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• Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- The $46,616.47 Oil Change and Size-22 Carbon Footprint
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:03:32 -0700
  ...Fryedaye/NVC- The $46,616.47 Oil Change and Size-22 Carbon Footprint Nuts. Why not fly the mechanic and the supplies to the...
• Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:45:29 EST
  In a message dated 12/26/05 11:30:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM writes: > Carbon-Fiber aren't they???? Malcolm...
• Re: acetone
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 14:02:35 -0400
  ...acetone > acetone has carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. the oxygen has a double bond > with one carbon, that carbon is bonded to 2 other carbons...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:51:06 -0700
  ...has seriously considered my suggestion of applying a single > layer of carbon-fiber over your existing fiberglass top for that > ultra-cool > appearance.............that...
• other materials, was Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 9 Sep 2007 09:48:26 -0700
  Related to this carbon fiber thread, anyone else remember the German custom T3 camper that used aluminum core panels in the construction? its shown...
• Re: anyone know what's up with the vanagon.com website?
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:04:11 -0400
  ...Busesbythebeach.com On 4/21/08, robert feller <syncro.carboncow@gmail.com> wrote: > > I don't see anyone complaining on the list serv and...
• Re: ignition switch replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:47:49 -0700
  > There used to be a nice link for replacing the ignition switch (I have an 89 Westy) http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch...
• Re: bumper build update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:46:17 -0600
  I'd love to have CarbonFibre Bumpers ~ Though that's a MightyNiceLooking Aluminum one you've built there A'B' ~ How about a C...
• Re: fuel tank breathing?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:53:54 -0500
  Check the carbon canister and the hoses going in/out of it. The screen that hold the carbon will often rust away allowing the...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:01:50 -0400
  I guess no-one has seriously considered my suggestion of applying a single layer of carbon-fiber over your existing fiberglass top for that...
• RE: Octane ratings
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 15:32:57 EDT
  I thought Octane (if as in methane, propane, etc...) refers to the number of carbons in the molecule *(Oct- = 8)* The -ane suffix refers...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:38:04 EST
  ...Clean the cap with alcohol if there are carbon tracks) then we can move forward in our troubleshooting. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3...
• Type IV missesss
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Mon, 1 May 1995 19:24:40 -0500
  ...Eventually, the little carbon track wears through, and when you hit that spot, your engine shuts down momentarily. I have temporarily fixed mine by...
• Re: Carbon fiber van tops...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 8 Sep 2007 10:24:58 -0400
  ...But making the carbon fiber roof would be fun, and pretty cool. How about an entire carbon fiber body... just don't hit anything...
• for those following my water temp sender/gauge inquiry here are some combined values...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:49:19 -0400
  ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Re: 1980 aircooled on ebay
  Historical mailing list - shawn feller
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:12:11 -0400
  ...a little engine work is all... > <http://tinyurl.com/hpsqt> > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > -- shawn feller ohio www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 16:01:25 -0400
  ...Type in carbon monoxide into the archives(7/05) and there is a test there with a common household carbon monoxide detector that may...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:22:57 -0700
  ...There are shops that can lay carbon fiber and make car hoods etc., so it is possible. I'd like to see one done...
• Re: Coleman Propane Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Wed, 8 Oct 2003 17:11:21 -0400
  ...not >> enough oxygen because it's been displaced by >> carbon-monoxide? > > Nope, two different issues. > > Carbon monoxide, which is a product of incomplete combustion...
• Re: Flushing the crankcase
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:41:45 -0500
  ...Also,carbon build up in the usual places. A badly maintained engine. Check the interior of the valve covers to see if you have...
• Re: o2 sensor troubles
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:38:51 -0400
  ...monitor I make? > http://neksiwel.20m.com/photo5.html > > Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > -- shawn feller ohio www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:50:28 -0400
  On Mar 14, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Tom Buese wrote: > Has anyone calculated the carbon footprint of our beloved vanagons & > compared it to...
• Re: What is the scientific explanation?
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:37:39 -0800
  ...Contrary to popular belief, galvanism does not occur just between two different metals; it can occur between other materials, such as carbon rubber and...
• Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:22:34 -0700
  ...Pop-top of carbon fiber > > >> He probably just had an actual look at the numbers for what it >> would cost >> to produce and what...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:03:08 -0700
  ...After a time there is corrosion build up which causes resistance which causes the carbon build up. Also, maybe that last person that reconnected...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 May 2011 07:26:06 -0700
  the carbonic acid produced as a result of carbonation of the soda pales in comparison to the phosphoric acid added to coke. There might...
• Re: Carbon Fiber vanagon bumpers!!! yeah!! lets do it!Re: Fiberglass bumper repair
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 26 Dec 2005 15:08:45 -0800
  ...I wonder how much a carbon fiber westy top would run, and how long it would actually last... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Vanagon on Steroids
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 10:04:17 -0800
  ...As seen in Oregon last week: > > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/LT28Florida > > > > > > -- > Shawn Feller > Ohio > www.carboncow.com > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy...
• camp area in fla keys
  Historical mailing list - rsf
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:15:30 -0500
  ...Shawn Ohio http://vanagon.carboncow.net <http://vanagon.carboncow.net/>
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:19:24 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > On 6/28/2012 9:07 PM, Tom Hargrave wrote: > > 2.3 kg of carbon per...
• Re: '87 VANAGON -Poor start/worse idle- the cure! (wordy)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Nov 2000 20:57:36 -0500
  ...Carbon? Bits of the brass >terminals? I would expect carbon from the contact button -- maybe rotor is rough and tearing it up? Should be...
• Re: Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 14:39:20 -0800
  ...People cover up everything with "carbon fiber" stickum...20yrs >>>>> >>>> from >>> >>>> now I bet it will look like pink and charcoal Formica . >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> -- Where ever you...
• Re: Now Preventative Maintenance, Was Do U carry spare ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:50:33 -0500
  ...I suppose on might have a look inside the *AFM* every year or so and wipe the carbon track, but this is the first...
• Re: Vanagon ala Coca Cola
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 15:19:21 -0800
  What??? the carbonic acid in coke pales in comparison to the phosphoric acid concentration. And btw the sulfuric acid in a battery is not...
• Re: oil pressure values
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:31:46 -0800
  Rule of thumb is 10 PSI per 1000 RPM On Dec 14, 2007 1:19 PM, robert feller <syncro.carboncow@gmail.com> wrote: > What...
• Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:10:26 EDT
  Wow! Nice job.
• Re: buying cooling fan thermo-switch, which one do you recommend?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 15:56:51 +0000
  ...robert shawn feller <carboncow@GMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: robert shawn feller <carboncow@GMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: buying cooling fan thermo...
• Re: how do you test and a/c compressor?
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:04:38 -0400
  ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Martin's Dynomax Tubing: The results are in! Longish...
  Historical mailing list - Paolo Damiani
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 18:52:18 EST
  ...This is not true, but due to the limitations of EDX, carbon cannot be reliably quantified. However EDX is sensitive to all the alloying...
• Re: VW Paris Dakar
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 20:20:38 -0500
  Yeah but it is COOL Euro-trash carbon fiber. Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 14:11:47 EST >From: George...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:12:07 -0700
  ...After a time there is > corrosion > build up which causes resistance which causes the carbon build up. Also, > maybe > that last person that reconnected...
• Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:02:38 -0700
  ...Made the plug...made the mold...layed up the Carbon-Fiber/E-Glass laminate (talk about a labor of love....whew!) 100's of...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 08:16:14 -0600
  ...Yes this detector is for LP and Carbon Monoxide but I still installed a standalone battery operated Kiddie Carbon Monoxide detector from Home Depot...
• Re: carbon canister
  Historical mailing list - Marc Rainville
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 21:36:41 +0200
  Sami Dakhlia wrote: > > The carbon canister *looks* like a pretty unimportant appendage in the > engine compartment and I sure haven't touched it since...
• Re: carbon canister
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:08:31 -0500
  In a message dated 96-02-05 00:45:00 EST, dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu (Sami Dakhlia) writes: >The carbon canister *looks* like a...
• Re: Cold-weather camping/propane heater report
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Mon, 29 Oct 2001 20:50:15 -0800
  ...This is just too dangerous - as the saying goes "carbon monoxide is the silent killer" You will NOT smell carbon monoxide. Please just get...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 13:59:21 -0600
  ...Composed primarily of methane, the main products of the combustion of natural gas are carbon dioxide and water vapor, the same compounds we exhale...
• Re: Digitool info link
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:47:45 -0400
  ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Re: Vanagon on Steroids
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 23:45:16 -0500
  ...As seen in Oregon last week: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/starwagen/LT28Florida > -- Shawn Feller Ohio www.carboncow.com
• holy tire kicking!
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 18:19:27 -0400
  ...www.carboncow.com) I have sold quite a bit personally including three cars, two jet ski and boat. I have NEVER seen anything like...
• AFM Repair?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
  20 Feb 97 13:45:31 EST
  ...I cleaned it up as best I could, but I find myself wondering if there is anyway to restore the carbon track that the...
• Cold Weather Camping ... heating, ... CORRECTION!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 15:19:32 EST
  Much to my chagrin, I humbly stand corrected on my prior statement concerning the relative weights of air and carbon monoxide (CO)! CO is...
• Re: Halon & extinguishers in general
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:40:05 -0800
  ...Halon & extinguishers in general > > Halon is a brand name for the chemical Carbon Tetrachloride... > > The county water quality people nearly shut down my water...
• Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 5 Jan 2015 12:07:28 -0800
  ...No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option. Is there a certain location that is recommended to install a CO Detector in the Westy? I have...
• Re: Air Flow Meters <sigh>
  Historical mailing list - Dave T. Richards
  Tue, 31 Dec 1996 12:40:12 -0500
  ...each afm that i have tested with resistance alone, has tested 'bad'! > > also, it is very typical for the carbon track to be worn...
• Re: LT mirrors...
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Mon, 19 Jun 2006 21:06:36 -0400
  ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
• Any chemists reading?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:52:25 -0800
  ...Catalytic heaters -- when properly operating -- don't generate carbon monoxide though they do consume oxygen and create carbon dioxide. "Crack your window," is the...
• Re: Mr. Heater buddy now under $40 at Lowes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 21:47:55 -0500
  ...and CO (Carbon Monoxide). Yes, and the rest of your post indicates a lack of knowledge about what causes a heater to put out...
• Diesels running CNG/LPG
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 12:15:39 +1200
  ...Imagine, a diesel that doesn't smoke or turn its oil black with carbon particles. And that doesn't need 5000km oilchanges (though Nissan...
• Re: Trip / Vehicle Expense Tracker
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:26:02 -0500
  ...If you lick the lead (carbon) end of that #2 pencil between every entry the carbon will kill you in 140 years. No getting...