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• Re: Replacing steel brake lines with copper alloy?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 2 May 2005 10:47:46 -0600
  ...The second link is from an outfit that makes these > alloy lines. > > http://64.90.169.191/applications/automotive/brake.html > > http://www.fedhillusa...
• Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 15:22:28 -0500
  ...Fuel-line replacement kit from Van-Again: $53.00 Replacement '85 Westy as nice as mine? thousands Knowing I won't burst a fuel...
• 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...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:53:38 -0500
  ...Steel Braided Fuel Lines? > All Aircooled FI engine had metal line with small flex hose to join them! > Even the fuel rail were metal...
• Re: LineX Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - David
  Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:53:08 -0500
  ...DLW On Jul 20, 2011, at 9:41, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@GUZYK.COM> wrote: > There's a LineX (spray on bedliner) shop next to...
• Re: Clear Title? Was Buying advice
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:40:30 -0400
  ...Pack a meal, bring a change In Rhode Island there are long lines and waits unless you show up before opening time and join...
• <all> PS line rust-out
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Feb 1997 15:31:42 -0400 (AST)
  ...Steady leakage of the low pressure return line turned out to be nice rust through where the pipes are held onto the undersides at...
• Engine fire and replacing fuel line.
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 15:42:12 -0400
  ...change those hoses and rubber fuel lines!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh, and a industrial sized fire extinguisher under the back seat doesn't hurt, either.... chris We...
• Re: [Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?]
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Crooks
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 01:48:30 PST
  ...Why does VW insist on plastic lines? owner-vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM wrote: My GTI is CIS-E, and has braided stanless steel fuel...
• Re: still getting gas fumes
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Thu, 1 Jun 2000 09:02:13 -0400
  Jeff, Did you check the lines going to the overflow tanks in the wheelwells? The braided lines can rot, soak up fuel when full...
• Re: fuel line kits -NAPA is junk
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 13:23:04 -0700
  ...i put some NAPA fuel line from the fuel pump to intake >> tube in my dad's chevy caprice, and 6 months later it...
• Re: Gas Smell
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:59:22 -0500
  ...If not the fuel tank, the you must check each fuel line. Check the pressure line first, from the tank back to the engine...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:12:07 -0500
  ...The flex lines are cheap enough at a couple of the parts vendors. I just finished water pump, engine bay coolant hoses, fuel lines...
• Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:00:22 -0700
  ...and pointy into an >> automotive brake line ! >> >> there are two very simple solutions.. >> for a metal brake line, to cap it off, slide the...
• fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:05:11 -0400
  ...Since the engine is coming out (head gasket job gone complete rebuild) I will replace the fuel line in the engine ccompartment. A few...
• availability of metal cooling lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 09:50:55 -0500
  I'm wondering if there are any sources for the metal coolant lines for 1.9L wasserboxers. Specifically, the metal line with the welded...
• The Project Advances, fan shroud wanted
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:26:56 -0800
  Well, I found out that the line from the clutch master cylinder is different from standard brake lines (althoug it shares the same fluid...
• Re: Wrap exhaust pipes with fiberglass?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:09:49 -0400
  Chris, It would probably be cheaper than using Aeroquip braided lines like I've been meaning to do for the last five years. Could...
• Re: My Last Words On Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:57:28 -0700
  ...Mathew's post was about the rigid metal lines but your first reply was about rubber lines. I doubt he plans to make those...
• Re: vanagonwiki.net - Brake Lines Replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:22:24 -0400
  ...Still, you can check it out andf improve > it here : > > http://www.vanagonwiki.net/wiki/Brake_lines_replacement > > I will try again later when...
• Re: Fuel Line Sizes
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 13:21:13 +0100
  ...Fuel Line Sizes > >When my gas tank was out, the mechanic replaced the crossover T pipe and >lines, but not the small vent lines...
• Oil halfway up dipstick=Higher Oil Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dixon
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:21:07 EDT
  ...don't let your oil to the full line and dont' let it below the refill line. Dixon
• Dirty fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:42:45 -0700
  ...My conclusion is that there is dirt being flushed through the fuel lines and getting caught in the filter. Has anone had enough experience...
• Re: return fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 14:05:58 -0500
  Cant say about the pressure, but 5/16 fuel line is kinda standard anyway.Doest cost much,and it may hold up to fuel...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 1 Jun 2006 21:50:17 -0400
  I did, i think, a complete page on that subject! http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm Hope it help! Best regards, Ben http...
• Fuel line sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:35:06 -0500
  Anybody know of anything better to cover fuel lines with when replacing. Asbestos loom? Heater hose. Needs to be fuelproof and fireproof. Old stuff...
• Westfalia Line Drawing Needed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:41:28 -0600
  Volks, Could someone pls point me to a source for Westfalia Line Drawings or perhaps email me offline with drawings you may have cached...
• Re: Coolant Bleed Success Yesterday...Today...'85 Surging Idle.AHH!
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Thu, 22 Aug 2002 15:43:16 -0400
  ...One small line connects to something on the right side of the engine compartment...the other is not connected to anytthing.....these lines are...
• Re: Re : Re: Vanagon Line Drawing?
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:46:10 -0800
  I scanned the Bentley cover, both gray scale and lineart. So if anyone wants it, give me a shout. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Karl...
• Re: digest mode
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:13:52 -0700
  ...Those of us that use the digest can get a little tired of scrolling through a thousand lines of repeated repeats of already twice...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - robert feller
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:46:11 -0500
  ...lost brake line... > > > > Does anyone know if there is ever corrosion ahead of the "t" valve? > > Shawn > > On Dec 24, 2007 11:19 PM...
• Re: brake lines and hoses? Snarkiness!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:29:34 -0500
  ...The flex lines are cheap enough at a couple of the parts vendors. I just finished water pump, engine bay coolant hoses, fuel lines...
• Re: '90 syncro gas lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:22:43 -0700
  ...The interesting part is that the input line is running out the firewall beside the return line that runs from the T joint, no...
• Re: Power steering rack to standard rack
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:00:24 -0700
  ...I plugged the hydraulic lines with rubber fuel line- one end closed with a screw that fits tightly, and the other clamped to the...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:50:16 -0400
  ...replacing brake lines Whole line is coming out. I cut it at the "T" junction in the rear. Traced all the twists and turns...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:49:07 -0800
  ...From there, a fuel line goes to the injector rail, and lines > from there to the injectors. > > Check the archives for "firestarter" and fuel...
• Re: Rear wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 20:51:12 -0800
  Scott's correct, I meant parking brake line not hyd line. I wasn't thinking straight as I'm all excited about flying to...
• HOW TO--Fuel line replacement, FI Bus
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 96 13:34:05 PDT
  After a rash of "burning bus" stories, I finally buckled down and replaced all the fuel lines in my 1976 bus, determined not to...
• Re: Vanagon - Ready to get gas tank reseal kit installed - Last questions
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:56:03 -0600
  On the expansion tanks, it seems there are two different versions of them - one has a plastic fuel line molded onto the tank itself...
• Re: Another fuel line question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:25:08 -0500
  ...And YUP! Any hose/line carrying fuel is part of the system that needs replacing before you do anything else. This is something you...
• Re: Rusty Bus Depot Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 05:32:34 -0700
  ...I'm not real impressed with the Kreme liner. If I knew I was going to need to line the tank, I probably would...
• Re: Air-Lift Kit
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:25:42 -0500
  ...I didn't get very fancy with routing the lines, just ran about 2 feet of line to the top of the trailing arms...
• Re: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:12:22 EST
  In a message dated 11/27/01 5:35:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, developtrust@home.com writes: << Subject line "Intro again" Content "AC...
• Fuel line valve for changing a fuel filter
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:28:42 -0800
  Has anyone who changed a fuel filter added an in line valve similar to plumbing valves on hot water tanks that we can turn...
• Re: /f Best SIG Award
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 14:24:04 MST
  ...Anyone who quotes a 50 line message, leaves a two line message and then has a 20 line .sig is a winner in my...
• Source for replacement Power Steering Hoses for 2.1L ???
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:39:54 -0700
  ...Frank Condelli sells flexible lines to replace leaking Power Steering lines in the Vanagon. His website says he won't be able to send...
• Re: replacing the main plastic cooling lines
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:43:04 -0400
  > Turns out the new GL leaks where the coolant hose connects > with the plastic line between the front and back. > So the question: can...
• Re: Brakes completely died.
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:18:56 -0700
  > > I tend to inspect brake lines along with CV joint boots and fuel lines >> when I'm under the van changing the oil - just...
• Re: Red Line in Canada
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 21:08:06 -0600
  ...AB Chad G wrote: > where can I get this Red Line Tranny Oil in Canada and what will it cost me > to fill the...
• Sunroof drain lines?
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:14:24 -0800
  Where are the sunroof drain lines on Vanagons? My carpet padding feels a bit soggy. -John _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed �net deals � comparison-shop your...
• source for spring clamps for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:33:11 -0500
  I'm looking for the spring clamps for replacing my fuel lines in the engine compartment. Not the screw type. Anybody have a lead...
• Re: New fuel line disintegrates
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:24:35 -0700
  I would verify that a clamp, a tee fitting or a chafe-through isn't the culprit before damning the line. -- Casey '87 300TD...
• Re: Long Brake Line Installation Questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 10:33:00 -0700
  ...Rear lines all new from T. Used FLAPS lines for those. Call it a learning curve, but since I was so focused on installing...
• Re: Propex installation: lazy man's armchair plan
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 03 Dec 1996 13:20:00 -0500
  ...I >could cut a hole through the left frame rail, bend the line to go >through the hole, then route the line across under...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:17:09 -0700
  ...It caused the fuel line right before the fitting to break and fule streaming out like crazy. Once I fixed the fuel line I...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:40:22 -0700
  ...Check those fuel lines! > Just for the record its boxer briefs and in a similar vein I ran the > supply > line to the Subie...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:22:32 -0800
  hi Jamie, the gas will flow quite fast if you remove the gas line from the tank... I'd think the diameter of that...
• Re: Westy done in red truck bed liner
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 4 May 2015 16:13:21 -0700
  Seriously, why would anyone think that this is a good idea? It's truck bed liner, for crying out loud. But it is two...
• Re: FS: '91 Syncro SVX Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:01:34 -0600
  ...Not to be picky, but I see it somewhat more the lineage of Butzi rather than the lineage of Ferry. Yeah, I guess when...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 20:17:04 -0400
  ...Steel Braided Fuel Lines? > > >> All Aircooled FI engine had metal line with small flex hose to join them! >> Even the fuel rail were metal...