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changing fuel filter
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:30:49 -0500
...Of course the hose clamps are corroded so I'm going to replace them, as well as the little stubs of fuel line on...
Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:40:56 -0500
...person 1 line 1: "Hey what do you have in there?" person 2 line 1: "A supercharged zetec engine" person 1 line 2: "Nice...
Re: replacing brake lines
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 22:56:37 -0400
...Take off the old line and make a >>>> duplicate >>> then >>>> install it, one by one >>>> >>>> . >>>> >>>>>>>>> Anyone have any tips on replacing brake lines? Searched...
Re: Looking for parts
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:40:09 -0500
...As it turns out, they don't have a clutch line > for a Syncro. In all the years they have sold this line, apparently...
Re: Fuel leak ruin trip to San Jose (FIRE HAZARD)
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Mon, 6 Apr 1998 22:57:06 EDT
...This way the lines remain pressurized even when the engine is off. So removing the lines may result in a spray of fuel under...
Re: blown hose?, try brake lines!
Historical mailing list - Paschall, Mack
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:38:21 -0400
...the "T" for the rear brake lines is situated *above* the transmission. To get to it one would have to drop the transmission. I...
fuel tank update
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:54 -0400
...To replace all the little vent tube lines, that is 5mm line correct? Coupling the return line to the tank looks like a section...
has anyone fabbed up 316-stainless fuel lines?
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:57:33 -0400
i'm curious if you copied the hard plastic line shape, or made your own. and did you start with straight pieces, or a...
Fuel Line Question...
Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
Sun, 5 Jul 1998 18:51:51 EDT
Hi All, I'm looking to replace the fuel line from the pump output to the firewall. What inside diameter and pressure requirements am...
replacing FI lines onn '87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 13:54:57 -0600
There is a good article on replacing all the fuel lines for '75-'79 bus in the archives. Is there any info on this...
Fuel lines yes, but what about pressure regulator?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Fri, 1 Jun 2012 08:59:36 -0700
Should this be replaced after 27 years too? I know when it's diaphragm fails gas is sucked into vacuum line and can cause...
Replacing Fuel Lines
Historical mailing list - Slloth
Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:51:09 -0800
...It comes with clamps, line and seals. van cafe kit <http://volkscafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p&p=2123780261&pct=321078587&ct=897432439>
Re: Think I have sprung a leak in my powersteering lines! Need some guidance please.
Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:23:47 +0200
...I had the lines replaced the fat & thin lines with copper > ones in 2007 I believe. I am noticing some red fluid around some...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:13:21 -0700
...11mm brake line wrench > > A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the proper > wrench on the nut, then...
power steering lines(semi-long)
Historical mailing list - Paul Bucco
Mon, 20 Mar 2000 00:02:33 EST
...Are these dealer-only metal lines or can i have Frank make me rubber lines? What have you other folks done? I live on...
Re: What is this?/Fuel leak
Historical mailing list - gerry rafferty
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:31:16 -0700
...tank vent lines and the line on top feeds fuel fumes to a Charcoal Filter.It sounds like the rubber fuel line that joins...
one last fuel tank question........
Historical mailing list - Curt Newsome
Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:53:16 -0700
...Much to my surprise after the initial spurt from the line the flow stopped. I even removed the line from the tank completely to...
Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 19:20:49 -0400
Mark, I have done this many times over the years which led me to develop a kit to replace the metal lines with the...
Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:15:09 -0400
...and screw clamp; -spare section of bleed line (GW 8x3.5 hose) connected to the vent line manifold; -nylon clamp plier to pinch-off...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:24:53 -0500
...the Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter >(http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1130_499/fuel_line_firewall_adapter.html)? > If so...
fuel lines
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 May 1996 12:26:04 -0700
Ack, someone (forget who) posted that hanous mnessage about how if you dont ave clamps on your fuel lines your playing with fire (no...
Re: fuel line kit
Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 13:44:06 -0400
...fuel line kit >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >anyone know who it was that sells the kit to put in the new fuel lines...
Re: LEAKING POWER STEERING LINE
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:08:54 -0500
...Wallace wrote: >Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > > >>On the return line (the one that goes to the reservoir at the back), yes >>you...
Re: source for spring clamps for fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:45:15 -0500
If you are concerned about screw type clamps digging into fuel lines hoses you can get screw hose clamps with a flat surface that...
Re: Flame ON!
Historical mailing list - phil cain
Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:18:33 -0800
Sounds just like a fuel line leak that started the problem, now to fix it you will have to fix all the fire damage...
Syncro Drive Line also known as Prop Shaft
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:11:25 -0500
I'm getting vibration through my Drive Line (aka Prop Shaft - the device that transfers power to the front wheels). My shop says that...
Re: Relocating syncro fuel filter
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 16:40:01 -0500
...This is the fuel line that goes directly to the FI rails, > not the return line with the pressure regulator. Insert the fuel filter...
Re: Electrical Unsolved Mysteries
Historical mailing list - Joe
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 07:44:54 -0500
...Each line is numbered. Lines that stop at a number continue in the diagram to that numbered line. Each line also has a color...
Re: Use 1.25" Semi Truck (Heater?) Hose for Main Coolant Hose?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 12 May 2017 05:17:33 -0400
...But one caveat, it was only the one line that was replaced, I ra= > n the new line rubber line parallel to remaining steel...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:26:17 -0700
...11mm brake line wrench > > A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the > proper wrench on the nut, then...
Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
Historical mailing list - Sullivan Scott
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:19:23 -0700
...The brake lines have AN fittings and braided steel lines. The fuel lines are standard fuel hose on barbed fittings.
Re: Source for hydraulic clutch line?
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 17:38:35 -0400
...Source for hydraulic clutch line? Hi All: Looking for a source (other than VW) for the hydraulic hose that connects the metal clutch lines...
Re: I-4 conversion: power steering lines
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 23:22:35 -0800
...The pressure line from the Golf PS pump doesn't mate with the steel Vanagon PS line, nor do any other lines I could...
Re: legitimate beef - water under the bridge - or just plain wrong
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:04:38 -0500
...Now I've come to find out that they > > only replaced part of the lines, they spliced in new lines in the back and...
87 westy: wanted to change the brakepads, ended with a lot of trouble.
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:40:29 -0700
...I did not have an appopriate tool, so I thought I just disconnect the flex brake line which I anyway wnated to exchange for...
Re: A close call!
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 25 May 2007 18:47:01 -0700
The very first place I went after I repaired the line...Auto Parts store for new lines.. The Van I have has a transplanted...
Re: Power steering line question
Historical mailing list - Scott
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:11:40 -1000
...However, the two metal lines I’ve identified as the power steering lines show a lot of rust. It is interesting to me that...
Re: Don't waste your money. Fuel Line's - Filters etc to prevent leaks?
Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:37:37 -0700
Sometimes it's better for some people to drive around with lines they know nothing about, rather than try and fix it themselves. I...
Re: fuel pump producing bubbles
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:37:42 -0500
Fuel pump bubbles can cause problems and a bad fuel line between the tank and pump can suck air into the pump & cause bubbles...
Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:15:04 -0700
...AND the plastic fuel lines from the fuel tank to the firewall: Shall I replace them with good quality continuous rubber fuel lines all...
Changing Fuel Lines and Clamps - in Canada
Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
Thu, 21 Jun 2001 10:00:49 -0400
Folks, Everybody knows by now that replacing fuel lines is a safety measure, and that Ken Wilford sells a nice kit for that purpose...
Re: New fuel line disintegrates
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:11:53 -0500
Jeffrey Lubin <visionwizard@verizon.net> writes: > I agree with the notion of replumbing with metal fuel lines. But, I > also had the ooze when...
Re: Rusted hydraulic clutch lines
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:51:39 -0700
...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=452950&highlight=clutch+line So maybe save the nuts from MC and slave (if possible...
Re: Brake line leaking (metal part)
Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
Tue, 18 Jul 2000 09:09:11 -0400
Herr Kapitan, Replacing only a section of rusty brake line falls into the same area of false economy as replacing just a section of...
Re: Plastic fuel line part - replace with what?
Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:41:04 -0500
I'll have to also second the idea of replacing all the lines in the engine bay. I was told by the PO of...
(no subject)
Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:20:29 -0600
...The plastic cooling lines are leaking at the ends, and as hard as I try I can't seem to get the clamps tight...
Re: Where can I buy Redline synthetic manual transmission fluid
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:48:11 -0800
...Thanks > You can buy it direct from Red Line, but they charge full retail price. http://www.redlineoil.com/Products.aspx?pcid=7 Best...
Re: Let's get the word out RE: fuel lines: if it ain't broke
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:21:17 -0500
...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver pdooley wrote: > The good folks on the list periodically post PSA's to change fuel lines. > Maybe we can...
Re: 'Noher Newbie-'86 Westy - near tragedy on shakedown cruise - FIRE!
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:40:14 -0500
...From the fuel lines to all of the coolant lines. The coolant lines being the weakest point of the vehicle. A little PM can...
Who has a fuel line replacement kit?
Historical mailing list - t obrien
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 17:02:57 PDT
Hi listees, Which one, or ones of our list vendors has a fuel line replacement kit. Tee's, fittings, hose, seals for the fuel...
Re: Fuel line sheathing replacement?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 31 May 2001 13:05:59 -0700
...Fuel line sheathing replacement? Any advice on what material to use to replace the anti-abrasion sheathing on the four FI hoses going to...
Re: Replacing Fuel Lines on a 2.1...anybody got really good instructions?
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 15:49:13 -0400
...e been looking in the archives but can't track down > the definitive procedure on replacing the fuel lines > on my 1990. Anybody got...
Re: brake lines, where to get the job done?
Historical mailing list - ron ourada
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:59:34 -0500
It was nice to get a link to a part number for brake line tubing. Does anyone know where to get a flaring tool...
Air conditioner--hard lines?
Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:13:44 -0400
Since the Vanagon has several meters more of A/C lines than most vehicles, has any used copper or aluminum tubing for the long...
Re: fuel line frequency
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Sat, 11 Dec 2021 16:51:11 -0500
...Every time I have my head in the engine > compartment I am inspecting things and fuel lines is one of those things. > Check the...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:57:42 -0700
...if the line is rusted to the nut, then yes, turning the nut will twist the line. Don't let that happen. The ability...
Re: 88 front & rear steel brake lines size
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 20 May 2010 08:30:54 -0400
...Got all parts ordered from NAPA finally, except for the brake > lines... > > Since I do not have the van in my driveway and all...
Re: brake line not maching calliper
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Mon, 8 Sep 2003 19:53:36 -0400
...The >pasenger side went together > >fine however the driver side brake line does not want to line up. Should I >put some heat on...
Re: Braided Steel Flexible Brakelines
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 08:40:10 -0700
...They take a brake caliper attached to a brake line and secure the other end of the line to an armature. This armature then...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:19:33 -0700
A trick I often use with brake line nut wrenches is to place the proper wrench on the nut, then clamp the wrench with...