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• heat pipe redux; pressure sender
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 11:05:47 -0700
  ...Is it because of ground connection? What else is there - joint compound?) Wasted my Saturday going into Seattle to find out about the pipe...
• fuel lines & unstoppable fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
  Tue, 4 May 1999 17:16:10 -0400
  ...Is it the compound, pressure, engine compartment environment? What gives? Oh yeah, to the person with the unstoppable fan, beware. Us VR6'rs have...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:36:41 -0600
  ...Writes; > > "Unleaded fuel in the Cities is full of anti pollutant compounds ( > water > )" > > Bwa , Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, !!! > > Sorry Stanley, not this time--- > Crazy...
• Re: vanagon in snow/ice
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:22:28 -0800
  ...without the studs most > of the time, the snow > tread and compound of the tire is wonderful. > Getting going, with the rear > wheel drive...
• Re:Speaking of batteries...
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 20:22:13 -0600 (MDT)
  ...This chemical forms co-ordination compounds with many metal ions, including lead ions formed in the discharge cycle of a battery. The compound formed...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 24 May 2020 11:58:05 -0700
  ...Fluid Film type product that would not harm or degrade tire compounds. It would likely only be of use when a vehicle is in...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:23:03 EDT
  ...3/ Did your rebuilder use a locking compound which requires heating to release? If so, heat the plug to 250-300 degrees F. and...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 18:49:04 -0800
  ...Writes; > > > > "Unleaded fuel in the Cities is full of anti pollutant compounds ( > > water > > )" > > > > Bwa , Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, !!! > > > > Sorry Stanley, not this time--- > > Crazy...
• Re: POR-15????
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 06:44:19 EST
  ...Using other cleaners and etching compounds may not work, then you will be unsatisfied and blame it on the POR-15. I can tell...
• hot starts, new tires, max camber and bird nests
  Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
  Mon, 21 May 2001 20:00:12 -0500
  ...I don't know if it's too much and just compounding the problem. And I thought I was the only one who loved...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:23:50 -0600
  ...I'm mainly concerned about the calcium, magnesium, iron, aluminum, etc. compounds. These impurities which give us "hard" water can contribute to deposits in...
• Head Gasket - 86 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Sun, 10 Nov 96 16:50:00 CDT
  ...5.) The overflow tank has a bunch of black crap stuck to the interior wall (which may be a stop leak compound the pervious...
• Re: Syncro Hard Shifting in Snow
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 06 Mar 1997 18:42:17 -0800
  ...The best lubricant we've found so far is a copper based anti-seize compound called "Coppaslip" applied on the shaft is a thin...
• Re: electrical insulating goop
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 20:47:57 -0600
  What part of Iceland are located in ? Most US Auto parts stores have electrical insulating compounds for about $3.00 for a four ounce...
• Re: Can a Manual Steering Rack Fail Internally?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:28:55 -0500
  I emailed Loogy about his urethane bushings and his stuff is a new compound that wears like urethane, but has some give to it...
• master cylinders
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Jul 1994 06:56:50 -0400
  ...Diagnosis was compounded bythe fact that it never happened to me , only to SO who drives the car infrequently (i probably only use the...
• Re: Hand painted van pics
  Historical mailing list - Tim Clark
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:29:14 -0700
  ...then get out the DA at 2000rpm and use any polishing compound to buff that dull surface to shine but it still not gonna...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 23:06:29 -0600
  ...Composed > primarily of methane, the main products of the combustion of natural > gas are carbon dioxide and water vapor, the same compounds we exhale...
• Re: 85 Vanagon & 4th gear/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 23:12:00 EST
  ...The other gear oil weights contain sulphur compounds that can react with the brass syncros and cause premature wear. Bottom line is that if...
• Re: Found performance brakes..
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:42:12 -0700
  ...Hey, I googled Hawk brakes and found that Tire Rack has the HP-Plus compound and also one called HPS for the street/ Also...
• Re: Tires (by one reviewer)
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:11:27 -0400
  ...The Winter Comtrac has noticably softer compound than the Comtrac, and really is intended for winter use only (though I've used them in...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Apr 2003 - Special issue (#2003-388)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 11:34:29 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver gary hradek wrote: >Fred, > The anti-seize is a greased base metal compound . > The grease clearly gets cooked by...
• Re: Okay -- is there a real fix for floppy mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 18:28:37 -0700
  ...I've tried using some high-tack >> gasket compound. I'm about at the stage of gumming everything together >> with contact cement. >> >> Is there...
• Re: propane tank issues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 11:55:18 -0700
  ...and scale, their chemistry converts the surface rust to a stable compound and seals it. This will last you forever as long as you...
• Re: [vanagon] Oil drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:40:29 -0400
  ...It's likely that you have compounded your problem. >As far as teflon tape, it may or may not help, but teflon is used...
• Helping cool the motor..Redline WaterWetter..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:24:36 -0700
  ...As I recall, it is said to be compatible with all anti-freeze compounds, which I never tested...racecars must run plain water as...
• Undercoating and I found "Waxoil" stuff
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 22:04:05 -0400
  ...Magee) writes: << Someone posted up a mention of an undercoating that is actually a roof patching compound, water based. I lost the message >> The...
• Re: Hatch Struts
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:01:18 -0600
  ...Hatch Struts Once again, I got overwhelmed by info from the archives (BTW, can you do compound searches?), so a quickie... What are the...
• Re: more o2 trouble
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 12:31:32 -0500
  ...you didn't by any chance put some anti-seize compound on the >oxygen sensor? if you did, and it's not the safe...
• Re: Rusting Transmission Housing
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:11:03 -0700
  ...Used motor oil contains acid compounds it picks up as a byproduct of the combustion process, and it is corrosive. Don't ask how...
• Re: clutch pedal wear
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:28:11 -0800
  ...SA Besto 2000, or some such...it is a very penetrating compound as it comes out of the aerosol can. Then the carrier medium...
• Re: Wiring damage- Pics
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 30 May 2009 23:14:14 -0400
  ...ground point, using also a star washer and copper anti-sieze compound. nylon ties were also handy to ensure strain relief. i kept the...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:45:29 -0500
  ...Problem is I don't >think I mixed enough of the hardening compound with the other stuff. So it >has been two days and...
• Re: Flywheel Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 2 May 2013 16:56:16 -0400
  ...From the dealer they now have a thread lock compound on them. I have had no problem with good quality replacements. Dennis -----Original Message...
• insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:28:27 -0400
  ...What is the best choice these days for a heat transfer compound to put between the cold-pipe and aluminum fins inside the fridge...
• Re: Rear Brake Shoe Spring Clips
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 2 Oct 2010 16:01:30 -0700
  ...the drum. > Lube all pivot and contact points sparingly - anti-seize compound or > lubriplate white grease. There really is "brake grease." Formulated for this...
• Re: Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:39 -0700
  ...The wood won't mar your brake pad compound or the caliper..wherever you can get leverage to push the pistons and pads back...
• Re: Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 5 Sep 2010 08:13:05 -0400
  ...Clutch alignment tool? and Lapping compound ? > Thanks, I am not replacing the clutch plate. I am taking the whole mess > off > one block and...
• Time to Take my Lumps
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:28:22 +0000
  ...I'm certain that the fuel wash issue was directly related to my initial ineptitude with the timing belt, and was compounded by connecting...
• Re: Repairing the piting in WBX heads.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:36:27 -0600
  ...Suction > cuping > those valves, and compounding them was fun,too. Such a sence of > accomplishment to do that, and know the engine is better...
• Re: Head gasket questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 13 Jul 1998 14:25:02 -0700
  ...Most likely for the water pump to block mating surface. >| What do you think about Permatex gasket sealing compound? It's great for some...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 23:46:44 -0700
  ...The potential > fun will be compounded by the fact that our dog has limited brain > power and every time a cat meows he 'realizes...
• Re: Dielectric grease
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 14:29:28 -0600
  ...light sockets (4), and I intend to pack them full of compound to keep the > salt air and occasional hurricane winds from driving anything...
• Re: Subject: removing rust on poptop from corroded rubber seal...
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Wed, 15 May 2002 18:45:59 -0500
  ...removing rust on poptop from corroded rubber seal... > I used a rubbing compound a hand towel and some elbow > grease. Worked well > > Phil***84...
• Re: stripped oil drain thread
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:03:21 -0500
  ...alfred bagdan wrote: > Hi all, > > Has anyone used Permatex tread fixing compound to successfully fix the > female treads in the Vanagon that hold the...
• Re: propane explosion
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 10 May 2007 11:29:06 -0700
  ...insensitive to the unique, pungent, and possibly lethal miama of sulfur compounds, butyric acid, methane, and hydrogen which emanate from my posterior and cause...
• Re: Leaking Heads?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:31:42 -0800
  ...with a ceramic compound (a guy in Oregon apparently does this...search the listaa)....or with another type of bonding compound....I do not...
• My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:35:51 -0600
  ...similar to this, but to my recollection not exactly line this. Compounding that is the fact that coolant light blinking is such a common...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 25 May 1999 06:45:33 PDT
  ...with two of them. > > > >I've tried the standard vw sealing compound, silicone, head gasket >sealant, > >and even, most recently, copper sealing washers. Nothing...
• Re: SeaFoam
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 01:26:32 EDT
  ...This is probably the most reactive oxidizing agent for carbon compounds from aliphatics through graphite, kerrogens and diamond. The reactivity of the OH molecule...
• Re: Michelin Tire Experiences
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:45:29 -0800
  ...and can lead to separations and early failure of the rubber compound. One way to check inflation on your tires is to use a...
• Re: Tremclad colour match and useage?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 4 May 2007 09:02:29 -0700
  ...A crazy compound dent at eye level on post forward of rear > side window. (what the h**l did PO back into ?!) Have primed...
• Re: Paint van a slightly different colour?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 30 May 2001 23:06:38 -0500
  ...or a low pressure hose, and all the > overspray,and rubbing compound washes off. > > Pretty simple, works good. > > Or you could just do nothing...
• Re: e15
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:54:25 -0500
  ...Unfortunately the Japanese have not changed their rubber compounds so your 10 dollar o ring is gone in 6 months. There is no alcohol...
• Re: Seam Rust
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Payton
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:30:43 -0400
  ...I >applied a compound which was then pretty new, I think, called "Extend." >This >stuff was promoted as being able to chemically combine with...
• Re: Torque Wench - calibration?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 17:48:07 EST
  ...In all of the above cases, the bolt or nut is dressed with an antisieze compound. For my home projects, I use the Permatex...
• Re: Noise Reduction
  Historical mailing list - Rich Barker
  Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:10:36 -0700
  ...corrugated" engine compartment cover with "silicone seal" or some similar caulking compound. Not just the hatch-cover, but the whole top surface and forward...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:10:35 -0500
  ...have the glass or rope slide in the rubber, use DC4 compound on it. I't's a Dow-Corning Silicone dielectric paste used...
• Re: Black Paint for Mirrors..AND bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:04:14 -0400
  ...about paints and can't figure out what rare and expensive >> compounds are in there to make it cost so much. > > $300/gal. is...
• Re: Snow tires for westy?
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 21:20:23 -0400
  ...Blizzacks give you that extra grip on the ice (soft compound). >When snow tread was exhausted, they actually were decent as all-weather tires...