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• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:44:10 +1200
  ...something? In the States, maybe. The T3 was never sold here... pipes'd have to come from Singapore & if none there, from Germany... at...
• cracked front crossover pipe/looking for stainless replacement options
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 18:48:56 -0800
  My front crossover pipe cracked straight through. First question: any harm continuing to drive with it busted? Second question: I'd like to replace...
• Re: refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:43:20 -0500
  ...the frig upside down for 2 days and periodically hitting the pipes and fins w/a rubber hammer.This will free up any fluid...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:29:56 -0700
  ...It goes about 8 inches or so and then connects to one of the long metal pipes going forward to the radiator. Steven On...
• Fw: S&S Header install and a ?
  Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
  Fri, 7 Dec 2001 21:02:10 -0500
  ...I finally ended up taking the whole thing off, slipping > the # 4 pipe into the collection pipe, bolting it all up and then > installing...
• Re: 79 Bus--re unplugging drains and fixing turn signal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 14:08:40 PDT
  ...Whatever junk is clogging the drain pipes came in through the top. Have you tried clearing the pipes from the bottom up? You might...
• EV Fuel Line Leak Warning......
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:34:53 -0500
  ...CAREFULLY remove the clamp from the fuel injector pipe...the pipe and the associated fitting is made out of plastic....now remove the clamps...
• Re: ripples of diaster ..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 09:56:42 -0500
  ...But the real Alaskans don't want that pipeline or drilling in ANWR. There is only a drop in the bucket so to speak...
• Re: S&S Exhaust system, how bad????
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:12:00 -0500
  ...So the OE pipes do rust, so does S&S. You may have a better fitment with the OE pipes, maybe not. The quality...
• Vanagon Exhaust J-pipe price
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 1 Sep 2000 14:19:30 EDT
  I need to know the VW dealer price is in the US for the exhaust J-pipe, pipe between the CAT and cast iron...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:20:43 -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: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Fulfords
  Thu, 25 May 2000 18:30:00 -0700
  ...They are glossy grey-silver in color & are coated inside & outside the pipe. Because the pipes are sealed thru this process, the pipes run...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for air-cooled Vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:37:09 -0500
  ...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: Poptop Raise Assists
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 15:18:55 -0500
  ...Raise it a > ways, > insert the first pipe, take a break, raise it the next step, insert > the > second pipe...pipe is placed between...
• Re: Alcohol in gas
  Historical mailing list - J. Meade
  Fri, 6 Jan 1995 18:27:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...I loaded it all from the Williams Brothers pipeline terminal in Coralville, and delivered it to Mobile, all kinds of off-brands, etc. The...
• Syncro Exhaust pipe INFO!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 07 Aug 1997 17:17:04 -0700
  ...Recently I installed a 2wd ERxhaust manifold on a Syncro! ONLY the #2&4 pipe will work! But still this saves ALL Syncro owners...
• Tail Pipe?
  Historical mailing list - David Thayer
  Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:46:51 -0800
  ...Does anyone know if this is a simple procedure to replace and if so where I might find a new pipe and for how...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:12:50 EST
  ...just watch where that torch is pointed or else, first remove the j-pipe and clamp it in a vise. George
• Rusty Exhuast pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:03:01 -0500
  ...Is the stainless steel pipes/muffler/etc worth the $600+ (for a 2.1L) or will the cheaper non-stainless work possibly with a...
• Coolant Pipe Fiberglass Repair from West Marine
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 01:58:28 -0500
  Hey All, If you were looking for the coolant pipe fiberglass repair stuff from West Marine, don't get your hopes up: It's...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 20 May 2005 10:59:57 -0700
  ...Not sure why, I'm > pretty non-technical, perhaps something to do with condensation > settling between the wrap and the pipe? Can anyone elaborate...
• Re: Convert Gaskets (WAS - advice on exhaust repairs needed)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 20:23:52 -0400
  ...By the way, it's an '87. >> The doughnut style gasket goes between the converter and the collector pipe on 88-91 models. It...
• Exhaust struts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 May 1999 12:25:13 -0400
  ...from bracket on collector pipe to #4 cylinder exhaust pipe (straight) and from bracket to rear mounting point for left-side tin. Can't...
• Re: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:29:34 -0400
  ...Even these hangers allowed some vibration which eventually led to the 'J' pipe braking. Now on our '86 Syncro, I have replaced all of...
• Re: high-dollar pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 19:09:12 -0400
  ...high-dollar pipes my mechanic just told me that the dealer wants $225 for the return plastic coolant pipe. wtf??? vanagain.com has them...
• Re: how to remove driver's side "engine tin" pushrod cover
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:28:14 EDT
  ...Try loosening both fateners on the head pipe flange, then pry on the flange up, down, left and right (relative to the head) as...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:47:12 -0700
  ...The pipe I thought was supposed to go to an EGR filter appears to be a connection from the crossover pipe to the left...
• Remember those converter thieves?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:29:52 -0700
  ...isolated my exhaust leak to the collector where the front crossover pipe joins it.� Began the task of removing the old system today so...
• Re: Alternative Part & Design to Bosal Diesel Exhaust Hanger? (15* I4 Jetta engine)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:53:12 -0800
  ...He comes > off the turbo with a big curving pipe, there's a flex junction, then the > pipe turns and enters a fairly huge...
• 85 westfalia gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:14:55 -0800
  ...7) Insert the filler pipe into its grommet seal on the side of the tank and screw the filler pipe opening to the frame...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:52:24 -0700
  ...Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness) | |Oh and BTW, it's Bosal, not Bolsa :) | |-- |Jim Thompson |84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" |84 Westfalia 2.1...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:05:07 -0400
  ...As a though if no one invests in the replacement pipes that are offered when you really need it we shouldn’t expect them...
• Re: Is this H pipe junk
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:09:21 -0700
  hi, that's not the part on 1.9 waterboxer vanagons commonly called the H Pipe.. that's on the coolant pressure bottle. this...
• Re: 1.5'' diameter steel coolant lines from Van Cafe
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:44:27 -0800
  ...The factory stopped supplying the smaller diameter pipes as spares so the manual was updated to include info on changing to the larger diameter...
• Heater Ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 20:15:51 -0800 (PST)
  ...I put some of that foam pipe insulation, the black kind with the split in the middle, around the remaining un-insulated parts of...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Nelson
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 08:09:16 -0500
  ...Oil Filter > The rear exhaust pipe is way different. The whole exhaust is different. You > will have to remove the oil cooler or use...
• Re: Exhaust Problems, please help !
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:24:12 -0400
  ...I replaced the pipe, and have since had a >hard-to-notice loss of power. > >I then suspected the catalytic converter and disassembled one...
• coolant pipe insert-out
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 15 May 2004 12:56:46 -0700
  ...The metal insert on the radiator end of one of the plastic pipes has come out about 1/4" to 3/8". I have...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 14:05:28 EST
  In a message dated 1/29/01 2:01:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, mprice@ACMEX.COM writes: > The two pipes that go to...
• Re: Stripped Sump hole
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 07:40:23 -0500
  ...He then installed a pipe plug. Good luck, Larry A.
• FRONT SUSPENSION BUSHINGS
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:56:46 -0500
  ...to these fellas in the uk? <http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/u/aumb39/brickwerks/products/T3/susp/bush/bush.htm...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 12:36:10 +0000
  I used a pop rivet and JB weld on the pipes when the metal inserts in my 90 came loose. I drove it for...
• Cooling System: tips from a newb POV
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Oct 2014 12:00:54 -0700
  ...If using spring clamps, try to place them so ears are away from working hands. - pipe under crank pulley; if coating it, consider powder...
• Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:48 -0400
  ...por=2C not liquid gasoline.=20 The top of the filler pipe is indeed higher than the tank=2C but the gasoli= ne shouldn...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 05:45:21 EDT
  ...What? Napa sells Vanagon coolant pipes? Really? $25-- Those steel pipes are replaced with plastic at the dealer at over $300! On Monday, Apr...
• Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:05:45 -0700
  ...It appears that maybe there was a "bad" batch of these pipes that do not fit quite right and the clearance between the pipe...
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  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:58:39 -0700
  I have the dual down pipe jetta flex then dual head-pipes extending (dyno runs done by TT show 32" is best for mid...
• What colour is freon?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sun, 12 Jan 1997 17:31:19 +0000
  ...After a few minutes, I noticed some "smoke" from the one of the exhaust pipes (the back pipe that goes left to right). After...
• S&S needs a Syncro to design pipe!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 16:43:11 -0700
  Listees, I just got off the phone with S&S, They would like to make the pipes for a Syncro too. There is one...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:59:27 -0400
  ...If the muffler is anchored to the body, stress on the pipe from the engine moving may crack the exhaust pipe. Even with perfect...
• Re: 2.1 Pushrods- need help! (short)
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:23:50 -0500
  ...The pipe springs back, so you'll have to pry on it again to put the new push rod in. Use this advise at...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:12:58 -0500
  ...Are you saying this piece of pipe > comes with the cat? I should go crawl under the van and take a peak, but > it...
• Re: Crossover Pipe HELP!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:19:46 -0800
  ...Blake, look at your old crossover >pipe and consider what you really need to fix the >problem. New rubber grommets and a new hose...
• solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:36:05 -0700
  ...in 4 with the coolant return pipe at the point where it connects to a hose! The pipe was slightly moved out of position...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:00:58 -0500
  ...We also have the sectioned stainless steele pipes from BD. You seem right on spot with the left and right pipes too. The right...
• Re: Long hose from front to back bad too...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 16:47:39 -0700
  ...vanagons have metal main coolant pipes to roughly mid 85, then they go to plastic pipes which can have their own problems. hope you...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:55:55 -0700
  ...you say "big long pipe joins the hose " that makes me think of the black metal pipe on the left side of the engine...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:13:45 -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: rear exh pipe to engine carrier bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 May 2013 12:50:56 -0400
  The aftermarket pipes usually don't line up. The syncros use different brackets and the left one will have the two holes for that...
• Re: Coolant Overflowing!
  Historical mailing list - ONANOV
  Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:20:53 -0600
  ...Coolant Overflowing! Hey now volks, Well I have been battling some drips on my main rad pipes for a couple of weeks, seems like...