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  • Re: How I spent my day off...
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:08:09 -0400
    ...feddishbasses.com/vw/paint1.html > > Lessons learned: > > Don�t drag air hose across wet paint on van. > Put that cap thingy back on the...
  • Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Thu, 13 Jan 2011 03:42:11 +0000
    ...If you pinch the fuel return hose after the fuel pressure regulator with a pair of pliers the van will start but it runs...
  • Re: Sources for plastic valves?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:33:57 -0500
    ...You could even use one of those things that lets you put two garden hoses on one faucet and has built-in valves, but...
  • Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Wed, 3 Dec 2014 13:51:32 -0800
    ...The > hose itself is a self-lock type and barb fitting on the injector is > designed for that "push-on" hose. When using a...
  • "Burping the cooling system" Long question
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:37:23 -0800
    ...when I hooked in a small hose and put a funnel into that, then poured coolant into the bleed screw hole... So, is this...
  • Re: Drain/Fill Coolant Loop W/O Burping
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 25 Sep 1997 02:52:45 UT
    ...The clean water will circulate all the way forward to the radiator and then be returned to the block and then into your hose...
  • Re: coolant overflow fears and thoughts
    Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
    Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:32:47 -0400
    ...It tested fine, just for kicks I tested the new one.....it didn't start to bleed off untill nearly 30 #'s ! Returned it...
  • Re: aerator/hose for Westfalia faucet
    Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
    Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:29:17 -0400
    ...It's a pump from Bus Depot. > I had thought of installing a return line to the tank with a valve to vary > the...
  • Re: no fan
    Historical mailing list - Steve Manning
    Sat, 6 Jun 1998 13:13:39 -0500
    ...But the upper hose ehich I think is the return was cold and sqeezable up until the point that it would overheat. The new...
  • Re: Team effort, vanagon NLA part
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
    Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:20:36 -0400
    ...https://www.vanagain.com/shop/rear-hatch-grommet-tube-for-rear-washer-hose-on-all-vanagon On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 10:14...
  • Re: Power steering leak near reservoir
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:53:16 -0800
    ...one of the hoses is leaking - there should be a pressure line and a return line - one or both may be failing due to...
  • Re: cooling system modification, OK?
    Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 13:33:09 -0600
    Instead of the Lowe's piece, I would go to a n auto parts store that sold hose repair kits and find an 1...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:09:23 -0500
    ...It would be easy fix, but Bentley is as > clear as mud for the use of that hose and where it should attach opposite...
  • Re: Overheating
    Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
    Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:04:24 -0600
    ...Had extra coolant with me, while topping off expansion saw that the cloth wrapped hose to fill tank had come off. Replaced and gingerly...
  • Re: Fuel pressure regulator - acceptable pressure readings?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:39:44 -0400
    At 10:47 AM 7/24/2013, Alistair Bell wrote: >I got a value of (at idle, vacuum hose on/off) 32/38 psi...
  • Grand Tour web site
    Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
    Tue, 1 May 2001 07:09:17 -0500
    Hello Vanagon friends, Just returned from a six week tour of the southwest in our 84 westy. What an experience! Had only minimal problems...
  • What a great thing the Vanagon List is...saved me a big hassel today...long boring story
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sun, 2 May 2010 18:55:12 -0700
    ...Put my channel locks on the clamp and she pops right off..big split in the hose, right where the hose is molded down...
  • Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
    Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
    Sun, 27 Jan 2002 16:00:08 -0800
    ...nothing returning , or coming out, of the >top one, no air, hardly any water, just a little water dripping. I >disconnected the hoses right...
  • 2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
    Wed, 26 Jan 2005 23:15:49 -0800
    ...Another way to go about this would be to go directly from the return hose of the rear heater core around the engine bay...
  • Re: Stuck in MD
    Historical mailing list - Karl M.
    Sat, 3 Nov 2001 17:33:36 -0500
    ...The PO had just replaced all hoses, coolant pump, etc., so most likely the van had already shown symptoms of the worsening problem it...
  • Re: Needed: a GOOD Procedure for Bleeding Air from Coolant
    Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
    Fri, 19 Jul 2002 11:34:54 -0700
    ...his method (with modifications for location) worked for me just fine when i blew off my return hose climbing a STEEP hill at hollister...
  • Re: Hose has a brass sleeve (Ferrule) in it
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Tue, 22 Feb 2005 01:32:49 EST
    ...yank this brass sleeve and clamp down to the plastic feed/return line? >> Yes. It's not a reducer. No. The "sleeve" is called...
  • Re: cooling system hose clamps
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Thu, 22 Sep 2022 22:36:31 -0400
    ...This connection is a new silicone hose with a new >>>>> screw-type hose clamp. >>>>> >>>>> My question here is whether an ear clamp (Oetiker style...
  • Over heating issues, hose broke
    Historical mailing list - Gary Peebles
    Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:45:15 -0700
    ...That included new GoWesty 2.2L engine, rebuilt auto trans, and up graded suspension, and New water hoses all around including a new radiator...
  • Re: Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:25:26 -0400
    ...Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return Anyone have Chris Turner's contact...
  • How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
    Historical mailing list - Zoltan
    Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:38:47 -0800
    ...I have filled it with an extra hose from a higher point. Attached the hose to one of the hoses, the top one, of...
  • Re: Seeing Red
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Sat, 4 Jul 2020 18:56:27 -0700
    ...fuel to the rails and injectors > and replaced the fuel hose that returns fuel from the fuel ring back to the > tank - and since...
  • Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:03:10 -0500
    ...The water pump can't overcome bubble in the upper radiator hose when you stop and your temperature spikes. But several European cars have...
  • Re: .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
    Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
    Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:58:16 -0600
    ...Could you potential actually use two of them for an external oil cooler? One for feed and one for a return? Although, to be...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:03:40 -0700
    ...go into the heater hose loop somewhere, would it matter whether it goes into the heater send or return hose? Possibly not. Anyway, if...
  • Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:34:54 -0700
    ...Pulled the > > > hose from the overflow to the expansion and noticed some blue > > > antifreeze drip out.� When I lowered the hose� I left about...
  • Re: Over heating issues, hose broke
    Historical mailing list - JRodgers
    Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:12:19 -0500
    With all the hose and leaking issues - if you need to replace that plastic coolant distributor over on the right side in front of...
  • Fuel pressure too high
    Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
    Sun, 4 Mar 2018 16:01:03 -0800
    ...The Bentley says it should be 29-36psi, depending on whether the vacuum hose is attached. Pressure at the return hose is the same...
  • Re: HELP! Syncro leaking gasoline!
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Sun, 6 Jan 2002 19:07:32 -0500
    ...It was not coming from any of the hoses I > could see (tank to pump, pump to filter, filter to parts unknown...) and it...
  • Some stumbling after warm restart
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:14:26 -0500
    Today driving the van around to "test out" the new fuel hose. Everything fine in that regard so far. Also working well is the...
  • Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:15:58 -0500
    ...I got one can in the air >>conditioning. >>I had to go to an auto zone and get a metal valve and hose. These...
  • Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
    Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
    Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:28:21 -0700
    ...I have replaced all the=0A> rubber hoses > fo= > r the injector return lines (the usual=0A> suspects). Then I disconnected > t= > he fuel...
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 13:08:04 -0400
    ...repost - basic a/c hose connection question. > > >Let think of it like this: >You can not compress a liquid! >High pressure gas out of...
  • Re: 88 Vanagon, new to me, the story so far (long)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:20:38 -0800
    ...After getting it running I made the decision to buy, and would return later. I returned a couple of days later and ran into...
  • Re: Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:05:22 -0800
    ...the oil cooler hoses and heater return to figure > out that it must be DV style, conceptually anyway. And one hose on a DV...
  • Re: Oxygen sensor questions...
    Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
    Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:47:07 -0500
    ...The sensor spent a very short time at the higher voltage, and then > returned to the lower voltage. This was pretty consistent; lotsa time...
  • quick question - running rough after 2 minutes
    Historical mailing list - David Shepherdson
    Mon, 26 Sep 2005 11:26:34 -0700
    ...Then a hose blew out and because of the earlier false alarm I did not stop until I saw drops of coolant on the...
  • Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Sat, 28 May 2011 15:56:52 -0700
    ...coolant > > into the rad return, but the weather ain't hot. > > > > Worst case: the clamp cuts through the hose, coolant all over the road...
  • Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:09:14 -0700
    ...5/8 ID hose would fit > better. Use hose clamps. > > Make sure you use flared fittings. These are standard and I found the > brass...
  • Re: Cutoff not working at the pump!
    Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
    Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:25:18 -0330
    ...So in a nutshell, get a new big grommet, and check you return hoses for leaks. Hope this helps Bob Norman '81 Westy Gander...
  • Re: fuel line kits
    Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
    Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:47:41 -0500
    ...I don't like returns from parts sales, I don't like customer's bringing their vans back. Thankfully I can say that we...
  • Re: gas tank leak upon fill-up...
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 25 Aug 2003 23:31:10 -0700
    ...wet around the hoses to the vapor return tank... any suggestions... ? thank you.
  • Re: fuel pump noise
    Historical mailing list - Aaron
    Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:33:43 -0700
    ...and get a couple of feet of fuel hose. You need stick both the return (driver's side) and the inlet for the fuel...
  • Re: Cold Engine/high idle
    Historical mailing list - Katy
    Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:25:24 -0500
    ...I've pampered her since she arrived and I laid down the law that she better return the favor.....or else. Well.......it worked...
  • Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:33:38 -0700
    ...t say which of the hoses is supply or return, upper or > lower. > > Question: can I disconnect both hoses, clamp a stick in there...
  • Re: Water leak from faucet
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:43:17 -0800
    ...Last summer I had a sudden (slight) failure of the plumbing inside the van, resulting in a very soggy carpet upon returning from a...
  • Re: power steering groan
    Historical mailing list - Project Pat
    Wed, 18 Sep 2013 19:22:14 -0400
    ...100 miles later the noise returned and the fluid had dropped again.� Looks like some seepage around the hoses on the reservoir but not...
  • Re: Seeing Red
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 4 Jul 2020 18:30:10 -0700
    ...fuel to the rails and injectors > and replaced the fuel hose that returns fuel from the fuel ring back to the > tank - and since...
  • Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
    Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:15:04 -0700
    ...a leak where the return line joins the plastic at the firewall. I stopped the leak by tightening the hose clamp, but there are...
  • Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Mon, 10 Mar 2003 07:42:53 -0500
    ...wrote: > Are there any other parts I should have for this job besides the 2 pipes, > hose clamps, zip ties and slicker? I might...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 23:57:03 -0500
    ...right! > >>>> John, > >>>> There are 4 hoses to the FPR. 2 on the pressure side of things, the > >> return > >>>> to the fuel tank, and the...
  • overheating
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
    Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:12:45 -0400
    ...Flushed system with water by installing flush tee in front heater return hose. 2. Replaced Green coolant with Orange Prestone extended life and bled...
  • Re: 88 fuel lines
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:36:39 -0700
    I am considering also replacing the line from the filter to the engine to make it one continuous piece of hose, or at least...
  • Re: Power steering line question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:47:50 -0400
    ...The return line used that hose and clamps for the splice. It can be replaced with a piece of any oil rated hose. Normal...
  • Re: R134a in 88 Weekender.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 3 Jul 2003 14:42:22 -0400
    ...When empty, close the valve, disconnect the hose form the suction port and then repeat above for the next can. Dennis -----Original Message----- From...