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• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:28:57 -0400
  I usually replace the pipes with stainless ones if the ends are breaking up. However I recently had a van where the ends weren...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 2024 09:53:19 +0000
  ...Don't fix it if it ain't broke.  If your metal pipes are not rusty, tap them with the pointy side of a...
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:57:30 -0400
  ...Long Pipes- Copper replacement? > Peter, > I have a section of copper pipe in my system for about 1 1/2 years now and > the...
• Re: I hate you Meeses to pieces
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 1994 19:43:58 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Although the heater pipes were all intact, I was getting a trickle of heat into the lower heater vents. After about half an hour...
• Wheel Bearings
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 12:27:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...Is this unreasonable? Also, The belly coolant pipes rusted through a couple of months ago and I had the dealership deal with it, I...
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:54:01 -0400
  ...front pipe if you have a Syncro), I also stock the pipes in Stainless Steel > > Why is the Syncro the bastard child? With all...
• Re: Exhaust for 84
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:09 -0400
  ...Shepherdson) writes: > > I just discovered cracks in two of my pipes. The pipe that connects >#4 & #2 accross the back of the engine and...
• Re: stainless steel exhaust availability
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 05:50:52 -0500
  ...They told me that I would have the prototype pipes in December. Well, that did not happen. I will try to contact them over...
• Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 13:47:09 -0500
  The two pipes that go to and return from the front heater on my Vanagon have rusted through. I have just been quoted $561...
• Re: Strange water temp happenings
  Historical mailing list - mike and becky
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 20:05:10 -0400
  ...Also check the various hoses and pipes coming from and enroute to the water pump these, especially the large diameter steel pipe on the...
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 01:02:23 -0500
  ...Long Pipes- Copper replacement? > I have gotten a few responses to my query about my cooling system repairs. > My question now is this: > > Has...
• Heater Hose lengths
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 17 Apr 2017 10:27:45 -0400
  ...It seems I nicked one while replacing the coolant plastic pipes with the stainless steel ones. honestly I feel foolish having done that! in...
• Dometic Exhaust O Ring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:52:13 -0700
  ...Likely I should replace the ring on both the exhaust and inlet pipes. (there was a slight leak at this part in spite of...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
  ...Also, two other connections on the supply and return pipes serve to bleed the air from this loop in the system. These hoses have...
• 1.9l Exhaust system sale
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:33:03 -0400
  ...These are the stock pipes for the Vanagon. The two header pipes are made by Dansk and the collector pipe is made by Ernst...
• Is it Possible to Replace Westy Coolant Hoses with .PVC?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
  Wed, 27 Jan 1999 23:07:10 EST
  Marshall Ruskin wrote: >?Is it possible to replace rubber heater hoses (expensive) with PVC or >similar pipes? Stay tuned... I replaced the steel pipes...
• Dead 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 22 May 2017 04:25:12 -0500
  ORANGE coolant running out of the exhaust pipes. A bad sign, right!
• Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:05:41 -0700
  ...So sounds like a pretty good treatment for steel > pipes that get hot. A bit more expensive than say corn oil. > > Rich > San Diego...
• Re: TheSamba.com :: VW Classifieds - 83.5-85 Vanagon Stainless Coolant Pipes!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:05:12 -0700
  ...Jeez, in 20+ years of working on Vanagons out here in Kaleeforneea I've only had the joy of replacing those pipes twice. Damn...
• Re: Installed Long Coolant Pipes Wrong? (Pic)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 18:32:16 -0800
  ...On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > I just looked at that picture, and those pipes...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 27 May 2009 12:38:52 -0600
  ...However, if you only want to repair the radiator end of the pipes, then the engine is not involved. The hair dryer made a...
• Re: exhaust gaskets leaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 18:03:22 -0800
  'the problem' is that the flanges warp over time, the pipes warp over time, sometimes - like if the pipes and flanges didn't' warp...
• Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:21:02 EDT
  << The VW pipes bolt up; it is that simple. Do > you honestly think at VW you would ever hear Fritz yell,"Hey, > Hans! Stop...
• Re: Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 06:35:16 EST
  ...But, the header pipes, J-pipes and muffler tail pipe assembly will be there long after your outta here ! Yes, I know a lot...
• Cooling System for Various Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 05:51:57 -0800
  ...I pulled over and there was a three inch crack in one of the long (front to back) white plastic coolant pipes. �I wrapped...
• Re: replacing loooong coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Ian Cameron
  Wed, 18 Feb 1998 10:56:12 +0000
  ...is absolutely needed to ensure hose retention, and those muffler shop pipes Tell you what - locate copper downpipes at a specialty building supply house...
• Re; The high Price of coolant Pipes.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 2 May 2005 23:14:02 -0500
  Seen This? http://thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=158498
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 20:50:55 -0500
  Try this link instead: http://www.gowesty.com/coolantpipe_repairkit.htm
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:55:02 -0400
  That product is called Inswool. You can google it. $7/sq ft.
• RE: Midas or not
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 01 Nov 1995 16:31:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...But the pipes they use to attache everything to, are trash, and rust out very quickly. And --surprise, surprise-- the pipes aren't covered...
• Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 08:20:00 EDT
  ...you will not be able to really stop the intense oxidation that occurs when you expose the interior of the steel muffler and pipes...
• Oil filter cooler hoses
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 1997 18:21:43 -0800
  Has anyone ever replaced either of the hoses that connect to the oil filter cooler? Can this been done without pulling the exhaust pipes...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Mon, 17 May 1999 09:30:19 -0700
  Can you clean the pipes without removing the fridge? Kelly At 10:46 5/16/99 -0700, Mark Drillock wrote: >Lighting problems are usually...
• replacing coolant pipes under the van
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 20:24:32 -0800
  While we are on the topic of coolant and cooling, what are the various ideas for replacing the coolant pipes that run under the...
• Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 May 2005 08:43:57 -0500
  ...Heat held in the exhaust will burn out the pipes sooner. But that heat escaping through the pipes cooks everything back there, especially in...
• Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:47:55 -0700
  ...Jeff I should take pic of the exhaust header pipes / & connector i replaced back in jan I used POR-20, satin aluminum finish good...
• Re: Propex install near water tank
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:02:16 -0700
  ...The pipes can each be extended to 2 meters total length using >> additional sections of the same type flex pipe. >> << >> >> I have the orange...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 15:53:58 +0000
  I have a very nice set of "lightly used" plastic pipes from a late model vanagon if anyone is interested, but I am a...
• Re: Replacement of coolant parts, Failure modes and using the temperature gauge after losing the water pump or massive amount of coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:30:58 -0400
  ...Or, when those coolant pipes are discolored, cracking, ends slipping out etc. Overheating has occurred in the past. The original pipes are still in...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 21:49:59 -0400
  ...So based on that, and the track record of the > German manufacturer's other pipes, I have to assume at this point that it...
• Re: Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:39:02 EDT
  ...age-ing front-to-rear coolant pipes, as the tiny drips are getting > bigger, and the pipes look like they were dredged up from...
• removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 10:25:42 -0500
  ...to a shop), with some of the exhaust pipes removed from the engine? It would certainly be loud... but would it be bad as...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 17 May 2009 09:26:45 -0700
  RE: Pop rivets Explained Thanks Frank, it all makes sense now.
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:21 -0500
  I wonder how effective coating the inside of the pipes with a ceramic coating actually is. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
• Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:33:37 -0700
  ...Wrap the exhaust pipes (engine block to the cat) with fiberglass (using some kind of high-temp fiberglass stuff), securing with stainless steel wire...
• Re: 1.9 Cooling System "H" Piece
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 10:51:53 -0400
  ----- Original Message Follows ----- > Inside one of the pipes is a restricter. If you look at > the old plastic one you will see this as...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:42:42 -0700
  ...Why not run regular 'cheap and plentiful' radiator hose all the way up and back? Yes, I know pipes are available. But wouldn't...
• Re: Will Tiico coolant hoses fit an '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 15:27:47 -0800
  ...If so, they would have to be using 2 > different types of hoses, one for the 83-85 engines with the steel > coolant pipes...
• Re: dissappearing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:43:08 -0400
  ...They have a problem with the long plastic pipes breaking apart in this area. Originally they had metal ends pressed into the plastic. Over...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:28:16 -0700
  ...Exhaust Pipe Question I have an 87' Vanagon Westfalia and the exhaust pipes are looking pretty rusty. I just got done with a cross...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:23:12 -0700
  Mine was like this when I replaced it this time last year, the flanges of the two header crossover pipes met the collector flange...
• Re: exhaust quality questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 23:21:13 -0600
  ...Stan Wilder On Thu, 7 Nov 2002 20:53:25 -0800 Paul Archibald <androbus@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Strange to hear that S&S pipes...
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:33:41 -0400
  ...Long Pipes- Copper replacement? >Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:08:51 EDT > >I have gotten a few responses to my query about my...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:29:25 -0400
  I just replaced my original steel pipes with.....new steel pipes. What are you going to do with copper? You would need a dozen...
• Re: hoses for pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 17:36:13 EDT
  ...hoses for pipes > >Hi all >I had my Transporter checked, and the mechanic said that the long >coolant pipes under tha car were leaking...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 11:43:54 -0500
  Hahaha!! Banjos are not near as loud as pipes, particularly at 4 in the morning. Oh, and every instrument has another instrument that it...
• Re: Metal end slips out...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 21:12:08 -0500
  Those metal inserts keep the pipes from collapsing under the pressures of the hose clamps. You could make some more from aluminum or brass...
• Re: Three unrelated things
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:42:39 -0600
  re: uphostery See if Jonce Francher pipes up. Otherwise pmail him. That's his business. Richard
• Re: Fridge frustration
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sun, 19 Jul 2015 11:11:55 -0700
  Most likely the pipes are inhabited by critters, spiders, etc. Probably a good blowing out of the pipes would help, including the one under...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Lance LeBaron
  Tue, 4 May 1999 19:58:50 PDT
  ...This particular hose attaches to one of the long pipes which run to the radiator. 1. Should I put some kind of sealing compound...