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• Re: Cold steering wheel
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:17:43 EDT
  ...it's made of aluminum or some other material with high thermal > conductivity. Or is it something to do with specific heat? I was...
• Insulation for a vanagon ...
  Historical mailing list - John Mates
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 12:03:13 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I want to quiet the van and to make it more thermally efficient. I'd really like some advice on what sort of insulation...
• Re: "stealth Bus" article in Hot VW's
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 30 Sep 1999 07:08:17 -0400
  ...5 speed trans -counterweighted crank -Rhino 1.25 rocker arms, and swival feet adjusters -ported AMC heads -and a baked on ceramic thermal coating...
• aux heaters
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 09:12:57 -0600
  ...I think i've decided on the Platinum Cat by Thermal Systems. I do have a few questions: Is this the heater I want...
• Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 95 10:03:50 mdt
  ...These things are made of a thermally sensitive material that changes color at different temperatures. If the temperature has recently changed (like when sun...
• Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:35:22 -0700
  ...I use the power that feeds the thermal switch for the main fan. I connect it with a on/off switch so it can...
• On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:44:17 EST
  ...The thermal capacity is capable of handling the thermal load generated by a 400 hp V8 Chevy small block. The peak thermal loads were...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus. Wiring question (diagram supplied)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 17:19:13 -0700
  ...Internal is switched at > > DPDT, and rear is switched dependent on power from DPDT. > > > > IF thermal switch went "on" AND power still "on" from...
• Re: Go Westy Fridge update kit
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:51:02 -0400
  ...In use this summer, the fridge has maintained the 45 degree differential that everyone hopes for, sometimes 50 degrees (plenty of thermal mass in...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Feb 2004 09:21:42 -0500
  On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Ryan Press wrote: > I wouldn't be so sure - thermal depolymerization seems to be a strong > possibility... > > <http://home...
• Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 18:20:26 -0500
  ...I lost maybe a cup of coolant, just what thermal expansion pushed out the top. Unlike the radiator there's no flow in this...
• Re: '71 Hard Start
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Apr 1995 11:26:21 -0300
  ...About the hard start?? Heat sometimes affects the starters performance, and the engine is tight due to thermal expansion. Not enough details on start...
• Re: Propex update
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:06:30 -0700
  Just a thought; A couple of us with heaters of various types, have fabricated/installed a polypropeline blanket thermal barrier that snaps onto the...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:46:02 -0400
  ...for > > > replacing it, I first tried mayonnaise, then astroglide to improve > > thermal > > > transfer, but neither worked better than the Radio Shack thermal paste > I...
• Re: [Fwd: Re: Plat Cat Heaters]
  Historical mailing list - Tim king
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:17:58 -0700
  ...He basically custom built me a CatPlat 6P12 from new spare parts 'cause Thermal Systems left me hanging with their production problems. I've...
• Re: Who Sells the Coolant Pipe Repair Kit?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:27:38 -0500
  ...I think the two short pipes where they are will be no problem for cooling thermals ,and this stainless will not be problem for...
• Re: CRACKED BLOCK on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:11:15 -0800
  ...The problem with the glue/filler idea is the >thermal expansion of the block through a few heating and cooling cycles would >more than...
• ES-12 Refrigerant - Caution
  Historical mailing list - Vidovich John
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 14:12:41 EDT
  ...Propane was used many years ago as a refrigerant because of its outstanding thermal properties - but one drawback - it explodes when ignited (think fuel...
• Hybrid Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 04:42:20 -0700
  ...When the engine is at cruise RPM, aka a efficient thermal RPM and the load on the engine permits, charging of the batteries takes...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:23:44 -0300
  ...have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation >> of the my engine from the exhaust heat. Many of the...
• Plat Cats for sale
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 18:50:40 EST
  ...00 shipping. Please let me know if you are interested. Thankyou. Thermally yours, Robert Keezer WarmerWagen 19618-5th Ave so Seattle, WA 98148 206...
• Re: Big doh! by mechanic
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 17:29:46 EDT
  ...There's a lot of thermal stress there. I know that the big ones holding the caliper carrier onto the spindles don't need...
• Re: 88 thermostat leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:39:08 -0800
  ...a result of 12 years at 7 ft lbs compression and thermal > cycling. > > No visible markings on it. > > It goes on top of the...
• Re: Dometic Thermistor Function?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:46:31 -0700
  ...You can also put a small dab of > thermal paste between fin and this sensor. > > I did the above to mine, and it turns...
• Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 15:31:59 -0500
  ...1) Thermal mass: Hydronic systems rely on a thermal mass which they heat up. Once the mass is warm it is easier to keep...
• Re: Radiator fan won t turn off '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gary Kovach
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 11:23:41 -0400
  ...to make things interesting, i unplugged the > thermal switch on the radiator (3-prong) and it still goes on with the key. > i bought...
• Re: Heat
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 01:19:12 -0500 (EST)
  At 10:57 AM 2/29/96 -0800, you wrote: >Derek: > >You ever get heat in your bus? > >I bought the Thermal Systems but...
• Re: EZ way to test rad fan?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 11 May 2012 15:50:25 -0700
  ...and low speeds? > > 1984 1.9, 3 wires plug into the thermal switch on the rad. > > -- > Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott > Bend, Ore. > 1984...
• Re: Panel flexible circuits -- a hot tip.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:16:05 -0800
  ...A thumb works -- it's hot but doesn't have enough thermal mass > to actually burn you. > > I doubt (though I'm not sure...
• Re: New van timing, cont'd.
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 12:30:40 -0800
  ...When the propane ignites, there is a thermal sensor that ultimately turns on this LED. These suckers are sometimes tricky to light, and although...
• Praise to the List! Van alive again
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 13:31:43 -0500
  ...It appears that the contributing causes of death to the ignition control module were: (1) the last one had been installed without the thermal...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:55:03 -0400
  ...for >>>> replacing it, I first tried mayonnaise, then astroglide to improve >>> thermal >>>> transfer, but neither worked better than the Radio Shack thermal paste >> I...
• Re: Statistical Survey re Head Gasket Failure
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Thu, 2 Apr 1998 21:41:43 -0500
  ...It's my opinion that the different thermal expansion properties of the three metals that hold the engine together (block, heads and head bolts...
• Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 16:31:26 -0600
  ...The radiant plumbing thing would work great if you plumbed your underwear, but then again the standard thermal underwear is simpler and cheaper. Stan...
• Re: fan switch or sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 13:03:07 -0700
  ...Has anyone out there tried using one on their van? Obviously you would have to hook up a thermal switch, timer and relay to...
• Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:03:24 -0600
  ...So far I have a set of thermal curtains that I >got from Bus Depot a while back, a Mr. Heater buddy heater (with...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:18:11 -0700
  ...Syncro Brothers Fleece Thermal Barrier http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/fleecebarrier.jpg A 4'x6' piece of fleece with some snaps. Other part...
• Re: Unbelievable, was Re: Spare ECU
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:53:29 -0600
  ...heavy parts, parts that stand away from the board, parts subject to thermal cycling and most particularly parts with pronounced thermal cycling that are...
• Re: Winters in the van...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:17:26 -0700
  ...The way you get radiant heat with a hydronic floor is by saturating a large thermal mass with a low level of enery which...
• Re: DigiJet Hall Control Unit Maint' Point & Poll
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Feb 2018 13:21:06 -0800
  ...caused by heat? (or poor dissipation of heat) Did you use thermal compound similar-same as type used for computer CPU to heat sink...
• Re: ES-12 Refrigerant - Caution
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:34:03 -0400
  ...Propane was used many years ago as a refrigerant because of its outstanding thermal properties - but one drawback - it explodes when ignited (think fuel...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 16:14:31 -0400
  ...The Vanagons are just more sensitive to the proper oil level and over filling has the ability to create enough thermal run away to...
• Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:42:39 -0500
  ...Here's a 170F button-type thermal switch for $15 shipped in the > > US. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Selco-**CA170-Thermal-Switch-to...
• Re: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:05:13 -0800
  ...Also since this stuff is a thermal barrier it should keep some of the heat of the head from getting to the large rubber...
• Re: Water Wetter by Redline
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:49:26 PDT
  ...It >apparently causes an increased thermal transfer from hot spots in the head >to the coolant. Theoretically (though I did not see it) this...
• Re: Eurospec problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 03:55:36 EDT
  Grant, These engines in their original application have a thermal switch near the intake manifold that activates the fan when under-hood temps become...
• Re: Cannot locate Thermo-Switch (rad. fan) on '84 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 19:22:47 -0700
  On your '84, the thermal switch should be located on the left (as you sit in the driver's seat) side of the radiator...
• Re: Propex alternative?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 21:48:52 -0700
  ...in the cabin." Well, I think I made the first "fleece thermal barrier" a few years back. Version two: http://jones.colorado.edu/VW...
• Re: I4 Happenings in turbovans land
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:08:36 -0700
  ...On the issue of exhaust systems, I had experienced thermal cracking of the DV system repeatedly when used on the 1.8L RV Digifant...
• Re: New Brake rotors.pads
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:38:52 -0700
  ...quite a wealth of testimonials from various co that do Cryogenic Thermal Cycling http://www.percryo.com/racing.htm http://www.300below.com/site...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:18:46 -0400
  Hi Karl, That statement makes HUGE assumptions about the type and quality of the fuel being burned in the power plant, the generators thermal...
• Re: Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:21:22 -0800
  ...generated by your own heat exchanger (lungs) so i wouldnt be putting one of those fleece thermal barriers in if that were the dynamic...
• Re: 1990 Hightop "Atlantic"
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 1 Dec 2016 17:36:13 -0400
  ...The Atlantic was the top-of-the-line trim which came with thermal windows (3-season use), parking heater, etc. > On 01-Dec-2016...
• Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 23:04:40 -0600
  ...That's your > schtick, right? I forgot. > > I have the thermal underwear - I have the 0 degree sleeping bag - I have the > girlfriend AND...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:37:56 -0400
  ...for replacing it, I first tried mayonnaise, then astroglide to improve thermal transfer, but neither worked better than the Radio Shack thermal paste I...
• Re: Radiator fan- '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - sparklegirl500
  Tue, 31 May 2016 21:37:43 +0000
  ...A thermal switch on the radiator may be the culprit, I > have seen these stop functioning. > Jon > > > On 5/31/2016 3:13 PM...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:28:25 -0500
  ...the waterboxer exceeds that, and certainly excursions occur under >> some conditions. Thermal expansion of length might be enough to be a >> problem, also, given...
• Re: � � � Some Clarifications and Additiona l Cooling System Comments
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 14:13:04 -0600
  ...the situation in which the second fan >> speed cannot control any thermal situation. >> > > I have. Encountered it while taking my Westy Syncro up Monarch...
• Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:38:58 -0700
  ...for >> > replacing it, I first tried mayonnaise, then astroglide to improve thermal >> > transfer, but neither worked better than the Radio Shack thermal paste I...
• Brake stuff
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:35:41 -0700
  ...The pad is a thermal insulator with a reasonably high coefficient of friction when matched with a 'smooth' surface. The disk is usually a...