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• Re: Cabin Air Flow
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 May 2012 16:07:09 -0700
  ...Run the exhaust pipe, with flexible coupling, onto a long trailer.. so you are towing 15 feet of exhaust pipe behind you .. with all...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 1 May 2013 17:27:53 +0000
  ...The pipes do come with a primer but after the fact I am wondering if the primer they use is in fact Hi heat...
• Re: Turbo diesel motor in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 19:56:15 -0700
  ...The down stream side of this box has a straight pipe that I use some flexible agricultural 2" water pipe to give it some...
• Re: Coolant Pipes needed!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:32:01 -0500
  ...i just replaced one of my long coolant pipes with wet exhaust hose. i tried to run it in a single piece from the...
• Re: which exhaust gasket to use?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:26:07 -0700
  ...which exhaust gasket to use? > > What is the correct type of gasket to use between the J-pipe and the > catalytic converter? My J...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:34:50 -0700
  ...Took it apart again -- The collector pipe (G) >> seems >> ok, but the ends of the header pipes are pretty rusted, and I can see...
• Re: Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 20:22:23 -1000
  ...These pipes have *very* minor rust pitting. > > Please and thanks, > > Neil. > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81...
• Re: Muffler replacement for cheap!!
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:38:33 -0700
  ...First I > cut the muffler off at the body leaving as much of the pipe(attached > to the flange) as possible. I used an...
• Re: any fix for crack pipes WTB Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 3 Jun 2009 17:52:02 -0400
  ...If > anyone out there has 2.1 parts van on the east coast that has > decent pipes > on it hit me up. > > Brian Honan
• Re: Removing engine the German way
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:23 -0400
  ...I used a pipe spanning the engine compartment left > to right. > Some wooden blocks against the rear seat kept the pipe from > rolling forward...
• 2.1L J pipe port bung
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:02:22 -0400
  Hi Volks, I recently installed a replacement J pipe between the Cat and the collector on my vanagon after the flange rusted away on...
• *** VW 77: Strong petrol smell ***
  Historical mailing list - Ian Corner
  Sun, 26 May 1996 15:38:13 +0200
  ...Could someone tell me how the job is done and which pipe I should be looking to replace. Many thanks Ian ___________________________________________________ Ian Corner, MDA...
• Re: headers are headed south (TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:55:38 EDT
  ...writes: << He used a steel mesh section between the header pipe and exhaust pipe to allow for flex in the system. >> Tassi, Inc. in...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:35:15 -0500
  ...various german and uk sellers like > > http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/u/aumb39/brickwerks/products/T3/brakes/braids/braids.htm...
• Re: 5-/6-cyl in VW vans, bell housing numbers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Aug 1996 09:51:07 +0200
  ...Everything looks stock up to the point where these two pipes feed into the Y. After that a single pipe runs to the front...
• Re: Fridge blowing out. Where to seal air leaks
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 18:16:15 -0400
  ...Should I? There is a roundish metal plate that fits betweeen the outer pie-pan cover and the exhaust pipe. There's a hole...
• Water Pump Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 16:56:30 -0700
  ...Big pipe - I got the top one with vice grips and hammer. Bottom one, tapped a T40 Torx into the head and got it...
• Re: collant pipes (was gas tank and straps)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:45:18 -0800
  Hey Al, Rocky Mountain is TALKING about aluminium coolant pipes but they are not available on the website. And I'm pretty sure that...
• Re: Expansion Tank Hose Weeps: Fuel Tank Full
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:08:15 -0800
  ...The top of the filler pipe is higher than the tank so I"m thinking that at least the fuel expansion tank hoses would...
• POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:51:57 -0500
  ...I've got some now and plan to use it on the steel pipes in the engine compartment of my camper. They're not...
• metal bypass coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:59:06 -0400
  Hey Volks, I seem to have developed a small leak in the metal coolant pipe that goes basically from the thermostat to the water...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:53:51 -0500
  > A local shop has offered to put a "universal" muffler on including tail pipe, > everything welded, for $150, or an Ansa muffler, with new...
• Exhaust Repair Bummer
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 12 May 1996 18:19:00 -0700
  I developed a crack in the exhaust pipe that is between the collection manifold and the catalytic converter on my '84. An earlier crack...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Sat, 25 May 2002 18:05:09 -0500
  ...ran well when bought it. > > had exhaust leak @ pipe on #3 cylinder and coolant leak on water > pipe to > > / from water pump and cracked...
• Re: '91Westy Coolant loss
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:57:11 -0800
  In addition to what Ken says, you can extend the hoses to/from the radiator (cut them and insert an extension of metal pipe...
• Muffler for 83.5
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Oct 1996 19:43:06 -0500
  ...waterboxer only needs a new muffler, tail pipe, connector elbow (pipe between catalytic converter and where pipes off cylender heads come together), and associated...
• Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Richard OHalloran
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 13:18:20 -0700
  ...Other problems were starter motor (rebuilt Bosch unit), water pump, replace left bank exhaust pipe muffler and tail pipe, replace hydraulic lifter to #4...
• FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
  ...New muffler, tail pipe and header pipes. New catalytic converter to install. New O2 sensor, thermostat, temperture sending unit, temperature sensor unit and starter...
• Re: Water, water and plastic t-pipes
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 13:52:04 EDT
  ...The vehicle must have seen a lot of overheating and this t-pipe (as VW refers to it) had gotten brittle from all that...
• Re: Outrageous Parts Price
  Historical mailing list - Mladen, Zoran
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:12:53 -0700
  ...For me, it was one pipe, a section about two feet long. I found a hose that was the correct size to fit the...
• FS Heater Parts Air Cooled Pictutre posted
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:33:59 -0600
  ...I have the one steel connector pipe for right passenger side at $25.00 I also have the plastic accordion type tubes with the...
• passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:58:03 -0700
  ...Not sure if there was one before, but there is just a pipe where it would usually be. 2. No EGR. The exhaust has...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 11:58:04 -0400
  ...When I try to start the engine - gas is pouring out > where both front & back > exhaust pipes meet & join the "J" pipe to the...
• exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 May 94 14:52:20 ADT
  ...I wonder if anyone has any alternative supplier for vanagon exhaust pipes, (3 pcs, front, rear and side). These cost over $1000 CDN, and...
• K&N cone filter
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Mon, 14 Dec 1998 18:57:41 -0600
  ...I noticed that the original layout is piped to the right side intake grille of the vanagon. Do I have to pipe the cone...
• Re: Newcomer has Questions
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 23:14:25 EDT
  Frank Codelli sells the Stebro muffler system for the Vanagon along with the stainless steel J-pipes. Bus Depot also sells the Dansk J...
• Replacing long coolant pipes on 84 , alternative fixes?
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
  Fri, 12 Apr 2002 08:10:04 -0500
  ...So has anyone ever put together a "patch" to use these 87 2.1 types plastic pipes with a 1.9l WBX engine? I...
• coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 13:59:24 -0500
  On my 85 vanagon gl I have metal coolant pipes that run front to back etc. These pipes are very corroded and need replacing...
• Exhaust pipe for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:08:13 -0400
  I have a new never installed rear pipe for the #2 & #4 cylinders. It was purchased from Busdepot for 109.00. Part number is...
• Re: stainless steel braided brake hose kits - do they make a difference?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:30:23 -0600
  ...various german and uk sellers like > >http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/prod/dialspace/town/pipexdsl/u/aumb39/brickwerks/products/T3/brakes/braids/braids.htm...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 6 Feb 2007 22:08:44 -0500
  ...He built a serpentine pipe apperatus for the fire place . Then built a fire on top of it.Kinda like a log rack.He...
• Tail pipes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:42:19 -0400
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• Re: Crossover Pipe HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:00:09 -0500
  Got it bro.... must be my poor English :-))))
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:41:04 -0700
  ...Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack > > > What's a 'T-stack'? >> >> Jake >> >> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 3:29...
• Re: We try to go on trip and got hosed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:50:10 -0700
  ...I said to myself >> … why can’t they make the stainless pipe right size? >> >> Turns out probably, the hose was on its way out...
• Re: performance exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 94 10:13:40 ADT
  ...Has anyone ever tried one of those? > >I think it's rather ugly with its double pair of tail pipes, kinda takes <snip> I...
• Re: More Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:37:50 -0700
  ...Neither of them needed a new crossover pipe, though both of them got one because I ordered the crossover pipe, along with all the...
• [TIICO] New header pipes
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:01:34 EDT
  ...He has the header pipes in stock, verified which one was the right one, and is sending it out today. Cool! The header pipe...
• Re: Other stuff to check for rust-out (was Coolant pipes replacement)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:17:40 -0400
  ...Other stuff to check for rust-out (was Coolant pipes replacement) > I decided to re-post this with a new subject, since the original...
• Re: Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:04:30 -0800
  ...Coolant pipe pics. Opinions needed! > > Hi all. > If anyone has time, I'd appreciated an opinion on these coolant pipes I > pulled from my...
• Re: Flames!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:05:33 -0500
  The best way to test the potential power of the exhaust pipe flame thrower is to install the spark plug in your tail pipe...
• Re: A response from Prestone about Stainless Steel Pipes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:01:28 -0400
  ...To me it seems to say that >unless a stainless steel pipe is in direct contact with an aluminum >part, then corrosion is very...
• Idea for engine cooling gaskett
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:23:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...He recommended that I get some of that foam pipe insulation and stuff it in there, If that isn't sturdy enough I could...
• Re: how to tighten VDO oil press. adapt. hose?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 20:53:03 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I inserted a 3" long brass pipe between the block and the flexible hose. It's long enough to clear the hole in the...
• Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 18:42:34 -0500
  ...And the engine doesn't have that kind of exhaust volume to be worried about free flowing the Y pipe--- I agree that the...
• Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:06:58 -0800
  ...Pic looking at front end of coolant pipes roughed in for my engine conversion: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/coolantpipeorientation Are they in the correct...
• Re: Water tank drain cap replacement
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:11:23 PDT
  ...I'd suggest putting a screw clamp around the drain pipe to make sure that the plug does not break the pipe. Good luck...
• Re: T-Pipe at the gas intake
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 31 Dec 2005 12:33:18 -0700
  ...T-Pipe at the gas intake > > I too am starting on this project, and am also waiting on the cross-over pipe. I want...
• Water pump O ring replacement
  Historical mailing list - David Hicks
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:17:03 EST
  ...Then just pulled the pipe out of the hole in the waterpump(after removing the clamp holding the dipstick tube to the pipe). Snaked...
• 5-cylinder Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 11:31:51 EST
  ...part for induction pipe 145 plastic extension with adapters for induction pipe 250 5 extended injection lines 300 fabricated water pipes for equalization tank...