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• Re: DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:54:20 -0800
  ...I primed with Tremclad > > > > primer and top coated with spray paint. > > > > > > > > It totally lifted and melted the primer. > > > > > > > > lol ! > > > > > > > > So rather than watch paint...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:04:59 +0000
  ...tank support, etc., SHOULD ALL be cleaned, wire brushed, sandblasted, then > coated with POR-15 ! I do this on all quality engine rebuild jobs...
• Re: idle stabilizer valve question
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 10:14:01 -0500
  ...problem, it can be assumed that your ISV is >either throughouly coated with carbonized filth inside... or just plain >broken. You can try to...
• Re: Rapid left blinker after fix
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 11:52:44 -0800
  ...three female spade connectors on the wires to that corner and coated all connections in dilectric grease. All bulbs flash when the emergency flashers...
• Re: ADVENTUREWAGEN molds - further update
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 13:08:35 -0600
  ...With a part that size it's going to be some kind of real race to get it gel coated and a light layer...
• Re: Bus Depot SPAM, again!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:51:23 -0800
  Believe it or not, there is at least one person on this list that finds value in some of the "sugar-coated over-the...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 11:44:58 -0700
  ...Take the plugs out and see if any of them look wet or oily or carbon coated and let me know. I'm guessing...
• Re: Shoddy German Workmanship?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 07:22:39 PDT
  ...seems some mysterious red paint was coated >> > around where the speedo clips in, and was preventing >> > it from seating tight all the time. >> > >> > So...
• Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:46:01 -0700
  ...reach into van with wand and spray the inside surfaces until coated > — it will soak in and mitigate - > Repeat yearly — > You can go to...
• Re: Vanagon Customization
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:17:54 -0600
  ...For the front carpet pad...Mine was starting to crack and didn't look like it would last a lot longer, so I coated...
• Re: Bad battery?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 7 May 2021 15:11:56 +0000
  ...over time that plates inside battery are gently corroding and getting coated with sulphates, this is perfectly normal.  But structure is weakened internally.  Next...
• Re: Stupid Bumper End Pieces
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:55:34 -0500
  ...The way I drive, anyway. >>>>> >>>>> So my bumpers were powder-coated black, and it really doesn't look >>>>> half-bad with end caps missing...
• Re: Ignition question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2007 08:54:25 -0400
  ...The grounds(all of them) have >>been cleaned, new connectors reconnected and coated with dielectric >>grease. Any wiring connections are soldered and shirk tubed...
• Re: Unsubscribe delete stop
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:21:56 -0500
  ...I also polished the sensor with Brasso and coated the O-ring with a > thin layer of dielectric grease. I installed new belts. I...
• battery tray replacement story
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 20:55:01 -0400
  ...The welding was messy because the replacement part was galvanized steel and was coated with primer. Even after sanding off some of the surface...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:29:20 -0500
  ...Extra power, nice sound, and very > simple. > If you can afford it, get it professionally ceramic coated before > you > put it > on, it'll...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 10:34:13 -0500
  ...or whatever than one that some PO rattle-canned or > > Plasti-coated.... > > I don't think there is any 'short-cut'...One simply has...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:09:35 -0400
  ...As the chromium oxidizes, it forms a protective layer onto >> the iron/steel in the alloy in a similar >> way that zinc coated steel...
• Re: Black oxide finish on stainless steel
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 May 2007 05:49:35 EDT
  ...I am going to have metric stainless steel sheet meal screws coated with black oxide finish. This is for attaching the lower grill to...
• Re: rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:14:45 -0700
  ...If these wires are cut, it should not be too hard to re splice them together since they are all color coated. Make sure...
• Re: Poor man awning
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:08:20 -0700
  ...The tarp is a (coated) ripstop nylon "Guide's Tarp" from Mountain Equipment Coop, 3.9m X 2.9m. It has brass grommeted eyes...
• Propane tank concern
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:00:06 -0800
  ...The white paint that I top coated things with chipped very easily despite being "professional grade" top-of-the-line enamel. I use some...
• Re: Paint questions
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 17:22:33 -0800
  ...my South African 15 inch steelies are black .....and they apprear to be powder coated..very 'just right gloss' surface..super durable ..look new...
• Re: hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: camping grills
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:08:29 -0700
  ...A porcelain-coated cast > iron > cooking grid boasts 244 square inches of cooking > space ... > and when you consider the chrome-plated warming > rack, that...
• Re: Radiator thermo switch
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:24:16 -0400
  ...The repaired area and perhaps the whole resistor then needs to be coated to protect it from the weather and absorb the heat from...
• Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:34:46 -0700
  ...I prefer the OEM look over vans > > that have been repainted with a single clear coated color. > > > > > > One quart will do the top, and...
• Re: IMO: engine Converting = Ignorance of what is out there...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 17:21:14 -0700
  ...anyone wants a ride to prove it, I am in NC waiting… > > > Robert > > FLAME SUIT ON AND CERAMIC COATED TO HANDLE THE HEAT... >
• Re: Bad battery?
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 7 May 2021 13:35:11 -0700
  ...over time that plates inside battery are gently corroding and > getting coated with sulphates, this is perfectly normal. But structure is > weakened internally. Next...
• My Recent Tire Buying Adventure
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 28 Oct 2000 03:36:59 EDT
  ...Had the center caps powder coated along with the rims as part of the price. Well, I had to now handle the rear stud...
• Painting Your Westy Poptop
  Historical mailing list - Scott Wetzel
  Tue, 9 Dec 2003 17:42:19 -0800
  ...After a tack cloth wipe down, I final coated and then waited 24 hours before putting hardware back on the top. I took this...
• Re: first try = first run = no running anymore
  Historical mailing list - Ry
  Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:40:12 -0500
  ...Miguel, I removed the plugs and #2 and #4 were carbon coated more than >> the >> rest, I cleaned them all. Scott thanks for the...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:26:11 -0500
  ...Those plenums were coated with ice. The instant that ice melted that slug of water went directly into the engine and snuffed out the...
• Re: End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:34:38 -0500
  ...Plug electrode was coated with black soot. Cleaned it and reinstalled. Had not only change that wire, but also equally new cap before I...
• poor man's awning - another solution
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:29:27 -0700
  ...Warning! lengthy and verbose description up ahead! My solution is a green, coated, ripstop nylon tarp bought from Mountain Equipment Coop. It comes with...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:42:20 -0400
  ...Modern silicone-covered ignition wires are >electrically wonderful, but the internal conductor is basically a >carbon-coated string with little mechanical strength. You have...
• Re: Cleaning the engine bay...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 7 May 2003 15:08:58 -0400
  ...Anyway � question about cleaning the engine bay� > This engine is really coated with road grime and dust� > yes, I know if I clean it...
• DaBoat runs, but slowly
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 22 Dec 1995 23:53:06 -0800 (PST)
  ...I coated the stud with loctite and tightened it in again as best I could. Rebuilt GEX heads. Hmmm... There was a big leak...
• Re: Bad battery?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 7 May 2021 13:44:06 -0700
  ...Now, imagine over time that plates inside battery are gently corroding and getting coated with sulphates, this is perfectly normal. But structure is weakened...
• Re: Paint job pricing
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:04:35 -0400
  ...or whatever than one that some PO rattle-canned or >> > Plasti-coated.... >> > I don't think there is any 'short-cut'...One simply has...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:58:07 -0500
  ...They started building cars in the 80s with steel > >> panels > >> coated with a sacrificial anode - it's called zinc plating. > > > > This is NOT galvanizing...
• Re: Seeking Gyro Gearloose
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:10:24 -0400
  ...Helps keep me beyond reach, as much as possible, of the grease > coated paws holding gold plated monkey wrenches. Nobody understands me like > my...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:50:39 -0600
  ...half-fast about using it? If my head surfaces had been coated with jb weld from the factory, I would have probably saved the...
• Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:51:25 -0300
  ...I prefer the OEM look over vans >>> that have been repainted with a single clear coated color. >>>> >>>> One quart will do the top, and...
• PROPANE TANK, Group Purchase
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Jul 1997 18:16:21 +0000
  ...This supplier powder coats the tanks AND welds the ID tag on at a slight stand-off distance such that it is well coated...
• Re: Solder cracked steel coolant pipe?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:43:35 -0700
  ...Airco or other welding supply house and ask for the proper flux even if the rods are flux-coated. If you get low-melting...
• Re: Air intake
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Wed, 21 May 2008 00:49:19 -0700
  ...Maybe one of those K&N washable filters that are coated with oil. I have no experience with these permanent filters, but it's...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:10:59 -0700
  ...As the chromium oxidizes, it forms a protective layer onto >> the iron/steel in the alloy in a similar >> way that zinc coated steel...
• Re: hokay .. it's FRYEDAYE!! ;) time for some off-topic stuff: camping grills
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:32:45 -0700
  ...A porcelain-coated cast > > iron > > cooking grid boasts 244 square inches of cooking > > space ... > > and when you consider the chrome-plated warming > > rack, that...
• Re: corrosion & anodes (long)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Sun, 17 Jan 1999 10:52:27 -0800
  ...Zn side will be "eroded" while the Cu side will get coated with Cu+lemon juice compounds. The kicker here is that the higher...
• Re: BusDepot Fuel Tank, have you installed one?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Tue, 9 May 2000 22:09:34 -0400
  ...It is painted black on the outside, and coated with a grey finsh on the inside. It has at least one and possibly two...
• Re: Need Painter
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:04:06 -0600
  ...I painted and clear coated it, and it came out perfect. These lame-brains couldn't pull off what I was able to do...
• Re: Illegible Messages
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:39:01 -0400
  ...been stored >indoors.� The heads are good and have been ceramic coated by the >previous owner, hence no leaks.� The rings are allegedly in...
• Re: `87 Westy Syncro running hot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:20:50 -0700
  ...in addition to >> leaks. >> The inside gets clogged, the outside gets coated with an insulating layer >> of >> road dirt or an inside portion cracks...
• Re: new vanagon owner
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 16 Dec 2000 11:47:31 -0500
  ...For rust prevention, if you can, before the van gets thoroughly coated with salt this winter, get underneath and spray everything that doesn't...
• Re: Michael Townsend's transaxle questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:39:26 EST
  ...The syncro rings were originally not all moly coated like they are now. Also, the pin that the 1st and 2nd gear fork rides...
• Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:54:33 -0700
  ...I prefer the OEM look over > vans > >>> that have been repainted with a single clear coated color. > >>>> > >>>> One quart will do the top, and...
• Re: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)-Is this the Holy Grail?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 00:37:35 +0100
  ...shi*. > > > > > > http://www.por15.com > > > > > > I spoke to a guy who coated his axels and underbody parts 3 years ago > with > > > the high-gloss...
• Re: My 2 cents on head leaks. Old hash I'm sure...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Hogue
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:05:25 -0400
  ...if you've have heads repaired, which is perfectly acceptable, by a reputable machine shop, make sure they are NOT coated or painted instead...
• Re: Electronic Rustproofing?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:42:53 -0500
  ...They started building cars in the 80s with steel panels coated with a sacrificial anode - it's called zinc plating. The problem is - steel...
• Re: The Vanagon Executive, a True Story
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:09:58 -0600
  ...well no", I say, surprised at the question. > "They are ceramic coated, and don't leak." > "Oh!!, really", he says, truly impressed. > "And that...