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• Re: cooling system hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:33:37 -0700
  ...Today I'm going to get a pressure test kit from Autozone. I'm also going to get a lower pressure cap and road...
• Re: Coolant cap
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:55:48 -0400
  ...Coolant cap My blue coolant cap is leaking slightly. I have another cap on order it will take 2 days. Any suggestions on what...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:50:21 -0800
  ...Gas cap, that's a separate issue. As far as I can recall, they've ALWAYS tested the gas cap. The old '79 dodge...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 21:09:21 -0800
  ...years ago. > The gas cap was tested off the van using a pressure hose & attachment. There > was no pressure test of the gas tank...
• Re: Emergency. Stranded in Pleasanton, CA!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 29 May 2005 15:53:03 -0500
  ...Change the belts, wrap the cracked hose with the duct tape, and loosen the expansion tank cap so there is no pressure on the...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 11:51:48 -0800
  ...Works like a charm, showing vacuum overnight and system pressure when underway! Good for low coolant diagnosis and cap seal issues. Frank Grunthaner Sent...
• Re: overheating vanagon 86
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:36:33 -0600
  ...Remove the coolant cap. If you hear pressure release, you've got a bad head gasket since the engine did not run long enough...
• Re: Bubbles! Fun with cooling...
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:29:05 -0800
  ...That >would mean the pressure cap on the coolant tank is releasing. Could >it just need a new cap? >Edward > >At 09:13 PM...
• Re: Hose from pressure cap on expansion tank to coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Oct 2019 14:46:37 +0000
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• Fellow list members,
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Graham
  Tue, 06 May 1997 22:40:09 -0600
  ...The coolant expansion tank on my 85 GL has a couple hairline cracks by the cap that allow coolant to escape under pressure. Does...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:57:21 -0700
  ...cap would slide off when installed on the new rotor. (new smooth surface, greasy, good seal, slight pressure resulting) I made the cap **slightly...
• Re: external cooler/filter : trust the dipstick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 20:14:42 -0400
  ...possibly causing low oil pressure and bearing damage. Second, if you were to underfill it, with the extra capacity of the cooler and filter...
• coolant in expansion reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 17 Oct 2015 11:43:54 -0700
  ...all went well, properly bleed, new blue pressure cap etc... but I need to add coolant to the main reservoir (w. blue cap) after...
• New engine start-up, help a brother out
  Historical mailing list - Motlagh, John N [GMG]
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 13:04:00 -0500
  ...After making oil pressure start engine bring the engine to 2500 RPM while adding coolant to the Reservoir replace pressure cap and tighten before...
• RE: Nervous about heads
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 13:56:23 +0100
  ...I >concluded that it was the cap's failure to hold pressure (#2 above). I >checked the cap as above and it failed #3A...
• Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 17:57:33 +0000
  ...When I open the pressure cap, I get a burp of air. This is from cold, no starting or running whatsoever. How can this...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 16:57:35 -0700
  Hmm, not unless coolant is flowing out of the overflow bottle cap. That would mean pressure much greater than 16 psi from combustion gasses...
• Re: Rusty Transmission, Remove the Rust or Not?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:52:50 -0400
  ...wat and W"/%?&"$&$%&!%&?" oil is coming from the governor cap, that big round cap on the left side or tranny over the drive axle...
• Re: Hose from pressure cap on expansion tank to coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Sun, 20 Oct 2019 09:06:53 -0400
  ...Hose from pressure cap on expansion tank to coolant overflow tank > Thank you, Dan. I went to the local AutoZone and O'Reilly's...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:50:34 -0700
  ...it for sure. >> try following what they say for pressure testing a waterboxer pressure >> cap - they show you testing a diesel vanagon one, and...
• Re: Learning Electricity Part Two
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:35:00 -0300
  ...One farad is the amount of capacitance (capacity) able to hold one coulomb of electrons at a pressure of one volt. In the real...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 11:34:51 -0800
  There is not that much pressure - keep in mind the air is coming from a tire (usually). There is a special cap that fits...
• WTB Arm rest for Captain's seat
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:47:45 -0800
  I put a little too much pressure against my armrest today in the upright position, and snapped it in two. I'm looking for...
• 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...
• Re: head Gasket again!!
  Historical mailing list - The corruptor
  Thu, 24 Jun 2004 13:25:51 -0400
  ...com/pressure_test.htm This will tell you about head cracks or a coolant components failure. And change that extpansion tank cap. All outer...
• Tires, Uni laredo, Yokohama etc
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 26 Feb 97 9:32:24 PST
  ...pressure, 1530 lbs carrying capacity at 55 lbs of air pressure, and 1435 lbs of carrying capacity at 45 lbs of air pressure. This...
• Re: Coolant Explosion '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:34:44 -0700
  ...Sounds like the 2-way pressure cap on the primary coolant tank was bunged up. Something was bound to give ..... >The threads on the...
• Re: Boiling Point
  Historical mailing list - David Clark
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:22:04 -0000
  ...Ah Ha! It should be overflowing from the pressure cap into the little hose that goes to the nonpressurised overflow tank, thence to be...
• Re: Temp II Sensor, Engine Hot.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:06:32 -0700
  ...what you mean by that. > > On the pressure bottle ..any release is controlled by the cap. > On the overflow license plate bottle there is...
• Re: brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Wed, 26 May 1999 09:15:36 -0400
  ...use it, screw the cap in > place of the original cap, pump the handle about 20 times to build pressure. > (I usually set the...
• Re: 1.9 without expansion tank?????????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:12:48 -0800
  ...pressure expands and contracts in that tank and there is a pressure relief cap on the tank (also called the coolant expansion tank cap...
• Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:36:26 -0700
  ...in a size that will > fit your Vanagon, nor in a pressure capacity for your vanagon (with a > few exceptions). For the weight of...
• 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: LP pressure way too high--help request
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 1 Jul 2007 16:15:20 -0700
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
• Re: Coolant Tank Issues
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 7 May 2013 13:06:03 -0400
  ...As soon as I loosened > the blue cap pressure started filling it up from the rest of the water > system. I quickly tightened it...
• Re: 4th heater core burst in 1 year!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:21:28 -0700
  Okay, how often are we supposed to change our pressure cap? If once a year maybe we could declare a certain date National Pressure...
• Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:22:18 EST
  ...fuel pressure regulator? I know this reversed flow was not caused by accumulated pressure in the tank because I removed the gas cap so...
• Re: head gasket problem ?
  Historical mailing list - wolfgang
  Mon, 24 Sep 2001 22:45:49 -0500
  A few folks suggested trying a new reservior cap. So I swapped with one from another vehicle - that cap is only a year old...
• Re: Tire pressure question 2
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 06:54:05 -0700
  ...Load Capacity & Max Inflation Pressure of the OE Tires (this tells us VW's Safety Reserve) 4) Max Load Capacity & Max Inflation Pressure for...
• Re: Denver to San Diego and back - Lost my cool in the desert (a trip report)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:38:10 -0700
  I carefully > removed the overflow tank hose and slowly opened the expansion tank > pressure > cap, hoping to depressurize the system to avoid damage and...
• Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:25:24 -0500
  Hey volks, Well I changed out the pressure cap and bled it again yesterday- seemed to get some of the air out but I...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:30:48 -0700
  ...Check with the manufacturer of your current tire to see if they can give you load capacity vs. inflation pressure information. ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox...
• Re: Tire pressure question 2
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 08:43:10 -0700
  ...The VW Vanagon tire sticker pressures are reasonable for the size of the tire and load capacity of the vehicle as long as proper...
• Re: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 21 Jan 2002 06:53:52 -0600
  ...But even the slightest > pressure with a pry tool at any point around the lip of the black cap makes > it turn light grey...
• Hose from pressure cap on expansion tank to coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - John H. Lauterbach
  Thu, 17 Oct 2019 19:12:42 -0400
  What are the correct dimensions (ID, OD, Length) for subject hose, and where do I get it? I have seen some hoses on list...
• Re: Gurgling rad?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 30 May 2016 22:24:53 -0500
  ...I have a spare pressure cap I can swap in. How do you know if it's functioning properly? I store my van for...
• Re: Checking pressure cap function???
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 06:06:33 -0400
  ...Checking pressure cap function??? Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection...
• Re: interesting tire pressure drop
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:20:21 -0500
  ...Captain Safety here decided to take Sunday afternoon to check tire pressure on the fleet. Was I surprised! An F-150 recently driven from...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:47:17 -0400
  ...Doing so on such high pressure contact surfaces has the advantage of sealing the contact area against corrosion." Having said that, a little further...
• Minimum tire pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Jul 2011 10:05:46 -0700
  ...So, I read on plenty of sites that reducing the air pressure in the tires can increase traction. But without bead lock rims, one...
• Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:49:33 -0400
  ...Coolant blowing out and both tanks going empty could be a bad pressure cap not holding pressure at all. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Bleeding the front radiator
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 08:23:28 -0800
  ...Make sure to close the pressure cap before you drop the engine below 2000 RPM or it will blow hot coolant everywhere. Some guys...
• Re: Reinforced Tires - was Yokohama Tires Revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:53:50 -0000
  ...By comparison the 185/70 Michelin Agilis has a load rating of 99, 1609# capacity at a max pressure of 54 psi. Especially with...
• Re: Thought problem for Friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:18:09 -0700
  ...change in > frequency with pedal pressure. Any ideas why LED brake lights might cause > this? Maybe install a capacitor on the radio like this...
• Re: home made pressure bleeder
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:56:50 -0400
  ...I will have a bottle made of hard plastic > transparent and about 2 liter capacity. There will be two hose > fittings on the cap...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:12:03 +0000
  ...If I turn the > blue cap I hear bubbles and sound of pressure. today a sighted friend told > me that when I did this...
• Re: Formerly Rich Running 1.9l WBX Now Running Hot
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 May 2010 10:41:05 -0400
  ...5) Pour as coolant as possible into pressure tank, (one with the pressure cap). Allow time for coolant to run down. 6) Start engine...
• Re: CANCEL THAT: WAS Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity, now NO oddity
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:36:16 -0500
  ...it for sure. >> try following what they say for pressure testing a waterboxer pressure >> cap - they show you testing a diesel vanagon one, and...
• Coolant out the Overflow
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brenner
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:43:16 -0700
  ...Do I need a special test cap for the Vanagon, or will any radiator test cap work for pressure testing the system ? Thanks...Michael...
• Re: Headgasket diagnostic "trick"
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:49:11 -0500
  ...It doesn't have enough time to create pressure from normal engine heat, so if you remove the tank cap and hear a burp...