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Re: Water tank level gauge on '91 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Sun, 23 May 2010 10:18:48 -0700
...Over the winter I lengthened my pump hose (so that the pump > would sit flat within the tank and not leave any water un...
Re: Waterproofing Canvas A No-No
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Nov 94 13:03:22 EST
Derek mentioned the problems with waterproofing canvas (makes the canvas unbreathable and makes the upstairs of the camper pretty clammy), and reiterated that canvas...
Re: SOS: Waterpump Questions: Help!
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 24 May 1999 07:23:29 -0400
...This Westy has 143K on it and records show a > >>waterpump at 55K. > >>Question, do I have 1500 miles on this waterpump! (Can I...
Water pump leak
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 11:28:06 -0400
My apologies ---- I'm talking about the water pump that drives the tap in the little sink!!! Apologies to all, Doug ---------------------- Forwarded by Doug...
Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads
Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:08:19 -0000
...Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads > Jason, "demineralized" water or "distilled" water is what you want. The > "purified" water may still be loaded with...
Re: water system question
Historical mailing list - John C...
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:34:40 EDT
...This sumer I had > some water get in behind the cabinets (not being > carfull pouring water into the reservoir). I just > finished pulling all...
Re: Sanitizing water tank in Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 20 May 2010 21:10:55 -0500
Rinse with fresh water. I sanitized it with bleach when I first got the camper. ---- Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Well, my van...
Re: Cooling system drivel (long, sorry)
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Thu, 16 Feb 95 8:20:25 CST
> >Diagnosis of Water Pump: > > I have no signs that the water pump needs replacement. The system IS > cooling, just not at peak efficiency. If...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
Sat, 12 Sep 1998 12:11:40 -0700
> Something else to think about: > after inspecting the city water plumbing connections which run behind the > fridge and cabinets, I decided to never use...
Re: sink water doesn't run
Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 18:46:10 -0700
...On Sat, 19 Jan 2002, Maximiliano Goldschwartz wrote: > I filled the water tank for the first time since I got my westy and the...
Air Cooled or Water Cooled
Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:15:02 -0700
...air-cooled or water-cooled? how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a air-cooled ? thanks If it...
Water dripping dash
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:30:35 -0400
If 81 westy sits in heavy rain, water drips from somewhere above the clutch pedal area. I've checked the front area after taking...
Re: [vanagon] Hot Water for a Westy
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Sun, 11 Apr 2004 12:54:52 -0700
The best bang for the buck I've seen in a portable propane fired water heater is the Zodi unit. Lists for $129 but...
Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:03:41 -0300
...The ignition comes on and off automatically > with water flow. Very similar to a Coleman hot water on demand, but > slightly different shape and...
Re: Air cooled versus water box or injectors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Mar 2015 19:16:42 -0400
...The water boxer injectors have 16 ohm coils and the ECU switches the 12 volts directly. Using the air cooled injectors on the water...
Re: About coolant
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:26:50 -0500
I run distilled water and Water Wetter in my dirt bikes. My YZ400 was especially prone to overheating until I switched to this mix...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 10:48:20 -0700
...As I recall I had to prime the pathway for water somehow. forget how I did it now but that did the trick. William...
Re: If our engine cases weren't hard enough to find....
Historical mailing list
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:34:44 -0400
The water jackets have been shaved down to the block. The water pump resides on the left jacket. Otherwise it has the distintive oil...
Re: camper heating
Historical mailing list - tmiller
Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:53:02 -0400
...I did find that it heated the water up in the core very quickly and easily from cold tap water to hot water in...
Re: Water tank filler...
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:27:18 -1000
Somebody told me there is a valve in the inlet that prevents the free flow of water into the tank (why, I have no...
Re: Running on Tap Water
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Thu, 18 Jul 2002 07:33:31 -0700
My understanding that water injection was a mix of water and methonal. Water injection was used in supercharged WWII fighters to cool the intake...
Re: Hot Water Heater
Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:49:53 -0800
...Hot Water Heater Date: Sunday, November 09, 1997 11:20PM After searching the archives for options for producing hot water on demand without having...
Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 17 May 2015 02:48:25 -0400
At 09:02 PM 5/16/2015, Keith Hughes wrote: >Turn the propane on, and measure the difference in height of the >water columns...
Re: Wasserboxer Engine Life
Historical mailing list
Fri, 24 May 1996 09:35:21 -0400
...It now has an engine transplant and is off and running >again. > >Trust your oil pressure light, but not your water temp gage. The...
Re: Vagagon Water Key
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:13:29 -0600
Does anyone have a water key for a 1982 Vanagon Westy? Could we arrange to get a copy made? Just let me know how...
Re: Vagagon Water Key
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:13:44 -0600
Does anyone have a water key for a 1982 Vanagon Westy? Could we arrange to get a copy made? Just let me know how...
Re: air-cooled or water-cooled?
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Fri, 19 Apr 2002 18:40:13 -0400
...air-cooled or water-cooled? >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a...
Filling the water tank
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:25:53 +0000
...Everything works great except when we fill the tank, water leaks out of the drain channel on either side of the van (depending which...
Re: Cleaning and filling the water tank...
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 11:07:03 -0700
If you are asking whether to disinfect your drinking water tank before filling it; my answer would be yes. Whenever mine sits unused for...
Re: Anybody use one of these?
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:04:28 -0400
...So now I have this big bulky shower and an even bulkier shower grey water collector. Top that off with the Coleman Hot Water...
Re: Water tank
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 17 May 2011 12:08:27 -0500
Jeff, I personally think that lots of folks are too finicky concerning the camper water tank water. I fill mine only with high quality...
Getting water out of gas
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:27:53 -0400
If you have a lot of water in your gas, it's probably best to drain the tank. If there's not too much...
Re: How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 21:34:37 -0600
> With regards to leaving home with the water tank full, and a bunch of > spare water along, I suppose I'd do that if...
The water heater project
Historical mailing list
12 Jan 95 14:45
...I am going to weld a water tight tube around this J-tube as below: J tube \ ___ / water tight tube out__|_____________ / \_|__________|___ |__________|_ in Then (change...
Re: Distilled Water
Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:59:09 -0600
I'm only a shade-tree mechanic, but my full time profession is as a water quality engineer. I personally used distilled. If your...
Hot Water Heater
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sun, 9 Nov 1997 23:20:59 -0800
After searching the archives for options for producing hot water on demand without having to install a gas heater, I have opted to try...
Re: water tank question
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:07:50 -0700
...Pretty soon, here comes the water. Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "developtrust" <developtrust@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002...
Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:27:57 -0500
Distilled water has no minerals in it. Because it's 'wants' to have minerals in it, it 'takes' minerals from where ever it can...
Re: Cleaning My Water Tank
Historical mailing list - Carter
Tue, 8 Sep 1998 19:13:43 -0700
The reason to consider cleaning the tank is usually what we in the water treatment biz call "T & O" or taste and odor. T...
Re: Distilled Water
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:18:55 -0600
In my area I am supplied by the city water supply. It is nasty! Smells bad, tastes bad. So much so that I won...
Fw: [Syncro] Re: [WetWesties] Water Treatment / Purification
Historical mailing list - Bob Allen
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 12:28:14 -0500
...Re: [Syncro] Re: [WetWesties] Water Treatment / Purification > Actually there is nothing wrong with "good" spring water. I have a small > farm with several pure...
Re: Apparent leak between the city water hookup and the interior
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 1 Aug 2004 23:03:04 -0500
I never got my Westy to accept City water in ten years. Seems that you need an inline regulator at about $12.00 from...
water leaks from outlet when using westy sink pump
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Fri, 18 Aug 2000 17:46:10 EDT
When I use the electric water pump for the sink in my 83.5 Westy water comes out on the outside of the bus...
Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 17 Feb 2002 13:45:36 EST
In a message dated 2/17/02 12:49:43 PM, developtrust@HOME.COM writes: << What is the rationale for distilled water. >> The cooling...
Re: 1982 diesel vanagon water pump belt
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Thu, 16 May 2002 06:24:14 -0700
...Stefanovich wrote: > Get one belt that will fit from alternator - water pump - > crankshaft pulley > The diesel Vanagon pulleys are not in the same plane...
ground @ water pump housing
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Thu, 11 Jul 2002 22:36:35 -0400
I think I've narrowed my temperature gauge problem down to an improper ground at the water pump housing. How is ground supplied to...
Re: No real VC, water tank question
Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
Sat, 13 Jul 2002 20:28:57 -0400
...The water test at our cottage showed coliform bacteria beyond the acceptable limits. We had never experienced any ill effects, we (my wife) were...
Re: Cut you spark plugs
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:00:50 -0800
...I use the term WATER because if > you run 25% alcohol you can dump in another 5% of water and the alcohol > will mix...
Re: corrosion & anodes (Short!)
Historical mailing list - Carroll A. Smith
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:54:55 -0500
Probably unnecessary but funny none the less! Deionized or distilled water might be a good investment. Tap water can meet local health codes and...
Re: Was: question: Sorry, but ...
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:04:24 -0400
>Don, water vapor *is* steam, or vise versa. "Steam" is ambiguous. Most people think of steam as the visible water particles (liquid) which condense...
Re: Winterize Water Tank & Sink??
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:09:24 -0400
...The water spills from city water to tank one winter after installation (the first one was the original from the PO, and the second...
Re: Installing a 1982 Westy rear seat into 1987 water cooled Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sun, 23 Jul 2006 07:40:32 -0700
>What I need to know is (looking at the same thing in a water-cooled >Westfalia) whether the rear heater assembly lives on top...
Re: Priming the friggin' sink pump
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:47:39 -0800
Hi Peter, Huh, I never thought that there might be a check valve in the pump to prevent water from draining back into the...
Heat/Hot Showers Cheap!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 1995 14:03:24 -0400
...A water temp gauge might be nice for info. Water tank could be a vanagon main coolant reservoir with cap, and get the overflow...
Re: Water Wetter by Redline
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 18:49:26 PDT
...Then again, if water wetter is enhancing the thermal transfer of heat within the water itself then maybe the heat is diffused throughout the...
Re: Water tank
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 19 May 2011 20:14:44 -0700
...We drew water from an artesian well. Well water tend to carry a lot of minerals and are probably unsuitable for regular use in...
Re: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:53:35 -0500
On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Robert Keezer wrote: > He said that Arco "put" more water in their tanks than Texaco did. At > least, that...
Re: Filling westy water tank
Historical mailing list - HELMUT ZEIDLER
Wed, 30 Oct 1996 12:57:06 +0200 (EET)
...I fill up the water tank until the water comes back out of the filler. Helmut '80 Camper
Re: Submersible Water Pump 83.5 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 8 Jul 1997 09:45:42 -0400
> The blue, German, submersible water pump for the fresh water system of my > 83.5 Westfalia gave up. I can get the $49 real...
Re: fresh water
Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
Tue, 4 May 1999 23:53:17 -0400
>I am still leary of drinking the water directly from the tank because I >don't trust that it doesn't have some debilitating...