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• Re: Final Oil pressure result
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 6 Dec 2014 14:15:20 -1000
  ...Before I dropped it off to Noah the gauge was constant at 50%. Is this coincidental or just another new problem? Could something been...
• Re: Need Help diagnosing a Non-starting '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:12:35 -0500
  ...But since this may have >>>> started with work done on the alternator it would be wise to check for >>>> constant power on that stud...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 6 May 2009 15:17:34 -0700
  ...000 rpm. >> 4) Do not use cruise control or maintain a constant engine speed for >> more than 10 minutes at a time. >> 5) Maximize...
• Re: gerry's thermostat problem .... now in english!
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Tue, 22 Nov 94 11:37:00 CST
  ...eg by deposits); access to the eventually, insufficient heat radiator is constantly open. Engine stays too long in the cold operating regime. There is...
• Re: Engine to auto-tranny match and the Indy 500
  Historical mailing list - Rolf Lockwood
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:15:45 -0400
  ...HP remains constant through a transmission (neglecting frictional loss). More gears in a transmission allows one to keep the engine running closer to it...
• Re: Making a 12v battery charger from a peecee power supply
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 09:56:02 -0800
  Hello, Unless you want to measure the specific gravity or your electrolyte on a constant basis it is good to be very carefull in...
• Re: Locks, Keys Refurbed by Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:23:48 -0500
  ...But the key with the rubber VW bow often >>> fooled me, so it was a constant frustration. >>> >>> And over the years, the front door...
• Re: E15 fuel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 26 Dec 2012 22:14:17 -0500
  ...their overall > situation. > Don't get me started .I see that Constantly .. > people that work on stuff, and never tell the engine's owner...
• Iron Butt/Iron Bus, or 750 miles in 3 days with a new Tii conversion (long)
  Historical mailing list - ed
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:35:03 -0400
  ...Since I'd done my 500 miles of constantly varying break-in driving, I cruised home at about 65-70, so I'm pleased...
• Re: Voltage leak found
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 1 Sep 2015 20:31:45 +0000
  ...This page also seems to indicate that the fatter wire (the constant-on > >>> wire) is the main source of power for the radio, and...
• Re: Free Sirius satellite radio system
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:58:11 -0400
  ...I did both of mine since it is not that difficult (constant on, switched on, ground, antenna connections). You do require a metal surface...
• Re: Love that Digitool!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:14:00 -0800
  ...It can be very distracting (numbers change constantly). > > > > > >Right away I spotted something that I had noted previously, that the Temp > I > > >sender reading...
• Re: serious vanagon security issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:14:54 -0700
  ...getting > perspective. > The media is also largely to blame for its constant brainwashing. > > Several years back my girlfriend and I were snow camping up...
• Re: Vanagon Virtues and Type 2 contrasts( was ahhh..
  Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:47:11 -0700
  ...It was a constant weekly repair and maintenance project that lasted seven years. That's because I can do all my own maintenance. If...
• Re: Blown engine: Yet another update (long)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:18:03 -0700
  ...Under the old ownership, which changed about a year ago, I > had grown quite accustomed to upset customers being argued with, constant > technician shortages...
• Re: soCal, Heat, Condensation, & Gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 8 May 2001 23:19:38 -0700
  ...One theory was that maybe it was a clogged carbon cannister, from constant topping off with gasoline. Or maybe a vacuum in the gas...
• Re: Suspension for Off Roading
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 08:44:59 -0800
  ...as well, what are my > > options for upgrading the suspension for constant dirt travel? I saw a gray > > panel Synchro at Buses by the...
• Re: Digifant question...fuel pump effect?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:52:32 -1000
  ...fuel is returning to the tank constantly ....lots . It helps keep the fuel cooler in very high temps ( like doesn't get a chance...
• Re: Charging system questions.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:18:27 -0600
  ...to power my water pump at the sink...Not a large > constant draw. > > I am thinking my little BCI 42 battery is finally wearing...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: Aux battery hookup
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 10 May 2015 18:40:30 -0400
  ...does come off, then I'll keep checking the battery for constant draw down. So far the 3 -22amp batteries are at 12.3...
• Re: 1/4 mile syndrome is back!
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 22:38:17 -0400
  ...to do. > > - clogged catalytic converter > Shouldn't the problem be more constant then? > > - faulty ignition switch > Is it dependent on the warmth of the...
• Re: '84 value?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:16:49 -0800
  ...front brake of my 84 and 83.5 have been a constant issue to me. I > >>>found that I have to use only OEM...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 18:44:20 -0700
  ...a place to get off the >>>>>> brakes and let them cool. Constant downgrade and suddenly overheated! >>>>>> >>>>> What gear were you in? Was there a...
• Re: NVC Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:33:35 -0800
  ...Differential and all internal pars, drive shafts and > > constantvelocity (CV) joints. > > > > Isn't this ironic in black and white print? Every dealership I called...
• Re: Locks, Keys Refurbed by Steve Sandlin
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:23:26 -0500
  ...But the key with the rubber VW bow often >> fooled me, so it was a constant frustration. >> >> And over the years, the front door...
• Re: Me the ass hole
  Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 23:49:45 -0800
  ...What fun would that be? The really important threads (like Tire Selection) are getting swamped by your constant childish witticisms. I have been trying...
• New Milestone in the Turbo 3A Project
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 15:43:38 EDT
  ...The Moroso system uses constant diameter tubing, while VW uses a crush tube bend approach which reduces the flow cross-section to something comparable...
• Re: oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 8 May 2007 08:24:54 -0400
  ...Have you checked your oil pressure >>> >>relieve valve? >> >>>If the sping is stuck and compressed you will get constant low oil >>> >>pressure. >> >>> >>I changes...
• Re: rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:14:06 -0800
  ...With air that cold constantly being supplied to the heater core it is difficult to keep the interior of the van warm, making my...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:01:24 -0700
  ...the rear deck lid to keep driving my vanagon without > being constantly stuck...that's not very convenient nor safe and it is a...
• Re: Friday - banigng your head and other irrelevant babbling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:41:32 -0800
  ...If it weren't for my constant need for repairs I'd never have > met > half the great folks I've met in my...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:10:59 -0700
  ...waterpump is really 225F then the > > >> radiator fan should be running constantly since that is above the rad > > >> fan temp switch shut-off temp...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 May 2010 13:09:55 -0700
  ...I don't even let sunlight get on most of my stuff, and I air tings out constantly. It's fun. nice to read...
• Re: Advice wanted (and maybe some sympathy) on what looks somewhat major..
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 18:12:21 -0700
  ...quart of oil every 1200 miles now....consumption (and a > slight constant leak) has slowly been increasing over the 50-60k miles on > the...
• '91 Westfalia Hunt Succeeds - Kinda Long posting
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 May 1997 15:21 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Scanning the horizon for wall clouds and funnels everytime lightning flashes (almost constantly); if I see Helen Hunt (thinly-veiled "Twister" sub-reference) anywhere...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Syncronicity1
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:31:41 -0700
  ...At this point in my life i was suffering from sever depression and in constant pain from a recent car accident.....i was not...
• Re: Charging deep cycle batteries with the alternator
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:39:36 -0400
  ...The alternator is designed to provide a constant voltage (usually around 13.8V or so) and a lot of current in order to quickly...
• Re: Why Bigger Brakes Was Cause of brake rotor warping
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:40:38 -0500
  ...a place to get off the brakes and let them cool. Constant downgrade and suddenly overheated! > >>> What gear were you in? Was there a...
• Re: Beware EBAY LVC was: Re: eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:06:59 -0400
  ...In what amateur mail > order world is it likely that so many people are constantly satisfied and > overjoyed with the used crap they receive...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:32:04 -0500
  ...brown wire bolted down at factory location in engine >> bay >> (2) Constant power�red wire bolted down inside the factory >> weather-resistant junction box...
• Start/Run/Then No Start
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 06:27:28 -0600
  ...There are a few more things you can do. >>>> >>>> When you have the 2 relay sockets jumpered does the fuel pump run >>>> constantly as...
• Re: BLOCK BEARING SIZES ...
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:03:34 -0400
  ...We are here to do constant >> >> makovers on our beloved friends. >> >> I hope, some of you would know what I am talking about and...
• Re: A pesky air leak
  Historical mailing list - Matt McKeon
  Sun, 20 Oct 2024 21:47:07 -0400
  ...It's not a constant hiss, so I'm finding it challenging to diagnose. >> > >> > I first tired spraying carb cleaner at the connections around...
• Re: Why new tires should go on the rear.
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:18:33 -1000
  ...Your van will be all over the road, have a bad tendency to oversteer, and will 'jump around' on bumpy surfaces requiring constant steering...
• Re: Logging Roads and Trailers
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Jul 2020 10:43:03 -0600
  ...seem to get a Bad Rap > We do them pretty much constantly, ie It Is Safe To Assume that going for a hike in...
• Re: Top-Load Fridge for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:23:39 -0700
  ...One of the big culprits of refrigerator poor performance is simply hardened door seals that leak constantly. All of the things above do nothing...
• Re: Howto: make your own searchable vanagon archives
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:31:57 -0800
  ...It is slow and tedious (it > took me more than a week of constant uploading by an automated script) due > to gmail's slow...
• Re: How does coolant circuit to oil cooler work?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 10:42:10 -0700
  ...the coolant is routed and regulated to keep the oil temp constant. (Too low oil temp would also be bad in the winter) > > Anyone...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:23:55 -0700
  ...At this point in my life i was suffering from sever depression and in > constant pain from a recent car accident.....i was not...
• Re: Download archives
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:24:41 -0400
  ...It is slow and tedious (it took me more than a week of constant uploading by an automated script) due to gmail's slow...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:55:33 -0500
  ...At this point in my life i was suffering from sever depression > and in > constant pain from a recent car accident.....i was not...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:20:46 -0700
  ...At this point in my life i was suffering from sever depression and > in > constant pain from a recent car accident.....i was not...
• Re: WTB: EVAP charcoal canister
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:37:37 -1000
  ...not mistaken, the >>> stock WBX purge valve allows air to be constantly pulled soon after idle. >>> Maybe there's subtle differences between the Mk...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:33:58 -0800
  ...It is >> really >> >> used as a mixing valve and the goal is to continuously circulate water >> in >> >> the engine to maintain constant temperatures between...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:54:50 -0700
  ...At this point in my life i was suffering from sever depression and > in > constant pain from a recent car accident.....i was not...
• Re: Possible...Overheating
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:53:30 -0700
  ...know how I love to carry on about that ..I seethem constantlyin >> engine, car , and vanagon repair. >> >> On the other hand . >> I think it...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 20:59:06 -0800
  ...AT in Gear & PS 30.0% 27.0% > > > > > > *Miscellaneous:* > > > > PWM Frequency constant at 148.2 Hz > > > > > > Yellow Wire (11/ST1) PWM Power to Idle...
• Re: Best Practices for Engine Rebuild Break In Process
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Wed, 6 May 2009 13:29:34 -0700
  ...000 rpm. > 4) Do not use cruise control or maintain a constant engine speed for > more than 10 minutes at a time. > 5) Maximize...
• Re: Battery Life
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:22:13 -0800
  ...This is because calcium > batteries don't gas as much as antimony-based units, helping to > maintain a more constant electrolyte pH and keeping...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:34:00 -0400
  ...Nothing like > > having the radiator fan run constantly even with the AC off. Using the AC > > on 90+ days the fan will go to...