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  • Re: 86 Vanagon power steering lines?
    Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
    Fri, 10 May 2002 09:32:34 -0400
    I just had my local Amazon Hose Supply (www.amazonhose.com) make up all new A/C hoses for my van, it cost less...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
    Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:28:52 -0800
    ...go into the heater hose loop somewhere -- would it matter > whether it goes into the heater send or return hose? Possibly not. > Anyway,if...
  • Re: replacing long plastic coolant hoses
    Historical mailing list - developtrust
    Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:54:21 -0800
    ...replacing long plastic coolant hoses > i have figured out that to replace my radiator hoses, from radiator stub > hoses through the plastic hoses to...
  • replacing fuel hoses and injector seals
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:42:04 -0700
    ...when i'm done? or will the air work its way through the regulators and out the return hose? thanks for any advice! Ben.
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:30:41 -0500
    ...return side. > It's a PITA to reach from underneath, but I'll save the $40. It's this > plastic hose to rubber hose...
  • Re: Remote Oil Filter/Oil Cooler Hose
    Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
    Tue, 3 Oct 2000 22:33:51 EDT
    ...I use a minimum of 1/2"ID stainless steel braided hose for short runs. Go with 5/8" for longer runs. An inline...
  • replacning fuel lines on syncro
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:10:56 -0700
    ...the two fuel lines that go through the fire wall (supply line from the fuel filter and the return line).... it appears that one...
  • Re: A/C hose
    Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
    Mon, 19 May 2014 11:47:19 -0700
    ...The > hose looks newish compared to the return line from the front condenser. > What are > > my options here? If I have to make a...
  • Re: Question on 1.9 Vanagon conversion
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Sun, 23 May 1999 20:35:38 -0400
    ...Thank for the info on the oil return from the turbo. I will need to return the oil from my 1.9 conversion back...
  • Re: Gas tank
    Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
    Sun, 16 Jun 2002 09:36:52 -0700
    ...to jack up the front, remove the supply hose to the fuel pump and return line. Popped open the gas cap off and let...
  • Re: [NVC] need help finding a Jeep part
    Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
    Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:55:03 -0700
    ...My son's 1995 Cherokee needs a replacement > power steering return hose. I could use a little help figuring out what > hose I need...
  • Re: Is this coolant pipe position correct? (Pic included)
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:55:32 -0800
    ...hoses and connections on the engine and it works perfectly. One time I tried making the heater return go to a main coolant return...
  • Coolant Pipe Locations Metal vs. Plastic. Retrofitting diesel coolant hoses.
    Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
    Sat, 11 Dec 2010 22:33:50 -0900
    ...Do all the metal pipes end this way ('83 diesel? '83-85 gas?) Anyway, these new hoses are for plastic pipes, so the upper...
  • Re: Coolant hose replacement
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:18:54 -0700
    ...behind the firewall that hose goes onto is OK. Those like to crumble and break sometimes. that's not return from the radiator btw...
  • Syncro Coolant Flush
    Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
    Sun, 25 Oct 1998 13:39:30 -0500
    ...point of no return (the nuts are about 1/2 original volume.) Should I drain and flush by disconnecting hoses only? I have two...
  • Re: Dragging front brakes...why? how?
    Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
    Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:33:17 -0600
    > I've also heard of brake hoses collapsing internally and causing this. > They create a sort of check-valve effect -- the high pressure when...
  • Re: return fuel lines
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 13 Feb 2006 13:00:46 -0600
    ...to reroute that line need to know if >high pressure fuel line hoses are required. >This is on an 82 AC Westy. > >Thanks, >Jake
  • Re: What's up with silicone coolant hoses?
    Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
    Sun, 15 Mar 2020 16:20:03 -0400
    ...What's up with silicone coolant hoses? > > So, are these the return hoses only? You still use Stainless or plastic for the pipes from...
  • Re: 1.9 > 2.1 cooling kit?
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:33:59 -0400
    ...the top of the fitting, *and apparently connecting to the (upper) return hose from the radiator back to the thermostat.* Now my recollection of...
  • Re: Got Shifter Bushings?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 4 May 2010 06:15:26 EDT
    ...The return line/hose is less of a problem. If you still have steel lines, they can be replaced with hydraulic hoses. I had...
  • coolant hoses 2wd 86 westy long
    Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
    Wed, 4 Mar 1998 21:41:40 -0600
    ...vw 251-121-083H napa 1.5 and 1.125 hoses. lower radiator return hose. >same id on hose as A above however a...
  • Re: Maple syrup from the front
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Sun, 29 Oct 2000 20:53:07 -0500
    ...From the valve and coupling back to the t's going to the rear heater it's 5/8" heater hose. On the return...
  • Re: A/C hose
    Historical mailing list - Ben
    Mon, 19 May 2014 20:12:08 -0700
    ...The hose > looks newish compared to the return line from the front condenser. What are > my options here? If I have to make a...
  • Re: Steel fuel line adapter & curtain springs
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:57:35 -0400
    ...It's connected on each end with a short piece of hose and those stupid metal crimp bands that loosen as the rubber hose...
  • Re: Advice on Leak in Fuel Return Line
    Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
    Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:29:16 -0500
    ...replace the ENTIRE > return line. (The fuel supply line, filter, pump, and pressure > regulator were replaced.) > > I loosened the hose clamp and pulled the...
  • How To: syncro fuel tank removal
    Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
    Mon, 25 Nov 2002 11:20:23 -0800
    i found hose! 7$ a foot, only need 2 feet though. some hose and fitting place in spokane has it! i just found it...
  • Westy A/C replacement hose questions
    Historical mailing list - Cort, Joel
    Thu, 6 Aug 1998 09:42:32 PDT
    ...canister above the left rear wheel where the return from the evaporator (the other AC Hose) goes to the front radiator? Or is it...
  • Re: 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Sun, 11 Apr 2010 09:56:11 -0400
    ...Recent parts drawing shows a grommet and 7x3 hose to pass through firewall. Return line to the tank is also 8x1 plastic tubing but...
  • Re: Leaking Rear Heater
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sun, 4 Dec 2011 19:49:47 -0800
    ...rear heater core. > > I would like to remove the core and just connect the hoses together. > > What if the ID of the hoses that...
  • Re: Takes a darn long time for the heater to come up to speed
    Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
    Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:39:16 -0500
    ...And heck, we're only talking about > maybe 20 feet of fluid in the rad send and return hoses being the > differments between the...
  • Re: Power steering lines R & R
    Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
    Sun, 5 Sep 1999 21:02:33 -0700
    ...Note, you only need one high pressure line, the return line can be a good thick walled hose. Also you might want to check...
  • Re: firewall fuel fitting
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:29:33 EDT
    ...Check how the return hose connects to the main plastic fuel line behind the firewall. Do the same with the supply line. Just run...
  • Re: replacing heater hose
    Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
    Wed, 28 May 2003 07:58:21 -0400
    Yes, and spring for the good stuff--not the cheapest red hose! Jay TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 05/27...
  • Re: Idle Stab.-OK to bypass?
    Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
    Sat, 2 Jan 1999 21:09:55 -0500
    ...A quick but temporary fix is to remove the inlet hose connection and spray some WD40 into the valve and reconnect the hose. The...
  • Re: Leaking Heads - aargghh! - What to do?
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Mon, 29 Sep 1997 15:50:36 CDT
    ...the hose goes between the v-belt for the power steering (to get the belt off, you have to disconnect this hose). where the...
  • Re: A/C hose
    Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
    Mon, 19 May 2014 21:10:40 -0700
    ...The hose looks newish compared to the return line from the front condenser. What are my options here? If I have to make a...
  • Re: Noisy fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Aaron
    Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:48:31 -0700
    ...I got a couple of pieces of fuel hose (you need to run one from the return too, or your gas is pumped into...
  • fuel pump relief valve?
    Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
    Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:17:19 -0400
    ...fuel return line expecting to see pressure relieved at about 80 lbs. but it climbed to 100 before I released the hose, worried about...
  • Re: Use Air Cooled Fuel Pressure Regulator on WBX?
    Historical mailing list - neil n
    Sun, 20 May 2012 19:50:30 -0700
    ...I found > that even "just" moving fuel rail hoses to top of intake, and feed/return > hoses over to driver side of firewall presents...
  • Re: fuel line replacement
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
    Sat, 23 Dec 2000 13:31:18 -0600
    ...From the engine bay to the fuel pump, and engine bay to the fuel tank on the return line, is plastic hose (at least...
  • Re: Fuel flow regulator
    Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
    Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:26:47 -0500
    ...right! > John, > There are 4 hoses to the FPR. 2 on the pressure side of things, the return > to the fuel tank, and the...
  • Re: radiators
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:36:58 -0700
    ...an 82 diesel? fasten points the same? > > Appears I have a crack, lower right, rear face in the plastic near the return hose outlet. > > > >
  • solved: gear linkage trouble after tranny out and short shift kit
    Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
    Thu, 4 Oct 2007 14:36:05 -0700
    ...interfere in 4 with the coolant return pipe at the point where it connects to a hose! The pipe was slightly moved out of...
  • Re: cooling system hose clamps
    Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
    Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:29:14 -0700
    ...This connection is a new silicone hose with a new >> screw-type hose clamp. >> >> My question here is whether an ear clamp (Oetiker style...
  • Re: low fuel pressure and lean engine
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Sun, 4 Jul 2004 09:23:17 -0700
    There are 3 hoses to the "T" shaped regulator. 2 are across the top of the "T" and these are the regulated lines from...
  • Bizarre 2.1L: Idle
    Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
    Sat, 29 Jan 2000 09:01:56 EST
    ...The throttle seems to be returning to it's stop. I disconnected the O2 sensor with no apparent effect. No loose hoses from what...
  • Re: Evaporative Emission Canister? (re: Fuel Expansion Tank)
    Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
    Mon, 26 Aug 2019 10:42:38 -0600
    ...Hoses & also Do Not ZipTie the FuelHose to Heat or Rad'Hoses ~ I have never experienced the need to replace the Return Hose so...
  • Re: Aaaaargh! Brake failure (long)
    Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
    Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:50:01 -0700
    ...1's where the front > hoses were > deteriorated inside so badly that they kept the brake fluid > from returning to > the reservoir. The symptom...
  • Re: removing heater
    Historical mailing list - Erik Valeur
    Wed, 6 Feb 2002 03:27:29 +0100
    ...about the same place for the return line. The copper fittings will fit nicely inside the hoses to plug them. Erik V. Citerat fr...
  • Re: diesel gas conversion - fifth day
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Sun, 5 May 2002 21:38:42 -0700
    ...Is there any problems with leaving the return going into the tank and just stopping up the return intake on the pump/filter/etc...
  • Re: PS Hose kit - a cautionary tale
    Historical mailing list - John Meeks
    Wed, 1 Oct 2008 08:35:42 -0400
    Cecil, I actually had to cut 6" off the red return line for a perfect fit of Frank's kit. I routed the hoses...
  • Re: Coolant Pipe repair
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Thu, 7 Nov 2013 20:13:30 -0500
    ...out the two large hoses that feed the radiator and noticed that where the return hose clamps to the return straight pipe there appears...
  • Re: auto trans final drive
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Fri, 4 Jun 2010 09:36:40 -0700
    ...Tilt it back up, let the bottle return to shape, repeat until topped off. I bought a gallon of gear oil and filled the...
  • Re: return fuel lines
    Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
    Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:27:01 -0500
    ...to reroute that line need to know if >high pressure fuel line hoses are required. >This is on an 82 AC Westy. > >Thanks, >Jake
  • Re: repost - basic a/c hose connection question.
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:32:29 -0400
    ...I apologize for the repost of this >>> but I am squeezed for time trying to get on the road for the weekend. >>> >>> Which hose...
  • Re: Cooling System Results - Interpretations anyone?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:03:17 -0800
    ...necessitating extra bits of hose and hose clamps and stuff to connect it to the overflow reservoir's* hose. Looks like a moonshiner was...
  • Re: New to van ownership?..do the fuel lines..
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Tue, 13 May 2008 08:48:16 -0700
    ...Look for wet spots and keep an eye on the transition of in and return hoses at firewall. I did my lines soon after...
  • Bus Boys: VW Good Vendor
    Historical mailing list - Davidson
    Wed, 17 Nov 1999 11:29:37 -0800
    ...I *returned* the oil pressure sender hose (in new condition). Results: They credited my credit card and sent me a receipt... cheerfully! In my...
  • Re: Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
    Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
    Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:13:46 -0800
    ...from the tank and the various return lines will give the problem. > Tired of mindlessly replacing hoses I remembered that I had found > a...
  • Re: Is my radiator dead? aka cooling sytem woes
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 4 Mar 2003 07:32:15 -0500
    ...Feed hose to rad is warm, return hose is not. Rad is warm. Temp gauge right over LED. No change in expansion tank from...