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• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:56:12 -0500
  ...factor in welding. > That I can see anyways. > > That and test fitting a piece before making final welds..... > > (yes that was me who made...
• Re: Fitting a jaleosy windiow
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:24:51 -0400
  In a message dated 10/30/2013 11:24:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, uprightbassghost@hotmail.com writes: the window on the late...
• Re: fuel pressure test connection size?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 08:47:17 -0800
  ...fuel > pressure test T? > > I'd like to buy the correct fitting without having to relieve the pressure > and open the T > > Thanks, > > Bill >
• pre-pump filter
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:52:31 +0000
  ...The 3003 has 3/8" diameter fittings to match the larger I.D. hose from the tank to the fuel pump. Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Send...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 22:49:05 -0700
  On one vanagon I used to own, I put a fitting into the top of the radiator and ran the hose back to the...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 26 May 2018 14:54:24 -0700
  ...Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s) >> >> >> Would installing a grease fitting (zerk type?) to each upper control arm >> bushing, and adding...
• Re: Like an Old pair of Jeans
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:16:34 -0400
  ...But, how many of the plastic coolant fittings on our vehicles can we replace with stainless, before we have to take out a loan...
• Re: different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 21:59:20 -0600
  ...The secret I discovered is to disconnect the other end of the left and right exhaust pipes from the fitting where the two pipes...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 13:28:34 -0800
  ...long hose (~20'), fitting on one end where it screwed into the plug hole, a fitting on the other end for the tire valve...
• Re: R134 conversion.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 18:11:54 -0400
  ...KMart sells a kit for $39.95 which includes the new oil, 3 cans >of R134, Filling hose and all the fittings necessary. The...
• Re: 1981 Accelerator Cable: Barrel Clamp Failure. How?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:18:43 -0400
  ...Hard to believe > the cable stayed in place all these years! Looks like someone overtightened the clamping bolt and burst the fitting. Yrs, d
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:24:02 -0400
  Opps. Mis read the #s....Option 5....(factory) On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote: > Ditto. My...
• Spark Plug Covers
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 16 Aug 1996 20:46:00 -0500
  ...Hanlon * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] -- Hello All, The spark plugs on my recently-acquired '84 Westy are covered by brass- colored fittings. Are these...
• Sheepskin seatcover source?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 21:00:30 -0500
  ...Anyone have these on their vans? Pros and cons? Most important, any recommendations on sources of good fitting brands of covers? Thanks! <<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>> <<>> Don Geiger...
• water tank
  Historical mailing list - Susan Cote
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:15:56 -0500
  ...Have tried to fix it with brass fitting and silicon but it still leaks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Even where I can buy...
• Power window/mirror door rubber boots needed
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 May 2000 10:38:57 +1200
  I will be fitting power windows and mirrors to my 84, which is out-of-town and I cannot remember even if its doors...
• Vanagon helper springs on Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:13:58 EST
  ...These are listed as fitting Vanagons and EuroVans. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=598994748 Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises...
• Re: Fuel Tank Crossover Vapor Assembly
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 8 May 2008 10:32:58 -0700
  ...Then when the tank's in, you can reach > into the wheelwells to pop the plastic t-fittings into the seals. > > I did make...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:15:20 -0400
  ...In USA that is called "excess-flow POL fitting" -- POL is the name of the round-nosed fitting with left-hand thread that couples...
• Re: Tow Loops
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:33:55 -0400
  ...Note the angle on the after two...they'd be much better towing fittings if they stuck straight aft instead of down. The front...
• Re: trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 17:26:45 -0500
  ...trouble fitting new Gowesty LP tank > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Just purchased a new GOWESTY propane tank but am having trouble mounting it...
• Re: Curtain Tracks Falling Down!javascript:doSend('composeForm');
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 15:08:23 -0700
  ...I just took the >> screws from the fitting to a hardware store and got the next larger size, >> same length. Another time, different fitting...
• Re: A/C work question
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 13 May 2010 12:59:30 -0700
  ...system was not operational when i bought so unsure > > Whilst removing the hoses from the condenser the threads stripped off one of > the fittings...
• Re: coolant smell
  Historical mailing list - Betsy Webb
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 20:31:59 -0400
  ...First discovery was the lack of a gasket between the shutoff fitting (what I call the valve) and the heater core. When I pushed...
• Re: [Vwdiesel] Need help getting parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:12:02 -0800
  ...I have also considered fabricating the oil drain fitting by welding/drilling/tapping a regular oil pan, but I have the fortune of owning...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 05:55:22 -0700
  ...Anybody know the specs on the fill fitting on > a Westy tank, and where to get one? > > Edward > The fill fittings are available but...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:45:42 -0600
  ...On the right front of the firewall, there is a plastic fitting to which the fuel hose attaches. This plastic piece will over time...
• Re: NVC -- Need easy-out or similar tool for 10-32 stainless steel bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 20:30:29 -0800
  Jeeze John, I threw out a bunch of HPLC fittings some years ago. Still have a few plastic odds and ends fittings which I...
• Re: '85 Westy Questions - Faucet replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:50:53 -0500
  ...I had to really pile the stuff on.Especially important at that connection between the metal fitting and the plastic pipe (flexes in temp...
• Re: can spliced AC lines possibly work?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:16:17 -0400
  ...there are of course > 'real' crimp fittings that look factory, but the tool to do that > with requires the hose be out of the...
• Re: How to ship a propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 16:49:32 -0700
  ...labeled the box as "valves, fittings, >>>cylinder" >>>they never even asked.. >>>chris ...and I received it without problem from UPS. Richard A. Jones Boulder...
• Radiator hoses in air cooled?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 11:20:35 -0700
  ...I traced the hoses back to the engine compartment where the have fittings that are taped over with electrical tape. What is going on...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 14:54:26 -0700
  Robert Lilley wrote: > > To make the sears gauge work without cutting off the Schraeder fitting > is to > get an air stem valve that goes...
• Sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Terry
  Thu, 24 May 2001 23:29:12 -0500
  ...I know this has been discussed, but accute brain-fade is setting in, and don't recall the cut off dates for door fittings...
• Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:23:45 -0700
  ...Shaft is stuck so I pulled off the cover, pulled off the "ball" fitting on the shaft and am now wondering what the next...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:33:20 -0500
  there are kits available for what you want to do, in case you are uncertain about the proper fittings to use. And from all...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Sat, 26 May 2018 17:26:40 -0400
  ...Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s) > > > > > > Would installing a grease fitting (zerk type?) to each upper control arm > > bushing, and adding...
• Bolts and Banjo fittings (M12 x 1.5mm) for ATF cooler
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:20:41 +1000
  ...I can't seem to get rid of the leak and banjo fittings seem a better prospect. I want to permanently get rid of...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:10:30 -0700
  ...at the washer where the hollow bolt passes through >> the banjo fitting on the pressure side. I made sure the bolt IS NOT >> loose...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:36:52 -0500
  ...Yep, that's right! Toss the sprayer end, instead, connect the hose to a fitting screwed into a spare fluid resevoir cap (this would...
• Re: Stub Axle - Service and Bearing Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 20:55:52 -0800
  Hello Frank, installing grease fittings on the hubs sounds like a great idea. Where on the hub would one install these fittings? I wouldn...
• great brake line flare information here
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:59:30 -0500
  ...Lastly, some brake fittings use tapered pipe fittings. Take the easy one first: tapered pipe fittings are not really a positive seal under adverse...
• Firestarter Fitting Strikes Again!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Shawley
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:12:24 +0000
  ...I thin I will eliminate the fitting once I replace all the hose. So even though I think I did everything a reasonable and...
• Re: brake lines??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 10:32:48 -0700
  ...the vanagon line is not a normal line and needs metric fittings and stuff. --- Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@pobox.com> wrote: > > The third option...
• size and pitch of grounding bolt in battery compartment and a FLAPS replacement for idle air elbow
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Mon, 30 Apr 2018 12:55:27 +0000
  ...A part number and source would be very helpful for the right angle rubber fitting on the idle air valve or a one piece...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 12:57:45 -0500
  ...Keith, When you replace the condenser, hoses and fittings can you reuse the existing compressor or does it also need to be replaced?
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 23 Sep 1998 21:54:38 -0400
  ...It is nondestructive to rubber and will creep into the joints and fittings. Larry > My 86 GL has squeaked since I bought it 30k...
• Re: Kids cots
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 May 1999 03:04:20 EDT
  ...Has anyone tried fitting one for a vanagon westy? >> the vanagon is wider than the bus. chris
• Re: How to ship a propane tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jan 2000 22:02:46 EST
  ...labeled the box as "valves, fittings, cylinder" they never even asked.. chris
• 3rd Party Temp.Gauge. Where to locate sensor???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:15:48 -0330
  ...If I want to add a separate temperature gauge, where/how would I locate the sensor? Most gauges come with several screw-in fittings...
• 2.0 distributor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wies
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 00:51:40 EDT
  ...Just hook a t fitting up and use the main vac line as a source to the distributor? Thanks, Paul '82 Vanagon
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Tue, 18 May 2004 18:22:07 -0600
  ...Here is a picture of the fittings in the floor of a westfalia. http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/5thseat/5thseat.htm Regards...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:59:22 -0500
  Any gas smell is scarey! Could be some of the rubber hoses and fittings on top of the fuel tank have rotted out, thus...
• Re: LPG lines, Flexible?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 2 May 2016 02:06:22 -0400
  ...Hence the query. >That same superior hardware store will supply my rubber to fab a new hull >opening for the larger line/fitting. http...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 16 May 2012 23:46:52 -0700
  ...In the many hundreds of vanagons I have worked on .. > this plastic firewall fitting is not actually 'the problem' > > the spot that is really...
• Re: Odor of gasoline inside cabin....
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:36:39 -0500
  ...Bad fuel tank vent fittings. On top of the tank there are a number (4?) plastic fittings that are responsible for connecting and collecting...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 16:44:30 -0500
  ...Has anyone tried this ? are there convertion >> conectors for >> the size hose and end fittings. > > > Only 15K miles old, it really shouldn't be...
• Re: looking to buy good power steering hose from reservoir to pump, p/n
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:35:45 EST
  ...The ONLY reason I do not do it "NORMALY" is that I do not have a supply of the banjo fittings so each and...
• Re: Big tools for your big nuts; was RE: Why my rear axle nuts got loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:25:17 -0400
  ...The socket attaches to the breaker bar with a square fitting. That gives you additional angles. Considering a 6 point socket, the sides represent...
• Re: Removing starter bushing
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:30:35 -0700
  ...I could swear I remember Boston Bob telling me to use a wad of wet paper towel (thick spitball consistency) and a close-fitting...