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Re: Gray Water Tank
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Fri, 14 Apr 2000 10:21:42 -0700
...Also, make youself a filler nozel and you will never want to fill through the top again... takes about two minutes to fill the...
gas leak from filler
Historical mailing list - john silverman
Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:30:33 -0600
...Well, the other day I noted that some of the mud caked on the filler pipe that you can see in the wheel well...
Re: Mixed replys (long)
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 16 May 2005 10:02:25 -0700
...When this happend to my syncro it was because the rubber fuel filler hose had collapsed inside the metal tube that goes from the...
Re: Adding windshield fluid? Where?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 24 Dec 2005 16:13:17 -0500
...Oil filler extension... > John, quit rubbing it in. I drove a Vanagon for over ten years before I > found out about the oil filler...
Re: fuel overflow
Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
Wed, 19 Mar 1997 23:08:46 -0000
...I also would like to know if it is normal, or whether I have a leak in the filler neck or something. Lionel Tun...
Under coating, filler hole
Historical mailing list - Joel David Shortlidge
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:31:51 -0500
...Almost looks like ceramic coating! Where is the filler and the level hole on the front diff. and trany for the Syncros???? Joel '87...
oil filler tube for 80
Historical mailing list
Sun, 28 Nov 1999 19:42:56 EST
Hey now, I belong to the type 2 list and I am looking for the plastic oil filler tube for my 80 engine. I...
Re: Looking for a Console Filler Strip for Automatic Transmission
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:55:50 -0500
...Nunes wrote: > Does anyone have the console filler strip on an automatic > transmission for > sale - 1984? > > > > Randy Nunes
Vanagon Oil Filler
Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
Tue, 05 Nov 1996 01:40:06 +0100
With all this talk about easy access to the oil filler, I thought I'd add my tip of the day. I drilled a...
Re: oil filler tube top nut
Historical mailing list - Owen
Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:29:10 -0600
...oil filler tube top nut > Volks, > Can anyone enlighten me as to the best way to tighten the upper nut on the oil > filler...
Re: Propane filler valve
Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:09:32 -0400
...Propane filler valve > > You can just switch to a plain filler valve and outage valve > > (manual safety, stop filling when it starts coming out...
86 fueling problem
Historical mailing list - Pabst Michael
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:37:01 +0200
...When fueling I get about half a quart of fuel spilling out from the filler pipe the moment the nozzle switches off. Happens with...
WTB: Westy water filler inlet cap
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 07:22:42 -0700
Looking to buy a water filler cap (the one on the side next to 110 and city water), the older style with the key...
Re: Gas pouring out when filling the tank
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:09:46 -0500
Harry, You didn't say whether things were loose at the top end of the filler and at the expansion tank or at the...
Re: removing gas tank
Historical mailing list - LKY
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 12:48:47 -0400
...removing gas tank How do you disconnect the filler neck from the gas tank before letting the tank down? It looked like the filler...
Re: 1983 Westy Propane Tank Question
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:30:40 -0700
...Now here is where the disaster struck - he could not get the filler nozzle off because the Westy's filler valve got stuck open...
Re: SA 20 gallon gas tanks
Historical mailing list - BILL
Fri, 4 Dec 1998 22:37:49 -0700
Wouldn't the gas tank filler hole be on the opposite side of North American Vanagon's? Just wondering Bill Interested....... >-----Original Message----- >From...
ISO: Fuel filler hose, syncro
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Mon, 25 Nov 2002 10:09:11 -0800
The filler hose (1 5/8" ID) hose in my syncro has worn through (where the gas-station fuel filler nozzle hits the back...
Strange location for a fuel filler?
Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
Sat, 4 Feb 2006 15:51:02 -0500
...There are no good shots of the right hand rear quarter, but the picture of the right side seems to show a fuel filler...
Re: fill up overfill
Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:10:52 -0700
...The problem in my case was resolved by replacing the filler tube and all associated vent tubings. I bought the whole setup from the...
Re: 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:04:44 -0500
...2.1 L Oil filler tube needed > > > > ---- David Milo <dellaone@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> pulling out the oil filler extension tube that the...
Re: Pull out oil filler
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Thu, 9 Nov 2000 13:03:32 -0800
...My '82 with aircooled Type IV engine and my '87 2.1 wbx have the same oil filler with telescoping neck. Dan John wrote...
Wanted: Fuel Filler Ring
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Tue, 20 Aug 1996 09:14:33 -0500 (CDT)
I'm looking for the metal ring with 3 holes in it which holds the body end of the filler tube in place on...
WTB: 2nd request -- oil filer assembly
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:14:07 -0400
I have urgent need for a complete oil filler assembly for a 1.9L engine. Can anyone provide? Also I have the bottom (metal...
Re: Water tank filler...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Mon, 21 Aug 2000 12:12:12 -0700
...Water tank filler... > The answer to this question might be obvious, but beyond a short length > of hose and a funnel, is there supposed...
Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Mon, 11 Jul 94 22:21:48 CDT
...It has been through smog checks without any question on its >fuel fileer cap and filler tube (all visible). Its filler tube's diameter...
Help! 2 liter ACVW oil filler tube slinging oil!
Historical mailing list - puzerewski
Tue, 3 Apr 2001 19:12:01 -0400
...Have had a small oil leak for a while, and traced it to the base of my old oil filler tube. It was not...
Oil filler tube HELP
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Mon, 8 Jul 2002 13:49:20 -0300
For as long as I have owned this van (4 years) I have NOT had the plastic top to the metal oil filler tube...
Re: oil filler tube removal
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:50:56 -0700
...oil filler tube removal I need to remove the oil filler tube to gain access for the dreaded drilling of the alternator mounting bracket...
Re: Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:45:15 -0800
re So early and later MY fill pipe both use the same boot (seal) at gas cap end? the two filler necks are entirely...
Re: Removing my 1.6 na
Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:15:36 -0700
...the stock 82 DV oil filler tube and dipstick system is the weakest version of diesel vanagon oil filler and dipstick set up. Only...
Help with Camper LP Filler Valve
Historical mailing list
Thu, 19 Nov 1998 07:26:01 EST
...He says that the other day he went to get his propane filled up and the guy at the uhaul messed his filler valve...
Re: Propane valve replacement
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:55:56 -0400
At 08:30 7/10/99 -0500, John Koloen wrote: >I've had to replace my propane auto-filler valve with a non-autofiller...
NEED: diesel van Oil Filler Neck 81-83.5
Historical mailing list - Grego Inzinna
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:43:04 -0700
DIESEL Vanagon OIL FILLER NECK 81-83.5 HI ALL...... I need the filler neck or "dipstick tube" off a diesel vanagon. Mine is...
Re: Gas Filler Tube Info Inquiry
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:09:11 -0700
On 9/19/07, Sam Conant <samcvt@comcast.net> wrote: > > My 84 Westy's gas tank filler tube entry is finally about to give...
removing gas tank
Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:29:15 -0500
How do you disconnect the filler neck from the gas tank before letting the tank down? It looked like the filler neck goes through...
Need a suggestion for 2WD Auxiliary fuel tank filler neck location
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 8 Feb 2005 18:48:36 -0800
...I have a 2WD filler neck assembly that I will use to fill the tank. The tank mounts under the sliding door between the...
Re: syncro disadvantage...... recall on that filler problem
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 10:49:44 -0800
...recall on that filler problem > Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 10:07 PM > > In a message dated 12/8/98 8:14:51 AM...
New Product Available-Replacement Westy Water Tank Locking Cap
Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:49:34 -0600
After a good bit of delay, we've finally finished a limited run of NEW water tank locking caps for the old style filler...
Re: Gas tank install driving me nuts!! - UPDATE
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 05:45:38 -0800
...It's now leaking at the filler neck seal. It's a slight gradual leak - not enough to cause a puddle, but enough to...
Westy Water Filler Solution!
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Sun, 1 Oct 2000 19:52:59 -0700
...I have come up with a solution for the later model fillers... square black plastic filler... plastic key opens top which hinges out and...
Re: No Oil filler cap=poor idle..observation on Digifant..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:31:01 -0700
...Never really noticed this behavior before..maybe I've never run the motor without the filler cap in place.. I was thinking my Idle...
Re: westy stove burner grate fillers
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 21:07:15 -0700
...OR, has someone got their own design for a nifty gap > filler? > Spencer >
oil filler neck extension
Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 21:33:07 -0400
...anyway, to see if you have one of these, open the oil filler cap, look just above(ie. nearer to you) the threads of...
Re: At the pump fueling issue - solved
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:02:38 -0500
...At the pump fueling issue - solved I removed the filler tube to check for blockage. Looked clear, OK. Then I took a look at...
Re: Looking for propane filler valve
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Fri, 28 May 1999 23:46:38 -0400
...Looking for propane filler valve > I'm looking for a filler valve that will work with an original propane tank > from a '87 Westy...
Re: Body Seam Filler
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 1 Sep 2000 00:26:24 PDT
Why on earth did they put this seam filler in in the first place. Okay, so its clean and smooth, is it nice looking...
Re: Brake Fluid
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 13 May 2005 11:17:05 -0700
...Telescoping Oil Filler Tube Don't feel bad Trina. I've been driving Westies for 11 years, first and '85, now a '90, and...
Re: Oil Filler Mods/Question on a 2.1
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:54:09 -0800
Well, the oil filler tube is metal right ? Plan ole sheet metal is very easy to work with. Why would you not just braze...
Re: Bought Westy with no key for water filler receptacle
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:14:11 -0800
...First, one of the fillers with the flexible neck that sticks down into the filler pipe. Second, turn the water on full blast!! Don...
Gas Tank Update
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 15:02:03 -0700 (PDT)
Howdy, Just got back fromt he jkunkyard, and I scored a later bus gas tank $10, with filler neck and all. This tank is...
Re: Any last words before siliconing the filler parts?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Thu, 17 May 2012 09:25:22 -0700
...My first time at the job saw the O-ring at tank filler hole last a while but then leak. AFAIK, there were two...
oil filler tube removal
Historical mailing list - Owen
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:20:42 -0500
I need to remove the oil filler tube to gain access for the dreaded drilling of the alternator mounting bracket. The top half is...
So what is the gas tank problem?
Historical mailing list - carboncow
Sat, 11 Mar 2006 13:24:37 -0500
...or at the filler? I noticed that when i'm at the pump now the gas always over fills the filler. The auto stop...
Re: Was: Residual Fuel Pressure... Now: Dirt PIC
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 5 Mar 2014 09:40:34 -0800
...http://tinyurl.com/mbw2nmc My amateur skills aside, (aligning the large type filler neck is a small pita), the filler neck hole in my...
Re: Bottom-filling water tank
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:43:08 -0400
Mr Squirrel's valve and bottom filler system is quite clever. I have a portable filling rig that I take with me. It is...
Re: Vanagon Rear Washer Filler Cover Wanted
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:11:52 -0700
...I'm missing the plastic cover that goes over the > washer fluid filler tube on the inside right rear panel on a Vanagon. > anyone...
fuel filler grommet seal
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:02:42 -0600
I'm replacing the fuel filler grommet because mine was leaking when the tank was full or when I parked on a slant. Too...
Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:09:45 -0700
...There goes more $$!!! > > The filler and vent hose that runs to the filler neck are sealed well > at that end. As Ken mentioned, the...
Fuel Leaking at Filler Tube and Gas Tank
Historical mailing list - Jon Durham
Wed, 23 May 2012 14:29:28 -0500
...As best I tell not having gotten under the van, the appears to be at the conjunction of the filler tube and gas tank...