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• Oil leak - 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Dec 2014 21:05:50 -0600
  ...I have a new sensor and can replace it easily enough, but the push rod tubes are another matter. The telescoping push rod tube...
• Re: Replacing Lifters
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 19 May 1998 10:31:23 EDT
  I think the normal technique is to remove the push rod then remove the pushrod tube and then remove the lifter. Then replace with...
• Re: A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 21:56:54 +0000
  ...But that plastic tube is a major PITA! There are two oil level rings marked on the plastic tube. You definitely want to add...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 18:51:09 -0500
  ...Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available? > > I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are collapsible, > and > was...
• Re: cv joints
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 07:09:51 -0700
  ...What have others > > Can you even get CV grease in gun-tubes or cans? �I've only ever seen > it in squeeze-tubes each...
• Re: 79 bus
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 9 Aug 94 21:02:54 PDT
  H Steven Dolan writes: > > As Joel said, the leak is almost certainly push rod tube seals. Hey! I resemble that remark! In fact, I...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:03:51 -0700
  Bill Air or Coolant should be able to pass Freely&Easily through that tube ~ I would next disconnect it from the OverflowTank to see...
• Re: Oil Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:45:08 -0700
  .......... > Attention Newbies (and oldies for that matter): > > The oil filler tube is a telescoping tube that can be pulled out and > extended to provide...
• Re: Leaking oil dipstick tube
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Wed, 14 May 2003 21:38:20 -0400
  ...Also, make sure you push the tube down as far as it will go and that you secure the top of the tube to...
• Re: Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Lambas
  Sun, 9 Sep 2012 23:06:59 -0500
  ...Re-use collapsible pushrod tubes? New o-rings available? > > > > I was just cleaning up my pushrod tubes, three of which are > > collapsible, and was...
• Broken dipstick tube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:54:27 -0700
  ...Anyone have a tube lying around they would like to sell? It's the same length as the one piece tube on my 1...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - Doug Ezell
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:54:19 -0600
  My filler tube inner thing seems to be stuck. Any advice? Doug Ezell Billings, Montana ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> To...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 14:58:06 -0600
  ...The only way >to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove >the head. this is just flat WRONG and could cost...
• Re: Is this a jack part?
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:11:47 -0700
  >It is a steel rod/tube, about 22'' long. One end is solid bar stock, >about 5/8'' diameter, with knurling on 4'' of...
• "expandable" pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:13:41 -0800
  Hi folks, I have this new pushrod tube in my hand and had imagined that it would be spring loaded. It seems fused and...
• Re: 2.1 lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Oct 2001 21:45:50 -0400
  ...You will need to destroy the push rod tube and replace with a collapsible tube. The Bus Depot has both the lifters and tubes...
• Re: Air Cool Pushrod Tube Install
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 21 Mar 1999 12:46:49 -0500
  ...That is why they make expandable push rod tubes. The only way to insall new push rod tubes, (original, style) is to remove the...
• air cooled heater tube size?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Sep 1995 11:26:40 -0500
  Does anyone know the heater tube size on a '68 bus - the single center tube. From what I could see, it looks to be...
• 2.1L dip stick tube seal
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 09:00:15 -0400
  Good morning, I'm looking through bently for the seal of the dipstick tube to the block, it does not seem to be shown...
• Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:15:02 -0600
  ...Put your thumb inside the tube, then with your forefinger nail try and pinch the inside edge of the tube between them. you may...
• Re: expandable push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 20:38:40 -0400
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonce Fancher" <strtbug@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > ive not used expandable push rod tubes before for any of my air cooled > cars before...
• Re: Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 May 1996 22:39:43 -0700
  >Hi All, >Part of my preventive maintenance chores for this year are to change out >the (slightly) leaking pushrod tube seals on my 81...
• Mono Tube vs Twin Tube Shocks (dampers)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 13 May 2020 13:29:37 -0700
  ...Given what I've read, it seems that a mono tube design shock is simpler in design, might shed heat better, and tends to...
• Re: Push rod tubes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 11:58:53 -0500
  > How can I replace the push rod tube seals without disturbing the heads? > I thought I heard somewhere about spring loaded tubes. Yes, they...
• Re: Rear License Plate Door, Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 14:04:59 +0000
  ...don't pull too hard on the oil fillter tube. It may not extend. When our van was new, it was missing the extension...
• For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:41:46 -0500
  ...Just remove the cap, feel around the end of the tube, insert thumb insid the tube, and fingertips at the rim of the tube...
• Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 16:55:15 -0700
  ...Sounds like a problem with air entering the tube between the filter and pump. If it is a clear tube you can see the...
• Oil filler tube - disconnect at block?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 18:06:39 -0700
  Due to an off-balance alternator, I must disconnect the oil filler tube where it connects to the crankcase. Let me explain... I own...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Nov 96 21:32:26 CST
  ...i put 1/2 of a tube into each joint. not ALL of that 1/2 tube will fit into the joint, so the...
• Re: !!! ACCESSORY NEEDED !!!
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 22:31:10 -0500
  You know, though, even with that stupid filler tube extension, you still need a mofo funnel. The filler tube doesn't fit any of...
• needed diesel oil pickup tube
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 08:33:19 -0700
  does anyone on the list have a diesel oil pan pickup tube they could part with ? DArrel
• Re: tube amp in a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 22:44:27 -0700
  ...And, the most avid aficionados of vacuum tube audio seem to > replace > tubes more often than I change my undies!!! > > On the other hand...
• Re: Hose has a brass sleeve in it
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:58:06 -0800
  ...That sleeve was part of the plastic >tube. The tube has failed allowing the sleeve and the flare for the hose >to grip to...
• Looking for rubber filler tube neck for gas tank (and oil cap gasket)
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:52:29 -0400
  I need a new one of those rubber tubes that are on the end of the gas tank tube. It looks simular to this...
• Re: Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Monk Bill
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 22:14:04 EDT
  Ijust replaced all the grommets and the plastic tube that goes across the top of the tank(it has a white y connection at...
• Re: Gas tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 07:55:42 -0700
  ...Gas tank fittings Ijust replaced all the grommets and the plastic tube that goes across the top of the tank(it has a white...
• Re: fuel pres.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 00:09:40 -0500
  ...A Bourdon tube is a flattened metal tube curved almost into a circle. When pressure is applied it uncurls (a little) which moves the...
• Cooling tubes
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 09:17:47 -0800
  ...Or just replace the rusted front rear tube with copper. Hey, it's just plumbing, the copper doesn't know it's in a...
• Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:26:35 -0700
  > Are you sealing the inside or outside? I thought the original tanks had an > internal pick-up tube and screen, that you can't...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:15:25 -0800
  ...get a "y" adapter from hardware store that fits the > plastic tube from sink to ground. > 2. splice into sink drain tube > 3. attach...
• Re: 84 water cooled vanagon pushrod tube seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:10:17 -0100
  ...Then you can just break the old tubes to remove them, put seals on the collapsable ones, and install them. -Ron Salmon The Bus...
• Re: VWC-022-109-309 - HYDRAULIC LIFTER from cip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:18:47 -0500
  ...what's the difference between VW Beetle pushrod tubes and Vanagon pushrod tubes. Mike TC wrote: >>>>I have a bad lifter that leaks down...
• Re: A trick - Subiegon oil dip stick
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Sep 2023 17:53:24 -0500
  ...Trying to check > oil and get that tube back in, I managed to break that tube right at the > lower ring. That is a...
• Re: New Question - Idle Stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:52:58 -0400
  The plastic tube goes to the vapor recovery system for the gas tank. There is a valve with 3 hoses in front of the...
• Re: SV: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:45:45 -0400
  Hey man, I wouldnt try to turn the tube. Like you say,a leak risk. Dont use the jb weld in the 2 tubes...
• tube bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:08:33 -0500
  Anybody know any sources for tube bumpers for vanagons, preferably with integral hitch? -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com Hoka hey!
• Vanagon Diesel Oil Filler Tube
  Historical mailing list - M Schmid
  Thu, 31 May 2007 23:55:48 -0400
  I am looking for an oil filler tube for a vanagon diesel. Any help would be appreciated - Thanks, Martin
• Re: Gas tank leaking
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:43:36 -0500
  ...The grommets were the culprits and my crossover tube and the plastic fittings were not broken. I replaced the crossover anyway in that it...
• Brake bleeder
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Aug 1996 12:30:23 -0700
  ...Drawing not to scale. --------| Brake | --.___________ ##=#> __________ \ <-- silicone rubber tubing |^ --' \ \ |bleeder | \ Bleeder -------|nipple || || tube | | Vent tube || || | | | | | | solder hole C | | hole R | | / \.| |. \.| |. .====================| |==========| |========. [] `| |' `| |' [] lid -> []|| | | | | ||[] []|| | | | | || // | | \\ jar -> || P O I...
• Re: Pushrod tube seal question
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Thu, 23 May 1996 09:35:00 -0600 (MDT)
  ...The fit on the tubes w/seals, both old and new, was so snug that using a well rounded off vice grip was the...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:49:29 -0700
  ...Gets one thinking. > I am told that in the 70s there used to be tube testers and vacuum > tubes sold at the grocery store...
• Re: Patching pushrod tube?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Tue, 12 Jul 2005 20:20:56 -0700
  ...Patching pushrod tube? Hi I have a leaky pushrod tube (was hit by something, got a blow, is cracked in the middle). I tried...
• Re: push rod tubes dilemma
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:55:07 -0400
  Finally! Type 1 and water boxer pus rod tubes are not interchangeable unless you have a special gasket on the case side. For the...
• Auxillary heater part needed
  Historical mailing list - Tarheel
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:53:47 -0500
  Listees, I am looking for a heat tube that goes with a BA^ Eberspacher heater. I have tried to rig something without this tube...
• Collapsable Pushrod Tubes?
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Wed, 21 Oct 2015 07:53:38 -0700
  Does anyone have a reasonably cheap source for these? Everything I'm finding online now is $60 for a single tube! --t
• Re: Fuel filler tube grommet
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:47:17 -0600
  ...Fuel filler tube grommet > >> I'm in the process of replacing the grommets for the check valves >> in the >> expansion tanks. It appears to...
• CV Joint Load Visual Aid
  Historical mailing list
  14 Jan 97 07:06:14 PST
  ...Take a paper towel tube (or similar). Make an L shape cut in both ends of the tube on the top, making a tab...
• Re: '85 Westfalia Engine Dying:II
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 12:08:39 EST
  Actually pin holes in the push rod tubes is pretty common (at least here in the salt belt). That is why I recommend replacing...
• Re: 2.1 airflow repair/mod?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:55:17 -0400
  ...I replaced the tube with a generic air intake tube purchased at a Canadian Tire store for about $10. You'll need to pull...
• Heater Duct Asbestos?
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 16:10:56 -0400
  Hi- having inadvertently soaked the guts of one accordion tube (80 Westy), I have it out in the sun to dry. The inside is...