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• Re: Dead 83.5 Westy (injector power)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:48:26 -0400
  ...Also, inside the black box on the forward firewall (driver's side) is a standoff that has a constant 12 volts. Erik Peterson wrote...
• Re: 12 volt battery rejuvination/restoration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 13:38:44 -0500
  ...battery life by potentially sitting so much unless kept on a constant trickle charge. Any chemists or electrical gurus on the list have any...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 12:48:14 -0700
  ...It isn't that the gear is wobbly loose, so much as it constantly gets pressured to move in one direction and eventually will...
• Re: Short range FM transmitters
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 20:24:36 -0700
  ...open station for a very long stretch..........making it necessary to constantly resync w/ new stations........a pain! if you're camping in the...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:52:07 -0230
  ...I don't know any farmers, but what I've read about being one emphasizes CONSTANT work and you can't ever take a...
• Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 9 Oct 2015 11:04:58 -1000
  ...have an '82 diesel? Looking at that in Bentley..... >>> S8 supplies constant (battery) + to brake switches via a red/yellow wire. >>> This wire enters...
• Re: Instrument cluster light issues
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Mon, 17 May 2021 23:29:04 -0400
  ...If the short was still there wouldn’t the fuse blow? Just don’t know how I could have wired into constant power. I...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:02:07 -0700
  ...That said, the |loss will be constant (assuming a good, consistent connection at the |lighter |and that is not a good assumption) and the...
• Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Dan Weeks
  Wed, 2 Jan 2008 18:28:22 -0600
  ...Driving across a lonely stretch of desert in a constant > stiff > wind. Smoke appears behind, pull ove, shut down, grab the Halon > filled > extinguisher...
• Re: Trusting Your Machine
  Historical mailing list - Robert Campbell
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 06:19:46 -0700
  ...but I gotta tell ya, I'm a bit terrified! Reading the constant issues that seem to randomly arise in these machines makes me...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome TSB 92-02: Also Applies To Digijet ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 17:03:47 -0400
  ...CONDITION After driving for an extended period of time at a > >> constant speed, the vehicle may, on occasion, experience a > >> deterioration of performance which...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:28:19 -0600
  ...Its polarity and ionization are both due > to the high dielectric constant of water. > > Water has interesting thermal properties. When heated from 0�C...
• Re: 81 Manual Transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 May 2010 21:24:21 -0700
  ...Apparently the rest of the gear got grind away by > the constant friction. Going with 60kmh on the single lane highways > was neither a...
• Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 07 Jul 94 19:26:24 CDT
  On Thu, 7 Jul 94 18:01:11 CDT Alistair Bell said: > I wasn't thinking of up-and-down motion induced wear >when...
• Re: Vanagon H20 cruising speed
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 23:33:48 -0400
  ...The only wear factor is the steady directional wear of the rings from constantly pushing that huge nose through the wind at high speeds...
• Re: speedo/odo error confusion
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Oct 2001 19:57:29 -0400
  ...s going on? Why should the odo error not be roughly constant. The only variable I can think of is the day started cool...
• Re: Re: Re: � � � 2 questions... (still looking for a westy)
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:23:54 -0400
  ...Until you have all of the bugs worked > out, and yes, there WILL be bugs, you'll be constantly tweaking, tuning > and messing with...
• Re: BLOCK BEARING SIZES ...
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:41:28 -0700
  ...We are here to do constant > makovers on our beloved friends. > I hope, some of you would know what I am talking about and...
• Re: Fridge on 12V
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:09:59 -0700
  ...The house battery ammeter showed about 9A of constant current draw, indicating a solid current path. While in camp, I had the cooler connected...
• Custom-made sump plate for '72 - '83 engines, threaded for VDO oil temp sender
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Tue, 05 Nov 1996 16:43:51 -0600
  ...temp sender, which was was seeping oil at a slow but constant rate. I hate *all* oil leaks, they make my ride look low...
• V6 Vanagon on the road-finally
  Historical mailing list - Rick Sherrod (Certifiable VW mech)
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 10:48:02 +0000
  ...car back there, unless you are paranoid like I am (I constantly glance in my mirror while I drive). The webpage has no updated...
• Re: Tiico or not Tiico...thanks for advise!!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Berkemer
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:47:09 -0600
  ...and over all quality /dependability of the Tiico there remains a constant issue with "vibrations" and "resonance" along with exhaust issues and problems with...
• 1.9l syndromne, not lawwnngg
  Historical mailing list - Brian brian
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 10:17:01 -0700
  ...of blue smoke in the exhaust, poor starting, and a near-constant rich-running condtion continually fouling the spark plugs. My mistake was looking...
• Re: Ipod installation in your van
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 4 May 2006 18:08:05 -0700
  ...How would I take a constant draw off the cig. Lighter and hardware the power supply for the ipod? That way the cig. Lighter...
• Re: Vanagon total drag and mechanical losses
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 12:21:22 -0600
  ...I have found the toughest part of speedometer calibration to be holding indicated speed constant. So I find cruise control equipped vehicles best for...
• Re: Front Bumper-Bent From The Factory?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:00:45 -0700
  ...This includes all Mercedes S class 500 series sedans that I constantly saw there. The shop refused the job to replace the timing belt...
• Re: Aux Battery Wiring safe? - NEW TOPIC (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:36:05 -0400
  ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
• Re: Thoughts on 2000 eurovans
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:30:53 -0700
  ...t want to be paying frequent and expensive parts bills and constantly rebuilding something... I think you gather all the information you can and...
• Re: Vanagon Brakes
  Historical mailing list - James Eaton
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:41:12 -0400
  ...Unlike petrol= > (gasoline) engines, diesel engines vary fuel flow to control power rather t= > han throttling air intake and maintaining a constant fuel ratio...
• Re: Dometic Fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:04:38 -0700
  ...Then pump and push the igniter, constantly clicking, and only then press and hold the gas button while still pumping and igniting. That should...
• Re: Heating system
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Sep 94 13:07:12 EDT
  ...You do raise an important point though - heating would be improved if hot air could be constantly recirculated rather than fresh all the time...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:12:12 -0800
  ...A pilot constantly monitor and adjust his engine (not the average westy owner) The only thing similar in comparison is the engine configuration (Flat...
• AI Engine Status For Vanagon Owners
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 3 Feb 2025 21:35:16 -0500
  ...If you only use one, you will constantly be crashing your car into a tree. A+ https://www.perplexity.ai* Real Time Search plus...
• Re: map light
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 7 Nov 2012 13:46:11 -0600
  ...like 18 inch long ones > - don't need that. > I'm constantly using my map light to find stuff in the cockpit at night...
• Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:42:36 -0700
  ...Never have I seen evidence of either water or >>>> dirt >>>>> in >>>>> an INTACT CV joint. >>>>> >>>>> The constant splitting of this new rubber product everyone...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 13:23:24 -0300
  ...SI base unit of electricity is the ampere, >which is that constant current which, if >maintained in two straight parallel conductors >of infinite length...
• Re: transaxle lubricant
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:04:20 -0800
  ...The synthetic base oils used have a very high viscosity index which provides relatively constant viscosity as temperature changes. MTL is a low 75W...
• Re: Vanagon Bucking - A Proactive Approach?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Thu, 10 Feb 2000 14:54:34 -0800
  ...states After driving for an extended period of time at a constant speed,the vehicle may,on occasion,experience a deterioation of performance which...
• Re: IMO: Engine converting and Re: The writings of Gene Berg and ETC.
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:30:42 -0400
  ...What about the poor-flowing exhaust system Kennedy supplies, or the cheap poorly constructed engine support? Not to mention the throttle 'loop', the constant...
• Re: blinking temp light, (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:01:28 -0400
  ...Its a bit of a haul, (especially if the red light is blinking constantly)
• Re: Converting to R134
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 12:02:16 -0700
  ...Above 95F, mine runs constantly on the higher speed until the van interior cools off. I would also suggest replacing the engine cover and...
• TSII info
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Fri, 28 May 2004 05:46:57 -0400
  ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
• Re: cheap gauges from JC Whitney
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 17:56:20 -0700
  ...The regulator constantly bleeds fuel pressure out into the return line to the tank. By this method the fuel pressure is the same all...
• Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:05:56 -0500
  ...When we were running our plant, we were constantly communicating with other ethanol producers about what different processes worked and which didn't. You...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 May 2024 19:42:23 -0700
  Interesting coincidence….i just got one of tencents ( intrepid overland ) heater valves with the constant bleeding feature . Air bleeding of coolant, not fingers. Haven...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:40:56 -0700
  ...resistor is to limit current through the LED which is a "constant > voltage" device like any diode. > > The LED will start dimming the instant...
• RE: VANAGON digest 901
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 96 19:02:18 EDT
  ...so it beeps when it wants to and sometimes stays on constantly. I disconnected it, but I want to fix!...This whole job has...
• Re: Aftermarket Cruise Control on a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Tue, 5 May 1998 02:40:18 EDT
  ...adjusts the tension on the cable to make the speed stay constant. > I can't find anything attached to the throttle linkage, which I...
• Re: Adding gauges to a Vanagon dashboard/ Checkout Mitsubishis
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 19:25:02 -0800
  ...My Subaru has this guage and I constantly check to see how cold/hot it really is outside. Of course we no longer need...
• Re: [84GL cutting out]
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 00:28:31 EDT
  ...Once underway, there is enough constant agitation to break up this mass of water and disperse it throughout the fuel so that its effects...
• HELP QUICK! NOT STARTING
  Historical mailing list - Gina
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 18:55:17 -0800
  ...is the fact that my radio is hot wired on a constant lead and continues running no matter what. *parked at post office - came...
• Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 20:41:21 EDT
  ...The volume remains constant, so the temperature goes up. That explains the heat on the DIScharge side of the compressor. This hot, compressed gas...
• Re: Poor man battery testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:56:37 -0500
  ...Real load banks compensate buy increasing the load as the voltage drop to maintain a constant current draw. The inverter may also do that...
• Re: Friday article on DIY repair shops
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:03:24 -0400
  ...And a small, wheeled cart - counter height. (Otherwise, constantly bending down to pick up socket or breaker bar) Im looking forward to going back...
• Re: Kens trip & can Westys climb mountains?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:18:29 -0700
  ...This was a manual trans so I was constantly stirring the stick to find the right gear. I want to go back to Colorado...
• Re: Transmission cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 20:43:38 -0400
  ...to overcome pressure drops while maintaining oil flow rate (for a constant oil temperature). So when I add an oil cooler, the pump increases...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 13:05:25 -0800
  ...be less. V=IR^2 is an important formula to remember. Constants: Battery Voltage = 13.5V Bulbs = 2 x 55+60W (Standard 86-91...
• Westy fridge fan replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:36:28 -0700
  ...At that air temp the fan usually runs nearly constantly when the flame is lit. Today I first tested the fan by jumpering the...
• Re: measuring propane level in a tank
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:56:15 -0700
  ...The pressure remains constant > (at a fixed temp) until the last molecule of liquid propane > boils. > > What you can do is attempt to find...
• Belated Bus Boo Musing
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:50:59 -0500
  ...the entire weekend - he was constantly out playing or exploring. Thank you to James, Keegan, Cody, and others for making him feel so welcome...