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Re: Fire starter Fitting Strikes Again!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:55:01 -0400
...The only caution would be to ensure there is a chafing cover over the fuel line to prevent rubbing against the underside of the...
Re: Fireworks for the Fourth-in my engine bay
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 3 Jul 2011 17:50:40 -0700
...and there is a small dent , not bad really, on the forward underside of the tank right in the middle, left-right wise. SDF...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 May 2012 09:47:34 -0400
...under it at least. > there are a few fasteners on the underside you'll be working on. > > hard to do good car work sitting...
Re: does aux air reg affect idele after warm up 1.9
Historical mailing list - Scott
Mon, 9 May 2016 14:19:15 -1000
...the 85 1.9 has the '2.1 style throttle switch' ...mounted on the underside of the throttle body. if the allen screw and...
Re: Anodic Protection to Fight Head Electrolysis
Historical mailing list - Marty Wallace
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 22:27:26 -0700
...Based on a concept used in marine applications, the Rad > Cap > > contains a sacrificial magnesium anode that hangs from the > underside > > of the cap...
Re: Delicate Question? Has anybody installed a ...
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Tue, 23 May 2000 10:35:03 -0400
...In addition, there isn't much room on the Vanagon's underside for a large > >traditional black water tank. On my van the gray...
Re: Any interest in a larger Westy LP Gas tank, Cheap?
Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:59:56 -0400
...Because of the larger size it was mounted to the underside of the floor rather then between the two frame rails. This is someone...
Re: Electrical Nightmare?
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:35:46 -0800
...He drilled a hole in the ashtray and fixed a light on the underside of the dash that shines into there through the hole...
Darn -- a propane leak
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:05:51 -0700
...road ahead before it vanished under Mellow Yellow and hit the underside with a bang! In the rear view mirror I saw that it...
aerodynamics..NVC
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
...Now, supercar makers know more and they use the underside of the car to create downforce without adding any real dragy stuff like wings...
Engine fires..metal lids...Re: Yesterday's Engine Fire in Rockefeller Center NYC
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:54:28 EST
...fire burns up, and the first thing that it lights up is that foamy sh*t on the underside of the stock plastic engine...
Re: Hella Driving Lights for a 1991 GL
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 31 Aug 1999 20:39:26 -0500
...i even added some 1/8" thick sheet aluminum on the underside of the top of the bumper (epoxied it on) to keep the...
Re: Storing 1984 VW Vanagon
Historical mailing list - David Menche
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 12:06:46 -0700
If you must park the stored car outside, avoid parking on dirt, as moisture comes up from the dirt, and gets the underside all...
Re: Outhouse fan
Historical mailing list - neil
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:21:15 -0700
...metal and stuff that may > be lightly in contact with the underside of the top. Move them a bit > farther away or put something...
Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:34:46 -0700
...I've had excellent > > results twice now having Wesco (https://wescopbe.com/store-locations/) > > do a computer match from the front underside of the...
dashboard removal
Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
Sun, 7 Jan 1996 19:08:27 -0500 (EST)
...The wheel should come off with a good tug) -Take off the steering column housing (remove the two philips screws on the underside and...
Re: Which coolant hoses to replace on an 85 1.9 L motor?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:27:20 -0600
...things are not so obvious or may be "hidden" on the underside and so forth. > > Seriously, one of the main reasons I am leaning...
Help! no one wants to buy my Westy!
Historical mailing list - mac stricklen
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:03:30 -0800
...Brown--new paint and no rust anywere on the body or > underside (except the muffler). The pop top is in good > conditions--the canvas...
Re: Stereo Installation question: 83 Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 3 Jul 2001 13:15:42 -0700
...However, I had great success dropping the wire to the engine compartment and then along the underside of the van, over the spare tire...
Re: Fire starter Fitting Strikes Again!
Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:17:57 -0400
...The only caution would be to ensure there is a chafing cover > over the fuel line to prevent rubbing against the underside of the...
Re: Solar panels for your Vanagon..
Historical mailing list - David Jensen
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:45:40 -0700
...And make sure the panels have some way to dissipate the heat they generate(touch the underside of the panel to feel the heat...
Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 13:34:55 -0400
...the battery >>> compartment, but all is vented directly to the outside (underside >>> actually) >>> of the vehicle. I don't remember offhand the size specification...
Re: Water leak on the passenger side creating a pool of water in footwell
Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:48:45 -0700
...www.benplace.com/alain87.htm > > > > You might be able to see the underside of this area with a flash > > light if > > you pull the...
Re: Bluestar project progress
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 1 May 2013 20:45:08 -0400
...of parts: >>> >>> The exhaust "J" pipe has a port on the underside, near the catalytic = >>> converter. The cap is missing from this. Does anyone...
winter storage
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:08:06 +0000
...I have my full underside oil sprayed. (OilTech) plus I spot, shoot ANY rust I see in the engine compartment and around with Rust...
'87 Westy FS in NE Ohio
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Sun, 12 Aug 2001 23:57:11 -0400
...The underside of the engine was completely rusted and showed no sign of any maintenance. The Purolator oil filter was ancient. The valve covers...
Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:51:25 -0300
...I've had excellent >>> results twice now having Wesco (https://wescopbe.com/store-locations/) >>> do a computer match from the front underside of the...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 25 May 2011 08:26:43 -0700
...cutting the bumper and welding on some heavy brackets on > the underside > > that were mainly hidden from view by the bumper, which would > not...
Re: Questions: 1.9l Turbo Diesel Westy running hot. Weak cooling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 2 Jul 2012 14:43:57 -0700
...Look at the underside of the cap .. and see a small round valve there. That is the 'coolant recovery valve' .. a 65 Ford wouldn...
Solved thanks to list! Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Fri, 11 May 2007 05:27:58 -0600
...If I get more time I will try to pull the throttle body and get to the switch on the underside. Looks like the...
Re: catalytic heaters in campers
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 3 May 2010 17:17:32 -0500
...Use one for awhile and see how much more condensation >> collects on your windows and the flocking on the underside of your >> poptop. I...
Re: Sound damping product
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:40:24 -0800
...Everyone tells me its the bomb, but I guess you guys must be jabbering about the exterior of the van, like the underside. Lots...
Re: A/C Conversion
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 08:14:11 -0700
...can't for the life of me see it on the underside of the vehicle. Anybody ever done this or am I fooling myself...
Re: Viscous Coupling survey
Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 14:26:47 -0700
...the floorjack end-over-ing or the extended part puncturing some underside part of the van. My question: where do you place the jack...
Re: need a part
Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
Mon, 20 Sep 2004 09:56:21 -0400
...04 9:16 AM >>> I have the paper tube from the underside heat flow box to the plastic part that comes up through the...
Re: Always Look Under a Bus!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:17:09 -0700
...band clamps are smooth on the underside, don't cut into the hose covering etc. fwiw, I have seen a vanagon running just fine...
Re: Shake down trip and engine bucking
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 3 Oct 2006 03:55:31 -0500
...That hose will rot out on the underside, develop holes and then you will have a vacuum leak, which will cause rough or intermittent...
Re: Size of Westy side window opening vs. Tintop
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 5 Sep 2019 02:07:00 +0000
...For me, having previously owned an old air-cooled 70 Baywindow, I made homemade screens out of wooden frames with grooves on the underside...
Re: Superchargers?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:11:33 -0700
...spark plugs would be on the underside of the head..but there are in a chevy small block V-8 too, so maybe that...
Re: Thermostats [Was: Spooked!]
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Fri, 3 Jun 2011 21:47:39 -0700
...the t-stat cover will, or 'should' come off from the underside. > two 10mm hex head bolts. Poor memory. I recall that the pump...
Re: Syncro Ball Joint
Historical mailing list
Wed, 10 May 1995 15:28:20 -0400
...They complain that the underside of my van looks like it has been through a war and what did I do with this van...
Re: catalytic heaters in campers
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Mon, 3 May 2010 18:12:07 -0500
...Use one for awhile and see how much more condensation > >> collects on your windows and the flocking on the underside of your > >> poptop. I...
Re: PAINT COLORS 87 WESTY
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:54:33 -0700
...I've had excellent > >>> results twice now having Wesco (https://wescopbe.com/store-locations/) > >>> do a computer match from the front underside of the...
Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 12:07:41 -0900
...a detector that would mount in the engine compartment, > or on > > > > underside > > > > of the rear deck lid, that would monitor for flames, or an...
Re: Spare tire location
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:12:29 -0700
...And the spare tire, which is mounted on the underside in the front of the vehicle, is also used to absorb shock. On Sat...
Re: SLA AC Delco Deep Cycle? (vs Interstate)
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Wed, 27 Mar 2019 14:45:56 -0700
...the battery > >> compartment, but all is vented directly to the outside (underside > >> actually) > >> of the vehicle. I don't remember offhand the size specification...
Re: Horn problem
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:03:25 -1000
...what is the condition of the Horn Contact Ring on the underside of the steering wheel ? >> >> those are usually torn up after these many...
Re: last minute engine swap questions
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Sat, 5 May 2012 08:59:10 -0500
...under it at least. >> there are a few fasteners on the underside you'll be working on. >> >> hard to do good car work sitting...
Re: Gasoline aroma
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 21 Aug 2019 01:52:44 +0000
...fuel sender. Maybe even apply a film of grease on the underside of those 6 leading edges. Now, as the fuel sender gets rotated...
Re: Van Died @ 70 MPH. Why? (Jetta conversion)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:41:42 -0700
...the entire underside is wide open.. how can there NOT be a lot of air flowing like crazy all through there ? and ..without at...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - (deleted)
95-10-10 10:44:51 EDT
...Then go back to the underside and gently pull on the puller-wire. You'll feel it when it finds the lip but the...
Re: Bluestar project progress-Crankcase vent heater.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 May 2013 20:47:28 -0400
...of parts: >> >> The exhaust "J" pipe has a port on the underside, near the catalytic = >> converter. The cap is missing from this. Does anyone...
Re: No oil pressure, was: Here's one to rack your brains............
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 9 May 2000 21:45:32 -0700
...Pulled the dipstick, nice and clean oil all upto the > mark. > No oil leaks, underside of the engine nice and dry............ Turned the > key...
Re: Place to mount shackles?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 25 May 2011 10:29:42 -0500
...cutting the bumper and welding on some heavy brackets on the underside > > that were mainly hidden from view by the bumper, which would not...
Re: MICE: points of ingress in cab area?
Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:31:46 -0700
...There's a > > little plastic cover screwed in on the underside of the floor to try to > > seal it off, but it's missing...
Re: body panel seams anatomy and rust mitigation
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Sun, 28 Oct 2018 21:51:52 -0700
...for the holes you have created - > > Also drill small drain holes underside where no one can see - where there > > is a possibility of water...
The maiden {again} voyage.
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:05:43 -0300
...rear hatch (those damn plastic plugs were still in); and the underside is very clean. There was some sloppy body work to fill a...
Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 17 May 2008 23:58:47 -0500
...With 82hp every bit helps while going 75 > mph. > > Here are pics of the underside to help visualize: > > http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7...
Re: catalytic heaters in campers
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 3 May 2010 19:12:42 -0500
...Use one for awhile and see how much more condensation >> >> collects on your windows and the flocking on the underside of your >> >> poptop. I...
Article: Vanagon Hop Ups
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Mon, 5 Dec 1994 9:56:57 -0500 (EST)
...squirter jets have been install in the case that spray the underside of the pistons with oil - primarily for cooling. John uses Weber idle...