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  • Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 21:11:03 EDT
    I meant separator not combiner. (doh) Ken Hunter
  • aftermarket aux. battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - David White
    Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:21:27 -0700
    Does anyone have experience with either Yandina or Surepower combiners for charging the aux. battery (in a Vanagon or Westy)?
  • Wheel/Tire Fitment Issue for 2WD Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
    Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:49:57 -0800
    We are searching for a tire/wheel combination that will yield a tall diameter without any grinding or cutting. The vehicle is a 2WD...
  • Re: Battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:52:00 -0800
    RE: Combiners Mark, one quick question on the Sure Power 1315. How big is it? Would it be the right size to replace the...
  • Battery isolator vs combiner??
    Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:26:50 EDT
    ...The battery combiner seemed to be the ticket as it didn't have these problems and in addition could (optionally) be used to combine...
  • Re: battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model
    Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
    Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:41:01 -0700
    ...battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model > Hi, > > I just bought the BatteryLink 7600 acr to use to separate-combine my > hose and starting...
  • Gross Weight
    Historical mailing list - Wade & Rachel Ortego
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:48:50 -0500
    ...PA wants the (requested gross weight), (gross combination weight), (gross combination rating), and the (unladen weight). What are they talking about? Any help would...
  • Re: Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s,Relays,Saftey,and charging (VeryLong)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:38:04 -0700
    Hi Harald! > I've seen a battery combiner once. > Basically, to me it looked like a big starter-type > solenoid/relay that connects two...
  • Re: Battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
    Sun, 12 Mar 2006 12:32:35 -0800
    ...Jeff On Mar 11, 2006, at 6:24 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > This is where smart charge separators or combiners come in handy...
  • Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:37:14 -0700
    ...alistair On 2011-09-21, at 12:21 PM, David White wrote: > Does anyone have experience with either Yandina or Surepower combiners > for charging...
  • More electrical problems
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Thu, 4 Jul 2019 19:45:17 -0700
    ...I finally find that the combiner is not always combining. Well the green light that comes on when combined is not always on. Then...
  • Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
    Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:22:38 -0400
    I have used both the Yandina Combiner 100 and the SurePower 1315 for auxiliary battery setups in Vanagons. While both of these are pretty...
  • AC Switch for Westy
    Historical mailing list - KiddPanoscha
    Sat, 18 Aug 2001 23:43:48 -0400
    I need to replace the combination fan(3 speed)/thermostat AC switch mounted on the dash to the left of the steering wheel of...
  • Re: Battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:29:24 -0800
    ...The slightly cheaper 1314 only allows automatic combined charging from one side. Both batteries still get charged automatically but only by a charger on...
  • AW: combi's
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Niksch
    Sat, 16 Aug 97 11:51:28 UT
    ...Gesendet: Samstag, 16. August 1997 00:46 An: Thomas Niksch Betreff: combi's ======================= forward to the vanagon-list please reply to >>>KA5UFH@aol.com...
  • Odd Combination
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:34:59 +0000
    ...http://tinyurl.com/yso2kp Whitestar combined with a pre-'87 Westy? Joe T. _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is hot 1) Rates near 30-yr lows 2...
  • Re: "boxer" motors
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Thu, 3 Jan 2002 12:37:00 -0800
    For 'combing' read 'combining' > From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 12:29...
  • battery combiner - automatic charge relay - another model
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:08:51 -0700
    Hi, I just bought the BatteryLink 7600 acr to use to separate-combine my hose and starting batteries. Its the same idea as the...
  • Re: Surepower 1315 and charging issues
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 5 May 2009 19:13:42 -0700
    Reasons like this are why they offer a 1314 model that only combines when the charging source is on a particular side. Other reasons...
  • Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
    Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
    Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:00:16 -0700
    ...Battery isolator vs combiner?? > Ken, > I called Sure Power a few months ago, and they also told me > that their isolator is more efficient...
  • Blue Seas CL-Series BatteryLink ACR strangeness
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 13 Dec 2012 19:32:12 -0800
    ...Slow to combine, leading to not combining. One factor that alerted me to this problem was my new Doc Wattson meter that I posted...
  • Re: Battery isolator vs combiner??
    Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
    Thu, 10 Aug 2000 19:40:55 -0700
    Ken, I called Sure Power a few months ago, and they also told me that their isolator is more efficient than their combiner in...
  • Re: Original Colors for a 67 TII
    Historical mailing list - Richard
    Fri, 28 Apr 95 13:02:10 EDT
    ...It is a really cool combination.
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Jay Keiper
    Thu, 15 Jul 2004 09:44:42 -0700
    what is the command to combine messages
  • Alcohol in gas
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 6 Jan 95 16:41:51 CST
    ...Alcohol is less dense than gasoline, and will combine with water (I think) therebye lifting the water on top of the gasoline, (or near...
  • Re: Wheel/Tire Fitment Issue for 2WD Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:07:25 -0700
    ...bob On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Craig Morton <rangermorton1972@yahoo.com>wrote: > We are searching for a tire/wheel combination...
  • Re: Wheel Offsets
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 22 Mar 2005 23:43:36 +1200
    >Wow, What an unsafe combination. Most tires in that size will have only >an 86 or 89 load index rating. The 86 is only...
  • Re: Cylinder sleeve - removing
    Historical mailing list - Mike Blotz
    Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:09:46 -0600
    the only thing I have had work is to take a open end combination wrench--think i used 12mm. and use it as a...
  • FS in Switzerland: 56 combi
    Historical mailing list - Duclos Darie
    Wed, 2 Jun 1999 09:48:10 +0200
    ...a friend of mine has a 1956 combi for sale which he has fully restored. It is in perfect working condition so it's...
  • Re: Odd Combination
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:02:43 EDT
    ...slightly bizarre-looking one on Ebay: > > http://tinyurl.com/yso2kp > > Whitestar combined with a pre-'87 Westy? > > Joe T. > > did the carfax..its a...
  • Re: [VWVANFULLTIMERS] More charging system comments
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 9 May 2005 19:10:40 -0400
    ...A "combiner" is really a control strategy. Either solid state or relays can be used. Combiners are usually voltage operated and they have a...
  • Re: Idea to start all-vw combined effort list server
    Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
    Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:26:02 -0500
    ...Idea to start all-vw combined effort list server Sorry to hear that you lost your host.... But What happened to the ONElist option...
  • Re: 15" wheels effect on spedometer?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 20 Jul 2001 18:44:40 -0700
    It depends on the diameter of the tire wheel combination. You can find 14" wheel/tire combinations that have a larger diameter than a...
  • Re: Mexico to Halt Sales of VW Bus
    Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
    Sat, 24 Nov 2001 00:59:52 -0800
    >> For the last five years, production has been split, with Mexico manufacturing the Combi's engines and a Brazilian plant making the chassis. It...
  • Re: Odd Combination
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:04:31 -0800
    ...Mark joe trussell wrote: > This is a slightly bizarre-looking one on Ebay: > > http://tinyurl.com/yso2kp > > Whitestar combined with a pre-'87 Westy...
  • Re: aero dynamic camper or Combi
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Sat, 17 Jan 2009 21:12:48 -0800
    ...aero dynamic camper or Combi To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 10:04 PM One Top heavy chevy!! http://cgi...
  • Re: What if we combined the Lifter Week with Vanagon Names threads?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:24:13 -0700
    ...What if we combined the Lifter Week with Vanagon Names threads? > > What would we get -- names for lifters (ooh, 8 names > instead of one...
  • Re: Vanagons Forever!
    Historical mailing list - JS Davis
    Sat, 14 Mar 1998 10:09:43 -0600
    Want to see something interesting go here: http://www.vw.com.mx/withoutframes/combi.html
  • Aux. battery relay alternative
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:59:05 EST
    ...a "battery combiner". They're available from West Marine (www.westmarine.com, but the print catalog is much better than the web site) for...
  • Re: Odd Combination
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:25:45 +0000
    ...slightly bizarre-looking one on Ebay: > > > > http://tinyurl.com/yso2kp > > > > Whitestar combined with a pre-'87 Westy? > > > > Joe T. > > > > > > did the carfax..its a...
  • Vanagon in Australia?
    Historical mailing list - M=
    Fri, 24 Mar 2000 22:12:46 -0500
    What is a Vanagon called in Australia? Is it a Caravelle, a Combi, or a Transporter?
  • Re: The Van's a-rockin' (sorry no porn content)
    Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
    Tue, 20 Oct 1998 08:53:02 -0400
    ...Any idea what causes this? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac- My idea would be a combination of two things: Rough idle (due to cruddy injectors, engine out of...
  • Re: Gross Weight
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Sun, 19 Jan 2003 00:51:33 -0500
    ...PA wants the (requested gross weight), > (gross combination weight), (gross combination rating), and the (unladen > weight). What are they talking about? Any help would...
  • Mexico to Halt Sales of VW Bus
    Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
    Fri, 23 Nov 2001 19:48:21 -0500
    ...The van, known in Latin America as the Combi, was introduced in 1950. Distinctive because of its air-cooled, rear-mounted engine, the van...
  • aero dynamic camper or Combi
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:04:07 -0500
    One Top heavy chevy!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Camper-Van-RV-Motor-Home-Camper-Kombi- Combi_W0QQitemZ230319636646QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRVs_Campers?hash=item230319636646&_trksid=p4506...
  • Radio static in 84 GL
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 20 Jul 1997 18:00:22 -0400
    When our radio gave up the ghost in our '84 GL some years ago, we installed a new cassette/radio combination. Whenever I turn...
  • Diesel Adventure Wagon Camper with Sunroof on eBay
    Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
    Fri, 28 Mar 2003 23:32:37 -0500
    ...I simply think this is an uncommon combination worth pointing out to the list. Anybody ever seen this combination before? Maynard Southard (OvO) '79...
  • Re: tires
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Thu, 6 Nov 2003 15:15:07 -0800
    ...I realize the combination I am running is different other than the 215 size you are inquiring about but for what it is worth...
  • Manual Trans Gear Oil ??
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 14 May 2013 16:15:33 -0400
    ...do not use GL-5 or the GL-4/GL-5 combination. So here is my question - assuming that information is accurate (and I...
  • Re: Pull engine and tranny together?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:04:56 -0600
    ...Hanging it is probably safer, or a combination of both. > Shawn Wright Actually a combination on mine. Hung with chain and then used my...
  • Re: Starter hesitation
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:37:26 -0700
    yes... the gear reduction starter is very good... I have it on my van combined with the hard start relay.
  • Re: GMail IT Question
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:24:17 -0700
    ...Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote: > Anyone know how use the new Custom Label feature in Gmail? > Lets you create your own combination of colors...
  • Re: Surepower 1315 and charging issues
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Tue, 5 May 2009 21:07:59 -0700
    ...On May 5, 2009, at 7:13 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Reasons like this are why they offer a 1314 model that only combines...
  • Re: aftermarket aux. battery combiner
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:00:57 -0400
    ...On 2011-09-22, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Does anyone have experience with either Yandina or Surepower combiners > for charging...
  • Hella Optilux model 2020?
    Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 23:25:49 -0500
    Any reviews on these combination driving/fog lights? I'm thinking of installing a set. Steve Gough '86 Westy [text/html]
  • Re: Sunroof Question: Part II
    Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
    Wed, 27 Mar 1996 07:57:50 -0800 (PST)
    ...Just about everything was an option and even combinations > that are supposed to be impossible managed to sneak out of the factory. > BTW, while...
  • 85 Westy - Throttle Valve Switch??
    Historical mailing list - MMunn
    Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:10:38 -0800
    ...So, I understand that there should be a single (combined) switch "under" the throttle body. Is that right? Yesterday, I got a multimeter and...
  • GMail IT Question
    Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
    Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:06:23 -0500
    ...Below is the blurb from Gmail Tech: * Custom Label Colors by Mark K Lets you create your own combination of colors for labels. Instead...
  • Re: Friday Flamers US DOT HazMat Placards (EnvironmentalChemistry.com)
    Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
    Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:01:49 -0700
    ...But in fact, and logically, the list of things and combination of things is long and no simple reference/lookup sheet is possible. Maybe...
  • First Really Cold Day - Starter Dead
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:42:53 -0600
    ...Could this really be the starter, or a sneak attack by the ignition switch in cold weather brought on by ignition switch wear combined...