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Re: gl4 vs. gl5 gear oils (fwd)
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Sat, 23 Aug 2003 17:28:15 -0600
...I take apart many transmissions > with the moly coated syncro's and see no real obvious issue other than > normal wear. I use Laso...
door handle finish
Historical mailing list - Steve
Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:22:54 -0500
I've had some powder coated with very mixed results. Due to them being pot metal, if they get too hot the metal will...
Re: Big Bumper/brush guards from Rocky Mountain Westy
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:38:11 -0600
...can see some of the finished product, after it was powder coated. I have some good ones on my hard drive at home and...
Re: 2.1 conversion warning--and solution
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 00:53:29 PDT
...The window tint industry is just now releasing some new >ceramic coated tint films to the market. Where is it all going? > From dust...
Re: LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:45:43 -0800
...i could get > simple spray paint to adhere to it.....thats why im > thinking about epoxy or perhaps even getting it powder > coated. snip
Re: POR 15 Question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
Sun, 30 Mar 2003 18:55:01 -0500
...I used it to paint the tin on my '77, and never top coated it with anything. Since it's not exposed to sunlight...
Re: Powder coating door handles
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 29 Oct 2003 23:08:47 +1300
>I have them powder coated all the time with no problems. I completely >disassemble them before sending them to the shop. During the time...
Re: Advice Rebuilding an 84 : head coating
Historical mailing list
Wed, 18 Dec 96 17:05:13 -0800
...I also had the exhaust ports coated to keep heat from the head and I had the valve heads coated. They say the valves...
Re: 14" steel rims
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 4 Apr 2015 19:04:51 -0700
...of really fancy alloy wheels that had been painted over or coated with that nasty stuff that the kids now are using rather than...
Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:15:04 -0700
...They do offer a system in mild steel, and also a ceramic coated version at a higher price on a special-order basis (both...
Fwd: Group purchase gray Westy stove panel silk-screening
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:18:21 -0400
...In the previous batches some people were sending >him ALL the parts that they wanted powder coated (table poles, >brackets, refrigerator grills, etc) and...
Re: Need more help - the dreaded flashing red light
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 29 Sep 2002 22:19:10 -0400
...The resistance between the probe tips has to be less than ?150,000 ohms? -- if the tips are coated with oxide it will make...
Re: Stainless Exhaust Parts
Historical mailing list - James Wetzel
Tue, 28 May 2002 15:43:41 -0400
Just my two cents, I had a pipe coated by Jet-Hot ceramic coatings. As I do not drive my van everyday and park...
Re: Monza (sp?) muffler
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Feb 1995 17:36:41 -0500
...Any ideas? Get it coated with a ceramic material at a place like Jet-Hot coatings. It is rather expensive, but you will end...
oil in coolant-cracked head?
Historical mailing list - Scott W.
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 07:41:25 -0800
So I have found that I have grease in my coolant, inside of the overflow tank cap is coated with it, and if I...
Drill bit sharpner
Historical mailing list - Roger Barkley
Sat, 29 Jun 2013 07:29:57 -0400
...Any opinions about TiN coated bits? Thanks, Larry A. had to drill some rather hard stuff ------------------------------
Re: Powder Coat ?????
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Tue, 29 Jun 1999 02:33:54 EDT
johnpatt@WARWICK.NET writes: << I had an entire Syncro exhaust JET-HOT coated and it is now rusting in several places.... >> FWIW-I had...
85 parts for sale
Historical mailing list - John Ohlenroth
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 10:16:21 -0700
...i ran it for awhile to check on floor now one coated fuel tank perfect condition auto tranny and 2 diffs Bumpers, seats ,lights...
Re: Alloy wheels
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 4 Sep 2001 13:38:31 -0700
...other > tree are in good shape, there are loosing the clear coated finish but looks > fine. no center caps. > Bolts and nuts included > > I...
DON'T do this! (Painting tip)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:28:27 -0800
...I primed with Tremclad primer and top coated with spray paint. It totally lifted and melted the primer. lol ! So rather than watch paint...
Re: Painting Pop Top
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Thu, 13 Oct 1994 09:07:31 -0700 (PDT)
...Most of the fiberglass parts you buy aftermarkety are gel coated. Thom -- >> We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse. ............................................................................ : Thom...
Re: ReRust Problem
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Feb 1995 05:42:41 -0500 (EST)
...I had my '87 "CROWM" coated this fall for $110 cnd. But powerwashing and a couple of cans of RustCheck sound like a better...
Head question - ceramic coating
Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy on Mindspring
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:38:08 -0800
...Does that sound reasonable to the listees? Does anyone have experience with ceramic coated heads? I find it difficult to believe that such a...
Problem with insturment pannel
Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 13:12:07 -0700
...Anyone have some ideas on what to clean this connector with? It seems to be coated with a white powder on the female end...
Re: Propane tank fill valve leak
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 9 Apr 2002 22:17:36 -0700
I replaced all the valves on my tank before I sand blasted and powder coated it. Easy and cheap. And new valves give security...
LP tank--Epoxy paint V.S Urethane paint
Historical mailing list - Phil S.
Fri, 3 Jan 2003 17:24:36 -0800
...why im thinking about epoxy or perhaps even getting it powder coated. Epoxy is very strong and should be good for resisting rock chips...
Wing Window Rivet for the top pivot point.
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:04:08 -0800
...so I had mine straightened out, and had the frames powder coated. Got the rivets from VW for the upper pivot part, but someone...
Carbs on '72 Camper
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Nov 95 17:25:45 -0500
...To remedy this I stuck a teflon coated 8mm course thread bolt in the hole. At least it's not leaking fuel from there...
Re: ref head gasket (fix?)
Historical mailing list - David Bayer
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:40:31 -0700
...t have the three weeks to let the van sit while the heads were coated. Maybe someday when I have my own garage... dave
free semi-usefull things
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:39:37 -0400
...WHAT would you need them for? Well, if you are having your tank blasted/painted/coated they plug the holes where your valves would...
Door Roller
Historical mailing list - Barry Mercer
Sun, 28 Apr 2002 18:49:35 -0400
...Is that the same in your westy's? Should it no be rubber coated? Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks Barry Mercer Sudbury, Ontario Moo 88...
Re: Peel and Seal
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 06:00:59 -0700
...this at Lowes and is the stuff that was discussed > recently coated with an aluminum layer?� I assumed it was black, but only > finding...
Pistons, ceramic crowns
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Aug 1997 10:34:48 EDT
...The piston head (or crown) is coated with a layer of ceramic. This forms a heat barrier which has two advantages. There is less...
NVC old 70's Westy value question
Historical mailing list - David J. Bohannan
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:17:22 -0600
...The poptop is coated in green growth.I mean HUGE green growth. As for the engine and such, from what the guy says, it...
Re: Peel and Seal
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:07:43 -0400
...Looking for this at Lowes and is the stuff that was discussed > recently coated with an aluminum layer? I assumed it was black, but...
Re: How to drill-out broken bolt extractor?
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 12 Mar 2000 12:30:43 EST
...Other than that, get some small grinding points, preferably diamond-coated, and remove enough of the stud remnant to be able to get a...
Re: Stove grate
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:40:03 -0600
Matthew wrote: "I remain surprised that Westfalia didn't make the drain rack out of better/thicker/non-stick coated material such that it...
Re: O ring making kit
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 10:12:57 -0800
...Maybe aluminium coated Mylar bags? :) But I doubt that regular (dark) storage in the environment of a workshop or van will be detrimental (provided...
Re: Peel and Seal
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 8 Apr 2010 09:36:33 -0700
...this at Lowes and is the stuff that was discussed > recently coated with an aluminum layer? �I assumed it was black, but only I...
HELP.....cooling system hose needed!!!
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:16:16 -0500
...VW now sells an updated set of pipes which are plastic coated, and unfortunately are a larger diameter than the original pipes. This necessitates...
Re: Asbestos Resurrected
Historical mailing list - George A Lehman
Sat, 12 Feb 2000 12:29:00 -0600
...The insides were evidently coated with a sinter or powder coat. After two years flakes of this coating still fly out of the defrosters...
LP tank
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sat, 1 Dec 2001 15:58:37 -0800
...I also decided to get it powder coated-- white at the suggestion of several list members. I had the tank filled with LP yesterday...
Re: antenna FM09V
Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:58:51 -0800
...Cheap, made in China, plastic ferrule coated with 'plastic-chrome'; sent it back. I found a Vanagon antenna after that at www.planetsalvage.com...
Re: Crank Pulley: 3 groves vs 1 grove
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Tue, 22 May 2007 17:25:04 -0400
...To check this I lightly coated the pulley shaft with axle grease and inserted it into place. After removing it I witnessed the grease...
Re: Perf Exhuast: Anyone use S&S, Fast German, other?
Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
Mon, 3 Jan 2000 01:16:06 EST
...Oh, by the way, if you want to keep the paint on it, get it powder coated or something -- paint starts coming off immediately...
Crimp connectors and the real world
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Thu, 2 Nov 2000 06:26:06 -0600
...Even if they are coated with Mass dosses of die-electric grease, they will still corrode in a matter of time, and bye- bye...
Gary Lee Custom Bike Rack for Sale
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Fri, 24 May 2002 18:56:45 -0700
...This is the powder coated version ... purchased for $259.00 new, 7 mnths ago. Been on the back of my 85 Westy for the...
Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:45:11 -0500
...9 times outa 10 the probe is coated with fromunda, and isn't reading the coolant level right.
Re: Towing an Automatic Vanagon. Cutting the drive axles?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:21:31 EDT
...when i stopped for gas, the rear of the vanagon was coated in ATF..tranny fluid everywhere...dripping off the hatch.. learned my lesson...
Re: Jet Hot coating for exhaust, or the equivalent?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:06:58 -0400
...trouble and expense to have the new parts ceramic (or whatever) coated before installation. As much trouble and money as the replacement is likely...
Re: Synthetic oil
Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:06:48 -0500
...even some synthetic will cause the oil to stick to metal better and stay coated.
Re: 2.1 conversion warning--and solution
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 15 Sep 2000 06:41:47 -0500
...The window tint industry is just now releasing some new > >ceramic coated tint films to the market. Where is it all going? > > > > >From dust...
Re: propane tank problem
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 11:06:03 -0800
I got mine powder coated for $75 and it looks new. Just go to a different propane dealer. William Polowniak 1989 Vanagon GL 1988...
Re: LVC Protective Gloves?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:18:03 -0800
More on the glove/propane problem We're getting a lot of good responses here and I think that rubber coated cotton gloves just...
Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:04:28 -0800
...regardless of which header/muffler acquired, have everything ceramic coated. > If that sounds expensive, calculate the cost of replacing this system everything 5 years...
Re: Fuel/gas tank question
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:53:02 -0500
...Was I wrong? To me, bare steel rusts, and coated steel is less likely to do so. But what do I know? mcneely ---- ralph...
non-technical - and I thought it didn't get better
Historical mailing list
Tue, 10 Oct 1995 14:43:44 -0700
...Its beige-grey over red, with rear-view mirrors, wipers and door-handles made out of aluminum sputter-coated plastic. The doors and engine...
Re: water repellant for canvas
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 20 Jun 1995 13:32:28 -0700 (PDT)
...Aqualon is a 2 ply textured polyester duck fabric, coated with a PVC resin. Unlike laminated vinyl, > Aqualon won't separate, crack or peel...
Re: question about replacing temp 2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 09:41:19 EST
...I have my exhaust pipes ceramic coated so getting to the plug is easy with no heat to burn or make removing the plug...
Re: engine swap muffler solutions
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 5 May 2003 09:49:33 -0600
...He ceramic coated everything so his is a very cherry application. Bob Stevens '87 Syncro Westy TIICO http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare _________________________________________________________________ Add photos...