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• Re: Oil overfill -- now what?
  Historical mailing list - raymond markett
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 19:26:32 +0000
  ...to deal with an overfill? BTW, my 2.1 has a tapered drain plug instead of a flat washer.  Is that common? Raymond   From...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:50:17 -0600
  ...Really really had to pee. > Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator > "nose" > not as long as original, nor is it tapered...
• Re: Jackstands or ramps?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:11:21 -0500
  ...Fasten two or three layers together so that one end is tapered to drive up. Our vans are high enough that they don't...
• Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:59:48 -0400
  ...But be careful, the tapered thread acts like a wedge and you can crack the case if you really crank down on the fitting...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:24:13 -0700
  ...The sealing surface is at the bottom of the drain plug , and tapered.. so it works like a bleed valve actually. they have been...
• tranny mount and CV-joint bolt questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 02:55:33 -0800
  ...the end of the 12pt bolt is slightly shorter and more tapered than the replacements I'm looking at... thanks for opinions. Cheers, Mike...
• sliding door lock cylinder stuck
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:04:57 -0600
  ...If you drill it out, note that it's not just a set screw, but has a special tapered tip. We frequently find the...
• Re: VW Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  05 Feb 97 00:16:37 EST
  > The alloy wheel >also needs tapered lug bolts and nuts, not rounded. I'm not sure that >this is absolutly necessary but that's...
• RE: how 2 block fuel lines ?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 05 Feb 1996 09:28:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...And, I have a tapered round center punch made of a single piece of steel-- closest thing to a one-size-fits-all hose...
• Follow up on RE: The SECRET...Bulley Tek
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 1 Jan 2000 11:02:09 -0800
  ...The shaft is forced to the center of the upper bearing by a tapered metal cage. Tried several standard teks and could not make...
• Re: VDO Oil Pressure Extension Adaptor
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 20:42:09 -0500
  ...To intentionally screw a tapered, standard pipe thread into a > straight metric hole goes against my grain. In that case, can you suggest a...
• Do-it-yerself engine rehab goings and what I've found-1.9 rod bolts.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Thu, 22 Feb 2001 08:44:48 -0500
  ...The 2.1 bolt is tapered at the outer edge of the shoulder other than that the rods do look the same. The copper...
• Re: LVC: Wheel Bearing Press Requirements
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:59:56 -0600
  ...My brother sold a combination vertical mill, automatic feed with the collets, blocks, chucks, clamps, mills, tapered bits and his accessories were worth more...
• Re: Brake squeal
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 10 May 2015 07:50:19 -0700
  ...This time > we put the GoWesty ones with the tapered edges. We have tried the brake > treatment spray. It works for a few days...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:36:21 -0600
  ...Really really had to pee. > Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator > "nose" > not as long as original, nor is it tapered...
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:04:55 -0600
  ...would be an easy job. > Turned out to be a bear, tapered joint would not pop out they way "it > should". > > "details" here: http...
• Re: Bleeder Valve, CV's, After-Market Filter
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Oct 1996 19:03:04 -0400
  ...My bleeder is nothing more than an 8mm bolt (maybe >tapered). Is this right? Yours sounds like the ones that I've seen. I...
• Re: Gauge Mounting Options
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:26:01 +0000
  ...The cup holders have some happy dollar store thick plastic short tumblers that are tapered sitting in the cutout. I can put standard 20...
• Re: Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 17:49:03 -0700
  ...Every few years I buy a scrap of tan carpet and cut the large rectangle and the narrow, tapered rectangle (with cutouts for the...
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:17:23 EST
  ...Any better ideas? >> I like Teflon tape on any tapered thread fittings myself, but the tradesmen I know who spend their days winging together...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:16:25 EDT
  ...So a question, does the Vanagon spark plug hole have a tapered or square seal at the top? Could this old "timesert" thing be...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 15 May 2017 05:49:17 -0400
  ...I can find tapered plugs in online catalogs with with t= > hat nominal size. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 VW Westy, '00...
• Re: rodents in pantry
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 17:05:36 +0000
  ...I drove two tapered rubber plugs into these holes from the inside of the dash. next I need to block the open part of...
• Rocker Bolts
  Historical mailing list - jeremyp
  Sat, 15 Nov 2003 22:34:55 -0500
  ...place on the head? I noticed the shaft looks a little tapered, is this correct? I thought I picked up the right nuts tonight...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 09:42:54 -0500
  ...The pipe plug is a nifty choice as the tapered thread eliminates the need for gasket. Also, the copper washer is a stupid idea...
• Re: rhein rims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 19:46:19 -0700
  I forget ......what kind of lug nut or bolt do the Rheins use ? .......ball face ( lik esteel 145 inc vangaon wheel use ) or 'tapered...
• Re: Recommended brake pads?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:04:13 -0400
  ...Make sure the rotor surface is good and the rotor has not worn below 11mm, and is not tapered. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: bolt
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 5 Sep 2020 10:26:27 -0700
  Starting during the 85 model year production that front lower shock mounting used a tapered bushing on one end of the long bolt. If...
• Re: removing side window & saving seals
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:33:21 -0600
  ...removing side window & saving seals > > Actually there are regular glass tools for this- hardwood sticks > tapered > down like a carpenters pencil. Probably made by...
• Re: GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 09:54:18 -0700
  ...which > way round does it fit? Following the size of the supplies short hoses, > it would seem to indicate that the tapered end should...
• RE: mpg enhancements
  Historical mailing list - ray landers
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 17:41:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...the shapes all have a blunt front and a long tapered tail. this prevents the low pressure area in the rear from forming. ray
• Re: What threads on oil pressure gauge?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:04:59 -0500
  ...pushrod > tubes, right? > > I assumed the hole in the case had tapered > threads but in speaking with Damon (of 2.3L > WBX fame) now...
• Re: TiiCo Gauges... A nice discovery
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 12:42:31 -0800
  ...My senders had tapered threads, so they wouldn't screw in all the way, but the pitch is correct for the holes. Very nice...
• Re: Tiico Oil Cooler / Aftermarket oil pressure gauges
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 00:03:56 -0400
  ...the sender on one brand has 1/8" tapered pipe threads that almost fit into 10mm.....BUT the oilcooler requires a sensor/sendor WITH...
• Re: Friday NVC: British Carburettor hilarity
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:05:29 -0700
  ...what I found wore badly on SU's on volvo 544's , maybe 122's also .. > the tapered needle that withdraws from the jet...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:52:40 -0700
  ...If your cap has a tapered bottom, it's the type which accepts the ignition key. The newer replacements are flat bottomed and cylindrical...
• Re: Throtlebody
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 19:23:41 -0700
  ...9 Center Air Plenum, in particular to where the where the tapered "curl" of the plenum is too small relative to the mating taper...
• Re: What's the shortest/lowest stock rear spring besides from the Carat?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:24:52 -0700
  ...space between that post and the resulting larger coil when the tapered coil is cut off. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Sep...
• Re: Alternator continuous-duty rating?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:26:56 -0400
  ...And you're right, the big three-groove crank pulley is tapered, at least on the engine I just looked at (random 2.1l...
• Re: Gear shifter knob thread and pitch question? (link for pics)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:18:07 -0400
  ...I'd be surprised if it was a tapered thread, though that's not impossible. I wouldn't get into this, but since no...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:57:35 -0700
  ...A tapered back end would help reduce drag inducing turbulence. Perhaps a fiberglass nose piece, continuing along the angle of the windshield, sticking out...
• Re: Table leg hole?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:53:32 -0700
  ...I was thinking spring loaded tapered pin. Yeah, I complicate things . Alistair > On Apr 29, 2021, at 8:14 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast...
• Re: Wanted: Alloy Wheel Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Fri, 22 May 1998 16:06:58 EDT
  ...They have the tapered seat that matches right up with the alloy wheel. Granted the seat does not extend up as high as the...
• Re: Axle seals
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 00:41:57 -0500
  The tapered rubber on the inside circumference always go towards the lubrication, also there is normally a spring inside the seal that tells you...
• Re: wheels
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:48:50 EDT
  ...wheels are bored. > Details of how your wheels were bored - straight, tapered, whatever - are > appreciated. Has anyone had a problem with modified wheels cracking...
• Re: Kick Butt tool for removing stripped/ruined allen bolts from CV's.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:36:42 -0700
  ...but Tom, to what do you credit your tapered nuts? ;-) > > DPO! > > Tom > > > > > b > > > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' 1986...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 May 2010 13:54:56 -0700
  ...Instead the sealing surface on the > plug > and the head are tapered like a flare fitting. > > All the VWs I've owned had the...
• Re: Bearing load on reverse driven transaxles
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:37:58 EST
  ...There's a significant amount of longitudinal loading on those bearings, which is why they usually use double tapered roller bearings...>> The only place...
• Temp Gauge Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:01:27 +0000
  ...The tach cluster gauge face is tapered at the corners, while the style without the tach is more squared. Had to drill out the...
• re. More Rabbit expertise needed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:44:51 -0700
  ...All they are is a sqaurish flat plate slightly tapered at one end, you just hammer the narrower end into the "C", spreading it...
• Re: The next tool
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:56:23 -0700
  ...Leave it to VW to use special tapered hoses. Wouldn't want them to be easy to replace with something bought by the foot...
• Re: Oil pressure sender thread size?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 5 May 2007 06:31:38 -0500
  ...I though it might be tapered > threads but the pics at vendor sites looks like it is straight metric threads? > > Thank you much, > Nate
• Re: upper ball joint replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:45:53 -0800
  ...you hear a big snap...don't worry, nothing broke, the tapered part of the ball joint just popped out. Should work with knuckle...
• Re: Wipers - Go/No-Go
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:34:37 -0700
  ...Got to my destination just as the rain tapered off, > but the wipers were still running in the final moments as I parked. > Turned...
• For WBX Owners with Suspected Head Leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 16:10:44 EST
  ...engine failure. Verify the problem with this easy to use kit. Tapered nose on the test chamber fits the radiator neck of most gasoline...
• Re: GoWesty fridge modification -- which way around?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hertzog
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 10:16:02 -0700
  ...the supplies short > hoses, it would seem to indicate that the tapered end should face the > air pump, but I received a message from...
• Changing the propane regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 4 May 2011 11:57:11 -0700
  ...wrench) to the 2 way splitter that screwed into the regulator (tapered thread). I used 2 wrenches (just like you bend brake lines) to...
• Re: What dumb thing do you repeatedly do with your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:09:45 -0700
  ...Really really had to pee. >> Replacement cap fell off somewhere...aftermarket cap sucks, locator >> "nose" >> not as long as original, nor is it tapered...
• Re: Bearings in brake rotors on 85?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 6 Jul 2003 11:21:25 -0700
  ...don't use Molybdenum Grease on the Tapered Roller bearings, it tends to turn them into bushings. (Flames a coming). Stan Wilder On Sun...
• lug nuts and mystery clip
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:21:40 EDT
  ...It's about coat hanger thick and shaped like a tapered U, about 2" long and the ends are turned 90 degrees for about...