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• Re: In heat now, '87 Westy on horizon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
  21 Jan 95 08:48:11 EST
  ...Dan, Compression Specs for 2.1L 145 psi -189 psi nominal 116 psi minimum These number taken from Bently Manual My 87' Syncro has...
• Re: 50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough?
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 16:16:33 -0500
  ...IIRC when I was troubleshooting my failes fuel pump last month the Bently said pressure should be around 35-40 psi. 50psi fuel line...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:35:56 -0700
  --- Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com> wrote: > > Goes at around 80 psig. If you install a gauge you > will see it...
• Re: Binding when turning
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 3 Oct 1997 09:35:37 -0400
  ...I've received recommendations from others from 45 psi front/50 psi rear to 43 psi front/53 psi rear and experimented until I...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:13:57 -0700
  ...1356 lbs@ 44psi PSI cold F/R empty: 40/40 PSI cold F/R loaded: 40/40 Year: 1986 Model: Westy Weekender Tires: Yokohama...
• Re: No Subject
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 01:09:50 EDT
  ...SAE 30R3---3/16" - 500 PSI ; 1/4" - 400 PSI. SAE 30R7 is rated at 50 PSI in those sizes. Check it out yourself...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:02:19 -0400
  ...106/1045 PSI cold F/R empty: 44/48 PSI cold F/R loaded: 44/48
• Re: Alignment : Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:43:56 -0600
  ...Whether or not 40/45 psi is under inflated also depends on the weight of the van etc. Abel. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015...
• Rings or Valve Guides (82 air cooled)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:33:51 -0700
  ...Cylinder 1 100 psi Cylinder 2 90 psi Cylinder 3 85 psi Cylinder 4 90 psi The Bentley manual says minimum of 73psi with...
• Re: Metal Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 17:38:10 -0500
  ...The cooling system runs at under 20 psi and home water lines > can be 100 psi. > I think that most city water systems run...
• Re: Should Rear Brakes Bleed Slower than Front?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:59:45 -0700
  ...While watching stream, I saw no difference in flow rate to rears with 10 PSI or 15 PSI. I settled on 12 PSI. But...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 18:42:02 -0500
  What viscosity oil are you using? 22 psi at 3,600 RPM is low especially for a new engine. Any chance you are over...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:43:49 +0000
  Year = 1988 Model = Camper GL Tires = Michelin XCA Size = 205/75 x 14 Load rating = its 107 or 109 PSI Cold Empty=50/50...
• Pare tire at 42 psi?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Fri, 16 Jun 95 09:57:38 EDT
  Anyone know what the spare is supposed to keep 42 psi? (Bentley manual "lubrication and Maintenance" p. 19) I have never noticed this before...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 14:22:48 -0500
  ...2.0 bar (29 psi) with vacuum hose on pressure regulator connected approx. 2.5 bar (36 psi) with vacuum hose on pressure regulator...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 11:10:22 -0800
  ...this > is > > > what I have now > > > > > > *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, > Rear > > 46 > > > psi* > > > > > > *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:59:14 -0800
  ...this is for 1991 Doka Syncro 16 Tdi - on the label at the door jam 205R16, 26 psi FRONT, 30 psi REAR.. but the...
• clakity clak clak 4th cylinder 30 psi
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:05:59 -0800
  ...Cylinders 1-3 are at 90 psi, the 4th is 30-40 psi. The engine is a gex remanufactured one and it is about...
• Re: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:19:24 -0400
  On my Chevy Volt, which has built in tire pressure sensors (215/55R17 tires) the recommended tire pressure is 38 psi. However, that’s...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 08:51:33 -0700
  ...8 psi at idle, 24 psi cruising when installed at 130,000 miles. Over the next 10,000 miles pressure steadily dropped to 4...
• Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:37:25 -0500
  David, if racing cars run at 13 psig, then a wheel may overheat above the bp of water, but our vans run at 43...
• Re: Burps up coolant when parked warm.
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:53:50 -0400
  ...As >>the 'Lil Boy sez "That ain't much!" Standard temperature and pressure >>at sea live is 60 �F and 14.73 psi. If...
• Re: Interpretting Compression Values- 88GL?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
  Wed, 4 Jun 2003 12:28:49 -0700
  ...125-130 psi (9 bar) > > #2: 145 psi (10 bar) > > #3: 140 psi (almost 10 bar) > > #4: 145 psi (10 bar) > > Right now > >I...
• Re: Tires Again!
  Historical mailing list - J Greenberg G Jannini
  21 Jun 96 18:32:44 EDT
  On Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:09:39 -0500 James Cohen said: > What makes you think that they're reinforced? 40 psi usually means...
• Re: I'm going to disconnect my oil pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 11:59:23 -0700
  ...My worn 1.9 with 140k miles runs > 5-8 psi idle after a run on the freeway, and 22-26 psi at 3000...
• Tire question
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:55:41 EDT
  ...The maximum pressure listed on the tires' sidewall is 40 PSI. However, the tire sticker on the van itself reccomends 43 PSI in the...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 10:14:21 -0800
  ...this > is > > > what I have now > > > > > > *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, > Rear > > 46 > > > psi* > > > > > > *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• 50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:10:36 -0800
  ...The 1/4 inch fuel line I got are 50 PSI. Is that good enough or I would need one that is rated for...
• TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Rob Durham
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:00:11 -0700
  ...1710lb at 65psi, Load Range D PSI cold F/R empty: 52/58 PSI cold F/R loaded: 52/58
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:14:49 -1000
  ...as stated eslewehere..at least 28 psi at 3K rpm warm. and ...I easily expect to so 60 psi at 2,500 rpm cold...
• Liquid Product gas facts
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 2 Jan 1999 16:43:05 -0600
  ...14.7 psi in degrees F -44 32 Vapor psi @ 0 F 31 0 Vapor psi @ 70 F 127 17 Vapor psi @ 100 F...
• Re: I-4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 8 May 2001 10:07:19 -0600
  ...6.6BAR 95 PSI > CIS-E 5.6BAR 82 PSI > CIS 5.4BAR 78 PSI > Digifant II 2.5BAR 36 PSI > > The Vanagon's...
• Re: refrigerator: eurospec "pressure"?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 15 May 1998 08:24:55 -0400
  30 mbar = 0.435 psi 50 mbar = 0.725 psi Are you sure that propane is measured here in "PSI"? perhaps "in of H20...
• Yokohama Y370D 195/75 R14
  Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 18:32:28 -0400
  ...Yokohama Y370D 195/75 R14 8 ply side walls Load range "d" 40k mileage warranty Vanagon.com says 45 psi front and 52 psi...
• Re: 89 Westy / $$ of head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:56:50 -0500
  MICHAEL POPE wrote: > I had the cap tested the other day opened at 15 psi. What should it open at? 15 psi is correct...
• Re: Correct Tire Pressure: BFG AT 215/70-16 on '87 2wd Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 20:24:35 -0500
  ...They're 29-35 psi right now. Seems way low. Well looks low > anyways. > > Thanks a ton guys.. > > Abel. > > > >
• Re: 50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:01:18 -0600
  ...50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough? Hi guys, I am not absolutly sure. The 1/4 inch fuel line I got are 50 PSI. Is...
• Feedback on rebuilt 2.1L AVP Engine Performance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:29:29 -0700
  ...Checked cold Cyl 1 - 140 psi Cyl 2 - 135 psi Cyl 3 - 135 psi Cyl 4 - 140 psi Compression after 868 miles ... ... Checked cold...
• Re: Tire Rotation/pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:39:05 -0700
  ...The 84 GL with 14" Bridgestone car tires ( leave it fellas) gets 36 PSI, the 86 Weekender (sorry TJ) with 15" Yokohama car tires...
• Re: Conti tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 13:42:02 ADT
  >rear = 48 psi ?? > >that sounds really high. > >Under no circumstances exceed max on sidewall. > What you've just found is a classic VW cheap...
• Mixing Tire Types
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:27:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...The rear tires have a max inflation of 35 psi versus 55 psi for the front. My door sticker calls for 43 psi front...
• Re: Good rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:09:25 ADT
  ...The C6 tires are high pressure, up 55psi, but don't do it! They ride harsh and loud so I use <38 psi. Beware...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:04:48 -0800
  Yes, they can do up to 125 PSI, but the fuel pressure regulator in the Vanagon "bleeds" off the pressure to the 50 or...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:01 -0800
  the Europeans use Bar instead of PSI... here's a joke on the other side of the pond... - how many bars you have? - 4...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:05:37 -0700
  ...this >> is >>>> what I have now >>>> >>>> *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, >> Rear >>> 46 >>>> psi* >>>> >>>> *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Tire
  Historical mailing list - Peter Patal
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 19:02:35 -0700
  Hi all, Which tire you rec, my Westy 87 has 3 tires 205-70-14 they are Max 35 PSI and one 185 14...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:18:43 -0500
  ...What is too much oil pressure in a waterboxer? Is it 65 psi, 70 psi? On startup, cold, 20W50 Castrol (I hate the company...
• Re: RoadHaus - Reflections on 2003
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:00:32 -0600
  ...85 psi >* Cylinder 2: 130 psi >* Cylinder 3: 150 psi >* Cylinder 4: 145 psi > >Note: Cylinder 1 was the one that kept burring pistons...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:00:37 -1000
  ...8 psi at idle, 24 psi cruising when installed. Over the next 10,000 miles pressure steadily dropped to 4 psi idle, 12-15...
• Re: Fuel pressure question (FI)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:55:54 -0500
  Hi, Bentley says 28 psi at idle with vacuum hose on. 35 psi with vacuum hose disconnected. The book does not say aircooled or...
• T-i-r-e pressures
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:17:35 GMT
  ...High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em? > > The recommended rear tire pressure on my Westy is 40 PSI and the > Firestone tires are...
• Nokian recommended tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:11:34 -0500
  ...The tire sticker on the driver's door says 39 PSI front and 48 PSI rear. Is there any good reason to diverge from...
• Re: Kirkland Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:08:11 -0000
  ...If you have a tire rated 97 at 50 psi, it can handle something like 1900 lbs. At 40 psi, it will be a...
• Re: Vanagon snow performance
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 15:05:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Front:Verdestein Sprint + R80 185R14 94R Reinforced 44 psi max pressure Back:Gislaved 185R14C LT M+S Nord Frost C 55 psi max pressure...
• Re: Wrong Tires from PO, ramifications?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:48:37 -0400
  ...My Bentley manual says Front 2.5 bar (36 psi), Rear 3.0 bar (44 psi), Spare 3.0 bar (44 psi). This is...
• Re: coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:27 -0400
  ...thermostat housing drips a little bit at 15 PSI, but holds fine at 13 PSI, when am I likely to experience those last few...
• Re: refrigerator: eurospec "pressure"?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 15 May 1998 08:17:13 -0700
  ...Michael Sullivan wrote: > 30 mbar = 0.435 psi > 50 mbar = 0.725 psi > > Are you sure that propane is measured here in "PSI"? perhaps...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:35:02 -0700
  Mine ran fine too until I heard a rod knock about 100 miles from home, and still had about 8 psi at speed. The...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 02:40:39 EST
  Hey Volks, Isn't the Rabbit/Jetta pump putting out like 100 PSI ? That can't be good for our 50 psi or so...
• Re: inflate tires up to max pres?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 13:12:36 -0500
  ...44 psi MAX > >Recommended Original Pressure, 39 psi Front, 48 psi >Rear > >Calculated Pressure for my tires, 33 psi Front, 40 psi >Rear > >If...