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• Re: Start-Stop Syndrome Returns [addt'l-addt'l info]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 20:07:39 -0700
  if you havn't checked in the fuel filters for a good while, that would be a good idea. empty each one out backwards...
• Re: AC filter?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 13:40:30 -0700
  There is no filter. That black stuff reported is the disintegrated foam sealing material used in there. With the '86 and newer A/C...
• Re: Air Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Feb 1996 12:23:50 -0500
  > 'Reusable' filters that do not include some disposable element for trapping >fine particles are suspect, since the particles you want to worry about are...
• Re: Shuddering Returns--Gas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 10:15:59 -0500
  Joel suggests that I might want to replace my fuel filter if I ran gas with water in it. Why? Does the water sit...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Irvin
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:10:46 -0900
  I used to use the VW filters that I had to pay a premium for from the dealer until one of them failed leaving...
• EGR filter
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 09:30:02 -0500
  ...But I just found out EGR filters for Aircooled engines are no longer available from my usual sources. Can anyone give me a source...
• Fuel line 87 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman
  Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:53:42 -0500
  ...I'm going to run rubber hose down to the filter. I noticed that the grommet that the air filter plugs into is the...
• No ... It really was a bird nest!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 1994 14:12:01 -0400
  ...I have no idea why a bird would choose an air filter to nest in, considering it would have to squeeze into the engine...
• Re: fresh air cabin filter
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:43:40 -0600
  ...Modern cars have cabin filters of some sort for this reason. The challenge (such as it is) is putting filter media like foam or...
• Re: Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:26:57 -0800
  Then there are those of us who set out to change the filter as a normal maintenance and wind up BREAKING the fuel pump...
• Re: Operation Gas Tank: '90 into an '85
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:23:32 -0400
  ...Here's why - I replaced the fuel filter and the pump got quiet and sounded normal. After about a month or so of the...
• Re: replacing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:14:43 -0400
  ...The larger filter has more capacity and filters smaller particles to protect the injectors. The fuel system recirculates the fuel so the stuff in...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Wed, 18 Mar 2015 18:59:25 +0000
  I will add this, the only time my fuel pump has gotten noisy is when the filter is getting clogged and needs changing.  Jeff...
• Wanted: Air filter housing for 2.1 liter
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:35:48 -0700
  I need an air filter housing for a 1987 syncro. 2.1 liter digifant. This is the black plastic box that the air filter...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 09:37:56 -0700
  ...Oil Filters The problem with filters is that most don't have suficient internal spring pressure to maintain the oil in the galleries of...
• 1.9 L TD update
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Fri, 12 Sep 1997 20:38:21 -0700
  ...Even though the hoses and filter were temporary, I decided to drill and tap the hose about midway between the turbo and the filter...
• Re: Trasco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:17:20 -0800
  ...Trasco oil filter system > Lets see now Mahle filters $3.95 each from Bus Depot, 3000 miles between > changes that would 20 filters to...
• Oil Filter input.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 19:32:14 -0500
  ...I should point out that AC/Delco filters work well too. AC/Delco brand filters now have the check valve in them. Part # PF56...
• Re: Chlorine in water tank
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:39:50 -0800
  On the contrary a whole house water filter DOES filter out chlorine. I have a chlorine test kit and the water after the filter...
• Re: fuel pump choice?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Thu, 14 Sep 2006 21:50:55 -0400
  ...Now, why is it making noise? maybe it's the fuel tank, if it's the fuel tank, maybe the filter is clogued.. if...
• Re: EV oil Change
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 22:09:16 -0500
  ...I add an extension bar to the ratchet and both old and new filters come off and go on easily. I use the PER...
• fuel filter and suspension
  Historical mailing list - brandtam
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:55:45 -0800
  ...First off, I ordered a new fuel filter from the bus depot it said 85-91 metal canister. So, seeing as how I have...
• Vanagon Diesel Oil Filters CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:56:43 -0500
  ...These are genuine Mann (original-equipment) oil filters for $3.99 each. Retail is $8.00, and my usual discount price is $5.49...
• Re: K&N filter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:44:10 -0800
  ...K&N filter > It will take some research to find the original tests mentioned in this > post, but here is what you are looking...
• Performance International, K&N Air Filters
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:40:19 EDT
  Those looking for sources for K&N air filters should look at Performance International. I bought a couple K&N air filters from them...
• Oil Filter Gizmos
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:18:43 -0400
  ...catalog and found 2 interesting little gadgets that attach to oil filters. One is a finned piece of aluminum that attaches with a hose...
• Re: Runs great, then dies(80 Air cooled Westy)Fixed ! !
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 20:35:35 -0400
  > Fuel filter was loaded with crud, I think changing it > will fix the problem, it's done, all that is left is > to test...
• Re: Typical Tune UP
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 19 May 2004 19:30:33 -0600
  ...Oil & filter b.. Plugs & wires c.. Cap & rotor d.. Timing adjustment e.. Coolant & thermostat f.. Fuel filter g.. Air filter h.. O2 Sensor Thanks...
• Changing My Diesel Fuel Filter for the first time
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 07:09:01 -0800
  About to (finally) change my diesel fuel filter on my 83 1.6 and I was wondering if there is anything I should know...
• NAPA Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Tue, 19 Jan 1999 21:02:21 -0500
  Does anyone have any experience with NAPA's own brand of parts, especially oil filters? Does the one they sell for the Vanagon meet...
• Re: thanks and questions
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 10:14:18 -0500
  ...The factory fuel filter is square. If the OD of the inlet, and outlet of the new filter is the same, you can use...
• Oil Pressure and bypass valve
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:37:57 -0700
  ...I always thought the valve was closed at below 20PSI, routing the oil away from the filter at low pressures, rather than the reverse...
• Re: fuel filter 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Andree Hurley
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 19:23:08 -0500
  ...I checked the vaccuum hoses; were very shot so I replaced them, and the fuel filter and voila (so far anyway). Andree
• Fuel filter??
  Historical mailing list - Jim Comer
  Mon, 30 May 2005 11:10:38 EDT
  ...I was wondering what the correct size of the fuel filter is for a 84 gl? The one i purchased at my local shop...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:26:47 -0700
  I guess you could call them high and low pressure fuel filters.... but don't ask in a parts store for a 'low pressure...
• Re: Oil Filter Pressure
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 24 Mar 2005 10:10:46 -0700
  ...The high pressure oil pressure switch is on the outlet from the oil filter. If the filter becomes clogged up it will not be...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:04:35 -0600
  Entity Robert Fisher spoke thus: > In this case, restricting the flow too much through a pre-filter could cause > the pump to starve. That...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:49:53 -0400
  ...Later vans have a post-pump filter (a larger canister style filter) *only*... I've heard rumors that the later vans came from the...
• Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 18:12:43 -0800
  ...So I loosened the filter and tried cranking - still no >oil. "Oh, ****"! Says I to meself. Thought of major blockages inside the >nice new...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 27 May 2014 19:18:35 -0400
  ...It's possible the filter (a short version "similar" to the specified one since I added the 86 and up oil cooler to a...
• Re: Onboard water supply?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 30 May 2016 00:24:09 -0400
  ...In my last van, one that I built with plans to drive to South America, I added a .5-micron Pentek carbon block filter...
• Re: Typical Tune UP
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 19 May 2004 21:02:12 -0700
  ...Oil & filter b.. Plugs & wires c.. Cap & rotor d.. Timing adjustment e.. Coolant & thermostat f.. Fuel filter g.. Air filter h.. O2 Sensor Thanks...
• Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:42:59 -0400
  ...Am changing oil and plan on using Bosch oil filter # 72137 from local Canadian supplier. (Mann/Mahle more$, harder to get plus I will...
• Re: OIL FILTERS?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 06:46:50 -0800
  ...OIL FILTERS? >I'm confused. Do Vanagons require a special brand of filter for optimum >performance? What is wrong with the lube guys filters...
• Re: Engine build, part 5
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 95 12:30:30 EDT
  ...I also have realized that I simply did not filter > the fuel ring properly. I used a circa 1971 type III pre-pump filter...
• Charcoal filter valve ?
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 22:33:35 -0700
  ...I have a question regarding the filter valve behind the airbox. The one with white & purple vacum lines going to it. I was just...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 20 May 1999 20:45:26 +0200
  ...On the Type4 engines (aircooled bus and vanagon 72-83) the oil filter is pressurized, and the sensor sits between the filter and the...
• Correct oil filter?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:27:44 -0600
  Hi, I just replaced the oil filter on my 1984 Westy. I noticed that the one I replaced it with had a different part...
• Re: Great Deal on K&N air filters for Vanagon, 20 left
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:15:04 -0700
  Funny, his Porsche filters are $360.00 cheaper! On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Ryan <easywind1975@hotmail.com> wrote: > I hate...
• Re: Oil Filter* Conundrum*
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Tue, 1 Dec 1998 10:06:39 -0500
  ...He assures me it has the same volume capacity as the > Vanagon-specified VW or Mann brand filter. Albert sold me an extra > filter...
• Re: '90 syncro gas lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 1 Aug 2012 18:22:43 -0700
  ...that's stock - Fuel filter is mounted behind sort of a 'shock tower' looking column in the left rear wheel well. It's not...
• Re: Weak..... so weak
  Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:37:55 -0700
  ...Then, >> when I got home safely, I replaced the filter. It saved me many new >> filters, >> until the problem cleared up. >> >> YMMV, >> >> Mike B...
• Re: oil pump failure? please help...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 May 2019 16:05:37 +0000
  ...Once this occurs the filter will fill very fast. If you do in fact do not have oil pressure remove the filter and somehow...
• Re: Fw: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 06:58:36 EDT
  ...the VW specified oil filter has a relief valve not found on the FRAMM or BOSH oil filters that will cause a drop in...
• Re: Vanagon Gas Tank/Fuel System measurements
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Tue, 11 May 2010 14:22:29 -0400
  Why does the filter go after the pump? On my '85, the white plastic filter was between the tank and pump. I put the...
• Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Jun 2015 09:37:57 -0400
  ...To blow the filter you are reaching 300 to 400 psi or more. This can hydraulically lock bearings and break things including the pump...
• Oil Level Lifters With Mann W 719/30 Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:26:55 -0800
  ...Changed the oil on my 2.1 WBX installing a Mann W 719/30 filter after checking with my vendor that it was the...
• More oil cooler
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:03:31 -0700
  ...I need to buy a fitting that replaces the oil filter. Does the new fitting replace just the oil filter or the oil filter...
• Oil filter
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Apr 1997 21:12:51 -0400 (EDT)
  I've heard that an American V-8 sized oil filter will fit on my t4 mount, giving me an extra bit of oil...
• Re: 2.1 WBX OIL COOLER
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:49:50 -0500
  <the threaded tube that the oil filter screws on to would be too long. So how would you get the oil filter on?> Swap...