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Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:33:33 -0700
...2x4" and just a little >> narrower, side to side, than my stock mirrors.� The 'bars' have large radius >> corners.� I was working about 60mi...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 Jun 2012 23:57:24 -0400
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced my turning radius. > Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the top of...
Propex Installation, Day Three :-(
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Mon, 02 Dec 1996 22:28:15 +0000
...It fits up to 1/4=20 tubing, and can do short radius turns. Man, I wish I had this before I did the...
Re: Dremel, was Re: Best Way To Remove
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:04:04 -0500
...With the speed and small >area/radius contact patch all these will dig like crazy given the >slightest excuse. Their sharpening attachment might be...
2WD Prototype Springs - Day 2 (long)
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sat, 9 Jun 2001 17:18:10 -0700
...At my normal entrance to the freeway, there is a decreasing radius on-ramp that I would not normally drive faster than 25 MPH...
Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:33:02 -0700
...The 'bars' have large radius >>> corners. I was working about 60mi round trip from home, but otherwise >>> driving in the same area and at...
Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:42:11 -0800
...it had a >> > larger >> > >>> spring and >> > >>> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being >> > >>> counter >> > >>> sunk as it is has 12...
Re: Heads-Up - Potential Odometer Fraud
Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
Fri, 22 May 2020 19:54:25 -0700
...The radius rod mounts and control > arm > > bushings and you can watch $2K disappear. Opps you also need the rack and > > the hydraulic lines...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 15:28:16 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced my >>>>> turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the top of...
Re: Battering Ram vs Ford Escort
Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
Thu, 20 Jun 2002 08:31:12 -0400
...They determine the value based > on sale price of the same vehicle in a certain radius from my house. They > say this is coming...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:34:47 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced my >>>>> turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the top of...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:07:49 -0700
...Refitting the bushings on the radius rod, found I couldn't get the nut on. No projecting thread. Turned the steering wheel, and the...
Re: Friday Vanagon Verse!
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:07:08 -0700
...Four teen-agers have been killed in auto accidents within > a > 6 mile radius of my house within > the last year. Speed and or...
Re: Vanagon Alternative...just thinking
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 19 May 2022 12:55:11 -0400
...Really good visibility, great turning radius, >> excellent for parking. >> >> Also fun to drive / putter on 2 lane highways but not so much fun driving...
Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:48:20 -0400
...have a room, there isn't one in a 30 mile radius due to a baseball tournament in town. She agrees, however, to let...
Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 19:16:34 -0400
...around the bends (which create adverse pressure gradients on their inside radius). Hope this helps, not that I am a fan of scoops; maybe...
Re: Overseas travel questions, especially for Britain
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:10:17 -0500
...Lot's to see in an hour's drive radius of Naples. Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649 scm9985@tntech.edu...
Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 22:18:37 -0500
...Anyway, if the bolts were to stretch you'd >>> have a double-radius circle with gaps where the separation was >>> occurring (where the cap...
Re: Friday Vanagon Verse!
Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 13:15:33 -0700
...Four teen-agers have been killed in auto accidents within a > 6 mile radius of my house within > the last year. Speed and or...
Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:15:38 -0500
...The 'bars' have large radius >>>> corners. I was working about 60mi round trip from home, but otherwise >>>> driving in the same area and at...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Tue, 3 Jan 2012 23:06:12 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced my >>>>>>> turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the top of...
Re: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Sat, 9 Oct 2004 23:50:23 -0400
...Anyway, if the bolts were to stretch you'd >>> have a double-radius circle with gaps where the separation was >>> occurring (where the cap...
Re: front end reassembly: strut bar
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:23:30 -0700
...moving it all over the place. > Refitting the bushings on the radius rod, found I couldn't get the nut on. > No projecting thread...
Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:37:09 -0800
...it had a >>> > larger >>> > >>> spring and >>> > >>> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being >>> > >>> counter >>> > >>> sunk as it is has 12...
Re: Aerodynamics related to fuel consumption (for an 84 tin top)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:28:09 -0700
...The 'bars' have large radius >>>>> corners. I was working about 60mi round trip from home, but otherwise >>>>> driving in the same area and at...
Re: Antifreeze Removal
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 09:14:43 -0800
...I turn them in by feel, to the seat with fingers then feel the crush with wrist action with short radius at the ratchet...
Re: visit to GEX
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Tue, 7 Nov 95 11:41:27 PST
...The Stephens parts have an extra radius on the combustion side where he peens the head over. Leonard doesn't think this is a...
Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:51:16 -0400
...have a room, there > isn't one in a 30 mile radius due to a baseball tournament in town. > She agrees, however, to let...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 02:38:33 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced my >>>>>> turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the top of...
Re: Fw: Neils' Downpipe/"Y" pics + exhaust flex bushing and pipe reducer questions
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:27:51 -0700
...well that ain't gonna happen! --- ;^) If I had used 1-3/4" OD mandrel bent tube, with a larger radius, for the primaries...
Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:56:05 -0700
...they pull out past the stop line and when you go to turn left they have their nose out in your turning radius ... jeff...
Re: List advice on winter repairs , shocks, and tire sizes.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 12:51:11 -0500
...Similar to the rear but even more critical is the angle of the front radius rods. These work best when they articulate to form...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 4 Jan 2012 06:04:08 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced >>>>>> my turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the >>>>>> top of...
Re: Gas Vapors
Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:35:43 -0500
...drips on the ground of the driveway that traced >>>>>>> my turning radius. Sure enough I can see it's dripping from the >>>>>>> top of...
Re: Front suspension question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 3 Feb 2025 13:24:23 -0500
...I prefer to completely remove the spindle assembly and loosen the front radius rod mounts. The lower control arm still needs to be supported...
Re: Front suspension Shim question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:26:55 -0500
...I prefer to completely remove the spindle assembly and loosen the front radius rod mounts. The lower control arm still needs to be supported...
vw autoist again: shameless plug for Eurovan Camper. :)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 08 Jun 95 13:25:52 CDT
...Besides its handling, the small turning radius is great. The front fenders have lots of room for sharp-turning wheels. When you pull into...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions, ?GTI vanagon (long)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:16:37 +1200
...and have the front discs narrowed by 5mm diameter (2.4mm radius). contact Jens Hansen: <Jens.Hansen@Hansen-Motorsport.de>. He's happy to...
Gearing Fuel Economy and Performance
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 8 Jan 2003 03:46:07 EST
...I have calculated from the torque curves and the gearing including wheel radius the maximum available torque available at the road for a number...
On Transmission Ratios, Diesels, Conversions and Fish
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 05:07:38 EDT
...I have calculated from the torque curves and the gearing including wheel radius the maximum available torque available at the road for a number...
Re: List advice on winter repairs , shocks, and tire sizes.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 2 Dec 2024 21:06:21 -0500
...Similar to the rear but even more critical is the angle of the front radius rods. These work best when they articulate to form...
Re: Seeking Coolant bleeding web site, coolant to use
Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:21:03 -0500
...I turn them in by feel, to the seat with fingers then feel the crush with wrist action with short radius at the ratchet...
Re: Boston Bob's flywheel video
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:57:38 -0800
...it had a > larger > >>> spring and > >>> is designed to accommodate the radius at the flywheel without being > >>> counter > >>> sunk as it is has 12...
Engine and Transmission Swap BS: was Thinking Swap ...(Now Full)
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 02:33:18 EDT
...Deburring, radiusing, shot peening and balancing can all effect reliability. These effects are nearly impossible to quantify without serious statistical evidence (numbers!). This has...
Wolfgang's Killer 16" Tire Rsh--part 3
Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:06:24 -0500
...With the radius, space requirement to the bottleneck,<br> does this mean approx.? 8 mm).<br> <br> Upon wheel / tire re-equipment is further...
another road test: 1983-1/2 VW Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 11 Jan 95 23:11:51 CST
...63.5 Lateral accel., 100-ft radius, Time to speed, sec: in g. ....................... na 0 - 30 mph ................. 4.8 Speed thru 700-ft slalom...
Fw: [vanagon] Vanagon Custom Coil Springs Are Ready to Order
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:29:49 -0700
...At my normal entrance to the > freeway, there is a decreasing radius on-ramp that I > would not normally drive faster than 25 MPH...
Vanagon Custom Coil Springs: Production Date and last Call
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Fri, 7 Sep 2001 15:23:35 -0700
...At my normal entrance to the freeway, there is a decreasing radius on-ramp that I would not normally drive faster than 25 MPH...
With the Westy through central Europe, Part 3 Austria: Salzburg and Hallein
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 19 May 2014 07:46:50 -0700
...Parking at the city square was aided by the relatively small turning radius of the VW T3. We had dinner right by the small...
road test: 1980/82 Vanagon (real long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 11 Jan 95 14:56:49 CST
...60.5 Lateral accel., 100-ft radius, Time to speed, sec: in g. ....................... na 0 - 30 mph ................. 5.0 Speed thru 700-ft slalom...