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• Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:22:58 -0800
  ...filler neck. > > I had a peek down there and it seems like the vent lines from the fuel > expansion tank and the filler pipe...
• Re: Oil Filler Grommet (was '81 Timing Marks)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jun 1996 00:26:46 -0400
  Weston writes: >I also noticed for the first time in replacing the tin what a sizable hole >the slot for the oil filler tube...
• Re: Rust Repair Rear Window.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 26 May 2000 14:04:54 EDT
  ...1) swap the deck lid for a good one the same color, or 2) use a plastic filler called metal-to-metal. Make sure...
• Re: Same tank for turbo diesel?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 16:37:17 -0400
  ...The filler neck is different. I'm not sure about the tank. Even if they are different, though, adapting a gas tank to diesel...
• front parking brake cable
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:49:56 -0500
  ...I took out the 3 screws that hold the filler neck to the body, but do i have to actually remove the filler neck...
• windscreen washer filler...
  Historical mailing list - Philip and Buffy Simmons
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 15:02:54 -0800
  Cant seem to find the reservoir that I fill to make the "washer" work. Pulled off the grill but no luck.any help? Thanks!
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:08:00 -0500
  ...but to make 2 filler strips (aluminum) for the top&bottom gaps. and use some TORX security screws to fasten to an interior trim...
• Gas Tank Vent Pipe: The wrong way.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 17:44:18 -0800
  ...My smiling mug and newb ignorance for the world to see! Pic of metal vent pipe between gas tank to filler pipe positioned incorrectly...
• Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:54:37 -0800
  ...On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 1:33 PM, zzyzx <zzyzx9@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought a Westy with no key for water filler...
• Question on body panel "filler"
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Apr 95 7:59:16 EDT
  ...What is this stuff? Is this some kind of VW only elastic body filler or can I buy it anywhere? Does it need to...
• Re: Oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Sat, 2 Nov 1996 09:23:26 -0600
  Joel, What's with the idea of putting the oil filler tube cap on the rear deck. You should ALWAYS put it between the...
• Oil theory, Caravelle Bus 1982 2.0 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Mon, 24 May 2004 10:01:23 +0200
  ...There is a lot of oily crud next to the fan, where the oil-filler pipe goes through the rear warm-air plate - I...
• Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:45:10 -0800
  ...Someone has cut (nice clean cut) my fuel filler neck hose. So I know I need to replace my gas cap and fuel filler...
• Filler Pipe Hole Position: Aftermarket gas tank (pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:48:44 -0800
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/GasTank#5551797277830167394 At time of install, it seemed the filler neck was too close to the frame, but it...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:13:46 -0700
  ...There is no screen in the filler tube. Maybe some > previous owner already broke it out? Still takes a l.o.o.o.n...
• Re: Can I Reach Fuel Level Sender?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:27:17 -0700
  > 1a) did you put the gromets & filler gasket on the tank first then slide > the > vent lines in > what did you coat the filler...
• Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 20 May 2012 15:59:54 -0400
  Does anyone know if this tube: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251201121D has that floaty ball in it? Thanks, Bryan
• front fiberglass bumper FS. CHEAP!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:06:37 EST
  front vanagon fiberglass bumper for sale.. needs some repair. everything there, just needs to have some filler work, easy to do. $40. chris
• Re: LVC Any adhesive gurus out there?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:32:08 +1000
  OOPS - SIKAFLEX! (Not Silasec.) I think it is a Urethane. Also use it to seal fuel filler necks etc. Sorry, Dave
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:38:04 -0700
  for your auto trans ? filler plug is the standard 17mm allen. There isn't a drain plug though, on the Differential Section of a...
• Fuel leaks/smell
  Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:59:59 -500
  ...I see the filler neck leaks towards the opening, so that needs replacement or repair. However, even after driving for a couple of hours...
• really stupid oil filler question
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:14:45 -0400
  ...Maybe I'm just *really* stupid, but how to you get the oil filler tube to extend? I've tried giving it a tug...
• Re: How do you get the restrictor out of the fuel filler nozzel?
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 22:47:55 -0700
  ...Or jsut get the filler neck replaced with the proper one. --- George A Lehman <geolehman@JUNO.COM> wrote: > Beware: > > Your van may not be...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:43:47 -0800
  ...Vanagondalism > > > There is a replacement filler neck in metal- but you > have to go to the early gas tank with the big hole. > Air...
• Re: 87 Syncro Westy Puking Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:11:25 EDT
  ...I can't open the filler tank as the coolant level is higher than the filler cap. The back of the Westy is covered...
• FW: [T2] Oregon gas pumping [WAS: Clanging my way through Oregon ]
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:38:15 -0400
  ...Fred Stoermer Tacoma, WA USA 1970 Campmobile -----Original Message----- >> It doesn't bother me all that much, as my '71 has a huge filler...
• Re: water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 21:16:40 -0500
  ...Take the cap off and reassemble both the lock and the filler. Temporarily use a rubber cork to plug the filler. Send the lock...
• Re: '82 1.6L Diesel Oil Filler Neck?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 30 Aug 2014 19:38:08 -0500
  ...dmueller@wack.com> wrote: > >> Hi Folks, >> >> I'm seeking an oil filler neck for an '82 1.6L diesel engine. I was >> rear-ended...
• Cold Temps Cause Gas Tank Seal Leak?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 11:44:55 -0800
  ...Made fast U turn, saw leak at filler cap. Easy fix. Days later, tank full, saw fuel spots as I backed down driveway. Saw...
• Re: rear heater, was 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:32:11 -0500
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > there are several things in vanagons that some vanagon owners don't know > about. > the oil filler...
• Re: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:29:37 -0400
  ...the little one to the right of the filler valve). >Could this have damaged the filler valve somehow? Steven, you are extraordinarily fortunate that...
• Re: Gas filler question
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:27:36 -1000
  ...Gas filler question > I have an 84 GL, and everytime I fill her up, she spits at me. I understand > that the filler necks...
• GoWesty Electric and Water Tank Hookups
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 27 Sep 2015 10:31:56 -0700
  A little over two years ago, I bought GoWesty's replacement Electric and Water Tank filler hookups. Yesterday, I got around to installing them...
• Re: Gas/fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:05:58 -0800
  ...yours has a large metal filler neck, which can be a real pain to get back in where the small screws are at the...
• Re: Question about water tank lock
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 17:11:49 -0400
  ...My better solution was to take the whole cover/filler pipe and plate with locked cover off the van, removed the lock from the...
• Re: fuel overflow
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:42:56 -0500 (EST)
  On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Ron Pascal wrote: > Happens to me too ('88 Westy w/ key locked filler cap). > > Every time I filler-up...
• Re: Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 12:15:17 -0400
  I tried the method you described as well, and ended up breaking off the siphon hose inside the filler neck. Its much easier to...
• Bus Depot Fuel Tanks/Baffles and Flow
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:42:19 EDT
  ...The original diesel tank has a large filler pipe hole and a large filler pipe. (when I first converted to gasoline, I only replaced...
• cracked oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:15:06 -0500
  ...While I had the case drained of oil I decided to fix the leaky junction between the case and the filler tube. This was...
• Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:21:10 -0600
  Getting ready to do the Ken Lewis modification that moves the oil temp VDO aftermarket sender from the drain plug to the oil filler...
• Re: fuel filler grommet seal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:04:36 -0700
  ...Bentley says >> to check for leaks and "seal if necessary." How would >> I seal it? A ring of RTV before I inserted the filler...
• Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 20 May 2012 18:12:42 -0400
  ...Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part I just changed one of those the other day .. a used one .. no 'floaty balls' anywhere that...
• Re: Oil leak at filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:18:20 -0300
  ...It looks like my leak > (slight) is it the union of the plastic portion of the filler tube and > the metal portion. How do...
• Re: propane filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:31:34 -0700
  Overfilled?? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Mar 14, 2014, at 2:48 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote: > > What say...
• Re: Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:28:56 -0600
  ...At first, I though he yanked the whole filler tube out and was ready to read the riot act to him for sticking his...
• Re: Fuel leaks/smell
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 07:30:44 -0000
  ...The main filler pipe had completely rusted through and had been 'repaired' with a roll of rubber sheet and a couple of jubilee clips...
• Re.Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 14:31:56 -0400
  ...Had this problem on my 84 Westy and found that the breather tube that goes from the filler pipe to the top of the...
• Re: gas spillage
  Historical mailing list - Debbie Walters
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 07:42:28 -0400
  ...of the tank & filler neck > obviously does creat some difficulty. > But unless the US-bound 2WD vans had a different filler neck,which > I...
• Re: Propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:58:41 -0800
  ...Then to refurb the tank, take off the filler, the valve and regulator and get the critter sand blasted and nicely painted in your...
• RE: Westfalia features!
  Historical mailing list
  27 Nov 96 09:13:59 PST
  ...Already told tale of someone filling crankcase with fuel though oil filler tube. - Jeff > > filler extension tube on the Vanagon. While camping at Yosemite...
• Re: Oil-fill tube needed 82' 1.6 diesel NA
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:23:08 -0700
  ...sometimes people put this oil filler tube on and fail to get the heat shield built onto it pointing toward the nearby muffler. On...
• Re: Gas leaking from filler t...
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Sep 94 13:24:21 EDT
  Tell your dad to throw a match on the gas. It will cause it to vaporize quickly and clean up the ground with less...
• tranny plug - found it
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 15:25:20 -0600
  OK, I found the tranny filler plug. I think I'm in business now and I just have to find redline oil to fill...
• Excessive fuel tank pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 14 May 2013 20:16:02 -0400
  My 87 Syncro GL 2.1 WBX releases way too much pressure, I believe, when the fuel filler cap is opened. It may be...
• 2.1 coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Willy
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 12:03:28 -0800
  ...the coolant boils up in the filler tank and gushes out the little tab(with the three little holes) on the top of the...
• Re: Anyone have a Westy utility hook-up for the filler tank?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 08:33:52 -0500
  ...for the > power and City water...all I need is the filler hook-up for > the tank...I still have the locking cap. Be...
• Re: So what is the gas tank problem?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:59:00 -0500
  ...Sometime late in production, VW started putting in a filler neck with a check valve down at the tank end (just a caged ball...
• Re: Gas tank filler seal numbers
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 9 Oct 2006 15:11:24 -0700
  ...From 80 thru 86, there are so many original tank and filler configurations along with numerous supersessions I honestly wonder how VW stays in...
• Re: Smells like Gas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Oct 95 11:38:25 PDT
  On Sun, 1 Oct 1995, Michael Wagner <mwagner@deltanet.com> replied: >Filler pipe leak? I guess you'd have to remove that body panel...
• Re: Jalousies Windows for a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:47:51 -0500
  ...The two vertical pieces that are 3/4" wide do not > seam to accomodate the 1/4" filler piece that is supposed to be...