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High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:19:56 -0500
...Fuel in those remote places along the highway has to be hauled in by truck. From Dawson Creek, the beginning of the Alaska Highway...
Re: Desperate for a High Top!
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Thu, 2 Nov 2006 13:47:58 +0000
...Desperate for a High Top! >Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 19:12:34 -0500 > >Hi Folks, >I have fallen in love with camping in...
Re: Adventurewagon high top molds
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:36:55 -0800
...Don't they kill your highway gas > mileage? How big is the effect? > This is just to help me decide how much to drool...
Re: engine dieing while AC on high--solved
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:05:45 -0500
<<I seem to remember reading sometime ago, that the heaviest current drain setting on the fan was the medium (not high or low) settings...
Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 15 Apr 2003 06:53:46 -0700
...Higher octane > >allows a car to run at a higher compression ratio without pinging. But, if > >the vehicle isn't pinging, what's the...
Re: gas mileage city vs. highway
Historical mailing list - Danny
Mon, 25 May 2009 10:16:21 -0700
...I get 13.5 mpg city and 15 highway, my van weighs 4800 pounds (westy)�its a 1.9 L with 4000 miles since...
Re: High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:46:48 -0400
...This is also way gasoline sold at higher altitudes is a lower octane. High octane is not needed at the reduced pressures. Dennis -----Original...
Re: WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger
Historical mailing list - MDC Vanagon
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 15:47:00 -0800
...WARNING- having A/C on high on 85' Westy or Vanagon = fire danger I've noticed that if I have the A/C fan...
Re: High Altitude
Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:43:49 -0800
Kenyon Fairey wrote: > > Although this is a "late" response to the 'high altitude' thread of last > week, I did want to make a few...
Re: High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 02:08:00 -0500
...High Altitude Problems -'90 WBX Can the Digifant system be reset for high altitude operations? I thought there was supposed to be altitude correction...
SA headlights....(wiring snafu)
Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:26:49 -0800
...When I turn on high beams they seem to work properly but the headlights dim. I hooked the wiring up so I have high...
Re: Vibration when radiator fan on high speed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:09:51 -0400
The radiator should only go into high speed when low speed no longer does the job. For AC it is common for the fan...
Re: Today's Friday, ain't it?? Blatantly NVC
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:11:35 -0600
> It was fun last year, but 75% of my Faceplant friends are from high > school. That was interesting and fun for a while, but...
Re: Ethanol free gas
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 10:01:09 -0500
...It was > > about a dollar higher than 87 octane, but only 7 cents higher than > > alcoholic 93 octane. I buy only 87 octane in...
Re: Day 4 (west to east)
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:16:56 -0700
...Don't judge the whole state by Phoenix, although even that valley metropolis is much higher than the highest point in Illinois, where I...
Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:56:09 -0700
I try to keep my highway speed at 60 mph. Sometimes it creeps up to 65, particularly when there is downhill. Depending on conditions...
Vanagon Westfalia high top dimensions?
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Fri, 13 Jun 2014 08:14:00 -0300
...Could someone point me in the correct direction for the dimensions of a Westfalia High-top Vanagon? I am on the hunt for a...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 23:18:53 -0600
...I've heard some high performance > high compression engines have preignition sensors > that adjust to lower power levels when 87 octane is used. > (porsche...
High Top
Historical mailing list - Trevor Reid
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 22:27:33 -0700
Ben T has the high top mold in San Fran.... *************** Trevor Reid GFAB Manufacturing Ltd www.theskylightguy.com 604-839-3597
Re: High Power Headlight Kit (SA): melting connector
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Sun, 7 Jun 2009 21:33:37 -0700
...I also have Hella 550 "high beam" lights on my bumper, which really turn night into day out in the desert night. They automatically...
Re: Octane smoctane
Historical mailing list - chrisrvanagon
Sat, 26 May 2007 14:23:40 -0700
Do any of us have an opinion as to the non-octane oriented benefits of the higher grades of fuel? E.g., Does "Techron...
Re: High tops- removal/trade
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:30:00 -0700
There is mention on the Samba of harvesting a hightop from a junked van for use on one's van so a search for...
Re: 2.1L coolant light problem
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 10:00:05 -0700
John, I use to think the same but there is no high pressure switch but rather a high temperature switch. Dig a little deeper...
Re: AC converted to 134
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:51:07 -0700
...Fan on High. The only thing the high pressure (freon pressure) switch does is to kick the radiator fan up the the intermediate speed...
Re: High tops- removal/trade
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:38:20 -0600
We are interested in trading because we found a high top that we could take the top off of, and it install it on...
Low beams don't work
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:11:45 -0600
Driving home a few minutes ago, I took a short cut through a dark residential section of town and hit my high beams. When...
High idle again
Historical mailing list - The Shaws
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 17:20:09 -0800
Several months ago I posted a problem with my 87 syncro 2.1 wbx having a very high idle. Suggestions for repair we to...
Re: halogen wisdom please
Historical mailing list - James Cohen
Thu, 16 Jan 1997 07:55:52 -0800
...I have my 500s wired into the high beam >circuit so that they only come on when the high beams are on and they...
Re: HIghway Numbering System NVC
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:37:41 -0700
...http://www.us-highways.com/ http://www.geocities.com/michelleskinnerfreeway/ A very extensive California Highways page: http://cahighways.org/index.html All for your...
Re: dumb tire question..Studless snows..
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:49:02 -0700
Beware - pubic highways get slippery when wet! I've only experienced the straight ones. Sorry, had to do it. Karl Wolz |-----Original Message----- |From...
Re: Major light upgrade (long)
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:46:27 -0700
...In any event, in my installation they come on only with the high beams. They have a VERY different light pattern from the Cibie...
Re: High Idle for Emmisions Test
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:18:38 -0800
...Initially the "highly trained inspector" was concerned with the high idle. .................. For info, here in the Soviet of Washington the max idel for emissions...
higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 07:58:05 -0800
...Advancing ignition timing increases > the > > tendency to knock. > > " > > > > It says absolutely nothing about the higher-octane > gas > > burning at a > > higher > > temperature. It does...
Re: Sos in Watkins Glen
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 22:30:17 -0400
At 10:22 PM 7/1/2011, Bill Shawley wrote: >Here's a funny story my heater fan switch got stuck on high this...
gas mileage city vs. highway
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Mon, 25 May 2009 07:04:18 -0230
...under highway conditions? I'd expect it to be worse than highway driving, but not as much worse as it seems to be. I...
Re: Getting higher compression?
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:02:22 -0400
And why, pray tell would you want HIGHER compression? 140 is at the top of the healthy range for our motors, unless you want...
Re: Driving Westy to South America!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Mar 1996 03:57:51 -0500
>2) High Beams occasionally stick "on". Get a good wiring diagram and continuity tester. Check the wiring and condition of the turn signal switch...
Re: Bus Depot and debate for Californians
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 8 May 2002 08:21:29 -0700
...Over populated, high housing costs, ridiculous > high rents. Freeway shootings from road rage. Crime, car theft. You name it
Highbeams kill Radio
Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
Thu, 30 May 2002 19:24:54 -0400
I have three driving lights that are toggle swithched and operate only when both switches are on and high been is on. While driving...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control--gROUP pURCHASE
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:11:26 EDT
...The electrically actuated servo is just the right solution for underpowered, high mass, high frontal area vehicles. There may well be other manufacturers of...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Group discount - Vanagon high tops
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 15:55:54 EDT
...Bigger may not necessarily be better but it is not necessary a bad thing. > Actually, the German high tops I was thinking of are...
Re: South African Grille headlight conversion on an 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 13:06:45 EDT
In a message dated 9/22/04 11:36:45 AM, tolga@MAC.COM writes: << -outers low beams & inners high or -outers both low...
Re: Normal mpg? - better than real?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:06:57 -0700
...15 mpg city, 17 mpg highway. 1985 Vanagon 2WD, 1.9L, manual: 16 mpg city, 18 mpg highway. or (depending one which ratings you...
Re: pop-up vs. high top
Historical mailing list - byard
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:47:54 -0700
...Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:45 AM > I have a question for all you high top drivers out > there, just how squirrelly are these...
Wiring Question: White wire=high beam; yellow wire=low beam?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:10:15 -0700
...My understanding from reading Bentley is that white feeds the high beams and yellow the low beams. Can anyone confirm this? My blue high...
Re: U.S high-top conversion?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 21:16:36 -0800
Adventurewagen, made in Fort Bragg, California. Mike Snow <snip> Does any one know about an American High-top conversion?
Re: SA QUAD LIGHT GRILLE
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:01:52 -0800
...low beam, high beam, high beam plus SA inner lights Works great for me. Now that it's dark early I use them all...
Re: higher temperature for higer octane,cleaning your wallet
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 23:32:45 -0600
...Advancing ignition timing increases the > tendency to knock. > " > > It says absolutely nothing about the higher-octane gas > burning at a > higher > temperature. It does...
a/c cooling fan
Historical mailing list - karen brown
Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:33:22 -0400
...I was concerned because the radiator fan comes on at HIGH speed whenever I turn the a/c on. Just adding my two cents...
Re: Headlight Operation
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:30:35 -0600
...On both of my US model '88 GL's - Any time I > switch from high to low or low to high - the opposite set...
Re: Vanagons at High Altitudes
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 28 Aug 2000 13:29:08 -0700
...Vanagons at High Altitudes > The FI system "knows" you are at higher altitude--somewhat--so you > don't have to make any adjustments like...
Re: RTV colors
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 21:12:26 -0400
...high temp.-high strength. Grey (or Gray) high performance. Black: high performance. G.E. was the originator of RTV, here is a page with...
Re: air conditioner
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:52:48 -0700
...The secondary high temp radiator switch contacts turns off the compressor, and kicks the fan onto the High speed (bypassing the fan resistor altogether...
Radiator thermo switch
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:30:19 -0500
...high.  I wasn't even sure the gage itself would go that high.  Well, just at that point the high fan...
Re: higher octane needs
Historical mailing list - Chris Holtz
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:28:56 -0800
...I've heard some high performance >high compression engines have preignition sensors >that adjust to lower power levels when 87 octane is used. >(porsche...
Re: Westy v. Adventurewagen
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 24 May 2000 15:46:53 -0700
It really comes down to your personal preferences regarding the layout and a high top versus a pop top. I have had both. I...
Re: electrical problems with headlights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:58:44 -0500
...No headlights or highbeams. Indicator lights, rear lights, flashing lights are working. Switching on the headlight switch turns on the high beam indicator light...
Re: Digifant 21. MV High Fuel Consumption
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 19 May 2009 06:43:54 -0600
> This site lists a standard Vanagon at 16 city, 18 highway, 17 combined. SO > my 'issue' is a non issue :-) I guess I'm...
Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 30 May 2004 20:59:21 -0400
...On my 91 Westy the low pressure fitting is right by the compressor, while the high pressure is up in the cabinets. On my...
High Beam Question...
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 13:05:47 -0700
...I have a question about the high beams/low beams on my 1990 Carat. If one of the H3 (high beams) bulbs burns out...