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  • Re: is this MC rebuild kit for real?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:28:00 -0500
    ...your finger over it you will feel the roughness but no depth. These are easily honed out. Also, sometimes you will disassemble a cylinder...
  • Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:16:25 -0700
    ...Think this > > > more than required? It adds about 3" each to the height, width, > > > depth. > > > > > http://www.campingworld.com/browse/skus/index.cfm?deptID...
  • Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:27:13 -0700
    ...You need sidewall depth to reduce the chance of rim damage when you use your syncro on rough rocky roads. Alistair > On Mar 19...
  • Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
    Historical mailing list - mike .
    Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:31:03 -0700
    ...glad I held > off -- Matt's response is much more in-depth and useful than anything I > would have posted. However, Matt continues to...
  • The 'tone' of the list; was RE: List filtering thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Sat, 3 Jan 2009 12:22:43 -0800
    ...I sometimes marvel at the continued length and depth of, for example, Haynes' or Drillock's umpteenth post detailing the same technical procedures for...
  • Re: Yet another westy table hack
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:12:09 -0300
    ...It really isn’t expensive if you do the work yourself. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from the briny depths. >>>>> >>>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 7:55 PM...
  • Re: Van insulation
    Historical mailing list - Tom C
    Sat, 2 Apr 2022 10:51:43 -0400
    ...I > however didn’t have any real in-depth technical questions. > > If I could do it all over again and had the funds I...
  • Re: RX7 Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 29 Jun 2002 08:22:13 -0500
    I want to thank your for your in depth reply to this posting. We've finally got some useful information into the archives that...
  • Re: where did the starter bushing go?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:25:35 -0700
    ...onto a long bolt, with enough exposed length to match the depth >of the new bushing. I used some rubber tape to expand the...
  • Re: Moral question
    Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
    Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:33:42 -0500
    ...what it'll cost, or B) you have a more in-depth problem >(typically electrical/electronic) that will require more time to run >down...
  • Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:56:33 -0700
    ...You need sidewall depth to reduce the chance > of rim damage when you use your syncro on rough rocky roads. > > Alistair > > > >> On Mar 19...
  • Re: Yet another westy table hack
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:57:05 -0700
    ...It really isn’t expensive if you do the work yourself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from the briny depths. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 7:55 PM...
  • Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - monte merrick
    Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:37:04 -0700
    ...every pocket and the State Legislature swam in Pork of unimaginable depth and width. Every stupid little project got funded. Only one politician of...
  • Re: Stock fridge vent delete option
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:57:56 -0700
    ...The depth is a little more though so it does protrude from cabinetry abiut an inch. You can mod the fridge , cut some insulation...
  • Frydaye Phollies: road trips - part B
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 9 Feb 2007 15:38:27 -0600
    ...The road strides across the expanses and the heights and depths of the giant ripples and the plush textures and colors of the ranges...
  • Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:25:42 -0500
    ...Systems knowledge, an in depth understand of how all your car systems work, is the very reason your local mechanic can finish working on...
  • Attention syncro owners, tech info on trans & VC's from German Transaxle.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Thu, 5 Aug 1999 01:57:25 EDT
    ...BUT THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND TREAD DEPTH FAILURE TO DO SO WILL CAUSE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR TRANSAXLE DUE TO OVERHEATING...
  • Re: Yet another westy table hack
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 13:16:39 -0300
    ...It really isn’t expensive if you do the work yourself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from the briny depths. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2021, at 7:55 PM...
  • Attention syncro owners, tech info on trans & VC's from German Transaxle.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Thu, 5 Aug 1999 00:44:07 EDT
    ...BUT THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND TREAD DEPTH FAILURE TO DO SO WILL CAUSE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR TRANSAXLE DUE TO OVERHEATING...
  • Re: Castrol Hypuron 15W-40 Synthetic Blend?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 15 May 2012 19:20:05 -0700
    ...I had a remote filter set up with the cooler and a Trasko cast aluminum alloy case with a depth filter installed on a...
  • Oil plug drain repair.
    Historical mailing list - mark keller
    Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:41 -0400
    ...You will need to get a insert from them, I used the 1/2" depth one. Part no. 117303. Champ Tools, listed as a...
  • Re: Tires and Wheels - The best laid plans of Mice and Men.....
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:48:05 -0400
    ...You need sidewall depth to reduce > the chance of rim damage when you use your syncro on rough rocky roads. > > Alistair > > > >> On Mar 19...
  • Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Needed
    Historical mailing list - Erik O
    Mon, 11 May 1998 14:39:27 -0400
    ...You will need to get a insert from them, I used the 1/2" depth one. Part no. 117303. Champ Tools, listed as a...
  • Re: New Drums
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 19 May 2012 14:17:52 -0700
    ...I don't have a dial gauge so I held the depth probe on my > calipers next to the inside of the drum. It...
  • Re: Friday privilege
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sat, 29 Jul 2023 15:50:26 -0700
    ...If the difference is tread depth is more than 4/32 the > new pair go on the back. > > > > Dennis > > > > *From:* David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail...
  • Re: Friday privilege
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:45:48 -0400
    ...If the difference is tread depth is more than 4/32 the > new pair go on the back. > > Dennis > > From: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail...
  • Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:00:37 -0700
    ...than the Dometic but volume is much better > due to > >> extra depth. 2.3 cu ft. I believe. > >> > >> I think you may be a...
  • Re: Over heating issues, hose broke
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:03:57 -0400
    ...It drove a lot cooler down into the depths of Death Valley. Coming out of the valley at over 90 degrees it got hot...
  • Re: General engine bolt/nut sizes
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:42:36 -0500
    ...Depending on the depth of the damage (you say it small), the heads can be flycut to clean up the sealing surfaces. They can...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:14:55 -0500
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Re: Tires for 91 GL
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sat, 10 May 2008 21:39:07 -0500
    I appreciate the in-depth descriptions, but I must say I lost you through it all. I guess what you're saying is 205...
  • Fryedaye Re: Can You Have Too Many Vanagons? an in-depth study of a modern social sickness.
    Historical mailing list - joel walker
    Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:22:05 -0500
    whilst regaling the internet about Cheap Syncro-Columbus, OH, someone asked, quite innocently ... > Can you have too many Vanagons...?.....;-) and there began the Wheels...
  • Of Interest to Air Coolers
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 17 Dec 2002 21:56:55 -0600
    ...modified, by cutting two 0.090 inch wide grooves, to the depth of the gear teeth. Regretably, I neither possess an Internet website (my...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:17:46 -0500
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Re: Mercedes 5cyl 300TD in Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:47:51 -0600
    ...I respect the in depth research that you've done on engines, horsepower, dependability. The Air Cooled and Water Cooled VW engines are well...
  • How to Select the Right Battery (long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
    ...Here's why: * Depth of discharge: Battery life expectancy is seriously shortened by deep discharges (see Figure 2). For a reasonable lifetime, no more...
  • Re: Tires for 91 GL
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 11 May 2008 09:31:29 -0400
    ...Tires for 91 GL I appreciate the in-depth descriptions, but I must say I lost you through it all. I guess what you...
  • Re: Cut tranny input shaft while still in tranny? (for engine conversion)
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 19:22:47 -0800
    ...I have calipers, so I'll measure up the depth of hole in Jetta crank, etc. I figure that as long as there is...
  • Trans Bentley Torque Mistakes, Torque XLS Tool I Made, Peloquins, Differentials, Tools
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Sat, 22 Feb 2014 14:00:42 -0500
    ...These people will then be advised to find out the total of S1 and S2 (S total screw in depth) first BEFORE installing the...
  • Re: Stereo status...long
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Sun, 16 Jul 2000 23:54:30 -0400
    ...the 6 1/8" depth of the 2007. The 4015 installed MUCH more easily than the 2007 did! More in a minute . . . I decided...
  • Re: Environmental Tax?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:46:25 +0000
    ...shifted or been raised in elevation because of the failing and ;depth increases of the septic systems. WOW! Did I get angry phone calls...
  • Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 22 Feb 2007 07:50:42 -0800
    ...I don't normally let it get below 50% depth of discharge anyway. I'm not arguing that the relay system has all the...
  • Throttle Body - High Idle - (Dare I say?) Issue Resolved! (85 1.9l)
    Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
    Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:40:23 -0700
    ...The important part is the depth and final position of the screw head. 15. Inspect the assembled unit. I checked for play again. Still...
  • Re: Friday privilege
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:41:58 -0700
    ...If the difference is tread depth is more than 4/32 the > new pair go on the back. > > > > Dennis > > > > *From:* David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail...
  • Now charging of house batteries Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
    Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:42:00 -0500
    ...than the Dometic but volume is much better >>> due to >>> extra depth. 2.3 cu ft. I believe. >>> >>> I think you may be a...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:31:29 -0800
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the > depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 02:53:21 EDT
    ...It’s about 1.3” long and about the depth of 5 sheets of paper. (I used a ruler and paper as a “feeler...
  • Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:40:26 -0800
    ...I > don't normally let it get below 50% depth of discharge anyway. > > I'm not arguing that the relay system has all the...
  • Re: 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:33:55 -0500
    ...It’s about 1.3” long and about the depth of 5 sheets of paper. >(I used a ruler and paper as a “feeler...
  • 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg, WLE For Sale - Not Running
    Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
    Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:12:33 EDT
    ...It’s about 1.3” long and about the depth of 5 sheets of paper. (I used a ruler and paper as a “feeler...
  • HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 09:41:09 -0400
    ...In the near future, our site will go into great depth on ALL of the above with photos and diagrams just like on the...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:49:03 -0500
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the > depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:56:02 -0700
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the >> depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Weekend off-road trip report (BC)
    Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
    Tue, 4 Jul 1995 09:55:21 -0700 (PDT)
    ...He went through ahead of us, and as he crossed the stream I watched for indications of water depth. The track up the opposite...
  • temperature-oil pressure (rather long)
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 8 Aug 2009 22:33:30 -0400
    ...pump not to engage the oil properly (slight reduction in the depth to which the gears penetrated into the oil). There was even some...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:33:45 -0800
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the >>> depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Re: HOT HEAT in an air-cooled van, (VERY long) was: 12 volt heater suggestions
    Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 14:09:51 -0700
    ...In the near future, our site will go into great > depth on ALL of the above with photos and diagrams just like on the...
  • My on going log for this 78 x 90.5 engine (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Mon, 17 Apr 1995 12:39:06 -0500 (CDT)
    ...Recheck depth, better. Installed cam bearings and cam gear on cam as per inst. No washers, Spin cam in bearings with light oil and...
  • Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:43:29 -0700
    ...Filters stop some dirt on the surface but also through the >>>> depth of the media. Faster flow means more of the dirt can get...
  • Re: Now charging of house batteries Re: New fridge replacement option for the Dometic
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:39:35 -0800
    ...than the Dometic but volume is much better due to >>>> extra depth. 2.3 cu ft. I believe. >>>> >>>> I think you may be a...