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• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 05:36:52 -0800
  some high temp MUFF tape ;-) -----Original Message----- >From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> >Sent: Jan 4, 2007 10:14 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:52:32 -0400
  The factory rating was only 15 mpg for both city and highway. You will not get much more on a regular basis. My best...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:03:30 -0800
  > ; you'd think they'd need a shielded wire, especially being so close to > the high tension ignition wires. > > Brett > > > Sometimes, even as slow...
• VW Transporter poem.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Oct 1994 17:02:50 -0700
  ...of glue and vinyl inside, seats firm, I sit high, as it sits high on its shiny new tires. Little whiskers of rubber still...
• Re: Fuel System Missing
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:04:25 -0800
  I couldn't tell from your explaination, does this happen at steady driving, or during acceleration to highway speeds? Does it occur at lower...
• Extra Cooling
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Tue, 1 Jul 1997 17:05:48 -0400
  I added a switch on my dash to turn the fan on high speed. The switch actuates the relay to avoid high current through...
• wind noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Ferguson
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 02:27:07 +0000
  I'm still having a problem with wind noise coming into the driver's side door at higher speeds. I've just had the...
• replacing wire in 80 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Tue, 15 May 2001 08:52:52 -0700
  ...Can anyone recomend High quality brand name of wire??? Guage (size) is not important right now, just brand name... or does it matter??? Seems...
• Re: fridge wont stay lit
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:11:46 -0700
  ...Front/rear angle does and if you can chose, front should be higher. > > Which agrees with my preference to sleep with my head toward...
• Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 2 May 2006 21:49:32 -0500
  ...The Dempster highway is made with sharp bits of shale instead of gravel or asphalt. Many people blow tires on the road, usually by...
• Iraggi alternators
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:55:01 -0400
  A manufacturer called Iraggi out of Texas makes high power alternators, 180 to 240 amps, and they list several on eBay that are supposed...
• Re: An upgrade for a more efficent A/C system?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 4 May 2007 11:20:01 -0400
  ...Infact the late Vanagon (86-91) has such a high pressure switch to close at 210psi.When this happens,the fan runs on high...
• Re: AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 20:46:38 -0600
  ...AC high current problem fixed and improved AC performance > I also have had problems with high current draw from my '86 Westy air > conditioning...
• Re: Desperate for a High Top!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
  Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:02:02 -0500
  ...Desperate for a High Top! >I spotted an aircooled Vanagon hightop for sale in > Burlington VT in September. It may still be at Better...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:19:07 -0800
  ...For whatever reason it occurs, high octane fuel can prevent it from happening. > > Higher performance engines typically have higher compression ratios (CR) and are...
• Re: oil pressure question
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 12 Sep 94 9:07:46 PDT
  ...I also have a Melling high-volume (supposedly) oil pump which might make a difference. Steady cruise at highway speed is generally in the...
• 1.9 Turbodiesel, boost pressure, exhaust temperature
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 14:40:22 -0500
  ...Is this normal, or high? If high, what to try to reduce it? And can I safely go higher on the boost without an...
• Re: GE High Output Bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 06:31:42 -0500
  Now to get back to the original subject.................The GE High Out put Bulbs that "were" on sale at Canadian Tire, AKA Crappy Tire...
• Coolant Flush and Fill (Post Mortem)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 Dec 1994 12:54:50 -0800 (PST)
  ...The FAQ and Bentley say "Raise the front end at least 40 cm higher than the rear..." perhaps this should read raise the REAR...
• PS to my earlier response
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 23:49:21 EST
  you know the more I think about it, the less I think it is true that aftermarket poweer mods for T1s come at higher...
• Re: Fuel Injection Hose-----what size ID.....7mm?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 22:21:30 -0500
  ...The > latter is high pressure (electronic fuel pumps for FI put out 80 > plus psi). > I just bought some today for the price of...
• Re: Fuel Economy on an Automatic 88
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:46:12 -0700
  ...Milagae with an automatic I routinely get 17-18 and as high as 20 (under ideal conditions) on the highway with my '90 Westy...
• Re: simple engine RPM question--need shifting advice
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:07:49 -0800
  ...In my van it seems that in order for the next higher gear to > start around 2k, you definitely need to be shifting around...
• Re: aerodynamics
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:21:30 -0700
  So why is the Westy drag coefficient so much higher than that for the regular vanagon? Roof rack maybe? I'm still trying to...
• Re: Can sender unit cause it?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:03:14 -0500
  ...a high temp reading implies low circuit resistance, not high. therefore, a poor ground at the sender will cause a low temp reading. infinite...
• Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 19:57:11 -0800
  no '84 is higher... this? https://www.vanagons.org/ On Sat, Jan 4, 2020 at 7:48 PM Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud...
• Re: Best speaker placement in front doors?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:52:18 -0600
  ...Up high always seems to get your knuckles involved with the speaker grill at some point. I prefer down low- never had a problem...
• FS: 1987 VW T3 Westfalia Joker Hightop
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:44:21 -0400
  Folks, we are selling the 1987 VW T3 Westfalia Joker Hightop we bought and used in Germany. See the Samba link below for full...
• Re: headlights (all) - poof!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 21:51:08 -0700
  ...washboard road the other night and had just clicked on > my high-beams when all of the headlights went out at once. > > All of...
• Re: [VIDEO] The Dempster Highway in a Vanagon Westy
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:45:21 -0400
  ...Dempster....it really is a great adventure. >Canada's most northern highway. Mud. Grizzlies. Some kind of elk critter. >Ferry crossing. More mud. These...
• Re: Highest mileage?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:32:42 -0800
  ...has been asked before, but I was wondering what is the >highest mileage any of us has seen on a bus. I don't...
• Removing A/C high pressure hose from Westy Camper
  Historical mailing list - Brian Kraft
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:23:11 +0000
  How much of the ceiling cabinet & clothes closet have to be removed from a Westy Camper in order to remove/replace big high pressure...
• Re: AC and cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:45:45 EDT
  Consider also that the fan is not meant to run constantly but intermittently on high, and may overheat the circuit supplying power to the...
• top speed?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 19:29:26 -0700
  ...That shows as ~71 mph on my speedo, which reads high. I think it is really ~65 mph. So running at the top o...
• Heater Fan + Wipers blows fuse?
  Historical mailing list - BlackJack
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:49:49 -0700
  Hi All, On my wife's new to us 84 when the front heater fan is on high and she runs the wipers, the...
• Re: AC no work
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:30:15 EDT
  Hi Matt, Have you checked your high-side pressure? It sould be like 200+ psi. Your low side should be 40-ish. If your...
• Looking for high top to replace pop top
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Hughes
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 22:10:56 -0600
  Hi I am looking for a hard/ high top to replace the pop top in my Westy 82, but I can�t find a...
• Re: I get no respect(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 20:49:40 -0700
  ...I've seen signs to that effect just about everywhere where there is two lane highways, hills, and little chance to pass.
• smog check, passed, but high NO
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 15:09:35 -0700
  ...Any thoughts on what may cause the higher NO? Time for a tuneup maybe? Thanks, Joel
• GoWesty High Power Headlight Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pry
  Wed, 5 Apr 2006 15:57:28 -0700
  If anyone has installed the GoWesty high power headlight kit to boost the brightness of their headlights (with the replacement relay), I'd like...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:54:09 -0700
  ...5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
• Re: Suicide ad - VW
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:26:05 -0800
  ...The classic "man prepared to jump off a high ledge while a crowd watches" bit is a cliche as old as high ledges.To...
• Re: 396,000 miles!!?? can anybody beat that?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:15:13 -0800
  my daily driver 86 GL has 368k, close but not higher. third wbx engine, original 4spd. trans. dylan ----- Original Message ---- From: joel walker <jwalker17...
• Re: Ethanol free gas
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Sep 2013 23:04:41 -0500
  Where I buy it regularly, it runs about 6-10 cents higher per gallon than the alcoholic gasoline. In fact, the place I buy...
• Re: highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Mar 2002 07:10:07 -0600
  ...I needed to see what the ECU was doing when it would temporarily fail on the highway. I spliced two wires onto the two...
• Re: No Headlights or Turnsignals but Markers OK Update 2
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:16:08 -0700
  ...Another new issue is the highbeam dash idiot light isn't working. Isn't that circuit 36 off of 37 driver highbeam - which works...
• Can the stock headlight wiring handle higher wattage bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 14:18:23 -0400
  ...Adding the relays protects the headlight switches from the higher current, but I still have the same fairly thin wires going from the fusebox...
• Re: 360W of Bright?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:24:35 -0800
  Yep, all six filaments on at once with highbeams selected and the yanker yanked. But, grasshopper, the silly lenses are sooooo poorly made that...
• Vanagon not as fast as you think
  Historical mailing list - Wade Yorke
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:11:55 -0300
  ...In the Bentley it states that at 1000 rpm in high gear you are going 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) with...
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 06:20:43 EST
  ...Now the drivers side driving light is on all the time dim on low beam bright on high and on the passenger side it...
• Re: High-Beam LED Indicator Bulb
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:08:15 EDT
  ...Does anyone have an extra High beam LED Indicator bulb, the blue one, or can these be obtained from a Radio Shack? I have...
• Re: EZ way to test rad fan?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 11 May 2012 14:42:25 -0700
  ...There are hot, low speed, high speed. Have > no fear for your fingers as the high speed circuit is actually powered > by a relay...
• Re: Point Lube & Grease
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 9 Feb 1996 15:11:43 CST6CDT
  ...it is non-conducting so as to not conduct high spark plug voltage. it keeps plug boots soft, supple, and younger looking. also aids...
• Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:42:58 EDT
  ...The headlights (both high and low beam) have ceased to function on my 87 Westy. I have parking lights, tail lights license and plate...
• Canadian Tire "Eliminator" Smart charger too noisy for camping use?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:23:27 -0700
  ...Much cheaper than a high end charger from e.g. Xantrex. Only hitch I can think of is that mine has a high pitched...
• Re: high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:02:14 -0700
  ...There is no way anything in the engine is going to increase the pressure from 30 to 60 while driving down the highway. Probably...
• Re: Dimensionally challenged - How big is that Westy in the window?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 08:40:23 -0400
  ...The Vanagon is obviously too tall for a standard container, but fortunately there are 20' high-cubes. The internal height of a high cube...
• Re: HIDs on a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:36:12 -0400
  ...The high beam is likely > going to be about 12% wider in the horizontal plane. > > If one can figure out a safe and practical...
• Re: High-speed Tires, (was Porsches' stupid uninventive vehicle (SUV))
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:52:10 -0400
  ...worse traction High-speed capable (structural integrity) v. decreased comfort High-speed traction v. long-wear Noise v. wet weather traction Long-wear v...
• Re: Vanagon high-roof sighting
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 02:57:15 -0500
  ...I just don't like the look of the Vanagon with the high roof. I can stand the sight of a Bus with the...