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Push rod tubes
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 10:02:07 -0600
I've developed a massive leak,at what seems to be the push rod tubes. How can I replace the seals, without disturbing the...
Re: COLLAPSIBLE OIL TUBE
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 22:36:15 -0400
Ken, should push rod tubes be replaced in pairs or just the one that appears to be leaking? Also, how long should it take...
They're baaaack - Fuel Tank crossover tubes
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:09:42 -0800
...New crossover tube: $53 New grommets: $3 Having a brand new crossover tube: priceless Z --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying...
Re: Oil leak - 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 28 Dec 2014 23:54:07 -0500
...If a tube or tube seal the only fix without pulling the head is to use one of the collapsible type tubes. Usually you...
Re: Pesky Oil Leak
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:17:13 -0400
easy; Try cleaning thoroughly with brake cleaner/wire brush then try patching with $4 tube of JB weld. harder; Remove valve cover, rockers, push...
Re: Be careful with your dipstick!
Historical mailing list
26 Mar 97 11:04:55 PST
After a top end rebuild, my dipstick decided to do the opposite, migrate out of the tube. I fixed it by making some gentle...
Re: push rod tubes dilemma
Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:04:15 -0500
I've had better luck with the spring loaded replacement tubes. http://www.jbugs.com/product/9095.html?Category_Code=vw-pushrods-pushrod-tub...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Vince S
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 01:10:55 -0700
...tube amp in a vanagon having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i went looking to see if anyone had...
Replacing pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Keese, Brian W
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:33:52 -0500
...I can pop the pushrod tube out, install the tube with some new seals and, voila, no more oil leak!" So, following the instructions...
oil dipstick tube
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 16 Jun 2018 13:47:14 -0700
hi all, could anyone please tell me if you have a dipstick tube for a 2WD WBX 2.1 for sale.. on my son...
Re: Reenforced...Heater Tubes!
Historical mailing list - John_K_Hopp
Tue, 25 Jul 1995 09:45:26 -0600 (MDT)
...Makes it a bitch to replace the center heater tube tho'. ##Jim / BusBoys@aol.com Speaking of heater tubes...I looked at mine this...
Help! Oil filler Tube
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:09:06 -0400
The oil filler tube has slipped off my engine (1980 air cooled), spraying oil around the fan area. Bently is not too clear on...
Re: '81 Engine work
Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
Fri, 23 Jun 95 10:21:00 PDT
...Keep in mind that there is a pushrod inside the tube and it has to be removed to get the tube out. This requires...
Re: Air intake elbow; was Re: Clutch Chatter...
Historical mailing list - WaywrdCyc
Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:42:49 EST
Gail Idid the patch it for a while thing ,but used an old inner tube and some zip ties. Heres what worked for me...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - jbange
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:43:15 -0700
>No but I have a tube type, pull behind, GPS unit. Heh. You joke, but back in '88 when I was in the Army...
Re: Help! Oil filler Tube
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Sat, 3 Aug 2002 07:55:32 -0500
On the '81 engine I run in my '73 westy, I carefully cleaned off the tube and the steel stub tube it goes on...
Re: Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 13 May 2020 14:12:05 -0700
...I heard that mono tube shocks last longer too but twin tube ones give you more control... but I am not sure because I...
Re: Lee's 60 s/cab update
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 06:06:36 -0700
> > Question is (Thom, Clara etc..) what is the correct set-up between the > heater box and the tube on the body. The length of...
Re: greasing CV joints - Grease needle experience
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Mon, 26 Nov 2001 07:45:12 -0800
Stan, How do you adapt the thin brass tube to the end of the grease gun. This sounds like a great solution. William > I...
Re: The water heater project
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Jan 1995 22:35:42 EST
...I am going to > buy one bare J-tube (cost about 7 quid) this weekend. Basically it's > a heater box exhaust tube - without...
Re: Homemade awnings?
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Wed, 26 Mar 2003 09:11:15 -0700
...For very strong winds I might invent a slotted tube with an wedge dowel to expand the tube inside the gutter channel. -- Rachel
Aluminum 82' DV Oil Filler Tube - 1 Left!
Historical mailing list - William D. Pool
Sat, 11 Jun 2016 21:53:02 -0700
...If anyone is interested in the 82’ style DV tube made from aluminum with mounting hardware + o-rings it’s $300 shipped. I will...
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:02:44 -0500
...The only way > > to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove > > the head. >
Re: Tubes in tires.
Historical mailing list - Eric Ley
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:05:12 -0400
...I'm thinking throw a tube in it, and since it will be used as a spare > anyway..... it should hold air well then...
2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - David Milo
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:48:18 -0400
...Does anyone have a 2.1L oil filler tube for sale? Please? (This is not the dipstick tube) Thanks! Dave Milo
Re: cv joints
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:09:42 -0500
I use what my good old local VW shop uses--Amsoil purple in a cartridge-type tube. I cut the tube open and use...
Re: Newbie Tip
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:17:16 CDT
...tube actually inside the tube or do you just pull on the tube >or do not all of us have the extention tube ALL...
84-Push Rod Sleeve leak
Historical mailing list - roch roch
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 21:03:44 -0700
...Person said the #1 tube on push rod is leaking. Someone said I can get collaspable tube to fix as cheaper...someone else said...
83.5 push rod tubes
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Nov 96 17:48 CST
...I replaced three tubes on an '84 this summer. Tubes were about $40US apiece (kit of tubes, seals & spring) compared to $6US for the...
'90 coolant leak
Historical mailing list - trooz
Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:47:18 -0800
I haven't tried it yet, but a tip passed along to me from a VW mechanic was that the plastic tube seems to...
Push rod tube instalation and Bentley
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:13:10 -0500
What does the list make of Bentley's stasting that Stock VW push rod tubes may be installed with the heads in place? See...
WTB Oil Filler Tube for AC Project
Historical mailing list - Doug
Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:02:17 -0400
Volks, I'm looking for an oil filler tube, black plastic tube, cap, and extension for a Federal (or CA) 2.0l air-cooled...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:57:35 -0700
...2.1 L Oil filler tube needed > ---- David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> pulling out the oil filler extension tube that the...
Rad Hose Dumb Question
Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
Sat, 22 Nov 2003 14:22:14 -0500
I've read about the metal inserts in the ends of the plastic tubes, but have never been there to see them until today...
Re: Pushrod tube cracked HELP
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 7 May 2009 21:43:44 -0400
James Gebhard wrote: > one of my push rod tubes has a small crack or hole on the top of it. Does anyone know of...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - JD Foster
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 08:22:55 -0700
...tube amp in a vanagon > > >having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i went looking >to see if anyone had...
Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:05:28 -0800
...Muir says to use visegrips on the tube and bang them >- Well I'm not going to follow that route (although that was necessary...
Oil Filler Tube
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:25:45 -0600
...The oil filler tube is a telescoping tube that can be pulled out and extended to provide ease of access for adding oil. If...
Re: Fridge lights but does not cool
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 4 May 2016 13:55:10 -0700
does the flame get bigger when you turn thermostat clockwise? With the lights off, or using a cardboard tube, you should be able to...
Re: Replacing pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 12:06:46 -0700
...Anyway, installing the tube amounts to cleaning the mating surfaces on the block and the head, placing the seals on the tube ends, compressing...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - Firstname Lastname
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:20:42 EDT
In a message dated 8/12/04 4:35:46 AM, gipsyflies@COMCAST.NET writes: << I wouldn't use a tube amp even at...
Re: Patching pushrod tube?
Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:44:13 -0400
Rotate the tube so the hole is facing to the front or back of the van, whichever is easier to access. Clean the area...
oil filler tube top nut
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:13:31 -0500
Volks, Can anyone enlighten me as to the best way to tighten the upper nut on the oil filler tube, where the tube bolts...
Diesel oil fill tube
Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
Tue, 3 Aug 2004 18:14:54 -0600
Volks, I'm looking for a later-style diesel oil fill tube, the type that is metal and snakes around a bit. Also looking...
Re: Wierd metal coolant pipe
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 8 May 2005 09:37:33 -0500
Phil, If your talking about the U-shaped steel tube that runs from the water pump to the top of the oil cooler, I...
Re: The water heater project
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:55:54 PST
So L.S.Griffiths@physics.salford.ac.uk says: > a heater box exhaust tube - without the heater box shroud and fins. > I am going...
Re: tube amp in a vanagon
Historical mailing list - mark seifert
Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:56:15 +0000
...tube amp in a vanagon >> >> >>having just gotten my fisher tube amp back from the shop i went looking >>to see if anyone had...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:55 -0700
...2.1 L Oil filler tube needed > Hi folks, > > A while back I bought a '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg that had been sitting > inoperable for...
Re: Fuel filler tube issues
Historical mailing list - Nick Feickert
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:53:28 -0400
...Does anyone know if the floaty ball end piece can be removed from the end and installed on filler tube made pre 1988? Specifically...
WTB: Air-cooled Oil Fill tube
Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:35:45 -0400
Hi All, OK, I need the plastic extendable oil fill tube for an air-cooled engine. Mine was melted when the exhaust failed. I...
Spring Loaded Pushrod Tubes Needed
Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
Mon, 16 May 2005 11:28:41 -0500
I am in need of about six of the spring loaded pushrod tubes to replace some seals and some rusty tubes. Anybody have any...
The water heater project
Historical mailing list
12 Jan 95 14:45
...I am going to weld a water tight tube around this J-tube as below: J tube \ ___ / water tight tube out__|_____________ / \_|__________|___ |__________|_ in Then (change...
Re: Fuel Filler Tube Question about BD part
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Sun, 20 May 2012 18:12:42 -0400
There is a ball in the tube that allows gas to flow past it when you fill the tank but floats up and blocks...
Re: tip on taking dents out of pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:49:30 -0400
...I did it with the tube installed. Sand the dent up real good and apply good ole JB WELD over the dent. If the...
Re: stopping a slight oil leak?
Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 21:44:17 -0400
Hi Matthew, For around $25 you can get a collapsible pushrod tube and new seals for either end. You must remove the engine tin...
Fuel filler tube grommet
Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 22:49:19 -0400
...It appears to be necessary to remove the fuel tank filler tube to gain access to the right side expansion tank. Question is, if...
Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 12 Jul 94 16:04:16 CDT
...Which tube is everone talking about? The >tube you send gas down or the breather? Is it anything we can change or >do we...
Re: Oil-fill tube needed 82' 1.6 diesel NA
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:23:08 -0700
...sometimes people put this oil filler tube on and fail to get the heat shield built onto it pointing toward the nearby muffler. On...
Oil-fill tube needed 82' 1.6 diesel NA
Historical mailing list - Frank Lee
Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:04:34 -0400
I am having trouble finding the plastic oil filler tube for a 1.6 diesel na 1982. This dip stick tube goes from tag...
Re: WTB 2.1L Dipstick Tube
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:15:40 -0700
I have plenty of good used 2.1 waterboxer dipstick tubes with dipstick, for sale. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Hannink...