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Re: The Tappet Brothers
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:18:07 -0400
...com website: > > Please! If you have contact information for future van dweller Tara, > make her aware of the resources available on the 'net. > Mechanics...
Re: Dirty vs. clean
Historical mailing list - --------
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:45:14 -0400
...sprayed on the Gunk stuff on a warm, engine, allow to >dwell, rinse off with hose with the engine running. This is not so...
Re: Propane regulator question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Feb 2015 08:27:10 -0500
...As you are installing in an RV-dwelling it needs to be of a to stage design which usually means the longer one. Dennis...
idle adjust
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:47:35 -0500
...I am wondering if one could tell from only engine sound and rpm at the tach or with a dwell meter if changing the...
Weber help anyone?
Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:51:53 EDT
...Points are new, gapped, dwell at 50, timing at 7.5 BTDC, nice blue-white spark. Onto the fuel system-aha we have a...
Re: bosch blue
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:43:44 -0400
...The Vanagon ignition is a variable dwell design with the current control part of the electronics. The Blue coil will work but will deliver...
Re: Crazy Winnebago/Eurovan Motorhome
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 22 Jun 1995 09:39:35 -0700 (PDT)
...110 hp (or whatever the EV has) is not > near enough to drive a motorhome in the mountains! (Speaking from a > Rocky Mountain dwellers...
Re: mouse attacks
Historical mailing list - jimt
Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:25:18 -0600
...species in north america Almost all habitats occupied Rarely found in dwellings occupied by humans. --however seem to like vanagons with or without human...
Hesitation problem driving me bonkers!
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Mon, 26 May 1997 10:55:31 -0600 (MDT)
...I have checked the fuel injector spray pattern, all engine grounds, vacuum leaks, timing and dwell. I have used redlines fuel injector cleaner twice...
Re: ...bozos eh
Historical mailing list - The CiKaspers
Fri, 25 May 2001 21:46:46 -0700
...grumpy >expatriot dwellers of each town decided to move halfway in between and >start their own town!! and their choice of name was .... >Gu...
Re: what is that parasite on the back of my altenator?
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 17:03:48 -0500
...I will stick to the timing light, tach and dwell meter before I go flopping out $500 to insert into a parasite. ;-) Michael Knight...
Re: Number 3 cylinder not firing
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 07:39:39 -0500
...plug wires and set the timing and point gap > with a dwell tach and timing light with no improvement. Did you replace the distributor...
Re: VC: Late Friday Entry
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 18 Oct 2014 13:08:57 -0700
...On 10/18/2014 01:00 PM, Neil N wrote: > Hi all. > > As a now apartment dweller, it's just not practical, or humane...
Re: bus friendly garages (second best choice) (LVC)
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:44:42 -0700
...Previous dwelling also had 3 blocks to the beach going for it.) <sigh> The things we do for love. Jim On Sep 11, 2006...
Re: air cooled ignition distributor questions
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:41:32 -0700
...I use a dwell meter to set the point gap and frequently > check/adjust the gap/time on my motor. I watch idle speed...
Re: Gap of Sparks - Note correction
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:36:49 -0600
...This in effect > changes > dwell and will cause premature or late plug firing. The condition > can be > caused by slightly bent distributor drives or...
Re: Truck stop showers...
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:23:55 -0800
...So today I documented one in order to help show they're > a > > great option for us van dwellers while traveling. > > > > http://texasvanagons.com...
RE: Flat Spot Fixed
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 29 Dec 1995 12:15:00 -0800 (PST)
...with the carb and timing adjusted he checked the points on a whim >and then the dwell. don't think these had anything to...
Re: OBRS
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Mon, 11 Dec 95 15:42:38 PST
...I'm fair at diagnostics. > > > TOOLS/WORKSPACE > > --------------- > > Standard assortment of hand tools plus garage jack, timing light, dwellmeter, etc. Have manuals for buses up...
Re: Truck stop showers...
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:32:48 -0600
...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a > great option for us van dwellers while traveling. > > http://texasvanagons.com...
Re: windshield replacement
Historical mailing list - Geo
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:54:18 -0700
...FG coverage is pretty common for desert dwellers who have to replace the windshield every couple of years but may make sense for others...
Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 Sep 2004 23:35:04 -0400
...The length of time (duty cycle or dwell) determines the amount of fuel delivered. They are triggered once/engine revolution. Auto parts sores sell...
Recent trip
Historical mailing list - bill
Mon, 1 Sep 1997 22:01:28 -0700
We recently took a trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, about 40 miles north of Silver City, New Mexico. The van ran great, except...
Re: [T2] EveryBus 2002 Thanks
Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
Mon, 22 Apr 2002 02:51:07 -0400
...CHRIS CYBULSKI!!!!!! Who ran a GREAT event!!!! Hip Hip HOORAY!!!! > Steve Dolan for checking the dwell and timing on more poorly running > buses than...
Rough Running
Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
Sun, 7 Apr 1996 19:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
...My vacuum advance works, and the dwell/point gap is correct. Craig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Craig Standley 1974 Volkswagen Westfalia University of Washington Physics "Life is like...
Re: RE; Instant horsepower update;
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Fri, 12 May 2000 21:24:31 -0700
...By the way, fire was captured first by cave dwellers. So if you don't want to be considered antiquated, stop using fire. Know...
Re: Runs great, then dies(80 Air cooled Westy)
Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:51:35 -0400
...Timing set to 7.5, Idle 850, Dwell 45(new > points and rebuilt dist)engine has 80 miles on it (new > engine)(did it...
Vanagon List Archives: A Technical Problem
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:29:51 -0700
...encoded form, easy to decode, but not readable by ordinary Vanagon dwellers or search engine robots: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe...
Re: About head temp & oil temp reading! Air cooled stuff (My Conclusion)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 15:13:04 -0600
...If you got point set distributor dwell could cause the higher reading and if you only getting 34 degrees advance that could cause it...
'79 FI Transporter - High Idle Speed
Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
Fri, 17 May 1996 16:47:40 -0500
...The dwell is a constant 59 degrees. The timing is set at 7.5 degrees BTDC at 900 RPM. (I managed to get the...
Re: Vanagon Happening on Iceland in 2002?
Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:27:30 -0500
...And if you're >anti-vanagon, you've got a problem. >Bunch of communistic totalitarian sympathizing frozen bearded >codfish-eating yellow snow dwellers can...
Rubber Tramps - Featured DVD Documentary
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 08:48:12 -0700
...of whom seem more advanced and "together" than your typical sedentary dweller. An interesting viewing. The DVD is available from: Amazon.com http://tinyurl...
Re: Oil in Coolant Morphed to "Power at Altitude"
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:53:58 -0600
...Do we dwellers-at-altitude still need to advance > the ignition timing of our wasserboxers with the "1 degree per 1000ft > above 4000ft" rule...
Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:10:53 EDT
...This includes swirl, squish and valve overlap as well as the detailed shape of the piston surface and the stroke (piston dwell time). The...
Re: Lug wench, steel nuts
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 15 Mar 2003 07:14:10 -0800
...Remove the part, allow it to "dwell", or sit there, and absorb the dye. Rinse the excess dye off and apply a "developer" which...
Re: General Question On Battery Venting
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:02:56 -0400
...Maybe > without the kitchen they didn't see the need to meet some of the RV or > dwelling codes. Over the years I have...
Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore
Historical mailing list - Stuart
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 18:15:29 -0800
...Like slight changes in dwell, or > increasing CR to 10.1 by increasing cylinder bore by 1 mm.. Nothing wild > mind you, just tweaks...
Re: Engine Conversions-Engine Work-Vanagons-Apartment Dwellers
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 29 May 2012 12:08:35 -0500
...So, how about it you Vanagon owning apartment dwellers, how do you do it? > > > > > Jeff Stewart > . >
Re: Truck stop showers...
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Thu, 25 Feb 2016 12:13:41 -0800
...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a great option for us van dwellers while traveling. http://texasvanagons.com...
Re: NO BORDERS IN EUROPE, WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING BADGES!!!!!
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 15:49:45 EDT
...I wish I had a scanner to send off a picture he has of a typical dwelling there; it is literally a hut of...
2.1L tune up help needed
Historical mailing list - All of Us
Mon, 9 Oct 2000 19:37:04 -0500
...I have my trusty timing light and tach/dwell meter. Do I need to find the aforementioned special tools or can I do as...
Re: 009 parts question
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Sun, 25 May 2003 04:25:21 -0700
...I have this set up and, in the past 4 years the van's dwell has NEVER changed off the 48 degrees!!!!! This unit...
Re: Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun???
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:53:23 -0800
...Defense of a Dwelling - Non-deadly force may be used to prevent or terminate what is reasonably regarded as an unlawful entry into or...
Re: Bear Attacks Camper NVC
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:28:49 -0500
...About the third day a close by cabin dweller came to our site and said he has seen a few bear the night before...
(T4) Distributor Misalignment on Engine Installation
Historical mailing list - H. Steven Dolan
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 15:04:35 -0400 (EDT)
...mind and one of the first checks I run (along with dwell and vacuum) when a T4 engine won't start or runs rough...
Re: timing tyro
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Sat, 27 Nov 1999 20:37:19 EST
...Pep Boys, Auto Zone, or Sears and get an inexpensive tach/dwell meter. With one of these you can set your idle where it...
Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:11:00 -0400
...The length of time (duty >cycle or dwell) determines the amount of fuel delivered. *** They are >triggered once/engine revolution ***. Auto parts sores sell...
tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:40:36 -0500
...Up to 17mm Small ball peen hammer hacksaw mallet metal clippers Dwell/Tach tester pocket multi-meter Inductive timing light battery charger 120v I...
Re: Coil boil
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Sun, 26 Oct 2014 20:31:29 -0700
...As alluded to in a previous post, the dwell is not mechanically adjustable on the 2.1 engine management system. The 'spark' timing/dwell...
Re: stay out of New Mexico
Historical mailing list - jbange
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:09:22 -0800
...Living in a city like I do, I personally find those wide-open spaces of nothing quite enjoyable, but I suppose to AK dwellers...
Re: Stud vs bolt / Merits of Macho Bumpers
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:41:01 -0500
...I guess a Vanagon is like a motorcycle in that if you dwell on the > possibilities too much, you will talk yourself out of...
Re: Importing
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 19:11:20 EST
...NAFTA countries like Canada & Mexico are easier to import from and as such, I did not feel a need to dwell on too much...
Update: 81 Air-Cooled Vanagon Stalling at Warm Idle
Historical mailing list - Melissa E. Mourkas
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 19:52:28 -0500
...The problems appear to have been solved by replacing the points and condenser in my ignition system and adjusting dwell and timing. Such a...
Re: Propane
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 13:47:10 -0500
...There are considerations with propane capacity to the size of the dwelling and there are some limitations once you go over 10 pounds. From...
Re: Truck stop showers...
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:57:57 +0000
...So today I documented one in order to help show they're a great option for us van dwellers while traveling. http://texasvanagons.com...
Re: Road Trip
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Apr 2018 09:08:52 -0400
...It will take you all day to visit the cliff dwellings and other sites. BTW, I had one of those '84 Tiico's. Went...
Re: The Tappet Brothers
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:38:30 -0700
...com website: >> >> Please! If you have contact information for future van dweller Tara, >> make her aware of the resources available on the 'net. >> Mechanics...
Re: The details of Motronic (long but no cigar)
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 16:12:19 -0700
The time the points are closed is the dwell time allowing the current through the primary to create magnetic field saturation in the windings...
Re: Idle stabilizer
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:30:58 -0800
...For a warm engine at idle, the stabilizer is open part-way with a typical dwell of 32%. You can use a dwell meter...
Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:49:46 -0700
...Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM> wrote: > And then do the rest of us surface-dwellers a favor > and spend the $100 > on a...