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• no oil pressure, new engine, need help!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 14:37:58 -0500
  ...So, I have an oil pressure tower thing sticking out of the tin. On the bottom fitting, facing sideways, is the regular oil pressure...
• Re: Download Request
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 3 Dec 2011 16:32:46 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Yakima Racks
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Mon, 9 May 2005 17:19:37 -0600
  ...raingutter" brackets (last time > I looked) to allow mounting their 1A towers on vehicles that otherwise > could not take them. They also used to...
• Van Sighting: North Iowa
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sun, 23 Jun 2002 07:58:40 -0400
  ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) 831-886-5703 (E-fax...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 18 May 2008 16:28:56 -0700
  Metrosexual, not hardly, but I've been living with a woman for just about 32 years! Neil, not so much.. :) On Sun, May 18...
• need vw part # to order coolant hose
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 23:40:24 EDT
  ...the coolant hose that runs from the passenger side coolant distribution tower to the driver's side thermostat housing? Need to order overnight ASAP...
• Ultimate trip checklist
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 20:27:40 -0400
  ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
• Re: Crank case over pressure, Orifice talk again
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 1 Jan 2024 16:32:47 -0800
  ...tower?Is there something else to > try? > > How do I inspect the orifice correctly? > > How do I remove and replace the oil tower? What...
• What's the best for degreasing electrical components (et al.)
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 30 May 2003 07:51:02 -0400
  ...The alternator got greasy from a rotted through rubber hose that went from the oil breather "tower" back to the air intake. Should I...
• Re: Brake master cylinder weep
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:19:25 -0500
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store www.brew...
• Making a Zeer Pot (low tech refrigeration)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:49:49 -0500
  ...stir-plate.com <http://www.stir-plate.com> www.towercooler.com <http://www.towercooler.com> www.grow-sun.com <http://www.grow-sun.com...
• Tiny Trip report.
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Dean G
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 10:32:14 -0400
  ...It'll be nice once the fire tower is restored but the view was still unexpectedly grand. It looks south away from the High...
• Re: Oil tower hose source?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 06:12:01 EDT
  ...Hello List, I'm trying to get my hands on a hose to replace the one that goes from the oil tower to the...
• Re: Roof Rack width survey
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:04:16 -0600
  ...i thought they looked cool, with the short towers. I never utilized that extra length for any roof-rack purposes, but you can do...
• Re: Roof Rack ?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:41:54 -0600
  I've put a a good 300 lbs on two load bars with the high rise towers and had no problem. Did it many...
• Re: RoadHaus - WY & SD East Bound Travel suggestions
  Historical mailing list - Woten, Rodney
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 08:47:22 -0500
  ...Especially since you'll probably be seeing signs for it well before Devil's Tower. We also really, really, really, really enjoyed the Mammoth...
• Yakima Parts
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Carrubba
  Sat, 28 Dec 2002 10:01:56 -0500
  Hi Everyone, Going though the store today I noticed a bunch of Yakima 1A Highrise towers that will work on westys (you can't...
• Re: Algae-powered Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:06:22 -0700
  ...On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM, Karl Mullendore <groups@westyventures.com> wrote: > > http://jalopnik.com/394479/sears-tower-or-bust-my...
• Re: Coolant hose: T-stat to Coolant Distributor Tower
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:10:24 -0300
  ...stat to the >>>> Distributor Tower. >>>> >>>> https://www.gowesty.com/product/hoses/18816/coolant-hose-thermostat-housing-to-distribution-tower-?v= >>>> >>>> Looks like it might...
• Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:14:30 -0400
  That ground connection on the oil tower is a bad idea. I usually move it to one of the screws for the fuel pressure...
• Re: putting yakima racks on a vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Fri, 7 Jun 2013 07:24:17 -0700
  ...Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote: > I had yakima racks on my vanagon and I'm trying to figure out what towers I > had.
• Re: German, Chinese and American Parts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 20:59:32 -0800
  ...com> >> <http://www.stir-plate.com/> >> >> www.towercooler.com <http://www.towercooler.com> >> <http://www.towercooler.com/> >> >> www.grow-sun.com <http://www.grow...
• Re: Nominations are now open: Top 10 Ugliest Parts to Fail
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:48:59 -0400
  ...The plastic coolant tower is readily available from multiple vendors - thats a good thing. However, having had mine just ruin my engine I say...
• Re: Electrical ground locations
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 18:27:56 -0500
  ...Also ground point at the (plastic) oil breather tower mounting pad, just to right of the distributor. (Why didn't they just use the...
• Re: Vanagon Road Trippin in the New year!
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:52:41 -0800
  ...Have you ever been to Devils Tower, WY? Rob becida@comcast.net Western Washington State, USA
• Re: Nasty intake pics
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:29:58 -0400
  ...Probably a problem with the crankcase ventilation tower. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/ in statu viae ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI...
• Re: Alternator belt burning up?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:36:45 -0700
  ...is not likely. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.stir-plate.com > www.towercooler.com > www.kegkits.com > www.grow-sun.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon...
• Re: Hollywood Bike Racks - Any Experience?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 13 May 2013 15:10:52 -0400
  ...I could mount them on the top as well but I have to get a replacement tower for my yakima bars first. Still I...
• Sorry!
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Tower
  Fri, 19 Aug 1994 18:23:43 -0700 (PDT)
  ...That's what happens when there are no Friday songs to soothe my mind! :) -Patrick Tower poser@leland.stanford.edu
• Re: Gas prices
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:54:02 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com -----Original Message... From: Chris S. [mailto:szpejankowski@gmail.com] Sent: Friday...
• Re: Testing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 4 Jan 2021 16:36:55 -0800
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com – Electric Brewery Info > www.towercooler.com – Beer Tower Cooler > http://goo.gl/niRzVw - My Amazon Store > www.brew...
• Re: Syncro coolant dist. Tower, was Re: WBX Plastic Coolant Pipe Inspection
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 May 2014 20:31:53 -0700
  ...I'd like to make an aluminum replacement but I don't have a syncro tower in hand to copy. Any chance anyone has...
• Re: Alternator belt burning up?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 5 May 2012 09:29:29 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com ---... From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY...
• Re: Engine replaced but still the same symptoms???--Someone stick me in the eye with a dirty spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:58:31 -0400
  ...I would try(in no particular order) pinching off the hose from the breather tower, carefully following the throttle body alignment procedure in the...
• Re: FW: DAYS SUMMARY - UODATED INFO FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:34:54 -0500
  ...device located in line with the vent tube from the breather tower. The idle position sensor carries a five volt signal, the other twelve...
• Re: rain-starting problem
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 07:38:04 EST
  ...insulation of the wires, no moisture in the cap, no burnt towers in the cap or carbon tracks. Clean the cap with alcohol if...
• Heater whine
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sat, 7 Dec 2002 06:08:52 -0500
  ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
• Re: Coolant distribution tower advise
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:53:14 -0700
  ...The nipple for the heater connection failed on the coolant distribution tower. > > 1. Anyone have any experience with the new plastic replacements from various...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:56:35 -0700
  ...but that's not on the tower. . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Johnson" <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, July 26...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 23 Sep 2017 08:27:30 -0400
  I'm not sure about the 25", but there's so much room and flexibility here- Jim is right- taking the tower off or...
• Re: Bike Rack Rec - spotlight?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:02:41 -0800
  ...Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 10:50 AM If you have the rain gutter mount Yakima towers...
• Roof racks and kayaks
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bennett
  Sun, 21 Mar 2004 09:48:39 -0500
  ...One can use double Yakima towers on top of each other with a long bolt to keep them together mounted to the rain gutters...
• Re: Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:08:45 -0700
  ...Oil dipstick pushed out of the tube >>> Look at the hose between the black plastic breather tower and the >>> black intake elbow. It tends...
• Re: Cooling system hose diagram
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:37:37 -0400
  ...The distributor tower looks intact and the only hose missing there is the hose that goes from the bottom of that tower to the...
• Re: Breather tower test?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:12:42 -0700
  ...new Boston Bob engine would be very worthy >> of >> new oil tower/breather valve - didn't one guy say they were 90 bucks ? >> >> That...
• Not tires, not oil... but anti-freeze!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 19 Sep 2017 10:40:10 -0600
  Hi, I just did a complete cooling system swap.� Hoses, stainless pipes, stainless coolant tower, RMW aluminum tank, new thermostat housing, etc. I'm...
• Alloy wheel center cap
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:00:32 -0400
  ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
• Re: battery hold down
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:58:48 -0400
  ...Mike Bob Mac wrote: > On my 84 vanagon their's a battery hold down that bolts to the seat > tower to hold the battery...
• Re: Stranded in Orlando Florida
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:00:36 -0400
  ...Remove a Breather tower hose and spray starting fluid inside. If it runs, it is a fuel problem.If not, electrical.Look for a...
• Re: Whats it called??
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:08 -0400
  ...In a message dated 7/22/2008 11:02:28 > PM Central Daylight Time, > dbeierl@attglobal.net writes: > > >>Crankcase ventilation (black tower rising from...
• Re: what is most correct coolant tower setup for 90 auto?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:51:15 -0500
  ...the factory setup for 90 Automatics with respect to the coolant tower, tranny cooler, and heater plumbing? > > I notice some hoses are NLA. so...
• Re: 1st Most important specialized waterleaker measurem...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 23 Oct 1999 08:42:35 EDT
  Call the tower, sounds like you are ready for take-off :) Wow I wish I had half of the gauges on your beast, on...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Tue, 7 Apr 2020 00:30:40 -0400
  This is not related to an engine replacement -- just a Tstat-to-Tower hose failure last year that led me to do some reading...
• Wisdom for removing plastic coolant pipes and 2 mystery grounds???
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sat, 16 Sep 2017 21:44:39 -0600
  ...I got the Van Cafe silicone hoses, the Rocky Mountain Westy aluminum coolant tank, stainless steel coolant tower and stainless coolant pipes. Heater hoses...
• Didn't there used to be a list of Repair shops
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Tue, 20 Aug 2002 09:17:10 -0400
  ...Cooper Brzytwa, Quick & McCrystal 900 Skylight Office Tower Cleveland, OH 44113 216-664-6900 (voice) 216-664-6901 (fax) Cooper@BQMlaw.com JonathanRCooper@directvinternet...
• Re: Fwd: FW: George Bush - Resume'
  Historical mailing list - Koontz, Mark
  Thu, 29 Apr 2004 07:22:16 -0500
  ...peddling this? I guess Bush flew the planes into the twin towers too??? An American, M.Koontz -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Carrying a kayak on the roof of a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 21 Aug 2013 21:43:46 -0500
  ...I also have a pair of extenders for someone out there that has the 1A towers already. Can't seem to find the other...
• Re: better sun visor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Dec 2014 16:35:22 -0600
  ...Trouble is, if you have a Westy or really early van without the molded overhead, you will snap off the plastic clip towers as...
• Re: Anyone using a king Joe Pro bikerack
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Dec 2012 14:23:51 -0800
  ...Did you make your own > attachment clips or use Yakima ones for attaching the towers? > > I'm not going to give up my Gary...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 3 May 2012 19:29:27 -0600
  ...Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com www.grow-sun.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...