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• Such Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Dec 94 14:57:29 EST
  ...When I indicated the average for the trip, it included the time/distance for towing. Considering what I did and that I had to...
• Towing a Pop-Up Camper with a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Sun, 8 Mar 1998 09:38:29 EST
  ...500 #'s) for an appreciable distance (>1000 miles)? If so, what was your experience - does this put too much strain on the little bugger...
• Re: paint (f)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:28:04 -0500
  ...Heck, it looked damn good from a distance, too. Just for the heck of it, I painted me old '62 Kombi, back in vet...
• Re: Speedometer problems
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 8 May 2000 21:06:30 -0700
  ...The intensity of > interaction and hence the rotating force is increased as the magnet is > moved closer to the disk -- setting this distance is...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Thu, 23 May 2002 16:36:19 -0700
  ...been off selling swampland to long-distance buyers again? just put 15" SA waterskis on your Juanagon before you show the properties...;^) b On...
• Re: Slow-poke vanagon warning sign
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:52:40 -0400
  ...Headlights will light this stuff up at amazing distances. Do *not* use a slow moving vehicle triangle, like you see on tractors. In Michigan...
• Re: Noisy speedo
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:11:39 -0800
  ...Note To ensure correct >installation, be sure to measure and mark the distance "a" from end of >cable to position the securing clip. >Distance...
• Re: GEAR UP! 15" rims 75 series?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 12:45:35 EST
  ...I say percieved, since the odometer doesn't actually measure distance, it measures tire revolutions. Each turn of the wheel moves the odometer a...
• Re: DRIVER SIDE GRAB HANDLE
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 28 May 2021 09:57:13 -0700
  ...the door closed, but can be flipped out to reduce the distance between the built-in step and the ground? > > > > Hopefully, > > > > Steve Edwards (Chicago...
• Re: Looking For 'Fridge Door/Facia
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:33:00 -0400
  ...I can travel to pick up for some distance from Seattle if needed. Or might pay shipping if practical. Contact me pmail starwagen@gmail...
• Re: Friday: Pair of LTs in my driveway
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 11 May 2013 10:16:40 -0400
  ...There happens to be another VW event I like to attend the same weekend! It is about the same distance in the opposite direction...
• Mushy steering, wallowing ride
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 9 Nov 2012 11:14:03 -0500
  Hi all, I have a '91 tin top syncro that I don't drive very much, maybe once a week for short distances. As...
• Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:30:17 -0600
  ...Such heavy relays are always located by the battery box to relieve the need for heavy wire strung over long distances. Would there be...
• Marietta Ohio Campsite recommendations wanted
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:12:31 -0400
  ...a few more hours in order to cut down on the distance we will need to cover on Tuesday. If anyone can recommend a...
• Re: Why go to big tires?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:26:42 -0700
  ...surface since the torque is acting over a greater moment arm (distance from the center of the wheel to the ground). There is also...
• Wear Index
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 9 Nov 94 10:32:01 PST
  ...in top gear x stroke of the engine - giving the linear distance travelled by a piston and rings per mile. I agree this is...
• Re: Cold Starts
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:46:31 -0600
  ...This may be an intermittent failure, and may be temperature sensitive due to interwinding distance changing. A plug with a smaller gtap than normal...
• Re: Fuel Price Gouging - Again - It jumped nearly $1 locally here withing in just a few hours.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:38:46 -0400
  ...25 > miles further down the road - greater deliver distance by truck - it has > gone to $5.25/gallon. > > It's a rip, and ought...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 4 May 2005 19:58:32 -0700
  ...Exceptions are only noted if I have travelled > a long distance with a > > heavy load or I am towing a trailer. Obviously that increases...
• Re: headlight alignment parts, headlight replacement
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:38:35 -0700
  ...A standard reflector lens assembly in 7" round assumes a headlight height that is substantially less than the road to center-of-headlight distance...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_50=C2=BA_Adaptor_Plate_Install_Angle_Check_please=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 2 Oct 2017 15:36:25 -0700
  ...degree oil pan, YES. > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > Neil N wrote: > > >> Image showing stud distance OC, studs mounted to Kennedy adaptor plate: > >> > >> https://photos.app.goo.gl...
• Re: The end of the list
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 09 May 1997 12:59:55 -0500
  ...Without a knowledgable mechanic within driving (or towing, as the case may be) distance, this list has been a godsend. Count me in for...
• Re: corrections on capacitor fix air flow box (22MFD vs 10MFD?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Jan 1997 16:35:59 -0400 (AST)
  ...Mine was done 2 years ago, a day after my first high speed/distance run, dead every 1/2 mile after 1/2hour driving...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 05:52:46 -0400
  ...an '85 GL! >> >> Hope to never have to make a long distance trip in a VW with your >> attitude. >> >You REALLY think an inanimate...
• fire sprinkler for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 27 Sep 1998 20:52:54 -0700
  ...That way if a fire strikes, one can flip a switch, evacuate the van, and watch from a safe distance how the sprinkler flushes...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:03:35 -0800
  ...I've got an 83.5 auto westy and I've just checked my records for a couple of long distance trips. High was...
• Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 06:36:46 -0700
  ...The van gets 20MPG which includes some distance going up a 6 degree grade with the air conditioning on and the still being able...
• Re: Car Stereo Fit (dimensions)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Wed, 25 May 2005 20:55:15 -0400
  ...Can't wait to take advantage of the Cracker Barrel books-on-CD exchange thing next time I have to go any distance on...
• Re: -Now Engine Conversion - doing your own soobie wire harness
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:04:59 -0400
  ...Average commute distances are less; everthing's closer and more tightly-packed together there. I can see many reasons why low mileage JDM motors...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:47:20 -0400
  ...to travel. >>> When you lifted the van you increased the travel distance of the balls >>> and now they have to move back and forth...
• Re: Be careful what you buy on eBay
  Historical mailing list - S.Harrison
  Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:29:35 -0800
  ...You specifically stated that your "friend" only bids on items within driving distance. Not a whole lot of credibility for the misrepresentation excuse as...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:19:24 -0500
  ...idle ? > > Europeans measure in grams of whatever pollutant, CO2 say, per distance > traveled, say grams per mile. . Not as a percentage. That makes sense...
• Re: A FLAPS question?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 13 May 2012 13:44:04 -0400
  ...of corn here in IOWA for most vendors its about same distance! > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy > >> On May 13, 2012 12:08...
• Re: It's Friday- West coast radiation readings
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:34:46 -0700
  Harsh talk from a guy who hasn�t been within shouting distance of normal for many, many years. On 3/18/11 2:59...
• Re: Rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 1994 12:49:14 -0500 (EST)
  ...Take out the cotter pin, Screw 2 of the lug nuts back into the drum a good distance Get out the factory bus Jack...
• 16" van suspension lift
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 15:46:38 -0400
  ...If this is true, then the longer drive shafts must be to compensate for an increase in distance demanded by the a suspension lift...
• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 03:55:36 EDT
  ...The ECU doesn't use a lot of amperage, so there should be any significant voltage drop at hat distance. With a harness this...
• HOT engine comp.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 16:58:12 -0700
  Honorable listees, I have recently noticed, after driving my '90 Westy even a moderate distance, that the engine compartment is very hot, especially towards...
• Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:27:24 -0500
  ...I just bought the van last month and ddrove some long distances without this happening then. Having this occurance in LA traffic, where I...
• I learned alot about my brakes today....
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:26:18 -0800
  ...I'm told that the distance the pedal travels is directly related to the rear brakes, so I'm puzzled. And it looks so...
• Re: 1989 Carat Vanagon For Sale... Southern Pennsylvania
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:24:05 EST
  ...When we are cutting deals more and more at greater and greater distances, these words take on even greater import. I just drove 500...
• Re: fiberglass repair on poptop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 23:29:12 +0000
  ...warped" nature of the fiberglass top and slight variation of the distance from center of the bottom end of the strut anchor point, up...
• Roof rack for kayaks on 91 Vanagon Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 15 May 2010 17:09:07 -0600
  ...as far as the front rack goes, what is the ideal distance apart for mounting cradles for sea- kayaks? I've read the recommends...
• Re: Vanagon in the GE Commercial?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:28:39 -0800
  ...to see the long-distance profile and it > definitely looks like a vanagon. > Left hand drive though ... sure looks like souther Utah to me...
• Re: fuel guage question
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 25 Sep 1994 17:38:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...This is then multiplied by the distance you are from a gas station, raised to the power of how deep you'll be in...
• Cleveland to Peace River Alberta
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 10:30:48 -0400
  ...I felt that covering that distance alone would be best to at least let y'all know if somehow there is a win win...
• Front Seats w/Armrests FS
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Sat, 12 Sep 1998 01:57:23 -0500
  ...These seats are easily shipable via UPS for around $ 20-30, depending upon distance. E-mail me or phone at (612) 927-5303. Budd...
• What limits how much weight I can tow?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:26:39 -0800
  ...The only problem I had was stopping ( needed 30 to 50% more stopping distance ) the rig but normal driving and acceration was almost un...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump?(Saga continues, pics on www)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 02:41:07 EDT
  ...The spring pressure reset is not a problem in that there is an inner land to stop the retainer at the right compression distance...
• Re: Circumnavigation of Lake Superior
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 14:51:13 -0600
  ...darn close to VW of A offices and only a short distance from Parts Place for VW. Anyway, that's the wrong lake. In...
• Re: Vanagon Brochures from Around the world - ABS
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:11:41 +1300
  ...It merely allows maximum braking effort without lockup ON PAVED SURFACES (it does NOT work properly in dirt and thereby drastically increases braking distances...
• Re: '87 syncro 36K miles 3.2porsche engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:09:48 -0700
  ...type=both&num_records=&ke ywordsfyc=&make=VOLKS&transmission=&model=UNAVAIL&distance=500&make2=&addres s=15101&default_sort=priceDESC&advanced=&certified=&max_mileage...
• Re: SI vs. dumb (0 cc's Vanagon content)Long
  Historical mailing list - james peters
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:09:23 PST
  ...Who said Engineering wasn't an exact science? The US Standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. (Wonder...
• Re: Trouble starting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 1996 20:32:10 -0500
  ...I found a spark plug wire had a spark jumping from the wire to the fuel injector wire, about 3/8 inch distance. It...
• Re: Tan paste on inside of oil cap
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:47:51 -0500
  ...My guess is that you do allot of short distance driving, anything less than twenty miles hardly warms up the oil enough to boil...
• Re: Towing suggestions/questions for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 13:33:59 EDT
  ...Think of the tire wear for long distance towing that it would create. Jim Thompson Sherwood Automotive * The Old Volks Home http://www.c...
• Hot nuts up front. was: [Fwd: bosch digifant]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jun 1998 07:55:42 EDT
  ...to a stop on the side of the road, (a safe distance from traffic, yadda-yadda-yadda). The bearing cap will be hot. gmbulley...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:34:12 -0600
  ...other after application of pressure? Or does one >> measure the total distance that the gas has lifted the liquid from a zero >> point on...
• Dem's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:01:47 -0500
  ...I made it home the short distance, then hopped out and found absolutely no fluid leaking! yet I was down a pint. Some of...
• RV Roof AC Unit Cheap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 18:36:55 -0500
  ...90 pounds it isn't worth the freight expense for long distance shipping. Asking $200.00. I'll plug it in and run it...