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• Re: gas Cap Key
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 13 Nov 2002 09:26:42 -0500
  ...Around here I can't imagine anyone wanting to siphon off my diesel fuel anyway. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "Only...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:57:16 -0700
  ...Hurray! >> >> This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max >> line, so >> I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 13:44:28 EDT
  ...If not, then get a siphon pump (it looks kinda like a grease gun but has two hoses. One sucks when you pull the...
• Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:09:34 -0500
  ...http://www.automotivedesignline.com/howto/165600237 They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off somewhere between one to three miles per...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:27:47 +0000
  ...There they found that > he had broken the wrong cap, and attempted to siphon the black water > tank... > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:01:35 -0800
  I'm kinda surprised you guys haven't heard of the siphon effect. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > Good point. But, people who deem themselves...
• tools (more)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 24 Nov 1999 08:34:15 -0700
  All, A few handy items I haven't seen mentioned. Siphon hose 6' spare pieces of vacuum hose "personal" lubricant (real useful for tight...
• Re: moaning, steering rack and me
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 10 Dec 2016 08:24:24 -0800
  ...8:16 AM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > better yet... siphon out the old steering fluid and replace it with new one > > http...
• Convenient Faucet
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:50:30 -0600
  ...So, am I missing >something--Why siphon when you have a built-in pump? > >Troy _________________________________________________________________ Interest Rates Fall Again! $430,000 Mortgage for $1...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:21:18 -0700
  ...Hurray! >> >> This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max >> line, so >> I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:29:14 -0500
  ...pressure cap, there > shouldn't be too much worry about it siphoning out coolant when it > shouldn't. This is more analogous to the...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 26 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-82)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:50:20 -0600
  ...There they found that he had broken the wrong cap, and attempted to siphon the black water tank...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:04:00 -0800
  ...camera > > caught the duo ripping off the gas cap to siphon. > Couldn�t siphon so went > > under and cut the filler hose or fuel...
• Re: redline
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:41:44 +0800
  I use about 15' of clear 3/8" id tubing, but instead of using a funnel, I siphon the RedLine out of the bottle...
• Syncro Trans Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Loretta Abbott-Kennon
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:27:03 EST
  Hello Folks, I did a very foolish thing today, I used a siphon pump to remove the old transmission oil. The foolishness is that...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:08:31 -0500
  ...Instead of using vise grips our other > methods, I siphon the ol out of the dipstick. a bit of a pain but it keeps...
• Re: Yet another EE talks batteries
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:46:44 -0600
  ...strong risk of > damage to battery or alternator, as well as siphoning off high currents > from the starting battery whenever the ignition is turned...
• I have lots of luck... and it is all BAD
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:15:12 -0500
  I went to Canadian Tire today to buy a siphon hose to drain Pokey's tank into the Firefly. I need to empty it...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:43:47 -0800
  ...Vanagondalism > You can't drain the tank by disconnecting the outflow to the pump, AFAIK. > The tank siphon goes up > in sort of a...
• It's better than nothing d00d
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:31:22 -0700
  ...Every time I open the engine cover for any reason, I siphon the coolant expansion tank empty and refill with 50/50 mix of...
• Re: My van makes coolant!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:16:35 -0700
  ...Hurray! > >> > >> This morning, I saw that the coolant level was well above the max > >> line, so > >> I siphoned some out. Took it for another...
• Re: Syncro Trans Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 18:42:36 -0700
  ...Folks, I did a very foolish thing today, I used a siphon pump to > remove the old transmission oil. The foolishness is that I...
• HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 17:04:22 -0400
  ...I believe I siphoned off most or all of the water through the fuel lines. I also drained the filter and I plan on...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:42:24 -0800
  ...NET> wrote: >> They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off >> somewhere between one to three miles per gallon from your vehicle...
• Re: Is it about time for Sandblasting?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:00:55 EST
  ...I bought a siphon gun from Menards for about $20. I had a used 55 gallon plastic barrel. It is white and I highly...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:29:59 -0700
  ...The > tank siphon goes up > in sort of a question-mark shape, so you have to maintain suction on it to > drain it, unless...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 14:23:27 -0400
  ...downhill so the thermostat >is >higher than the radiator bleed screw. siphon off the coolant from your >expansion and overflow tank to minimize coolant...
• Re: Antifreeze Enema
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 09:40:24 -0500
  ...Start siphon by >draining off some old coolant. Clamp off tubing. (2) incline van (3) drain >& >flush using tee in heater hose method - mine...
• Re: Syncro Trans Help needed
  Historical mailing list - Jim Barnes
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:30:58 -0700
  ...Folks, I did a very foolish thing today, I used a siphon pump to > remove the old transmission oil. The foolishness is that I...
• : Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Nomadix
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:05:19 -0600
  ...Used a siphon pump and pumped in almost 3 quarts of sae80/90 till full. Going to charge it down road again. Have more...
• what to do?
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 15:20:40 -0600
  ...Bentley/haynes only reference a specific way to siphon drain the thing and certainly mention nothing about what to do if your automatic garage...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:04:54 -0800
  Yes, poor quality anti-drain back valving could certainly cause that, allowing siphoning of the oil in the filter down into the pan/case...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sun, 11 May 2014 21:25:16 -0400
  ...I guess a hand siphon pump or vacuum pump could provide suction. Of course after rigging all that up you could of just loosened...
• Re: Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 19:50:16 EST
  ...While conducting this test I was forced to plug >the >open end of the hose coming from the injectors because fuel was >siphoning >through...
• Re: I have lots of luck... and it is all BAD
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:47:19 -0800
  ...tim 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: > > I went to Canadian Tire today to buy a siphon hose to drain Pokey's tank > into the...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:33:24 EST
  ...So now i have another project for the spring. : ( I siphoned off a quater tank and the leak stopped. Oh joy I can hardley...
• Re: water pump
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 13:06:21 EDT
  ...Instead I just siphoned the reservoir empty and then placed a pan under the pump to catch the rest. I did have a problem...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 18:11:15 -0800
  ...pressure cap, there shouldn't be too much worry about it siphoning out coolant when it shouldn't. Randy, Carla and Anna Huyck Olympia...
• Blinking Red Light of Death
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:59:02 -0400
  ...Thus far I've followed Bentley instructions, the raised rear-end bong, and front-end siphon and refill. I disconnected the two radiator hoses...
• oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Ayotte
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:06:11 -0500
  ...so i went to the hardware store and bought a siphon that attaches to the end of a drill, siphoned out as much of...
• Re: Gas tank and gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Tue, 4 May 2010 13:07:40 -0700
  ...off, disconnect your battery (!), and drain fuel from the > tank (via siphon or better yet off the tank outlet) into however many > measurable fuel...
• Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:45:10 -0800
  ...So I figured this explained my lousy gas mileage, someone must have siphoned my gas. THEN when I went to fill it up, gas...
• How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:27:26 -0700
  I wanted to siphon some water out of Mellow Yellow's water tank into a bucket for showering. I could not fish the hose...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:52:53 -0700
  One of the best things that came with my '81 Westy was a pump type gas siphon. imagen of type: http://www.nexternal.com...
• 91 Vanagon Auto Trans Repair Part 1
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 09:50:52 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I removed the torque convertor and siphoned all of the fluid out of it. Siphoned the fluid out of the transmission through the dipstick...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:52:00 -0700
  ...One sucks when you pull the lever > and the other pushes.) You may have to do the siphon pump > boogie several times as you...
• Re: Old gas
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 10 May 2008 15:32:15 -0700
  ...Sometimes it's hard to get the siphon going, the pump can't pump air at all, only liquid. I have a 'twist turn...
• Re: Is it about time for Sandblasting?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 21:22:53 -0500
  ...I bought a siphon gun from > Menards for about $20. I had a used 55 gallon plastic barrel. It is white > and I highly...
• Re: 1st Annual Love-Bug OFF
  Historical mailing list - Joe Clark
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 22:52:20 +0000
  Who cares about high water at O'Leno? Just stay away from the siphon :). I'm prolly coming down from Tallahassee for the day...
• RE: Identifying a vacuum source??
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Mar 97 05:18:10 UT
  That valve siphons the hydrocarbon fumes from the charcoal canister when the throttle is opened. Dennis H. ---------- >From: vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu on...
• Re: 91 GL Running hot still...what next?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:50:38 -0700
  ...At idle the cooling system relys on a siphon effect to help the waterpump move coolant through the radiator as the radiator is a...
• Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 00:11:54 -0400
  ...tell if it's going in or coming out (coolant starts siphoning out of expansion tank?). Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:40:45 -0800
  ...They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off somewhere between one to three miles per gallon from your vehicle's performance...
• Re: Brake Fluid Capacity, 88GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:04:24 -0500
  ...the ground, the other end in the reservoir, and a siphon going and siphoned the old stuff out. After doing all the replacing work...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:20:02 -0800
  ...howto/165600237 > > They claim:" the hydraulic steering system in your car siphons off > somewhere between one to three miles per gallon from your vehicle...
• Re: Transm. oil. What brand?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 19 May 2006 00:41:05 -0400
  ...the other end of the hose on the tranny fill hole....or get a siphon pump but long hose with helper is probably easier.
• Re: 85 Vanagon Torque Converter?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:10:02 -0700
  ...get one used, they leak oil forever if you don't siphon em, and the USPS isn't amused.� Should ship in a large...
• RES: [CONCH-L] Snails in odd places
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:10:45 +1300
  A malacologist told me he had collected "live Siphonaria and Onchidella from 1000 m living on algal holdfasts with climax bathyal algae-eating limpet...
• TIP Sandblasters, part 2
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 1997 22:10:03 +0000
  ...THIS IS FREAKIN INCREDIBLE, I've owned a fairly nice siphon unit but ladies and gents, never EVER buy anything less than a pressure...
• sandblasting
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 16:12:30 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any tips on sandblasting (I got on of the elcheapo siphon units that Dan Hoag related in his 96 post)... Even...