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  • Re: Headlight bulb upgrades - which bulbs are best? Brands? Color?
    Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
    Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:28:53 -0800
    ...Here is a very good site for info on aiming and the various patterns of E code and DOT headlights; http://www.danielsternlighting.com...
  • Re: South African parts For Sale.....
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Mon, 10 Sep 2001 07:06:34 EDT
    ...They have adjustment screws for correct aiming. And they're Hella. I clipped and commented only on the products I've purchased from James...
  • Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 10 Dec 2001 09:45:29 -0500
    ...I was aiming to find an easier way, i.e. one where I could just run clear water into the system and let the...
  • Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 15:27:12 -0700
    ...that when I park for a long period of time. 16. Aiming the vents - I have all of the foward facing vents aimed straight...
  • Re: Baja Whales 2016 trip planning
    Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
    Mon, 23 Nov 2015 13:13:21 -0800
    ...I'm aiming for a smaller group this trip but who knows. At this point the schedule is still tentative and may be extended...
  • Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 21:51:07 -0600
    ...that when I park for a long period of >time. >16. Aiming the vents - I have all of the foward facing >vents aimed >straight...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:51:54 -0700
    ...of water and > watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR > gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: Baja Whales 2016 trip planning
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 22 Nov 2015 12:12:27 -0800
    ...I'm aiming for a smaller group this trip but who knows. At this point the schedule is still tentative and may be extended...
  • Re: How to Keep Cool in Your Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:51:41 -0600
    ...that when I park for a long period of >time. >16. Aiming the vents - I have all of the foward facing >vents aimed >straight...
  • Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sat, 3 Oct 2009 07:55:07 -0700
    ...That was in VA in 1972. >>> >>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 laser >>> -- invisible beam and he thought...
  • Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sat, 8 Dec 2001 17:23:21 -0400
    ...I was aiming to find an easier way, i.e. one > where I could just run clear water into the system and let > the...
  • Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:20:31 -0600
    ...there may be interest in a joint > project. > > First, I am aiming this primarily at Westie owners > with the existing stock a/c in...
  • Re: E-codes w/ 9004 bulbs?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 29 Apr 2004 17:03:56 -0500
    I have always assumed that those little bumps on the front of the lenses are there for the use of "real" headlite aiming machines...
  • Re: VW vs Rolls
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:47:12 -0000
    ...buy you out' - > > quite a contrast to what most entrepreneurs are aiming at today! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> > > To: <vanagon...
  • fridge fan report
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:31:10 -0600
    ...I suspect that a single muffin fan might be better than two, in the sense of aiming at the sensor better, but 33 cfm...
  • Re: 7" hella replacement lights for SA Grill with An Aftermarket HID 6000K kit, Will this work?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Thu, 4 Jun 2009 08:49:27 -0700
    ...I have followed all the web-posted aiming protocols carefully. I've spent hours on deserted highways, tweeking the settings over and over...There...
  • Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:06:42 -0500
    ...side..........at the front of the tires, and at the rear...... aiming for about 1/16ths to 1/8th inch toe in, measured at...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:14:53 -0500
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was aiming for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • fridge fan report
    Historical mailing list - gary hradek
    Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:10:11 -0700
    ...I suspect that a single muffin fan might be better than two, in the sense of aiming at the sensor better, but 33 cfm...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:51:48 -0500
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was aiming >for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Re: Cross Country Travel Tips Wanted
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:54:18 -0230
    ...Though if you're aiming for old I66, you won't be anywhere near Yellowstone! You won't be so far from the Grand...
  • Mod Squad Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:28:12 -0700
    ...That was in VA in 1972. >>>> >>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 >>>> laser >>>> -- invisible beam and he thought...
  • Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Sat, 3 Oct 2009 11:04:06 -0700
    ...That was in VA in 1972. >>>> >>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 laser >>>> -- invisible beam and he thought...
  • Volkswagen tool list for 1963-1967.(long)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
    Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:10:12 -0800 (PST)
    ...Air pressure gauge Compression gauge Voltmeter Ammeter Headlight aiming device Track gauge Air gun and hose Brush Mobile oil dispenser Grease pistol ELECTRICAL SYSTEM...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:30:35 -0500
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was > aiming > >for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Re: Mod Squad Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 3 Oct 2009 17:32:43 -0700
    ...That was in VA in 1972. >>>>> >>>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 >>>>> laser >>>>> -- invisible beam and he thought...
  • Moderator Comment Re: NVC: Re: No High Beams
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Sat, 3 Oct 2009 12:19:23 -0700
    ...That was in VA in 1972. >>>>> >>>>> A friend once thought about designing a rig with an aiming CO2 >>>>> laser >>>>> -- invisible beam and he thought...
  • I'm baaaack! Lots of T3 stuff coming from Germany!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 28 Feb 2001 13:22:53 -0800
    ...boxes of round T3 H4 lights - some with the cab adjustable aiming! I also have a box of T3 tail lights with the fog...
  • Itchigo got broke. (subtitle: Baywindow glass needed)
    Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
    Sun, 24 Aug 1997 00:45:13 -0400
    ...headlight aiming high..Pull out a srewdriver, and quickly reaim it down a bit, so as not to get pulled over for THAT.. *sigh...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:28:04 -0500
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was aiming > >for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Re: VW vs Rolls
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:39:24 -0000
    ...buy you out' - > > quite a contrast to what most entrepreneurs are aiming at today! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> > > To: <vanagon...
  • Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:16:59 -0700
    ...side..........at the front > of > the tires, and at the rear...... > aiming for about 1/16ths to 1/8th inch toe in, measured at...
  • SA Round Headlight Install Notes - Long
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Mon, 14 Oct 2002 09:50:30 -0500
    ...The aiming process is easy and painless. I think it took me longer to set up the measurements on my garage door than it...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:49:22 -0800
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was > > aiming > > >for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Re: Baja Whale 2013 trip report, 10 vans... part 3...Thar be Whales!
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 17 Mar 2013 05:28:09 -0700
    ...We were aiming for the place we had gone the prior years, the eco-tourism whale watching camp known as Kuyima out at Laguna...
  • Re: VW vs Rolls
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:15:06 -0000
    ...buy you out' - > > quite a contrast to what most entrepreneurs are aiming at today! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "pensioner" <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> > > To: <vanagon...
  • Re: Cooling system tip and involved question
    Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
    Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:01:23 -0500
    ...I was aiming to find an > easier way, i.e. one where I could just run clear water into the system and > let the...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:03 -0700
    ...of water and >> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR >> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - mordo
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:56:01 -0500
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was > aiming > > >for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Propex Installation, Day Two
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Fri, 29 Nov 1996 19:41:42 +0000
    ...lower bracket) of the under seat compartment to the hidden compartment, aiming for a spot behind (to the rear of the bus) the other...
  • Re: Waterfront campsites on Vancouver island and Bella Coola, British Columbia?
    Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
    Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:40:59 -0700
    ...Have to see if I can persuade the wife. (She was aiming for one of the gulf islands). Both the Okoever Inlet Campground and...
  • Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:37:01 -0600
    ...lower notch, perhaps exactly midway between - that's what I was >>> >> aiming >> >>> for. I used a five gallon jug of oil and left a...
  • Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:22:24 -0500
    ...side..........at the front > of > the tires, and at the rear...... > aiming for about 1/16ths to 1/8th inch toe in, measured at...
  • FREE Westy A/C Upgrade & Historical A/C data
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Thu, 16 Jul 1998 12:34:15 -0400
    ...level of cooling you get from a Westy A/C, try aiming those vents carefully to the front, and then close off the two...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:04:55 -0400
    ...of water and >>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR >>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:42:55 -0700
    ...side..........at the front >> of >> the tires, and at the rear...... >> aiming for about 1/16ths to 1/8th inch toe in, measured at...
  • Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
    Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:52:32 -1000
    ...twin spray' fuel injectors ....the stream is divided slightly ...each half aiming at it's intake valve Vehicle Speed Input to the ecu and...
  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 8 May 2007 08:24:54 -0400
    ...The gun can also be used to check water temps and aiming at the exhaust it can also help find mis firing cylinders. Dennis...
  • Re: SA Round Headlight Install Notes - Long
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
    Mon, 14 Oct 2002 15:53:07 -0500
    ...The aiming process is easy and painless. I >think it took me longer to set up the measurements on my garage door than >it...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:26:01 -0700
    ...of water and >>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR >>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: help needed in Anchorage, AK
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Fri, 30 Aug 2013 22:06:14 -0800
    ...I believe they are headed for Chicago from here via Jasper and Banff before dropping down into the US and aiming for Chicago. From...
  • Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:05:56 -0500
    ...side..........at the front >> of >> the tires, and at the rear...... >> aiming for about 1/16ths to 1/8th inch toe in, measured at...
  • Headlights and R. Feinman
    Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:25:09 -0800
    ...To wit, if you raise the aiming point to give a really nice low beam coverage fairly far down the road, the high beams...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:34:49 -0700
    ...of water and >>>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR >>>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:50:37 -0500
    ...of water >>>>>> and >>>>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming >>>>>> your IR >>>>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
    Wed, 9 May 2007 00:38:08 -0700
    ...The gun can also be used to check water temps and > aiming at > the exhaust it can also help find mis firing cylinders. > > Dennis...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:58:10 -0700
    ...of water and >>>>>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your >>>>>>> IR >>>>>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:25:32 -0500
    ...of >>>>>>>> water and >>>>>>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest >>>>>>>> aiming your >>>>>>>> IR >>>>>>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:53:59 -0700
    ...of water and >>>>>> watching/measuring with a thermometer, I would suggest aiming your IR >>>>>> gun at the thermostat housing. See when the temp goes...
  • Re: de-rating tires? - was tire circumference -
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:56:38 -0700
    ...otherwise need to be redesigned to accommodate larger tire sizes, while aiming to reflect more accurately actual vehicle loading conditions of vehicles by requiring...