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• front Brake hose CEF or Meyle
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 11:40:05 -0700
  Just curious I cant get Meyle here but CEF (Italy) bus hose in a Beck-Arney box is any body had bad experince witrh...
• Lost Power Breaks..uh-oh HELP!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Oct 95 08:28:44 EDT
  ...The brakes worked before i put on the new vacuum hose...soi'm figuring i might have pulled the hose lose from somewhere else...
• Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Chad Morris
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:12:44 -0700
  ...To test my theory, I disconnected the hose that runs to the valve on the brake pedal. In other words, my cruise control setup...
• Re: replacing front brake hoses (WAS Re: upgrading brakes in 83.5)
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 06:51:07 -0400
  I use a brake bleeder rubber cover on an open brake line. Keeps the fluid from dripping. Works great. Picked up on this trick...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - david hardy
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:17:59 -0700
  ...brake lines and hoses? I checked the beach I checked the van to get laid and thebomb.com I = can't find any procedure...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding- Simple LOW cost Method
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:29:36 -0800
  ...of clean brake > fluid into the jar to cover the end of the hose. > > Open the bleeder and push the brake pedal to the...
• disconnect brake line to remove caliper?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 01:51:18 EST
  ...My caliper has a solid steele brake line coming off it. Not a rubber brake hose. I'm thinking either I'm losing my...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 23:56:57 -0400
  Ok, but how do you put the hose in a jar of brake fluid if it's attached to the slave cylinder? Quoted from...
• Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:49 +1000
  ...Brake duct > hose is made from a heat resistant substance, too, > > > http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/advcat.asp?CategoryID=BRAKEDUCT > > Don Hanson > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From...
• How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 17:31:48 -0700
  ...hose easily? I've never worked with this stuff before. Pic of air cooled part and engine: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/BrakeVacuumLine2.jpg/BrakeVacuumLine2...
• Re: Brake hose-pinching device
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:05:13 -0500
  ...Brake hose-pinching device I need to replace my clutch master cylinder sometime soon, and most of the outlines I've seen for this...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Request - Change fuel hose from tank to pump
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:21:28 -0400
  ...a brake line you could push a short piece of hose over the end of the >> line and then plug the hose or clamp...
• RE: Pwr Brake Vac Hose (was RE: Idle Probs)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 12:24:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It IS pretty stout looking. > >I tried experimenting with various hoses and solicited the group for >opinions while I was resurrecting my power brakes...
• brake bleeding question
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 29 Aug 2002 09:04:10 -0700
  I'm trying to bleed the brakes on my '88 Vanagon after replacing the master cylinder, calipers, rear wheel cylinders, and brake hoses. I...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Who needs Em'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 May 2001 08:38:36 -0500
  ...Get an empty 1 pint brake fluid bottle (plastic) #2 Get a piece of rubber hose that will tightly go over your bleeder screws...
• Re: DOT Approved Stainless Brake Hose Questions. VC SS Kit Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:22:32 -0600
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_515_198/front_stainless_steel_brake_hose.html Anyone installed these? Opinions? I have to wonder...
• i.d. of Brake Booster Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:54:31 -0700
  ...is of the brake booster hose on an 84? Is it the same as a 71? I need to order a tee fitting so...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:43:30 EDT
  ...I use a 1-gallon garden sprayer (the pump-up type) ,connected to an extra brake fluid resevoir cap with a hose fitting, to...
• Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:50:31 -0800
  ...Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder?? > > Thanks Ken. On mine the plastic on the reservoir is all good. But I > appreciate...
• Re: Hot brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 14 Apr 2018 09:24:56 -0700
  I had the same smoking front brakes experience on a SUV but not on vanagon according to the mechanic: - failed brake hoses (brake fluid...
• How do I put South African Big Brakes on an 80 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 08:00:28 -0500
  ...2 vented rotors 2 replacement hubs l&r complete calipers 2 brake hoses 4 3.5mm spacer washers (3.5 mm thick) to position...
• Re: Stainless Steel Brake Lines...brake performance tips
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 18:11:42 PDT
  ...The >intent is to keep the rubber hoses from expanding or bursting under very, >very high pedal pressure. They do add some brake "feel...
• Re: Stainless Braided Brake Lines
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 May 2004 05:52:44 EDT
  ...The website he cited does offer braided brake hose on another page, but it must certainly come in the form of an assembly (hose...
• Re: New brakes and pedal question
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Tue, 9 Sep 2014 17:07:20 -0400
  ...Other thoughts would be rear brake adjustment and air in the lines. And old hoses. Maybe they are swelling under pressure. Probably not, as...
• Brake Fluid vs Hose Material
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:40:53 -0800
  Does anyone offhand know what the black outside/blue inside hose that connects the brake fluid reservoir to the clutch master cylinder is made...
• Re: Spongy Brakes (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 11:36:04 -0700
  ...think might be the problem: > -The rubber brake hoses are old and starting to > balloon. > -Front brake pads aren't set right. > -Not bleed...
• Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:08:29 -0800
  ...Now, WHERE to find the special low pressure brake hose is the trick. Of course it's NLA at VW. Jeff On Wed, Nov...
• Thanks Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 10:54:05 -0700
  Yesterday getting ready for a weekend camping trip, did a quick check on my '90 westy, discovered one front brake hose has a bulge...
• 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
  ...brake line, to cap it off, slide the nut back, put a rubber bleed >> valve cap on the flared end. >> >> for a hose .. >> scrounge...
• Re: Q:Brake Fluid Reservoir Cap Size for power bleeder?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:21:56 -0700
  ...When my heart rate dropped below 200, I put an 8 ft hose on the bleeder. Air born brake fluid is not your friend...
• brake bleeding problems...
  Historical mailing list - kurt stoppkotte
  Fri, 10 May 2002 17:40:57 -0400
  ...i removed the brake line at the caliper and fluid driped out, so it's not the hose, but it just seems strange that...
• Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:38:28 -0400
  ...Dont change the >rubber hose that runs from the master cyl resivour. Brake fluid will >eat >away at most rubber replacements. CIP1 carries the...
• Re: '86 up brake improvent on vanagon??
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 07:03:40 -0400
  ...Larger caliper > and pads, floating type mounting. > > front brake parts that were changed from 85: > 1. caliper > 2. rotors > 3. brake hoses > 4. steering...
• Re: Hose from brake fluid reservoir to clutch master cylinder??
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:36:42 -0800
  ...hose under the fabric coating appears to be blue in >> color which is what has me suspect. >> > > It's special hose for brake fluid...
• Re: Air in Brake Circuit
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 15 Dec 1997 15:56:47 -0700
  ...Drawing a slight vacuum on that hose must produce only brake fluid, and not air. 2) It was suggested that hydraulic brake light switches...
• Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines Supplier
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:13:18 -0700
  Earl's Supply will make anything you want. Brake lines, coolant hoses, etc. <http://www.earlsperformance.com/html/index.htm> Jim
• Re: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:18:49 MST
  > behold, when I removed the brake line from the caliper, expecting fluid > to pour out, none did. I then removed the hose and tried...
• Front brake job done on 77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:44:16 -0600
  Alright, new brake pads, brake hardware, calipers, flexible hoses, and metal lines. If this thing still locks up the front passenger side prematurely after...
• Re: [vanagon] TIICO...Diesel brake booster hose needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 3 Oct 2001 20:08:02 -0700
  ...Vanagon-EngConv@yahoogroups.com; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com; vanagon@yahoogroups.com Subject: [vanagon] TIICO...Diesel brake booster hose needed I'm doing a TiiCo...
• Re: How to Adapt Brake Vacuum line for engine conversion?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 19 May 2008 19:45:18 -0700
  ...hose easily? >> >> I've never worked with this stuff before. >> >> Pic of air cooled part and engine: >> >> >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/BrakeVacuumLine2.jpg/BrakeVacuumLine2...
• Re: mystery hose disconnected
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 11:55:06 -0600
  ...Where should this be connecting? Could it have something to do with the brakes, which are spongy right now? The brake hose with check...
• Re: 1 man brake bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 21:58:24 EST
  ...Get a big bottle of the best brake fluid, any old empty bottle, and a two foot length of hose that will slip snugly...
• Re: '66 Brake problem
  Historical mailing list - Robert L. Armitage
  Thu, 2 Mar 1995 15:35:32 -0500 (EST)
  ...the hose attached to the engine is NOT the one that touches the bottom of the jar! You don't want brake fluid in...
• RE: Help..............won't stop
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:47:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...assisted brakes? All U.S. '72 busses did-- the master cylinder bolts to a big drum-shaped thing that has a vacuum hose going...
• Re: Speedbleeders? Make 'em!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 17 May 2001 23:58:51 +1200
  ...Push onto bleeder screw, immerse hose blocked end in container of brakeliquid and loosen bleeder. Go to it! It works so long as the...
• Re: Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 18:48:33 -0400
  On 6/8/2012 5:45 PM, Courtney Hook wrote: > So I know the nuts are frozen onto the brake hose ends of the...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:26:14 -0500
  ...stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they > make a difference? > > has anyone used them? > > they are for sale at various german and uk...
• Re: Brake question ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 09:27:17 -0400
  Only if you change the spindles and brake hoses. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Re: need help- what is this hose?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:45:02 EDT
  ...http://cochrans.com/hose.jpg hey Jim brake booster hose goes to the side of the air box later mark d
• Re: Rebuiliding brake master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sat, 1 May 1999 18:01:02 -0700
  ...hose on the bleed nipple and run it into a separate container with brake fluid in it...with the hose submerged in brake fluid...
• Brake line question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 14:56:46 -0700
  I'm going through the brake system on my '84 GL & replacing entire 17 year old system - lines, hoses and cylinders. So far, I...
• Dem's da brakes!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 07:01:47 -0500
  ...I took the vacuum line off the brake booster and stuck my Mighty-Vac brake bleeder hose into the booster. I then proceeded to...
• Spongy Brakes
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 17 Jun 2003 14:12:40 -0700
  ...Spongy Brakes (Help!) Blake, If you have any concern about the rubber hoses you need to replace them regaurdless. It soulds like air in...
• Re: Brake bleeding problems
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:44:09 -0400
  >> How do the brakes feel? It sounds like you have air getting in around the bleeder nipple (you only need to undo it a...
• Re: clutch bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:59:13 -0800
  ...use the clear hose in a bottle method, with the end of the hose below the level of old brake fluid in the bottle...
• Free stuff
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 18 Feb 2021 01:06:03 +0000
  I have a pair of unused braided stainless front brake hoses that I bought for my 1990 Westy that aren't compatible with the...
• Air ducting for dusty conditions.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 May 2008 21:29:06 -0700
  ...Then I attached that wire to a length of brake duct hose that was clamped onto the airbox inlet. Pull the hose back up...
• Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
  Historical mailing list - Paschall, Mack
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:38:21 -0400
  ...to remove this darned hose, > which means that I had to drain the oil, too! While replacing my brake lines I found a truly...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:51:34 -0800
  ...brake lines and hoses? > Found this useful info one time: > > http://www.vanagonwiki.net/wiki/Brake_lines_replacement > > david > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Fw: Re: Fuel lines, one more time...
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 20 Oct 1998 15:49:34 -0700
  ...Karl Batzler 84 Vanagon > Something I wonder >about, RMMW and other sell a blue colored hose for brake fluid resevoirs in >the same size...