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  • Re: fuel leaks
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon
    Tue, 24 May 2005 14:48:48 -0700
    ...I > replaced mine with a plastic sleeve stuck(like on the return side) > through a rubber grommet, and a continuous hose going through it...
  • Re: Fuel Pump Noise
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Fri, 12 Feb 2016 16:02:24 -0800
    ...Let the hose from the tank drain into a bucket for a few seconds -- piddly stream. Since, I'm sure this is caused by...
  • Re: Fuel Pressure testing
    Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
    Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:02:56 -0700
    I use a cheap hardware store pressure gauge, 7mm fuel line and two hose clamps. A 0-60 psi gauge is probably optimal, though...
  • Re: Flush PS?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:21:01 -0700
    ...something that's 'good used.' personally, I'm not nutty about hoses the whole way front to rear, but I'm sure that's...
  • Re: Getting closer to the high idle problem
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Fri, 2 Jul 1999 07:28:43 -0700
    ...The rpms increase and when you let (or force) the pump shaft to return, the rpms don't slow down. Turning off the key...
  • Re: Partial Power Steering
    Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
    Tue, 9 Jun 2020 01:24:30 -0400
    ...90Westy+EJ25 BelowDeck has developed an Odd Issue > ~ > > Sometime during a return from SantaFe,NM to ABQ via I25 a few days > ago I...
  • Re: FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED
    Historical mailing list - Owen
    Thu, 31 Jul 2003 19:11:41 -0500
    ...FOLLOW UP MINOR? COOLANT CATASTROPHE HELP NEEDED > Chris, > It seems to me that joining the two hoses would create a circuit whereby hot > coolant...
  • Re: Turbo diesel motor in Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
    Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:32:01 -0600
    ...The main issue is the turbo oil return, which needs to be plumbed into the aluminum TD pan. I had a custom hose made...
  • Re: my bucking/lurching running issue - solved?
    Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
    Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:19:40 -0700
    ...Pinching off return hose stopped pressure drop. No fuel leakage from vacuum hose to intake. > > I took a chance and guessed that the little...
  • Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
    Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:49:58 -0400
    ...Installation fee of $1k Engine Cost with Core return of $1500. $2500 plus Oil, Coolant, Misc items. $3K total It sounds like a perfect...
  • Re: head gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:01:37 -0500
    ...for > a hose leaking. Nada. Continue searching, coolant drip diminishing. > Stops. > > Didn't drive the van for a week. Cold weather returned, and methinks...
  • RE: 71 WESTY AND DOOR HANDLES
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 2 Oct 1995 12:41:21 GMT
    ...I really couldn't get to the guts of the lock mechanism > easily, so, out of frustration, I just plugged the little red hose...
  • Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Robert Williams
    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 12:12:30 -0700
    ...TOP VIEW +-------------+ | spare | front pasanger side | tire | | | +-----+ | | | | | gas | | | | | tank| | | +-----+ | | | | | return hose is on drivers side | | +--+ | supply hose is on passenger side | | | % | | # % fuel pump The...
  • Re: ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:26:59 -0500
    ...ALERT! Brand new fuel hoses failing!!!! > > "Roger Whittaker" <rogerwhitt1@gmail.com> said: > > >> now that these vans are 20+ years old -- >> i dont think changing...
  • Re: flashing oil light won't go off
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:38:37 -0400
    ...If so, than hoses with clamps was a poor installation. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
  • Re: SAmba Ad
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Thu, 17 May 2012 14:02:27 -0700
    ...new ride that the return hose from FPR to tank passes > through a grommet in the firewall. The hose looks like it's been...
  • Re: water tank winterization
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 5 Nov 2005 13:42:50 -0700
    ...Pretty easy to flush that out by rinsing the inside of the tank with the hose, then running the faucet a little. I've...
  • Re: 1991 2.1 - Oil Cooler coolant line blown...
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 4 Jul 2016 09:59:14 -0400
    ...believe is the return line for the oil cooler. Had to pull the oil filter off to get to the hose & was overjoyed to...
  • Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:00:44 -0700
    ...Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace > > Problem solved. > New Tstat removed; > Old Tstat re-installed; > (coolant temp gauge needle stays middle of the...
  • more fuel leaks
    Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
    Wed, 15 Sep 1999 09:12:02 -0400
    ...Turns out it's dripping at one of the 2 hoses off the white expansion tank (I assume that's what that thign is...
  • Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:24:11 -0500
    ...Pulled the > > > hose from the overflow to the expansion and noticed some blue > > > antifreeze drip out. When I lowered the hose I left about...
  • Re: radiators
    Historical mailing list - AD Felder
    Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:38:17 -0700
    ...an 82 diesel?� fasten points the same? > > Appears I have a crack, lower right, rear face in the plastic near the return hose outlet. > > > >
  • Re: HELP! Lack of power at high speeds during cross country trip
    Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
    Sun, 14 May 2000 10:27:00 -0400
    ...If you pinch the hose with a > hose pincher from the FLAPS, or in a pinch <g> with a visegrips, you won't > have...
  • Re: What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 2 May 2010 21:22:41 -0700
    ...flat bed to a place then store it and return with the proper hose? No, at 5 times that price, the tape was worth...
  • Re: Spongy Brakes
    Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
    Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:16:42 EDT
    ...problems or leaks in your steel lines or rubber hoses . Remove the rear drums & fold back the rubber boots on the wheel cylinders, both...
  • Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:23:54 -0500
    ...You may want to > replace the hose on the other side of the pulley. > Remove the 6mm (10mm head) bolt the holds the other...
  • Drain/Fill Coolant Loop W/O Burping
    Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
    Wed, 24 Sep 1997 21:17:08 -0500
    ...The clean water will circulate all the way forward to the radiator and then be returned to the block and then into your hose...
  • Re: Fuel tank problem solving
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:46:33 -0700
    ...And I’m thinking about spark from hose to van as you bring the hose up start the gas line cleaning. There might be...
  • Re: parts list for radiator replacement on 1988 Westy
    Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
    Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:01:57 -0700
    ...Check the feed/return hoses between the radiator and the plastic pipes. Good to remove the feed/return hoses off the plastic pipes to...
  • Seeing Red
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Sat, 4 Jul 2020 17:47:38 -0700
    ...fuel to the rails and injectors and replaced the fuel hose that returns fuel from the fuel ring back to the tank - and since...
  • Re: REAR HEATER one last concern
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 23 Feb 2000 21:40:08 -0600
    ...it will disapate some heat that would otherwise return to the engine. If my core was going to be out a while, and I...
  • Re: Coolant Pipe Alternatives?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Wed, 5 May 2010 18:18:35 -0700
    I was talking to a guy at a local industrial supply place about some "rubber" hoses he had; he called the distributor to get...
  • Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
    Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
    Wed, 5 Aug 2009 22:45:48 -0500
    ...Does anyone know of > likely causes or exact locations where a leak might be? > Hose connections are on the pass side, so check the...
  • Re: changing coolant
    Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
    Thu, 2 Apr 1998 12:42:15 -0800
    ...I think not, I think they have way more over head and > higher expectations from the stockholders as to their rate of return. > Brian...
  • Timing question: Digifant I system
    Historical mailing list - Roland Finston
    Thu, 14 Oct 2004 08:18:05 -0000
    ...Then rev the engine 2100 and let it return to idle, do this 4 times (clears the momory, by-passes hot-start, fast-idle...
  • Re: radiators
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:13:32 -0400
    ...an 82 diesel? fasten points the same? Appears I have a crack, lower right, rear face in the plastic near the return hose outlet.
  • Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:17:09 -0700
    the lesson of course is to check fuel hose clamps once in a while for tightness. and also, generally , on *any* hose clamp on...
  • Re: is power steering fluid generic?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:24:37 -0400
    ...The steel lines get pin holes and the return line has a hose coupling between two sections. Intermittant leaks are usually the return line...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:30:39 -0800
    ...go into the heater hose loop somewhere, would it matter whether it goes into the heater send or return hose? Possibly not. Anyway, if...
  • Re: head gaskets
    Historical mailing list - walkingboss
    Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:46:28 -0600
    ...for > a hose leaking. Nada. Continue searching, coolant drip diminishing. > Stops. > > Didn't drive the van for a week. Cold weather returned, and methinks...
  • 77 Fuel Injection - the saga continues
    Historical mailing list - Dave Backe
    Tue, 23 Apr 1996 20:37:28 -0600
    ...check all the fuel hoses... clamps all nice and tight... all air and vacuum connections accounted for... Is it ready to try out?? YES...
  • Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:33:42 -0700
    ...I returned a pair of jeans after six months when the zipper just let go along one side. I often wear suspenders and the...
  • Re: Need some advice
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:51:15 EST
    In a message dated 01/09/2000 11:53:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, william.fryer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET writes: << 3) I just returned...
  • Re: power steering rack
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Fri, 9 May 2003 06:36:12 EDT
    ...See my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hose.htm">Vanagon Power Steering Lines</A> {http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hose.htm} webpage...
  • Noisy Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:42:39 -0800
    ...So I removed the pump again and attempted to clean it by adding input and output hoses, placing them in a pail of gas...
  • Chapalilla, Mexico Overheat
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Mon, 6 Apr 2009 10:46:01 -0600
    ...Puzzling because these things are supposed to be self bleeding, right? Pulled the bleed hose from the coolant reservoir and, as soon as I...
  • Coolant leak diagnosis tip
    Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
    Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:27:44 -0500
    ...The woman finally returns with a hose that has a section that pretty much matches what I need. I can cut off the extra...
  • Re: A/C O-rings
    Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
    Tue, 24 Sep 2019 20:20:25 -0500
    ...return hose and curved pipe that goes to the comp. intake. The fitting looks fine. When I rebuilt the system 2+ years ago I...
  • Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
    Historical mailing list - Don Spence
    Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:22:09 -0600
    ...new cap, HT leads, plugs, coil) Grounds had been cleaned the previous summer and were re-cleaned I removed the small hose connected to...
  • Re: A/C Basic Path of Flow?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
    Mon, 23 May 2005 10:30:09 -0500
    ...The expansion Valve is in hose as it enters the evaporator. That device (evaporator) sits in the passenger cabin and passes warm air over...
  • Overheating - 86 Syncro
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:27:12 -0600
    ...The hose leading to the radiator was warm (not hot) and the return hose was cool, but the radiator was cool. 3.) Tightened the...
  • Re: Partial Power Steering
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:00:05 -0600
    ...90Westy+EJ25 BelowDeck has developed an Odd Issue >> ~ >> >> Sometime during a return from SantaFe,NM to ABQ via I25 a few days >> ago I...
  • Re: fuel pump relief valve?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:55:59 -0700
    ...fuel return line expecting to see pressure relieved at about 80 lbs. but it climbed to 100 before I released the hose, worried about...
  • Re: Bus Boys: VW Good Vendor
    Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
    Thu, 18 Nov 1999 17:45:35 -0500
    ...I *returned* the oil pressure sender hose (in new condition). > Results: They credited my credit card and sent me a receipt... > cheerfully! > > In my...
  • Re: Bilstein shock query
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:41:42 -0500
    ...thing being it would take me hours to hose out the mud on the return home. These vans do provide much fun! Now that...
  • gas leak-baywindow
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 25 May 1996 10:46:16 -0500 (EST)
    ...It left for 2 days, then returned as a big gas leak. Gas is leaking from the passenger side, right on to the cv...
  • Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:57:44 -0400
    ...Did it come on rather suddenly? Pinch the fuel return hose with vice grips(use a rag in the teeth). If the regulater is...
  • Overheating 2.1L Questions
    Historical mailing list - Paul Kirsch
    Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:31:49 EST
    ...I replaced the radiator with one from my parts van, I flushed the radiator return line with a hose, I tested the original thermostat...
  • Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Wed, 31 May 2017 09:49:32 -0400
    ...Check it at the engine to be sure it has returned fully to idle position. Ken On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:33...
  • Re: Check those fuel lines!
    Historical mailing list - Benny boy
    Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:56:53 -0400
    ...can vaporize inside the lines and VW's hose system pushes that vapor >out the return line instead of through the injectors. The constant...