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• Re: Industrial Motors/air compressors
  Historical mailing list - UTORInfoCommons
  Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:48:33 -0400
  ...tact as an air compressor? Is it possible to screw a fitting into one > of the spark plug holes and inflate a tire (without...
• Tent Pole Measurements
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 21:49:37 -0500
  ...about a trip to Home Depot for eletrical conduit and PVC fittings, but I need measurements for poles. Can someone help out? Mike PS...
• Re: Power Steering Lines
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:18:11 -0800
  ...The place I checked out needed the fittings from my system to put a line together. What is your Cdn. price , and do you...
• High performance fuel rail system.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 18:15:45 -0500
  ...I was planning on using Aeroquip braided hose and fittings. Any comments? Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab, 60 356 T...
• Larry Corcoran/Project Management/OEI/Corporate/KI-Inc is out of the office.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Corcoran
  Sat, 14 Aug 2004 00:59:17 -0500
  ...new furniture project can be like assembling a giant jigsaw puzzle. Fitting everyone into their proper space while carefully aware of the other pieces...
• bumbed, shock and numb
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:14:57 -0800
  ...The blower mower on my 98 passat has been fitting and starts and just won't go. Price of the heater blower is $353...
• Fitting Alloy spare into stock clamshell
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:05:25 -0700
  <table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font: inherit;'>I recently swapped my steel wheels for some alloys.&nbsp; The tires...
• Re: joining plastic and rubber fuel vent line
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:54:11 -0400
  ...Actually found that a 5/16 compression fitting looks just about perfect to grab on to the cut plastic line. Since it is only...
• Rear Heater Leaking on '85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Sep 1996 12:43:12 -0500
  ...If this is a good idea, what are the dimensions of the inside of the hose so I can find the correct size fittings...
• Re: Fuel Regulator pt 1 of 3
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 11 May 2001 23:26:58 EDT
  ...I ran the line from the tank to a T fitting, to each carb, then to another T fitting then back to the tank...
• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 May 2002 19:25:41 -0400
  ...can add a second Marshall brass regulator with excess-flow POL fitting and an adaptor to take the small bottle. Note -- I don't...
• Re: regrease steering U-joint?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:23:25 -0800
  I don't think there are any grease fittings. I use 'Prolong' brand, spray synthetic penetrating grease. It goes right in there. It even...
• Re: Tranny oil cooler,(homemade kit?)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:28:42 -0500
  ...The banjo fittings, 12 x 1.5 mm thread, can be found on various Golf, Jetta and Rabbit fuel systems of the era. The...
• Re: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 1 Aug 2020 23:37:05 +0000
  ...For the firewall fitting it gets a bad rap. A more common place to >> leak is where the hose attaches to the plastic tube...
• Re: gas odor in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:09:52 -0800
  dear smell stunning That you would change out fuel lines in engine bay and not by pass the firewall fitting and toss old one...
• Re: Where to find a metric brake line flaring tool ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:50:08 -0500
  ...you all of your money back on it. > >I get my fittings from VW along with the metal tubing. Either of these >aren't...
• Re: Subie powered Westy FS
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:39:39 -0500
  ...You can merge > like a real car! > A fully Westy is just not fitting in with our current life... The van > is in southern...
• Re: Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:20:36 -0700
  ...I had good luck drilling a snug fitting hole in the piece that clicks onto the ball.� I flipped it over (convex side down...
• Re: Brake Bleeding Hose?
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:22:57 -0700
  ...elliott@gmail.com> wrote: > We talking a special hose with some fitting on the end, or a chunk of > garden hose? You want a...
• Re: 1987 VW Camper Van-damaged by engine fire-for sale best offer (alameda) CA
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:04:51 -0400
  ...I'm not quite clear on how to best eliminate the plastic "firewall" fitting, is it better to just run a continuous piece of...
• Re: Mystery of the ATF amount
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 19 May 2001 01:06:42 -0500
  ...It has a compression fitting type nut on the end of the tube. Buy 4 quarts. I believe it takes 3.5 quarts. I...
• Re: propane tank fill valve wierdness
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:59:49 -0400
  ...As near as I can see the DPO has put a garden-hose fitting where the fill valve should be. Clean up the tank...
• Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 19:00:28 -0700
  ...It takes a sealing washer on either side of the oil drain line fitting size 18x22x1.5 mm, but that doesn't help your...
• AC Leaks
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 21:06:06 -0400
  ...You might also have a leak in a rubber line, but I would check the fittings first. Another source of a leak is the...
• Re: Burnt Van
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:10:41 +1200
  ...the line passes through, pad it with some plastic or rubber fitting to avoid abrasion and fit a 1-piece line through the hole...
• Re: coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:06:10 -0700
  ...that is just forward of the plastic fuel fitting on the firewall, right above the starter. The original crimp type clamp there allows a...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 06:25:48 EST
  ...Use Teflon tape for propane service fittings on the threads of the fitting before installing. Check for leaks after filling with a spray of...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:44:46 -0400
  ...I would guess that even in those two cases, it was more a matter of the person not realizing how difficult fitting an exhaust...
• Westy Propane tank---
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 26 May 2002 00:38:41 -0500
  ...I shook it--didn't here anything rattle, and reinstalled it---- Damn---I have gas coming out of them fittings !!! I applied a heavy...
• Re: Pressing Lower Ball Joints & Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:27:34 -0700
  ...http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/plumbing/fittings/flexible-pipe-fittings/2-cast-iron-x-2-pvc-steel-xhci-proflex-coupling?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:37:05 -0700
  ...They have fittings to use both the disposable and other tanks to extend your stay. They also have fittings to use that on board...
• More tidbits on my bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 May 1995 21:57:51 +0600
  I figures out that I had the pressure fitting for a bug on my bus. This was supposed to screw onto the spare tire...
• Re: Can't open brake bleeder screw!
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 08:47:36 -0400
  ...I have a single tool which on one end is for the bleeder screw and the other for the brake line fitting. It fits...
• Re: Aux coolant pump for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:39:01 -0800
  ...If the hose fittings are not the same size as what you are going to splice into, you will have to do some serious...
• Re: 4-pos. windshield wiper
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 18:15:29 gmt
  ...It was a standard fitting here in >South Africa. So, some buses definitely came with intermittent wipers, then there's a good chance all...
• Re: Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 13:45:09 -0400
  Eric Henning wrote: > > Will the kind person who e-mailed me a list of p/n's for all the rubber bits > he replaced...
• Re-Cool table idea
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:21:17 +0100
  ...They use the 'hole in the floor' and a pole type of table fitting. Their vans (VWs) have two holes (one centred and one...
• Re: LP tank purge?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 16:46:34 -0700
  ...On the fitting it says to purge tank > before using. Is this necessary and how is this accomplished? .... Very Carefully, Nate! As I understand...
• TracPipe, anyone used it?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:15:15 -0700
  ...Uses autoflare fittings, so no special tools. Smallest size is 3/8". Could it be used as a substitute for the copper propane lines...
• Re: Those brown caps that go over the screw heads in the westy
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:18:01 -0700
  ...me has them in the array of bins that holds misc. fittings, etc. In this case they wee there before Lowes took over that...
• Re: Is the list up and running?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Fri, 18 May 2007 19:49:09 -0400
  ...Is it > up and running? I wonder what happened. > > David > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________Luggage? > GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > http...
• Re: Coolant tank -- how full is FULL
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:28:23 -0700
  ...Filled to overflowing -- above the > bleed return hose fitting (2.1)? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
• Fitting dual tanks (propane)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:47:12 +0000
  I have aquired a second Westy Propane tank and am considering adding it to my Van. What I am curious about is what is...
• Re: PS: leaking gas when engine is on
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:41:54 -0800
  ...behind the plastic fitting where the plastic hose joins a short piece of rubber hose that connects to the plastic fitting. > > This short piece...
• Re: LP Tank & FI Blues
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:18:08 -0400
  ...The tank connects to the > regulator with a POL fitting. Get a BBQ tank and an extension hose > with a female POL fitting (come...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:42:32 -0500
  ...Some > people > have made up a brass tee fitting to replace the plastic, but I > managed to > repair mine. By reinforcing inside with tubing...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
  ...In series with the compression tube fitting, I added a miniature ball valve for a shutoff function and then ran 1/8" nylon tubing...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 20:44:59 -0400
  ...one of the CrossOver to Tank Fittings out of the > Tank or even Break 1 ~ Those > > Fittings can be Seen or Felt by Looking...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 11:22:12 -0400
  Had the same decision to make for my 85 westy and decided on a new GW tank with all the updated fittings. Now the...
• Re: Long brake line blew
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:04:21 -0400
  Since you're asking this question maybe for you no. (Wise Guy) Using the correct flare tooling and fittings yes the line can be...
• Re: name of strange plastic fittings feeding coolant pipes to radiiator
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 12:09:01 -0700
  ...name of strange plastic fittings feeding coolant pipes to radiiator In a message dated 14/08/2004 2:15:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:10:31 -0500
  ...More time lost... > >Starting about 2:30, I proceeded to cut the bolts holding the Y-fitting to >the headers, the J-pipe to...
• Re: SAmba Ad
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 May 2012 12:49:44 -0700
  ...firewall fitting is not actually 'the problem' >> >> the spot that is really 'the issue' is about 3 inches forward of the >> firewall fitting, right...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:26:26 -0500
  ...2012 at 8:51 AM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Dick, the fitting I mentioned is in the "firewall." Just trace the >> fuel >>>> line from...
• Re: New owner questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:58:42 -0800
  ...It's >>>>> that important. >>>> And of course, with the fuel lines replacement, include the fitting that >>> passes through the "firewall." Just eliminate it, by...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:07:01 -0400
  ...http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/product/propane-hose-assemblies/3787 In particular, is "3/8 inch female flare" the right fitting? I'm also...
• Re: Fuel hose size
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:03:43 -0700
  ...For the firewall fitting it gets a bad rap. A more common place to > leak is where the hose attaches to the plastic tube...
• Re: fuel tank vent lines
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:14:26 -0700
  ...I cleaned it up and sprayed a little silicone spray on it for > insertion, as I did with the other fittings. It�s such...
• R-12 to R-134 Freon (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 19 May 96 2:09:46 EDT
  ...I made fittings to connect to the > ports on the Vanagon system from pieces of hose that I had and common > fittings that I...
• New Skylight
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 13:14:46 -0400
  ...just had to re & re all the old fittings, clean off the caulking... and while I was at it, one of the plastic bushing...