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Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 20:14:20 -0800
...anti-seize electrical conductivity > Google returned: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-seize+electrical+conductivity&spel > l=1 <snip> > Hope this...
Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 00:35:07 EST
...If the ultimate in conductivity is required, which it is not anywhere on a Vanagon, Fel-Pro, for one, makes a conducting anti-sieze...
2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:13:34 -0500
...Took me awhile to discover this ( It shouldn't have because I should have checked the conductivity as a basic troubleshooting method at the...
Re: The nature of dielectric grease;
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:33:17 -0600
...No conductivity on any > scale. > > The dictionary defines 'dielectric' as: "A nonconductor of electricity, > especially a substance with electrical conductivity of less than a...
Re: The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:28:51 -0700
...No conductivity on any > scale. > > The dictionary defines 'dielectric' as: "A nonconductor of electricity, > especially a substance with electrical conductivity of less than a...
Re: More Flashing Red Light mysteries
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 23:44:31 -0400
...Then it goes out and acts normally even if the van >is shut off for a short time. > >I was thinking the coolant conductivity...
Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:30:53 -0800
...If the ultimate in conductivity is > required, which it is not > anywhere on a Vanagon, Fel-Pro, for one, makes a > conducting anti-sieze...
More Flashing Red Light mysteries
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:32:49 -0500
...I was thinking the coolant conductivity had changed with age but with the previous scientific posting from a fellow listee I had second thoughts...
[Fwd: Re: 88 Syncro / cold start surging]
Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 00:34:30 -0700
Joel Walker wrote: > > before you commit the ECU to the scrapheap, check the conductivity... Greetings, and still surging. Sorry I took so long to...
Re: 182b thermal mastic
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:28:47 -0500
...Thermal conductivity doesnt seem to be as good.
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 21 May 2010 19:27:40 -0700
RE: Rodent Stomachs Are you saying that you don't open up the engine hatch every time before you start your Vanagon and check...
Re: The nature of dielectric grease;
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Sat, 27 Aug 2005 16:54:32 -0700
...No conductivity on any > > scale. > > > > The dictionary defines 'dielectric' as: "A nonconductor of electricity, > > especially a substance with electrical conductivity of less than a...
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:35:38 -0600
...Took me awhile to discover this ( It shouldn�t have because I > should have checked the conductivity as a basic troubleshooting method at > the...
ANUAL Coolant Change?
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 06:42:37 EST
...Is it really necessary to do it so often? Is there a check to test the coolant for conductivity? Regards, Brian Doss '88 Weekender...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Fri, 21 May 2010 21:22:55 -0500
...Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content) So I was driving from Pittsburgh PA to New Cannan CT today and a few hours...
Re: The transitional engine...no more corrosion?
Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
Fri, 24 May 1996 08:05:04 -0400 (EDT)
...The trick is to prevent the jugs from rusting and enhance thier thermal conductivity at the same time. I haven't checked on the...
Fresh water tank level meter
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:20:53 -0700
...The conductivity type can be identified by opening the inspection hole in the top of the tank and peering down: if you see four...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 May 2010 22:41:47 -0400
At 10:06 PM 5/21/2010, craig cowan wrote: >How conductive are rodent organs? Quite. We (and rodents) are basically a bag of...
Re: Syntheic Oil
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 07:14:10 -0700
I mentioned heat conductivity to allay some concerns about it from a previous message in this thread which stated that synthetics don't conduct...
Checking a Radiator.
Historical mailing list - pensioner
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 09:40:36 -0700
...The heat transfer across a boundary is proportional to the temperature difference across the boundary and also to the thermal conductivity of the material...
Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:26:37 -0400
...Al has about 5x the thermal conductivity of steel, but I suspect those covers are more than 5x the thickness of steel ones, so...
Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:10:11 -0500
...I will apply the appropriate grease > to prevent corrosion (Vaseline is good for widely spaced terminals where > you want conductivity); the dielectric grease is...
Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 07:44:50 -0500
...anti-seize electrical conductivity Google returned: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-seize+electrical+conductivity&spel l=1 The results indicate...
Re: Coolant Change
Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
Sat, 8 Oct 94 09:26:06 -0400
...think you'd get > overheating problems if you reduced the the conductivity of the coolant path. And that goes double for the water-cooled...
Wacky Warning Light
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Tue, 24 Jan 95 13:46:08 PST
Check the coolant level, theres a little sensor that uses the conductivity of the coolant to tell if it's below the minimum. That...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 21 May 2010 20:27:02 -0700
...Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content) At 10:27 PM 5/21/2010, Mike South wrote: >If this is what's happening...
Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:23:30 PST
...When coolant level falls below these probes for about ten seconds conductivity is lost and the LED flashes and the gauge pegs. Using a...
Re: Correct use of Dielectric grease?
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:58:59 -0400
...Unfortunately it's not cheap, but it has the interesting property of both enhancing conductivity of connectors but being non-conductive between adjacent connections...
Re: Fuel System or Electronic?
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:36:56 -0500
...I will apply the appropriate > grease > > to prevent corrosion (Vaseline is good for widely spaced terminals where > > you want conductivity); the dielectric grease is...
Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:33:06 -0400
...If yes then I think problems with the circuit board is eliminated and the conductivity of the water you're using is in question...
Re: Propane and refrigerator success
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 28 Jun 2015 19:47:27 -0400
...Losing conductivity into the boiler from running them at too large an angle, joint from cold pipe to inside fins needing renewal, orifice troubles...
The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:06:37 -0700
...No conductivity on any scale. The dictionary defines 'dielectric' as: "A nonconductor of electricity, especially a substance with electrical conductivity of less than a...
Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - Antaki
Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:35:56 -0800
...anti-seize electrical conductivity Google returned: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-seize+electrical+conductivity&spel l=1 The results indicate...
Re: Cleaning bad grounds
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 12:10:44 -0600
...anti-seize electrical > conductivity > Google returned: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=anti-seize+electrical+conductivity&spel > > l=1 > > The results indicate...
Re: for the record water is not corrosive
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:45:18 -0500
...On a related note, the rate of corrosion in an aqueous solution depends partly on the electrical conductivity of the solution. The conductivity depends...
testing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:20:45 -0400
...My understanding was that the sensor is just a conductivity sensor, so that unplugging it should make the system think the coolant is empty...
Re: Push covers/enging tins
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:17:57 -0400
...Stainless would be worse still, due to its low thermal conductivity. But, that's more of a concern for an aircooled. It may not...
Suggestion, Re: Checking a Radiator.
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 11:09:35 -0700
...The poor conductivity of the insulating sludge or > the blockage of some of the tubes can lead to severely reduced cooling. > > If you can...
Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 21 May 2010 22:06:58 -0400
...I still have trouble wrapping my mind around the idea that this organ had enough conductivity to do this, but promptly upon removing said...
Re: Rear A/C fuse overheat!
Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
Wed, 7 Jul 1999 06:53:06 -0500
...says on back of tube "Guards against oxidation, improves >conductivity and produces cooler connections.") on all the same connectors Does anybody know why we...
Re: Troubleshooting Westy water level indicator
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 17 Oct 2003 21:38:35 -0400
Is your water at home softened, or very soft to begin with? This indicator relies on the conductivity of the water, and if you...
Use thermal paste on Dometic heating element?
Historical mailing list - neil
Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:23:34 -0700
...New application of paste would help conductivity bewteen the two pieces. Has anyone tried using this same paste between the heating element and the...
Re: Double T Trouble
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 02:06:49 EDT
...However, Ethylene Glycol in a 50 percent mixture with typical tap water will support considerable ionic transport, and the conductivity is substantial. Not up...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 22 May 2010 12:40:29 -0400
At 10:55 AM 5/22/2010, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" wrote: >That's Chubby, the fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse. Not as well...
Re: DI-ELECTRIC GEL QUESTION
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 12:12:21 -0800
The following, between the rows of asterisks, is a snippet of correspondence I had regarding Stabilant 22, an electrical conductivity enhancer that VW mentions...
Re: 1981 starting problem
Historical mailing list - John Haddad
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 12:09:04 -0400
...Basically, the current has to travel pretty far, so any weakness in conductivity translates into intermittent starting failure. When all is working like new...
Re: GoWesty Aluminum Valve Covers
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:42:55 -0400
...Should have pretty good heat dispersed >> properties. >> > > Al has about 5x the thermal conductivity of steel, but I suspect those > covers are more than...
coolent level sensor
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:11:42 -0800
...instrument cluster that processes the low level signals from this sensor (basically measuring conductivity of the coolent) which then feeds the flasher circuitry? William
Re: Cold steering wheel
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:33:33 -0400
...As to the conductivity -- leave a couple pounds of aluminum or steel out there all night and try holding it for ten minutes...I...
Re: Engine running hot
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:10:17 -0400
Have you added any coolant recently? It seems to me that this could indicate too high a antifreeze/water ratio... (since conductivity/heat capacity...
Re: Syntheic Oil
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:06:45 -0700
<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV> <P>So the friction of conventional oil takes away more than the heat conductivity of same oil gives...
Re: Redline Water Wetter (was: Temperature guage}
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:15:58 -0500
If Water Wetter increases water's thermal conductivity, wouldn't it also mean that on the return from the radiator the temps would actually...
Re: 182b thermal mastic
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:14:09 -0500
...It tis said that theis will improve conductivity 3 to 12 degrees over the zinc oxide type compounds.
Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:31:29 -0500
...Took me awhile to discover this ( It shouldn't > have because I should have checked the conductivity as a basic > troubleshooting method at the...
Cold steering wheel
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:45:28 -0700
...s made of aluminum or some other material with high thermal conductivity. Or is it something to do with specific heat? I was doodling...
Re: Friday- Conductivity of a stomach (Some Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sat, 22 May 2010 07:55:26 -0700
Mike South wrote: > You could also check out Pratchett and Gaiman's _Good Omens_ for > signs as to whether you're turning into the...
Re: Westfalia Water Tank Level Indicator Issues
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 09:43:44 -0400
...some conductivity problems > at various wire connections that are making things borderline, and then the > difference between your water conductivity and perfect conductivity is...
DI-ELECTRIC GEL QUESTION
Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:00:41 -0500
...moisture out and the connects efficient? or would it hinder the conductivity at the connects. once I put it in, it's tricky to...
Re: leaky injectors / Maintaining Conductivity
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:57:17 EST
In a message dated 2/26/04 7:35:44 PM, rick@TEUTONIX.COM writes: << Just make sure to coat the ground terminal with...
Re: Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 26 Aug 2005 00:49:46 -0400
...It does nothing for the thermal conductivity of the water. It is, as John said, a surfactant. It makes the water "stick" to surfaces...