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• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:01:37 -0800
  Two piece stainless steel coolant pipe from Bus Depot....... Works well for me. Cheers, Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) ________________________________ From: JRodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM...
• Exhaust for 84
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Apr 1996 09:35:31 -0700
  I just discovered cracks in two of my pipes. The pipe that connects #4 & #2 accross the back of the engine and the short...
• Re: coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 23:26:01 +0000
  Lengthy thread on Samba with lots of pro and con, as these things tend to go.  Searching on Coolant Pipe Repair gives you several...
• Re: How to seal propane connection
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:25:11 -0500
  Just to add a little balance to the discussion...Pipe Joint Compound (aka pipe dope) which I purchased yesterday is (according to the label...
• Re: Installed Long Coolant Pipes Wrong? (Pic)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 20:24:31 -0500
  The pipes are on the correct (passenger) side of the vehicle but the one with the kick goes to the outside. The heater hoses...
• Re: Exhaust for 84
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 20:17:09 -0400
  ...Shepherdson) writes: > > I just discovered cracks in two of my pipes. The pipe that connects >#4 & #2 accross the back of the engine and...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:56:37 -0500
  Some 85 vanagons were equipped with plastic coolant pipes for the 1.9.Try a junkyard. Many 85, 1.9 vanagons show up there...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:20:19 -0800
  ...The plastic pipes have a metal stiffener molded into the last couple inches. The stiffener keeps the clamps from collapsing the pipe. Over time...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 10:15:16 -0700
  ...If you replace a pipe with a hose you need to convert both ends of the hose to male so they join like the...
• Re: - 83.5-85 Vanagon Stainless Coolant Pipes!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:22:59 -0500
  ...And I see that the pipes you have available have rubber hose connections if they are ordered in two pieces. Do you have silicone...
• Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Jan 2011 17:58:04 -0800
  For USA/CA models there were 5 different pairs of long coolant pipes used. They differed in either diameter, shape, length, or some combination...
• Coolant Pipe Installation-84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Sun, 24 Nov 2002 11:28:10 -0600
  ...Installing the two coolant pipes running from the engine compartment to the radiator I've had it done several times by my friendly local...
• Re: Honey I shrunk the coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 20 Nov 2005 06:00:45 -0500
  wait a minute!! when it's cold the whole van shrinks, but the plastic pipe shrinks less in proportion because plastic has a smaller...
• Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:59:27 -0500
  ...Easy enough I thought....I'll replace the 3 bolts and the tail pipe and be done. Yesterday after returning from the airport I...
• Re: Coolant pipe connection
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:13:28 -0400
  Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > you got the wrong hose. > 85's can have either the smaller diameter metal main coolant pipes - 'early > 85's...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Howard Allen
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 09:06:12 -0400
  Hi JP; I have an '84GL that I just got down replacing one of those pipes (the cold side). I looked into what was...
• Re: Exhaust pipe--Where to Get Mounting Brackets
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 15:56:30 -0400
  ...Now I am at the point of thinking I should replace my rusty, crushed front pipe with the nice-looking '87 pipe that is...
• Re: cutting off exhaust "elbow pipe"
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 1 May 2013 08:54:55 -0400
  Mark, You should be able to slip the j-pipe into the system. Be sure the gaskets are aligned when you tighten the new...
• Re: Another lame-o fastener question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:23:42 -0600
  Is there a special tool for pulling pipes apart? Do I just need a hotter torch? ------------------------ Clip --------------------- Pipes with clamps are deformed and often...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:57:22 -0900
  ...Rocky Mtn Westy pipes? (I hear GoWesty and Van-Cafe sell customized RMW pipes?) I think the BD pipes are thinner (they are cheaper...
• BD SS coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 10:50:20 -0900
  I see that bus depot has their stainless steel cooling pipes on sale, so wanted to ask if anyone had installed a set of...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:21:13 -0400
  The metal pipes can be changed with most everything in place. The trick is to remove the heater hoses. Then you rotate and put...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe removal?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 May 2017 13:46:37 +0000
  ...Steel coolant pipe removal? Can these pipes be removed without dropping the gas tank? And can the SS pipes be installed as well that...
• (Robot) Your digest for Newsbot Query Vanagon_Mentioned
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sat, 4 Feb 1995 15:31:53 -0500
  >----- Forwarded message (The-Newsbot@pipeline.com) -----< >From derekdre@pipeline.com Fri Feb 3 20:50 EST 1995 >Received: from pipe2.pipeline.com (pipe2 [198...
• Re: coolant pipe replacement
  Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
  Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:12:30 -0500
  When I made new pipes for my van, I had a problem finding a way to flare the edges to keep the hoses on...
• Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
  Historical mailing list - bob tickle
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 20:41:20 -0500
  ...Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up! > Date: Wednesday, November 20, 1996 10:05 PM > > John Anderson wrote: > > > > vwmaster@volks-motorsports.com wrote: > > > > > > Listees, > > > > > > Just...
• coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:45:59 -0700
  ...http://www.gowesty.com/product/pipes-junctions/3643/coolant-pipe-repair-kit-?v= Another mechanic shop also recommended the stainless pipes, but when I...
• Re: Wierd metal coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 May 2005 10:45:11 -0400
  Left pipe, part # 025-121-151 Right pipe, part #025-121-171 Clamps- N-016-404-1 Hose part# N-901-287-03 Gaskets...
• Coolant time sensitivehelp
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:34:34 -0500
  Hi folks, A friend is helping change the rubber hoses from radiator to pipes. He moved too fast and now can’t remember which...
• Oil cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:03:18 -0500
  ...The last time I did this, the internal pipewrench I was using sheared off inside the pipe and that cause me no end of...
• Re: '84 Vanagon water pipe
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 19 Apr 94 16:04:34 CDT
  On Tue, 19 Apr 94 15:45:03 CDT Jerry Huff said: >One of the metal engine coolant pipes that cary the coolant the...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:23:55 -0700
  ...It seems to me that the > right pipe fails significantly faster than the left pipe. My right pipe was > ready to burst (it did...
• Re: '85 GL manual - Draining old coolant
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:42:13 -0400
  In order to fully replace the steel pipes, i believe you have to have the gas tank out, and the car jacked up REALLY...
• Need your opinions: stainless exhaust opportunity
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 19:40:54 -0500
  I have the opportunity to import '86-up crossover pipes (header pipes) in stainless steel, from a well established and reputable manufacturer. Price would...
• Re: dicontinued water pipe help!
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Wed, 13 May 1998 22:15:57 EDT
  Could this pipe be brought to a person who bends pipes. It would have to be custom but I would think someone like that...
• Rear header pipe
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:48:56 -0600
  Hi, I have to replace gaskets on the rear header pipe. Any one know if I there will be enough clearance to remove that...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:32:38 EST
  ...1) welding a bead around the pipe to > simulate the stock flare. 2) Buying the expensive tool to create the flare > in > the pipe...
• Water pipe
  Historical mailing list - Pablo Bonilla
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:31:32 -0600
  Hello everyone! I need to find a water pipe, the one that goes straight into the water pump from the right side of the...
• Re: '84 Coolant pipes question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:21:28 -0700
  ...Re: '84 Coolant pipes question > Are the steel pipes integral to heat dissipation (probably, darn it), > or could heater hose have an application here...
• Filler pipe coatings?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:05:35 -0800
  I've got an 82 diesel with rust in the tank, possibly in the filler pipe as well. I think I'm going to...
• Coolant pipes 85 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Thu, 25 Sep 1997 16:56:24 -0400
  Canadian winters+salt have destroyed these cooling pipes that run from engine to radiator under carriage. Have talked to Kyle at volksmotorsport...has used...
• Re: more trouble with metal pipe to thermostat...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:53:28 -0500
  > Even though I now see that the metal pipe will pull >right out, I can't figure out how to get either of these...
• Re: Dometic Exhaust O Ring
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:19:48 -0700
  ...I "safety" sealed between pipes and manifold with Hi-temp RTV once pipes installed on manifold. Am happy that there are not leaks now...
• Re: coolant leak repair
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:36:56 -0400
  ...Personally I would try it long before the effort of changing the entire pipes. Jason On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 1:45 PM...
• Re: 2.1 L Oil Cooler Seal Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Feb 2015 09:32:35 -0500
  ...Slid the internal pipe wrench inside to loosen it - and the end of the pipe wrench inside the pipe sheared off, leaving no way...
• Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:53:27 -0500
  Hello, I'm trying to avoid having to replace my exhaust pipes, and since they are solid, I think this must be possible. The...
• Re: Crossover Pipe HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:24:09 -0800
  Is that the H pipe you are referring to? If so, they have those at VanCafe.com on the home page. Here's the...
• Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 11:08:51 EDT
  ...Has anyone (can I) used 1.25' Copper house pipe to replace the long steel pipes in the '85? It looks like I could...
• 1.9L engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:16:41 -0700
  ...header pipe (2 available) rear exhaust header pipe exhaust J-pipe "collector pipe" ----------- $30 items --------- Coolant bottle *WITH H PIPE* and pigtail pipes, no...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 2 Nov 2005 01:41:00 -0800
  ...Steel coolant pipe repair ideas > > Shawn, > If you have any, standard 1.25" copper plumbing pipe is exactly the right > internal diameter to slip...
• Re: front to rearcoolant pipes-starting to rust more than a bit!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 04 Aug 94 16:07:56 CDT
  On Thu, 4 Aug 94 15:56:58 CDT Jerry Huff said: >> I was just under the van and noticed that the coolant pipes...
• Re: Solid intermediate exhaust pipe needed for '85
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:12:31 -0400
  ...Solid intermediate exhaust pipe needed for '85 >I imagine you might mean the pipe that goes from where the two header pipes >meet, and...
• Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:32:17 -0400
  ...Is it possible the cat is clogged, and caused the elbow pipe to blow a hole (for air to escape) ?? Is it possible that...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 14 May 2009 21:16:43 -0700
  ...The stainless pipes are probably tougher, but how much of a beating do the pipes really take? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen" '90 Vanagon...
• exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 06:07:11 PST
  speaking of exhaust pipes... my weekender has been without pipe brackets since I've owned it (three years... 30K miles). I recently replaced the...
• Re: WTB: coolant tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:07:07 -0400
  ...The key is that the lines and pipes were corroded from the outside ,to the inside.Only a short section of pipe was subject...
• Re: Replacing the plastic cooling pipes on a bostig setup
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:43:56 -0700
  ...Cutting the plastic pipes in the middle makes them easy to remove. Just be careful to label which pipe is which and match the...
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 15 Sep 2001 01:02:23 -0500
  ...It got my attention enough to remove my homemade pair of T's that I soldered from copper pipe to replace the plastic T...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:46:22 -0500
  ...Then I slipped a 4 foot length of steel pipe over the handle of the pipe wrench. I pulled until I was afraid I...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:09:05 -0500
  I know that VW went to the plastic pipes for one specific reason. The steel thin wall pipes rusted out pretty fast. Ron ----- Original...