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• Re: mean greenie Coolant pouring from tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:47:15 -0800
  ...The problem is compounded in areas of little flow or slow leak sites. All the heavy duty trucks and many diesels demand distilled water...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:36:47 -0700
  ...system are tested to reduce any nonexhaust sources of volatile organic compound emissions, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department. (e) For diesel...
• Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 10 May 2001 09:28:53 -0800
  ...What really seems to compound the troubleshooting process is the engine seems to misfire, hesitate or malfunction the same no matter what is really...
• FS: '90 Westfalia $9950 - Buy this!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:23:21 -0400
  ...If you're picky you'd definately want to see about compounding it or whatever, but from a couple feet away it looks fine...
• Re: Tires and wheels!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:05:32 -0500
  ...Look at the tread and rubber compounds. Will the tire even flex below freezing? Can the tread deal with snow and slush. If mostly...
• Re: hankook ra-08 copies
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 8 May 2016 07:50:33 -0600
  ...make the tread >>>> look the same cosmetically, but if the rubber compound is different, it's a >>>> different tire. The tires they checked were...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:28:38 -0400
  ...Some compound the concern > > by adding an auxiliary battery under the driver's seat, or under the rear > > passenger seat. > > > > I think Scott Daniel...
• spring vs gear clamps on silicone hose Re: Silcone Coolants lines ???Re: 85 Gl Auto Tranny 5/8" Coolant Hoses to Tranny Cooler Busted-
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 2 Jun 2007 10:06:19 -0700
  ...steel wire (sizes 1 > > 1/4", 1 1/2" & 2") > > Cover Compound: Neoprene with Armorcoat Temperature Range: -40�F 249.8�F > > > > > http://hydraulics2...
• Re: will a poptop fit inside a GL?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:16:53 -0700
  ...And I seal the Plexiglas to the roof using white caulking compound. I find this to be a great overall set up - no moving...
• vanagons for sale
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Tue, 19 Mar 1996 17:50:58 -0500 (EST)
  ...1991 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON Syncro, 4-wheel drive, 5spd/compound low, locking differential, CD, bra, air conditioning & heat= front/rear, no dents/scratches, very clean...
• Re: Burnt Van Photos
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:05:47 -0400
  ...But, when the truth was told, he was too embarrassed to accept that he made a bad decision, and unfortunately he compounded that decision...
• Re: Bluetec diesel - Urea
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:03:17 -0800
  ...It is a component of urine, but I'm sure MBZ is using the compound that is created from ammonia & CO2. You'd think...
• Re: My first problem on the road
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 18:04:38 -0700
  ...That along with the cold temperatures may compound my problem. I have checked the temperature sensors both in the air flow meter and the...
• Re: lug nuts too tight
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 09:11:06 -0500
  ...A tiny bit of antisieze compound applied one time is all you will ever need if the lug nuts are tightened properly. A a...
• Re: Okay -- is there a real fix for floppy mirrors?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 6 Sep 2013 19:54:54 -0700
  ...I've tried using some >>>>>>> high-tack gasket compound. I'm about at the stage of gumming >>>>>>> everything together with contact cement. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there...
• Re: maybe too much information is worse...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 May 2006 00:27:19 -0400
  ...The Vanagon engine is a low tolerance, (sloppy) engine further compounded by an engine case that expands and lets the bearings get loose along...
• Re: Water Pump Replacement -2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2015 20:44:08 -0500
  ...Do them and the allen head screws in stainless with anti-sieze compound. Tomorrow I begin to reassemble the oil cooler, hoses and filter...
• Re: Westy Water Tank Fill
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 02:32:51 -0400
  ...Anyway, overflowed the bleach, it ran down the side and left brown streaks on the paint job :-( I'm hoping rubbing compound will take...
• Re: Brake Fade
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:52:47 -0700
  ...the backing plate where the shoes rub lubed with anti-seize compound ? Do many Vanagon techs know to lube those spots ? do they lube...
• Re: Brakes...no van content.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 May 2007 12:18:01 -0500
  ...longer. >> If you keep that in mind, you can select the compound that best suits >> your requirements. >> > "Brake fade" is caused by heat (barring...
• Re: Vanagon Zetec Conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 8 Dec 2005 03:14:48 EST
  ...Top that with no viable public transportation and no plan, compounded by rapid construction of unaffordable housing, almost no decent public education, and so...
• Re: What's on YOUR checklist?
  Historical mailing list - Christensen
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 12:57:47 -0600
  ...wire, a tube of gasket compound, tube of Silicone caulk some good 3-M weatherproof tape. several pieces of odd vinyl tubes. A cable...
• Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted! Tailpipe Emissions!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 10:37:18 -0400
  ...If increasing the efficiency increases the creation and release of harmful compounds such as NOx that is a problem and that is the main...
• Re: It's ALIVE!!!
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:38:09 -0600
  ...com> wrote: > > > possible but I doubt it. > the two anti-seize compounds I use are aluminum and copper type. > Both conduct electricity quite well...
• Re: Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Nov 2001 08:39:27 -0800
  ...Then there's the 1980 reference in the British Medical Journal that simply refers to "metabolites." Another asparagus scholar favors "six sulfur-containing compounds...
• Re: Bad intake valve @ 30,000 miles????
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Jul 2003 09:01:58 -0500
  ...stick with a suction cup on the end, apply valve grinding compound to the valve face, drop into the valve guide so the valve...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 23 May 2008 13:17:54 -0700
  ...400-1000)sand paper then rub it out with waxless rubbing compound and apply the Penetrol like above. Once she is clean again finish...
• Re: Weird problem, broken flex plate in 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 20 Feb 2014 09:47:15 -0800
  ...instantly and he had no gears when he started it up. Compounding that, after a $4000 tranny rebuild he bent a valve replacing the...
• [Long ] Bought tires (WAS: Field-scouting Tires)
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Mon, 16 Aug 1999 12:34:33 -0400
  ...site as having a highway rib pattern and a high-milage compound. Most sizes are of a five-rib design, having something like a...
• Re: Hang 'em High 2 (vendor perspective)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 18:51:42 -0400
  ...This is compounded by the fact that people are typically much more likely to post complaints than praise - so very often it's the...
• Re: snow tires
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:40:34 -0800
  ...it's not only their tread design, >> it's the rubber compound used too - specifically formulated for ice and >> snow and cold slippery surfaces...
• Re: Vanagon OEM tire report Yes, I am still using a 22 year old tire
  Historical mailing list - Denmiester
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 10:59:36 -0500
  ...should be looking for a D rated tire with a harder compound I guess, but I find the ride too harsh and noisy... Just...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:06:11 -0600
  ...I do one side at a time. > > I put anti-seize compound on the end of the shoes where they touch the > bottom pivot...
• Re: Thermostat housing
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:37:29 -0500
  ...on all fastener threads .. > >> Teflon paste, gasket sealer, or anti-seize compound. .. > >> so they don't corrode much, and come out years later just...
• Re: Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 23 May 2000 10:35:03 -0400
  ...Try using a 5 gallon joint compound bucket with a heavy trashbag inside. Cheaper and serves same purpose. Puzerewski 81 westy ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Cookies and Credit
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Mon, 2 Jun 2008 21:56:12 -0700
  ...Or anti-seibe compound, copper based, or lock tite on certain serious bolts on engines....... Dry threads is just gross i think, 90 % of...
• Re: Upper Control Arm Bushing Replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 23:44:16 -0500
  ...the wishbone with a good penetrating oil. > Have some anti seize compound as well as some good synthetic grease an > hand for reassembly. > > Jack...
• Re: [Syncro] Just bought a cheap Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 07:46:05 -0700
  ...In short I > love it. > > My one lament has always been that I didn�t get a syncro. > This has been compounded by the...
• Re: Never attempt a simple fix right before leaving on a trip (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 9 Aug 2015 11:26:33 -0700
  Indeed, it was not the original pump, and there was no trace of anti-seize compound. I used anti seize liberally on all the...
• Re: Coolant Pump Etc. Sealant. Factory?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 30 May 2014 19:03:32 -1000
  ...self-taught' and nobody ever clued them in to using bedding compound (a > pre-silicone pre-poly____ substance that all boatbuilders of old are...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - P. Brattan
  Fri, 23 May 2008 14:04:56 -0700
  ...400-1000)sand paper then rub it out with waxless rubbing compound and apply the Penetrol like above. Once she is clean again finish...
• Re: poor cornering - too much sway (tire update)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:24:10 +1200
  ...Poor tread pattern, cheap rubber compound, poor carcass design... lead th sidewall fles, tread squirm and plain poor adhesion. Not to mention the wet...
• Re: Burnt Ignition cable end stuck in dist. Cap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:42:20 -0400
  ...Clearly they >didn't think hard enough when shifting to their particular soft >silicone insulation compound (but the newer terminal design is excellent). > >Yours...
• Re: Exhaust install question -- sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 13:13:32 -0500
  ...Now that I have my 4th van, I have finally learned to reassemble exhaust systems with stainless steel bolts and use anti-sieze compound...
• Re: Re-covering vinyl headliner/doorliner
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:55:28 -0800
  ...primer that can also be used as well > as a graining compound and heat and all that type of > thing that is very expensive...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 16 May 2005 (#2005-397)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 17 May 2005 13:30:13 -0700
  ...JB Weld ); the fan's thermal switch removed, > thermally-conductive heatsink compound applied and then remounted; I > have removed the pressurized water inlet and...
• Nokian Tyre Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Wed, 5 Nov 2008 08:54:45 -0600
  ...and hot weather use? > (I think it has a softer rubber compound) > > Or would I be better off running these year round (though they...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 10:03:04 -0700
  ...What is the best choice these days for a heat transfer >> compound to put between the cold-pipe and aluminum fins inside the fridge...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together Some Friday sarcasm on warning lights!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:27:15 -0500
  ...similar to this, but to my recollection not > exactly line this. Compounding that is the fact that coolant light > blinking is such a common...
• Re: composite bodywork and painting questions
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:56:00 -0700
  ...buffing bonnet and 2 table spoons of the turtle wax polishing compound., run for 2-5 mins on a 3'x3' area, let machine...
• BioStock News
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 01:43:58 -0500
  ...Bioenvision is also working on a fourth group of compounds that act as cytostatic agents by stopping the growth of cancer cells. There are...
• Re: Intake air flow, improvement possible?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Engineering
  Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:59:32 -0800
  ...now just to compound your head scratching... and for everyone on the list to consider.. brownie points to anyone that comes up with the...
• Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:51:56 -0600
  ...This why oils have been reformulated with reduces ash and zinc compounds as those are bad for the Cat and O2 sensors. What is...
• Re: Stumble and Loss of Brake Pressure Heading Up a Pass
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:25:17 -0700
  ...Problem could be compounded by the fluid being old > and saturated with water. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
• Re: Paint job pricing-Doing the exhaust right!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Aug 2013 13:58:39 -0400
  ...Do not just relay on the black oxide types. > An Anti-seize compound here can be you friend. While the bolts for the > straps...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:52:06 -0500
  ...Some compound the concern >> by adding an auxiliary battery under the driver's seat, or under the rear >> passenger seat. >> >> I think Scott Daniel...
• Re: gas tank sender
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 07:24:40 -0800
  ...I removed, treated with conversion alchemical, and resealed with factory seam compound. Now, once per year, I take a rag moisened with solvent and...
• Re: AC Question-reponse error
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:28:30 -0400
  ...When it leaks out not all of the compounds leak >out at the same rate. So when you just add you lose a lot...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 18:35:20 -0700
  ...I also use a bit of lapping > compound and lap the cylinders into the heads to get the top of the > cylinders really clean...
• Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:49:23 -0700
  ...tighten them very firmly by hand. >> >> always use copper anti-seize compound ( or aluminum, but copper is >> better ) on the theads of all fasteners...