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• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:08:01 -0800
  "on vagcat....." On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 10:07 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > for an '88 headlight washer, parts list...
• Silver Socket (Was Re[2]: New van timing, cont'd.)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 06 Jan 95 15:54:20 pst
  ...washer pumps on busses? Perhaps this was some hairbrained interim step whereby you ran the compressor while driving to pump the pneumatic windshield washers...
• 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Jason Beals
  Tue, 2 May 2000 22:04:33 -0400
  ...Bus depot parts include Thermostat, Washers, Pulley, screw (#), Sealing Washer, bracket, cable, and union nut. Just wandering if this would do the job? Thanks...
• Wimpy washers
  Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:59:20 -0500
  The windshield washers on my '82 diesel barely squirt an inch above the lowest part of the windshield. The fluid is fresh and not...
• Re: Washers on wheel bearing housing?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 May 2003 06:18:28 EDT
  ...a washer > under the bolt heads that hold the bearing housing > to the trailing arm. > > Mine don't have no steenking washers... > > Sooo, should...
• Re: [SPAM] Re: installing new luggage rack seals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 07:33:11 -0500
  ...installing new luggage rack seals >> ::: >> :::Joy, you knw the washer that goes in the hose of your washing >> machine, >> :::that >> :::have a screen on...
• Re: Yucatan trip report (not mine)
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 17:31:47 -0500
  ...Faced with being stranded in rush hour traffic with a totally inoperable engine, I wired the windshield washer pump wires to the cold start...
• Re: Central Locks..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 23:16:02 +1300
  ...the rear >window washer pipe to the nipple on the lock activator! The PO had >complained that the rear washer was faulty, but little...
• Re: windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 18:11:58 -0500
  ...windshield washer fluid pump...........conundrum In a message dated 1/15/02 5:50:46 PM, jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM writes: << I even have a...
• Re: Waterboxer assembly detail sought
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:24:11 -0700
  ...and they look like nuts with a 'shoulder/washer' built onto the nut, or nuts with washers. scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Felder" <jim...
• Re: hole in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 17:26:21 -0400
  ...using epoxy in lieu of the rubber washer might be a problem, because if the screw is snugged down reasonably tight there won't...
• Re: Parts Washer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 14:31:18 +0000
  ...dandy@icloud.com> wrote: > I got a new 40 gallon Parts Washer, what would be the best solvent to fill > it with? Thanks > > Adam >
• Re: 88 GL Power mirror base & spring assembly
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:23:01 -0500
  ...Nut, spring, washer? As in you drop the washer in 1st, then the spring, then the nut? (looking down the shaft of the mirror...
• Where is that washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Fri, 6 Jul 2001 16:09:41 -0700
  Hi everyone! We just purchased a 1987 Vanagon GL, and I can't find the windshield washer filler cap anywhere! I found the back...
• windshield washer fixed
  Historical mailing list - Linda J. Bartnik
  07 Mar 96 13:16:10 EST
  Hello all, Yesterday I finally fixed my windshield washer. The problem was that the part of the hose that runs up inside the steering...
• Re: How important are those two-hole washers?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 18:48:06 -0400
  ...How important are those two-hole washers? Hey Just regreased and rebooted all 4 of my rear CV joints. Empited out my solvent tank...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sat, 6 May 2000 10:45:41 -0400
  ...I have found that it usually will go on so far the the stock washer under the hold down nut bottoms out on the...
• Re: wet carpeting
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Larsen
  Thu, 4 Dec 1997 13:58:40 -0600
  ...One, it could be the windshield washer fluid. Lift the section or flap of carpet over the washer reservoir and maybe you will be...
• Re: Rt.Hand Drive Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:05:55 -0800
  ...IIRC the windshield washer bottle was still under the left side floor. Why not use one of those headlight washer tanks? They go on...
• Re: Top tray (f)
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:58:22 -0700
  the alcohol in the washer fluid would certainly be a waker upper ! are we betting on who's date goes higher or farther ? �=(;D...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 12:38:32 -0400
  I flip the washer over and use it twice. They are cheap, buy 5 or 6 at a time and keep them on hand...
• Re: brass nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 15:04:48 EDT
  ...studs and nuts they also have a really heavy washer. Of course they cost more but if you plan on taking back apart it...
• A couple of CV joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 16:40:16 -0700
  ...is this a big deal?? Should I insist the washer be removed? The guy who put on the joints also put them on "backwards...
• Re: crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:05:09 -0400
  ...crush washer do you use for the oil drain plug? Where can > you > buy them? Gowesty had sent out an aluminum washer with their...
• Re: Frozen Windshield Washer Fluid Tip
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:28:28 -0600
  ...WRT windshield washer fluids, some products are labeled with a freezing point, but it looks more like a "claim" than an actual fact. But...
• Hose cover at top of rear hatch
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 09:37:20 -0400
  ...Does anybody know where to get the casing that goes around the rear windshield washer hose between the body of the van and the...
• Re: What is this hole....?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:37:32 -0700
  A ss bolt and a nut, two ss washers and 2 rubber washers should plug it. Same idea as the resistance probes in the...
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:52:00 -0700
  ...find a washer with a hole just slightly smaller than the bolt diameter and weld right in the center so washer is welded to...
• Re: need CV boot bolt spacers
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 12:19:47 -0500
  ...I omitted them Model specific? If we are talking about the little double washer thingies that go under 2 bolts (each with its own...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:23:20 -0600
  ...You will see a nut holding down a spring against a washer. > > After a squirt of penetrating fluid, remove the nut and spring. Apply...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:53:19 -0800
  ...It does not matter about the thickness of the > washer that you weld onto the frame of the car. All the adjustment takes > place...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:18:38 -0800
  ...I was totally kidding about using the added relay to trigger anything but washer motor. Was thinking washer pump on, kitchen light comes on...
• Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 1 May 2009 19:01:24 -0800
  ...I was uncertain as to what kind of washer to use, but the answer to that question is a bearing washer, who's outside...
• Re: Can someone tell me how to remove the window washer jets?
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 22:24:52 -0400
  ...Karl > John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > > > > I think the window washer jets on my '86 Syncro are clogged. I > > would like to remove them, but...
• Washer wiper problem
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:44:44 EST
  Hello The front washer/wiper operation is non functional on both of my 87 vans. The intermittent, low and high wiper speeds work OK...
• seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:13:51 -0500
  I need an M14 and M16 sized copper crush washer to reconnect the low and high side fittings on my new power steering rack...
• Re: A gadget to do your wash on the road
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
  Mon, 29 Dec 2014 19:58:45 -0800
  ...LOL! I am not that hard core! My Breathing hand washer: https://www.lehmans.com/p-4444-breathing-hand-washer.aspx My spin dryer...
• Re: crush washer
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:09:13 -0400
  ...crush washer do you use for the oil drain plug? Where can you > buy them? Gowesty had sent out an aluminum washer with their...
• front shock replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:40:13 -0600
  ...The Bentley shows a washer, a rubber washer, and a spacer sleeve. Can I reuse these or do I need to order new ones...
• Re: windshield wiper idiosyncracies
  Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 17:58:20 -0500
  ...Again, normal washer speeds work fine, but this is annoying. Any ideas? Isaac in Cambridge >Today they stopped in the middle of the windshield...
• Re: 1984 Westy Washer Fluid Tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:45:26 EST
  ...This may seem > like a silly question, but I can not find the front washer fluid tank. I > know where the rear one is...
• Syncro clutch slave hydraulic fitting, one or two copper crush?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:08:20 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if the banjo fitting on the hydraulic hose has one or two copper crush washers for the hollow bolt? I can...
• Re: : windshield wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 29 May 2026 13:42:06 -0400
  ...There is a lock washer behind the nut, it needs to be there as it is a very special lock washer, it’s outside...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 02:17:09 -0400
  ...The VW-spec'd alu washers were all I ever used in almost 30 years of servicing Vanagons. Useful for any other vehicles with...
• Re: I need a vanagon washer bottle for the front
  Historical mailing list - S DaRoota
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:01:58 -0700
  ...kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: > I am looking for a good used washer reservoir for the front windshield for > a Vanagon. If anyone can help...
• Leaky Windshield Washer
  Historical mailing list - james v
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:21:35 -0700
  When I squirt the front window washers, nothing comes out of the driver-side nozzle. Instead, fluid leaks out from underneath the dash, puddling...
• Re: Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:30:24 +0000
  Hi Robie, Does your service garage replace the drain plug crush washer each time they change the oil? If not the one-time "crush...
• Westy Windshield Washer Woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Sep 1995 16:57:47 -0400 (EDT)
  ...My windshield washer pump seems inadequate (not to mention that the PO scavenged the power line to re-wire the horn; don't ask...
• Upper control arm bushing dilemna
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:57:27 -0800
  ...I ordered the thickest eccentric washers, and found that what was currently installed already were the thickest, so no relief by "official" means. I...
• propylene glycol washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:54:08 CST6CDT
  there is a new washer fluid being marketed by Prestone that is a mix of propylene glycol, methanol, and water. it is designed to...
• Re: whoa! loose washer on crank UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:53:23 -0600
  ...whoa! loose washer on crank UPDATE > depends on how loose the end play was...but there should be > three... > get an end play tool...
• Re: AFM square rubber washer broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 18:54:12 -0400
  ...AFM square rubber washer broken Here I go again! I was changing my existing AFM trying to eliminate my 30 second rough idea. I...
• Windshield washers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 08:22:41 -0500
  Is there a way to get more spray out of the windshield washers? I've had several different (OEM VW) pumps on my Westy...
• Re: Windshield washer blockage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:33:03 -0800
  ...Windshield washer blockage >I would like to know if I can change it from a narrow squirt to a spray > pattern to hit more...
• Re: Parts Washer
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:43:08 -0800
  my mechanic uses diesel fuel
• Re: Low windshield washer pressure
  Historical mailing list - Pat Spragge/RFAN
  Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:59:42 -0700
  ...Low windshield washer pressure For all of you who think that the washer fluid pressure is low... I was adjusting the spray pattern yesterday...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:12:27 EDT
  ...Right after that bit of fun and games, I went straight to the VW parts counter and bought a handful of the washers. The...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:31:19 -0500
  ...Proper torque > > and proper lock > > >washers are all that's needed to keep them from > > coming loose. > > > > So these are dealer only items? On...
• Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:45:41 -0500
  The oil deflector washer can only be installed when the engine is disassembled. I have never seen one in person - but in all the...
• Re: Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:02:41 -0400
  ...Felt washer in flywheel, make your own? ... and more > The felt washer is available for about $1.00 from the dealer. The > problem is...