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• RE: HE LIVES!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:19:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Any clues?? :-) Timing is indeed the most common "simple" cause of a poor idle, along with its fraternal twin, dwell (determined by the spacing...
• tools of the trade (fi and carb)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 10:20:56 CDT
  ...if you want dwell and timing on it, $200. also a pressure-siphon brake bleeder. uses air pressure to force the fluid into the...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:09:25 -0400
  I have all new ignition parts and set the timing as well as dwell. I do have a lifter that makes a lot of...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:25:47 -0800
  ...just an overall > grounding of a component. > > Any ideas...any creek dwellers out there? > > John > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:07:16 -0500
  ...If you got points, set the dwell (new points are best). #4) Check your spark plug wires to be sure they are screwed into...
• burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Tue, 4 Nov 2003 22:17:08 -0600
  ...far as tune-ups go, can I use an old fashioned Dwell Meter Tach combo to tune up the Vanagon engine? I have one...
• i forgot to add my quote :-)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 15:06:59 -0500
  ...ll give you $10.00 have fun " Our Father, You who dwell within the heavens -- but are not circumscribed by them -- out of Your...
• Re: 74 running rough
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 14:19:34 -0500
  ...Have you checked the point gap/dwell angle, and condition of the points? Also, it wouldn't hurt to check for vacuum leaks, just...
• Re: '81 Has 13 MPG--last mo. 18 MPG???
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:35:03 -0500
  ...I have perfect timing and dwell, Idle RPM increased to 1100 when mileage went down in 1/03. I adjusted idle to specs---875...
• Re: mouse attacks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:08:30 -0800
  ...species in north america > Almost all habitats occupied > Rarely found in dwellings occupied by humans. > --however seem to like vanagons with or without human...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Casey H
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:50:09 -0500
  ...Up to 17mm > Small ball peen hammer > hacksaw > mallet > metal clippers > Dwell/Tach tester > pocket multi-meter > Inductive timing light > battery charger 120v > > I...
• Re: "Stealth" mishaps: WAS Are pop-up tops really necessary??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Campbell
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:23:22 -0800
  ...area for "ground camping" where you could kick those > spoiled "tent dwellers" outa there! > > What if you had one of those tent platforms with...
• Re: Injectors-What I Now Know
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:57:49 -0500
  ...Get a set of "noid" lights if you want see flicker or better yet a multi meter with a dwell or duty cycle function...
• Re: Cold Starts
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:26:03 -0800
  ...Consequently, the primary current is several amps during the charge (dwell) time. This is when the temperature begins to rise! Then the actual operating...
• Re: Idle update/More bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:07:03 EST
  ...The ISV functions on the principle of a duty cycle or dwell. Unless the coil of an ISV has an open circuit, connecting it...
• Re: HELP: '67 Deluxe Saga - Vaporlocking?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Apr 1995 12:35:57 -0700
  ...re- >start it, per above description. > Couple other things to check..... Dwell/point gap is spec? Close points can act very strange and can...
• Re: Sliding door fell off center track....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 07:44:07 -0500
  ...length of the panel - great rust catcher for us salt-zone dwellers. It just slides up to remove. BTW, the trolley that runs behind...
• Re: possessive about your new ride??
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 10:42:25 -0500
  ...Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: >Go after Macs? > >Why bother with a bottom dwelling OS? They'd be far better off going after >a REAL OS...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:22:55 -0600
  ...When the would dwell in > the up > position I stopped, rolled the crank back and forth to find the center > of > the dwell (in...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:18:04 -0400
  ...Remember that the propane system had to be code compliant for both a vehicle and dwelling. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Friday - Bumper Sticker Contest
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Kreuzer
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:06:52 -0600
  ...God bless this rocket house, and all who dwell within the rocket house. -Homer (Simpsons) -Patrick -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: instrument cluster plastic repair
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:46:12 -0800
  ...I haven't gotten around to checking the tach against a dwell > meter yet, there's an adjustment port at the back. > > Oh yeah...
• [Fwd: Re: 88 Syncro / cold start surging]
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Mon, 1 Jun 1998 01:05:58 -0700
  ...Lots of cross counts from .2 to .8 > You can also measure the "dwell" on the idle stabilizer Haven't had a chance to...
• Connecting an external tachometer to a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:13:44 -0500
  ...The problem is in connecting my tachometer/dwell/voltmeter/ammeter combo. I have it connected to a good power source and grounded to clean...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:34:03 -0700
  ...They will not leave anything out on the doorstep at6 any multiple dwelling like apartments and condominiums. If Fed Ex had the same policy...
• 1973 bus with single weber timing question
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Thu, 12 Oct 1995 13:30:18 -0700 (PDT)
  ...took me a million and seven tries but i finally got a dwell reading of just below 50 degrees. and i actually understand how...
• Re: break-ins was Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Mon, 2 May 2011 18:48:24 -0700
  ...aren't really worth dwelling over- in the long run. If you're wondering, the volvo (220k and still kicking) does not currently sport...
• Number 3 cylinder not firing
  Historical mailing list - Ron Hill
  Fri, 29 Oct 1999 10:04:11 -0500
  ...I have replaced the points, plugs and plug wires and set the timing and point gap with a dwell tach and timing light with...
• Re: static timing help!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:38:44 -0400
  ...I, and most other people, will recommend that you use a strobe and a dwell meter to set up your distributor. > This keeps occurring...
• Re: A Saga Begins, Mystery of the Missing Norcold and FedEx
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:12:09 -0700
  ...They will not leave anything out on the doorstep at6 any > multiple dwelling like apartments and condominiums. If Fed Ex had the same > policy...
• Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Sep 2022 07:28:19 -0700
  ...etc Has 4 large gauges , things like vacuum/pressure, volts, ohms , dwell, timing etc. plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope...
• Re: bosch blue
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 29 Oct 2005 16:33:27 -0400
  ...The Vanagon ignition is a variable dwell design with the current control part of the electronics. The Blue coil will work but will deliver...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle [now white-knuckles]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 12:40:28 -0700
  ...a lot more time to listen to the engine roar and dwell on thoughts of the cooling system blowing. The engine has a different...
• Re: Crazy Winnebago/Eurovan Motorhome
  Historical mailing list - william killian
  Thu, 22 Jun 1995 21:47:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...110 hp (or whatever the EV has) is not > > near enough to drive a motorhome in the mountains! (Speaking from a > > Rocky Mountain dwellers...
• Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:49:18 -0700
  ...discussion of this, and Hypercool is definitely a product for desert dwellers to consider. Marshall Ruskin wrote: > > I strongly disagree with the advice you...
• Distributor Modification
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 23:42:27 -0600
  ...curve that I visualize while watching the timing light, tach and dwell gauges. Anybody got any home grown or high tech distributor modifications they...
• Re: Spark Coil Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 15:30:03 -0400
  ...Idle rpm readings of 500 rpm when I knew it to be 800 Rpms using my Snap On tach, dwell meter. Engine struggles to...
• Re: Vanagon List Archives: A Technical Problem
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:17:44 -0400
  ...encoded form, easy > to decode, but not readable by ordinary Vanagon dwellers or search > engine robots: > > http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe...
• Re: tools to have onhand...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:41:38 -0600
  ...Up to 17mm > Small ball peen hammer > hacksaw > mallet > metal clippers > Dwell/Tach tester > pocket multi-meter > Inductive timing light > battery charger 120v > > I...
• Re: busses, environment, etc. - stats?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Oct 1996 23:55:41 -0500
  ...But if it's half the calories, what would happen if I reefed on the compression and played with the dwell and experimented with...
• Re: "Living in a van" article [VC]
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:17:24 -0800
  ...And he admitted that he was on land that was free which most van dwellers are not going to have access to. The other...
• Trip Report:Out of Austin, into the frying pan...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jul 1996 18:03:08 -0400
  ...Pulled over, checked the dwell, it was about 90. Not good. So we parked at Dairy Queen, Sam and Indra ate while I replaced...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Sat, 13 May 2000 22:35:03 -0400
  ...Different from Hall Effect, and > dwell still would not be an issue. Don't belive me still, ask Doc Tim. He > will also tell...
• Re: For those of you who needed EMZ's response to: NO VAN CONTENT, THIS BORDERS ON SPAM, DELETE IF YOU ARE ORNERY
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 21:58:49 EDT
  ...Throughout my life I have found wisdom dwelling within the most unlikely individuals; as long as I was able to muster the patience to...
• Re: Idle update/More bullshit.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:28:36 -0800
  ...The ISV > functions on the principle of a duty cycle or dwell. Unless the coil of an > ISV has an open circuit, connecting it...
• Re: What voltage do injectors need to fire?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Mon, 6 Sep 2004 21:54:03 -0700
  ...The length of time (duty >cycle or dwell) determines the amount of fuel delivered. *** They are >triggered once/engine revolution ***. Auto parts sores sell...
• Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:47:19 -0500
  ...not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to > ceramic coat > (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting...
• Re: VC: Late Friday Entry
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:24:27 -0400
  ...00 PM, Neil N wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> As a now apartment dweller, it's just not practical, or humane, for me >>> to play orchestral...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:04:45 -0700
  ...Maybe >without the kitchen they didn't see the need to meet some of the RV or >dwelling codes. Over the years I have...
• Fixing an 009 distributor?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Sep 1995 10:17:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...ways except for the 009 distributor (and one or more rebuilds). Dwell is 46 degrees. When timing is set to 7.5 degrees, it...
• VW-TIMING ON A '71 BUS
  Historical mailing list - Nick Pace
  Fri, 06 Jan 95 13:38:35 PST
  ...lines attached at 850 RPM and around 48 degrees of dwell (gas is always Shell Super Unleaded). I bring all of this up because...
• Re: Cold Starting
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 21:51:30 -0700
  ...The major causes of coil overheating are excessive and/or variable dwell angle which results in insufficient time between charge/discharge cycles (i.e...
• Re: camper tops vs the weather
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 15 Nov 94 8:05:12 PST
  > > Two more questions for the list dwellers: > > - the first is a simple one: anyone know either what kind of plastic the > camper tops are...
• Re: Vanagon Happening on Iceland in 2002?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 11:44:38 -0800
  ...And if you're > > >anti-vanagon, you've got a problem. > > >Bunch of communistic totalitarian sympathizing frozen bearded > > >codfish-eating yellow snow dwellers can...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:35:21 -0400
  ...One is for a vehicle and the other is for a dwelling or living space. Passenger Vanagons do not seal the battery compartment. Flip...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:52:36 -0600
  ...cities now a days with the growing population of homeless auto-dwellers... What is it with people, anyhow? The store in Bend, Oregon is...
• Re: VW Man wants Stuff 2 Do in Sedona AZ-LVC Trip Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Sat, 30 May 2009 11:45:27 -0700
  ...20 miles eastward is Montezuma's Castle:� pretty cool Indian cliff dwellings you can climb around in.� Southward about an hour is Jerome:� ghost...
• camper tops vs the weather
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 1994 23:15:18 -0800
  Two more questions for the list dwellers: - the first is a simple one: anyone know either what kind of plastic the camper tops are...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:51:13 -0700
  ...ECU based systems will change dwell in response to speed. Dennis >From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> >Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel...
• Re: Looks like a Westie...
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 18:21:50 -0400
  ...all the standards for recreational vehicles > which include some requirements for dwellings. As such all equipment will > need to have the UL or other...