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  • Re: Making an alternator a smarter charger? [LVC]
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 25 Jun 2006 13:53:00 -0400
    ...Or if you're willing to supply sweat equity, get a rheostat or a few light bulbs and manually control the alternator field for...
  • Seeing David, Dennis and others recently, was: Any Guesses
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 11 Jul 2021 20:59:03 -0400
    ...Some looking like new, others looking like they must have been in the field just a few moments ago, or might just stay in...
  • Re: Need instructions on field R&R of AFM '84 1.9L Van down
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:59:53 -0800
    John - I had a similar problem with my 84 Westy several years ago on a cross country trip coming back from Tennessee to Southern...
  • Re: Bentley Manuals on CD-ROM :)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 1 Mar 2000 17:29:50 -0500
    ...of poor quality, and the drive motor created a considerable magnetic field itself, often erasing data as the drive spun. Gee, at 22K per...
  • Re: Seems to be alot of vanagons and loafs for sale
    Historical mailing list - Standley, Craig
    Tue, 21 Aug 2001 11:35:33 -0800
    ...sure I'm in high tech > and somehow plopped into this after doing all kinds of work in many > fields. I watched this start...
  • Re: GPS equipment?
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:44:39 -0400
    ...real planes use different software for fields and approaches, but > you could still follow roads, and get a corrected actual ground speed.... > who has...
  • Re: FRIDAY: Aquired Treasures (WAS) Re: Roll of duct tape doubles as cupholder
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:32:58 -0800
    ...roll of duct tape >> between the seats? How would you do field repairs? >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
  • Re: remove from list NVC
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 5 Dec 2006 18:10:44 -0500
    ...Here's the airports for all but 2: ::: :::IAM - In Amenas, Algeria :::SOO - Soderhamn, Sweden :::GLD - Renner Field, United States :::YUR - :::ALL - Albenga, Italy...
  • Re: Vanagon, Rear speaker enclosures- I have them!
    Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
    Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:10:47 -0700
    ...And, of course, a subwoofer would really fill out the sound field, but I personally haven't found any space that I want to...
  • Re: Your Outrage
    Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
    Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:13:04 +1000
    ...I know...it is not your chosen > > field. > > > > The Army, Navy, and Air Force have not met their recruiting goals in over 2 > > years...
  • Re: [QUARANTINED] Re: FW: Your made a mistake! 01624683333
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:34:37 -0800
    ...To ensure that your message > bypasses the anti-spam filters, > you may resend this message placing "01624683333" somewhere in the > subject field. > > Please do...
  • Re: charging woes/charging joy
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:19:12 -0600
    ...The rebuilding industry is very competitive and an alternator is pretty much just scrap iron if it needs field coils or an armature since...
  • Re: a few more cents on tires
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:51:44 -0500
    ...Smooth :::ride :::and very good stability in strong cross winds (field tested along the CA :::coast). They are also reasonably priced ( I got them...
  • Re: Scratches & Off Road Driving
    Historical mailing list - stephen steele
    Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:34:50 -0700
    ...Prior to putting in the lane a few years ago, I drove my 2WD Vanagons all over the fields of our property and have...
  • Re: Opinions requested, van related, German tent pegs
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:13:47 -0700
    ...and glass affairs and were carried by one soldier in the field, so weight was a factor. Probably had several of these stakes, hence...
  • Re: 2 weeks enough to cross country - w/kids?
    Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
    Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:55:27 -0500
    ...Cross the Mississippi and you have more places to visit (in Chicago, for instance, there is the Field's Museum. Museum of Science and...
  • Re: not recharging / DEAD battery
    Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
    Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:07:48 -0600
    ...needs charge and/or the alternator may not induce it's field winding to initiate the charging circuits. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kao...
  • Re: Isn't it ironic.....
    Historical mailing list - Kevin ...
    Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:10:31 -0800
    ...7940&zoom=1 > > > > ......the first thing I noticed on the playing field > > of a pinball game > > named,"Junk Yard". Of all the vehicles they...
  • Re: Westy camping at USGP--gripe
    Historical mailing list - Mark Kreuzer
    Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:53:36 -0500
    ...were in a quiet, friendly campground that surrounded a big common field. I showed the owner on the spot how to fix his odometer...
  • Re: [syncro.org] Snorkels Rule
    Historical mailing list - -------------
    Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:49:55 -0400
    ...Don't miss the aerial shot of the bus image formed by scores of vans arranged in a field (it's upside down at...
  • Re: Will be worth less or more?
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:01:57 -0500
    ...and what we do find is much smaller then the mature fields we > now have. China and India are just begining to demand a...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Sorta stranded in EUgene
    Historical mailing list - pdooley
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:57:24 -0400
    ...Thanks - Phil (yes, with net access in the middle of a field full of stinky hippies, go figure :-) *RESPOND TO THE ORIGINAL SENDER, NOT...
  • Front Seats for EV
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 27 Sep 1996 11:56:47 +0200
    ...light utility vehicles have no additional suspension elements available to them. Field measurements have determined that rigid seats work counter to even relatively good...
  • Re: Gas price war / costs of road trips (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:01:07 -0700
    ...ethanol in the off-season, without any additional transportation resources required (fields are cleared, etc. anyway). The small farmer then also becomes the small...
  • Re: Everybus photos
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:27:32 -0700
    ...Electronic keyboards > are no better, since these are usually acoustic jams in the middle of a > field with no electricity; wandering up with a...
  • An Amateur's Rap on Camshafts
    Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
    Fri, 7 Nov 2003 09:52:25 -0700
    ...The alternating magnetic field induces eddy currents that resistively heat the outer surface of the part. The part is then quenched to martensite, a...
  • Wallaced
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Fri, 24 Dec 2021 23:16:58 -0800
    ...Tomita, Green Building >> Ext 208 >> mtomita@gilleranenergy.com >> >> Ian Busch, HERS field verification >> Ext 211 >> ibusch@gilleranenergy.com >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Kevin >> >> Gilleran Energy Management >> 750A...
  • Re: Vanagon fuel injector cleaning
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:54:24 -0700
    ...Much like the coil in a standard relay, the coil in a fuel > injector gets energized regardless of polarity and creates a magnetic > field...
  • FFFFriday Follies: ... and if you didn't like the other one ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 21 Jul 95 00:12:53 CDT
    ...Brand new tires, and brand new braking, Stop the rust, and shine the paint, Rid the field mice from the cabinets, Cause a Mouse...
  • I'm back, fire extinguishers, tents, and....
    Historical mailing list - Blbachman
    Mon, 4 May 1998 12:39:13 EDT
    ...Is there some "field" associated with the inside fins that confuses the motor? I've had two die in this manner. Names, Licence Plates...
  • Re: Any experience with electronic rust prevention?
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Thu, 25 Jan 2001 17:57:44 EST
    ...Aside from that, for an idea of the complexity of this field check out <http://www.nacecorrosionnetwork.com/HyperNews/get/forums/cathodes.html> or...
  • Re: The transitional engine...no more corrosion?
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 24 May 1996 10:50:58 -0800
    ...cool but his stayed cool. Kind of sounds like the Mrs. Fields cookie story Huh? Any Harley riders out there? Anyway, this story comes...
  • Re: Hygene alternative, --soap--was: Showers Redux
    Historical mailing list - Phillip Bouton
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:14:14 -0500
    ...The method was reinforced by field training while in the Marine Corps (you remember "washing up in a canteen cup", don't you?) We...
  • Re: Pennsylvania Vanagon Get together
    Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
    Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:22:13 -0400
    ...the early 1800's, nature trails, >> BBQ grills, >> picnic tables, baseball fields, covered pavillions and >> restrooms. etc.. the park >> is open 7am to 12midnite...
  • Hot VW's "Type2 the series"- what happened?
    Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
    22 Sep 96 16:16:16 EDT
    ...If the writer has lost interest, or if those years are not his particular field of expertise, then get somebody else to finish the...
  • Re: Disabling a Westy for Theft Deterring
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
    Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:18:17 -0700
    I'm fielding comments on this issue. if anyone cares to drop me a line. On 7/23/2013 7:11 PM, Mike B...
  • Re: what happened to my thrust washer?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:21:27 -0700
    ...Rural Idaho would have put me upside > down in a wheat field without hurting anyone else at midnight. Glad I > wasn't where I...
  • Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
    Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:45:46 -0500
    ...You might want to try superglue as a field expediant to get back on the road in a hurry. Frank Miller At 11:34...
  • Re: Refrigerant controversey
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 19 Jun 2003 00:16:04 -0400
    ...Wasn't anybody else within 2-3 miles, everything was damp...if it set the field on fire someone would have noticed sooner or...
  • Re: Automatic reply: vanagon Digest - 11 Apr 2022 to 12 Apr 2022 (#2022-51)
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:17:34 -0400
    ...Tomita, Green Building >> Ext 208 >> mtomita@gilleranenergy.com >> >> Ian Busch, HERS field verification >> Ext 211 >> ibusch@gilleranenergy.com >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Kevin >> >> Gilleran Energy Management >> 750A...
  • Re: oil
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 22 May 2010 15:04:35 -0500
    ...which ran for ~nine months. > Anything coming from the Nowruz oil field in the Persian Gulf (almost > two million bbl) > Amoco (Amoco Cadiz, Brittany...
  • Re: Automatic reply: vanagon Digest - 27 Jun 2023 to 29 Jun 2023 (#2023-182)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:40:01 -0400
    ...Tomita, Green Building >> Ext 208 >> mtomita@gilleranenergy.com >> >> Ian Busch, HERS field verification >> Ext 211 >> ibusch@gilleranenergy.com >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Kevin >> >> Gilleran Energy Management >> 750A...
  • "RV rear-viewer thingy", was: Speaking of mirrors (was painting)
    Historical mailing list - Matthew
    Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:19:31 -0500
    ...These grooves command and control the passage of light, and offer you a 170 degree field of view. I've used them for years...
  • fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum experiment
    Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
    Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:37:31 -0700
    ...Agree or disagree? This is definitely not my field of expertise. I could have made some false assumptions or illogical conclusions. Your comments are...
  • Re: Bears and grey water. Done
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:58:57 -0400
    ...has ever come from any of their illegal, unauthorized :::intrusions into those two fields, and nothing ever will. ::: :::<everything else snipped> ::: :::Happy Friday. ::: :::Mark
  • Re: LED Backup Light Bulbs
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:02:42 -0400
    ...It draws almost no power, is plenty bright, and has a great field > of > > view. > > > > I have been very, very happy with this light...
  • Re: Casfor Clunkers
    Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
    Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:54:08 -0400
    ...No, you can't drag in some hulk out of a field, trade it on a new >> hybrid >> and get $4,500 for it...
  • Re: POSSUM/COON/SKUNK/SQUIRREL SKIN REUPHOLSTERY KITS!/F!
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Fri, 30 Oct 1998 18:31:13 -0800
    ...In a previous life...I was returning to Randolph Field from Arizona via El Paso and happened to take the road through Van Horn...
  • Re: Looking for John Rogers - re: Rear lift method for bleeding cooling system
    Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
    Thu, 6 Sep 2001 22:18:35 -0300
    ...shot. > > > > Thanx in advance for your response! > > > > Z > > > > Zoran Mladen > > Director, Field Marketing > > Avolent > > 303-583-3743 direct > > 303-517-3986 mobile > > 303-460...
  • Re: JiffyLube, extras
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:35:10 -0500
    ...windshield wipers, an older vehicle like a Vanagon gives >> them a >> field day. >> >> If you really want to know what your Vanagon needs, check...
  • Re: We've lost another one....
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:30:31 -0700
    ...He had the weekend > with his family, somewhere out of town, but returned home early, > ostensibly to do field work. He didn't return...
  • BC inspection was Re: The Otter Has
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:56:38 -0500
    ...If they want to level the field, they should have annual inspections for all cars...anyway, that's another debate. When you take your...
  • Re: '69 BUS; NEW ENGINE HELP/INFO
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 25 Apr 1996 23:07:31 -0500 (CDT)
    ...What I was getting at is that anyone can do it, > which is not always the case in other fields. Not anyone can discover...
  • Re: wiper arm
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Sun, 14 Oct 2018 22:27:42 -0300
    ...who used it as a control "tower" at a local grass > >>>> field airport. BTW, both were lost when I got stuck in a "soft...
  • Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:38:06 -0500
    ...Called the Grand Challenge, the race began Saturday with a field of 23 autonomous vehicles. Eighteen failed to complete the course because of mechanical...
  • Re: IR Temp guns - use with caution
    Historical mailing list - David
    Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:45:11 -0600
    ...In order to obtain an accurate reading you have to take > into account the field of view of the instrument, of course - the > fancier...
  • Re: gas can
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:16:00 EST
    ...In any case, I can only anecdotally report that in my field trials, the can was at most warm. Never approached the temperature of...
  • Re: Notes on my Van
    Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
    Fri, 21 Jul 2017 20:08:21 +0000
    ...The van could be parked in a field in Russia, and the dmv will keep sending you tags! Anyway, I think the rear engine...
  • Re: We've lost another one....
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sun, 5 Sep 2010 14:07:50 +0200
    ...He had the weekend > with his family, somewhere out of town, but returned home early, > ostensibly to do field work. He didn't return...
  • starter problems-diesel
    Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
    Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:00:38 -0800
    ...considered that it would generate a huge voltage spike when the field collapsed at turn off. Each time I started the vanagon, that spike...