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  • Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 7 May 2013 21:23:43 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
  • Re: Availability of VW Blue Coolant (one for Vanagons)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 4 Nov 2011 23:19:37 -0500
    ...http://tinyurl.com/3zmbxy8 Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: John Rodgers [mailto:inua...
  • Re: Runaway starter - 88 GL w/2.1L WBX
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Wed, 9 Oct 2013 21:43:16 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
  • Re: Craftsman Tools, Ace Hardware
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:46:43 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
  • Re: gak! another road test: 1993 VW Eurovan
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Thu, 12 Jan 1995 15:07:54 -0800 (PST)
    Patrick Tower writes: > > > The bus was > > above all a highly utilitarian vehicle, capable of carrying copious > > amounts of photographic equipment while staying low profile...
  • Re: RoadHaus - Montana Wild Horse Info Request
    Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
    Sun, 26 Oct 2003 09:25:46 -0800
    ...RoadHaus - Montana Wild Horse Info Request > Volks, > > Headed East across WY and SD towards Devils Tower, Custer, Roosevelt, > Crazy Horse etc. > > I'd really...
  • Re: Alternator Brushes Wore Out Pretty Darn Quick
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:01:10 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Re: Water temp increase after changing hoses, thermostat, and plastic parts
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:40:45 -0600
    ...at 12:57 PM, Harold Teer wrote: > Up until the coolant tower, the thermostat housing, and numerous hoses > around the engine area were recently...
  • Re: Gas prices
    Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
    Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:40:32 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message... From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
    Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
    Tue, 1 Sep 2009 21:27:27 -0700
    ...which were a > debate about the availability of the plastic coolant tower thing, and two > nominations by Jim Arnott for the the 1.9...
  • Raingutter mounts on Westy top?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 22 Feb 2005 11:05:59 -0600
    Hi, I'd like to mount Yakima raingutter towers (1A) and bars on the pop top of my 88 Westy to carry a canoe...
  • Re: Changing oil: Hot, Lukewarm, or Cold
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 2 Jul 2020 10:38:22 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
  • Re: Kayak Transport on a Westy
    Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
    Thu, 30 Mar 2000 11:25:49 EST
    ...I think you'll need the rain gutter things to attach any tower, won't you? I don't think the westies have an...
  • Re: Thule roof racks for Westie-Help?
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 9 Jul 1997 23:53:10 -0400 (EDT)
    ...I have the gutter mount 1A towers with 77 inch wide bars on my Syncro 7 passenger, I can strap on a bunch of...
  • Re: Intermittent blinking of oil light
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Cooper
    Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:04:10 -0400
    ...Cooper Martindale, Brzytwa & Quick 900 Skylight Office Tower 1660 West Second Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 216-664-6900 216-664-6901 Cooper@MBQ.com...
  • Re: Fwd: FW: George Bush - Resume'
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
    Thu, 29 Apr 2004 09:47:22 -0400
    ...peddling this? I guess Bush flew the planes into the twin towers too??? An American, M.Koontz -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
  • Re: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:09:37 +1300
    ...go for the Porsche G50/50 trans, as a 964 shifter tower used is about $650US... ouch! That's without the work needed to...
  • Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:36:19 -0400
    I installed a thin-wire spring that I found at Lowes into the hose between the breather tower and the intake. So there's...
  • Re: Roof Rack width survey
    Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
    Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:00:17 -0600
    ...i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra length for any roof-rack purposes, but you can do...
  • Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
    Historical mailing list - David McNeely
    Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:38:37 -0700
    ...The seal is just an oil film > > between very close fitting parts. > > > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com...
  • Re: solar charger
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:00:34 -0600
    ...mcneely > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.kegkits.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
  • Re: 2.1 rebuild - hone lifter bores?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 7 Jul 2011 12:49:36 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
    Historical mailing list - DW
    Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:55:16 -0800
    ...I actually went to the site to purchase a stainless coolant tower which they threw in for free with a purchase of coolant pipes...
  • Re: Coolant/preparedness was: RE: stainless steel coolant pipes
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Thu, 6 May 2010 22:55:04 -0400
    ...I had the wonderful opportunity to have the hose that goes from the passenger side head to the plastic coolant tower thing go on...
  • Re: what part is this?
    Historical mailing list - Dave C.
    Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:09:37 -0500
    ...of the case seam then it is prolly the oil breather tower. The leak is a real cheap fix, o-ring at the bottom...
  • Re: Sensors for accessory gauges
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Wed, 18 Sep 2002 19:09:48 -0400
    ...I replaced the oil breather tower with some parts from CB Performance to add oil. I like adding oil this way a lot better...
  • Hard oil seals
    Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
    Mon, 15 May 2006 14:08:14 -0300
    I replaced my crankcase breather tower "O" ring seal and my oil dipstick "O" ring seal this weekend. Both were hard and brittle. My...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:26:47 -0500
    ...Often this is placed under one of > the breather tower screws. The plastic tower makes for a lousy connection. > I usually place this under...
  • Re: New LED lighting and camping updates
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 8 Nov 2013 07:12:22 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com Did you try to...
  • Re: Iceland
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:39:24 -0700
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.grow-sun.com > www.raspberryproject.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alistair...
  • Re: Going to Vegas for a business trip, anything I should be seeing while there?
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
    Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:52:59 -0500
    ...The Stratosphere Tower right before sundown. Red Rock Canyon is breath taking. https://picasaweb.google.com/117786475013111516659/RedRockCanyon as is Valley of Fire https...
  • Re: Climbing
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:14:00 -0600
    I think we've all had our fair share of that! Tom www.towercooler.com From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: subject Question
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:27:06 -0500
    ...Tom www.towercooler.com From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Mike Miller Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 12...
  • Re: Clipped by Insurance
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:05:29 -0700
    ...In characterizing insurance companies, the > main character says that if you look closely at the bricks in the towering > skyscrapers built by insurance companies...
  • Re: aftermarket turbo/supercharger to deisel?
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sun, 11 Feb 2001 21:00:25 -0500
    ...The turbo pump has a tower that acts as some sort of vacumm advance/increases fuel pressures under load as necessary. So, why do...
  • Hall Control Unit and timing
    Historical mailing list - Walter Evens
    Sat, 16 Feb 2002 20:50:35 -0800
    ...I seem to have spark at each tower so I am presuming it is a fuel problem and not the ignition. I am studying...
  • Re: Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:16:22 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:39:23 -0500
    ...body switch. > > and maybe... > - replace the Temp2 sensor at the thermostat tower. > - replace the fuel pressure regulator. > > Please add more suggestions to help him...
  • Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 30 Jun 2013 14:10:18 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.grow-sun.com www.raspberryproject.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
  • Re: Modified carriage bolts?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Thu, 12 May 2011 20:44:07 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
  • FS: Bike Rack for Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - G. Chapman
    Mon, 6 May 2002 12:37:43 -0400
    ...The setup incudes two (2) Steelhead holders, four (4) Q-Towers and attachment Clips, two (2) wheelholders, two (2) 66" round bars, and six...
  • Re: Engine fire-what next?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Wed, 4 Sep 2002 07:37:44 -0400
    > It destroyed all the > wiring and all all the plastic parts in the engine area, including wiring > harness, overflow tank, crankcase vent tower, the...
  • Re: Breather hose
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Mon, 23 Dec 2002 08:59:38 -0600
    ...Cooper > >Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal > >900 Skylight Office Tower > >Cleveland, OH 44113 > >216-664-6900 (voice) > >216-664-6901 (fax) > >Cooper@BQMlaw.com > >JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
  • Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
    Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
    Fri, 18 May 2007 05:49:11 -0700
    ...Audi 4kq up on jackstands and missing its control arms, > strut towers etc. and have a gentlemen interested in purchasing this > vehicle as a...
  • Re: Water Pump
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:29:47 -0700
    ...plastic fire wall fitting. > Replaced the O-ring on the breather tower. The old one was so hard and > brittle it came out in...
  • Re: "goose-neck" lighting
    Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
    Thu, 26 Aug 1999 11:59:06 -0700
    ...Cooper Martindale, Brzytwa & Quick LLC 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@MBQ.com jonathanrcooper@worldnet. att.net
  • Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:01:08 -0500
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original Message----- From: George Laubach [mailto:skiplaubach...
  • Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:27:51 -0700
    ...The coolant "tower" (as you call it) is a hard piece to find in the original plastic (I have two spares stashed away) and...
  • Re: Anyone got a bike rack or towing hitch?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 22 Apr 1997 22:26:03 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Mounting top-to-bottom baiscally > >I have mounted a Yakima side to side using the towers that have about 5 >squre inches of foam...
  • Re: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 7 Mar 2016 22:46:08 -0500
    ...then there is the spacer sleeve that goes through the mounting tower and the top mounting rubber. If that sleeve is rusted, worn, or...
  • Re: Used Radiator Inspection?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:38:11 -0800
    ...As for a stainless steel coolant distribution tower, uh no. That metal would be a PITA for someone w/o the right tools. Metal...
  • Re: Of wipers, windshields, and gas-station attendents...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 13 Jan 95 12:35:17 CST
    On Fri, 13 Jan 95 11:27:50 CST Patrick Tower said: >I don't know if polishing compound will take care of the...
  • 82 AC Westy running troubles (longish)
    Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
    Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:35:56 -0500
    ...Last weekend I noticed that the crankcase pressure breather tower fits pretty loosely on the motor. This may be causing a vacuum leak, Dennis...
  • Re: Top Overhauls
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:37:08 -0800
    ...ETA 1.5hrs, arrive at Quebec city airport, don�t see shi*, am VFR (Visual flight regulation), no IFR instrument, Quebec tower tell me...
  • Re: Success! (Getting a broken ez-out out of my crankshaft)
    Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
    Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:18:43 -0600
    ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
  • Re: NLA VW Parts
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Mon, 1 Nov 2010 14:48:10 -0400
    Actual VW crank/engine oil seals? Breather towers? fuel overflow grommets and hose kits.....all of these are made aftermarket now, but just saying...
  • Wrap Up: Oil mess on rear hatch after high speed run on freeway
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:43:33 -0700
    ...Oil breather tower seal. 2. Rear oil pressure sensor. 3. Distributor shaft seal. I sealed: (with black silicone gasket maker) 1. The bolt that...
  • Re: Rebuilt Tire? -- lay off
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sun, 26 Nov 2000 17:38:00 -0500
    ...We have alumiginum duck tape at work to stop up the plootonem pipe leaks in the cooling towers. But nobody is supposed to know...
  • Re: snow white
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Tue, 6 Feb 2001 11:53:13 -0500
    ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 Cooper@BQMlaw.com 85 Westy 90 Cabriolet -----Original Message----- From: Mick Kalber [mailto...
  • Re: WTB: 110 VAC Electric hookup inlet
    Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
    Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:19:00 -0700
    ...One of our older tower > trucks has a make up air line for its braking system. The short, cheap > plastic extension line used for...