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• For Sale: 82 Westfalia camper (MN)
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Nowaczek
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 18:06:42 -0500
  ...Body in good condition (stored winters) except for rust under utility hookups - previous owner didn't replace cracked hookup fittings (I did!). Original owners...
• Re: emergency--gasoline leak
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Sat, 27 May 2000 13:22:07 EDT
  ...This fitting is sized such that a small diameter hose can be slipped over its center leg in order to pump out fuel. I...
• Re: Mystery of the ATF amount
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 19 May 2001 08:40:19 EDT
  ...he left out the word 'tube.' It goes into a threaded fitting on the left side of the pan. It is fairly convenient for...
• Re: Double T fitting broken
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 10:26:51 -0400
  > Can you tell me the motor prefix for the 1.9 and 2.1 engines, and where > do i find the motor number? Working...
• Re: My 2nd & 3rd "Westy" question...
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:10:39 -0400
  ...I think there's a vent hole in the tank fill fitting, but I could be wrong. I haven't looked that close. When...
• Re: cooling system design / Reinvention of the Wheel Banished!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 06:44:41 -0800
  ...I read an advertisement not too long ago for a fitting that was specifically designed to bleed air from a fluid system without leaking...
• Re: WTB: Used Fuel Pump
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 22:47:01 -0400
  ...As long as the voltage, flow rate, pressure and fuel line fittings are the same you can use pretty much any pump you want...
• Re: A Good Cigar Lighter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:12:40 -0400
  ...This is about adding a few spare cigar lighter receptacles on the dash.] What's a good, tight-fitting cigar lighter type receptacle that...
• Re: Starting Battery (Canada)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:17:40 -0400
  ...On Apr 17, 2006, at 4:41 PM, Tom Rowsell wrote: > I just replaced my starting battery with a "proper" fitting Group > 41 from...
• Re: My new Westy Shower rig
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:16:34 -0700
  ...If you raise the westy hatch and make > a paper pattern, you could sew or hot-glue a nice fitting curtain > that could velcro...
• A/C resuscitation - where to start?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:11:46 -0500
  ...get's change in the R134a conversion apart from the fill fitting and seals? What allows it to operate at higher pressures? Seals? After...
• Re: A/C QUESTION ON 90 WESTY
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 3 Apr 2007 22:25:18 EDT
  ...greatest consideration will probably be the cost of swapping over the fittings and or hoses to use the 510 in it's place. If...
• Re: Oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Sat, 15 Nov 2014 14:26:50 -0800
  ...This allowed me to then use brake line fittings. I went from this to 3/16 brake tube with inverted flare and for the...
• Cohline fuel line failure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Mon, 22 May 2006 12:40:05 -0400
  ...Run a single piece all the way back from the fuel filter to the engine, bypassing the white plastic junction fitting on the engine...
• Re: New Tires
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 1 Jun 2009 23:18:20 -0500
  ...I like them. > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_845_1019/15_inch_steel_wheel.html > > I am considering fitting the Michelin...
• Re: '87 Vacuum plumbing question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:23:02 -0500
  ...stabilizer valve and the air > chamber below it has a molded fitting that looks like a hard plastic vacuum > line should connect to it...
• Strange oil drain plug -- '77 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kirk D. Hilliard
  Fri, 24 May 1996 19:19:45 -0400
  ...bolt head, but instead was round and had a Torx-like fitting. My 6mm hex key fit and was sloppy, but my 1/4in...
• Westfalia A/C Idea
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 08:34 -0600 (MDT)
  ...At the rear, the duct would have a fitting to go into (and replace) the leftmost air director on the A/C unit. At...
• Re: Need a/c hose for 87 Westy Gl
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Fri, 10 Jul 1998 20:31:23 -0400
  ...Also a good auto parts can sale you the hase and the fitting, and make it your self. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net...
• Re: I need info on Audi 5 Cylinder motors
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:55:47 -0500
  ...apparently the 5 cylinder engine in the Audi GT (perhaps the Audi 80 too?) had a "closer fitting" intake manifold than the 5000/100...
• fuel pumps and stuff
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 15:39:43 -0800
  ...Why not use metal tubing with the proper fittings to route the fuel from the pump to the engine bay. Then when you get...
• Re: 1990 vanagon exhaust
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 9 Apr 2003 12:31:29 -0700
  ...The flange fitting with I installed between the cat and the muffler is completely surface rusted now, I wish that I would have painted...
• Re: Complete Exaust Systems 91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:40:10 -0700
  ...No problems fitting.Just had the smell of rotten eggs and sounded a little tinny for the first week but haven't had a...
• Re: vacuum bleeding?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 2 Mar 2004 10:41:08 -0500
  ...I put a quickchange fitting on my coolant tank. hooked it up to my compressor, set at 15 lbs. I bleed the coolant manifold...
• Re: Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:03:59 -0500
  ...KNOLOGY.NET writes: > > >> Can anybody provide insight into the procedure for fitting this setup >> to my westy? Is asking if you have to pull...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:23:55 -0900
  ...The sink drains use standard garden hose fittings so you can easily set up a gray water system. Mark in AK ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Looking for AC cold start valve and Thermo-Time switch/wiring
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:32:03 -0600
  ...It involves retro fitting an old school thermo time switch and cold start valve to the engine to give it the extra fuel it...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:22:40 -0600
  ...Maybe that was a mistake? I also noticed the square end of the inner cable, inside that white clip fitting that snaps onto the...
• Re: 83-85 vanagon rear bleeder screw housing mod or repair?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:43:48 -0500
  ...10Cent answered my Samba posting and mentioned that JB weld does not adhere well to the Nylon this fitting is made off. I actualy...
• Power window regulator broke: floating black part, maybe cable guide.
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 5 May 2010 19:38:44 -0700
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/syncronicity1/WindowReg#5467979016018216114 There is a black fitting, appears to be some type of cable channel loose on the cable...
• Puzzling water drip
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:46:16 -0800
  ...It may be possible that the utility fitting has a crack in it and it simply dripped down the van wall. The actual green...
• Re: Propex 2800 for sale
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:47:05 -0400
  Richard, the HS2800 will in fact fit , it just takes a bit more trimming on the side of the seat box where the fitting...
• Re: rad fan with hose fittings?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:20:07 -0400
  I can't speak to the hoses. The electrical connection is for the front differential lock sensor. In one of the few cases of...
• ?Total Length of Htr Hoses?
  Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
  Thu, 26 Dec 1996 11:14:56 -0600 (CST)
  ...The T-fittings for the rear htr core are real nasty looking. I hope FLAPS can help out on those. Is there a special...
• Re: Squeaking Bushings
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 24 Sep 1998 14:10:07 -0400
  ...It is nondestructive to rubber and will creep into the > joints and fittings. > Larry > Not true. All petroleum based oils and fuels will attack...
• Re: Westy sink trap
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 19:43:45 -0800
  ...Most of the fittings in my camper section are stock parts coming originally from regular RV equipment manufacturers. Earl from Sunny Sooke, B.C...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Howald
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 14:22:57 PDT
  ...Apparently, fitting the Dansk would not be easy without some tinkering, bending or general tweaking. Would Ken W. or Ron Salmon like to comment...
• Leaky rear heater revisited
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 18:29:56 -0500
  ...Since only two bolts are used to secure the two plastic fittings together, there is no way to tighten the connection at the edges...
• xca tire review
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 11:47:29 EDT
  ...Cheers, mark 87 westie 99 passat 93 cabrio Finally,dDoes anybody have one of these tires fitting in the spare tire bin?
• Re: VDO vacuum gauge install question
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:08:17 -0500
  ...Took the vacuum off the FPR connection via a plastic T fitting. When the engine is idling properly, I get about 15". Wish it...
• Re: Increasing horsepower
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 21:43:45 +1300
  ...That's why some of us are fitting Subaru EJ turbo engines or EG33s. And SOME of these get Porsche transmissions, CVs and axles...
• "air inlet hose" part #? how much fuel hose?
  Historical mailing list - prb
  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:56:13 -0800
  ...It's an elbow type fitting located at the right rear of the engine compartment. Anyone have a part number or more common american...
• Re: gas prices..
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:37:03 +1300
  ...to wring its neck to try to get it to move. Fitting a bigger engine can actually increase econoym. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand...
• Re: Battery explosion
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:26:14 -0700
  ...The plastic of the battery fell apart at places. > Today, I was cleaning the whole thing up, POR 15, bedliner spray, cleaning ground, fitting...
• Fwd: Continuing saga of Oil Pressure light...
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 22:28:40 -0700
  ...this is a professionaly made, braided stainless hose, about 5 inches long, with 10x1mm metric fittings crimped to each end. from volkscafe, i also...
• Re: lost brake line...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:19:41 -0800
  ...Now are not the connection to the valve block and brake a compression fitting too? On Dec 24, 2007 10:56 PM, Scott Daniel...
• The split and a camper ?
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  2 Aug 1994 08:39:16 U
  ...Finally, it came with the linkages for a side canopy (cover is missing), but there are four fittings that the linkages fit into, and...
• Re: Golf II instruments fit Vanagon cluster? White faces? Backlighting?
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 14:48:15 -0800
  ...This would require fitting of (say Toyota) holders into the back of the instrument housings; cutting the holes should be easy as long as...
• Re: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:12:27 -0400
  ...A basic AC filler/gauge recharge set with 134a fittings and the usual wrenches, sockets, and hex wrenches, etc. Anyway, what I did was...
• Re: Jiffy Lube weirdness...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 10:07:09 -0600
  ...Once the top side guy was calling off grease fitting locations to the guy in the pit and with each call the pit guy...
• Re: Oil Relief Plug
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 14:39:59 -0700
  ...For things that matter thread tape as a sealant is > avoided except for larger fittings known to have very poor cut threads. For > this...
• Re: Add-on Oil Coolers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 04:37:26 -0400
  ...High pressure hydralic line using AN-8 (used on A/C) fittings and swedged on ends. A couple of years later I eliminated the...
• Re: VANAGON digest 17
  Historical mailing list - Randy
  Thu, 21 Apr 94 09:19:39 -0400
  ...Poor fitting of the new part... Okay well the next time I plan on doing some body work I will be sure to call...
• R12 to R134 conv
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 06:45:44 (EST)
  ...It's real simple, and cheap if I can remember the only thing you need is a new dryer and some fittings. ERic ZEno...
• cooler up front/in back?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 05:32:00 GMT
  ...I will have to buy a roll of copper tubing and braze fittings on it. I've also been told that I can install...
• cooler up front/in back?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 05:32:00 GMT
  ...I will have to buy a roll of copper tubing and braze fittings on it. I've also been told that I can install...
• cooler up front/in back?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 05:32:00 GMT
  ...I will have to buy a roll of copper tubing and braze fittings on it. I've also been told that I can install...
• F.I. Problems
  Historical mailing list - Harmon F Seaver
  Tue, 5 Nov 1996 15:44:05 -0600 (CST)
  ...I just went over the hose fittings, etc. making sure everything was tight, but that actually seems to have made things worse. Please email...
• Re: Sheepskin seatcover source?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 28 Oct 1996 19:20:54 -0800
  ...Anyone have these on their vans? Pros and cons? Most >important, any recommendations on sources of good fitting brands of covers? > I've got...
• Re: Can't open brake bleeder screw!
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:37:56 -0400
  ...I guess I could have used my pipe fitting wrench and really >forced it but I don't want to shear the thing off...