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• On auxiliary Gas Tanks, Solvents, Storage, Needs and Solutions
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 17:26:32 EST
  ...7 liters is an adequate reserve and I generally fill mine with unleaded premium, add a storage additive and truck merrily away. My mounting...
• Re: Coolant question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 00:05:09 -0600
  ...found out ) . .. >> this as a water pump lube and anti-corrosion additive. 25 yrs and >> hundreds of vehicles successfully treated this way. >> >> 'It's...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 13:56:09 -0700
  ...I added some thick > like honey oil additive and carefully and gently drove it the 3 miles home > trying to keep it under 2000...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:35:45 -0800
  ...Going to try some moly additive. > > Andrew > >> On Feb 14, 2025, at 2:18 PM, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: >> >> I was rebuilding...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 10:37:56 -0800
  ...Modern oils have anti-foam additives now though, so I wonder what the real risk is today. > > > > Stuart > > > > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel...
• Re: Don't cry for me Wasserboxer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:03 -0400
  ...The other benefit is that the Bar's Leak product includes additives that restore the corrosion inhibitor in your antifreeze. After a couple of...
• Re: Replace trans oil cooler? 90 Vanagon automatic
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 10:10:51 -0500
  ...The next issue is the abrasiveness of these phosphate-silicate additives. Due to the thinner materials these abrasives wear through radiators and heater cores...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:59:05 -0600
  ...Many > newer > GL-5 formulas use additive packages which are no more corrosive than > GL-4. > > GL-4 corrosion requirements are measured using a...
• Re: When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 11:18:10 -0700
  ...and he poured in a bottle of Subaru miracle stop-leak additive and > that stopped the leak for a couple of seasons. Being an...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:02:34 -0700
  ...s Clean and Cool: > http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/258_coolant_additive.html > > b) placement of zinc sacrificial anodes in such a way as...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:07:19 -0700
  ...I added some > thick > like honey oil additive and carefully and gently drove it the 3 miles home > trying to keep it under 2000...
• Re: Newbee question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:31:37 -0700
  ...if they tend to clatter...add a hyd lifter cleaner additive .. CD-2 is one brand. Get it at a FLAPS. there are always...
• Re: Gear box oil - Redline MT90 or Swepco ?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:11:44 -0600
  ...I asked Tom about the past opinions held that GL-5 oils have additives that damage brass syncronizers....his response was, "Old wives tale...
• Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 09:21:19 -0500
  ...are delivered to. > > Fuels sold in major smog prone cities have additives that are not > blended > > into fuels sold forty miles from the big...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:01:27 -0500
  ...with Gambling Addcition. > Why offer a possibly-life and familly distroying additive behavior, then > programs to treat abuse .... > why even offer it in the...
• Re: It's Phinally Phriedae, and Drug prohibition created the drug lords. (
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:40:42 -0700
  ...Why offer a possibly-life and familly distroying additive behavior, then programs to treat abuse .... why even offer it in the first place ! I...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:30:00 -0500
  ...http://www.schaefferoil.com/specialty/258_coolant_additive.html b) placement of zinc sacrificial anodes in such a way as to protect the engine...
• Re: Advice on BMW project car (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:16:18 +0000
  ...car you want ! > > They are such good cars they can be additive- but they are demanding > financially to own and repair, generally speaking. > Read...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 23 May 2008 13:17:54 -0700
  ...A paint additive Penetrol (about $8.00 a pint) is designed to soak into surfaces and "reliquify" old dried out subsurfaces to make new...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 6 May 2010 14:11:21 -0500
  ...by the machinist's water soluble ( cutting oil ) oil as an > additive - done that to 500 cars or vans at least in 20 years...
• Re: About coolant
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:52:47 -0800
  ...dylan wrote: > Does distilled water (plus wetting agent and other undefined additives) > help an engine stay cooler on hot days than water+antifreeze? > > > I...
• Re: Head leak
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 09:54:45 -0400
  ...Ben Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: >Ok......now for another opinion. >I normally almost never use stop leak additives. >The only one I use is...
• Re: DOn't use SM rated oils Re: Flickering Oil Light 84 auto
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:43:07 -0500
  ...general shorting of engine > life. > It also stated that there are additives you can use, but I just checked > the oil > bottles I have...
• Re: Any advice on bleeding lifters (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 22:58:48 -0700
  ...It was concocted in the 1920s, when oils were primitive (no detergent additives), but it still has a useful purpose, it would not still...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:38:16 -0800
  ...Going to try some moly > additive. > > > > Andrew > > > >> On Feb 14, 2025, at 2:18 PM, Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> > wrote: > >> > >> I was rebuilding...
• Re: High elevation adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 17:47:35 +0100
  ...Nitrous Oxide anyone? Fuel additives, methanol? Clive Smith '88 Syncro Transporter 2.1 ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
  Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
  Thu, 29 May 2014 10:44:11 -0700
  ...The coolant will have depleted all its anticorrosion additives and the studs will likely be rusty and pitted, along with the jugs. Heads corroded...
• Re: 2.1 heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:12:13 -0700
  ...are timing and timing curve, and fuel octane, including octane boosting additives. Racing gasoline is nice high octane , but very expensive. It might be...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:43:50 -0400
  ...I added some > thick > like honey oil additive and carefully and gently drove it the 3 miles home > trying to keep it under 2000...
• Re: Bad fuel economy (solution)
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 09:36:50 -0400
  ...about one way to help prolong their > inevitable demise, a fuel additive that uses enzymes to eat the ethanol and > clean out the gunk...
• Re: 87 Wolfsburg???
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 19:39:23 -0500
  ...Some times sluggish shifting can be improved by changing fluid, using additives, or cleaning the governor, or valve body. I have owned two or...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:48:37 -0400
  ...The PO did an awesome job keeping the coolant of the van in good shape by adding an anti-corrosion additive every year like...
• Re: CV joints
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:09:20 -0600
  ...I grew up raised on MoS2 and had a gallon bottle of moly additive for the engine oil that you put like a teaspoon...
• Re: Clutch Cross Shaft Arm Wear. Abnormal? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 14:07:10 -0700
  ...crunching ....I have improved or reduced that with Prolong Transmission Oil Additive. I like that stuff added to Redline MT-90. I'm amazed...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:57:40 -0700
  Ugg! That sounds awful! Seems to me like the "cash for clunkers" program is a huge gift to the auto industry and has significant...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:52:25 -0400
  ...Real diesel engines use special antifreezes or additive systems to combat this. Ford learned the hard way with the power strokes years ago as...
• Re: coolant system trivia
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:31:33 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > >Larry, > > I am suggesting a lower gycol level for the > >summer only with perhaps some additives. > >This is why I...
• Re: NVC - Good article on technical analysis of engine oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:48:16 -0400
  ...The Waterboxer keeps the oil clean and uses little of the additive package. What it does do though is break the oil down oxidizing...
• Re: Strange clacking (valve Lifter?) noise.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 21:49:04 -0500
  ...b) When run as a fuel additive: Cleans your valves, guides, piston tops, ring groves, combustion chambers, fuel lines, fuel injectors. If your rings...
• Re: moldy poptop cures?
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 11:41:04 -0400
  ...Go for a brand that just dechlorinates, you don't need any aloe vera or vitamin B additives for your Westy. Tap Water Conditoner...
• Re: Oil recommendations simplified
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:02:36 -0500
  ...Not only will it tell you when the oil needs changing by reporting additive and contamination levels, oil analysis will also warn you of...
• Re: Noisy Valve lifters
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:53:25 -0600
  ...Modern oils have anti-foam additives now though, so I wonder what the real risk is today. > > > > Stuart > > > > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel...
• Re: Cohline fuel line failure
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 22 May 2006 15:46:10 -0700
  ...I have not used any alternative fuels or fuel additives that might cause the rubber to fail prematurely. Maybe I just happened to get...
• Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:10:56 +0000
  ...dried them in hot > > sun and then put a water absorbing additive in the fuel if I felt I needed > > to, and done just...
• Re: Cleaning the poptop roof
  Historical mailing list - P. Brattan
  Fri, 23 May 2008 14:04:56 -0700
  ...A paint additive Penetrol (about $8.00 a pint) is designed to soak into surfaces and "reliquify" old dried out subsurfaces to make new...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 21:42:52 +0000
  ...Adding SeaFoam or other additive to the oil to help release the valve 3. Degree of difficulty to do a mechanical repair I hesitate...
• Re: Increase in performance?? (long)
  Historical mailing list
  11 Dec 96 14:30:56 PST
  ...Eliminates need for expensive high-octane fuel and additives (unless recommended by manufacturer) The cost of this device is a very small price to...
• Coolant draining strategy? MY WAY ...
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:58:08 -0700
  ...Also, you can use a coolant flush additive to get rid of some more of the deposits inside. I don't know any that...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:12:30 -0400
  ...Real diesel engines use special antifreezes or additive systems to combat this. Ford learned the hard way with the power strokes years ago as...
• Re: good ole' Chevron Techron
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 May 1996 10:17:23 -0700
  ...Ok, so I'm mentioning too many significant digits, but the order of magnitude cannot be caused by the bottled additive Chevron Techron. I...
• sites for finding sound, vibration and heat insulation products
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:47:44 -0700
  ...Shield and others > http://www.hytechsales.com/products.html > > Insuladd > Paint additive with claimed insulation advantages. > http://www.insuladd.com/military.html > > Insulation - Ridged...
• Re: Cost of AT rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:29:24 -0700
  ...Cost of AT rebuild? > > > > Though I'm going to try an additive to my slipping transmission > (Lucas), > > looks like it will need a rebuild...
• Re: Operating temp question/Boston Bob's solution?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Moery
  Sun, 23 Dec 2001 14:50:14 -0900
  ...it, rather than trying to engineer an elaborate modification (or fancy additive) to try and compensate for a simple part failure. ����-Mike Moery Anchorage...
• Re: Winterizing Newbie Question
  Historical mailing list - Stacie Wunsch
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:34:47 -0600
  ...I plug the battery in, top off anti freeze and put an additive in a near full gas tank. That being said, should I...
• Re: DM: Re: VW coolant
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 07:53:00 -0800
  ...depending upon use and purpose of the vehicle. >Why? cause the anti-corrosion additives >get depleted. Yes, and one of the unique results of...
• Re: Head gasket leaking. Bummer.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:41:01 -0800
  ...Bummer. > > >> FWIW........my recomendendation , and Bars Leak is the only leak-stopping >> additive I use....... >> throw it in the pressure bottle with a cold...
• Re: A Homemade Waxoyl Experiment.........
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 10:44:13 -0500
  ...Many manufacturers also try to stretch their wax yeild by adding different types of oils (vegetable or mineral) and other additives like stearic acid...
• Re: High elevation adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:15:16 -1000
  ...proportional to density (the number of > molecules of > oxygen) provided cylinder filling holds up. > Nitrous Oxide anyone? Fuel additives, methanol? > > Clive Smith > '88 Syncro...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP-water in fuel
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:38:27 -0600
  ...Maybe some fuel additive would > >solve it. > >The gas stations are allowed to put in a certain amount of water into their > >tank, depending...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:10:23 -0500
  ...In ~20 > years, we have some totally new additives (MTBE comes to mind) that the > existing plastics were never tested with. This may explain...