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• Re: Splicing damaged brake pipes???
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:48:20 -0700
  ...Err on the side of safety, and replace brake lines as a complete unit. IMHO, repairs to brake lines are just asking for trouble...
• Re: Power Steering Line Leak
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:44:38 -0500
  Frank Condelli in Ontario sells the appropriate high pressure flexible hydraulic lines to replace the leaking ones. Prices are good too with less hassle...
• LPG lines, Flexible?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 1 May 2016 16:11:07 -0700
  Can anyone post a source of flexible LPG lines for the OEM stove and/or knowledge/experience of such. I'm planning to remove...
• Re: Shady Boy: That bad in wind?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:58:44 -0500
  ...Rather than staking the lines from the corners in the ground, I attach those lines to the front and rear tow eyes under the...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:44:10 +1200
  ...1.25" copper just fits over the stock metal lines. You can still get the metal lines. Why bother trying to rig something? In...
• Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines!
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:37 -0700
  ...I had the lines replaced the fat & thin lines with copper > ones in 2007 I believe. I am noticing some red fluid around some...
• Re: Power steering line question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Aug 2016 06:10:27 -0400
  Eric, these metal lines, once the rust has started won’t stop, so really the best secure way is to replace them with the...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:59:47 -0400
  ...The two I use to tie the hull onto the rack become bow and stern lines while the two longer ones for tying down...
• Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:45:58 -0500
  Philip Hanson (Volt Computer) wrote: > > We all know that replacing the fuel lines is important in the > Vanagon, mainly because of their age. So...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:27:48 -0800
  ...It is meant to protect the coolant lines, heater lines, and the shift linkage from flying debris and build up of slush/ice. It...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:27:48 -0700
  ...fuel lines replacing >Yea to that! I think it's 7mm FI line. How about tips and pointers from >someone who's done it...
• Re: Shoulder belts WAS: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:49:29 -0700
  ...Accurate subject lines. > In a message dated 11/28/01 4:44:27 AM Pacific Standard Time, > kivka@earthlink.net writes: > > << The riffraff is...
• vaccum lines oops double post/more info
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:19:58 -0800
  ...Seems The previous owner of my vanagon did his own patch on the vaccum lines with some black sealant of some sort...Are the...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 11:46:33 -0400
  ...PLEASE check those fuel > lines, and replace the plastic firewall 'T' if you haven't already! (mine > developed a leak at the T which...
• Re: vw vanagonoil spray
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:21:39 -0400
  ...Some people have bent the 1.6 lines to fit, but most of them ended up with broken lines later. A broken line can...
• Re: Living the Compleat Vanagon Experience.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:28:43 -0400
  Years ago, my '84 GL brake lines rusted right at the plastic clips on the rear trailing arms. One was leaking and the other...
• Re: 1.5'' diameter steel coolant lines from Van Cafe
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:44:27 -0800
  ...Mark nirav patel wrote: > I'm upgrading my steel coolant lines on an 1984 westy with the 1.5'' > diameter steel coolant line kit...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:55:17 -0400
  ...fuel lines; the injector side > In a message dated 6/12/99 12:16:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > cdcaston@NNI.COM writes: > > << I...
• Re: Stainless Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:56:28 -0400
  On 8/20/05, Tromper <tromper@comcast.net> wrote: > Don't suppose anybody has a source for braided steel brake lines?? > I found 'em...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:20:23 -0500
  ...Anybody ever do a conversion? What about using copper tubing, as is made for ice maker installation and the like, for vacuum lines? You...
• Oil cooler, brake lines, wind wing post
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 12:27:15 -0700
  ...Installed stainless steel brake lines from MSDS, they certainly have a firmer feel. 3. My wind wing lock post has loosened up and now...
• 85 Air Conditioning Dis-assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 19:15:14 -0500
  ...I don't see how to access the blower fan, condensation drain lines, and all the refridgerant lines in the housing that is mounted...
• Re: Well blow me down!
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 21:12:33 -0400
  ...But put in new Fuel lines (vanagon.com has a complete set) if not already done, to avoid an engine box fire. Remember that...
• Re: raw fuel smell at idle
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 19:34:56 -0500
  At every clamp on the fuel lines. Feel them with your hand. If they feel wet, you've found your leak. On Tuesday, February...
• Re: Fuel Line replacement w/gas in tank
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:33:04 -0400
  ...Doing just the fuel lines behind the tank or in the engine compartment is fine. You'll be leaking fuel when you do that...
• Re: brakes again
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexand Palmer
  Fri, 19 Jul 1996 15:20:57 -0400
  > I am wondering if anyone can tell from this description if it is air in > the lines or do I need a master cylinder...
• Re: Non Vanagon related brake line question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:04:59 -0500
  ...The plastic clips keep the lines in place, and from >vibrating, to keep them from "work hardening," and getting brittle. >If the clips are...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:37:37 -0700
  Sometimes it's better for some people to drive around with lines they know nothing about, rather than try and fix it themselves. I...
• Re: 2.1L into '84 Westy project - Cooling system question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:33:43 -0700
  ...I have COMPLEAT 2.1L engine sitting > in > my garage - coolant lines, coolant distributors, coolant crossover lines, > coolant burp lines, and any other kind...
• Let's get the word out RE: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 5 Oct 2009 15:58:38 -0400
  The good folks on the list periodically post PSA's to change fuel lines. Maybe we can do more. For those listers with Vanagon...
• Re: copper fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:23:43 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Any reason why I > shouldn't? I'd stay away from the copper lines due to the softness of the material. See if you...
• Re: ATF
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:22:20 EDT
  ...Inspect coolant hoses and clamps (RIN) Inspect fuel lines and clamps (RIN) Inspect vaccuum lines, intake hoses, boots and seals (RIN) Have Fun, Ken...
• Re: Bus Depot Phone Lines Down
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:13:58 -0400
  Ron; Business must be good if you need five phone lines!! You've come a loooong way from the first days of the list...
• Fuel Line Sizes
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 11:27:01 -0400
  When my gas tank was out, the mechanic replaced the crossover T pipe and lines, but not the small vent lines that come off...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:54:09 -0700
  ...5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
• Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses)
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:18:41 -0700
  ...Do people ever use those "crimped" hose clamps when replacing fuel lines? All of my hoses in the engine compartment had those clamps but...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:02:28 -0400
  ...A local mechanic says he has replaced more brake lines in the past 3 years than in all the 15 years before. This is...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid and lines Questions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 05:44:51 EST
  ...On 11/30/2010 9:01 PM, Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski wrote: > I've discovered leaky-ness in my power steering lines and a low...
• Re: Stainless Steel Brake lines - Van-Caf� .com
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 13:56:53 -0400
  ...Rear L&R Drums, Cylinders, springs, shoes and Emergency Brake Cable. (All from Van-caf�.com, except the Ebrake Cable*) Stainless Steel brake lines...
• Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Sat, 9 Oct 2004 17:42:07 -0400
  ...COM > writes: > > >> When replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay, you >> DON'T replace the lines between the injectors and the >> black plastic...
• Re: help need to replace Westy copper stove line
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 18:13:45 -0700
  ...Before I >> tackle the rusted screws on the floor plate the lines go through >> under the van is there some thing under it that...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:44:07 -0700
  ...I am assuming > they were stock, based on the date stamp on the longer fuel lines. > Those longer lines looked pretty good, with only...
• Re: Should I opt for ALL new water lines?
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Salicos
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 19:37:57 -0800
  ...Should I opt for ALL new water lines? > Hi guys, > > Many of you know that I'm replacing the engine, clutch assembly, and tranny...
• Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:43:23 -0400
  Well, the '85 had the dreaded rusted coolant lines when I gave him to my friend. So after the installation of SS lines, a...
• Should I opt for ALL new water lines?
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:05:30 -0600
  ...However, I gotten seveal quotes that have indicated that it will cost me near $500 for all of the water lines. That's a...
• Re: Changing out fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 10:44:15 -0600
  ...Jim On Dec 27, 2004, at 10:20 AM, Dave Chameides wrote: > I need to replace my fuel lines in my 83 1.6...
• Re: What did you do for your Vanagon this week?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:47:34 -0400
  ...Why did that brake line have to break when I was losening it from the > wheel cylinder? When replacing hard lines, I always use...
• Re: Why Do Late model Vanagon Engines Catch on Fire?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:47:35 -0500
  Age of fuel lines. Rubber deteriorates over time. Hole in fuel line, hot engine, add a spark, and boom, engine fire. Replace fuel lines...
• 91 Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list - Herbert A Harmison
  Mon, 26 May 2008 21:43:37 -0500
  Has anyone had experience in replacing the A/C lines that run to and from the condenser? I suspect mine have small leaks as...
• How-To Fuel Line Replacement 1.9l Vanagon (Long)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 May 1999 21:49:31 EDT
  ...Disconnect both supply lines on that fuel rail. 5. Disconnect both short inner lines and set the fuel rail to the side. (Be sure...
• Re: fuel line replacement cost
  Historical mailing list - Emily Goodin
  Mon, 29 Mar 1999 12:24:16 -0700
  ...I do see on our bill that he charged $4.50 for the 3 fuel lines.... Emily Boulder, Colo. '89 Westy "Blauevogel" (bluebird) Steve...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 3 Oct 2004 23:34:16 -0400
  ...He's rejected cars (per the regulartions) for having the "stylin'" braided steel brakes lines. He made comment that these are NOT the high...
• Re: Power Steering Fluid and lines Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:31:36 -0500
  ...Can anyone confirm that this is the > correct type of fluid for an 89 Westy? > > Also, I know that the lines are going out...
• fuel lines & unstoppable fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Tue, 4 May 1999 17:16:10 -0400
  What is it with VW fuel lines? I have never heard of fuel line problems of this magnitude with other mfg's. A friend...
• Re: Friday NVC: 29 LINES
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:31:35 -0600
  ...coming in to work today. " Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > TWENTY NINE LINES TO MAKE YOU SMILE > 1.. My husband and I divorced over religious...
• Removing syncro gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:11:34 -0700
  ...The tank seems pretty soild in its spot - how do I begin the process of pulling it out once the vent lines are undone...
• replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 10:06:16 -0700
  ...How do I drain the brake lines? One wheel at a time through bleeder valves? Then how do I refill and bleed the air...
• Rear window de-icer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 13:16:59 EST
  The recent snowstorm here in NM brought out another problem with my 82 Westy; some of the electric de-icer lines on my rear...
• Power Steering Line Leak
  Historical mailing list - Royston, Jerry
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:52:28 -0500
  Well my mechanic just called and said it's not my rack but probably the metal power steering lines leaking. First time he's...
• Re: Why Do Late model Vanagon Engines Catch on Fire?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:11:24 EST
  ...if you dont want your car to burn up, REPLACE YOUR FUEL LINES. chris