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• Re: Gas Caps???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 12 Jul 1995 14:02:58 -0700 (PDT)
  So harmon seaver says: > > Does anyone know of a source for locking gas caps for a '73 bus? > While on a road trip a...
• Talk about anal!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jul 1995 20:52:49 -0500 (EST)
  ...Is this a problem, because it's not leaking gas(yet). It just seemed strange to smell gas instead of oil like I usually...
• Need ideas to fix gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 17 Sep 2005 10:19:47 -0700
  Folks, I've got a gas leak coming from the nipple at the bottom of the gas tank. Appears to be leaking around the...
• Re: NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:03:22 -0800
  one of these? http://www.charbroil.com/grilling-smoking-accessories/natural-gas-conversion-kits.html http://www.familyhandyman.com/grills/gas-grill-propane-to...
• gas smell part II
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 20 Apr 96 18:31:35 EDT
  ...Reached as far up the filler neck as I could, no gas. So, that's not where my gas smell is coming from. Which...
• Re: re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:28:30 -0700
  ...re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas > i took a junk vanagon gas tank to my local...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 07:04:25 -0500
  ...Gasket ID? > > At 03:29 PM 10/7/02 -0500, Birkenfeld Jeff wrote: > >Andrew writes: > >I need new gaskets for the ATF pan(4...
• Re: [WetWesties] Arco Lies!!!
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 23:08:44 -0700
  Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO,) ARCO Oil and Gas, etc. etc. was bought out by BP in (2000?) The ARCO brand was so strong at...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:39:44 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/256abea The pic doesn't show it, but RTV was used along with the original gaskets. The original gaskets are now...
• Gasket Sealant Question
  Historical mailing list - Don Kane
  5 May 1995 09:52:26 U
  ...Time:9:35 AM OFFICE MEMO Gasket Sealant Question Date:5/5/95 I'm ready to put the coolant flanges back on my...
• diesel-gas conversion problems solved! (mostly)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:27:47 -0800
  I tracked down a vacuum leak on my diesel-gas conversion today - bad intake manifold gasket. I put a new one in, torqued the...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:06:55 -0700
  > Wouldn't it be better to use the copper-red colored Permatex on the gasket > and mating surfaces just to be sure? > A proper...
• Re: '88-89 Vanagon gas cap lock
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 19:24:06 -0700
  to could rekey the gas cap yourself .. or bring it to a lock smith to do it... I had a vanagon with 3 different...
• gas to propane
  Historical mailing list - EARL J SMITH
  Thu, 7 Feb 2002 20:18:07 -0800
  My 86 has a gas furnace in addition to the regular heater. Has anyone ever converted one of them to propane? The gas furnace...
• Generic exhaust gasket material
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 30 Aug 2003 01:21:20 -0400
  Do any of the FLAPS carry some sort of gasket material that you can cut to fit so as to make gaskets that go...
• Re: gas smell in oil update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 05:38:11 -0400
  > so i immediately began to drain > oil.  the oil runs out grey, like emulsified oil and gas > together.  Gas and oil mix...
• vanagon NON locking gas cap FS.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:34:29 EDT
  non-locking gas cap for sale.. fits all vanagons.. black plastic finish. good for folks living in areas where you cant pump your own...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 22:34:37 -0400
  ...Fire Talk - Campers > > >Yes, once it is lit the fridge flame stays on until the gas on/off knob >is turned to 'gas off...
• Re: NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:20:43 -0800
  ...NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator No, thanks - I don't need to convert the BBQ from propane to natural gas, it is already a...
• gassy oil
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 1996 01:56:29 -0400
  a friend of mine (no really - this isn't happening to me) has a split with an annoying gasproblem - the oil keeps getting gas...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:33:56 -0400
  Could be any of the gas tank seals, or the rubber hoses from the main tank to the overflow tank in the wheel wells...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:02:57 -0500
  ...If the gasket was on and sealing and then failed in use you have a > symptom! The transmission is overheating and the gasket will...
• Re: Catalytic Conv Gaskets (Was muffler)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 22:06:25 -0400
  ...One question, does the converter come with two regular gaskets? I looked at a local after market converter, and there was on regular gasket...
• Re: Silicone oder nein
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:11:21 -0500
  I don't use silicone on new gaskets, unless the surface is severely pitted. Or if I don't have a new gasket at...
• Re: Smells like Gas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 22:32:43 -0700
  ...Smells like Gas >Message-ID: <01HVXTEBEXZQ000RXH@LOYOLA.EDU> > >The interior of my 79 smells like gasoline fumes. It is a daily driver, >and I...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:56:15 -0700
  ...A gasket between the block and oil pump body would only affect the vertical location of the all of the pump components, not the...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:17:36 +0000
  ...I noticed that my > locking gas cap was busted and sitting in the opening. > So I figured this explained my lousy gas mileage, > someone...
• Re: The 150 MPG carbureter exists!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:14:49 -0400
  ...As the gas vaporizes quicker the computer can sense and >> adjust the mixture. > > > Adding acetone cannot make the gas evaporate faster. The acetone will...
• Re: Gas heater
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 20:25:45 -700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, Maher, Steve (SD-MS) wrote: > > >The gas heater in my '75 Westy is not performing well. > >Can anyone furnish...
• some big trouble with a locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 96 23:21:37 EDT
  hey now, i've got a friend with '74? bug that has an aftermarket gas cap that locks..and he has lost the keys...
• Windshield and gasket preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 09:21:29 -0400
  ...color? What about gaskets? Is the West Coast Marine gasket equivalent in fit and quality with the VW German gasket? Reply by pmail until...
• Re: Diesel to Gas conversion! Oil Pump Input Shaft Length?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:20:01 -0700
  Try installing the diesel oil pump pickup tube on the gas oil pump. Mike Snow Joe Hunt wrote: > On all the conversion sites folks...
• Re: Cooling System (more White Smoke) symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:42:57 -0700
  The thing most of us call the 'head gasket'- the rubber gasket between the head and the outer case- doesn't have anything to...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:02:35 -0300
  I have not installed my Stembro yet on my '84 Westy but all this talk about gaskets got me thinking why do you not...
• Re: 1991 Westy, gas tank return hose size (and fuel line or injector line)?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:34:54 -0700
  ...am in the middle of re-sealing my gas supply system. �I recently did > the gas tank reseal, complete with the bits of hoses...
• Re: Gas tank sucked together!
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:39:25 -0400
  ...When gas is heated it expands, and in order not to let the toxic gases into the air, the charcoal filter captures and treats...
• Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:52:29 -0400
  I need a new one of those rubber tubes that are on the end of the gas tank tube. It looks simular to this...
• Re: Where to find rubber AFM gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Apr 2009 19:17:54 -0700
  ...It is the square rubber gasket that goes > between the AFM and the air intake assembly. I replaced my AFM and > the gasket was...
• Re: 87 Westi GL (Overheating)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 22:55:06 EST
  Don, could be that you are getting exhaust gases into your coolant. These come past the gasket at the top of the cylinder. The...
• Gas tank fill question
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hubbard
  Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:53:01 -0800
  I have a gasoline engine 87 Syncro. When I fill it up, the automatic cutoff valve on the gas pump shuts off the flow...
• Re: gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - Barb Cotton
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:23:37 -0700
  ...when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because my tank is full, about a quart of gas immediately leaks copiously onto the...
• Re: NVC [Friday] Natural Gas regulator
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sat, 21 Feb 2015 11:18:21 -0800
  ...Why another regulator on the natural gas (NG) line to your natural gas barbie? The NG system in your house already has a regulator...
• Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 6 May 2003 19:42:15 -0400
  ...Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank? > Where did you get a gas tank for only $169. My previous owner spent $495...
• Head gaskets on 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 15 May 2004 15:03:29 -0700
  ...Has anybody had any good or bad luck using a copper coat on the vw head gaskets? The nitorious head gasket seems to be...
• Stale gasoline in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:12:59 -0800
  ...What does one do with 15 year old gasoline/lacquer from a gas tank. I guess it would make good weed killer...but not...
• For Martha, Gas containers...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Dec 1995 13:22:04 EST
  ...Check out the gas containers in your trusty "West Marine" catalog. They have a collapsable diesel container (not sure if it will werk for...
• Re: Head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 10:21:31 -0500
  ...When have the heads/gaskets caused problems? >2. How is your vanagon driven? A) daily driver B) Weekends C) Seasonally >stored >3. Was VW...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:08:58 -0400
  I made my replacement from the red natural rubber gasket material sold on a roll at my local hardware store. It looked exactly like...
• Re: Extra Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Rich Burdick
  Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:39:08 -0500
  Jamie Waldinger wrote: > > I think it's a generally accepted practice of not keeping gasoline inside > of a vehicle, I suppose the main risk...
• Re: Alcohol in gas
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 18:27:25 -0600 (CST)
  Paul, I used to haul a lot of gasoline to service stations. I loaded it all from the Williams Brothers pipeline terminal in Coralville...
• Re: If you lose the gas key...
  Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 22:25:50 EDT
  In a message dated 4/27/00 10:13:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jcblues@YAHOO.COM writes: << The ignition key opens the gas...
• Radiator mounting gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:20:22 -0400
  ...I will be replacing my original radiator and just wondering if I should order new mounting gaskets (p/n 431 819 225) that are...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] GAS Additives: DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?) Welcome, dixoncj DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?)]
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:12:20 -0500
  ...DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?)? Welcome, dixoncj DRIVING; My Gasoline Beats Yours (Doesn't It?) Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 09...
• Re: The infamous leaking head gasket
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 07:40:49 -0500
  ...are not related to the head gasket leak but are a symptom of a different problem. If you do need head gaskets kits, I...
• Fw: Gas Saving Tips
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:46:05 -0800
  ...John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> TIPS ON PUMPING GAS One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is...
• Re: care of our Wasserboxer/WaterLeaker engines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:12:00 EDT
  ...The head gasket pressure on the sealing surface. The head gaskets I saw, from the engines I took apart, had corrosion damage on the...
• gas heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 08 May 1994 22:04:15 -0400 (EDT)
  Does anyone know where one can find literature on the maintenance and/or the installation of a VW gas heater? I recently obtained one...
• Re: Silicone oder nein
  Historical mailing list - Bill Johnson
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 21:23:22 -0600
  I have used Permatex's Black Weather Strip Adhesive on water pump gaskets for years and years. I use it anywhere that gas and...
• Re: AGH ran outta gas!
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:00:46 -0800
  We have three Vanagons (82 diesel Westy,83 diesel, and 86 gas Westy) and they *all* have different behavior on the "gas" guage: 82...
• Re: FISH water in my gas tank? or maybe water from gas?
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Wed, 7 May 2003 10:13:27 -0500
  ...FISH water in my gas tank? or maybe water from gas? :) he he don't all gas tanks like to collect water and gas...