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  • Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:32:31 -0800
    ...It constantly self bled the system purging the air out of >>> the radiator. >>> >>> john >>> Aircooled.Net Inc. >>
  • Re: great "personal cooling"device
    Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
    Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:11:47 -0700
    ...But I needed to use it >> almost constantly. >> >> ANyone else have tricks for staying cool? Evaporative cooling works >> great here, I'm wondering if...
  • Viscous Coupling Fluid info
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Fri, 20 Dec 1996 11:18:43 -0800
    ...It shows that the viscosity remains constantly low (there are no measurments of viscostiy on the chart. it just says low at the bottom...
  • Re: Odd (to me) Coolant Leak
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:15:26 -0500
    ...to > understand why it's all or nothing instead of a constant drip. Any > insights would be most welcome. > > John Meeks > '91 Vanagon MV...
  • Re: Return Flames and Singing Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Scott P Johnson
    Sun, 30 Aug 1998 20:45:49 -0500
    ...There seems to be some constant relationship between my turning of the steering wheel and the pitch/volume of the whine. But it hasn...
  • Re: 85 GL Radiator Fan Problem
    Historical mailing list - t
    Sun, 4 Jun 2000 21:30:28 -0700
    ...It will pressurize until it hits the release value of the blue (or black) cap on the overflow tank or it hits a constant...
  • Re: engine conversion/moderator
    Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
    Thu, 6 Mar 2003 16:39:37 -0800
    ...It's training to numb you to the constant rage your Vanagon will provoke within you. For example, "another goddamn bill for $500!?! Why...
  • Re: OT personal favor
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Fri, 9 Jul 2004 17:39:39 -0600
    ...Do we need to make a whole religion out of playing the beaten woman? Do we need to constantly grovel miserably and relive the...
  • Intake air flow, improvement possible?
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
    Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:53:59 -0700
    ...A gasoline engine needs to maintain a relatively constant air fuel ratio. 2. The stock air filter - throttle body - intake manifold system is capable...
  • Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:44:14 -0600
    How much fuel you save depends if you drive stop-and-go in the city or at a relatively constant speed in the country...
  • Re: almost got syncro confiscated very long
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:12:03 -0400
    ...to the visitor to know the rules...which seem to be constantly changing. Most rangers and other park employees are often so stretched out...
  • Wheel cylinders with oem spring?
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:42:02 -0700
    ...The pedal issue has been constant for many years, as long as I can remember. I would rather do the rear brakes now, and...
  • Re: Help! Hesitation on the road!
    Historical mailing list - David Vickery
    Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:05:37 -0700
    ...All Vanagon > Digifant Fuel > Injection Engines > > CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant > speed, vehicle > experiences lack of power...
  • Re: Going air cooled on my water cooled?
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Thu, 23 Nov 2000 08:46:34 -0800
    ...Besides you hit the wall when it comes to paying for parts and the constant scientific service that keeps you hostage. I even think...
  • Re: temp gauge not working right...
    Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
    Mon, 13 Aug 2018 00:48:29 +0000
    ...get the > blinking at startup, with a temporary pause, then the constant blinking > with a hint of temp gauge movement. > Second condition says you...
  • Re: 79 bus
    Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
    Tue, 9 Aug 1994 19:50:54 -0700 (PDT)
    ...I own a '78 and they are a constant pain. Per a previous Q/A (from Joel) they can be fixed easily, but (sorry...
  • RE: "BakePacker" & Stove-To-Go
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Apr 95 11:03:31 EDT
    ...Works Great!! * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And Never-ending Improvement"; Preparing for The 21st Century!!
  • Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
    Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
    Mon, 3 Apr 1995 09:45:30 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I'm almost constantly winding it against the governer trying to maintina with traffic. Probably a whole lot sweeter somewhere where it's level...
  • RE:? Splittie rust-repairable?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 28 Jun 1996 01:39:09 -0500
    ...Down by the >jackpoints (or where the jackpoints are on a baywindow, I'm assuming they >remain constant) there are holes about 2-3...
  • Re: i dont know!
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:36:27 +0200
    ...The Hall principle states that if a constant current flows through a thin conducting material, and that material is exposed to a magnetic field...
  • Re: An Open Post to Ron
    Historical mailing list - - Roy I. Mathers
    Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:06:47 -0800
    I totally agree, why must one or two hardheads constantly find something to gripe about,Is''s as if we have our very own...
  • Re: Which Voltmeter to use?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 27 Aug 1999 10:05:40 -0400
    ...then measure the time it takes to discharge it at a constant rate and display the count as (voltage, pressure, weight, whatever). The display...
  • Re: Fresh rebuild. now what?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 25 Apr 2000 19:40:47 -0500
    ...drive on the highway so I could maintain pretty much a constant engine speed and load. At the 500 mark I changed the oil...
  • Re: cats and campers
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:35:34 -0400
    ...If raised, constantly going places, they get used to it and handle it quite well. For years, in the DC area, there was a...
  • Re: Serpentine Pulley & Belt Assembly for the WBX engine.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:40:40 -0400
    If you are constantly re tensioning the belt, you need to look for a mechanical problem and/or get a better quality belt. I...
  • Favorite repair shop in the SF Bay Area?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:43:20 -0700
    ...They also missed the leaking rear heater core and that the front heater valve was stuck open so that you had heat constantly. They...
  • Oil Pressure Light on-need help! (dealer cant fix it)
    Historical mailing list - JR Denton
    Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:59:49 -0400
    ...While it is running the oil psi light/buzzer are constantly on. Since he gets everything done at the dealer, he took it there...
  • Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:53:45 -0700
    ...in their email >> for various reasons, but then we suffer the constant problem of >> managing the emails in some form or another. >> > > I like...
  • Re: Drums Rubbing
    Historical mailing list - Chris S
    Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:21:33 -0400
    ...They did this constantly, driving straight or turning. I reported that I ground a 1/16" off the drum rim and problem solved. Well...
  • Re: Fryeday: machine screws and Loctite?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:22:57 -0400
    ...machine screws and Loctite? > On reading glasses, that is. > > One gets a little tired of having to constantly re-tighten the bitty > little screws...
  • Back and forth
    Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
    Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:46:54 -0000
    ...I, he said, hardly escaped nervous breakdown soon after my arrival to USA and then was constantly on the edge of insanity seeing dirt...
  • RE: Silent Smugness ... Yuk!!!
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 11 Oct 94 07:04:46 EDT
    ...smug improbable . #$@!# * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And Never-ending Improvement"
  • 1984 VW Camper
    Historical mailing list - Richard Fischer
    Mon, 19 Aug 96 16:10:09 UT
    ...He mentioned that once the problems start, they are very expensive and constant. I've heard this before from others but have no one...
  • Re: How fast should a 1.9L go??
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:21:49 -0800
    ...sooooo easy to drive 75, 80, 85 mph that you must constantly be checking the mirrors. Just for the blood pressure i'll keep...
  • speedo/odo error confusion
    Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
    Wed, 24 Oct 2001 16:47:37 -0600
    ...s going on? Why should the odo error not be roughly constant. The only variable I can think of is the day started cool...
  • Re: 84 Westy Speaker Placement
    Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
    Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:26:19 -0900
    ...I guess the vent system on these rigs runs a constant stream of air through the door and "eats away" at the speaker material...
  • Re: manual thermostat / heaterflap control?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:04:24 -0500
    ...The thermostat, when working, is constantly moving the flaps ... often keeping them somewhere between shut and open. Right now I have water cooled vanagons...
  • Re: Fuel ponderings
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:36:34 -0800
    ...A hybrid gas/electric vehicle, were the drive train is COMPLETELY electric, but the engine, is simply an electric generator running at a constant...
  • tanya's problem: 87 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:49:52 CST
    ...All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences lack of power...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Apr 2007 (#2007-423)
    Historical mailing list - vt
    Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:12:27 -0500
    ...as who are too broke to > afford ye lifestyle maintenance of constant cash-infusiatosis and who can > but only find such improvisos as them...
  • 12 volt battery rejuvination/restoration
    Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
    Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:18:32 -0500
    ...battery life by potentially sitting so much unless kept on a constant trickle charge. Any chemists or electrical gurus on the list have any...
  • Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:34:23 -0700
    ...Sure, it'll generally go 300 miles on a tank, and up to 350 miles at a constant 65 mph above 5,000 feet...
  • Re: Big brake conversion
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:56:27 -0700
    ...The brake fluid level remains almost constant when the rear bake pads wear out. When new pads are put on the pistons need to...
  • 81 Camper gas mileage
    Historical mailing list - Michael D. Landis
    Sat, 6 Sep 1997 16:27:06 -0600
    ...it? Most of those miles are highway but the mileage seems constant on the road or in the city, and whether or not I...
  • Re: Insulation for a vanagon ...
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 11 Jul 1997 18:47:09 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The movement of the van while on the road can constantly shed tiny fiber particles that find their way out of any crack. Those...
  • Where is the best place to rebuild 2WD transmission?
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 3 Oct 1999 11:32:46 -0700
    ...after almost 300,000km, no gear grinding or popping just a constant "grrrrrrr" noise as you drive. So, is this a job for the...
  • Re: Attn: Successful Subaru transplants: heater control solution?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Sat, 20 May 2000 10:02:56 EDT
    ...is that the coolant flow to the heater core must be constant, i.e. the flow cannot be restricted or shut off, as this...
  • Re: Bleeding clutch
    Historical mailing list - zolo
    Wed, 9 Jun 2004 14:14:49 -0700
    ...It's even > > quicker > > if you have a helper to constantly fill the resevoir for you. > > > > > > jamie foust > > '82 diesel pig > > > > > > > > Press on: Nothing...
  • FW: Air Meter Capacitor sawp??? Need info....
    Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
    Mon, 13 Aug 2001 10:25:19 -0400
    ...All Vanagon Digifant Fuel Injection Engines CONDITION After driving for 1/2 to 2 hours at a constant speed, vehicle experiences lack of power...
  • Digifant and Fuel Injection Basic questions(long)
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:55:52 -0600
    ...Haltech refers to two ignition output modes in the ECU one is called "Constant Duty" and the other is "Constant Charge" If I were...
  • Re: Re: Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel d oesn�t matter
    Historical mailing list - John P
    Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:49:56 -0000
    ...RON = research Octane Number, measured in the lab using a single cylinder engine at constant RPM. MON is motor octane number, multi cylinder engine...
  • How to compression test/gasket leak test
    Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
    Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:23:23 EDT
    ...I am getting air constantly entering the cooling system on my 5500 mile rebuild. I have tried bleeding the system but air returns. I...
  • Re: fog lights
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Tue, 9 Apr 2002 02:18:18 +0800
    ...A constant 12V supply could also be wired to the third terminal of the rocker switch energize the auxiliary light relay with the headlights...
  • Re: NEW Fiberglass bumpers and side moulding prices ..from the VW dealer
    Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
    Wed, 17 Mar 2004 02:18:50 -0800
    ...Uhhh...so you're saying there's no advantage to a carbon part over a glass part (holding resin constant) in terms of structural...
  • Re: Towing a Vanagon with a Vanagon?
    Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
    Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:09:54 -0400
    ...no external force is required to keep the mass moving at constant speed along a straight line). but what about going up a hill...
  • Re: Fuel Additive
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 4 Oct 2005 15:24:58 +1300
    ...225Cu >In slant 6 and 3 on the tree, it also constantly got 21MPG, pulling one of >the largest wagons in history. And finally...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Apr 2007 (#2007-423)
    Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
    Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:18:38 -0400
    ...meat. << Sure, that qualifies you as hippy but I'm afraid constant maintenance still disqualifies you from "hippy way of thinking" in terms of...
  • Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sat, 14 Sep 2013 14:26:18 -0400
    ...Unlike > petrol (gasoline) engines, diesel engines vary fuel flow to control power > rather than throttling air intake and maintaining a constant fuel ratio as...
  • Re: 85 flashing coolant indicator
    Historical mailing list - mike
    Sat, 26 Jun 1999 09:12:56 -0400
    ...on my is possessed, it flashes inconsistently, > some days it flashes constantly, other it turns off as soon > as the engine runs for a...
  • If you add a battery
    Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
    Mon, 19 Nov 2001 23:32:26 -0800
    ...fan has a constant source of power, it will come on when ever the cavity behind the fridge gets hot (i.e. dark van...