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• Re: Curious Question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 03:46:48 -0500
  ...Milled > >Aluminum (hammered, rolled) does not. > > > >Of two identical parts, one a machnined aluminum casting, and the other > >machined in milled aluminum, which would...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 08:29:30 -0700
  ...I would think twice before sending very old aluminum radiator to radiator shop. I have no idea what do they charge but new aluminum...
• Re: aluminum or brass radiater-- which is best?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 19 May 2005 15:15:59 -0600
  ...I once heard that aluminum is superior, but dont > really know for sure. Will one provide a mesurable edge in over heating > protection the...
• Re: coffee
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:27:18 -0800
  ...Is your safety concern for the aluminum expresso maker because of mechanical weakness or the possible dissolving of the metal into the coffee solution...
• 1700 Type IV head gaskets & Aluminum cars
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 95 10:50 GMT-0200
  ...So - do I need to replace those little aluminum or whatever seals between the top of the cylinder and the head? Or can I...
• Re: Where to get metal edging strip?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 28 May 2007 23:15:53 -0500
  [Metal edging for floor plywood at sliding door opening] On Fri, 25 May 2007, PB wrote: > I actually found the L-shaped aluminum, and...
• Re: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:13:07 -0500
  I've often wondered how difficult it would be craft up aluminum panels to replace the "frequently rusted" side panels on a Vanagon, and...
• Re: Westy WOES...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Wed, 4 Jan 1995 09:06:04 -0700 (MST)
  ...yesterday that I am indeed looking at millions of suspended aluminum particles. Aluminum, because none have attached themselves to my magnetic drain plug. Now...
• Sliding door bearing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 19 Nov 2022 21:11:42 -0800
  ...On my other van it was replaced with an aluminum one 12 years ago and is still working fine. I'd think the plastic...
• Re: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:47:14 -0400
  ...16:49 Oxroad <oxroad@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > >> What's the List wisdom on aluminum fuel rails? >> >> I often find my mind wandering to...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:32:50 -0700
  ...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >> >> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
• Re: � � � Re: Fire Extinguisher s
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 02:29:12 EDT
  Continuing the chemistry thread (Hey, its Friday!) Thermite consists of iron oxide and powdered aluminum. Will burn through just about anything. Saw a demonstration...
• Re: Outside Table for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 17 Mar 2012 19:47:32 -0700
  ...the aluminum ones -this one is close to what we have. > > >http://www.sierratradingpost.com/alps-mountaineering-roll-up-camp-table-aluminum~p~99081/
• Re: Head gasket question...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:13:19 -0600
  ...The principle is the same -- steel cylinder barrel, aluminum head - but on the WBX he heads are separate. On this type cylinder, an aluminum...
• Re: Cutting aluminum wheels with hole saw?
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:05:45 -0400
  ...Cutting aluminum wheels with hole saw? > Being a cheap bas---, oh, I mean "Value Driven", I wanna cut the hubs in > my alloy wheels...
• Re: Volkswagen 'quality'
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 9 Nov 1995 22:07:33 -0800 (PST)
  Maher, Steve writes: > > uh, there's a lot of cars with aluminum body panels, usually the nicer, > more expensive ones... > > First I've heard...
• Re: Curious Question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:59:49 -0700
  If you took two identical aluminum alloy castings and then had one cold worked (rolled, ect.) the cold worked sample would be much stronger...
• Re: Chrysler slant 6
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 12:33:36 -0700
  ...Slant Six Roger wrote "During its first year of existance , it was made of aluminum.These are a prize today." Sorry Roger, they were...
• What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:26:43 -0800
  I have always wondered, why would there be extensive aluminum corrosion built up under rubber hoses on aluminum parts or under the head gasket...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:54:11 -0700
  ...Terrence has been working on for almost 30 years---- > > Semi's---- > > Repeat after me----steel holding aluminum----steel holding > aluminum---:>) > > Been this way forever...
• Re: Free Rims
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:22:55 -0500
  ...aluminum is aluminum. > . >
• Re: poptop canvas
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:45:53 -0400
  > So.....do the 84 and newer potpies have this nice aluminum clamping > system on the pop top to hold the canvas in place? And...
• Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 11:59:27 -0400
  ...if you have aluminum, its aftermarket. i know that ASI's and Adventurwagens used Aluminum framed screens bolted to the outside of the windows...
• Unusual Accessory
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Sat, 19 May 2007 20:11:14 +0000
  ...The aluminum had turned nearly white, but some Mothers Mag & Aluminum polish shined it right up. Anyone ever seen one of these mounted on...
• Re: Aluminum Brighteners
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:12:11 -0500
  >Seems there was a product called "Never-Dull" that we used to polish >aircraft aluminum back when I was in the aviation business. > >Check...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:38:47 -0800
  ...Carbon rubber mated against aluminum, for example, is a disastrous combination that will destroy aluminum very quickly. This is often found in carbon rubber...
• Re: cleaning engine aluminum
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 11 May 2006 17:17:26 -0700
  Here is a good trade secret for cleaning up aluminum but YMMV. Use the "fume free" blue top can easy off oven cleaner, leave...
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:16:18 -0500
  ...Removing gold gasket from aluminum So that's why these vans are getting so expensive- the infamous gold head gaskets... Cya, Robert
• nylon window slides
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:39:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...All they stock is a complete window glass with the aluminum bar attached with nylon slides as part of the aluminum bar. This requires...
• Aluminum Wheel Hub Cap & Speedo Questions...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:46:00 EST
  ...Anyone care to give up or sell a silver plastic hub cap for the Weekender aluminum star wheel. I lost mine two weeks ago...
• Re: start of a rear bumper build
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:23:21 -0400
  ...who will point out the > electrolysis problem between stainless and aluminum :) > > Won't be a problem at all, large amount of aluminum, small amount...
• Re: Hubcaps, Wheel covers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:17:22 EST
  ...most 80-81 - chrome moonie hubcaps or - full aluminum spoked wheelcover, either painted white or left aluminum finish, with the fake lug caps and...
• Re: [FIX] Instrument Housing Repair
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:19:54 -0400
  ...I've also heard it called "West Virginia chrome". ;) I usually carry aluminum metal-repair tape instead. It's just as sticky as duct...
• Re: Curious Question (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:33:44 -0700
  ...Milled >Aluminum (hammered, rolled) does not. > >Of two identical parts, one a machnined aluminum casting, and the other >machined in milled aluminum, which would...
• Re: Radiator removal with AC
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 17:08:47 -0400
  Pure copper has much higher thermal conductivity than pure aluminum, 398 vs 247 watts/meter-degree Kelvin. Near double. Aluminum is usually alloyed for...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:28:39 -0700
  ...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >>>> >>>> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:12:08 +1000
  ...Removing gold gasket from aluminum > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > So that's why these vans are getting so expensive- the infamous gold head...
• Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:28:03 -0400
  ...It can be disassembled and cleaned out ( a new o-ring is about $20).If you have an aluminum autostop valve ,the people who...
• SS Espresso Makers
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 08:11:10 -0600
  My only concern with the aluminum stovetop espresso maker was that the first one I got didn't work - the coffee never came through...
• Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:53:37 -0700
  ...1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint. What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 12:42:09 -0500
  ...stainless steel bolts used in aluminum radio towers can corrode very rapidly due to the interaction between the stainless steel and the aluminum. Bill
• 15" SA wheels - they are inexpensive
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:51:49 EDT
  �ric, I got steel for strength, due to aluminum tendency to bend... http://www.tiico.com/prod02.htm Now available! 15 X 6" ET30...
• Solar for Vanagons, Perhaps??
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:46:07 -0600
  ...Here is a look-see into a different kind of solar panel using aluminum drink cans as the core. Invented by a guy out...
• Cutting aluminum wheels with hole saw?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 09:39:44 -0700
  ...Has anyone ever cut thick aluminum (wheels?) with a bimetallic hole saw? If not, I'm gonna get me a cheap test alloy wheel...
• Re: changing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:49:07 -0600
  ...A coolant safe for aluminum engines (yes > it is still green) is good enough. Just change it once a year. "coolant safe for aluminum...
• Vanagon Radiators
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:33:35 -0700
  ...The vanagon is equipped with an aluminum-core radiator with plastic tanks on the sides. The aluminum part of the radiator still has plenty...
• Re: Removing gold gasket from aluminum
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:07:14 -0500
  ...32 PM, Rob wrote: > Anyone have a good way to remove old gasket material from aluminum? > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > Western Washington State, USA >
• Stop Fill Valve Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Colleen Easley
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 13:45:17 +0000
  ...Question for you is, were your valves made of brass or aluminum? Manchester tells me that only the brass ones are rebuildable and of...
• Subject: Leaking valve covers
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:54:49 -0600
  ...This summer I installed a pair of aluminum EMPI valve covers. I now have the same problem as you, the new bails seem weak...
• Re: coffee
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 15:49:07 -0700
  ...coffee On 11/26/04 3:05 PM, "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I "sort-of" got that from aluminum, John. Butt, in...
• nylon window slides
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 17:39:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...All they stock is a complete window glass with the aluminum bar attached with nylon slides as part of the aluminum bar. This requires...
• Re: Aluminum door card
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:39:58 -0700
  ...the material, and it really couldn't use it ( 2024-t5 aluminum ) for anything else so I made a door card. >> >> Still has to...
• Re: TPS Adjusting Screw damaged, Can it be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:17:36 -0400
  ...I'm sorry to tell you that's not a screw, it's part of the cam and it's made of aluminum. Unfortunately...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:26:37 -0400
  On 7/20/2012 10:40 PM, John Meeks wrote: > The valve covers are aluminum. Should have pretty good heat dispersed > properties. Al has...
• MTBE out and ethanol in
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 31 May 2007 14:12:17 -0500
  ...I parsed from that article that they think that's aluminum oxide liberated from aluminum marine tanks. That seems unlikely in my steel tank...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:18:04 -0800
  Sometimes I put red High Tack gasket sealer on the aluminum fitting before putting the hose on. Insulates them electrically, and it comes apart...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:42:43 -0400
  ...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >>> >>> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
• RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:39:24 MST
  ...Otherwise > Saturn would have used aluminum instead of the (even more durable) plastic > body panels it now uses. I'd be weary to discount...
• Re: Aluminum door cards
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Mar 2022 13:37:43 +0000
  ...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >>> >>> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
• Re: STAINLESS VS ALUMINUM EXHAUST
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Fri, 27 Nov 1998 20:16:52 -0500
  ...to the dude I sold it to, it STILL has that aluminum dual exhaust system on it, although I have not seen/heard what...