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• RE: hoses for pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Jun 97 15:51:37 UT
  ...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: New manifold needed?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:02:27 -0500
  Bryan,If you can MIG it up.Those are stress cracks Bryan Feddish wrote: > Here is a picture of the forward exhaust pipe where...
• plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:48:59 -0400
  ...I have one brand new plastic pipe and one used one for sale. If interested, contact me p-mail and i,ll send pics.
• Re: $89 Stainless Steel 2.1L Connecting Pipes - and OEM German 1.9L mufflers (not stainless)
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:57:50 EDT
  Ron, Are theese connecting pipes 100% stainless? In other words, are flanges also stainless? Thanks, BenT
• Re: more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:13:28 -0800
  ...more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat... > I went out today to make some progress on my thermostat housing removal, > armed with the good...
• Re: Moo is leaking Big Time!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 02 Dec 1996 21:47:26 -0800
  ...The hose coming off the front of the cylinders going to the distribution pipe had rotted on the underside and split. $70 to the...
• re: Rusty pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Apr 1996 21:39:29 +0000
  Well made it to the archives on a friends machine and came up with the fact that the pipes will likely set me back...
• Re: need Vanagon diesel exhaust advice
  Historical mailing list - joel hembel
  Mon, 3 May 1999 19:40:01 -0500
  ...I ended up doing that because the muffler broke where the pipe entered the muffler, on the manifold side. I found out that the...
• Re: Rear heater control
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 20:22:03 -0500
  ...heat is obtained by going *forward.* Or pretend the heater is a horizontal pipe -- handle along the pipe is on, across the pipe is...
• Exhaust pipe gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Tue, 2 May 2000 10:55:58 -0700
  I've got a new crossover pipe (exhaust pipe left: Bentley), and catalytic converter coming from The Bus Depot. I haven't performed exhaust...
• Re: Looooooong Coolant pipe replacement (not too long message)
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:43:52 -0400
  ...The plastic pipes have a metal piece bonded > into the end, and this had separated from the pipe on that end. At the time...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:50:46 -0700
  ...I will stick with a 2" ID on pipes after collector. The collector itself (Jetta) has 1 5/8" pipes. The only real technical...
• Re: Crossover pipe
  Historical mailing list - Brian M. Miller
  Tue, 16 Apr 96 13:10:59 PDT
  ...The problem is that the crossover pipe is over $500!!!!! My Vanagon is an '82 and looking over parts lists and such it looks...
• Re: Thanks, Bob..re Westphalian hatch fix...pvc pipe hatch strut supports
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:10:08 EDT
  ...It wasn't long after that that I put two heavy duty > struts on and left the pipes off. > > i sold a rear hatch...
• Satisfaction Plus, & Installation Ease Of Stainless Coolant Pipes.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:20:38 -0600
  ...He was concerned about my satisfaction so he sent the 2 piece pipe set upon my approval!!!! I received the pipes last thursday, installed...
• Re: Heater Exhaust Pipe: a recall
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 94 10:19:49 MDT
  ...Heating; Heater Exhaust Pipe > Vehicle Description: Vans equipped with auxiliary heaters > Description of Defect: The auxiliary heater's exhaust pipe is > mounted in a...
• Re: Heater pipe insulation
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jan 1995 19:40:29 -0800
  ...What are people using to insulate the pipe that >runs up the center of the body? The pipe on my '59 appears to be...
• Water pipe thermostat to waterpump R/R
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:57:55 -0500
  Anyone replace the metal water pipe that goes from the thermostat to the water pump. Looks like a pin hole leak just 2 days...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:05:10 -0500
  ...The stainless on most other boats in the tropics look more akin to exhaust pipe. John 87 Westy SVX 91 GL jdm TT conversion...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:26:41 -0500
  Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes: > Yes, but if you change and service the coolant very regularly, those > pipes will last quite a...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:53:28 -0700
  ...The front pipe will not go over the cylinder head studs for the pipe, and > I tried a used pipe and it will not...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 13:55:16 -0500
  ...Is it really necesarry to replace this cross over pipe and the o-ring for the fuel tank sender? The plastic pipe adds $35...
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 18:09:29 EDT
  ...pipes? now that would > really be something if it could reduce the rusting out of the exhaust > pipes.>>> > > > If you remove the pipes, paint...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:10:08 EDT
  ...It seems to me that the right pipe fails significantly faster than the left pipe. My right pipe was ready to burst (it did...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 13 May 2009 18:51:27 -0700
  Yup, me too - the plastic pipes in my '86 would make me nervous on a rough track, whereas the steel pipes in my '84...
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:54:01 -0400
  > In a message dated 8/23/01 12:22:05 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: > (except for the front pipe if you have a...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 24 May 2002 12:32:02 -0700
  ...The muffler and pipe > are by ANSA. I > picked up the gasket that goes between muffler and pipe but, > and here's the > first...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:09:14 -0500
  Well, I've tried every way I know to pass the "U" shaped part of the cross over pipe under the crank pulley but...
• Re: Server Pipe?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 12:50:50 -0800
  ...Server Pipe? So I missed Phrydae Phunniees....but for a former Gerry manderer er manager er mangler to lay on us old eyes that...
• Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 11:08:41 EST
  As I have written before, coating an exhaust pipe with oil will eliminate rusting. The oil has to be applied while the pipe is...
• Re: Propex heater install part two
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:59:00 -0400
  On Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:15:01 -0700, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: >Right Karl, the bottom pipes on the 2000 would...
• Oil cooler installation 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 16:54:39 -0500
  ...There is a feed pipe that comes directly off the water pump. With the cooler in place, which of the cooler pipe stubs does...
• 85 vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 00:16:25 -0500
  ...However, the u-pipe from the cat to the double outlet (the pipe with 02 sensor) is in good shape. I may have some...
• Re: exhaust pipes anyone???
  Historical mailing list - ~K~
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 00:05:22 -0400
  ...anyone in the Toronto area have any leads on some exhaust pipes for an 85? It's that time..(the dreaded time) thanks.,
• Re: Vanagon rear hatchback supports
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:00:18 -0400
  ...1" PVC pipe, 206mm long. remove one end of the strut from the body or hatch and slide the piece of pipe on. Edward
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 21:20:27 -0700
  ...Long Pipes- Copper replacement? > > Has anyone priced the new VW plastic parts? Copper is not cheap. > > Jay > > Peter Krogh <VW85Westy@AOL.COM> on 09...
• Re: sealant for coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 08:50:33 -0800
  It is fairly common that while you are installing the pipe, you jiggle the pipe enough that the o-ring falls out partially or...
• Exhaust Question
  Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
  Tue, 7 Jan 1997 16:05:38 -0700 (MST)
  ...I know that the frot header pipe is different on a Syncro and that a normal front header pipe will not fit it. But...
• 1.9L coolant pipe needed
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 10 Feb 1999 16:37:26 -0600
  ----------------- Hi Volks, I am in need of the pipe that goes from the rear of the right head to the thermostat housing on the...
• Re: Metal Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 17:38:10 -0500
  > Why not just undo the rubber hoses from both ends of both pipes and run > garden hose water through from each direction. That should...
• Accessing the B or C pillar to run a water pipe
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:25:43 -0400
  Hi All, Has anyone had any success accessing the B or C pillars? I'd like to run water pipe through one of the...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 20:04:31 -0600
  I can - prol'ly - easily unscrew the pipe - maybe - but perhaps not - one never knows. But there MUST be a torque value for the...
• Re: Coolant Hose vs. Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 19 Oct 2012 05:35:22 -0400
  Kevin, I "presume" your speaking of the metal coolant pipes on the early 1.9 vans ? If so then yes, I use Gates Green...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:56:48 -0400
  ...Anyway, the new pipes and gaskets are great, but I can't seem to get the dual-pipes-to-manifold joint to seal, where...
• "rebuilding" heater boxes and custom exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:21:05 -0400
  Hey folks, My understanding of the heater boxes is that they consist of basically an exhaust pipe with the appropriate fittings that runs through...
• Re: plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:18:00 -0400
  At 07:48 AM 4/1/2009, Bob Mac wrote... >I have one brand new plastic pipe and one used one for sale. I...
• front exhaust crossover pipe
  Historical mailing list - Kathy and Jamie
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 20:05:16 -0700
  I'm looking for a used front crossover exhaust pipe for a 85 1.9 vanagon. If you have one let me know how...
• WTB - connecting pipe (exhaust) 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 21 May 2007 13:02:54 -0700
  Anyone with a used but servicable 1.9 connecting pipe (the one prior to the cat) they'd like to sell? -- Angus Gordon '89...
• 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...
• Re: 83 x-over or collector pipe?
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:31:21 -0800 (PST)
  On Sun, 1 Dec 1996 RFulg65717@aol.com wrote: > Anyone know what the exhaust pipe is called that goes from the exhaust > manifold to...
• Re: black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 22:30:07 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-11 19:57:53 EDT, young@SHERLOCK.SIMS.BERKELEY.EDU writes: << > What does a black sooty tail pipe...
• Re: cooling system pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:19:36 EST
  Unfortunately this pipe is No Longer Available from the dealer and is only available as good used. I might have a good used one...
• [Fwd: Re: Re: Coolant pipes replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:48:38 -0500
  ...Coolant pipes replacement Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:30:19 -0500 From: "Marion Lathem" <resiolute@earthlink.net> Reply-To: "Marion Lathem" <resiolute@earthlink...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:58:29 -0700
  ...My > > plan: > > > > > > Short run of 1 5/8" 90 degree pipes from manifold to collector, then a > > > "J" pipe forward, around, and back to...
• Fix Those Exhaust Leaks!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:42:01 -0500
  ...It was leaking at a cracked weld on the pipe that runs between the y-pipes and the cat., ( the pipe that has the...
• Re: Summary-Long Coolant hoses, copper & otherwise
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Tue, 4 May 1999 23:10:20 -0700
  ...In 10 years, I didn't use much antifreeze and had no trouble with the EMT radiator pipes corroding. KEP taught me the trick...
• Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:42:01 -0800
  ...and has anyone had the H-pipe go bad at the bottom of the pipe??? >
• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:04:06 -0600
  ...Coolant pipe connection > > >> Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>> you got the wrong hose. >>> 85's can have either the smaller diameter metal main coolant pipes...
• Re: Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:23:32 +0000
  ...The GW pipes in the video and on Eric’s van are different, the return pipe has a 90 degree bend at the engine...
• waterpump relacement parts
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:00:51 -0800
  ...Hose, Oil Cooler-Pipe from Water Pump, 2.1L Vanagon 1 $4.95 025 121 058H Hose, Expan Tank-Pipe 'T', 86-91 Vanagon...