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• Re: hubcaps
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 2 May 2019 09:38:46 -0400
  ...I don’t know but it has been hard to keep them nice looking. > > I still have the original plastic Vanagon hub caps but...
• Re: Brake dust on alloy wheel ?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:16:21 -0500
  ...The wheel will have to come off, then you can press the center cap on and install the wheel again. The close tolerances between...
• Re: The Expansion tank story
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 10:27:24 -0400
  Hi, one thing i have seen lately is bad threads on the blue cap or/and bad thread on the tank itself! so by...
• FS: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:22:06 EST
  ...also have grey capt chairs w/ adjustable armrests (GL or Carat) and blue GL capt chairs w/ armrests as well...(have duplicate pairs of...
• Re: Re temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Sun, 8 Jan 2012 21:21:47 -0500
  ...Next to the pressure cap is a coolant level switch (improperly referee as 'a probe'). See examples @ BusDepot though they don't list the...
• Re: 15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed
  Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
  Sat, 2 Mar 2002 21:35:04 -0500
  ...15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor Needed > Folks, > > Does anyone have an extra "15 Volt 22 Microfarrad Tantalum Capacitor" for > the "Intermittent Vanagon Syndrome...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 20 May 2005 15:32:06 -0700
  somebody on here a bit ago said that the rear wiper tank cap fits properly. they also had some for sell for $10 shipped...
• anyone know about cap city vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:33:33 -0400
  Anyone know of or have had Cap City Vanagons in Plain City OH work on their Vanagons? Seems they buy, sell and service Vanagons...
• Vanagon hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne
  Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:16:58 -0400
  There is a guy here in Toronto selling 4 nice vanagon hub caps for $60 total. Contact him at http://www.kijiji.ca/v...
• Re: PORTABLE TOILETS
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:02:07 -0700
  ...But its capacity is small. I also have a larger one--another brand, probably from Amazon. It has ~3x the capacity. They "flush" differently...
• Re: wipers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 23:07:46 -0500
  Pull off the plastic caps from the wiper arms (if the caps are still there!) loosen the 10mm nut beneath, wiggle the arm until...
• "The Cap"---still available?
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sun, 1 Sep 2002 21:38:24 -0700
  Hi everyone, A few years ago I purchased a security device called "The Cap". It fits over the steering wheel and is secured by...
• Re: SA alloy center caps
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Oct 2003 17:29:31 EDT
  In a message dated 10/16/03 5:17:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: > the correct center > caps for the...
• My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 20 May 2005 15:22:16 -0700
  I, um, seem to have lost the cap for the water tank drain. <shuffles feet uncomfortably> Does anyone know where I can get one...
• Re: Favourite Free Modifications
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:27:33 EDT
  In a message dated 8/13/05 10:41:14 AM, JordanVw@AOL.COM writes: << thats what the oil /coolant cap is for :<) chris...
• Re: Doink!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:44:20 -0500
  ...Small areas of damage can crack the caulk, and rust may begin to form.Bumpers end caps concentrate the impact force and bend/crack...
• Re: Doink!
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:44:20 -0500
  ...Small areas of damage can crack the caulk, and rust may begin to form.Bumpers end caps concentrate the impact force and bend/crack...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:41:21 +0000
  25volt 22uf.. caps for everyones advice........ I just took 6 out of ...2 old junked answering machines... seems to be very commonly used in...
• Re: Clean my Dusty Caps
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:29:22 +0000
  ...If not take a soft, long bristle brush, and lightly go over the caps.> I read somewhere the other day that the really high...
• Re: water in fridge vent?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 1 Feb 2009 21:51:08 -0800
  On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote: > Is there any reason not to leave this cap...
• Checking pressure cap function???
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:54:42 -0400
  Hi gang -- I've been blowing hoses on the coolant system ---- is there any way to check if the pressure cap is functioning correctly...
• Re: Another bit on keys
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:38:27 -0700
  For the record, I am in possession of about eight 1993-2002 T3 (Vanagon in South Africa) Caravelle OEM fuel caps. They are the...
• atf or powersteering fluid
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:55:48 -0800
  Bill, I was told that the color of the cap indicates what fluid is being used. Basic design of steering is the same for...
• Re: Success!
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:49:25 -0500
  ...What you describe as building up and over flowing with the cap off at idle is normal. Keep the engine revs up at 2000...
• Re: AFM
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Tue, 8 Dec 1998 05:09:50 -0800
  My service manager also said that the capacitor was for cut-out problems, but when I talked to the VW tech, he told me...
• Re: VW logo center caps
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:11:03 -0800
  ...VW logo center caps hello all ive been watching the list for a while some have been wanting custom rim work i do that...
• 84 Exhaust Question
  Historical mailing list - Philip Simmons
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 20:22:17 -0700
  ...Also, can I purchase this "cap" anyplace, the online venders do not list it as a part, but show it on the diagrams. Perhaps...
• OEM alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 21:49:42 -0700
  My recently acquired '88 Westy is missing one alloy wheel cap and another is loose. Is there a way to tighten the loose one...
• Re: Correct hub caps...chrome moonies
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 11:28:20 EDT
  ...The caps on my vanagon that I > use also rusted the same ammount(lots).Where can a poor boy find these caps > that dont...
• Re: rotor & cap lots of carbon at low miles
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 2 May 2023 23:06:08 +0000
  That sounds weird for sure.  A new cap and rotor might be in order, sometimes they are beyond cleanup so good that new ones...
• Re: Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:25:34 -0400
  ...The leading health indicator of a battery is >capacity. So we ask, "At what capacity should the battery be replaced?"" > >http://www.ecnmag.com...
• 1.9L spark plug wires; Bosch/Beru content
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:36:55 -0800
  ...One would snap perfectly into the cap, but not the coil. The other would snap perfectly into the coil, but not the cap. So...
• Re: Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Davis
  Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:32:11 -0700
  ...Tan captain's chairs from '87 Vanagon > | > |Hey folks-- > | > |I'm looking to buy two tan front captain's chairs from a 1987 > Vanagon...
• Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:43:11 -0700
  ...Problem removing grease cap from front wheel??? >I use a 'weed tool' to take off the center nut cover on my vehicles. Maybe > they...
• Re: Dumb question re: windshield washer reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 12:14:46 -0800
  ...Well I can't get any air through this cap. I took the cap off and tried it with the compressor with no luck...
• HELP: stuck in Cape May
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Thu, 4 Jul 2013 08:58:46 -0400
  I’m in a parking spot it Cap May. I have a leaking fuel injector. I have a spare with me. I am going...
• Corroding Contacts on the Cap and Rotor.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 17:24:23 -0400
  The only thing wrong with it now is the cap and rotor contacts corrode in just a couple of thousand miles. I wonder if...
• WTB: 14 in. Alloy wheel DUST CAPS
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 11:56:51 EDT
  I�m looking for VW original 14 inch Alloy wheel dust caps that go over the hub opening. They are plastic painted metallic. I...
• F.S: Tan velour captains chairs w/ armrests, fit all vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Nov 1999 19:00:06 EST
  i have a pair of tan velour vanagon captains chairs for sale, with folding armrests. fit all vanagons. good upgrade for the '78-'84...
• Gas cap
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Sun, 14 May 2000 12:25:44 -0700
  ...hard as a rock!!! Anyone had any luck disassembling the gas cap? Would like to give it the same treatment. Or would I be...
• (fix) help on Capacitor fix
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pierce
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:45:47 EDT
  I am doing the CAP fix on my 91. I have done this to three of my other previous Vans but I have misplaced...
• Re: � � � Alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:29:48 EDT
  ...writes: > I seem to have lost one of the plastic center caps for one of my alloy > wheels. Anyone have one for sale? I...
• Re: Locking Gas CAp Needed
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:38:53 -0500
  ...I have a customer needig a locking gas cap for an '84. Anyone selling one, with or without keys?
• Re: Where can I get a new cap for the water tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:00:28 -0500
  Katherine, I found the water tank drain cap at Bus Depot under part number 253067285 for $15.95. The description is as follows: For...
• Re: Coolant Reservoir Boiling
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:21:27 -0700
  ...Coolant Reservoir Boiling > > > 82 Diesel Vanagons don't havethe blue plastic pressure bottle caps.. > they have a very normal conventional pressure cap ....like what...
• Re: 84 Westy fresh water drain pipe seems to have mysterious 3rd size
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 29 Jun 2019 00:41:16 +0000
  Do you have the original cracked cap? When that happened to mine I glued the halves together and then set that repaired cap into...
• Re: Rust around windows - advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Graham Challis
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:45:32 -0700
  ...I'm going shopping > today for supplies - thanks > for the help > > THIS LIST RULES! > > John & Wendy > Cape Cod, MA > > '85 Westfalia "S-Cape" > '98...
• FREE HUBCAPS!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:32:52 -0400
  ...metal style..nothing plastic...might be as small as a Rabbit cap, or as big as the early to mid 60's bus/bug...
• Re: Insurance - credit check
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:25:28 -0700
  ...Ahh, the capitalism idea rears its ugly head :-) If only there was a real definition of capitalism that all could agree on...... Anyone should...
• Re: Towing capacity with I4 conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 14:02:01 -0800
  ...Towing capacity with I4 conversion? Ahoy there fellow Listees! Im thinking about towing a 15ft powerboat with 140HP outboard. How much towing capactity would...
• Re: Locking Gas CAp Needed
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:24:28 -0500
  ...Any idea where you can buy a none locking gas cap anymore? Howard On 18 Mar 2003 at 9:10, Steve Sandlin wrote: > I...
• Re: Silly question about hub caps
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:04:24 -0600
  ...My 84 GL, when I bought it had "311" Caps in > the rear and "251" Caps on the front. How's that for confusion...
• Re: Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:28:21 -0700
  ...I often jump out and put the cap on for them (easier than trying to explain it)...Oregon allows me to cap my own...
• Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Sun, 16 Apr 2000 23:10:42 -0700
  ...Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity > I'm finally getting around to posting this, though it has always been a > mystery to me... > > (I'm working...
• Re: A Different Coolant Problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 16:42:12 -0500
  ...A leaking cap valve reduces the system pressure so boiling is more > > likely to occur with a bad cap. > > > > Whether the "air" is combustion...
• Re: Coolant Strangeness
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:28:28 -0400
  Having a properly working pressure cap is important for a number of reasons. However it is common for a cap to be defective and...
• Re: Plastic wheel covers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Jun 2015 06:21:48 -0400
  Patti, clean the wheels and caps well where the meet, they go in from the back side. If loose use grey or silver RTV...
• Re: Blue pressure cap, 1 valve or 2?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 25 Aug 2013 17:05:28 -0400
  ...Blue pressure cap, 1 valve or 2? > > 2.1 wbx. Cap that's on there now has one valve in the center. I picked...
• Re: D17? See Bentley 80.14
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 May 2012 12:29:45 -0400
  ...The pressure cap Will. Not. Permit. a pressure higher than the design pressure to remain in the system. That's what the pressure cap...
• Re: Insurance - credit check
  Historical mailing list - Baja Leo
  Sun, 9 Feb 2003 21:31:10 -0800
  ...while millions starve because "there is not enough." while the richest capitalist country can't afford health insurance for all because "there is not...