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• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 May 2009 18:28:17 -0400
  ...There's the gasket at the pan (bottom of the burn chamber) and the intake and exhaust hoses and fittings. Those flex hoses have...
• Re: Fridge blows out while driving....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 19 May 2009 21:14:33 -0400
  ...Any suggestions? Also, the inner and outer parts of the body fitting need to line up by themselves, not be jacked into place by...
• Re: fuel inlet pulls out of Solex carb! how to fix?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 May 1994 08:46:19 -0700
  ...She now has it > epoxyed back in place and will try driving home today > Hmmm....perhaps you could peen the material around the fitting...
• Re: 87 Syncro oil/coolant leak
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:40:37 -0500
  ...Don't know about your coolant - examine all fittings, heads, hoses, etc. ====>James Glenn
• Converting plain vanagon to Carat specs
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:04:06 -0400
  ...What is the feasability of finding a complete Carat interior and fitting it to this van? Has anyone done such a thing? How much...
• Re: Ezee Brake bleeder kit from IPD
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Wed, 16 Feb 2000 19:45:40 -0800
  ...making it into the top), some hose, a couple of air fittings, and a reservior top? Is there anything magic about the master cylinder...
• Re: U-Joints?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:05:58 -0800
  ...the U-Joints have zerk fittings and can be greased.... 530-583-6260 Bill
• Re: Need help with propane filling! Can the fill valve stick?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Mar 2002 14:37:29 -0500
  At 01:47 PM 3/21/2002, 80 Westy Pokey wrote: >Frank Condelli has instructions on his site for fitting a >propane tank gauge...
• Re: propane tubing fittings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:19:11 -0700
  Gee Stan, you could say that about a lot of things...paint, glue, anchovy paste... It's "stating the bleedin' obvious" to mention that...
• FISH Re: Double T-Fitting for 1.9 cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:45:46 EST
  In a message dated 1/16/2003 11:05:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, fish@SALZBURG.CO.AT writes: << What's the part number...
• Re: A/C woes....
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 06:35:39 -0400
  ...Ford used a crimp system for connecting A/C components (cheaper than screw fittings) that was very likely to leak and failed under pressure...
• Kitchen remod
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:05:24 -0700
  ...I found stress at work on my lp fitting area. Though no danger noted it was showing its age. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best...
• Power Steering hose lenght
  Historical mailing list - Martine Boudreault
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 21:46:22 -0400
  ...want to follow the 2 plastic cooling hoses? Does anybody has the metric size for the fittings? Any other advises are welcome. Thanks. Joel
• Re: propane facts - Propex & Carver furnaces
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:05:24 -0700
  ...the exhaust/intake tubes under the van near the sliding door, fitting in the bench seat, thermo on the wall.... but, in his case...
• Fuel line displacement
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 19:58:38 -0400
  ...Which type of line should I use and where do I find out about the mod for the plastic fitting. Should I just convert...
• Re: On Board Propane used outside
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:39:41 -0700
  ...You could make up a hose, put a quick release fitting at each appliance and on your vehicle tank and go that route. You...
• flush radiator://adding distilled?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 5 May 2002 17:30:41 -0700
  ...Remove the hose from the flush fitting and replace it with the cap that came with the fitting. Don't forget the gasket that...
• Re: Next question - Removing 35 yr old brake lines from MC. :-/
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 8 Jun 2012 17:09:14 -0700
  ...with rusted fittings if you are > going to replace the metal lines anyway is to cut the metal line at the > fitting with a...
• Re: AC Compressor on r134a system
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 20 Jun 2005 17:52:32 -0400
  ...Since yours was converted to R134a, you'll probably have quick disconnects on the high and low side fittings. Technically it is illegal to...
• Re: OK, OK, new topic
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:38:16 -0700
  ...84 Westy. > Drilled and tapped eight holes, added eight brass barb fittings...THEN > someone told me about these: > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf...
• Re: REAR HEATER one last concern
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:30:19 -0500
  ...I believe that's good advice, but I don't think it's critical -- the plastic tee fittings (or the flow restrictor in the...
• Re: coolant pressure gague
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:32:25 -0500
  ...I ran a length of hose through the firewall and attached >the ends to the barbed fitting and to the gauge, using clamps. No...
• Help: Mitsibushi (No VW Content)
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 21:08:55 -0500
  ...I really did not mess with anything other than the oil change and the AC fittings. I looked really close at where the AC...
• Re: propane tubing fittings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 09:05:03 -0700
  ...I use it at work on stainless and copper/brass tubing >> fittings... >> >> seems to work much better than tape (but does take a while...
• flashing oil light won't go off
  Historical mailing list - John Drew
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:10:25 -0500
  ...I took out a screw driver and tightened the fitting around the hose and then added 3 quarts of oil to bring the oil...
• Re: funny note
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:26:43 -0500
  ...ed- 91DoKa, fitting just right
• Re: Cheap and easy fuel pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:40:04 -0400
  ...I hoseclamped a piece of rubber tubing on the back fitting and used Just the ticket. Of course you used high-pressure fuel hose...
• Re: Radio DIN for 1982 camper
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:06:35 -0400
  ...close, but has rounded corners, which will prevent some units from fitting. A file can fix that pretty easily/quickly. The other concern is...
• Re: Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 12 May 2009 07:15:21 -0700
  ...That has a lot of cool fittings you might find handy for our Vanagons.. Don Hanson
• Re: Cheapo Oil Thermometer ???
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 26 Jul 1995 16:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Maybe put it there and use a tee fitting? Don't know when I can get to it, tho... -Steve Maher smaher@gi.com...
• screens
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 94 17:51:44 GMT
  ...the mid-sections of Vanagons? Is there someplace that makes nice-fitting removable screens? I had used Velcro to affix some nylon screen mesh...
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 25 May 2000 23:15:57 EDT
  Before you install your exhaust system make sure all the pipes bolt together without any one fitting off center. On my exhaust the elbow...
• OLDER RIMS FITTING NEWER WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Engel
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 03:35:47 -0600
  Anyone know if a 66 westy i saw at the auto wreckers with 15 inch wheels will fit on an 84 westy???Would a...
• Re: installing a LP tank on a van for use w/ a portable stove or heater?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 04:48:13 EDT
  ...they make quick release fittings for LP powered forklifts..... chris
• triple v belt pulley
  Historical mailing list - eric luebbers
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:20:58 -0700
  ...With this press fitting will I need to get a puller to remove this pulley or can it be pried off. Thank you, Eric...
• Heidelberg Stereo-types
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:51:36 -0800
  So, I recently swapped in an Aiwa CD player (which was given to me), but the stock Hirschmann antenna uses a weird fitting for...
• 1 lb propane bottles
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:23:59 -0600
  ...cylinders, there is a special fitting available that screws into the top of the one pounder and has a valve feeding to the regular...
• Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 22:03:15 -0500
  ...It really looks to me as if the early system has fewer small pieces, and/or fittings, whether plastic or metal. This makes me...
• Syncro Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jim Quan
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:22:32 -0700
  ...Ahead of the filter housing (back towards the tail light) is a L shaped hose or fitting that is not a part of my...
• Re: Fridge Burner box
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:17:40 -0400
  ...It's all int the fittings and adapters which are all available at propane supply places. On 2012-08-26, at 10:56 AM...
• Cable shifter for Porsche trans?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 1 May 2006 20:08:42 +1200
  ...But why not go the Toyota van route, fitting a stubby gearlever mechanism in a custom console against the dash, with a cable-operated...
• Re: Tire Choice Question
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:18:03 -0400
  ...I'm not even all that close to fitting into the garage.... I somewhat just assumed that i had a short garage or people...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:45:52 -0700
  ...One of the drawings was for a same size tank with a gauge fitted and the fittings in different positions. I thought it might...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:34:56 -0500
  ...at the washer where the hollow bolt passes through >>> the banjo fitting on the pressure side. I made sure the bolt IS NOT >>> loose...
• Re: Squeaking from front end (spare tire?) of Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 13:27:50 -0700
  ...I have the kind of joints that you can take a cap off and attach a grease fitting and lube. It stops the squeaks...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:48:42 -0600
  ...In my > beetle that fitting was for the Windshield Wiper Fluid reservoir, not > the brake system...Was there a similar system early on for...
• Re: Driving with no Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 20:20:12 -0700
  ...since this is a special hose with banjo fittings on one end and and swedged fittings one the other. In other words - a somewhat...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:27:57 -0800
  ...factor in welding. > > That I can see anyways. > > > > That and test fitting a piece before making final welds..... > > > > (yes that was me who made...
• City water hose from hook up to sink
  Historical mailing list - Toomey Douglas
  Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:12:30 -0700
  ...The flange sits in a compression fitting. Any suggestions on fabricating? I’ve tried re-flanging my hose and it is not holding well...
• Re: Front Heater Core Shutoff
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:58:37 -0600
  ...They are good, brass, Italian valves with fittings that go right into the hose, making installation very easy. However, the diameter of the hole...
• Re: Hard plastic fuel line between fuel pump and firewall connector
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:34:04 -0500
  ...Nothing wrong with a metal firewall fitting except two extra connections, which is certainly not a big deal. Yrs, d
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 12:12:17 -0500
  ...Mine is still in place and > newer batteries still have that fitting on the top. -- David McNeely
• Re: Happy Dance! BBTB
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:47:53 -0700
  ...Not only am I enormously pleased, it seems > fitting somehow. > > Yours, > David
• 2 litre align bore
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Mon, 8 May 95 12:39:12 EST
  Greetings all I have a second hand 2 litre short block which I intend rebuilding and fitting into an 1800 Kombi camper. Upon dismantling...
• RE: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  14 Jul 1995 14:03:04 -0800
  ________________________________________________________ bradley wrote: I drive my bus because it's a cool vehicle even as ugly as it is. It's a vehicle with personality...
• Battery for 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
  Fri, 16 May 1997 07:11:56 -0700
  ...Anything true to it not fitting properly? And, what sort of life-span should I expect out of it? Durby 87 GL Wolfs.
• Re: Audi 4000 gauge panel fits a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:07:30 -0700
  Concerning the panel from an Audi fitting the vanagon I've looked at several in the junkyards over the couple of days and haven...
• Re: Headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 00:53:25 -0500
  ...some sort of light socket in it but no bulb or fitting. Thanks for the >help. >Coop David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv...
• Probably a really old question
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 21 Feb 2001 23:42:30 -0800
  ...is there any complication to fitting a 2.1 in there instead of the 1.9? Is it really worth the 8 HP? What...
• Re: 7k tachometers
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 15:42:08 +1200
  ...I will be fitting a set to my 84, using a new Bus Depot cluster as the base. Hmmm... then again, I have a...