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• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:06:21 -0500
  ...Diesel, hybrids, > etc were all rolled out as production cars in those early years. The only > newer idea I can see would be the...
• Re: You gotta admire the spirit....but what's that i smell?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 1 Mar 2007 17:27:11 -0700
  ...I can drive > around > King Co. to pick stuff up, at a convenient time aswel. > > VW Volkswagon, Volkswagen Vanagon, or mini bus > Solar panel...
• Re: Transmission Gurus?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:12:33 -0500
  ...hybrid inline motor. When I have this gearbox totally apart I'd really be keen on modifying it to somehow give me better drive...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:26 -0700
  ...It brought my oil temp down by about 35degrees on the same highway drive, same temps outside, same speed...and my oil pressure stayed...
• Re: More on TR 16x7 steelies
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:01:32 -0500
  ...David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Wed, December 24, 2008 07:02, Mike S wrote: > > At...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued - live and learn
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:06:05 -0400
  ...Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued - live and learn > Well, > I had high hopes for this idea of a "poor mans AC...
• Re: westfalia conversion van idea (MVC)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:15:59 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> >>On Tue, 3 Sep 2002, Andrew Fox wrote: >> >>> The result would hopefully be a hybrid that has shares the >>> excellent...
• trip Rep. PDX to So. Cal (longer)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:12:18 -0800
  I just finished a 2 day drive from near Portland, Or. to San Diego desert area, driving my 84 tin top westie inside with...
• Agilis Nokian Hybrid Tires
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:25:12 -0700
  ...for the driver during the summer, at least for the front, where its most likely to be heard by the driver. (One problem with...
• Re: Casfor Clunkers
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:54:08 -0400
  ...Buy some plates and insurance and I would still > be > ahead..Drive it down to the DMV or where ever and make about $3k...
• Touareg wins Grand Challenge (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:38:06 -0500
  `Stanley' wins $2 million robot race By Alicia Chang Associated Press Published October 10, 2005 PRIMM, Nev. -- A driverless Volkswagen won a $2 million...
• Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:00:30 -0800
  ...I recently reworked the driveline of this van, building a more powerful motor with a custom exhaust, replacing the clutch, doing the CV joints...
• Re: slow pressure buildup [diesel]
  Historical mailing list - Otmar
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:15:49 -0700
  At 4:36 PM -0400 7/8/05, ROBERT DONALDS wrote: >I think the vac pump and the oil pump are driven by the...
• Re: Electric Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:38:14 -0400
  ...As for an electric compressor this too is now common especially in electric and hybrid vehicles. For the Vanagon the compressor can probably take...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:37:52 -0300
  ...resistance, AC would have to be driven by separate >>>>> electric motor (latter would be like most hybrids and EVs on the road now, >>>>> factory...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 19:47:05 -0600
  ...hybrid pulls upto the old aircooled bus with all the save the > environment stickers on it comes to mind here. Whoever says they drive...
• Re: Air Engine... the ultimate Vanagon Engine Conversion!
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:13:29 -0400
  ...Interestingly, I was just reading that in China they can't get people to buy hybrid cars very much. Toyota was only able to...
• Re: Metric this, metric that
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:02:26 +0000
  ...I'm a kind of hybrid type guy... ... if ya > look > in Lee Valley's catalogue www.leevalley.com or walk into any Canadian...
• Re: transmission for I4 conversion--will a DK fit?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 22 Mar 2014 22:07:49 -0700
  ...the vibrations as it spins....I find mine quite pleasant to drive.... I think, if indeed you have the 5-speeds and you change...
• Re: WTB: 5-speed trans for an 80-82 Aircooled Vanagon-reply/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:07:21 EDT
  ...4.86 X .93= 4.52 final drive ratio. << I assume I can have that if I can just locate a 5speed diesel core...
• Re: Forget the Frig in Summer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:21:48 -0500
  ...Who'd'athunk'it? Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Doug in Calif wrote: >Hi Chuck, >I did some tests also with the dual...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:34:09 -0700
  ...hybrid pulls upto the old aircooled bus with all the save the environment stickers on it comes to mind here. Whoever says they drive...
• '84 Westy Back-Up Sensor Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:58:52 -0700
  ...But Bluetooth almost never works.) I've also driven a Ford Escape hybrid with an audible back-up sensor like the one I installed...
• Re: Vanagon Turbo Diesel Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:58:40 -0500
  ...This could mean a hybrid of one would think at least a TDI head and pistons, and a 1.9TD or similar pump, (or...
• Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 10:00:39 -0700
  ...Makes me nervous. > > John Rodgers > 88 Gl Driver John, the only advantages of carburetor(s) vs FI are system costs, and ease of repair...
• Re: Ever added up your receipts?
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Tue, 15 Mar 2016 08:37:19 -0700
  ...Now > the > > heads leak (150k miles) and a Subaru engine donor is parked in my > driveway. > > The fun never stops. > > > > > > > > If he were to...
• Nissan Leaf Lease
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 12:22:04 -0700
  ...They have expensive repairs and the resale value is low. > Resale value is comparable to or exceeds that of larger, non-hybrid Toyota and...
• Re: CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 22 Jul 2001 03:36:52 -0700
  ...Friday, July 20, 2001 4:22 PM > > > Just got done looking at the latest copy of Car and Driver (has a test > drive > of...
• Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:01:48 -0700
  ...I really hope we get to keeping getting the go-juice at a reasonable price, and get to drive around like normal people, as...
• Re: Friday, update on Prius electronics rant
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:12:49 -0700
  ...These hybrid vehicles are not designed to be kept for years and years. My friends with 7 or 8 year old ones are learning...
• Was: Optima Batteries, now hydrogen
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 10:46:47 -0800
  Good point, upon closer examination it looks like the venting on my driver's side box was added on, it is different from the...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:55:53 -0500
  ...air...not to mention your 2nd car >> > should be a electric >> > > hybrid...is it??? >> > > >> > > Am I to understand that Kevin is making light of...
• Re: And now for something Completely Different
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 18:16:58 -0700
  ...I drive a 86 GL myself. > > >I was wondering how hard it would be to hybridize a vanagon. Add a > > little > > >helper motor/generator...
• Re: Engines: what to choose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 26 May 2016 06:47:24 -0700
  ...they run on Digifant, same as vanagon..you can plug all the wires right in and drive off without re-flashing any computer or...
• Another winter's sojourn without any drama....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:08:04 -0700
  ...I put about 3800 miles on my 84 tintop (with westie kitchen) It's been running with an ABA Jetta hybrid inline gas 2...
• Re: An upgrade for a more efficent A/C system?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 4 May 2007 09:36:38 -0700
  OR...you could have a 'hybrid' system like the one on my '86 2WD Westy. It was apparently dealer-installed, versus factory. I have...
• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:49:55 -0800
  ...But for millions of vehicle-operating people, there is lots of electricity everywhere they drive. And........while it is true that Exxon makes billions...
• Fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 09:20:02 -0500
  ...For each hour you drive 65, experts say you'll save at least $5. If you drive a sport-utility vehicle or a pick...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 May 2005 21:41:57 -0500
  ...Good luck, Regards, John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver James Benthall wrote: >Hello fellow Vanagonauts, >Sorry to bother ya'll with another problem, but this...
• Re: Friday, update on Prius electronics rant
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:44:40 -0700
  ...Kind of negates the whole fuel savings thing for a hybrid if you ask me. $1500 to have fixed. Grrrrr! Steven 91 Westy On...
• Re: Electric Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:49:02 -0800
  ...Diesel, hybrids, > etc were all rolled out as production cars in those early years. The only > newer idea I can see would be the...
• CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:22:51 EDT
  Just got done looking at the latest copy of Car and Driver (has a test drive of the 2001 EV by the way), and...
• Re: Reliability?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Meuser
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:05:32 -0700
  ...I do drive gently and never push the van or lug it down. Comfortable cruise is around 60mph. I get around 20-21 mpg...
• Re: Oil Pressure Light went On...Abort Trip?
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Fri, 20 May 2005 22:03:29 -0400
  ...If the oil or oil filter is the problem can I continue to drive it and ignore the warning? I appreciate anyones input on...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 4 May 2005 22:48:17 -0500
  ...I love my beast but I get ridiculed by friends > who > drive really horrible cars (eg, Pontiac firebirds and Cadillac > eldorado's, > really ugly...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 07:39:34 -0400
  ...you drive off cliff and read your airspeed indicator on the way down. >>I think Bruce just dropped the hammer on his hybrid toy...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:49:55 +0000
  ...So it's based on mpg (pretty bad for a vanagon) x > miles driven. Or simply gallons of gas you consume. > > The only thing...
• Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:33:22 -0600
  ...engine in good tune, drive sedately, etc. > When it's time for another car, consider one of the hybrids or the newer > common-rail...
• Re: cylinder index (funny Friday hijinx)
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:05:44 -0500
  ...t you sell your Vanagon and buy one of those Honda hybrids. Oh wait, that's why you're a hypocrite, you should be...
• RX7 oil cooler info update/Audi Oil temp Sender
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 08:34:47 -0600
  ...In the near future, I shall be fitting a 1911cc VW 17/1800 Type 2 & 4 hybrid engine (hybridised from a VW 411LE & two...
• Re: Thoughts on Larry, the list, and State Your Ages!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 11 May 2004 15:22:48 -0500
  ...i will call hime an > hybrid... fir the first time i did a complete paint job, with good tools, > good paint,,,my now bright...
• Re: Worst thing you ever did to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - gary goldey
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 10:20:19 -0700
  Wosrt thing that happened to my vanagon? My old lady drove it thru the bank drive-thru the wrong way and put a 3...
• Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 22 May 2007 15:06:13 -0500
  ...engine in good tune, drive sedately, etc. >> When it's time for another car, consider one of the hybrids or the newer >> common-rail...
• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:47:58 -0700
  ...It brought my oil temp down by about > 35degrees on the same highway drive, same temps outside, same > speed...and my > oil pressure stayed...
• Re: VW says it (yawn) again...the bus
  Historical mailing list - David
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 17:08:58 +0000
  ...A recent incident was with a friend of mine needing an evaporator replaced in a hybrid vehicle. Their normal AC guy wouldn't touch...
• Re: CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:16:23 -0500
  ...I drive a car that gets minimum 52mpg and fairly clean emissions (that will only improve with technolgy) but CARB has tried to force...
• Re: Purchase price is just the down payment
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:39:36 -0700
  ...shorted out with your misplaced wrench while you fiddle with the hybrid drive system. Both Vanagons and MGBs are simple vehicles, have lots of...
• Re: gas mileage--existing cars kept running have a huge edge
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 4 May 2005 21:26:10 -0400
  ...How do you compare the impact of twenty years of GHG emissions against the future problems disposing of hybrid car batteries? Two quite different...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:34:02 -0600
  ...There > appear to be far more claims about dye, metal, hybrid, ceramic, > etc., films than there are test results, that I can find. The...
• Re: This B.C. company wants to electrify your Porsche, your mini van and your school bus | Globalnews.ca
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:36:21 -0700
  I also drive my camper relatively little. I do use it some about town for hauling things I can't fit in the Prius...