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• Re: VW's 'new' van
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:15:05 -0400
  ...Most of the world has more options than the USA does. Combination of our draconian emissions rules and a market that (until recently) has...
• Newspaper article on the end of Combi production in Mexico
  Historical mailing list - David Richoux
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 11:31:48 -0800
  ...The van, known in Latin America as the Combi, was introduced in 1950. Distinctive because of its air-cooled, rear-mounted engine, the van...
• Re: Yandina combiners, charging and wire gauge
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 17 May 2008 11:27:43 -0400
  ...Another problem with combiners during alternator charging is that if the alternator does not keep up with the load such as when idling with...
• Re: Gross Weight
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 06:13:55 -0500
  ...PA wants the (requested gross >> >> >weight), > > >>(gross combination weight), (gross combination rating), and the (unladen >>weight). What are they talking about? Any help would...
• Re: solar charge controller any suggestions THANKS and more ??
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Wed, 26 Dec 2018 08:10:08 -0500
  Good to hear Ed! +1 on what Dan said; I think the battery combiner is a great solution for letting the charge go in...
• Re: 91 Vanagon w/ large gas leak!!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 29 May 1997 12:10:17 +0000
  ...This combination was worked for me. -Karl Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon GL "Beverley"
• Re: 85 WBX stalling; A/C related part needed
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 30 May 2000 08:18:45 -0400
  ...I wonder if the P/S switch could be combined with the A/C to achieve the same thing? I believe it opens to...
• 2.1 upgrade and fuel injection
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 10:45:27 -0700
  Hey Volks, wondering about the combination of a 2.1 upgrade with a digijet FI system...any possible problems? Also, I think I may...
• Re: Interesting vanagon seen today...
  Historical mailing list - t
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 22:52:35 -0800
  ...It inspires me to think of logical combinations of all these vanagons and westys I have sitting around... By the way Otmar, were you...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 19:07:06 -0700
  ...How do I know! I have a Yandina combined/isolator that >>> has a light go on when combined. > > Was the engine running? Shouldn't...
• Re: Honest question for the group
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 12:06:30 -0700
  ...and I believe that VW and Audi have used this same combination in many of their vehicles worldwide -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: You too can have a Synchro for only $95,000
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Jun 2017 23:43:41 -0700
  Ads such as this, the wording, the phrases used, the hubris, all combine to make me retch. :-) Alistair > On Jun 10, 2017, at 10...
• Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sun, 5 Jul 2015 10:32:19 -0700
  ...rescue tape is way better... > > better yet combine it with plastic cable ties.... > > I tried the bicycle inner tube... errr... sorry ...no.. not good.... >
• 65 Euro Type 3 Ghia FS
  Historical mailing list - Robert King
  Sat, 19 Oct 1996 07:58:01 -0700
  *yawn* In line with the policy of presenting the possibly interested with the cheaper and rarer (hopefully combined) VWs for sale around the place...
• New Beetle TDI Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Berry
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 09:40:38 -0500
  For those interested in knowing, I only got 40mpg on the first tank of fuel in my New Beetle TDI in combination city and...
• Anybody on the West Coast going to DubWar? 7-28-01
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:48:26 -0700
  <http://www.dubwar.net> Looks to combine a car show with some track time and a drag race or two. (Mmmmm, track time.) It...
• Re: ripples of diaster ..
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:50:48 -0700
  ...Since they've combined with Mobil, I haven't bought any of their swill, either. Karl Wolz > luckily, not all stations are caving in...
• Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 19:28:46 -0400
  ...Now two Vanagons getting 17 mpg would be 8.5 mpg combined. So a 39" motor home pulling a Vanagon at 7.5 must...
• Re: vanagon headers
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:42:49 -0400
  ...I think the stopper might lie in combining cylinders from each side of the engine. In Verbeek's words: ># 2 and 1 follow eachother...
• German Combi and Beetle Pictures
  Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
  Sat, 28 Aug 1999 16:41:30 -0700
  Just for kicks I scanned in some pictures of an old Combi bus and a new Beetle out of a German VW magazine. I...
• Re: Honest question for the group
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 19:03:41 -0700
  ...That engine and transmission combination have a very bad reputation. Especially the transmission YMMV.
• Re: Tool roll
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:13:10 -0500
  I love my tool roll, but for that quick grab I've got 10 & 13 mm combination wrenches and a 6-in-one screwdriver...
• Re: Syntec and Bosch Plat 4's experience
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 00:57:30 -0400
  ...Perhaps you are using the combination synthetic >and dyno oil. Out here in California synthetic goes for about $4.00 per >quart! >Bill >90...
• Antenna wires
  Historical mailing list - Tim New
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:43:46 -0800
  ...If I were to merge those 2 wires into one would I get both AM and FM on my radio or would the combination...
• Re: Syncro buyers love rust?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:17:13 -0400
  ...Chris S wrote: > Karl, > > Did you try to sell yours on eBay? Sometimes the right combination of > bidders will bring higher prices. I love...
• Re: First Really Cold Day - Starter Dead
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:13:30 -0600
  ...in cold weather brought on by ignition switch wear combined with > key wear combined with cold to change worn clearances just enough to > break...
• Re: wheel size recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:17:59 -0400
  ...The >difference may be minimal between a 15" and 16" wheel but the lesson still >applies. > >Pick the wheel/tire combination that is apropriate...
• Re: More Van Rollover news
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 06:52:05 -0500
  ...partly due to awful (cheap) tires, mainly due to a combination > of total ignorance of the driver and no dynamic ability on the car...
• Re: Thermal insulation for inside doors/panels
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 6 Feb 2017 10:39:05 -0800
  ...x-25-ft-Aluminum-Roll-Flashing/1018733 for body panel I combine them with fiber glass roll http://www.homedepot.com/p/Owens-Corning...
• Repost: Aux. Battery Location
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Wed, 17 Sep 1997 14:57:57 -0400
  ...under the sink. I am concerned though that the 120 lb. combined weight of the batteries in that location may affect the ride. Is...
• Re: Is Bust Depot Ok?
  Historical mailing list - sharks
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 12:42:20 -0700
  ...if we change the subject line (see above)? then we can combine the two topics! --sharks van=90GL "deep blue" self=26YO "exhausted overworked"
• Re: My Bucko update
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:58:45 -0800
  ...will suck up a lot of water. >> >> Jay > > > After the alcohol combines with the water, does that compound mix throughly > with the > gasoline in...
• Re: VW van count
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 23:50:56 -0500
  ...Carrera engine in the back of it--the badge is a combination of Carrera-GON. My bike mechanic here has one that doesn't...
• Re: Vanagon Wiki [WAS: Curious incident of the fuel pump ...]
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT O UELTZEN
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 08:08:47 -0700
  ...It would be nice to have a single, organized (somewhat) source of our combined Vanagon intellect (?) and knuckle-busting experience (#$%#@&!). Rob U a.k...
• Re: More electric drama.
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:50:24 -0700
  ...So it would be common for it to combine at some voltage over 13, indicates a charging source is present. Remove the charge source...
• Air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Gordon Mah
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:07:35 -0700
  ...Does anyone know the secret combination of sliders and their positions to make this baby keep me cool on such hot days? Thanks!
• More Winter/fuel related... Dri-Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 1 Dec 2012 11:48:43 -0800
  ...Doesn't the water that might get into your fuel supply combine with the ethanol in our pump gas? Just curious here, since I...
• Re: i luv summer diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 00:01:04 ADT
  ...white 83 oil burner i am back up >to 33 mpg combined town/city.... > >suck fumes !!!!!! > Ha Ha Ha See you in my mirror...
• Re: A/C -R12--R134a (a bit off point) -Reply
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 12:12:20 -0400
  On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, YauMan Chan wrote: (snip) California alone has more cars (with air > conditions) than all Asian countries combined. > Yau-Man...
• Crashworthiness
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 09:52:35 -0700
  ...Chapman the designer remarked that the ability of the driver to use the nimble handling, outstanding braking and superior acceleration combined with the small...
• sway bars
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:41:46 -0800
  ...lift, 15 inch wheels with agilis tires would all be nice combinations... Is there anything else to make it more wind steady? _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8...
• Re: Spare Tire Matching
  Historical mailing list - Schooner
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:19:53 -0500
  ...They are too large for the flip down carrier and shifting box above it combination. That is why I think the 185 is put...
• Travel & Work
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 19:40:07 -0700
  Volks, From time to time we discuss ideas on how to combine travel and work. I thought this was a pretty interesting article that...
• Re: Radiator fan on without key
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Oct 2012 20:41:54 -0400
  ...To add belt to suspenders, take a paper clip and jumper all combinations of the three terminals of the switch connecter and verify that...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:33:12 -0400
  ...The ACR monitors the voltage in both batteries and combines the two batteries when the voltage in either battery hits 13.2V (usually connects...
• westfalia conversion van idea (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:39:26 -0600
  ...The combination of normal wear and tear for a 16 YO vehicle combined with the engineering flaws that the vanagon has have made the...
• Re: Adjusting Valves on '77
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 05 May 1995 11:04:35 -0500
  ...Vanagon...it's a combination of van and station wagon. Good luck. Mick Owens Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center Office: (713)743-3626 Fax: (713...
• Military issue Vanagons.... Cont'd found a good site.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin & Lisa Sellitti
  Fri, 10 Sep 1999 09:25:10 -0400
  ...Check it out at http://users.cybercity.dk/~ccc14286/vw.htm Have a look at the VW 247 Combi. It's a T3 Crew...
• Re: organizing the wisdom
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:51:58 -0500
  ...Wouldn't it be great if someone brought together in usable form all the combined wisdom of the list. Not only a trouble-shooting...
• My new '91 Westy is a '90... bummer
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 13:47:14 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if this manufacture/model date combination is unique to the Westfalias? Cheers, Jeff
• OT: head torque specs, 1.8T?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:02:47 -0700
  ...I've searched every combination on Google, and can't find the torque specs for an Audi-VW 1.8T for the head bolts...
• Re: Vanagon etymology
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:25:01 -0800
  ...I've always figured that it was a combination of Van and Wagon, a logical choice considering the market they playing to in 1979...
• Vanagons in Santa Cruz
  Historical mailing list - The Shaws
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 22:14:27 -0700
  ...Santa Cruz/Capitola/Soquel area than everywhere else in the world, combined. Seems like everytime I turned my head there was another one. Must...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:33:44 -0800
  ...An integrated, wind lift spoiler >combines with the blade's aerodynamic low profile to help it maintain >contact with the windshield to improve visibility...
• Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:00:37 -0500
  ...http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/valeo/ultimate.jsp The Valeo Ultimate Wiper Blade, selected as standard equipment by many OEMs worldwide, combines an aerodynamic...
• Re: AIRS and VRS
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 15:49:36 -0700
  ​RE: Combining AIRS and Vanagon Rescue Squad That sounds like a perfect solution, although maybe a big task for you to take on. But...
• Re: Any tricks for priming oil pump?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:51:25 -0400
  ...some combination of that plus rotating the engine backwards by hand, pressurizing the block with an air hose through the dip stick tube, cranking...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 17:58:04 -0800
  ...They differed in either diameter, shape, length, or some combination of these. 82 metal 83-85 metal 85 plastic 86-91 plastic Syncro plastic...
• Re: Diesel Tach, Who's got'em?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 15 Aug 1997 18:54:37 -0700
  ...They have 5,000 rpm tachs as single instruments and in numerous dual and quad combinations with other guages. Their stuff is nice but...
• Re: Coolant Hose Size for Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 17:34:16 -0600
  Is there any reason not to just use a combination of two hose sized joined by a 1" to 5/8" plumbing department reducer...