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• WTB: used starter, coolant pipe 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Sat, 5 May 2007 12:30:40 -0400
  ...Also, a used but structurally sound coolant pipe, the large one that goes forward from the water pump on the driver's side of...
• Coolant pipe question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 09:38:49 -0600
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• Coleman Black Cat mount for Westy & question re elec. ign. of same
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:19:46 -0700
  ...The propane tank fits perfectly inside this pipe. To attach the pipe to the table arm, I made a bracket out of a steel...
• Major exhaust woes! (Stud replacement???!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:36:20 -0600
  ...I succeeded in removing everything but the front-side header pipes (that connect to the engine and the collector pipe). This pipe is attached...
• Re: - 83.5-85 Vanagon Stainless Coolant Pipes!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:03:56 -0700
  ...I kept calling it "tubing" when I meant "pipe". If you're talking about tubing, then you are wrong because 1 1/2" SS...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 00:15:11 -0400
  ...As a though if no one invests in the replacement pipes that are offered when you really need it we shouldn’t expect them...
• Re: Exhaust solutions for inline convert
  Historical mailing list - robert
  Sat, 26 May 2012 22:53:24 +0000
  I got lucky a several years ago and found a Tiico exhaust pipes with the ABA style 6-bolt flange. Someday i should use...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:59:07 -0400
  ...I > > pulled the hoses and inspected the plastic pipes. They look great. No > > rusting, no protruding steel inserts. Life is good... > > Does the Bentley...
• RE: $70 muffler strap? 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Apr 97 01:54:30 UT
  ...Any flexing in the system will result in pipe and flange cracking. All Brackets must be there including the three pieces on the left...
• Exhaust Pipe Q?
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:31:56 -0700
  ...Kind of tough� original exhaust pipes, nuts and bolts rusted pretty well, etc. Here is my question: is there a certain configuration of the...
• Summary-Long Coolant hoses, copper & otherwise
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Tue, 4 May 1999 12:04:27 -0400
  ...Nobody advised me to replace these pipes w/ new VW steel pipes. If you live in a high-salt area (I do), they'll...
• STEBRO Exhaust offer.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 20 Nov 2000 06:45:06 EST
  I have a deal on two <<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers & J-pipes <</A>. Since...
• Re: broken exhaust header
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:10:14 EDT
  ...You can get stainless steel header pipes made by DANSK from <A HREF="http://www.busdepot.com/">The Bus Depot - Discount VW Parts - Main...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:08:55 EST
  ...Which side goes against the engine and which is toward the exhaust pipe? Metal side to pipe! 2) Is the correct bolt size M8...
• Re: Coolant hose blues, best replacement kit?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 9 May 2024 12:40:27 -0400
  ...Plastic pipes came later. If pipes are rusty, it's a good chance they are original. The best change is to the stainless-steel...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:36:20 -0500
  ...slid it over the pipe ... reinstalled and put hose clamps right over the ridges in the van's coolant pipe sections. I got water...
• Fwd: Coolant Tubing
  Historical mailing list - Harry Patrick
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:21:13 -0400
  Terry, I think you would find it very difficult if not impossiblr to use PVC pipes. The pipes have numerous bends to route them...
• Re: Need Exhaust Part Number
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 16:10:21 -0700
  ...Z --- 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> wrote: > Canadian 1980 Vanagons came with a small pipe in > place of > the catalytic converter. Does anyone...
• Re: More leaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:47:53 -0800
  ...The plastic pipe end was not molded around the metal insert sleeve. The pipe was machined inside and then the insert was inserted. Mark...
• 85 exhaust supports needed
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 4 Aug 2001 17:40:50 -0500
  ...The pipe coming from the front two cylinders cracked where it bolts to the pipe going to the CAT. Had this welded shut so...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:59:52 -0700
  ...Exhaust pipes too close? PICS > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > The vibrations will grind holes in the pipes where they're > > > > > >> touching. I'd > > > > > >> >> > move them, myself. > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > On Sun...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 15:49:03 -0700
  Update on my new exhaust pipe tribulations. I loosened all the joints and actually removed the 2-1 manifold to make sure I could...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:31:13 -0400
  ...In the vanagon cooling system, the coolant pipes are > in electrical contact with the engine via the chassis. The pipes do > rub on the...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 4 Sep 2004 16:07:47 -0500
  ...The pipe I thought was supposed to go to an EGR filter appears to be a connection from the crossover pipe to the left...
• Re: RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 11:28:13 PDT
  ...The pipes > were thinner than my stock 2.1 pipes. The pipes are lower than the orginal > pipes. There was no bracing of the...
• 85 Westy Muffler Brackets-HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:11:30 EDT
  I'm currently rebuilding the entire exhaust system from heads to tail pipe. I've got it all put back together really nice up...
• #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:53:31 -0600
  Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1 cylinder header pipe. This gasket fails after running the car at highway...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:54:33 EST
  ...the nut cracker, they won't fit unless you cut the pipe flush with the flange. >> While the ubiquitous type of nut splitter which...
• Re: Home Made Bull Bars--Pipe Benders
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 15:31:31 -0700
  ...there? Use PVC and paint it black. > >John > > What about exhaust pipe. Would this work? If so you get a muffler shop > to do...
• Re: holy smokes! (exhaust question)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 13:30:14 -0400
  I just installed a new J-pipe in my 1.9, just this week. It comes with grey paint. I think it did heat...
• How I filled 1.9 with coolant, was; Roadside BREAKDOWN...Water Pump Belt
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:38:47 -0800
  ...Attached the hose to one of the hoses, the top one, of the H pipe, that goes to that pipe that is running across...
• 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 19:29:28 -0400
  ...The area where the two pipes merge in to the large pipe just before the O2 sensor area has the pipes folded in - it...
• Re: What's up with silicone coolant hoses?
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sun, 15 Mar 2020 07:02:59 -0400
  ...Where I think the description may be confusing is that depending on what year you have or if you replaced the long pipes from...
• STEBRO News
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 07:04:01 EST
  ...I've got the tooling for the pipes for '83 to '85 Vanagon nearly complete with a few hours of work left to do...
• Re: Warning-was Do I forgive my VW
  Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
  Fri, 7 May 1999 16:30:58 +0100
  ...I was >told that the pipe was no longer available from VW. After about a week >of searching we discovered that the pipe has...
• Re: Black carbon buildup on tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:51:03 -0700
  ...Black carbon buildup on tail pipe after valve adjustments > > 85 1.9 cleaned injectors from cruzin, plugs, dist, rotor done 10mths ago > I just...
• Re: Replacement of coolant parts, Failure modes and using the temperature gauge after losing the water pump or massive amount of coolant.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 10:30:58 -0400
  ...Or, when those coolant pipes are discolored, cracking, ends slipping out etc. Overheating has occurred in the past. The original pipes are still in...
• Re: Radiator and Hoses question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Apr 2013 18:39:54 -0700
  ...if getting hoses ..be aware that for the hoses that go onto the main coolant pipes in 85 vanagons .. there are two versions for...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:24:05 -0400
  ...Exhaust pipes too close? PICS > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > The vibrations will grind holes in the pipes where they're > > > > >> touching. I'd > > > > >> >> > move them, myself. > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > On Sun...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:11:12 -0500
  ...pipe just prior to > > > the catalytic converter > > > > > > (2) something is making a rattling noise inside the catalytic converter > > > > > > (3) i replaced elbow pipe but...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:39:36 -0400
  ...I ran a stainless tek-screw into the pipe in a gas > station parking lot, but just as something to keep the hose from...
• Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:35:02 -0500
  ...Which side goes against the engine and which is toward the exhaust pipe? Metal side to pipe! 2) Is the correct bolt size M8...
• Removing heater fan from alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Tue, 5 Aug 2008 17:04:25 -0400
  ...The engine Craig and I pulled from his '80 Westy donor van had almost everything I was missing- an accordion pipe for the heater...
• 84 GL Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  29 Apr 96 15:10:00 EDT
  ...Front, back, connector, catalytic, muffler and pipe. I've priced the dealer and would rather buy a nice used car. I've checked the...
• Flames!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 9 May 2002 13:53:35 -0700
  ...Since my westie only has pipe coming out the muffler, I was thinking "hey half the parts!" > > So the question is: How far of...
• Re: Cold Temps Cause Gas Tank Seal Leak?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 7 Dec 2010 16:00:28 -0800
  ...Saw fresh stains > where > I normally park. <insert expletives> > > Would cold weather cause filler pipe O ring and/or metal vent pipe O > ring...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Fri, 15 May 2009 10:26:40 -0700
  ...GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes > > The GoWesty kit is just a band-aid fix. > > I have the GoWesty fix on one of...
• Muffler Brackets
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:12:43 -0700
  ...I heard from a few people that the brackets are a necessity, since the collector pipe can crack if there's no bracket - this...
• colder fridge
  Historical mailing list - David and Shirin
  Mon, 17 May 2004 15:12:40 -0400
  ...It also seems like it would be a good idea to wrap the intake and exhaust pipe in fiberglass insulation to keep the heat...
• Raising a Westy
  Historical mailing list - WILLIAM WITZ
  Mon, 22 Dec 2014 22:56:39 -0800
  ...Instead of sweeping the pipes straight back with two bends there is a loop in one pipe bends down goes and then goes to...
• Re: Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:44:19 -0800
  ...Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed! > > Hi all. > If anyone has time, I'd appreciated an opinion on these coolant pipes I > pulled from my...
• Paveet wrote re: leaking while filling up
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:09:42 -0500
  ...Or is this a feature? Comment; Check the "y" -shaped pipe which connect to the two expansion tanks under the car, Feel above the...
• Re: fuel tank seals
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 7 Jul 2012 21:52:53 -0700
  ...I'm not pointing fingers, but maybe the mechanic dropped the tank far enough that the crossover pipe came loose? This pipe is installed...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:20:57 -0700
  ...Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack > What's a 'T-stack'? > > Jake > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:29...
• Rant - Was: Stainless Steel Coolant Lines Now Available!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:12:09 -0500
  ...Replace your old coolant line with a no-rust Stainless >Steel replacement>> > >This all depends on what grade of stainless the pipes are made...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:56:58 -0700
  ...lets just say, for the sake of argument, that pipes are 7 ft long, (therefore 14 ft total). ID of pipe is 1.75...
• Re: Dometic fridge part needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 May 1996 22:27:57 -0400
  David Shepherdson writes: >The part I need is the copper pipe >(plus nuts)that lies allong the top of the fridge and connects with...
• Mechanical advantage (was drum brake adjustment)
  Historical mailing list - Ian Hallett
  Wed, 8 May 1996 16:18:01 +1000 (EST)
  On Wed, 8 May 1996, Randy Farchmin wrote: > > Ain't physics wonderful? In my garage I don't have 'pipes', I have 'mechanical advantage...
• stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:00:03 +0000
  ...OR drill a hole in the plug and tap with 1/4" pipe thread and use a brass pipe plug that seals without a...
• Re: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Roy Jared Michael
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 21:34:17 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The question that I have is there is a little pipe on the muffler that is rusted through it is on the passenger side...