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• Proper size hose from tank to fuel pump?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:32:33 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me the correct size hose from the outlet to the pump? Can I use the same hose from the return fitting...
• Flushing cooling system
  Historical mailing list - David Menche
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 09:53:01 -0700
  ...I want to install the Flush and fill kit, the one that hooks up to a garden hose with a tee fitting (which will...
• Cheap disc brake upgrade for older Vanagons......
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Mon, 16 Aug 2004 07:53:47 -0700
  ...brakes use Same flex lines as 84'? same hydrolic line and fittings? same spindle+bearings? Thanks! ===== Phil 84' Westy...Tiico'ed 00' Cannondale MTB...
• Re: AC converted to 134 - now what?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:21:01 -0500
  ...And because of their molecular structure have less tendency to permeate through the old rubber AC hoses and fittings. I use the Red Tek...
• Re: Trip Report (quick & dirty)
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:21:16 -0400
  David Vickery suggested re my crippled cruise control: > > >> I had good luck drilling a snug fitting hole in the piece that clicks > onto the...
• Bolt Identity
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:32:57 -0700
  ...Vanagon 86, 2.1 Watercool Thanks, geo ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com...
• Any tips for getting the aux battery in? Seat in the way!
  Historical mailing list - Burdett, Jean-Pierre
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:28:01 -0400
  Most of the time I appreciate German design but it seems the swivel seat prevents the aux battery from fitting in - it is just...
• Re: remote/keyless entry
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:01:04 -0400
  ...MikeB. > I guess I'll need these parts when I get around to fitting my remote > lock/start kit (yes, it's a manual...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:15:12 -0700
  ...The major concern is the leak > tightness when using a hose and fittings inside. There should be no > problem with some of this hose...
• Re: AC 134a refrigerant leak down
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 7 May 2013 17:30:08 -0500
  ...fittings up at the front of the > van or, more precisely, a crack in the condensor itself where it > connects to a hose fitting...
• Re: TIICO ---how much did people pay for install, and what did they...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 May 2001 10:19:21 EDT
  ...for exhaust gas tube- $5 1- "T" fitting for gas tube- $2 1- 90 deg. fitting for gas tube- $2 3 ft of high...
• Re: Power steering leak near reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 18:08:33 -0500
  The fitting at the pump is heavy duty. Mine has been left on and the swaged ferrule at the reservoir end of the hose...
• Re: Vacuum Leak
  Historical mailing list
  13 Dec 96 10:27:11 PST
  ...I used it on the fittings coming out of the manifold going to the vacuum booster and brake booster, and the metal fitting on...
• Re: roof racks
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Tue, 18 Jun 2002 12:48:02 -0700
  ...All the joints are "Structural Rail Fittings" from McMaster Carr. I used 3 pairs of "quik-n-easy" rain-gutter mount brackets. The rack...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:18:28 -0500
  ...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years? > If I can get...
• Re: sad event/check your fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Fri, 3 May 1996 15:40:11 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Thats why I carry an extinguisher, and installed a pass-thru fitting for the tank->engine compartment fuel line. Thom -- > Computers are a more...
• Sticking park brakes
  Historical mailing list - Earl J.Smith
  Sun, 9 Mar 1997 13:09:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...It gets clamped on the end of the housing and a pressure lubricant is attached to a fitting . It forces the oil up the...
• propane tank stops at 2 gal.
  Historical mailing list - db25
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 16:13:00 EDT
  ...Installed all the valves and fittings and when I went to fill it, it only took two gallons. I'm sure that I have...
• Parts Questions for 89 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 12:25:17 -0700
  ...Upon taking the water pipe fitting(part # 025 121 171 ?)off the head I found a very different rubber gasket that fits in a...
• Westy sighting at Fiddlefest Yesterday
  Historical mailing list - Susmay
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:34:16 -0700
  ...Thomas ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p...
• FW: Pressing Lower Control Arm Bushings
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:23:53 +0000
  Jeff, Also, to press these in, I had to first insert them into one of the tight fitting cylinders. Other wise, the bushing would...
• Re: Install of tencentlife External Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 May 2011 22:09:59 -0700
  ...You will need to get some sort of a "T" fitting that will place the switch into the oil flow. Hook the switch up...
• Re: What is this fitting, nearby the thermostat?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:32:53 -0800
  ...1989 Syncro. > > I put a picture here: > > http://picasaweb.google.com/syncronicity1/OddFitting#5546245844548203954with > an arrow pointing to this fitting / nipple with no hose...
• Stupid pays off, plasticwise.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 10:09:36 -0700
  ...the source; it’s the spot where that infamous plastic firewall fitting is located. Back under the van I could see that the drip...
• Re: Oil pressure hose
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:02 -0400
  ...The size of the fitting that goes into the case is M10 X 1. They should have an adaptor that will allow you to...
• Re: Power steering leak near reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 18 Jan 2014 13:53:16 -0800
  ...The fitting of the pressure line is compromised - and to remedy you need to remove the hose - take it to a local hydraulic fitting...
• Re: No Start 83.5: Fuel pump test?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:22:09 -0600
  ...I also removed the bolt at the Tee fitting and ran the pump as above . No fuel. I had expected a geyser. The fuel...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 19:58:07 -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...
• Fridge
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Tue, 1 Apr 1997 20:26:56 -0800 (PST)
  ...In the van, I cracked the fitting until I could smell the propane, tightened and checked the union, but it just will not light...
• Re: Fuel clamps, fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 22:49:33 -0700
  ...To get them off you'll need to take the hose off the fitting and slip the crimp fitting off. Jere -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: propane tubing fittings
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 11:38:17 -0500
  ...I use it at work on stainless and copper/brass > tubing > >> fittings... > >> > >> seems to work much better than tape (but does take a while...
• Re: Driving with no Power Steering
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 6 Jul 2007 08:18:45 -0400
  ...since this is a special hose with >> banjo fittings on one end and and swedged fittings one the other. In >> other words - a somewhat...
• Re: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jul 1995 10:56:10 -0700
  At 04:48 7/15/95, Bradley wrote: >On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, David Schwarze wrote: > >> Bradley writes: >> > I meant _MY_ bus is ugly...
• Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:32:59 -0400
  Will the kind person who e-mailed me a list of p/n's for all the rubber bits he replaced on his Vanagon...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:45:15 -0400
  ...It is nondestructive to rubber and will creep into the > > joints and fittings.<snip> Gajewski wrote: > Not true. All petroleum based oils and fuels...
• Re: Wanted: 1987 to 1991 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 08:39:19 -0400
  ...Pmail me if >you know of any vans fitting the description. Prefer to be in the northeast >or mid-atlantic states. > >Karl
• Re: Help I've broken my armrest and I can't get it off!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 02:57:57 EDT
  ...main bolt in > there doesn't have any sort of drive fitting. aaaahhhhh...!!! why did you do that.. just like the folks who rip...
• Re: New AC Thing
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 09:32:36 -0700
  ...No change to the fittings on the car. Now in its second summer and still cools (high here in Tucson yesterday was 106). Geo...
• Re: Freezing throttle cable
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:07:25 -0500
  Good chance a sleeve hto hose fitting has been pulled out in front of the transaxle, and water is getting in there. Check it...
• Re: hey Larry Chase need your experience
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Wed, 4 May 2005 11:59:57 -0400
  ...I will make a t-splice, using gas fittings from home-d-pot. I hate not knowing what I got, I'm here down...
• Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
  Historical mailing list - Michael Claire
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:50:54 -0800
  ...The connector was fitting back in, but real tight. I filed a shallow groove in the adjacent plastic and was able to bury that...
• Re: volvo into vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:46:49 -0700
  ...I just have not seen > it posted. > > > BenT > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo...
• Re: firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - Nathan Mc Blain
  Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:52:07 -0400
  On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:29:33 EDT, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: >install some sheathing to protect it then >tie wrap...
• Power steering lines
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:18:33 -0400
  ...The leak is between the compression fittings at the flexible lines and somewhere ahead of the rear axle. It is definitely in the solid...
• can spliced AC lines possibly work?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:44:06 -0400
  ...ownership) by some ham-fisted mechanic who could not get the fittings decoupled properly. So, since what's done is done, does this have...
• More on interior panels..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:19:11 -0700
  ...After cutting and fitting the aluminum sheet stock (He used alu about 1/16" thick)...he had it anodized (Portland, Or.) in a matching...
• Re: Power window motor rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:33:17 -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: Femco drain valve was Re: Lazy mans way to oil changes-Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 09:01:53 -0800
  ...The problem was the HEX fitting doesn't leave room for a socket in the plug recess at the bottom of the case on...
• Re: Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion
  Historical mailing list - Arkady Mirvis
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 21:01:48 -0000
  ...Bypassing the FireStarter fuel line fitting - was t-stat discussion > The hard line as you call it, > is a black plastic line coming from...
• Vacuum hose slipping off fitting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 6 Oct 2014 08:49:03 -0700
  ...ID routing along the firewall) has slipped off of it's fitting (not slipped off, I inadvertently knocked it off while cleaning, etc.). No...
• Re: Purpose of the ports on this AC hose?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:58:27 -0400
  ...My question is if this 2-service port fitting is just for the high >> and low pressure sensors, or, if there some other purpose...
• Re: Auto Trans pan gasket and filter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:25:03 -0700
  ...in general, be careful with that fitting there. If it's hyper tight ..........you don't want to round off the nut, or damage...
• Vanagon newbie
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 07:16:07 GMT
  ...As I understand it, the Vanagon wheels have a 5 stud 112mm PCD fitting but the hubs are different from the similar Audi fitting...
• Re: propane tank anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:06:11 -0800
  ...The existing fitting on the > regulator is the standard POL. To keep things as short as possible, > remove the female POL from this adapter...
• Re: Coolant hoses fun
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 29 Jun 2024 11:09:33 -0600
  Good Quality Spring Clamps are all the better choice for hose to fitting connections when there is Heating & Cooling happening repeatedly on a regural...
• Re: intermittent running rich issue
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 6 Dec 2016 10:00:30 -0800
  Yes, that connector IS on and tight and is a pretty tight fitting one but maybe it is worn? The AFM was recently replaced...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 10:01:01 -0400
  ...Machinists use the principle for fine fitting/sizing of parts, using a tool called a lap which is made of a soft material (often...
• Re: Van idle over winter
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 May 2011 11:24:52 -0700
  ...There should be no trouble fitting one to your 2.1 van. Mark Dave Mcneely wrote: > Thanks Alistair. I can see how VW would...
• New Tires
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:14:15 -0400
  ...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_845_1019/15_inch_steel_wheel.html I am considering fitting the Michelin Agilis 205/65R15...
• Propane for BBQ for Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 8:39:08 EDT
  ...The fittings are identical. It would be convenient to be able to use the tank for running the BBQ and not have to carry...