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Re: CB antenna
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Fri, 14 May 1999 16:06:42 -0400
...I know >>very little about CB radio technology, but I do have an SWR meter for >>testing purposes. >>
Re: which cylinder is which?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 8 Apr 2004 11:03:07 -0600
...http://www.actionimport.com/Tech_Files/Tech_dist.htm bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
Re: Fiberglass bumpers
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:03:46 -0600
...Does anybody have a techique to > getting this #@!*#^ bumpers off? > > You might try removing the bumper brackets themselves from the vehicle. This might give...
ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:45 -0800
...There was a posting recently on "slime" affecting the level sensor in the pressure tank, and I plan to share that with the tech...
Re: The List
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:31:42 -0500
...There ARE technophobes on the list, mostly in the form of the silent, sniveling lurkers. Not that it's wrong to be either a...
Fwd: Your email requires verification verify#t0FGNneoh53TSci9xWtLZgNLdjWvDNRa
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:58:45 -0800
Has any one got this yet? WHat is it all about? Robert 1982 Westfalia --- kooky@server1.technicaldepot.com wrote: > To: warmerwagen@yahoo.com > Subject...
Re: Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
Historical mailing list - John
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:26:50 -0400
...As a young VW technician I attended a VW school and performed W10 service on type 1, 2 & 3 vehicles, ALL with age related...
Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:16:00 -0500
...STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP Thanks for your input. I have a bunch of things to check now. I do know that...
Re: Proud (long (i.e., boundless) semi-rant)
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:54:58 EST
In a message dated 11/6/02 10:02:25 AM, clive.harman-smith@ntlworld.com writes: << how about paying for the technology first...
Re: Battery Light
Historical mailing list - Neptuno
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:40:44 -0800
...http://www.vintagewatercooleds.com/tech/Techtips/Timbotechnotes/alternator/alternator.htm#Introduction Cheers, El T __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
Wheel bearing adjustment, preload or play?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 22:50:19 -0400
http://www.timken.com/en-us/solutions/automotive/aftermarket/heavyduty/techt ips/Documents/Vol6No3.pdf Dennis
Is This For Real? Friday Stuff NVC
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 07:25:03 -0800
Looks great (until a motor fails) <http://www.flixxy.com/high-tech-car-door.htm>
techron fuel injector additive
Historical mailing list - hugo lerner
Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:00:49 -0700
anyone know of a source for buying this for cheaper than local parts store. maybe by the case?
Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:30:06 EDT
Thanks Ken, but after talking to the Bosch tech rep, I am staying away from the 4-pronged plug. Bosch tested the plug in...
Re: clutch pedal
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:37:19 -0600
...http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com
Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:14 -0500
John, A viable alternative to nuclear is solar thermal, a new technology that works by focusing mirrors on liquid-filled tubes, which then generate...
Re: What my wife hears when I talk about working on the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - BenT
Mon, 16 Nov 2015 08:18:56 -0800
The List is older technology which does not allow editing as the posting has already gone to members mailboxes. If should be noted that...
Parts Place
Historical mailing list - John
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:38:21 -0400
...I forgive her lack of technical savvy but Jack Finn knew better. I will NEVER spend another dollar at the Parts Place. I'll...
holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:23:00 -0800
Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and check the oil and hold the rag at the same...
Vanagon Tech Videos
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Sun, 6 Apr 2003 13:21:08 -0700
Does anyone have a copy of the Vanagon Tech videos who would be willing to lend me so I can make a copy to...
Re: Facebook, does it really work?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 24 Mar 2020 16:37:21 -0400
> > I just wondered how the technical work was handled. > With a great deal of repetition. Yrs, d
Re: Techron
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:26:30 -0400
another contender is/was Marvel Mystery oil (some might still remember Stan Wilder(?) who was a strong believer in that one)
retrofit of 3-point belts to rear seats of vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 May 94 19:33:10 CDT
from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1991 .......................................................................... Technical Information Group: 68 Number: 91-02
Vanagons: accelerator cable
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sat, 07 Jan 95 01:20:46 CST
i found this in the Service Bulletins: from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1990 ........................................................................ Technical Information Group: 20 Number: 90-01
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 11:26:17 -0700
Perhaps listees can find material of interest on this topic at http://www.amp.com/product/tech/white_papers.html
Syncro Links
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Wed, 12 May 1999 10:00:15 -0700
I am putting together a syncro-specific tech page. Please send me any useful links or files you know about. steve
Re: painting grill
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:33:22 -0700
The Bentley manual has several pages on identifying, repairing and painting plastic parts, beginning at 50.6. Pretty technical though.
Re: need 1.9l digijet FI website/info
Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
Tue, 29 May 2001 13:20:19 -0300
>http://www.type2.com/bartnik/tech1.htm tx, covers the aircooled vanagon only, BT. Tim
spammers
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:48:44 -0500
well heres why vanagon.com list been targeted.. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2003-08-19-sobigf_x.htm mike
Re: How to aim headlights?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:42:22 -0800
RE: Headlight Adjustment Try here, all the info you need: http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/aim/aim.html
Re: Hittin' the road (UPDATE)
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:47:44 -0400
I think parking on a down-slope is a learned technique of VW van owners for decades. John
Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:33:29 -0700
Here is a link to Lifters 101: http://www.ratwell.com/technical/HydraulicLifters.html Enjoy.... Jeff
Re: holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:51:04 -0800
...holding liscense plate down while checking oil? Techniques? Ok, how about some techniques on how to hold the liscense plate down and check the...
Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
Sat, 13 May 2000 17:14:50 -0400
...New Tech. in Old Applications. > Hey Doc! I agree with what you've said, but am now wondering if we have all > missed some...
Re: Inexpensive tires in the proper load range
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:35:27 -0500
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11 has how to read the tire codes. Rob vwrobb@gmail.com At 3/16...
Re: Friday tech question quiz
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sat, 13 Jul 2013 01:13:26 +0000
I can't think of one word, but I do know this after 34 years as a telecommunications tech and shade tree mechanic: Check...
Re: Big Boy Toys
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Thu, 18 Nov 1999 18:34:25 -0800
...If you are into Hi Tech Toys, it is a >must. Let the rush begin!! Bill I just checked the Office Depot web site...
Re: Fw: emotional - not technical VANAGON content (so there)
Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 06:09:09 -0600
...We didn't buy these vans to simply "fix" them all the time and play techno twit games. The vanagon and particularly the westy...
Re: Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
Historical mailing list - Jack
Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:16:57 -0800
Nice technology for sure, but I guess the next question is why? For pilots I can understand, but how is it useful to a...
Re: Vanagon Library
Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:17:55 -0700
...I will happily act as collator for technical articles/messages links that listees have found particularly useful. Send me your favorite link/article number...
Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 08:37:37 -0700
probably :) alistair On 2012-10-30, at 8:26 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > "scheibenwischer technischen bericht." Hmmm..... . wouldn't that...
Supercharger (was: 5 cyl. Audi in Vanagon - was Engine Conversions)
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Mon, 14 Aug 2000 22:50:00 +1300
...Technical (and even more figorously so, scientific) terms are static; use a technical term incorrectly and it's abuse. Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand...
Re: napa fan - junk?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:56:09 -0500
...And, get one soon; at the rate China is > appropriating our technological prowess and feeding it back to us as consumable > techno-junk along...
Free: Rear seats for 69 VW bus-Palo Alto,CA (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
Sun, 3 Sep 1995 11:54:09 -0700 (PDT)
...Bob Vaughan | techie@w6yx.stanford.edu | kc6sxc@w6yx.ampr.org 415-856-8025 | (packet radio) KC6SXC@N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM
1695 MPG - Check it out!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:45:59 -0500
Yup! Read the article. http://www.doe.state.in.us/octe/technologyed/SuperMileageChallenge.html John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
retrofit of 3-point seat belts to center seat of vanagons
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 04 May 94 19:34:16 CDT
from Service Bulletins, Model Year 1991 .......................................................................... Technical Information Group: 68 Number: 91-04
Re: TLANEY@TECHDATA.COM
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Mon, 18 Dec 2000 17:56:45 EST
No, but I could tell a few stories about, the dollies that have taken ME TO TOWN !!! :--o) [text/html]
london lab tech cover + resume
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 23:30:52 -0500
Hi! How are you? I send you this file in order to have your advice See you later. Thanks
Re: For Ben T - Where has everyone gone?
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 14:41:37 -0700
...I strongly endorse the technical value of the list and most importantly the archives in which I have more than 400 submissions. In concert...
Re: Recurrent Stalling Solved by Techron
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:18:28 -0500
...Recurrent Stalling Solved by Techron > Volks, > 90 Vanagon Carat has been in a recurrent cycle of stalling to the point > of being barely driveable...
Re: Techron
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:32:34 -0400
I've also heard that techron was the only injector cleaner that did anything for years. I have used it occasionally on my several...
Flying-Car (F)
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 12:48:56 -0500
...Vulgaria May Possess Flying-Car Technology WASHINGTON, DC--State Department officials are "deeply concerned" by a just-released report that Vulgarian despot Baron Bomburst...
Re: Fuel injector cleaner, was: Fuel injectors
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 21 Nov 1999 08:49:36 -0800
Matthew, I too use Chevron's Techron fuel system cleaner. I use it as a preventative measure rather than to correct any problems (so...
was: Optima Batteries, now lifetime batteries
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 11:22:13 -0800
...Same reason lifetime light bulbs aren't on the market, event though the technology has been around for decades. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program...
Re: [WetWesties] interesting tire safety video
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:08 -0600
...http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=52 Gracias, Miguel
Re: On Longevity, Displacement, Efficiency and Technology in Conversions
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:55:59 EST
...The replies from Subaru said, specifically, that their corporate policy was not to release any technical data on their engines other than peak torque...
Sirius antenna placement on westy??
Historical mailing list - Son Of A Vanagon
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 15:07:26 -0800
Alright technology experts: Anybody have any ideas of the best place to put the magnetic Sirius radio antenna on an 84 westy? It was...
Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 30 Jun 2013 21:41:10 -0400
...Vaseline is a perfectly good dielectric grease under the circumstances, even though technically it's not grease. It is dielectric. I bet the official...
Re: Carburetor on 1.9 was technik self study programme link~ thought it was interesting.
Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:05:17 +0000
...Dec 13, 2010 at 15:14, Sudhir Desai<sudhir.desai@gmail.com> wrote: > >> http://www.volkspage.net/technik/ssp/index_eng.php >> >> enjoy~ >> >> Sudhir >>
Re: Exhaust leaks
Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:40:07 -0400
...Bob's technique of placing a rag over the tailpipe didn't help me find the small leaks (and there were a few) in...