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Re: Wheel/hubcaps "look" options
Historical mailing list - T Collins
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:37:34 -0500
...I think he may have meant that the moon caps > were original VW caps, but not that they were the original caps from this...
Re: Gas Cap
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:14:26 -0700
J Roth wrote: > ...leave the keys in the gas cap! This way you won't get in the car > and leave the cap > behind...
coolant tank cap
Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 08:25:08 -0700
90 Westy, 2.2 WBX How do you remove the blue, dome shaped cap from the coolant pressure tank? Does it twist off like...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:28:00 -0400
...The Syncro cap is designed to use the ignition > key. The standard van uses a different key. The lock in the cap is of...
Re: Non-locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:43:25 -0600
---- Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM> wrote: > Is there no possibility that you nodded off and forgot to replace the cap at > last fillup and...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 22:29:31 EDT
The fit of the left front hub cap is not deep enough becaus of the speedo cable end and a aftermarket(non V.W...
Re: Water tank cap
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:11:06 -0700
Someone mentioned recently that the cap for the rear window washer reservoir will fit. Haven't tried it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jpbeauch" <jpbeauch@GMAIL...
Re: '71 bus fuel cap
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Aug 94 15:15:55 EDT
> and while we are talking about fuel caps, do you vanagon volks know that you > can order a locking gas cap (for the early...
wanted: tan capt. chairs
Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
Tue, 26 May 1998 13:52:13 -0400
...a set of tan captain chairs. I missed Chris Jordan's last offering. Does anyone have a decent set of tan captains chairs? Thanks...
gas tank cap
Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
Fri, 8 Feb 2002 17:58:25 -0800
The lock on my gas cap doesn't. the cap can be turned with any key or screwdriver. A replacement costs $50. What have...
Gas Caps
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:51:55 -0500
I'm having problems with the cap being on too tight and the twisting then breaking. I think I'd rather just have a...
Re: [NVC] Video Capture
Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:35:11 -0800
With video capture software :) Nathaniel On 1/18/07 4:53 PM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > Anybody know how to capture online...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Thu, 8 Jul 2010 07:44:22 -0700
Rob wrote: >> I have an '84 Westy and have those metal chrome VW hub caps, >> the type that you smack on the four raised...
Re: White "corrosion" in distributor cap
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Sat, 8 Apr 1995 15:39:10 -0500 (CDT)
...White "corrosion" in distributor cap Yes, I use a non-VW rotor and cap (some after-market thing). Also, I am in a very...
Re: '88-89 Vanagon gas cap lock
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 9 Apr 2016 08:03:50 -0700
...Your son has an aftermarket gas cap. To get all the locks working on the ignition key, he’ll need to find an OEM...
Re: on locking gas caps..
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:57:06 -0400
Is there a difference between the "Older" and "Newer" locking gas caps? A friend with an '87 Westy uses his ignition key to open...
Ah! Man! I lost the center cap on my mag....
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:28:01 -0800
Listees, Does anyone know where to purchase a single new or used center cap for the VW factory mag? Sometime this afternoon while running...
Re: [Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.]
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 23:31:11 -0600
I've tried sevberal different vanagon keys in my 90's locking cap and they all spun the locking tangs, so either the key...
Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.
Historical mailing list - l p
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 08:47:18 -0800
The nice people at Bowwow dug thru their after market oil caps & found one that fit for only a couple bux... not the prettiest...
Gas cap ideas
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:40:36 -0700
...The wire tie keeps the cap and key attached to the van at all times..No more "left on the pump" gas caps. Be...
Re: Coolant Tank and Gasket
Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:03:17 -0700
The coolant reservoir behind the license plate has a rubber gasket on the *inside* of the cap. This keeps the coolant from draining out...
Re: Electrical discharging a capacitor
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:41:48 -0600
...One thing I was taught in basic electrical school was never trust a bleeder system for large capacity capacitors. Also some very large power...
WTB rear black bumper cap drivers side
Historical mailing list - BajaLeo
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 20:49:54 -0800
Hi List, I need the black plastic cap for the rear bumper on my '84 Westy, drivers side. _____________________ Leo Lipert San Juan Capistrano, CA...
Re: Coolant cap
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 29 Oct 2015 13:53:11 -0400
...It stopped my leak until the new cap came. I still use it > with the new cap, the threads on the tank are still...
Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:03:12 -0400
At 10:48 AM 9/29/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >That's not the same as a 0pf capacitor. It's the same...
Re: Removing alloy wheel center cap
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:33:49 -0800
...tap the cap out with any long thing ..like the wooden handle of a hammer. They pop right out that way. they are captured...
Re: Correct capacitor
Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:25:27 -0500
...You can make a non-polarized cap by connecting two caps (preferably of the same capacitance and voltage range) "back to back" (e.g...
Re: Chrome hub caps won't fit on ONE wheel?!
Historical mailing list - Larry Edson
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:19:59 -0700
Most likely you have a reproduction cap. On current repros the center emblem area doesn't stick out as far as the originals. Larry...
Re: HELP! Need a gas cap.
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 16:20:13 -0800
...HELP! Need a gas cap. Get the locking cap. It's twice the money, but you'll never leave it on a gas pump...
Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:22:50 -0700
...Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR On 9/29/2009 9:03 AM...
Re: "rare" TAN capt chairs w/ ADJUSTABLE armrests... fit all westys or vans
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:39:44 EST
...How are > they different? (mine front captain chairs are tan, have armrests that go up > and down, swivel around). > > you already have capt chairs...
Looking for power steering cap '89 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 16:17:17 -0500
Hi Folks, My power steering reservoir cap has a crack in it. Does anyone have a cap (or potentially the entire reservoir) they'd...
Water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:21:19 -0700
Vanners, Any one know a source for the later model water tank drain caps? The one with the very large threads and the cap...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:52:21 -0400
...The ignition key does not unlock the gas cap. Interesting. My '87 Westy, with 48k original miles, has the same key for the ignition...
Re: RoadHaus - Tricks to keep alloy caps on
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 12:28:02 -0700
The "claws" on the plastic variety of caps need some help to stay put over time. Just like dentures! Sorry for the graphic analogy...
Re: Flue Cap?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 10:15:12 -0700
> I thought the flue cap was the thing metal thing on the drivers side of a > westy's that the fridge (when run on...
Darrell Boehler's URL
Historical mailing list - Melissa J. Cullison
Fri, 2 Jul 1999 10:22:27 -0500
Hey Folks, Can anyone tell me the web address (URL) for Darrell Boehler's revered Digitools? Thanks Melissa Cullison Multimedia Maven Caplan Productions/ Touchwood...
Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing? /NO Emissions Question
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:28:55 -0800
...All required off tank test of > the cap. I used the same non-locking cap for all three cars just be be on > the...
Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:17:55 -0700
...But the >> installation of this cap is inconsistent as most Vanagons I've >> encountered have just the standard cap (trivia: standard cap is also...
Re: Where can I get a new cap for the water tank?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:10:51 -0700
...When putting the cap back on the outlet under the tank (in front of the left rear tire)" This cap has no strap, at...
Re: '86 Westy coolant questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 8 Apr 2012 01:04:02 -0400
Both style caps should work. So should the black or blue ones. It is possible you got a bad one. Once the coolant level...
Re: Capacitor fix questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 17 Aug 2000 14:41:17 -0400
At 13:02 8/17/2000, Brian Cirulnick wrote: >Here are the available choices: >10 microfarad 16WVDC Tantalum Capacitor >22 microfarad 35WVDC Electrolytic Capacitor...
Re: locking gas cap
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:54:30 -0500
BenT and others have mentioned me for the locking gas cap. I don't stock caps, and generally refer questions to our list suppliers...
Re: Flue Cap?
Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 16:52:10 -0400
...Flue Cap? > > I thought the flue cap was the thing metal thing on the drivers side of a > > westy's that the fridge (when...
Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:02:51 -0700
last time I had a locking vanagon gas cap and no key for it....... just use a screwdriver on it. it was like 'nothing...
Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:35:22 -0700
This is why I get out of of my van and not only take the gas cap off for them, but also instruct them...
Re: gas cap confusion
Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:43:43 -0700
the 8o's gas cap looks a lot like the cap for dodge dart from same time period any one ever try that ... does...
Re: gas tank cap
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:58:58 -0500
> The lock on my gas cap doesn't. the cap can be turned with any key > or screwdriver. A replacement costs $50. What have...
Re: Gas tank and gas cap
Historical mailing list - Geo
Tue, 4 May 2010 19:59:07 -0400
...previous > owner had a locking cap and lost the key, the PO make have had to pry the > cap off and this can ruin...
Re: Remove gas cap without key?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 01:32:29 -0400
...Actually, are you referring to the key to your gasoline tank cap? In all of my Vanagons (syncros mind you) this is the same...
Re: Silly question about hub caps
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:21:28 -0800
Those metal VW caps wouldn't stay on my front drivers either, the dust cap/speedo cable got in the way. I put a...
Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:38:17 -0500
My original cap and its gowesty replacement had a strap that has worked pretty well, but I'll bet it doesn't survive the...
Re: stupid gas cap !!!!!! ( I need help please )
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:36:59 -0400
> I always hated the vanagon gas cap. I finally went into a > junkyard and looked around and found that a style of mid-90s...
Re: locking gas caps- was Gas Filler Line in your Fill Tube while driving
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:47:00 -0500
...Did you have an '81? The part number for the non-locking cap is 201 251 551 (NLA). The locking version is revision C...
Re: '84 Hub cap problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 7 Jul 2010 20:20:49 -0400
...Anyone dealt >with this problem? Suggestions? Tips on making the hub cap "just a >little bigger? Two suggestions: a) put tiny dab of grease...
Re: on locking gas caps..
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:09:22 -0500
<<Is there a difference between the "Older" and "Newer" locking gas caps? A friend with an '87 Westy uses his ignition key to open...
Re: Adding a front passenger dome light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 7 Nov 2012 07:12:45 -0800
The hole is there but has a cap over it. You can feel the plastic cap under the headliner. Cut an X in the...
Re: Problem removing grease cap from front wheel???
Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:42:50 -0400
...It has two thin claws on it and one of them always pulls the cap off in one pull without damaging the cap or...
need westy water tank drain cap.
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 9 Jun 1999 18:32:39 -0500
Hi Volks, I need a water tank drain cap for an 87 westy. Mine shattered today as I tightened it. I looked and checked...
NVC rabbit pickup truck cap FS
Historical mailing list
Sat, 5 Nov 2005 09:18:44 EST
anyone out there own a rabbit pickup truck and need a cap for the bed? i have a nice fiberglass cap FS.. maybe it...