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• Re: Grey water tank (81 Vanagon Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:52:14 -0400
  ...On my westy (an '85), there's a plastic fitting that passes through the floor of the Van. There's a screw-on cap...
• Re: New Propane tank fill valve/fitting
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:52:38 -0500
  ...New Propane tank fill valve/fitting I'm thinking about getting one of these for my tank. The 1 and 3/4" ACME threads...
• Re:Save your balls from busted rubbers (?'s)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 10:29:31 -0600
  ...get the rubber tape? Have any of you tried putting grease fittings on the all the ball joints and the tie rod joints? Can...
• Frank C. power steering hose kit
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 25 May 2005 01:55:24 -0400
  ...http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hose.htm Am impress with the quality of the hoses, fitting and perfect lengts The one i could get...
• Main battery tight fit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:15:51 -0700
  Whilst fitting a jump seat into my '87 Westy, I had to take the main battery out (to drill holes & add a mounting plate...
• Re: reccomendation for fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 22 Jul 2005 14:56:43 -0500
  Try an air gauge with a barbed fitting that fits your hose. I think 1/4" barb will fit about right. Stan Wilder Engine...
• Re: Inner Diameter A/C Hoses
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:52:17 -0400
  ...You will need a barbed fitting to splice the 2 pieces. This and some hose clamps is acceptable.Gotta be barbed.The fitting can...
• Re: Pathetic airflow from dash vents
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:24:42 +1200
  Has anyone (other than yours truly, moi) considered upgrading the heating/ventilation by fitting a different heater? I am wrecking an 88 (Corolla) Sprinter...
• RE: Reinforced Snow Tires
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 06 Dec 1995 14:25:00 -0800 (PST)
  >I want to take the bus skiing so I'm tempted to go all out. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Good luck fitting it on the lift! :^) Tho at...
• What's this EKTA thang?
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:49:19 -0400
  could it be a VW part #'s data base? Is it available online? I need part #'s for the nylon and steel adjustment fittings...
• Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 22:53:11 EST
  ...illuminated? It seems to have some sort of light socket in it but no bulb or fitting. Thanks for the help. Coop [text/html]
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 13:55:28 -0500
  ...Are there issues with a larger tire fitting in the spare carrier? i figured I'd ask first before getting a rude suprise. Tom...
• Re: propane valve -- manual or autostop?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 12:53:58 -0800
  ...The Auto-stop valve has a fitting for the fill hose to hook up to, an internal auto-stop valve behind the fitting, and...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:46:51 -0800
  Marc, What Larry said and � The banjo fittings, 12 x 1.5 mm thread, can be found on various Golf, Jetta and Rabbit fuel...
• Subject: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:29:04 -0700
  ...Pictures I see of new injectors all have the same compression fitting. I removed the compression cuffs and replaced them with FI clamps, but...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:15:16 -0800
  Edward Maglott wrote: > I think the fitting for the Westy yank will be the hard part to find. I > have often wanted to make...
• Re: camp stoves outside but connected
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 2 Sep 2013 20:44:37 -0400
  > You may want to look in to installing an "extend a stay" fitting into your propane > line which will allow you to do exactly...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 17:46:51 -0400
  ...at the washer where the hollow bolt passes through >the banjo fitting on the pressure side. I made sure the bolt IS NOT >loose...
• Re: Fitting a rack onto the t...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Apr 94 14:44:23 EDT
  For roof rack stuff for Poptops get the Yakima catalog. Get all Yakima parts. Ignore their 100 lb??? weight restriction for the camper pop...
• Re: LOGO LIGHTS
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:31:30 -0400
  Perhaps on our Hunmobiles, HALT would be more fitting. -Larry John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > > Basically, they're customizeable LED third brake lights. You can...
• Paging Milt Bank of Montery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 07:48:28 -0600
  ...Would be very interested in the details, especially the adapter fittings and where they were acquired. Thanks, Larry Chase
• Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 8 May 2008 10:08:10 -0400
  ...And the other side (still plastic) broke. : ( So i went back to the stock design but still have my brass fitting for the future...
• Re: Cooling strategies, color coded, etc.
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 1 May 2004 22:33:53 -0400
  ...I have one on my Volvo where coolant is seeping between a hose and a fitting. My guess is the fitting is dirty or...
• Replacing Gas Tank Cross-Over Pipe on 84 Vanagon - Without Removing the Gas Tank!
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:54:07 -0400
  ...Bending will work for a while, but eventually results in a fitting breaking at the tank. 14. Press the fittings into the tank. 15...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:00:33 -0800
  ...The fitting itself is just a connector, to allow fitting fuel hose between the pump and the fitting, or between the fitting and the...
• Re: looking to buy good power steering hose from reservoir to pump, p/n 251 422 887
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:43:44 -0600
  ...He uses your used fittings and swadges new hose onto them. But he does it on an exchange basis. I bought one myself and...
• Alternator Repair
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 14 Feb 1997 21:27:40 -0400
  ...I'm going to pick it up in the morning $40! I'm going to change the plastic water fitting under the alt while...
• Re: Taking Orders for Paulchen Racks.
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Wed, 5 Jan 2000 08:40:28 -0700
  <snip> > On the negative side, the "First Class" bike carrier is good, but > definitely > not as secure fitting as a Yakima or Thule setup...
• Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:15:06 -0700
  ...The fitting on one end matches the van, the fitting on the other end matches a standard tank. Hook em up, open the valves...
• fitting stereo advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 15:52:10 GMT
  All, Has anybody on the list fitted a stereo including amps etc. into their van, i was thinking about doing it, and could do...
• LP tank purge?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Richmond
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 15:20:30 EDT
  ...On the fitting it says to purge tank before using. Is this necessary and how is this accomplished? Thanks, Nate Richmond '83 westy "merriweather...
• Re: ATF: how to drain?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 08:02:13 -0500
  Unscrew the compression fitting at the base of the tube, on the side of the pan, and let the ATF fly. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile...
• Missing window crank screws... what size?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Kahler
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:52:31 -0800
  Who knows what size screw attaches the window crank to its fitting on the inside of the front doors? I've finally purchased cranks...
• Re: Interesting find...
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:43:37 -0700
  ...http://www.sportscarmarket.com/articles/archives/1110 --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search.
• Jim Arnott
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Tue, 8 Jan 2008 23:04:59 -0500
  ...I am not wasting any time hopefully fitting right in. Seems like I allready know a lot of people here. I do know about...
• Re: Do AC hoses HAVE to be replaced on a 134a conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 13:09:09 -0400
  ...If everything else is good in the system except you are low on refrigerant, you can just install the adapter fittings that come in...
• Gas Tank vent leak repair with tank installed 91 Carat.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:54 -0400
  ...The famed and flamed vent line breaks right at the tank, so you can actually reach in and feel the plastic fitting and the...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Witz
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 14:56:18 -0400
  ...No >matter what I did, I could not get the filler fitting to stay on the low >side shrader fitting. It kept popping off...
• Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:39:37 -0800
  ...VAN UNTIL THE LEAK IS FIXED!! That plastic through the firewall fitting is notorious for breaking. There should be much of a leak with...
• Re: Teflon tape & oil fittings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 22:51:52 -0500
  VE>When using Teflon tape in automotive service, always leave the first two VE>threads of the fitting bare and never use Teflon tape...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 11:22:05 -0700
  ...The only "issue" with the Rabbit fuel pump is > there is not a clamp on fitting on the high pressure end like the Vanagon...
• Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 17:19:37 -0400
  ...Part number 253 069 183A, $19.95; including the p-trap, hose, drain cap, and floor fitting. I list this as fitting approx. '86...
• Re: Diesel pump!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 20:24:18 -0700
  ...It doesn't take much force either, siphoning works well enough, but farting around with those blasted fittings is the problem You can make...
• Re: so, I replaced the rear seat lap belts
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:03:46 -0500
  ...They were > > fully tight to the end of travel, holding the fittings tightly in place > > before, but now they do not tighten down properly...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:38:30 -0800
  ...if you just replace the firestarter ( cute name ! ) fitting with a short piece of brass barbed fitting .. then you have two hoses, that fitting...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay Propane Kit
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:01:53 -0400
  ...This would be a dangerous mistake! > >Edward > >At 10:08 AM 4/13/2008, Mike wrote: >> The new adapter is a 't'-fitting also...
• Hemorrhaging fuel! Need pump/filter for SyncroBeast
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 03:27:29 -0600
  ...Problem is it has a Banjo fitting on the output side, not the hose barb fitting on the Syncro pump. Other than the fitting...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 19:47:07 +0000
  ...I spent a lot of time trying to seat the grommet already installed > on the fitting.. didn't work for me. > > John Meeks > '91...
• Re: More Coolant Leaks/Tire Availability
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 00:22:04 EDT
  Don - I had to replace this on my 84 Westy earlier this year because I broke the 8mm pushon fitting that the bypass hose...
• A/C High Pressure Hose
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 16:50:21 -0400
  ...1.) NAPA of Marathon, FL Quantity Part Number Description List $ Sale $ Total 2 406002 Fitting 5.72 4.99 9.98 1 406902 Fitting...
• Re: propane fill valve
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 17:44:56 -0500
  ...but his fill hose fitting was stuck onto my fill fitting. You can close the bleed valve at this point. Next (and if he...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 May 2000 23:41:25 -0400
  ...That's one reason why using a BBQ-type regulator is so bad, because it's unlikely that the POL fitting will be correct...
• Front Brake lines - Help! (new calipers)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:36:39 -0500
  ...Any ideas? Anyone know a source for metric brake line fittings? And, I will also need to give a brake line a pretty tight...
• looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:39:12 -0700
  ...I am having a heck of a time finding the necessary pipe and pipe fittings to do the job. The threads in the crankcase...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 23:12:34 -0400
  The last time I rebuilt the front suspension I used Lemforder and added grease fittings to ball joints and tie rod ends. In a...
• Syncho Skid Plates on 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:20:28 -0700
  ...Any chance of the rear skid on the Synchro fitting the 2WD?
• Re: seat belt replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:46:16 -0700
  ...Putting it > back, > > I find I cannot get it snugged down to the fitting, so the fitting is > loose. > > The bolt turns very hard...
• Trip Report
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:44:47 -0400
  ...The metal fitting that connects to the "S" pipe off the compressor actually broke off inside the fitting. I will be trying to find...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:22:29 -0500
  ...Be sure all fittings at the fuel rails and injectors are properly tight and 2. make sure to replace the plastic fitting at the...
• Re: 1978 westy tail pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 96 10:37:14 PDT
  On Sat, 6 Apr 96, vis_ewn@shsu.edu (ed nestor) wrote: >Where does one find replacement emmision pipes/fittings >for a 1978 westy...