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  • NVC Re: filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
    Historical mailing list - Sean B.
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 12:48:08 -0800
    ...Peter is by no means advising Tom to do all the filtering, nor is he advising Tom set up said filtering on Gerry. Peter...
  • Re: Oil Light Warning buzzer problem...help?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Sun, 26 May 2002 08:05:06 -0700
    Kevin, The first culprit I would look at is the Oil Filter! If you are using anything but a MANN or genuine VW filter...
  • Gulf Coast Sub-Micronic Oil Filter
    Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
    Thu, 3 Oct 2002 15:34:46 -0700
    Jay, I am with you on this one. >I can not believe you are using a toilet >paper oil filter. Toilet paper is for...
  • Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:51:07 -0800
    ...But, if the fuel filter is ok, it should protect the FI's etc. from sediment. If filter ok, I'd try running it...
  • Oil light flicker gone...
    Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
    Tue, 3 Jan 1995 09:24:56 CST6CDT
    ...new sender, 10-40 oil, 20-50 oil, always a Fram filter, no avail. Current fix: uhhhh, a VW oil filter (!!!) and a crankcase...
  • Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:12:04 -0700
    ...Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out! Hey Scott, Thanks for help. Over the weekend I decided to tackle this stubborn...
  • Fuel Tank Weirdness
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:46:19 -0700
    ...removing the charcoal filter had no effect on the slow-filling problem. Also, the vent line from the charcoal filter to the filter control...
  • Re: Coolant Change
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 7 Oct 1994 15:41:18 -0400 (EDT)
    ...You put the filter in the coolant hose somewhere and it > >catches little pieces of metal. > >Good idea? I would be concerned about the...
  • Re: Hydraulic valve lifter noise on '85 GL
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 8 Apr 1999 22:10:45 -0400
    ...Do you use Fram oil filters? If so, try the factory filter. If not, still try the factory filter. You might be surprised... d...
  • Re: Fuel Prefilter
    Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
    Sun, 13 Jun 1999 12:56:19 EDT
    I belive very strongly in fuel filters. I have always put in a marine fuel filter and water seperator. They look like an oil...
  • Charcoal filter?
    Historical mailing list - Carlos Del Rio
    Thu, 24 Aug 2000 10:27:36 -0400
    ...I believe it's a charcoal filter of some kind, mentioned in passing only in Tom Wilson's book, not in Haynes or in...
  • Re: K & N Air Filter
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 21 Jun 2005 21:26:55 +1200
    >The K&N air filter does not offer any noticeable benefit for the >Vanagon. If you want to do any improvement without replacing the...
  • Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:13:45 -0700
    ...Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out! > Hey Scott, > > Thanks for help. Over the weekend I decided to tackle this stubborn...
  • Re: HELP! oil filter stuck
    Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
    Sun, 12 Mar 2000 09:09:37 EST
    ...I took a screwdriver and jammed it into the side of the filter, and used the screwdriver to turn the filter just enough that...
  • Re: K&N filter
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:15:18 -0800
    ...K&N filter > It will take some research to find the original tests mentioned in this > post, but here is what you are looking...
  • Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
    Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:53:46 -0700
    I've used the VW dealer supplied oil filter on occasion....as I recall they aren't terribly expensive and it doesn't take...
  • html text filtering
    Historical mailing list - Mark Fitzsimons
    Tue, 24 Jul 2001 18:20:33 EDT
    ...I have set up a more sophisticated filter to deal with attachments and HTML encoded messages on the list. Inbound messages containing either of...
  • Re: OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:41:30 -0700
    I'm using the Mann 719/5 filter on my I4 RV engine mounted at 50�. This filter does not have the anti-drainback...
  • Re: Coolant Change
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 07 Oct 94 08:33:38 EDT
    In Skinned Knuckles magazine I saw an ad for a little filter they sell for your coolent system. You put the filter in the...
  • diesel blows oil out air filter?
    Historical mailing list - James Perdue
    Fri, 16 May 1997 21:53:48 EST -0500
    ...Then it started to blow oil out the air filter a month later. How do i fix this???
  • K & N Recharger
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:21:43 -0800
    hello anyone use the above subject, i have a K&N filter sounds like the recharger would help the life of the filter? i...
  • Re: Jugs came off:-(
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:49:31 -0500
    ...Jugs came off:-( Funny, my spam filter filtered this as 'adult content.' :-) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com (215) 234-VWVW...
  • Re: K&N air filters
    Historical mailing list - Jack R
    Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:48:15 -0500
    ...K&N air filters If it was a superior filter, the whole cleaning and re-oiling mess might make sense, but K&N doesn...
  • Re: AC filter?
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:55:19 +0000
    ...AC filter? There is no filter.  That black stuff reported is the disintegrated foam sealing material used in there.  With the '86 and newer...
  • Re: time for tool tips!! :)
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Mon, 3 Jun 2002 23:12:08 -0500
    ...It's really hard to get the tool off the filter, once you've screwed the filter in. If this isn't clear by...
  • Re: syncro fuel filter replacement
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 19:00:00 -0700
    ...guide of sort, with pics, on how to remove the fuel filter on > a syncro. > > Oh laugh it up 2wd folk, yeah go on...
  • Re: Oil filter performance
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:19:40 -0800
    ...Oil filter performance > > > > Sounds interesting Dennis, but your links aren't working for me......... > > On Jan 31, 2008 8:42 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57...
  • Re: Faint sputter/stutter at 70mph
    Historical mailing list - Tony Collins
    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:16:48 -0400
    ...fuel filter changed. The pump seems to be making less noise, but it is still a chatty pump. The PO placed a non OEM...
  • Re: Newbie >>>> Intro .. sorry ... LONG
    Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
    Tue, 20 Nov 2001 20:56:03 -0600
    ...Be careful on digifont versus digijet. > > Put a fuel filter BEFORE the fuel filter. > > Use synthetic oil and correct-vanagon oil filter. > > Set up...
  • Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 21 May 2011 10:47:32 -0700
    re Intake assembly before the air filter canister that traps dust/firt. Clear plastic, that is slanted so the dirt tends to settle in...
  • Oil pump losing prime on 55 degree conversion..solved?
    Historical mailing list - Dennis
    Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:50:04 -0500
    ...So my theory here is that either the filter itself or the anti-drainback valve is more restrictive on the Mann gas I4 filter...
  • Re: Filter Change
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Wed, 3 Aug 2016 07:49:06 -0500
    ...Can I change that filter without dumping all the oil in the >> sump? >> I expect to lose the oil in the filter. >> >> QUSTION: What...
  • Re: "Bird Nest" Air Filter
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 12 Oct 94 09:50:25 MDT
    > Just a hypothetical question... > > What would be the effect on performance if the regular air filter in a 73 > Westy was supplemented by an...
  • Re: Noisy lifter
    Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
    Fri, 1 Dec 2000 09:28:37 -0800
    The Mann inline 4, 719/5, and Vanagon, 719/12, filters both have antidrainback flaps inside the perimeter oil entry holes. The Vanagon bypass...
  • Actually, $29.37, was Re: K&N Air Filters: $27.42
    Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
    Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:29:15 -0500
    ...E-2475 K&N Air Filter 1 $29.37 99-5050 K&N Service Kit 1 $1.50 Shipping 1 $6.50 Total: $37...
  • Re: 1984 vanagon 1.9 fuel filter
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sun, 20 Mar 2005 14:45:10 -0700
    ...If you have never replaced your fuel lines I highly recommend replacing the piece from the tank to the filter. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is...
  • Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Thu, 8 Apr 2010 14:31:02 -0600
    On Apr 8, 2010, at 2:18 PM, B Feddish wrote: > OK, after installing a new Bosch fuel pump and filter it's still...
  • Re: Fuel filter question
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Wed, 17 Jul 2002 14:35:58 -0700
    no, leave the filter there. It is a prefilter to keep your 100+$ fuel pump from getting hosed by rust and crap in your...
  • Re: K & N Recharger
    Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
    Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:48:54 -0600
    >The K&N Filter is an oiled cloth type filter. The >recharger kit you mentioned is a cleaning and >re-oiling kit. The AIR...
  • Re: WTB good used fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Thu, 2 Mar 2006 09:51:28 -0700
    ...I found that just changing the filter quiets mine right down. (of course it depends on if you have a filter upstream or not...
  • New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
    Historical mailing list - B Feddish
    Thu, 8 Apr 2010 16:18:51 -0400
    OK, after installing a new Bosch fuel pump and filter it's still buzzing! I want to go camping tomorrow, is this buzzing the...
  • Re: Knecht oil filter Beck Arnley p/n
    Historical mailing list - DaveC
    Tue, 14 May 2002 20:55:09 -0700
    > > For what it's worth, this is the Beck-Arnley part number for the OEM > > Knecht oil filter: 041-0698 About $9 at my...
  • Re: In-line water purifiers?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:19:46 -0500
    ...But I'm not sure the high-capacity travel-trailer filters have the same capability (2 microns = virus) as our ceramic backpacking filters, so...
  • Re: Oil Filter Question
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 3 Nov 2001 06:05:26 EST
    In a message dated 11/2/2001 4:27:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Oil Filter Question Chad, I...
  • Re: Oil Filter Question
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 3 Nov 2001 06:07:01 EST
    In a message dated 11/2/2001 4:27:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Oil Filter Question Chad, I...
  • Re: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:40:52 -0400
    ...to the idea of ones >lifters cackling with cheaper filters? Do the proper filters acutally help >maintain a HIGHER oil >pressure under any conditions...
  • Re: Break-in oil..replying from digest.
    Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
    Mon, 7 May 2007 23:43:34 -0500
    ...The tool is basically like a giant tubing cutter - a little cutting wheel that you rotate against the side of the filter - so you...
  • Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:19:20 -0400
    ...Mahle OC28 oil filter $7.88 C ea. CVJ Boot Kit: 18.38 They gave me a better $ than list of $10.50 on...
  • Re: Baldwin Oil filters
    Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
    Fri, 2 Nov 2001 10:19:46 -0800
    ...have the bypass filter or what ever that thing is (you know the thing that if you blow into the filter you can't...
  • Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:03:13 -0800
    Personally I wouldn't install a cone style filter.� Part of the reason for the air box is provide cleaner COOLER air from elsewhere...
  • Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:22:59 -0500
    At 05:00 PM 12/12/2010, Roland wrote: >So I installed the Mann filter and drove for 1/2 hour or a bit...
  • NOTE: K&N Air Filters
    Historical mailing list - EMZ
    Tue, 14 Apr 1998 07:41:29 -0400
    I'm in the proccess of a test with K&N filters. There is for some reason a relationship between this filter and your...
  • Re: Van idle over winter/Dirt Trap
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Sat, 21 May 2011 11:17:32 -0600
    > > > What is the "dirt trap"? I know what the air filter and air filter > assembly are, but have never heard of the "dirt trap...
  • Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:15:48 -0500
    At 12:32 PM 12/12/2010, Roland wrote: >I am going to try the Mann filter sitting on the workbench and try some...
  • Charcoal canister hose connection
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 21:54:35 EDT
    Hello Volks The hose coming off the bottom of the charcoal canister connects to the air filter housing on my 84 GL. This hose...
  • Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:23:39 -0700
    ...070 115 561 Oil Filter Dealer: $8.50 Bus Depot: Mahle/Mann $4.29 (If you buy 3 at a time) CIP1: $5.50...
  • Re: K & N Air Filter
    Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
    Wed, 22 Jun 2005 11:35:24 -0230
    ...If you want to do any improvement without replacing the air > > > > > box, get the Syncro severe dust area filter, (fits 86+). More surface > > > > > area...
  • Re: Oil Level Again
    Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
    Mon, 18 Jun 2001 22:18:04 -0400
    ...Oil Level Again > The Mann filter for the Wasserboxer equipped Vanagon has a bypass valve > which lets the oil bypass the filter element at...
  • Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:00:01 -0700
    ...Well, here is the > situation:I removed the filter from my parts van to replace the > filter on my running 85 van.I knew...
  • Re: Fuel filter??
    Historical mailing list - joe trussell
    Tue, 31 May 2005 13:45:23 +0000
    ...On my latest '85, I have the one square fuel filter. I happen to have one of the cylindrical metal filters lying around (always...