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• Re: steering rack u-joint
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 11:02:47 -0700
  ...I decided that I do have a good U-joint for PS for sale, if anyone needs one. Scott www.turbovans.com
• 84 wolfsburg for sale(pics and info:)
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 22:48:14 -0800
  ...87 Vanagon Syncro (The VW section) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic/VW.html (Homepage) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic ------------------------------------------------------------ future sound of...
• Yokohama Y370D 195/75 R14
  Historical mailing list - Lash Briggs
  Thu, 11 Sep 1997 18:32:28 -0400
  ...Yokohama Y370D 195/75 R14 8 ply side walls Load range "d" 40k mileage warranty Vanagon.com says 45 psi front and 52 psi...
• Re: 89 Westy / $$ of head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 18:56:50 -0500
  MICHAEL POPE wrote: > I had the cap tested the other day opened at 15 psi. What should it open at? 15 psi is correct...
• Re: Correct Tire Pressure: BFG AT 215/70-16 on '87 2wd Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 4 Apr 2014 20:24:35 -0500
  ...They're 29-35 psi right now. Seems way low. Well looks low > anyways. > > Thanks a ton guys.. > > Abel. > > > >
• Re: 50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough?
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:01:18 -0600
  ...50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough? Hi guys, I am not absolutly sure. The 1/4 inch fuel line I got are 50 PSI. Is...
• Feedback on rebuilt 2.1L AVP Engine Performance
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:29:29 -0700
  ...Checked cold Cyl 1 - 140 psi Cyl 2 - 135 psi Cyl 3 - 135 psi Cyl 4 - 140 psi Compression after 868 miles ... ... Checked cold...
• Re: Tire Rotation/pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:39:05 -0700
  ...The 84 GL with 14" Bridgestone car tires ( leave it fellas) gets 36 PSI, the 86 Weekender (sorry TJ) with 15" Yokohama car tires...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 4 Jan 2017 03:43:45 +0000
  The PS pressure switch is an input to the idle valve controller. There is also an input for the AC compressor clutch. The idle...
• Re: Conti tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 94 13:42:02 ADT
  >rear = 48 psi ?? > >that sounds really high. > >Under no circumstances exceed max on sidewall. > What you've just found is a classic VW cheap...
• Mixing Tire Types
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 13:27:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...The rear tires have a max inflation of 35 psi versus 55 psi for the front. My door sticker calls for 43 psi front...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:05:28 -0700
  ...ever use helium for less unsparing weight? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:59 AM, PSD <psdooley...
• Re: vanagonSpam: a Zen riddle
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:32:32 -0700
  ...PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:45 PM Subject: vanagonSpam: a Zen riddle > When does...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 19:50:36 -0800
  So it's as I guessed, the pulse cycle is biased towards more ICV valve open time when PS switch closes. But hold on...
• Re: Good rubber
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 May 94 14:09:25 ADT
  ...The C6 tires are high pressure, up 55psi, but don't do it! They ride harsh and loud so I use <38 psi. Beware...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:04:48 -0800
  Yes, they can do up to 125 PSI, but the fuel pressure regulator in the Vanagon "bleeds" off the pressure to the 50 or...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:06:01 -0800
  the Europeans use Bar instead of PSI... here's a joke on the other side of the pond... - how many bars you have? - 4...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:05:37 -0700
  ...this >> is >>>> what I have now >>>> >>>> *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, >> Rear >>> 46 >>>> psi* >>>> >>>> *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Re: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:56:59 -0800
  ...I'm not so sure that I could buy 13 feet of Gates 250 psi > oil-resistant 1/2" hose locally. > > -- Cya, Robert '87...
• Tire
  Historical mailing list - Peter Patal
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 19:02:35 -0700
  Hi all, Which tire you rec, my Westy 87 has 3 tires 205-70-14 they are Max 35 PSI and one 185 14...
• Re: '87 Westy - Oil Change, out of hibernation
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:18:43 -0500
  ...What is too much oil pressure in a waterboxer? Is it 65 psi, 70 psi? On startup, cold, 20W50 Castrol (I hate the company...
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:53:35 -0700
  there are lots of PS vanagons running around with the belt removed from the PS pump .. doesn't seem to hurt the rack or...
• Re: RoadHaus - Reflections on 2003
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 14:00:32 -0600
  ...85 psi >* Cylinder 2: 130 psi >* Cylinder 3: 150 psi >* Cylinder 4: 145 psi > >Note: Cylinder 1 was the one that kept burring pistons...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Wed, 26 May 2004 04:33:57 -0700
  Id say if anything, the front Addco/PST is TOO stiff and makes the van jerk around at higher speeds when you need to...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:00:37 -1000
  ...8 psi at idle, 24 psi cruising when installed. Over the next 10,000 miles pressure steadily dropped to 4 psi idle, 12-15...
• Re: Re Kirkland tires
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 13:25:00 -0400
  Two trips to Mexico, 30,000 miles and no flats? Sounds good enough for me! Jay '85 Westy w/Kirkland's all around PSavage...
• Re: Fuel pressure question (FI)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:55:54 -0500
  Hi, Bentley says 28 psi at idle with vacuum hose on. 35 psi with vacuum hose disconnected. The book does not say aircooled or...
• T-i-r-e pressures
  Historical mailing list - Dave M
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 16:17:35 GMT
  ...High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em? > > The recommended rear tire pressure on my Westy is 40 PSI and the > Firestone tires are...
• recent adventures in '84 electrical bonding:ps
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 03:51:51 -0400
  as a ps to post: recent adventures in'84 electrical bonding: shunt around 800 ohm resistance also made operational flashing led for both low...
• Nokian recommended tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:11:34 -0500
  ...The tire sticker on the driver's door says 39 PSI front and 48 PSI rear. Is there any good reason to diverge from...
• Re: Kirkland Tire question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:08:11 -0000
  ...If you have a tire rated 97 at 50 psi, it can handle something like 1900 lbs. At 40 psi, it will be a...
• Re: Vanagon snow performance
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 15:05:35 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Front:Verdestein Sprint + R80 185R14 94R Reinforced 44 psi max pressure Back:Gislaved 185R14C LT M+S Nord Frost C 55 psi max pressure...
• Re: Wrong Tires from PO, ramifications?
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 11:48:37 -0400
  ...My Bentley manual says Front 2.5 bar (36 psi), Rear 3.0 bar (44 psi), Spare 3.0 bar (44 psi). This is...
• Re: Should engine mount move this much? (PIC)
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:11:24 -0400
  ...put carrier on with only DS mount installed, used a bottle jack to bring PS of engine up to get things level, measured level...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:25:42 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > A very common place for the PS to leak is at a PS steel line > where it > routs to the...
• Vanagon Shocks (KYB's)
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Fri, 10 May 1996 07:58:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It takes PST three weeks to get the shocks and another week to ship them out, so be prepared to wait. PST has a...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 13 Jun 2015 14:34:41 -0700
  ...com/njj5kx8> Jim > On Jun 13, 2015, at 12:59 PM, PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > > No, you need 40 vanagons to get accurate...
• Re: Unpowered PS rack impressions plus manual rack FS
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:30:59 -0400
  At 05:57 PM 6/9/2010, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >( ps...correct English [usage] is a reguirement for moderators I thought ) . Wherever the...
• Re: VW's have feelings?jung
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 18:22:16 -0400
  >> >Carl Jung, the great psychologist, thought that it was best to speak well >of his cooking pots and pans, as they had "feelings." > >True...
• Re: Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:45:51 -0400
  Man, dont sweat it. Just take the belt off and drive-100,000 mles if you want to.You wont notice any difference at...
• The psychology of the van dweller - Car Talk
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:40:34 -0400
  The psychology of the van dweller. Car Talk this past weekend, Vanagon was a topic! http://www.cartalk.com/Radio/Show/online.html Segment...
• Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:33:22 -0400
  All, I know its been posted that some of you drive without power steering on vehicles that the rack is blown up or PS...
• Re: coolant system pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:36:27 -0400
  ...thermostat housing drips a little bit at 15 PSI, but holds fine at 13 PSI, when am I likely to experience those last few...
• Unpowered PS rack impressions plus manual rack FS
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:39:25 -0700
  Drove my 84 GL for the first time since converting to an 86 GL front end with PS. Trouble is the PS pump has...
• Re: refrigerator: eurospec "pressure"?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 15 May 1998 08:17:13 -0700
  ...Michael Sullivan wrote: > 30 mbar = 0.435 psi > 50 mbar = 0.725 psi > > Are you sure that propane is measured here in "PSI"? perhaps...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:35:02 -0700
  Mine ran fine too until I heard a rod knock about 100 miles from home, and still had about 8 psi at speed. The...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 02:40:39 EST
  Hey Volks, Isn't the Rabbit/Jetta pump putting out like 100 PSI ? That can't be good for our 50 psi or so...
• Re: inflate tires up to max pres?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 13:12:36 -0500
  ...44 psi MAX > >Recommended Original Pressure, 39 psi Front, 48 psi >Rear > >Calculated Pressure for my tires, 33 psi Front, 40 psi >Rear > >If...
• Re: Power Steering To No PS Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 13 Jun 2003 18:16:29 EDT
  ...Bruce, The holes in the knuckles of the no-PS van is in a slightly different spot. The PS system requires less turns lock...
• Re: Fwd: RE: VDO Oil Pressure sender specs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:52:31 -0800
  ...20 psi at speed is not good, there should be a minimum of 10 psi per 1000 rpm, or 30 psi at speed, 9...
• Re: Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:21:32 -0700
  ...M --- Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> wrote: > I've heard of many people driving for extended periods with the PS disconnected, but...
• Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:42 -0700
  ...pressures in the 12 PSI range ie Formula Ford & Formula Continental, and Formula One cars run about 15 - 16 PSI at 340KPH Jake On...
• Re: H2O belt broke...
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 16:52:05 -0700
  > Isn't the PS belt same size? Is on my '87 but I don't have AC. just swap > and muscle it back to...
• Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:14:10 -0700
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• TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:22:17 -0400
  ...2084lb at 65psi PSI cold F/R empty: 50/50 PSI cold F/R loaded: 55/55 -- Chris S. "Beware the Subie Vultures"
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 08:58:43 -0700
  I've got 0-80 psi gauges. Given the view angle and interpolation required on a 0-150 gauge my rebuilt was probably not...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:49:10 -0700
  ...biggest variable is if you use PS uprights/spindles or non-PS ones. to do it 100 % right you would want the PS uprights...
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Feb 2021 23:03:40 +0000
  ...this > is > > > what I have now > > > > > > *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, > Rear > > 46 > > > psi* > > > > > > *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Re: Tire observation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 25 Dec 2013 19:49:11 -0500
  I notice that my syncro doka w/out PS & no decoupler is very hard to steer in parking lots, etc., but my 2wd westy...
• Engine swap to 1.9L TDI
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:52:14 +0200
  ...Than you will need some parts from the TD engine: - Bellhousing from a 50 PS or 70 PS Diesel - Starter from a Diesel - Oil...