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Re: Is is safe to just "wing it"?
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Fri, 25 Mar 2016 16:44:20 -0400
...Mesa Verde is the he, famous Anasazi cliff dwelling, but many say it's over-hyped, too many people... no dogs allowed. East of...
Re: "Stealth" mishaps: WAS Are pop-up tops really necessary??
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:19:44 -0500
...area for "ground camping" where you could >> >>kick those >> >>>spoiled "tent dwellers" outa there! >>> >>>What if you had one of those tent platforms with...
Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 09:30:54 -0700 (PDT)
...the distributor hole" thing. > > The points seem to be set correctly (dwell ~50 and remains +-1 when > increasing revs). I thought it might have...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:22:59 -0500
...Up to 17mm > > Small ball peen hammer > > hacksaw > > mallet > > metal clippers > > Dwell/Tach tester > > pocket multi-meter > > Inductive timing light > > battery charger 120v > > > > I...
Re: Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 17:50:00 -0700
...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you�ll need to reset...
Re: EveryBus 2002 Thanks
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:27:55 -0500
...type2,FMBC, > > and the vanagon list. > > Steve Dolan for checking the dwell and timing on > > more poorly running > > buses than could keep count of...
Re: Q Re: bleeding thermostat
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 22 Jun 2003 03:13:57 -0700
...so you're just opening enough to 'bleed' this >resevoir, but you're not actually removing the cap, or dwelling on it too >long...
Re: Propane Tank, Fittings
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 6 Jul 2016 10:04:56 -0400
...The installation is covered under a number of codes and > in our Westy has to follow requirements for dwellings and recreational > vehicles. > > Dennis > > > > > -----Original...
Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
Historical mailing list - Annie
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:38:09 -0700
...I love just aimlessly wandering hardware stores > re-purposing things that could only be come up with by some crazed > van-dweller.... > > Working of...
FI, LP, and Happiness
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 07:28:16 -0600
...Too high of a dwell angle can sure look like a fuel supply problem. 3) The throttle cable will need to be longer. Our...
Re: Vanagon Happening on Iceland in 2002?
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 1 Dec 2000 15:06:34 -0800
...And if > > you're > > > > >anti-vanagon, you've got a problem. > > > > >Bunch of communistic totalitarian sympathizing frozen bearded > > > > >codfish-eating yellow snow dwellers can...
Re: For those of you who needed EMZ's response to: NO VAN CONTENT, THIS BORDERS ON SPAM, DELETE IF YOU ARE ORNERY
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 11 Apr 2000 22:37:38 -0700
...Throughout my > life I have found wisdom dwelling within the most unlikely individuals; as > long as I was able to muster the patience to...
Re: Vanagon emissions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:01:02 -0700
...Vipers and Ferraris are the "Fords and Chevys" of the upscale urban dwellers around there..Like you really need a 200+ mph capable sports...
Re: urban camping in sf
Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:07:44 -0700
...But then, they sort of alert people to the occupancy of the vehicle, most notably the police, who seem to love waking vehicle dwellers...
FS Last Call Before E* bay air cooled parts, Engine, Transmissions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 08:02:18 -0500
...http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/alt1.jpg -------------------------------------------------------------- Absolutely Pristine Condition Snap On Tach Dwell Meter 4/6/8 Cylinder. Model # 418 This large dial...
Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:05:19 -0500
...city dweller, no driveway, no access to > curbside running water. If I go to a coin-op wash, I figure I'll be > disconnecting...
Engine Pulsing - No More?
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:52:48 PDT
...Unfortunately, the mechanic in Colorado Springs first determined that the ECU was bad (dwell wouldn't come down), and it wasn't until Casper...
FF MO' stoopid po'try
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 14 Apr 95 10:54:15 CDT
...Down the hill, and left at bottom, Round the lake where duckies dwell, Watch for Canterbury stupids As their kids drive cars like hell...
Re: Driving Cross Country Advice...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 09:36:35, -0500
...rubbing block fried (cheap Brazilian pts!), ran still with 85 deg. dwell and 13deg. or more retarded (wouldn't idle or go up a...
Re: VW Man wants Stuff 2 Do in Sedona AZ-LVC Trip Suggestions
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 30 May 2009 21:33:07 -0700
...20 miles eastward is >> Montezuma's Castle: �pretty cool Indian cliff dwellings you can climb around >> in. �Southward about an hour is Jerome: �ghost...
vanagon@gerry.sdsc.edu
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sun, 31 Aug 97 22:22:10 EDT
...We seemed to be getting no points action, so Steve adjusted the dwell. Still wouldn't start. We knew the dwell was close enough...
Re: how to cool a poptop?
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:18:15 -0400
...Man folks rely on shade structures over their vans >> and other dwellings. Not feasible for parking at work, maybe, but if >> planning to camp...
tune up
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 14 Jun 97 14:00:27 CDT
...adjust dwell angle. check timing. - replace spark plugs. 18000 miles: do all the 12000 miles stuff PLUS ... - lubricate front end <i don't think...
Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 5 Jan 2014 15:09:36 -0600
...Unearthed the radiator from it's basement dwelling. Can barely see core via inlet but inlet/outlet and what I can see of tank...
Re: Engine swap
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Thu, 16 Oct 2014 20:24:18 -0700
...Of course I'm a desert dweller so my '86 is completely rust free, and another 20 years won't change that. More than...
Re: Adjusting CO on Vanagon, JC Whitney to the rescue!
Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:59:19 -0400
...I got the better of the two they sell BTW, the one with the Tach, Dwell, Volts, etc functions. Regards, Carl Turner
Re: Fuel pressure Guage
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:57:04 -0800
...The remote and tiny berg I dwell in has only >1 possible source for the components -- a Napa Auto Parts store. This is >why...
Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Wed, 16 May 2001 20:49:49 -0700
...discussion of this, and Hypercool is definitely a product for desert > > dwellers to consider. > > > > > > Marshall Ruskin wrote: > > > > > > I strongly disagree with the advice you...
Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:04:04 -0800
...not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to ceramic coat > > (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting...
Re: NYC to Palo Alto CA
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:29:14 -0800
...Lonely going from there till Flagstaff unless you go off the path a bit and find the cliff dwellings to the east of Flagstaff...
Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:37:52 -0700
...city dweller, no driveway, no access to > > > curbside running water. If I go to a coin-op wash, I figure I'll be > > > disconnecting...
Valve Adjustment
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 9 Jun 2003 08:38:33 -0700
...020, this will get you within the required dwell range. Rule: Dwell changes timing so if you change dwell you?ll need to reset...
RE: vanagon gas tank remove
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 06 Jun 1996 09:40:00 -0700 (PDT)
...It's never quit completely, but it never used to read Full when I filled it up, and used to dwell in the red...
Re: engine cleaning do's and don'ts?
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:14:28 -0700
...city dweller, no driveway, no access to > > curbside running water. If I go to a coin-op wash, I figure I'll be > > disconnecting...
Re: possessive about your new ride??
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 21:36:16 +1300
>Go after Macs? > >Why bother with a bottom dwelling OS? They'd be far better off going after >a REAL OS like Linux... > >Cheers...
Re: Trip Advice Needed: Oregon, Wash., B.C.
Historical mailing list - Garth Woolstenhulme
Tue, 11 Aug 1998 22:34:18 -0700
...Vancouver Island is absolutely beautiful (especially for us desert dwellers that never see too much green scenery). Banff is very beautiful, but parts can...
Re: setting the timing on my 1984 1.9 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dan Wallace
Mon, 13 Feb 2006 18:07:04 -0800
Gary, I've got a '84 GL and I use a timing light and dwell/tach/voltmeter to set rpms and the timing per...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:11:37 -0700
...ECU based systems will > change dwell in response to speed. > > Dennis > > > >From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > >Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:09:28 -0800
...Up to 17mm > > Small ball peen hammer > > hacksaw > > mallet > > metal clippers > > Dwell/Tach tester > > pocket multi-meter > > Inductive timing light > > battery charger 120v > > > > I...
Re: LED solder gauge
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 22:00:05 -0700
...This way I can minimize the dwell time thus least chance of lifting the trace. Good soldering take a lot of practice. A common...
Re: I win!!! the worse ever "westy part" picture...
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:38:35 -0500
...not it would be worth it for y'all northern glacier dwellers to ceramic coat (or whatever) your engines to keep 'em from getting...
Re: Sedona - Hiking, Biking and Camping
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:59:01 -0800
...Any recommendations of cave dwellings, rock art, etc. Would > be much > appreciated. Conventional (hookup) campgrounds are ok, but we > prefer cool > places in the...
Re: Pertronix installation report
Historical mailing list - Jeff klender
Sat, 14 Oct 2000 09:57:46 -0400
...I >then checked the dwell, it was EXACTLY 50 degrees, nice. > >I checked the timing via the static method a la "The Idiots >Guide...
Re: More timing confusion
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:56:01 -0400
...I went back out and did it with the Bently, using the dwell meter to set the RPM's correctly first but it turns...
Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:27:54 -0700
...Now on the east slope of the mountains, it isn't as rainy, as you probably can see, and many of the dwellers on...
Engine seal gaps
Historical mailing list
Fri, 12 Apr 1996 10:09:31 -0500 (CDT)
...Valves are set, timing is spot on at 28 degrees at 3,500 rpm, dwell is perfect, etc. Well, now it is spring in...
Re: Where to buy Limbo Hatch Stick?
Historical mailing list - Craig Luke
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:43:03 -0700
...I love just aimlessly wandering hardware stores >> re-purposing things that could only be come up with by some crazed >> van-dweller.... >> >> Working of...
Re: Is is safe to just "wing it"?
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:54:40 -0700
...And there are petroglyphs to hike to. > > Mesa Verde is the he, famous Anasazi cliff dwelling, but many say it's > over-hyped, too...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:56 -0700
...ECU based systems will > > > change dwell in response to speed. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > >From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > > > >Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel...
Re: Adjusting the idle on '82 AC Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:25:41 -0400
...I keep a tach/dwell meter, timing light, 10 millimeter open end wrench and a small (not tiny) to regular sized flat head screw...
Re: (OT, but important) The Ford Excursion is DEAD!!!! YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHH!! YES YES YES YES!!! W00000H000000!
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Thu, 1 Aug 2002 09:51:43 -0500
...The BBC, Dwelle and Austrailia ABC will show some foreign place and it is a normal looking place. When the US media shoots the...
Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:51:58 -0700
...ECU based systems will > > > change dwell in response to speed. > > > > > > Dennis > > > > > > > > > >From: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > > > >Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel...
Re: FaceTime repairs
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:34:59 -0600
...Just remember that I no longer dwell in the gasoline world. Jim On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Eric Wunrow <VW...
Re: tools to have onhand...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:01:56 -0800
...Up to 17mm >>> Small ball peen hammer >>> hacksaw >>> mallet >>> metal clippers >>> Dwell/Tach tester >>> pocket multi-meter >>> Inductive timing light >>> battery charger 120v >>> >>> I...
Re: Poor MPG, '81 Westy -- Injector Problems?
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:47:06 -0500
...Second, make sure your dwell angle and timing are dead-nuts on spec. Deviations can cause overtemp. Third, make sure your EGR system is...
Re: Thermostats and coolant additives
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Thu, 17 May 2001 09:09:33 -0700
...discussion of this, and Hypercool is definitely a product for desert > > > dwellers to consider. > > > > > > > > > Marshall Ruskin wrote: > > > > > > > > I strongly disagree with the advice you...
Re: burned Bosch rotors and tune-up question
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 07:16:24 -0800
...A puller is required, or at least something resembling one... > As far as tune-ups go, can I use an old fashioned Dwell Meter...
Re: Broken Head Stud
Historical mailing list - jbange
Sun, 26 Dec 2004 11:47:01 -0800
...I'm stuck working in "covert mechanic" mode as I'm but a lowly apartment dweller with no personal garage space. >My experiences are...
Voltage regulators and Battery mats
Historical mailing list
Sat, 28 Jun 1997 23:30:44 +0000
...it putzing about the engine compartment with it running adjusting idle, dwell, timing and I hear a bubbling hissing and poping. I look over...
Re: Pulls to the Left (like the rest of us?)
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 12:46:29 -0500
...It answers the riddle of why the eccentric Brits and Island-dwelling Japanese drive on the wrong side of the road. Unfortunately, at least...