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• fuel lines
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 12:26:04 -0700
  Ack, someone (forget who) posted that hanous mnessage about how if you dont ave clamps on your fuel lines your playing with fire (no...
• Stiff Shifter
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Doniach
  Sat, 01 Mar 1997 08:20:05 +0000
  ...About 1/3 of the way back it goes through a nylon bushing, and then connects to the rear half with a clamp. I...
• Source for GOOD high pressure FI tubing & clamps?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 02:10:42 -0500
  ...the rotting stuff in my engine bay? I also need the clamps. I need it to be either available in Canada or shippable here...
• Re: coolant leak oil cooler to water pump
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:10:08 -0700
  ...So why not just run a flexible hose from the oil cooler directly to the pump? Two clamps instead of four. What's the...
• Re: fancy front wheel bearing nut with clamp
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:27:26 -0400
  ...In order for it to work as nice as the clamp nut, you'd have to use a new one every time you change...
• Re: Why Do Late model Vanagon Engines Catch on Fire?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:37:51 EST
  ...Usually, a properly sized, full circle hose clamp can replace the original crimped clamp to stop a leaky connection. If you find a leak...
• Re: Fuel hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:39:00 -0400
  ...But- the metal ring doesn't appear to "clamp" the hose to the injector. Your repair shows a hose clamp *and* the ring installed...
• Re: [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:12:37 -0700
  ...After the kids hands get tired of trying to > open the big ones, you can put the little clamps on their lips and see...
• Recall of 1991 Vanagon - Fire danger
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Sat, 11 Jan 1997 13:54:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL ON THE ENGINE MAY SHRINK BEYOND THE CLAMP FORCE OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMPS, ALLOWING...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:24:02 -0800
  ...Maybe I should use a screw down clamp on the tube rather than the spring clamp? Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:03:33 -0500
  ...i used the clamp on battery terminal clamps > from old battery cables, cut the cables off, and tie a nylon rope between > them.� then...
• Re: T3 -Radiator removal question?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:36:43 -0600
  ...As for the hoses to block flow while working, they may crack when you clamp them as that is a real sharp bend for...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:14:34 -0400
  ...The passenger one does not do this. >> >>> I know that there is a pinch clamp inside the door to keep this from >>> happening. I...
• Re: Rear Heater core leaking (help)!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Yozell
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:02:41 -0400
  ...How you may ask ! Well the FLAPS down the road sells plyer type hose clamps (they pinch off the rubber tubes during cooling system...
• Awning question
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:23:13 -0800
  ...Typically I find two clamps works fine. I have a couple of smaller Jorgenson (brand name) squeeze type clamps, and I've seen some...
• PSA- wear safety glasses when working with springs!
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:55:21 -0400
  In this case a large hose clamp from an ALH TDI engine. This was a spring type hose clamp for the plastic intake pipe...
• Re: plugging heater hoses
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:03:05 -0700
  ...Meanwhile, I'm thinking I should also get some extra connectors, clamps and a few feet of hose as backup. What size are those...
• Re: Stainless steel fuel injection hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:38:43 -0400
  ...I mean,whats the point with that? I think it is a > good idea, these stainless clamps. Every Fi clamp I remove is > corroded...
• Day 2 - Engine/Trans out. Making peace w/spring clamps and Walmart saves the day.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:25:50 +0000
  ...The actual part which "opens" the clamp is attached to the "pliers" via a cable. This allows you to reach clamps no matter where...
• Re: How to tighten vent wing
  Historical mailing list - Dean S
  Fri, 8 Aug 2014 22:00:45 -0400
  ...The passenger one does not do this. > >> > >> I know that there is a pinch clamp inside the door to keep this from > happening. I...
• Re: Fixing the trim
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:08:06 -0500
  ...I think the general procedure will be to soften the corners, pull the trim gently away from the corner, add adhesive, resoften, and clamp...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 20:04:26 -0800
  ...replace with a good clamp , I use german screw clamps.. and the 'real' fuel injection screw type clamp is a band style camp with...
• FW: spring clip tool
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 12:48:35 -0400
  Here's a site for their cheaper unit, you can check the rest of their hose clamp plier line as well. http://buy.snapon...
• Eurovan AC Suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 08:26:33 -0400
  ...You will notice that the R/D unit is held on by a large hose clamp. Loosen the hose clamp. The bottle will serve...
• Re: Fuel Filter Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 19:01:07 -0700
  ...2 hose clamps and a filter clamp (philips screw: clamps filter onto the frame). When you start it with the new filter is will...
• Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 09:07:39 -0700
  ...The system is not under pressure, and on my '85 there were no clamps at all. The crimp type clamps are fast to install...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:41:47 -0700
  ...Hoses/Clamps > Did this turn into The Dave McNeely Show? > > No love for the original question? > > For a 1.9L auto trans Vanagon, what...
• Re: hose clamp pliers; was: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:49:28 -0500
  Sears US carries a cable based hose clamp plier...and since it's Craftsman brand if you ever break it they will replace it...
• water pump tweeting solution
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 10:46:46 EST
  ...start your vanagon and then get out and stand behind it and listen! Check the old hoses/clamps, including lines behind the firewall. Had...
• Re: Dial Gauge. Was: Re: Oily Oily Clutch. ....
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 20:11:51 +0000
  ...you'll need a clamp-on dial indicator to do it right. > > Our friends at HF have one that will work: > > http://www.harborfreight...
• Flex Neck LED Lamp
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:42:30 -0500
  ...The clamp allows it to be easily clamped to a table or other object. The batteries corroded the insides and the little metal connectors...
• Re: Fw: 87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:44:59 -0500
  ...small hands are good for removing hard to reach hose clamps :D sudhir On 12/28/06, Jeff Clayman, MD <jclayman@massmed.org> wrote...
• Re: Another fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:46:12 -0700
  ...fit all parts together with clamps on loose and crimp in place /... use 5/8 heater hose or something with heat resistance built in...
• Re: Muffler replacement for cheap!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:38:33 -0700
  ...I used an adapter for 1 1/4 inch id to 2 > inch and used a muffler clamp to attach that to the pipe...
• Re: Grease Needle....an important find!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:03:07 -0600
  ...they removed the clamp on that end first, of course. :) joel
• Re: Removing the rear heater
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 11 Apr 2004 21:31:10 EDT
  ...Connect the hoses to a tubing nipple secured by hose clamps. Remove the hose pinch clamps. In other words, shunt the rear heater circuit...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 20:20:19 -0500
  ...Maybe I should use a screw down clamp on > the tube rather than the spring clamp? > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Fuel leaks/fuel lines/clamps, etc., 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 4 May 1999 11:28:05 -0600
  ...These were the original clamps. I am considering getting the 7 mm hose from a list vendor and re-doing it. Maybe I should...
• Belt Squeal - Issue Revealed, Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:39:23 -0800
  ...Tightened the clamp (checked all other clamps as well), adjusted the belt (which I will replace in a few days), and back on the...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 18:53:00 -0800
  ...Maybe I should use a screw down clamp on > the tube rather than the spring clamp? > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Remote starter Switch rules! No fuel leaks!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:33:05 -0800
  ...FI hose clamps. You probably know this, but be sure to use proper FI hose clamps. (rounded edges). Did you check the FPR? Just...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:45:57 -0700
  ...I used this type of clamp: http://www.woodpeck.com/besseyhandscrewclamps.html to clamp off one of the larger hoses in my engine bay...
• How to remove lower front grill?
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:50:41 -0700
  ...I have a '91 Weekender and the lower grill is held in place by a rubbery type of clamp and I do not see...
• Re: Poor man's awning
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:16:00 -0700
  ...I just find some dead limbs in the woods, for tent poles. > For the clamps, I used a piece of PVC pipe cut length...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:17:25 -0800
  OK here goes 1 Wheelchair Clamping tracks and clamps 2 Captain Chairs 3 Swivel for the passenger seat 4 False floor above engine in...
• Re: Batter clamp removal ...? Got it out?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:28:38 -0700
  ...i used the clamp on battery terminal > clamps > from old battery cables, cut the cables off, and tie a nylon rope between > them. then...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:55:35 -0400
  ...So far as the clamp: I taped it to the front of the battery, made sure the cables and vent hoses were well clear...
• Re: How can this be?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 5 Jun 2005 18:23:07 -0600
  The clamping error is possible. About 9 months ago I put a new radiator on the daughters jeep. She called me about a week...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 11:41:17 -0400
  ...I >understand how the clamp to the fuel distributor works, but the other >end close to the injector looks crimped (and the crimp is...
• Air Intake Boot clamp/seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Sprague
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:13:13 -0800
  ...It doesn't seem to help to just retighten the clamp. Is there a way to add something that will create a seal between...
• Re: Stainless steel fuel injection hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:36:35 -0700
  ...I mean,whats the point with that? I think it is a > > good idea, these stainless clamps. Every Fi clamp I remove is > > corroded...
• Re: leaking fuel hoses
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:33:31 -0400
  The fuel hose leaks are a combination of the wrong hose or clamps. This is why they went to the spring clamps as part...
• Re: Rain Gutter Rack Clamps. Vanagon Specific Size and Shape?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 3 Jun 2011 07:41:11 -0400
  ...clamps, each modded to accept a U bolt, would allow a > lengthwise 1" EMT for awning. > > Are these roof rack type gutter clamps specific...
• Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 08:32:03 EDT
  ...If one has boots that DON'T use >clamps on >their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? > >Also: ARE there CV boot...
• Re: Hellfire missile ...AKA Vanagon awning
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Tue, 13 Jul 1999 21:00:43 EDT
  ...The awning is hooked and bolted to three screw clamps, and the clamps are clamped to the drip rail. I would say the chance...
• Re: Stainless steel fuel injection hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:11:04 -0700
  ...I mean,whats the point with that? I think it is a > > good idea, these stainless clamps. Every Fi clamp I remove is > > corroded...
• Re: camper water pump question 2
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:18:33 -0400
  ...Stainless steel hose clamps for inside the tank, unless you like rust -- and BTW the clamp makers have a sneaky trick -- unless the clamp...
• Re: CV boot problem repair problem continued
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:31:55 -0700
  Yes, I have recently bought some pliers, vice grip type, to do the oetiker clamps. Used them successfully on friends gas line refurb. Same...
• Re: Don't Leave Home Without Them: Hoses/Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:09:32 -0600
  ...auto trans Vanagon, what might be a good assortment of hose >> clamps and spare hoses or hose bits to bring along on a 1...
• Re: "Truck" mirrors for Westy?
  Historical mailing list - richard lumb
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 09:11:55 +0000
  ...I think with some imagination a clamp of sorts could be fabricated but then maybe the clamp would give way under impact rather than...