Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 6+: 60 results shown for liquid.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: Brass Coolant Connectors = Failure?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2012 11:29:39 -0400
  ...coolant - but temperature - doesn't worry me If you're running liquid ammonia as coolant you could have a real problem with brass fittings...
• Re: Which is the best coolant to use? Part V???+ pH
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Dec 2006 20:32:06 -0600
  ...I kept it in plastic buckets until the local recycle folks called for paints, antifrezze, and other liquid toxics. then took it to the...
• Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 14:11:23 -0500
  ...There > > is a reason that propane tanks can only be filled to 80% capacity. > > That is a good choice for any liquid container that...
• Re: Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 8 Nov 1999 20:17:54 -0500
  ...Help! Brake trouble - 83.5 liquid-cooled Westy > Volks, > > My brakes are behaving strangely. When I press the pedal it goes down at > least...
• Re: Where's my fuel tank leaking from?!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 9 Apr 2010 10:43:44 EDT
  ...have it in a tub with a brush and it is more liquid which we like better for crank,cam seals later mark d
• re:propane gauge?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 01:55:34 -0700
  ...On the other hand, one of those liquid crystal temperature strips ought to work... Bill ---------------------------------------------------------- 90% of life is just showing up.
• Re: FYI - Use Detergent Gasoline
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 14:21:51 EST
  ...this side of the world we mix 1/2 cup of Liquid TIDE with 1 cup of Grain Alcohol to absorb the H2O and...
• [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:27:37 -0700
  ...Maybe melted >plastic to cover the pin back up? > >Marc Try dribbling on some 'liquid electrical tape': several thin coats will do it. Austin
• Re: Re; window chrome mldg.
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 19 Jun 2000 15:21:21 -0400
  ...in. > Oh, yea, use a lot of WD-40! I found liquid dish detergent worked very well as a lubricant for fitting the plastic...
• water jug
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 00:06:50 -0500
  ...Tide liquid detergent jug with a spigot to dispense the water... After washing and rinsing it out I works great, even has an easy...
• Re: window tint
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:47:45 EST
  ...in a mess. >> JoeTino, Try spraying a 5% solution of dishwashing liquid and water on the adhesive side of the film. Then use a...
• Re: CV joints...condition?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:27:45 -0500
  The liquid inner cv grease is or at least was normal on mid-80's fwd VWs. The type of grease used does become...
• Re: Subject: German quality?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:16:54 -0700
  ...Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Aug 24, 2013, at 2:46 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Shouldn't a liquid like...
• Re: Help: the VW morons spilled brake fluid on myelectricalwiring...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 20:57:22 -0800
  ...I would never spray any flammable liquid anywhere on or in my van! Per Lindgren wrote: > > Do you think Brakleen is non-flammable? Let...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 8 Mar 2005 11:28:44 -0500
  Those brass auto stop valves come right apart and only need cleaning.Maybe you can soak the aluminum valve w/liquid wrench or sumthin...
• Re: propane filling question
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 15 May 2005 22:48:08 -0400
  ...opened the overfill/check > valve, > liquid propane imed. came out. > > Does that mean it was/is already full? Or did I/we do something...
• Re: Help with my rear squirter, Oops, that doesn't sound good
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:34:43 -0400
  ...Then, spread liquid tape over the entire area overlapping onto the original hose. Then wrapped everything with rescue tape. Only time will tell if...
• Re: fender lips
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Wed, 10 Dec 1997 20:10:12 -0800
  At the expense of being repugnant, has anyone thought of using Liquid Nails? I used this stuff on my weather-stripping around my rear...
• Re: Rubber
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 21:33:17 -0400
  ...Add to that as an extra some Rain-X. > > Spray the rubber down with the Liquid Wrench sikicone first. Gently wipe > off. Next apply...
• Re: Portable Toilets - Which chemicals do you use?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:34:45 -0800
  ...Chemicals for the portable toilet I've used a couple and settled on the T-5 concentrate, a liquid. One big reason is that...
• Re: removing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:32:58 -0400
  ...I could see corrosion in the fin area of the core and its leak was sufficient that I could fill the core with liquid...
• Re: 300 spots of lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2010 08:30:08 -0500
  ...Eastern Daylight Time, > albell@SHAW.CA writes: > > WHICH �KIND > > > Wurth � saBesto �HHS 2000 � works on just about �everything. �sprays as a > liquid and turns...
• Re: rear wheel bearing question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:51:01 -0700
  ...the grease won't be very liquid. on the microscopic level though .. I bet it is. what does 'worn out grease' look like ? I...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:35:11 EDT
  ...The standard add-on "barbecue" tank gauge is a pressure gauge, which measures the pressure of the gaseous propane that's above the liquid...
• Re: Radiator flush
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 4 Apr 2010 11:42:50 -0500
  ...And what kind of liquid to use to free the deposits > up. > > I can hook up a separate pump with two different hoses to...
• How propane refrigerators work
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Tue, 13 Feb 2001 11:09:04 -0600
  ...The liquid ammonia then mixes with hydrogen gas in the evaporator, producing cold. Finally, the ammonia is mixed back in with the water, and...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 09:12:47 -0600
  ...Crazy idea? EC Quite OK to bench test as described,, Don’t even need to use Gas, any thin liquid will do, even water ~
• Re: redrock/pseudo-shower
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 1 Mar 1995 06:33:22 CST6CDT
  ...ball valve spout on the bottom for drawing off the wort (liquid in beer before it is fermented). Also works for finishing maple syrup...
• broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 14:32:09 -0700
  ...a large screwdriver in like a chisel but that couldn't turn the threads (even after a 1/4 bottle of liquid wrench)... dave
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:23:33 -0400
  ...may have produced a hydraulic lock which bent the connecting rod. Liquids are not very compressible! Angus ================================ Angus Gordon '89 Carat NW Ohio '86...
• Re: No Start Cause: Relay Failure. PICS, Thoughts.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 6 Feb 2013 11:17:02 -0800
  ...the solder used in the wave tank will have had a mushy zone between solidus and liquidus. What is a wave tank please ? On...
• Re: rusty nuts ...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:44:40 -0600
  ...Try dipping a warm weiner into liquid nitrogen, then drop it. It will shatter like glass. Should work well for breaking nuts, studs, etc...
• propane terms -- getting it right
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:12:35 -0600
  ...It's called "liquid detergent". : > On 2-Sep-09, at 8:06 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Love to, on one leg and crutches...
• Re: Torsion-Bar Spring-Arm Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - CAP'N HOOK, THE SOFTWARE PIRATE
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 19:09:01 PST
  ...He also assured me it can be done, so after a pint of liquid courage,I shall give it a whirl! Regards, C. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Courtney...
• oder remover
  Historical mailing list - Jonc
  Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:25:01 -0400
  ...after cleaning up anything that looked like liquid of course... it worked better than anything else we could dream up... it was an old...
• Re: Need grey front carpet and padding for '91 Syncro Westy.
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 00:37:43 -0800
  ...I put the passenger side of the van on blocks so that the liquids would run out the driver's side door. Hope that...
• Re: Rear Brakes - How do you get JUST the drum off?
  Historical mailing list - Fred Porter
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 09:32:18 -0600
  ...i squirted liquid wrench in the bolt holes, the lug bolt holes and around the hole the hub passes through, had some beer and...
• Re: The bumpy ride....
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 18 May 2001 22:24:03 -0400
  ...By then, all >the liquid that was there, would be dissolved right? It is now over a week >later. Here are the symptoms: Put...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs &
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:32:29 -0800
  On Feb 2, 2010, at 11:39 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > no engine, no title, ...hey, no problem. > and 4 or 5 grand...
• Re: monster mash
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 15 Sep 94 7:42:54 PDT
  ...a Sears pancho?" > > > Would a pre-1980s VW Van be considered "liquidly challenged"? > > Ric > Hey Ric, Why don't you suggest Dinah Mo Humm...
• Re: Silicon Spray: Brand Non-endorsement
  Historical mailing list - Jack Botts
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:10:06 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > I recently got some Liquid Wrench brand silicone spray lube. You see it > in all the ubiquitous chain stores, so...
• Re: Morning Gnarliness: how to deal with
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:05:11 -0700
  ...Helps when water tank has more liquid than holding tank-it tends to tip over easily. On Aug 26, 2009, at 9:36 PM...
• Religious Questions - Air vs. Water cooling
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 15 Sep 1994 23:01:12 -0700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 15 Sep 1994 RGOLEN@umassd.edu wrote: > Would a pre-1980s VW Van be considered "liquidly challenged"? > > Ric > Considering the moaning I...
• Mysterious leak
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:17:57 -0400
  ...The liquid appeared to be plain water (no antifreeze), it was air temperature (not hot) and the amount was about half a cup. Anyone...
• Re: Distilled water eats copper?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 10:36:50 -0400
  Keep in mind that the term distilled water is applied to a lot of different liquids. The distilled water at the grocery store is...
• Coolant light blinking
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:43:58 -0500
  ...A few weeks earlier I noticed orange liquid on the rear hatch (see post below). What should I do now? Chris On 12/16...
• Re: Propane refill adaptor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Oct 2015 10:00:43 -0700
  You are right about the equal pressure, but only a small amount of the liquid propane in the canister will evaporate into the empty...
• Re: gas can
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:41:41 -0800
  ...If the spout is correctly > oriented there is no way to eject hot liquid gasoline unless the gas can has > been overfilled beyond its...
• Re: aircraft engine NVC
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:00:15 -0600
  ...heads and near the front and back of the motor for? Are the heads liquid cooled? Enquiring minds need to know. George, 85' Westfalia
• My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list - Blair Webster
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 21:24:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...I thought this was going to be a piece of cake to change...however after trying liquid wrench etc. I've only been able...
• Re: did i do that
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:40:10 -0500
  Good idea, I will try it! Just remember to use any liquid sparingly in a blind threaded hole. If trapped, liquids can not compress...
• Re: too much propane?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 22:04:15 -0500
  ...will have to tell propane person to just fill it >>until liquid comes out the bleeder? > >They're *supposed* to know that. However, they...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:39:03 -0800
  On Feb 2, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote: > Vic is a legend (and not in a good way...
• Re: Heat/cooling lever knobs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 20 Nov 2004 17:05:44 -0600
  ...Do NOT use liquid anything on the 4 heater lever knobs ! Do not glue them, period. The ides is to make them halfway removable...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:20:17 -0800
  ...ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs & other euro T3's > Personally, I'm glad February is a short month... > > > -----Original Message...
• Unearthing 70 VW bus
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Apr 95 08:56:57 PDT
  ...I plan to change oil, pull all 4 plugs, spray in Liquid Wrench, turn 1/4 turn, more Liquid Wrench, 1/4 turn, etc...
• Re: Rubber meets the metal
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 18:18:42 -0800
  ...Has anyone ever tried dry Molyibnium (?) on urethane? I remember a liquid product that had moly in it that after it was applied the...
• Re: ZSI in Nevada is liquidating their collection of doublecabs &
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 03:54:13 EST
  In a message dated 2/2/10 3:11:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, scottdaniel@turbovans.com writes: > I wonder if 'comes with bill...
• Re: Coolant Temp Indications
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 01:38:30 -0500
  ...If the sensor doesn't "see" any liquid then the light flashes requardless of temp. Gary, Baltimore
• Re: My wheel nuts are frozen!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 22:01:34
  ...I thought this was going to be a >piece of cake to change...however after trying liquid wrench etc. I've >only been able...