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• Re: Trailer loading and tire pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:23:44 -0700
  ...The tires are rated to 1360 > lbs at 50 psi. > > Maybe you're right -- I should ignore the chart and just put 25 psi...
• CANADA Tire Info
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:34:20 -0400
  ...If >you have a tire rated 97 at 50 psi, it can handle something like 1900 lbs. >At 40 psi, it will be a...
• Re: Proper Tire valve stems?
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:42:39 -0700
  ...Your XL tires reach their maximum weight carrying rating at 42 psi. Sure they can be inflated up to 51 max but that doesn...
• Re: After today, I am glad I did not give up on the Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 20:28:35 PDT
  ...I increased the fuel pressure to 40 psi from 36 psi and gained from 20.5 to 24.7 mpg at 70mph to 75mph...
• Re: Who has PS pump rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 16:30:24 -0700
  ...Who has PS pump rebuild kits? Any one tell me what special tools (if any) needed to use the P S repair kit -----Original...
• Load-Inflation table for RA08 tire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:17:58 -0400
  Hello Dennis Haynes, psi 185R14 40 47 58 65 Single 1400 1532 1731 1874 Dual 1334 1455 1642 1764 195R14 psi 40 47 58...
• coolant...
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Thu, 29 May 2003 19:45:57 -0400
  well the pressure was tested at idle and at about 2,000 rpm- mech(old owner had it done) said it was 14 psi...
• Re: Who has PS pump rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:21:41 -0400
  ...Who has PS pump rebuild kits? > for a 90 vanagon, if it matters? > > Jim
• Re: gauge questions. What should they read, and why doesn't one work?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 22:05:00 -0600
  ...The oil pressure gauge reads around 50 psi at idle, and 60 psi while driving. Reply: This will settle down once you get the...
• Re: PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:48:42 -0700
  ...PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed >> | >> | Got ready to install a new PS pump on my '88GL restoration >> |project and discovered the...
• Re: [Syncro] WTB: inline4 powersteering bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 18:04:23 -0700
  >>Anyway, I need a PS bracket and possibly even an AC compressor >>bracket from a >>line 4 engine like a late model Jetta/Golf...
• Re: PS Pump switch high idle question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Jan 2017 06:36:51 -0500
  ...PS Pump switch high idle question > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Can someone school me on the way the PS pump switch affects the idle > speed? I have...
• Hotch Motors
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 27 Jun 1998 19:08:30 -0700
  ...87 Country Homes conversion,full camper ,Not Westfalia,pop top releases straight up rather than at an angle,sleeps 4,ac, 4 spd ps...
• Re: AC noise like PS PUMP!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 02:03:41 UT
  ...AC noise like PS PUMP! Just had my AC Compressor replaced to fix the awful noise that occured whenever it was turned on. Sounded...
• Water boxer gages and temperatures
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 Apr 2021 10:56:41 -0400
  ...current usual running pressures are 20 PSI at idle and about 45 PSI running And 80 PSI at start up Transmission temp Under 210...
• Re: Coolant System Pressure Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:13:03 -0400
  ...Pressure goes up to 3 or >4 psig pretty quickly, and after 5 minutes or so, climbs to 12 to 13 psig. >Revving the...
• Re: vibrating tiico engine
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:58:32 -0800
  ...I had to put in a different alternator (well, just the pulley is different), different crank pully and different ps pump and ps pump...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:02:22 +0000
  ...My van calls for something in the 40-50 psi range. The tires themselves are marked for 65 PSI, so what does a fellow...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:08:46 EST
  ...A very common place for the PS to leak is at a PS steel line where it routs to the right of the egnine...
• Re: PSA (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:15:42 -0400
  ...I agree that the PSA is a "simple blood test," however, interpreting it (as a screening tool) is not so straightforward. Many things can...
• Re: vanagonSpam: a Zen riddle
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:54:57 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "PSavage" <psavage@SABER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:45 PM Subject: vanagonSpam...
• Re: Fuel Pressure a bit high -- OK???/Probably
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:44:37 EST
  ...He said the fuel pressure should be 29/36 psi spot on; anything else was unacceptable and demanded that the fuel pressure regulator be...
• Re: Funky temp gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 9 Jun 2015 11:30:56 -0700
  The separate belts for AC or PS had nothing to do with intelligent engineering or limiting the effect of one item failing. It was...
• FW: Power Steering Pump Whine
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:56:14 -0700
  ...Power Steering Pump Whine My power steering pump sounds just like a mid-70's Ford pickup truck PS pump. Constantly whining... The steering...
• '86 Vanagon Syncro Engine ForSale
  Historical mailing list - Hair Club President
  Wed, 19 Oct 94 19:02 EDT
  ...I am not only the Hair Club President.. ** ** mxb171@psuvm.psu.edu ** But I am also A Client!! ** ** mxb171@psu.edu ** Intelligence not Included????????????? ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Tire pressure question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 2 Feb 2021 22:50:40 -0700
  ...this >>>> is >>>>>> what I have now >>>>>> >>>>>> *Syncro tintop with General Grabber LT 27x8.5R14 ---> Front 42 psi, >>>> Rear >>>>> 46 >>>>>> psi* >>>>>> >>>>>> *Syncro Doka16 with Cooper...
• Re: Addco anti-sway bars: Best Price is PST G-Max (renamed Addco...)
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 25 May 2004 20:21:49 -0700
  Dont get an expensive front PST sway bar, save your $$ and get a stock westy sway bar from junk yard. Now the rear PST...
• Red-nosed Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 03:59:27 +0200
  ...Machen Sie Ihr Hobby zu Geld bei unserem Partner 1&1! http://profiseller.de/info/index.php3?ac=OM.PS.PS003K00596T0409a
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 14:12:09 -0700
  ...there are lots of PS vanagons running around with the belt removed from the PS pump .. doesn't seem to hurt the rack or...
• Back from Cali-FS 82 Diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - T G
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 12:57:37 -0700
  ...84 Vanagon Wolfy 87 Vanagon Syncro (The VW section) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic/VW.html (Homepage) http://www.angelfire.com/vt/psychodelic...
• Re: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:29:33 -0500
  ...I recently started it up to move it forward one space and > it immediately dumped a large amount of PS fluid. It left an...
• Re: Looking for quality sliding door bottom track
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:58:59 -0500
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• Re: Driving a PS Van w/o PS
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:04:03 -0700
  ...Seriously, an unpowered PS rack is only slightly heavier to drive than a manual steering rack. The reason for that is the steering knuckle...
• PS lines
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:41:14 -0700
  It is possible to go from the Subie or VW pump to the PS rack with AeroQuip lines and reusable ends. You do not...
• '84 Van tire pressures
  Historical mailing list - Ed Mellinger
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 15:27:11 -0700
  ...Front 36 psi, Rear 48 psi. Well, I might try those pressures if I was going to run at max GVW, and I'm...
• Re: Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Sat, 21 Nov 2020 21:09:15 -0500
  ...and, PS: do you like it? On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 9:08 PM Gabriel Hourtouat <ghourtouat@gmail.com> wrote: > Love the pictures...
• PS belt - which pulley on 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Terry
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 20:32:57 +0000
  ...Is that the correct position for the PS belt? The outer track of the engine pulley is closer to the plane of the PS...
• Couple more pictures
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Nov 2020 16:14:31 +0000
  ...Oil pressure is 20 psi at idle and ~55 psi at ~3,800 rpm. This is with the 16 plate oil cooler up front...
• PS: Newsletter at the printer, folding party this weekend.
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 19:41:48 -0400
  PS: FOrgot to mention, Historic Valley Campground is in North Adams, Mass. Same place I hold Transporters By The Tunnel. Hope to see you...
• Re: PSA
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 06:18:41 -0700
  Hi Carlos, You wrote: "PSA has its uses, though several specialists' boards disagree on its usefulness. More helpful is the Digital Rectal Exam (DRE...
• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery,resolved???
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 09:57:40 -0600
  ...Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure > mystery,resolved??? > > Ben McCafferty wrote: > >> If the requirement is 4.4 or 13.1 psi, there's a ghost in...
• Re: What years power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 7 Jun 2008 08:22:49 -0700
  ...My buddy just acquired > an 84 Wolfy which does not have PS. We could find no trace that it ever > had > PS. > > PS was...
• Silicone tape = rescue tape, was Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 17:12:43 -0800
  <<Hey Edward, your PRV should be set at 40-50 PSI. Any more and you'll be blowing the valves on your washer and...
• Re: Used Power Steering Rack good/bad idea
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:05:22 -0500
  ...I have four used PS pumps and two PS racks and all are junk. I generally try to use new/rebuilt parts on all...
• Tire Presure
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:11:12 -0300
  ...I am experimenting with 40 psi front and rear or 35 psi front and rear. Being a camper, I don't expect to put...
• Re: Power steering install to 84Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:57:07 +1200
  >Yoshi needs to know the parts list for installin PS onto a non PS type >Vanagon. It would be great too if there was...
• A very powful tool
  Historical mailing list - thewitt60
  Sun, 8 Dec 2002 17:02:00 -0900
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• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:29:27 -0500
  ...My van calls for something in the 40-50 psi range. The tires themselves are marked for 65 PSI, so what does a fellow...
• Re: PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:28:17 -0500
  ...PS High Pressure ling w/Banjo Fitting Needed > | > | Got ready to install a new PS pump on my '88GL restoration > |project and discovered the...
• Re: correct tire pressure for 195 14 8ply
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:07:47 -0800
  Maybe you didn't read the part on Go Westy about the max pressure being 44 psi on the 215/65R 15 Michelin HydroEdge...
• Re: Nice tin top weekender $5500
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Sep 2015 12:12:27 -0500
  Has no pop up. ---- PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Nice pun > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• Hot oil pressure norms
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 03:51:23 +0000
  ...Using 15-40W oil, At full hot idle with an oil temp ~200*F+, 5 psi is normal. However at highway speed(~3-4...
• Re: Steering rack leak....rebuild or trash? 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:46:29 -0500
  ...I took the ps belt off and have been using > > the van without ps for about 8 months( stole this idea off the list...
• Vanagon LEDs uthr than HeadLights >>> BackUp Light Addendum
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:25:13 -0600
  ...UTF8&psc=1> BackUp ClickThis <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HZMXTS1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1...
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 1 May 2011 20:56:26 +0000
  ...there are lots of PS vanagons running around with the belt removed from the PS pump .. doesn't seem to hurt the rack or...
• Re: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 07:08:56 -0500
  ...I recently started it up to move it forward one space and > it immediately dumped a large amount of PS fluid. It left an...
• Re: What years power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 21:43:30 -0700
  ...No way to have > PS on one of those. > and 82 Diesel Vanagons - sure no PS on those babies either ! > > PS was on all...
• Engine shot? Odd compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:44:58 -0700
  ...152 psi #2 (RF): 115 psi #3 (LR): 160 psi #4 (LF): 131 psi According to friend Bentley, that's mostly within specs: Range...
• Re: Nitrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:55:38 +0000
  ...ever use helium for less unsparing weight? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Oct 23, 2015, at 9:59 AM, PSD <psdooley...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Oct 2015 to 23 Oct 2015 - Special issue (#2015-410)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:56:04 -0700
  ...For a modest fee, naturally. ------------------------------ Date:� � Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:59:37 -0400 From:� � PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> Subject: Re: Nitrogen and tires...