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• 2.1L lower engine tin
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:05:02 -0400
  Folks, There's a shroud that covers the bottom of the pushrod tubes on each side of the engine -- are those the left and...
• Dipstick Tube
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Tromp
  Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:07:53 +0000
  Hi folks, Don't suppose anybody out there has the long metal curvy Diesel Vanagon dipstick tube they'd like to part with. Let...
• Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:59:28 +0200
  Hi I have a leaky pushrod tube (was hit by something, got a blow, is cracked in the middle). I tried to patch it...
• tube bumpers without the U ..
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 07:29:10 -0700
  Regarding those tube bumpers sold at http://www.Aircooled.net What say you about the idea of getting the front bumper without the upside...
• Fryday humour CL Vanagon Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:13:41 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:33:56 -0400
  I used to collect 20s-30s tube radios. My favorite was a big wooden Atwater Kent that, when bought, had a couple cigars with...
• Re: Rear window washer line problem
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:49:05 -0700
  ...Just a piece of flexible hose to join the two and a dab of silicone sealant at either end to assure that the tubing...
• Re: Front suspension bushing replacement
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:13:43 -0700
  ...https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2/steeringcouplingdiscfrom%2781 -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0...
• RE: A Stretching Clutch Cable?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Wed, 6 Aug 1997 13:26:43 -0700
  Yeah, there is a flex tube under there and the bracket that holds it to the car looks broken, someone's put a clamp...
• Re: Carpet Adhesive-Found some that worked
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 5 May 2010 16:17:21 -0500
  ...In a caulk tube. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo' 73 Beetle On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:03...
• Re: Diesel Exapansion Tank Problem Solution
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 23:21:25 -0700
  ...I have a "rotary draw" tubing bender with mandrels for many sizes of tubing. I made up sections of tube with bends. You could...
• VW keeps giving me expired head sealer!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Tue, 21 Jan 2003 04:13:23 +0000
  Here in lovely Knoxville Tn my local dealer keeps handing me expired 26G tubes of the black sealant. I went back today because my...
• Re: A/C leaking; A helpful trick or two
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 28 May 2008 19:44:07 +0000
  ...It has two tubes, one on each side that exit & drain behind the rear side vents, on the D pillar. the tube (s) could...
• Re: Pic of melting wiring in my Air cooled '81. How's yours? --- :^)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:49:05 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > http://web.mac...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:33:38 -0700
  ...Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel? Neil, I'm not an engineer, but I would think that a tube with rectangular...
• overfilled the oil
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 16 May 2019 22:32:54 -0400
  ...How to get that extra oil out? I found some of that 1/4" plastic plumbing tubing like you would use to hook up...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:26:57 -0700
  Would suggest you source your copper tube from an RV shop or at least ensure that you use the correct stuff. Up here in...
• Oil pump blueprint revisited
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 03:31:06 PST
  ...The oil passage on my case was larger than the exit tube (the smaller of the passages in the pump) I opened the tube...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 07:57:45 -0700
  The hole in my pickup tube casting was the result of a catastrophic failure of a piston at highway speed. The bottom half of...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 18:14:15 -0400
  ...you made bumpers from 2'' exhaust tubing and filled it with expanding foam after welding. Well, OK, forget the foam unless it cuts down...
• Re: sliding door lock
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 13:12:49 -0700
  ...I have used that method myself with a short piece of clear tubing but I later replaced the lock. It never fell down by...
• Use thermal paste on Dometic heating element?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:23:34 -0700
  ...Regarding the Dometic 182A/B Had read of replacing thermal paste between aluminum cooling fins and tube it attaches to. (inside fridge) I understand...
• Re: Volksubaru plumbing question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 13:00:34 -0600
  Markus Benne wrote: > > I'm planning to use copper tubing to extend the coolant pipes. > > Can 1 1/4" copper tubing be bent Markus...
• oil dipstick popping out...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 12 Apr 2000 15:52:21 EDT
  I noticed my 88 weekender dipstick starts popping out of its tube everytime I hit the freeway... I remember there was a link about...
• mystery parts again
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 00:11:07 -0700
  ...Thinking that this might be related to the air-intake system, I'm trying to track down black rubber tubing in the engine bay...
• Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:54:40 -0500
  I removed the filler tube to check for blockage. Looked clear, OK. Then I took a look at the small air/overflow? tube that...
• Re: Pesky Oil Leak
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:21:24 -0400
  ...Mixed the JB Weld and pressed it well into the hole area and surrounding grooves in the push rod tube. It looks like it...
• =?UTF-8?Q?Diesel_Windage_Tray_on_50=C2=BA_Diesel_Vanagon=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 May 2017 14:33:08 -0700
  ...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Look what came out of the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 09:19:20 -0700
  that piece is part of the baffling looking inside a what is likely a Brazilian made gas tank https://sites.google.com/site/tubaneil2...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:50:51 -0700
  ...20w-50 That guy with too many tubas. On 4/8/10, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Neil has that, its called called...
• New Coolant Tubes was: radiator fan sending unit, coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 09:29:39 EST
  Here is what I would do if I had to replace my metal tubing from back to front in my Vanagon. Remove your old...
• PICS/text of My Upper Ball Joint R&R
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:15:35 -0800
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/lowerballjoint (and yes yes I know. It says lowerballjoint in the URL <grin> ) Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco...
• Re: Clutch pedal won't go to floor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:09:52 -0700
  ...Could the throw out bearing tube be coming loose? When I rebuilt my clutch housing, there was one loose (stripped) bolt on the TOB...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 18 May 2008 08:57:38 -0700
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Re: gas tank filler tube seal
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:08:59 -0700
  ...Seems some of the new fangled pumps out there just don't like the filler tube I have or more specifically the opening for...
• Rear windshield washer tube
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:05:52 -0600
  Does anyone know what size (diameter and length) the plastic tube is for the rear windshield washer spritzer? Looks like mine is brittle and...
• Re: Refrigerator Self Discovery
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 16:23:09 -0700
  ...the "mystery tube" is actually a drain tube in case water gets into the burn chamber through the flu. Brian _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download...
• need oil tube vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Dave Sinclair
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 10:22:14 -0700
  I need an oil tube, cap and dipstick for an '82 Vanagon diesel; the kind with the dipstick in the cap. I've tried...
• o-ring cooling crossover tube
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 3 Sep 2005 14:31:24 -0700
  question o-ring on the cooling crossover tube termo housing needs to be replaced when the its removed? don't reuse it and rtv...
• 83 A/C Vanagon on CL Vancouver
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 10:36:49 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• ETKA help? Try this.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:41:54 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Tip of the week
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Sat, 11 Jul 1998 19:40:25 -0700
  ...Open the fill hole and insert the tube a bit. Snake the tube horizontally across the top of the lower swing arm (transaxle) and...
• Re: Oil Fill Tube.
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 06:48:10 +0000
  Hi Fred, The 2.1L oil filler tube inside 13mm nut is tough to access. When disturbing this crankcase attachment, do the following: 1...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Walking Boss
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 12:31:14 -0500
  ...The tool looks the same except it comes with small “inserts” for each size tube. When you compress the end of the tube, the...
• fresh water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:08:38 -0800
  ...The only issue I ran into was removing the old plastic tube from the flange. It was glued in there solid, so I ended...
• Re: installing new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Thu, 3 Oct 2002 11:13:43 -0700
  ...cutting the copper tubing and > using a flare tool instead of > bending the tubing? I'm wondering if the tubing > is a euro size...
• Re: Green Vanagons Was: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:27:51 -0700
  ...in soft > bags! (leather/courdura "gig bags") > > An accident just waiting to happen! > > But just for you, I'll try backpacking my Tuba on...
• Re: VW Fox rubber engine mounts L/R Same? (Vanagon conversion)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:44:19 -0800
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac...
• Re: Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:47:02 -0400
  ...Building carrier (load bar) Square or rectangular tube steel? Just look at a waterboxer rear engine cross bar for inspiration. It's rectangular tubing...
• Rear hatch grommet update
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 11:38:00 -0400
  ...I found some round rubber pieces Grommets just for the holes no tube attached. I have some auto tubing from wires that fits the...
• Re: looking for Westy cabinet
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:40:34 -0400
  ...and Kempsville go to TUBBS junk yard. They have a couple of Campers there (as of a couple of weeks ago) that they are...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 13:53:59 -0800
  Are you sure that the leak is coming from the pushrod tube and not from the waterpump seal which is above that? Feel around...
• Re: brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 13:05:43 -0800
  ...Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages...
• Re: Mystery Part. What is this?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:59:21 -0400
  ...road trip, I found this: > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/MysteryPart2.jpg/MysteryPart2-full;init:.jpg > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/MysteryPart1.jpg/MysteryPart1-full;init...
• New Front Wheel Bearings. What I learned.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:40:46 -0700
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/newfrontwheelbearingsrotors Cheers, Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons...
• Needed: 2.0L Type 4 Push Rods & Tubes
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Proffitt
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:58:03 -0400
  I need 4 push rods and 4 tubes and any associated seals needed. If anyone has some spare, please contact me via pmail. This...
• WTB: coolant tubes
  Historical mailing list - John Stepto
  Wed, 13 Apr 2005 13:35:46 -0400
  I am looking for the coolant tubes that run from the engine compartment to the front of my '84 Westy. Do the plastic ones...
• Oil fill tube gasket removal
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 31 May 2007 09:31:45 -0300
  Does anyone have any tips on removing the oil fill tube gasket from the case? I've been trying with scrapers but there must...
• AW FS in Vancouver/Sunshine Coast
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:17:02 -0700
  ...1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
• Tubing for westy sink and water tank
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:32:45 -0800
  That tubing is just plain old vinyl tubing available at most hardware stores. Generally it is sold by an inside diameter followed by an...