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• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:29:18 -0400
  ...run of 1 5/8" 90 degree pipes from manifold to collector, then a > > "J" pipe forward, around, and back to stock Vanagon cat...
• coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Fri, 13 Jun 1997 15:27:26 -0700
  Hi Folks, rusted coolant pipes in 1.9l engines are an easy fix (you DO have to drop the gas tank) I used 1...
• Re: Fri. Generator rant.
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:15:35 -0500
  When I moved to SW Ontario a few years ago, was introduced to the pipe playing of the McDonald Brothers who are principals in...
• Any Vendors selling SA inline four header pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:45:41 -0700
  I'm looking to buy the header pipes that is part of the Tiico kit. I have the manifold . It's the nice two...
• Re: FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:05:39 -0600
  ...I have to replace the rubber seals at each end of the pipe as well as the pipe itself. Is that doable your way...
• VR6 Eurovan sighted??!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 7 Feb 1996 07:39:10 CST6CDT
  ...It is a panel :) and something else--- it has an enormous exhaust pipe diameter (pipe envy?). Could this be the venerable VR6?? seemed way...
• Re: 85 westy front table
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 5 May 2002 19:07:34 -0600
  ...steel pipe is 24" long to the top of its bend where it supports the table. Table top is 24"X16". The front pipe...
• Re: Coolant Feed/Return Pipes Repair
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:55:45 -0700
  At 09:26 AM 09/03/2003, you wrote: > > I had "repaired" one of my metal pipes this way. One of the ends was...
• Friday: "Things I won't work with"
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:54:53 -0400
  For the right person there is a rich source of horrified laughter here (some faint interest in chemistry would help): <http://pipeline.corante.com...
• Re: ________ exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Small
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 23:45:49 EDT
  I found that using a big c-clamp - one side around the pipe and one side on the edge of the cylinder head- will...
• Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 23:46:13 -0800
  I want to replace the long coolant pipes going to/from the radiator, as the flanges have corroded/broken. Is it necessary to remove...
• getting Desperate for some 83-85 coolling hoses :)
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 14:05:54 -0700
  ...Return, Between bleeder assembly and pipe to tranny cooler(automatic only):
• Re: What to do with Metal pipe to thermostat housing??? (WAS: Re:Bolt breakage on thermostat... what to do?? (WAS: Re:changing thermostat on 1.9l))
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:28:20 -0500
  ...how do I remove >the metal pipe?? it seems to go straight into the hole.... Pull. It comes right out. Bill
• Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:15:23 -0500
  ...I had to remove mine with an 18" pipe wrench and a 3 ' piece of 1 1/2" steel pipe for an extension. Not...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 13:41:36 -0500
  The only thing that ended up working for me is to take the pipe off and attack it from the inside with a good...
• Re: radiator fan sending unit, coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Thu, 18 Nov 1999 07:39:11 -0500
  ...Bringing me to the next questions ... > > Has anyone replaced the steel coolant pipes with anything but dealer parts, > do the plastic pipes made for...
• Re: '85 Vanagon Fix - Corroded Coolant Lines
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 12:25:23 -0400
  I would just add, unless there is a bend involved, don't bother cutting off the old pipe. Slip the copper over the end...
• Re: Westfalia A/C Idea
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 23:54:06 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I moulded transition pieces for the vent to pipe and pipe to box connections out of bondo, using cardboard as my molding dies.. The...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 19 May 2005 19:31:49 -0700
  Exhaust wrap works very well to keep the exh pipes on my Turbo from frying the fuel rail and hoses that are within a...
• Re: Rust factors was..POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:24:14 -0600
  ...IF exhaust wrap is used on VW Vanagon header pipes, they are likely to disintegrate from the inside out anywhere along the pipe including...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 12:44:45 -0600
  ...Exhaust Pipe Rust Prevention > As I have written before, coating an exhaust pipe with oil will eliminate > rusting. The oil has to be applied...
• STEBRO/Vanagon SS header pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 07:59:35 EST
  If anyone has any more comments on the construction of the stainless steel header pipes and collector pipe for all water-cooled, boxer engined...
• Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Mon, 2 May 2005 07:48:05 -0230
  Just wondering if anybody has had any experience with replacing some of the metal pipes with copper pipe? My '89 is presently in the...
• Re: Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:53:15 -0700
  ...The steel insert in the plastic pipe (which is there to keep the pipe from deforming when clamped) has to be re-seated. Only...
• Re: Re [VANAGON] HELP 85gl 1.9l h-pipe leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jan 2006 23:55:15 -0500
  ...and has anyone had the H-pipe go bad at the bottom of the pipe??? >
• Re: rear exh pipe to engine carrier bracket
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 31 May 2013 10:49:09 -0700
  ...Yup, the Dansk pipes are a little awry. While they bolt up to the heads just fine, they do not meet in the same...
• Re: Source for Propex Exhaust Pipe
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 21:26:32 -0400
  If I recall the exhaust and intake pipes need to be the same length. As mentioned befor, Karl is the go to guy. On...
• Re: What's the best thing you've ever done to your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Werner Schink
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 12:50:22 -0400
  speaking of rear tables -- drilled a bit of an indentation in the rear table pipe where the securing screw contacts the pipe. used to...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:36:49 EST
  ...I thought he was looking for exhaust pipes earlier because of Chris' muffler shop response. I know where there is a used plastic pipe...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Sheila Pearson
  Sun, 7 Feb 1999 09:56:33 -0500
  "Joe L." wrote: > The only thing that ended up working for me is to take the pipe off and > attack it from the inside...
• Re: Hose Clamps for coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:41:21 -0700
  ...Hose Clamps for coolant pipes > > Hello volks, > > Im having a hard time finding replacement hose clamps. I need the ones for > the cooling pipes...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:43:53 EST
  ...There is also yellow colored Teflon pipe tape. I especially like the pink when applied to black pipe. It gives the run of pipe...
• Need Elbow w/Flange Water Pipe
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:28:11 -0700
  ...via a short hose to that funny under-the-crank-pulley pipe off the water pump? (part number 025 121 171, pic here:<http...
• Re: Coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
  ...I decided to improve on the placement of the hoses by building a manifold out of pipe to fit in the space above the...
• Re: Sensor in CAT question ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 May 2001 11:04:39 -0700
  ...Sensor in CAT question ?? Hello list, Am in the midst of installing a new muffler, tail pipe, and also the cat eliminator pipe on...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:00:52 -0400
  ...So based on that, and the track record of the German manufacturer's other pipes, I have to assume at this point that it...
• Re: SS Header Exhaust Pic?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Nov 2001 10:59:57 -0500
  ...The first two photos show the pipes on the ground but orientated in the correct positions. The flanges on the front pipe should be...
• Re: Coolant Hose Exploded Diagram
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:54:34 -0700
  ...you distinguish between metal pipe 83 and 84 Vans, and plastic pipe 85 vans.. ( although ...'early' 85's have the same metal pipes as...
• Pushrod removal, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 17:53:20 +0000
  ...After hours and hours of chewing through Dremel cutoff wheels to get the exhaust pipe from the Y-pipe to the CAT off so...
• CA vanagon standards
  Historical mailing list - Michael Crowley
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:08:54 -0500
  ...The egr pipe from the original horseshoe bend in the crowwover pipe to the intake manifold is connected to nothing. The van does pass...
• dicontinued water pipe help!
  Historical mailing list - BM2AM
  Wed, 13 May 1998 19:00:08 EDT
  Hello, I need help with my 84 Van again.The metal coolant pipe that goes across the top of the engine. From the heater...
• Exhaust pipe source needed - Repost
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 17:04:22 -0400
  A week ago or so several folks sent me sourced for exhaust pipes (particulary the one with the O2 sensor screwed in it). My...
• re: vanagon crossover pipe
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 17:46:12 -0400
  my brother purchased an aftermarket exhaust system from the heat exchangers back for his 82 (non-ca model) cause his crossover pipe was shot...
• Fresh Water tank Drain Cap
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Mon, 26 May 2003 23:58:17 -0400
  I bought a PVC pipe cap at Lowes that fit snugly after wrapping the threads with teflon tape. If you would like the exact...
• FA: Catalytic converter straight pipe
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:35:47 -0400
  Hi, I'm auctioning off a brand new catalytic converter straight pipe (bypass). I bought it for my van but never got around to...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 9 May 2024 10:10:43 -0700
  ...The reason for the leaks where hoses connect to those pipes is because the pipes deform over time. The inserts are sturdy and restore...
• Re: Tool Suggestion? Re: Rear Trailing Arm Replacement Fun!
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:42:43 -0800
  ...The bushing *just* fit (loose) into this WD-40 coated pipe. The PN on that Dynomax pipe tells me it's 2" pipe. And...
• Re: Fuel tank cross over
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 7 Jun 2012 10:30:42 -0700
  I can't confirm this, but my guess that with crossover pipe under coolant pipes etc., raising tank to position will put pressure on...
• Fridge hacks
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 7 Aug 2005 21:28:49 -0400
  So until recently I didn't know that the aluminum fins in the back were just clip ons to the main cooling pipe. So...
• Re: [Syncro] Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:48:24 -0700
  ...Now, many vendors offer stainless pipes, and > the plastic pipes that seemed so stupid to us because they fail are > becoming NLA (no longer...
• Re: Dansk exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 16:27:47 -0400
  ...The front pipe will not go over the cylinder head studs for the pipe, >and >I tried a used pipe and it will not...
• Re: "Toyota made a Vanagon also" according to my local Midas Muffler Manager!
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 17:31:45 -0600
  ...At this point, even tho my buddy at Midas says that only the "cross over" pipe is bad (Connector pipe) should I replace them...
• Re: Exhaust wrap on eBay
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 14:59:53 -0700
  >For anyone installing exhaust pipes on their engine or wanting to boost >performance I have just listed this exhaust wrap on eBay. >http://cgi...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:53:56 -0500
  Having to over tighten those clamps is a symptom, the pipe ends fail from the plastic hardening and then the sleeve corroding. This is...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 May 2024 16:51:21 +0000
  ...If an 84, those pipes may be original.  Plastic pipes came later.  If pipes are rusty, it's a good chance they are original...
• Re: coolant pipe (Van-Again has it!)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:10:40 -0400
  I sell this particular pipe a lot (about one or two a month) compared to the other coolant pipes in the Vanagon system. I...
• FW: [DIESEL] Coolant Pipes in Vanagon (was Reinhardt Lives!!)
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 5 Sep 2001 06:34:46 -0400
  ...RE: [DIESEL] Coolant Pipes in Vanagon (was Reinhardt Lives!!) The inner diameter of my pipes is 1-3/8" and the outer is diameter...
• Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL POPE
  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:24:43 -0500
  Hey now volks, Well I have been battling some drips on my main rad pipes for a couple of weeks, seems like I have...
• black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 09:19:57 -0600
  ...What does a black sooty tail pipe mean and what do i do about it? (is it running too rich and do i need...
• Re: Radiator pipe upgrade / 84 parts
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:44:09 -0700
  ...The previous owner replaced one of the rotted metal pipes with FLAPS bulk flexible radiator hose and just tied it up to the frame...