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• Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:06:22 -0700
  ...Naturally >>>the Bentley has labelled the filter, filter gasket, and pan gasket as >>>"always replace" parts, but you can probably get away with reusing...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 May 2015 19:53:49 -0400
  ...Remove the filter. Connect that pump can to the center filter pipe. Now pump it up. You should be able to fill the galleys...
• Re: more fuel problems!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 22:21:16 -0700
  ...sevral years ago I had a '70 914-6 that began eating fuel filters. After 3 I figured out it was the fuel pump...
• Re: '87 Westy: New fuel pump started crying on first day after fill up.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:30 -0700
  ...your idea of a pre-filter is good. there is already one that fits ( depending on your fuel tank outlet size , and assuming 2WD...
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:41:37 -0500
  ...com/wheels/results.jsp?sort=Price&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoModel=CLK320&autoYear=1998&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterBrand=All&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All
• Re: OIL COOLER FILTER SANDWICH PLATE + THERMOSTAT experiences need
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 16 Apr 2017 09:52:38 -0400
  ...my secondary oil cooler. > > Recently I bought the empi oil cooler filter sandwich plate, AN8 PTFE > stainless braid hose, the empi thermostat and all...
• Re: '85 gl 1.9 manual - bogging out - no power over 2nd gear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:12:02 -0700
  good idea to check the fuel filter. vanagon fuel tanks can just clog up .. the fuel pick up is in a sump that you...
• Re: Oil Light on at idle only when hot
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 20:52:16 -0500
  ...You might want to > consider sticking with the Mann filters, too. > > G. Matthew Bulley > Bulley-Hewlett & Associates > www.bulley-hewlett.com > Cary, NC USA...
• 81 no start
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Tue, 18 Jun 1996 04:30:12 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Pull the fuel filter after clamping off the hose from the tank. You should be looking at a big, square, white filter. If not...
• Re: oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 15:15:26 -0700
  Got mine from Bus Depot at the same time I ordered oil filters. A few cents each I think. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Per...
• Re: 85 octane in Colorado and 'windage trays'
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 00:27:05 -0500
  Unless the oil is at your pickup tube two or ten filters won't help. Might help cool the engine though. Stan Wilder On...
• Re: Engine swap: stopped by oil filter
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 23 May 2014 13:51:54 -0700
  On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, do they make a "shorty" filter for idiots...
• Re: Accessing the #1 spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:56:23 -0400
  Removing the air filter makes plugs on that side a lot easier. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Tips on reducing HC during emissions test
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:57:17 EDT
  ...4>New air filter. 5>New fuel filter. Anything else? Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86crewcab(Bessie);85 GL(Elvis) _____________________________________________________________________ You...
• Re: painting questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 11:14:27 -0600
  ...You also want to make sure you have at the very minimum a full respirator with newly replaced organic > filters (make sure they are...
• Re: Amsoil products
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 13:39:42 -0700
  ...Amsoil products Does anyone on the list have experience with Amsoil products (oil filters, air filters, oil, trans fluid)? Interested in knowing what changes...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:17:03 -0800
  ...That's why multi-grade oils exist. > > And BTW, it's nice to know what actually happened to your filter - thanks. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:23:23 -0600
  ...I had to buy their Mobil 1 oil filter ($8.90, filter not used) to get the cheap deal on the oil, down from...
• Re: '87 Oil pressure NEED HELP!!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 07:58:33 PDT
  ...Check weight of oil & type of filter - 10w30 oil in summer, combined with FRAM or other non-VW filter can lead to low oil...
• Re: fuel tank cleaning? (was noisy fuel pump)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:02:48 -0500
  ...Remove the fuel line from the inlet side of the filter / pump (whichever is closest to the tank drain tube). Blow air back into...
• Re: Fuel tank question...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:34:32 -0700
  ...I have been wondering for some time if the reason VW stopped using the small pre-pump filters was because they started putting the...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:34:49 -0400
  ...tank), the main reason I > omitted the square filter and "upgraded" to a "can" filter post pump > was to see if it would quell...
• Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:01:03 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/ylzertq And in reviewing some notes made in other picasaweb pics of filter upgrade, the general observation made after a little...
• Re: oil pressure at startup in diesel swapped inline 4
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:44:57 -0700
  I had the same problem with mine, though it was an earlier motor I swapped it for, I solved it with a better filter...
• Re: simple oil temp measurment..... will this work?
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:09:04 -0500
  ...At least in the VW world, measurements are usually made in the pan, on the dipstick, or in the oil filter adapter (for I...
• Re: Mann Oil Filter and lifters Was:Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:05:55 -0500
  While I agree the anti drain back feature of out favored black filters seems irrelevant, it is not only important but critical when teamed...
• Re: the difference between early motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 12:57:19 -0500
  ...Bore and stroke 75mm X64mm (1131) Compression ratio 5.8:1 Mushroon-shaped air filter until 1949 there after the T-Shaped Filter. ------- only...
• Re: Fuel Line Reducer
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 12:47:35 -0700
  At 11:01 AM -0700 7/20/01, Stuart MacMillan wrote: >So that's why the huge metal fuel filter has a little bitty...
• Re: syncro fuel filter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 19:04:45 -0700
  ...still, I can imagine some real thrashing and bashing and a rock or branch or something hitting or catching the fuel filter.. even though...
• Attention: Frank I'm grateful for the filter post ( LOW/NO VANAGON CONTENT)
  Historical mailing list - MtnGal
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 05:50:57 -0800
  I thought long and hard on how to label these FILTER folder(s). I have one called "Vanagon" for the stuff I want to...
• Re: My First Oil Filter Failure
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Tue, 18 May 1999 10:27:43 -0700
  ...Ford t-bird- I was also cheap- skimped on the oil filter and blew the engine- never again Ciao, Paolo Memorable Dates In The...
• Fuel Prefilter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Thomas
  Sat, 12 Jun 1999 23:07:13 -0400
  What is the consensus on the need for the square plastic fuel filter between the fuel pump and the fuel tank? I bypassed it...
• tires
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 08:57:32 EDT
  ...Had loud lifter noise upon cold startup after van sat for a week; remedied when I replaced light oil/Penzoil filter the van came...
• Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 2000 22:22:57 -0700
  ...Fill the pump with fuel through the clear fuel line at the filter end and fill the filter, then crank away. For good measure...
• Re: Denver Parts House
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sun, 13 Mar 2005 13:47:08 -0600
  If in a pinch and can't find a German filter (Mahle or Mann), perhaps the next best chouce would be a Purolator. I...
• Re: fuel pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Justin Mayrand
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:11:47 -0500
  Mine does this when the fuel filter clogs. I always carry a spare pump and filter, just in case (and have used both on...
• Re: Won't accelerate
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 08:21:53 -0500
  ...What does the pump sound like? is the filter clean or recently changed? 86, that means it should be the post pump can-like...
• Re: 2.0 Inline Engine in a 87 Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 13 Feb 1997 20:04:51 -0600 (CST)
  ...Thanks, & you might want to tell the rest of the list that these filters fit 'regular' Vanagons in addition to Syncros (looks to me...
• Re: Biodiesel in New Mexico?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 10:44:29 -0800
  ...we get grease from a local restraunt and filter it a few times (using a solar filter setup with a few 5 gallon buckets...
• Re: FRIDAY FUN...
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:48:52 -0600
  The local place stipped mine and they also put the wrong filter on. I got two blocks, it blew out all the oil. I...
• Re: Leakin' oil
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 18:04:57
  ...It seemed to be leaking around the oil filter, cooler area. I finally changed the oil pressure sending unit and the leak dried up...
• Re: Advice on TD engine problem
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 21 May 2015 22:31:24 +0000
  ...The Waterboxers need the bypass in the filter whereas the > inline motors have it in the filter flange. Looking at the filter the oil...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome? ... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 25 May 2018 18:46:54 -0400
  ...cap and rotor > - new air filter > - new fuel filter > - 02 sensor is one year old (about 6K miles) > - timing checked and in order > - throttle...
• Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 17:58:32 -0700
  Not long ago I queried the list about the oil filter-incorporated Oil/coolant cooler that many VW seem to have. My old 1...
• Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:21:55 -0700
  ...Mercedes-Benz&autoModel=CLK320&autoYear=1998&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterBrand=All&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All > -- Beverley Anne de Villiers April 20, 1930...
• Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 1 May 2008 19:44:26 -0700
  ...Still a little mystery to how the plumbing to air filter box will work, so every bit helps. Neil. On Thu, May 1, 2008...
• Free Syncro brake parts, misc.
  Historical mailing list - Ron
  Sat, 10 May 2014 13:43:06 -0700
  ...Also have a Vanagon air filter housing. The filter housing has the air measuring thingamabob, Bosch 025 906 301C / 0 280 202 079 attached...
• Re: loud fuel pump.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 28 Feb 2002 06:10:02 -0500
  ...Would this kind of blockage make the fuel filter work harder, >hence run louder? It has the setup with the silver cannister filter >before...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 07:53:17 -0500
  ...How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But..... > > > My 83 Air Cooled has passed every exhaust gas emissions test > without the > > square...
• Re: List Vendors ignoring people
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 18 Dec 2004 15:04:13 +1300
  ...Looks like some like Weddle don't use filters and are buried under piles of electronic crap; others may use filters which grab all...
• Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:39:14 -0500
  Hi Rob, Fuel filter is as new as the new pump. Filter is the large metal cylinder downstream from the pump. I just filled...
• Re: Leakin' oil
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 13:27:58 -0700
  ...Time invested in repair? Maybe 12 seconds. >Problem? Oil filter unscrewed and was nearly ready to fall off! > >D'oh!! I check the tightness...
• Re: Oil light : on-off-on-off - - -
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:50:46 -0500
  ...What weight oil is in the engine and what >make filter? You should be running 20/50 weight oil (for standard oil) or >15...
• She's runninlike #$@@!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 18:15:31 EDT
  ...square fuel filter,Plugs cap rotor, air filter, all except the sink and refridgerator and it still runs sluggish at low rpm. and the...
• Re: Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 23 May 2002 21:01:22 -0400
  ...http://www.vanagon.com/problems/ Make sure you're driving 20W50 oil and a genuine VW (rebadged Mann or Mahle) filter. The Bus Depot...
• Oil Leak Question
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hubbard
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 07:40:49 -0800
  ...The leak is coming from the back of the engine, just left of center line and drips down by the oil filter. The filter...
• tough running after gas tank R&R
  Historical mailing list - mykarmann
  Sun, 25 Jan 2004 09:08:12 -0500
  ...Replaced both fuel filters and it ran perfect for 3 days now at highway speeds is surges and bucks. It will idle perfect while...
• Re: Oil Light Question
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 07:58:54 -0700
  ...I had the local loser garage change my oil once and they knocked it loose, probably while changing the filter. Scared the crap out...
• Re: html text filtering
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 23:52:19 -0700
  Yeah! BAN HTML in E-Mail!!!!! Thems ma thinks, TBerk
• Re: rear drivers side upper exhaust nut removal?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 20:42:49 -0500
  Maybe take the oil filter off.