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My Sunroof syncro "drains"
Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
Mon, 2 Sep 2013 09:25:04 -0400
Hey All, So I've cleared out the 4 drains repeatedly with air, but the sunroof syncro still likes to accumulate oh about 2...
Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:47:24 -0500
...The PO had put the dish drainer lid down with a burner on as evidenced by a darkened ring on the bottom of the...
Westfalia graywater tank mounting problem
Historical mailing list - karl
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 20:43:13 -0400
...Has anyone else installed one yet, and did you end up moving the drain pipe location, or is there another solution I am overlooking...
Looking for a part: the little balls that hold up the dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:20:50 -0700
I have acquired a much desired dish drainer for my 1987 Westy, but I�m having a lot of trouble keeping it from falling...
Need replacement drain cap for Westfalia water tank
Historical mailing list - Jones,Rich
Mon, 12 May 97 12:11:00 EDT
...At some point in the past couple of weeks, the drain plug on my water tank has cracked. There's no way that I...
Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:52:08 -0400
...Malcolm Richard wrote: > My Canadian Westy (1990) stove does not have the fold down dish drainer tray > that the US models have. I think...
Re: P-trap removal
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 1 Jun 2000 20:09:24 -0700
...I just tried to remove mine recently and ended up having to use a sawzall down the throat of the sink drain in order...
Re: diluted oil
Historical mailing list
Tue, 3 Jan 1995 18:49:27 -0500
I believe VW corrected this 'gas into the oil' fuel pump problem in '73, when they added the little drain tube that hangs off...
Camper Equipment; "Pantry"
Historical mailing list
Mon, 03 Oct 94 12:32:39 EDT
Comments on Sink Drain, Relocating Drain Hose/Hole >3. The water fill cover used a plastic key which broke off on first use. >More...
Re: Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)???
Historical mailing list - All of Us
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 20:14:58 -0500
...Drain Coolant to replace Thermostat (2.1 L)??? > Esteemed List, > > My Haynes manual sez: > 1) disconnect battery > 2) drain coolant > 3) disconnect the wiring...
Re: AC condensate drainage trouble
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:23:07 -0500
...The drain tubes are behind the vent grills on the outside. After removing the grills reach behind and fish them out. There are check...
'88 Westy Drain Board/Burner Cover
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
Tue, 26 Mar 1996 12:26:17 PDT
One thing I discovered while reading my new Bentley is that the US model Westy Vanagons had a flip-down drain board over the...
Re: Westy sink leak
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:46:13 -0400
At 01:41 PM 6/4/2002, joe@cedar.net wrote: >Would someone please describe the flow of water from the drain >down. Is...
Re: water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 4 May 2004 13:14:12 -0700
The drain cap on later model vans is NOT the same size as a garden hose fitting. The sink is, but not the reservoir...
Westy sink drain tank
Historical mailing list - John Brown
Thu, 21 Sep 1995 11:01:44 -0700 (PDT)
I am getting pretty tired of crawling around under the 1984 westy to put a bucket under the sink drain when camping. I am...
Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 12:31:32 -0400
BusDepot shows 2 water tank drain caps depending on year of the Westy. Up to part of '87 (have to check your serial #): http...
Re: Least-interesting Friday ever, etc.
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:09:09 -0700
...If you put the wire through the drain hole, doesn't that mean you now only have a drain hole on one side, if...
Re: Oil in Coolant
Historical mailing list - John C...
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:46:54 -0800
> > >>>There are drains on the bottom of the heads to help drain the engine. > If you do go this route, consider hole saw drilling...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Options
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:34:01 +0100
>And, what vehicles beside flat four VW's and Porsche's use an oil drain that is threaded right into the crankcase? All the...
Re: heatshield/drainer
Historical mailing list - Leon
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 23:45:41 -0700
I just put brand new in blue wrapper heatshield/dish drainer from Westy on Ebay along with stove grate in exellent condition . Leon http...
Re: Coolant draining strategy
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 13:05:54 -0700
...shallow enough to fit easily under the van, enough volume to catch the coolant I drained (didn't figure volume, but drained most of...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:41:51 -0500
...The oil > > drains into the two holes and into the tank, while the drain plug is > > to large to go through. When done, I...
Clear A/C drain valve, or have a smelly swamp
Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:46:32 -0700
...To avoid the "my Vanagon is a smelly wet swamp" effect, consider checking the two drain hoses behind the louvres at the upper back...
Re: Stripped oil drain-how to repair?
Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon & Sylvie Brunet
Sat, 16 Feb 2002 19:40:04 -0500
We have since 3 years a spark plug as oil drain plug. The mecanic used a reparation helicoil to fix the same problem (but...
Re: Rogue Battery Draw on 84 Westy
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:57:44 -0500
A steady drain often missed is the digital clock - if there is one. It takes a while, but it will eventually drain the battery...
Re: What should I do about a tank of old gas
Historical mailing list - Mark A Kippert
Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:40:06 -0500
...Rock the car a bit to make > sure, after you've drained the crap off the bottom. > > Mike B. > .
Re: Auto tranny cooling
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:40:49 -0400
No drain plug. Most of us begin draining the trans by loosening the dipstick tube. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
changing coolant type, purging old coolant
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Sat, 1 Oct 2022 17:10:17 -0700
...Is there danger in switching to a different coolant without draining the engine from those drain holes on the heads? Thx, Mark
Re: watertank
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 13:55:51 -0400
...2) put a screw clam around the bottom of the drain pipe then an expanding hull plug up from the bottom. The screw clamp...
Re: Holding tank vent
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 7 Dec 2002 21:22:56 -0600
...The sink drain has no vent its just gravity flow to the under van drain location. Stan On Sat, 7 Dec 2002 21:47...
Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Thu, 17 May 2007 13:23:46 -0700
...For this, measure the INSIDE of the drain and go to a boat place Or drive your van there) and try and get one...
Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
Mon, 29 Apr 2002 16:49:18 -0400
...It is an ivory color, cup-shaped, plastic, nipple-endowed, sink-waste collector piece that attaches the bottom of the sink drain assembly to...
Coolant draining strategy?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 22 Oct 2004 15:39:16 -0700
...Bleed once with water and repeat the draining procedure. garu Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 09:04:41 -0700 From: Rocket J Squirrel <j...
Replacement drain caps
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 09:01:17 -0700
My fridge drain uses a standard automotive schrader valve cap. Try a plastic one. The water tank cap is an odd bod. No idea...
Re: 82 westy sink drain
Historical mailing list
Tue, 16 Jul 1996 23:31:55 -0400
...I think he does the drain parts too. His prices are less than half what VW asks.......I just replaced my faucet. He wanted...
Re: PVC grey water tanks...
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Thu, 30 Sep 1999 10:22:15 -0600
Bulley wrote: > > When camping, I don't like the hassle of attaching a hose and 5-gallon > bladder to our sink drain G.M...
Access to coolant drain plugs? 83.5
Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
Fri, 5 Sep 1997 01:36:02 -0400
Hello- I just had a heck of a job draining and replacing the coolant. And I've got a few questions. Do I have...
Re: Mystery of the ATF amount
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 18 May 2001 22:12:57 -0700
Mark Dorm wrote: > I know we can't drain all the fluid out of our vanagons automatic > transmissions, but we when we open it...
Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:57:47 -0800
...Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size?? > Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to...
Re: Storing Westy for 8 months
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 5 Dec 2009 09:43:16 -0700
> > Did you drain the P-trap under the sink? It's the white plastic > "bulb"-looking device that has a screw in the bottom...
Re: Nova Scotia Trip Report or why I love my Vanagon/Westy
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 23:06:03 -0400
...from draining > out. > Does anyone else have any insight into this? Am I missing something obvious? My hunch is that the drain lines are...
Re: Coolant Flush
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 26 Oct 1998 21:08:30 -0600
------------------------ Hi Volks, When you remove the engine push rod covers put a 1.5 inch hole in each side directly under the head drain...
Re: stripped oil drain thread
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:10:30 -0700
...stripped oil drain thread What about the hole in the block? This is the hole that is going to be left when the bottom...
Re: Dripping sunroof on a Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:42:29 EDT
...the rear drains drain into the rear sir scoops, the front drains drain just behind the front wheels in the rocker panel, you can...
Re: Mechanics Puzzle
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:04:24 -0800
So when engine off it's still draining battery right? Was it doing this before belt broke? Did any wiring get damaged in engine...
Re: 90 leaking oil out of drain plug
Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:33:16 -0400 (EDT)
> ineffective grommet, or a stripped drain plug. If its a grommet, no > problem, but if it is a stripped drain plug (which I suspect...
Re: Oil drain plug now with heli-coil
Historical mailing list - Ben huot
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:08:56 -0500
Same for me, the oil drain plug is somewhat fragile, my van as 140k km and it was strip for a long time before...
Re: Oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:40:55 -0400
...Oil drain plug I just bought a 84 gl and everything was great until tune up time ..I found that the oil drain plug...
Re: Do I drain coolant B$ removing sensor
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:59:20 -0500
The only way to drain coolant from the system is for it to be replaced by air. mcneely ---- Spencer Allen <spencervw@AOL.COM> wrote...
Looking for a water tank drain cap
Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:26:24 -0400
Hi, I’m looking for a water tank drain cap. I got one from Bus Depot but the threads don’t match. I have...
Hex-Head Size to Remove Diff Drain Plug
Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
Sun, 13 Jul 1997 17:38:36 -0500
Volks, Anyone know the Hex-head size to remove the diff oil drain plug for 87 Otto-box? I must purchase before crawling beneath...
Stripped oil drain plug....
Historical mailing list
Sat, 13 Mar 1999 14:08:55 -0500
The local oil change shop stripped out my drain plug. Any suggestions? Vice-Grips won't grab it and it is now more round...
Oil drain copper crush washer?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:57:27 -0700
Would the 84 WBX engine take the same copper oil drain crush ring as my 71 type 1 with upright engine? -- Mike "Rocket J...
Re: Stove grate
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Fri, 30 Aug 2002 15:23:19 -0400
Do you have the sticker that tells you not to use the drain rack as a griddle? If you have the sticker, then you...
Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:54:21 -0700
...Or wrap aluminum foil over the drainer and pretend that things are fine. ============ * I.e., wearing my reading glasses. ** Best to remove the drainer...
Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:23:17 -0700
...Would a connected/off charger drain a battery? Asking as I want to make sure I don't have some other source of drain...
Re: Oil drain screw diameter,
Historical mailing list - SStones
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 15:59:33 -0500 (EST)
On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, david kao wrote: ->SStones wrote: ->> ->> Does anyone know the diameter of the oil drain plug on an '85 1...
Re: Need cap for fresh water tank and fridge drain tube
Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:00:06 -0700
...Burner Drain, the male cap (plug) that screws into the drain tube exiting under the frig., is as I recall, a 7mm X 1...
Re: Westy sink basket... will a loaf-style westy basket fit a vanagon westy sink drain?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:40:13 -0700
...will a loaf-style westy basket |fit a vanagon westy sink drain? | |Forgive me for bringing this up again, but I have to move...
Re: PVC grey water tanks...
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:25:11 -0300
Rather than "snake" it back and forth, make it like a house radiator: ||================|| ||================|| Sink ||================|| ||================|| ( artistic note the || & || are all connected) It must drain to...