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• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 10:00:11 -0700
  ...A basic AC filler/gauge recharge set with 134a fittings and the usual wrenches, sockets, and hex wrenches, etc. Anyway, what I did was...
• Re: Was fuel leak? Now: appropriate route for fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Feb 2013 13:41:02 -0800
  ...I always found it odd how the T fitting sat > there next to the dizzy. > > In reading what Scott mentions I'm going to...
• Westy 3-Way Fridge Questions
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 20 Nov 1994 19:49:07 -0700
  ...The van apparently sat unused for a few years in the Arizona dry heat causing many of the rubber fittings to fail. Still discovering...
• Re: AW: TDI and the Quest for the Diesel Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don McCallum
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 21:31:43 +0100
  ...on the TDI conversion and I know nothing at all about fitting one to the standard 1.6TD. Where is a good place to...
• Re: What do you use solar or an aux battery for?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:16:40 -0700
  ...worked quite well with block ice. But. It takes up room. Fitting something that size in the fridge area does not seem easily feasible...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Mon, 5 May 2014 09:35:59 -0400
  ...A snug-fitting boot won't let water in or grease out. Mike B. On 5/5/2014 9:29 AM, Gnarlodious wrote: > I...
• Re: Electrical Math Check Please? (Westy Solar Panel)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 8 Aug 2013 15:53:52 -0400
  ...You might look into the Cable Clam http://www.bluesea.com/products/category/Clam , a fitting designed to pass connectors through the deck of...
• Re: ... richly blessed ... amazing wife ... everything else nice too ... update on Pastel Van TOAST and other emails on van crash
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:40:07 -0500
  ...I liked Miguel's suggestion of naming your next bus Sphinx - seems fitting to me. I hope you find your replacement sooner than later...
• Re: Suburban Type Furnace Install;
  Historical mailing list - Mister Tom
  Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:05:09 -0700
  ...m > > Toasty as Heck !!! > > > > JC... > > PS, Also have a Quick change fitting > > on an extend a stay, > > for my 8 gallon propane tank. > > I...
• Re: OK, OK, new topic
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:36:32 -0400
  ...I was thinking of doing this on mine when I replaced the fuel lines, but by the time all the fittings were accounted for...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 01:26:53 -0800
  ...The compression gauge should be the averaging type attached to a fitting >that threads into the spark-plug hole to form a gas-tight...
• fuel line size
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 09:48:15 -0600
  ...How much of each? 2 - I also need to replace one of the Y fittings on top of my tank. I am thinking about...
• Re: Headlamp substitution
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:30:08 -0800
  ...not buy another "to-do" item >(i.e., make modifications for fitting). My Hella catalog is not very clear >regarding substitution. > >Thanks In Advance...
• Re: [vanagon] Frig Problem with Propane
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:49:50 -0400
  ...Costs about $25 with installed POL fitting, plus a few bucks for the weather covers. d David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:57:43 -0500
  ...That part (372) is two stainless-steel pins in a plastic fitting. The 376 part is an electronic device that plugs in up forward...
• Re: Double T fitting broken
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 11:10:32 EDT
  Ron, is correct in the code. They are found on a flat place in the block right below the Crankcase Ventilation Tower (black tower...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:59:31 -0700
  ...1001 fixes", or something like that, suggested putting in a grease fitting and greasing them up. Yea, I thought about the grease dissolving the...
• Need help getting parts from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 22:57:03 -0500
  ...Specifically, I need the Diesel fuel pump, the injector lines and the oil pan with the fitting for the oil drain line from the...
• Re: Cheap disc brake upgrade for 81'-85' V'gons (a Long Report)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 00:00:37 +1200
  ...These are for those who are really serious about their brakes, and in particular for those fitting powerful engines. That is the Hansen Motorsport...
• Re: Replacing expansion tank hoses
  Historical mailing list - Ron Komoroski
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:11:47 -0400
  ...In my case one of the plastic fittings that press into the grommets was broken & was causing the gas fumes at the front of...
• Re: Shocks ~ Konis anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 20:36:00 +1300
  ...I have a set for my T3 bus, but am a long way from fitting them. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew...
• Re: Fitting the battery into the Westy box
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:00:42 -0400
  I have even used Lawn chair webbing around the battery ... and just left it there to make withdrawing the battery easy. I have also...
• Re: More Coolant Leaks/Tire Availability
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 09:50:43 -0400
  Jim Thompson wrote: > > Don - > > I had to replace this on my 84 Westy earlier this year because I broke > the 8mm pushon fitting that...
• Re: Help! Fuel leak - FIXED!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 27 May 2003 21:31:05 -0700
  ...The fitting itself > >appears > >ok, and given the proximity to the starter motor, I consider myself fortunate > >this time. It seems odd that such...
• Re: question for an engineer (Its Tool Time)
  Historical mailing list - kenstich
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 21:40:22 -0600
  ...I like the hose-type with screw-in fitting and an o-ring seal. It should have a pressure release schrader-type valve for...
• Re: '85 1.9 - source for clutch slave cylinder parts??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:45 -0700
  ...I cannot get the > line fitting off of the old cylinder. I've sprayed the crap out of it with > PB Blaster and tried...
• Re: gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 22:38:52 -0600
  On the subject of expansion tanks, there is a terrific opportunity to leak vapours from both the fittings on the expansion tanks and the...
• Re: AC Vanagon sighting at RR museum in Green Bay
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:42:10 -0400
  ...83 Air-cooled. White 7 passenger which is even more unusual. Fitting that it was at�a museum; National Railroad Museum in Green Bay...
• Re: syncro - heads up on potential power steering line issue
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 07:51:42 -0700
  ...Machinists use the principle for > fine fitting/sizing of parts, using a tool called a lap which is made > of a soft material (often...
• Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Wed, 7 Apr 2010 20:41:00 -0400
  ...Do these tanks ever leak in the tank proper or only in the fittings up on the top? Clues on diagnosing this and fixing...
• fitting a radio
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 5 Apr 1994 23:13:27 -0500 (CDT)
  I just bought a sony radio/cassette deck for the car (the original vw casette had too much tobacco in it to run anymore...
• Re: rain-x and windshield polish
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 11:15:52 PST
  ...But the best solution was fitting "aerofoil" blades. Thes > are rigid plastic holders with channels to "create a downforce" when air > flows through them...
• Re: VANAGON digest 869
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Mar 96 11:02:01 PST
  ...If any of the vacuum hoses fall off their fittings or leak it'll absolutely kill the idle. Check for any vacuum lines that...
• Re: Finger tight??
  Historical mailing list - Steve Paine
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 15:53:46 +0000
  ...right?? - haven't seen much) the filter has a 30mm socket fitting on it, much more than 2.2 ft-lbs is recommended. VW...
• DI-ELECTRIC GEL QUESTION
  Historical mailing list - PNC Allen
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 10:00:41 -0500
  ...once I put it in, it's tricky to clean out of the small fittings. same question for temp sensors and grounds with regard...
• Non R134a refrigerants are flammable right?
  Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:42:58 -0400
  ...The USDOT, requires that vehicles using Freeze 12, Duracool, HC 12a and other similar products must first have been converter to R134a fittings and...
• Re: hole in fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Bike Florida
  Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:58:02 -0400
  ...How much slack is there on the top fittings when pivoting the tank down? Will it drop enough to get to the front top...
• Hard steering
  Historical mailing list - Detroit Bus
  Sun, 29 May 2005 15:26:53 -0700
  ...Fluid level is fine, no leaks anywhere around any hoses or PS fittings. Belts tight and good. Is my PS pump failing? It is...
• Re: Sliding window locks (2nd request)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:35:21 EDT
  ...material at the end of its recess which strikes the tee fitting attached to the window whenever the latch is in the locked position...
• Re: Bumper build update
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Feb 2014 04:05:20 -0800
  ...wheel mounting part and a short hub, it has a greasable fitting for the bearings. I have a video of it on You tube...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:29:32 -0500
  ...http://westyventures.com/images/cross-fitting.JPG or on the actual Propex page: http://propexusa.com Karl Mullendore Propex USA On Wed, 29 Nov...
• Re: mystery floor attatchment
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 01:21:20 -0400
  ...passenger seat >> on the >> floor. > > > That is probably one of the fittings for strapping down a > 'utility' box > that came in European Vanagons. Many...
• Re: Fitting 88 slider to 84 van... differences in years?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:29:41 -0500
  The sliding door was completely changed (for the better) for Model year 1985. 84 and older have a crappy rear latching system and the...
• Re: fuel pump instructions?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:21:05 -0800
  ...Be very careful when installing the hose on that end that you don't twist or bend that outlet fitting and snap it off...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 19:04:39 -0800
  ...The only "issue" with the Rabbit fuel pump is > there is not a clamp on fitting on the high pressure end like the Vanagon...
• Re: [vanagon] New Eurika in Coolant Pipe Set Ups--
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 19 May 2004 08:17:18 -0700
  At 07:10 AM 5/19/2004, David Brodbeck wrote: >FWIW, I've seen people make 'fake' barbs on copper fittings by putting a...
• Re: Steel Braided Fuel Lines?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:28:37 -0500
  ...Eliminate the plastic fitting; put a grommet in the firewall. Secure with plastic ties and use protective sheath or wrap where appropriate. Larry A...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:56:19 -0800
  ...The author would have you think compression fittings in brake lines are just fine. It's a hack repair. Might work for a good...
• Re: refilling disposable propane cylinders (the correct way)
  Historical mailing list - Scott B.
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 18:49:13 -0800
  ...refilling disposable propane cylinders > > Hi volks, > > A friend sent me a brass fitting that is double ended. One end screws into > a 10 gallon...
• Re: tiico question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:59:17 EDT
  ...I got a 90 degree and "T" fitting from Home Depot. I installed the 90 into one of the normally plugged holes in the...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:34:11 -0700
  I'll probably get flamed for this (ha!) but I run tight fitting rubber fuel line and fuel line clamps after my regulator. The...
• Re: One T-Shirt Left... in LARGE --- SOLD
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:53:22 -0400
  Well I wont be fitting on a large anytime soon :( On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@hotmail.com...
• Re: Motive Bleeder Recs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:35:06 -0600
  ...My brother and I rigged one up using a vanagon cap with a barbed through fitting and just pushed that into the sprayer hose...
• Re: In search of 1.9 exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:14:44 -0400
  ...First of all they'll be tweaked and fitting them will be a hassle; secondly they'll be well on their way to rusting...
• Re: front to rearcoolant pipes-starting to rust more than a bit!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 07:35:48 -0400
  i was thinking of just nipping down to grossmans and getting 20 feet of PVC pipe, fittings, and cement and doing it up. Incidentally...
• Re: Tiny Drops of Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 08:07:34 -0800
  ...Could be a hose or fitting. Could be one of the nuts that holds the head on. You must find the source of the...
• Re: diesel warm start ??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Mar 97 13:13:36 EST
  ...plug temperature sensor on the head (or more > precisely on the fitting which connects the radiator return and the > thermostat bypass hoses. I should...
• '79 Tranny into '80 Q's
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 04:53:56 -0800
  ...the same? Anything else worth noting of the merits/drawbacks of fitting a '79 tranny into a '80? - Jeff Iwanna21/23windowsunroofDeluxewalkthru! to be used...
• Re: Squeaky upper control arm bushings
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 13:00:16 -0500
  ...do this would be to through drill the pivot shaft, have kerfs machined at the bushing ends, and add grease fittings on the ends--
• Re: oil pressure light problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:03:05 -0500
  william urban wrote: > So I changed the fitting, gasket, and the sending unit. The leak stopped > but > then after driving 10-20 miles the...