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• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:29:14 -0500
  ...Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van = (Was: Mercedes gas =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0can...
• Re: "windage tray" and other I4 conversion comments
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 22:47:43 -0500
  ...Do you have a part number for this rubber valve cover gasket? I've always used cork valve cover gaskets and I usually have...
• Re: Trans pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 11 Mar 2016 21:40:09 -1000
  is this about the Differential Pan Gasket on a Vanagon auto trans, or the ATF pan gasket ?? the diff gaskets just get old and...
• Re: Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 24 May 2002 21:03:06 -0500
  ...One wanted $1300 US just to replace the gaskets. I figured I could buy a lot of gaskets and tools for $1300, so beginning...
• Gas Mileage (Ireland/USA)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 13:39:47 -0400
  The gas formulation makes a big difference. When I went from Delaware to the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, I got 19 mpg. On...
• Re: gas prices
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:43:38 -0500
  Hey! Our Vanagons use gas like there is no tomorrow. Except those sloooow diesels! Gasoline is a prefectly legitimate subject. TEM ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Gas - Cheap vs Expensive
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 15 May 2015 13:08:45 -0600
  ...If I remember right, there was a general consensus that Vanagons were > made to use cheap gas, so I immediately switched from 91 octane...
• Re: Gas Mileage (Ireland/USA)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:55:37 PDT
  What does California use??? Maybe I should stick with Chevron gas because of its Techron content (Naptha). > >The gas formulation makes a big difference...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:46:08 -0600
  ...as for vanagon content - my vanagon runs on gas :< ) anyway, here it be.. ------------------------fwd-------------------------- Subject: Gasoline prices this may work! I hear we are...
• Re: Useful Fuel Load
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:46:32 -0500
  ...I ran out of gas in my driveway. I >had just driven home,and was going to go get gas first thing when I...
• 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: Gasoline: Any VANAGON People buy this concept?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 5 Mar 2011 15:57:36 -0700
  ...http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp > > Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from...
• topping off the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:20:00 ADT
  Why is it when I top off my gas tank there is a strong smell of gas in the van for a few minutes...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:28:28 -0800
  ...Ran out of reserve gas and the gas tank in my Beetle was so low the gas gauge needle wouldn't move when the...
• Re: My first experiance with a vw *&^%@ gas gauge!!!
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Thu, 6 Oct 1994 15:25:54 -0700 (PDT)
  Don't feel so bad - I don't even HAVE a gas guage. (Gas guage would've been pure _luxury_ for us. We used...
• Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:44:34 -0500
  ...Stale gasoline in fuel tank I heard that old gas burns slower and can actually continue burning out the motor into the cat converter...
• Re: How the heck to prime oil pump? (Vanagon D)
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:29:50 -0700
  I thought what Dana Morphew meant was that "IT TAKES" a gasket, not that "IT NEEDS" a gasket. In other words, if you put...
• Gasket sealant
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 00:02:26 -0700
  ...My question? Which gaskets go in dry and which get sealant. I'm using an Elring gasket kit which came with a 20 ml...
• Re: OT: Gasoline prices
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 4 Jul 2006 11:03:55 -0700
  RE: Gas Prices Price of gas fell over 20cents in the Seattle area over the last few weeks.
• AGH ran outta gas!
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Thu, 1 Nov 2007 06:33:18 -0700
  well now i know how "low" on the gas gauge i can go... stupid gas. great day already.
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 26 May 2008 00:16:07 +0000
  >Get out what you can as gasoline weights around 6 lbs a gallon and > that weight will be shifting as you take it out...
• Re: speaking of gas
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 5 Mar 2005 16:59:10 -0500
  ...Hate to burst your bubble though, Al, if you put gasoline in your vehicles at all, you are most likely using what used to...
• Re: Vanagon fuel requirement
  Historical mailing list - Sminkey, Scott
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 09:54:49 -0400
  ...I talked to a gas broker, and he says gas is a >commodity only. It is all the same. Right down to the additives...
• Re: 1982 air cooled vanagon intake gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:34:00 -0700
  ...Bus Depot only carries the thick gasket and told me no other gaskets were necessary. My local VW dealer told me that the gaskets...
• Re: Vanagon NOS gascap on ebay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 9 May 2008 11:45:37 -0400
  With the price of gas, are you sure you want a non-locking gas cap on your van? It at least keeps the honest...
• Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 11:05:48 -0800
  ...Stale gasoline in fuel tank ok........ it is technically not right and perhaps even illegal to sneak a cup of gasoline into 5 gallons...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:40:34 -0700
  ...3 gas tanks > > A Vanagon does not have 3 gas tanks. It has a gas tank and two plastic > fuel expansion tanks. > > On Mon...
• Re: gas smell in oil update
  Historical mailing list - John Parson
  Fri, 5 Sep 2003 13:44:08 -0400
  Believe it or not, in Oregon, where the attendant has to pump your gas, a guy pulled my plate down with the gas pump...
• Re: Could compressed natural gas work or be an upgrade for the fridge and stove
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Jul 2011 08:39:52 -0500
  ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > The fridge uses so little propane gas the effort just is not worth it. > Basically propane is a...
• Re: more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 22:17:35 EDT
  ...The gas station doesn't reek of gasoline - though I have noticed > that in this part of the world they don't have those...
• Re Oregon gas stations
  Historical mailing list - Bob Gourley
  Sat, 19 Aug 2000 11:22:48 -0700
  Steve-- you are wondering about our gas stations here in Oregon. By law we are not allowed to pump our own gas. I have...
• Re: Gas Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 18 May 1998 02:19:25 -0400
  JordanVw wrote: > this all should be in the archives, but you have a Eberspacher BA6 gas > heater. the little green knob on the dash...
• EV gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 10:56:43 -0800
  I recently smelled gas while driving ny '93 MV (99,000 miles). Checking the engine I found a small gas leak on the gas...
• #1 cylinder header pipe gasket burning out
  Historical mailing list - Cookson, Noel
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:53:31 -0600
  Hi, I have a recurring problem with the gasket for the #1 cylinder header pipe. This gasket fails after running the car at highway...
• Gas Leak
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 13:29:13 -0500
  I smelled gasoline this weekend as I took my temperamental Vanagon on a city wide adventure. I discovered I have a steady drip (one...
• Re: topping off the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:23:37 EDT
  ...Perplexed, Danl Bedford, Nova Scotia ______________________________________>> Perplexed-There's a strong possibility that your strong gas smell is coming from a deteriorated hose or cracked...
• Re: Gasket sealer for cooling system part
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 21:23:51 -0400
  Wouldn't it be better to use the copper-red colored Permatex on the gasket and mating surfaces just to be sure? John ----- Original...
• Re: Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 27 May 2008 09:14:06 -0700
  3 weeks ago I nearly ran out of gas on my way back out of Yosemite on HWY 152 at Los Banos. The gauge...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 22:46:10 -0800
  Wasn't the original thought on this thread of coming up with ways to reduce the number of gas stop or increase the distance...
• Re: exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:54:07 -0400
  The gaskets for the earlier air-cooled vanagons were solid copper for the oval-port heads; totally different design and won't work for...
• Re: Final Drive pan gasket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Aug 2017 12:49:36 +0000
  VW gave up on the cork based gasket for this application many years ago. They also updated the screws with a flange head. The...
• Gas Leak 90 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 8 Jun 1996 16:08:44 -0400
  After filling the Van with gas yesterday I noticed gas dripping from beneath the van on the drivers side. About one drip every 10...
• Rocker Arm gaskets?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Jul 1995 15:41:43 EDT
  ...Reading over the procedure for installing the rocker arms, Muir says to use gaskets provided for in the gasket kit. I found four "O...
• old, old gas Q?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Wed, 2 Jun 2010 10:14:31 -0700
  ...My 83.5 Westy has been sitting for two years with about 1/4 tank of gasoline. There's no pretty way to say...
• Re: Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:49:05 -0700
  ...Oregon gasoline- was Steve Sandlin keys win again >>>>> To: 1234bjs@GMAIL.COM >>>>> >>>>> Used to be no one pumped their own gas. The gas station...
• gas prices..
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:28:30 -0500
  ...as for vanagon content - my vanagon runs on gas :< >) > >anyway, here it be.. > >------------------------fwd-------------------------- > > >Subject: Gasoline prices >this may work! >I hear we are...
• Fw: Re: California Gas Prices... Sounding off.
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 19:41:31 -0500
  ...California Gas Prices... Sounding off. |Our cheap Chevron gas is $1.79 per gallon and premium is $1.99 I'll trade you your...
• Need three parts for a 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:41:10 -0600
  All gaskets... two aluminum head gaskets and one rubber head gasket. Have all else. Anyone? Jim
• Gas cap question.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 08:49:41 -0700
  Was the original gas cap the same on as the Rabbit,etc? I am getting tired of a locking gas cap.
• Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 19:40:58 -0500
  ...Stale gasoline in fuel tank ok........ it is technically not right and perhaps even illegal to sneak a cup of gasoline into 5 gallons...
• Re: Stale gasoline in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 13:13:14 -0600
  Local hazardous waste disposal facility or as you suggested earlier, diluting it a small amount at a time into good gasoline. Former is best...
• Rust at Gas Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 20:51:41 -0500
  I've been noticing increasing rust on the gas filler tube metal collar (?) whenever I remove the gas cap to fuel up my '87...
• Gasoline Smell
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 09:48:25 -0700
  ...Garage also claimed to have replaced all joints and gaskets at the time. Recently, gasoline smell has returned. Unlike previous time, there are no...
• Re: Question about leaking head gasket.
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 09:12:41 -0800
  Mark, If it is only the gasket today and very young leak, the damage can certainly be increased by continuing to drive on it...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Heissenbuttel
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 10:29:11 -0800
  ...as for vanagon content - my vanagon > runs on gas :< > ) > > anyway, here it be.. > > ------------------------fwd-------------------------- > > > Subject: Gasoline prices > this may work! > I hear we are...
• Re: Dometic Fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:04:38 -0700
  The yellow poof is from flooding the chamber with too much propane gas. Once this poof happens you need to stop pushing in the...
• Re: Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 14:14:51 -0600
  Eric, I use regular, 87 octane gasoline in my '91 camper with original waterboxer engine. However, when I can get it, I buy ethanol...
• Gas Gauge
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 17:43:10 -0700
  Nearly 3000 miles after a major overhaul, including having the gas gauge and speedometer worked on, I have a question about the gas gauge...
• Re: GETTING STARTED
  Historical mailing list - Russ Gunter
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 10:40:39 EDT
  Yes, it stopped raining but I found out that I need a new gas tank and all new gas lines on my '84 Vanagon...
• Re: High fuel costs threaten Alaska trip
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 05:22:49 EDT
  ...That means you would burn 588 gallons of gas. Assume that gas averages $3.00/gallon. Your cost of gas would be ~$1,765...