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• Re: Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:15:17 -0700
  ...The brake line was above the cable so it rested on and > was being chafed by the cable, so he ran the brake cable...
• Re: Pressure bleeding brakes questions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 19:55:53 -0700
  ...Pressure bleeding brakes questions > > What a great thread — thanks, all, for posting. > > So if I get the GW hose kit mentioned by Dennis as...
• Re: Value of sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:39:44 -0500
  ...Longer brake lines, fuel hoses, wiring, parking brake cables... What's an extra meter of Vanagon weigh? Do you need different shock absorbers to...
• Re: Shuddering after fixing coolant leak !?!?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:49:01 -0700
  ...Found the hole, replaced the hose, bled and it all > good. Great.Now, while driving, there is a significant shudder over > 30km/h.Other...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:15:44 -0400
  ...Dont change the rubber hose that runs from the master cyl resivour. Brake fluid will eat away at most rubber replacements. The clutch master...
• Re: Ceramic Brakes Pads
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:14:09 -0400
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3670&search_phrase=brake%20cal ipers&start= The front brake hoses can make a world...
• Re: clutch master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 21:58:04 +1100
  ...I positioned a small funnel (feeding into an old brake fluid container) to catch the fluid draining from the old cylinder so the mess...
• Re: variable brake pedal travel
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 06:11:12 +0000
  ...typically long brake >pedal travel. After checking the rest of the system, bleeding it, >adjusting rear shoes, and replacing all hoses I rebuilt the...
• Re: rusted brake bleeder valves
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 23:33:15 -0700
  ...list, I have >changed the hoses that lead to the front calipers. However, >I can't bleed the brakes because the valves are rusted...
• Re: Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 18:16:42 EDT
  Why did you replace the calipers?? Did you have spongy brakes before you changed the calipers ?? You may have master cyl. problems or rear...
• Copy of: Getting bolts off calipers
  Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
  17 Jul 96 12:52:22 EDT
  ...the brake line from the back of the caliper (nowhere else) and see if the caliper releases. If it does, the hose is blocked...
• Re:stalling problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Apr 92 17:54:59
  Another fact we lived with..like the window noise! Actually putting in the preheat hose solved it in wintertime...and replacing the idling jet...
• Do as I say, not... [brakes]
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Aug 1994 13:26:24 -0600
  ...step on the brake - the pedal squishes to the floor almost exactly like when bleeding the brakes... Used the garden hose to wash all...
• Re: Mushy brake pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 09:05:59 -0500
  ...If so, your rear brakes are out of adjustment. If not, >you could try replacing all the hoses. Yep - this helps, so I did...
• diesel vacuum pumps (little VC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 20:52:10 -0500
  ...Isn't there enough vacuum at the intake to run power brakes etc.? My Saab 900 has an electrically powered vacuum pump just for...
• Re: Update on my westy!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:15:07 -0700
  ...Is it a big deal to get replacement > hoses, or did the PO hose me as well? The coolant hoses? IIRC, heater hose is...
• Re: ATE/Teves Rebuilt Caliper Question (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 5 Apr 2009 09:13:59 -0700
  ...The copper washer is for use with applications that have a brake hose threadi9ng into the caliper. If you have steel line you don...
• Re: Lower bleeder screw question (searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:48:14 -0700
  ...bled brakes. They > felt ok, but not really efficient. I started to bleed them again with > a one man one way valve hose but...
• Re: Cooling system overhaul?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:23:15 -0400
  ...redone, many new parts (Pump, starter, ALT, all senders, some hoses, all new brake including cylinders and many many other NEW or rebuilt part...
• Re: 89 vanagon w/wheelchair lift (was '90)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Mon, 7 May 2001 21:06:47 -0700
  ...soon as you are > able, especially > the brake fluid and the coolant!! > and change the rubber hoses in the fuel system > ASAP!!! > > :) > __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Re: Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:41:26 -0700
  ...brake fluid to any brake you work on. When pushing the piston back in the first time .. it's best to have a hose...
• Pulsating Brake Pedal (Need Solution)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:36:28 -0700
  ...the drum brakes to oposite wheels. The pulsation followed the drum and this was verified by clamping off the rear bake hose. I took...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 20:31:07 -0500
  Look on the right side of the brake fluid reservoir and you'll see a hose going to the clutch master cylinder. Joe ----- Original...
• Re: Girling vs ATE Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:21:20 -0500
  ...Im going to swap out the hoses since im sure they are OE but the calipers bite but if you Romp on the brake...
• Re: Throttle Body, Plenum and Intake Runners - Looking for Advice
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 18:19:14 -0700
  ...The serrated bits on the "basic" clamp tend to bite into the hose). However. I think my "basic" clamps and new plenum hoses should...
• MC and Slave Bleeding Question
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:39:47 -0700
  ...submerge the end of a hose coming off the bleed valve on the slave into a jar of brake fluid... and then just leave...
• Re: Power steering pump and old coolant hoses
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:14:47 -0600
  ...I did >have to position this hose carefully so that the parking brake cable >didn't rub on it. > >Larry A. > > > >-- >No virus found...
• Re: Speaking of CV Joints ...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 16 May 2003 11:19:48 -0400
  ...I parked the van for two days, visually > inspected the undercarriage but could not find anything amiss, no torn > boots, hoses, etc. I ventured...
• Re: '88 Vanagon - failed cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:28:49 -0500
  I'd check the switch at the brake pedal. When my cruise sometimes won't engage, I tap the side of the brake pedal...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - rear wheel bearing job
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:11:51 -0600
  ...This will avoid changing the rear wheel alignment and dealing with the brake lines and hoses. Hell maybe/ probably it IS time to replace...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:56:04 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > So the hose from the intake manifold that the booster pump is teed in to is > a brake vacuum line...
• Re: Clutch reservoir
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:07:48 -0800
  ...Such fun! So many hits so fast from '94 to '08! But I digress...... (and hint hint to the OP) <grin> The brake and...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:52:01 -0800
  ...Then proceed on 3 brakes. Or...........the line has to go to a T junction or some fitting. . Find that, perhaps two feet or...
• Re: Sticky brakes
  Historical mailing list - C. Abney
  Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:33:34 -0700
  I didn't read enough into it, but I wonder if the silicon-based brake fluids draw less water. They are incompatible with the...
• Re: Rear brake drum/shoe replacement - bleed brakes? grrr
  Historical mailing list - Neil
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:22:40 -0700
  ...Historically I've run a hose to a jar of brake fluid, had a second > person pump the brake pedal, open the bleed screw...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:08:59 -0700
  ...still wondering if it's the early two piston design, or the later with one larger piston and sliding caliper. ....? the brake hoses aren...
• factory cruise
  Historical mailing list - Jonyqest22
  Sat, 16 May 1998 21:26:57 EDT
  ...I checked the hoses, they seem to be fine. I also checked the release valves on the clutch and brake levers, I have a...
• hELLA xl uPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 03:41:00 -0700
  ...E-codes for $275 and no boots to seal them? Mounted the switch above the brake warning light on the dash(stereo amp rocker...
• Install of GoWesty ATF Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:42:59 -0700
  ...The brake line was above the cable so it rested on and was being chafed by the cable, so he ran the brake cable...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:54:14 -0800
  On 1/11/07, Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi list, > > I am looking to get some input on my brakes for a...
• Snorkel elbow... was Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:38:09 -0800
  ...I'll google that. > > I changed the non stock filter box mount angle, located a new drain > hole on that box, sealed the hose...
• Re: Adventures in Rear Brake Flex Hose Replacement
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:50:08 -0700
  Part 2 http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/rearbrakeflexhosereplacementpt2 Sorry pages take time to load. Fault at web host AFAIK. Neil. On Wed, Apr 8, 2009...
• (fwd) FS: 62 Double Cab in Houston
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 17:13:10 -0500 (CDT)
  ...12 volt conversion, new brakes and hoses, new tires, new glass, black with grey cloth seats. $2800 OR TRADES. KFJC@aol.com
• Re: Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:22:50 +0200
  ...crankcase vent hose. Other things I have done, not strictly necessary: Installed stereo system, installed aux. driving lights, tinted windows, 3rd brake light. The...
• Re: rear disc brakes project
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:04:53 -0600
  ...I paid about $185 for the calipers, including e-brake cables, carriers, hoses and lines; the Passat carriers I got from ebay for about...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:59:35 -0700
  ...besides looking for > obvious brake fluid leaks......... > like at the hoses say, or rear wheels........ > is to bleed the brakes and see what you...
• Re: Brake Lines - Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:15:58 -0600
  ...braided brake >> > lines are not recommended and that even might not be DOT approved. >> Who has >> > experience with the steel braided hoses?? I am...
• Re: Wisdom of List Sought
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 09:42:33 EDT
  ...Check the hose that goes from the "tower" to the intake to see if it might be collapsed internally. If this is OK, then...
• Girling vs ATE Calipers
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:47:01 -0500
  ...Im going to swap out the hoses since im sure they are OE but the calipers bite but if you Romp on the brake...
• Re: Tools and spare parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:45:15 -0900
  ...2 Axle dust sleeves, split > > For the brake system: > 1 Front brake hose > 1 Rear brake hose > > For the electrical system: > 3 Fan belts...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 May 2012 23:40:05 -0700
  ...I wonder if I could adapt an old filler cap to my brake pressure bleeder? (air pressure bleeder, no brake fluid ever in it...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 22:10:00 -0600 (CST)
  ...For me to put a hose on (like on a brake bleeder) I'd have to totally replace the cap screw. That is certainly...
• This is getting depressing
  Historical mailing list - Wade, Rachel and Matty
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 00:35:33 -0500
  Okay first off let me say thanks to all the folks who helped out with the rear heater problem, was a loose hose clamp...
• Re: Cleaning carpets
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  23 Jul 1996 11:30:50 -0700
  ...spilled brake fluid and on the passenger side because of a spilled soda on the carpet. After you are finished with the hose, you...
• Frydaye Topic....but putting it out there now for urgency
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 4 Sep 2019 00:03:09 +0000
  ...brake fluid flushed and replaced every 3 years or so (because of the way brake fluid loves to suck in moisture through hoses and...
• Re: bleeding bloody brakes
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:52:48 -0800
  If the symptom is brake pedal, no brake pedal, then brake pedal it's the master cyl, even if it's a new MC...
• Re: Window seals and other things
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Apr 2016 16:13:22 -0700
  ...rear brakes (on hand), shifter mechanizem - front to rear, reseal gas tank,(kit on hand) replace hoses and lines underneath. Replace rear heater core...
• Re: Fwd: air intake snorkel hose
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:27:00 -0500
  ...air intake snorkel hose >> To: Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> >> >> >> Google "Brake duct hose" or look at it at Pegasus Racing's catalog...
• Re: Sticking front calipers
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:37:18 -0700
  ...Repalce the hoses also if you can't remember when they were > > last done. Proper brake jobs include servicing the hydraulics. Sticking or > > rubbing...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 6 Sep 2011 22:18:07 -0700
  ...or > more will have its own brakes! > > For the budget mined the brake spindles, calipers, rotors, and hoses from > an > 86 and later will...