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• Re: Trans Fluid Change questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:15:17 -0800
  ...is there a fill > point up high on one end, and the drain on the other? The fill plug is on the passenger side...
• Re: Coolant Drain and replace
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:24:33 -0600
  ...Coolant Drain and replace > > > >>Legal maybe but still not a good idea. Here we have toxic waste or ECO >>centres where you can take...
• Re: Need to replace a pushrod
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 20:08:43 -0400
  ...Need to replace a pushrod Marla, If you're going to check the oil pressure relief valve you'll have to drain the oil...
• Re: New diesel oil pans
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 23:11:06 -0700
  The newer ones have a allen bolt and washer for the drain plug. The old tapered shaft style work fine until someone over tightens...
• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:13:18 -0500
  ...Of course it is, but one has to make sure that it drains when draining the oil for a refill. That means the engine...
• Re: Water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:14:59 -0500
  Just asking! Will a garden hose block off cap fit the tank? I used a garden hose on the sink drain threads but never...
• Mystery of the ATF amount
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 18 May 2001 21:55:49 -0700
  I know we can't drain all the fluid out of our vanagons automatic transmissions, but we when we open it up, how much...
• transmission oil
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 21 Jul 2001 13:58:33 -0600
  ...bolt to make sure it opens, then open up the drain plug and drain the oil, then just fill it up and close it...
• Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 14:56:43 -0400
  ...Remove windshield wipers - Drain all the water - Pump RV antifreeze into the in-line water pump (or remove the pump) - Drain the sink trap...
• Re: Refilling manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:00:52 EDT
  ...Make sure you can remove the filler before draining. Let drain for at least 1/2 hour and have the front jacked up slightly...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:37:44 -0700
  ...are you telling me that if you lift the stove/sink counter, drop the dish drainer, and look at the underside of the counter...
• Tell the truth, OT,was Re: Tapping oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:37:34 -0400
  ...Tapping oil drain plug >--- >--- >---good evening folks, >--- The threads of the oil drain plug of the 83 1.9L engine >---I'm installing >---in...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:30:50 -0600
  ...I have only two bumpers above the drain tray. I'm sure there is a story behind how it came to be where it...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:07:27 GMT
  ...trany? A even better >question is how you get to the drain plug??????????? I can't get >anything past the skid plate! > >Joel >'87...
• Re: Cylinder Numbering and global orientation
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:09:47 +1200
  >If the southern hemisphere (where the Vanagon is RHD, and winter/summer get >turned around, and the drains flow counterclockwise and are not electrical...
• Re: water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 4 May 2004 17:35:57 EDT
  ...The drain cap on later model vans is NOT the same size as a garden hose fitting. The sink is, but not the reservoir...
• Syncro dripping air filter.
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:10:30 -0400
  ...This drain hole rests on the tin floor behind the light, and any water standing in there is nicely sucked up. Typical VW design...
• Re: Drain Caps and such
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 22:58:30 -0500
  ...Drain Caps and such > I once again need the lists help, I am in need of the drain plugs/caps for a > 1982 Diesel...
• Re: Lost Oil Drain Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 09:05:59 -0500
  Most times you can just get an oversized oil drain plug. Start with NAPA they normally have them. On mine 15mm was the right...
• Re: Sink P Trap Replacement and Replacement Hose
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:23:20 -0700
  Maybe the P-trap helps keep mice etcetera from coming in through the drain pipe? On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 2:38 PM...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:10:57 -0700
  ...It seemed to not work on 12 volts so I'm planning to > investigate that next. > > Didn't even know it had a drain...
• '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Michael David Korsak
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 00:18:34 -0500
  ...Anyway, I'm wondering where the drain plug is to drain out the old oil? Upon my brief inspection today, I saw a rather...
• '80-'86 westy water tank drain cap is same thing as rear washer bottle cap..
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 17 May 2007 23:58:35 EDT
  the '80-86 westy water tank drain cap is the exact cap as used on the vanagon rear hatch washer bottle.. exact fit. i...
• Brake Bleeding Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:36:45 -0700
  ...First you have to drain as much the brake fluid out as you can out of the plastic container and MC. I put a...
• Differential Gear Oil Change was Re: Trans Oil ReVisited
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:09:06 -0400
  I don't believe our differentials have a drain plug. Feel free to drop the pan if you want, but I always suck out...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:29:30 -0500
  That drain plug really needs a copper crush gasket seal underneath the plug flange to be propper. On Aug 30, 2017 21:50, "Dan...
• re:heater fan motor/tranny/break questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:03:25 -0500
  ...anything else? If you drain it warm It drains a lot quicker. Same with pumping in that thick gear oil. hey, how come when...
• re:heater fan motor/tranny/break questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:03:32 -0500
  ...anything else? If you drain it warm It drains a lot quicker. Same with pumping in that thick gear oil. hey, how come when...
• Water Drain Cap
  Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:53:45 -0500
  ...eye for a 1982-84 Westy and snag me a freshwater drain plug. I thank all of you who wrote to tell me that...
• dead battery
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 09:47:05 -0500
  ...But more then likley the battery must have a drain on it. Check buy putting a 12V test lamp between the neg post and...
• Re: manual tranny fluid change
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 23:31:02 -0400
  On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Ben McCafferty wrote: > As to replacement, yes, you just drain it, replace the plug, and then fill > it. It...
• Re: I found a palm tree in my transmission!
  Historical mailing list - MyC & bL
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 15:29:09 EDT
  ...is that your drain plug? holy mackeral...nuff said. peash, myc...and bad larry (up on blocks 84 vanagon westy) In a message dated...
• Re: 84 Westy - water in the flue?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 05:40:19 -0700
  Under the fridge door (by the floor) is the drain, it unscrews. Malcolm --- Rocket J Squirrel <j.michael.elliott@ADELPHIA.NET> wrote: > It was...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Long winded
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 4 Jan 2016 06:40:57 -0500
  ...then drain it > 1000-3000RPM ~ Trying not to stay @ any 1 RPM for vary long > > Conventional/Dino 5w30 ~ 0 - 1000 Miles ~ then drain it...
• Re: Update on drain Plug (stripped)
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 30 Dec 1995 23:36:27 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I usually take a run through town and then pull into the driveway and immediately pull the plug and let the oil drain for...
• Re: "drain hole" caps - was RE: fridge exhaust cover
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 May 2004 06:13:43 EDT
  ...No way vermin could enter and if water did it would just drain back out. I think VW intended the drain holes to be...
• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 12:53:00 -0700
  ...But what's the easy way to drain that transmission? You wrote of draining the AT fluid through the dip stick tube -- I hesitate...
• '84 1.9L -- cannot remove crankcase drain screw -- what to do next?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 23 Oct 2016 14:35:00 -0400
  ...not want to risk rounding off the hex head on the drain screw. What to do next? Maybe in the morning after the van...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:39:07 -0700
  ...Now the fact that you have not had any problems with your drain plug/hole does not alter the fact that many have had...
• Re: Tapping sound
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 22:15:06 -0400
  ...If it doesn't, Drain half oil the oil out, and top it back up with 2 quarts of automatic transmission fluid. DO NOT...
• Re: Tired of that steady drip..drip..drip of (the rear airconditioning unit)?? - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:08:49 -0400
  Are the check valves still installed on the drain tubes? If not, the air flow reverses through the tubes enough especially at highway speeds...
• Re: coolant in rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 10 May 2008 19:21:36 -0700
  ...Since I've had the van, > I've drained/flushed coolant twice. But since that heater core was shut, I > guess that the coolant...
• Re: Was: Stereo Upgrade Project Now: Vapor Barrier
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:10:56 -0700
  ...Maybe you have drain holes along the sides of your van :) alistair On 8-Apr-10, at 12:10 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote...
• Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:41:57 -0400
  ...removed mine--that had migrated to the back underside > of the drain, with a couple of drips on the back of the > stove area...
• Coolant Change
  Historical mailing list - Gordon and/or Cecilia Bonham
  Tue, 6 Apr 1999 12:35:04 -0400
  ...I am not sure how to drain the system. I have a Bentley manual. As I understand it, I should remove drain plug(s...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:30:43 -0500
  ...http://www.cgenterprises.com/drain_plugs_oversize_repair.htm For me, a single oversize plug with a plastic washer (from FLAPS) has done the...
• Lost fresh water tank drain plug during trip. Temporary solution?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:51:54 -0700
  I'm in the middle of a trip, and I just found my water tank dry and drain plug gone. I'm in Banff...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:52:42 -0700
  ...Strategy for low-mess oil drain. > | > |(Number 287 In A Continuing Series Of Knucklehead Questions) > | > |I used to change the oil in my aircooled...
• Re: US Westfalia version gallery flash guard / drainboard trip tray wanted...
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:54:39 -0700
  ...US Westfalia version gallery flash guard / drainboard trip tray wanted... > Try Chris Turner at *JordanVw*@AOL.COM > bob > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at...
• Re: slow drip from oil drain
  Historical mailing list - Pascal
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:35:46 -0300
  ...Pascal '84Westy On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:54:15 -0300, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > After repairing my oil drain threads...
• 84 Tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 11:55:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...Crawled under the tranny and could not readily locate a drain plug. The fill plug doesn't look too healthy either. Looks like it...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:10:18 -0700
  ...Electrical Drain I am e-mailing for a friend who has an 85 weekender. She has a new battery but it drains after sitting...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 10:50:32 EDT
  ...type of oil and washer >Tony, >I used to be cavalier about using a new CU washer for the drain plug. If I >didn...
• Re: Help advise please, stripped drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:31:31 -0500
  NAPA and other FLAPS have oversized drain plugs. Carry yours in and get the next larger size. Many times you can get good aluminum...
• 2 questions
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:09:40 -0700
  ...I would like to drain the stuff that's in there, and put in some of the Redline fluid. In the Bentley, it says...
• Re: cracked oil filler tube
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:28:59 -0800
  dear allan was that you looking for a new crushable washer for the oil drain plug try Beetle Auto Service Ltd. 629 David Street...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 20 May 2008 06:04:00 EDT
  ...I have the 'out' hose on my '84 fuel tank in a gas can and the fuel is draining, very slowly but it is...
• Re: A/T governor R/R - necessary to drain ATF first?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Nov 2017 03:34:00 +0000
  ...A/T governor R/R - necessary to drain ATF first? Thx Dennis Just a minor weep of fluid and I have a new oring...
• Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Mon, 3 Jan 2000 00:53:09 -0600
  ...To install it using the drain plug means cutting a hole in the push-rod guard - to get access to the drain plug. Then...
• Re: oil drain AHU diesel
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Thu, 3 Jul 2014 10:45:11 -1000
  a very handy thing to do to a stock diesel vanagon drain plug is to weld a 3/4 nut to the top of...