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Campers on Cape Cod- September
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Tue, 17 Aug 1999 08:35:04 -0400
Hi Volks YES! Campers on Cape Cod will be September 24-26th on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne MA. It...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:32:37 -0500
On my two "88 GL's - the ignition and the gas cap are fitted to the same key. In this way, you cannot forget...
Re: Coolant cap
Historical mailing list - PSD
Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:17:28 -0400
The only redneck idea that comes to mind is placing a few squares of plastic wrap over the opening then screwing the cap down...
Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 23:57:35 -0500
> Okay, I admit it, I left my gas cap at the station and now it's gone. That's one of the less obvious...
Re: Question re water tank cap
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:41:25 -0600
...I could tell by crawling under the van a looking at the drain pipe threads which cap would work. If you put both caps...
some big trouble with a locking gas cap
Historical mailing list
Thu, 20 Jun 96 23:21:37 EDT
hey now, i've got a friend with '74? bug that has an aftermarket gas cap that locks..and he has lost the keys...
Re: Lost coolant cap?
Historical mailing list - Jason
Tue, 9 Jan 2018 20:33:02 -0500
Coolant cap...No. Oil cap - yes! I used to have a habit of propping the door open with the cap. Until I realized how...
Re: Tantalum capacitors
Historical mailing list - Bill
Sun, 10 May 1998 10:14:25 -0600
> The problem with your 22mF/35V capacitor is that it's failed, not that it's > 35 volts. My guess is that the heat...
Re: Gas Caps
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:59:53 -0500
...Your gas cap failed." I told him that the cap was only 2 hours old and expressed my opinion about their testing equipment, but...
Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:01:09 -0600
.... my gas cap key IS my ignition key. I've tried but the key won't fit into the ignition while it's in...
Campers on Cape Cod-Setpember UPDATE
Historical mailing list - W. Silva
Wed, 25 Aug 1999 13:53:12 -0400
...www.bcn.net/~limbo/events.html or www.westfalia.org/events.html For more info e mail wsilva@capecod.net (Wendy & John Silva) or...
Re: gas cap
Historical mailing list
Wed, 6 Dec 2006 11:31:46 EST
In a message dated 12/5/06 5:29:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, jcunning@ROCHESTER.RR.COM writes: > > Will any old gas cap...
Splittie gas cap problem
Historical mailing list
1 Nov 95 17:40
...Is the gas cap supposed to seal like that or is there a tank vent that might be blocked ? I took the cap off...
Re: '71 bus fuel cap
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Mon, 29 Aug 94 13:52:40 CDT
On Mon, 29 Aug 94 13:32:38 CDT <WiebeK@aol.com> said: >situation is, present cap (unknown if correct cap or not) leaks...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:27:25 -0400
...I've been > successful at keep the hub caps on the other tires. > The dust cap is the same size (just compared) as the...
Re: End caps, steel vs. plastic
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:33:46 -0600
Did anybody respond to this? I would love to find something more durable than those disposable cheapy plastic end caps. Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From...
90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:34:01 -0400
...I found a suitable replacement cap that was visually and pneumatically acceptable for the test adapter. The new cap passed the test without much...
Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:34:09 -0800
...Mark Edward Maglott wrote: > Can't you use a flat screwdriver or just about anything to unlock some of > those caps? > > On Wed, Jan...
Re: how to make your locking gas cap accept the same key as your doors/ignition
Historical mailing list - TC
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:27:18 -0800
> how many of you out there have a seperate key for your locking gas cap > because you lost your cap and got a used...
water tank capacity
Historical mailing list - Chuck Reisinger
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:19:11 -0500
I THOUGHT the Westy H20 tank capacity was 14 gals...soooooooo what is the capacity....Cheers....Chuck....
Re: gas cap
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:06:15 -0800
Last Vanagon I smogged needed a gas cap to pass. The smog station had a non-locking American style ugly chrome unit that fit...
What other gas caps will fot my '82 diesel?
Historical mailing list - Michael E. Pidcoe
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 16:55:09 -0500
...Are there any other gas caps that I might interchange with my locking cap? This is for my '82 diesel. Thanks, Mike Pidcoe
Re: RH Wheel Bearing Grease Cap
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:01:26 -0700
Wheel bearing grease will not leak through the cap from properly packed bearings, even if the cap is loose. Either grease was erroneously put...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:38:25 -0700
...I stand corrected on the subject that Steve carries I stock of caps. However, I will assert that there are 2wd caps that use...
Re: In Search of Center caps for SA Alloy Wheels
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 15:39:21 -0400
...FWIW, the US caps will fit on the 15" wheels, but will be a bit loose. The reverse is NOT true. The SA caps...
missing your westy's h20 tank drain cap? use the rear washer bottle cap.
Historical mailing list
Fri, 13 May 2005 11:52:54 EDT
fyi, if your vanagon westy is missing the drain cap for the H20 tank... you can use the cap from a vanagon rear hatch...
Coolant cap tester
Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 14:26:03 -0400
Heres a picture of the gizmo I made to test the pressure cap. https://picasaweb.google.com/101787477383733954114/Vanagon Cheap Harbor Freight adjuster/gauge...
pressure coolant cap thing-y
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 23 Jan 1995 13:12:48 CST6CDT
Vinnie askes about modifing the coolant cap... This is not proven by myself but I see no reason it won't work: The cap...
Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Joe Luther
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 10:49:27 -0500
...In the interim, I purchased some Vanagon hub caps off of Craigslist (small caps with the VW logo embossed in the center). The girl...
gas cap pressure tester
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 07:10:16 -0800
update i guess the smog house that i went to did'nt have the correct gas cap fitting to check my cap, after replacing...
Differential vent caps needed
Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:21:21 -0400
My 87 with automatic uses the differential vent caps for breathing .....probably not the correct way to describe it. Anyway the vent cap is...
gas cap
Historical mailing list - John
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 17:18:17 -0500
Will any old gas cap fit my van ? I want to get rid of my locking cap. I'm tired of screwing up my...
Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
Historical mailing list - Pablo
Thu, 17 May 2007 11:36:11 -0700
Okay, so I have read through the archives both here and on the Samba regarding the drain cap. Replacement caps can be had through...
Re: Fuel filler cap stuck
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 21 Jan 2015 15:59:27 -0800
...Cheaper to replace the $18 cap than pay a locksmith. BTDT. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
Re: AFM Capacitor fix
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 13:28:05 -0600
Jay L Snyder wrote: > > Are you sure? I would have thought you would want it going through both > capacitors in series? Yup. Capacitance adds...
Re: Air Box-Capacitor Fix?
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sat, 22 Feb 1997 09:40:55 -0800
...From the archives I found that the fix calls for a 22 microfarad 25 volt capacitor of tantalum type. Unfortunately the closest capacitor that...
Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:04:40 +0000
...When I got it home I found the exact same thing-one wire was burned through at the cap. I replaced everything. Sad thing...
'84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:36:47 -0700
I have an '84 Westy and have those metal chrome VW hub caps, the type that you smack on the four raised areas on...
Re: distributor cap tolerances
Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 20:54:01 -0500
...I learned that 12 years ago when I bought a cap for my 68 mustang. I think a cap from the junkyard would last...
gas cap confusion
Historical mailing list - Peter Young
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:19:04 -0400
Robert, I just lost the gas cap for my 81' and I just went to a NAPA and picked up a new locking one...
Re: '71 bus fuel cap
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Aug 1994 12:21:08 +0800
My gas cap is also controlled by the ignition/door/trunk key. However, I prefer NOT to have my gas cap lock, and so...
Re: Coolant cap
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:29:44 -0400
...It stopped my leak until the new cap came. I still use it with the new cap, the threads on the tank are still...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:01:53 -0500
You may have gotten 15" Beetle caps. Sent from my Windows Phone -----Original Message----- From: Joe Luther Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:15...
Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:26:53 -0700
ditto that, about doing the gas cap yourself. I lent my van to a customer/friend once - \with good intentions she filled the tank...
Gas cap question.
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:49:41 -0700
Was the original gas cap the same on as the Rabbit,etc? I am getting tired of a locking gas cap.
lost front wheel bearing cap!
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:21:29 -0400
I the process of breaking my sway bar connector rod, and loosing a hub cap, I also lost a front wheel bearing grease cap...
Re: Water drain cap
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:23:55 -0900
Mike, I believe that the water tank drain caps changed size during the 1987 model year. These have been hard to find, but last...
Any interest in group purchase of 15" SA wheel center caps?
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:05:12 -0400
...Again these caps look ver similar to the center caps of the 14" alloy wheel except they are just a little larger so they...
Re: Audi Turbo wheels
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 07:48:09 -0700
The Audi center caps are very much larger than the Mercedes style. The Audi caps cover the lug bolts too, not just the very...
Re: locking gas caps- was Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:04:44 -0800
...Non-locking is stock? The 3 Vanagon's I've owned all had the locking caps, none of them were bought new. I always...
Re: Air Box-Capacitor Fix?
Historical mailing list - Dave T. Richards
Sat, 22 Feb 1997 10:28:44 -0500
Lawrence Johnson wrote: > > I need advice: > I am planning to use the "Capacitor Fix" for the Air Flow Sensor problem > common to our Vanagons...
Re: Daily digest
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Feb 2014 08:38:10 -0800
...Thanks.� � www.capitolforest.com ________________________________ From: "Jim@CapitolForest" <jim@CAPITOLFOREST.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Monday, February 3, 2014 8:23 AM Subject...
WTB Grey headliner screws and caps
Historical mailing list - Gerry Lepage
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:23:10 -0500
Looking to purchase the decorative caps that cover screws that hold up the headliner in late Vanagon Westfalias. Caps are also located in several...
Re: [Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.]
Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:38:23 -1000
My van has a locking cap that using the ignition key... key stays in the cap when removed. Hard to drive away without the...
Re: 90 Vanagon Syncro - Emission Test Gas Cap Failure - Solution
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:18:41 -0400
...Not so much this weekend. > > I found a suitable replacement cap that was visually and pneumatically > acceptable for the test adapter. > > The new cap...
Re: Water tank cap
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 5 Sep 2005 09:47:30 -0800
...Water tank cap > What do use to for the fresh water tank drain cap? The cap on my '87 > appears to have been a...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome Fix: 10 Volt Capacitor OK?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 12 Jun 2012 09:55:34 -0700
...when comparing a 10 volt cap to a 25 volt cap, does the 25 volt cap produce less heat while being used? If so...
sliding door arm protective cap
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:42:12 -0500
The other day I noticed that a plastic cap on one end of the sliding door arm had shattered. According to ETKA, it looks...
Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:56:58 -0700
claw hammer levering on cap edge, work around if needed. or two long beefy slot screwdrivers, lever up on edge of cap. alistair On...
Re: '81 fuel cap./ locking gas caps FS
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 13:19:18 EST
...extra fuel cap for an '81 vanagon > ? > none of the parts stores have them listed. > > Paul Lindsay > i have locking fuel caps $15 ea...