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• Re: STP Gas Treatment
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 06:20:31 -0500
  ...STP Gas Treatment Dave: I have looked for a good reason not to run premium gasoline, but I can't seem to find any...
• more vanagon smells - gasoline this time
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Wed, 7 Apr 2004 19:32:30 -0400
  ...Every time I fill my gas tank, the inside of my van smells horribly of gasoline for about ten minutes, till it airs out...
• Re: Gasket ID?
  Historical mailing list - The Old Volks Home
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 14:23:53 -0700
  At 03:29 PM 10/7/02 -0500, Birkenfeld Jeff wrote: >Andrew writes: >I need new gaskets for the ATF pan(4 bolts), the...
• replace gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Olson
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:07:04 -0600
  http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1982-1985-Volkswagen-Vanagon-Fuel-Gas-Tank-New_W0QQitemZ8055060123QQcategoryZ33556QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251201075AE I'm going...
• Old Gas?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:09:21 -0700
  My van has been sitting for almost a year with a full tank of gas. I did NOT put any gas stabilizer in the...
• 1982 throttle body gasket PN?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 16 May 2007 09:40:13 -0400
  Hello, Can anyone tell me the PN for the throttle body gasket on an air cooled 1982 Westy? This is the gasket that goes...
• Gas tanks 83.5 and 85
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:07:32 -0800
  Is the gas tank interchangable on the 93.5 through 85? Is there only one size gas tank? William
• Re: Gasoline War ! ! refineries / different gases / Vanagons & gas
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:04:14 -0500
  ...So each major brand has some refineries that make base level gas, which they use and sell to other brands and base gas users...
• Re: Fire Talk - Campers
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Aug 2004 15:48:36 -0700
  Yes, once it is lit the fridge flame stays on until the gas on/off knob is turned to 'gas off'. Flipping the rocker...
• Gas question, seriously folks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 13:36:09 -0500
  Hi listers, I have a few gas related questions. I've been told by most folks that using regular in my van is the...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:29:10 -0800
  ...3 gas tanks > > A Vanagon does not have 3 gas tanks. It has a gas tank and two plastic > fuel expansion tanks. > > On Mon...
• WATERCOOLED in4CyL GASKETS
  Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 13:21:41 -0400
  JUST A QUICK SURVEY , I NEED TO KNOW IF THE GASKETS ON A 4 CYL R/J/S GAS ENGINE AND DIESEL ARE THE...
• Re: � � � Any advice about su gar in the gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:53:13 EDT
  ...The water will separate from the gas, and you can put the gas back in (which won't have the sugar anymore.
• For those that refuse to buy $800 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:25:47 -0700
  "Eastwoood" gas tank sealer: http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0101.exe "POR-15" Gas tank sealer: http://www.easycarts.net/ecarts/PermanentRestorationProducts/FUEL...
• Re: Gas in Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  2 Jul 1996 13:21:38 -0700
  ...does anyone remember the story about how you can make "emergency diesel fuel" from gasoline mixed with motor oil?? i recall one of the...
• Re: "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:19:39 -0700
  Did you take it apart yet or peal the Right Stuff off the old gasket. ? it should come off just fine. I use it...
• Re: "Spare" Vanagon gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:07:33 -0600
  ...for years without a gas cap as it has that metal >over gas inlet hole..... > >Does not having gas cap affect (1) mileage and...
• 1982 air cooled vanagon intake gasket
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:19:18 -0700
  I found a vaccuum leak in the manifold gasket on my 1982 air cooled vanagon westy. The current gasket arrangement is one thick heat...
• Re: Intake gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 27 Oct 2004 11:38:28 -0700
  Thick Style gasket /block(s) are for the fuel injected models for the air intake tubes/manifolds. The thin gaskets are for intake manifolds...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:19:06 -0230
  ...Less total gas, that is - if you get better gas mileage and then drive more because you spend less per mile on gas, you...
• weird gasoline phenomenon
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:39:57 -0230
  ...Matilda has a gasoline leak. Dripping from the hose the runs from the gas tank to the fuel filter. She's going to my...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 12:41:51 -0800
  you're right about our current ethanol gas .. it does have water absorbing properties they way we get it, as far as I know...
• Re: Dometic door gasket availability
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:21:05 8
  ...Dometic door gasket availability > Help! We need a new door gasket on our fridge ('85) and were told by > someone at the Dometic 800...
• Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 6 May 2003 16:31:06 -0700
  Where did you get a gas tank for only $169. My previous owner spent $495 plus labor to install a VW dealer vanagon gas...
• Re: gas tanks FS...Re: Where to buy a replacement gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:24:35 -0700
  On 8/6/08, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > > <i have some really nice 2wd vanagon gas tanks for sale.. not rusted, not...
• Re: Repeat post:
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:12:53 -0500
  ...Green gasket on top of the cylinder - keeps >>> combustion gases out of water jacket. >>> 3. Metal gasket on top of the cylinder - also keeps...
• Re: Running on Tap Water (was Re: Attention California Vanagonites)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:03:31 -0400
  ...The gasifier is quite >self-regulating in that respect -- when the engine demands more gas, it >has more >vacuum, thus the gasifier creates more...
• Local gas price Info
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sat, 15 Oct 2005 11:53:48 -0700
  Volks, A pretty useful tool for these days of high gas cost. Plug in your zip code and it tells you which gas stations...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 25 May 2008 11:11:56 -0700
  Draining the gas tank to change it. This is a 1984 with the filter before the pump. I hooked up a hose to the...
• Re: Cheap emergency gas can for INSIDE your van (Was: Mercedes gas can for spare tire)
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 07:54:09 -0800
  Hey Michael, Your weblink says that Coleman fuel is less volatile than white gas or unleaded, so wouldn't it be acceptable in a...
• Q:Gasoline shelf life?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Tue, 06 Feb 96 07:53:00 PST
  How old is too old for gasoline? Will a good fuel conditioners slow the inevitable metamorphosis from gas to varnish? mikej@printrak.com
• Re: exhaust gasket question 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:42:51 -0400
  David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes: > Is it a good/bad idea to make your own exhaust gasket using sheet > copper available from hardware...
• Re: Alternative to locking gas cap?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:09:08 -0400
  ...Alternative to locking gas cap? .... my gas cap key IS my ignition key. I've tried but the key won't fit into the...
• Re: gas tank construction
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Feb 2021 09:52:35 -0800
  hi Mark, gas tank on a 2WD vanagon are made from steel. gas tank on a 4WD/Syncro vanagon are made from plastic. On...
• Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Cebula
  Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:58:28 -0700
  I removed my gas tank today to replace all of the gaskets and fuel hoses and�I broke the fitting that connects the gas...
• Re: ran out of Gas...
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:29:56 -0800
  Regarding using drink containers to carry gas ... might be a problem in states where you cannot pump your own gas. I doubt they will...
• P-Trap/Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Channell, Ralph
  Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:39:40 -0800
  ...The P-trap snapped off where the flat screw meets the gasket. I can't seem to break the seal on the gasket/sink...
• gas leak, type 2 or 4
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 07:45:41 EDT
  hello all, whenever i fill my 1980 westy completely up with gas (the gas tank you wise guys) i get a strong smell of...
• Re: Propane power...anyone know about that?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:18:41 -0500
  Don, LPG and natural gas are definitely different things. LPG, or propane (I suppose there is propane that isn't LPG, but I don...
• Dead ly Serious Fun with Gasoline
  Historical mailing list
  17 Jun 97 07:04:49 PDT
  ...Took me until Tuesday! On the subject of gasoline, I saw a notice at one of my local gas stations that, while not of...
• Gasoline-like odour inside van!
  Historical mailing list - Rey Wood
  Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:46:20 -0500
  Whenever I leave the van sitting for a few hours, there is a distinct gas-like smell on the inside. I have disconnected and...
• Ear Gas...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 11:18:35 EDT
  Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this earlier, whilst pulling the engine out of Foo (and draining all the gas out of the tank...
• Vanagondalism
  Historical mailing list - RP
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:45:10 -0800
  I have been getting lousy gas mileage on the last tankful, and went to fill up today. I noticed that my locking gas cap...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:32:17 -0400 (EDT)
  On Mon, 23 Sep 1996, kenneth d lewis wrote: > David; > If your "head gasket" was leaking you would have no external > indication. The head...
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 10:42:33 -0700
  ...I drained out all of the gas that would come out of the tank nozzle (simulating running out of gas). There was still plenty...
• Re: Was: dead cat kills van- What About Bad Gas
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:05:26 -0400
  Hi Scott, Wikipedia reads as follows: "Motor gasoline may be stored up to 60 days in an approved container. If it is to be...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 10:00:40 -0800
  ...Gasoline Ignition What hasn't been mentioned in this entire thread is that gasoline or gasoline vapors will only ignite at a critical mix...
• Re: California Gas Price Complaint Form
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:51:17 PDT
  ...California Gas Price Complaint Form >Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 04:20:23 -0700 > >Subject: gas prices >Please forward to the folks in your...
• Re: Propane fired airconditioning
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:02:12 -0700
  > Propane has a much higher risk factor than gasoline due to it being a > vapor > at ambient temps and its extremely wide flammability range...
• Fw: losing power
  Historical mailing list - pierre a. lachance
  Sat, 30 Dec 2000 09:35:06 -0500
  ...losing power > > there are many reasons, but you might just have water in your gas... > > carry a few bottles of gas anti-freeze, never...
• "A" head gasket needed
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 10 Oct 2013 23:13:50 -0400
  I am in need of a single rubber head gasket, without buying the full kit again. I just replaced the heads on an engine...
• Re: Gas consumption higher in winter?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:10:20 -0600
  ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > You are correct ! > oh ..you're getting 'real gas' ..is it premium ? > That's what the non...
• Gas heater question.
  Historical mailing list - GAK
  Sun, 7 Apr 1996 22:23:03 -0400 (EDT)
  I was wondering if it was possible to use a gas heater without the stock heater boxes in place. The van I looked at...
• Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Sat, 20 Jul 1996 19:13:16 -0400
  ...converter, and it came with one regular gasket and one metal doughnut gasket. Is this right? The bentley shows two regular gaskets. It looks...
• Re: oversize gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sun, 26 May 2002 12:59:26 -0500
  A replacement gas tank runs about $170 from the vendors, yet the Winkler gas tank is $759!!!! why in the world does some extra...
• gas leaking when tank full
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:51:34 -0700
  when the gas-station nozzle stops pumping gas automatically because my tank is full, about a quart of gas immediately leaks copiously onto the...
• How to save gas
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:58:20 -0600
  Here is a good article about saving gas. http://gizmodo.com/#!5778990/how-to-save-money-on-gas-with-apps Tom www.towercooler.com
• Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:15:00 -0500
  Go with 50/50 mix of fresh gas/old gas and it'll run fine. Mike B.
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 13:17:09 -0500
  ...I drained out all of the gas that would come out of the tank nozzle (simulating running out of gas). There was still plenty...
• Re: Need advice for head gasket leak
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Tue, 24 Sep 1996 12:18:23 -0400
  ...Though technically not a traditional head > gasket, what most folks are referring to are the large odd-shaped rubber > gaskets which ARE visible externally...