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• Re: [Syncro] Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:57:14 -0700
  I've found that Mercedes gas caps of the same vintage will fit. I'm not sure if this works for both Syncro and...
• Re: Green Vanagon Photos?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 11:52:23 -0500
  > Can anyone steer me to a picture of a green late-model Westfalia? http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/capecod/cape_cod14.jpg How...
• Re: Capacitor for filter on AFM
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 13:15:37 -0700
  ...IIRC Tantalums are intended for small physical size, low voltage, medium capacity. RatShack carries axial and radial lead caps in 35WVDC and 22UF for...
• Alloys on an 83?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:13:49 -0800
  ...and I cannot get the alloy center caps on in front. Tho problem seems to be with the dust caps for the wheel bearings...
• Re: Center cap Audi rims
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:53:35 EST
  ...Anyway, black center caps which have to be glued on to the center. Then use black plastic lugnut caps from a Cabrio or something...
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:39:37 -0500
  Jim's web site shows moon caps as standard on some vanagon models from '91. He stated that he took the info from window...
• Re: Reminder of capacity of stock propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:56:21 -0800
  ...Propane Capacity IIRC the capacity of the stock Manchester tanks is 3.3 gallons. BUT the correct fill level is 2.5 gallons. I...
• Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:21:04 -0500
  ...he also >glued a tube into a hole in the cap I meant about the grease. The dust cap is a definite winner. Yours...
• Re: pix page URL
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 17:24:51 -0500
  ...Louis, MO > http:\\www.caplan.com > MelissaC@Caplan.com
• Source for Vanagon Carpeting
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:19:24 -0500
  ...Thanks in advance John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The Do Dah Machine" CAMPERS ON CAPE COD a LiMBO...
• Non captain's chair seat padding
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 10:41:11 -0700
  ...That's why you see vendors listing captain's chairs every so often. These seats are much higher quality with molded foam components. Buy...
• Re: Checking pressure cap function???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 20:58:06 -0700
  I would either make a pressure testerfor your cap .. or try another cap. I have seen many vanagon pressure caps not release pressure when...
• Re: Kitchen electric
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:41:37 -0800
  ...Do not use a garden hose cap, because the cap threads are SAE and will ruin the fresh water drain pipe! Use the right...
• Re: NEED GAS CAP FOR 85
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 19:32:38 -0500
  > VW want $41.00 for a gas cap. > Go get a locking cap from any FLAPS. Try it before you leave the auto parts...
• Fixing Fibergalss Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 12:48:03 -0700
  My (new to me) rear fiberglass bumper has a bit of ding in the corner and when I took the side cap off, ONE...
• DIY / Homemade coolant system pressure testing
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 21:51:50 -0700
  ...What I'm concerned about is possible damage to the expansion tank cap pressure release valves due to non-standard operation of the cap...
• Re: Go Westy tune up kit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:11:21 -0700
  Actually, there a 4 different pin-style distributor caps for the Wasserboxer (Bosch #s): 03 212 1985 1.9 (Note: Will work on 83...
• Re: Larger Capacity Radiator
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 12 May 1999 23:41:06 -0700
  ...Does anybody know where I can get a larger capacity radiator or can I have my radiator modified to increase its capacity. Thanks so...
• Re: 87 Westy Propane Tank Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:15:06 -0400
  ~3 US gallons > >Quick question. What is the capacity of the propane tank on a Vanagon Westy? > >
• fresh water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Dan
  Sun, 25 May 2003 20:12:34 -0400
  Does any one know where I can get a drain cap for my water tank? 1987 Westy Dan
• fiberglass bumper caps and trim
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 11:09:33 -0700
  A while back someone had a source for fiberglass bumper caps and the side trim... Anyone? Thanks, Brian
• Re: AC refrigerant capacity oil capacity
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:07:42 -0400
  48 ounces of r-12 and the sd508 gets 8 ounces of mineral oil in the crankcase.
• Re: Busses by the Sea FINAL INFO!!!
  Historical mailing list - Emmet McGovern
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 23:06:41 -0400
  ...Silva [mailto:wsilva@capecod.net] Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 7:46 PM To: webmaster@BEACHIN.NET; VW LIST Subject: Busses by the Sea...
• Re: Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:31:26 -0700
  "I have moon caps." I put new moon covers on my '71 bay window. They started rusting immediately. -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984...
• Re: Answer???? [f]
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 24 Feb 95 13:22:20 CST
  On Fri, 24 Feb 95 12:22:40 CST Will Self said: >Joel wearing his VW cap, peeking over the top of his monitor...
• advice on gas-cap
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 1994 19:35:40 +0800
  I saw in the California Car Company catalogue a rapid fill gas cap for sale. It has a sort of self-sealing hold in...
• Capacitor fix - what year?
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 22:56:00 EST
  ...19 Tantalum capacitor soldered-in from Radio Shack, a special order item. The number is RSU 11295961. Technical information re: capacitor is courtesy David...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:35:14 -0500
  At 09:24 PM 12/27/2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote... >The stock gas cap is pretty nice I think, especially if the key...
• Re: Gas cap ideas
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:20:22 +0000
  Interesting, I live near Portland and have yet had one attendant have problems with the gas cap. I guess this problem may be geographically...
• Differential->Half Shaft Seal?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 17:43:17 -0400
  ...The seal cap #091 301 189, which caps the differential and is between it and the CV joint, was out of position. I examined...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 14:46:33 -0400
  ...I got the end piece out, cleaned up the cap and put my old coil wire back on and now it's back to...
• Re: Flux capacitor install
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 May 2021 15:08:29 -0700
  the tantalum capacitor solves the hiccup problem... it won't improve anything if you're not confident to pry the lid and to solder...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:08:00 -0400
  Hi Larry, We tested the old pressure cap and found it failed on the weak side - not holding any pressure at all. My mechanic...
• Re: San Diego area: pressure tank or cap test adapters?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Sat, 8 Sep 2012 08:11:47 -0700
  The test that I have been more interested in is the ability for the cap to release pressure. Not holding pressure is the least...
• Re: Distributor cap on '88 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 09:08:05 -0500
  I think that you are mistaken w/r to the bad design of the distributor cap. The grounded shield is designed to reduce radio...
• Re: moon caps, and who knows?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:14:03 -0800
  ...Early Vanagons had the full-size metal (not moon caps) hubcaps. Mid-year Vanagons had the plastic hub caps with the cross-hatch pattern...
• off topic, radio in SAFE mode - help needed
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:40:47 -0400
  ...DON'T FORGET>>>Campers on Cape Cod...next weekend! Thanks in advance, John & Wendy Cape Cod, MA '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" '98 Passat "The...
• Re: 82 diesel expansion tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:36:18 -0700
  ...Unfortunately it does not have any codes or makers marks, just "zu" and "auf" arrows and a warning in german about cap removal ( I...
• Re: Alloys on an 83?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 19:29:52 EST
  ...and I cannot get the alloy > center caps on in front. > > Tho problem seems to be with the dust caps for the wheel bearings...
• Re: alloy center caps
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Fri, 5 Dec 2008 23:46:21 -0600
  ...WTB Alloy Center Caps; Need Two (2) Thanks, John ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:18:49 -0800 From: Matt Drew <t3vanagon@GMAIL.COM...
• Driver's side front wheel grease cap
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:18:35 -0700
  On my 1984 2WD, the grease cap on the driver's side front wheel has a little nipple thing sticking out of the center...
• Re: Captain Chairs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 21:52:08 EDT
  ...I have an 82 Westy, what would my options be to add captains chairs (chairs with arm rests). Aftermarket, New, Junk Yard??? >> FYI, i...
• Re: Plastic Screw Caps/Covers in Brown & White.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:47:56 -0800
  Can't say for the brown, but you can still get the gray and white cap covers at the dealer. Todd '88 Westy lchase...
• How do you replace the bumper caps?
  Historical mailing list - ScotiaWesty
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:21:08 -0600
  ...I thought I'd spend an hour this morning and replace my old bumper caps with nice new ones. HA HA HA! Can someone...
• Re: Vgon Locking gas cap - I hate it!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:14:12 -0500
  ...Mike Old Volks Home wrote: > I have a Metal cap on my GL and the later Plastic cap (current > production) on my Westy
• Arm rest bolt caps, quick fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 10:55:30 -0800
  Made some Delrin replacements. https://shufti.blog/2020/02/15/vanagon-quick-fix-arm-rest-bolt-caps/ Alistair
• locking gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:08:09 +0000
  Anyone have a locking gas cap for sale? Mine's been garbaged up for quite a while now. Mike in Cotati
• Non-locking diesel gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 21:34:11 -0500
  Does anyone know where I can get a non-locking gas cap to fit my '82 Diesel? Mike Pidcoe
• Re: End Cap for AC duct tunnel...
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:43:15 EST
  Neil, I've seen these A/C duct end caps on Adventurewagen camper conversions. BenT San Francisco
• Fuel tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Fri, 2 Jul 2004 12:21:26 -0400
  Any source (model or code too) for fuel tank cap that do not need a key to be open. Thanks Denis
• Dramatically Improving AC capacity
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 06:46:37 -0600
  ...increasing the capacity of the existing system; 2. installing a higher capacity system to replace the existing one; 3. Installing a secondary AC system...
• HELP! Need a gas cap.
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Warner
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 22:23:31 GMT
  Okay, I admit it, I left my gas cap at the station and now it's gone. I've tried several sources for a...
• Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 15:32:55 -0500
  ...Better to get one cap (of correct rating and type) from >an electronics supply house, and say goodbye to "Vanagon Intermittent >Syndrome" ! IMHO. >Doug...
• Distributor Cap and Rotor, Leads, Timing
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 00:32:46 -0400
  ...What's puzzling, is that the OLD rotor that had been operating with the OLD cap (OLD cap is currently re-installed), looks like...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:42:28 -0700
  With new(er) electronic ignitions, cap and rotor is a major part of a tune-up! Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:24:12 -0400
  ...I still have the old cap and will test it; the mechanic can't find anything wrong - no hydrocarbons in the coolant from a...
• Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 11:09:21 -0500
  ...There is no advantage in adding the cap to the filter harness. d -- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84...
• Re: capacitor fix vs. pigtail
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 03:46:47 EST
  ...This is a cable with some capacitor in the connectors just over $100 from the VW dealer. The part number was given in the...
• Re: gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:45:17 -0800
  ...gas cap > any suggestions on getting the gas cap off, the key does not seem to > be working and i do not want to...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:03:08 -0700
  How long has it been since the distributor cap has been changed? I would attribute it to an old cap that needed changing. After...