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• Re: Looking for sink basket strainer assembly
  Historical mailing list - Joe Curro
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:53:54 -0400
  ...Just wanted to clarify one point from my original posting. I am looking to replace the entire sink basket strainer assembly, including the little...
• Re: Air leaks in ventilation system
  Historical mailing list - dworkin
  Wed, 22 Feb 1995 21:05:45 -0800 (PST)
  ...No > matter how far I moved the lever upward to seal the fresh air flap on the > nose, cold air POURED through, brrrrrrr. > > Cheap...
• Re: Fuel Lines Reminder
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:35:57 -0500
  ...I think >the pickup point is below the outlet, so when the fuel is low the pump >is actually sucking it out of the...
• Re: Transmission Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:47:18 GMT
  Dustin, I found one point of aggravation in changing AT fluid in my 87 westy. Everything went fine - drained most of the fluid by...
• Re: Tips and Tricks - Oil Filler NecK Extension Extension.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:57:48 -0500
  ...I've also notices that many gas stations have funnels made of paper like the old Dixie cup drinking cups with the bottom point...
• Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:12:25 -0400
  ...any pointers would be great. I've got a long list of google results for "vanagon running rich" which I'm pouring through now...
• Re: Not passing smog, still... Need help!
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 23:15:24 -0600
  ...kits, tinted black windows, headlights pointing to the sky, or right into my rear view mirror, oil pouring out of the tailpipe, bad brakes...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ... Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 7 May 2007 09:46:23 -0700
  ...Keep pouring oil in ... Diesel > Hi Shawn, > I hope, we are talking about the same thing. > This is a diesel. > There are two dipsticks...
• Re: oil filler revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 19:21:30 +0000
  ...you can pour in oil easily. I've been aware of > this since I bought the van. However, at some point in the last...
• Re: Electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 27 May 2001 22:28:05 -0500
  In addition to the suggested points below. have the cells tested. My last two batteries had cell failures. The develop an internal short to...
• Re: Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:42:51 -0700
  ...effect on performance, as Stan has pointed out. Remember the old 50s song "Mabelline"? "Rain was a pourin' up under my hood... I knew...
• Re: Engine Break-In Oil Weight
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 8 May 2007 22:15:28 -0400
  ...But after I > poured > oil into there the subsequent restart of the engine got the oil pump going > instantly. So I guess you can...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:25:25 -0400
  ...The adjusters must have been improperly set, if > the lifters pumped up to the point where the valves were unable to > fully seat. Now...
• Re: Which is better, synthetic oil or conventional oil? from the AAA website
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 20:05:15 -0400
  ...Viscosity index improvers and pour point depressants are added to counter these problems but are mechanically broken down with use. For 99 cents/quart...
• Re: Aux Battery Blow Up
  Historical mailing list - MissVeeDub
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:12:14 -0700
  ...the battery and removed the battery (used a couple garbage bags) Poured a gallon of water (all we had on us) into the compartment...
• Brake dilemna continnued.............
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 10:23:57 -0500
  ...Today bought Dot 4 and poured 6 bottles of it into my pressure bleeder..............forced 3/4 quart thru each wheel and same for...
• Re: Was Techron, now MMO
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:27:34 -0500
  ...He drained the oil, poured in 4 quarts of > transmission fluid and drove the car!!!! > > The exercise did not seem to hurt anything but...
• Re: Silver 88 Wolfsburg with the coolant issue on the highway today...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Apr 2006 06:19:49 -0400
  ...I > could see it pouring out onto the pavement from that general area. > > I can only assume at this point some hose which possibly...
• Ever fill coolant through BUS DEPOT radiator bleeder hole?
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 10 May 2002 08:43:50 -0700
  ...I would resist the temptaion to pour coolant into this hole after all why do they call it a bleeder hole. Perhaps replacing the...
• Re: Thoughts on tyvek (westy cover)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 27 May 2011 11:10:16 -0600
  ...Now if it is warmer outside than inside, the path would be reversed, but at that point, I don't think the dew point...
• Re: Weird idle problem continues
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:48:08 -0700
  ...Generally when the fuel pressure diaphragm fails gas just pours into the engine though the vacuum line, sometimes to the point you get hydraulic...
• water pump update
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Sat, 27 Aug 1994 17:30:43 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Do I have to rev the engine continually? Fluid starts pouring out of the radiator at which point I close that bleeder, but I...
• Re: Radiator Fan Switch Problem Fixed & Alternate Flushing Method
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 15:07:19 -0400
  ...Others on the list confirmed that their's were coming on at about the same point while still others and my past experience with...
• Re: The Shower thread.........
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Wed, 26 Apr 2000 11:25:08 -0700
  ...to the point of being willing to spend hundreds of dollars for what seems to me to be just reassurance to calm their fears...
• Re.Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 14 Jun 2001 10:47:30 +1000
  Tony & Agnes recently said... >Me 3 - only mine doesn't spill down the sides - it >pours out of the bottom of the van. I...
• Re: Propane Tank Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 23:01:19 -0700
  ...Installed on the propane >tank (a flat, self-adhesive strip stuck vertically on the side of the tank), >one pours a cup of hot...
• Re: Our first BIG trip, and a minor problem.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:12:10 -0700
  ...Very likely one of these grommets has deteriorated to the point that gas can push past it. Drop the tanks (don't disconnect any...
• Vanagon Air Filters, & Oil Changes (was: Just Say NO...)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 23:20:52 EDT
  ...that the big end of the funnel can point "up" a bit more and make pouring easier. The only other BIG THING about oil...
• Re: Hot Weather Effects... and some information.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:30:53 EDT
  ...I remember how I had to pour several cups of cold water on the fuel pump of my 64 Bus to get it started...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:40:30 -0700
  ...it might as > well have been. > Engine died, and smoke was pouring out of the back of the van! > Grabbed the extinguisher from behind...
• Re: Front Blower Failure Revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 03:36:00 -0500
  At 08:36 PM 11/9/2000, John Rodgers wrote: >Well, today while running on "HIGH" during a pouring rain, the blower >quit cold...
• Re: Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 20:57:57 -0400
  ...any pointers would be great. I've > got a long list of google results for "vanagon running rich" which I'm > pouring through now...
• Re: Looking for sink basket strainer assembly
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:42:43 -0700
  ...Just wanted to > clarify one point from my original posting. I am looking to replace the > entire sink basket strainer assembly, including the little...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ... Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 7 May 2007 08:11:42 -0700
  ...Keep pouring oil in ... > Be careful! The '82 style vanagon dipstick mounted in the cap on the > filler tube is very > sensitive to the...
• My Transmission has a hole in it!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:01:34 -0700
  ...At one point I rolled the transmission on its side and was cleaning away when I noticed gear oil was pouring out of the...
• Friday: Of Starters and Beautiful Women
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:52:13 -0800
  ...So I'm stranded at the mall, Westy engine hatch open, the sun pouring in. As I ponder my situation, a small car backs...
• Re: Front heater never shuts off
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 24 May 2024 06:24:11 -0500
  ...uncomfortable in the summer. > Heat pours out of the dash with the heat control fully off. > Recommendations mostly point to replacing the control valve...
• Just a wee bit confused.
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Sat, 29 Jan 2000 00:32:30 -0500
  ...It absorbed water, cleaned varnish ( which is caused by the water ), and thawed fuel, and also acted as a pour point depressant. No wonder...
• Re: Oil Sump Gripe
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Mon, 9 Oct 95 21:58:23 PDT
  ...After the molten metal has been poured, solidified and cooled, this sand core is still inside the part. The core has to be broken...
• Re: Fw: Spillage when filling the gas
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:12:53 -0700
  ...Spillage when filling the gas > Me 3 - only mine doesn't spill down the sides - it > pours out of the bottom of the van...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:10:58 -0700
  ...Find some other orifice through which I can pour my 3 litres of > > Amsoil synthetic, and try to forget about the horribly mangled plug...
• Re: Friday fun.. Vanagons on fire
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:05:08 -0800
  ...I ran out and there was fuel pouring from the engine compartment. I could hear the fuel pump running. I disconnected the battery ground...
• Re: Keep pouring oil in ...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 7 May 2007 07:07:45 -0700
  ...I tend to keep mine in the mid point of the dipstick range to be safe. On 7 May 2007 at 0:01, Zoltan...
• Re: Why are the lifters so hard?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:14:36 -0400
  ...The adjusters must have been improperly set, if the lifters pumped up to the point where the valves were unable to fully seat. Now...
• Re: woe is me
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cirulnick
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:50:05 -0400
  ...Not only do I feel confident about spending more money to keep the machine running, at this point, I've poured enough time into...
• Awning,skylite questions and...
  Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:01:42 -0800
  ...Has anyone done this and wish to give some pointers? 3. Is there anyone that has compiled info or made a "manual" on converting...
• RE: today's adventure/what's wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 07 May 1996 08:35:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Get a bottle of gas line antifreeze ("Heet", or "STP Gas Treatment" or other brand, also called Gas Line Dryer) and pour it in...
• Ed Hackett's big oil FAQ (long) Subject: New oil data
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 8:11:24 PDT
  ...Flash point is in degrees F. Pour point is 5 degrees F above the point at which a chilled oil shows no movement at...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 12:56:39 -0400
  Warm the small one with your hands or pour hot water over it. Use same technique for charging AC. On Tue, Oct 20, 2015...
• Re: design ideas for small garage
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 21:20:08 -0500
  ...That garage was one of the main selling points when I sold that house. Long ago, in about 1980, a company called Bullock Garages...
• Re: Cost of Ownership
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Wed, 13 Aug 2003 19:44:29 -0400
  ...To me, keeping the repair/maintenance records is a big selling point, because when I meet a seller that keeps detailed records, I know...
• Re: POR15 question.
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Mon, 7 May 2007 09:04:15 -0700
  I use Saran wrap to put over can after pouring and cleaning the groove as good as possible, I then hammer the cap back...
• won't start
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:00:34 -0600
  ...At this point, I have not explored anything, as I was pretty tired when I got here. Tomorrow, I'll see what gives. But...
• Castrol Syntec grease/CVs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 17:23:09 -0300 (ADT)
  ...trips, and in pouring rain / heat. It's also been well abused Syncro style, and is the front axle. The point you ask...So...
• Re: Empty Lifter
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:28:26 -0600
  BUT! Feeling the no-lash point is pretty subtle. That plunger spring is pretty light and when there is no oil in the lifter...
• Re: Head leak - What is the process for using Bars Leak Head Gasket Repair
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 1 Sep 2008 03:06:04 -0400
  ...So I totally get your point. Anyone know which coolant tube to connect the hose to for a good flushing? Robert On Aug 31...
• '89 Syncro loses power in rain
  Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
  Sun, 08 Jun 1997 11:28:51 +0000
  ...This would repeat itself until the engine warmed up, at which point it would run fine, even in pouring rain. I brought the car...
• Re: coolant IS a poison
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 11:22:07 +0200
  ...wasn't it? My point here is... it may indeed be "possible" to flush the stuff into the sewer, but it is definately NOT...
• Re: Fire Extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:20:58 -0800
  ...to get it going again? Your story brings up a good point about dry chemical extinguishers failing when needed. Years ago it was suggested...
• RE:I finally got a VW Thing ('74)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 09 Jul 1995 19:23:17 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Remove the gas cap, pour the cola into the fuel tank...and then begin pumping your gas veeeeerrrryyyyy sloooooowwwwly...while the fuel is pumping...