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• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 12:31:02 -0700
  You can get brass or plastic fittings with smooth flanges or flanges with gentle ribs. Just go to any big hardware store like Home...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:21:57 -0500
  I got one of these Hella double horns and have had good results: <<http://www.rallylights.com/hella/supertone_horn.asp>> With careful fitting...
• In need of cooling system parts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Charles
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:46:34 -0700
  ...I am in need of a "H connector" fitting for a 84 Vanagon. It is the part between the coolant bottle and the engine...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:55:19 -0600
  ...That's a compression fitting, so all the threads are doing is compressing the copper tube to the flange. A little lube to make...
• Re: refilling disposable propane cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Ron Bloomquist
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 17:25:53 -0800
  Hi volks, A friend sent me a brass fitting that is double ended. One end screws into a 10 gallon propane tank. The other...
• Re: Propane tank--flexible line?
  Historical mailing list - Barry Cotter
  Sat, 7 Jun 2014 23:37:56 -0700
  ...I went and got an elbow and some other fittings from the hardware store. I'm having some doubts about getting this all to...
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:46:10 -0700
  ...I read that it can be replaced by simply passing the hose through the > firewall, no fitting required. But I have Googled and searched...
• heater hose
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:03:39 EST
  ...For about eight dollars I can make an acceptable substitute from standard pipe fittings (one part of which must first have a date with...
• no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:37:58 -0500
  ...On the bottom fitting, facing sideways, is the regular oil pressure sender, brass bolt, plastic cone, one spade connector. Above that, sticking out of...
• Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 26 May 2018 14:54:24 -0700
  ...Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s) >>> >>> >>> Would installing a grease fitting (zerk type?) to each upper control arm >>> bushing, and adding...
• Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:33:59 -0400
  ...In Bentley 19.9 they show a setup where there are two nipples coming from the big hoses/pipes, with a separate bleeder fitting...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 06:32:31 -0800
  ...How to - or not - bleed the cooling system > > >> What type of fitting did you use? There is very little room on my '91. >> I...
• Re: Oil pressure sender thread size?
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 5 May 2007 06:23:22 -0700
  ...I want to order the hose fittings or pipe > to attach to a hand held gauge. I though it might be tapered > threads but...
• Gas Heater Fuel Connection
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Berg
  Sat, 14 Jul 2018 21:02:16 -0400
  On my 84 camper, the tee fitting for the fuel line is immediately after the box filter upstream of the fuel pump. I plan...
• AC Vanagon sighting at RR museum in Green Bay
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:37:03 -0700
  ...83 Air-cooled. White 7 passenger which is even more unusual. Fitting that it was at�a museum; National Railroad Museum in Green Bay...
• looking to buy good power steering hose from reservoir to pump, p/n 251 422 887
  Historical mailing list - David Cohen
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:23:47 EST
  ...from the fluid reservoir to the pump and has a banjo fitting on it, p/n 251 422 887 E which they would like...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 10:11:39 -0400
  ...added an aux tank >>to a diesel Vanagon? Any chance of fitting a Syncro rear tank into this application? That would give another 18...
• 81 maximum battery dimensions?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Wed, 01 May 1996 14:37:31 -0400
  ...as i don't have access to it, does anybody know the maximum battery dimensions for fitting under the driver's seat? any brand...
• Re: pop-top seal, middle seat, 87 GL Camper
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Wed, 09 Apr 1997 07:24:14
  ...Kelly Bauman Delta, BC 91 Westy >I'm also interested in the possibility of fitting a removable middle >seat into the vanagon. > >Any ideas...
• Side step
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 13:23:54 -0700
  ...It does require a bit of filing and fitting to get it right, and you need to stay away from high curbs when you...
• ForSale: 1.9L RARE expansion tank coolant Tee fittings - NLA new
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 12:34:40 EDT
  '83-'85 vanagon owners, i just found a few more of these in a box while going thru some stuff. for those of you...
• scorpio wheels
  Historical mailing list - rob le duc
  Tue, 20 May 2003 18:20:18 -0400
  ...i know there was a thread about fitting these to a vanagon.... $150 would prefer not to ship as shipping would be around $20...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:39 -0400
  Bill, are you sure you got a 5/16" fitting? That is actually the non-std size for the US. I usually supply 1...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 27 May 2003 18:35:39 -0700
  ...The fitting itself >appears >ok, and given the proximity to the starter motor, I consider myself fortunate >this time. It seems odd that such...
• Re: Washers on wheel bearing housing?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 11 May 2003 06:02:50 EDT
  ...Drill a pilot hole and tap threads for a grease fitting. Screw in the fitting and viola you can now grease your rear wheel...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:47:34 -0500
  ...The best approach is to buy the line, fittings, and clips, and get the bubble flare tool and a bender to make your own...
• Re: Splicing damaged brake pipes???
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:24:45 -0400
  It's never safe for the long-term to use an in-line compression-fitting-type splice on a brake line. Your life depends...
• Re: AGM group 41 battery choices?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2013 10:36:37 -0400
  ...They may also have services like making up hydraulic fittings. Yrs, d
• Kennedy developments
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Thu, 21 Dec 1995 15:46:14 +0000
  ...for the Subaru 2.2 that will include wiring diagrams, banjo fittings, and an air intake duct which will make the whole thing fit...
• Test plug on the alternator - 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 22:07:58 -0400
  ...for? When you pear inside the plug, there is a male fitting with 3 small pins. I asked the VW service advisor about it...
• Re: singing the praises of the Porta-potti, was: Misc. dumb questions
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 16:37:24 -0400
  ...We are thinking about fitting some. :) > > gmbulley Uh huh - now wee see - it's not a bear in the woods, but a bare bar...
• fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 17:27:50 -0800
  ...told & they look a little small to fit on those barbed fittings on the plastic cross piece. Thanks. Pat Callaghan 82 Westy Portland, OR...
• Re: was fairies, now T-fittings
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:13:00 EDT
  You should be able to take your old ones into NAPA and you should be able to get some plastic replacment ones. I try...
• Power Steering hose for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:05:38 -0400
  ...Its the rubber hose with the correct fittings to replace the often rusted steel line. I know right now Frank C has them for...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:50:00 -0700
  ...That is probably one of the fittings for strapping down a 'utility' box that came in European Vanagons. Many use/used the box to...
• Re: Sink pumps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 15:26:57 PST
  > Does anyone know about the chances of said electric pump fitting my > '71? It doesn't work at all now. Somewhere I have the...
• Re: OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 20:40:23 -0600
  ...OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY > > > > Mike, they look like stock steel rims. I assumed its a 66 Westy by > the > year on the tail...
• Re: Propane Service Valve
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:33:00 -0700
  I don't know what Troy is using for fittings, but the use of Teflon Tape should be done carefully. I'm no expert...
• Re: Where to find a metric brake line flaring tool ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 23:49:08 -0500
  ...where do I get one of these? Do all VWs use this fitting? This is really for my Unimog 406 axle project on my...
• Re: Need graywater tank ideas
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:20:20 -0400
  ...He suggested that I find a little 2 - 5 > collapsible tank with a garden-hose fitting that I could run my drain > into. Collapsible...
• Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 21:28:58 -0500
  ...what? I found no plastic fitting in the forward firewall on my > '84, finding instead a metal fitting there. One hose from the front...
• Oil filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 20:07:49 -0500
  ...The writing on them is in GERMAN and fitting instructions are in English. The box nor writing says what vehicle or engine they are...
• Heater hoses '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:07:16 -0500
  Hello - Can anyone tell me if the heater hose (that runs from the front heater core to the T fittings in the rear is...
• Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:51:44 +0000
  ...PS, Also have a Quick change fitting on an extend a stay, for my 8 gallon propane tank. I going into the woods to...
• Re: Homemade bras???
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 1 Dec 1995 18:05:13 -0500
  ...A short tapering seam made in fitting a garment to the figure Drew > On Fri, 1 Dec 1995 09:48:40 -0600 Jeffrey Olson...
• while we're on the coolant subject
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 03:48:18 -0400
  ...1) How are y'all changing the coolant.....folowing the manual or cutting the hoses and installing a t-fitting or what? Having someone...
• Re: idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 11:04:00 EDT
  Not exactly sure if this would work, but couldn't a compressor be mounted to the charging fittings near the compressor. The 110 volt...
• Re: A/C charging and maintenance...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 30 May 2004 20:59:21 -0400
  ...On my 91 Westy the low pressure fitting is right by the compressor, while the high pressure is up in the cabinets. On my...
• Re: Front drivers heater - cut off valve installation guide
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 15 May 2007 12:04:34 -0400
  ...which would be nice! > > Larry > Ga. > > > --------------------------------- > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. >
• RE 87 2.1 Fuel Line
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:13:04 -0500
  ...There is a hard plastic hose running from the filter backward to a plastic fitting which spans the firewall. What have people done with...
• Replacing Gas Tank Cross-Over Pipe on 84
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 08:50:14 -0700
  ...Bending will work for a while, but eventually = results in a fitting breaking at the tank. 14. Press the fittings into the tank. 15...
• Re: Vacuum hose slipping off fitting
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 10:46:19 -0700
  ...ID > routing along the firewall) has slipped off of it's fitting (not slipped > off, I inadvertently knocked it off while cleaning, etc.). No...
• Re: Hose clamps
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 30 May 2011 11:13:57 -0700
  ...Put two or three small pan-head > screws around the perimeter so it can't crawl back out past the clamp > - this fitting needs...
• Re: Custom Gauge Installation Options?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 16:42:27 -0400
  ...Epoxy the TO-46 metal can to the outside of a metal coolant pipe, preferably one of the brass fittings because brass is more...
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 14:56:57 -0800
  ...cheapest) method of performing the same thing with plastic and neoprene instead of metal lines, compression fittings, etc., that the more expensive manufacturers (ie...
• Re: Real Block heater for Frost-plug-Challenged Westies!
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:05:38 -0500
  ...In the middle of this line I put a T fitting. A hose runs from the T fitting down at the water pump to...
• Re: Oil/gas leak from passenger cv joint
  Historical mailing list - Zach Hale
  Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:59:15 -0500
  Thank you all for your great information! On further inspection it seems to be coming from directly below that firewall fitting. There's not...
• Re: Fwd: Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:28:13 -0600
  ...There is a short piece of hose on the front side of the firewall that connects the plastic fitting to the fuel line. Those...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 12:59:55 -0700
  ...No > >matter what I did, I could not get the filler fitting to stay on the low > >side shrader fitting. It kept popping off...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:25:45 -0500
  ...Flare fittings? What troubles have you had with them? They're easy, cheap and secure -- what's not to like? You do have to...