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• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Tue, 5 Sep 2017 17:10:37 -0700
  ...added to the factory oil cooler, plus in my case the adapter for an external oil cooler, and the filter mount would be getting...
• Re: Seattle solution for Vanagon Fire Season
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 10:57:05 -0700
  ...It can never be mentioned too often, that the fuel line and adapter on the right side firewall and behind it need to be...
• Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 07:35:22 EDT
  ...I've used a double adapter in the past, but have since stopped using it. My best friend's wife has a 2000-something...
• Re: 1971 Bus Engine Number/No Idle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Thu, 13 Jul 1995 11:18:45 -0500
  ...many hesitation problems, I have used the 30/31PICTs with an adapter base with good success. Richard Kurtz rmk@sky.net http://www.sky...
• Re: VR6 in a Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 09:01:15 +0200
  ...But the mechanic had to built an own adapterplate to fit the engine and bellhousing. Not an easy choice of an engine swap. Helmut...
• Re: AC power in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Johnson
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 17:29:56 -0700
  ...ia.us All you need to do is get an auto adapter for your brand of laptop and plug into the cigarette lighter. While...
• Re: Inverter or AC/DC
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stratton
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 13:36:36 -0400
  ...It runs on AC (with an optional adapter), batteries, or 12V. We fired it up on a surfing trip in the Syncro Westy recently...
• Location of Electrical Connector T7
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:54:16 -0500
  I'm planning to wire in a wiring adapter for trailer lights and was going to wire it directly into one of the tail...
• '83 air cooled - horn button problem
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:00:17 -0500
  ...I popped off the VW emblem in the middle of the horn button but do not currently have a socket extension/adapter or the...
• Another fridge alternative
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:04:13 -0800
  ...I ASSUME that this is a 12v system (it does have an AC adapter). No propane. I bought a Waeco cooler-style AC/DC...
• Re: CHEAP Headlamp upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 02:40:12 EDT
  ...2/ You can fabricate an adapter to fit 5 1/4" X 7 1/4" rectangular Hella's ($78/pair @ Susuehanna) into your existing...
• Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 27 May 2011 10:32:48 -0500
  ...Jim On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Rocket J Squirrel < camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > tencentlife's adapter kit for connecting...
• Re: Anyone know of a good cooler for a Vanagon...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 07:05:46 -0400
  ...We bought the 120 volt adapter and use the adapter before we >leave to pre cool the items we want to bring, we also...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:52:14 -0400
  ...Don't those cans > hold one pound? mcneely > > ---- Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > http://www.amazon.com/Propane-Temporary-Refill-Adapter-Eurovan...
• 3/4" Torque wrench option
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:36:15 +0000
  ...Dennis https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-20743A-Digital-Adapter-Foot-Pound/dp/B009GLITFW/ref=sxin_26_ac_d_bv?ac_md=3-1-VW5kZXIgJDMwMA...
• Re: Duratech?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2009 09:16:41 -0800
  ...is now listing the Ford Duratech 4cyl on > their list of adapters. �Anyone know anything about this? > > Would this would be the Duratech-badged...
• Re: New adapter plate: DIY Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 15:14:52 -0400
  i bought a KEP adaptor plate and in my opinion, it was indeed a work of art... nowhere have i gone that i have...
• Propane: N. Am to Euro adaptors
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:50:34 -0300
  ...With the propane tank and lines removed, will I need an adapter to connect the fridge and stove to a European propane tank (that...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...One in the sheet metal by the battery so your passengers can plug their Game Boy/Walkman//whatever in with their car adapter... Ummm...
• Re: New Vanagon with coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Amato
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 08:28:04 -0500
  ...Can I get the adapter for the bicycle pump contraption at the auto parts store?
• FS: Porsche Boxster 17" Split Spoke alloys $500 take-offs
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:35:31 -0700
  ...They will require an adapter to install in your Vanagons or put in on some Porsche. I'm looking for some Fuchs for possible...
• Re: Shore power indicator light ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:47:11 -0400
  ...I mounted a two-into-six outlet adapter that had a spike preventer with a little orange pilot light that monitored the MOV function...
• Re: Will these wheels fit my 91GL?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:33:34 -0800
  ...Will these wheels fit my 91GL? > Not without expensive adapters..........some Mercedes wheels fit very > well. > > 2009/1/27 Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com...
• Re: Bottle Jack
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:42:31 -0800
  ...I've never used a highlift jack with the Vanagon, I don't have an adapter for the lifting point and it's too...
• Re: Sink pump improvement?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 11:10:50 -0700
  ...Has a flex hose on it, I made an adapter to go in hole in sink where old faucet went. It’s nice, can...
• Re: Vangon Front Recevier Hitch - Concept
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Wed, 3 May 2006 22:43:36 -0400
  ...There is someone from the Inernational Westfalia Club in Quebec that makes a front hitch for the Westy/Vanagon (~$120 CDN) (2" adapter I...
• Here we don't go Again!!! Adaptor, fix. Hey Ken!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sun, 30 May 1999 01:47:01 EDT
  ...You need the adapter that plugs into the connector at the air flow meter, it's a harness adapter. It should take care of...
• Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:54:54 -0400
  > 1--Is there a procedure or adapter required that's not in the > owner's manual? (attach the filling hose, open the bleed valve...
• Re: Tip for getting off rear axle nuts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:00:57 -0400
  ...Tip for getting off rear axle nuts My first attempt was a the socket with a 3/4 to 1/2 "adapter connected to...
• Re: Fry Day: VW bus makes list of 25 memorable boomer childhood objects...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:07:40 -0800
  ...Friday, February 13, 2015, 3:32 PM Transistor Radio 45 Adapter .... Wood-Paneled Station Wagon .... Metal Lunch Box .... etc. https://medium.com/midcentury-modern...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:59:25 -0400
  On 6/27/2012 5:41 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > OK, here's the real story ! Those plastic lines, ABS plastic I > presume, ABS...
• Re: Need towball or receiver for SA tow hitch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 24 May 2011 15:05:37 -0400
  ...wrote: > Does anyone know where I can get either a receiver adapter or a towball/hook for the SA tow hitch? I bought one...
• Re: Dash Cluster Needed, '86+
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:19:10 -0700
  it was worth it to find out that such a thing as a Ratio Adapter is possible and available. that means someone could use...
• Passing It On...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Apr 1995 20:38:56 -0400
  1974 Bus for sale ~~MUST GO!!!~~ NO rust Green/White top Has Bug engine and adapter<--needs to be installed. $300 OBO Kid's...
• Automatic Accelerator, Speed Control
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 Aug 1996 11:53:11 +0300
  ...Is the a adapter kit (a simple pick up) on the after market which I can mount behind the speedometer? Please give me some...
• Re: Suggestions on how to fasten a laptop while driving?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:24:02 EST
  ...any place that sells portable CD players and get a "tape adapter". It is a unit which looks like an audio tape, but has...
• Anyone using a sandwich adapter and oil cooler on their Waterboxer?
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 05:36:40 -0400
  Just wondering..............Where i live for months on end it is 90F + outside, and I can see a large difference in how cool the...
• Re: "Extend a stay" propane device
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 20:15:27 -0400
  BTW, what's that adapter he's got there to add the external propane tank to the existing gas lines? Thanks, Bryan -----Original Message...
• Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 02:43:19 -0700
  ...Does go westy still sell that fill adapter for the atuo stop valve? Have not seen it in their cataloge since 2003. ------------------------------ Hi Roger...
• Re: swapping engine costs
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 22:53:38 -0800
  ...Price US$ KEP adapter and flywheel: $500 1.8L Engine Used (Minimum) $300 2.0L Engine New $1300 Engine mounts still working on that...
• Lighter fuse is blowing
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Mon, 1 Nov 2021 11:35:00 -0500
  ...snap, exactly at the moment when I plugged in the USB adapter. I’m guessing the wires are shorting behind the lighter socket but...
• Re: experience using Mocal Thermostatic Sandwich Adapter (Oil Thermostat), Type 4 Engines (-8AN Tight Clearance Fittings), MOC-SP1TM18
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Jun 2017 22:36:57 +0000
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• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:17:58 -0700
  ...Propane refill adaptor Has anyone used this "Propane Temporary Refill Adapter for Westy & Eurovan" from Monster Industries LLC sold by Amazon.com? I wanted...
• Re: A Good Cigar Lighter?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:36:06 -0400
  ...I also found a dual port USB (power only) lighter adapter that I'll deconstruct and mount on the dash, wired into the lighter...
• Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:16:07 -0500
  I'm not sure about Zoltan, but when I replaced my fuel lines, I just put a rubber grommet in that opening and passed...
• Re: Looking for Small Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 17:44:51 -0700
  ...m looking for a 1 or 2 gallon propane tank and adapter to replace the > disposable propane bottles for heater and camping stove use...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 09:54:39 EST
  ...I simply gutted an old cap and threaded an IPS to compression male adapter into an approprately size tap hole drilled in its center...
• Dual Sender for VDO Oil Pressure Gauge...Install Suggestions Needed
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 15:23:11 -0700
  ...I saw Bus Boys offers a VDO Adapter Pressure Hose Kit for $27. Is this the best way to go...or does someone from...
• Re: Engine stand for Wasserboxer 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:51:26 -0800
  ...Oops...is there an adapter for the Vanagon motor? Is there a Wasserboxer engine stand. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am working...
• Re: 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:23:23 -0700
  ...we could use off of other cars that are 16" > > without adapters and messing around too much? Like off a Passat, or an > audi...
• Re: Rusted out fuel tank wanted
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 16:14:12 -0400
  ...I'm going to adapter a 2 wheel drive sending unit. This will require that I cut out a piece from a fuel tank...
• Re: Does O2 sensor plug into green connector?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:48:26 -0500
  > Hi, > > Somehow I ended up with two female connectors - maybe there's supposed > to be some kind of adapter between the two? > > The Bentley...
• Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:47:10 -0400
  ...have? This will allow easy attachment to many easily found hoses, adapters, etc. And also add the benefit of being fillable at any place...
• My New SHURflo Faucet
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:17:15 -0800
  ...http://www.salicos.com/SHURflo.htm I have a few of the adapter plates available. They are unpainted but have the three holes. If...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch Removal
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:14:31 -0500
  ...Usually the adapter between the sender and the engine block comes out with the sender, not a problem just put the new one back...
• Comments on the Oil Cooler Upgrade Issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:30:07 EST
  ...The WK engine used a dual oil filter adapter off the engine block with an integrated thermostatically controlled external oil cooler. The MC engine...
• Coolant Hose Size for Heater?
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:50:42 -0500
  ...At this point I am planning to use a large diameter hose and make some kind of adapter for the T fitting. Has anyone...
• Re: (newbie) Engine swaps, adapter-less ADAPTOR
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 5 Sep 2002 18:49:03 +1200
  >In a message dated 9/4/02 3:20:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time, >andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ writes: > ><< Ahem... > The correct...
• 16" wheels from other makes?
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 00:21:53 -0700
  ...could use off of other cars that are 16&quot; without adapters and messing around too much? Like off a Passat, or an audi...
• Re: Engine support for I4 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 08:34:42 -0400
  ...Here in the USA, this support will not work well, say in a Syncro with a KEP adapter. So depending one what it is...