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• Re: double t-fitting
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:38:54 -0800
  ...Tracy 85' GL "Ripple" Dieter Thiessen <DThies1008@AOL.COM> wrote:German Parts Warehaus (1-800-464-5284) has used double t-fitting for 75...
• Un-Sealing propane tank fittings...
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:46:42 -0500
  Has anyone got suggestions for getting stuck propane fitting loose? I'm trying to drop my propane tank, and remove the interior cabinets (carrying...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:27:13 -0400
  ...But when I went to fill, I noticed that it > did not have the R134 low side fitting. > > I contacted the seller, and he...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 24 May 2005 23:01:49 -0400
  ...MilosKitchen wrote: > <" If replacing fuel lines, I would say get rid of this fitting and run a > single piece of fuel line from the...
• Re: Fuel Line Leaking Bigtime
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:43:34 -0700
  During my recent Subaru installation I eliminated the plastic firewall fitting and just ran new high pressure fuel injection hose all the way to...
• power steering leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:46:10 -0700
  ...I have now replaced the two washers/seals on the banjo fitting twice and the fluid continues to leak at the seals. These are...
• Re: replacing power steering lines with hoses
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:03:50 -0700
  ...fittings I use are superior to the metal lines. > No flex and are rated for higher pressure than stock metal due to the > fittings...
• Re: 87 Vanagon: installing VDO oil pressure and temperature
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:05:25 PST
  ...The 2 1/8 npt fittings have 3/8" threads and a compression fitting for 1/8" tubing. The T fitting is tapped for...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 15:34:54 -0600
  ...I've read about the plastic firewall fitting that people usually > have a problem with: on the fuel intake line that runs under the...
• Power Steering Hose Fitting Size??
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:01:49 -0800
  What is the size and type of fitting on the high-pressure power steering hose that screws into the metal lines that go to...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:44:55 -0400
  ...It is hard to believe that someone would remove a retrofit fitting > instead of purchasing another one. I would say that either way the...
• Re: Double T fitting broken
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:32:53 -0300
  ...The fitting in any other Vanagon is a single T fitting. If you wanted a better description it looks more like an H fitting...
• Re: A question for those smarter than me about Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:17:40 -0500
  ...As for the plastic line - not there - FI hose from the pump to that fitting and then from the fitting to the engine. -- Thanks...
• Splicing in a propane T-fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 18 Dec 2000 11:06:37 EST
  I was thinking of splicing in a quick connect T-fitting on the stove line that runs up under my sink cabinet so I...
• Re: Propex and getting gas tight fittings
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wiebe
  Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:27:06 -0700
  ...According to them, in British Columbia the pressure fittings do not meet the code for propane lines. Also all fittings need to be made...
• Re: A/C question...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 20 Jun 2002 09:03:06 -0400
  The high pressure fitting is not in the engine compartment on the newer vanagons. It is located under the plastic cover that hides the...
• Re: R134a users????
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Sat, 17 Jun 2000 00:04:50 -0500
  ...The system worked quite well with R134a, until the compressor fittings worked loose. I've never been able to keep those fittings tight. I...
• Re: Whiff of propane
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:19:34 -0700
  ...I saw a little of what looked like pipe dope on fitting. But of course, it's a compression fitting. Thanks! Neil. On 7...
• A/C Adventures from Hot NJ!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:17:40 EDT
  ...You can't get the compressor end as a new fitting so he used this fitting that allows you to cut off the old...
• Re: An oddball fitting to fit a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:07:48 -0700
  ...I long ago lost the cap > for the sink drain, and found that a valved fitting intended for a > water hose works fine. > > mcneely...
• Re: Double T fitting broken
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 17:58:04 -0400
  ...If you look at the link shown below it is part #19 referred to as the Double Tee fitting http://busdepot.com/water19N.htm...
• Re: Belt me, please
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 10:55:08 -0500
  ...The fitting at the top is no problem, but the fitting that came as original equipment on the right head is plastic and very...
• Re: fitting on an 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 20:12:04 -0700
  ...round silver fitting on the dash. It is located just right of the steering column and below the clock. Sounds like the spot for...
• Re: fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 24 May 2005 14:48:48 -0700
  John, I totally agree, eliminating the plastic firewall fitting and replacing with a continuous piece of fuel line is probably the BIGGEST thing you...
• Cooling system part numbers
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 09:11:54 -0500
  ...1) The plastic fitting that attaches to the back of the engine compartment that both large hoses connect to, has fittings for the automatic...
• Re: New Propane tank fill valve/fitting
  Historical mailing list - Marius Strom
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:22:06 +0000
  I'd be curious if fitting this adapter on the tank wouldn't cause issues getting a fill hose on there. It's already...
• sizes of CIS injection system banjo and injector fittings
  Historical mailing list - Matt Ratto
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 11:39:24 -0800
  ...Does anyone know the correct size of the banjo, cold-start, and injector fittings for a CIS K-jectronic system? thanks, Matt ------------------------------------- Matt Ratto...
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:42:03 -0700
  Seth Hatfield at H&R motors in Santa Barbara does an excellent modification that allows fitting a 215x75-15 BFG All Terrain/KO into...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:58:01 -0400
  ...firewall plastic fitting/grommet > re > "since the plastic fitting thru the firewall is no longer available and > the grommet that was substituted isn't...
• Re: Fuel Line Trick! 87 Van 2.1 A/t
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:30:59 -0800
  ...Without the fitting, they'd have either had to have a long piece of fuel line dangling off the body into the engine compartment...
• Fw: [subaruvanagon] Good advice regarding plastic vw fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 00:24:29 -0700
  Folks, Just an FYI from a message on the Suby board about the plastic fuel fitting. It seems the suby guys are also VERY...
• fuel leaks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Tue, 24 May 2005 16:31:33 -0400
  ...then inside the engine compartment another short section of fuel line goes from the barbed side of the fitting to the engine itself. Anybody...
• Re: For those w/ SS braided hoses experience ...
  Historical mailing list - Sullivan Scott
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:19:23 -0700
  ...The brake lines have AN fittings and braided steel lines. The fuel lines are standard fuel hose on barbed fittings.
• Re: Sealing propane tank fittings
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:49:48 -0800
  ...With me, the stuff gets everywhere :) Trades folk I have talked with also point out that threaded (flare fitting shouldn't need tape) fittings...
• Re: what is POL fitting?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:52:57 -0400
  At 23:03 7/11/2000, Robert Zezoff wrote: >Does an 82 Westy have a POL fitting for the propane fill? >I want to...
• Re: looking for a source for metric hardware
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Wed, 2 Jun 2004 19:02:57 -0400
  >I am having a heck of a time finding the necessary pipe and pipe >fittings to do the job. The threads in the crankcase...
• Fuel tank grommets, fittings and hardware change out
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:29:19 -0600
  My van's tank is leaking when filled and I have to drop it and change out all the rubber, fittings, etc. Any tips...
• Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:58:28 -0700
  I removed my gas tank today to replace all of the gaskets and fuel hoses and�I broke the fitting that connects the gas...
• PS line replacement
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:09:42 -0500
  I have a pair of the correct fittings for the high pressure side of the PS system, if anyone is interested. You'd take...
• firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:56:09 -0700
  my mechanic says he can get the kit to replace the fuel lines BUT since the plastic fitting thru the firewall is no longer...
• Re: metal fittings to replace grommet system for hoses on top of gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 19:08:16 -0700
  ...metal fittings to replace grommet system for hoses on top of gas tank Have you guys seen this thing on the samba where a...
• Re: busted AC fitting
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:06:39 EDT
  Hi folks, Brief update -- I found the proper fitting in a local junkyard. Thanks to Phil Stanhope for directing me to this junkyard. There...
• Re: Y-Joint Connecting Rubber Coolant Hoses (Where can I find this part?)
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 21:36:58 -0600
  ...They have a new (to me at least) product, pre tinned fittings. ( 90 elbows, 45 elbow, T fittings ) in 1/2" and 3/4...
• Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - aaron bright
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:15:05 -0700
  I was changing out my pads and just cleaning up my brake system and noticed what I thought to be a grease fitting on...
• Re: Greasy residue in Propane fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:18:26 EDT
  ...propane and tends to collect in a low area (my t-fitting) in the system and doesn't travel upwards into the fridge or...
• Diesel-Adjust the hydraulic clutch-SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 17:55:40 -0700
  ...BUT- what is that grease (Zerk) fitting in the shifter rod center that goes in the tranny? And where am I going to find...
• Re: Read carefully
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:47:13 -0700
  ...The key (if we did not know already) is the fittings. > Either the FI fittings should be on there or some AN fittings. That...
• Do AC hoses HAVE to be replaced on a 134a conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:33:39 -0400
  ...hose fittings fabricated, etc). One of the things the guy at the shop told me before I brought the van in was that the...
• A question for those smarter than me about Fuel pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:39:22 -0500
  ...That brass fitting clearly has a bit larger of a diameter on the inside than the stock plastic fitting. So my twisted little mind...
• Re: Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 27 May 2007 16:14:57 -0700
  ...Propane regulator replacement on ASI conversion > The end with the brass fitting is fitted to the tank end. The pictures of > the Bus-Depot...
• Re: Things to do at Wal-Mart
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 5 Apr 2002 20:03:22 -0500
  At 4/5/02 07:40 PM, you wrote: >Go into a fitting room and yell loudly, "Hey! We're out of toilet > paper...
• AC Hose diameter and type of fitting...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:12:24 -0700
  ...What is the length? Size and type of fitting? Thanks for any help
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:00:42 -0400
  ...215's fitting in the spare tire compartment? > I was looking through the archives but did not get a clear answer on this. > > I...
• WTB adaptor to cooling system tester ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:53:30 -0700
  Hi guys, I have the cooling system tester that can pump it up, but it is for the regular radiator fitting, not the threaded...
• Re: 215's fitting in the spare tire compartment?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:44:07 -0700
  ...215's fitting in the spare tire compartment? >Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:00:42 -0400 > >Saw this yesterday at VolksCafe. You can...
• Re: firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:51:43 -0400
  ...size of a metal fitting that I can use to connect the two > > hoses together and bypass the nylon fitting? I am unable to...
• Re: So close to getting my Behr AC going
  Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
  Mon, 11 May 2015 19:39:32 -0400
  ...http://nostalgicac.com/fittings-hose-kits/ac-fittings/8-90-degree-r-134a-charging-port-fitting.html On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 7...
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:24:01 -0500
  ...That can usually be removed and replaced with a shorter fitting. Compression fittings for gas/propane service are an NFPA code violation. They can...
• Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 07:13:07 -0700
  ...to actually use a torque wrench on the fittings in this installation." "...Tighten the fitting carefully, it has a taper thread so it will...
• Gas Tank Vent "T" fitting needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:59:33 -0800
  ...I don't know if the "T" fitting broke when I dropped the tank, or if it is the source of the leak. I...