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• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 10:23:30 -0400
  ...If you leave a Vanagon parked for a week or so the oil in the lifters will drain. When you start it the engine...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:43:09 -0800
  ...These do not have Anti Drain-Back Valves that I know of. I have used this filter on my Westy on one occasion a...
• Re: Hot Foot Syndrome...what is solution?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 11 Jul 2003 11:09:30 -0400
  ...Buy one of the cheapo T fittings at your FLAPS and put it in place of > the heater valve, no cutting of the coolant...
• Re: Dometic drain plug removal; 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 5 Aug 1998 21:07:38 -0400
  ...After turning on the main propane valve on the tank, light one of your stove top burners and let it burn until the flame...
• Automatic transmission woes on 84 2WD vANAGON
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 8 Jul 2011 08:36:42 -0400
  ...1- Remove pan, drain fluid and completely clean valve body. Remove each little piston and clean. 2- While the valve body is out, remove...
• Re: Dripping A/C
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 May 1999 21:30:34 -0400
  Could be the drain tubes clogged or the check valves on the end missing. Some people remove them to eliminate the clogging problem. However...
• Propane tank and GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - mortimer peaberry
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:00:18 -0700
  My propane tank had a leaky valve so I removed it and took it to suburban propane. The re-valved it and told me...
• Re: oil drain plug not snug. feels loose
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:10:35 -0700
  ...They also carry a ball-valve replacement for the drain plug. Anybody using one of these? Sounds scary. Ken Lewis 86 Transporter Crew Cab...
• Oil Pressure Relief Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Nadeau
  Sat, 16 Sep 2000 13:22:25 -0700
  ...that" cautions about removing the Oil Pressure Relief Valve on their engine? I've drained my oil, and the slotted head that I'd...
• Cause of broken valve?
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Sat, 2 Aug 2003 10:18:26 -0700
  My Type IV has an apparently broken valve on cylinder 1. The valve spring is all the way against the rocker arm. So, that...
• Re: Pools of fuel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 95 11:39:22 EDT
  ...If the valve is mounted on the > tank, all the flexible hose in the whole system could be changed without > draining the tank! I...
• Oil filter thingy: slow oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 06:55:46 -0500
  ...Most over-the-counter filters do not have an anti-drain-back valve, some have one, but it doesn't work very well. So...
• Re: water under sink
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:28:26 -0400
  ...It is drained by inserting a small rod, to depress the ball check valve, from the outside. Sometimes the check valve in the faucet...
• Re: 719/5 vs 719/12
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:26:21 -0400
  ...filter was that the cheap ones didn't have the anti-drainback valve. But isn't that what I'm seeing on the STP...
• Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 07:39:16 -0700
  ...Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > > > > > Clearly, I never drained anywhere near most of the old coolant. > > > > I am puzzled. Oh -- the heater valve was open. >
• Re: A/C drain plugged up?
  Historical mailing list - Deaner K. Lawless Jr.
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:15:52 -0400
  ...The pinched end has a slit which functions as a check valve. Condensate can drain through it but air is stopped. West Coast Metric...
• Fw: Re: Help!! auto trans woes
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 5 Nov 2003 17:47:07 -0800
  ...clean the Valve Body, replace the drained fluid with your choice > of Synthetic or Dextrin IIIand hopefully symptoms will disappear! > Good luck Phil Z...
• Re: Mann Oil filter confusion Listees/Vendors please help....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:50:42 -0600
  ...The 056 115 561 Mann filter(719/12) is more > money making me think it's the one with the anti drainback valve in...
• Re: AC condensate drainage trouble
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:23:07 -0500
  ...drain tubes are behind the vent grills on the outside. After removing the grills reach behind and fish them out. There are check valves...
• Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:18:59 -0500
  1/2 a can of seafoam will rip the snot out of an elephants' trunk in 30 seconds.Yeah, you will have to drain...
• Re: Dometic drain plug removal; 86 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Rich Durant
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:43:55 -0700
  ...I decided to take out the stove last night in order to get a better look at the drain plug and inspect the combustion...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 15:10:26 -0500
  >The filter stays full -- but the oil from higher points in the engine >drains back through the filter. Points like the valve train... Uhh...
• Re: Dripping A/C
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Mon, 24 May 1999 19:30:36 EDT
  ...drain hoses are probably part or all of the problem. They tend to clog at the ends, where an odd little flap valve is...
• Re: Repairing the propane turn on valve
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:33:47 -0800
  Yes, the service valve can be repaired. On my '86 there was no shaft packing, just a simple o-ring. Drain the tank, remove...
• Was Techron, now MMO
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:13:56 -0500
  ...I told a friend about this procedure after looking under his valve covers & seeing serious sludge. He drained the oil, poured in 4 quarts...
• Re: From flickering oil light to valves clacking
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:43:33 +0000
  ...Just drain the oil and replace with heavier. Jim On Fri, Aug 14, 2015 at 12:07 PM Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net...
• Re: Bug tune up - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:13:52 +0100
  ...Near the drain plug > > > there is a round plate the holds this. > > > > Actually around the drain plug, the plug sits in the middle of...
• Re: At long last protype waterbox bleeding, draining and purging installed and operating
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 20:55:51 PDT
  ...The original system was completely drained of > > >coolant the conventional way... Three vents and one combination > >purge >valve, drain valve and refill valve [four...
• Access to coolant drain plugs? 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 01:36:02 -0400
  ...better idea how to get to the drain plugs? In this same vien is the "bleeder valve" in the radiator actually supposed to be...
• Re: oil filter for 2.1 l WBX?
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 14:21:24 -0800
  ...It does have a oil pressure relief valve on the bottom, and a spring-loaded anti-drain back valve on the top. Also has...
• Re: Tired of that steady drip..drip..drip of (the rear airconditioning unit)?? - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2005 22:08:49 -0400
  Are the check valves still installed on the drain tubes? If not, the air flow reverses through the tubes enough especially at highway speeds...
• Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:25:11 -0700
  ...high-pressure flex line from there to the shutoff valve? I > damaged my shutoff valve offroading, and I'm interested in replacing > that and...
• Re: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 09:23:07 -0700
  dometic fridge has sealed (if drain cap is in place, which it always should be), externally vented combustion chamber. in the unlikely event of...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:36:44 -0400
  ...I find it handy way to drain the system. Pinch off a heater hose in two places, about a foot apart, somewhere convenient near...
• coolent bleed valve on 84GL 4 speed
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:10:31 -0700
  ...as you have another way to drain and fill the system, you can do without the bleed valve (which is prone to breakage due...
• Re: High falutin oil filters/ westy interior
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 5 Apr 2001 22:40:52 -0400
  Easy bub, it ain't the relief valve but the check valve. It keeps the oil galleries from draining back into the crankcase while...
• Re: suddenly knocking engine (help)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 07:09:15 -0800
  ...The "anti-return" valve, usually just inside of the perimeter oil inlets of the filter, keeps the oil from draining out of the filter...
• Re: 2.0 Swap. Oil pump prime puzzler.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:17:36 -0800
  ...Does the right oil filter on the diesel have an anti-drain back valve like the vanagon waterboxer oil filters do? Is he using...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:51:03 -0500
  ...mcneely ---- Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > I've never been clear about what the heck an anti drain back valve does on an...
• Re: propane valve leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:11:25 -0700
  ...Is it possible the tank was just overfilled? I just had a leak not too long ago around the same valve, had to drain...
• Re: '86 Valve job question - details
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 16:31:52 -0400
  >Drain engine oil. Change filter to any brand. >Refill with 1/2 & 1/2 engine oil and Automatic Transmission fluid, any >brand. >Start motor...
• Re: firestone lube special
  Historical mailing list - ThomasD. Hanlon
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 06:15:31 -0800
  ...a valve which keeps oil "up" in the hydraulic valves and prevents the hydraulic valve clatter (and wear) which occurs when oil drains from...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:42:00 -0600
  "How do you remember to put the cap on the sink drain & turn off the propane valve before driving off?" Mine has an 18...
• Re: Bad valve? Lifter? Course of action...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ray
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:04:51 -0500
  ...Fix drain plug, flush 2.. run ATF and oil for a few min to clean out the mess 3.. run oil for maybe 2...
• Propane Tank Filling
  Historical mailing list - Maurizio Penna
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 23:16:39 -0700
  ...Opening the brass valve only allows more propane out from the tank. The tank was recently removed from the van, completely drained, painted and...
• Re: Ideas for adding water outlets to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 13:20:36 -0700
  ...Flip the valve and turn on the tank pump. A small boy could be used for the latter, by turning on the sink valve...
• Re: Heater Core replacement
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 9 Dec 1999 06:40:00 EST
  ...rear heater core and heater valve in my vanagon, >can anyone tell me can I do this without draining my entire cooling >system? If...
• Re: Pools of fuel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 14:20:04 -0400 (EDT)
  ...If the valve is mounted on the > > tank, all the flexible hose in the whole system could be changed without > > draining the tank! I...
• Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Fonni Chang
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:25:03 EDT
  I can never imagine it can be so hard just to drain and refill the coolant of my new 91 Westy. It took me...
• My way - was; what coolant flush method is best
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 08:44:07 -0700
  ...do a drain and fill without jacking up van and runnng front to back to open and close valves or drains. I would take...
• Re: i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 12:39:14 -0700
  ...I replaced my screw cap with a PVC ball valve for quick draining. Geo H -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by...
• Re: How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:09:53 -0700
  ...You could put a valve at the bottom of > the van in the drain cap of the holding tank. No pump needed, just let...
• Re: Help! Changing coolant of 91 Westy...
  Historical mailing list - james v
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 21:05:29 -0700
  The drain plugs weren't so bad for me...it was removing the upper bolts on the pushrod covers. Argh. Are you reving the...
• Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:10:14 -0700
  ...it has an anti-drainback valve) from Walmart. First, it could not be easier on a Vanagon since the drain plug and filter are...
• Re: larger filter for 1982 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:29:29 -0800
  ...nearly 2 quarts! Careful though, not all have drain back valve and appropriate bypass valve, although many do... Steve EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
• Rear Heater Removal and Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 17 May 1998 11:36:04 -0700
  ...I drained the core to prepare it for the attachment of the valve, and obviously, upon reinstallation of the core, I will have introduced...
• Re: Screwed cap at base of fridge
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:52:25 -0400
  ...a hard starting fridge and want to blow air through the drain valve to aid in starting (shouldn't be necessary if the fridge...
• Re: Compression test - cold vs hot?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:00:49 -0700
  ...Doing it dry meant on an engine that the oil had drained back into the pan for a long time. ie cold. After the...
• Coolant Service Procedure
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 08:19:21 -0800
  ...Remove lower cylinder covers and head drain plugs. Lower the rear, raise the front, remove the pressure cap and radiator bleed valve. Let drain...
• Re: Oil Filter Options??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:46:55 EDT
  ...Yes, good advice, but the most important part is you need to make sure you get a filter with the anti drain back valve...