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• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:54:05 -0500
  ...the oil filter and oil cooler is bypassed and oil is being > sent > only to the bearings and back through the bypass valve to...
• What's Correct Oil Level: MIN or MAX?!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J Turinsky
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 08:11:47 -0900
  ...I did >install >the bypass filter setup and had trouble with one of the hoses getting >too hot >from proximity to the exhaust. Still...
• Re: high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 12:23:58 -0700
  ...pressure? In the case or at a bypass > plate? If bypass plate It's the filter. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Re-useable oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Aug 2006 17:02:37 -0500
  ...The only valve in any oil filter is a bypass valve >>which would activate itself if the filter media got too clogged to >>pass...
• Re: Still won't run right
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:17:22 -0700
  ...Fuel filter installed in correct direction? Have you tried bypassing the fuel pump relay (hot wiring) to rule out iffy connections or faulty relay...
• Air Cooled Vanagon Auxillary Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:21:44 -0500
  ...I know I need a thermostat operated bypass valve, and a sandwhich plate for the oil filter to hook this thing up. Anyone source...
• Re: Need help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 9 May 2005 13:58:40 -0500
  ...why did the problem go away when I changed the oil filter to a >>Mahle? And its has been running fine for the last...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:26:15 -0700
  ...your fuel tank, clogged fuel filter ( assume you've check for that already ) ...etc. I use 'substitute and bypass' as a diagnostic strategy a...
• Re: oil filter question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:24:12 -0400
  ...It's >completely different internally in all respects - the pressure bypass, >anti-drainback valve, and even the quality of the paper filter element - >as...
• Re: oil pressure relief valve spec
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 09:55:06 -0500
  ...begin to bleed off at about 47 psi, bypassing both the cooler and the oil filter. I'm not cemented to this figure, I...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 21:17:43 -0500
  > I have both the Mann 719/12 and the 719/5 oil filters in > front of me and although Ken Wilford only sells the...
• Re: one more Q, Re: any guesses on oil light woes
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 12:57:02 -0800
  ...It won't fit with the 1.9 exhaust and cooling system plumbing, but can be installed remotely by using an oil bypass system...
• Re: Sandwich oil cooler adapter question
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:51:30 -0500
  ...they are bypass valves which only get > used if > the oil filter or cooler become blocked. > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Synthetic oils in the vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mary Barbara
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 01:20:28 +0000
  ...These sites are for filters that offer >extended use of the oil (falls right in with synthetic oils) . I have been >collecting some data...
• Re: Good fuel filter arrangement?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:26:02 -0400
  ...filter for later years." And they sell adapter kits, one consisting of a simple 7mm-to-12mm adapter that lets a fellow bypass the...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:12:23 -0400
  > Very few modern-fuel injected cars have filters before the > pump. The main problem with a pre pump filter is that any > restriction on...
• Re: Transco oil filter system
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:11:04 -0600
  ...Trasco oil filter system > > > > Lets see now Mahle filters $3.95 each from Bus Depot, 3000 miles > between > > changes that would 20 filters to...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 21:08:11 -0300
  ...If you bridge the starter (bypass ignition) does it crank? Check you grounds. > On 15-Mar-2019, at 20:59, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:28:17 -0700
  ...I had one of these total fail on an 80 Vanagon (would not pass, filter or even bypass the oil flow back into the...
• Oil for infrequently driven vehicles
  Historical mailing list - T. Thompson
  Sat, 25 Dec 1999 00:11:35 -0400
  The discussion on oil bypass filters reminded me of an article in Car and Driver last month. It was an interview with a oil...
• Re: Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:18:27 -0700
  ...that there needs to be provisions to raise the bypass >>pressure in the oil filter mount. >>So until I see viable scientific procedures that...
• Re: engine noise - hydraulic lifter damaged?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:30:19 -0500
  ...Mann or Mahle Oil filter ---- has a bypass relief valve sufficiently strong to hold pressure in the oil galleries when the engine is shut...
• Re: oil pressure problems, still
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:11:19 -0400
  ...Since the filter can have a normal drop of 2-3 psi or worse the bypass needs 6-8 psi differential, the switch at...
• Re: california smog issues and synthetic oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 May 2005 18:50:42 -0400
  ...If you really want filtration, you need a bypass filter that can filter down to a few microns. Go to this web site, http...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:53:46 -0700
  ...I had one of these total fail on an 80 Vanagon (would not pass, filter or even bypass the oil flow back into the...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light on 83.5 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:41:26 -0700
  ...I run Mobil 1 15W-50 and use Mann filters. I have 176,000 miles > and I have replaced the oil pressure bypass plunger...
• Re: Fuel pump replacment frequency?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:26:47 -0700
  I guess you could call them high and low pressure fuel filters.... but don't ask in a parts store for a 'low pressure...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:49:53 -0400
  ...Later vans have a post-pump filter (a larger canister style filter) *only*... I've heard rumors that the later vans came from the...
• Re: 20 psi oil pressure on freeway. Worry?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 13 Oct 2002 16:20:20 -0500
  ...one), Oil filter and bypasses some of the oil back to the pan at about 37/47 psi. Your oil filter mount also has...
• Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 19 May 2009 14:59:22 -0400
  ...filter mounting. Recommend using ZAP-11701 above for these applications. Separate Oil Cooler System Parts ZAP-11780 Oil Thermostat. Opens at 175� F. Bypasses...
• Westy WOES...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Black
  Tue, 3 Jan 1995 11:04:46 -0700 (MST)
  ...Is it possible that there's too much oil restriction? Tonight I'm going to bypass the oil filter and see what happens. I...
• Re: To Archive or not to Archive
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 08:57:49 -0700
  ...could filter the incoming mailings with. This would allow for all those *Me >too* replies and quick jabs and flames to bypass the archives...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Jim Bryant
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:19:36 -0600
  ...fuel filter and pump. The right one is now the return line. It has worked several years like that. You can also bypass the...
• Re: Oil pressure Light and appropriate oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:05:27 EST
  ...It also has the same properties as the OEM filter - i.e., the valving inside, that is absent on the Bosch and Fram filters...
• Re: Addition engine cooling thoughts/ Oil Cooler Issues
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sun, 19 May 2002 14:45:34 EDT
  ...As you may know, this filter mount includes connections to an external oil cooler and has an internal thermostatic bypass. The unit mounts cleanly...
• Re: Synthetic Oil(s) (long)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 00:46:18 UT
  ...However to do so the regular filter is still changed at normal intervals, and a bypass ultra-fine filter is also used; and oil...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:36:51 -0700
  Just went out and looked (again) at my '87 Camper and it doesn't have a pre-filter, it has the large (11mm?) fuel...
• Re: No start
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 26 May 2016 14:26:19 -0700
  ...with or without that filter. My fuel tank has the smaller outlet. There's a fuel pump relay bypass method shown in Bentley. Do...
• Re: Bad Fuel Pump?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:03:39 -0800
  ...Instead of swapping pumps or messing/guessing with the fuel filter, or worrying about blockage in the tank, a simple fuel delivery test should...
• Re: Trip and tire report
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:01:19 -0700
  ...Are you measuring at the center bearing like the sender does, or at a bypass plate on the oil filter? I'd expect to...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:23:39 -0700
  ...I had one of these total fail on an 80 > Vanagon (would not pass, filter or even bypass the oil flow back into the...
• Custom Oil/Tranny Coolers for automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Tue, 12 May 2009 00:50:37 -0400
  ...The two 5/8" hoses to the original cooler can be bypassed with this mender or can be rerouted to bypass the area entirely...
• Idle hunting problem, 85 1.9l
  Historical mailing list - Dave Caston & Sherrie Payne
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 00:05:37 -0500
  ...I've bypassed the idle control module and the problem should have just dissapeared right? Wrong. Still happens. Any thoughts? The following are new...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:28:08 -0700
  ...Dennis gave me a precise description of the *correct*, plain 87 C t-stat, which *no bypasses or relief valves* (t-stats that do...
• Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 19 May 2009 12:18:10 -0700
  ...filter mounting. Recommend using ZAP-11701 above for these applications. Separate Oil Cooler System Parts ZAP-11780 Oil Thermostat. Opens at 175� F. Bypasses...
• Re: Wheres Waldo (EGR or no EGR)
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 6 Dec 2003 14:23:04 -0800
  ...When I acquired my 82 Westy the EGR filter had rusted away so the PO simply plugged the pipe going to the EGR valve...
• Re: high oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Jun 2017 15:02:14 -0700
  ...Where are you measuring the oil pressure? In the case or at a bypass plate? If bypass plate It's the filter. Stuart -----Original...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:36:51 -0800
  The fuel pump relay is not the problem and you can bypass it just like that section of the Bentley tells you too. Make...
• 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 Fram "Tough Guard" is not like the normal Fram filter. It uses a much better filter material and the check and bypass valves...
• Re: Fuel Pressure Regulator Bad?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 30 Nov 2020 00:53:17 +0000
  One of the many wisdoms I have picked up from The List is to temporarily bypass your metal fuel tank.  Instead, half-fill a...
• Re: Anyone have a 3rd Party External Oil Cooler or Transmission Cooler installed?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Wed, 20 May 2009 02:25:52 -0400
  ...filter mounting. Recommend using ZAP-11701 above for these > applications. > > Separate Oil Cooler System Parts > > ZAP-11780 Oil Thermostat. Opens at 175� F. Bypasses...
• Re: Oil Cooler
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:54:50 -0500
  ...that there needs to be provisions to raise the bypass > >>pressure in the oil filter mount. > >>So until I see viable scientific procedures that...
• Re: Toilet paper filter is better
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:37:42 -0700
  My TP filter is not a bypass one. It fits directly into the same place as the original filter. It's body is a...
• Re: Synthetic Oil
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:49:57 -0600
  ...w/oil and filter change on completion 250 miles at 260 degrees (f) and 5 bar + oil pressure, Oil bypass plunger was upside down...
• Re: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 Mar 2019 22:38:57 -0600
  ...If you bridge the starter (bypass ignition) does it crank? > Check you grounds. > > >> On 15-Mar-2019, at 20:59, Cunegonde <cunegonde.van.westfalia...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:13:29 -0700
  ...I had one of these total fail on an 80 > Vanagon (would not pass, filter or even bypass the oil flow back into the...
• Re: Loud lifter problem
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 18:43:23 -0700
  ...If it's really heavy in there, it can plug your filter and bypass chunks to your bearings. All experiments have an element of...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:51:05 -0400
  ...filter, some hose, some barbed fittings.. > bypass the muther for now, if that's what it takes. > > you must empty the old fuel filter...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:12:04 -0700
  ...get another filter, some hose, some barbed fittings.. bypass the muther for now, if that's what it takes. you must empty the old...
• Re: Installing Fuel Filter on an 88 Cant get filter out!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:13:45 -0700
  ...filter, some hose, some barbed fittings.. >> bypass the muther for now, if that's what it takes. >> >> you must empty the old fuel filter...