of the air filter. the vacuum hoses from that area...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:49:45 -0600
  ...I think my heater box is messed > up, > or maybe you have a higher tolerance for hot air around your head than > I, or...
• Re: Home Made Brake Pressure Bleeder: *might* add moisture to brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 14 May 2016 05:27:40 -0400
  ...Not far-fetched at all. >When using a home made pressure bleeder to pressurize the brake fluid >reservoir with AIR >when bleeding the brakes...
• Re: Vacuum Line Routing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 13:21:28 -0800
  ...Vacuum Line Routing > I am in the process of installing a remanufactured engine into my 1982 > Westy (air cooled 2 liter). I lost my...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:23:51 -0500
  ...fluid instead of cooling air flow? John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Jim Cochran wrote: > http://www.pilotmarket.com/products/Aircraft_Engines_for_Sale/listing...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:48:05 -0500
  ...Piston type aircraft engines don't typically have torque curves useful in automotive applications. Still, there may be interesting possibilities. John Rodgers 88 GL...
• '81 air-conditioning Q
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 11:25:53 -0700
  On my '81 air-cooled westy, I have a stock VW air-conditiong unit, mounted in the stock location, above the rear seat. Since...
• Re: Cone air filter for V'gons
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 11:35:56 -0500
  >"MSDS Clean Air Act" available for '84-up Vanagons >Max-Surface-Direct-Suction > >Cost listed at $109.11 & Up (depending on vehicle) This air...
• need cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:40:35 -0500
  I'm looking for the ceiling cabinet that takes the place of the air conditioner. I have an 84 westy wolfsburg with air but...
• Fuel mixture change
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 21:53:22 -0800
  Hello All, I have my air filter housing apart looking for the air mixture adjustment. I read the clymer book and it says there...
• Re: Temp I & Temp II Sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 17:00:25 EST
  ...sensor #1 is in the airbox and measures the air temp entering the airbox, and Temp. sensor #2 is in the thermostat housing, and...
• Re: K&N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 12:39:34 EDT
  ...make=VOLKSWAGEN& model=VANAGON&year=1988 E-2475 1988 REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER REPLACEMENT AIR FILTER L4 F/I ALL $45.18 $29.37 Robert...
• Re: Best Tubular Bumper Supplier?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 16:58:31 -0600
  Call John at Aircooled.net to see where his are made. They can drop-ship and I think they may come from KC? http...
• Air Cooled Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 21:15:16 -0600
  Howdy Listees, I cleaned and tested the thermostat from my '82 air cooled westy today and found that it measured 42 mm at around...
• Last A/C VW Van Rolled off of Brazilian Assembly Line Yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:36:10 -0500
  Hi, Not sure if anyone caught this yesterday, but the last air-cooled VW van rolled off of the assembly line in Brazil. This...
• Porsche water cooling (was Re: longivity of coversion engines)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 15:03:40 -0800
  ...Porsche had problems with emissions, particularly cold-start emissions, because air-cooled engines run "loose" before everything expands to its proper tolerance. New air...
• Attention TDI Gurus! What is hotter, oil or compressed air?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 21:55:46 -0800
  ...The plan is to use a bigger than stock charge air cooler (Audi 5000 or Saab 900) and an external air cooled oil cooler...
• Re: Physics phun
  Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 14:50:54 -0800
  ...With that > said and if I'm not misunderstanding your intentions.... > > Blocking any air flow at alternator fan or elsewhere in the engine air...
• Fwd: INSIDE THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRBUS A380
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 23 May 2010 10:29:37 -0600
  ...http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm * CLICK HERE>>>>INSIDE THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRBUS A380<http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm> The...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 21:17:33 -0400
  there is a lot of air pressure on the front of the van at speed. I can hear my flaps slapping shut but a...
• Re: Neil's motor..
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:37:10 -0700
  ...In one, you can > > > > see how I've placed the stock air intake boot. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/Aircleanertestfitsmall.jpg/Aircleanertestfitsmall-full;init:.jpg...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:01:22 -0700
  ...units work then? > > They suck in the room air on one end, exhaust the hot air out the back, > but seem to work pretty...
• Re: purpose of air dam???
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 18:51:49 -0600
  To the best of my knowledge an air dam does one thing that has several possibly good side effects - it keeps air from flowing...
• Re: FW: vanagon ac upgrade *in dash unit info*
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:17:02 +0000
  ...MM3 (CVN69)" <chastejm@CVN69.NAVY.MIL> > Received this correspondence from cooler air company in regards to the > front mount in dash evaporator that uses...
• Re: airflow management in hot weather driving
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:01:35 -0400
  ...I have driven with the skylight open and quite a bit of >air seems to come in there when the front windows are open...
• Re: Aux Air Valve Officially Obsolete
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:45:23 -0700
  The Auxilary Air Valve functions to introduce additional air to the fuel mixture when the engine from a cold start. I like to compare...
• Re: L.A.I.R.S.(was Contact List Project )
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 10:14:14 -0800
  Should the AIRS name now have to be changed to L.A.I.R.S? Liquid/Air Cooled Interstate Rescue Squad? After all, isn...
• Re: Camping tips and tricks
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 18:59:30 -0800
  Beg to differ Roger, But I believe the fresh air system is still functional on the westys. They still have the control to open...
• Re: Heater Controls?
  Historical mailing list - Latchua
  Sat, 16 May 1998 10:51:08 EDT
  ...Lever D - Roof outlets in passenger compartment* To increase outside air flow slide lever to left. To decrease outside air flow slide lever to...
• Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 07:38:46 -0500
  ...Note > the > > hot air output is on the side of the unit and just sends hot air out of > the > > unit. Theoretically, if you...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install..Humidity
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:19:21 -0500
  ...Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon > > > > Under most conditions the opposite will be true. Air with a lot > of water > vapor in it...
• Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 08:22:05 -0500
  I know that Jake Raby does a lot of work with the type 4 air cooled motor. Check out: http://www.massivetype4.com http...
• Re: REAR AIR CONDITIONER
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:13:44 -0400
  ...REAR AIR CONDITIONER I recently acquired a 1984 Westfalia with the air conditioner in the upper rear overhead storage area. This air conditioner seems...
• Re: airwick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:08:14 -0400 (EDT)
  Never dipdawick with someone who sniffs airwick! Actually, airwick was this hideous smelling "airfresshener" sold in the 60s and 70s in the civilized part...
• RE: engine tins
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 11:45:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...These pieces direct the cooling air out of the engine to the rear-- the same direction the air is flowing under the bus as...
• Re: Air cooled overheating
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 09:06:02 -0500
  You wrote: >I have an '80 VanagonL and was wondering if there was any way that an air >cooled engine would overheat like under...
• Re: Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 17:59:56 -0700
  many parts for military aircraft are multinational for NATO and other treaty reasons. some of our aircraft can even operate with switched engines (with...
• Air tools....
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 20 May 2016 14:20:59 -0700
  ...Now why didn't you all tell me that heaven came in a box labeled "Pneumatic Air Ratchet"? While not specifically Vanagon related, I...
• Re: Airhead Parts: Vanagon Parts Sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:05:06 -0500
  ...Vanagon Parts Sale Just got off the phone with Airhead Parts, ordering a couple of small items for the Syncro. They're running a...
• Re: Propane (East Coast)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 09:31:00 -0400
  Not to mention that it's bad to have air in the tank. Fuel and air (oxidizer) should not be stored together. The military...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:05:13 +1200
  ...Fuel/air mixture ratio is richness. Too much air & too little fuel gives a lean mixture, causing overheating, burned valves etc. Too little air...
• Re: Tyres and nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:43:02 -0700
  ...And BTW, the air you are breathing is 78% nitrogen. One of the problems in using nitrogen is purging the air already in the...
• expansion tank air OK if engine runs cool?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Horrocks
  Tue, 29 Nov 2005 08:49:08 EST
  ...I asked them to follow the Bentley when bleeding air, but... How harmful is air in the left/pressure/expansion tank down to the...
• Air-Cooled heater modifications
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 00:15:13 -0500
  ...Now _THERE'S_ an unbiased opinion! Allow me a liberal paraphrasing: "There is nothing you can do to get adequate heat from air cooled...
• Re: Fuzzy Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 15:26:34 -0400
  ...It just vents the air to the inside of the door and lets it go out drain holes, etc... Sean
• Re: and bulb for air control knobs?
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:36:18 -0800
  ...and bulb for air control knobs? .... Annnnnd Are there bulbs behind the air conditioning control knobs? Bill 90 Westy Syncro [text/html]
• last VW aircooled motor tomorrow
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 08:38:27 -0700
  Today's paper has an AP story that tomorrow, Friday, VW Brazil will put the last aircooled motor in a Kombi. It is a...
• 1980 1.9 WBX VANAGON on EBAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 13:16:35 -0800
  Here again must be another converted Vanagon from an air to water-cooled engine. Seller says it has a 21 hp engine! It sure...
• air cooled rear hatch ...
  Historical mailing list - John Dillon
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 03:29:23 -0400
  still looking for the rear hatch for an air cooled vanagon … hopefully in Ontario or close … anyone have such a creature? jdd
• Block heaters for Air Cooled
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 6 Nov 2014 13:43:46 -0700
  Anyone know of a block heater for the air cooled van? This would be used in cold climates for winter starting.
• Mike Miller back in business
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 May 2002 17:54:13 -0400
  Air line fell off the aux air valve...all happy now. Thanks to Boston Bob... david -- David Beierl - dbeierl@attglobal.net
• air condition
  Historical mailing list - Darrel
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 19:17:11 -0500
  Does anyone know og an air condition delete bracket to fit a 1.8 liter engine? Darrel Combs 88 vanagon with 92 cabriolet engine
• Air cooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jeff samboy
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 20:01:47 -0700
  Hi, I found an air cooled vanagon witha bad cylinder. Does anyone have any idea whats involved to fix this? Thank you, J
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:00:25 -0700
  ...I think my heater box is messed up, or maybe you have a higher tolerance for hot air around your head than I, or...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:57:16 EDT
  ...Remove the cap, blow air in there from a compressor or with a small diameter plastic tube using your hot air for the air...