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• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:57:59 -0700
  ...Just remove the > cap, feel around the end of the tube, insert thumb insid the tube, and > fingertips at the rim of the tube...
• Thanks be to the list !!! and Ron Salmon @ The Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - James morris
  Mon, 14 Sep 1998 09:27:54 -0500
  When I bought my 87 GL for $1800 I knew it had a leaky pushrod tube and was typically an easy fix. I ordered...
• stuck acc cable
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:15:15 -0500
  ...In replacing the cable is the tube also replaced? can I remove the cable and flush the tube with compressed air or something? I...
• pickup tube removal on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:19:14 -0500
  ...I removed the bolt that > holds the big end of pickup tube, but it doesn't want to come out easily. > Any suggestions or...
• Re: Oil filler tube HELP
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 21:05:59 -0500
  My oil filler tube just started leaking and I hold Malcolm to blame. My van never put a drop of oil on my driveway...
• Re: front heater problems/flex tube?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:39:17 -0400
  On 23 Jan 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > Would it be possible to put a long flex tube in the front to get to > the...
• Re: loose dipstick
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:38:12 EDT
  ...In the process of replacing the seal, if you ruin the crimped clamp which holds the dipstick tube to its bracket, replace it with...
• Vanagon coolant hoses!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 12:37:13 -0500
  ...Used a 80400 that cost $5.93 025-121-058-D $15.60 Oil cooler tube to tube leading to thermostat housing. No replacement...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 12:36:10 -0700
  ...What have others > > Can you even get CV grease in gun-tubes or cans? I've only ever seen > it in squeeze-tubes each...
• Re: Clutch replacement Hints
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:22:27 -0700
  ...There was also mention of the TO tube in one work order. > > Lube the TO bearing tube. > > Neil. > > > > > On 3/26/08, Kevin Plichta...
• Re: Westy fridge combustion chamber gasket replacement
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:37:46 -0500
  ...Cooking the tube simply means getting the inner tube so hot inside the tire that it welds to the tire and becomes near impossible...
• Re: tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:05:21 +0000
  Nicest Tube Bumpers I've seen yet, are sold by a company in UT. called Aircooled, I believe. JC -------------- Original message -------------- From: neil N...
• Re: Door wiring repairs was Re: Fwd: Power Lock Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:13:24 +0700
  ...Leave the tube ends in place, cut off the bellows part completely and discard, make your repairs, install a suitable sized piece of split...
• Re: Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:07:54 -0700
  ...I have an 83.5 with the metal filler tube. Any help would > be appreciated. > > Also, when I topped off the oil this morning...
• Re: Pushrods - Their Purpose?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Sep 1999 17:45:03 -0400
  ...The lifters push on hollow tubes called pushrods. They're hollow because oil gets pumped through them to supply the valve train with oil...
• Re: Newbie Tip
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 10:55:43 -0700
  ...the oil tube has a tube inside it that lifts up to facilitate adding oil. Those Germans are so clever. I had been using...
• Coolant bleeding...
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 12:52:32 EDT
  ...with brass drain cock or brass valve with tube nipple (for draining coolant via tube down to a bucket instead of spilling all over...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:32:46 -0500
  ...a fuel stop with the fill line stuck >in your fill tube? No. In many states, it's illegal (and always dangerous) to not...
• Re: Leaking gas tank overflow vents on a '90 GL? Read on...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Mon, 16 Oct 1995 13:12:22 -0600 (MDT)
  Joachim, On Mon, 16 Oct 1995, Joachim Beek wrote: > Anyway, Bentley says to remove the filler tube, an overflow tube here, > an overflow tube...
• Re: Leaking Woes
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Mon, 3 Jan 2005 12:59:25 -0500
  You don't need to remove the heads to change the pushrod tube seals on the vanagon engine. The tubes can be removed through...
• Re: Replacing Propane tank - how to cut and flange tubes?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 14:22:01 -0400
  ...You roll it around the tube while gradually advancing a hard thin swaging disk into the tube, which soon parts off leaving a large...
• Your thougs on 3" LED lamps at the ends of my van-cafe tube bumpers. The birth of Gronski Lights
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:39:38 -0400
  ...I thought about all kinds of lights and mounting options when it occurred to me that the ends of my van-cafe tube bumpers...
• clutch cable tube woes
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 16:03:21 EDT
  ...THEN i started sliding the new one in the tube. About a foot from the end of the metal tube it STOPPED. Mind you...
• Re: Aux battery - venting precautions
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Nov 1996 12:38:14 -0500
  ...It consists >of a ~1.5" tube that leads from the battery compartment through the bottom >of the van. You can see this tube...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Help!!! TICK TICK TICK!!
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:03:17 -0500
  ...After talking with a friend/mechanic and looking at the stock tubes I don't believe it is possible. The collapsible tubes are expensive...
• Replacing Oil Cooler O-ring
  Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
  Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:58:31 -0800
  ...to get to the o-ring, It looks like I need to either remove the two coolant tubes or I need to remove the...
• Re: Push Rod Tube Leak????
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 17:39:00 -0500
  ...Here is a shot (first pushrod tube) http://www.benplace.com/roadhaus/100_0138.jpg Cheers, Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
• Re: Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:38:42 -0700
  ...Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry My 84 Westy's gas tank filler tube entry is finally about to give up the ghost as years...
• Re: push rod tubes dilemma
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:25:38 -0500
  ...push rod tubes dilemma Hmmm, those pics that GregM posted remind me alot of those spring loaded toilet paper roll holders..... just sayin'.... ;) Steven...
• EV - fan resistors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Feb 96 14:36:19 EST
  ...For the benefit of those EVers that haven't followed that string, there's a hairline crack in one of the plastic tubes (it...
• Re: Can you use Fingernail Polish Over Bare Metal
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 19:24:39 +0700
  a TUBE of nailpolish????? You can tell who've never been around frivolous females on this list! :-) Nail polish chips quite easily. I wouldn...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:37:05 -0500
  Anybody remember how long it's been since oil came in a can? That telescoping tube would have worked just fine if you were...
• Re: oil dipstick popping out...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 04:11:07 -0700
  ...Your model may be different, but it's worth checking. >I noticed my 88 weekender dipstick starts popping out of its tube >everytime I...
• Old Blaupunkt
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 13:37:35 -0400
  I just found a bunch of old realistic small radio tubes further down in the box that held the old Bus radio from my...
• Re: T-Pipe at the gas intake?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:27:30 -0700
  ...The tubes go into the top of the tank through grommets and a couple of tubes attach to metal tubes on the tank. The...
• Re: Pull out oil filler
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 15:28:56 -0600
  ...A rather loud "HEY!" from me startled the poor kid, whereupon he yanked his hand out of the tube - as only a kid caught...
• Re: 2.1 L push rods
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 14:56:44 -0800
  ...2.1 L push rods Finally got around to fixing my pushrod tube leak. Found there was a 4 inch crack in one tube...
• Re: Brake line Flare Nut Threads + Antiseize Ok?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:28:27 -0700
  ...The tube gets buggered when nut rusted. Tube twists with nut. Neil. On 4/9/09, Jonathan Farrugia <jfarrugi@umich.edu> wrote: > I have...
• Re: Heater Duct Asbestos?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:58:38 -0500
  ...So, can I just >encapsulate the wire tube/insulation in aluminum foil? With it being >a plastic tube and having the cotton wrap it...
• Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
  Historical mailing list - Alex MeVay
  Thu, 14 May 2020 10:10:02 -0700
  FWIW, two thumbs up for the GoWesty Fox shocks. My van came with Monroes, possibly from ~2013 or so. By 2016 I had blown...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Oil Filler Grommet Source
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:53:45 -0600
  I believe it is no longer available in the VW system. ------------------------------ Cut yourself;f a piece of heavy duty inter tube from a truck...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - Mary Creasy
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:05:11 -0400
  ...We replaced the dry kinked drain hoses with flexible silicone tubing and after discovering that the tray is lower than the outlet tubes, we...
• Fuel Tank Down and Out...Next?
  Historical mailing list - Erikson-Coyne
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 23:48:50 -0600
  ...After completely disassembling tank/line/tube for cleaning, I forgot which tube goes where. Which tube goes into the crossover vent and which goes...
• Re: Problem with push rod tube seals?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:25:43 -0700
  Pushrod metal itself was my first thought though I was leaning toward expansion/contraction (heat cycling) causing the tube to expand and crush the...
• Re: '85 Westy AC question - gray wire with red end
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 06:22:29 -0400
  ...Is this the capillary tube mentioned in Bentley? I see there'e a hole in the cabinet that is supposedly for the capillary tube...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 10 May 2010 15:53:32 -0400
  ...I need >> to >> remove the oil filter mount tube from the 1.9L engine to install it on >> my >> 2.1L engine. This item...
• Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:39:24 -0800
  ...The common Ebay variety goes from round tube to round tube. Looking for leads either new or used. TIA, -- BenT
• Re: Strange oil deposit on s-tube from air filter box to intake
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:34:22 -0700
  ...Strange oil deposit on s-tube from air filter box to intake > My 1990 Westfalia has had a strange build up of what appears...
• resurrection?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 10 Jul 2017 17:55:43 -0700
  ...The burner box was cracked along one edge, the brazing for the drain tube to burner box was cracked, the tube was bent, and...
• Clutch Tube Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 Nov 1995 20:58:42 -0800 (PST)
  ...All better for now! And now in search of the right bowden tube... Thom -- > My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:53:11 -0400
  I wish someone would repro those transport tube/seals with a long lasting material. I have had these tubes be the source of a...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:26:24 -0400
  ...I cut the tube open and use it to pack bearings >by hand. Dear Jim, I checked with Amsoil... >No, AMSOIL does not have...
• Re: 87 Syncro - hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:35:33 -0500
  ...Repalcing the lifters will require removal of the pushrod tubes. You will then need two piece tubes which will create leakage problems. If you...
• Oil pressure guage
  Historical mailing list - Mike M
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 08:27:15 -0400
  ...I would like to add one that is controlled electrically rather than running an oil tube all the way to the dash for a...
• Re: auto transmission drain
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 07:43:05 -0500
  ...manual and it suggests removing the filler tube and >letting the transmission drain from the filler tube hole............ > >Is there a drain plug in...
• Re: stupid refig. question-newbie on the frig
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 May 2005 17:17:52 -0500
  ...at it through the center tube of a roll of paper towels while holding one end of the tube close to the pilot light...
• Update; Rust repair and windshield sprayer tube replacement/routing (sort of long)
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 23:32:17 -0500
  ...The tube I used was purchased at a local hardware store, 1/4" OD clear rubber tubing. I tied the tubes to the twine...
• Re: cracked oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:49:02 -0800
  If you can't get that working, I have so many waterboxer oil filler tubes around I have to kick them out of the...
• Re: What the heck is this?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:33:34 -0700
  ...Looks like something that fell out of a cow's > >> nose, if the cow was the size of a house. > >> > >> There is a tube...
• Re: Dometic vent
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:00:13 -0800
  ...What I'm trying to do is to >vacuum out the exhaust tube to see if that might bring the Dometic back to >life...