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• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 15:50:03 -0500
  ...Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352-4931 www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Keezer" <warmerwagen@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 21:23:34 -0500
  ...4 VW engines should not be running a > synthetic oil because synthetics don't carry as much heat as regular petroleum > based oils, and...
• FIX - Re: FI questions on 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:51:04 -0800
  ...After cleaning (steel wool works well) put a bit of >>petroleum jelly on them. >> >>Owen Brand wrote: >> >>>That makes sense. I have checked but...
• vanagon burns - insane person testing - do not attempt to duplicate
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:00:52 -0700
  ...Note at this point your engine should have run out of petrol fuel to burn and fortunately the vanagon is not a bay bus...
• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:11:21 -0700
  ...Why are'nt the Asians in Kyoto and elsewhere running on rice-ohol? Diesel engines are noisy and smelly. My neighbors would scorn me...
• Re: Why Fuel Level Might Affect Performance
  Historical mailing list - Charles Johnson
  Tue, 18 May 1999 09:50:08 -0400
  ...I filled it up with petrol ... ran sweet as a nut ... At 13:18 17/05/99 -0700, Steven X. Schwenk wrote: >Before heading...
• Re: Flickering oil light on idle.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Aug 2015 00:30:42 -0400
  ...While Fun Bus now has a broken 4th gear (again) and I just haven’t had the time to fix it the engine is...
• Yer torquin me....<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:34:49 EST
  ...we together here?..FINE..this is REALLY REALLY noticeable on a petrol engine..the torque curve looks like a hill..climbs and drops off...
• Re: acetone
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:13:58 -0700
  ...Different organic solvents (petroleum ether, ether acetone, > acetonitrile, and gasoline, for that matter) have different abilities > to melt or liquify or leach (solubilize) materials...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:16:08 -0800
  ...cabs) plus the choice of 128kW TDI or 3.2L V6 petrol engine in the various versions of the multivan...the new name for...
• unclas gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:58:01 -0500
  ...Unitec and the University of Canterbury""'s Department of Chemical and Process Engineering are sub-contractors to the programme. Coal producer, Solid Energy New...
• Additives, was: Additive
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 8 May 2000 10:56:48 -0400
  ...that is good for vanagon engines...I'm not sure of correct name..something like SWECO..southwest petroleum company???anyone heard of this additive...
• Re: Back to fuses
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:45:24 +0000
  That Scotch Brite product is great.  I was first introduced to it years ago at work.  We used it on aircraft engine parts because...
• Private Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 22 May 2010 15:51:29 -0400
  ...Vanagon GL Campmobile with >stock 2.1 waterboxer engine is Castrol 20W - 50, from British >Petroleum. Some may find it foolish, but I no...
• Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 22 May 2010 13:42:27 -0700
  ...Vanagon GL Campmobile with stock > 2.1 waterboxer engine is Castrol 20W - 50, from British Petroleum. Some > may find it foolish, but I no...
• Re: HELP! FI Fuel Supply(?) Problems with 75 Westy in Phoenix
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 09:01:37 -0700 (MST)
  ...better with the oxy-gas than, say, in the summer with plain old petrol. Natch, it has no FI. On Thu, 5 Jan 1995...
• Re: Engine Cutting Out at Highway Speed
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:53:39 -0700
  ...all the Subaru sensors governing the engine > performance. All within specs. Next I cleaned and flushed the petrol tank > and checked the pressure from...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 07:53:21 -0500
  ...Yes, you derate the engine about 40%. Best to use a diesel engine to start with, since woodgas works best at high compression. People...
• Re: Multivan Badge
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 09:54:31 +0100
  ...Made in 1992 as 2WD by Steyr in austria with TD or 95Hp petrol engine, manual 5-speed only, no further options available, no...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:52:04 -0400
  ...So he's > creating 100 engines that he'll be sending to every country so that they can > copy and develop his invention to...
• Re: westy propane in europe
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:33:22 -0500
  ...gas (petrol) so I'm told. Most cars are converted and run as dual fuel setups that is to say the engine is warmed...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:54:08 -0700
  ...4 VW engines should not be > running a > synthetic oil because synthetics don't carry as much heat as regular > petroleum > based oils, and...
• Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan etc.
  Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
  Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:51:05 +0200
  ...petrol engines only, 5 speed or auto. 2WD only (only 1 or 2 factory hand-made synchros ever builded for vvvips, one still known...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:51:29 -0700
  ...4 VW engines should not be running a synthetic oil because synthetics don't carry as much heat as regular petroleum based oils, and...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Mon, 31 May 2004 10:22:55 +0100
  ...surrounding bodywork with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) to prevent further corrosion. Re-fit the strap, bolt and washer. Try starting the engine. If it works...
• Re: Oops, inline 4s, was invention of the WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:46:20 -0800
  ...Bundespost" > van (the Vanagon used by our mail company). > But this engine was also used in other low-spec Vanagons. > For example craftsman like...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:41:40 -0800
  ...My battery and all systems were in great shape, but > the > motor oil had turned so thick that the engine would BARELY turn. The...
• Re: Fool me once (was Open letter to...)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 14:48:15 -0700
  ...I recognize that it may be possible, but not realistic, for all of us to do everything outside of metalurgy and petroleum engineering just...
• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:35:27 -0700
  ...These >> can all run on BioDiesel or >> SVO so the price of gasoline and ultimately >> petroleum Diesel doesn't bother >> me. >> >> Something to think...
• Re: oil
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 22 May 2010 15:04:35 -0500
  ...Vanagon GL Campmobile with > >stock 2.1 waterboxer engine is Castrol 20W - 50, from British > >Petroleum. Some may find it foolish, but I no...
• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:54:18 -0700
  ...These > > can all run on BioDiesel or > > SVO so the price of gasoline and ultimately > > petroleum Diesel doesn't bother > > me. > > > > Something to think...
• Re: SeaFoam
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 18:30:26 -0600
  ...Seems to be a decent petroleum based solvent. Another use that I can say seems to work is getting rid of carbon deposits in...
• Re: GoWesty2.3--how do you like it?
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:36:21 -0500
  ...There are some definate perks to putting an inline 4 engine in a vanagon, whether it be Diesel, Petrol, Volkswagen, Ford, Volvo, or any...
• Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping solution. paint the cap
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 02:06:29 -0700
  ...t know about Oregon but in most of NJ the > petroleum distributing > engineer is either from the Asian sub-continent or > parts of Asia...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:32:31 -0300
  James, I have one of those auxiliary heaters and have seen several others {diesel, petrol, and propane} on Jokers, Californias and Atlantics (1.6TD...
• Re: How To Get Fatherland "Vanagon" Lists delivered here in Engli sh
  Historical mailing list - Meier Michael
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 08:58:42 +0200
  ...411/412s 68--->74 with that kind of engine that survived in the petrol-US-vanagon up to 83.5. We've got the...
• Embarrasment, ECU, Pressure Regulator and Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:49:30 +1000
  ...I started the engine and tried the same thing, but this time the engine ran perfectly no matter WHAT I did with the wire...
• PKP vs Halon vs Co2
  Historical mailing list - Andy
  Mon, 24 Jan 2000 22:08:31 -0800
  ...for class bravo fires which means (petroleum products) that will be the likely fire with air cooled engines. Halon is no longer produce... and...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] GAS Additives: DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?) Welcome, dixoncj DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?)]
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:12:20 -0500
  ...He described them as ''detergents and other chemicals'' designed to keep gasoline from evaporating, keep engines from corroding, help engines run well in different...
• Diesel VW's and others
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:20:33 -0500
  ...Idling a diesel creates a lot of soot build up in the exhaust side which eventually chokes off the engine and causes "wet stacking...
• Re: Sticking Accelerator cable
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 13:11:53 -0300
  ...I reached over and just turned the engine off! Being > very careful to not lock the steering wheel! I then "un stuck" the cable...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:56:03 -0400
  ...As for Lucas products, why not go use a good synthetic lube instead of adding crutches to your petroleum oils? Additives of any make...
• Re: Still sputtering....
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 23:37:06 -0400
  ...When putting them back, a new bolt, a little sandpaper cleaning the head and some anti oxidant grease or petroleum jelly on all the...
• Re: gasoline price time capsule
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:56:41 -0700
  ...These > >> can all run on BioDiesel or > >> SVO so the price of gasoline and ultimately > >> petroleum Diesel doesn't bother > >> me. > >> > >> Something to think...
• Re: Ford Galaxy Friday
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:57:29 -0600
  Diesels engines don't have to burn diesel fuel. A diesel engine can just as easily be designed to burn gasoline. In other words...
• Re: unclas gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 17:56:02 -0500
  ...Unitec and the University of Canterbury""'s Department of > Chemical and Process Engineering are sub-contractors to the programme. Coal > producer, Solid Energy New...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:08:07 -0400
  ...4 VW engines should not be running a synthetic oil because synthetics don't carry as much heat as regular petroleum based oils, and...
• Re: Hybrid Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:23:24 -0700
  ...Then when one wants to switch back to petrol, they just drive off the platform, and tow the platform. Then you could use the...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:45:00 -0400
  ...Instead of spending $1500+ for an engine rebuild, buy her a better diamond ring! >You will be rebuilding your engine in the same amount...
• Re: gas prices and fuel economy ... another slant :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:06:31 -0500
  ...Among hot tips are shutting down the engine at appropriate opportunities; run up and coasting; running really high tire pressures, refueling in a most...
• soap bubbles and rubber bands? (was Re: Inside a Subi engine EJ22 -)
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:26:15 -0700
  ...the world today is a fine argument for the limitations of petrol, no? does the "mr coffee fusion generator" produce radioactive waste, or does...
• Fuel Cell engine swap someday?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:29:07 -0800
  ...The HyMotion's engine uses an advanced fuel cell that transforms hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy for the electric motor. The only by...
• Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 05:13:34 EDT
  ...the petroleum. BUT the curves show that the so-called lack of low end torque on the part of the I-4 engines is...
• "Jerry" Cans, long
  Historical mailing list - Double-Cab Guy
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:01:20 -0600
  ...I was the top Corporal in the P.O.L. (Petroleum Oils & Lubricants) section for a few years. The tanks that we use are...
• Re: noob already in trouble
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:21:22 -0500
  The drier contains a "petroleum film" that coats the connectors when the "drying chemicals" evaporate...however, more protection is better.... Ric At 08:18...
• Re: Fuel Cell engine swap someday?
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:22:01 -0700
  ...The only by-product > from > this process is water vapor. > > In the HyMotion, the fuel cell's engine works at the core of the...
• Re: Embarrasment, ECU, Pressure Regulator and Temp Sensor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 11:58:51 -0400
  ...I started the > engine and tried the same thing, but this time the engine ran perfectly no > matter WHAT I did with the wire...
• Re: Private Re: Castrol and BP
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 22 May 2010 14:33:53 -0700
  ...Vanagon GL Campmobile with >> stock 2.1 waterboxer engine is Castrol 20W - 50, from British >> Petroleum. Some may find it foolish, but I no...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:25:50 -0600
  ...My battery and all systems were in great shape, but >> the >> motor oil had turned so thick that the engine would BARELY turn. The...
• Re: Motor Oil (Synthetic)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:02:45 -0500
  ...My battery and all systems were in great shape, > but the > motor oil had turned so thick that the engine would BARELY turn. The...