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• Re: Rear Washer Reservoir Cap Needed
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 15 Apr 2015 09:14:08 -0700
  ...Rear Washer Cap I answered my own question. The cap needs the vent in it so that you don't pull a vacuum when...
• Rear windshield washer hose
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 14 Jan 2015 23:22:05 -0500
  The hose for my rear windshield washer broke right where it comes out of the body to run into the rear hatch. Does anybody...
• Washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Wed, 15 Mar 2000 20:27:21 EST
  Does anyone know of a good aftermarket replacement pump for the front windshield washer on an 89 Syncro? The two inexpensive "universal" ones supplied...
• Windshield washer spray nozzle removal tips
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:12:11 -0500
  Any tips or tricks to removing the windshield washer spray nozzle from the front of the vanagon? Mine didn't want to easily pop...
• Re: copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Sep 2019 16:12:55 +0000
  ...So for the oil plug over time something has to give, hopefully it is the washer. Also for this application the washer has to...
• Re: How to fix a leaking banjo fitting
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:34:56 -0500
  ...Both those metals anneal by quenching, not slow cool. > > alistair > > > > > On 2012-10-02, at 2:46 PM, Ed wrote: > >> The sealing washers are...
• Re: Rear hatch screen snap
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 7 Feb 2022 14:20:59 -0500
  I tried the washer trick but I don’t have the correct size washers. I’d like the screw built in option if you...
• Re: CV joint boot kit - what to do with the large washer?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:47:10 -0500
  That's a universal washer. You can hammer out some of the concave curvature and it removes the slack without binding the CV or...
• Re: rubber luggage rack washer
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:36:12 -0400
  ...The largest washers that even > came close to the right thickness were neoprene rather than rubber. > Haven't tried the FLAPS yet, though I...
• Thinner head bolt washers?
  Historical mailing list - Felder
  Sun, 5 Oct 2003 18:28:38 -0700
  ...Is five enough? What if I took a grinder and carefully cut the captive head bolt washer (you can't slide 'em off) and...
• Re: Noisy KYB's (again)
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Foltz
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:20:42 EST
  It is also important to install the washers the right way, cup down, if I remember correctly and the rubber of the bushing should...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:05:47 EDT
  ...on of my books it talks about installing a new copper washer on the oil drain plug when changing oil, do any of you...
• Questions on oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:18:26 -0700
  ...First, is there normally a rubber o-ring on the drain plug (in addition to the metal washer)? If so, how often do you...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:49:46 -0700
  ...CVs and bolts and washers, oh my > > I don't recall about the washers, but I did have an '68 bus once that > had...
• Re: CV clean & repack questions
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 09:06:30 -0600
  ...yes if this is the washer between the small flange and the shaftp; if you are referring to the washers on each bolt, then...
• How do you operate the headlight washers? - The Answer
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 9 Jan 2004 10:17:31 -0800
  ...The tank is full of washer fluid and the windscreen washer > > > works but not a drip out of the headlight washers. I thought they...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:43:56 -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: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 23:01:44 -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: Replacing Front 84 Brake Discs
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:56:29 -0700
  ...tighten nut, then back off nut and adjust by the > washer movement method. washer should moveable. It has always seemed > to me a rather...
• Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - SBate82659
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:47:22 EDT
  ...A year or so ago a buddy of mine was parting-out a Vanagon with a rear wiper/washer so I got the wiper...
• Re: 1984 Westy Washer Fluid Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 11 Feb 2003 12:42:52 -0500
  ...The fill for the front washer fluid is down by the driver's left foot. Just pull the edge of the carpet up a...
• Re: CVs and bolts and washers, oh my
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:00:57 EST
  ...Do the CV bolts require lock washers? Locktite? Yes, lock washers are needed. They are a special flat serrated type used only on the...
• Re: [vanagon] FS on Ebay: Tristar, Doka and Eurospec T3 (Vanagon) Headlights washer / squirters.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:51:09 -0700
  ...If you have washers already, you use these to replace them. When you sell your muffler straps on Ebay, are you including a muffler...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 07:55:35 -0700
  ...a simple question > I've also noticed on my mine (presumably the way they are designed to work) > that the rear washer, once engaged...
• Re: Dry residue in windshield washer reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Nov 2016 09:22:15 -0800
  ...and the washer bottle is clean is super clean... thanks Jon for the suggestion... dan
• WTB: rear washer bottle tank cap
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 09:43:46 -0400
  Hello List, Checking here first, Does anyone have one of this caps for the rear washer bottle for sale? Before you tell me to...
• Wiper and washer gone nuts then stops working altogether
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:45:14 -0700
  Today, all of a sudden, my windshield washers and wipers went on and then stopped. They would not work after that. Fuse seems OK...
• Re: I Need A Parts Washer So Bad I Can't Stand It
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 11:12:21 -0700
  ...I Need A Parts Washer So Bad I Can't Stand It > > Harbor dropped its price for a parts washer from $99 to $89...
• Re: Oil drain plug washer?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:41:52 -0600
  ...I've seen rubber washers labeled as > 'drain plug washers' at the local hardware, and I'm sure my FLAPS has > similar washers, but...
• Re: seeking source for copper crush washers
  Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
  Sun, 30 Dec 2007 08:21:40 -0600
  ...seeking source for copper crush washers > Wouldn't dropping them into water "Temper" them ... making them really > hard? > > Mike > > > > Mike S wrote: >> At 10...
• Re: Bug washer jets on the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 13:35:11 -0600
  ...Bug washer jets on the Vanagon > > From one of the posts to the list, I took a suggestion and replaced my > Vanagon washer jets...
• Flywheel Sleeve - WBX 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:35:48 -0500
  ...When the transmission was removed from my van, it was discovered this sleeve was missing, as well as the felt washer that is also...
• 1982 Vanagon Diesel Washer Reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Dana Mueller
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 09:32:12 -0700
  Howdy Folks, Outside of Ebay, any preferred places to procure odd things like windshield washer reservoir? Also, curious if any of you are still...
• Re: Front door hinge pin update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 21 May 2015 20:14:13 -0700
  ...Bolts removed, hinge kinda falls forward and I could get a washer slipped in from the side and I used one of those magnets...
• Re: removing pilot bearing???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 09:49:51 -0800
  I got mine out this weekend using the washer method. I trimmed the washer with the trusty Dremel cutoff wheel. The washer bent but...
• Re: behr radiator vent bolt washer size.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 12:37:20 -0400
  ...behr radiator vent bolt washer size. hi, I have a behr replacement radiator and the vent bolt has a copper washer but the threads...
• Re: Wiring headlight washer pumps
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 9 Feb 2013 22:51:19 -0800
  ...I think that relay is do the windshield washer, possibly for both. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Feb 9, 2013, at 10...
• wiper/washer addition (for older busses)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 1996 19:12:15 -0600
  Hey now, All the cold down here made it neccessary to fix up the washer system so's to clean the ice off the...
• Re: Carrying a washer in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:58:33 EDT
  I've found that a washer will more than drain the Westy's water tank unless you do only very small loads. Plus, the...
• Re: OEM oil filter and drain plug washer
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:09:27 -0700
  ...OEM oil filter and drain plug washer I've noted that many recommend the copper crush ring washers on the oil drain plug and...
• Re: Felt Pilot Bearing Seal and metal retaining ring/washer source
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:30:50 -0500
  ...Felt Pilot Bearing Seal and metal retaining ring/washer source Hi All: Anyone know where I can find a new felt sealing washer and...
• Re: Oil Pressure relief
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 07:18:43 -0400
  ...Grab the washer with a vise grip and/or stick a steel rod thru the center of the washer and "as bob is my...
• Re: WTB: rear washer bottle tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:51:53 -0700
  ...It is black and covers the hole > on the rear panel where the washer bottle is accessed at. > > On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at...
• Re: felt washer on flywheel - is it necessary?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:50:07 -0500
  That felt washer keeps the clutch dust out of the pilot bearing and the grease in. The bolts should be replaced. If they do...
• Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 19:42:12 -0700
  Hi Volks, I have used a vinegar/water solution to clean my winssheild washer ports. The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium...
• Clean your washer jets and don't remove them.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:33:18 -0700
  Hi Volks, I have used a vinegar/water solution to clean my windsheild washer ports. The deposits which are constricting the openings are calcium...
• Starter bolt at top of engine- solution found
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 18:51:38 -0800
  ...But I probably should have put on a lock washer. Would you or anyone advise that I do? I don't see lock washers...
• Re: Winshield washers -- first use since buying 1984 Vanagon in 1997
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:12:33 -0400
  ...heater coil, windshield washer motor im assuming you mean heater CORE and wiper motor. ive never seen wiper motors going bad though.
• missing your westy's h20 tank drain cap? use the rear washer bottle cap.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 13 May 2005 11:52:54 EDT
  ...you can use the cap from a vanagon rear hatch washer bottle. works fine. i have a bunch of them if anyone needs one...
• Re: copper washers??
  Historical mailing list - Evan Estern
  Thu, 20 Oct 1994 11:51:38 -0700
  ...copper washers?? > X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas > > Evan Estern writes: > >I've been heating and reusing the copper washers on...
• Re: A couple of CV joint questions
  Historical mailing list - Martin Kennelly
  Sat, 3 Jul 1999 20:30:40 +0000
  Hello Tom, As far as I can make out from your description my reply is that your mechanic got it right.The spring washer...
• Re: of mice and mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:37:29 -0800
  ...The "washer" I mention, is the hemispherical (ball) piece you see/mention. I was going by memory and just remembered the flat surface that...
• Re: Rear Window Wiper Retrofit
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:44:23 -0600
  ...What kind of a task is it retrofit the rear wiper/washer into > a Van that didn't originally come with them? > Would the...
• Re: Removing Stuck 1.6L Diesel Injector Heat Shields - Any Ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:45:56 -0700
  ...Then, using a stack of various washers and a bolt, I was able to pull the heat shield free by threading the bolt through...
• Carat table latch
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 6 Apr 2010 12:07:34 -0700
  ...get? I tried some generic washers and springs and it doesn't seem like a normal round washer will do the trick, or at...
• Re: Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 21:44:56 -0500
  ...position - > > The wiper and washer work as long as the lever is held in this position. > > Release lever - > > The washer stops and the wiper...
• Re: Windshield Washers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:19:45 -0600
  ...Windshield Washers My windshield washers don't seem to work. I can hear the pump working and there's fluid in the reservoir, but...
• Re: ISO upper and lower cupped steel washers for bottom sway bar mount
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 17 Jul 2017 17:12:04 -0700
  some old cars use the same cupped steel washers for the upper bold of the shock absorbers. I went to a junk yard, open...
• Re: Parts Washer
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 9 Feb 2016 13:38:33 -0500
  ...On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 7:15 AM, adam butler <acbutler.dandy@icloud.com> wrote: > I got a new 40 gallon Parts Washer...
• Re: 1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
  Historical mailing list - Geoffrey Toye
  Sat, 24 Oct 2020 12:08:26 -0400
  ...My air cooled memory says just the threee. > > I wonder if it was on the outside with the crush washer and just stuck > there...