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• Re: Propane tank filling
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 10:28:43 -0600
  > oops! actually when filling it is closed to allow the pumping in of > the "liquid" propane. When filling the tank, the overflow or bleeder...
• Re: The propane filling question tested...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 22 May 2005 10:55:29 -0600
  ...Seems like the escaping gas would make more room for liquid > propane to enter, but it would also cause the liquid Propane already in...
• oil container tip
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 17:04:51 -0700
  small tip I found that an "Ultra Tide" liquid laundry detergent container (1.45 litres) makes a great spare oil container. It has a...
• Leaky vent on Propane Shutoff valve?
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:56:13 -0400
  ...I'm thinking that maybe it is defective in a way that makes it unable to hold back liquid propane. So, whenever the propane...
• Vanagon/T3/Westfalia parts discount
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Thu, 6 Mar 2025 14:06:32 -0500
  Volks, I am back in business liquidating an overstock of parts at Eurotek Motors <http://www.eurotek.ca/>. They have contracted me to liquidate...
• Re: '91 Vanagon engine fire
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 22:12:54 -0800
  ...The reason is actually pretty simple. > >Gasoline in liquid form doesn't burn. The danger is from the vapors that are >given off from...
• Re: Gas smell
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:26:27 -0600
  ...My guess would be filler neck or gas cap, both of which can pass vapors if bad, without leaking liquid fuel. At least I...
• Re: Engine Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Aug 94 9:18:23 EDT
  Up here in Canada, CTC a local-chain store sells a liquid that goes into the tank, costs about 6 dollars, it is supposed...
• Re: Jump Seat '86 Vanagon & paint question
  Historical mailing list - Gary Edwards
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:46:16 EDT
  ...it's a liquid that you paint on. it comes in maybe a 6 or 8 oz bottle, which covers a huge area. it...
• rear heater on 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:02:15 -0700
  ...I have tried standard gasket material and I have tried liquid gasket material (and combinations). What the hell am I doing wrong here???
• Re: refilling disposable propane cylinders
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 16:26:25 -0500
  ...You turn the BBQ tank upside down to get >liquid. I find that if I refill the small disposable type cylinders, I >cannot get...
• Re: digitool building
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:02:21 -0600
  ...DO NOT >>use liquid flux, unless it is rosin type. The acid flux is not suitable for electronic work. Instead, tin the wire before...
• Re: Propane Tank Recertification
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 08:28:27 -0800
  ...So if you DONT open the bleed valve on an "empty" tank, how much liquid propane will flow into the tank from the source...
• Re: Propane Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 May 2005 05:58:52 EDT
  ...I think a better solution might be the stick-on liquid crystal thermometers used for barbque tanks which sense the liquid level by where...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:03:06 -0700
  ...When liquid propane starts coming out the bleeder, it is full. > > --- On Wed, 10/3/12, Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > >> From: Mike...
• Re: How to fix / External body panel internal supports coming loose
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:39:05 EDT
  ...25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vanagon@ASTOUND.NET writes: > > Does 3M or other make a goop to re-attach? > > "liquid nails" home depot. chris
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 14:15:21 -0400
  ...Pumping liquid propane in increases the pressure, and the existing propane gas in the tank turns to liquid, making room. For a tank at...
• Re: Warning: Don't buy cheap exterior mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 3 May 2002 10:03:54 -0500
  ...Maybe a several day bath in Liquid Wrench will help the > base > become tightenable again. > ...Markus > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE...
• Re: How much propane in the tank?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:47:26 -0700
  ...The rest is vapor > space, where the liquid propane turns into gas, the form that the appliances > use. Overfilling can allow liquid propane to...
• Re: Mkbokijkiuu
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:15:22 -0700
  I think there is a liquid fix for that.... Steven 91 Westy On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Dean Staltare <staltare...
• Re: nasty realization
  Historical mailing list - Marie Bussard
  Fri, 2 Jan 2004 15:24:54 -0800
  Montana uses liquid magnesium chloride....if wanting to know more check out http://www.mdt.state.mt.us/departments/maintenance/deicer_use.html Fyi...
• Fwd: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:38:45 -0400
  ...Otherwise G/flex 650 (the liquid version) would work as well. The aluminum boat repair kit includes the liquid version (G/flex 650) as...
• re: bum cv
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Jun 96 21:00:31 EDT
  hey now, don't forget the liquid wrench, the hand cleaner, and some really old clothes. soak the bolts the night before you do...
• Fridge Blues
  Historical mailing list - Kris B.
  Mon, 8 May 2000 05:48:11 -0700
  ...I still have the unit out, so I flip it over again, sideways, back ways, front ways, liquid is sloshing all around in the...
• : Propane tank color-- need to knw ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:02:00 -0700
  ...You would only be able to remove vapor, not liquid. The place you would remove propane from is the fill port and it leads...
• Re: Stuck bolt
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 22:53:02 -0400 (EDT)
  ...DCRosin 84 liquid cooled184k 83 aircooled 76k w/ 1k reblt eng 37 aquar w/ 71 vw eng.
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:53:07 -0700
  ...about oil additives > At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >>Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >>silicon...
• Re: Propane Tank Size
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 20 Aug 2003 10:11:47 -0400
  ...Once all the liquid that was overfilled has run out the bleeder, and vapor only is hissing out; you then close the bleeder. The...
• "Re: Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline"
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Tue, 17 Jun 1997 15:13:15 -0400
  ...The belt not being grounded, stores the static within the liquid which remains there forever until someones fingers touch the foil lined paper seal...
• Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 09:51:24 -0400
  ...low temps usually indicates a bad speedometer cable. Speedometer cables are expensive. Liquid graphite is not. IMHO you should try the lubricant first. -Larry
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:27:07 -0800
  AutoStop was a brand of device that used bleeder port liquid pressure to block the filler port once the tank was "full" but those...
• Re: propane terms -- getting it right
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:59:23 -0600
  ...58 AM, miguel pacheco<mundopacheco@gmail.com> wrote: > The commercially available liquid for detecting leaks is named > 'Snoop.' Easier and cheaper to mix some...
• Re: place for camping closest to new york city???
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 May 1999 19:15:19 -0300
  ...I'm third ownwer, no winter, no rust, > head done at dealer, nothing to repair. (so I made prevention by changing > oil, brake liquid...
• Re: noisy shifting
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:45:46 -0500
  ...It spritzes into the joints as a liquid, and then turns gooey, and is really helpful at getting into that central bushing. George/ATL
• Re: monster mash
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 07:04:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Frank Zappa "Is that a real pancho...or is that a Sears pancho?" Would a pre-1980s VW Van be considered "liquidly challenged"? Ric
• Re: best case sealant?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 27 May 2004 15:50:25 -0400
  Mark wrote >I used that little tube of yellow liquid stuff that came with >my gasket set. that was for the head nut to...
• Subject: Re: coolant? and drinks
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:05:43 -0700
  ...Water has a higher thermocapacity than most liquids therfore it is able to carry more heat away from the engine but the freezing point...
• Re: gov't sure fire way to destroy an engine Re: about oil additives
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 09:55:30 -0500
  ...about oil >> additives >> >> At 04:33 AM 7/28/2009, Andrew Grebneff wrote... >>> Sodium silicate is not "liquid glass". Glass is supercooled liquid >>> silicon...
• How much liquid wrench is enough?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy D.F. Maddox
  Tue, 27 Jun 95 19:34:34 EDT
  ...So after a 1/2 can liquid wrench I can't take it any more. Its going to hurt, but guess I'll put...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:50:16 EDT
  ...sprays as a liquid and turns into a high temp grease. later mark d
• Re: best address for Drews?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 24 Dec 1995 18:27:35 -0500
  ...A slightly agressive wax such as Liquid Glass works great on these.
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 16:04:37 -0400
  ...to reclean everything if you wanted to use a thread locking liquid, like locktight. A loose set of bolts will cause grease to splatter...
• Re: Bushings on Stabilizer bar.
  Historical mailing list - VWQ47
  Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:34:38 +1000
  ...I have used dishwashing liquid as a lubricant before for tight fitting rubber and I have silicone grease but do not have hairspray - It...
• Re: Propane guages
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:11:24 -0700
  I have one of those hot water liquid crystal stickers on the end of my tank. It has stayed on for years now. It...
• Re: How much propane in the tank?
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 19 Jul 2001 11:46:38 -0700
  ...The rest is vapor space, where the liquid propane turns into gas, the form that the appliances use. Overfilling can allow liquid propane to...
• Re: [WetWesties] H3 Bulb(s) Factory Flaw? PICS
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:36:05 -0700
  So electrical "Liquid Tape" won't hold up over the long term? I originally insulated the connector as I'd assumed it somehow got...
• Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 10:17:34 -0600
  ...And what kind of liquid to use to free the deposits up. > I can hook up a separate pump with two different hoses to...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:05:49 -0400
  ...Add to that as an extra some Rain-X. > > Spray the rubber down with the Liquid Wrench sikicone first. Gently wipe > off. Next apply...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 13:41:19 -0500
  ...to use electrically >heated surfaces (hot plate) to heat volatile, combustible liquids. The two things I really miss from my little lab in the...
• Re: airwick?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Jul 1994 16:08:14 -0400 (EDT)
  ...It consisted of this pint bottle of colored, smelly liquid to which this wick was dipped into. Actually the wick had this metal frame...
• Re: Different Vanagon gaskets
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 20:51:03 EST
  ...headgasket.com/frames/frmain.htm >> Is copper, aluminum and steel with liquid all around them a good combo? Sounds like the makings of a...
• Washing Your Westy/Removing Paint
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 20:59:26 -0700
  Why not ask at a good paint store for the appropriate liquid paint stripper? There's bound to be something that will do the...
• More on liquid rubber mounts...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:59:10 -0700
  I also found this link, which seems more suitable for the task: http://www.smooth-on.com/urethanes.asp#790 For $25 a quart...
• Re: European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 01:40:23 +1200
  ...Instead of fluids I guess I >should have written liquids. Details! Yep, details are devils. But without them there's nothing... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 16:21:36 -0400
  ...Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 6:57 PMYou > > Actually when liquid propane come out > > of the bleeder the tank is only 80% > > full with the...
• Re: New Propane tank fill valve/fitting
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 21:16:44 -0500
  ...If he doesn't >stop immediately you then have to continue bleeding off the liquid >until you get back down to vapor coming from...
• WD-40 ain't lubricating oil, etc.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 15:02:24 -0700
  ...Liquid Wrench, etc, are penetrating oils- very volitile, very low surface tension liquids which will help un-stick corroded or dirty fasteners. Obviously you...
• Re: Tyres and nitrogen
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:10:03 -0700
  ...They also produced liquid air and oxygen in that plant). Use of dry nitrogen is common in good optical instruments, especially if intended for...
• Re: Has any heard from Scott Daniel Foss lately?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 28 Apr 2017 21:02:34 -0700
  ...SD is now living full time in Hawaii and is liquidating his Oregon holdings. Mutual friend will call him and see what he’s...
• Re: LiMBO Rites of Spring [2].....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 05 May 1996 19:57:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...Jon made some excellent labels for the Transporter Ale (in full color no less!)....the labels were as high quality as the liquid contained...