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• Gas Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Bryson
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 09:45:40 -0700
  ...I just lit my gas fridge for the first time. I bought this van from the original owner about a year ago. He said...
• Positive pressure in gas tank ?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:38:28 -0700
  When running does the Vanagon have positive pressure in the gas tank ? I ran out of gas this morning but I should have gotten...
• How far can you go on a tank of gas?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 21 May 2007 11:15:55 -0700
  ...a full tank of gas? How far into the red do you have to be to run out of gas? Does a 90 Westy...
• Re: uh-oh
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:33:53 -0500
  ...Dont > think this happens with new gaskets, though. Are you sure the > coolant is not coming from some other place than the head gaskets...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 12:49:32 -0600
  It was my understanding that Coleman "white gas" fuel was $3/gal. because it's more like 104 octane and unleaded. I carry a...
• Re: Dreaded water jacket head gasket leak strikes
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:58:13 -1000
  How many people check, and pay careful attention to how much the outer water rubber gasket is commpressed ? Very very important to do that...
• Re: oil stick
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:05:33 -0800
  Oregon is the same way, but their legislature thinks their citizens are too stupid to pump their own gas. I live in Washington and...
• Re: Silicone oder nein
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 23:12:51 -0800
  ...Bill Johnson wrote: > > I have used Permatex's Black Weather Strip Adhesive on water pump gaskets > for years and years. I use it anywhere...
• Re: Ca gas cans...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 19:42:51 -0800
  I don't think that carrying gas in the passenger compartment is recommended. Or legal. Or a very good idea. JMHO. Mike On 2...
• Splashing gas during fill-up
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Tue, 20 May 1997 11:23:55 +0000
  When filling the gas tank I've had splashback both times (can you tell I'm a new owner? :-) before the valve kicked off...
• intake gasket
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 19:08:26 EDT
  ...Any suggestions on what to use or what not to use on the intake to head gaskets?Should I just put on the new...
• FS: Gasket Kit
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:14:22 -0700
  I have 2 Victor Reinz complete gasket kits available. They are part# 15-25315-09. I got it for my 1.9 that needed...
• Train YOUR vehicles to get better gas mileage (it's Fryeday)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 May 2008 16:54:53 -0500
  $4.00 per gallon is almost here! Gasoline prices are totally out of control.... Start Re-Training YOUR vehicles for better gas mileage TODAY...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:29:35 CDT
  here's some poop from vw that might interest those already interested in which gasoline to put in your bus .. from Service Bulletins, Model...
• Re: empty gas tank fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:35:31 -0500
  ...These tanks are very prone to rust on the top yo can end up with crud in them -- and running out of gas will...
• Re: Fair prices?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Oct 1995 16:55:15 -0400
  ...gasoline boxer, Digijet fuel injection 1984 water cooled 1.9 liter gasoline boxer, Digijet fuel injection 1985 water cooled 1.9 liter gasoline boxer...
• Re: Water, dirt and rust in gas
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Sat, 31 May 2003 15:07:45 -0700
  ...Lots of brown dirt or rust particles were > also in the gas. Changed my gas filter (gas inside > the filer was all brown). Hope...
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:49:33 -0700
  My 84 engine was resealed (head gaskets all that came within the gasket set) 30k miles ago. I can reuse the exhaust gaskets but...
• Re: Head gasket sealing
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:32:35 -0400
  ...Head gasket sealing > Greetings and Salutations; > I was surveyed by my head rebuilder to find out if I used gasket > sealer on both sides...
• Re: Price of gasoline - an older perspective ;)
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:13:05 -0500
  ...In a segment on gas rationing, folks were filling up at a pump with a unit price clearly marked as 27 cents and a...
• Re: Was: dead cat kills van- What About Bad Gas
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:25:30 -0400
  Hi Scott, The composition of "Gasoline" varies widely by region and by the time of year it is purchased. Fuel refined in Texas is...
• Re: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list - JOHNSON THOMAS H
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 12:51:37 -0900 (AKST)
  > How is the duct-work for the gas heater hooked up in a splittie? Does it > hook up to the main heater tube (and...
• O-ring or gasket between heater core and valve?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 17:48:01 -0700
  ...Does anyone know if they is supposed to be an O-ring or gasket? Any recommendations on some gasket goo that will seal and...
• Re: Back from Vacation! - Correction!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:03:28 -0700
  ...0.559 $/l = $27.95 per 50 litre gerry cans >Alberta gas: 0.529 $/l = $26.45 per 50 litre gerry cans >Sask gas...
• Re: pipes?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:50:14 -0400
  Clip the gasket so there are slots at opposite sides leading into the bolt holes... david At 21:05 6/4/99 -0400, David...
• Re: [Syncro] ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:22:27 EST
  Here in Illinois you can get arrested for trying to put gas in unapproved containers. I ran out of gas one time and tried...
• Replacing a gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:22:00 -0500
  How difficult is it to replace a gas tank on a 90 Vanagon 2WD? I also see that Bus Depot sells a fuel tank...
• 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Mary Holbert
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:33:46 EST
  A vanagon don't have 3 gas tanks does it?
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 09:04:39 -0600
  >Bad gas? The gas tank or the driver?
• Oversized gas tanks?
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:09:24 EDT
  Anybody know who sells the oversized gas tanks? Thanks, JC...
• Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
  Historical mailing list - Emmet McGovern
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 01:01:13 -0400
  ...Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way.... Order the gaskets from Van-again and you will not have that problem Adam Puzerewski 81...
• Re: alternative carburetion of FI 2.0 Liter vanagon engine???
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, Vanagon Racks
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:50:46 -0600
  ...Most propane is a byproduct of natural gas production, the rest comes from oil refineries. Natural Gas is traded independently from oil, but it...
• Re: internal EngineCleanerUpperStuff ?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:54:08 -0500
  ...I ended up replacing the gas tank Sounds like the gas tank was bad, not that the "voodoo" stuff helped. Getting rid of the...
• Re: Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 8 Aug 2010 19:03:04 -0700
  ...Dometic Intake & Exhaust Gaskets: Use Hi Temp RTV? > Hi all. > > Have others used hi temp RTV in place of the intake and exhaust > gaskets...
• Re: '71 bus fuel cap
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 15:15:55 EDT
  > and while we are talking about fuel caps, do you vanagon volks know that you > can order a locking gas cap (for the early...
• Re: ticco automatic gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 17:26:02 -0500
  ...A properly working O2 (regardless of engine type) will cause you to use LESS gas as it gives feed back to the CPU. The...
• leaky injectors
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:50:07 -0500
  ...the next day there was no sign of gas leaking out. what else can i do? is it possible for gas to be getting...
• Re: [Syncro] ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:46:18 -0500
  ...But be careful...some plastics dissolve in gasoline. A friend of mine once described having watched some people try to carry gas back to...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$ - corrected size gallons now
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:10:30 -0700
  $7 per gallon? The Europeans always were ahead of us in gas prices ... I remember filling up in France for $5 per gallon four...
• Re: Replacing the gas tank, the Bus Depot way....
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Sat, 16 Jun 2001 15:35:01 -0400
  Order the gaskets from Van-again and you will not have that problem Adam Puzerewski 81 westy 74 beetle 73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Vanagon Partsmobiles...
• Re: Ethanol
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 7 Nov 94 16:28:17 PST
  > > Dave Kautz writes: > > > > > David Carment writes: > > > > > A Gas company up here in Ottawa has Ethanol blend at the same price as > > > regular. I asked...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:07:33 -0500
  ...Less total gas, that is - if you get better gas mileage and then drive more because you spend less per mile on gas, you...
• Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jul 94 11:20:45 PDT
  ...I have not allowed any full service gas station people to fill gas for me since the first time it was "served". The poor...
• gasket between cv joint and stub axle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 16:34:53 -0400
  ...I swear there was no such gasket on the other side, which has already been reassembled. I have not found such a gasket when...
• Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:16:03 -0800
  ...two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have >>> all else. Anyone? >>> >>> Jim >>>
• Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:11:03 -0700
  ...Strong smell of gas. Checked for gas leaks. Nada Pulled plugs on 3 and 4. Great spark. Both plugs wet. Checked rotor position. Right...
• Re: head gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 23:48:48 -0500
  ...head gaskets hey all, when sealing head gaskets. is it okay to take fine sand paper to the sealing surface to remove the adhesive...
• Re: Fw: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 14:51:06 -0700
  Using new gaskets I have not seen a need for anything else. If you are re-using an old gasket, I have had 100...
• Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:53:39 -0400
  Hi Folks, Somehow, I managed to lose my gas cap. Is there an aftermarket alternative? I'd actually prefer to have a non-locking...
• Gas in face--
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Rosen
  Thu, 11 May 1995 23:59:28 -0700 (PDT)
  Thought many of you (Sami? and others who've been gassed excluded) might get a kick out of this- Changed my fuel filter today...
• Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:57:39 -0400
  With my gas tank leak as yet unfixed, I have been running my tank on the low side. If I accidentally run out of...
• Smell gas...
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:35:49 -0400
  ...I can smell gas when I come towards the van, especially near the sliding door. I've been from one end to the other...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank-Syncro tank into 2WD Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:07:46 -0700
  What about ADDING a Syncro gas tank to a 2WD van? I've always wondered if that would work ... Then you would have more...
• Diesel vs. Gas
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:54:38 -0800
  Hello All, Im thinking of undergoing the diesel to gas transformation from a 1.9 gasser 4 speed, to a 1.6 turbo 5...
• Re: Leaking Gas Tank and Oil Leaks
  Historical mailing list - s2
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:16:59 -0800
  ...Leaking Gas Tank and Oil Leaks >Are there any easy fixes for a leaking gas tank? The tank seems to leak near >the place...
• Re: PRICE OF GASOLINE
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 19:04:47 EST
  ...That was when you can find stations with gas. Forecasters at that time proclaimed that we would be paying as much as $3.00...
• Re: LP gas regulator leak.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 16:11:07 -0700
  ...I tracked the sound and > escaping gas to a vent hole on the LP gas regulator itself. I turned off > the gas valve and...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 09:17:10 -0500
  ...uh its not suppose to open the gas cap. doh! I stuck my key in the cap turned it and it unlocked and came...
• Re: Engine pull on scale of 1 to 10
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:23:57 -0700
  Reuse gaskets... only in an extreme emergency. Quite a few years back, a bunch of us were camping/surfing down at Scorpion Bay in...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:30:30 -0700
  ...What I would do would be to put in about 5 gallons of new gas with an ounce of Dri Gas and some injector...