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• Re: help! fuel leak @tank 88GL
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 14:16:50 -0700
  ...I siphoned off a couple of gallons of gas and was able to drive the van for a few days before I got around...
• Re: Goofy Coolant Refresh Idea
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 20:19:23 EST
  Yeah, then you can run your return line to the cap through a de-ionizer and continually siphon off any phosphates! This is an...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 May 2008 21:10:53 -0700
  ...It's a tough siphon through that old, probably clogged, screen. When I drained my tank I hooked a couple jumper wires to my...
• Re: : Hi list. 90 syncro bad leak stuck in parking lot
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 10:25:45 -0700
  ...No touch of fluid with finger. > > Used a siphon pump and pumped in almost 3 quarts of sae80/90 till full. > Think it is...
• Re: The Lone Gunmen (Friday stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 17:27:51 -0500
  ...anti-conspiracy crusade up. - Jennifer P.S. -- Just don't go siphoning fuel if you don't know how. ;) -- ----- Jennifer - ncc876@yahoo.com ... knee...
• Re: gas can in your westy cargo area?
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 10 May 2002 13:04:57 -0700
  ...Most outboards use a siphon pump to get the fuel started towards the motor. You can use one of these with a long fuel...
• Fuel pressure regulator (was filthy stinking rich)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 14:09:35 -0500
  ...If you're siphoning fuel through it via the return line, it's definitely not working properly. Like Ken said, it holds the pressure...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:31:58 EST
  ...I figured this explained my lousy gas mileage, > someone must have siphoned my gas. > THEN when I went to fill it up, gas starting...
• Re: tools (more)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 16:05:54 -0800
  ...tools (more) >All, > >A few handy items I haven't seen mentioned. > >Siphon hose 6' > >spare pieces of vacuum hose > >"personal" lubricant (real useful...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 9 Mar 2003 19:28:48 -0800
  ...So now i have another >project for the spring. : ( >I siphoned off a quater tank and the leak stopped. Oh joy I can hardley...
• Re: Torque Converter ATF Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 14:09:45 -0400
  ...The Bentley has a > section on how to drain it via siphoning, but never mentions any > quantities other than "use a bottle of 2...
• Re: I have lots of luck... and it is all BAD
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 20:59:07 -0500
  ...Larry Johnson (Haliburton Highlands) 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\" wrote: > I went to Canadian Tire today to buy a siphon hose to drain Pokey's...
• Brake fluid overfilled
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 19:06:22 -0700
  ...I plan on siphoning some out tomorrow (with a turkey baster), but I was wondering what, if any, problems this might have caused or...
• Re: Radiator Design
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 15:41:32 -0700
  ...coolant up the wing header (inlet pipe) kind of like a siphon. The water pump is adding just enough force to keep everything moving...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:17:36 +0000
  ...I figured this explained my lousy gas mileage, > someone must have siphoned my gas. > THEN when I went to fill it up, gas starting...
• Ideas for adding water outlets to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:05:51 -0400
  ...I was also thinking of adding a siphon pump hose, tapped into the sink supply, or directly off the tank, and storing it between...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Lighting Problems
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 09:15:57 8
  ...Actually, combustion in these things is difficult enough even when they're clean, relying on siphoning fresh air down one tube and venting combustion...
• Re: r&r clutch master cylinder Q
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 17 May 2005 12:41:38 -0400
  ...The rod will hang ok.I used a turkey baster to siphon out the brake fluid from the resivour.The bleeding was the hardest...
• Re: Old gas
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 10 May 2008 20:27:11 -0400
  ...Sometimes it's hard to get the siphon going, the pump can't pump air at all, only liquid. I have a 'twist turn...
• Coolant expansion tank refill?
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Mon, 8 May 2000 09:08:34 -0600
  ...At work I checked the expansion tank and noticed it was still low and had not siphoned and coolant from the overflow tank. So...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:44:37 -0400
  ...and elbows and flanges and loops and tees and > aitches and siphons and hookahs and stuff? > RJS, Just drive it as usual. If there...
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Lockwood
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:21:34 EDT
  ...At that point I dropped the tank and siphoned out the last gas and donated it to my lawn mower. I guess that the...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:16:27 -0600
  ...in the fridge, so I just use it for limes, cocktail olives, etc. > If you wanted to get real specialized you could siphon off...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:57:46 -0700
  ...You can use a dipstick siphon (like in a boat) to change your oil. http://ecatalog.westmarine.com/full.asp?page=0617&LinkBackProdId=268534...
• Re: In Missoula, overfilled oil
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:17:29 +0300
  ...pvc > tubing that will just go in the dipstick hole, and siphon some > out. �Remember to spit if you get a mouthful of oil...
• Rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Lee Roesner
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:00:53 -0600
  ...Tried to siphon the balance out but hose was to big to fit through to the resevoir. Any ideas out there? Lee - That's...
• Re: I have lots of luck... and it is all BAD / Don't Suck; Pump Instead
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 21:05:24 EST
  In a message dated 11/26/00 8:18:49 PM, pokey@VANAGON.ORG writes: << I bought to different siphons >> Chris, I once had...
• Re: Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:40:11 -0500
  ...The > tank siphon goes up > in sort of a question-mark shape, so you have to maintain suction on it to > drain it, unless...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Frank Romano
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:44:33 -0400
  ...Instead of using vise grips our other methods, I siphon the ol out of the dipstick. a bit of a pain but it keeps...
• Re: A tiny overfill of oil -- enuff to worry about?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Gibson
  Sun, 11 May 2014 19:11:46 -0700
  ...I guess a hand siphon pump or vacuum pump could provide suction. > > Of course after rigging all that up you could of just loosened...
• Re: Is it about time for Sandblasting?
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:13:59 -0800
  ...I bought a siphon gun from > Menards for about $20. I had a used 55 gallon plastic barrel. It is white > and I highly...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 18 May 2007 (#2007-517)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 18 May 2007 23:14:24 -0700
  ...a lock on the the filler? KGB? Or were wanton criminals siphoning water OUT of RV tanks? On May 18, 2007, at 9:00...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 23:08:18 -0700
  ...tell if it's going in or coming out (coolant starts siphoning out of expansion tank?). Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the...
• Re: Changing AT Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:17:56 -0400
  Second this question on using the minivac to siphon out the AT fluid. Has anyone tried this? is there any reason this wouldnt work...
• Fuel tank problem solving
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 18 Mar 2018 11:53:45 -0700
  ...I checked for fuel using my siphon hose. There is at least 6” of gas in the tank - might be more. With the fuel...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:46:36 -0400
  ...Then secure the two hoses higher up so they won't continue to siphon. I *think* that if you did this you'd be...
• Re: '82 Diesel, fuel, where did it go?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jun 1996 02:03:52 -0400
  ...After siphoning the tank the fuel line was removed from the bottem of the tank untill no fuel came out. After the tank was...
• Re: PRICE OF GASOLINE
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:53:27 -0800
  ...People burned their houses down storing gas in 55 gallon tanks, gas siphoners where shot on site, line crashers were beaten. My wife was...
• Re: Need a gasket
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:58:47 -0700
  ...and elbows and flanges and loops and tees and >> aitches and siphons and hookahs and stuff? >> > > RJS, > > Just drive it as usual. If there...
• Re: Ideas for adding water outlets to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:00:38 -0600
  ...It would give me > water for cooking and washing outside the van. > > I was also thinking of adding a siphon pump hose, tapped into...
• Carrying Spare Gas
  Historical mailing list - Jeanne Maly
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:41:58 -0700
  ...on the roof and, when and if the gas is needed, siphon it down into the Westy tank. Oh, Volks Gurus, does this sound...
• Re: Radiator bleed screws
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 17 Oct 1998 17:26:50 -0400
  For cases when I have need to top off the radiator, I have a siphon set up to a coolant through the hole for...
• HVLP paint guns
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 23:00:44 -0500
  ...In general if it says HVLP and its a converted but still siphon gun I would not believe it. Now top o the mid...
• adding extra water outlets
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Mon, 28 May 2007 22:16:17 -0400
  ...I'm thinking that for inside, I'll tap into the supply under the sink with a hand siphon pump, and run it around...
• Re: FS Bentley (big grey) Golf, GTI, Jetta SOLD
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 00:10:26 -0500
  ...extremely disturbed to find there are almost no funds available for siphoning! Please get in touch with management and explain in detail what is...
• Re: [CONCH-L] Snails in odd places
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:21:43 -0800
  ...Cheers, BenT On 2/25/08, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > A malacologist told me he had collected "live Siphonaria...
• Re: Rear Vents
  Historical mailing list - John
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 19:43:13 -0400
  ...A series of holes on the leading edge of front door(inside the front jam) create a siphon condition as the air rushes passed...
• Re: RES: [CONCH-L] Snails in odd places
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:23:24 -0800
  ...Andrew Grebneff wrote: > A malacologist told me he had collected "live Siphonaria and > Onchidella from 1000 m living on algal holdfasts with climax bathyal...
• oil filters and I-4 conversions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 08:54:29 -0800
  ...the wasserboxer version, would allow some of the oil to drain(siphon?) out of them overnight, resulting in a 3-5 second delay of...
• Re: r&r clutch master cylinder Q
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 17 May 2005 15:27:46 -0500
  ...The rod will hang ok.I used a turkey baster to siphon > out > the brake fluid from the resivour.The bleeding was the hardest...
• Buying my first VW
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Kelly DeVoto
  Sun, 25 Aug 2002 10:40:49 -0400
  ...Should I siphon out the old fuel before trying to start the engine? 3. What do I need to do to purge the water...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 07:02:28 -0500
  ...pressure cap, there > shouldn't be too much worry about it siphoning out coolant when it > shouldn't. > > Randy, Carla and Anna Huyck > Olympia...
• Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:54:55 -0500
  ...a plastic tube down into it and a hand pump) to siphon the oil out, with very limited results (maybe 1/2 cup - it...
• Re: water tank pump problem
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:34:35 -0700
  ...in the fridge, so I just use it > for limes, cocktail olives, etc. > > > If you wanted to get real specialized you could siphon off...
• Re: New Way to Bleed Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:47:58 -0400
  ...that the local FLAPS has for $2 as part of a siphon kit) to pump antifreeze in through the bleeder hole. After this, it...
• Re: Radiator, serviceable?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 15:06:20 +0000
  ...He uses a GM radiator that fits wonderfully in the front just like we would want, and in fact mounts the siphon bottle up...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:10:35 -0500
  ...One sucks when you pull the lever > and the other pushes.) You may have to do the siphon pump > boogie several times as you...
• Re: Overheating while bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:20:41 -0500
  ...tell if it's going in or coming out >(coolant starts siphoning out of expansion tank?). > >Anyways, before getting any coolant out of the...
• Re: NEED HELP W/ THERMOSTAT HOUSING
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 13:33:50 -0400
  ...downhill so the thermostat is higher than the radiator bleed screw. siphon off the coolant from your expansion and overflow tank to minimize coolant...
• More Oil Leaks - Any Advice Greatly Appreciated
  Historical mailing list - David Hunt
  Fri, 18 Feb 2000 23:17:43 EST
  ...I told her to go to an auto part place and get a siphon to suck it out down to the correct level. While...