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• Dometic RM182B orifice
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 18:19:46 -0500
  Anyone familiar enough with these brass fittings to say if the hole is just a hole, or is it supposed to have some quartz...
• Re: fitting on an 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 19:50:19 -0500
  ...david At 19:36 12/18/99 , David Cooper wrote: >My 82 Westy has a round silver fitting on the dash. It is located...
• Re: fitting on an 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list - chris smith
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 15:23:15 -0600
  ...Check with Harley Davidson or John Deere dealer for available options for this fitting. > Not to beat this subject to death but, The thing...
• Re: Replacing metal coolant hoses with copper?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 2 May 2005 14:27:42 -0400
  ...But have you considered using reinforced rubber hyraulic hoses? You can custom build some fittings on the end and hook them right up. I...
• Re: seat belt replacement
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:52:46 -0500
  ...Putting it back, > I find I cannot get it snugged down to the fitting, so the fitting is loose. > The bolt turns very hard...
• Re: fuel tank leak...
  Historical mailing list - John Hung
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:53:30 -0500
  ...On top of these bulges are plastic T-fittings that press fit into rubber grommets - my grommets were bad, and one fitting was broken...
• High pressure A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:53:06 -0500
  ...The leak is at the crimped area of the hose where the steel tube inserts into the crimped fitting around the rubber hose immediately...
• FS: rare 1.9L coolant tee fitting (its NLA at dealer) 83-85 van owners read
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:56:20 EST
  ...dont be stranded! being stranded because of a failed plastic coolant fitting that you cant get anymore is just not fun! its happened to...
• Re: Further advice on AC repair needed
  Historical mailing list - Keith A. Hughes
  Fri, 1 Aug 2003 16:04:58 -0700
  ...On mine, I have an SD-710 (IIRC)compressor, and no one could locate aftermarket fittings to mate with the compressor. Result? 2 hoses...
• Re: R12 or R134 - How to distinguish?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:06:21 -0400
  ...It is hard to believe that someone would remove a > > retrofit fitting > > > instead of purchasing another one. I would say that either way > > the...
• VDO dual sender versus Tee fitting & two senders
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 13:35:30 -0800
  ...Regarding the oil pressure gauge, does anyone know (for certain) if a Tee fitting and 2 senders for the oil pressure and idiot light...
• Re: Propane quick release parts for heater
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:47:35 -0600
  >The only issue I am running into is finding the proper fitting. I > found a quick release at the local gas place and it...
• Re: quick question: my plastic firewall fitting is made of metal?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 18:54:59 -0600
  ...Or, you can just use the non-threaded fitting and use hose clamps as traditionally installed. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Wesley Pegden...
• Re: check your firewall fuel line fittings! the 2nd main cause of engine fires
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:27:38 -0800
  ...check your firewall fuel line fittings! the 2nd main cause of engine fires >I had a problem with this fitting location a couple of...
• Re: firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:12:59 -0700
  ...firewall plastic fitting/grommet > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Friday, August 15, 2008, 11:56 AM > my mechanic says he can get the...
• Re: buzzing fuel pump - additional info
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:33:18 -0800
  ...Make sure you take this banjo fitting and about 6 to 8" of the metal fuel line after the fitting - the Vanagon hose will...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:42:01 -0400
  ...be a grease fitting on the back on my > caliper(??) just wanted to make sure that it was a grease fitting before > I shoved...
• Fitting a rack onto the top of a 1991 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin McGough
  Thu, 21 Apr 1994 11:14:41 -0700 (PDT)
  I'm looking for information on how I'd go about fitting a roof rack (to carry a small boat) onto the top of...
• Greasy residue in Propane fitting
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 16:08:23 EDT
  ...When reinstalling the brass t-fitting to the regulator outlet I noticed a gob of grease like material inside. I cleaned it out but...
• Re: Air Conditioning help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:14:34 -0500
  All the AC hoses and fittings are standard. Those fittings on the compressor are hard to find but some length changes can do away...
• Re: Joe's 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:42:12 -0700
  ...And toss that firewall fitting gizmo. very early vans, like 83 waterboxer may have a metal fitting there. Those I trust more. The plastic...
• Re: Little bit of brake capliper info.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:04:34 -0700
  ...It may look similar to a grease fitting but it is a bleeder valve for brake fluid. DO NOT inject grease into that fitting...
• Re: Heater core hose
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:48:49 -0800
  ...Also the hose that goes from the "T" > fitting to the rear core is wierd. It is 1/2" at the T but then...
• Re: Does this look like a fuel leak?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:35:17 -0800
  Scott, If you put a little thought into it, the firewall fuel fitting serves a very usefull purpose when it comes to removing and...
• Re: Any tricks to keep fridge lit while driving?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 12:41:41 -0400
  ...Typically leaks develop between vent fitting and body, or between the corrugated tubes and the vent fitting. RTV silicone is your friend...be very...
• Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:43:01 -0400
  ...That's not the US standard, which uses flare fittings for propane. It's easy to switch. #3 I've see references to folks...
• 3 minute Water Tank Fill
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 20:01:28 -0700
  ...The exact fittings that I used starting from the male fitting on the end of the hose are: 1 - 3/4 inch female hose...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 21:06:55 -0500
  ...Some of the old fittings are quite fine, some are definitely not. Sometimes, it is useful to perform a destructive test on the subject...
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:11:37 -0400
  ...I was mistaken that my van's firewall fuel line fitting was metal. > It's not, it's plastic. > > The metal versions are around...
• Re: Firewall fuel fitting
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:17:17 -0400
  ...I was mistaken that my van's firewall fuel line fitting was metal. > It's not, it's plastic. > > The metal versions are around...
• Re: Broken Gas Tank Fitting...DOH!
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:57:27 -0400
  ...you broke the fitting? The white plastic part that the black plastic tube goes into? I wonder if you could go to a foreign...
• Re: A/C hose availability?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 15:33:38 -0700
  ...The VW price was something like $350 for the same hose with the same US fittings on it. From what the AC guy told...
• Re: Those undersink hoses!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 16:17:32 -0700
  ...Cut the hose with a single edge razor at the fitting to "peel" it off the fitting - same advice to where it connects to...
• Re: Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:39:39 -0400
  Take a look at the fitting. It is a center machined manifold with male and female POL fittings simply screwed into each end. Remove...
• AC fitting source
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:21:48 -0400
  ...He has or can get everything except the fitting on low pressure side that inserts into the back of the compressor. The guy at...
• Coolant "T" fittings
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Thu, 7 Oct 2010 05:29:42 -0700
  Volks, '86 weekender with 100k miles Under the van, in the back seat area, are 2 metal "T" fittings that (I presume) supply the...
• Anyone have "universal" gauges installed?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 12:24:23 -0400
  ...Has anyone any experiences with these? Do the NPT to metric fittings work well. Can you put a T fitting in where the oil...
• Re: replacing lock cylinders + ignition switch + fish
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:55:28 EDT
  ...And I am not talking just fitting in... It will open the lock with a bit of jiggling. >> Fish Boi, In certain circles, this...
• Re: subaru head leaks - more info from subaruvanagon list
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 11:06:48 -0500
  ...Likely it does not matter where you place the fitting. Just somewhere in the top of this tube. The fitting needs to be on...
• Re: NEED GAS TANK
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 21:43:03 -0400
  > Beware the aftermarket tanks - I got one for my GL, and it > fit OK except for one fitting at the bottom, where I had...
• firewall plastic fitting/grommet
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:08:06 -0700
  thank you all for the helpful information!!!
• Re: Westy Sink Drain Bowl - Broken
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:39:42 -0600
  ...the bowl off and filed off the fitting flat in hopes of finding a compression fitting tomorrow at the hardware store. > > > > David Wilhite > > 84...
• Re: Propane tank--attaching the "splitter" to the tank
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 5 Jun 2014 20:12:01 -0700
  ...It is thicker, works on gas line fittings. I've used specific pipe dope on gas fittings. Anaerobic sealing kind. Works well except the...
• Install grease fitting on upper control arm bushing(s)
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 26 May 2018 13:51:23 -0700
  ...Would installing a grease fitting (zerk type?) to each upper control arm bushing, and adding grease when required (when bushing becomes noisy?), help prolong...
• Re: Chasing the Sun...or lack of it
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 8 Aug 2017 14:27:22 -0400
  ...Just changed out all fuel lines/fitting, new brake lines and fittings, new distributor, injectors reconditioned and new metal GoWesty fuel rails on. Also...
• Re: I lost my cool!!
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:02:24 -0400
  ...The > fittings for R134a and R12 are different of course. If your vehicle > has not been converted, it is R12. Good catch. R134a systems...
• Diesel to turbo-diesel oil line placement?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Thoma
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 21:37:16 -0400
  ...The stamped steel Quantum pan returns the oil above the sump level pretty much directly beneath the turbo, but if I put a fitting...
• Re: How to - or not - bleed the cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 9 Feb 2006 08:01:52 -0600
  What type of fitting did you use? There is very little room on my '91. I want to connect a bleed valve that is...
• Re: Fuel tank grommets, fittings and hardware change out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:53:02 -0800
  ...I have to drop it and change > out all the rubber, fittings, etc. > > Any tips and tricks anyone would share on how to best...
• Pressure Fitting for Radiator Bleed Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 09:38:32 -0400
  ...I made a fitting to measure the radiator pressure. I took a brass nut (5/16") and drilled out the center threads so the...
• Re: A/C hose
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 11:00:37 -0400
  I've had success with buying hose from Parker Hose and Fittings. I cut the old hose and crimps off and take the old...
• Re: Propane Fill Tips?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 08:34:44 -0700
  ...The "fitting" has never been a problem. Most U-Haul company-owned sites sell propane, and some of the franchise sites do not. Check...
• Re: I'm a newbie
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:31:16 -0500
  ...On the front side of that fitting - hard to see - is a short piece of rubber hose connecting the fitting to the main hard...
• Re: Fuel Lines
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:57:46 -0600
  ...This eliminates a couple of potential failure points -- into the plastic fitting, out of the plastic fitting and the fitting itself. The whole process...
• refilling disposable propane cylinders
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 13:16:04 -0700
  ...You can also buy a "liquid withdrawal" fitting that allows you to get liquid propane out of the POL FILL fitting (where you refill...
• Re: fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sat, 20 Jan 2001 13:30:15 EST
  ...Buy a brass 5/16" hose fitting to install on the end of the gauge and also buy two hose clamps (one to attach...
• Re: Brake Pressure Bleeder - Cheap and Easy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:29:25 -0400
  ...In my beetle that fitting was for the Windshield Wiper Fluid reservoir, not the brake system...Was there a similar system early on for...
• Re: Metric Tee fittings
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:47:28 -0600
  ...http://www.worldwidemetric.com/fittings.html They would probably provide you the info of if they handle it and what vendor to contact. Jimt...
• Re: oem style ground crimp on fitting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 19:54:33 -0800
  ...oem style ground crimp on fitting Try here: http://www.vintageconnections.com/ On 1/11/08, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote: > > anyone know...
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home? Marshall Brass Extend-A-Stay
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Tue, 17 May 2005 08:47:06 -0700
  Do they offer one that will connect to the type of valve on the westy tank? looks like the fitting is different in the...