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• Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:27:38 -0700
  ...plumbed in the coolant lines to the top of the oil filter, the > oil/coolant heat exchanger deal. It brought my oil temp down...
• What does an Air flow meter do?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 20:24:23 -0800
  ...bad?? I'm already going to replace the fuel filter and the air filter. any help would be appreciated. Can you tell I'm...
• 3 questions: starter/ignition switch/temp warning light
  Historical mailing list - K G Gilbert
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:48:06 EDT
  ...Recent changes include plugs/fuel and air filters/dist. cap and rotor/and starter - which required disassembly of air filter housing and throttle body...
• Oil
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:35:55 -0700
  ...I used Castrol synthetic blend10-40w and a fram filter. It's what I could find on short notice here in Bend. Now I...
• Subject: Re: Syncro Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 15:05:42 -0500 (CDT)
  >From drew@interport.net Thu Apr 20 14:25:11 1995
• Re: (Fuel filter) What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Nov 1996 12:32:29 -0500
  ...increases the hero feeling) I've got the same wierd two filter set up on my 83.5 westie. If you look at the...
• 1.9 turbo diesel oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:16:44 -0400
  ...Does the wrong filter make pressure low or high? Any guidance would be appreciated. The background info -engine is a low mileage turbo diesel...
• Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:18:49 -0400
  I did not know that about that kind of filter. I didn't run the number of this Purolator filter but I know Purolator...
• Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:08:23 -0700
  ...I know it can be a bit messy but if you measure the pressure between the pump and filter that will tell you if...
• Volks-Motorsports & Syncro air filter
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 10:04:21 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...I called him Friday afternoon to order some bumper end caps and the super-special Syncro air filter, and a box was on my...
• Re: Oil change intervals, fuel milage increased!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 02:24:55 EDT
  ...All mechanics that service cars say that oil should be changed every 3500 miles together with the oil filter. Is this simply providing more...
• Rusty Gas Tank. Help!
  Historical mailing list - Ray Nemo
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 23:44:12 EST
  ...The rust clogged my fuel filter which made the fuel pump whine alot. (I thought the pump was bad and almost replaced that $180...
• Re: Questions about Diesels
  Historical mailing list - Michael J. Sullivan
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 13:24:44 -0400
  Dear Sean, There is an oil filter that I saw on a Passat TDI that the owner insists will enable the oil to last...
• Re: Oil Level Again
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 18:43:34 -0400
  ...I like the larger filter idea. Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86 Crewcab,60 356 http://Neksiwel.20m.com/ On Mon, 18...
• Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 4 May 2001 22:14:33 EDT
  ...Since I enjoy the mess, aggravation and ultimately peace of mind, I change the filter when I change the fluid -- it's fairly cheap...
• maintenance interval
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 22 Aug 2004 08:56:38 -0400
  ...i was in the process of R/R the fuel filter and all the fuel lines due to age. (BTW how do you get...
• Re: K & N Air Filter
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 22 Jun 2005 05:51:43 EDT
  ...NAPA/UAP sells the K&N filters locally but when I asked for one for my vanagon they said they didn't have any...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 09:07:09 -0700
  ...Removing the > >oil filter did not reveal any obvious splits in filter. Filter still > >full of oil. Dipping my finger into filter, the oil...
• Posting from multiple addresses --- LONG
  Historical mailing list - Holly and Chris Mills
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 11:26:01 -0500
  ...One more idea - I have spent the past couple years adding filters to sort my mail. The basic idea is each message gets filtered...
• Re: Oil analysis on worn engine
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 17:48:03 -0500
  The silicon tells me that you have dirty air leaking past the air filter. The last time I saw silicon numbers this high was...
• Re: .. Diesel problems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 07 Apr 1997 15:38:37 -0400
  ...Did you check at the >fuel filter, possibly the small brass screw that is loosened when you >drain water out the bottom of the...
• Re: Downside to EV ownership [F]
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Aug 1997 19:48:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...dealer has these cupons and will do it for $16 including filter...I drop off the EV with a case of Mobil1...and tell...
• Re: Cookie Recipe - Friday
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 20 Feb 1999 00:38:21 -0500
  ...I don't understand your reference to only finger-tightening oil filters!!! My source in Dusseldorf has informed me that it is imperative to...
• TD Air Filters??
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Wed, 8 Mar 2000 09:31:48 -0500
  Those of you with Turbo Diesels, where are you getting your deep-pleated (turbo) air filters (and what brand/cost)? I am able to...
• Re: What tools do you carry in your Bus on a daily basis?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 16:49:22 -0700
  . So i pulled off the air filter > and proceeded to drop the air-filter bolt down the carb! Woops. I didn't > have any...
• Re: Travel necessities-Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Sibley
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 11:49:33 EDT
  ...when you change the filter too, but 4.2 quarts if you just change the oil and leave the filter in place. also, my...
• Lettin the van run dry
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:04:39 -0800
  I need to do an oil/filter/gasket(oil neck) change on my 1.6 83 diesel. As I�m going to be out...
• Re: oil pump failure? please help...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 20 May 2019 14:28:38 -0700
  All I can suggest Dan, is to try using a different oil filter. Hopefully it is something as simple as a defective filter. -Mark...
• Re: YIKE! Lost 3 qts oil... [follow-up]
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:16:39 -0700
  ...Removing the > >oil filter did not reveal any obvious splits in filter. Filter still > >full of oil. Dipping my finger into filter, the oil...
• Re: Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - William Carden
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 22:47:06 -0400
  ...I got some new breaded hose's, and one square filter and the round filter. Removed the old, drop the fuel pump and taped...
• Creek crossing (rainy day) blues
  Historical mailing list - James Flanigan
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:21:52 -0500
  ...Replaced the filter and ran like new. I spent the next several months replacing fuel filters on a regular basis until I located the...
• Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:45:21 -0500
  ...Go for the AEM dryflow, paperlike filtering performance, good flow, much easier to clean, and no chance of over oiling for us hot wire...
• Re: Oil leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:30:51 -0800
  ...Actually the thing that the >> oil filter (flange) >> > just >> > above the filter is where it's dripping. I am in >> hopes it's only...
• Re: Draining Fluid From the Fuel Filter
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Jul 2004 18:58:43 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Dennis Haynes wrote: >The need to drain water from the filter/separator depends on the quality >of the...
• filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
  Historical mailing list - Peter Johnson
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:22:14 -0800
  ...The solution to this problem is to filter out (delete) potential offensive material before it is read by using filtering criteria features that many...
• Re: i can hear my fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - nick greenaway
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 14:34:49 -0700
  so its not an involved process getting to and pulling one ? i was at autozone asking about fuel filters, and they have one for...
• Re: Choked starting?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:42:51 -0500
  Turns out the hose from air filter to throttle body ?? Was off and once I put it back on and sea foamed the linkage...
• Fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:21:10 +0200
  ...Got the gas tank out, cleaned, replaced seals and some rotten gas lines to the overflow tanks and a new gas filter. Tank mounted...
• Re: FS: Syncro Air Filters.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:37:28 -0700
  ...Knoll <anasasi@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Er ah, thats EACH or per filter shipping can be combined or I can > deliver with 40 miles of...
• RE: EV oil change
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 03 May 1996 10:47:31 -0400
  ...My dealer sends out the cupon things for oil changes = including VW filter for $14.95..hell if they are willing to do it...
• Re: Air Filters Diferences
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Wed, 02 Apr 1997 11:12:54 -0600
  Hi, Just my 2cents, but I recently bought a Purolator air filter for $8 at Pep Boys for my 87 van. A lot depends...
• Re: Daily First Start Hard
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 22 May 2003 07:59:42 -0400
  ...Turned out that the fuel filter was leaking. A lot. But fuel evaporates really fast so there was no puddle. The fuel leak depressurized...
• Re: thoughts about fuel filters etc
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 7 Jul 2004 13:40:32 -0400
  ...what I am trying to say is that the fluid and filter changes >are cheap insurance but less glamourous than say, a satellite radio...
• Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:10:06 -0500
  Anyone ever hear of these, or use one on their vanagon? Performance? Thanks, John
• Re: Baldwin oil filters
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:53:28 -0700
  *"Adds at least 40 hp."* wow.. a Turbo effect for almost free... hehe ... :-)
• Coolant filter
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:16:09 -0400
  Take a look, I saw this on Jay Leno's Garage. http://www.autocoolantfilter.com/
• don't read...testing outlook filters
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Thu, 13 Feb 2003 12:36:11 -0600
  sorry!!! didn't know of any other way to do this.
• Re: virus filtering?? NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jim
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 08:18:39 -0700
  Here's a solution: <http://www.fbsclothing.com/pages/5/index.htm> giggle....
• oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:19:14 -0400
  ...Same thing with the oil filter. A high restriction filter will let less oil by and into the engine. The factory filter seems to...
• Re: Where is the rat??
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:26:58 -0700
  ...Where is the rat?? > Look inside the air filter box and behind the black panel behind the > right tailight (vanagon content) > > We had a...
• Re: Water Filtration vs Water Purification
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:51:36 -0800
  ...When in doubt, the external filter you attach to the hose is a great idea anyway. I like the onboard filter . It only cost...
• Re: Fuel Pump to Canister Filter Fuel Hose Size?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:00:06 -0700
  ...I want to replace that short piece > of fuel line between the pump & filter and secure it with proper fuel line > clamps. OD & ID...
• Fuel pressure regulator
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 17:22:18 EST
  I disconnected from the fuel filter (the large metal filter between the pump and the injectors) the hose which connects the filter to the...
• How many fuel pumps does a Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater have?
  Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
  Sun, 19 Nov 2000 18:18:59 -0500
  ...The pump is located on the passenger side, off of the main fuel line before it hits the main fuel filter for the engine...
• Re: ARG! HELP! fuel pump problems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:44:04 -0500
  I have the metal filter after the tank, and the fuel tank is brand new, so I wouldn't think that contamination would be...
• Re: Oil Filters
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:38:54 -0600
  ...tom On 9 Jul 2003 at 12:15, Steve Russell wrote: > Hi Volks, > I've normally been using Bosch oil filters in our 84...
• Re: if not one thing its another, fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - Paul A Rogers
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 07:03:48 -0700
  ...A clogged filter or restriction from the tank will over stress a pump and kill it fast. Verify a clean filter and free gravity...
• Re: Power Steering reservoir filter question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:36:47 -0500
  ...But apparently my mechanic could then not get the filter out. So I'm hoping someone can give me directions on how to remove...
• Re: See The Inside Of Your Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:29:48 -0500
  ...And there were cardboard >fibers plugging not only the filters but all the way out to the fuel pump >and fuel filter. > >Lesson here...
• coolant off the oil filter
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Elia
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 09:23:46 -0400
  ...Dry or wet? Any drops on the oil filter? -Start the engine and run back to look underneath again at the pump and oil...