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• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:15:34 -0700
  ...Any pressure drop or any sign of > > weeping…. > > > > I find aluminum welding much easier than steel or stainless. Big arc and > > puddle so my...
• Re: syncro part
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 10:01:27 -0400
  ...Rick Koller On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 1:23 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Are you talking about the aluminum block...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:38:37 -0700
  ...too quickly to efficiently cool? > I am planning on a new aluminum radiator, a lower temp fan switch and a > higher cfm fan? Any...
• timesert repair kits
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:46:09 -0700
  ...I'm using those one time copper washers and think I'll go to the aluminum ones next. I'm using the crush aluminum...
• Re: westy cookware
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:37:09 EDT
  ...you're right in saying "no aluminum". aluminum not >only sucks for heating purposes it can make your food taste funny, (also >can >turn...
• Re: Almost finished my front bumper
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 09:09:47 -0700
  ...Made from 1/4" 6061 aluminum > plate, centre section 3/4" thick. Got tired of cutting, welding, grinding, > rinse-repeat, Not entirely happy with...
• Re: Mystery switch in centre of dash
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:52:24 EDT
  ...Black part is about 3/4 inch in > diameter surrounded by an aluminum bezel with what appears to be a > greenish translucent ring around...
• Washing case halves
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:05:52 -0800
  ...That stuff will tear the hell out of aluminum. I once had a the Wife/GF (no, I'm not saying which!) put one...
• Re: bridging ladder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 22 Jul 2023 15:09:44 -0700
  ...great idea! > > > http://shufti.blog/2023/07/21/vanagon-experiment-in-aluminum/ > > I'll take 3 please. > > mike in cotati, just down the road...
• Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 14:17:01 +0000
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• Wheel weight .
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 20:25:21 -0800
  ...Stacy 1989 Swedish Tristar with Aluminum gates and Atiwe 16" Wheels. Oldest son is an Eagle scout.
• which Audi wheels fit Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 12:51:28 -0400
  ...have a chance to get ahold of some Audi 5000 turbo aluminum wheels reeeaaaallll cheap. What was the measurement of the wheels that fit...
• Re: U.S. Guys, something for you to drool on.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:01:19 -0500
  I believe the drop gates are smooth, indicates that those are the aluminum drop gates instead of the steel ones. Curiously it doesn't...
• needed: source for *tiny* screws
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:16:14 -0500
  I'm missing most of the tiny screws that hold the aluminum curtain track in place on my westy. These look to be #2...
• Re: Extreme Warning .... beware of jake4parts on eBay aka Ken Morgan
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:25:51 -0700
  It appears he is painting the aluminum case halves. How do you suppose he can get the paint to remain on? What kind of...
• Re: Westy Cookware
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 07:21:39 -0700
  ...I'd appreciate any thoughts or experiences. > > I'm also after a nice, non-aluminum kettle to boil tea water in (I'm not...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Adam Grove
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 09:08:05 -0800
  ...Doing another rear aluminum bumper > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I would love to have my van be orange! But, white is so darn practical > >>>>>>> for heat when camping...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 09:23:03 -0500
  ...I make no suggestions on how to handle >> larger pieces of aluminum. >> >> I would, however, like to point out that at least one internet...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Mon, 27 May 2002 11:15:47 -0500
  ...Anti seize is a must in any situation where steel meets aluminum---period-- Run the plugs down by hand, with the plug in a...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:39:48 -0400
  ...Oh, and the adapters can be made of steel, should be cheaper than aluminum. Hector On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM...
• Re: Alternator bracket needs repair
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 May 2009 02:15:18 -0400
  ...Here's a thought -- clear out the old mess and drill/tap oversize, thread aluminum rod to fit, install with red (stud-and-bearing...
• Re: Aluminum Crank Case..Weld or Replace?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:31:09 -0500
  ...with the bottom end also...but Bob Hoover suggested >that the aluminum cases can be welded and rewelded. i respect bob's >advice and...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:55:04 -0500
  ...working on 86 2.1L...diagnosed no continuity > (ground) between the aluminum thermostat/temp sender housing and the head. > Thought I'd just remove...
• Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:47:41 -0500
  ...Suspect the bearing is at the top of the cast aluminum ignition switch housing. Is that bearing replaceable? Must a whole new casting with...
• Re: rust-proof exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 18 Mar 1998 13:24:28 -0700
  An alternative to the stainless steel is to get your exhaust aluminum-ceramic coated. Check out the following locations: http://www.airborncoatings.com/ http...
• Re: Knocking Rod arm/B. Bobs
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 08:38:45 -0700
  ...The shape won't grip the bottom, and the aluminum is too light. Bill in the Southwest ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <j_rodgers...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:43:41 -0500
  ...It's basically tar with an a layer of thin aluminum. Sticks like hell (will never come off) but dampens real, real well. A...
• Re: Lightening the load
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:06:25 -0700
  My carbon fiber photographic tripods are about 100% more expensive than their aluminum or steel cousins. And there's a rather large market for...
• Re: Coolant into the bleeder screw hole?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:29:01 -0700
  ...I use an old funnel I made up with a >piece of aluminum fire suppression tubing. I used a big syringe from the farm...
• Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Aug 2022 12:46:25 -0700
  ...Doing another rear aluminum bumper >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I would love to have my van be orange! But, white is so darn practical >>>>>>>>> for heat when camping...
• Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
  Historical mailing list - Marc Sayer
  Sat, 15 May 2010 13:19:14 -0700
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > marcsayer@HUGHES.NET writes: > > All that said, the use of Drano on > anything containing aluminum is unwise, and especially in cooling...
• Thead sealant WAS: Aluminum to brass thread galling
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:25:45 -0800
  ...0800 > From: John Anderson <wvukidsdoc@YAHOO.COM> > Subject: Thead sealant WAS: Aluminum to brass thread galling > > The greatest thing to me about it (despite...
• Re: Diesel na is breathing coolant
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:43:36 -0600
  Im planning on having my buddy fab up both tanks for me in aluminum. Probbably both for under $200!! And on the flushing probably...
• Re: Jail Bars Q
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:55:30 -0700
  ...just find a supplier of metric > sized aluminum dowels to finish off the kit? > The aluminum rods at my local hardware store are American...
• Re: turbo? supercharched?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:06:25 -0500
  ...The rabbit/golf block is cast iron, and responds better to turbocharging than an aluminum block, like the waterbox. I know Porsche has made...
• Mystery oil leak on 2.1 please help with ideas
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Mon, 31 May 2004 11:12:51 -0700
  ...The oil seems to drip down between the cross member and the aluminum casting that is bolted to the rear of the case. I...
• Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun! Welding Aluminum with a MIG.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:10:39 -0800
  ...Only has had aluminum wire in it since new. The two other machines we have are both miller dynasty 350s. About 90 % of the...
• Re: Welding a bell housing????
  Historical mailing list - The Skylight Guy
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 23:39:29 -0800
  ...I am assuming this as an aluminum magnesium which is a high tensile aluminum. The filler rod which is best recommended for this job...
• Re: Awning track?
  Historical mailing list - Leif
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 10:13:59 -1000
  ...the edge of the awning slides into the aluminum track. The edge that slides in has a cord, about like a clothes line, sewn...
• Brushed-metal finish on aluminum stock (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:36:07 -0800
  ...I have some 1x1x48" aluminum 90-degree angle stock, purchased from the local hardware store, to which I want to apply a brushed-metal...
• Re: Unusual Accessory
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 May 2007 10:07:00 EDT
  ...It's an aluminum ladder that attaches to the rear > hatch and a roof rack. I got it off a passenger van, and I...
• Leaking slider windows
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Sat, 18 Mar 2017 11:43:42 -0700
  ...In the process we found out that the leak appears to be occurring on the anodized aluminum frame there the two ends meet. Has...
• Can't Find a Euro License Plate Holder
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:11:03 -0400
  Anyone have a line on the aluminum bracket part that bolts to the 2 small screw holes (app 1.5" apart) Vanagon bumper. The...
• Re: boiling the radiator out?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 24 Mar 2001 10:05:55 -0800
  I was told by a radiator shop that they can't "boil out" the plastic/aluminum radiators. Seems that there is a high rate...
• Re: Tire Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L. Urner
  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 14:57:31 -0700
  ...In other words, it depends on the particular tires you have. >There is a metal/aluminum badge, in the drivers door jam I believe...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:21:04 EST
  ...did this what would be the best way to fill with Aluminum MIG or TIG? >> TIG because it requires a welder who knows how...
• Re: look out Felder Industries! - westy table mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 18:02:08 -0700
  ...As to Bell Industries making aluminum wool, we pride ourselves on having a holistic approach in the manufacturing of our products. The aluminum wool...
• Re: Rear side marker light guards
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 23:25:21 -0300
  ...1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint. >>> >>> What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:30:01 -0700
  ...working on 86 2.1L...diagnosed no continuity > (ground) between the aluminum thermostat/temp sender housing and the head. > Thought I'd just remove...
• Re: transmission is it fixable?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sun, 14 May 2006 23:48:39 -0400
  a few years back when i took my transmission out i ran into the same problem, chunks of aluminum fell out. my solution was...
• Re: Archive not. Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 05:48:56 -0500
  ...It can etch the aluminum. Etced aluminum will look dark. > Just etching does not damage the aluminum (well, it does but not > significantly), but...
• Re: Have tire question, also working on a amphibious Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 11:11:49 -0700
  ...so there will be 600 lbs on an aluminum track assembly > encircling > the van. I wanted to put in a 3.6 Ford V6...
• Re: Opinions requested, van related, German tent pegs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:09:58 -0700
  ...Probably had several of these stakes, hence the aluminum. Those are cast (probably from scrap aluminum), so they are brittle, but yours are fabricated...
• Burning Magnesium Engines
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 02:03:14 -0400 (EDT)
  The question came up a couple of weeks ago about what kind of gasses are given off when a VW aluminum/magnesium engine burns...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:21:14 -0700
  Larry, the water is connecting your aluminum motor and your copper pipe! On 6/29/06, Larry Alofs <lalofs@rcn.com> wrote: > > This problem...
• Re: Printing on Aluminum Sheet - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 10:50:28 -0500
  ...Printing on Aluminum Sheet - NVC > Considering the price, I think I'd pick up some decal material for my > printer ... apply the decals then...
• 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!! What
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 00:09:59 -0800
  ...er aluminum. Troy
• WTB: Side Trim for '65 Deluxe
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 11:01:46 GMT
  Looking for side trim (the aluminum stuff) for a '65 Microbus Deluxe. We're missing pieces for the side doors and for the front...
• Re: List Census
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 15:23:30 -0700
  ...currently analyzes numbers and schedules > at the big company that turns aluminum into airplanes > here in Washington State Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu...
• When things go wrong..
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 10:22:16 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro37.jpg Welded (Aluminum), and jb-welded...hi hi hi, i will swap side, so there is no pressure...