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• Re: water wetter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:14:54 -0400
  i installed waterwetter it worked like a champ.........
• waterboxer weight
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:26:58 -0800
  My reseach showed a waterboxer at 265 lbs. Mark
• Re: Anyone have a good rear heater core for sale?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:27:03 -0800
  ...Bell, I'd only want the heated water for a short interval like start heating the water in advance of an anticipated shower then...
• Re: water cooled alternators
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:56:10 -0700
  ...wrote: > Are you saying you have an air cooled van and want to use an > alternator off of a water cooled van? No, he...
• Water Cooled Vanagon Concerns
  Historical mailing list - mdstockr
  Sat, 18 Jan 97 17:20:39
  ...I have the impression that there might be some concerns about the reliability of water cooled Vanagons. Specifically concerning the heads. Are there problems...
• Re: Gray Water Tank Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 01:27:39 -0700
  ...Gray Water Tank AlternativeOfficially, here in Arizona, open buckets to catch grey water are prohibited in state parks, although nobody has ever hassled me...
• Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 06:59:56 -0400
  ...You can't completely block the filler hole with incoming water or else you will be the Aamaco dork. I turn on hose with...
• Re: Filling Water Tank Question
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 23 May 1999 08:24:34 -0400
  ...The breather for water ingress is integral with the filler neck (like a fuel tank). The water tank does have a tiny (.5 mm...
• Re: No real VC, water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:46:27 -0500
  ...I leave the drain cover off and start running water into the fill before I put the cap back on, it flushes out any...
• Re: Water Injection
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 25 May 2008 04:04:13 -0500
  ...It used engine vacuum to determine how much water to inject and the water hoses went into the top of the air cleaners. You...
• Re: distilled water & wbx reliabilty
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 18 Feb 2002 16:22:08 -0500
  Ok, my degree is in business and computers, not science, so I'm certainly not an expert, but doesn't water that goes "down...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:23:48 -0700
  ...Ethanol and water form an azeotrop, > meaning you can't separate by distillation. Before water boils, all > azeotrop will be boilded off first (azeotrop...
• Re: Care and feeding of a Westie water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:54:47 -0600
  ...Recently, I decided > I don't > use enough water to keep it fresh in there and carrying around > what, 16 > gallons?, is a bunch...
• Water Cooled Van
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:39:32 -0400
  I'm starting to shop for a newer VW Van, you know the water cooled kind. I have owned a '70 camper and 2...
• please respond to thill@nummi.com
  Historical mailing list - Tony Hill
  Thu, 7 May 1998 14:48:24 -0700
  90 vanagon with bad water pump. New to the list but, very interested in any tips on removal and replacement of water pump. So...
• Re: How dose water get in the muffler?
  Historical mailing list - John Langowski
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:42:40 -0600
  ...John 84 Westy > Can someone tell me how water comes from the muffler in the morning when I > start up the engine? > Farfanugon > _________________________________________________________________ > Get...
• Water Pump Question..............
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 22:00:17 -0500
  Hi, What signs does vanagon water pump failure give? A Ford pick-up I used to own had a water pump fail, it started...
• Re: water tank winterization
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 22:44:06 -0700
  ...water tank winterization > > >> There is a water system anti-freeze available. Go to a motor home >> repair >> facility and they will have it. It...
• camper water level indicator
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:44:04 +0000
  ...I also got a new black sealed unit for the water tank from Bus Depo and hat help me get  some better feedback on...
• Re: [vanagon] JB weld repaired heads
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:02:39 -0400
  Jason, "demineralized" water or "distilled" water is what you want. The "purified" water may still be loaded with calcium and phosphates. Larry "Jason M...
• Re: Coolant Again
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 13:37:04 -0700
  > But I'm using distilled water and VW Autobahn coolant and my > WaterLeaker started leaking at 72K miles.... My dealer put in some cheap...
• Need '82 water tank key
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 19 Apr 2006 07:44:35 -0700
  I'm still looking for a key to the water tank cap on my '82 Westy. It is a metal key which fits the...
• water pump 1.9 ....is there a preferred one?
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:04:30 -0700
  Just about to get a new water pump from van-cafe (all it says is that it's german), and somewhere is this voice...
• Re: Alternative Fuels - Salt Water
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 13:26:52 -0500
  ...getting 200+mpgs on tap water. > Paul, It looks as though HHO and it's water byproduct (new water) have some unexplained properties. Can...
• Re: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:05:12 -0800
  ...Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog >I am very interested in warm water for my van. All of the good ideas I...
• Re: Westy Fresh water tank.... grommets
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:30:49 -0500
  Dom, those are described as being for gray and black water tanks. The chemistry may not be ok for potable water. mcneely ---- "Dominic Provini...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - Alexis Montanez
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 12:07:53 -0500 (CDT)
  On 19 Jul 1995, Harvey Chao wrote: > RE>>water injection 7/19/95 > > To extend this tanget just one more bit - > > USAF KC135 tankers...
• Re: water spots on windows... how to get rid of them
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Sun, 19 Oct 2014 11:18:18 -0500
  ...I have some bad water spots on mine from a previous owners sprinkler system. On Oct 19, 2014 11:17 AM, "Dan N" <dn92610...
• Re: How to simply clean out the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 11:06:26 -0400
  We have stored the bus with tank dry, then just before a camping trip, fill with fresh water from clean garden hose specifically used...
• Water Leak From Sink
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 11 May 1997 18:58:20
  Recently acquired 82 Vanagon L Westfalia We filled up the water tank and turned on the tap. I works fine, and there's good...
• Re: Westy water-trap Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 18:37:28 -0400
  ...for all of us, don't forget to 'drain' the water trap. Second: It may be easier! to just put anti-freeze in it...
• Re: Fridge matters
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 03:35:21 EDT
  ...It's because of that valve that the manual advises that you stick a screwdriver into the city water inlet to drain the water...
• Re: Water pump leak
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 13:59:39 -0400
  ...Water pump leak > > > > > I discovered that my water pump is spewing out water from the shaft that > the two hoses connect to. Is there...
• Re: Cleaning the water holding tank?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:45:28 -0500
  ...Ozone is the treatment of choice for water in Europe, whereas here in the US we use gaseos chlorine for treatment in the water...
• Re: water injection
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:26:11 -0700 (PDT)
  Harvey Chao writes: > > Yes - In the early 80's I bought a water injection kit from Edelbrock. It had > a control box that looked...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 May 2011 21:43:50 -0500
  ...I never knew of anyone in his family having a waterborne illness, but I would not drink his water, since it did have surface...
• Westy Water Tank Filling
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 16:43:06 -0700
  It certainly can be frustrating trying to fill the water tank in a Vanagon Westfalia simply by sticking the end of a garden hose...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:14:18 -0800
  ...Most large diesel engines reqiure distilled water fill and > > many antifreeze suppiers now sell pre mixed with distilled or deionized > > water. If you have...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:07:02 -0800
  I've replaced 100's of water pumps and the Vanagon water pump is a piece of cake when compared to many of them...
• Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:11:01 -0500
  ...Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hey Everyone, > > I just noticed that...
• Re: Sink water pump
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:15:44 -0700
  You should be able to hear the water pump spinning in the tank - air locked, or propellers shot. Remove the covers over the water...
• Re: how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:34:05 -0800
  ...At 05:09 PM 11/24/2010 -0600, Dave Mcneely wrote: > so far as water in the water tank and lines on a VW...
• how to test fridge?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 18:57:01 -0700
  ...Should I be hearing any sound at all? Also, I tried hooking up city water, and once the hose was turned on to let...
• Re: Chlorine in water tank
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:44:31 -0400
  William, you asked; << How much bleach should one put in a full tank of water to help prevent the growth of algae? I just...
• Eurovan Timing Belt/ Waterpump seized!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:51:24 -0700
  The Water pump had failed and caused the timing belt to jump off the pullies and to eat thru the timing belt cover:( This...
• Auxillary water tank question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 11:34:17 EST
  I was thinking about adding a 45liter water tank that fits under the floor on the slider side and removing the stock tank inside...
• Re: flushing the water system
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:11:22 -0500
  ...Flushed it out and the water smells and looks fine, but what about drinking it? Pete '87 Westy "Joe's Van" Flushing with water...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:24:38 -0700
  Let us hope that no one on the list takes "water cooled" this literally. On Sep 24, 2010, at 11:09 AM, <mcneely4@cox...
• Westy water system question?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:49:22 -0600
  ...When I run the tap in the bus, water will come out of the city water filler on the outside. Is there a one...
• Re: Where can I get a new cap for the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:15:02 -0500
  I also found, at Bus Depot, one for later fresh water tanks under part number 255070802B. Also $15.95 For fresh water tank in...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:03:12 -0700
  RE: Water Filling Try this: http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/View_Catalog_Page.asp?mi=6314 The price is high on this...
• Re: Water level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:29:05 -0800
  Yeap, the one for drinking water. I guess I have been fortunate in that mine has always worked. I just like to have that...
• Re: Hot Water for Westy, was: Warm water heating staff Campingstar in Reimo catalog
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 16:26:59 -0500
  Scroll down on this page and check out the water heater set-up. It's a thing of beauty!! http://www.tiu.net/~des...
• Re: Water pump manufacturers
  Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 19:27:07 -0800
  ...Water pump manufacturers > I went with the genuine VW dealer waterpump for my 1.9 liter. I think it cost > about $110. > > I had...
• Re: Water pump cold-weather question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:36:48 -0500
  ...The leak back there could be the water pump, a hose, or the external head gasket. A water pump leak will be obvious if...
• Re: Water pump?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 16:19:36 -0800
  ...Water pump? > >I've replaced 100's of water pumps and the Vanagon water pump is a piece of >cake when compared to many...
• Re: Filling the water tank
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:05:30 +0000
  I'm thinking that because of the kink the water is leaking out of the upper sensor hole on the water tank. There are...
• Re: Very Short trip report and water pump :-(
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 18:55:30 -0400
  Hi Dean, Remove the belt, take the water pump pulley with your hand, hold it tight, try to move this one (side to side...
• vanagon water pump Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:21:50 -0500
  Hi all ive got a 84 vanangon and the blue coolant is coming from the seam on the case to the water pump. the...
• Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:44:37 -0400
  ...Anybody here used one of the water heaters that uses an heat exchanger on the stovetop? -Wes I've got a hot water heat...