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• 91 Westy, low idle stall, low power ....help!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Edwards
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 22:31:54 -0400
  ...did it pop a hose somewhere? Did it dropped a piston? -- Although it does not sound like that. Is this a vacuum hose problem...
• Re: Oil heat exchanger fail.. more
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:02:37 -0700
  ...the lower radiator hose with a venture manifold. > Yes, the oil cooler feed and return went to the lower hose. No > radiator flow such...
• Re: UPDATED -- Advice on a 90 GL...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:41:36 -0700
  ...Radiator was flushed, system > bled multiple times, problem kept returning. > SOLUTION happened when another mechanic noticed that > a hose connecting to the hardlines under...
• Re: Coolant tank -- how full is FULL
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:26:29 -0700
  ...Filled to > > overflowing -- above the bleed return hose fitting (2.1)? > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:33:00 -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...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 16:39:02 -0700
  ...The family and I just returned from our first-ever Vanagon Westy trek. The stats follow, perhaps later I'll write up a more...
• Re: Coolant leak questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:24:12 -0400
  Yes, The pressure cap has to be installed before allowing the engine speed to return to idle. Also note, that if the engine is...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:29:56 -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...
• Where is fan thermo-switch? 90GL
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:10:49 EDT
  ...I have replaced the housing, o-rings, suspect hoses and checked thermostat operation (I have an 80d) and have a new thermo-switch ready...
• Re: Filled gas tank leaking a common prob?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:35:34 -0330
  ...So in a nutshell, get a new big grommet, and check your return hoses for leaks. Hope this helps Bob Norman '81 Westy Gander...
• Re: Aux Air Flow Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 13:41:24 -0400
  ...I have had no luck with the "pinch the hose test" either. The FI system tries its damnedest to maintain the set idle speed...
• Re: Water in the Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:41:46 -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: '80 Westy - Fuel Line Replacement Time
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 08:40:24 -0400
  ...Take out old line, cut new line to match, re-install with new hose and clamps. Get the injector seals, too. No Bentley needed...
• Re: My overflow tank is full of oil!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:13:35 -0500
  I pull the hose from the overflow and all blue until very end when turned brown and oily. No water on dipstick and no...
• Re: Bilstein shock query
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Wed, 12 Feb 2020 23:47:41 -0600
  ...thing being it would take me hours to hose out the mud on the return home. These vans do provide much fun! Now that...
• Trip report- 8,000 miles in 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 06:20:26 -0700
  My brother and I just returned from a several week trip in his 82 Westy, 1.9TD. We hit 26 states, east across the...
• Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:48:41 -0700
  ...Most of them are 5mm ID hoses, the same that are used on > carb model > bugs and buses, about 3 foot worth. > > Have a...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:16:55 -0800
  ...The way I have my vent hoses routed are two hoses coming from the connections on the intake manifold (downstream from the air filter...
• Re: Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:00:24 -0400
  ...Requesting Feedback on EVWPARTS.com - Joe the owner has a > rebuilt engine for me $1500 plus core return > > So one of the guys on...
• The moral of the story is... (Semi-long tale of woe)
  Historical mailing list - Wade Shen
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 20:22:37 -0500
  ...Then the other day, I was returning from the Airport (an 80 mile drive round trip) when the flashing LED came on. I was...
• Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 22 May 2011 17:57:46 -0400
  ...I drove it for about 30 minutes and when I returned I parked the van on a slight hill facing downward. Today I came...
• preferred list vendors?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 26 May 1998 16:38:02 -0300
  ...called 'prefered' folks? Naw, didn't think so, no return on that, eh hosers? Oh, and do you realize how many VW parts I...
• Re: Radiator disappointment continued
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 16 Mar 2023 12:46:11 -0400
  ...Plastic ends for the hoses broken off, clearly a useless >> item. >> >> This is the second one to arrive in unusable condition. The packing was...
• Re: R&R alt/wtr pump belt; re-seating coolant pipe insert
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 Jun 2006 16:05:51 -0700
  ...I think they get "squeezed" out by pressure from the hose clamp combined with a slight softening of the plastic. In the "factory" setup...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 20:37:47 -0700
  ...Feel for heat in the coolant return hose for the heater. This is the hose that runs to the lower inlet on the expansion...
• Sick of overheating....Friday question and comment....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:10:40 -0800
  ...of bubbles coming out of a small hose that spliced into the larger hose that returns coolant to the pressure tank...."De Nile" syndrome...
• Re: Expansion tank under pressure when cold?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:19:58 -0500
  ...So two valves or just disconnect and plug the hoses or cap the tees. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• Re: Installing Steering Rack and Pinion...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:50:03 -0700
  ...I found the hoses to the reservoir to be difficult to remove otherwise I would have flushed a different way. I did not want...
• FW: RE: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 30 Dec 2003 10:47:27 -0600
  > Micheal writes: > >>Well after more close inspection it appears that my main feed and return > under the van is still leaking some of the...
• Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 07:48:22 -0700
  ...Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't. > It won't make much very difference whether you plug the hoses or connect > them together. These hoses...
• Re: Fuel tank remove / replace
  Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:45:42 -0600
  Also, when replacing the 5mm vent hoses, you don't need to put hose clamps on. I did but found out later that they...
• Re: AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:25:09 -0700
  ...Two hoses come out of it and go to/from a radiator at the front of the car. There is probably an electric coolant...
• Re: Fires/ fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Philip Hanson (Volt Computer)
  Sun, 3 Jan 1999 18:54:38 -0800
  ...How many hose clamps do you need? 5. Do you need step by step instructions or is it prety straight forward: just cut out...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:22:28 -0800
  ...Last summer I had a sudden (slight) failure of the plumbing inside the van, resulting in a very soggy carpet upon returning from a...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:09:10 -0400
  ...Also undo the return line where the rubber hose from the reservoir attaches to the hardline at the right of the engine bay and...
• Re: 85 vanagon throttle body swap... top mounted vs bottom mounted TPS ????
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:20:37 -0800
  ...I haven't see a throttle body to that actually, bind so much from wear that it wouldn't return to zero throttle. ----- Original...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:51:02 -0800
  ...I am second guessing it! So, when I bought it, the seller had messed with the main crankcase breather hose and smaller hoses that...
• Re: Engine fire... again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 16 May 2008 12:57:03 -0700
  ...And there are two fuel hoses, feed and return, that go to the fuel rail connections on top of the intake manifold of course...
• Re: brake fl leak
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 06 Feb 1996 11:51:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...It's connected to the first (upper) reservoir by a long hose. Anybody know if this second (odd-shaped) one, is also available or...
• Relocating syncro fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:21:06 PST
  ...This is the fuel line that goes directly to the FI rails, not the return line with the pressure regulator. Insert the fuel filter...
• Re: Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:40:09 -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: metal bypass coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 21:01:39 -0400
  ...Wrap the leak with a piece of hose and a clamp. Be carefull that the heater return does not suddenly brake off as it...
• Re: 88 fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:52:20 -0400
  ...The kit actually looks like a 10' piece of hose and clamps. The ones that I need to replace are the lines under the...
• Re: parts list for radiator replacement on 1988 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Robertson - Backcountry.com
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:36:26 -0600
  ...Check > the feed/return hoses between the radiator and the plastic pipes. Good > to remove the feed/return hoses off the plastic pipes to...
• Re: bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:30:20 -0700
  ...bill of materials needed-r&r fuel tank hoses and seals > ok, if its so specialized, the parts; maybe i have to shadetree > engineer...
• Tiico fuel rail info........
  Historical mailing list - Arlen & Edie
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:47:21 -0700
  ...The main difference between them are the angles that the pressure and return hose nipples are pointed. The '92 injectors line up with the...
• 90 GL: strange coolant idiot light
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 16:50:35 -0500 (CDT)
  ...For the return leg she filled the refill tank with distilled h2o (I forget how much, but less than a gallon, I think) and...
• Re: conclusion of limping van
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 15:21:28 +0100
  ...It ran well for a few days and the problem returned. The problem was a large amount of debris in the tank caused by...
• Re: vanagon 1.9l diesel oil blow by in air filter issue?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:26:44 -0800
  ...I am second guessing it! > > So, when I bought it, the seller had messed with the main crankcase > breather hose and smaller hoses that...
• Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 15 Jan 2003 15:42:10 -0800
  ...In his checkout of the engine compartment, he had missed the fact that the crankcase breather hose was rotted through and crumbling, even though...
• Re: Leaking coolant 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker (Guido)
  Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:11:20 -0600
  There is a hose between the thermostat housing and the drivers side head. Sometimes this hose will leak and the coolant will transfer and...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Mar 97 23:46:21 EST
  ...more precisely on the fitting which connects the radiator return and the thermostat bypass hoses. (There is a picture showing exactly what wire on...
• Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing - Solved!
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 02:19:11 +0000
  ...To name a few, find and fix the coolant drip around the return hose (lower hose) to the thermostat (it's dripping from somewhere...
• where do the best vanagons come from?
  Historical mailing list - Helena Troy
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:03:30 -0400
  I have returned to the fold after attempting for 3 years to drive a toyota sienna minivan. It f'n sucked, although it was...
• Re: Oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:26:50 -0800
  ...Oil light problem I don't like the idea of using a hose near the push rod cover tin (sharp edges) and exhaust. I...
• Re: Hot showers/vans.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 20:19:29 -0700
  ...The idea is to pick up the nozzle to wet yourself, then return it to the reservoir when soaping, then pick it back up...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - ron johnson
  Sat, 25 May 2024 09:10:17 -0700
  ...Drop the glovebox and >>> remove the two heater hose connections from the heater core. Pinch off >>> the hoses with harbor freight hose clamps so...
• 87 Westy Engine/Transmission Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:39:11 +0000
  ...Had the same problem in the winter when thebreather hose to the air intake had kinked and the engine pressurized. Sureenough, the hose had...
• Re: Vanagon gas tank leaks - vapor lock floods engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:44:40 -0500
  The fuel pressure regulator crapped up on my '86 and the pressure went up high enough to blow off the fuel hose above the...
• Re: Proper recovery from coolant loss while driving
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 29 May 2011 15:11:07 -0700
  ...I had > disconnected the radiator return hose at the rear end of the long > plastic tube. When I put it back on apparently I...