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• Motive Power Bleeder (from digest)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 18:34:24 -0700
  ...So on a Vanagon, where your primary brake fluid reservoir is right above the dash and the interior, you will be likely to spill...
• very short trip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:40:53 -0700
  Yesterday I tried to make a circle route via logging roads on the north shore of the reservoirs in Sooke BC. Was thwarted by...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 12:29:22 EDT
  In a message dated 99-06-28 12:17:37 EDT, vw4x4@FYI.NET writes: << It will take a considerable amount of force >> just...
• Re: SIERRA Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 17:57:30 -0600
  "I am getting a jelly-like brown build-up on coolant reservoir, underside of pressure cap, and overflow tank. Any ideas as to what...
• Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - Preston Grimes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 18:03:19 -0700
  Wiper reservoir full. Engine on, I pull the right steering wheel stalk towards me. No squirt, but wipers wipe. No washer motor/pump sound...
• Re: Front reservoir repair again
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:50:09 -0700
  ...thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=726032&highlight=windshield+washer+reservoir >> >> Alistair >> >>>> On Jun 9, 2021, at 1:29 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96...
• Power steering leak revisited
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:50:47 -0500
  ...Heidi says the top of the reservoir had gunk on it. Other lines and the pipes seemed clean. I took off the lid and...
• Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 2 May 2015 14:30:58 -0700
  ...Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ? https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/Vanagon1989PressureBottle StressCracking#5576291396462224082 Four years ago when I showed this photo...
• Brakes updated - Changing fluids (reduction, tranny, brake) [T1]
  Historical mailing list - Bob
  Sun, 24 Mar 1996 15:20:40 +0000
  ...Can I easily remove the reservoirs without removing the master cylinder? I have everything disconnected from the master cylinder but it's extremely well...
• Re: Power steering fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:43:24 -0600
  Karl, Mine has been slowly leaking at the bottom hose coming out of the reservoir for about 2 years now. Not enough to ever...
• Re: 80 d Thermostat rocks
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 18:54:44 -0400
  ...Check the hose between the reservoir and the expansion tank, too. A vacuum needs to be created to siphon the coolant back, and my...
• Re: Botched Coolant Flush Implications?
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:42:41 -0700
  ...I refilled the reservoir and after > running the engine a few times during short day trips around town, both the > reservoir and pressurized tank...
• Re: Need 1982 coolant reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:24:13 -0700
  ...I think the reservoir is the original one and I cannot >> find a >> replacement. I'd prefer new, if possible, but at this point...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:24:41 -0800
  ...No fluid loss seen at reservoir. Will double check for leaks though. Hope your rotors are working out! Neil. On 3/24/10, Michael...
• Fw: 1981 Vanagon Brake Servo Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:06:20 -0500
  ...judder, checked the brake fluid reservoir, > and discovered that I again had an almost empty brake fluid reservoir. > Careful inspection of the clutch and...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:42:52 -0400
  ...It is routed back to the reservoir where any air ends up under the pressure cap, to be expelled later. So if you open...
• Re: Tubing for Brake Fluid recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 3 Aug 2007 18:07:29 -0700
  Hi, I think you might be talking about the hose coming off the side of your brake fluid reservoir. That's not for the...
• Re: shifting or lack of
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:09:08 -0700
  Susan, if the reservoir was truly dry, the leak MUST BE THE BRAKES ! The clutch uses the same reservoir but has a separate hose...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 12:16:05 PST
  ...After a few days later I found out the coolant reservoir was completely empty. I refilled it and found out a few days later...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:51:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...The slave cylinder is lower than the brake fluid reservoir. Have you ruled out the brake system based on the fact that the brake...
• Windshield Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 13:52:42 -0500
  Hey gang, I'm embarrassed to admit I can't find where to fill the front windshield washer fluid. I re-aimed the jets...
• Re: Who needs the power steering?
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:26:09 +0200
  My 91 syncro westy has been driven for about 4 years (30,000 kms) without the power steering pump & reservoir in the van. No...
• Need power steering hose
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 12:44:30 -0500
  The short high pressure one that goes from reservoir to top of pump. Can trade or paypal. Adam P 81 Westy "The Brick " 70...
• Re: 1990 Tiico Westie FS on Ebay - Listee?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:42:31 -0500
  ...The half full coolant reservoir raised an eyebrow . http://tinyurl.com/ymlpor Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > Hey Folks - > > Is this a listee...
• Re: HELP CALL : clutch issue on the road?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:22:06 -0400
  ...he checked the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir? (that reservoir supplies fluid for both brake and clutch and, if low, affects...
• Re: 1 man brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:58:24 EST
  ...Fill the fluid reservoir, and leave the cap loose enough to let air in quickly. Crack the bleeder open just enough so that the...
• Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:00:38 -0700
  Hey Folks, I'm looking at a Motiv brand power brake pressure bleeder. For those of you in the know: Is the model 0100...
• bleed brakes after clutch slave failure?
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 20:24:46 -0400
  Quick question - If I lost hydraulic fluid through a bad clutch slave cylinder, to the point where the brake fluid reservoir got real low...
• Expansion Tank: don't have one?!?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 26 Jun 1998 08:27:23 -0400
  As part of the retro-fit after the engine box fire, the PO put in one reservoir for the engine coolant and no expansion...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:11:46 -0700
  ...Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type So can someone tell me, is leaking from the under side of these is common/possible...
• Re: Still can't bleed Brake system
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 19 May 2006 16:31:45 -0400
  Den, I did clean out the reservoir when I had it off. That's good advice to check the lines. I have heard of...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper/Washer
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 11 Apr 2014 13:01:55 -0400
  ...You could empty the reservoir too, like Karl so seriously suggested, but you'd probably spill washer fluid on your bed . . . :^) Marc Perdue On...
• Re: 12 volts in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 14:32:42 -0400
  ...I had planned to tap into the wires that go to my Westy kitchen water reservoir water pump, and run wires back from there...
• Re: bleeding questions
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 2 Feb 2003 21:09:59 -0500
  You shouldn't be having that much coolant coming back into the reservoir (as opposed to expansion tank). May be a bad pressure cap...
• No Clutch
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:27:51 -0500
  ...right to the floor even after topping off the brake fluid reservoir. Pumped & pumped & pumped, but no increase in pedal resistance. no sign of...
• Re: Bozos & Stupid Posts
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:00:14 EST
  ...who would prevent all the *Women* on the list from filling their coolant reservoir tanks with oil whenever they are a quart low? Rich
• Re: Hot showers/vans.
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:13:44 +0000
  ...The pump sits in the water > >reservoir. With the pump started, the heater lit, and the nozzle in the > >reservoir, hot water recirculates through...
• Re: Purging Cooling System of Air / Where Would We Be Without This Topic?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 03:49:06 -0500
  ...but isn't the tall filling reservoir in back coupled with open vent in front just another artifice for providing a pressure difference? i...
• Re: Power steering fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:29:33 -0500
  ...To flush the system disconnect the return hose to the reservoir and place in something to collect the fluid. Start the engine and add...
• Re: Power steering fluid; does it last forever?
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:48:35 -0600
  ...I recently replaced quite a bit of the fluid with new ATF just because I was moving the reservoir's mount point around & replacing...
• gear oil cv lube
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 22:04:42 -0500
  ...i have used gl5 in place of grease for front wheel bearings, both disk and drum (a little reservoir collects at inborad side, obviously...
• Re: Brakes!!! Urg!
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:41:57 -0700
  Well, the clutch and brakes share the same reservoir..(dumb idea). If your clutch master cylinder, which is below the brake master cylinder is...
• Front reservoir repair again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 16:29:29 -0400
  Hi Alistair and others, Recently, Alistair shared a Samba link for a product to support the front wiper fluid tank. I didn’t think...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:07:03 -0700
  ...The brake fluid reservoir on my '89 syncro specifies DOT 4. Can't speak for prior years.
• Re: Spring Break Camping Trip
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  05 Feb 97 15:03:31 EST
  ...One of the folks here at work suggested Philpott Reservoir area or Fairy Rock State Park and they thought both places offered the amenities...
• Coolant Level vary with heat?
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 13:15:12 +0200
  I suspect that my coolant reservoir cap is bad as my overflow tank (Bentley calls it a "refill tank" pg. 19.13) is always...
• four speed automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - Felix Bello
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:08:06 EST
  ...Does anybody know about any conversions? On a simpler note, how do I get to the windshield wiper reservoir, and what should I use...
• disappearing brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Scott
  Tue, 7 Jan 2003 21:20:16 -0700
  ...remaining on because of a loss of brake fluid in the reservoir behind the speedometer. I had the master cylinder replaced 2 years ago...
• Vanagon service Chicago or Milwaukee?
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:53:46 EST
  ...to properly bleed the coolant system and that the brake fluid reservoir is under the speedo housing and leaking heads are no surprise. Any...
• Re: engine pushing exhaust into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 04:25:04 -0800
  ...84 wolfsburg I take mine to the local smog shop and ask them use the sniff tester for hydrocarbons in my coolant reservoir. BenT
• Clutch line
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:30:53 -0500
  ...I got myself over to the side and checked the brake fluid reservoir and noticed it was, effectively, empty. I was right by an...
• clutch adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sun, 4 Jul 1999 14:40:11 -0400
  ...t want to screw it up any more than it already is? Also, where is the clutch's hydraulic fluid reservoir located? TIA, Woody
• Re: Boiling radiator light etc.
  Historical mailing list - Smith Woody
  Wed, 07 Jun 95 14:30:00 edt
  ...The coolant reservoir is full, even over the tube to the overflow tank. When I release the coolant reservoir cap, pressure is released. When...
• Re: Coolant problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:18:17 -0400
  ...I had replaced the reservoir earlier in the year when doing the water pump, and reused the sensor, since the replacement reservoir only came...
• Re: master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:28:24 -0400
  ...Remove your gauge cluster, remove the fluid reservoir, and then take the cylinder out. Be careful not to twist or break the lines that...
• Re: Power Steering Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 2 May 2011 13:26:10 +0000
  ...Since I don't have to drive the van this week I'll probably just wait until the new reservoir shows up. Thanks, Jeff...
• Re: Clutch
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 11 May 2003 22:29:41 -0600
  ...When I got home I loosened the bleed screw and some fluid ran out, I kept the reservoir full and let the bleed screw...
• The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 95 16:05:17 EST
  Several weeks ago, I posted a message about how the brake fluid reservoir had dropped to a dangerously low level just below the take...
• Prizes in the Stupid Question Contest
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 13:09:05 -0800
  Well, first prize goes to Michael Heron for figuring out that I hadn't found the air hose to pressurize the reservoir (I was...
• Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollins
  Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:43:45 -0400
  I checked the local dealer. Still available she said... Really she did, and at just $145 :) Checked amazon and found the cap and bottle...