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• Report on proper % Air Viscous Coupling
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 18:42:01 -0400
  I have received a report that indicates filling a SDP VC with 86% air and then putting in the correct specification fluid yields a...
• Workshop Manual Swap & Air Cooled vs. H2O Cooled VS. Mac Weenies vs. PC Weenies
  Historical mailing list - HC Carter
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 07:13:59 -0700
  Can we get back to a "REAL" super death grudge match that is more on-topic like Air vs. H2O? Anyway - speaking of Air...
• Re: Heater Refurbished Still Questions
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:07:58 -0600
  Actually, all 86 and earlier WILL have cold air coming out the dash vents at all times. *7 and later these were conditioned air...
• Re: Wombat/Gerbil update
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Sun, 19 Nov 1995 10:49:00 -0700
  ...This is the piece that the fresh air tubes go through to connect to the heater boxes, and is on a level with the...
• The Airlift Company
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Wed, 9 May 2001 12:32:25 -0700
  Hello all, Well, I finally got around to mounting my Dual-Gauge kit from Airlift on Sunday. I had installed the Air bladders previously...
• Re: 89 + Rear window vents transplanted in an 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:51:35 EST
  ...It is obviously at least somewhat air tight so the compression of the air when the last door is shut makes the pop top...
• Re: 160 HP waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:11:15 -0700
  160 HP at 3000 RPM! Very nice Roger, if you click on 'Aircraft Types' they'll show you a list of the airframes their...
• Re: Air recirculator
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sun, 3 Feb 2019 16:25:59 +0100
  You guys sound like recirculation is a secure way of killing yourself in a Vanagon :-) I doubt any Vanagon is airtight enough to keep...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:14:10 -0400
  ...Hector On 7/31/12, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Airplanes - piston types and jets - have combustion air heaters to > pre-heat the air...
• Re: NEW: Plexi Headlight Covers, Vanagon/Eurovan
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Aug 1997 21:05:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...is usually a clear or smoke tinted lucite or plexiglass "air deflector" kind of thing that runs around the top, and front perimeter of...
• Need help with Heater controls in an 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:58:13 -0500
  ...Top knob contols volume of air flow directed at the windshield and in dash mounted directional air vents. Second knob from top controls the...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:39:07 -0600
  ...A super-charger - turbo or otherwise - does the same > > thing except even more dense air needing more fuel , etc, etc, etc. But > > anything one...
• Re: Charcoal Filter & Valve workings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:46:18 -0600
  ...This open the valve allowing air in. Excess fumes get drawn into the air cleaner to be burned in the engine. The canister shoudl...
• Re: Dash A/C in a T3, cool dreams
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 22 May 2006 13:39:07 -0700
  ...But this would mean they then lost the recirculated air advantage and I am not sure that this air flow could be completely turned...
• Air Lift Results
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 14 Oct 2000 20:49:15 -0500
  Well sport fans, here is the results of the "Air Lift" installation. It took me from the time I took the appropriate tools out...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 08:38:14 -0700
  on the passenger side rear pillar there's a tube routing the fresh air in to the air filter box. That tube is made...
• Re: What does an Air flow meter do?
  Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
  Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:04:35 EST
  ...After much distress and a lot of replaced parts, it turned out to be what my mechanic calls the air box. He pulled one...
• Re[2]: syncro with snorkel ? Yes/No?
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 18:59:00 PDT
  ...This thing is the air duct that connects to the air filter assembly to get fresh air from the air scoop at eye level...
• hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: some fun places to be in July
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:16:14 -0500
  ...Air Force 60th anniversary celebratory event, will feature the famous Thunderbirds, award-winning aerobatic plane exhibitiions and more; and there's always the Air...
• Re: ventilation controls
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 May 2016 23:20:22 -0400
  At 09:17 PM 5/10/2016, Edward Maglott wrote: >there is a lot of air pressure on the front of the van at...
• RE: 87- Stop the fresh air!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Drahzal
  Fri, 20 Sep 96 10:14:45 PDT
  ...in Computational Fluid Dynamics to figger it out...so.... ...In the winter, I duct-tape over the large air intake under the grill on...
• UNWANTED cold air from BEHR AC unit
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 11:41:34 -0500
  ...Anyway I drove back from Ottawa to Toronto last night and was overwhelmed by the amount of cold air flowing through the BEHR cnter...
• Re: Headin' down the highway FRIDAY NVC
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:28:56 -0400
  ...Is it friday? Stan Wilder wrote: >Just got my Classic 1976 Airstream Trailer Today. >She's a beauty. >http://www.engineceramics.com/airstream/airstream...
• Re: Air-cooled Muffler, but a weird one...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 16:38:38 -0400
  ...This past weekend, the muffler rotted on > my air- cooled Vanagon. The problem is that the muffler > is not like anything I see available...
• Re: Air intake ducting
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:41:16 -0500
  ...14:17: > > I think Bob is talking about the long duct running along the pillar up to > the air vent.... > > Bob... you can get...
• Re: Refrigerator drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:22:21 -0700
  Our air does have molecules, the difference is that it does not go into areas where it is not invited :) alistair On 2013-06...
• mystery filter 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr/Leo Girard
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 16:39:41 -0400
  ...In tracing a cold start problem I removed the air filter housing to look for the routing of the aux. air supply to the...
• Re: Removing interior heat (was window tint physics)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 13:32:11 -0800
  ...You can > open the > skylight to let the hottest air out of the top, but where would the > replacement > air come in if you...
• WTB: Air filter cover for Turbodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:07:09 EST
  Hi folks, I have one of those steel cylindrical air filter housings in my 1990 1.6td Syncro 16". Unfortunately, it is missing the...
• Re: dog proof upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 02:11:07 -0400
  On 9/9/04 12:32 PM, "aircooled chris" <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM> wrote: > any other large dog owners with tips on types of...
• Re: How to convert to 134?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 6 May 2008 17:33:01 -0400
  ...Mike '84 GL 7 pass Air conditioned '85 GL Westy Air conditioned (converted to 134-A) '84 Westy (was air conditioned ... some components still...
• Defrost Windshield
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Wed, 3 Dec 2008 19:42:02 -0800
  It seems I am getting no airflow regardless of the position of the top lever. Is this fixable with out removing dash? Btw my...
• Re: Fixing Vanagon Air Conditioning....trying at least
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 9 Aug 2019 19:09:20 -0400
  Does anyone have any actual first-hand experience with the SmallCar dash mounted air conditioner? Please share with the list?
• air condition kit for eurovan 1992 ???
  Historical mailing list - "Dr. Nick Kahwaji" (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Fri, 14 Mar 1997 22:23:50 -0800
  I am looking to find an aircondition kit for my eurovan 1992 could you help. I live in vancouver BC canada NICK
• '80-'83 aircooled 2.0L Vanagon engine for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:59:07 EST
  i have a running aircooled 2.0 Liter Vanagon engine for sale, email me if interested. chris allentown, pa
• engines and transmissions for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Apr 2001 12:52:08 EDT
  for sale: 2.0L aircooled engine, 4 speed aircooled vanagon trans, 1.9L waterboxer engine, waterboxer automatic trans. chris allentown, pa [text/html]
• FS: Complete Westy Airconditioning Unit
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 10:46:23 -0800
  For Sale in SF Bay Area: Complete Westy air conditioning unit in excellent condition (35k miles). Good price assured. Steve 415-387-3434
• Re: Type 4 headwork??
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:53:20 -0500
  -----Original Message----- Jake Raby, perhaps? Misremember what the shop name is. Raby's site is http://www.aircooledtechnology.com <http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/> Darren
• Re: UNWANTED cold air from BEHR AC unit
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 12:01:34 -0600
  Someone might have knocked ff the R/H dash vent hose, and it's letting the cold air in--- Fred
• Re: Base camp
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:44:37 -0600
  > http://www.airstream.com/airstream/company/docs/AS_BC_ss.pdf Looks like an updated Eriba Puck! (Except for the ATV interior storage? WTF...
• Fw: Advancing timing for more power, was: Boston Bob's web site
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Sat, 4 May 2002 08:45:01 -0400
  ...The air-cooled engines do have limits and those limits drop as the air temp and the load increase. with the radio on going...
• Re: Dash / Air Distribution Box removal
  Historical mailing list - Timothy J. Hannink
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:27:02 -0400
  Before you tear the dash and airbox box apart, you might want to try this: Pull the floor vent cover off and cut some...
• Air cooled 1985!!! (was In praise of aircooled vanagons)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:27:08 -0500
  ...Air-cooled engines acumulate heat over time > >depending on load and abient air temp. As I like to say the air-cooled > >engine has...
• Re: Side Air Intake Engine Cooling Question (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:31:32 -0600
  ...http://tinyurl.com/23sdnyc I know nothing of air > flow, etc. stuff so.... > > Theory: install ducting on cold air outlet to direct cooler air...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 09:48:32 -0700
  ...Listening for where the air is escaping by ear can isolate the problem. Intake valve : Air whistling out of the intake, carburetor or throttle...
• Re: K&N air filters worth the extra money?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:16:54 PST
  ...K&N air filters worth the extra money? >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 13:59:06 -0800 > >Has anybody on the list that has...
• Re: Courtneys' Air vs Water Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:30:52 -1000
  After listening to all this hoo-hah about air and water, I have to agree with Chris Stann who said he loves them both...
• Re: Correct Tranny?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 05:40:24 -0700
  ...The DM diesel 4 speed is essentially an aircooled transmission with a lower ring/pinion ratio, different bellhousing, and different input shaft. It is...
• Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 09:39:56 -0400
  ...Aux Air Flow Regulator The auxilliary air regulator on my 1985 Vanagon GL appears to have bit the dust. I cannot detect any idle...
• Re: FW: vanagon ac upgrade *in dash unit info*
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 09:23:03 -0700
  ...Received this correspondence from cooler air company in regards to the front mount in dash evaporator that uses the ashtray for a vent and...
• Re: Bostig intake hose
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 2 Aug 2014 16:42:14 -0400
  ...http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/ceet.php. It's rated to 350F and used in airplanes for air routing. Another option are "intercooler...
• Air Cooled Search & Rescue: Mission#1
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Sun, 22 Sep 1996 13:20:47 -0500
  Calling All Air-Cooled Search & Rescue Forces: Your first mission is in South Dakota, United States. Time is of the essence so listen carefully...
• Re: "Dry-Z-Air"
  Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 12:28:15 -0500
  I don't know what dry ze air is, but there is a product called Goldenrod that is touted to eliminate dampness, available from...
• Windshield Washer Spray Head Repair
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:23:40 -0700
  ...Last weekend I had an air compressor out and decided to use it on the spray heads. It worked! I got the air spray...
• Re: Platinum Vapour Injection for fuel savings etc.?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:36:05 -0700
  i dunno about how well it works, according to these people, "Excess air may be added to the combustion chamber to get more radical...
• Re: k&n air filters
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 2 Jun 2002 00:37:32 -0500
  The main benefit besides superior air flow properties, is the K&N air filtration system, never wears out---- They are washable and reusable almost...
• Fwd: Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:26:07 -0600
  ...It aired the tires up real nice. The hose is old and rotten now-but if I made a new hose it would still...
• Air tools for my Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Wed, 28 Dec 2016 08:28:08 -0500
  For Christmas I received a craftsman 10 piece air tool said to be used on my Westy Vanagon 2.1 engine. I just opened...
• Re: wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:59:06 -0700
  ...Some models also have attachments to bring air to the back from the front air intake. Next check would be the window gaskets. good...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 12:54:00 -0500
  ...This > resets the air flow meter, so it is a temporary solution. > > Emerson Arehart > '87 Westfalia > > > Anyone have any luck with an air flow...