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• Re: Cork/Rubber flooring under front carpet
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Feb 2014 22:32:22 -0500
  ...hard foam rubber flooring that you can get at HF, gluing it together into a new form fitting pad? Just fishing for solutions here.
• Re: 5/16" High Pressure Fuel Lines OK?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:41:49 -0500
  ...Why not 1/8" ID copper or even steel, with compression fittings? With parts this important, why mess around with rubber hoses and cheesy...
• Power Steering leak resolved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 16 Jul 2021 18:17:16 -0400
  ...The kit only included one hose and a banjo fitting. And some hardware. Once they arrived I was ready to try to solve the...
• 81 rebuilt! (patience)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 10:36:06 -0400
  ...at highway cruising speeds the oil temp guage reads an even 180, this seems to be monitored at a fitting just in front of...
• Re: Westy Propane Tank Adaptation
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 06:09:57 -0800
  ...one way would be to add a T fitting under the sink and simply connect a hose there and run it out behind the...
• Re: tool needed
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:55:15 -0400
  ...Else I > will attempt the tight fitting dowel technique suggested. > Thanks,Ken Lewis > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor...
• Re: Extend a stay
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Nov 2007 07:52:51 EDT
  ...I like Denis's idea of disassembling the extend-a-stay fitting to make it shorter. I will be looking at this later today...
• Re: 250lb struts on rear hatch.
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:09:47 -0400
  ...is it hard to close? > > Fully loaded, the bolt fitting and the ball fitting handle a lot of > force. Are they up to it...
• Aux Oil Cooler install...results Aircooled vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:53:15 -0400
  ...This was a very solid unit, and cost a little over $100 including mechanical thermostat, sandwich plate adapter, and lines/fittings. I bought some...
• Re: Fuel Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 3 Aug 2011 11:19:47 -0700
  ...the gauge that has broken? �When I > resealed all my tank fittings with new grommets, the sender did not appear > damaged and worked but...
• 2.1 exhaust fastener question
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:48:20 -0700
  ...In fitting the new pipe, I'm wondering about the stack of 5 washers on each bolt at that end. I omitted them for...
• Re: Heater hoses '85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 9 Mar 2010 17:57:34 -0700
  ...Heater hoses '85 Vanagon > Hello - > > Can anyone tell me if the heater hose (that runs from the front heater > core > to the T fittings...
• Re: Speedo Cable Fitting
  Historical mailing list - Sergio Derada
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 11:46:21 -0500
  > On Fri, 14 Jul 1995, Sergio Derada wrote: > > > I see references to the idiot's guide alot. Is this a real manual or > > just...
• Platinum Cat mounting thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Merrill
  Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:13:29 -0700
  ...Anyone ever seen a leak proof quick disconnect type of gas fitting that could be used to connect when the door was closed (like...
• Re: Propane: N. Am to Euro adaptors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:33:04 -0400
  ...Obviously those facilities were able to talk to the 1 3/4" Acme fitting. You might want to do some further checking... david David...
• Re: [DIESEL] Turbo drainage to pan (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:15:10 -0400
  ...It takes a sealing washer >on either side of the oil drain line fitting size 18x22x1.5 mm, but that >doesn't help your...
• Re: coolant fairies...(long)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 08:42:20 -0700
  ...Now with your discovery of a loose fitting going to the rear heater, perhaps that is where you are drawing (or were drawing) air...
• Fitting Passat 2000 Alloys onto to Syncros and 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 20:00:08 EDT
  I trial fit the Passat 2000 Alloys that I have for sale on ebay and had some urgent news for those were intending to...
• Re: Grey water tank (81 Vanagon Westy)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 07:23:05 -0500
  ...five > gallon 'gray water' bag, complete with a hose with threaded fittings > that fit the bottom drain and the bag. This is much like...
• Re: Need graywater tank ideas
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 19:14:46 -0400
  ...tinyurl.com/3la2k , which I don't think has >garden hose fittings, I'm having trouble finding anything. Ideas? 2-Gallon Blitz plastic gas...
• Re: 82 Aircooled Temp II sensor ohm's
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:15:32 -0400
  ...Specifically I found at least one leak where the clamp a previous owner put on to hold the rubber fitting cut into it and...
• Re: Ran out of gas ....now won't start ??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:58:02 -0500
  ...got it to the engine with no problems, and no T-fitting loosening. Here's a thought. How could the system get air bound...
• i.d. of Brake Booster Hose?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 05:54:31 -0700
  ...is of the brake booster hose on an 84? Is it the same as a 71? I need to order a tee fitting so...
• nifty storage item from the Container Store
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:27:46 -0700
  ...Stephen ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p...
• Re: Fuel Line Vent Hose Clamps
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:08:14 -0700
  ...You have a length of unsupported hose that will be bouncing and vibrating around, stressing the fittings by a certain amount. With this wee...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:58:40 -0400
  ...Now I'm > wondering if I made the appropriate fittings to connect the disposable tank > to that, would the pressure in the tank be...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:10:23 -0500
  This is why I list in my fuel line kit instructions to eliminate this plastic fitting. They are seriously dangerous and can break at...
• Re: power steering
  Historical mailing list - Bill M
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 11:09:10 -0400
  ...Undo both banjo fittings at the pump and lower them so they drain. Also undo the return line where the rubber hose from the...
• Re: It is a good day when...
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 7 Aug 2022 10:39:30 -0400
  ...You get new hose swaged onto the metal fittings, install and it works… >>> >>> Then find a drip today and take the pump off mount...
• Re: PVC grey water tanks...
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 07:47:31 -0400
  ...The ballpark cost of the tank, if they have one with the correct dimensions, with custom-placed fittings looks like around $230. If we...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Mar 2014 16:36:29 -0800
  This supposed correlation of the new dynamic oil warning system with some weakness in the 2.1 ignores the fact that VW began fitting...
• FW: Power steering fluid leak
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:59:32 -0500
  ...They didn't have the original fitting so they reused the one off the old hose. Cost me less than twenty bucks. If you...
• Re: Camper Refer Madness
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Mon, 2 May 1994 16:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
  ...wonder if the > refrigerator vent is blocked? Took off the vent fitting and looked in. My refrigerator won't stay lit for more than...
• Ball Joint Question
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 31 Aug 1994 10:57:47 -0400
  ...but I see they are the 'disposable 'kind, ie; no grease fittings. "As far as I know" the ball joints are not in need...
• Re: Carat Question/seating arrangements
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jan 1996 14:57:41 -0400
  ...But in converting to Westy vanagon all the Westy fittings are missing, so they are doing different stampings. I looked at the floor carefully...
• Fuelline/Shrinktube=Gasleak (Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Wed, 22 May 1996 09:34:41 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Its shrinkage actually pulled and broke the plastic/nylon Y-fitting on the driver's side of the tank leaving 2 very smelly openings...
• Hummer (syncro)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 12 Aug 1996 16:20:21 CST6CDT
  ...i have to say that it looked VERY well built with tight fitting, heavy duty doors. also had trick aftermarket wheels and tinted glass...
• Re: Battery for 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Hotch
  Fri, 16 May 1997 10:59:06 -0400
  ...Anything > true to it not fitting properly? And, what sort of life-span should I > expect out of it? > > Durby > 87 GL Wolfs. This...
• Re: Brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 23:43:30 EDT
  ...I use a 1-gallon garden sprayer (the pump-up type) ,connected to an extra brake fluid resevoir cap with a hose fitting, to...
• Another Westy conversion
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 08:36:14 -0800
  ...This time instead of fitting in the engine mount tubes from a diesel vanagon he fabricated a mounting bar that runs transverse under the...
• Re: Wheel Spacers
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 13 Sep 2001 03:24:07 EDT
  ...At any rate, I answered these fitting questions on at least three occasions in the past couple of months. Cheerio. BenT FLASH: clues on...
• Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 12:42:36 -0600
  ...Today I put more PB on, heated the fitting on the exhaust pipe till I ran out of propane, then put a 14 inch...
• 82 I4 rough idle
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:09:29 -0800
  ...No apparant vacuum leaks. ( ie no change in idle after spraying carb cleaner around the fittings etc) timing light on #2,3 shows a...
• Power Steering Rack
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 27 May 2013 12:16:38 -0700
  ...Since the rebuilt racks don't include that cap, seems clear the idea is to transfer it with the line fittings, but I've...
• Re: Heater valve
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:32:26 -0500
  ...Has anyone tried this ? are there convertion > conectors for > the size hose and end fittings. > > > > Brian > > 87 Vanagon "Nietzsche" >
• Re: Power Steering Pump - high pressure line
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:07:40 -0400
  ...They cam make a new one using your fittings. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
• Coverting to Fiberglass Bumpers & Trim;
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:43:24 EDT
  ...yet) to Fiberglass Bumpers & Trim, From the 85 steel one's. Fitting the brackets Is causing me fits ! :o) I was wondering if there...
• Re: Oil Light, '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Jan 2008 19:04:20 -0800
  Imagine my frustration then with a not too bright FLAPS parts man between me and the brass fittings. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 18:05:48 +0000
  ...I think the new hoses and fittings needed to be heat-cycled several times before things began to settle into shape? Anyway, you may...
• Re: leaking gas when engine is on (long)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:10:25 -0500
  ...There are two classes of hose in the fuel system -- the little hoses to the saddle tanks, the various hoses and fittings on top...
• Re: LPG lines, Flexible?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 1 May 2016 19:00:02 -0700
  ...That same superior hardware store will supply my rubber to fab a new hull opening for the larger line/fitting. http://www.parkrosehardware.com...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:59:36 -0500
  ...I think the fitting for the Westy yank will be the hard part to find. I have often wanted to make a gadget that...
• Re: Heads back on, runs OK and dies
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:30:17 -0500
  ...Or if you > run the engine and fuel continuously comes out the return fitting then > you know to look for some other problem. > > If...
• Re: question about thermostat ... or not
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:58:53 -0800
  dear miguel i did NOT replace plastic fitting ... i did not realize it was required to be replaced ... what i did was remove it...
• Re: Gas leaking after filling to the top...84 2wd..
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:37:37 -0400
  ...If you turn the fittings where it attaches about 30 or 40 degrees, you can direct the hose forward enough that it will go...
• Re: OT: Eurovan forum information?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:14:36 -0400
  ...Don't get me started on ill-fitting > exhaust pipes. I worked on fixing the coolant leak till 10 PM last night so > that...
• Re: 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:56:11 -0400
  ...Fuel line - thru firewall fitting 8x1 plastic tubing, shouldn't need replacing as such. p/n for 5m N 020 130 2. Says also...
• RE: oil pressure/temp sensor location
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 12:36:21 -0700
  ...To install the pressure sensor, you have to run some tubing up to the top of the engine and install a T fitting to...
• Water in gas
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:34:55 -0800
  ...The leak by the grommets or rather the hoses and the fittings, are the most common. Age related, must be changed. Takes all day...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:25:36 -0500
  ...Eastern Standard Time, > > kevin@GILLERANENERGY.COM writes: > > Keith, > > When you replace the condenser, hoses and fittings can you reuse the > > existing compressor or does...