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Re: Suburban heaters
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 8 Mar 2006 22:33:58 -0600
...I had an Onan generator that would charge the batteries but the Onan was a bear to get to run, and I just didn...
Re: HIDs? Was: Does the H4 bulb put out more light than the 9004 bulb?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:40:18 -0800
...up to my generous disregard for fellow man, running my Honda > generator for my wife when I camp, etc, etc, etc.� Again what I...
A week from now, you'll probably be reading trip reports...
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 3 Aug 2009 21:06:05 -0400
...Also please refrain from bringing generators, as the noise is not appreciated. PETS MUST BE KEPT ON A LEASH. Yes, I mean YOUR pet...
Re: Will loud lifters ruin my engine?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:17:42 -0600
...But I do want to drive the > car, as > my '69 has now shot a bearing in the generator (again!) and I will > have...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:14:48 -0700
...is no signal, does that mean bad Distributer or > bad signal generator (hall distributor)?? > > Does it matter, because i believe ONLY entire rebuilt > distributrors...
Re: H2 Power Via Fuel Cell /25 mins left of FRIDAY...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:04:18 -0600
...by putting 12v into a carefully constructed ring of permanent horseshoe magnets, you can spin a generator (dynamo) and get 240 volts (about 30...
Re: vanagon Digest - 25 Jan 2001 to 26 Jan 2001 - Special issue(#2001-129)
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:49:00 -0700
...Older VW's with alternators gave you the brake light with the generator / alternator light to get your attention. Apparently, VW didn't think...
Re: [NVC but camping!] In Canada's B.C.
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 22:29:37 -0700
...Park us > overlooking a lake without some yahoo running a generator and playing > music nearby and we are very happy. > > So this summer, Mrs...
Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:36:40 -0700
...I think it could be 5 million engines ( cars, airplanes, trucks, trains, ships , generators, tractors - on and on ) running at any given moment. Or...
Re: serial hybrid conversion?
Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:41:34 -0500
...of it as a battery powered car that > carries its own generator to recharge when needed. > jimt A friend pointed this out to me...
70 bus for sale
Historical mailing list - John Thrower
Mon, 12 Jun 95 8:19:40 EDT
...front door handles have locks missing I've replaced the original generator with a 55amp alternator- nice drivers side of the engine was rebuilt...
Re: Unca Joel: one more thing
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 1 May 2011 20:43:06 -0500
...He was concerned about keeping the schedule of >> delivering gas to keep a generator running for a person in critical need of >> oxygen. >> >> >> >> Jim...
Re:LED /Fan speed indicator
Historical mailing list
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 12:37:33 PST
...it, turning the motor and causing it to behave as a generator!! As I see it this makes the LED a dual purpose indicator...
Re: Trickle Charger (follow up 182 Amps)
Historical mailing list - Brian McCartney
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:54:41 -0700
...If I were fulltimeing or doing a lot of extended > > camping I'd pick > > > up a little Honda generator, fill my spare gas can...
Re: Fridge usage
Historical mailing list - Brian Spisak
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:26:28 -0800
...Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:24:57 -0600 > > > >The actual system will also be supplemented by a small 1000kw Honda Gas > >Generator. But that...
Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 12:21:58 -0800
...See, a locomotive has a diesel engine connected to a giant generator that provides power to electric "traction" motors on each axle that are...
Re: Vanagon's and Carburetors - Again
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:27:43 -0500
...out less pollutants than a lawnmower or a Briggs and > Statton generator...That says nothing for things like Hummers, Prevost > motorhomes, giant Chrysler station...
Re: VW Customer Relations & reality check
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:26:34 -0700
...But right now coal >mines provide a lot of jobs, so I don't see us shutting down those >generators soon. Maybe we should...
RE: 97 EV camper: we are about to buy! HELP!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 30 Apr 97 01:44:44 UT
...Fully equipped with every option including TV, folding antennae, VCP, Microwave, Generator, etc. Only option left was leather. Got price down to $45k without...
Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 5 Aug 2007 17:33:38 -0700
...the aux battery without the use of solar > panels or a generator? Karl Mullendore was getting 2-3 days on a Group 91 battery...
Re: As nice as, but better?
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:33:43 -0800
...lets us visit > > >> places too out of the way for the "generator people," a van makes a > > >> quick trip into town for a bottle...
Re: Vanagon Winter Survival Kit Question
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:11:37 -0700
...Light pollution in campgrounds is as big a pet peeve with me as generators are with Rocky. I don't drive up to the...
Re: Bucking and Stalling
Historical mailing list - Lorraine
Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:26:35 -0400
...where the 3 wires connect with the hall generator is always suspect.Inspect all the wiring for cracks or burns.This is a pain...
Re: Beyond Vanagon-Keeping older vehicles!
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:31:09 -0700
...When the National Park Service started "privatizing" camp grounds and allowing generators, I found that a bad thing, not a good thing. I carry...
Re: Full Westy vs Weekender
Historical mailing list - Paul
Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:16:29 -0700
...around others with > a soft sided vehicle is often too noisy (generators, etc) I like being > able to 'camp' overnight almost anywhere while underway...
Re: Needed: DoubleCab Air Conditioning In Uganda
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 May 2011 15:15:24 -0400
...Is my best option to buy a generator and a window AC unit, and then mount the AC unit in the rear window? Or...
Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:10:51 -0700
...then we'll need some ideas on which "Mr Coffee Fusion Generator" works best in our vans. :) Seeya, Jake On 7/15/07, Benny...
Idle control system
Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
Wed, 1 Aug 2012 05:41:43 -0400
...1 - Hall generator, Digifant, and/or ignition coil, I think. When engine running, it appears to fluctuate rapidly between about +8V and +12V. I...
Re: Any solar gurus out there?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:58:16 -0400
...s capacity? What are you planning to run? Maybe a micro-generator makes sense! One thing about battery charging is the process is not...
Re: NVC - MS vs Mac
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:08:35 -0800
...Uptime on servers is limited only by availability of steady power (sometimes our generator doesn't kick in during outages), or need for reboots...
Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:55:15 -0700
...we |> are Vanagon folks, too) and then they fired up a generator to run their |air |> conditioner and watch videos and run the microwave...
Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:01:44 -0700
...seems angry at the world and somehow expected NO2 or this HHO generator to produce enough volume of something to run an engine when...
Re: Get yourself a hydraulic press!
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:51:24 -0800
...it useful is collecting > > pieces of pipe in various diameters, old generator cases, most anything > > cylindrical and strong. It looks like the Bentley shows...
Re: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR combo?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 12:50:08 -0400
...It has no high-current rotating connections like a DC generator. It is of course harder to spin with bigger load, so maybe it...
Re: type 1 engine price NVC
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 17:35:31 -0600
...The engine is complete from pan to carb with clutch, >generator, > > exhaust, muffler and heater boxes. The only thing that he did not know...
Re: What's that? Welcome mat
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:39:54 -0700
...Heck, if you feel a bit under gunned you can buy a generator. I'll zing up a few pix of the various to...
Re: Oil??
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 01:46:01 -0500
...when it is allowed to return to earth, to turn a generator so one can have a few hours of light at night! > > > Yeah...
Re: Bio-diesel in VW's
Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:46:24 -0700
...I'm burning bio-diesel in my generator and hope to be burning it my Vanagon by summer. -Steven Dodson Kneeland, CA "Inga" the...
Re: <syncro/all> hesitation/miss after fording?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:37:33 -0700
...I *believe* the final problem was odd contact at the distributor Hall effect generator. Getting this part wet could do the same thing. My...
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 8 Oct 2008 16:19:05 -0700
...is no signal, does that mean bad Distributer or >> bad signal generator (hall distributor)?? >> >> Does it matter, because i believe ONLY entire rebuilt >> distributrors...
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:10:05 -0800
...Our company could only get China to build Browns Gas generators of which I sold 6 at $10,000 each. The Chinese know more...
Re: Frydaye Pholleez - by name and by culture
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 16:41:20 -0500
...such vehicles to magically appear at > campgrounds. > > Van der Graaff electrostatic generator ... > commonly known as "no brakes at all" in a vanagon. causes > tinglely...
Re: when is stopping/restarting better than idling?
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Sun, 17 Jun 2012 07:28:23 -0700
...it could be 5 million engines ( cars, airplanes, trucks, trains, > ships , generators, tractors - on and on ) running at any given > moment. Or more even...
Re: Cornbread, brownies, etc. in a Westy
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:43:23 -0600
...they usually have a generator and > > a string of incandescent light bulbs that would light up a WalMart > > parking lot. Those guys might like...
Re: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:54:12 -0700
...is higher than that so I might just pull the tank/ >>>>> generator >>>>> out of the stove box and let it ride up there in...
Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 6 Jun 2013 17:43:17 -0700
...Many are now being equipped with generator or battery >> based power systems and many truck stops have conditioned air supplies >> ducted to a window...
Re: Lockers -- how hard to install LLSD?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 10 May 2011 16:53:26 -0700
...I'm thinking a deflated blimp packed atop the poptop and small hydrogen generator will be my eventual solution. -- Rocky J Squirrel On Tue...
Buses Of the Corn - August 13,14,15 Brooklin Ontario
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:10:08 -0400
...We prefer campers not bring a generator; try roughing it for a weekend instead. Modern public restroom facilities are available at the Walmart within...
Re: New electric power option?
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Sat, 5 Jan 2008 13:39:36 -0500
...polluting, expensive to wire up and a pain to deploy) > or generators powered by internal-combustion engines (runs any time, > plenty of power, loud...
Campground Air Conditioning for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sat, 18 Aug 2018 21:48:02 +0000
...EAST of the Mississippi River DO have electricity available. Also, a generator is an option; I've read that the new cheapo one from...
Re:Computers on Board
Historical mailing list
Mon, 12 Sep 94 15:38:02 bst
...has been used on large (that's BIG marine or power generator size) diesel engines for years is to look at cyclic speed fluctuation...
Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:01:47 -0400
...I went through this >too, and heres what I came up with: > >IDLE COMPUTER INPUTS: >Idle Switch >PS Switch >AC Switch >Hall Generator >Temp...
quick trip report
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:11:46 -0700
...Arghh, generator, not so much fun. One night there and we headed back to Scot lake, weather had changed, hot and windy, we spent...
Re: A/C was re: What is camping anyway?
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:02:24 -0500
...you can do even if you have an a/c and generator for those times >> the heat is to much. I don't seem...
Re: Help With 110 Volt A/C BTU Requirement Sought
Historical mailing list - "Scott Sullivan (by way of Derek Drew )"
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:17:34 -0400
...a 7,100 BTU unit.  It will require 2.5kW generator.<br><br>  Hope this helps.<br><br>  Kind regards<br...
Craig's Brown gas or not? --Contribute some moo-lah!
Historical mailing list - The Westy man
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:43:32 -0700
...flaws, > and the logic is there.......its just building an efficient generator to > make it actually....."WORK". > > I've looked over the commercially available...
Re: Death Valley Trip
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:25:35 -0800
...There are two loops, the upper loop is officially for RVs but no > generators allowed, so very few monster vehicles (they all stay in...
Re: in the year 2015......
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 11:36:39 -0500
...5? Three for the generator, one for the coil, one for OP switch. > > Back in the early '80s when I was turning wrenches at...
Re: [WetWesties] Best PNW scenic route?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:25:44 -0800
...are improving the technology, and there are other ideas, like tidal generators. ( which sound potentially less harmful to me ) . But, the fish are dwindling...
Re: Electricy almost directly from gravity
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:26:04 -0700
...resevoirs to run hydro power. > wind must blow to run wind generators, > the sun must shine to make juice with PV panels...and they...