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• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:00:46 -0800
  ...other people within earshot of their generator noise are not being constantly bothered by that irritating noise has always puzzled me.� Running a generator...
• Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Sep 2009 16:09:34 -0400
  ...Vanagons are constantly breaking, in ways that imagination could never visualize, parts are hard to come by and inordinately expensive, and most mechanics haven...
• Re: Big bore diesels in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 18:02:06 -0700
  ...The flame front travels at a nearly constant rate through the fuel/air mixture regardless of engine RPM. The flame front has less distance...
• Extra dome lights, new rear speaker wires
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:03:23 -0800
  ...3 wires are needed, one for power and two grounds; a door-switched one and a constant ground, so that they will operate like...
• Re: step to upper bunk - new version
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:08:57 -0700
  ...Could > someone explain to me why a step is needed? Me, I know I'd be > constantly clipping my shins on anything like a...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Ross
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:24:10 -0700
  ...So that's Energy equals Mass times Velocity squared, and since the mass is a constant regardless of the speed, you can easily see...
• Doors Closed, LED Dome Light Glows On. Solved?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:56:24 -0800
  ...spring (hence switch frame) or just straight to the switch body. (constant negative or ground) This may be especially true since this gap gets...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:24:56 -0500
  ...So, I looked at the charging system and was reminded again that the Vanagon uses an alternator that supplies a constant voltage at its...
• Re: Rear axle replacement advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 25 May 2014 21:41:20 -0700
  ...I always tap the 6- or 12-pt bit 'home' inside the bolt recess before applying force.� http://www.vanagonauts.com/[42.7]-Constant...
• Re: -&nbsp- in e-mails
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 26 May 1999 22:51:48 PDT
  ...Wed, 26 May 1999 22:31:48 -0400 > >I constantly received e-mail from the list (only) with this &nbsp >splattered throughout the message...
• Re: Low Top Speed - Help!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 09:02:18 -0800
  ...Good luck! gbasey wrote: > > I've been having this recurring and now constant problem with my '80 vanagon > (California emissions). > > At idle everything is...
• Re: Diesel Power (now: long drive security)
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 19:21:02 -0700
  ...But it's not my daily driver and I would be constantly on edge if I took it far from home. It's just...
• Re: Please help... Now my cooling fan is dead!!! 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 12:24:57 -0700
  ...The resistor is a very common part to fail and it comes up on the list as a problem constantly. The resistor lives behind...
• Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:22:45 -0600
  ...whose sum of the distance to the foci is a fixed constant." A hyperbola can be shown to have the similar property but you...
• Maiden Voyage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:28:38 -0400
  ...her already with no issues - but that wasn't at a constant run. Thanks to everyone who helped me get her ready for the...
• Re: Coolant vanishing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:32:19 -0500
  ...If you really need screw type clamps for confidence consider these clamps from Murray, http://murraycorp.com/constant-tension-clamps.html. After having a...
• Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:45:28 -0500
  ...Maybe it was having my 80 year old grandmother beat the panel behind the seat of a Sprite with a Coke bottle constantly so...
• Re: FS: One hell of a deal
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:38:37 -0500
  ...down the bed makes for a LOT of cargo capacity; it constantly amazes shipper/recievers when they see the weight and bulk that these...
• Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:15 -0700
  ...I check things constantly. I don't think I'd add the circuit on myself, if it wasn't already there. I don't...
• pressurized coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 08:01:46 -0700
  ...These tanks do not seem to age very well -- the plastic eventually becomes brittle and the constant pressure cycles crack it. Fortunately, these are...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 21:02:30 -0600
  ...makes your engine run better in that it serves as a constant cleaner for the injectors, and removes water from the gas tank and...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:34:03 -0700
  ...Not only cheaper to ship to (no call backs required, someone there during business hours) but constant contact between the carrier and the client...
• Re: Who is the Manager of this list?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:12:36 -0700
  ...I >> know >> that some people like to get all the messages in their email for various >> reasons, but then we suffer the constant problem...
• Re: Tach Cluster Install-Is Nothing Easy?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:49:41 -0500
  ...So, now I have a tach, temp gauge, fuel gauge and a >constantly blinking coolant light. Oh, one Check that you're getting ten...
• Re: pushrod from auto. trans to throttle
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:21:26 -0500
  ...Right now you've got the rod constantly holding the throttle > slightly open. > > The adjusting range on the throttle screw is five or six...
• Stranded Rock Springs, WY
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 15:01:23 -0700
  ...No issues when on roads that required constant change of throttle position. Funny thing though, I have the AFM pigtail on. So not sure...
• Re: Air Conditioning Work?...Salt Lake
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 13:29:45 -0400
  ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
• Re: transmission toasted?
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:53:27 -0700
  ...it is not a constant, as it seems to occur >more later in the day after some use than at first start up. >any...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 07:54:15 -0400
  ...These are not 'starter' batteries, >>>and are not made to be bulk charged, with a constant dump of current >> >>In other words, just putting...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 18:42:18 +0000
  ...have an '82 diesel? Looking at that in Bentley..... > S8 supplies constant (battery) + to brake switches via a red/yellow wire. > This wire enters...
• Re: Electrical draw question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 12:01:45 -0700
  ...Maybe silly, but I > hate that constant draw on the battery when I am not there. > > Alistair > > > > > On Jun 30, 2014, at 9:08...
• Re: So let's talk about carrying green 1 LB Coleman cylinders
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Thu, 3 May 2012 15:32:56 -0700
  ...I won't put propane indoors for constant camping use.
• Re: Frydaye Evening Blues ...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:37 -0600
  ...I did lose a girlfriend, once upon a time, over a Beetle that I was constantly push starting. I could roll like that indefinitely...
• Re: Computerized Gauge Setup
  Historical mailing list - David Filcoff
  Fri, 5 Nov 1999 08:48:40 -0600
  ...However I do not see a practical way to use a Palm PDA, at least the 3com line because the constant updating of the...
• diesel fuel injection-china
  Historical mailing list - china-lutong.com
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:09:01 +0800
  ...And the constant grinding process guarantee the plunger in identical clearance each. If you are interested, we can supply them in competitive price. Meanwhile...
• Re: Who Can Install the Motorized Sunroof? THANKS TERRY!!!
  Historical mailing list - Ronald Gregory Smithers
  Wed, 8 May 2002 23:52:59 EDT
  ...Miklos tended our grounds, his wife, dear, loving Grozdana, was in the kitchen and their son Cyril was my constant companion. I grew up...
• 1991 Vanagon sputters and blows black smoke on highway.
  Historical mailing list - Paul Nicklen
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:17:20 -0700
  ...It is most noticeable up hills and on flats when there is a constant rpm. It is not nearly as noticeable in the city...
• Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 06:01:16 EDT
  ...These holes are right in front of the wheel arch so the holes can be kept constantly wet just in case they don't...
• What is the worst design part in the Vanagon WAS-Re: OEM Pop Top Seals
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 15:04:41 -0400
  ...These holes are right in front of the wheel arch so the holes can >be kept constantly wet just in case they don't...
• Re: Third brake light possibility found
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:35:37 -0600
  ...light > assemblies. > > One thing is that the 3rd brake light wont constantly be on instead it > just > > pops on when the brake is pressed...
• Re: Rear wheel noise
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 13 May 2021 19:37:15 -0700
  ...Grinding down the edge did help at first when it was a constant rubbing noise, it eliminated the noise except in a turn, but...
• Re: AIR FLOW METER
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:02:43 -0600
  Hot wire works by passing a constant current through a tungsten wire then measuring the resistance. More airflow = more cooling = cooler wire = less resistance...
• 1984 VW Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 22:53:57 -0400
  ...All miles on vacations, on interstates or fairly constant driving. 20. 2 year old Sears Die Hard battery. 22. Custom-made, small kayak, canoe...
• Re: Oil Level Min vs Max
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 10:13:10 EST
  ...hot' oil (due to > sub-optimum oil level) that is supposedly constantly bathing the >sensor ? > > Any thoughts ? > > Chris > vanagon list admin > >> >I can attest...
• Re: Re: Re: 5 cyl. Audi, sender on flywheel does n�t matter
  Historical mailing list - John P
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 20:30:00 -0000
  ...Number, measured in the lab using a single cylinder > engine at constant RPM. > MON is motor octane rating, single cylinder engine tested under more...
• Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 08:56:26 -0500
  ...d gone 110! I was 18, owned three Opels and was constantly getting tickets! Boy! I miss them! All three were made at Adam...
• Re: Re: Re: Vanagon Drag Co efficient?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:32:54 -0800
  ...By controlling the inflation pressure, at a constant velocity, while optimizing manifold vacuum, one should be able to reduce drag by 20% or more...
• Re: Odd sounds
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 00:34:29 +0200
  ...It only occured once I got above 40 > mph, but wasn't constant. At first I was thinking maybe my front inner > CV was...
• air cooled flooding
  Historical mailing list - ray berthiaume
  Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:23:57 -0800
  ...i've been troubleshooting it with a jumper wire from the pump to battery (causing it to run constant). disconnecting the pump causes it...
• Re: Power Measurement and Comparison of Modifications
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 22:36:04 -0600
  ...to 60 I can make Velocity a constant > And if I stick in a couple of constants so you can work in lbs > and...
• Re: Reimo mushroom top group buy
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 21:44:38 -0800
  ...Ben T <syncro@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Gang, >> >> My apologies for constantly leaving out you (old farts who don’t Facebook) from group deals...
• Re: '93 Eurovan auto to manual
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 08:58:39 -0800
  ...It constantly shifts in city traffic and the valves eventually pound out the valve body. Go Westy admits they are problematic even after rebuilding...
• Re: Turning off rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:11:57 -0700
  ...simply created an always open loop through which the coolant will constantly circulate at the same pressure as that which is going forward to...
• Re: loud transmission clanging in reverse?????
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:40:58 +0200
  ...long highway drive the VC heats up and is then engaged > constantly??? I, too, immediately suspected the VC. Check out the following: after a...
• Re: Audi-Conversion here we come (have donor car) + a couple Audi ...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 05:03:19 EDT
  ...power seats if youre bored :<) the reason your vanagon clock is constantly cycling is that your little button is jammed in too far, (somebody...
• Re: Stuck in 4th gear !
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:30:02 -0400
  ...but instead, the shock loading from more power , >"rough" driving or constantly getting on/off the gas instead of being >smooth will take its...
• Re: engine trouble, repair shops in boulder area
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 18:07:34 -0400
  ...earlier this week, as my gf was driving through idaho, she reported that it felt as if she was constantly going uphill. i took...
• A pesky air leak
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:41:19 -0400
  ...It's not a constant hiss, so I'm finding it challenging to diagnose. I first tired spraying carb cleaner at the connections around...
• Re: Drums Rubbing
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:21:30 -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: HELP ;)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:38:37 -0700
  ...It > sends a constant 5volts to the instruments, and when it goes bad the > voltage > gets all out of whack. Don't see how...