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• Re: Water for anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - Remco deJong
  Wed, 8 Oct 1997 20:28:18 -0400
  ...It's the water! > > Eric 86-VW4x4 >> > > Better not forget to add your phosphate free anti-freeze to that > water!!!! > > By the way, has...
• Hot Water Coil rpt.
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 30 Nov 1997 21:51:35 -0800
  ...the water in the water tank was kept at a constant 103 degrees with the fully automatic system. observations: i am going to tap...
• Water pipe thermostat to waterpump R/R
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:57:55 -0500
  Anyone replace the metal water pipe that goes from the thermostat to the water pump. Looks like a pin hole leak just 2 days...
• Re: Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank?
  Historical mailing list - vt
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:50:17 -0500
  ...Ideas for lifting water into the Westy water tank? Putting on my gearhead hat again. We don't camp in places that have hookups...
• Re: Water (sink) pump & City Water Hook-up
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 17 May 2002 13:44:41 -0400
  ...Water (sink) pump & City Water Hook-up In going over everything on my new Vanagon, I have discovered a problem with using the tank...
• Re: Water hose
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 28 Dec 2000 12:39:54 -0800
  I am in need of a new water hose that connects the water tank to the inlet. Does anyone have a tip on where...
• Re: Living in a van
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 May 2002 08:52:27 -0500
  ...The waste > water > >filters through the soil back to the water table. If you put your > >food waste (and worse!) directly into the water...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 13 Feb 2005 22:54:32 -0500
  Where I work we make de-ionized water for our products. It does a number on Stainless steel pipe. Especially when heated. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Irick
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:27:45 -0800
  > " Distilled or deionized water is very aggressive Water "wants" to > contain minerals and distilled water will attack cast iron and aluminum far > more aggressively...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Wed, 18 May 2011 10:42:03 -0700
  ...That said, if I'm low on drinking water, tank water >> is boiled for coffee or tea. Otherwise, it's for dishes and brushing...
• Re: No real VC, water tank question
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Sun, 14 Jul 2002 16:01:26 -0400
  ...Be sure to put plumber's anti freeze down the drain in winter or the freezing water will crack the water trap. M On...
• how cold is too cold
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:09:39 -0600
  so far as water in the water tank and lines on a VW camper? For winter, I normally just drain them, and for winter...
• Re: Air Cooled or Water Cooled
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 20 Apr 2002 17:26:34 -0400
  ...Air Cooled or Water Cooled >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >>how can i tell if my 83 van is a water-cooled or a...
• Rocky Mountain Motorworks sale -- need a water pump?
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:31:26 -0800
  ...Saw the water pump and thought it might be a good deal for your water-logged folks. No commercial interest or benefit, just passing...
• Re: Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:31:09 -0800
  ...Water leak from faucet >My original westy water pump (for the sink) was replaced by the PO with a >monster RV water pump, puts...
• Re: why is water squirting from city hook up
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:08:59 -0500
  ...That's the only place the two water connections come into contact. ---- Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM> wrote: > Hi all.The last few times...
• Re: conflicting cooling problem data...(this one is for the true experts...)
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:26:52 -0700
  > My 3M tells me > the hottest pipe from the water pump to the thermostat housing is only > 196F Is that the large-diameter metal...
• Re: Form Jay Leno's Garage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:33:16 -0700
  I notice you asked about 'water jacket SEAL' corrosion.. and indeed.. the outer rubber water gaskets on waterboxer cylinder heads do corrode 'very nicely...
• RE Head Gasket Fix
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 20:53:41 -0800
  ...water in your anti-freeze mix (fwiw I do), be sure to use distilled water, but under *no* circumstances use deionized water!!! Deionized water...
• Re: water tank question
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 09:48:47 -0400
  ...We also had the problem of leaking water at the base of the fawcet due to high water pressure. Now we keep a pressure...
• Vanagon Trakka conversion - hot water problem
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Dauth
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:23:38 +0800
  ...Radiator water is circulated through that coil to provide hot water for showers etc. (There are hot & cold water taps in the sink and...
• Re: Stainless Pipes Determination and Deionized Water Query
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:24:26 -0400
  ...Supposedly if you put a goldfish in DI water, it gets very thin very fast as the water strips it's body of minerals...
• Re: Another portable hot water on demand system
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:22:39 -0700
  ...When I take a shower, I put the cold water in the bucket, drop the water line and shower head into the water, start...
• Clean drinking water
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 21:21:50 -0400
  For our Westfalia, we wanted clean drinking water system like the one we have in our cottage. Our cottage system uses a ultra fine...
• waterpump failure
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:57:02 -0800
  One last thing about waterpumps. The most likely cause of premature waterpump failure is "overtightening" the belt to the waterpump and alternator. If the...
• Re: ice melting
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:37:54 -0700
  ...Now put the quart of ice in the > water and mark again how high the water is (on the bucket). You will note > that...
• city water
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:21:47 -0500
  Every time I use the faucet on the westy sink and pump water from the onboard tank I get a small trickle of water...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 19 May 2011 15:07:48 -0700
  Dave, The Brits used to give their troops tea and rum to both flavour and disinfect water. What better way to get rid of...
• Re: plastic water
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:07:41 -0700 (PDT)
  So MERCER BARRY says: > > I have problem with my water developing a "plastic" falavour after just > 24 hours in the tank. Here's the...
• Gas heaters...was Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 19:31:14 -0500
  ...i meant to say the Eberspacher BA6 was not used on WATERBOXER vaagons. the watercooled diesel vanagon used a Eberspacher gas heater, but it...
• Re: Distilled Water
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:46:48 -0500
  ...wrote: > The biggest advantage of Distilled water is that most city water contains > chlorine at about 1 part per million, which we all know...
• Re: hot water help
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Aug 94 10:03:45 EDT
  ...The last time I built one of > these heat exchangers, the water would sometimes get to boiling. Not very > safe for a shower. > > David...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:23:55 -0900
  Mike, I believe that the water tank drain caps changed size during the 1987 model year. These have been hard to find, but last...
• Re: Water tank
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 16 May 2011 18:43:29 -0700
  They make hoses just for filling drinking water. At RV stores. That�s what the tank is for, unless it�s for 25 year...
• Re: FW: Westy sink - gray water line
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:56:44 -0500
  ...Westy sink - gray water line If you use the onboard water tank and the stock faucet, water, in small amounts, can exit through the...
• Water reservoir repair..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:36:28 -0800
  A few days ago I asked about repairing a leaking polyethylene water tank, then did some research on my own. Well, I tried (because...
• Ideas for adding water outlets to Westy
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 15:05:51 -0400
  I'm trying to add two more outlets for water in the Westy- one inside and one outside. I use water outside a lot...
• Re: 1982 Westfalia Diesel ( stock ) belts?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:09:42 -0700
  ...So the next question is does the alternator/water pump belt mount on the inside or outside pulley set? I ask because the water...
• Replace the Filter!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 23 Jan 1995 11:43:08 CST6CDT
  ...Some of the grunge is water soluble and hence travels with the water, contaminating the filter material further. 3. Water has the irrascable property...
• Re: rear heater blowout - stranded: The Rest of the Story...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:28:53 -0700
  Thanks, point well taken! ;) But in this case I had no choice, and I'm pretty sure that this water is better than most...
• Re: Global Warming My Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:00:47 -0600
  That only applies if the ice was originally supported totally by water. The bulk of the worlds ice lies on land. David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >At...
• Water leak from faucet
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 15:04:42 -0800
  My original westy water pump (for the sink) was replaced by the PO with a monster RV water pump, puts out lots of pressure...
• Re: FW: Water tank level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 18:26:50 -0700
  John, I can't imagine a Westy with a water tank and LED's to indicate water level coming new without a water level...
• Re: 50/50 water/coolant ratio
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 07:46:34 -0000
  ...The distilled water does not have the ions from salt to support electrolysis (corrosion). Just because water comes in contact with a metal does...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:12:04 -0800
  ...and distilled water. > >why distilled? Is that what VW calls for? Or is your local water >really extremely hard? > >Allan Distilled water is a...
• Re: Hot Water Heater Caution/Another concern
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:02:29 -0500
  Home water heaters are sealed from the atmosphere. Also, the incoming water is usually chlorinated. Most health departments recommend that hot water from the...
• Rear hatch leaking water into my Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:26:18 -0800
  ...My theory is that water gathered and froze, adding extra weight. Today in warm sun, water ran out of bottom of hatch and it...
• Re: Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:40:18 -0700
  Thank you! It makes sense that if the tank is filled so full that the filler tube gets filled too, then with the water...
• Re: Chlorine in water tank
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:39:50 -0800
  On the contrary a whole house water filter DOES filter out chlorine. I have a chlorine test kit and the water after the filter...
• Re: On demand water hook up no water?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 16:06:56 -0500
  ...Good luck, David ---- David Klein <david@ASHTEC.CA> wrote: > Hello Listers, > > I am having a issue with my water hoop up for on demand...
• Re: [cooling] Water Wetter concoction, de-ionized water
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:31:25 -0700
  No chemist I, but I wonder, would de-ionized water seek to replenish it's lost ions by leaching from the engine and cooling...
• Re: Make your own shower ideas AGAIN
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 16:46:46 -0500
  Water circulated htrough heater boxes on the exhaust??? <grin!> >My post didn't work so I'll summarize my thoughts.... > >A rear Vanagon heater...
• Re: Defective faucet or city water outlet?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:22:17 -0700
  ...I thought the city water inlet on my 81 Westy was leaking. As it turns out, it appears it was condensation dripping from the...
• Re: Water Filtration vs Water Purification
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:54:16 -0800
  ...Water Filtration vs Water Purification Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 15:51:36 -0800 >Larry, all Westfalia water drinkers- > >Here's one more to...
• Re: distilled water for coolant - was New Car Dealers And Parts Prices-a service advisors
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:19:49 -0800
  ...It will dissolve anything water soluble. Neither steel nor aluminum is water soluble. This notion that distilled water will corrode your system is a...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:17:22 -0700
  Who said you get to make the rules? ;-) On Sep 24, 2010, at 10:16 AM, Alistair Bell wrote: > > > sorry, the subject was water...
• Re: it's Friday, she blew the microwave up
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:33:32 -0500
  Well guess what -- water cooled means that, literally, though there are other things going on. It is the heat capacity of water (and in...
• Cleaning the water tank!?
  Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 06:18:29 -0800
  Hi, What is the suggested method for cleaning out the water tank for potable water in an 87 Westy GL? thanks jlw
• Re: Coolant question-Water pump lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 5 Jul 2014 01:04:40 -0400
  The water pump seal if a friction device that requires lubricant to keep it healthy. Usually it is a spring loaded carbon-graphite ring...
• Re: Fresh Water Sources
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 12:52:44 -0800
  larry, how do you keep the water from freezing in cold weather?? Or is this not a problem as you keep the bus warm...