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  • Re: Give Your Partner Endless Orgasms . . . . .. . ... . . . .. 29689
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Thu, 12 Apr 2001 23:11:04 +1200
    >IMPULSE is an all Natural Herbal formula NATURAL? As natural as yogurt, butter or any other manufactured item. When did you last see a...
  • Re: syncro-tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:31:32 EDT
    ...appliques of the van, then I substituted the numbers into the formula which was provided by David. Voil�! While I have been known to...
  • Re: Project Vanagon Dyno Results & Comparison
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Sat, 23 Oct 2004 00:29:24 -0400
    ...I'm working on a simple best-fit mathematical formula to approximate HP on the Westy. Having a few engine combos and dyno data...
  • Re: Undercoating/rustproofing recommendations ?
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Wed, 7 Mar 2001 12:41:54 -0500
    ...For inner panels use inner panel formula. Wax based goop formulations are best. Worst rust place on the Westfalia is behind the fridge: everybody...
  • new low milage gas
    Historical mailing list - L.V.Bauer
    Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:02:01 -0700
    Hi Yas Has any one here in California had any problems, with the newly formulated gas in yer busses??? Besides less gas milage! The...
  • Re: Help! stinky exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
    Tue, 27 Apr 1999 19:23:05 -0500
    ...Unless the fuel is actually incorrectly formulated (EXTREMELY RARE) or is contaminated, there's no way this could be the problem. >A friend suggested...
  • Re: Westfalia Fridge vs. Thermoelectric Cooler interal capacity
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 2 Sep 1999 17:30:49 -0700
    ...Does anyone know off hand what the Dometic is in quarts or have > a formula to change 1.9 cubic ft to quarts? I...
  • Re: more work ahead
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Tue, 11 May 2004 23:21:41 -0400
    ...And take heart, using Stan's formula ("Expect to spend as much on repairs, parts and maintenance as you paid for the vehicle within...
  • Re: torquing axle nuts
    Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
    Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:39:45 -0500
    ...Sorry, I'm sure there is a formula about length of extension, leverage, etc. But I don't know it. So in the case...
  • Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50
    Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
    Wed, 7 Feb 2007 09:23:09 -0800
    ...Early synthetics did not have sufficient seal conditioner, but all synthetics have gone through a lot of additive and formulation changes over the years...
  • Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:52:28 -0800
    ...So the final formula for ideal MPH->RPM is: (MPH / 60 * 63360) / (pi * TireDiameter) * 4.09 The reverse, RPM->MPH is: ( RPM / 4.09...
  • Re: VWoA warranty - any recent experience?
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 12 Oct 1995 09:16:57 -0400
    ...through something like this? Is there a "percentage they'll >>pay formula" anyone knows the details of? They're being very vague. >> I blew...
  • Re: What has happened to gasoline prices?
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 18 Apr 1996 14:09:11 -0500 (CDT)
    Thom Fitzpatrick writes: > > I read it was because of the re-formulated, anti-smog they are s'posed > to be producing, but that won...
  • Derek's Rust Experience, Tricks, Chemicals
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:36:58 -0400
    ...Wurth discontinued the separate engine formula from transmission formula and combined them now. I believe in spraying it on stuff every time I work...
  • Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report - Caution
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 14 Mar 2005 12:09:33 -0800
    ...The fact that they are applying a "one size fits all, specifics be damned" load reduction formula indicates this is most probably the case...
  • gearing
    Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
    Thu, 13 May 1999 16:16:44 -0400
    ...I know that there is a formula that incorporates tire diameter as well as final drive and other factors, I just can't find...
  • Re: leaky injectors / Maintaining Conductivity
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:57:17 EST
    ...once you have cleaned it. >> Once again, there are antioxidant greases formulated specifically for electrical terminals. The particular brand I use is No-Ox...
  • Re: Friday - Johnny Law - Customs
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:56:41 -0700
    ...The formula is >terribly predictable given 4 different situations: <snip> >Now, i just need to start putting signs in cabinets or >something to give...
  • Re: DOT3 instead of DOT4
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Sun, 2 Apr 2006 18:41:41 -0400
    ...DOT4 is a newer formulation and, as I recall, will take heat better. DOT5, on the other hand, is NOT compatible with 3 or...
  • I buy it, was: Cold starts fouling plugs, was Plat Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Wed, 26 May 1999 15:40:10 -0400
    You: "<<<SNIP>>>...our current gas formulation (lower actual "heat content") ends up in effect resulting in an overly "rich" incomplete burn in the cold...
  • Re: High Beam LED? again
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:09:09 -0500
    ...If you want the formula to calculate the resistor, let me know. david At 23:23 3/31/2000, David Marshall wrote: >The "indicator...
  • Re: Painting Vanagon Fiberglass bumpers
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:53:13 -0500
    ...resistant) I aso just refinished my power mirrors with the same formula. They will never chip, fade, peel, crack or rock mark. Actually I...
  • Re: Nokian recommended tire pressure
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:27:54 -0800
    ...Nokian recommended tire pressure some time ago when I put Hankook RA08 195s on my van I came across this formula for figuring out...
  • Re: I've been waiting ALL WEEK for Friday.....
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Fri, 5 Aug 2011 17:18:00 -0400
    ...be they will come up with an engine > that fits the formula AND mates to a vanagon bellhousing. It's too early to > tell...
  • CICCW Calender 2010
    Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
    Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:45:26 -0500
    ...An uncommon formula, within a picturesque framework. Sept. 10-11-12 Grand Rassemblement R�gion Lanaudi�re Sainte-B�atrix A camp ground with...
  • Re: Vanagon's and Carburetors - Again
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:16:45 -0700
    ...On my stock 1592 smog motor they pulled to 7500 RPM and allowed me to keep up with a Lotus Elan running a Formula...
  • Re: Front Grill Spray Paint Recommendations
    Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
    Wed, 9 May 2012 10:19:27 -0400
    ...I have a new spray can of Rust-Oleum "Universal Advanced Formula" > All-Surface Paint (wood, metal, plastic, masonry), Flat Black. > > No, Yes? What...
  • Re: Using American engines for Vanagon swap - why the heck not? - Long
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:43:53 -0800
    ...I am trying to figure out how to implement some array formulas and I am stumped... (Looking at your e-mail address...) Brent Christensen...
  • Re: Engine RPMs
    Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
    Sat, 21 Dec 2002 15:02:11 -0800
    ...Final Drive)) * (2 * PI * > Tire Radius)) / 12 ) * > 60) / MILE > > Using this formula with the gear ratios (4th gear = > 0.85, Final Drive = > 4.83...
  • Re: Fire Suppression Solutions
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 3 Aug 2004 13:04:32 -0500
    ...Many cars had problems because the newly formulated fuels melted the carbuerator floats, melted gaskets, softened fuel lines, dried out other fuel lines. If...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:11:07 -0500
    ...The new assistant worked for > > several > > hours with formulas and calculations to get the volume of the odd shape. > > When done, Edison looked at...
  • Re: '88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:06:51 -0500
    ...I have a very smart cousin whose > formula for calculating household or automotive jobs is: > Take your best estimate, double it, then raise to...
  • Re: Google Custom search of Vanagon mail archives
    Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
    Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:26:10 -0700
    ...As we speak, the search engine companies (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft) are formulating search products to mine the deep web, for a price. Salon.com...
  • Great cleaner BLUEMagic AllGone
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:15:07 -0400
    ...It claims to be "Specially formulated to deep clean dirt, grease and grime from virtually any washable or painted surface. Tires and wheels, engines...
  • Re: [Friday] Bolts -- Rockwell hardness translate to grade?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:49:36 -0400
    ...The Brinell number is obtained by formula or by use of a table supplied with the machine. Yours, David
  • Highway paint
    Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
    Mon, 03 Jun 1996 09:06:55 -0400
    ...For a while I have been formulating the possibility of adding the little glass spheres that are in highway paint to the paint on...
  • Re: Spooked!
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 5 Jun 2011 17:02:50 -0700
    ...Our VW engines were engineered 20+ years ago and the oils formulated at the same time were for engines of that era. Not so...
  • Re: corrosion study
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 7 May 2010 12:26:28 -0700
    ...Who knows how a homemade waxoyl formulation would fare, or one with lots of lanolin in it. I like lanolin for rust prevention, and...
  • Re: Redline Gearoil properties
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:58:56 -0700
    ...Some early synthetic formulations may have shrunk seals slightly and caused leaks according to some anecdotal experiences I have heard about, but I have...
  • Re: Oxygenated fuel causes overheating on aircooled
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 18 Oct 1999 22:59:36 EDT
    ...In the spring when the fuel formula changes, the temps go down... This is my other "Customized" VW Robert "VWVanman"
  • Re: How to seal propane connection
    Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:25:11 -0500
    ...will not crack, crumble or shrink, is a safe non-toxic formula containing no lead or other hazardous ingredients." I also bought a roll...
  • Re: swepco GL-5
    Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
    Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:06:36 -0700
    ...Is it the case that the Swepco (or > Redline) GL-5 formulations are missing those destructive ingredients? > > John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery > mudbug@toadhouse.com...
  • Re: Vanagon rebuild dino or synthetic oil??
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:23:05 -0500
    ...I am hooked on the Mobil 1, 15w-50 for normal use and either the 0w-40, (European Formulae) or 10w-40 extended life...
  • Re: 1984 Speedos
    Historical mailing list - Joe T.
    Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:14:38 -0700
    ...41 PM 4/13/2010, Geo wrote: > >> There is even a formula in the Bentley (p 90.30) for the 84 model year >> to...
  • Re: Stand or Bench for engine?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:08:35 -0500
    ...So whataya think, Is he full of it? if this were true, then nascar and formula one mechanics would certainly be building their engines...
  • Great Drives
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 18 Apr 1996 23:37:39 +0000
    I'd like to announce a "Great Drives" site! About a year and half ago I began to formulate this idea of having scenic...
  • Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:01:10 -0700
    ...On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 1:51 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote: > Redlines formulation has changed & is no longer good for Vanagon...
  • AC charging is routine if you know what you are about
    Historical mailing list - Jonc
    Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:12:09 -0400
    ...if it is custom piped there is a formula for determining the pounds of refrigerant needed to compensate for any amount of special piping...
  • Re: Need epoxy type suggestion...
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:12:38 EDT
    ...Although MVP comes from the industrial side of Devcon, a very similar formulation is available in a two-part consumer version called Devcon Plastic...
  • Re: 12 Volt Appliances: Correct Formula to Figure Amps Consumed?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Fri, 9 Jul 2010 18:53:46 -0700
    And Bingo Was his Name - O. Like duh. Missed that check mark! Thanks Alan! Neil. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 6:28 PM...
  • Re: vanagon antifreeze
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:14:23 -0400
    ...The blurb on the jug says that the "Dex-Cool" is a special formula that makes your engine run cooler. "Sure" sez I; "That...
  • Paint code LH8B Assuan Brown @ NAPA
    Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
    Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:33:57 -0400
    ...The MS rep said their formula for LH8B has been unchanged since 1981, so it's unlikely it is wrong. He said it is...
  • Re: POR-15 on exhaust?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 6 Sep 2001 19:01:45 -0400
    ...POR-15 on exhaust? Anyone used POR-15 (manifold formula) on the cross-over pipes? I just got my first can of POR-15...
  • Re: TDI six anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Fri, 26 Oct 2001 16:49:26 -0400
    ...At 1:34 PM -0700 10/26/01, mike miller wrote: � What do they require for 911 Porsche conversion? � � An FIA formula 1 license...
  • Re: rebuilder blames coolant for failure under warranty
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Sun, 12 Jan 2003 06:44:05 -0600
    ...To go beyond this and say it must be only the magical formulation sold by VW at two or three times the market price...
  • Re: what is DM
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:31:45 -0700
    ...He's saying, don't mess up the formula with after-market, out of spec pieces. That's a save now, pay later situation...
  • Re: Gasoline War ! !
    Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
    Sat, 13 Mar 2004 13:53:29 -0500
    ...It also means that wholesale gas prices are set on a regional or even national level, depending on the gas formulation where you live...
  • What coolants are ok?
    Historical mailing list - Byron Spears
    Wed, 16 Jul 1997 08:10:17 -0400
    ...No hint at the formulation of their "proprietary" stuff. I have been running on h2o alone for a month or two, since I burst...
  • Re: Compression Question
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sat, 17 Aug 2002 20:54:08 -0500
    ...this guy never changed his oil, or only used the old > formula > > "Quaker State" (the Pennsylvania type that was heavy with natural > > paraffin). > > > > G...
  • Re: Coolant Again
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 8 Sep 1999 08:13:13 -0700
    ...When new the formulation "permanent" type coolants were introduced by the manufacturers a few years ago the "permanence" relied on the new coolant reacting...