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  • Re: For Wasser It's Worth
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:08:32 -0700
    ...sound? > Why's that blue stuff drippin' down? > > > It's a field trip for the kids, > Sad for me that the van's on...
  • Re: Rust Bubbles WAS: POR15 question.
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Mon, 7 May 2007 10:52:48 -0700
    ...about > restoring/welding/fixing car bodies (put 'books' in the search field, > and that'll get you started). > for example, Idiot's Guide to...
  • Re: Short range FM transmitters
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Sat, 4 Jun 2005 09:58:18 -0400
    ...There > is a maximum "field strength" limit, too. > > Broadcasting with more power or greater field strength, or causing > interference with any licensed broadcaster is...
  • Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:18:08 -0400
    ...the early 1800's, nature trails, BBQ grills, >picnic tables, baseball fields, covered pavillions and restrooms. >etc.. the park >is open 7am to 12midnite...
  • Diesel starter differences, Was Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:46:42 -0700
    ...For the series motor as the rpm increases the magnetic field weakens. This field weakening yields a lower back EMF in the windings, and...
  • Re: Miss at idle?
    Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
    Sat, 14 May 2016 22:08:28 -0700
    ...primary > voltage to go much higher, which would directly stress the extremely > thin insulating layer inside the driver FET (field-effect transistor). > > Yrs, > d
  • Re: Preaching to the Choir
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 7 Oct 2013 08:58:51 -0700
    ...It's on a major avenue, across > from the high school football field even. I must have past by 1,000s of > times, never...
  • Re: Another Cracked Relay Connection PICS (Jetta swap)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:48:33 -0500
    ...narrow beam of light from the eyepiece to fill the camera field without much zooming. But with or without the camera you'll be...
  • Re: Wheel strenght and CO Detectors
    Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
    Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:36:16 -0700
    ...As an engineer myself, in machine related field since 1954, I have seen more than I would like to, accidents caused by misapplications. I...
  • Re: Crazy idea - hail shelter
    Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
    Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:56:40 -0600
    ...straps to hook on to whell well or something) 3.) Force field (no tech yet, never mind.) etc. I'd hate to know that...
  • Re: [Syncro] Can a 90A or 120A alternator be used for welding?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:14:47 -0400
    ...can I, or rather, what is the harm in > using the > Vanagon's electrical system to do emergency field repairs? I am > talkingabout using...
  • Re: Any advise on timing of an oil change before or after winterstorage
    Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
    Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:54:50 -0500
    ...I once read an article about the restoration of a 1917 car that had sat in an English field when it quit running. Some...
  • Fw: Re: Shocks recommendations?
    Historical mailing list - David M
    Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:35:11 -0700
    ...that has 4 or 5 'dips' to drain water from a field > to drains on the opposite side of the pavement. > My Mercedes sails...
  • Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:19:57 -0800
    ...the points open, the spark does not jump immediately. > The magnetic field takes some time to collapse and the voltage > across the secondary builds...
  • Fuel Tank Fuel line De-briefing Hope it helps someone.
    Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
    Mon, 20 Jun 2005 06:30:26 -0400
    ...a damaged one from my tank he Pointed me to a field with some stripped Vanagons and said help yourself. Without his help I...
  • Phrydae: Ways to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:58:30 -0800
    ...In the Memo Field of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling >>Diamonds" >> >>7.Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With the Prophecy." >> >>8...
  • Re: Michigan Waterfalls
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:36:18 -0500
    ...ref=nb_ss_gw/104-5797345-6256706?url=search-> >>alias%3Daps&field-keywords=alabama%27s+canyons&Go.x=12&Go.y=10&Go=Go...
  • Re: Temperature compensated battery charger
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:06:33 -0700
    ...Temperature compensated battery charger > > Temp compensated chargers are readily available in the green energy > field and don't cost $400 either: > Link chosen at...
  • Re: Toasters....are vanagons like them?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:13:38 -0800
    ...of them will "get the job done"....Kids to the soccer field or groceries home from the supermarket...Lump a VW Eurovan in there...
  • German Parts Are In - LAST CALL
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 6 Dec 1998 13:48:45 -0500
    ...Even if it comes up higher on the shopping cart, you will get the list member price **IF** you specify in the instructions field...
  • Re: A picture is equal to 1000 Tire posts
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:03:39 -0800
    ...to a degree by a picture. > Would you buy a sirloin steak based on a picture of "Bossy" in a > field? > > D???? E???? (dsl82westy)
  • Re: heads- bus depot or van cafe??
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:30:29 -0800
    That's such a great point Bob! I've always tried to find professionals in whatever field who charge fairly and are in it...
  • Re: wiper arm
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Sat, 13 Oct 2018 22:56:31 -0300
    ...who used it as a control "tower" at a local grass >>>> field airport. BTW, both were lost when I got stuck in a "soft...
  • Re: Torqued?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:01:03 -0800
    ...Required fields include >>>> mass >>>> of >>>> the Carya ovata directing the vehicle vector (RVC) as well as the >>>> density of >>>> the polizei local in the...
  • Re: propane tank draining help
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Sun, 3 Feb 2002 15:07:19 -0800
    ...balcony and crack open the valve? Take it out in a field and open > the auto fill-stop valve (where the fuel come out...
  • Re: Battery Light
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Fri, 16 Dec 2005 18:33:56 -0500
    ...When > the > > engine comes up to a certain RPM the ligth goes of that wire is what arms > > the field in the alternator and...
  • Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:18:43 -0400
    ...the early 1800's, nature trails, BBQ > grills, > picnic tables, baseball fields, covered pavillions and restrooms. etc.. > the park > is open 7am to 12midnite...
  • Re: [Syncro] Heavy Duty Rear Axels/CVs (108mm), Factory
    Historical mailing list - Chris Weddle
    Fri, 5 Jan 2001 10:58:10 -0800
    ...The land rover axles are encased & protected . > The syncro axles >> are not and I can easily see a shaf getting bent in the field...
  • Found some VW's
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 Nov 1995 14:19:10 -0800 (PST)
    ...On the way, we saw lots and lots of bugs, sometimes in pods of 5 or more, grazing in the fields. But we moved...
  • Re: Ramona Rests (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:31:29 -0500 (CDT)
    ...The generator field (small spade connector) needs to be connected to the large terminal in order for the generator to make juice. I don...
  • 4WD Waterfall Trip
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:39:23 -1000
    ...Daddeo made it slipping and sliding a bit thru the cow pastures to the now abandoned cane fields above the valley... the syncro performed...
  • Re: California Dreamin - Trip up/down coast, need advice
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:18:12 -0800
    ...The jade beach is a small hike across the fields and there are stairs down to the beach. Big Sir has the River Inn...
  • Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
    ...D+ Dynamo postive D- Dynamo negative DF Dynamo field DF1 Dynamo field 1 DF2 Dynamo field 2 ----------(Alternator with separate rectifier)-------------------------- J Excitation winding...
  • V6anagon/ Route 66, Day 3, part B /L
    Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
    Thu, 07 Dec 1995 16:47:00 -0800 (PST)
    ...Out in the middle of a farmer's field, are ten '50s - '70s Cadillacs, buried nose down in the ground, with just the back...
  • Re: Bus Depot Discount
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sat, 27 Oct 2018 17:01:01 -0400
    The Vanagon List discount code is list1e and it goes in the "referral code" field on checkout. You get 5% off most orders over...
  • Re: quick trip report, SW Van isle
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Mon, 21 May 2012 11:23:28 -0700
    ...First field > testing of "The Excelsior" toaster, verdict? - boffo. Take that, Felder > Industries :) > > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/overnighter-nw-of-port...
  • Re: Street camping
    Historical mailing list - James Cook
    Wed, 19 Oct 1994 12:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I have had the best luck by far parking on dirt > roads around/between fields. Usually quiet, dark, and private. Lots of them > in...
  • Re: Van:blah blah blah
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Thu, 27 Apr 2000 14:08:41 -0700
    ...Just send anything with vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com in either the "to" or CC field into a folder. I have 4 different sets of...
  • Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:36:03 -0400
    ...the early 1800's, nature trails, BBQ grills, >picnic tables, baseball fields, covered pavillions and restrooms. >etc.. the park >is open 7am to 12midnite...
  • Re: OT E85 in our future?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:15:33 -0400
    ...the ethanol and they have to make several passes over the field, then you begin to see the crazy side of this alternative fuel...
  • Re: Which Wind/Rain Deflectors?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 24 Jan 2015 05:25:50 -0600
    ...They crossed right in my field of vision so you haveto scrunch down > to > >> see under them. > >> 2. After having them a while, I...
  • Re: What is a Vanagon, according to The Samba?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:07:01 -0700
    ...Find the "Model" field and hit the dropdown box. Which of the models there are our Vanagons? I find The Samba to be somewhat...
  • ETKA Program Ups & Downs
    Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
    Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:58:06 -0700
    ...There is an ATP field that allows you to enter the part number and it tells you for what cars that part fits on...
  • Re: Coil Fires, 7.5KOhms
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Mon, 16 Oct 2000 20:14:05 -0700
    ...The field induced by the saturated core collapses and causes a high voltage spike to occur on the secondary lead to the distributor. This...
  • EBay Scam - word of warning
    Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
    Mon, 9 Apr 2001 15:08:47 -0700
    ...Then I noticed that the address field had an extra space in it... kinda weird, so I changed my view preferences to Full Headers...
  • Re: Short range FM transmitters
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 4 Jun 2005 08:47:32 -0600
    ...sid=05/01/05/209247&mode=nested Out in an open field you shouldn�t run into interference problems jimt On 6/3/05...
  • Re: Removing the axle shafts (was: Towing a Vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 3 Jan 2009 06:41:46 +0000
    ...Is this true (I have not had time to crawl > under my van to see)? > > I'll be laying in a field, under the...
  • Re: Stealth Vanagon Camping
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:27:50 -0800
    ...We have driven into the backs of over grown > fields late at night, rest stops of course and at every wedding we go to...
  • Re: Cross Country trip- SUCCESS!
    Historical mailing list - craig cowan
    Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:46:13 -0700
    ...Since my fridge is out of an '80, it has its own "field wire" circuit to its own relay. Since the field wire was...
  • Re: Starter motor do-it-yourself rebuild
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:46:10 -0700
    ...For the series motor as the rpm increases the magnetic field weakens. This field weakening yields a lower back EMF in the windings, and...
  • Re: (LVC) Remembering Andrew Grebneff
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:44:11 -0700
    ...in honor of the late Andrew Grebneff, who contributed to the field collection and preparation of many of the fossil specimens of both species...
  • Re: Five Year Dream Car Pick
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 3 Oct 1994 14:08:45 -0500 (CDT)
    ...I used them to plough fields, spray pesticides, and to haul two trailers full of sugar beets to the sugar factory or wheat to...
  • Re: Street camping
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 20 Oct 94 17:30:29 ADT
    ...We then moved to the country, crossed the Charles river and found a big empty field jsut off the riverfront drive. We used to...
  • Re: Solenoid-to-starter wire replacement?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 22 Jun 2006 22:35:48 -0400
    ...Looking at the Bentley, it seems like the wire feeds the field coils of the motor. Can this repair be done? Has anyone done...
  • Re: Vanagon List Moderator-let's get things underway!
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:49:59 -0500
    ...What we're seeing now is posts that are completely out of left field. One person is using the list to solicit donations to...
  • Re: rotating cvs and axles from left to right
    Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
    Thu, 16 May 2002 09:45:06 -0700
    ...wire) and the direction >>of the magnetic field ( the curled fingers point the direction of the >>field of manetic flux. >> >>Applying this principle to...
  • Re: Need instructions on field R&R of AFM '84 1.9L Van down
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:58:03 -0800
    ...Need instructions on field R&R of AFM '84 1.9L Van down > > > > John - > > > > I had a similar problem with my 84 Westy several...
  • Re: EveryBus 2010 - April 15-18, Hagan Stone Park near Greensboro NC.
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:13:35 -0600
    ...When I awoke the next morning to see that I had parked > at the edge of a field with over 100 other buses.... that...
  • Re: Wiring plauges my van......
    Historical mailing list - John
    Thu, 14 Oct 1999 11:28:27 -0400
    ...alternator indicator lamp actually supplies the exciter current to the alt field rotor to start the charging process. The D+ circuit must be checked...
  • Fw: Bus sighting!
    Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
    Fri, 10 Oct 1997 13:54:26 -0400
    ...Oh, and what about Field of Dreams? Kevin Costner even had a full length roof rack on his loaf! Oh, and how about Fast...