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• Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:54:23 -0500
  I always thought that the locking gas cap was more of a deterrent to vandals that wanted to somehow contaminate the fuel supply. Assuming...
• Re: Lower Cargo door hinge & weather strip replacement questions
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:44:36 -0800
  On 11/1/05, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If you need your door gaskets to take up more space, and make the...
• Gas cap ideas
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:40:36 -0700
  I live right near Oregon, where it's a law that your gas must be added only by the station attendant. So, explaining or...
• '82 diesel head leaking gas into the coolant.. need some advice on a fix.
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 25 May 2013 23:07:12 -0400
  Is it at all possible that the head is warped? To replace the head gasket: new stretch bolts and head gasket are a given...
• Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:54:10 -0400
  Hi Maynard, Diesels produce considerably more crankcase blow-by gases than the gas motor. The turbo oil should drain BELOW the crankcase oil level...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: [WetWesties] "Spare" Vanagon gas cap?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 21:03:48 EST
  ...where its illegal to pump your own gas. chris
• exhaust gaskets needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Sat, 8 Nov 2008 11:04:26 -0700
  I need to replace the 2 hole exhaust gaskets on a stock setup. Nobody seems to have them along the border or in Mexico...
• Re: Fw: gas prices
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 08:42:31 -0700
  ...gas prices > Unfornately this gentleman has been conditioned to think that $1.29 is cheap > for gas. Cheap is the 39 cents a gallon...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:09:49 -0700
  On 1/26/05 10:45 AM, "RP" <personalbsd@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > I have been getting lousy gas mileage on the last > tankful, and...
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:55:46 -0700
  ...I drained out all of the gas > that > >> would come out of the tank nozzle (simulating running out of gas). There > >> was still plenty...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:55:41 -0500
  My ignition key opens the gas cap. My owner's book for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile states that it does, also. mcneely...
• Re: Tygon tubing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Aug 1994 21:27:40 -0400
  oh yeah that was me - i didnt worry too much gas-tygon compat. because i aint got no steeking gas - its an oil burner...
• Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Peter Small
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:38:21 -0700
  ...If I am not careful and fill it slowly, gas spews out all over the side of the vanagon before the gas pump automatically...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: [WetWesties] "Spare" Vanagon gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Hamilton
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 20:06:07 -0700
  ...Re: [vanagon] Re: [WetWesties] "Spare" Vanagon gas cap? In a message dated 2/13/05 7:28:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, ctonline@webtv...
• Re: Baie Comeau to Labrador to Newfoundland (gas price)
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 19:40:39 -0500
  Do you have provincial taxes on gasoline in Canada? State taxes explain a lot of the regional variation in prices around the US. Joy...
• Re: Don't top off gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:12:54 -0400
  There must be something different about your fuel filler neck, or gas pumps - are they the high flow ones that used to be used...
• Gas leaking from filler tube - '90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Fri, 02 Sep 1994 09:51:20 -0700
  ...Put in $.30 more gas to round it off, and went to pay for the gas. When he got back to the bus, he...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:12:49 +0200
  ...I guess, the computer shifts the point of ignition forwards on high octane gas and you will take full advantages of the gas firing...
• Re: AT final drive oil sump gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Aaron
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:31:02 -0800
  I was told by the dealer that they improved the gasket and that the screws should also be changed out for longer ones at...
• Re: Techron
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:19:15 -0700
  All the gas in Florida has the "up to 10% ethanol" alert on it. And I definitely noticed a decrease in fuel economy when...
• Re: what's the best kind of gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 15:48:45 -0400
  Gas is Gas. It is the additive package (added literally as they fill the tanker that is headed to your station), that makes a...
• Re: Fuel Line replacement w/gas in tank
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:41:22 -0400
  ...Working on the gas tank is nerve racking enough as it is for me. (And the gas tank is heavy enough as it is...
• Re: Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Carlos & Margaret de Carvalho
  Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:43:16 -0300
  ...The only thing pushing the "gas" button does is turn off the 12V and 120V operation and turn on that gas re-igniter circuit...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 21:46:06 -0800
  You know, all this recent chatter about head gaskets has me wondering... Would it be insane to consider doing a head gasket job BEFORE...
• Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my engine?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 19 Oct 1999 21:35:22 EDT
  ...The gas mileage went back up. Marvelous! Mysterious! But... despite the improved gas mileage, I did eventually use up that tank of gas, and...
• acetone
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 09:27:45 -0700
  ...Flexible tubing, like gas line) is formulated on the basis of which solvents it touches and thus gas additives will have some effect on...
• Subject: Re: Cost of replacing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 07:53:45 -0800
  ...You should get a "set", not just the head gasket (e.g. push rod tube gaskets, valve cover gaskets), and they sell the set...
• Gas odor - '78 Westy
  Historical mailing list - J. Michael Randleman
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:27:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The only problem is that from the time I filled the tank with gas I have been able to smell gasoline while driving. I...
• gas leak-baywindow
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 10:46:16 -0500 (EST)
  Folks, There is a large gas leak in my 79 bus. The problem started out as a bad gas smell which would come and...
• Re: More on fridge-be-gone (home brew version)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 7 Nov 2020 10:34:37 -0600
  I understood the gasoline heaters intended to be run while driving but the diesels are meant for camping? Jeff > On Nov 7, 2020, at...
• '88-89 Vanagon gas cap lock
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 22:19:19 -0400
  I have an '88 Westy and my ignition and door key also fits my gas cap lock - very convenient for me. My son has...
• Re: Disposal of old watery gasoline??
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:01:01 -0500
  ...I have an old gas tank with 4 gallons of old, varnish smelling gasoline that I wish to properly dispose of. Is there an...
• head gasket sealant survey
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:50:47 -0500
  given ben's post of a couple of days ago i started thinking about head gasket sealants and figured i would take a survey...
• Winshield gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:40:08 -0800
  ...I am thinking about a new gasket and maybe a new windshield too (depending on how the glass came out). Any recommendation for a...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 18:13:14 -0700
  ...On the news awhile back a Canadian was toping up with cheaper US gas in Bellingham and he was seen to put several green...
• POP-TOP GASKET
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 12:42:24 -0700
  3-17-99 REPLACED OLD POPTOP GASKET ON CAMPER TOP AND LUGGAGE RACK TOP. NEW GASKET WAS PURCHASED FROM "BUS BOYS" CALIFORNIA. NOW HAVE...
• Re: Once again, The cold...
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:30:40 -0500
  ...you can start with a 50 cents alcool bottle in your gas tank...different temperature at this time of year brings water in your...
• Strong gas smell on cold start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 14:28:18 -0600
  I get a strong gas smell on cold starts in the morning. I have the ISV disconnected because of a fault somewhere in that...
• Winter/Summer mix gas
  Historical mailing list - Dave Creasy
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:45:58 -0400
  I heard something about the oil companies can't sell winter mix gasoline until after Labor day. So what is the difference (other than...
• Re: intake gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Sat, 12 Mar 2011 11:48:44 -0600
  I've already got those gaskets. That's what I was referring to - didn't realize that the black interior was a "gasket block...
• Re: spare tire compartment gas can?????
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 13:28:01 -0700
  I notice that this gas can has the fill spout on the side and not the top. I do not see why a small...
• Re: Auxilliary gas can
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 09:14:18 -0400
  > the "One Gallon Plus" red plastic gas.... the wheel it sits in. It > looks like the radiator fan exhausts through the area just above...
• fuel filter and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - roger sisler
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:40:47 -0800
  ...Is the alcohol free gas allowing water to be avaliable and to rust the tanks? What is the future of my gas tanks? Second...
• Re: e15
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:25:17 -0500
  ...a gallon of 100% gasoline; gasoline has more BTUs per given volume. What I'm saying is that if you ADD ethanol to a...
• Re: Bubble, bubble, bubble, gas issue
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 21 Apr 2023 17:12:52 -0700
  hi Eric, It could be that the gas line from the tank to the pump was clogged... Unplug the line to the filter to...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Nov 94 09:51:26 gmt
  > that assume gasoline and run like they are lean. This doen't explain why > gas mileage gets worse, as you pointed out. The reason...
• Re: How far can you go on a tank of gas?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 21 May 2007 18:33:06 +0000
  ...On my '88 it will run out of gas pretty shortly after the gauge needle is to the left of the red. (Fumes setting...
• Re: [Re: Fw: gas prices]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:23:27 MDT
  ...I drive VW's that get great gas mileage. :) 2. ride the bike to work m-f as training, saves gas. its a wonder...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Don Trowbridge
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:29:30 -0700
  Matt; I've left my gas cap at gas stations twice while on the road. Each time I went to the closest FLAPS and...
• Re: PRICE OF GASOLINE
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:53:27 -0800
  Anybody on the list old enough to have suffered through the gas shortage of the early '70's? Anyone who did doesn't want...
• Re: Vanagon NOS gascap on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 9 May 2008 11:02:53 -0500
  ...Sure enough at least once every spring my folks would have their gas stolen - it was crazy. On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 10...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 11 May 2007 13:32:40 -0700
  ...Both gasket kits came with a lot of gaskets for other different engines. I ended up using only a small portion of gaskets. I...
• Re: gas prices..
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:34:49 -0500
  on any given day the price of a commodity, such as unleaded gasoline, is determined by many factors. perhaps oil companies have been overcharging...
• Re: Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 22 Nov 2016 18:23:05 -0800
  Hardly really matters when there is a rubber gasket between surfaces. Any particularities between the metals pale in significance with the great amount of...
• Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 3 May 2013 06:38:47 -0700
  ...Sucky Gas Mileage > > > You might want to check out the many sites on the web that point you to > stations with ethanol-free gas...
• Re: How to run out of gas.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Feb 2005 20:00:07 -0500
  Now that you ran out of gas, you need to get a replacement fuel pump. At the time it sucked air, it most likely...
• Re: gas prices going up.....more...
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 4 Mar 2005 15:30:43 -0500
  everyone likes to whine about the price of gas but i don't know anyone that drives any less than they used to, at...
• Fuel move pump?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 7 Jun 2022 11:12:23 -0400
  Hi folks, Is there a inexpensive pump for moving gas out of a tank and into another? As I have two vanagons and both...
• Re: e15 designed for
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Dec 2012 10:01:01 -0800
  ...alcohol is a oxidizer in the presence of gasoline. > think rust and polymerization of the gasoline into a nearly insoluble solid. > I for one...
• Re: 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 May 2012 11:22:29 -0700
  ...http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines