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  • Re: saved by the flashing led, long, boring....
    Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
    Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:02:34 -0600
    > A short time later he was back on the road and returned to > the campground with one of those "You ain't gonna believe...
  • Re: plastic coolant return line reroute
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:45:45 -0800
    ...other day and had a stick knock the return line off where it meets the hose in the area you talk about. I have...
  • Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
    Historical mailing list - don spence
    Sun, 24 May 2015 18:58:41 -0600
    ...Checked flow again at the pressure regulator return outlet. No flow. Removed the input hose from the T connector and ran the pump again...
  • Re: oil cooler
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Thu, 3 Apr 2014 12:39:41 -0400
    ...Yes, during oil change oil will drain via return hose with a thermostatic plate. It's no messier than a normal change. Drain crankcase...
  • Re: Testing fuel delivery results, one oddity
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:40:17 -0700
    ...make sure there is vacuum on that hose of course, but Fuel Pressure must go up some when you disconnect the vac hose to...
  • eurovan alert
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 26 Apr 1996 14:27:15 -0400 (EDT)
    ...The hose part # is: 701819 and can be located right of center,behind the engine, against the firewall where it is beside the return...
  • Re: Purpose of "Voltage Stabilizer" in Instrument cluster? Now IR thermometers....
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:20:37 -0400
    You're correct in assuming that the rubber hose temp would be something less than the temp of the coolant flowing through it. The...
  • Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
    Historical mailing list - John Anderson
    Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:52:43 -0400
    ...You can start the van >and let it pick up the fuel and then quickly unplug your mity vac and hook >the return hose...
  • master and slave
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
    Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:48:51 -0800
    Frank Condelli writes: >> "Take the old hose to a farm supply repair shop that >> deals in hydraulics. They will be able to repair >>your...
  • Re: 2.1 to 1.9 oil cooler retrofit design Q (longish)
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:23:44 -0500
    ...Then, install a tee in the hose from the bleeder valve to the heater return pipe to use as the return. The 2.1...
  • Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:06:42 -0400
    ...rear heater blowout - stranded > > Ok, if I have a pipe running between the two hoses, it just returns > hot coolant to the engine. Understood...
  • EV Fuel Line Leak Warning......
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 7 Dec 1997 18:34:53 -0500
    ...Replace the clamps with new screw type clamps doing the hoses on the brass fittings first...then put the last hose and clamp on...
  • Re: bus stuff
    Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
    16 Apr 96 19:34:22 EDT
    ...There is a small hose (about 3/4-1" diameter) attached to the top of the gas tank (some kind of return hose or...
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:19:22 -0700
    ...It's connected on each end with a short piece of hose and those stupid metal crimp bands that loosen as the rubber hose...
  • Re: location of fuel filter 85 vanagon
    Historical mailing list - BILL
    Tue, 2 Jun 1998 19:48:21 -0600
    ...VIEW > > +-------------+ > > | spare | front pasanger side > > | tire | > > | | +-----+ | | > > | | | gas | | | > > | | tank| | > > | +-----+ | > > | | | | return hose is on drivers side > > | | +--+ | supply hose is on passenger side > > | | | % > > | | # % fuel pump The percent...
  • Re: help identifying send/return in '85 at cooling system
    Historical mailing list - Mike South
    Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:53:38 -0600
    ...slightly offset. > the cooled return comes from the BOTTOM of the rad. in the engine bay the > lower hose along the firewall is the...
  • coolant pipes
    Historical mailing list - bob bob
    Sat, 5 May 2007 18:30:20 -0700
    ...for "forward" or "return". that makes sense so i know which two go together, and which pipe connects to which hoses, but it seems...
  • Re: How to do a coolant flush? 2.1L Auto 88
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:11:00 -0400
    I usually attack it from the other end by disconnecting the hoses at the radiator and running a garden hose into the return pipe...
  • Re: Coolant hose replacement
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:24:00 -0400
    Greg, Darrell Boehler <midwesty@midwest.net> compiled a Napa to VW coolant hose conversion: http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon-to-Napa-part-conversion108.htm...
  • Re: Advice on Leak in Fuel Return Line
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Mon, 19 Nov 2018 06:34:55 -0500
    ...replace the ENTIRE > return line. (The fuel supply line, filter, pump, and pressure > regulator were replaced.) > > I loosened the hose clamp and pulled the...
  • Re: hose connections @ front heater core
    Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
    Mon, 8 Jun 2015 14:13:57 -0400
    ...http://www.vanagain.com/shop/front-heater-core-hose-feed-vanagon/ http://www.vanagain.com/shop/front-heater-core-hose-return-vanagon/ Ken Wilford...
  • Re: power steering leak '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile, 2.1 waterboxer
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Berg
    Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:31:06 -0500
    ...wrote: > If it's just the hydraulic hose and not something worse....I know the return > line can be easily replaced and can be...
  • Re: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:11:24 -0700
    ...You pull the fuel return line from the fuel pressure regulator. Attach a length of hose, any kind, no clamp, to the fitting on...
  • Re: Inserting Terry K heater shutoff valve
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 1 Aug 2007 11:43:57 -0600
    ...the > heater feed and return hoses, one of which already has a coupler in it > with a couple of hose clamps on it, the...
  • Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
    Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:22:40 -0700
    ...hoses to the heater, it maximizes coolant flow up to the radiator.� If you use a "pipe" to connect the hoses, it just returns...
  • Re: A/C hose
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Mon, 19 May 2014 00:06:38 -0700
    ...The hose looks newish compared to the return line from the front condenser. What are > my options here? If I have to make a...
  • Re: Rear Vanagon Removal
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Wed, 2 Mar 2011 12:37:29 -0500
    ...thing -- shunts the coolant from >the delivery hose through the rear heater to the return hose. The valve when full open has a crescent...
  • Re: Fuel flow issue 83.5 1.9 WBX
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Mon, 25 May 2015 10:08:19 -0700
    ...Checked flow again at the pressure regulator return outlet. No flow. Removed the input hose from the T connector and ran the pump again...
  • Re: can I start/run eng. w/o MAS/air cleaner assemb?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:36:39 -0800
    ...bypassed it, but it came in the kit), everything except the return hose from the FPR. Now the moment of truth. I need to...
  • Re: AC High Side - line leak - rubber hose
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:07:30 -0400
    ...Replacing one hose is a good idea. Your old fittings on either end will be reused. Your new hose will be a barrier hose...
  • Re: ## changing 1990 2.1L waterleaker oil cooler hoses in situ
    Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:20:49 -0700
    --- Laurence Smith <laurence@alanasmith.com> wrote: > Last month on my 1990 I changed the water pump, the > 2 small hoses to > the oil cooler...
  • Re: mystery hose disconnected
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 4 Nov 2002 11:55:06 -0600
    ...The other hose comes off the same tank and returns to the engine compartment, where it is not connected. The tank, standing vertically, is...
  • Re: Balls O' Fire ! !
    Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
    Fri, 24 May 1996 20:48:34 -0400 (EDT)
    ...Is VW's externally reinforced hose suitable for the high pressure of fuel injection? I've used it on the return line but have...
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:31:41 -0700
    ...return side. It's a PITA to reach from underneath, but I'll save the $40. It's this plastic hose to rubber hose...
  • Re: Condenser Compatibility?
    Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
    Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:10:27 -0800
    ...You need to at least modify hoses and hose > end fittings for both supply and return. If you're going to change hose > fittings...
  • Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] On Oil Coolers, Cooling System Design and Engine Life
    Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
    Fri, 19 Nov 2004 22:25:41 EST
    ...any reason not to reroute the lower oil cooler hose to the heater > return to the waterpump? > $$$ Could have an air bubble trapping impact...
  • Re: THANKS - Report (brakes)
    Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
    Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:00:34 -0400
    ...Maybe a caliper/rotor upgrade?? Don't overlook the fact that brake hoses deteriorate on the insides and may have closed up to the...
  • Re: old, old gas Q?
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:22:41 -0700
    ...old, old gas Q? > >> Wouldn't a possible solution be: >> >> * Disconnect the supply, drain tank. >> * Disconnect the return from the tank, point hose into...
  • Re: Re-priming diesel fuel pump:correct procedure?
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 4 Apr 2000 19:25:03 EDT
    ...You can start the van and let it pick up the fuel and then quickly unplug your mity vac and hook the return hose...
  • Re: [NVC] need help finding a Jeep part
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:37 -0700
    ...My son's 1995 Cherokee needs a replacement > power steering return hose. I could use a little help figuring out what > hose I need...
  • Re: Mystery plug on Water pump.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:37:28 -0400
    ...hose connection for the oil cooler return. Some pumps have a non removable hose bib, yours has a threaded hole for either a hose...
  • Re: Where do I get a hose clamp removal tool?
    Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
    Sun, 3 Apr 2005 03:37:21 -0400
    ...Didn't work at all on any of the clamps larger than the heater-hoses. Returned them for the small sized straight type. Worked...
  • Re: Gerry Skerbitz's fuel pump problems
    Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
    Tue, 13 Aug 1996 20:44:04 -0500 (CDT)
    ...by pinching the hose, bubbles began appearing. Before you blame my "new" Bosch fuel pump, I had bubbles in the return line when I...
  • Re: cold start problem
    Historical mailing list
    Tue, 30 May 2000 12:54:46 EDT
    ...Also check your small, rubber return hoses between the injectors as these can leak and cause a hard cold start (they allow the fuel...
  • > thermostat housing question...
    Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
    Mon, 13 Aug 2001 14:32:41 -0600
    ...a GL? i recently put an '86 syncro engine in my '90 GL and am finding that the elbow coolant hose from the thermostat...
  • Re: rear heater blowout - stranded
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:42:57 -0700
    ...If you use a "pipe" to connect >> the hoses, it just returns hot coolant back to the engine. I'm not sure >> which is...
  • Re: Tweak yer heater output!
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sat, 16 Nov 2002 20:11:25 -0600
    ...com/Vanagon/Vanagon_Notes.html#heater > I didn't do the return hose, it seemed a little superfluous > > Note to the adventurous: this is...
  • Re: PS Hose kit - a tale corrected
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:57:30 -0600
    ...Unfortunately, I used Frank's instructions, which calls for a longer return hose, but I had Ken's hose...well...in my hand (oh...
  • Re: Hot Foot well
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Thu, 1 Jul 2021 13:53:15 -0500
    ...Minor point, just to make it a little easier – > > That valve is inline in one of those hoses, the return I think. I don...
  • Re: power steering reservoir
    Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
    Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:45:13 -0700
    ...I was wrestling with a leaking power steering hose this morning and > bumped the return line to the reservoir and the reservoir cracked. > I...
  • Re: Flush & Fill & Fan Switch questions
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:58:29 -0400
    ...up the housing) and then remove a few return hoses and put a water hose into the reservoir and let the engine run till...
  • Re: Coolant tank -- how full is FULL
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:28:23 -0700
    ...Filled to overflowing -- above the > bleed return hose fitting (2.1)? > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...
  • Re: Fuel pressure measurement device
    Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
    Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:57:45 -0500
    ...Our town's hose shop has guages for less than $10. Get a foot or so of high pressure hose while your there, 5...
  • Re: Leaking Rear Heater
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:51:08 -0600
    ...rear heater core. > > I would like to remove the core and just connect the hoses together. > > What if the ID of the hoses that...
  • Re: pinch the fuel line?
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
    Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:54 -0700
    ...On fuel lines (if thinking ahead) I would probably clamp down on scraps of wood to clamp the hose instead of clamping the hose...
  • Re: Coolant hoses?
    Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
    Thu, 21 Mar 2002 17:29:33 EST
    ...Also, two other connections on the supply and return pipes serve to bleed the air from this loop in the system. These hoses have...
  • Partial Power Steering
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Sat, 6 Jun 2020 10:05:22 -0600
    My DailyDriver > 90Westy+EJ25 BelowDeck has developed an Odd Issue ~ Sometime during a return from SantaFe,NM to ABQ via I25 a few days...
  • Re: cooling system hose clamps
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:24:05 +0000
    At Autozone, you can get a pressurizing kit for free; you "buy" it with your credit card, but then have 90 days to return...
  • Re: Returned mail: User unknown(Peter...)
    Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
    Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:50:43 -0400
    ...inside diameter hose? Nice job again. Rich >From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com> >To: <rbias@hotmail.com> >Subject: Returned mail: User unknown...
  • Need "obsolete" and rare bleeder for 83.5
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
    Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:32:17 EDT
    ...it connects both large diameter hoses (input and output for lack of a better term--flow and return?) to the crossover metal pipe and...