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• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 16:51:09 -0700
  > And what does the '86 and newer' sticker says? Anyone? 185R14C/6PR 40 psi Front, 48 psi Rear 205R14C/6PR or 8PR 36 psi...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 04:20:10 GMT
  ...43 psi front; 48 psi rear 205R14C/6PR/8PR: 36 psi front; 43 psi rear 205/70R14(reinforced): 36 psi front; 40 psi rear...
• Re: Tire Holder?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Apr 2021 23:04:48 +0000
  ...IDxtYWlsdG86bWFkdndzQGNveC5uZXQ+PiB3cm90ZToNCj4+DQo+PsKgIMKg IFRoZSB3aWR0aCBvZiB0aGUgMTYiIHJpbSBhcyB3ZWxsIGFzIHRoZSBzaXplIG9mIHRoZSB0aXJl IGFyZQ0KPj7CoCDCoCBpbXBvcnRhbnQgZmFjdG9ycy4NCj4+DQo+PsKgIMKgIEVUMzggaXMgYXQg dGhlIGhhaXJ5IGVkZ2Ugb2Ygd2hhdCBjYW4gd29yayB3aXRob3V0IHNwYWNlcnMuDQo+PsKgIMKg IFdoYXQgc2l6ZSB0aXJlIGRpZCB5b3UgaGF2ZSBpbiBtaW5kPw0KPj4NCj4+wqAgwqAgTWFyaw0K Pj4NCj4+wqAgwqAgQnJ1Y2UgVG9kZCB3cm90ZToNCj4+DQo+PsKgIMKgIMKgIMKgIEkgY2hlY2tl ZCBpbnRvIGJ1eWluZyBVbHRyYSB3aGVlbHMgKHRoZSBBbHBpbmVzKSBpbiBDYW5hZGEgYW5kDQo+ PsKgIMKgIMKgIMKgIGZvdW5kIHRoZXkNCj4+wqAgwqAgwqAgwqAgd2VyZSBhYm91dCAkMjU1LyBy aW0gKENETikgbm90IGluY2x1ZGluZyB0YXguwqAgSSd2ZSBiZWVuDQo+PsKgIMKgIMKgIMKgIHNl YXJjaGluZyBmb3INCj4+wqAgwqAgwqAgwqAgYWx0ZXJuYXRpdmVzIG9ubGluZSBhcyBJIHdvdWxk IGxpa2UgdG8gc3BlbmQgYSBiaXQgbGVzcy4NCj4...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Info
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 22:53:14 -0400
  ...36 psia + 5.5 psia = 41.5 psia = 27 psig New one is two psi high, old one is one psi high. Sounds like...
• compression data
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 18:32:49 CST
  ...85-131 psi minimum ........... 73 psi max diff .......... 44 psi between any two cylinders for water-cooled vanagon engines (1.9 and 2.1...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:29:56 -0500
  At 19:13 11/17/2016, Michael Magnani wrote: >Key ON, fuel pressure is 36 psi. >Engine running at idle, fuel pressure is 32...
• Re: compression data
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 21:01:12 EST
  ...85-131 psi > minimum ........... 73 psi > max diff .......... 44 psi between any two cylinders These figures do not seem to be supported by fact...
• Tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:57:56 -0700
  ...42 psi Front / 46 psi Rear or 38 psi Front / 42 psi Rear). Recently I met a guy at my mechanic shop and he...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Info
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 2 Aug 2001 18:46:02 -0500
  ...Bosch wants fuel pressure to be a constant >2.5 bar or 36 psi greater than manifold pressure. > >At 06:46 PM 8/1...
• psig?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:51:47 -0500
  TinkerMan wrote: > > > Thanks! > what's "psig" (sp?)? > psig means pounds per square inch gauge. This is what most people mean when speaking of the...
• Re: Tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:05:04 -0700
  ...42 psi Front / 46 psi Rear or 38 psi Front / 42 psi Rear). Recently I met a guy at my mechanic shop and he...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 3 Mar 2004 16:10:03 -0500
  ...in operation, system at 15 psig has absolute pressure of 2 atmospheres, or about 30 psi. stress on system is indicated by psig: a...
• PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:25:36 -0600
  Ok folks im trying to figure out why so many of us are blowing expensive PS racks. BenT suggested that the pump may be...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 22:21:47 -0700
  ...He informed me that he uses 45 psi front and 53 psi rear. Both of you are using a 10 psi difference. I think...
• 1.9 engine health?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 05:22:51 -0400
  ...Cold --------------- cylinder 1 => 95 psi cylinder 2 => 110 psi cylinder 3 => 140 psi cylinder 4 => 145 psi Hot ------------------- cylinder 1 => 140 psi cylinder 2...
• Call for Silver Sticker Tire Info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 07:32:36 -0700
  ...48 psi 205R 14C / 6pr ... 36 psi 205R 14C / 8 pr ... 43 psi 205/70R 14 97R Reinforced 36 psi 40 psi Thanks, Larry...
• Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - John Brown
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:13:55 -0800
  ...Cyl 1 124 psi Cyl 2 153 psi Cyl 3 166 psi Cyl 4 144 psi According to Bentley the minimum pressure should be...
• Re: tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 19:19:31 -0400
  ...psi Front, 48 psi Rear 205R14C/6PR or 8PR 36 psi Front, 43.5 psi Rear 205/70R14 33 psi Front 36 psi Rear...
• Re: 0 psi comp on #1! ;-( questions for you guys!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 20:37:56 -0600
  #1 0 psi #2 110 psi #3 60 psi #4 115 psi! With those compression readings I'm going to speculate that a rebuilt...
• Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Chris Higgins
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 07:56:18 -0500
  ...Size PSI PSI front rear 7.00-14 8PR 33 48 185 R 14 C 6PR 38 55 185 SR 14 reinf. 33 40...
• Re: fuel pressure regulator and manifold vacuum
  Historical mailing list - Scott G. Terry
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 18:43:38 -0700
  ...I think Michael meant to write 39 psi unconnected and 32 psi connected below? P.S.S. psig means psi "gauge". If your vacuum...
• Re: High pressure tire valves - do I need 'em?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:33:05 -0800
  > The recommended rear tire pressure on my Westy is 40 PSI and the > Firestone tires are rated at 35 PSI, so I am keeping...
• Re: Oil pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 13:03:53 -0800 (PST)
  ...60 psi Oil temp ~180 ------------- Warm idle: 20 psi Warm cruise (60 mph) 50 psi Oil temp ~210 ------------- Hot idle 10 psi Hot cruise...
• Tires, Load Range and Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sat, 19 May 2001 04:57:21 -0000
  ...At 48 psi it can carry a bit less. A 205/70R14 reinforced, also with a maximum pressure of 50 psi, can carry 1609...
• Re: impending winter maintenance (Syncro tire pressure)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Fri, 11 Sep 1998 13:11:25 -0400
  ...Front 40 psi 185R14C/8 PR Rear 48 psi --------------------------------------------------- 205R14C/6 PR Front 36 psi 205R14C/8 PR Rear 43.5 psi --------------------------------------------------- 205/70R149...
• Re: ATF vs PS Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:27:05 -0700
  ...ATF vs PS Fluid > Looking at my PS this morning cuz it's a little low. Looked at Bentley and > says add ATF fluid...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:40:15 -0700
  ...Front 1742 @ 44 psi load rating: Rear 2183 @ 41 psi PSI cold F/R empty: 42 / 40 PSI cold F/R loaded: 44 / 40...
• Fuel Pressure Too High?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Tue, 8 May 2001 16:56:46 EDT
  ...His gauge read 39 psi with the vacuum line connected and 45 psi with the vacuum line disconnected. When I got home and checked...
• Re: Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:56:37 -0400
  ...Taking into account the 1 psig intake depression, the pressure ratio is now:(12 psig + 14.7 psia) / 13.7 psia = 1.95. a...
• Re: ATF vs PS Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:57:10 -0500
  No no no no no no no no no ! Shall I go on? The regular PS stuff will cause all your seals to leak...
• Re: What years power steering?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:42:27 -0700
  On 6/6/08, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > I'm sure some models, like Woofy Westies only game with PS. - an...
• Re: PS pump pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:58:29 -0400
  The reservoir receives the fluid from the PS rack at a low pressure. Then the PS pump sucks the low pressure fluid from the...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 May 2010 11:27:59 -0700
  ...PS v-belt to drive pump PS reservoir PS reservoir bracket...some are welded to the body hose, PS pump to reservoir hose, high...
• Re: TIRE PRESSURE SURVEY
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:32:09 -0700
  ...No idea - a lot PSI cold F/R empty: 50/50 PSI cold F/R loaded: 50/50 Firm but comfy; just installed sprin...
• Re: Alignment : Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 29 Jan 2015 09:35:17 -0500
  I believe this psi issue has been gone over by Belichick. We're on to Seattle. > On Jan 29, 2015, at 12:46 AM...
• rack
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 22:37:39 -0700
  Hello listees, Has anybody replaced non-PS rack with PS rack? The vehicle in question is 83 Westy. Any problems with installation? Exact replacement...
• Calculating Proper Inflation PSI for Tires
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:51:22 -0700
  ...55 psi The VW Silver Sticker for a 1988 Vanagon = front tire inflation of 39 psi / rear inflation of 48 psi for this tire...
• Re: ?Real World Fuel Pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:40:20 EDT
  ...Now, the Bentley calls for pressures of APPROXIMATELY 29 PSI and 36 PSI, respectively, with an at rest pressure of 29-36 PSI. Since...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 May 2010 20:31:45 -0700
  ...biggest variable is if you use PS uprights/spindles or non-PS ones. to do it 100 % right you would want the PS uprights...
• Question on Silver Sticker & GVWR info for various vanagon platforms
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 20 Mar 2005 11:02:59 -0700
  ...48 psi 205R 14C / 6pr ... 36 psi 205R 14C / 8 pr ... 43 psi 205/70R 14 97R Reinforced 36 psi 40 psi * Door Jam...
• Re: NVC Friday
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 21:44:56 -0700
  ...You been there, PS? Check your brakes before you go. Mike > From: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> > Reply-To: PSavage <psavage@SABER.NET> > Date: Fri...
• Re: New GRABBERS and question on installing shocks
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:32:55 -0800
  ...For my van, the recommended psi (door placard, owner's manual) is 53 psi rear, 43 psi front. I make sure my tires have...
• Re: Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Tue, 4 May 2010 22:02:38 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > starting at the engine .......... > > PS pump with bolts to mount it to PS pump bracket on head . > PS pump bracket...
• Alignment : Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mudd Sparrow
  Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:46:37 -0800
  If your tire is not properly inflated, like 40 psi at front, and 45 psi rear, could that mess up an alignment job? Of...
• Re: PSI Coolant System
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:26:55 -0700
  On 1/10/05 3:40 PM, "Dave Chameides" <docproteus@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > What kind of psi do vanagon coolant systems run at? > > > Dave...
• Consider the number of plies; was Re: Tire trivia
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 07:42:26 -0800
  At 07:56 AM 3/27/98 -0500, you wrote: >Tire pressures for 81 Vanagon (from the front doorjam sticker inside): > >Size PSI PSI...
• Re: '86 up vanagon owners....you still need an oil gauge!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:38:17 -0700
  ...8 psi at idle, 24 psi cruising when installed at 130,000 > miles. Over the next 10,000 miles pressure steadily dropped to 4...
• Tire Pressure - Hankook RA08 185R14C
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 01:16:42 +0000
  ...My label on the van ('84 Westy) says 40 psi front/ 48 psi rear. I presently have them at 40 psi front/ 45 psi...
• want to trade oil pressure gauges? 150psi for 80psi
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:04:53 -0500
  ...It reads up to 150 psi. For the wasserboxer, I understand the 80 psi model is better. Maybe someone who has done a conversion...
• put me on the list?
  Historical mailing list - debbie
  Tue, 13 Sep 1994 16:44:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Thanx Debbie Rogan drogan@psuhmc.psu.hmc.edu (i think this is or correct...or some drogan@psuhmc variation thereof)
• Re: Someone must know what tire pressure do use in Agilis 51 tires!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas J. LaLanne
  Thu, 23 May 2002 11:42:50 -0700
  ...I started with 44 psi f, and 48 psi r, and the van was very skittish on the freeway. The ride quality was also...
• Re: Calculating Proper Inflation PSI for Tires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jul 2005 21:55:49 -0500
  ...55 psi > >The VW Silver Sticker for a 1988 Vanagon = front tire inflation of 39 psi / >rear inflation of 48 psi for this tire...
• Victor Reinz full gasket kit concern (2.1 wbx)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 19:41:38 -0700
  ...idle 70 psi, max 90 psi. Hot pressures, idle 20 psi, max 60 psi, a solid 30 psi at 2000 rpm. (engine is old...
• Re: rack
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 02:19:30 EDT
  << Has anybody replaced non-PS rack with PS rack? The vehicle in question is 83 Westy. Any problems with installation? Exact replacement fit? Hose...
• Re: Tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:15:19 -0700
  ...42 psi Front / 46 psi Rear or 38 > psi Front / 42 psi Rear). > > Recently I met a guy at my mechanic shop and he...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:30:27 -0800
  ...I put the larger non-PS steering wheel on my PS-equipped weekender just to be able to see the top of the speedo...
• Re: swap of front end components?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 20:21:34 +1300
  ...You also need >the PS steering shaft if you install the PS steering rack. > >Mark > >Derrek Wittmmann wrote: >> >> Is it possible to swap the...
• Re: 14in Empy PSI?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:49:49 -0700
  ...I expect you will find it says 43 PSI front and 53 PSI rear.
• Re: coolant level rising - addendum
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:48:03 EDT
  In a message dated 8/23/01 11:41:38 AM, JKrevnov@AOL.COM writes: << The cap should relieve system pressure @ 13-17 psi...
• Re: PSI and Bars, for tire pressure
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 11 Feb 2020 04:45:19 +0000
  ...1 Bar = 14.5 psi (can be gauge or absolute) 1 Atmosphere = 14.696 usually psia but can be psig but no one will...