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• RE: '86 Westy Electrical failure.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:29:21 -0500
  ...Check to see if there is any corrosion on the connections or burnt wires. Hope this helps. Colin Moran
• Re: Ground Straps
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:44:23 EDT
  ...Not sure if no-lox (anti- corrosion compound) is a good idea or not since the computer can be pretty sensitive to small voltage...
• Head stuck to cylinder: need advice
  Historical mailing list - jmatchet
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:18:07 -0400
  ...Im not sure if its galvanic corrosion or the head is melted. Thanks... John in Florida
• Re: Cleaning Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Geoff Wilke
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:58:34 -0700
  ...cleaned contacts with? Is there such a thing to keep good connections, and stop corrosion as well. Brian Waz 85 Westy GL [text/html]
• Re: DIESEL intermittently dead
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:32:03 -0500
  Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Check the ground strap, samething. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936...
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:21:06 -0800
  ...on the rubber hoses in the cooling system? Are there not corrosion inhibitors already in modern coolants? alistair On 2011-12-19, at 7...
• Flashing oil light and buzzer problem SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 11:20:46 -0600
  ...It's down low in the engine compartment, and is the one connector on the car that's shown such corrosion. Thanks for all...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:16:15 -0400
  ...The overheat condition has liquefied a bunch of corrosion that was happily sitting in the bottom of the engine water jacket and this has...
• Re: A/C 3rd Stage Relay? was lower front grill.... RESOLUTION
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 14:30:09 -0500
  ...The corrosion was forcing the relay > on and yesterday's wiggling had disturbed the corrosion enough to break the > current path. Interesting. (And I...
• Re: Microscopic corrosion on electrical contacts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:04:26 -0500
  ...the two are shoved together, and this is > what helps prevent corrosion. A barrier. This is my theory anyway. > Without this coating, you have...
• Re: Re(2): ARCHIVES: distilled water + coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:01:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...phosphates, which I have been warned > against as a cause of corrosion? Maybe that miracle water neutralized the > phosphates? "Typical" Prestone DOES CONTAIN phosphates...
• Re: NPR Reporter Wants to Dump Her Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 09:19:22 -0600
  Sounds to me like to engine exterior is really dirty and its got a bunch of marginal (because of dirt / corrosion) electrical connections. Stan...
• Re: My Vanagon Is Running Perfectly! FISH
  Historical mailing list - Warner, Jeff (DSIO)
  Thu, 8 May 2003 14:15:26 -0400
  ...you gave those crummy little fuses a twirl to get the corrosion off? Have you cleaned your tail light bulbs recently? Is the outside...
• Re: New Twist on Billy Bones
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 21:15:35 -0600
  If you can find it, I have to recommend Bullfrog cleaner/corrosion blocker. Disclaimer - I use it, and have nothing to do with the...
• Re: Update: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:46:01 -0800
  ...I doubt one of those would suffer any undue corrosion problems, and it would work nicely for quick checks when lifting the lid. Casey...
• Re: Overheated Westy '87
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:26:41 -0500
  ...pipes will last quite a long time, unless it's external corrosion > from a harsh environment. To protect against that, someone has to > keep...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:25:38 -0500
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR On 8/15/2009 9:42 AM Tom Hargrave wrote: > Corrosion occurs when you have...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 6 May 2010 15:24:14 -0600
  ...Any way you look at it >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> van >>>>>>> is >>>>>> a >>>>>>> multi-metal soup. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ...hence the head-corrosion problem? >>>>>> >>>>>> I guess it doesn't really...
• Help with engine rebuild '87 [W] Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 94 17:05:52 PDT
  ...There is considerable amount of corrosion on the underside of the vehicle. The first thing that went was the exhaust system. My mechanic suggested...
• Re: Water Pumper Head Corrosion (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Thu, 9 May 1996 02:20:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...a battery > > out in the wilds on pipe lines to prevent corrosion. A few milli- > > amps at a couple volts into the pipe would...
• Re: Oil for infrequently driven vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 17:52:41 -0500
  ...It was an interview with a oil chemist who was > discussing additives and corrosion in engines. When asked what he would > use for an...
• Vanagon content??
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 11:17:33 -0800
  ...Rub the bumper with a > crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. > > To clean corrosion from car battery terminals...
• Re: 2.2 engine hiccups at 3300 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 16:09:36 -0400
  ...from evaporating off in a timely manner which might hasten contact >> corrosion? BTDT. (pretty sure anyways) >> >> Neil. >> >>> On 8/30/17, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
• Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
  ...The AMC has a higher aluminum content in the alloy to make them more resistant to corrosion. Added some mild porting and a racing...
• Fw: Headlight improvements ?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:40:34 -0800
  ...as I > remember the down side of crimp only is that they can vibrate loose and > corrosion can build up inside the crimp connector...
• Yet Another Coolant (YAC) question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:47:28 -0300
  ...Has anyone mixed G12/G13 in the WBX?� Any possible wear/corrosion issues?� � Should I flush and refill with G13 if I cannot source...
• Rust preventing: undercoating?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:18:00 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Has anybody done undercoating work or had it done for them to prevent further corrosion? If you have, could you pass on any tips...
• RE: Door Handle Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Casey, Tim
  Sat, 26 Oct 96 13:38:00 PDT
  ...My friend the locksmith took all the locks apart and sprayed the wafers with a lubricant and corrosion remover. We weren't able to...
• Coolant Info on the Web
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 21:16:57 -0800
  ...flushing and changing the coolant is the best way to prevent corrosion. Anyway, the website is at www.team.net/sol/tech/coolant.html...
• Re: Wanted: Rust free Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 11:30:17 -0400
  ...Everything I touch is > falling apart from rust or corrosion. I need to find the > following, and build a new Syncro/westy. > > Wanted: Vanagon...
• sealing transmission
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 11:28:52 -0500
  ...It came from Mass and has some structural corrosion where the shifter bolts to it, which means that I am going to have to...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:46:07 -0500
  ...To get inside of it and clean out the corrosion that hinders connection. > Anyone? > Zoltan >
• Solar Panel Controller Failure Cause? PICS (was: 'solar controller warning')
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:02:59 -0700
  ...Failure could have been due to corrosion. Then again, I'd sealed the wires some time ago but I don't recall if I...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 7 May 2010 08:20:46 -0400
  ...phosphate free around hear. �All the Peak I >> > have found lists "corrosion inhibitors," and "proprietary >> > ingredients." �Now what the hell are those? �At $7...
• Antifreeze+phosphate article
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 08:25:42 CST6CDT
  ...By contrast, the Autobahn antifreeze, though not as effective in preventing aluminum corrosion, holds the corrosion particles in solution so the don't cause...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:44:28 EDT
  ...the pleasures of Eastern cars, salted roads, and dissimilar metal contact corrosion! Try scraping as much of the external corrosion off (I'm guessing...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jul 2013 - Special issue (#2013-294)
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:11:56 -0400
  It's not only tight, it's corrosion between the joints. It's very common because brake fluid is hygroscopic. It attracts moisture. Sent...
• Powder coating question--westy stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:29:04 -0600
  I was thinking about having my table legs powder coated in silver because of the bits of corrosion and nicks that have accumulated on...
• Electrical Connector dust boots
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:13:01 -0700
  ...I lost an injector, to corrosion eating the tabs!�I am trying to find new replacements for the rubber parts of the two-lead...
• Clutch cylinder rebuild kits?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:53:14 -0400
  ...Inspections shows cylinder pumping nothing, removal shows internal corrosion (not too bad) and seals shot. I hope to take the '85 cylinder out and...
• Re: New heads and head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Joseph McNiff
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:01:46 -0800
  ...i'd find some new mechanics! :( i don't believe the corrosion is unpreventable ... if you'll replace the coolant regularly. ALL fluids in...
• Re: how much head stud corrosion is OK?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 20:57:57 -0400
  <snip> Is it ok to simply de-rust it and go from there, or is replacement necessary <snip> I can only say that on...
• Re: Engine Bay Negative Strap Questions. 1988 Westy. PICS.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 8 May 2012 16:41:11 -0700
  ...is ant-corrosion and won't eat > at the rubber pieces at the plenum end. > > I have used a lot of 'Corrosion Block'� a...
• Re: corrosion & anodes (sucking electrons?)
  Historical mailing list - Carroll Smith
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 13:34:54 GMT
  ...coupla months ago I went down to West Marine & >bought a corrosion anode, put a couple of ty-wraps on it so I could...
• Cavitation corrosion/erosion
  Historical mailing list - Rick Stevens
  Fri, 1 May 1998 12:59:56 -0700
  ...What got me really thinking was there a possible connection with this situation and the Waterboxer cylinder head corrosion problem. I don't think...
• Re: Coolant leak from coolant tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:24:08 -0700
  ...And clean that corrosion of course. a few spots to be watchful about - the T fittings on the heater hoses for the rear heater...
• Re: Wiring damage- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 30 May 2009 23:14:14 -0400
  ...although there were no symptoms of a bad ground, or obvious corrosion ('84 gl), i stripped and soldered together all those ground wires, with...
• Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:47:30 -0700
  ...Yearly guarantees it never will go acid, no corrosion EVER getting > started. Every 2 years is an experiment that might work if you start...
• Re: Cleaning Grounds
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 20:03:15 -0400
  ...cleaned contacts with? Is there such a thing to keep good connections, and stop corrosion as well. Brian Waz 85 Westy GL [text/html]
• Re: Do I Need A New Battery?
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 13:38:40 -0400
  ...the poles on the thing and on the starter for any corrosion? your battery wants to give all she has but this hesitation comes...
• Re: Recycling gear oil
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 01:03:39 -0400
  ...your door panels, and rear quarter panels. >This will stop any rust or corrosion fom starting--or getting any worse >if you have some.
• [Fwd: Re: Re: Coolant pipes replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 18:48:38 -0500
  ...No problem with corrosion... or reaction to other metals that way..? Lyle
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:03:40 -0600
  ...sezed and corroded parts *parts remain lubricated and protected Fast Acting Corrosion Rlease www.loctitefreezeandrelease.com has anybody tried this yet?? Loctite usually makes...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:34:51 -0500
  ...Our coolant will eliminate all the corrosion factors along > > with the electrolysis. Our coolant is also phosphate free." > > > > On 4/1/2012 5:43...
• Re: She's Home! (Was: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:23:56 -0700
  ...While checking engine bay grounds, ended up replacing a ~ 1.25' ground wire due to corrosion. Neil. On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 6...
• pH was: Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part V???
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:22:29 -0500
  ...phosphate-free formula > Provides protection against liner pitting and corrosion > Helps prevent rust and corrosion > Helps prevent hot weather boil-overs and cold weather...
• Phosphate free anti-freeze
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 09:20:36 CST6CDT
  ...she also said the regular yellow jug of Prestone contained phosphates and the jug does list 'corrosion inhibitors.' I asked her for suggestions on...
• Re: Head (gasket) fix
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hudgik
  Sat, 4 Apr 1998 17:04:24 -0500
  ...This trapped coolant then has it's protective qualities consumed and corrosion sets in. The corrosion tracks on the heads from my old engine...
• Re: Engine cleaning
  Historical mailing list - John Grazul
  Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:11:38 -0500
  yep I use to clean my 1.9l wasser boxer all the time.....then I discovered that it accelerated the corrosion on all the...
• Re: RV REFRIGERATORS
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 12:56:02 -0800
  ...After years of use, small particles ( like scale, corrosion, etc.) might collect at the bottom. That would be the boiler, I guess. If one...