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• Re: water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 May 2003 18:51:14 -0400
  ...I pulled over and saw squirted water, not just steam, allover my pulley, coolant pipes, extension tank etc. Can the vent hole squirt out...
• Re: S/S refrigerator flue
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 12 May 1999 14:38:50 -0700
  ...It included everything that attached to the 2 vent pipes. Mark - Roy I. Mathers wrote: > > On Sun, 18 Apr 1999 08:46:02 -0700...
• Re: A question of Smell
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:52:11 -0400
  > >During spirited cornering, I can smell gas comig through my >heater vents. I am quite certain this is somehow bad. Where >can a gas...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:36:40 -0400
  ...Also have a set of NEW never installed VW plastic coolant pipes that run from the front of the van to the rear. These...
• vacation signoff
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Aug 1996 15:58:13 MST
  ...I pulled it out half way (didn't know I had to loosen the vent pipes at the flue outlet) and put it back...
• Solved: fridge blowing out!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 09:16:34 -0700
  ...rings at the ends of the venting pipes. Here is what I did: 1. Remove the vent assembly 2. Clean all the parts 3...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 9 Feb 2007 19:16:27 -0500
  ...Try removing the flute vent cover and using a strong vacuum to suck any crud out of the two pipes. at worst case, pull...
• metric hose to standard
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 30 May 2004 18:47:24 EDT
  what is the inside diameter of the fuel hose that vents the top of the gasoline tank--specifically the two about 2.5 inches...
• Camper Refer Madness
  Historical mailing list - John Pinkham
  Mon, 2 May 94 13:41:49 EDT
  ...wonder if the refrigerator vent is blocked? Took off the vent fitting and looked in. There was an arachnid condo in there. After clearing...
• Re: Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 3 Dec 2002 19:56:56 -0800
  ...The heater comes with all necessary pipes, >hoses, >vents, thermostat, and mounting parts. I'm pretty excited to be >bringing >these to market here...
• Re: Heat won't turn off
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Jun 2006 15:52:12 -0700
  ...No matter what I do > with the controls, heat comes out of the dash vents and floor vents when > those vents should just be...
• Re: fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:03:07 -0500
  ...I found that mine works a lot better after blowing compressed air through the vent hole below the door and through the flue pipes...
• Re: Propane Regulator: What's this hole?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 May 2012 08:19:23 -0700
  ...The replacements are longer because of this and the propane pipes don't fit without shortening them or changing their bends. For this reason...
• Carver P4 - Tech. support notes
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 20:09:07 EDT
  ...He reccomended against it, and said the box would need to be watertight, and vented into the van (separately from the cold air return...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 12 May 2003 - Special issue (#2003-508)
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 12 May 2003 12:21:23 -0700
  ...I pulled over and saw squirted water, not just steam, allover my pulley, coolant pipes, extension tank etc. Can the vent hole squirt out...
• Re: BA^ Heater Booster #6 ducts
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:23:23 -0500
  ...First, a check valve for the main heat tube that runs from the inside heater box, to the rear vent,under the Vanagon. This...
• heater box woes
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:32:00 -0700
  Well, after replacing the seals on the heater box and getting it reinstalled, pipes put back in place, and the dash back on I...
• Re: [Syncro] Winter camping heat: PROPEX heaters available again!
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan, Michael
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 13:08:20 -0600
  ...The heater comes with all necessary pipes, hoses, vents, thermostat, and mounting parts. I'm pretty excited to be bringing these to market here...
• Heater Ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 20:15:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...the two small heater pipes meet at the back of the bus. Before I did this, the heater vents up front would get hot...
• Re: Rusty coolant pipes on '83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Apr 1997 11:12:56 -0300 (ADT)
  ...You should check/clean-up the top of the gas tank and replace the two little rubber vent hole grommets while there. Tim
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:02:38 -0400
  ...There will still be coolant in the pipes and the rear of the system so after that is drained go to the back and...
• Re: Fire Extinguisher locations in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 11:11:22 -0800
  ...a small pin hole can spew fuel over then engine and hot exhaust pipes... to make things worse most reports have indicated that the...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 17:44:39 -0400
  That battery vent hole is one of their favorite entry spots, but those suckers can go nearly flat when squeezing their way in so...
• electrolytic rust removal technique - very simple
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:56:44 -0300
  ...Works great for the muffler support rods, and metal coolant pipes in the engine compartment. Ah science is amazing... Just ask if you have...
• Norcold altitude kit for 95-97 EVC's
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mera
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:46:31 -0700
  ...My 95 EVC just got the kit installed last week; now I got two look-alike exhaust vents; took the camper up to 6...
• Fw: Re: Dramatically Improving AC capacity
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Sun, 11 Nov 2001 23:18:16 -0600
  ...The idea here is to use the tubing to create a channel directing the AC air straight to the housing vents and not allowing...
• Re: Mouse Attack!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:20 -0600
  ...jimt On 10/25/05 3:44 PM, "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > That battery vent hole is one of their favorite entry...
• Re: help removing reefer
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 12:14:34 -0500
  ...If the frig is in , or out of the van, the pipes do not need ot come off. Just remove all the screws on...
• cannot find part needed, can anyone else?
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 09:48:45 -0700
  ...I have all the inlets that go on the side of the bus, but I cannot seem to find the fridge propane flu vent...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:59:33 -0700
  ...To be used when washing the vehicle to prevent water spray from going down the vent pipes. And they don't seal the flue...
• Re: AC Controls
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 17 May 2008 23:01:38 -0700
  ...flow thru vents in aft side windows 88 [Flow-thru vents, large VW emblem], chrome window trim 89 flow thru vents, [black rubber window...
• Re: BAYWINDOW VS. ev HEATERS.
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Fri, 17 Nov 95 12:23:24 gmt
  ...This year I'm going to insulate all the pipes, check the thermostat and bung up the gaps around the heat exchangers' outer tin...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:13:45 -0400
  ...There will still be coolant in the pipes and the rear of the system so after that is drained go to the back and...
• Fuel Injectors
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:57:40 -0400
  ...This doesn't seem like sound advice to me, being that one set of injectors is positioned directly above some hot exhaust pipes and...
• Painless Coolant Line Repai
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 11:40:07 EST
  ...The pipes fit like they were made for the van, hell, they WERE made for the van. To speed things up, we also installed...
• Re: Westy Fridge Project
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 16 May 1999 13:14:40 -0700
  ...I used compressed air to blow out the burn chamber and vent pipes. I removed the sheet metal cover on the flue vent outside...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 08:55:11 -0700
  ...There will still be coolant in the pipes and the rear of > the system so after that is drained go to the back and...
• Replacing Propane tank on 1987 Vanagon Westfalia: new regulator
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Sitongia
  Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:08:42 -0600
  ...The copper pipes don't have much play, and I fear bending them that much. The 290's vent points forward, so is at...
• Free Parts From 81 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:12:30 -0400
  ...Brown, has four vents for A/C air flow. Small crack in one corner by screwhole, epoxy would do the trick. 3. Vent Covers...
• Vanagon Maint. Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:24:30 -0700
  ...pipes for; rust, damage, leaks - check sink faucet and drain hoses for leaks - check fresh water tank for leaks - check fridge outside vent for...
• Re: '84 Vanagon and Midas Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:30:07 -0400
  ...This will cause the 'connector' pipe and sometimes the 'Y' pipes to crack, as the engine moves around as the muffler stays attached to...
• inside heat or lack of... 81 westy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:03:19 -0800
  ...I can feel a little from the side window vents, but thats it. I crawled under the van, and all the pipes, sheet metal...
• Re: Question about removing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:46:40 -0700
  ...that vent line across the top goes over two coolant pipes and the parking brake cable.. so it's always ..lower tank some, undo...
• Since it's in the shop anyway
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 7 May 2005 13:31:32 -0700
  ...Check the water pump pulley shaft for bearing play and check for leaks at the vent hole on the underside of the pump. If...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:05:07 -0400
  ...As a though if no one invests in the replacement pipes that are offered when you really need it we shouldn’t expect them...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 11:50:18 -1000
  People have used marine hose the full length of the van to replace the main coolant pipes, I've read. I wouldn't though...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 00:15:11 -0400
  ...As a though if no one invests in the replacement pipes that are offered when you really need it we shouldn’t expect them...
• 5 Min. filll time for Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 11:02:38 -0500
  ...Is the vent holeabove the lfiller hole subject to blockage and if so, is there a method to un plug it? I have ordered...
• Re: Fuel Tank Reseal Kit Update
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 2 Dec 2004 06:05:32 EST
  ...At $5 each See my _Vanagon Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Grommet, fuel tank vent pipes, N 901 004...
• Re: water pump #4 in a year, vent hole leak
  Historical mailing list - zampano
  Mon, 12 May 2003 17:52:05 -0700
  ...I pulled >> over and saw squirted water, not just steam, allover my pulley, >> coolant >> pipes, extension tank etc. Can the vent hole squirt out...
• Re: 1982 diesel westy radiator leak?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Thu, 6 Aug 2009 11:57:05 -0500
  ...and the rear portion of the steel pipes, as well as checking condition of fuel tank vents, etc. Mine is an 82 Diesel also...
• Re: Propex 1800 report -- CAUTION
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 20:44:38 -0800
  ...Another point mention was the exhaust pipes still bringing combustion gases inside: If your heater has been installed correctly, with the exhaust tubing directed...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:55:48 -0400
  ...The gasket that is between the burner box and black vent pipes is probably ASBESTOS so look out! I know that it is very...
• Re: A/C drain plugged up?--the pigtail fix
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 22:28:57 -0700
  The two drain pipes are located behind the louvered air vents at the upper back corner of the van. When they are plugged the...
• Re: metric hose to standard
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 30 May 2004 16:19:46 -0700
  ...metric hose to standard > what is the inside diameter of the fuel hose that vents the top of the > gasoline tank--specifically the two...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:07:49 -0700
  ...To be used when washing the vehicle > to prevent water spray from going down the vent pipes. And they don't seal > the flue...
• Re: Pictures of Detlev's Vanagon Projekt
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 19:29:14 EDT
  ...The 5-cylinder setup allows way more space between the motor and the exhaust piping (so there is more air flow over the pipes...
• Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 14:45:41 -0400
  ...At the time, he knew of no one making stainless pipes. > He said that he uses VW pipes which last about 90kmi, so, what...
• westy wasserbus help!
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 17:13:17 -0400
  ...I tried to clean out the drains, pipes, vents etc. but it still would not light. I did not remove it from the cabinet...
• exhaust noise??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:19:53 EST
  ...I still need to figure out what is my best bet for year round tires on my factory alloys!!! Thank you for the venting...