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• Re: vw vanagonoil spray
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 24 Jul 2003 12:21:39 -0400
  ...Some people have bent the 1.6 lines to fit, but most of them ended up with broken lines later. A broken line can...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
  ...The only caveat is that a break in that large line will probably cause you to suddenly lose engine power AND revert you to...
• Re: fuel line frequency
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Sat, 11 Dec 2021 20:48:40 -0500
  Oh yea I changed all the fuel lines including the plastic got rid of the firewall failure point etc… I resealed the tank also...
• Re: Power steering line question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 12:47:50 -0400
  The original installation was two pieces for each of the power steering lines. The return line used that hose and clamps for the splice...
• Fuel Lines (Plastic Ones)
  Historical mailing list - David Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:29:41 -0600
  ...My plan is to completely redo the fuel lines, because, of course, that is what caused the fire (I am pretty sure it was...
• Help Ordering Parts
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:45:59 -0700
  'Morning List, I am going to follow the advice of many Listees & change all the fuel line hoses in my '85 Westy. I am...
• Re: Piston liners
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 8 May 2001 20:51:47 -0700
  ...Piston liners > Well, didn't take long for that chilton book of mine to crap out on me. The piston liners have sort of...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up - how to make the system better?
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:02:42 -0500
  When I chaged my fuel lines on my early '84 Westy, I discovered that my firewall conector was metal instead of plastic. It still...
• Re: Fuel Gauge Behavior Changed
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:06:18 -0700
  ...That is the chubby line) Next line, in line, as the needle sweeps past, is the last white line, a skinny one and that...
• Re: those of you who have installed a fuel line replacement kit read!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:51:48 -0400
  ...they all needed to be > tightened > up.. > > this was a fuel line replacement kit bought new a few yrs ago . all > new > lines and...
• Re: FW: Westy sink - gray water line
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:52:01 -0500
  If you use the onboard water tank and the stock faucet, water, in small amounts, can exit through the disconnected gray water line. A...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:36 -0700
  ...where a short hose ( about 2 inches long ) that goes from the forward end of the firewall fitting to the plastic fuel line coming...
• Re: 1.5'' diameter steel coolant lines from Van Cafe
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:44:27 -0800
  ...Mark nirav patel wrote: > I'm upgrading my steel coolant lines on an 1984 westy with the 1.5'' > diameter steel coolant line kit...
• Re: fuel lines; the injector side
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 22:55:17 -0400
  I forget which of our vendors it was but wasent one of them supposed to come up with some kind of "Fuel Line Replacement...
• Sierra Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 04:00:50 +0000
  ...When cold the Autobahn starts at the minimum line on the expansion tank and rises to below the maximum line at full hot. The...
• Re: vanagon power steering lines
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:10:53 -0800
  ...I was worried about pressure, and had a hydraulic shop fabricate the hi press line from steel, and weld the original ends back on...
• Martha's van mods
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Jan 1995 12:03:54 -0800 (PST)
  ...Have you replaced the peeling headliner/cupboard liner/wall liner stuff? What fabrics did you use? What other nifty/pratical improvements have you made...
• Re: fuel line zen
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:55:24 CDT
  On Mon, 26 Jun 95 12:24:20 CDT Wagner Michael said: >ever notice how fuel lines only develop serious leaks when you've...
• Vanagon Line Drawing?
  Historical mailing list - Gina Godat
  Tue, 27 Mar 2001 01:32:09 EST
  Does anyone have a simple line drawing of an any year Vanagon? I just wanna play around creating paint schemes on one. I was...
• diesel conversions
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:03:52 -0800
  I've got a line on a mid 80's ( I think ) turbodiesel...the ecodiesel.. any comments/advice about installing it at 52 degrees...
• coolant line diameter
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:20:31 -0800
  ...what's the diameter/size of the return coolant line (1991 vanagon)? I'm referring to the rubber parts, not the plastic pipe. Thanks...
• Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Tue, 24 May 2005 13:45:56 -0600
  ...Now *that* is tragedy narrowly averted! Upon buying the van last July, I was assured that the lines had been changed with the rebuild...
• Re: Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 13:05:02 -0400
  ...Hose on Fuel Injectors - replaceable? > > > > Stupid question: (but then, it is Friday, isn't it?) > > > > When replacing the fuel lines in the engine bay...
• Re: Stainless Steel coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:30:42 -0500
  Keep in mind that stainless steel lines rust --- takes a long time but it does happen. I found this out 2,000 km from...
• Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 07:41:25 -0800
  ...Without the fitting, they'd have > either had to have a long > piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the > engine compartment...
• WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:43:06 -0500
  Don, How do you use them to stop brake lines? I find I have to take a dowel and sharpen it in a pencil...
• Re: 2.1L way beyond red line (interesting story)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Sep 1996 12:02:16 -0300 (ADT)
  >glances down at his tach and sees that the tach needle is WAY BEYOND RED >LINE!!!--its like the tip of the tach needle...
• Re: Spy Behind German Lines...
  Historical mailing list - Paul B.
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 09:18:28 -0400
  ...Spy Behind German Lines... >My oldest, best friend Frank is now planted firmly behind German lines >at an airstrip, and he has access to...
• Re: Brake lines, where to get the job done?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:26:32 -0400
  At 12:23 PM 9/25/2011, Shawn Luft wrote... >I need to get the metal brake lines replaced on my van. As much...
• Re: has anyone fabbed up 316-stainless fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:34:00 -0700
  I use Aeroquip line with -AN fittings. Very flexible and easy to use, looks great too. Price will be high for most. Speed shops...
• Re: Another reminder to check your fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:30:12 -0700
  ...Something else could have been the initial cause and > then > when the lines failed it just got worse from there. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Re: Steel brake lines, or "I'm coming to get you, Frank"
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:21:33 -0400
  ...I think the cost was under 1000Can for all the brake lines including labor and I have had no similar problems for 5 years...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 05:45:54 -0400
  ...After examining the photos more closely I see the brake cable has been routed on top of the power steering lines, it should be...
• Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:18:33 +0000
  ...wrote: > > > >> My 84 Westy has a leak in the AC line, (high side) in the rubber hose, > >> about > >> 12 inches from the compressor, beyond...
• RE: Attention all '71 Bus Owners
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 09:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The '71 bus has a long vacuum line (first year that had it) from the intake manifold all the way to the front axle...
• Re: the answer to rusty coolant lines....
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:32:19 -0500
  ...the answer to rusty coolant lines.... fwd from our buddy terry.. Subj: [vanagon] RE; The Answer to Coolant Lines-- Date: 10/31/02 11...
• Re: Fuel Lines/Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:00:56 -0600
  Tom, The claps you get from Pep-Boys are the wrong type for the rubber fuel lines - for the very reason you clearly state...
• Amp Wiring Dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Channell
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:49:31 -0700
  ...Then I ran into problems trying to keep the amp power line and the signal line from getting close to each other so as...
• Re: What kind of bus do I have?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 19:52:35 -0500 (EST)
  ...The first line is the date of manufacture: Feb 27, 1961. The second line is the option code line. I don't know what...
• Re: On the Appropriateness of the Archive Word
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:13:05 -0400
  On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, DaveC wrote: > And *please* use the *identical* subject line (that's what Copy and > Paste are for). You'd...
• fuel line frequency
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:32:32 -0500
  Greetings! Curious how often you all replace your fuel lines? I bought the german hose not sure that matters. I did mine about 6...
• fuel line problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 17:37:44 -0800
  ...After close inspection under the van, I noticed the small fuel line from the tank to the metal fuel line was wet and smelled...
• Re: pinch the fuel line?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:49:30 -0400
  ...Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:41 PM Subject: [VANAGON] pinch the fuel line? I need to change out the little white fuel filter and...
• Size of Gas Lines and fittings
  Historical mailing list - zzyzx
  Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:14:03 -0800
  ...The original gas lines to refer & stove have been cut by the PO. Anyone have knowledge of what size copper pipe should I ask...
• year in subject line please
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 May 1996 15:06:27 -0400
  please put the year of the bus in the subject line. There being so so much on this mailing list, those of us not...
• fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Andy Zappe
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 20:18:10 EDT
  hey all, pulled my tank and replaced the fuel lines today, took about 3 hours. got the kit from ken at vanagain.com everything...
• Re: HELP! Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 17:09:30 -0800
  John, Sounds like a vacume line has come off, time to go into the engine compartment and search it out real good for disconnected...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 23 Dec 2000 13:31:18 -0600
  ...fuel line replacement >Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:28:02 -0500 > >I am considering replacing all my high pressure fuel line when I...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 17:52:01 -0800
  Just heat the line upstream of the hole, and bend it over and hammer it flat, so it's closed off. Then proceed on...
• Re: Driveability Problem-Need Advice
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:34:50 -0400
  You probably left something unplugged or undone when you put things back after doing your fuel line install. I would double check the place...
• Re: Noisy Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 11:47:07 -0500
  ...Fuel lines are Fuel Injection Hose. If possible, replace every fuel line in the engine compartment. Knowledgeable Vanagon owners replace these lines about every...
• Re: Hello-and- suggested first steps for a new owner?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:32:05 -0700
  ...Vanagain.com sells a whole Kit for redoing the lines. Old lines and high pressure fuel pump is a recipe for disaster. If you...
• CV install HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:35:27 -0600
  ...I had initially done the side connected to the trans first but couldnt get the outer ones to line up, so I pulled them...
• Re: Plastic fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 13:31:04 -0500
  ...Why so you need to replace it? And what did you use to replace it last? > > I know of individuals using fuel injection line...
• Re: Plastic fuel line
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 22:44:23 -0500
  ...Plastic fuel line >> If you don't mind me asking. Why so you need to replace it? And what >> did you use to replace...
• Routing of rubber fuel line from engine back to fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:39:47 -0500
  ...I still have to "tie" the fuel line to the body or other pipes. Is there a preferred routing for the rubber fuel line...
• vanagonwiki.net - Brake Lines Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Caroline Cote
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 10:06:59 -0400
  Hi, My husband wrote a report about our brake lines replacement last weekend... I tried putting it on the newly revive wiki, but I...
• Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 01:05:07 +0200
  ...The reason that this is not recommended for any car, is that the water drops that may form in the lines will stay as...
• who sells kit for gas...
  Historical mailing list - Schmidt
  Thu, 7 Dec 2000 09:53:09 -0500
  tank seals and new fuel line. About a year ago, one vender had put together a kit that was "everything you need to..." to...
• Re: leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:25:42 +0000
  Recommending fuel line for the power steering system is very poor advice. OK for the return side of the system but the pressure side...