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  • The repair for,,, 93 Eurovan Dies During Constant Highway Driving
    Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
    Fri, 13 Aug 1999 03:50:36 EDT
    ...after an hour or more of constant-speed highway driving it will suddenly and without warning lose all power, so I have to coast...
  • Wires and otherwise (long)
    Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
    Mon, 20 May 2002 13:04:17 -0400
    ...It appears that they cut the wire for the map light to use as a remote turn-on, but since it was constant, the...
  • I love my Audi 2.0L engine!
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 24 Aug 1998 18:53:20 -0700
    ...Driving a constant 90km/h on the level this figure goes down to 10L / 100km with no change in the temp. Timing is set...
  • Still More Friday
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:56:41 -0700
    ...Additionally, add ingredients nine and ten slowly, with constant agitation. Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any temperature...
  • Re: Nytrogen and tires
    Historical mailing list - PSD
    Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:27:24 -0400
    I'm pretty sure UV from the sun and constant heat cycles will kill the tire before the air inside does. -----Original Message----- From...
  • Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Source for small auxiliary coolant pump? (oil cooler idea!)
    Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
    Mon, 8 May 2000 16:06:22 -0400
    Karl says: "The only part I haven't found is a small coolant pump that could be run constantly at 200 or so degree...
  • Re: Sink pump watts?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
    Sat, 29 Sep 2001 12:57:39 EDT
    ...draw on your battery unless you plan on running the pump constantly. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com 636-797-9015 636...
  • accessory rack mounting
    Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
    Tue, 1 Jun 2004 03:31:04 -0400
    ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
  • Re: dual battery? hobigesuss!/Lets try this again!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 16 Jun 2000 01:02:14 -0400
    ...Basically you want to keep a constant charge rate of 15-20% (or more) of rated capacity until the battery voltage rises to 14...
  • Re: Engine cutting out
    Historical mailing list - KBatzler
    Wed, 13 Jan 1999 08:14:02 -0800
    ...Engine cutting out > So is this 22 ufd cap just basically a filter cap set with a long enough >time constant that when the...
  • utility trailers???
    Historical mailing list - s w
    Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:07:32 -0700
    ...wind played hell with it all and made my woman nervous constantly, so i am looking into getting a small utility trailer to pull...
  • Wanted Grey Water Tank
    Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
    Sun, 29 Sep 2002 12:59:01 -0600
    ...Anyone have a source? If anyone has seen the "constantly on the move" and honorable Karl M he has one installed. Pretty slick and...
  • Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:01:52 -0600
    ...It constantly self bled the system purging the air out of > the radiator. > > john > Aircooled.Net Inc.
  • Re: Aux battery hookup
    Historical mailing list - george jannini
    Sun, 10 May 2015 17:12:28 -0400
    ...My previous radio pulled a third of an amp constantly _even with its face plate removed_ and I wanted to keep it operational with...
  • Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:48:55 -0400
    ...But during the test while pumping > the gas into a glass beaker, I could see a fine, constant stream of pin- > head sized bubbles...
  • Re: black smoke pouring out exhaust?!?!
    Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
    Sun, 19 Feb 1995 08:50:54 -0400 (EDT)
    ...after numereous constant minor costly repairs, last year the water pump went and much of the esxhaust was so thin that epoxy patches wouldnt...
  • RE: [f] No Mail!!! Wha'???
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 9 Jul 95 19:12: 7 EDT
    ...vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu Wen each of us gets the SUBSCRIBE messages, there's now an explanation for the nuisance. * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant...
  • Re: Recommended Breakin method for new engine
    Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
    Wed, 19 May 1999 10:39:23 -0400
    ...Highway's not a problem unless you keep the speed at a constant. Vary the speed frequently to allow the rings to temper correctly...
  • Re: No Vanagon Content/Macintosh bashing
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Tue, 26 Mar 2002 09:58:33 -0800
    ...Life is a constant job of filtering out the misinformation from the truth. Dave (frequently misinformed) -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May...
  • Re: Oil Filler Tube
    Historical mailing list - Peter
    Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:37:40 -0800
    ...I needed to constantly keep pouring in little at a time until I got to the end of the can, a little laborious. Other...
  • General Ox Sensor Questions
    Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 07:40:23 -0700
    ...And would that be a good choice for Vanagons, given our constant ground issues? And I suppose the 4-wire is a heated, externally...
  • Re: Drove off a 9'' curb, and she just died - FOUND IT
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 4 Feb 2013 13:05:05 -0800
    ...what I am seeing constantly is changing of terms .. 'making up new words' .. an announcer at the Super Bowl talked about 'going for the...
  • Re: Dometic 182B wiring
    Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
    Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:58:55 -0500
    ...It receives a constant 12VDC +&nbsp;<BR><DIV><BR></DIV><DIV>If you remove the lid covering the junction blocks this should allow you...
  • Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:42:04 -0800
    ...Radtke wrote: > .............. > So, I looked at the charging system and was reminded again that the > Vanagon uses an alternator that supplies a constant voltage...
  • Re: Cooling system hose diagram
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:20:24 -0500
    ...double count one there -- it goes on and on - the count constantly changing! LOL!!!! John On 4/23/2013 9:41 AM, David Beierl...
  • Re: Problem with 90 Carat
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:44:51 -0400
    ...All injectors are constantly supplied with +12 (with key on). The injectors fire when the ECU pulls them down (simultaneously) to ground. Bentley says...
  • Re: noise in steering wheel - rotating left or right
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:33:07 -0600
    ...Be ready for your horn to start blowing constantly. You'll have to pull the wires on the front of the van when that...
  • Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:28:02 -0400
    ...The >fundamental unit of electricity is the coulomb, The SI base unit of electricity is the ampere, which is that constant current which, if...
  • Ring and pinion ratio on 5 spds...
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
    Tue, 26 May 1998 09:07:50 -0700
    ...I want big gears, big teeth, that will stand the constant force of a hard punch to the pedal. The ratio is important. The...
  • Re: Fuel pressure fluctuating...
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 10 Nov 2000 18:49:47 -0500
    I'm sure you know that the pressure is supposed to be constant relative to manifold pressure and not ambient pressure, so you will...
  • Re: propane tank use
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Wed, 31 Jul 2002 10:06:30 -0700
    With constant fridge use in warm weather and daily cooking on the stove, we get 2+ weeks on a full tank. You should have...
  • Buzzing turn signal light relay
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:31:42 -0800
    ...The rest of the time is this constant buzzing sound that sounds like a scratchy phonograph record with a bad needle. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
  • Re: I asked the AI program ChatGPT to write a sonnet about finding parts for Volkswagen campers
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Tue, 28 Feb 2023 22:47:54 -0700
    ...Your brakes and tires, in need of repair, But where to find parts, a constant despair. The mechanic scratches his head in thought, And...
  • Re: Auto Tranny leaking
    Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
    Tue, 8 Aug 2000 21:29:48 -0400
    ...We took a trip in it a couple of weeks ago and have to keep putting transmission fluid in it on a constantly. It...
  • Re: Stock "squeeze" hose clamps
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:15:11 -0600
    ...Tom, they're talking about the constant-tension spring clamps on the cooling hoses, not the ones that crimp on. Yours, David
  • Re: Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Tue, 25 May 2010 19:12:06 -0400
    ...It can be wired to trigger with a pulse or constant negative or positive trigger. Lots of uses, like how about interior lights that...
  • U-W Types in VW-Landom
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 23 Sep 94 07:17:58 EDT
    ...Who else out here claims (or will admit to) U-W heritage? * * * * * * * * * * Pete Sellers "Constant And Never-ending Improvement"
  • Fw: turbo? supercharched?
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Brady
    Sat, 14 Mar 1998 13:56:59 -0800
    ...Wednesday, March 11, 1998 12:48 AM > > i constantly see postings for increased power via engine swaps. why hasn't > anyone been able to...
  • Re: What is the biggest & heaviest thing you've carried INSIDE your van?
    Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
    Tue, 8 May 2001 21:00:17 EDT
    ...Gently bumped the suspension limit stops a few times. >> And some wonder aloud why their vans are constantly in need of repair. Rich >>
  • Re: Stove top burner runs rich
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Thu, 28 Mar 2002 07:54:14 -0800
    ...The spiders are a constant problem. Blow out the tubes or use a pipecleaner (remember those, Joel?) to whisk away the little critters. Even...
  • Fridge fan upgrades photos
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:03:00 -0500
    ...Those of you who have made it possible to override the thermo control fro the exterior fan and have it run constantly. Do you...
  • idle and vacuum diagnosis
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:06:04 -0700
    ...A vibration movement, worn guide, 2 points of movement slow, worn plugs, occasion drop, valve /intake leak, constant low, vacuum leak/ timing issue. That...
  • Re: leakdown test
    Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
    Sun, 15 Apr 2007 08:52:54 -0400
    I don't know how that particular tester works but too test for the gasket leak the air must remain constant to allow the...
  • Re: Lighter tyres for lighter steering?
    Historical mailing list - mdstockr
    Wed, 26 Feb 97 10:03:05
    ...But, the tire's contact patch "area" does not remain constant for different tire designs. The contact patch area is a function of the...
  • Re: Deer whistles--do they work?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 9 Sep 2013 08:59:25 -0700
    Well, no they don’t then! I conclude from this paper that constantly honking your horn is the only effective method to alert deer...
  • Re: Tachometer Needle-How To Remove
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:53:44 -0800
    ...Tachometer Needle-How To Remove > Got my tach cluster out to replace a defective temp gauge (LED blinks > constantly) and it *looks* like the...
  • Re: cv-joints: Constant Velocity Marihuana?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 08 Jul 94 09:45:11 CDT
    On Fri, 8 Jul 94 09:35:02 CDT Jerry Huff said: >The VW mechanic I take by Golf and Vanagon to strongly recommends...
  • Re: New van timing, cont'd.
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Jan 95 16:08:39 EST
    Oh yeah, don't stick your finger or anything else in that silver socket as it has a constant 12 volt source. Someone on...
  • Re: proper oil temp
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 5 Jul 1995 08:42:20 -0400
    ...I run 20-50w oil with doghouse cooler, and oil pressure running at a constant 45 psi at speed, 15-20 psi at idle...
  • All CA '91s really '90s?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Nizyborski
    Fri, 26 Sep 1997 13:40:30 PDT
    ...all catalytic converters on new vehicles to have something called a constant monitoring device (?), all Vanagons sold in California in 1991 were really '90s...
  • Re: 87 Vanagon fuse problem
    Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
    Sun, 19 Dec 1999 21:15:51 EST
    ...brights will come on, but will not stay on unless you constant holding the switch. As you are holding the switch(sometimes) the wipers...
  • Supplying power to the stock radio...
    Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:10:39 -0400
    ...some way to supply it with constant power for memory only and switched power for full operation so you don't have to worry...
  • Re: 85GL won't start pt.II need help bleeding fuel system...
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:29:54 -0500
    ...Could anyone >email me on this procedure? Nothing to bleed on the gasoline engines -- the fuel pump is constantly circulating fuel through the supply...
  • spare bulb slot
    Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
    Sun, 23 May 2004 19:54:20 -0400
    ...trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
  • Re: FS: mint condition 82-84 westy front seat (brown/tan/blue vertical stripe)
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Fri, 4 Nov 2005 03:16:44 EST
    ...And they are constantly giving things away for free. Just this past Saturday at 3 a.m. there was a guy running up and...
  • Re: fuel pump noise
    Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
    Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:11:47 -0500
    ...1986 Vanagon seems to be making a louder noise > and > running constantly. I plan on leaving on a lengthy trip tomorrow > but am > getting...
  • Re: your mail
    Historical mailing list - David E Most
    Tue, 30 Apr 1996 15:20:29 -0400
    ...This second thing really bugs me! Driving at a constant speed, > for example 80 kilometres in fourth gear, I get a hiccup in the...
  • Re: dwell
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 14 May 2000 12:35:26 -0400
    ...This makes sense in a point-driven system where the angular duration is constant but the time duration varies with rpm. But in an...
  • Re: road salt pH
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:35:07 -0800
    Ok Matt, it changes the diss. constant but not to "pretty acidic". I just did quick and dirty expt. at home with pH papers...
  • Re: Hose clamps
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sun, 29 May 2011 18:57:23 -0700
    ...Jury-rigged, would like better solution to plugging unused coolant hoses that formerly went to auto trans ATF cooler. > Use narrower or constant tension...