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• Halon Extingqishers, was Vanagons Not the Only Inflammable Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 11:16:00 -0700
  ...keeping around, like in cars, or even take one on test drives.. I had a collum of gasoine flame two feet tall and a...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:59:24 -0700
  In reading the FAQ from link I just posted, I have learned that there are hybrid deep cycle, and true deep cycle. i.e...
• Re: Diesel Powered Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:54:54 -0400
  ...I drive my 90 waterboxer less often than my diesel westy, because I get great mileage in the diesel and it's competent and...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine / Digifant / AC Detail
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:07:48 EDT
  ...Not good! I mounted the blower as far forward as possible, while clearing the driver and passenger brain cases. The duct was shortened appropriately...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:53:22 -0500
  ...She works in Wisconsin so we routinely drive > back and forth. > > Based on this car and where I believe the auto industry is going...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:50:41 -0700
  ...Mine shifts slick as any vehicle I have driven...but I do have to lube the linkage regularly to keep things smooth....there are...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14:33 -0700
  ...I'm not saying a more efficient gasoline driven vehicle is the only answer. It may be part of the answer. Regardless, my impression...
• Re: Van-O-Rama in San Francisco - Sept 11, 2004
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:51:48 -0700
  ...Mark from San Mateo (really my buddy with the Range Rover being forced to drive one of my Vanagons) is bringing a small table...
• Re: Solar Power Charger for Van Camping
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:46:00 -0800
  ...Works kind of like a hybrid car, I think (?) > 3. The Chinavasion solar panel I was looking at sounds like it would have a...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 21:19:54 -0500
  ...Check out the link for information on a Bendix drive. The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:43:40 -0800
  ...I've replaced quite a few solenoids over the years and it definitely works to engage the Bendix drive. Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:24:16 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver neil N wrote: > In reading the FAQ from link I just posted, I have learned that there > are hybrid...
• Re: VW of America
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:48:05 -0400
  ...The also felt very good (I didn't test drive one, as I really have no need to get yet another car.) And their...
• Re: Home Ethanol Production
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 May 2008 22:14:03 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Robert Fisher wrote: > It's an interesting idea. The more I read about the oil/energy issue as...
• Re: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 19:27:46 -0800
  ...As the drivers of these rigs are generally not hot rodder's and drive conservatively, even off road (that's you Bob S.), I...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:57:04 -0400
  ...idea to use Bike Cable I'm going to do a hybrid of Jim's suggestions and the door handle in TheSamba. Thanks for...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 5 Dec 2013 00:07:46 -0500
  ...But it's why some kinds of Hall Effect sensor (packages) connect to ground, and others supply drive signals or drive current. Maybe over...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:57:35 -0500
  ...you are there. > Mine shifts slick as any vehicle I have driven...but I do have to lube the > linkage regularly to keep things...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 06:29:47 -0600
  ...you drive off cliff and read your airspeed indicator on the way down. >>> I think Bruce just dropped the hammer on his hybrid toy...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:50:48 -0500
  ...These guys and the financial houses they work for make money off speculating on anything, and when they do, they drive the price of...
• Re: van comparisons {was (Friday NVC) When Euro hits parity}
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:57:52 -0700
  ...I have to believe there's more than a few people (and not just us) that want a camping vehicle that drives like a...
• Engine Swaps: Apples and Oranges and Jerks
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 06:16:56 -0500
  ...Like I say, I don't drive at 5500rpm. What I have is good performance, reliability and good gas mileage. It's a perfect...
• Re: What should I look for or avoid in 84 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 16 May 1996 09:04:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...of hybrids. Driving up a long hill has its uses, too, of course. You're putting a lot more strain on the drivetrain and...
• Re: van comparisons {was (Friday NVC) When Euro hits parity}
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:10:11 -0700
  ...Stick with a 2.5 Stick with Weekenders with Poptops Stick with white exterior paint Stick with rear wheel drive. Maybe offer four wheel...
• Re: Since we've been talking starters recently on Vanagon list.....
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 18:56:38 -0800
  ...Check out the link for information on a Bendix drive. The VW starter does not use a Bendix. Ford was probably among the last...
• Re: Friday, update on Prius electronics rant
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:14:51 -0500
  Hi Jim, Would not that part be a part of the hybrid system? If the vehicle is under 100K miles, that should be covered...
• Re: Assessing CV joints?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 8 Nov 2014 07:50:19 -0800
  ...The adjacent (driver's side) CV boot was full of nice > blue Swepco gear oil mixed with the CV grease...So.... In went the...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:44:38 -0500
  ...Karl Mullendore on the Yahoo! diesel westy list can make you a hybrid TDI-TD injector pump that doesn't need the fancy electronics...
• My attempts at spotting type IIs in Costa Rica.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:55:11 +0100
  ...This included strange hybrid growths, such as wings welded above the front door windows to deflect breezes, zero engine tin ( this was weird, I...
• Re: VW of America
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:28:19 -0700
  ...The Prius Hybrid was just gathering steam, but still out of my financial league. So, initially on a lark, I went by the Crown...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:59:34 -0700
  ...idea to use Bike Cable > > I'm going to do a hybrid of Jim's suggestions and the door handle in > TheSamba. > > Thanks for...
• Re: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:43:51 -0400
  ...As for me - I frequently drive as low as 60 - heaven forbid. If I really thought it that important to go much faster, I...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:44:44 -0700
  ...you drive off cliff and read your airspeed indicator on the way >>>> down. >>>> I think Bruce just dropped the hammer on his hybrid toy...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:29:19 -0600
  ...you can feed a wire done into it from the courtesy light opening on the driver's side. on the passenger side, you'd...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 21:20:34 -0800
  ...But it's why some kinds of Hall Effect sensor (packages) > connect to ground, and others supply drive signals or drive current. > > Maybe over...
• Re: Water 4 Gas. com Does it work? Has Anyone Tried it? Know of It?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:31:02 -0700
  ...a pedal or crank driven alternator your passnegers spin while the ride, or.............yes.........solor panels ! or charge up a dedicated set of power...
• Re: Reflective tinting ...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:57:16 +0000
  ...There > > appear to be far more claims about dye, metal, hybrid, ceramic, > > etc., films than there are test results, that I can find. > > The...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:24:34 -0500
  ...Beyond that - it will be the realm of the hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles. In the meantime, we are going to have years of...
• Re: Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:30:46 -0800
  ...Albeit it would only be used to drive it down the driveway, turn around, then back it into the carport so I can work...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:35:49 -0700
  ...88 GL Driver > > neil N wrote: > > In reading the FAQ from link I just posted, I have learned that there > > are hybrid deep cycle...
• Re: An Engine Conversion Begins-Mixed Emotions!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 15 Sep 2013 05:02:20 -0700
  ...I find this hybrid motor to be just fine...guessing it's about like a 2.2 subie, power-wise...makes 23mpg and I...
• Re: Vanagon Head Leaking Around The Head Nut(S)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:16:54 -0400
  ...As you said, these engines are very strong and built to last, if properly maintained and driven. Mike B. On 4/14/2014 10...
• Re: VAN Rear Inside Hatch Opener
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Mar 2022 14:46:03 -0400
  ...idea to use Bike Cable > > > > I'm going to do a hybrid of Jim's suggestions and the door handle in > > TheSamba. > > > > Thanks for...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:13:36 -0800
  ...Before I found the head gasket leak, I was able to run it to warm >> and then drive it for three or four miles...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:05:47 -0500
  ...Look at hybrid cars. Who wants to pay $30,000 for a 4 passenger compact car with two drive trains to maintain. You save...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:40:31 -0500
  ...When I saw hybrids > showing up locally, I knew the green movement would take off and make > someone some money. > > Sounds like a win...
• Re: Van-O-Rama in San Francisco - Sept 11, 2004
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 12:54:56 -0700
  ...Mark > from San Mateo (really my buddy with the Range Rover being forced to > drive one of my Vanagons) is bringing a small table...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brett Ne
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:07:02 -0800
  ...https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4930890/testvan1.bmp Kind of a hybrid square/sawtooth wave form. The peak voltage is 2.82 v, while...
• Re: How To Choose YOUR Engine Conversion
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:58:07 -0700
  ...The 2.0 ABA block/1.8 8 valve head 'hybrid' configuration really intrigued me. From reading and discussing it with some others who...
• Re: 2.3L WBX build, install, test drive, and confounding questions... (pretty darn long)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 09:08:40 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Damon Campbell wrote: >I finished up the 2.3L WBX engine last week, and got >it running this...
• Re: van comparisons {was (Friday NVC) When Euro hits parity}
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:32:18 -0700
  ...I have to believe there's more than a few people (and not just us) that want a camping vehicle that drives like a...
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:03:43 -0800
  ...it appears they want to drive the common person into new small cars.........hybrids or electrics........ and ......man, what really gets me is.......it...
• Re: aerodynamics, was: 101 MPH Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 10:08:36 -0500
  ...you drive off cliff and read your airspeed indicator on the way down. > >>> I think Bruce just dropped the hammer on his hybrid toy...
• Re: custom side turn signals?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:29:05 -0800
  ...lights to be turn signals > > >>only, or perhaps some form of hybrid (running >> >> >light/turn signal) ? The > > >>wiring seems fairly straight forward. >>Just curious...
• unclassified AAA+
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 12 May 2004 14:05:53 -0400
  ...The following is a from a Swedish website New diesel cars are more detrimental to the environment and to health than new petrol-driven...
• Re: emissions data
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:10:58 -0400
  ...That's why hybrids - the SULEVs > (super > low emissions vehicles) - are looking good these days, pending concerns > about life cycle impacts (battery disposal). Fuel...
• Re: chill out andy!! LOL..:<) Re: '86 full Westy for sale...$2000...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:08:15 -0800
  ...The more work you do in the driveway, the less work you'll do on the side of the road. Yeah, you'll have...
• Re: Gas, milage, etc (was Air Engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:59:27 -0700
  ...When I saw hybrids > > showing up locally, I knew the green movement would take off and make > > someone some money. > > > > Sounds like a win...
• Re: Van-O-Rama in San Francisco - Sept 11, 2004
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:44:09 -0700
  ...Mark > > from San Mateo (really my buddy with the Range Rover being forced to > > drive one of my Vanagons) is bringing a small table...
• Re: Pondering new commuter car (FRIDAY ONLY TOPIC)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:44:19 -0400
  ...They've been on test drives, driven around the lot day in and day out by uneducated highschool kids with muddy shoes, and the...