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• Re: On the Indelicacies of Porta Potties
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 21:04:13 -0600
  ...It's a blue, thick > > liquid & really does the job! Cheap, too, & goes a long way. > > I had more than enough for 6 months...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:52:49 -0700
  ...cap hose discharges into the bottom of the overflow tank, below liquid level. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > Tom, if the pressure cap is leaking...
• Re: rusty nuts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:17:24 -0700
  ...Karl, you'll have to move up to a liquid-cooled Vanagon someday ! On 4/1/2013 2:23 PM, Todd Last wrote: > Or...
• Re: How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:10:00 -0700
  ...to let me know that there was a large > > puddle of liquid under my precious Westy. When I asked her > > under what part of...
• Re: Shocks again
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:17:59 -0800
  ...I've dowsed it with liquid > wrench, > tried vice grips, etc, but no luck. Unfortunately, I don't have any heat to > apply to...
• Re: Westfalia gone bankrupt
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:59:01 -0800
  All "old" inventory, ie Splittie thru Vanagon, was liquidated years ago (Ron @ BD alluded to that in a post made a long time ago...
• Re: Awesome accessory for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:26:21 -0800
  ...I will warn > > readers ahead of time that I will not accept responsibility for > > monitors or keyboards damaged by inadvertently exhaled liquids. > > > > Enjoy! > > > > Greg
• Re: 1600dp intake manif.
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 27 Jun 1995 10:16:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...manifold or > cylinder head casting and to form a film of liquid gasoline. This process > occurs more easily if the surfaces are rough. I...
• Re: Vanagon Security
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 6 Aug 2005 13:13:49 -0400
  ...fill the entire interior with solid but see through material like liquid cement or something. That would stop thieves dead in their tracks. Chris...
• Re: seam rust - Rust Check
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 14:52:42 PDT
  ...I live in Canada and Rust Check is a brand name for a liquid that is usually sprayed on the underside of the van...
• Re: More fridge help needed.
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 20:34:12 -0600
  ...one >> measure the total distance that the gas has lifted the liquid from a zero >> point on one side of the "U"? >It is...
• Re: brakes
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Thomas
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:57:15 EDT
  ...o yes don't forget you will need a large bottle of brake fluid, 7 mm wrench, can of liquid wrench and a can...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 09:12:23 -0500
  ...leave its 'home' in the left exhaust pipe > > after 117k miles. Liquid Wrench, WD-40 and moderate amounts of > > 'brutane' have failed me. > > hfleming...
• Re: Stuck O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:05:21 -0700
  ...Yesterday I put liquid wrench on it and wd-40. It turned > > about 1/10 and won't go past that point. There is...
• Re: Skylight Bug Screen Installation Help Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 27 May 2002 13:27:17 -0500
  ...I was thinking Liquid Nails might hold > that Velcro, however not sure where the screen fits, either between the > plastic flange that holds the...
• Re: Westfalia gone bankrupt
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:53:25 -0800
  ...http://www.zeit.de/newsticker/2010/1/28/iptc-bdt-20100127-475-23692066xml Good chances for Westfalia Rescue Rheda-Wiedenbr�ck (AP) - The liquidator...
• Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:08:49 -0700
  ...That is a good choice for any liquid >>>> container that will be exposed to temperature changes and in >>>> particular if any heat sources are...
• Re: Propane autostop valve question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:07:05 -0700
  ...When the tank fills up, liquid comes from the 80% port through the tube and forces the piston to slide over and block the...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 06:36:58 -0400
  ...Can I just fill and empty >> it a few timeswith propane vapor before trying to fill it with the liquid >> by inverting the 20pound...
• Re: Broken exhaust stud.... bummed... need ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:40:27 EDT
  ...I spent nearly two weeks trying Liquid Wrench, drills, taps, and various forms of "easy-outs". None of which were easy! None of which...
• Re: Fridge topic
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 12 May 2000 21:04:54 -0700
  Oops, I guess that would refer to the volume of gas and I was thinking liquid. Sorry. That would be a small leak. Mark...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 17:31:13 -0800
  ...The > finger-in -the -liquid test confirmed that it is engine oil. I am hoping > that someone will tell me that this is a...
• Re: Fancy Dash at Eurocampers.com
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 04:19:31 EDT
  ...Trying to remove a partially consumed can generally leads to liquid on the rear seat. Turns out the ID of the hole on the...
• Re: rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:16:34 -0800
  ...axle nut) after i spend about an hour on the bulley "liquid wrench and tap" method. then, on friday, i will have peter@volkscafe...
• Re: need advice on how to pull sliding door cover off and not ruin paint or cover
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:29:46 -0400
  ...Run a bit of dish liquid into that seam and push/pull front to back just to get some movement and penetration of the...
• Re: distilled water for coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:03:46 -0600
  Distilled water is water that was vaporised then re-condensed back into a liquid form, ergo, water from a de-humidifier or domestic air...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Aug 2014 00:49:42 -0400
  ...That is a two stage > regulator and it is now required for indoor cooking-heating appliances > to ensure that liquid propane never makes it...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:14:23 -0700
  The way I look at it that the grease gets semi-liquid as it warms up .. so the bottom of the housing is say...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:21:53 -0500
  ...There's no indication that the gauge is designed for measuring liquid vacuum. Since I have no idea about the internals of the vacuum...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Sep 1994 15:35:12 -0500 (CDT)
  ...pair of bolt and nut required its own, special, individual treatment: liquid wrench (sorry, didn't get Mopar, Dodge dealer is too far), cold...
• O2 Sensor rust!
  Historical mailing list - ZUMBRENNEN JOSEPH CORY
  Tue, 9 Apr 1996 18:56:57 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I have sprayed the bee-jesus out of it with Liquid Wrench but it still will not move. I'm not panicked yet...for...
• Re: more bus doings
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Dec 1995 07:51:15 -0800 (PST)
  ...well, you might be able to find a liquid "tint" that you could use to > "color" the inside of the lens. check with some...
• Re: Best Value Auto Clubs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:33:35 +0000
  ...Now to hose it down with Liquid Wrench and wait... -Karl Karl F. Bloss - blosskf@ttown.apci.com '87 Vanagon GL Weekender "Beverley" http...
• Re: Can Westi curtains be laundered?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Scharff
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 15:55:30 -0500
  ...I washed them in cold water with a typical liquid washing detergent and line-dried them. They came away unscathed. I am not sure...
• Re: rear brake question
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:10:04 -0700
  Have you tried applying heat, Liquid Wrench, or a combination thereof? Applying heat to the drum will cause it to expand, maybe just enough...
• Re: Frozen Locks! after rain
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 20 Dec 2004 17:56:00 -0700
  ...Squirt some in there while it's in a liquid state. As for the rubber gaskets, I dunno. Maybe dribble some of the green...
• Re: sneaking friday - jerry can find
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:42:25 -0700
  ...sneaking friday - jerry can find I've never owned a "Coleman" stove or lantern that used liquid fuel as I never felt comfortable with...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 May 2015 03:15:00 -0400
  ...And finally, some sodium chromate powder suspended in the liquid bits, meant to protext against corrosion (and intentionally or not to show when a...
• Re: save this '89 westy!!!! $4500 Re: Another C4C vanagon, this time at a VW dealer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:13:35 -0600
  ...have until monday, and then the motor will be siezed with liquid >> silicate... >> >> SOMEONE BUY THIS!!!! >> RUSSELVW.COM >> THEIR NUMBER IS >> 410-744-2300...
• 1984 Vanagon 1.9L watercooled
  Historical mailing list - dan
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 17:03:59 -0500
  ...At one point the motor did for it but no liquid came out. Now none of it works. I live in Winchester VA if...
• gasoline!!! :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 19:20:19 -0500
  ...that liquid gasoline expands a LOT when it is warmed up. but i'm not always right. ;) so i decided to go looking for...
• Zep,Kroil, PB Blaster,etc.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:48:57 -0600
  ...Kroil the best I suppose because it comes in a gallon, liquid form, rather than aerosol.( Makes for better soaking ) This is my educated...
• Re: I miss my van...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 17 Feb 2002 09:21:33 -0600
  ...My wrecking yards have liquidated my cheap source of parts and there just isn't any way a restoration of a 20 year Van...
• Re: Coolant Vapor and Liquid In Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 29 Jul 2004 10:58:11 -0700
  Cylinder head could be cracked internally with a hairline crack, leading to a coolant leak into the exhaust when the engine is cold and...
• Re: Vanagon etymology
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 16:43:33 -0500
  ...It does have a distinctive shape, and it > is rather rectilinear. > > Vanagon = dimensional locomotive solid with parallel opposite sides, > the volume of various liquids...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:08:24 -0700
  ...Open bleed valve until you see liquid. Don�t drop tank Don�t kink hose Don�t create spark Don�t smoke Don�t...
• Re: toxic bird poop
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Mon, 16 May 2005 10:10:30 -0700
  ...Birds concentrate their waste, so's to save weight by not using liquid to dispose of what the kidneys filter out. The white stuff...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:12:18 -0400
  ...No, the Optima isn't sealed! There's white powder all over the ground post and you can see where liquid's been running...
• Re: Can I add a 5 gallon propane bottle . . .
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:53:54 -0700
  ...That is a two stage > regulator and it is now required for indoor cooking-heating appliances > to ensure that liquid propane never makes it...
• Re: subject Re: VW quality & Mercedes FI & Japanese FI - was - Massive Maintenance and cost
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:40:21 -0700
  ...When Germany surrendered, we got the liquid > scientists here in Huntsville. The Russians took the solid fuel scientists. > They had powerful rockets that could...
• Re: re fill small propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
  Fri, 23 Dec 2016 21:36:10 +0000
  ...There is a copper stem in the top valve that goes down into the tank...it does not allow liquid propane to flow into...
• Fw: Kroil!
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 13:29:45 -0500
  ...He > swore it was like liquid wrench times ten. I put a couple of drops on the > bolt, and it practically slid off by...
• Re: Checking Propane level
  Historical mailing list - Dr. Rainer Woitok
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:20:55 +0200
  ...The idea is that the state transition from the liquid to gaseous phase caused by propane consumption is acompanied by a temperature drop in...
• Re: Radiator Leak
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 13:05:03 -0700
  ...gallon capacity requires the larger amount), of the Bar's Leak liquid for the trip home. I've used Bar's for many years...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 09:30:35 -0700
  ...Now you'll just have to be cool. > > Seriously, maybe try a bit of dishwashing liquid, or shampoo if you're > the > automatic dishwasher...
• Re: Elec Window Switch Hanging 90 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 11:41:49 -0400
  ...it works fine. > I was thinking some super glue such as Liquid Nail or > similar but not sure if it will hold. > All help...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:03:42 -0800
  ...hot vapor engine >and and supply hot gasoline vapor rather than liquid gasoline to the >engine? We could use some of that waste heat...
• Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:15:11 -0600
  ...But it can > be interesting. > > At the end of 2003 I liquidated much of my stuff and went full time in my > van - lived...
• Re: Latest Felder Enterprises
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 14 Sep 2014 20:10:28 -0500
  ...very first things we did for the Hyena was fabricate a liquid-proof mattress enclosure. > > > On 14-Sep-2014, at 21:33, Jim Felder...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 04:34:39 -0500
  ...wave tank will have had a mushy zone between solidus and liquidus. This relay clearly was not designed to be used without a socket...