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oil pressure switch
Historical mailing list - Chad
Tue, 30 Jan 2001 12:29:29 -0400
...I looked at where the switch mounts to the engine and the rubber boot that goes over the connection is cracked and dry. Also...
Re: Rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:59:22 -0700
Here's a cheap way to obtain front, rubber mats that are made to fit every curve of your Vanagon. I scored a complete...
Re: Curtains and screens 91GL 7-Pass
Historical mailing list - Dan Dutcher
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:12:15 -0800
Michael, Instead of gluing anything to the rubber seals, why don't you just make you screens a little oversized and then use magnets...
Luggage Rack underside -- washers and felt pads
Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:15:25 -0400
...According to Bentley, there are two rubber washers at each of the 4 back bolts. What I have is a rubber washer, a steel...
Splittie Bus Windshield Drain Holes
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:59:16 -0600 (CST)
...Our KC Kombis NEATO Chapter had a tech session yesterday on the installation of windshield rubber. The candidate for this project had new rubbers...
RE: Re(2): Rubber Floor Mats for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
Thu, 9 Jan 1997 11:53:14 -0800
I have a set! They are nice quality, heavy weight rubber with a nice edge to contain the water. My only beef is this...
Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:45:23 -0700
...If you do this you should either switch to the 83 rubber mounts or adapt rubber mounts from another car like many have. The...
Re: New water tank outlet
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 7 Aug 2018 18:16:15 -0700
I use a length of rubber hose with a female end. It lives in the van Real rubber is flexible. I screw that on...
Re: Help me order rubber and window bits
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 16 May 2005 10:23:35 -0400
...For example, the following page shows a diagram of the rubber for your Vanagon, along with part numbers and prices: https://pointer.webappcabaret.net...
Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 3 Mar 2003 19:40:19 -0800
...This does not inlcude the rubber bushing that assist with the ps pump or alternator mounting either. I just happen to have some bracket...
Re: Front rubber mats
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 21:46:12 -0500
...they are heavy black rubber with a waffle pattern may hold a gallon of water in > the little divets. whos got um and where...
experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:18:15 -0700
...Many of the seals doing so does not exist anymore so I look online how I could build them and find a molded rubber...
self-vulcanizing rubber tape
Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
Wed, 18 Dec 96 08:29:10 -0600
...all carrier the self-sealing silicone polymer 'rubber' tape. it is frequently used in place of heat-shrink tubing and yes, does seem to...
Re: winter slush catchers
Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 23:01:06 -0700
There are some heavy rubber front mats at wal mart that fit well (w/ minor trimming) they have an embossed curved line that is...
KYB Shock Advice
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:04:32 -0700
...A few weeks ago we pulled the top nuts off and replaced the flimsy KYB washer and rubber bushing with old VW ones from...
Re: how do you break into a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Thu, 15 Apr 2004 23:55:55 -0400
...He kept taking off the rubber around the passenger's side front door window (with no damage). He got so good at it after...
Re: fuel pump insulation??
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 3 Jul 2005 13:46:47 -0400
> The pierburg also has a heavy duty rubber insulator around > it, but its too narrow to get around the bosch. > > Is it necessary to...
Re: rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 03:35:38 EDT
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Re: very cool van
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:54:01 -0800
Over the top - no way! I added up the cost of replacing the soon-to-be-leaking rubber bands, valves & guides etc, replacing the...
Re: WTB:SUV-type rubber matts?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:32:08 -0500
use a spoon! Pollard, Matthew wrote: > I know that the dealer i go to has rubber mats for waterbugs, jetta and the > sort. I...
Re: Cargo Floor Liner
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Apr 1997 14:53:31 -0400 (EDT)
...Does anybody? >> Hey, what are the cargo floor dimensions of the Vanagon? Wolfsburg West is repro-ing the black rubber cargo floor mats for...
Re: Rubber seal
Historical mailing list - Richard Lumb
Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:25:09 +0200
...I removed it and cleaned up the inside of the rubber > strip assuming I would be able to glue it to the cap directly...
Re: Squeeking Noise Passenger Front
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:31:31 EST
Could be the Rubber Fuel tank grommets and pads are bad. My squeak turned out to be my fuel tank. The tank is supported...
Re: Front door window rubbers
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 9 Aug 2005 21:22:10 -0500
...David Marshall wrote: > The upper rubber bit that the driver door window seats into in both my T3s > is starting to fall apart. Is...
Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
Historical mailing list - John C...
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:30:26 +0000
...AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose > > > >I didn't say it was cheap lol do you know if the Mineral spirits leave a...
Black Sticky Stuff
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 1 May 2020 17:32:11 -0400
What is the black sticky stuff around the bolts in the pop-top roof? I thought it was butyl rubber but the only butyl...
Re: Where to buy window rubber
Historical mailing list - Jamie Aycock
Fri, 6 May 1994 09:34:39 -0400 (EDT)
...Jamie On Fri, 6 May 1994, jesse lee reynolds wrote: > Is J C Whitney the cheapest place to get window rubber seals? > They were...
Black rubber/vinyl/plastic care
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 15:31:10 -0400
Hi all, ANy suggestions for restoring the backness to the vinyl, plastic and rubber areas on my Vanagon and Jetta? I've used some...
Re: Q: for H&R lowering springs users
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 02:05:38 -0400
...The squeaks happen when the rubber becomes detached from the metal. To remove properly, the spot welds are ground off. The new ones are...
Window rubbers to silicon...
Historical mailing list - zolo
Sun, 19 Oct 2003 20:04:04 -0700
...product that is the right stuff for putting silicon on the rubber frames of the windows. The spray I have, I think will not...
Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece mat)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 20:51:34 EST
...if your unfamiliar with this mat, its the full one piece rubber front floor covering that was standard in all transporters ( "transporters" meaning single...
Next project: Thoughts on SS vs. Rubber Hose?
Historical mailing list - mad madeline
Tue, 7 Aug 2007 07:36:56 -0700
...We've made choices on everything but the rubber brake lines at each wheel. Is it SS or rubber? A lot of the conversation...
Save your ball joints!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Nov 96 20:05:10 EST
...Well how can you do that? Self vulcanizing (or self curing) rubber tape is a product, which much like a inner tube rubber patch...
Re: Rubber
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:01:52 -0500
...2014 20:39:55 -0700 > From: vwrobb@GMAIL.COM > Subject: Re: Rubber > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > What does remove silicone? > > Rob > vwrobb@gmail...
Re: front floor mats
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:24:09 -0600
I ordered directly from rubber queen, the ones I recieved did not have the vanagon logo on them. They are a nice heavy rubber...
Re: leaky air vents
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:07:14 -0800
I use foam rubber blocks cut to fit inside the heater duct cover, round foam rubber plugs for the outside defroster vents and rectangular...
Re: PopTop Leg Rubber Cap
Historical mailing list - Greg Childs
Tue, 15 May 2018 07:24:38 -0700
...PopTop Leg Rubber Cap<br> From: Brent Weide <<a href="mailto:brent.weide@GMAIL.COM">brent.weide@GMAIL.COM</a>><br> Date...
Re: Leaky Filler Tube 75 Campmobile
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Jun 1996 01:20:43, -0500
...Before trying to remove the rubber connector I checked dealer- $90 for a stupid piece of fat hose, and had no time to wait...
Front tranny mount / how to improve?
Historical mailing list - Nock
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 22:16:37 -0800
...a 'V" made of rubber like so: \ / , where each slash is a relatively thin cross section and "long" rubber strip and the "m" is...
Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:27:54 -0700
...Brake fluid is primarily glycol and is designed to work with synthetic and natural rubber seals. What do you think the seals in a...
Re: 85 Vanagon - windshield change out info. needed
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Thu, 24 May 2007 10:29:29 -0700
...need > a good rubber seal for installation. > > ---- > > To remove the windshield without breaking the glass and/or cutting > the rubber here's how I...
Re: installing seal on Vanagon rear hatch / door
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:11:31 -0700
OK thanks I was using a piece of wood 1x2 and rubber mallet reaching behind the round rubber seal to seat the part with...
NGK Tri Tip, Use of Spark Plug Socket
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 5 May 2017 11:55:05 -0700
...This is regarding the rubber piece in a spark plug socket (tool). I always thought the sole purpose of that rubber was to keep...
Re: door edge seals
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:42:48 -0500
If you can find good rubber seals in the JY, definitely get them. They will be much cheaper than anywhere else. -----Original Message----- From...
Re: glue for rubber on poptop seals
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:02:14 -0800
...I am replacing the rubber around the edge of my > poptop. I know the sides and back are press fit, but I think I...
Re: replacing front door seals -- which adhesive to use?
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:42:16 -0600
...fast dry and very >secure and made for foam type rubber weatherstrip. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "David Peterson" <david_j_peterson@YAHOO.COM> >To: <vanagon...
Re: Is this coolant connector and where should it connect?
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 8 Dec 2008 21:56:31 -0500
...It kinda blends into the rubber hose in the background. There is nothing connected to it which is strange. <http://www.kippert.com/vanagon...
Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal- Fixed
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:19:48 -0400
Doesn't oil like ATF degrade rubber by making it soft and mushy? I think a dedicated conditioner like Vinylex would do the trick...
Bumper rubbers?
Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
Mon, 31 Jul 1995 09:59:38 -0400 (EDT)
...I've just sandblasted and primed my bumpers, but before I reassemble them, I'd like to try and find some replacement rubbers (the...
mixing urethane and rubber bushings
Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
Fri, 5 Sep 2014 15:51:39 -0400
Hi all,
Power steering pump hi press hose
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 7 Aug 2022 08:29:05 -0700
...Thought I’d give my thoughts :-) It’s the hose with the banjo fitting at pump end, then rubber, then union at other end...
Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
Historical mailing list - T Berk
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:00:40 -0800
Dana Morphew wrote: <snip> > There is a rubber valve cover gasket, available for the 8 perimeter stud > attachment as well as the 3 center...
Re: Window trims on my '87 - YANK 'EM OUT!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Mon, 8 Apr 2002 12:14:38 -0700
I think BD and RMMW sell the Cal-Look window rubber. --- Fryday <fryday@CALIFORNIA.COM> wrote: > Cool! > > And if I really really want to...
Re: is it a 91 or 87?
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:26:53 -0700
My '87 Camper came stock with the black window rubber; you had to pay more for a GL trim level Vanagon to get the...
Re: GoWesty Rubber Center Floor Mat for Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 20:58:25 -0500
...The ones we get are good rubber backed and fairly solid. -- Pete '79 Westy "Aardvark" '87 Westy "Joe's Van" '02 Audi A6 Avant...
Help! Shift linkage adjustment
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Fri, 22 May 1998 17:36:24 -0700
...OK Move stop finger of front shift rod to center of rubber stop in housing. Hmmm, not too clear, but it sounds and looks...
Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:33:16 -0700
...the outer rubber water gaskets on waterboxer cylinder heads do corrode 'very nicely'. they addressed steel and aluminum, ..but nothing about seals. I wonder...
Re: Headlight Replacement
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Wed, 15 Sep 1999 00:47:02 +0200
Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: > Which means you should > be able to get these receptacle/connector AND rubber cap/seals (to cover up > the receptacle...
85 westfalia camper propane tank leak - need rubber o-ring
Historical mailing list - Paul Kerwin
Sun, 13 May 2001 19:50:10 -0400
...regulator.It appears that the leak is coming from a faulty rubber o-ring that sits in between these two parts. I contacted several...
Re: Sticky sliding door
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 12:45:54 EST
...Wax the seal contact area on the door and apply talc to the door seal rubber. Do not use ArmorAll. If the door seal...