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• Re: Testing the waters, investigating options.... opinions please,
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:46:32 -0700
  ...Also need some type of K&N or cone style air induction system and big headers/pipes. The Digifant system is ok and I...
• Re: Sanity Check - Wire gauge for wiring SA headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 10:59:19 -0400
  Incidentally, this helps illustrate why the trend is always toward higher system voltages: the power losses in the wiring are equal to I^2...
• FS: Stereo System & Other parts
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:13:30 -0500
  ...Complete stereo system-- JVC AM/FM Cassette Panasonic speakers (4) very slim so they fit on the front doors very nicely Pioneer 12 Disc...
• Re: ATF mixed with Power St. fluid
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:49:50 -0600
  ...the system, but I would certainly not leave it in for too long, my reasoning being that if VW designed the system to use...
• Re: Correct refilling of cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 10:09:39 -0700
  ...Now registered after trying > for a month to locate the last registered owner, and insured. > > After the cooling system pressurizes - two leaks of great...
• Of gas mileage and coolant temps...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:35:51 -0600
  ...Is there a correlation between gas mileage, the exhaust system, and the cooling system on our Van's? For the last few months I...
• Re: Air Conditioner Question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 21 Feb 2002 17:56:02 -0600
  I speak as someone who has only removed AC systems. I've never found a system (out of 4) I removed that didn't...
• Re: The 2.1 coolant system bleeding links
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:51:43 -0600
  ...wrote: "I have replaced all my hoses and bleeding the whole system.................all new coolant, etc. Any one got a link to the best...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:44:55 -0400
  ...Dave On 6/28/06, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > Instead of filling the system, you need to consider finding the leak and...
• Re: Thermostats...question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Sep 2015 08:40:42 -0400
  ...The system could also pressurized but with air or vapor pockets. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: still running hot - need your wisdom
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:02:24 EST
  ...What I did so far: > >Changed coolant and bled system. >Changed radiator, bled system. >Changed thermostat, bled system. >Changed water pump, bled system. > >Nothing...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 16:42:12 -0500
  ...So when it first appears in the system it > adds > > rapid pressure to the system that will want to escape somehow. Typically > > the pressure...
• Re: got to fix the cooling system again.
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:04:23 -0700
  ...got to fix the cooling system again. > jerry: > > type of leak not indicated, but orange stuff does have a great seeking > ability. > > dan > > > > On...
• Re: Fw: virus
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 23:07:55 -0400
  Yes, it is a required piece of the operating system. \/\/i!!y (the computer geek) (and Vanagon owner) -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Stock v.s. S&S exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 May 2003 06:43:07 EDT
  Mark, please look at my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust System</A> {http://members.aol...
• Re: Need help of South African listmember
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 20:57:46 -0700
  ...The lights themselves have three mounting tabs welded to the reflector and the lights are mounted to the bracket with a system that permits...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 15:45:49 PDT
  ...A properly designed cooling system will put the normal extremes well within the control circuit of the cooling system. What you are to fear...
• Re: Water Coming Out of City Water Port
  Historical mailing list - Ian Clark
  Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:21:23 -0400
  ...Louise would curse the system. My solution was to add the GoWesty hands free foot switch. The faucet stays in the internal water position...
• Re: charging system trouble
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  20 May 1994 14:05:59 U
  ...RE>>charging system troubleshooti Batteries are kinda like tires, don'tcha think? some people have good experiences with them, and others...the complete opposite...
• ''syncro'' is dead - now >>4motion<<
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:44:07 UT
  ...For the Passat they use the AUDI quattro system now but it is still called syncro. Everything clear now as far as names are...
• Re: Lowering Cooling Sys pressure
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 May 1999 01:41:48 -0400
  ...wrote: > Correct me if I am wrong but does not lowering the system pressure also >lower the boiling temp of the coolant? Should this...
• 1.9L to 2.1L Swap
  Historical mailing list - LA and Glen
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 11:46:14 -0700
  ...Has nobody changed the cooling & fuel injection system along with the motor? I have a complete 2.1L with fuel injection wiring harness and...
• Re: HERS (Human Element Recovery System)
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 10:55:40 -0700
  ...HERS (Human Element Recovery System) HERS (Human Element Recovery System) - Can I get more info on this? I think this would be an excellent...
• Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:11:23 -0600
  ...In my frustration in taking the exhaust system off and then putting it back on, I talked myself into getting a whole new exhaust...
• Re: recycled german parts / eBay
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:01:29 -0800
  ...That person is manipulating the system. I KNOW if I left him negative feedback he would retaliate. I hope eBay finds a way to...
• Re: R 134 charging
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 09:22:56 -0700
  ...He said that a properly functioning AC system, even an under-charged one, shouldn't lose its cooling ability over time. He says he...
• Re: water tank winterization
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:37:17 -0800
  ...water tank winterization > There is a water system anti-freeze available. Go to a motor home repair > facility and they will have it. It...
• Re: doing more brake jobs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 21:44:28 -0500
  ...Put the load on the cheapest system. Anyone who thinks that there's no penalty in engine braking hasn't thought it through. In...
• Fwd: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 12:49:25 -0500
  ...Re: [NVC} Alternative Computer Operating Systems To: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com My friend Phil, LOVES FreeBSD and considers it superior to all other forms...
• Re: Leaky rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Mon, 18 May 2020 14:31:39 -0700
  ...Often, the heat from running the van will evaporate small leaks without a trace, but if you get a cooling system pressure test kit...
• Re: cooling system leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:59:54 -0700
  ...in one of the cooling hoses, got big enough to find today. > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/vanagon-cooling-system-leak/ > > alistair >
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:23:29 -0400
  At 11:26 PM 8/23/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote: >How about the ignition system and fuel pump is not fused. Yep, no nuisance...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 19:40:22 +0100
  ...in a 1984 Vanagon from a fuel injected system to a standard two barrel >carborator system. Do you have any such info? > >Please reply...
• Thermo System Inc. Phone Number Update
  Historical mailing list - Ivan Boyd
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 10:55:24 -0700
  Folks, Just wanted to let you know that the area code for the number for Thermo Systems Inc., that's posted in the VW...
• Red Line Water Wetter - good or bad?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Morrison
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 11:09:57 EST
  ...While I don't understand its chemical properties, they are adamant that it reduces cooling system temperatures. Makes me wonder why I didn't...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 May 2000 16:50:53 -0300
  ...How does one " lube the wiper system"?? On the slipping problem, mine slipped too, so I took them off and cleaned them real well...
• Propane vs. Freeze 12 vs. R-12
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:05:31 -0500
  I heard of some folks using a propane-type refrigerant in their A/C systems. I heard it taxes the compressor less and cools...
• Re: bleeder valve engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:54:49 -0400
  ...It lets bubbles through from one part of the system to another, that's all. david At 23:36 7/11/2000, Hans Brouwer...
• Re: no instrument lights.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 17:38:39 -0400
  ...Frank Miller Manager, SFA/CRM Systems Alternative Business Systems "Leaders in Customer Relationship Management Solutions" 4216 Indianola Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43214 Tel: (614) 447...
• Re: [Marvel Mystery Oil Muffler Warning...]
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:28:50 -0500
  This is the answer to all who actually believe that Marvel Mystery oil eats away steel in their exhaust system----- There is two chances...
• Re: Electric Power Steering Pumps
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 12 Oct 2003 18:19:50 -0400
  ...This is a pure electric system, with no hydraulics at all. If I remember right the Honda system uses a low-profile brushless electric...
• Re: Wanted in LA area: knuckes etc from power-steered van
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 02:46:06 -0800
  Andrew, IIRC pitman arms belong to wormgear steering systems rather than rack and pinion systems like those on Vanagons (T3's). You may also...
• So terrible with the NVC it's not funny... Does anyone have any recommendations for POS systems
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:50:59 -0400
  ...Is there anything that lets you run a Point of sale system for a shop that bar coded inventory management and customer history? Preferably...
• Re: Vanagon Utopia finally found
  Historical mailing list - Bergin, Richard
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 19:34:50 -0700
  ...Stock and nothing but stock "Actual Factory Compression" so help you a "closed loop fuel injection system" B. Re-engineered as a system (compression...
• Re: Red tek r-134 question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 12:30:29 -0700
  ...Noisy compressors are a normal thing on R12 system retrofits. Belt squeal is another symptom of the higher head pressures. Most R134 systems use...
• Re: Filling the coolant reservoir...
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Tue, 10 May 2016 13:37:45 -1000
  ...a 'long time' traditional automotive cooling system max pressure was 14 psi. Measured pressure on a cold engine is zero psi. if you ever...
• Re: Vanagon and VW Rabbit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 9 Jan 2019 17:24:22 -0500
  ...Thankfully > the Vanagons used the Digijet and Digifant systems which are electronic. > These CIS systems were very ingenious in the way they controlled fuel...
• '91 Carat AC Inoperative.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Apr 2017 19:20:35 -0500
  ...I figured the refigerant pressure was so low or non existent, that the system was in automatic shut off mode and would require enoungh...
• Re: Converting to R134
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 22:50:50 -0400
  ...An > R-12 system operates at a lower pressure than the R-134 system, which means > the engine does not have to work as...
• Re: Looking for "Safety Plug" for A/C system
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 10 May 2004 10:16:57 -0400
  MOst AC systems today have blowout plugs. These are usually holes drilled in the recieved/drier and filled with just the right amount of...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:57:41 -0600
  ...The > metric > system is indeed very logical and rational, but it lacks the same > degree of > seat-of-the-pants convenience the older systems...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 12:23:44 -0500
  ...You will need about 1,300 grams to fill an empty system. AC systems are magic. > > > Even under pressure they somehow manage to get...
• Re: Re: Trans fluid in coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:18:09 -0500
  ...Trans fluid in coolant system To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Dish soap? Jason On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:43 PM, HotelWestfalia <zolo...
• Re: 6 guys and vanagon x-country-UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:58:00 -0700
  hows 'bout posting a link to a waterboxer with a MS system on it, or of an MS system that can run a wbxr...
• Re: Vanagon a/c
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 23 May 2011 13:56:42 -0700
  ...Vanagon a/c David, Just to put prices in perspective, it costs me less than $100 to refill my AC system in pricey California...
• Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:17:24 -0400
  The system was purchased from a reliable vendor who frequents this list and with whom I've never had any trouble. So I'm...
• Re: Ethanol & fuel system parts
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 18 Nov 2000 07:34:28 -0600
  ...It keeps the fuel system clean and removes deposits from the system. Our van and bus fuel delivery system is designed such that all...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:29:20 -0500
  ...the cheapest way to go is the S&S Header System and if you don't have to deal with Emissions Inspections then this...
• Re: 100w solar system
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 8 Sep 2014 00:07:16 -0500
  ...100w solar system $155 from Amazon for a 100w system, the panel is 40"x27". Might be of interest to someone. <http://www.amazon...
• Re: fuel managment system
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:48:43 -0700
  ...neil n <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Gowesty is working on a system. > http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=1532 Some have > installed...