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• Re: Shore batteries
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 07:16:21 -0400
  ...Lithium Ion batteries in yard tools). > > (yes that >IS< IRON, and not ION). > > What (other than lead acid/gel/AGM) batteries have folk tried?
• Pop Top Resto
  Historical mailing list - - Jeff & Kim Prudhoe
  Sun, 29 Jul 2001 12:27:42 EDT
  What is the best product out there to apply to a white pop top to restore its gloss/gel coat finish? I did check...
• Re: Friday Sunday
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:44:53 -0800
  ...Closer pic of that part of the M60A3: <http://image24.webshots.com/25/6/42/9/36664209pGIJGK_ph.jpg> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Vanagon Brochures from Around the world - found Ad for those quad headlig...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:15:56 -0800
  ...Only ever seen it the once though. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Normal Voltage readings for 2nd battery?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:59:59 -0600
  ...I was concerned that my Gel Cell was > >Not getting a full charge or there was a mysterious power drain. > > >The battery is reading...
• Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:13:05 -0800
  ...How much are you looking at raising it? Of course your westy will only be worth $6000 thus customized... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: who has copy of ETKA parts program?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 17:14:58 -0800
  ...they can > download the file when they go to bed. > > Anyone with the skills to help me out?? > > Shawn > -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Vanagon on Wiki? transmission question?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 07:34:18 -0800
  ...GoWesty actually has a prety good write-up on this, with pictures: <http://www.gowesty.com/3-4syncrohub.html> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:10:53 -0800
  ...going uphill" thing does sound a lot like a low fluid symptom.... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"
• Re: 2.1 Engine idles at 2600 rpm; 2nd computer doesn't fix
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 22:52:53 -0700
  ...shorting the sense circuits for the AC and PS idle switches, make sure neither of them are the culprit. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: vanagon sizes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:59:43 -0700
  ...T3 is about 15cm(6") wider -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Sleep Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Wed, 18 May 2011 21:21:48 -0700
  ...There's a Costco gel memory foam topper pad that might work for $115. Any suggestions? Thoughts? What do you guys/gals do. Dan...
• Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800
  ...The Gel Mat batteries have their own problems, namely they don't particularly like to be charged from your alternator. Pensionerd.
• Re: FP Regulator Life Expectancy?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:14:56 -0800
  ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 08:35:45 -0800
  ...but put in their own small zip-bag with a small slip of paper that reads "expansion tank grommets". :) John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Switched 12V power in Engine compartment and hall unit to ecu question. (1984 van)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:44:52 -0700
  ...s a good bet.If the MegaSquirt is already tied in to the hall sender, it's probably superfluous. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Hi-torque starter installation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:30:19 -0800
  ...Does the big black wire show 12V? If so, it's the battery lead. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Cooling system overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:27:11 -0700
  ...hoses the PO "repaired" using odds and ends he found at a junkyard and "cheese grater" style hose clamps. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: rear drivers side upper exhaust nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 20:33:27 -0800
  ...you ought to be able to reach it pretty easily from above. <http://raq.foodhammer.net/pics/exhaust.JPG> -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Vanagon wiki [was abuse]
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 2 Feb 2007 18:46:49 -0800
  ...able to afford to actually buy a real server for it soon. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"
• Re: compressor
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:46:01 -0700
  ...Pre-86's seem to have used the SD-510 (maybe even the 508 for really early models?) -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Verdier Solar Powered Bus
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 May 2007 21:07:55 -0700
  ...more than just four design-school grads in on the project before they start talking about production and pricing... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Speed vs rpms w/ AT?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:48:05 -0800
  ...I don't exactly know when/how the forward clutch engages though. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: This is why we're driving a Vanagon :)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:41:11 -0700
  ...It's an interesting insight into their early design phase. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Battery for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 12:55:24 -0800 (PST)
  Regarding gel cells, there are some that are made for automobile use. They are just like the old lead-acid, in that they are...
• Re: Dashboard Tray
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:57:47 -0800
  ...have most of the GL options (power locks, windows mirrors, etc.); did THEY have the silly stamped dash tray? John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:41:35 -0800
  ...The white wires are just the heater circuit and don't care about polarity. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• North America ETKA
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:04:12 -0700
  ...Willing to trade US dollars or used pinball machine parts to offset any potential costs. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: torquing axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:33:09 -0700
  ...have him balance on one foot on the bar, as both feet on the bar will double the torque... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: glovebox key code
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:17:41 -0800
  ...but I'm supposed to be a locksmith! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "I will buy your Syncro!" - poptophell.com
• Re: BurningVan (the real thing)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 20:59:18 -0800
  ...Arson to the main cabin wouldn't get in there, would it? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "Staubkess bolt? I have one of those?"
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:16:41 -0800
  ...diesels are as much (or more so) to block cold airflow to the engine itself as through the radiator. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: BMW seats in Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:24:01 -0800
  ...Anyone got a clue on > this for me? > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if...
• Re: Shore batteries
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 06:38:45 -0700
  ...Lithium Ion batteries in yard tools). > > (yes that>IS< IRON, and not ION). > > What (other than lead acid/gel/AGM) batteries have folk tried?
• RE: pictures of "Red", my 1966 microbus project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Sep 1994 16:07:44 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Lori (and Anthony) Gelato from Budd Lake, NJ
• Re: Cleanint exterior of pop top
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:12:20 -0700
  Try Gel-Gloss fibreglass cleaner and polish. ----- Original Message ----- From: Puzerewski <Puzerewski@email.msn.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, August 16...
• Naval/navel jelly HxPOx
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 18:15:04 -0800
  ...The naval jelly is a gel of phosphoric acid which attacks the iron oxide and neatly converts it to iron phosphate without using an...
• HID Headlights
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:47:25 -0800
  ...John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: cheap vanagon doublecab on samba...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 05:16:06 -0700
  ...Cars over 7 years old in Hawaii are ALL > derelict rust-buckets. > > John Bange > '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger" > >
• Re: Cracked Slider Hub Pictures
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:35:09 -0800
  ...The pictured part with the crack isn't a new one, but an old style square one. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Those dreaded 9 words...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 9 Dec 2005 15:46:52 -0800
  ...been a great deal, if only a passing automobile hadn't splashed water on it, obliterating the phone number." -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Diesel conversion and SMOG
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 17:49:46 -0800
  ...worm individual "consumers" to buy diesel cars again, they will also institute mandatory emissions testing for them as well. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: [LVC] Petromax Lantern write up
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:51:16 -0700
  ...propane lantern is to crank it up as high as possible and light the whole place up like daylight. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Syncro panel van
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:16:46 -0800
  ...indicates it's a NA market passenger van.... > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
• Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:02:17 -0800
  ...a 5.8% duty cycle at idle! > > yeah, i know, not really relevant. :( > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Is your Westfalia top body color or white?
  Historical mailing list - bmn
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 23:13:28 -0400
  JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > all '64-'84 westfalias with the fiberglass poptops were gelcoated white, > exept the '84 wolfsburg westys. '85 up they began...
• Re: ALWAYS CARRY A SPARE ALT. BELT!!!!
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 12:17:55 -0800
  ...The new one is, after all, just sitting under the rear seat DOING NOTHING! John Bange '90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"
• Re: Firewood
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 18 Feb 2006 08:05:31 -0800
  ...presumption is usually Halon 1301 or 1211, as carbon tetrachloride is double-extra illegal to put in fire extinguishers. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: cylinder head drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:46:42 -0800
  ...hex socket in there, but a long one or the aforementioned L-shaped hex key fits through there easy. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: it's probably a misprint ... 84 camper $1400 in burbank, ca usa
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:50:29 -0800
  ...are no pics of the inside....hmmm.... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" "We'd tell a monkey how to peel a banana, if he...
• Re: FYI: Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Tape - Sounds like a solution for on the road leaks?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:19:48 -0800
  ...Just to be sure. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Two Kinds of Decouplers
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Aug 2006 11:53:20 -0700
  ...Just the vacuum and manual ones. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 09:15:13 -0800
  ...to get a definitive answer on the whys of not disconnecting the battery beyond the citation of voltage instability. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Rear heater - stay or go?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 7 Apr 2007 21:05:39 -0700
  ...I live in Southern California, where we wear shorts and flip-flops year round, and call each other "dude". -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 18:34:43 -0700
  ...I'll have to be more careful with mine.... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Name these Parts - TwoFer. (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:06:23 -0700
  ...I was there last month and there's STILL nothing there but a cement plant and a prison! -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 May 2008 21:45:59 -0700
  ...Vanagon down to within a year is the "Late 81 thru Early 83" air cooled... -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" '90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"
• 1980 AC w/ 1.9 wasserboxer?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:25:07 -0700
  ...else's engine compartment, or did someone actually make it a watercooled without cutting an opening for the radiator? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Let's Talk About Seats
  Historical mailing list - Fillmore West
  Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:33:40 -0600
  ...Lastly, on really long trips, I have a cheaper walmart gel seat pad I just set on top of it all. Plenty of cush...
• Navel Jelly (phosphoric acid - organic) vs POR 15
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 May 2011 12:15:23 -0500
  ...As a thick gel, it may be applied to sloping, vertical, or even overhead surfaces. After treatment, the black ferric-phosphate coating can be...