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  • Re: Spare won't fit
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 1 Nov 2014 14:16:04 -0400
    ...looks like the rods that hold the spare are too low. technically speaking the carats and other vans with alloys came with a slightly...
  • Re: Heck with Biodiesel or Greaser Conversion. Its Fryday
    Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
    Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:39:50 -0400
    ...On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Frank Lee <techedteacher@gmail.com> wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGMY63FF3Q&feature=youtu...
  • Wont' stop blinking
    Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
    Sun, 5 Feb 2012 10:06:44 -0800
    ...I have done; Full coolant system, new level sensor, new ground to the instrument panel, There must be some intricate technical reason why I...
  • Re: Building a Vanagon stretch
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 1 Apr 2011 18:24:25 -0700
    ...After digging through emails with Otmar, I found out that I had made technical inquiries about doing a stretch going back to 2007. BenT
  • Wacky Warning Light
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Tue, 24 Jan 95 13:46:08 PST
    ...Some models may have dive claxon and alarum bells but more than likely not yours. -- -- ___ / __ __/ ____/ Al Knoll HP Performance Technology / / / / / Center Roseville, CA, USA...
  • Super-technical question
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 5 Oct 1996 11:37:17 -0400
    Does anyone know what type of steel is used in the WB head studs? I'm looking for the Modulus of Elasticity specifically, or...
  • Reply to: Re: Signs of Waterpump Death
    Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
    09 Feb 97 16:22:20 EST
    ...Thanks for the tip! Charles "Luke" Lukey Windup Technology, Inc. Seattle, WA !^NavFont01F000EQGJHG9BQG9DHHIADC8
  • ? Different year Digifant interchangeable?
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
    Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:58:16 +0000
    ...the '86 having a Motorola 6803 uP and thru-hole PC board technology. My '87 is has a 68hc11 embedded uP and is all...
  • Re: Diesel transaxle codes
    Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
    Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:36:35 -0700
    ...BOX 3688 Networking Technology and Architecture Stanford, CA Ari@OLTECO.com 94309-3688 415.517.3519
  • Re: Roster
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:58:54 EST
    ...learned the term, "academic prohbation") How long before this thread creates an onslaught of "this ain't technical!" bandwidth? Jeff 83.5 Westy NYC
  • Re: Rebuilding Odometer- Fair Price?
    Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
    Sat, 1 Apr 2000 08:41:02 -0800
    ...to rebuild seems exorbetent ..what is new $$$???When working as a tech, I tried to repair many and was only successful a very few...
  • Liliput
    Historical mailing list - Todd Kaderabek
    Fri, 23 Jun 2000 08:57:05 -0400
    ...Interesting sales technique... In any case, their phone # is 1-800-TIN-TOYS. The item number on the only bus in the catalog is...
  • HELP! Oxy & Batt lights
    Historical mailing list - Henckel
    Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:28:05 -0700
    Electrical tech needed....1986 Westy 150,000mi.... During a short trip yeaterday my Oxy AND Battery red lights came on. Pushing the reset button...
  • Re: CB/Ham Radio Antenna Mounting
    Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
    Sun, 3 Dec 2000 14:51:13 EST
    ...do we need a list committee to adapt a klystron to a Vanagon... .that's something I actually know about! (military radar technician) Scott...
  • Electronic Invisibility - Phantom II
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 27 May 2002 16:23:40 -0500
    ...I have no interest or connection to this product in any way! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver http://www.technoscout.com/general/product/product...
  • Re: Vanagon - old heads - leaks -alum. seal products $3
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Sun, 9 Jun 2002 17:12:14 -0700
    ...Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice as much. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." -- Arthur C...
  • (slightly) Misdirected Praise
    Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
    Tue, 1 Apr 2003 13:14:03 -0500
    ...Not only share your frustration but have documented it --- here's a tech >>article on changing your waterpump: http://volksweb.relitech.com/19wpump.htm
  • New Stereo- Old stereo FIXED
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:48:26 -0800
    ...The technician at Tweeters replaced the fuse. No charge for diagnosis or the fuse. William
  • Rear wheel bearings
    Historical mailing list - lauterba
    Mon, 8 Dec 2003 18:59:35 -0500
    ...Verdict from the tech was that the right rear bearings should have been replaced many miles ago. My Vanagon always was noisy in back...
  • Re: unclas gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:39:43 -0500
    gary wrote: > with our farming technology and great space it just does not make sense to > me why we dont pursue renewable energy sources...
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
    Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:57:45 -0800
    ...attached to the "gutter" above the stove (I don't know technically what that area's called - to me it's a spice rack...
  • metal lids...Re: Vanagon fire fighting techniques
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 22 Dec 2003 11:47:40 EST
    In a message dated 12/22/03 11:39:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, jbrush@AROS.NET writes: > I conclude that the worst issue...
  • Re: Interior lighting for the vanagon LED and CCF
    Historical mailing list - Tim Schneider
    Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:48:43 -0700
    >I have been doing some lighting research and found out the LED >technology only produces about 23 lumens per watt. >Where the CCF produces...
  • Any list members got the Fiberglast videos???
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:57:39 -0800
    ...I've done this work before but wanted to see what their techniques are like. By chance does anyone have any other these videos...
  • Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Wed, 16 Mar 2005 12:07:56 -0500
    ...The product I used on my exhaust (Black Satin, Techline Coatings) claims 30%ish heat rejection. On an engine block, that would mean a...
  • Re: Mirrors fold in at high speed
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sun, 15 Apr 2007 15:33:29 -0700
    ...The "weld and forget" technique, I reckon. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
  • Re: BLUE TEC
    Historical mailing list - Neil2
    Mon, 26 May 2008 13:26:57 -0700
    ...Whittaker wrote: > > Does any one know if this new BLUE TEC technology >> can be added to a 1889 diesel westie >> > -- Neil '82 Diesel Westy...
  • Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
    Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
    Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:33:48 -0700
    ...YAHOO.COM> wrote: From: David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday...
  • Re: '91 vanagon GL fuel injector flush/clean?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:48:24 -0500
    ...But Techron is still around, and I think it's pretty good stuff. Certainly won't hurt (except paying for it) to use a...
  • Joel, change the stats!
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 3 Nov 1995 00:39:53 -0500
    ...Though the bus looked in great shape, and drove smooth as could be (as far as my less technical sensibilities could decipher), there were...
  • Re: Xenon HID lighting
    Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
    Sat, 13 Dec 2003 21:18:38 -0800
    ...Xenon HID lighting > Here is the Hella USA site I've been looking at: > http://www.hellausa.com/maineng/NewLook/ProdServ/perflighting/xenon_tech...
  • Re: Electrical connection prep.
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 10 Apr 2020 12:11:31 -0700
    ...I think Vw even mentions it somewhere in a digifant tech >> bulletin. Remember when it also was touted by those audiophile types? :-) > > > -- > Neil n...
  • Re: GoWesty Auto Parts QSC piston kits
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:15:41 -0400
    ...I love how they sell a kit and then calmly state that they will give no technical support with it whatsoever. The customer support...
  • Re: Fw: emotional - not technical VANAGON content (so there)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 20 Nov 1999 00:10:54 -0800
    ...your own list, you can make any rules you see fit. Technical discussion only. Try to get to know anyone or anything about something...
  • Re: 89 syncro westy ac question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 15 Aug 2000 20:10:16 -0400
    ...leaked out? If it was bad, that might >explain why the tech couldn't get cold air until he added an additional >three pounds...
  • good things to have...?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
    Fri, 11 May 2001 22:40:18 -0500
    ...A nice cable technician let me borrow his (and luckily it was the right fit)...so I would have been pretty helpless if he...
  • Re: Things not to wear when welding
    Historical mailing list - John Klun
    Sat, 10 Apr 2004 17:36:37 -0600
    ...It was there- kept in the Engineering Department Office along with the NAVSHIPS TECHNICAL BULLETINS. This didn't apply to me as I used...
  • Re: Importing a vehicle to USA - need advice
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:18:52 -0800
    ...There are not any "technically legal" ways to > permanently import a > vehicle that is less than 25 years old without the > use of a...
  • Re: If you could read French, But Of Course!
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:27:04 -0500
    ...These :::can be found under the Technical Reveiws or "Revue Techniques". I would :::bet that there is something like this in German too. :::http...
  • Re: michelin agilis tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 11 Sep 2005 09:50:23 -0700
    ...I have five main sources for this and other technical data. 1) Tire & Rim Associations "Year Book Guide" which covers USA tire sizes 2...
  • Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! Welding Aluminum with a MIG.
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:23:49 -0800
    ...I bought the Miller due to the Inverter technology. > > Dennis > > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https...
  • Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:08:50 -0700
    ...http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=8012&start=150#p580320 He has about 80kg of high tech LiFePO4 batteries with...
  • Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:35:18 -0400
    ...I mean even the upcoming Chevy Volt with all the technical and engineering resources of GM only has a range of 40 miles on...
  • LINUX will double gerry's speed
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sun, 14 Feb 1999 11:30:11 -0500
    ...We have in-house NT and Linux techs but I would also >like to get some help from several list members. If we could...
  • Preparations for Rough Road Driving
    Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
    Mon, 1 Nov 1999 20:20:44 -0800
    By way of Steve Schwenk's website, I found a link to wetwesties which had a VW Tech Manual regarding preparations for driving on...
  • Re: Driving In Canada
    Historical mailing list - Terry K.
    Mon, 20 May 2002 08:30:22 -0500
    ...sergeant to stop him from arresting me for eluding. "To serve and Protect" Whom? Chris Smith Montgomery IL Freelance Audio Visual - Meeting Technology technician.
  • Re: new stereo/remote
    Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:38:11 -0700
    ...Music is overrated anyway <shrug> > > > > Mark > > > > > What about 4 track? Anybody besides me remember that short lived > technology. > > ........................................ > jimt > Planned insanity is best. > Remember...
  • Ultimate Rust Removal Tool? (Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:17:09 -0800
    ...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
  • Re: Brake Pressure Regulator Reducer Valve PICS
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 29 Jun 2015 11:27:54 -0700
    ...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
  • Initial autopsy results loose alternator '84 Vanagon 1.9 L engine
    Historical mailing list - john
    Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:24:35 -0400
    ...Have called my Vanagon mechanic (Wolfsburg Tech in Twiggs County, GA) to bring his trailer and take van to his shop. Fortunately, have two...
  • Re: FaceTime repairs
    Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
    Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:15:51 -0800
    ...record > it for later reference. Heck you could broadcast a hangout live to YouTube > and have thousands if they knew when... Technology is amazing! >
  • Re: NVC - VAG tool recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
    Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:36:41 -0400
    While not the cheapest option out there, I would recommend taking a look at VAG-COM (http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/index...
  • Re: Friendly Waves
    Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
    Thu, 11 Jul 1996 01:19:04 -0400
    ...412-772-6600 Outbound Technology Group fax: 412-635-3350 FORE Systems, Inc. email: cseren@fore.com Research Park, 5800 Corporate Drive URL: http...
  • EV Air Conditioner
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Parise
    Mon, 18 Aug 1997 22:44:46 +0000
    ...The tech said there is a problem with the condensor fan or control. So basically my question is this: where is the A/C...
  • REAR BRAKE SHOE REPLACEMENT
    Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
    Tue, 11 Aug 1998 19:26:28 -0700
    Need some tech assistance please! On my 90 Vanagon Syncro, do I have to remove the rear wheel hub, as indicated in Bentley, page...
  • Target Commercial
    Historical mailing list - Chris R. Rowland
    Wed, 19 Aug 1998 10:42:59 -0500
    ...Rowland, Lead Systems Analyst University Information Technology Services, IUPUI phone://317.278.1208 mailto://crowland@iupui.edu http://www.iupui.edu/~crowland/
  • Re: I've seen the Tii conversion completed
    Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
    Mon, 5 Jun 2000 21:24:08 EDT
    ...SA transistors use the same technology as do ones from US, Japan - or even Germany. >> Marshall, This is true. Unfortunately, when VW's Sorched...
  • Re: vanagon solar
    Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 12:02:40 -0400
    ...that technology peaked, and really is not practical in this application. Adam Puzerewski ----- Original Message ----- From: "roch roch" <roch333@hotmail.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY...
  • Diesel burners
    Historical mailing list - James Foust
    Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:16:01 -0500
    ...He'll even answer any tech questions through email. http://www.bright.net/~vwdiesel/ Jamie Foust 82 L diesel vanagon Urbandale, Iowa [text/html]
  • windshield washing mess ?
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:38:51 -0700
    ...it would really be nice to know if anyone has a technique for washing windows with a squeegee at the gas station that doesn...