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• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2015 to 12 Jun 2015 - Special issue (#2015-126)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 02:35:01 -0700
  ...The color does not affect the thermal conductance, it affects the absorption of insolation. The thermal emissivity of the absorber material (in this case...
• Re: 88 Vanagon headlight socket problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:29:47 -0400
  ...www.stabilant.com> including the >application notes on weather applications and thermal runaway. Their >stuff is wicked expensive, might be $50 for a little...
• Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:41:29 -0800
  ...These aren't quite as good as what is listed above, but they also provide thermal insulation. These have an NRC of 55% and...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:44 -0700
  ...Here's a 170F button-type thermal switch for $15 shipped in the > US. > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Selco-**CA170-Thermal-Switch-to...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:18:28 -0700
  Hi Ed, Well the thermal wrap on the exhaust tube does reduce the heat, but not eliminate it. After about 40 min the wrap...
• Re: Humid Air - Some Comments
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 23:32:29 +0100
  ...This can > significantly enhance net thermal transport and reduce chamber detonation. > Taken to the extreme, a thin layer of water (2 to 4 monolayers...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:04:43 -0800
  ...the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under > some conditions. Thermal expansion of length might be enough to be a > problem, also, given...
• Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:28:47 -0700
  ...IF thermal switch went "on" AND power still "on" from either source, will rear + internal fan see app. 24 volts if "rear fan switch...
• Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 12:33:55 -0800
  ...When I called Thermal Systems today to verify their address, they told me that one can buy them directly from the company, and in...
• Re: 83.5 Waterbox Dash Voltage Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 21 May 1998 06:42:59 EDT
  ...Make good thermal connection with that tab, it's purpose is to dissipate heat from the device. Some heat sink compound might help. Drive...
• Re: Thermal Insulation;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:55:51 -0700
  ...Quiet Car. > > > > But, I'm wondering what folks are doing > > for Thermal Insulation. > > > > It looks like the Polyurethane foam spray-on Insulation > > May be...
• Re: Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:06:06 EST
  ...the thermal transfer efficiency of the oil at any surface in the liquid phase is a complex function of thermal transfer coefficient, viscosity, wetting...
• Re: '81 Vanagon heater advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:20:09 -0400
  At 17:28 10/26/99 , Lucas Alves wrote: >decided to go for an alternative thermal source. I was wondering if any one >has...
• Re: 1982 Westy air cooled fuel injection cold start valve voltage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:39:14 -0500
  Battery voltage! Controlled by contact on starter solenoid and the "thermal time switch". Very simple circuit but polarity of the two wires on the...
• Re: HOW TO ORDER T-SHIRTS
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 21:09:40 -700 (PDT)
  Screen printing is generally preferable to thermal transfer for something you'd want to keep. So spake the old graphics nerd with the Volkswagen...
• Re: heater switch
  Historical mailing list - Paul Gilland
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 16:49:50 -0800
  ...If there >is none, it will likely be the thermal fuse that allows for speeds 1 >>> and 2. I >replaced mine from Radio Shack...
• EZ way to test rad fan?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 11 May 2012 12:08:26 -0700
  ...and low speeds? 1984 1.9, 3 wires plug into the thermal switch on the rad. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984...
• Re: Part numbers needed please
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:54:02 -0500
  ETKA is ambiguous in this regard, as it shows the following: - Thermal switch (aka Temp 2 gauge), two part numbers: 251 919 369 and...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 11:03:15 -0800
  ...Thanks to RJones for responding to the test-tickle on the thermal barrier.� The kodachrome fades even more quickly these days.� Probably keeps the...
• Re: Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:47:09 -0500
  ...The thermal shock can cause castings (heads, cylinders, jackets) to crack.
• Cat Plat Heater? Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Tim king
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 23:09:13 -0800
  I've had my heart set on a CatPlat heater from Thermal Systems in Olympia, WA. Unfortunately, they are apparently paying the price of...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:18:20 -0500
  ...In the program that identified the thermal covering (the outside wrapper of the Hindenberg) as the likely source of the start of the fire...
• Re: "Permanent" poptop insulation
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:52:11 -0500
  Hi David and Troy The Thermal insulation is easy to put up and take down. You will want to take down any or all...
• Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:42:55 -0400
  ...Should have pretty good heat dispersed >> properties. >> > > Al has about 5x the thermal conductivity of steel, but I suspect those > covers are more than...
• NEW TIRES
  Historical mailing list - Jose Rivero
  Tue, 12 May 1998 08:50:56 +0100
  ...12v (Hella) - rear fog light - fog light Hella comet 550 - solar thermal protectors in all the crystals - etc. I hope to have photos very...
• Re: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 14:46:25 +0300
  ...They are on their thermal upper edge and reliability is like all other common passenger car engine. Take a look at your own (German...
• Re: dometic 182b question
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 09:15:26 -0500
  ...Liberally apply the thermal paste. I used two full 1/4 ounce tubes and that seemed about the right amount. Try to make sure...
• Re: Peel N Seal RE: Dynamat...
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:25 -0400
  ...of chemicals and it can / will >release some gasses due to thermal breakdown. You can look up the >materials >sheet for rubberized asphalt to...
• Radiator Fan Thermal Switch question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:52:46 -0400
  ...Can I put a switch in to bypass the Thermal switch OR is there a different switch with different temp settings?? I have no...
• Re: Super-technical question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Oct 1996 21:10:27 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Have you got the EXACT thermal coefficients of expansion for the jacket alloy, and the case too, and have you worked out the temperature...
• 82 Diesel oil pressure switch and thermal sensors
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 12:15:33 -0500
  ...The thermal sensors for the water temperature guage and (I believe) the glow plug temperature sensor are called out as the same part number...
• Re: Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:09:59 -0700
  ...Like climbing up long, steep desert grades at 4,000 > rpm in first gear. > > Not sure where to put a thermal switch or what...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - JonVO
  Tue, 31 May 2016 15:19:18 -0600
  ...A thermal switch on the radiator may be the culprit, I have seen these stop functioning. Jon On 5/31/2016 3:13 PM...
• Re: Windshield Sunshade Smackdown!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:04:34 -0400
  ...Any and ALL windshield covers that are on the inside will not stop thermal Transfer. Heat will still get inside the windshield and hit...
• radiator fan stays on
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 May 1997 18:08:39 -0400
  ...I thought it would be the thermal switch. Bentley says this is located on the upper left front of the radiator, behind the grille...
• Re: Bolt-on Empi Valve cover question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Wed, 1 Feb 95 08:31:39 EST
  Lee, I have heard nothing but bad things about these bolt on covers, seems that the differential thermal expansion will almost gaurentee that they...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 29 Aug 2006 - Special issue (#2006-717)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:32:33 -0700
  ...However, if I have the panels off, I would like to use the > > chance to add some decent thermal insulation on top as well...
• Re: catalytic heaters-web page photo
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 16:32:12 -0500
  ...However, one of the best values in heaters for VW campers is the Platinum Cat from Thermal Systems in Tumwater, WA. A photo and...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:15:58 -0500
  If Water Wetter increases water's thermal conductivity, wouldn't it also mean that on the return from the radiator the temps would actually...
• Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:49:18 -0700
  ...You can also put a small dab of thermal paste between fin and this sensor. I did the above to mine, and it turns...
• Re: Running on tap water - didn't work!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 20:10:06 -0500
  ...Ceramics don't suffer > the > thermal expansion problems. Plus some things like a steel connecting > rod > surrounded by a ceramic which puts the steel...
• Re: ref head gasket (fix?)
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:40:31 -0700
  ...Some people were >| using a thermal barrier coat on T4 heads with sucess I believe, a ceramic >| based thing, HiTemco perhaps. Who knows, wondering...
• Relays and Radiator Fan '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 14 Jun 1998 23:32:08 -0400
  Where do I find the relay that connects to the radiator fan and the thermal switch in the radiator? If I remove the side...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Tue, 17 May 2005 00:48:08 -0400
  ...a larger unit mounted (with JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed, thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied and then remounted; I have removed...
• Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:05:51 -0400
  ...I believe that in our vans(typically lot's of hwy miles) the total thermal efficiency is going to be low enough that other...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:28:43 -0700
  ...have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation > of the my engine from the exhaust heat. Many of the...
• After-Market Temperature Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:53:23 -0700
  ...I will add that his thermal gun reads right at 195 at the thermostat when warmed up, so we know the engine is getting...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:14 -0500
  John, A viable alternative to nuclear is solar thermal, a new technology that works by focusing mirrors on liquid-filled tubes, which then generate...
• Re: pretour (west) info
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 10 Nov 94 16:50:21 PST
  ...going to go to REI and look for > some expedition-weight thermals! > My twelve year old is also a girl. By the way, lately...
• Re: butt cold
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 12:28:29 -0700
  ...Propane valves are designed to be only fully open and not partially open, so I think it can leak if there is some thermal...
• Re: Can you run without coolant...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:50:35 -0600
  How long is your driveway? : ) I think there is just enough thermal mass in the cylinders and heads to run the car for about...
• Cold steering wheel
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:45:28 -0700
  ...it's made of aluminum or some other material with high thermal conductivity. Or is it something to do with specific heat? I was...
• Cone air filter for V'gons
  Historical mailing list
  06 Jun 1996 17:08:24 GMT
  ...cone * Cooler inlet air * More CFM air flow * Re-useable element * Thermal Designed Acrylic Duct * EZ valve adjustment access * Up to 8 hp increase...
• Vented Catalytic Heater Installation ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
  Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:52:40 -0600
  ...I have ordered a vented Platinum Cat from Thermal Systems in Tumwater, WA. I don't plan on making it a permanent fixture in...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 13:11:54 EST
  ...BTU's you have at your disposal is fixed, but the thermal losses are greatly increased. It's the initial temperature, outside-in, and...
• Never a Dull Day (Coolant Burp)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 15:34:37 -0700
  ...So my guess is that the thermal cycles of day/night, coupled with a small leak somewhere, are letting air in the system? Anyone...
• Re: Humid Air - Some Comments
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:08:56 -0500
  ...Of course, one needs to keep the water film thickness below the > level where > the bulk thermal conductivity of the water would dominate. Such...
• Re: The wire harness becomes brittle
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 06:49:16 EST
  ...Ok no opinion here perhaps the .ca's on the list know of canadian retailer/ wholesaleers where you can get -thermal protection split tube...
• Re: Behind the reefer
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 17 May 2005 09:36:49 -0600
  ...a larger > unit mounted (with JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed, > thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied and then remounted; I > have removed...
• Re: thermal storage in wasse
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 09:56:04 -0500
  In a message dated 95-12-08 23:21:30 EST, you write: > Not only does the >eigine warm up more quickly, adding to...