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Re: Leaky A/C in an '89 Westy
Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
Tue, 1 Aug 2000 19:55:15 EDT
...There are drain hoses on the left and right of this tray, held on with hose clamps. The one on the right also has...
Leaking Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Russell, William
Mon, 27 May 2002 19:23:25 -0400
...there were hoses missing that connect the tank to the overflow reservoir on the driver's side. (nice job) I immediately returned to the...
Re: 1987 Replace Heads - Thermostat Problem (long)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 27 Sep 1998 09:52:37 -0800
...It may be a long shot, but try an industrial supply house ( one that deals in bearings/hydraulic hoses and fittings etc) and see...
Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:06:08 -0500
...Attached the > hose > to one of the hoses, the top one, of the H pipe, that goes to that > pipe that > is running across...
Re: I find out more on this hose thing.
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:48:22 -0500
What is this? SS braided over rubber hose? Fredrich Hesterberg <FredsVW@WEBTV.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 11/05/2002 11:34:22 AM...
Re: A/C O-rings
Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:13:57 -0500
...return hose and curved pipe that goes to the comp. intake. The fitting looks fine. >> When I rebuilt the system 2+ years ago I...
Re: Van-Again
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 20 Apr 2003 08:27:42 -0600
...some (well, all the) >cooling hoses among other things. Answered my first >e-mail, but hasn't returned phone calls or any >subsequent e...
Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Sun, 4 Jul 2004 15:50:20 -0700
...This is known as the return line. If you hook up the > pressure gauge and watch it while you pinch the return line closed...
Re: Check those fuel lines!
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 21:02:31 -0700
...the Subie motor through a grommet in the hole but the return line goes under the 'firewall'... =) On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 11...
Re: How often to change Fuel Injectors?
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:07:57 -0400
...For some reason, they removed the plastic feed line, and used rubber fuel hose. They had joined the two rubber fuel hose sections with...
Re: Water Cooler System Design Flaw Workaround?
Historical mailing list - Tobias Gogolin
Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:13:51 -0700
...I'm thinking about replacing the purging screw on the radiator in front with a Hose nipple and some kind of automatic purging scheme...
Re: Bleeding the clutch.
Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
Sun, 9 Mar 2003 11:21:50 -0500
...To bleed the slave cylinder in the engine bay, open the bleeder screw 1/2 turn, and put a clear PVC hose over it...
Re: Strange Vanagon problem in Belize
Historical mailing list - Mike
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 05:48:05 -0500
...If you pinch the fuel return hose after the fuel pressure regulator with a pair of pliers the van will start but it runs...
Re: Whiny steering pump
Historical mailing list - Matt Barclay
Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:47:45 -0800
...Just follow the hoses > from the reservoir. I would remove the pump then clean and flush it > thoroughly then reinstall it. Frank, can you...
Re: Anything like this for 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 28 May 2011 16:23:39 -0700
...coolant > into the rad return, but the weather ain't hot. > > Worst case: the clamp cuts through the hose, coolant all over the road...
Re: '91 Carat - Again!! Runaway RPM
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 31 May 2017 10:23:15 -0400
...The engin > > runs good, smooth, has good power (now that I have fixed a vacuum leak on > > the fuel pressure regulator hose) > > > > I would...
Coolant Saga Continues....Need Advice!!!
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 12:26:33 -0700
...bottle from upper hose (the big one...not the one to the Overflow.). Shut her down... Pissed...defeated...I return to The List. Any...
Re: Brake problems
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 13:16:07 -0500
...Can be caused by bad wheel bearings, warped rotor or brake callipers that are not returning to neutral position properly. Its a look see...
Re: propane tank question
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:57:30 -0400
...This may result in as many as 5 or more service calls from pilot light extinguishment. � If a vapor return equalizing hose is not...
Re: good new fuel tank source?
Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
Sat, 21 Jul 2007 13:56:29 -0500
...It's a straight hose from tank to fuel pump. Always wondered why. Seems like it would make sense to have one. On 7...
Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:10:21 -0500
...nothing returning , or coming out, of the >top one, no air, hardly any water, just a little water dripping. I >disconnected the hoses right...
Re: Homemade aerator for Westfalia faucet
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:42:16 -0600
...It's a pump from Bus Depot. > I had thought of installing a return line to the tank with a valve to vary > the...
Re: back heat removal, comparative experiences among my vans
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Mon, 12 Apr 2004 12:17:32 -0400
...While some of the coolant will flow through the rear heater hoses if they are left in place connected and thus return to the...
Re: [Syncro] Rusty power steering lines
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Thu, 22 May 2003 07:17:03 -0700
...if I recall, including a section of flexible hydraulic hose to replace the return line. This was 4 years ago, no problems yet. On...
Re: fuel tank crossover...
Historical mailing list - Charlie Partin
Sun, 13 Nov 2005 08:19:01 -0700
...You will also need a 6" piece of 7mm fuel line > for the return side. > > I use nylon cable ties instead of hose clamps...
Re: `Cont'd: After 3000 mi trip: 84h2o overheating, grinding gears(manual trans
Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 01:37:18 -0800
...I ran the engine with the coolant hoses on top of the engine bay(thick ones, the rad supply and return hoses) disconnected, and...
Re: Any advice on brake master cylinder?
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Wed, 3 Nov 2021 18:54:48 +0100
Oh, and don´t return soaked dish towels to your wife´s kitchen! Am 03.11.2021 um 18:52 schrieb Raimund Feussner: > Been...
Re: small vexations: 85 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
Thu, 18 Dec 1997 10:41:42 -0400
...metal tube crossing over engine...originally black (now very rusted)...part of cooling system? This is the front heater return pipe. Exactly why it...
Re: Looking for parts
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:04:01 -0500
...anyone has returned one. > > So where can I find one of these guys? I was thinking of finding some > Teflon hose from McMaster. The...
Re: Best flushing method - 2.1,and maintenance questions.
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:27:03 -0500
...Visualize trying to flush sediment uphill out of 25' of 1.25" hose and the radiator through the 7mm id thermostat bypass hose, it...
Re: Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:55:55 -0700
...Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a >> rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return >> >> So one of the guys on...
vangon bleeding sysstem
Historical mailing list - Jonc
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:43:27 -0400
...lowest hose .... under the spare tire trap door... it can be reached without dropping the tire door... that happens to be the return line...
Re: Fuel pressure too high
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Mar 2018 00:30:14 +0000
...The Bentley says it should be 29-36psi, depending on whether the vacuum hose is attached. Pressure at the return hose is the same...
A tale from the underworld
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:03:39 EDT
...Putting the hose clamps back onto the hose where the hose was attached to the new valve. Pretty straight forward, except for the shower...
Re: Replacing long coolant pipes on 84 , alternative fixes?
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 09:30:19 -0400
...Then I took a piece of radiator hose and slide it over the whole joint, clamping onto the new copper and onto a good...
Re: Help diagnose Cinco
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:40:18 -0400
...with a cloth for protection),on the rubber hose at the point where the fuel return line leaves the fuel pressure regulator.If it...
Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:11:52 -0400
...line you will get an acurrate read.As I recall the return line just dumps into the top of the tank and the vent...
Re: Fuel Pump Noise
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Fri, 12 Feb 2016 21:59:04 -0800
...Then take a breath and blow into the hose remaining on the tank before temporarily releasing the vice-grip -- don't remove the vice...
Re: How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 23:28:14 -0800
...Attached the >> hose >> to one of the hoses, the top one, of the H pipe, that goes to that pipe >> that >> is running across...
Team effort, vanagon NLA part
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:14:05 -0400
...The one the rear wiper and hose go through. I found the passenger side one for the defrost wires but they are not interchangeable...
Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:59:29 -0800
...It creates some protected space for the wiring and water tank hoses but in a wasteful manner as far a space goes. I attached...
Re: parts list for radiator replacement on 1988 Westy
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:43:39 -0700
...Check > the feed/return hoses between the radiator and the plastic pipes. Good > to remove the feed/return hoses off the plastic pipes to...
High Idle, Fuel Pressure Test Results and Advice Needed
Historical mailing list - Ronald D Maxseiner
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 23:31:49 -0500
...When I come to a stop the engine returns to idle slowly halting around 1800 rpm for a few seconds then around 1400 for...
Re: vanagon Digest - 3 Mar 2014 to 4 Mar 2014 (#2014-134)
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 5 Mar 2014 08:26:23 -0800
...leak in you fuel system like > o-ring, stuck open injector hoses return or > ! Fuel pressure regulator do test bellow ! > http://www.ehow.com...
Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:36:38 -0500
...I am second guessing it! So, when I bought it, the seller had messed with the main crankcase breather hose and smaller hoses that...
1991 2.1L Wasserboxer engine for sale
Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 21:01:39 -0400
...Comes with A/C compressor, alternator, P/S pump, P/S hoses, and reservoir, (AFM and waterpump both replaced with new 2002) and airfilter...
Re: Residual Fuel Pressure: hold for 1 hour?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 3 Mar 2014 18:45:27 -0800
...A3 Bentley says to clamp the fuel return hose. If >> pressure holds, regulator is at fault. If pressure drops, pump check >> valve at fault...
Re: AlldataCD/FRIDAY
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 13 Nov 1998 19:39:05 -0500
...Blown a coolant hose about 20 miles away, replaced it and the thermostat, on the road, and, by the time they made it to...
Re: Chapalilla, Mexico Overheat
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:49:13 -0600
...Puzzling >> because these things are supposed to be self bleeding, right? Pulled >> the bleed hose from the coolant reservoir and, as soon as I...
Re: Water in the Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:23:57 -0400
...the fuel return line from the other side of > >>> the fuel tank (I took the rigid tube out of the flexible hose) -run > >>> the...
Re: Pressure cap problem?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 26 May 2012 11:10:28 -0400
...hoses get hard as the engine warms up? They should! If you can squeeze a hose and have coolant pass through cap and return...
Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:44:50 -0400
...move is to remove the vacuum retard hose again, advance >the timing 19 degrees, and return for Test #3. Since I now have made...
Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:18:07 -0500
...So I removed the pump > again and attempted to clean it by adding input and output hoses, placing > them in a pail of gas...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:11:42 -0400
...hoses are restricting the flow greatly. This also causes the pads to drag and squeal, as it's not free to auto-return easily...
Re: Front heater never shuts off
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 25 May 2024 08:25:47 -0500
...Drop the glovebox and >> remove the two heater hose connections from the heater core. Pinch off >> the hoses with harbor freight hose clamps so...
Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 00:22:31 -0400
...Does anyone know of >> likely causes or exact locations where a leak might be? >> > Hose connections are on the pass side, so check the...
Re: power steering rack core
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:30:01 -0400
...Some Vendors have a conservative core charge to reduce the chance > of a customer to return the core, thus the Vendor makes "free dollars...
Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
Tue, 4 May 2004 16:03:07 -0400
...Is this indicative of a poorly flowing radiator, or what? Feed hose is warm, return hose is not, temp gauge on the LED. > >Long...
Syncro Transaxle Leaking
Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:55:02 -0500
...I just returned from a quick trip to the Needles district of Canyonlands (+/- 900mi) which was absolutely uneventful (I did meet a couple of...
Re: Fuel tank removal disappointment
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 07:30:49 -0700
...filter which appears > to be attached to the fuel return line by a hose. <SNIP> > Suggestions, comments, sympathy appreciated... One thing I did when...