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  • Changing Coolant '91 GL(Long)
    Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
    Tue, 17 Sep 1996 22:42:36 -0500
    ...3 or 4 feet of 3/4" clear vinyl tubing. Cost $.50/foot. 6. Hose ends as needed. Cost $2 ea. After you read...
  • Re: Not the tire thread (again)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 14 May 2007 13:48:03 -0400
    ...The cooling system is way more than adequate except for oil cooling. I have towed Rabbits, Sciroccos, model A Fords and even Vanagons with...
  • Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER? with proposal!
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 28 May 2002 15:49:19 -0700
    ...Share content, as opposed to innuendo and > structured belief system pontification. > > (The proposition) BTW, with the increasing number of newbies, and the size of...
  • Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:00:40 -0500
    ...volts, only 3 feet of wire between the battery and this terminal! Is the inefficiency of the battery cooling the system do to improper...
  • Re: Solar panels and curtains
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:33:42 -0500
    ...I think our feet > > > do alot less impact.... > > > > > > Kevin > > > >-- > >[ Jim Robinson -- System Administrator -- ratwerks.com ] > >I am a boomer. My generation looked nuclear annihilation...
  • Towing ---> WAS: Re: Not the tire thread (again)
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Mon, 14 May 2007 20:21:10 +0000
    ...The cooling system is way more than adequate except for > oil cooling. > > I have towed Rabbits, Sciroccos, model A Fords and even Vanagons with...
  • EV Winnebago - First Road Trip Report (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Dan Herbert
    Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:24:51 -0500
    ...The fridge - big! 2 cubic feet. The seats - very comfortable - easy to rotate and recline. The LED control panel - push a rocker switch to...
  • Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:01:54 -0600
    ...2 relays control the 3 heaters so I can choose 400, 800 or 1200 watts of heat. Wish I could control them from my...
  • Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER? with proposal!
    Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
    Wed, 29 May 2002 08:01:11 -0700
    ...Share content, as opposed > to innuendo > and > > structured belief system pontification. > > > > (The proposition) BTW, with the increasing number of > newbies, and the size > of...
  • Re: Fuel pump help
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 10 Oct 2001 08:25:00 -0500
    ...Check your fuses (could have blown one while testing the system). #3. PIA but take two connectors loose from your Double Relay, one pair...
  • Re: Towing ---> WAS: Re: Not the tire thread (again)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 14 May 2007 19:48:22 -0400
    ...The cooling system is way more than adequate except for > oil cooling. > > I have towed Rabbits, Sciroccos, model A Fords and even Vanagons with...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:25:19 -0700
    ...it's the nature of having a water-cooled engine in the rear, and radiator many feet away in the front..........that the system...
  • Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
    Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:35:35 -0500
    ...volts, only 3 feet of wire between the battery and this terminal! Is the inefficiency of the battery cooling the system do to improper...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:47:31 -0700
    ...cooled engine in the rear, and radiator |many feet away in the front..........that the system will be less |idiot-proof, or neglect-proof...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:49:57 -0500
    ...it's the nature of having a water-cooled engine in the rear, and radiator many feet away in the front..........that the system...
  • Road Test 1971 VW Bus
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 10 May 95 16:06:04 CDT
    ...There is a very effective ventilating and heating system. Fresh air is supplied through six outlets controllable from the dash with two supplying the...
  • Re: vanagon difficulty
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:52:06 -0700
    ...The > cooling system is intolerant because it's aluminum, > Subaru's the same > way. I think that having most of the system external > to...
  • Re: Wasserboxer cooling (was:Re: aftermarket instrumentation)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:25:34 -0400
    ...I don't do anything vigilant with my cooling system. I just change the coolant every two years. My system is competely stock. >What...
  • vw autoist again: shameless plug for Eurovan Camper. :)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Thu, 08 Jun 95 13:25:52 CDT
    ...It also comes standard with air conditioning, cruise control, AM/FM cassette with six speakers, power brakes and steering, power windows, power locks, rear...
  • Re: Oil Pan Heater (immersion vs. stickon)
    Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
    Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:29:55 -0500
    ...2 relays control the 3 heaters so I can choose 400, 800 or >1200 watts of heat. Wish I could control them from my...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:13:40 -0700
    ...cooled engine in the rear, and radiator > |many feet away in the front..........that the system will be less > |idiot-proof, or neglect-proof...
  • Re: Battery Woes/Choice
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 25 May 2008 18:26:04 EDT
    ...The Sure Power 1315 must have one of its feet cut off so that it can be located as far as possible in the...
  • Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:23:56 -0500
    ...The hose needs to be 6-10 feet long. Bend the rest of it > into a "U" shape touching the ground and fill the...
  • Re: EGR/Tankcapacity/oilfilter/rust
    Historical mailing list - vwbillmay
    Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:15:50 -0700
    IN San Diego if you leave 3 feet at 70 mph they will pull a SUV in front of you at least in orange...
  • Re: EV Norcold fridge woes
    Historical mailing list - Macon Cowles
    Wed, 23 Jul 1997 19:40:25 -0600
    ...In law, we call the failure of the fridge to work above 4,000 feet as a breach of the implied warranty of fitness...
  • Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:11:45 -0500
    ...The Ernst Tinaja is some thirty feet across and many feet deep. At low water level (like now) the water is some six feet...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 17:19:51 -0700
    ...I > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Re: electrical experts: voltage drop and the fridge theory.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:20:16 -0500
    ...volts, only 3 feet of wire between the battery and this terminal! Is the inefficiency of the battery cooling the system do to improper...
  • Re: Big Bend National Park (very long) and refrigerator question
    Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
    Sun, 23 Mar 2014 17:26:04 -0400
    ...The Ernst Tinaja is some thirty feet across and many feet deep. At low water level (like now) the water is some six feet...
  • Re: What are your experiences with Silicone Coolant hoses?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:54:30 -0500
    ...I > > also bought 50 feet of of silicone heater hose and a new radiator, > > as well as eliminating as much plastic from the system...
  • Re: No heat at stoplights.
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 7 Jan 2010 14:37:59 -0800
    ...control under the back seat. I don't know that there actually is an 'recirculate interior air' feature in the vanagon heater system. and...
  • Re: Spooked!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:47:13 -0500
    John, My best guess is you have a blockage in the system somewhere, maybe a few cores in the radiator are blocked. I say...
  • Eurovan Camper C/D Test
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 25 Jan 1995 13:46:16 CDT
    ...SOHC 10-valve 5-in-line, iron block and aluminum head, Bosch Motronic engine-control system with port fuel injection Displacement 150 cu in...
  • Re: Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Sat, 8 Jun 2002 23:26:28 -0700
    ...The hose needs to be 6-10 feet long. Bend the rest of it >>into a "U" shape touching the ground and fill the...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
    Tue, 30 Aug 2016 07:16:38 -0700
    ...I<br> &gt; stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two<br> &gt; other roads enter...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:31:49 -0700
    ...I > > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > > other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Norcold results (long)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Thu, 22 Jun 2006 08:09:07 -0700
    ...haul anywhere within 40 feet of the van where there's sun, and a Blue Sky Company Solar 2000E controller to stuff the electricity...
  • 95 Eurovan Camper
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 27 Feb 95 15:13:36 CST
    ...On the road, the rack-and-pinion steering system's on-center feel was sloppy at best. The vehicle wandered left, then right, almost...
  • Re: Norcold results (long)
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:11:40 -0400
    ...haul anywhere within 40 feet of the van where there's sun, and a > Blue Sky Company Solar 2000E controller to stuff the electricity...
  • Re: Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 8 Jun 2002 22:32:43 -0500
    ...The hose needs to be 6-10 feet long. Bend the rest of > it > > into a "U" shape touching the ground and fill the...
  • Westy Fridge- Checking Propane Pressure Setting]
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 23 Sep 2002 18:32:15 -0700
    ...The hose needs to be 6-10 feet long. Bend the rest of it into a "U" shape touching the ground and fill the...
  • Re: Burnt rubber( long)
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:12:02 -0700
    ...year, one that is easier to "control"...With locaters aboard, and OBD plugs, and modular propulsion systems that you MUST take to the dealer...
  • Westy Fridge-Checking Propane Pressure
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 25 May 1999 05:41:32 -0700
    ...The hose needs to be 6-10 feet long. Bend the rest of it into a "U" shape touching the ground and fill the...
  • first trip in newly restored van. Verdict is still out if Westy will stay...
    Historical mailing list - shawn feller
    Mon, 15 May 2006 20:18:36 -0400
    ...Control valve were recently replaced months before the trip. Will swap in old ICV to determine if this is the concern * A/C system...
  • Reformatted Re: Lola's first test trip:
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 2 Jun 2013 23:34:10 -0400
    ...check out the cooling system to just make sure it is ok.) On the way, I had the cabin controls to the coolest, with...
  • Lola's first test trip: The Good, The Bad & the Ugly. (Sorry, Long)
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Sun, 2 Jun 2013 20:13:02 -0700
    ...check out the cooling system to just make sure it is ok.) On the way, I had the cabin controls to the coolest, with...
  • Re: Environmental Tax?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
    Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:46:25 +0000
    ...number of failed and failing septic systems on property(ies) with summer residences often within a few feet of the lake shore and the...
  • Re: I need advice..
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 6 Oct 2001 23:56:40 -0500
    ...As a general rule you want a complete exhaust system and not an after market system that will not pass State Inspections. Look at...
  • Re: first time buyer
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 23 Jan 2011 11:08:35 -0800
    ...And once they drive it 10 feet after buying it, it's there's. I'll help them out if there's a problem...
  • Re: RE - Free Sirius satellite radio system - FM isn't free anymore
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 26 Jun 2003 21:31:18 -0700
    ...RE - Free Sirius satellite radio system - FM isn't free anymore --FM... FREEquency Modulation. Available in 99% of the country. Backed up by --tape...
  • Re: NVC: The Savvy Aviator #58: Why Mechanics Make Mistakes
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Sat, 13 Jul 2013 11:20:09 -0500
    ...Check that all flight controls and trim systems are free throughout their full range of motion and operating in the correct direction. Check that...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:17:50 -0700
    ...I > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where two > other roads enter. Both of those other...
  • Steering column shear bolt removal
    Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
    Sun, 16 Feb 2014 13:36:41 -0800
    ...But once we dropped >> back down into California and were back on highway 5 (400 feet or so) we >> were back up 70 mph...
  • Re: Poor mileage update
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sun, 2 Dec 2007 13:55:16 -0800
    ...In every case, electronics can do something that mechanical systems can not. 2.1 waterboxers have electronic control of the ignition curve , but it...
  • Re: Spooked!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:55:32 -0500
    ...If the pressure only drops at high temperatures or after running hard on the interstate then the solution is a thermostatically controlled oil cooler...
  • Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
    Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
    Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:41:02 -0700
    ...But once we dropped >>> back down into California and were back on highway 5 (400 feet or so) we >>> were back up 70 mph...
  • Re: Strange problem in Belize
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:29:28 -0800
    ...what controls when the fuel pump is energized and thus when the fuel pump runs. there's more ... but really ....a fun system, not...
  • Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0300
    ...In non-electronic automobiles about the only place that capacitance played an important part was in the Kettering (points-type) ignition system and the...
  • Re: Friday Vanagon Verse!
    Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
    Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:07:08 -0700
    ...My note to the list was intended to extoll the virtues of the syncro system and to share the excitement I feel by surprising...
  • Re: venting about irresponsible drivers
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Tue, 30 Aug 2016 11:07:00 -0700
    ...I > > > stopped at a stop sign that controls entry from a ramp into a Y where > two > > > other roads enter. Both of those other...