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• Re: Hydrogen cars. Was: Re: waterboxer pinging
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:01:59 +1200
  > Heat? �Well, that's a different story. �Batteries need heat. �If cars > were equipped with �plutonium generators, like in the many satellites > that orbit...
• Re: solar panels
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:44:00 -0700
  ...A member of the group placed his generator about 50 feet away, just behind a little rise in the ground, fires it up and...
• Trailers, Portable Generators and the like
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:31:58 -0600
  ...On - or in - the trailer ( I haven't decided on open or closed type yet) I propose to haul a generator, a propane tank...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:11:07 +0000
  ...not > > encountered many VW vans with generators, but there are some. > > > > Organized formal camps often have "generator hours".  It just amazes me > > that people...
• Re: Propex Spark Generator Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:28:42 -0800
  ...unit only makes one 'click' which I think is >the spark generator -- and is inconsistent at getting lit. Should I expect >more clicks? > >Anyone...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:10:43 -0800
  ...6/15, ANTONY MARSH <apetermarsh@me.com> wrote: > Many time when generators and loud so-called “music" would eminate from a > very noisy neighbor...
• Vanagon list status
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom (Antler Properties)
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:45:28 -0400
  ...Gerry is currently being fed by a generator, but it is not a quiet one. At 23:00 EDT tonight, I will power the...
• Re: NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 3 Nov 2013 17:46:53 -0800
  RE: Generators Stink I've been carrying and occasionally using my Honda Eu1000 for almost seven years now. And I do not recall even...
• ?Bad generator bearings-lifetime expectancy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 01:05:17 -0500
  ...My generator bearings went out earlier this week. We are about to leave for Inuvik. We are driving to CA first, and will be...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 13:47:13 -0500
  ...I've not >>>> encountered many VW vans with generators, but there are some. >>>> >>>> Organized formal camps often have "generator hours". It just amazes me...
• Re: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Sellers
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 06:45:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...A little generator noise can go a long way (meaning more than just the sound of the generator). I could be very wrong but...
• Hall generator causing rough idle
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 20:28:54 -0500
  ...I was wondering if the hall generator could cause rough idle if it was malfunctioning.The van runs fine when driving/accelerating. There were...
• Re: NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 03:02:25 +0000
  ...A little generator with a portable window mounted AC unit > would > make life so sweet. > John > On 11/3/2013 8:37 PM, ANTONY...
• Re: Electric Water Pump (was: Re: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:17:59 -0500
  ...One could replace the alternator with a generator and belt it to the water pump. Then you could "motor" the generator to turn the...
• Re: NOS parts & Old engines.
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 20 Mar 1996 11:24:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...I must add that > this engine has never been in a car, it's an industrial engine that powered a > waterpump or a generator...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Scott Greiner
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:43:53 -0800
  ...AM, Rowan Tipton wrote: > i also hate noisy generators.� that said, i have a generator mounted > in a small trailer with sound proofing that...
• Re: generator coleman 1850
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:57:38 -0500
  This same generator has been available at Home Depot at a similar price. My friend from Ohio bought one and we took it with...
• Re: Solar panel, aux. battery, generator etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 9 Mar 2016 17:16:36 -0600
  ...battery, generator and the such... your share of experiences and advices will be greatly appreciated... the van(s): - '89 tin top with a group...
• 65 generator/fan/doghouse/ shriek and wail
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:41:51 -0400
  So, I got the generator out, replaced, and put back in. Major headache, almost worth the $50 it would have cost to have someone...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:00:46 -0800
  It has probably been said but I'll chip in (and I'm a long time hater of generators camping from years in the...
• Re: Generators and Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 23:17:27 -0400
  ...Generators and Noise >Bill had written: > >>There may be nothing more annoying when I'm camping than the sound of a >>> generator running, > > >I...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 00:13:34 -0500
  ...I prefer a generator any time >> > seriously. same noise, that one can eventually channel out. A banjo??? >> > Never... >> > >> > Karl >> > 1981 Westy "Jenny" >> > 2000 VW...
• Re: Testing Generator and Volt. Reg.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 08:25:56 -0500 (CDT)
  On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Stuart Foley wrote: > The problem here sounds like the regulator, but first check the > generator. This should read anywhere...
• Powering a 110V A/C
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 14:40:59 -0500
  ...There is the option of powering it with a small gas powered generator mounted outside the van a la Bob Bellanca. These are the...
• Re: Smoker's Car: Fix using Ozone
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:54:49 -0700
  ...Fix using Ozone Gogle for "Ozone Generators" and also for "Ozone Generator Plans". You will get literally hundreds of hits on the topic. Regards...
• Solar panels for your Vanagon..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:29:40 -0700
  ...I've spent months at a time in Baja without need of a generator, many times..I have one for the van, one for...
• Re: Mount propex under the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:37:56 -0700
  ...Mount propex under the Vanagon? > > Dennis Haynes wrote: > > > In the RV world generators that run on the same fuel as the vehicle are > > plumbed...
• RE: generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Nov 94 15:39:36 gmt
  ...Dave Garth says: >Nothing ruins the peace and quiet of camping more often than generators. >Noise that would be acceptable IMO in a city...
• Re: NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 07:18:54 -0800
  ...Of course I don't mind if someone chooses to set up a construction generator beside their Class-C and play whatever kind of...
• RE: Generator access or engine access on Pre 72 buses???
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 04 Jun 1996 14:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...it) removable so that one could access the carb/air cleaner/generator from >above. this involves cutting the sheet metal out and making a...
• Re: Any musicians out there?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 17:53:09 -0700 (PDT)
  Vw writes: > > There was a post back in November about generators making noise at > campsites. Then somebody mentioned a tuba. We like tubas. But...
• Tin & Generators
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 08:27:08 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Anybody have any experience with this stuff? Is it worth my $16? Also, I have a question about generators. I still haven't found...
• Re: VW diesel engine available on Craigs List for $300 98K miles
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:07:47 -0800
  On 12/12/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > How that's a great ideal 1500 diesel to power a generator, and...
• Re: Propex Spark Generator Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 09:28:36 -0800
  ...unit only makes one 'click' which I think is >the spark generator -- and is inconsistent at getting lit. Should I expect >more clicks? > >Anyone...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:42:39 -0500
  ...Most likely what is happening is that the generator is not seeing the chargers so it is not "exciting" the windings. This is similar...
• Re: Alt. Amps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 May 2000 20:54:30 -0500
  ...the end of the generator opposite the commutator end) -> or R = clockwise rotation <- or L = counterclockwise rotation 28V = generator voltage in volts 62A = maximum...
• Re: solar panels
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 15:49:46 -0700
  ...I mean, dang, even at farmer's markets, which are seldom silent events hereabouts, a 1000W generator behind a booth is clearly audible. Maybe...
• And now for something Completely Different
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:58:13 -0700
  ...Add a little helper motor/generator like in an honda insight? Could you take a synchro, and put the motor/generator up front? What...
• Re: Question on Biodiesel
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 17 May 2005 10:22:07 -0700
  ...the same category as running a generator with an electric motor that was powered by the generator: Net loss in the system. (And then...
• Re: NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Sun, 3 Nov 2013 21:37:03 -0500
  ...I have resigned myself to the > fact that most folk are far less sensitive to noise than I am. > > Suit yourself, run the generator...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping-Toyotomi Portable A/C
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 24 Jun 1998 03:38:23 -0700
  ...generators >> > > Could you post the list of these? I guess it makes sense that the > park > service wouldn't want loud or polluting generators...
• Re: Smoker's Car: Fix using Ozone
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:10:49 -0400
  ...Fix using Ozone > > > Gogle for "Ozone Generators" and also for "Ozone Generator Plans". You > will get literally hundreds of hits on the topic. > > Regards...
• FW: Help With 110 Volt A/C BTU Requirement Sought
  Historical mailing list - Pedro L. Rodriguez
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:49:31 -0400
  Plan to mount the ac in the passenger or driver window while camping, will transport it along with other gear and the generator on...
• Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:02:21 -0500
  ...Greg > 12V generator > > This is a really neat idea, a tiny Honda engine mated to Bosch 12V > alternator, you run everything off of your...
• Amp output for 1600 generator?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jun 1996 12:11:04 -0500
  Hey now, Anyone know what the amp output on a stock 1600 generator is? I'm getting a 12v cooler for our trip that...
• Re: Converting to electric?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 14:40:01 CDT
  ...but if you have to go out of town on longer trips, fire up the little generator in the back to power the motor...
• Re: Wood burning bus
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 18:25:24 -0500
  I suspect that's the old WWII trick called a gazogene (sp) engine -- they had a gas generator in the trunk that burned wood...
• Re: iWaveCube the worlds smallest microwave...any westy owners bought one??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:01:11 -0400
  No experience with this one but putting plenty into Yachts with inverters and generators, Digital controls do not like cheap inverters and have a...
• Re: Vanagon de Graff generator?
  Historical mailing list - Cooper, Jonathan R.
  Fri, 2 Nov 2001 14:28:26 -0500
  ...Vanagon de Graff generator? In a message dated 11/2/01 1:29:52 PM, chris.smith@aquila.net writes: << you'll need a...
• 'nother Rialta
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Dec 1996 00:45:59 -0500
  Geesh! Another 96 with a generator for 48K in Spokane, WA 1-800-335-7483. QuanYinLyn
• Re: Timing light power source - confirmation
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 21:51:38 -0500
  ...When setting timing on all my rear-engine VWs I always use the generator/alternator positive terminal and put the negative clamp somewhere on...
• Re: Off topic: Costco engines
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:51:44 -0400
  ...It looks similar to the engine used in a > Chinese-made generator carried by my FLAPS, Lordco. > According to Lordco, the generators have a...
• Re: Prius question with vanagon content-Electric air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:33:21 -0400
  ...The challenge is how to run a generator while in transit. I keep thinking that a generator could be mounted on the luggage rack...
• Re: Generators/Camping/Westies(F)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:23:47 -0700
  ...stories/recommendations/pitfalls/benefits, etc having to do > >with carrying a generator for electricity when camping in a Westy? > > >Stories, anyone? I'd especially...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:32:40 -0500
  ...AM, Rowan Tipton wrote: > >> i also hate noisy generators. �that said, i have a generator mounted >> in a small trailer with sound proofing that...
• Re: rebuilt distributor
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:29:02 -0400
  ...to clean it thoroughly, and a whole rebuilt w/ cap and rotor is less than 2x the cost of the Hall generator itself. > > Thanks...
• Matt's Screaching
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:59:50 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Turned out to be the generator rubbing on some bent metal in the fan housing. It wore the metal away and screeches no more...
• Onboard Battery Charger
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:05:47 -0700
  ...First, the keep the battery up when I'm camped where there is shore power and then second, to charge with an external generator...
• Re: Baja Syncro Chronicles vol 113, long
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 22:59:12 -0400
  ...My pet peeve is a neighbor with a motorhome and a "chase car" who fires up their generator in the morning then they get...
• Re: NVC (well, slightly VC): Questions about buying used generator/invertor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 07:58:57 -0800
  ...While I use a 1200 watt pure sine inverter and 2 batteries I still have a Kawasaki 1000 Watt generator as a back up...