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Re: experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 6 Jun 2017 12:39:21 -0400
...and the exhaust , I need > to get 90deg hose end for PTFE hose AN8 like these one: > > https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fra-690908...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:52:46 -0500
...ehh...) or some super >> secret >> only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would >> have >> pulled that cable...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:21:01 -0500
...ehh...) or some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum.� I know my old man would have pulled that cable...
Re: experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 6 Jun 2017 10:05:17 -0700
...and the exhaust , I need > > to get 90deg hose end for PTFE hose AN8 like these one: > > > > https://www.summitracing.com/parts/fra-690908...
Re: Propane tank--attaching the "splitter" to the tank
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 5 Jun 2014 20:12:01 -0700
...2014 at 7:26 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: >> >> PTFE plumber's thread sealing pipe dope (or something close to that) or...
Re: OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:52:38 -0400
...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE > stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting > 3...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:19:35 -0600
...ehh...) or some super secret only > sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would have > pulled that cable...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 3 Mar 2014 13:14:04 -0800
...ehh...) or some super secret only > sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would have > pulled that cable...
marvel mystery oil
Historical mailing list - jim&kim
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 09:55:32 -0700
...In general, these products are designed to do just the opposite of what the PTFE and zinc phosphate additives claim to do. Instead of...
Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,I think
Historical mailing list - David Thompson
Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:16:11 -0800
What about Prolong? What about synthetic oil? If PTFE products actually clog engines, why haven't we heard any hue and cry from the...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:54:24 -0500
...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:40:30 -0700
...Where did you mount the cooler ? , front vehicle ? Why would you use copper over PTFE braid line ? , the copper hose goes straight on the...
Re: OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 07:04:41 -0700
...Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE > > stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all the expensive fitting > > 3...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:59:16 -0500
...ehh...) or > some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I > know my old man would have pulled that cable...
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:32:22 -0800
...ehh...) or some super > >> secret > >> only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I know my old man would > >> have > >> pulled that cable...
Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:34:45 -0400
...http://www.paragonperformance.com/HOSE.HTML Also, PTFE teflon-lined hose is excellent for flexible brake hoses; http://www.paragonperformance.com/Dotbrk.html Even...
Re: repost: 82 camper for sale (Ohio)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 17 Aug 94 08:54:46 CDT
...anyway, he likes Slick 50 and PTFE (teflon) additives. go figure. :) joel
Was Techron, now Teflon
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:33:04 -0500
...I believe they still sell the PTFE powder to them though, tsk tsk. Yours, David
Re: Choice of Lube
Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:11:43 -0500
...ehh...) or > some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I > know my old man would have pulled that cable...
Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Mon, 12 May 2008 10:49:49 -0500
...vehicle with no maintenance. > >http://www.paragonperformance.com/HOSE.HTML > >Also, PTFE teflon-lined hose is excellent for flexible brake hoses; > >http://www.paragonperformance...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:05:26 -0800
...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:02:57 -0800
...Super Lube is a PAO oil, with PTFE (Teflon) and Super Lube advertises it as compatible with plastics. -Dick- -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: vanagon Digest - 18 Feb 2014 (#2014-100)
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Wed, 19 Feb 2014 13:17:12 -0500
...or=20 > > some super secret only sold on TV lube with PTFE or Molybdenum. I=20 > > know my old man would have pulled that...
Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
Historical mailing list - jon
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:11:21 -0800
Geza hit it on the head. I love looking at (and occasionally buying) snake oil. I've tried just about everything just to inflict...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 10:50:05 -0700
...I just did not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line and plate sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:14:50 -0500
...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
Bottom-filling water tank
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:57:34 -0700
...a 1-3/8'' PVC fitting -- needs a bunch of PTFE tape but it fits tightly enough to not drip -- a 3/4'' NPT...
Need to replace rear hatch struts on '84 Westy & other stuff...
Historical mailing list - Leslie Shiaman
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 10:53:38 -0700
...drove it for 500 or so miles until I read about ptfe(slick-50, qmi,etc) on the vanagon site and did another change...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 22:34:03 -0700
...N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am interested in the mentioned PTFE tape but I am nor sure how long the >>>> tape will last...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:10:09 -0700
...I just did not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line and plate sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 18:13:48 +0000
...Where did you mount the cooler ? , front vehicle ? Why would you use copper over PTFE braid line ? , the copper hose goes straight on the...
Re: Noisy speedo
Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:11:39 -0800
...http://www.super-lube.com/synthetic-oil-with-ptfe-high-viscosity-ezp-56.html Remove the speedometer and looking in the cable end you...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:07:12 -0300
...I just did > not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line and > plate sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
various oil threads-what works for me-slightly long
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:02:01 EST
I feel the need to weigh in after reading all of the various oil threads concerning different groups or synthetics, PTFE et al. I...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:47:03 -0700
...It seems to me that PTFE line would be better "heat" shield in that part of the engine. > > I love the fact that you...
Re: Bottom-filling water tank
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:33:12 -0500
...parts: > a 1-3/8'' PVC fitting -- needs a bunch of PTFE tape but it fits tightly > enough to not drip -- a 3/4...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:03:13 -0500
...I just > did not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line > and plate sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 14:41:15 -0800
Suppose now that you develop a head leak on your wasserboxer. Bar's Leak will stop ot for a while. Then , the leaking comes...
Re: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:00:58 +0000
...Dry Lube Blaster's The Dry Lube utilizes the benefits of a dry lubricant (PTFE) to provide a dry, tackless, chalky white lubricant coating...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:11:19 +0000
...I just did not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line and plate sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:57:56 -0600
To all that are requesting a source for the PTFE tape, I bought it a few years ago and I gave the leftover to...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 17:28:05 -0400
...To all that are requesting a source for the PTFE tape, I bought it a few years ago and I gave the leftover to...
Fwd: Fwd: Squeaky front end parts
Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:06:55 -0400
...s The Dry Lube utilizes the benefits of a dry lubricant (PTFE) to > provide a dry, tackless, chalky white lubricant coating on almost any...
Re: oil pressure problem on my 1983 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 13:52:24 -0400
...I just did > not had time to connect it yet using PTFE stainless braided line and plate > sandwich (with thermostat). I love your setting...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 16:48:17 -0600
...COM> wrote: > > To all that are requesting a source for the PTFE tape, I bought it a few > years ago and I gave the...
Rear hatch struts on '84 Westy & other stuff...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:12:29 -0700
...drove it for 500 or > so miles until I read about ptfe(slick-50, qmi,etc) on the vanagon site > and did another change...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 19:15:34 -0400
...COM> wrote: > > To all that are requesting a source for the PTFE tape, I bought it a few > years ago and I gave the...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 19:13:21 +0000
...It seems to me that PTFE line would be better "heat" shield in that part of the engine. > > I love the fact that you...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:32 -0700
...Prolong, Gunk brand with PTFE , etc. On almost anything that moves. shouldn't be too hard to make sure battery power is getting to...
Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:51:55 -0800
...material for the bushing portion (be it Delrin, rod ends with PTFE liners or other materials that have almost zero isolation properties), the harder...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:05:52 -0700
...It seems to me that PTFE line would be better "heat" shield in that part of the engine. >> >> I love the fact that you...
Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 19:06:14 -0500
...material for the bushing portion (be it Delrin, rod ends with PTFE liners or other materials that have almost zero isolation properties), the harder...
Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:12:11 -0800
...material for the bushing portion (be it Delrin, rod ends with PTFE liners or other materials that have almost zero isolation properties), the harder...
Re: I shared "Oil Cooler Vanagon Air Cooled" with you in OneDrive
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 21:50:22 +0000
...It seems to me that PTFE line would be better "heat" shield in that part of the engine. >> >> I love the fact that you...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:03:41 -0600
Eric, I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works great! 84 Westy. The surface has to be...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:12:27 -0600
...On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 8:03 AM Patrick Seurynck <climb12@gmail.com> wrote: > > Eric, > I used some of that special tape, PTFE...
Re: Upper control arm bushings failed again, upgrade advice sought
Historical mailing list - T3 Technique
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:38:13 -0800
...material for the bushing portion (be it Delrin, rod ends with PTFE liners or other materials that have almost zero isolation properties), the harder...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 10:24:13 -0400
...gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Eric, > > I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works > > great! 84 Westy. > > The surface...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Pat
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 12:11:14 -0400
...GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Eric, > I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works > great! 84 Westy. > The surface...
Re: Sliding door question
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 6 Jun 2018 09:15:58 -0700
...GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> Eric, >> I used some of that special tape, PTFE, on my sliding door and it works >> great! 84 Westy. >> The surface...