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  • Re: Surging between 1700 and 3000 rpm
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:23:27 -0800
    ...However, under load, both with and without vacuum > connected, the pressure drops precipitously to almost ZERO. > > So, FPR, fuel pump or restricted filter? I...
  • Re: Thoughts on running Mobil-1 Synthetic oil
    Historical mailing list - Nunya Business
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:26:08 -0700
    ...Cya, Robert On 10/3/07, mike <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > > You really change the filter twice as often as the oil? > > Mike > > > On...
  • Re: temp gauge not working right...
    Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
    Thu, 9 Aug 2018 10:32:36 -0400
    ...well > new spark plugs, new plug wires, new fuel pressure regulator, new fuel > filter, new fuel pump, new belts, new dist. cap and rotor...
  • OIL LIGHT AND BUZZER
    Historical mailing list - John Iseman
    Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:20:27 EDT
    ...I have replaced the Fram filter with a Mann filter and replaced both pressure sensors. The problem remains, ie. after about 30 minutes of...
  • Re: Hi humidity--won't start
    Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
    Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:46:12 -0800
    > Check your air filter. Sometimes the obvious is overlooked. A clogged filter does even worst when damp. b. >On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17...
  • Golf GTI oil coolers available?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Fri, 28 Sep 2001 14:38:23 -0400
    ...I would like to modify said GTI oil-filter flange to improve the performance of my stock, under-performing TDI sandwich oil cooler as...
  • Re: Travel necessities-Oil
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:21:13 -0700
    ...Better still, (if you plan a long trip) change your oil to synthetic and get a Trasko oil filter system (They suggest changes every...
  • K&N Cone filters Cold Air Intake for vanagon-eliminate factory airbox
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:59:55 EST
    ...rear scoop area, and you can put a K&N cone filter on it.. i thought about doing this.. from what someone told me...
  • Re: Coolant
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:35:49 -0600
    Might be a good idea to invest in a simple charcoal in line water filter that will screw right into your hose. It'll...
  • Re: Ran out of gas ....now won't start ??
    Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
    Fri, 22 Apr 2005 06:47:08 -0500
    If you can hear the pump running but the engine refuses to fire, I would also suspect the filter being a bit plugged. Now...
  • 719/5 vs 719/12
    Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
    Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:01:56 -0400
    I thought that 1.9 and 2.1 engines both used the same oil filter. I thought it was 719/5 in a Mann...
  • Re: Intermittent oil sensor buzzer on 87 Vanagon...
    Historical mailing list - Dan N
    Fri, 6 Jul 2018 14:55:59 -0700
    what grade of oil and what brand of oil filter are you using?
  • Re: Baldwin oil filters
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Wed, 19 Oct 2016 22:20:24 +0000
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  • Re: Metal flecks in oil
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Thu, 5 Oct 2000 17:26:33 -0700
    Flecks of visable metal - you have a problem my friend! I have heard that Fram filters are about the worse thing you can install...
  • Re: Noisy Fuel Pump
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:17:20 -0800
    ...Noisy Fuel Pump My fuel pump started buzzing some days ago so I replaced the pump and installed a second fuel filter between it...
  • Re: Diesel Assembly Confusion.
    Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
    Fri, 15 Jun 2001 22:38:19 -0500
    ...There is a heat exchanger between the oil filter mount and the filter. Q: What exactly does this exchanger do? This metal box has...
  • Re: Puking Oil from Oil Cooler
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:13:36 -0800
    ...It has a Fram filter...somewhere I recall a post a number of years > ago about VW and Mann filters having a pressure release...
  • Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
    Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
    Mon, 23 Aug 2004 15:51:19 -0700
    ...ATF filter: urban legend? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> jbange wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>> I've poked > >>>>> through the Bentley's manual and can't find any mention of an ATF > >>>>> > >>>>> > >> filter...
  • Re: Vanagon Syndrome? ... please help
    Historical mailing list - thewestyman
    Fri, 25 May 2018 15:41:35 -0700
    ...cap and rotor - new air filter - new fuel filter - 02 sensor is one year old (about 6K miles) - timing checked and in order - throttle...
  • Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:41:29 -0700
    ...Then there is the solid copper washer if you really want it. > > To remove a small amount of oil remove the filter and empty...
  • Re: Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
    Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:02:34 -0700
    ...Alternative Mounting of AFM and Air Filter Box Does anyone know of a good alternative method to secure the AFM/Air-Filter box so...
  • Re: Sputtering along...suddenly
    Historical mailing list - T Collins
    Wed, 6 Jan 2010 11:15:44 -0500
    ...Mine turn out to be crap in the tank prior to the square fuel filter. I had replaced the filter too. So check the...
  • Re: Coolant
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Sat, 12 Feb 2005 21:15:00 -0700
    ...Had a heavy charcoal filter on the tank to take out some impurities but not the minerals. African cichlids love the liquid rock. ���������������������������������������� jimt...
  • Re: VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines?
    Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
    Fri, 13 Feb 2015 19:28:52 -0400
    ...VW of Canada Remanufactured Diesel Engines? > > #yiv3700124659 #yiv3700124659 -- _filtered #yiv3700124659 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 3 2...
  • Re: filtering out off-color jokes, rants, etc - sort of long
    Historical mailing list - John Baker
    Fri, 14 Dec 2001 13:44:35 -0500
    ...The solution to this problem is to filter out (delete) potential offensive material before it is read by using filtering criteria features that many...
  • '86 Valve job question - details
    Historical mailing list - Bulley
    Tue, 10 Aug 1999 14:07:32 -0400
    ...Change filter to MANN or VW brand filter (NO Fram, Autocrap, AC Smelco, etc.) Refill with Castrol 20w50, and about 8-16 oz of...
  • '86 automatic Vanagon won't start
    Historical mailing list - Christopher H. Stinson
    Wed, 10 Mar 1999 10:33:10 -0600
    ...I have replaced the fuel filter (from a "California behind-the-fuel-pump" metal filter to a "before-the-fuel-pump" plastic-cube fuel...
  • Re: Pulling air filter box from Dodge Caravan. Anything else worth pulling? (...
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Thu, 1 May 2008 18:47:11 -0700
    On 1 May 2008 at 13:21, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Dang. > > I pmailed a diesel head about which Caravan air filter...
  • Re: LVC - TDI metal shavings in fuel system
    Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
    Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:50:04 -0400
    ...both the fuel and oil filters at the 10kmile interval rather than waiting 20kmiles for the fuel filter. It is a Volkswagen after all...
  • Re: ATF filter: urban legend?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 23 Aug 2004 13:40:58 -0700
    ...Naturally > > the Bentley has labelled the filter, filter gasket, and pan gasket as > > "always replace" parts, but you can probably get away with reusing...
  • Re: ATF in the oil, postscript
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 4 Jul 1994 13:12:12 -0400
    ...1990 Audi 80 driven 400 miles/week on highway change oil and filter every 5000 miles or as climate requires (upstate NY varies between...
  • Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
    Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:10:11 -0400
    Tim; Did you open up the square, plastic filter to see if it was stopped up? Good Luck and Drive Safely Ken Lewis 86...
  • Re: Oil change experience
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 6 Jul 2013 21:33:54 -0700
    I have an oil filter cutter. Sourced from one of the online racing companies... Sort of similar to a glass cutter tool, but it...
  • Re: Broke it better
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:17:55 -0700
    ...Broke it better The Westy needs inspection this month and in preparation I planned to replace the fuel filter with the one I bought...
  • Re: Propane refill adaptor
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:17:06 +0000
    ...wrote: #yiv8972291232 #yiv8972291232 -- _filtered #yiv8972291232 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} _filtered #yiv8972291232 {font-family...
  • Re: Oil filter flange Coolant/Oil heat exchanger...works.
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Wed, 6 Oct 2010 18:27:26 -0700
    ...Not long ago I queried the list about the oil filter-incorporated Oil/coolant cooler that many VW seem to have. My old 1...
  • Re: 16x7" MB CLK Alloys W/ No Drilling from Tire Rack $88/each!!
    Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
    Sat, 1 Aug 2009 12:21:12 -0600
    ...com/wheels/results.jsp?sort=Price&autoMake=Mercedes-Benz&autoModel=CLK320&autoYear=1998&autoModClar=&filterSize=All&filterFinish=All&filterBrand=All&filterSpecial=false&filterNew=All >
  • Re: Is it time for a Tiico list?
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Fri, 7 Jun 2002 12:12:44 -0400
    ...If its a TIICO related post, put TIICO in the subject line and let the users filter it any way that they choose. Frankly...
  • Re: Fuel Filter or Bad Gas? Or more?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:15:32 -0600
    ...When I got to the campsite I crawled under to look at something and happened to note that my white cube fuel filter didn...
  • Re: 82 diesel 1.6na- Blowing out filters
    Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
    Wed, 17 Jun 2015 18:10:24 +0000
    ...up oil pressure peaks and blows out the big Mann oil filter, spewing out the oil.  Something about oil pump check valve or bypass...
  • Re: Cold Air Intake
    Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
    Sun, 29 Mar 2015 10:24:28 -0400
    ...The one advantage is the ability to clean and re-oil the filter. Wallet weight savings therefore diminishes over time. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
  • Fuel Line Size
    Historical mailing list - Dominic Provini Jr.
    Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:10 -0500
    Good afternoon, I am planning on removing the square pre filter before the fuel pump on my 85 Westy, and installing the round canister...
  • Re: Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
    Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
    Wed, 4 Jun 1997 16:52:04 +0000
    > Are there problems with the teflon-impregnated filters? I would say the same caution as Slick-50 applies. See the Engine Oil Bible on...
  • Block-heaters
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:17:07 -0600
    ...From now on I will use the Mann/Mahle filters for the vanagon. Thanks for any replies Alfred 85 Westy
  • Re: 2.1L heads leaking (or 1.9L)
    Historical mailing list - FranD
    Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:15:06 -0800
    ...round-this is a temperate West Coast Climate) Fram Oil Filter Fram Air Filter NKG Plugs I am interested to know: Why use Synthetic...
  • Sandwich plate question?
    Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
    Fri, 21 Jun 2002 05:24:45 -0400
    ...It fits in the stock location and the oil filter will still screw on? I want to have all the questions worked out before...
  • Re: Spare Parts List - Input
    Historical mailing list - John Brush
    Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:29:30 -0400
    >No, you look up VW, Vanagon, fuel filter. Sheesh. I am sure I posted >the number before. I'll see if I still have...
  • Re: Dirty Fuel and Poor Performance
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:54:05 -0500
    ...I drained the gas tank completely and replaced the > fuel filter but it's still spittin and sputtering. I've started to > remove the...
  • Re: Longer Lasting Clutch?
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:16:57 -0700
    This thread title could fit easily amongst the thousands of "enhancement" emails caught by my spam filter -- Casey
  • Re: hiccups/hesitations-update-new AFM
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:12:23 -0500
    How about this for a theory. The oil from the K&N filter lubricated the AFC....
  • Re: 87 Westy running poorly
    Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
    Thu, 1 May 2003 10:25:31 -0700
    Shawn, All I have done so far is change the fuel filter. Thanks for the input. Pat
  • horsepower increase
    Historical mailing list - Adam B
    Mon, 17 Nov 2003 23:42:29 EST
    Is there anything you can do to increase horsepower on the 2.1? K+N air filter help? Exhaust? Thanks
  • Re: Oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:44:24 -0700
    Well, the oil enters the gallery at full pressure out of the filter, but loses pressure as it gets to the far end of...
  • Re: New owner questions
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:21:36 -0800
    ...Fuel filter? I'm still >> learning this vehicle and it has a 5 cylinder. I haven't confirmed where >> the fuel filter is yet...
  • Re: Emmission Test failed.
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
    Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:46:14 EDT
    ...I was thinking replacing spark plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor, fuel filter, air filter, changing oil and timing. Can anyone else give some...
  • Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
    Historical mailing list - mdrillock
    Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:51:43 -0800
    ...The clean air hose is still the clean air hose and still pulls air the same direction through the filter. Mark Scott Daniel - Turbovans...
  • Re: Resolved: Re: Oil pressure light comes on after about 7 minutes.
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:35:15 -0600
    ---- Roland <syncronicity1@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Ok, > > So I installed the Mann filter and drove for 1/2 hour or a bit more, uphill > downhill...
  • Re: Oil Filter Gizmos
    Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
    Tue, 18 Apr 2000 07:42:50 -0700
    ...Oil Filter Gizmos > > While leafing through my extensive pile of junk mail, I ran across > the > latest JCWhitney catalog and found 2 interesting little...
  • Fuel filters
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Tue, 3 Aug 2010 22:53:48 -0800
    ...wanted to get a backup and notice there are two fuel filters. One charcoal canister type and then another square plastic one. Is this...
  • Re: Dead Ly Serious Fun With Gasoline
    Historical mailing list - The Carters
    Wed, 18 Jun 1997 18:59:23 -0700
    Adding to this thread, I had an experience with a plastic jerry can that was equipped with a foam filter in the end of...