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• windshield washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:19:07 -0500
  Hi list - windshield washer fluid pretty much runs through when adding. Haven't looked too closely yet - is it difficult to swap? Can't...
• front window washer?
  Historical mailing list - Chad and Jen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 14:07:02 -0700
  I'm curious about my front windshield washer..Where is the fill up. in the rear on passenger side or is that for the...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:54:16 +0000
  Yes, thanks but I'd hate to pay 25 bucks for just the two washers I need. The other stuff came with the poly...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:53:36 -0800
  ...How does one operate the headlight washers? Should they be wired with the windshield washer pump? The gauge is much thicker for the high...
• Re: Unfixable 86 Washers, again - figured out
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:51:05 -0700
  ...first time I've seen any problem with a washer/wiper switch on a vanagon, ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net> To...
• Re: head cap nuts
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:33:40 -0500 (EST)
  ...no mention of washers at all. I f there were > washers wouldn't they suggest coating both sides of the > washer? I know that...
• Dished Washer With New CV Joints?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:55:25 +0000
  ...This is a dished washer, NOT the circlip I am talking about. TIA, Jeff FWIW, using my old boots, which look good-been burned...
• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:26:52 -0700
  It appears counter intuitive, but the sway bar drop link cupped washers each install with cup lip facing up/down. So, the concave side...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:48:16 -0500
  At 07:15 PM 2/1/2013, sailingfc @dslextreme.com wrote: >My experience with "DMS" (Droopy Mirror Syndrome) is that the washer under >the...
• Re: Radius Rod Landing on Frame
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:27:17 -0600
  ...It does not matter about the thickness of the washer that you weld onto the frame of the car. All the adjustment takes place...
• Re: seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:22:34 -0500
  ...seeking source for copper crush washers I need an M14 and M16 sized copper crush washer to reconnect the low and high side fittings...
• washer fluid won't work
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Fontaine
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:26:54 -0500
  Hi All, I have a '87 Westy and while my front wipers work, it won't dispense any washer fluid. The fluid came out...
• Rear Washer Reservoir Cap Needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:38:00 -0700
  The filler cap on my rear washer tank has gone missing. Is there a generic cap (Coke bottles, etc) that wi9ll work or do...
• Heated windshield washer
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 22:10:35 EST
  ...120F stream of washer fluid, no windshield damage...about $90USD. Ken Hunter Los Lunas,NM 82 Westy 1.9NA 84 Jetta 1.5NA [text...
• Re: Getting rid of tailgaters/ f
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Fri, 31 Dec 1999 07:11:43 -0800
  ...The > A1 cars had a nice "L" > bracket to hold a washer bottle and washer > pump. I wonder if it would pump > filtered used...
• Re: Coolant temp sensor
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 4 May 2008 18:40:31 -0400
  John, they both use washers. The TEMP II sensor uses a copper crush washer; the smaller gauge sender also uses a washer but it...
• Vanagon Rear Washer Filler Cover Wanted
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 1 Apr 2009 12:55:00 -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...
• Re: Window washer troubleshooting 1987 GL 2-wheel drive Westy
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 17 May 2006 14:04:10 +0000
  ...It was not pretty nor efficient, and I spilled washer fluid everywhere. But apparently enough fluid actually got down the tube to prime it...
• Re: Parts Washer
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 08:34:51 -0800
  ...Parts Washer I got a new 40 gallon Parts Washer, what would be the best solvent to fill it with? Thanks Adam
• Re: Windshield Washer Nozzles
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:35:36 EDT
  In a message dated 4/15/03 6:27:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, finn.runyon@VERIZON.NET writes: << My front washers seem to...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:52:20 -0400
  A new crush washer should always be used anywhere they go, oil drain plug included, as the washers harden and then are prone to...
• euro headlight washers
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:22:32 -0700
  I sure would like to get some of the headlight washers I see on the euro syncros. Does anyone have any info about them...
• I need a vanagon washer bottle for the front
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:30:24 -0400
  I am looking for a good used washer reservoir for the front windshield for a Vanagon. If anyone can help me out, please let...
• Re: ok to use pressure washer on westy top?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Aug 2017 15:34:55 -0700
  it's OK to use the Karcher pressure washer but it's safer to use the flat nozzle wand (do not use the cone...
• What fasteners to hold windshield washer tank to frame?
  Historical mailing list - Todd.Last
  Wed, 1 Dec 2010 03:06:41 -0800
  In replacing the windshield washer pump on my '88 Vanagon, I have misplaced the fasteners that hold the tank to the frame. Can anyone...
• Re: My passenger mirror has fallen and it can't get up
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 21 Aug 2001 09:55:37 -0500
  I added a flat washer, then a lock washer under the nut----tightened up my R/H mirror pretty good. ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| Terry-- 74 Campmobile- (Clementine...
• Re: Plumbing layout for headlight washers?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:41:53 -0700
  On 7/25/06, Walt Oliver <walt@waltnet.net> wrote: > > Greetings, all, > > I picked up a European washer tank with the high-pressure > headlamp...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 02:41:48 +0000
  ...Thanks, Jim On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 9:38 PM T3 Technique <christopher@t3technique.com> wrote: > Jim, I do offer the washers and...
• Clear Vision!
  Historical mailing list - Harald Rust
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 12:38:47 -0700
  ...Then you pull a lever for the windshield washer, and the methanol antifreeze in the washer fluid only makes it worse. For ultimate fahrvergn...
• Re: Can someone tell me how to remove the window washer jets?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 07:53:34 -0400
  ...4 Oct 1999, John-Reed Maffeo wrote: > I think the window washer jets on my '86 Syncro are clogged. I > would like to remove...
• Re: Windshield Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Nov 1999 18:23:03 -0700
  ...Windshield Washer Reservoir > Hey gang, > > I'm embarrassed to admit I can't find where to fill the front > windshield washer fluid. I re...
• Re: Mirrors Floppy Fix
  Historical mailing list - Clint Kolda
  Fri, 3 Nov 2006 05:16:45 -0800
  An o-ring might not work as well as a flat garden hose washer. The thicker cross section of an oring would need to...
• Rear windshield washer tube
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:05:52 -0600
  Does anyone know what size (diameter and length) the plastic tube is for the rear windshield washer spritzer? Looks like mine is brittle and...
• Parts needed: '87
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 4 May 2008 16:46:26 -0400
  ...Coolant overflow tank Windshield washer fluid tank Windshield washer pump Rear hatch lock cylinder and pushbutton Power mirror switch Power window switches Anyone have...
• Re: cv joint tips
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:17:24 -0700
  I mean don't "lose"..... (don't "loose" the washers ?? --- ;^) Neil. On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 9:16 AM, neil N <musomuso@gmail...
• Re: spacers and sproings
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:25:07 -0700
  ...After installing a 1/2 " washer between the left rear "doughnut" and the frame, the car rides straight. The 1/2 inch washer did...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Oct 94 15:55:09 -0500
  Evan Estern writes: >I've been heating and reusing the copper washers on oilfill plugs for >years. I used to be a goldsmith, did...
• Re: door panel pain
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:43:23 -0700
  ...chrome washers. >> > > On page 1234 of a book entitled "Everything Has a Name", I found this: > Chrome screws with little formed chrome washers = oval...
• Re: seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:59:08 -0500
  ...If they're not too beat up, you can reuse solid copper > washers by sanding them smooth. Rub them on some fine grit emery...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:08:41 -0800
  ...dylan --- Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET> wrote: > >Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? > > > >Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special...
• Question about front windshield washer bottle on 1990
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:35:15 -0700
  ...Awhile back my washer stopped working...mechanic decided it was the motor on the bottle. Replaced it with a use one...still no go...
• Re: washer fluid won't work
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:56:57 -0500
  ...Check the fuse that runs the washer 2. Can you hear the washer motor going when you pull the lever back? 3. If the...
• Re: Parts Washer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 07:19:58 -0600
  ...John On Feb 8, 2016 23:50, "adam butler" <acbutler.dandy@icloud.com> wrote: > I got a new 40 gallon Parts Washer, what would...
• Re: front window washer?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 20:14:08 -0700
  ...I'm curious about my front windshield washer..Where is the fill up? As you're driving, it's under your left foot. If...
• Re: washers
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Wed, 8 Jul 2020 14:50:43 +0000
  ...washers those washers are fiber and break easily when you take them out. I made one with a piece of rubber from the bicycle...
• Re: Need help with washer wiring
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:49:43 -0700
  ...I did that once. - the wiring diagram thing vis a vis the washer cirucit. I did not like that running the washers akso made...
• Re: Front Washer Tank Removal
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Oct 2002 14:36:06 EDT
  ...prolly the plastic neck that the washer hose connects to on the pump broke off. chris
• Felt Pilot Bearing Seal and metal retaining ring/washer source
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:08:33 -0500
  ...Anyone know where I can find a new felt sealing washer and the metal ring that centers in in the flywheel for a type...
• Re: FYI: Rear Brake Hardware Kit -- Update
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:31:02 -0700
  ...Is "washer" the > cup that sits in the retaining spring? > > There weren't any washers in brakes when opened up but > if I"m...
• Where is Front Washer Bottle 87GL?!!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 26 May 1997 16:28:10 -0500
  Volks, I know in my wanderings underneath and about this vehicle I have found the front washer bottle, but have since lost it's...
• Fwd: 1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:54:30 -0400
  ...1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go? To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> Thanks Eric, The motor was rebuilt...
• Diesel Oil Pan Bolts and Washers (for gas inline engine)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:37:35 -0800
  ...Does each bolt require a flat and "wavy" washer? The old bolts have 2 washers; 1 flat, 1 wavy. I assume they're the...
• Re: windshield washer reservoir?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 14 Jun 2014 20:00:07 -0500
  ...windshield washer reservoir? > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > All years the same, and the easiest thing I can think of to do to a...
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:39:17 -0700
  ...Mark Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > Couldn't ya put a paint-cutting washer between the relay case and the > chassis? An outside-star lock...
• Air cooled oil leak/timing
  Historical mailing list - Andrea Berardelli
  Fri, 16 May 2003 22:02:21 -0700
  ...NOT, these plastic washer sit against the cooler on the other side from the block, just before the wavy washers. Because of my mistake...
• washer check valve, was Re: Fun with fixing up stuff...(long post)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:12:00 -0700
  ...I haven't seen one on my '86 (might be hidden somewhere though) and the washer liquid comes out right away, no delay. alistair...
• Re: Leaky Oil Plug - Outcome
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 18:00:59 -0700
  If it doesn't leak, it probably won't unless someone forgets the washer, or overtightens it once [It doesn't take a bunch...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list - Evan Estern
  Mon, 17 Oct 1994 13:36:05 -0700
  I've been heating and reusing the copper washers on oilfill plugs for years. I used to be a goldsmith, did alot of model...
• Re: Temp II sensor o-ring confusion
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 Jan 2003 23:36:06 -0600
  The Type IV temp sensors I've installed have had a variety of big steel washers on them or copper washers on them. I...
• oil pressure relief valve washer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 21:44:32 -0400
  ...Anyway, I took out the oil pressure relief valve, and the washer looked pretty chewed up. However, I put it back in hoping it...