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correct tire pressure for 195 14 8ply
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:58:10 -0800
If you go up to Go Westy's site, he recommends the maximum pressure, http://www.gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=309 and...
Diesel cooling woes
Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:56:16 -0400 (EDT)
...i tried to open the cap, but the pressure was too much. Aftere cooling, I added some more coolant and headed the 1 mile...
Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:49:08 -0600
Are you sure that the cap on your main/pressure tank is good? bob > > > Since I'm experiencing air bubbles while running, I'm...
Re: What is the Cubic Capacity of the RM182B Fridge?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 6 May 2003 18:02:02 -0400
...The juice cans have to be much thicker because they don't have the pressure of the carbonated liquid inside to resist crushing during...
Re: Where is the water going to?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 18:37:01 -0800
...Where is the water going to? Internal head leak and/or bad pressure cap. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:35:00 -0500
...it for sure. > try following what they say for pressure testing a waterboxer pressure > cap - they show you testing a diesel vanagon one, and...
Re: home-made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:18:15 -0600
...we had a cap on one end of a > hose and hooked the other to the spare tire to provide pressure..worked Ok > then...
Re: Coolant level sensor - repeat breakage
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:44:20 -0500
...shouldn't the pressurized expansion tank cap let off the extra > pressure? I comtemplating getting a new cap from the VW dealer. > > Funny thing...
Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:37:24 +0000
...Expansion tank under pressure when cold? > > > > Bentley says apply 14.5 psi for leak testing (p. 19.17), and cap opens at > > 13 to...
Re: Pressure Tester/Adapter for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 13:50:56 -0500
...to > borrow one of their pressure testers. Unfortunately, their kit is > only works on US-type radiator caps, not the screw-on VW type...
Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts-Some more thoughts!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 9 May 2013 17:19:15 -0400
...I know > it holds > pressure (loosened it while warm!), and I know it can let > fluid/air in/out. > > > Yes, pressure caps are cheap...
Re: Gas Vanagon to Diesel Conversion?
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Wed, 27 Mar 2002 12:53:58 -0500
...the emission test here in Cumberland County consists of a "gas cap pressure test" - meaning they remove your gas cap and hook it to...
Re: pressure testing cooling system
Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
Sat, 16 Dec 1995 08:01:55 -0800 (PST)
...Next trip, coolant is forced out the pressure cap, leaving a big air bubble in the radiator. Without the pressure tester, I would have...
Re: home-made pressure bleeder
Historical mailing list - Mike
Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:57:38 -0400
...pressure bleeder Hmmm, not sure whether the line from the remote reservoir and the master cylinder can withstand pressure, or what kind of cap...
Re: My first post to VanagonWiki
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:32:53 -0700
...Capistrano KG6RCR On 9/4/2007 2:01 PM T.M. wrote: > OK Volks, I tried posting an article there about the Oil pressure...
Re: cigrette lighter or silver socket - amp problem with air compressor
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:59:33 -0700
...A ONE FARAD capacitor > will accommodate ONE COULOMB of electrons AKA ONE Amp-SECOND if you > apply ONE VOLT of pressure across it. And...
Re: Brake Booster - 1991 Carat
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:28:04 -0700
...The larger BMW booster only changes the feel of the brakes but not their braking capacity. Less pedal effort for same braking. Not much...
Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:28:45 -0800
...and lightly go over the caps.> > > I read somewhere the other day that the really high powered pressure > washers can damage and weaken the...
Re: Replacing pressure A/C Pressure switch w/o losing Freon
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:04:15 -0400
...I based my calculations the 1991 Vanagon air conditioning system R-12 refrigerant capacity, as published on the back cover of the Bentley manual...
Re: cruising speed
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:27:39 -0600
...chip option, the low back pressure exhaust system, the 235x 60x 14's and the quart of Captain Morgan in the tank, tops out...
Re: metal coolant bottles Friday thoughts.
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:32:17 -0400
...In addition to the tank itself the pressure cap is also a high failure item due both design and quality. Being almost all plastic...
Re: 91 pops tank after tank
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Sat, 14 Jul 2012 16:44:45 -0700
...The cap protects the tank from too much pressure, so the tank shouldn't break no matter what the engine is doing if the...
Re: coolant pressure testing
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:51:57 -0700
I made one by gutting an old blue cap (the one with the hose nipple), getting a short length of hose and a schraeder...
Re: My turn for a cooling sys question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:35:01 -0700
If the cap on the pressure bottle is working correctly, It will indeed suck coolant in from the overflow bottle with repeated warm up...
Re: Expansion tank level; was RE: temp light blinking.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:53:29 -0500
...The air works through to the expansion tank with it's coolant level sensor and pressure cap, and any air is burped out through...
Coolant Mystery positive update
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:23:20 -0400
...pressure remained high in the tank and air was in the expansion tank. Over flow seemed to not change. I changed the blue cap...
Re: Blinking temperature light
Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:05:51 -0600
...1) cleaned the top contacts for the pressure tank sensor, and 2) tightened the blue pressure cap on the pressure bottle at least 90...
Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:34:04 -0800
...Expansion tank under pressure when cold? > > Bentley says apply 14.5 psi for leak testing (p. 19.17), and cap opens > at > 13 to...
Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:48:51 -0500
BTW, Robert, '84 and earlier Vanagons don't have the fluid level sensor in the cap so that GM cap would, no doubt work...
Re: Question re water tank cap
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:41:25 -0600
...I'd suggest addiing another rubber gasket inside the cap to allow the cap to be tightened a little more, appllying so much pressure...
Re: Wierd coolant overflow problem......help needed.
Historical mailing list - SStones
Tue, 2 Sep 2003 10:48:14 -0400
...It seems that the pressure cap > > allows coolant to leave the system into the overflow, but it does not > > suck it back in. So...
Re: Broken gasket on WBX
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:39:11 -0600
...is it possible that the pressure in the cooling system was too high? How do you test the cap on the coolant bottle at...
Re: Expanshion Tank cap
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 28 Oct 2002 08:59:02 -0600
...There is no pressure on that hose as coolant leaves the cap going to the overflow tank so a leak wouldn't show up...
Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Sun, 16 Mar 2003 18:36:07 -0800
This is what our 85 did, pressure reg cap was bad. Joe On 16 Mar 2003, sleepingmonkey1 wrote: > The guy at the shop told...
Re: Weird Stuff----
Historical mailing list - David Richoux
Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:56:59 -0800
...a hesitation, when leaving from a stop, until I > left the pressure cap loose--and it has ran just ducky----- > > I replaced the hoses...
Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 6 May 2012 19:55:30 -0400
...This is not the original pressure cap. It's one that Mark >Drillock gave me, it's a different style being dark blue plastic...
Re: Adaptor to pump ...
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:04:07 +0000
Make your own out of an old pressure cap. You can rip the guts out of an old cap so that you can just...
RE: Splittie gas cap problem
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:56:39 -0700
Lee, I don't know for sure, but I think that your older bus expects the gas cap to include a vent. I am...
was "..Air prevents fan? - AIR BLEED PROCEDURE
Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
Tue, 20 May 2003 22:58:50 EDT
...Remove pressure cap Fill main bottle; keep filling...if level goes down, block is filling up. Get friend to help Start engine and hold...
Reservoir sensor seal,Was: Blam! Bleeder valve destruction
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 07:48:40 -0400
...After working on this for many hours I discovered that the pressure cap that came on the new expansion tank was defective, it didn...
Re: friday - Citroen traction avant camper
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 15:54:48 -0800
...what pressure does the cooling system operate at .. in other words what it the rating in lbs of the radiator cap, and what does...
Re: Need help
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 8 May 2005 22:40:18 -0500
Jere, If you feel that an oil filter will set off low oil pressure buzzer's-- That's good. If an engine doesn't...
Re: Help, my 84 is burping coolant
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Sat, 26 Feb 2000 11:24:55 -0600
...but it does seem to me that as "Maplecom" writes - perhaps his pressure cap is bad - and he just has a big bubble in...
I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:03:52 -0700
...I might as well look into rigging an oil pressure gauge. Anyone got a handy kit or anything? 1.9L AT. -- Rocky J Squirrel...
Re: How can this be?
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 5 Jun 2005 20:30:22 -0700
...the engine? Have you checked the cap on your expansion tank? It is solely responsible for pressure regulation in the cooling system. Michael Snow...
Re: New temp blinky light and high rev sitch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 14 Sep 2017 03:33:35 -0400
If the pressure bottle is not low, turn the key on and observe closely. If the blinking stops after a couple seconds and then...
Re: Funky coolant behavior - revisited
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Aug 2000 12:32:21 EDT
It is possible that either your expansion tank is cracked or your pressure cap has gone bad, allowing this to happen. I have driven...
Re: Thought problem for Friday
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:40:32 -0600
...change in > frequency with pedal pressure. Any ideas why LED brake lights might cause > this? Maybe install a capacitor on the radio like this...
Tire Pressure - what's on the sidewall or what's on the van?
Historical mailing list - Don Spence
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:40:05 -0600
Additionally, the pressures specified by the manufacturer are set to provide balanced handling. By inflating to the maximum pressure as on the side wall...
Re: Another Stupid Tire Thread..was Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report -
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Thu, 17 Mar 2005 05:30:21 +0000
...Drop the pressure, drop the load handling capacity. The 215s at 40 psi would be at 80% pressure, which means you couldn't expect...
Re: How do you check compression?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:28:11 -0700
...If the throttle is closed, the > intake pressure will be less than atmospheric (a partial vacuum), and > therefore the indicated compression pressure will be...
Re: Another Stupid Tire Thread..was Re: 15" Wheel/Tire Report -
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:01:56 +0000
...Drop the pressure, drop the >load > >handling capacity. The 215s at 40 psi would be at 80% pressure, which >means > >you couldn't expect...
Re: Expansion Tank Defect
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:26:34 -0400
...I did find some radiators with long necks that could be cut off and they had traditional metal caps with provision for pressure bleeding...
Anyone know thread size of coolant bleeder bolt on radiator?
Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:33:14 -0700
...Always test for excessive pressure (i.e. over 15psi), warning of a failed coolant expansion tank cap, BEFORE any hose bursts... Questions: 1. Anybody...
Re: Vac/pressure bleeder recommendations
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:45:30 -0500
...Apparently, late model GMs use a 45mm cap. Mike ROBERT O UELTZEN wrote: > Gee Mike - > I just made one of those brake bleeders using...
Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 12:52:09 -0400
...He also found no excessive pressure in the oooling system (I replaced the expansion tank pressure cap 2 weeks ago, just to be safe...
Re: LP pressure way too high--help request
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sun, 1 Jul 2007 17:49:48 -0700
...LP pressure way too high--help request > Loren Busch typed: >> ... now I know I'm not the only one to spay himself ... > > Performing surgical...
Re: Coolant Mystery positive update - WATER WETTER
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:47:35 -0700
...the Expansion tank would then fill when I opened the cap. now the tank fills when cool and there is equal pressure. > > Eric Caron...
Re: 2WD sand capabilities?
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Sun, 12 Jul 1998 20:50:34 -0400
...2WD sand capabilities? >Anyone have any sand experience with a 2WD westfalia? It's almost vacation >time and I'd like to scoot out...
Migrated clutch action- Follow-up, solved
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:54:06 -0800
...A hose runs from that cap to the pressure bottle to bring fluid up as the pressure forces the fluid through the lines. On...