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• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 27 Dec 2008 05:42:36 -0700
  Just my attempt to illustrate how we complicate things, when all we have to do is be careful and attentive. But actually, you could...
• California Smog Test 2008
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 21:43:45 -0700
  Scott and all, The station I went to did not say anything about testing from the filler neck, in fact I asked him if...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:04:48 -0800
  ...Could not get the > locking filler cap to budge. Looking at the pictures here: h > ttp://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
• Fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 08:14:32 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I'll bet that plastic filler tube costs a bit. Of course, now I have all this gas to deal with. I wish I...
• Re: Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Trina Lindal
  Fri, 13 May 2005 10:52:13 -0700
  That oil filler tube extendo-thingy... it took me six years to figure that one out. In the meantime I carried around a stupid...
• Propane tank question
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Tue, 26 May 1998 18:32:17 -0500
  ...The filler valve looks different from the one on an RV I used to own. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
• Re: what is it?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:38:04 -0700
  power steering filler tube maybe? i am guessing here. ===== Sudhir Desai desa4622@kettering.edu desa4622@yahoo.com 1984 Vanagon Z34 & 1996 Jetta Trek icq...
• leaking fuel filler gasket - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 15:26:44 -0400
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• Re: oil tube extension
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 May 2005 14:23:09 -0700
  ...oil tube extension Take the cap off the oil filler tube, put a finger inside the tube and you will feel a ridge on...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin
  Mon, 7 May 2007 13:48:24 -0400
  ...The original engines in the diesel Vanagon did not have the oil check stick in the block, only through the oil filler tube. If...
• filler plug not drain
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 15:31:32 -0700
  ...Having done this several times before, I > decided not to bother checking to ensure the filler plug could be > removed first... > > > mark wrote: > > Well...
• Re: Need '82 water tank key
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:31:03 -0700
  ...It is a metal >key which fits the brass lock in the round plug covering the water tank filler >hole. (Not the later style...
• Re: aux fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:14:07 -0800
  I have been thinking of putting the filler neck on driver side for 2WDs, but the LPG tanks would be in the way of...
• Re: Propane filler valve needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 09:11:18 EST
  ...david > The filler valve on my propane tank needs to be replaced. Does anyone know > of a good source. Thanks. > -- John > '87 Westy David...
• a propane tank idea
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 31 Dec 2001 10:58:01 -0500
  ...Suppose I put on the tank a filler like is on a bbq tank, then only fill it when it is empty and tell...
• Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 21:18:23 -0500
  ...Some Ford and GM cars > used to have the gas filler behind the license plate. when volkswagen first brought the vanagon to the u...
• Re: Vanagon Oil Filler
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 23:16:12 -0600
  I've seen another way to keep the license plate down when filling the oil. Disconnedt the spring that springs the plate shut. There...
• Re: Parts Syncro FS ? (Vancouver B.C.)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:48:09 -0700
  ...On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Jake de Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Tuba-dude, the Syncro filler is on the...
• Re: 90 GL Oil temp sender options?/Motor Mount Diagnostics?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:55:27 -0400
  ...I removed the oil filler tube, made a plate to fit over the hole and installed the temp sensor there. I then had to...
• Re: 1982 Vanagon Diesel Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 15:21:42 -0500
  ...The autostop filler > baffled more attendents than not, so I stuck a manual filler on it, > which everyone seems to be comfortable with. > > -- > Jack...
• Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:03:18 -0800
  ...Fuel filler cap stuck x2 Running "on fumes", at gas station, no cap key...... I was able to remove it with only the screwdriver...
• Re: Water tank filler cap key?
  Historical mailing list - David Klein
  Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:58:54 -0700
  ...CA> wrote: > > Hi all, > > My steel key which unlocks the tank filler hole that i just realized I had on my key ring is...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:21:30 -0700
  ...Westies sure have a lot of nooks and > crannies! > > You may also want to check the other end of the filler hose and the...
• Re: For those of you awaiting your #@$%$ watertank fill outlets.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Grove
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 21:48:19 -0700
  ...is simply a keyed hatch > that opens downward to reveal the filler. The opening is really small. > And in the effort of even worse...
• Re: Oil Leak 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:17:25 -0400
  ...I had to remove the engine to swap out the filler tube...well it had to be removed for other things anyway... - Laurence ---------------------------------------- Laurence...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:57:46 -0700
  ...http://ecatalog.westmarine.com/full.asp?page=0617&LinkBackProdId=268534 Alternatively you can loosen the oil filler tube at the block, that will not...
• Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 04:13:19 -0400
  Hi Kyle - We weren't talking about the elbows, but the hose that connects to the tank itself. But that's OK, it's...
• for Friday
  Historical mailing list - karen brown
  Thu, 05 Dec 1996 13:18:01 -0500
  I knew about the oil filler extension tube, the stove cover/drainboard, and the swivelling front seats. What I want to know is, where...
• Staying in the black
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:28:22 -0800
  ...ago wherein the notable used some sort of chemical magic on his gas filler insert. What's the best you all have found? pensioner
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:27:07 -0800
  AutoStop was a brand of device that used bleeder port liquid pressure to block the filler port once the tank was "full" but those...
• Sheesh? Duct Tape? BTDT
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Thu, 17 Apr 97 10:19:47 PDT
  ...I was looking for a "designed method" as VWAG didn't supply either the foam filler I used to back up the "riggers tape...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:08:26 -0500
  ...I disconnected the tranny fluid filler tube and drained > most of the fluid in the process. > > Are there other things I should chck out...
• Re: Propane filler valve.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:44:25 -0700
  ...You can just switch to a plain filler valve and outage valve > (manual safety, stop filling when it starts coming out the outage) but...
• Re: Replacement fuel tank question
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:17:35 -0700
  I like their aircraft style filler caps. They would make adding the front filler port easier than using parts harvested from 2wd Vanagons. I...
• Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:25:43 -0500
  ...PM, zzyzx wrote: > I bought a Westy with no key for water filler receptacle. Is there an > easy cure for filling the reservoir? > > Steve
• Re: 2nd fuel fill on Wolfsburg Edition?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 May 2017 12:45:59 -0700
  whoever add another fuel filler port may have a good reason to do so... but putting it there is questionable... why not put it...
• Need Raleigh area propane fixture work done
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:54:52 -0400
  Hi all, I'm looking for a place in the Raleigh, NC area that can replace the main valve and filler valve on my...
• Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:16:31 -0800
  ...Any thoughts on replacements, this is the on off valve not the filler. Pensionerd.
• WTB: Key for Gas Filler
  Historical mailing list - John T. Croteau
  Fri, 15 Sep 1995 22:23:57 -0500 (CDT)
  Anyone have a spare Gas Tank Door Key that they wouldn't mind parting with? [Just another do-dad for my '66 Type 221...
• Re: gas spilling
  Historical mailing list - thowland
  Thu, 7 May 1998 10:08:04 -0800
  I had the same problem.There is a hose that goes between the tank and the filler,it could be cracked and leaking. Make...
• Re: drain plug out...DISREGARD PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:40:09 +0000
  ...add oil to my transmission... > Any tips/tricks to getting that filler plug and drain plug out of a manual > trans?? > Been struggling with...
• Brake Warning Light Stays On
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:56:26 EDT
  ...fitted" As I understand it this is fitted to the reservoir filler cap and connected to the lamp via a detachable terminal, I have...
• Re: Oil leak at the rear of a 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 29 May 2005 13:11:20 -0400
  http://www.benplace.com/fl2005/syncro44.jpg -Rear crankshaft seal... -Filler neck junction -and.........bore hole plugs...the 2 right of the crankshaft seal...
• Re: changing transmission fluid...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:06:38 -0700
  ...Long necked funnel (about 30" long in total, with flexible neck), inserted in filler hole, then wrapped around top of trans to place top...
• Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:20:01 -0800
  ...Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving > > I think the easiest solution is to simply not leave the side of the van...
• Re: windshield washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 19:27:57 -0600
  Jeff There is a LargeRubberGrommet where the FillerNeck fits into the MainBody of the Tank & they Get Old&Loose so when you fill the...
• Re: 87 Synchro, Gas Filling Shuts off too early
  Historical mailing list - Dan Stevens
  Tue, 26 Sep 2000 00:27:44 -0400
  ...The MSDS 911 engine conversion includes a re-routed fuel filler that Martin Schneider claims eliminates the problem as well as making room for...
• Re: Anyone have a Westy utility hook-up for the filler tank?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Feb 2011 09:18:10 -0800
  ...for the >> power and City water...all I need is the filler hook-up for >> the tank...I still have the locking cap. > > > > Be...
• Re: Filling the transmission
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 03:21:47 -0400
  ...Match the filler plug to the > tubing at the store. Then I push a funnel into the end of the hose and > route the...
• Re: Gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:02:28 -0500
  ...Have a 25 litre plastic pail handy and empty the tank throgh the filler hole... 6) ya need 4mm hose for the breather lines...
• Re: Fuel Transfer Pump recomendations
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:45:01 -0700
  ...In the meantime, I've got a "local" solution to the dual filler alternative. I just need to get work done to weld the...
• Re: Name of fuel filler trim thingy majig
  Historical mailing list - Ed Wiebe
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:39:13 -0700
  ...Ed Wiebe 1990 Westfalia > >> What would be the proper name of the black trim piece that goes around >> the >> fuel filler opening, (surrounds the...
• Re: westy stove burner grate fillers
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:04:39 -0700
  Thanks, Dan. I knew I was (figuratively) back in business when T3T “Wallaced” me. > On Aug 22, 2023, at 5:43 AM, Dan N...
• Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 21 May 2012 03:42:09 -0400
  In a message dated 5/20/2012 4:09:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, uprightbassghost@HOTMAIL.COM writes: Does anyone know if this...
• Re: Gas leaking from filler tube - '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Sep 1994 22:44:20 -0500 (CDT)
  > BTW, my family has resigned themselves to me fixing NuBus. NuBus will >live once more! Heehaw!! -- /--------------------------------------------\ /-------/======================================)\ / /| ||============|| | | =)\ / / | ||============|| | | =)\ _\ _\___/__|O_______||============||__|_________| =)\ / \\-----|-----------|-------------------------------) ( ))==M | |Sami, dakhlia@wuecona.wustl.edu| ( )) | |Dept...
• Re: westy water tank
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Tue, 7 Jul 1998 23:55:16 +0000
  Steve Caslowitz wrote: > > I lost the key to the water tank filler unit. Where is the best place to > get a new one, a...
• Re: Epidermal Layer of Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - David Priemer
  Thu, 13 May 1999 20:10:38 EDT
  If one was to use the very old technique of appling lead instead of body filler then the opening and closing could continue until...
• Re: Diesel expansion tank?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:07:04 -0700
  ...Mike Snow > > Behind the passenger wheel above the filler tube there is a plastic tank > apparently related to the diesel tank. What is it...
• Automatic Transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Russ
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 12:09:23 -0400
  ...And it still backs up Thru the filler tube John R Gloucester MA
• busdepot gas tank
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:53:11 -0700
  ...This tank is designed for the 68 mm fuel filler > grommet for use > >with the 58 mm fuel filler tube. I noticed that the...