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• gear whine-'85 Westy 4spd manual
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:48:33 -0700
  ...your guests with a pilot bearing marinated in a hypoid gear reduction sauce (though some have suggested a red "line" varietal). What I want...
• Re: front door edge seals wasRe: 88-up flow-through parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:56:44 -0400
  Check the archives for noise reduction a thread from October 18 through October 24, 2004. There is a really long discussion about this very...
• Re: coolers from swampy.net
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:44:32 -0700
  ...When its 115 degrees out, it only needs a 10 - 15 percent reduction to feel more comfortable. And you can still go outside without...
• Re: Crisp detailed Jpegs from Vanagon Microfiche wanted - please help
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 10:44:53 +0000
  ...To give you a feel for the scale of this reduction, that's about > 1/1000th of the full size area per page and...
• Re: NEW New Bus drawing.. look and tell me what you think
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 08:02:56 -0700
  ...No info yet about price reductions in the Eurovan, but they have said: "In addition to the unveiling of this concept vehicle, Volkswagen will...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:50:29 -0500
  On Sat, 21 Jan 2017 22:43:09 +0000, Keith Hughes <keithahughes@YAHOO.COM> wrote: >I've been running their starter for 3+ years...
• Re: Gowesty reduction starter user input please
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:55:20 -0500
  On Tue, 24 Jan 2017 14:18:57 -0800, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >I have to wonder if warrantee isn't valid...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused-Even More!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 20:09:10 -0500
  ...B+ source), 15 (switched B+ output), X (control switch for load reduction relay, supplies B+ when switch is in IGN position), 50 (B+ output...
• Bus Depot WEBSITE now takes CREDIT CARDS
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 25 Mar 1999 11:52:03 -0500
  ...2% price break for paying that way (automatically reflected as a reduction in the shipping-and-handling charge). - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot http...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 15:53:47 EDT
  ...for this engine, just as it is for any other. >> The reduction of bearing wear is one of the main reasons, among others that...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:48:35 -0500
  ...It is missing and has a serious >reduction of power when under load. Try to narrow it down. Remove one plug wire at a...
• Re: curtain plans
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:53:23 -0800
  ...When Karen redid the stock Westy curtains she lined them with reflective ironing board fabric and additional snaps for light reduction and privacy improvements...
• Re: Installing an after market radio?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:05:34 -0400
  ...You might also want to check if it has power when starting - some circuits are powered through a load reduction relay which cuts power...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:58:22 -0400
  ...I also have seen gear reduction starters available from GoWesty. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Apr 14, 2012 o godz. 1:49 Ken...
• Re: Upper bushings???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 May 94 08:52:22 EDT
  ...I had some problems with the reduction boxes on my bus, and used this quite a bit... > > Thanks
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 21:04:56 -0700
  At 06:25 PM 10/21/2004, you wrote: >Why don't you use a noise cancelling system? Measure the frequency of the >noise...
• Periodically starting Vanagon(?)
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 09:55:07 -0800
  Hi listers - like many of you I have noticed the reduction in email traffic over the past several months. Anyway - I have a question...
• Re- Drivin' in Mean Wind
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  8 Nov 1994 09:45:08 U
  ...Aside from stone chips peppering the face of your fine vehicle, has anyone noticed any rise in engine temp from the reduction of air...
• Refrigerator elimination thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Jun 2018 23:16:46 -0400
  ...Also, I as I hope to run my original 1.9 engine for some time the weight reduction probably could not hurt. Of course...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 25 May 2010 16:33:27 -0700
  ...thing ..applies 'ignition level' power to the light >>switch and load reduction relay. > > X is everything they don't want running while you crank...
• Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:01:51 -0400
  ...Aluminum caps survive poorly when run hotter than their rating (50% lifetime reduction per 10F is what I recently read), and I don't...
• Re: 93 Eurovan Weekender For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Thu, 6 Dec 2001 20:06:43 -0800
  Actually there was a price reduction and a horse power increase for the 2001 models. I did not notice a difference with teh 2002...
• Re: smog check, passed, but high NO
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:01:44 -0400
  ...The Vanagon relies heavily on the Cat for Nox reduction as it does not have EGR. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Care and feeding of a Westie water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:46:30 -0700
  ...I guess when I go camping I'll just fill it up, but leave it mostly empty for weight reduction when not traveling..So...
• Re: Wiring 2nd Battery Into Non-Westy (sorry)
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:52:07 -0800
  ...That is the job of the load reduction relay is to turn the power to the wipers, and heat controls after the engine is...
• Re: bizarre electrical problem (kinda urgent)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:03:57 -0500
  ...Bet the battery was disconnected when the load reduction relay was installed (shoulda been anyway). That probably disturbed an already marginal connection. Very light...
• Re: 86 Westy Electrical Questions/Problems
  Historical mailing list - K & K
  Wed, 4 Sep 1996 20:24:55 -0400
  ...At 04:49 PM 9/4/96 -0400, you wrote: >The problem could very well be in the load reduction relay. It's purpose...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 07:22:20 -0400
  ...noise reduction. I know there >is plenty of stuff in the archives, but lots of this >isn't objective. It's pretty normal to...
• Re: '87 Westy water pump/fridge relay ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 07:28:44 -0700 (PDT)
  ...alternator > output to carry it. > Whoa, that sounds like the load reduction relay that "we all have". Its the thing that turns off the...
• Weekender Sunroof Lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 16:13:10 -0700
  ...What a difference it makes in a reduction of sliding resistance of the roof! It may have prevented some failure in the future. So...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Nov 1998 18:12:30 PST
  ...The entire engine compartment will now be about 40 degrees cooler (reduction in radiant heat), so now all the rest of the compartment components...
• Re: I-4 conversion / 87 or 91 octane ?
  Historical mailing list - TBerk
  Tue, 8 May 2001 11:40:43 -0700
  ...You can get by witht he lower octane although most folks might see a reduction in performance, esp if Ign has beeen bummped up...
• Re: 1991 Vanagon GL passenger -- Fuses 12 and 13 Good, but things don't work -- Update
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:04:47 +0000
  ...Everything else works except what Bentley says > > are on 12 and 13. > > > > Both those fuses run off the load reduction relay.  The fact that...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:24:52 -0700
  ...But what I guess I was trying to say is the voltage reduction dimming from the headlight switch rheostat didn't play that well...
• Changing the starter on a Bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Wed, 2 Jul 2014 15:49:43 -0700
  ...The gear reduction one was too much for my wallet right now.� So far, I've gotten: disconnect the battery, jack it up and...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 May 2010 16:02:21 -0400
  ...Basically 50 is starter, X is lights and load-reduction relay, 15 is ignition, panel power and everything else that hooks to the 15...
• Re: Causes of fuel inefficiency
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 17:37:35 -0600
  ...What else could cause such a drastic reduction in fuel efficiency? If any one could help it would be greatly appreciated. Besides being evironmentally...
• Re: Off-Roading in 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:50:58 -0700
  ...much compliance--especially compared to a splitty with swing axles and reduction gears! Anyway, I did it a lot. The secret (as in a...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening quiet
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:38:54 -0600
  ...Chris. '85 Westy. >There is a sale at www.partsexpress.com (part sex press?) electronics that has >some stick on noise reduction sheet "stuff...
• RE: buying a used tranny.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Czerniak
  Wed, 3 Apr 96 14:42:41 UT
  ...One reduction box had been rebuilt, the other was full of shavings, so i has to pull it off and change it. It also...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 18:47:39 -0700
  Before I install anything, especially if it means readjusting the doors, I'll do more measurements. I'll take a good roll of duct...
• Re: Crisp detailed Jpegs from Vanagon Microfiche wanted - please help
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 10:42:02 +0000
  ...To give you a feel for the scale of this reduction, that's about > 1/1000th of the full size area per page and...
• Re: Door window scrapers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 08:23:07 -0700
  ...Since we were NOT discussing the below-mentioned rubber strip, can we talk about it now? Can the rubber noise reduction strip be installed...
• Re: fryday at last
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:45:19 -0700
  ...The key to their recovery is not black and white, but in theory, a reduction in staff would notably reduce overhead. Although they have...
• Re: '53 Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 95 12:58:14 EDT
  ...Other parts include front axle, pedal assemblies hand brake assembly, tranny with right side reduction box in unknown condition, and none of the body...
• Anyone Want a '65 single cab?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 10:50:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...can get you new gates if you want * rebuilt transmission and reduction boxes * new brakes * fairly new engine * has minor rust in cargo area...
• Re: Load Reduction Relay: what's it do?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:38:02 -0400
  That's exactly what it does. If it's not being dependable and you've checked that the terminals are good, I would replace...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 May 2002 23:29:25 -0400
  The reduction in combustion temps also lower the head and piston temperatures, helps to reduce pre-ignition and melted pistons. This is particularly important...
• Re: Stuck in 4th gear
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:29:04 EDT
  ...human > cannot damage this part. > There is no bending, and drag reduction would not prolong the blocking > ring's lifespan.(against cracking) > Pat, its...
• Re: noise reduction
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 00:24:11 -0500
  I think you're looking at slightly the wrong thing. I think it's not the air being exhausted out the doors, but rather...
• Re: Battery recharge and stereo
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:36:35 -0500
  ...If you do want to draw power from a source which is similarly switched, it should be through the load reduction relay (which the...
• '56 kombi tranny - what might be wrong
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 14:44:01 -0800 (PST)
  ...I am now resigned ot taking it all apart again, but actually I only have to crack one reduction box, so it shouldn't...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 10:49:08 EDT
  I've been slowly working on this as well. I've been painting the interior sheet metal with Kool Seal Roof Coating (white stuff...
• Re: windshield wipers/heat control 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:48:11 -0500
  ...If the headlights are working, it's the load reduction relay, should be marked 25, third from the left in the fuse/relay panel...
• Relay PN question. (Load reduction relay. 81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:48:01 -0700
  Hi all. Sorry for posting such an elementary question, and not searching archives. Kinda under the gun for time. My wipers/heater fan were...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:26:33 -0400
  ...it based on what we could expect to see in drag reduction. It's not the piercing of the air that's the real...
• Re: Redline Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 7 Jul 2013 07:54:45 -0500
  The 20% reduction in temperature isn't from adding water wetter, it's from running pure water. Water by itself does a better job...
• '64 Bus common door fault
  Historical mailing list
  7 Nov 94 15:42
  ...Lee, L.S.Griffiths@Physics.Salford.ac.uk Reduction box bearings - $270 - your kiding ... ... nope.
• Alcohol in gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Jan 1995 14:15:11 -0800
  ...that in Seattle BP blends ethanol in the winter for CO reduction air pollution control. Our Vanagon stalls and has poor power on this...
• Re: Syncro trans stuff
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 12:32:24 EDT
  ...I'd like to do more later VW stuff but right now am very busy converting the older Type2 reduction gear box transaxles to...