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Re: Need Parts: Oil Cap/Substitute Ideas 87 GL
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:14:44 -0400
I have a spare oil filler cap. It is the type that has a hole for the dipstick in the center of the cap...
Re: outlet Cap for westy water tanks
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 20:09:13 -0700
...outlet Cap for westy water tanks > >Mark, > >The cap costs a small fortune at your dealers, but it is the same cap as >used...
Re: Coolant leaking
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Fri, 24 Aug 2001 16:42:20 -0700
...The cap is on tight. I just replaced the coolant and refill tanks and caps, new thermostat, coolant, and bleed the whole system. Is...
Re: Non-locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - David Vickery
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:58:41 -0800
...Non-locking gas cap > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011, 2:30 PM > FYI. The non-locking gas cap from...
Re: Looking for Gas Cap, 81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
Wed, 7 Jun 2000 23:27:43 -0400
...Now with the '84 and original cap I put the keys in the cap as soon as I take it off. So far I...
Why won't my Distributor Cap Fit?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Sun, 22 Sep 2019 21:01:40 -0400
...I've bought 2 distributor cap/rotor sets from GoWesty and at least one from FLAPS that don't seem to fit well? It...
Fw: Gas cap
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Sun, 14 May 2000 20:31:25 -0500
> Anyone had any luck disassembling the gas > cap? Would like to give it the same treatment. Or would I be just as > well off...
Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 23:14:18 -0400
>Just wondering If I missed something when installing the > new cap & rotor. > > Jorge > > '85 Wolfsburg Weekender I would definitely double-check the positioning of...
Re: source for H20 tank cap?, selling stuff.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 21 Jun 2003 20:45:07 -0700
I got one at Home Depot. > Does anyone know of a source for a replacement water tank cap for the cap > that's on...
Re: Favourite Free Modifications
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:38:24 -0500
...Reach up under the bumper, catch the cap with your finger and slide it to the left. It will fall out. The ribs on...
Re: lost gas cap key
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 23 May 2006 23:21:12 -0400
The gas cap keys (different from the ignition keys) for my '84 7 passenger and my '85 Westy are the same. I don't...
AFM capacitor fix
Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 21:58:22 -0700
You may find it much easier to just tack solder the capacitor inside the AFM box. Pop off the top black cover, solder the...
Re: Who needs hub caps?
Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 18:44:29 -0500
I also have mine off, and yes the wheels look better without the hubs caps, question I wanted to clean mine up a bit...
Re: Water tank questions
Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
Tue, 19 Mar 2002 17:10:33 -0600
...Is this a regular 3/4 pipe thread? How does one replace this cap? GoWesty sells this cap for $3; it's part #GVW...
Re: Still another Audi wheel question
Historical mailing list
Sat, 21 Feb 2004 11:46:35 EST
...Can anyone offer a good solution for retaining the caps? > > TIA > > i had my centers machined to use the vanagon carat caps.
Free Bumber End-Caps
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:14:42 -0700
You pay the shipping!!! I have 3 left side bumper end-caps in fairly good condition. I have 2 right side end-caps that...
Weight Capacity (NOT TIRES...)
Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:41:23 -0400
Anyone know, guess, the weight capacity of the "upstairs" bed in a westy... Matt
Re: Bumper Painting Info/Pics! (who's bored on a Saturday? Me!)
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 13:13:27 -0500
...Not too many end cap hardware kits supply them, let alone supply them in stainless steel. To remove the end cap plugs,(with pliers...
how did this happen ... ?
Historical mailing list - sg
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 17:59:53 -0800
...well, i took off the wire from the ignition coil to the dist cap, and the four wires from the distributor cap to the...
Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:42:58 -0500
Most early Vanagons came with those caps. They look like Beetle caps. The beetle caps do not fit on Vanagons especially the front. I...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:50:51 -0500
...My 84 GL, when I bought it had "311" Caps in the rear and "251" Caps on the front. How's that for confusion...
Front wheel rattle
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 7 Jul 2014 18:38:19 -0400
...What is supposed to hold this small cap in place? on the driver's side the cap has a small pin like thing coming...
leaking coolant - reservoir cap failure?
Historical mailing list - Todd Guttman
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 14:21:40 -0700
...do the reservoir caps simply go bad and the two-way valve in the cap stops directing coolant to the overflow tank behind the...
Flux capacitor install
Historical mailing list - Gil Ngai
Tue, 11 May 2021 14:33:59 -0600
Hi Folks, Just kidding about the flux capacitor, but I do have in my hand a tiny tantalum capacitor. This article documents a losing...
Gasket on expansion tank cap
Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
Tue, 4 Dec 2018 00:03:15 +0000
So I have a small coolant leak at my cap. I am wondering if anyone has tried to use permatex form a gasket on...
Re: replacing gas cap lock or gas cap
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:29:47 -0400
...s possible to replace them? Yes, we stock replacement locking gas caps: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251201551C - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot...
[F] Metal gas caps - what year?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:30:53 -0600
...Had you scared, didn't I? You thought I was about to start rambling about the flammability of my plastic locking cap and how...
WTB: Westy water filler inlet cap
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:22:42 -0700
Looking to buy a water filler cap (the one on the side next to 110 and city water), the older style with the key...
Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:48:43 -0700
...Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED Ah well then -- never mind. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana...
Re: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:53:52 -0600
...AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous > AFM experts: basic problem, getting the black cap off. > > I'd like to investigate the mild hesitation that...
Alloy Rim Center Caps
Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:03:32 EDT
I want to share an alternate source for center caps that fit the stock alloy rims. My stock ones were peeling and the tabs...
Re: All those with 205 tires...
Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
Wed, 8 Sep 1999 22:35:31 -0600
...205 load capacity is a little greater but do you need it? Synchro is heavier vehicle and 205s recover potentially lost load capacity--wouldn...
Re: replacing gas cap lock or gas cap
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:56:52 EDT
hey Joy Bus depot has them for $19 later mark d
'80-87 westy water tank drain cap is the SAME as rear washer bottle cap.
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:13:43 EDT
there ya go. chris
Screwed cap at base of fridge
Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
Mon, 5 Oct 1998 23:41:38 -0700
This is the cap that has the chain holding it. What is this?
Capacitor fix info
Historical mailing list - jim&kim
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 21:35:29 -0800
If possible, could somebody please forward me the capacitor fix how-to? Thanks, Jim [text/html]
Dometic 182B - Capacity?
Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:29:52 -0500
Can someone verify the internal volume / capacity of the Vanagon's Dometic 182 refrigerator. Warren C.
Re: Flue Cap?
Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 05:44:30 -0700
...Flue Cap? Whats a flue cap?? > > I saw a link to a member's van online and noticed a flue cap-- Is this a...
Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:21:41 -0700
...IIRC Tantalums are intended for small physical size, low voltage, > medium capacity. > > RatShack carries axial and radial lead caps in 35WVDC and 22UF for...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome Capacitor fix
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:12:31 -0700
If you do a Google search for 22uf tantalum capacitor you get a slew of sources: http://www.electronics123.com/s.nl/sc.11...
Re: Lost coolant cap?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 9 Jan 2018 18:39:45 -0800
...The 2-way blue cap dumps some coolant in it when the pressure exceeds the limit and it sucks the coolant back in when...
Would any one on the list have the "fix" Capacitors for sale?
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 22:48:57 -0400
So I am looking for anyone that may have bought more than one of these fix capacitors. I like 3 of them. Like the...
Luggage rack noies survey
Historical mailing list - John & Wendy
Fri, 24 Mar 2000 09:39:58 -0500
...John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Do Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD a LiMBO sponsored event SEPTEMBER...
Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
Historical mailing list - Douglas Ford
Sat, 2 Mar 2002 15:25:01 -0500
David, I normally don't trust and depend on RS parts (from painfull experience) but the idea of putting two caps inside the AFM...
NVC - rabbit pickup truck cap available
Historical mailing list
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:27:45 EDT
anyone out there also have a rabbit pickup truck and need a cap? i have a cap for a rabbit truck.. white gelcoat fiberglass...
Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
Historical mailing list - John Baker
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:26:59 -0800
...My 85 has a locking gas cap and it is a PITA!! Does anyone make\sell a non-locking cap for these buses?? Anyone...
Campers on Cape Cod pictures
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 15:57:01 -0400
...http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/capecod/ Slide Show Version: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/capecod/slideshow1.html Thanks to John, Wendy, Steve...
Broken key in gas cap!!!
Historical mailing list - LA & Glen
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 20:44:56 -0700
...While I was attempting to get my locking gas cap off my 85 Double-Cab I broke the key off in the lock. If...
Governor cap removal
Historical mailing list - Monique & Derrick MacKenzie
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 19:59:32 -0400
...I have managed to trace it to the governor cap. The problem is the cap is ceased to the transmission and will not come...
SA Carat2 15" Wheel Center Caps @ Van-Again
Historical mailing list - Jon Berg
Fri, 4 Oct 2002 09:08:04 -0400
I purchased a set of 15" South African Carat2 alloy wheels without center caps earlier this year. I tried using the slightly smaller center...
Re: was Gas Filler /now places to store you gas cap
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:51:34 -0600
My aftermarket gas cap has a really peculiar key for it and I've already lost the first key and am on the spare...
Broken Gas Cap Key
Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:31:24 -0700
I too, have had the unpleasant experience of breaking off the key in the gas cap. I've determined that this happens when moisture...
Re: Speedometer and odometer doesn't move - Updated
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 07:03:44 -0800
...There is a cap on the wheel, and the cable protrudes from this cap through a square whole. An E-clip holds the cable...
Re: Haunted Hub Caps
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 00:48:28 EDT
...Perhaps some GOLF hub cap models have more center clearance. Anybody had any luck? Which years fit? The later model Vanagon saucer hub caps...
Re: outlet Cap for westy water tanks
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 09:07:33 -0800
Mark, The cap costs a small fortune at your dealers, but it is the same cap as used on the older squareback's windshield...
Re: Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:03:17 -0800
...Coolant tank cap - appears not to be functioning. I can both blow > into the cap and suck through the cap. There doesn't seem...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 14 Jul 2019 14:10:56 -0700
...Newer caps are available but does not accept the original N profile keys. That’s means you cannot key them to match your ignition...
RH Wheel Bearing Grease Cap
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:53:25 -0400
My passenger side wheel bearing cap is loose and there is a grease stain radiating from the center of my wheel. I can only...
Re: All This Talk About Inline VWConversions...
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 15 May 2013 12:09:10 -0700
Yes, it looks just like an old school radiator cap. You can see it in the Bentley page 19.8 in the waterboxer cooling...
Blue coolant cap
Historical mailing list - C Snyder
Sun, 6 Jan 2019 21:20:29 +0000
I bought a blue coolant cap that is an off brand one for my 1987 Vanagon as the on on the van is leaking...