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  • Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Sat, 28 Sep 2002 07:14:56 -0700
    ...I'll get the mold to them and find out what it will cost (CarbonFiber is not cheap.) Cheer! Kevin --- CMathis227@aol.com wrote...
  • Re: holy tire kicking!
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:17:03 -0700
    ...dylan robert shawn feller <carboncow@GMAIL.COM> wrote: have you sold a Westfalia online lately? This is downright fun! As I state several days...
  • Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:27:07 -0500
    ...Your pledges to carbon footprint offsets are used to support projects that will reduce carbon dioxide emissions and alleviate global warming. These funds support...
  • Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:27:42 -0500
    ...The gaseous fuels burn cleaner because they have a higher hydrogen to carbon ratio than does gasoline. Diesel has a lower hydrogen to carbon...
  • Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:23:48 -0700
    ...There are shops that can lay > carbon fiber and make car hoods etc., so it is > possible. I'd like to see one done...
  • Re: CV Boot material question
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:36:37 -0400
    According to a maker of carbon black, leaving it out of tire rubber would reduce the tire mileage from 80,000 to about 5...
  • Re: Lights out last night.
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:01:18 -0800
    probably your ignition switch... see http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm
  • Re: AIR FLOW METER
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 6 Mar 2010 09:40:18 -0600
    David, The fact that the carbon resistor is laser trimmed is what I was eluding to when I stated that relocating the wiper isn...
  • Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:25 -0400
    ...One of those gases, >actually >the first one listed is carbon monoxide. > >Know what carbon monoxide smells like? Neither does anyone else. > >You pays...
  • Re: bumper build update
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 10 Aug 2013 08:33:55 -0700
    You and Phil Z. - both wanting carbon fibre somewhere on the van :) cheers alistair On 2013-08-10, at 2:17 AM, Stephen Grisanti...
  • Re: carbon cleanup
    Historical mailing list - Sandy/John Mac/Hopp
    Sat, 23 Dec 1995 09:38:29 -0700 (MST)
    ...Muir says, in the maintenance section, to run some diesel fuel or bardhal through the carb to get rid of carbon deposits. He says...
  • Re: My Carbon Forehead Print (still Friday)
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:14:03 -0800
    ...Carbon is considered a pollutant because it is being released into >the environment in a volume and rate that is beyond the natural >carbon...
  • Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:49:10 EST
    ...If you really want to be eco-responsible, figure out the carbon footprint of your Vanagon (require content) and your other carbon dioxide producing...
  • Re: Changed thermostat - temp gauge still reads stone cold
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:04:25 -0500
    "syncro.carboncow" <syncro.carboncow@gmail.com> writes: > I don't doubt your jetta but is it the > same sensor as the Vanagon, I don...
  • Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:11:10 -0500
    ...I'd stay away from carbon steel studs / bolts to the head. Electrolosis is the main problem. Steel to aluminum is a bad deal.
  • Re: Multi gas detector location
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 19 Mar 2017 17:38:08 -0700
    ...The device detects propane, methane and carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is lighter than air and will rise, propane will do the opposite. Thus, this...
  • Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
    Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:42:12 -0700
    ...The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium carbonates which precipitate over time when minute amounts of washer fluid evaporates at the opening...
  • Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
    Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:33:18 -0700
    ...The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium carbonates which precipitate over time when minute amounts of washer fluid evaporates at the opening...
  • anyone got a gauge cluster out?
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:30:46 -0400
    ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
  • Sugar In The Fuel Tank-Again
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:11:57 -0800
    ...The legend has it that this causes massive carbon build up inside the engine. Myth busted because the sugar won't dissolve in gasoline...
  • No Reverse
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 7 Oct 1995 09:09:55 -0500
    ...This Bus is also for sale in Carbondale Il.(Southern Il) Price is not set yet though. Peter DePaoli Carbondale, Il "KEEP THE RUST...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome???
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:32:24 -0700
    ...In the picture you can see the tracks on the AFM carbon section. I am not sure if that is too bad or what...
  • Re: NVC: It's Friday Somewhere
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:23:03 -0800
    ...robert feller <syncro.carboncow@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2007 11:03:49 PM Subject: Re: NVC: It...
  • Re: Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:00:58 EDT
    ...Carbon-Fiber Shifter Console w/ VDO Gauges > >I assume that "sweet" was said in your best Eric >Cartman (South Park) Voice! > >I made the...
  • Carbon buildup
    Historical mailing list
    20 Dec 95 00:30:00 -0600
    All, I know of various ways to remove carbon buildup from the heat risers on DP engines, but can one apply the same methods...
  • carbon cleanup
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Dec 1995 23:15:22 -0600
    ...Muir says, in the maintenance section, to run some diesel fuel or bardhal through the carb to get rid of carbon deposits. He says...
  • sweet!
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:50:36 -0400
    http://carboncow.net/images/rupswagen.jpg man we don't get any of the cool rides here in the usa. Shawn
  • 24mm deep socket
    Historical mailing list - Damon Lowe
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:28:10 -0500
    the 24mm deep socket is used to remove the steering wheel. http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm
  • Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:59:58 -0400
    Dave, Propane is a three carbon alkane. Butane is a 4 carbon alkane. :-) Larry A. On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 9:39 AM...
  • Re: lost brake line...
    Historical mailing list - *****************
    Tue, 25 Dec 2007 01:12:52 -0500
    ...www.carboncow.com <http://www.carboncow.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Shawn Feller >>>Ohio >>>www.carboncow.com <http://www.carboncow.com> >>> >>> >>> >>-- >>Shawn Feller >>Ohio >>www.carboncow.com <http...
  • Re: More on the radiator fan (85 vanagon)
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:17:27 -0400
    ...m not looking very well. > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free. > -- shawn feller www.carboncow.net www.carboncow.com
  • Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 3 Feb 2015 20:01:32 -0800
    yes carbon build up is bad... I use Lucas injectors/rings cleaner every other fill up the gas
  • HF Acid: NO VW content: rubber=amputate
    Historical mailing list - GMBulley
    Wed, 8 Apr 1998 12:55:56 EDT
    ...Remember, the body is mostly water, especially the soft tissues, and when the water is removed, the remains is mostly carbon, with a few...
  • A word about John Sweet
    Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:43:25 -0800
    ...I came across the posting regarding Carbon Fiber, Kevlar and other materials from John Sweet. I've built more than a few whitewater kayaks...
  • Re: Flushing the crankcase
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:08:15 -0500
    ...Also,carbon build up in the usual places. A badly > maintained engine. Check the interior of the valve covers to see if you > have...
  • Re: Burning Magnesium Engine Case
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 15 May 1999 08:25:22 -0500
    ...Great plumes of pure carbon black or soot are produced when the carbon is released from the CO2. An oxide of magnesium is the...
  • Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Mon, 5 Jan 2015 18:28:01 -0500
    ...No Carbon Monoxide detectors another > option. > > Is there a certain location that is recommended to install a CO Detector in > the Westy? > I have...
  • Re: What is the smallest Air Conditoner
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:35:08 -0500
    ...Anyone seen smaller? >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >> -- >> shawn feller >> >> www.carboncow.net >> www.carboncow.com >> >> > > >
  • Fwd: Re: need input on confusing CV joints...
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:41:12 -0800
    ...Craig carboncow <feller@CARBONCOW.COM> wrote: Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:12:12 -0500 From: carboncow <feller@CARBONCOW.COM> Subject: Re: need input...
  • Passed Smog Test!
    Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
    Mon, 5 Feb 96 12:03:01 PST
    ...My trepidation was unwarranted, it turned out - Measured Max Allowable Emissions Results --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hydrocarbons 96 ppm 350 ppm Pass Carbon Monoxide 1.9% 5% Pass...
  • engine conversion question...
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:22:41 -0400
    ...Are the conversion engines geared, camed, injected and managed different to the Vanagon's needs? Shawn Feller www.carboncow.com <http://www.carboncow.com...
  • westy bids on ebay are silly!
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:47:26 -0400
    ...know little about what they got! Shawn Feller www.carboncow.com <http://www.carboncow.com/> _____ This mailbox protected from junk email by Matador from...
  • Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 5 Mar 2005 19:24:14 -0600
    ...Besides, the carbon load it puts into the air came from last year's crop, so there's no net co2 gain unlike petro...
  • Carbon monoxide detector
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
    Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:23:40 -0700
    For those who might have one installed, what brand do you have and where did you install it? Thanks, Jerry in AZ
  • Re: Compression Question
    Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
    Sat, 17 Aug 2002 21:24:25 -0400
    Well, it's close to fryday . . . . >Also, another thing that really gets rid of the carbon build up is the old >school pouring tranny...
  • Re: Fix for Mass Airflow Meter '91GL
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Mon, 30 Dec 1996 22:21:55 -0800
    ...The carbon is >worn away down to the base board material. > >The local dealer wants $469 for a new assembly including the large die...
  • Re: engine conversion question...
    Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
    Sat, 26 Jun 2004 02:10:45 +0000
    ...shawn feller <rsfeller@CARBONCOW.COM> >Reply-To: shawn feller <rsfeller@CARBONCOW.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: engine conversion question... >Date: Thu, 24...
  • RECOMENTATIONS ON LP AND CARBON MONNOXIDE DETECTORS
    Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
    Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:28:44 -0800
    A short while back there was talk on 12 volt detectors for LP and Carbon monoxide I’n now looking at an amazon page...
  • Chevron Fuel Sys Cleaner with "Techrolene" (sp?)
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Thu, 2 Mar 2000 15:55:57 -0500
    ...When I pulled the head I was amazed at the amount of carbon and such that had built up. When I got things togeather...
  • Re: has anyone successfully fixed an AFM?
    Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
    Sat, 20 Oct 2001 22:59:17 -0400
    ...has anyone successfully fixed an AFM? > I repainted the carbon trace on my AFM with conductive carbon paint. It has > worked well for over...
  • Cutting edge tech. Carbon fiber...window crank.
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Fri, 6 May 2011 22:33:56 -0700
    ...of the window winder, and stuck some carbon fiber along across the break...Voila! A carbon fiber composite window handle in a Vanagon. Cool...
  • Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
    Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:26:23 -0700
    ...Even a low modulus carbon fibre pop-top would far exceed the value of most of our buses. What would be the point, anyway...
  • Atmospheric CO2 added from Biofuels? Maybe not.
    Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
    Sun, 6 Mar 2005 02:39:11 EST
    Hey Greg P, The below sentence is only partially true: "Carbon added to the atmosphere due to transportation technology doesn't care if it...
  • Re: 87 Misfires when damp
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:16:20 -0400
    ...gilead, ohio 419.571.6400 [mobile] www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
  • OT Re: Hydro-flame lawsuit (was Heat!!!)
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 22 Oct 2000 19:52:53 -0700
    ...Hydro-flame it was alleged that a defective Hydro-flame furnace installed in a Chief Industries fifth-wheel trailer caused injuries due to carbon...
  • goo from FI lines?
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Sun, 25 Jun 2006 15:39:44 -0400
    ...www.carboncow.com www.carboncow.net
  • Re: Pop-top of carbon fiber
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:11:30 -0800
    ...Pop-top of carbon fiber > > > Yeah, I had some CF look 3M tape cut to the Syncro font. One reads > "Syncro16". Undercar neon lights...
  • Car climate tags for your vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Tom Myers
    Sun, 13 May 2007 01:06:13 -0400
    ...So I looked up Carbon offset purchasing for the vanagon and found this site [ there are several ] http://www.carbonfund.org/site/pages/land...
  • rotor & cap lots of carbon at low miles
    Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
    Tue, 2 May 2023 16:09:27 -0500
    ...I pulled the cap and saw the cap and rotor had a heavy layer of carbon build up. I have new ones coming from...
  • Re: Heat inside the camper.. No Carbon Monoxide detectors another option.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
    Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:43:05 -0500
    ...available. >> >> http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/35-series-dual-lp-carbon-monoxide-alarm-black/70012 > > Good recommendation. I just ordered one from Amazon...