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• Brake smell
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:47:06 EDT
  ...job? If so, for aproximately what time period? Front pads and disks, rear shoes and wheel cylinders, and brake lines all around were changed.
• DuraPower Product 1
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:22:01 -0500
  ...for the fiberglass repair tape, for the coolant hoses--- Interesting stuff---- Might work on the metal lines too--- http://www.durapower.com/prod01.htm
• fuel line kits
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lin
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:25:02 -0800
  ...sell fuel line kits? or do I have to source the lines from a napa or other auto parts store? --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check...
• > Every vehicle you see on the road ( including your's) has steel brake,
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:28:51 -0400
  Sorry my last message was meant for POWER STEERING LINES and not coolant. Does anyone have specs to custom build a hydraulic hose for...
• I DON'T want to reuse ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:21:29 -0800
  I am changing the fuel lines. The old ones have the protective sleeve on, but they are old and ugly now. Is there a...
• Re: Recalls
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:07:06 -0700
  For those of us novices that did replace fuel lines and used all new clamps... the recall is a non-issue right? madeline --------------------------------- Fussy...
• Re: Check those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:34:22 -0700
  ...Check those fuel lines! > You don't need that. Put a rubber grommet in the hole in the firewall, > and run fuel tubing through...
• 1.9 ltr WBX O2 sensor question?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:21:48 -0400
  ...Vacuum lines checked with carb cleaner Little vacuum lines replaced New air cleaner New injector seals Fuel: New pre pump fuel filter (the square...
• Re: Brake hydraulic pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:52:59 -0400
  ...He told me that the moisture that isn't absorbed into the fluid resides between the fluid and the lines, thus causing them to...
• Re: Oldsmobile Burns Today - Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:03:29 -0500
  ...Couldn't have been anything >>> >>> >>else >> >> >>>but fuel lines.. Fire started under the hood, and once it got going >>> >>> >>it >> >> >>>was a hot one...
• Re: Working on the brake lines....
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:56:01 -0700
  ...Was just thinking if you or someone else wanted to slow or stop flow if leaving the lines open overnight or if swapping out...
• Re: Gas Tank Reseal Kit
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 1 Mar 2012 05:36:30 -0800
  ...I did this on my last Vanagon, and the Vanagon before that-plus fuel lines, vacuum lines, clean & fix electrical connections, fixed things that...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 16:45:51 -0700
  ...I reused the plastic > "sheaths" that cover the main lines off of the "T". Since then, I've > noticed some black "goo" oozing out...
• Brake Nightmare Revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 07:20:41 -0700 (PDT)
  Hi, As an act of desperation, I ran CLR thru my brake lines this weekend. I disconnected the lines and put tupperware bowls under...
• '84 Brake Parts needed.........
  Historical mailing list - Jason M. Yasment
  Sun, 30 May 1999 12:33:30 -0400
  ...I need a replacement set of the solid brake lines that attach to the calipers and flexible brake lines. Everything else in the brake...
• Broken brake line
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:47:14 -0400
  Hello (again) List, Alright, I went and broke one of my rear brake lines. Must both brake lines (each tire) be replaced, or can...
• Damaged coolant Lines
  Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 18:43:12 -0600
  ...1 hour to change lines. 1 hour to get the air out of the radiator A very good buy and good fix and it...
• Re: Pics of My 83.5 FS
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:07:36 -0500
  ...Pics of My 83.5 FS I noticed that there is all new fuel lines in your Van. One of the reason I DO...
• Getting air out of the coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:39:06 -0700
  I had to open the coolant lines (88 GL) to put a new gasket on my oil cooler (a nightmare in itself) which required...
• Re: replacing brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 12:19:17 -0700
  ...splices in brake lines are sort of an 'not really official repair. You can get away with it, but ultimately, it's not really...
• Re: Are Vanagons more fire oriented than any other old car?
  Historical mailing list - John Fowler
  Thu, 14 Jan 1999 21:32:21 -0800
  The MTBE in the gas here in California eats up the rubber in the gas lines and seals. This thread has encouraged me to...
• Re: Need for upgraded brakes for engine conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:47:27 -0400
  ...The biggest problem is the whole brake system is now 15-27 years old, including the lines. Am I slamming big brakes, no way...
• Re: Recalls
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:22:30 EDT
  ...In a previous post, someone mentioned something about asking for a special ("heavy duty") material to replace the fuel lines. I don't remember...
• Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:09:46 -0500
  ...Loose/deteriorated lines at the plastic tank above the wheel can perhaps be repaired by splicing in some new line, but you will probably...
• Return or Feed line (coolant)
  Historical mailing list - Alain Thibault
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:09:40 -0700
  ...I have a coolant leak from one the two main lines, just behind the spare tire. My mechanic says I need to change the...
• Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:43:56 -0700
  ...While I have everything out, I pulled the plastic cooling pipes and replaced them (and the heater lines, and the radiator). I bought a...
• Re: [DIESEL] Diesel Vanagon Tachometer-Yes!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 May 2000 00:46:43 -0400
  ...If your object has a pair of nice fat lines on it you will see a stationary pattern at 3600 rpm. Four lines will...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:17:34 -0800
  ...finally climbed under and felt the big coolant lines just forward of the engine- no heat at all, nothing. Based on that, I'm...
• Re: 2.1 stumbling on startup
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 21 Jul 2012 22:53:20 +0000
  My '85 did this too, until I changed out ALL the old vacuum lines. Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > My 91 2.1 will...
• Re: [F] Roman names
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 12:27:56 -0700
  ...Read between the lines. Dave WAS playing along. So you people stop acting like a a bunch of glutei maximi! ;-) BenT
• Another thing....... I haven't followed the thread on your new van that close
  Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:39:36 -0400
  We did the fuel lines and brakes pretty much first thing-- thanks! Have done a boatload of other things too... but did those things...
• Re: Master cylinder going out?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 19:29:25 EST
  ...About 2k miles ago, I replaced the shoes pads and brake lines. The system was, of course, bled. The fluid level has been just...
• Bully for the Bulley
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 21:51:50 EDT
  ...I have always thought exactly along his stated lines of thought - but never could have put it in those words. Brian Doss ps - sorry...
• Re: Son's 80 Westy not as bad as I envisioned
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 4 May 2003 13:48:55 -0700
  Did you figure out what caused the fire? Was it bad fuel lines, a fuel leak. Phil __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search...
• Re: Fuel Lines...my turn! And a replacement question.
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Tue, 24 May 2005 22:18:27 -0400
  Haven't tried it, but this looks as if it should work well: http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay? prrfnbr=2392&prmenbr...
• Re: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:55:55 -0700
  > Do these SS pipes have bulges on the ends to help hold the hoses in place? Also, what's the wall thickness on these...
• Want to bet on bad fuel lines?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Baker
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:07:56 -0700
  Glad I got mine done last month... http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2006/09/06/news/news06.txt --------------------------------- Get your own web address for...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:36:06 -0800
  ...When I did my lines (after a close call with squirting gas and the exhaust manifold) I used some heater hose that I split...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 21:43:05 -0500
  ...Splicing metal lines with compression fittings is NOT a recommended repair for brake lines and can have severe legal repercussions if you have an...
• Re: Air in the brake lines?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:24:51 -0700
  ...Air in the brake lines? >I had my brakes services a little while ago. One of the charges was for > bleeding the system. I...
• RE: 80 - 83? GAS TANK REPAIRS [longish
  Historical mailing list - Baumann.MikeF
  27 Jun 1997 06:53:05 U
  ...I replaced all my lines in the old boat. The larger diameter fill and exhaust lines ran $12 and $16 a foot at "West...
• Was Re: braided SST brake lines
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 19 Apr 1999 11:55:26 -0700
  ...braided SST brake lines > Brent Christensen wrote: > > > > I spent part of the weekend searching the archives (the search engine worked > > and didn't time...
• Re: westfalia self-immolation (free '71 van?)
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 8 Apr 2004 13:41:08 -0700
  ...westfalia self-immolation (free '71 van?) Hi Ben, Another common problem are the gast tank breather lines. . Most of the breather lines are steel...
• Re: Rear heater core question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 16:20:01 -0400
  Thanks ken, Just wondered and if after working on the coolant lines I ran into a problem with trapped air in my 88westy GL...
• Anybody else have a 2.2EJT in their Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:40:10 -0700
  Hi All, Have the PS rack and all the lines and hoses installed in my 1984 GL with the 2.2 EJT (1993 Subaru...
• Re: Auxiliary Heater (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 22:23:30 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Am I crazy or what? I was thinking of just hooking up the a/c lines to the auxiliary heater (the one under that...
• Metric fittings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 14:35:53 -0400
  ...I'd like to bend them up myself, but all the local parts houses have only the 3/16" lines with 10mmx1.0 threaded...
• Brake booster woes.
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 07:42:17 -0400
  ...No air in the lines, new components all the way around. Another listee has an 83 AC vanagon, that I have driven, and it...
• Re: Vacuum from Brake Booster?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:19:48 -0700
  ...easy (pulling the plastic coolant lines to re-seat the metal inserts took me five minutes). > Along these lines, does anyone have any wisdom...
• Re: Barely scientific test results, Dometic R182 refrigerator
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:04:52 -0400
  It is thin dark gray lines against a lighter gray background. Almost invisible. but the lines are there. On Jul 15, 2006, at 4...
• Joe's 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:09:34 -0700
  ...Question all my fuel lines and other idems are in great order, but has anyone heard of gas leaking near the starter motor? yes...
• Time to check the fuel lines! R & R !! No burnt VW's in 2005!
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 10:15:14 -0500
  ...http://www.benplace.com/fuel_line.htm Hope to see some new fuel lines today out there! -- Garrick, Queens, NY (currently in Detroit, Michigan...
• Re: RE : Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 8 Aug 1996 17:11:52 -0400
  ...Im pretty sure that if you plug those lines and pressurize the tank with the guage on the feed line you will get an...
• Re: fuel line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 22:00:32 -0700
  ...I am assuming > > they were stock, based on the date stamp on the longer fuel lines. > > Those longer lines looked pretty good, with only...
• SS coolant line update
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 5 Nov 2002 09:15:40 -0800
  ...CTOnLine@webtv.net I forgot something in my post last evening offering the SS replacement lines for the early Vanagons. Prior to me swapping...
• Re: extra underbody protection plate finished
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:10:14 -0800
  ...It is meant to protect the coolant lines, heater lines, and the shift linkage from flying debris and build up of slush/ice. It...
• Re: WAS Change fuel hose from tank to pump NOW stopping smaller lines
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sat, 12 Oct 2013 08:27:28 -0600
  ...com> wrote: > Don, > > How do you use them to stop brake lines? I find I have to take a dowel and > sharpen it in...
• Re: Shoulder belts WAS: Accurate subject lines.
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:13:44 -0500
  ...Accurate subject lines. > In a message dated 11/27/01 7:28:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, > kivka@EARTHLINK.NET writes: > > << Sorry Volks, > I...
• Re: Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:35:46 -0500
  ...Just bought a new bottle a few days ago when I bled the brake lines after changing out the brake master cyinder on my...
• 85 wbx miss at idle...update =)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 17:19:06 -0800
  ...I stuck back in, and running improved greatly...Also, after some investigation, All of my Vaccum lines look like they need replacing. I re...