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• power steering leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:46:10 -0700
  ...I have now replaced the two washers/seals on the banjo fitting twice and the fluid continues to leak at the seals. These are...
• No Heater/No Wipers!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 08:43:09 -0500
  ...I try the wipers/washers, nothing either. Back heater comes on OK. Dash lights work. Can't drive it with out a heater or...
• What are these Parts for?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 04:50:48 +0200
  ...Can someone help identify where the following parts go? Two copper flat washers, about 7/16 in total diameter. I thought it was meant...
• Re: vans
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:17:49 -0600
  ...owner bend down to see at a glance if the fender washers are "right." When my grandfather bought his 55 Chevy and his 63...
• Re: POR15 pictures of parts/ go with por20!!!
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:49:41 -0800
  ...They go for almost $100,in the > rough.Notice the new stainless steel bolts and washers. > > Fuel filter mounts for diesel Vanagon. > > Black stuff...
• Re: What are these Parts for?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 02:45:02 -0700
  ...However, IIRC, I wound up using the flat copper washers on the two studs that the valve rocker assembly bolts to- I don't...
• replacing the nozzle for windshield washer
  Historical mailing list - Edward Barger
  Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:17:26 -0700
  I have the GW Dual nozzle windshield washers to replace the old ones that seem to be partially closed and do not cover the...
• Re: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:03:50 -0800
  I may have read of other Vanagon wrenchers prefer copper nuts and washers. or I heard it from a guy at my mechanic's...
• Re: slow drip from oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:35:46 -0300
  ...sealing washer available from a FLAPS instead of the copper sealing washers with good success. Pascal '84Westy On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:54...
• Re: Skylight Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:34:03 -0800
  ...Got some nylon bushings from my local hardware store along with some stainless steel fender washers. You need different sizes for each side of...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 10:50:32 EDT
  ...I've got a pile of new washers and use a fresh one every time. Chuck '85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo' In...
• Re: Help advise please, stripped drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:31:31 -0500
  ...Many times you can get good aluminum or copper crush washers to go with them. Stan Wilder High Performance Ceramic Coatings www.engineceramics.com...
• Hanging a propane tank ~ for sans tank vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Brian Tipsword
  Mon, 2 Jan 2006 17:49:19 -0800
  ...line) ~ 6 nuts (4 nylocks - 2 non) four large hardened flat washers and a small tube of sealant. If anyone wants, I will post...
• Re: Sources for westy faucet?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:31:25 -0600
  ...Requires only a couple of washers to make it fit. The > switch is much > more durable. Works only with intank pump, not with "city...
• Re: Part number confirmation needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:19:56 -0800
  ...N01101011 > Washers: N0122307 > > Thanks in advance! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Put your friends on the big screen with Windows Vista� + Windows Live�. > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/shop...
• Re: Table repair (report)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:36:22 -0700
  ...half > > way through from top for washers (small + bigger) and used #8 machine > > screws/nuts with the washers. I filled the holes up top...
• Re: Please help me figure out what I need for front suspension rebuild bushings
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:10:55 -0400
  Do you have the front radius rod mounts, sleeves, and possibly those big washers? Be prepared you may need some welding repair up there...
• 2.1 Exhaust. P. 26.9 Bentley: "5 Diaphragm Springs" ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 7 May 2012 10:15:49 -0700
  ...I guess by now, people aren't using them Have people found any issues (fasteners coming loose?) using just bolts, washers, nuts, at union...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit - part numbers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:33:53 -0400
  ...The heat sink is a separate p/n; the controller is bolted to it with M4x18 machine screws and spring washers. As to the...
• Re: No Copper Crush Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:12:27 +1100
  ...FWIW.....I have only ever used the copper crush washers on the wasserboxer. The one you need is the same as for the Beetle...
• Re: stripped oil drain thread
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:48:30 -0700
  ...far). > My experience with an oversized plug and one, then 2, washers lasted > only a few oil changes. I'll just add a great...
• Re: Strengthening Mounts Instrument Cluster
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 6 Dec 2012 12:41:22 -0800
  ...I use large washers, like fender washers under the screw head- works just fine. for metal-to-metal .. I love two part epoxy from...
• Re: Stuck distr. drive shaft ...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:40:23 -0400
  ...It is halfway up, being disconnected from the worm drive. > I'm sure, the two washers in the bottom are out of position and...
• Re: Help troubleshoot my instrument cluster
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:56:21 -0800
  ...and screwing them to clean metal, is to get those 'star lock washers' .......the ones with about 8 sharp points on them where they...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:13:59 +0000
  ...stressing > the other parts. > > Now if I could just get my washers to squirt... Had a challenging drive > into a Michigan snowstorm Thanksgiving morning...
• Re: What ever happened to Westfalia?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 18:18:18 -0500
  ...The washers is even smaller. Maybe they changed the OEM later on, but on my '81, the ones from Go Westy weren't a...
• Re: CV Bolt Lock Plates
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:45:17 -0400
  ...You can use hardened washers to repalce them if the outer diameter will fit. They are not expensive and they are available so you...
• Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 25 May 2016 17:54:25 -0400
  ...The Bentley manual doesn't show any washers, thrust washers... any of that stuff being mentioned in the samba thread. I'm going to...
• Re: Sliding door panel replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 17:25:31 -0700
  ...Cup washers under the head of the machine screws cover the holes in the panel. Worked like a charm, still have to cover the...
• Re: Cleaning the underside
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 17 May 1998 09:50:15 -0700
  ...of the country, > there > are "wand washes", with stalls and pressure washers. Many have a > setting for > degreasing goo. I find these invaluable for...
• Re: Found: alternative longer lugbolts
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:33:01 -0400
  ...source for studs? Also, my MB wheels had pressed in steel washers that came out nicely for boring and ball radiusing in the lathe...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Bailey
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 20:55:16 -0500
  ...during the cold months and I'm going to replace the washers everytime, providing I can get them which shouldn't be a problem...
• Re: Air cooled oil leak/timing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 17 May 2003 18:06:28 -0700
  ...Air cooled oil leak/timing > I've never heard of or read about plastic washers associated with the oil > cooler, and certainly have never...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:45:50 -0400
  ...My old hardware had > > flat washers; the ones in the kit are cupped. Does the concave side of > the > > washers point toward the bushing...
• Re: Help ..
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 11:34:34 -0500
  ...Go to the hardware store, try some metric bolts until you find >what fits, buy four and some washers, and you are in business...
• Re: Drivinlights
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:33:57 -0400
  ...I didn't use washers from underneath, my bad. Now my kid just puts them looking at each other, from time to time... -----Original...
• Advice on putting up the A/C that came crashing down on my head.
  Historical mailing list - philip key
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:02:39 -0700
  ...I thought I could use some large washers to distribute the weight around the chipped off pieces on the center sections but how do...
• Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:09:40 -0500
  ...I used 1/4 nc ss bolts and backed with washers. They do stand > prouder than stock, but we here at in the R...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:44:16 -0500
  ...There are a couple of offset (eccentric) washers > on this long bolt which you need to keep. Notice and remember where > these washers go...
• Re: Check your fuel lines, NOW
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 1 Nov 2011 13:55:32 -0700
  ...http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/clips-nuts-bolts-screws-washers/clamp-fuel-injection-hose-n90619501 -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria...
• Re: headliner
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:16:13 -0700
  ...The washers may stick but try to remove and keep them in a safe place. Easy to lose. Watch out for fiberglass etc. dust...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 24 May 1999 14:44:52 -0400
  ...I've tried the standard vw sealing compound, silicone, head gasket sealant, and even, most recently, copper sealing washers. Nothing has worked. The sealing...
• Re: Fw: Roof Racks on Raingutters
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 12:50:41 -0700
  ...go to the hardware store and get four bolts, nuts and washers to assemble them, two extension spacers on each side of each rack...
• Re: Syncro front driveshaft spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 17:15:43 -0700
  ...I'm getting some > replacement hex bolts and washers from him to do preventive work on mine > before they "go". Don't want to...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem - check all connections!
  Historical mailing list - James
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 23:23:12 -0400
  ...Great point about star washers! James Ottawa, ON > Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:55:20 -1000 > From: scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM > Subject: Re: Intermittent...
• Re: Exhaust collector bolt/nut sizes
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:32:00 -0500
  ...I assume the wavy washers are to allow some flex to the exhaust, no? Scott, I hear ya. I do agree part-swapping as...
• Re: Windshield washer switch malfunction...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 25 May 1999 13:39:22 -0400
  ...as you pull the lever as you would to operate the washers. You will see two contacts closing there. Get some fine emery paper...
• Headlight adjusters
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 29 Jun 2018 11:27:23 +0000
  ...Sometimes you need washers. Details are shown in various Samba threads. The funnest part of the repair came when I was leaning on the...
• Re: Front thrust washer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 17:56:33 -0500
  ...I just for a 81 VANAGON and it came with new front wheel > bearings,seals,thrust washers and locking nuts in the box. The...
• Re: Dumb question re: windshield washer reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:14:46 -0800
  ...The PO obviously was able to do it since the washers worked and the reservoir was pressurized when I took the cap off. -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Glen...
• Re: Security for laptops in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gregor Brandt
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 14:36:38 -0600
  ...There is a metal strip there that I drilled right through and put bolts in with large washers. It would take someone VERY determined...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:05:44 -0600
  ...recent oil change, I didn't have any fiber > > or nylon washers for the plug, so I used one of the copper ones > left...
• Headlight washers for winter driving
  Historical mailing list - (Christopher j. Pierce)
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:46:59 EST
  hello folks. Yesterday as I was doing some work on my westy, I came up with a bright idea. some may want to try...
• broken alternator brackets
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:18:00 -0600
  ...stress on the bracket. ( I used rocker arm shims ) But spring washers work as well, they look like they are warped and are thinner...
• Radiator vent bolt/washer?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 00:30:39 -0500
  ...It held pressure on the 2-mile round trip to AutoZone to get some 8-mm washers and some thread sealant. Am I headed...
• Re: R&R engine mounts on 1989 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:27:06 -0500
  ...For the support bar to engine note the original > installation was with extra thick washers and all metal lock nuts. > tness > > While there check...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:56:42 -0700
  ...The FAQs include some discussion of the washers.
• How I Prepare For Road Trip vs How She Prepares For Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:36:36 -0600
  ...installed a new clutch, TO Bearing, etc., new triple nozzle windshield washers, removed, cleaned all wipers with new hardware, new headlight relays and higher...
• timesert repair kits
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:46:09 -0700
  ...I'm using those one time copper washers and think I'll go to the aluminum ones next. I'm using the crush aluminum...
• Re: waterboxer head nuts leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 1999 18:36:27 -0400
  ...compound, silicone, head gasket sealant, >and even, most recently, copper sealing washers. Nothing has worked. > >The sealing surface on the head is a bit...