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• ???VW Event This Weekend In GA???
  Historical mailing list - Mark E. White
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:29:34 -0500
  ...At the New Atlanta Dragway?? I heard there was going to be something but never heard any details. I would hate to waste a...
• VW & Audi WATERFEST VW SHOW July 21 in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 02:13:06 EDT
  ...Largest watercooled VW& Audi show in the USA Show cars Autocross Drag Race Audio contest Burn outs Exhibition cars for more info go to...
• WATERFEST VW/AUDI SHOW THIS SUNDAY IN NJ
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 13:49:28 EDT
  ...NJ watercooled vw and audi show cars, all years of watercooled to present huge swap meet drag racing awards, food, fun, etc be there!
• Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - ALAN GONDRY
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:37:11 -0700
  ...I notice that when I turn sharp there seems to be a drag. No noise just a feel. Could this be a result from...
• Re: Middle Seat wanted
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:03:58 -0700
  ...I've been dragging two old center > bench seats around forever it seems. Dragging them because they are > forever in the way when they...
• Re: dragging caliper
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 14 Aug 2016 12:46:37 -0400
  ...What's the least expensive way to address the dragging caliper? I plan to move it and then decide whether to restore it or...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 13:10:37 -0700
  ...Tire drag - wise, perhaps significantly. I've got this friend who always monitors his fuel mileage, in all his cars, vanagons etc. With an...
• Garbage email and acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 00:37:47 -0400
  ...Not a vehicle for the Stop Light drag circuit, I'm afraid. On the other paw, just about ANY of my other vehicles is...
• Re: Does AC Affect MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:49:10 -0600
  ...w/ windows down do you loose 2-3 mpg to increased drag? It wouldn't surprise moi, as I have driven across Kansas/Missouri...
• It was the brakes
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:59:04 -0700
  Thanks to all who responded to my question regarding weird dragging noises upon braking and accelerating. It was the front brakes � pads were worn...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:36:51 -0400
  ...1930sStreamlining.htm Including a neat photo of a 1921 Rumpler (lower drag than a Vanagon) in VW's wind tunnel. Angus ================================ Angus Gordon '89...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:23:29 -0400
  ...But the dimples generate turbulence which creates more drag *but* helps keep the laminar airflow from separating on the trailing edge of the ball...
• Re: eBus project: A T2 Westfalia converted with electric motor and LiIon batteries.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:36:29 -0700
  ...they are too heavy and >> have too high rolling resistance and wind drag to work just off >> solar cells. >
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:33:26 -0700
  Re the cone on the rear idea, to fill in that low pressure area, And thus reduce drag, I've always noticed that if...
• Re: Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 22:49:54 -0800
  ...Then heating from the dragging pad or pads causes more pressure to build up and cause pulling to one side, along with rapid pad...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - parking brake cable adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:01:39 -0500
  ...The rear cables often fail internally > and drag preventing full release. I adjust as follows: > > After proper install and assembly of the shoes and...
• Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 21:21:13 +0100
  ...They are intrinsically draggy anyway and we are plucking at > hairs here anyway. >> > > Have you looked at the bottom edge of an Audi TT...
• for albany ny people only
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 1990 10:44:51 -0500
  anyone in capital land have a list of decent vw shops at theirelectronic fingertips? My wife and i will be dragging big blue and...
• Re: Otmar's stretch vanagon...Re: Interesting vanagon seentoday...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 09:25:36 +1200
  ...tonight again, and copied some of the images to my desktop (drag image to desktop and it should copy). Hope that's OK with...
• Re: Diesel Performance
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 30 Sep 2003 08:29:34 -0400
  ...A few days back someone posted a Quicktime of a Cummins-powered Dodge pickup on a dragstrip. Finished the quarter mile at 119 mph...
• Friday VW Fun - Phx BugORama Photos
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:34:08 -0700
  ...BugORama drags and car show. Hey, .. the $80K Syncro is for sale! :-) http://www.timschneider.org/2007_04_19_archive.html Click on the...
• Re: 2mpg reduction in fuel economy: confirmed when sporting a roof rack.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 6 Dec 2011 19:20:19 -0800
  ...When low you get a squish of airflow creating drag. Restating, in a vanagon, all things being equal and with no proper front dam...
• Dragging brakes
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:08:03 -0800
  ...What on earth could be causing *all four* of the brakes to drag?? (in addition to pulling to port on flat level ground) Could...
• Re: Anybody going to Bug-O-Rama on May 27th?
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 13:58:12 -0700
  ...It would be cool of one of you SpeedRacer types were enter the > drag racing event. I myself am planning to DRAG Mike Miller...
• Re: REPOST Custom Aerodynamic Fiberglass Box for Front Westfalia Luggage Rack
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:59:25 -0500
  ...As for drag... I am SURE you are right, the guy who sold it to me said no appreciable change in mileage. It may...
• Re: Power output of actual vans? (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:00:25 -0400
  ...We looked at the rear drag profile and > > > undercarriage > > > sealing. For the rear drag issue, we modeled pressure zone profiles > > > and put > > > together three...
• WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:06:00 -0700
  ...Feels like it's dragging. I still suspect a linkage issue, and have a few more things to try (thanks Scott Daniel), but to...
• Pulls to right
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Waide
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:39:10 -0700
  ...I did a front end alignment twice, checked the rear wheel alignment, and looked for brake drag. Still pulls. Ideas? Thanks, Stephen 84 Westy...
• Re: poor gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:07:54 -0500
  ...injector cleaner in the tank? Clutch slippping? Catalytic converter plugged? Does it overheat?Brakes dragging? vacuum advance hose disconnected? Weak coil? dirty air filter?
• new toy
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:38:50 -0800
  my dad and i just got back from picking up an 82 diesel westy it looks like it got dragged out of a lake...
• Re: VW rail-bus (with Link)
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:07:19 -0400
  ...back in 1997 going out to Manorville with Joe Gunyan to drag > it out of the woods. > forgot the link http://home.att.net...
• Boston Bob Obituary in Boston Globe
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:04:32 +0000
  ...http://www.legacy.com/bostonglobe/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=119340510 Ric _________________________________________________________________ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http...
• Eurovan tow rating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Morrow
  Fri, 12 Apr 1996 12:55:29 -0500
  ...See ya Scott Morrow Kansas City, MO 67 Chopped Drag Bug 74 412 Wagon Fiberglass Buggy smorrow@gbutler.com
• Re: Off topic: Proud (long semi-rant)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 22:24:59 EST
  In a message dated 11/4/02 3:20:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: << well, that and the vanasutra...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:13:42 -0400
  ...that will remove the rust that is inside.This rust creats drag for the waste heat ,and keeps it inside the van longer.Extra...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:52:06 -0400
  ...Sticky brakes If it's sticking and dragging, that usually means the piston is corroded, which will need to be replaced. It (they) can...
• Re: Nitrous Oxide Injection in an '85GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 17:52:20 -0500
  Todd - Yep, ever had a wastegate fail on the turbo of an '85 Volvo 760? #2 daughter (probably drag racing) simply told me her...
• Re: Stands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 02:17:16 -0600
  ...So you slide it off the jack and drag the > jack out, then drag the motor out. > > Jim >
• Was: Why are campers higher at the rear? NOW: Westy air drag
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:33:43 -0500
  ...www.farrside.net/vanagon/windtests.jpg > Stock Vanagon CD (coefficient of drag): .44 Flat pop-top: .45 Westfalia pop-top: .51 <--- that sucks High...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:59:51 -0800
  ...NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity When I tow my little Cox Cadet floptop trailer with the '85 Westy (trailer only weighs...
• Re: bike racks
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 17:38:50 -0400
  ...the wheels of your bike don't get dragged along the pavement :P m.
• Re: Mr.Canoe Head
  Historical mailing list - David D Williams
  Thu, 24 Apr 1997 09:25:52 -0800
  ...In fact I dragged it to Inuvik last year. Haven't lost it yet. Did find it best to place over passenger side as...
• Re: '90 Westfalia sagging suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 28 Jan 2000 06:18:00 EST
  I haven't tried this with my tail draggin' '85 Westy yet but I've been giving it serious consideration. As long as you...
• Re: '90 Westfalia sagging suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:25:19 -0800
  I haven't tried this with my tail draggin' '85 Westy yet but I've been giving it serious consideration. As long as you...
• Re: open rack on westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:10:20 -0400
  ...luggage rack westy adds an incredible amount of turbulence (i.e. drag) to a Vanagon. On Jun 16, 2006, at 4:47 AM, chris...
• Re: Tires inertia
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 09:55:32 -0700
  ...F= Cd * A * .5 * r * V^2 is more of what you are looking at (air drag) and then some other more cryptic drags...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:03:38 -0700
  ...The box will > scroll if you drag the cursor below it. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images...
• Re: Double cab for sale/engine longevity
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 08:37:36 -0700
  ...To see what >> power is required to overcome drag at that speed have a look at this >> old posting by Martin Jagersand. > > That was...
• Re: Any TiiCo Conversions in SoCal?/Drag Race
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 13 May 2001 01:16:54 -0500
  Negative---------- Tie a chain to rear ends of each, two at a time, and see who is still running, or at least, still with...
• Re: difference between loaf and vanagon propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 15:31:16 -0700
  ...Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> >> Reply-To: Bill Kasper <dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: difference between loaf and...
• Re: Dragging starter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 10:14:43 -0500
  ...up by the stereo equipment installed in the passenger footwell. >Subject: Dragging starter >To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > >I have installed a relay to feed...
• Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:47:46 -0800
  ...Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> From: Ron Tipton <uther@DRAGONHOME.ORG> Subject: Re: Pictures - Trip to Burning Man To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Frank...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:31:48 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Not to mention the aerodynamic drag!
• Biggest VW show on the east coast, this sunday BUG OUT
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 May 2000 21:50:25 EDT
  ...vw show on the east coast, huge show, huge swap meet, drag races, etc.. 8:30am-4pm ps, any people have anything special they...
• Re: Garbage email and acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 22:01:16 -0700
  ...Mike > just about ANY of my other vehicles is good for the Stop Light drag > circuit...though I only participate in that activity when...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:56:35 EST
  In a message dated 11/1/02 10:51:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu writes: << considering where he lives, probably...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:19:50 -0500
  ...That > increases drag. > > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=316411&highlight=drag > > Jim > > On Jan 20, 2010, at 10:31 AM...
• Re: [Syncro] The dragonfly chronicles, or, power mirrors....
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 00:01:21 -0600
  ...Bob You know, maybe the dragonflies are just huge here, but the wing windows have no effect..... bmc :) >> So, other than rambling a bit...
• Re: AT v.s. Manual
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Dec 1997 10:59:17 +0000
  Hey Eric and Maureen: Drag racing vanagons? You've gotta be nuts! I'm sure my 86 syncro takes longer than 17 secs to...
• Re: westy rust
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:20:41 EST
  In a message dated 1/16/01 6:18:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, dragon@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU writes: > "shows some seam rust from...