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A little help, Literally
Historical mailing list - SKP
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 17:48:23 -0700
...On this down pipe there is a little probe fitting that has a metal screw on cap. Well.. my little screw on cap has...
Re: Free battery and Fridge For Sale
Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:42:10 -0600
...There is no 3-way current model that comes even close to fitting the cabinet opening. Even the 12V only model another member mentioned...
Re: Power window motor rebuild
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:58:19 -0700
...Shaft is stuck so I pulled off the cover, >pulled off the "ball" fitting on the shaft and am now wondering what >the next...
Re: Vanagon Propane Tank Rated Size
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:43:36 -0400
At 05:50 PM 3/17/2010, David Beierl wrote... fittings. I've read (on a swap-tank holding cage at Home Depot) that...
McGee: Fuel leaking and Odometer retired
Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
Tue, 17 Sep 1996 16:59:40 -0500
...The fitting is another use of plastic by VW and it probably has dried out and failed. You can check the condition of the...
Re: Oil pressure summary
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:27:40 -0500
...I believe I had them put a 1/8" npt male fitting on the end going into the T and a 1/8" npt...
Re: Replacing Gas Tank Cross-Over Pipe on 84
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Fri, 26 Jul 2002 13:01:26 -0400
...Bending will work for a while, but eventually = results in a fitting breaking at the tank. 14. Press the fittings into the tank. 15...
Re: 11mm brake line wrench
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 11:57:42 -0700
...Worked great and well worth it not to ruin the fitting. I could not find it anywhere else separately. http://www.sears.com/search...
The enemy: Gas tank leak
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:00:26 -0700
...I stick my hand up under there and find that the T fitting on the driver's side is the leaker. Tomorrow I plan...
Re: Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 27 May 2011 18:08:22 -0700
...received my Autometer oil temp senders and tried one in a > fitting. They are 1/8'' NPT threads and "finger tight" is only about...
Dometic Fridge Removal
Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:38:09 -0400
...You need it to disconnect propane fitting. Remove the flue vent and take everything off until you just have the egg-shaped flue. Assuming...
Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 9 Feb 2006 20:55:09 -0500
the answer is a banjo fitting of the correct size. this is basically what the kep block is trying to be. fyi kep does...
Re: CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:34:21 -0700
I saw on the intertubewebnet thing a youtube vid where a guy made a smoker out of lidded paint can, some fitting and hose...
Re: Alternator belt burning up?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 5 May 2012 10:44:27 -0600
...cheap or poorly fitting belt, too much tension, bad bearing trying to freeze up once hot. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On...
Re: Water tank
Historical mailing list - James V
Wed, 18 May 2011 15:30:21 -0700
...So, other than getting a nice tight fitting with a barbed coupler, sorry, I don't have any tricks. Good luck! James V 86...
Re: Fires
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:56:27 -0500
...Also, there is a plastic fitting on the passenger side fire wall that fuel line hooks to. Somewhere out there you can purchase a...
Re: Rear heater in '84 Westy
Historical mailing list - Earl J.Smith
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 11:50:38 -0800 (PST)
...Mine is leaking where the aluminum tubes come through the steel end frame opposite the in-out fittings. I have pried the end off...
Re: Rhein 15" Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 10 Sep 1999 12:16:28 -0600
Ty Graham wrote: > > I had some problems fitting the rear wheels on my brake drums. The wheels > hit a bolt head in two places...
fuel pumps
Historical mailing list - James Callahan
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 09:46:57 -0700
...two horizontally opposed TR/MG fuel pumps mounted to a center fitting that combined the two pump pressures) as was most other things on...
Mahle fuel filter?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:53:50 -0700
...The Mahle filter is a little longer than the stock one, but the end fittings appear the same size. WILL THIS FILTER WORK ON...
Fuel pressure test gauge ???
Historical mailing list - Sean B.
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 13:15:18 -0800
...Would the fittings on this possibly be able to be modified for VW use? TIA Sean B. '90 V'gon, "Happy Bus", pseudo Wolfy...
85 Vanagon and water temperature gauge.
Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 07:26:17 -0400
...gauge and what size fittings I need? Thanks and regards; -peter-
Re: blindspot mirror
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 06:41:01 EST
...I didnt see one specifically for our vans though but they may have something that could do a reasonable job of fitting. cheers, Steve
Re: Battery size...
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 22:40:58 -0400
...I know that the 41 would be fitting too, but would that not be smaller and therefore weaker? Zoltan
Re: water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
Tue, 4 May 2004 17:35:57 EDT
...The drain cap on later model vans is NOT the same size as a garden hose fitting. The sink is, but not the reservoir...
Re: Westy Winter Camping Suggestions..
Historical mailing list - Tom
Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:57:52 -0600
...after > the engine is shut down the pump has 5/8ths fittings and would be a > great > add on to the > camper heating systems...
How do you check compression?
Historical mailing list - David Kao
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:31:18 -0700
...get the highest reading? David ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr...
Re: Link to seam rust fix
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:43:08 -0500
Also the city water connector cracks at the fitting, leaks water down the wall and soaks the insulation. That's primarily what happened to...
Re: PS lines
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:35:13 -0700
...00. > Talk to your local rep. > They have many different metric fittings available. > > Ouch! My used VW parts cost me less than $50. BenT
Re: Tools & Xenophobia
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Mon, 31 Jul 1995 13:45:50 +0000
...wrenches are loose fitting, adjusters don't hold their settings properly, breaking, ... just not high quality stuff, IMHO. I usually never buy Asian tools...
Re: Firewall fuel fitting
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:59:52 -0400
...be replaced by simply passing the hose through the > > firewall, no fitting required. But I have Googled and searched the > > Webbernet and pored through...
Re: EMT (electrical conduit) for transitions in Vanagon cooling system? (engine conversion)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:38:26 -0700
...Ironically, the HD near me that *doesn't* carry lumber, (!) had more copper fittings than Rona. Still couldn't find a 1.25" 90...
cleaning camper upholstry
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 18 May 2010 09:04:29 -0500
...What primer and paint do you folks recommend? BTW, I got the seat from Van Cafe, complete with bracket and floor fittings. Had the...
Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:46:12 -0700
...at the washer where the hollow bolt passes through >>>> the banjo fitting on the pressure side. I made sure the bolt IS NOT >>>> loose...
singing the praises of the Porta-potti, was: Misc. dumb questions
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 Jul 1998 07:43:13 EDT
...Suggestions? Smart-aleck remarks? >> Words are not capable for reccomending HIGHLY ENOUGH the fitting of "facilities" for your VW camper. One could debate for...
Re: Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 May 2018 23:44:12 +0000
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Re: size and pitch of grounding bolt in battery compartment and a FLAPS replacement for idle air elbow
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:07:28 -0400
...and source would be very helpful for the right angle rubber > fitting > > on the idle air valve or a one piece molded hose substitute...
Re: How do explain this?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:53:06 -0700
...come in below the slave and bends and > levels out > at the point where you tighten the fitting. Maybe some redid it that > way
Spare 1.9 cooling system part?
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sun, 16 May 2010 16:43:39 -0700
...Either that or I'm just going to plug the fitting that goes to the heater tube on top of the engine. Thanks in...
1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:08:40 +0100
...Fuel line - thru firewall fitting 6. All other fuel system hoses in the engine compartment . What material line # 4 , marked ** is made off? Plastic...
Re: Service Interval, Real Wheel Bearings
Historical mailing list - Mike South
Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:09:03 -0600
...Some have added grease fittings to the housings but > this creates the problem of grease working past the seals and fouling the > rear brakes...
Re: Propane Reglator
Historical mailing list - Paul M. Impelizzeri
Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:43:40 -0500
...As far a putting a "tee" fitting in...I don't see why you couldn't do it. How much propane do you plan...
Westy Propane Tank Adaptation
Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 00:59:00 -0800
...Is there any way to add an inline fitting to Westy propane tank line and run the lantern (or campstove) from it? Would this...
Problem fitting diesel 1.9 cam cover
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:30:08 EST
My 82 Vanagon has a 1.9NA that I put in a couple years ago.The 1.9 head is the type where all...
Replacing brake lines
Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 12:05:13 -0400
...Is it better to get exact replacement part or can one buy flex tubing that has the correct fittings already mounted on the ends...
Extra fuel tank
Historical mailing list - Gary Liess
Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:28:35 -0700
...Would this tank work? 1971-1976 BRONCO 11 gallon front auxiliary tank WITH EMS fittings. Will fit early 1977. Includes lock ring and O...
Euro van brakes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:15:55 +0000
...I am wondering how close the caliper would be to fitting or if it is totally incompatible with the vanagon steering knuckle.....Just a...
Re: Looking for VW-to-NAPA hose link
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:33:05 EDT
...What I found is that a hose has to fit snugly (i.e., needs to be forced onto the fitting) before the clamp is...
that sweet coolant smell
Historical mailing list - Richards, Andrew
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:49:50 -0800
...I've heard heater cores go out, as does a small plastic connector fitting of some sort (cracks?). I'm assuming I don't...
Re: Little VW Content but Relevant for the DIY Crowd
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Mon, 1 Dec 2008 10:06:38 -0400
...was looking for (Riv Nuts) was eBay? For nuts, bolts, hardware, fittings of various sorts, McMaster-Carr usually has it. www.mcmaster.com Allan...
Re: More on Vanagon a/c
Historical mailing list - jaime forero
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:37:45 -0500
...All 4 hoses cost less than 200.00 and what fittings could not be had new he took the old fittings and used them...
Re: Fuel Line Question
Historical mailing list - db25
Thu, 25 Jun 1998 17:24:00 EDT
...The hard plastic line (that comes from the fuel >pump/filter) goes into a softer rubber line which connects to the formed >plastic fitting...
Re: question about thermostat ... or not
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 12:33:58 -0800
you just bypass that firewall fitting gizmo. just forward of it is the plastic fuel line coming from the pump. Just go straight from...
Re: Propane Pipelines
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 5 May 2012 10:29:13 -0400
...Connections to each appliance is dome with copper tube, always using flare fittings, never compression except for some specialties and they will be listed...
Re: westy cabinets trial fitting in syncro
Historical mailing list
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:36:19 EDT
In a message dated 8/12/2010 8:11:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM writes: I noticed that a 93...
RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 29 May 1996 17:35:48 -0700
Anyone know more about problems using teflon tape on oil pressure fittings? ---------- >From: Jeff_Lorentzen@adventure.com[SMTP:Jeff_Lorentzen@adventure.com] Sent: Wednesday...
Re: TBD sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 18:55:13 -0400
> I think you ought to come up with a precise *well-fitting* installation > procedure for the earlier vanagons up to whenever it was that...
Re: Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:04:55 EST
...However, I didnt fit it because I solved my problem by bleeding the master cylinder by loosening the pipe fittings coming out of the...
German car modifiers-how to contact
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:25:56 +1200
Anybody else have ideas as to how to find information on fitting Porsche 915 (not G50) trans to a Vanagon? The MSDS site doesn...
Propex install-Help!!
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:37:20 -0600
...I'm not familiar with propane fittings in this size, is it standard stuff, with adapters to mate to the tank? I'm going...