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• Y-Joint Connecting Rubber Coolant Hoses (Where can I find this part?)
  Historical mailing list - The Van
  Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:56:14 -0400
  I had a steady stream of antifreeze dripping from a joint towards the back of my '84 Vanagon where three rubber hoses come together...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:57:59 -0500
  ...Is > this as simple as connecting the coolant hoses together with a coupling or > perhaps removing one and connecting the remaining hose to both...
• Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
  Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 11:25:29 -0600
  ...Howard . > The digijet system has only one wire connecting the o2 > sensor... > > --- Open Wheel Racing <openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote: > > Please explain this connection? > > > > >I...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
  Fri, 28 May 2010 17:37:48 -0600
  ...for that) but very > handy for checking voltage at the battery or connecting a charger > (nearby ground connection is the seat bolt head). > > Geo
• tool identification - redux
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 07:58:29 -0800
  ...Bell > > > The tool in question is a "Half round scraper" it is used for > removing metal, for instance when blueprinting an engine. > > All connecting...
• Re: Removing rear heater in Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:03:00 -0700
  ...It looks to be as simple as > connecting the in and out hoses together with a > coupler, bypassing the heater core. Anyone done > this...
• Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 21:20:07 -0400
  ...So simply connecting that wire to ground may also make the alternator require additional speed to get it "activated". When adding a starter boost...
• Re: Engine Brace...one man's solution
  Historical mailing list - Carter
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 05:34:10 -0800
  ...wrote: >>The brace connecting the block to the driver's side exhaust has broken on the block end, right in the middle of the...
• Re: electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:52:41 -0800
  ...van, what am I going to be disconnecting from it and connecting >> to the new one? Is it a normal electrical plug? Or individual...
• Fwd: Boston Bob on Connecting Rod Bolts
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 21:05:00 -0400
  ...gerry.vanagon.com> >From: ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET> >Subject: Re: Connecting Rod Bolts >Comments: To: Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET> >To: vanagon...
• Scan gage blank then Dennis fixed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:31:32 -0400
  ...This worked! The unit displayed that it was connecting and after a time I got my gages back. So, thanks again to Dennis for...
• Faucet install tips wanted
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 7 Aug 2013 17:18:16 -0400
  ...What is the process for connecting the wires? Also, I've read that people had trouble with the hoses being removed and getting them...
• mystery hose disconnected
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 09:50:57 -0700
  ...Where should this be connecting? Could it have something to do with the brakes, which are spongy right now? The brake hose with check...
• Re: was: co/propane RE: propex
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 15:29:32 -0500
  ...YAHOO.COM> wrote: >The other difficult part about this installation >is connecting the gas. I should have made the >connection to the heater made...
• Re: Follow Up on Yesterdays Post About New Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:49:52 -0700
  I wanted to add one more thing that is nice about connecting an Android (or iPhone). 1. You can listen to music non-stop...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:04:51 -0800
  ...Second, be VERY careful connecting to trying to start another vehicle when you engine is running, the sudden load on your alternator can lead...
• Re: Emission Testing.....PASS!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Jun 1996 19:37:18 -0400
  ...Shocked me as the is a hole in the muffler, a hole in the >>connecting pipe and the idle stabilizer module is unplugged. Don...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 07:47:17 EST
  ...This engine has the famed connecting rod breather hole modification on the top of the block! AC compressor, '87 $30 Gary Gary McEachern, Reading...
• Re: preventive maintenance alert
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 14:23:12 -0800
  ...the two "T's" connecting the cooling system to the little > > radiator under the back seat were corroded. I ordered replacements from > > Camelback. By...
• Re: Chrome Window Strips (again)
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:35:38 -0500
  ...I removed the chrome connecting clip thing and started to peel > back a strip from one of my windows. I wanted to see how...
• Re: What's wrong with that picture....
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:33:20 -0600
  ...coolant leak may have produced a hydraulic lock which bent the > connecting rod. Liquids are not very compressible! > > Angus > > > > ================================ > Angus Gordon '89 Carat > NW...
• Re: engine swaps... VR6
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:02:22 +1300
  ...and didn't check before putting digits to keyboard. >But I figure, that the hardest part is connecting the motor to the trans >anyway...
• Re: 87 still not starting, need fuel pump advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:36:02 -0700
  ...You need to suck the fuel line to get fuel first before connecting it back to the pump. Be careful if you suck by...
• speedo cable replacement
  Historical mailing list - bob bob
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:56:11 -0700
  ...i have searched the archives and found some good advice on connecting at the speedometer, but little on installation of the actual cable from...
• More on AVP
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 21:33:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...We pulled the connecting rod bearings and they all looked OK so I decided to proceed with mainly replacing the heads. They also replaced...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:23:10 -0500
  ...having everything working if I can. > > But, rarely is a repair as easy as just connecting a broken wire! > > Experiences and observations appreciated. > > Eric
• Re: type 4 aircooled vanagon motor rebuilder
  Historical mailing list - Marco
  Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:43:07 -0700
  ...Northwest Connecting Rod 20021 80th Ave S� Kent WA 98032 � (253) 872-4945 On Monday, August 18, 2014 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor...
• Re: Which tachometer? 400-1300Hz or 800-2400Hz
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 1 May 2011 19:33:16 -0400
  ...2400Hz)* >where * = For Alternator use only Since you'll presumably be connecting to the coil, the alternator range won't matter - that's for...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 21:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
  ...In connecting the alternator to the auxiliary battery, make sure you use a heavy 8 or 10 gauge wire with a 30 or 40...
• Re: Shoulder Belts
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 21:13:40 +0100
  ...It involved >connecting the harness to the closet area. I'm >looking for those great directions and VW part numbers >that I should have...
• Re: Grease Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:05:28 -0800
  This is what I have been looking for !! I have dreamed of connecting a lipo-suction machine to a car, so someone could just...
• Re-plumbing the heater cores
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 14:25:53 -0500
  ...rear heater cores, and front heater valve soon and wondered about connecting the heater cores in series instead of in parallel as they were...
• Re: vanagon It was a great ride
  Historical mailing list - Derek
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:18:20 -0700
  ...up through the top of the engine You might mean the "connecting rod", since thats what often presents itself after a catastrophic engine failure...
• Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:14:28 -0400
  ...Auxiliary Battery? Does anyone have have a "how to" instructions for connecting it up inline with the starter battery? Larry - Charlotte, NC 89 Westy...
• Brake booster swap times
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 8 Jun 2007 21:15:48 -0400
  ...Ive got 2 spare boosters but I think it maybe the hose connecting to the booster. I will check it but the Question is...
• Re: HELP: Engine stopped
  Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
  Wed, 13 Jul 2016 01:08:26 -0700
  ...philippe" <fuzzmeister@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I bypassed the ignition switch by connecting pin 15 of the coil to power, >> activating the ECU relay and...
• Re: Rear heater - sweet smell
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:32:42 -0600
  ...I would not recommend connecting those 2 lines together. Either remove them altogether and cap them outside the van, or just put large bolts...
• Rod Nut Torque
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:17:09 -0500
  ...I've never done a 2.1 before (several 1.9's though) and find the Bentley documentation insufficient regarding the reuse of connecting...
• Re: Separating the Engine Case. Any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0800
  ...I'm POSITIVE I got all the > >> bolts/nuts off and was hoping to crack this case to get my broken > >> connecting rod out...
• Re: Possible Solar Charge Controller Warning ?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 6 May 2015 15:23:14 -0700
  ...perfectly translated >> English, to be sure to connect to battery before connecting to solar. > > For sure Alistiar. In my case, I just didn't...
• Re: It's the annoying little things...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:56:20 -0700
  ...can maybe > pick one or two out from the hardware store? Or these specific only to > that particular > connecting point? > > Thanks! > > Steven > > 91 Westy
• Torque spec that requires calibrated fingers
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 27 May 2011 07:13:07 -0700
  tencentlife's adapter kit for connecting a adapter which allows a fellow to mount a oil pressure gauge sender alongside the stock oil pressure...
• Re: rear heater coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 09:33:31 EDT
  ...the front heater, I placed a marble (glass) in the hose connecting the "T"s. It was large enough to block the flow of...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 12:02:28 -1000
  ...it's a small box about an inch long with studs on top for connecting wires to. or just google it ..little usually black...
• Re: Solar Panel config?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 22 Mar 2007 12:54:05 -0700
  ...The solar > controller usually gets me 20 to 40% more current than connecting the > panels alone.> Hi Michael. Had read your useful posts earlier...
• Re: language
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:14:53 -0700
  ...sic>... > >We don't consider it dirty at all, but more connecting and expressive > > "Expressive?" Maybe for people of limited vocabulary, who seem to...
• Re: Torque Curves for Key Vanagon Swap Candidates
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:45:39 -0600
  ...The 3A is probably a good representation of the Tiico because they probably have the same length connecting rods. But the ABA is a...
• Re: Speaker wires ??
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:50:44 -0500
  ...On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 9:17 PM, HotelWestfalia <zolo@foxinternet.net>wrote: > Hi to all, > > I am connecting speaker wires to the...
• Fuse box manipulation
  Historical mailing list - Allison Goodwin
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 16:28:41 -0700
  ...I ran a 12 gauge wire under the drivers seat from the aux battery to the fuse box area with the intent of connecting...
• WTB Behr AC switch and switchplate
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:10:18 -0500
  ...Anybody have these? Anybody have a good drier cannister? How about the connecting tubes from the underdash unit to the condensor? Thanks, Jim
• Re: how do you get the digi clock off of Millitary time?
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:29:36 -0600
  ...i see on the green PCboard there is a "12" and >>a "24" the "24" has a lead connecting the two halves of the...
• Re: A/T problems -- fluid level high
  Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
  Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:29:46 -0800
  ...Is > this as simple as connecting the coolant hoses together with a coupling or > perhaps removing one and connecting the remaining hose to both...
• Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:52:29 -0400
  ...Also, It not about the battery cable or the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal. Thanks, Ed
• Thank you for the slider door handle..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 22 Mar 2015 08:58:48 -0700
  ...So, sorry I've again lost your contact information....what with returning to on the grid living in a real house, and re-connecting...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:07:03 -0800
  ...the tube that > connects to the pressure cap? > > I disconnected the connecting tube at the pressure cap, tried blowing > through it into the overflow...
• Re: Shoulder Belts
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 1999 13:53:49 EST
  ...It involved connecting the harness to the closet area. I'm looking for those great directions and VW part numbers that I should have...
• Re: Dasher Exhaust Manifolds for $70
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:43:52 -0800
  I don't suppose there is a downpipe/connecting pipe that would bridge between the Vanagon muffler and the ('81?) Dasher manifold? -Dana- KENWILFY...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:49 -0600
  ...So, the result maybe more hammering on the connecting rods, wrist pins, and bearings below. Is it enough to hurt your motor? I really...
• Re: 15" Vanagon tire Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:46:45 -0600
  ...The steering rod rubs the tire ever so slightly so I'm dropping the connecting point of the carrier by 1" by using extenders...
• Synthetic Oil for a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Douglas L Urner
  Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:11:11 -0700
  We've got a just broken in (around 3,000 miles) NW Connecting Rod 2.1 in our '84 Vanagon and I'm leaning...