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• Re: Help with coolant leak/85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Oct 1998 07:29:32 -0400
  ...Parallel to the rear (licence plate) wall, sort of above the line of the muffler there are signs of liquid dripping from the engine...
• Re: Mysterious leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 15:52:50 -0700
  ...the area at the rear bottom of the sliding door. > The liquid appeared to be plain water (no antifreeze), it was air > temperature (not...
• rear axle nut removal (x-post)
  Historical mailing list - il cikaspers
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:21:26 -0800
  ...i don't want to melt anything inside the axle stub. liquid wrench seems to be the way to go. also, should i set...
• Re: Propane Heresy - Can you retrofit Westy for alternate use of Coleman fuel?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 11 May 2002 19:25:41 -0400
  ...turning the >Westy into a fireball? ?Coleman fuel -- you mean the liquid stuff in cans? I suspect you're just talking about small propane...
• Re: Can you clean the headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 05:37:04 EST
  ...Alcohol is the liquid of preference and I use a small rag stuffed in to swirl around with the alcohol. You can retrieve the...
• changing transmission fluid...
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 19:57:57 -0700
  ...17mm bolt head and nuts...and even with repeated dousings of liquid wrench, the filler bolt wouldn't budge and the nuts just kept...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:56:26 -0400
  ...Propane does work as a refrigerant as it > is easy to compress into a liquid and then let it vaporize into a gas. It...
• Re: Seam rust
  Historical mailing list - Dan Lamb
  Fri, 17 Apr 2020 11:31:58 -0700
  ...Some dry to a bee's wax-like consistency, others stay >> more liquid, but all spray on in liquid form so it can creep...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:49:20 +0000
  ...a liquid & > heavier than the air inside the tank-they keep doing this until they have > replaced the air w/ 80% liquid & now the...
• Re: Brake Shoe Lower Mount Shims: Make-Install Shim Over Pins?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 22:08:39 -0400
  ...On 6/7/15, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Neil, > Have you soaked them well with Liquid Wrench, etc. and given them...
• Re: kombi on fire
  Historical mailing list - Greg Christie
  Thu, 5 Oct 1995 11:18:14 -0400
  ...it made the news) but pretty disturbing > to a kombi owner. > [liquid paper applied] > > I think I'll check over the fuel lines in...
• Re: Bus Shopping
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 8 Jun 1998 12:15:31 -0400
  ...Just divorced young woman needs to > "liquidate some assets" and org. asked $7,900--is now $6.900 and says she > wants high $5K...
• Re: FS: New AFM for '86-91
  Historical mailing list - Shaners [KS Div]
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:58:08 -0600
  ...burst. This sent cooland all over and soaked my distributor cap. Liquid penetrated the cap and caused the "breakdown". All the symptoms were there...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Mon, 1 Nov 1999 08:44:28 -0400
  ...leave its 'home' in the left exhaust pipe after 117k > > miles. Liquid Wrench, WD-40 and moderate amounts of 'brutane' have failed > > me. > > > > Any...
• Re: Temp II Gets Bad Rap
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:59:40 -0400
  ...If it goes open-circuit when it heats up the ECU is going to think the engine suddenly got dipped in liquid nitrogen. But...
• Re: Pop Top Beautification
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 30 Mar 2004 14:55:32 -0500
  Nick, To really make your top sparkle, find a bottle of "3M Marine Protective Liquid Wax" (#09026) and put a coat of that on...
• Re: Lock won't turn
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:36:18 -0400
  ...I have removed it from the door and > soaked it in many different items. (WD-40, Liquid > Wrench, PB Blaster, silicone spray) Still no...
• Re: Small Diagnostic Computer
  Historical mailing list - Germain
  Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:29:16 -0400
  ...Air flow in volts Air inlet Temperature (Temp.I) in volts Liquid cooler (Temp II) in volts Throttle Switch status Injector pulse rate (pulse...
• Re: Tune up help pleeassseee! and oil light !!
  Historical mailing list - Andreas Fenner
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 00:23:20 -0400
  ...helper and a no.7 wrench 5.bleed and flush coolant liquid / replace with the new red stuff 6. check the wiper blades and...
• Re: acetone
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:01:42 -0700
  ...An organic solvent is a liquid which is based upon carbon-containing compounds, in contrast to an aqueous solvent, which is a liquid based...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:48:38 -0400
  ...It has significant internal damage caused by operating > the engine with a sodium silicate solution (liquid glass) instead of > oil.
• Re: Meeting other listmembers, was Spillbuster cup/glass holder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:25:06 -0800
  ...forget I'm the guy that built this crazy contraption: > > http://youtu.be/XaTi1dJUEUg > > I know a thing or two about liquids sloshing :) > > alistair > > > >
• Re: Phrydae Topic: Who Is Living in Their Vanagon Full Time?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:00:20 -0800
  ...I have a crazy dream of someday >> liquidating assets and hitting the road in in the '87 Westy. >> >> I know we have some Full...
• Re: A rod bender?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 2 May 2000 17:53:34 EDT
  ...like >"...crank....crank...clunk....", "...crank....crank...clunk...." >while, >unbeknowst to me, liquid fuel was being compressed in the cylinders. >Is it a >safe bet...
• Re: Magnets
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:26:16 -0500
  ...These magnets are liquid helium cooled (4K, or > -269C) > and cost about half a mil. > Matthew > with success with magnets! > > Matthew Pollard "Racing with...
• Re: cleaning coffee out of seats....ideas??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:43:53 -0500
  ...Lots of liquid and a wet-r-dry vacuum. Mike Bob Stevens wrote: > "any ideas on how to get this old coffee out of...
• Re: late model curtain "shelf" install query
  Historical mailing list - David McCallum
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:53:42 -0600
  ...Some liquid "vim" and > pressure washing got the smoke damage out and I can replace some of > the vinyl molding later. > > The driver's...
• Re: Draining motor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:52:16 -0600
  ...or tilt something slightly and here comes the rest of the liquid. Horizontal layout, you know. Jim On Jan 12, 2007, at 1:41...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:04:57 -0700
  ...As a coolant in liquid cooling systems > o.. To regulate humidity in a cigar humidor > p.. As the killing and preserving agent in pitfall...
• Re: Heatshrink wire connectors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Mon, 7 Oct 2013 14:13:50 -0700
  ...if they're good, get some Liquid Electrical Tape .. it's brush-on vynyl in a can .. works just great, comes in black or...
• propylene glycol washer fluid
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 13 Dec 1995 09:54:08 CST6CDT
  ...while the 'blue' methanol-only based stuff freezes into a blue smear at say, 0F, this stuff stays liquid. it is particularly good at...
• F.S. Type 2 ambulance & firewagen
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  08 Sep 96 04:02:23 EDT
  ...I am posting this for a friend who is liquidating some of his personal collection due to too many vehicles. I have seen both...
• '84 WBX: H pipe broke..questions
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 2 Sep 2003 18:39:44 -0700
  ...and clamping the hoses directly to the expansion tank, refilling lost liquid and bleeding the system. Not too bad considering all I had with...
• Re: late model curtain "shelf" install query
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 09:16:30 -0700
  ...Some liquid "vim" and > pressure washing got the smoke damage out and I can replace some of > the vinyl molding later. > > The driver's...
• Re: Wondering about coolant physics
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:39:40 -0500
  ...Anytime I need to access the coolant system, I turn off the shutoff valve at the reservoir, maintaining the liquid circuit. Since the boost...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 21 Jan 95 14:02:34 EST
  ...So I replaced > it and found that there was some liquid in it and I believe it wanted > to tell me it was stuffed...
• Re: heating the van and momentum
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Feb 95 20:34:59 CST
  ...but one that reminds you how much air >behaves like a liquid. want to have some more fun? :) get a couple of small-to...
• window frame parts problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Mark Janello
  Thu, 14 Sep 1995 23:24:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...the frame off the door with only a few days of Liquid Wrench, my new breaker bar (can you say torque, boys and girls...
• Curtains & cushion covers; was Re: Can Westi curtains be laundered?
  Historical mailing list - Gail Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 13:22:21 -0800
  ...I washed them in cold water with a typical liquid >washing detergent and line-dried them. They came away unscathed. I am not sure...
• Re: USA source for KROWN anti-rust oil !
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 09:54:05 -0400
  Malcolm, Does this product stay liquid? or gel once it is applied? ERic Malcolm Stebbins wrote: >OK, I just talked to Trever Hutchenson at...
• Holts/Subaru product for head gasket leaks
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:50:05 -0400
  ...It is a red liquid. Maybe it is supposed to swell up the gaskets? Anyway, the back of the label, which I just accidentally...
• Re: Water Pump...what's the Death Knell??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:39:57 +0000
  ...I keep cardboard on the floor under my engine so I can read it's different coloured liquid progress reports. It took a real...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 1997 14:52:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The sheering effects of moving parts in a viscous liquid or heavy mist causes heating of that liquid. Racing engines (both wet and dry...
• Re: How do explain this?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:17:01 -0400
  ...to let me know that there was a large >> puddle of liquid under my precious Westy. When I asked her >> under what part of...
• Nut Bustin'
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 6 May 1994 12:11:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...By the way, I also put some liquid wrench AND WD-40 on it (the colors, the colors!) Like I said, I was poor...
• Re: Big Boy Toys
  Historical mailing list - Dave Christensen
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 15:41:18 MST
  ...Maybe this is an in store liquidation?????? > Did you > see it in a flyer????? I have been waiting for a basic price drop on...
• why you're seeing a difference in temperature
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:01:59 -0700
  ...regards gary --- Larry Alofs <lalofs@rcn.com> wrote: > > Water is a better coolant than most any other liquid > because > of its high specific heat...
• Re: Temp gauge/coolant Saga Con't.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:44:55 -0700
  ...Larry will test tomorrow by > plugging up one side, applying one half to one pound of pressure and put > a liquid leak detector on...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:08:11 -0500
  It sure is nice to know that the snide remarks never end. Again, this from someone who has never had a direct interaction with...
• Re: Awesome accessory for your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:35 -0500
  ...I will >>>> warn >>>> readers ahead of time that I will not accept responsibility for >>>> monitors or keyboards damaged by inadvertently exhaled liquids. >>>> >>>> Enjoy! >>>> >>>> Greg
• Re: Fuel Filter "Update" Results
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:41:02 -0400
  ...Cavitation *reduces* the liquid volume being pumped. If you understand Dave's statement as implying "too much output [for the current inlet conditions to...
• Euro-Drive: 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Randy Chevrier (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 16:53:58 -0400
  ...VIN: WV2ZB0251HH069532 Fuel: EFI Ignition: Eletronic with hall effect dev Emissions: liquid cooled federal emission Symptoms: No Start ____________________________________________________________ Towed this vehicle to my shop...
• Re: Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:27:40 -0400
  ...sounds plausible? Not really -- venting a little liquid won't change the tank pressure. You very likely have an air leak somewhere at the...
• Re: mini review of Ecoque grill (van camping grill/bbq)
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Jan 2014 11:36:45 -0600
  ...Fire bans are common as well, but often allow liquid or gas fuel in appliances made for them. Despite the claims of manufacturers of...
• Re: replacements for phosphate-free coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:54:24 -0500
  ...there for a while before starting the engine to allow the liquid to flow into those spaces and the porous carbon. I do not...
• Re: Friday fun.. Vanagons on fire
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:05:08 -0800
  ...Vanagons on fire On my 90 2wd auto.....looking out the window I noticed my van was sitting in a pool of liquid. I...
• Re: Brakes
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 17:19:35 -0500
  ...from a liquid to vapor. Result: spongy brakes. I'm not sure if this theory has been confirmed. Anyway, it is good practice to...
• Re: Stubborn Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 21:37:35 -0600
  ...leave its 'home' in the left exhaust pipe after 117k > > miles. Liquid Wrench, WD-40 and moderate amounts of 'brutane' have failed > > me. > > > > Any...
• Diesel head gasket blown?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:50:48 -0700
  ...was inconclusive, that is, it never yielded a full flow of liquid. It got too dark to mess with, so I closed everything up...
• Re: Favorite Mods
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:15:02 -0700
  ...She had paid $30 in her company's liquidation store. I thought it matched the van's Titian Red color pretty well so we...