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• Long coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 23:44:59 +0100
  ...I lost coolant from one of a pair of fat 'concertinaed' pipes going from the engine to a very long metal pipe that goes...
• Re: New Carver P4 Propane or rebuilt EBERSPACHER gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 14:07:47 -0400
  ...They run off your fuel supply - petrol or diesel - and have modern electronics and safety features. They also aren't cheap, but might be...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 19:36:59 -0400
  ...Excerpt taken for Wikipedia which is accurate enough for this discussion. > >> > >> "Diesel engines do not have engine braking in the above sense. Unlike petrol...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:59:58 -0500
  The Castrol Syntec is not a true synthetic oil It is in fact Hydro-Cracked or something like that from petroleum base stocks. The...
• Re: New Listee.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:03:06 +0200
  ...1900cc petrol engine (carb). Front and Rear Difflocks. Rear towbar. 5 seat configuration with centre table. Fresh MOT. Taxed. 160k miles. Engine changed at...
• Re: GDI
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 22:54:13 -0700
  ...A modified design, tailored for > fuels with European levels of sulphur (500 ppm vs 100 ppm in > Japan), is now available. > > Conventional petrol engines...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:38:54 -0500
  ...petroleum products rot it. > the answer is obvious get OEM ones, not ones from our great trading partner > from across the sea. > I am...
• Re: Jetta fires and Mexico specials
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:37 -0700
  ...2 door GTi 16V/4 door base [ H ] > Engine: Petrol [ D ] > Restraint: Active w/ dual air bags [ 8 ] > Model: Golf Mk 3 / Vento [ 1H...
• Re: Has anyone put a turbodiesel system in a gas inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 19:17:04 EST
  ...installation..HOWEVER the Nissan engines are full blowen diesels with iron head etc. The VW is one tough petrol motor converted to diesel...WORLD...
• possible Diesel replacement for your VANAGON. Or Fatboy.
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:35:16 -0800
  ...Saw an article about a new twin-engine private plane with DIESEL powerplants. The Theiert engines are based on a Mercedes block. Expected lifespan...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:02:07 +1100
  ...cabs) plus the choice of 128kW TDI or 3.2L V6 petrol engine in the various versions of the multivan...the new name for...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:24:35 -0800
  ...For my Prius, > that vehicle runs the engine more to keep everything warmed to the > temperature the vehicle's brain prefers. But that doesn...
• Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 22 May 2010 13:34:27 -0500
  ...Vanagon GL Campmobile with stock 2.1 waterboxer engine is Castrol 20W - 50, from British Petroleum. Some may find it foolish, but I no...
• Re: Washing case halves
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:01:36 -0500
  ...eat off of into a dishwasher that had had engine parts coated with toxic petroleum residue in it, though. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW...
• Fwd: : End the hegemony of the US auto makers
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:23:50 -0400
  ...family vans and I've seen it with three different engine options: petrol and two sizes of diesel. They are well-styled with various...
• Re: Insanity on our roads WAS: Re: That recent post bashing Tiico
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:08:47 -0500
  ...I still can not believe how that 2.5L is an amazing engine... > BRAVO Subaru! > > I hate those diesel engine! get a gas powered...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 07:41:42 -0400
  ...I don't know if I could detect a petroleum/oil leak in addition to the AT fluid... When the last cooler blew, I...
• Alignment For Vanagon Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Mar 94 12:01:34 EST
  ...In fact, in '92, it held a 90-percent share of the engine- treatment market. Petrolon claims that Slick 50 reduces engine wear at...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 18:30:45 -0800
  ...the mix....? Engine only occasionally adds the slightest bouquet of unburnt hydrocarbons to the oil. This gives its normal thick, oily petroleum flavor an...
• VW bus trip through Yugoslavia
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 2 Apr 1999 13:38:10 -0800
  ...In the morning, they fixed the generator, but also told us the engine was on its last legs. (something about bent pushrods and leaky...
• Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:04:47 -0500
  ...and to leave a coating (petroleum based) on the wires. So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine compartment, the plug wires, and...
• Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:51:12 -0600
  ...only those splotches you > think > are petroleum based. > > Stan Wilder > Engine Ceramics > 214-352-4931 > www.engineceramics.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Thorburn" <thorgk...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:04:18 -0700
  ...It really is no > different than comparing the petrol tank to the engine running... Seems to > be a lot of wwhat ifs involved in...
• Re: Flashing coolant light?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:34:35 -0500
  Dominic Robertson wrote: > I have an 87 Westy Syncro petrol van, and during this summer we had an > intermittent flashing coolant light. I solved...
• Re: [Syncro] duel fuel, gas or LPG/propane
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 25 Aug 2000 17:22:36 PDT
  ...petrol goes through the roof, then propane conversions would be all the more attractive, especially if you can use them on gas engines... >I...
• Re: A Homemade Waxoyl Experiment.........
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 04:31:03 -0800
  Johnny, I did not throw a match into a "heated petroleum liquid:, i let it cool and harden 1st. I didnt do a test...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 May 2012 14:22:10 -0700
  ...Rust Check ( a petroleum based rust inhibitor and > lube) Link: http://www.rustcheck.com/ all over the seams in engine > bay, rusty PS hard...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s) YES!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 18:25:50 -0500
  > Any petroleum engineers out there?? Volks, I am not a Petrochem Eng, but converse frequently with same. I and others covered this subject adequately...
• OIL PRESSURE WARNING
  Historical mailing list - David Ludlow
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:48:09 +0000
  ...The only solution offered by my garage was a short engine replacement which did reslove the problem. The possibility of cleaning out the sludge...
• Re: Heip!! New engine won't start (longish)
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 00:12:16 +0000
  Tom, I had very similar symptoms to what you describe, (except no sound of air leak) but the cause was the petrol was bad...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:10:47 -0400
  ...But if the engine isn't doing that, there's no advantage there. Note that fancier engines with a knock detector may perform better...
• cc'ing the heads
  Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
  Fri, 15 Mar 1996 17:26:33 +0000
  ...I coated the deck face with a thin layer of petroleum jelly and layed the plexiglass chamber cover over it. This fits snug, but...
• Re: black smoke when starting
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 09:37:36 -0700 (MST)
  ...However (perhaps this doesn't apply to FI owners) I noticed that if I let the engine idle for a minute or so before...
• Re: '85 Haynes Manual
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 23 Sep 1999 13:04:55 -0400
  ...3452 - Volkswagen Transporter (82-90) Transporter Van & Pickup 1913 & 2109cc water cooled petrol engines '82 to '90 You can get the latter from www...
• Re: air-cooled newbie
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:01:32 +0200
  ...My petrol consumption has improved from 18l/100km to 14l/100km with more power and the same amount of reliability. To prolong engine life...
• Fw: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
  Sat, 13 May 2000 05:27:18 -0400
  ...It really is no >> different than comparing the petrol tank to the engine running... Seems to >> be a lot of wwhat ifs involved in...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:58:02 -0400
  ...Hah! The whisky is even more expensive than the petrol, and tastes a lot better. >...and leaving any engine idling anywhere should be an...
• Re: I know about oil
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 23:11:36 -0700
  ...Most are probably not driven enough to have to worry about engine wear. Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: NVC-Prices Fuel A Rebellion
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 14:23:28 -0400
  ...lower octane fuel (rotary engined ones) :D On 8/7/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote: > Even the petroleum people will tell you...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:19:19 -0800
  ...cabs) plus the choice of > 128kW TDI or 3.2L V6 petrol engine in the various versions of the > multivan...the new name for...
• Re: Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:29:55 -0700
  ...Please note that I have no problem with the diesel engine itself... it has a lot to recommend it. It's the damned petroleum...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:21:40 -0400
  ...I'm thinking engine >conversion at some point. Seems like most of the ways to make it >cleaner with the original engine make it...
• Re: changing to synthetic oil - was STUPID QUESTION?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:46:23 -0700
  ...2) Synthetic is "slipperier" than petroleum oils, and thus more easily "slips by" the looser tolerances on an older engine, thereby leaking out. This...
• Re: Price of gasoline - an older perspective ;)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:57:18 -0600
  ...I remember that well because I was driving an Eldorado Cadillac with a 25 gallon tank, 560 cid engine and about 9 miles per...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 May 2004 20:24:59 -0400
  ...these were oils put into engines directly from plant oil presses. these were the oils that destroyed engines. the primary conclusion was that it...
• bio based motor oil (no vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:41:13 -0600
  ...Further wordage on the label described it as compatible with any other "approved" motor oil, both in the engine and in recycling. The usual...
• Re: Synthetic Oil Conversion, What is the best Easy Access Brand, and Viscosity?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:17:22 -0500
  ...Then, after the engine warms up, it no longer > knows it's winter and needs something that's not too thin. This is > especially...
• Re: Power Loss When Wet Problem SOLVED!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:57:52 -0500
  ...and to leave a coating (petroleum based) > on the wires. So I sprayed all the connectors in the engine > compartment, the plug wires, and...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:41:07 PDT
  ...octane "high-test " is not even sufficient for the upright VW engine with a posted minimum RON octane number of 91." >From: wb6otg <wb6otg...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:36:51 -0600
  ...For my Prius, > > that vehicle runs the engine more to keep everything warmed to the > > temperature the vehicle's brain prefers. But that doesn...
• Re: Disappearing Coolant - Head Leak?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:28:00 -0700
  ...worn engine 2) petroleum 5W30 used in hot climate and driven hard 3) faulty pressure sensor. I recognize Vanagon's flat engine does have...
• Re: I thought I said Synergy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 6 May 2001 14:47:37 -0500
  ...The Cook Inlet oil fields that supplies Anchorage and the rest of Southcentral Alaska with petroleum products cracked at the Tesoro plant in Kenai...
• 1983 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dr Tim Baines
  Fri, 16 Aug 96 14:36:39 -0400
  Hello all First, I'd like to thank all those who sent me advice on my vanagon's engine rattle and compression. On the...
• Thead sealant WAS: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:28:53 -0800
  ...Air Compressed,�Heating oils,��Nitrogen Gaseous,�� Ammonia�Gaseous, Liquid��Helium, Gaseous��Petroleum Solvents,�Aliphatic Solvents,��Hydraulic Oils,�Soap,�Caustic Dilute, Hydrogen Gaseous,�Steam, Cutting...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:45:28 -0700
  ...I'm thinking engine > >conversion at some point. Seems like most of the ways to make it > >cleaner with the original engine make it...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:39:25 +0000
  ...Just Castrol or other good petroleum. The most mileage people have ever gotten out of them that I can recall have run petro. In...
• Re: Diesel vs Gas Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:36:36 -0800
  ...Btw, Karl, I believe you said your tdi engine would last 300 to 400 thousands miles. Is that with reboring and new pistons or...
• Re: All the wires are brown!
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:44:57 -0700
  ...have fouled the wiring and converted the engine into a useless inert lump of metals and petroleum-based fluids. But it's idling away...
• Re: '84 GL exhaust leaks
  Historical mailing list - Vanderzanden Michael (DCUS/SET21)
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:59:46 +0000
  ...I am replacing the collector pipe on my '84 GL which has a petrol engine. I have done this job many times in the...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:45:39 -0600
  >As I have said, torque is everything (next to the engine fuel efficiency map) > to understanding the performance of these vehicles. Well, anyway, for...