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  • A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:20:23 -0700
    ...Also on the way are a solar panel and controller, PowerPole connectors, wire, Sorbothane (for vibration damping under the Norcold). I was ready to...
  • RE:any eurovans out there?
    Historical mailing list - Jack Lowry
    Tue, 12 Dec 1995 10:23:52 -0500
    ...Only some 24000 miles on the EV. >> Rick under states the EV heating/cooling system: separate >> blowers/exchangers/controls fore and aft, drive you...
  • Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacment?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 9 Jan 2008 22:56:40 -0800
    ...It's not important to you that OTHER vehicles on the road are repaired correctly in critical systems like brakes and steering ? I could...
  • Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 1 May 2004 14:24:17 -0500
    ...I lost control and skidded across the road spinning around and slamming head-on into an embankment with the cow still on the hood...
  • Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 4 Oct 2012 16:44:18 -0700
    ...On one of my vans about 3 feet of extra speaker wires were wrapped around and around the heater controls .. I'm not joking...
  • Re: The "Other" System: Motronic (long)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 29 Sep 2003 12:12:12 -0700
    ...The control unit looks at the basepulse-time signals during closed loop (closed loop= all system components functioning properly) The result is less worry...
  • Re: Smoke coming from under the van
    Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
    Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:26:53 -0500
    ...It is controlled by the green backlighted knob. If I remember correctly, the push-in timer allows for up to 10 minutes of heater...
  • Re: idle and black tower
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 26 Apr 2006 20:27:53 -0400
    ...In the world of emission controls, the closed crank breather and in some cases PCV valves were the first starting in 1968. As an...
  • Re: I am considering installing an auxiliary oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:05:34 -0500
    ...Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > > any decent air type oil cooler system.. > > will have oil flow controlled by a thermostat. > > > > like when cold, the oil isn...
  • Re: urban camping in sf
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:01:19 -0700
    ...Given SF's intense parking > situation, the Holiday Inn may have some parking control. If so, try to find > a Best Western etc. not...
  • Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:43:12 -0500
    ...Fortunately for my wallet, Megasquirt is available now in a very reliable format with tons of online support and will control fuel and spark...
  • Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:48:06 -0700
    ...the entire right side glacier was gone ............a few hundred feet thick of ice gone. Just bare dirt, ugly bare dirt, remained. You can...
  • Re: Vanagon Fire Season
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Fri, 1 Jun 2012 22:27:44 -0500
    John, that's a great bit of instruction on how to approach and then control an engine bay Vanagon fire. Thanks. And thanks too...
  • Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
    Historical mailing list - Jack
    Fri, 10 Oct 2003 12:55:22 -0800
    ...Ultimately they are compromises. >> > > > >You wanna fight? Circuit breakers are compromises! A properly designed > >fused system assembled from quality components is an example of...
  • Re: dometic pilot goes out when thermostat turned up
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 26 Jun 2006 13:42:14 -0400
    ...The usual cause is either a blockage or leak in the flue vent system. The pipes are getting old and will sometimes crack. Also...
  • Re: Spooked!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
    Fri, 3 Jun 2011 20:55:07 -0400
    ...Oh yeah the little circuit board that is in speedometer can go bad and controls the warning system. If you are not familiar with...
  • Re: shifting- repost
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:51:35 -0700
    ...yes, things wear, but I have often found that with good lubrication on every little part of the whole system that moves......... good shifting...
  • Advice on how much my van is worth...
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Tue, 22 Feb 2000 10:51:10 -0800
    ...scratched up from tire chain that went wrong Stereo system: JVC high end tape deck Preamp/Subwoofer control 4 Polk EX 4 inch speakers...
  • Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:42:59 -0700
    ...Which larger battery did you get, and is the battery separator the same as a relay system? Hope Fedex makes good on their goof...
  • road test: 1986 vanagon camper syncro
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 06 Feb 95 15:11:22 CST
    ...9.0:1 Engine-control system ............ Digifant electronic with port fuel injection Emissions controls ............... 3-way catalytic converter, feedback fuel-air-ratio control Valve...
  • Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:03:39 -0600
    ...The initial head rebuild had not lasted all that long and it was time to jump in with both feet. I chose to buy...
  • venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:53:15 -0700
    ...I stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Brief Report on Norcold after a Week of Camping
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:42:51 -0700
    ...A Surepower 1315 was wired in and replaced the old relay system that was in place for battery separation. (Will later up size the...
  • Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:35:30 -0700
    ...help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC) > > > dear friday ranters >> >> canadian speaking here - one who thinks there is very little science and a...
  • Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:27:52 -0500
    ...Also on the way are a solar panel and > controller, > PowerPole connectors, wire, Sorbothane (for vibration damping under the > Norcold). I was ready to...
  • Overheated on steep grade in the Rockies/Questions??
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:21:05 EDT
    ...I think you hit above 10,000 feet on the highway). I had my front heater on but not the heater fan. The gauge...
  • RE: Auxillary Heater (Long)
    Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
    18 Apr 97 01:31:33 EDT
    ...feet of 1 1/2" flex hose or ridged ABS plastic pipe. The 12 volt connection also powers a microprocessor controlled safety system that...
  • New 2001 EV details
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:44:55 -0800
    ...For traction control the Anti-Slip Regulation, ASR, system will also be standard. The wheels have been upgraded from 15 inches to 16-inch...
  • Re: Night vision trick (was "E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?")
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Sun, 2 May 2004 05:02:26 +0000
    ...I lost control and skidded >across the road spinning around and slamming head-on into an embankment >with the cow still on the hood...
  • Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:36:48 -0500
    ...Also on the way are a solar panel and >> controller, >> PowerPole connectors, wire, Sorbothane (for vibration damping under the >> Norcold). I was ready to...
  • Re: Update on the Haltech ECU Hassles
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 2 Dec 2008 01:49:06 -0600
    ...The initial head rebuild had not lasted all that long > and it was time to jump in with both feet. I chose to buy...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:29:34 -0300
    ...I > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:53:17 -0500
    ...volts, only 3 feet of wire between the battery and this terminal! Is the inefficiency of the battery cooling the system do to improper...
  • Re: Cooling and heating anomolies 84 w/I-4 transplant..
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sun, 17 Dec 2006 20:08:35 -0800
    ...The Vanagon cooling system generally bleeds best with the front end a couple of feet in the air. It gets the air out of...
  • Re: Brief Report on Norcold after a Week of Camping
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:39:57 -0700
    ...I'll also come up with a better, > permanently mounted volt meter/battery monitor system. I just attached a > DVM to the battery with...
  • Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:25:36 -0500
    ...In 1970 the Black Rapids Glacier up near Fairbanks was growing by feet per day and the authorities were afraid the glacier was going...
  • Towing 90 Vanagon Auto w/Tow Dolly
    Historical mailing list - Morrell, Edward
    Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:03:46 -0600
    ...Natural play in the steering system can EASILY render the car unstable, even with good weight distribution. As far as the tranny, can't...
  • Re: MAF Sensors and the Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:14:38 -0500
    ...This adds mass and increases the inertial effects, but it's there to operate as a dash pot, a damper that keeps the system...
  • Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:45:02 -0700
    ...Within a day or two it showed up in their tracking system that the shipment was on a Fedex truck out for delivery to...
  • Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER? with proposal!
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Tue, 28 May 2002 16:43:37 EDT
    ...On that basis I suggest that it pays to keep the old-timers happy, and that in the absence of self-control amongst list...
  • Electrical setup: Photos and details
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:43:34 -0400
    ...My goal was to make the AC/DC systems work together like they "should", so that the battery can power the A/C outlets...
  • Re: Advice on how much my van is worth...
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Tue, 22 Feb 2000 12:32:41 -0800
    ...scratched up from tire chain that went wrong Stereo system: JVC high end tape deck Preamp/Subwoofer control 4 Polk EX 4 inch speakers...
  • Re: Eurospec problem
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:49:24 -0700
    ...The first thing I would check is coolant temp sensor, these go bad quite frequently on the Digifant systems. I am not too familular...
  • road test: 1968 VW Station Wagon (long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 10 Jan 95 15:48:47 CST
    ...The positive crankcase ventilation system is continued while the exhaust emission control system consists of a modified carburetor designed to more accurately deliver the...
  • Re: Solar panels and curtains
    Historical mailing list - Michael Blackbun
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:15:03 -0600
    ...I think our feet > > do alot less impact.... > > > > Kevin > >-- >[ Jim Robinson -- System Administrator -- ratwerks.com ] >I am a boomer. My generation looked nuclear annihilation...
  • Friday Fun
    Historical mailing list - tonyd
    Fri, 9 Oct 1998 15:45:48 +0000
    ...Ineligible, better luck next year! TAOS, NM - A woman went to a poison control center after eating three birth-control vaginal inserts. Her English...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:59:02 -0700
    ...I > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Re: Norcold results (long)
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:49:55 -0400
    ...haul > anywhere > within 40 feet of the van where there's sun, and a Blue Sky Company Solar > 2000E controller to stuff the electricity...
  • 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
    ...You already own a fantastic heat > system...what??? You don't believe me? > > Well, a couple of years ago, my wife and I poured...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Apr 2017 to 9 Apr 2017 (#2017-131)
    Historical mailing list - Remy
    Mon, 10 Apr 2017 07:12:13 -0700
    ...is also tied into the alternator warning system and the starter= > circuit if you have cruise control. If a starter boost relay was added...
  • Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 00:34:21 -0600
    ...Other airplanes I flew had a fuel injection button in the oil system, and using a table marked with time in seconds and outside...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 15:37:25 -0700
    ...I stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • propane catalytic heater article
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 19 Jul 94 22:29:14 CDT
    ...In selecting a heater, consider the ease of temperature control. Thermostatic control is ideal because it permits a desired temperature to be automatically maintained...
  • Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:04:27 -0700
    ...The current system of many countries doing whatever they want, with no one to answer to really............that can't go on forever. We...
  • Re: Electrical setup: Photos and details
    Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
    Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:53:46 -0700
    ...the cooling fan is thermostatically controlled, > so the inverter is silent unless it is under a large load. It is also > reasonably compact. Another...
  • Re: Soliciting VW Engine Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:08:19 -0800
    ...your attention should be like 1,000 feet out in front of you ...., Maybe that's why my brakes don't wear at all...
  • Re: winter weight oil
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Thu, 16 Apr 2020 07:34:47 -0700
    ...Of course, to get this thing under control, as is being acknowledged now, widespread testing with tracking of contacts and follow-up is needed...
  • Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
    Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
    Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:57:12 -0700
    ...Also on the way are a solar panel and controller, > PowerPole connectors, wire, Sorbothane (for vibration damping under the > Norcold). I was ready to...
  • Re: aux headlights
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:03:29 CST
    ...i got the Oscar Plus model by Cibie, 7" round, reaches out to about 600 feet forward and about 200 feet to each side...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:37:38 -0600
    ...control open ing some little doors to direct air instead of filtered air, and sucking the flames back into the engine intake system, thus...