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Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 13:53:55 -0400
At 12:38 PM 6/19/2010, mcneely4@cox.net wrote: >down the filler opening, and if I try to fill rapidly, water pushes...
Re: CL: 1987 Poptop in Modesto for $3700
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:02:53 -0400
Yeah, how does a California Weekender get that kind of seam rust? No openings in the side to allow the rain in. Very little...
Later
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 14:45:03 -0800
...doing virtually nothing to it, not even checking the oil, since opening the engine compartment exposes me to splattered battery acid. Have some happy...
Re: That IS strange!
Historical mailing list
Tue, 6 Jun 1995 07:47:27 -0700 (PDT)
...I gotta admit- opening Safari windows DO make it There's a little fish-taco restaraunt here in Sac that has a side of...
Heater Panel Removal Help 84 Westy
Historical mailing list
Sat, 1 Feb 1997 00:47:06 -0500 (EST)
...one in the middle of the dash with the heater vent openings. Bentley calls it a heater directional panel. It seems as if it...
Brazilian Vanagon!
Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
Thu, 13 May 1999 23:07:58 -0700
Hey guys have you seen Medicine man? (the movie) In the opening credits.. there is a silver Brazilian vanagon with that big funky square...
Re: Air conditioning ports
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 13:32:03 -0500
...remove the plastic trim on the left side of the hatch opening. That port is the high pressure side. My impression is that the...
Re: 4-disc: One forgotten fact:
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Sat, 24 Nov 2001 10:33:29 +0100
...discs look nice, drums are ugly (assuming alloy wheels > with large openings) > -We choose to be different! Not to forget those people with bigger...
Sliding door doesn't
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:04:16 -0700
...My sliding door was balking yesterday, opening only hesitantly when I turned the handle. It seemed as if something wasn't releasing at the...
Fw: Re:Sliding windows / Rear Ventilation/ rear exhaust vents / D pillar opening windows FIXED LINKS
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 16:45:10 -0700
...Volks! > > Well to those of you who sometimes wish you had opening windows in the back > of the van > > Here's a couple pics...
Re: Any advice on brake master cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:54:48 +0100
...Use towels when removing pressure > hose. > > If still in place, use the stock clear plastic foil (between reservoir > opening and the instrument cluster) as...
Re: diesel fuel injectors???
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Jan 1997 20:12:11 +0000
...increase in thickness of .05mm increases opening pressure by 5 bar / 72 psi. Note: I have not taken injectors apart myself - this is just...
Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:34:37 -0700
...yep, that box section is what provides the torsional stiffness around the opening > > alistair > > > > > > On 28-Dec-10, at 8:10 AM, Thomas Buese...
Re: Porta-potti boxes
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:11:32 -0700
...I'd build a box with 3 sides, top, and 2x4 brace between sides and top at opening. That way it's slide-able...
Re: Removing internal window rubber
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 14:58:43 -0500
...bit to one side to get it perfectly centered in the opening. The ArmorAll also made it more flexible. We had previously tried to...
Re: help fitting van in garage
Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:29:31 -0400
...This is the height of the opening in the front >of the garage, so regardless of how the door was installed the van would...
Re: Water tank filler cap key?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:27:45 -0500
I've never had a key, but I have no trouble opening the cover. I just use a screw driver. I guess the "lock...
body drain holes
Historical mailing list - ed donnen
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 08:32:32 -0400
...rust, leaves) as well as water to leave? ed- ( I would of course "seal" the opening against moisture with Ospho or some other converter.)
Re: Physics phun
Historical mailing list - Mark L. Hineline
Mon, 27 Dec 2010 16:30:21 -0800
...That is why the flaps have > opening on top. Without the air the sheet metal outer boxes burn up > and the exchanger core can...
door panel pain
Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 06:28:42 -0700
...At first, only the bottom left corner (standing outside of the van) would come loose and block the opening of the door, now the...
Re: popups -NO VANAGON CONTENT (RANT)
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:14:04 -0700
...And it's real crappy that you lured me into opening this post with the word "Popup". -- Gnarlie
Re: RE: running hot....ideas? UPDATE running a 70� t-stat instead of the 87� one
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:35:41 -0500
...the engine run cool implies that the first thermostat wasn't opening right. If it were a blocked radiator or a water pump or...
Re: HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 09:37:44 -0700
...There is an opening somewhat on the other side of where the passenger door button is located. I also removed the door button to...
Re: Deschutes Brewery Video
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:05:14 -0500
...12px">Not only when opening in the morn' ~ maybe even more so when closing before "HittinTheSack" ORR ~ DeanB <BR...
Re: Cold blooded
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:25:14 EST
...Have you tried measuring the opening point of the thermostats? Put one in a pot of water with a thermometer and apply heat. It...
Re: 1991 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile water faucet fail
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:51:55 -0500
...I had to enlarge the opening in the cabinet wall to get the line to pass through. I assume that the original plumbing was...
Re: Door window scrapers
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:48:20 -0700
...earlier model, say like my '95? >Thanks, >Karl Wolz Since this opening is also where the vents in the doors exit, you would lose...
Re: Is the galley sink/pump supposed to "dribble"
Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
Mon, 2 Jul 2001 14:56:27 -0400
...Regards Graham previous >The opening in the facuet is small so it might take a minute or two at the >most to fill the...
oil plug woes
Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
Sat, 26 May 2001 10:55:34 -0700
Hey Volks, Havin' trouble opening the oil plug on my 89 Carat - newly aquired and needs a change...the plug won't budge - ended...
Re: HELP! Clutch slave-cylinder bolts???
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:01:58 EST
...If you get a real skinny one, or make it skinny with a grinder, you can slide it into the small opening in the...
need door lock actuator part# & source
Historical mailing list - Adam Behle
Wed, 16 Mar 2005 19:04:25 -0800
...to ditch the door locks and go the chivalrous route of opening the door for my lovely wife. A Vanageek's gotta do what...
Re: Tape for frame openings, update
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:46:37 -0800
...Tape for frame openings, update Hi listers, Recently I asked the list for a recommendation for tape to replace that failing on the frame...
Re: Door air vent was taped over?
Historical mailing list - Roland
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:23:59 -0700
...Even the door holding strap (what keeps it from opening too much) has a hole that might allow air flow, but there is foam...
Re: Muffler & pipe patches
Historical mailing list
Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:23:36 -0500
...buy an exhaust pipe to connect to the >muffler over the opening (assuming I can find a square or triangular flat >piece attached to...
Two questions about shady boy awnings
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:51:58 -0500
...Does the SB awning allow rain to enter the sliding door opening—falling straight down past the gutter, for instance, not blowing in. Question...
Re: exhaust gas into coolant system - use sniffer
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Tue, 9 Nov 2010 18:29:28 -0500
...Start the engine, put the sniffer wand over the expansion tank opening. If you have combustion gasses leaking into cooling system the hydrocarbon reading...
Sequential vs batch RE: digifant injection
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:05:34 -0400
Even with sequential fuel injection, intake valve opening events happen so fast that by 2-3k rpm the injector is spraying part of the...
RE: ADVICE/Info Needed!
Historical mailing list - King, Robert
22 Feb 1995 15:29:47 +1000
...If the wire running to it is BROWN then your bus IS meant to be neg to earth (ie, brown = earth, and opening the...
Re: body panel sections availability
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 01:34:04 -0500
...know you're right, Chris. But, my seam was greatly stressed .... opening it up a bit so I expect problems (or at least concerns...
Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:24:05 -0800
...I know they can get in some incredibly narrow openings and I suspect they squeezed into the gap between the hatch & body but I...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:58:04 -0700
...method... >> >> We're they doing something dumb, like spraying into an opening with flame in it ? I've used the carb spray method about...
Re: stereos that fit
Historical mailing list
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 18:06:19 -0700
...and the opening in the dash was a perfect > fit. > i think the opening is of little consequence (height x width), rather depth > is...
Re: Air conditioner for camping
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 29 Mar 2002 22:21:01 -0600
In considering the installation of an AC under my Westy rear seat it would have required a simple cut for an opening for the...
Re: flow to radiator from water pump How fast should it be?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 22:10:42 -0500
...I think it would take some serious ingenuity to actually measure flow rate without opening the system. Living next door to a process engineer...
Re: Heater Box Question and Front Air Conditioning Revisited
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:15:30 -0800
...Sealing any of the other vent openings in the roof ventilation system would also be necessary. I will be installing an intake damper in...
Re: tri-star fender flares------looking for pictures of these on Vana gons.....anybody seen these?
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:58:44 -0400
...http://www.fastforward.ca/vanagon/default.htm#arches says "Please note that the Syncro 16 wheel arches require extensive modification of the fender openings...
Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care! FISH Y
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Thu, 22 Aug 2002 21:49:24 -0500
...Why? The only requirement of an body opening to draw in air is to have lesser air pressure within that opening and greater air...
Re: Extra(?) holes in rear engine tin
Historical mailing list
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 12:52:23 -0600 (CST)
...It has two openings, left and right. An aluminum hose connects the left (resp. right) opening to the left (resp. right) hole in the...
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Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Wed, 20 Jul 2022 08:56:22 -0600
...There’s no problem with it opening or closing or staying closed. It’s when open, it slides closed. I’ve fixed this before...
Re: Westfalia dimensions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 4 Sep 2015 23:24:00 +0000
1/2 inch less than the standard garage door opening. No skylights for me! Jim On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 6:03 PM...
Re: Mice
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:01:39 -0400
Drier sheets, smelly ones like Bounce, in heater/ defroster openings, battery compartments, under back seat, near each door and hatch. Larry A. On Mon...
Re: Vanagon dash leak
Historical mailing list
22 Jul 96 16:03:32 PDT
...Water will find it's way though if there is an opening. I tried lots of proper ways to stop the leak, but finally...
Re: FW: ATF/MMO - The Bulley Pulpet
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 27 Jul 2000 08:50:45 EDT
...Stop Suburban Sprawl. >> Sounds like the Wal*Mart down the road from Bulley just had its grand opening and neither Andy nor Barney can...
Re: lower westy mattress cover
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 May 2004 22:20:10 -0700
...Simple, no zip but cunningly made so that opening is closed after foam inserted. Alistair On 23-May-04, at 8:42 PM, gary...
mice
Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:29:34 -0500
...are there hidden openings in the body shell I'm not thinking of? Maybe up behind the dash or something? Robert H Ithaca NY...
Re: Replacing driver's door wiring
Historical mailing list - jbange
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 15:55:40 -0800
...Close to 200K miles >of opening >and closing have weakened them to the point where only one still works. Are you going to pull...
Re: Map Pockets
Historical mailing list
Thu, 3 Feb 2011 10:22:27 EST
...won't be able to open > the glove box without first opening the passenger door. you just move it back so it clears the...
FS Front Vent window rubber seal (L&R)
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:32:46 -0700
This is for an opening vent windows. I THINK this is for non-chrome type vent windows, but if you can tell me how...
Re: Far right receptacle?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:57:15 -0700
That'll be the opening for filling the water tank on board. Do you have a key for it? Neil. On Sat, Apr 19...
Re: opening the AFM - Howz it done?
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 14:28:02 -0700
...described in the archives. > > However, someone else on this list mentioned opening the AFM and cleaning it > with electronic contact cleaner, and/or resetting...