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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: gas overflow - but at the fill opening, not the top of tank...
Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:14:08 -0700
...Maybe filling too slowly. > just the gas puking out the filler hole.. any ideas? > > chris > '84 van >
Gas Smell
Historical mailing list - mad madeline
Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:07:40 -0700
Whenever we fill our van up, we smell gasoline near the filler tube for awhile... any ideas? Can't find any leaks, thought we...
Re: Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Historical mailing list - Trooz
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:26:20 -0800
M'obeechi wrote: > Have you ever driven away from a fuel stop with the fill line stuck in your fill tube? I can't...
85 westfalia gas tank
Historical mailing list
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:14:55 -0800
...7) Insert the filler pipe into its grommet seal on the side of the tank and screw the filler pipe opening to the frame...
Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 2 Mar 2008 22:41:39 -0800
...This consists of an expensive system to pressurize (or maybe evacuate?) the fuel tank vent system through the fuel filler hole, keep it at...
Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:04:52 -0800
I would drop the tank, give it a reseal kit and blow out the vent line that goes from the top of the filler...
Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:12:21 -0500
...I consulted the bently about how I was going to disassemble the filler neck to get the cap off. That did not look easy...
fs 1981 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:08:19 EDT
...Slider door has a crack in zink filler. No cheap bondo was used only zink filler and was not a rust bucket before body...
Re: Overspill leak
Historical mailing list
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:09:52 -0500
...Is there an easy fix to stop the overflow leak of gasoline on an 85 Vanagon when filling up? install a '88-'91 filler...
Re: Coolant Level
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 12 May 2002 23:10:03 -0600
My expansion tank stays full to the top but the filler tank goes down to just above the "low" mark and stays there. Bob...
Re: Film of oil all over back hatch
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 6 Nov 2005 22:23:55 -0700
...If my memory serves, the crankcase pressure was forcing misted oil out the filler. Bob Stevens '87 Westy Syncro "Passion Fruit"
New Product Available-Replacement Westy Water Tank Locking Cap
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 13:14:10 -0800
...This is not the entire filler assembly, just the locking cap. We've had people asking about them, as there seem to be a...
VW Screen supplier
Historical mailing list
Sun, 23 Feb 1997 19:23:04 -0500 (EST)
...lights, 12v water pump, faucet, p-trap, breathepipe, filler tube, rocker pump, water connectors, city water filler, 110v electrical hookup, fridge vent cvr, skylight...
Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:21:15 -0700
>the oil filler tube has a telescoping inner extension The PO was helpful enough to point this out to us during our "Westy coaching...
Vanagon Trakka conversion - hot water problem
Historical mailing list - Timothy Dauth
Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:23:38 +0800
...They wanted me to pass this on: --- The Trakka Camper has two water tanks underneath, filled by a single filler inlet. One of the...
Re: '84 1.9L -- cannot remove crankcase drain screw -- what to do next?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:28:08 -0700
you should use a flexible plastic hose and insert either in the oil filler tube or the dipstick tube - the dipstick tube is smaller...
Re: I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:56:06 -0700
...Hole in Water Tank Mike, IIRC there is a vent and hose from it that goes back up to the filler so that when...
Water injection and long term damage
Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:00:55 -0800
...On the tank filler tube recall, I was not aware of it. What year Syncro does it apply to? Thanks, Roger Ehret. 90 Syncro...
For Sale: 88 GL (Florida)
Historical mailing list - James Uhlir Jr
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 13:05:44 -0500
...New fuel filler tube assy. Body has one ding, some rust. $2,400 O.B.O. Jim Uhlir Orlando, Florida (407) 366-3049
3 part numbers needed
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:22:25 -0500
...the o-ring between the oil pan and the oil filler flange 2. the gasket between the head and the coolant-intake flange 3...
Re: Oil filler tube extension pulled out.-- Well shiver me timbers
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:37:49 -0500
Roger Sisler wrote: > the extension manages to come out with a single ring around the extension. > It will not grip the tube when I...
Re: Rubber elbow connecting filler neck and gas tank on 77
Historical mailing list
Thu, 4 Jul 1996 01:25:40 -0400
Glen Buhlman writes: >We tried BusBoys today and they had the rubber boot at the top of the filler >neck (that part going to...
Re: white smoke?
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 08:59:08 -0600
...as it is for gasoline? Does oil coming out of the filler tube mean anything other than the dipstick was loose? The engine feels...
Re: Double T Trouble
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 00:01:07 EDT
...The result is at least embrittlement and often phase separation of inorganic fillers which had been added to the original chemical "alloy" to provide...
Re: Removing my 1.6 na
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:28:11 -0700
AAZ dipstick tubes ( as used in a Golf/jetta type , which is not a filler tube , just a dipstick tube ) break if you look...
Re: Full Sevice Gas Pumping
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 01:22:49 +0100
...Some Ford and GM cars > used to have the gas filler behind the license plate. > > _ _ > __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI > / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- > | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org > \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The...
Syncro gas tank lines
Historical mailing list - E-mail for R C Flower
Tue, 10 Feb 2004 01:34:05 +0100
...The breather line to the filler neck is porous, as is the smaller line next to it. I believe this second line should go...
Re: westy on Seattle (Olympia) CL - something different?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:43:21 -0400
...Fuel filler location does not change, though. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-TYPE-25-DAY-VAN-CAMPER_W0QQitemZ200263127047QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item200263127047&_trkparms=39%3A1...
Re: westy stove burner grate fillers
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:18:18 -0700
Karl already explained it quite well. Dave, I received your message. I’m not available to do any mailing for 12 days. Will respond...
Looking for Automatic Transmission pan and filler tube
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:03:23 -0500
I am looking for a good condition used oil pan for an automatic transmission and also the oil dipstick tube that screws into the...
Re: Old issue
Historical mailing list - Patrick Callaghan Jr.
Mon, 7 May 2001 05:11:15 -0700
...Took me awhile to figure out they moved the filler plug in the Vanagons from where it used to be on the bays. Pat...
white smoke?
Historical mailing list - arthur sauerhaft
Wed, 13 Jun 2001 09:04:50 -0400
...as it is for gasoline? Does oil coming out of the filler tube mean anything other than the dipstick was loose? The engine feels...
Re: Remove the gas, er...diesel tank?
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sun, 16 Jun 2002 08:30:38 -0600
Entity Anthony Polson spoke thus: > You must fit new seals when replacing the filler tube or tank. How hard is this seal to get...
Re: Front Washer Tank Removal
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 13:59:57 -0400
At 01:05 PM 10/14/2002, John Rodgers wrote: >Has anyone experience with removing this tank? It unbolts from below -- the filler stays...
Re: Need cooling system filler cap for '89 Westy . . .
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 May 2004 12:57:28 -0400
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2477178505&category=46096 Better hurry, 1 hour left. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter...
Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!!
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:16:09 -0400
The filler tube is heldinplace with 3 screws.Alsom the schroud that is arounjd the gas cap needs to come out.It is twisted...
Re: SYNCRO AUX FUEL TANK
Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
Mon, 10 Nov 1997 08:50:26 +0200
...The aux petrol tank fills >through a stock 2wd filler located in the normal place. The hose then >passes through the fender wall into...
Re: Thrown H2O Pump Belt: Now Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 08:52:06 -0500
Dear Mark, The oil filler tube may be cracked. Have you checked the dipstick tube entry into the engine case? John Hung '84 GL...
Re: gas filler neck leak
Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:07:05 -0400
...As long as the fuel filler tube went straight through the grommet, then no leaks. Torque it to one side or the other and...
FW: Transmission filler plug wrench.
Historical mailing list - al jordans
Thu, 27 Mar 2003 22:57:34 -0500
...Transmission filler plug wrench. Why not get a 17 mm hex wrench and saw off about 1" - then place That into a 17mm socket...
Re: 86 fueling problem
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:29:10 -0700
...Any idea ? Was there a filler pipe design change ? > TIA, > michael > 86 7-seater > 80 Westy > 86 Quantum >
Re: Staying in the black
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:39:33 +0800
...It works great on the black bumper ends of chrome bumpers, non-power mirror housings, rear vent louvers, the gas cap and surrounding filler...
fuel filler restrictor
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:06:13 -0800
Converted a gas engine to a diesel engine. And now I have to be able to use the diesel pump nozzles which are bigger...
Replacing belts on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:33:16 -0800
Do you have to remove the oil filler tube when replacing all the belts on a 2.1 with A/C ? If anyone has...
repairing seam rust
Historical mailing list - Chad G
Sat, 19 May 2001 18:52:57 -0400
...There appears to be some sort of filler in there????? Will that have to be removed as well?? any hints on how to do...
Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:54:40 -0500
I removed the filler tube to check for blockage. Looked clear, OK. Then I took a look at the small air/overflow? tube that...
Re: fresh water pump ain't pumpin'
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 30 May 2010 18:18:52 -0400
At 12:26 AM 5/30/2010, Don Hanson wrote: >How about maybe putting compressed air in the filler hole as an alternative, >if...
additional fuel tanks ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 12 Dec 95 23:28:14 CST
...one filled via the "normal" filler and the other one filled via a wheelwell filler. so anyway, he claims to have made bigger tanks...
Re: repair gas tank--Busdepot.com
Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:54:22 -0400
...I specified the correct 70 mm opening for the filler neck for my '81 air cooled vanagon, and that is the tank I received...
Re: Puzzling water drip
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:19:20 -0400
...Squirrel, if water overflowed the fill up tube, it may have run into the wall of the van, especially if the filler housing is...
gas smell part II
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Sat, 20 Apr 96 18:31:35 EDT
...Reached as far up the filler neck as I could, no gas. So, that's not where my gas smell is coming from. Which...
(Campers) Tipping the propane fillers...
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 May 1997 17:30:34 GMT
...The filler usually has to lie on the ground to connect and disconnect the nozzle to the auto-stop valve, and sometimes it isn...
Re: westy stove burner grate fillers
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:08:48 -0700
Well, I spoke too soon. Just got another rejection. Tried to reformat this to see, if it will go. On Aug 22, 2023, at...
Re: transmission/front differential filler bolt removal
Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
Sun, 8 Jul 2001 17:58:34 EDT
You're looking for a 17mm hex socket. You should be able to find one at Sears, or a speacilty tool store. If not...
How do I fix this??
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:49:07 -0700
How do I fix this?? This is the oil filler tube extension. Pyulled out of the tube. Bought it this way.What happened? The...
How do I fix this??
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:48:58 -0700
How do I fix this?? This is the oil filler tube extension. Pyulled out of the tube. Bought it this way.What happened? The...
Re: FUEL TANK
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:10:24 -0600
...Is that doable your way? Also filler neck seal. > > > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 7:26 AM Mbob1950 <mbob1950@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> I...
Re: 87 Vanagon GL Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Sun, 29 Apr 2001 21:02:18 EDT
...Wondering if the tanks have a known problem of rusting up top or the filler neck coming undone. I need to run the tank...
Re: 2.1 coolant problems
Historical mailing list - Michael Stieber
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 12:12:52 -0800
...the coolant boils up in the filler > tank and gushes out the little tab(with the three > little holes) on the top of the...