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• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:42:54 -0500
  ...The pipe plug is a nifty choice as the tapered thread eliminates the need for gasket. Also, the copper washer is a stupid idea...
• Re: Newb Gets Hosed -- Coolant Pipes Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 13 Jun 2020 14:20:17 -0700
  ...Newb Gets Hosed -- Coolant Pipes Retrofit >>Other benefit is improved water pump life … 100K water pumps are possible.
• Exhaust pipe keeps coming loose?
  Historical mailing list - David Chec
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 13:14:25 EDT
  ...After a days worth of driving one of my exhaust pipes keeps loosening itself from where it is mounted to the header. Has anyone...
• Re: Fw: Neils' Downpipe/"Y" pics + exhaust flex bushing and pipe reducer questions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 18:27:51 -0700
  ...I am finding the flex pipe aspect of this quite interesting. As for the muffler, I'm using a Walker Quiet Flow stock Vanagon...
• Re: Parts supplier on West coast
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 10:39:51 -0700
  ...So on the nearside I have the three-bolt flange from the previous cat and part of its pipe then a weld for the...
• Re: '84 GL exhaust leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:04:59 -0700
  ...Re: '84 GL exhaust leaks I should add that not only are the front and rear pipe flanges never in the same plane, they...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 18 May 2009 02:34:17 -0400
  ...If I were > spending $30K+ for a van or > I had a syncro that I off-roaded, I personally would go with > stainless pipes...
• Re: need Vanagon diesel exhaust advice
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Wed, 5 May 1999 19:44:34 -0400
  > I noticed today that the muffler and exhaust pipe connection is cracked in > my '82 Vanagon. Before I replace them I thought I would...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 10:55:50 -0600
  ...Coolant pipes replacement > > Actually silver is a better heat conductor than gold, but suffers > from oxidation problems :) > > I do want some silver core pots...
• Re: Using gas inline 4 manifold
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Fri, 9 Oct 1998 02:22:26 -0400
  ...Also a factory "down" pipe from the mani to the cat/muffler. I bought one of each when I was in SA in June...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for air-cooled Vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:44:28 -0400
  ...Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust. >> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> > >> >i am looking for a good crossover pipe for the >> >aircooled 2...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 21:49:59 -0400
  ...So based on that, and the track record of the > German manufacturer's other pipes, I have to assume at this point that it...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Cliff
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 14:09:58 -0600
  ...It is this "Y" which fails routinely in the Vanagon. >The pipe can be replaced WITHOUT removing the gas tank, which the dealer >will...
• A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:21:43 -0400
  ...If a stainless steel pipe is used to replace a coolant pipe that is made of a different material in the engine cooling system...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Chris Szpejankowski
  Fri, 17 Apr 2015 10:19:10 -0400
  ...18:58 Jack Reynaert <jack007@COMCAST.NET> napisał(a): > Has anyone ran a 2.1L WBX with the CAT Bypass Pipe? > http://www.busdepot...
• S&S Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Mon, 6 May 2002 19:20:12 -0400
  Well I loosened up all nuts and bolts, Tried to realign the pipes so that the pipe that crosses under the trans would not...
• Broken TiiCO header pipe help?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 13:04:57 EST
  The TiiCO supplied exhaust pipe on my Van has broken at the front, driver's side engine attachment point. I know that this has...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 10:36:40 -0700
  ...Stubborn Exhaust leak > > 85 vanagon with exhaust leak at the junction between the two header > pipes and the collector pipe (part #G on this...
• Re: More Turbo Diesel Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 23:53:42 -0500
  ...onto the quantum engine. > I am wondering if anyone has the part # for the exaust pipe >that will go from the turbo to the...
• Help!! LP tank uprgrade.....
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:23:12 -0700
  ...http://homepage.mac.com/westymon/PhotoAlbum2.html Should i bend the copper pipes to fit to the regulator? It looks like it "might" work...
• Welding S&S Exhaust ??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Sat, 6 May 2006 22:13:39 -0300
  ...The crack travels around almost 50% of the circumference of the pipe. It is the pipe that joins to 4 to 1 junction to...
• Re: jump seat installation
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:37:05 -0700
  ...My neighborhood welder had some round pipe > sections that he welded to the floor for the jump seat foot pegs. He > charged about $40...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:02:38 -0400
  ...Then you can inspect that end of the pipe as well and see if it is separating. There will still be coolant in the...
• Re: Coolant Pipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 20:32:53 -0600
  On 11/7/2013 7:13 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Your best bet is going to be replacing the pipes. A number of vendors...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 2024 09:53:19 +0000
  ...Don't fix it if it ain't broke.  If your metal pipes are not rusty, tap them with the pointy side of a...
• Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 20 May 2014 06:34:16 -0700
  ...Inspect the 4 ends of the long pipes and deal with them as needed but REPLACE the black multiple hose junction near the right...
• Re: My Rusty Exhaust Is No More
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:53:07 -0600
  ...Why, this job was so magical that when I > started the engine gold fairy dust blew out the tail pipe! (at least > now I...
• Coolant Pipes and runs hot (150k miles)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 16:23:50 -0500
  ...Actually, he works for the Forest Service and their network and server situation is dismal.) ** Metal pipe from water pump to thermostat on the...
• heater hose
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 21:35:47 EST
  ...One has a 1" fitting for a hose and standard 1" pipe threads on the other. The second has a 5/8" fitting for...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:53:22 -0700
  Use a piece of cardboard like the box the water pump came in and with a ball pen hammer place it on the pipe...
• Help:'90 Carat Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Tzung-Horng Yang
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 11:21:22 -0600
  ...Yesterday, I opened the engine compartment, and found a broken piece of rubber pipe that connecting the black canister that sitting on top of...
• Problem with 1991 Vanagon cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 8 Sep 2011 20:05:59 -0500
  ...It is the plastic pipe problem that I have been dealing with lately. Some time ago the metal end pulled out of the pipe...
• Re: vanagon with ticco engine/vibrations
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 23 Feb 2003 20:18:58 EST
  ...In the middle of this exhaust pipe is the muffler mounted under the sliding door--way up front by North American Vanagon standards--then...
• Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:32:24 -0500
  ...Ever since R&Ring my metal coolant pipe a few weeks ago, I have had a slight orange coolant drip that is a pain...
• Oil temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - Wouter de Waal
  Tue, 18 Jul 1995 14:54:03 +0200 (SAT)
  ...I removed the filler pipe, but it should be possible to have the right size nut welded to the side of the pipe. Best...
• Re: Salt corroded cooling pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Fain
  Sun, 28 Sep 1997 12:03:34 -0600
  ...location of Tim Smith "smitht@UNB.ca" > > Still on the track of replacing salt corroded cooling pipes. > Thanks to Lloyd I was referred to...
• Re: Ceramic head coating obsolete?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:14:38 EDT
  ...Jeff S. ( who once owned a house with polybutylene water pipes)
• which exhaust system is best?
  Historical mailing list - Michael B. Harrnacker
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 16:13:33 -0800
  ...All the pipes show significant rust, and I've got several holes on the driver's side of the system. I am open to...
• steel coolant pipes 82 diesel westy
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:07:21 -0600
  Hi all - I'm trying to remove a set of good steel pipes from an 82 diesel. It seems a lot like one of...
• Do I forgive my VW?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Wed, 5 May 1999 15:55:15 +0100
  ...The hydro clutch pipe gave up and I had to end up goung to the VW truck dealer for new pipes front to back...
• coolant crossover pipe for '85 wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Jouko Haapanen
  Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:06:44 -0500
  ...I need a coolant crossover pipe but VW no longer seems to supply this. I believe the part number is 025 121 081 C...
• Re: wbx removal question
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:11:58 EST
  ...X 4" piece of lumber or steel pipe works for me 2" X 4" or pipe goes across the rear deck. Wires or cables...
• Re: Fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 08:47:57 -0800
  Steve, Across the top of the tank, at least on my 84 Westy, there is a Rube Goldberg arrangement of a horizontal pipe which...
• Re: request for opinions of the S&S header system
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:55:52 -0400
  ...Here's why: > > Where the front header pipe in the STOCK system attaches to the front > left exhaust port, it goes straight forward and...
• Re: My Rusty Exhaust Is No More
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:38:38 -0700
  Hey Tom, I have 10 sets of brand new 2.1 exhaust pipes & mufflers left over from my last container. Made in Germany by...
• Re: Refrigerator doesn't work yet.
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 05:51:59 -0400
  ...You might be able to rig some sort of muffler (auto parts store) or tail pipe patch over that hole in the vent pipe...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 13:29:25 -0400
  I just replaced my original steel pipes with.....new steel pipes. What are you going to do with copper? You would need a dozen...
• Re: '84 Vanagon Coolant Crossover Pipe seal
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 19:24:47 EST
  ...Getting the pipe out is a real feat of flexibility, the thermostat housing is not much better. I clean the lip end of the...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - *****************
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:30:36 -0500
  ...Do the fix on the head and reinstall the pipe. Have a GOOD (key WORD Good) Welder, MIG the pipe back together. I've...
• Fw: Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 09:36:32 -0500
  After replacing all of the exhaust pipes ($$$!) and muffler ($$!) in my '87 VW Money Toilet over the span of about two years, the muffler...
• Re: Cleaning intake manifolds
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Fri, 11 May 2001 13:39:11 -0700
  I have a solution for ya (did the same thing on my intake pipes). I used some solvent and a large L-bent bristle...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 14:02:08 -0400
  I think the steel pipes last long enough that it isn't worth putting in anything else. The steel pipes under my 20-year...
• looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 18:39:12 -0700
  ...I am having a heck of a time finding the necessary pipe and pipe fittings to do the job. The threads in the crankcase...
• Bus Depot Fuel Tanks/Baffles and Flow
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:42:19 EDT
  ...Large hole, large pipe, 2. large hole, small pipe, 3. small hole, small pipe. The original diesel tank has a large filler pipe hole...
• Re: Why Headers Crack
  Historical mailing list - --------------------
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:11:20 -0500
  ...There are many hangers that the original exhaust have to support the head pipes. Head pipes crack because theses hangers are broken or missing...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:54:39 -0500
  ...Broke out the sawzall and made > quick work of the pipe. Removed the bolts holding the metal pipe to the > thermostat, and the the...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders Not Needed
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 1 Oct 2004 01:33:40 EDT
  ...It is a hot pipe bending technique used in the old days whenever pipefitters actually made the fittings they needed. The inside radius of...
• Re: Coolant pipes diagram for 1.9 (rusty gas tank/ farphrumuven II)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:14:13 -0800
  ...The hose which is labelled the return seems to connect > to the pipe that was on the right side. This pipe then connected to...
• RE: motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Aug 97 23:07:31 UT
  ...front pipe broke at "y" connection, rear pipe still ok. I have always found the clutch touchy, and hard to let out for a...
• Re: Fires
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 21:23:23 +1200
  >Just a quick thought that I just had, is there anything that you could coat >the exhaust pipes with to reduce the external heat...