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Re: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:54:52 -0400
...How much longer could they possibly hold up, a week, 10 years? I > dunno. > > On a quick search I just saw some aluminum fuel...
Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:01:35 -0700
...steel bumper. > Got one made well enough to powder coat and use. > https://shufti.blog/2022/08/01/vanagon-making-another-aluminum-bumper/ > > Alistair
Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:01:51 -0400
...Tantalum not needed, general >purpose aluminum electrolytic is quite acceptable. However the ones you point to are only rated -40C to 85C...I think...
RE: Volkswagen 'quality' /L
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Thu, 09 Nov 1995 16:38:00 -0800 (PST)
...Otherwise Saturn would have used aluminum instead of the (even more durable) plastic body panels it now uses. In aircraft, aluminum is often used...
for watercoolers and eurovans ... some coolant info
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 28 May 96 18:30:38 CDT
...Mike pointed out that the agents in antifreeze that protect against aluminum corrosion -- silicates -- wear out, and replacing the antifreeze every 30,000 miles...
Re: Peel and Seal
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 08:47:55 -0400
...Looking for this at Lowes and is the stuff that was discussed > recently coated with an aluminum layer? I assumed it was black, but...
Re: Free Rims
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:06:21 -0700
...aluminum is aluminum.
Re: head electrolysis cure?
Historical mailing list - Austin
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 22:42:36 -0700
...The idea is that magnesium > is a more active metal than aluminum, so it will dissolve before > aluminum, saving wear on the engine's...
Re: How to remove transmission plugs?...problem solved
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Tue, 14 May 2002 10:09:36 -0500
Tom, Be sparing with the heat on aluminum? This was a massive understatement---!! What a disaster to have the area around the plug go...
Re: Source for Slider Window Screen
Historical mailing list
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 21:26:25 EDT
...some aluminum ones > for our regular Vanagon that we attached by velcro to the outside of the > windows and they worked great. Aluminum frames...
AC Ducts Repair
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:06:53 -0700
...Roof of Vanagon Aluminum strip plastic duct metal plate The aluminum strip was easy to bend into shape and I did not have to...
Re: Free Rims
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:21:36 +0000
...aluminum > is aluminum.
Re: Fw: For sale: Aluminum Bike Rack for 1989 Westfalia poptop
Historical mailing list
Fri, 19 Jun 1998 11:36:16 EDT
Paulchen racks are made of steel, however several other companies in Europe make aluminum racks for Vanagons. Steve '74 Campmobile New German Side Tents...
Re: Door handles and pedal pads
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:15:48 -0800
...I say in my blog, I’m not a fan of aluminum handles but machined some. And I’ve changed my tune, the power...
Re: Rear side marker light guards
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:36:16 -0700
...1/8" aluminum plate, 1/4" aluminum rod. Spray bomb trim paint. >>>> >>>> What do you think, silly or sensible? Maybe not for everyone, but...
Re: Heater Box Repairs and Aluminum
Historical mailing list
Mon, 13 Nov 1995 15:29 -0500 (EST)
...almost ceramic-like, hard, finish. > Finally, I band-aided perforations with aluminum-foil tape, and voila. I was fortunate enough to have heater boxes...
Re: Doing another rear aluminum bumper
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 2 Aug 2022 08:19:20 -0700
...steel bumper. > Got one made well enough to powder coat and use. > https://shufti.blog/2022/08/01/vanagon-making-another-aluminum-bumper/ > > Alistair >
Re: Bumper build, swing away tire carrier progress
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:21:35 -0800
...If you can't be consistent then... :) But I do find TIG welding aluminum much easier than steel or stainless. The puddle is much...
Re: Piston question...
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 15:51:54 EDT
...Silicon can be added and dissolved into aluminum so it, too, becomes inseparable from the aluminum. If these additions continue, the aluminum will eventually...
Re: Aluminum door card
Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:26:04 -0400
...the material, and it really couldn't use it ( 2024-t5 aluminum ) for anything else so I made a door card. >> >> Still has to...
Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
Wed, 15 May 2002 08:59:43 -0700
...Remember, do not expect aluminum/aluminum rivets to hold anything with any degree of pull or shock load. Use alu/steel at least. Alu...
Re: broken spark plug removal?
Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 09:06:04 EDT
Were those 50 year old spark plugs in aluminum heads? Heat should only be used with extreme caution when trying to remove any bolt...
Clutch job question
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:11:18 -0700
...It was a bitch to get out and left bits of rubber goo all over the aluminum surface. I don't want to scratch...
Re: pop top canvas install question
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:52:05 -0700
I screwed my screws thru the black bead, trapping it in the groove in the aluminum trim. Notice that the aluminum trim is applied...
Re: aluminum or brass radiater-- which is best?
Historical mailing list - Leon
Thu, 19 May 2005 23:52:49 -0700
...I once heard that aluminum is > superior, but dont really know for sure. Will one provide a mesurable > edge in over heating protection the...
Antifreeze+phosphate article
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Fri, 6 Oct 1995 08:25:42 CST6CDT
...The force is great enough to cause chipping off of aluminum particles. GM has used aluminum water pumps for years, and its performance standards...
Re: Head repair
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 09:01:44 -0400
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Chuck Hill wrote: > The head on a diesel is cast iron, not aluminum, as he suggests. If you > ever...
Re: Aluminum door card
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 07:36:40 -0700
...And yes, there is a local outfit that has done some vinyl wraps on aluminum for us. But it still leaves a cold feeling...
Torque bolts in aluminum.. (inline 4 VW project)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 08:13:11 -0700
Recently someone was mentioning the ease of stripping threads in aluminum when tightening bolts with no torque wrench. Very true, this. I was snugging...
Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Wed, 15 May 2002 10:26:19 -0500
...But as we are not in a marine environment--the aluminum will work just ducky Alistair----- I have never seen stainless pop type rivets...
Re: ONE MAN only out of many
Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:38:01 -0800
...mixed with small amounts of water that get in and the aluminum oxide powder (aka ceramic) layer aluminum produces to help protect from oxidation...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 01:57:06 -0600
...However, IMHO if you can't solder them, they are not tin-coated copper crimps, but aluminum. As they obviously are, as you have...
Re: Aluminum door cards
Historical mailing list
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:40:17 +0000
...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >>>> >>>> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
Re: VW Recipes...
Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 22:19:41 -0500
Aluminum foil? Ya hafta wrap it in aluminum foil? Well that would explain a mess or two... ;-) At 21:54 10/02/2002 -0500...
Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Olin Bausback
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:47:17 -0400
Hi All, I'm rebuilding my 81 Westy and came across a VW service bulletin which says to leave out the thin aluminum cylinder...
Re: Head repair
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:11:45 -0700
...There is no question that VW diesel cylinder heads are aluminum. Oh, how I wish they were not. Mike Snow Chuck Hill wrote: > > The...
Re: Aluminum coolant tanks
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 21 Jul 2021 09:54:22 -0700
...Van Cafe in Santa Cruz installed the aluminum tank in my '84 Westy in November, 2016, at 183,400 miles, after the water pump...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Sun, 7 Feb 1999 22:54:58 -0800
...I replied, yes but they all look like aluminum to me. He replied back, that most connectors these days are copper coated with tin...
Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
Historical mailing list - mark keller
Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:23:56 -0400
...My suggestion on the aluminum spacer is a starting point aimed at saving "aluminum" heads, not allivation of the galvinic corrosion you spoke of...
Re: 2-week wait on a diesel water hose?
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Tue, 16 Sep 2003 08:05:58 -0700
...The cooling system sees steel, aluminum, rubber and plastic/nylon. The flanges are either aluminum or plastic/nylon. If you have a brass fitting...
Re: Aluminum door cards
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:22:48 -0700
...But the abs sheet is as expensive as aluminum. >>>> >>>> There was a sheet of 0.090” thick aluminum at work that was free for...
Re: New cooktop for my kitchen mod
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:22:17 -0800
...Balsa wood with an aluminum skin on each side.... I'll check with a friend who works there. Jim On Thursday, February 10, 2005...
A/C compressor repair
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 7 Jul 2012 07:04:40 -0400
...I was wondering if discharging the system and removing the compressor to have another ear aluminum welded on was a viable alternative to another...
Re: Aircooled '81 2L cylinder sealing ring questions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 18:36:07 -0500
#1) Use the thin aluminum shims between the cylinder base and case to set your deck height. #2) Do not use the steel head...
Re: water wetter??
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jul 1996 18:09:23 -0400
...Tom! I still have a concern based on the above, and that is, what will it do to a Vanagon aluminum engine? High pH...
Blue or Orange??
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Thu, 28 Mar 2002 01:26:18 +0100
...The blue seems to be for normal engines, and the orange for aluminum heads. Dumb question... does my MV motor have aluminum heads?? Do...
Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
Historical mailing list - Ed
Wed, 3 Oct 2012 08:36:26 -0400
...Copper and aluminum may be annealed by heating and then either quenching OR cooling slowly. The behavior of some aluminum alloys may differ slightly...
Re: Curious Question (NVC)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 03:06:17 -0500
...Curious Question (NVC) > If you took two identical aluminum alloy castings and then had one cold > worked (rolled, ect.) the cold worked sample would...
Re: poptop canvas
Historical mailing list
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:44:13 EDT
...writes: << So.....do the 84 and newer potpies have this nice aluminum clamping system on the pop top to hold the canvas in place...
Re: HOW TO REMOVE WESTY SCREENS: Re: Westy Window Install
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 13:59:37 EDT
...from position by moving the tabs around the slots > in > the aluminum frame." > > What does "moveing the tabs around the slots" in real world...
FS: NEW Aluminum Roof Rack with roof bars $395
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:43:01 EDT
Hi gang, I bought an aluminum roof rack for my double cab but changed my mind about the style and size that I want...
Re: Tin-can westy toaster
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 19:01:35 -0500
...Aluminum cans are made of aluminum. Other cans are made of steel. Steel cans require some form of plating or coating to prevent rust...
Re: Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:32:12 -0800
had me wondering there .. 'aluminum head gasket' .. must be the metal sealing rings that go on top of the cylinder barrles. Got lots of...
Re: Baja Shakedown
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:44:03 -0800
...I > understand it is made of cast aluminum alloy and there is a known, good > aluminum welder here in Guerrero Negro. Question is, can...
Re: Aluminum Fuel Rails (aftermarket)
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:18:37 -0700
On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 13:49 -0700, Oxroad wrote: > What's the List wisdom on aluminum fuel rails? > > I often find my...
Aluminum Car Trailer for sale
Historical mailing list - John Wessels
Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:25:17 EST
...I am selling my aluminum car carrier trailer. It weighs 900lbs and will carry 3300lbs. Double axle with surge brakes on both axles. Has...
Re: Audi wheel spacers
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 15:05:57 EDT
...Besides cutting them down will probably cost you more than getting the machine shop to make nice aluminum ones. Steel and cast iron is...
Re: Late model poptop skylights and canvas
Historical mailing list
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:57:03 EDT
...old top... > > Or were the aluminum strips only on the van side (not the top side)? > > the aluminum strips were only on the body...
Re: Vanagon camper windows...with screens that are NLA....for cheap!!
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 18:59:53 -0500
We make replacement screens in black powder coated aluminum for $69.95 each. http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4757892 The Westfalia...
Re: Westy Cookware (non vw info on water)
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Sun, 27 Aug 2000 17:51:14 PDT
...Chris Paquette <cp@ix.netcom.com> > >Any recommendations? My only criterion is that it should not be aluminum. I >was down at the local...