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• Re: hard plastic fuel lines??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 15:28:06 -0700
  ...There are actually two of these hoses, one is the high pressure inlet line, and the other is the low pressure return line to...
• Re: Vanagon case breather hose...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 09:59:59 -0500
  ...a 5m coil of hose. $340 (less shipping and $20 (they're likely cost)) is a pretty good return. If I devide my cost...
• head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:34:45 -0500
  ...for a hose leaking. Nada. Continue searching, coolant drip diminishing. Stops. Didn't drive the van for a week. Cold weather returned, and methinks...
• Carrying Spares
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 08:02:27 -0700
  ...Most chain-FLAPS have a great return policy- I just "rent" from these places. Hope this helps -Matthew 84wolfsy 91 Masi Team3V and looking...
• Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 2 Mar 2011 07:23:44 -0600
  ...thing -- shunts the coolant from the delivery hose through the rear heater to the return hose. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ed Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: Leaking Rear Heater
  Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:54:11 -0500
  ...rear heater > core. > > >> > > >> I would like to remove the core and just connect the hoses together. > > >> > > >> What if the ID of the hoses that...
• Re: Power Steering Line
  Historical mailing list - Philip Menchions
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:16:27 -0330
  ...I finally did find a > shop that could supply the proper metric threaded ends and make up the > hoses. For the return line I...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 May 2003 18:35:39 -0700
  ...Turns out the rigid >hose leading from the fuel pump to the firewall had slipped out of the 3" >piece of rubber hose attached...
• Cleaning & Flushing coolant system-- Fast & Effective Way.
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 17:07:14 -0700
  ...1) With the engine cold, hook the hose up to the flusing tee. 2) disconnect the return radiator hose going into the water pump...
• Re: Rear under seat heater problem
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 15 May 2010 08:32:34 -0500
  ...Better is to go under the van, and replace the T-connectors for both the delivery and return hoses. You can use straight connectors...
• How to remove/replace airflow meter ?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sun, 4 Aug 2013 09:53:27 -0700
  ...I have 30 days� (well about 25 now) to return the core. I read Bentley and Haynes and nothing except 'remove 4 screws', well...
• Re: Speaking of heater fans...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 14:36:27 -0600 (CST)
  Dave exclaimed: > SALT?? SALT!!!! Sami, you must immediately return that immaculate '75 > camper to California. You can leave it with me, where it will...
• Re: Help locating coolant part - 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 09:16:47 -0700
  ...with a nipple that > a small diameter coolant hose connects to the metal heater core return > mounted above the engine. It is at this...
• Re: 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
  Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
  Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:15:39 -0700
  ...believe is the return > line for the oil cooler. Had to pull the oil filter off to get to the > hose & was overjoyed to...
• Re: PS leaking
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:29:33 -0500
  ...The pump-to-main line pressure hose and the reservoir hoses look great. Does anyone have some good used ones available (Scott)? How much...
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:27:35 -0600
  Yes, but the plastic pipe (the hot one running to the radiator, not the cooler one returning from it) is subjected to higher extremes...
• Gas Tank is In!!(long)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 11 Feb 2001 14:38:38 -0600
  ...By my count, I needed 17 hose clampsand not the 10 supplied(one for the return line on driver's side of the tank...
• fuel tank update
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:54 -0400
  ...return line to the tank looks like a section of 7mm line. Does anyone know of a source for the crimp-type hose clamps...
• Re: Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:25:43 -0800
  ...hoses and connections on the > engine and it works perfectly. > One time I tried making the heater return go to a main coolant return...
• Retro fitting power steering
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 04:55:36 +0200
  ...Secondly, you'd need the pump plus mounting stuff, which sits in the engine compartment, and the pressure hose and the return flow hose...
• Re: -Thermostat bypass, was Bleeding front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:59:21 -0500
  ...It has a small hose that leads to the pipe on top of the engine. This allows the air to escape and return to...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:06:21 -0400
  ...I did put a > big water pipe insulation on the return (low pressure) side of the AC > hoses > from the chassis to the firewall...
• fuel tank nipples
  Historical mailing list - Austin Becker
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:14:13 -0500
  ...The tank's got a 1/4" fuel-draw nipple (and a 1/4" return nipple). My old tank (which appears to be rusting...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 12 May 2001 06:32:40 -0500
  I had to cut the return hose on mine when I did mine last year because someone had taken a pair of pliers to...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:49:39 -0400
  ...He introduced me to rubber hose and a hydraulic shop here that can make me custom hoses with mesh braid, etc. Putting the T...
• Re: Aux oil coolers
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 5 May 1999 22:29:44 -0500
  ...the body work that would normally be used for the radiator hoses, or >through the central area that currently (also) holds the main heater...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 14 May 2003 20:58:20 +1200
  ...You need only drill it for filler, gauge sender and feed/return lines. You could substitute Terry Kay for the politician. -- Andrew Grebneff 165...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:17:28 -0500
  ...However, rubber hose is used on both supply and return at the pump. Got to provide a flexable link to the metal lines on...
• flashing oil light won't go off
  Historical mailing list - John Drew
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:10:25 -0500
  ...I immediately exited and coasted to a stop only to find a massive oil leak coming out of one of the hoses located near...
• Re: Syncro Coolant Flush
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 14:42:24 -0500
  ...point of no return (the nuts are about 1/2 original volume.) > >Should I drain and flush by disconnecting hoses only? I have two...
• Cooling System Surprise
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 23:02:01 -0800
  ...So did the hose fail then overheat or overheat then hose fail? I like my van, but I hate it when it breaks down...
• Re: Plastic fuel line
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 12:09:47 -0500
  ...IIRC my return line is all fuel injection hose. That is the side of the system that I did not replace as it had...
• Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:11:30 -0400
  ...Have I4 swaps generally had problems with rpm fluctuation? The return hose I pulled off was the hose just downstream of the fuel rail...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:39:30 -0400
  ...the top dowel/mount of the radiator. (worked great); -the heater hose RETURN leg runs through the opening above the LEFT side of the...
• Re: 71 Bus Brake Booster
  Historical mailing list - Chris Chubb
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 08:43:43 -0400
  ...The original large vacuum hoses are cracked and falling apart. Is /it possible to replace these with heater/coolant hose or is there a...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 6 Apr 2020 16:48:52 -0400
  ...inspect or if needed replace the > radiator feed and return pipes. Once the hoses are off be prepared for the > van to stay there...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:37:28 -0400
  ...He introduced me to rubber hose and a hydraulic > shop here that can make me custom hoses with mesh braid, etc. Putting > the T...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 18:39:45 -0400
  ...The Vanagon heater valve is in the hose in tunnel underneath the van - you get at it from the bottom of the van. I...
• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 22 Sep 2022 21:49:42 -0400
  ...This connection is a new silicone hose with a new >>> screw-type hose clamp. >>> >>> My question here is whether an ear clamp (Oetiker style...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Jon VonOhlsen
  Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:00:46 -0600
  ...They chewed through my Si hoses on a Jeep. Jon On 9/23/2014 11:08 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Chipmunks, too. > > On...
• power steering groan
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:33:43 -0700
  ...100 miles later the noise returned and the fluid had dropped again.� Looks like some seepage around the hoses on the reservoir but not...
• Re: Need "obsolete" and rare bleeder for 83.5
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:50:32 -0500
  ...it connects both large > diameter hoses (input and output for lack of a better term--flow and return?) > to the crossover metal pipe and...
• Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 May 2011 15:34:05 -0700
  ...coolant > into the rad return, but the weather ain't hot. > > Worst case: the clamp cuts through the hose, coolant all over the road...
• Re: Is blocking off rear heater ok?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 16:18:34 -0800
  There are two heater hoses... the inlet and the return... you can either plug each of them or couple them together... list members have...
• rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:36:44 -0700
  ...My Bentley doesn't say which of the hoses is supply or return, upper or lower. Question: can I disconnect both hoses, clamp a...
• Re: Rust treatment, or repair?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph F. Fournier II
  Mon, 18 Mar 1996 08:09:25 -0600 (CST)
  Ric, The chemical I'm using is called One Step and I haven't seen the return of seedlings you described. I'll keep...
• Re: Those undersink hoses!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:47:48 -0700
  ...Don't try to "wiggle" the hose off or > because of age, you WILL break the fitting. Cut the hose with a single > edge...
• Coolant Leaks Underneath
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Dec 1995 09:56:36 +0000
  ...I have always assumed this to be just hose / fitting leaks. Could this be something bigger? At this time, I get a small amount...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:30:17 -0500
  ...test? Remove the return line from the > pressure regulator and run a short piece of hose from the regulator > return fitting to a small...
• Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 3 Dec 2014 13:01:05 -0800
  ...The > hose itself is a self-lock type and barb fitting on the injector is > designed for that "push-on" hose. When using a...
• Re: Eurovan Fuel Problem - "Kiss off" by VW Customer Service
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 13:10:14 -0500
  ...to treat their loyal customers! > "Recall Details > THE FUEL FEED AND RETURN HOSES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD "SETTLE" > OVER TIME WHICH COULD CAUSE...
• Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:00:12 -0700
  ...thursday is my last day in el paso(hopefully, never to return!). nonetheless, i dont have time to wait for something to arrive by...
• Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 30 May 2023 13:00:06 -0400
  ...the fuel return line from the other side of the fuel tank (I took the rigid tube out of the flexible hose) -run the...
• Re: Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:05:38 -0500
  ...This is the inlet hose that is connected to the metal return line. Put a T fitting here. Then on the top side of...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:32:31 -0700
  ...If you use a "pipe" to >>>> connect >>>> the hoses, it just returns hot coolant back to the engine. I'm not >>>> sure >>>> which is...
• Re: A (propane) Fridge footnote
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 7 Oct 2003 08:32:44 -0700
  ...I am really interested in the flex hose > setup. Tell me more. Like the connection at the > fridge (copper of flex ?) how long it...
• Re: Flopping mirrors - Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - MS GINA GODAT
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:16:54 -0500
  ...Why mess with hose clamps and such? Remove the mirror, and CAREFULLY tighten the nut under the mount. One of three things will happen...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:20:52 -0600
  I've not run into this problem yet myself, but is there something wrong with just running -say 5/8" - heater hose from front...
• Do I really need the Idle Stabilizer Valve?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 23:27:20 -0700
  ...rpm) I could pinch the hose going from the Idle Stabilizer Valve to the AFM and idle would return to normal. I even tried...
• Re: stethescoper
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 07:53:42 -0500
  A piece of hose works just as well. Just don't get it caught it anything. This communication is for use by the intended...