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• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:06:24 -0500
  ...It's a dumb blind > > approach but it is faster. > > I can understand this approach and it works sometimes, but I usually > prefer analysis...
• Re: Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:30:20 -0800
  ...He smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just the right angle. As he stepped from behind...
• Re: Da FIX!! Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:28:56 -0400
  ...I tried using a 13mm headed 25 mm long bolt but it was just to hard to get the right angle to tighten it...
• Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:41:32 -0700
  ...I think. >>> He's a >>> real >>> engineer/nut ........ >>> takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. >>> He has even done in flight video...
• Re: Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:47:05 -0500
  ...He > smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just the > right angle. As he stepped from behind...
• Re: losing traction/planing
  Historical mailing list - Ian Corner
  Tue, 28 May 1996 15:26:54 +0200
  ...As the angle of approach was about 30/40 degrees the car jumped up in the air and span so as to land front...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:33:04 -0700
  ...In the basic line of I-4 VW engines both transverse and > > longitudinal (remember, same offset angle) this is also the case. For the...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - Leslie Schwartz
  Sat, 22 Sep 2007 19:53:57 -0500
  ...It's a dumb blind > > > approach but it is faster. > > > > I can understand this approach and it works sometimes, but I usually > > prefer analysis...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:46:03 -0400
  I used a pretty low tech approach. Not very pretty but effective. I hope you can see these photos that explain what I did...
• Re: Platinum Cat Install suggestions
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:15:57 -0400
  ...I have heard of another approach which involves using this insulation material to create a temporary "roof" between the first and second floor. Install...
• Re: Any wood worker cabinetmakers?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:13:05 -0600
  ...This approach is not likely to work well on oak ply, Birch would be better, luan or some other mahogany better still. Jim On...
• Re: Remembrance Day/Veteran's Day (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:57:34 -0800
  ...He > smoothed his tangled hair as best he could and put the beret on at just the > right angle. As he stepped from behind...
• Bus Depot Fuel Tanks/Baffles and Flow
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:42:19 EDT
  ...The gas sender locked down nicely with the O-ring, but at a different position (angle) from the diesel. The float swing is different...
• Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 20:55:46 -0700
  ...I think. >>>> He's a >>>> real >>>> engineer/nut ........ >>>> takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. >>>> He has even done in flight video...
• Re: 15 degree engine? Why that?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 8 Nov 2007 15:17:25 -0800
  ...But, IMHO, making the support may be one potential deal breaker for most people, hence the 50 degree approach. Everyone has different needs/situation...
• Re: AC in a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:43:21 -0500
  ...I think if the unit were kept portable then this type of installation is a very practical approach and just like my southern engineered...
• Re: Product review Bus Depot Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 29 Jul 2022 10:13:51 -0500
  Very nice van! I have the same approach so good to know they worked out. Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2022...
• DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:24:11 -0800
  ...Kind of a rust buster approach? 2) What position should the crank be in to best avoid the problem of the cylinder pulling past...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 19:18:44 +0000
  ...Re: [VANAGON] VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener I used a pretty low tech approach.  Not very pretty but effective.  I hope you can see...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 03:05:04 -0500
  ...I thought we had already started work on the "wholistic" approach to conversions when we were the first guys to address engine management and...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:26:43 -0700
  ...The idea is > to > > > give > > > > the cable a fair pull without a lot of angle that could make it stick > > or > > > > wear the cable...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:21:05 -0800
  ...I thought we had already started > work on the "wholistic" approach to conversions when we were the first > guys to address engine management and...
• Re: coolers from swampy.net
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:59:39 -0500
  ...But in a magazine article, I once saw an angle to evaporative cooling that was used back in the seventies by builders using it...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 02:32:51 EST
  ...In the basic line of I-4 VW engines both transverse and longitudinal (remember, same offset angle) this is also the case. For the...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 22:07:35 -0500
  ...In my approach, I intend to pick up lubricant at the oil drain plug, draw it out and through an inline particle filter to...
• Re: Performance Cams.....to cam or to ratio rocker....that is the question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 10:34:41 -0500
  ...The valve job is not just a milti angle valve job but instead is formed with a one-piece carbide cutter that lets me...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:25:38 -0400
  ...Adding more caster angle helps but really matched sets are the way to go. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 12:36:11 -0800
  ...super stiff steering....the usual approach on that symptom is to undo a tie rod end or two and see which side is ccausing...
• Headlights and R. Feinman
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:25:09 -0800
  ...Uses two H1 elements and has an independently aimable high beam allowing you to customize your beam angles. This is quite useful for vanagons...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:58:19 -0800
  ...In the basic line of I-4 VW engines both transverse and >longitudinal (remember, same offset angle) this is also the case. For the...
• Re: New Cheap South African Grills are Here! (Also Cheap Mud Flaps)
  Historical mailing list - Fryday
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:02:50 -0700
  ...I'll look into it a bit deeper and try the more "permanent" approach you mention, and report back! Also just wanted to add...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:03:42 -0500
  ...I thought we had already started >work on the "wholistic" approach to conversions when we were the first >guys to address engine management and...
• Re: Audi Turbo motor swap
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 8 Oct 2008 21:01:38 -0700
  ...He's a >>>> real >>>> engineer/nut ........ >>>> takes an engineering approach like you wouldn't believe. >>>> He has even done in flight video inside a...
• Frank G.'s TDI instrument cluster - Details and Comments
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:56:57 EST
  ...The approach I used is compatible with any cluster. I chose not to go the digital monitor approach or to rebuild with aftermarket gauges...
• Re: Automotive Shop Rate Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:18:37 -0800
  ...And ...we would have adjusted on driveshaft flange angles to address minor vibration issues , but decided to keep things right where they are to...
• Re: Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:43:11 -0500
  Daryl, So good to know that the baiting-the-bear approach works! Your comments are very helpful, but I want to press a little...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I pull the center wire, then rotate the engine slowly clockwise until the pulley notches approach the crankcase crack. then I listen veerrrrry carefully...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:22:55 -0800
  ...In the basic line of I-4 VW engines both transverse and > longitudinal (remember, same offset angle) this is also the case. For the...
• Re: Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 03:54:38 EST
  ...I then cut and welded in a piece of angle iron into the frame notch and added a sheet of 1/8 inch thick...
• Re: DCL
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:59:43 -0800
  ...Kind of a rust > > buster approach? > > 2) What position should the crank be in to > > best avoid the problem of the cylinder > > pulling past...
• Re: Now Vanagon TDi Transmission Survival Strategy
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 20:12:42 -0800
  ...In my approach, I intend to pick up lubricant at the oil drain plug, draw it out and through an inline particle filter to...
• Re: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:07:26 -0600
  ...There are so many angles to the issue... Off my soap box and on with the nomex... Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee...
• Re: Front suspension question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Feb 2025 13:24:23 -0500
  ...Any tips on how to better approach this when we do the driver’s side? Or now that it is all together is there...
• Turbo Audi 3A Project Update: Scavenger Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 02:56:45 EDT
  ...When I last raised the topic of mounting the turbo on the Audi 3A engine at the 50 degree mount angle, I indicated that...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 19:24:29 -1000
  ...I've used a wobble drive extension to compenstate the the angle before ..and that can work. Never put screws like this in bare...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:39:59 -0800
  ...As I have said many times ...the first time I saw the angles that the left two rubber mounts are mounted at, I could...
• Re: Bear Attacks Camper NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:07:15 -0800
  ...I make darn sure I know where the ignition key is.......and if anyone does approach, I jump up and turn on the headlights...
• Re: got hit by a front end loader
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:24:38 -0800
  ...I slowed down behind the last car as we approached the intersection. I stopped then moved forward as the other cars moved on. The...
• Re: more on window tinting.. (CA)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:44:53 -0700
  ...signs do not interfere with the driver's clear view of approaching traffic. (6) Rear window wiper motor. (7) Rear trunk lid handle or...
• Re: Conversion? JETTA ENGINE?? Now Some TDi Comments (Shortened Version)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 04:49:02 -0500
  ...Also, on my list of prejudices, I cannot understand the m-TDi approach.I have no fear of electronic control systems and modified wiringharnesses...
• Re: Torque Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:27:32 +0100
  ...any prior 'sign' as to when the torque setting is being approached until they actually click over; e) the fact that once clicked, it...
• 1.9 to 2.3 was: looking for a project?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 11:58:08 -0400
  ...More heat, rod angle stresses, oil temperature control. I also push upgrading the complete cooling system to the 2.1L design. Increased tolerance to...
• Re: Am stuck in a wheel chair (not a funny post and its not friday...)
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 21:39:01 -0700
  ...What i did was look behind me all the time and if i saw anxious driver in a hurry while approaching this left turn...
• Re: Golf motor with Diesel Mounts intake manifold questions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 09:17:08 -0800
  ...I then cut and welded in a piece of angle iron into the frame notch and added a sheet of 1/8 inch thick...
• Re: paint?
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:51:14 -0700
  ...This you only see up close and at an angle however. I also have some rust bubbling up. I have put a big dent...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 21:18:32 -0400
  John, Can you get a drill bit lined up well enough to drill the head off the bolt? Maybe with a right-angle drive...
• Re: 1.9 to 2.3 was: looking for a project?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Apr 2020 11:07:12 +0000
  ...More heat, rod angle stresses, oil temperature control. I also push upgrading the complete cooling system to the 2.1L design. Increased tolerance to...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Sep 2015 16:32:40 -0500
  ...I've used a wobble drive extension to compenstate the the angle before >> ..and that can work. >> >> Never put screws like this in bare...
• ECU/Ratio Rocker Info
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Dongilli
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 20:14:36 -0700
  ...It is one of those things you can approach forever but never reach. The flatter the arc of the valve end of the rocker...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 21 Sep 2015 11:39:21 -1000
  ...I've used a wobble drive extension to compenstate the the angle before >>> ..and that can work. >>> >>> Never put screws like this in bare...