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• Re: ISO : rocker arm shaft carrier
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 8 Sep 2013 18:58:27 -0700
  ...I have dozens of spare push rod tube sealsas well, and push rod tubes On 9/8/2013 6:17 PM, MICHAEL H wrote...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:11:29 +0000
  ...Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers > > > Anyone ever purchase and install those large tube bumpers and rear/front end > > (Like the ones used on SUV�s...
• Re: need part suppliers numbers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 11 Sep 95 16:20:03 CDT
  On Mon, 11 Sep 95 15:23:14 CDT John Anderson said: >about $10 a tube at your local dealer, or use part store...
• Re: oil dripping from dip stick tube
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:29:55 -0700
  ...William > I have oil dripping from the end of my dip stick tube (and no, I don't think > I need to see my...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:03:05 -0700
  ...I was just looking around youtube to find the video I mentioned, and just learned the difference between the term "pipe" and "tube". Tube...
• Re: Tubes in tires.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:06:44 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote: > Running tubes in tubeless tires causes sidewalls to run hotter. And although > it was a less than...
• Re: need a part
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:16:46 -0500
  I have the paper tube from the underside heat flow box to the plastic part that comes up through the floor. I have the...
• Re: New 12V fridge venting issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 07:17:31 -0700
  ...I recall him roughing up the inner tube with > something that looked like a cheese grater, then clamping the patch to the > tube and...
• Re: '84 1.9L -- cannot remove crankcase drain screw -- what to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:17:24 -0700
  ...I was not able to get a bigger nylon tube down the fill pipe, and it enters the side of the crankcase anyway, which...
• Re: '67 Problems Deluxe...
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 13:51:26 MST
  ...the heads off and put new tubes in. > B) take out pushrods and put in two-piece tubes (and then put pushrods back in...
• Gas Smell: Flange to Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Flynn
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 11:36:50 -0400
  My 75 Campmobile smells of gas when full and I recently checked the flange/seal to the filler tube and have noticed it is...
• Re: Oil Dip Stick Tube
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 04:39:31 -0500
  ...Oil Dip Stick Tube >Hello everyone, > > I need to know if anyone on the list around the OKC area that has a oil dip...
• Re: Pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:59:57 -0800
  ...WTB:Pushrod tube seals Anybody know of a source for a set of pushrod tube seals(WBX;eight big, eight small)? I saw a...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 18 Mar 97 20:50:22 CST
  ...when i'm adding oil, i pull the little add-oil tube extension out and after putting the plastic oil container into the tube...
• Mystery Parts
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 09:56:51 -0400
  I bought a couple long metal tubes at the TO VW show this summer for nearly free. I figured, due to the length, they...
• Oil Fill Tube.
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Tue, 6 Aug 2002 01:16:14 -0500
  ...It is at the base of the oil fill tube at the engine Now the bottom 13mm nut is not hard to get. But...
• WTB:Pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 14:54:44 -0500
  Anybody know of a source for a set of pushrod tube seals(WBX;eight big, eight small)? I saw a set for an aircooled...
• <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Peter
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:49:02 -0600
  Have any of you Syncronauts experienced Power steering belt wear against the oil filler tube! I have tried to move the oil tube, but...
• how to identify bad lifter?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:19:52 -0700
  ...I can take off the push-rod tube and put a collapsable tube back on. However, looking online, the Febi lifters are about $15...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:10:49 -0500
  ...When you drain the tranny fluid from the dip stick tube you get the majority of the old fluid out. When you drop the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 27 Jul 2003 (#2003-764)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:40:29 -0700
  I also had a lifter prime problem when I did my first conversion, not realizing that the pick-up tube had a pressure relief...
• Shipping damage indicators
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 16 Nov 2001 12:41:55 -0500
  ...Their original product, Shockwatch, is extremely clever -- a flat paper label with a small white glass tube embedded in the middle. When accelerated over...
• Re: Looking for a ballast resistor (86+ Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 08:20:38 -0400
  ...Looking for a ballast resistor (86+ Vanagon) Its the wire-wrapped ceramic tube that lives behind the driver's side headlight and gives a...
• Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:49:02 -0300
  ...I have read on the Westfalia Owners Web Site, and on Frank Condelli web page that a tire inner tube could be used to...
• Re: Dometic question (combustion chamber seal)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:44:47 -0700
  ...Would've ended up being a big waste of time if I had used a bike tube. Even so, an inner tube would've...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:05:02 +0300
  ...protecting the teflon tube from physical damage. The teflon tube inside the SS would work just great alone, until it hits something or gets...
• oil filler neck extension
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:33:07 -0400
  ...nearer to you) the threads of the tube. if you see a ring with "scalloped" outside edges, twist and pull on just the scalloping...
• Re: air conditioner help
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:17:52 -0700
  ...BRRRRR!!!! Anyway, you'll need to unscrew the air scoop covers to get access to the tube drain ends. I just carefully shoved a...
• Re: really stupid oil filler question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 14 Aug 2001 09:31:56 -0700
  ...There's the part that mounts to the engine block and then the tube itself, which fits over the part that mounts to the...
• Re: Air scoops
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:18:33 -0600
  > Another sign that the = > paper composite tube is coming apart inside is when servicing the air = > filter, bits & pieces of that tubing will be...
• Re: Rear-Ended !! / Tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:23:41 -0400
  ...BTW i was hit more the 2mph I've never been too sure about the tube bumpers. I'm wondering if it's better...
• Re: need a part
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:31:38 -0400
  ...I have the paper tube from the rear crossover to the flap box under the gas tank. I have the plastic crossover that goes...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:00 -0400
  ...I'll bet the old pushrod tubes are the problem, not the > seals. They may get less malleable as they age, and after stretching...
• Re: CV boots
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 16:05:00 -0500
  ...The first is basically a tube, and requires the shaft/joint to be disassembled to be installed. They last a long time. The other...
• Re: Any last words before siliconing the filler parts?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 17 May 2012 09:25:22 -0700
  ...AFAIK, there were two factors that caused this leak: - slightly misaligned install of fill tube + related parts by me - and/or poor alignment of...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:16:52 -0700
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's >> nose, if the cow was the size of a house. >> >> There is a tube...
• Re: battery mat that neutralizes acids?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 09:59:21 -0700
  ...The battery has a vent kit option that has a small plastic tube that vents the gasses to the exterior. Very simple solution which...
• 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-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 15:47:05 -0500
  I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are collapsible, and was wondering I should re-use the collapsible ones. The...
• Oil leak, 1.9L, '84
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:22:03 -0400
  I'd drop the engine tin and look for a pushrod tube leak. You can get collapsible pushrod tubes pretty cheap (e.g. busdepot...
• oil filler tube removal
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:20:42 -0500
  I need to remove the oil filler tube to gain access for the dreaded drilling of the alternator mounting bracket. The top half is...
• Re: tube bumpers - WHY SO EXPENSIVE??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 01:25:02 -0700
  You can get tube bumpers for a Jeep or a rare VW Thing for around $200 a piece. $500 plus shipping for the Vanagon...
• Re: Headrests
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:39:56 EST
  ...I cant get the > plastic tube part out. Any suggestion on how to remove it? 2 wide flathead screwdrivers on each side, parallel to...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 10 May 2010 07:49:23 -0700
  ...Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal? Hi gang! I'm in the midst of swapping a 2.1L engine into my '84 Westy.� I need...
• 1700 cc engine; push-rod tube seal replacement ??
  Historical mailing list - Guntram von Kiparsky
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 09:30:10 -0500
  Hi friends, I am replacing some leaky push-rod tube seals on my old '72 Westy this weekend. Does anyone have any cool advice...
• Re: Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry and EASY GAS CAP FIX
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:19:09 -0700
  ...Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry My 84 Westy's gas tank filler tube entry is finally about to give up the ghost as years...
• Re: Can you use Fingernail Polish Over Bare Metal - westy
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:21:46 EDT
  ...Will > fingernail polsih do the trick? > > yea but so will the appropriate color in a touchup tube from the dealer and probably costs the...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:47:28 -0400
  ...One end of that tube is plugged into a mysterious electrical device about two inches long. Peering inside you will see it is blocked...
• Re: sychroning carbs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Jul 1994 11:55:42 -0400
  ...since what he wanted to >do was adjust the carbs so that they sucked equally, he got a plywood board >and mounted three tubes...
• Re: TIICO ---how much did people pay for install, and what did they...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 May 2001 10:19:21 EDT
  ...fitting for gas tube- $2 3 ft of high pressure fuel line- $6.90 12- Stainless fuel line clamps- $18 2 ft of vacuum...
• 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...
• Auto Tranny question...slipping,shudder
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 13:53:12 -0500
  ...How tough is it? Looks like the fill tube needs removed, couldn't get the fill tube loose from the pan via the big...
• Re: Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:04:03 -0700
  ...Collapsable Pushrod Tubes? So now I'm curious, how different are the Type 1 tubes from the WBX? I'm just looking at the...
• e-brake boot (the underside)
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 22:15:22 -0500
  ...My problem is that the cable is rubbing my crossover tube on the gas tank (I threaded the tube incorrectly and I'm don...
• Vanagon Front Suspension
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  16 Oct 1995 12:39:58 -0700
  ...Between the legs of the "A" there is a tube that connects the two legs, and the bolt threads through this tube. In my...
• Re: Water reservoir level sensor float? (87 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 17:52:51 -0700
  ...Unscrew the 3 little screws that the plastic tube is attached with, and then pull the tube from the tank cover. Then gentley pull...
• Re: Leaking oil dipstick tube
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 May 2003 11:36:03 -0700
  ...The 82 diesel oil dipstick/fill tube has several flaws and all later diesel years used the type such as yours. The later dipstick...
• Re: Need Replacement Exhaust Tube Propex 1600
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:47:46 -0700
  ...Hi all I have an urgent need for a replacement exhaust tube for the Propex > compact 1600 heater. UK shipping will take too long...
• Fuel Leaking at Filler Tube and Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
  Wed, 23 May 2012 14:29:28 -0500
  ...As best I tell not having gotten under the van, the appears to be at the conjunction of the filler tube and gas tank...
• I swear I put it back on....
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 09:05:33 -0400
  Went to check the oil this morning, and the cap on the oil filler tube was not attached!!! Luckily I found it down by...