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DM, Wasserboxer Cooling System
Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
Fri, 22 Oct 1999 16:27:40 -0700
...Fill and drain with water. Fill with the water/neutralizer mix. Let it sit for an hour. Drain. Fill and drain twice with water...
Re: What to soak radiator in to dissolve slime
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 15 May 2010 09:59:23 -0700
...Draino is a mixture of lye (NaOH) and aluminium chips, and when it comes in contact with water the lye reacts with the aluminium...
Re: 83.5 Westfalia questions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 15:16:51 -0600
...This drain pipe discharges right behind the > propane > tank. > Does this drain the water storage tank (clean water) or the refuse > water > from the...
Re: Slow Battery Drain
Historical mailing list - blytz
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 19:41:53 -0600
...Slow Battery Drain > > > Okay, I know this is a VERY hard to diagnose problem, but my battery is > draining over time, and if it...
Re: Those undersink hoses!
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:13:35 -0500
...Then, about halfway between the shelf the the "false bottom," it turns forward again and angles down toward the placement of the drain in...
Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap
Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:10:51 +0000
Leaving for a trip this weekend and noticed that my drain cap on my 84 has started leaking (stupid me forgot the water in...
Re: OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:41:30 -0700
...This filter does not have the anti-drainback flap, so 35%, or so, of the oil in the filter drains out after I turn...
Re: 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:46:13 -0800
...17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver? > I want to change the tranny oil on my 4 speed 84 Westy. > > The 17mm allen head drain...
Re: Sourcing non-standard hollow crush washer for oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - jimt
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:01:01 -0600
On 9/28/04 12:39 PM, "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > Hi All, > > My oil drain plug was replaced with a 5...
Anyone want a sink drain-back (in-line check) valve
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:17:58 -0700
I'm installing a new sink and I'm installing a drain-back (in-line check) valve, Trouble is that I need only ONE...
Re: Oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:48:17 -0400
...Oil drain plug I had a real hassle removing the drain plug from the 2.1 I finally got it off and was going...
Oil Filters, huh??
Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:30:50 -0600
...Anti-Drain/Anti-backflow valve. Here is the CRITICAL difference. The >Rabbit/Golf oil filter do NOT have anti-drain valve. Neither does most...
Re: An oddball fitting to fit a Westy
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:03:16 -0500
---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Say that a fellow was looking to replace the standard drinking water > tank's drain plug...
Re: Transaxel tool
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:13:37 -0700
...http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-X-BMW-Genuine-Drain-Plug-for-Manual-Transmission-E28-E30-E31-E32-E34-E36-E39-/191037724699 I put...
Draining coolant 1987 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Barcom, Brad
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 12:25:35 -0500
...coolant to the VW blue coolant and I would like to drain as much of the old as I can before I put in...
Manual Tranny Oil Change
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:01:26 -0600
...I have been looking at the Tranny section in Bentley, but I'm dawgged if I can find a tranny drain plug in any...
Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:34:45 -0700
...I didn't test to see how much the charger was pulling or whether it would drain the battery over time, and I have...
Re: Oil drain may be stripped? How fix?-try this
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:40:26 EDT
...The insert is then 'glued' in and the orginal drain plug goes in the hole in the insert. Time- serts are steel and if...
Re: how cold is too cold
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:51:46 -0500
...I've normally drained everything as soon as I expect any >temperatures in the high They'll freeze at 31.99F if you wait...
Re: US Westfalia version gallery flash guard / drainboard trip tray wanted...
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 3 Sep 2009 23:48:38 -0700
...This is just fo the drain tray w/o the lid. Subject to pior sale since I have not checked with him in a...
'84 Sunroof Blues
Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
Thu, 01 Feb 96 11:14:00 PST
...I've written on this one before and got great response regarding the drain holes. After cleaning them twice, I'm still getting the...
Re: Torque Converter ATF Capacity
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 8 Jun 2005 14:09:45 -0400
...After shutdown a lot will drain back into the trans. That is why autos have the fluid checked with the engine running. Dennis ----- Original...
Re: pic of flip down stove cover
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:17:16 -0400
...Could someone with a digicam and a Westy >please take a picture of the flip down stainless cover over the stove burners >(the drainboard...
Re: Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:58:43 -0500
...If there is a lot of water, then warming the vehicle and draining the lines is the only solution. But one can keep ahead...
red&white wires, green&black wires, refer madness!
Historical mailing list - radish150
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:09:47 -0700
...Does this large black sink drain just dump out onto the ground or are the two drains tied together somehow? I know the bottom...
Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:25:03 EDT
I can never imagine it can be so hard just to drain and refill the coolant of my new 91 Westy. It took me...
Where should I put the drain plug on my 50 degree ALH oil pan?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:50:32 -0700
...not famous last words! I still have to locate the oil drain plug is going to reside. As I can put it where ever...
Re: crush washer
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Tue, 16 Jun 2015 10:31:05 -0500
Van-Cafe http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_597_930/oil-drain-plug-crush-washer.html There ya go... On Tue, Jun...
Re: Ceramic coolant sealer
Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
Sun, 16 May 1999 09:31:35 EDT
As I recall, the Moroso sealer is a bit more involved than "dump and forget." You must drain, flush, repeat, fill with water and...
Re: A/C leaking from inside cabinet
Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 19:01:24 -0400
...It turned out I had a cracked draining tray. The draining tubes you can check from the outside by blowing some compressed air up...
Water Tank construction material?
Historical mailing list - gneiss9
Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:55:36 -0700
I am trying to attach a PVC tap to my '91 Westy potable water tank drain. Does anyone know what material these Vanagon Tanks...
Oil plug drain repair.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Sat, 6 Dec 1997 12:42:41 -0400
...The drain plug repair had three options for my situation. A stripped out drain hole, from the original sized 14mmx 1.5mm pitch drain...
helicoil on oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - John McLean
Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:13:23 -0700
Today when I to remove my oil drain plug it felt a little different as it was coming out. The plug felt like it...
NAPA Transmission Drain Plug "Tool"
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 16 Mar 2000 13:37:56 -0500
I was disappointed with the NAPA tool #47(?)--their VW transmission drain plug tool. It is nothing more than a 17mm allen wrench. The...
Oil drain plug for '85
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 13:44:11 -0400
...I went out to do it last weekend, but it looks like the PO buggered up the drain plug pretty well. I want to...
Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:59:21 -0500
...Right between the pushrod tubes, on each head, > are drain plugs. While you have the tin off you "Might" consider using a > hole saw...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:09:31 -0700
...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. | |(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions) | |I used to change the oil in my aircooled...
Re: Those undersink hoses!
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Wed, 4 Jul 2007 07:15:30 -0700
(Back to the original subject of the sink drain hose and how I'd like to re-route it so I can get more...
Re: 90 leaking oil out of drain plug
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Tue, 17 Sep 1996 07:38:43 -0400 (EDT)
...PA) 72 240Z 1936 Chrysler On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, kenneth d lewis wrote: > THIMC, > Does anybody know the oil drain plug thread size...
Re: Westy roof drains
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 05 Jun 1997 07:21:33 -0700
...How is rain water from the luggage carrier supposed to drain? I see >five holes that appear to just go to the metal roof...
Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:59:55 EST
...writes: << the wrench is too physically large to fit t he drain plug because the (stock) 'exhaust pipes are too close. >> Paul, If you...
17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 7 Oct 2004 12:44:12 -0700
...The 17mm allen head drain plug (and filler plug) are really tight. I tried a 17mm bolt with double nuts but it wouldn't...
Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 10 May 2012 20:55:43 -0700
...alistair On 2012-05-10, at 8:15 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > Clearly, I never drained anywhere near most of the old coolant...
Re: water tank winterization
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 5 Nov 2005 14:13:28 -0600
I just drain mine, camping winter/spring/fall. I wouldn't want anything in it but water, either. Jim On Nov 5, 2005, at...
Re: nice '85 single cab FS on samba
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:18:10 -0400
...cutting holes in the tin directly below the drain plugs will allow proper draining and flushing without removing the tin. If you're anal...
Re: Oil plug
Historical mailing list - Bill Monk
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:30:39 -0400
Scott - I do use a torque wrench on the oil drain plug. Especially when I am working on someone else's rig. I use...
Re: Oil drain plug for '85
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:11:11 -0700
...Oil drain plug for '85 Howdy all, After 18 months and and a good 10k miles or so, I finally felt ashamed enough to...
REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:36:05 EDT
In a message dated 9/9/03 10:45:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA writes: > It seems the drainage...
Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Needed
Historical mailing list - Erik O
Mon, 11 May 1998 14:39:27 -0400
...The drain plug repair had three options for my situation. A stripped out drain hole, from the original sized 14mmx 1.5mm pitch drain...
Re: Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Jul 2004 23:26:54 -0400
...If there is a lot of water, then warming the vehicle and draining the lines is the only solution. But one can keep ahead...
Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:54:25 -0500
...Squirrel, you could drain the oil completely, then refill properly using the oil you drained from the beast. mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott...
Re: 1982 Diesel Oil Drain Plug Supplier?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:55:20 -0700
...The latest issue is with an old drain plug. My old plug has been used and abused and no longer has a head on...
Heli-coil vs options for oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:10:30 -0400
...I swear I've tried to be careful with the torque of the drain plug, but on this last oil change something definitely got...
Re: 84 westy - how to stop clock battery drain?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:31:46 -0700
Hi Karen I don't worry about clock drain on my 84 Westy. It stops under 60F (prolly still pull juice though). Garbage and...
Re: Need westy camper drain plug/basket
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:04:39 -0500
...that almost fits or almost works with the original westy sink drain. Here it is: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253070838 - Ron Salmon...
Air bag temporarily disable
Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:25:05 -0800
Hello, Disconnect the battery to let the back up power drain, (around two minutes ) DO NOT SHORT the positive and the negative battery terminal...
Re: oil drain threads stripped
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:40:45 -0800
...three after you used a spark plug to plug the oil drain is pushing it a bit imho. Florian ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon...
Re: Manual transmission lesson request
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:04:56 -0600
...Remove the drain and catch old oil. >> Clean drain plug and magnet and reinsert. >> Fill with new gear lube. And insert fill plug. >> >> >> Bob...
Re: Something is draining my battery...
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:20:49 +0000
...I installed a new cd deck and over the > span of 4 days the battery was drained. I did exactly what Joe suggested > you...
Re: Is it possible to "remodel" the stove top?
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 07:44:23 -0500
...The right side of the drain pan requires the hinge that the drain pan was originally mounted with. You need to make sure that...