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• Rocky Mountain Motorworks Catalog
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 20:48:26 -0600
  The new RMMW caatlog combines all vehicle lines, (Bug, Bus, Type III and Ghia) in one catalog. If you don't currently get their...
• Copy Cats???
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:35:31 -0500
  Anybody looked close at the new Hyundai Sonata? Is it me or does that car have the same lines as an Audi A6? The...
• 50 PSI Fuel lines. Enough?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 26 Mar 2006 12:10:36 -0800
  Hi guys, I am not absolutly sure. The 1/4 inch fuel line I got are 50 PSI. Is that good enough or I...
• Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:32:55 -0400
  ...as long as there's nothing but fluid in the lines. :) Mike neil wrote: > A longer than stock steel line shouldn't affect the...
• Re: running rich!!
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:33:49 -0700
  ...also it is best to just go ahead and replace all vacuum lines and hoses since the age of the bus the vacuum lines...
• Re: acetone // Art Bell
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 16:35:44 -0500
  ...I wouldn't want to even ride in a vehicle whose fuel >> lines >> have been exposed to acetone----you just can't know what...
• Re: First Project: Fuel lines with a few glitches...
  Historical mailing list - Brian Workman
  Sun, 20 Aug 2006 08:37:06 -0700
  ...Fuel lines with a few glitches... > Any thoughts on whether or not I need to replace them or should I do > new lines and...
• What to do next...vanagon improvements....
  Historical mailing list - marc rose
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:23:36 -0800
  ...I have put a Riviera poptop on, serviced the tranny, changed fuel lines and fuel rails, upgraded headlight and starter relays. There are no...
• Re: Internal water pipe diameter
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 18:10:28 -0700
  ...Internal water pipe diameter > Does anyone on THIS list know what the ID of the water lines from > fradiator to engine are? > > I want...
• Re: Replaced my steel lid, installed fire extinguishers
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 00:08:22 -0800
  ...So now am always inspecting my lines. The Vanagon Westfalia I am restoring has a brand new engine-and had a fire. The installer...
• Re: Propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:56:18 -0700
  ...I removed old lines, hung the tank, had licensed RV shop install new lines: https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PropaneLPTank# When dealing with fittings...
• Re: Plastic Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - One Morecar
  Mon, 14 May 2001 13:53:21 +1000
  ...Plastic Fuel Lines <DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 09:08:50 -0400 <DIV></DIV>&gt; <DIV></DIV>&gt;Someone made a...
• Re: project 2: fuel lines done, now on to fan
  Historical mailing list - Brian W.
  Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:58:05 -0700
  ...fuel lines done, now on to fan > Well the fuel lines project (first project for newbie) went well, aside > from needing to pull out...
• Re: Leaky diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bret Berger
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 19:25:16 -0700
  ...Leaky diesel > Bret: > I'd first check the fabric covered fuel lines between the #1 injector and the > fuel pump, as well as the...
• Installing New Fuel Tank: Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:58:08 -0700
  ...First, what is the best way to get the small lines going to the two expansion tanks connected? Looks like the PVC vent line...
• Re: Chasing the Sun...or lack of it
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:30:58 -0400
  ...Just changed > out all fuel lines/fitting, new brake lines and fittings, new distributor, > injectors reconditioned and new metal GoWesty fuel rails on. Also...
• Re: 91 Vanagon A/C
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 26 May 2008 23:36:49 -0500
  ...John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Herbert A Harmison wrote: > Has anyone had experience in replacing the A/C lines that run to and > from...
• Gas Line Fires
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:55:27 +0000
  ...Gas line fires happen in all cars with old gas lines, not just VWs. Basic rule is to smell your engine every day! Hotch...
• Re: locations please
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 22:58:13 +0100
  Just a few lines: I'm located in Dusseldorf, Germany, had an '80 aircooled converter to a five cylinder camper. Vehicle goes like hell...
• Re: Getting there (Dave Barry)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 12 Dec 1998 15:55:53 -0500
  ...love to see the date of any claim to originality, since I've been using the same lines for many years! BOB - WA4RRN '85GL
• Re: how do i flush the power steering system
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:26:44 -0600
  Remove the lines at the rack, get some large buckets for the pressure side of the pump line, and start the engine-----It'll...
• Re: push rod cover mod? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:47:05 -0700
  i drilled a hole in the cover that lines up with the allen screw. mp > > Why can't we come up with a simple...
• WTB Westy gas line floor plate
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:50:13 -0600
  Anybody have the floor plate that fits around the gas lines through the floor from the tank? Mine doesn't have one, and I...
• Re: 85 collant hard lines
  Historical mailing list - Brien Dews
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:42:14 -0400
  FWIW, Never used em' but I'd probably try em' over the plastic ones. http://ep.com/js/mi/c1112/b1112/r32054/1655242.html...
• Re: # archive search problems and tips
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 26 Dec 2001 09:00:45 -0500
  ...You already found one solution - breaking your commands up into several lines so that your e-mail request looks like: GETPOST 123 456 789...
• Re: brake lines and hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:12:07 -0500
  ...The flex lines are cheap enough at a couple of the parts vendors. I just finished water pump, engine bay coolant hoses, fuel lines...
• Re: Future propane changes planned. Prepare in advance?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:18:04 -0400
  ...Then the lines from the tee to appliance have to be long enough or coiled to provide some flex. Remember that the propane system...
• Re: fuel lines lead to removing intake?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Workman
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:09:46 -0700
  ...fuel lines lead to removing intake? Brian, I believe that's the head itself....the intake are metal pipe...with a tin can assembly...
• Re: 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 10:23:56 -0400
  ...Or in the case of the rubber flex lines, the lines may degrade. If your fittings are THAT corroded, that even after a bath...
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Fri, 28 May 2010 10:13:02 +0100
  ...You are absolutely correct to work next on your fuel injection lines. The grey plastic covers are 'stock' and when I replaced my FI...
• Re: Brake line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:48:23 -0800
  ...The ones on the EBarf link is 291 611 767 which is for the two rear left and right lines on the Rear Trailing...
• Re: acetone
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:13:58 -0700
  ...I wouldn't want to even ride in a vehicle whose fuel lines > have been exposed to acetone----you just can't know what...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 09:29:02 -0400
  ...As the lines expand they cut the turns of the coil and produce an opposing voltage, so the current doesn't reach its full...
• Re: Fuel pump/filter
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:17:08 -0600
  ...If it does, the vent lines/evaporative canister lines are blocked or kinked. That would cause the pump to pull against a vaccum and...
• Re: confusing subject lines
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:01:08 -0400
  ...unless you expand the thread, threads that have morphed and had their subject lines changed will remain invisible to gmail web users unless they...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 06:51:08 -0600
  ...I see on my daughter's popup tent trailer that all the propane lines can be removed--all the holes are big enough for...
• Re: Removing rear heater (Putting copper in coolant line)
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Fri, 24 Apr 1998 00:49:45 -0500
  I just plugged the two lines. I did not see the point in recirculating hot coolant into the engine. Home Depot or Builder's...
• Re: fuel lines replacing
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 07:48:06 -0700
  ...fuel lines replacing > > > well the latest van fire is scarin' the pants off me. Since the engine is > coming out (head gasket job gone...
• Re: adding a/c - '85 down pass vanagon overhead unit v.s. Behr in-dash a/c
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:41:00 -0400
  ...My problem is that a Tristar has a door opening on the driver side, where the refrigerant lines come down from the overhead unit...
• Re: Burnt Van
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 18:56:45 -0700
  ...Maybe this will help sway a few volks to get the fuel lines done. Keith O PS if anyone wants a jpg file to...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:53:23 -0500
  ...Last summer I > hired a work-from-his-house vanagon-only mechanic to do some basic repairs > - brake lines, brakes, shocks, gas tank breather...
• Re: Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:57:46 -0600
  ...Fuel Lines > > Hi all, > > > > Ok Gang, You've got me worried. :-( > > > > I read about the blue Carat in NYC and that is a BUMMER...
• Re: Dometic Fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:04:38 -0700
  ...Any time you have opened the gas lines such as for removing and cleaning the fridge burner chamber you must then hold the gas...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 19:20:18 -0400
  ...I would prioritize replacing a radiator before replacing "all coolant lines" and the radiator is a lot cheaper. Fuel lines are another matter. Yes...
• Re: fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:25:34 -0500
  ...12px">any body replace the fuel lines to the overflow tanks without removing the tank.<BR>I have leaking lines but nothing else.<BR...
• How often to change Fuel Injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Fedak VE3SMF
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:16:18 -0700
  There was a recent smell of gas which prompted me to replace the engine compartment fuel lines.� � Today, I�am doing the engine compartment...
• a/c fittings
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:31:43 -0400
  ...have two low-side connections a few inches out on the lines. I've compared this to my 2.1, which has one low...
• Re: blown brake line
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:16:52 -0400
  At 11:22 PM 8/12/2009, Andy Morse wrote: >bought 3/16 brass compression fittings (says not to use them on >brake lines...
• Re: Slow throttle response on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0600
  ...Look at all your lines and replace if questionable (EXTREMELY cheap!). These lines may LOOK okay, but can have enlarged over the years to...
• won't start
  Historical mailing list - Chris Dyer
  Mon, 14 Jul 1997 12:36:44 -0700
  ...sounds like it's either a vacuum leak/old vacuum lines; or perhaps fuel vaporization. With the latter, fuel lines get too close to...
• Re: Injectors Recall
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:32:27 -0700
  ...They will replace the fuel injectors, distribution rails, fuel lines, hoses and clamps and they even put an outer cover over the fuel lines...
• Re: Oil Cooler Install
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:17:03 -0500
  ...to find an acceptable way that I can run the rubber lines from a sandwhich adaptor to the oil cooler. Due to the tight...
• FS 85 GL 7 Pass. van
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:52:58 -0400
  ...automatic tranny- runs smooth has rebuilt front calipers new pads new e brake cable and some brake lines were replaced all new fuel lines...
• Re: Installing Little Injector Hoses
  Historical mailing list - John Jensen
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 15:25:05 -0400
  ...John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com -----Original Message----- For those who have replaced their fuels lines and specifically the...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:52:35 -0400
  ...Replacing copper propane lines > At 10:05 AM 8/30/2008 -0400, Mike wrote: >> Since when is it a good idea to operate any...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Jul 2015 (#2015-193)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Thu, 9 Jul 2015 09:27:13 -0400
  Really 235 lines of post in one message? Please trim your posts. > On Jul 9, 2015, at 12:00 AM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV...
• 11mm brake line wrench
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 12:06:42 -0400
  anybody have a recommendation for a good system to loosen the 11mm fittings on brake lines? Been through the usual wrenches and always wind...
• Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:49:46 -0500
  Not just a Vanagon malady - it was a fuel fire what crippled the bigass boat: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/us/leak...
• Re: ANOTHER BUS BURNS
  Historical mailing list - Victor Wong
  Fri, 02 May 1997 16:33:01 +0000
  ...words of wisdom on how to avoid a burning bus (short of checking your fuel lines every time you drive). Victor Wong '88 GL
• I'm in the club
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sun, 16 May 1999 17:57:38 EDT
  ...changed my fuel lines, switched to synthetic oil, and tomorrow I get new head gaskets. Man! :) Many thanks to the list for all the...