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• Re: Moving forward - with an autotranny.....
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Fri, 23 May 2014 08:58:01 -0500
  The Van Café cooler developed by FAS that does not need liquid coolant is a good unit (087.409.061C.FAS). It cools better...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 12:57:32 PST
  ...So I replaced it and found that there was some liquid in it and I believe it wanted to tell me it was stuffed...
• Re: Cleaning grounds.....use RID-OX
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 07:03:46 EDT
  ...It is a spray on liquid which gets rid of light oxidation and coats the contacts with a protective film. It comes in a...
• Re: help! It's pink!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 1 May 2007 09:42:18 -0700
  ...These normally have a plastic cap in them but these are not liquid tight. Mark Chris and Shauna wrote: > I have an 84 water...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 08:05:01 -0700
  ...Detection of difference > in temperature along the outer surface of the tank requires high flow > rates to cool the liquid through adiabatic expansion, we...
• Re: Propex heater or regulator
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:25:34 -0500
  Regulator icing up is usually a sign that liquid propane is getting in to it. The expansion is causing the refrigeration effect like an...
• A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - Richard C Welsh
  Tue, 2 May 2000 14:01:39 -0400
  ...like "...crank....crank...clunk....", "...crank....crank...clunk...." while, unbeknowst to me, liquid fuel was being compressed in the cylinders. Is it a safe bet...
• Re: bURNINGvAN 2010
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:01:29 -0800
  ...Also if anyone has burnable > liquid to start the fire in this damp weather, that would be nice. > > Be ready to tell all about...
• Re: cash for clunkers youtube videos of vanagons getting destroyed...sick..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:18:30 -0600
  ...even know where the oil fill tube is to add the liquid > glass LOL "where do you add the oil to this piece of...
• heating the van and momentum
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 16:51:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...Not an earthshaking observation, but one that reminds you how much air behaves like a liquid. Alistair, recently fascinated by fluid dynamics after Rain...
• Type III trailing arm???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 22:47:17 -0400
  ...I've tried pullers, heat, air hammers, crowbars, liquid wrench, and nothing seems to break it free. I'm pretty sure that there is...
• Re: Cleaning Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 16:05:47 -0800
  ...wrote: > Hats off to whoever (whomever?) suggested swishing liquid glass cleaner > (Windex)inside headlamps then using a hand held hair dryer to dry them...
• Re: Where is the rear windshield switch?
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:59:37 -0700
  ...If you hear the pump humming when you hold the lever down but no liquid comes out try having someone hold the pump on...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 00:24:55 -0400
  ...It doesn't produce a meaningful reading until all the liquid is gone, at which point you're practically out anyway. Unless there's...
• CV Help! update...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 20:27:45 EDT
  ...I poured plenty of Liquid Wrench into it and let it soaked. Then it finally popped off after a good half hour of rotary...
• Expansion tank Q
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 21:52:03 -0700
  ...What is the purpose of this tank? Does it just catch fumes, or does actual liquid gas go all the way up there? (i...
• Slipping Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Stevie Havoc
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:16:29 -0600
  ...I put some "Magic" liquid in that was recommended by my Mechanic but it hasn't really done anything. 3rd Gear hasn't slipped...
• Re: Burned (?) Fuel Injector Pics + question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:06:43 -0800
  A buildup of liquid fuel in the intake runner caught on fire while the engine was stopped. Since residual pressure existed in the fuel...
• Propane pressure facts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 20:54:47 -0500
  ...As long as there is liquid in the tank, the pressure will be close to that stated in the chart. http://www.gasplants.com...
• Re: Need fuel expansion tank valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:17:49 -0400
  ...that after some months exposed to gasoline vapors and probably some liquid gasoline it became rubbery. This was repairing a fuel tank vent fitting...
• How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:52:26 -0700
  ...to let me know that there was a large puddle of liquid under my precious Westy. When I asked her under what part of...
• Muffler bracket question
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 15:12:21 -0500
  ...I bought a Mapp gas torch ( neat new tool, the real liquid wrench ) and got the remaining stud and the nut off. I assume...
• Re: Fuel Tank Sender Replacement
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:53:48 +0000
  ...Finally, I lubed the both sides (inside and outside) on the tank where sender seats and the sender with liquid dish soap. Not only...
• Re: How do you fill the propane tank? and re:Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:45:17 -0700
  ...tank to allow for vaporization of the liquid petroleum "gas," otherwise you can get the liquid petroleum coming through to the appliances, which is...
• Re: oil change help urgent
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 05 Feb 1997 18:54:09
  ...Try a pair of vice grips and some Liquid Wrench. -Ron Salmon
• Berg Short Shift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:27:10 -0500
  ...I ended up slipping a 21" piece of black 3/4" liquidtite conduit over the shaft before installing the shift knob to cover the...
• Re: Windage, Ullage and so on
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:10:28 -0400
  ...The amount of liquid within a container that is lost, as by leakage, during shipment or storage. 2. The amount by which a container...
• also '87 westy O2 sensor...
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:20:20 -0700
  Yep, that hepled too-- liquid wrench. We use hairspray in our potato cannons though... Here is the disappointing part; the stalling when the vehicle...
• Re: Bears and grey water. Done (F)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:38:09 -0500
  ...the bears the good beer to drink! > > And to start another liquid thread....what do I do with the brown water > from my porta...
• Re: propane pressure in severe cold
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 08:33:59 -0500
  ...It has something with the surface area of the liquid boiling off into a gas. A tank standing up that is 6 in diameter...
• So Long, Saab (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:18:34 -0500
  ...It's always sad to see a part of automotive history die. <http://www.insideline.com/saab/liquidation-looms-for-saab-cars-north-americ...
• Re:Diesels, Defrosters, and Glacier Dwellers
  Historical mailing list - david (d.) o'heare
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 13:25:00 -0400
  ...The moisture evaporates (if liquid) or sublimates (if frozen) much faster. If you draw air from inside the car, it's partly humidified by...
• Re: window rubber: removing those unsightly plastic thingies
  Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
  Mon, 16 Jan 1995 23:13:08 -0800 (PST)
  ...and Also try WD-40, a little water in Dawn (or another dishwashing liquid.), or used oil, if you're really cheap. But that...
• propane tank
  Historical mailing list - david radcliff
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 12:03:28 -0600
  ...When I attempted to have the tank filled it acted as if it were full with liquid coming out of the (bleeder?). Since this...
• Re: Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
  Tue, 29 Sep 1998 11:00:31 -0400
  ...Trimming would mean loosing the liquid containment ability ( the real reason to get rubber mats intstead of carpet mats.) Ron said he has some...
• Re: cleaning hedlamps
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 15:12:24 -0500
  ...Put 'em in a dishwasher, lamp hole >down, use the forced drying option if your washer has it, & use liquid >dishwashing soap (Cascade, etc...
• Re: Scary Westy on German eBay
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:52:01 -0500
  OMG!!! I would buy that van in less than a heartbeat if I had the liquid assets. I absolutely love the outrageousness of it...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 2 May 2004 (#2004-405)
  Historical mailing list - Norm - RoweBoat
  Mon, 3 May 2004 08:26:48 -0700
  ...I was merely pointing out that liquids (and specifically water) can indeed be compressed and then including a little relevant personal history. Norm '74...
• Re: Latest Felder Enterprises
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 22:23:45 -0300
  Max, I may have to name you in that suite as well ;-) We fabricated liquid-proof covers for both the upper bunk (this one...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:27:54 -0800
  ...ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's It sure is nice to know that the snide remarks never...
• Re: gas tank question - full tank woes
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:02:12 -0500
  ...make sure liquid fuel doesn't get sucked into the canister; some of them there (I think) to make sure that liquid fuel doesn...
• Vanagon Auction
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:43:56 -0700
  ...The rest are liquid cooled (post 1984) Vanagons. Some have the Subaru conversion. These campers have been part of a rental fleet. The business...
• EV Conversion of an '84 Vanagon with Automatic Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:22:47 -0700
  Being still far from the financial liquidity to start my project I have a question: I know that many EV conversions leave the manual...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:33:56 -0400
  ...little rubber hoses in the right wheel well started to leak liquid gasoline. At 08:07 AM 9/22/2006 -0700, mad madeline wrote...
• Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:59:58 -0400
  ...It is >> the liquid state that allows so much to be stored in so little space. >> >> Dennis > > Dennis, while you are absolutely correct that...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:35:54 -0400
  ...That is a two stage regulator and it is now required for indoor cooking-heating appliances to ensure that liquid propane never makes it...
• Re: Fridge Shelves
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 18:06:06 -0800
  ...the sides than your fridge shelf; form the corners appropriately so liquid-tight.� (Like when I pre-bake chicken thighs before BBQing, I always...
• Re: Awesome accessory for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:02 -0500
  ...will not accept responsibility for > monitors or keyboards damaged by inadvertently exhaled liquids. > > Enjoy! > > Greg > -- Chris S. Disclaimer: "Death and serious injury may occur"
• Heads have slow leak-YIKES
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 12:08:43 EDT
  ...Our question is...we remember someone suggesting some type of spray or liquid to seal the heads to buy some more time. Does anyone...
• Re: lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 19:27:50 -0400
  ...We > actually broke a 19mm socket on another try, and this was after I soaked them > with liquid wrench.
• Re: How VC's work
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:39:04 -0500
  ...You can hit it with a hammer, and it'll shatter, but it still flows like a liquid. This stuff (often called oobleck, after...
• Re: Volks Cafe Big Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Probst, Tom
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 10:37:33 -0500
  ...that I could apply -- everything from epoxy-based paints to that liquid vinyl stuff. If anyone else has ideas, I'd love to hear...
• Re: Seattle solution for Vanagon Fire Season
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 14:29:43 -0700
  ...fire gone, , nothing burnt , over an inch of liquid gas still in the yogurt container. Slight warping of the yogurt container's plastic is...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 11:30:14 -0500
  John, A viable alternative to nuclear is solar thermal, a new technology that works by focusing mirrors on liquid-filled tubes, which then generate...
• Re: EXTRA GAS TANK INFO?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:28:13 -0800
  ...under the sliding door, but I guess it could hold any liquid. The 45 litre one: http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid...
• Re: Would this in any way be useful on or adaptable to a westy
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:46:51 EDT
  ...The problem is this > Propane in the tank is LIQUID and the pressure of that liquid CHANGES with the temperature ! So as the temperature...
• Re: FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Victor Montgomery
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:30:41 EST
  ...this side of the world we mix 1/2 cup of Liquid TIDE with 1 >cup > of Grain > Alcohol to absorb the H2O and...
• More pedantic propane trivia...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 21:42:05 -0700
  Entity pensioner spoke thus: > I think the vapor pressure of Propane/LP gas depends only on temperature and > not on volume of liquid in...
• Re: Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 00:14:20 -0600
  [...] oops! actually when filling it is closed to allow the pumping in of the "liquid" propane. there would be very little difference between sea...
• Re: De-Ionized distilled water
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 08:48:30 -0500
  ...Distillation - waer is converted to steam, leaving all minerals behind, then the steam is condensed back to a liquid state, which is now free...