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• Typical Tune UP
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Dabrowski
  Wed, 19 May 2004 17:26:01 -0700
  ...Oil & filter b.. Plugs & wires c.. Cap & rotor d.. Timing adjustment e.. Coolant & thermostat f.. Fuel filter g.. Air filter h.. O2 Sensor Thanks...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:13:19 -0500
  ...Ever since the filter the deal sold me (I > posted it was a VW filter -- but I'm not too bright it was probably...
• Re: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:04:17 -0500
  ...I never go for the discount national auto parts chain store low ball price on oil filters. I've noticed that the filters I...
• Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:44:31 -0500
  ...The big can is also considered a life time filter, (ha). It is more effective to filter under pressure so that as the filter...
• EV Oil Filter Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 09:19:03 -0700
  A friend with a '93 EV wants to start doing his own maintenance, but has been stopped by the oil filter. He got the...
• Re: [VWPICKUPS] Gulf coast oil bypass filter system.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:28:38 EST
  ...The filters are a roll of toilet paper in a canister less the cardboard roll. All the applications I have seen have been very...
• Fuel Filters
  Historical mailing list - The Martins
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 07:45:25 -0600
  Is the small plastic fuel filter prior to the fuel pump interchangeable with the large metal one ? Thanks, LJ
• Re: oil pressure-quaker state filters
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:53:29 -0500
  Fram filter and most of other popular brands does not have a build-in pressure relief valve like Mann or VW filters. You can...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:33:34 -0400
  The two filters did not strain or damage the pump by their combination. It is possible the pump was slightly damaged by the original...
• Re: K&N filter revisited with Pictures
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 11:59:54 -0700
  ...The top & > bottom plates over & under the filter are very oily and if > there was as much sand dust getting through the filter, I...
• $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:21:14 -0400
  Not to flog a dead horse, (OK, maybe a bit) but with all this talk of fuel pumps and filters, I had to let...
• FW: trasco filter
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 10 Jan 2002 12:47:52 -0800
  ...Since there is a > possible conflict with the tin, could one of the list members who has > installed this type of filter (without a...
• Re: K & N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 02:46:56 -0230
  ...So tell me, this is just a drop in filter? Somebody mentioned a different airbox I believe. Like I said the local UAP/NAPA...
• Re: Emissions, engine swaps, full-flow filters, 76 balls
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 00:23:33 -0500
  Bob writes about poorly fitting full-flow-filter adaptors. How come nobody imports the spin-on-filter adaptor I saw on a stock beetle...
• Re: Tiico oil filter, DO IT RIGHT!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:31:50 -0800
  Does anyone have experience with high oil pressure using the Trasco Oil filter system with Mobil one? William > From what I have heard (this...
• Re: Oil filter Coolers......just more snake oil?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:22:01 -0700
  Yes but you would be better off to use the trasco system which is a better filter and has cooling fins built in. http...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:45:48 -0400
  ...Now I'm no oil filter expert but, so I've been told, some department store filters don't have the anti-drainback valves...
• Re: Oil pressure warning buzzer on 1986L
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 02:37:11 -0400
  > DID you make sure that you have the right Oil filter... I have found that > this can aleiviate the problem. Many many times I...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:51:25 -0400
  ...Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out! > > > So I just started to notice a little hesitation when taking off and realized...
• Re: K & N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:42:13 -0700
  ...K & N Air Filter RE: K&N Filter I'm running a K&N filter in my '90 Westy. As a test, half way...
• Re: Oil Light Discovery-Fram Filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 12:44:45 -0600
  Historically speaking, and collectively from "The List", the Mann or Mahle filters are the bees knees. Only way to fly, etc, etc, etc. Best...
• Re: Stumbling after fuel filter change
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 12:45:16 -0600
  ...After looking at the usual > suspects I checked the fuel filter and it was filthy. Changed both > the > plastic fuel filter pre-fuel pump...
• Re: Oil Filter Question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 6 Nov 2001 11:43:36 -0500
  > I do know that VW oil filters from the dealers in Canada are now > made in the US ,,, This is for Jetta/Golf gas...
• Re: No Start: Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:37:38 -0700
  Dan, Dave, and Stuart, I do like the idea of a large clear filter. I resisted one mostly because of convenience. The VW filter...
• Re: spam filters out busdepot
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 18:54:30 -0400
  > Yahoo mail can be set so the spam filters do not > filter you out Ron. Simply look in the bulk mail and > recover busdepot...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:14:32 -0800
  ...K&N Filters Based on something I found on this (or another VW/Vanagon list) I went to a K&N filter several years...
• Help Cleaning interior filter in Westys
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:05:35 -0700
  Fellow Listees Does anyone on the list have any experience with the interior foam air filter that is on the passenger side - in the...
• Re: Oil Filter Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 02:01:05 -0500
  ...jonathan On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Jere Hawn wrote: > HI again, > > In the Navy we use pressure differential across the filter to determine if...
• Re: Coolant filter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:30:52 -0400
  ...The only way that I would even consider installing one is in a bypass circuit where a plugged filter cannot restrict the flow of...
• Re: Air Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 19:27:52 -1000
  Hi all, One thing often mistakenly recommended is cleaning paper air filters with compressed air. This loosens the dirt, and the first time the...
• fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 18:05:19 -0800
  From 1980 to about 1984, VW ran only the small square pre-filter before the fuel pump. This filter (133-133-511) had a...
• Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:53:30 -0800
  ...clamp off hoses at fuel pump/filter and outlet from tank..." Neil.
• filters for '82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 22:40:37 -0500
  What's the best brand oil filter for the diesel engines? -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 May 2014 19:05:08 -0400
  ...stopped by oil filter I can't believe you guys didn't tell me this. Amazing.... You all let me swap an early model...
• Re: HELP! oil filter stuck
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 07:27:47 -0800
  ...Hold the strap on the filter while you push the handle into it as far back as possible to take up the slack. Then...
• Re: Another warm up strategy
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:20:26 -0500
  Nothing wrong with the filter. This was your fault. Ether the filter was not tight enough, or more likely, the use of 20-50...
• Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:12:33 -0600
  I have both the Mann 719/12 and the 719/5 oil filters in front of me and although Ken Wilford only sells the...
• Re: Trans Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:47:14 -0500
  ...Trans Filter Should be getting my trans filter kit from Bus Depot any day and wanted to know if any sealant is needed on...
• Re: No longer an oil change virgin (was Changing the engine oil)
  Historical mailing list - Chrisw7971
  Mon, 11 May 1998 13:35:17 EDT
  ...it advisable to change the filter every time you change the oil?) >> -----end snip---- Yes definitely (the filter is full of the old oil...
• Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 12:07:21 -0700
  What! Vanagon's standard configuration has a fuel filter downstream of the pump. The safety cut off may be 110 PSI but I seems...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:04:54 -0800
  Yes, poor quality anti-drain back valving could certainly cause that, allowing siphoning of the oil in the filter down into the pan/case...
• Diesel oil filter on gas engine?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 May 2000 11:26:19 -0700
  Is there any reason not to use a VW diesel oil filter on a gas Vanagon (it should fit...)? I recall hearing of this...
• Re: Thanks - re: oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dan Haydon
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:00:45 -0600
  ...oil filters > > Well I guess I got my answer. I'll have to order up some more > > filters. > > > We ship the correct Mann/Mahle...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:13:23 -0700
  ...Pan gasket, filter gasket, and filter. http://www.pap-parts.com/store/prodinfo.asp?number=010%20398%20421%20A&variation=&aitem=1&mitem=1
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:41:26 -0700
  Seeing as how oil is fed into the top of the filter on a stock WBX, all filters automatically have the "anti-drain back...
• Re: K&N Air Filters
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:53:55 -0800
  > >A K&N air filter drops in just like the stock. You clean and re-oil them > >rather than replacing them. According to their...
• FW: Oil Filter Stuck
  Historical mailing list - David Thayer
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:26:21 -0800
  Hello, I wonder if anyone is online and can help? I have tried 4 wrenches and cant seem to get my oil filter off...
• Re: eurospec-tion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:53:40 -0800
  David, my "'82 westy-with-1800 8v-gas engine" also has a K&N conical air filter and also has a noticeable "roaring" noise...
• Re: Oil Viscosity Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 12:48:51 -0700
  I have also used 20/w50 oil but in regards to oil filters, Bosch or even Fram filters have worked flawlessly for me and...
• Re: Fure filters
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:19:44 -0400
  ...Fure filters > Can anyone tell me why the Bentley shows two fuel > filters, one before and one after the pump on an 84 > Vanagon...
• Re: Can overtightening the oil filter on an 88 cause coolant leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 3 Nov 2002 11:49:47 -0500
  Lee, the fact that your 'mechanic' used an oil wrench to tighten the oil filter does not mean it's overtightened. If he/she...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:50:42 -0600
  ...Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help.... > I have both the Mann 719/12 and the 719/5 oil filters in front of...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] AFM ? (as related to the air filter housing)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:24:29 -0800
  ...they're not 'calibrated' too much anyway to a specific air filter or air box.. In general.....a bigger air filter is better ... I...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Durkin
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 19:45:30 -0700
  HI there, I have great success and many others I know, with Mann filters, a bit more expensive but highly recomended especially by the...
• oil filter removal tool
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:50:10 EST
  does anyone know of a common place to find one of these that fits the wannyvagon oil filter? joe
• Re: filling the filter?, was: lube guys
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:39:20 EST
  Filling the filter first is a new one to me. Ooops. Is this very important? Doug
• Re: 85 Westy GL- Winterizing tips?/Newbie Tips
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 03:46:00 -0500
  ...I was informed by >other Listees that the Fram (and smilar brands) filters do not use enough >filtering material, which thus does not create...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:16:59 -0400
  > Upon further inspection last night the Mobil 1 filter does > not have the anti drain back valve,... The K&N filter (#2005) > Since they...
• $20.00 Syncro Air Filters!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 18:02:10 -0800
  Listees, Many different people have e-mailed me on these filters. There have been Many different questions on the difference too! The Archives have...
• Re: Oil Filter tool!!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:28:23 -0600
  ...Oil Filter tool!! > Date: Monday, March 16, 1998 8:04 PM > > for those wanting the little socket-thingie to remove their oil filters, > the...