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Re: A fuel line check is always prudent...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:17:25 EST
...line at the metal Tee and the apparently the fuel line clamp was > completely > > Loose. [!@$!@##$!!!$#^&$&!] This is where I disconnected / reconnected > during my > > Engine...
Two Weeks until Wanee must get van ready! - PLUS important fire advisory
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 1 Apr 2011 22:42:50 -0700
...one ..all the 'crimp type' little metal hose clamps on the hoses on the engien.. cut those off and replace them with 'proper' screw...
Re: spring vs gear clamps on silicone hose Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 14:50:14 -0400
Silicone hose requires a lined or otherwise gapless clamp. The hose supplier should have what you need. Personally, I do not see a huge...
Re: Vanagon Fire Season
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Fri, 1 Jun 2012 07:49:13 -0700
Voila! http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_499_736/fuel_line_replacement_kit.html FYI Van Cafe uses ABA Nova clamps in...
Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:18:19 -0700
...I probably need this kit for a long term fix but until then I > >have double clamped the hoses with the clamps in opposite...
Re: gas fumes/injectors
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Sat, 3 Jun 2000 23:43:11 -0400
...The fuel line stubs came off the rail easily for me once the clamps were snipped off (bolt cutters...I didn't fool around...
Re: New Type of CV Boot Available - 10 Minutes and boot replaced
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 18:42:08 -0500
...If one has boots that DON'T use clamps on >>their CV Joints, can boots WITH clamps be substituted? >> > >Nope. This type of boot...
Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Fri, 15 May 2009 15:27:45 -0700
...Has anyone seen a pipe with the GoWesty fix exhibit any extrusion of the steel insert? > �Think about it, is the clamp getting > tighter...
Fuel clamps, fuel lines
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 21:17:03 -0700
What's the easiest way to get the metal crimp-type clamps off the rubber fuel lines? Should I cut them off with a...
Re: Antenna needed
Historical mailing list - Jim
Tue, 13 May 2003 11:32:33 -0700
Were it mine, I'd use a clamp on, spring loaded, universal replacement mast. Available at ALL your FLchainAPS. Even Wally World. Jim
Re: Steel coolant pipe removal?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 14 May 2017 17:40:56 -0700
I'd be reluctant to use gear clamps on this application. I think t bolt clamps would be better. Alistair > On May 14, 2017...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:53:26 -0600
...The splines are only there to add friction to the clamped > area as only the inner part has splines. This means you cam move...
Re: Balls O' Fire ! !
Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
Fri, 24 May 1996 20:48:34 -0400 (EDT)
> The typical VW engine fire results not from a lack of clamps but from: > > A - Abrasion of the fuel pipe where it passes through...
Re: AWNING
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Sat, 25 May 2002 00:23:31 -0500
...10x12 tarp 3 spring loaded plastic clamps, the ones with the little yellow pads. 2 adjustable poles, 8 ft-9ft, from any camp store...
Re: Hot Foot well
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:10:06 -0700
...Hot Foot well I went inside the cabin, dropped the glove box, clamped off the two hoses going down to the heater valve,removed...
Re: fuel pressure gauge--Sears
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:44:19 -0800
...Just cut off the Schraeder valve and slip the hose end over the fitting and use a clamp. The clear hose is connected to...
'90 power window problem...
Historical mailing list - John Gladu
Sun, 6 May 2001 16:08:52 -0500
...The cables on the actuator are still going up and down and I managed a kluge with a 1/8" wire clamp at the...
Re: Cool Tools for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:36:18 -0500
...http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fluid-line-clamp-set-65116.html Works slick. John On 6/5/2012 7:54 PM, Stuart MacMillan...
Re: replacing oil cooler O-ring
Historical mailing list - Bill H.
Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:02:50 -0800
If you clamp the hoses and leave them attached to the cooler, there isn't enough play in the hoses to get the cooler...
Re: fuel lines replacing
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:27:50 -0700
...fuel lines replacing >At 14:00 4/22/99 -0700, Steve wrote: >>Dumb question number 2: >> >>how tight should the clamps be? I would...
Re: [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 10:59:42 -0700
...Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:25 AM Subject: [NVC] Clamping tablecloth to picnic table > Mrs Squirrel pretty much refuses to use the picnic tables...
Re: reviews of bus depot ezy awning plus
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:58:16 -0500
...I did buy the Bus Depot clamps to attach the rods to the rain gutter and those are awesome! My previous attempts to clamp...
Re: Vanagon mechanic during the holidays? Or help with burst coolant pipe...
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:09:21 -0800
...Likely the steel pipe is too corroded to take any pressure from clamps though. Probably best to get er' towed and fixed. Neil. On...
Re: ONE MAN only out of many
Historical mailing list - John Reddick
Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:50:49 -0500
Jim's 2 hose clamp idea is the way to go. It is the "gold standard" in other industries. Marine standard is 2 hose...
Re: Anyone repaired plastic coolant tubes??
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:53:15 -0700
The GW kit has 4 brass sleeves that are inserted a specified distance into the rubber hose and then clamped. The steel insert in...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:53:08 -0700
...clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts Johnson Foreign Auto, my local Vanagon gurus, does not use an inside clamp or tie...
Re: Coolant Pump Gently Weeping
Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
Fri, 6 May 2016 15:02:09 -0400
...On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > If you have spring clamps, that may be...
Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:27:36 -0700
...At the forward end of that hose, where it is clamped by a crimp type small hose clamp originally, that is The Spot that...
Metal inserts slide out? Easy fix.
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:53:57 -0800
...Obviously, you would have to put the clamp behind the screw. By now most of the ends have been broken off totally and traveled...
Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:59:10 -0500
...Went for years with a silicone-rubber gasket and some hose clamps there. Re the fuel rail -- if you can find the plastic plug...
Re: [vanagon] more hoses to leak
Historical mailing list - Frederick M. Wasserstein
Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:27:22 -0600
...It appears that my t-piece failed because a screw clamp had been substituted for those hard to handle spring clamps. In fact the...
Re: How to tighten vent wing
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Fri, 8 Aug 2014 17:00:54 -0400
...The passenger one does not do this. > >> > >>> I know that there is a pinch clamp inside the door to keep this from > >>> happening. I...
Re: Intake Manifold? Woes
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 May 1999 20:11:08 -0400
...I stuck it on with (sensor-safe) RTV (I used the gold stuff) and and then used a band clamp to hold the foot...
Re: Steel coolant pipe removal?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 15 May 2017 05:53:51 -0400
...kits now come with spring type clamps and hoses so tight they a= > lmost don't need clamps. With all the other hose connections...
Re: CV Joints
Historical mailing list - Mike B
Mon, 5 May 2014 09:35:59 -0400
...Ever since then I have used the zip tie. > > -- Gnarlie > >>>> As for the clamp for the boot, the factory didn't use them after...
Re: Fuel Line and Clamp Prices
Historical mailing list - Steve
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 21:25:54 -0800
...Would love > to get more and would even get the little clampets, if you'll lemme know > whar you saw them. > > G. Matthew Bulley...
Re: Fuel Line Replacement Kits Galore!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:17:16 -0500
...The system is not under pressure, and on my '85 there were no clamps at all. The crimp type clamps are fast to install...
Re: More leaks
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:26:24 -0600
...Maybe I should use a screw down clamp > on > > the tube rather than the spring clamp? > > > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - PB
Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:29:48 -0700
Any pics of the foot available? I don't think my new group 41 Bosch battery had one, however the hold down clamp was...
Re: coolant change
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Thu, 15 Oct 1998 21:13:28 -0400
Pinch clamps for tubing and hoses can be had from your local laboratory supply house (better yet, make friends with a chemist who works...
Awning for sale: A&E Dometic 8' gutter mount Trans-Awn 2000..fits all vanagons
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:15:28 EST
...its a case awning, then not in use, everything retracts and stores in the aliminum case which clamps to your raingutter. heres a pic...
Lowering an 85'/
Historical mailing list - Nock
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:53:34 -0800
You can buy spring clamps from jc whitny for 6.95 a pair. See what it feels like to lower it, with out dropping...
Re: Diesel intermittently dead
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 7 Jan 2004 07:23:33 EST
I Clean the battery posts thoroughly. Use battery post grease. The clamps are not handling the current needed by the starter motor. Steve Cotsford
Re: FUEL hose clamp
Historical mailing list - TC
Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:12:34 -0800
> http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagonparts.jsp?pa=p&p=1860358319 they would work but not the greatest they dont look to be SS ??
Re: Fuel lines (injector hoses) clamps
Historical mailing list - Slloth
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:16:46 -0700
Will this <http://www.van-cafe.com/vanagon_parts.jsp?pa=p&p=1860358319&pct=680049311&ct=595981676>suffice? -- �84 Westfalia Gasoline
SOLVED: 2.1 1987 a/t Idle problem.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:12:53 -0500
Had a large vacuum leak. Put hose clamps on all vacuum lines and now it runs normally. Thanks all! Jeff
Re: Shopping list or kit for Molotov fuel lines?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 4 Dec 2014 13:32:08 +0000
...Here's what I have: > > <http://thatjacksblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/fuel-lines-and-clamps.html> > > What about them clamps? > > -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...
Re: clamps for cv boots, ridged washers for cv bolts
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:16:15 -0500
Johnson Foreign Auto, my local Vanagon gurus, does not use an inside clamp or tie. They claim, and I agree, that the grease should...
Re: Coolant change questions
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 07:08:25 -0800
...It's a silicone hose and I don't have a spring clip that fits so I used a screw clamp. I already stripped...
Re: High idle
Historical mailing list - Grant Johnson
Wed, 20 Apr 2016 07:42:27 -0700
...I >> unplugged the ICV with no effect, and clamped the S hose with no effect. >> I'm a ferry ride and 40 minute drive...
Re: Cv boots cracking
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 21:04:16 -0700
...But the manual does not show clamps on the inner part of boots on the rear axles. >> >> alistair >> >> >> >> >> On >> >
Re: Mean Email from the Samba member
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 19 May 2009 09:52:42 -0700
...My understanding is that a battery won't run down (as fast?) if clamp(s) removed. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
Re: Poor man's awning
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:30:08 -0400
...I just find some dead limbs in the woods, for tent poles. > > For the clamps, I used a piece of PVC pipe cut length...
Re: CV joints. Adding new grease.
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 12:05:23 -0800
...I still need advice about the clamp for the small end of the boot. Can the old clamp be taken off and reused? William...
Re: linkage woes
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 15:35:37 -0700
...Loosen clamp on shift rod so that the selector lever can move easily. Press bottom of shifter to the left (driver's side on...
Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
Historical mailing list - TC
Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:13:28 -0700
...But I see on the vent lines this 1 use hose clamps So I have another question here about these vent lines Why do...
Look Ma, no (gas) smell!
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 23 Nov 2005 13:17:13 -0700
...I unbolted the clamp holding them in place and was able to move one enough to get my hand in. Then I discovered that...
Re: Distributor swap - 2.1L
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 5 Oct 2013 11:08:53 -0700
Leave the timing clamp tight on the distributor. Remove the 13mm headed nut that holds the clamp down to the block. Then pull the...
Re: Sum' B*tch - Rear Heater Valve - again2
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 06:46:08 -0700
...it will likely distort with the clamping pressure of the > fasteners and although it might be clamped tight around the fasteners, the > slight flex...
Re: fuel tank vent lines
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:56:32 -0700
...Mine had a crimp clamp holding it on. (the only clamp seen on all 4 hoses!) A mechanics mirror, penetrating fluid, and mega cursing...