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• Need advice on replacing Westy tank filler valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Mar 2017 22:35:22 +0000
  ...What's the best place to look for one? What, if anything beside a wrench and teflon tape, is involved in replacing it? Probably...
• Re: oil pres woes... gauge install part 2
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:32:06 -0800
  ...I had a braided stainless steel w Teflon sleeve made up... short one for about $8... made to the exact length I wanted... my...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:48:28 -0800
  ...I added Slick-50 (or something similar with teflon). Sounded like a champ, and I sold the car. If only VW engines were as...
• 87 rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 15:40:08 -0500
  ...I did use a teflon additive...could this be causing the leakage? (I have since heard that this is not a good thing to...
• Anti-seize [WAS Re: Water Pump Replacement]
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 06:58:53 -0700
  ...sysetem parts.............come out as sweetly as could be > year later. > Teflon paste from the hardware store also works very well.. > same benefits, and...
• Re: Yet another westy table hack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:29:19 -0700
  ...Seems silly at first putting Teflon there. But it gives a nice feel when tightened up. You can still rotate the table , but it...
• Re: Slick 50 any good?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:08:25 -0500
  ...2) DuPont corp holds the patents on Teflon, S-50's active ingredient and published a letter a few years back stating that for...
• Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 20:05:47 +0000
  ...Slick50, and the teflon treatments have no > beneficial effects on your motor and actually could damage it. Anything that > pours like honey in 80...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:07:34 -0800
  ...The one I see all the time that cracks > me up is windshield washer fluid with Teflon. Because it, > you know, uh... makes the...
• Re: sliding windows in an 84
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 1 Jul 1994 12:30:36 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The ideal would be some strips of teflon. Anyone have some of that lying about? -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> U...
• Propane Leak solved
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Thu, 4 May 2000 09:48:28 -0700
  ...Also use some teflon tape. The Clerk was nice enough to give me a one foot piece, which saved me from buying a whole...
• Re: Leaky Clutch Slave cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 11:35:49 +0000
  ...from around the bleeder valve. > Has anyone tried to put that teflon tape on the threads to help seal it or can > anyone think...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:16:14 -0800
  ...I chose to use the hard Teflon bushings and Viton rubber boots from GW. Another option was bootless pliable bushings from VC but I...
• Carbs on '72 Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 Nov 95 17:25:45 -0500
  ...To remedy this I stuck a teflon coated 8mm course thread bolt in the hole. At least it's not leaking fuel from there...
• Re: Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:52:04 +0000
  > Are there problems with the teflon-impregnated filters? I would say the same caution as Slick-50 applies. See the Engine Oil Bible on...
• Re: shifter adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:34:01 -0400
  ...From what I see in the Bentley illustrations, there should be plastic (teflon?) caps on both ends of the "fork" at the forward end...
• Coolant Explosion '86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 09:21:10 -0700
  ...in either case they don't fit without a lot of teflon tape. Suggestions? What all should I plan on replacing? Thanks, John-Reed...
• Re: [Re: Emergency engine cooling]
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fortino
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 11:28:22 MDT
  ...Sometimes I wish for a teflon sock, but it works! Phaedra ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:03:33 -0800
  ...The one I see all the time that cracks > >me up is windshield washer fluid with Teflon. Because it, > >you know, uh... makes the...
• Re: Transmisdion drain plug seal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 Aug 2017 14:26:39 -0600
  ...Plugs are Tapered & Quite Susceptible to that Install HeatUp ~ RTV or Teflon Tape works Well ~ ORR ~ DeanB On 5 Aug , 2017, at 2:00...
• Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 14:25:19 -0800
  <<There is a tape like the teflon that is yellow and is what your supposed to use with gas fittings. At your local hardware...
• Re: Squeak, rattle, and roll
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:24:42 -0700
  ...I have found Slick 50 One Lube spray with Teflon gives the longest lasting relief, and I have tried several other sprays. Just spray...
• Re: Windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 18:04:11 -0800
  ...I've never tried to fix something like that, but maybe some teflon tape or semi-permanent glue would work? Or just pull the...
• Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wiebe
  Sat, 6 Jun 2009 11:33:33 -0700
  ...How does one get non leaky joints on these lines? I understand one is not to use Teflon tape and one is not to...
• Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 11 May 1998 14:58:28 -0400
  ...The only difference in using a pipe plug is that the threads need some teflon tape rather than using a copper gasket. Doesn't...
• Re: Oil hocus pocus
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:30:17 PDT
  Does it contain Dupont Teflon??? > >A few years ago , 10 already, my brother gave me a couple of quarts of >Tufoil for my birthday...
• Re: rebuilding door lock
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 13:19:24 -0600
  ...After all wafers are in place, lube with teflon grease, re-insert in handle, mount spring, and re-attach tailpiece with roll pin. Steve...
• Re: VDO Oil Press. Hose upgrade instal.?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:02:28 -0800
  ...that suggested going to a hose shop and having a stainless steel #4 Aeroqup teflon hose made forthe remote mounting of the VDO electric...
• Re: 2.1 waterboxer oil temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 12:14:11 +0000
  ...Use Teflon sealing tape on threads. Regards, John
• RE#: painting door handles
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Sun, 11 Jun 2000 11:33:39 -0500
  ...To reassemble the locks, lubricate with a teflon or silicone based lubricant. Tri-Flow works well. Do not use grease or WD40. Hope this...
• Re: Can I Reach Fuel Level Sender?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:27:17 -0700
  ...I liberally coated all the grommets with Teflon gel lubricant and everything went in smooth and easy. The tube I have is from Radio...
• Re: Carbs on '72 Camper
  Historical mailing list - Ed.
  Tue, 21 Nov 1995 09:27:26 EDT
  ...I then wrapped the threads and wire in teflon tape. Enough to create an air tight fit and crammed the whole unit back into...
• Re: Expansion Tank Defect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:26:57 -0400
  ...I know that it seals on the top gasket but the mechanical action is not allowing it to pull it down without the Teflon...
• 1988 Vanagon. What is this in my gas? PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 10 May 2012 11:21:34 -0700
  ...Is this water I see? Pan has Teflon or similar coating. I doubt it but maybe gas ate some of it off and that...
• Re: [WetWesties] Special Thanks to Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:22:37 -0700
  ...Bob � no teflon in my AATRansaxle! ;-)
• Shady Boy Awning wind squeak dampening?
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 17:59:28 -0600
  ...it needs to be damped by means of a lubricant or teflon tape maybe?! Has anyone solved this by perhaps lubricating the pole ends...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:03:40 -0400
  ...Surely, when minute particles of > teflon are introduced to restricted spaces and squeezed between metal > surfaces at high pressures (eg within bearings, between piston...
• Re: Scraping sound turning the wheel
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:31:41 -0700
  I agree no WD-40, but better than grease might be something like BoeShield or Dupont Teflon Multi-Use Dry, Wax lubricant. Sprays on...
• Wesipies
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:34:58 -0800
  ...Basically an aluminized fabric dome over the Teflon coated pan which comes with it. A thermometer sticks out of the top which never really...
• Re: Yet another westy table hack
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Apr 2021 21:06:01 -0700
  ...Seems silly at first putting Teflon there. But it gives a nice feel when tightened up. You can still rotate the table , but it...
• sticky slider door on 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dallas, Alexander
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:25:22 -0400
  ...verified wheel is turning in the guide freely and can spin it without force sanding smooth and painting the rail replacing the teflon guide...
• Re: Sliding door question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:04:10 -0700
  Ed, That's teflon tape for plumbing, which can't be right. I suspect it's something like this from 3M: <*https://preview.tinyurl...
• Re: Leveling shims. Success report and mistakes to avoid.
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:22:42 -0800
  ...I'll put in the Teflon and rubber shims up front when the time comes. William Polowniak 1989 Vanagon GL 1988 Mercedes 300 SE
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:27:58 -0500
  <Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways.> Don't tell that to Mike Benthin (on...
• Re: Nylon window track guides for sliding window 84 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 18:14:23 +0800
  ...I bought a teflon block then had a machine shop shape the 4 guides ,maybe you can use a dremel for this, by the...
• Re: Modifying the heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 22:07:43 -0800
  ...I wonder if anyone has >replaced it with a stainless steel/teflon valve? The kind with the 90degree >handle. Can I plug in the...
• Propane leak
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Sun, 4 May 2008 15:52:33 -0800
  ...My original shutoff valve was at a slight angle, so decided to take it off and apply new Teflon paste, and of course that...
• Re: Coolant level sensor problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:32:13 EST
  ...I fixed this once by using teflon tape and silicon on the sender and then installing it. It fixed the problem but you really...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:24:15 -0800
  Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways. http://skepdic.com/slick50.html Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:33:37 -0800
  ...The one I see all the time that cracks > > >me up is windshield washer fluid with Teflon. Because it, > > >you know, uh... makes the...
• RE: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature senders [long]
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 29 May 1996 07:57:44 -0700
  ...nipple w/ npt threads > 4' 1/8 copper tubing > roll of teflon pipe tape > ... Thanks for the report. What material were the npt fittings...
• Re: Coolant sensor LEAKING? (84 vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 2 Dec 1999 08:48:12 -0700
  ...I started out trying to fix the threaded connection on the sensor using teflon tape. I also tried a short piece of bicycle inner...
• Re: Lubrication of sliding door - How to?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 16 May 2007 14:32:37 -0700
  ...To my mind, they *might* be superior in that one could likely make a slider block (out of Teflon??) when it wears out. Likely...
• Re: Odometer Repair-Migrating Shaft
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 25 Feb 2001 22:39:45 -0500
  ...And I am >still working on it. >Wish I had an easy solution for a fix on it like the finger on the >teflon...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines & Fuel Line Covers
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 12 May 2008 10:49:49 -0500
  ....better than Aeroquip's teflon lined ss braided hose? would like to see that!! DM&FS At 09:34 AM 5/12/2008, Mike...
• Re: Teflon tape difference: Propane Leak solved
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 5 May 2000 19:28:13 EDT
  In a message dated 5/5/00 2:09:41 PM, dbeierl@ibm.net writes: << Uh...what about where the POL spud screws into...
• Re: rebuilding shifter linkage
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:18:15 -0800
  ...GW warns about the hard Teflon bushings conveying more noise, that's likely a factor here as well. > On Feb 14, 2025, at 10...
• Re: Yet another westy table hack
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:01:19 -0500
  ...Seems silly at first putting Teflon there. But it gives a nice feel when tightened up. You can still rotate the table , but it...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:18:50 -0600
  ...The one I see all the time that cracks > me up is windshield washer fluid with Teflon. Because it, > you know, uh... makes the...
• Re: Lubricant ?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:55:52 -0800
  ...Maybe I've attracted all manner of grit! Ack! But then I have the teflon blocks for "rollers" so it kinda made sense at...