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  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Kevin McLean
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:58:08 -0600
    > Let think of it like this: > You can not compress a liquid! > High pressure gas out of compressor > to evaporator that turn the freon...
  • Re: Liquid electrical tape????
    Historical mailing list - Rob
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 13:50:38 -0700
    At 9/5/2005 01:34 PM, Barrett Willet wrote: >Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for >resealing cracks in...
  • liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
    Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
    Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:56:52 -0500
    I just was looking through my automotion catalog and there is this stuff called "liquid tape".....it's like black electrical tape in a...
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:33:05 -0400
    At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote... >Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >silicon dioxide. "Sodium silicate...
  • Re: Propane and beer
    Historical mailing list - pensioner
    Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:28:34 -0800
    Hi Matt and volks, I think the vapor pressure of Propane/LP gas depends only on temperature and not on volume of liquid in...
  • Re: Gauging propane level
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:50:26 -0500
    ...Pour some warm water over the liquid crystal indicator. The part of the tank with liquid will absorb the heat quicker, so there will...
  • measuring propane level in a tank
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Mon, 16 May 2005 09:12:31 -0600
    ...When you are using propane, some of the liquid is turning to gas. The molecules becoming gas take the heat, leaving the liquid colder...
  • Re: Leaking Head perment fix ??
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 18 Nov 2007 23:57:21 +1300
    >Mike, you mean liquids cannot be compressed. A fluid is something that >flows. For example, natural gas is a fluid and can be compressed...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Owen
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:01:01 -0500
    ...repost - basic a/c hose connection question. > > Let think of it like this: > > You can not compress a liquid! > > High pressure gas out of...
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:33:55 +1200
    Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid silicon dioxide.
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 08:51:33 -0400
    At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >silicon dioxide. In the...
  • Re: measuring propane level in a tank
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 16 May 2005 10:56:15 -0700
    ...When you are using > propane, some of the liquid is turning to gas. The > molecules becoming gas take the heat, leaving the liquid > colder...
  • Propane Safety
    Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
    Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:25:16 -0500
    ...Propane, unlike water, has a moderately high coefficient of expansion in it's liquid state. This means that the liquid expands a lot with...
  • Re: liquid electrical tape for your newly cleaned ground connections
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Tue, 1 May 2001 00:40:12 -0400
    ...It's just liquid vinyl, similar if not identical to the dip for tool handles and the stuff for "whipping" the ends of cordage...
  • Re: measuring propane level in a tank
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 16 May 2005 23:25:34 -0400
    ...When you are using propane, some of the liquid is turning to gas. The molecules becoming gas take the heat, leaving the liquid colder...
  • Re: Propane and beer
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:43:44 EST
    ...The pressure in that tank had better not vary (other than with temperature) as long as liquid and gas are in equilibrium. Its a...
  • Re: Liquid electrical tape????
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:42:05 -0700
    ...I haven't used Liquid Tape, personally, but we used CASES of the 3M stuff on all the wiring makeups for Luxor Las Vegas...
  • Re: Auxiliary oil cooler on WBX?
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:51:00 -0400
    ...This is a liquid to liquid heat exchange. A comparable air to liquid exhanger would be about 25 times larger in area.This would...
  • Re: fuel pres.
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Gibson
    Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:47:52 -0500
    ...The pressure you feel at a certain depth in a swimming pool would be > different if the liquid was oil or gasoline. > But when...
  • Propane Gauges
    Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
    Mon, 16 May 2005 02:40:43 -0400
    ...But at a constant temperature, the pressure in the tank will be the same, regardless of how much liquid propane there is in the...
  • Re: Mouse Milk?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 10 Sep 1996 06:54:05 -0500 (EST)
    ...was a name given to any "useless" liquid (or petroleum) automotive product....sort of the liquid equivilent of Splitfire plugs. Did I miss something...
  • Liquid TAPE
    Historical mailing list - PAT
    Wed, 3 Jun 1998 00:42:18 -0400
    ...In two or three places VW joined 3-6 wires together using a crimp-on lug and liquid elect tape. This was then wrapped...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:37:37 -0400
    ...Pushing the button resets the valve to accept liquid into the tank. Opening the vent valve on the side of the tank vents gas...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:29:57 -0500
    ...Evaporation is when a liquid changes to a gas.(and cools things nearby) Condensation is when a gas changes to a liquid.(warming its...
  • Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:11:33 -0800
    ...No matter how much liquid PG is in the tank . One ounce or three pounds. Don't blame me it's the law. The...
  • Re: rear wheel bearing question
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:22 -0700
    I've seen no evidence of semi liquid grease laying in the bottom of any bearing housing I've removed. Grease in the housing...
  • Re: Friday flammables-Flammables vs. combustibles. Flash point.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:51:03 -0400
    ...Then what happens when we heat liquids in closed tanks. The heated liquids make pressure or if not enough room for expansion we get...
  • Re: Friday flammables-Flammables vs. combustibles.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:09:20 -0400
    Definition and classification of flammable and combustible liquids are addressed in Section 1.7 of NFPA 30. A flammable liquid is defined as a...
  • Liquid Gasoline (was: Re: '91 Vanagon engine fire)
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 28 Jan 1997 17:56:42 +0000
    > >Gasoline in liquid form doesn't burn. The danger is from the vapors that are > >given off from the gasoline as the temparture increases...
  • West LP Tank
    Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
    Sun, 2 Dec 2007 10:47:59 -0800
    ...The manufacturer of the kit says it requires liquid propane to work. I know there's liquid propane in the Westy tank, but I...
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:53:03 -0700
    ...about oil additives At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote... >Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >silicon...
  • Re: Gauging propane level
    Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:22:14 -0800
    ...When the tank is in use, the liquid in the bottom of the tank is warmer than the gas space above it. The gas...
  • Re: Physics of LP tank filling Was: Filling LP tank for the first time
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 20 Apr 2000 13:16:41 -0400
    ...A liquid will exit as slow/fast >as it enters the tank no matter the size of the holes. The problem with this This...
  • Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:24:24 -0500
    ...Propane changes from a liquid to gas as it is used. That gauge measures pressure. Until the propane is almost all the way gone...
  • Re: propane rebuild and safety
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:04:02 -0400
    ...The combination of the 2 stages will allow the liquid to expand and reduce the risk of liquid entering the stove. However, liquid will...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Nov 2010 - Special issue (#2010-1031)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:01:55 -0800
    ...Liquid propane boils (from liquid to vapour) at -44F (-42.2C). At one and a half times the weight of air, propane will settle...
  • Re: Liquid electrical tape????
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:30:54 -0500
    <<Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for resealing cracks in wiring insulation? � I've come across so many places where...
  • Re: Bar's Leak (Was: My 2 cents on head leaks and rubber studs)
    Historical mailing list - TC
    Fri, 16 Feb 2007 14:35:19 -0800
    ...http://www.barsproducts.com/PDF/1100%20Head%20Gasket%20Repair.pdf ok that would liquid glass Sodium Silicate (Liquid Glass)
  • Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
    Historical mailing list - Mike S
    Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:12:02 -0400
    ...liquid glass �noun sodium silicate. - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liquid%20glass Or, if you want both an authoritative reference and an example of...
  • Re: Propane Problems! Proxy heater warning!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
    Tue, 21 Oct 1997 23:11:09 UT
    ...This allows liquid propane to go to the pressure regulator, which can't maintain the required burner pressure properly on liquid. In tests the...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 11:48:42 -0500
    isn't it the CONDENSOR (not the evaporator) where the refrigerant gas is pressurized and condensed into a liquid, and the EVAPORATOR (not the...
  • Re: Liquid electrical tape????
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:08:27 -0700
    ...M --- Barrett Willet <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM> wrote: > Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for > resealing cracks in wiring insulation? ...... > Would...
  • Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
    Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
    Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:11:07 -0500
    That dummy! Why didn't he just sink the bulb into the liquid and measure the displacement? > You might appreciate this story. Thomas Edison...
  • Re: Stupid wire question...really... (temp 2 wire)
    Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
    Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:11:50 +0300
    ...I have no personal experience in those liquids actually but I have dissolved some plastic cups in gasoline and used that as such. Dont...
  • Re: Liquid electrical tape????
    Historical mailing list - David Hally
    Mon, 5 Sep 2005 22:50:20 -0700
    ...Dave Hally --- John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > "Liquid Tape" by a company called "Plasti Dip", or 3M's 14853 > "Electrical > Coating". I haven...
  • Re: 87 Westy Propane Tank Capacity
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:50:06 -0400
    At 10:35 AM 3/22/2009, Robert Keezer wrote: >your gas appliance.The 20% space above the liquid propane is needed >for the...
  • over charging any refrigeration system can get expensive
    Historical mailing list - Jonc
    Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:56:17 -0400
    ...liquid gets into the area reserved for gasses and things go bang... just like a piston full of water in your engine... liquid freon...
  • Re: VW/Audi Rabbit Golf Jetta Eurovan Vanagon Westfalia Parts Liquidation
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:40:28 -0400
    ...2017 at 9:18 AM, Greg Childs <Greg@gregorychilds.com> wrote: > Liquidation of huge inventory in Nevada: > https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/pts/d/vw...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Pain in the Propane
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:56:45 -0700
    ...If it's liquid, |keep on venting until only gas comes out. Remember that the whole |assembly will get very cold if you're...
  • Re: loud fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
    Tue, 24 Aug 1999 17:54:37 EDT
    ...When a pump tries to pump a liquid and the inlet of the liquid is restricted, a vacuum or at least a partial vacuum...
  • Re: Help!
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sat, 29 Dec 2001 21:42:51 -0500
    ...cylinders that it couldn't crank (because liquid gasoline doesn't compress any better than liquid water) david -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:08:04 -0400
    ...You are now evaporating into the air, a liquid which was condensed >into the canister and under pressure. The canister is your condenser (high...
  • Propane Fueled Turbo Diesel Injection
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 21 Sep 2003 13:19:15 -0500
    ...Someone came out with a Dip-stick pickup tube that can be installed that sucks up the liquid propane and puts the liquid through...
  • Re: Propane Gauges
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 16 May 2005 07:56:32 -0500
    ...But at a constant temperature, > the pressure in the tank will be the same, > regardless of how much liquid propane there is > in the...
  • Re: '80?/bizarre van ebay
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:20:33 -0800
    ...heheheheh ********************* vehicle liquidation place *********************-----Original Message----- From: Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> Sent: Mar 3, 2004 11:06 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 18 May 2012 14:29:19 -0700
    ...In that application, one could refer to the oil as "liquid coolant", eh? :-) BenT sent from my electronic leash On May 18, 2012, at...
  • VW/Audi Rabbit Golf Jetta Eurovan Vanagon Westfalia Parts Liquidation
    Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
    Fri, 29 Sep 2017 06:18:21 -0700
    <html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Liquidation of huge inventory in Nevada:<br></div><div><a href...
  • Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:37:29 -0500
    ...registers pressure, which is directly dependent on liquid temperature as long as there's some liquid in the tank. By the time it starts...
  • Re: Ice Cream Camping
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:36:56 -0500
    ...But, like I said, what do you ................. ? Unfortunately, ice cream at 32F is liquid. Just how liquid depends on how many stabilizers have been...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 2 May 2004 (#2004-405)
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Mon, 3 May 2004 12:11:00 -0400
    ...The ratios of compression is somwthing like 100 to 1, gas to liquid. NOT WORTH Mentioning here, and for safety reasons, LIQUIDES ARE NOT...