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• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Mad and Ed
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:56:49 -0700
  What? Napa sells Vanagon coolant pipes? Really? $25-- Those steel pipes are replaced with plastic at the dealer at over $300! On Monday, Apr...
• Coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Thu, 29 May 1997 11:37:51 -0400
  Hey Guys, Ended up going to the dealer to get a new coolant pipe for the left side of the engine. When I inspected...
• Re: pipes?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:50:14 -0400
  ...there is a way to replace one pipe gasket w/o >removing more than one pipe? I found my noise problem and have a...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 23:00:56 EST
  ...fuel hitting the hot exhaust pipes. >> Just a quick thought that I just had, is there anything that you could coat the exhaust pipes...
• Heat Exchanger Bypass Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Saulius Berzinskas
  Mon, 16 Jul 2001 22:44:03 -0400
  Hi all- Recently I have been considering replacing the rusty heat exchangers in my 82 westy with bypass "J" pipes. My van is primarily...
• Re: Diesel leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:47:20 -0700
  The plastic pipes on the later vans are larger in diameter than the steel versions. Mike Snow -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Coolant Pipe Around Engine Bay Opening
  Historical mailing list - Greg McKinney
  Sat, 17 Oct 2020 11:40:27 -0500
  I saw someone had posted a link where to get the Coolant Pipe Around Engine Bay Opening quite a while back. Mine's leaking...
• Coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 03:26:35 -0000
  Can anyone give me the outside diameter of the steel and plastic coolant pipes running to and from the engine to the radiator. I...
• Long pipes for coolant system??
  Historical mailing list - Mercedes Dzindzeleta
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:48:56 -0500
  ...NEED specifically the long coolant pipes for 1985 Westy. 1.9L Automatic 83-85 model pmail if you know where to get ASAP HELP...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:44:13 -0700
  ...I heated up the pipe until I could tap the metal insert back in and then pop riveted it in a couple of spots...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over tube
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 21:00:52 -0500
  ...Is it really necesarry to replace this cross over pipe and the o-ring for the fuel tank sender? The plastic pipe adds $35...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:55:20 -0700
  ...Exhaust pipes too close? PICS > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > The vibrations will grind holes in the pipes where they're > >> touching. I'd > >> >> > move them, myself. > >> >> > > >> >> > On Sun...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:51:10 -0400
  ...Without careful consideration about location of the old pipes, installation location, and your work sequence, these will never go in place. These pipes are...
• Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:18:10 EDT
  In a message dated 4/12/2004 9:30:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET writes: << Basic physics - larger pipes and...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:57:17 -0500
  ...pipe just prior to >the catalytic converter > >(2) something is making a rattling noise inside the catalytic converter > >(3) i replaced elbow pipe but...
• Re: Rust convertor stuff on Exhaust pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 13:37:08 -0500
  For whatever it is worth I put rust converter on my pipes the day before yesterday. After a number of hours driving over two...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 6 Jan 2008 15:49:04 -0800
  ...After the pump is out, > the pipe can be separated from the hose and the pipe pulled put from > behind the pulley with out...
• Tapping oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:18 -0600
  ...You will need a pipe > plug. Since it is a pipe plug, it tightens the > farther you screw it in. It is virtually impossible...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question / No Question for Me
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 18 Sep 2004 14:16:05 -0500
  ...I was talking about OEM pipes, their longevity, and the low grade replacement factor. I'll use the OEM parts. Then I mentioned the...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 16:50:25 +1200
  ...No problems getting 3" pipe mandrel-bent here... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil cooler seal and pushrod tube replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:02:27 -0500
  ...When I went to thghten the pipe, the new internal pipe > wrench would not grab into the pipe and tighten it. The pipe was...
• Rusted Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:13:08 +0000
  ...front pipe, BTW) The pipes had rusted through again, to the point were I was able to (after cutting through the pipe) just twist...
• Long coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 23:44:59 +0100
  ...I lost coolant from one of a pair of fat 'concertinaed' pipes going from the engine to a very long metal pipe that goes...
• Re: Fast Forward Christmas Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 06:43:59 -0600
  ...As you know already the ASTME Schedule 40 pipe is termed "Standard Pipe". The oil field pipe is manufactured to more exacting standards due...
• Re: headers are headed south (TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 16:00:16 -0600
  ...He used a steel mesh section between the header pipe and exhaust pipe to allow for flex in the system. I'm guessing your...
• Paint for Air distributor / manifold pipes?
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:50:37 -0700
  ...This weekend Im gonna clean the gunk out of the air dist / manifold pipes and get the rust off.... Can I just use engine...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:14:30 -0800
  After removing the shield and the old regulator and installing the new I first tried to connect back the original copper pipes with the...
• (Robot) Your digest for Newsbot Query Vanagon_Mentioned
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 15:23:08 -0500
  >----- Forwarded message (The-Newsbot@pipeline.com) -----< >From derekdre@pipeline.com Sat Feb 4 15:15 EST 1995 >Received: from pipe3.pipeline.com (pipe3 [198...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 20 May 2014 08:30:14 -0400
  ...So replacing hoses and long pipes is not good enough. You've also got to replace those thirty-something-year-old plastic fittings, tees...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:38:12 -0700
  It depends on if it's a 1.9 or 2.1 Ron (from BD) wrote and said the bypass pipe for the 2...
• Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 23 Feb 2025 16:00:30 -0500
  ...He has the four piece Bus Depot pipes and is a bit uncertain of the orientation. He already remove the originals from his Automatic...
• doghouse shroud vent pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 7 May 1996 08:35:38 -0700
  To all, Many thanks to all who answered my question about the 1/2 inch pipe on the top of my doghouse shroud! Apparently...
• Water pipe
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:08:55 -0500
  For my 1984 Vanagon 1.9 gas engine, I need to replace the water pipe that comes out of the lower part of the...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:58:10 -0500
  ...Now, many vendors offer stainless pipes, and >> the plastic pipes that seemed so stupid to us because they fail are >> becoming NLA (no longer...
• Re: Stainless Exhaust for 86 Syncro?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 9 Apr 2005 06:09:57 EDT
  ...However, you will certainly notice that the front header pipe for the Syncro is unavailable in stainless steel and that some have chosen to...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:54:00 -0700
  ...Terry K introduced one of the first stainless steel pipes in North America, and other thinner walled pipes were later introduced from Europe and...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:26:23 -0700
  ...Now, many vendors offer stainless pipes, and >> the plastic pipes that seemed so stupid to us because they fail are >> becoming NLA (no longer...
• Re: exhaust quality questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:19:20 -0600
  I had to return my first set of S&S pipes for my 83 Air Cooled. They would not fit under the body. The...
• exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:38:33 -0400
  The crossover pipe from cylinder 1 to 3 has developed a crack right where it is supported by the flat metal plate that bolts...
• Re: front to rearcoolant pipes-starting to rust more than a bit!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 94 8:36:28 EDT
  ...PVC is on the brittle side and that would concern me since the pipes are exposed to potential collisions with road debris. -- Jerry Huff...
• Size of Gas Lines and fittings
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:14:03 -0800
  ...Anyone have knowledge of what size copper pipe should I ask for at the gas pipe store? TIA Steve
• Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 14:07:00 -0700
  > ps -- did you know Alistair doesna' care for the pipes? Just sowing a little dissension in the ranks... Dissension? A gentleman is a Vanagon...
• need westy table leg/pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 13:13:03 -0700
  Anyone have an extra vanagon westy table leg pipe they'd like to sell? I'm in need of one, and haven't had...
• Re: RE New Engine - No Power
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 28 Apr 2001 11:18:07 -1000
  >sounds like the trick we pulled as kids of shoving a potato up someones exhaust pipe that we didn't like.< Neal... what did...
• FS: rare 1.9 cooling 'H' pipe, 'double T'
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:51:00 -0800
  I have one of the 'no longer available' 4 hose H pipe that goes to the coolant tank on 1.9 models. Someone was...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:16:42 -0400
  ...Now, many vendors offer stainless pipes, and > the plastic pipes that seemed so stupid to us because they fail are > becoming NLA (no longer...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jun 2006 - Special issue (#2006-531)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:49:32 -0400
  ...He then cut the pipes in two section and remove it. Didn't have to make the hole bigger then it was. Thanks again...
• Re: Damaged cooling pipe/2 "T" connectors present (long)....
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 19:33:27 -0800
  Have seen two vanagons so far with the pipe problem you describe - the metal sleeve slid out about a quarter inch. each time it...
• Re: Gas Tank Groms
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:08:49 -0700
  ...251201139 Grommet - Filler Pipe to Tank 70x57.5, 1980 ONLY Vanagon with Original Filler Pipe and Tank 251201139A Grommet - Filler Pipe to Tank 50x37...
• Re: dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:58:01 -0400
  ...If you clean up the combustion chamber, clean out the air inlet pipe and exhaust pipe and blow out the drain pipe then chances...
• Re: Inline 4 exhaust manifolds
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:12:26 -0700
  ...This allows minimum back pressure, and allows you > to make a gradual bend in the dual pipes. > > Bill MacLachlan wrote: > > >I'm thinking of...
• Re: RedHot Pipes???
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 23:50:38 -0400
  ...Turned out I was running on 3 cylinders! The engind was overheating, and that caused the pipe to glow orange. Apparently a mouse had...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:42:57 -0700
  The first 5 years had metal pipes, the next 20 years or so had plastic, even as the engines became more powerful. Clearly VW...
• Re: Cooling system R&R wrap up (long)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 07:27:49 -0700
  ...So buy it now. > > #3 Check the long pipes. Check the long pipes. Check the long pipes. ( I > think this only applies to vans...
• On Closet Doors and Westy Tables
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:54:08 EDT
  ...The bolt proceeds into the pipe --- and the pipe/table is fixed in position. No rattle, no hassle. If I need an unusual angle...
• Re: More Turbo Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 12:35:09 +0200
  Robert, about the quantum engine swap to Vanagon.. >> I am wondering if anyone has the part # for the exaust pipe >>that will go from...
• Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:59:11 +0000
  Hey now volks, I have ben having a really hard time getting the main coolant pipes to stop leaking where they connect to main...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 24 May 2002 12:52:02 -0700
  ...The muffler and pipe > > > are by ANSA. I > > > picked up the gasket that goes between muffler and pipe but, > > > and here's the > > > first...
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:00:41 -0500
  ...I understand that replacing the others, collector > pipe, 2nd front header pipe is a major job. > > Do you think > A. I would be better...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:14:13 -0800
  ...I guess this type of fail is not too >> uncommon then? I would have expected the tail pipe to have rusted, but >> not for...