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• Aircooled engine in Watercooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Noble
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:23:36 +0000
  What is required to convert a watercooled vanagon to aircooled (assuming the running aircooled engine is available). It seems a little too easy to...
• Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 17 May 2002 22:42:26 -0400
  ...The outer pulley of the crankshaft drives the smaller outer pulley of the water pump. The inner pulley of the water pump is larger...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:33:12 -0500
  ...Prove it. >Distilled water is just water... > >Rob >becida@comcast.net > > >At 1/31/2008 03:27 AM, Mike wrote: >> Distilled water has no...
• PROTECT YOUR ENGINE!!!! Do not use tap water for your engine
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:08:18 -0500
  You every wonder why the rods in your radiator get clogged with calcium-like buildup?.......you probably used tap water with your anti-freeze...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:15:55 -0700
  ...http://www.90thidpg.us/Equipment/Projects/WaterCanResto/index.html The article tells that the lining of the water cans was food-safe.� However, sometime...
• Re: Hot water system thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 10:19:18 -0800
  Michael, Your hot water system sounds great! Can you give me an estimate of how much water is initially wasted waiting for the water...
• Re: Filling the water tank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:31:42 -0400
  OH boy, Drain channel? Normal to have water from the tank leaking? Nope, something is not put together correctly. Others may no the usual...
• 1.9 water pump replacement parts confusion
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:48:04 -0800
  I am forced to replace the water pump on my 85 westy while my foot is in a cast. Never done it before(while...
• Re: Water reservoir repair..
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:12:10 -0400
  ...Don Hanson wrote: > A few days ago I asked about repairing a leaking polyethylene water tank, >then did some research on my own. Well...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:48:35 -0700
  Mike, in the last 20 years I have probably logged over 500,000 miles in watercooled Vanagons. I'd guess 75,000 miles of...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:43:17 -0800
  I'm with David on the City water thing. Last summer I had a sudden (slight) failure of the plumbing inside the van, resulting...
• Re: Water drain cap/bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:49:45 -0800
  ...Water drain cap > > >> Volks, >> >> Anyone know if the water tank cap and the sink drain cap are the same on > an >> '89. They aren...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 18 May 2011 21:12:57 -0700
  ...Asking the clerk or attendant if the water is potable (or "drinkable") usually nets a shrug for a response. If I'm not certain...
• Re: Re[2]: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 17:04:33 gmt
  Lee asks, about the water heater, > I am very interested in performance though and your friends figures > seem very promising - how hot is really...
• Re: Clean the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Tue, 11 Feb 1997 09:05:30 -0800
  At 09:57 PM 2/10/97 -0600, Kyle Haskins wrote: > >Anyone know anyway to drain the water out of the water tank in...
• Re: wasser prayers worked!
  Historical mailing list - Karen Olson
  Sun, 31 Dec 2000 11:37:49 -0800
  My experience is 76K miles and still going, on a "made in Germany" water pump. I bought 2, and carry the 2nd one as...
• water leak
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:36:59 -0400
  I've been noticing a small puddle of water on the drivers side floor matt. After further investigation i see water driplets on the...
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 15:16:53 gmt
  Lee's water heat exchanger: > J tube \ ___ > / water tight tube > out__|_____________ / > \_|__________|___ > |__________|_ > in > You can buy these from Wizard. They're not cheap, I think...
• Re: Grey Water tank ideas and upstairs water storage.
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 23 May 2006 18:49:21 -0700
  To figure the water pressure from a mounted tank, measure the height of the bottom of the tank (outflow) to the level of the...
• Water Temperature Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Rodrigo Bonilla
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 21:58:43 -0500
  I have a vanagon 83 water cooled, the engine is not working properly, I need the Water Temperature Sensor, Do you know if other...
• Re: water under sink
  Historical mailing list - Sam Johnson
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:50:08 -0400
  Check that water pump. Mine had a crack in the housing where the impeller is located and leaked for a long time before I...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:19:03 -0700
  ...Filling with water I have to jump in on Marks side here. We can certainly make things Complicated and Wonderful but Elegant and Simple...
• Re: Water Wetter...??
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 08:45:40 -0400
  I've been using Water Wetter in a 16V Jetta for a couple of years. It has helped in that car as it has...
• Re: NVC - F**d water in oil
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:56:44 -0500
  ...Most combustion pressure keeps the water from going into the cylinder via bad head gasket under load. This is not always true but usually...
• Re: source for rebuilt ATE calipers?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:27:54 -0700
  Hygroscopic=water absorbing, think sucking moisture from the air. Polyglycol DOT 3 & 4 brake fluids and silica gel are hygroscopic. Hydrophilic is water loving...
• Re: Chlorine in water tank
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:49:36 -0700
  A whole house filter does not filter chlorine out of your water. That said, what you want to do with the Westy tank is...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 4 Jun 2016 14:27:20 -0400
  Update -final Stewart was of coarse correct that the large water fill tube was screwed on to the poly water tank. I removed the...
• Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 May 2006 18:07:47 -0700
  Why bother with a city water connection at all? Then you can also replace the Westy faucet with the far better ShurFlo . These have...
• Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:00:11 -0500
  This being true (and it is), my concern about the fact that the bp of water when inside a tire is well above 212...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:18:20 -0700
  ...Thus the pump and hose I will toss in the water. The pump and its hose are heavier than water. They would sink to...
• Re: Hot Water Shower Contraption for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:38:44 -0400
  ...I > believe he used a waterbed thermostat to control the thing. I never liked > the idea of heating the water inside the tank, as...
• HELP! 82 Westy Water tank pump
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Wed, 30 May 2001 21:09:45 EDT
  ...I have had a feeling that there was something wrong with the pump which takes water from the water tank to the sink when...
• Re: City Water Hookup
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 09:20:45 -0400
  ...Can you hear the zzzzzzz of the pump? John, the city water doesn't go through the pump (which is submerged in the water...
• Priming the friggin' sink pump
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:05:47 -0800
  ...I started with the water tank dry, no sense hauling water before I need it, I feel, and when I got to Montana del...
• Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 09:28:51 -0600
  He said that Arco "put" more water in their tanks than Texaco did. > At least, that's what he had heard. I asked him...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:27:35 -0400
  ...A similiar product was demonstrated for use by fire fighters, makes the water 'slippery' and allows the same pump/hose combination to shoot water...
• Fresh water pump experiment
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 15:10:36 -0700
  Plumbed in a cheap diaphragm pump to the fresh water system. I wanted more oomph at the faucet, and the little bugger delivers. https...
• Re: Air vs Water
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:16:43 -0500
  ...Air vs Water Volks, i would be interested in hearing from owners of air and water cooled Vanagons. In your eyes what are the...
• Re: Carver P4 won't start when very cold
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:45:59 EST
  ...Water..you know..h2o? <grin> Liquified propane contains water as it's a bit hygroscopic. AND during the processing, water ends up in it...
• Re: [WetWesties] Troubleshooting drinking water pump
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 10:24:38 -0700
  ...All my sink and water level functions work fine... Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod" -------------------- At 03:37 PM 8/31/2003, you wrote...
• Re: Filling water tank when no hose is available (GoWesty connector)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 11:19:23 -0500
  ...BTW, what water treatment do you use? If I am going to use the water without boiling, I use chlorine bleach. I have taken...
• Re: how hot do you run?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:11:56 -0500
  ...A clay hardpan had been developed to hold water. Just clay sediment allowed to settle out from water in a puddle on the ground...
• Re: '73 van, Water in Oil
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Mon, 20 Nov 1995 15:16:10 MST
  > Can anyone explain how any water can get in the oil, I noticed that the > rubber grommet type thing at the bottom of the...
• Hot Water and you
  Historical mailing list - D.Belick
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 16:27:32 -0700
  ...In about 20 minutes, the water is heated by convection. Hot water moves through the hose connections automatically. hang the tank above your head...
• Re: Westy fresh water tank gauge
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 Jun 1995 13:56:47 -0300
  Any sound of water sloshing in the float? Get a pan of very hot water and drop in the float. The heat will expand...
• Re: Water Hose pressure regulator...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 17 May 1999 17:15:08 -0600
  ...I figure it can't hurt to use one but are > they needed? I use one whenever I hook up to city water. I...
• Re: Rubber floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 16:30:18 -0300
  More (winter) water in the "step" may increase rust problems. The (salt laden) water gets in under the rubber mat and sits there just...
• Troubleshooting drinking water pump
  Historical mailing list - Roger Donahe
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:02:02 -0700
  ...Inside the cabinet adjacent to the water tank where you can access the wiring to the water level sensors, there is a small black...
• Re: Gray Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 08:47:54 -0700
  Believe it or not, it is neither illegal nor unsafe to dispose of "gray water" by dumping onto a dirt road or draining your...
• Alternative coolant flush procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:39:13 -0500
  ...Let sit for a few hours, maybe over night. - Drain water - replace questionable hoses, water pump, thermostat - re-fill with coolant with correct mix...
• Re: Need '82 water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:27:43 -0300
  http://www.vanagon.com/problems/water-tank-key.html On 4/19/06, Shawn Wright <swright@zuiko.sls.bc.ca> wrote: > > I'm still...
• Weeping water pump and driver
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 03:19:48 EDT
  I replaced my water pump with a genuine VW water pump about 4 years and 30,000+ miles ago. It seems to be weeping...
• Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:48:58 -0800
  I thought that the water pump lived inside the water tank, but perhaps that's just on later models? Sometimes I think we should...
• Redline Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 May 1997 13:17:19 -0400 (EDT)
  Has anyone tried this product? It is suppose to increase the heat transfer properties of the radiator water and they claim up to a...
• Fig Water Party
  Historical mailing list - Jim Huskins
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 09:03:58 -0400
  Bill said: >I have >used the graywater from my washing machine to water my fig trees >during a draught. Let me get this straight...
• '90 westy water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Michael Korsak
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 17:37:31 -0400
  Hey Everyone, where can i find a replacement water tank key for my '90 westy? the bus depot cannot sell them individually w/o...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 18:25:03 -0600
  >Unless the previous owner installed a later instrument >cluster to get a tach ;-) >>> >>check the water temp guage. If its there, and indicates water...
• Overflow puking water
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 18:59:15 -0800
  Volks, Da bomb is traveling and her van is puking water out of the overflow. Mechanic found radiator cap bad and replaced and it...
• New to water cooled, temp questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Becker
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:33:06 -0400
  Good Day guys & gals, I have recently gotten an '83 watercooled vanagon. This is the first water cooled VW I have ever owned (I...
• Re: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:14:40 -0700
  Maybe someone should put SS pipes in their van and fill it up with sea water. See how long it lasts. Maybe the corrosion...